Hi Everyone! I'm back. Thank you to everyone who has reviewed. If you didn't I can't force you to. I can only hope you will *gives puppy dog look*. I really need to know if you like this. Like I said before there's a weird twist to this halfway through/at the end whatever. And I read this to my sister who also LOVES Young Justice, just not as much as my friend Penguin and I do, and she went nuts. She can't wait for the next chapter to see what happens next.

Disclaimer: Well let me check…. not here, not there. Nope I don't own Young Justice *Pouting face* it's so sad.

Also just saying this happens BEFORE the prologue, don't get confused.

How It All Began

October 28, 2012 7:23 PM

It was a cool fall morning. The team had been together for over a year now. It was the 28 of October 2012. The wind blew and leaves were all over the ground; it was a normal fall day. Halloween decorations were everywhere soon to be replaced with birthday decorations for Wally.

The day started out like any other day: M'gann and Zatanna cooking, Kaldur swimming, Robin training, Conner watching the static (or Fuzzy Screen dubbed by Wally), and Wally and Artemis bickering over some nonsense.

"I just don't get it!" Wally yelled. The other members in the room turned to the two. They got to shouting very fast today. It usually went slower, starting with a few comments and then escalating. The two couldn't have started talking more than a minute or two ago. They just kept on going, not noticing the crowd they had received.

"Baywatch, you don't get a lot of things," Artemis bit back with force and venom laced throughout her voice. Now things were getting interesting, M'gann, though, was worried and seriously considered contacting Robin or Kaldur or maybe have Conner keep the two from killing each other.

"I just ask you a simple question about your family and you get on the defensive. You know a lot about me, but we don't know anything about you." 'Ouch' was the only thought running throughout Zatanna's head 'That was a bad move.' Zatanna remembered when she had tried to get information out of Artemis. You couldn't pry that girl open with Superman's help.

"Again, Baywatch, you don't get a lot of things. I know a lot about you because you go around announcing it to everyone. I don't like talking about my family. And for the record, the whole point of having a "secret identity" is the "secret" thing. I don't hear you questioning who Robin really is." 'Good comeback' thought Conner. Never ask Artemis about her family and back story. That was an obvious rule in their lives, at least obvious to the majority of the team.

Wally's face grew redder and redder until he resembled a tomato. "You know what! Just because you have a secret identity doesn't mean you can't trust your teammates. I tell you all because I trust you. And I don't question Robin because he's my best friend and he's a Bat." Now M'gann was extremely worried. She didn't like where this was going. It either was going to end in Artemis walking away to take her anger out on a practice dummy or she'll start trying to kill the speedster. She hoped it was the first choice and not the second.

Artemis's face was contorted with anger, "I have a right to my secrets!" with that said (or yelled, actually more like screamed) she stomped off. M'gann guessed she was going to go beat the life out of a dummy. 'Thank goodness' the martian thought as she watched the archer stalk off.

The three stared at Wally watching as his emerald green eyes flashed with anger. He turned and flopped down hard next to Conner on the couch. He crossed his arms and glared at the screen. The three other team members in the room exchanged glances and went back to what they were doing.

Unknown to all of them, the exchange between the speedster and the archer was watched by someone up in the rafters. Robin was confused. The two usually fought it was no surprise that they were at it again. What really bothered him was the way Artemis was acting. She was on edge that was for sure. Robin just didn't know what for.

Five minutes after the showdown between Wally and Artemis the call went out "Team to the Briefing room." Robin jumped down from the ceiling, complete with a cool flip that most normal people could never do.

Robin was the first one there, soon followed by Wally and the rest of the team. Artemis was the last one there and se stood as far away from the team as she could without being noticeable.

Batman went on to explain the mission. There was a hostage situation in Gotham. It was also believed that the Shadows were behind it.

Robin noticed how distant Artemis was. She seemed very distracted and actually looked a little worried. Batman soon let the team go trusting them not to screw up like usual. They ran/flew to the bioship. They got on and left as fast as they could.

Everyone was quiet, going over the mission in their heads. Then Kaldur started to explain how they would go about rescuing the hostage. The only problem was Artemis wasn't paying any attention.

"Artemis, are you okay?" asked Robin with concern for his teammate.

"Huh… uh yeah. I'm fine." Artemis stuttered as she was startled from her thoughts. Robin looked her up and down. She was too out of it to be "fine." He decided to watch her closely.

They arrived at the place where the hostage was being kept. Today the hostage's name was Katherine Johnson, a 15 year old heir to millions of dollars. She was being held in an abandoned warehouse (very imaginative) at the edge of Gotham.

Kaldur led the team inside while having Zatanna stay outside just in case. The team snuck around until they came upon a huge room in the middle of the building. They went inside getting themselves situated and ready for anything.

Miss Martian went to the top of the room looking down on everything while in camo mode. Aqualad went to the right of the room behind crates; Superboy went to the left. Kid Flash, Robin, and Artemis went to the catwalk about the whole scene.

Katherine was tied to a chair in the middle of the room. There were guards everywhere.

'Ok everyone ready?' asked Aqualad over the telepathic link Miss Martian had set up.

'Yep' Robin replied.

'Yes' Miss Martian said.

'Yes sir, oh fearless leader, sir' Kid Flash said in his usually annoying way.

'Yeah' Superboy said in a monotone voice.

'Artemis?' Aqualad asked curiously.

Kid Flash and Robin nudged her waking her from her thoughts.

'Huh. Oh yeah. I'm on'

'Are you okay?' Miss Martian asked.

'Yeah. I'm just deep in thought that's all.' After she said this Artemis started mentally kicking herself. She knew someone was going to ask.

'What are you thinking about?' Robin asked now very concerned for his teammate.

'Personal matters' Artemis said viciously stopping all conversation for awhile.

'Anybody have some thoughts on how to handle this?' asked Robin as he studied the scene. He had an idea but wanted to see what the rest of the team thought.

'No' Superboy stated bluntly.

'Nope' Kid Flash said.

'No I do not' Aqualad said.

'Sorry no.' said Miss Martian apologetically.

There was a moment of silence. The rest of the team thought Robin was making a plan, but he was staring at Artemis waiting for her to answer his question.

'Yes'

'What?' asked Aqualad startled by the outburst.

'Yes, I know how to save Katherine,' Artemis said.

'How?' Aqualad asked instantly interested.

'Well, if we get some of these guards out of here then we can take out the others and save the girl.'

'So like a distraction?' asked Robin.

'Yeah.'

'So who should go? The three of you up on the catwalk?' asked Aqualad going over all the possible outcomes in his head like a good leader.

'No you three should go because you pose the most threat. Zatanna could help too.'

'That makes sense' Miss Martian said. 'I'll contact Zatanna.' After a few seconds they heard the martian again, 'Zatanna are you there?'

'Yeah. Is everyone alright?'

'Yes' Robin answered instantly, 'but listen …' he went on to explain everything.

After he was done the magician said, 'Ok. I'll wait for Superboy, Aqualad, and Miss Martian out here.'

'K. Bye and good luck to you four.' Robin said

'Back at you.' Zatanna said and with that she left the mental link.

The three on the catwalk also saw Miss Martian, Superboy, and Aqualad leave very discretly. They stayed very still as their teammates left the room. They, then, watched the people downstairs.

It only took five minutes before a man burst in panting like a dog on the hottest day of summer.

"What is it Arnold" asked one of the men who seemed to be in charge.

"The teenagers, Don, the teenagers are here" the panting man said. Katherine looked surprised and curious. Her captures looked shocked and worried.

"Arnold was it all of them?" Don asked

"No it was only the martian girl, the magician girl, Aqualad, and Superboy."

"Oh this is just great." Don looked startled. Then he came back to the present and ordered about three-fourths of the men to leave. That left eight goons including Don.

'Great work you guys. Over half the goons in here left.' Kid Flash said over the link.

'Yeah. Just help the girl, ok.' Zatanna said.

Artemis looked over to the two teenage boys beside her. Over the mental link she said, 'I'll free Katherine. You two get the creeps.'

'Fine' Robin and Kid said at the same time.

Robin smirked and handed Artemis a pair of night-vision goggles. At first she was confused, but then she understood. No villain was safe when Robin was concerned because he was a trouble maker. Robin aimed a birdarang at the fuse box on one of the walls.

As soon as the birdarang made contact everything went black. Artemis and Kid Flash could see through their goggles. And Robin could see because he's Robin.

Obviously the men below weren't ready for this. There were shouts like "What happened" and "Who turned out the lights." Robin, Artemis, and Kid Flash snuck down, Robin and Kid going straight for the captors and Artemis going for the captive.

As soon as Artemis had reached the chair, Katherine began to ask questions, "Who are you? What are you doing?" Artemis answered quickly while she cut the bindings tying the girl to the chair, "Be quiet. We're here to help you."

Artemis continued to hack through the thick rope as she heard fighting going on around her: the cackle from Robin, the stupid comments from Kid Flash, and the grunts of the men. As soon as the fighting stopped, Katherine was free.

'Now what?' asked Artemis.

'Up the catwalk and out the skylight. KF and I will be there to help you.

"Hold on to me" Artemis whispered to the girl. They moved slowly but surely. Once they got to the top Kid Flash grabbed Katherine dragging her out. Robin reached down and helped Artemis out. They jumped from rooftop to rooftop until they stopped to catch their breath.

'Hey Miss M. You guys ok?' asked Robin

'Yeah. We're on our way to your location now.' The girl answered.

"So who are you? I mean I KNOW you're Robin," Katherine said in awe.

"You don't know me?" Kid Flash asked broken heartedly.

"Oh…. You're….," the girl seemed deep in thought. Her face eventually brightened, "Kid Flash!" she said

"Yes" Kid said enthusiastically.

"But I have no clue who you are," Katherine said to Artemis.

Artemis smirked in a sad way, "It's okay. In the hero world I go by Artemis. You know Greek goddess of the hunt."

"Yeah I guess that makes sense." Katherine said as she nodded her head in understanding. Just then the rest of the team showed up. Katherine just stared.

"Umm Katherine, this is Miss Martian, Zatanna, Superboy, and Aqulad," Robin said pointing to each person in turn as he said their name. The girls waved while the two boys nodded.

"Did you contact the police?" asked Aqualad.

"Yeah, they're on the way." Kid Flash replied.

Artemis seemed to be blanking out again, but no one except Robin noticed.

"Maybe one of us should go see if we can find out anything about the Shadows." Robin said. He smiled when he got the response he wanted.

Artemis started and looked up at the group. Everyone looked at Robin expecting him to volunteer himself, but he was looking at Artemis. You could tell Aqualad didn't think this was a good idea, but he kept quiet anyways.

"Hey Arty. You want to go?" Robin asked. He knew that she knew the Shadows best and he also wanted her to get some time by herself to pull herself together. Everyone looked at him shocked.

"Why me?"

"The police know me better." Robin said bluntly. Artemis looked at him; she seemed to be having an argument with in her head. She closed her eyes, took in a deep breath, and nodded her head.

"Yeah I'll go." She smiled she turned around and ran back towards the building. Aqualad still didn't think this was a good idea, but he still decided to keep his mouth shut. His priority right now was making sure nothing happened to Miss. Johnson.

Everyone just stared at the Boy Wonder like he was crazy. He loved to do stuff like this: sneaking around, collecting intell; it just didn't make sense.

He didn't seem to notice and just kept a conversation with Katherine who seemed to be enjoying herself.

The police finally came taking Katherine home. The team walked down from the roof of the building to the street. Some of the police stayed to get the criminals in the building and Robin was talking with the Commissioner.

"She's been in there too long. Anything could have happened." Kid Flash said pacing back and forth.

The whole team was getting antsy. The police watched knowing it was best not to intervene.

"Miss Martian, can you reach her?" asked Aqualad who was now deeply regretting letting the blonde go alone. They watched as the green girl put her hands to her forehead and her eyes turned green. She soon turned looking disappointed.

"No, I can't"

"That's it. I'll go check on her," Robin said.

He started to walk forward, but was stopped by the sound of explosions going off. Soon the whole building in which the team's archer had gone in was on fire.

Hey everyone. That was honestly 12 pages. Thank you again to all those who have reviewed. I really need the help. I don't know if what I'm writing is good enough, so please tell me if it is or isn't. I love you all and hope this was up to your expectations.

~Water Breather