"You embarrassed Superboy." Miss M tells Artemis. I roll my eyes. These girls need help.
"Didn't hear him say that." Artemis replies.
"Must you challenge everyone?" Miss M asks.
"Where I come from, that's how you survive." Artemis replies. I sigh and lean on a desk. Then, I hear something. I catch a ninja star. A league of Shadows star.
"Roquette, get down!" Aqualad shouts. He pushes me and Roquette to the ground and gets hit by something the Shadow threw at him
"Mh, that had to hurt." She says when she runs in. I get up and pull out my bow staff
"Atlantian skin is quiet dense." Aqualad says, getting out his water bearers.
"And my shurikens quiet poisonous." She replies. Aqualad kicks her back and I run to her. I pull a sai out of my boot and throw it at her, but she dodges it. I go for a compound kick but she grabs my ankle and throws me into a desk. I growl and get up. I run and start punching but she dodges all of them "Aren't you a little sunshine." She jokes.
"M'gann, Kid, Artemis, we are under attack in the computer lab." Aqualad says.
"On our way!" Artemis replies. I try to pounce the Shadow but she flips me over her shoulder and I crash into the wall. I see Aqualad block an arrow from hitting Roquette.
"Almost. Poison slowing you down?" the shadow asks.
"Jellyfish toxin. I am largely immune." Aqualad replies. The shadow head butts him and he falls to the floor
"Largely." The shadow mocks. Just as she goes for the kill, an arrow shoots out her sai.
"Don't. Move." Artemis warns. I stand up and steady myself against the wall.
"This keeps getting interesting." The Shadow says. She pulls out a collapsible sword and Artemis starts shooting. The shadow uses the sword to block them. KF and Miss M come in "Maybe a little to interesting." She says. She throws down a fog bomb and throws in onto the ground. I cover Roquette, and KF jumps through it but instead lands on Artemis.
"GAH!" They both scream and pull away.
"Gone." KF says.
"She's getting away! You're letting her get away!" Roquette shouts at me and Aqualad.
"This is all your fault! You were on perimeter! How'd that Shadow get in?!" KF asks Artemis, only getting a glare in response.
"That's not really fair. I was outside too." Miss M reminds him.
"Outside... Being distracted by her! Besides, I can't be mad at you, You gave me mouth to mouth." KF says, finishing in though.
"We heard that!" We remind him.
"Dang it!" KF shouts, walking away.
"I didn't do half as well during my first battle, and I know you can't have been Green Arrow's sidekick for long." Miss M tells Artemis.
"Focus everyone. The Shadows will be back." Aqualad says.
"Robin to Aqualad. We're over Philadelphia." I hear in my comm piece "We've located the Shadows next target. Star Labs. We're too late. It's destroyed. Totally destroyed. The Fog decimated. This is bad. Star labs is edge science, and now they're secrets are in the hands of the enemy. Whats our next move?" Robin asks Aqualad.
"Rescan that Fog. Find it. We're moving the Doctor." Aqualad says. And we do. With the most fool proof plan, might I add.
Now, I'm hiding outside with Aqualad. I can practically hear KF and Artemis glaring
"Stop in. Both of you." I say.
"What?" They both reply.
"We can hear you glaring." Aqualad tells them. He moves up and I follow "Miss Martian, stay in camouflage mode and make a wide perimeter sweep!" He shouts. I hear rustling and I'm about to tell Aqualad when something grabs our heads and pull us up. Black Spider. I narrow my eyes and go to kick him but he grabs my foot and Aqualad's hand and throw us into each other before throwing us at a van in the parking lot. We stand but something jumps onto our backs and we fall to the ground. Not unconscious, but they don't know that.
"The Martian can return any second and I'm not keen on evening their odds. We end Roquette now." The female shadow says and they leave. I open my eyes and stand up
"We need to return to Dr. Roquette." Aqualad says.
"Right," I nod and we run off to where we really hid the doctor. The Sandbar Internet Café. We run in and she looks at us
"I've almost got it!" She tells us and we stand behind her. I hear sounds from the roof
"We have company!" Aqualad says.
"You need to hurry the process doctor." I add.
"Uploading now! And by the way, you both said you'd protect me." She reminds us. A ball runs in and releases smoke. I pull out a sword and Aqualad takes out his water bearers and we face back to back. I Hear something and darts hit Aqualad. I turn and see the Shadow
"Lets test the limit of your jellyfish immunity shall we?" She asks.
"Protect the Doctor." Aqualad whispers to me before running at the Shadow and attacking. She kicks him to the side and he crashes onto the floor.
"There, limit tested. Now, doctor," She pulls out a sai "Time for my appointment." She says. I push the Doctor behind me and grab, my bolas from belt. I spin them in my hand before throwing them at the Shadow but she holds her sai before it and it wraps around that instead "That all you have, Sunshine?" She asks. She charges and I try to punch her but she grabs my fist and throws me onto the floor. I hear a beep. The virus has been uploaded. "So you finished the virus? Eliminating the reason for your, elimination. Though not the entertainment value." The shadow throws Roquette to the floor. "Lucky for you my orders are clear. You live to program another day. After all doctor, the shadows may find another use for you." The shadow tells her before walking out. I sit up and use a table to help me stand,
"Roquette, help Aqualad, I'm going to stop the shadow." I tell her before running out. I get outside to see the Shadow leaving when arrows hit the floor and they all explode. I run to the shadow and round house kick her in the face so her mask falls off. I land next to Artemis and pull out my two sai's
"Don't move a muscle." Artemis warns.
"Wow," The Shadow stands up "I am completely at both of yours mercy." She says, turning around. My breath stops
"Its you." I whisper.
"I suppose now you two will bring me to justice. Let your new friends interrogate me. I wonder if your girls positions are secure enough to survive them learning everything I know." Jade tells us. For a moment we say nothing. Than we cave. I lower my sai's and Artemis lowers her bow and arrow. "Didn't think so. So like the Cheshire Cat," She backs up into smoke "I'll just disappear." And when the fog clears, she's gone. Roquette helps Aqualad out
"Artemis, Canary, where is the assassin?" Aqualad asks.
"She-She got away." Artemis lies. KF flashes up
"Oh from you? Big surprise! Notice, we got ours." He says and we walk away from him. He sees Jade's mask on the ground and picks it up "Cool! Souvenir!" He says.
"Her mask? Did you-Did you see her-her face?" Aqualad asks, pulling the darts out of his chest.
"No, Aqualad. It-It was too dark." I lie and we turn away from them.
"It is fine. Robin and Superboy neutralized the fog, and Dr. Roquette is safe. Thanks in no small part to you two." Aqualad says. We turn around and look at him. "Welcome to the team. Both of you." He says and I smile. He, KF, and Miss M walk up to shakes Artemis's and my hands and gives me a positive nod.
"I always wanted sisters. Here on earth I mean, I have twelve back on mars, but trust me it's not the same." Miss Martian tells us.
"We... Wouldn't know. About having twelve sisters that is. We know what its like to have a sister" Artemis says with a small laugh.
"But, thank you." I add. Miss M elbows KF
"Ow! Yeah. Welcome." He says, with no emotion. He and Artemis shake hands. Well, it's a start.
Gotham City
August 9, 01:16 EDT
We walk out of the phone booth and I put a hand in front of Artemis when I hear something. I whip around and pull out my bow staff while Artemis pulls out her bow and arrow
"Step into the light." Artemis demands.
"Now." I add.
"Nice moves," Red Arrow steps out and walks up to us "Almost made me believe you two are Green Arrow's nieces. But we all know you aren't. Still, GA, BC, and Bats must have a reason for lying. So your cover's are safe. But I warn you, do not hurt my friends." He growls before walking away. Artemis shoulders drop and I place a hand on one of her shoulders. She sighs before we head home. We climb into her bedroom window and I walk to my room across the hall and open my door. I pull off my jacket and throw it onto the floor. I walk up to my dresser and I see a letter on it. I narrow my eyes when I see the name
From mother, Sandra Wu-San
"Mom?" I call out
"Carolyn! You and Artemis are home!" Paula says when she rolls in on her wheelchair.
"Did you put this here?" I ask and show the letter to her. Her smile drops
"N-No. W-Why is it in here?" She asks. I crumble it up
"Whatever the reason is, I don't care. That woman isn't my mother, whether she wishes to believe it or not. She has to accept that you're my mother." I say and throw it on the floor. She rolls over and grabs it, unflattening it on her lap
"Carolyn, I know you don't like Sandra but," I slam my fist on the dresser
"Mom, she tried to make me a weapon. She wasn't my mother. Lady Shiva will never be my mother." I say, tears streaming my face. Paula sighs and holds my hand
"I understand. I'm sorry for trying to change your opinion." She says before leaving. I see she left the letter on my bed. I throw it off before climbing under the covers. I don't fall asleep. But I wish I did.