Betrayal and forgiveness: chapter two
A/n: Hola! Thnx so much to those who reviewed the last chapter! Some of you made guesses to what would happen in this chapter, but all I can say is: here it is...and I'm sorry I took so long to update.
Disclaimer: I don't own yj but I wish I did...
Wally's P.O.V.
I stared at Artemis as she gripped the cage's iron bars and yelled at me to go. I couldn't believe it. I had always accused Artemis of being evil, but of course I was only kidding. But now it turns out that it was really true. Artemis was a villain. And I had even come to trust her. But what was even worse was that I had even fallen for her! But none of that mattered anymore, she had betrayed us. I shook my head at the thought of even liking her.
"I never should have trusted you." I told her and ran towards my friends, who had already disappeared through the doorway. I hesitated, though, when I heard bloodcurdling screams accompanied by a "Please stop!". At one point I even heard "Just kill me now!". I didn't look back, just kept running until I found my team.
Just as we reached the end of the hallway, four men ambushed us. But before we could make a move to fight back, they released bombs with a thick gas and the world went black.
I woke up with a terrible headache.
"My head hurts like bitch..." I groaned as I sat up. I looked at my friends as they, too started to get up.
"Ugh, where are we?" M'gann asked. I looked at my surroundings.
We were in a dark circular room with stone walls. There were torches lit up along them and the room had one exit, a long hallway with more torches.
"We need to get out of here, Robin?" Kaldur said.
"On it." Robin used his wrist computer to find a way out. "Apparently, we're still in the same building, just in the basement. The only way out is through that hallway." He said pointed in that direction.
We stood and headed down the hall.
"This place is creepy." M'gann stated, holding onto Supey's arm. After a while of walking in silence, Supey spoke up.
"Do guys smell that?"
"What, the stench of betrayal?" I said rolling my eyes. Supes glared at me.
"What do you smell?" Kaldur asked.
"Something bad."
"Oh, I know, maybe it's backstabbing you smell." I supplied.
"Kid Flash!" Kaldur reprimanded. "You are not helping the situation."
"Well what do you want me to do? Artemis betrayed our trust and she probably helped daddy Sportsmaster bring us here." I said darkly. "She probably planned all of this."
"She wasn't, it was a total surprise to her, meeting Sportsmaster here." M'gann said quietly. "I read her mind."
"Psh, that makes things so much better!" I yelled, my voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Well, we can't do anything about it now! We have to get out of here." Robin yelled back.
"Okay, so Superboy what do you smell?" Kaldur asked again.
"I think it's blood." he responded.
"...way to lighten the mood, Supes." Robin deadpanned.
Before Superboy could say anything, we walked into another room and that's when the stench hit me. The stench of blood. And tons of it.
"Oh my god!" Miss Martian gasped as her knees gave out. Superboy and Aqualad stared in shock at the room. I wanted to retch, but I had a strong enough stomach not to. Thank god.
Unfortunately, Robin didn't. He ran back into the dark hall and proceeded to empty his stomach. I didn't blame him. The sight on the wall was beyond frightening, like the kind that you see in gory horror movies.
On the other side of the room was a person- a girl- hanging from the wall. She was chained with her wrists crossed above her head, the tips of her feet a few centimeters from the floor. I finally realized what Superboy meant about smelling blood. It was coming from her. She had so many bruises and cuts that there was a pool of blood beneath her. She had a particularly nasty gash on her stomach. Her bowed head also dripped blood at a frightening pace as it soaked her blonde hair. But what confused me the most, was that her pants her unbuttoned, the belt gone, and falling, exposing the top of her black underwear. I would have laughed at it, but the situation we were in made that impossible.
"Artemis?" Miss Martian chocked out. No response.
"Is she...you know, gone?" Superboy asked, wide-eyed.
"I can't link our minds..." she said, burying her face into his chest.
Suddenly, Artemis threw her head back and let out an agonizing scream. It was fit to rival Canary's signature Canary Cry. The screaming was cut off by a fit coughing. She lifted her face to us. Blood streamed down her temple, there were several cuts on her cheeks, and there were bruises starting to form under her eyes. Her coughing fit had made blood drip from the corners of her swollen lips.
"I'm so sorry." she said in a strained voice. "But please...just kill me now."
"Artemis, what happened to you?" Kaldur asked.
"What usually happens. Only this time he went further and ra...really tried to kill me."
"Yeah, well, you deserve it." I told her, crossing my arms over my chest. This time Aqualad didn't reprimand me. She turned her tired eyes to me and after more coughing and blood she answered,
"I know."
"Tell us everything. From the beginning and don't leave anything out." Kaldur said sternly.
"Okay, but we don't...have much...time." Artemis wheezed.
"Why?" humph. She was probably trying to stall.
"Sportsmaster isn't stupid. He probably rigged this place to blow. He figured you guys would be angry enough at me that you'll either kill me yourselves or the bomb kills us all." she explained. "Or I just bleed to death."
"I suggest you kill me now or find a way out...and save yourselves." she panted.
"And why would we kill you?" Robin spoke.
"To get your revenge." When nobody said anything she continued. "Kaldur...you've know there was a mole on the team for some time now. Robin, you're mad because Bats didn't tell you all he knew. M'gann, I bet you feel totally betrayed that your 'Earth-sister' would backstab you. Supey you just want to get rid of the threat: me. And Wally..." she smirked weakly.
"You never trusted me. And now you have...a solid reason not to. You all have your reasons now. So do it."
Again there was silence. Honestly with all the rage I had I really did wish to do it. I mean seriously! She's giving me permission!
"Couldn't you have broken out of those chains and escaped by now?" Robin asked.
"Yes...but he broke my wrists...and my shoulders." she began coughing up more blood. "Hurry up...and make your choice."
We all turned to Kaldur.
a/n: again i'm so sorry for this chapter being so late! i was in miami. also this feels too short of a chapter...anyways i hope you enjoyed this!
~*by light of the moon*~