So back to the whole replay scenario, this is basically episode 6 from Artemis' POV. I know, I'm very original ;) But hey, at least there's some...interaction in this one ;)

"All the black inside me is slowly seeping from the bone;

Everything I cherish is slowly dying or it's gone."

-Kings of Leon | Pyro

"I look ridiculous."

"You look fine."

"No, really. I look like Barbie and Robin Hood had a baby."

"What are you trying to say?"

Artemis gave Green Arrow a pointed look, to which he only his smirked and kept looking forward as they walked through the alley ways. Where was this stupid phone booth he kept rambling on about anyway?

"Ah. There," he said, as if answering her thoughts, pointing to a shabby out-of-order glass box in front of them. He gestured for her to go inside it with a swoop of his arm.

"Ladies first," he said. Artemis rolled her eyes but couldn't keep down the small smile on her face. It was really happening. She was actually about to become a hero for once. Who would've thought…

"Yeah, okay," she snorted, "Uncle Ollie."

Green Arrow chuckled behind her. She began to take a few tentative steps toward the phone booth. She'd never been zeta-beamed. Was it going to hurt? What if her atoms got rearranged and she wound up with her nose on her foot? She was NOT about to meet the Justice Misfits officially without her nose in the center of her face.

"We don't have all day sweetheart," Green Arrow chided from behind her. She sent him a glare over her shoulder which he seemed thoroughly unaffected by. Her finger tips brushed the cool tarnished metal of the handle and she braced herself. Just get it over with and quit stalling Artemis, she scolded herself, taking a deep breath. You're good at what you do and you've already saved their sorry selves once; their bound to like you. Just… just keep it together. Then she threw open the door and stepped inside, squeezing her eyes shut and holding her breath, preparing for the worst. For all she knew the thing could malfunction and send her stranded in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, and no one would know where to find her. Great.

"Not recognized."

Artemis' eyes flew open at the sound of the computer's voice and she took in a sharp intake of air at the sight in front of her. She was in a completely different place than the cramped confides of that grubby phone booth! This must be Mount Justice… It looked like more of an underground mansion than the inside of a mountain though. Her eyes couldn't possibly take in all the space in front of her. To her left was what looked like a gaming area, with a pool table, some old arcade machine, and something that looked remarkably like a cross between a wrestling ring and Dance Dance Revolution. A little bit to the right of that was what looked like a kitchen, and on the completely opposite side of the mountain were what looked like hallways to different rooms. In the center of it all, however, was a giant clear panel made of something that looked suspiciously like some kind of weird lit-up glass, where two guys were currently duking it out playfully. One was rather short with hair darker than oil and was being held in a head lock by the other, who was unruly in height with steely blue eyes and dressed in jeans, combat boots, and a simple black Superman tee. They sure look familiar…

The shorter boy nimbly snuck out of his grip like smoke (though she couldn't figure out how. That one kid looked impossibly strong) and he used the taller kid's shoulders as a foundation to do a sort of back hand spring off of. She'd be lying if she said she wasn't impressed. The kid's black cape glided through the air like a shadow behind him and he landed in a crouched position on the illuminated panel, the light turning his face an intimidating shade of bluish white and illuminating his wicked smirk, before kicking his leg out and sending to taller one sprawling out to the floor.

"Fail: Superboy."

That's right! These were two of the Misfits she'd already seen from that night at Gotham Academy! Robin and…Superboy? Green Arrow had tried to fill her in on the 'Team' this past couple of days after she called him up and accepted that, uh, offer of his. Trouble was that he was absolutely horrendous at two things: a) dealing with teenage girls, and b) explaining things.

"And that is why they call me Boy Wonder," Robin said matter-of-factly. Superboy just sat there glowering at him while Robin collapsed in a fit of maniacal laughter.

"Heads up kiddos. You've got company."

Artemis and the boys' heads whipped around to find Green Arrow leaning against the zeta portal, grinning his usual mischievous grin at them. Oh. Yeah. She'd forgotten about him.

Artemis turned back around, rolling her eyes at her uncle (god she really had to get used to saying that) and his dramatics to find the boys staring at her quizzically. Robin had an eyebrow raised at her as if trying to decide what her angle was, while Macho Kid over there looked like he'd just been introduced to a whole new species.

"Ummm…" he began. She wondered if he even knew he was speaking at all in that admittedly gorgeous head of his.

"Hey," Robin said coolly, walking over to her and extending a sleek, gloved hand, "I'm Robin."
"So I've heard," she replied, sending a look over her shoulder to her uncle, who held his hands up in surrender and shook his head slightly. She turned her attention back to Boy Wonder here and forced a warm smile to grace her features. "I'm Artemis."

"Omigoshomigoshomigoshomigosh!"

Artemis jumped at the squeal she heard in her head, her eyes darting back and forth across the room. Um, okay, where did that come from? She snuck a glance at Robin to find him grinning wickedly at her. She heard the sound of something cutting through air and suddenly that green girl from the cornfield was standing- no, floating in front of her, clapping her hands and smiling broadly at Artemis, her eyes lit up and her auburn hair dancing across her shoulders.

"Ugh, you have no idea how long I've been praying for you!" she gushed, diving towards Artemis and enveloping her in a quick hug.

"Ummmm..."

"What do you mean M'gann?" Macho Kid asked, scratching at the back of his head with a puzzled look scrunching up his features.

"Artemis here is our newest member!" the girl (did he call her Megan? She hadn't managed to catch that bit) squealed, dropping to the ground just so she could jump up and down. Artemis didn't see them getting along well. She was just so...happy.

"What is going on?"

Artemis turned to find someone walking out from one of the hallways and toward them. Upon closer inspection he had rich dark skin embossed with strange black tattoos, unsettling silver eyes, and buzzed ivory hair. He was definitely a stranger; no familiarity here. Was this the leader Green Arrow had spoken of? What was his name again? Damn.

"Kaldur! Meet our newest member!" Robin said, smiling broadly and gesturing widely at Artemis. The stranger's eyebrows lifted a fraction of an inch in surprise.

"We know it's a little late notice," Green Arrow said, suddenly flinging himself back into the conversation and wrapping his arm around her shoulders, jostling her around a bit, "but Arty here's my little secret weapon and I was tired of her moping around the house all day." Artemis' cheeks flushed bright red out of anger, irritation, and embarrassment. Arty? Moping?

"Well, I can guarantee you it's nothing but interesting around here," Green Girl (Seriously, what did Macho Kid call her? Maggie? Megan? Marcy? Macy? None of those sounded even remotely close. She was screwed.) said sincerely, now more calm, with a warm smile.

"Yeah, especially when Wally's around," Robin snorted. All the Misfits exchanged knowing glances before breaking out into grins. Except for Superteen-boy-man-friend-guy. Artemis was sure all the muscles it took to smile had been removed and used on his arms and shoulders instead.

Artemis' heart skipped a beat at the drop of her Target's name. No, he wasn't her Target anymore; he was her teammate. She had to keep reminding herself that she wasn't a Shadow anymore. Still, through all this haze of mixed name's and new faces, she'd know that name anywhere.

"There's another one of you guys?" she asked anyways, playing along. After coming to Green Arrow they'd both agreed that it would be best if the Team didn't know her past. At least, not for a little while longer, that is.

"She's in for a treat," Macho Kid muttered, making Robin and Green Girl break out in grins.

"Recognized: Batman- 0-2."

Everyone's words died on the tip of their tongues, along with their snickers. Artemis had to clench her fists to keep from running off. This was just too weird.

Batman himself strode in from the portal. She'd never gotten a chance to be given an Assignment where she worked with one of the Greats. Now that she was working for the other team she got to meet one within the first week. Interesting...

"Hey Bats," Green Arrow started, grinning broadly. Batman looked at him for a moment before going walking on and not acknowledging him. "Meet my, err, niece-" he emphasized the word. Artemis was well aware however that the entirety of the Justice League was aware of her...predicament. If they hadn't been, Arrow had told her, she wouldn't be on the Team. "Artemis."

"I assume you've made a decision then Artemis," Batman spoke, looking directly at her. Holy crap. Batman was talking to her. She was talking to Batman. Wait- no she wasn't. Why wasn't she replying? Open your mouth and say something decent Genius!

"Yes." She had such a way with words. Really- she should go down in the books.

"Very well then."

"Recognized: Red Tornado- 1-6"

The red android entered the room next, no doubt coming back straight out of a mission if the slit tarnish on his metal as any indication, following in Batman's wake.

The two heroes acknowledged each other with a nod before turning to the group. Batman looked like he was about to say something when suddenly a very loud, very wild, very red interruption came bustling into the room, disrupting the peace upon impact.

"Recognized: Kid Flash- B-0-3."

And there that stupid heart of hers went again, skipping erratically at the mere drop of a name. She really needed to get that checked out... She hadn't realized how much she'd been hoping to see him again until the computer announced his arrival and her body went into hyper-drive. The Strange Feeling (still no luck for a better name) had sparked up again, roaring when in his presence, and began gnawing on her insides again.

He appeared in the portal, his silhouette all that was visible of him, illuminated by the bright zeta beam light. He walked out of the portal in a whirlwind, his red hair windblown and his arms loaded with miscellaneous beach objects, not to mention the fact he was shirtless and wearing the most ridiculous swim trunks she'd ever had the misfortune of laying eyes on. Her breath hitched in her throat at the sight of him and for the life of her she couldn't get her breathing to start up again. It was a...relief (for lack of a better word, she told herself) to see him alive again after the other night. She prayed nobody noticed her current state and that they were all too engrossed in this Kid Flash to pay any attention to her. Breathe Artemis! You don't want to turn purple in from of all these Justice Misfits!

"The Wall-Man is here!" he said, over-enthusiastically she might add. "Now let's get this party star-"

And then he was on the floor, his sandal hooked in the end of an umbrella with a beach ball bouncing away and barely missing her face. Huh.

"...ted."

Artemis could barely snuff out her laughter.

"Wall-Man huh?" she asked in a laugh, her eyebrow raised as she took him in. His outrageous tumble had broken the tension in her and suddenly she was back to normal, as if it had never happened. "Ah, I love the uniform. What exactly are your powers?"

He was standing up now and ruffled his hair a bit in irritation, walking over to the group. Wow. His hair was really red. "Uh, who's this?"

"Artemis," she responded quickly, a hand on her hip, and gesturing with the other, "your new teammate."

"Kid Flash, never heard of you," he said, still a bit on the irritable side. Was that...sunscreen on his nose? She had to bite back laughter. God, she thought they only did that in lame Baywatch-type movies.

"Uh, she's my new prodigy," Green Arrow stepped in helpfully, resting a hand on her shoulder. She cocked her eyebrow matter-of-factly at 'Kid Flash.'

"Wh-whuh-what happened to your old one?" Wall-Man stuttered suddenly more angry than irritated. What 'old one'? She hadn't exactly been the one asking Green Arrow the questions this past week. He was the one who insisted on interrogating her. She barely could get a word in. The man could talk...

"Recognized: Speedy- B-0-6."

That computer was getting old fast. Suddenly yet another redhead was entering the room, this one taller and definitely more attractive than the last, dressed in red. he looked older too. That Strange Feeling she'd been having? Yeah, it died out as soon as Wall-Man over there opened his mouth. Speaking of which, Kid Klutz was now glaring at her as 'Speedy' entered, and she was suddenly taken aback. What had she ever done to him? You know, besides saving his ungrateful life!

"Well, for starters, he doesn't go by 'Speedy' anymore. Call me Red Arrow," the older redheaded hero in red said a bit harshly.

So he was attractive and demanding? Just my type, she thought with a grin, sizing him up. She caught one of Kid Klutz's glares while she was at it. Wow. His eyes were just as rich as his hair. They were the exact color of her new suit too, and just as vivid. And they were filled with spite.

So she glared right back.

She'd given up everything for this kid! Everything! The chance at reuniting her family? Gone. Her best friend/boyfriend? Gone. Her admittance into the League of Shadows, one of the most prestigious villainous gangs? Gone. She'd even turned good for this kid! Well, not exactly for him directly, but that was beside the point. Her whole life had been turned upside down because she'd let go of that one arrow, trying to save him. And he had the audacity to go around glaring daggers at her for no good reason besides he was man-pms-ing? No. She wouldn't have it.

"Roy," her 'uncle' said, surprised, taking a step forward and removing his hand from her shoulder. It left a cold absence in its wake. "You look..." he trailed off ever so slightly, looking for the right word.

"Replaceable," Speed- er, Red Arrow said venomously, stepping forward.

"It's not like that. You told me you were going solo," Green Arrow reasoned.

"So why waste time finding a sub?" the slightly above-average attractive ginger spat back. She was about to zone out of the argument- if she wasn't in it, it wasn't worth her time, even if hot guys were involved- when suddenly he drew her into it. "Can she even use that bow?"

Her dad was right. Heroes were arrogant little babies. First, Kid Klutz is sending her hate mail with his eyes, and now this moron is talking about her like she's wasn't even there? No. Just- no.

"Yes," she said calmly, getting in his face and crossing her arms indignantly, "she can."

"Who ARE you?" Kid Klutz yelled exasperatedly, throwing out his arms melodramatically. She didn't skip a beat.

"I'm his niece."

"She's my niece."

The two 'relatives' said at the same time, seeming to lack interest in whatever Wall-Man had to say.

"Another niece?" Robin asked with a small amused laugh. He sounded slightly suspicious. But he couldn't know. Not yet at least- she'd only known the kid for maybe twenty minutes! Right? Oh geez.

"But not your replacement," Kaldur said, taking a small step forward. "We have always wanted you on the team-" another step "and we have no quota on archers," he reasoned.

Kid Klutz's glares at her dissipated and he turned his attention to Red Arrow, his coldness gone in an instant and replaced with a friendly, knowing grin.

"Yeah, and if we did, you know who we'd pick," said suggestively, an eyebrow raised.

Irritation flared up inside the female archer, burning biting words into the back of her mouth. She held back the satisfying taste of the words on the tip of her tongue, though, which was a huge testament to her self-control. It's your first day Artemis- no need to come off as the bad-guy just yet, she thought ironically. She put on a tight, bitter grin instead.

"Whatever Baywatch," she sneered. "I'm here to stay." She was beginning to doubt whether that last statement was a good thing or not.

That shut him up.

She stayed quiet for a bit and zoned out of the conversation, bored. She'd been stupid to think that she'd just get to come barging into the Justice Misfits' lives and it be all happy-happy-joy-joy. Nothing was ever that simple when it came to Artemis Crock. Ever.

Ugh. I wish that arrow had hit him in the back of the head. We'd all be better off, that's for sure. But Artemis had said last week she was done lying to herself, and no part of her found any truth in that last statement. She didn't regret saving Kid Ungrateful. Not at all. And that sucked more than he did.

"...League of Shadows..."

That snapped her out of her thoughts like yelling 'bomb' in an airport. Her head whipped up just in time to catch Speedy Arrow (or whatever his name was; she could care less at this point)'s last line. She and Green Arrow met gazes, panic searing from her stormy eyes.

"Whoa," Robin started, jaw dropped, "you want us to rescue her from the Shadows?"

"Hardcore," Kid Klutz practically squealed like a fan girl, bumping fists with Robin. Artemis rolled her eyes. Dolt. This wasn't a joking matter. At all. She could be dead by the end of the night! Not that he'd care. He probably wouldn't miss her at all. Now that she really thought about it... Besides her mom, who would miss her if she really were...gone?

"I already rescued her," Red Arrow grumbled before stalking off to the front of the group, he knew how to be dramatic, that's for sure. Then he started rambling about the circumstances they were in and she lost interest, bored. She'd already heard of this Nano-crap anyways. Her father had been in secret meetings all month to discuss the creation of them, and he'd bothered to drag her along.

"Perfect for extortion, manipulation, power-broking- yeah, sounds like the shadows," she said, counting off on her fingers boredly and rolling her eyes. Behind her someone scoffed. I wonder who it is, she thought sarcastically. She turned around, her eyebrow raised in challenge.

"Like you know anything about the Shadows," Kid Klutz boasted, already predictably thinking he knew all there was to know about her. She almost collapsed in a fit of laughter right there in the middle of the floor, surrounded by her, uh...teammates. Instead she opted for a smug grin and sent him a look that said 'you might want to rethink that last thing'.

He got the message.

"WHO ARE YOU?" he bellowed. This girl was driving him crazy. And she knew it too.

Speedy-Arrow continued, ignoring the two of them. Yeah, yeah, we get it. A science nerd got kidnapped and you saved her. Now get to the POINT.

Some harsh words were exchanged between Red Arrow and her 'uncle' before the guy finally left in a huff. As the zeta-beam updated his name-change and teleported him off to who-knows-who-cares-where, Baywatch sent her one last piercing green glare before he huffed and puffed all the way to his room on the other side of the mountain to change into his uniform. Her eyes remained locked on him until his figure blurred into the shadows.

"I'm M'gann by the way," a voice said from her left. Artemis turned, surprised, to find Green Girl standing next to her, leaning towards her sheepishly on her toes with her hands behind her back. "You can call me Megan though; everybody does. I just thought I'd come over since I realized I never got to properly introduce myself."

"Well at least some people bother with proper introductions," Artemis muttered under her breath. M'gann caught on and laughed.

"I promise he's usually not that bad. I think he just really wanted Spee- er, I mean Red Arrow to stick around, is all. You could have been an eight foot tall amazon with flowing dark hair and he would've acted the exact same way," she said with a kind softness to her voice. Artemis snorted.

"For some reason I highly doubt that," she said. M'gann considered it for a moment.

"You're probably right," she said, and then the two shared a look and erupted in laughter before walking off in the direction the boys had gone, Artemis' ponytail swishing at her waist.

"And what was up with those god-awful swim trunks of his?"

"Oh sweet Mars, don't even get me started."

soooooo...what'ya think? ;) I cannot even tell you how many times I had to replay all their little banter through youtube to type all that^ :/ but it made me realize how much I love them in that episode :D the chapters might get a little more spread apart as far as updates are concerned because my five day vacay from school ends tonight :( I'm severely depressed