Hey everybody! I wanted to get this chapter out, so... yeah!
Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice, or any other shows that are used in this story.
The next few days went by quickly. Everyday, after training with Black Canary, Artemis would go out and visit Pyroxivos for a few hours. Each visit they reminisce about the past while Artemis trains herself in controlling her abilities. However, today is different.
"… And then the Justice League came in to back us up. Joker tried to kill us with his gas, but Doctor Fate stopped it with his magic while Batman knocked the lunatic out." Artemis said, telling her brother of the team's run in with the Injustice League. She was currently working on lowering her body temperature to freeze the area around her. The training was going very well. The first thing they worked on was a "distress signal". It sent out a pulse of energy that acted as an SOS call for the other guardians.
"Interesting. This Doctor Fate seems to be a very powerful being. That is to be expected of someone who took over our job when we were defeated." said Pyroxivos, as he glanced at the sun. He would always keep track of time, to make sure no one comes out looking for her, sees them together, and automatically assumes the worst. Artemis crossed her arms "Yeah, he is powerful. Then again, so is Klarion."
"Klarion?" "He is a lord of chaos. Basically, he is Fate's opposite." Artemis explained. They sat there for a few moments, then Pyroxivos asked "Sister, can I tell you something?" "Uh, sure, what is it?" "I know of a spell that can turn you back to your former self. If you want, I can cast it."
Artemis looked at the draconic demon with a thoughtful expression on her face. After a few moments of thinking, she thought of a glaring detail that needed to be mentioned. "Wait, will this change anything. If I ask you to cast the spell, would it get rid of my human memories?" "No, it won't. While it will re-activate your abilities, it won't eliminate your human memories."
Artemis took this into consideration. 'So, I won't lose my memories, so that is a plus. But if I go through with this now, Zatanna would probably be able to sense my change in magical signature.' When she thought of Zatanna, she thought of something. "Give me some more time to think about it." Pyroxivos nodded.
"Ok, now I have an idea." The fire guardian tilted his head in thought of what she would propose. "Go on." "If I do ask you to cast the spell, I want my friends and mother to know just what is happening. I don't want to do this and get hit with a barrage of questions afterwards." Pyroxivos considered this, 'Hmm… This does sound like a good idea. It would save some time in the long run, along with some explaining.'
Pyroxivos nodded to his sister "I agree. Introducing me to your family and friends would be beneficial in the long run." "Alright, lets do this all at once. We don't want people finding out when we don't want them to. We'll do this in a few days."
"That sounds good. Now, it is about time for you to return home." Artemis looked up at the slowly changing sky. "I guess your right. Goodbye Pyro." Artemis said. "Goodbye sister. Stay safe." Artemis rolled her eyes "I know, I know."
-The Next Day-
'Artemis, look out!'
Miss Martian's voice rang out in her head as she dodged an attack from Klarion's cat.
The lord of chaos had managed to separate Earth into two dimensions. One was for adults, while the other was for children. The team managed to coordinate an attack with the Justice League via Captain Marvel using his ability to change to and from his true age. When they attacked, Klarion decided to toy with them. How he managed to do this, you ask? Well, he transformed his cat into a creature that looked like it was closer related to a saber-toothed tiger than a house cat.
Artemis glared as the cat stalked around her, waiting for the right moment to strike. "Ha! Look at that! She actually thinks she stands a chance against Teekl, a lord of chaos's familiar? That is hilarious!" Klarion cackled, enjoying the display.
'Alright you guys, I need you to distract Klarion for me!' Artemis called out through the team's
mental link, courtesy of Miss Martian.
'Artemis, what are you doing?' Superboy's voice was the next one to ring out in her head.
'Well, you know how I have been disappearing after training these past couple of days?'
'Yeah. Since we're on this topic, why DO you disappear every day?' Wally's voice sounded concerned for her.
'I'll explain that later. But for now, time to deal with his cat.' Artemis thought back.
She dodged the cat's pounce, and grabbed onto it's back. Teekl then began acting more like a bull than a cat, as it was trying to throw off it's unwanted rider. Artemis hung on, no matter what the cat did.
Then something strange happened. Artemis closed her eyes and began focusing on her freezing abilities. Both Klarion and Zatanna noticed this change in energy. "Hey, what are you doing?" the lord of chaos questioned, truly confused as to what the girl was doing.
'Hey, does anyone else feel colder?' Robin's voice rang out in the link. 'Yeah, so do I.' Kid Flash confirmed.
Teekl, having figured out just what was causing the change in it's temperature, tried removing it's passenger with renewed vigor. Artemis wasn't moved, and focused even harder. Klarion began feeling the effects of his familiar being under attack.
"Hey, stop it! Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!" Klarion then launched a bolt of magic lightning at the blonde during his tantrum. 'Artemis, LOOK OUT!' Zatanna's voice rang out in her head, causing her to open her eyes just in time to get blasted into a far away tree from the attack. "ARTEMIS!" her friends and teammates yelled as the chaos lord's familiar charged at her.
Artemis forced herself to stay awake. She noticed Teekl charging her. 'Ok, that hurt.' she thought to the others before releasing an energy wave felt by the two magically-oriented beings present. "Ha! What was that supposed to do?" Klarion taunted.
'Artemis, what was that?' Zatanna questioned.
'What was what?' Superboy asked, voicing what the other non-magic users were about to ask.
'She released a wave of energy.' she explained, before asking Artemis again. 'Artemis, what was that?'
'Me calling a friend.' Artemis responded. She then noticed how close Teekl was getting. 'Hopefully he gets here in time.'
Wally decided to voice everyone's private thoughts. 'Who's "he"?'
Wally's question went unanswered as Artemis shifted her focus back to the in-coming familiar. However, when it was about ten feet from her, Artemis became surrounded in a cyclone of fire. Teekl stopped before it got too close, and backed away, wondering what had happened. Klarion had a look of confusion on his face. "Uh… I didn't do that."
The conscious members of the team were about to yell out again, before they heard Artemis's voice in their heads. 'It's alright, I'm fine. Now, allow me to introduce a friend of mine.' The cyclone died down and everyone saw just what had caused it.
A western dragon had appeared in it's place. It had a pair of large wings and a spear-like tail. It was currently growling at Klarion and his familiar, it's red eyes glaring into Klarion's own. It's tail was curled around Artemis. Zatanna was shocked at just what had appeared, and for it to protect Artemis no less...
Klarion's eyes widened as he realized just what was standing in front of him. "Whoa! I thought that all of you were dead!" The dragon growled back "You thought wrong." It then launched a large fireball at Teekl, the familiar being jumping into a portal to dodge the attack, but just barely.
Teekl reappeared next to Klarion, before shrinking back down to normal. "Let's get out of here!" Klarion said, picking his familiar up before vanishing into a swirling red and black portal. Just after he vanished, a large fireball slammed into the ground where he was standing.
"Damn, he got away." the dragon lamented, before bringing it's head down to Artemis.
"Uh, Artemis, do you mind telling us JUST WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!" Wally yelled.
"Well, long story short, everyday, I go out and take hikes in the forests around Happy Harbor. A few days ago, I found some obsidian in a stream. So, I followed the stream to a pond. It had a symbol in the bottom. The symbol glowed red and evaporated all of the water. I went down to see what the symbol was. After seeing what it was, it flashed red and let Pyroxivos here out. Now, I go out everyday after training to see him. He is a very good conversationalist." Artemis explained. "I will explain it fully at the cave after we fix the whole separate dimensions thing."
"What is with you and meeting some of the strangest beings I have ever seen Artemis?" Pyroxivos questioned "Anyway, I believe that this is the cause of your dilemma." the dragon-like demon showed the group an orange glowing gem he had pulled from the area where Klarion had been standing.
"Here you are, young sorceress." Pyroxivos said while giving it to Zatanna. She looked at him, then focused on the gem.
"Yam eht owt emoceb eno ecno erom!" As soon as she casted the spell, various members of the Justice League appeared around the group, with four adult magical villains appearing unconscious around where the gem was.
The League members immediately noticed the fire Guardian's presence, and tensed in preparation for a fight.
Pyroxivos payed them little attention, instead he focused on Artemis. "Are you okay?" Artemis groaned as she rubbed her head. "Aside from a slight headache and my legs feeling like they're about to fall off, yeah." "Artemis, what is that?" Batman said as he walked over. "Don't worry Batman, Pyro here won't hurt you." Artemis said "Unless you threaten myself or Artemis. Then all bets are off." Pyroxivos added before noticing the glare Artemis was giving him. "What?"
"Just you being you." Artemis sighed. The draconic demon let out an indignant huff. "Well sorry for being over-protective. You need to expect that I would considering…" He didn't end his sentence as Artemis gave a sad sigh and a "Yeah" before deciding to address the Dark Knight once more.
"I'll explain everything once we get back to the cave. I also want my mom present, so we don't have to explain everything twice." Artemis said.
Batman's eye slits narrowed before he nodded. "That is reasonable."
"Then what are we waiting for, let's roll!" Pyroxivos said before lifting Artemis onto his head with a surprised "Whoa!" from his sister. "Lead the way!" he said to the former demon as she got into position.
"No problem." Artemis said before looking at the other people there. "See you guys there." she called before her brother took off, sending large gusts of wind out with each flap of his large wings.
"Ok, am I the only one who wonders what just happened?" Wally questioned before Robin walked passed him toward the Bioship. "Yes, yes you are."
Voila! There you guys (and gals) go!
And before anyone asks, no there won't be any Spitfire, mostly because I don't really like Wally. Too annoying in my opinion.
