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Artemis was thrown unceremoniously into the back of the Batmobile. Batman climbed into the driver's seat and gunned it without a word. His captive managed to worm her way into a sitting position. She struggled against the cuffs, but to no avail. When that failed she looked at Batman. "What's going on? Why are you arresting me? I'm not this Tigress lady! I'm Artemis! Remember?"

"No." Batman growled.

"I'm on the team! I work with your kid!" Artemis felt herself getting hysterical. She had no idea what was going on. Was she being framed? How did she end up in this outfit? Why were those girls acting like they knew her? Why was Batman acting like he didn't?

"I don't have a kid." Batman snapped. He glanced back at her with a glare. "Now keep quiet."

"Yes, you do! Robin!" Artemis protested. He said nothing. Now this was just getting ridiculous. He was acting like he didn't know Robin now, too? "Remember? Black hair? About thirteen years old? Makes up words all the time? Thinks sunglasses will keep us from seeing his eyes?"

Batman said, "I think you're confused, Tigress." From his tone, she deduced that he thought she was absolutely insane. Or on drugs. Or both.

"Come on! You hand-picked me for the team! You and Green Arrow! You saw me help the other kids and you came to invite me to join!" Artemis started struggling against the cuffs again. It did nothing but leave her wrists raw. "Remember? I thought I was in trouble because my mom used to be Huntress and my dad is Sportsmaster and my sister is Cheshire. But you said family doesn't make a person. You said you grew up without your family and you-"

He slammed on the breaks so suddenly that Artemis jerked forward and fell into the floorboard. While she struggled to right herself, Batman turned to glare at her. "How did you know what?"

"About your – shit – family?" Artemis asked, struggling to wiggle into a comfortable position. "You told me!"

After a long moment, Batman resumed driving. "I know who you are."

"Then why did you arrest me?" Artemis demanded to know.

"Your name is Artemis Crock. Your mother and father live in an apartment on the north side of Gotham. Your sister attends college at Gotham University. None of them participate in criminal activities; I would know. I've researched them to ensure that they're not assisting you." Batman replied.

Artemis could only stare at him.

xxxx

Four hours after her initial incarceration, a guard pulled Artemis from her cell and informed her that someone had paid her bail. She was escorted to the front and found her sister waiting. When Jade laid eyes on her, she practically burst into tears and hugged her.

"I was so worried about you!" Jade cried, holding her in a vice-like hug. She looked at the police. "Thank you! Thank you so much!" Without another word she wrapped her arm around Artemis' shoulders and steered her outside.

As soon as they were out of the building, Artemis pulled away from her. "I don't know what game you're trying to play, Jade, but this isn't funny. At all."

Jade looked genuinely hurt. "Artemis, please. Just come home. Mom and Dad are so worried about you! I was so worried about you!"

Artemis stared at her older sister. Now that she really looked, she saw that Jade wasn't dressed like she usually did. Before her sister ran away, her style could only be described as 'punk', possibly bordering on 'hobo.' But now she was dressed completely differently. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and was held in place by a pink scrunchie. She was wearing a white blouse with a beaded denim jacket over it. Her skirt ended just above the knee and was the same shade of pink as her scrunchie. She even had on makeup, something that Jade never had the patience or time for.

"What are you wearing? You look like Old Navy through up all over you." Artemis glared at her.

Her frowned. "Arty, don't be cruel." She grabbed Artemis' hand and pulled her over to a sleek white car. "Just let me take you home. Please."

Well, whatever her sister was up to, at least she'd gotten her out of jail. That had to count for something. Artemis sighed and got in on the passenger side. Jade smiled slightly and got in. She started the car and began driving towards the richer part of Gotham.

"Where are we going?" Artemis demanded. "Mom and I live on the other side of town."

"No you don't." Jade glanced at her, concerned. "The other side of town is dangerous, Arty."

"So? We're a dangerous family." Artemis frowned. She crossed her arms over her chest and glared out the window. "Mom and I still live at the old place. Apartment 4C on King Street."

"Arty, we've never lived on King Street." Jade persisted. They reached an intersection and Jade reached over. She set a hand on her shoulder. "Arty, be honest, are you…high?"

"Are you high? Is Batman high? Because none of this makes any sense!" Artemis was surprised when she felt tears prick her eyes. She hurriedly turned her face away and wiped at them with the back of her hand. This was all so frustrating. Everyone was acting different. Everyone was acting like she was different.

Her sister set a comforting hand on her shoulder. "It's ok, Arty. We'll get you back on track. You can give up this whole…Tigress thing. You can go back to school and we can be a family again."

Not a word her sister said made any sense. None of it made any sense. But Artemis had given up fighting it. She remained silent as her sister drove them to the richest part of Gotham. They parked outside of a brownstone apartment. Jade climbed out. Artemis got out after her and followed her up the steps. Her sister unlocked the door and called out as she walked inside. "Mom! Dad! I picked up Artemis!"

Her parents came out of the next room. Artemis stared at them in shock. Her mom was walking, and her dad was in a business suit. They both rushed over and pulled her into a hug. Artemis listened to both of them coo and fuss over her. All she could do was nod or shake her head when they asked her questions. Somehow she ended up in a neat kitchen with home-cooked food piled on to a plate in front of her. She ate without tasting any of it. When she announced to her family that she was tired, her sister escorted her up the stairs to her room. Not their room. Her room. When Jade closed the door, Artemis collapsed on to her bed and started to cry.

Had her whole life been a dream? A lie? Or was she just going crazy?

There was only one last thing left to try. Artemis asked Jade if she could borrow her phone. Her sister readily obliged. Artemis dialed Zatanna's number with a shaking hand. They'd become close friends ever since she joined the team. So close, in fact, that they'd exchanged numbers. If this didn't work, if this was a lie…they might as well throw her in Arkham, because she was going to go crazy.

She heard her friend pick up. "Hello?"

"Zatanna?" Artemis bit her lip.

"Artemis!" Zatanna cried happily. "Oh my God, Artemis, you'll never believe it!"

"You remember me…" Artemis smiled without meaning to. "Oh thank God…"

"My dad isn't Dr. Fate anymore! My wish came true, Artemis!" Zatanna told her excitedly. "From last night! That fortune teller we all talked to- she really could use magic!"

Suddenly everything came back to her. The fair. The psychic with the piercing eyes. The wishes that they all wrote down and placed in the burning dish…Artemis struggled to remember what hers had been. Something to do with her parents. "Zatanna, something went wrong with my wish. My family is all…perfect but I'm a criminal called Tigress and Batman arrested me-!"

"Whoa, girl, slow down." Zatanna's voice changed from excited to concerned. "Now tell me everything that happened."

Artemis quickly told her about everything that has transpired the night before. Zatanna listened carefully. Telling Zatanna everything was difficult, mostly because she was forced to reveal who her parents were. But her darkest secret was met with compassion and understanding. Afterwards her friend advised her to just stay calm.

"I'll zeta over to see you. We'll figure this out. I promise." Zatanna told her.

xxxx

At a loss for what to do, Wally had dashed back to his home in Central City. He wanted to be angry at Robin. But somehow he just couldn't. He knew Robin's past and the pain that his friend went through because of it. So it made it hard to be angry at him for wanting to be with his family. They had been the most important thing in the world to his friend. Wally should have considered the fact that he might actually be happy with his wish. What if all the others were as happy with their wishes? Would any of them want to fix things?

When he arrived home, the truckload of ice cream was still sitting on his front lawn. Wally grabbed one of the containers as he headed inside. Running from Metropolis to Central City burned a lot of energy. He was shoveling the food into his mouth when he walked into the living room and sat down. His parents wouldn't question his late arrival. It wasn't a school night so he could use his usual excuse of 'Flash stuff.' Wally glanced at his watch. It was early morning. Nearly six o'clock. He finished up his ice cream and then went to his room. He collapsed into his bed and woke up a few hours later. When he walked out to eat breakfast, his parents had the news on.

"…Batman arrested the notorious Tigress last night in Gotham City." The reporter was saying. "Tigress, real name Artemis Crock, began her crime spree two years ago when she amassed a following of young runaway girls…"

Wally felt like someone had dumped a bucket of cold water on his head. He looked at the TV. They had a picture of Tigress onscreen. She was a teenage girl around his age. Her light blonde hair was pulled back into one single braid that went down her back. A jagged black marking had either been painted or tattooed over her left eye. But there was no mistaking it. That was Artemis alright.

"…she was released on bail early this morning and is in the custody of her family in Gotham City." The reporter concluded the report and went on to talk about two children that had gone missing in Metropolis. But Wally didn't hear. He was already running out the door, bound for Gotham City.

He'd been to Gotham plenty of times, usually to see Robin when Batman was too busy to notice his absence. After a bit of research in Gotham's library, he managed to obtain the address. He raced towards the north side of Gotham and stopped in front of a brownstone apartment. When he knocked on the door, a pretty girl around eighteen years old greeted him.

"Oh…hello. May I help you?" The girl smiled brightly at him.

"Um…I'm here to see Artemis." Wally felt like he recognized this girl from somewhere, but he couldn't figure out where.

The girl's bright smile turned into a disapproving frown. "You aren't one of her criminal friends, are you?"

"No." Wally expected the girl to question him further, but she seemed to trust his word.

"She's upstairs with one of her other friends." The girl informed him.

One of her other friends? Who? Wally headed up and walked down the hallway. The door to Artemis' room was wide open. She was sitting on the floor and talking with another girl. Zatanna! He grinned slightly. "Boy, am I glad to see you two!"

"Wally!" Artemis stared at him in shock. "I…how did you…"

"You made the news. What the hell is with this Tigress thing?" Wally asked with a slight frown.

Zatanna had a large dusty book open on her lap. The pages were flipping by themselves every few seconds. She was scanning the pages for something. When Wally walked in she didn't even look up. "I'm looking for a spell that might have caused this change. Obviously the lady we ran into last night had something to do with it."

"Have you found any of the others?" Artemis asked, looking at Wally.

Wally hesitated, then nodded. "Superboy is living with Superman in Metropolis. Robin is…with his family."

"But Batman is acting like he doesn't exist!" Artemis protested. She rubbed her wrists slightly. There were still red marks from the handcuffs. "No one knows who Robin is."

"It's complicated. What's important is that he's not going to help us fix this." Wally crossed his arms over his chest. Once again, he tried to be angry at his friend. But, once again, he couldn't. The kid just wanted to be with his family.

Zatanna frowned. "That's…unfortunate. I love having my dad back. But…"

Both of the other teenagers looked at her with surprise. "But?"

"But there is powerful magic at work here. Dangerous magic. I realize that now. Just look at what it's done to Artemis!" Zatanna replied. She looked up at them. "And if we don't stop it, things could turn out worse than before."