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But In order to keep this Chapter from reaching 2,000 words and because I had to post soon I cut it short. Not to much happens in this chapter if you ask me. But that's okay cause the next chapter will be loaded with stuff. Promise. Soon Enjoy this chapter thank you to the 15 of you who reviewed last chapter. And all that's left to do is disclaim it. So...

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Whereabouts Unknown

Ch.4 Crime Scene

…Narrator…

Batman led The Flash, Black Canary, and Green Arrow into a room where the official missions were given. They waited patiently until Batman finished locking the room. He reloaded the photograph of the little girl, Artemis, and the letter onto a new screen in the room. He added two new pictures as well, one of Artemis hugging the little girl, their cheeks pressed together. The other was a still shot of a warehouse in Gotham.

"This," Batman said pointing to the older female, "is Artemis Crock. But you all figured that out. "The other three shock their heads.

"Um, isn't she dead? And the kid is she… Is her dad…?" The Flash stumbled over his words.

"Wally." Green Arrow said bitterly.

"She is not dead, obviously, she never said she was." Black Canary said to Flash. And she was right the letter Artemis wrote never did say she was going off to face her death, just leaving to save Wally's future. The three stopped paying attention to Batman, and he was starting to feel ignored, so he took control.

"The child's biological father is not known." That caught everyone's attention. "And whoever that father may be is not important to the mission. The mission is to rescue the little girl from her grandfather and figure out why she was kidnapped in the first place." He took a pause and looked each of the three heroes in the eye.

With the press of a button on Bat's remote the still image came to life. Sportsmaster was dragging the little red head into the building, tape over her mouth and her hands tied tightly together. Yet she did not shed a single tear, she just wore a confused expression as the man pushed her inside the building. The video looped back to the beginning and continued playing.

"She was taken at 11 o'clock eastern time this morning. Her Aunt Jade came to pick her up. By that time Willow had already been taken. This video was retrieved at 1:05 this afternoon. The warehouse is in District 12 of Gotham's Sea Port. Your mission is to retrieve the girl and bring her back to her mother. Do not under any circumstances tell your partners or any other member of their team of Artemis' whereabouts, until she gives the okay. Is that understood?" Batman said. Then all of three of them shook their heads.

"Then you are dismissed." And with that Bats turned around and left.

… Still Narrator…

Willow Aster Crock was not the kind of 6 year old to show when she was afraid of something. She was not the kind of little girl that would see a spider or get kicked off the swing set and go running to her mommy. She was the kind of little girl who would act normal until a dangerous situation where she would then become one of the calmest people around. The only one that could ever remain calmer than her was her mommy. And when she got kidnapped by the scary man with a white mask on his face, she was super calm. Yes, she was afraid. Yes, she wanted her mommy. But that didn't mean she was going to show it. She knew she had to show some facial expression, so she chose confused. And that was not too far from the truth; she really was confused.

She had been called down to the front office because she had a doctor's appointment. So she slipped on her pink back pack and ran out the room. Instead of seeing her Aunty though she saw a man with blond hair and gray old eyes looking down at her. Now, she knew she should have said she didn't know him when he told her "Aunty had to do something so she asked me to pick you up dear. Come on, grab Grandpa's hand." But the idea that "grandpa" had come to pick her up was too tempting. And for a little kid, curiosity out weighted logic, so she went with him.

And as soon as they drove off, "Grandpa" blindfolded her. And when they stopped again, "Grandpa" was gone replaced by the scary man in the hockey mask. She may have been 6 but she wasn't stupid.

"So Grandpa" She said innocently, "where are you taking me?"

No response.

"Grandpaaaa?" She asked in a sing song voice.

"Shut up," was the response he gave.

"Yea know that really wasn't-"

"I said SHUT UP." Then Willow crossed her arms and began to mumble to herself he was a meany and needed a good face full of mud pie jammed into his mouth. He came around the car to her side and tied her hands together. She kept that confused face on as he led her out of the ally way he was parked in and pushed her inside the warehouse.

…About two hours later…

The Flash, Black Canary, and Green Arrow were positioned outside the warehouse. Inside, Sportsmaster was being harassed by a little girl trying to find out why she was taken in the first place.

"So tell me again why you took me." Her childish voice sounded daring, as if she was daring him to tell her. Before he wouldn't respond, he just sat at a table trying to form a plan for tomorrow when he would have to face Kid Flash and risk his life. It went something like this, he'd dare Artemis to come and get the little brat at the same spot. Of course she would come, of course he would come, and he'd be free from the furry of Kid Flash. Well, until he killed Artemis in front of him and the kid, because he really didn't like disobedient children .And Artemis most certainly was. But at the moment he couldn't think straight with the brat behind him yapping. How could anybody? So he turned around and gave her a death glare. She showed no fear, no sign of weakness, a shocking surprise. He felt slightly proud of her. So he gave her a response.

"Well, dear, you are my ticket to safety. This other brat said he'd kill me if I didn't show your mom was alive, and I can't just go around kidnapping a cop, now can I? So I thought I'd just kidnap you. Have her come and get you, and walk away with my body still intact." He dropped the Killing her mom part, He'd save that as a surprise. "How does that sound kid?"

"I don't think its gunna work." she said. His back fully faced the windows, leaving the perfect shot for Green Arrow to fire one of his arrows.

"And why's that?" and before she could respond, an arrow flew right past his head and got stuck in the wall. Sportsmaster flipped around, he didn't see anyone, but the fuzzy green feathers on the back of the arrow left only to options. He chose the one that made the most sense to him. He grabbed Willow and held her in a head lock.

"Artemis, if you aim one more arrow at my head I will snap her neck. " Instead of Artemis stepping into view he saw Green Arrow. He tightened his hold on Willow.

"You know that was a very good guess Sportsmaster But not good enough." Green Arrow said.

"Stop with the witty ban…" Sportsmaster began to say, but before he could finish he received a swift punch in the face from The Flash. His grip on Willow loosened and she plumaged to the floor. The Flash scooped her up and ran. Before he left the building, he ran straight to Black Canary.

"What should I do with the girl?" He asked.

"Complete the mission and get her home. I'll take care of Sportsmaster." The way she worded the last part was a little feral and blood thirsty.

And following her command, The Flash ran out of the building at the speed of sound.

So that was my chapter and i hope those of you that read it liked it. Feel free to review it or even like it. Or not... (please do it would make my day!) So tell me what you think. And I'll try even harder to get my next chapter out faster :D

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