This story is based on what would have happened if Sportsmaster loved his girls and trained them without making them hate him? What if he took care of the girls after Paula went away? Would he change a new leaf after realizing the shadows would only hurt his girls? Could he be a better dad? What would that mean for Paula, Jade, Artemis? What would that mean of the league.

Inspiration was in "Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure" where Aquaman notices Sportsmaster driving near him and then notices that he is also on a road trip with his wife Tigress (AKA: Huntress) and daughter Artemis.

'….' means thinking

"…." means talking

'words' are Sportsmaster's lessons

Sportsmaster's point of view

"So what do I owe this visit to?" I say standing amongst my two unwelcomed guests. Sensei and Talia were sitting on my couch, in my living room, sipping tea. The image seemed so domesticated, but I knew better. These two could kill a man in one breath, no hesitation, and no mercy.

"There have been some rumors," Talia says, taking a sip of her tea.

"What type of rumors?" I say, keeping my voice even although I can feel myself starting to tense.

"That your eldest has ran away." Sensei says, putting his teacup down. "If you can't keep your daughter under control then what good is she to the shadows." He says, running his fingers through his long goatee.

"She did run away, but believe me Sensei I have control over my daughters." I say, lying though my teeth. Jade was smart, but she was incredible stupid. She didn't understand the danger she put this family in by running away.

"Oh and what is your plan for your eldest?" Talia asks, pouring more tea into her cup.

"Are you questioning my teaching?" I ask, straightening my stance.

Talia waves her hand in her face in a dismiss motion "Not at all your younger daughter is quite impressive." I tense for a second, but I knew they both saw it. "Her skills are matched by her manner, you should be proud of her. With a few more years she will be a great asset to the shadows."

"I am very proud of both my daughters." I say, stressing the word both.

"So how soon can we expect to see your eldest home?" Sensei says. "I am dying to see her in action." Talia smiles behind her cup before taking a sip. "Is something funny Talia?" Sensei asks.

"I believe that Sportsmaster's eldest will take after her mother, while his youngest will take after him. I am just imagining the future those two could bring. However, for your daughters sake Sportsmaster I hope they don't subsume to the same fate as your wife." Talia placed her cup next to Sensei and tucked a strand of her black hair behind her ear.

I could feel my teeth clench together "My wife accident was unfortunate, my daughters will be better."

"The way we see it Paula's failure has cost us a great assassin. The shadows want your eldest to be ready to take her place." Sensei explains.

"She's not ready." I say sternly.

"Then make her ready" Sensei says, standing up. "The shadows expect Jade ready by the end of the year. Artemis will join the shadows when she is of age."

"And if I refuse"

Talia rose an eyebrow "why would you refuse?"

"When those girls are out there they represent me and their mother. I wont have my reputation ruined because you want my daughter working for you before their ready." I explain my fist clenched tighter, my shoulder tense.

"Your daughters are talented," Sensei says walking past me "I'm sure they won't disappoint." He says walking to the door.

Talia stood from her seat as well "Oh and don't worry about your wife, Lawrence the shadows are watching her." She sent a smile my way, but I could see between the lines. It was a warning. Fail to give the shadows your daughter and we take out your wife.

"Good to know" I say watching as Talia winked at me and walked out of my house closing the door behind her.

After five minutes of just standing there, I wanted to snap. I wanted to destroy everything in this room. I wanted to punch a hole in every wall. The only reason I didn't was because I was a professional. I was an assassin. I worked for the League of Shadows; I wasn't some punk with anger issues who gets to loose control. I took a deep breath, trying to unclench my fists.

"Dad" I spun around, there standing on the stairs was Artemis. Tiny little Artemis with my knife strapped around her waist.

"Artemis I thought I told you to hide" I snapped. I saw her flinch, her fingers running over the hilt of my blade.

"I was, but I heard the door closed and I thought" She swallowed "I thought they were gone."

"Never assume Artemis," I say taking a deep breath "always know, assuming could get you killed." I watched as she nodded her head.

"Okay" she says her voice small.

I sigh pinching the bridge of my nose "I need to go out Artemis."

"But you just got back." She says, rushing down the rest of the stairs.

"I know" I say, walking the rest of the way to my daughter. "Come" I say taking her hand and taking her to door by the stairs that led to the basment. "I got something for you."

"What is it?" Artemis asked, her eyes going bright as she follows me down the stairs to the large basement.

The basement was made into a training center. It was at least the size of a basketball court. Different weapons line the wall, targets plastered all around the room, blue mats covered some section of the basement where I would spar with Jade. Walking over to the small table by the stairs littered with tools and a small custom made bow. "I think its time to work on your marksmanship," I say, picking up the small bow that would fit perfectly in Artemis' hand.

I bent down on one knee and handed her the bow. Artemis' eyes light up as she ran her hand over her new weapons. "Now this is not a toy its-"

"Its my weapons, it can protect and it can destroy, but I'm its master I chose what it does." She recites no hesitation, no stuttering. She blinks as if she realized that she wasn't supposed to know something. "You told Jade the same thing when you gave her, her first real pair of sai."

"I guess I did," I say, grabbing the small quiver and bows to match. I lead her by the shoulder to the target practice. "I'm going to teach you the basics. I expect you to practice while I'm gone."

"Where are you going?" She asks, her hands clenching the bow tighter.

"I have work to do. We will work on your stance." I say, adjusting her stance.

"Do you have to go?" She asks, as I move her legs apart for a stronger stance and adjust her arms.

"Yes" Artemis grip slacked and her stance got sloppy. "If you can hit the bulls eye by the time I get back I'll take you with me to go talk to your mom." Artemis completely dropped her stance to look at me.

"Mom" she says "Your going to talk to mom, but she's in-"

"Arkham, I know." I say "But even Arkham has it weak spots."

"So you're going to talk to mom." She repeats.

"Yes"

"And you'll take me"

"If you can make a bulls eye. I have some work to do before we talk to her."

Artemis leaped into my arms wrapping her arms around my neck hanging from my neck "I can do it, I promise." She says, getting back into her stance with determination her arms slightly higher than they should be.

I wont admit that I might have smiled "Well first lets fix your stance."