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So sorry for the late update life… well ya that's all I'm going to say about that. It a longer chapter than usual and I also and I put in a small fight scene to try and make it up to all of you.

Artemis was emotionally drained after the funeral all she wanted to do when they got back to the manor was take a shower and go to bed. But she learned a long time ago nothing ever goes exactly how you wish it. Artemis had barely put her pajamas on after taking a shower when Alfred knocks on her door.

"I am sorry to disturb you at this late hour however master Bruce wishes to speak to you down in the cave"

"Does it have to be right now can't it wait till morning?" Artemis said hoping she will be able to lie in bed soon

"Well if you do not wish to speak with master Bruce I assume I could tell him you have denied his request" said Alfred smirking slightly

"No I'll go just give me a sec" Artemis new that if Bruce wanted to meet in the cave that it was Batman that wanted to talk to her, and it's not wise to ignore Batman.

It took her a few minutes to get to the cave. The first thing Artemis saw when she entered was Robin practically jumping for joy, for some reason he was dressed in full superhero getup like he was about to go on patrol. 'I thought they were not going on patrol tonight' Artemis thought

Batman stood behind Robin also in costume he almost seemed to be in a good mood, his frown was smaller than usual.

"We're going on patrol what took you so long?" Dick asked still bouncing on his feet

"I didn't know we were going out to night" Artemis stated

"Artemis cannot go on patrol with us" Batman said quite coldly "she is Green Arrows protégé and if she patrolled with us it would raise to many questions and possibly put all of our identities at risk"

"But Batman you can't expect her to just sit at home every night while were out saving Gotham" Robin tried to argue in Artemis' defense

"We are not discussing this any further the matter is …."

"You can't keep me from helping people I'll do it even if I have to go behind your back" Artemis said as she cut him off but quickly became quite when the bat glare was directed at her

"As I was saying the matter has already been resolved" Batman gestured behind the two protégés

Artemis nearly jumped when she saw Alfred behind her 'how can a man his age move so quietly' she thought

Artemis still didn't understand how this solved the matter at all; however the little bird next to her figured it out instantly when he noticed what was in the butler's hands. It was a costume that appeared to be the perfect size for Artemis. Alfred simply handed her the outfit and directed her to the changing area. Several minutes later she emerged dressed in a grey, blue, and purple costume with a small amount of yellow. Her hair was tied up in a tight French braid and on her head was a simple mask that covered her eyes and the area around it.

"It looks like a perfect fit" Robin said complementing her new costume "but are you ok with it? Your midriff is not showing, we don't want you freaking out during patrol worrying that no guys are checking out your figure"

Artemis tried to punch him but he easily dodged it. "Thanks and all but why are you giving me this?"

'No wonder she couldn't figure out my identity even after I dropped so many hints if she can't even deduce this' Robin snickered in his head

"Green Arrows protégé Artemis cannot go on patrol in Gotham but batgirl can" batman explained

"Me! Batgirl? But I'm an archer not an acrobat" She really appreciated this but being a bat meant you had a lot to live up to

"Your already a member of the family its only right to make you apart of the batfaimily as well" Robin told her "and besides you're a natural marksmen I'm sure your be flinging batarangs as good as me in no time at all"

"What about on team missions, and would GA still be my mentor?"

"Your alias as batgirl is only in Gotham outside you may go as an archer and will still be Green Arrows partner; you may even still patrol with him" Batman told her, then he turned to Robin " Robin you will be patrolling with batgirl in the midtown quadrant she's not used to the equipment so take it easy"

Robin turned to Artemis and smirked "hear that you have to follow my orders"

She just rolled her eyes and responded "Don't look now but your ego is showing"

"Don't get too comfortable starting tomorrow I'll be starting you on the same training schedule as Robin and there is much to catch up on especially your acrobatics" Batman stated interrupting his two kids staring contest

BREAK LINE

Dick was thoroughly enjoying watching Artemis trying to get a hold of grappling from one building to the other. He has already had to stop her from falling twice that night. They left the cave thirty minutes after the dark night because he had to explain where everything was on her utility belt which he was glad she got a hang of quite quickly. That's all Dick needed was her to jump off a building and try to grab the grapple and end up with smoke bombs, he knows it's not fun he's done it before.

Batman must be working extra hard that night because they have yet to run into anything more than the common pickpocket and it was already late into their patrol.

"Wow I've never seen Gotham this slow before" Artemis said as they landed on top of an apartment building

"Neither have I…" was all that Robin was able to respond before he was interrupted by sirens coming from a police car racing down the street below them

They both new without looking at the other what their plan of action was going to be; Robin leapt off the edge with Artemis close behind. The Police car stopped in front of an old condemned apartment complex. It was soon joined by three others and soon the entire street was blocked off full of officers including Commissioner Gordon.

"We have the building surrounded there no way out Eric release the girl and come quietly!" Gordon spoke through a mega phone

"No if I give up I'll never see my daughter again I'd rather die than let that happen! And if I catch anyone coming in here I'll kill us both!" Eric shouted back while firing a machine gun through a broken window from the fifth floor

"Eric please doesn't do this!" a woman screamed from next to the commissioner, she was obviously the girls' mother

"This doesn't look good" Artemis observed while looking down on the scene

"It's not. It's worse than it appears Eric Torrez is a convict who was declared clinically unstable and escaped a mental institution" Robin said as he was searching through his wrist computer "he specialized in explosives and bomb making"

"That explains why they have not even tried to send people in, the whole building could be wired" Artemis added

"That and the fact that he probably has his seven year old daughter at gun point" Robin spoke as he pulled up a picture of a little girl with tan skin, light brown hair, and golden brown eyes

Artemis looked up from the picture "so what's your plan"

Suddenly there was an explosion on the second floor causing a series of smaller explosions from the first, third and sixth floors; soon the entire building was going up in flames. The girls' mother was screaming from the streets below as she was being pulled back by Gordon.

"There's no time for a plan only action" and with that they both shot out lines towards the burning building and entered on the fourth floor through a broken window.

"The buildings coming down we need to find them and get out now" Robin yelled through the smoke infested room

They both ran towards the next level while putting on their breathing masks. Running through the building was like taking a bath in an oven the heat was quickly making them dizzy and light headed. It took forty five seconds to find the room Eric and his daughter should be in but it felt much longer to them.

The room was open and just beginning to be consumed by flames and in the middle of it all was the little girl. Artemis swiftly ran to her side and checked for a pulse "she's alive" she yelled

Artemis picked up the girl and was about to jump out the window when she dove out of the way of machine gun fire.

"Don't you dare touch my little girl I won't let anyone have her!" Eric yelled

Robin jumped in front of Eric and kicked his legs out from under him; however Eric got in a lucky shot and was able to knock off the boy wonders breather

"Get her out of here I'll take care of him" Robin yelled

"Fine but if you're not out by the time I'm though I'm coming back for you" and with that Artemis made her way to the window but Eric noticed this and grabbed his gun and started firing. Artemis and the little girl jump out of the building while being chased by bullets and was able to safely land in the street next to the girls' mother.

Robin was able to kick the gun out of Eric's hands just as he began to fire at Artemis. The man recovered quickly from this and lunged at Robin grabbing and knocking him into a wall. The room was starting to spin and Robin was wondering how this man was able to keep moving like that in this heat. Robin finally gained the upper hand and was able to steer Eric toward the window with some well-placed punches and kicks. Robins plan was to push the man out the window and jump after him but he never got the chance because the next thing he knew was the sound of an explosion and intense heat.

"Amy" the woman yelled as she ran towards Artemis and taking the girl from her

When the girls was being looked at by the paramedics Artemis turned and was about to go back into the building when a hand grabbed her shoulder "You can't go back in there" Gordon said as he tried without success to hold onto her

"No! Robins still in there" as she turned to reenter the building there was another explosion causing the unstable building to begin to crumble

Artemis heart dropped as she saw flames bursting out of the fifth floor until she saw two bodies being thrown out by the flames and falling towards the street.

'These better be the right ones' she prayed as she deposited three small pellets from her belt and threw it at the ground below the two moments before they hit cement.

There was a flash of light and instantly a purple foam substance began to spread cushioning there fall. Robin and Eric were quickly surrounded and pulled out of the sticky goo; Eric was promptly put in hand cuffs and taken away. Robin was dazed from the fire and needed help standing for a few moments.

"Those were some pretty reckless stunts you pulled kids but well done" Gordon told them

"Reckless? It went exactly as I planned" Robin said while smirking causing Gordon to frown, he's never liked how batman was willing to put a child in danger and often expressed those feeling to him

"Let me guess you're the newest addition to Batman's team" Gordon asked Artemis

"Yep I'm Batgirl the most bamf girl you'll ever meet" Artemis said

"What is that supposed to mean" Gordon was clearly confused with the bamf statement

"I thought I told you two to keep it easy" Batman said as he walked out from the shadows

"What are you taking about this was easy" Robin replied

"Batman I would like a word with you" Batman sighed inwardly he knew the commissioner was about to try and lecture him about the danger a child could get into as a hero, again.

"Return to base and get some rest" Batman instructed his kids. They nodded and headed home ready for a meal, a warm shower, and a good rest.

A/N: I think I might have confused people in my last a/n the main pairing for the story is Robin and Artemis but not in a romantic sense but as a brother/sister kind of way, and spitfire will never be a major part of the story there will only be just tid bits here and there if even that. And with this week's episode wow I did not see that coming with Aqualad but I am glad that superboy and superman are getting along. Thanks so much to SuperGLEEK97, Super-Nerd01, Robin-Is-Awesomeical, Just reading (), ynony, and arbrick for reviewing the last chapter.