A/N: Hi guys! Sorry I haven't updated in such a long time. I got a request for a second part to the previous oneshot, Last Chance, and here you go! Hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice.

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When Wally woke up, Richard's face was looming over him, shaking his shoulder urgently.

"Wake up!" The dark haired boy hissed. "It's time. Get your things and head to the meeting center."

The Justice League's headquarters was an area of forest on the very edge of King Lawrence's area of rule, but with a quick shortcut directly to the palace itself. There was a relatively small clearing, which was the center of the headquarters and the also the meeting center. Around it, several tents were set up, belongings askew over the ground.

Some of the Justice League members were already there, but just the original ones – Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, the Flash, Hawkgirl, and Green Lantern (John Stewart). They had all earned their names at different points in their lives and had interesting tales because of it.

Dick held Wally, who had started to head over to his uncle, back. He sent the younger boy an annoyed glare.

"Last minute conference," Batman's protégé explained.

Examining their body language, Wally realized his friend was right. "Got it." He muttered.

"Did Artemis come?" Dick asked, unaware of the previous night's events. "I haven't seen her around."

The red head gave a small, bitter laugh. "That's because she decided to be foolish and not come." He stared off into the distance, clearly preoccupied with thought.

Dick, or Robin, knew exactly what he was thinking. "KF." He said sharply, trying to knock some sense back into him. "This mission is much too important. You must focus on the goal we are trying to achieve, not a girl who foolishly rejected your offer of safety."

"She is not just a girl. You must understand!" Wally's voice was desperate, pleading for his friend to have empathy.

"Who is not just a girl?" Megan asked, coming up from behind.

Wally started. He had not realized that time had kept moving, and the other members of the Justice League and Young Justice had came out of their tents to assemble before the most important raid of their time together.

Kid Flash gave Megan a weak smile. "Do not worry yourself with such trivial matters, Megan." He tried to distract her. "It is of no large importance."

Megan, however, was much more perceptive than people gave her credit for. "But surely it is of some importance to you if you were discussing it in such an urgent yet secretive manner, yes? Or is this another odd part of your culture here?"

"Um…" Wally did not want to tell an outright lie to his sweet, innocent teammate, so he opted for quickly changing the discussion and scurrying away.

"I think that the meeting is about to begin. I should find somewhere to sit."

When the confused foreigner turned to Dick, he was already gone. "Those boys," she murmured to herself amusedly. "What is going on with them?"

As she took her seat, Batman and Superman stood up.

Superman spoke first. "We have done the final steps of organizing the downfall of the royal family."

Cheers rose up, along with the boisterous shouts of "Down with the king! Down with the king!" from some of the rowdier members.

Once the crowd was relatively quiet again, Clark began to talk once more.

"Group A will take care of resistance at the front, Group B will clear the insides, and Group C will kidnap the royals and bring them back, with no killing. That will be done later, as a public execution."

Wally visibly paled as the others cheered once more. He hoped they didn't mean Artemis, as well as her father.

Batman stepped up, commanding complete and utter silence from those around him. "Group A is all the new Justice League members. Think of this as a way to prove yourself. Group B is the original Justice League. Group C is Kid Flash, Robin, Aqualad, Miss Martian, and Superboy. We wish you all successful endeavors. Group A will be lead by Green Arrow and Black Canary. Group B will be lead by Superman and myself. Group C will be lead by Aqualad."

After this large chunk of information, the crowd began to converse with each other again, but this time in whispers.

"Report to your leaders, now. They will go into details and then we shall begin."

The Young Justice team all hurried over to Aqualad, who was waiting for them with a calm expression on his face.

"Robin, you will be my second-in-command. Batman said before the meeting that group B shall get us safely to the royal family, where it will be our duty to take them back to here, with little to no physical harm. Red Arrow will be back here once we arrive, but will not be joining us on the bulk of this mission."

The team nodded in understanding. The moody young adult still helped them out, but only occasionally.

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Artemis POV

Artemis sat on her bed, worried for her family's lives. Today was the day they would be attacked, and probably killed. Nervously biting her lip, she resisted the moisture gathering in her eyes and took a deep breath. She was born with this family, and she would die with this family. Because that's what families do. They stick together.

Jade opened the door to her room cautiously. "Sister?" She alerted the younger girl to her presence. "I have something to discuss with you."

"Yes, Jade?" Artemis said, looking up. "What is the matter?"

"I have decided to run away. I do not wish to die here, but survive to see another day in the light of eyes not sheltered by royalty's luxury, but in eyes that can see the real truth of the world. I now plead for you to join me." Jade said, worried how she would take the news.

Jade? Leaving? "Pardon?" Artemis croaked out. "You are running away? You are abandoning our mother?"

"I told you why. I cannot truly see the truths of life here, sheltered and pampered in this lap of luxury and wealth. I shall leave. Will you come with me?"

"No. I do not know about your own feelings anymore, but I see family as people who stick together." Artemis' voice was cold, but her eyes shocked and grieving.

"Very well. I do so hope I will cross paths with you once again. Farewell." Jade walked out of the bedroom, and out of her sister's eyes.

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They were finally here. She could tell from the enraged yells and the clashing of metal upon metal, and the thud of flesh upon flesh.

Artemis sat on her bed, resigned to her fate, and waited for them to come for her. If she was lucky, she might even be able to apologize to Wally…

BANG!

She gave a small cry of surprise as her door flew open and Wally stood there, small cuts all over his face but relatively healthy.

"Wally…" Artemis breathed.

"No time to talk now, princess," the young man said, grabbing her arm and dragging her out into the chaos that was a hallway.

She stumbled as she saw bodies of guards moving left and right, and the rebels fighting just as fiercely.

Then she felt a heavy thud on her head, and the world went dark.