A/N—I'm back from the dead! Origianally, for this chapter, I was going to write about Artemis' past and how she ended up with a messed up family and a strong desire to join the SEAL's, but I just couldn't capture that emotional strife. If there are any writers who are good at that kind of stuff, I'd appreciate your help. If not, I'll just explain it in some other form. Now, onto the reason you clicked on this

9-months-later

"Target in sight. I have the shot." Artemis said, lying on the ground with a sniper rifle in her grip

"Hold." Said Kaldur, and then spoke on the com-link "Everyone in position?"

"Ships warmed up, we can leave the second after we're done here." Said Conner on the other end

"We've got the data, heading back now." Said Robin

"How close?" said Kaldur

"We'll probably be on the ship before you two." Said Wally

"Understood." Kaldur turned back to Artemis "Take it."

The gunshot echoed through the valley, followed by the dropping of a body and alarms ringing

Soon after, Artemis and Kaldur were rushing through tall grass, their ship already in sight. True to their word, Robin and Wally were waiting for them

"Let's go home." Said Kaldur

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The skies were clear on the way home back to The Island, and the team was trying their best to kill time. Kaldur was staring out the window, preparing his mental script for the debriefing, Conner was playing Tetris, while Robin, Wally, and Artemis talked about the mission

"That was surprisingly easy." Said Wally "It's about time things went right for our little group."

"Dude, don't jinx us." Said Robin

"So what'd you find?" said Artemis

"All the proof we needed to bring down the drug cartel, and without their scapegoat there's nothing standing between them and the Japanese government, meaning no more of that drug gets to America." Said Robin

"This is real, right?" said Wally "I just surprised that nothing unexpected happe-"

Out of nowhere, the power went out and the ship started falling out of the sky. Everyone held onto their chair for dear life as they plummeted to the ground

"You had to jinx us?" Robin shouted

"Shut up!" Wally shouted back

'Zatanna! Are you there?" Kaldur tried to contact Zatanna, "No signal!"

"This thing is waterproof, right?" said Wally

"Doesn't matter," said Artemis "We're heading strait for that island!"

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As the ship hit the ground, it left a trail of dirt, rubble, and demolished trees

"Is everyone ok?" Kaldur called out

"Ugh…a little shaken, but I'll live." Robin replied

"Same here." Said Wally

"Nothing serious." Said Conner

"Any word from Zatanna?" said Robin

Kaldur tried contacting her again, in vain "That's odd, this equipment is designed to work anywhere, even somewhere with no cell signal."

"Wait, where's Artemis?" Said Wally

They looked around franticly for the blond sniper and spotted her in seconds. A table has fallen on top of her and she was currently bleeding from her skull.

Wally was the first to act, lifting the table off of her and laying her on her back.

"How is she?" said Kaldur

Wally had already started CPR, trying to bring her back "Wake up, damn you!" he shouted at her. He took a gulp of air, then pressed their mouths together to blow air into her lungs

And that's when her eyes opened.

She remained frozen for a second out of surprise, then her cheeks flushed with anger and she quickly pushed him away "What the hell are you doing!" she yelled, wiping his taste off her lips

"I…you, I just thought…" Wally stumbled

"Just don't!" Artemis glared daggers at him, then got up. "Ugh my head, what happened?" She said, walking over to the first aid station

"We crashed apparently, and you were knocked unconscious by a falling table." Said Kaldur

"So where are we?" said Artemis as she wrapped a bandage around her head

"Let's go find out." Said Robin

Kaldur and Conner were the first out the door, while Wally tried to intersect Artemis, and Robin stayed to watch

"Hey, I really thought that…it's not like…" Wally stumbled

Artemis glared, shutting him up, then walked to the door.

When she thought no one could see her, she gently touched her lips. Then roughly shook her head and kept walking.

"Smooth, like sandpaper." Robin smirked "That's why you want to check for a pulse before conducting CPR."

"Shut up." Wally mumbled

"Wait, you didn't really think she was dead did you? Or was it just an elaborate plot to…"

"SHUT UP! IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" Wally shouted angrily then walked out the door, leaving a crackling Robin

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"A team of expertly trained SEAL's doesn't just 'vanish'"

"Well, that's just what the reports say. Reading the more accurate report you may get an idea of what happened, but my job is done." Cheshire said, placing the document on the desk

"Your job is done when I say it is done." He spoke impatiently

"Forgive me."

"For now, go to the training hall. I might call for you again."

Cheshire bowed, then left the room

As he read through the report he couldn't see why the team would vanish from radar, until he saw where they vanished

"Hmm, interesting." He said, "If we hear from them again, I feel it will be safe to assume that we won't have to worry about Nigma again."

A/N—Sorry for the short chapter, hope that bit of comedy made up for it. The next chapter will be longer, promise. As you read, I am planning out the entire battle with Riddler and I can't wait to get it all down on paper. Until then, live nice lives