I have exams soon so my updates are maybe not going to be weekly for the next couple of months

But now you get a chapter


She clicked on his number again and it went straight to voicemail.

She almost growled at her phone and tried to push his number in, but again it went to voicemail.

Where was he? She thought, before another thought hit her. Was he with Lia?

Suddenly her phone went off.

She took it before even looking at the screen.

"Artemis?" Wally's mother asked.

She raised an eyebrow in confusion. Why would his mother call her?

"Yes..." She said slowly.

"Is Wally there? He's missed dinner." His mom asked clearly worried.

Artemis blinked confused and sat up in bed.

"No ... he's not here, I haven't seen him since this afternoon in the cave." She said and tried to think about where he could have gone.

Wally's mother made a nervous sound through the phone. "He was supposed to work on some kind of project with Lia and then call us about whether they ate here or at Lia's house."

"Have you tried to call Lia?" Artemis asked, trying to the anger out of her voice. Had he just been at her place this whole time.

"Yes..." Wally's mother didn't seem to calm down. "She's not answering her phone either, and her mother said they didn't come home for dinner."

Her eyes widen in shock. "Well …" she said and scratched her ear. "Maybe they just found … something … and forgot about the time."

There was silent on the other end for almost a minute, before the woman said something.

"Yeah..." she said clearly not convinced. "Maybe your right … I'll … I'll wait until tomorrow and see if he comes home … sorry for bothering you."

"That's okay," Artemis said. "Will you keep me updated."

"Of course dear." His mother said and broke off the connection.

She signed and fell back on the bed.

A hundred thoughts raced through her mind. She was actually hoping he was with Lia right now, at least then she knew he'd be coming back.

But then again … what would anyone want with Wally


His head hurt.

He felt on his aching head and slowly opened his eyes.

Lia was leaned up against him, she looked unconscious.

They both sat up against a wall, in a room that only had a door with a hole in it, where light flooded in from.

He took hold of Lia's shoulder and shook her lightly, while whispering that she had to wake up.

Slowly she came too.

She rubbed her forehead and looked around with heavy eyes.

"Where are we?" She asked, still tired.

"I don't know," he said and felt on the back of his head, when he felt a sharp pain.

"You okay?" Lia asked and reached out for him.

"Yeah..." he breathed. "Just hurts where they hit me."

"Oh yeah..." Lia said. "They hit you."

"What happen after that?" He asked.

Lia felt on her own head. "They said, that we have something, they needed and … and then … they said, that if I came quietly I wouldn't get hurt..."

Wally smile. "You didn't, did you?"

She mirrored his smile and shook her head.

"Okay..." Wally said and ran a hand through his hair. "Who were they and why did they kidnap us."

"Yeah..." Lia said and rubbed the back of her neck. "It's not like our families have money or anything … well at least mine don't. "

Wally looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

"Never mind," She then said. "What do you think they were talking about, when they said, we have something they needed?"

Wally thought about for a second, but then it all clicked in his mind.

"The xenothium, they were the ones sending you those emails!"

Before Lia could chime in, the door flew up.

And there stood Cheshire, dressed as she usually was, and blocked the light that flooded the room.

"That's right." She said with a smile, like she had heard their whole conversation.

Wally and Lia looked at each other and then back at her.

"Were you standing outside the door this whole time waiting for us to wake up and figure that out." Lia asked and tried hard not to laugh.

"What?" The woman with the Cheshire asked, even through her mask they could both see she was taken aback.

Wally let out a laugh, and Lia giggled silently.

"You find amusement in this?"

They both looked up in shock.

Behind Cheshire Ras al Ghul had appeared.

Wally straightened his back, very suspicious about what was going on.

Lia swallowed loudly.

She opened her mouth, but didn't said anything. She did that a few times before something came out. "... what is it had you want from us."

Cheshire stepped aside and Ras al Ghul stepped into the room.

"What I want, my dear, is for you two to help me." He said very calm with a smile.

"With what exactly?" Wally asked.

Ras al Ghul looked at him, clearly intrigued by his presence.

"I sent you some xenothium, didn't I?" He said and clasped his hands behind his back. "I had been informed, that you two could stabilize it, perhaps even weaponize it."

Lia opened her mouth, but Wally shook his head and looked up at Ras al Ghul.

"Can I have ask a question?" He asked, for a moment sounding more like a student in a classroom than a hostage.

The older man raised an eyebrow, looking somehow amused, and nodded. "Go ahead."

"Why us?" He asked and then corrected himself. "Why Lia? Why ask teenagers, when you could get someone with more experience? Who would probably do it willing."

Ras al Ghul got a strange smile, like he knew something Wally didn't. "Why ask something of someone who needs persuasion, when I already have someone with the necessary abilities at my disposal?"

Wally looked at him confused. "That's … cryptic."

The older man looked at Lia.

She just returned her stare, without even blinking.

Ras al Ghul smile and turned his back to them.

"Someone will come to collect you in a few hours, I suggest you get some rest before that." He said and left.

Cheshire left in silence and closed the door behind her.


She sat down by the phone.

She hadn't heard anything from her daughter, or Wally for that matter, and that worried her.

Mary had called her, they weren't at their house either.

Where could they be? They hadn't gone of like that since they were five years old.

Suddenly the front door opened, and she practically flew out of the chair.

"Lia!" She yelled out into the hallway.

Instead her ex-husband was standing in the doorway.

He had an oddly calm expression on his face.

"Do you know where Lia is?" She asked franticly.

Instead of answering he stepped inside and took of his shoes.

"What's for dinner?" he then asked.

She looked at him confused, but ignored his question.

"Lia hasn't been home since this afternoon!" She explained. "And Wally's mom called me, they're not there either!"

"Wally?" Her husband asked, calm but confused.

She shook her head. Not understanding why, he was acting this way. "He's her best friend. They have been together since they were small!"

"Really?" He asked, as he walked past her and into the kitchen.

"What is wrong with you? Your daughter is missing!" She yelled after him, as she followed him.

He poured himself a cup of coffee and looked up at her.

"No, she's not." He just said.

She blinked in shock.

"Do you know where she is?" She asked and followed him into the living room, she had been sitting in earlier.

He sat down on the couch and patted on the spot beside him, while taking a sip of his coffee.

She sat down beside him and waited for an answer.

He removed the cup from his lips and look her straight in the eyes.

"Yes … I know."


So ... what do you think?

I'm a little insecure about my writing