Disclaimer-Sadly, I don't any of the rights to the DC universe, just to my thoughts.

Here we go! So I decided what I want to do, finally, which will make the story like twenty chapters Though, forgive me if I don't quite make it that far... And, as always, don't forget to review!

Warnings-Contains blood, slight torture, and mild language. I think the teen warning should cover the story.

Robin looked at her through the white lenses of his domino mask, still showing obvious concern. "Artemis…"

"I'm okay, for now." She tried to reassure him. However, looking like she did, sounding like she did, and the coughing didn't help her point. He looked rather skeptical so she continued. "Doesn't matter. Anyway, I think we can find a way to get you guys out." Cough. "What can you find out about this facility on your computer?" She asked, coughing again.

He glanced at her again before waving his hand over his left wrist. The computer popped up almost instantly and he began typing. "It was only abandoned a few months ago because of some freak accident that blew apart the fifth floor. It was built on top of the site of a castle some lunatic built in the 1700's. Well, that explains the dungeon. I found a blueprint, too." He said, pulling it up for him and Roy to look at.

When Artemis spoke up, it surprised them both. "Can you wake the others up? I need to tell you guys something."

8:48 P.M.

Six teens stared at her expectantly but also worried. Wally hadn't wasted time in running over to the bars and had been electrocuted before anyone could tell him not to. They all knew better now.

Artemis took a breath before speaking. "Sportsmaster is my father." That news was greeted by an almost collective gasp. Robin and Red Arrow kept looking at her, waiting. Of course Robin knew. He was Batman's protégé, after all. She coughed before continuing. "Cheshire is my sister." Before she could say anything else, a certain speedster cut her off.

"WHAT? Why didn't you tell us? How could you?" Wally's reaction and outburst was predictable. Aqualad, Superboy, and Miss Martian had similar looks of disbelief.

Robin answered for Artemis. "Well, would you have accepted her at first if you'd known?" The four reluctantly shook their heads. "She just wanted to be a part of the Team without having history in the way."

"And just because we're related doesn't mean I'm like them. I also live in Gotham and go to the Academy there." Roy shot her a look of disbelief. "On scholarship. You can ask whatever you want and I promise I'll answer truthfully." Everyone but Superboy had to strain to hear the last part. She coughed again.

Sudden realization dawned on Wally. "You let her go… Your first mission with us. You let her go, didn't you?"

Artemis sighed. "Yes. She threatened to tell you guys. I-I'm sorry." Cough. "I really regret that now." She said, wincing as she coughed again.

"Then, wait a minute." Wally said, thinking again. "So she…" He trailed off. Everyone had realized the same thing.

Artemis gave another tiny, sad nod. It hurt more than just physically, what had been done. "The man you always saw the back of was Sportsmaster." Most of them had guessed as much by now. She sighed before coughing again and looked at her friends, her real family.

Wally looked pissed but concerned and also like he wanted to punch through a wall, all at the same time. Robin looked the most calm but still very concerned. Kaldur looked…tired and worried. M'gann looked sad, worried, and like she really just wanted to hug Artemis. Superboy looked pissed but like a big brother. Zatanna was still unconscious, which didn't look like it would change any time soon. Maybe she imagined it, Artemis thought Roy was looking at her with a little bit of concern.

"Can anyone reach the League?" Artemis asked after what seemed to have been a n eternity of silence, rather unsubtly changing the subject. They all tried their various comm links before shaking their heads. They sighed collectively.

"Artemis, how much do you know about this place? I've got the blueprints but I don't know about who and what's here." Robin spoke to her, once again pulling up the famous holographic computer.

"I overheard some of the guards talking. It sounds like the genomorphs left after they brought us down here. I think some guards left, too. Anyway, I think the majority of the guards are on the floor above us. That's where the videos were taken." She said, coughing. "The rest are dispersed throughout the different floors, about ten on each, so I heard." She coughed again, looking towards the others again.

Robin nodded, adding notes to the schematic he somehow managed to secure. "Alright. We need a plan." The others nodded. "You guys have no powers and we have no weapons. Do guards ever come down here?" He turned to Artemis.

"Dunno. We were all brought down together and it wasn't long before you guys woke up. They'll probably come down again soon, knowing the Shadows." Cough. "Make sure we aren't gone. It's unlikely they'll give us anything. I've been here over a day, nothing." She coughed again as their eyes all widened slightly.

"Alright, but would they open the doors for any reason, you think?" Robin asked, still messing with his computer.

"Well, maybe. It's possible they'll want to use you against the Justice League. Like blackmail, you know. However, I don't think it'll be as bad as what they did to me." She said quietly, coughing again. "They'll mostly give threats, probably, but I don't doubt that they'll follow through. So, basically, yes, to answer your question. They'll threaten you to get to the JL. Me? Dunno. They know you're closer to GA, Roy." He stiffened at the mention of his name. "Depends on what their bosses think. They call themselves the Light. I know that there're seven of them and that my father works for them, not the Shadows like Cheshire." She coughed again.

Robin nodded. "Alright, then we need to get a message to the JL somehow, maybe like you did but it would be too easy. We'll have to see what they try. Then, we'll be able to come up with something." The others nodded in response. "For now, though, we'll have to wait to see what they want with you, Artemis."

"Speak of the devil…" Artemis muttered as the door leading to the floor opened.