Wally swatted his hand for the umpteenth time since they exited the ship
"Damn mosquitoes. What am I, an all you can eat buffet?" he said
"Something must be attracting them to you," Robin smirked
"Certainly isn't your manly charm." Artemis mumbled
"I heard that!"
"I'm just glad they're staying away from the rest of us, thanks Wally!"
"We don't have time for this!" Said Kaldur, "We need to find out where we are, and what to do."
"Well, as far as I can tell. It's a tropical forest." Said Wally
"Hmm, there's something not right about these plants," said Artemis "We were in the Northern Hemisphere before we crashed, but a lot of these plants can only be found in the Southern Hemisphere."
"So in the course of 2 minuets, we went to the other side of the Earth?" said Wally
"It's more likely that these were taken from the Southern Hemisphere and brought here." Said Robin
"Also, a few of these plants are thought to be extinct." Said Artemis
"Since when were you an expert?" said Wally
"Since I took a course in high school." Said Artemis
Robin looked up at the sky, it was nearly nightfall and the stars were starting to come into view
"That's strange, the stars are out of place…" Robin frowned, and then turned to his teammates, "We should probably find shelter before nightfall."
"We can use the Bio-Ship." Said Artemis
"We won't learn anything about our new surroundings in the ship, we need to send a scouting team out so that we at least know what's nearby." Said Kaldur "Artemis and Robin, you two have the most expertise at moving without attracting notice, you two scout the area. We'll use the short-range radios to stay in contact. Don't stray too far, I just want to know what to expect once we enter the jungle and I want you back before midnight. Once you return, we'll discuss your findings and then rest until noon."
"The rest may change after I get more information," said Kaldur "But unless something major happens, Conner and Wally will stay and watch the ship. The rest of us will find out where we are, if it was something on the island that cause us to crash, and hopefully a way back home."
The team nodded their understanding
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"Tonight!"
Edward shouted at the screen "You want me to code all this data and send it to you, all in the course of 6 hours?"
"Can you do it?"
"No I can't do it! There's enough data on this to crash a Super-Computer if uploaded to quickly! I have to code every bit of it before sending it, that'll take months, at least!"
"Then don't code the data."
"Right, then the Shadows get their grubby little hands on this and learn about all their weaknesses! We won't be able to hit anywhere without wondering if it's a trap or not! With all due respect sir, use your head every now and then!"
"I'll let that slide. How long would it take to code the data?"
"I already told you, 6 mo-"
"Alert! Unknown aircraft landing on island! Recommend immediate response!"
"What is that?"
Edward gave a huge sigh "Just another problem. I'll take care of it shortly. As for the data, you can expect it within the year." Nigma cut the transmission then turned his monitor to the security cameras "So just who are these strangers?"
He studied figures on the cameras and recognized them almost immediately. "Hmm, this should be fun, at least for a little while."
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Artemis' foot slipped on a branch. However just before she fell, a hand reached down and grabbed hers, pulling her back up.
"Don't worry, I gotcha." Said Robin, pulling her up until she was able to stand securely on a couple of branches in the high treetops
"I still question the efficiency of using the tree-tops as cover." Said Artemis
"Well if you're quiet about it, then there is almost no chance of anyone on the ground spotting you, and in this environment we won't have to worry about bee's nest where' as down there we would have to worry about…"
"Robin, stop talking." Said Artemis, alerting him to his rambling
"Ok, bottom line. It's useful." Robin sighed
They continued their trek once more, taking careful mental notes of the individual landmarks and odd clearings. Nest of hazardous animals were given extra notice and strictly marked as 'do not approach' on the maps they were mentally drawing.
"Are you guys done yet?" Wally groaned
"We'll be done when we're done, Casanova." Artemis snarled
"Uh, care to repeat that? I'm not sure I understood!" Wally said sarcastically
"You two, keep this channel clear unless absolutely necessary. We need to stay focused in these situations." Kaldur intervened
"Fine." Wally and Artemis said in unison
Artemis, still steamed by the previous conversation, tripped on another branch and fell headfirst before Robin caught her by the foot.
"Ugn…good job, you were born for this…" Robin said sarcastically, trying to pull her up
"Shut up!" Artemis tried pulling herself on when she felt something odd on the tree "Wait, Robin stop!" She inspected the bark closer and felt some sort of lens
"What…is it?" said Robin, struggling to keep her from falling
Artemis tore away some of the surrounding bark and uncovered a camera. Curious, she pulled the camera out and discovered several wires going through the tree. "Ok, pull me up."
"Easier…said then done…" Said Robin
"…ugn, my head, would be a little more…AHH careful where you put those!" Artemis snarled
"S-Sorry!"
It took a few minuets of awkward struggling, but they finally managed to get Artemis sitting upright on a tree branch with the camera intact
"I'll just forget that happened." Artemis glared
"Erm…so what'd you find?" said Robin
"Just some camera, and wires running all over the tree you're sitting on."
"Interesting, so we're not the only ones on this island."
"That was obvious from the start, but the fact that he or she managed to set this up says something about their intelligence."
"It's more than likely that they've been watching our every move. Probably more of those cameras around these trees that we overlooked."
"That's what I was thinking."
"Let's tell Kaldur once we get back, it'd be better to get back to ship before it gets dark."
"Agreed."
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"Camera 6-7-2 is in need of repair! Repeat; camera 6-7-2 is in need of repair!"
"Observant little seals." Edward said to himself
He laid back in his chair and contemplated his next move
As soon as an idea struck him, he instantly acted on it. First checking to see if any of his experiments were near that area. Lucky for him, they were
"Time to get…prehistoric."