Chapter Ten

Return to the Watchtower...

For the second time within a month, Kara found herself on the Watchtower. While neither time was for a social visit, this one found her in the medical area. Artemis had taken her there once they arrived after the young girl had collapsed.

"Is she going to be ok, Atom?" Artemis asked impatiently.

The league member looked at her once he finished examining her daughter and said, "The bones in her lower left leg are broken. Why didn't you take her to a hospital or a regular doctor?"

"The League of Shadows was waiting for us outside the school." she said with a sigh.

"So you two ran almost three quarters of a mile to get to the closest Zeta tube?" he asked, a little skeptical.

"No, I ran while carrying my mom." Kara said looking at him.

"Atom, meet the daughter of the original Kid Flash." Artemis said with a hint of pride in her voice.

The Atom looked at the young girl for a few seconds before walking over to a cabinet saying, "While she may have his speed, she doesn't appear to have his accelerated healing. She's going to have to deal with a cast until it heals like normal."

He walked over to the young girl and handed her what looked like a candy bar.

"What's this?" Kara asked looking at it.

"It's a special protein bar that was made for the Flash and any other speedsters," he said smiling, "I figured you're going to want that right about…..now."

Kara let out a slight gasp as her stomach growled loudly. "Thank you." she said before removing the wrapper and beginning to eat it.

"You'll welcome," he said before looking at Artemis, "There's a few more bars in the cupboard if she wants another. Once I get done setting her cast, I'll go let Wonder Woman know you're here and what happened."

"I already know." the amazon princess said as she entered the room. "And I'm sorry to say this, Artemis, you're not going to be able to go home for a while."

"First off, how did you know?" Artemis asked.

"I let them know." a green skinned teenager said stepping out from behind the amazon.

"Is he a Martian?" Kara asked looking at her mother.

"It's a long story, sweetie, but thank you Gar." Artemis said with a sigh.

"You're welcome." he said with a slight smile.

"I guess the question now becomes where are we going to stay?" she said sitting in a chair.

"After your little outburst with Batman a few weeks ago and what happened with Kara, I think I might know somewhere you two will be safe." Wonder Woman said.

"And where's that?" Artemis asked.

"It involves staying with one of the league members." the amazon said.

"We are not staying with Captain Marvel." Artemis said.

"You don't want to know." Atom said answering Kara's unasked question.

"You won't be staying with him," Wonder Woman assured them, "I've talked to a few and Conner said you two are more than welcome to stay with him and his folks until this blows over."

"No offense, Wonder Woman, but I'm going to advise against that." Atom said as he finished setting Kara's cast.

"Why?" Kara asked before finishing the protein bar.

"Conner lives on a farm." Wonder Woman said, looking at the cast, "I do know of one other that said you can stay with him, but I'm not sure that's a good idea."

"I really don't care at this moment," Artemis said after a few seconds thought, "But where ever we go, I have to get our dog and a few things from home."

"That won't be necessary," Batman said as he entered the room. "Barbara went with both Flash and Kid Flash to pack up your place and move it into storage."

"Then where are we going to live?" Kara asked, looking at the dark knight.

"It is only temporary, Kara. Don't worry." Wonder Woman assured the little girl.

"And I can tell you where she won't be going." Atom said once he finished setting the cast, "Kara has a compound fracture in both bones of her lower left leg. She is going to have to go somewhere she can either get around easily with crutches, or somewhere she can't be photographed if she has to fly."

"Because of the team and the league having active social lives, it's a bad idea for them to stay with one of them. So the only options are either they housesit for a league member, go to Paradise Island, or the Batcave. Now none of the league is on vacation, so housesitting is out. I don't think them going to Themyscira would be a good idea largely because of Kara's cast. So that leaves one option."

"Don't even try to argue the point." Wonder Woman said, looking at Batman. "You know he's right."

"No offense, but I would rather go back to Gotham than stay in the Batcave." Artemis said crossing her arms, "And FYI, Kara actually is afraid of bats."

"Not all bats," the young girl said quietly, "Just ones that show off their underwear to the world."

"Don't ask." Artemis said as they heard Gar snicker.

"Be ready to go in an hour." the dark knight said before turning to leave.

"Kara's not leaving till morning." Atom said before the dark knight could leave, "I want to make sure her right leg is ok first, considering what shape her left was in when she arrived here."

"Fine," Batman said looking back at his fellow league member before looking at Artemis, "Contact your school and let them know you won't be in for a few days due to a family emergency."

"I'm still in my probation period," Artemis informed him, "If I call and tell them that; I'm out of a job."

"Then you need a better job." he said before leaving.

"I swear, that man sometimes." Wonder Woman said shaking her head.

"It's not nice to swear." Kara said.

"She has you there." Gar said.

"And thank you for volunteering to spar with me, Gar," Wonder Woman said before walking out of the room. "Let's go."

"Somebody's in trouble." Kara sang as she watched the teen leave the room slowly.

"Oh he's not the only one." Artemis said looking at her daughter.

"Uh-oh." Kara said looking at her mother.

"Would you mind saving it until after I get done examining her?" Atom asked.

"Make it quick." Artemis said sitting in a chair.

"No promises," he said before turning his attention to her daughter, "How's your right leg feel?"

"My ankle hurts." Kara said looking at the table.

He scanned her ankle and sighed after a few minutes before saying, "Well, by the looks of it, you have a stress fracture in your ankle."

"How long is she going to be down?" Artemis asked.

"About two to three months. Give or take." he answered while putting the young girl's ankle in a brace.

"I wish I didn't have these powers." Kara said trying to hold back tears.

"Don't say that," Artemis said getting up from her chair and walking over, "Because I'm glad you have them."

"Why?" the young girl asked looking at her mother, "If it wasn't for me-"

"I would probably be dead by now." Artemis said placing a finger on her daughter's lips effectively silencing her, "You've been saving me from the first day you entered my life, and no one is going to take you from me." She sat on the exam table and gently pulled Kara into a hug. "I love you, Kara." she said as tears started to fall. "I honestly don't know what I would do without you."

Kara returned the hug before asking, "Am I still in trouble?"

Artemis laughed a little before saying, "I think your injuries are punishment enough. Just promise me you will never do that again."

"I promise." Kara replied tightening the hug a little.

"You know," Atom said after a few seconds, "It's a good thing I was finished before you two decided to hug it out."

"Shut up, Atom." Artemis said slowly releasing the hug, "But she is ok, right?"

"Other than the broken bones, she's fine," he said with a slight laugh.

"Well….besides being hungry and tired." Kara said.

"Then I guess it's a good thing I decided to stop by," a voice from the doorway said. They looked over to see Barbara holding a pizza box and what looked like an overnight bag.

"Bart is setting up one of the rooms up here for you to use tonight, Artemis." she said walking over and putting the box on a tray table, "And just so you know, Batman had me take Brucely over to where you two are going tomorrow."

"Thanks and you're just the person we wanted to see," Artemis said smiling.

"No, Bart didn't get into anything personal. Barry and I made sure of that," the redhead said.

"Thanks. But I was talking about another reason," Artemis said pulling her cell out, "We ran into a certain bird at the Flash museum this past Saturday. You know, Dick."

"Less," Kara said with a slight giggle.

"What did you two do?" Barbara asked looking at them.

"Nothing major," Artemis replied bringing up a video on the holo-screens, "Just this."

The room was silent as everyone watched the events from that past weekend. It wasn't until it was over before Barbara busted out laughing. "I don't believe you two did that," she said between laughs.

"He asked for it." Kara said.

"Oh I agree, but who recorded this?" Barbara asked.

"Zatanna," Artemis said before pulling the tray over.

"Ok, that doesn't surprise me," Barbara said wiping a tear from her eyes, "But how did you get Kara to agree to do that?"

"All that was actually her," Artemis answered handing her daughter a piece, "I asked if she wanted to help get him and she just started in like that."

"Well, she's defiantly your kid," Atom said with a slight laugh, "Because only you would've come up with something that ingenuous on the spot, Artemis."

With that, Atom left the room, and after they talked for a few minutes, Barbara left as well.

"Mommy…"

"Yes."

"The reason I carried you with me….well I couldn't have used that teleport without you."

"Why…"

"M'gann said I was in the computer, but only if YOU'RE with me."

"Oh, that's right, well aren't you my little genius." Artemis said with a smile.

The mother and daughter sat there for a while and were happy that they had each other, but something was nagging at Artemis that she couldn't explain.