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Disclaimer: Sadly, no I don't own YJ. But I WILL GET IT!

Warning:

I'm not good with Kaldur or Artemis, so they're a bit OUT OF CHARACTER, OOC. Sorry!

SeaArrow- Kaldur x Artemis

"Team, report to the de-briefing room. ASAP."

The sharp voice of the young heroes' leader came crackling through the speakers, causing the young woman who was lounging on the armchair to sigh and close her book, tucking a strand of pale blond hair behind her ear. She stood up and took two graceful steps to the blond boy who was napping on the couch. He was just gorgeous. The girl's eyes took in the his nearly unmoving body, abs clearly still visible under the tight white shirt he had on, muscled arms wrapped around a pillow, eyes closed tightly as if he were concentrating. The girl saw his strong jaw-line, his perfectly shaped lips, his gentle gray eyes- wait, what!

She blushed. He was awake-and he noticed her study of him. The boy grinned and sat up, stretching his arms high, his shirt going tight against his well- sculpted body, giving the embarrassed girl in front of him a very nice show of his muscles. Still grinning, he rubbed his eyes and stood up. "The Bat called us to the 'briefing room, huh?" The still-slightly-red girl in front of him nodded once, keeping her face to the floor. What was it about him that made her so tongue-tied? She always knew what to say. She never got flustered; especially not because of boys. But here she was, silent and flushed because of the simply perfect boy in front of her.

"I was going to wake you, but… It seemed you didn't need my help anyway. I-I will just be going now- u-unless you wanted to go together?" Her words were soft and stuttered. That breath-taking smile he had on got wider; he must know what this was doing to her. She usually never let her emotions show; it was vital that she portrayed confidence and never faltered in her job. Head before heart, as everyone in her line of business had to remember. Her mom was a perfect example of that.

But he was just so perfect: arms toned and tanned, muscles ripping when he fought, the pearly white smile that always left her gasping for breath, eyes that took her through clouds of serene gray. He was amazing in every way and it always shocked her every time she was reminded of this fact. When she was injured on a mission a couple of months earlier, and he carried her through 2 miles of rainforest to civilization; he always had her back, protecting her from Cheshire or any other villain that attempted to harm her or other teammate. And when he joked around with Robin, easy familiarity passed between the two, even when he argued with Kid Flash or scolded the other teammates if something went wrong on a mission. He was so brave, so strong, so loyal, and so kind. There was no way someone like him would like someone like her.

The girl's own gray eyes widened and she blushed a brilliant shade of red as she realized that she had been staring at him for 5 minutes straight. She immediately looked down and muttered a quick apology, turning around to walk briskly through the hallway to the debriefing room. She let out a breath as she disappeared from sight but tensed up again when she heard the low chuckle and sound of steps trying to catch up with her. Keeping her head down, she slowed, enough for his long strides to match her own. They walked in silence for a couple of minutes before finally entering the debriefing room, and immediately noticed that they were the last there.

"Geez, guys! What took you so long? We've been waiting forever!" Kid Flash groaned out, while the caped crusader in front of the teens turned to glare at the couple just walking in. The girl kept her head down, but still replied, "It was my fault that we were late. I was distracted. I am sorry for the inconvenience and trouble I caused you. Please continue with the debriefing." The black cape swished around, growling out a "Just don't be late again. Understood?" for the latecomers to nod at. The leader returned to the holo-computer that was showing a picture of a S.T.A.R. labs building.

"This building was reported to be abandoned around 10 years ago. No one tore it down, because of all the dangerous chemicals and radiation still residing in the air there. We had it chained up until we could find a way to get rid of the toxic chemicals and radiation, then safely destroy it. Unfortunately, it was pushed to the back of our files, and we forgot about it. But now someone has taken up residence in there and are creating very dangerous chemicals. We've seen some of the results, letting us know that this person is also testing out or selling the chemicals to other villains. We don't know who it is but we've suspected Luthor hiring some scientist; a couple of the criminals that tipped us off were planning to use the compound as a bomb to destroy a lab that was competing against Lexcorp- a Wayne Enterprises medical lab that was testing out new tech for surgeries and growing plants that could help cure some very nasty diseases. Your mission: to infiltrate this building, find out who is there, and come back-without being spotted for once. Are you ready?" The Dark Knight of Gotham asked them. The teens replied with a rousing, "YES COMMANDER!" and promptly fell to the floor laughing after it.

The Batglare finally caused them to mature a little.

Robin, smile still large, questioned the unamused Bat, "Do I have the info on my wrist computer?" A sharp nod was the answer. The rest of the young heroes wiped their eyes and got somewhat serious again. "Time to suit up, guys!" Kid Flash shouted out, while turning around and getting ready to flash out of the room. But a "wait!" kept the young hero from leaving. The teens turned back to their leader, a caring look on her face.

"Team, please, be careful this time. This mission is a bit more dangerous than the others. Just keep that in mind," Batwoman said gently, words directed at the team, but eyes on her daughter. Robin smiled gently back at her mentor and looped her arm through her ginger best friend's arm. "B, we're always careful. It's just KF here has a very large mouth and she can't help it when a rather attractive dude walks by. And Supergirl does know how to be quiet sometimes- it just that the frustration of the thickheadedness of the Big SuperBitch sometimes puts her on edge. But the rest of us; we're as silent as marshmallows. Isn't that right, Aquagirl?" the short, dark-haired girl turned to look at their fearless leader.

The still-slightly red, pale blond girl, tucked her book under her arm and looked at the caped woman standing in the middle of the debriefing room. Kaldora put a soft smile on her face and pushed down her embarrassment enough to honestly reply. "I would gladly put life in the hands of my teammates. I trust them equally and I know that they are always careful, even if the mission doesn't turn out the way we expected. Trust us, Batwoman- we know what we're doing." The Atlantean's words seemed to reassure the older woman, and she finally gestured for them to continue to go suit up while Zeta-beaming out of the Cave.

(OHHHHH! NO SHE DIDN'T! Well, yeah, I did. I did just tricked you and gender-bent this. Teehee :P)

Kaldora moved to the hallway, but was stopped by a firm chest in front of her. Shocked, she dropped her book. The dark-skinned girl bent down, while blushing fiercely yet again. As she went to grab the book, a larger hand grasped hers. She looked up and met deep pools of amazing gray. Apollo leaned in closer to the team leader, noses nearly touching. Kaldora sweared her heart stop beating for a moment.

"You would really trust me with your life, Kala? Honestly?" He murmured sweetly to the girl. If she was anyone else, Kaldora would've fainted; but she flushed instead and stammered a soft, "Y-y-yes, Apollo." Even though his nickname for her made her knees go weak, she gathered the strength to reply, stronger this time, "I believe that you would be able to protect me if I needed it, and you haven't done anything to break my trust yet so I still have faith in you." She smiled at his astonished face. Those almond shaped eyes wide, lips parted just a little bit, cheeks red with emotion.

"W-what about the whole "mole" thing that Sportsmaster said? You don't suspect me, like Red Arrow does? She's been your friend longer than I have. You don't trust her?" Apollo stuttered, confused by the beautiful Atlantean in front of him. Aquagirl sighed.

"I do trust Ray, but she is not infallible. I believe that she is wrong in accusing you, Mr. Martian, and Supergirl. She may be my friend, but she can be wrong sometimes. But I think we are wasting time; Batwoman would not like us to be late twice in one day. I will see you in the Bio-ship, Apollo. Time to suit up." And with that, Kaldora grabbed her book, stood up, and walked to her room, blushing all the way. Little did she know that the blond haired boy behind her was still frozen in shock, but the blush also still very visible on his face. It seemed she wasn't the only one with a crush.

Apollo sighed as he leaned back against his closed door. Kaldora was just so beautiful; it made him feel unworthy to be in her presence. Him, the son of two villains: his still-active mother, Sportsmaster, and his crippled father, the Hunter. Not to mention his brother, Cheshire, who thought running away from mom would save him. Jake always was a bit of a dreamer.

Groaning, the archer sunk to the floor. Kala trusted him. With her life. How was he supposed to ignore that? How was he supposed to betray that honest face, and stab her in the back? Mom couldn't make him do that. Maybe he could renegotiate with her- information, instead of 5 dead heroes. His life was just hell.

Apollo sighed again and stood up, moving towards his closet to grab his suit. At least he didn't have to wear that god-awful Speedy costume. He could understand why Ray would want to go on her own; to get away from the horrible red tunic and long yellow boots. And the embarrassing Peter Pan hat. Apollo shuddered at that terrifying thought.

Green Arrow had be generous in Apollo's mentorship- letting him choose his own costume and name, training times that were compatible with his schedule, and a donation to help with his father's medical bills. Even though he hated to admit weakness, they had been struggling with money. Apollo could only make so much as a waiter in a dinky diner in a kinda nice part of Gotham City. At least he had a job.

The blond boy pulled on the black spandex pants and tight green tank top. Olivia's symbol was on the tank, so at least Apollo could be known as a hero instead of a random dude with spandex on. He buckled his belt and pulled the quiver of arrows onto his back, slipped his hands into his elbow length gloves, pulled up his knee pads, and laced up his boots. For his final touches, he slipped on a green armband, tied up his shoulder-length blond hair into a ponytail, and pulled his dark green domino mask over his eyes. Slowly, Apollo turned to look at himself in the full-length mirror on the closet door.

A hero looked back at him, strength and confidence flowing from him. Apollo sighed and turned away, grabbing his bow as he walked out of his room. That sight always sickened him.

The team had just left the Cave in the bio-ship when Robin explained the details and the blueprints of the building. Robin sat next to Willie on the right side, so Connie took the seat in front with Kaldora next to him and Apollo in the far right. Aquagirl listened closely and began to formulate their strategy of getting the information. Martin set the ship to autopilot to pay attention completely and Connie glared at the sky again. Willie was munching on an energy bar, and Apollo was discreetly listening to Kala's angelic voice while checking his bow over. Her voice was like music to his ears, especially when she said his name. "Apollo." Ah, it was a sweet melody, and he couldn't get enough of it. "Apollo. Apollo!"

"Hey, replacement! Aquagirl was talking to you!" Willie's annoying high pitched voice broke the archer from his daydreaming. Flushing a light red, Apollo put his bow down and looked at their beautiful leader. The dark-skinned girl had a concerned look on her face, and gently leaned over to his seat to place a soft hand against his forehead to feel his temperature, making his blush deepen even further.

"Apollo, do you not feel well? As leader, I need to look out for you. If you are ill and are still taking this mission, I would not be a good leader. Please, if you are not feeling well, you may stay on the Bio-ship instead of going on the mission. Are you fine with that?" she said in her caring voice, causing the red archer to close his eyes and lean into her hand. The Atlantean girl was shocked, but didn't move in fear of alarming him.

And because she wasn't really opposed at all to the blond boy using her hand as a rest.

"Apollo, you will stay here on the Bio-ship. It seems that you have a bit of a temperature, and you could use the rest. Supergirl will take your place in the mission. Do you know what to do, Connie?" The Kryptonian girl gave a brief nod, confirming Aquagirl's question. Apollo finally seemed to wake up again as his eyes flew open and he immediately moved back from Kaldora's hand. Realizing that he was taken off of the mission, the archer started to protest. A quick look from the fearless leader quieted him. "You are obviously tired, Apollo. It does not help us if you fail during the mission. Or any mission for that matter. How many hours of sleep have you been getting?" The bleached blond girl questioned Apollo, even raising her eyebrow at him. The emerald archer looked down and muttered something incoherent. Kala leaned in, giving a accusing, "Hmm? What was that?" as she did. Apollo gave in and looked up.

"I said that I only got a couple of hours for the past couple of days. But I can still go on the mission, Aquagirl. I'm just a little tired. I've had some trouble adjusting to my new school and the year's been a tad bit bumpy. But soon I'll be back to normal, okay?" Came the defiant reply. Kaldora leaned back in shock at his confession. His health and welfare were in trouble and he was just shrugging it off? That is no laughing matter (okay, so maybe her protective instincts were roused at this point, and she was going a little bit overboard, but he was really important in her mind). The stubborn Atlantean grabbed the brooding Apollo's hand, gently grasping his chin too, forcing him to look at her. As the two pairs of gray eyes met, a spark passed between them. Apollo's mouth dropped a little as he was swept up in Kala's eyes, falling deeper and deeper into the pools of the serene gray.

"Please. For me, Apollo. Take care of yourself; not just for your own sake." Came the soft whisper. Apollo swallowed, but managed a slight nod. Kaldora's eyes widened in relief and she gave a small smile, just the corners of her mouth barely upturned. Apollo grinned back at her, and they both felt everything around them disappear. It was just the two of them, alone in the moment together. Leaning towards each other slowly and cautiously, until their lips were a breath apart, then-

"Destination arrived. What now Aquagirl?" Martin interrupted the two blondes. Kaldora and Apollo leapt back from each other and pretended as if they weren't about to just kiss. Aquagirl cleared her throat and then replied, "Of course, Mr. Martian. We all know what we're going to do, so we can all land at the building together. Except you, Apollo, your job is to camouflage and guard the ship, keeping watch on the outside of the building. Is everyone ready?"

A collective "Ready!" was the reply and all the heroes except Apollo dropped out of the ship and onto the lab below them. The lone archer looked longingly at Kaldora before sitting in the captain seat and turning on camouflage mode.

It was sure to be a boring night ahead of him.

Apollo sighed for the millionth time. He'd been sitting in the Bio-ship for 2 hours, waiting for the team to come back. Apollo had scouted out the surrounding area, checked to make sure no one had gone into the building, even attempted to actually get the homework he brought along done and surprised his teacher. But, no matter how hard he tried, the blond haired boy couldn't focus on anything. Not when Kaldora was out there, probably in danger, and he couldn't protect her. Apollo finally gave in. He contacted through the mind link.

Martin?

Hey, Apollo! Is something wrong? Is someone coming? Here, I'll link us up with the oth-

No!

Huh?

I mean, I...uh, it's just that, I…erm…

Did you want to talk about Aquagirl?

Uh….no…*maybe*

I thought so.

Shut up! So, is Kala alright? It's been a long time.

….

Martin? Hello? Martin? Anybody? IS ANYONE OUT THERE?

…..

Oh. You're giving me the silent treatment, aren't you?

….

Dammit. *mental sigh* I'm sorry that I yelled at you, will you ever forgive me? Please?

…..

I'll watch the HELLO MARTIN marathon with you.

Apollo! You're my best human friend in the whole wide world!

Just tell me what's going on.

Well, Robin first had to hack into the system to make sure everything was offline, them to

get the blueprints. We were all about to go explore but them Robin remembered the radiation in the building so she had to give us these foldable HAZMAT suits. Can you believe how much stuff that girl has in her utility belt?

Wait-she pulled out five hazmat suits from her utility belt? That's impossible.

Apollo, she's Robin, the Girl Wonder. Partner of Batwoman, protector of Gotham.

…..Is that what she said when the others questioned her?

….Yeah.

Figures. She likes her titles way too much. But anyways, what next?

Well, we then split up to try and cover more ground, and since this building is HUGE, it's been taking us a long time to search it properly. And before you ask, we ran into a couple of problems along the way, so it's taking us even longer to search. The lab is covered with mutated rats and other animals that had snuck in. The chemicals were just lying around so they could get into every; we actually had to fight a couple of the bigger ones. I think it was a mutated chipmunk.

Lemme get this straight. A team of 5 superheros had to fight a chipmunk? Please, tell me it was short and easy.

Well, not exactly…. Robin got a couple of bruises, Kid got a rather nasty-looking scratch across her arm, and-

IS KALA OK?

Geez, calm down Apollo! I knew you loved her, but this is just outrageous. No need to be so protective; Kaldora is strong, she can save herself. She was only tossed at a wall once-the rest of were worse.

Are you sure Kaldora's okay? There better not be a hair out of place- wait. Did you say I loved Kala?

Of course! It's totally obvious; everyone else already knows. I think Willie and Robin are actually betting on who will kiss who first. I heard Willie was voting Aquagirl, so that means Robin is betting on you being the first to make a move. I'm still debating because both of you seemed to be totally ignorant of the others feelings, and Kaldora's pretty shy so I don't think she'll kiss you unless she absolutely knows that it won't bother you and you seem very reserved with almost everything so she'll never confess her true feelings to you if you continue to act like this and-

Martin! Stop! You're rambling again and I just can't stand-wait. Did you say that Kaldora had feelings for me too?

Hello Martin! I totally forgot about that. I actually wasn't supposed to mention that...aww, Kaldora's going to be so mad at me…. just don't tell her that I was the one that told you, okay?

How did you find out?

Well, Aquagirl was thinking about you when I accidently peeked into her mind to see what she was so passionate about. Her emotions were so strong that I couldn't even think properly! It was embarrassing to say the least when I realized what she was thinking about. I tried to forget it, but she found out I knew and swore me to secrecy. And now I told everything I was supposed to never speak about.

But, she does have feelings for me? Like, she really likes me? Like she has a crush on me?

Yeah… she's crushing on you pretty hard. So all you have to do is just go confess to her and bam! She's yours.

Really? You think so?

Of course! She totally loves you, too! And both of you would make the cutest couple!

Thanks Martin. I wouldn't have done it without you.

No problem! I'm just glad to finally get to play matchmaker. It's surprisingly fun. So after the mission, you'll go up to Aquagirl and finally confess! It'll be so romantic and I might even start crying and we'll take pictures to capture the mome-

BOOM!

Apollo jumped out of his seat with a start, looking around to gather his senses. Rushing to the windows, the archer gasped at the sight that greeted him. The ship was a good 50 feet away from the building, so he got the full view of the abandoned lab. Someone had put an explosive in the middle of the lab, and a big one too. almost the entire center of the large building was collapsing. Shocked still, Apollo almost didn't even notice a small black figure running out from the building, away from the wreckage and into the nearby forest. The blond archer jumped back into the captain seat and flew the ship to the roof the lab. Apollo debated which to do; try and save the others or go after the culprit?

A-Apollo? Apollo sighed in relief. At least they weren't all dead yet.

Martin? Are you ok? Are the others?

Yeah, there's just a lot of smoke and debris. I can still feel the others; I don't think they're that bad, except for-

Good. the bioship is on top of the building, all you have to do is call it to come and get the others. I saw someone running away from the lab so I'm going to go chase after 'em. Meet me outside in like 20 minutes.

No wait! Apollo there's still-

The archer blocked him out and jumped from the ship. Landing on the roof, he pulled out his bow and strung a trick arrow. He pulled back the string, took a deep breath, and aimed. The arrow sailed through the dark night sky, passing just under the full moon and landed directly in front of the running figure. Smoke exploded at the contact, causing the figure to momentarily stop, just enough for Apollo to fire another grappling arrow and swing over to the black-clad figure. The dark clouds covered the moon, taking away the little light there was. The blond archer lifted his bow and notched an arrow, ready for an attack from the culprit.

"Nice to see you too, Apollo."

Apollo gasped and stepped back away from the dispersing smoke. The figure was still barely visible, but the blond would know that voice anywhere- Cheshire.

"Ja-Cheshire. What are you doing here?" he growled out a reply, once again lifting his bow to the villain in front of him. Cheshire grinned- beneath his mask, of course. His little brother was just so funny sometimes. Pretending to be a hero, pretending that he didn't know Jake, pretending that he wasn't a traitor. It was all so- funny! And Apollo thought Jake was the dreamer! The villain sighed. But now wasn't the time for laughs; it was time for business.

"Oh little brother, you're hilarious sometimes, you know that? But anyways, I was actually sent here as a favor. Wanna know who sent me?" Jake chuckled and grinned maliciously. Apollo blanched and his bow started to tremble. Jake sheathed the sais he was holding and began to circle the silent archer. "You know, Mom was never patient. But you're just stalling now. And we've all grown tired of these games." The dark haired man stopped moving, ending right behind Apollo's ear, and whispered slowly, "She wants them gone, Apollo. It's time for you to make good on your half of the deal and finally get rid of those little brats. You get it?"

A shiver went down the hero's spine. Still grinning like the Cheshire Cat he was, Jake stepped back, and in full view of his little brother, took out a bloody knife and began to clean with a rag he pulled out. The archer still hadn't moved, horrified at what his brother had said. An inner battle was going on inside of him, and one side seemed to already be losing.

You knew this day was coming. You know what to do and how to do it. So just get it over with and you won't have to worry about it any later.

Yeah, but that was before you really met the team. Before the Reds attacked, before the failsafe exercise,- before Kala. You can't do that to them now! They're not just targets anymore-their friends.

You don't have friends in this kind of business! No one is there to protect, no one will ever help you! And even if you did confess to the team, they'll never trust you again! Face it- they aren't your friends, just foolish kids. Some villain will eventually take them out anyway; you're just speeding up the process.

The black haired man in front of Apollo smirked. It was easy to tell what he was thinking, the emotions were written across his face. Determination, confusion, sorrow, and finally, resignation. It was just too easy sometimes. But, as a precaution, Jake added one more thing to Apollo's plate of reasons. "Remember, we wouldn't want anything to happen to our dear ol' dad, now do we?" He all but purred out, while finally wiping the last of the blood from the long knife and re-sheathing it. One glance to his brother's face confirmed it- Apollo was theirs.

The emerald archer bowed his head, finally put away his bow, and dropped his hands limply to his sides. "Give me a little more time. Then I'll be able to finally take them all in one stroke." True to his name, Cheshire grinned as wide as possible. Mom was going to be very pleased. Walking up to his little brother, Jake wrapped his arms around the green-clad boy and pulled him close. "Fantastic, Apollo. You made the right decision this time." Letting go of the motionless boy, Cheshire moved away after patting him gently on the back. Even though they weren't on the same side, they were still brothers.

Apollo still had his head bowed, his bangs covering his eyes. Jake was about to disappear into the forest when a voice stopped him.

"Just stay away, Jake. I don't need to you for this. Give me a little more time for them to trust me and then I'll put them all into one little trap. So tell Mom, too; stay back." His voice was rough and deep, but filled with an unknown emotion. The dark haired man just lifted an eyebrow before shrugging; replied, "Sure, whatever. Three more weeks, got it? That's the most Mom will allow. See you then, Little brother," and slipped away into the darkness.

Apollo sighed as his brother left. But his posture remained the same. He only had one chance to do this, and he could afford to mess up. He wouldn't mess up. The hands that were hanging limply by sides were now clenched fists. Apollo wasn't going to betray his family this time.

Apollo! We need to leave. Where are you?

Mr. Martian's voice rang out through his head. Shaking his head clear of the thoughts and plans that he was finalizing, Apollo finally started to walk back to the broken building. He had spent some time figuring out how to put his plan into action, knowing that one misstep could ruin everything. Ugh, why does everything have to always be so hard, he thought, lifting a hand to rub his aching temples. Why did Mom have to bring me into this again? Oh yeah, because I was stupid enough to help out some puny superheroes and had to get noticed. Way to go, Apollo. He sighed, finally breaking free from the cover of the trees and then gasping in surprise.

The entire building was ruined; debris everywhere, smoke, and even some flames were still around the bulk of the rubble. It looked like someone set many more than just one explosive. Was Cheshire behind this too? Apollo wondered in horror. Was he just trying to distract me with that conversation? He took a few steps toward the wrecked lab before pausing, another horrible explanation coming to mind. Or was Jake trying to finish what I didn't? Trying to show me up again. His strong hands clenched into fists. Damn. Damn it all. Jake never missed an easy opportunity like this. Of course, he set all the bombs and then distracted Apollo from saving his friends. Mom probably just sent him to talk with me, then Jake took this perfect opportunity to strike. Stupid, stupid, stupid! Of course, cue facepalm. But at least Mr. Martian had said no one was severely hurt. Apollo groaned again before continuing his trek to once was the front of the build for the bioship.

He found the others inside, and in pretty rough shape too. Willie had a nasty looking burn on her right shoulder and along her arm, but due to her accelerated healing, it was already starting to fade. Connie looked fine (hello, Girl of Steel), but she was tenser than usual and her clothes were burned and torn nearly everywhere. She was lucky that what was left of her shirt and pants still actually covered what needed to be covered. Apollo could hear the murmured voices of Martin and Robin in the back of the bioship. Probably looking over the damage of lab and contacting Batman. Strangely, he didn't see Aquagirl anywhere. She's probably with Rob and Martin, he thought, shrugging off the ominous feeling that had settle over him. The archer walked over to Connie, gently but jokingly patting Willie on her left shoulder.

"It seems that someone got hurt. Does the wittle gwirl need a pwincess bandaid for her boo-boo?" Apollo mocked while sitting beside the dark haired girl. Supergirl grunted and turned away like normal, but was still extra tense and worried about something. But it was Kid Flash who concerned Apollo.

Instead of immediately retaliating and getting angry and Apollo like she always did, Willie West growled at the blond archer. "How can you joke at a time like this? Oh wait, nevermind. You're just a selfish traitor who left us in that exploding lab on purpose! You're the reason we all got hurt! It's all your fault! Why don't you just go back into that stupid forest and never come back!" she shouted furiously at the bewildered Apollo. KF had stood up in her anger and was literally shaking in fury, absolutely livid.

"Hey, it wasn't my fault! Mr. Martian said that no one was hurt and I saw who set the bombs! I had to go after him, didn't I? I couldn't just let him get away." Apollo retaliated, standing up to face the glaring red-head before him, a little angry himself. But it seemed that Willie wasn't going to back down this time. She was furious and she was finally going to prove to everyone that Apollo was nothing but a traitor the whole time. Ray was right this whole time. Apollo was the mole and he was the reason that he friends were in pain.

"Well, are you sure that's what Mr. Martian said? Because I, for one, was there when the roof collapsed on Kaldora! I heard her cry for help and so did the others! Yet you left us there! You didn't even try to help, instead going after some villain who you couldn't even catch!" Willie cried out, reaching out to Apollo to smack him hard across the face. The archer stepped back, from the shock of the blow and the shock of what he just learned. That's what Martin was trying to say. "...except for-"...Kaldora. "No wait there's still-"... more bombs. Great. I screwed up again, and now Kala's facing the consequences.

Kala.

Snapping back to reality, to Willie's furious face and Connie's worried silence, Apollo ran forward, passed KF and too the back room where he heard Robin's and Martin's voices. He pushed aside the curtain that they had put up for their makeshift MedBay, only to find Robin and Martin, hurriedly trying to fix up Kaldora with their limited supplies and tech. The other two heroes were in pretty bad shape too, ash and burn marks across their bodies, and Robin arm actually in a sling. But the archer was only looking at the girl who was passed out on the bed.

"Wha...What happened? What happened to her?" Apollo asked in a small voice, standing still and limply in front of the bed that held Aquagirl. Martin and Robin acknowledge his presence, but were too busy with their patient to answer. Instead, a soft voice came from behind.

"The first bomb was the biggest, and it was set in the middle of the building. We had split up and were all in different areas of the building…we were all in opposite corners when the bomb went off. Kaldora was in the middle." She paused to let that information sink in, concerned at how Apollo would react. Connie knew that he cared greatly for Aquagirl, but he was unpredictable and rash sometimes. When nothing happened, Supergirl decided to continue. "She was on the 4th level, while the bomb went off on the 2nd. The floor collapsed beneath her feet, the ceiling above her head. And all of the chemicals and toxic materials, they didn't help at all. Some were flammable and some were explosive too. We were in the extra labs and hallways, not many chemicals there. But Kaldora...she was in the main room. The chemical storage room was also in that area. She was nearly consumed by flames and brick. Willie was able to get to her the fastest, but she still had to go through the flames and call me to help search through the rubble. When we finally found her, she was like this. That's when the other bombs went off. More chunks of walls and ceilings came at us; we were barely able to make it out. When we got into the bioship we had to wait for Robin and Martin to get out of the ruins too. When they got here they immediately did this and we decided to wait for you to come back. Martin mentioned that you saw who set the bombs off?"

Apollo nodded mutely. "Chesh...Cheshire was running away from the wreckage ao I chased after him. I thought you were alright...I didn't...I didn't know…" His voice was still small and wavering; tears were building up. He sank to his knees, eyes never leaving the dark skinned Atlantean before him. It was all his fault. He could have saved Kala. All these thoughts and many more horrific ones were running through his head, but it took Willie one sentence to officially break Apollo's world into tiny pieces.

"You don't even deserve to be called a hero." Her voice was cold and full of hate, words sharp and painful as a knife when they stabbed Apollo's heart and cut it into tiny pieces. And this time, Williow West was right.

She was right about Apollo.

You don't deserve to even be called a hero.

BOOM-BABY!

THAT JUST HAPPENED!

Now, the NOTES- yes, I know; again, JJ?; well, yeah, again.-

1)Well, It's nice to see ya'll again. I'M BACK!

2) Remember that OOC warning at the top? Yeah, I did in fact screw you over with that.

3) VOTING-Should I create a part 2 for this? I do hav an idea for how it will end, but I thought this was a perfect ending for now. You can Vote in reviews or PM me. I would absolutely LOVE to hear your opinions!

4) Thank you, Robingirl and Nomby, for your support with my school thing. It really helped! I'm all settled in, made some friends, pissed off a couple of teachers, beat up some kids in an alleyway...(just kidding guys; it wasn't in an alleyway) But THANK YOU!

5)Seriously, I really love everyone who likes this story. THANK YOU!

6) NO MORE HIATUS! The stories will probably be much longer, so they'll take longer to update, BUT NEVER FEAR! NO HIATUS!

7) But I need a helper. Will anyone volunteer to spam me if I take too longer to update? Just PM me constantly or review with hate mail if I take any longer than a month. Any volunteers?

8) I want to hear your advice! Who should go next? How should their pairing go? What should the main theme be about their pairing?

9) This one is random; but there is always a shipping slut. Meaning there is a certain character who you can pair with any other character in that fandom, and it makes sense to you. I have found my shipping slut. I'm sorry to say this, Artemis fans, but Artemis Crock is my shipping slut. I literally can pair her with anyone else in the YJ Fandom and it makes sense to me. But that doesn't mean I hate her! I love Artemis, it's just that I don't have a definite love interest for her. So, who is your shipping slut? Do you even have one? What is your favorite pairing with said shipping slut?

10) See you next time, on THE CRAZY PAIRINGS!

Love, (or Hate)

-Joker Junior