A/N: Hi guys! Sorry for the wait! I had writer's block for this chapter! Thanks for being so patient with me. Thanks for the reviews. Here are the responses:
Review responses:
Ann321: Thanks for saying that it was a good chapter and I'm sorry that you didn't like that GA kicked Artemis out. Now that I look back on the chapter I realize that it does seem a bit drastic and doesn't really seem like Green Arrow. I'll fix that somehow. Maybe Paula could come and knock some sense into him. Also thanks for the song suggestion, but you confused me is it for Batgirl or Speedy?
Blackcatz12: Thanks for your opinion on the chapter and the number of chapters. I'll see how far I can get with that. And yes, I realize that the song didn't fit Supergirl as I was writing it but I didn't want to go through the bother of altering who would sing it. So that's why it ended up the way it did.
Greenarrowsdaughter13: Thank you for saying that. And thank you for clearing that up. They kinda deserved it, you know what they say; you play with fire and you get burned. And I thought it would be a good touch, he can't always be tough. And I know that I've said that I like your penname but I just thought with that being your penname you might like to have an OC that you made up appear in this story. He or she could be Skylar's long lost twin or something. Let me know.
Jay33: Welcome to the story! Yes, yes I did. It seems to me that YJ's Robin is a whore. I mean there are so many possibilities. I mean there's KF/Rob, Superboy/Rob, Zatanna/Rob, Artemis/Rob. You get my point. And yes Daddy GA was to the rescue. Thanks for the song suggestion but who would sing it.
Artyandrob4eva: I love any penname that I find cool. Also considering that you like Artemis's character so much, I would just like to suggest a couple of stories that go deeper into her character. There's No Risk, No Reward by MidnightRoulette. Artemis doesn't appear straight away but it is a good story if you persevere. Then there's Linchpin by Tiger Lily Roar. And finally there's Who Is She? And Return by Fae Faythe. The last two are basically Young Justice in Artemis' point of view. If you decide to check any of them out tell the authors that MyLittleAngelxxx(previously known as Sam-Uley's-little-sister) sent you to their stories because they were that good. Just thought you might want to know of them if you don't know of them already. And yes that part was kinda gross until you looked at it in that way. I thought that was a kick-ass episode. Thanks for the song suggestion!
Michelle120: I know I'm sorry. I'll sort it and thank you for saying that. I don't think I could do 1 million chapters. Thank you for saying it's that good of a story. Thanks for the song suggestion. That could be funny.
Now here's the long awaited chapter:
Chapter 9: Speedy Wants GA Back
Most of the League raised their eyebrows at this. Batman just smiled – not smirked- smiled. Speedy turned to go onstage. GA followed like a faithful puppy. The League were hopeful that this song could bring Speedy back to them.
Young Justice – minus Robin and Artemis, who were nursing there hurt pride (Robin) and still inside rubber (Artemis) - were in the corner, huddled together.
"Do you think that Speedy will now come onto the team, considering that he and Green Arrow are now back on speaking terms?" Kaldur asked Wally, who was bouncing in excitement and munching a bag of potato chips.
"Of course he will!" KF said excitedly.
"Oi, Kid Idiot. Robin and Artemis are on the team still, remember?" Batgirl and Supergirl said simultaneously.
"Oh, yeah," Wally said, disheartened while scratching the back on his head.
Superboy and Miss Martian were disheartened by this news as well. They both got on quite well with Speedy.
Meanwhile, on the stage, the appearance of Speedy and Green Arrow had sent the audience into a frenzy. Jade smirked impishly from where she was standing. Speedy looked her way and winked at her. She blushed then mentally hit herself. She had no chance Speedy was gay. He was with Robin for goodness sake.
Although, Jade thought to herself, there was a commotion backstage. I think I'll check it out, as Dart of course.
Once the audience calmed down, Speedy nodded to the DJ and the music started. Speedy waited a couple of beats before jumping into the song:
Hey, boy you never had much game
So I needed to upgrade
So I went and walked away-way-way
Now, I see you've been hanging out
With that other girl in town
Looking like a pair of clowns-clowns-clowns
As Speedy sang, he turned to GA and pretended to brush him off and then he mimed walking away. Artemis had somehow got out of her make-shift prison and had the misfortune of walking onstage when Speedy sang about 'the other girl in town', so he just had to motion towards her when he sang it. He then mimed a clown. As everyone heard him sing they realized that this must have been what he had felt when he got replaced.
Remember all the things that you and I did first?
And now you're doing them with her
Remember all the things that you and I did first?
You got me, got me like this (Ugh!)
And now you're taking her to every restaurant
You got me, got me like this (Ugh!)
As Speedy sang he thought about all of the good memories that him and Ollie had shared as father and son and as partners in justice. He smiled sadly. His facial expression suddenly changed into a scowl as he thought about how Artemis had wormed her way in and how much it had hurt that he had been replaced. He had followed Ollie and Artemis one night and saw that they had gone to the same restaurant that he and Ollie had been to for Roy's 18th birthday. He had left-undetected- emotionally unstable and hurt.
Boy you can say anything you want
I don't give a shit, no one else can have ya
I want you back
I want you back
Wa-want you, want you back
I broke it off thinking you'd be crying
Now I feel like shit looking at you flying
I want you back
I want you back
Wa-want you, want you back
As Ollie heard Roy sing he thought about how hurt Roy must have felt when he was replaced by Artemis. Ollie had felt so guilty after seeing Roy's face when he was told. He was angry and hurt and Ollie could have sworn that he had seen Artemis smirk at him. As he listened to the lyrics he couldn't help but felt the burning guilt within his stomach as he imagined that this must have been how Roy had felt within that moment.
Please, this ain't even jealousy
She ain't got a thing on me
Trying to rock them ugly jeans-jeans-jeans
You clearly didn't think this through
If what I've been told is true
You'll be crawling back like boo-hoo-hoo
As he sang Roy scoffed when he sang about his jealousy. He had tried to act like he wasn't bothered that he was so easily replaceable. The truth was that he was very much bothered by it. He was really jealous of Artemis. He had cried so many times in his apartment when he had thought about Artemis in Ollie's house, in his room, messing with the things he'd left there, playing with Ollie's fox, Todd (A/N: Todd is my creation. He is not from The Fox and the Hound. He is meant to be Ollie's pet/friend/familiar. Todd was a young fox when Ollie adopted Roy and had been with Ollie since he was a cub. There will be a back-story explaining Bruce and Ollie's teenage years). He also thought about how hurt Ollie was every time that Roy hadn't given him chance to explain. He had winced inwardly every time he had brushed his mentor and dad off. But the anger had been so strong. He hadn't wanted to listen. As Roy finished that thought he felt tears form in his eyes. He glanced over at Ollie and saw that he was silently crying. He then looked out over the crowd and saw that they were as heartbroken as he and Ollie were.
Remember all the things that you and I did first?
And now you're doing them with her
Remember all the things that you and I did first?
You got me, got me like this (Ugh!)
And now you're taking her to every restaurant
And everywhere we went, come on!
And now you're taking her to every restaurant
You got me, got me like this (Ugh!)
As Dinah heard her baby boy sing tears made their way down her face. She could feel Roy and Ollie's hurt as the song progressed. Her boys had been seriously hurt by this scenario and she really wanted to go into Mother Canary mode on all of the League's asses. She wondered how she could throw away her friendship with Ollie just because he was with Bruce. As she heard Roy sing she realized that her love for Ollie was that of a mother not a lover. She had wanted to give Artemis her very own Canary Scream to make sure that she didn't hurt her boys. She really wished she had done so, because her boys were so hurt by this. She hoped that this event would bring them back to speaking terms.
Boy you can say anything you want
I don't give a shit, no one else can have ya
I want you back
I want you back
Wa-want you, want you back
I broke it off thinking you'd be cryin'
Now I feel like shit looking at you flyin'
I want you back
I want you back
Wa-want you, want you back
As Bruce heard Roy sing he thought about how hurt Ollie had been when Roy had left. He had spent many a night staying up with Ollie as he cried about the situation. He may have acted like it didn't bother him in the day, but as soon as the League and Artemis disappeared the dam broke and Ollie had cried himself to sleep in Bruce's arms every night. And to Bruce it seemed as though Roy was hurting as much as Ollie. It seemed that Roy had made a rash decision when he decided to leave and now wished he hadn't. It also seemed that when Artemis came into the picture Roy felt pushed away which must have caused to not beg to come back to Ollie where he was safe and loved.
Ohhh, I thought you'd still be mine
When I kissed you goodbye uh oh uh oh
Ohhh, and you might be with her
But I still had you first uh oh uh oh
The whole audience felt Speedy's pain as he sang. Roy had thought that when he left he would still have Ollie wrapped around his finger. He had been shocked to find that he was wrong. It had felt like his insides had been ripped out, scrambled, and then put back when he saw that Ollie had moved on from him like it was nothing. Then he smirked as he thought about the fact that Artemis had been second, that she was the replacement; that she would never measure up to Speedy.
When Ollie heard the music pick up a little more he looked to Roy who gave him a minute nod and a watery smirk. Ollie smirked back before jumping into the song:
Let's go! Astro!
We used to be,
But now there's a separation between you and me
Baby I'm moving on to another girl that understands me more
Dated her in front your place so you can see it all
I remember the times,
When we used to bond
But I never realized that you wanted to be mine
So I gave her the ring,
Instead of you,
Nickname too
I can tell you're upset,
Because it ain't you
Met a new girl,
And I gave her my heart
Not noticing that you wanted me from the very start
You want me back?
We can just be friends,
Or try this thing all over again
As Ollie rapped he thought about how he and Roy had fallen out and how he had tried to mask the pain by making Artemis his new protege. He had practically paraded her around the Mountain and shown her off. He hadn't even thought about how Roy would have felt about it. This little get-together had really opened his eyes. He wanted the old times back, where he and Roy got along. Ultimately, he wished that he had had more back bone and had stood up to the League. He wanted to bring Roy back home, but with how angry he was, that seemed impossible. He just wanted his son back. He wanted Artemis gone, he didn't care where, just as long as she was gone. She was annoying, whiny, bitchy, and snarky. If she was gone, Roy might come back. He didn't have to work with him again or join The Team, all he wanted was his son back.
Roy jumped back into the song when Ollie finished:
Boy you can say anything you want
I don't give a shit, no one else can have ya
I want you back
I want you back
Wa-want you, want you back
I broke it off thinking you'd be crying
Now I feel like shit looking at you flying
I want you back
I want you back
Wa-want you, want you back
Ohhh, I want you back
I want you back
Wa-want you, want you back
Ohhh, I want you back
I want you back
Wa-want you, want you back
The crowd went crazy when the song finished. They all wiped their faces to get rid of their tears. Speedy turned to GA and hugged him. The crowd awwwed. It was so cute! GA smiled as he hugged his son back. Speedy sobbed into his dad's chest.
"I'm so sorry, Ollie. I want to come home." He sobbed, saying Ollie's name quietly.
Ollie just hugged him harder and whispered softly, "Of course you can come home, Roy. And I forgive you. I had no idea that you felt so left out. I'm so sorry. I should've tried harder." When he had finished speaking, Ollie had tears running down his face caused by the thought of his baby boy in such pain.
Bruce stepped onto the stage and ushered Speedy and GA offstage. The audience awed again. Roy and Ollie looked at each other and managed a watery smile. They looked at the hopeful looks on everyone's (the heroes) faces and smiled and Speedy just put burrowed deeper into Ollie's body heat. The heroes cheered, relieved that everything was fine again.
Dart was in the shadows and thought to herself, My questions can wait. This is just too cute! She turned and left without a sound.
Artemis walked backstage and she was covered in all kinds of different foods. It was obvious that the audience had thrown the food at her. Speedy smirked at her. Everyone else followed his example apart from Wally – he was on the floor laughing his head off.
Superman took a piece of paper out of the bowl and cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. He then spoke:
"The next song will be I Just Can't Wait To Be King from The Lion King Soundtrack for Superboy."
A/N: There you go my lovely reviewers! Sorry for the wait. Hope it was worth it. Tell me in a review. Also, I'd like your opinions on something. I'm thinking of doing a 'prequel' to this story that shows how I think Ollie and Bruce would have met and their teenage years and what happened in them, the only problem is: I CAN'T THINK OF AN APPROPRIATE TITLE! PLEASE HELP! Thank you. Once I get a title that I like I'll start on the story. THIS ONE WILL NOT BE ABANDONED WHEN THAT HAPPENS! Thank you for your patience, my lovely loyal reviewers.
Until next time,
MyLittleAngelxxx
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