Chapter Twelve:

A new town.

Artemis let out a big breath she didn't know she had been holding.
A new chance. to stay hidden.

She brushed through the streets, people barely glanced her way.

It was perfect.

Artemis spotted a shopping mall ahead and smiled. She was going to get away this time.

She was.

LIDILIDI

"...And it's about ten more miles- Wally? Wally?"

Wally blinked at the sound of Ruth's voice, he had been lost in thought, "What?"

Ruth crossed her arms, "Wally? Were you listening?"

Wally nodded, "Yes."

"Then what I just say?" Ruth asked.

Wally just stared at her.

Ruth frowned, "So you weren't. Boys," She sighed.

"I was, I mean was kind of. Something about the next town? Sorry," Wally sputtered.

Ruth shook her head, "What were you thinking about?" She asked.

"Food," Wally asked, turning away from Ruth.

"Liar."

"No."

"Yes."

"No... Ok. Artemis," Wally sighed.

Ruth sighed, "Wally, we will find her."

Wally crossed his arms, "Yea, I guess."

But deep down inside Wally knew Artemis. He knew she wouldn't stop. She would keep running.

LIDILIDI

The mall.

The one thing every girl loved.

Artemis hated it, it was crowded. She didn't need more people watching her.

Sales clerks had eyes of hawks and if you even stopped for a second, the came behind you chiming in with, "Do you need any help?"

Artemis didn't need their help.

She could get away on her own.

But first she needed to change her stupid clothes.

She brushed past shops quickly, she needed one where the clerk wasn't a hawk. And then she found it.

It was a small clothing store shoved in between to bigger stores.

A clerk was leaning on her hand. Her eyes drifting shut. She looked bored.

Perfect.

Artemis stepped inside and the clerk barely moved her eyes. "Hey," she muttered without moving.

Artemis brushed past her desk and towards the back of the store. There she grabbed a pair of ripped jeans, skirts weren't very good for running, a purple top, and a pair of high heeled, white, zip up boots. Along with a big black purse and a floppy white hat. Then she walked into the changing room.

Artemis ripped off the ugly pink and white and slid on her new outfit. She also grabbed the old pink purse and pulled out her bow and arrows. She shoved them into the new bag and then slipped on her white hat.

She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled. She looked totally different.

She walked out of the dressing room, "You never saw me," She told the clerk as she dropped the money on the counter.

"Have a good day," The clerk muttered, her eyes closing all the way.

Artemis nodded, it was going to be a good day.

LIDILIDI

"Here we are," Ruth said as they rode into the town.

"We don't need to waste time, the mall now," Wally said.

Ruth sighed, "Fine."

And she hit the gas and the bike roared down the street.

LIDILIDI

Artemis brushed through the mob of people, bumping shoulder and shopping bags and getting evil looks from mothers who had to pull their kids out of the way.

But she didn't care.

She needed to get away. She needed her hair changed.

And in this mall there would be some place where she could change it and pay the clerk to tell no one she had been there.

That way, no one could track her.

She could move on.

No longer would she be Artemis. She could be anything.

The thought made Artemis smile to herself and it also made her pick up her pace, shoving past another mother who sent an angry glare.

But Artemis didn't care.

She was getting away.

Author's Note: Sorry for the short chapter. I had a band thing this weekend and was gone all day Saturday.

SPOILERS AHEAD
You have been warned, 3rd episode of Young Justice Invasion

Aqua Lad is a bad guy?
WHAT NOOOOOOOOO!

I love Aqua Lad.

And seriously his dad is Black Manta.

Does every hero have an evil parent?

Though I'm glad I know where he is. I HOPE HE IS ACTING AS A DOUBLE AGENT!

I think Artemis is in her bad guy form too. But we haven't seen her yet.

Oh and as for Kid Flash, well if you ever watched the Justice League cartoon you will know in like every time line the Flash died.

I think Flash died and Wally is now "The Flash."

And how stupid are they, you send all the senior leaguers away, two that didn't have to go, oh I see where this is going.

Lagoon boy I love this power.

I hate that he loves M'gann. IT'S CONNER AND M'GANN FOREVER!

Oh and on this episode Megan showed she got better at morphing over five years because she turned into that creepy little alien.

Also she did the "Hello Megan." Thing, I'm glad she hasn't stopped this. It shows us she is still M'gann that we love.

Roar, okay.

I have exams coming up.

BLAH!

So... it might be awhile, till the next update.

Trying to pass school here.

SORRY!

-Lidi999