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Robin POV
As the team healed Ace kept her eyes closed, her and Wally argued, Ace won the arguments, and Wally started a new one.
There was a thought stuck in my head, one I couldn't place. Something that Ace said. A name...
"I can name at least 5 flawed characters that were supposed to be some of the greatest movie villains ever."claimed Ace.
"Try."challenged Wally.
(A/N I can't really take credit for this next line. This was stolen from article_20341_the-6-stupidest-plots-supposedly-smart-movie-villains_ )
"1. Die Hard. Hans Gruber has the stupidest escape plan ever. 2. Les Miserables. The most recognizable authority figure in freaking Paris attempts to go under cover. 3. Blade. Deacon Frost wants to change all of mankind into vampires. This will starve all of the vampires including himself. 4. Goldeneye. The villains make a fortune on terrorist attacks. That means the money is now useless. Same thing with Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. 6.-"
"How did you know our secret identities?"I asked, interrupting the current argument about dumb movie villains.
She's silent, "How did I know what?"she asks.
"When you pointed to us from the glass you said all of our names. And I know Artemis didn't tell you because she doesn't know mine. How did you know?"
She thinks, "I'm insane. I know everything."
I roll my eyes, "Joker doesn't know-"
She interrupts me with a snort, "He doesn't need to know."
"What do you me-"
"His game isn't killing you and Batman. Then no one could really fight him. They'd either be too good or too bad. Joker and Batman are equal."
That shut me up, with this Wally started talking, "How is it that breathing patterns alert you of the person?"
She groans, "I'll tell you again. I'm batshit crazy. I can fight you with my eyes closed and kill you in exactly 12 ways with my left hand."
Artemis jumps in, "For the record, that's 2 ways less than I can do with my right hand."
Ace grins, eyes still closed, "You overachiever, you."
Wally's eyes widen, "Wait, Artemis! You can kill me in 14 ways with your right hand? Then why are you so useless against-"
Ace flings a knife that barely knicks Wally's right ear, "End that sentence and I will end you." she growls icily.
Artemis snickers and Wally takes a shaky breathe, I still don't understand, "So how can you tell breathing patterns apart?"
Her eyes snap open, bloodshot and just as intensely brown as before, "Maybe you don't get it, but the Shadow's know. They train you until breaking is merciful. They always find a way to make your life a goddamn hell. I know all of the heroes identity. Secrets are too easy to find out. And the Shadows know. I'm trying to do you a favor."
Artemis's gaze whipped over to Ace, "A favor?"
I could just get out one sentence, "The League's identities?"
Ace rolls her shoulders in circles, "The favor, " she says, ignoring what I was going to say, "is that I'll tell you how to take down the Shadow's."
Kaldur's head snaps upwards to face Ace,"And you've withheld this information for this long because?"
She closes her eyes again, "Because I didn't trust you."
M'gann is the next one to say something, "Why can't I read your mind?"
Ace raises an eyebrow, "You've got a strong telepathic mind, but not that strong. You have to work on your focus. You're trying to get into everyone's mind. Focus on one person. Or not. I'm special."
M'gann furrows her eyebrows in concentration. A minute later her eyes widen and she goes into the fetal position, "Oh no, no...crazy people. Never again."
Ace cocks her head to the side.
I stand up, immediately a wave of dizziness hits me.
Ace's head snaps toward me and her eyes open, "Don't walk yet. Everyone's still 39% unstable."
Wally groans, "Now you're just guessing. How could you possibly know that?"
She groans (mocking him), "Because I'm smarter than you."
He glared with anger heating his veins, green eyes struggling to meet her cold brown ones, "You know I'm sick of your damn attitude! Just tell us how to beat the Shadows and leave!"
There's a silence that's almost unbearable. The words are starting to get to Ace and she opens her eyes, suddenly her demeanor has changed. She's emotionless and quiet. She slowly turns her head to Wally.
"Do you have a death wish?" she asks, as if talking to a little kid.
He stays silent and she keeps talking, "I'm a trained killer. I won't say it twice. And you're asking me to leave because I have with me the possession of a personality. Just a hint- you're going to die if you keep doing that. You will. And I will wear a red party dress to your funeral. Now if the logical people on the team would please listen because I'm giving up valuable information."
Wally's eyes are wide, his whole body suddenly still. Artemis is staring at the floor, which is suddenly very interesting. Kaldur has ignored this and is now staring at her, waiting for information. Conner is cold, his body tensed as if expecting a fight, and his eyes untrusting. M'gann is speechless and a bit frightened. I take a deep breath and ask the question that everybody is wondering.
"What's the plan?"
Hey guys I don't know what I'm doing. I don't want to continue the story because I'm not really...productive. I feel like I'm being unfair to the people reading by taking so long to update and the chapters are so short. So I'm discontinuing the story.
Sorry, Fly on,
IAimToBeOdd
