Wow thanks for all the reviews guys, it really means a lot to me. It would be so cool to hit 200 reviews. (I might faint from the happiness) Anyways I got nothing else to say…I think…
Question: You are the most scatterbrained person I have ever met.
Me: I am not! It's not my fault I forget things sometime….and I am a busy person.
Q: So am I, and you constantly sending me to therapists doesn't help. I've also heard that you formed a cult against me. I thought we were friends.
Me: The GQASF is not a cult! It is a non-profit organization with the purpose to rid you of your delusional ideas. I'm doing this because I'm your friend and t want to help.
Q: A cult and a non-profit organization is the same thing. And I am not delusional; my ideas are facts that everyone else ignores. It is my civic duty to raise awareness of these sinister plots. I also don't see how tying me to a chair with shoe laces that have not been un-agleted and then force me listen to some lunatic attempt to play a tuba will help…
Me: Well it didn't hurt to try and I think it has helped a little because you haven't mentioned your conspiracy theories yet. Oh and I remember! I don't own YJ! Or anything else like that.
Q: (still ranting about the GQASF's methods) …And I think ductaping me to the wall and then let a monkey throw peanuts and bits of string at me is just plain cruel. What are you people trying to do, make me develop an irrational fear of monkeys and bits of string? I vow do destroy this little cult of yours.
Me: hey it's not my fault that you pissed the monkey off. (A/N: I'm trying to think of a name for the monkey, I'm open to any suggestions if any of you have any) And are you going to destroy the GQASF before or after you rid the world of aglets, Disney, care bears, bubblegum, breakfast cereals and many more things you think are evil.
Q: (Stalks off to go figure out how to destroy aglets)
Me: I guess you want to read this awesome story now and then be kind enough to leave a review. (please?)
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Paula was staying in another spare room at the cave while her comatose daughter recovered and she spent time with her granddaughters. The two girls reminded her so much of her daughters. Earlier when Wally and Oliver had told her what her ex-husband and her oldest daughter had done to Artemis and Abby she had to be held back from making her way to the prison Lawrence was held in and kill him herself then go hunt down Jade and throw her in jail for what she had done. Jade was going to have a lot to answer for when Roy finally found her.
Once she had calmed down she decided to focus on spending time with her granddaughters rather then getting revenge on Jade and Lawrence. Paula was new at the whole being a grandma thing but she loved spending time with the two girls. She even got the chance to take them shopping at the Happy Harbor mall today.
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While Paula took the girls to the mall, Wally sat in the uncomfortable plastic chair next to Artemis's hospital bed wondering what to do next. He was doing ok at being a father but he could tell Abby missed her mother, every night she would sit by the archer's bed and tell Artemis what she did that day and how she hopes she would wake up soon. Wally missed the archer too, the snarky comments, spunky attitude, being called Baywatch, hell he even missed getting whacked on the back of the head by her when he did something stupid.
She looked so pale; Wally missed seeing the warmth in her hidden smile when he cracked a joke. He held her ice-cold hand as he reminisced about the past. He remembered all the good times with the team and Artemis, the countless movie nights, the missions, pranking the justice league on April fools together, their first date, their first kiss, and many more memories involving Artemis. He just couldn't stop feeling guilty though; to him her getting hurt was his fault even though she sacrificed herself. He though back to the memory of the failed training exercise that still haunted him to this very day. The though of her dying made him beyond terrified, the speedster vowed never to let such a thing happen in real life even at the cost of his own life.
Her chest rose and fell slowly as she breathed. Artemis was finally breathing on her own but she was still in bad shape. Wally drifted off to sleep next to the unconscious archer while waiting for her to wake up.
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Roy had finally caught up with Jade in Gotham. The only reason he found her so soon was because she was injured. As the archer sprinted on the rooftops in hot pursuit of the assassin he could see the bandage on her shoulder and her pained movements. She was much slower than usual so he eventually caught up to her and pinned her down. Arsenal smirked remembering their cat and mouse games many years ago, but this time he actually intended dragging Cheshire back to jail.
"What do you want red?" She asked, there was no amusement in her voice.
"You in jail, and to know why you tried to kill your own niece. Play nice an I might bring Lian to visit you in prison." He growled at the masked woman.
"Do you really think I'm going to let you take me to jail?" She laughed and threw him off of her. (She may be injured but that doesn't mean she isn't capable of defending herself.) "I'm surprised that you're the one coming after me. I was expecting my sister to catch me first."
The vigilante's expression changed at the mention of Artemis. "You don't know, do you?"
Jade's heart filled with dread," What do I not know Red? What happened?"
He pinned her again and broke the news to her. "Artemis was shot. She's been in a coma for almost two weeks now."
Jade gasped, deep down she still cared a little for her sister. "By who?"
"Oh I think you know damn well who." Roy spat. "The same guy you let kidnap your niece. The only reason you're not dead is because Artemis is lying inches from death in a hospital bed."
Cheshire took off her mask and looked the archer in the eye. "Roy, I had no choice. It was either tell my father about Artemis's kid or he would go after Lian, which I was not about to let happen." She sighed. "I know it was selfish, but I did what I had to do to protect my daughter."
"What did Sportsmaster want with Lian?" Roy asked intent of protecting his daughter.
"The shadows are apparently recruiting again and he wanted Lian to join." The assassin hissed not wanting her daughter to share her fate.
"Then why didn't you tell me or the league or even Artemis what was going on? Then none of this would of happened in the first place." He yelled.
"I tried to warn Arty, but the girl had run away so I tried to scare her into going home, but then she stabbed me in some alley in Central City and then I had no other choice then running." Jade defended.
"That doesn't mean I'm not dragging you back to prison. Consider it a favor because when Artemis wakes up you are going to have hell to pay for what you did to her daughter, and I don't think she will take any excuses from you." He spat.
Jade rolled her eyes and surrendered herself. "Fine. Take me to prison, I bet you a hundred bucks I'll be out by next week." She let him slap the handcuffs on her wrists and let him drag her off to whatever prison he was taking her to. Roy was shocked how she just gave up like that; it was completely unlike the assassin to give up so easily. Maybe it was because she was injured, he noticed how she gingerly moved her left shoulder. Arsenal kept a weary eye on the assassin as he dragged her back to the cave.
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Wally was still in deep thought when he heard an almost inaudible groan come from the hospital bed next to him. Half a second later his eyes were locked on the blonde archer and he grasped her hand with his own. She groaned again and her face muscles twitched. Wally's heart did a flip as he saw her start to stir.
"Artemis?" He whispered softly in hopes the archer would finally come to.
Artemis heard a voice in the seemingly endless black void she was trapped in. She concentrated on the voice and started hearing and feeling other things too, like the beeping of a heart monitor and the dull pain in her side. There was also a warm sensation entrapping her hand. She kept hearing her name being called by a familiar warm voice. The blonde mustered all the strength she had and opened her stormy gray eyes.
"Artemis!"
At first everything was blurry, but after blinking a few times she saw the ecstatic redhead looming over her. She glanced around and examined her surroundings, the room looked familiar to the archer but she couldn't yet put her finger on where she was. She looked back at Wally who looked like he was about to wet himself he was so happy.
"Wally?" she croaked. "Where am I?"
"You're at med bay." He replied softly.
Artemis finally remembered why she was there and her near death experience. The archer tried to ignore the pain in her side and get up but a firm hand lightly pushed her back down.
"Oh no you don't. You just woke up from a coma, there is no way you're allowed to get up yet." Wally scolded lightly.
"Where's Abby?" She demanded worried about her daughter.
Wally smiled. "Don't worry, she's out shopping with your mother."
Artemis's heart rate started speeding up. "You told my mother! How long have I been out?"
"Artemis calm down you can't get your blood pressure up." Wally warned with a concerned look. "And you've been in a coma for over two weeks now. We agreed to tell her if you didn't wake up after a week."
"Two weeks…" She repeated softly. "What about Sportsmaster?" she asked fearfully.
"Don't worry, he's in prison right now and I just heard from Roy that he caught Jade too, so Abby is safe." He confirmed.
"How's Abby? Is she hurt at all?" Artemis worried again about her daughter.
"No, she's fine. It's you we're all worried about." Wally replied. In the distance he heard the zeta beams announce the girls arrival. Ten seconds later a redheaded teen skidded into the room. She looked like a three year old at Christmas when she saw her mom was up.
"MOM!" She shouted and gave her a hug. "You're alive. Do you know how worried I was?"
About a minute later Paula Crock wheeled herself into the room and saw her daughter conscious for the first time in 16 years.
"Artemis!" She wept tears of joy as she wheeled up to the injured archer.
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Later that night Artemis found herself alone in the hospital room. Everyone wanted to stay in there with her but she wouldn't allow it. Wally insisted on staying but around eight he was called to respond to some emergency in Keystone. Her alone time didn't last long though. Just as she was drifting off to sleep she saw a figure dressed in black sneak into the room.
"Hey Dick." She whispered at the man sitting in the chair that apparently thought she was asleep.
"Hey Arty-wait, how'd you know my name?" He asked. "You left before I told everyone."
She smirked. "I have my ways…"
Her eyelids started to feel heavy as she drifted off to sleep. "Oh an by the way I'm still not laughing about it." She mumbled almost incoherently as she succumbed to the pain medication and fell unconscious.
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Hey guys I have to go to bed now so REVIEW AND DONATE/CHECK OUT THE GQASF ON MY PROFILE, AND MAYBE VOTE ON MY NEW POLL. ALSO I AM STARTING A NAME THE MONKEY (FROM EARLER) CONTEST SO SUBMIT YOUR MONKEY NAMES! WELL MY MOM'S YELLING AT ME NOW SO REVIEW OR ELSE! (please)