Ok, fair warning about possible typos/spelling mistakes. I pulled an all nighter last night for Relay for Life, and I am running off a one hour nap and enough caffeine to kill a man twice my size. Crazy, right? Anywho, I was going to make you all wait a few days for an update, but due to my lack of motivation/sleep I am having trouble focusing on homework. So here I am once again, sitting in front of the soft glow of my silver laptop, simultaneously writing for you wonderful people on one half of the screen and watching The X-Files on Hulu on the other. All the while watching Star Wars on my TV. If any of you ever wondered how I work, that is it. I multi-task a lot. Like right now, I am going to get up, get water, and make some tea. Hold on one second.

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Ok, I'm back. I made breakfast tea, in case you were interested. It has caffeine in it. :) Good thing it's too late to stunt my growth. Question time. Unfortunately, due to the nature of some the questions, I cannot answer them. Remember, questions must be related to my specific story or very general questions. Not episode-specific questions. Sorry. But I will do my best to answer future questions.

Questions:

From candi711 to Artemis: Its obvious that you hate your dad but how do you feel about your sister? do you think she care for you? what would you do if she and Roy were dating and got pregnant?
Artemis: My sister and I have our differences. But she's my sister, and I know that deep down she cares about me. As for your third question...ewww.

From supersoda to Artemis: How does it feel to finally know why Dick was so nice to you at school?
Artemis: Well, some things make a lot more sense. Like how he always managed to sneak up on me and why he wasn't afraid of bigger guys. And how annoying he could be.

From pyro-pisces12 to Wally and Artemis: Whats your favorite feature on Wally/Artemis?
Artemis: His green eyes.
Wally: Her rocking bod.
Artemis: Wally! *smacks his head*
Wally: I was just kidding! I love your eyes, too. Not that your body isn't rocking.
Question to Cheshire: You love teasing Red Arrow don't you?
Unfortuneately, Cheshire was unable to be found to answer your question. Batman is working on it.

Ok. Questions over. Back to the story. Pardon the long rambling bits at the top. One hour of sleep=me sharing my train of thought as it bounces along the tracks fuel by caffeine. Ha, there it goes again. Story time now.

Also, new poll. Which villain would you most like to see in this story? Vote on my profile.

Zucco surveyed his men. Many of them he recognized from four years before when he was arrested.

"So, boss. What now?"

Zucco smiled. "I lost almost four years of my life to that prison. I have a few things I want to do. See the sights, taste the food, sip the wine. Visit a few people. There's one person I am particularly keen on seeing again."

"Who?"

"The littlest Flying Grayson. I never got to pay my respects. Tell me, what did you find out about him?"

"He was adopted by Bruce Wayne and goes to Gotham Academy. He's thirteen years old." THe man looked up from his papers.

Zucco smiled. "I think it's about time I saw the little kiddie again."

Robin was training in Mt. Justice that weekend, trying to take his mind off Zucco. Artemis had agreed to spar with him since she was the only other one there, but she was getting a little frustrated with him. He seemed like he was actually trying to lose. She had already taken him down four times in one hour, and the fifth time was her breaking point.

"What's going on with you? You're mopey, distracted, and you haven't even come close to matching my skill today. What are you going to do when Kid Flash gets here? Keep getting your butt kicked? What's wrong with you?" Artemis crossed her arms. Robin looked away. "Hey, I don't like to pry, but when being this distracted could get you, or one of your teammates, in trouble-" Robin snapped.

"Ok! Geez, give me a break! The man who murdered my entire family just broke out of prison by bribing every corrupt official in Gotham City! How about cutting me some freaking slack? I joined Batman to kep criminals off the streets, but how can I do that when at any time a corrupt security guard could open the door for them?" Robin was shaking with anger and frustration.

"Calm down-"

"I can't calm down! I lost everything because of him! My family, my friends, my life! Everything!" Robin was shouting so loud that niether of them noticed the arrival of Kid Flash. "You think your family is so bad, but at least you get to keep them! I loved my family, all of them, and they're dead!" Artemis took a step back with a pained look on her face.

"Hey! That's enough!" Kid Flash was next to Artemis in an instant. "What's going on?"

"Nothing. I think I'll go run some laps." Robin stormed off, but he felt a nagging sense of guilt creeping into his mind.

"What's his problem?" Kid Flash put his arm around Artemis's waist. He was in his yellow costume, and Artemis was in her green one. The mentors prefered that they practice in uniform and street clothes equally so that they could fight equally in both.

"It's my fault." Artemis sighed. "I was amped on adrenaline and my inner bitch came out a little. I pushed him too hard. He didn't mean any of that." But Wally could tell by her eyes that Robin's words had still hurt her.

"I'll go talk to him."

Robin was wearing his mask, but he had put on more appropriate running clothes. "Why did I say that to her? I sounded like such a jerk! She was just worried about me! What the hell?" Robin executed a series of acrobatic moves with no effort and seemlessly kept running afterwards.

"Whoa, new sequence. Nice." Wally, now also in civilian clothes, started running with his friend. They ran in silence for a little while.

"Is Artemis mad at me?"

"No. She's a little hurt, though." Wally inwardly sighed. This pace was like a slow walk for him.

"I said some stuff...She was just being her normal self, and for some reason I just lost it! I mean, I usually don't get mad at the things she says. But today...I don't know."

"Dude, Zucco broke out. I mean, I think I'd be a little on edge too if I were you."

"But, what can I say to Artemis? I don't want her to stay mad at me." Robin stopped and grabbed his water bottle. "The look on her face...I can't believe I said that about her family. I'm surprised she didn't roundhouse kick me across the room."

"She might be laying in wait until you're most vulnerable. But seriously, Rob. Just go to her and apologize. She'll forgive you." Wally looked around, then whispered. "And just between me and you, she can't stay made at you." Robin smiled and went to find Artemis. He found her in the living room watching TV.

"Hey."

"Hey." Artemis returned. She had taken off her mask, but she still had the rest of her costume on. Green Arrow was probably going to come get her for joint patrol soon or something, thought Robin.

"I just...I'm sorry. About what I said." Robin hung his head. Artemis paused for a moment.

"It's ok. You were just a little whelmed." Artemis grinned at him. "I understand." Robin sat down next to her.

"You know, it's just that...After the first few years as Robin, I was still sad. I was lonely. I mean, I had Batman, and the butler, but I didn't have a lot of friends, or a real family. And then I met Kid Flash and we became friends, and then we met Speedy and Aqualad. Then, of course, I joined the team. After four years, I finally had a life again, and friends, and my friends are my family." Robin sighed. "And now the man that destroyed my life before this is back out, and I'll be damned if they take all of you away from me too."

"I'd like to see that low-level mobster try."

Ok. Done. Probably the last non-action chapter for awhile. Read, review, vote in my polls. All that good stuff. Now I bid you goodnight, and pleasant dreams.