Mount Justice

December 5

"Really?" Sakura gasped.

"Are you serious?" Wally asked.

"Yes, really," Roy huffed, crossing his arms. "And yes I'm serious."

"Yay!" the pinkette cheered, hugging him.

Recognized Artemis

"Artemis!" Green Arrow smiled as the blonde's form began to appear. Artemis stepped out of the zeta tube, looking at him with a raised eyebrow. "You're just in time. Guess who decided to join the team."

"Finally!" Wally cheered.

"Sure, I guess the team's needed a real archer," Artemis hissed, walking up to the group. Sakura let go of Red Arrow and latched onto Artemis, nuzzling her face into the blonde's arm.

"I believe you're a real archer!" She chirped with a smile. Artemis smiled back and ruffled the preteen's hair.

"Okay team, I want you to listen up," Green Arrow cleared his throat and began typing away at the computer. "The Dynamic Duo is on a case in Gotham and couldn't be here, but Batman has given me the head's up." An image of Sportsmaster appeared on the holoscreen and Sakura felt Artemis stiffen. "Sportsmaster has been spotted going through the Louis Armstrong International airport in New Orleans"

"In full costume?" Zatanna smirked. "He's got some nerve."

"Not full costume," Sakura rolled her eyes. "You'd have to be a complete idiot to stroll around an airport in your supervillain costume."

"I wouldn't put it like that, but Kunoichi is correct, he was in street clothes," Green Arrow nodded. "Facial recognition software identified him. You're going to find out what he's up to."

"All of us?" Superboy scoffed. "Doesn't that seem like a little much for a shadow job?"

"Perhaps a small squad would be better," Red Tornado suggested. "Miss Martian's camouflage would be ideal."

"I thought the sidekicks, oh wait, sorry! Ex-sidekicks," Green Arrow corrected quickly with a sheepish smile, "could suit up and do this mission. So, Aqualad, Kid Flash, and Red Arrow you're up."

"Good, stake outs drive me crazy," Superboy nodded.

"We could use the night off," M'gann agreed.

"I want in," Artemis declared. "With M'gann and Robin out, no one else has logged more hours in piloting the bioship."

"Not true, Sakura's been flying the bioship a lot lately," M'gann pointed out.

"Yeah, because the zeta tubes in Konoha are busted and haven't been fixed yet. It's a long flight from here to the hidden villages. And when I'm approaching in an alien aircraft, it takes a while longer to find it," Sakura reminded her. "But I think Artemis has a few more hours than me." She turned to the older blonde, giving her a sneaky smile. Artemis blinked and gave her a small smirk.

"Artemis, are you sure?" Green Arrow asked.

"Absolutely," Artemis nodded.

"No offense guys, but even my boredom is bored," Zatanna sighed as they walked through the cave.

"Well, you could have accepted my offer to train," Sakura huffed, crossing her arms.

"Maybe a night off, wasn't the best idea," M'gann sighed.

"I asked before they departed on their mission, and Robin told me that it was a strictly Dynamic Duo mission, I'm not even allowed to know the details," Sakura sighed.

"Red Tornado," Superboy called as they entered mission room. The android turned around and the four teams looked at him sheepishly with small pleading smiles. "Got any good stake outs for us?" Conner requested, rubbing the back of his head.

"I do not. You must find ways of amusing yourselves," Red Tornado told them. The wind picked up and a tornado gathered around his body, lifting him into the hatch above the room.

"That's tornado's apartment, isn't it?" Zatanna asked.

"Yeah, it is," M'gann nodded.

"Why?" Sakura asked.

"Well, he doesn't need to eat or sleep or change clothes, or anything that we have to do really," Zatanna muttered.

"We know. So what's your point?" Conner asked.

"So, my question is, what does he do up there?" Zatanna smirked.

"Why should we care?" Sakura asked, crossing his arms. "It's his apartment, his business. Maybe he just needs some alone time! I mean he's an adult stuck around teenagers ranging from the age of twelve, to sixteen. Just handling three ten year olds drove my old teacher Kakashi-sensei mad. He needed a break from us as well, and he only saw us a few hours a day. Red Tornado is with us every hour of the day. Maybe he just needs some alone time to recharge his batteries."

"Can I speak to you in private?" Zatanna huffed, grabbing Sakura's arm. "Tell us when he's gone!" she shouted as she dragged Sakura out of the room.

"Hey! Let go of me!" Sakura shouted. "Don't touch me!" They entered the kitchen and Zatanna let go, turning around to face the pinkette.

"What is your deal?" the magician hissed. "You were totally nice to me but for the past few days you've been glaring at me and being snarky with me!"

"Oh, so I guess you're not that dense," Sakura hissed, crossing her arms.

"I'm not, now tell me what this is about, what have I done that is so wrong, to make you so hostile towards me?" Zatanna demanded.

"I don't think I should," Sakura huffed. "You got yourself into this mess, and you're going to get out of it. Put those 'brilliant' observation skills of yours to the test. If you could tell that I was mad, then I want you to figure out why I'm mad!" The pinkette turned around and stormed out of the kitchen. "If you really can't figure it out, then I'll tell you!"

"Alright, he's gone," Sakura sighed.

"Etativel!" Zatanna commanded. She flew into the sky and Miss Martian followed after her. "Hctah siri nepo!" The hatch opened up and the two girls flew in.

"Bark if Tornado comes back," Conner ordered Wolf. He picked up Sakura and jumped into the apartment. He landed and let the pinkette down. In the corner of the room was a small Christmas tree. A light flickered on above a lab table. On the table was a red cloth covering an object, an object that was shaped like a body.

"Is that what I think it is?" Zatanna asked.

"I don't smell decaying flesh, so it's not a dead body that he's hiding," Sakura told them. Conner reached out and grabbed the cloth, pulling it off the object. Sakura squeaked, her face turning bright red. In front of them was a male android that was fair skinned. And it was pretty easy to tell what gender it was, if the 'detail' was anything to go by.

"So…is Red building a…'friend' or…what?" Zatanna asked.

"Wait, I thought you were a doctor," M'gann said, questioning Sakura's reaction.

"I'm in training and since I'm twelve, Lady Tsunade restricted my patients to being female and female only," Sakura explained. "I've treated a few guys, but they've had their clothes on, or at least their boxers. I've never actually…seen…that before. And I wasn't planning to until I was at least sixteen!"

"If I would have known, I wouldn't have pulled off the sheet," Conner assured her. "What is he doing with this?"

"Perhaps you should ask 'Red'?" Red Tornado suggested, flying into the room.

"Wolf…" Conner growled.

"You have a great watchdog," Sakura said sarcastically.

"Alright then, what's with the new bot?" Conner questioned.

"I am a robot," Red Tornado told them. "This is an android. I am using him as my alter ego, John Smith so that I may be allowed to walk along humans and interact with them. He can download my consciousness."

"So, it's basically like your party suit," Sakura muttered.

"I think it's a wonderful idea!" M'gann smiled.

"You're approval is appreciated, but your presence is uninvited. Tell me, is this a sign of disrespect?" Red Tornado questioned.

"No! Not at all!" M'gann smiled. "It was curiosity!"

"Boredom," Conner claimed.

"I was coerced into doing this and am here against my will!" Sakura declared. "And I am regretting every second of it.

"You know, he's kinda cute," Zatanna smirked. "But, if the goal is human interaction, you're missing something. Evig mih stnap!" The red cloth floated through the air and enveloped the android's legs, turning into a pair of red pants. "He really needed pants. Regular guys don't go around naked."

"Sakura, you can open your eyes now," M'gann smiled at the pinkette. Sakura slowly lowered her hands and looked at the android.

"Oh thank god," she breathed a sigh of relief. "M'gann, can you please erase that from my mind?"

"Sure thing," the Martian giggled.

Mount Justice

December 6

"Let me be very clear, we failed," Aqualad said seriously. "The Injustice League may be in custody, but their allies are still scheming. And we have not learned anything about their plans."

"Gee, I wonder who's fault that is," Red Arrow hissed, glaring at Artemis.

"Don't you put the blame on me!" The female archer protested. "I'm the one that found out that Sportsmaster was working for Brain, Klarion, and Ivo!"

"Yeah, that's great intel," Red Arrow growled, crossing his arms. "But you're missing one small detail; Ivo's been in his cell at Belle Reve this entire time! And the guards just checked, it's really him and not some robot."

"Look, I'm getting tired of you dumping her every chance you get," Wally huffed.

"Yeah, Artemis has done nothing wrong! She's proven herself more than enough times!" Sakura agreed.

"Think again," Red Arrow told her, holding up a small device.

"What? The tracer that Cheshire ditched? What's that got to do with anything?" Wally scoffed.

"No, Artemis ditched us," Red Arrow corrected. He pointed to the tracer in Aqualad's hand. "She put that thing on the train, and put this one on Cheshire!"

"Artemis?" Wally gasped turning to face her. "Are you really that freaked out about Artemis joining the team that you had to take down the bad guy all by yourself to prove something?" Artemis stared at him silently, not saying a word. "Please tell me that I'm wrong." Artemis opened her mouth to respond but quickly closed it, looking away from them in sadness. "Way to go, you've proven that you're selfish and insecure." The sai that Wally had claimed as a souvenir clattered to the ground in front of Artemis's feet. "Keep the damn sai. The tracer is the right souvenir for the mission." With that he grabbed the tracer from Roy's hand and stormed out of the room. Sakura kneeled down and gently picked up the sai, looking at it sadly.

"Way to go, how will you betray us next time?" Roy hissed.

"Enough!" Sakura shouted. "Artemis did nothing wrong! We all make mistakes sometimes!"

"Yeah, but if she didn't make this mistake, we could have a lot more info!" Red Arrow replied harshly.

"That is enough," Kaldur ordered. "If mistakes equal betrayal, then we would all be traitors. I must report this to Batman. The rest of you, get some sleep." The team nodded and slowly left the mission room.

"Artemis," Sakura said softly, facing the older teen.

"Sak, I'm really sorry," Artemis whispered.

"It's okay," Sakura smiled, hugging her tightly. "I trust you, onee-chan." Artemis's eyes widened and she returned the hug.

"Thank you," Artemis whispered. Sakura nodded and pulled away.

"Mind if I keep the sai?" The pinkette winked.

"It's yours," Artemis chuckled.

"Thanks, I'll see ya tomorrow," Sakura smiled, heading for the zeta tubes.