She would not be intimidated by people she knew. They were worried. This was a possible breach of their security, not them threatening her. They were defensive.
It was a really, really, good thing she knew these two were level-headed.
"I said my world didn't have superpowers or aliens or anything like that. We don't. We have fiction."
A world without superpowers makes comics about them? That's convenient.
"Fiction about superheroes. About, well." They weren't stupid.
Artemis's eyes were narrowed. "You're saying you've heard of us before."
Nightwing was more blunt. "What happens tonight?"
"Miss Martian covers for Martian Manhunter. Superboy helps. You two are at the satellite itself."
Don't do it, her self-preservation warned.
"La'gaan gets captured." She couldn't risk being accused of knowing that. Not . . . not when Nightwing would be the one accusing her. "You guys throw a fight. It all works out how you want it to, but the satellite blows up anyway."
"The mission is a failure?"
"To everyone except four people and the—" Shoot, she's pinned against the wall.
"How do you know this?" Artemis hissed. "Saying that you've read about it is ridiculous. Who helped you? Who are you working with?"
Levelheadedness, of course, only goes so far when things get threatening.
I knew I'd hate writing this scene. The "admission" kind of thing is, frankly, the part I skip when reading these types of things. Sadly, I couldn't get out of this one.
Thanks, reviewers! Specifically, PersonaFan101 (With a name like that, you didn't even need to say anything! :) You're welcome for this chapter; hope you liked), Nightwing'sLover (Aww, thanks . . . I guess I shouldn't joke about needing to get out more. But if you like my style, head to my favorites list. At least one of the writers there has a similar style. Go get addicted! Tee hee, this format makes a hook pretty natural to write. Ah, the finer things in life), and MajorCartooniac (Well, see, none of my other stories have ever had cliffhangers, so I had to make up for it, right? As for your guess, I don't think anything's different yet. Unfortunately, everything's now officially liable to change).
~1.10.16
