Mount Justice
November 9, 14:30 EDT
The team is in the mission room having a training session. Aqualad and Superboy engage in sparring practice while the others look on. Zatanna is also slowly rubbing her right arm due to her attack. Almost a week ago; the team went to Dhabar to stop what was Queen Bee taking over the capital was really the evil clone of Miss Martian in disguise. There are many unanswered questions on what happened during their mission.
Why Miss Martian's evil clone was posing as Queen Bee? Who is Queen Bee's replacement? What is the mysterious chemical that created the monsters that attack Gotham as well as the Biaylan soldiers? And finally the most important question of them all. Is the Light actually responsible for creating the evil clones of the team?
"You okay" Robin ask Zatanna who notices she isn't herself. "I can't believe there's going to be a clone version of me" is what Zatanna says as she slowly lifts her sleeve to show the small mark on her arm.
"Not just a clone, can evil version of yourself" Artemis tells her. "If there is going to an evil clone of me; can she perform spells too" Zatanna ask.
Minutes later; both Aqualad and Superboy join after hearing what Zatanna said. "Our doppelgangers have same skill as us." Aqualad says.
"They think like us" M'gann adds. "They know our every move" Robin says.
"Every time they show up to stop us" said Kid Flash.
"They prevent us from stopping the Light as they make their escape" Aqualad says.
"It's not like we're fighting Bane, Mammoth, the League of Shadows, or the Injustice League. We're fighting ourselves" Superboy tells them.
"How do you defeat a clone of yourself" Kid Flash asks.
"Maybe that's the problem" said Aquaman who enters the mission room along with Batman, Flash, and Black Canary.
"Instead of fighting with the evil clone version of yourself; how about switching partners" Flash tells the team.
"Why couldn't we think of that" KF asks the team. "We've been fighting our doppelgangers for months, it never crossed our minds" Robin tells team.
"I think they know what to do the next time they fight their clones" Canary says. "Yeah just switch dance partners" KF says as the other team members just roll their rolls.
"Yeah Wally, switch dance partners" said Artemis who taps him on the shoulder.
The team decides to leave the mission room, while Batman, Aquaman, Flash, and Black Canary stay. "So what you found on those soldiers at Dhabar" Canary asks.
"What didn't we find ugh" said Flash. "The soldiers that the team encountered at Dhabar were injected with some kind of parasite which somehow reanimated them" Batman tells her.
"Reanimated" is what Canary said. "Except not only reanimated but transformed into a hideous monster" Flash adds.
"One of the deceased soldiers attempted to attack Bruce. Four tentacles came out of its mouth" Flash tells Canary.
"Queen Bee's suppose takeover at Dhabar was a distraction. The real theft was at Star City" said Batman.
"Whatever the Light was taking from there must've been important, and would do anything to prevent the League from knowing" Canary says.
"And they're doing a good job at it" Flash adds. "Still, I would like to know who the Light's newest member is. Or better yet who replaced Queen Bee" Aquaman says.
Gotham City
November 9, 20:00 EDT
Artemis returns home after a training session at Mount Justice. Artemis heads to her room to take off her mask. She enters her bedroom, closing the door unaware that her sister is behind her. Artemis looks at the window to see reflection of Jade standing behind her.
As Artemis turns to her sister; Cheshire quickly takes out her sword, putting it near her throat. "Don't say a word" she tells Artemis.
"Jade; what are you doing here? Mom is in the living" Artemis whispers while her sister has the sword near her throat.
"Then keep your voice down" she says. "Then why are you here" Artemis asks.
"How could you" is what Cheshire says to Artemis.
"What are you talking about? How could I what" Artemis asks. "How could you join Sportsmaster out of all people" Cheshire tells Artemis in anger.
"What" Artemis yells but quickly covers her mouth. "What are you talking about I didn't join him" she then whispers that.
"You're going to continue lying to me" Cheshire asks as she places the sword closer to Artemis' neck, making it more difficult to answer.
"You were at the island standing side by side with Sportsmaster and you were wearing this god awful uniform. It's like the one you're wearing right now" Cheshire tells her sister.
Then Artemis' eyes wide open in shock that Cheshire just met the evil Artemis clone. Suddenly; someone knocks on the door which gets the attention of Artemis and Cheshire. "Artemis; are you alright? I heard you scream" is what Paula said in the background.
"I'm fine mom. I just banged my knee, but I'm okay" Artemis lies. She leans against the as Artemis hears her mom wheeling herself away. "Let's go outside, tell me everything" Artemis whispers that to her sister.
Five minutes later; both Artemis and Cheshire are on the roof a closed grocery store. "Okay Jade, tell me what happened" Artemis asks.
"I received a call from Ra's al Ghul to go to Infinity Island. I showed up and our father was there with Ra's al Ghul. I questioned Ra's why bring Sportsmaster, he said he told him. I ask him why, but a woman answers in the background. I was a little shock when I recognized the voice. It was Excella Gionne" Cheshire explains.
"Excella, Excella Gionne? Jade; please tell this is a joke?" " Artemis shouts in shock.
"I'm afraid not Artemis. Excella is the Light's newest member. She has been for awhile" Cheshire tells her.
"That incident at Star City, she's been a member this whole time. She was the one responsible for killing Queen Bee. What else happened" Artemis says trying to figure things out
"I was about to approach Excella when an arrow hits the floor between the both of us. Then someone says my real name and told me not to do it. It was you" Cheshire tells her sister.
"Jade; there's something I need to tell you. What you saw was a clone version of me" said Artemis.
"What are you talking about" a confused Cheshire asks.
"For the past few months; Aqualad, Robin, Miss Martian, Kid Flash, Superboy, and I were trying to stop the Light but we been derailed by a six person team which turned out to be clones of us" Artemis tells her.
"Is our father aware of this" Cheshire asks.
"He does Jade" Artemis tells her as she lets out a soft sigh.
At a far distance about three miles away from Artemis and Cheshire are talking; a group of men wearing black SWAT gear are heavily armed with Colt M4A1 sniper rifles fitted with an M203 grenade launcher and some of them armed with IMI Tavor TAR-21 assault rifles. Another individual is wearing the same uniform but he is wearing a black gas mask with red lenses watching Artemis and Cheshire through night vision binoculars.
"What are your orders" one of the armed mercenaries asks the one holding the binoculars.
"Kill the blonde girl first then the one wearing the white mask" he says.
"I got to tell the others about this" said Artemis who leans against the ledge of the roof.
Cheshire suddenly notices a red dot appearing moving up Artemis' back. "Artemis" she shouts as Cheshire comes to her sister's aid manage to avoid the barrage of bullets. Cheshire and Artemis try to peek, but armed men still continue to shoot at them, as they duck. "I think running would be good idea" Artemis tells Cheshire as she nods in agreement.
"They're escaping" said the individual wearing the black SWAT uniform. "Go and follow them. Excella wants them both dead" said the man who seems to be in charge.
Artemis and Cheshire jumped across to another roof and hide behind the water tower from the shooters. "I'm going to take a guess that this is Excella's work" said Cheshire. Artemis takes a quick peek to see four individuals wearing black SWAT uniform heavily armed with IMI Tavor TAR-21 assault rifles.
"It's the same people from Star City" Artemis tells her sister.
"Great, now what do we do" Artemis asks.
"This" Cheshire says taking out a small explosive disc, attaching it at the top of the water tower.
"Get ready to run dear sister" Cheshire tells Artemis.
The four armed men approach the water tower as they see Artemis and Cheshire jumping across to the another roof. They're about to fire when the disc attached to the tower explodes, and it tips over as water spills out.
"Send more backup they're getting away" said one of the armed men.
Artemis and Cheshire take a breather as they stop and hide. "You know we should do this more often" Cheshire says to Artemis who's catching her breath. "Us fighting each other or running away from people trying to kill us" Artemis asks as she catches her breath too.
"Both" Cheshire tells her sister. Artemis takes a look to see if the coast is clear but only to see five armed men with SWAT gear appearing.
"You got to be kidding me. These guys don't give up" Artemis says. "Okay Artemis, any idea" Cheshire asks.
"You remember how dad would train us 24/7" Artemis asks as she takes out an arrow.
"Way ahead of you" she tells Artemis. As the five armed men get closer; Artemis comes out of hiding aiming her bow and arrow at them.
"You just made it easier for us to kill you" is what one of the armed men said.
"Now where's the kitty cat" the other armed man asks aiming his assault rifle at Artemis.
"Right here" Cheshire shouts as she comes out of hiding, throwing a flash bomb at the armed men. The bomb releases a bright light which temporary blinds them. Artemis hits one of the men with a trick arrow which traps him in a net. Cheshire runs up to two of the armed men, quickly knocking them out.
At the building that the armed men were at before; only the one man who was holding the binoculars is left. "If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself" he says as he makes his exit.
Back to the fight; the last five men are taken out with Artemis and Cheshire standing tall. "I'll say it again, we should do this more often" Cheshire tells her.
"Yeah right" Artemis says. Five more armed men suddenly showed up equipped with Colt M4A1 sniper rifles. "We better split up" Cheshire tells Artemis.
"Are you crazy" Artemis questions her sister's suggestion.
"Trust me sis, we have a better chance splitting up than we do escaping together" Cheshire says as she takes out a three pellets.
"Just do me a favor, be careful" Artemis tells her sister.
"Don't worry about me. I'm like the Cheshire cat, I disappear" Jade tells Artemis who just a laughs a little.
"That's enough talking" the armed man tells the two. The others ready their sniper rifles, aiming at them. "Lower your weapons now" the other armed man tells Artemis and Cheshire.
"You heard the man, lower your weapon" Artemis says while giving her sister a smirk. "If you insist" Cheshire says as she throws the pellets to where the armed men are which explodes. A minute later; the smoke starts to disappear, and the armed men are puzzled to see Artemis and Cheshire have made their escape.
"Where they go" one of the men asks.
"Never mind them. They will be taken care of; it's time to make your exit" Excella contacts the armed men through their earpieces.
"She's right; let's get out of here" the armed man tells the others as they hear police sirens.
"But what about" the armed man asks who looks around.
"Don't worry about him" the other armed man tells him.
Artemis is at another building to see the heavily armed men leaving as police sirens can be heard from the background. "Good luck Jade" she says showing concern for Cheshire.
Suddenly; a bullet hits Artemis on the left shoulder. The shot causes her to drop her bow while she holds her shoulder.
"That was just a gash" said a male voice.
Artemis turns around to see the man wearing black SWAT gear but is wearing a gas mask with red lenses covering his eyes. "The next one will go between your eyes" he says pointing the handgun at her.
"And who are you suppose to be" she asks while covering her shoulder.
"Let's just say I am known as the Grim Reaper" he tells her.
"Don't worry about your sister; she will be taken care of. As for you" the man who calls himself the Grim Reaper says, aiming his gun at Artemis.
Just as the Grimm Reaper is about shoot; a bird-a-rang hits the gun, causing it to drop to the floor. He turns about to see Robin and the Dark Knight. "Don't even try it" Robin tells him.
"Ah the legendary Batman and his little sidekick" said the man who calls himself the Grim Reaper.
"You do realize that it's three against one" Robin tells him. "You don't stand a chance" Artemis adds.
"You have no idea of what I have been through" he tells them both.
"You might as well tell us who you are working for" Batman tells the Grim Reaper.
"I would love to tell you but my time here is wasted'" the Reaper tells Batman who takes out a grenade and throws to the floor. This releases a bright light, blinding Batman, Robin, and Artemis.
As the bright light disappear, as does the Grim Reaper. "Great he's gone" said Robin who goes to tend to Artemis.
"Are you okay" he asks.
"Yeah I'll be fine, but I need to tell you something" Artemis tells Robin and Batman.
Cheshire is running through the alleyway, hoping that the armed men are not following her or Artemis. "I hope I lost them" she said.
"Jade" said a female voice
Cheshire turns around to see Artemis but she's in the shadows. "Artemis; you're okay" Cheshire says as she is glad to see her. "Yeah I'm fine but we got to find a place to hide" Artemis tells her as she opens manhole to the sewers.
Cheshire is the first to jump down to the sewers and Artemis follows which then she closes the lid. Ten minutes of walk through the sewers; Artemis stops at the center where it shows a spotlight but she stands in the shadow area, but the Cheshire stands in the lighting area. "We should be safe here from everyone" Artemis says.
"Um Artemis; your mom might be worried" Cheshire tells her.
"Like I said, we'll be safe here from everyone. And I mean everyone" Artemis tells Cheshire which she give her a smile.
"This isn't the time to be smiling" she says to Artemis.
"Oh you're right" as she steps into light revealing to the evil clone of Artemis. "So Artemis is right, about the clone" Cheshire says as she takes out her sword.
"You're going to kill me, your sister" Artemis places her hands on her hips.
"You may look like her, talk like her, but you're nothing more than a clone" Cheshire tells her. As she's about to attack E. Artemis; a blur knocks Cheshire to the floor, causing her to drop her sword.
Cheshire looks up to see E. Kid Flash standing next to E. Artemis. "That is so not cool trying to kill your sister" the evil clone speedster says.
"And she was also right about the others too" Cheshire says as she gets up, taking out a flash bomb. She's about to throw it, but someone grabs her wrist. Cheshire looks back to see E. Superboy who punches her on the stomach then throws her to wall where it hits her back.
Cheshire struggles to get up is then quickly lifted up in the air by the appearance of E. Miss Martian. She proceeds to slam Cheshire to the water which also causes her mask to fly off. Cheshire starts to cough while holding her back suddenly sees two shadowed figures approaching her. She looks up to see a water-based sword near her face. "I see the team of knockoffs is here" Cheshire says.
"So arrogant" E. Aqualad says.
"And no one knows we're here" E. Robin adds as he laughs.
"It didn't have to come to this Jade, but you left me no choice" E. Artemis tells her.
"Whatever you are up to; you're not getting away with this" Cheshire tells the team of evil clones.
"Oh yes we are gorgeous" E. Kid Flash says to her. Cheshire looks to see E. Artemis smile as she punches her in the face, knocking her out.
"Time to go for a ride Jade" E. Artemis tells Cheshire.