Hello! Okay, first off I am truly and completely sorry I haven't kept my promise about updating more often but it's not me being lazy this time: I actually couldn't help it. My fanfic account hasn't been letting me in and I couldn't access anything for a while, but I have been writing since and I am a couple of chapters ahead now, so I'll update again in about a week or so but I am really sorry I keep letting you down. I have been getting your reviews and I'd like to thank all of you for reading, reviewing, following and favouriting because it is really helpful to me and I'm sorry I can't be so helpful to you and I'm sorry I keep letting all of you down. Anyway, here is the next chapter of the story and I'm sorry it is so late but I've only just been allowed back on. Thank you for being so loyal if you carry on reading- if you don't I understand completely.

I hope you enjoy and I hope you've had a good Christmas (If you are not Christian or do not celebrate Christmas then I hope you've had a good December!) and a good New Year too!

P.S. The first part of this chapter is relevant to the main storyline, but the second part is sort of off topic because I feel it needs lightening up a bit J

Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice or any of the characters. *sobs*

Dick's P.O.V.

I walked out of the hospital and back home, thinking as I went. Who could do such a thing? I mean, I know they didn't actually kill her, but making people that care about her believe she's dead, even if it's for a little while, just makes me mad.

First of all, I need to get fingerprints off of the machine- if there are any, this person could mess with a complicated machine like that, then they are probably very smart. Plus, the person had to know what room Artemis was in, so it is more likely to be someone who heard what room she was in when the doctor told me. So, I need to get security footage of that moment and see who was around to hear, I also need to access the hospital's files to match the faces with the people in the room at the time. But then again, it could be one of the doctors, or that nurse, because they are in that room a lot of the time.

This is going to be a long process- maybe I should get some really professional help.

Artemis' P.O.V.

I know I'm not conscious. But then again, I could be dead. How am I supposed to know? I've never been dead before so I don't know what it feels like. But I have heard voices- I have no idea what they're saying but I've heard them; there's also this constant beep somewhere next to me, well it was constant, until all of a sudden it just went beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep, which, let me tell you, was a right shock to the system, I mean, I've been listening to it for ages going beep, beep, beep and then bam! I'm not beeping anymore, no, I'm just going to be an annoying sound that is always there to piss you off. Ugh, if this is what being dead feels like, it is awful, especially if you can't stop the beeping. It started beeping again after a while and there were more voices. I want to know what they are saying, but no matter hard I try, I can't hear a thing. I can't move either, which makes me wonder if I am dead or just paralysed, either way, it can't be very good.

Dick's P.O.V.

Bruce is an idiot. A complete and utter idiot. You know why? Because he wouldn't help me find out who messed up Artemis' heart monitor. Idiot.

Flashback

I walked back into my house and immediately ran into Alfred.

"Sorry Alfred. Do you know where Bruce is?"

"Master Bruce is in the basement looking over some files he received last night when he was working late." That basically meant, 'Bruce is in the Bat Cave looking at a case involving some criminal that he beats up at night while dressed as a bat.' The only reason Alfred talks in code is because Bruce ordered us to because the Joker hacked into our house and found out about the Bat Cave once. The Joker had his memory wiped and Bruce seriously upgraded our security but he still ordered us to speak in code and if we don't we get one of the longest lectures ever, believe me I've been at the end of them many times.

Anyway, I thanked Alfred and went to the Bat Cave entrance and got through all of the security before finally reaching Bruce. I sat next to him and looked at the files he was looking at. The Joker. Bruce is never going to give up on him so I know this is going to be a difficult persuasion.

"So... The Joker... What's he up to this time?"

"The usual."

"Joking around?" I probably shouldn't have said that. Bruce glared at me and then looked back at the files.

"How's Artemis doing?"

"Fine. Well, actually there was a bit of a scare and everyone thought she had died, but it turned out she hadn't and now Paula is in denial and thinks she is still dead, when she's not, and it turns out someone tampered with the heart monitor machine, which is really evil, and I need to find out who did it so we can ask them why they did something like that."

"You think you need my help."

"I know I need your help. This person is seriously good with this stuff, so, yeah. I need the big guy, the master of detectives, the Dark Knight, the-"Bruce glared at me again, "I need you."

"No you don't."

"Um... yeah. I do."

"No, you don't."

"Why not? It's been ages since we had a father-son thing like this!" I said, laughing at the fact that a father-son thing for us is going around chasing bad guys that fake someone's death.

"Because, Richard, you are old enough now to do this on your own, and by that, I mean without me. You're very smart and you can do this alone."

"But what about our father-son bonding?" I whined. Seriously, I had to whine to try and get Bruce on my side. Whine.

"We can play basketball at the weekend. Now scram, dinner's ready." As if on cue, Alfred walked in and said that dinner was ready and that I had better hurry up if I wanted it to be warm. I sighed and walked out, I felt Bruce look at me as I left and thought: Idiot.

End Flashback

Right. I've already dusted the machine for prints: nothing (surprise there). I've also received (stolen) the security footage from the waiting room and I've got the files from each person. I've also received a list of staff that work in or near the ward where Artemis is. Now, let's start reading the staff's files.

A while later...

It's been 3 hours. Three. Hours. And I have nothing. Nothing. All of the doctors and nurses near Artemis are clean and have no deleted records or any previous encounters with her; the only interesting thing I found was that one of the surgeons was going to get charged for drinking and performing but it didn't happen because he was with a friend all day and that friend said he hadn't had a drink all day. I looked deeper into it and it was true, so, yeah, nothing.

I sighed loudly and banged my head on the table. This was sooooooooooo boring. I know I'm doing it to help Artemis, and I know this will carry on later in life on other cases, but it's sooooooooooo boring.

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in." I mumbled against the desk.

"Rob?" It was Wally. I was in the mountain, in my room, and I really did not want to put up with his shit about how Artemis and I should be together, because, in all seriousness, we're just friends and I can't imagine us being any more than that. At the moment. Because, you know, things change and that might change too, it's not like I'm hoping for it or anything! It's just not impossible.

"Hey. What are you doing?"

"Just trying to figure out who messed with Artemis' heart monitor and made everyone believe she was dead."

"Oh, casual. So, how are things going with you and Arty, anyway?"

"Nothing is happening, since she's in a coma."

"Oh yeah! I forgot about that! How's she holding up?"

"Fine."

"Good, good."

"What do you want, Wally?"

"Nothing." I glared at him.

"What? I can't just come and see my best friend and ask him how he's doing without asking for anything?"

"No."

"Well, if you insist, I need some help with something."

"With what?

"A girl."

"Wally, for the last time, Megan and Connor are dating, you can't change that. Remember what happened last time Connor found out you were flirting with her?" Wally rubbed is arm with a pained look on his face as he recalled his last encounter with Connor.

"It's not about Megan. It's about someone else."

"What? Wally West likes someone? What a change!" I said sarcastically.

"Look, I'm serious about this one, she's special." I got up and looked at him worriedly; I put a hand on his forehead and said: "Are you feeling okay? You never think one girl is special! You like every girl! Wait... she is human, isn't she?"

"Yes, she is. Well, as far as I know, she could be Martian, but I'm not entirely sure." I glared at him.

"Dude, this is serious, what's her name? What does she look like? What's the advice you need? Why did you come to me for advice? I am practically the worst person you could have come to! Why didn't you tell me about her before?"

"Okay, slow down. Her name is Millie, she has blonde hair, blue eyes and I need to know if she would like to go to prom with me. And I came to you for advice because you're the detective."

"Fine, but why didn't you tell me about her before? I'm hurt." I put my best sad face on and watched him glare at me.

"Because, a)" -A list of reasons. Really?- "I knew you would react like this, b) I have hardly seen you since Artemis hurt herself and c) Like you said, you are practically the worst person I could go to for advice, other than Batman, he is just the wrong person to ask about this stuff."

"Fair enough. Now, tell me everything you know about her."

"Stalker." Wally coughed.

"You're the one asking me to do it!"

Connor: What on earth was that last bit about?

Me: I wanted to give Wally someone to be with! Otherwise he would have been lonely L

Connor: No he wouldn't.

Me: Yes he would! He wouldn't have his special partner!

Connor: Special what?

Me: His special partner that I ship him with!

Connor: I'm lost.

Me: Well, you have Megan-

Connor: *blushes*

Me: Rob has Artemis, Kaldur has Raquel, and Wally has no one! So I made one up for him.

Connor: Why, though?

Me: Because I am the writer and I can do whatever I want with this story! I can even kill you or Megan off!

Connor: What?

Me: Anyway, love you guys lots and please review! I will update ASAP!

Connor: *Frowning*

Me: Love you! Here is your virtual love! *Gives you virtual love*

~Anonymouswriter713

Connor: *Frowning harder*