The next day came much too early, and Artemis had to stop herself from hitting the snooze and making herself late for school. She quickly dressed in the obnoxious school uniform and ran out the door, not bothering with breakfast. Her apartment was close enough that she was able to walk to school and it gave her the opportunity to observe Gotham.

During the day, in this part of the city, it was hard to remember that Gotham was home to some of the most dangerous criminals on earth. She knew that Bruce Wayne, the king of the Kingdom of the Bat's, had to fight his way to the crown and was constantly fighting to keep it. Dick, as his heir, had been taught everything that was needed to keep the crown in their possession.

The kingdom of the Bat's was the most dangerous kingdom, Artemis knew, but she also knew that that Kingdom of the Arrows was the second most powerful kingdom. It was the possible alliance of these two kingdoms that caused her mission. Had it been any other kingdoms her father wouldn't have bothered to stop it, but the combination of the Arrows and the Bat's…that could destroy even her father's kingdom.

Artemis sighed, quickly walking across the street as she thought more about the possible alliance. It didn't make any sense, both the Arrows and Bats had been solitary kingdoms for their entire existences, but then Prince Wallace came along, and everything might be changing. She had no idea how Prince Wallace had changed the two-kingdom's solitary nature.

The Flash kingdom wasn't the most powerful, in fact, some considered it to be the least powerful. It was a small kingdom and their criminals were regarded as almost harmless when compared to the criminals in the Kingdom of the Bat's and Arrows. But somehow the airhead that was Prince Wallace was convincing the two most powerful Kingdom's to create and alliance with him.

Speak of the devil, Artemis though as she entered the school grounds and saw Prince Wallace flirting with M'gann. While M'gann wasn't responding, Prince Wallace didn't seem to be deterred. It was only when M'gann saw her that Artemis began to make her way over, Prince Wallace scowling and leaving.

"Artemis!" M'gann called happily and Artemis waved.

"Hey M'gann,"

They began making their way to class, M'gann happily babbling as they walked. The bell rang and they settled into their seats, the teacher calling the class to order. To begin, Red Tornado asked the class to pull out their homework so they could check their answers. M'gann frowned when she saw Artemis make no move to pull out her homework, but didn't comment. The class passed quickly, Artemis making no effort to understand the material given to her. She was here for a mission, not to learn.

The rest of the day also passed quickly, Artemis not getting the chance to try to expand her friendship with Dick, but also not having to interact with Prince Wallace. However, when school ended Artemis couldn't head home like she wished too. Today she was going to be assigned her Team.

Gotham Academy put every student into a team, a group of 6 to 10 kids that spent at least two hours together every day after school. This team was supposed to help students with classes they might be struggling with, teach forms of self-defense, and force their students to form bonds with other students.

Artemis knew M'gann was in her team, but that was the extent of her knowledge. The school's teams weren't commonly talked about, but she was hoping she would be in a team with Dick. It would be the perfect opportunity for Artemis to make a better friendship with him.

M'gann led Artemis to an old phone booth, "Just step inside and close the door. I'll be right behind you."

Artemis nodded and stepped inside. Seconds later a light scanned her, and she was transported to another place. The room Artemis found herself in was large, and as she looked around the room she spotted a bright red head of hair. Prince Wallace noticed her just as she noticed him, and she saw his smile disappear.

"You've got to be kidding me," Artemis muttered as M'gann appeared behind her.

M'gann quickly spoke, "I'll show you around!"

The Cave was large, much larger than the apartment Artemis was staying in now. It had a grand kitchen, a library, rooms for all of them to sleep in, and multiple training rooms.

"This is pretty nice," Artemis eventually commented, "But why do we need it all?"

"We learn self-defense here and control of our powers here, so that what the training rooms are for." M'gann explained cheerfully, "And the room are for those of us who don't have a permanent place to stay, or are unable to get home that day." M'gann glanced at the clock and began to pull Artemis back to the main room. "Training is going to start soon! We don't want to be late!"

Artemis allowed herself to be dragged, and she was surprised to see everyone waiting for them, including a blond woman Artemis had never met. The woman smiled at her, and Artemis returned the smile hesitantly. Artemis could tell by the way that this woman stood that she was a warrior. She didn't carry any weapons that Artemis could see, but her body language indicated that messing with her would be a mistake.

"You must be Lady Artemis," The woman stated, and Artemis nodded.

"Hi,"

The woman smiled, "I'm Black Canary. I'll be teaching you how to defend yourself and others," Artemis took interest at the mention of protecting others, "Do you have any experience with combat?"

Artemis smirked, "A little,"

The woman nodded, "Good. Let's have you spar with Wally then."

Wally groaned and Artemis' smirk grew. While she had no intention of letting the others know quite how skilled she was, she was going to enjoy beating Prince Wallace.

"Wally, no speed." Black Canary added, and Wally groaned once again.

Artemis had to keep herself from cackling in glee. Prince Wallace wasn't going to stand a chance against her. From the corner of her eye she saw Prince Wallace's bodyguard, Roy, step forwards to get a better look.

For a moment she considered throwing the fight to get Roy off her back, but she quickly dismissed the idea. If she threw the fight, there was too big a chance that someone would be able to tell and that would be more suspicious than her doing well.

As she and Prince Wallace walked to the center of the room, she saw the others settling in to watch. Dick looked amused, and Artemis hoped she could use her upcoming victory to deepen her friendship with him. They might be able to bond of Prince Wallace's lack of skill. She had no doubt that Prince Wallace and Dick sparred often, and as a bat, Dick would always have the advantage.

Artemis turned her attention to Prince Wallace and settled into a loose fighting stance. Prince Wallace mimicked her, but he didn't seem quite as relaxed in his stance. If Artemis had to guess, she'd say it was his lack of speed that made him nervous, but she didn't care. No matter what was making him anxious, it didn't change anything for her.

"Begin."

Prince Wallace struck quickly, but Artemis was easily able to doge his initial punch and the kick that followed. He was skilled, she had to admit as the dodged the attacks, but she was better. She began her own attack, and Prince Wallace was quickly forced on the defensive. He was fast enough to block all her blows, but he could only block the ones he saw coming. Sadly for Prince Wallace, most of them he never saw coming. It didn't take long for Artemis to knock Prince Wallace onto his back with her hand at his throat.

Black Canary walked over, "Well done Artemis," She tuned to Prince Wallace, "You too Wally, but your blocks were sloppy."

Prince Wallace's cheeks went red with embarrassment and Artemis couldn't stop her smirk. Prince Wallace shot her a glare before he stormed over to where Dick was standing, and Artemis lazily made her way over to M'gann.

"You're good!" M'gann exclaimed and Artemis shrugged. They watched as the others were paired up and sparred, Black Canary giving comments at the end of everyone's match. As Artemis had expected, Dick was the most talented of the group. He easily won his match against Conner and Artemis strongly suspected that he had been holding back.

As Artemis watched she could feel eyes on her. As everyone else fought Roy rarely took his eyes off her. She inwardly cursed, instead of decreasing his suspicions, she seemed to have increased them. She didn't dare look at him, pretending not to notice his staring. At this point, she was just going to have to deal with him as well. However, she would no be the first to act. She would wait until he posed a threat to her mission. At the moment, he was an annoyance, not a real threat.

Finally, the sparring was over and the group split. Prince Wallace was dragged off by Roy and Black Canary for some private training while the others headed to the kitchen. Artemis took this time to walk next to Dick, sitting next to him in the kitchen.

"You have some nice moves. Where did you learn them?" Dick asked, perching on the top of his chair.

"My…uh…mom taught me." She spat out, wishing she had thought of a backstory before she arrived. She was a terrible on-the-spot liar.

"Nice,"

"What about you?" Artemis asked, "Did Batman teach you all of that?"

Dick laughed, "No, not all of it."

M'gann came to the table, Conner and Kaulder trailing behind her, "I have cookies!" M'gann exclaimed happily.

The group eagerly dug in, the cookies quickly disappearing. The last tray had been cleared when a loud yell echoed through the Cave.

Dick stood up, "I'm going to go make sure KF is still whelmed."

"KF?" Artemis asked.

Kaulder explained, "It stands for Kid Flash. It was Wally's nickname when he was younger."

Another yell was heard, followed by a crash, and then Dick's echoing laughter, "What are they doing?"

This time Conner answered, "Training."

Artemis stared at him, waiting for more, and eventually M'gann took pity on her, "There have been a couple attacks on Wally, they just want to make sure he is prepared."

Artemis nodded, she had heard about the attacks on Prince Wallace. None had been organized by her father, and it was hoped that the previous attacks would make it so the eventual murder wouldn't be so easily connected to him.

"Why are they attacking him?" She asked, hoping someone might give her some more information.

The room fell silent, "We're not really sure." M'gann eventually began, "Wally hasn't really said anything, and no one else has heard anything."

"But we respect our friend's privacy," Kaulder added, and Artemis nodded. Despite the fact none of the others knew, Artemis was sure Dick would. It would only be a matter of convincing him to tell her. But for now, she needed to get as much information from the others as she could.

"How long have you guys known each other?"

"Only a couple months," M'gann stated happily, "But Dick and Wally have known each other for years."

"How did they meet?"

M'gann paused, "I…I don't know. Kaulder?"

Kaulder shook his head, "I do not know either. We have never asked."

"Huh,"

Artemis continued to ask questions, she even did homework with them to give herself more time, but the other simply didn't know much about what was going on with Prince Wallace. When she finally got back to her apartment she had made up her mind, she needed to get information herself.

A quick internet search gave her Prince Wallace's address, and she began her plan of breaking into Prince Wallace's home. She didn't know any other place that would give her more information about him. Most importantly, being in his home would give her access to his computer. With his computer, she would be able to see who he talked to, what he had looked up, and she hoped that he would keep other plans on there as well. Maybe even plans of making an alliance.

Although, Artemis thought mockingly, he's so stupid that he probably left his alliance plans on a comic on his bed. She smirked, and went back to planning. By the time the sun rose the next morning she was ready for action, all she had to do was find a time.

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