Rebel Justice

Day 4

The members of the team that went to the club got in after everyone else was already asleep. For this, Red Arrow was glad. He really didn't want to deal with Artemis right now when he was so tired.

After showing Cheshire to her room, they all went to bed, preparing themselves for what the next day would bring.

-This break line brought to you by Shadow.-

They all met in the kitchen for breakfast. Jade was the only one not there, she was busy contacting the other rebels, letting them know she was all right. That, and she didn't want to face her sister.

That left Roy to break the news. But, maybe not just yet.

"How'd yesterday go Raquel?"

"It was fine, I think he's coming around. Maybe he should have a chat with M'gann. She was hit by this hardest."

Roy nodded and went to sit with everyone else. Wally was shoveling food in his mouth, much to the disgust of Artemis who was sitting next to him. Robin and R2 were talking over some schematics for a new arrow. M'gann and Connor were chatting, and Raquel seemed to be flirting with Kaldur again.

That's when everything went wrong. Jade walked into the kitchen, wrongly assuming Roy had already told them she was there. Artemis stood up, not believing what she saw.

"Jade?"

Jade turned around, looking at her sister. "It's nice to see you again sis. How's it going?"

"How did you get here? Where have you been? I've been searching for you since you left! Mom died to keep us safe and all you could do was run away! You could have called! Or left some sort of message! You left me all alone!"

Tears began streaming down Artemis' face. Wally stood up and put his arms around her. She buried her face in his chest.

"You didn't tell her? I know I had my reasons for remaining anonymous, but you should have mentioned that I was here," Jade semi-yelled at Roy.

"I was getting to it!"

Artemis turned towards him. "You knew where she was and you didn't tell me? You brought her here and didn't say anything? How could you! You knew I had been searching for her!"

With two trained assassins glaring at him murderously, Roy did what any smart man would do at that moment. He ran.

"Get back here!" the two sisters chorused as they chased after the red archer.

The rest of the team and Robin gaped at what had just occurred.

"Should we go help him?" Kaldur asked.

"Nah, he deserves it," Wally said.

They all went back to eating their breakfast, ignoring the muffled pleas, shouts and bangs that echoed through the base.

"So, what's on the agenda for today?" Robin asked.

"I guess we're just chilling around the cave today," Zatanna spoke up. "I wouldn't mind giving you a private tour."

"Sounds fun."

The two went off, and even though he knew the layout of the base, he didn't mind having Zatanna show him around.

"So, how did you end up here? I mean, I met you once, and then after that I didn't hear anything."

"Well, my dad turned into Dr. Fate on a mission to stop the Injustice Lords. Without him, I didn't feel like I belonged there. Artemis showed up at my school one day, and we talked. I decided to go with her. I didn't really have any ties to the Lords, other than my dad who I'll never get to see again."

"I was wondering who Dr. Fate was. Batman hid that secret well, it wasn't on any of his databases."

Tears fell from Zatanna's eyes, she couldn't hold it back any longer. She sank to the ground and Robin wrapped his arms around her, comforting her the best he could.

"Thanks Robin," Zatanna sniffled. "It's just so hard to be here without him."

They finished the tour, and Zatanna headed off to work with Kaldur on his magic. He was left with M'gann, who was in the kitchen attempting to make cookies.

Several attempts later, there were pans of undercooked mush and burnt charcoal sitting on the counters.

"You know M'gann, if you want, I'd be happy to help you with your cookies."

"That would be great Robin. I don't know what I'm doing wrong!"

Luckily, Robin had made cookies with Alfred several times and knew the recipe backwards, forwards, and inside out. Half an hour later, a couple pans of perfectly golden cookies sat on the counter.

"Thanks Robin! These are the greatest cookies I've ever made!"

The two munched on cookies, making small talk, trying to avoid the question they both knew would have to come up eventually.

"You know, it's really weird seeing you so… white."

M'gann froze. She decided that she might as well tell him. "When Uncle J'onn found out that I was a white Martian, I thought he would understand. Wasn't that what the Justice Lords were for? To promote peace, justice and freedom? But no. Because I was white, I was inferior. I didn't have the right to work with him, to be his protégé. I was just a slave. A slave who lied to get where she was. In the customs of our people, I would have been killed for treason. He wanted to take me back to be executed. I didn't want to die; there was so much I had to live for. I didn't want to leave, but I had to. I met up with Artemis when she took Zatanna away. We ended up here. It took me a while to accept it, but what the Lords are doing is wrong. This isn't the land of the free, it's the land of the chosen few."

Wally ran into the kitchen.

"Hey there, have you seen Roy anywhere? We need him, and I think he's still hiding from Artemis and Jade. Are these cookies? I love cookies! These look like Batcookies. Are they?" Wally grabbed a few cookies and shoved them in his mouth. "These are Batcookies! The only thing I missed when I left. Robin, did you make these? They're delicious. So, have you seen him?"

"Uh… no?" M'gann said.

"Oh, okay then. See you later," Wally said as he grabbed a dozen cookies and ran off.

"That was weird," Robin said.

"You get used to it after a while. Kaldur is looking for you."

So, Robin went off to find Kaldur, who was in the swimming pool.

"I thought you would like to take a swim. It must be stressful, being taken away from the Lords and having the Team trying to explain everything to you in such a short time. There is a suit in the changing room."

Robin decided a swim would be great training, and quickly changed. He pulled some dark tinted goggles out of his belt and put them on, even though he knew keeping his identity a secret was a lost cause.

Kaldur was still there when he got back.

"So," Robin said as he sat down at the side of the pool. "How'd you get here? I thought you were loyal to your king."

"I am loyal to Atlantis. It is suffering just as the surface world is under the leadership of the Lords. I thought my King trusted me, but he kept the identity of my father a secret. He only told me after I started having doubts about his trustworthiness. It was a difficult decision, but I believe I am in the right place now."

The two swam and floated in the pool, letting all tension go away. The day had passed quickly for Robin, and soon supper and bed were upon him. There were few days left in the week he had promised to stay, and he was conflicted in whether to go back to his family, where his heart was, or do what he now believed was right.

Finally! It's done! This took forever. I hope y'all like it.

Have a swinging day,

Shadow