Angelic Consequences
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Angelic Consequences
Chapter 11: Breaking Away
Normal POV
It had been two days since the attack and Athena had not woken up yet. Robin who happened to be there was worried.
"Why isn't she waking up?" he asked Marcus.
"Demon venom is hard to heal; especially on us." Marcus told him. "Don't worry kid you will have guardian angel for a while.
"What do you plan on doing after she wakes up?" he asked.
"Doing well that will be up to Athena." He said. When she began to stir Marcus stood up. "Athena." He said. When she opened her eyes he could tell she was a still out of it and needed time to get into the flow.
"Richard." She whispered.
"He's standing right here." Marcus told her. When she looked at him, he could tell that she was shocked.
"Marcus what are you doing here?" she asked. She began to stand in a quick movement that got Robin surprised.
"Don't move to quickly kid." Marcus told her.
"I wouldn't be moving so fast if you answered my questions." Athena told him.
"Robin can you excuse us for a minute, you can stand by the door." Marcus said. Robin looked at Athena than at Marcus before moving outside.
Athena looked at Marcus with suspicion.
"Why did you ask him to leave?" she asked.
"Because we cannot speak with him in the room." Marcus said. He got closer to her.
"What?"
"Athena their things you need to know, things that have been kept from you." Marcus said.
"You know, who my mother is?" Athena said. Marcus smirked.
"She's my mother too so I should know her." Athena looked at him and went into shock move she cover her lips and moved away from him forgetting she was on a bed. Marcus grabbed her before she could fall.
"You…You are my brother." She said.
"Well congratulations." Marcus told her trying to make everything more calming.
"No…No but that means; who's your mom?" She screamed.
"Kaya." Marcus told her. Athena looked at him and tears begin to spill in her eyes.
"I…I knew it, that's why she would not tell me anything about you. She was trying to protect you." She said.
"Athena, don't react like that they didn't want to tell you because of the demon that is after us." He told her.
"A demon is after us?"
"Yes. I didn't want to get them involved but it appears the team will have to help us finish this." Marcus said.
"How are you sure they will help, Batman must be pissed that a demon attacked Robin and I don't want to deal with that." Athena said.
"Because I have sanction said mission." They both looked up to see Batman standing there.
"I see you are feeling better." He told her and Athena could tell he was worried.
"Yes, sorry Batman." She told him.
"Don't worry about it." Batman said. "Now about the mission, you have done research and have found where this demon is hiding, you plan and taking him down." Batman said to Marcus.
"Yes." Marcus told him. "Look Bats I really don't want to put the teens in danger I would prefer to just take Athena and we would take care of the demon easily."
"But you forget Athena is Robin's guardian angel and according to what she explained, she can't leave him." Batman/Bruce said.
"I understand that, but taking the team into a cave full of demons will only cause the other guardian angels to have more problems, I mean considering that Artemis has a demon and an angel on her back it won't be helpful for her guardian angel."
"Artemis can take care of herself and I want to make sure this menace is taking care of before send the team into mission without worrying they might not come back alive."
"Fine." Marcus said "But I did warn you."
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Two Days Later- Monitor Womb
"This mission is to been done with the outmost discretion." Batman told the team.
"So we're going to take this guy with us?" Artemis said. Batman glared at her and she backed down.
"Marcus is important in this mission since he and Athena are the ones mainly involved." Batman said. They had to tell the team what Athena actually was because there was no way they were going to explain away wings and powers that she had.
"Why could they tell us you were an angel?" Artemis turned on Athena. Athena who wasn't exactly in the best of moods and knowing the demon behind Artemis was making super cranky didn't help matters.
"Whatever I did; didn't concern you Artemis and unless you want me to start saying things I shouldn't back off." Athena answered. That made Artemis back up because she had never received and answer from Athena like that. Batman was surprised Athena could answer like but hid the smile that Robin knew he wanted to show.
"We will do to keep everyone safe." Aqualad said.
"In this mission Marcus will be the one in-charge." Batman told Aqualad.
"Very well."
The team moved into the bio-ship.
"So, what is the plan?" Aqualad asked.
"The plan is to destroy the nest and I will deal with the main-head alone." Marcus told them.
"Very well." Aqualad said.
"Look is not like I don't trust you guys with this but I don't want to get you killed." Marcus told them straight earning a gasp from some of them.
Miss M looked out and saw the island.
"I didn't know that island existed." She said.
"Is not supposed to, is unidentified." Athena told her. "It is the way certain demons and angels who don't live in their particular homes live in unidentified islands that not many things can detect."
"If we can detect this on it means their waiting for us." Marcus said.
Everyone began to get ready.
"Miss Martian we have to drop keep the bio-ship up here if we have to make a quick getaway." Marcus said.
"Okay, everyone get ready to drop."
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Marcus had not been kidding once they dropped down; it didn't take long for the team to get attacked.
The team began taking the demons down while Marcus deal with getting to the bottom of it.
'We're getting close, Athena keep Robin with you.' Marcus told her through the mind-link.
'Okay.'
'Team make sure no demon goes through the doors Athena, Robin and I will be going through.' Marcus said.
'Be careful.' Miss Martian said.
'Don't worry Miss M we will be.' Robin told her to make sure she wasn't worried.
They arrived to the large door and it opened by itself.
"You won't be needing to keep your friends there." the voice said. Athena and Marcus looked up.
"Where are you?" Marcus said. In the throne the voice materialized into being. It was something the team had never seen.
The being had large bat-like wings but they seemed to be burned off with holes around. His face was coal black and the teeth were sharp enough to make them fear. Even Robin who had the worst rogue's gallery was surprised.
"Marcus, I'm surprised you brought your little sister into this." the man said.
"Salarius." Marcus said. "Why did you do this?"
"Why, well look at me." Salarius said. "I am a disgusting being, and who do I have to thank none other than your parents." He told them.
"That business had to do with our parents not with us." Athena said.
"Oh child but you see, what better way to hurt your parents than destroying the lives of their children." Salarius said. "Now, who of you will sacrifice himself to get the young hero's out of here."
Marcus stood tall.
"I will."
"Very well."
'What can we do, we have to help?' Miss Martian said.
'Yeah we can't leave him with that thing.' Artemis said.
'Dude I totally feel weird as if the angel behind me wants to get out.' Kid Flash.
'We must honor their wishes.' Aqualad said. But he wanted to help as well.
Salarius looked at the team.
Don't worry young team; you won't be exempt from doing anything. He laughed and demons appeared out of nowhere.
'Well now we don't have to worry about helping.' Artemis said.
While the team battled the demons with Athena who happened to be helping them Marcus and Salarius looked at each other. Marcus let his wings expand to their full power. In his hand a sword of fire was lit.
They went at it, the swords hit each other that even if their wasn't metal in them it still made the sounds. Salarius was able to hit Marcus on the shoulder throwing him to the other side of the place and into one of the walls. It surprised Marcus at the strength the demon had but he did remember that the demon was older.
On the other side Superboy was helping Athena and Robin take some demons away from them. Athena had the most trouble since she had to take care of Robin and make sure a demon didn't get near him.
'Is it me or are these things going for Robin more.' KF said.
'I think their after Robin.' Superboy said
'Well you guys are not wrong.' Athena told them.
'What do you mean?' Aqualad said.
'With me being visible and not behind Rob but next to him they things he is open.' Athena said.
'Open?' Robin asked.
'They think you don't have anyone and they want to corrupt you.' Athena said. She took out a few more demons like that. But helping Robin to not be taken she couldn't use all of her abilities.
'So the plan at the moment is to not get anyone near Robin' Artemis said.
'Exactly.' Athena said.
Salarius had Marcus by the neck.
"Poor fool, you alone can't defeat me." Salarius told him. "Your darling sister can't help with still being a guardian, she has to break the bond and not many know how. Plus you and her won't be invisible anymore" He didn't count on Superboys super-hearing.
'Athena.' Superboy said.
'Yeah.' Athena said.
'Salarius told you brother that he alone can't beat him.' Superboy told them. 'That you can't help because you're stuck to Robin and no one knows how to break the bond.'
'The bond can't be broken.' Athena said.
'He also said you and Marcus are stuck visible.' Superboy said.
'I am so sorry Athena.' Miss M said. Athena was getting everything through her head; she wouldn't be invisible anymore, that means she couldn't be a guardian anymore. The only way Robin could get a guardian was if she died.
'Athena.' Robin said worried. Athena was in another world though fighting in automatic. Her brother couldn't be Robin's guardian anymore but it wasn't only the fact that he went away and became visible. Athena gasped she knew why her brother had become visible. She looked at Marcus to get confirmation he just nodded at her.
'Robin.' She said.
'Hey, you okay?" he asked her.
'Yeah, but I'm going to have to do something that I don't know if you will like.' Athena said. Robin looked at her.
Just as he looked at her, she grabbed him and kissed him. The team was in shock because Robin was returning the kiss too. Everyone saw as Athena's wings began to turn from their white color into an onyx color. When they finished they both flushed and she looked behind him.
'Take care of him Axel." She said. She used her new wings that seemed to be bigger and went to help Marcus.
Robin didn't say anything and went back to fighting the demons. He was a bit confused because he knew that she had kissed him to finally get him an angel that could help him formally. What he didn't understand was the reason the kiss actually worked.
Salarius was surprised when Athena came and Marcus smirked.
"It seems you spoke to soon." Marcus said.
"No." Salarius said.
"How about we send him back to his master." Marcus told her. Athena shrugged.
They opened the portal to send Salarius back to their master because they didn't know a worst punishment than sending him back to where he belonged.
The portal opened but not before Marcus clipped Salarius wings off finally getting them away from him. The portal began sucking in many of the demons and Athena smiled when she saw that the demon behind Artemis got sucked in too.
Marcus and Athena moved to cover the team with their wings so they wouldn't get sucked in.
The portal closed and the entire team sat down.
"Okay, so we survived." KF said.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure we did." Artemis said.
"We should get going back to the cave." Miss M said.
"Will you be coming with us?" Aqualad asked Marcus answered for Athena.
"No, we may see you guys later." Marcus said. "Let's go Athena."
Athena looked at Robin and smiled. She flew and hugged him tight.
"I'm going to miss you." She said. Robin didn't say anything and Athena left with her brother.
"Dude, why didn't say anything." KF said.
"She had to go." Robin told him. "Miss M can we go."
"Yeah, let's go."
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Robin' POV
The ride in the bio-hip was quiet for all of us. I couldn't say anything. I mean who would have thought that my first kiss would be with an angel. I knew that Athena had to leave; Bruce had told me that eventually Athena would either become invisible or die. I like the fact that she didn't die but had the ability to leave. The only thing I knew is that I was happy.
When we arrived to Mount Justice; Batman had us debrief and we told him almost anything. It seemed as everyone forgot to say—how Athena got off Guardian Angel duty- he was rather thankful no one said anything. As the team left I felt Batman put a hand on my shoulder asking me silently 'if everything was okay' I just gave him a small smile.
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Normal POV
Two Months Later—Mount Justice
Everything was confusing now with a possible mole on the team and it had everyone worried. Well by worried it had Robin on edge lately. He knew of Artemis past, he didn't know about Miss M and Conner had been acting weird, also the arrival of the new members. He sat in the living room since most of the teens were in school except for him. Not that Bats was going to be happy.
"You know Bruce is going to be pissed you cut school." He jump and turned around to see someone he hadn't seen.
"Athena, how did you get in here?" he asked. Athena smiled at him; she was dressed in normal clothes.
"Really Boy Wonder I leave for two months and you forget I was an angel." She told him smiling. He felt funny it wasn't the same as with Zatanna it was something more solid.
"I thought you weren't an angel anymore." Robin said.
"I'm a dark angel now." She told him.
"So what are you doing here?" he asked.
"I came to talk to you." She said.
"About?" Robin asked but he had an idea what it was about.
"The day I left." She told him. "Robin I need to explain, what happened?"
"I know what happed you kissed me and that way you were able to get away from me and I would get a new guardian angel." He said letting all the pent up anger out. "Why didn't you kiss Wally or Connor." He said
Athena knew he was going to be angry. She took it though because in a way she deserved it.
"It wouldn't have worked with any of them." She told him. That stopped Robin.
"What do you mean it wouldn't have worked with them?" he asked. Athena blushed and it had Robin blushing too.
"I had to like the person." She said.
"Oh." Robin said.
They talked both ignoring the feeling a bit. They were thirteen and Athena didn't want Robin to worry.
When she left she kissed his cheek and Robin smiled.
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Five Years Later
After five years everyone or the new ones in the team knew that Nightwing once in a while received visits. Who it was none of them knew? Not even the new Robin knew; who it was and he had asked Batman before and he told him nothing.
"So I was telling you about the…." Robin was telling Nightwing but he wasn't paying attention. "Nightwing." He said.
"I will be right back Tim, have to go see something." Nightwing said with a smirk. Tim shudder a bit because he got the same smirk Batman had when he was seeing Catwoman.
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"You know the new team is in here." Nightwing said. The laughter came it was feminine and cute at the same time.
"You know sometimes I don't care." Came the reply. Nightwing grabbed the shadow by the waist and was met by beautiful emerald eyes that almost reached him. Athena had grown up she was still a bit shorter than he was but he was happy with it.
"What do I owe the visit?" he asked
"I was a bit bored." She told him. "And I came to talk to you, now that Bruce is gone." She said.
"What about?" he asked.
"You know passing Artemis for dead is wrong, right." She told him.
"How did you?"
"Really ex-boy wonder you're asking me." she said. Nightwing had to laugh though there were many things he could hide from everyone else but for her; he couldn't.
"You know one of these days I will keep a secret from you." He told her
"Maybe, but you still can't." She told him. Nightwing laughed and kissed her like she had done so, those five years ago and maybe even more.
"I've missed you." He told her.
"So have I." she told him. They both heard a noise and Athena smiled. "I'll see you in your apartment later tonight." She said and kissed him again. She disappeared in the night sky and Nightwing turned to see Tim standing there.
"Miss M is looking for you." Tim said. Tim looked around trying to maybe see someone. "Who were you talking to I heard voices."
"An angel." Nightwing said and moved back into Mount Justice. Tim was confused by the answer and as he looked up he swore he saw wings. But he shook his head and went back inside.
In the sky Athena laughed at Tim's reaction.
THE END
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