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22:17 March 04, 2012 Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Artemis snaked silently around the perimeter, sending furtive glances over her shoulder as she went. She gripped the gun tightly, the cool metal making her palms clammy.
She heard Wally's voice through the com link.
"Why is the newbie allowed to go in the field with us? She's a consultant!"
Artemis smiled gratefully as Kaldur came to her rescue, "Bruce did some arm-bending so that her contact states that she is treated like an officer in the field, and Bruce informed me that she does have some military training, as well as experience in combat. She is not just skilled with computers."
Megan's voice than cut through, "Right side, clear."
"… Left side, clear," Artemis said, pressing down on her com link.
"Team, move in," Kaldur commanded.
Artemis moved swiftly, before entering the house, she made sure her gun was loaded.
Dick, who arrived at the same door as Artemis, nodded at her, and she swiftly kicked it in.
They were raiding this house. Crucial evidence that could lead to Vandal Savage's capture was apparently inside, as an inside informant had told them. Artemis carefully walked in sideways, her gun held aloft and ready to fire. Dick walked slowly behind her, holding his own gun aloft.
They walked slowly, Artemis pulling the doors open and Dick cautiously aiming.
When they finished the sweep of the living room, they moved on to the bedroom and the bathroom.
"Living room's cleared," Dick said into the com as he and Artemis moved through the bed room.
Suddenly, gun shots were audible in the distance.
"There's an intruder on the premises. Artemis, Dick, we need back-up in the backyard!" Kaldur's voice sounded alarmed.
Dick looked nervously at Artemis, and they both dashed over to the sliding back door.
Connor was holding a gun, pointing it toward the bushes, Megan was at his back, wielding a rifle that looked comically too big for her.
Artemis gripped her handgun tightly when a black figure slipped past them, she attempted to kick the mysterious person, knowing that it was protocol to arrest before shooting. She did hit something, but it certainly wasn't the mysterious person.
The black-clad figure moved quickly, dodging both Megan and Connor, and knocking out Kaldur with a swift bludgeon to the head. Wally furiously dashed after him, attempting to catch him, but he was too fast.
"Go to the front door!" Dick yelled, attempting to revive Kaldur.
Artemis and Wally both dashed to the front, however, they just missed him. The person moved quickly, dashing out the front door, a manila folder clutched tightly in his hand now.
Wally looked outraged, and turned to Artemis, "You were on perimeter! How could let him get away?!"
Megan and Connor had walked up to them now. Despite being disappointed on the lost lead, Megan was sympathetic, "That's not really fair, Wally, I was on perimeter too."
Wally then grinned, "Yeah, but I can't be mad at you, babe!"
Megan frowned slightly, and turned to go help Dick with Kaldur, taking Connor with her.
Artemis stalked off after them, leaving behind a fuming Wally.
"We're moving the investigation," Bruce said, his deep and solemn voice.
7:16 March 05, 2012 FBI Headquarters, Washington D.C.
Dick was outrage, "You mean you're transferring the case? To what department!?"
Bruce seemed to have the ghost of a smile on his face, "No. I mean, we're moving the location to Palo Alto. We have hotel rooms set up and ready, your plane tickets and travel information is with Megan. You will depart tomorrow."
Dick nodded, and Kaldur also gave a grunt of approval.
"You are dismissed."
9:57 March 06, 2012 10,000 ft. above LAX
Wally was hungry. He had been trapped in this cramped, tiny little plane for about three hours, and he had had no food. This was bad. He supposed he should've listened to Megan when she told him to pack snacks, but he thought it would've been a shorter flight than this.
His stomach grumbled loudly, earning him a condescending look from Artemis, "Hungry, Baywatch?"
She dangled a tantalizing bag of chips in front of Wally's face, the sharp smell of vinegar and sea salt wafting into his nose.
She grabbed a particularly big chip, and crunched it loudly in his face.
He groaned, and turned to Megan, who was reading a magazine, "Hey Meg? Do you have any food?"
Megan didn't look up from her magazine, "No, Wally, and I told you earlier to pack some food, but you didn't listen!"
Connor nudged Megan from her right side, offering her a bag of peanuts.
She accepted it, and turned away from Wally.
Dick laughed happily from next to Artemis, also waving an additional bag of chips from Artemis' bag at Wally's face.
Wally scowled at both him and Artemis.
His stomach growled again, and he relented.
"We are beginning our descent."
Wally sighed, just a bit longer, and then he could go eat as much as he wanted.
15:34 March 06, 2012 Palo Alto, California
Megan dug into her bag, retrieving the manila folder with their travel information in it along with their assignments, she got the paper out with their hotel address and let out a scoff.
"What?" Dick asked, taking the paper from her.
Dick took a moment to read it before grinning, "Bruce doesn't even trust us to choose our own room mates!"
Dick then smiled mischievously, "Hey Megan, can I borrow a pencil?"
Megan complied, getting a yellow number two pencil from her bag.
Dick grinned, and crossed out names, scribbling in new ones.
Connor snatched the paper out of Dick's hand, "Why am I with Wally?"
He took the pencil as well, scribbling out his and writing some one else's in it's place.
"…So, who's bunking with who?" Artemis said, annoyed.
Dick grinned devilishly at Artemis, "You'll see!"