Hey, happy holidays! Here is a new chapter for you guys (and gals)!
PS: This takes place between Secrets and Misplaced.
Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice, or any other shows that are used in this story.
Artemis stared at the dragon in shock. 'Did that dragon just call me it's sister? How is that possible!?'
The dragon had a face of sheer disbelief. "How is this possible, you died!" it exclaimed in a masculine voice, making Artemis believe it was male.
"Why did you call me your sister?" Artemis questioned. A sigh escaped the dragon's beak-like snout. "So, you are alive, but didn't retain any memories of who you are. Great, just great." The dragon lied down and lowered his head to be able to look Artemis in the eyes. "What is your name?" "Artemis. My name is Artemis."
'Shit, she doesn't even remember her own name.' a mental sigh, 'Just my luck.' the dragon thought to himself before deciding to introduce himself as well. "Very well Artemis, I am Pyroxivos, the elemental Guardian of fire." The dragon, now known as Pyroxivos, frowned as he looked at Artemis. "However, who I am is unimportant at the moment. What is more important is who you really are, Artemis." Artemis had a look of confusion on her face as she pondered his statement. "What do you mean by 'Who I really am'?" Pyroxivos grinned.
"You, sister, are a Guardian as well." This seemed to shock Artemis as she processed what Pyroxivos had just said. This raised so many questions in Artemis's head, but the one that was asked first was "How is that possible?" "Anything is possible with the right mindset. You are my opposite element. You are the Guardian of ice."
Pyroxivos snickered at Artemis's face after he said this. After the initial shock had worn off, Artemis glared at the dragon. "How do I know you aren't just lying to me to get me to be your minion or something?" Pyroxivos closed his eyes in thought. "There is a spell, one that returns lost memories. It will give you some of the answers that you seek." he then opened his eyes "Be warned though, it will also unlock your innate abilities. Luckily, you can consult your memories as to how to control them."
Artemis stood there in thought for a minute or so, thinking over her options. 'Even though she is mostly different than when I last saw her, somethings never change.' Pyroxivos thought as he saw Artemis thinking.
Artemis sighed as she came to her final decision. "Ok, do the spell. I want answers." The dragon nodded. He brought a talon to her forehead. If anyone had been watching, they would have thought that Pyroxivos was going to impale Artemis on his talon. They would be wrong though. He placed the talon on her forehead faintly, as only the tip was touching her. Pyroxivos then uttered a phrase in an old language that Artemis didn't know. Then her world went white before seeing various memories appear before her.
"Come on Cryosic, let me see it. Please, it will only be for a minute!"
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"We weren't doing anything Cryosic, honest!"
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"Why Merlin, why would you do this?" "You demons are nothing more than mistakes, mistakes that I will repair."
Artemis fell back onto her ass, shocked at what she had seen. Her mouth moved, but what she had seen had managed to make her speechless. 'I don't blame her, seeing as though she probably never expected this. Learning that you are a demonic guardian of an ancient balance between order and chaos, I mean, who would really expect that?'
Pyroxivos looked at Artemis worryingly. "Cryosic, are you alright?" he questioned, truly concerned for his sister. When she had finally gotten out of shock, she shook her head in an attempt to clear it. "Yeah, I'm fine." Artemis looked at the dragon. "Well, looks like you were telling the truth. I really am your sister." Pyroxivos smugly looked at his smaller sister. "I told you so." Artemis groaned after he said this, "Please don't start. I just got a couple millenniums worth of memories back. I don't want to start an 'I told you so' argument." "Yeah, yeah." he dismissed the former demon's plea with a wave of his claw, then he looked at to the slowly setting sun and frowned. "You should probably go back home sister. You can always come back tomorrow." Artemis sighed, "Yeah, probably." However, she didn't try to leave.
They stared at each other for about thirty seconds, before Artemis closed the gap and hugged her much larger brother's snout, tearing up while she did so. Pyroxivos put a talon on Artemis's back. "It's alright Cryosic, shh… shh… it's alright." Artemis pulled away, eyes slightly red from the small amount of crying. She sighed again, and began the long trek back to Mt. Justice. Her trek was interrupted when Pyroxivos wrapped the tip of his tail around her waist and lifted her to the edge of the crater. She shot the draconic demon a playful glare as he grinned mischievously. The former demon smiled back "Bye Pyroxivos, I'll come back again as soon as possible." "Goodbye sister, I look forward to it." With that said, Artemis began her trek back to Young Justice.
Hey, so, leave a comment on what you thought!
Also, I want to see who you all guess are the remaining guardians.
The Elements are as follows: Fire (Pyroxivos), Ice (Artemis/Cryosic), Earth (Unknown), Water (Unknown), Lightning (Unknown), Air (Unknown), Light (Unknown), and Darkness (Unknown). Just an FYI, the universes I have chosen don't contradict each other. IE: Since I chose Young Justice, I won't choose Teen Titans.