Hey guys I'm sorry it took so long to update, I've been really busy. But alas, I've typed up this wonderful chapter for you guys to enjoy. First I would like to thank the 14 wonderful people who voted on my poll. Also I would like to thank all of the donors for donating to the GQASF, Q has gotten a little bit better but we still can't find him a shrink that will last more than an hour we may have to hire (**Dramatic Pause**) Harley Quinn granted that she may be the only certified therapist crazy enough to handle the job.
Question: First you start a cult against me, then you lock me in a room with that damn monkey (who still remains nameless) and now you're sending me to that psycho joker worshiper. No just no. I have more productive ways of spending my valuable time.
Me: Well then stop thinking everything is a conspiracy.
Q: But everything is a conspiracy.
Me: Why do I even try…
(Monkey chases Q out of the room pelting him with crayons and sunflower seeds while Water Breather's snapping turtles throw pompoms at him)
Q: Damn monkey…
Me: I don't own YJ; Now let the reading and reviewing commence!
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The next day Artemis woke up and found her daughter and some girl that looked almost like a clone of her sister sitting in the chairs next to her bed. The archer grunted as she attempted to prop herself up on her elbows, but her daughter stopped her before she could lift her head up.
"Mom, the doctor said you couldn't get up yet." The girl scolded lightly.
"But that doesn't stop me from trying." She mumbled.
The teenager smiled and grabbed the remote and propped her mother up so she could be sitting up slightly. "Hopefully you'll be able to get up in a week or so." Abby stated cheerfully.
The archer gave her daughter a warm smile and eyed the black haired girl next to her curiously. Apparently Abby saw the unasked questions in her mother's eyes and introduced Lian.
"Mom, this is Lian…my cousin." The girl motioned to the teen next to her.
Artemis was floored when she heard the word cousin and all the pieces fell into place. She was shocked beyond belief, but she guessed she kinda deserved it. She knew the girl in front of her was definitely her sister's kid but she had no idea who her father could be.
"Who's your father?" she asked tentatively
"Is it that hard to tell?" Lian asked.
Artemis gave the girl a gentle smile, "Just humor me, please. I'm too tired for guessing games."
"I'm Roy's kid." She said looking slightly disappointed.
Artemis was again floored with this new information. She was discussed with the idea that Roy and her sister hooked up. She remembered the mentally scaring images of her sister and RA making out on that mission so many years ago.
She spent the next hour talking to the girls telling them about her adventures as a hero. Eventually she succumbed to the pain medication and fell asleep.
The blonde woke up about three hours later to find a certain sleeping red head in the chair next to her bed. There was a plate of food in his lap (Which she assumed it was for her because it was still there) and he seemed to be sporting a black eye. She just sat there and stared at him. He didn't look that much different from his teenage self, sure he was grown up and definitely more muscular, but he was the same old Wally she knew and loved. After awhile she could feel herself drift out of consciousness.
She woke up again to find Wally now awake but consumed in deep thought, the tray of food rested on the table next to him. The speedster was so out of it he didn't even notice her starting to stir.
"Whatcha thinking about?" She asked. The startled hero jumped up what seemed to be about three feet in the air before he got his senses back.
"Geez Arty, do you always have to scare me like that?"
"Hey, I just asked a question. I didn't mean to scare you. And don't call me Arty." She replied.
"You're like the Bats when it comes to sneaking up to people." He mumbled and handed her the tray of food.
"So what were you thinking about?" she asked in a more serious tone after eating her jello.
"I was thinking about what are we going to do next?" He said and he rested his head in his hands.
"Good question. What are we going to do next?" she echoed.
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Three weeks later…
Artemis was up and about, she wasn't fully recovered but she was definitely a hell of a lot better than before. She and Wally were finally on good terms and she was bonding with her niece and reconnecting with her mother. The league still wouldn't let her or any one else confront her father and sister who were still in jail (surprisingly). She saw how much Abby and Wally had bonded over the weeks and they were closer than ever. The teen was currently trying to convince both of her parents to let her take up the superhero gig, she had much better control of her speed and she was a more than competent fighter but the answer was still no.
Both Artemis and Wally were living at the cave with Abby while they tried to figure out what they were going to do next. Some days Wally would help the teen learn how to use her powers while Artemis would sit on the beach in a lawn chair enjoying the July sun while watching as father and daughter sprinted on the surface of the sea. Her mother had eventually gone back home in Gotham but visited. Ollie and Dinah also appeared every so often too just to stop by and say hi. Lian would try to come to the mountain every chance she had. Other leaguers like Zatanna, Nightwing, and even Batman stopped by just to see how they were doing.
The archer still felt guilty about not telling Wally about Abby in the first place, she was completely shocked when he told her he had forgiven her. It amazed her how responsible he was, the first time she saw him look at Abby she knew immediately he was going to be a great father and it warmed her heart to see him interact with her daughter. All her past fears of his rejection of her and her daughter were gone. It even seemed that the two were possibly rekindling the old flame. At first they were just getting along for Abby but they soon realized they both still had strong feelings for each other. Even after all these years she was still his spitfire and he was her idiot. They were still perfect for each other. Sure they still argued often about the simplest of things, but it was more flirting and less like the brutal fights they used to have over nothing. Slowly and surely they were falling in love all over again, and everyone even Abby noticed.
The teen would smile when she saw the two together, finally the idea of having a complete family was in her grasp, she had finally got what she had always wanted and so much more. She absolutely loved spending time with her father, cousin, grandmother and great uncles and aunts. On the outside her life was all rainbows and sunshine, but on the inside she still worried. The video of her mother being tortured sportsmaster forced her to watch was burned into her brain. No matter how many times she tried to shake it off, forgetting it seemed impossible. The memory seemed to haunt her. She didn't want anyone to worry so she put it to the side and focused on other things, but deep down she vowed that one day she would get revenge on the man that had the gall to call himself her grandfather for all that he had done to her, her mother and everyone else.
Later in the week Cheshire finally broke out of prison and then Roy of course went after her. (Like he always does) This time he took Lian to Paula's and let the grandmother spend some quality time with the girl. (She was going to teach the little archer the art of throwing knives)
It was finally decided that Artemis was going to sell her house in Gotham and Wally was going to move out of his apartment in Keystone and they were both going to move to Central City. Thus the house-hunting nightmare had begun.
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Two weeks later…..
Artemis had quickly sold her house and she, Wally and Abby had finally found a house they liked in the suburbs of Central City, Kansas. Even after the move Abby still liked to spend most of her time at the cave with Lian (under the watchful eye of Red Tornado of course). The two would train, lie on the beach or even have movie night in the huge entertainment room. Then came the day when the cousins would meet the young Damian Wayne.
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It was like any other day at the newly reestablished Mount Justice, the girls were causing trouble, Wally was in the kitchen talking to Artemis, Red Tornado was doing what he usually did, Roy was using the database to search for his fugitive ex wife, and Nightwing was unfortunately assigned bird sitting duty by the Bat that didn't care that he had other important plans that day (He had a date with Babs). Since he knew he couldn't dump the teenager anywhere and he was definitely not going to bring him on his date so the vigilante decided that it was best to drop the fourth robin off at the cave so he could be supervised under the watchful eye of whoever was there. He mischievously grinned to himself as he walked with Damian into the cave.
The girls were absolutely excited to meet Damian and immediately dragged the unwilling Robin off for a tour of the cave. Nightwing walked up to Wally (Who had just arrived in the cave after patrolling both of his cities) and grinned to himself again.
"Hey Wally."
"What's up wingnut."
"Oh nothing, I've got a date with Babs and I need you to keep an eye on lil' D for a little while."
"Sure I guess I can do that."
"Oh and one last thing…"
"What?"
"Two words; Teenage Boy." And with that the acrobat was on his way to Gotham.
Wally was confused for a moment as he began to think about it, but then as he remembered himself as a hormone driven teenager his face twisted into an expression of horror and then mixed with determination. He sped off to the control room to check the security footage to check if the teens were doing what they were supposed to be doing.
Artemis clutched her sides with laughter as she realized what Dick meant and how horrified Wally was. The look on his face reminded her of the look on Ollie's face when he found out she and Wally were dating those many years ago.
The Flash was currently pacing in the control room while the also frantic Arsenal was trying to pull up the security footage. When the cameras were finally up, they were both relieved to see that Abby and Damian were in a heated argument about something while Lian was trying to play peacemaker for once. Wally's moment of relief was over when he realized that when he and Artemis first met they fought all the time and look at where they were now. To him Damian Wayne AKA the spawn of satin was Enemy number 1 for Wally. There was no possible way his baby girl and that evil little monster (according to Wally) were going to ever be in a relationship if he had his way.
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Well I'm going to leave it there because even though inspiration hit me with its hockey stick of creativity I've run out of ideas and it's late. I know this is more like a filler Chapter I promise more action will come soon. Also I've noticed this is probably one of the only chapters I really haven't ended with a huge cliffy. Well I got to go Q is trying to rid the world of monkeys and snapping turtles due to his newfound hate of both creachers. So….REVIEW OR FACE THE WRATH OF BATMAN, VOTE ON MY POLL OR FACE THE CRAZYNESS OF SPEEDSTERS ON REDBULL, AND CHECK OUT MY PROFILE OR FACE A VERY ANGRY BLACK CANARY!
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