Superboy had been confused all day for M'Gann wouldn't listen to him or talk to him. She seemed rather gloomy.
"M'Gann what's wrong?….Did I do something that upset you?" he asked. M'Gann simply sighed.
"It's time to go to school," she said with no enthusiasm. Artemis sat in her M'Gann's room worrying about school.
"If my mom finds out that I can't go to Gotham Academy, she'll be pissed," Artemis said to herself.
Her troubled mind was interrupted with a knock on the door. Though she couldn't see him, she could hear him and answered, "Robin, get your ass out of here."
Robin chuckled and said jokingly, "Your hearing is still sharp as usual. How'd you know?" That chuckle seems so familiar…I heard that somewhere else before…..oh my god…it sounds exactly like Dick! Am I at Gotham Academy right now? DId I mistake the voice for Robin?
"Dick, are we at Gotham Academy?" asked Artemis. Robin's eyes widened wondering how she knew. Then again, she had lost her senses of where she is or who she is with.
"No, Artemis we're still at the cave and it's Robin," Robin replied calmly. "No, your voice is exactly like Dick's and we're at school…I have to be in school…." Artemis cried desperately.
Robin took her by the shoulders and shook her. "Wake up Artemis! I know this is traumatizing but right now you need to wake up and tell me everything. We have to go through this together!"
"First of all who did this to you?"
"…Sportsmaster…''
He made his own daughter blind and his own wife a paralytic? Why? "So…what did he do?"
"This isn't going to go anywhere Robin…why do you need to know so much about me? ," Artemis growled.
Robin gave up. "Fine, don't tell me anything cause I can figure it out."
"I already figured you out, Robin or should I say Dick?" Artemis smirked. "Even though I can't see you, I can hear and feel you. I can feel your tension and right now I bet you're nervous. Batman told you to keep a secret identity right? So much for that bullshit."
"Oh yea? I was about to let things go but you know what? I know that you have a criminal DNA. Your dad is Sportsmaster and you're from Gotham not Star. I could've blown your cover but I didn't," Robin yelled back.
Artemis let out a depressing sigh. "Why did your father hurt your eyes?" asked Dick.
"He's not much of a father, if he is, he is an abusive father. Why would he do such a thing? Sometimes families aren't all about hugs and kisses. Sometimes families are about competition and separation…and in my family, that's how you survive," Artemis said.
Dick replied, "You're lucky, Artemis." Artemis' eyebrows went up. "At least you have a family to fight with. This psychotic loanshark took my parents away from me right before my eyes. Then Bruce took me in as his adoptive son. If my parents were here, I would still be complaining about eating string beans or get in an argument about cleaning my room. Yea, families aren't about hugs and kisses, but it is good to at least have one."
Artemis gave him the most consoling look as she hugged him closely. Kid Flash was watching from the door with his fists clenched. Originally, Kid Flash wanted to prank Artemis for fun but stopped when he was Robin. He listened to the conversation intensely and shocked. Suddenly, Artemis whispered urgently, "Someone's at the door, I can hear him. You should check it out," Robin went out to see that it was Wally.
"Wally…..what did you hear? Not everything right?" Robin demanded. Kid Flash just stared at the wall with his face as red as his hair. Robin grabbed Kid Flash by the collar and interrogated him.
"I heard about..Artemis….being blind….is it….permanent?" Kid Flash asked. He was worried for he truly loved her though he would taunt her all day. Robin replied, "Why don't you two talk?"