Ok, ok. Yes, here's the update. Relax, people. Also, to those of you who are reading this at night...lock your doors.
It was dinner time, and the team was taking this opportunity to talk.
"This is getting out of hand. We need to contact the league." Kaldur said. "Something is going on here, and either the owners are in denial, or..."
"Or what?" Raquel prodded, though they were all pretty sure they knew what he was going to say.
"Or...they are in on it." Kaldur finished.
"It would definitely explain their odd behavior." Artemis said.
"And the sudden road problems." Wally added.
"M'gann, are you alright?" Connor had of course noticed that M'gann was looking a little sick.
"Oh, oh I'm fine." M'gann said. "I'm just a little tired." Artemis noticed for the first time that M'gann was wearing long sleeves, but she didn't ask. It wasn't the time.
"Well, alright. So when are we going to-" At that moment, Connor stopped talking as M'gann's eyes fluttered and she fell out of her chair. The mental link was broken.
"Oh my God! Megan!" Artemis fell to her friend's side and tried to wake the other girl. "Megan! Talk to me!" Finally M'gann's eyes opened and she tried to smile.
"Hey. My ears are ringing...Is that normal?" M'gann asked weakly. "I've never fainted before." Artemis sighed as the others came running up.
"Yes, that's normal. Sort of." Artemis answered. "Do you want some water?" Dick and Wally were on crowd control, trying to keep the crowds of concerned campers and counselors back.
"I want to stand up."
"That's not a good idea." Connor said gently. "Standing right after a fainting incident-" Wally cut him off before the clone could go full textbook-mode.
"Yeah, yeah. But she shouldn't stay here on the gross floor." Wally said. Connor sighed and took M'gann's wrists to help her up. He dropped them like she was on fire though when the girl cried out in pain.
"What's wrong?" Connor asked worriedly.
"Nothing." M'gann said quickly.
"Right." Zatanna reached down and took her wrist in her hands. "What happened to your wrist?"
"Nothing. Really, I'm fine." M'gann said as she stood by herself. She promptly wavered on her feet and was caught by Connor.
"You're going to the infirmary." The counselor said. "This could be dehydration or low blood sugar or just outright exhaustion. Either way, you're going to the infirmary." When the others made to follow them, she turned. "Just Megan. The rest of you go back to your cabins."
"I want Artemis to come." M'gann said.
"Fine. She can come. The rest of you, go back to your groups."
"M'gann, you better tell me what's wrong right now." Artemis was sitting next to the cot M'gann was lying on. Even Batman would have been impressed by the quiet intensity in her voice. "This is not just dehydration."
"I'm fine. Really." Artemis placed a palm on her friend's forehead.
"No you aren't. You have a fever." Artemis grabbed M'gann's wrist before the other girl could jerk it away. "Let me see."
"No."
"Yes! Let me see!" Artemis easily overpowered her and pulled the long sleeve down to the elbow. Then she gasped. "M'gann, why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't think it was big deal." Running from M'gann's hand up past her elbow were red and green streaks that stemmed from the bee sting on her hand. "You said it was just a bee sting."
"Well, yeah." Artemis fought to keep her voice under control. "But even humans have bee sting allergies! And you obviously have some form of super-Martian allergy. This is bad!"
"Keep your voice down!" M'gann jerked her sleeve back down.
"How far do those weird things go?" Artemis asked. She was freaking out.
"A little below my shoulder." M'gann mumbled.
"What happens when they reach your neck? Your arteries or something could be affected! You could die!" Artemis stood up. "I'm teling to others."
"No!"
"Yes." Artemis crossed her arms. "I'm going to tell them! We're contacting the league tonight and then they're going to fix you up."
"Fine." M'gann almost pouted, which Artemis found slightly adorable.
"Good. You should sleep for awhile now. We'll wake you up when we contact the league." Artemis said. M'gann settled into a comfortable position.
"Alright. You should probably go back to the activities."
"I don't want to leave you here alone."
"I'll be fine. There's counselors everywhere, I'll be fine!" M'gann said as she fell asleep. "Go. Please."
"Well, alright..." Artemis said hesitantly. "I'll be back as soon as I can sneak out." M'gann smiled. If Artemis had known what was coming, she never would have left.
"Guys, we really need to get her out of here." Artemis said as they walked stealthily to the infirmary. "She's really sick."
"Well, communications are still down so we'll have to get M'gann and then walk until we get a signal." Dick said.
"I don't care. I'll carry her. She needs medical help." Connor said. They reached the infirmary and walked inside. The lights were off but they were still able to see inside.
"Ok, where's M'gann?" Wally asked.
"She's in the back room." Artemis lead the way.
"Are you sure?" Kaldur looked around. There was no one in the room.
"She was right here in this bed." Artemis walked closer, and her heart stopped. On the bed was note. "Kaldur..." Connor grabbed the note.
"No one will leave this camp until I say it's ok. Apparently, you needed a more direct reminder of this. I have your friend. She's really sick, I hope she makes it to the end of the week. I didn't even need to sedate her." Connor stopped reading. His hand was shaking with rage. He took a breath to calm himself and continued reading. "If any of you leave, or contact the league you've mentioned, I will leave her somewhere to die a slow, painful death. You are all free to leave at the end of the week. P.S. Don't come looking for her. I'd hate it if I had to move her, and then forget where I put her."
"We will find her." Kaldur said as he placed a hand on Connor's shoulder. But even the normally calm Atlantean sounded slightly angry.
"You're damn right we will." Connor handed the note to Dick and walked out, banging the door behind him.
"Just let him blow off some steam. I don't think whoever this is will try to cross him." Raquel said.
"Nevertheless, we need to decide what to do. We cannot call the League without endangering M'gann, but if we don't contact the league everyone else is in danger." Dick said.
"There's nothing we can do right now besides go back to the cabins and try to sleep. We will find a way to look for M'gann tomorrow." Kaldur said. The rest of the team silently made their way back to their cabins. Wally walked Artemis back to her cabin.
"Wally, this is all my fault."
"What? No." Wally was shocked. Artemis sounded so...guilty.
"I shouldn't have left her there alone. I didn't want to, but she asked me to go..." Artemis threw her hands up in frustration. "This is all my fault!"
"Artemis..." Wally pulled her into a hug before he could even think. Seeing her so upset made him sad. "It's not your fault."
"But if I had been there-"
"Whoever this is would have hurt you too." Wally said. "This is not your fault. No one blames you. Not even Connor. Not really."
"If you say so..." Artemis sighed and pulled away from Wally. "I should go. I think my counselor is on to me."
"Alright." Wally reached out tentatively and brushed a strand of hair from her face. Artemis caught his hand.
"What are you doing?"
"I...um...I'm just..." Wally stammered. Artemis rolled her eyes.
"I'm going to regret this later." She grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him towards her. Wally was so shocked when their lips met he almost didn't react. Almost. "Now go to bed. And don't breathe a word of this to anyone. We'll talk later after our friend is safe and this weirdo is caught."
"Um, ok." Wally grinned. "Be safe, Spitfire." Then he was gone.
"Spitfire?" Artemis thought for a moment. "Strange."
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