Disclaimer-Sadly, I don't any of the rights to the DC universe, just to my thoughts.

Ok, so have I mentioned how much I love reviews? No? Well it's a lot! XD And I also want more ideas for the poll. I'll add the suggestions as they come. So, yeah. Review! And vote! And stuff... Anyway, this looks like it'll be twenty-two chapters, which is more than I originally planned! Whoop! XD

The teenagers walked into the room quietly, though most of their eyes narrowed. Artemis was in one of those hospital gowns, barely any color having returned to her body. Though, really, that made it worse. It allowed everyone to see how much damage their archer had really taken. Her face was what everyone looked to first. The scratched in message was still there, though it was already starting to scar over. There were dark bruises forming on her face and everyone knew they'd look worse later. Yet, even with the damage, with her eyes closed, she looked almost peaceful.

Her neck was probably the worst thing to see. The marks there looked suspiciously like fingers. They knew they were from Sportsmaster. They could also see the thin line of blood from when Sportsmaster had used her as a shield against the League.

Her arms were completely bandaged up, save for her lower right arm, which was in a cast. The bandages had slight tints of red to them from the blood on the layers below the top ones. Her cast was white without the decorative tape, likely because they wanted to see the color she'd pick, even though it would obviously be green.

There were also a few different IV drips hooked up to her. One, the crimson one, was obviously blood. Another looked like water but was mostly antibiotics to keep infection away. The other was a nutrient solution to help her body recover.

They knew that underneath the thin sheets, her injuries would be almost worse. Her legs would be bandaged much like her arms, as would her stomach. They really didn't want to think about it, so they sat down in the seven chairs that were in the room.

Zatanna was the first to actually speak. "So, what happened while I was out?" She asked, looking around at the group. The question actually startled them and it was a few seconds before anyone answered.

"Well, besides those two getting shot at?" Robin asked somewhat sarcastically.

This earned him a nod from Zatanna, who then bit her lip.

"Well, Robin was voted into becoming official leader." Said M'gann.

This earned a slight blush from the Boy Wonder, who spoke after the Martian. "Then they basically threatened the League. We sent out a message to them."

"How?" asked the magician. For the next while, they showed Zatanna how they communicated now.

"You know, we never did ask who figured it out." Robin said almost thoughtfully. The others just nodded, glad for an excuse not to focus on the comatose archer in the room.

"True, maybe it wasn't Bats." Said Red Arrow, nodding again.

They speculated this for a while, finally deciding on Black Canary. "Well, she probably texts the most." Was the logical argument of Wally. Everyone agreed, though Robin was rather hesitant. Well, it was either Batman or Black Canary, considering Batman's actual day job.

It was quiet again for a while until Batman walked into the room. Everyone looked up at him, concerned. Would he disband the Team? Surely he'd at least wait until after the holidays, right? Then again, it was Batman.

An eternity later, the Dark Knight spoke. "The Team will not be disbanded," They looked slightly relieved. "For now. But if anything like this ever happens again, it will be. Understood?" They all nodded at him, even Zatanna and Red Arrow were relieved for their friends.

"Robin, Aqualad, I need to speak with you two." Batman said before sweeping out of the room. The two exchanged glances with the rest of the teens. Did he know?

An hour later, the five teens looked up to see a beaming Robin and slightly smiling Kaldur. "He knew."

The week that followed was quiet. Laughter didn't echo off of the walls. Arguments didn't precede that laughter or proceed it. M'gann didn't bake or cook much. Most of what they ate was microwaveable. Most of the Team was staying at Mount Justice for the holidays to be with their friends. That, and they wanted to be there when Artemis woke up.

Speaking of the archer, there was always at least one person by her bed. They took turns watching, waiting and even talking to her, knowing she couldn't hear them. Sometimes, the Team's mentors would visit, too. Most often, it was Batman and Green Arrow, though Black Canary wasn't too far behind.

M'gann talked about how sorry she was that her Earth-sister had gotten hurt. She talked about how quiet Superboy was and how he wouldn't talk to anyone.

Conner did talk to her, in fact. Most often, he was angrily berating himself for not stopping this even though he couldn't have done anything. He felt so much like a brother to her and the rest of the Team. They were his family, too.

Roy would even talk to her on occasion, mostly about how Ollie was literally pulling his hair out. He also said something about Black Canary actually having cried when she'd come in for a visit.

Zatanna talked about feeling stupid that she hadn't been able to help, that she'd 'let' herself be drugged. She talked about how her dad had grounded her for life, again, for not telling him, but had still let her stay at the Cave.

Kaldur spoke of Atlantis, of his home, of how he missed Tula and Garth. He spoke of how he wished he'd been a better leader for the time he had been. Like everyone else, he wished he could've prevented this whole thing. He said his bullet wound was almost healed completely and that Wally's already was.

Wally was the one there most often. Sometimes he cried, just sat there and cried and talked about how much he missed her. He talked about the decorations M'gann and Robin had insisted on putting up. It was so close to Christmas but it didn't feel like it, not by a long shot. He wished she would just wake up.

Robin was in the most after Wally. He missed her, too. He was almost always berating himself, head in his hands.

"I just wished I'd stayed. Wish I'd said something. Maybe helping with your Algebra 2/Trig homework. If only…"

"Shut up, Dick."

And yes, I know she didn't know his secret ID. You'll just have to wait... So don't tell me she doesn't know, kay? Just sayin' XD