5. Failsafe

It happened all too fast.

Wally turned around in time to see Artemis shooting down some of the alien's spaceship, but one of them was still able to move. His breath caught in his throat, his eyes growing wide as Artemis was shot by the yellow ray, disappearing...into thin air.

Faintly, he could hear M'gann's scream of terror, but for some reason his voice sounded so much louder to him.

"ARTEMIS!"

Wally's eyes snapped open with a short gasp. Beads of sweat dripped from his forehead, his heart accelerating, and his whole body vibirating in fear. His breath was deep and heavy; Wally would close his eyes, but he was afraid that the same image would reply in his mind. The same...horrifying...heart wrenching...image. No...he didn't want that.

Wally got out of bed, not wanting to go back to sleep, he couldn't go back to sleep. A deep and tired sigh escaped his lips as he walked down the halls of the Mountain. Wally couldn't help but still shiver, still feel the chill of how his heart just hurt the minute Artemis was...dead. That very work and Artemis does not fit well, not well at all. It was like Joker was using one of his knives to carve out his heart while still conscious, and he was sure that wasn't a pretty thing.

He heard a small gasping noise coming from the kitchen as he came closer. The small light illuminated and glowed, bouncing off the walls of the cave. Wally stepped closer to see Artemis sitting alone, her head hung low, both her hands were clutched above her and her wrist touching her head; her shoulders shaking. The usual confident, snarky, and smug archer looked so...vulnerable, like M'gann after the simulation. She was breaking down like the Martian, but she had too much pride to show it in front of the others.

Wally didn't say anything, he just silently walked over to her and put a firm hand on her shoulder. Her head shot up to look at him, her eyes red from all the crying, trails of tears stained her cheeks and the way she looked...so broken. It was said in her eyes and he knew she could read him.

I died.

I know, but it's not real.

I died.

It's over now...everything's going to be okay.

I died...I actually died.

And I was so scared, that had to be the most scariest moment of my life.

...I died...

And I died with you there.

Wally hugged her, and Artemis let him.

You like? Sorry it took so long to update. I was a bit busy. It was a bit corny, but I liked how this turned out. My version after Failsafe.

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