Chapter 18
More and more filler well here it is! This chapter will not be filler! I'm going to have Mariko meet with Robin on a Kidflash and Robin mission. Kidflash because he's Robin's best friend! OMG! Did anyone else watch the last YJ episode! It was totally crash! I have a bad feeling that something is going to happen Impulse. ONWARD TO THE BATTLE FIELD!
"Security cameras at StarCity airport caught our friend Mariko Miko, her cyborg and an unknown woman," Green Arrow explained to Superboy, Robin, Kid flash, and Artemis. They had been called down to the Cave in investigate the new sighting of Mariko Miko. It had been three weeks since she had been released from Arkham Asylum and it had been a while since she had made any kind of move since then. Robin glared.
"She's shown up again." He grumbled, glaring at the screen.
"What's the deal this time?" Artemis asked, placing her hand on her hip. Arrow nodded.
"We aren't sure what she's up to; however the fact that she's shown up in Star City can't mean anything good. Your job is to find out what she's up to and prevent anything from happening." He said, "Think you can handle it?"
The Team nodded.
"Then suit up and head out." Arrow shouted.
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"Miss Mariko I thought you didn't want anything to do with the Injustice League." Tony said, Mariko looked over her shoulder at Tony and her new body guard, Gemini.
"I don't; and we're aren't here for that." She explained, "This time I'm not here for anything illegal."
"I doubt very much Vandal Savage would appreciate you going behind his back to get something so trivial." Gemini said, Mariko glared.
"Shut up you unwanted old hag!" She hissed, "I'm Savage-sama's favorite! He'd never get cross with me; this is just something to suppress my boredom!"
"But what exactly do you want from here?" Tony asked, Mariko smirked as she walked off towards Star City.
"Nothing in particular really. Just some time out of my labs to have some fun!" She said, "I also plan on using this time to draw my Robin out!"
Gemini crossed her arms and huffed; she had been with this girl for two weeks and she didn't like what she saw so far. Mariko walked out toward a street only to nearly get ran over by a speeding car.
"AH! I hate this place! It's so, boring not at all like Metropolis." She said, then looked around to find the man she had seen on her computer screen a few days ago. She then began to tap her foot impatiently.
"Where are they anyway?!" She growled, "I hate being kept waiting!?"
"Then allow us to keep you company while you wait." A voice said behind the trio. Mariko smirked.
"I was wondering when you people would show up. It's about time." She said, turning around to see Kidflash and Superboy standing behind them. Mariko frowned.
"I was hoping for Robin or Miss Martian. Where are they?" she whined, then shrugged, "Oh well not like you're going to attack me out in the open right?"
Superboy and Kidflash glared. There were too many civilians around; not to mention they still didn't know what this new woman could do. They're only chance was to wait.
"I on the other hand, don't necessarily care if innocent people get hurt and you two weren't the people I was hoping for." Mariko went on, "However; given the fact that I'm not really supposed to be here I'm not going to attack."
"How admirable." Kidflash growled sarcastically, Mariko winked pressing her index finger to her cheek and sticking her tongue out.
"Don't press your luck speedy." She said sweetly, "I have no problem sending my new watch dog in to kill you both. Now; where is Robin anyway I have something I want to talk to him about."
"This is another one of your fake rendezvous isn't it?" Superboy growled. Mariko tilted her head to the side.
"My-my you're not as dumb as you look; Oh Boy of Steal." She said, "I wanted to bring Robin to me; however I should have known better than to think they'd send him."
"Miss Mariko; I sense a weapon nearby." Tony mumbled, Mariko smirked.
"Mechanic? Or magic?" she asked, then shrugged, "Actually it doesn't matter. Gemini; bring 'em out of hiding."
Gemini huffed then stretched her arms, and as if she were made of elastic she stretched out to the top of the airport and brought Artemis and Robin from their perch. Mariko smirked.
"Guess I wasn't wrong. They did send you." she said, Tony glared, as did Robin and the others.
"Why are you in Star City If not to meet the injustice League?" Robin asked, Mariko shrugged.
"Boredom; Star City has specialty shops I like, Nothing illegal." She said, "But if you don't believe me, feel free to keep tabs. Ja-ne."
With that Mariko and her allies walked off into the city. The group looked to each other.
"You don't really believe that load of crap do you?" Kidflash asked, Robin shook his head.
"Not a chance. We'll keep watch over her until she eventually shows us what she's up to." He said.
As the day progressed the only thing the Team had to go on was that Mariko was indeed there simply to keep from getting bored. She had gone into several different shops—much to her guard's chagrin from the look of it. Conner and the others were beginning to grow bored.
"Maybe she was telling the truth for once." Artemis said aloud. The others frowned, not that Artemis believed that Mariko was completely innocent. However it had been several hours since she had arrived.
"I still doubt it. That girl's an evil person." Conner said, he was still seething over what she had done to Match. Artemis shrugged.
"All I'm saying is that maybe she's not up to something today. Maybe she really isn't up to anything bad." She said.
~0~
"I remember why I didn't like coming to Star City." Mariko groaned, standing in front of a store that read 'closed.' She huffed and stomped her foot on the ground, "They close their stores way too early!"
"Oh what a shame." Gemini said sarcastically. Mariko turned to her and grabbed her by the hair. Gemini let out a yelp of pain.
"Watch yourself guard dog!" She growled, pulling hard on Gemini's hair, "If I don't like you it won't take much to get rid of you, and believe me when I say Savage-sama won't care if you're gone."
"M-miss Mariko, people are staring." Tony said, Mariko leered.
"So what? I don't like her." She hissed, then looked to Gemini, "You need to be taught a lesson in respect."
"As do you; little girl." A voice said behind them. They looked over to see a very large muscular man with pointed ears, glaring down at Mariko. She made a face and looked to the man.
"And just who the heck are you?" she hissed, the man glared and brought his fist back,
"I am Black Atom of the Injustice League," He snarled. Mariko's glare faded.
"I'm afraid you've caught me at a disadvantage." She said plainly, "Gemini."
Gemini huffed and just when Black Atom threw his first punch she blocked him and threw her own punch.
"Miss Mariko we should get you out of here." Tony said grabbing hold of Mariko's arm, just then Robin and his group jumped down from the roof top. Robin looked over his shoulder at Mariko and Tony.
"Hey don't look at me I didn't do anything." She said, Robin sighed, there was no way of making sure she was telling the truth. Robin then reached into his belt and pulled out his Bo staff.
"Get to safety." He said, "we'll handle this."
Mariko nodded then took off with Tony away from the fight. Tony looked to Mariko.
"I think that Count Vertigo guy is really mad about you dissing his offer." He said, Mariko scowled.
"No duh!" She hissed, then looked back, "But I suppose it can be all bad. Robin is the one keeping me safe."
Tony frowned. She was enjoying this too much. The two ran until they came to an abandoned building, where a man with blonde hair cut them off with Wotan at his side. Mariko glared.
"Vertigo." She hissed, "You've got some nerve attacking me like this."
Vertigo scowled.
"It was you who has some nerve." He said, "Children can be so rude sometimes; I plan on teaching you some manners."
"HA! I'm the smartest person alive! There's nothing you could teach me!" Mariko shouted. Vertigo scowled.
"Wotan, teach this girl a lesson." He shouted, Wotan nodded and raised his hand to eye level.
"Tony, blast him!" Mariko shouted only to have Tony thrown back. Mariko glared, "Oh that can't be good. Where's Klarion when ya need him?"
Suddenly Mariko's body was lifted in the air as Wotan took her to the top of the building.
"Hey you blue faced freak put me down!" Mariko screamed, suddenly an arrow went through the air hitting Wotan and knocking Mariko out of the sky. Before she managed to hit the ground however Mariko grabbed hold of the edge of the building and climbing to the roof. She looked down to see Artemis aiming her bow at Wotan.
"Never thought I'd be happy to see her." Mariko mumbled to herself as Gemini and tony came to the roof as well.
"Zatanna would have really come in handy here; this Wotan guy's a pain." Artemis said shooting arrows at the older sorcerer, however every one of them had been deflected by Wotan's force fields.
"You'll have to make due," Robin said, "You guys take care of things here; I've got a few questions to ask our hacker girl."
The group nodded Robin pulled out a grappling hook from his belt and went to confront Mariko. Meanwhile as the team wasn't looking Vertigo slipped into the building and also made his way to Mariko who was still on the roof.
"I guess it's a good thing Gemini was here after all huh?" Tony asked, Gemini smirked as Mariko frowned.
"Whatever." She said rolling her eyes as Robin came up to the roof, "Robin. Aren't you a surprise."
"Mariko; what's going on here?" Robin questioned. Mariko shrugged.
"You're guess is as good as mine; I have nothing to do with this situation." She said, then pointed to her hips where her belt usually was, "See? I don't even have my belt this time; I was just as surprised as you were that Vertigo and his weirdoes showed up."
"Considering the past you have I wouldn't be surprised if you had something to do with this." Robin said, Mariko frowned.
"Hey give me a little credit here; I have more important things to do with my time." She said, crossing her arms.
"Uh, Mariko you did just a while ago quite rudely turn these people down?" Gemini asked Mariko leered, "Fact I believe you called them small-fish and losers."
"Oh shut up," Mariko said, "I didn't think he'd throw a fit over it."
Suddenly the group was hit with a sudden wave of nausea. They looked up to see Count Vertigo, closing the gap between them.
"Vertigo…fitting." Tony groaned as the others fell to the ground from dizziness. Mariko groaned and moved toward the ledge to get away from the horrid feeling. Vertigo smirked and walked over to her and grabbed her by the strap of her single strap tank top. Mariko glared.
"You make me sick," She groaned using a bad pun to insult her assailant; Vertigo glared, and dangled Mariko over the edge.
"You, dear girl, have insulted you're last diplomat." He said, "See you in the afterworld, Mariko Miko."
Suddenly Vertigo was knocked to the side, dropping Mariko. Kid flash and the others—having finished Wotan—now stood over top of Vertigo. Artemis aimed her arrow at the man while Superboy removed and crushed his strange head band that held his powers.
"Let's get him and the others back to Belle Reve." Robin said, Tony and Gemini groaned and looked around.
"Where's Miss Mariko?" Tony asked. Vertigo smirked.
"On the ground perhaps?" she inquired. Tony ran to the edge of the building, finding Mariko desperately hanging onto a window sill.
"A-a little help please." She said trying not to slip. Tony reached to grab her however was pulled aside by Robin.
"Why should we help you?" he asked, Tony glared.
"What are you doing?" he asked, "She dangling over the edge of a building!"
"How do we know she didn't stage all this? Calling the Injustice league and hiring them to do this?" Superboy asked. Tony stared.
"She's dangling over the edge of a building! She could die if you leave her there!" he shouted, "Are you crazy?"
"Not helping Tony-boy!" Mariko shouted holding on for life. "Listen I swear I didn't set this up! So please pull me up."
"The stuff Miss M. saw; it was all a lie wasn't it?" Robin asked coldly. Mariko went wide eyed.
"W-what?" she mumbled. Robin looked over the edge and narrowed his eyes.
"I saw the stuff you showed Miss Martian; she showed it to me." He said, Mariko went silent, her grip on the window sill loosening by the second. Robin continued, "When you were released from Arkham; you're father came to pick you up but your father was murdered."
Mariko stared up at Robin who glared down at her; Miss Martian had shown him? How much? How much did he know about her? She debated letting go of the window, having the Martian knowing that much about her was one thing; Robin knowing however was a total different story. After a long pause Mariko shook her head, and let go. On the roof Tony went wide eyed as he watched, and knocked Robin out of his way.
"MARIKO!"
Yay cliff hanger! Haha is this the end for Mariko Miko? Will Robin be responsible for the death of a human being? Guess we'll find out in the next chapter! 'See you later Armadillos—unless I see you first. Haha!'