Chapter Five:

Marcie nodded as she watched the computer screen, "Ready Sander?" She asked into the microphone.

Sander looked up at the camera and gave a thumbs up.

Marcie bend over the computer and typed in a command.

Suddenly the floor below was alive with action. Trap doors in the floor slid open to revile robots some with guns and other without. All aimed for Sander.

Sander looked up at the camera and the back to the robots, one raised his gun and shot, Sander dived the floor and rolled.

"Good," Marcie muttered as she watched.

Sander stood up and looked around. Then he smiled, he jumped forward and swung his foot into a robot, it went down.

Marcie nodded and wrote something down on her paper.

Sander jumped again this time landing one foot each on two robots. He snatched the gun from the robot he had just taken down and slung it across the room, it hit a robot in the head and he fell down but not before he smacked another robot.

Sander smiled and jumped again, this time kicking two robots and punching one. They all went down. Sander laughed and grabbed the fallen robot and slung it across the room. It hit two more robots who fell to the floor. Sander smiled up at the camera again and then jumped up, grabbing the pipes over ahead. A robot aimed a gun but it was to late. Sander let go and came crashing down on top of the last three robots.

Sander looked up, "Was that good?" He asked.

Marcie scribbled a last note on her paper and then stood up in front of the microphone, "Yea, Sander. That was really good. You can leave."

Sander nodded, "Thanks Marcie."

Marcie smiled, "Computer lights," She said into the microphone.

Down in the arena the lights flickered back on. Sander nodded and pushed out the double door.

Marcie gathered up her papers and slid her pen behind her ear. Then she clicked the lights off and walked out.

"Marcie!"

Marcie jumped and spun around, Hale was leaning against the wall, smiling. Marcie sighed, "My god Hale, you scared me."

Hale shrugged and stood up, "You did say I have freaky ninja skills," He fell in step with Marcie, "So you done with everyone?"
Marcie nodded, "Sander just finished."

Hale nodded, "Everyone did good?"

Marcie rolled her eyes, "Yea, fine."

Hale smiled, "Now who graded our brave leader?"

Marcie laughed, "Nightwing. And by the way I kicked the robots' butts thirty seconds faster then you."

Hale rolled his eyes, "Thirty seconds? Whatever."

Marcie smiled, "It's okay to admit your slow."

Hale laughed, "Wait who took who down in training the other day?"

Marcie sighed, "Yea, but. I so could of jumped back up and kicked your butt."

Hale smiled, "Sure Marcie."

Marcie shook her head, "I could of."

Hale shook his head, "Whatever," Then he looked around, "is Zuri mad at you?"

Marcie shook her head, "No, I talked with her and she understands about I had to do that. On the other hand, Janette may never forgive me. Not that she liked me in the first place."

Hale nodded, "I know. And I don't why she doesn't like you. You are very likeable."

"Likeable? Is that a word?" Marcie laughed.

Hale shrugged, "I don't know."

Marcie nodded, "Okay then," She paused, "have you had dinner yet?"

Hale shook his head, "Nope not yet, and uh M'gann isn't making dinner because she is taking Zuri home to have a chat."

Marcie sighed, "Uh, but M'gann is like the best cook ever."

Hale nodded, "And my number one source of good homing cooking."

Marcie looked at him, "What about your mom."

Hale sighed, "Mom and dad had to go back to Africa. Looks like their mission wasn't finished."

Marcie frowned, "So how are you going to eat?"

Hale shrugged, "I guess I'm make myself a sandwich."

Marcie bit her lip, "Or..."

"Or what?" Hale asked looking at her.

"You could come to my house. My mom is a pretty good cook and I'm pretty sure we aren't having fish tonight."

Hale shook his head, "I couldn't come last minute."

Marcie shook her head, "My mom makes ton of extra food, dad and I are big eaters. There will sure be something for you to eat."

Hale smiled, "Are you sure?"
Marcie smiled, "Positive."

LIDILIDI

Marcie pushed open the front door, "Mom! Dad! I'm home! And I brought a friend."

"Friend?" Came a cry. Marcie smiled as Norah barreled around the corner, "You bought friend?" Norah asked slurring her letters.

Marcie lowered herself to the floor in front of Norah, "Yep Norah," She nodded for Hale to join her on the floor, "This is my friend Hale."

Hale smiled at Norah, "Hi Norah."

Norah looked from Hale to Marcie to Hale. "Hale?" She asked, testing the name. "Hale!" She cried a big smile breaking across her little face and in the next second Norah had her chubby little arms around Hale's neck, hugging him. "Hale 'ello," Norah told him.

Hale laughed, "Hi."

Norah released him and turned to Marcie, "Why he here?"

Marcie smiled, "To eat dinner with us."

Norah smiled, "I tell mommy!" Then she took off down the hall screaming, "MOMMY! MOMMY!" As she went.

Marcie stood up and so did Hale, "Wow," Hale muttered.

Marcie shrugged and dropped her bag beside the coat rack, "That's Norah for you," She smiled, "Come on the kitchen is this way."

Hale followed silently behind Marcie as she led him down the hall to the kitchen.

And as soon as Marcie set one foot into the kitchen Artemis looked up, "Hello Marcie," She said, "I heard you brought a friend?" She nodded to Norah who was wiggling back and forth in her high chair.

Marcie nodded, "Yep. I brought Hale," Marcie motioned for Hale to join her.

Hale stepped up beside Marcie, "Mrs. West, I'm really sorry if I'm intruding on your family dinner. But my parents are in Africa, as you know, and Marcie said you always make a lot of food and said I could come. If you don't I can-"

Artemis started laughing, "Hale, don't worry about! Do you know how much I have to make to feed Marcie and her father? There is going to be enough food."

Hale sighed.

Artemis smiled, "And don't call me Mrs. West. It's Artemis."

Hale smiled, "Thank you Mrs.- I mean Artemis."

Artemis nodded, "Marcie can you set the table, I have to go get your brother and father."
Marcie nodded, "Sure thing mom."

Artemis sighed and walked out of the kitchen. Marcie walked over to the cabinet and grabbed five plates and a plastic bowl (For Norah.) She set the bowl on Norah's high chair table and then walked into the dinning room.

She smiled and sped around the table setting the five plates neatly in front of the chair. Then she raced back into the kitchen and grabbed the forks and knifes. Back into the dinning room she dropped them at the table beside each plate and was back in the kitchen in the blink of an eye.

"So you are fast," Hale said.

Marcie smiled, "Sure am."

Hale smiled back and suddenly Marcie felt very awkward.

"What? A boy?"

Marcie spun around, Wally was walking into the kitchen talking a little to loud for Marcie's comfort.

Artemis made a face, "Wally."

Wally sighed and turned away from Artemis, "Oh," He gasped, "It's Hale."

"Hale?" Parker asked sticking his head from behind Artemis.

Hale raised his hand, "Hey Parker."

Parker smiled, "Hey Hale."

Wally's eyes scanned the scene in front of him, "Oh, why hello Hale."

"Hi Mr. West," Hale said.

Wally nodded, "So your having dinner with us?"

Hale nodded, "Your daughter invited me."

Wally smiled, "That's great," He turned to Artemis, "what is for dinner?"

Artemis smiled, "Chicken, corn, mashed potatoes, and gravy."

Marcie smiled, "Yum!"

Parker rubbed his hands together, "Can we get to eating now?"

Artemis nodded and lifted Norah out of the high chair, "Carry this into the dinning room would you Parker?" Parker grabbed the chair and followed after Artemis.

"Come on," Marcie told Hale, "before my dad eats everything."

Hale smiled, "You know most people say before the food gets cold."

Marcie shrugged, "Oh well." Then she turned and walked into the dinning room, Hale trailing after her.

Author's Note: OH MY GOD! YOUNG JUSTICE INVASION! (Episode 7 Depths.) IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED DON'T READ!

Nightwing has called Artemis back for a mission. Protecting a satellite launch. Yea okay. MOVING ON!

Blah, M'gann is posing as John and Conner as Superman. M'gann is using her brain to float Conner. Once M'gann is finished she flies up to Conner and they go into the bio-ship.

Artemis and Nightwing are hanging out near the rocket and Lagoon boy is in the water.

M'gann and Conner start talking and fighting about their stupid break up. Conner is like you tried to wipe my memory and blah. HE STILL LIKES M'GANN!

Fish boy (Lagoon) spots Manta Ray he calls over the link and Nightwing is like wait for Conner. Lagoon gets all mad and attacks anyway. He also forgot the breath sticks. So Conner has to fly the bio-ship and M'gann has to go save Lagoon's butt. Blah, blah, blah.

Aqua Lad comes up on land (I was singing the Jaws theme.) And is fighting Nightwing and Artemis.

Anyway back to the ocean. M'gann is using her powers to kick some SERIOUS BUTT! Though one is able to push a button before M'gann slings him. It launches a missile. M'gann uses her powers to call it back and slam into the ship behind her. It goes boom and M'gann falls and whispers, "Lagoon." Because Manta Ray has captured him and put him on another ship. You know what Lagoon can rot on that ship!

Okay and what happened next made me so sad.

Aqua Lad comes forward and starts fighting Artemis and Nightwing. Kicking their butts. He slams Nightwing to the side and then it's just Artemis and him. And then...

AQUA LAD STABBED HER! Nightwing gets up in time to catch Artemis as she falls. I was screaming KILL HIM! I HATE YOU! At the TV. Nightwing is like "It's okay." Artemis is like dying.

Mean while M'gann flies out of the ocean and Conner drops from the bio-ship. Nightwing does CPR. Conner is like, "I can't hear her heartbeat." and Nightwing is like, "She's... dead."

I was like I HATE YOU ALL! HOW COULD YOU KILL ARTEMIS! HOW COULD YOU LET HER DIE!" And then it flips over to Aqua Lad and Manta Ray talking. Manta Ray is like I'm so proud of you.

And I'm like AQUA LAD I HOPE YOU DIE A TERRIBLE DEATH!

And then it flips back to the team all of them are sobbing their heads off.

M'gann is alone on the sofa crying and for a second Conner steps forward like he might say something, but he steps back and Beast Boy comes over and hugs M'gann. Bumble Bee and what's his face come over and are talking to Conner, then Bumble Bee is like where is Nightwing. Conner says he went to tell Wally.

Now we go to what looks like a warehouse. Nightwing is looking at that picture her took with Artemis the one time she went to Gotham. He whispers, "We'll laugh about this one day." Then he hears a noise and calls out, "Wally?"

Aqua Lad steps out of the shadows, I screamed KILL HIM! He says, "No." Then Wally steps out behind Aqua Lad. And right now it's just those three and I'm like what the heck? KILL HIM WALLY! HE KILLED YOUR GIRLFRIEND!And then someone in a jacket with the hood pulled over their faces steps out of the shadows. They pull down the hood and it's ARTEMIS!

Whoa! Artemis you are suppose to be dead.

Then they do a flash back, guess what, Aqua Lad stuck the sword in between Artemis's arm and her chest. He didn't stab her. And Nightwing placed fake blood.

Now back to all four of them.

Aqua Lad ask if only the four of them know.

And Nightwing is like "Yes, we are the only ones who know you have infiltrated Manta Ray."

Hold one minute.

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AQUA LAD! I KNEW IT! YOU ARE A GOOD GUY! I love you again.

Okay and then Nightwing pulls something from his pocket, a necklace and puts it around Artemis's neck.

Wally is like, "Wait why are you giving bling to my dead girlfriend?"

Nightwing is like, "It's from Zatanna." It's a something I can't remember now. "She said is backwards." Basically it changes Artemis's appearance to everyone but, Wally, Aqua Lad, Nightwing, and Artemis herself.

Artemis is like, "How'd you get it, with out telling her what or who it was for?" Nightwing is like, "We have a history."

And I'm like " AWWWWWWWWW!"

So Artemis has it on and all it really does is make her hair black. Wally is like, "You ready?"

Artemis is like "What could go wrong?"

Wally laughs and says, "Don't say that." He kisses her and then Artemis and Aqua Lad leave and load on to the Manta Ray ship.

WHAT THE HECK IS WITH THE SHOW AND KILLING ARTEMIS!