Sorry for the wait ;) Btw, this is a few months after season one so Spitifire, Supermartian and Robin/Zatanna are still together. I think Greg mentioned that Rocket and Kaldur tried it out for a while but they both agreed it wasn't working. And I have no hate for any of these couples(or any others for that matter) so I will try my best to give them all justice.
Chapter 3
Artemis helped M'gann who was still a bit unsteady, to get to there room where they were meeting the rest of the team. The door slid open to reveal everyone else.
" M'gann!" Conner rushed over to the two girls. "Are you okay?"
"Fine. Just a little out of it. I should be better in a while." Artemis set her down on the bed. Conner sat by her side, holding her hand. Artemis turned to the others before receiving an abrupt hug from behind which turned out to be Wally.
"You allright babe?" Wally asked while giving her a worried look.
"Never better." She gave him a reassuring smile and a peck on the lips. Robin, Zatanna, Rocket and Kaldur were discussing their next move. Wally and Artemis joined them immediately after their short reunion.
"Any idea what our next move is?" Artemis asked.
"It seems that the only way out right now is swimming out through the underwater passage which leads to the sea. But unfortunately Black Manta has his submarine which carries an army of his troopers blocking the exit. Devastation was also in the Hangar with Black Manta. We would be outnumbered" Kaldur stated.
"And we also don't know where all the others are hiding. They could attack us at any minute." Robin added.
"Plus, staying in here and waiting for the League isn't an option since they'll eventually find us." Zatanna furthered.
"Then what do we do?" Wally asked.
"For now, it's best we stick together."
"What about the cave's generator? Maybe Robin can get rid of that virus from there. Then we'd be able to get in contact with the League and escape through the zeta tubes." Artemis said optimistically.
"As we said before you and M'gann arrived, it's too heavily guarded. And we don't know if they have or haven't caused any physical damage to ensure we don't fix it. It is too risky."Kaldur said. M'gann seemed to be feeling better since she was on her feet. She and Conner walked up to the rest of the group.
"The best thing we can do now is take action." M'gann said joining the conversation.
"She's right. We should find out why they're here and what they want. And we should also fight. So what if it's risky? If we're going down, we're going down fighting." Conner said pounding his fist against his palm.
"Okay then. Let's go." Kaldur said as they all started leaving the room.
….
The hallway they walked down was one of the few which had a working light. Robin had a batarang in each hand, Artemis held her crossbow, ready to fire at any threat and the rest were on high alert. They tried to be as quiet as possible. But a sound in the locker room to their left caught their attention.
"Sportsmaster and Cheshire were in there earlier." Zatanna stated as a warning.
"This should be fun." Artemis snarled to herself.
Robin pulled out his flashlight shining some light into the locker room which revealed -to everyones relief-Wolf and Sphere.
"There you guys are!" Superboy exclaimed as he approached wolf and patted his head.
"They must have been hiding around the cave this whole time." Robin suggested. Footsteps were heard ahead of them.
"Quick! Hide in the locker room!" Robin said in a low voice. They all ran into the locker room taking a different hiding spot each. Mammoth and Shimmer walked by. Mammoth stopped and turned into the locker room. He started sniffing around. Shimmer stood at the entrance of the room waiting. Each team member tensed as he got near to each of them, switching hiding spots in the process. As he was about to leave he turned around abruptly and was facing M'gann who was in camouflage mode. He breathed in her face as she kept still to not be noticed. He growled as he swatted M'gann across the room into some lockers. Everyone jumped out to help now that their cover was blown. Robin threw his batarangs which exploded on impact, knocking Mammoth a few steps back. Kid Flash zoomed over to Shimmer and knocked her out, before she had the chance to realize what was going on.
Mammoth bellowed in rage when his sister was hit. Superboy charged at him, knocking him to the ground. Mammoth retaliated by grabbing a long bench and smashing it into Superboy. A few of Artemis' explosive crossbow arrows hit Mammoth in the back causing him to get angrier. Robin pulled out his taser and shocked Mammoth which proved unsuccessful. Mammoth pulled the wires out of his chest and tossed it away. Kaldur made a hammer out of his water bearers and hit Mammoth upside the head. It stunned him for a moment and gave Rocket the chance to form a bubble around him. He kept hitting and punching it, making no accomplishment.
"That should hold him for now." Robin said relieved. The team gathered themselves around Mammoth.
"Well now what? We can't stay here and Rocket can't leave while holding Mammoth n the bubble." Wally said.
"I'll stay here. Give you guys a head start." Rocket demanded.
"No! We don't leave anyone behind." Kaldur answered.
"There's no other way!" Rocket continued.
"No. Rocket, we will not leave you behind. We split up. Robin, you need to get to the generator. Artemis,Zatanna, Superboy, Kid Flash, go with Robin. Miss Martian, Rocket and I will join you shortly.
The five teens ran off leaving Kaldur, Rocket and M'gann alone with Mammoth.
"M'gann, can you render him unconscious with your telepathy?" Kaldur asked.
"I'll try." Her eyes glowed for a moment. "Ugh. Sorry, I can't."
"It is fine. I have an alternative." Kaldur said while crossing his arms and staring at Mammoth. "Rocket, on my command, you are to release him. You will both run and find the others."
"What about you?" M'gann asked with a worried expression. She didn't like where this was going.
"I will be right behind you. I am simply going to fend off Mammoth to get you two a running start."
"Kaldur! You're the one who said that we don't leave anyone behind!" Rocket yelled, slightly angry while holding her gaze to the bubble.
"I will be fine don't wor-"
"We both know that you can't take Mammoth alone. We'll help you. So all three of us can get out of this mess together." M'gann interjected.
"Allright." He agreed. "We will stun him momentarily so we can run. On my count. One. Two. Thr-"
A gunshot was heard before he could finish. Rocket yelled in pain and clutched her left shoulder as she fell to the ground. The bubble dissolved, leaving Mammoth free. Deathstroke stood in the hallway, gun in hand with (a now conscious) Shimmer and three Manta troopers behind him.
"Rocket!" M'gann yelled. The troopers started firing. Kaldur jumped to the side, taking cover behind some lockers. M'gann flew up, evading their bullets. She used her telekinesis to disarm the guards. Deathstroke ran in with his sword. Kaldur used his water bearers to create swords and dueled Deathsroke.
"M'gann." Kaldur said in the mental link. "We need to get Rocket to safety."
M'gann was throwing any large object she could find at Mammoth. "Agreed." she responded.
M'gann then picked up Deathstroke with her telekinesis and threw him into a manta trooper. "Go get Rocket!" She yelled into the mind link. Kaldur ran over to Rocket, dragging her behind some lockers, out of harms way.
"Kaldur you need to get Rocket out of here! I'll clear your path." M'gann said while knocking out the last manta trooper. Kaldur picked up Rocket (bridal style) and ran into the hall while M'gann held back Mammoth, Shimmer and Deathstroke. Kaldur kept running with a bleeding Raquel in his arms. "M'gann, I'll be in the med bay." He announced through the mind link.
"On my way!" I think I lost them.
"Guys! What's going on?!" Robin yelled through the mind link.
"Rocket was injured."
"I'm fine guys!" Rocket interjected. "I can still fight. Just patch up my arm and I'll be good to go."
"What exactly happened Kaldur?" Artemis inquired.
"She was shot." He answered.
"I'll be there to help remove the bullet." Artemis continued.
"You're not going alone." Robin ordered.
"I'll go." Kid Flash offered.
"Sorry KF, but I need you and Superboy here right now. Zatanna, go with Artemis. And be careful!"
The two girls ran down the hall as Robin observed the Hangar with KF and Superboy.
"Sporstmaster, Black Manta and Cheshire aren't in sight. I think you two should be able to handle Devastation and the manta troopers. It's a good thing that most of them are on the sub and not here. You guys distract them for as long as you can and I'll try my best with the generator." Robin ordered.
…..
Zatanna and Artemis found the now conscious shadow ninjas, shortly after they left the boys with Wolf and Sphere. They fired at the girls who ran back took a right turn and hid behind the walls to avoid the bullets.
"Great. Just what we needed right now." Artemis quipped.
"Mrasid!" Zatanna yelled. Their guns floated into the air. The two girls charged.
"Egnahc sehtolc otni sgnidnib!" One of the ninjas was suddenly tied up. Artemis evaded another ninja's staff as he swung it at her. She kicked him in the stomach and fired a foam arrow instantly trapping him.
"Etativel!" The last ninja was levitated into the air. Artemis walked up to Zatanna who was under the ninja.
"Pord." He fell to the ground. Artemis kicked him in the face, rendering him unconscious.
"At least that's over." Zatanna said.
"Not quite." A husky voice from behind them said. They turned around to see Cheshire, Sporstmaster and two other ninjas.
I didn't really like how I wrote this chapter. I can't wait for the good parts to start so you the panic can start.