Yay! Its finally here! I've been waiting so long to write this chapter! Its probably going to be the longest chapter unless I decide to write another long one. ;)
Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice.
ARTEMIS
"Approaching drop off zone 1" says M'gann as she opens a hole in the floor of the bio-ship, and Robin and Conner jump out.
"Get ready, we're nearly at drop off zone 2." Me and Wally are both in stealth mode as we get ready to drop down. M'gann opens the hole.
"Don't stuff this." I say to Wally giving him a menacing glare, which he shrugs off. We drop down in some bushes just behind the back entrance and I roll behind a tree, hiding behind it.
There's a security camera just above a sleepy looking thug standing guard. I look at Kid Flash who nods that he's ready. I shoot an arrow with a device to make the camera loop its video footage just next to it. A red light on the device comes on, telling us that it has been activated. The thug notices it and turns to inspect but doesn't get any further.
Wally zooms forward and knocks him out with an uppercut. We drag him into the bushes and tie him to a tree.
We then kick down the door and quickly get inside. It's eerily quiet, and I shudder. Suddenly, we hear voices.
"Boss said that we'll be moving to a different location soon. Told me I had to say bye to my family for a while. What a nerve! But of course, I didn't say anything. He's so damn intimidating!"
"Tell me about it. And that mask. Creeps me out."
Two thugs come through a door and head our way. We look around in panic, until I spot a couple of shipping crates towering to our right. I point to them and we quickly sneak towards them. Wally gives me a boost up and I grab hold of the side of the top crate.
I pull myself up and reach down to haul Wally up. We huddle down into the shadows as the thugs walk past. They stop at the wall farthest from us. Then one of them reaches out and presses against the wall. The wall slides away and reveals a secret elevator, which the two now proceed to get in. We look at each other and I hear Kid Flash in my head, using the mental link that M'gann set up before we separated.
"We found the secret elevator. We're going to investigate."
"Great job. It's good to hear that you two haven't ripped each other's heads off," I hear Robin say.
I scowl and say: "Not yet we haven't."
He laughs and it echoes in my head.
"C'mon." I say out loud, jumping down and skulking towards the wall. Wally follows and we reach the it.
I start to feel around the wall and Wally does the same. He finds the pressure plate and presses it. The wall slides away and we get in. Wally looks at the buttons and presses the floor below us. Suddenly we drop, like the suspension's been cut.
"What the heck did you do?!" I scream at him.
"Nothing! I just pressed a button!"
We immediately stop just as quick as we started. I take a deep breath and let it out as I double over in relief. The doors slide open and we find ourselves in a long narrow corridor.
"I'll run ahead and see if the coast's clear," says Wally, already speeding away.
"Wait! You could-" I start to say when a blaring alarm goes off. "Trip an alarm." I finish under my breath.
I take an arrow from my quiver and place it on my bow, ready for anything. I walk forward slowly, until I spot Wally stuck in what appears to be a spiderweb-like sticky net that's strung across the corridor from wall to wall and ceiling to floor.
"This is what you get for not listening to me," I say, taking an arrow and using the spearhead to cut him free.
"Freeze! Hands where I can see them!" A voice yells at us. We spin around to see a security guard pointing a gun at us. Before I can do anything, Kid Flash runs forward and disarms him, using the butt of the gun to render the guard unconscious.
"You can thank me later." He says.
The alarm is still blaring and footsteps are approaching. We run down the opposite end of the corridor and end up in a room full of thugs.
"Perfect." I think as I start shooting arrows. I shoot an arrow that encases a group of guards in a hardening foam. Kid then runs up and punches them all in the face, then knocks over three more. I dodge a punch on my left and, ducking, kick two thugs' legs out from under them.
I do a backflip and send a fly-kick at another's face. I shoot a couple more arrows and Wally takes out the last two. We stand there grinning at each other until I see Wally's face fall.
"Very impressive, little girl." An all too familiar voice says behind me. I turn around and stare straight into the cold, unforgiving eyes of my father.
