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I'm not sure I'm too happy with this chapter, especially the Sportsmaster fight scene. But you guys can tell me what you think. Please review!
ARTEMIS
I stand there, frozen in shock and fear, until Sportsmaster hits me in the face and I go sprawling. Wally tries to take him from behind but is thrown to the ground. I recover and shoot a sucker-punch arrow, which gets him in the gut. He doubles over, gasping for breath, while Wally kicks his knees, making him fall.
I'm about to tie his hands when he shoves me to the ground. He gets up and Kid Flash runs at him. Sportsmaster grabs him by the ankle and throws him against a wall. Wally lies there groaning. Sportsmaster grabs a couple of charges and throws them at the supporting columns, where they go off, causing the pillars to collapse and a fire to start.
"Guys, the whole place is collapsing! We need to get out!" I hear Aqualad in my head.
"We're on our way. We've just got a little unfinished business down here." I reply.
I get up and charge him with my shoulder. He stumbles back a few feet and laughs, then grabs my hair and lifts me off the ground. I scream and struggle against his grip.
"Your moves are good, little girl. But not good enough."
He throws me against a stack of shipping containers that wobble dangerously and I hear a loud crack from my leg. I'm dazed and my vision is filled with stars and my leg is searing with pain. I am vaguely aware of an alarm blaring and fire spreading.
"I'd love to stay and chat but I've got banks to rob, people to kill, you know the usual stuff. Have fun!" He says, running off.
Fire is enclosing around me, but still I don't move. A loud noise above me, like metal on metal, grabs my attention and I look up to see one of the shipping containers about to fall on me but I think my leg is broken and I can't move.
KID FLASH
I shake my head from it's dazed state and hear a loud scraping noise. I look up and see that one of the shipping crates is about to fall on Artemis.
"ARTEMIS!" I scream.
I jump up and speed over, picking her up bridal-style and getting us out of the way just as the crate falls, echoing loudly.
"Y-you saved me," she says trembling.
Before I can say anything she leans up and kisses me. It shocks me so much that I skid to a stop. We stand like that for a minute or two, just kissing, until a giant chunk of cement falls behind us.
"I think we should go," I say, pulling away regretfully.
I zoom up a fire escape and out the door of the top floor just as the entire building is engulfed in flames. The bio-ship is waiting and I run up the platform.
"Her leg's broken," I say to the team. A hospital bed seems to materialize from nowhere and I lower her onto it. She kisses me on the cheek then whispers in my ear:
"We'll have to continue that kiss later," which makes me smile.
Me and the team minus Artemis stand looking out the view screen of the ship at the fire-engulfed building.
"So much for a recon mission," says Superboy.
"At least we got the files." Says Robin.
We hear sirens in the background.
"We better go," says Artemis from the bed.
M'gann lifts the ship up and we drop Artemis off at the hospital, then fly back to the cave.
"We'll meet here tomorrow and debrief then. Hit the showers and head home everyone," says Robin.
I say good-night to everyone and speed home.
