Chapter Two:

Minnesota

November 23, 22:34 CDT

"There!" Artemis said, laying out the costume. She had forgotten just how hard it was to make a costume, and make it look good, considering she had been Huntress for three years now.

Suzanne was going to love the outfit when she saw it, but Artemis decided to wait and show her in the morning. She walked into the kitchen and picked up a cocoa mug. Suzanne was in the living room, laying on the couch watching television. In the three weeks since she had been here, Suzanne had definitely grown more comfortable living with Artemis and Wally.

A person on the TV said a funny line and Artemis laughed, setting down her cocoa mug. It was dark outside and the two females had quit training for the day.

"Batman to Huntress. Emergency at Cave."

Artemis frowned and opened her comlink. "What kind if emergency?"

"Ra's Al Ghul is planning to detonate Lazarus Pits around the world. This could wipe out over half of civilization. Get suited up and at the Cave in five."

Artemis sighed. She flicked the TV off on Suzanne.

"Hey!"

"Batman called and said there was an emergency." Artemis said.

"What kind of emergency?" Suzanne asked.

Artemis paused. "Nothing big, but I've got to go to the - Hall of Justice and you have got to go to bed."

Suzanne groaned in disappointment, but complied and walked upstairs. She dragged herself to her room and flopped down on the bed. She lay there for a few moments before she got up to go change into her pajamas. She opened the closet and saw her new uniform hanging up. A devilish grin crossed her face.

"Not big and emergency never go together." she said.

"Move!" Batman yelled, kicking the door in. Flash sped through the rooms and reported back.

"He's in the last room with about five guys." Flash reported.

"How are you on arrows?" Batman asked.

Huntress checked her wrist-bow. "Not enough for a fight, and I can't hide and hit the remote, he knows we're all three here."

Batman thought for a moment. The compound was rainy, and their hands were bloody and sore from taking on at least fifty guys surrounding Ra's Al Ghul's base of operations. It was a former military camp settled in a forest of pine trees. The sky was dark and lightning constantly hit the ground near the three Justice Leaguers.

"Alright, Flash, take out the big body-guards. Huntress, you distract Talia while I distract Ra's. Flash will speed in and get the remote."

The two heroes nodded and Flash blurred in, taking out guards and anything else that might hurt the heroes.

"Clear."

Batman and Huntress kicked down the final door and Flash took out the final body-guards. Huntress raised her wrist-bow at Talia and shot off several rounds. Batman leaped at Ra's grabbing the old man and pinning him to the ground.

"Remote." Batman growled.

Flash sped in and grabbed at the remote. He missed and was circling back around when a shiny purple arrow hit the remote and it cracked in half. Flash skidded to a stop and Batman looked backwards. Huntress tossed Talia into a wall and relieved her of her gun before turning to look for the shooter.

But the shooter was nowhere to be found.

"Who's the brat who ruined my plan?" Ra's demanded.

"That's something you'll have to find out when you read the newspapers Ra's." Batman growled, hauling the old man up and handcuffing him.

"Yes!" Suzanne whispered. She was sitting in a tree wearing her purple and red costume, hood up, bow aimed at the room where the conflict had just ended.

She heard a click and looked below her. Two soldiers had their guns pointed at her.

"Now why don't you just come on down out of that tree, missy and you can live for now?"

Arrowette would've taken on the guards, but she heard more clicking. Several other guards walked up. All with guns. Arrowette sighed and climbed out of the tree. One guard grabbed her and yanked her red hood off of her revealing her blonde hair and red mask.

Her suit was quite simple. Skin-tight purple body-suit, red short-shorts, red mask, cape, hood, and gloves and Artemis's symbol, which was also red, on her chest.

Her bow and arrows were taken by the guards.

They marched her into the same building and room she had been aiming at.

"Boss, we found this little-" the guard stopped short upon seeing Batman, Huntress, and Flash standing inside.

"Release me Batman, or the girl is dead." Ra's demanded.

Huntress leaped at the attackers and grabbed Arrowette, tackling her to safety. Batman grabbed Ra's and forced him into a head-lock.

"You better hope your men are Real. Good. Shots." Batman said with a grin. "Guns on the ground, now!"

The guards slowly lowered their guns and laid them gently on the ground. However, Batman was far from safety. Talia had woken up and had her gun pointed at Batman's back.

"Goodbye imposter." she whispered.

"Gun!" Flash yelled.

Batman dodged to the side as Talia fired her final bullet. It struck him in the leg. Flash grabbed her and handcuffed her at super speed. The distraction was just enough for the guards to bring their hidden guns to bear on Batman and Flash.

Batman released Ra's and lunged at the guards.

They fired.

While the two heroes took care of the guards, Huntress had pulled Arrowette up.

"What are you thinking?" she demanded.

"We can discuss this later." Arrowette said. "Ra's is getting away!"

Indeed the old man was. Arrowette ran off after him while Artemis battled a guard who stepped between her and Arrowette.

Suzanne ran as hard as she could. Ra's was almost at the elevator. She slid to a stop and reached for her bow-

-to realize the guards still had it.

"Damn!" she muttered. She lunged at Ra's. The old man turned around and blocked her first attack before slapping her and tossing her to the ground, blood leaking from her mouth.

"The secondary launch is in the Sahara. Come Talia, we have business to attend to." Ra's disappeared into the elevator closely followed by his daughter. Suzanne hauled herself up off the ground onto her hands and knees, wiping blood from her mouth.

"Arrowette!" Huntress's voice echoed down the hall. The archer looked up to see Batman, Flash, and Huntress running towards her.

"Sahara." Arrowette muttered. "He's going to the Sahara."

Huntress and Flash grabbed one of Suzanne's arms each and hefted her up.

"J'onn! Get us out of here!" Batman ordered.

Suzanne felt her particles shift and suddenly she was in the Cave.

Robin, upon seeing the bloodied Justice Leaguers and Batman limping, ran up.

"Batman, are you-Who's that?"

"It doesnt matter. Im fine. Get your team together and go to the Sahara. Now!" Batman ordered.

"Finally!" Robin exclaimed with relief. "Titans, Go!"

Batgirl ran up, sliding on her cowl along with Starfire, Blue Beetle, Wondergirl, and Supergirl. Together they ran into the zeta-tubes. "J'onn. Sahara Desert! Now!" Robin ordered.

The Titans disappeared.

"What were you thinking?" Huntress muttered as she dragged Arrowette into a side room.

"Guy's got a strong arm." Suzanne muttered weakly.

"Bruce always suspected the Lazarus Pit did more to him than raise him from the dead." Batman muttered. Huntress removed her mask.

"Stupid, stupid girl."

"Hey, I saved the world, didn't I?" Suzanne asked as Huntress gently peeled her mask off.

"So far." Wally said.

Suzanne grinned and slipped into unconsciousness.