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Chapter Two
The Watchtower-
バットマン walked into the empty cafeteria. He sat down with Green Arrow, Red Tornado, and Black Canary.
"He's 表示中 his face too much." バットマン began.
"He has a right to publicity." Green ARROW/アロー said.
"He's a member of the Justice League, he does what ordered. There's a much bigger picture here. The Team is not dumb. They know we know what they don't. They know someone is out there helping them, they don't know who."
"Why not just tell them?" Black Canary asked. "They have a right to know."
"No," バットマン replied. "They can not find out yet. We can not reveal one of our best cards just yet."
"If あなた ask me, あなた did a pretty good job hiding the fact あなた have a special team of Junior heroes, Justice League relations, and former sidekicks performing undercover missions and taking out your laundry." a new voice said.
バットマン looked over. "How did you-"
"You trained me." the shadowy figure shrugged. "What did あなた expect?"
"But I didn't teach you-"
"Everything?" the figure finished. "That's what your computer taught me."
"How did you-"
"I told you, I'm good."
"What do あなた want Sam?"
"Want? I want to stop having to sit in the dark, like now, so as not to get caught on your security feeds. I want to stop watching Luthor and Cadmus and all your other enemies. If あなた want me to take out your trash, put me on the Team."
"You want to be on the Team?"
The figure didn't reply, he simply stared at Batman.
"Answer the question." バットマン growled. The figure remained silent. バットマン walked over to him and bent down to look him in the eye. He glared at the figure and the figure right back.
"Like looking in the mirror." Green ARROW/アロー muttered.
"Batman, あなた will not intimidate the boy. I was there when あなた trained him. あなた taught him that fifty percent of battles are intimidation. Where this may not be a true statement, he will certainly not back down. Let us return to the subject at hand." Red Tornado said.
バットマン glared at the boy a little longer then returned to the table.
"Where were we?" he asked.
"On the topic of what you're going to do with me. And don't say I'm going to follow orders. I'm not a member of this Justice League, I never have または will. I'm a loner. Now, what are あなた going to do?" the figure said,
バットマン looked at him, then at the three other members at the table.
"Hey, don't look at me. All I did was teach him how to shoot a bow." Green ARROW/アロー said.
"Black Canary?"
"I think the boy has done enough work for us. He can be trusted. Let him 登録する the Team, Bruce. He's もっと見る than ready."
"It's not a matter of him being ready, it's a matter of them being ready."
"They took Artemis fine." Green ARROW/アロー said.
"You lied and told them she was your niece." the shadowy figure said.
The four members of the Justice League looked at the boy.
"Well あなた did. So what am I going to be? Batman's son? バットマン doesn't have time for a 愛 life though. I look nothing like Canary. Can't be related to Tornado. So what is it? Is it going to be someone else? Green Lantern?"
"Artemis is a special case." バットマン said.
"I know," the figure said. "I know everything about her. Maybe もっと見る than あなた do."
"You certainly trained him well." Tornado said.
"Indeed," バットマン said. "Very well, if あなた wish to 登録する the Team, あなた may, but alert us first."
"Sure," the figure said. "Am I going to need a cover story?"
"No, unless あなた want one."
"I'm fine with my life."
"Good, see ya." the figure 発言しました and slipped out the door into もっと見る shadows.
*. *. *. *. *.
Artemis, Robin, Connor, Megan, Kaldur'aan, and Wally sat in a ダイナー, 食堂 in Gotham City.
The Team was in their usual civilian attire, though Robin was getting some funny looks for his shades.
Another reason for the strange looks may have been because Wally had twenty double cheeseburgers, three チョコレート milkshakes and an entire pie on his plate. Everybody else was sipping a beverage.
"So," Wally 発言しました with his mouth full. "What did あなた call us here for?"
"Eat in smaller bites please." Artemis said. "You are disgusting."
"Hey! I've got a serious metabolism!"
"Finish your romantic argument later." Robin interrupted. "Back to Wally's question. I called あなた here to talk to あなた about our friendly little helper."
"Yeah, who is it?" Wally asked.
"That, I don't know. Maybe some new Justice Leaguer. Maybe バットマン still doesn't trust us and is alternating out Leaguers to follow us. Whatever it is, バットマン and Canary know, and they're not telling us."
"What do あなた want us to do? Force 'em to talk?" Superboy asked.
"No, that wouldn't work. バットマン would never talk and no one on this team has defeated Canary in combat." Robin replied.
"Then what do あなた suggest we do?" Aqualad asked.
Robin thought for a moment. "Who's the best at faking sickness?" he asked.
"Ooh! Ooh! Me! Me!" Wally said, finishing another milkshake.
"Please," Artemis said. "You couldn't lie to Tornado または Megan, much less pass off being sick."
"Then I suppose あなた can?"
"Yes, in fact I can."
"What is this for anyway?" Megan asked.
"Here's the plan..."
*. *. *. *. *.
"I don't like this." Artemis said. She was currently on 上, ページのトップへ of a building in an abandoned amusement park while the rest of the team waited for the enemy to arrive.
"Trust me, it'll work!" Robin replied back over the comm. "We'll capture some bad guys and find out who goody two-bits is."
Artemis had faked being sick, so she could sneak up and catch the mysterious helper. Robin suspected the mysterious figure had inside information, and he didn't want anyone to know Artemis would be there.
"I still don't like it."
"Stop worrying!"
"You are way overconfident."
"Hey, here he comes!" Wally interrupted.
"Team, take your positions!" Aqualad ordered.
Sure enough, just as Robin had planned, Clayface rounded the corner, roaring in their direction.
Clayface ripped up a waterslide and threw it at them. Miss Martian tossed it to the side while Robin threw some shock grenades. They detonated, but Clayface remained unfased and continued his approach.
"Okay..." Robin said. "Now what?"
"We hope your suspicions are right." Aqualad said, tossing a few hundred gallons of water at Clayface. "And our mysterious friend comes to our rescue."
Clayface roared and launched himself at the Team.
Artemis pulled an ARROW/アロー back. "No!" Robin yelled telepathically. "Don't give yourself up!"
Artemis reluctantly lowered the bow. Out of nowhere, a mask was put over her face.
"You'll thank me later." a voice said. Gas filled the mask and Artemis fell to the ground.
The shadowy figure slid the mask into Artemis's quiver. He then took her bow and launched a few special arrows at Clayface. Clayface absorbed them. They detonated, splattering clay all over the place.
"Artemis!" Robin yelled in anger. He yelled her name again when she didn't respond.
"I'm not sensing a response." Miss Martian said. The Team headed for the 上, ページのトップへ of the building. The mysterious figure slid into the shadows and disappeared from sight.
*. *. *. *. *.
Artemis groaned and sat up. She was in her own ベッド in her usual nightwear. She gasped, remembering everything that had happened.
"What? who?" she asked breathlessly.
"Do not worry, Artemis." Martian Manhunter said. "You will be fine. It was only a knock-out gas."
"That's not what I'm worried about!" Artemis protested. "Who put me here?"
"Batman took あなた ホーム when it became evident that あなた were not going to wake up for some time."
"Oh." Artemis said, breathlessly.
"Although," the green alien added. "Neither the Justice League nor your mother is happy."
At that moment, Artemis's mother rolled into the room.
"Artemis!" she exclaimed. "Get up! I don't appreciate the Justice League in my house!" she turned to the Manhunter from Mars. "No offense."
"None taken. I can understand."
Manhunter touched his com link. He nodded.
"If it is okay, Ms. Crock, Artemis must return to the Cave immediately."
"Couldn't あなた just say I'm sick, または still unconscious?" Artemis asked, pulling the covers over her head. Her mother sighed.
"Unfortunately, no." Martian Manhunter replied.
"Go, Artemis. あなた have a job to do." Her mother said. Artemis groaned.
"Give me a few 分 to change." she told the Martian. He nodded and walked out the door, followed によって Artemis's mother.
*. *. *. *. *.
"He could've warned me バットマン was in such a bad mood." Artemis whispered to Wally.
"Shut up!" he replied. "I'm in enough trouble as it is!"
"We all are." Robin said.
"-Inexcusable!" バットマン said. "Robin, your actions were foolhardy and unprofessional. Do I go after the first lead I get, または go with the first plan I come up with?"
"No," Robin said.
"Do not do this again." バットマン said, cutting his lecture short. He walked off, cape billowing behind him. The team headed towards the living room.
"I told あなた this was a bad idea!" Artemis 発言しました as soon as Robin closed the door.
"Trust me," Robin said. "He's being very lenient. So what happened on 上, ページのトップへ of the building?"
"Our helper got wise to the plan." Artemis replied. "Knocked me out with some gas-"
"-and saved our butts." Wally said.
Robin snickered at the fact the two were finishing each other's sentences.
"What?" Wally asked.
"Nothing." Robin said, hiding a laugh behind his hands.
"So, who wants some cookies?" Megan asked, flying into the kitchen.
"Ooh! Me!" Wally said.
"I'll help." Artemis and Superboy 発言しました at the same time.
Megan began pulling ingredients out of the cabinets while Superboy got some stuff out of the refrigerator.
"I need a spoon." Megan said.
Artemis opened a drawer and dug around.
"This is all I could find." she said, holding up a red dagger.
"Give me that!" Robin said, snatching it away. He examined it and slid it into his belt. He ran off. Everyone looked at each other, unsure of what the Boy Wonder was up to.
*. *. *. *. *.
バットマン studied it carefully.
"So?" Robin asked.
"So what?" バットマン replied.
"You know perfectly well what I'm asking." Robin replied.
バットマン sighed. "Yes, it is the same as the others."
"And あなた know who it is, don't you?"
"Preposterous." バットマン said. "Wouldn't I tell あなた if I knew?"
"Just like あなた told us Artemis isn't really GA's niece?"
バットマン looked up. "How did あなた know?"
"I'll return the question. Why would GA send his niece to Gotham Academy?"
"She goes to your school?"
"Yeah."
"Does she know about your secret identity?"
"No, I don't think she had a clue."
"Good, don't tell the Team."
"Why not?"
"We have a reason for lying." バットマン replied. "Also, it's her choice."
"Fine."
"I have another mission for you."
"Yes?"
バットマン got up from the microscope and moved to the computer.
"Gotham's mayor has been sent several death threats due to his 最近 mysterious transaction." 画像 flashed across the screen as バットマン talked. "However, he insists on attending the Annual Police Parade. Commissioner Gordon has 発言しました he will take every precaution, but that isn't good enough for me. I need あなた and the Team to get in and stop whatever someone is planning to do."
"Who knows?" バットマン added with a slight grin. "You may find your helper."
Chapter Two
The Watchtower-
バットマン walked into the empty cafeteria. He sat down with Green Arrow, Red Tornado, and Black Canary.
"He's 表示中 his face too much." バットマン began.
"He has a right to publicity." Green ARROW/アロー said.
"He's a member of the Justice League, he does what ordered. There's a much bigger picture here. The Team is not dumb. They know we know what they don't. They know someone is out there helping them, they don't know who."
"Why not just tell them?" Black Canary asked. "They have a right to know."
"No," バットマン replied. "They can not find out yet. We can not reveal one of our best cards just yet."
"If あなた ask me, あなた did a pretty good job hiding the fact あなた have a special team of Junior heroes, Justice League relations, and former sidekicks performing undercover missions and taking out your laundry." a new voice said.
バットマン looked over. "How did you-"
"You trained me." the shadowy figure shrugged. "What did あなた expect?"
"But I didn't teach you-"
"Everything?" the figure finished. "That's what your computer taught me."
"How did you-"
"I told you, I'm good."
"What do あなた want Sam?"
"Want? I want to stop having to sit in the dark, like now, so as not to get caught on your security feeds. I want to stop watching Luthor and Cadmus and all your other enemies. If あなた want me to take out your trash, put me on the Team."
"You want to be on the Team?"
The figure didn't reply, he simply stared at Batman.
"Answer the question." バットマン growled. The figure remained silent. バットマン walked over to him and bent down to look him in the eye. He glared at the figure and the figure right back.
"Like looking in the mirror." Green ARROW/アロー muttered.
"Batman, あなた will not intimidate the boy. I was there when あなた trained him. あなた taught him that fifty percent of battles are intimidation. Where this may not be a true statement, he will certainly not back down. Let us return to the subject at hand." Red Tornado said.
バットマン glared at the boy a little longer then returned to the table.
"Where were we?" he asked.
"On the topic of what you're going to do with me. And don't say I'm going to follow orders. I'm not a member of this Justice League, I never have または will. I'm a loner. Now, what are あなた going to do?" the figure said,
バットマン looked at him, then at the three other members at the table.
"Hey, don't look at me. All I did was teach him how to shoot a bow." Green ARROW/アロー said.
"Black Canary?"
"I think the boy has done enough work for us. He can be trusted. Let him 登録する the Team, Bruce. He's もっと見る than ready."
"It's not a matter of him being ready, it's a matter of them being ready."
"They took Artemis fine." Green ARROW/アロー said.
"You lied and told them she was your niece." the shadowy figure said.
The four members of the Justice League looked at the boy.
"Well あなた did. So what am I going to be? Batman's son? バットマン doesn't have time for a 愛 life though. I look nothing like Canary. Can't be related to Tornado. So what is it? Is it going to be someone else? Green Lantern?"
"Artemis is a special case." バットマン said.
"I know," the figure said. "I know everything about her. Maybe もっと見る than あなた do."
"You certainly trained him well." Tornado said.
"Indeed," バットマン said. "Very well, if あなた wish to 登録する the Team, あなた may, but alert us first."
"Sure," the figure said. "Am I going to need a cover story?"
"No, unless あなた want one."
"I'm fine with my life."
"Good, see ya." the figure 発言しました and slipped out the door into もっと見る shadows.
*. *. *. *. *.
Artemis, Robin, Connor, Megan, Kaldur'aan, and Wally sat in a ダイナー, 食堂 in Gotham City.
The Team was in their usual civilian attire, though Robin was getting some funny looks for his shades.
Another reason for the strange looks may have been because Wally had twenty double cheeseburgers, three チョコレート milkshakes and an entire pie on his plate. Everybody else was sipping a beverage.
"So," Wally 発言しました with his mouth full. "What did あなた call us here for?"
"Eat in smaller bites please." Artemis said. "You are disgusting."
"Hey! I've got a serious metabolism!"
"Finish your romantic argument later." Robin interrupted. "Back to Wally's question. I called あなた here to talk to あなた about our friendly little helper."
"Yeah, who is it?" Wally asked.
"That, I don't know. Maybe some new Justice Leaguer. Maybe バットマン still doesn't trust us and is alternating out Leaguers to follow us. Whatever it is, バットマン and Canary know, and they're not telling us."
"What do あなた want us to do? Force 'em to talk?" Superboy asked.
"No, that wouldn't work. バットマン would never talk and no one on this team has defeated Canary in combat." Robin replied.
"Then what do あなた suggest we do?" Aqualad asked.
Robin thought for a moment. "Who's the best at faking sickness?" he asked.
"Ooh! Ooh! Me! Me!" Wally said, finishing another milkshake.
"Please," Artemis said. "You couldn't lie to Tornado または Megan, much less pass off being sick."
"Then I suppose あなた can?"
"Yes, in fact I can."
"What is this for anyway?" Megan asked.
"Here's the plan..."
*. *. *. *. *.
"I don't like this." Artemis said. She was currently on 上, ページのトップへ of a building in an abandoned amusement park while the rest of the team waited for the enemy to arrive.
"Trust me, it'll work!" Robin replied back over the comm. "We'll capture some bad guys and find out who goody two-bits is."
Artemis had faked being sick, so she could sneak up and catch the mysterious helper. Robin suspected the mysterious figure had inside information, and he didn't want anyone to know Artemis would be there.
"I still don't like it."
"Stop worrying!"
"You are way overconfident."
"Hey, here he comes!" Wally interrupted.
"Team, take your positions!" Aqualad ordered.
Sure enough, just as Robin had planned, Clayface rounded the corner, roaring in their direction.
Clayface ripped up a waterslide and threw it at them. Miss Martian tossed it to the side while Robin threw some shock grenades. They detonated, but Clayface remained unfased and continued his approach.
"Okay..." Robin said. "Now what?"
"We hope your suspicions are right." Aqualad said, tossing a few hundred gallons of water at Clayface. "And our mysterious friend comes to our rescue."
Clayface roared and launched himself at the Team.
Artemis pulled an ARROW/アロー back. "No!" Robin yelled telepathically. "Don't give yourself up!"
Artemis reluctantly lowered the bow. Out of nowhere, a mask was put over her face.
"You'll thank me later." a voice said. Gas filled the mask and Artemis fell to the ground.
The shadowy figure slid the mask into Artemis's quiver. He then took her bow and launched a few special arrows at Clayface. Clayface absorbed them. They detonated, splattering clay all over the place.
"Artemis!" Robin yelled in anger. He yelled her name again when she didn't respond.
"I'm not sensing a response." Miss Martian said. The Team headed for the 上, ページのトップへ of the building. The mysterious figure slid into the shadows and disappeared from sight.
*. *. *. *. *.
Artemis groaned and sat up. She was in her own ベッド in her usual nightwear. She gasped, remembering everything that had happened.
"What? who?" she asked breathlessly.
"Do not worry, Artemis." Martian Manhunter said. "You will be fine. It was only a knock-out gas."
"That's not what I'm worried about!" Artemis protested. "Who put me here?"
"Batman took あなた ホーム when it became evident that あなた were not going to wake up for some time."
"Oh." Artemis said, breathlessly.
"Although," the green alien added. "Neither the Justice League nor your mother is happy."
At that moment, Artemis's mother rolled into the room.
"Artemis!" she exclaimed. "Get up! I don't appreciate the Justice League in my house!" she turned to the Manhunter from Mars. "No offense."
"None taken. I can understand."
Manhunter touched his com link. He nodded.
"If it is okay, Ms. Crock, Artemis must return to the Cave immediately."
"Couldn't あなた just say I'm sick, または still unconscious?" Artemis asked, pulling the covers over her head. Her mother sighed.
"Unfortunately, no." Martian Manhunter replied.
"Go, Artemis. あなた have a job to do." Her mother said. Artemis groaned.
"Give me a few 分 to change." she told the Martian. He nodded and walked out the door, followed によって Artemis's mother.
*. *. *. *. *.
"He could've warned me バットマン was in such a bad mood." Artemis whispered to Wally.
"Shut up!" he replied. "I'm in enough trouble as it is!"
"We all are." Robin said.
"-Inexcusable!" バットマン said. "Robin, your actions were foolhardy and unprofessional. Do I go after the first lead I get, または go with the first plan I come up with?"
"No," Robin said.
"Do not do this again." バットマン said, cutting his lecture short. He walked off, cape billowing behind him. The team headed towards the living room.
"I told あなた this was a bad idea!" Artemis 発言しました as soon as Robin closed the door.
"Trust me," Robin said. "He's being very lenient. So what happened on 上, ページのトップへ of the building?"
"Our helper got wise to the plan." Artemis replied. "Knocked me out with some gas-"
"-and saved our butts." Wally said.
Robin snickered at the fact the two were finishing each other's sentences.
"What?" Wally asked.
"Nothing." Robin said, hiding a laugh behind his hands.
"So, who wants some cookies?" Megan asked, flying into the kitchen.
"Ooh! Me!" Wally said.
"I'll help." Artemis and Superboy 発言しました at the same time.
Megan began pulling ingredients out of the cabinets while Superboy got some stuff out of the refrigerator.
"I need a spoon." Megan said.
Artemis opened a drawer and dug around.
"This is all I could find." she said, holding up a red dagger.
"Give me that!" Robin said, snatching it away. He examined it and slid it into his belt. He ran off. Everyone looked at each other, unsure of what the Boy Wonder was up to.
*. *. *. *. *.
バットマン studied it carefully.
"So?" Robin asked.
"So what?" バットマン replied.
"You know perfectly well what I'm asking." Robin replied.
バットマン sighed. "Yes, it is the same as the others."
"And あなた know who it is, don't you?"
"Preposterous." バットマン said. "Wouldn't I tell あなた if I knew?"
"Just like あなた told us Artemis isn't really GA's niece?"
バットマン looked up. "How did あなた know?"
"I'll return the question. Why would GA send his niece to Gotham Academy?"
"She goes to your school?"
"Yeah."
"Does she know about your secret identity?"
"No, I don't think she had a clue."
"Good, don't tell the Team."
"Why not?"
"We have a reason for lying." バットマン replied. "Also, it's her choice."
"Fine."
"I have another mission for you."
"Yes?"
バットマン got up from the microscope and moved to the computer.
"Gotham's mayor has been sent several death threats due to his 最近 mysterious transaction." 画像 flashed across the screen as バットマン talked. "However, he insists on attending the Annual Police Parade. Commissioner Gordon has 発言しました he will take every precaution, but that isn't good enough for me. I need あなた and the Team to get in and stop whatever someone is planning to do."
"Who knows?" バットマン added with a slight grin. "You may find your helper."