Bethany Ford - A Young Justice Novel (Robin/Dick Grayson Romance) [Completed]

Chapter 22: The Huntress Returns

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Bethany POV

"What would you say if I became the new Huntress?" I asked Artemis as we trained together in the cave after school.

"What?" She stumbled, but then regained her confident posture. I threw a kick and then a punch.

"Well," I said, in between grunts, "I've talked to your mom about her days as Huntress."

She grunted and sloppily threw three diagonal kicks at me.

"I know that she didn't have a great reputation as Huntress, and I was thinking that I could take up the mantle and make it my own."

She easily deflected my kick and stopped fighting. We stood facing each other.

"I don't know, Bethany," Artemis said, scratching her head, "Going under the name 'Huntress' might give you a bad reputation right off the bat."

"That's why I'll do good using the name 'Huntress!'" I replied confidently, "And besides, I can't think of another alias to use when I'm off fighting crime. I can't use my real name, that would just be stupid and, basically, suicide."

"Excuse me?" Artemis crossed her arms and glowered down at me.

"Oh!" I waved my hands in front of me and quickly added, "But I think it works great for you! I mean, Artemis is the Greek goddess of hunt or something like that! I think that it's a great alias," I tried and probably failed at backpedaling. For maybe the hundredth time, I wished I had M'gann's special invisibility cloak.

She grunted and started walking towards the shower room, me trailing behind.

"You should ask my mom, not me. It's not my decision to make," She said, "You can come over later today and ask her."

***

"Yes!" I squealed once I was back in the cave.

I had gotten confirmation from Artemis' mom and I was now the new Huntress! But I had declined her generous offer of her old costume. Although it was cool, I wanted something that would represent the new Huntress, not the old one.

When I got back to my room, I started sketching up new ideas for my costume. It had to be stylish, but comfortable. It couldn't be too flashy, and it had to be practical. It had to make me seem tough and confident. It had to be something that I would be able to rely on.

After I told Batman about my new costume idea, he ordered it from his private supplier. I wondered how many people know his real name.

***

It turns out that when Batman said, "It will be delivered soon," that meant in one day. A whole 3 sets of the same superhero outfit arrived. All of the normal heroine outfits had the new stealth tech integrated into it. Another extra 2 sets were for the winter. It was made out of some material that I couldn't pronounce, but it was light and soft and felt like nothing on my skin. It still kept me warm, regardless of its weightlessness.