Chaotic Love: A Artemis Crock Fanfic

Chapter 13: Join The Club

In a lab completely isolated from those around them, a scientist speaks to two familiar androids; Red Torpedo and Red Inferno, the same androids who attempted to execute the Team. A scientist's voice speaks up from the center of the lab.

A dirty blonde with green eyes shines a light into Red Torpedo's eye as someone else continues to speak. "When the prodigal son returned, his father saw him, and had compassion and ran and embraced him." The man speaking is a raven, graying, in a lab coat. "For this, his son was lost, and is found." He leverages something smoothly mechanical that his green eyes go maniac.

A cylinder releases pressure as he stops leaning over his worktable, setting his tool aside, he then says, "You are the prodigal son, Tornado and I rejoice at your return and thank you for making our little family reunion possible." Something small, black replaces his tool; he points it at the table with his right hand, and it makes a light buzzing noise as he turns it on. "Now, you must have many questions." He answers himself, "No?" He covers his mouth, not in compassion but dramatism and says, "Oh! How could I forget? Your voice box is offline. But your eyes and ears still function perfectly, as does the prodigious mind I built for you all those years ago." Behind Tornado's black lens his camera moves to follow the movement of the approaching man.

Finally, he crouches down to be level with Tornado's face, leaning on the table that Tornado is sitting on. "And really, what else matters?"

Or rather the one Tornado's body is splayed out on. His head is tied to two wires that keep it on the 'pillow' of the table only two wires continue down to his neck. His chest plate is open to reveal his golden core, steel ribcage, and spine. His pelvis and legs are still together but are fully separated from his core. Both shoulder sockets have a few wires splaying from them while one of his arms hangs from a claw.

Meanwhile in the Cave.

Captain Marvel then offers, "Pineapple juice?" He hands a glass with a paper umbrella to a relaxing Wally. His right arm now casted, as he sits in a reclining chair and all his technology right at his elbow.

Wally then drawls gratefully, "Ahhh, just what the doctor ordered. Thanks Captain."

Captain Marvel nods and then asks, "How's the arm doing, Wally?"

Wally then says, "Well, nothing wrong that nachos can't cure." He then leans back on his chair as the sounds of his teammates practicing can be heard from the center of the room.

Captain Marvel then says, "Nachos? Oh! I'll go get you some." He flies off to go get nachos.

James smirks and then says to himself, "Lazy speedster." He then quickly dodges an attack from Artemis and quickly counters with his own attack.

Behind them, Kaldur and M'gann are in far closer combat. She throws a low punch towards Kaldur's side that he blocks with his forearm for 2pts, stepping forward to throw another at his face that he uses an open hand to knock his wrist out of the way for 2pts more. He spins to try and get a front kick in, though M'gann blocks with a knife-hand to his ankle for 2pts back.

Black Canary then says, "Good work everyone. In fact, it's been a very productive week."

Kaldur and M'gann have made it to the center of the training ring and they stop when they see Artemis standing calmly, looking at Wally.

Artemis then scoffs, "Yeah, for everyone except Kid Malingerer. Lazy ass slob is more like it."

James snickers and then says, "Good one."

Wally finishes his drink of juice, and glares at both Artemis and James and then says, "Hey, arm broken in combat against the Injustice League here." He then waves off the cast to prove his point.