Heeeeeey... *super dooper sheepishly* look I know i haven't updated in nearly *counts fingers* a month! Jeez, bad writer alert! But i'm back. I will probably update a few of my stories this weekend(instead of studying) so stay tuned!
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The Team was gathered in the meeting room. Batman and Black Canary were there, and Red Tornado was stationed outside the door. Kaldur was standing next to Batman, and Robin was on the Dark Knight’s other side. M’gaan and Connor were sitting next to each other but so close that the Martian was practically on his lap. Zatanna was watching the couple with a vaguely jealous look as she painted her nails. Wally was eating a bowl of fruit and a Snickers bar. The room was silent till Batman’s gravelly voice filled it.
“I’m sure your wondering why we called this meeting on such short notice. I’m also sure you are wondering where your missing teammate is. We apologise for the secrecy, but we had to make sure Artemis wasn’t aware we were going behind her back.” He was met with a slightly stunned silence.
“What is so bad that Artemis can’t hear?” Wally spoke up. He had stopped eating and was staring at the caped crusade.
“That’s what we wish to talk about.” Batman growled at the teenager. Robin shared a look with Kaldur and they both tensed, ready to step in if necessary.
“Artemis is our teammate. Whatever you can tell us, you should be able to tell her,” Wally argued, his cheeks reddening slightly, a sure sign of anger.
“She hasn’t been entirely honest with us.” Came the cold reply. They seemed unaware they had an audience. Wally had gotten to his feet and was glaring at Batman. Everyone’s heads swung to him. It was like watching a tennis match.
“Like you’re one to talk about honesty, Bats.” Wally shot back.
“Be quiet, Kid so I can finish the briefing.” Batman said, sick of their game. Robin placed a small hand on the red-heads shoulder and muttered to him,
“You might want to hear what he had to say.”
Wally glared at the whole room and threw himself into his chair and Robin moved to stand back next to his mentor.
Two screens were pulled up, a recording of the Team’s recent mission and what looked like a security camera of Artemis’s room in the mountain.
Wally couldn’t stay quiet any longer.
“Is that her bedroom? Why the hell do you have a camera in her room?!” he yelled, voicing everyone’s thoughts. Connor muttered angrily and M’gaan was staring at Batman with her eyes wide, confused at the lack of trust. Zatanna had stopped painting her nails and was glaring at the bat. Kaldur looked uncomfortable, but Robin was as unreadable as always. He sent M’gaan a look and she gave a barely perceptible nod. Her voice rang out in the Team’s heads.
“Link established.”
His friends voices tumbled into his head, angry and confused and Robin winced.
“Guys, please calm down. Just hear what Bats has to say.” He pleaded.
“Do we have no privacy here?” Connor growled
“Artemis is our friend, how come you don’t trust her?” M’gaan sounded hurt, betrayed. Robin felt his gut twist.
“She’s not telling us something!” he tried to explain.
“Says the only one hiding his eyes,” Wally snorted. His anger and mistrust radiated off of him.
“That... that’s different.” Robin could feel his resistance weakening, but before Wally could reply they were interrupted by an outsider.
“Team? Did you here what Batman said?” Black Canary called. The teens snapped out of their private argument to face the blond woman.
“Sorry, Canary.” M’gaan apologised for the team and Canary sighed.
“He said that Artemis has been acting a little off lately. Have you noticed?” she sounded annoyed at their inattentiveness. Her words were met by an uncomfortable silence. She nodded to herself.
“I see. And you did nothing about her strange mood?”
Silence, again.
“Mmhm. Well, judging from this video, she’s been sneaking for almost two weeks. She leaves around 10:30 and come back around 12. Nearly two hours. These late nights has taken a toll on her performance, as you can see from your most recent mission. Were it not for Kid’s quick thinking, she would be in the infirmary right now.” Canary informed the team.
They were silent, but the shock was showing on their faces. The adults took advantage of their silence an continued.
“We want you to follow her when she leaves tonight. Report back to us when you come home. That will be all.” Batman dismissed them so suddenly that the team stood there even after Canary and Batman had left the room. Little did the heroes know that a fierce mental argument was underway.
“If this is true, then Artemis has been lying and keeping secrets from us. That's no better than the secret cameras.” Connor yelled mentally.
“She has the right to her secrets, Connor.” Zatanna chastened.
“But these secrets are potentially endangering her team,” Kaldur reminded them, finally participating in the ‘discussion’.
“I thought we were friends,” M’gaan’s voice was soft, her misery and confusion overwhelming through the mindlink.
“I think the real question is are we going to follow her?” Robin said loudly. Everyone stared at him.
“I want to know what she refuses to tell us. For the sake of the Team.” Zatanna said determinately.
“If she doesn’t want to tell us, then we shouldn’t pry.” M’gaan argued.
“I don’t care. It won’t help either way. How can we know we can trust her?” Connor grumbled. His girlfriend put a green hand on him knee comfortingly. She knew it took him a lot to trust others, and when he did, to have that trust broken? He was feeling hurt, she could feel the emotion coming of him. A violent undercurrent of anger, as always could be felt beneath the betrayal.
“Yes, I think we should. I believe that whatever she is doing could have some terrible results, should this continue.” Kaldur put in his opinion
“As someone on her team, yes. But as her friend...” Robin trailed off. Everyone looked at Wally. A deep scowl was on his face, anger etched in his features.
“She had our trust, and by lying she broke it. I think we need to find out what she’s hiding.” he said out loud, voice echoing. With his part said he ran out of the room, gone before anyone could follow. Kaldur sighed.
“So it’s settled. Tonight, we follow Artemis."
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Oooh! Cliffhanger! Kinda. Sorry, cliffhangers are sortof new for me. Soz not soz😈😇 Please comment ideas for updates as I'm kinda lost. I'll see you later!
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