A/N – Note at the bottom, feel free to not read it.

~ I don't own, I only own the island (I wish)

Chapter 1:

The Eastern side of an unknown island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean-

"You wouldn't happen to have an inflatable raft in there, would you, Boy Wonder?" Artemis asked wryly as she surveyed the seemingly endless blue expanse. Robin narrowed his eyes, appearing to actually consider the question before snorting.

"Nah, left it in the spare utility belt. Sorry, Art."

Artemis let out a drawn out sigh, sitting down heavily on the pristine white sand.

"Doesn't hurt to check." She muttered as she placed her bow beside her. Robin stayed standing, scanning the horizon. If he were to look behind him, he knew he would be met with the sight of an incredibly dense tropical forest with looping vines, trees that teemed with wildlife. And when he glanced left, there was the bay they first washed up on, the sand scattered with pieces of coral and shells. But in front of him, as far as the eye could see, there was nothing but the crystalline aqua waves undulating gently, a stray seagull overhead and the burning hot sun.

"So what's the plan?"

Robin glanced down at the blonde who appeared to be checking her quiver.

"Your comm. unit isn't working?"

Artemis shook her head ruefully.

"Yours?" She asked, hopeful.

Robin shook his head in return. If only it was that easy.

"Great." She grumbled, closing her eyes for a moment. She opened them a second later, as a thought struck her.

"How about M'gann? Maybe she can hook us up with a mindlink and we-"

"No, the ship crashed, remember? Miss M is probably a little out of it considering her connection to her ship. Also, we have no idea where the others are or if we're even in her range at all." Robin interrupted. Artemis' face looked stricken. Robin seem to sense her hesitation as he exhaled and answered the question she was too on edge to ask.

"Relax. We made it to the shore didn't we? The crash wasn't far from the bay and the island is big enough that when M'gann ejected us from the ship, we could've landed in different locations. I'd say it's pretty probable that they made it out unharmed."

"Pretty probable!?" The blonde exclaimed, her normally gravelly voice an octave or two higher.

Robin crossed his arms, looking thoughtful.

"I have a location beacon we can use but its signal isn't very strong. Someone would have to be in a five-mile radius at best to pick it up."

"Are we just not going to worry about the rest of the team? At all?" Artemis asked, still distraught. Robin's face went stony.

"Artemis. We have to stay focused. It-"

"This is just like the time in the cave, isn't it?" The blonde was staring up at him with eyes wide in slight horror. The impromptu mission against Red Torpedo and Red Inferno had been a bad experience for everyone, especially Robin sighed loudly, crouching down to Artemis' level. The whites of his mask burning into her eyes as he spoke.

"I don't make promises that I can't keep. And I try not to lie to people I trust, so I'll be honest with you. We need to stay calm, do what we can and worry about the mission right now."

Artemis' face didn't soften up at all and if anything, her gaze went hard.

"Our mission right now is to stay alive, figure out a way to contact the league and then go find the others. Priorities." Robin's voice was firm and certain.

Artemis' eyes searched his face. Whatever she was looking for, Robin's face wasn't showing, as his face was blank. Like a mask on top of a mask- unrecognizable and unreadable. She let out a tiny huff of breath and looked away, towards the ocean. Robin hesitated for a split second before gripping her shoulder with a gauntlet-covered hand.

"We're going to find them."

"You sure about that? Or is it just 'pretty probable'?" Artemis muttered, cracking her fingers. Robin's grip on her tightened for a moment.

"I don't make promises I can't keep." He repeated.

Something in his voice made Artemis tear her eyes away from the aqua blue waters, but by the time she looked up, the pressure on her shoulder was gone. But she could still feel the imprints of the gloved fingers on her skin. She flexed her shoulder to get rid of the feeling and exhaled deeply.

She could handle this. She handled the Red Tornado's freaky twins just fine. She had successfully done difficult missions before. It was just that this time there was no safety net of the League or her sister or even the Team. It was just her and this-this boy who was surveying the area with his back to her. Because while he was Robin, the Boy Wonder, the first sidekick ever and one half of the dynamic duo, he was still just a kid.

A kid who she had to trust to stay safe on an island.

In the middle of nowhere.

With no help.

And no communication.

And no team and what the hell were they even supposed to-

Artemis rested her head on her knees, her breath coming out in short bursts. She forced herself to swallow down any rising feelings of panic.

That's what got to her the last time it was just her and Robin. Panic. She couldn't afford that right now. What did Robin say again? Get traught. Focus on the mission...

Artemis swallowed again. She needed to be logical. The Team was going to be fine. M'gann had ejected them all out of the ship so obviously no one was caught in the wreckage. Robin was right; they were probably just on another part of the island. That was a good thing. And the League was probably looking for them, or at least they would be soon. Even though she had only known Ollie for a couple of months, she believed him when he said he'd look out for her. So really, all her and Robin had to worry about was food, water, shelter, protection, finding the rest of the team-

Shit.

That was still a lot.

Artemis shook her head and rolled her shoulders back, resting her hands on the sand. She needed to focus on the task at hand… Artemis let out another breath and hoped her voice would come out steady.

"Okay, so location beacon. How does that work?"

Robin turned slightly towards her, his face more open and relaxed. He plopped down on the sand beside her and pulled out a circular device from his belt.

"It gives off a signal that the League and most of the Bat tech can pick up, it's pretty basic. It's meant for marking important locations during recon missions so luckily the signal lasts for a while."

Artemis nodded. So far, so good.

"So how long is 'a while'?"

Robin thought for a second.

"Two, maybe three days."

Artemis perked up slightly, a look of hope coming over her face.

"Well, at least most of the league can fly. If they're searching for us, they'd pick it up as soon as they flew over, right?"

Robin sighed.

"Yeah, they would. But this was supposed to be a three-day mission. An undercover mission. Which means they aren't expecting us to contact them at all. They won't be looking for us for at least another four days."

The blonde's look of hope faded away. She tried to cover up the wave of alarm that shot through her by making a joke-

"So then I'm stuck here. With you."

Luckily, Robin didn't question her sudden attempt at humor. Actually, if Artemis didn't know better, she'd say the boy wonder was rolling his eyes under the domino mask.

"Be glad it's not KF."

Artemis' eyes widened and she shuddered in disgust.

"You're right. I'll take you over Kid Idiot any day. We'd probably just end up murdering each other. Or he'd try to eat me and I'd drown him. At least you're useful."

Robin smirked. Artemis' heart felt lighter. She could do banter. She started to smile until Robin decided to speak again-

"Right, like you two wouldn't be using this alone time for something else..."

Artemis' brow furrowed, the gears turning in her head as Robin began walking towards the dense green forest, his boots making perfect imprints in the previously untouched sand.

Suddenly she pulled a face, her smile dropping.

"What? Eww. Rob, are you actually implying that I'd ever like that freckle covered food vacuum? Because no. Who knows what's been in that mouth."

"Whatever you say Artemis. Whatever you say." Robin sing-songed. Artemis frowned at his tone.

"I don't like him. Never have, never will. Got it?" She yelled at his rapidly retreating back.

"Sure."

Artemis still wasn't sure if she liked the tone of his voice and she opened her mouth to protest further when Robin spoke again, his voice carrying over the sound of the crashing waves.

"You ready?"

The blonde arched an eyebrow – she had stretched out and laid her head on her arms. If they were going to be stuck here, they might as well be comfortable.

"For what, exactly?" She asked drily.

"To start gathering supplies." Robin threw behind him as he walked on, nearly reaching the tree line.

Artemis let out a groan, even as she stood and grabbed her bow.

"No sun tanning?"

"Nope." Robin said cheerfully as he disappeared from sight.

Artemis let out a sigh, trudging after the brunette.

"Great."

A/N2: Wow, okay I have been gone for way too long now. If you follow me for Playing Pretend, it will be up soon, yay! But this had to go up first because it's been rattling in my mind for months and also this was a request from beachlover270. For Christmas. So I'm a bit behind. She requested traught so here is a traught-tastic fic for her! All other pairings are up to you, dear reader, so please tell me what you want! Next chapter is all done, so it should be up sometime next week. Also- this is probably the longest chapter except for the last 2 or 3. Every other chapter will be under 1k.

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