Chapter One: (Artemis)

"Hurry she's headed to the woods!" I turn a sharp left the forest straight ahead. I see Cheshire dart over a fallen log. I am only a yard away from her now. "Cheshire STOP!" I yell as I jump over the log. Suddenly my foot gets caught and I can feel myself falling. Then my head connects with the cool ground and the world goes back.

When I open my eyes I am laying on a bed in a small green room with tile floors and no windows. There is a surging pain in my head that is pulsing. I reach up and feel a thick gauze bandage on the left side of my head above my hairline. I wince. I stand up, but a wave of dizziness makes me retreat back to my bed. I have no recollection of how I got here; the last thing I remember is Jade leaving me and mom. The last thing Jade said to me "Was every girl for herself", than abandoned me. As this memory flows through me so do the feelings I felt when she left. My fists ball up and I punch my pillow, than the tears come flowing like a cascading waterfall. Soon they are replaced by a runny nose and a heavy heart.

My head jerks up as the doorknob jingles. In comes a doctor in a white lab coat and JADE! My heart fills with joy at the sight of her. The doctor comes over and asks how I am feeling? "My head hurts", I reply.

"That's what happens when you get a concussion", chuckles the Doctor.

"How did I get here?" I ask them.

Jade jumps in, "Don't you remember?" I shake my head. "What do you remember?" she questions.

"The last thing I remember is…is when you left".

"Hun that was years ago".

"It feels like it was just yesterday", I sigh.

"Well we will have to catch up than", Jade smiles at me, "I am glad you're awake". She hand me a pile of clothes. "Here change into these then come meet me in the kitchen I'm making pancakes". The doctor asks me a few more questions before he leaves.

As I look at the clothes she brought me I realize that they aren't necessarily clothes but a costume. Its forest green in color and as I pull it over my head it cuts off in the middle of my abdomen. The sleeves, that end an inch or two before my wrists, are long and loose. I notice the bottoms have two pieces. First a pair of black pants made of a spandex like material and over that is a skirt made from the same material as the shirt. The skirt ends just above my knees and has a slit that starts just below my hip. This costume reminds me of a Japanese kimono. Also in the pile is a pair of black gloves, which I quickly slip on, and a light green sash that I tie around my waist. On the floor by the foot of my bed I find a pair of shiny black boots. After slipping them on I finally leave my room in hopes the kitchen in nearby.

"It's about time". I hear Jade shout.

"Sorry", I mutter.

"Don't be sorry. I was only joking", she teases. "Here sit", she motions to the chair closest to me, "I made your favorite".

"Blueberry and chocolate chip pancakes!" we say at the same time. As we are eating she fills me in on the last few years. She tells me about mom, dad, and how I ran away from home to find her. Jade reminds me of the time we spent together and the missions we completed, and how we worked with Sports master on many occasions.

As she is in the midst of talking I interject. "Wait we are the bad guys?!" I ask.

"I wouldn't say we are the bad guys, but well we might as well be placed in that category", she remarks.

I scratch my head. "Hmmm", I think, "That…umm I guess that makes uh sense".

"That's the concussion talking", she reminds me, "Ever since you found me we had been working for what we thought was right, hell we still are. We are just doing what we believe is for the good of the city, heck for the good of humanity and of the whole wide world. You with your bow and me with my Sais we are unstoppable! Now only if that annoying team of delinquent leaguers would just leave us alone we would rule this town".

"The justice league made a new team?"

"Yea they are the 'Young Justice League' made up of the superheroes' sidekicks."

"Hmmm…Well", I begin, "We will just have to find a way to take them down I guess".

Jade give me this huge smile. "Even after having your brains scrambled you're still in it to win it!" She stands up and walks over to a shelf, grabs some stuff, and walks back. "If we are going to fight these amateur leaguers you are going to need these". She hands me a green bow decorated with intricate symbols and designs, a sheath filled with 36 gleaming arrows, and last but not least a red mask shaped as a cat red in color with three triangular white stripes on the cheeks like whiskers. Jade show me a matching mask also shaped like a cat but reversed colors.

"Ready to go kick some little superheroes' butts little sis?" asks Jade.

"Oh yeah", I reply.