Willow couldn't believe this was happening. Not only was Becca slowly dying, but the others-minus Artemis, Megan, and herself-had been contaminated da an airborne disease. Why, she didn't know. But the others, too, were dying. They only had two weeks left. The three girls looked at each other, not wanting to cry.
“We need to find a cure,” Willow said.
“I know who might have one,” Artemis spoke up.
“Who?!”
“Cheshire.”
Willow and Megan exchanged a look. They trusted Artemis; but they never trusted Cheshire. She was a known assassin.
“Okay. te and I will go find her. Megan, link your mind to theirs so we know how much time we have.”
“Alright. Where are te looking first?”
“Star City. Where else?”
Artemis looked around. The dark shadows were easy to mistake as humans for untrained eyes. She had been living in the shadows her whole life. But Willow...she wasn't so sure. Artemis looked at the girl now. She was indeed pretty with her brown hair and eyes. But a bit of resentment curled up inside Artemis. She found it strange. She genuinely liked Willow. But she couldn't stop the amaro feeling that arrived when she would talk with Willow. A muffled scream from the girl and Artemis drew her bow and arrow.
“Let her go,” Artemis hissed.
“What's the password?”
It was a voice she didn't know. But Willow's face suddenly broke into realization and relief. She pulled the hand off her mouth.
“Adam!” she said.
Artemis watched a teen step out from the shadows. It was a male with orange-red hair. He was well muscled and built, his skin a shade shy of looking Mexican colored. He was dressed in a white camicia with a gold, thin neck cuff. Jeans and boots covered his legs. On his back seemed to be the same type of weapons Kaldur would use. His green eyes where framed in a oro mask and Artemis now saw that they were glinting with amusement.
“Hey Willow girl! It's been a long time!”
Artemis lowered her weapons.
“Where's the little troublemaker?”
Willow suddenly looked forlorn.
“Adam. Becca's dying.”
“What?”
“She was hit da a strong dose of Dark Magic. The others are dying. M'gann's with them but-”
“Wait! What others?”
“My team. They were hit. Megan is with them now. She's the Martian girl. Oh! And this is Artemis. She is helping me locate the cure.”
Adam looked to Artemis, eyes lighting with pleasure.
“Apologies, archer. I had no idea I was in the prescence of a beautiful lady.”
Willow giggled behind her hands when Artemis blushed at the strange compliment.
“You couldn't have been following us,” Artemis stated. “I didn't see you.”
Adam smiled with mischief.
“My dear archer, I have been following te for ten blocks.”
“Adam is able to create illusions and shape-shift,” Willow explained. “He can also phase through solid objects and is amazing with battle stalves.”
“Better than Becca?” artemis inquired.
“No! I was creamed last time I challenged her!”
Willow laughed again.
“Adam is part of my older team. Before we diviso, spalato up.”
“Why'd te split?”
“Too many trauma's, archer,” Adam explained. “Especially on Becca's part.”
“Wow. te guys really look after her, huh?”
“Indeed. She was always the youngest and most vulnerable. It has become a habit.”
“Does he always talk like that?” Artemis asked Willow, not sure why she was teasing this stranger.
“Not unless he's trying to be annoying.”
“It's working.”
Willow got a good laugh out of this and decided then and there that Artemis was a genius.
“We need to find a cure,” Willow said.
“I know who might have one,” Artemis spoke up.
“Who?!”
“Cheshire.”
Willow and Megan exchanged a look. They trusted Artemis; but they never trusted Cheshire. She was a known assassin.
“Okay. te and I will go find her. Megan, link your mind to theirs so we know how much time we have.”
“Alright. Where are te looking first?”
“Star City. Where else?”
Artemis looked around. The dark shadows were easy to mistake as humans for untrained eyes. She had been living in the shadows her whole life. But Willow...she wasn't so sure. Artemis looked at the girl now. She was indeed pretty with her brown hair and eyes. But a bit of resentment curled up inside Artemis. She found it strange. She genuinely liked Willow. But she couldn't stop the amaro feeling that arrived when she would talk with Willow. A muffled scream from the girl and Artemis drew her bow and arrow.
“Let her go,” Artemis hissed.
“What's the password?”
It was a voice she didn't know. But Willow's face suddenly broke into realization and relief. She pulled the hand off her mouth.
“Adam!” she said.
Artemis watched a teen step out from the shadows. It was a male with orange-red hair. He was well muscled and built, his skin a shade shy of looking Mexican colored. He was dressed in a white camicia with a gold, thin neck cuff. Jeans and boots covered his legs. On his back seemed to be the same type of weapons Kaldur would use. His green eyes where framed in a oro mask and Artemis now saw that they were glinting with amusement.
“Hey Willow girl! It's been a long time!”
Artemis lowered her weapons.
“Where's the little troublemaker?”
Willow suddenly looked forlorn.
“Adam. Becca's dying.”
“What?”
“She was hit da a strong dose of Dark Magic. The others are dying. M'gann's with them but-”
“Wait! What others?”
“My team. They were hit. Megan is with them now. She's the Martian girl. Oh! And this is Artemis. She is helping me locate the cure.”
Adam looked to Artemis, eyes lighting with pleasure.
“Apologies, archer. I had no idea I was in the prescence of a beautiful lady.”
Willow giggled behind her hands when Artemis blushed at the strange compliment.
“You couldn't have been following us,” Artemis stated. “I didn't see you.”
Adam smiled with mischief.
“My dear archer, I have been following te for ten blocks.”
“Adam is able to create illusions and shape-shift,” Willow explained. “He can also phase through solid objects and is amazing with battle stalves.”
“Better than Becca?” artemis inquired.
“No! I was creamed last time I challenged her!”
Willow laughed again.
“Adam is part of my older team. Before we diviso, spalato up.”
“Why'd te split?”
“Too many trauma's, archer,” Adam explained. “Especially on Becca's part.”
“Wow. te guys really look after her, huh?”
“Indeed. She was always the youngest and most vulnerable. It has become a habit.”
“Does he always talk like that?” Artemis asked Willow, not sure why she was teasing this stranger.
“Not unless he's trying to be annoying.”
“It's working.”
Willow got a good laugh out of this and decided then and there that Artemis was a genius.
Eclipses POV
I knew it, I knew it would happen but why like this? I knew they would find me but to go that far just to get me back, back to being what I was…Man-Made, back to having someone’s signature carved into my body forever. I told them I was natural, 100% mutant. But I lied about every word about my past and I lied to such good people now worse has come to worst, my Friends are dead o so I thought and the biggest secret I could ever hold burst out like some one who had jus pulled the trigger on a gun then they had to sit and watch as the man who made me finished his greatest master piece...Me! But of corse, one of my souls biggest wish came true, Alice became me and I became Alice but after all that Eclipse, I had to pay the price which could only be paid……in blood but in the end no one wins.
I knew it, I knew it would happen but why like this? I knew they would find me but to go that far just to get me back, back to being what I was…Man-Made, back to having someone’s signature carved into my body forever. I told them I was natural, 100% mutant. But I lied about every word about my past and I lied to such good people now worse has come to worst, my Friends are dead o so I thought and the biggest secret I could ever hold burst out like some one who had jus pulled the trigger on a gun then they had to sit and watch as the man who made me finished his greatest master piece...Me! But of corse, one of my souls biggest wish came true, Alice became me and I became Alice but after all that Eclipse, I had to pay the price which could only be paid……in blood but in the end no one wins.
Prologue-
White stella, star Lines, Southampton, England
06:47 BST, December 15, 1911
“Hey Jim!” I called out.
“Good Morning Miss Orname!” the worker called back.
I grinned widely and continued my walk through the construction yard. Up ahead was the crown jewel White stella, star Lines had been working on: the Titanic. Unsinkable, the largest ship ever, and it was going to bring a lot of money to my dad and he could retire and sposta back to Scotland.
My name is Tiana Orname and this is one heck of a story of my life.
White stella, star Lines, Southampton, England
06:47 BST, December 15, 1911
“Hey Jim!” I called out.
“Good Morning Miss Orname!” the worker called back.
I grinned widely and continued my walk through the construction yard. Up ahead was the crown jewel White stella, star Lines had been working on: the Titanic. Unsinkable, the largest ship ever, and it was going to bring a lot of money to my dad and he could retire and sposta back to Scotland.
My name is Tiana Orname and this is one heck of a story of my life.
All I could think about was the past. Staring at my brothers body, it made it harder to forget. Fang making fart jokes at the school through our cages trying to make me laugh. Me jumping on the letto trying to wake Fang up, laughing when I "accidentally" kicked him where it counts, him shoving me off the letto and onto the floor I stood there the past drowning out the battle in the background. I felt hands on my shoulders, followed da shaking.
"Nudge? Nudge c'mon! We've gotta go this place is gonna blow!" I didn't budge. Still Lost in sea of emotions I choked down a sob as tears filled my eyes.
Yeah, yeah. I know it's short
"Nudge? Nudge c'mon! We've gotta go this place is gonna blow!" I didn't budge. Still Lost in sea of emotions I choked down a sob as tears filled my eyes.
Yeah, yeah. I know it's short
The plants tounge latched to her heart, she felt panic as her eye sight went fuzzy. A long dagger came darting across the room hitting the deadly plant, splitting it in half making stickly plant ooz spill everywhere. The familiar mask of Red Revenge hovered over her and scoped her up in his arms, princess style.
"Quick we need to regroup and get out of here, o supey over there is going to bring this whole place down and all of te along with it" Revenge said. Superboy looked up after hearing the word Supey, Megan levitated over to them "Ok I will get everyone of the bioship" She began to levitate off. Phoebe groaned "No megan wait, the x-jet is faster!". Artemis pulled out a smoke Arrow and fired it and super man before lucas grabbed her hand and pulled her away. Eclipses eyes turned purple, roulette awoke from her pertica, pesce persico in Eclipses room "Roulette the blade!". The raven hopped under the letto and flew out again with a silver breif case in her tallons.
"Quick we need to regroup and get out of here, o supey over there is going to bring this whole place down and all of te along with it" Revenge said. Superboy looked up after hearing the word Supey, Megan levitated over to them "Ok I will get everyone of the bioship" She began to levitate off. Phoebe groaned "No megan wait, the x-jet is faster!". Artemis pulled out a smoke Arrow and fired it and super man before lucas grabbed her hand and pulled her away. Eclipses eyes turned purple, roulette awoke from her pertica, pesce persico in Eclipses room "Roulette the blade!". The raven hopped under the letto and flew out again with a silver breif case in her tallons.