Part 3-
A sharp rapping came at Holly's window. She looked over. Revenge was squatting in the windowsill of her thirtieth story apartment. She went over and opened it. Revenge jumped in and closed the window.
"Batman wants us at the Cave in ten minutes." Revenge said.
"I'm almost ready." holly alisema slipping her gloves on.
Revenge looked around. "Nice room."
"Thanks," holly replied.
Revenge looked at her. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, why do wewe ask?"
"You're nervous."
"And how would wewe know that?"
"I just do."
"Uh-huh." holly alisema non believing.
"What's wrong?" Revenge asked, handing her her boot and sitting down inayofuata to her.
"I'm afraid that they won't accept me." holly said.
"I've already talked to Batman, he won't kick wewe out." Revenge said.
"That's not what I mean." holly replied. "I'm scared the Team won't respect me, won't accept me as one of them. A hero."
"You are a hero." Revenge said.
"How can wewe say that? I worked for the League of Shadows and almost killed wewe three days ago!"
Revenge pulled off his mask revealing a calm face with startling blue eyes and short, messy brown hair. When he spoke, it was in a smooth voice. "Because, it took a moyo of Courage to do what wewe did. Leave your former life, everything wewe know, to do the right thing." Revenge said.
"Really?" holly said, looking at him.
"Yeah," Revenge replied. He put his hand on her shoulder. "Don't sweat it, kid."
Revenge pulled his mask back on. "Let's go before Batman fries us."
holly finished tying her boots and stood up. "Need my mask." she said, ducking into the closet. She came back out with a piece of black material. She slipped it over her head.
The mask was remnant of Batman's. It covered the juu half of her head, but had an opening on the back to allow her hair to fall loose.
"Ready," she said.
The two walked out into the main room. Holly's mom was in the kitchen.
"I'm going out, mom!" holly yelled.
"Stay safe! And be back before 11:30!" Holly's mom replied.
"Sure!"
The two young Heroes walked out into the hallway and to the back of the building. Revenge opened a window and hooked his grappling line.
"Grab on." he said.
holly wrapped her slender arm around his neck. Revenge wrapped his strong arm around her stomach and lowered them to the ground. They started walking.
"Got a name?" Revenge asked.
"What?" holly asked.
"Hero name." Revenge said.
holly thought for a moment. "Courage." she said.
They stopped in front of the abandoned theatre. "Courage?" Revenge asked as they walked inside. holly couldn't see through his mask, but she could tell he had raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah," holly said. "You alisema I had a moyo of Courage. I took the inspiration from you."
Revenge smiled beneath his mask.
He tapped a button and the theatre screen slid aside to reveal a zeta-tube.
"I'll have to authorize you. Just wait a minute." he said, before stepping up into the transporter.
"Recognized, Red Revenge. B-13." The computer voice rang through the empty theatre. Revenge found himself in the Cave a moment later.
"Revenge." Kaldur alisema as a greeting. Revenge nodded and pulled up a keyboard.
"Access Granted. Courage. B-12. Authorization: Red Revenge. B-13." the computer voice said.
holly appeared in the Cave. TheTeam instantly recognized her, but alisema nothing. holly walked up sheepishly. She got the the same greeting Wally had aliyopewa Artemis. Kaldur shook her hand. Superboy nodded, Robin saluted, and Megan shook her hand without saying a word. Very un-Megan like.
holly walked over to Artemis. Artemis pulled her to the side.
"Don't worry." Artemis said. "They'll warm up to you. I know exactly how wewe feel."
"You sure do." Revenge said, walking past the two girls. Artemis glared at him, but turned back to an inquiring Holly.
"Don't worry about it." Artemis said. "Kaldur respects you. I'm fine with you. Besides, I know one other member of the Team likes you."
"Who?" holly asked unbelievingly.
Artemis jerked her thumb. holly looked at the figure of Revenge typing something on the computer.
"You have got to be kidding me." holly said.
Artemis grinned and shook her head.
"But, Revenge, Revenge doesn't like anyone." holly said, emphasizing 'anyone'.
"Trust me, he's like that as a hero, but I'm sure he's fine as a normal person, au his identity is blown." Artemis said.
"I guess." holly said. "We do go to the same school."
"He told wewe his secret identity?" Artemis alisema unbelievingly.
"Yeah, he didn't tell any of you?" holly asked.
"No, he doesn't trust any of us." Artemis replied.
"Huh," holly said.
"Recognized, Batman. Zero two." the Cave's computer rang out.
"Computer, International News." Batman said.
"Oh joy." Artemis said.
"Russia?" Robin asked, walking up.
"Russia." Batman said.
TO BE CONTINUED
in
Young Justice: The Return
A sharp rapping came at Holly's window. She looked over. Revenge was squatting in the windowsill of her thirtieth story apartment. She went over and opened it. Revenge jumped in and closed the window.
"Batman wants us at the Cave in ten minutes." Revenge said.
"I'm almost ready." holly alisema slipping her gloves on.
Revenge looked around. "Nice room."
"Thanks," holly replied.
Revenge looked at her. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, why do wewe ask?"
"You're nervous."
"And how would wewe know that?"
"I just do."
"Uh-huh." holly alisema non believing.
"What's wrong?" Revenge asked, handing her her boot and sitting down inayofuata to her.
"I'm afraid that they won't accept me." holly said.
"I've already talked to Batman, he won't kick wewe out." Revenge said.
"That's not what I mean." holly replied. "I'm scared the Team won't respect me, won't accept me as one of them. A hero."
"You are a hero." Revenge said.
"How can wewe say that? I worked for the League of Shadows and almost killed wewe three days ago!"
Revenge pulled off his mask revealing a calm face with startling blue eyes and short, messy brown hair. When he spoke, it was in a smooth voice. "Because, it took a moyo of Courage to do what wewe did. Leave your former life, everything wewe know, to do the right thing." Revenge said.
"Really?" holly said, looking at him.
"Yeah," Revenge replied. He put his hand on her shoulder. "Don't sweat it, kid."
Revenge pulled his mask back on. "Let's go before Batman fries us."
holly finished tying her boots and stood up. "Need my mask." she said, ducking into the closet. She came back out with a piece of black material. She slipped it over her head.
The mask was remnant of Batman's. It covered the juu half of her head, but had an opening on the back to allow her hair to fall loose.
"Ready," she said.
The two walked out into the main room. Holly's mom was in the kitchen.
"I'm going out, mom!" holly yelled.
"Stay safe! And be back before 11:30!" Holly's mom replied.
"Sure!"
The two young Heroes walked out into the hallway and to the back of the building. Revenge opened a window and hooked his grappling line.
"Grab on." he said.
holly wrapped her slender arm around his neck. Revenge wrapped his strong arm around her stomach and lowered them to the ground. They started walking.
"Got a name?" Revenge asked.
"What?" holly asked.
"Hero name." Revenge said.
holly thought for a moment. "Courage." she said.
They stopped in front of the abandoned theatre. "Courage?" Revenge asked as they walked inside. holly couldn't see through his mask, but she could tell he had raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah," holly said. "You alisema I had a moyo of Courage. I took the inspiration from you."
Revenge smiled beneath his mask.
He tapped a button and the theatre screen slid aside to reveal a zeta-tube.
"I'll have to authorize you. Just wait a minute." he said, before stepping up into the transporter.
"Recognized, Red Revenge. B-13." The computer voice rang through the empty theatre. Revenge found himself in the Cave a moment later.
"Revenge." Kaldur alisema as a greeting. Revenge nodded and pulled up a keyboard.
"Access Granted. Courage. B-12. Authorization: Red Revenge. B-13." the computer voice said.
holly appeared in the Cave. TheTeam instantly recognized her, but alisema nothing. holly walked up sheepishly. She got the the same greeting Wally had aliyopewa Artemis. Kaldur shook her hand. Superboy nodded, Robin saluted, and Megan shook her hand without saying a word. Very un-Megan like.
holly walked over to Artemis. Artemis pulled her to the side.
"Don't worry." Artemis said. "They'll warm up to you. I know exactly how wewe feel."
"You sure do." Revenge said, walking past the two girls. Artemis glared at him, but turned back to an inquiring Holly.
"Don't worry about it." Artemis said. "Kaldur respects you. I'm fine with you. Besides, I know one other member of the Team likes you."
"Who?" holly asked unbelievingly.
Artemis jerked her thumb. holly looked at the figure of Revenge typing something on the computer.
"You have got to be kidding me." holly said.
Artemis grinned and shook her head.
"But, Revenge, Revenge doesn't like anyone." holly said, emphasizing 'anyone'.
"Trust me, he's like that as a hero, but I'm sure he's fine as a normal person, au his identity is blown." Artemis said.
"I guess." holly said. "We do go to the same school."
"He told wewe his secret identity?" Artemis alisema unbelievingly.
"Yeah, he didn't tell any of you?" holly asked.
"No, he doesn't trust any of us." Artemis replied.
"Huh," holly said.
"Recognized, Batman. Zero two." the Cave's computer rang out.
"Computer, International News." Batman said.
"Oh joy." Artemis said.
"Russia?" Robin asked, walking up.
"Russia." Batman said.
TO BE CONTINUED
in
Young Justice: The Return
"You never want to do anything amigo!" Jaimie exclaimed. "Why did wewe even jiunge the Team?"
"The purpose is gone now." Revenge said, turning away. "If wewe want me to leave, I will after this mission."
Jaimie stood shell-shocked. "Hombre, I didn't mean--"
"Save it, Jaimie." Revenge said. "Nightwing has a debriefing to do. I've got lives to protect."
The Black Hero jumped the building and was gone.
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"How did wewe come kwa the information?"
"Private communication with Holly."
"She's still serving our purposes?"
"Yes."
"The purpose is gone now." Revenge said, turning away. "If wewe want me to leave, I will after this mission."
Jaimie stood shell-shocked. "Hombre, I didn't mean--"
"Save it, Jaimie." Revenge said. "Nightwing has a debriefing to do. I've got lives to protect."
The Black Hero jumped the building and was gone.
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"How did wewe come kwa the information?"
"Private communication with Holly."
"She's still serving our purposes?"
"Yes."
Epilogue-
2 weeks later...
Artemis landed on the rooftop, bow drawn.
"Relax, it's me." Revenge said, emerging from the shadows.
Artemis cocked her head, but didn't let go of her bow au arrow. "What do wewe want Revenge?"
"I've changed my mind." Revenge said. "I'll jiunge the Team on one condition."
"What condition?" Artemis asked.
"You listen to what I have to say."
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"Assassin."
"Master."
Cheshire bowed before Ra's Al Ghul.
"Your mission was a success?"
"Yes master." Cheshire handed her leader a disc which he inserted into a computer. "Holly's true loyalties were proven."
The screen behind Ra's Al Ghul lit up revealing a familiar face.
"And another of the "heroe's" identities belongs to...the Light."
TO BE CONTINUED...
2 weeks later...
Artemis landed on the rooftop, bow drawn.
"Relax, it's me." Revenge said, emerging from the shadows.
Artemis cocked her head, but didn't let go of her bow au arrow. "What do wewe want Revenge?"
"I've changed my mind." Revenge said. "I'll jiunge the Team on one condition."
"What condition?" Artemis asked.
"You listen to what I have to say."
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"Assassin."
"Master."
Cheshire bowed before Ra's Al Ghul.
"Your mission was a success?"
"Yes master." Cheshire handed her leader a disc which he inserted into a computer. "Holly's true loyalties were proven."
The screen behind Ra's Al Ghul lit up revealing a familiar face.
"And another of the "heroe's" identities belongs to...the Light."
TO BE CONTINUED...
Revenge stumbled away. The woman looked at the needle in her hand. The blood within was mixed with a strange brown mixture. Revenge gripped his arm and glared at the woman.
"A simple test will tell me who is beneath the mask, Red Revenge. And your secret will belong to me."
"Not likely." Revenge growled.
"Oh, but that's not all it does." she continued. "It poisons the blood stream. Corrupts the DNA within cells and eventually kills them."
"Nerve gas."
"In a liquid form, yes Red Revenge."
"A simple test will tell me who is beneath the mask, Red Revenge. And your secret will belong to me."
"Not likely." Revenge growled.
"Oh, but that's not all it does." she continued. "It poisons the blood stream. Corrupts the DNA within cells and eventually kills them."
"Nerve gas."
"In a liquid form, yes Red Revenge."
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