Grabbing her weapons and the note, Artemis entered the mountain just as Wally was coming to look for her.
“Oh! You're okay.”
“Yeah Wally. I just got distracted.”
Wally eyed the weapons in her hand before looking back at her.
“Distracted? kwa what; a large bird?”
“No. kwa someone who delivered a message.”
“Who?”
Artemis started walking and he followed behind her easily.
“Who? Who's the message from?”
“What message?” Robin asked.
“The one Artemis got from someone. Who she won't name.”
“It was Cheshire okay?!”
“Why would she send us a letter?”
“She alisema it was her job. That it would answer our question.”
“Open it!” Robin demanded.
“What? Why?”
“It could be about Becca.”
Artemis froze for a dakika before tearing open the envelop and taking out a single sheet of white paper. There was uandishi on it and a little sia drawn at the bottom. But the words caught her attention. Robin stood behind her, kusoma over her shoulder.
“Young Justice,
It pleases me to inform wewe that a little warrior has been welcomed into our midst. wewe know her as Becca. For now she is safe. But that could change. If we do not receive five moonstones and one million dollars before Sunday, January 22, we will take your friend, one piece at a time. If wewe wish to save her, send the ransom to the valley just outside Happy Harbor. And, since we have the upper hand, no tricks. No police. No super powers. Consider this your first warning.
Order of the Sia”
Somewhere in Gotham
Becca woke up with a light in her eyes. It was gone a dakika later and a rumbling noise sounded. She screamed and jumped to a sitting position.
“Talia!”
Her mentor was beside her the dakika Becca called out.
“I know my little bird. The storm will pass.”
Becca whimpered and lay her head on Talia's lap, curling up inayofuata to her. A hand stroked her hair and the movement soothed her.
“You've been gone a long while, my dear. How did wewe get through the nights wewe were gone?”
“I...can't remember. I thought I had someone to help me. But I must have imagined it. Right?”
“Of course. wewe told me yourself how they betrayed you. What made wewe think that any of those stuck-up Heroes would have comforted you?”
“I-I don't know. Things seemed better out there. I thought there was somebody loving me, making sure I was always okay.”
“Oh Becca. You've been gone too long. You've obviously convinced yourself that your fantasies were real. That one of those Heroes would come out of their ivory tower to save you. But wewe know, deep down, that it is only a fantasy. No one else helped wewe after your parents died. But I have. I am the only person who really loves you. You're my darling sister. And nobody will change that.”
“I missed wewe Talia.”
“I missed wewe too, Becca. Now rest. I won't abandon you. Not like everyone else who turned their backs on you. I will never let my little sister go.”
“Oh! You're okay.”
“Yeah Wally. I just got distracted.”
Wally eyed the weapons in her hand before looking back at her.
“Distracted? kwa what; a large bird?”
“No. kwa someone who delivered a message.”
“Who?”
Artemis started walking and he followed behind her easily.
“Who? Who's the message from?”
“What message?” Robin asked.
“The one Artemis got from someone. Who she won't name.”
“It was Cheshire okay?!”
“Why would she send us a letter?”
“She alisema it was her job. That it would answer our question.”
“Open it!” Robin demanded.
“What? Why?”
“It could be about Becca.”
Artemis froze for a dakika before tearing open the envelop and taking out a single sheet of white paper. There was uandishi on it and a little sia drawn at the bottom. But the words caught her attention. Robin stood behind her, kusoma over her shoulder.
“Young Justice,
It pleases me to inform wewe that a little warrior has been welcomed into our midst. wewe know her as Becca. For now she is safe. But that could change. If we do not receive five moonstones and one million dollars before Sunday, January 22, we will take your friend, one piece at a time. If wewe wish to save her, send the ransom to the valley just outside Happy Harbor. And, since we have the upper hand, no tricks. No police. No super powers. Consider this your first warning.
Order of the Sia”
Somewhere in Gotham
Becca woke up with a light in her eyes. It was gone a dakika later and a rumbling noise sounded. She screamed and jumped to a sitting position.
“Talia!”
Her mentor was beside her the dakika Becca called out.
“I know my little bird. The storm will pass.”
Becca whimpered and lay her head on Talia's lap, curling up inayofuata to her. A hand stroked her hair and the movement soothed her.
“You've been gone a long while, my dear. How did wewe get through the nights wewe were gone?”
“I...can't remember. I thought I had someone to help me. But I must have imagined it. Right?”
“Of course. wewe told me yourself how they betrayed you. What made wewe think that any of those stuck-up Heroes would have comforted you?”
“I-I don't know. Things seemed better out there. I thought there was somebody loving me, making sure I was always okay.”
“Oh Becca. You've been gone too long. You've obviously convinced yourself that your fantasies were real. That one of those Heroes would come out of their ivory tower to save you. But wewe know, deep down, that it is only a fantasy. No one else helped wewe after your parents died. But I have. I am the only person who really loves you. You're my darling sister. And nobody will change that.”
“I missed wewe Talia.”
“I missed wewe too, Becca. Now rest. I won't abandon you. Not like everyone else who turned their backs on you. I will never let my little sister go.”
Name: Lioness
Alias: Silver Argentum
Current Location: Moscow, Russia
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 120 lb.
Hair Color: Silver
Eye Color: Gray
Superpower: None
Outfit: Skin-tight outfit made of lion's fur. Golden mask similar to Cheshire's that covers her entire face with Lion emblems painted on it.
Description: Silver trained in the League of Shadows and befriended holly when she joined. The two quickly became best Marafiki and went on several missions together. Silver graduated two weeks before holly deserted the Shadows and joined the Team. She is trained in martial arts, acrobatics, is familiar with a variety of weapons. She is, in short, very similar to holly except with a few zaidi talents. After graduating from basic training in the League of Shadows, Silver then took on the name simba, simba wa kike and donned her new outfit. She often works with Ice Crystal.
Alias: Silver Argentum
Current Location: Moscow, Russia
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 120 lb.
Hair Color: Silver
Eye Color: Gray
Superpower: None
Outfit: Skin-tight outfit made of lion's fur. Golden mask similar to Cheshire's that covers her entire face with Lion emblems painted on it.
Description: Silver trained in the League of Shadows and befriended holly when she joined. The two quickly became best Marafiki and went on several missions together. Silver graduated two weeks before holly deserted the Shadows and joined the Team. She is trained in martial arts, acrobatics, is familiar with a variety of weapons. She is, in short, very similar to holly except with a few zaidi talents. After graduating from basic training in the League of Shadows, Silver then took on the name simba, simba wa kike and donned her new outfit. She often works with Ice Crystal.
"Let us go!"
I looked away, a bit scared by what he just did.
