Worst Case Scenario

Chapter 70: Gemini

"Talk" said Robin, increasing the pressure on Tigress's chest. "Now."

"You're crazy!" Tigress replied, struggling. "I'm Artemis!"

"No, you're not" Robin replied. "Of course, that leaves the question as to what you actually are. Cheshire accepted you a bit too easily for you to be a random shapeshifter, and a clone, if that's even possible, wouldn't have made that comment about her mother. And Sportsmaster talked about you being an example of his good genes, so, that leaves..."

Tigress spat in his face and flipped over, knocking Robin off. Before the Boy Wonder could react, Tigress had gotten to her feet and dashed down the hallway. Kid Flash tried to pursue, but the Brain's nanites were still inhibiting his superspeed.

"Come on!" Robin shouted as they chased after her, leaving the unconscious Cheshire back in the hall. "We can't let her get away!"

"So that really isn't Artemis?" Kid Flash asked.

"Don't think so" Robin replied as they took another left. Tigress was in good shape and they were both exhausted, but adrenaline had temporarily evened the odds. Key word being 'temporarily.' "Cheshire seems to think that she's her sister, though" he said.

"Evil twin, then?" Kid Flash proposed.

"Yes evil, yes some sort of twin, no on twin sister. There's no way that could have been hidden from the databases, unless Artemis's mom spent a LOT of effort kept her a secret for some reason."

"So what, then?" Kid Flash asked as they took a right.

"That's what we need to find out."

"Sportsmaster, this is Tigress" shouted Tigress into her radio. "Sportsmaster? Manta? Anyone?"

"Tigress, this is Calculator" said Noah Kuttler, back in the control room. "What is it?"

"They know!" Tigress shouted. "Cheshire is down and they know!"

"Who knows what?" asked Kuttler, confused.

"Kid Flash and Robin! They know about me! They're looking for the real Artemis!"

Kuttler was trying to figure out how to respond when he was pulled away from his station by Vandal Savage, who snatched a radio.

"Are you suggesting that not only have you failed to kill two children, but they have determined the secret of Gemini Base?"

"I don't think they know exactly what the base does, but they know there's another Artemis! What should I do?"

Savage swore in a language that had been dead for three thousand years and slammed his fist on Kuttler's desk.

"Head towards Sector F" he said into the radio. "Lure them there. I will deal with this debacle personally."

Savage stood up and clenched a fist, regaining control of his anger. Discipline was key in these sorts of situations. He flicked the radio to another channel. "Psimon, Robin and Kid Flash are still inside the base. Find them and ensure that they do not leave. Ever. Kill them if you can, wipe as many of their memories as possible if you cannot."

"And the subject?" Psimon radioed back.

"Keep her alive unless we are completely overrun. She is still of some use to us. If you must retreat without her, terminate."

"Acknowledged" Psimon replied.

Savage changed the radio channel again. "My old friend, it is imperative that your... secret weapon be deployed now."

"Already on it" replied the Brain. "Those fools in the League haven't seen anything yet!"

Savage replaced the radio and stared at a holoscreen depicting the battle between Klarion, Tala and the League. It shouldn't be possible, but there appeared to be a risk that his two trump cards were going to lose. Most of his other combat-capable pieces were down as well.