I'd say I'm back but that would remind me that I took forever ._.

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I only own Gemma .-.

"I can't believe I'm doing this." The girl muttered, placing the phone against her ear.

"It's not believable if you don't." Hartley stated.

"Fine." She growled, walking out of the room and into hers. She locked the door behind her as she heard the call going through… but she couldn't do it.

She opted for the easier choice, voice mail.

"H-hey West, it's me… Gemma. I… I know we haven't talked in a while, and I… I want to apologize for that; for this. Life is hard, but I'll get used to it… or at least that's what I thought about when I tried. God Wally, I can't believe you! You're supposed to be my best friend; you're supposed to have my back… I'm supposed to be able to trust in you! I'm not supposed to be afraid, afraid of talking to you… I can't even do something so simple as talking to you on the phone! I… I thought, I thought leaving my life in Central would help me but… I was wrong. Everywhere I go, Gemma Weathers will be known as the blind orphan who lost everything, and I can't live with that anymore!" She took a deep, shaky breath. "I wanted someone to know, before I left. Maybe I wanted you to talk me out of if but… that's not what I want. I just want people to know why, why I'm leaving for good. And I am, I am leaving. Don't try to find me, I'm so sorry… Please, please tell Uncle Barry how sorry I am too. I never wanted for this to go too far."

She ended the message there, she just couldn't… couldn't go on. Her eyes shut tightly, forcing the tears away. It was disgusting, the fact that she could be like this while in costume… she wasn't supposed to be Gemma, she was Crimson! Putting the phone away, she opened the door and walked out to meet the others; her "co-workers."

They all stood there, facing the young girl. "Ready?"

She nodded, growing deadly serious. "I am."

She hated what she was about to do, but in was necessary; the Light had ordered this.

(Flashback)

James stood nervously to the side, his eyes never leaving her face. "You don't have to do this."

"It's not something I plan to back out of." She replied evenly.

"Then it's settled." Hartley whispered softly. "We can't talk you out of it."

"No, but I just wanted… to, well, thank you two." She replied, looking up at both of them. "You guys have helped me so much, so thanks."

"Why does that sound like a goodbye?" James asked. "We're going to see you again… right?"

Gemma sighed. "James, if there is a chance of me coming back it won't be as me… Gemma will be a runaway and Crimson… I'm not sure what she'll be."

"That doesn't matter." Hartley told her sternly. "We just want to make sure we see you again."

She offered them a small smile. "We'll see."

(End flashback)

Simple plan: get caught, transport to Belle Rev, get lost while you still can. And all while you mess with Kid and Flash's head.

Disappear, for good. No one has to know where you go, just leave.

Was she insulted by this? No, although she didn't understand why they wanted her to do this.

Gemma would be classified as a runaway and Crimson… she'd be classified as a fugitive.

Not like she cared, all she wanted was a fresh start; it was all she needed. Screw friends, screw family, screw Flash and his brat.

Wally could go to hell for all she cared, and so could Uncle Barry.

But even as they faced off weekly, she couldn't help but feel guilty.

Her godfather had taught her better, and Aunt Iris? What did she do wrong, she wasn't involved in any of this!

Another reason for her decision, she didn't want to risk them finding out, being ashamed of her.

This was the right thing… she was doing what was right.

Unlike the Justice League, she was – she believed — in the Light.

"Why are we here?" Artemis asked, slightly annoyed.

They were all standing in the mission room, waiting for something to happen.

Wally glared at her, he said nothing.

Batman chose to ignore her. "Yesterday afternoon Central City PD got a tip, they were informed of a possible robbery at the city's biggest bank. I'm sure you're all aware of Crimson Taint."

"The new addition to the Rouge Gallery?" Robin asked curiously.

"The girl that's proved she is better than Kid Idiot countless times?" Artemis put in, a smirk gracing her lips as she faced said teammate.

"Why don't you see how you put up with her?" KF snapped at her.

"Enough, both of you." Flash told them. "This is serious."

Kid looked at him, giving a slight nod.

"Why are you telling us about her?" Superboy asked.

"It's come to our attention that this girl has found a way to beat Flash and Kid Flash without much trouble. Your mission requires you to go in and take her out, after that Flash and the authorities will escort her to Belle Rev Penitentiary."

"Wait… since when does Belle Rev take underage criminals?" Artemis asked, confusion evident in her voice.

"Since Hugo Strange decided to change things up." Robin replied bitterly.

"Either way, we'll catch her." Wally spoke out, their many encounters coming to mind.

She was impossible, annoying and most importantly… she'd somehow figured out his secret identity.

Belle Rev.

The place no criminal got out of, except the Joker.

But Crimson Taint was no Joker, and when she saw Wally she knew… she knew it would all go down as expected.

She was hiding, apparently the bank was a great place for her to hide out in; humongous support posts that reached the ceiling which she could stay behind with no one to notice her.

She was waiting, waiting… waiting…

He hadn't seen her yet, his back was turned to her.

But sadly and then again thankfully, the same rules didn't apply to his friends.

"Fuck." She muttered, the clone blocking any chance of escape. So the pillars weren't so helpful…

He glared at her, not liking the smirk plainly showing on her face. "Don't move." She raised her hands up slowly, showing him that she'd given up.

"You got me, what now?" She grinned as a force threw him back onto the marble floor, sliding back until his body hit one of the pillars; then again, they were sort of helpful… She walked forward slowly, the chance to back down was long gone. "Let me introduce myself, too all of you." She looked up at the ceiling. "You too Boy Wonder and Martian Girl. I didn't come here to play, I'm here to stay. Wanna get rid off me? Try harder."

She smirked wider as she heard someone come up behind her.

With extraordinary reflexes, she had her pinned to the floor in no time. "Don't you know it's not lady-like to sneak up on someone?"

"Let me go!" The blonde archer growled, trying to break free of the other girl's hold.

"Crimson." She turned her head, watching as Wally once again came into view. "Give it up."

"You know that's not how it works." She replied, her smirk vanishing for a second before overtaking her lips again.

"That's too bad, I really didn't want to kick your ass." She was caught off guard when Artemis elbowed her in the gut and turned to kick her, sending the girl flying off of her.

"Let me introduce myself." The blonde spat. "The name's Artemis."

Crimson smirked, standing back up. "An archer named Artemis, how original."

"Says the girl who names herself Crimson Taint." Artemis replied coyly.

The other girl brushed herself off, turning in an indifferently to Kid Flash. "Real charmer you got there, I can see why you like her."

"What?" He turned to Artemis, shocked. "I don't like her."

"Give it up, man." Robin replied. "It's so obvious."

"It can't be obvious if it's not real." Artemis interrupted.

"But it can't be real if it's not obvious." The thief spoke up.

"What?"

"How does that make any sense?"

They all turned to her, noticing her shrug. "It's my logic, you don't need to understand it."

"Why are we even taking about this?" Conner growled, charging towards the girl.

And I leave a cliffy... aren't I evil? ;P

Would you all kill me if I told you I've had this chapter written for about a month and it's been just sitting there in my journal? Would you still kill me if I told you it's because of testing and school?

Anyways, review if you want to punch Wally… or you're a Spitfire fan! ;D