Disclaimer-Sadly, I don't any of the rights to the DC universe, just to my thoughts.

Here is my story that hopefully interests someone. I seriously think someone needs to be kidnapped in the show... Just maybe not quite as...gory? as in this.

Warnings-Contains blood, slight torture, and mild language. I think the teen warning should cover the story.

On with the show!

There was nothing. Nothing to suggest a kidnapping. Except, of course, for that small fact that the blonde archer wasn't there. She hadn't shown up for training and Artemis never missed training. Her mother said she hadn't come home from school the day before, either.

They had been good, up until now.

The screen in the cave blinked and beeped as they received a new e-mail, sent through the Watchtower, an expert hacker's work. The Team rushed over, Wally by far the quickest to get there.

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He swept over to the screen and opened the e-mail with the teens watching intently. M'gann, however, turned away almost as soon as it was opened.

There was a picture of the missing archer, gagged and bound to a chair, bloody with cuts crisscrossing her body and her combat uniform, though the arrow insignia remained clear. She had been conscious when the photo was taken, glaring at whoever had taken it.

He plugged the USB cord from his glove into the computer and tried, unsuccessfully, to track the origin. "Crap." He muttered. They had someone good working for them.

There was a message with the email.

We just want to see you suffer.

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He walked in, carrying a box and looking worried even behind his domino mask.

"They sent it to the Star City police headquarters, addressed to me." He picked something out of the box, revealing it to be half of Artemis's bow. There was a collective intake of air from the Team.

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Everyone turned towards him, Green Arrow still holding the bow half. Red Arrows eyes narrowed behind the mask ever so slightly before returning to their usual cold stare. They knew what the loss of a bow meant to an archer. It was like losing an arm, a part of them.

Red Arrow looked at the screen, Artemis's picture still up. It was almost immediately replaced by that of a ringing phone icon. The contact showed it was Gotham's own police Commissioner Gordon.

To be called at the Cave was something important. Batman answered the call. Gordon's somewhat haggard-looking face appeared on the screen.

"Sorry to have to reach you on this number, Batman, but when I tried the Bat-Cave, I was told to reach you here." Batman nodded for him to continue. "A package came for you." He held up the other half of Artemis's bow. The Arrows and Batman scowled.

"Thank you, Commissioner." Batman hung up on the confused man.

The Team watched everything with expressions ranging from anger to grief to guilt but nonetheless remained silent. Inwardly, they all wanted to scream. Except Red Arrow, but he didn't count. He wasn't a part of the Team. They all, Red Arrow included, turned back to Batman.

"The stays between everyone here-" He was cut off by the sound of the computer's voice.

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The heroine's eyes widened as soon as she walked in, immediately noticing the picture of Artemis on the screen. The android would have if he could have.

"What happened?" Came the obvious question from the woman.

"We don't yet-" Again, Batman was cut off by the computer, showing another new e-mail. Attached was a video and another message.

You don't get her back. You do get one of these every hour until midnight tonight.

Batman didn't hesitate in playing the video.

A loud burst of static assaulted their ears. It dissolved as the camera focused on a figure.

Another collective gasp before Wally feel to his knees, slammed his fist into the ground and whispered one word, not taking his eyes off of the screen.

"Artemis…"