I want more coffee. I also may need a nap. This episode also does not go the way it does in cannon but whatevs. 

Mount Justice

December 05, 17:04 EDT

Pietro was called out of his room by a knock on his door. He opened it and found Zatanna standing there. "Hey."

"Hey. What's up?" Pietro asked, stepping into the hallway with his girlfriend. 

"Green Arrow wants to see us, he has Red Arrow with him..." Zatanna trailed off, nodding down the hallway.

Pietro sighed, closing his door behind him. "Artemis is going to be thrilled." 

"Huh?"

"Red Arrow is probably joining the team, meaning Wally and Robin got their wish of having the archer they originally wanted on the squad. Artemis is not going to take this well." Pietro explained, slipping his hand into Zatanna's and walking down the hall towards the main cavern. 

The couple entered to find the rest of the team gathered around with Batman, Green Arrow, Red Arrow, and Red Tornado. The zeta tubes announced the arrival of Artemis and everyone turned to greet her. 

"Artemis! Just in time. Look who's agreed to join the team." Green Arrow addressed his partner. 

"Finally!" Wally cheered.

"Sure. Team's needed a real archer." Artemis snarled. Pietro winced. 

This was not going to end well. 

"Team, listen up." Batman brought up the holographic computer, pulling up an image of Sportsmaster and a video footage of him in an airport. "Sportsmaster was spotted coming through Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport."

"In full costume? Nervy." Zatanna muttered. Pietro snickered.

"In street clothes. Facial recognition software picked up the I.D. Find out what he's up to."  Batman demanded. 

"All of us? Seems like overkill for a Shadow job." Conner grumbled. 

"You seem to forget who the Shadows have on their side." Batman pulled up an image of Scarlet Witch and Conner shut up. "We still don't know the full extent of her abilities, and she has been known to appear when we least expect her."

"But Batman, she wants to help us!" M'gann cried out.

"No, she wanted your help. And you turned her down. Harshly." Batman reminded the team, his eyes boring holes in Pietro's skull. "She'll feel rejected, alone, and that makes her unpredictable and therefore even more dangerous. Suit up and head out."

The team did as they were told and suited up before boarding the bioship, heading out for New Orleans. They took their seats as M'gann began flying them over the ocean, chatting amongst themselves. 

Orleans Parish

December 05, 21:27 CST

The team found Sportsmaster at a boat rental place on the side of a body of water.  Aqualad went down into the water to follow him from below, Red Arrow went on a boat after Sportsmaster, Kid Flash was following by motor bike, Quicksilver was following on foot on the other side of the river, and the rest of the team was on the bioship. 

Suddenly, Sportsmaster veered his boat to one side of the river and got off, heading up the river bank to the train tracks that ran parallel.

"Miss M, open a hatch." Artemis commanded. "I'm going in for a closer look."

"But Red Arrow - "

"Is not team leader." Artemis snapped. "Open a hatch, please."

Miss Martian opened a hatch and Artemis jumped down into the forest, disappearing from the team's view. 

Quicksilver ran across the river when he saw a body drop from the bioship. He looked around for his friend when he heard a shout. "QS look out!"

He turned just in time to be met with a punch to the face from Cheshire. "Hey, Quickie. Long time no play, eh?" 

"Cheshire? What are you doing here?" Quicksilver grunted, dodging her next barrage of attacks. 

"Keeping secrets, it seems." She hummed, backing Quicksilver up so he was standing with Artemis. 

"QS, when have you fought Cheshire?" Artemis asked, stringing up an arrow. 

"Taipei." He responded, looking up as the rest of the team came down from the bioship. He smirked at Cheshire. "Looks like you are outgunned and outmatched."

"Am I?" Cheshire chuckled. "Would this team still be a team if they learned everything I knew?" Quicksilver and Artemis narrowed their eyes. "Shall we test that seeing as you're all here?"

"You really have a death wish, don't you, Cheshire?" All eyes turned to the sky as a red glow lit up the immediate atmosphere before Scarlet Witch appeared, landing next to Cheshire. She glared at the assassin for a moment. "We had an agreement, Cheshire."

"Mm, I suppose. Are you here to lecture me or take care of the children?" Cheshire mused. 

Scarlet Witch turned her glare on the team, her eyes lighting up red as she laid eyes upon them. "I think you know my answer, Cheshire. Let's make haste, I have somewhere I am supposed to be."

Sestra, please - 

Relax, 'tro. I know what I am doing. Get Cheshire near Red Arrow. I have a plan. 

Why does Cheshire need to get near Red Arrow?

Because he distracts her and I need her distracted. Now do it, please. But make it look like an accident. 

Okay. I trust you.

Thank you.

Quicksilver sped at Cheshire, body slamming her with enough force to knock her back towards Red Arrow. Like his sister had predicted, she saw Red Arrow and became distracted, jumping into a fight with him. 

The rest of the team focused on Scarlet Witch, while Artemis and Red Arrow fought with Cheshire. Scarlet Witch looked at Cheshire, noticing some distance between that fight and her own. She stopped glaring at the team. "Okay, I need all of you to act like you are fighting me while I tell you what is happening."

"Why act?" Superboy grunted, jumping at Scarlet Witch. She rolled her eyes and waved her hand, throwing him against a tree with her scarlet hex. He hit his head and passed out. 

"We need to make this look real for Cheshire. If she knows that I am doing this, I am as good as dead." Scarlet Witch hissed. "So come on, let's go."

Kid Flash rushed at her and she ducked under his fist, elbowing him in the back. He was shocked at how quickly she reacted to his speed. "How the - "

"Sportsmaster is receiving an attaché case. It has a piece of ancient Atlantean biotech in it. He is going to bring it to - " Scarlet Witch cut herself off as Miss Martian lifted her in the air. "Not too high, M'gann! Otherwise I can't tell you the rest!" She hissed out.

"Why should we believe this anyways?" Zatanna asked. 

"I have helped your team in the past without gaining anything in return. If anything, I should be the one asking whether I can trust your team to do the right thing." Scarlet Witch snarled.  Her eyes lit up scarlet as she brain blasted Miss Martian and fell to the ground as she was subsequently released from her telekinetic hold. She looked up at the team. "In fact, I know I can only truly trust two people on this team. The rest of you have yet to gain my trust."

Kid Flash snorted, running back at Scarlet Witch. "Like we need or want it."

"You should. I know a lot about your enemy. I know practically everything about their plots. And I would share this information with you, for protection." Scarlet Witch tripped Kid Flash, stepping on his chest with one foot. "You are running out of time. I ask nothing in return, no information, just protection from those that seek to kill me or enslave me, in exchange for the information I possess on them. Do we have a deal?"

Robin, Zatanna, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Quicksilver all looked to one another. "Deal."

Scarlet Witch's face flooded with relief. "Thank you - "

She suddenly disappeared in a cloud of red and black and smoke. 

The conscious team looked to each other. "Where did she go? Why did she run away after we agreed to help her? What is she playing at?"

"She didn't. She was pulled away. That wasn't her doing." Robin mused. When he got confused looks in return he elaborated. "Her signature is scarlet hues. The cloud of smoke was dark blood red and black. Not her signature but - "

"Klarion's." Quicksilver shuddered, remembering how his sister said she was training with the Lord of Chaos, meaning they were connected now. This was not good, not good at all.

Artemis and Red Arrow came up to the rest of the team, letting them know they planted tracers on Sportsmaster and Cheshire. "Where did Scarlet Witch go?"

"We don't know." Kid Flash answered honestly.

"Well,  it looks they are converging on this point. Let's go." Red Arrow commanded, boarding the bioship with the rest of the team after gathering Miss Martian and Superboy. 

New Orleans

December 05, 22:18 CST

Scarlet Witch appeared in the abandoned toy factory with Ivo, Klarion, Mallah, The Brain, and Sportsmaster. She looked up at the men and gulped. "W-what am I doing here?"

Klarion grinned evilly at her. "You, Witchy, are here to observe." Sportsmaster exited the room as Klarion began to zap the tube containing the Atlantean biotech. Scarlet Witch watched for what felt like hours but was only a few moments before the Witch Boy was done. He tapped his chin. "Hm, we need to know if this will work before we try it on such a large scale, don't you agree?"

Scarlet Witch's eyes widened when she realized where this was going. She tried to run but  Mallah grabbed her by the neck and held her out to Klarion. "For you."

"Thank you, Mallah." Klarion snickered.  "Now, to deal with your...insubordination."

Scarlet Witch closed her eyes and waited for the inevitable pain.

Outside, the bioship was arriving with the team. They departed the bioship and landed on the roof of the toy factory, slipping inside the building. 

Spread out. According to the tracers, they are here. 

Quicksilver noticed a glowing light coming from a back room and made his way back there, just about to peek through the window when he was knocked to the ground by a kick to the back. He rolled over to see Cheshire standing there, twirling a sai in her hand. 

"I wouldn't look in there if I were you, Pietro." Cheshire sounded sincere in her words. "You wouldn't like what you saw."

"You do realize that makes me even more curious." Quicksilver arched a brow. 

Cheshire is here, north side of the building. 

We read you. 

Sportsmaster is also here. Split up and handle them. 

Cheshire is guarding something  - or someone - in a back room. She won't let me in. 

Well make her let you in. 

Quicksilver stood up and dove at Cheshire, ducking under her attack to meet her face with his fist. She jumped backwards, giving Quicksilver an opening. He took it, speeding at the door and phasing through it. He heard Cheshire curse behind him. 

When he got through the door, Quicksilver was immediately shot back through it by a blast of familiar scarlet hex. He grunted when he landed, looking up as his twin sister approached him with a blank look on her face. 

Sestra...? What are you doing?

...

Sestra? Are you there? What is going on? Why are you actually attacking me?

...

Wanda, please. Answer me.

...

Quicksilver dove out of the way of the next hex blast, noticing Cheshire out of the corner of his eye shaking her head before disappearing into the shadows. He looked back to his sister to see she was once again aiming for him. He gulped, sensing some of his teammates approaching from behind him. 

Quicksilver, why is Scarlet Witch attacking you?! Doesn't she want our help?

I-I don't know. She won't answer me. She is just...staring. And throwing her power at me.

Well, let's subdue her and find out what is happening.

Quicksilver snorted at the notion of subduing his sister, one of the most powerful teens he had ever met. 

What's so funny?

Good luck subduing the Scarlet freaking Witch.

While they were conversing through the mind link, they were also dodging Scarlet Witch's attacks, trying to gain some ground against her. 

Wait, something is...off about her.

You mean besides the blank stare and complete lack of banter?

That is exactly what I mean. Plus, her psychic defenses are completely nonexistent. I think I can get into her mind and shut her down, figure out what happened to make her this way.

Do it.

Miss Martian's eyes lit up as she psychically attacked the teen before her. The team watched as Scarlet Witch faltered in her attacks before collapsing to the ground in an unconscious heap. Quicksilver momentarily forgot he was supposed to hide his concern for his sister and their relation and ran to her side, checking for a pulse. 

She's okay.

When he got questioning looks he quickly added on to that.

For further questioning back at the mountain, I mean. 

He noticed the knowing look Robin gave him and he gulped inaudibly. 

I didn't get a good look in the back room before she attacked me, we should check that out. 

Good idea. Robin, Miss M, and Quicksilver, take Scarlet Witch back to the bioship. We'll handle the backroom. 

Quicksilver picked up his twin sister and began to walk back to the bioship with Robin and Miss Martian. They got to the bioship and secured Scarlet Witch to a chair in the back, the three of them all taking a seat. 

A few moments later the rest of the team made their way to the bioship, boarding and stating that the people in the backroom turned to ice and shattered before they could gather any information. Everyone took their seats, ignoring the Witch in the ship, and took off towards the mountain, Artemis piloting so that Miss Martian could focus her efforts on keeping Scarlet Witch subdued.

Mount Justice

December 06, 03:21 EDT

"Let me be clear; this mission was a failure." Batman stared down the team. 

"But sir - "

"You may have apprehended Scarlet Witch, but you failed to find out what Sportsmaster and his coconspirators were up to." Batman cut off Wally with a glare. "However, you did manage to apprehend a dangerous foe. So, in regards to that...good job."

The team looked to one another. "When will we question her?"

"You won't. Leave that to the League." Batman commanded.

"With all due respect, Batman, she came to us looking for help, not the Justice League. She came to our aid in the past, not yours. And it was us that she tried to deliver information to, not you. So, I believe we should at least be present when you question her." Zatanna crossed her arms, surprising everyone when she spoke up to Batman. 

Batman hummed. "I suppose having familiar faces around may help her feel more...at ease. Fine. But only a handful of you."

"Who among us?"

"Work that out between you. For now, Scarlet Witch will be secured in the mountain holding cells."

"Not on the - "

"No. We cannot compromise our headquarters to the enemy." Batman declared. "Now, goodnight. Robin, I'll see you back at the cave shortly."

Batman left with a flourish of his cape through the zeta tubes, leaving the team to stand in the main cavern of the mountain by themselves in a silence. One by one they bid farewell and left to head home until Robin was the last one left to leave. He turned at the entrance of the zeta tubes to look at Pietro with a smirk and it was in that moment that Pietro knew.

Robin was onto him.