March 19: At Nightwing’s request, Artemis rejoins the Team to help ensure the safe launch of one of Carol Ferris’s communications satellites. The satellite is meant to strengthen relations between Earth and Mars, but Black Manta has sent Aqualad and his men to destroy it. Upon confronting the villains, Lagoon Boy is captured while Nightwing and Artemis deal with the ground assault. They soon find themselves up against Aqualad, who fails to destroy the rocket but kills Artemis. The rocket explodes anyway, and the heroes are unable to save their fallen friend.
March 20: Black Superhero Aqualad reports to Black Supervillain Black Manta, who reveals that he had planted the bomb that destroyed the rocket in order to test whether his son would take credit for the victory or not. At Mount Justice, the Team mourn the death of their friend, while Nightwing and Wally meet in secret with Aqualad and Artemis: his defection from the Team and ‘killing’ of Artemis was part of a ruse to ensure that the pair could learn more about the Light and their competitor
