a/n: little filler to split this in half because watching 15 hours of gameplay for arkham knight isn't as fun as one might think

~Flashback~

"You're staring at it again, aren't you?"

"I can't help it, Maeve." Tim mumbled, not tearing his gaze from Jason's suit. "Sometimes Bruce makes me think that I wasn't meant to be Robin."

"He made Jason feel the same way at times, same with Dick... and with me." I admitted and stood next to him. "But each Robin has something that makes them special, Tim. Don't forget it."

"But he didn't have to die like that."

"I know, but it still happened."

"This mantle is a curse, isn't it?"

"It's whatever you want it to be, Tim." I shrugged and glanced at my old ripped and bloodied suit which hung next to Jason's. "This job isn't for the weak. The important thing is to always remember why we do this in the first place."

"Dick said that Jason always used to say that Robin gave him magic."

"I believe that Jason needed to be Robin in order to find his place in the world instead of being a street rat. I had the same mentality when I became Domino."

"And me?"

"You're your own kind of magic, Tim. You just need to find out what it is."

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"Mom, I've got no visual on Red Robin."

"Domino, the lead turned cold."

"Domino, I believe it is a lost cost."

"Babe... we can't find him."

"Dammit!" I yelled, taking off my comlink so I couldn't hear everyone yelling in my ears. "Out of all days, it had to be fucking today!"

"Geez, Scarecrow was right. You are more dangerous pregnant." Jason mused and I threw a knife next to his head making him remove the mask. "Take it you're not happy to see me?"

"No, I'm not. You disappeared for fucking months giving us no trace of where you were like other times, you're working for Scarecrow and let's not mention whatever fucked up scheme you have up your sleeve, Jason Peter Todd!" I yelled, pacing around the edge of a building. "God, can this night go any worse?"

"Talk to me and I'll see if I can help."

"Why bother? You hate the guy!"

"Then let's make a deal. You help me out of my deal and I help you find Red Robin and kill the Joker once and for all." He offered and looked around. "And Bruce seriously left you alone? Really?"

"Caught up with your tanks in the Cauldron while the rest search for Tim. I'm out here taking a break." I sighed and turned to him. "Does this deal guarantee nothing will happen to my baby or those kids?"

"Depends, Mom."

"On what?"

"How far down the line are you willing to cross?" Jason shrugged and put on the helmet. "And I think we're talking pretty far down the line."

"I crossed it once for you, I'm not afraid to cross it again to make sure Tim is safe."

"So we have a deal?"

"I believe we do."

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"Domino... you know I love you, but this is a bad idea."

"Nightwing, I'll be fine."

"I know you will be. But you're not eighteen and reckless anymore. You're twenty three and five months pregnant which is something neither of us would think we'd live to see it happen. I'm more worried about what Scarecrow's capable of." Dick said through our private line. "And with Jason... I hate to say it, but I don't know where our bird's head is at and it scares me a bit."

"Do you trust me, Nightwing?" I asked as Jason placed a shock collar on my neck.

"Blindly."

"Then do you trust me to do this?"

"I guess I do... just keep this line open and your tracker on you."

"Can't do it with this comlink, Boy Wonder. But Jason's setting up a new one. You should be getting an interference by now."

"Just did, funny girl." He hummed. "And it's just us on this line?"

"Just us, birdie. And it's more encrypted than the one we already have." I assured and he sighed in relief. "I'm not leaving you out of the loop. Don't tell B about anything I told you, but tell him that I have a plan."

"Will do, babe. I love you and stay safe... and keep Jaybird and our acrobat safe."

"I love you too, birdie. Keep my girls and yourself safe out there."

"Gotta say, I missed you, Domino." Jason hummed, handing me the new comlink. "Hide your tracker-"

"I have five on me. I've got trackers to spare."

"Smart girl." He praised and turned on the collar. "Just for show, Mom. I disabled the shock and broke the needles that have toxin. I'm not risking it with the baby bird on the way."

"How considerate." I rolled my eyes.

"I know you're mad at me... but every villain out there has a bounty on your head when they found out you were pregnant. I'm trying to protect my family."

"I can take care of myself, Jaybird. You know that better than anyone."

"Mom... Joker set up the bounty. Scarecrow wants me to be the one to cash it in. Political justice or something like that. Joker also knows your identity, your real identity."

Oh, shit.

"So that means he found out-"

"The entire family's." He sighed and removed his helmet. "Maeve... when everyone found out you were pregnant, it was chaos. All the big ones were talking about how Joker's legacy would continue if it was a boy and whatnot. I had to do whatever I could to protect you. I could cross lines that Dickbird wouldn't dare to, maybe not even you to not risk your sanity."

"I think I lost what was left of my sanity when I turned eighteen, Jay." I mused and he rolled his eyes.

"Mom, even the Court of Owls are out for your head. The Talons are out tonight hunting for you... Dick has immunity because of his grandfather and they still want him in the Court, but you don't. Not anymore after word got out that you're the reason Joker died years ago."

"Dick's grandfather is a what now?"

"He was a Talon. I found out months ago so I sincerely doubt he knows." Jason shrugged and helped me stand. "I'll explain the best I can on the way, but we have to move."

"This is the night from hell." I mumbled and rubbed my temples.  "My husband's related to the fucking Court of Owls, one of my kids has been kidnapped and I'm out here pregnant and faking being kidnapped."

"And the night's still young. We're not even halfway through."

"Fuck."

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"Looking for something?"

"It can't be..." Crane gasped as Jason gently pushed me and I fell to my knees. "I never thought I'd see the day."

"Fuck you." I spat and grimaced when he circled around me. "How the dominoes fall."

"Is that supposed to be a pun? Because I sure as hell don't appreciate it." I rolled my eyes and stood up.

"You seem different from last time we met. You don't smell fearful."

"I fear no man, Crane. Not even you."

"You will soon enough... everyone's scared of something." He said and grabbed a box full of face paint and I raised an eyebrow. "I believe it's time we take a trip to the past."

"Oh, I'm playing dress-up again. What fun." I said with no emotion whatsoever and he screamed, injecting me with the needles in his glove but didn't deposit any toxin.

"No... I intend to drive you mad without the toxin."

"Good luck. I'm mad as a Hatter."

"We'll see about that."

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Never in a million did I imagine I'd be pregnant and dressed up like my mother.

Scarecrow's plan is to make me relive my worst fears and to see what I'm destined to become while helping Jason around Gotham, but my kid apparently planned ahead.

Crane gave him orders to inject me with a new version of Joker Venom, but Jason gave me bright green contacts and injected me with saline solution instead.

"The fact that Crane has a costume that fits me is slightly creeping me out right now." I grumbled, tying my hair in pigtails and Jason grimaced. "Oh, right! You've never seen me dressed up like this before!"

"Yeah, and I don't like it." Jason shrugged, helping me strap the titanium plate of my suit around my belly. "Okay, B and Dickbird are in North Gotham dealing with some tanks there so that's where we're going. I have word on Spoiler and Katie searching for the boy but they're being left alone."

"Robin and Orphan?"

"Hatter in Crime Alley."

"Safe?"

"As safe as can be with that man searching for Alice again."

"Eh, they both got swords on them. I'm not too worried about those two demons." I waved it off and glanced down at my outfit. "Great, I look like Mom... if this is what she looked like pregnant with me, I definitely don't know how she did it."

"All that's missing is the pink and blue hair."

"She tried to dye it once red and black but I refuse to wear the pigtails again."

"Boss, we're clear for landing." One of the men said and I tossed Jason his helmet.

"Showtime." I grinned, grabbing my weapons and jumped out of the helicopter with Jason right behind.