~Two months later~

"So, how's the makeshift nursery coming along?"

"It actually turned into a full blown nursery! Jay, Tim and Damian set everything up and the girls helped decorate. Zee came over a few days ago and charmed the walls so it turns into stars at night. It looks amazing." I smiled, setting the laptop on the dresser so Dick could see the room. "Bruce and Selina already filled the closet with clothes and Harley and Ivy brought some of the old toys I used to have and even made new ones! Will has been a great help with buying bottles and everything else we'll need."

"It looks amazing, babe! Haly found one of my rattles when we were looking over some boxes that he saved and I think you'll love it." He said and held up the rattle. "See? It's shaped like a Robin!"

"Okay, that's absolutely adorable."

"Hey, Dickbird! When are you coming home? Mom looks like she's about to pop at any given moment." Jason walked inside carrying more bags. "Selina went overboard with Bruce's credit card and bought more clothes that Vi will either shit, vomit or outgrow the moment she leaves the hospital."

"Which means we'll have more clothes to donate for the Foundation since we're running low on baby clothes... given that they're not stained with puke or shit first."

"I've been gone two weeks at most." He laughed. "The Gotham show is in two days and it'll be my last performance until Vi's old enough to bring on tour. I just had to get away from everything going on with the League, Team and Outsiders... not to mention the hell you put me through, Jason! I'm twenty four and I found a gray hair because of you!"

"Me!?"

"Who set three buildings on fire with Roy the night before I left? Because it sure as hell wasn't my wife."

"Not to mention I've been feeling Joker rage recently." Tim hummed, carrying some stuffed animals and books. "Steph and I also went overboard with Bruce's card."

"Speaking of stuffed animals." I said and walked to the crib, picking up a very familiar one. "Remember this one, Richard?"

"Hey, isn't that the one I got you at the fair when we were twelve? The one Bruce took us to right after your second reconstruction?"

"No. That one was destroyed in the Cave explosion years ago. This one was the one you bought me when we were thirteen and you were shopping with Selina."

"Right, now I remember. I can't believe you kept that one."

"Mmm! Dad, Dami and I went to see the house and they said it should be ready in about three to four more months but it might take longer since it's been raining like hell over here for the past few weeks. I sent the color scheme and I already checked out the furniture you wanted and all that."

"Once I'm home, I'll empty the storage and help refurnish." Dick promised and I nodded. "I gotta go, M. It's showtime and I gotta get dressed."

"Break a leg, Boy Wonder." I sing out and he smiled. "Send me a video of your performance, please. I love you."

"Will do. I love you too, funny girl."

"Miss Maeve, Miss Zatanna is here to see you." Alfred smiled, walking inside carrying diapers and more bags.

"You too went overboard with one of Bruce's card?" I laughed.

"Master Damian and Miss Cassandra, actually. Though, this was all Miss Zatanna."

"I figured you can never have enough diapers with a newborn. Troia sent the bath thing and Karen sent the pumps. She said you're gonna need an extra one once you really start breastfeeding." Zatanna smirked and hugged me. "And we need to talk because I feel like I'm going insane, even though I know I'm not."

"I know a thing or two about insanity and I've been craving pizza."

"This is why we're best friends, Mae."

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"Zatanna... I don't-"

"Maeve, I'm not crazy."

"I'm not saying you are! I'm just saying that I don't think it's possible." I shrugged, leaning back against the chair close to the Batcomputer. "Zee, Barry watched Wally's body disintegrate and Gar watched the explosion that killed Connor. There's no way they could've-"

Recognized: Green Lantern, 05
Recognized: Flash, 04

"You brought Hal to the Cave!? Bruce hates him!"

"Hey, I'm not too fond of Spooky either!" Hal defended and I groaned. "And last I checked, Zatanna's a member of the League and-"

"If you're going to get sassy with me, remember I still have the video of last time you were in Gotham and got your ass handed to you by Bane. I could easily send it to Carol and have Babs post it on the internet making Guy everyone's favorite Lantern."

"Hal, she has blackmail on everybody, even on her own husband. Nobody's safe." Barry laughed and I handed him a slice of pizza. "Zatanna called us about something about a Phantom Zone and the Speed Force."

"I have a theory." She said. "I hate to reopen old wounds, Barry... but is it possible that Wally could've entered the Speed Force by mistake?"

"It's one of the Seven Forces of the Universe and it's very tricky to enter, but even trickier to leave... I had the same theory myself, but there's so many variations of it, I'd grow old before I even find the one he could theoretically be in."

"But there's a possibility?" I asked and he nodded.

"Mae, you, Wall and Dick were thick as thieves and I hate to reopen that wound... but yes. There is a slight possibility he could be trapped in some variation of the Speed Force."

"After Wally disappeared, John and I checked every possible place in the universe we could think of and even begged the Guardians for answers. If he was somewhere in cosmic space, we would've found the body already." Hal continued and pulled out a chair. "So there's a slight possibility that he might be stuck in an alternate universe or somewhere in the Speed Force... I'd love to check again, but I have my own problems in other sectors and the Guardians aren't too happy with me right now."

"Which brings us to my next question." Zatanna sighed as I propped my feet on her lap. "Hal, you're a Lantern and there's no telling what you've done or seen... but I've been having these dreams."

"Zatanna, we're not working on dream theories here. That's a waste of time and-"

"And I've recently tried to see if I could find Connor. If he was truly dead, I would've seen it... he's in distress and calling for help, Hal! And frankly, there's no one else I trust with this right now."

"Okay, okay... The Phantom Zone an inter dimensional real outside the continuity of space and time. When you guys were kids and the League was still new, Clark managed to get himself trapped and escape... it was one of the very few and unfortunate times he teamed up with Luthor as a consequence." Hal explained and I widened my eyes. "Clark explained that the gateways are made from the House of El members so Connor technically might find an exit if he's truly locked there."

"So there's a way out?"

"You girls aren't getting it. The Phantom Zone is considered to be the ultimate purgatory of punishment and exile. It's a timeless sensory deprivation tank that'll drive anyone mad the longer they stay there."

"We need to talk to Clark." I decided and Hal nodded. "But definitely not tonight. We'll wait until Dick comes back in two days and work from there."

"Work from where?" Jason called out, trying to discreetly grab one of my guns but I threw a Batarang. "I need them! Black Mask is getting on my ass and Roy and I are gonna handle it!"

"You're making amends with Dad. Rubber bullets only."

"Don't be a buzzkill, Mom!"

"When B is on patrol and Alfred is deep cleaning the carpets after Titus left his usual surprises, I'm in charge. And I say rubber bullets or no guns at all." I defended and he sighed in defeat. "Tell Roy I said hey."

"Yeah, yeah."

"Be safe and those guns better be cold and back where they belong before Bruce and Damian come back because I'm not gonna be a mediator between you two again!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

Recognized: Red Hood, B-13

"Do all Robins become psychopaths eventually? Because I saw Tim the other day and he looks like he's about to commit unspeakable war crimes." Barry wondered and we both nodded.

"In his defense... he was dead and brought back, unconscious for about a year or so and was then trained by Talia and Ra's al Ghul. I have nothing to say about the blood son and the sleep deprived one."

"Noted."