"Slow down or you'll fall, Domino."

"I swear if I'm not ten centimeters dilated when I get to the hospital, I'm doing all of this again because this is just fucking ridiculous."

"I still don't understand how you can be doing this while in active labor." Wally sighed and I glared. "I know, I know... but you're basically not human anymore because that pain tolerance is insane!"

"Go back to the Speed Force. I'm tired of your sass already." I chuckled and turned to the wreckage in front of me. "Oh my God... M'gann!"

"Sorry! It's not as bad as it looks!" M'gann exclaimed, diminishing the illusion and gasped. "Wally? Is it-"

"Really me? Oh, definitely. Mae slapped me to prove I'm here." Wally smiled and hugged her. "It's a lot to catch up on and clearly we have no time because we need to speed this up so someone can get to a hospital and give birth to our niece."

"You're in labor!? And you're hurt!?"

"Rogue Kryptonian tried to hurt Mae so naturally I stepped in which resulted in me getting slapped. He might've killed me, but I rolled with it. Gave the drama queen over here the opportunity to give the performance of a lifetime and worthy of an Oscar." Dick waved it off and I sheepishly shrugged. "Forehead bleeds look bad but they aren't. It's an old wrestling trick I learned from Mae when we started out."

"Then you slowed your pulse to fake your death!"

"An old Batman trick that I haven't been able to master yet because it gives me PTSD to when I died so I let the dramatic one do it... and Zee confirmed it, I'm currently in active labor and fell like I'm about to die from the pressure down there." I added.

"But how are you here in the first place?"

"The original Team and us went to this place called the Phantom Zone to get Connor. Dickbird and I followed the Boomtube here and Wally showed up just a few moments after."

"We followed the Tube here too! Only we were struck by the Emerald Empress and that strange eye of hers. Saturn Girl sent a last second warning. Clark and Orion stepped forward to take the burnt of the blast, giving us the time to create the illusion." M'gann explained and I nodded impressed before almost being knocked over by Bart.

"Easy, Bartholomew! Currently in labor and any movements can make my water break and then we'll all be traught and whelmed." I laughed and hugged him. "But I've never been happier to see you than I am right now."

"I missed you too, den mother." Bart smiled. "Is it a boy or girl?"

"Girl."

"Which means I lost fifty bucks to Gar?"

"Exactly."

"Zee just radioed me from Metropolis... Raquel's gone." Dick said and I pursed my lips. "She... she didn't make it."

"It just keeps getting worse whenever it starts to get better." I sighed and turned to Wally who sped away with Bart trailing behind. "For the first time I'm gonna say this, but we'll have to mourn later. There's more pressing matters at hand."

"Then what are we waiting for?"

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"Time to die, Son of El."

"Hey! No one kills my favorite uncle on my watch!" I yelled, landing on top of a car and winced. "M'gann! Go save my big brother and bring him back!"

"Thought you were on your way to a hospital." Zatanna smirked as we stood back to back.

"I refuse to give birth while the husband is still in the night shift."

"KF was a nice surprise. How did he-"

"Flash literally kicked him out of the Force and he tracked us down. Apparently the Speed Force made him faster so now he's at Flash and Kid's speed." I shrugged and pulled out my guns. "And the acrobat is creating an ungodly amount of pressure... if you see liquid, it's probably me."

"Good to know." She hummed. "DLEIHS... guys, this eye is out of my league! Especially while Mrs. Evil here tries to laser out our skulls! We need to trade dance partners!"

"The Kryptonite in the bullets jammed my guns. I can't do shit until I find breathing room to switch." I added and felt something trickle down my leg. "AND I THINK MY WATER BROKE!"

"Alright, listen up." Dick called out. "Miss M, run interference. Zee, Domino, you two help Superman and then Domino taps out. Tigress, KF and I will handle this bruiser. Kaldur, keep Zod occupied and away from Domino and Zatanna... Zee, if you can do anything to keep them safe, I'd appreciate it."

"Yoink!." Wally said before picking up both of us and sped to Clark. "Work fast because Mae's going through it."

"WALLY!" Artemis and I yelled.

"Oreh, Leah flesyht!" Zatanna chanted as I held Clark steady. "That Kryptonite's in deep. It'll take-"

"Look out!" I yelled, moving out of the way as Kaldur was thrown towards us.

"You're... you're in labor?" Clark asked with a groan as he stood and I nodded. "Your dad's going to kill you when this is over."

"You're my favorite uncle and you have my back... and he has a moral code, so he won't." I sheepishly shrugged and he smiled before walking away. "Okay... I'm officially tapping out. I can't take it anymore. The pressure down there is way too much."

"You've done more than enough, M." Artemis assured as Kaldur gently dragged me to rest against a car and held my hand. "It's a good day, monkey."

"Yeah... a good day." I sighed, watching as the sun slowly came up. "Wait! The Kryptonians-"

"Sent back to the Phantom Zone while you and Zee were helping Supes." Raquel grinned, standing next to Dick and I nodded. "And you don't wanna know what I did to get back from the Zone. It's not whelming."

"So... you went into labor trying to save me, huh?" Connor teased, crouching down next to me. "It's good to see you, little sis."

"Good to have you back, big brother."

"Can we finally take you to a hospital? Or do you have another brother we need to save?" Dick asked exasperated.

"Yes, bird boy. I think it's time I get to a hospital."

"FINALLY!"

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~Dick's POV~

"RICHARD, GET IN HERE!"

"DAD, MOM'S SCREAMING BLOODY MURDER!" Stephanie yelled and I dropped the bags.

"Go, I'll finish packing and get the birth plan." Bruce said and I rushed upstairs to our room.

"What's going on? Why aren't you dressed!?"

"Because this baby is coming and it's coming now!" Maeve yelled, hunched over the bed with Jason, Tim and Alfred standing beside her. "Someone please call Karen or Raquel or a midwife... just someone who will get this baby out of me!"

"I'll call Harley and the midwife." Tim said and ran out the room. "Keep that baby in there, Mom!"

"What the fuck does it look like I'm doing, Timothy!?"

"She needs a hospital." I said trying to help her stand but she let out another scream.

"Master Dick, this baby is coming now. Miss Maeve won't make it to a hospital in time." Alfred pointed out while Maeve practically crawled to the door. "Miss Maeve, where do you think you're going!?"

"TIMOTHY!"

"Harley's on her way, midwife went to voicemail so Damian's calling." Steph said, pushing Tim inside. "She said something about not pushing on her back, but I don't know what the hell that means because everyone pushes on their back."

"Not everyone..." Maeve groaned, struggling to remove her suit. "It... it goes against gravity and it's more high risk."

"So why does-"

"Because some random king had a weird kink in watching women give birth." Jason waved it off.

"Someone get her off that suit and anyone who's not the father, emotional support or grandparent needs to go outside." Harley practically barged in with Bruce and Ivy trailing behind. "Anyone called the midwife or a hospital!?"

"The midwife is about an hour or two away due to traffic on the bridge. There's been a couple of car accidents due to the rain and people clearly not caring for their lives." Damian called out. "Why do you have a midwife that lives so far away?"

"Because we live in the middle of nowhere in fucking Gotham and our midwife is from Blüdhaven, Damian!" I yelled and Alfred pushed everyone away, except Jason and Bruce before closing the door. "Harley, what do we need?"

"I'm gonna need towels and Joker gas for her to breathe on. It's gonna get real painful for her from here on out and the gas might calm her down."

"No. I'm... I'm not ready!" Maeve cried, pushing me and Jason away. "Mom, I'm not ready!"

"If there's anything I learned from giving birth to you behind a dumpster in Crime Alley, is that babies wait for nobody."

"Jesus Christ, Harley!" Jason grimaced.

"Hey, I didn't bring up the meth addict that helped me deliver her!"

"Can everyone shut up and get me the Joker gas from the Vault in the Cave before I fucking murder someone!?" Maeve screamed and Bruce immediately ran outside. "This is so not how I wanted to do this."

"But somehow... it's right on brand for us." I shrugged and she glared at me. "Traught and whelmed?"

"Not feeling the aster. Heavy on the dis."

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"Keep pushing, Maeve. You're doing great."

"Why does it hurt so much even with the gas!?" Maeve cried out, her voice muffled by the nebulizer. "I thought this was easy!"

"Because we're women and nothing is easy." Harley chuckled. "Now keep pushing. I think I see her head... and damn she has a lot of hair. Did you get any heartburn?"

"Not the time, Harleen." I hissed, rubbing Maeve's back as she screamed again. "You're doing amazing, Maeve. Just a few more and Vi's here."

"Richard, I hate you so fucking much for what you did to me!"

"Okay, I definitely see the head." Harley announced and we all let out a small sigh of relief. "Brucey, be a dear and give her more gas because this is gonna be extra painful."

"Drugs, Mom. I need drugs!"

"Is that gas even helping? Because all I see are her eyes practically glowing and screaming bloody murder." Jason pointed out from the side of the bed where Maeve wasn't hunched over.

"Next time, I'll cut off your dick and we'll see who needs the gas or Pit then." Maeve spat and let out a scream. "Fuck... not even Joker's torture is as bad as this!"

"It'll be worth it, sweetie. Trust me, it'll all be worth it in the end." Harley assured. "Baby Vi's crowning, Mae. You just gotta give me one last big push and she'll be here."

"I can't do it... I'm too tired."

"You can and you will." I said, gently forcing her to look at me. "You're the strongest woman I know, Mae. You went to the Phantom Zone and faced a Kryptonian while being in active labor. Not to mention all the other stuff you've done throughout the years... You can do this."

"One more?"

"One more, babe."

"Jason, switch with Dick because I want him to do something." Harley ordered and we both raised an eyebrow. "You'll thank me for this for the rest of your life, Dick. Trust me."

"There's no way I'm watching my Mom's-"

"I killed for you and vouched for you to the entire League which wasn't easy and took me a month to convince them to not put you in prison for all the shit you've done. Wanna try that again?"

"Nevermind." Jason mumbled and took my spot while I moved to sit next to Harley.

"Okay Dick, you see the head coming out?"

"Great... the last thing I needed is my husband seeing that thing push out a baby." Maeve grumbled.

"Yeah, I see it." I hummed and Harley pushed me forward.

"Catch her." She ordered and looked up. "Okay, Mae... last big push."

Maeve let out one final scream and I caught Viola who immediately started crying.

"Hey there, my little acrobat." I whispered, placing her on Maeve's chest and we both smiled. "Welcome to the world, Vi."

"You couldn't have waited a few more minutes, couldn't you?" Maeve laughed as Bruce gently took off the nebulizer and someone knocked on the door. "Welcome to the world, our little acrobat... and happy birthday."

"Uhh... the midwife and a doctor are here." Tim poked his head in and we all glanced at each other. "Steph and Damian called every OB in Gotham and threatened them until one agreed to stop by."

"Send them in but the hard part's over." Jason shrugged, not tearing his gaze from Viola. "God, she's so pretty even with blood and other stuff in her."

"She kinda looks like Mae." Bruce smiled.

"I'm so proud of you." I whispered and kissed her. "And thank you."

"For what?"

"For giving me everything I ever dreamed of and more."

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"She has my hair."

"Yeah, but those few green streaks and glowing green eyes are all me." Maeve chuckled, leaning back against my chest and holding Viola close to her. "There was a small risk that she would carry a small percentage of Venom, but I never thought it was possible."

"Your blood still carried five percent because it would've killed you if it was stripped completely, M." I pointed out. "We knew it was a risk and we took it."

"Y'know what? Joker's dead and gone so I can finally sleep easy and don't have to look over my shoulder as much... so what if she's a little crazy? It runs in the family."

"She gets it from her Mama." I chuckled, gently stroking Viola's hair. "I think she's the perfect mix of both of us... she does have good looking parents after all."

"You ready for the chaos that's gonna follow us for the rest of our lives?"

"Eh, I've been living in chaos since the moment I saw you in that warehouse. Nothing surprises me anymore."

"Even when she starts dating?"

"Babe, she's barely three hours old. Don't give me heart attacks yet."

"Okay, okay." Maeve laughed and I kissed her cheek. "You think we're gonna be good parents?"

"Hon, I already killed for this kid with no hesitation months before she was born. I think we're gonna do just fine."

"It takes a village to raise a kid, D. Especially with the lives we live."

"And we've got the best army in the world to protect her... we'll be fine."

"Sure about that?"

"Absolutely positive."