I promise I'm still working on my other stories! I'm just the ADD queen and keep coming up with new ideas. That's just how I roll. Anyway, I decided to do an mpreg that was different than any other mpreg I've done before. We're skipping the whole, entire pregnancy. lol Hope you guys enjoy!
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The Legends crew startled when two bodies dropped onto the bridge from seemingly out of nowhere. Sara pulled her bo staff out and they all took a defensive position. The mass of limbs on the floor groaned as it separated into two people. Recognition hit Sara like a ton of bricks.
"Snart, Rory?!" she exclaimed, putting her weapon away.
"Damn, that hurt." Mick grumbled as he and Len rose to their feet.
"Where have the two of you been?!" Sara asked, eyes wide. Mick grunted and Len looked around at the Legends, some of whom he didn't recognize.
"The Timestream. I got trapped there when the Oculus blew. Mick found a way to come in after me. Wait, did he not tell you guys what he was doing?" Len narrowed his eyes at Mick. The Legends that Len recognized looked around at each other guiltily. It was Sara who finally spoke up.
"He may have mentioned something about it in passing. We didn't think he was serious, though." Len huffed in anger. It always annoyed the crap out of him that the Legends underestimated Mick so much. His partner was capable of so much more than they gave him credit for.
"So, how long have we been gone? A few days?" Mick asked, changing the subject because he knew Len was close to exploding. Sara and the others balked at the question. They turned wide eyes to each other and Ray was opening and closing his mouth in a grand imitation of a fish. Finally, he seemed to get his voice to work.
"Um, it's-it's been five years." he stumbled out. It was Len and Mick's turn to go wide-eyed. Panic settled on their faces at the news. Len stepped forward desperately.
"Did you tell Barry what happened?" he asked. Ray looked confused at the question.
"Why would we tell Barry? What does he have to do with any of this?" Len rubbed his hands down his face, thoroughly freaking out. Suddenly, Mick spoke up.
"We're taking the jump ship and going home!" he exclaimed, turning and heading in that direction, Len following. Sara stepped forward.
"Now, wait a-" Mick cut her off as she grabbed his arm and he jerked it free.
"We're. Going. Home." he said, low and dangerous. She stepped back and let them go.
When they got in the jump ship, Len sat down and put his head in his hands. Mick sat at the controls, but turned to Len before he started it up. He waited patiently until the other man spoke.
"He's going to think we left him." Len bemoaned. He looked up at Mick. "Let's use the jump ship to go back to 2016. We can return to him sooner." Sadness crossed Mick's face at the hopeful look on Len's.
"You know we can't do that." Mick said morosely.
"Why not?!" Len demanded. Mick reached across the ship and grabbed Len's hand.
"If we time travel for this, we could make things worse. We just have to deal with things as they are." Len looked up sharply.
"It's been five years!"
"I know Lenny, I know." With that, Mick turned to the controls, starting the ship up and opening the bay door. Ever since Kronos, Mick had been much more talented at navigating space ships.
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When they touched down in Central, Mick set the auto-pilot to return the jump ship to the Waverider. They headed straight for the apartment they shared with Barry, hoping desperately that he would be there. What they found instead was that the apartment had a new occupant. An elderly lady came to the door when they knocked.
"Yes?" she asked. Len took a slight step forward.
"Is Barry here?" he asked. The woman smiled kindly.
"Mr. Allen doesn't live here anymore." Len deflated.
"Do you have a forwarding address?" he asked hopefully.
"Who are you?" she asked, squinting her eyes suspiciously. Mick could tell his partner was getting frustrated, so he stepped forward, even with Len and answered the woman.
"He's our boyfriend." he said. "We've been traveling and just got back into town." The woman thought for a moment before asking another question.
"Got any proof? Barry's a sweet boy. I would hate to give his information to the wrong people." Mick nodded.
"I completely understand." he said, digging his cell out of his pocket. He opened the phone and pulled up his favorite picture of the three of them, all smiles and happy expressions. That was a good day. Mick showed the picture to the woman and she smiled. She retreated into her apartment for a moment before returning with an addressed envelope.
"He left me these so I could send him any mail that the post office missed." She handed the envelope to Mick.
"Thank you." he said sincerely. The woman smiled, closing the door. Mick looked at the envelope in his hand and took in the familiar address.
"He's at Joe's." he grumbled, wincing at the fight he knew could break out between the cop and the two of them if they went over there.
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After getting their car from where they had it stored, Mick and Len pulled up at Joe's house. Len took a deep breath and they both readied themselves for what was next. As far as they knew, Joe nor Team Flash knew about their relationship. Barry always said he had to find the right moment to tell them and, so far, he hadn't found that moment.
"Ready?" Mick asked. Len nodded and exited the car. They walked side by side to the house, hands brushing every so often. When they got to the door, Mick rang the doorbell and they waited.
When the door opened, both Mick and Len were grateful that it was Barry answering it. That feeling melted away, however at the look on Barry's face. The expression on Barry's face was one of pure anguish before it hardened into anger. Len nearly physically flinched at the change.
"Barry-" he started.
"What are you doing here?" Barry asked, tone infused with fury.
"We can explain." Len said in a placating manner. Barry's face hardened and, when Len and Mick looked closer, they could see the dark circles under his eyes and how he seemed to have more lines on his face than he did five years ago. One other thing that they noticed was that Barry was seething. He was so angry, he was shaking. Neither man had ever seen the younger man so angry before.
"You left me! And, you waltz in here and expect me to just hear you out?!" Barry's voice was rising with every word he said. "I was alone for five years with no explanation and you expect me to just forgive you?! Is that what this is?!" Barry's chest was heaving, face flushed red, by the time he was finished. Neither Len nor Mick had any idea of what to say to resolve this situation with a happy ending. They stood there staring at each other, none of them saying a thing. Suddenly, their attention was drawn downward when a little girl ran over and clung to Barry's leg.
"What's wrong Daddy?" she asked innocently, brown pigtails flopping back as she looked up at him. Barry's demeanor immediately changed. He crouched so he was eye-level with the little girl, his green eyes looking into her strikingly bright blue ones. He patted her head with a hand as he smiled at her.
"Nothing's wrong sweetheart. Why don't you go upstairs with Grandpa and get a bath? I'll be up to read you a story soon."
"Okay!" she said brightly, leaning over to kiss him on the cheek. Barry kissed the little girl on the forehead as Joe appeared from behind Barry. He barely glanced at the two former criminals as he corralled the little girl.
"Sorry, Barr." he mumbled as he led her away and up the stairs. Len felt sick to his stomach. He felt like someone had dropped a train on him.
"You have a daughter?" he asked, voice noticeably shaky. Barry stood and looked back at them, his face going stone cold once more.
"Yes. Her name is Lyra. She's four." At that revelation, Mick bristled.
"Were you sleeping around behind our backs?" he asked, taking a menacing step forward.
"What?! No!" he exclaimed fiercely. "Lyra is mine!" Len seemed confused, but Mick's anger was beginning to boil over.
"Yeah! And, who's slut you were cheating on us with?!" Mick yelled.
"I didn't cheat on you! Never!" Barry yelled back.
"Who's that girl's mother?!" Len put his hand on Mick's arm, holding him back because he was beginning to get in Barry's face.
"Me! She's mine!" Barry roared. He looked down at his feet and spoke again, quieter this time. "We didn't know it was possible until it happened. I was getting sick all the time, had aversions to certain foods I had previously liked, and gaining weight. By the time Caitlin figured out what was wrong, I was four months pregnant. She said it must have been something that happened to my body as a result of the Particle Accelerator explosion." When he looked back up at Len and Mick, there were tears streaming down his face. Len and Mick were stunned into silence. "I was scared! I had to do it all alone! You should have been here! You should have been there for her birth! But I had to do it all alone!" Barry put his head in his hands, trying to stifle his sobs. Not knowing what to do or what to say, Len blurted out the first explanation that came to mind.
"I died." Barry's head shot up and he looked at Len, the fear of losing him like that written across his face.
"What?" he asked, astonished.
"There was this thing, the Oculus Wellspring. The Time Masters were using it to control everyone. We had to destroy it, but there was a fail safe. Someone had to be in contact with the machine for it to blow. Ray was going to do it, but Mick took his place. I couldn't lose Mick and I couldn't bear the idea of the Time Masters coming after you since you can change time, too. I knocked Mick out and took his place." Barry was utterly speechless by the time Len was finished with his explanation. Mick took the opportunity to continue from there.
"I couldn't bear coming home and telling you Lenny was dead, so I stayed and studied the Oculus. My time as Kronos helped me understand how it worked."
"Kronos?" Barry asked. They forgot that they hadn't seen him since that happened.
"A story for another time." Mick dismissed. "Anyway, I figured out that there was a possibility that there was a temporal explosion at the same time the physical one took place and that Len could have been trapped in the Timestream. I found a way in and found him. I was able to get him out. That was a few days ago to us." Mick finished and Len took over again.
"When we got out of the Timestream, five years had passed, but I swear to you, it was as if a few days passed for us." Barry took it all in and took a deep breath. He wanted to shut them out after how much they had hurt him, but he still loved them and wanted them to be a part of their daughter's life. She deserved to have all her fathers there for her.
"Meet me at Jitters at noon tomorrow. We'll talk more then." Len beamed and Mick nodded. They wanted to hug Barry, but knew that they should hold off for now. There was still too much hurt there, but at least he was giving them hope for the future.
