One Month Later

They had to make sure they were back to 100%, but now the kids were better, well Meygan still had injuries, but she was cleared to move around. Areina wanted to talk to her brother and two cousins alone, so they headed to a specific place.

"Why bring us here?" Vincent asked.

"Guys, I need to tell you something, and you CAN'T tell anyone." Areina said as they walked into the ruins of the castle of Camelot.

"I already know...your majesty." Vincent said with a smile as he playfully bowed to his sister.

"Jason or Etrigan had to have told you then, since Meygan and I were the only ones who knew and Meygan was unconscious."

"Yea; and he said that Zach was misled about ME being a descendant."

"So he never figured it out after that fight." Mathen said, thinking back to when Areina said she was a descendant.

"Dad needs to be careful, Zach could go after him, but that's not why I asked you three here."

"You're making us knights." Meygan spoiled the surprise and Areina had her hands on her hips as the edges of Meygan's eyes went purple.

Areina sighed. "Yes."

"But…only the ruler of Camelot can do that." Mathen said, still not figuring out the secret.

"I know."

"Sway," Vincent said. "But no way am I obeying you. You're my sister first, ruler second."

"I'm older, and besides, as a knight you have to obey." Areina said with a smile.

"Areina, wouldn't dad be first, or even me?" Mathen asked.

"It's already been confirmed, I'm to be Camelot's first ruler when it returns."

Mathen's jaw dropped.

"Merlin and Etrigan have BOTH told me, and Meygan was there when Merlin said the prophecy about me being Queen."

"Great. So I get to be chopped liver?!"

Meygan giggled.

"No. You have really shown me that even though you're older, you're more of a KNIGHT than a king." Areina said.

Meygan reached out to her side and the sacred sword, Excalibur, appeared.

"You can't knight anyone without this." Meygan said as she presented the sword to her cousin.

"But I want to be king." he pouted.

Vincent laughed.

"Thank you; now Meygan, you have already become an honorary knight under my ancestor's rule, however, what good is the ruler of Camelot without their Knights of the Round Table to help protect the kingdom. I hereby make you the first to have that honor under my rule when Camelot rises once again." Areina said. Meygan bowed to one knee and Areina lifted Excalibur and moved it over Meygan's head as it touched each shoulder.

Meygan's knightly mark started to glow an amber color.

"What does that mean?" Vincent asked.

"I'm a full Knight now."

"Mathen, step forward." Areina said.

Mathen did so, a teasing gleam in his eyes.

"Just so you know...I'm going to give Olivia the grand tour."

"EWWW!" Meygan and Vincent said at the same time.

Areina shook her head.

"You helped me find the traitor to your wizard family's beliefs and avenge the pain he put on Meygan and Vincent. Over the years I've known you, I've seen you grow as a hero, a wizard AND a person that puts their family and colleagues ahead of their own safety. I am glad to knight you as the second person to be accepted into the new Knights of the Round Table." Areina said as she did the same motion with Excalibur.

"So do I grovel at your feet, my queen?" Mathen said playfully.

Areina rolled her eyes as she turned to her brother.

"Vincent." Areina said, and he stood straight.

"Seriously." Vincent said. "I was just kidding."

"You may have been, but I'm not. You've been a hero from a young age, and have overcome so much. When you are faced with trouble, you find a way to fight back and defeat that trouble head on, and are not afraid to ask for help when you need it. Also...this is not because you're my brother; you've earned this in your own right. You are the third to join the Knights, and I hope you show everyone that comes against the royal family that you are the best archer to become one of the first new knights." Areina said and Meygan glared at Vincent so he got on one knee and bowed his head.

Pride swelled within Meygan and Mathen. Vincent was the youngest of the original second gen team and was always the protected one. Now he was the best at what he did.

"Tristen would be proud." Meygan remarked with a smile, and a tear in her eyes.

"I may not have known him for long, but I believe he would be." Areina said as she looked at her cousin and smiled.

Vincent stood up and realized that he and Mathen didn't get marks like Meygan did. "Um...what about our marks?"

"I'm part of the old order."

Vincent and Areina didn't understand, but Mathen had an idea.

"I was the last one knighted by Arthur. But you two got knighted by the new queen."

"I'm not queen yet..."

"But my mark glowing shows that grandpa Merlin and Etrigan were right."

Vincent nodded like he understood...but he didn't.

"You'll get use to all this." Mathen said with a smile.

"I know."

Meygan then sat down, rubbing her stomach. "I must be having twins. It feels like a rock party inside my stomach."

"Maybe the baby is happy about this whole thing." Areina said.

"Or I'm having twins." Meygan repeated dramatically.

Then there was a hard kick and Meygan gasped. "Crap!"

"um...how is the baby kicking at one month?" Vincent asked.

Mathen picked up his sister bridal style. "Don't know. Let's get her to Molly."

"Put me down..." Meygan said, her eyes going slightly red.

"No walking. No telling me what to do." Mathen told her.

The baby stopped kicking.

"See, I'm fine now, I can walk."

The baby kicked.

"OW!"

Areina was laughing.

"Meygan, you know that Kevin will do it when we get back, just let Mathen carry you." Areina said as she caught her breath.

"Vincent, get the Tube ready." Mathen spoke.

The baby stopped.

"No way...this kid wants to hang with his uncle!?" Meygan shook her head. "I need Molly to hook me up to my son. He's nuts if he thinks he's getting his way!"

The baby kicked again in protest.

Vincent was laughing too now. "Man, that kid's got guts!"

The Boom Tube opened up.

"Yea...very Kryptonian..." Mathen stated.

"This kid's already half-Kryptonian, half-Martian."

The four went through.

Same Time; Star City

Merlyn had been defeated. His arrogance did him in. He believed Tigress and Red Arrow couldn't keep up.

That was why he was caught in a steel net arrow, courtesy of Artemis herself.

Both archers had an arrow each locked and loaded at Merlyn.

"So...anything ELSE you want to toss at us?" Artemis asked.

"Go ahead and take me in. I won't tell you shit!" Leon cried.

"Oh but you will. What's this poison that's going to be used on the JLU?" Roy asked.

Leon spit in Roy's face.

Roy wiped it away, then punched him out cold.

Artemis reached for her comm. "Got him." she announced.

A Boom Tube appeared.

Roy punted the net-and Merlyn-though. He smiled.

"Was that really necessary?" Artemis asked.

"Be lucky all I did was kick him. He took our son to Zach. He deserves more."

Both archers followed through the Boom Tube and it sealed itself shut.

Three Months Later, Team Land

King Orin of Atlantis waited patiently for the arrival of David Jr.

He was at the beach, surrounded by Mera, his youngest Mierco and Garth. Kaldur, Orin'ahm, with Areina by her husband's side, and the rest of the covert team provided protection for the king.

A Boom Tube appeared and Static came out, then Da' Shaun Johansen, aka Onyx. He helped out a pregnant Robecca, who now wore a maternity tee and skirt. Behind her was David Jr, without his Manta armor. It was obvious the young man felt naked without it.

The Tube disappeared and David helped Robecca stand before the Atlantean King. David bowed in respect while Robecca nodded.

The King nodded in return.

David sighed. "I'm sorry about hurting your people. I was angry and I took it out on the wrong people." he started.

"I want to know why you did it." King Orin spoke softly, but his authority was still in his voice.

"I believed I was doing the right thing, continuing my father's campaign against you."

"What about the Light?" Mierco spoke up.

"Mierco, stand down." King Orin said to his son and then turned back to David Jr. "Even though I knew of his reason for hating me, he would not relent in his attacks. You see, he thought that I had abandoned him as a child when he needed me while he was held captive out at sea. I did not see or hear him as he tried to get my attention and since then he had vowed to get revenge."

"I didn't know." David whispered. "He told me you took one son from him, and you wouldn't get me too."

Robecca kept a hand on her stomach and placed the other on his shoulder which calmed him.

"It was not I that took Kaldur'ahm from him. Kaldur's mother only wished to protect him. He grew to respect me and only wanted to help when my own brother attacked me as Ocean Master. There is a surface saying: "Nurture not nature"...I believe in that and that is what happened with your brother."

David nodded. "I also should not have attacked your wife and children, King Orin. My need for revenge brought them into a fight that had NOTHING to do with them." he said with sincerity.

"I have heard that you are against bringing children into a war...that is noble, even for a villain."

"Ro and I had...harsh childhoods. We both have issue with young children being pulled into adult wars." David had his hand over his fiancé's stomach. "And now I become a father."

"A father who treasures a child's innocence." Mera spoke up with a small smile.

"I don't expect you to forgive me, King Orin. All I ask for is a second chance. I know that Atlanteans do not forgive easily."

"Not all Atlanteans." Garth added.

Areina stepped forward. She looked to King Orin and saluted him in the right manner. "If I may, I think I know where Garth is going with this."

"Very well." King Orin said.

"What Garth means is that even though Queen Mera had allowed Kaldur back into Atlantis during the time change with the first war, Garth was still wary about him. After I spoke to him, he saw that my words were true and he even saw why I was so intent on seeing his and Kaldur's friendship get repaired. There can always be a tiny bit of fear for a person to turn back to the wrong side, but that can be pushed away with confidence from others." Areina told David Jr and Robecca. "Dymond showed her worth when she took care of my sons when you kidnapped them and Orin; then she allowed my little cousin to get away when she and Mordred attacked my aunt. To me, that shows that she is good deep inside. I know that you have been on your father's side for FAR longer than just a year, but you've seen what those that he helped were really like, David Jr. and I believe that you will join our side fully soon enough."

David took in what all Areina said then looked to Kaldur. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a mini disc. He handed it to Kaldur. "I found this among father's recordings. It's...it's your mate's last stand against our father and his first mate. I'm sorry."

Kaldur took it with shaky hands. His thoughts were now on his mate Kirima.

"She was brave to stand against our father's army alone. She suited you well." David said.

"Thank you." But those words were of little comfort to him.

Robecca made a small noise and David was there to brace her against him.

Kaldur went for a beach chair and gave it to them for her to sit.

David and Da'Shaun helped her sit down. "I think I was meant to be more than a line to Atlantean magic." he blurted out. "It took me some time to figure out WHY those channels were the Light's focus."

"Tell us." Dick said tightly.

"The Master. He made loose plans to take on Atlantis…to raise it from the sea. And if I survived, then my body would be Ra's al Ghul's."

Tears came to Areina's eyes and David saw them.

"But Robecca is a strong-minded person and I'm grateful to have her as my soon-to-be-wife. Do not fear, Areina. Robecca has hindered the Light for the moment."

"I was just thinking about how close I was to losing my grandfather to Ra's a few years ago…before I found out about the rest of my family. I know how Ra's would have taken your body for himself. I'm glad he'll NEVER get a chance to do that now…at least to you."

"I heard about it. Ra's is powerful, but he's dying…"

Areina tensed and Orin'ahm was there to help her stay calm. "I saw, his body seems to be rejecting his mind."

"We'll take him down, and give him a battle to remember." Orin said as he was at his wife's side.

David chuckled. "Robecca was thinking along the lines of voodoo."

"Got that right." Dymond commented.

"David...it will take time for all Atlanteans to forgive the damage you caused. But you have my pardon…you and your mate. I must know...what are your plans now?" King Orin asked.

"All I want is Robecca protected. Ebon has sworn to take me out for turning on him. But I need both her and my child safe from him."

"Nightwing...can you ask the JLU to offer protection for Robecca and her unborn child? As a favor to me?" King Orin asked.

"I'll talk to Conner about it." Dick said

It was just then that Robecca cried out in pain and everyone there knew THAT cry.

David panicked.

"Uncle Dick, call for Molly." Areina said as she got to Robecca's side.

"It's ok...it was just a kick..." Then Robecca cried out again.

"Ebon will die for this." David growled.

"It's too soon." Onyx protested.

"What happened?" Areina asked.

"Ebon tried to take out Robecca. She fought him off until I got there. Ebon never did like to fight me." Onyx grinned.

"I may be pregnant but he's an idiot." she replied.

"Molly can help with the baby's distress...if you trust her." Areina remarked as Robecca cringed from another pain.

"That's fine. David, you owe me for this!" she told him as Molly came running out to Robecca's side.

"That's not what you said that night." he said with a deadpan tone.

Areina chuckled. "At least you're not a fire controller; I was throwing off fireballs at everyone when the twins were born."

Robecca smiled. "I can still toss my diamond shards at him." She said as she glared at her fiancé.

David cringed and the men there laughed.

"Oh right...forgot about those." Areina said with a smile.

Molly placed a glowing hand on Robecca's stomach and instant relief came to her face.

"Ok. I can stop the labor. But you can't fight right now." Molly told the woman.

"Then tell Ebon to wait until I can fight him." Robecca joked. "But ok. I won't."

Molly went to work.

"David...perhaps you and Robecca should stay with me." Kaldur spoke up.

Everyone looked shocked.

"Roy also lives with me. It would be good protection if there was more than just you and her grandfather to protect your mate."

David was going to refuse, it was there on his tongue but Da' Shaun spoke up.

"David, give it some thought. I am much older now. My bounty hunting skills are still just as sharp, but my age catches up with me. If you want, I will visit often to check on you both."

David looked to Da' Shaun, then to Kaldur. "This won't be easy."

"I know."

"Then we accept."

King Orin nodded. "I will check in on you both from time to time."

"It's...appreciated, King Orin."

Kaldur nodded. "I shall fix you both a room."

Molly opened her eyes. She stood up. "Ok. I bought you some time. Relax. And NO fighting."

"Thank you...I'm sorry, I forgot your name."

"Molly."

"Thank you for the help, Molly." Robecca said with a smile.

Robecca stood up slowly but she felt better.

"Then I'll bring your bags." Da' Shaun told the couple.

Robecca hugged her grandfather tightly. "Thanks, grandpa."

Onyx chuckled. "And you can pick out the nursery color while you're here."

Da' Shaun waited on Static to take him back.

"Gear, Shock, Syfon...let's give him a hand." Static opened the Boom Tube.

The 5 of them entered it.

Kaldur and David stared at each other.

Robecca sighed. "You two-kiss and make up. Now."

Both of them cringed at the picture before Kaldur walked away.

"This will be fun." Robecca murmured.

"Give them time...I've noticed that Atlanteans are VERY stubborn, but to be honest, at least David isn't Kryptonian, I heard they have VERY hard heads." Areina said.

"Yes. A trait I'm going to have to deal with..."

"I'll teach you a few tricks. It's going to be hard with your kid too."

King Orin smiled at the comment about Atlanteans being very stubborn.

"Your boys are wonderful. Not hard headed like David."

"You haven't been around Jason long enough then." Areina said as she scoffed.

"I doubt that he's that bad."

"David...I will visit soon." King Orin said and with that he and his family took their leave.

"JASON!" Bruce cried. He was chasing his brother all along the beach.

Robecca laughed. "Typical boys."

"True." Areina said as Jason ran right up to her.

"Mommy, I'll protect you." Jason said as he saw Dymond and got ready to fight.

"I don't need it. Robecca is on our side."

"She's right, and...your little team MIGHT have a new member one day." Robecca said with a smile.

Jason saw that she was pregnant as Bruce caught up with him.

"Oh yea...I remember now, sorry." Jason said with a smile.

"It's ok. You two be nice to each other."

David held his mate to him. "And you need to rest."

"I'll take you to Kaldur's home." Roy volunteered as the three went to the house.

Orin'ahm went to Areina. "This will be interesting."

"Don't have faith in them?" Areina asked.

"I do...I just know that my dad and David will be fighting at some point."

"Maybe we should set up a match….just to get out the rest of that anger toward each other." Areina stated.