The mission was supposed to be reconnaissance only. Go in; see what Cadmus was up to, and get out. Cassie blew the hair out of her eyes that had gone out the window when Tim had seen Ra's al Ghul. For some reason unknown to her, Gotham's Red Robin had an obsession with Ra's. She knew the biggest part of it had to do with his family versus Ra's for the soul of his youngest brother Damien Wayne but there always seem to be more than just that. Tim, Red Robin, hadn't really explained it a lot.

"Red? Red! Where are you," Cassie hissed threw the ear piece. "Cass, you've got to come I need help," Tim whispered. She could hear something in his voice. "I'm on my way, activate your tracker," she ordered. She looked at her wrist computer and waited till the tell-tell red dot came up. Flying thru the halls she made her way quickly towards the Gothamite. The door slide open and a blue light engulfed the room; Cassie couldn't help the gasp that she felt leave her mouth; twelve tubes, each holding various males and females, girls and boys.

Tim stood at a table pulling tubes out of someone. Cassie looked and surprised filled her, "Is that," "Yeah its Jason, the real one," Tim said finishing pulling the last tube out. Jason Todd was his, well, team mate, sort of his brother; they both feel under the umbrella of the bat kids. Jason had been Batman, Bruce Wayne's, 2nd sidekick who the Joker had murdered before Tim had even got to meet the boy. Jason had been brought back several years ago due to a crisis event and a Lazarus Pit.

His ebony hair was soaked, as was the rest of him. "They had him in a stasis tube. He's apparent one of Talia's favorite specimens," Tim muttered, "Jason, Jason," Tim yelled adding a slap to the 2nd one. Jason opened his eye blurry. "Little bird," Jason muttered. "Hey Red, come we gotta get you vertical," Time said helping Todd sit up. "What can you tell us about all this Jason," Cassie asked as soon as the vigilante was sitting, leaning heavily on Red Robin. "They're not alive, they're the first trails. Came... came to blow this place up. Talia got the drop. She always does," Jason muttered shaking his head.

Tim watched as Jason's eyes widened, "Vega," he said pushing off the gurney. His legs gave way from lack of use and he would have crashed to the ground if Cassie hadn't caught him. "Whoa tiger, where you going," Cassie asked. "Vega, she's in the next room," Jason sputtered trying to get to the door on the other side. Cassie hoisted Jason up as he stumbled his way to the door behind the tubes. Cassie could see Tim shutter as he walked back a floating infant. "You're sure they don't have pulses? She cloned Robin," Tim said. "Not what these are kiddo, they're mixtures. She's only been successful twice," Jason said. "Mixtures," Cassie didn't know if she wanted the answer. "They're mixing our DNA with others to see what it produces; we're all here the bat, Nightwing, Robin, Red over there. We're all here," Jason said. "You said that Talia had been successful twice," Tim said hesitantly. "Vega and Abdul," Jason answered.

The door slide open silently and sitting the middle of the room no older than three was a raven haired, robin's egg eyed boy. The boy turned and smiled, Tim felt his breath catch in his throat. "Uncle Jay," the boy cried. "Hey kiddo, this is your Uncle Tim and Auntie Cass, we've come to take you to your daddy," Jason said leaning heavily on Cassie. "Really, are you sure he'll want me," Abdul said his eyes growing large. "I can't think of anyone who would want you more," Tim said knelling down to Abdul's height. "And I get to really change my name to whatever I want," Abdul said looking at his eldest uncle. "I told you sport, anything within reason," Jason said with a smirk. "What's that," Cassie started, "Late,." Jason hissed and she nodded. "Vega, we need Vega," Jason said pointing to the other side of the room. "You're taking Vega," Abdul squeaked, "Master Ra's will not be pleased." "All the more reason to do it," Tim said walking quickly to the box that seemed to hold something that appeared to be moving, Tim wasn't quite sure was he was going to find. He heard Jason say his name but figured it was because he wanted to get Vega.

Tim peered into the box and gasped. A baby, no more than three or four weeks old, with a tuff of red hair, when her eyes opened Tim was shocked by the eyes, sapphire, Tim's eyes to be precise. "Later Baby bird we gotta get out of here before Ra's comes back. Body sling is over there," Jason said laying his hand on Tim's shoulder and then gesturing to the wall where there hung a piece of cloth. "Wrap it around me and you carry Abdul," Jason ordered. Soon Vega was secure in Jason's arms while Cassie her arm securely on him. Tim held out his hands and Abdul allowed himself to be picked up. He quickly maneuvered onto Tim's back and held on tightly. "Delete the files Red and let's get out of here," Jason said securing Vega one more time.

It hadn't gone as plan. Jason sighed closed his eyes and leaned back in the plush chair of the plane that Bruce had sent when Tim called and requested it. He was supposed to go in find the lab, destroy it, and meet up with Star and Roy in Belize. But then Talia, her clones, Abdul and Vega; even if it had only been Abdul there was no way that he would have left the kid in the viper's clutches. Not his nephew. He felt the shifting on his chest.

Vega lay quietly sleeping. Her tiny fist curled next to her mouth. Jason felt a squeeze on the shoulder. He opened his eyes to find Cassie checking on him, smiled at the girl, she might not be Donna or Diana but he could see their influences on her. His eyes moved to Tim and Abdul in the back of the air plane talking and playing with a toy Tim had picked up for the boy.

Jason shifted Vega and looked down at her face. His daughter, his, no one would take that away from him, take her away from him. He heard movement and looked up. Cassie and Tim had switched places. Cassie sat telling Abdul a story, while Tim had taken the seat across and catty corner to his so that he wouldn't have move his feet that were currently resting on the chair across from him. "Why Vega," Tim asked. "Talia said it meant falling star, called her the Wayne falling star," Jason explained. "She's," Tim couldn't bring himself to ask. Jason nodded. "How, what happened," Tim asked. Jason sighed, "It didn't go as planned."