A/N: beh being put on bed rest sucks donkey butt! Gahhhh meh had surgery on my right foot last month on the sixteenth. They did a tendon transfer and put a pin in one of my toes...yup sorry this is all I have for y'all right now...

DISCLAIMER:I own nothing EXCEPT FOR MY IMAGINATION AND HEADCANONS!

Takes place immediately after the last chapter*which has been edited to fit some of my newer ideas*

Note:I'm placing Talia's birthday as being April tenth 1984 Which places her as being 18 years old exactly at Damian's conception....ok I admit it I don't own the particular comic i got the inspiration for this from(so basically what is said in the flashbacks doesn't belong to me) but I've been obsessively looking up scans for it as part of my research for this story(so I'm sorry if I'm a little mixed up on the order of events) The Russian age of consent is 16.

Reminder: any text you recognize...yup i don't own..

Reminder: setting is Earth-17 so yup it's AU mix of many things!


Interlude One : A Mother's Regret


Talia smiled as she observed her son interacting with his elder sister.

Growing up she had always wanted a sibling that she could bond with, instead she had spent most if not all of her childhood after her mothers murder traveling the world with her father; learning from both him and various members of his organization.

She remembered it wasn't until shortly after the time that Bruce had left back to his beloved Gotham in 2002 that her father and her had learned of her elder siblings Dusan, Arkady and Nyssa existence.


Date: Wednesday June 26th 2002.

11:58 A.M.

Location: Moscow,Russia

Eighteen year old Talia walked slowly towards her fathers office which was located deep within his Russian Stronghold. Only once she reached the wide double doors that lead into the office did she allow herself to stop briefly in order to catch her breath.

She started to knock at exactly twelve o'clock.

"Enter"

Came her fathers strong commanding voice allowing her access into his private study.

As she entered she noted the presence of three others beside her father in the room. On her fathers left stood two man, one with wavy white hair and extremely pale skin, the other with tanned skin black hair and a a la Souvarov style mustache and sideburns while on his right stood a woman with short black hair and piercing blue eyes.

"Talia, right on time as always"

"Of course, Father"


Nyssa and her brothers were like a blessing in disguise. With the inclusion of her elder siblings into her life she found people whom she could confide in and trust; something which she had lost when she had pushed him away.


Date: June 22nd 2002.

Noon

Hospital Room

"I love you. I believe you love me. If this is true, our only chance at happiness - at peace - is being together. I offer you all that I am. I will forsake my father. I will live with you wherever you say, under any conditions you choose."

"No"

"Why?"

"Because I could never forget that you're HIS daughter-"

...

"And i would have to stop being who I am"


"And i would have to stop being who I am"

She knew now what she did was wrong...

But at the time her plan..

It was so simple.


Date: June 24th 2002

3 P.M.

Hospital Room

"I am well beloved, I..."


No one was to have known the truth save for a select few.


"...All the strife of the raid...all the exertion.."


It wasn't unusual for her to disappear for months at a time.


"Beloved I am very sorry"


She had various excuses dealing with business after all.


"I have lost the baby"


Flashback interlude much?

ANYWAYS!

as hinted a altered version of a certain comic is considered to be canon for my story. Any guesses?

Oh yeah! reminder! GO BACK AND RE READ CHAPTER ONE! Updated it...*waits for reviews and possible backlash*

running on nothing but Gatorade noodles and pain pills...sorry if none of this makes sense PM/message me and or review and I'll try to answer any questions you have..