The Third Planet

Chapter 6: Miracles Bloom Tonight

Characters: Robin, Red X, Raven, Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, Batman, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Superman, Flash, Green Arrow, Speedy, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Batgirl, Alfred Pennyworth.

Pairing: Robin/Red X

Genres: Tragedy, Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Humor, Mystery, Paranormal, Science-Fiction.

Warnings: Possible 'M' interactions, male pregnancy.

Description: The Teen Titans had broken up when Robin turned sixteen, it had been for the best, but so much had changed after that. Now only two of them were alive. Raven was busy working in a library and Robin was still a superhero in Jump City. After Starfire's funeral, Robin decides to go to Gotham for a year or two... but nothing good can ever come in Gotham City. With Robin seeing things and the depression becoming too much to bear, he tries to leave Gotham City, only to be attacked by Poison Ivy on the way. He manages to get away, but not without a bit of damage to his body from an odd seed as a 'Farewell Gift' from Ivy herself (And Harley Quinn). But now, Robin is in desperate need of help, will Red X be able to help? Will Batman approve? Will that seed change Robin's life forever? One thing is certain, faith can move the tallest of mountains. The only question is, is the mountain leading the faithful to a promised land or to their graves?

A/N: So excited for this chapter, we can finally start getting down to the science crap and all that!

~Third Planet~

Robin POV

I bite my lip to stifle my yelp as Raven lightly touches one of my many bruises, with me lying on my back on the king sized bed in the room. My shirt is long gone, laying on the floor somewhere as Raven carefully works on examining my bullet wound as well as where the needle carrying that strange substance punctured my skin. The area around the bullet wound is red and purple, making me nearly toss my cookies from the sight, the puncture wound isn't much better, but has gotten a sickly green look around the area that is the very odd and weird pattern of a music not type thingy. Its more then a bit disturbing considering that with Ivy, that sign could mean anything from AIDS to cancer.

She's very gentle, which I'm thankful for, but I wish Raven would just hurry it up and find out what the mark means. I've dealt with bullets and bruises before, but not a dang music thingy mark, and its really starting to freak me the heck out. Things that I can't understand freak me out more then most people, in my mind, there needs to be a plan and a full understanding of whats going on and what I can do in the situation. When I can't do anything or when I don't completely grasp whats going on around me, I tend to panic and have trouble reasoning out anything in my mind.

After a few more long, agonizing minutes of Raven lightly pressing on and using her magic to heal my bruises and wounds, she starts checking on the music like mark more. She takes a large book out of her bag that she brought with her as well as her laptop, tapping the computer in before beginning to look up different meanings for the symbol. Seeing that its not magic in her books or online, she starts taking pictures and writing notes as she tries doing different tests on it, pouring drops of water on it make it glow faintly before relaxing while a match near it makes it flash slightly red until its taken away.

I'm starting to think Raven is a better detective then me.

"I think I found something about the symbol." Raven finally says after a few minutes.

I sit up, cracking my neck as I do so. "Whats it mean?"

Raven sighs, giving me a sad look before opening up the picture she was looking at to a bigger size. "It means pregnancy." She says softly.

My eyes widen to an incredible size. "Wait... WHAT!?" My voice echoes through the room, I really hope Red and his friends didn't hear that.

"I'm sorry, but its an exact match." Raven says, signalling towards the computer screen.

I stare at it before sighing. Yep, its an exact match alright. "Alright... whats it mean though? Will it kill me or turn me younger or something?"

Raven goes back to her computer, opening up another tab, showing what looks like a news article. "I'm sure you've heard of the Man Made Plentyn project, correct?"

"Um... its those Welsh guys, right? The ones working on some kind of pregnancy thing for couples?" I say, to be honest, I hardly know anything about the project except that Bruce is giving them money to work on it.

"Correct. The project is actually about what a team of Welsh professors working on a way to allow human males to become pregnant and give birth without special diets or intense surgery." Raven explains to me.

I nod. "So, whats Ivy have to do with it?"

"Well, before you fought with Poison Ivy, she stole one of three major doses of the final chemical that the professors have confirmed to be the final product, a shot that can allow men to become pregnant and switches all of their current sperm to eggs and allows their future sperm to either stay normal or become eggs, its truly fascinating." Raven says as she scrolls further through the news article. "I think Ivy has injected you with that serum, Dick... you can become pregnant now, but only if another male that does not share your specific DNA and sperm has sex with you without a condom."

"How is that even possible?" I ask, completely flabbergasted and shocked. "I mean... where would their sperm even enter through? I don't have a vagina, unless I grow one from that thing... will I?"

Raven shakes her head. "Of course not, you'll only be able to get pregnant if the male orgasms in your... asshole." She almost hates saying, seeing as she hardly swears and all.

I go stone quiet after awhile, not really knowing what to say. So, I can be a mother if I want? That's great... too bad I'm not dating anyone, or I might actually consider having a baby with them. But I'm not in that kind of a relationship right now, I'm on my own for the most part and living with Red. And hey, why would he ever even think of dating me or even consider having sex with me?

~Third Planet~

Red POV

I sit patiently as I wait for Dick to come back with his friend Rachael, all the while, I keep seeing Nicole and Matt grow more and more worried. "Whats wrong with you two?" I ask after a few silent minutes.

Nicole rolls her eyes at me. "Are you an idiot? That was Raven of the Teen Titans, remember, the ones we fought on a daily basis?"

I nod in remembrance. Yeah, I've noticed a major resemblance in Raven and Rachael, but for all we know, her hair could be dyed and she might be wearing eye contacts... too bad Rachael shares Raven's real name as well. I know that there are no such things as coincidences, but even so... would Dick really be one of the Teen Titans? There's no way that he could be Cyborg or Starfire, and surely not Beast Boy... so... oh shit.

"Are you saying that Robin and Dick are one in the same?" I ask, glaring slightly at Nicole, AKA Jinx, for making me realize the truth. "He's nothing like Robin! Robin is all business, bossy, boring and brutal. Dick's gentle, shy and timid. They're nothing alike, except the hair color, but there are millions of people with black hair."

Jinx shrugs. "Come on, Red. You know all too well that its true. If Dick's so weak, why is he built up like that, no whimp has muscles like that." She points out.

"Well... he mentioned being an acrobat awhile back." I say, still in complete denial on the outside.

"Isn't Robin an acrobat?" Matt points out.

"Isn't Jinx dating a super?" I counter, maybe its because I'm mad about Dick being so close to Rachael, or because we lost our game or even because Mammoth and Jinx are right. Either way, I'm upset and trying to use ammo that won't do shit.

Jinx simply nods, looking a bit more serious again. "You know I'm right, Red. Just face it, you have the Boy Wonder living with you in your house, exposed and probably more hurt then we think. So what are you going to do with him?"

I sigh, scratching my head as I think. "I'm not kicking him out, He's been shot, and it was clearly not his intention to end up being dragged here by me. Didn't you see how Raven and him stared at each other? He's ran away or something, she's honestly worried about him. I can't just throw him out into the cold, he has no money and is trying to find a job. I doubt he wants Batman's help, heck, that's probably why he's back in Jump after a year of being stationed in Gotham." I explain.

"So, we're just going to keep our identities secret?" Matt questions. "I mean, we know who he is, why shouldn't we just come clean and tell him who we are? It seems fair."

"Are you crazy!? He's Robin, and even further, he'll expose us!" Jinx says. "Its hard enough with my boyfriend knowing my ID... do we really need his best friend knowing? I can't lose Wally in some kind of legal thingy, you all know I need him in my life."

I nod in acceptance. "I know... but hey, you really think he'll consider turning anyone in in his condition? Consider this, we know his ID, and if he knows ours, he has two options. Either turn us in, and in the process get his own identity revealed and probably tons of other heroes, or he can deal with it and live here with me without any worries about fighting."

"I guess you're right." Matt says after a few seconds of my words seemingly floating through the air.

"Fine." Jinx says, crossing her arms over her chest. "But if for any reason I lose Wally through this, I'll personally kill both of you, slowly."

"Good to see that you're your usual self." I say kindheartedly. "Okay... lets go see how birdies doing." With that, we stand, heading to the guest bedroom.

~Third Planet~

Robin POV

I yelp in surprise as Red, Nicole and Matt suddenly bust into the room, making me blush as I try to cover up my bare chest, not that there's anything to be ashamed about. I watch as Red stares at me, looking me up and down steadily, it makes me oh so nervous... I wish he'd speak or something, I'm getting freaked out by the utter silence surrounding us all. Rachael is dead quite as she holds onto her laptop, glaring at Red and his friends. The worst part right now is that my mark is showing off to everyone in the room.

I can say its a tattoo, but sadly, its reacting again seeing as Rachael tested splashing a drop of water onto it, making it flash green. Even if I say its a tattoo, how am I going to explain why I have the symbol for pregnancy on my belly? Yeah... I hate being a super sometimes, correction, sometimes I hate working with supers. I'm not racist towards them, mind you, but... my life just seems to get even more and more screwed up with super-powered humans around.

I soon relax, eyes focusing on Red. "Bay?" I ask, using his real name to show my concern. "Whats wrong, are you alright?"

Red nods, looking reluctant before Nicole nods to him, as if ordering him to continue. "Well... I'm fine... Robin."

I freeze before chuckling, trying to wave it off. "That's my D&D version of myself, Red. Its Dick, remember?"

"No. We both know who you really are with the mask on. Robin, the Boy Wonder, sidekick to none other then the great Batman." Red explains, then sighs, folding his arms as he looks away. "And I'm Red X... master thief."

I stare, mouth slack as I hear this news. Red knows! More then that, I know who he is! I never expected this... okay, I kind of did, but hey, he kind of more or less put it out there for show and tell. I mean, really, who else is called Red other then that one Pokemon trainer in Red Version? Its unorthodox, really, but hey, so is everything. Whelp, there goes being normal for awhile, especially now that I'm putting more then a few puzzle pieces together. For one thing, Nicole is clearly Jinx, which hardly surprises me, as well as Matt being Mammoth by no doubts.

I kind of hate this, the feeling of being so exposed. Two years after joining the Teen Titans, I had revealed my identity to my teammates and started to stop wearing my mask around in the tower unless we were giving a tour to tourists. I remember how Beast Boy and Cyborg teased me about having baby blue eyes, saying how gay and girly it was. I had hardly cared, not even minding when Speedy joined in when he came over along with Aqualad and Kid Flash. Starfire had said I looked adorable with no mask, which was the only thing that had ever really bothered me about having baby blue eyes.

But at the beginning, I had felt extremely alone and exposed, like I was finally naked for the first time in a room of my friends, getting ready to go swimming and ending up all being naked, getting dressed in swim wear. But this was no swim team, this was a team of highly trained and powerful superheroes. I had been so scared of being exposed at first, I had hidden that part of, the Robin part, away, and became Dick Grayson for awhile. I had been shy, timid, weary and overall extremely depressed. However, I had overcame it after only a short month. But now... its starting all over again.

I hear Raven cough, calling me back to the present. "You realize we know your identities as well, right?" She points out. "If you even think about spreading his identity, we'll both just turn you in as a thank you present."

"Well, then I guess we've reached a stalemate." Red announces. "In return for not spreading your identity like wildfire through the criminal underground... you stay here, with me. And also... you have to be my boyfriend."

"Wait, what?" Jinx asks, staring with wide eyes at Red. "Why would you want to date him?"

"I take offense in that." I say angrily, but no one hears me, or they just ignore me, whatever helps me sleep at night I guess. "And what makes you think I'll just accept that, who says I like you in that way?"

Red smirks. "Are you saying that you want your identity to be sent through Gotham? I mean, it would be a shame if Bruce Wayne got injured somehow by a supervillain, all because you refused to date me." The way he says it, its obvious how he plans to let Bruce get hurt, but he acts rather nonchalant about it all.

I glare with all might at Red. "... fine. I'll fulfill your messed up fantasy of dating me in some sort of fairy tale adventure or whatever, but I'm not going to enjoy this." "Yes you will." I hear myself whisper in my mind, i kindly tell that voice who said it to fuck on off to the depths of Hell.

"Perfect!" Red cheers. "We'll keep your ID secret and you and I date, this is going to be a great roommate-ship after all! And here I was worrying about slipping about my thief stuff when all along you were just a little bird without his mask."

"Yes, fascinating." I say in a draw, glaring still at the tall red head.

Red suddenly stops and stares at my belly, straight at the tattoo. "Dude... whats with the tattoo of pregnancy or whatever?"

"Oh... that. Well... its a long story, I suggest you all sit down for this..." I say, taking a deep breath before, for the second time this day, explain whats brought me to Jump. But now... I'm adding the symbol shit.

~Third Planet~

Preview For Next Chapter: Now that Red X has forced Robin into dating him, the red head decides to treat his new lover/roommate/archenemy to a romantic date for two. However, as the date goes on and tensions die down, Robin begins to question who he is and why he has to hate Red X.

A/N: I liked this chapter, finally, we have Red and Robin dating! This will end perfectly, I just know it! Please R&R!

~Supercasey.