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Bree-2006

AN: eh, summer break.

Edited 1/28/2009

She awed. 'Simply amazing!' the lights, the sounds, and even the smell was as though she had stepped into another world.

The Headquarters of the Justice League…

Koriand'r, Princess of Tamaran, wife of Richard Grayson, soon to be mother…didn't even know what to think…

"Kori, lets go." she looked to her husband, not even realizing she had fallen behind. He placed out his hand, motioning her to walk with him, she grabbed it.

Raven, BB and Cyborg walked ahead and Kori was glad to have them around. Bruce had undoubtedly invited them for the briefing before they would be sent back to earth to help calm the public. She was happy for that.

Raven and BB seemed to be exactly how she remembered. Although Kori had to admit, BB had gained quite a beer belly.

Sadly Cyborg had hardly said a word. After Karen had contacted them it was as if he had completely shut himself down. Kori wondered if he would be any help to them and felt a tinge of sadness at the sight of her old friend. She kept walking forward eyes gleaming.

"I can not believe how wondrous this place is…" she chimed on, not taking her eyes off of the world in front of her. Richard smiled, he too was astonished by what he saw.

'I've never seen so many computers…'

The group marched on while people stared and people whispered.

…some weren't even people.

"Aahhh, Dick, nice to see you again!" Kori turned to her husband.

"Who is he?" she whispered softly, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. He chuckled.

"Superman." Kori's eyes widened in astonisment at the six-something foot man.

"How long has it been Dick, seven, eight years?" Dick grinned.

"Try ten." Kori hit his arm playfully, warning him about his sarcasm. She threw out her hand.

"Hello Mr. Superman, I am Kori and I am pleased to finally meet you." smiling gently, he grabbed it, softly kissing the back.

"I didn't expect such a beautiful woman, and please, call me Clark." Dick rolled his eye.

"Back off Clark, she's mine." he barked jealously. Kori giggled. Not knowing if her husband was pretending or not. The placed a hand on her stomach and frowned.

"Mr. Clark, where perhaps is the restroom?" she asked naively. He smiled causing Kori to blush slightly.

'he is a very handsome man, but we shall try to keep our opinion to ourselves now wont we…'

"Down the hallway, last door on the right, and Dick, we should head to the observation deck. We plan to make contact with Tamaran's leader in the next seventy-two hours. I'll have someone bring Kori up when she's finished." Dick nodded. And they went their separate ways.

Dick smiled as his wife went off in search of a bathroom.

Once they reached the deck he was surprised at what he saw.

Dick looked at the Fifteen by fifteen foot screen in front of him. Hanging from a wall.

"So this is where we'll make contact?" he asked walking towards it, pressing his fingers along its tough almost cloth-like material. Clark nodded.

"I have a man working on that now, we want Kori to do most of the talking, but we'll be right beside her incase we need to butt in with something." Dick agreed.

Kori had finally made her way down the hall and to the deck. A bright smile adorned her face and Richard could only imagine why.

"I saw our room Richard and it is wondrous!" he laughed

"Oh this is going to be fun!" she chimed. He didn't bother correcting her. Simply happy to see a smile on her face.

"Well then I guess I should make good use of this room. I'm tired, I'm going to go take a nap" he kissed his wife softly, excusing himself and making his way to the room.

"I'm Wally West, the Flash!"

Kori was floored. So many people that she was going to need to remember…

Wally West, The Flash

Hal Jordan, The Green Lantern

Clark Kent, Superman

J'onn J'onzz, The Martian Manhunter

Arthur Curry, Aquaman.

And those were JUST the important ones.

"Bruce I am afraid I will not be able to remember all these names." the cape crusader chuckled.

"I don't expect you to." she giggled sweetly.

In the short time at JLHQ Kori had been introduced to many. Dick seemed passive, hiding inside their room for most of the day…

'goodness the room…'

She was surprised about the size, the bed itself being bigger then her bedroom back at home…if she wasn't so curious she's be down the hall in her room too.

Barry cleared his throat.

"So how far along are you?" Kori smiled. As she rubbed her stomach. "Nearly six months."

"I'm shocked, never thought Dick would settle down." she raised an eyebrow.

"Really, what makes you say that?" scrunching his nose he ran his fingers through his hair.

"Well he's had his fair share of women." Kori's eyes budged.

"Really? Like who may I ask?"

"Batgirl, Huntress, some chick he met at a bar…"

"What!" Barry laughed.

"I was kidding…" she sighed.

"About the chick at the bar…" Kori could strangle her new friend.

'I forgot how much I missed this…'

Nearly 3 days had passed since they had arrived at the Justice league headquarters. In less than twelve hours they would make contact with the leader of Tamaran.

Kori seemed completely unbothered.

Richard on the other hand was more nervous than he had ever been in his life.

'More nervous then on your wedding day…'

"Richard?" her soft voice broke his thoughts.

"Yes?" he said without moving his eyes from the computer screen they were on. She frowned, hating to interrupt him.

"I wish to go meet with Blackfire on my own."

He had heard that wrong…he must of.

"No." it was simple.

"But…it will be best" he looked at her, a look that she hated.

'ohh no, he's angry…'

"I told you no. Its very important that we have other people there." she was taken aback.

"It is more dangerous to have many than to have one." Richard gripped the keyboard tightly. He didn't want to argue nor did he see any point in it.

He just got up and walked out of the room.

Kori stared at the doorway he had just walked through.

'Now, I am angry.'

The ticking of the clock. Loud, obnoxious, and frustrating.

She sat on the bed. Content in her thoughts. Dick had told her that they would be meeting with Blackfire today.

'What am I going to say?'

She wondered why they had let Blackfire be their leader again. They must have been incredulously stupid. After all, wasn't she still branded a traitor? She glanced back at the clock.

'11:23am' 37 minutes until the inevitable and she was in no way ready.

Now, she was nervous.

The door opened slowly. Her eyes moved to the floor. Her anger from earlier still present.

"We need to start going to the deck." Dick told her. She nodded slowly, holding back the tears. Her way of letting out the anger. He tried to stay composed for her, however he wanted nothing more than to hold her and tell her that everything would be ok. He knew there was much needed to be done and watched as she gathered herself.

"Yes. Let us go"

His heart was breaking at the sight of his wife. The last couple of days had been taking their toll on her emotions. Lately she wasn't her bubbly self and he was sure that he was the primary reason for it. Saying nothing more, he waited for her to stand up and move towards him. Standing at his side and with no words exchanged, they quietly left the room together.

They walked down the hall, into two separate elevators and passed numerous people, still they remained silent, a silence they both hated.

Just out of the elevators they made it to the deck. Kori stared at the huge screen.

'This is how I will speak to her? Oh, I wish all these people would just leave.'

"I've made contact! Bringing it up on the screen." Kori's swallowed the lump in her throat as the static cleared.

Her heart just about stopped…

'Ryand'r'

It couldn't be.

Her brother, her little brother, still just a child. The brother she has raised, the brother she had cared for as though he was her own.

"Ryand'r, where is Komand'r?…" his eyes surveyed his sister, landing on the one thing that was most obvious.

"Sister, you are with child?" her hands moved to her protruding belly.

"Yes, and you are answering for the leader of Tamaran?" he grinned devilishly. His red hair covering his green eyes.

"Not answering sister. I am the leader of Tamaran, and there are many things that we are to discuss." Kori gasped in shock.

"But Komand'r?-"

"Is with the Warlords in the prisons of Okaara." Kori shook her head profusely.

"I do not understand." Ryand'r laughed methodically.

"You always were a slow learner Koriand'r" Dick grinned angrily from behind, annoyed at the 'kid' on the screen. He turned to Kori, earning her gaze and urging her to push on.

"We are here for a reason. Do you wish to start Ryand'r, begin with why you threaten us?" Ryand'r motioned for a drink, his cronies setting one down beside him. Kori winced as he drank it. He slowly put the cup down, throwing his sister a frightening smile.

"Us? Sister I threaten not us, I threaten them. They need not to fear, it shall come quick." Tears had began to fall from her eyes at the indignant words that he had spoke. He was not her little brother anymore, and she was not going to treat him as such.

"Why do you say this Ryand'r we have done nothing to harm Tamaran, why must you harm us?" Ryand'r hung his head.

"You act as if though you are one of them." she pounded her fist into the desk in front of her, causing Ryand'r to grimace only slightly.

"I am! I live amongst them, they are wondrous beings and I shall never fear them. I love them, I am married to one and carry his child." with each word spoken her voice rose louder and louder. Richard moved towards her, being stopped by Clark. Ryand'r locked eyes with her.

"I fear them neither sister. They have a wondrous planet full of resources. Resources we can surely use." Kori shook her head in disgust.

"U have become petty brother, father would be appalled!" he smirked.

"Father would be proud, for I am the only child who has not become a traitor to Tamaran. …You have two earth days till we take what we wish. Do not get in our way or you too will be destroyed. Until then sister." She moved forward in anger but before she could speak the screen went blank.

Koriand'r let out a blood curdling scream…

"He is not my brother."

She ran to their room, ignoring the words of other. Richard continued to sit at the deck, not moving, not comprehending. He sat there for a few minutes, finally joining her in the room later.

She hadn't stopped crying. Dick sat with her, not knowing what to say, or what to do to console his wife. She was sobbing, he wasn't sure if she even had any more tears in her to cry.

"Star, look at me." she refused, continuing to sob.

"Please…" he begged. She refused to and he was left at his ropes end. Soon three hours had gone by. Three hours of pain watching the woman he loved so torn, so vulnerable.

"Kori, I…"

"I must stop him." She told him, eyes full of anger. Richard frowned as she sat up, eyes so red they could be on fire. Tear stains covering her cheeks.

"We will Kori, we will." she shook her head rapidly.

"No, I must stop him. He is my brother, I have caused this." Dick stared at her confusedly.

"You have nothing to do with this Kori. He's mad with power, we cant let him break us, break our planet. Please understand that…tell me you understand that." she didn't know what to believe.

"I understand…" she whispered. He didn't believe her answer. However, he grabbed her, holding her against him with as much love as he could pour into it. She once again sobbed, confident in his warm embrace.

"I'm sorry Richard, but he will not win this war."

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