Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans.

"This" means that they're speaking in Tamaran and its use for whispering; you'll know the difference, and this is when they're thinking/their POV.

Hey, guys– I'm sorry for the Very Long wait. Here's chapter seven. Hopefully, nobody has lost interest.

So let's review: Komand'r and Ryand'r are in Jump City, everybody knows Mari is Richard's daughter, and Kori was injected with a toxic. Thank you for all the reviews. Enjoy. :)

Your Reason Why

Chapter 7 – Bruises

"What do the results say?" Richard asked quietly.

"Richard, she is your daughter..." He said nothing. "Richard?" asked Victor.

"I have to go." Running a hand through his black hair, he headed for the door. Raven and Garfield stood up.

"Where are you going?" Vic asked. Raven and Gar following closed behind.

"I don't know. I need to leave. I have to think." Richard ran out of Victor's apartment, disappearing into the night.

"What about Mar'i?" Garfield asked, as they returned to where she slept.

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She can't be my daughter. She can't…

Closing his eyes in frustration, Nightwing stood up from his kneeling position. He ran his hand through his hair for what seemed the hundredth time. Giving off a gravitated sigh, he moved on to the next rooftop. He needed to hit someone.

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Blackfire landed gracefully on top of Titans Tower. Opening the now broken door, she entered the building tiredly. Heading straight for the old couch, she collapsed on it wanting to drift to sleep.

"Good, you're finally back." stated Ryand'r. Blackfire immediately sat up.

"Did you find anything?"

"No and guess that means you didn't either. You know, I said sundown not close to sunrise. Couldn't stop searching?" He sat down next to his older sister, wishing he could just sleep.

"No."

"Neither could I... I ran into a lot of crime."

"Same here. Think she's safe?"

"I hope so… If you don't mind me asking, why where you going through the Titans' things?" he asked, lazily referring to the scattered opened boxes.

"I was hoping to find where the Clorbag Varblenelk lives. See if Mar'i went there. No luck." Giving a tired sigh, Blackfire laid back down on the couch. Ryand'r moved to the floor to give her sister more room and both fell asleep.

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Mar'i fluttered her eyes opened. Looking around her surroundings, she saw Raven asleep on a couch beside her, a sleeping green dog below her, and Victor on the far end of the couch next to Raven. Wondering where Garfield was, she quietly flew of the couch and landed in the halls towards the bedrooms. She walked toward the nearest bedroom and looked inside.

Just an empty bed, a flat screen, a closet, a mirror, and other furniture were located inside. Mariand'r walked toward the mirror and saw her stained cheeks. She reached to wipe them off but they still remained. Looking down at her dress, she decided she needed a new one. After an attempt to fix her hair, she came across the bandages on her head. Remembering everything that had happened, she realized that Robin no-longer-Gotham was back at her grandpa's castle.

After peering inside every room and finding it empty with no signs of her dad, an image of a homemade fresh-squeezed Glorg filled her mind and realized she starving. Going back to the living room, she found a window. Not wanting to be rude by waking up the others, she quietly opened it and flew through it. Perhaps her father had gone to visit her grandfather.

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A quite beeping filled the room. Peaceful breathing continued alongside the beeping and low voices were heard just outside the room. Koriand'r was asleep on the long, wide bed. Her color had returned to her skin and her hair looked a little brighter than it was just a few hours ago.

"Mar'i…" she whispered. Turning her head away from the beeping machine, she tightened her fist and threw a weak, awkward punch at the air. "Koma, be alert …" she raised her voice.

She started stirring and turning on the bed. Kori weakly kicked the air, hit, and screamed nonsense at it too. Each attack and yell became more strong and violent. The blankets and pillows were thrown at the ground. Galfore and the doctor rushed inside the room and ran to Koriand'r. She continued to scream in pain and yell curses as well.

"Restrain her!" ordered the doctor as he reached into his case. Galfore tried to grab Kori by the arms and told her everything would be over soon, while Kori continued to yell, kick, and cringe; her eyes still closed.

The doctor had a needle in his right hand and he took hold of Kori's arm with the other. At this Koriand'r became more violent. Screaming, she kicked the doctor toward the wall, knocking the needle out of his hand.

"Let go!" she yelled. Galfore was still struggling.

Panting, Kori summoned a starbolt but all she released was a weak green glow. Her eyes snapped right open and she let out a painful scream. Galfore could no longer hold on. The doctor stood up, took the needle and thrust it hard into Kori's arm.

The screaming stopped and her body relaxed. Her heart rate and breathing returned back to normal. The doctor threw the needle on top of a nearby table and looked at Galfore. A sad and worry look formed on the emperor's face. Without saying a word, they slowly headed out the room.

All that was heard now was the peaceful breathing from the sleeping alien and the quite beeping of the machine…

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Bruce Wayne walked into his study and saw a sleeping Richard sitting on his chair. He set his things down on the desk and walked around it. He put his hand on Richard's shoulder and shook him awake. Richard let out a groan and looked up at Bruce.

"Did you sleep here all night?" asked Bruce concerned.

"No…" answered Richard sleepily. "Just about two hours." He stood up from the chair and stretched. "Aren't you heading to work?" he asked.

"I just came to get some files from my desk. May I ask what happened last night?"

"Nightwing stayed up late." said Richard like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"I meant what happened with Mar'i." stated Bruce.

"Oh. I don't know." Bruce raised an eyebrow. "I mean, I don't think– I can't believe– I'm–" Richard gave an aggravated sigh. "I'm her father, Bruce." He looked away.

"I see. Well, what do you plan to do?"

"There's one more thing…Kori is dead." Richard looked at Bruce to see his reaction. Bruce kept his emotions under control while he must've looked like a mess. Richard ran his hand through his dirty hair. "I'm not ready. I don't think I can raise a daughter. I don't know…" They stayed silent for a moment.

"She is…your responsibility."

"I know."

"I'll be here." Richard looked up and half-smiled. Bruce gave a nod. The doors to the room opened. It was Alfred.

"Mater Richard, you have a visitor…"

Finally, Richard has accepted that Mar'i is his daughter so now the father/daughter bonding can begin but what is happening to Kori? Hopefully, my writing is getting better. And it won't take me a thousand years to update the next chapter. Now motivate the author and Review.

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