"Break it up, Lovebirds," Sara announced as she walked into Rip's office, "Nate did a little research and it looks like the only way to destroy the spear is with the blood of Christ…"
Before Sara could continue, Rip stood, gently lifting Addison to her feet at the same time, and said, "That's impossible. Christ died over 2000 years ago and we can not go back to that time period because there are certain moments in history that can't be touched for they are so very fragile," he explained.
Sara nodded, "No worries. While you two were in here canoodling, Nate found a link to Sir Gawain and apparently he kept a tiny vial which we might find in WWII. So, buckle up because we are headed to the battle field to find some soldier named J.R. Tolkien."
"The author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit?" Addison said with a look of surprise.
Sara shrugged her shoulders as she walked out of Rip's office leaving the two of them alone once more.
"Did she seem unhappy with the fact that we are an us?" Addison asked as she looked at Rip, reaching for his hand.
Rip shook his head, "I am quite sure she just finds it inappropriate being that the stakes are so high right now. She'll ease up once we take care of the spear and stop the Legion. Are you ready to go to the bridge?" he asked, holding her hand in his own.
Addison nodded as she moved closer to him and grasped her face for a moment so she could pull it down and place a gentle kiss on his lips.
The two joined the rest of the team on the bridge and everyone strapped in for the journey back in time. As the time stream around them faded into an actual world again, Addison felt her stomach dropped in a way it never had before. The Waverider came to a halt and Addison loosened her buckle in hopes to run for it but she wasn't fast enough as she leaned forward and threw up on the ground causing half of the team to frown in disgust and the other half to move towards her in concern.
Addison finished and sat back up, embarrassed. Rip placed his hand on her shoulder, "Are you alright?"
She nodded, "I told you, I think we've just done too many time jumps in the last few days. Let's go get into our war clothes," she changed the subject.
Martin shook his head as he walked over to Addison and Rip, "I think you should sit this one out and let Gideon give you a scan. You can't be out there in this state," Martin stated simply.
Rip nodded, "I agree with Dr. Stein. You need to rest. I'll walk you down there and we'll be back before you know it. Deal?"
Addison rolled her eyes, "Do I have a choice?"
Rip shook his head as he stood and reached down to help her. Addison wrapped her arm around his waist as he helped her to the med bay, followed closely by Martin.
Rip turned to Martin once he had her laid down and comfortable, "Will you stay here with her?"
Martin nodded as Rip placed a quick kiss on her forehead, "I'll be back soon, Love."
Addison nodded as Martin moved closer and spoke, "Gideon, will you please do a full work up of Addison, please?"
"Of course," Gideon replied as the trio fell silent while Gideon worked.
Addison laid there, in her mind she was growing impatient and wanting to get back to the action with her team. After what felt like an eternity had passed, Gideon spoke, "I am finished. Addison is pregnant and therefore, her body is reacting much more severely to the time travel then it normally would. I can treat that symptom and she will be as good as new."
Addison sat up in the chair and looked at Martin with panic in her eyes and she could see it matched in his own, "This is not happening," she whispered, afraid of all the possibilities and messes this news could cause.
"Either myself or Rip is the father of your child," Martin stated, taking in the news that in the last six months he could become a father twice.
Addison swallowed before she spoke, "Actually, Harrison Wells is also a candidate."
Martin turned back and looked angry, "Are you serious? You slept with three different men in a close enough span that you have no idea who if fathering the child you're carrying?"
"I was feeling pretty badly for what I had done to you and Rip was still evil and when I got to Central City, Harry was there. He and I were a thing before I left and came on this mission. It was goodbye sex because he was going back to Earth 2 again. I'm sorry that in your eyes, I'm a big slut now," she stated, turning away not wanting to see he judgement in his eyes again.
Marin felt instantly bad for how he'd reacted so he turned and walked over to her, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder, "I'm sorry. I am merely surprised and I don't handle news like this very well. Gideon, can you find out who the Father is?" he asked, turning his attention to Gideon to attempt to help.
Addison was silent as she awaited Gideon's response thinking over the faces of the other two potential Fathers. Would Rip even want a child since he'd lost his son to Vandal Savage or would he always feel guilty for loving another child? Her mind was swept up in anxiety as she heard Gideon respond to Martin's question.
"I can figure out the DNA belonging to the baby," she began, "As long as it's yours or Captain Hunter's. I don't have the other man's DNA in my system but if neither is a match, you shall have your answer. In order to do this test, I must put Addison into a deep sleep. It could take minutes or a few days."
"Days?" Addison replied, "We're literally in the middle of a war! What are the chances that it takes that long?"
"It most likely will because you are very early in your pregnancy but it will put your mind at ease," she responded calmly, "Would you like me to begin?"
Martin looked at Addison, "Will you be able to keep your mind on work until you know?"
Addison shook her head, "Ok, Gideon. Put me under," she began before looking at Martin, "Will you tell Rip what's going on if he returns and I'm still asleep?"
Martin nodded as Addison watched the world around her fade to black.
Addison was out immediately and she had no recollection of the passing time as she was completely gone in something even deeper then the deepest slumber. Finally, she felt her eyelids raise as she took in the medbay around her. She opened her eyes fully to see Martin and Rip by her side.
"How long was I out?" she asked, her voice hoarse from the amount of time she'd gone without speaking.
Rip smiled as he saw her eyes open, "You've been asleep long enough that would not believe everything we've been through since Gideon put you to sleep but the good news is, we won."
Addison managed a small smile, hoping after Gideon revealed the results of her test Rip would still smile at her like he was.
"Gideon, did you get the answer from your test?" Addison asked, clearing her throat again.
"Yes," Gideon began but Rip interrupted her.
"One moment, Gideon," he stated, "Addison, I need to tell you something first because I want you to know exactly how I feel before we know the truth. When Martin told me, I was upset. I wanted to go to Earth 2 and punch Harrison Wells in the face with all my strength but then we went through an event that I can't even explain and it taught me that I love you and no matter what Gideon says next, I will be here and we will raise this child together."
Addison had to hold back the tears that threatened to escape at Rip's speech, "That means a lot to me, Rip. I was really worried you'd be upset with me and even more worried you wouldn't want another family."
"Nonsense," he replied as he leaned down and placed his lips against her forehead.
Martin was feeling less patient with the results as he spoke, "Gideon, please tell us the results."
"Yes Dr," she began, "Addison's case is quite peculiar and I have to believe that it is partly do to the mutation in her genes. I was originally curious about the strength of her symptoms because she is only 4 weeks along but after I ran the DNA tests, the answer was clear. Addison is expecting three babies and they are each in their own amniotic sac. Each of you match one of the babies but one is unidentifiable," she explained.
"She's having triplets?" Martin asked, his face showing the shock that all three of them felt.
"No," Gideon replied, "She is having three completely individual babies. It is up to you how you handle this news."
Addison sat up, in shock, "What does this even mean? I am having three men's babies at the same time? Rip, what do we do? Martin…." she was overwhelmed and had no idea what she was supposed to say, do or feel.
Rip rubbed his hand down her back, comfortingly, "It's ok. There is a little more to figure out but we can still be together. We don't have to make all the decision today."
Martin had moved closer at the insanity of the news, "I agree. Addison, take a deep breath. You have the rest of the pregnancy to decide what to do with the babies. You can raise them all as if they were Rip's if you choose to."
"You'd give up your child?" Addison asked, her face showing the surprise his words had caused.
Martin nodded, "I am too old to raise a baby. I'm here and I'll get to see the child but I have no space in my already complicated life for another human."
"I was actually thinking of leaving the ship," Rip announced, "And this might be just the catalyst we needed. You certainly can't function on this ship carrying three babies. You will more than likely be put on bedrest by the midway point. Would you want to take a leave from the ship and live a quiet life for a while? At least until you deliver these babies?" he asked, his tone soft as he placed a hand gingerly on her abdomen as if it was a delicate antique.
Addison looked at him, her eyes filling with tears due to a mixture of joy at his words and fear at where her life was about to lead, "We have to make one stop on Earth 2 with the help of my friends in Central City first but then I would love to have what you're describing."
Rip smiled as he nodded and grasped her face in his hands, "Of course. Wells deserves to know. I hadn't even thought of that. Rest here and I will tell Sara our plans. Martin, keep an eye on her for me while I run for a moment?" he asked, already protective.
Rip hadn't expected to be in this stage of a relationship with Addison this early but they lived in a different world where things like this were just par for the course, he thought as he walked through halls of the Waverider to gather their things and tell Sara. He wanted to avoid a big goodbye especially with Addison's news.
Martin looked at Addison once they were alone, "You're going to do great at this."
"At what?" she asked, "Living off of the ship?"
Martin smiled as he let out a very soft laugh, "No, at being a Mother. You are a natural. You are already a Mom to this team. Sara may be the Captain but you are also a very important member of this team and I do hope the two of you, well five of you, come back someday."
Addison pulled herself off the bed and wrapped her arms around Martin's middle in a tight hug, "You can't get rid of me that easily. Thank you for being such a good friend during my time on this ship. I don't know if I could've gotten through the last six months without you. You are my rock," she admitted as she let him go.
Martin smiled once more, "You should take a seat."
Addison shook her head, "I've literally been laying down for days. I need to stretch my legs."
Moments later, Rip walked back in, "Sara gave us the jump ship and I gathered our things. Are you ready?" he asked as he reached out his hand to her.
Addison took a deep breath as she took his hand and looked back at Martin and mouthed, "Goodbye."
Rip took her with him and they boarded the jumpship to head to Central City. Rip wanted to get the one daunting task on their list out of the way so he could start his life with her as he'd imagined it before everything went terribly wrong a little over six months earlier.
"Are we gonna get real jobs and buy a house like regular people?" she asked as she watched him pilot the ship.
Rip smiled, "We will have as normal of a life as is possible for a former Time Master and a mutant with super strength. Are you really ok with a quieter life?" he asked, his tone slightly timid as he asked the question.
Addison smiled as she reached across and grasped his hand, "As long as I'm with you, I'm good. It's what I've wanted since the first time you walked into Jitters and interrupted my afternoon coffee pity party with an invitation to this crazy life I've been living."
Rip smiled in reply as he pulled the jump ship in to land and as they saw Central City come into view, everything looked normal.
The ship stopped in a hidden forest of trees as Rip turned and smiled at her, "Do you want to live here?"
"I do have a weakness for this crazy little city," she replied as she watched him stand.
"Give me a moment to shut all of the systems down, Dear," he said as he disappeared behind their seats.
Addison smiled to herself as she stared out the window into the trees until her face contorted into a look of shock for the millionth time it seemed that day.
"Rip?" she called out to him, her voice filled with concern which caused him to panic.
He rushed back to her side, "Is everything alright?" he asked as he placed his hand on her shoulder, his voice filled with a sudden worry for her and the three lives inside of her.
"I'm fine, Babe," she replied as she pointed out the window to draw his attention to the large Triceratops wandering through modern day Central City, "What did we do to win the war with the Legion?" she questioned.
The End