Summary: Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, decided to take a break. She claims for college and education, but others think against it. She disappeared, she went so far as to cover her steps. Hacking into computers and trying to get people not to find her. The question is why? What does it have to do with four little feet and pollen? What makes this pollen so dangerous, that it caused Batgirl to go into hiding?

Author Note: My first multi-chapter fic. Read and Review please! I do not own Young Justice!

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Recognized Batgirl B16

Confused voices erupted in the mountain as heads turned to the new arrival. "Batgirl!" M'gaan screamed flying to the female bat, crushing her in a hug. "It's been so long!" The other ladies on the team excitedly followed Miss Martian.

"It's been a while,"Artemis said as she hugged Batgirl.

"It really has been," the redhead replied with a soft smile before being interrupted by Batman clearing his throat. That was when Batgirl noticed that almost all of the Young Justice team and Justice Leaguers were in the room. It felt so strange for her to be back.

As the girls walked back to the center of the room, Batgirl felt that things looked the same. Still the same, yet somehow a little different. She chuckled a little. Did the zeta-tubes always take that long to power down?

"Batgirl," Batman said with a nod.

"Batman," she greeted back.

"BG," Nightwing and Robin came up to her. "Long time no see," Nightwing said with a smirk. She gave them a small smile, but Nightwing saw something shift in her eyes. It was strange, but he couldn't place it.

She turned back to Batman, "I'm sorry I'm late. Thank you for gathering everybody."

"Wait, Batgirl, you called this meeting?" She nodded and went to stand next to Batman.

"I'm sure Batman must have informed you all about this gathering. A while ago, Batman contacted me about Poison Ivy."

"Ivy? Didn't we put her in Arkham after one of your last missions with us before you went on that break?" Robin asked, catching himself from saying anything about her 'abandoning' the team.

"That mission was five years ago, wasn't it?" M'gaan shifted her weight.

"We didn't find anything. All we did was turn her into the police," Cassie added.

"Back then, we didn't. During the mission, we all split up into three different groups. Alpha went straight in, Beta through the back, and the last squad stayed outside for back up," Batgirl started to explain.

"Yeah. You were a part of Beta along with me and Robin," Nightwing's hand moved to his chin in thought.

"The only things we found in the back were more plants," Robin crossed his arms.

"True, but while we were there, we did manage to get a sample of a plant. This sample had the fertilizer and the pollen along with it," Batgirl tried to keep explaining, but was interrupted again by the speedster from the future.

"So? It's pollen, every plant has pollen and fertilizer."

"I agree with Bart, I don't see any need for this meeting," Superboy hmphed, looking bored out of his mind.

"Batgirl," Batman said, "continue."

"It's not just about the pollen, it's what the pollen can do." Everybody looked confused. Batgirl went up to the computer and pulled up pictures from the mission from so many years ago. She stopped at a picture Robin had taken of a bunch of plants. "This isn't normal pollen."

"None of Ivy's pollens are normal," Nightwing inserted.

"After some research, I found out that when a human inhales this pollen, it mixes into their bloodstream increasing one's hormones." Everybody still seemed confused, but leaned in as she continued. "Including sexual." The younger members blushed a little. Batgirl knew she was getting to the point a lot faster than she should have, but she also knew she had to get home quick. "Thus increasing pregnancies."

"Okay? What's wrong with that?" Flash raised an eyebrow.

Batgirl let out a silent sigh. "If this pollen gets let out into cities, it can cause major problems. Not only can it ruin relationships, but also shift the population." She bit her lip. "But that's not the worst part though." She zoomed into the plants. "It's the actual child that would be born. After clouding the victims minds, the pollen is still in the bloodstream when 'certain things' happen. Meaning that the pollen gets mixed into the baby's bloodstream as well. Somehow the pollen enhances factors in the baby's DNA. Not only does the baby obtain genes from the parents, but the genes, physical abilities, and emotions, become twice as strong, give or take a few errors." This seemed to catch everybody's attention. "For example, think of any type of sport. Say one parent played on their college soccer team, their child will most likely play at a professional level by the time they're in high school. But what if both parents are amazing at the sport? The child would be an expert, potentially surpassing world cup players. Expected to be five times better at it than both parents, possibly even combined."

"Cool," Bart actually looked excited about the child.

"In some cases sure, but in many others, no," Batgirl replied hesitantly.

"What do you mean?" Beast Boy asked.

"Well, say for example Joker and Harley Quinn. They have an on-again, off-again relationship. If they had a child..."

"Joker would never let that happen," Robin's face scrunched up, trying to understand what the redhead was saying.

"True, but if he knew about the enhancements in the child, there is a high chance he would take advantage of the situation. I'm only using him as an example, Rob." BG bit her lip again. "Okay, so, Joker is extremely crazy and so is Harley. Put the two together, and you will create a child who will be five times as crazy and would most likely kill anybody they see. Plus the child would most likely kill their own parents." More people started to catch onto what Batgirl was saying. "Now, say this happens with two people in the league or the team, this will most likely ruin friendships. It will also create an extremely powerful child. With all the enhancing and things, the child will be harder to control and watch over. And without control, it would be easy to 'cross the line'."

"'Cross the line?'" Jamie pipped up.

"Meaning to kill someone," Robin clarified.

"Okay, I get some of it now, but," Artemis's gaze fell on Batgirl, "why do you know all of this information?"

"What do you mean, Artemis?" M'gaan asked.

"You obviously can't find all this information from researching. It seems like it was given by someone. Unless, Batgirl..." Artemis let the name fall into a whisper, as everybody heard crackles of laughter from above.

Batgirl's eyes widened as the team moved into a defensive position. This is not good. If they were to pop out, the whole team would attack. She hid a smile, though, they do have interesting timing.

And that was almost exactly what happened. The team's eyes sharpened on the shadows as they saw two figures rush through the darkness. The team stayed on the defense facing the darkened area, not taking in their surroundings. They probably assumed someone next to them had that covered. Honestly, a rookie mistake. It was your classic ambulance situation. Everyone assumes that someone else will call 911.

Batgirl noticed this. To save them she had to do something. She quietly pulls out her gas pellets and rolls them into the darkness. Nightwing, however, sees it all happen. The female redhead's feet move on their own as they rush into the black to grab the troublemakers. The gas pellets explode, sending confetti and smoke into the air. Nightwing's eyes widen. Team members were coughing and trying to get a hold of their surroundings as the wispy clouds started to clear out.

"M'gaan!" Nightwing called out. With a motion of her hand, M'gaan mentally picked up the figures that were in the confetti and gas, pushing them up against the wall. "M'gaan, don't let them go no matter what."

Up against the solid rocks were three figures, including Batgirl. Next to her were two children, one boy and one girl, both no older than five. Honestly, they almost looked doll-like. The children were wearing domino eye masks and hoods to hide their hair and eyes. Batgirl blinked a few times and shook her head trying to get rid of the dizziness.

"Barbara?" M'gaan asked.

"Keep her there M'gaan, we don't know what's going on," Nightwing cautiously moved forward.

Batgirl blinked a few times more. Her eyes widened. She looked to her right and saw nothing, then to her left. The children were being held up against the wall with her, but both seemed to be knocked out. M'gaan must have thought that the intruders were bigger and put more force into it. Batgirl started squirming. She kept her face straight and emotionless, but tried to reach out to them. She had to see if they were still breathing. Their lack of motion alarmed the female. Her eyes whipped back to M'gaan. The team could see multiple emotions run through them.

The female bat took a deep breath, "M'gaan, please, slowly put them on the ground." Megan stared into Batgirl's eyes. The white martian could feel so many emotions rolling off of her close friend. "Please, M'gaan." M'gaan nodded and did as she was told. The children were put gently on the ground.

Black Canary made the first move with Green Arrow following her. She picked up the girl and checked to make sure she was alright. Green Arrow did the same with the boy. Canary and Arrow looked at each other then back to Barbara. "They're alright, it seems as if they only passed out in shock," Canary cradled the little girl in her arms. Batgirl let out a breath she didn't know she was holding.

"Yeah, from the looks of it though, it seemed as if they were trained to take a hit from a wall. They moved their heads in a way that would minimize the chance to get a concussion," Green Arrow added while getting up with the boy still in his arms. He shifted his hand to the boy's mask.

"Stop! Please don't," Batgirl whispered the last part. Green Arrow looked at the bat, then dropped his hand.

Everybody was quiet, and looked between the children and Batgirl. Batgirl's worried eyes were locked on the kids. Some of the members walked up to Canary and Arrow to get a better look. M'gaan was about to put Batgirl down when Nightwing put his arm out to stop her. "No, don't put her down yet." Nightwing looked at the redhead on the wall, "she might try to escape without explaining anything." Batgirl ignored Nightwing. At the moment her mind was preoccupied with other thoughts.

"Batgirl, who are they?" Beast Boy asked. Everybody looked up at the female bat, waiting to hear.

"Well, they are clearly children," she stated bluntly.

"Umm, but..."

"Wait," everybody looked towards Artemis, "wait. Thinking back to what you said. You know a whole lot of information about the pollen..." Now they all listen. Barbara smiled softly.

"You come back once we hear about Ivy again..." Robin added.

"It's been five years since you left, and the kids look..." Artemis's sentence trailed off.

"Like they are four or five," Nightwing finished while staring at Batgirl, whose gaze had shifted to him. The redhead said nothing, but she did notice movement from the corner of her eye. She looked at the little girl who was about to wake up. The other members followed her line of sight.

The little girl opened her eyes and blinked a few times. She let out a yawn and rubbed the sleep/shock, out of her eyes. That's when she realized she was in someone's arms. She looked at the person who was carrying her, and stared into Canary's eyes. Canary saw that the girl was a little shocked and confused. The little girl's confused, watered eyes shifted around looking for something until her eyes landed on Batgirl. She opened her mouth, but before she could speak, Batgirl beat her to it. "Shhh… we're all calm here. You should know all these people, and how friendly they can be. No one is going to hurt you or me. Okay?" That seemed to pacify the girl, but she was still confused.

"But, mommy," the air was sucked from the room, "they have you pinned up against a wall. I… I don't think that's what friends do?" Barbara opened her mouth to answer, but in honesty, she wasn't too sure how to respond. The members in the room started whispering, getting louder with each word.

"Seriously, who are they!?" Bart shouted. Wrong move. The little boy opened his eyes, jumped out of the arms carrying him, and knocked Arrow to the ground. He ran over to Canary and slightly shoved her off balance. Canary's grip on the girl loosened, thus making it easier for the boy to grab the little girl. He then protectively pushed the girl behind him, grabbed something from his pockets, and started backing up.

"Stop right there." That voice made him pause dead in his tracks. He looked up at the wall. Eyes widened in recognition. "Didn't I tell you guys to stay with Agent A? Why on earth would you follow me here? You guys know the whole situation." They didn't answer. It actually looked like they were trying to shrink away. Barbara let out a sigh, "we can talk about it later then."

Batgirl almost forgot that they had an audience watching them. She let out another sigh and looked at the rest of the team. "M'gaan, would you mind letting me down, please." Nightwing didn't stop the martian as she let Batgirl fall to the ground.

The female bat landed perfectly. The team could hear the redhead mumbling under her breath with each step towards the children, "first you switch my gas pellets to your confetti ones, then you run away from Agent A, break into the cave's security to get access to the zeta-tubes, and cause this whole mess." Batgirl shook her head once she got closer to them.

She bent down on her knees, causing her to be eye level with the kids. Her eyes softened, "are you guys okay?" They nodded, "good, then let's go." She stood up and motioned them to follow her. When they didn't, Batgirl went back, picked the girl up, and grabbed the boy's hand. Together they headed towards the zeta-tubes. "I apologize about this Batman, but I gave you all the information I could at the moment. And I gave you reasons why this mission should be a priority. You can decide the next move, but for now I need to go. You know how to contact me. I'm sure I'll see you all around." And with that last note, Batgirl pushed some buttons outside the zeta-tubes allowing the trio to walk through the tubes together.

Recognized Batgirl B16, Guest 1, Guest 2

Everybody stared after them, with thoughts of what Batgirl has gone through in the past five years. "What just happened?" Nightwing asked both teams, voicing the question that was on many minds.

Edit Sept. 7th 2017

New Edit March 31, 2020