Yes I updated rather fastly again because well, I had a revelation and then I thought of how to end the story, so I immediately of course had to write a lot. Expect the end of the story in 2-3 chapters.
Chapter 13
Sangela Or Tomothy?
They were in darkness once again. Brainiac had left momentarily, but warned he would be back soon to take the children. He was going to take the thing she loved most in the world, the thing that had gotten her through all the bad days in her life. She agreeing to Clark's plan would be a mistake, she knew it. But of course once a hero always a hero, everyone else had to come first before her feelings. Even some idiotic alien race she'd never even met before.
She had so much hatred inside of her. Hatred for Brainiac who was going to take Ira away and corrupt her. Hatred for the Xonians who didn't have the power to fight off the Gordainians by themselves. Hatred for the Gordainians who couldn't just leave everyone alone and stop their God-awful war with everyone. Hatred for Clark who convinced her to come and leave Ira. She even felt hatred for John, he would never know his daughter, she used to want it that way, but now that the choice was taking from her, she of course wanted the unavailable option.
So here they sat, in the dimness of the cold metal ship, speeding billions of light years away from any planet any of them had ever known. She felt so alone already, even though she embraced Ira in her arms tighter than ever, and Diana was only a few feet away mimicking her actions with Ethanial. Shayera knew better though, in seconds Brainiac would come and take their children away. Then he would separate her and Diana to make their stay here as lousy as possible.
"Diana," she thought as he leaned her head against Ira's, "Poor Diana, she's only got about a week here. The baby she's been carrying for nine months will be snatched from her before she can even hold it.
A silent tear slid down Shayera's cheek. It dropped to Ira's hand, which stunned her. "Mommy are you crying?" she asked, because this was the first time she'd ever seen her mom in this emotional state. This made Shay cry harder, she held Ira closer and placed a kiss a top her head.
Wally sat across from John. They were in the back room of the ship. J'onn and Clark were piloting the aircraft, and Bruce just paced back and forth mumbling words of incoherency.
John sat across from Wally glaring. Wally started to shift because he was feeling uncomfortable. Finally he mustered up the courage to ask Green Lantern, "WHAT!"
"You were there for Shay?" John responded.
"With the baby, yeah."
"But you were told specifically not to associate with her, or severe consequences would be given." John remembered.
"Yeah and she was an outcasted alien who just received a verbal beating from her loved boyfriend and a seriously physical beating from her ex-fiancé. I wasn't going to leave her to starve in the streets. Besides I didn't know about Ira until she was a couple months along."
"My daughters name is Ira?" he asked cracking a smile from his gloomy face.
"Yeah, we thought she was a boy. Actually I thought she was a boy, but man she proved me wrong on that one," Wally chuckled.
"When is her birthday?" Lantern asked trying to bone up on the facts about his daughter.
"May 10th, she was born at 7:52pm and she'll be four this year."
Lantern smiled, "What were her first words?"
"Well of course 'Momma', but then I taught her how to say 'Unka Waee'"
"Why didn't anyone tell me?" he asked finally holding his head in his hands.
"We were all afraid you'd hurt one of them, you weren't really that stable after the incident, and they seemed to be getting along fine."
"All I ever wanted," John had to stop and swallow tears, "All I wanted was Shayera and I to have a family together. Even after Katar came, I just wanted to be with her. But I pushed her away because I was angry."
"Well if it's any conciliation to you, she had morning sickness and mood swings like everyday," John started laughing, "And she always waited until I came over."
"I'm glad you're uncle Wally," Lantern said graciously and grabbed his 'brother in a hug'. Wally smiled; it was finally all coming together.
"NO!" Ira screamed as much as she possibly could, she was flapping her tiny wings as fast as she could but all it was doing was tiring her out. "No I don't want to go Momma." She reached out her hands to try to reach her mothers.
"I suggest young one that you silence yourself now, for the good of your well being."
Ira looked at the robot with big glassy eyes, filling with tears, "I love you momma."
"I love you too Ira, and remember I promise I'd be with you on your birthday! I'm not going to break it." Shayera was crying while she screamed it.
"Mom don't let this butt head take me away!"
"Sweetie, just obey him for now, Mommy's going to rescue you soon, I promise!" she screamed as her son was starting to disappear with the robot, "I love you!"
"I love you to mo..." but the door closed.
"What are we going to do now? We have to get them back," Shayera was wiping away her tears.
"That's easy for you to say, you got a good nine months here, I have a week. I can barley stand, I'm supposed to be on bed rest, and that monster took my son, my only son, whom I love more than the world," only now did Diana start to cry, "I was rebanished from Thymeiscara because of him," she chuckled.
Shay let out a little smile and let Diana continue, "Bruce and the League will come to save us, they have to, because if I loose this baby to that freak I'll never forgive myself, Bruce will never forgive me. He loves his children believe it or not, he is capable of loving. We even spent two hours one night just picking out names. Sangela if it's a girl and Tomothy if it's a boy."
"Don't worry Diana, we'll get out of this," she said as she comforted Diana, "Should we try to contact J'onn again?"
"We should've never stopped," Diana sniveled.
Brainiac then returned. "Please come with me, and don't cause me much trouble. You will both be placed on separate floors, so you shall not converse, and you children are in a different sector.
He dropped Shay of last. She room was like a prison, he locked the door behind him and she was instantly reminded of 'Beauty and the Beast'. She sat on her bed on the verge of breaking down. She placed her hand silently on her stomach, and fought the tears more intensely.
"John hated me before, he's going to hate me more now," she thought to herself as his second child was already growing. Another of which he may never see, but this wouldn't be her fault entirely.
She then realized it, the shock had finally vanished. She was having another child, and she was never going to see it. She would never hold it or name it, she would be tossed aside when it was born and stolen from her. Her daughter was going to be to. Would they ever know that they were siblings? Would they ever remember Shay? They would never even know of their father.
There was nothing she could do. There was no hope to be sparked, no loophole to this script. It was written in stone, she would loose both of her children.
"Shayera?" a voice said in her head, it startled her, but then she realized who it was.
"J'ONN!" she cried out loud.
"Yes Diana contacted me, the link was finally completed because we are in the same galaxy. And from this conversation now I'm getting direct co- ordinates. We should be there in approximately five minutes. Now what I need to know it where are you and the children?"
"The children are in a different sector of the ship, I'm guessing on the other side. I'm about the fourth level up, one level higher than Diana. Why can't you talk to her about this, she might know more."
"Because due to unfortunate timing, Diana seems to be in the first stage of labor."
"Oh perfect." Shayera said sarcastically, "you'd better get here quick then, because Brainiac's monitors will pick up on it sooner or later".
"We are on our way."
There was no more to be said from J'onn but she began to see the ray of light and the loophole. She flopped down on her bed, knowing her friends were coming to rescue her. But the dread of telling John was still there. But she still laughed, because she thought of Wally saying "Jeez Shay, you have sex once in more than five years and you get pregnant. Some one's fertile."
"So then we know the plan. John you take Batman inside and you two split up to find the girls and the children, J'onn and I will be the offensive and attack Brainiac keeping him occupied, and Flash you wait here and be ready for a fast escape. Any questions?"
"Yes," Wally queried, when Superman recognized him he continued, "Can I possibly have an easier job?"
Thanks to my twenty-year-old sister from having lapses on names for Tomothy and Sangela.
PS Already planning on the next chapter expect it up in a couple of days
PPS For the Justice League Humor lovers I have an idea for it as well, I'm not spilling much I'm just going to say 'Superman in a Japanese night club' and the chase for the dog around the world.
