"So spill!" Artemis insisted as Roy walked into the Mountain's kitchen.
"Spill what?" The redhead laughed.
"Boy or a girl?" M'gann prompted.
"You did tell them you'd say." Robin said as he and Wally searched the cabinets for a snack.
"You can't do anything with this information." Roy reminded them.
"Well, we want to know anyway!" M'gann protested.
"Okay, okay!" Roy shouted. "It's a baby girl." He grinned.
"Oh my God!" M'gann squealed. Artemis was staring at the archer with her jaw practically on the floor.
"Woah." Dick and Wally said simultaneously.
"What?" Roy demanded.
"Nothing." Wally said. "I just don't think any of us thought it would be a girl."
"More like none of us thought your sperm were capable of producing anything feminine." Artemis snorted.
"Hey." Wally said quietly. Artemis winced. It was easy to forget that Wally's twins were technically Roy's too.
"Sorry." Artemis whispered back.
"S'okay." Wally muttered.
"A baby girl." M'gann said, a little stary-eyed.
"Which is a secret." Roy reiterated.
"How am I supposed to keep such great news to myself?" Artemis complained.
"You could, talk about something else." A small voice offered.
"Like what, Robin?" Artemis asked, trying not to get her hopes up he was going to say what she thought he was.
"I've decided that I'm going to keep the baby. The adoption's off as of yesterday morning." Robin told them excitedly.
"And you didn't tell us right away?" Wally complained.
"I was waiting for the right time." Robin defended himself.
"Oh, that's so exciting!" M'gann shouted.
"Congratulations." Artemis said.
"I'm glad to hear it." Roy said. He scooped up his young friend in a tight hug.
"Oh no!" M'gann shouted.
"What?" The other teens chorused.
"We have to go shopping again, the baby shower is next week!"
"It hurts" Wally moaned. At only thirty-five weeks he had gone into labor, the contractions causing him immense pain.
"I know." Dinah murmured. She ran a hand over his back soothingly. "We just need to put in the epidural okay? Hold very still."
"Okay." He whimpered. "Where's Uncle Barry?"
"He'll be here soon sweetie." Dinah replied. She swiftly pushed the needle for the epidural into the boy's spine.
"Can Artemis come in until he gets here?" Wally asked as Dinah positioned him on his side.
"For a little while, but we need to do the c-section as soon as the epidural kicks in." Dinah told him. One of the babies was laying sideways and showed no indication of moving, if they let him labor too long it could be a dangerous situation.
"I know." Wally whimpered. "But I want a friend."
"I'll get her." Dinah promised, hurrying from the room. She returned after only a few minutes with the blond archer in tow.
"Hey Artemis." He said with some difficulty.
"Wally." Artemis rushed forward and pushed his hair out of his face.
"He's going to be a little out of it." Dinah warned. "Due to his metabolism we had to give him quite a bit more medication than normal to get him through the c-section."
"I'm okay." Wally tried to argue even as he tensed with the start of a new contraction.
"Breathe." Dinah said gently.
"Trying." Wally panted. He gripped Artemis's hand tightly.
"It's okay." Artemis whispered.
"Hurts." He moaned again in response.
"I know. I'm sorry. It's your babies trying to come meet you." Artemis murmured.
"They could try and do it a little more gently." Wally teased breathlessly. Artemis chuckled.
"Is the medication helping any?" Artemis asked.
"I don't know. My legs feel a little weird." Wally told her.
"That's normal." Dinah said from behind them.
"I'm so excited to meet them." Artemis said in a bid to distract Wally from the pain. "Have you thought about names for them?"
"Yeah." Wally smiled. "I'm naming the girl Mary, and the boy will be named Bartholomew, like Uncle Barry."
"The Flash's name is Bartholomew?" Artemis asked incredulously.
"Yep." Wally grinned. "Dinah, I can't feel my legs."
"That's good sweetie." Dinah assured him.
"Can I take a nap now?" He asked. He was clearly getting a little disoriented with the medication coursing into him.
"If you want to sleep you can." Dinah told him. "I'll wake you up when your uncle gets here."
"Okay. I guess, the next time I see you, I'll have two kids." Wally looked at Artemis.
"I guess you will." Artemis replied. She held onto Wally's hand as he closed his eyes. She watched as his breathing slowly evened out and his eyes started to flutter with a dream.
"You should go now." Dinah told her. "His aunt and uncle will be here soon. He has to go right into surgery when they get here."
"Okay. Take care of him."