To All a Good Knight
By: Malaizjan P.J. Shultz and Reina Grayson
Chapter 4
Metro Tower
Jason Blood had arrived hours ago, but was now healed up and walking around. He heard that Vincent was awake so he went to talk to the young archer.
"Hello Vincent." Jason said as he pulled up a chair beside Vincent's bed.
"Hello...Etrigan."
"I am Jason Blood right now, but I wish to talk about something."
"So talk." Vincent stated.
"Did Zacharius say anything about you being a descendant of King Arthur?" Jason asked.
"Yea...come to think of it he did..." Vincent said as he thought back.
"You and Areina only share the same father, not the same mother?" Jason pressed.
"That's right."
"He has been fooled then. Has Areina said anything about being Arthur's descendant before." Jason asked, the pieces falling into place.
"She did! It was after he attacked her and Mathen a while back...she mentioned it about herself, but not Mathen."
"Then that is where the traitor has failed." Jason said, then he quickly changed into Etrigan.
"What do you mean?" Vincent asked as he covered his eyes to protect them from the flash of the change.
"Because Meygan is of Merlin's blood, it is passed down that they MUST protect the Royal family, should descendants be found. He believes that she protects you because of this fact, and not because of this bond you share."
"...so hurting me, thinking I was from Arthur's bloodline, was a way to lure out the only Omni wizard that can destroy him."
"Yes. The reason I ask is that the princess mentioned something about it in Dublin."
"When was Meygan in Dublin?"
"You do not know? Your sister has gone after Zach for what all he has done recently."
"Oh man...that's what Meygan meant when she told Uncle Dick that he had to find Areina." Vincent said.
"Yes, but do not worry, the princes are with her now."
"Marik used his spell..." Vincent remarked.
Etrigan changed back into Jason so as not to draw more attention with his demon voice. "No...I should not tell you, and you cannot tell anyone, but Camelot's rise will be sooner than ANYONE thought. Areina is the one meant to rule, which means that Orin will be King." Jason said lowly so Meygan wouldn't hear.
"Oh...crap...Wait...do Meygan and Mathen know?!" Vincent asked in a whisper.
"I do not know if Meygan does, but I am positive that Mathen does not."
"I know." A voice said.
"Areina was not surprised at the information...but only ONE other would know."
"Grandpa Merlin told us when we visited Camelot together." Meygan said as Vincent realized it was his bond sister's voice.
"Meygan I can yell at you now. HA!" Vincent teased.
"Watch it. I can still kick you from a 'coma'," Meygan said in a whisper.
Jason Blood got up to leave; then something hit him. "Vincent, what did you mean by Marik used the spell?"
"He can grow to an adult and back again."
"How does he remember..." Jason asked in surprise
"The new Dr. Fate goofed up the spell."
"So he remembers..."
"It was just by one mispronunciation, but yes, Marik remembers everything."
"Amazing..."
"Jason...thanks for protecting Areina from Zach's sword." Vincent said.
"It was our pleasure." said Jason.
"Wow, this pain medicine is good..." Vincent said and he fell back asleep.
With that, Meygan fell back asleep as well, so Jason Blood took his leave.
Mathen watched Zach carefully, his own fingers twitching as he waited.
"It is a shame that you and the Detective protected the boys that night, Orin'ahm, but I am glad to see that your magic channels are back in working order." Ra's said, wanting to tick off the team even more.
"Quit messing around, let's just kill them and get it over with." Drow said.
"seimene ym hsiuqnav, erif fo hsalF!" Zach called out.
Mathen and Areina stood their ground and absorbed the fire.
"Remember the plan." Mathen said, and the three heroes split up after all the fire was gone.
Pulsing waves of fire raced at them from the sides.
Mathen smacked Zach with a flaming bo staff, catching him in the shoulder, and Zach sent a fireball at Mathen.
It threw Mathen back but he grabbed it with one hand and sent it back at Zach.
The ball paused at Zach's face. "My, we're getting ambitious."
Mathen then kicked him in the stomach.
"Ready for round 2 Ra's." Areina said as she created fire eskrima sticks and went for the villain.
"I am always ready for a fight with the Detective's family." Ra's said and he WAS ready.
The two were in what seemed to be a dance, and that left Orin'ahm with Drow.
"So, Areina's weak husband is my opponent, just as fun; it's time for payback anyway." Drow said as Orin pulled out his waterbearers.
Orin didn't say a word. He lashed out with a water whip.
Drow dodged then sent out a blanket of Dark Matter.
Orin sent another water whip at Drow, caught a leg and tossed him into a wall, dissipating the Dark Matter.
Orin remembered not to let Drow know about the contacts, so he closed his eyes to simulate that he used his other senses to fight.
Mathen and Zach were hard at work fighting, hand-to-hand and Zach didn't hold back. Each hit singed Mathen's body.
Mathen used his bo staff to try and ward off Zach's very accurate blows but a kick snapped that bo staff like a twig and a heel kick nailed Mathen in the nook of his elbow and Mathen felt the pop.
Zach then set out to knock Mathen down a notch but Mathen did a quick front snap kick followed by a roundhouse kick to the groin area.
Zach backed up. "You're just as skilled as your bratty sister. Too back I'm the better fighter."
"Then you've never fought grandpa or dad personally." Mathen said with a smirk.
"I'm superior to all mortals." Zach moved at the speed of a racing flame but Mathen got him in the jaw with a left hook.
Areina wasn't using her fire magic, but Ra's was very skilled in hand to hand combat. She did notice one thing, and realized that Robecca and David were right, Ra's' body was dying, so she went full on gymnast and was kicking his butt all over the area.
"Impressive, but do not count me out just yet, Areina." Ra's said, and he then pulled out a Kunai and as Areina backed away, she lost her footing and was about to fall over the edge of the cliff.
Ra's grabbed her costume top and pulled her back. "You're getting sloppy."
"Never fought a villain as good as you in hand to hand." Areina stated.
"Thank you for the complement, too bad I must end you now." Ra's said and the Kunai was shoved right into Areina's upper left arm.
Mathen and Zach were still beating each other up as they moved about the cave.
"ecnad hsalF!" Zach called and a spark of flame flashed at Mathen's eyes.
"AHHHHH." Mathen cried out but a hand thrust of fire raced from his fingers and smacked Zach in the shoulder/chest area.
Zach rushed in to set Mathen on fire but a hazing shield covered him and he punched out, getting Zach between the eyes.
"ENOUGH!" Zach bellowed.
He rushed Mathen and pileddrived him into the cave floor.
"How about some help here...since you've gotten yours." Drow said as his dark matter wasn't doing anything against Orin.
Mathen grabbed an arm and retaliated. "yawa nrub, erif doolB!"
"You just don't know when to quit." Zach said as he grabbed his arm and kicked him with a crescent kick to the upper chest, knocking the air from him.
Mathen fell to the cave floor...and wasn't getting up.
But Mathen burst into flames and the ashy backlash smacked Zach about like a rag doll before Mathen's flames died out.
Zach looked to Orin and sent a sphere of heat around him, dehydrating him in seconds. When it burst, Orin fell and didn't get up.
Areina felt funny as she continued fighting Ra's, but the villain saw that the others were ready to end it, so he kicked out and the kick caught the kunai and it was pushed into her arm even further. "Until next time." Ra's said and with that he jump kicked Areina's head, knocking her to the floor, unmoving.
Metro Tower, One Hour Later
Dick had been following Areina's signal, and it finally stopped. When he saw the Watchtower's outer camera video feed, he was tense as he remembered the place.
"Dick, what is wrong?" Kaldur asked as he stayed by his friend's side.
"I know that cave all too well." Dick said as the memories really started to flood back.
"Then go to them." M'gann suggested. "I'll go with you."
"One thing, if that's where Areina tracked Zach to...then Ra's is probably there as well. Conner, Artemis, mind coming with?"
"Not at all." Artemis held up her crossbow as Conner merely nodded.
"Sweetie, what is it about that area that worries you?" Serenity asked.
"Let's just say I almost died there and Ra's was the reason." Dick remarked, and he set the coordinates into his mother box and the four man team headed out.
It wasn't long before the boom tube opened up and the four heroes got out right in front of the cave.
"Why not inside?"
"Used to be a good hiding place for the League of Assassins." Dick said as he pulled his eskrima sticks and cautiously entered.
Conner cracked his knuckles and Artemis shook her head.
"Looking for a fight, dear?" M'gann asked. She was in "ghost mode" just in case.
"Always."
M'gann shook her head at her husband's antics, but they all followed their leader into the cave.
As they headed further in, Dick remembered all too well how pissed off Bruce was. But then he noticed something was wrong.
"Dick?"
"There's something wrong with the wall over there." Dick said and he headed off to the right.
The others followed.
"There should be another cave here...but this wall is smooth, like it was never carved out." Dick said as he reached out to touch the wall but his hand went THROUGH it.
"Clever..."
The heroes headed through the wall. When they arrived in another small cave with a green glow, they were shocked.
"Oh man..." Artemis said.
"This was harsh." Conner said as they got closer to the three bodies lying near the edge of the cliff.
"The kids put up one hell of a fight, but they didn't win." Dick said as he realized who the three were laying there.
Orin, Areina and Mathen were out cold and they had been in a fight. Mathen had a few scorch marks on him and Areina was bleeding.
The older heroes ran to the bodies and made sure everyone was alright, and after finding a pulse on each kid, they check for major injuries.
Areina was the first to move as she woke up. "Damn them..." Areina remarked as she tried to put weight on her left arm, and that's when they saw the kunai sticking out of her arm.
Conner had that arm instantly and cradled it. "Easy there..."
"Ra's is so asking for another ass kicking added to the ten I already owe him." Areina remarked.
"I owe him 50, but I'll give you dibs." Conner joked.
"What happened to Orin?" Artemis asked as she realized that he was dry to the touch.
"Don't know, was too busy fighting Ra's."
"He needs water, regardless." Artemis took out an arrow, opened it and poured the water onto his shirt.
Mathen wasn't getting up and that worried Dick. "Damn, what the hell happened to him?"
"He fought Zach."
"He shouldn't have." Dick said as he saw the marks and burns on his oldest son.
"It was the plan after we found out who all was here." Areina added.
Mathen jerked and his body burst into flames.
"Whoa!" Dick watched his son become a flame, then die out again.
"I think...he might be a tier 5 fire wizard..." M'gann commented.
Mathen then opened his eyes. "I'm good... Any chance Zach is out too?" He asked his dad.
"No, he knocked you out good, then Ra's got me...and I'm betting Drow got Zach's help with Orin." Areina told her cousin.
"Orin needs lots of water. I'll get the snow." Mathen hopped to his feet fluidly.
He soon fell to his knees from pain. The older heroes saw his body and the burns were BAD. Mathen looked around the cave for snow.
M'gann moved in some snow from outside and had it over Orin.
"You rest, cuz, I've got this." Areina said and she sent a heat around the snow.
The snow started to melt and the water flowed onto Orin.
Orin regained consciousness. "Ow..."
"Honey," Areina said as she got to her husband and helped him up.
Orin held his wife to him as soon as the melted snow was gone and saw the injury. "Areina... you need to get to Molly."
"I'll be fine, Mathen can take the first turn." Areina said, but then she started to waver...like she was about to pass out.
"Nope. You first." Mathen kneeled before the couple and some of his injuries were gone.
"How?" Areina and Orin asked.
Dick activated the Boom Tube. "Areina...you are in so much trouble young lady."
"Don't start." Areina said; defiance in her voice.
"You chased Zach down. Meygan's already laid up. You didn't need to join her."
"And what about Mathen?"
"He'll get his." Dick answered.
Mathen winced at the comment.
"Before we go...would you have done it if Zach had whipped Aunt Serenity as bad as he did Vincent?" Areina asked.
"Without question...but I'd bring Etrigan, Zatanna and Carlos along."
"Etrigan helped...I'd have a hole in my stomach if it weren't for him."
"He's being treated. Now let's go."
It was then that Areina, after getting to her feet, passed out. Mathen shook his head.
Orin caught her and they all went through the boom tube.
Kevin and his girls quietly entered Meygan's hospital room. Raven had taken a break from healing Meygan so he felt that now was the time to see his wife.
Meygan was still sleeping, hooked up to the heart monitor and an IV was going. There was a second heart monitor going for his third child.
Rini flew to the bed and sat at her mother's feet as Reilie climbed up onto the bed on the other side.
"Is Mommy still sleeping?" Rini asked softly.
"She is Rini."
"Why is that there?" Reilie asked, pointing to the other heart monitor.
"Rini...Reilie...your mom...you two are going to be big sisters."
The sisters blinked.
"Really?!" they exclaimed.
Rini was looking at their mother. "Why is Mommy still sleeping?"
"Does Momma know?" Reilie added.
"She was hurt VERY badly, and yes she does. In fact, your baby brother is safe with her." Kevin said happily.
"A brother?! Ew!" Reilie cried.
"Is he going to look like you, Daddy?" Rini asked.
Kevin laughed at their reactions.
"Kev?" Meygan whispered as she opened her eyes.
"MOMMY!" the girls cried, tackling their mother with hugs.
"Easy girls..." Kevin said.
"It's...ok..." Meygan said softly.
"Mommy, any ideas for our brother's name?"
"Can you send him back? I don't want a brother!" Reilie added.
Meygan chuckled. "I can't send him back. As for his name, your father and I already talked. It's Kal."
"Kal?" Reilie asked.
"It's your Uncle Clark's Kryptonian name." Kevin said.
Rini grinned. "I thought so."
"That's it?" Reilie said. "Kal?"
"Yes Reilie. Kal."
Kevin smiled.
"Mommy, any idea what powers Kal will have?" Rini asked.
"No." Meygan yawned.
"I can ask him." Rini said.
"Rini, I think your mom's tired. So let's wait on it."
"Ok!"
"Kevin...can you still handle our girls?" Meygan asked.
"Of course."
"Girls...I need to talk to your dad alone ok?"
"Let's go play with Jason and Bruce." Rini said as she turned to her little sister. The girls left the room.
That was when Kevin went to his wife and sat her up, kissing her fiercely and full of need.
Meygan responded but Kevin was very careful. He gently pulled back.
"I'm sorry." A single tear ran down her eye.
"It was Vincent. I understood."
"And now my cousin, cousin in law, and brother are out hunting Zach down." Meygan said as another tear fell.
"They will find him."
"He played me Kev. And I fell for it!" Meygan's voice was tight with anger.
"Meygan...he's very old."
"I know."
Just as the couple looked into each other's eyes, Kevin turned away at a sound coming fast toward Med Bay.
"Um...Meygan...this wasn't your fault. You tried." Kevin told him.
"And now I can't for nine months...Zach can't be left to roam free, Kevin." Meygan looked so worried for the future.
"He won't. We got this." Kevin got up. "Rest. I'll see you later, my princess."
Clark stared at the JLU members. Then he looked at the first covert team.
If he thought hard enough, he could see the original JL team there too.
He sighed. They weren't there. But his current team was.
"The Light has teamed up with Zacharius Myrddain to take us out." Clark began.
"With what army?!" Barda demanded. "Let them come. I'll crush their heads in."
"No." Areina said, she was staying quiet about something she knew about. She was just hoping it wouldn't come true.
"Areina?"
Orin held his wife's hand.
Areina sighed. "They CAN take you all down...trust me, I just can't say anymore."
"I want to see them try!" Warhawk boasted.
"I am afraid that this self-proclaimed Master may hold the key to our defeat. We must not allow cockiness to cloud our mission and our mortality." Kai-Ro spoke honestly.
"Kai-Ro's right." Areina said.
"I know that I was planning to step down but I won't until this is over. After this crisis, I will step down and Conner will take up my mantle. In that transition, Barda will lead the JLU. After that, then Conner will."
"Right now, we need a plan to neutralize the Light and Zacharius."
"Like what?" Roy asked. "Meygan's pregnant and he's not getting near her."
"So is Olivia and Merlyn will try to kill her on command…or even without one." Marina added.
"Not to mention my sons." Orin stated.
"Perhaps what you need is a war plan." Queen Diana of the Amazons stood at the doorway with Bruce on her arm, looking ever like a queen.
"There's ONE person that Ra's will never stop going after, and Zach will oblige in taking that person down, he needs to be protected." Areina said, a leading quality coming forth.
"Areina...you've blossomed beautifully." Diana walked in and hugged the young fire hero.
Bruce grinned as he stood by Clark. "Who is this person?"
"You, grandpa...and Damian." Areina said as she smiled back at the Amazonian queen then looked to the man that raised her.
"Agreed. Bruce, you will stay with me and my army." Diana told him.
"I do not run."
"Father...perhaps you should."
"Clark; did the JLU ever secure a pit?" Areina asked, knowing the plan to get one.
"We did."
"Queen Diana, not that I'm putting down the strength of your army, but what if Grandpa went there. I'm sure many pits have appeared that Ra's doesn't know about." Areina said.
"Then Cassie will guard him. And my army will fight with the JLU."
"Uncle Damian...Ra's probably has his sights set on you as well..."
"I will join my father." Damian told the heroes. "Just in case."
"What about Meygan? Her and Olivia need to be secured." Terry reminded the group.
"Then Atlantis will open its city to them." King Orin was in the doorway as well. "And I also pledge my army to help, Clark."
"I'm sorry King Orin, but Atlantis is as much at stake as Themyscira."
"I will worry about that."
"There is ONE other option." Mathen said, getting an idea of where his cousin was heading with her thinking.
"Am I interrupting?" Da' Shaun stood in the doorway. And he was dressed for a fight. All black, with his floor-length leather duster that was sleeveless.
"No, but what is this other option." Dick said as she smiled at the ex-bounty hunter then turned to his son and niece.
"The past."
There were stares.
"Besides Strife hitchhiking in me, we were safe there, and it's not just Meygan and Liv that are in the most danger...Delta squad is too."
"So send them all to the past." King Orin agreed.
"They must have a small escort," Queen Diana warned them.
"Molly will INSIST on going, if only to take care of Meyg and Liv." Mathen said.
"Send Andrew." Kai-Ro chimed in. "He is as powerful as any army."
"A Thanagarian would help." Warhawk added.
"Agreed."
"Onyx...I thought you couldn't help?" Gear asked.
"The Light's been coming after Ro and David, I'm not going to sit back and let that happen anymore. So I went to Gear, turns out he had created a cure for the cure so he and Static could still fight crime. He reversed it in me." Onyx then hardened his skin and gained a foot in height, his skin as hard as a rock. "Onyx is BACK! And this time, Ebon's not getting away from me!"
"So now how do we want to do this?" Clark asked.
"We locate all of the Light members and Zacharius. Then we go in groups to take them down," Dick told them.
"If you don't mind, I want to see my boys." Areina said
"I do need to get back to Ro. David has taken a pounding with Ebon trying to protect us. I need to help him."
"The League will come up with the plans with Dick and Bruce helping, you all get back to your families."
"David? Manta?" King Orin asked Onyx.
"Yea, he's staying with me, but I think he and my granddaughter are about ready for a meeting with you, King Orin. And yes…He and my granddaughter are engaged now." Onyx flexed his hands.
"Very well...I will meet with him."
"Let's go and prepare ourselves."
"We must be prepared for a war in which we can lose," Conner spoke up. "While the Light's been taken down, Zacharius hasn't. And our best shot needs 9 months. We must give her that time."
"Atlantis will pledge their might for this war," King Orin declared.
"As does Themyscira."
"Dick, I need to see Meygan before we start planning," Bruce told his first protégé and without waiting for a response left the room.
Meygan was still sleeping when the door slid open and Bruce made his way inside. Seeing his granddaughter bandaged up in the bed and IV lines put into her made him angry. He had wished he was still young enough to fight Zach. He was no different from Morgan La Fay, and he had fought the dead, previously immortal, sorceress.
Bruce made his way to the chair next to her bed, eyeing the bandages on her arm and her collar bone area as well as her legs. She looked like a partly wrapped mummy in the bed.
It made him mad to see her like that.
Meygan moaned softly. Her eyes fluttered under her closed eyelids and a tear escaped her closed eye.
Bruce caught that and quickly reached out to take away the tear.
Meygan slowly woke up. She was still in pain and very sore. Her skin hurt and so did her limbs. She shifted in the bed and her body protested the movement.
"Easy, Meygan. Relax." came Bruce's voice.
Meygan's ego had taken a serious blow. She thought she had the Master, but Zach had her. He toyed with her and then burned her with raining fiery acid. She had been so stupid. He was a tier 5 all around-the bastard. He was over 1,000 years old…and she thought-at 23- she could take him with only one element at tier 5…what a joke.
Meygan opened her eyes to see the concern and anger on her grandfather's face. "Grandpa?"
"Meygan..."
His voice had her trying to sit up but she whimpered as she moved.
Bruce placed a hand over her collar bone, hovering above it to stop her. "You need to rest. He almost killed you."
"I've told you, I can't die." Meygan said with defiance in her weak voice.
"I know. But you've been in and out of consciousness for five days. Your parents were frantic with worry. Your own children were terrified that they lost their mother and Kevin's barely being held back by Conner and Clark so he doesn't kill Zach."
"Wish he would." Meygan said, and Bruce BARELY picked up on it.
"You don't mean that, Meygan." Bruce saw Meygan turn her head from him and he sighed. "I know a bruised ego when I see it."
"Like you ever had one."
"I did. When my heart nearly gave out. My ego took a hit too."
"Was that when you almost..." Meygan said as she heard the stories about WHY Bruce retired. She turned her head to see his face.
"Yes. I felt as if I let down everyone around me. And you feel the same way."
Meygan chose THEN to let the floodgates open and she was crying uncontrollably.
Bruce took her into his arms, mindful of her injuries, and let her cry. "It wasn't your fault," he told her quietly.
"I...I...didn't use...Excalibur..." she said through her tears.
"And that was a smart move," Bruce told her. "He allowed you to think you had him, didn't he?" Meygan nodded her head against his chest. "Meygan, he's playing on the fact that you and he share a bloodline. Sure your mother disowned him, and so did Cassidee, but that doesn't change the fact that you ARE related." Bruce said, hoping to calm her down some.
Meygan just cried harder.
Bruce knew he had it. He had the reason she hadn't used the legendary sword. "Take this as a lesson. Even retired heroes can learn something new."
"Grandpa...I...it may come down to killing him..." Meygan said as she pulled away from Bruce and she was still crying, just not as hard.
"I know. And with magic, it's unpredictable and brutal all at the same time. If he isn't stopped, all of your mother's hard work would be for nothing." Bruce told her.
"Areina talked to you...didn't she?" Meygan asked as a small smile came to her lips.
"She did. Areina is much like her mother." he said with a small smile. "Meygan...you need to train in earnest…and soon. I doubt the Master will give you time to heal."
"Aunt Reiena always talked to you when she was worried?" Meygan asked.
"She did. I know it's still hard for you, but I am always here for you. If I was 20 years younger, I would help you train harder," Bruce told her.
Meygan wiped her tears away and watched her grandfather carefully. "Are you up for it, Grandpa?"
"Up for what?" He asked.
"Are you up for one more mission? Because I found them. Uncle Marik had been married first. Then Uncle Gallaen. I know where my aunts and cousins are."
Bruce grinned. His adrenaline started to pump in his old age. "As Batman?" he asked, attempting a joke.
Meygan looked her grandfather in the eye. "Yes."
As Bruce got up, Meygan slowly sat up. "You rest for right now. Let me know when you need me." Bruce told her. There was pride in his voice. He never thought he'd go on a mission again-let alone with one of his grandkids.
Meygan nodded.
The door slid open again. Brian sped in as Vincent followed right behind him.
Bruce shook his head. He headed out without another word.
Brian hugged Meygan hard and Meygan gasped. He quickly let go. "Sorry Meygs."
"It's fine," she said softly.
"I wish our bond hadn't been broken," Vincent told her, taking her hand. "You wouldn't be in pain this time."
"We can redo it." Meygan told Vincent.
"Me too." Brian added.
Meygan and Vincent looked at Brian, shocked.
"I want in. So when Zach shows his ugly ass again, you two won't be alone. I can run you two away from him," Brian explained his reasoning.
Meygan and Vincent looked at each other.
Brian felt like a third wheel at that moment.
"Brian, you sure?" Vincent asked after a few minutes.
"This bond would mean you can sense us and find us," Meygan added.
"And you'd get Meygan's enhanced senses," Vincent also added.
"I don't care about enhanced senses. I just want to be that Plan B." Brian told them.
"If you're sure..." Meygan said. "Then we can add you to the mix, Brian."
"YES!"
"But you rest up," Vincent told her. "We can wait."
"For sure," Brian added.
"Thanks you two. Now go find your little sister before she shoots those toy arrows at someone."
"Too late. She got Rodney this morning." Brian laughed.
"And she almost got Marina an hour ago." Vincent added.
Meygan shook her head.
"We'll talk later, you just rest." Vincent said, and with that the step brothers headed out to give their co-leader some peace and quiet.
Meygan was sitting up hours later when Dick walked into her med room. He looked like a freight train had ran him over and Superman (Clark) decided to have a sparring match with him.
Nightwing I sat next to her on the bed. " Deci ... tu primita un mesaj menit pentru mine? (So...you intercepted a message meant for me?)" He asked her in Romanian.
" Am văzut că erau poze atașat, așa că am cam uitat ... (I saw that there were pics attached so I kinda...looked.)" Meygan admitted sheepishly.
" Am văzut. Kathryn și Alyssa? (I saw. Kathryn and Alyssa?)"
" Mătușile mele. Din partea mamei. Unchiul Marik ei și copiii lor din Zach ascuns. Unchiul Marik știut că a fost Zach ... asta a fost după ei ... (My aunts. From mom's side. Uncle Marik hid them and their kids from Zach. He knew it was Zach... that was after them...)" Meygan had tears in her eyes.
" Nu am spus mamei tale ... încă. (I haven't told your mother...yet.)" Dick told her.
" De ce? (Why?)"
" Dacă sunt încă în viață și le veți găsi ... Vreau să-i spunem în mama ta. Ce Zacharius făcut ... trădarea încrederii ei și convingerile lui Merlin ... sa rupt inima. Și numai de familie poate vindeca asta. (If they are still alive and you find them...I want you to call it in to your mother. What Zacharius did…betraying her trust and Merlin's beliefs...it broke her heart. And only family can heal that.)"
" Bunicul ți-a spus. (Grandpa told you.)" Meygan said with a smile.
" El a făcut. Nu aveți idee cât de fericit ... el se merge pe o misiune ... una mai mult timp. (He did. You have no idea how...happy he is to be going on a mission...one more time.)" Dick smiled. " Nici măcar nu a ezitat să ceară și că la făcut să simt onorat. (You didn't even hesitate to ask and that made him feel honored.)"
" O să-l protejeze pe tata. Promise. (I'll protect him Dad. Promise.)"
" Știu, motiv pentru care nu sunt nebun. Doar așteptați până când copilul se naște în regulă? (I know, which is why I'm not mad. Just wait until your baby is born ok?)"
" Voi aștepta ... dar eu încă mai trebuie să-i găsim. Faptul că Zach este încă în căutarea este înfricoșător. Dar el nu-i va găsi. Eu voi. (I'll wait, but I still have to find them. The fact that Zach is still looking is scary. But he won't find them. I will.)"
"E mica mea prințesă ... (There's my little Princess...)" Dick squeezed her hand. "Odihneste-te. (Get some rest.)"
" Eu voi. (I will.)"
"You know Areina really cares about you….you're the first cousin she met and she, along with her husband and your brother, tracked down Zach. But he managed to get away."
"Yea, she'll make a good queen; she cares for her family and the safety of her knights." Meygan said in English, then she closed her eyes and was asleep.
Dick attributed this last line to Meygan still being weak so he kissed her forehead then left.
Meygan opened them again as she felt like someone else was there. She sat straight up although it hurt for her to do that.
There was Mordred, watching her in a daze. He was there but not really there.
She looked up to the sprinklers. "pu nepo."
The sprinklers did just that and the water fell from the ceiling, making Mordred mad as he left the room. "esolc." The sprinklers did just that and the water that fell on her was absorbed into her skin. Meygan looked almost confused but then laid back and heat came from her body to dry up the bed. A smile was on her face before she went back to sleep.
The unborn Kal moved within his mother, feeling safe at last.