"Are you sure?" "You should go to the doctor of course, but yeah."
Raven looked from her daughter to her husband, to her daughter again.
"What? Are you sick honey?"
"I'm pregnant."
Beast Boy got even paler than his wife.
"How? What? Huh."
Then his eyes widened and he just looked at his wife.
"You should go to a doctor anyway mother." Her mother suddenly realised her daughter was talking, and just looked at her in shock.
"I can't be pregnant."
"Yes you are, and if you get stressed you're going to hurt the babies."
"Babies?"
Her parents knew she was right. She had never been wrong, so she had to be right.
"We are having a new set of twins?"
"Well, at least two of them are."
"More than two?"
Mina held up three fingers, biting her lower lip. Unsure about how she knew, she was just positive. Her father suddenly disappeared. Mina got scared.
"What happened?" Raven looked down at his lifeless body on the floor.
"He just passed out angel." She then turned to her daughter.
"Triplets? Are you completely sure?"
"It's not a power or anything. But I have no doubt. Do you want to know the genders?"
Her mother sat down on the couch, stepping over Beast Boys body.
"Why not."
"Two boys, and a girl." Her mother started to smile and put a hand on her stomach.
"Triplets. I guess his animal genes are starting to kick in. I'm having a litter."
Mina laughed with her mother, and was happy they hadn't scolded her. Raven suddenly looked at her daughter with some new eyes.
"It is a gift you know. The way you know. Always have been. Your power." Mina laughed.
"Cool. My powers are telling if women are pregnant and what they are getting."
Her mother wasn't laughing.
"It's not just that. You save lives under pregnancy. You always knew what was happening and it wasn't so bad when you where with me. I didn't even have morning sickness when I was pregnant with you." Mina smiled, and said good-bye to her mother. Her smile didn't die that entire day.
"I hate this baby. I'm so fat." Jinx was sitting on the couch and whining. Flash and the men where out on a mission, and the models where out on a job.
"You're not fat. You're pregnant." Tula sat down next to Jinx, trying her best to help the pregnant lady.
"But I feel so heavy."
"Come on." Mina grabbed her hand and helped her to her feet.
"Tula, get her bikini." Tula just looked at her, but did as she was told. Mina led Jinx down stairs.
"I don't want to put on my bikini. I'm just fat."
"Just do as I say."
While whining, Jinx let Tula help her put her black bikini on. Mina was in her dark blue bikini, and Tula had on a light green on. Su was sitting on the edge in her pink swimsuit.
Mina grabbed Jinx by one hand and let her in the pool. She whined until the water reached her to her waist.
"Lean back."
She did, and her feet gave away. She was now bobbing in the water like a cork. She stopped whining, and a big relaxing smile. Tula made a sigh of relief, and Mina was happy since Jinx looked to at last relax.
"You feeling okay?"
"Uh huh."
Jinx didn't even open her eyes. She was just smiling and letting the water drag her here and there. When the men came back they where quite surprised to find a relaxed Jinx in the pool with Tula and Mina.
"Flash."
Jinx floated over to her man and gave him a big kiss. He was stunned by her sudden change.
"The water." Mina tried to explain.
"It calms down the baby, the mother, and she doesn't feel heavy."
Mina sat up on the edge of the pool.
"You ready to leave tomorrow?"
Speedy gave her a towel.
"Yes." Flash and Jinx suddenly realised their savour was leaving.
"No."
"You can't leave."
Mina laughed.
"I have to. It's my birthday."
"But you are coming back, right?"
Flash looked desperate.
"If I'm welcomed back, I'd love to come back."
Speedy kissed her on the forehead. He, as the rest of them, had grown attached to the young woman.
"You are always welcome back."
"Mina."
Luanna ran over and threw herself around her neck.
"You came."
"Of course I came. Would I miss your birthday? Come on."
"Mina, your back."
William gave her a big hug, as did P.C. She rose to her feet just as her brother mad her fall to the floor. She laughed and gave them each a big kiss.
"We've missed you."
"Come on, its only been three months since I was back last time."
"Yeah, but it feels like forever."
"Yeah, and that's for everyone. Come on, share."
The twins went off of her, and Cyborg lifted her up and gave her a big hug. Then she was passed from titan to titan.
"So what have happened since last time?"
"How is Jinx handling her expectance of child?"
Mina was a bit overwhelmed, but she was happy. She talked so much her throat got dry. When the party was over she collapsed on her own bed.
Someone knocked on the door, and she sat up as her mother entered. Two months pregnant, but she had started to show. One of the perks about having triplets.
"How are you feeling?"
Mina smiled and gratefully took the hug her mother offered her.
"Fine, for now. I can't believe I'm having a litter."
Mina laughed.
"You know, people wouldn't say that if you didn't keep pointing it out."
"Well, I am married to Beast Boy."
"You make me feel like a cub."
Raven putted one of her misplaced hairs back behind her ear.
"My little angel cub."
"I'm 18 mom. I'm not a cub anymore."
Raven smiled sadly at her.
"Are you sure you don't want to be a kid anymore?"
"Is that even possible?"
Raven smiled cunning, but then started to laugh.
"Your present."
"Another one?"
Her mother shrugged and gave her the flat box. She knew it was clothes, just an instinct. She opened it and a smile as her mother's old cloak came into sight. She looked at her mother and smiled.
"Put it on."
Her mother had retired the leotard a long time ago, but she still had on a cloak, this on just bigger to still cover her mature body. This was her old, original cloak. White, and smooth to the touch. Mina took it and threw it over herself. It was a perfect fit.
Mina jumped of the bed and measured herself in the mirror. In the reflection, she could see how her mother was beaming of pride. She twirled before giving her mother a big hug again.
"Thank you."
"I'm so proud of you Mina. Never forget it."
Mina took a step back, seeing her mother's teary eyes threw her own.
"I love you."
"I love you too angel."
Raven kissed her on the forehead.
"Don't forget us, okay."
"Forget you, the original Titans? Never."
Raven smiled and left so Mina could sleep. Mina wrapped herself in the cloak and fell a sleep with a smile on her face.
The alarm went of, and Robin sighed.
"A robbery. You would think this guys would learn."
"They have the desperation Dick."
Robin kissed his wife and then he, Cy and Beast Boy left. Mina walked over to the window and looked at the city.
"You wanted to go with them?"
She turned and looked at Gavin.
"Yes, but I understand that I can't. I mean I don't have any powers."
"You have your bow. Uncle Dick says Roy tells him that you're good. Very good."
"You think I would be of an assistance?"
Gavin smiled, and in that moment he looked just like a young Beast Boy.
"I bet you would."
"But even if that's so. I have no way of getting there."
Gavin got a sly smile.
"You're powers aren't the only ones to have grown."
"You mean teleporting? Can you do that?"
He nodded.
She smiled and ran and got her bow and arrows. She also got her gun, she knew Speedy hated it, but it was her favourite weapon. She went back to Gavin.
"But promise me, as quickly as you have let me of you come straight home. It could be dangerous."
Gavin pouted, but nodded.
"I guess it's better than not helping at all."
Mina nodded before he enclosed them both in black energy. They landed a few blocks from the bank. It was clearly gone very wrong.
"Get back home Gavin."
"But…"
She turned.
"You will have your day Gavin, you're born to it. But not today."
Gavin nodded and phased threw the asphalt.
She saw that one of the robbers was running her way and that none of the titan men where after him. She drew her bow and laid an arrow on the string. This would be her first time using it outside practise, and she was scared, but calm at the same time. Her hood was up, but oddly enough, it didn't hurt her field of vision. The cog was neatly under the cloak.
"I would stop if I where you."
The robber came to a halt as he looked at the arrow pointed at him. He got a grin on the look, holding a gun in his hand.
"I wouldn't even think about it. Because you see, I'm much quicker with this than you are with that."
He still grinned and got ready to shoot. I warned him, she thought as she shot him in the hand.
He let go of the gun and the loot and screamed, holding his penetrated hand. "Oh cry baby."
She lowered the bow, understanding he wouldn't run, and came closer.
"On your knees."
He followed, still shocked from being shot. She grabbed it and broke the arrow. Then she pulled it out of him. He was bleeding and she tore a piece of cloth from her t-shirt and rapped it around him. She took the gun and raised her bow again.
"Now grab the bag, turn and walk back to the bank. Slowly. Remember, I hit what I aim for."
It was kind of funny. The big, bad robber did as the tiny girl told him to. She walked a few feet behind him, her bow and arrow ready if he should try to run. But he just went quietly and gave himself up to the titan men.
"Lost one?"
The men looked stunned at her.
"What, no thanks? Okay, next time you can get your own bad guy."
She pouted.
"Thank you."
Mina smiled to her father. She placed the arrow and bow back in the cog, and had both hands free to hug the green man.
"So you're coming on missions now?"
She shrugged, but had a smile on her face unmistakable.
"I'm not finished training, but I hope to. One day."
Both Cy and Robin, when coming over the first shock of having her come in with the lost criminal praised her. Robin put his hand coughs on.
"This is all your fault Tom."
The robber turned to one of the hostages. The other bank robbers called out to this one man as well. It was clearly he was one of them. Understanding his cover was blown he made a run for it. Unfortunately was Mina by the door, and realising he couldn't escape he reached out and grabbed her. Putting his gun to her head.
This stopped the three titan men. This stopped the dozen or so police officers in the aria. But this didn't stop Mina. She had seen death in the face before, when the tower had been attacked and thou she was scared, it only meant her head went quicker. Calculating.
She couldn't get her bow, there weren't enough room to shoot, and he was desperate enough to kill her. Then she remembered the gun in her pocket. If she was lucky she might just shoot him before he shoot her. She thanked god for the cloak, which meant the assailant didn't see her reaching for her gun, pulling it out, taking the safety of and carefully at him.
The way he was holding her meant she had to shoot him in the stomach, back wards, and she bit her lower lip. She didn't want to hurt him, but she didn't see what else she could do.
"Pleas let me go."
"I can't girl. I didn't mean to hurt anyone, but you see how things go."
No I don't, she thought and then she fired. She screamed as his gun went of also. Hitting her in the arm. She fell to her knees. Suddenly she was in her father's arms.
"It's okay Mina. You did good?"
"Is he dead?"
She cried, she didn't want to, they just didn't stop flowing down her cheeks. "No."
"Thank god."
She stood up, with help form her father. She was glad she finally had stopped crying.
"I understand now."
"Understand what?"
"Why you can do this day after day. Why you can put your life on the line time after time. You get immune."
He nodded sadly, and pressed his daughter against himself. He never had wanted her to find out that.
"Can we go home now?"
"Yeah angel. Lets go home."
She was sitting in the back of the car, not saying anything. The titan men shared a look.
"Who's hungry?"
Cyborg took of and parked in front of a junk food restaurant. Mina followed the three men, quietly, and sat down after they got the food. She didn't know why she was so tired.
"Eat Mina, you need your strength."
She followed her father order, but she could barley keep anything down. This was what she had wanted, wasn't it. Why did she feel so bad? The man was going to be fine, had the doctors told her. The hostages were safe. This was what she had been dreaming of her entire life. She had finally done something worthy of the titan name. So why did she feel like crawling into a corner and cry.
"You did good Mina."
Mina looked surprised as Robin spoke to her. Totally forgetting she had company.
"Thank you."
"You should be proud. You have to tell Roy what happened."
Mina bit her lower lip. She didn't even know if she wanted to continue her training with Speedy. She was so confused.
"You are the teen titans right?"
The boy was about Williams's age, with short blond hair and big blue eyes. Right now they where sparkling. Robin, who was seated closest to him, nodded.
"I am your number one fan. I have all of your merchandise."
The team had long ago signed contracts about selling merchandise in profit of different charity organisations.
"Can I have your autograph? Pleas."
The boy gave Robin a piece of paper and a pen. He signed, so did Cyborg and Beast Boy. The boy gave Mina the paper.
"I saw the way you got the criminal. That was so cool. My friend Bambie says it's so cool to get some girls on the team."
Stunned of his eagerness she signed the paper.
"I'm not a titan yet. I'm still in training."
"Training? You have to train to be a superhero?"
The boy's eyes widened with shock. Mina gave a small chuckle.
"Yes, everyone has to train to be good at something."
"So if I train, I could be as good as you guys."
"You might. If you don't try you'll never find out. Just remember to not give up."
The boy's face broke into a huge smile.
"Then I will train very hard."
Mina laughed again; she liked the boy's eagerness. The boy's eyes got a bit starry-eyed.
"And you can tell your friend Bambie that she can be just as good if she tries. She's right. There aren't enough women out there."
The boy nodded and ran out of the restaurant. Mina felt her spirit rise, and with that her appetite. She started to really eat.
"What?"
"You're just a natural at the hero business."
Robin winked at her, and Mina blushed but smiled.
"She has it from me you know."
"Yeah, like the time you wanted to tell the kids to stay in school and made them cry? How many parents called to complain? Be grateful you're your mother's daughter Mina."
Mina laughed, and kept eating. Enjoying the friendly bickering between her uncles and father.
"You where out? How could you take her out fighting?"
"I didn't take her. She just showed up. She wanted to do it Raven. She needed to do it."
Mina had just taken a shower, and was now listening to her parents arguing. She had taken of her cloak since it was covered in blood, hers and others, and had putt in the bathtub to soak. Her bow and arrow was in the bedroom, and she was dressed in a blue dress, cold since her hair was still wet, making the back of her dress wet too.
"She was almost shot Garfield."
"I know Raven, and she survived."
"Just barley. Must I remind you that she can't heal herself?"
Mina turned and walked past them, not wanting to listen. She hated it when her parents fought. Not bickered, which they did almost daily, but really shouted at one another.
She locked her bedroom door, and pulled up her sleeve. The white bandage was already crimson red. She took it of, washed it and put on a clean one. She knew her mother could easily have healed it, but she was freaking out thinking she had almost been shot. What would she do knowing she had been shoot? She hadn't even told her father. She tied it tight, and her face clinched in pain. She finished, and pulled of her dress, pulling on her long black and silver nightgown. She lied down in bed, and fell a sleep.
"Mina."
Jinx waddled over to her and gave her a big huge. Which wasn't easy considering she was eight and a half months pregnant.
"I want you to get him out of here."
She pointed at her boyfriend with a shaking finger. Flash actually looked tired and torn. Mina took her hand as Speedy took her bag.
"And what did Wally do that was so terrible?"
"He flirted with the cashier lady. He thinks I'm fat."
Jinx actually started to cry.
"Come on. You need a rest don't you?"
Jinx nodded and happily followed her. Mina tucked her in her bed and Jinx fell immediately to sleep, like magic. Mina stroked her sweaty face before leaving her alone. Flash was lying on the couch.
"Thank God you came back Mina."
"You flirted in front of your pregnant girlfriend."
Mina looked down at him with on hand on her hip. A trade she had picked up after Bee.
"I didn't flirt. Why won't anyone believe me?"
"I believe you Flash, that's not the point. Jinx is feeling unattractive right now. She feels heavy, like a failure because she feels unhappy and if you think her hormones are driving you crazy just imagine what they are doing to her."
Flash looked up at her, and Mina sat down at the edge of the sofa.
"It doesn't matter whether or not you actually flirted with this girl. Jinx needs reassurance. She feels like the dirt of the world, and needs you to believe that she's not."
Flash actually looked like he understood. Mina smiled and patted his leg.
"You are doing a great job Flash. And Jinx is grateful, even if she doesn't tell you right now."
Flash smiled, and actually looked like he relaxed a bit.
"You really are you're mothers daughter."
Mina smiled and a weak blush covered her cheeks. She wasn't a shamed. She was proud. Flash looked up at the ceiling again.
"Your mother and I actually had a date a long time ago." Mina laughed. "Really?"
"Yeah. She was on a break from your father, and it was before Jinx and I became serious."
"So what happened?"
He sighed.
"She didn't need me, and I didn't need her. So we decided to just be friends." Mina laughed, and flashed him a smile.
"Well, I should thank you. Have it been anything more, I probably wouldn't have been born."
"Glad to be of service."
He smiled as he pulled out a red necklace. Mina just looked at it. She had never seen such a beautiful necklace before.
"I'm going to ask her to marry me."
Mina let out a soft laughter and gave him a hug.
"Congratulations."
"She hasn't said yes jet."
"Details. But why the necklace? I mean, it's nice, but why not a ring or something?"
Flash looked gently at it.
"It's a good luck charm. Legend has it that the wearer will have good luck." "Jinx will love it."
He smiled.
"I do hope so."
He closed his eyes, and Mina knew he wanted time to rest, so she left him alone with his thoughts.
That night Jinx was all smiles, the red necklace hanging around her neck. It was a normal night before Jinx flinched. Flash was immediately next to her, the only thing holding her up.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, just stupid fake contractions."
Suddenly a warm liquid gushed out of her. Mina was right away next to her. Ready to calm her down.
"I don't think they are fake."
Jinx's eyes widened.
"But it's to soon."
"Not that soon. Very few are born on their due date. And did you really think Flash's son wouldn't be fast?"
One of the models ran to get her bag while Flash and Mina led Jinx to the car. Mina sat in the back with Jinx, as Flash went to the drivers seat.
"We'll call."
He told Speedy while he got the bag and then they drove of. Flash was driving fast, even for him. "
Flash calm down. Just get us there in one piece. We still have hours before the real delivery."
He slowed down, a tad, but when Jinx again screamed from the pain of a new contraction he went quicker again.
They got to the hospital and Flash signed her in. As Licia West. When they where in their room, and alone, she looked at him.
"West?"
"My last name."
"That's so cool. So your real name is Licia Jinx?"
She opened her mouth to answer but all they heard was a scream as a new contraction overpowered her. Mina grabbed her hand, and helped her breath through it. The birth came quick. Or at least it came quick for Mina who knew how long these things could go.
But then again, this was the child of Flash. Of course Jinx never let go of Mina, but that was okay with her. Even the birth was quick. And soon the little boy was resting on his bothers chest. Jinx was crying her eyes out, and even Flash got teary eyes. He ran back to the tower to tell the others, and was back to hold his son.
"So have you thought about a name?"
Mina was sitting in the chair, while Flash was standing, his son in his arms. He shook his head before looking at his fiancée.
"I thought about Felix. It means lucky."
"Felix."
Flash looked down at his son, and when he said the name the boy stirred before falling calm again. Flash looked at Jinx and smiled.
"I guess it's unanimous then. Welcome to the family Felix West."
Jinx smiled and leaned back.
"Dinner time."
The nurse came in.
"I'll leave you alone."
Mina rose and left as the nurse took Felix and gave him to Jinx. She knew they needed some time together, as a family, and wanted to tell her parents about the good new.
She found a secluded area and took up her communicator.
"Hi Mina."
"Hi dad. I have some news."
"Wait a second, I'll get everyone."
Soon everyone was sitting in the common room.
"They had a son."
Beast Boy turned to Cyborg.
"I told you she was right. Pay up."
He grumped, but did give him ten dollars.
"You placed a bet on what they where going to have?"
"No Mina, they where betting on whether or not your prediction of a male was correct."
Mina rolled her eyes.
"Really grown up guys."
"So what are they naming the kid?"
"Felix. Felix West."
Cyborg and Beast Boy looked at each other before falling over laughing. "Calm down guys."
"Friends tell me, what is so funny about the name Felix West?"
Robin leaned in and whispered into her ear.
"You have not right to make fun of his name."
"They named him after a cat."
"So. I am a goddess. My brothers are a hawk and prosperity and power. You're sons uncle are a computer and a bee. How can you laugh of a cat?" The two men stopped laughing and sat down. Very ashamed.
She waved good-bye and hung up. She went back to Jinx and Flash, just to see Jinx crying very hard. Mina ran to her side.
"Jinx, what is it? What happened?"
"He's dead."
"What Felix?"
Mina looked confused at Flash, who was holding the baby in his arms.
"Pleas just leave me alone."
Mina took a step back, and after Flash placed the sleeping baby in his crib they left her alone.
"What happened?"
"See-More is dead."
The name didn't tell her anything, and Flash swore under his breath angry, at the situation, not at her. He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes.
"Jinx wasn't always a titan. She used to be a member of a group called HIVE-FIVE. They where amateur bad guys, and Jinx used to be their leader."
Mina was stunned to learn that a titan could have been a reformed bad guy. "See-More was one of her friends in the group, and he quit after a few years in prison, after she had talked to him. He never became a titan, but he wasn't bad either. He helped us some times actually."
Mina had a million questions, about Jinx, the HIVE-FIVE, and everything. But she knew it would be rude, so she kept her mouth shut.
"He and his wife were killed by another former HIVE-FIVE member. Gizmo." "He attacked us."
Flash looked at her but he wasn't surprised.
"I know. Dick contacted us. He was most likely looking for Jinx."
Mina started to cry.
"Poor Jinx."
Flash nodded, and he looked very tired.
"Is there anything I can do?"
"Not at the time being. She just needs time to grief."
Mina nodded. Flash grabbed her and pulled her into a warm hug. She hugged him back. She really wanted her father right now, but Flash was an okay substitute.
Jinx was smiling again by the time they were leaving the hospital. She was sitting in the back with the baby, and Mina was sitting shotgun, with Flash at the wheel. Jinx was smiling down at her sleeping son. Her pink cat eyes still filled with tears.
She touched the necklace softly and she started to sing softly to her son. Mina couldn't help look at her. Her voice was angelic. Mina looked quickly at Flash, and saw the grin on his face. She leaned back in the seat, and closed her eyes. Only thought in her head was Jinx's voice.
She must have fallen asleep for when she opened her eyes she was in her own bed. Someone had carried her to bed, and she hoped it was Tula, the models or Jinx who had changed her into her nightgown.
She looked at the time, and since it was only five she decided she might as well wake up. She tore of her nightgown and pulled on her bikini. She went quietly out in the hall, and went softly to the pool.
She made a quiet shriek as the pool water covered her. She was careful to not wake anyone up. She turned in the water and started to kick her legs going up. She couldn't help make a small laughter as her head broke the water surface.
She loved the mornings like this. Loved the quietness. The loneliness. There wasn't another person but her in the entire world. She submerged and started to swim back and forth. Aqualad was right. This was the only way to start the day.
She swam to the shallow side, and stood up, now the water to her hips. She bent forward and flipped her hair back as she rose once again. Pulling her hair away from her face and twisting it to get the excess water out of it. Right there she was at peace. She was completely calm and happy.
At least until she noticed someone was looking at her