Dick swayed back and forth as Jack rested in his arms. He had been trying to get him to sleep for an hour now and Jack's eyes were finally starting to close. He gently placed him back in the bassinet Megan had gotten for him at a second hand store. She said that Jack needed a place to sleep when he came to visit and Dick didn't argue. He turned on the baby monitor and stepped out of the room, the door sliding shut behind him. He could hear yelling coming from the entertainment room and he rolled his eyes. Wally probably did something to piss Artemis off again. If all this yelling woke his baby, there would be hell to pay.

As he entered the entertainment room, Dick froze. Artemis was yelling at someone, but it wasn't Wally. A shame-stricken Zatanna was cornered by the island as Artemis and Raquel tore into her. The others were merely watching, making no moves to intervene. He watched in stunned silence for a moment hardly believing she was there. She spent so much time avoiding him, why was she here now? He was thrown from his thoughts by another harsh shout from Artemis. When he saw Zatanna flinch, he couldn't stay quiet. "What's going on?" He asked having to raise his voice to be heard.

All heads turned towards him and there was an awkward silence. He glared at Artemis and Raquel. "It's nothing you need to concern yourself with Dick." Raquel answered.

"I feel that it is." Dick said walking up to them.

"We're just giving her a piece of our minds." Artemis said turning back towards Zatanna.

Dick grabbed her arm. "That's enough Artemis."

"No it isn't." Artemis said jerking her arm out of his grip. "Not after what's she's done."

"That is enough." He growled. He glared at her, daring her to challenge him. She held his gaze for a moment before she huffed and walked away with a mumbled 'whatever'. He turned his gaze to Raquel and she too walked away.

Dick finally got a good look at Zatanna. She was dressed in civvies and looked ready for a casual day out on the town with red flats, Capri jeans, and a dark purple half-sleeve shirt. The only thing that ruined her look was her red-rimmed eyes leaking fat tears. She still looked beautiful to him. "Zatanna," he called to her softly, a hand reaching out to her.

Zatanna knocked his hand way. "Leave me alone Dick!" She cried. "I don't need you to save me! You're not everyone's hero, you know."

Dick jerked back as if he had been hit. Hurt flashed across his face. "Just stay away from me!" She screamed and ran out. The zeta tube announced her departure moments later.

Dick stood stock still, feelings of sadness and guilt churning in his stomach. He felt a gentle hand on his shoulder. "It's not your fault Dick." Megan stated trying to comfort him.

"It certainly feels like it is." He mumbled.

"You still care about her, don't you?" She realized. He didn't answer but he didn't need to.

"Why would you still care about her?!" Artemis cried enraged. "After what she's done to you?"

Dick stared at her, willing her to understand. "She's the mother of my child." He turned and headed for his room, suddenly exhausted. The door shut behind him and sagged against it, running a hand through his hair. He heard Jack shift in the bassinet but didn't wake. There was something in his chest. It was squeezing his heart and lungs, making it hard to breathe. He went to the night stand and grabbed his phone. He need to talk to someone before he couldn't talk at all. The phone rang twice before she answered. Barbara's voice floated through the speaker, "Hello?"

"Babs," Dick greeted.

"What is it Dick? What's wrong?" She asked concerned. She could hear the heaviness in his voice.

"Zatanna."

"Where are you?"

"The Mountain."

"I'll be there in three minutes. Don't go anywhere." And she hung up.

Dick sighed and collapsed back onto the bed. It was going to be a long three minutes.

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The moment the zeta tube announced her presence, Barbara rushed into the room, looking for a familiar black-haired boy through her tinted sunglasses. The team stared at her in confusion. "Who are you?" Wally asked.

"Batgirl," Barbara responded. "Where's Dick?"

"He's in his room, but-" Megan started.

Barbara nodded and took off before she could finish, leaving a puzzled team behind her.

"Since when has there been a Batgirl?" Wally questioned.

Barbara paused outside Dick's room. She knocked before punching in the code and the door opened. Dick was laying on the bed with an arm over his eyes. The door slid shut as she sat beside her best friend. "Tell me what happened." She requested softly.

Dick was silent for a moment before he moved his arm. His eyes were red-rimmed and she could tell he was trying to hold back tears. "Zatanna was here."

"What did she want?"

Dick sat up. "I don't know. She left before I could ask."

"Tell me what happened." She repeated and Dick told. When he finished, Barbara hummed. "Honestly, I can see where Artemis and Raquel are coming from."

Dick sighed, "Barbara."

"Hey, I'm not saying the way they went about it was right but I have a few choice words I would like to say to her too."

"Barbara," Dick scolded.

"Alright, but to me it sounds like you expect her to step up and be a mother. She may have given birth to Jack but she isn't mother material."

Dick scrubbed at his eyes. He really didn't want to cry. "I know. I just wanted…" He couldn't finish the sentence.

Barbara pulled him into a hung and he buried his into the crook of her neck. "I know it will be okay." She didn't say anything more when she felt his arms tighten around her and his tears dampen her collar.

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Somewhere in South Gotham

The door of a draft office creaked open. The henchman stood in front of the beat up desk and waited for his boss to finish his phone call. "I don't care if you have to cut off all his fingers. I want those codes!" The man in the chair slammed the phone down on the receiver and rubbed his temples. "Why do I surround myself with these idiots?"

The henchman waited patiently for his boss to acknowledge him. He didn't want to be on the receiving end of this man's anger. After a few intense moments, the man finally looked up. "What the hell do you want Lenny?"

"I have somethin' ya might wanna see, Boss." Lenny said as he tossed a Daily Planet newspaper on top of the desk. The man picked it up and read the headline. He face morphed from one of annoyance to that of malicious glee. He laughed, startling Lenny.

"Oh this is perfect." He said smiling wickedly. "Get me Anderson, I've got an important job for him."

"Yes, Boss." Lenny obeyed and he scurried out of the room.

The man leaned back in the chair and chuckled. "Revenge is going to be sweet."

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