Once everyone arrived back on the ship after defeating the hunters, Rip and Mick encouraged Len to go see Gideon in med bay. They did let him go by himself and stayed back with the rest of the team. While Len was being treated, Rip and Mick first explained about the Pilgrim, then Rip explained about Len's pregnancy for the benefit Kendra and Sara.

"Jefferson," Stein began, taking in the very guilty expression on his partner's face. "why does the rest of the team, besides the ladies, know about this?" he asked with an air of disappointment.

"Well, you see-" Jax's stumbling response was cut short by Mick.

"The kid spilled the beans." he grumbled. "Speaking of, why did nobody tell me about this?" Mick looked pointedly at Rip, who straightened and cleared his throat.

"Mr. Snart didn't wish for anyone to know. Professor Stein found out by accident and, I assume, he told Mr. Jackson." he finished, turning an accusatory look to the professor.

"There's not much I can keep from Jefferson." Stein defended. "We do have an emotional connection. He could tell I was hiding something." Rip sighed.

"Fair enough."

"Wait." Sara interrupted. "So, this serum, how does it allow a man to get pregnant?" Rip walked to his chair and sat, dreading the explanation. Or, better yet...

"Gideon. Are you finished with Mr. Snart?" he asked. The AI promptly responded.

"Yes, captain."

"Good. Would you please explain to Ms. Lance how the Travia Serum works?"

"Of course. The Travia Serum was created to combat the steep decline in the population. It allows men to get pregnant by changing their physiology. The serum causes the growth of a uterus and turns some of the sperm cells into egg cells, that can then be fertilized. Once fertilized, the fetus grows within the womb and a birth canal is formed."

"How does the birth happen?" Kendra asked.

"Usually, in the case of male pregnancy, the birth happens via Cesarian section. There is high risk involved to allow a male to give birth naturally. During the end stages of pregnancy, the birth canal that was formed connects itself to the lower colon, allowing the possibility of a natural birth."

"How safe is the whole thing." Mick wanted to know. He was taking in all of Gideon's information and storing it away. On the outside, he was keeping his cool, but, on the inside, he was worried sick about Len and the baby. When Mick realized he had more or less fallen for the infamous Captain Cold, he had given up on the prospect of having kids, not that their jobs allowed for raising kids. But now, they were going to have a child. And it was going to be all theirs. Mick was going to do everything he could to protect his family. After such a long time away from Len, and being back, he was able to admit he had made a mistake when he sold the team out to the pirates. That had been worse than anything Len had done. He saw that now. It had taken nearly losing the most important person in his life, but he saw it. Gideon brought Mick from his thoughts with an answer.

"The entire pregnancy is high risk. The male form was not made to accommodate a growing child and there is the possibility of organ failure, among other things." Not much had truly scared Mick in a long time, but that did. He couldn't bear the thought of Len dying on him. No, that would kill him.

"Now, if that's all, Gideon, how is Mr. Snart?" Rip changed the subject after a length of silence.

"Most of his injuries have been fixed. He had multiple broken bones and two cracked ribs. I do, however, suggest some sort psychological care." That caught everyone's interest. Sure, being captured and tortured was traumatic, but was it that bad?

"Why?" Rip asked, confused. With no thought to discretion or privacy, Gideon answered bluntly.

"He was raped."

~x~x~x~

Len went through the motions of being checked over without much fuss. He just lay on the bed, while Gideon's scanners roved over him, thinking about what had transpired. First and foremost, he was terrified for the life of his child. He knew that violent rapes often caused miscarriages in early pregnancies in women. Add to that that his pregnancy was much more high risk than with women. He didn't think he would be able to face Mick if he lost the child. He was also mortified that he had broken down in front of the others. He didn't mind Mick being there, he had had crying jags with the man before, but, the others... They probably thought he was weak. He despised being seen as weak. His father had instilled the notion that weakness was to be loathed in him. He knew his father was a bad man and nothing he said could be trusted, but some habits die hard. After a few moments, Gideon's voice broke through his thoughts.

"Mr. Snart, you have a few broken bones, some contusions, and some lacerations. Once I get what I can of those fixed, you will be fine. I do, however, recommend that you speak with someone about the rape." Len bristled and growled.

"Drop it, Gideon." he ground out. Lucky for it, Gideon listened to Len and didn't speak again. As soon as the AI was finished healing Len's broken and cracked bones, he rose from the bed and left med bay. He walked down the corridors until he reached his room and proceeded in, locking the door behind him.

~x~x~x~

Everyone stood in shocked silence after Gideon made the announcement. Nobody could bring themselves to move or speak as the statement slowly sunk in. After a full ten minutes, Mick growled and stormed from the bridge. He stomped right up to Len's quarters and tried to open the door. When he found it locked, he banged on it. When nothing but silence answered him, he set to work re-wiring the locking mechanism. There were some pros to being Kronos. Once the door was open, Mick barged in and his eyes immediately landed on Len, who was curled up on the bed, back to the door.

"Why the hell didn't you tell me?!" he demanded. Len didn't roll over, but Mick saw his shoulders tense.

"Tell you what?" he feigned innocence.

"Well, for one, that you were pregnant. Oh, and how about you were fucking raped?!" Mick knew he shouldn't be yelling at Len, but he couldn't help it. Anger was his go-to emotion when things went bad, and this was almost as bad as it got.

"Because it's none of your business." Len said, determined.

"The hell it isn't! The baby's mine! Unless, you acted like some whore and got knocked up by one of these yahoos." Mick approached the bed. "So, which is it, Lenny? Is the baby mine or not?" He grabbed Len's shoulder, and jerked Len so he would face him. "Look at me!" he roared. Len just closed his eyes, which angered Mick even further. The larger man turned and left before he did something stupid. If he could, he would've slammed the door behind him. When Len opened his eyes, silent tears fell.