Author's Note:

Here's the next chapter. I have to say that I had a little bit too much fun writing it. There's a twist, and some fun. Hope you guys enjoy it!

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Chapter 4

Few weeks later…

"Hey Bruce!" Mai called from his office.

"Mai!" Bruce called back. "What are you doing in my office?"

"I can't get a hold of my sister. I really need to talk to her." Mai said flattering with Bruce.

"Well, I currently don't know where she is, but I may be able to help." Bruce replied flattering back as he walked towards her.

Mai smiled and Bruce stopped in front of his desk.

"That's all right. I really should talk with my sisters about this. Please, try to remember to tell Carman that I stopped by." Mai said before getting off of Bruce's desk and heading for the door.

"I shall." Bruce replied smiling.

"Thanks." Mai called.

***

Message received at 10:30 am: Hey Briar, you know who this is and you know how to reach me. I'm heading home and planning on staying there. If at all possible, please grab Carman and come home. It's important! Love you.

"Okay… I don't know what to think of that." Briar said as she hung up.

"Think about what?" Wally asked before kissing her.

Briar happily kissed Wally back, even though she was at work. "Mai needs me and Carman at home. She sounded concerned. I don't know what to make of it."

"Why don't you go home and find out?" Wally asked taking a seat on the other side of her desk.

"I've got to work. What are you doing here?" Briar asked curiously.

"Need to see and kiss you." Wally answered proudly smiling.

"I'm glad." Briar replied smiling back.

Wally stayed seating there, while Briar tried very hard to finish her work early. Wally got up after two hours of sitting there and passionately kissed Briar. Briar returned it, then her cell phone went off.

Briar groaned, pulled away, and answered it. "Hello?"

"Briar? It's Carman. I can't find or get a hold of Mai." Carman replied worried.

"She's not at the house?" Briar asked pulling away from Wally.

Wally went back to his seat.

"No. Willoughby hasn't seen her and I've made him search the house." Carman answered getting more worried.

"Where are you?" Briar asked gathering up her stuff.

"I'm heading home." Carman answered. "Briar, I'm very worried."

"I know. I'll meet you there." Briar replied getting off the phone and looking at Wally.

Wally smiled. "Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Not right now, but I'll give you call if I need anything." Briar answered giving Wally a good long kiss before leaving her office.

***

Mia heard someone dude laughing and tried to move. Ropes, damn. She thought as the bag came off her head. Mai blinked at the bright light.

"Well, well. I see that we've caught the wrong lady." Joker laughed.

"No shit Sherlock." Mai replied.

Joker hit her and she glared.

"I dare you to do that again." Mai stated glaring.

Joker laughed. "Oh really?"

"Yah." Mai answered mocking him.

Joker thought about it and decided not to. I so want to kick your ass. Mai thought as she tried to figure out where she was exactly.

***

"She's not here." Carman told Briar as she walked into their home.

"She said she would be here all day." Briar replied looking around herself.

"What are we going to do??" Carman asked following Briar around their home.

"We're going to call everyone we know." Briar answered looking at her sister.

Carman nodded and went for the house phone, while Briar used her cell phone.

***

TV STATIONS BROADCAST:

"Hello Batman. I've now taken over a museum and I've got a lovely surprise for you." Joker stated laughing.

The camera then turns and shows Mai knocked out along with a room full of innocent children and members of their families.

"Isn't she a beauty? You've got 30 minutes Bats. Hope you make it in time." Joker laughed.

The TV screen then went blue with a clock counting down the minutes.

***

"She's what?" Carman yelled at Bruce.

"What?" Briar asked putting Clark on hold.

"Hold on Bruce. She's with Joker. Apparently he kidnapped her, took over a museum, and Batman has to get there in less than 20 minutes." Carman answered staring at Briar.

"Oh God." Briar stated. "Sorry Clark."

Briar filled in Clark, while Carman tried to get Bruce to tell her what museum.

"He hung up on me. That son of a bitch hung up on." Carman complained.

Briar got off her cell phone. "I'm sorry. You can kill him later. I'm calling Charles."

"Why?" Carman asked as Briar got back on her cell phone.

"Because he can tell us where she is." Briar answered.

Carman nodded and tried to be calm.

"Charles! Mai needs your help. Well, actually you need to tell us where Joker has her." Briar blurted out.

Briar nodded and waited for Charles to give her information. After only two minutes, Carman couldn't remain calm.

"Does he know where she is or not?!" Carman asked irritated.

Briar held up her hand. "Thank you Charles. I owe you one."

Briar got off her cell phone and smiled at Carman.

"So?" Carman asked.

"I know where she is." Briar answered.

"Let's go." Carman replied.

Briar nodded and followed Carman out of their home.

***

"Did you know that you're not even funny?" Mai asked Joker.

Joker was getting really pissed off. "You just don't know what funny is."

"Ooo, trying to be a smart guy. Wait, you are a guy right? I only ask because you look like woman." Mai mocked.

Joker hit her and this time Mai cough up blood. That's not good. Mai thought as Joker laughed.

"Now shut up." Joker order. "You've all got so little time left."

Joker laughed then noticed that some of his men were missing.

"Be happy that Batman is kicking your ass instead of me." Mai said noticing Joker's face.

Joker laughed then was suddenly knocked down from behind. Mai watched as Batman beat up Joker and his men.

"The place is wired to explode and I've been drug." Mai said coughing up more blood.

"Then let's get out of here." Batman replied tossing Joker out the first floor window.

Mai coughed more blood up, while Batman order everyone to follow him as he grabbed her. Everyone made it outside just as the police showed up.

"You need a better mask Bruce. One that hides your eyes better." Mai whispered as Batman set her down.

Batman smiled before he left. Mai watched as Joker and his men got put into cop cars, while the paramedics made sure she was all right. Carman and Briar were finally let near Mai.

"Are you all right?" Carman asked concerned.

"For the most part. Joker drugged me with something." Mai answered coughing badly. "I think I need to go to the hospital now. Oh, and you probably should know that I'm with child."

"You're coughing up blood and you look like shit." Briar pointed out.

"WHAT!?" Carman said as Briar simply shrugged it off.

"Yah, I took a beating from Joker. I mocked him and wouldn't stop talking." Mai replied laughing a little as the paramedics put her in the ambulance.

"We'll follow you to the hospital. You've got a lot of explaining to do." Carman said before heading to her car.

Briar and Mai nodded then Briar followed Carman and the paramedics closed the back doors.

***

Laughter could be heard from Mai's room. Bruce, Clark, Tony, Wally, and Logan all looked at each other and shrugged before heading into Mai's room.

"What's so funny?" Wally asked coming over to Briar and kissing her softly.

"Me mocking Joker." Mai answered smiling.

"That's not something you should be smiling about." Bruce replied.

"Why not Ba-Bruce?" Mai asked.

"Because Joker most likely will come after you and you won't be so lucky." Bruce answered eyeing Mai.

"I'd love to see him try." Logan said moving to the other side of Mia's bed next to Carman.

Mai laughed.

"Don't." Logan warned.

"You left it open and I'm going to take." Mai replied.

"No your not." Logan argued.

"You do care Logan. I'm so hap-" Mai started to say, but was interrupted by Logan kissing her.

Logan pulled away and looked at her. "No."

Mai smiled while everyone else laughed. Tony then came over and kissed Mai's forehead.

"I'm glad that you're all right." Tony said smiling.

"I don't know that for sure. The doctor hasn't come back yet. I'm waiting on lab tests." Mai replied smiling at Tony. "How did you and Clark even now that I was in the hospital? Matter of fact, how did any of you know?"

"Well, your sisters were very concerned about you and gave all of us a call." Clark answered smiling. "It's good to know that you haven't changed much."

"Ah. I guess that is good to know." Mai said eyeing her sisters. "It explains how you guys knew where I was."

"Yah, about that. You should ask Briar." Carman replied smiling at Briar.

"Oh, thanks sister." Briar replied to Carman.

"Whom did you talk to, to find me?" Mai asked smiling curiously at Briar.

"I called Charles, which you've got to thank, but Bruce is the one who told Carman that you were with the Joker." Briar answered pointing Carman.

Mai laughed then started coughing again. "I think I'm done laughing for today. And you can thank Charles and can thank Bruce."

Briar and Carman nodded as they laughed, both laughing at each other's responsibility.

"I don't get what they are laughing at." Clark said pointing at Carman and Briar.

"It's okay Clark. I don't get it either." Bruce replied placing a hand on him.

Briar and Carman stopped laughing.

"They were laughing at each other. What's not to get?" Tony asked them.

"Tony, they don't know them as well as you and I do." Logan answered smiling at Bruce and Clark's stupidity.

"Hey." Bruce replied.

"Logan, I've got a question for you." Carman said not letting them argue.

"Carman, no." Mai warned beginning to glare at her.

"Why not?" Carman asked smiling.

"You and Briar are the only ones who know. I would very much like to keep it that way. I don't know even know if I'm going to be all right." Mai answered looking unhappy.

"I agree with her." Briar said looking at Carman a little bit unhappy.

"Fine." Carman replied holding up her hand in surrender.

"Thanks." Mai responded before coughing again.

Everyone look concerned as the doctor Scott walked in.

"Wow, you've got a lot of guy friends." Doctor Scott said.

"So, what's wrong with me?" Mai asked afraid of the answer.

Doctor Scott sighed. "Anyone who isn't family needs to leave."

"Doc, this is my family. They're going to be told anyways, so just tell everyone now." Mai replied.

"Mai, I'll gladly fill them in." Briar responded grabbing her right hand. "Could you guys please wait outside?"

The guys nodded and left. Doctor Scott closed the door.

"What's wrong?" Carman asked.

The Calhoun sisters all looked worried.

"There are no drugs in your blood that we can find. And I'm sorry; the fetus has been through a great deal. You're still pregnant, but anymore unexpected movement and you could literally use your baby." Doctor Scott answered. "You're roughly two months and three weeks into your first term."

"Great! It belongs Wade." Mai replied unhappy.

"It means that Carman doesn't get to ask Logan her question." Briar responded to Mai squeezing her hand.

"When does Mai get to leave? What can we do to help her keep her baby?" Carman asked concerned.

"She can leave in two hours. I want to make sure her coughing doesn't get worse. It sounds like it's getting better, but I would like to be safe." Doctor Scott answered. "No sudden movement, no surprises, no exercising, no more alcohol or drugs, stop her from doing stupid stuff. It's the best that I can give you off the top of my head. She doesn't need to stay in bed."

"Thank you. We'll keep an eye on her." Carman replied.

Doctor Scott nodded and left. The guys came back in and were told that I would be released in two hours.

"So she's fine?" Tony asked.

"Yes Tony. I'm fine. Thanks for the concern." Mai answered smiling.

"Anytime." Tony replied smiling back.

Logan glared at Tony, while the rest of them laughed.

***

Two and half hours later…

Willoughby walked into the theater room. "Mai, Bruce is on the phone."

"I'll be right there." Mai replied still watching Some Kind of Wonderful.

"Why does Bruce want to talk to you?" Carman asked.

"Well, let me go find out." Mai answered smiling as she got up to leave. "Pause, please."

Briar paused the movie as Mai headed out the door.

"Hello?" Mai said into the phone.

"You're not allowed to tell anyone about me being Batman. Is that understood?" Bruce asked in an 'I order you' tone.

"All right, but I don't know how long I can keep it a secret. Carman and Briar are really good at knowing when I've got something good about someone we know." Mai replied.

"Just keep it as long as you can." Bruce replied.

"Shall try. Is that all?" Mai asked.

"Yes. Bye Mai." Bruce answered.

"Bye Bruce." Mai said before hanging up and heading back to the theater room.

"So what did Bruce want?" Carman asked as Mai carefully sat back down on the couch.

"Just wanted to know if I could help him out." Mai answered. "Play please."

Briar pressed play. "What are you helping him with?"

"He wants to go on a date with Carman. I told him I'd have to think about it." Mai answered watching the movie.

"You have to think about it?? The answer is no." Carman replied as Briar laughed.

"Did you know that Batman has amazing eyes?" Mai asked Carman smiling.

Carman grasped. "He does?! Tell me more."

Briar and Mai laughed, but Mai told Carman more about Batman. By the time the movie was over, Carman needed to get ice cream and sit in her closet; where her Batman shine was.

"Well, I'm off to bed." Carman said getting up.

"We know that you're going to get ice cream and go to your Batman shine closet." Briar replied laughing.

Mai and Carman joined in the laughter.

"You know me very well." Carman replied smiling.

"Yah we do." Mai responded smiling.

Carman left and Briar turned to Mai.

"You really shouldn't encourage the Batman lust." Briar said shaking her head.

"It's way too much fun to not too." Mai replied smiling at Briar.

They laughed about Carman's Batman lust before heading off to bed themselves.