TINY TOTTS
(Set 4 months after Future and Past Clash 2: Invasion)
Mary sat on the hospital bed as the nurse did the ultra-sound. Will held her hand as they were about to see their baby. When the image appeared on the screen Mary, being a Bat, could see the slight change in the nurse's expression.
"What is it?" Mary asked "Is something wrong?"
"No, no Mrs Grayson-West," said the nurse "But according to this ultra-sound... you're having twins!"
Mary and Will looked at each other in surprise.
"My dad is soooo gonna kill you when he finds out!" said Mary, smiling with joy.
"If he's gonna kill me then why are you smiling?" Will asked, catching her contagious smile.
"Because, honey..." said Mary, wrapping her arms around her husband "We're having twins!"
...5 MONTHS LATER...
"It's a girl!" a doctor said and handed the little bundle to Will.
"It's a boy!" said the doctor again, 4 minutes later.
They handed the boy to Mary and Will sat next to her with their girl in his arms. He handed their baby girl to Mary and she held her children in her arms. The doctors left to give the happy parents some privacy. They sat in silence until a nurse walked in, followed by Mary's and Will's parents.
"Hey kids," said Dick.
"Dad, we're 24-years-old! We're not kids anymore," said Mary.
"You'll always be kids to us, Mary," said Dick.
"Can we see the latest additions to our family?" Wally asked.
Will, gently, moved the blankets out of the babies' faces. The little girl opened her eyes to reveal she had Will's grey eyes. The little boy opened his eyes to reveal he had Mary's sapphire blue eyes.
"What are they?" Artemis asked "Do we have grandsons or granddaughters?"
"Please don't say that against, Artemis," said Zatanna "It makes me feel old,"
Dick gave his wife a gentle squeeze.
"One boy and one girl," said Mary.
"What are they called?" Wally asked.
Mary and looked at Will and he nodded. Then she looked directly at her mother.
"Zatanna," Mary said "Our daughter's name is Zatanna,"
Zatanna gasped.
"Zatanna Artemis West," said Will.
"What about your son?" Wally asked.
"Richard Wallace West," said Will.
"What's with your family and naming your kids after one another?" Wally asked, looking directly at Dick.
"What are you gonna call them for short?" Artemis asked.
"Well, for our daughter we were thinking of Tanna and for our son we were thinking of Ricky," said Mary "Can't exactly call them Zee or Dick, now can we?"
They all laughed together and Tanna stured, opening her mouth as she gasped in her air. Ricky stured and reach out.
"We'll let you have some privacy," said Dick and he and his wife pushed Wally and Artemis out in front of them.
Will and Mary walked in the front door of their roomy apartment. The light snapped on to reveal the Team.
"Surprise!"
"Shush up!" hissed Mary, smiling.
There was Lauren (Robin), Izzy (Archeress), Jared (Kid Flash), M'att (Man Martian), J'ill (Mini Martian), B'enn (Infinite Martian), Miranda (Superwoman), Cameron (Super-Ace), Giovanni (Zatara #2), Lian (Sword-Swipe), Rachel (Aqualas) and M'att's wife for the past 4 months, Katarina. M'att had shown Kate (which Katarina went by for short) that he was half-Martian the same night they got engaged and they conceived a child on their honeymoon.
"Let's have a peak," said Lian, walking over to them.
"This is Tanna," said Mary, showing them the baby girl in her arms.
"And this is Ricky," said Will, showing them the baby boy in his arms.
"They're so cute!" said Kate, holding M'att's hand "Hope ours is just as cute," she said to him.
"And if not," said Lian "hopefully it'll be able to shape-shift like its dad,"
They all laughed and Tanna gave a little hiccup, which everyone awed over. Will and Mary sat on the sofa with their children and spoke with their friends and family.
Eventually people started going home. Kate and M'att made sure Lauren, Jared, Izzy, J'ill and B'enn got home safely. Miranda and Cameron left and Lian went to stay with her parents, Red Arrow and Cheshire. Giovanni and Rachel waved good-bye before walking out. Mary and Will looked down at their children, who were wide awake with their eyes gleaming.
"Will?"
"Yeah M.G?"
"I- I can sense Ricky and Tanna have magical abilities like me," said Mary, holding both her kids close.
"We better make sure they don't speak backwards then," said Will, stroking his daughter's cheek.
"It's a pity Grandpa Bruce couldn't be here to see them," said Mary "May he rest in peace,"
"Yeah... hey, we should take them to see my Grandma Paula soon," said Will "In a few days, obviously,"
Mary smiled down at the little kids in her arms.
"Ya know; my dad promised my mom he'd retire from the super-hero business when he turned 50?" said Mary.
"Wow. My mom plans to retire when she's 50 too and my dad plans to retire as soon as Jared's 18 and can become The Flash," said Will "Seems the entire League plan to retire at 50,"
"Seems like a good age to retire at," said Mary, resting her head on Will's shoulder "I love you,"
"I love you to," said Will.
Ricky reached up and grasped a lock of his mother's hair. Mary, easily, slid her hair out of her son's grasp and stroked his cheek. Tanna kicked her legs, figuring out how they worked.
"We thought it was gonna be hard having one kid," said Mary "Now we have to manage with two,"
...5 YEARS LATER...
A little girl sat in front of a T.V screen. She had raven hair with distinctive strands of blonde showing through and dark grey eyes. Her mother sat at an easel, painting a beach landscape. The little girl's twin brother was sitting at their mother's feet, scribbling a picture with fat wax crayons. He had raven hair with ginger roots and tips and sapphire blue eyes. He held the picture up to his mother and showed it to her.
"Look, Mommy! I'm an artist like you!" he said, happily.
"Wow, Ricky! This belongs on the fridge!" said his mother "Og ot eht egdirf,"
The twins clapped as the picture floated over to the fridge and a fridge magnet moved to keep it up.
"Mommy, when can we do magic?" the little girl asked.
"Oh, Tanna, we've discussed this. When you're at least 10," said their mother.
"Yes, Mommy," said Tanna.
"Yes, Mommy," said Ricky.
...8 YEARS LATER...
The bank-robbers ran down an alleyway. They weren't scared of the police. They were scared of the super-heroes chasing them! There was 2 separate gusts of wind and 2 teenagers stood in front of them. The girl wore a black tank-top over a navy, long-sleeved, top and silver, metal, bands around her lower arms. She had a black mini-skirt and a silver utility-belt. Navy leggings and knee-high combat boots. Strapped to her thighs were cross-bows and she wore black-lensed sports-glasses with navy frames. The boy wore a navy, long-sleeved, top with black sleeves and silver, metal, bands around his upper and lower arms. He wore black trousers and black combat boots with a silver utility-belt. He had a black domino mask and cross-bows on his thighs.
"Running... never a smart thing to do," the boy said.
He took a wooden pole from his utility-belt and it grew to a staff as tall as he was in a red puff of smoke.
"Especially when you're being chased by kids who can move at the speed of sound," said the girl, taking out her own staff.
"Who are you?" one bank-robber asked.
"The name's Ace," said the girl "But the papers call me Ace the All-Mighty,"
"I'm her brother Knight," said the boy "But the papers call me Knight the Fearless,"