A/N: Since I made you all wait for a week I thought that I could give you the updates that I wanted but was unable to because of the lack of internet.
Chapter Fifteen
The villain only laughed. "Oh, this is precious. This is so much better than I could have ever hoped for."
"Don't make me hurt you," Batgirl growled.
"Really?" The villain remarked. He withdrew a gun and aimed it at the males.
Barbara's heart stilled. She knew if he fired that Dick or Jamie would be hit. Dick wouldn't be able to defend himself and Jamie if the bullet was fired. And she wouldn't be able to take the bullet herself. There was another person living inside her, admit a small person, but an innocent life nonetheless. Damn catch-22.
She took a step forward. Damn him if she was just going to let Jamie and Dick get shot. She loved them too much. Her heart leapt to her throat at that. She loved them. Of course she loved Jamie, being an innocent child, it was nearly impossible. But she loved Dick. Perhaps she knew that for some time now, but now she acknowledged it. She loved Dick and damned if she didn't do anything.
"Really. Now lower the gun before I kick your ass," she growled.
"I do believe Momma-Bats has appeared."
She roared and whipped a batarang at the villain's head. He simply ducked with ease. He sighed once and fired his gun.
"NO!" Batgirl screeched.
Dick seemed to turn in slow motion. He would protect the little boy in his arms with his life. He was certain of that. If not for him and Jamie, then for Barbara.
He felt the bullet impact his shoulder. He let out a strangled yell and fell forwards. He turned his body so he would take the impact, rather than Jamie. He let out another loud cry when he landed on the wounded shoulder. Dammit, there went his stitches. Blood was flowing again.
"Nightwing!"
Jamie sobbed even harder than before. Nightwing groaned and attempted to bring himself to a sitting position. Barbara completely forgot about the villain in front of her and flew to Nightwing's side. She quickly assessed the damage by probing the injury.
"Ow, Batgirl that hurts," Nightwing whined.
"You big baby. It's just a couple of broken stitches. Thank god your armor stopped it. I thought I was going to have to raise-" Barbara stopped speaking.
"What?" Nightwing asked alarmed.
"Ooh, you didn't tell him yet did you? May I have the honor?"
Batgirl ignored him. She bit her lip and looked down at Nightwing. Now or never.
"Dick," she paused a moment. "Dick, I'm pregnant."
There was a moment where there was no reaction from anyone. Nightwing stopped breathing for a spell. Jamie maintained his crying unaware of what was happening. The villain rolled his eyes. Barbara bit her lip waiting. Suddenly, Dick grabbed the back of her head and kissed her passionately.
"That's the best thing I've heard all day," he smiled.
Barbara let out the breath she didn't realize she was holding. They were going to be okay.
"Well, I think it's time to end this now," the kidnapper said bored.
He loaded his gun once again and aimed. Only this time it was aimed at Barbara.
"If I end you then I will end the mess that I came back to fix. No Barbara Gordon, no Eileen Grayson, no foiled plans to rule the world."
He squeezed the trigger.
There was flash of dark black and the gun was nowhere in sight. He whirled around madly. What was that? There was another flash of black and the baddie doubled over from a punch to the stomach. An arrow landed on the ground near his feet and began to spurt gas everywhere. The mask he wore had built in filters, so nothing affected him.
Robin dropped down next to Batgirl.
"I'll take care of Masks over there. You get Nightwing and Jamie out of here," he said.
"Hell no. He tried to murder Dick and Jamie. I won't let him get away with it," Batgirl rose from her crouching position.
"Barbara. Listen for a goddamn minute! What did you just tell Dick?" Tim shouted.
By this time Ellie and Batman had come onto the scene. Batman went right into the fray to aid Wally and Artemis fight the future villain. Ellie ran right to her parents and Tim.
"Oh my god, is he going to be alright?"
"I'll be fine Ellie. Take care of your brother. Get him out of here," Nightwing commanded.
She nodded and gathered her brother into her arms. He fought a little at first, attempting to get back to his father on the floor, but soon calmed down. Ellie whisked her brother away from the fighting, away from the danger. Away from their parents.
"We need to get both of you out of here," Robin said, well commanded.
"What?! I can still fight!" Batgirl protested.
"No, you can't. You're pregnant. I could never forgive myself if I let you fight and something happened to Ellie. The answer is no."
There was a cry of pain from Wally.
"Ellie? Ellie is the one growing in there?" Nightwing burst out.
"Yes, now can we please get the two of you out of here?" Tim sighed.
They nodded slowly. They didn't want this, but they understood.
"Ha! You think that placing me in prison is going to keep your little family safe? As long as my presence is here, your existence is threatened. What keeps me from killing you in four years?" The villain shouted.
"Shut up." Artemis shot an arrow and he was knocked out. Batman quickly tied him up and handcuffed his hands behind his back.
Batman hauled him over his shoulder and walked out of the room, but not before saying that they'll discuss what transpired at the cave. He disappeared as quickly and as silently as if it was just him.
Artemis walked over to her boyfriend and hauled him to his feet. "Baywatch, what am I going to do with you?"
"Love me, feed me, never leave me," he smirked.
"Stealing quotes from Garfield now? That's low."
Wally only shrugged and with the help of his girlfriend, hobbled over to Nightwing who in turn was being helped up by his girlfriend. Tim looked from one couple to another before nodded once to Barbara and running to catch up with his mentor or Ellie.
"When did you two become an item?"
"When we felt like it," Barbara said.
Nightwing chuckled and clutched his chest.
"First we need to get those stitches taken care of."
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