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Chapter 6

Richard nearly dropped his phone, "Get her to the tower's infirmary, now." He barked and then turned to Bruce who was still in the doorway, "I'm sorry, Bruce. It looks like you're going to need to take care of the kids for a bit longer than expected."

Bruce nodded, "Let me know if you need anything else."

Luke and Michael appeared at Bruce's sides. Luke had Rachel's purple hair and Michael had Garfield's blonde hair. Luke spoke, "Mr. Grayson, do you need us to do anything?"

Richard glanced at Bruce who returned a knowing look. Richard got on a knee and said, "I need you boys to listen to Mr. Wayne and help him take good care of Mari." The boys nodded, dashing back inside.

Bruce watched as the man sprinted to his car and drove off. "Oh, Robin," Bruce whispered, "if I had know this would have happened when I took you under my wing, I would have been more careful."

Richard, meanwhile, was calling Cyborg on the screen in his car, "Richard to Cyborg."

"Richard, what's up?"

"Have Bee prepare the infirmary and expect the Logans and Kori to show up soon. Keep a tight eye on the skies. I don't want any visitors."

"Uh, something wrong?"

"Kori's in labor."

Immediately, Cyborg barked the orders to his girlfriend. He looked back at his friend with some discomfort, "Dick, what's up with this dude and your kids?"

Richard sighed; he had avoided having to explain this ever since they received their first threat. "I haven't told you guys because I thought it would be my way of respecting Kori's personal life. Evidently, you guys have had to become apart of it... Kori's brother is dying from a rare Tamaranian cancer and the only way he can save himself is to murder a male in his family."

It registered to Cyborg now, "You guys thought that since Kori wasn't supposed to have kids that the problem was avoided."

Richard's eyes remained on the road as he sped toward Titan's Tower, "As much as I love Mari, she was a big oops. Thank goodness she wasn't a boy."

"You think your second kid is a boy, though." Cyborg stated, then added, "Wait a minute, if he needed a guy to kill so badly to live, then why didn't he just have his own son?"

"That's what I asked," Richard muttered bitterly.

"Wait a minute, Kori!" Richard sat up in their hotel bed. It must have been three in the morning but he didn't care. Kori mumbled sleepily beside him, something in Tamaranian that he couldn't quite decipher. "Kori, wake up!"

He poked her bare stomach and she nearly screamed, "Richard, what is the meaning of-" Suddenly, she realized that she was only wearing her underwear and quickly made an attempt to cover herself under the covers.

Richard arched a brow, "Uh, Kori, keep in mind that I'm your husband... You don't need to cover yourself."

A blush appeared on her tan face, "Yes, I suppose you are correct... Uh, is something wrong?"

"Oh, yeah!" Richard said. He had been gazing at the part of her body that wasn't covered. His cheeks became warm and he tried to keep from admiring her body, "Well, I was just wondering... If your brother is in such a dire need for a male in his family to murder, then why doesn't he have his own kid?" Then, realizing that his statement could imply something more he added, "Not that I accept that or condone that in anyway, it's still a despicable thing to do."

Kori, now fully awake, pushed herself up so that her bare back was touching the headboard. "Richard, my brother cannot produce children."

Richard cocked his head to the left, "What?"

Kori sighed, "Before the thirteenth birthday of the first in line, who was Ryand'r at this point, a test is performed to make sure he is fertile, so he can continue the royal family line... Before the Gordanians came to my planet, my brother was not sent away for protection, but he was exiled."

"So he had no other chance," Richard said, starting to feel slightly sorry for the kid.

Kori shook her head, "No. The only way that it would... work for him would be if he performed incestuous acts, which is a heinous crime on my planet much like it is on Earth." She sighed, "My brother was desperate to prove himself worthy. My parents loved and accepted him despite his inability to reproduce, but he didn't like the idea of being a weakling."

"Your brother raped y-?"

"Not me," Kori interrupted. "At fourteen, for Tamaranians, female reproductive organs are still not fully developed. He attacked Blackfire, who became furious with my parents. They had no clue what had happened but she was angry at them for letting such a horrible thing happen to her. That is why she sold us out to the Gordanians; she didn't find my brother's exile to be a suitable-enough punishment."

"And she had a child?"

"If any child came of it, it was destroyed while we were in captivity. It would have been a result from the many tests the Gordanians performed on me and my sister."

"I'll see you in a few minutes, Cy." Richard hung up. He had arrived at the tower at this point. "BB, is Kori okay?"

"Rae pulled us into the infirmirary moments ago... You should get up here quickly." Richard was slightly annoyed that the changeling didn't directly answer his question, but accepted it anyway.

In two minutes flat, Richard was in the infirmary with most of the Titans. Cyborg was typing furiously at the main computer in the main-ops, making certain there would be no intruder. Richard was surprised to find Kori looking upbeat, sitting up on the infirmary bed. She was slurping a large bottle of mustard.

"Uh...?" Richard wasn't quite certain what to make of this. Moments ago, he had been urgently called and told that his wife was in premature labor, yet there she was looking as content as ever. Women in labor are not the happiest people on the planet, not even if their name is Kori Grayson. As thankful as he was that it wasn't the case, he was absolutely confounded. "Kori?"

"Yes, Richard?" Kori smiled.

"You're not in labor...?"

Rachel spoke up then, "It turns out it was a false alarm. It wasn't that Kori's water broke but that she was bleeding. I have no idea what happened or why she was in so much pain, but she's fine now and there's no baby falling out of her." She folded her arms over her chest, "She was looking paler than me, so I made Garfield get her some mustard. I'm running tests on her now."

Richard kneeled by Kori's face and scooped her small hand in his larger one. "I'm so glad you're alright."

Kori smiled sweetly at him, "Richard, I appreciate your concern for my well-being, but I have always been able to take care of myself."

Richard kissed her hand, "I know, I know, but that doesn't mean I can't worry."

A shout from Cyborg ruined their moment, "Yo, Titans! Get your butts in here now, in costume! Make sure Star is in here too!"

The others quickly changed into their uniforms and Nightwing scooped his wife in his arms bridal style. She was in her purple nightgown and would have to remain so because she was too large for her superhero outfit.

The Titans were all surprised to see the Grand Ruler of Tamaran on the large screen when they walked into the main-ops room. Nightwing growled, "What do you want, Ryand'r?" He set Starfire on the crescent-shaped couch that had been a part of Titan's Tower for over a decade.

"I have another warning for my sister and her family," Ryand'r stated, leaning on a purple and gold staff.

"What is it, brother?" Kori spoke up loudly.

"I see from your current condition that you received my invisible zap from my generator here." A ray beam similar to the one that hurt Starfire so badly all those years ago now shifted into focus. "I performed my own-what do you humans call it? Oh yes, I have performed my own ultrasound to determine the gender of the newest addition to our family." A wicked smile broke out on his face, "And congratulations to me, I'm going to have a nephew."

Starfire subconsciously attempted to hide her growing stomach from the eyes of her brother. "You will not harm him."

Ryand'r looked bored, "Sister, you make me very amused. Of course I will harm him. How else am I supposed to live?"

"You're not." Nightwing hissed.

Ryand'r rolled his eyes, "I have about fifteen cups worth of the blood of our sister left. I will be able to survive long enough to get what is rightfully mine. Tata for now, Titans."

Nightwing nearly punched the operation system in front of him. "I don't care what he thinks, Starfire, we're going to hunt him down before he ever gets the chance to harm you."

Starfire attempted to stand up with much difficulty. "Nightwing, if he senses that you are coming for him, then he will escape a round-about way and capture me while you are searching for him on Tamaran." She held up her hand to stop any protests, "Do not think that I don't know my own brother. It is how he has always operated. He's stealthy and sick in that sense. It is better for us to wait until he comes to us."

"How can you be sure that's the safest option, Star? It wasn't the last time." His voice was angry and his fists remained clenched.

"It's not the safest option, Richard." Kori hissed and she narrowed her eyes, "It is the only option."

A/N: Not as an exciting chapter this time around, but hopefully it gets more exciting.

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Rose