Harley and Ivy: The Next Generation

Rating: M

Chapter 15: Wedding Day Bliss

(August of That Year)

"Bane are you ready?" Eric asked Bane as he materialized in front of him.

"I've been ready for the past year Eric," Bane replied as he stretched, being dead took a toll on your body.

"No, are you ready to see Lily?" Eric asked, he was being serious, sometimes things changed being dead. "Sometimes when you're dead things change." He just didn't want to break Lily's heart again.

"YES I'm ready Eric… also she needs this," Bane replied giving Eric a serious look.

"Okay, well we should get going, the girls are getting ready in Lily's room of the Wayne manor," Eric stated as they made their way toward the front door of Bruce's manor. Bane nodded and the two of them walked in. "When are you planning on telling her?"

"I don't actually know Eric," Bane replied as they walked toward the stairs, Bruce was slightly put off by having so many of his enemies in his house, but he was the only one with a large enough yard. Ivy was coming down the stairs to get the bracelet that she had had made for Lily, upon seeing Bane she paused in disbelief at the sight of the man four years dead in front of her.

"Bane?" Ivy asked as she looked at him.

"Yes Ivy, it's me, I'm back," Bane replied, he knew that he was a sight to see after having been dead for four years. Ivy came over to him and hugged him, she considered him family as did Lily. "I'm back now because of a crow, I heard that Lily was getting married?"

"Yes, she is, her and Ace are getting ready right now, actually," Ivy replied as she lead Bane up to Lily's room. "I can go get her if you want to go wait in the study."

"I don't want her to see me yet. Who's walking her down the aisle?" Bane asked, he was waiting for just the right moment for her to see him.

"Bruce and Slade are," Ivy replied as she looked at Bane.

"Do you have an officiate yet?" He asked as he looked at her, he had become a justice of the peace a short time before he died.

"We already took care of everything though...I believe Lily still needs someone to carry Saiyuri," Ivy replied with a smile.

"Who is Saiyuri?" Bane asked, he was curious about this Saiyuri person.

"She's Lily's daughter, I'm actually supposed to carry her, but I think you should do so," Ivy replied with a smile, she was more than happy to let Bane do that.

"When did Lily have a daughter?" Bane asked, he was curious, the last time he had seen her she didn't want a boyfriend because she wanted to focus on school an her powers.

"She had Saiyuri four months ago," Ivy replied calmly, she was so happy for her daughter.

"I'd be delighted to hold her," Bane stated as he smiled at Ivy as best as he could. "When is this wedding taking place, what time?"

"In about an hour," Ivy replied as with a smile. Lily came into the study looking for her mother.

"Mom can you- Bane?" Lily asked as she caught sight of the man with her mother.

"You look lovely as always Lily," Bane replied as he held his arms out for her. She ran into her godfathers arms sobbing.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Lily cried as she hugged him tightly.

"No need to be sorry Lily, it wasn't your fault," Bane whispered as he hugged her tightly, he was glad that she wasn't in her dress because he wouldn't want to wrinkle it at all. Lily continued hugging him, she felt as if a huge weight lifted off her shoulders at hearing him say that it wasn't her fault. "Now I hear you're getting married." He held her at arm length. "Tell me about him." Lily told him everything about Garth. "He sounds delightful. Now your mother also said that you now have a daughter?" Lily nodded, her face shining with motherly pride, she loved her daughter. "Could I meet her?"

"Of course," Lily replied before going to her room and getting Saiyuri.

"She's beautiful," Bane stated as he held his arms out to hold her. "May I hold her?" Lily nodded and gently set Saiyuri in her godfather's arms. "She's precious." He held her closely, he had always loved children. "Does she have powers?"

"She has both mine and Garths though her plant ones haven't manifested yet," Lily replied as she looked at Bane and Saiyuri.

"You might want to go get dressed Lily," Bane stated as he cuddled with Saiyuri. Lily nodded and, after adjusting the bow on Saiyuri's dress, went back to her room to finish getting ready.

(At the Ceremony (45 minutes later))

"Are you ready Lily?" Ace asked, the ceremony space had been set up in the back yard, the aisle started at the back door, there was a white runner that led from the door to the arch. Lily nodded with a smile, her entire being seeming to glow, she looked like a goddess of nature. "Are you men ready?" She looked at the three fathers. "And dad, no blowing things up please."

"Oh Ace you take the fun out of everything," The Joker replied with a pout as he looked at his daughter, she was wearing a black and red dress ( www. google url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=FddSqRvxu9TmWM&tbnid=_9-Jz1PsNioS1M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F% .com%2Fpromotion%2Fpromotion_ &ei=DJj2UYDZLbKz4AOFyoCYDQ&bvm=bv.49784469, &psig=AFQjCNGvRnY504sDulqFrgdEhI9Gp0gTWQ&ust=1375195079944680) .

"Save it for the reception dad," Ace stated as she adjusted her skirt, she was glad that she had shed the extra baby weight so that she could fit into her dress perfectly, granted it was a corset dress so it would fit either way.

"Okay everyone, settle down," Slate stated as he looked between father and daughter.

"Oh alright, you girls ready?" The Joker asked as he looked between his daughter and niece with a smile. Lily nodded and took her place between her fathers, linking arms with each of them.

"Of course daddy," Ace replied as she linked arms with him, she was so happy. The music started playing and Lily walked out, escorted by her fathers, she got a third of the way down the aisle and Ace started to follow with her own father. They reached the arch, and their soon to be husbands. Warren looked at his wife to be, her beauty breath taking. Garth looked at Lily, he loved the way she was glowing, he thought she looked like a goddess. Lily looked at Garth with a smile on her face. Ace looked up at Warren with a love in her eyes that could end the ages. Warren looked into Aces' eyes with a smile.

"We are gathered here today to join together Lily Rose Wayne and Garth Michael Todd. We are also here to join together Ace Harlequin Napier and Warren Anthony Peace. Now the couples have chosen to write their own vows. Garth if you would?" The Justice of the Peace stated once everyone was situated. Garth looked into Lily's eyes and recited his vows with so much love in each word that he almost started crying. "And now you Lily." Lily said her vows to Garth, her eyes shining with tears of happiness. "Now Warren if you would please." Warren nodded and looked deeply into Aces' eyes, he spoke his vows with nothing but love and respect. He had promised to always protect her. "And now you Ace." Ace recited her vows from memory, she promised to love, cherish and honor Warren, also to never blow him up if she got mad. "And now for the rings." Garth took his ring from the Justice and put it on Lily's ring finger. "And now you Lily." Lily took her ring and put it on Garth's finger. "Warren if you would." Warren nodded and took his ring from the Justice, he gently slid it onto Aces' finger. "Ace now you." Ace nodded and took the final ring and gently slipped it onto Warrens' finger. "I now pronounce you husbands and wives, you may kiss the bride." Garth pulled Lily into a passionate kiss. Warren followed suit and pulled Ace into a kiss that could melt the North Pole. Lily kissed Garth back with just as much passion. Ace returned Warren's kiss with as much passion as she could muster. "May I introduce to you now Mr. and Mrs. Todd and Mr. and Mrs. Peace." The entire assembly clapped, from Warren's father to Bruce, to the children. Congratulations were spoken to both couples.

(At the Reception)

"Well Lily, it looks like we both finally got married," Ace stated from her spot at the head table, they were having dinner at the moment.

"I know Ace, it seems so unreal," Lily replied as she watched Bane dote on Saiyuri, he had yet to meet Aden. The Joker was throwing knives at the waiters and Battle was flicking fire at them too.

"I know what you mean. Dad… stop trying to throw knives at the waiters," Ace groaned out as she shot a blast of energy at her fathers' hands.

"Party pooper," Her father replied with a laugh.

"Dad, stop trying to burn the waiters would you?" Warren demanded as he looked at his father, who just so happened to have offered to buy them a house if they wanted it. Warren ran a hand through his hair, his father and father-in-law were going to drive them both crazy.

"Fine," Battle replied with a sad face as he put out his flame.

"Are you guys going to be okay?" Garth asked as he looked at Ace and Warren, they were looking a bit worn down. "I mean Ace, you look ready to kill someone."

"I'm fine Garth, I'll be better after supper but I'm fine for now," Ace replied as she dabbed her forehead with her napkin, she was sweating up a storm and overheating, but was determined to make it through dinner in her dress.

"That's what you get for getting a dress that's loaded with tulle," Lily stated with a slight laugh, she had advised her friend not to get a dress that big.

"I know, but I love this dress Lily," Ace replied with a smile.

"I'm fine, I'm just worried about the fact that Aden keeps coming back to us with blood on him. Ace spends about an hour every night scrubbing him after we get him back from his grandparents," Warren stated as he looked over to the playpen where Aden was napping under the shade of a tree.

(About half an hour later)

Ace disappeared into the house only to come back out a few minutes later wearing a shorter completely red dress. "LET'S GET READY TO PARTY!" Ace screamed as she pointed to the laptop and speakers. Lily laughed and turned on their preset playlist.

"There's a stranger in my bed, there's a pounding in my head," Lily sang as she looked at Ace.

"Glitter all over the room, pink flamingo in the pool," Ace sang as she threw glitter everywhere, getting it on her, Warren, Lily, and Garth mostly, before throwing it at her mom, dad, father-in-law, mother-in-law, aunt, uncle, Bruce, Eric, and Bane. "I smell like a mini-bar, D.J. passed out in the yard."

"Barbie's on the barbeque, this a hickey or a bruise?" Lily sang as they danced around.

"Pictures of last night ended up online… I'm screwed… OH WELL!" Ace sang as she did back flips and cart-wheels.

"It's a blacked out blur, but I'm pretty sure it ruled… DAMN!" Lily sang as she began to grow vines and flowers. Ace jumped up on one of the empty tables.

"Last Friday night, yeah we danced on tabletops and we took to many shots, think we kissed but I forgot," Ace started dancing on the table shooting sparks everywhere. She was so happy, her sparks danced in a variety of colors, she had learned how to do that a while back.

"Last Friday night…" Lily sang, the girls finished their song. They were dancing around wildly. After the song ended, a slow song came on and the girls danced with their new husbands. Lily looked into her husband's eyes, "I love you."

"I love you too Lily," Garth whispered as he held her close. Ivy watched her daughter and her son-in-law dance. She was smiling as she held her granddaughter.

"I love you so much Warren," Ace whispered as she rested her head on his chest.

"I love you too Ace," Warren whispered as he wrapped his arms around her, holding her to him. The Joker was watching his only daughter dance with her new husband, he was holding Aden, who had just woken up.

"You are a lucky little boy Aden," The Joker murmured to Aden as he rocked him gently.

"They turned out well, didn't they?" Ivy asked as she walked over to her best friend's husband, she was holding her granddaughter.

"I couldn't have hoped for better," The Joker replied as he looked at Ivy, he continued to rock Aden. "They also married well."

"Yes they did," Ivy stated as she rocked Saiyuri. They were looking at their grandchildren with smiles on their faces.

"Well Aden, let's go give you to your mother shall we?" The Joker asked his grandson, even though he knew that Aden wouldn't reply. Aden was trying to burn him, again.

"I believe we now know how Aden is always coming home with blood on him," Ivy replied with a chuckle, as she looked at Saiyuri.

"Hey daddy, oh Aden stop burning this grandpa… it's the other one that you can do that too," Ace stated as she took Aden from her father. She and Warren had stopped dancing so that he could get something to drink.

"He gets that from you Ace," The Joker muttered as he looked at his daughter, she was smiling.

"Does not," Ace replied as she stuck her tongue out at her father.

"Yes he does Ace," Lily stated with a smile as she looked at Ace.

"What do you mean?" Ace asked as she looked down at Aden with a smile, he was looking up at her with a tiny flame on his hand.

"He loves to cause chaos just like his momma," Lily replied with a laugh as she looked at her best friend.

"This is true," Ace stated as she rocked her son. "However this doesn't explain the blood on my baby every time you and mom watch him." She was now looking at her father, she was always wondering why her son had blood on him, but didn't know how to ask about it.

"That would be from him burning me and my men," The Joker replied as he held up his hand, it was covered in healing burns.

"Has he seriously injured anyone, except you that is?" Ace asked as she rocked her son.

"No he hasn't," Her father replied as he shook his head.

"Good to hear, I don't want his first death being before he's ten years old," She muttered, her first was at four but she had come into her powers then.

"I don't want that either," He replied as he hugged his daughter.

"Really daddy?" Ace asked, that really shocked her. "You were extremely overjoyed when I had mine at four years old." She looked at her father, she wanted to know his answer.

"Yes, and your mother had me on the couch for three years after that," The Joker replied as he looked at his daughter with a smile.

"Oops… sorry daddy," Ace stated with a laugh as she looked at her dad. "By the way, you never did tell me what you did to Stronghold when Aden was born." She looked at her son.

"I merely did what I do best," He replied as he smiled at his daughter, he had beaten the boy to a pulp. He hoped that his daughter wouldn't be mad because she could hold a grudge, and that usually ended up with death.

"You took it from me so damn it… tell me what you did I want details," Ace replied as she looked at her father. The Joker told her everything he had done to the young Stronghold boy. "Thank you daddy." She kissed his cheek, and handed Aden back to him. "Oh and I just don't want his non-power related kill until after ten years old, before that and your men are on their own." She winked and walked away after giving her father a mock bow. The Joker chuckled and looked at his grandson.

"He just caught your coat of fire," Battle stated as he looked at Aden, who was lighting his grandfather on fire. Saiyuri sent a water ball at the funny clown man.

"Your kids are going to be the death of me," The Joker muttered as he handed Aden to his other grandfather, the one that was fireproof , and walked to where his wife was standing and watching their daughter. Ivy chuckled and tickled Saiyuri's tummy.

"So Warren, how did you meet Ace?" Battle asked his son as he walked over to the happy couple.

"I met her and Lily when they came into the restaurant for dinner one night," Warren replied as he held Ace closely.

"How is your grandmother doing by the way?" Battle asked as he looked at his son and daughter-in-law, he was holding their son and rocking him with a smile on his face.

"She's good, still as ornery as ever though," Warren replied as he held Ace and chuckled, he loved his grandmother but sometimes she was just a bit over bearing.

"You invite me Warren, hello son," Mrs. Chang stated as she smacked Warren's arm and smiled at her son. Warren chuckled and rubbed his arm.

"Lily, I have a surprise for you after we're done here," Garth whispered in her ear as he held her close and they danced.

"What is it?" Lily asked in a curious tone, she wanted to know.

"You'll see later," Garth whispered as he kissed her neck. Lily tilted her head back. "I'll give you a hint though."

"What?" Lily asked as they continued to dance.

"Well it's big, any guesses?" Garth replied in question as he continued to hold her.

"Hmmm. Is it a house?" Lily asked as they danced.

"You'll just have to wait and find out," Garth replied as they continued to dance, slowly loosing themselves to the rest of the world, lost in their own little world that was their own and nobody else's.

"I love you my husband," Lily whispered as she rested her head on his chest.

"I love you too my darling wife," Garth whispered before he kissed her. Lily kissed him back.

(About an hour later (The cakes have been brought out))

"Girls! It's time to cut the cakes!" Alfred called as he brought the cakes to the table, they were on a trolley. Lily and Garth walked to their cake and Ace dragged Warren to their cake. "Lily and Garth first." Lily nodded and together with Garth they cut the cake. They both gently fed each other their pieces of cake, Garth gently feeding Lily and Lily gently feeding Garth. "Now Ace and Warren." Ace and Warren cut their cake. They both shoved the cake into each other's faces, Warren shoving it into Ace's mouth and getting frosting and cake all over her face, Ace followed suit and shoved her piece into Warren's mouth getting frosting and cake all over his face as well. She let out a laugh. Lily shook her head at her best friend's antics.

"Everyone grab some cake, I have to go wash my face," Ace called as she dragged Warren toward the house so that they could wash their faces. Lily laughed and took Saiyuri from her mother so that Ivy could eat some cake too.

"If I were you Lily, I'd keep Saiyuri away from Ace's dad for a few days," Ivy stated as she grabbed some cake and ate.

"Uh, oh, what happened now?" Lily asked as she watched her mother.

"She soaked him in water after trying to put his coat out, it was funny," Ivy replied as she smiled at her daughter and granddaughter.

"Oh wow," Lily muttered as she rocked her daughter gently.

"He said that Aden and Saiyuri would be the death of him," Ivy replied as she looked at Saiyuri and ate her cake.

"I highly doubt that," Lily stated with a chuckle as she looked at her mother.

"Well Aden has been burning him and his men. So much so that he's got scars on his hands and Aden gets his blood on him," Ivy replied as she took another bite of cake.

"That would explain the blood," Lily stated as she continued to rock Saiyuri.

"And to top it off, Ace has said that he was on his own if Aden decided to kill someone with his powers," Ivy replied with a chuckle as she looked at her daughter with a smile.

"Of course Ace said that, she loves to cause her father grief," Lily stated as she gently bounced Saiyuri.

"Oh… I know what Garth got you by the way," Ivy stated as she finished her cake. Lily's eyes brightened and she voiced a desire to know. "However I can't tell you."

"Oh come on mom… you can't just tease me like that," Lily muttered as she looked at her mother.

"Ace knows and so does Warren," Ivy muttered with a wink to her daughter.

"Does everyone but me know what it is?" Lily demanded, she was getting upset because it seemed like everyone but her knew this secret was.

"No… but they helped him pick it out," Ivy replied as she smiled at her daughter. Her threw out her plate and fork. "You'll love it though baby-girl." Lily chuckled and shook her head and Saiyuri grew a rose and held it out to her grandmother. "Isn't she precious?" She looked at the beautiful red rose that Saiyuri was holding out to her.

"Yes she is," Lily replied as she kissed her daughters head.

"Oh she got them, did Saiyuri grow the flower?" Ace asked as she and Warren danced over to Lily.

"Yes she did Ace," Lily replied as Ace and Warren continued to dance.

"Congrats Lily," Warren stated as they danced.

"Thank you," Lily whispered as Warren and Ace danced away.

"Well you and Garth better get going, Saiyuri will continue to grow you beautiful flowers, just be sure to keep her happy," Ivy stated as Garth gave her a signal.

"That's really all I want, for her to be happy," Lily said as she looked all around for Garth.

"Come along Lily, time to go," Garth called as he beckoned her over to him. "Your surprise is only a few minutes away."

"What is this surprise anyway?" Lily asked as she walked over to Garth with Saiyuri in her arms.

"A beautiful house for you to decorate," Garth replied, he would tell her now. Lily smiled and kissed Garth. They walked to the car and got in after making sure that Saiyuri was buckled into her car seat. They drove down the road a few miles. "Here we are."

"It's beautiful…" Lily whispered in awe.

"I'm glad you like it Lily," Garth replied as he pulled into the driveway and turned off the car.

"I love it Garth," Lily stated as she looked at the house.

"Warren helped me pick it out, Ace told him what you told her that you were looking for in a house," Garth replied as they got out of the car, they got Saiyuri out of the car, and as soon as they were situated they walked up to the house. Garth unlocked the front door and they walked in. Lily walked around, in her minds' eye she could see all the decorations and furniture for each room. "And it's all ours." He was holding Saiyuri and following Lily around.

"Thank you Garth," Lily said as she walked over to him and kissed him.

"You're welcome Lily," Garth replied as he kissed her back.

(With Ace and Warren)

"Hey Barron, how's Aden treating you?" Ace asked as she looked at Battle, her son lighting up his hand in a flame, no matter how small it was it was a flame.

"He's a little spit fire, he does love to have his flame active," Battle replied as he looked at Ace, and Warren. "He's not trying to burn me, unlike your father, are you kids ready to go?" They both nodded and looked at Mr. Battle, he was living with them because he was released into Ace's care even though she had just turned eighteen. "Well then let's go." They all walked to the car that they came in and drove to their own house.

"Thanks again for the house dad," Warren stated as they arrived at the house that they were to live in, it was large easily having five or six bedrooms. "Now let's get Aden in the house so that Ace can get him to sleep." Everyone nodded and the two men brought everything but the baby inside. Ace brought the baby in and went to the babies new bedroom, she got him ready for bed and fed him before bringing him back out into the living room. "Hey Ace, thought you were going to put him to bed."

"I will, but he's not tired yet, and I still have to burp him," Ace replied as she walked back into the living room and looked at the two men. Warren stroked his son's cheek and kissed his wife. "So what do you guys want to watch?" She sat down on the couch, put the burping cloth on her shoulder and started burping her son. They had been living in the house for about a week, so they were pretty well furnished and only needed a few more things.

"How about Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters?" Warren asked as Ace continued to try to burp her son. Ace thought about it for a short while before nodding.

"He already causes enough chaos that watching violent movies won't affect him in the slightest," Ace muttered as she continued to gently pat Aden's back. Battle chuckled and put the disk in the dvd player. "Warren, could you burp your son so that I can go get out of this dress?" She didn't want her son to possibly puke all over her dress so she pouted at her husband. Warren nodded at his wife and took the burping cloth and his son, and he watched his wife get up and head toward the hall that lead to the bedrooms. She walked into the room she shared with Warren and grabbed her pajama's, she now wore a pair of pants instead of shorts and she still wore the tank top, the pants still said naughty but weren't as revealing as the shorts. She changed and walked back out into the living room in time to see the start of the movie. "Thanks Warren."

"No problem Ace," Warren whispered as he adjusted a now sleeping Aden.

"Is he sleeping?" Ace asked as she sat down on the couch next to Warren.

"Yeah he tuckered out about a minute ago," Warren replied as he looked at Ace.

"Good to hear," Ace stated as she rested her head on his shoulder. "Did you have fun today?"

"Yes I did, you looked absolutely beautiful," He replied in a whisper as he kissed her forehead, he didn't want to wake Aden up.

"I'd have to agree with my son on this one, you looked lovely and he made a good choice," Battle piped up as he sat in the chair next to the couch.

"You looked pretty handsome yourself," Ace whispered as she looked down at her son, the one thing that she knew that she would never screw up. "And so did our perfect son, he's the one thing that I could never screw up." Warren tucked her safely into his free side. "So Mr. Battle, you never did tell me why you were in the facility." She cuddled into Warren's side.

"Oh you know… the normal, I killed a few people, I injured a few more, I tried to take over the world," He replied casually, it was common talk for Ace considering she had done two out of those three things herself. He smiled at his new daughter-in-law, he would get along with her great.

"No wonder you, The Joker, and Slade got on so well," Warren replied with a chuckle as he held Ace tightly.

"I've done all but the last one in my time at Sky High," Ace mentioned as she cuddled into Warren just a bit further. Warren kissed the top of her head gently.

"Really!" Battle asked as he looked at the happy couple. "And why weren't you at the institution with me?" He was genuinely curious as to this fact.

"That my darling father-in-law, is because murder is illegal," Ace replied happily, she had a smirk on her face, she had always found a way to weasel out of most punishments.

"But weren't you the one who killed Powers?" Battle asked as he looked at her with an eyebrow raised in question.

"Technicality due to blood," Ace replied simply as she continued smiling.

"And the William's cousins?" Warren asked, he was teasing her now.

"Simply a justified act because they were tormenting my nearest and dearest friend, called her a whore they did," Ace replied between laughs, she was outright laughing now. "And be careful how you phrase your questions to a jester, we like to twist words." Warren chuckled and kissed her head.

"You picked a good one Warren," Battle stated as he smiled, he was about to ask a major question. "By the way, you never did tell me. How did you kill Powers, you were banded?"

"I blew her up with my power," Ace replied as she looked at her father-in-law.

"She used her blood," Warren added before the question could arise.

"Blood!" Battle exclaimed, he was very surprised to say the least. "I've never met one before."

(With Garth and Lily)

"So, what would you like to do?" Lily asked as she fed Saiyuri.

"I honestly don't know Lily, what would you like to do?" Garth replied in question as he watched her.

"I don't know either," Lily replied as she watched her daughter feed.

"We could enjoy the fact that we're now parried," Garth offered as he kissed her cheek.

"That we are," She replied as she smiled and finished feeding Saiyuri and adjusted her to burp her.

"I love you Lily," Garth whispered as he looked at his beautiful wife.

"I love you too Garth," She replied as she looked at her daughter.

"How's Saiyuri doing? She looks a bit red," Garth asked, he was looking at his daughter, she was slightly red and it worried him.

"She might need to have a diaper change soon, but other than that, she's fine," Lily replied as she continued to gently pat Saiyuri's back.

"Ok, I just don't want her to have a sunburn," Garth stated as he kissed her cheek.

"If it was a sunburn, her skin would be warmer and she would be fussing," Lily replied as she checked Saiyuri.

"I just worry," Garth muttered as he looked at Lily.

"I do too… I guess it's a parent thing," She replied as Saiyuri finally burped.

"When are you going to put her down?" Garth asked as he chuckled, his daughter was so adorable.

"After I change her," Lily replied as she grabbed the diaper bag.

"Ok, I'll go get the bed ready," Garth stated as Lily set about changing Saiyuri. Lily nodded and took Saiyuri upstairs to clean her up, all the bedrooms were upstairs. After she was clean Saiyuri was put to bed. "Come on to bed, we've had a long and exciting day." He had made the bed while she was getting Saiyuri ready and was holding up her side of the blanket waiting for her to get in. Lily changed into her pajamas and crawled into bed with Garth. "Sweet dreams darling."

"I love you," Lily muttered sleepily as she fell asleep.

(With Ace and Warren)

"We should probably get to bed, your grandmother wants to see me tomorrow," Ace muttered as she took Aden from Warren and got up after stretching. Warren nodded and got up. "Night Barron."

"Good night kids," Battle replied as he headed up the stairs to his room. The kids walked down the hall into their room and Ace put Aden in his bassinet, she had finally conceded and gotten one that was separated from their bed, before watching Warren get changed for bed.

"See something you like Ace?" Warren asked with a smirk, he already knew the answer, but he loved to hear her say it.

"You know I do Warren," Ace replied with a slight whimper as she continued to watch him. Warren leaned down after he was changed, he still just wore boxers, and kissed her. She pulled him down so that he was right over her and kissed him back. Warren let out a groan as he ground their lower bodies together. "Do you want to?"

"I do… but not while Aden's in the room," Warren replied with a sigh. Ace's eyes lit up.

"Well then I have a surprise for you," Ace stated as she looked up at Warren.

"And what would that be Ace?" He asked as he looked down at her, a look in his eyes that she loved when it was there.

"I got Aden a crib and had your father assemble it for me," Ace replied happily as she got up. "It's in the room right next to ours." She gently took Aden out of the bassinet and took him into his new room, she put him in the crib, turned on the baby monitor and went back into her room. Warren smirked at her and pulled her to him when she got close enough. "That's what I thought." She smirked at him with a glint in her eyes. Warren pulled her head down and kissed her hard. "I want you Warren." She moaned in his ear, they hadn't done anything since Aden was born and she was excited, to say the least. He flipped them over and stripped her quickly but gently before he started trailing kisses down her body. "Ugh… Warren." Ace groaned and moaned as she watched him through half closed eyes. He looked into her eyes as he nipped at her navel where the little piece of jewelry was dangling, she hadn't taken it out for her pregnancy, and he began playing with the piercing. "I knew that that was a good idea to get that." She let out a giggle. Warren moved back up her body and kissed her. "I love you." She kissed him back and held him tightly. "I want you Warren."

"I love you too, Ace," Warren replied in a low growl as he gently entered her.

"Warren…" She whispered before she closed her eyes and just felt. He gently held her as he continued his actions, he was getting excited as well.

(The Next Morning)

"Warren GET UP!" Ace hollered as she shook him, Aden had woken up three times the night before and luckily Ace was awake all three times so Warren didn't have ot get up. Warren groggily woke up and started spouting nonsense words. "We have to go meet your grandmother today."

"But you said she just wanted to see you," Warren muttered as he rolled to look at her, she was holding Aden, who was dressed in his flame onesie . "Why do I have to get up?" He smiled at Ace and Aden as he sat up, she was feeding Aden and looking at Warren.

"That would be because she wants to see all of us," Ace replied as she sat on the bed and waited for him to get up. "Ugh Warren get up!" She gave him a jolt, he shot up and let out a yell. Aden giggled and lit his hand on fire and proceeded it to put his flaming hand on her face. "No bad Aden!" Ace screamed as she put Aden on the bed and held her hand to her face.

"Let me see it," Warren said gently as he rushed to her trying to see her face. He tried to move her hand from her face but she wouldn't let him do it. Blood was starting to trickle from around and between her fingers.

"It hurts so bad Warren," Ace whimpered out, she wasn't crying but she was holding her face and there was blood trickling down between her fingers, she was worried, she had never been burned this bad before, and it was on her face to top it off.

"Shit," Warren muttered as he grabbed his phone and dialed Lily's number. "Hey Lily? Can you come over to the house and bring that burn crème you made?" He asked as he got an icepack, Lily confirmed and they hung up.

"Your father is right upstairs… go ask him what to do," Ace stated with a whimper as she grabbed a handkerchief and put it gently to her face, she was tired of the blood trickling down her hands. Warren nodded and went upstairs.

"Hey son, what can I help you with?" Battle asked as he walked out of his room, he had just woken up not twenty minutes before.

"Aden burned Ace's face, she won't show me but she's bleeding from it, what do I do?" Warren replied back quickly yet clearly, he was scared for his wife, up until now Aden had only singed her clothes and maybe gave her a red mark on her arm, never an actual burn and never on her face.

"Okay son, you did this to your mother once, cool water to clean it, aloe for the burn, and burn cream on gauze that's taped over the area," Battle replied as he motioned for his son to bring him to Ace, he could better treat if he could see just how bad it was.

"Dad, she said it doesn't hurt," Warren stated as they hit the bottom of the stairs. "Should we be worried?" His father shrugged his shoulders, with Ace one never knew if you should be worried or not. "I mean she heals fast but I don't know if that applies to burns as well." They reached the room shared by Ace and Warren, Ace had pulled the cloth away from her cheek and was examining herself in the mirror.

"Your son is in so much trouble," Ace ground out with a wince, her cheek was charred and turning white at the edges, it was still bleeding in some places and Warren looked and saw the cloth, it had been white, now it was blood red. "I have third degree burns on my face, it hurts to talk but I can't feel that part of my face." Warren got a worried look on his face.

"You'll need to let me see, Warren did this to his mother once," Battle stated as they walked into the room and up to Ace. He gently reached for the side of her face that wasn't burned so that he could get a better look at the burned side of it. "Yeah that's third degree, Warren said you heal quickly?" Ace nodded gently and went to go sit on the bed.

"I heal relatively quickly because of an overabundance of energy, however not from burns," Ace replied quietly, she looked down at her lap. "Last time I got burned this bad, was by one of my fathers' men, thought it would be funny, thought I was just some kid henchman. Took me almost three months to be able to use my hands correctly after they healed." She wasn't smiling, smirking, or grinning, she wasn't anything her face was straight, she looked at Aden but couldn't bring herself to be even upset with him, she wouldn't be upset with him for using his gift, she couldn't. Aden crawled on the bed toward Ace, a sad look on his face. "Hey Aden, I know you didn't mean to do it." She picked Aden up and held him to her, he snuggled into her arms. "Warren when's Lily going to be here?" She was rubbing her sons back gently.

"She said that she'd be here in a few minutes, they really only live maybe twenty minutes away," Warren replied as he looked at his wife and son. Lily walked into the house, followed closely by Garth who was holding Saiyuri.

"Ace? Warren?" Lily asked as she came into the living room.

"IN HERE LILY!" Ace called from her stop on the bed in her and Warren's room. "SECOND DOOR ON THE RIGHT IN THE HALLWAY!" Lily walked into the room and gasped.

"Wow, Aden got you good this time didn't he?" Lily asked as she took the burn crème she made out of her bag and began applying it to Ace's face.

"Yeah he did good this time, it shouldn't scar though," Ace replied as she closed her eye on the burned side, "I mean it's only third degree." She smiled a bit and hugged Aden. "Remember that last time?"

"Yeah, remember what your parents did to him?" Lily asked as she finished putting the crème on Aces' face. She was going to leave the jar so that Ace could use it as needed.

"Yeah… dad blew him up after mom cut his hands off," Ace replied with a chuckle as she looked up at Lily, she was smiling as best she could with a partially burned face.

"Too bad I didn't know how to do this stuff with my plants at the time, could have saved you a bit of healing time," Lily stated as she shook her head and applied one last bit of crème to Ace's face.

"We were seven Lily," Ace replied as she stood up, "neither of us really knew how our powers really worked or how to use them really well." They all walked out of the room and into the living room. "He's done worse to my father though."

"I noticed," Lily replied as Saiyuri crawled over to her.

"And we let out son be watched by these people?" Warren asked sarcastically, he loved his wife's parents, they were awesome.

"Would you rather her still be living with the Strongholds, and have them be watching Aden?" Lily replied in question with a chuckle.

"Fuck that shit! I prefer your parents Ace," He replied as he helped Ace sit down, she didn't need it, he just liked being a gentleman. "Stronghold still needs a proper Peace beating for causing her to go into labor a month early."

"Plus my parents are just better," Ace piped in before she poked at Aden's nose.

(Later that Afternoon (At the Paper Lantern))

(With Batman, The Joker, Barron Battle, and Slade)

"What uh... what can I get you?" The waiter asked, they were sitting at a booth toward the back. The waiter was clearly frightened by the fact that there were three villains and a hero sitting at a table eating lunch.

"I'll have sweet and sour chicken and shrimp fried rice, no onions," The Joker replied as he smirked at the waiter. "There better not be any onions in it either." He handed the man his menu.

"Chicken and broccoli with pork fried rice for me," Batman stated as he handed the man his menu. "And three orders of crab rangoon, and three orders of egg rolls." The waiter was jotting down orders fast and nodding, he was scared enough to make a mess of himself.

"I'll have the sweet and sour pork and chicken lo mein please," Slade replied politely, if nobody else would he would.

"I'll have the shrimp with lobster sauce and the pork fried rice please," Battle replied in a friendly tone, he could be polite and kind.

"I'll put your order in right away," The waiter stated quickly before darting away.

"So Bats what made you decide to come to lunch with us?" The Joker asked, he was genuinely curious, he was still the clown prince of crime and Batman was still his enemy. "I mean I'm here because Ace threatened to blow me up if I didn't sit down with the guys and have lunch."

"Well Joker, she threatened me as well, said that she would over load my homes network and blow it up," Batman replied casually, almost as if it was normal for him to be eating lunch in his costume in a Chinese restaurant with three known criminals, also in their costumes. "She's one scary girl, aren't you glad Warren married her Battle?"

"Well I hope I'm not the only one who wasn't forced to be here?" Battle replied in question, nobody had threatened him with death if he didn't dine with the fellows. "And yes, I'm quite pleased that Warren married such a strong and lovely girl, we have very interesting conversations at night when neither of us can sleep." The Joker looked worried, sometimes Ace's 'interesting conversations' were actually her getting into fights and going on an injury spree.

"Lily told me that I wouldn't see Saiyuri for a month if I didn't come, not that she had to threaten that, I enjoy lunch with people," Slade replied casually, him and the Joker frequently dined together when in the same vicinity. "Ace also threatened to blow me up, but that's beside the point."

"It's pleasant the know that I'm the only one that either isn't afraid of her, or she doesn't feel the need to threaten me yet, all she told me was that I better have fun, she then smirked and walked away," Battle stated as they waited for the waiter to come back with their food. The Joker and Batman looked at Battle with a sad smile each. "What? What did I say? You both look like I'm going to die." The Joker burst out laughing loud and long. "What's so funny?"

"She threatened you and you didn't even know it," The Joker replied as he finally stopped laughing. "If she tells you something and then smirks before walking away she's threatening you, in Ace speak 'You better have fun' is a threat that says if you don't have fun she'll hurt you." Batman let out a chuckle before nodding, Slade nodded as well. "And I'm not afraid of my daughter, I'm afraid for my life. She hasn't told you yet has she?"

"Told me what Joker?" Battle asked, this caused all three men to laugh, apparently Ace had been on an even keel mentally since being married to Warren, but he didn't know her before, during her pregnancy. "Should I be worried about the girl who has custody of me?" That caused Slade and Batman to continue laughing, The Joker already knew that face. The waiter chose that moment to show up with a trey of foods.

"Here you go men," The waiter stated as he put the appetizers on the table, followed by their meals. "Anything else?" All four men shook their heads so the waiter left.

"Your daughter-in-law has three people in her head, if you ever meet the last one, lock yourself in the basement and call her mother or I," The Joker replied with a laugh as they started eating, they were going to bring the girls home some appetizers so that Ace wouldn't be upset and Lily just liked Chinese food. "You've probably met Ace and Jacks, just don't ever meet the third one, she goes by Princess, ask your son, or even Lily." He took a bite of his own food before looking around, the door opened revealing one Stronghold family, decked out in their hero costumes.

"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!" The Commander bellowed as he stalked toward the booth where the four men were enjoying lunch. "WHO LET YOU OUT OF THE INSTITUTION?" He was very irate at the fact that his arch enemy was sitting down to lunch with someone on his own side and two other villains.

"Well Commander, I got out early for very good behavior with the help of my new daughter-in-law," Battle replied calmly, he was enjoying his time out and didn't want it ruined. "Now could you please leave us alone, we are enjoying a pleasant lunch so let us get back to it." The Commander looked very angry and then fainted dead away.

"Well this has been a fun day," Batman stated as he looked at the person on the floor.