Nora smiled, whispering softly, "And he will grow up next to his daddy...Come on, there's one more reunion, or rather two.", tugging Victor, excited to see Barbara's reaction, and Victor didn't hesitate, rather not following, but went ahead of Nora, to open the master bedroom door and walk in to see his other love, seeing Barbara sleeping peacefully and glowing so beautifully gorgeous as a mother-to-be, her baby bump healthy and plump with a 7 months old, almost 8 months old unborn baby, his and Barbara's baby, remembering that Barbara decided to keep the gender secret with only a doctor's knowledge, wanting to be surprised at birth, yet hoping to have a daughter.
"She's really going to love you having your memory back before the baby comes...", Nora smiled as Victor nodded. "I know, I'm so glad... and hopefully I'll keep remembering... I... I just want to be cautious with things you know?"
"Right, of course, who knows what could happen, but no one will blame us if we celebrate and all.", Nora chuckled. Victor smiled, "Indeed.", before walking closer, and came into bed, crawling to Barbara's side, and smiled as he caressed Barbara's cheek, brushing a few strands of hair back, and leaned in to kiss Barbara on the lips tenderly and lovingly, as his other hand went to caress the baby bump reverently.
Barbara sighed and murmured in the kiss, enjoying it before she realized that the feeling of lips was different and opening her eyes to find Victor to her shock, not Nora as he pulled back for air.
Barbara froze up for a moment as she looked at him. "Victor... what's this all about?", she asked as Victor was acting very unlike himself since he had woken up.
"I remember, Barbara... I remember the night you two surprised me when we had our first true night together...", Victor said as her eyes widened.
Barbara gasped as she teared up, "Truly? You remember Nora and Jackson? You're not yanking on me?", hormones making her emotional.
"No, not in the slightest.", Victor told her. "I would never dream of tricking you like that... I do remember, Barbara. Seeing Nora with Jackson... triggered something that restored my memories to me.".
Barbara smiled so widely and tearfully, "Victor!", wrapping her arms around him and kissed him happily, and he smiled, returning the hug, relishing in the kiss before an eager and excited kick came under Victor's hand.
Barbara laughed with a wince as Victor chuckled with tears, moving down to kiss the baby bump through her shirt, "It's your daddy, your mama is excited because I am back, and I can't wait to meet you someday soon...I love you as much as I love your mama...I missed you..", caressing the bump.
The baby kicked more gently yet happily as Victor looks up to Barbara with a smile, "You're doing amazing with this little one... I really hope it's a girl, smart and brave like you.".
"I think she's just happy that you're back to your old self again... forgive me for saying this, Victor, but you were a bit cold and distant before.", Barbara admitted.
Victor nodded softly, "I know...Even when I try so hard on those dates while Jackson was babysat by James or Poppy, I still felt a bit disconnected, and those times you tell me so many personal stories, I remember the sadness and angst that I was hurting you and Nora...I tried hard...I'm so sorry...", kissing her baby bump again, and then kissed Barbara again on the lips.
"I know you did...That meant a bit to me and Nora, more than you know, because other people in our situation...I wouldn't know how they did, or if they gave up too easily...We never gave up on you, Vic...", Barbara spoke softly.
Victor smiled, "And you'll never have to ask me to forgive either as I love you, Barbara Fries-Gordon...Thank you for never giving up on me...", and Barbara smiled brightly as Nora joined them with a chuckle, "I told you so, Victor. We loved you before and now. We ain't like Barbara's mom or Mr. Mears, because we are better than them...You are our family...".
"And I'm not going anywhere, my loves. I just know that I will wake up in the morning, holding you two in my arms and remembering everything. I can feel it in my gut, and I don't care what anybody thinks as they couldn't blame us if we wanted to celebrate...", Victor replied with a smile and a long-missed desire in his eyes.
Barbara shivered in delight, "Oh, yes, Victor, you have no idea how fucking horny I am...Nora really tried her best, but I damn missed having you inside me!", and Victor grinned, "You're sure?".
Barbara didn't say anything, only French-kissing Victor and Nora, and so, Victor went back to lovemaking like he hadn't left, eager and bent up, even if he had self-pleasure at times in the guest bedroom, and it was a passionate, eager, and tender night, with three rounds of his wives in precisely different positions with the baby bump in mind and care, between midnight snacking together in bed and all.
Happily, in their joy, they woke up with Victor still remembering everything in the morning, and after a check with Thomas, it was officially clear that Victor is back to normal with his brain activity simulated well, and so, Victor didn't waste time in having playtimes with Jackson, socializing with the family in the manor, being there for every ultrasound with more heart than ever, and just being there with his wives whenever they want him for company, and of course, thanking the Isley-Quinn family with all his gratitude over the next two months as Barbara's due date got closer and closer.
It was now March, and as Dick and Tim and Jason's birthday was in the middle of the week, they went to celebrate with a party on the weekend, wanting a full day to share it all instead of worrying about homework and such.
They wanted a pool day indoors, and so, most everybody went to swim in the heated pool, with Jackson shrieking happily in the shallows, safe in a baby floatie, with Victor watching over him, and Stormi braving the middle level of the pool, swimming naturally under the watch of Kel, while the older elementary kids play with Bruce and John, and the high school kids playing with Selina and Mary in a game of water soft volleyball.
Nora smiled, "At least you're having a bit of sun, just more protected under the UV glass windows...How's the baby doing?", glancing at Barbara resting on a lounge chair, wearing her sundress, basking in the warmth of the March sun while Nora dried off her swimsuit from using the showers to clean off the chlorine, having traded her turn with Victor in supervising over Jackson.
Nearby, using plugged cords and such, two grills are manned by James and Waylon respectively, with one grill cooking meats, while the other one cooking veggies, while the other adults are sunning, or in the hot tub, or setting up the tables and plates.
"Doing fine. Pretty quiet as of recently. Probably a sign that I'll be going into labor soon. Her kicks have somewhat calmed; she's probably resting and preparing herself.", Barbara chuckled as she felt another kick. "Hey, give me the signal when you're truly ready to go... as tempting as it might be, you can't keep staying in there.", she teased her belly, rubbing it lovingly.
Nora chuckled, "Definitely smart and sassy like you...You are really betting on it being a girl, huh?", with a smile, and Barbara smiled, "Yeah. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind another boy like I said many times before, but I really hope it's a girl...Sometimes I wish I wasn't firm with Leslie to keep the gender secret and all, but oh, well.".
"I don't really blame you, Barb...It's funny, but I never imagined that I'd have many friends or an extended family of sorts like this...True, I still feel a bit sad for Poppy, considering that the family isn't quite complete without the last lost one to come back, but she got a point of wanting everybody to be happy, and if the last one is somewhere else, making her own living if she's 18 like the boys, or 17 like Damien, she's bound to come around in the future if being an immigrant or something.", Nora replied.
Barbara replied, "I hear you. But you have to admit that Poppy looks happier with Tim and Jason back into the family, and Pam and Harley are like sisters in a way.", and Nora nodded before James and Waylon called out, "Food's done, come and get it while they're fresh!", at their manned grills.
Everybody cheered and clamored, scrambling to head out of the pool from all sides including the shallow end and the deep end, the hot tub, and to get up from the sunning lounges, as Nora went to help Barbara to re-balance again with the baby bump's weight.
"Thank you.", Barbara said as Nora nodded. "You're welcome... so; do you there is a chance that Poppy will end up finding her lost daughter?", Nora asked.
"It's possible. I mean, with the odds like how Tim and Jason showed up... can't deny that sooner or later, they'll meet.", Barbara said with a humming chuckle.
Nora smiled, "Can't argue there, Barb.", as she and Barbara went to make their lunch plates and happily ate as they chatted with the rest of the family and all for an hour, and soon, Alfred brought out a birthday cake of layers and different flavors. They sang the birthday song, and the three boys blew out the candles, and soon, dessert was given out.
Barbara was chatting with Pamela and Mary about the idea of building a garden or greenhouse on top of the Fries-Gordon apartment home's roof, and eating halfway through her slice of cake, and that was when the baby gave the signal to show that they're truly ready to start coming into the world.
Barbara gave a loud groan as she suddenly felt very wet... and she was positive it wasn't simply because she somehow lost control of her functions. "Barbara?", Nora asked as Barbara gave her a small smile, "Looks like she's ready now...".
Pamela and Mary widened their eyes nearby as Nora gasped, and called out to Victor, "Vic, it's time! You keep hold of Jackson, I got her!", as she went to help Barbara who's taking deep, steady breaths, putting away her plate of half-eaten cake, while everybody else paused in confusion and realization that something's happening.
The party atmosphere changed quite quickly as everyone moved to get things gathered in both keeping out of the way while the birth was happening as well as being there to help Barbara. And as if a sense of timing, several communicators went off about a major crime going off at the same time.
Bruce replied, "Shit, looks like it's in the middle of Gotham. Who's going?", as Victor joined his wives, carrying Jackson, heading for the nearby area of living rooms and random offices.
James blinked as he realized something, and exhaled, "You, all of you are the Guardians?", as he saw the several communicators come off in the belongings of Martha, Bruce, Selina, Poppy, Waylon, and even the high school kids in Jane, Dick, Sean, Daphne, and Damien who has been apprenticing under the adults, though they hadn't been out much, but learning fast, with Jane becoming the next Oracle under Poppy, Dick becoming Nightwing under the guidance and permission of his parents after arguing that Robin is more childish for him and Sean and Daphne becoming the Chuk Twins thanks to having a mix of Croc and Hulk genes, and Damien becoming Batclaw as he's a combination of Batman and Catwoman, having panther claws yet being agile like Batman.
"Um... yeah...", Poppy admitted as she blushed at how it seemed nobody had let James Gordon know even after all this time. "You... you planning on bringing us all in?", she asked as he sighed.
"As tempting of the thought, no...", James chuckled. "Just a surprise, but I guess I should've realized that much sooner.", smiling with a shake of his head in amusement.
Martha replied, "Don't blame Barbara, we wanted to be safe, especially with all the events happening over the years.", and James nodded, "That's fair, and I am not mad at Barbara, since she listened to all of us to keep herself at home even if she wanted to help often, but at least she aided you here and there with hacking cameras.".
Poppy smiled, "She indeed did. And I'm going for this one. I feel like I should take this one. But just for backup in case, I choose Selina. Jane, you take the reins for Oracle this time instead of Alfred, and update me and Selina, alright?".
Jane nodded, "Yes, Aunt Poppy!", as Selina kissed Bruce, and hugged her twin girls, Cassie and Kate, "Behave for Damien and your father, clear?", and they nodded, and so, Poppy, Selina, and Jane headed down for the Batcave, to change from their swimsuits and all, after Poppy kissed Waylon, and hugged her twins swiftly, and nodded at her boys.
James replied, "It might be too late for me, considering the distance with my car and all, but it doesn't mean that I can't manage crowd control.", with a nod yet hesitating with a glance at where his daughter went off into the manor.
Thomas patted his shoulder, "I will make sure that Barbara and the baby goes through this safely, and I pick Harley for assistance.", and Harley widened her eyes in shock, "Me?!".
"Yeah. I know you are named godmother recently because you were literally first on scene to check on Victor, and you saved him in a way, and Barbara would never be so thankful enough for that otherwise he couldn't be here for the birth, and being their doctor here, they told me that they want their new baby's godmother to assist me, so are you in?", Thomas smiled.
Pamela squeezed Harley's shoulder with an encouraging smile, and Harley sobbed, nodding, "Yes!", and went to follow Thomas, as James was relieved, and nodded to the others with a smile before leaving to take up his folded uniform, even if he's off-duty, he has to help in his own way.
"So, do you want me to carry you, Selina, or will you be fine on the bike?", Poppy teased as Selina rolled her eyes. "Go on ahead, I need to suit up while I'm sure you rarely take your outfit off underneath your clothes.", Selina reminded as Poppy shrugged.
"True.", Poppy started to strip, preparing to shift in a moment once she was finally only wearing her costume that would fit no matter the size.
She was glad that she was at the pool which didn't require much of clothes and her swimsuit, and after checking that she's clear, she walked out and looked at Jane far up at the Batcomputer, "You got me on comms. Hear me?".
"Crystal clear. Go green, Spectacular She-Hulk.", Jane replied with a nod, and Poppy shifted into her Hulk form, and began to run full speed through the tunnels, and as soon as she got to the borders of the outer city after exiting the bridge shortcut tunnel, she then jumped up to the rooftops.
She-Hulk clicked on comms, "I'm on the move on the rooftops.", and she heard Catwoman's voice, "On bike, taking one of the abandoned subway tunnels. Oracle, update us.".
"Roger.", Jane replied. "Something's going down for sure, a lot of police converging on... the Federal Reserve. Not even a simple bank robbery, they're after a serious amount of gold bullion.".
She-Hulk took a deep breath as she kept herself moving great distances with her strength, if someone was attempting to knock over the reserve, it was someone that wasn't afraid of the police, and probably of any of the Guardians either.
The priority was something that obviously the local authorities were having an issue with. Normally the more minor things like a breaking and entering or a simple shoplifting normally wasn't their highest of priorities. Not that they wouldn't go and stop it but half the time the police usually had the thing in hand. This? This obviously was something else...
Selina replied in the comms, "Are there any hostages like the security guards or anyone else like the manager if it's a group of armed robbers?", as She-Hulk kept going, glad for Selina's focus to see more of the bigger picture.
Indeed, a serious amount of gold bullion means a group of people, as a single person can't simply pull it off. They would need lookouts, vault codebreakers, a getaway vehicle somewhere around, and all.
"Can't tell right now at the moment; layers of security that I would need to crack since it's an important Federal building. Wait, got something... oh wow...", Jane/Oracle reported. "What is it?", She-Hulk asked. Jane replied, "Um... She-Hulk, I think you might have some new competition...".