"I think first things first though; there's one elephant that needs to be addressed.", Waylon gestured to Damien as the grown man took a step forward to Bruce and Selina, while taking a deep breath at Diana and Tessa's presence behind him in support.
"Mom, Dad...", Damien spoke. "I... I went through a similar condition that Mama Poppy went through when she was younger.", seeing his parents widen their eyes in stunned astonishment, while his younger sisters, Cassie and Kate stood behind Bruce, peeking in amazement and wonder.
Selina stepped forward, her eyes searching through Damien's eyes, reaching a hand to caress through his hair, and Damien gave a sigh-purr as Selina does that to him sometimes when Damien needs comfort, and her eyes teared up with a warm sob, "You've grown handsome like your father, Damien. He looks like you even more, Bruce.", glancing back at her husband with a smile.
Thomas chuckled, "Looks like the Wayne genes are still going strong.", before he winced, "Stormi, not so hard on Daddy's hair when you're blocking my eyes like that.". Stormi apologized, "Sorry, Daddy!".
Bruce chuckled as he heard his father's comment, and smiled warmly, "Your mother's right, Damien...Gamma genes, huh?", looking at his son.
"That, and some magic, thanks to Diana's patron...Hey, Cass, Kat, it's okay, it's me, your big brother. I just got bigger, that's all.", Damien replied with a smile, and Cassie blinked, "Dami?", and he nodded, with Kate asking softly, "Is that pretty woman Diana, and is that a new friend for us to play with? Tessa, right?".
Damien gave a small nod, "Yeah, she is... technically, she's your niece now.". He smiled, "Hope you don't mind that, Tessa.", with a glance at Tessa. "Not at all... feels just a bit weird to be a niece, especially to them.", Tessa giggled.
Bruce chuckled, "I can believe it as we felt a bit weird with the big age difference between me and Poppy with our little sister Stormi, through now, it's similar with the other boys, with Stephanie being Dick's sister, and of course, now, with you and the girls, Damien.".
Damien blushed with a smile, "You two are technically a grandma and grandpa to Tessa too, and maybe our new baby...", as he felt Diana's hand squeezing his hand and saw her loving smile.
Selina gasped and squealed happily, "Oh, goodness! Now, I understand why your parents still feel young when they are already grandparents and all, Bruce!".
Hippolyta spoke warmly, "I believe there's a community gathering table over there. Why don't we sit down and have some breakfast aka late-night snacks for you all, that is, if that's okay with you, Lady Martha, and take in everything for you and the newcomers to hear everything as we have time?", having guessed quickly at the names spoke in reunions and seeing the connections and resemblances.
"Me?", Martha asked in surprise, and Hippolyta replied, "Well, since there's no queen, the farthest title I could think is Lady, and you are the one who started the origins of this spectacular huge family, so that makes you the matriarch of this place, until of course, something changes.", with a nod.
"Just try not to hulk out.", Jason teased. "Artemis wants to challenge Mama Poppy since it's probably the greatest fight to her.". Artemis rolled her eyes. "Is it wrong that I wish to test two women who are practically Amazons in all but name in many ways?", she smirked.
Jason chuckled, "Touche.", and Martha glanced at Artemis with a smile, "I could be honored to do that, Artemis.", before looking back at Hippolyta, "Yes, let's sit and gather while the young ones play. And it's nice of you to say that, but honestly, I just want to retire with my wife and husband. Being allies with you is great, but I ain't queen material for this impossibly amazing island. There was this portal that just appeared out of nowhere when we got to the Batcave after we were alerted by an alarm, and here we are!", looking still stunned yet wrapping her mind around the new sights of her older grandchildren having their newfound lovers and all.
"Not a bad idea, Mom.", Bruce said. "It's certainly getting to a point in Gotham that some whispers are starting to spread at times about how you still look so good for a woman of your age. Same with Dad.".
"You're suggesting it might be soon time for us to move at least?", Thomas raised an eyebrow. Dick replied, "Yeah. Even before we left, school was gossiping too. It was weird and crazy and heck, even the teachers were saying they would have a shot at Grandma Martha, Grandpa Thomas, and especially Grandmama Kel!".
Tim shuddered, "He ain't lying about that.", as Jane said, "You too, Mama and Pops.", looking at Alfred and Caroline as they're famous when the kids bring cookies and stuff to school.
"The only good news is that you two are still fairly unknown. You're not as easily recognizable.", Bruce explained. "But still, similar situation.".
Thomas gave a small chuckle, "I think we're already talking a bit too far ahead of things right now, but I think it's very nice now to know that we might finally have a true place get away from it all for good.".
Kel replied, "I really hope so. Even with online school, some people and kids look at our Stormi strangely just because she's different!", with a huff.
Martha kissed her on the lips, "It's okay, Kel. So, how did all of this start, beginning with the fact that you're pregnant, Poppy?", as they finally sat down around the community gathering table, with Thomas taking Stormi off his shoulders and nudged her reassuringly to play with Stephanie and Cassie and Kate, to know Tessa.
Poppy blushes, "Well, it all started when the boys reunited with their soulmates, and got into courting and all, and I was getting more emotional and happier to see all my lost children together again...", starting the story with input from the boys, Hippolyta and Waylon.
The story didn't take too long to recount. Some details easily could've fit in a single sentence before everyone was almost completely up to speed with things.
Kel exhaled, "Wow. This is like in between Nora's time with Jackson and Diana's time with Tessa. To be honest, I should know as this is practically the new norm between the different powers and all in this huge family. Even Harley and Pam and John and Mary and the Fries-Gordon family is the most normal next to Alfred and Caroline.".
Alfred chuckled, "I can't argue with that, eh, Carol?", as he sat with Caroline, and she nodded, "Indeed. With the Pit, even Jane is pretty smart with hacking and intercommunication.".
Mary looked sternly at Dick, "You better remember the lessons we taught you to treat your woman right or I will give you a whopper of a deserving smack on the head.", as John agreed, "Your mother is right as we deserve to meet our possible first grandchild.".
"Don't worry, Mom and Dad, I'm not planning on leaving the love of my life nor my possible child no matter what they look like! After all, Komi is the queen of my heart, and I can't imagine life without her, and I swear I know I can be responsible, since I'm already am at the end of the day, and Mama Poppy saw how much I'm happy with Komi, even if I'm nervous to meet my kid in the future..", Dick chuckled as he had a slightly nervous yet loving smile on his face as he glanced at his parents and then Komi, squeezing her hand, kissing her on the cheek, and his hand gently grazing by Komi's belly.
Mary glanced at Poppy who subtly nodded as John replied, "Good. We just can't help having a habit of absolutely checking that things are perfect for you and Stephanie, since we are from a different time, and we heard stories of teenage pregnancies with bad outcomes involving the parents themselves.", with a sigh.
"Well, don't worry, I wouldn't dream of leaving Komi.", Dick smiled. "Yeah, mainly because I would easily hunt him down.", Komi teased as Dick gave her a look. "Sorry, bad joke...".
"That aside, Komi's the love of my life, I would never wish to leave...", Dick claimed firmly once more with a nod. Mary smiled, "You clearly are firm on that, son. I'm proud of you, my darling robin.", and Dick blushed, "Mom! Not in front of Komi!", as Komi giggled at the sight, realizing that she would get along famously with Mary and John for sure, smiling as she glanced to see Dick's young sister laughing and playing games.
"Dick, what did you say back there, calling my sister?", Kori asked, and Dick looked at her in confusion, "Er, I call her the love of my life, like any other of my brothers and Carrie does for all of you.".
"No, the other one!", Kori clarified, and Dick blinked before blushing, "Oh...Oops, that is supposed to be my private pet name for Komi, sorry, Komi, it just came out there.", and Komi smiled, "It's okay, Dick. For your information, he calls me his queen of his heart, Kori.".
Kori exclaimed, "That's it! Not the whole thing, but you can be queen, Komi! I mean, think about it, Hera somehow got some things we talked about like our beloved home world landscape into the mix on this island here, and we are actually having new Tamarians possibly, with Poppy too...This can be our new home, Komi...New Tamaran...", with tears in her eyes.
"Yo-you're right...", Komi whispered as it was clicking for her. "I didn't think about that until now... she... she's wanting to help us even more in trying to recover what's left of Tamaran...".
"Not to mention that the next generation of Tamarians will continue.", Tim pointed out. "With Carrie and Kori and you and Dick.".
"And don't forget me either with Ryan.", Poppy chirped warmly with a smile, growing overjoyed to see tears of bittersweet joy on Kori and Komi's faces.
Hippolyta smiled brightly, "To see one of my beloved daughters becoming queen...", glancing at Komi, "Perhaps I should consider retirement as well...", now looking over at Diana, with their Amazon escorts guarding the community village, looking at their queen in stunned astonishment.
Diana widened her eyes, "Mother...", and Hippolyta replied, "Diana, I've ruled for centuries. Perhaps it's time for the new generation to bring the bond of queendoms to become allies, even if it'd take longer for New Tamaran to fruition.".
Komi exhaled, "Mother, could you consider waiting perhaps for 2 years, with the children as a year old? I...I and Kori was presented to the people when we were a year old respectively, just because we had to learn how to be strong and healthy as proof to the people that we aren't weak or anything.".
"And it would give extra time for you and the Amazons to teach Komi and I more even if I have learned almost everything from you, Mother, but it would also give me time to manage my and Damien's child/children, as I don't want to miss everything!", Diana replied with a nod.
"Alright; that actually is a good idea now that you say it... Diana, I've done all I've can almost over all these years to prepare you, so I don't think we'll have many lessons.", Hippolyta commented.
"And I learned quite a bit before my illness... Kori ended up getting a lot of others when she was then considered the 'real' heir after my crippling.", Komi sighed as she crossed her arms.
Kori rubbed her sister's back, "Hey, I can help you out with that. Sure, some things are a bit rusty and fuzzy since we've been captured and all by those monsters, but I can still remember some good stuff, and Mother can help too as part of teaching too as this island is also made with Themyscira forestry and all in the mix of the landscape, and those houses being Greek and all, as we don't really need all the strict and stupid Tamarian laws, just some that would compromise well with Themyscira laws and all, next to having more landscape from our dear men's homeland and more.", with a reassuring smile.
"Many of the old ways need to be left behind.", Komi admitted. "Some of them really did enforce a culture of preserving strength and removing the weak at times.". Komi sometimes wondered how she even survived after her illness; her folks easily could've tossed her to another planet in exile or to allow whatever predators elsewhere to do the job they probably didn't want to get their hands dirty of.
Kori replied, "Komi, don't have that look again! You're my sister, and I ain't going anywhere!", with a sharp nod, and Komi looked at her, "I know...", with a sniffle and tears in her eyes again. Actually, perhaps Kori had saved her more than one in ways, for she must have convinced their past, bigoted parents somehow.
Selina said, "Hey, Komi, there's no need to rush as two years can seem easier than anything right now, and my advice? Take it a day at a time. After all, we got a brand-new island to slowly explore and cultivate and all at our pace, giving us a new home.", with a smile.
"You're right... one day at a time.", Komi smiled as Martha chuckled, "And time will go strangely fast, I'll say; somedays it's really hard to believe all these years have happened at moments. Feels still like yesterday at times when Poppy came around, or meeting Waylon and Caroline.".
Alfred smiled, "Or at times when we met John and Mary, or saw Bruce finding Selina.", and Selina blushed with a smile, glancing fondly at her twin daughters, Cassie and Kate.
Kel replied, "Don't worry, you got more family now, Komi, and everything is going to be alright, you'll see.", and Komi smiled as Dick held her hand, kissing her on the temple, "I told you that they'd love you.", with a smile.
Komi nodded, "You were right...Thank you, Dick...for giving me a new chapter of this life...I love you...", kissing him on the lips warmly, and Dick replied, "I love you too, Komi.".
And so, with the portal and making a list of the time zones and all, the family happily visited the newly named island of New Tamaran from the Batcave in every opportunity they got, with Themyscira trading food to cultivate the gardens while trading some of the Man's World's wine and such, along with refrigerated milk and orange juice to Themyscira.
Weeks passed, and to Poppy's joy and relief, she has truly ballooned to show her pregnancy, and at the end of the 12-week mark, any day now, Poppy managed to accept her new look with grace, through it came with the usual aches of pregnancy, and of course, the wild personality of Ryan within her.
Poppy winced softly, "Easy, Ryan, please...I want to enjoy the sunrise...", as she sat on the balcony of her and Waylon's Greek-Wayne Manor infused house, with a beautiful nursery already made for Ryan, in the homestead community village of New Tamaran.
Waylon replied, "He's an early riser, that's for sure...", with a chuckle as he joined her, "I guess you couldn't sleep anymore after that bathroom break, huh? I got some good, delicious grapes for you, Poppy...".
Poppy smiled, "Thank you, Wally...I swear I'm hungry as soon as he wakes me up.", stroking her baby bump as she plucked a grape from the plate, watching the beautiful sunrise soar over the bay and the islands, thinking again with a bit of nerves which Waylon noticed, "Hey, everything is going to go right with the birth, Poppy...Ryan is active and healthy and strong, obviously.", knowing what Poppy is thinking as she had like these one or two times per the past several weeks.
"I know... not passing an egg this time for starters.", Poppy gave a small chuckle. "Hopefully, it won't actually be too bad, if I could hulk out, probably make the job for him less taxing for either of us.", she suggested as Waylon nodded.
"Be great if he could easily just slip right on out in less than a minute... I really don't like seeing you go through all the pain and worry.", Waylon stroked her hand.
Poppy replied, "I know, but it's not that easy...After all, you know labor takes time to prepare...The eggs were hard with me hulking out thanks to instinct and all, but perhaps being human should be a bit easier.".
Waylon nodded, "Good point. Let's just enjoy the sunrise while we can.", holding her hand warmly, and Poppy smiled, and so, they happily enjoyed the sunrise, with Ryan settling down at the snacking.
They then headed down to breakfast, dining with Sean and Daphne who had their own rooms but is heading back to the manor for sleeping in, and to their spouses to spend their day with, since it's June, with no school now.
Daphne replied, "You're really due, Mom...Is Ryan behaving, at least?", and Poppy chuckled, "Sometimes. Komi and Kori were right of his native name's meaning. Wildfire, indeed. So, what are you going to do with your boys, Duke and Terry?".