Bab 8: Chapter 8: Hospital Beds Are So Uncomfortable
Her eyes flickered open adjusting to the light threatening to blind her.
"I think she's waking up!"
She turned her head to the side and was met with darkness as she looked outside the window and peered at the bright moon.
"Marinette!"
She turned her head to the other side, following the voice calling her name and was met with the sight of a frantic Damian. Well that's a sight to behold.
"Father, she's awake!"
A cluster of voices spoke at once directing their attention to her. She could barely make out a thing they were saying.
"Be quiet!" Bruce snapped.
The room went quiet and all eyes landed back on her as she murmured something.
"What was that?" Tim asked.
"What happened?" she responded, her voice awfully groggy as she help her hand up and rubbed her head, the ache messing with her thoughts.
Jason responded, his voice light and cheery but still worried, "You don't remember? We were on patrol and we told you to stay home but you were like 'nooo just because I'm pregnant, doesn't mean I'm useless' and then some group of serial killers or whatever attacked and although we told you we could handle it, you still stepped in and tried to use that lucky charm thing of yours and then you collapsed."
"Huh?"
-A few hours Prior-
The night was old and the streets almost merged into one as the darkness filled every corner.
Three dark figures jumped from roof to roof and the unmistakable sound of laughter was heard as the two in front taunted the one behind.
"You're too slow!" Red Robin chuckled as Robin followed behind.
"You're too fast!" he retorted.
"Just hurry up, we don't have all night!" Red hood snapped.
"Why isn't Nightwing joining us?" Robin asked.
"He's busy with something."
"I bet he's making out with Barbara in a hotel or something."
"Do you want to finish this patrol or not!" Red hood complained, "The longer we spend out here, the more--woah!"
He narrowly avoided a string aimed at his feet and barely reached the next roof.
"Who the fu--"
"Language!" a voice called as two red feet landed with a tiny thump on the concrete.
Robin sighed holding the bridge of his nose and shaking him head.
"Ladybug!" Red Robin snapped, "What the hell are you doing here!"
Ladybug smiled and did a little twirl, the red ribbon in her hair fluttering in the wind and drawing attention to the fact that her normal twin pigtails were nowhere to be found.
"Do you like my bun?" she grinned, "After your recommendation, I changed it into a more...mature look."
Red Hood ignored her comment, "We told you to stay at home!"
"But I'm so bored at home all alone!"
What was she talking about? Bruce and Alfred were--oh. How idiotic of him! Anyone could've been listening in to their conversation!
He sighed. "Go home! You're pregnant for flips sake! How do you even feel comfortable wearing that spandex with a baby--" He looked at her stomach; it was flat.
His eyes went wide, "Where the hell is your baby?
All eyes went to her stomach. She squirmed under their gaze.
"Don't worry! It's safe. It's in the void."
"Excuse me?" Robin answered.
Oh yeah, she still hadn't talked to them about where Tikki went after she transformed.
"To make things short, when I transform, my kwami goes into what I call a 'void' where only I can talk to and hear her. It's like an endless amount of space where we can communicate with each other."
"So your fetus is in an endless amount of space designed for a kwami?"
She nodded.
"I'm not even going to ask."
She turned towards Red hood. "Just because I'm pregnant, doesn't mean I'm useless!"
Red hood's eyes narrowed and he grumbled. "Okay, so let's say you get stabbed or--"
"Our suits are stab-proof."
"Or!" he screamed, "You get injured and die! What'll happen to your baby then?"
She sighed, "Okay, fine! I'll stay out of your way but I am NOT going back home!"
Ugh. What an annoyingly persistent sister they had.
"Ladybug, if you get in my way, I'll--"
A knife whizzed just centimetres away from his face.
"Get down!" Robin screamed.
Robin drew his sword and Red hood pulled out his handgun. Red Robin scanned the area.
"Red Hood, incoming at ten o' clock!" he screamed
Another knife whizzed past. Red hood shot at it sending it hurtling towards the ground.
A few more knives came out of the shadows.
"What the hell!" Red Robin snapped, "There's no end to them!"
A knife came hurtling towards Ladybug but she blocked it with her yoyo.
"Ladybug get down!" Robin screamed.
"But--"
"For once, just listen to what I say! Please!"
She huffed and made cover behind a block of cement watching as the boys hit knife after knife.
It was when a grenade rolled it's way into the scene that she jumped back up calling for her lucky charm - despite Tikki's warning - and sent it flying back in the direction it came, the darkness momentarily lightening up to reveal a group of men not knocked out cold.
"Ha!" she laughed as she directed her attention back to them, "See, I can be usefu--"
Everything went dark.
-Present-
"Oh." She chuckled, a sweat rolling down her face.
"We had to carry you home, change and then wait until you detransformed before bringing you to the hospital." Jason answered.
"Damian here was freaking out when you fainted. He thought you were dead and was running around life a headless chicken suggesting we take you to the Lazarus Pits."
Damian's cheeks grew pink as he frowned. She looked at him but he averted her gaze. Wow, the floor looked extra shiny today.
"Is there something you're not telling us?" Bruce's deep voice hit the walls as he stared at her, you could just about make out the suspicion in his eyes.
"What?" she answered, confusion in her voice.
Jason answered, "The doctors ran a few tests on you and found no reason for you to faint."
"I'll ask again, "Bruce's voice unwavering, "Is there something you're not telling us?"
Marinette gulped. She knew exactly why she'd fainted but the question was whether or not to tell them.
She sighed, may as well be honest. Even if she did lie, they would just see right through it.
"It's a long story, but when I was in Paris, I tried to bring my parents back to life with my miraculous and let's just say the consequences of trying to mess with nature were less than ideal."
"Your parents are dead?" Tim asked, flabbergasted. He'd researched everything about her (besides her measurements because that would be inappropriate and rude) and there was not one thing that mentioned dead parents!
"Yes," her heart wept but she kept her voice neutral, "Adrien murdered them."
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