Beckoning Lyght

Even the Odds

Chapter Ten: Even the Odds

She didn't feel any different; just more tired than usual. However that was a given, seeing what she had gone through. Within the crystal that Tabitha grown accustomed to wearing was no longer her suppressed powers but Zeus's. She knew that it didn't technically make her a demigoddess... but Tabitha couldn't help to smirk at the thought that she was now well matched against one!

Bruce tried to control his temper as he made his way through one of the halls of Metro Tower. When he found her, she smiled fully at first. However, seeing the scowl on his face, Tabitha immediately erased her smile and turned back to her upgrade job. He didn't have to say a word; she already knew what he was upset about!

"Before you even start on me: save it! I already know what you gonna say!"

"... Do you enjoy putting yourself in danger?"

"Okay, first off, I had no idea what she was up to..."

"You went to hell; you had no clue how much strain you were putting yourself in?! Let alone the child's?!"

"She called it Tarantula; how the fuck am I supposed to know that's what they call hell?!"

"... Tartarus."

"Whatever! The point is, you need to be mad at her, not me! But, yeah, we're fine; thanks for asking!" she rolled her eyes. Bruce sighed heavily. Diana couldn't stop talking about the entire mission; Clark and he were the very first ones she told! If anything, he could at least say that the woman was extremely proud of Tabitha. Had it not been for her pregnancy, even Bruce would be beaming about her accomplishment; how many Metahumans could say that they were blessed with a god's powers... and mean it literally?

"If you weren't pregnant, I'd strangle you!"

"And we all know that you'd be electrocuted before laying a finger on me!" she laughed. He smirked; she was right. She was always lightning fast; it made him wonder if her other abilities were heightened with her new godly source.

"How is the baby?" his anger was leaving him. Tabitha nodded and looked down at her stomach.

"He's fine. Took everything like a champ! He's definitely half-Martian! Kid's tough as nails!"

"Just like his mother. Hopefully he won't be as stubborn!" Bruce kept a straight face as Tabitha narrowed her eyes at him, "Oh... you said 'he'. It's been confirmed?"

"Figured that part of the future didn't change. More than enough confirmation for me! I made the nurse mad, though. She asked me did I want to know the sex; told her I already knew! Think she thought I was just being a wise ass or something; don't!" she warned as Bruce opened his mouth. He finally laughed.

"You walked right into that one! All joking aside; I thought we made a deal about you and your risk taking?"

"Bruce, you can't expect me to just sit around here, doing this!" she motioned to the hanging wires from the ceiling, "Folks'll wonder why I ain't out in the field; I can't tell 'em I'm pregnant, remember?"

"What about welding? Heard you did some apprentice work with Hephaestus."

"Yeeah... that's still ongoing. But he did call me talented and said that the training shouldn't be for long. I ain't gonna be making weapons for the gods no time soon but... I'd be able to actually make weapons!" she beamed.

"That's actually great. You know, with your enhanced powers, you might be able to learn even more things."

"Huh... never thought about that. I mean, besides making weapons. Hey! You think... now that I got Zeus's power... I could learn electromagnetism?" the thought occurred to her. Bruce gave it a long thought.