A/N: Being honest, this one came out so quickly because my word count as of the previous chapter is at 52,605 and the last two digits bothered me. My word count should end with a 0 or a 5, and if 5, there shouldn't be a 0 in the ten's place.

The easiest way out was to go and scrap five words from any of the previous chapters.

But I'm too lazy to re-read.

So we're left with this: omakes that went unpublished for various reasons.

Cheers~

Omake for Queen & Princess

In The End

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For the first time since returning to this reality—for the first time since she set foot on this reality those many years ago, Anastasia Rasputin-Summers cried.

Her heart twisted painfully.

It stole the breath from her lips.

It stole all sensation from her skin.

It stole all meaning in her world.

She never thought she would ever feel this way, but the solemn tears that floated around her were real.

And she never wanted to feel this way again.

Galactus had come.

And Emma Frost was gone.

Anastasia blamed herself. For all her powers, for all her abilities, she could not stop the world devourer—only delay him.

But someone did.

In their place, towering above the very planet Earth itself, was someone greater than any mind could fathom, glowing brighter than the sun.

And Anastasia feared she had lost her forever.

It turned towards her and reached out with a gentle hand.

"Only for so long as I am able…" The reborn Emma Frost said, impossibly in the vacuum of space, and Anastasia's heart stilled with the realization—the reminder of an old promise.

A snow-covered afternoon.

A rustic library.

A gentle hand.

The majestic being continued, "…Only for so long as you are here."

Anastasia rubbed her eyes, but the tears wouldn't stop.

"Will you journey with me, my Anastasia?"

Climbing on the Lifebringer's palm, she flashed her the widest smile she had.

"Da!"

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A/N: Just a simple piece. Gotta love the whole Lifebringer!Emma Frost angle. Couldn't quite convey everything I wanted, though. Basically, Anastasia was able to return to her reality, but opted to relocate to 616. Then, Galactus came, and although Anastasia can't be killed, she couldn't stop him, either. Cue the sequence of events that lead to Emma becoming the Lifebringer and Anastasia thinking she had lost her mother-figure forever. She was wrong.

Cue happy ending. I mean, now there's somebody who'll likely live just as long as her.

Also, I just had to use the "My Anastasia" line. Even now, 21 years after the animated film, I still hear Angela Lansbury's voice.

Omake for Hungry for Another One:

Six is Nine

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The first thought that ran through her mind was that her husband actually looked much healthier away from mutant affairs. The second was that it was strange seeing him wear all those yellow pouches again.

Upon seeing him, Jean's mind had reached out to Scott's just so she could see exactly what happened. She was left disgusted at what Scott had gone through in The Maw, but thankful that he had the sense to drop SHIELD an anonymous tip—explaining the noticeable lack of cannibals and murderous chefs inside that wretched place when she and Rachel were there.

Disgustingly, they just allowed the carcasses to lie there. Not that she could blame them.

More concerning, however, was the little girl in a yellow raincoat that Scott had taken under his wing.

Six.

She could see how Scott perceived her. Small, lost, and fragile. But Jean had seen the psychic residue in that wretched place. It chilled her enough that, even now, she hesitated to use her telepathy to locate the girl.

It was then when Emma decided to plead her case to have the girl as far away from all of them as possible. Much to her chagrin, Jean was leaning towards Emma's side. Six was extremely dangerous and they hardly knew anything about her.

Naturally, Scott was stubborn.

"This isn't like Laura's case." Emma pointed out. "Laura didn't know better. That glutton does but chooses otherwise."

"Have you tried locking her up?" Jean asked, trying to steer the discussion from further bickering.

"Emma did." Scott accentuated with an accusing finger.

"She always escapes." Emma scowled at Scott for putting her on the spot. "Her appetite is only rivaled by her cunning."

"I find it works better if you actually feed her." Scott pointed out. "Keeping her away from food only compels her to search."

Jean briefly wondered if her husband was raising a pet.

"She's a cannibal, darling." Emma rolled her eyes in disgust.

To his credit, Scott actually paused as he considered his next words. "Not most of the time." He reluctantly admitted.

Jean massaged her temples. This was becoming a terrible headache.

The girl was only nine.

"Are you sure, Scott? She's just a child—you will be raising her." Jean reasoned.

"I can't just leave her alone." Scott argued. "And not just because she's got soul-draining powers. As you said—she's just a kid. She hasn't even harmed anyone since I took her in. You know this is the right thing to do."

Jean nodded. She didn't have to like it, though.

Emma was more vocal. "Darling, she tried to bite your hand off on the very first day."

Scott waved both his hands dismissively. "We were still adjusting. She knows better now."

A loud scream echoed through Emma's mansion.

Alarmed, all three mutants stared at each other.

"Rachel." Jean confirmed, wide-eyed.

"Six." Scott grimly affirmed.

Emma scoffed. "You were saying, dear leader?"

Scott reached into the yellow pouch across his chest and took out a large cookie.

"Ah," Jean's eyes glimmered with realization. "You finally found something to fill those."

Emma rolled her eyes. "He's a walking pantry now."

"Rachel, ladies?" Scott meaningfully reminded as he held the door open.

Which was perfect timing for another anguished cry to enter the room.

Jean visibly winced. "I think Rachel just tried to peek into her mind."

Emma scoffed and glared at the only man in the room.

"I will start charging a professional fee, Scott."

Scott beat a hasty esca—rescue.

Definitely a rescue.

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A/N: This omake never made it because it'd ruin the oomph of the setup.

Totally stole a scene from yellow_caballero's X-Men: Evolution fanfic, Scott's Life is Hard. Specifically, chapter 3 where Scott adopts an 8 year old Ruth Aldine and the X-Men are arguing about why it's a bad idea. It all boiled down to making the right choice, and gosh darn does Scott always make it no matter how hard it is.

Scott's Life is Hard was the trigger to finally get me to type down Hungry for Another One. The idea was already in the noggin after listening to the song for ages, but the Scott & Ruth dynamic from yellow_caballero's story shot it out of the air to land on your screen.

The yellow_caballero's story is all sorts of amazing character study. I highly recommend you—especially you, Scott fans- to check it out. To reiterate: go read Scott's Life is Hard by yellow_caballero right now. And if you like it enough, drop them a review, too!

Final A/N:

With that out of the way, thanks again for reading! And another round of thanks for the reviews!

PS. anybody read that Cyclops/Black Widow fanfiction lurking somewhere in this website? The one with Scott being a SHIELD agent? I can't seem to find it anymore…