The Brotherhood Chronicles: Home Coming.

Ah, the return of the insanity… God I missed it.

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The 'Hood House

"Boring…" Kitty moaned as she flipped through the channels.

"Home sweet bloody home…" Kitty heard the voice, with a slight British accent.

"Hi Betsy. Mike." Kitty said as she saw the Nagrites walk into the living room with their bags. "How was the Honeymoon?"

"You wouldn't believe us if we told you." Mike said simply.

"I can imagine." Kitty said with a smile as she rubbed her swollen belly.

"Only if you're sick in the head." Betsy quipped. "I'm going to unpack." Betsy said as she melted into the shadows on the floor.

"So. Any word on Lance?" Mike asked as he sat down on the couch.

"Yea. He called a few minutes ago, saying that they would be home in the hour." Kitty said. "It's so weird to know that he was kidnapped, and I didn't even know it." Kitty said sadly. "I though I would, I dunno, like having a rapport with him or something."

"Yea. Well. Our lives have never been normal. Trust me." Mike quipped. "Life has away of kicking us in the teeth whenever we think we have something good. Don't worry. Things work out."

"Like, the honeymoon was that bad?" Kitty asked.

"Like I said, you wouldn't believe me if I told you." Mike said with a smile as he slung his bag over his shoulder as he got up. "I'm going to help my wife unpack." Mike said as he walked up the stairs to their attic apartment. "I just hope you didn't snoop. Betsy's got a photographic memory…"

"Oh uh." Kitty said to Boris, who was sitting in his cage, drinking his water bottle. "Things are going to be weird around here."

"Lady, you have no idea." Boris said with the rat equivalent of a smirk.

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Later that day

"Were home!" Blob called out as he and X walked into the room with Lance.

"Hey baby." Lance said when he saw Kitty waddle towards him. He wrapped her in a hug and kissed her forehead.

"You okay?" Kitty asked as Lance led her out of the room.

"Better than ever." Lance said with a smirk. "I have a lot to tell you Kitty."

"How is he?" Mike asked as he and Betsy walked down the stairs.

"The same. Yet there's something off." X said. "It's him, but he's different somehow. More…Spiritual."

"Spiritual X?" Mike asked, arching his pierced eyebrow.

"Yea. There's just this aura to him now. I guess my senses are picking up on it." X said simply.

"Weird." Blob replied. "I wonder what happened to him. He was strangely silent on the plane ride home. He didn't even puke."

"That is weird." Mike said.

"He'll tell us when he's ready." Betsy replied.

"Any word on Pietro?" Blob asked.

"We tried calling Wanda and Todd a little while ago, but nothing." Betsy said simply. "I wish I knew where the new Asteroid M is. Then I could just Shadow walk their to find out what's going on."

"How bad was Pietro?" Mike asked.

"Bad. Both legs were shattered; one arm was dislocated and broken in three places, bruised ribs, fractured skull. And that's just what I could see. " X replied.

"Christ." Mike muttered as he shook his head.

"If there was a problem, Wanda would have called." Betsy said simply. "Don't worry about it boys. Pietro's in good hands."

"Yea. And her names Heather." Mike snickered.

"Low blow." Laura quipped.

"Now Laura, we all are entitled to take our licks when we talk about each other. It's in the brotherhood Charter." Fred said with a smile.

"Laura?" Betsy asked, arching her tattooed eyebrow.

"My real Name." Laura said bashfully.

"Well. I'm still gonna call you X." Mike said with a smirk.

"Thanks." X replied with a smirk.

"Not me. I'm gonna tease our little Laura poo…" Betsy smirked as she squeezed X-23's cheeks.

"Need I remind you I'm an assassin trained by Hydra and also the genetic clone of Wolverine." X hissed.

"And need I remind you that I'm a mystical Ninja trained by a group that makes Hydra look like a bunch of toddlers?" Betsy said with a smirk. "As well as a telekinetic and Shadow wielder?"

"You win this round Obi Wan…" Laura said with a smirk.

"Hm… Betsy on X-23?" Mike mused. Both girls gave him a dirty look. "What?"

"Moron." All three members of the Brotherhood said at once as they walked away.

"WHAT?" Mike called out.

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Downstairs

"Wow." Kitty said as Lance finished telling her about his past and his destiny. "It's a lot to take in Lance." Kitty said as she sat on the bed, Lance rubbing her feet. "God that feels good."

"Yea. Look. I don't plan on losing. I couldn't bear to lose you three." Lance said with a smile as he kissed her forehead and then stomach. He put his hands on the side of her stomach. His eyes glowed a faint blue color as he felt the three heartbeats. One for Kitty, and one for each of their children. He felt their life force pulse through him and into the earth.

"What?" Kitty asked with a smile.

"Nothing." Lance replied, returning the smile. "I just felt the life of our children, and even now, their connection to Mother Gaea is strong. She senses them, and she's willing to protect them."

"I've never seen this side of you before Lance." Kitty said as she put her hand on Lance's cheek.

"I guess, knowing my past, and knowing I have a future… I guess I'm finally content. For the first time in a long time." Lance said as he kissed his girlfriend.

"I can tell." Kitty giggled.

"I missed you." Lance said between kissed.

"Me too." Kitty moaned as they kissed.

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A little while later

"Got any three's?"

"Go Fish Mother F&$!" (BLAM)

"Man. Charles Bronson's got issues." Fred quipped as the brotherhood sat around the TV, watching Death Wish 19.

"That or he needs to take some Prozac." Betsy muttered.

"Haven't we done this before?" X asked as she looked around.

"I think we're in a rerun…" Betsy said in horror.

"Silence woman." Mike said. "The TV is talking." Mike continued, before Betsy slapped him in the back of the head. "Ow…"

"Moron." The entire Brotherhood, plus Kitty all said at once.

"WHAT?" Mike asked.

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Next Time on The Brotherhood Chronicles: Pain in the Large Arse. It's Blobs birthday party. And merry hi-jinks ensue, as X has to deal with planning her cousin's party, as well as a pregnant Kitty.

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Later all, you know what to do.

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