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Chapter 2 - The Return

It was 3 years later in Bayville. The death of Scott Summers was difficult on many people and the murderer was never caught. A familiar dark green jeep was driving into town. The driver had short brown hair and a goatee. He wore a pair of jeans, black muscleshirt and a pair of black fingerless gloves. Tattoos ran down his arms reaching his wrists as the driver looked around.

"Not much has changed here since I left." he said to himself as he went and pulled up in front of The Brotherhood House. He wondered what they would say when he just shows up after 3 years. Toad hopped out the door and looked at the him.

"Lance?" He asked him.

"Yea it's me." He replied smiling a bit.

"You almost killed us when you left!" Toad yelled at him."Hey guy it's Lance!!" Pietro walked out with a crutch. Fred came out and his face was scarred and Wanda followed looking pretty pissed off. Lance wondered what happened to them all.

"When you left my dad came and beat us almost to death and we're still recovering! You are so gonna die you son of a bitch!" screamed Pietro as they all ran at him ready to kill. Lance backed out of the driveway paniced and drove off as fast as he could and got away.

Lance pulled up in front of a small diner and parked his jeep. He looked around heading inside making sure none of the X-Men were inside. He sat at the bar and waited for a waitress. A 2 year old girl climbed up next to him and sat down on the stool. He looked at the girl and noticed she resembled someone he knew quite well.

"Sorry I'm late I, like, had to get Gracie her stuff for today." a very familiar came from behind him. He turned around and looked at where the voice came from and he came face to face with a very pissed off looking Kitty.

"Well well well look who came back." She said with a hint of anger in her voice.

"How you been Kitty?" He asked her knowing that a slap in the face was about to follow soon.

"You kill Scott and then you leave without saying anything and with a kid! I should call the police right now!" she yelled at him. Lance went wide eyed at the word kid.

"What?" he asked not really beleiveing what she just said.

"She's you daughter Lance! It happened that night before you left! You could have called or something and let me know!" Kitty screamed at him. "I can't take this right now I have a job to do to support my daughter." With that she went behind the counter and stood in front of him. "Now what do you want?" she asked him. Lance smiled at this quick mood change.

"I'll have a cup of coffee" he told her. Kitty gave him his coffee and he paid up as well as a check for 2000 dollars. Kitty looked at it.

"What's this for?" she asked him, her tone much calmer and somewhat surprised.

"I'm guessing since we got a kid and I haven't been around for her whole life so far and will probably be arrested soon I might as well pay some child support." he said with a smirk.

"Lance you can't just put 2000 dollars on a check and expect someone to believe you." she told him.

"No it's good" he told her. Kitty's eyes seemed to buldge out of her head.

"Where did you get this kind of money?!" She almost yelled.

"Got a job after I left town." he told her with a half assed explanation.

"Can we talk during my break Lance?" She asked. Lance nodded and Kitty smiled and went back to work. Lance felt a small tap on his arm next to him and he looked.

"Are you really my daddy?" Gracie asked him with wide eyes.

"Yea I'm your dad." He replied. Gracie smiled at him and hugged him.

"I finally got my daddy!" She yelled excitedly. Lance smiled and hugged her back. Kitty came up to him looking panicked.

"Lance, Magneto is attacking the mansion and your friends are getting their ass's kicked helping them!" she cried to him.

"I don't think I should go after what I did." Lance said while drinking his coffee.

"Lance if you come help I'll try to get them to let you go free." Kitty pleaded with him. Lance sighed and looked at her.

"Are you coming too?" He asked. She nodded.

"I've got Cindy to watch Gracie." Kitty said. Lance got up and they left.