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I didn't get a huge reaction to the first chapter, but I would like to thank my one reviewer, BlahBlah232; here's another chapter.
Chapter Two
Terra looked between them. "Pardon? My name's Terra."
"Is it?" Kitty asked gently.
"At least that's what I've always been called." Terra amended. "But…Who's Hayley?"
"Hayley was my baby sister." Lance answered shakily. "When she was a few weeks old, Mom was with us in the front yard when the phone rang. She left us there; there was no one around and we were perfectly safe. Suddenly, a car pulled up, this man jumped out, reached over the fence, grabbed Hayley from her pram and threw her in the car. My older brother, Eric – he would have been about eleven – got up and ran out as well, but the guy just drove off.
"After months of searching, the police gave up; they said that she was probably dead. But I never believed it. I have a twin sister, Jean, who's telepathic and has a strange link with me and Eric; she never established a strong link with Hayley, but it was enough. We've been searching for years, but all we knew was that she's eight years younger than us and that she was born with blonde hair, but that doesn't mean much, since Mom and Jean were both born blonde and they're redheads." Hesitantly, he reached out to her. "I thought we'd never find you."
Tentatively, Terra lifted her hand as well and, as they met, his grip tightened slightly and tears sprung to her eyes; acting on instinct, Lance tugged on her hand and she fell into his arms, sobbing softly.
Lance held her tightly, stroking her hair soothingly. "It's okay; you're safe now; we've got you."
Kitty smiled, watching the reunion, absent-mindedly rubbing the girl's back. "Listen, I don't wanna cut this short, but is it likely that any of the Titans are going to come down and visit you?"
"Beast Boy might." Terra admitted. "I don't know if I can face him after what happened."
"Okay, well, come with us and we'll see if we can clean this mess up." Anna told her, pushing herself to her feet.
Kitty accepted her help up. "Oh, hang on. They'll know something's up as soon as they see that you're gone."
Terra thought for a minute. "I've got an idea." Her hands and eyes glowed yellow and rock flew from the walls to shape itself into her likeness. "Is that about right?"
"That's it." Anna confirmed. "Back to the Blackbird, I think."
"I knew we'd find you." Lance continued, helping Terra to her feet. "Everyone else thought we were crazy to keep looking, but I knew you weren't dead."
"I didn't think you were crazy!" Anna protested. "Here we are."
"How'd you get the jet underground?" Kitty asked.
"I flew it." Anna answered. "Duh. See that tunnel? It travels all the way under Jump City and comes out from the cliffs."
"I see." Kitty opened the hatch. "Here we go then."
The journey was quiet; Terra was still shaken from her ordeal and Kitty was fighting an internal battle. Maybe I should contact the Titans and stop them from worrying.
Not a good idea. Lance disagreed, making her start slightly. You were projecting, love.
Kitty shook her head with a small smile. Why isn't it a good idea?
Because she needs to recover from it; she can't face them right now and it'll just hurt everyone.
Kitty nearly laughed out loud, but caught herself just in time. It says something about the world when you're the logical one of the two of us. She brought the Blackbird round and pressed the button that would open the hatch to the hangar, landing the jet smoothly alongside the Velocity.
"Kitty…" Anna said slowly. "Do you see what I see?"
Kitty glanced out the window to see two five-year-olds trying to hide behind the control panel. "If you're talking about Liam and Cindy, yes, I see them. Liam," she continued, addressing Terra now, "is our eldest." She nodded at Lance. "And Cindy is his best friend. And they're not supposed to be down here."
Terra laughed weakly. "And I suppose that's why they're down here?"
"Probably." Kitty agreed, opening the hatch. "Liam Daniel Alvers, don't think I can't see you."
There was a brief pause, then a soft scuffle and a small boy appeared, nearly the spitting image of Lance.
"That goes for you too, Cynthia." Kitty added.
Grimacing at her full name, a small girl appeared, jet black hair tied back into a ponytail.
Hands on hips, Kitty fixed them with a stare. "Just what have we told you about the lower levels?"
"We're not allowed down here." The two chorused.
"So why are you down here?" Kitty asked. "Come on, guys; we don't have many rules. It is not safe for you to be down here." She crouched down so she was looking up at them. "We just don't want you to get hurt."
Liam shifted guiltily. "Sorry, Mom."
"Sorry, Mrs. A." Cindy echoed.
Kitty smiled fondly at them and straightened up, just as the other three joined them. "Liam, this is your Auntie Terra. She's going to be staying with us for awhile."
"'Lo." Liam greeted shyly.
"Come on, you two." Anna took Cindy's hand. "Back to the house."
"The lower levels are where the X-Men operate from." Kitty explained to Terra as they all stepped into the elevator. "And above ground is our cover story. Somehow it never spread further than Bayville."
"So what is the cover story?" Terra asked curiously, glancing down as Liam slipped his tiny hand into hers as if sensing she needed support.
"A school." Kitty answered as the doors opened again. "The Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters."
Terra's eyes widened at the sight before her. They were looking into a sort of recreation room, which was resonating with talking and laughter.
Kitty whistled sharply, causing the noise to settle down. "Everyone, this is Terra. Mesmero, as far as we know, is gone."
As cheers and whistles broke out, a little girl of about three ran over to Lance, who scooped her up. "Hey, princess."
A woman Kitty's age followed at a more sedate pace, an infant of about a year in her arms. "I take it you were right, Lance?"
"How come you confided in her, but I only found out today?" Kitty asked, taking the child.
"She asked." Lance said simply. "Callie, this is your Auntie Terra."
"This is Callie and Tom." Kitty told Terra. "Callie's three and Tom's just over a year old. Oh, and this is Lexa Maximoff; she's married to your cousin, Pietro." (1)
"Nice to meet you." Lexa shook her hand.
"Lance?" A red-haired woman joined them as well, her green eyes bright with curiosity. "Is this who I think it is?"
Lance nodded. "We found her, Jean."
"Oh, thank God!" She wrapped Terra in a hug. "We've been so worried! I knew you weren't dead! I told you she wasn't dead!" She added to a man behind her.
"I never said she was." He reminded her. "Hi, Terra. Scott Summers, leader of the X-Men. And your brother-in-law apparently. This is my wife, Jean, second-in-command."
"Hello." Terra didn't bother fighting the hug; it had been a long time since anyone had cared this much about her. There had been the Titans, of course – she held back a flinch at the reminder – but this was different. This was…family.
Jean released her. "I'm going to phone Mom; she'll be so relieved! And we'll need to get hold of Aunt Judy as well and…that's Rachel crying, excuse me."
Terra turned to Kitty. "Is it always this chaotic?"
"More or less." Kitty smirked. "Welcome to the family."
AN: (1) Again, this is set in my All's Fair universe, which is an AU. For those of you who haven't read it and don't intend to, Pietro and Wanda's mother is Jean and Lance's Aunt Judy. If you want to know more, then check out my other stories; All's Fair in Love and War is completed and Of Love and Life is in progress.
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