I don't own Avengers, X-men, Wynter, or Evie. I'm sorry it took so long to get the last chapter up, well for me it was a long time. There may be some people we haven't seen for a while appearing in the next few chapters. Also, if you didn't like how I just jumped from Kas waking up in one chapter to her having the triplets in the next I'm sorry. I wanted to get back to the bad guy but didn't want Kas to still be pregnant. I'm going to get on with the story now.
Somewhere in Britain.
"Lieutenant Perdita, what news do you have from me about Kassandra?" Aeron asked his lieutenant.
"Sir, she has given birth to the triplets early. Her brothers are moving in with her and the Avengers. Also, Steve Rogers has moved into her apartment and are considering getting married after the one year anniversary of Dominick's death" Perdita reported.
"Ah, we will attack at the end of the week. Summon the troops and begin making the move" Aeron ordered, and Perdita bowed to him as she left to do as she was ordered.
Perdita's thoughts: Why must I attack this woman? She has done nothing but protect those around her, she even put her and her babies' lives at risk to save others. Lord Aeron may be making a mistake in attacking her once again and I sense that she and her team are prepared for such an attack.
New York in Steve's SUV after he picked up T.J. and Marshal
"So Steve, how are you handling living with my sister?" T.J. asked as Steve drove.
"She is not the easiest person to live with at times, but for the most part it is good. She is still having visions that scare her, but they are not as frequent. Whatever is coming is going to be big and I hope that she doesn't try to fight it on her own" Steve said to Kas' older brother while keeping his eyes on the road.
"How is she feeling? I heard that labor for demigods is even more painful than that of a mortal. Well Kas is immortal but I suspect it is still the same case" Marshal asked from the backseat.
"She is doing fine, she was not in labor for very long before she had the triplets but it was still very, very painful for her. It sapped a lot of energy from her so Loki put her to bed and the team is looking after them" Steve responded while glancing in the mirror at Marshal.
The last few minutes of the drive they remained silent and then pulled into the garage of Avengers tower. Steve grabbed their bags as T.J. and Marshal went into the elevator to get to their sister as quickly as they could and Steve took the stairs three at a time.
In Kassandra's apartment
"Wynter, why are you and the X-men in town?" Evie asked.
"Professor X sent us to speak to Marshal about joining the X-men and attending our school" Wynter responded.
"Wait Professor X wants to recruit the foster brother of the most powerful being there is? Why wouldn't he think that Marshal would become an Avenger?" Tony asked as he entered the room upon hearing what Wynter had said.
"Because Tony your team will not be able to handle this much power and familial ties on one team, you are still a young team, the X-men however have been on the scene a lot longer and will be able to teach me how to better use my powers" Marshal said as he exited the elevator when Tony questioned Wynter.
"So you have accepted?" Logan asked from beside Wynter.
"Yes Logan I have, however, until Kas is completely back on her feet and the team can handle the stress of three infants I will remain here with her" Marshal responded, "I am going to check on my sister and my nephews and niece" he finished as he left.
The group that included Tony, Evie, Wynter, Loki, Rachael, Alexandra, Bruce, Logan, Natasha, Clint, Thor, and Steve whom had just walked in could sense that Marshal had changed since Dominick's death. He was taller, broader, and more muscular, his voice was deeper, his strawberry blonde hair was redder, his gold eyes seemed to hold fire in them now, his round jaw line has become more squared off, and his attitude and mannerism had changed.
"His powers have become even more powerful since Dominick's death. It is a good thing for him to attend Professor X's school; Kas even agrees she's the one that gave his recommendation. I am going to see my sister, nephew's, and niece we will continue this conversation later" and with that T.J. along with Steve disappeared from the line of sight of those in the living room.
In Kassandra's room
"Hey, Tutu, how you are feeling?" Marshal asked Kassandra as he sat down on the edge of the bed she shared with Steve and began to stroke her hair soothingly like Joseph had done when she was younger.
"If it wasn't for your eyes and the nickname I would have thought you were Joseph, and I'm really tired" Kas responded to her younger foster brother as she gave him a weak smile, "Where's T.J. I need to see him?"
"I'm standing in your doorway" T.J. responded to his sister's question, "Marshal, can you give us a few minutes?"
Marshal learned down and gave his sister a peck on the cheek and then walked to the nursery.
"Hey baby sis, I love you. How are you feeling? You look really tired, scoot over so you can lie on your big brother's chest. When you were little it helped you when you were exhausted like this" T.J. said to his sister as he pulled himself under her covers so she could sleep on his chest like when she was younger.
"I love you too, I'm really tired from that pain, but I know I will have to go through it again one day" Kas said sleepily on her brother's chest. Within a few minutes she was fast asleep and looked at peace. Her grown up features appeared to return to the childish face she once had before her troubles began.
She remained at peace for a few hours until the visions began to plague her again. Her face contorted in pain and she writhed in agony. When energy began to course through the room she screamed a shrill sound that broke the glass in the room. T.J. shook her lightly but the vision was not letting her go and ice began to cover the walls and floors. Thor, Steve, Marshal, and Loki ran into the room but the only one whom remained standing was Steve since he had dealt with the same type of incident from Kas several times before. Kassandra curled into a ball in the center of her bed and began to cry in her sleep. Steve crawled to the center of their bed, picked up Kassandra, and rocked her back and forth in his arms, singing a song to the frightened, sleeping immortal. As the seconds ticked by her face began to return to the peaceful look it had before and the ice receded.
"How did you do that? No one besides Dominick was able to do that" T.J. said as he got out of Steve and Kas' bed.
"I'm not sure; the first time it happened was when she woke up from her power regeneration sleep. She had one of these visions and I was the only one in the apartment. I told her how I felt and that I need her back in the really world and she came back. Now every time it happens I hold her, rock her back and forth, and sing to her. I may not make them go away like Dominick did but I help her get through them. I'll do anything I can to help her" Steve said as Kas remained curled up in his arms; he leaned down and kissed her forehead causing her to wake up.
"It happened again. This time it was after I died and Zeus brought be back. Aeron had Wynter, Evie, and Adara! He was trying to get Evie to sing and was threatening to kill Adara…" Kas trailed off as she began to cry. Her tears were so strong that she shook uncontrollably.
"Shh! Baby it's okay you're alright and they're alright" Steve whispered as he rocked her back and forth and stroked her blood red hair. The longer he rocked her back and forth and stroked her hair the less she cried and shook. After about five minutes she had fallen back to sleep in Steve's arms. The other men in the room took the unsaid queue and left the room leaving Steve and the sleep immortal.
In the living room in Kassandra's apartment
"Evie are you okay?" Tony asked his daughter as she began to look nauseas.
She had no time to respond as she ran to the half bath between the kitchen and living room. She began to hurl into the toilet as Tony rushed in after her. When she felt that nothing else was going to come up she rested her head on the toilet seat.
"Evie, what's wrong?" Tony yet again questions his daughter.
"Daddy, Loki and I are having a baby, this is morning sickness" she whispered to her father whom became both excited and angry.
"WHAT!?" Tony yelled at her. Loki could hear Tony's holler at his daughter and knew she had told him that they were expecting a child. He got up and walked towards the bathroom only to hear Evie.
"Dad, calm down. I have my BS and I am working a steady job with the rest of the team. Loki and I both are ready for this. Yes it's unexpected, but we are ready all the same. I was already dating him before I was officially a part of the team" Evie said as she got up and cleaned her face. She could see Loki standing a few yards behind her father and he was ready to jump in and defend her if he needed to.
Tony rubbed his face and knew she was right. He spoke over his shoulder to Loki, "Loki, you better treat my daughter and this child right or Kas will be extremely pissed at you. This is a chance for you to make up for missing Kas grow up and be a father to her. Be a father to this child like you should have been to Kas, also, tell the team right now. We have another team member who will be out of commission for awhile."
The three walked into the living room of worried people. Loki spoke up, "Evie and I have something to announce… We're having a baby, we found out a week ago. I know we just got Kas back and now we are losing Evie to pregnancy but we are happy that we're having a child."
The team and Logan and Wynter all looked shocked and then happy. They got up and each gave each of them hugs and congratulations.
In a warehouse in New York
Aeron stared down at an orb that showed the room that all the Avengers and two X-men were in.
Ah so Stark's daughter and Loki are having a child. I can use this to my advantage; I will take Wynter, Evie, and Kas' daughter Adara. Kas may think that I take them after I kill her but it's the other way around. Aeron thought to himself before waving his hand through the orb and leaving to an unknown location.
Sorry to end the chapter like that but hey, had to have some suspense.
