A/N: I should be studying for exams but instead I'm sitting here writing Thundercest fic, what am I doing with my life? Please enjoy and feel free to leave a review, I love those!

"Nothing's working." Phoebe pouted, the air about them seemed defeated and she was on the verge of giving up entirely.

It had been hours and they felt they tried everything in the book. Max even took to desperate measures by scaring poor little Dani with one of his gizmos it hadn't done anything except almost stop her heart. With her warping powers just coming in, it could take a while before she got the hang of them and for now they just decided to let time set its course and wait.

"Excuse me for asking, but why did you even warp here in the first place?" Phoebe's curiosity couldn't help but make itself known and the air in the room changes.

Dani's lopsided grin quickly disappears into a guilty frown as she twiddles her thumbs in the same way that Phoebe did when she was nervous.

"Well, there was a concert held at a venue that is a little too mature for fourteen year olds," Max's chest swelled knowing that she definitely was the rebellious type. A trait she had obviously gotten from him. "and… all my friends were going –I had already asked Mom if I could go but of course she said 'no' –and since Dad can get Mom to agree to pretty much anything I was planning on asking him to convince Mom to let me go by warping back to just before he got sent out on his mission and because I had just gotten my powers..."

"You accidentally warped back to our time." Phoebe finished for Dani and she nodded in response.

"What a devious little plan, I like you." Max, completely missing the point grinned, thinking if they really couldn't send her back he'd have no problem making her his evil apprentice.

"Devious?" Dani responded with an eyebrow cocked dumbfounded.

"Speaking of devious, what are our future selves like? I mean besides me being even more devilishly handsome of course –Oh, I bet I'm an evil dictator!" Max had their conversation going completely left as his thoughts also ran away with him, and now he's wondering if Phoebe can pull off the whole 'Dark Empress' thing.

"As if." Both Phoebe and Dani say in unison, causing them both to glance at each other. The more time spent together, the less Phoebe began to doubt that she was her daughter after all.

"Actually, you two end up becoming the greatest superhero duo in all of Hero League History." She sighed, roughly running a hand through her dark hair. "You're usually too busy fighting crime together… you never have enough time for me."

Max and Phoebe did not miss the way she sagged as she told them the truth but they were too stunned by the truth. They shared a gaze that held many questions but nothing was said between them. The two of them working together, saving the world? That meant many things and lead to many bridges they truly weren't ready to cross right now. Was their future really set in stone?

"Kids! Pizza's here!" Their mother called out from upstairs, startling the three.

"Oh no, everyone is home." Phoebe lowered her voice into a loud whisper and her eyes shifted over to Dani, who was immersed in one of Max's inventions. "Stay. Here."

"Aww, why? I want some pizza too." Dani whined, and started to head towards the stairs.

"No." The tone of Phoebe's voice held stern, reminding Dani exactly why they always butted heads back in her time.

"Ugh, fine." She crossed her arms and slumped into Max's desk chair.

"Harsh, Pheebs." Max lightly elbowed her in the arm and she unconsciously elbowed him back twice as hard.

"Explain to me why you think it's a good idea to introduce Mom and Dad to their grandchild please?" She sported a strangely calm expression as she crossed her arms over her chest.

A few beats pass of Max staring off at the spot over her shoulder and he's drawing a blank. "Yeah, –forget I ever said anything." He promptly pushed at the small of her back, ushering her up his stairs.

Dinner had been going pretty smoothly. Nora was too busy trying not to laser off Billy's head after he had taken the last slice of pineapple and their parents were making sure Chloe didn't teleport her pizza into the trash like last time. As long as they both pushed aside the thought that their daughter was prancing about in Max's lair, things were pretty close to normal.

"Ooh, pizza!"

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

Dani was currently chowing down on a slice of pepperoni, while Max was violently choking on his. Phoebe had no choice but to beat on his back to get him to stop hacking, their overall scene didn't garner any attention as all eyes were glued onto the person scarfing down the family's pizza.

"Who are you?" Their mother looked as baffled as ever and she pulled Chloe closer to herself. Dani blinks mid-bite before putting the same slice she was chewing on back into the box.

Cheerfully she started. "Name's Dani Thund-"

"Thunder-ing, uh, that's Dani Thundering –Mom you remember from my 'Sister and Me Juniors Club'?" Phoebe let out hurriedly, lying on the spot with ease. She inwardly cringed at how good she was starting to get at that. Clearly spending too much time with Max was starting to rub off on her.

"I-I don't recall, but can you please tell me why is she eating all of our food?"

"Dani!" Phoebe called out over-enthusiastically. "I thought I told you to wait in the lair." On the outside she was beaming with happiness, but she was freaking out on the inside.

"Lair?" Their father repeated in confusion. "Why was she in Max's room?" That had the room turn their attention to a startled Max.

"Be… cause it's a co-sibling thing, Phoebe signed me up so I'm in the club with her. We were just teaching our dear little Dani the importance of staying put." He could see her shoulders slump and a lump in his throat formed, guilt making itself known.

At this point both Max and Phoebe were feeding off each other's lies, hoping their family would buy their bogus story.

Barb seemed to have caught Dani's discomfort at being scolded. She placed a hand over her shoulder. "Well Dani, you're welcome here anytime – go ahead and enjoy yourself we've got plenty."

Afraid that her mouth would get her into more trouble, she simply nodded, eyes shimmering appreciatively for her family to accept her even if they had entirely no idea who she was.

It seemed like Dani blended in perfectly, she would blow bubbles into her soda earning a giggle from Chloe. Apparently she and Billy enjoyed talking about the little things like why did it matter if you wore your socks inside out?

The duo watched as everything took place, Max glanced at Phoebe and he couldn't fight the sheepish smile that tugged at his lips, it was a shame that Dani would have to go. She pulled her mouth to the side but reaffirmed with her eyes that they needed to stay focused. All they needed to do was survive this dinner and get Dani back to her time as soon as possible. He nodded in understanding.

"You know… Dani looks a lot like you two." Nora spoke in a voice that sounded all too knowing.

It caused the twins to sputter, while Dani continued chatting nonchalantly with Billy. They were at least thankful that their parents had decided to move to the living room some time ago.

"W-what do you mean?" Max asked suspiciously dropping his voice down a couple octaves.

"Oh nothing," Nora replied and the sweetness of her tone was anything but. "It's just that facially she has some – resemblances between you guys." She waved off and went back to casually sipping her lemonade, not missing the scowl on Phoebe's face.

Nora knew something.