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"Lyla, come here for a sec! I wanna give you something before we head out."
"Give me what?" Lyla smiled, walking down the steps of the jet. "Hey, in the future do I have fangs of some sort? Because I looked in the mirror and my canines are bigger than they were yesterday."
"Canines and premolars. Your incisors get sharper too, so watch out for that." I shrugged, taking off my dog tags. "Should've done this way back when in the cage, but better late than never."
"Dad, those are your-"
"Not mine anymore, they're yours." I interrupted and helped her put them on. "I've lived through a lot and have done a lot, but you're the one thing I'll always be proud of, moonlight."
"Dad..."
"It's a reminder that whatever happens, I'll always be there somehow."
"Yeah, but what if you lose your memories again?" She asked fumbling with the tags until she found the adamantium bullet. "And why do you have this?"
"A reminder of all my mistakes."
"It's a terrible thing to have."
"Makes me appreciate the good moments just a bit more." I said, kissing the top of her head. "Let it be a reminder to you too, Lyla."
"Of the island? No thanks." She scoffed.
"A reminder to not be what they made us." I corrected and she rolled her eyes. "You might not see it now, but someday you'll see what I mean."
"I doubt it, but-" Lyla was interrupted by a door appearing out of nowhere and a man in a red suit stepped out.
"Finally! I'm in the... Nope, still wrong. Right timeline, wrong year... I need character development!" He said and we both raised an eyebrow. "Aww, Lyla! You look adorable! Still deadly, but so adorable and tiny! I could just pinch those little cheekies and-"
"Do I know you, bub?" She asked.
"Awww, look at those wittle baby Ravager fangs! Too bad you still haven't had character development. I need you after you go through the two stages of grief."
"I don't ask the same question twice, asshole." Lyla snarled and we both showed our claws. "Five seconds or I-"
"I'm Marvel Jesus. See you soon in the MCU!" He bowed and disappeared through the door. "Rest in pieces and say hi to Cyclops for me! Dude's a badass!"
"Who the fuck-"
"I have zero clue." I interrupted and steered her away. "And I don't even wanna ask."
"Not even in the future?"
"I've never seen that red suit in my life."
"Right..."
。✯ ＼ ｜ ／✯ 。
"Raven!"
"Oh my God, Raven!" Lyla exclaimed and rushed to the table with Charles. "Breathe, Raven... it's okay."
Once I was fully inside, I looked down at the man that shocked Raven and froze.
Stryker.
I made quick work of grabbing Lyla and shielded her which made Erik turn to me confused.
"Dad, what-" She poked her head out from my arm and tensed. "No... no, no,no, no, no!"
"Lyla, what's wrong?" Hank asked but she fell to her knees in a corner and held her head while I struggled to breathe. "Lyla!"
"I can't go back... I'm not going back!" She cried and showed her claws. "I CAN'T GO BACK!"
"He's slipping back!" I heard Kitty yell and a sharp pain on my cheek followed suit.
"Listen to me, you son of a bitch. I don't know what's going on over there, but you better fix your shit or else we're all gonna die, you hear me!?" Scott continued and hit me again, this time on the chest. "You want Lyla back? Pull it together and work for it."
"Scott, that's-"
"If I have to continue this life without her, so help me God because I'm gonna make you wish it was you instead of her. So, pull it together and stay there!"
I opened my eyes to find myself back in an office, claws in full display. Turning around, I saw Lyla in a fetal position rocking back and forth and holding her head while Charles was hunched over her.
"He won't hurt you again, Lyla... the man is gone now." He said.
"Bad man... bad man."
"The bad man is gone, Lyla. You're safe." He said and turned to me. "Logan, are you-"
"Lyla." I called out, gently pushing him away and cradled her in my arms. "I've got you, my moonlight... it's okay."
"The bad man-"
"He's gone. He won't get to you... Not while I'm here." I promised and turned to Charles. "Where's Stryker?"
"Erik shot Raven which caused Hank to turn. Stryker was tossed off a window but I don't know if he's still alive or not."
"Did he say anything?"
"I believe Hank and Erik didn't give him the chance to open his mouth once they saw the state Lyla was in."
