A nice change

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"Wha- what do mean I'm their father?!" Was all Gerard managed to say. Everyone seemed to be panicking so Lindsey decided to take initiative and invited the group into the apartment yelling over her shoulder "Brendon!", causing Brendon to rush out of his room.

"Vi?" Asked Brendon when he spotted Viola.

Linsey looked confused but before Viola could respond she curtly said "Brendon, take these three to your room and be a good host," as she gestured to Violette, Autumn, and Viola. Brendon obeyed and tried to lead them out of the living room while Autumn stood her ground and insisted she stay with Shadow, causing Viola to do the same, and of course Violette didn't want to be the odd one out. And so Shadow and Autumn sat on the couch with Gerard on Autumn's other side as Lindsey stood in front of them, while Viola and Violette sat on the arms of the couch, leaving Brendon standing by himself, per usual.

"So we have a kid?"

"Yeah," Lindsey sighed.

"And you never told me?"

"Well it was pretty clear you didn't want me around for ruining your life and causing ol' Frankie Ireo to break up and run all the way to New Jersey to get away from you."

"Okay, that was harsh, I'm sorry. But you still should have told me!"

"Wait, hold on a minute, you and my Uncle were a thing?" Violette cut in. Gerard just shrugged "Not a very big dating pool when you're raised in a lab."

"But you're my parent?" Shadow spoke finally, staring straight at Gerard.

"Yeah," Said Gerard quietly, looking straight back.

"Wait so does Shadow also have powers or?" Viola asked.

"You know about that? Wait who even are you three?" Lindsey asked.

Gerard glared at Lindsey "Violette is Andy Iero and Joe Toro's kid. Viola is one of the Stumph-Wentz twins. And I'm not really sure how Autumn comes into this."

"I'm 'Dow's cousin," Autumn said bluntly "Remington's niece."

"Does Remington know? About the powers?" Shadow asked.

"No, I was planning on just raising you on my own or putting you up for adoption, but then Remington came along and we dated for a year or two, it didn't really work out but he was really good with you, so I decided to leave you with him."

"But you took care of me and Sarah and the Ryans and Spence and Dallon when we were little. Why didn't you take Shadow up to Utah with you?" Brendon asked.

"I couldn't." Lindsey said.

"Why not?"

"I couldn't expose my daugh- I mean my child to everything we made you and the others do."

"But your fine with making a random kid you took off a playground brainwash people into join your cult?"

"I had no choice, you know the Doctor Man wouldn't hesitate to kill either of us no matter how good pets we are to him."

"The Doctor Man?" Gerard asked.

"The new leader of Liseil. He took over after you Killjoys killed Wentz Sr. and Kropp."

"So Liseil's still around?"

"Yeah, and it's stronger then before."