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Avengers Compound:

Molly sat in a chair in the corner of the room as the avengers filed in. Molly recognized three of them.

"You!" She said as the tall dark haired man from the bakery walked in "You came looking for Peter."

"Hello Molly." Loki said with a smile.

  "Loki right?" She asked

He nodded.

"Wait..." Peter started

"She doesn't know?" Steve finished

Both men were glaring at Loki.

"No." Loki replied, a remorseful look on his face.

"Know what?" Molly asked

Tony turned to Loki, an annoyed look on his face.

"Yeah Loki, know what?" He asked sarcastically "go on. Tell her."

   "Tell me what!"

She was getting annoyed now. Loki sighed. She began tapping her foot impatiently.

  "I've always wondered what kind of person my daughter turned out to be. A pretty red head with little patience wasn't what I expected." He chuckled

  "Daughter?" Molly asked, a shocked look crossing her face.

    "He's your dad, Molly." Peter said

The shock left as quickly as it came and was replaced with anger.

  "My dad." She said quietly "You mean the man who left me to fend for myself?"

She laughed quietly and ran her fingers through her auburn locks.

  "That dad?" She asked sarcastically

Loki nodded guiltily.

"I left to protect you and your mother." He tried to explain. "From my enemies."

Molly scoffed.

"And who was supposed to protect me  from my mother?" She snapped

Loki looked taken aback.

"What?"

Tony stood, walking over to her. He stood between her and Loki.

"What do you mean protect you from your mother?" He asked

He examined her closely. She tugged on the long sleeves of her under shirt. Steve noticed.

"Molly roll up your sleeves." He said quietly "Please."

She pulled them up to show the finger sized bruises on her arms.

  "This is what you left me with." She said, showing Loki her arms

She pulled up her shirt to show the bruises and scars on her sides.

"She's a mean drunk." She said "and you left me there. For 28 years."

"I'm here now." He tried

"No. You don't get to show up after that long. After letting me suffer and call yourself a dad. You don't get to walk in and out of my life. You wanna call yourself my dad, prove it."

She walked out to the front of the compound and sat in the grass, braiding the small yellow flowers that were popping out of the ground into a crown.

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