Ties That Bind

"Gohs?"

Jubilee smiled at Shogo. "That's right! Goats! That's Mommy's smart boy!" Shogo laughed but he was acting like he usually did when he got tired. He would likely be napping soon.

"And what are those with the goats?" Walt asked joining them.

Shogo reached out for him. "Mama Wawa!"

Jubilee laughed as Walt put his arms around them from behind her. "I'm not a piggy, little man."

Jubilee laughed. "No? But you and Shogo kinda eat like them..."

Walt rolled his eye's but then made oinking sounds for both her and Shogo's amusement making them laugh. "Come on, kid. Can you say "pig"?"

Shogo grabbed onto his face saying, "Mama Wawa." He closed his eyes. "G' nite nite."

Walt shrugged and kissed the top of his head. "Maybe next time."

Jubilee smiled. "At least you're more popular than the pigs."

Walt nodded and kissed her cheek. "Yup. At least there's that!" He sighed feeling the thing in his pocket. He swallowed. "I uh... I have the thing we discussed." He sees her give him a questioning look and clarifies, "for Shogo."

Jubilee nodded and smiled. "Oh, that. That's good!"

Walt stroked Shogo's tiny head. "Is it? It... I never..."

Jubilee smiled up at him. "It bothers you."

Walt nodded. "I'm still new to personally "owning" people. Outside of my AI and some robots and droids I never did until recently... and now I actively collared you, Gwen and Jen... and I... I know that at least my veiw point is changing even if my morals aren't... and I..."

Jubilee turned so she was facing him in his arms. She smiled reaching up to cup his face with a hand. "You worry. You worry about that and what the "right" decision is to make and what is "best" for us. You care enough to worry about that... about all of us... about my son. Don't you see? That's what makes you a good man. A bad person wouldn't care. They'd just do whatever they wanted. Take whatever they wanted like the people who came here. You see the things you want... and then you think about their needs, wants and desires. Ok, Jen you hadn't planned on... and Gwen you had your own motives but you also helped her as much as possible and still are... but I asked for this for myself... and now for my son. Please, Walt? I know how much you love him. How much you love me. Please will you take him with us and raise him with love?"

Walt nodded. "Yes... I promise." He swallowed and took Shogo into his arms. "I will... I will raise him as my son and I promise you Jubes when he's old enough he can come back here if he wants to and live freely. Now that I own it he can do that. You and the others can too. I'll do whatever it takes to protect and provide for him. I love him and I want what you do... for us to stay together."

Jubilee smiled and nodded watching him hold her son... their son with tears in his eyes. She sniffled herself. "Where is it?"

"Right coat pocket," he said.

She reached into his pocket and pulled out the device that would make her son Walt's "property". She looked up into his face staring at her son with such tender love and nodded. It was fair... Walt was already bound to Shogo himself just like her... he do anything for them. She put the tiny wrist band that felt almost like jewelry around Shogo's left wrist. She hugged the two most important men in her life. "Thank you, dad."

Walt smiled and put one of his arms around her. "Thank you, mom."

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["... and so there you guys have it!" Jubilee said grinning holding Shogo in her lap. "We know it'll be a shorter wait for you than for us but we can't wait to see you and we'll be coming home soon! We love ya!"

She lifted Shogo's hand. "Wave to your Aunties, baby!"

"Awnies!" Shogo burbled happily.]

Penny and the others watched it freeze on their happy smiling faces on the big display... again.

"That is still so good!" Penny said smiling. "It makes me feel so happy!"

Neo nodded. 'Again?' She signed.

There's much excited agreement from the others and Kali and Willow smiled at each other as Mystique turned away trying to hide her own happiness at the thought of a baby to raise.

"Alright," said Kali grinning. "One more time..."

"Then we need to practice," Willow said happily. "You ladies are getting a crash course in the proper care of a baby today so prepare yourselves!"

[Walter Stark Penny Polendina F.R.I.D.A.Y Neopolitan Pyrrha Nikos Nora Valkyrie Yang Xiao Long Blake Belladonna Kali Belladonna Sienna Khan Willow Schnee Glynda Goodwitch Zwei Ahnassi Lifts-Her-Tail Senko Sayoko Shinozaki Roberta Cisneros Haruna Sasha Blouse Ilulu Rachel "Raven" Roth Manami "La Brava" Aiba Tsuyu "Froppy" Asui Haruhime Sanjouno Anastasia "The Baroness" Cisarovna/DeCobray Demona Mystique Pirotess Lydia Aela the Huntress Serana Mission Vao Curie Ada PAM KL-E-O Merida Gwen "Gwenom" Stacy Jubilation "Jubilee" Lee and Jennifer "She-Hulk" Walters

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