Desperate Times
Darkness in itself isn't or at least shouldn't be anything worth fearing. In fact it happens to be a place of comfort for some. Some just so happens to include a certain web slinger. Ever since he was endowed with such an incredible power... Peter had never felt so much comfort from the dark.
This darkness however, felt different some how. Peter took a deep slow breath and exhaled. This empty void of pitch black, seemed to echo on forever. Peter opened his eyes. He felt as if he were sinking in slow motion. His hair flowing slowly upwards as his weightless body just seemed to flow down further into nothing.
' The boy will die...'
Peter closed his eyes as this phrase rang through the darkness.
'The mask stays on...'
This one came with a still image of Wade in his Deadpool gear.
'No more secrets... not anymore. '
A memory of shaking hands with Matt and a feeling of future uncertainty. Peter groaned. His body ached in a new and strange way. The sound of a gun being drawn caused a grimace to spread itself across the young hero's face. It was followed by tapping on glass.
'I'm taking Webs to the Cap and if you got a problem with that...you can take it up with the Avengers.'
Peter cried out in pain, but the darkness muted any noised that he choked out.
'You are the only one I trust right now...'
The look on Wade's face as Peter touch him was so sincere.
Peter grit his teeth as surging pain rolled through his body, but he couldn't move. He just continued to flow downwards.
'Watch him suffer...'
Tears rolled down his cheeks as the pain intensified.
'He won't die...'
Peter began to feel the relief of pain subsiding as he gasped for breath.
'He won't die... He won't die... He won't die...'
Those words echoed and repeated around him, speaking over each other and over lapping.
Peter opened his eyes as he felt someone pick him. Deadpool had lifted him up bridal style and began to run. Peter rested his head against the soft leather that covered the mercenary's broad shoulders. He watched the merc run in slow motion until the exhaustion over took him.
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Gun shots roared all around as Daredevil tried to pinpoint Deadpool's location. "CAP did they make it to cover?!"
Cap leaped from behind a wall into a tuck and roll, taking cover behind some barrels. He peeked around the make shift protection to see Wade kneeling behind some crates. The cover he had was weak but, he appeared to be protecting Peter with his own body. "Spider-man is down, we need to take out those turrets now!"
The sound of an aircraft caught Cap's attention. "The cavalry has arrived, and I brought some gamma power with me" Clint spoke over the group's communication devices.
Deadpool glanced upwards as bullets tore through his flesh, "Take your time... ow! AHH! Not like we're being shot at or- OOOW!!! - anything."
A loud roar is heard along with Hawkeye yelling, "Hulk wait! The jet!!"
With a loud explosion the jet began losing altitude as Hulk jumped from the crashing transportation, with a panicking Hawkeye in his left arm as the fell down toward the battle.
As Hulk landed he threw Hawkeye behind him and he landed clumsily beside Deadpool and Peter who were now being shielded by the angry titan.
Clint quickly got to his feet and went to check on Peter. "You know, these crates aren't bullet proof right?" He asked sarcastically as Cap ran over to cover them with his shield.
Deadpool coughed up blood as he gave Clint a dirty look. Cap picked up Peter and passed him to Clint, "Get him out of here!" He ordered as he pulled Wade over his shoulder and retreated back to where Daredevil was. Or at least where he had been. Cap sat Wade against the wall and looked around for any sign of him.
" Are you healing?" Cap asked as he peered around the corner to see that Hulk had taken out the turrets protecting the entrance to the underground facility.
Wade peeled his mask up over his nose and coughed up a couple bullets. " You can bet your sheild on it Uncle Sam."
Cap nodded, " I'm going in, we need to find that antidote before it's too late."
Wade stood up, " Alright Stars and stripes, I got your 6." he said as he drew his pistols.
Inside alarms were blaring as red light flashed on and off slowly. Explosion after explosion rocking and shaking the ground as gunfire was exchanged by minions. Cap led the charge, providing cover for Wade so he could down the agents blocking the way. Anyone who got too close got taken down by a swift punch or closeline. " The path splits ahead! You go right, I'll clear left!" Wade holstered his guns and quickly unsheathed his swords. " Go Now!" Cap yelled and they seperated.
Wade cleared the hall and was about to kick in a door when he was grabbed and pulled into what appeared to be an abandoned lab. "Where the hell have you been?"
Daredevil held his finger to his lips as the door outside was ripped open. A large green winged monster burst through and snarled, standing at the now opened hallway.
The creature peered into the window on the door and sniffed. Daredevil held still and kept Wade away from the door. Still the Merc had his swords ready. Just as it looked like he was going to open the door, a man walked out of the new door created by the monster. "What are you waiting for? You are needed... the Hulk is your responsibility. Now go."
"You should not be so quick to bark out orders. I could end you." Growled the large green beast.
The man smirked, " Norman... you waste time. Herr Skull is not a patient man."
"Neither am I! You are lucky that you are still needed Dieter." With that said the beast turned and stomped down the hall.
The german man scoffed and pressed a button on his head piece." The Avenger's now have their hands full. Now is your chance to prepare escape."
Daredevil listened closely and could hear the other end of the conversation.
' Very well, I will take the serum with me. As soon as I am clear, signal those idiots and get out of there.'
The man grinned and slowly walked down the hallway towards the fighting Avengers. Once he was far enough away, Matt released Wade. "The guy we want is further down this way." The blind hero pointed.
"Yeah and it sounds like he is about to make his exit." Wade replied as he opened the door and the two heroes made a beeline towards the guy carrying the serum. Each twist and turn of the building easily navigated by Daredevil until he stopped suddenly at the end of a hallway that only had one way to go. "Got somethin DD?"
" Heavily guarded, but our guy is here." Matt said quietly.
" So, let's go get him." Wade replied as he started around the corner. Matt tried to stop him but, it was too late. A large mechanical arm slammed the Merc against the wall by his throat.
" Oh look, a pest has made it's way to me." Spoke the man typing away at a console.
Wade grit his teeth and crossed his blades against the metal tentacle, swiftly cutting himself free. " Heya doc, you got something I want."
" Yes, the serum." The man replied as he turned to face the Merc. " Come and get it." He spoke menacingly as one of the 4 arms held up a sturdy looking case. Wade watched the case but quickly looked down to find the arm he severed had reattached itself and wrapped around his legs effectively pulling him off his feet and dragging him into the room.
Wade quickly cut himself free again and made a mad dash for the case only to be stopped by electricity that surged through his body and he dropped to the floor.
" You aren't as intellegent as my normal prey. Now hold still, I'm going to cut you down." The doctor said sinisterly as 3 of the tentacles transformed into fan blades and lunged at him.
Wade deflected the first two but the third cut into his shoulder and sawed his left arm off and threw it. Before Deadpool could react his other arm was pinned to the ground while the third mechanical arm began to disarm him.
" Guns, knives, swords and explosives... certainly not typical hero gear. Still, they have done nothing for you. Do not worry, I will end you quickly." The mad man reactivated the fan blades at the end of two of his mechanical arms and started to bring them down towards the merc's neck.
" Stop!" Matt yelled as he threw his baton at the man's head.
"FOOL!" The man yelled dropping the case to catch the weapon before it made contact. " I am the great and brilliant Otto Octavious! You dare mock me with your toys!?"
Daredevil picked the case up. " No, I just needed this. And you...you're gonna need a doctor." He said as he pointed to where he had Wade pinned.
The doctor turned to find Deadpool free and aiming a gun at him point blank with the arm he had cut off. " Impossible!"
Wade grinned and pulled the trigger sending a splash of red flying from the doctors forehead. As the man collapsed to the floor he looked at Matt.
"Paint?" Matt asked slightly confused.
"Paintball can be fun." Wade said as he holstered his gun. " Now come on, we got a spider to cure."