"I don't know who you are, but you're fucking with the wrong woman" a blonde woman with a Russian accent said as she was on top of the bridge leading into Roanapur as a noose was slipped around her neck.
"OH, I know who exactly you are fry face, a dead bitch" her assailant said as he kicked her off the bridge, making sure the noose gave her some whiplash to break her neck. After struggling for a minute the woman's body went limp and just swung with the very light wind that was blowing. As she swung blood spurted out of her wounds given to her by her murderer.
"Here stands Balalaika the fried face bitchy former leader of Hotel Moscow" the murderer said as he walked off. Soon the rain started to pour down.
"I fucking hate this fucking weather!" Revy said as she lit a cigarette, she exhaled.
"Calm down, Revy it's just a simple rainstorm" Rock said looking out the window
"So Benny, what's the next job" Dutch, the leader of the crew asked
"Not sure, I'll look it" Benny said
"STOP THE CAR!" Revy shouted as the car stopped
"REVY!" Rock shouted as the gunslinger jumped out in the pelting rain and staggered to the bridge
"What is it?" Dutch asked
"Sis" Revy whimpered as she saw the corpse of Balalaika
"It can't be" Benny gasped
"What is it?" Rock asked seeing the corpse.
"How did she die?" Dutch asked
"She was hung, but from the looks of thing she was in a hell of a fight, she had two stab wounds from swords, the blades of these swords were slightly curved, possibly a scimitar, katana, cutlass, sabre or most likely for where we are a krabi or Filipino sword or knife like a Pira or Kalis" Benny said looking at the wounds
"13, 14, 15. I count fifteen bullet holes, some small calibre while others are about medium" Dutch said
"Charring on her hand, it probably means that she was burnt while she was being attacked" Rock said
"I'm going to find the son of a bitch that did this and gut him like the fucking cowardly flounder he really is" Revy snarled
"First thing we should do is cut her down from there" Dutch said
"I will do that comrade" a Russian voice said
"Boris?" Benny asked
"Do you know what happened?" Dutch asked
"Nyet {no}, but once we find the tupoy ublyudok{stupid bastard}, we will make him pay for this with his life" Boris said
"So who's going to replace her?" Rock asked
"Kapitain once asked for a certain individual to take over should she pass on before her time" Boris said
"Who was that?" Dutch asked
"zimniy soldat" Boris said "The Winter Soldier"
"Col Fury sir" a woman in a uniform said as she ran over to a man wearing a black coat
"What is it Hill?" Fury asked looking at her with his patch
"Sir, one of our undercover agents has just informed us of the death of Sofiya Pavlovna aka Balalaika" Hill said
"The leader of Hotel Moscow, the Russian Mafia that runs out of Roanapur?" Fury asked
"The one and only" Hill said
"How?" Fury asked
"Fifteen GSWs, two stab wounds, third degree burns and she was hung from Slipknot bridge sir" Hill said
"Shit, alright send in Romanov with a team. I want to know who tipped the scales of that rat's nest of a city" Fury said
"Also, there's been sighting of both Castle and Summers over there
"Cyclops and the Punisher?" Fury asked "I can see why Frank would go there, but why is Summers there?" he asked
"Don't know sir. What should we do?" Hill asked
"Keep an eye on Summers, but our main concerns should be on Castle" Fury said
"Yes sir" Hill saluted before rushing off.
"What the fuck is going on down in Roanapur?" Fury asked frowning
A man in a black trench coat pulled a Smith and Wesson Model 500 with an extended ejector shroud and loaded it before putting in a holster in the back before checking his modified black and silver Colt M1911A1 handguns. In the lining of his jacket were a couple of throwing knives. He had a K-Bar combat knife in a hip holster. He was an former Gulf War veteran turned Police officer; but now he was punishment personified; he was once Frank Castle but now he was the Punisher and he was heading for Roanapur. Luckily one of hsi contacts had set up a safe house and armoury for Frank which he needed since Balalaika was murdered and that mean a power struggle between the Columbians, the Mafia and the Triads which meant to him open season on those who lived there. That single though brought a smile to his face
"He's in here sir" a Triad member said opening the door for his boss Chang, who looked like he walked out of a John Woo movie. He put out hsi cigarette and walked into the casino. It was bright and noisy with gambling and those who were either losing or winning. Chang looked up as a pit boss walked over.
"I would like to speak with him" Chang said
"Over here sir" the pit boss said as he lead Chang over to a table surrounded by people, from gamblers to a few of the dealer girls; Even the odd bunny girl, Chang knew this guy was good and wanted to try him out
"Mind if I play?" Chang asked as he placed some money down and took a seat
"Sure thing Chow Yun Fat" the card player Chang was looking for said with a Southern American accent
"Mississippi?" Chang asked
"Louisiana" the player said dealing out the cards
"Then why so far from home?" Chang asked
"You can't get this back in the Bayou" the player said
"And that is?" Chang asked
"A sense of adventure, a sense of danger and certain someone" the player said
"And that is?" Chang asked
"I'm looking at him" the player smirked
"So you're Gambit" Chang said
"That I am" Gambit smirked
"What are you doing here Logan?" a man asked as he adjusted his red sunglasses
"I could ask you the same Slick" Logan said "So tell me Summers, why are you in Roanapur?"
"I'm looking for the killer" Scott said
"Why?"
"Just in case the killer is one of us, a mutant" Scott said
"You thinking it could be Magneto?" Logan asked
"Yeah, you?" Scott asked
"I was bored of Madripoor" Logan said "Plus I think you could be right, only wrong one"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean there are dozens of mutants who hate humans, and once they find out someone murdered Balalaika what do you think will happen?" Logan asked
"More mutants will start picking fights and then come to Roanapur and next thing we know a mutant mafia would have formed
"Plus this is the perfect place for someone like Sinister to set up shop" Logan said
"Are you serious?" Scott asked
"Maybe" Logan said lighting a cigar
"So do you think you'll find him?" Scott said
"Nope, that's you're the one who's after that. I'm just here for the nightlife" Logan said
"You're impossible Logan" Scott said
"I'm in Roanapur now sir" Black Widow said
"Good work Romanov, now we need to obtain the body and examine it" Fury said
"Will do, anything else we should be careful of?" Black Widow asked
"The local triad, mafia, Columbians, Russians" Fury said "And that's also the Church of Violence"
"Church of violence?" Black Widow asked as she stared out into the rain
"A false church that deals in weapons and drugs. If you need anything try there but only if you can't reach us" Fury said
"Got it"
"Widow, just promise that this won't be personal since she was a fellow Russian" Fury said
"It won't sir" Widow said checking her gun.
"Good to hear" Fury said "Also keep an eye out, some of our guys will be over there"
"Any ideas who?" Widow asked
"Castle, Logan, Summers, LeBeau, Barnes" Fury said
"Shit: Widow hissed "That is all we need, those guys around a powder keg like Roanapur. Any ideas when the fireworks will start?"
"Soon, according to all sources everyone is currently there" Fury said "Fury over and out
"fuck" Black Widow said
"Not good, not only is Balalaika dead, but now several big guns of the meta-human community are on their way" Dutch said
"So what are we going to do Dutch?" Revy asked reading a risqué magazine
"Keep our heads down and go about our business" Dutch said
"And if we bump into them?" Rock asked smoking
"Just fucking run" Revy said
"Hey Dutch, we've got bigger problems" Benny said sticking his head out
"What is it?" Dutch asked
"Well I was talking with my sweetie-pie when I got an alert. SHIELD's deployed a team. And worse the one leading the team is the Black Widow" Benny said
"Shit that's all we need" Dutch said
"Why?" Rock asked
"Because the Black Widow is considering the third highest ranking agent in all of SHIELD, the two who rank higher than her are Nick Fury and Maria Hill. Basically she's the third in command" Revy said
"And last time she was here, Revy and Black Widow tangle half of Roanapur was caught up in flames and gunfire" Dutch said
"Are you kidding me?" Rock asked
"No, it took everyone to stop the fighting, and then the pair had to restrained until the Black Widow left" Benny said
"Whoa, and now she's back?" Rock asked
"Oh yeah, I'm just waiting for round fucking two" Revy smirked
"That may have to wait, from the chatter it seems Black Widow is here to investigate Balalaika's death" Benny said
"Okay, so what do you say we do?" Rock said
"Ride out the storm, Rock, Ride out the storm" Dutch said
"Welcome to Roanapur sir" Boris said as a figure stepped out of a V-12 Osprey helicopter into the hard pouring rain, they walked forward a bit and glared out at the chaos that had erupted in the city.
"So we are we?" the figure said
"We're trying to contain the chaos, sir" Boris said
"I can see why the upper echelon of Hotel Moscow hired me" the figure said as he opened and closed his silver fist
"With all respect Mr Barnes, I don't see why you were brought in at all, I could and would gladly take Kapitan's place" Boris said
"Because they needed someone who could take on the man or woman who killed Balalaika" the figure said revealing himself to be the Winter Soldier
"Yes sir"
"Trust me Boris, Sofiya was a dear friend of mine, in fact she helped me in many a mission. And that means I want to give her justice, and my revenge" Barns said as he strode off walking past the members of Hotel Moscow "MOVE OUT COMRADES, FOR TODAY WE GET REVENGE AGAINST THE ONE WHO TOOK AWAY OUR KAPITAN AND THEN WE WILL BRING PEACE TO ROANAPUR!" he shouted before a roar of victory and agreement was heard. "Now its time for this mission to begin"
"So the powder keg that is Roanapur is about to blow, between the Russians, the Triads, the Columbians, the Mafia, SHIELD, The X-Men and this mysterious murderer plus Castle. I'm not sure if Roanapur and its citizens can survive this shit show and what it will become once the fuse is lit. But the question is who has the most to gain from this little party? The mutants, the thugs, the madmen, the vigilantes, the soldiers, the civilians or the murderers. The only certainty that I know of is that this is war" Fury said as he pictured all the things that could and would more than likely go wrong with this situation.
G'day Guys Grizz here and welcome to Roanapur, basically this is what I would write if I was doing a crossover event for Marvel Comics, and since I've been watching Black Lagoon lately I thought why not add in the marvel characters to Roanapur and see what happens, now there will be some people pissed off at me since I killed Balalaika but that was the only way I could figure out how to start the fic sorry
So until next time I'll catch you on the flipside