Guardian: City of Stone
By Xenomorph666
Disclaimer: I own Vile, HOMe, Leto, and Gik'reber. Everything else is owned by Marvel, FOX or Disney
Summary: As a favor to SHIELD Vile goes on a mission to New York in search of a mysterious rogue scientist. What he finds is a clan of Gargoyles. HOMeVerse-Gargoyles Crossover
AN: Booyah wondered if this was going to happen an I originally said no, but since I need to do more research for the next story this one will be the official sequel. You may also note Vile has a more lax view on humans and may crack an occasional joke, but don't worry he's still the same angst ridden hard ass. Enjoy.
Early morning rush
Early morning is usually when I sleep, being the creature of the night that I am. This morning was different however, as I received a call from SHIELD. Of course considering it was on the only communications device I own, a SHIELD communicator, I wasn't the least bit surprised.
My life, though still plagued by the nightmares of my past and uncertainties of this world, is a good one. The protection that SHIELD and a local police detective afford me allows me to protect their streets in my own way, making sure those that would harm the innocent know that I am there watching them. The emotional support of a young girl named Sarah has helped as well; we are each other's heroes, each making the other stronger. I have also found some sliver of peace in a local church in speaking with its reverend, though I still miss Father Horn I know I must move on and accept others as he accepted me. I think he taught me a most valuable lesson, the lesson of friendship. And lastly, certainly not the least a form of romance has formed between myself and the shape shifting mutant known as Mystique and although she is mostly away on SHIELD assignments she always seems to find some small way of reminding me who I "belong to".
As I lazily made my way to the table that held the communicator, I couldn't help but think of the many ways I could torture the head of SHIELD, Nick Fury.
"Yes." I said as I pressed the large button on the side, nothing happened. As I struggled with the stubborn machine I finally must have hit the right button, because I heard his voice followed by a light chuckle.
"Good Morning Vile, sleep well?" He asked, knowing full well I was becoming more and more adapted to a human schedule, he for some reason found my difficulty with needing more sleep hilarious.
"Skip the jokes Fury, what is it?" I asked groggily. Had I seen his face grow serious I might not have been too surprised by his next statement, but as luck would have it I had become addicted to the stimulant known as coffee and was busy fixing a cup.
"Someone spotted Leto in New York." Those words made me freeze, my cup shattered as it hit the floor. Leto, my clone, the most sadistic and evil being I had ever known was in the same state as my brother and his family.
"Where?" I asked as I took the communicator and headed out the window, grabbing a large trench coat as I went. I rarely traveled in the day due to my monstrous appearance; cases like this were the exceptions, when SHIELD would pick me up.
"Usual spot and you're going this alone. Gik and Mystique are hunting down our Favorite band of evil mutants." I smiled as I slid the communicator in a small pocket of the coat and turned it off. I enjoyed working alone, but especially now. I wanted no one at risk when I confronted Leto.
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The trip to Manhattan was a truly uneventful one; all I had to keep my mind distracted from constant grating sound of the motors was the mission log. And those almost never interested me, what can I say details bore me, if someone's evil they're evil. Although after looking at the log I learned some surprising facts.
It seemed Leto had made a very unique ally in a Dr. Sevarius, a geneticist and all around made scientist. My life seemed to revolve around freaks like this guy, as of late I've been helping shield track down some rather nasty groups, called themselves the "Friends of Humanity", but they were really a mutant hate group and lately had been making a genetic virus. Unfortunately testing a virus on someone such as myself tends to be ineffective, as I am neither human nor mutant.
"So, interested in this bonafide lunatic or do you just want Leto?" Fury asked as he stepped in from the cockpit.
"Mainly Leto, but if he's in the way I'll be sure to put him up for you." I flashed a wicked smile. Fury knew how I worked, once I'm dropped off I wouldn't contact SHIELD for any reason until this job was done and anyone that interfered would likely end up in a hospital. I was lone wolf as he called me, but I preferred the term Gik'reber used, I can't remember it's pronunciation but it mean "Lone hunter of death". I really liked that name.
"Well, we're approaching the drop point, ready?" Fury asked as he shot his usual bored expression.
"Always, just one question." I said as I stood by the rear.
"Oh, what's that?"
"Can you keep the X-Men out of this?" He knew my reasons.
"As long as I possibly can." Fury said knowingly.
"Great." I said as the rear hatch opened and I leapt out into the cold New York night.
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"Hey, whoa! Did you see that?" The large blue-green gargoyle named Broadway asked as he pointed to a silhouette in the night sky.
"Whoever that is better have a parachute." The red gargoyle named Brooklyn responded as they switched course and glided towards the figure as fast as they could. However when they got close enough to see that it wasn't human they froze.
"What is that?" Broadway asked in confusion.
"I dunno, but it looks like it's about to land right on the top of that roof in a couple hundred pieces." Brooklyn said as he dived in towards the figure.
"Hang on, we'll catch you!" Broadway said as he flew below the strange being.
"WHAT THE!?" The creature said in surprise as it turned towards Brooklyn in the air. "I don't recall asking for your help!" The creature said as it managed to grab a hold of Brooklyn and push off of him in a grand show of strength and dexterity and landed on the rooftop near them. The gargoyles followed immediately.
"What the heck is you problem? We were trying to help you!" Brooklyn snapped at the strange being as it turned towards them.
"One, I never asked for your help. Two, I don't need your help, and three, I don't know what manner of mutant you are, but you've really pissed me off." The last part came out as a combination hiss and growl.
"Yeah, well I don't take kindly to jerks fall out of planes with out parachutes and try to kill me when I lend a hand!" Brooklyn shot back.
"Oh trust me if I had wanted you dead you'd be there already." The being said threateningly.
"Is that a threat?" Brooklyn snorted, his eye glowing brightly.
"Take it as you will." The two hard headed beings then lunged at each other.
"We aren't mutant's we're Gargoyles." Broadway said as he stepped between the two combatants. "And we don't want to fight, right Brooklyn." He eyed his crimson comrade.
"Yeah, whatever." Brooklyn said as he backed off.
"Listen we don't want a fight, so let's just pretend this never happened and you can go on your way, ok?" Broadway tried to reason. The being's face softened up.
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Whatever the "Gargoyles" were I could tell the bluish one truly didn't want a fight on his hands, so I agreed to drop it, however they had piqued my curiosity and I'm sure I piqued theirs. I circled them a bit before making the next move.
"Fine, I'm not here for you anyway." I said as I walked away.
"What you're actually gonna drop it?" The red one said in surprise.
"Yes, I have no quarrel with you, besides I have a mission here." I said slyly as I obviously made the red one a little more angry.
"Well then we'll be on our way then, Mr., uh hey what is your name?" the blue one said. "I'm Broadway and this is Brooklyn."
"Vile." I said as I turned to leave.
"OK, goodbye Vile. I hope you find what you're looking for." Broadway said.
"Wait how do we know he isn't looking for one of our friends?" the crimson Brooklyn said, obviously trying to keep me there.
"Unless you're friends with a monster named Leto or a freak scientist named Sevarius, you're safe." I was about to leave when I felt both of them grab my shoulders. I turned to see a look in their face that told me they were to say the least confused.
"You're after Sevarius, huh?" Brooklyn said simply, as thought he were contemplating how large my grave should be.
"Yes, a rather nasty thing much like myself." I said as I brushed away their hands.
"A clone, right?" Broadway said with a tinge of sadness in his voice.
"Yes, he clones things as well, that does explain a lot." I said piecing together what I thought might be Leto's plan.
"'As well', you mean he didn't clone you?" Brooklyn asked in confusion.
"No, another mad scientist type did, I'm also looking for him, but for personal reasons. Sevarius is business." I said setting on a ledge, using this conversation to enlighten me as to how dangerous my enemy might be.
"And this clone?" Brooklyn asked.
"Personal, very personal." My voice took an unintentional threatening tone as I remembered Father Horn's body.
"Ok, we get that picture, but I really think that right now, we need to take you to out leader he might be able to help you a bit." Broadway said extending his hand.
"As far as information goes I'll gladly take that, but I do things much better alone." I said looking at him sternly.
"Well, I don't think Goliath will be to happy with that, but I think he'd rather you know what you're going up against than going in blindly and being sliced to ribbons."
"Fine, I'll talk with him, just tell me where." I said.
"I think it's better if we take you there." Brooklyn said with a worried look.
"Why, afraid I'll bring some unwanted guests?"
"No, The security system of where we live would blast you almost immediately. Xanatos really doesn't like intruders." His eyes made a funny squint as he said it. I couldn't help but laugh a little.
"I'll be fine, there isn't a gun made that can track me." I said with all seriousness.
"Um, I really think…" I cut him off with a hand gesture.
"Where is it?" I said looking at him.
"Well to be quite honest, there." Broadway pointed to one of the largest buildings I had ever seen.
"Well hell, I guess I had that one coming." I said as I started off towards it, this was going to be one long climb. However before I could make it even half way off the building I was on, one of the two picked me up in his own claws, when I looked up it was Broadway.
"You just don't take no for an answer do you?" I grumbled as I decided to just enjoy the view below me.