Whoever created the fight club that Emma was currently in must not have understood that underground meant illegal not literally underground. Either that or they had a weird sense of humor. The point was Emma was in the basement of one of the casinos. There was a large cage in the middle where the fights took place with bleachers on one side for better viewing. There was a bar on the opposite side, and tables with chairs scattered around everywhere else. As Emma entered a fight was just finishing up. The winner was the very mutant she was here to find.
"Once again the winner is the Savage Sabretooth." Was said by the announcer. "Does anyone here think they can challenge him?"
No one seemed too keen on fighting him, with good reason, until after a few moments someone did step up. He was either very brave or very dumb. He was 5'7 and very lean, making the match look like it was going to be very one sided, however there was no way of knowing what the kid's power was just by looking at him.
The bell rang and the fight started. The challenger activated his powers and created orange energy knifes on his hands. Sabretooth slashed at him, but the kid jumped back to dodge then he slashed at Sabretooth's hand. A few fingers were chopped off, and the attack left behind a nasty burn.
Finally someone landed a hit on him. Emma heard someone think. She turned her attention to this person's thoughts specifically.
Sabretooth's fingers began growing back. While that was happening he slashed at the kid with his other hand, but was more mindful the energy knives. This time when the kid tried to slice his hand off he moved out of the way in time. By this point his fingers had completely grown back.
So that's how fast he heals.
Sabretooth grabbed the kid's wrist with his now healed hand then threw him against the cage. The kid didn't get up after that.
Sabretooth left the cage; he was done fighting for today. Emma was by the cage door when he left. "What have I done to warrant the X-Men's attention this time?"
"Straight to the point, I like it." Emma said before actually answering. "You killed a prison doctor a few days ago."
"I would think you would be appreciative of that all things considered."
"You would think that. I'm not going to do anything to you for that. I just need to know if you knew anything about the Doctor. We're trying to find out if she was working with anyone."
"Why would I know that? All I know is someone wanted her dead and was willing to pay a lot to see it happen."
Now he's talking to Emma Frost. I should double check to see if we have a telepath before bringing her in.
"I believe someone is planning on capturing us or you at least." Emma informed him. "Apparently there is a chance that they already have a telepath."
Sabretooth quickly glanced around the room for anyone suspicious and spotted someone who was paying more attention to him than what was normal. "I think I can handle him if he tries anything."
"I have no reason to stick around then." Emma stood up then began to leave, but as she approached the stairs a pink light hit her and she disappeared in the blink of an eye. The man who had been watching them was now standing up with an arm outstretched toward where Emma just was.
"Neat trick. You gonna try that on me?" Sabretooth prepared for the inevitable fight.
"Who said anything about trying?" The man created a small pink javelin made of light. "I know for a fact I'm going to beat you." He threw the javelin.
Sabretooth dodged the javelin causing it to hit and teleport a chair. "Maybe you should try harder." He lunged at his attacker who teleported behind him. Sabretooth quickly turned around just in time to dodge a few more javelins. "Are you trying to put me to sleep?"
"Even if you do keep dodging my attacks, you will tire out eventually."
"No I won't." Sabretooth crouched down waiting for the just the right time to pounce. As soon as the other began creating another javelin he attacked. His attacker had no time to react and died as soon as his head was slammed into the ground. As Sabretooth stood up he noticed something roll out of his victim's pocket. It was a pill bottle. He picked it up to get a closer look. In a large font it said MGH and below that in smaller font it said "Clarice Ferguson". He pocketed it. It was the only clue he had to whoever sent this guy to capture him.
"Turns out what they say about dropping the soap is true. Once you drop it you can't really pick it up. It keeps slipping. Oh and while you're bent over someone tries to rape you. And succeeds. Now Cable will never love me." Deadpool leaned on his friend's shoulder. "I've been defiled forever."
"Wilson, stop."
"Come on Kira it was only a joke."
Kira's only response was to stare at him harshly.
"Okay, I'll admit that was a little far even for me. So what did you want to know about my time in prison?"
"Do you know if Doctor Lynn was working with anyone?" Storm asked.
"Oh yeah she was totes working with someone. I heard her talking on the phone with someone about my blood." Deadpool looked around then whispered. "I think they might be Draculas."
"Or they're interested in exploiting mutants, particularly ones with healing factors." Wolverine told him.
"No that makes too much sense."
Storm, Logan, I've lost Emma.
"As nice as it was chatting with you, Deadpool, we need to go." Wolverine started walking back to his bike glad he didn't have to listen to Deadpool anymore.
"Wait, where are you going?"
"The Professor lost Emma. We now need to go back to Reno to find her." Storm answered. Wolverine was visibly upset that she told the other two this.
"Sounds fun. Hey Kira didn't you say your dad is in Reno right now?"
That was too much of a coincidence for Wolverine's taste. "Who is your dad, Kira?"
"Firstly we're not on close enough terms for you to be allowed to call me by my first name. Secondly who my father is shouldn't matter to you. This will, hopefully, be the last time we ever have to interact."
"Hey if only close friends can call you Kira does that mean the narration can't?" Deadpool asked.
"If that were actually a thing, then yes."
"Okay, yo writer, stop."
What should I call her then?
"By her codename, like everyone else with a codename. It's Black Tiger BTW."
Okay Black Tiger it is then. Happy?
"Yes."
"What was that about?" Black Tiger asked Deadpool.
"Don't worry about it." He answered then turned his attention to Wolverine and Storm. "Now that thing I was saying before. Can I come with? I've never been to Reno. Also work has been slow and I'm bored."
"Absolutely not." Wolverine answered.
"Logan, he might be helpful." Storm told him.
"Yeah and Kira can come too. She's really good at finding people and things like the TV remote I keep losing."
"Don't volunteer me for things."
"Come on we haven't had a real adventure together yet."
The song Cannibal by Ke$ha began playing. Black Tiger pulled her phone out. "I have to take this." She walked off so she could talk to whoever called her without interruption.
"I can't be the only one who finds it weird that she's into pop right?" Wolverine asked.
"She isn't. That's the ringtone for her dad." Deadpool clarified. "The one she has for me is the Golden Girl theme song. Now about that whole me helping you guys out. I got mad skillz with a Z."
"You're also extremely annoying."
"Logan the more help we can get the better." Storm reasoned. "Even if you do find him annoying."
"What about his friend. I have no reason to trust her."
"She said she doesn't want to come anyway." Deadpool told him.
Black Tiger walked back over. "Change of plans. I'm going with you."
"Then I go back to my previous point, I don't trust you."
"Then keep a close eye on me or whatever."
"Fine I will."
"Is that settled then?" Storm asked. When no one answered she took it as a yes. "Good. Do either of you have a way to get to the jet?"
Black Tiger pointed over to a motorcycle close to Logan's. "I call her Barbara."
"Why?" Wolverine asked.
"After a dead friend of mine. It's sentimental."
Wolverine didn't know how to respond to that, so he didn't bother. He and Storm got on his bike and led the other two to the blackbird. Once they were on, they secured the bikes then took off. On the way to Reno Deadpool suited up. Black Tiger didn't have her suit, so she just removed her aviators and replaced them with a black mask that had red lenses.
They made it to Reno within an hour.
"That's what Reno looks like?" Deadpool asked while looking out the window. "I'm kind of disappointed. I was expecting something more awesome."
"You were expecting just a smaller version of Vegas weren't you?" Black Tiger asked.
"Kind of, yeah."
"Well you're probably going to be even more disappointed when we land. My dad is going to be waiting for us there."
"Anything I need to know before meeting him? Like is he one of those parents that constantly dotes on you, or is he overprotective and will hate me because he thinks something might be going on between us even though there isn't. Does he have any embarrassing stories about you? That'd be awesome. Actually even if he doesn't have any embarrassing stories it would still be nice to get to hear about your childhood."
"You already know him."
