The plane banked sharply to the left as they came into view of Stryker's research facility. Surge straightened the yoke and guided the plane carefully onto the short landing strip, barely jostling the plane's occupants.

Jerking off her headphones, Surge turned to her passengers and grinned sweetly "Now it's time for you to get the hell off my plane."

Stryker glared angrily at Surge and unhooked his seatbelt. "I'll leave you to introduce the new members of our family to their new home."

Surge waved cheekily to him as he exited the plane and then turned her attention to the two men left under her care.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Let's go boys."

She stood and exited the plane, with James and Victor following closely behind her. Walking swiftly, Surge led them across the landing strip just as rain began to pour down. The sudden downpour soaked all three of them, plastering their clothes to their bodies. Through his waterlogged hair, Logan watched Surge press a number sequence into a keypad at the door, and stride confidently through the opening the door left as it disappeared upwards.

Followed closely by the two men, Surge led them into the cavernous interior of the base, under metal pipes and down a long winding hallway.

"This base is our center of operations," said Surge, walking briskly down the murky corridor "we begin all of our missions, training, recruitment, research, and stress testing right here."

She turned down a side corridor, leading the two men still further into the base "Down this way are the research facilities. I wouldn't suggest going in there unless you want to come out with pieces of your DNA sequence missing."

As they continued, Surge made another turn down a slightly large and better lit passageway. "These rooms are the armories. That includes gear, weapons, clothes, and the occasional dead rat." Further down the hallway, their surroundings grew brighter and more sterilized, looking more like an operating room than a hole carved out of the rock.

Finally, she stopped in front of a large metal door. Once again, the door was fitted with a keypad lock, which she punched in with a yawn. With a metallic clanking, the door separated, revealing the scene of chaos inside.

As the door opened, one of the men pulled out a second pistol and began firing indiscriminately at his opponent, while the opponent brandished his two katanas and seemingly sliced the bullets in mid air as he advanced. The pair were still whacking away at each other when Surge put her fingers to her lips and blew a shrieking whistle.

Almost immediately, the tall man with katanas turned to the trio with a huge smile on his face "Surge! You're back!"

At the same time, the Asian man swung up one of his hands and cocked the weapon, smirking "You lost again, Wade. Nice try though-"

Wade sliced upwards, effectively disarming his opponent's weapon and said, also with a smile "Sorry Zero, looks like I win again. Seriously though, you're just embarrassing yourself. Don't you think it's about time you conceded that I'm just better than you in every way?"

Zero glared at Wade and angrily tossed away his ruined pistol, and then stalked off in the opposite direction, disappearing through another door, which clanged heavily behind him.

Wade watched Zero leave in silence, but the moment the door closed, that silence abruptly ended.

"Surge! It's been torture without you here! No one to talk to, no one to appreciate my brilliance!" As he spoke, he crossed the room in several strides and enveloped Surge in a large bear hug.

Surge returned the hug in turn, and stepped back, smiling up at the sweaty man "Oh, I'm sure it was horribly difficult for you, being co-dependent and all…but it sounds like you had the chance to wrestle around a bit with your favorite gunman. I bet you enjoyed that, Wade."

"You have no idea! But yes, Zero and I have always had a connection that no one else understands. I've always been attracted to the tall, dark, and completely psychopathic."

He then noticed Surge's companions and turned to them with what seemed to be a pasted-on smile. "Ah, Surge, did you find some new friends on your little trip? Introduce me!"

"I think you all are old enough to introduce yourselves."

Wade grinned expectantly and held out his hand, ready to shake "Hey there, I'm Wade Wilson. I'm a mercenary who enjoys chopping people up, piña coladas and getting caught in the rain. Who do I have the pleasure of meeting?"

Gingerly, Logan stepped forward, extending his hand and grasping Wade's, introducing himself and his brother. "James Logan. This is my brother, Victor Creed."

Happily, Wade wrapped his arms around Logan in a bone crushing hug. "Very nice to meet you!"

"Er, nice to meet you too…" mumbled Logan, feeling extremely uncomfortable with Wade's obvious obliviousness towards personal space.

Wade finally released Logan and turned toward Victor, arms open and the perpetual smile still up and running. "Victor Creed, right? What's the matter? Silent type? Cat got your tongue?"

Surge noticed Victor's eyes narrowing, his claws unsheathing and immediately stepped in to prevent the senseless violence that was about to occur. "Damn Wade, you really need to learn when to stop talking. Didn't your momma teach you any manners?"

She took him by the shoulder and beckoned the other men to follow her out of the room as Wade continued to run his mouth off. "No actually, she didn't. My mother was not what you would call the nurturing type. In fact, when I was around six she tried to kill me because I just wouldn't stop talking. I still go and visit her from time to time at the hospital, but we don't talk much because usually when she sees me she has a fit and they have to hold her down to keep her from biting off her own tongue and killing herself…"

As Logan and Victor followed Surge and Wade out of the room and down another hall, Logan glanced at his brother. Victor looked back at him with that slightly deranged smile he got when he was contemplating killing someone. Logan couldn't help chuckle as he thought about how sorry he felt for Wade Wilson and his big mouth.