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TRAPPED IN PURGUTORY

CHAPTER THREE

So now it was time for the 'fun and games' to start. The first room to be targeted had Spiderman and Wolverine in.

The left hand wall slid silently into the ceiling, revealing another room that was completely empty. Unlike the cells this room was brightly lit up.

"Hm, wonder what that room's for," Wolverine said. As way of an answer the section of floor under Spiderman moved into the new room, then the wall slid down cutting them off.

Spiderman took a couple of steps forward and the section of floor that had brought him in went back into the previous room.

"Welcome Spiderman. This room should be entertaining enough for you," someone said via hidden speakers.

"Who are you? What do you want with me?"

"I am Lex Luthor, but that doesn't matter at this point in time as you won't be alive for long." Laughter filled the room.

"We'll see about that," Spiderman said and moved forward a couple of steps. Suddenly a strand of very thin, very sharp wire shot out from the other side of the room and sliced Spiderman in two just above the legs. His top half thudded to the floor and his legs went flying off until they hit a wall. Blood spurted every where.

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Frank Castle leaned back on his slab. "I can't wait to get my hands on the bastard that put me in here."

"You and me both," Batman said.

The door to their cell opened, but no-one entered. The two men looked at each other, then slowly moved over to the entrance. Castle looked out, then he looked up and down the corridor. There was no-one about! Suddenly some rope dropped around his neck and lifted him up towards the ceiling.

Batman backed further into the cell as he watched the Punisher's kicking legs disappear.

"There's no escape for you Batbastard," someone said and laughed as the Red Hulk smashed his way into the cell.

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The wall at the back of the cell slid into the ceiling, revealing another room. The room was brightly lit. In the centre of the room were two crosses with a man nailed to each. A glass partition separated the room.

"What the hell's going on? You know those two 'cause I don't have a clue who they are," Blade said.

"Yes, I know who they are," Buffy said as she looked upon the two men.

"For Pete's sake will someone please get me down from here?" the one with blonde hair whined.

"What's wrong? I thought you liked to hang out," the one with brown hair said.

"Ha bleeding ha. That's one of the worst jokes I've ever heard. If I weren't nailed to this bleeding crossed I'd kill you for that," blondie said.

"So are you gonna tell me who they are or do I gotta die of suspense first?" Blade said sarcastically.

"Spike and Angel."

"And what's so special about these two faggots?" Blade said continuing with the sarcasm.

"I swear someone just called us faggots," Spike said.

"In your case they're right," Angel quipped.

"Coming from someone with a billboard for a forehead," Spike snapped.

"Now I get it. Vampires! Oh boy they're glad this partition is in the way or they'd both be dead by now," Blade said.

"You're not going to touch them!" she warned.

"And she's right, you're not," came a hidden voice.

"Whose there? Let me go, Eastenders is on in a minute," Spike said.

"Buffy you must choose which of these two will live or die," the hidden voice said.

"Buffy?" Spike and Angel said at the same time.

"Why should you care which one lives or dies? Let 'em both die," Blade said.

Buffy gave him a cold hard stare.

"Oh I get it, you and those two, eh. So much for being a vampire slayer. More like a vampire layer," Blade joked.

"Choose quickly Buffy or they will both die!" the hidden voice said.

"I can't," Buffy moaned.

"So be it, then they both shall die!" the hidden voice said.

"No wait. I…I've made up my mind…"

"What's going on? I don't want to die, I'm too young. And I've been a good boy," Spike wailed.

"Shut up and take death like a man," Angel said.

"What makes you think she'll pick you?"

"She won't let me die," Angel said right before a beam of light tore into him from the ceiling. Within seconds he was reduced to ashes.

"So much for your theory," Spike said as he pulled his wrists free of the nails and crashed to the floor. "Oh bugger, I think I've broken something," he whined from the floor.

As he got to his feet the glass partition moved to one side and Buffy came running towards him.

"Knew you wouldn't let me die," he said with a smile.

"Wrong about that suckhead!" Blade said as he shoved Buffy to one side and punched Spike hard in the nose.

"Ow! That really hurt!" Spike complained.

"Stop it!" Buffy cried.

"Why should I? These creatures should all be killed," Blade spat.

"Well not this creature," Buffy said and stood in between Spike and Blade.