Its short, just to finish up the last chapter, Done in a hurry.
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They were in their positions. Bradley and Fred were standing by the ski lift. Zero and John skiing on the slope. Logan hiding off to the side at the bottom and Victor in a tree in the middle of the slope. Stryker was a safe distance away.
Wade stood at the top of the slope, skis on, swords strapped to his back mostly hidden by a bulky winter coat, eagerly awaiting his skiing lessons. It was already 10 past 9, their quarry was late. But at that moment Bobby Drake came bouncing over carrying his skis.
"Hey man. Sorry Im late, slept in. Partying late last night"
"S'ok, woulda done the same but my lover insists on getting up early." Wade commented.
"Oh, you're here with your girlfriend."
"Ya. Im pretty tired from last night to. She likes it rough, an she's got wicked claws. Actually they look nice painted pink."
"Love to meet her." Bobby laughed.
"Oh you will. But I warn you, she's one vicious kitty!" Wade smirked. Bobby proceeded to lecture Wade on the basics of skiing, after which they raced down the slope a few times. After the fourth time Zero passed them, looked at Wade, and drew a finger across his throat, a silent 'hurry the fuck up and take him down,' All too soon really, Wade was having fun.
"What was that guy about?" Bobby asked on the lift.
"Dunno. Never met him before but he hates me for some reason. Been giving me dirty looks all morning. Probably jealous of the way I look." They both laughed. They got off the ski lift and walked past Bradley and Dukes, who were pretending to have a conversation.
"Those guys have been standing there for a while."
"I know. Weird." Wade shrugged. He spotted Zero coming up behind the ice mutant. "So. Am I good at this or what." He spread out his arms in attempt to keep the focus on him.
"Ya, you are actually." He turned at the moment Zero was drew his gun, his eyes went wide. When he turned back to wade the mercenary had his swords in hand.
"Sorry." Wade apologized, and he truly was, he was starting to like this kid. "Nothing personal, just doing my job." John teleported beside Bobby holding up his gun. Then the ice mutant turned to ice, skin going solid, cold and blue. He delivered a heavy punch to the teleporter's gut and spun away, heading fast down the slope. Zero fired a shot, aiming to injure a leg, but the bullet just glanced off the solid ice.
The three men started off in fast pursuit down the slope, coming in from he sides, forcing the ice mutant toward the tree in the center. As he passed under it Victor dropped from his perch, taking the mutant to the ground. Solid ice met claws just as hard and very sharp, leaving shallow scratch marks in the icy skin.
Bobby heaved the other mutant off and rolled to his feet, grabbing a ski pole and striking the feral hard over the head, then put the poles to the snow as hard as he could. But the three others were already ahead of him. He swerved wide to avoid them, Victor snapping at his heels. Victor leaped at the ice mutant. Missed. And face planted in the deep snow at the bottom.
Bobby let out a startled cry as Logan came running over with a flying tackle, pinning him to the ground, then hauling him to his feet.
"Let me go! What do you want from me!?" Bobby protested.
"Apparently you're a menace to society." Logan answered.
"But I haven't done anything!" This felt wrong to Logan, but he dismissed the emotion as he had done countless times before.
"Nice tackle Jimmy." Victor said, walking over as he shook the snow from his hair. Wade slid over and put his arm around Victor's shoulders, noting the scratch marks on bobby's cheek.
"This is my girlfriend, Victoria. told you she had wicked claws." He grinned. Victor didnt even turn his head to glare menacingly, just brought his fist up to connect with Wade's face.