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Jason Hunter: I'm planning to. But before that, I want to see Barry's actual reaction to Nora working with Thawne in the show when the truth inevitably comes out. Then, I'll be able to write that one-shot properly.
Chapter 7- Dran Industries
Frank had later found out that both the Gnuccis and the Russians were part of the criminal empire of corrupt businessman Damon Dran. He had connected the bloodstains with help from Fury and Hill and figured out that Dran was behind all of this.
So along with Slade, Logan and Nuke, he had decided to pay Dran a visit.
The four walked into the lobby where they were met by one man.
"This building is closed", he said roughly, "You all need to leave! Or there will be consequences!"
Logan brandished his claws and stabbed him in the throat, killing him.
They then kicked a door open and were met with the thugs under Dran's employment.
"They never learn, do they?" Slade commented.
"Not at all", Frank said.
"No pity from me", Logan said.
"Because they are our enemies", Nuke said.
As they fired, Logan roared and leapt at them. He stabbed two of them with his claws and retracting them, he stabbed another one in the gut, killing him.
Frank fired at two of them, killing them as their blood splattered. He then brandished a hammer and in a rotatory motion, hit a man on the top of the throat, shattering his wind pipe and lower jaw as he fell down, dead.
Slade sliced the throats of two of them in a rotatory motion before stabbing a third one deeply. He then disemboweled the man brutally.
Nuke grabbed one by the face and threw him away so hard that when his head hit the wall, he died. It picked up another man and brought him down on its knee, shattering his spine. It then grabbed a third man and slammed his head on a table so hard that the table was shattered and his skull was too.
The four then went down a basement. As more thugs accosted them, Frank tossed his knives to one of them. He caught them reflexively and looked at them in confusion. Frank grabbed his hands and rammed the knives into his eyes, killing him.
Slade grabbed one and slammed his head on a wall three times before his dead body slid down, leaving a trail of blood on the wall.
Logan roared and used his claws to cut a gun of a thug into two clean halves. Before he could react, Logan stabbed him in the mouth, with his claws protruding from the back of the man's head. He then retracted them as the man fell down, dead.
Nuke lifted a man up by his throat and brutally crushed it, killing him before throwing his dead body down the stairs.
Some automated turrets fired at them and they rolled down to avoid before taking cover. As another thug stood there, Frank grabbed him and punched him hard, "How do I disable the turrets?"
"Up your ass", the thug said defiantly.
Slade stabbed him in the foot and he cried out in pain, "Dran will kill me!"
"What do you think we're going to do?" Logan threatened as he brandished his middle claw in front of the man.
"The code is 2-1-7", the man finally said in pain, "Now you'll spare me, right?"
"Wrong", Nuke said before shooting him point blank with a shotgun, sending him flying back by many feet as his face became a bloodied mess.
Slade walked over to the machine and punched in the code, making the turrets stop.
They then went through another door and were shocked to see two people waiting for them there.
One of them, who wore a black suit with a mask to cover the top of his face laughed and said, "Never thought the four of you would make it here. Looking for someone?"
His entire suit was black, including the mask with white gloves and shoes. He had a target drawn on the top of his mask.
The other man wore black robes with metal gauntlets on his hands and had a blue dragon drawn on the back of his robes.
Looking at the man with the target on his head, Slade's eyes widened in recognition as he asked, "Is that-"
"Yeah", Frank said, "It's dear old Poindexter. He got Cognium transplanted into him and became an assassin for hire codenamed Bullseye. Looks like Dran hired him."
"I have never felt so good my entire life", Poindexter aka Bullseye said with a smirk, "I am now what I was always meant to be. The metal running through me has made me stronger."
"Save me the annoying bad guy speech", Slade muttered.
"And who the hell are you?" Logan asked the other man, "A third rate samurai who forgot his sword at home?"
"My name is Itto Yamura", the man said as he looked at the four of them sternly, "I am called the Blue Talon. I crave for combat."
"You are at the right place then", Logan said with a smirk.
"Bullseye, where is Damon Dran?" Nuke asked.
"The big guy can't see you all now", Bullseye said as all of them started circling each other, "But we have time for you in our schedule."
"Get the fuck out of our way", Logan growled.
"Or what?" Bullseye asked, "You'll all scowl me to death? I never miss. Too bad any of you can't say the same."
"Your weird fashion choice makes you hard to miss", Slade commented.
"Yeah", Frank agreed, "Hard to miss a guy with a target on his forehead."
"My skill has been unmatched so far", Blue Talon said, "I wish to test my strength in battle."
"All right", Slade said as he drew his sword while Logan's claws slowly popped out of his knuckles, "Let's get this party started."
And then the fight began.
Bullseye leapt into the air as he threw four knives, two from each hand. Frank barely avoided one as he ducked while Slade deflected it with his sword. Logan too deflected it with his claws while a knife got embedded on Nuke's head but it was unaffected as it ripped the knife out.
Blue Talon tried to punch Logan who backed to avoid before avoiding a slice from Slade. He then ducked to avoid being hit by Logan's claws before punching him, making him stagger back.
He blocked Slade's word with his gauntlets and backed to avoid another slice before kicking him away. He then flipped and hit Logan with his feet. Before Logan could recover, he jumped in the air and in a rotatory motion, kicked him away.
Frank hid behind a pillar to avoid another knife Bullseye threw before Nuke fired at him. He flipped away to avoid any gunshots.
As he threw another knife, Nuke caught it while Frank fired at him from behind Nuke. He flipped away again to avoid being hit.
Blue Talon leaned backwards to avoid being stabbed by Logan but during that moment, Slade grabbed him and threw him to a pillar. As he got up, Logan kneed him hard on the face, making him stagger back.
Bullseye flipped and threw another knife but Nuke caught it again. He tried to flip away but Nuke and Frank were close now and Nuke grabbed him and threw him away. He hit a pillar so hard that it cracked but the Cognium protected Bullseye from any damage.
As he got up, Frank grabbed him and punched him on the face twice before hitting him with the rifle, making him stagger back. He tried to kick but Bullseye flipped and kicked him on the face, making him stagger back. He then tried to throw a knife at Frank from a small distance but just before he could, Frank grabbed his hand and kicked him hard in the abdomen, making him stagger back.
Blue Talon flipped back to avoid Slade and Logan and then opened the elevator behind him. Him and Bullseye ran into it and the latter threw four knives again before closing the elevator doors as it went up. Once again, Frank hid behind a pillar while Slade deflected it with his sword. Logan and Nuke got hit but the former healed while the latter was unaffected.
Frank then pushed the button and soon, the elevator came back down. The four went into it and it reached the upper floor.
As the door opened, the thugs were there to fight them. Frank threw his knives and they embedded themselves into the throats of two thugs, killing them. Slade then chopped off the leg of one soldier in a rotatory motion before stabbing another one in the throat. He then cut off the head of the one whose leg he had chopped.
Logan embedded his claws into another and threw him on a thug before head-butting one really hard and then stabbing him in the throat. Nuke shot down one with its shotgun before lifting up another by the throat and then shooting him dead.
As another thug arrived, Frank grabbed him and started shoving his head into a blaster, "Call your boss and tell him we're all dead."
"No, I won't", the man said as he struggled.
As Frank shoved him closer, he yelled out, "Let me go and I will!"
"He's lying", Logan said as he could tell when someone lied, "He has no way of contacting them."
"Fair enough", Frank said and shoved the man into the blaster. He yelled in agony as his entire body was set on fire and he died on the spot.
The four went through another door. As more thugs arrived, Frank, Slade and Nuke shot them down with their guns while Logan sliced their throats with his claws.
Slade then grabbed a remaining thug and holding a nail gun to his face asked, "What the hell are Bullseye and Blue Talon doing here?"
"I-I don't know", the man said.
"Liar", Logan said casually.
"Lying will get you nowhere", Nuke said.
"So just tell us", Frank said.
"Bullseye was hired for extra protection", the man said, "He also has some kind of special armor. Blue Talon works for my boss and is his right hand. I don't know anything else."
"I don't need to know anything else", Slade said and shot both of his eyes with the nail gun, piercing them and killing him.
That moment, Logan pushed Frank away and was hit on the side of his head by a knife. Frank, Slade and Nuke turned to see Bullseye and Blue Talon. Logan roared as he ripped the knife out and shattered it with his claws.
"About time you lot got here", Bullseye said with a smirk.
Blue Talon charged at them and leaping at Logan, kicked him on the face before kicking him between the legs. As Logan staggered away, Slade swung at him but he blocked with his gauntlets to avoid another strike before leaping away to avoid another. Fortunately, Nuke was behind him. It grabbed him and threw him away. He fell on the ground hard and groaned. Slade tried to bring his sword down on him but at the last moment, he rolled away.
Frank fired at Bullseye who flipped to avoid all the gunshots and threw a knife which Frank avoided again by hiding behind a pillar. As Bullseye started leaping towards him again, Frank threw a grenade. Just before Bullseye could complete his flip, the grenade exploded, sending him flying back by a few feet as he groaned in pain. A few pieces of shrapnel had entered his leg. As he struggled to get up, Frank smacked his face with the rifle, making him stagger back. Before he could react, Frank kicked him away and then grabbing him, slammed him to a wall before throwing him down.
Logan roared as he tried to stab Blue Talon but he leapt away to avoid and the claws went into a pillar instead. Logan ripped them out and tried to stab again but he flipped away to avoid. Picking up a chain, he threw it at Logan who put his claws in the way.
The chain wrapped around those claws. Using his superhuman strength, Logan pulled the man towards him via chain and then pushed him off. The man flipped to avoid falling and barely avoided being hit by Logan's claws but Logan hit him hard with his other arm and he flew back by many feet before hitting a wall and falling down.
Slade grabbed him and punched him thrice on the face before throwing him off. He hit another pillar and fell down before Slade tried to stab him. He barely avoided but the sword managed to get his foot and he screamed in pain. Slade retracted his sword as Yamura rolled away.
Frank was about to shoot at Bullseye but he kicked him away with his other leg before getting up. He grabbed Frank and punched him hard on the face, making him stagger back. He then threw a knife but Frank barely managed to deflect it with his rifle. Before Bullseye could do anything else, Frank kicked him away. Before he could recover, Nuke picked him up and threw him towards a wall. He hit it so hard that it cracked.
Bullseye angrily threw down a smoke grenade and Blue Talon did the same. When the smoke cleared, they were both gone.
"They're wounded", Slade said, "They won't be able to get far."
"Let's go after them", Frank said.
"I can smell the blood", Logan said.
"No time to waste", Nuke said and the four ran through a door before running up some stairs.
"In there", Logan said.
As soon as Nuke kicked the door open, a knife from Bullseye hit it on the head but it was unaffected. Logan rushed him as he threw more knives. Logan deflected them with his claws but as soon as he got closer, Bullseye brandished a gun and shot him on the head. But he was horrified beyond measure when all it did was make Logan stagger back. The bullet then fell out of his head and the wound healed.
Blue Talon tried to punch him but Logan avoided and as he tried to smack him, Logan stabbed his hand with his claws, making him scream in pain.
Bullseye fired at Frank and Slade who hid behind pillars to avoid and returned fire. Bullseye was wounded on his leg so after two flips, he weakened and two of the bullets hit him on the feet, making him fall down.
Logan threw Blue Talon away and said, "Be careful what you wish for."
Blue Talon tried to get up but Nuke grabbed him and threw him towards the window where he fell down.
Bullseye tried to crawl away but Frank and Slade picked him up and threw him down the window. He screamed in terror as he fell down and crashed on a car.
As Blue Talon backed up against the wall next to the window in pain, Logan walked up to him.
Looking at him with fear, he asked, "What kind of monster ae you?"
With a snarl, Logan said, "The Wolverine."
He then stabbed him in the shoulder with his claws and he yelled in pain as Logan dragged him to the window, "You're Japanese, right? Sayonara."
And then he threw him off as he screamed in terror. He crashed on the ground next to the car and was out too.
The four then looked at another door and Slade kicked it open. The four then saw a medium sized old man standing there. He had long hair which he had tied up in a ponytail and he wore a purple robe.
"So Bullseye and Blue Talon failed me", he said as he looked at the four.
"Tossed them out the window", Frank said.
"And you're planning the same fate for me?" Damon Dran asked.
"No", Logan said, "You'll be gutted, bub."
"You think I'm behind these attempts on your life?" Damon asked Frank.
"So you're not?" Slade asked.
"No", Damon said.
"He's not lying", Logan told everyone.
"So you're not", Frank said, "Well that's a relief."
"But someone is still playing an intricate game", Nuke said.
"You all have been duped", Damon said, "Someone is using you all to weaken me. He, or she, pointed you at my Gnucci and Russian organizations and you all have obediently taken them out."
"Are you mad because you have to post more 'Help Wanted' ads?" Nuke asked.
Suddenly, there was an explosion and they all staggered back.
"I must deal with this attack", Dran said as he ran off, "We have a common enemy. It is in all our interests to find him and eliminate him."
He opened a door and ran off as the four exchanged looks.
"What do you think, Slade?" Frank asked him.
"It can be Joe", Slade said with a sad sigh, "Or maybe not."
"Let's find out", Logan said.
"It can be anyone", Nuke said, "Damon Dran has a lot of enemies."
As the four ran through the door, they immediately ducked to avoid gunfire. As they took cover, they saw Japanese men firing at them.
"Yakuza?" Frank muttered, "What the hell are they doing here?"
"Knowing its Yakuza, nothing good", Slade said.
"We'll find out later", Logan said.
"Yes", Nuke said, "Right now, it is time to leave."
Slade jumped out and in a rotatory motion, sliced two men's throats before Logan leapt over him and with a roar, stabbed two men in their chests, killing them. In a rotatory motion, Frank stabbed a thug in the chest before grabbing his hand and using his gun to fire at another thug, killing him. Nuke simply picked up two of them and slammed them into each other so hard that their skulls broke and they died.
The four ran down the stairs, only to find out that the door was sealed shut. As more Yakuza thugs arrived, Frank and Slade fired at them, killing them. Logan sliced one's throats and stabbed another's eyes, killing them both. Nuke used all of its strength to kick open the door.
"We have to go", it said and the four of them ran out of the place.
Later that night, Josie's Bar
Frank, Slade, Logan and Nuke entered the place as Frank said, "They told us they'd meet us here."
"There they are", Slade said as he pointed at the people they had arrived to meet.
They sat on a couch in front of Matt Murdock and Elektra Natchios. Both of them wore shades and baseball caps.
"Hello, Red. Elektra", Frank said as he sat down.
"Good to see you all again", Matt said.
"Good to see you both too", Slade said.
"Nice disguise", Logan said as he looked at the baseball caps and shades, "But why're you wearing them?"
"Because I don't think I'm supposed to be seen talking to the Punisher", Matt said before turning to Frank, "No offense."
"None taken", Frank said.
"Good point", Nuke said to Matt.
"Trust me", Elektra said, "Everyone here disguises themselves like this."
Slade noticed the rings on their fingers and said, "Congratulations on the wedding."
"Thank you", both of them said simultaneously.
"It was a small ceremony with a few guests, including some from your Earth and some from Earth-38", Matt said.
"Yeah", Elektra said, "After last time, I think big weddings are a bad idea."
"Can't blame you", Slade said, "I would have come if I had not been busy."
"No problem", Matt said.
"Can we now focus on why we're here?" Frank asked.
"Yes, totally", Elektra said.
"So, what did you both find out about this conspiracy?" Slade asked.
"Well, Dran was telling you all the truth", Matt said.
"He's not behind any of this", Elektra said.
"Then who is?" Logan asked.
"His name is Viggo Tarasov", Matt revealed.
"Who the hell is this guy?" Frank asked.
"He was the head of the Tarasov crime family and an enterprising businessman", Elektra said.
"Was?" Slade asked.
"I have never heard of the Tarasov crime family", Frank said.
"That's because they were mostly wiped out before you became the Punisher", Matt said.
"They were a Russian crime syndicate in New York City", Elektra said.
"But the syndicate is not around any longer", Matt said.
"What happened?" Frank asked.
"Viggo had a hitman who helped him establish the Tarasov syndicate", Matt said, "He was a dangerous man. I heard that he once killed three people in a bar with a pencil."
"A fucking pencil!" Elektra emphasized and all of them realized he was a dangerous man.
"But then that assassin retired and reformed, for some time." Matt said.
"Some time?" Slade asked.
"His wife had left a dog and a Ford Mustang Mach 1 to him after her death", Elektra said, "But one day, Viggo's son, who did not know about the assassin, stole the car and killed his dog."
"Well, I guess the little shit got more than he bargained for", Logan said.
"Yes", Matt said, "The hitman then hunted down Viggo's son and killed anyone in his way before killing his son. He fought Viggo too and presumably killed him."
"But Viggo survived", Nuke realized.
"Yes", Elektra said, "And soon after, a global contract was put on the hitman's head. But he escaped even that."
"How do you both know so much about him?" Slade asked.
"We had help from Natasha and Clint", Matt said, "Like us, Natasha had invited him to the Avengers too and SHIELD before that as he is one of the deadliest men in the world and is reformed now. But he refused."
"You make him sound like he is the Boogeyman", Frank commented.
"No", Matt said, "He is the one they send to kill the Boogeyman. They call him Baba Yaga."
"What's his name?" Frank asked.
"John", Matt said after a deep breath, "John Wick."
After a deep breath, Slade said, "Oh."
"John Wick", Frank muttered.
"You kill criminals", Matt said, "So Viggo wants you dead as you're an obstacle in his path. And he wants revenge from John Wick too for killing his son and nearly killing him. But John Wick has killed everyone sent after him so far."
"The Yakuza gang that attacked you is called the Eternal Sun", Elektra revealed, "The leader is called Takagi. But Viggo has become the lieutenant somehow and he's leading strikes on the other gangs' territories."
"And I heard someone new joined them recently", Matt said before turning to Slade, "Slade, it's Joe."
"Oh no", Slade sighed.
"Don't worry, Slade, we'll find him", Frank said.
"When we find him", Slade said, "We will put him in prison. He is too far gone to be let out now."
"I know", Matt said.
"I'm sorry", Elektra said.
"So Viggo and Joe work for Takagi", Logan said, "And Viggo wants us and this John Wick dead."
"That pretty much covers it", Matt said.
"We need to kill them first", Nuke said.
"You will", Matt said, "We will try to dig more information. Find out where they'll strike next."
"And maybe contact John Wick too", Elektra said.
"Do it", Frank said as the four got up.
"Thank you", Slade said and the four then walked away as Matt and Elektra decided to get to work.
YES! John Wick is part of this Multiverse now. I have been thinking for a long while to involve some non-Marvel and non-DC properties in this Multiverse. Ever since "The revenge of Fisk and the Throwing Star Killer" actually.
But not very huge universes like Tolkien's Middle Earth, Star Wars, Transformers, etc. Only some popular modern action movies from here and there. But right now, only John Wick is gonna be around and he'll show up later.
Hope you liked seeing Dex as Bullseye finally in this. If only Daredevil had not been cancelled, we would have gotten the Bullseye we wanted. And you might remember Itto Yamura aka Blue Talon from my story- "The Devil and The Hood."
I replaced Wilson Fisk from the game with Damon Dran here as we all know what happened to Fisk in the MCU.
Please review. I always appreciate your feedback.