DISCLAIMER: There are some quotes from Star Trek VI. I'm not exactly sure of their source, but just read and enjoy.
Ch. 24 – Hidden Sides,
Uncontrolled Emotions
Slash headed off to the Commandant's quarters. He cut down multiple FOH soldiers who tried
to oppose him. As he got to the base of
the stairs leading to the Quarters, he heard screams upstairs that were very
familiar. He immediately put in a fresh
clip of 30 rounds, and ran up the stairs. He broke down the door, and placed a bullet in the head of four
surprised FOH guards. They must have
been the "elite" within this FOH organization. The screams from upstairs got louder, and he rushed up the stairs,
cutting down another guard outside the door. He peeked in, and the worst sight he had ever seen (next to the sight of
Erin's corpse) shocked him.
The FOH commander had his pants down, ready to get it on
with a resistant Shadowcat, who was handcuffed to the bed. There was some kind of collar around her
neck, which Slash assumed neutralized her powers. Her clothes had been torn down near the crotch. Slash burst into the room and immediately
shot the handcuffs. The FOH commander
turned around and noticed the gun barrel pointed at him.
"GET DOWN NOW YOU BASTARD! ON THE GROUND NOW OR I KILL YOU NOW!" Shadowcat had never seen this side of Slash before. The FOH Commander was sprawled on the
ground, half naked, and visibly shaken. Slash turned him over, and put the gun right up his nose. "You see, I'm acting in self defense of my
wife. I lost my first wife to your
pathetic organization, and I'm not going to let you rape my second wife without
a fight. Be noted that I can kill a man
200 ways with my bare hands. If I
wanted you dead, I could have had you down when I walked in. No, I want to change your views. 'Tickle us do we not laugh? Prick us do we
not bleed? Wrong us shall we not revenge?' Remember, we're acting in
self-defense. We were wrong just to be
born, and now look what you are doing, you pathetic piece of white trash. I want you to apologize to my wife
now." He spit in Slash's face. "Now you are really starting to piss
me off. Maybe you didn't hear me
clearly. APOLOGIZE TO MY WIFE!" Slash put the gun to the back of the man's
head. The man refused. Slash stood him up, and shot him in both
knees. "You better pray then for
mercy. Mercy that I'm tempted not to
give you." He pushed the man back. "Did you do this to my wife?" The man did not respond. Slash turned to
Shadowcat. "Did he do this to you?" She nodded vigorously. Slash pushed the man down and shot his
pecker off. The man began to writhe and
scream in pain. "Nobody ever, EVER
touches my wife there, except me. And
I've made sure that you're NEVER gonna be able to that again. 'Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war.' " He took a Flash Bang grenade off his belt
and pulled the pin. "Take care
now. And show your superiors that when
we are attacked, we will draw blood." He chucked the grenade on top of the man. Slash grabbed Shadowcat, and flew out the window. They were clear when it went off. Even a mile away, they heard the man's
screams from the blinding light and deafening noise. FOH shot at them as they flew away, but they missed. Slash set his wife down and they ran onto
the aircraft. Wolverine was surprised
at Shadowcat's torn clothes. Gambit had
the plane ready and they all took off. Wolverine drew his claws as Slash took Shadowcat in his arms.
"Who was the creep who did this? I'm gonna enjoy tearing him apart."
"No need." Squeeked Shadowcat. Slash
nodded.
"I took care of him for her."
"Whaddya mean by that Squid boy?"
"Ha. I blew his
little dick off. He didn't deserve to
reproduce in the human gene pool that little pervert. I lost one wife to that damned organization. I'm not going to lose another." He turned to look her in the eyes. "I know you saw a side of me that I've never
shown anyone. I can be more aggressive
through my SEAL training. I take you
very seriously. I love you. You mean more than the world to me." They
embraced. The plane wiggled a bit. Slash threw the evil eye at Gambit, who had
turned around.
"Hee hee Mon ami."
"Just fly the plane."
They landed and they all wearily exited the plane. Slash thanked the five who had joined up
with him that night to rescue the X-Men, and then headed out to take a midnight
walk along the lake. Xavier was
thankful for the services of Havok, Cable, Bishop, Shard, and Polaris. Shadowcat quickly changed and then joined Slash
by the lake. The rest of the X-Men were
ready for some rest, but Shadowcat needed to talk to Slash.
It was a beautiful night with the stars ablaze. Slash was sitting out on the dock next to
Breakwater Lake. Shadowcat came and
stood above him.
"Mind if I join you?"
"It's a free country dear." She sat down, and stuck her feet in the water.
"Pretty night my love."
"Yeah, it sure is." He knew she didn't come out here just to look at the stars. "What's on your mind?"
'No secrets from him. He just knows me to well.' "Well, tonight I was scared in there."
"Lemme guess? The
primal side from my SEAL days scares you?"
"No, quite the contrary. As soon as you entered the room I felt safe. You're other side…surprised me is all. I never saw you in that light I guess. Something I always chose to deny."
"Well Kate, now you've seen it. I've done a good job keeping it locked away, but it's a part of
who I am. I hope we can get past this
issue and…" She interrupted him.
"Wait, what issue are we talking about?"
"My other side I don't show the world."
"Why is that an issue? I love you Slash, also known as Matt."
"I love you too, Shadowcat, also known as
Katharine." They embraced under the
night sky. They lay there on the dock
for a little while more.
"How 'bout we get back up to see our lovely
daughter?" She smiled.
"Yeah…that sounds good." He stood up, and helped her up.
The next morning, Shadowcat awoke before the alarm went
off. She got up, and was about to hit
the shower, but noticed a great picture. Laura had fallen asleep on Slash's chest, and they were resting
peacefully. She took a picture of them
sleeping so they could remember this for years to come.
It was a hard adjustment for Slash into fatherhood,
especially since Laura was a daddy's girl. She wasn't a tomboy, just did everything daddy did more than she
did what mommy did. It was all right
with Slash, but he was always concerned that he might one day accidentally snap
at her. That would not be a good thing. But Slash realized as long as he controlled himself that things would be
fine.
Later that day, after a long training battle with the
X-Strike, Slash and Shadowcat were looking forward to a shower. They had a battle of paper/rock/scissors to
see who would get in the shower first. Shadowcat lost, and Slash quickly disrobed and hurried into the
shower. Shadowcat strolled over to her
daughter's crib. She wasn't there. She screamed in horror. Slash had never heard that kind of scream
from her, even when she was in the clutches of the FOH commander. He threw on a robe, and ran out to her. The look on her face was one of horror.
"SHE'S GONE!" Slash quickly clenched his fist and walked over to his wife and consoled
her. He then reached over and hit the
intercom. Before he could, Wolverine
and Jean broke into the room.
"Yours too?" She
asked. All Slash could do was nod.