CHAPTER II

THE serpent's kiss

Wade Wilson, A.K.A Deadpool, got off the hot ground and shook the ash off his red and black spandex. He was the leader of an assault on City Hall to destroy the dimension-traveling machine that brought them to the world that you (the reader) are familiar with today. He was assaulted by Steve Rogers (A.K.A Captain America), which caused the two to fly to some whacked out mirror universe, which Wade hoped was better than the universe he fought in. He also had a faint hope in his heart that it was the universe he originated from, for he and his company left it behind on the orders of Doctor Doom (his late boss, otherwise known as Victor von Doom). His universe was probably on the verge of destruction, for the god-like Thanos was now Emperor of Terra, and he might have been able to save it, but he would obey Victor's dying wishes if it meant he would have to go to hell and back.

"Where are we?" moaned Steve as he got up.

"You think I know?" complained Wade. "I just got here to, thanks to you".

"Hey", said Steve. "You're the one who tackled me, which forced me to bump into the machine."

"Shut the hell up", said Wade. "I hear something". There was a loud boom, and then a faint thrumming sound that followed. Wade then looked at the mountains, and saw a large serpent like creature from Greek mythology coming at them. Wade then upholstered his guns and Steve aimed his shield for the beast, but the beast stop.

"It's not a beast", said Wade as he sniffed the air. "It's a machine." The serpent's eyes then glowed a bright red for about five seconds, which nearly blinded the two heroes. The flash then ended and the serpent continued to remain still. The serpent then shriek real loudly and boastfully, but was interrupted when several missiles flew threw the air and hit the mechanical reptile. Wade and Steve then hid behind an outcropping as several helicopter-like ships came through the sky and started firing a barrage of missiles at the serpent. The creature then screeched as lasers came out of its eyes and burned through the helicopters. Then, a real large carrier-like thing landed near the serpent and deployed troops, which all appeared to be human. The Serpent then laid on the floor, opened its mouth, and deployed several troops. From what Wade could see, the serpent's troops all had strange robotic attachments all over their bodies, which made them seem formidable and scary. The human troops started to f ire at the cyborg troops (which Wade liked to call them) with laser rifles, and the cyborgs counterattacked with blaster attachments on their body.

"Don't move", said Steve. "They out-gun us and are more advanced then we are".

"You think I'm that stupid?" yelled Wade. Then, a lone blast flew through the air and destroyed the rock they were hiding behind.

"You think they heard us?" asked Steve. Another blast then flew through the air and blew Steve's custom made sword in two.

"I take that as a yes", said Wade. He then unsheathed his twin sabers and charged at the enemy.

"NO!" yelled Steve. Wade was suddenly ambushed by cyborg soldiers, he put his hands over his head but only to distract them. He jumped up into the air and kick two of the cyborgs with the heel of his boot. He pushed himself down so that he'd land on his chest. Rolling over, he un-sheathes his two swords and pierce the armor on two cyborgs that were coming for him. He jumps up and sheaths one of his swords. He roundhouse kicks one cyborg while whipping out his pistol and shooting three others. The final cyborg creeps up behind him. Wade smiles underneath his masks and whips up his fist, slamming it into the faceplate of the cyborg. Doing some fancy work with his sword he brings it up in front of him and points to his side. Narrowly missing his ribs, he stabs the cyborg where his stomach would be. He pulls his sword away and the cyborg falls to the ground. The bodies of the cyborgs surround him and try to drag them in closer towards them to make their kill. A bright, circular object then flew around the area and flew through all the cyborgs, slicing them in two. Wade realized it was Steve's shield.

"Thanks", said Wade. Before Steve could respond politely, several bullets flew through the air and they were forced to duck. The two looked up and saw that the human troops were coming in to eliminate the cyborgs. "Which side is it going to be, Cap'n?"

"Humans", said Steve, "Since they are of our same race".

"Fine with me", said Wade. He then leaped up and started to fire several shots at the cyborgs. He then popped a grenade and threw it into the distance as he grabbed his twin swords from the carcasses of his cyborg killings. Once he got up, however, he found a human aiming a blaster rifle at his head.

"Who the hell are you?" demanded the human.

"Yo mamma", said Wade. The human then slapped Wade with the butt of his rifle and jammed the rifle harder into his forehead.

"Why don't you take off that stupid spandex, mommy?" teased the soldier. A bloodied female soldier then ran up to the soldier and forced to put his gun down.

"Leave the poor Batman alone and look at the Serpent!" exclaimed the female. The soldiers then put down their guns and looked at the Serpent machine. One of the fast helicopter things was zooming around the serpent's blasts, firing a barrage of missiles at the serpentine tank. The serpent then fired one last shot at the helicopter, which sent one of its wings flying. The helicopter then spun out of control, and the serpent opened its mouth as if it was proud at its kill. But then, the helicopter used the very last of its fuel to fly into the mouth of the serpent while it was open. Then, several seconds later, the serpent exploded and the soldiers cheered. Then the cyborgs, which had sparks flying out of their bodies, all fell to the ground and ceased to exist. But the celebration was cut short by the problem of Deadpool and the Cap'n.

"SUPREME COMMANDER!" yelled the same soldier who mistreated Wade. "Supreme Commander, I found two unusual characters wearing spandex and shooting up cyborgs which I have never seen before. What shall I do with them?"

"Drug them", said a voice from out in the shadows. "Then take a medical scan and see if they are being controlled by cyborgs."

"Yes, ma'am", said the soldier. He then whipped out a gun and shot both Wade and Steve. Steve then looked down at his wound and sighed a sign of relief.

"It's just a stun gun", said Steve.

"I'm still yo mamma", said Wade as he collapsed on the floor.