The Merc and the Ninja
Part 11: That Just Ain't Cricket!

By
The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- I don't own anything, it all belongs to Marvel.

Shout Outs-

L1701E- Glad you like it! Chapter 9- You liked Pyro? Good! More fire-
related insanity soon! Bring back a dead wrestler? No plans, sorry!
Chapter 10- Pyro and Typhoid make a crazy couple don't they? You know
that Daredevil's gonna make an appearance and ruin everything! Whoops!
I've just gone and ruined a future plotline! I don't have any more
plans to bring back anyone else. If it's lots of resurrections that
you want, why don't you read 'New Mutants: August? I've got lots of
resurrections planned there! Clue- A British Mutant, formerly of
Excalibur, and a certain telekinetic/telepathic redhead (It's not who
you think!) And more besides!

***

The Belles of Hell Bar: Chicago-

Kitty Pryde stars in amazement at the sight of Deadpool standing
before her.

'Surprised to see me?' The Merc-With-A-Mouth asks.

'You could say that.' Kitty replies, walking out from behind the bar.

'Don't I get a welcome?' Betsy asks.

Kitty smiles widely and gives the purple-haired telepath a hug.

'Some people never stay dead!' Kitty jokes.

'What about us, Sheila?' Pyro asks.

Kitty spins around and looks at the former Brotherhood member.

'I knew that the X-Men's standards had started to drop, but allowing
former members of the Brotherhood in?'

Typhoid clears her throat to get attention.

'And psychotic schizophrenic killers? Are you insane?'

She then looks at Deadpool trying to catch peanuts in his mouth.

'I stand corrected!'

Betsy explains why they are all there.

'Wade and myself were resurrected to steal a random mystical doo-dad
from Dr Doom and after that, Angelo was resurrected and we moved to
Manhattan and started our own detective agency. Then Typhoid and John
joined.'

'I need to sit down.' Kitty groans.

***

Kitty has now finished her shift at the bar and is on her way back to
her apartment. Against her better knowledge, she invited Wade and co
back with her.

'Nice place you got here Kit.' Jubilee says.

'It's comfy.' Kitty replies, unlocking her door. No sooner had this happened then Wade is attacked by a purple blur.

'Lockheed!' Kitty yells at her dragon. 'Behave!'

The little purple dragon lets go of Wade's face and drops to the floor and slinks back into the apartment.

'Nice dragon you got there.' Wade sniffs, dabbing his wounds.

'Sorry about him.' Kitty apologises. 'He's a little wary of strangers.'

'And you don't get stranger than Wade.' Angelo quips.

When they get inside, Kitty brews up some coffee and they get talking.

'So you guys are together?' She asks Wade and Betsy.'

'Uh-huh.' Wade answers. 'She's my Cut Buns!'

'And Wade's my Snuggle Muffin!' Betsy joins in.

Wade spits out his coffee in shock.

'Betsy!' He gasps. 'Not in front of the dragon!' he then looks over at Lockheed and swears that he saw him giving him the finger.

'So, anybody else together?' Kitty asks.

Jubilee and Angelo stick their hands up.

Kitty hugs her friend in congratulations.

'Awww! You guys deserve each other!'

'She only wants me for my bready goodness!' Angelo mock sighs.

'And the fact that he's a Viking in the sack!' Jubilee smirks.

'Me and John are together too!' Typhoid grins.

'Uh... You guys deserve each other too... I suppose.' Kitty says, freaked out at the thought of two psychos together.

'So Betsy, how does Warren feel about the fact that you're dating Deadpool?'

'I don't think he's best pleased.' Betsy replies. 'Then again, who is he to judge, he's dating Paige Guthrie!'

'Get out!' Kitty gasps in amazement. 'No way!'

'Yes way!' Wade replies. 'And Hank McCoy is boinking Emma Frost!'

'Some things never cease to amaze me!' Kitty grins. 'It's about time that Hank got some lovin!'

'And the Juggernaut has joined the X-Men too!' Betsy continues. 'And Alex summers is shagging the school nurse and Northstar has a crush of Bobby Drake!'

'How did you fine this out?' Kitty asks.

Betsy taps her temples in reply.

'Oh right, telepath, got it! So, does Brian know that you're alive, Bets?'

'Oh yeah, he and Meggan helped us move in.'

'What about Siryn?' Kitty asks, referring to Wade's former heartthrob.

'Oh crap!' Wade gasps. 'She doesn't even know that I'm alive! Oh well, we'll most probably stop by in Paris on our World Tour right?'

'I damn well hop so!' Jubilee replies. 'I wanna see all those cool Parisian stores!'

'I shopping all you think about?' Angelo asks.

'Well that and sex.' Jubilee replies.

Angelo's grey skin turns red at the sound of Jubilee's words.

'Awww!' Kitty coos. 'Your boyfriend's blushing!'

***

It is now time for Wade and co to leave. Kitty stands at her door and gives them all a hug, even Typhoid and Pyro.

'So where are you guys going next?'

'I thought we might go to California to pop in and see Rogue and Remy. Apparently they've got a nice beach house there.'

'You know what that means, don'cha Cute Buns?' Wade grins.

'Yeah!' John replies. 'Barbeques!

'Fire is cool!' Typhoid agrees.

'Right.' Kitty says. 'Don't you be strangers! And Wade?'

'Yeah?'

'This is for that time in Hong Kong!'

'Huh?'

WHAP! Kitty knees him in the groin.

'Ooh!'

Betsy and the others try to stifle their laughter.

'No fair!' wade squeaks. 'I may have been in the wrong, trapping you in that bubble thing, but you don't just knee a guy in the pills, that just ain't cricket!'

TBC...