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FYI: Chapters 1-4 are all on the same day because it was too much information to put in one chapter. Just to clarify Marie Freeman does have the same first name as Rogue. I just like that name, I guess. Or maybe it's the fact that I'm idiot, who knows? But for the sake of less confusion Rogue's real name will be Ann Marie. I really don't know how much that could help, but yeah...
Anyhow, Rogue only wants to know why Marie didn't help her get out of Essex's lab, that's why she was asking her questions. After the revelation of Marie's presents during the whole Carol Danvers thing their relationship will be strained. Keep in mind that Rogue hadn't heard the whole story so Rogue's anger towards Marie is only running on assumptions. I hope this will help everyone understand things that happen later on…
This chapter will introduce the bad guys (muhahaha) and give you a taste of what they are planning. But only just a taste. If I threw it out there then there would be nothing left to read.
Oh yeah, I'm going to add new mutant characters, too. Not all at once. But yeah… there will be some that are already known and others will be made up.
If you guys want to see something happen or changed or if you have any other suggestion just holla at me! I will see what I can do. PLEASE REVIEW!
Chapter 3: Threats
An Underground Base of an Abandon Warehouse (in the middle of nowhere) outside of Seattle, WA (cause that's how bad guys roll!):
"Um… Sir?" A young boy, probably around sixteen, stated as he quietly walked into a very modern and high-tech laboratory room. The room gave off a sterile aroma, similar to the smell of a hospital. The floor was covered with blue tiles that were so shiny and clean that a person's reflection could be seen clearly. There were numerous machineries around the lab that worked lazily, randomly giving off beeping and buzzing noises to ensure that they were functioning even in their idle state. To the far left of the room were three tall tanks filled with green fluid that bubbled as if it was boiling. The tanks looked like they could be used as some kind of incubator, holding something as big as a human being. Several beds and exam tables lay side by side against the back wall. The beds were furnished with white sheets, a pillow, a blue blanket, and open metal straps at the sides. The steel exam tables also had metal straps along the surface and low lights hovering directly above the center of the tables. Next to the tables were stands that held metal trays with different kinds of operating tools upon them. With in the mist of everything were three elderly men sitting at a long meeting table highly engrossed in their conversation to even acknowledge the entrance of the boy.
"I can't believe you allowed this to happen!" One of the men slammed his fist down on the table out of furry causing the boy to jump. William Vincent Banks III was chief executive of his family's multi-billion dollar company in New York City called The Metropolitan Enterprise (Made up!). He was a tall slim Caucasian man wearing an expensive black suit included with a black tie and white shirt. He had dark brown hair and bushy eyebrows overshadowing his icy blue eyes. From the looks of it the boy could tell that the man was in his mid-thirties. "I put too much into this project to let it be destroyed by idiocy and negligence!"
"I agree… this is an upset to the whole plan." Sebastian Shaw added calmly, although he too was quite angry with the new developments. He was husky man with thick dark hair covering his head and the sides of his broad face. He wore an 18th century black suit accompanied by a purple vest, white ruffle shirt, and a belt with an old-fashioned gold buckle to match the gold clasp of his shoes. Shaw was the reigning Black King of a notorious, but somewhat secret, organization called the Hellfire Club. The Hellfire Club is a group comprised of the wealthiest and most lethal individuals of the world who only worked toward one goal, absolute power over politics and the economy. The group housed both mutants and humans alike only picking the most powerful and influential of both groups. Hellfire has been rumored to be one of the chief forces behind some of the world's most well-known scandals such as Watergate and many assignations of other world leaders for centuries.
"It does seem that way. But I can assure you gentlemen that we will have all the information we need fairly soon. Nothing of this complication has gone in vain. The men who did this have already paid with their lives. As for all of the discs they are being retrieved by my mercenaries as we speak..." Nathaniel Essex began. Also known as Mr. Sinister, he wore a blue suit with a red cape. He had black hair that was cut short which contrasted his pale white skin. His eyes were entirely red having no pupils which gave the boy creeps everytime he looked at them. Essex was a focused geneticist with one ambition in mind; he wanted to create the world's strongest mutant. His desire to fashion a mutant capable of ruling the entire world with its power was his whole life. He would do anything to make his dream of a super mutant come to pass. Three years ago he was so close to his goal and her name was Rogue. However, she, along with her X-Men and other people he thought were trustworthy, destroyed everything he had worked for up until then. His total life's work destroyed by a fire that they produced. He spent three long years building up from scratch and now he was waiting and contemplating his vengeance.
"Where, exactly, are the discs then?" Shaw questioned a little annoyed with the situation.
"That I cannot say. These individuals, who worked in my lab, hid the discs hastily and the information of their whereabouts was burned when the main laboratory was infiltrated three years ago…" Essex tried to explain.
"This is not our problem!" Shaw proclaimed pointing an index at Essex, "You were the reckless one who permitted the X-Men to ruin you."
"Who are you to say such things, Shaw? Was it not the X-Men who ruined Hellfire, too?" Essex menacingly replied. The two men glared at each other. Both of them hated one another but were brought together, nonetheless, due to their superior hate of the X-Men.
"I don't give a damn about any of your mutant problems! I want does discs!" Banks sneered at the men.
"You will have them." Essex stated through his clenched teeth.
"We better have all of them soon, Essex!" Banks warned, "We can't suffer anymore setbacks. The formula must be devised immediately to guarantee Project X-Slash's success. If this fails, you will pay!" With that the two gentlemen got up and left leaving Essex and the younger boy in the room.
"Excuse me, sir." The boy began again after the men had left the room. He was still dressed in his ninja attire from earlier that morning. Seeing the men argue made him wonder if kidnapping Dr. Freeman was necessary in finding these mysterious "discs" the two men wanted so badly. If that was the case then he was in some big trouble. 'Gulp'
"Did you retrieve the doctor?" Essex asked not looking at the boy. He was still musing over the fact that someone had the audacity to threaten him. Not only was he being threaten but it was a measly human doing so. The man obviously had no idea who he was dealing with. Idle threats only made Essex more aggravated. Banks should be glad that he was needed to carry out Project X-Slash or he would have killed the infuriating human a long time ago. He also had Shaw to worry about. He couldn't trust the man and he kept wondering if Shaw had plans of his own. When he finally attains what he wants from Shaw he will get rid of him quickly before the man does something stupid.
"Um… well, there was a-a problem…" The boy confessed nervously.
"What kind of problem!" Essex asked now looking at the boy with anger increasingly growing in his voice. The boy mumbled something that Essex couldn't hear, "What did you just say?"
"We weren't able to bring in Dr. Freeman…"The boy began louder but still barely above a whisper. He was beginning to tremble in fear from Essex now evident rage.
"Why the hell not!" Essex steamed. His face flushed red with irritation.
"Everything was going fine until... we were attacked."
"Attacked! By who?"
"I don't know who they were…"
"Well, why didn't you fight them off?"
"We… I'm… n-not a real…ninja….I-I don't even know how to fight…." The boy struggled to say. He really thought Essex was going to kill him at that point.
"WHAT!" Essex eyes widened. "How did you get in here?"
"I was hired… by Mr. Wilson!" The boy replied swiftly.
Essex groaned. 'Of course Wilson would do something so idiotic!' "You let witnesses attack you?"
"Some mutants I believe, one was a man with red eyes, and he looked like Satan! There was a lady, too. She had bizarre hair and could fly…"
"The woman… what kind of bizarre hair did she have?" Essex asked curiously. 'It couldn't be, it's just too easy!'
"Long auburn hair with white bangs…" The boy informed but stopped short when Essex's anger rapidly faded being replaced with a evil smirk that mad his skin crawl.
Essex was longing for this day to come. He hadn't seen Rogue in over two years and he was more excited than ever to finally find the bitch. Now he was ready to unleash his revenge on the girl who almost ruined his life's work. Besides, where Rogue was, so was the X-Men and he owed those pathetic mutants big time. With a new found excitement Essex quickly pressed a red button, on the meeting table, for the intercom and leaned into the speaker, "Wilson, get in here NOW!"
After a moment a man in an all red and black tightly fitted battle suit enter the room. His belt around his waist encompassed many types of guns and blades. He was fairly tall and well built, covering his face with a matching red mask. He walked into the lab with an air of arrogance and overconfidence in each step, "You rang, Essex?"
"Why is there a teenager standing in front of me telling me that he was not successful in retrieving the last doctor?" Essex asked looking at the guy with irritation; that guy really knew how to work his nerves. Just the mere sight of him caused Essex to lose his mood of exhilaration, due to Rogue's current emergence, and grow with anger.
"Beats me if I knew." Wade Wilson or Deadpool answered scratching his head.
"Didn't I place you in charged of seizing the people I needed?" Essex asked restraining himself from exploding with anger.
"Yeah, well, I thought it will be faster if I hired mercenaries to do the job." Deadpool shrugged.
"So you hired teenagers?" The guy really knew how aggravate him with those smart ass answer for everything he was asked.
"It's cheaper! Street kids will do anything for money." Deadpool began to explain with his nonchalant attitude not acknowledging Essex's escalating rage with every word, "Besides the list of people were just humans. Geeky ones at that! What would a mucho guy be doing looking at DNA all day, anyway? If a bunch of kids, dressed up like ninjas, jumped outta nowhere people would freak out! They wouldn't know the difference. Who fights a ninja? It's like one of those unspoken rules. Ninjas kick ass and if I was dress like a ninja you would definitely not want to mess with me and my nun chucks! No one wants to fight a ninja. I mean all the other doctors were captured. I don't know what happened with this one…"
"You Imbecile! Do you know what I want to do to you right now!" Essex bellowed clenching his fist tightly to hold back his urge to rip Deadpool's head from his neck. Even though the guy was a complete idiot he needed him to complete certain missions that most people wouldn't dare try.
"Dude! Don't have cow." Deadpool put up his hands in defense.
"You're over thirty and you act like you're FIVE!"
"I like to stay youthful." Deadpool responded proudly. His smile faded when he looked at Essex to see his face a shade of bright red and all the veins in his head popping out, "Seriously, man, calm down… That vein in your temple is going to pop!"
"If you don't obtain that doctor and transport her here within twenty-fours hours…"
"Ok-Ok! I'm on it! In fact, just for you because I care so much and don't want to see another temper tantrum, I will go with some other guys. Real mercenaries!" Deadpool vigorously nodded trying to convince the psychopath. Essex grunted and stormed out of the lab before he did anything he would regret. He would wait until the project was complete before he would slice the guy into pieces. Deadpool turned toward the younger boy still trembling in the room, "Way to go, idiot! You got the big man all pissy. Where the hell are the other two?"
"They got left behind and probably captured." The boy professed. "We were attacked in Central Park by mutants."
"Great! Now I gotta find them as well. Fucking amateurs!" Deadpool spat. He pressed a button on the side of his belt causing a blast of white light to appear, opening a teleporting portal in front of him. He then stepped through it and was gone in an instant, leaving the young boy behind wondering what the hell was going on.
I hope everyone like the chapter. I know there are sooooo many questions. Like why Essex is holding back so much when he could just get rid of Banks, Shaw, and Deadpool? Or what did the X-Men do to piss Shaw off? Or what is on the discs and what does it have to do with Marie? Or how about this Project X-Slash thing that neither Shaw nor Banks want to be ruined? In fact, what happened the day Rogue was rescued? Don't despair! These questions will be answered…. EVENTUALLY! Hehehe
Next Chapter: Happy Anniversary! Remy gives Rogue the best gift that she could ask for.