Uncanny Team-Up

Chapter 2: That's Good Skrull- Part 2

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- 'Pinchers of Peril... saved by my Pinchers of Peril!'- Data (The Goonies)

The Baxter Building-

Squirrel Girl, Speedball, and Wolfsbane were waiting patiently in the home of the Fantastic Four as Reed Richards ran tests on the drugs that the heroes had recovered from some super-powered thieves.

'Stretcho shouldn't be too long.' Ben Grimm, otherwise known as the ever-loving blue-eyed Thing, told the three heroes. 'He'll have yer results in no time at all.'

'I just hope that he finds out what we need soon.' Squirrel Girl responded. 'We don't have much time. There's no telling what could happen if more criminals get hopped up on this stuff.'

'Hey, don't worry.' Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, grinned. 'Reed's super-smart. You did the right thing by coming to us. Are you sure you don't want us to tag along? I mean, Skrulls are sort of our M.O.'

'Yuir kind f'r offering, Johnny, but I'm sure the three of us can handle everything.' Wolfsbane smiled in thanks.

'Chrk-chrk-chrk!' Tippy-Toe chittered angrily.

'Oh, sorry.' Rahne grimaced in embarrassment. 'I'm sure that the four of us will be able to handle everything.'

'Well, you know that you only need to call us if you need any help.' Susan Richards, the Invisible Woman, told the Scotswoman. 'It's not like we've got anything better to do. Alicia's looking after Franklin and Val, so you won't be imposing on us.'

'Thanks, Sue.' Speedball shook his head respectfully. 'But as the ladies already said, we can handle everything. I mean, it's only the Owl. How hard can he be?'

'I've already organised some backup just in case.' Squirrel Girl reminded her friend. 'Remember? I told you about him after we left the thieves to the police.'

'Oh, right.' Speedball nodded in understanding. 'Daredevil.'

'It's only polite to let him know that we're dropping in on his territory.' Squirrel Girl explained. 'And knowing Daredevil, he'd want a piece of the Owl too.'

'Wow. You really have got this all thought through.' Johnny nodded in appreciation. 'I guess these guys don't need our help at all.'

Reed then chose that moment to walk out of his lab.

'Well, I have run as many tests as I could.' The lab coat-wearing genius stated. 'And it seems that your original hypothesis was correct, Ms Green. This drug was made from Skrull DNA. Or to be more precise, the DNA of the Super-Skrull.'

'How on earth did the Owl manage to get his hands on Skrull DNA in the first place?' Speedball frowned, scratching his head. 'I mean, it isn't like you can just walk into a store and buy it.'

'You can get anything on the black market nowadays, Robbie.' Squirrel Girl told her friend. 'If it isn't hi-tech weapons stolen from S.H.I.E.L.D., then it's stuff like this.'

'It's kind of like that Mutant Growth Hormone stuff that was all the rage a year or two ago.' Rahne remembered. 'That was supposed to be made from mutants, wasn't it?'

'And I've heard rumours about Skrull body parts circulating the illegal community.' Reed chipped in. 'I'd wager that the drugs have some connection to the sale of those body parts.'

'Thanks for your help, Doctor Richards.' Squirrel Girl smiled in gratitude. 'We couldn't have found out the truth without you.'

'Think nothing of it.' Reed smiled modestly. 'It was all in a day's work.'

With that, the three heroes (and one squirrel) headed off to their rendezvous in Hell's Kitchen with the Man With No Fear.

Hell's Kitchen, later-

Squirrel Girl and her heroic associates were stood on top of a roof of a building somewhere in Hell's Kitchen. They were waiting for Daredevil to show up.

'I wish he'd hurry up…' Wolfsbane grumbled as she paced the roof impatiently. 'I've got a family t' look after, y'know. When I team up with you two, I dinae expect t' stand around doing nothing.'

'Daredevil said that he'd be here.' Squirrel Girl told the lupine X-Woman. 'I didn't think it would be polite to beat up bad guys on his turf.'

'Chrk-chrk-chrk!' Tippy-Toe chittered, pointing up at something on the roof of the building opposite them.

'That's him now.' Squirrel Girl realised as the Man With No Fear swung across to the building where they were standing.

'Squirrel Girl.' The red-clad vigilante nodded in greeting. 'Thanks for letting me know what the Owl was up to. He's been keeping low recently. So low that I suspected that he was up to something.'

'About bloody time too.' Wolfsbane grumbled. 'Can we please go now?'

'And it's a pleasure to meet you again, Ms Sinclair.' Daredevil greeted the X-Woman with a smile.

'You guys know each other?' Speedball asked in curiosity.

'Aye, we met up during one of those interminable intergalactic free-for-alls that always used to happen about once a year.' The Scottish werewolf regaled the younger hero. 'Something with Adam Warlock and Thanos, or some such arse.'

'Yeah, I remember those.' Speedball shook his head at the memory. 'Geez, they were a pain. They seemed to last forever. Just imagine how long it would have taken if Doreen got involved. The whole thing would have only lasted five minutes.'

'Oh, Robbie. Stop it…' Squirrel Girl giggled, her cheeks turning red.

'What? It's true.' The brightly-clad New Warrior snickered. 'You beat Thanos once before. You could do it again. Make him your bitch again.'

'I always thought that was an urban myth.' Daredevil added his two cents. 'Not that I wish to undermine your skills as a crime fighter and superhero.'

'I don't take it personally.' Squirrel Girl smiled in response. 'I prefer people to think that I'm harmless. It lulls them into a false sense of security.'

'Hell, just ask the Mandarin, M.O.D.O.K., Doctor Doom, Kang the Conqueror, and the Purple Man.' Speedball grinned. 'Doreen owned them all.'

'Then I guess yuir going t' add another one to yuir list.' Wolfsbane surmised. The redhead chuckled and mussed up Squirrel Girl's hair. 'I'm starting t' get jealous.'

Josie's Bar and Grill, a little later-

Josie's Bar and grill was a dive of a place where the assorted scum and villainy that frequented the dark underbelly of Hell's Kitchen hung out. It was also a place where somebody could get information. For a price, of course. Or if that didn't work, they could always beat some information out of one of the patrons. Which was precisely what Wolfsbane was doing to one of the miscellaneous scumbags that frequented the bar.

'Now, are ye going t' tell us what we want, or will I have t' get nasty?' The lupine mutant growled as she held the scumbag up by the throat. She was in her transitional werewolf form.

'I'd advise you to do as the lady says, Turk.' Daredevil advised the man. 'It isn't a good idea to anger an X-Man. Let alone a Scottish one.'

'Aww, man…' Turk, a former lackey to the Kingpin, whimpered. 'This ain't fair. I've gone straight now, honest!'

'Then why are you sitting in a place like this?' Squirrel Girl enquired. 'This place doesn't really have a reputation for legitimate goings-on.'

'We think that you're up to your old tricks.' Speedball chipped in. 'Fess up before you get hurt.'

'Chrk-chrk!' Tippy-Toe squeaked with a shake of a furry fist.

'Okay, okay! I'll tell you what you want!' Turk whined. 'Just get the crazy werewolf off me!'

'You can let him go now.' Daredevil told the angry werewolf holding Turk by the throat. 'He's going to talk.'

'I say we beat him up a bit more.' Wolfsbane growled. 'Make sure he's telling the truth. Let's see him try t' lie after I break a few of his fingers…'

'That won't be necessary, Wolfsbane.' Daredevil countered. 'Just let him go.'

The Scottish mutant reluctantly let Turk go and returned to her normal human form.

'You wanna find out where the Owl's hiding out, right?' The moustachioed criminal coughed as he rubbed his throat. 'And where he's getting all that Skrull junk from?'

'We've already told you want we want, Turk.' Squirrel Girl sighed. 'Now, please tell us what we want to know.'

'He's hiding out in an old meatpacking plant.' Turk explained. 'And rumour has it that he's getting the stuff from aliens.'

'Why would aliens be selling Skrull DNA?' A puzzled Speedball blinked. Squirrel Girl already knew the answer.

'Who has reason to sell bits-and-pieces of dead Skrulls?' The fluffy-tailed heroine scratched her head. 'Who's been fighting with the Skrulls for hundreds, maybe even thousands, of years? The Kree! I've read about them in the Avengers' files!'

'Why would the Kree want to tell pieces of dead Skrulls?' Daredevil asked. 'Wouldn't that be beneath them?'

'Hey, a guy's gotta make a buck.' Turk offered lamely. 'Whatever planet they come from.' Daredevil turned to the second-string ex-enforcer and gave him a withering glare.

'Shut up, Turk.'

TBC…

Next: That's Good Skrull- Part 3

The plot thickens. The Owl doing business with the Kree. Will our heroes be able to stop the sale of dead Skrull bits? Tune in next time to find out…