Deadpool followed the corridors dimly lit be the emergency lighting before running straight into what felt like a metal wall. Rubbing his head he stood up only to find his feet leaving the floor as Iron Clad lifted him up sneering at the struggling mercenary.
"Iron Clad high." Deadpool said excitedly, "Listen buddy I just want you to know that thing in my last adventure, that wasn't personal."
"But me ripping your face off will be Wilson." Iron Clad rumbled, "This is payback for all the trouble you caused."
"Whoa wait time out." Deadpool begged as Iron Clad got the nod from the referee. "That wasn't my fault, you want the guy who hired me."
"And that was?" Iron Clad asked arching his eyebrow.
"Norman Osborne, he wanted me to test you guys. If I were you I'd rip his arms off and bash him on the head with them like they were bongos." Deadpool suggested. The referee nodded to Iron Clad and he put Deadpool down roughly. "So why are we all queued up outside the armoury? Surely we have enough muscle to break the door down."
"You want to try be my guest." Iron Clad told him before Deadpool got up and started to shoulder barge his way to the front. As he got to the door he saw a tall whirly man take a run at the door accelerating until he was a blur, sticking the door only to get a quick blast of electricity throwing him a good seven foot back into the crowd. As the rest of the villains laughed the Absorbing Man placed his hand on the door but before he could absorb the metal structure he too was electrified causing him to stagger back a few paces.
"Electro do something useful and depower this door." Creel growled at the electrical villain just reclining against one of the now vacant cells.
"Sorry I don't open anything until I get paid." Electro replied running a series of lightning bolts between his fingers. Deadpool shouldered to the front and gingerly touched the door before feeling lightning run through him before being thrown back onto the villain who was just getting back up again.
"Struck by Lightning." Deadpool gasped.
"Get off you idiot." the convict snapped aggressively shoving Deadpool off him.
"Cool it Bullet Ant." Boomerang said, "Looks like we're not getting in mates, we tried brute force, trying to crack the key pad. May as well accept that some doors are going to stay locked.
"Oh it's like that." Skein replied pushing past the marksman, "What if I told you I could get the door open."
"I'd say your full of bull-shit." Bullet Ant snapped. "Nobody is getting in there, if the strongest and smartest of us can't break the lock then you sure as hell ain't." Skein smiled before dragging forward a guard, controlled like some vile puppet with strands of her prison uniform, sending him marching up to the key pad. The guard clumsily put his hand on the pad causing the door to slide open.
"Sale's on boys." Skein purred as the villains pushed and jostled to get in first. "Everything must go." she added smiling. Deadpool eventually squeezed in, the amount of loot inside was impressive, their was everything from battle armor to one of the largest pistols he had ever seen. Walking past he took stock occasionally grabbing some of the equipment that had his name on it.
"Magical Ball and Chain. 50 dollars." he said happily as he passed the Absorbing Man reclaiming his weapon. "Akimbo AK-74u SMGs. 250 dollars" he continued as the Tattooed Man and the Black Widow fought over the weapons. "Wrist Mounted Chemical Sprayers. 300 dollars." he stated as Redback punctured her veins with the weapon before firing a quick burst of flame with them. "Cool Saxophone thing. Priceless." he finished grabbing an elaborate horn. As he put his lips to the mouth-piece he was slapped viciously on the face as the green skinned form of Dragon Rider glared at him.
"Up from the depths, thirty stories high, breathing fire, his head in the sky. Godzilla." Wade hummed slapping Dragon Rider back before blowing through the mouth piece. As the note finished Tiger Shark came dashing in grabbing Deadpool's head in his mouth before ripping it off. "Fine Take it." the head complained, "Now somebody reattach my skull before I go all zombie and infect you." he threatened. Scampering out Stink Bug took the head and reattached it. "Thanks and you are? Wait let me guess smell boy. That must be embarrassing your only powers are to create annoying smells."
"Fuck you Wilson." Stink Bug yelled as the other villains laughed at him, "Fuck all of you, soon I'll be in charge and not some patsy to be used and abused." he added before storming off. As he left Pit Viper tripped him over and the villains all laughed before he vanished into the hall.
"So who opened the cages?" Electro asked, "Makes me a little nostalgic."
"I did." Janissary announced as a holographic image appeared in the middle of the armoury, "Soon you will all be free." The villains all cheered, "But first you will do what I want to do."
"What do you want?" Creel growled.
"Do what I say Mr. Creel." Janissary replied, "And you won't be harmed." he finished, "For now I just need you to kill the remainder of the staff. There are fifty staff remaining in this instillation, once there all dead I'll call you again." he finished, "Mr Daniels and Ms. Conrad, take the case at the end down to sub-level 11 and deliver it to the cell at the end of the corridor."
"Yes Boss." EOD announced grabbing the case.
"Now go entertain me." Janissary told the others before disappearing. The remainder of the villains grumbled before fanning out into the rest of the facility. Deadpool scratched his head before shaking it and heading after the rest of them. Heading for the stair-case he started climbing, sod what Janissary wanted him to do he was his own man and would do what he wanted. Reaching the portal he quickly typed in the control code to open the dimensional gateway to Earth only for a quick message to pop up telling him that all exits were locked down.
"Damm I hate this hacker crap." Deadpool announced slapping the computer angrily. "Hey you he yelled as a guy dressed in a technician's outfit attempted to sneak past. Hastily the tech ran off heading down the corridors before slipping into a locked office before hiding in a corner. "Come on I only want to talk." he told the tech, "I'm not going to kill you, well at least not yet." he added.
"Mr Wilson." Janissary announced over the PA system, "Escape is not tolerated. Trust me your not the only one. Mr Brock, Mr Marko and Ms. Mackay I have assembled you in this room for one reason. Your all accused of trying to leave prematurely. Thankfully the holo-decoys you all fell for led you here." as he finished talking Deadpool felt himself falling before landing in one of the cargo bays, the usually full room sparsly covered in crates as the other three villains arrived.
"Teleported if your asking." Janissary announced, "Since I'm feeling lenient I am willing to allow the three of you who survive a second chance at escape. Now fight for your freedom, I'm looking forward to seeing some blood." With a hiss and a road the normal form of Eddie Brock mutated into that of Anti-Venom, while Sandman formed his hands into massive hammers and Ion sparked and arched lighting across the room. Deadpool looked around and growled sizing up his opponents, all he had to do was stay alive maybe fire a few shots.
Quickly he tried the later firing a round from the M9 at Ion who vaporized the bullets before throwing a ball of lightning at Deadpool, only missing the mercenary by mere seconds before Sandman smacked her with the hammer hands. Reaching for his Katana only to find it missing, Deadpool was tackled by Anti-Venom who stabbed him with barbed tentacles. Giving the Symbiote a swift kick Deadpool escaped and fired the remainder of the clip into Brock causing the monster to stagger but not fall down. Spinning to face the other combatants Deadpool dropped and rolled into a packing container as Sandman dodged a bolt of lightning thrown by Ion and followed him inside flooding the container with sand before closing the opening.
"There it's done." Sandman bellowed, "Janissary you hear me let us go."
"Are you sure?" Janissary answered as something from the packing-container roared to life before smashing open as Deadpool drove a fork-lift out of the box and ramming Sandman causing his form to collapse as Ion electrocuted Anti-Venom before being struck by long range tentacles dragging her into a cat-walk, the metal structure collapsing on her. Jumping out of the fork-lift Deadpool walked up and touched the cat-walk before being flung back and the cat-walk vaporized and Ion emerged following up with an energized sword smash knocking Deadpool back into the reforming Sandman.
"Serriously got to think of a way to…wait yes of course that thing that happened in Amazing Spider Man issue uh um 571 something like that." he mused as Anti Venom, now bulked up picked him up ready to deliver a devastating head bite. "Wait creepy monster, we can get through this together." Wade announced, "All you have to do is…" Anti Venom dropped Deadpool and turned to face Sandman who was trying to smother Ion with sand, the dark skinned woman coughing and spluttering.
"You need to be cured." Anti-Venom hissed stabbing his tentacles into the Sandman, "I will cure you." he announced as Marko turned towards him and slammed the idling fork-lift at Anti Venom knocking the Symbiote down but not detaching the tentacles. Jumping into the fray Deadpool leapt through the Sandman and unloaded a hail of bullets into Marko's collapsing form until the man solidified and his skin became flesh.
"What the fuck have you done?" Marko bellowed
"You are cured." Anti Venom hissed as Deadpool walked over and kicked him to the floor.
"Bang your dead." Deadpool joked as he mock fired his finger at Marko, "Enjoy your life now you don't have to turn to sand when you get wet. Yo Janissary are we done? Technically the Sandman is dead" he asked. Janissary responded by opening the doors and Deadpool sprinted out as Anti Venom stalked after him hissing to himself. Mark looked up as Ion walked past and grabbed her leg. Seconds later he burst into flame as ionic energy scorched him causing fire to erupt from his eyes before being reduced to nothing but ash. Ion smiled and walked out after Anti-Venom smugly satisfied that she had done a good job at actually following Janissary's instructions unlike the others.
Sub Level 13, Negative Island - 19:01PM, 3rd September
Bombshell tapped the button to open the corridor as EOD lumbered along behind her in his armoured suit, the box had mysteriously remained shut when she had tried to blast it open when curiosity had got the best of her. Soon however they would be where Janissary wanted them and they would finally see inside. Reaching the cell EOD put the box down and opened the door. Getting up from the bench the figure inside walked forward and glared at them furiously before opening the box and putting the mask on that was hidden inside.
"Oh no." Bombshell gasped, "No it can't be." she turned to run.
"This guy ain't so tough." EOD announced as Bombshell dared to look back as the figure removed a pair of pistols. "I can take him with one arm behind my back." Bombshell kept running as the sound of explosions and gun-shots could be heard behind her before the former died only to be replaced with heavy boot steps. As she reached the lift she desperately jabbed at the button as the foot steps got closer.
"Come on fucking lift hurry up." Bombshell cried as the figure walked through the doors to face her. As she got ready for a final stand the lift doors pinged open and she jumped in hammering the close door button as her stalker opened fire flooding the lift with bullet holes. Cowering in the corner the doors closed and Bombshell relaxed as she pressed the button for the highest floor egger to be well away from her attacker.
"Janissary you basted you set us up." she screamed.
"No my dear Bombshell I just made things more interesting." Janissary replied on the PDA, "Now be a good little terrorist and play your part." he announced as in the security office Vandal stalled the lift before sending it back down to sub-level 13. As Bombshell screamed Vandal clicked her fingers before looking over at Verity.
"Two down." she stated.
"Twenty Nine to go." Verity finished smiling as Bombshell desperately tried to escape as the lift cart reached Sub Level 13 once again.
