LIVING IN TWO WORLDS
EXTRA STORY
A MVC3 HALLOWEEN
Part 2
"Raaaaaaaaaaa..."
This was the only noise that the remaining survivors could hear. Trapped in a room on the west wing of the house, the remaining cast members were stuck with their backs against the wall...and the zombies were steadily advancing. To their right were stairs leading up, and stairs leading down...and Deadpool's complete terror motivated him to choose rather quickly.
Zero: Uhh...guys? What do we do?
Deadpool: We go upstairs and jump out of the freaking window, that's what we do!
Dormammu: Deadpool, YOU were the one that said splitting up was a bad idea!
Deadpool: That's why we all jump out TOGETHER. See? No splitting required!
Ryu: I'm thirsty...
Jill: Awful time for that, Ryu.
Dante: We kinda have to make a choice here...up or down?
Wesker: Down will lead to the basement facility. That's suicide.
Deadpool: We need to get to the roof and shine our flashlights so the helicopters will see us! Or we can pop flares and-
Morrigan: -Deadpool, hush.
Zero: They're getting closer...I'm going down!
X-23: But, why down?
Zero: Remember that thing Ryu crushed down there? I know you remember, Wolverine!
Wolverine: Of course I do, bub! That's some smart thinkin'.
Zero: We get that thing going, and Nemesis is going to have a fight on his hands!
She Hulk: But if Bruce couldn't stop Nemesis, what makes you think that Sentinel will be able to?
Zero: It might not be able to, but it's firepower we need right now! We can't take him by ourselves, so if we can use Sentinel as a distraction...
Wesker: We can better remove its coat!
Zero: Exactly!
Deadpool: Well, you guys have fun with that. I'm going to go jump out of the window like an intelligent-
Dante grabbed Deadpool and slapped him in the face, ridiculously hard.
Dante: Deadpool, listen to me. You're not jumping out of a window. Do you know how many of those things could be out there waiting for us? You won't accomplish anything that way.
Deadpool was all teary-eyed.
Dante: You break the fourth wall, right?
Deadpool: Y-yes...yes I do...
Dante: Look at the viewers. They don't want to see you become a coward. They want to see you prevail. YOU, Deadpool.
Deadpool: B-but I...I'm scared, Dante...
Dante: Fear is a bigass burden, Deadpool. Release that fear. Don't be afraid. Look at the viewers.
Deadpool: I...
Dante: Look at them.
Deadpool is now looking directly at you. Yes, YOU.
Dante: Ask them, "Who's the man?"
Deadpool is now addressing you, the reader, once again.
Deadpool: Who's the man?
You, the reader, please scream "DEADPOOL!" as loud as you can right now.
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I'll wait.
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Why aren't you screaming it?
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Fine, I'll substitute for you.
"DEADPOOL!"
Deadpool: Wow...they're actually cheering for me...
Dante: Because you're not afraid.
Deadpool: I'm not afraid...
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Deadpool: Hey! I'm not afraid! I'm NOT AFRAID!
Deadpool pulled out his guns and began to hop in place; a giant smile could be seen from under his mask.
Deadpool: I'M THE MERC WITH THE MOUTH, BITCHES. COME AND GET SOME!
Deadpool sprinted toward the advancing zombies and let loose a barrage of bullets into the undead crowd. Whenever he ran out of bullets, he would switch to his katanas and slice the zombies as happy as ever. He began to hum a song as he sliced, and he even did a few ballerina spins to add that extra grace to his zombie killing spree.
Deadpool: It's cuttin' time! La la la la lalalala la la laaaaaaaaaaa!
Nemesis: Stars.
Just as Deadpool was hitting his stride, Nemesis punched him square in the face and Deadpool went flying into the wall.
Deadpool: Okay...abort mission.
Dante: Zero, Wesker, Wolverine...get Sentinel working. We'll draw as many as we can upstairs. GO!
Zero, Wesker, and Wolverine all nodded as they opened the door and bolted down the stairs. She Hulk quickly ran after them as the door slammed behind her. Jill and X-23 were the first ones through the door leading upstairs, with Felicia and Morrigan right on their trail.
Dante: Chris, where's that giant laser-targeting device of yours? Didn't you use it in your Level 3 super?
Chris: Yeah, but..I kinda lost it..
Dante's mouth hit the floor.
Chris: Don't ask. Seriously. It will only make me cry.
Spider-Man: Uhh..guys...something big is coming this way...like, REALLY big...
Arthur: How can you tell?
Spider-Man: Spider-sense. But..yaknow...the room shaking is a dead giveaway too.
Chris: Oh, splendid.
Just then, a zombified Hulk accompanied by a zombified Super Skrull burst through the wall to the right. A small patch on the right side of The Hulk's torso had been ripped apart, exposing some of his ribcage and his face looked as though it had been gashed deeply. He must have put up a helluva fight with the zombies.
Dante: Hulk?
Hulk: RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Ryu: What did he say? Cheese dip? Where?
Dormammu grabbed Ryu and dashed up the stairs. Dante, Chris, Spider-Man, and Arthur all stood before the Hulk and grasped their weapons. Spider-Man shot multiple web shots at the Hulk, but it was of no use because Super Skrull would just burn them.
Spider-Man: Let's get out of here!
Spider-Man, Chris, Arthur, and Dante all opened the door to run up the stairs..but Dante had to stop right after he passed Deadpool, who was on the floor.
Dante: Deadpool, let's go buddy!
Deadpool: No.
Dante: What? Dude, you can't stay-
Deadpool: -I've got this.
Dante was astounded. He didn't want to leave Wade Wilson, but the merc was leaving him with no choice. The Hulk growled and stomped forward, with Super Skrull following him, leaving Dante with a limited amount of time to act.
Dante: Deadpool, they're coming. Come on man! Let's get the hell out of here!
Deadpool: No. The movie follows the stereotypical path of who gets killed in sequential order...but I'll break that stereotype right now.
Deadpool got up and limped forward.
Deadpool: These zombies think they can pull one over on ole' Wade Wilson?
Deadpool: I think not.
Deadpool: Because heroes can't die.
Deadpool: Otherwise, the movie would suck.
Deadpool: People don't pay for sucky movies.
Deadpool: Or do they?
Deadpool: Wait..let me change that. People don't expect sucky movies.
Deapdool: I wonder how many licks does it take to reach the center of a tootsie pop?
Deadpool: Wait..did the writer just call me "Deapdool" on that last line? That's a big typo, buddy.
Deadpool was actually talking to himself at this point. His conscience was battling back and forth, but Deadpool was unfazed. He knew what he was going to do, and there was nothing Dante could do to stop him.
Super Skrull extended his elastic arm to grab Deadpool and pull him into the oncoming crowd of undead, but Deadpool made no effort to escape. As Super Skrull dangled Deadpool above, Deadpool did the unthinkable.
Dante's eyes went wide as he quickly ran through the door and up the stairs, cursing under his breath. Deadpool pulled out a mini-atomic warhead from seemingly nowhere and glared at Nemesis, then back at the reader.
Deadpool: You actually thought I was going to use this on him, didn't you? No. I'm smarter than that. I was actually going to use this!
Deadpool pressed a button on the mini-nuke and a compartment opened on the mini-nuke; inside was a plate of delicious chimichangas. As Super Skrull dangled Deadpool above, even the zombies were confused as to what he was doing. Deadpool ate the chimichangas rather quickly, and he burped ferociously as Super Skrull dropped him due to the shockwave. As Deadpool stood up, he glanced at the mini-nuke and then glanced at the reader.
Deadpool: Okay, now I'll use it.
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Deadpool: THERE ARE SOME THINGS...ZOMBIES WERE NEVER MEANT TO TAMPER WITH!
Deadpool slammed the mini-nuke onto the floor and the whole room exploded instantly, barely missing Dante as he ran up the stairs.
Dante: Holy shit. He just destroyed the entire west wing of our house...wait a minute...how did it miss me?
Dante was puzzled. He shrugged and kept walking up the stairs as he mumbled under his breath.
Dante: I guess that's the type of logic applied to fictional stuff..heh. Isn't that right, reader?
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Dante: Oh God, now I sound like Deadpool.
As Dante finally made it to the attic, X-23 hugged him out of relief..but the group was quickly saddened at the realization of the loss of their companion, Deadpool.
Arthur: We are here. Let us not let his sacrifice go in vain.
Dormammu: Indeed. But now, we must formulate a new plan. If we go by Albert's deduction, we are going to need to meet up somehow.
Spider-Man: Already got that covered. Wolverine and I can communicate easily with our Avenger phones.
Chris: Now THAT is convenient.
Spider-Man: I'll call him and see how they're doing, then I'm guessing we're going to need to meet up with the Sentinel in tow, right? I mean, Nemesis will probably play with Sentinel like an action figure..but yaknow...
Dormammu: Sentinel will be able to hold its own. Yes. We use it to overpower the Nemesis, expose its heart, and end this madness.
Jill: Wait guys...look!
Jill pointed through the attic window. The rain pelted the glass..but through the storm, the members could see foreign figures in the night. Iron Man, Nova, Rocket Raccoon, Iron Fist, Ghost Rider, and even Dr. Doom could be seen in the distance; battling off the hordes of zombies that threatened them.
Felicia: Dr. Doom! He's alive!
Dante: You're right! Was that Tony's plan? To recruit the others to help?
Dormammu: It would seem so.
Spider-Man: I guess I could have called him too, now that I think about it...
Jill: That...would have helped, Peter.
Spider-Man: Well excuse me! The writer didn't give me the option to do so!
Dante: Now YOU sound like Deadpool...
X-23: Is Deadpool the source of all this? One big fourth wall breaking?
Chris: That's how the zombies got here! Deadpool broke down the fourth wall and the zombies climbed through the opening!
Jill: You know good and well that Deadpool is not the cause of this, Chris!
Ryu: I am thirsty as a camel! I want drinks!
Ryu ran toward the door and was set on opening it to go to the kitchen before Morrigan and Arthur stopped him.
Morrigan: Are you stupid!?
Dormammu: This IS Ryu we're talking about here.
Dante: Give him a break. This IS all pretty draining. Yaknow, I think we should-
PSSSSHHHHH!
Zombie hands smashed through the glass window and grabbed Dante from behind, slowly dragging him through the window. His outstretched arms reached for the nearest person, and Dormammu caught him.
Dante: HOLY SHIT! I DIDN'T THINK I WAS NEXT!
X-23 held on to Dante's arm for dear life, desperately trying to pull him back in. Dormmamu, Arthur, Jill, and Felicia all put their strength together to pull Dante back into the room. However, the zombies were overflowing. They were climbing the walls of the house, they were on the roof...they were everywhere.
As the zombies got closer and closer to succeeded in their plans to take Dante, they were abruptly struck by lightning fast strikes from seemingly nowhere. Slashes pierced the air and stabbed deeply into the backs of the climbing zombies. As they released Dante and fell to their doom, Dante glanced downward and saw a blue coat storming the battlefield on the ground below.
Dante: No way...
As the gang pulled Dante back in, Dante immediately whirled around to find the blue coat that he just saw. It was nowhere to be found though. As he squinted in disbelief, X-23 hugged him once again from behind.
Dante: I'm fine. I'm fine. Thanks guys.
X-23: YOU need to be more careful...asshole.
Dante: You were worried? About little ole' me? Aw shucks, you're making me blush babe...
Spider-Man: Babe?
Dormmamu: Babe?
Chris & Jill: Babe?
Felicia: Babe?
Morrigan: AWWWW! SOOOO CUTE!
Arthur: I don't understand!
Dante: Me either Arthur! Why's everyone looking at me like that? So...yeah...uhh...zombies...pretty weird right? Heh.
X-23 stared directly into Dante's eyes. He had been teasing her for far too long now.
X-23: We need to get something straight Dan-
BOOOOOOOOOOM.
Dormammu: -They're all over our position. We have to be much more careful. That sounded like Tony's Proton Cannon...
Jill glanced over at Dante. Chris was still giggling at X-23, who steamed in anger with her arms folded. Dante tried his best to avoid her glare.
Jill: So what did you see out there, Dante?
Dante glanced to the side and smirked.
Dante: My brother...
OUTSIDE ON THE BATTLEFIELD
Iron Man: Shit! We have to get to the house! We have to find Wesker!
Nova punched a rampaging zombie into the distance.
Nova: Then let's get moving, Tony! We're right behind you!
Rocket Raccoon: These sons of bitches keep coming and I'll keep mowing 'em down!
Ghost Rider and Iron Fist were both holding their own to the right, with Dr. Doom leaning on Iron Man.
Iron Man: You sure this will work, Victor?
Dr. Doom: I-Of course I'm sure! Take me to Nemesis. I will finish the beast!
Iron Man: You heard the man, let's go people!
Iron Man let Dr. Doom climb on his back. Iron Fist jumped on Ghost Rider's bike while Rocket Raccoon and Nova took to the skies. Iron Man flew up high and saw the destruction of the west wing.
Iron Man: You can't be serious. We might be too late...
Dr. Doom: No. I can guarantee you that that was the work of Deadpool.
Iron Man: You're probably right.
As Iron Man and his group traveled toward the destruction, glass could be heard shattering from the left, which pierced the noise of the storm. Jill and Chris threw flares out of the windows which caught Iron Man's attention, and they all flew toward the area.
Chris: Deadpool was right...
Jill rolled her eyes and shook her head.
Iron Man: Guys, what the hell happened?!
Dante: Deadpool is what happened! The guy blew himself up with a freaking mini-nuke he had in his pants!
Morrigan: Oooo...Deadpool...
Arthur: Of course you have to put it in a...uhh...what's the word...
Spider-Man: Naughty?
Arthur: YES! Naughty context! Of course you would do that, seductress.
Morrigan: What? I can't help it.
Dr. Doom: I told you it was Deadpool's doing.
Chris: Iron Man, what do we do?
Iron Man: Where's Wesker?
Jill: They went to the basement!
Iron Man: We need Wesker. He's the key to us getting out of this alive.
Spider-Man: Then, we have to go down to the basement. I tried calling, but no reception. Of course, right? That would be too easy I guess. No freaking reception during a zombie apocalypse! OF COURSE. All of a sudden, cellphones are absolutely worthless. Only when zombies are around. Coincidence?
Morrigan: Maybe...
Rocket Raccoon: You guys talk way too goddamn much! Let's blast some zombies!
Ghost Rider and Iron Fist were down below, fighting off the zombies that tried to climb the walls to get to the attic.
Iron Man: Alright, You guys need to follow us. Jump down from the window and we'll make our way back to the entrance.
Jill: Are you crazy?
Iron Man: What other choice do we have? Ryu, do you still have those peppers?
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Dante: Ryu?
X-23: Oh my God, Ryu is gone!
Morrigan: Where the hell is he? He was just here!
Dante: RYU!
Dante looked out of the window to the right and immediately stuck one leg out of it.
X-23: What are you doing, Dante?!
Dante: We have to make our way back to the entrance right? Then let's do it. I'm not letting them get Ryu. I know where he is.
Chris: In the kitchen?
Dante: Yep. Let's go guys!
Dante jumped out of the window to assist Iron Fist and Ghost Rider on the ground. Rocket Raccoon smiled and hurriedly joined Dante in the fight.
Jill: Ugh. I guess we don't really have any other option, huh?
Chris: Nope.
In sequential order, everyone jumped out of the window to the outside in the pouring rain. As Ghost Rider led the way around the house, Dante encountered the zombified Trish, who ran at him full-speed in order to try to convert him to the dead. Dante was reluctant at first, but he drew his sword and swiped at the zombified Trish.
Dante: I didn't want to have to do this to you Trish...but you're leaving me no choice.
Zombie Trish growled as she sprinted toward Dante, and X-23 wasn't having any of it. She quickly tackled the Zombie Trish and slashed her numerous times with her claws in pure fury.
Dante: X! Get away from her! She's going to-
Dante's eyes burned in a craze as he realized what the zombie was about to do. As X-23 stood up to run back to Dante, Zombie Trish grabbed her leg in an attempt to bite her.
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And it was successful.
As X-23's eyes met Dante's, she began to cry for help but Dante was paralyzed. It was as if the bond connecting X-23 and Dante had been shattered because of one lone zombie. They had made it so far, only to lose when they were so close. She would be converted into a mindless creature at any moment, and the look on her face pushed Dante over the edge.
As the others stormed ahead to make their way to the entrance of the house, the backdoor, Dante was quickly left behind. Spider-Man turned around to shout for his broken friend, but the pouring rain obscured his sight.
Spider-Man: Dante? DANTE!
Felicia grabbed Spider-Man and pulled him with her.
Felicia: Come on, Peter!
Felicia's whine knocked Spider-Man out of his trance and he nodded. He held Felicia's hand and led her behind the advancing pack.
Dante just stood there, in the pouring rain, with zombies quickly surrounding him. As X-23 fell to her knees, Dante clenched his fists as his eyes burned in absolute hatred. His furious stare pierced zombie Trish, and he began to walk toward it.
Dante released his Devil Trigger.
Dante: Enough.
He quickly flew high into the air and unleashed a stream of electricity from his hands which fried numerous zombies easily. He touched back down on land and twirled his blade like a propeller, eviscerating every zombie that dared walk into its path. As the zombie Trish moaned and limped toward him, he pulled out his iconic guns and pointed them both at the undead.
?: Hand me one of those.
Dante spun around and tossed one his guns into the air as another figure stood beside him. The other figure caught the gun in midair, and they both pointed their respective guns at the zombie's heart.
Dante & Vergil: Jackpot.
They pulled the triggers and the bullets shot from the guns like lightning as they pierced below Trish's heart and the numerous zombies that limped in behind her. The zombies all fell to the cold, wet ground and as they twitched...the two brothers reverted to their normal forms.
Vergil: I was wondering when you'd show.
Dante: I could say the same for you.
Vergil: These zombies are slow...sluggish...none of them are worthy of being my opponent. There was one however, he had a shield...and even as a zombie he would not stop cursing.
Dante: Taskmaster...
Vergil: Is that his name? He wasn't bad. But anyway, I've got to tell you something. These zombies? They have a secret. Your friend there isn't gone.
Dante: What do you mean?
Vergil: These zombies have a place inside of them; a place where their human nature is contained. When a zombie bites into a normal individual, this human nature component is inhibited and it can't escape from the virus. The only way to release them of this torment, is to target them...
Vergil pointed at the spot on his own body to show Dante, right below his own heart.
Vergil: ...here.
Dante: So when we attack these areas, they can be normal again?
Vergil nodded.
Vergil: Correct. Trish should be fine in a few hours. The zombies will think she's actually dead, so they won't touch her. That's how I restored your friend, Doctor Doom.
Dante: That was your doing?
Vergil: Yes. I'd advise you to go ahead and rescue the girl before they swarm us again. Then, we need to end this.
Dante: Agreed.
Dante walked up to X-23, who was fighting for her humanity; suffering every second. Dante pulled his gun out once again, and placed it on the spot Vergil told him to. He frowned, and his heart slowed to a crawl.
Dante: You'll be fine, Laura. You can always count on me to be there...
Vergil: Hurry it up, Dante.
Dante: I'll see you soon...
POW!
AT THE ENTRANCE, or, THE BACKDOOR INTO THE LIVING ROOM
Dormammu: So, the Sentinel is working?
Zero: Yeah. I used some of my data to control it for the time being. We don't have much time, so we have to hurry.
Wesker: Ryu, do you have the peppers?
Ryu: I got 'em!
Wesker: Good. Chris, do you have your flamethrower?
Chris: Got it.
Wesker: Wolverine, did you bring the fuel?
Wolverine: Right here, bub.
Dante and Vergil had just made their way to the area.
Dante: You guys alright? What happened? Is Sentinel operational?
Felicia: Dante! You're alive!
Spider-Man: I hated to leave you like that...you had me worried, dude.
Dante: Yeah, I'm okay. X isn't though. She got bit..but I think she'll be okay. She better be.
Chris: Goddammit! GRRRAAAAHHH. This needs to end before any more of us turn!
Wesker: Aside from Chris' constant shouts, yes. We're fine. We lost She-Hulk downstairs, but other than that, we're fine. Nemesis is trying to find us, so we have to be quick.
Dante: He's still alive? Deadpool destroyed that entire area with a freaking mini nuke!
Wesker: Wasn't enough. This thing is immortal as long as its heart still beats.
Vergil: Exactly as I thought.
Wesker: What do you mean?
Vergil: To kill them, you attack their heart. To restore them, you attack under their heart.
Wesker: Interesting.
Wolverine: So, when you slice 'em to pieces..what happenes then?
Rocket Raccoons: The bastards just regenerate..they don't DIE. They're the best training dummies anyone could ask for!
Nova: Yeah, those things take a beating, but they don't die.
?: Like ME!
Felicia: Oh my God! Deadpool!
Deadpool crawled into the living room, naked. His costume was completely gone, and the left side of his face had been ripped apart, exposing his skull.
Deadpool: Regeneration factor baby!
Wolverine: HA! Lucky us, huh Wade?
Arthur: Let us rejoice! All is not lost! We might escape this nightmare yet!
Spider-Man: Yeah, but now we have to get Nemesis. We're going to need some guinea pigs.
Everyone stared at Deadpool.
Deadpool: What the fuck? Not again guys!
Wolverine: Heh..you can't die, bub...
Deadpool: Neither can you, if that's the case!
Wolverine: Oh shit...
Ghost Rider: Technically, I'm already a zombie..so I'm down. What do you need us to do?
Wesker: Lead Nemesis here. Once he's here, Sentinel will take him on. During the fight, we force its mouth open and insert the peppers. Once it is stunned, we remove its coat and then Chris will incinerate it.
Chris: Leave it to me.
Felicia: What about the zombies outside?
Rocket Raccoon: What do you think, honey? We keep them at bay! Bring 'em on, I say! The more the merrier!
Ryu was completely and absolutely perplexed. He scratched his head and examined the raccoon from a distance.
Ryu: A talking beaver? Woah!
Rocket Raccoon's mouth dropped. He looked up at Tony Stark in amazement.
Rocket Raccoon: What did he just call me?
Iron Man: ...uhh...
Morrigan: Uhm...
Spider-Man: HAHAHAHAHA. He called you a beaver!
Rocket Raccoon pounched on Ryu's head and began to bite his skull.
Rocket Raccoon: CAN A BEAVER BITE LIKE THIS!?
Ryu ran around in circles and down the hallway.
Ryu: OH MY SWEET MOTHER OF HADOUKEN! IT HURTS.
Ryu Shoryuken'd himself in the face and knocked himself backwards in hopes of getting Rocket Raccoon off of him, but Rocket Raccoon was persistent. As the two were battling it out on the floor, the zombies burst out of the door from down the hallway. Leading them was the zombie Hulk alongside Super Skrull, Captain America, and the long forgotten MODOK. Down the opposite hall, zombified B.B. Hood and Tron Bonne led a pack of undead...among them: C. Viper, Spencer, Magneto, She-Hulk, Phoenix and Chun-Li.
Iron Man: Jean Grey? Zombified? Oh fuck me.
Morrigan: Gladly...
Iron Man: NOT NOW, MORRIGAN.
Deadpool: Boy, we sure are in a pickle...this didn't happen in the movie...
Chris: Yeah, because the movie would have been over by now!
Zero: Where's Nemesis? We can't waste time on these guys!
Nemesis burst through the wall.
Arthur: There it is!
Nemesis: Sssttaaaarrrrssssss..
Zero triumphantly screamed at the top of his mechanical lungs as he pushed a button on Sentinel's back in hopes of turning it on.
Zero: GOOOOOOOO SENTINEL!
The Sentinel didn't respond.
Zero: Uh oh...
Nemesis punched Zero through the wall.
Wesker: Zero, how do you turn it on? Crap...the thing needs an energy recharge!
Jill: You have GOT to be kidding me...
Spider-Man: Of course. Things stop working during a zombie apocalypse in order to make things all intense...it is SO not cool. Especially when you're one of the ones IN the situation!
Nova: Here, let me try.
Nova placed his hands inside of the machine and charged energy, slowly but surely.
Nova: I'm going to need time guys. A LOT of time!
Iron Fist: I will accept this challenge!
Iron Fist ran up to the hulking Nemesis and swung at it numerous times, but his punches weren't effective in the slightest; they almost seemed as though they bounced off of the tyrant. Nemesis swung at Iron Fist, but the martial artist dodged the blows and countered with his own swings.
Iron Fist: This thing is incredible..it doesn't even flinch!
Zombie Hulk then proceeded to punch Iron Fist through the same wall Zero went through.
Felicia: OH MY GOD...
Zombie Hulk made his way toward Felicia, but Arthur and Spider-Man stepped in its way.
Spider-Man: I know you're in there Bruce. I know you can't hear me big guy, but you're not touching her.
Arthur: Indeed, my arachnid friend! We will face you in battle, Hulk! You will not come any-
Zombie Spencer punched Arthur out of his armor from behind, and numerous generic zombies piled on top of the miniature knight. Arthur fought for dear life as the zombies tried to bite him, but his torch could only hold off a few. He tried to stand, but the zombies kept pulling him back down and eventually, one took a bite out of his arm.
Iron Man was battling the zombie MODOK while Wesker tried to assist Nova in charging the Sentinel.
Dormammu battled the zombie Magneto, and was having an easy time until Wolverine came crashing into him. Dormammu fell to the ground, and disaster struck afterward. Magneto held him on the floor magnetically, and generic zombies overwhelmed Dormammu. He was not finished though, as he had created a flame shield that would protect him long enough for him to stand. Wolverine tried his hardest to restrain the zombie Captain America so that Dante could strike him under his heart, but Super Skrull managed to bite Wolverine from behind due to his powers of invisibility.
Wolverine fell to the floor and broke out into convulsions as Morrigan took his place. Morrigan summoned a clone of herself which proceeded to hold Captain America in place for Dante. As Dante steadied his shot, Vergil kept zombies off of him with precision slashes but nothing prepared Vergil for a belly-flop from the Hulk. Vergil stumbled backwards and bumped into Dante, who misfired and hit Dormammu in his hand; which made him lose concentration and ultimately his shield. The zombies pounced on the vulnerable Dormammu and he was soon lost.
Iron Man: We're losing this battle! Wesker..Nova..HOW MUCH LONGER!?
Nova: Atleast five minutes!
Dr. Doom: We don't have five frakking minutes! Supercharge it, Nova!
Nova: That would melt the thing, Victor!
Dr. Doom growled and pulled out his gun. He aimed it for the invisible Super Skrull in order to mark him so his invisibility wouldn't be so powerful. He lined the shot and hit Super Skrull right upside his head, much to his anger. Super Skrull roared and tackled Doctor Doom, who couldn't defend himself from the alien's attack.
Dr. Doom: I knew I was always better than you, Skrull. This only further reinforces it...
Super Skrull paid no heed to Doctor Doom's words. Instead, Super Skrull burned through the metal on Doom's arm and proceeded to chew on it. As Dr. Doom slipped into unconsciousness, he smiled and pressed a button on his other arm.
Dr. Doom: We've got him, Tony...
A containment field unleashed itself from the floor, from under Super Skrull's feet, and the alien was seconds from being captured. However, Super Skrull dodged out of the way just in time. This was exactly Doom's plan, and within a split second, Iron Man boosted right into an approaching Nemesis, who stumbled into the containment field.
Nemesis: RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! GRRRAAAHHHHHHH!
Iron Man: It worked! Way to go, Victor! We'll have you back in no time.
As Nemesis roared in the containment field, the members were dropping left and right. Zero had been overwhelmed and Morrigan had also fallen prey to the zombies.
Wesker: We're losing too many...Nova, how much longer?
Nova: Three minutes, just give me three more minutes!
As generic zombies kept coming, Dante and Vergil kept mowing them down. The Zombie Taskmaster clashed swords with Vergil, and the two exchanged a flurry of sword swipes.
Taskmaster: FUCK. FUCK. FUCK. FUCK. FUCK. FUCK.
Vergil: You are unworthy. And I'm motivated.
Vergil sliced through dimensions and the slashes attacked Taskmaster from every angle, leaving him scarred and confused. The slashes were constant, and eventually, they were coming so fast that Taskmaster had to make a full on retreat. He was a coward, even as a zombie.
Rocket Raccoon shot down as many as he could before being overrun by B.B. Hood and Tron Bonne. Spider-Man and Felicia fought off as many as they could too, but zombie She Hulk grabbed Spider-Man by his throat in an attempt to strangle him.
Felicia: PETER!
Spider-Man: Felicia...
Dante: Shit! Peter!
Spider-Man's eyes went dark as he desperately tried to escape the grasp of She-Hulk, but luckily, Felicia rolled into her as hard as she could and knocked She Hulk down. Spider-Man sprung to his feet and webbed She Hulk on the floor to restrain her. He turned around and hugged Felicia for her effort, and her smile could have wiped out all of the zombies by itself. This reunion was short-lived however, as Felicia was bit on the leg by a crawling Magneto.
Spider-Man: NO! NO! FELICIA! FELICIA!
Tears formed in Felicia's eyes as she fell to her knees, much like X-23.
Felicia: I don't feel good, Peter...
Spider-Man held Felicia in his arms for as long as he could before slowly letting her go and gently placing her on the floor.
Spider-Man's fury had been unleashed. He angrily threw off his mask and glared at Nemesis. He shot two webs at opposite walls and held on to them as tightly as he could. He walked backward, stretching the webs as far as they could go, and lifted both of his feet off of the floor, flinging himself like a slingshot directly at Nemesis who was struggling with his containment field.
Spider-Man used all of his flying momentum to punch Nemesis square in the jaw, sending the tyrant reeling back in excruciating pain. The containment field was electrified, so Nemesis got an extra dose of pain from that as well. Once Super Skrull, Captain America, and Hulk caught wind of this, they all went to go take on Spider-Man but he was more than prepared for their assault. He dodged the Hulk's blows easily and webbed Super Skrull's mouth so he couldn't bite. Thanks to Doctor Doom, Super Skrull could be easily seen. He then proceeded to beat the holy Jesus out of Captain America and ended up launching him through the ceiling with a backflip kick.
Iron Man noticed the chaos and felt relieved that Spider-Man was taking care of the zombies.
Iron Man: Keep at it, Peter...
Spider-Man's relentless fury attracted most of the zombies toward him, and they left Nemesis to his struggle. Chris and Jill were preparing their weapons for the final attack...but then, Magneto slithered over to Wesker to try to bite him on his hand. Deadpool saw this, and immediately grabbed Magneto by his leg and threw him through the window.
Deadpool began to shake his booty all over Wesker while clapping and cheering.
Deadpool: I saved your ASS, Wesker. Get it? ASS!? Who's the man?
Wesker: Y-You're the man...Deadpool...
Deadpool: What? I can't hear you, Albert. You gotta speak up for THE POOL!
Nova: Deadpool, shut up, bro. Seriously!
Ghost Rider was up to his neck in zombies, but he believed that they couldn't infect him.
How wrong he was. The virus does not discriminate.
Ghost Rider's arrogance cost him, as he fell unconscious on the floor. Iron Fist took care of zombie Spencer, but he also fell prey to the zombies. Dante and Vergil still held off as many as they could, but even they were starting to get overrun. They had to retreat into the kitchen and, there, they found Ryu on the floor with the lemonade pitcher beside him.
Dante: Ryu? RYU!
Vergil: Damn. He's gone too.
Iron Man: Dante, is Ryu in there? We need those peppers, like, yesterday!
Dante shook his head.
Dante: He's gone, Tony.
Ryu's eyes immediately popped open as he surveyed the ceiling above him.
Ryu: W-what? Whossaidthat? Uhh...I feel...I feel fat..too much lemonade..hehe. I see chicken wings flying above my face.
Iron Man: What did he say?
Dante: Too much lemonade? Is he drunk? Or...high?
Iron Man: Uh oh...
Dante: What?
Iron Man: Who made that lemonade?
Dante: Viewtiful Joe, why?
Iron Man: Joe's lemonade is nothing but sugar...and Ryu just drank the whole pitcher...
Nova shouted from the living room.
Nova: SENTINEL IS READY!
Iron Man: Ryu...is...oh boy...
Dante: Ryu..? You okay buddy?
Ryu began to twitch. He sat up like a zombie rising from the grave and his head twisted around 180 degrees like a creepy doll.
Ryu: I feel funny guys...
Deadpool ran into the kitchen.
Deadpool: Uhh..Zombie Chun-Li just kicked all of my teeth out. I think they went flying over here...have you guys seen them?
Ryu: I feel...funny...guys...
Ryu began to rock in place. He then bounced up and down on the floor. Then he stood up and began to bounce up and down like a jackhammer. His teeth chattered, his head shook, and his entire body was vibrating like a cell phone with too many messages.
Vergil: Sugar rush?
Dante: Sugar rush.
Iron Man: Ryu...give me the peppers...
Ryu: I MUST PEEPEE ON THE TEEPEE!
Ryu ran out of the kitchen at full-speed and bumped into Nemesis, who went flying out of the containment field and through the wall. Ryu did not stop. He kept running and eventually ran up the wall and onto the ceiling. The zombies were intrigued by this, so they went after Ryu and abandoned the exhausted Spider-Man. Super Skrull and Captain America were knocked out on the floor, but the Hulk wasn't done with Spider-Man. Seeing Ryu, however, made the Hulk shift his attention toward him instead of Peter Parker, much to Peter's relief.
Iron Man: He just knocked Nemesis through the wall...
Nova: Yeah, now's our chance. While the zombies are distracted, GO SENTINEL!
The Sentinel's eyes glowed a bright red as it began to walk forward and scan the area.
Sentinel: Searching...searching...target: N.E.M.E.S.I.S.
Wesker: Excellent. Tony, where are the peppers?
Iron Man: I grabbed them before Ryu even noticed. We don't need them in sandwiches, do we? Let's just make him eat them raw.
Wesker: Sounds good. Let's go.
The gang ran to where Nemesis was, but the beast was pissed. It loaded its bazooka and aimed for Vergil, but the Sentinel got in the way instead. The two giant monstrosities clashed, and it was a deadlock for the both of them; neither would budge.
Nemesis: STARS.
Sentinel: STARS.
Dante: They're made for each other...
Spider-Man: Match made in heaven. Hey, will you help me restore everyone? I think our job here is done.
The containment field had made Nemesis weary, and it wasn't feeling its best. The Sentinel managed to get the upper hand on the tyrant, and brought it to its knees as Wesker, Chris, and Jill moved forward.
Iron Man: End this crap, Albert.
Wesker: My pleasure.
Nemesis: STAAAAAAAARRRRRSSSSSS!
Wesker: Goodbye, Nemesis.
As the Nemesis opened its mouth wide to bite into Wesker's hand, Wesker threw three peppers into its mouth. Nemesis munched on these peppers and the effect was devastating. Nemesis clenched its own throat and staggered about in obvious pain, while the Sentinel pulled out a buzzsaw to slice through its coat. The Nemesis was completely helpless as its coat was completely removed, revealing its severely mangled and deteriorating flesh. The tyrant roared in agony as Chris and Jill prepared their flamethrowers to finish the beast.
Chris & Jill: Go to hell, Nemesis.
Nemesis: S...T...AAAAAAAAAAAA...RRRRRR...SSSSSSS
The duo set the monster ablaze as its scream echoed into the night. As it flailed in the flames, Wesker shook his head and sighed.
Wesker: So much potential...
The Sentinel had served its purpose, and shut down immediately after the destruction of Nemesis. Since Nemesis was essentially the hivemind of all of the other zombies, they felt the same pain he did..and with his destruction came restoration. However, the hearts of the housemates still needed to be released from the virus..which is what Dante and Spider-Man were working on.
Finally, the storm outside had begun to clear.
As Nemesis lie on the floor, seemingly deceased, Nova and Iron Man lifted him to take him into the living room.
After a few hours had passed, most of the housemates had finally recovered from their ailments.
Deadpool still had no teeth and Ryu was experiencing a full-crash with Rocket Raccoon steadily laughing at him. Ryu had moreorless saved the day with his antics, but to be more specific, Viewtiful Joe could have been the hero of the day with his sugary lemonade. Honestly, everyone did a good job in combating the zombie horde.
As everyone piled up in the living room, a few things were being discussed.
Wolverine: Okay, now wait a minute, bub. Jean..we saw you as a zombie..but why didn't you attack?
Phoenix: I think the writer purposefully neglected my presence because I could have easily killed you all single-handedly.
Chris: Uhh...thank you, writer. Seriously.
Dante: Dude...everyone sounds like Deadpool!
Deadpool: Because everyone LOVES THE POOL!
Captain America: There are a lot of plot-holes in this story...what happened to Viewtiful Joe?
Viewtiful: Yeah, it was like I just disappeared!
Super Skrull: I thought zombies were supposed to be slow and dumb? How come we were attacking fast and furious?
Wesker: The whole "shoot under their heart" thing to restore people to their normal selves was very lame and uninspired. That could have been left out of the story altogether, in my opinion. It basically served no purpose.
Dante: Well, it kinda saved all of you guys..yaknow.
Dr. Doom: Yeah. Nemesis's death was just supposed to bring everyone back? That would have made no sense.
X-23: I'm just happy to be back.
Vergil: I bet Dante feels the same. He cried when you were bit.
Dante glared at his brother.
Dante: Don't listen to him. He was born talking out of his ass.
Nova: Yeah, and what happened to MODOK?
Morrigan: I think the writer just killed him off completely.
She Hulk: Why?
Captain America: No one likes MODOK. Even I have more of a following than MODOK.
Deadpool: Actually...that reminds me...who are their favorite characters, I wonder? Probably me. There should be a poll or something so I can read it.
Chris: I'm the favorite.
Spider-Man: Definitely me. The readers always wonder what I'm doing or where I am.
Spider-Man gave a thumbs-up to the camera with Felicia giving one as well.
Jill rolled her eyes as Zero tried to worm his way into the picture.
Chun-Li: I love how we're all just tearing into the writer. I wonder what he thinks about all this?
Masterman: I'm fine, Chun-Li. Thank you for asking.
Deadpool: Woah...he responded. Hey writer, respond to me! Can you give me my teeth back after Chun-Li kicked the shit out of my face? Emphasis on FACE!?
Masterman: ...Shut up, Deadpool.
Trish: Yeah, Deadpool. Listen to the writer.
Deadpool: He thinks he can shut me up? I have powers beyond his comprehension. I have powers of the FOURTH WALL. Hey reader, wanna know why it takes him so long to update?
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Deadpool: Go ahead, ask me!
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Deadpool: Because he gets writer's block! What a pansy, right?
Masterman: …
Deadpool loses his mouth.
Deadpool: !
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Deadpool: !
Dante: That's one way to shut him up.
Masterman: THERE ARE SOME THINGS DEADPOOL WAS NEVER MEANT TO TAMPER WITH.
Dormammu: Hey, where's Amaterasu and Storm?
Masterman: They're on vacation.
Super Skrull fainted.
Iron Man: And Thor? Where's he?
Masterman: Thor is acting out his scenes for Avengers: Age of Ultron, remember?
Captain America: And he didn't tell us...
Iron Man: Hawkeye is there too, huh?
Masterman: Yep.
Captain America: By my stars and garters...
Dr. Doom: So...was this all one big joke or something? It feels unreal...like a parallel universe or something...Doom is flabbergasted.
Iron Fist: I agree. It is...troubling...is it not?
Arthur: I felt this sensation too...
Hulk: HULK IS SAD.
Spencer: Why?
Hulk: HULK JUST REMEMBERED...WHO'S GOING TO FIX THE WEST WING OF OUR HOUSE?!
Nemesis sprang up from the floor and everyone glanced down at him.
"Stars..."
END.
I know it isn't the 31st, but like one reviewer mentioned, I experienced some SEVERE writer's block especially combined with exams this week. Tough break, honestly, but it's done!
Much, MUCH thanks to Repentent Wrecker for his suggestions and ideas. I tried not to take ALL of them, but I applied a lot of them and mixed them with my own ideas to come up with this.
I could have done a lot better, and overall, I don't know how I feel about this. I'm somewhat satisfied with how it turned out, but at the same time, I feel as though I should have thought it through more. My first jab at a horror-themed text, so as always, let me know what you think!
Thank you, and see you next time!
P.S.
I won't be making any more promises I can't keep anymore. Sorry.