It seemed to have been nearly twenty minutes before Amy and Vanessa were found. Amy didn't have the energy to smile or frown, just accept Colossus' hand as he helped her from the machine. The girl with him, someone that Amy did not recognize, gave her a steadying hand as Vanessa was helped from the machine.

"Just take it slow," Colossus recommended.

Amy turned slowly, looking around to try and find Wade. She knew from what he had told her he wouldn't die, but that didn't mean he was lying under a piece of rubble, trapped, as his bones were regrowing. She winced at the idea of it.

But then she saw him climb up onto a pile of rubble. She gave him a smile, though she knew it was weak. He seemed to smile back, but it was hard to tell with Wade's mask.

Still, he seemed enthusiastic as he called over to the group, "Yoo-hoo! Oh, my God, that was so awe –"

He was cut off suddenly as Francis, still very much alive, jumped up and tackled him off the pile. However, despite the surprising start to it, Wade quickly and easily got the upper-hand in the fight, breaking bones loud enough that Amy winced several times at the noise. She knew that Francis claimed he couldn't feel any pain…but that had to hurt, right? It hurt her to hear.

The fight seemed to move closer, as if the two men were rolling towards them. Amy frowned, glancing over at Vanessa when she realized that she could hear Wade angrily yelling at Francis. "There are no words…me and you…are headed to fix this butterface."

"What? You stupid fucking idiot. Did you really think there was a cure for that?" Francis snapped back, sounding as if his mouth was full of some sort of liquid – blood, Amy realized with a small shudder.

"What?" Wade snapped.

"You heard me."

"No, no! So you mean to say, after all this, you can't fix me," Wade cried out, sounding so defeated…so angry. It hurt Amy to hear him refer to himself like he needed to be fixed, like there was something wrong with him.

"It sounds a bit stupider when you say it," Francis goaded, the tone familiar to Amy from whenever they had fought as a couple.

Wade chuckled, but it was not filled with his usual mirth. "Like the kind of stupid who admits he can't do the one thing I'm keeping him alive for?" This was followed by the entire group hearing the sound of a gun cocking. "Any last words?" he asked Francis, confirming everyone's suspicions of Wade's future plans.

"What's my name?" Francis asked – spat, really.

"Who fucking cares?" Wade spat back.

Colossus, who had been listening – and wincing – ran over to the fight. "Wade! Four or five moments," he called.

"I'm sorry?" Wade asked, the question summing up what Amy, and likely Vanessa, were wondering. The girl just shook her head, an annoyed look on her face that just shouted that she had heard this all before.

"Four or five moments. That's all it takes," Colossus repeated.

"To...?" Wade prompted.

"Be a hero. Everyone thinks it's a full-time job. Wake up a hero, brush your teeth a hero, go to work a hero. Not true! Over a lifetime, there are only four or five moments that really matter. Moments when you're offered a choice. To make a sacrifice, conquer a flaw, save a friend. Spare an enemy. In these moments, everything else falls away. The way the world sees us, the way we –" Colossus speech was cut off by the sound of a gun shot. He loudly puked.

"Why?" Colossus asked.

Wade got off, allowing Amy to barely see him over the pile of rubble that had been blocking the view of the fight. "You were droning on! Sure, I may be stuck looking like pepperoni flatbread, but at least fuckface won't heal from that. If wearing superhero tights means sparing psychopaths, then maybe I wasn't meant to wear 'em. Not everyone monitors a hall like you."

"Just promise – " Colossus started.

He was quickly cut off by Wade saying in a very dismissive voice, "Yeah, yeah, I'll be on the lookout for the next four moments." Colossus seemed to accept that that was the best he was going to get, because he did not respond. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm just a boy about to stand in front of a girl. And tell her...What the fuck am I going to tell her?"

Giving Amy a wane smile, Vanessa decided that now was probably the right time for her to go over to Wade. In fact, she stormed over to the man. Amy heard Colossus chuckle, "Well, heh, you better figure it out."

There was a pause and then Wade said, likely to Vanessa, "I can't even tell you –" There was a sound of someone punching someone, Vanessa must have punched Wade judging by the way his head went back. "I deserve that," Wade admitted. There was another punch from Vanessa. "That too." There was a pause and then Wade quickly said in a higher – pitched voice than normal, "No, no, no, no, maybe not the nethers."

"I'd tell you to start talking, but Amy already caught me up," Vanessa snapped.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. For everything. I'm sorry for leaving, I'm sorry for not cowboying up sooner. It's been a rough couple of years," Wade apologized, his voice sincere.

"Rough?" Vanessa asked. "Rough was realizing that the man who said he loved you was better off with someone else."

Amy felt her cheeks heat up, knowing that Vanessa was referring about her. "Better off?" Wade echoed. "Who am I better off with?"

Amy figured that it was probably a good time to walk over to Wade and Vanessa. So she started walking until she was able to see the two speaking to one another.

"We both know who you're better off with," Vanessa said in a soft voice. She turned and gave Amy a smile. "I think we both knew she was better for you when we got together." She turned back to Wade. "We were never going to last," she pointed out, making Wade nod. "Plus I started going to school. I'm going to get my degree soon and…I don't have time for a relationship."

She turned once more to Amy, beckoning her over, making the red-head walk over until she was next to Vanessa. She felt the woman leave her side after giving her a soft pat on her shoulder, but she didn't watch her go, choosing to instead look up at Wade. "Hi," she greeted in a soft voice.

Wade took off his mask and then took off a picture of Hugh Jackman's face. "Are you sure?" He asked, not moving forwards or backwards but just standing there, showing her his face.

In answer, Amy did something she had wanted to do ever since she met Wade Wilson. She stood up onto her tiptoes and kissed Wade gently. She made to move back as soon as they had contact, but she was stopped by Wade wrapping his arms around her, pulling her close. She couldn't help but start to smile as she returned the gesture by wrapping her arms around his neck.

They did, eventually, pull away from each other. Amy was blushing furiously, acutely aware of Colossus and Vanessa and the girl standing off to the side. "Wow," Amy said, not knowing what to say.

"Fucking wow," Wade agreed.

"Come on Wade, language. Young one is present," Colossus chided.

Wade turned, frowning, to look at the man. "What are...What are you still doing here? Get out of here, go make yourself useful! You, go be a really big brother to someone. Tell Beast to stop shitting on my lawn." He turned to the girl and gave her a slight smile. "And you, chicken noodle, nothing compares to you. Sinead O'Connor, 1990."

The girl gave Wade a small, small smile. "That's alright. You're cool."

"What in the ass! That was not mean! I'm proud of you," Wade replied, clapping.

Amy just turned to Vanessa. "Are you okay?" she asked.

Vanessa nodded. "It will be hard to get use to, and I might be distant for a bit," she warned. "But I truly am happy for the both of you." She frowned as she saw Colossus and the girl start to leave, Wade finished talking to them. "I'll go with them."

Amy quickly said her farewells as Vanessa scurried off to ask Colossus to drop her off at her apartment, a request that the metal man reacted positively to.

That just left Amy and Wade. She looked over to see him smirking at her, which turned out to be her only warning as Wade wrapped his arms around Amy and pulled her close so that he could kiss her quite soundly.

"See? You don't need to be a superhero to get the girl. The right girl will bring out the hero in you. Who doesn't love a happy ending? Till next time, this is your friendly neighborhood pool guy, saying, I'm never gonna dance again, the way I dance with you..."

The last actual chapter :(. I have enjoyed writing this so much and I hope you guys have enjoyed reading it. It's been a long road, but I'm glad I was able to finish this before the second movie came out.

I hope you guys like this chapter - it's probably my favorite chapter. I felt like everything really came together and, well, I have been waiting for Amy and Wade to kiss since the beginning.

So one more chapter, the post-credit scene, and then we are done!