A/N: Believe it or not I typed Vance Creed as one document.DISCLAIMER: I own nothing of Marvel's concepts.

Avengers' Tower

Vance bided his time until he was able to stay conscious when they tried to knock him out. As they were dragging him to the lab he made his move to escape. Vance stopped at one of his caches, wrote a note and took a sample of the super cure synthesized from his blood then placed himself in the Avengers' holding cell. The Avengers saw the note and the vial, they visited him after reading the note.

Vance told them "My blood produces a key chemical in the super cure that fixed Charles Xavier's legs. I know and I will give you everything on the reign but I am not going back to SHIELD. They kept trying to knock me out for who knows what."

Black Widow asked "Why did you come here? What game are you playing?"

Vance sat down in the cell, "Check the cure. I swear that's what it is. I'm not going anywhere. Just don't get SHIELD involved. Call Professor X he can prove I'm not lying."

They left him alone in his containment cell after Falcon modified it for his power set. Prof. X confirmed his story about SHIELD. The X-Men and the Avengers decided to work together on this one. The scientists worked together to figure out how to synthesize the super cure and how to recreate other innovations.

Avengers paired up with X-Men. Captain America and Wolverine worked together on security. Partner Avengers Black Widow and Hawkeye were supervised by couple X-Men Cyclops and Jean Grey. Hulk and Colossus patrolled near Captain America and the cell. Thor was paired with Storm to protect the tower. Others were either scientists or covering the lab. The whole thing would be weird if Vance wasn't usually immune to telepathy and interrogation because then this would be needless.

Black Widow said "Professor Xavier vouches for you. You said you'd give us everything on the reign."

Vance said "There's almost nothing the reign didn't change as far as the areas it was involved in. Innovations galore. Magneto fixed the world tax code without unifying the world currency. He eliminated unemployment and government jobs. Lethal ordinance as a means of law enforcement was done away with. I can explain most of the methods he used but I think it would be best to make a record of it, put it in writing."

Cyclops agreed "That is a good idea. But we can't open the cell."

Vance switched to Russian, "We are alike. You know this cell can't keep me here."

She was taken back by that. Hawkeye recognized the language, "That was Russian. What did you say?"

Vance translated, "We all know that this cell isn't what keeps me here. If I wanted to I could escape."

Cyclops concurred "That's right. You stay because you want to."

"Wrong again. If SHIELD can't have me, they might decide Vincent is close enough. We are identical twins. I run then SHIELD says they caught me again after arresting him," admitted Vance.

Hawkeye sarcastically said "You sure love Vincent."

Vance got defensive, "SHIELD makes us Sons of Sabretooth Magneto's kill squad. Some played spies. Magneto wasn't Stalin or Hitler. Point of fact: Magneto's origin story. Anyone who knows about the Nazis knows being in a Jewish family back then is worse than getting the death sentence today. I guess being a spy is a worse crime than being a killer in SHIELD's eyes unless you're one of them. Over 300 children were arrested for helping the cause without once serving Magneto."

Jean calmed him, "Good to see you didn't drink the kool-aid. Vincent is your brother, Hawkeye was out of line."

Vance smiled and Jean thought she got through until he said "Hi Captain."

Captain America asked "Are you going to tell us what you promised you would?"

Vance said "I think it would be a better idea to write everything down. We got off track after everyone agreed." Jean Grey confirmed what he said.

Captain America said "We give you paper and you explain everything."

Vance said "Every positive thing Magneto's reign did. Economy fixes and innovations. The things people should repeat and history will probably miscredit."

Wolverine snapped "We could always hand you over to SHIELD."

Vance had had enough of X-Men and two Avengers, "You want what I know. You need me at the very least for the super cure since it's synthesized from my blood. Don't play tough or smart with me. Don't act like you are in anyway superior. You are all just like SHIELD. You would rather punish people for supporting the reign than look at the actual event. God you are hypocrites. You say want a better world but in the end you don't want it if it means letting the bad guys. If you met a man who could stabilize the world's nuclear power plants but found out that he got his power from his abusive father and the first time he used his power he became self made orphan what would you do? Would you punish him for crimes including killing his parents or would you let him go so he could save the world from the possibility of nuclear devastation? From what I can tell you would rather punish the bad guy then let him in anyway benefit from that crime. That's a problem. Everyone has that problem on some level. As a kid the guy killed his parents, murder is murder."

He leveled with them, "I might be a villain in my own right. Hell I was diagnosed as a sociopath when I was 4. At least I'm not so concerned with morality to sacrifice the greater good. One person's guilt is not worth the lives of many innocent people. I'm also pretty sure a 4 year old cannot be a sociopath but at my age I could be one."

Captain America said "Let's just start with everything you want to give us then we'll talk more about the rest of it."

Vance asked "Did you hear a single word I just said?"

Captain America said "I can see your point with the greater good and it might not be a bad idea to get your head examined to see if you are a sociopath. For now there's the task at hand."

Vance said "Okay. I'll give you what I promised. Is anyone making sure Vincent doesn't become a scapegoat for SHIELD?"

Captain America said "I think we should make that our new focus. Hawkeye, Widow, can you go keep an eye on Vincent?" They both agreed then left. After Wolverine threatened their teenage captive he and Captain America left.

Vance recited "Scott Summers, Cyclops. Professor Charles Francis Xavier, Professor X. Steve Rogers, Captain America." He went on to cover most of both teams rosters. Vance quickly shut up when Captain America returned.

Captain America said "Stay back away from the door."

Vance nodded, leaning against a metal corner. Captain America slid him a backpack. Vance looked inside, "Thank you." He pulled out a lunch box. Silently committing the kind action to memory, he owed Steve Rogers for it.

Captain America said "You will not try to escape, agreed?" Vance nodded, pulling out the stationary. Captain America regarded the X-Men on guard duty as he left.

Later when asked Captain America swore he thought it up as a tactic. Everyone knows the truth, it's just Captain America's nature. Vance filled a notebook and slid it over towards the door then started on another book, brief breaks between books taken to eat the food Captain America gave him. Vance never forgets who is nice to him and who is the opposite.

Vance kept giving them information on Magneto's reign. After the X-Men left, Captain America came by the cell, he said "You can stop writing. Trade you bags." Vance nodded, he finished his page of information before packing it up and sliding it to the door.

Captain America took the bag and slid his over to the bad boy. Vance pulled out the blanket and Steve turned to leave "Good night."

Vance said "You too, Steve."

Captain America paused. He turned back and smiled, "See you tomorrow, Vladimir."

The logic center of Vance's brain must've turned off because he charged at Captain America despite the barrier, "Don't ever call me that. My name is Vance Creed, I am a son of Victor Creed, also called Sabretooth." He pounded on the barrier with both fists.

Captain America said "Okay, Vance." Vance took deep breaths as he watched Captain America leave. He returned to the back of the cell and curled up on the bench for the night, Captain America turned the lights down to help him sleep.

The next day, Captain America came to his cell alone before he woke up. Vance has super senses, he knew the soldier was there. Captain America went into his cell, he switched out the backpacks and left Vance some breakfast before leaving. Captain America woke up before most Avengers, he would be training when Tony wandered out of bed. Today he made everyone breakfast, giving them a reason to get up earlier than normal.

Vance learned to sleep despite the constant sensory overload. He gave himself a dose of tough love from birth because unlike most mutants who would've had their powers for only a few years at his age (14 years old), he's had his from birth. The druids' high priest Dmitri (having overcome addiction thanks to Creed) had invited Vance years earlier to join his order, he saw Vance as the key to a perfect united druid people but Vance traded the offer for a favor. Vance soon used the favor which he soon used, leading the tough titanium teen to become protective of a little girl who didn't know him.

Vance woke up almost an hour after Cap left, he saw the deluxe breakfast Captain America cleverly concealed with a cover to keep it fresh. The first thing he did was finish a notebook and slide it to be collected then he ate the pancake breakfast Captain America made him. The Avengers could argue with the WWII veteran's motives but they couldn't argue with the results. Vance finished all of the notebooks in the bag then quickly put them in the bag, setting his tray next to the bag before backing away from it. He sat on the floor, leaning against the bench he'd slept on.

Tony notified Steve that Vance left the materials for them. Steve Rogers finished speaking with the taco delivery boy (shop owner's son) (AKA the second Son of Scorpion) and took his skycycle back. He quickly changed into his Captain America costume, the Avengers didn't need to know that Vance knew him. He ran to the room Vance's cell was in after picking up more notebooks, he walked up to the cell and opened it without hesitation. He traded out the backpacks and collected the tray. Vance watched, he waited until the cell was resealed to move, knowing how the Avengers would react if he didn't.

Captain America said "Sorry I called you the wrong name last night."

Vance quietly replied "Vladimir was family, nothing more."

Tony Stark's voice rang in Captain America's earpiece "What did he say?"

Vance picked his voice up "I heard that Iron Man. I thanked him for the apology and said don't do it again, essentially."

Captain America left. Vance got to work on the notebooks, sitting in the middle of the cell. He set the bag where Captain America had left it and hurried to the back of the cell so it could be picked up. He had filled almost 20 books, quoting files and explaining the quotes.

Hawkeye came to exchange bags. "Pen is almost out of ink," Vance slid his pen over, "Check it if you don't believe me. Did you put more in the bag?"

Falcon was monitoring the cell from a console like Tony had when Captain America went in the second time. Sam Wilson saw Hawkeye's blood boiling and sent Captain America in. Captain America gave Vance a Ziplock bag of pens and walked Hawkeye out before Clint Barton hit Vance.

Seeing Captain America again as being kind to him, Vance hurriedly laid down Magneto's tax code and unemployment fixes before returning to recreating relevant files. Vance leaned against a solid metal corner of the cell while he waited. Steve realized how long Vance had been working since breakfast and packed him a lunch tin with the new bag.

The constant kindness reaped many results. Vance worked best when Captain America was handling things with him, Sam and Tony kept having to send Steve in when others were about to lose control. At night Captain America stopped switching bags so Vance would sleep. Vance said "Good night."

Vance Creed was never kind, Captain America smiled, "Good night."

Captain America's kindness knew no bounds, he even cleaned the prisoner uniform. Avengers Tower was fully equipped to handle a severe threat, the reason they had the cell. Steve only had to trade Vance clothes. The trade gave Vance the wrong size clothes but he didn't care.

The kindness convinced Vance to write down every piece of information about Magneto's reign. One night Captain America came by to pick up the bag for the night and Vance stood, "I'm in the middle of a file. I would rather finish another pack than repeat myself in your records."

Captain America said "You should get more sleep. I'll give you back the incomplete file in the morning." He left.

Hawkeye bit his ear off for that move. Captain America actually had to stop Hawkeye from cashing in on Vance's offer, defending the fact that the boy has the right to sleep. Captain America took Hawkeye out of patrol to prevent his teammate from going against his word.

Captain America is the kindest person Vance had ever met, he forced himself to ignore that fact. He couldn't grow close to anyone. The only person Vance ever truly considered his friend died right in front of him. The boy's last request was for Vance to save his older sister from the painful life of being a mutant. The boy, who wasn't even 10 years old yet at the time of his death, asked Vance not to save his life, but to save his older, almost adult sister from not only her death, but from the pain he and Vance endured as mutants. When it comes down to it that boy's sacrifice may be the reason Vance support Magneto's mutant superiority campaign, save her from the painful life of being a mutant, save all mutants from persecution. Vance ignored the fact of Captain America's kind heart because he didn't want to make friends or ally himself with someone so likely to die in front of him. He couldn't let himself feel in anyway good about the first Avenger. He did not want to repeat the worst pain he has ever felt. Receiving physical torture is nothing next to losing your only friend who you could have saved, nothing next to caring for someone you can never be even friends with. Vance knew emotional torment, he received more of it from the series of events surrounding his only real friendship than most receive in a lifetime. Vance refused to feel that much pain again just as he refused to allow harm to come to Vincent, he had a heart but it was against his best interests and his own nature to let his heart be exposed.

Every morning Captain America made his team and Vance breakfast. Vance waited almost an hour after Captain America left his cell to wake up. He ate the food after finishing his first notebook. He and Captain America had a rhythm for the time Vance was filling notebooks for the Avengers.

The Avengers and X-Men made sure SHIELD couldn't target innocent kids for the reign after Aaron brought to the Avengers' attention all of the kids SHIELD unlawfully arrested despite the US Guardian Act that releases kids from responsibility for crimes committed to aid adults with power over them, the Guardian Act means Magneto is at fault for any crime the JBL committed for him which passes the blame onto the Brotherhood. The X-Men furiously defended mutant targets. The Avengers gave the kids SHIELD tried to target a building to call home in the form of the New York Citadel that Magneto set up for mutants to call home.

Vance finished giving the Avengers freehand recreation of every file SHIELD confiscated as evidence before lying about the role many children played in Magneto's administration. This gave the Avengers a real life look into the workings of the most lied about government institution ever. Captain America switched out the backpacks, Vance said "I gave you all the files. SHIELD lies about Magneto's reign but they have the original records. Files, security camera footage, everything there is to have they took as evidence before lying about the role kids like the Sons of Sabretooth played in the administration. Anyway what I mean to say is I'm done filling notebooks, you have everything."

Captain America said "Everything except testimony. We need the truth about how Magneto ran things, beyond the files."

He left Vance to fill more notebooks. Vance wrote about his day to day experience as Magneto's second. When Captain America returned to collect the last notebooks Vance said "You should get a human under oath or something to make them not exaggerate about their time under Magneto's government."

Captain America said "That probably won't happen if SHIELD is trying to cover it up."

Vance said "I know but if you ever could I think you would develop your own hatred of SHIELD for what their cover up did to the world."

Captain America said "Goodbye Vance."

One thing that amazes people about Vance is how at home he is in a cell. Whenever he found himself beside captured heroes in a cell they all know he could escape but he rarely chooses to. Vance appears to have a code, though few see it. He escapes only when he has reason to, not for the sake of escaping. Vance doesn't pretend not to know his actions are occasionally heroic but he hates it when someone points it out, so much so that it has been said he will kill a person for it.

After a few weeks in Avengers' custody, SHIELD caught up. When the heroes were about to face off against a team of SHIELD agents Vance tackled reformed Agent Grant Ward just before the man was about to be shot. Vance jumped at the attacking drones. He took them all down while the superheroes took out other assailants. Vance turned back once then he ran away.

Agent Ward asked "What does he think he's doing?"

Wolverine answered "What he does best, staying one step ahead of everyone chasing him."

Son of Sabretooth

The End

Vance sent SHIELD and the X-Men his own coordinates after bringing the rest of the Sons of Sabretooth together under his leadership. SHIELD got busy chasing down the Sons after Vincent brought their presence to everyone's attention by tackling one of his brothers. The X-Men caught Vance in front of a reactor looking device. By the looks of the situation Vance planned to commit suicide. He tried to tell them he set the whole thing up to end threats but he also let them know that he was going to go inside the device.

Vincent swiftly tackled his twin and took Vance's place in the machine. The movement was so swift and quick no one saw the switch. Vance's response to Vincent's move proved he'd known his plan was suicidal, seeing his brother sacrifice himself caused Vance to act like Vincent just died. There was a flash of light from the machine then it was effectively taken out of play. Vincent came out unharmed, revealing he had made a modification to it after slipping away from the X-Men and explaining that he'd read a lot of stuff Hank had back at base. Vincent knew Vance was going to do more harm than anything, he also knew his own mutation wasn't as complete as the others were. The reactor looking device only enhanced his healing factor. Vance's despair showed that despite his claim and actions to prove it he does care for someone: he cares about his twin brother Vincent.

Creed

Vance escaped SHIELD that day. He dropped off of the face of the Earth, returning to help heroes and make SHIELD hate him more in the process. Eventually Vance's darkness took over, Vance had enough control before it happened to help heroes get him locked up. When the darkness (Creed) took over Vance's body turned pitch black with the sigil lines covering his body turning glowing white in contrast. Vance's spirit was trapped in Creed's world. Creed could finally beat Vance, he had the heroic rebel at his mercy. Vance gave into Creed on the condition he could control what he said to people, this let him warn heroes and human guards before Creed could kill them. Attempts to rescue Vance were met with Vance dreadfully asking the heroes to leave, he refused to be rescued but every time they saw his Astral form they saw pain and fear which was scary since he never showed those emotions. Finally Prince Luke Caster of Jotunheim found and enacted a solution. He restored Vance's control after many heroes fell in Creed's rampages but when the real him was restored the hero community didn't hold it against him.