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Chapter 19- Streets on fire
Fisk picked up his magnificent white coat and put it around himself as reporters spoke on the news.
"After the attack at the Bulletin and the horrible tragedy at the Clinton Church, what will it take before people realize that Wilson Fisk was set up by Daredevil?" a female one asked.
"People are beginning to realize Fisk was the victim of a smear campaign", a male one said, "Daredevil was the one behind it all. And what about Daredevil's apologists like Blake Tower and Karen Page?"
"She should be in jail", the female one said.
"We have breaking news that Fisk has invited many of New York's most powerful figures to the Presidential Hotel for some kind of surprise announcement", the male one then said.
"Oh", the female one said in surprise.
Fisk looked at himself in the mirror. For a moment, he saw the little, fat boy, covered with blood and holding a hammer. But next moment, he saw himself again. What he was now.
He held a flower in his hand.
Matt took the bag off Manning's head.
Manning panted and said, "Kidnapping me will get you-"
A punch from Matt on the nose made him fall down.
"What are Fisk and Chase planning?" Matt asked.
"Planning?" Manning asked as he held his bloodied nose.
"We scouted his hotel", Oliver said, "There's extra security."
"Preparations for some big, magnificent event I think", Slade said.
"Wilson Fisk and Adrian Chase are infinitely wor-"
Oliver suddenly fired an arrow and it hit him on the shoulder. He screamed in pain as Oliver started pulling it out, making him scream even louder.
Slade and Elektra took out their swords. Frank stood over him with a knife.
"Things are about to get even worse got you", Elektra threatened.
"So speak", Roy commanded.
"What are Fisk and Chase planning?" Matt asked again.
"Do you mind if I come in?"
Fisk turned around to see Vanessa. Fisk nodded and she walked in, wearing a bridal gown.
She looked graceful. As if she wasn't of this world. Fisk now felt complete.
"Marriage?" Matt asked.
"He's been planning the ceremony for months", Manning said, "He's gonna charm the press and public and make Hell's Kitchen love him again."
Matt felt that he was leaving something out though.
"What else?" he asked.
"What?" Manning asked in confusion.
"I know you're leaving out something", Matt said, "Tell us."
"This was all I knew", Manning lied.
Slade and Elektra both stabbed him on his wrists, making him scream in pain.
"Want more?" Elektra asked.
Frank then brought the knife close to Manning's arm and threatened, "I will cut off your skin and then use this to sharpen your bone until you beg me for death."
He pressed it on his arm, some blood leaking out.
"OKAY! OKAY!" Manning yelled, making Frank let go.
After some panting, he said, "We hired many mercenaries and army officers who went rogue."
"For what?" Matt asked.
"Fisk doesn't just want to charm the city", Manning said, "He also wants to damage the city. The army is going to kill people and cause a lot of damage. And he, along with Adrian Chase, will then help the city rise again and it will look up to them. And by doing so, they will break you by showing they were more useful to this place than you ever were."
Everyone was horrified on hearing that.
"And they will be accompanied by Joe, Diaz, the Longbow Hunters and Nuke", he added.
"Nuke?" Elektra asked.
"The cyborg", Manning said, "It is called Nuke."
"Do I look that nervous?" Fisk asked Vanessa on seeing her expression.
"Yes", she said, "A little, but it's charming."
Fisk then sat on the bed and gestured Vanessa to sit next to him. She did and they held hands.
"I never knew that I could feel this way until the day that we met", Fisk said, "I didn't think that I was capable, that there would be someone that I would care for more than my own life. That her happiness would be more important than anything else."
Getting a little emotional, he then said, "And then a…..terrifying thought occurred to me that perhaps my feelings were a trick", Vanessa gave him a curious look, "The self-deception of a vain man. That the only reason why I love you is because of the way I see my reflection in your eyes. That thought, it fills me with dread. The fear that that….. I don't deserve you. And that I am broken."
"Don't you understand we're all broken?" Vanessa asked, "The point is to find the person whose broken pieces fit with yours."
"You're gonna tell us everything", Oliver said, "We wanna know where everyone is gonna be."
"Anyone who could stop us", Matt said.
"Stop you?" Manning asked.
"From killing Fisk and Chase", Matt said.
"He controls all the FBI Agents who are guarding him", Manning said, "The hotel is a fortress."
"Is that a no?" Oliver asked.
"I think it was", Slade said.
"You'll never get to him", Manning said.
"It is a no", Roy said.
Matt angrily threw him off the roof but Oliver fired a line which grabbed him by the leg and held him in the air, hanging.
"I CAN GIVE YOU SOMETHING BETTER!" Manning yelled in fear for his life.
"We're listening", Matt said.
"I witnessed Ms. Marianna order the attempted murder of Agent Nadeem", he said frantically, "And Fisk ordered many. Agent Winn. Julie Barnes! I could testify!"
"We know about Winn and Nadeem", Elektra said.
"So who's Julie Barnes?" Roy asked.
Vanessa sniffed a rose and said, "The rose. I think."
She then put it on Fisk's pocket, increasing his magnificence. Fisk adjusted it and looked at the mirror. With Vanessa by his side, he was complete now.
Adrian Chase stood on a rooftop in his Prometheus suit minus the hood and mask and looked down at the city.
"So beautiful", he said with a smirk, "With useless people in it. But I am always ten steps ahead."
Looking straight up, he said, "So it begins."
After hearing about Julie, Matt asked, "So who made Nuke?"
"What?" Manning asked.
"Nuke is a cyborg", Oliver said, "Someone would have made him."
"It was Trask!" Manning said, "Bolivar Trask!"
"The CEO of Trask Industries?" Frank asked just to be sure.
"Yes! Yes! That one!" Manning said.
"Why did he make him?" Elektra asked.
"To wipe out Enhanced", he said, "But right now, it can't differentiate between normal and Enhanced humans. It's just a prototype."
"If this is a prototype", Slade muttered, "I dread what the completed version would be like."
"We'll have to end Nuke and take down Trask too", Oliver said.
"Fisk and Chase really are ten steps ahead", Matt grumbled.
"So what are we going to do?" Elektra asked.
"Well", Oliver said, "They have an army. So we'll need more people."
"Everyone here we know", Matt said, "So let's call them up."
"And me and Matt will take down Chase and Fisk", Oliver said.
"And after that, we will take down Trask", Frank said.
Hattley stood in front of the press conference with Poindexter next to her.
"After the body of Supervisory Special Agent Winn was found in the Hudson, search divers also recovered the murder weapon", she said, "The registered service sidearm of fellow FBI agent Ray Nadeem. When agents went to take Nadeem into custody, he drew a weapon to resist arrest and forced his fellow agents to shoot him in self-defense. He is alive and undergoing surgery. When he wakes up, we will find out what kind of mental instability drove Ray Nadeem to commit this senseless act. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of all the agents who have been impacted by these events."
Later, Foggy walked into the FBI building where Poindexter walked up to him.
"Mr. Nelson", he greeted.
"Special Agent Poindexter", Foggy greeted back.
"You just won me 50 bucks", Poindexter said, "Some of the guys were betting you wouldn't show."
"I'm always available to help the FBI, Agent Poindexter", Foggy said as he turned on the camera in his phone, "In fact please smile."
He took a selfie with Poindexter and posted it on his campaign web page.
"There", he said, "Posted to my campaign web page and the tens of thousands of police officers that know that I'm here. With you. Helping."
"Relax, Mr. Nelson. You're not in any danger", Poindexter assured him, "You'll be very useful when you're the next district attorney."
"Why am I here?" Foggy asked.
"'Cause Ray Nadeem is a friend of yours", Poindexter said.
"A client", Foggy corrected.
"Sad, the way it all turned out", Poindexter said in fake sympathy.
"Even though he's proven guilty, I can't answer any questions that would violate privilege", Foggy said.
"I'm not asking you to", Poindexter said as he started walking off, "Follow me."
Foggy followed him into Hattley's cabin.
"Thank you for coming, Mr. Nelson", Seema said to him there.
"Mrs. Nadeem", Foggy said in surprise, "What are you doing here?"
"I came to apologize", she said.
"To apologize?" Foggy asked in confusion.
"I asked them to call you, because you are Ray's lawyer", she said, "And I want to fully cooperate with the investigation of my husband."
Turning to Hattley, she said, "What Ray did is-"
After a pause, she said emotionally, "How could a man I loved with all my heart, the father of my son, turn out to be such a monster?"
"It wasn't your fault, Seema", Poindexter said, "Ray fooled a lot of people. Nobody here blames you or Sami. You're still part of the FBI family."
"We'll give you the room", Hattley said, "Take all the time you need."
The two then walked out of the room.
"Suck it up", Poindexter then said smugly.
"I'm only doing this because I have to", Hattley said angrily and they both walked separate ways.
"How's Sami?" Foggy asked Seema inside.
"He's okay", she said, "With my sister. I haven't told him yet."
"When did you get here?" Foggy asked.
"I came as soon as I saw the news", she said as she took a pad and started scribbling on it, "I didn't want to believe it, but I know I needed to hear the truth."
She then showed what she had written on the pad to Foggy. She had written- 'They are listening.'
The two then exchanged a look. An understanding passed between them.
"I'm so sorry", Foggy then said, "That must have been an incredible shock."
"It was", she said as she scribbled more, "But I decided it was the right thing for me to come in and to cooperate."
This time, she had written- 'To save Sami.'
"That was smart", Foggy discreetly complimented her on how she was communicating with him, "Totally the right thing to do."
"I was hoping you could help me figure out how I can help the FBI", she said as she scribbled more, "And how will we survive?"
This time, she had written- 'Ray's idea in his video.'
Foggy encircled 'video' and put a question mark next to it, asking her what it meant.
She discreetly slid her phone towards him.
"I'll help you figure it out, Mrs. Nadeem", Foggy said as he took it, "Whatever I can do to help you and Sami get through this."
Dex was walking around when his phone rang. It was Felix Manning. He accepted the call.
"What do you want?" he asked Manning.
"I'm coming for you, Dex", Matt said from the other end, "And my suit."
"Where's Felix?" Dex asked.
"You'll find out soon enough", Matt said cryptically.
"I've got some free time now", Dex said, "Why don't we meet up?"
"I have a question", Matt said, "Did you enjoy the feeling you got when you killed those birdies? Is that why you're still killing?"
"Birdies?" Dex asked in confusion.
"The ones you killed with rocks", Matt reminded him, "I bet it felt good at first, right? Then it's never the same after that. What do you think Dr. Mercer would say if she could see you now?"
"Can you hang on a second? I need a tissue for all the tears I'm crying over my shitty childhood", Dex said sarcastically.
"Have you heard from your friend Julie lately?" Matt asked.
"You wanna talk to Dr. Mercer, asshole?" Dex asked angrily, "Keep talking."
"What do you think she'd say if she knew about the innocent people you killed?" Matt asked him, "I bet she'd be disappointed, Dex. If she were still alive."
Dex angrily threatened, "If you-If you hurt Julie-"
"Fisk and Chase had her killed", Matt revealed to Dex's shock, "They killed Julie, so they could replace her as your North Star."
"You should stick to beating on people in alleys", Dex said in denial, "Because you're not going to get in my head."
"You don't have to believe me", Matt said, "Then again, you may wanna ask how I got Manning's phone."
"Don't know. Don't care", Dex said.
"Julie wouldn't approve of you killing people, Dex", Matt said.
"Stop saying her name", Dex said angrily.
"You said you got some free time?" Matt asked, "You may wanna check out 16 Canal Place."
"Why?" Dex asked. But the call was cut.
Foggy and Karen watched the video of Ray Nadeem.
"If you're showing this to Sami, I need you to stop the video now", he said and then started declaring, "For everyone else- My name is Special Agent Ray Nadeem of the FBI, and under federal law, I swear that the testimony I'm about to give is the truth, whole truth and nothing but the truth and should be considered my dying declaration."
Foggy and Karen exchanged a look and continued watching.
"I'm guilty of a number of criminal acts, and I was in no way acting alone", Nadeem said before spilling the beans, "Wilson Fisk and Adrian Chase coerced me and a number of fellow FBI agents into aiding and abetting a criminal conspiracy to extort protection money from New York crime organizations"
"I gotta hand it to you Fisk", Carbon said as she recovered from her shock, "You know how to put on a show."
Nadeem continued, "And Adrian Chase is not an agent at all. He's an infiltrator. Agents Arinori, Johnson, Markham, Mockter, O'Connor and Ramsey all took part and continue to act as Fisk's and Chase's operatives under the orders of our boss, Special Agent in Charge Tammy Hattley."
Foggy and Karen looked shocked on hearing that.
"There may be others", Ray said, "I can't be sure. But I personally witnessed SAC Hattley murder Agent Winn in her kitchen, using my handgun."
Hattley shot Winn in the neck and head as Nadeem yelled, "NO!"
Nadeem continued speaking, "And then witnessed Fisk's aide, Felix Manning, remove the body and use this crime and threats against my family to blackmail me into cooperating with Fisk and Chase. I'm not making any excuses, because I aided and abetted the worst crime of them all."
His face was now a little emotional as he said, "I personally drove Special Agent Ben Poindexter to the Clinton Church dressed in a fake Daredevil suit. And Adrian Chase was with us too, dressed as the Throwing Star Killer. I knew at this point that Poindexter was the killer who attacked the Bulletin and Chase was an infiltrator as well as the Throwing Star Killer, and I knew they were going to do something horrible at the church. But I let it happen anyway."
He looked like he was about to cry but he held back his tears and continued, "So I'm guilty of aiding and abetting the murder of Father Paul Lantom."
Foggy and Karen gave guilty sighs on hearing that.
"I'm ashamed of what I've done", Ray said, "But that doesn't change the fact that I and everyone I just named are guilty as hell."
He then addressed his wife directly, "Seems, you need to get this video to my attorneys. And don't try and run. Go to the FBI and pretend like you don't know anything about any of this. Tell them I'm a monster. It's the only way that you and Sami can get through this. I'm sorry, baby. I will always love you."
With tears in his eyes, he gave Seema a flying kiss as a last goodbye.
The video then ended.
"God", Karen gasped emotionally, "He knew he was gonna die. It's only a miracle he survived."
Turning to Foggy, she said, "Okay, so maybe it won't hold up in court. But if we put this out there, it'll make Fisk's and Chase's lives a living hell."
"Actually", Foggy said, "A dying declaration is exempt from the hearsay rule."
"What?" Karen asked.
"The court says that a person who believes that they're dying is has less incentive to lie", Foggy said, "Ray survived but he believed he was going to die. Therefore, anything they say is-"
"You're telling me this is admissible in court?" Karen asked.
"Every damn word", Foggy said, "It's the silver bullet to take down Fisk."
"Shit", Karen said, "The world has to know."
Looking at Karen, Foggy said, "The world and Matt."
That night, Dex entered a penthouse, gun raised and flashlight on. He looked around for any threats. He cautiously walked towards a door and slowly opened it.
Inside were two body bags. Dex ripped off one. It turned out to be a man. He ripped off the other. It was another man. These were the 'construction workers' who had worked for Manning.
He turned to his right and saw another body bag. Slowly reaching out, he ripped off-
Revealing it to be a dead Julie.
He involuntarily fell back, gasping in horror. Gasping repeatedly, he walked out of the room and roared angrily.
That moment, his phone rang again. He accepted the call and said with an intense burning hatred, "When I find you-"
"Like I said", Matt said from the other end, "Fisk and Chase killed her and we both know it."
"You did this", Dex said angrily in denial.
"Think, Dex", Matt said, "Who got Julie the job in the hotel? Who had you followed when you were stalking her? It was all Fisk and Chase. You let them turn you into a murderer. You think they're gonna let Julie get in the way?"
"Why are you telling me this?" Dex asked.
"'Cause Fisk wants to get married tonight", Matt revealed, "And I don't think he deserves a life of happily ever after."
And then Oliver's voice said from the other end, "And Chase need to be put down too."
Later, Matt and Oliver stood outside the hotel. Matt heard everything while Oliver observed carefully. The crime-lords Fisk had threatened were at the wedding too. Except Rosalie Carbon though, none of them were pleased about being summoned like this. Not that they could do anything about it.
Karen walked into the Bulletin office. Looking at her, Ellison handed her a newspaper and said, "Well, it's official. Yesterday sucked."
"Yes, it did", Karen said as she put the newspaper down and started playing the video on the laptop, "But today is gonna make it all worth it."
"What's this?" Ellison asked.
"Look", Karen said as Ellison sat down to watch.
The two then watched as Ray said, "My name is Special Agent Ray Nadeem of the FBI, and under federal law, I swear that the testimony I'm about to give-"
Ellison and Karen exchanged a look and continued watching. When it was over, Ellison exclaimed, "I can't believe this!"
"I know", Karen said, "But it's true."
"So what are we going to do?" he asked.
"Circulate it everywhere", Karen said.
Suddenly, Ellison's phone rang. He accepted the call and as he heard what was being said on the other end, he paled.
"What is it, Ellison?" Karen asked.
"Some army", Ellison said, "It's attacking the city and destroying stuff."
"Oh shit!" Karen cursed.
Nuke fired it's semi-automatic around, killing people. Being a machine, the loss of life and property didn't bother it at all. Joe sliced any people who came in their way. Diaz shot them all down. Some cops tried to stop them. Silencer activated her device and the sounds in the vicinity became inaudible.
Red Dart fired her darts at two cops. They were poisonous. The cops spasmed and died violently. Two more arrived but Kodiak slammed one with his shield before tripping the other and slamming his neck with his foot, killing him. He did the same to the other one.
The army of mercenaries and rogue soldiers were also killing people and damaging buildings. Two of them were mounted on a machine gun which they fired around, killing people and damaging electric poles enough to make them topple. Fires were erupting all around them.
Suddenly, a red arrow landed in their midst. Before they could react, it exploded, taking down about ten of them.
And then someone landed on the ground in front of the army and punched it hard. The punch shattered the ground and the concussive blast sent Nuke, Joe, Diaz, the Longbow Hunters and some of the army flying back.
The person straightened, revealing herself to be a woman wearing a white hooded jacket and other clothes of the same color. She had a katana in her hand. Her fist glowed white. She was Colleen Wing, the new Iron Fist after Danny had allowed her to take the power.
The army tried to fire at her but she channeled her chi into her katana and used it to deflect all the shots. Another red arrow landed in their midst and exploded, getting about ten more.
Kodiak walked towards her with his shield when he was grabbed from the side and thrown towards a building. He hit the building hard enough to crack it and fell down, dazed. It was Luke Cage. He turned to the army. They fired at him but his skin was unaffected.
Suddenly, another woman jumped down next to him and picking up two soldiers, threw them off like rag dolls. She wore a black leather jacket and torn trousers. She was Jessica Jones.
"You lot want to get the party started?" she asked sarcastically.
Everyone aimed their weapons at them.
"Looks like a yes", she said.
Two of the soldiers were hit with knives in their throats and fell down, dead. Elektra jumped down in their midst with Slade. She sliced a soldier's throat and cut off another's head as Deathstroke gave one an upwards slice, killing him.
This ruined the coordination with which they were all fighting. Roy swung down with a line and kicked Red Dart away.
Nuke and Diaz fired but Luke and Colleen deflected the shots.
"I guess you want some", Luke said to them.
He rushed Nuke and punched him. The punch threw off his shades, revealing the red optic underneath.
"Sweet Christmas!" Luke cursed.
Nuke grabbed him by the throat and lifting him up said, "Fuck you asshole."
It then threw him off. The fight had now begun.
A car was being driven into the parking lot.
Agent Lim stopped it. The mirror came down.
"Hey there, Lim", Dexdevil said with a smirk.
"Dex?" Lim asked in shock.
"That's Agent Lim", Dex said to the one sitting next to him, "He's one of the good ones."
Lim followed his gaze and was horrified to see the dead, frozen body of a woman next to him.
Still horrified, he tried to say, "What in the hell-"
"Do yourself a favor", Dexdevil said, "Walk away."
Matt heard sounds of punching.
"He's here", Matt told Oliver.
"Let's go", Oliver said.
Inside, the ceremony was going on.
The priest said was saying, "-To be a loving and faithful husband, in plenty and in want, in joy and in sorrow, in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?"
Fisk didn't say anything as he was enthralled by Vanessa's beauty.
"Wilson?" Vanessa called out. When he didn't reply, she asked again, "Wilson?"
Wilson snapped out of his daze.
"I-"
He trailed off awkwardly before saying, "Repeat the question."
Everyone gave good-natured laughs to that.
"Do you?" the priest asked again.
In a firm tone, Fisk said, "I do."
Turning to Vanessa, he asked, "And you?"
In an equally firm tone, she said, "I do."
The priest then said, "Then you may."
The two then leaned closer to each other and gave each other a deep, passionate, loving kiss as everyone applauded.
Matt and Oliver walked into the parking lot, dressed in their suits.
Lim was lying there, unconscious. The two turned to the car and were horrified to find Julie's dead body there.
"The guy's one big psychopath", Oliver commented.
"And now, ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to invite the bride and groom to the floor for the first dance" the announcer said.
"I believe that's our cue", Vanessa said to Fisk with a smile.
Fisk nodded and the two walked into the middle of the hall. There, they started their slow, romantic first dance.
He had his hand on her waist while she had hers around his neck.
People around were recording it with their phones. Suddenly, all of them received video messages. They opened them.
"My name is Special Agent Ray Nadeem of the FBI, and under the federal law, I swear that the testimony I'm about to give-"
Everyone started looking at Fisk and Vanessa.
"Everyone's looking at us", Vanessa said.
"They're staring", Fisk noticed.
Everyone in the hall had received the video and were looking between it and Fisk.
Fisk took one of their phones and watched as Ray said, "My name is Special Agent Ray Nadeem of the FBI, and under the federal law-"
Fisk handed that phone back and looked at Vanessa.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the next one's a favorite", the announcer said, "So grab your dance partner and head to the floor."
Fisk then noticed Carbon walking away.
The two then started dancing again as Vanessa assured him, "You'll handle it, Wilson. Like you handle everything. Show them that none of it matters."
Fisk then danced with her, pretending that nothing was happening.
Matt and Oliver walked upstairs as a fallen agent said via comms, "Agent down. I repeat, agent down. Daredevil is en route to the ballroom."
Matt and Oliver then ran up.
"Sir, there's a problem", Hattley said to Fisk, "Agents are down."
She then walked off to inform the other agents of the situation.
"We're under attack", Fisk said in realization.
"I'd like to make a toast."
Everyone turned to see Dex standing on the stage, wearing his fake Daredevil suit. Everyone froze on seeing him. Someone even dropped a glass from his hand in horror.
Fisk and Vanessa looked at him, confused.
Looking at Fisk and Vanessa, he said, "Julie and I wish you the absolute best."
And then he threw the mike at Vanessa. Just before it could hit her, a flying tray deflected it.
Everyone screamed and ran around in terror.
Matt and Oliver stood there. Dex looked at them in anger.
Fisk's bodyguards led him and Vanessa away. Some of the agents opened fire. Matt flipped behind a table and took cover behind it with Oliver. Oliver got up and fired an arrow, getting an agent on the shoulder, putting him down.
Dex threw a vase at one. It hit him on the head and he was out. Matt grabbed an agent from behind and slammed him to the ground. Oliver smacked another with his bow, knocking him out.
Matt picked up a table cloth. Dex had put an agent in a chokehold. Matt wrapped the table cloth on his face, making him stagger around violently. Matt punched him hard on the face, slamming him into a vase. He tried to get up but Oliver smacked him in the stomach with the bow, putting him down.
Fisk and Vanessa walked towards his room.
"How did this happen?" Fisk asked an agent.
"Dex knows our security protocols", the agent pointed out.
The two went into his room and Vanessa said, "That video of Agent Nadeem is a threat to us."
Standing at the door, "I'll discredit his testimony and take care of everything. I will threaten his family and make him take it back. I will handle it."
"Wilson-"
"I should have never let Dex get that close to you", Fisk said regretfully.
"Be angry later", Vanessa said, "Be smart now."
As Fisk turned to the door, she walked to him and said, "Listen to me. We need to run."
"You didn't make a mistake marrying me", Fisk said.
"I know that", Vanessa assured him, "But now, be smart. For both of us."
Outside, Dex flipped and threw big, pointed pieces of glass at two agents, hitting them in the stomach. Matt and Oliver opened a door and walked off through it.
Dex threw more pieces of glass at them till they were down. Behind him, an injured Hattley was crawling towards her gun.
Dex turned to her and picked up a gun of a fallen agent and shot her on the side.
She groaned and begged him, "Please don't."
He pulled the trigger but nothing happened. The gun was empty now.
Dex turned and threw the gun. It hit her on the head, knocking her out.
In the streets, the bigger fight continued. Although the heroes had a lot of momentum in the start, it had now worn off. They were now fighting a desperate battle to survive.
Elektra cut off the head of another soldier. Colleen dodged another's attack and sliced him down before deflecting shots with her katana. She sliced the man's gun with it before cutting him down. Luke punched Nuke, making it stagger back. He tried to punch again but Nuke blocked and head-butted him, stunning him. It then brought down its fist on his head, making him stagger back. It then gave him an uppercut, throwing him down.
Slade and Joe dueled.
"Don't you see, father?" Joe asked, "This is what we are meant to be."
"No", Slade said, "We are better than this."
"NO!" Joe said angrily as he blocked a strike and ducked to avoid another, "I am a monster. And you are one too. Like father, like son."
Slade regretfully blocked a strike and pushed Joe down.
Roy fired an arrow at a soldier, putting him down. He turned around and smacked another one. Elektra sliced one's knee before slicing his throat. Jessica punched out another soldier before kicking away another.
"Assholes never learn", she said as she rolled her eyes.
Roy ducked to avoid a strike from Diaz before smacking him with his bow, making him stagger back.
Silencer was about to press her device when Jessica grabbed her wrist and twisted it, making her yell in pain.
"You don't get to press mute today, kid", she said sarcastically before throwing her off.
Slade had his sword on Joe's throat. That moment, he felt a gun to his head from behind.
"Put down your weapon", he said.
Slade didn't move.
"PUT DOWN YOUR WEAPONS!" he said loudly. This time, everyone heard him.
"Stop fighting", he said to the heroes, "Or I'll blow his head off."
"Don't!" Slade said.
"Do it", Joe commanded.
Elektra, Colleen and Roy reluctantly put down their weapons while Jessica and Luke raised their hands.
"All interference always comes to an end", Diaz said with a smirk as he took out his gun and pointed it at Roy.
No one noticed someone sneaking onto the vehicle with the machine gun on it. The soldier standing on it did not sense anyone behind him, which was his last mistake ever.
Frank Castle cut off his head with a machete. He then quickly reloaded the machine gun. The soldier sitting on the front of the vehicle heard that and tried to run out but Frank shot him into bits and pieces with the machine gun.
All the combatants heard that and turned to the vehicle. Frank turned the machine gun on the army and started firing. The bullets hit the soldiers. Three of them were ripped in half by the force of the bullets. More soldiers were hit, being torn into shreds.
The army started running around, chaos in their ranks. The one with his gun on Slade was looking the other way. Slade turned around and grabbing him by the neck, snapped it, before throwing him down.
Elektra and Colleen picked up their swords and simultaneously sliced the throats of three soldiers each. Roy rushed Diaz and pinned him to the ground before punching him out with his metal arm. He then picked up his bow and fired two arrows simultaneously at two soldiers, taking them down.
Jessica kicked one and he fell into two more.
Luke punched Nuke and gave it an uppercut, making it stagger back. He tried to punch again but Nuke ducked to avoid and punched him on the chest, making him stagger back.
Frank fired the machine gun around, shooting more soldiers into bits and pieces.
Matt and Oliver ran through the door. An agent raised his gun but Matt hit his hand hard, disarming him before punching him out. Oliver shot another agent coming from behind him.
Shelby stood up on seeing them.
"You came back!" she exclaimed to Matt.
"Police are on their way up", Matt said, "Can you shut down the elevators?"
"Why?" she asked.
"So nobody interferes", Oliver said. She did as commanded while they went through another door.
On the other side stood Wilson Fisk with Vanessa. From the ceiling jumped down Adrian Chase, dressed as Prometheus.
He took off his mask and threw down his hood, revealing his face.
"Hello, Oliver", he said with a smirk, "Just like old times."
"Run!" Fisk said to Vanessa and she complied.
Matt and Fisk then gave enraged, primal roars as they charged at each other. Matt pushed Fisk back into the room.
Oliver and Adrian clashed their weapons before Oliver backed to avoid a swing of his sword. Adrian pushed him on the ground. Before he could strike again, Oliver caught his head with his feet and brought him down too.
He got up but Chase grabbed him from behind and pushed him into the room too. Vanessa watched as Matt crashed through a wall.
Fisk emerged and grabbing him by the neck, slammed him to the ground twice before punching him thrice. Matt then punched him, making him stagger away.
He then got up and gave him an uppercut before giving him another punch. He then punched a lamp in between them. The lamp hit Fisk with such force that he fell down the stairs.
Chase swung his sword but Oliver ducked and went behind him. He then grabbed Chase and picking him up, slammed them both to the ground.
Chase elbowed him thrice before Oliver pushed him off. The two tried to get up at the same time. Chase grabbed Oliver's leg and tried to pull him down but Oliver punched him hard and he let go.
"I went after your friend, Oliver", Chase said with a smirk, "Nearly destroyed his life. Kill me."
"You will pay for that", Oliver said angrily as he grabbed him by the collar and punched him thrice.
Vanessa opened the door to run off, only to see Dex moving towards her. She backed in fear. Matt heard that and jumped down. He jumped on a table and rolling over it, kicked Dex away with both feet.
Dex crashed into a lamp. Matt quickly made Vanessa get down. Dex picked up a tray and threw it at Matt who dodged as he leapt over the table and then hid under it.
He picked up a pointed object and threw it but Oliver deflected it with an arrow. Before he could fire again, Adrian pushed him off and pinning him to a pillar, punched him thrice before Oliver blocked and head-butted him, making him stagger back.
Dex tried to pick something else when Fisk grabbed him and angrily slammed him on the wall thrice. He punched him and tried to do it again but Dex dodged. Fisk hit the brick wall instead, cracking it. He screamed in pain as it hurt his fist too.
Dex tried to hit him with a tray but Fisk slammed him into the wall and tried to punch but he ducked and went behind him before throwing it on his back.
He tried to run upstairs but Fisk grabbed him and with a roar, threw him down. He then slammed him on both the railings of the stairs before throwing him up, crashing him into a lamp.
Fisk then turned around, only to receive a flying kick from Matt. Fisk tried to hit him but Matt ducked and punched him on the face. Fisk grabbed him by the throat and slammed him onto a table, shattering it. He then slammed Matt on the ground repeatedly.
Oliver deflected two shurikens from Adrian before getting kicked to a wall. Adrian tried to hit him with his sword but Oliver ducked to avoid before picking him up and slamming him to the ground. He then punched him thrice, stunning him.
Dex threw his stick on the chandelier above, making it fall down. Matt kicked Fisk away and himself rolled away to avoid being crushed by it.
Dex then picked up some of its broken pieces and threw them at Fisk, making him stagger back. Matt picked up two big pieces of it. Oliver stood next to him.
He threw a piece but Matt deflected it with his stick. He threw another but Oliver deflected it with an arrow. He threw a third one at Vanessa but this time, a shuriken thrown by a still fallen Chase deflected it.
He threw three more. Matt deflected two while Oliver deflected the third. Oliver then leapt up and smacked Dex on the face with his bow, making him stagger back.
Before he could react, Matt kicked him away. He tried to strike again but Oliver struck his hand, making him stagger back. In a rotatory motion, Matt struck him on the face with his big piece of the chandelier, throwing him off.
Chase got up again and threw a shuriken at Oliver. Oliver sensed it and ducked to avoid. He then turned around. The two charged each other with angry, primal roars and clashed their weapons, trying to push the other back.
Fisk wrapped his coat around Vanessa and said, "Run!"
"What about you?"
"I'll meet you downstairs", Fisk said before gesturing to the coat, "Keep it."
She opened the door and ran out. Matt crashed through a glass window. Dex walked in after him. Picking up two pieces of glass, he threw them at Fisk's thighs, making him stagger back as he started bleeding.
Matt flipped and kicked Dex on the face, making him stagger away.
Oliver kicked Chase in the stomach, making him stagger back. He then did a frontal flip, hitting Adrian's chin and making him spit out a wad of blood.
Dex tried to hit Matt but he dodged and gave him a combo of three punches. Fisk took the pieces of glass out of his thighs.
Matt dodged another blow and punched Dex before kicking him on the shoulder, making him fall on a couch.
There, Dex saw Vanessa looking down on him from the stairs. He quickly picked up a tray and threw it on her. Matt leapt into the air and caught it.
A hand touched Dex's shoulder. As he turned around, Fisk lifted him up and roaring like a madman, ran into the brick wall. He slammed Dex's back on the brick wall, shattering a part of it while Dex's spine broke. He then threw him down. Dex lay, groaning due to the pain of his broken back.
Adrian punched Oliver twice before Oliver blocked the third punch and head-butted him, making him stagger back. He gave him another punch, making him stagger back again.
Oliver then took out an arrow and stabbed Adrian in the thigh, "This was for Matt!"
As Adrian fell on his knees, Oliver took out another arrow and stabbed it into his shoulder, "This was for Laurel!"
Adrian looked at him, smirking one last time.
Oliver took out a third arrow and said, "And this-"
He jammed the arrow into Adrian's chest, "Was for my son."
"You…..are…..a….monster…..after…all…." Chase whispered hoarsely as he lay on his back, dying.
"No", Oliver said with a smirk, "I did it because you are a monster who had to be stopped at all costs. I did what I had to do. I am not a monster."
Hearing that, Adrian's smirk vanished and he coughed up blood, knowing he had failed utterly in his mission. With one last cough, he lay on the ground, his glassy eyes staring without seeing.
Adrian Chase was dead!
Matt and Fisk now faced each other.
Fisk tried to punch but Matt dodged and punched him, making him stagger back. He then punched him twice again.
Fisk then punched him, making him stagger back too. Matt recovered and gave him another punch, stunning him. With a roar, Matt punched him two more times. He then punched Fisk on the face again, stunning him.
Fisk recovered and head-butted him, making him fall down. Fisk then looked up at Vanessa, who was looking at him with tears in her eyes.
Matt got back up. That moment, Oliver fired at Fisk. The arrow hit him on the shoulder, making him clutch it reflexively.
Matt punched him down and punched him again.
"Stop", Vanessa begged in a whisper.
Matt punched him repeatedly, making him spit out wads of blood on the wall. He then held Fisk steady with one hand and punched him more, making him spit out more blood.
"STOP IT, PLEASE!"
Hearing Vanessa's terrified plea, Matt froze in his tracks. He grabbed Fisk's head with both of his hands, trying to snap it.
But at the last moment, he let go and roared loudly, taking out all his anger and frustration. Oliver smiled, knowing Matt had not let his demons control him. This was exactly like what had happened on Lian Yu months ago.
Fisk raised his hands and gloated, "I will never stop hunting Karen Page or Foggy Nelson. I will tell the world who you really are."
"Wilson-"
"Vanessa, please go", Fisk said desperately, "Please!"
"You", Matt said as he pointed at Fisk, "You want me to kill you."
"No prison can keep me", Fisk gloated, "You know that. Come on, kill me!"
"No!" Matt yelled back as he stood within inches of Fisk's face, "God knows I want to, but you don't get to destroy who I am. You will go back to prison, and you will live the rest of your miserable life in a cage", he gestured at Vanessa, "Knowing you'll never have Vanessa, that this city rejected you. It beat you. I BEAT YOU!"
As Fisk breathed heavily, Matt knelt close to him and taking off his mask said, "You'll keep my secret, and you won't harm Karen Page or Foggy Nelson or anyone else. Because if you do, I will go after your wife."
Fisk gave him a murderous glare.
"And I will prove Vanessa ordered the attempted murder of Agent Ray Nadeem", Matt said, "And like her husband, she'll spend the rest of her life in a cell."
"I failed you", Fisk said regretfully to Vanessa, "I failed you."
"No", she said.
"Everything that I tried to build for us", Fisk muttered, "Vanessa, today was the happiest day of my life."
Vanessa walked up to him and cupping his face in her hands said, "All I wanted was you. Please."
Vanessa wiped a tear from his eye.
Turning to Matt who had lowered his mask again, Fisk said, "If I agree to your demands, then you leave my wife alone. You leave Vanessa free!"
"If you keep your word", Matt said as he walked up to them.
"Then, it's a deal", Fisk said as he held out his hand.
Matt shook it. This was a deal now.
"Stay in your cell", Oliver said to Fisk.
Matt and Oliver then walked away and up the stairs as Mahoney and some other cops arrived. Mahoney looked up to see Matt and Oliver before turning to Fisk.
"Wilson Fisk", he said, "You're under arrest."
He then saw Chase's dead body, arrows sticking out of him.
"Load him up on a stretcher", Mahoney said, "Take him to the morgue."
One of the cops unmasked Dex, who was still lying on the ground.
Dex muttered incoherently, "I….. can't…. move"
"He isn't the real Daredevil", Mahoney said.
"How do you know?" a cop asked.
"Because he is", Mahoney said as he gestured to Matt who was retreating after Oliver.
On the streets, the fight was still going on. Frank continued firing around with the machine gun. Soldiers were blown into bits.
Slade sliced the throat of a soldier and cut off another's hand before stabbing him in the chest, killing him too.
Elektra cut off the legs of a soldier before cutting off his head. Colleen punched a soldier with her Iron Fist and he crashed into four more.
Jessica slammed a man on the ground and kicked him out. She saw Red Dart aiming at her. Before she could fire, Elektra cut off her head from behind.
The two women gave each other nods.
Roy fired at two more soldiers, putting them down. Luke kicked Nuke on the knee and picking it up, slammed it on the ground.
Before he could punch, Nuke head-butted him and pushed him off. Diaz had gotten back up. He took out a long gun and discreetly moved towards the machine gun.
As Frank continued firing around, Diaz fired his gun. It spilled forth fire, like a fire-breathing dragon. Frank ducked behind the shield on the gun to avoid the fire.
Diaz moved closer, intending to burn Frank to death with the flames of the gun. Suddenly, the barrel was closed by webbing.
Diaz looked at it, puzzled. A swinging figure kicked him away. It was Spider-Man.
"The dragon won't enter this time", Spider-Man said.
Nuke stood over Luke, intending to smash his face with its foot.
Suddenly, it was hit from behind by a circular blur. The impact threw it off and made it fall at a distance. The blur flew back to the direction it came from. A hand plucked it from the air, revealing it to be shield of red, blue and white.
It was Captain America!
He threw the shield again. It hit some soldiers, sending them down. He caught it on return and in a rotatory motion, slammed a soldier on the face, sending him down. In another rotatory motion, he kicked a soldier. His strength made the soldier fly off.
He leapt and hit another man with his shield, sending him down. He threw his shield, sending another man down and caught it on its return.
Two soldiers were killed by gunshots. Before the others could react, a blonde woman leapt onto one and wrapping her feet around him, hit him with her gauntlets. They sent shocks through him and he was out. She flipped, disarming another soldier. In a rotatory motion, she swept his feet from under him and then kicked him out. She then took out two batons and in a rotatory motion, hit a soldier with them, knocking him out. She was Black Widow.
A soldier was hit by an arrow and was down. An archer dressed in black swung down using a line and kicked another one away. He fired another arrow at a soldier. It hit him on the chest. He then pressed a button on his bow which made the arrow send electric shocks through the soldier's body, putting him down. Turning around, he turned his bow into a bo-staff and smacked another soldier on the face, putting him down. He was Hawkeye.
Some of the soldiers were hit by a mini-gun and were down too. A man in a grey suit of armor landed on the ground. He was War Machine.
Another flying figure kicked a soldier away and landed on the ground before wrapping his wings. He was Falcon. He fired his Steyr SPP machine guns, gunning down some soldiers.
A red mist formed around the flames that were still in the building. The mist covered the flames and managed to throw them up into the night sky. It was Scarlet Witch.
The Avengers had come.
Kodiak got back up and raised his shield. Captain America threw his shield. In the clash of shields, the Captain's vibranium shield sliced through Kodiak's normal one and threw him back. He caught it on return. Before Kodiak could get up, Captain America punched him out with his left hand, which was made of metal.
The remainder of the army was cut down pretty easily with all the heroes together. Diaz tried to run away. He looked around, making sure no one was watching him.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his stomach and involuntarily put his hand on it due to the pain. He looked down and saw a machete embedded in his stomach, a hand on it. He looked up to see Frank, giving him a death glare. Diaz, for the first time in a long time, felt fear.
Frank then sliced his abdomen and fingers, disemboweling him. Diaz fell to his knees as his intestines started falling out. Frank put his foot to Diaz's chin and kicked him away.
Diaz rolled down, his intestines and blood spilling out more. He then lay on the ground, dead.
"Joe!" Slade called out, "Joe!"
But Joe wasn't there. He had escaped.
"I'm sorry, Slade", Roy said sympathetically to him.
"Where's the big man?" Captain America asked.
"It's not a man", Elektra said as she walked up next to him, "It's a machine. A cyborg. It has been covered by living tissue to make it look like a man."
"Oh, my God!" Captain America said, "You know who made it?"
"It's called Nuke", Elektra said, "And it has been made by Trask Industries. To wipe out all Enhanced."
Captain America's eyes widened in horror.
"They all need to be stopped", he said.
Foggy and Karen watched as Chase's dead body was brought out on a stretcher. Hattley, Vanessa and Fisk were lead out by cops.
"He's alive", Foggy said on seeing Fisk, "Thank God."
Mahoney tried to put Fisk into the police van.
"Please", Fisk begged, "Give me a moment to say goodbye to my wife."
"Did you give one to Ray Nadeem?" Mahoney asked coldly.
"Please", Fisk begged as Vanessa looked at him sadly, "Please!"
Fisk roared angrily as Mahoney shoved him into the car and closed the door.
"Matt should be here", Foggy said.
"Well", Karen said, "I'm pretty sure he is."
On top of a building, Matt was there. He was in a crouching position. Oliver stood next to him, looking down.
Wilson Fisk and Adrian Chase had been taken down.
So the Avengers showed up too. Bet you didn't see that coming. As for the timeline, this story takes place after Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4.
In the official timeline, the season took place before Avengers: Infinity War but here I changed it. But like every other fan, I am clueless about what will happen in the movie.
So the Avengers lineup was just assumption on my part. For this universe, Steve Rogers and Tony Stark are dead unfortunately. And Vision was already dead in Avengers: Infinity War.
Bucky is the new Captain America and he leads the Avengers. Black Widow, Spider-Man, Scarlet Witch, Falcon and War Machine are part of it too. Black Panther and Doctor Strange are also with them but they are in Wakanda and the New York Sanctum respectively.
Thor is alive too but he is with the Guardians of the Galaxy (since it is not too far-fetched to imagine he is going to join them).
Bruce Banner is out of action for some time.
If things do not go like this in Avengers 4, then just imagine this as an alternate MCU.
I'm pretty sure their appearance gave everyone Daredevil#233(the last part of the 'Born Again' storyline) vibes.
I hope you liked how I resolved most of the things.
The machine gun bit and 'Diaz disembowelment' bit were taken from the 2008 Rambo movie.
There are two or three more chapters left.
Please review. I always appreciate your feedback.