Chapter 11: Final Hunt
Deadpool sharpened his swords to prepare for the final strike against Nakyama. He removed his goofy hunter items since he felt this was going to be a serious fight. Maya sat at the bar area while Zer0 and Domino sat outside. Hammerlock was cleaning off his sniper rifle and proclaimed "We finally found that annoying tool. He is over in Candlerakk Crag." Deadpool put his swords away and declared "Let's finish this."
"Indeed. Nakyama has been seriously annoying." Sane proclaimed. "Seriously!" Crazy added. "He annoys the living shit out of me!"
"And that's saying something."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means the same thing as before, you are very annoying."
Deadpool looked to Maya and nodded. She nodded in return and hopped off the bar stool. They went outside and found Domino and Zer0 cleaning their weapons off. "Are we ready?" Domino questioned as she holstered her pistols. Deadpool nodded and Zer0 slung his sniper rifle over his shoulder.
They spawned two fan boats and drove to the entrance to Candlerakk Crag. They walked out of the cave into the rain of the crag. "You're too late!" Nakyama proclaimed shakily. "I've already activated my weapon! You don't have to come after me!" Deadpool rolled his eyes and laughed "Worst. Bluff. Ever." Maya agreed "Really. I bet the guy sucks at poker."
"More than likely. I can't remember when the last time I played poker was."
"Regular or strip?" Crazy laughed. "I think we're referring to regular poker." Sane groaned.
"That's no fun! We should have Lilith play strip poker with us!"
"Why? We're in a relationship with her, we get to see her naked whenever we want."
"Again, no fun."
Deadpool snapped back into reality when Zer0 proclaimed "Focus. We need to get to Nakyama." Deadpool started walking forward and saw a small camp along the ledge. "How many shots is it going to take to take out the small camp over there?" Deadpool questioned. Zer0 walked up and pulled out the One Shot, exclaiming "Less than a clip." He raised his rifle and fired off one shot and blew the head off a Witch Doctor.
Deadpool ran forward towards the camp as Zer0 started sniping the remaining savages. By the time Deadpool got to the camp, Zer0 had killed all of the savages. Deadpool announced over the radio "Area clear. Moving forward." Deadpool pushed forward and moved along the ridge. "I have a very bad feeling about this." Sane grumbled.
Deadpool had to agree that something felt wrong, like there was a dark cloud hanging over them. He cleared the ridge to another small camp that was filled with savages. All of them had swords and gun raised, pointing at him. "So all of you think that you can take me?" Deadpool growled as he pulled out his Dual Pythons. "I think that all of you are going to die, but let's test that theory." He charged forward with his Dual Pythons blasting as he shouted "LEROOOOOOOOOOY! JENKIIIIIIIIIIINS!" A wall of bullets clashed against the savages as Deadpool slaughtered them.
He quickly put the rifles on his back and drew his swords. He sliced and hacked at the savages as they charged him. There was a savage hunter remaining and it threw a spear at him, nailing him in the shoulder. He simply walked forward as another spear hit him in the side. The hunter fell back as Deadpool walked up on him and tore the spears from his body.
"I think these are yours." Deadpool growled as he impaled the hunter with his own spears. The rest of the group ran up to him as he brushed himself off. "Did you have fun?" Domino chuckled. "A bit." Deadpool shrugged. "I hope Nakyama's project will be a little more though." He saw the group practically roll their eyes in unison.
They moved deeper through the crag and saw the Terminus, Nakyama's ship. "Almost done with this." Maya proclaimed. The group moved through another savage camp and came upon a rope bridge. "Release the…." Nakyama announced. "Please don't say Kraken. Please don't say Kraken." Deadpool pleaded in his head. "Please don't say Kraken."
"Elites!"
"Thank god." Deadpool sighed out loud. "I thought he was going to say Kraken." Maya questioned "What's a Kraken?"
"It's just… just…unimportant. Let's just… just keep going."
Badass savages wearing Jack masks ran across the bridge and charged them. Domino stepped forward and drew her pistols. One was almost on top of her until she shot the savage in the side and kicked it off the bridge. Another one charged but she put two into its head. A third nearly got her, but Zer0 blasted the savage's head off. There was one left and Maya phase locked it.
She threw the savage over the bridge, the savage screaming the whole way down as it plummeted through the misty veil. "Oh crap! Those were my best guys!" Nakyama panicked. "Oh crap! Crap! Crap! I am so screwed!" Deadpool shook his head and laughed "You definitely are, Nakyama. You definitely are." The group continued to move through the crag and savage camp after savage camp. The approached the door to the Terminus.
"Remember minion." Claptrap proclaimed over the ECHO. "The code for the door is 134." Deadpool growled as he turned the wheels for the doors "I am going to kill that annoying ass robot when we get back to Sanctuary." As the door to the ship opened, Nakyama cried "No! This isn't fair! My weapon isn't ready yet! This isn't fair! This isn't fair!" The group walked into the ship to find it was a total dump. "How could this guy create a weapon from this scrap heap?" Deadpool questioned.
"Probably a part of the ship that is still intact." Sane pointed out. "Or he's a wizard!" Crazy added.
"Highly unlikely."
"No. Fun."
Zer0 took the lead and opened an air vent. The group crawled through and dropped into a large area of the ship. A door at the other end of the room shook and then bursted open. A large, bullymong-like creature with a pair of robotic arms and two generators on its back emerged from the dust. Deadpool noticed the plate on its chest that opened to reveal a Jack mask bathed in a blue light.
"Here we go." Deadpool exclaimed as her drew his Dual Pythons. Everyone started shooting at Jackenstien as it charged them. Their shots didn't seem to effect the creature as it jumped at them. Everyone jumped aside as the creature crashed down. Jackenstien swung at Deadpool and sent him flying.
He slammed against the wall and immediately shot up. Jackenstien turned on his companions and tried to crush them.
Aim for the generators on its back.
"Narrator! Where have you been? It's been a while."
I know, I've been busy.
"You should schedule your life out. It really helps."
Not exactly going to take advice from a guy in a skin tight jumpsuit, but alright. Isn't there something you should be doing right now?
"They can handle it. They're big kids. I just want to talk since we haven't in a while. How's life treating you?"
I'm not going to discuss my life with a fictional character.
"It'll make you feel better."
You know what would make me feel better? You actually helping your friends since they aren't doing so well right now.
Deadpool looked to Jackenstien, who was tossing his friends around like rag dolls. "Holy shit!" Deadpool gasped. "I should help them! Talk to you later Narrator!" Deadpool charged Jackenstien and jumped onto his back. Deadpool stabbed his swords into the beast's back and pulled out one of his Pythons. He started putting rounds into one of the generators until it exploded.
Jackenstien bucked back in pain when the generator exploded. Deadpool hung onto his sword as Jackenstien tried to throw him off. Deadpool raised his rifle and started shooting the other generator. It exploded and Jackenstien kicked harder, throwing Deadpool off. He rolled and drew his other Python as he recovered.
"I'm guessing we aim for the chest." Zer0 proclaimed. "Sounds like a plan." Deadpool agreed. Jackenstien roared and displayed his Jack-plated chest. Everyone jumped aside as plasma blasted covered the area where they were standing. Deadpool put a few rounds into the Jack mask as he jumped back up.
Jackenstien ran aside and grabbed one of the crates. He threw it at Deadpool, slamming him against a wall. "Well this sucks." Deadpool groaned as he shimmied his way out of the pinch he was in. He was able to get out and saw his friends shooting at Jackenstien. He saw Zer0 go into Deception and probably go for the kill.
Jackenstien slammed the ground and sent Zer0 flying. The beast seemed to think Zer0 was the biggest threat and charged Zer0. Deadpool tried to get free, but noticed Maya charge Jackenstien. She grabbed Zer0's sword from the ground and put herself in between Zer0 and Jackenstien. As Jackenstien was about to smash them, Maya took Zer0's sword and drove it into the Jack mask.
Jackenstien stumbled back as sparks erupted from its chest. The chest exploded in a shower of sparks and the beast fell back. Deadpool was able to get free and saw Domino wrap her arms around Zer0. She let him go and went to Maya, thanking her "Thank you so much." Maya smiled and replied "You don't have to thank me. He's my friend and you would have done the same in my position."
Domino smiled and returned to hugging Zer0. Deadpool clapped Maya on the back and announced "That. Was. AWESOME! You were just like 'bring it mother fucker! I have a sword!' and was like BAM! You dead mother fucker!" Maya smiled and started laughing "You are one of the goofiest people I have ever met."
"One of? I'm not the goofiest? Looks like I'm going to have to step my game up. But that's later. NOW, we have to take care of Nakyama."
Zer0 jumped onto Jackenstien's corpse and pulled his sword out. He then jumped out of view and announced "Looks like this creep dropped something!" He walked around holding a strange looking SMG. "Yellow Jacket." He explained. "Hyperion E-tech SMG." He walked over to Maya and held it out for her.
"You deserve it." Deadpool agreed as he pushed Maya towards Zer0. She placed her hands on the SMG (Deadpool noticed her hand was on Zer0's, but not where Domino could see) and replied "Thanks Zer0."
"No. Thank you, for saving me."
Deadpool ruined the moment by announcing "Time to kill Nakyama!" The group moved to the end of the room and a door over their heads opened up. A man who looked like he hadn't bathed walked out of the room. His white lab coat had stains on it and a small turret poked over his shoulder. His beard-mustache combo looked greasy and his eyes looked wild.
"Okay." He announced. "I am scared out of my mind right now. You may be a walking apocalypse, Vault Hunters, but I still might be able to defeat you. I still have my brain, and my guns, and this ship! I might have a chance! Whoa!" Nakyama fell backwards towards them as a set of holo-stairs appeared. He crashed against every step and landed at their feet, dead as a doornail. "He died, falling down the stair." Deadpool pointed out. "Officially the worst villain ever." Zer0 shrugged and exclaimed "Easy job, now let's see what he has in his lab."
"I'm going first!" Deadpool shouted as he ran up the steps. Everyone followed him into the lab and saw a glass door that lead to a room filled with chests. Deadpool pressed his face to the glass and gasped "How do you think we get inside?" A cold voice growled "You don't." He heard a clinking noise and looked at his feet to see a flash bang grenade roll towards him.
The grenade went off and blinded him and his friends. He felt someone grab him and throw him against the tool Nakyama used to inject Jack DNA into the bullymong. He heard fighting occur and Deadpool slowly regained his sight. He saw Maya lying face down on the ground and Deathstroke holding Domino up by her throat. Zer0 was pinned by Deathstroke's boot on his throat.
"You and your little group are so predictable." Deathstroke growled with a twisted joy. "I knew you'd be coming for Nakyama. All I had to do was wait." Zer0 choked "So now you're just going to kill us?"
"That would be too easy and no real fun. You have escaped me two too many times. I need to you pay for that and just putting a bullet in your head isn't going to cut it."
"So what then?"
"I'm going to be in Opportunity, and I'm taking your girlfriend here with me. She may not be a contract, but I'm not opposed to a little, collateral damage. I'll be seeing you real soon. Goodnight, Zer0."
Deathstroke raised his foot and stomped on Zer0's head, knocking him unconscious. Deathstroke lowered Domino as she passed out and walked over to Deadpool. "You are going to stay away from Opportunity." He ordered. "If you do, I kill Domino on the spot." Deadpool coughed "Why are you doing this?"
"Because it's my job. Killing whoever needs to be killed. Unlike you, I can actually get a job done without screwing it up."
"Really? Because I still see one contract lying on the ground."
Deathstroke pulled out a pistol and shot Maya in the shoulder. "Anymore smart remarks?" He growled. "I'm good." Deadpool sighed.
"Good. So long, Wade."
Deathstroke put his pistol to Deadpool's forehead and pulled the trigger.
