A little warning, this isn't going to be a normal, funny chapter that we normally see. This is a little more serious chapter since Deathstroke kidnapped Domino.

Chapter 12: Preparations

Deadpool woke up in Lilith's bedroom in Sanctuary. He sat up and rubbed his forehead to feel skin. He looked at his hand to see his hand. "Where is my suit?" He questioned out loud as he looked around the room. He saw his suit, mask and weapons sitting on a dresser.

He got out of bed and went to his stuff, trying to figure out how he got back to Sanctuary. "Glad to see you're finally awake." He heard Lilith proclaim. He turned to the door to see her leaning in the doorway. "Yeah, I'm awake." He sighed as he put his mask on. Lilith walked over to him, lifted his mask and kissed him.

"I'm glad that you're okay." Lilith proclaimed as she wrapped him in a hug. "I can never die." Deadpool reminded as he hugged her back. "I'll always be okay."

"I know. It's just… I've haven't had the best of luck with my last relationship."

"I know about Roland, and that Handsome Jack killed him."

Lilith placed her forehead on his chest and he stroked her hair. "I'm sorry to put all this heavy stuff on you Deadpool." Lilith apologized as she took a step back from him. "I think we've reached a special point in our relationship where you can call me Wade." Deadpool exclaimed as he put his suit on. She smiled and replied "Sure thing, Wade." He put his belt and sword carrier on and asked "How did I get back here?"

"Zer0 was the first to regain consciousness and was able to get help. He grabbed Hammerlock and brought you and Maya back here. I basically had a heart attack when I saw you with a bullet wound in your head, but Zer0 told me to calm down."

"It's sweet that you were worried about me, but how's Zer0 holding up?"

Lilith ran her fingers through her hair and sighed "Not good." Deadpool raised an eyebrow and asked "How 'not good'?"

"Come see for yourself."

Deadpool followed Lilith downstairs to the second floor to see Zer0 sitting at the table. His visor was dark but Deadpool could tell that he had a dark, thinking look on his face. "How are you holding up Zer0?" Deadpool questioned. "I am going to kill Deathstroke." Zer0 growled. "I am going to make him suffer."

"That's… cool. Can you give me a minute?"

"He took Lilith's hand and went down to the first floor. "He seriously needs some help." Deadpool hissed. "You don't think I know that Wade?" Lilith hissed back. "He's been sitting like that since he brought you and Maya back four hours ago!"

"And he's just sat there like that? For four hours? And you didn't think about talking to him?"

"Of course I tried to talk to him! He just says that he's going to kill Deathstroke!"

Deadpool brought his hand to his face and pulled down. He sighed "He needs closer. Zer0 is going to have to go after Deathstroke." Lilith questioned "Do you really think that's the best idea?"

"It's our ONLY idea. I can't help him and I doubt that anyone else will be able to either."

"What makes you say that? We could get everyone to go after Deathstroke."

"No. Deathstroke said that if I set foot in Opportunity, Domino is as good as dead."

Lilith went wide eyed and brought her hand to her forehead. "What are we going to do?" She sighed. "Has Maya talked to Zer0 yet? Deadpool questioned.

"No. I haven't seen her since he brought her back. Do you think she could talk to him?"

"I don't know, but it's worth a shot."

Lilith nodded and took his hand, exclaiming "This is going to be a very difficult time and we need to be there for our friends." Deadpool looked her in the eyes and smiled, responding "We will, and right now we need to help Zer0 get ready for his fight with Deathstroke."

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Maya rubbed her bandaged shoulder as she started at herself in her bathroom mirror. "All he does is cause suffering and pain." She thought as she walked out. "Deathstroke is a monster. He needs to die." She grabbed a glass and filled it with water as she wondered about how Zer0 was handling everything. First Deathstroke murdered Zer0's fiancé and tried to kill him, then used Maya as bait and nearly killed him again, and now Deathstroke was going to try and kill Zer0 again using Domino as bait.

Maya wanted to go to Zer0 and talk to him, but she doubted that she could say anything that could help him. Maya sighed "He'll be better after he rescues Domino and kills Deathstroke." She heard a knock at the door and opened it to find Lilith and Deadpool. "What's up?" Maya questioned. "We need you to talk to Zer0." Lilith stated.

"Why me? Can't Deadpool talk to him? You two have worked together for years."

"Because you're special to him." Deadpool replied. "He'll listen to you more than anyone else on this planet." Maya had never heard Deadpool be so serious since she met him.

"Alright, I'll talk to him. Where's he at?"

"At the HQ, second floor."

Maya nodded and walked out of her home towards the HQ. "Why does it have to be me?" She thought as she stopped at the front door. "Sure, I guess I'm special to Zer0, but what makes them think he'll listen to me?" She took a breath and went to the second floor. Zer0 was sitting with his back to the balcony with his arms crossed and a blank helmet. "Zer0?" Maya questioned after a minute to see if he was asleep or not.

He looked up at her, then back down at the table. She walked over to him and asked "How are you doing?" He grumbled "Deathstroke has taken almost every good thing I've had in my life. I'm going to kill him."

"Understandable. He is a monster. We'll get him, and save Domino."

Zer0 didn't say anything else, just sat and stared at the holo table. "Do you want to talk about anything?" She questioned to break the silence. "No. I need to focus on killing Deathstroke." He growled.

"And saving Domino, right?"

Zer0 went quiet again and continued to stare. Maya felt a weird rage build up in her and she felt her body move without thought. She slapped Zer0 across the helmet and knocked him form the chair. "Get off revenge for one damn minute!" She barked at him as he stood up. "Domino is in trouble and you have to save her! She is more important than this damn grudge you have against Deathstroke!" Zer0 moved towards her and was inches from Maya.

"He's going to kill me for slapping him." Maya thought as he looked down on her. He took his helmet off and let it fall to the ground. He grabbed her face and pressed his lips to hers. Maya was honestly shocked that he was kissing her right now. There was so much passion in the kiss and Maya couldn't help herself as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Maya knew that her kissing Zer0 was wrong and that she was betraying Domino's trust, but she didn't care. They separated and Maya practically blurted "We shouldn't have done that." Ze0 sighed and replied "I know, but it was going to happen eventually." Maya raised an eyebrow and questioned "What do you mean it was going to happen eventually?"

"Because I love you Maya. I… I always did, even after you broke up with me, I still loved you."

Maya was in shock that he just confessed that he loved her, even though he was with Domino. She opened her mouth, but wasn't able to muster any words. "I thought you didn't feel the same way about me after you dumped, so I started dating Domino." Zer0 explained. "Then why did you continue dating Domino after you came back if you love me?" Maya questioned.

"Because I didn't think it wouldn't have been right for me to basically toss Domino aside and go back to you. I do like Domino, I like her a lot, but I love you, Maya."

Maya wasn't sure what to feel right now, except for confusion. Zer0 dropped his head and groaned "I just seriously fucked up." He ran his fingers through his hair and groaned "Let's just pretend this didn't happen." Maya grabbed his shoulders and planted another kiss on his lips. She separated from him and exclaimed "I don't want to pretend this didn't happen. I WANTED this to happen. Not on these terms, but I want to be with you."

He smiled and replied "Okay, but I think this is going to bite us in the butt when I save Domino." Maya sighed "I bet. I'm going to tell Lilith and Deadpool that you're going to be fine." She heard Lilith proclaim "We already know." They looked to the door way to see Deadpool's and Lilith's heads poking through the doorway. "How much did you two hear?" Zer0 questioned as he put his helmet back on.

"Enough." Deadpool replied as he walked into the room with Lilith behind him. "Are you ready to go after Deathstroke?"

"I think I am, I'm just a little worried about Domino though."

Deadpool nodded and took his Dual Pythons off of his back, placing them on the table. "Take these." Deadpool proclaimed. "You're going to need them more than I will." Zer0 nodded and put them on his back. Maya took out her fire SMG and handed it to Zer0. "You should take this too." Maya exclaimed as he took the gun. "Never know when you need a little more… fire power."

Zer0 chuckled at the joke as Lilith handed him a shield. "Flame of the Firehawk." Lilith announced. "Great shield. Should do a bit of good for you." Zer0 placed the shield on his hip and replied "Thank you all. I'm going to head to my place and go after Deathstroke and Domino tomorrow." He walked out and Deadpool turned to Maya with a smile under his mask. "What's got a smile on your face?" Maya questioned.

"I'm guessing today is a good day for you since you and Zer0 are back together, sort of."

Maya felt her face turn red and stammered "You… you heard… everything?"

"And saw everything. You trying to talk to Zer0, you slapping Zer0, you kissing Zer0… twice."

She brushed her hair behind her head and exclaimed "I'm going to leave now." She walked out, thankful that the awkward moment was over. She was going to go back to her place, but stopped in front of Peirce Station. She took a deep breath and went to Zer0's home. She knocked on the door and waited for a moment.

The door didn't open so she tried it and the door was unlocked. She walked in and looked around to find the first floor empty. She went upstairs and nearly ran into Zer0. "What are you doing here?" Zer0 questioned. He was wearing a pair of sweat pants and rubbed his head with a towel.

Maya simply stared at his chest with her mouth agape until Zer0 nearly shouted "Maya!" She snapped back into reality and responded "I wanted to be with you before you go." He shrugged and exclaimed "I guess that'd be okay." She practically shoved him onto his bed and crawled in with him. She laid down on top of him with her head on his chest.

"I really don't think we should be doing this." Zer0 stammered. She looked at him and rested her chin on his chest. "Why not?" She questioned. "I thought you loved me?"

"I do love Maya, but I'm still with Domino. I felt like I'm betraying her."

"Do you want me to leave?"

He laid his head back and sighed "No. I don't."

"Can I ask why you decided to tell me you love me now?"

"After you saved me from Jackenstien, I just couldn't stop myself from giving into my love for you. Then when you brought me back to reality, I just gave into my feelings for you."

Maya wrapped her arms around Zer0 and pulled him close. She felt his arms wrap around her as he whispered "Goodnight Maya."

"Goodnight Zer0."