A/N - well guess what guys ... this is the big finale (I know ... kind of sneaked up on me too). Be sure to stick around at the end...

Canuckle - Getting a Creed compliment from you is a very good sign. Glad I did a good job with him. And yea ... Greer's been spending all this time with Logan and Apex ... thought it was about time she started taking charge a bit.

N1elkyfan - thanks for the reivew and hopefully this lives up to expectations.

Cheshire - thanks for support ... you know I learned from some of the best ; ) And speaking of set ups, THANK YOU for helping with this ending (more thank yous to come).

Greer's world was red

In her feral state, she wasn't best at paying attention to detail. She just knew to listen to Apex's direction and to slash or break anything that wasn't him. Every so often she'd hear someone scream, or gunfire ... a snarl that could only come from either Logan or Sabertooth but that wasn't her focus. No ... her focus was stalking down Admiral William Stryker.

And from the scent she was getting close ... very close.

"Tigra!" Greer looked where Apex was pointing to find Stryker booking it down a hallway that led out of the mayhem taking place in the hall, a phalanx of Screamers around him. Greer leaped and began pouncing above the fray, using heads and shoulders as launching pads and feeling them crumble after each launch. She didn't need to see if Apex was with her, she knew it ... and there he was running beside her down the hall, both of them covered in blood, unsure how much was their own or others. But this close to their prey ... it didn't matter.

They met some resistance but it didn't slow them down. The two of them a focused rage of focused training and predatory instinct. So when they turned the corner into a staging room, so focused on Stryker's scent, they were slow to pick up the tang of gun oil and sweat.

"Apex! Tigra! It's over ... it's all over." Stryker was standing behind a line of Screamers and Weapon X soldiers, all of them aiming at the two ferals.

"But why should I just kill you ... when I can have the pleasure of watching you kill each other?" Greer raised her hand as Stryker held up a device and the room was blinded in white light. Apex kept his position, his eyes never totally leaving the target so that as the room came back into focus, he could see the look of first disbelief and then fury on the Admiral face as Apex roared in defiance. He had wanted to see the moment Stryker knew he no longer had control ... and he wanted Stryker to know he'd never have it again.

"How - what did you ... fire fire!" Stryker pointed at the two ferals as they both rolled to cover behind a concert barrier.

"Shit!" Greer covered herself as bits of stone and bullets flew just a few inches above their head. She grimaced as the bullets that had found their mark in her exposed stomach were slowly pushed out as Apex let out a snarl as he flung off his body armor to dig out the ones that had gotten through. Shouts from Stryker to flank them only infuriated her more ... they were so close...

"Tigger!" Hearing her nickname cut through the roar of gunfire as Logan called from the doorway and slid a rifle towards her which she picked up and returned fire in one fluid motion ... Something she had no idea she could do but in times like this, she wasn't about to question it. She came back down for cover as Apex heard Stryker calling for reinforcements ... he was heading out of the compound.

"Greer..." Apex knew they didn't have the time to fight their way through this ... not like this. Stryker was getting away ... he couldn't let him get away.

"Not now Colton." Greer popped back up to pick off another soldier before crouching back down as more concrete was chipped away.

"Greer!" Apex grabbed her arm, his back resting against the barrier and for the first time Greer noticed the amount of blood pooling behind him.

"Holy - Colton hold on I can wrap that." Greer slung the gun over her back and moved to her med-pack but Apex stopped her.

"Hurt me." Apex tightened his grip on her arm as Greer looked at him like he was crazy. The sound of Logan and now Deadpool returning fire drowning most everything else out.

"What?"

"I need you to hurt me ... now." Apex growled but Greer just shook her head.

"No ... No why would I do that?"

"I need you to trust me. Just do it." Apex took her hand and put it on his shoulder, holding it there as Greer tried to pull away.

"Colton I'm not going to hurt you! I can't hurt you. You're not thinking -"

"Damn it girl, HURT HIM!" Logan roared as he dropped his gun and just headed straight into the fire. The only person he'd have left Creed bleeding for was getting away ...

"Shit!" Greer cursed and pivoted so Apex had his back braced against the barrier and she had both hands resting on top of his shoulders. He was taking deep breaths, his eyes locked with her's as she waited for him.

"Do it." Greer grimaced as she put her claws into Colton till she felt bone but kept her eyes on him hoping he'd tell her to stop as he roared in pain ... until suddenly she heard the familiar noise of adamantium piercing flesh. Greer retracted her claws and crawled back a step, suddenly aware of what Colton had just asked her to do.

"Colton?" she didn't have to wait as his eyes shot open glowing white, muscles tensed and his focus on her. After a moment of shock and even a little panic ... she couldn't help the predatory smile that came onto her face.

"Apex," Greer reached out a hand, wrapping it around his neck, able to feel the growl ... the power radiating out of him ... just waiting for her word, "Go get 'em."

And just like that he was over the barrier and dealing out death. After letting a few screams go by, Greer was able to stand up behind the barrier and watch along with a for once silent Wilson as Apex and Logan cleared the room, exacting terrible vengeance on the poor bastards that were stupid enough to confront them.

"So stripes ... Are you uh...you're with that guy?" Wilson pointed as Apex tore a Screamer in half.

"Yea." Greer growled as the merc took a very deliberate step sideways. It was only a couple seconds longer before the room was cleared, Apex standing silent as Logan snarled over the bodies. Greer kept her eyes on the two but needed updates as she heard the battle going on in the hall getting closer.

"What's going on with the auction?"

"Oh - uh well you two left and we kept killing all the Screamers and then the AIM people started shooting at the HYRDRA people and Logan and Creed danced for a while till Wolvie put Creed's guts on the floor. Then he went looking for you two ... oh and this whole place is probably going to be exploding soon. Yea ... definitely soon." Wade looked back over at the two ferals.

"I know Wolverine when he goes all snarly but uhhh ... what's goin' on with tall dark and fangy?"

"Focus." Greer growled and without hesitation prowled straight up to the two ferals with Wilson a careful step behind. He'd worked with Wolverine before and knew that when he was like this ... well he preferred not having to reattach appendages mid-mission. Which made what the tiger-chick did next even more bizarre.

"Logan." Greer gave a quick look to see Apex looking right at her before making sure she was standing right in front of Logan's eyeline. He was still breathing haggard, the chest of his uniform in tatters and growling.

"Logan." Greer spoke quietly but firmly, slowly reaching to put a hand on his shoulder. Wade flinched as Wolverine let out a snarl but Greer just kept her eyes on his as they locked onto her. It took a couple seconds before Logan gave his head a quick shake and a few steadying breaths.

"'m fine...just gimme a sec..." Logan growled, still having a bit trouble talking.

"Where the hell did you learn that trick?" Domino sounded miffed at the feral display as she quickly reloaded her guns.

"It helps when he doesn't have the base urge to kill you." Greer sniped right back, not in the mood for Domino at the moment, regardless of what she'd done.

"Oh ... oh ... I can vouch for that. Hey Dom? Does Logan wanna kill you cause of that time with the assassins guild and you double crossed him and stole that money and -" Wade cut himself short as Dom pointed a raised eyebrow and baretta at him.

Greer just rolled her eyes and got back to the issue at hand. Assassins were all so weird.

"Alright so do we have a plan?" Greer, Domino and Wade all looked to Logan who took a few more breaths before getting ready to answer ... just as Warpath came crashing through the wall to the right of Greer, Psylock diving in after him as she sent psychic blasts to cover as the rest of the team followed her lead.

"Logan ... your buddies back." Proudstar gritted his teeth as he took Logan's hand and joined the others in lining up as a bloody Creed and what looked like the remaining Screamers come through the wall.

"Alright ... listen up. Plans the same. We only got a few minutes till this place is in the ocean. Kill who you gotta and get the hell out." Logan popped his claws and just like that everything went back into chaos.

Greer bolted for the hallway Stryker had ran down on all fours, Apex silent but right beside her. She just knew he'd stay right beside her until this was over.

It didn't take the two felines long to catch up, standing back up as Greer found an oddly calm Stryker waiting for them in a loading dock ... the exit to his escape nothing but a few feet away through the raised gate. But there he was waiting ... Greer knew something was off.

"Well done ... I mean that Weapon 13. Well done. I knew there was a use for you and just look at you've accomplished, all the lives you've claimed ... you've truly exceeded my expectations."

Greer just growled but kept her eyes roving around the loading dock. She had expected soldiers ... Screamers ... something.

"I never really put all of my stock in the Bio-Soldier program. That was the scientists talking ... no ... no I know what a real weapon is. A real weapon is something that can get close, blend in ... and kill without hesitation. Unfortunately, Weapon 22 never could quite accomplish that ... could you Apex?" Stryker sneered as Greer felt the growl from beside her. She knew that all he needed was her word ... and he'd rip Stryker apart. But Stryker had to know that so Greer decided to wait.

"See, I know what a real weapon looks like. I've seen it ... and I've been working hard to recreate it. And now ... now I'd like to test it." The two ferals barely turned in time as the kicks and elbows started raining down. Whatever it was ... it was fast and before either one could land a strike, it did a high backflip and landed silently next to Stryker.

"Tigra ... Apex ... may I introduce Weapon 23."

At first Greer had trouble understanding what she was seeing ... it - she ... Greer was fairly certain it was a she ... The girl was so small. The tight black outfit covered her entire body and extended all the way up to cover the bottom of her face, leaving only a pair of focused green eyes and jet-black straight hair exposed. If she hadn't just been attacked, Greer would have thought Stryker was attempting to trick them.

"Stryker ... what have you done?" Greer asked horrified before slowly lowered her hands as she was now certain it was a girl standing across from them. A teenage girl ... 14, 15 at most ... So young ... just like she was ...

"I've made the perfect weapon. And unlike it's predecessor ... I know how to control it."

Greer just shook her head in shock ... this was a whole new level of low ... even for a monster like Stryker. Without thinking, she tried to take a step towards the teen but stopped at Apex's hand on her arm. She looked back to see his glowing eyes locked on the girl. Greer kept her eyes on Apex and tried to pull away but he just tightened his grip with a growl. Greer scrunched her brow in confusion as she looked back towards Stryker ... and then she smelled it.

She didn't know what she smelled actually ... just that she didn't like it. It seemed to coat her nose and block everything else out and left her shaking her head in an attempt to get it out. But whatever it smelled like to Apex had him growling louder and pretty quick Greer figured out why.

**SNIKT**

The girl's entire posture changed, hunched shoulders and a rabid growl got Greer to take a step back as twin adamantium claws popped from each hand ... and the tigress couldn't help the resemblance between her and Wolverine.

"Like I told you Tigra, Weapon X doesn't do redundancy. Only the best weapon survives," Stryker took a step back, a sadistic smile of anticipation on his face, "X-23...kill the targets."

Greer thought the kid was fast before ... she was wrong. Now this kid was fast.

Apex went to engage her first and Greer had almost yelled for him to stop but immediately reconsidered when the girl slid under him, slicing at the thigh as she passed, and then alarm bells went off in Greer's head as the girl came at her, blades extended. She didn't know it but Greer staring X-23 straight in the eyes, trying to read her, had been a poor choice, the berserk feral reading it as a challenge ... one she wanted to kill.

Greer had trained with Logan for years but X-23's movements were all different, so was the way she used her claws. Also, the tigress just didn't feel it right to be attacking this small girl, Weapon or not, and Greer quickly on the defensive ... a decision she was quickly regretting as the girl clearly did not have the reservations she did, and as good as her body armor was, it wasn't doing much to protect her from adamantium. Finally, Greer caved and in desperation aimed to slash X-23's neck, but she ducked under, spinning on her knees and slashing up with her claws, taking a good chunk of Greer's tail off, earning a genuine roar of pain from the tigress. Greer spun blind but ended up with X-23 sinking her claws upwards and into the feline's exposed stomach.

Greer stayed frozen there for a moment, X-23 growling right in front of her face, and that's when Greer found out the hard way this this girl wasn't just like Logan. She had a claw in her foot too ... one that she impaled right into Greer's knee and as the tigress was about to collapse, she felt the shock hit her. Lucky for Greer ... she didn't have to fight this crazy feral bitch alone.

The force that Apex sent X-23 flying into a concrete pillar actually dented the cement and he was there when she landed with a knee shard to the stomach, impaling her to the pillar. But that didn't stop the berserker, putting both sets of claws into Apex' leg and twisting, forcing him to drop the knee and letting her roll out of the way as Greer braced herself against the floor and urged herself to breath and for the first time, actually silently praying that tails grew back.

Greer growled as she felt her healing factor kick into place. She was still worried about the tail but it seemed her body was a bit more concerned with repairing her vital organs and frankly, it hurt like hell.

So that was the scene ... Greer hobbled and slowly healing on one side, Stryker watching intently on the other, with Apex and X-23 fighting each other to the death in the middle. Greer took a quick look down, relieved to see the bleeding had stopped and looking up, she cold see Apex and X-23 going to war with each other, flesh severed, an occasional snarl of pain and of course, blood splattering everywhere. But Greer felt a sense of relief wash over her ... X-23 was weakening, it was obvious ... and there was just no way this kid was taking on Apex. He was just too big, too quick and too good. And after the first few exchanges she was right. In his own feral state, the fury in which X-23 attacked left her open and pretty quickly she was a bleeding mess.

Greer thought that might be it for the teen and silently she begged the girl to to just stay down. She couldn't help it ... she didn't want Apex to kill this girl. She reminded her too much of herself ... of Apex or Logan ... just another feral under Stryker's control. Beat her by all mean ... but killing her ... someone so young just seemed ... wrong. But nothing seemed to slow her ... her feral rage not letting her stop.

It seemed Greer wasn't the only one to notice and grimaced when Apex broke the first arm ... followed closely by the second. But all X-23 did was shake her head and roar before attempting to impale Apex with her feet, but it was clear ... this was over. She sneered as she looked up towards Stryker ... his 'weapon' was going to lose ... and she was going to watch Apex take his head off.

The look on Stryker's face was one of supreme disappointment and it gave Greer immense pleasure. She didn't see it but heard the impact of the kick that sent X-23 flying through the air and crashing into a caravan of parked hummers with a crash. That was it ... it was over. But Stryker didn't flinch, instead she could see him reach into his pocket, activating something ... and Greer felt her stomach sink as her sharp eyes caught soldiers silently line the upper level of the hanger, their guns aimed down at the giant panther who seemed too focused on ensuring the rabid feral was down to notice.

Apex ... She had to warn Apex ... Greer opened her mouth but Stryker noticed and almost instantly, she found herself pressed back to the ground, three soldiers on top of her and a boot on her head, her face smashed on the floor.

"Keep her there and keep her quiet. I've got an animal to put down." Stryker said calmly and Greer could see the soldiers on the upper levels readying their guns. She growled and struggled wildly against the soldiers on top of her but they were too heavy… she was too weak ... And the tendons in her damaged knee just refused to heal from the adamantium, let alone the flesh, or even fur. She couldn't move...

"Ready…" she heard Stryker whisper followed by the click of guns.

Apex... She had to warn Apex…

Greer struggled again but the soldier dug his boot deeper onto her head, causing her to see literal flashes of pain.

"Aim…" she tried to work through the agony to get to her feral state… Focus… She had to focus…

"Fire…" Greer roared before finally summoning enough strength to throw the soldiers off her and with her good leg launched herself onto Apex just as the gunfire filled the hangar.

...

Apex had been in his predator state when the shots had rung out. He had been so focused ... so transfixed on his target ... he hadn't taken in the soldiers above him ... not until ... the shots had rung out... and suddenly he was only focused on something else.

"Greer?" The white faded from his eyes as he felt her braced against him, her claws dug into his fur ... she hung there for a moment as if she was embracing him ... and then he felt her starting to slip.

"Greer!" He caught her, quickly scanning her body to see the number of bullet holes ... but she should be fine ... she should be healing ... why wasn't she healing ... and that's when he felt it. The sting coming from his side ... the noxious smell coming from their wounds ... carbonadium.

"Apex ... what have they done to you?" Stryker held up his hand, halting the soldiers from firing as he took in his former weapon as it held the foolish dying tigress. What had those mutants done to his perfect weapon ... all that work ... wasted.

The roar Apex unleashed made Stryker and every soldier wince but the panther still didn't move, his grip on Greer tightening as he held her ... her blood steadily dripping to the floor. His eyes were locked straight on Stryker ... he was going to eviscerate Stryker.

The Admiral recovered and sneered as he weighed something before giving Apex a half-smile.

"I'll tell you what Weapon ... let's just see how far you've fallen. Let's see if Weapon 22 is still in there."

"Kill you!" Apex could feel himself slipping back into his predator state ... so much rage ...

"Are you certain about that?" Stryker glanced over as X-23 climbed out of the wreckage with a grunt, her uniform in tatters and covered in blood but her body showing signs of quickly healing. "I'll give you the same choice I gave that reject you're holding."

Stryker grinned at Apex's growl.

"Don't be insulted Weapon ... I know you can kill me ... kill everyone in this room. You proved that," Apex glanced around, taking in the soldiers, Stryker and X-23 as she lost her limp to stand before Stryker, throwing out an arm to snap it back into place. Dead ... they were all dead.

"But if you kill all of us ... you'll kill her as well." Apex lost his growl and looked down at Greer ... her breathing was getting slower ...

"Well ... what will it be Weapon?" Apex kept his eyes on Greer before slowly raising them back to Stryker as the soldiers took aim.

"Who do you choose?"

Greer groaned as she slowly felt her eyes flutter open... Ugh... Big mistake... Light was way too bright... And everything... Literally EVERYTHING was hurting... Greer growled as she felt someone shine a torch right into her sensitive iris... Extensively managing to hurt the only part of her that had been OK ... Where was she? She couldn't tell... Hospitals or places with medical equipment always smelled too similar for her to identify them ... Did they win? Or was this Weapon X and she managed to wake up in the middle of a dissection?

"Greer? Can you hear me?" Before a very familiar blue face popped into view.

"Mmmm" was all the tigress could mumble, her throat feeling like sandpaper... It was like she hadn't drunk water in days or something ... why did everything hurt ...

"Hank..." She croaked before trying draw her knees closer to herself so she could sit up. And that's when she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder. With great difficulty, Greer managed to turn her bandaged head ... She was pretty sure every part of her was bandaged at this point only to smile upon seeing who it was ...

"Hey Colton..." She whispered, "What did I miss?"

Greer was surprised when the giant Panther lowered his head ... His eyes shining with guilt...

"Greer ... I'm so sorry." Was all he could rumble before he lowered his head further, his ears completely flattened.

"Sorry? What are you sorry for?" Greer was confused and despite the pain tried to draw herself up again only to come to a horrifying discovery... One that made her tense up quickly and her heart rate to sky rocket ... Her legs ... She couldn't feel her legs.

Greer tried again ... The simple act of pulling her leg up... Nothing... Greer started to breathe ... Hard ... Baby steps she told herself ... Baby steps... She tried something simpler this time ... She tried to curl her toes... Nothing...

"Greer..." Hank said cautiously as the tigress started to hyperventilate and the doctor was about to step in only stopping when Colton beat him to it... Wrapping her in his arms as she clung onto him desperately. Visible shaking.

"What the hell happened? Why can't I ... My healing factor ... I..."

"Greer we need you to calm down," Hank took a nervous glance at her vitals, "We'll explain everything but you need to calm down before you go into shock." Hank insisted as he and Colton help shift Greer into a more laid back position. It took almost a minute before the tigress stopped trembling. However, Hank noticed how she continued to cling to Colton.

"Greer you do understand carbonadium stops the healing factor yes?" And the tigress silently nodded.

"And that a large number of them could be highly lethal?" To which Greer simply bared her teeth.

"Well, after your recent uh ... accident," Hank glanced briefly at Colton before continuing, "I had to remove eight of such bullets from you and two of them... well two of them went through your spine."

There was an audible intake of breath that came from Greer.

"So does that... Does that mean I'll be... I'll be..." Apex tightened his grip around Greer as she did the same to him. But she calmed slightly at the smile on Dr. McCoy's face.

"You can relax Greer ... Let's just say you won't be doing any gymnastics classes for quite a while. My tests show that this is only temporary." Greer let out a huge sigh of relief, she hadn't noticed she'd been holding her breath.

"Your healing factor burnt out trying to heal that tail of yours," Greer quickly checked to see her tail poking out from under the sheet. "And after being exposed to such high levels of carbonadium ... It needs time to repair itself.

"How long?" Apex asked, Greer seemed transfixed at staring at her tail ... it wasn't moving ...

"I'm not sure. A few weeks ... Maybe a month. Well just have to see. But the important thing is, she should make a full recovery."

There was a silence in the room , before Greer realized Henry was waiting for a reaction from his patient.

"Oh OK..." Greer finally muttered, just clinging onto Colton tighter as Hank gave a little nod of his head and left the two ferals alone.

"As you can see, Weapon X continues to manufacture the most lethal assets in the world."

Stryker stood before a large monitor, each section a different screen flipping between Wolverine, Apex, Tigra, X-23, Deadpool and Fantomex ... it was pulled from the failed auction but the look on Stryker's face was confident as he waited for a reaction from the people sitting in shadow.

"Yes ... we can see that. Very impressive." A male voice finally affirmed.

"What of X-23? You claimed she was superior to the Wolverine ... could supplant this ... Project K." An older male voice sounded skeptical.

"X-23 ... had a minor setback. But she had been dealt with and I assure you is fully opperational." Stryker fought the urge to grasp his sidearm ... seeing as it wasn't there.

"And what of your exposure? How do you intend to deal with your rogue weapon?" This time it was a female voice. Stryker flexed his fist as he maintained his composure.

"I assure you ... they will all be dealt with swiftly." Stryker said it with conviction ... but there was a uniform shaking of heads ... Stryker wasn't even sure how many there were standing back there.

"Yes he will ... but not by you." The first male voice spoke with authority.

"What do you - if you think -"

"Don't worry Admiral, you have our support ... and our funding. But for now ... leave these weapons to us."

It was another full day before Dr. McCoy felt Greer was strong enough to leave the infirmary. Jean and Logan were the only people Colton allowed into the room besides Hank. And even then, Greer was barely able to stay awake long enough to say a 'I'll be fine ...'

She didn't even know what cover story Colton and Logan had come up with ... something to do with the two of them being ambushed by Weapon X during a trip to the woods ... honestly it didn't really matter to Greer at this point.

When Hank finally gave Colton permission, he gently scooped her out of the infirmary and straight to their bed. There had been a moment when the doctor had mentioned a wheel chair but the look on Greer's face was enough for Apex ... that was just too much. But for now, they were back in their room and without a word he turned and went to their closet, grabbing her favorite shirt ... Which was really his tank top and a pair sweatpants as well.

Greer grimaced as Colton undressed her, turning her head away until the pants were on and he had slipped her under the covers. She hated feeling so helpless ... But what she hated even more was how silent Colton was ... he had barely spoken since her waking up. Instead just spending her brief moments awake helping her eat and nuzzling her until she drifted back to sleep. Logan explained it'd be like that for a while ... until she had healed.

"You OK?" She asked softly. Causing the panther to look at her quizzically as he slipped out of the scrubs Hank had given him. He hadn't left the infirmary since he had carried her in ... and now she was asking if he was alright.

"I'm fine." He rumbled, his ears still pulled back.

"Then talk to me." she pleaded causing Apex to release a low growl, turning slightly from her.

"If I had been more aware ... If I had protected you ... None of this would have happened." Greer quickly shook her head.

"No. Colton this wasn't your fault. It's no ones fault. I don't blame you..."

"But I blame myself." Now it was Greer's turn to growl ... her first real moment since waking up.

"You would have done the same for me. You always swear to protect me. Well I thought it was about damn time I returned the favor. Besides ... now I really get to say I took a bullet for someone ... Carbonadium ones to boot." Greer joked before parting the spot next to her.

"Cmon, let's just rest..." She felt exhausted after the brief rush of adrenalin.

Apex seemed to hesitate before he cautiously took his place next to her under the covers and gently wrapping his arms around her.

"Mmm..." Greer purred before snuggling her upper body closer to his. They just hadn't been able to do this right in the infirmary ... And without warning Greer suddenly felt Colton clutch her tighter than ever before ... as if he was afraid she might just disappear there and then if he let go.

"Colton?" She whispered but the panther only brought his muzzle closer to her face. Nuzzling it gently.

"I love you..." And Greer had had to blink twice before she realized Colton just... Did Colton just say that? Smiling in realization Greer wrapped her arms around his neck and guided his head so their foreheads were touching...

"I love you too..."

Well ... that's it. This OC has been with me for a long time and to see all this is pretty amazing. Your embracing of Apex/Colton is more than I could have hoped for. Not to worry, this isn't the end for Apex and Greer. If you've been reading Canuckle's 'Feral' storyline (and you better be) you know there is a lot in store for those 2 and I'll be getting to work on the next arc very soon.

I want to hear from you! If you have any ideas or suggestions for Apex/Greer please let me know. Not sure when I'll work it in but trust me ... I will.

Cheshire - while Apex might have been my OC, he's become something else entirely since meeting Greer (and let's be serious, this Greer is most definitely your OC. sorry Marvel). Reading your work inspired me to get started and all your edits and feedback made this not only possible but fun. We know some amazing things are in store and I can't wait to keep working with you : )

Canuckle - if Cheshire inspired me to start, reading your work is what's pushed me to continue and become a better writer. I basically rewrote this entire thing after reading your work and it's only been better for it. Won't be long until a very special, striking and diminutive viking makes her appearance and then the real fun can start ; ) and of course, thanks for all the late night feedback and letting me vent at you.

Special thanks to everyone that reviewed, favorited and followed of course to my regulars N1elkyfan, Retrokill, Belledaynight, James and Defectivecat576

I hope you'll come back for the next arc as well.