AN: WOOHOO. It's done. Thanks to all who read. Especially Celgress, (still waiting for more of your own Venom story). Due to low viewership, I don't know when I'll write another, but I said I would finish this one, and I did. Let it not be said I didn't finish any story I started.

Chapter 7

Canine changed out the magazines on his M107. Now they were loaded with prototype exploding incendiary ammunition. The design of bullet was similar to that of a 30mm cannon found on an armored personnel carrier. The bullet was designed with an open tip that allowed various charges to be loaded in to meet various mission standards. In this case, the tip was a High Explosive Incendiary. Rocket had moved to the maximum effective range of his M32 Rotary Grenade Launcher, which he had loaded with 40mm Grenades with a modified White Phosphorous charge. The team was determined not to let Carnage get away from The Catacombs.

"C'mon you ugly red bastard. Come and get what's coming to you." Canine said to himself.

Agent Venom and Valkyrie were running as fast as they could down the hall. The elevator was slow, but if they didn't move fast, then Canine and his team would be facing them alone. Venom knew you could put the black ops team against any terrorist threat in the world, and they would be able to fight and win. They were not prepared to fight a super villain though, and they might very well lose that particular fight. Venom ran a little harder.

As he was running, he took note of the status of his weapons and equipment. He made sure that his 417 and his Desert Eagle were loaded. His counted up his remaining ammunition and grenades, and made sure that Valkyrie was still with him. Then he noted that they were missing a crucial piece of equipment.

"Shit." Venom said and slowed down.

"What?"

"You need to get over to the area where they were holding Carnage. You remember where on the map that is?" He asked.

"Yes." Valkyrie had reviewed that map of the complex just as Venom had. "But why?"

"Were gonna need something to contain his symbiote." Venom said and started running again.

Valkyrie stared at him for a moment and then groaned. "This world is terrible at holding their criminals sometimes." She turned around and ran towards the containment area.

With her god like speed she was able to reach the area that was labeled 'detainee holding area'. She took a second to look over the area. One side was a series of cells that were clearly for holding prisoners. The bodies from the start of Carnage's rampage were still on the floor, and walls, and ceiling…at least what was left of them…mostly blood. Valkyrie had seen death before so she wasn't remotely concerned. She moved through the hallway to a sealed door and punched in a master code for The Catacombs. She walked into a room with a screen that had several monitor that showed the insides of the cells.

Valkyrie saw what she needed in the corner. A simple weapons locker sat still secured, likely because carnage killed the ULTIMAUM members before they could take them. What was unusual was the selection of weapons. Standard Air Force M16 were housed next to riot gear, and what looked like a high tech vacuum cleaner with a small air horn attached to the hose.

"That's probably what we need to trap the fiend." Valkyrie said aloud. She ripped of the locker door and grabbed the vacuum.

Venom had just left Valkyrie at ran toward the elevator. He needed to get the surface. The Howling Commando were good, but their plan for Carnage was target the weakness of the symbiote, and that means if he got there too late, then he would be fighting in an area saturated with explosives and fire. That operating environment would make him weak as well.

Venom got to the elevator. It was closed. In the essence of speed, Venom pushed the doors open and looked up. Carnage had opened the emergency access hatch to get to the surface faster. Venom slung his rifle on his back, then jumped up through and latched himself to the wall and began to scamper. He didn't really stick to the wall like Spider-Man did, so much as he clawed into it to climb up.

The climb was several stories up, but luckily the residual spider powers from Spider-Man in the alien suit made the climb quick and relatively easy. But in the space up above, Venom heard the screech of another set of doors being forced open.

"Fuuuuuuck." Venom said to himself.

Canine saw the elevator door in the hanger open. Agent Venom didn't say that he and Valkyrie were coming through. Anyone else in the facility was either dead, or Carnage, so he made the call.

"Fire at will." Canine said into his microphone.

The operator made a slow steady pull on his M107. The thunderous band of the rifle was the only thing that could be heard. From off to his sides, Bookworm and Slippy also opened fire. Explosions came from the hanger as grenades exploded and caused vehicles and gasoline to detonate as well from Rocket's M32. A raging inferno soon filled the space inside.

"That should keep the bastard down." Canine said to himself.

Fire and flames came from up above. An inhuman scream echoed through the shaft, and a flash of red began to move down to Venom's position. The red figure was Carnage, and he noticed Venom.

"You!" Carnage was visibly pissed off more now, if that was even possible. "We will tear your flesh from your bones and feed it to those pestilent soldiers out them." Carnage threatened.

"I'm gonna put you in the ground id you don't stand down." Venom threatened.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You are sooooo much more fun than that pesky little insect in New York." Carnage retorted, and jumped down to attack Venom.

Venom back flipped off his current wall and landed on the opposite, just in time for Carnage to strike at his last position. An elevator shaft was hardly a good place for a fight, but Venom had seen Spider-Man fight on the sides of countless building and upside down, so it was doable.

Venom shot a wad of webbing at Carnage, immobilizing him. The red menace just formed a serrated blade along his arm and cut himself loose. Venom jumped over as he cut himself free and punched him in the jaw. Carnage finished freeing himself and slashed at Venom's chest. Venom pinned the arm to the wall with his hand.

"Argh. Bastard." Venom said.

"Well of course. I killed my parents." Carnage cackled.

"You're sick."

"What're you gonna do? Ravencroft can't hold me. This place can't hold me. You think you can do what people far smarter can't?"

"They haven't tried to kill you yet."

Carnage created a tentacle that wrapped itself around Venom waist and threw him across the elevator shaft. Venom stuck the landing, pulled out his Desert Eagle and fired at Carnage. Carnage howled in pain and the bullets struck his chest cavity. The maniac moved behind an I-beam that was the structure of the shaft.

"How were you able to do that?" Carnage asked angrily as he expanded his claw to dig out the bullet.

"Custom incendiary ammo. Gotta pick the right tool to do the proper job. Unarmored targets get hollow point. Armor is defeated by tungsten ammo. Symbiotes get shot by incendiary." Venom explained, loading a new magazine.

Carnage peered behind his cover and shot a storm of shrapnel from his forearm at Venom's pistol. Venom didn't react fast enough and a few of the projectiles pierced the metal, turning the firearm into a .50 caliber paperweight.

"Son of a bitch." Venom muttered. He reached into his utility belt and pulled out his last flashbang. He stuck a bit of webbing to the canister and threw it to the wall behind where Carnage was hiding. The diversion stuck to the wall and detonated shortly afterward.

"RAAAAAA!" Carnage screamed.

Venom jumped over to Carnage. The villain was covering his eyes, trying to regain his sight. With his opponent blinded, Venom pivoted around him to stand on the same surface, where he then used and elbow strike across his face to further daze Carnage, and a forward knee to knock him back down the elevator shaft. Carnage crash into, and through of the roof of the elevator below.

Venom was about to jump down to finish the fight, when he heard something.

Valkyrie was wearing the vacuum cleaner on her back, running toward the elevator. She had just hear a massive boom and felt a shockwave come from the surface, followed by gunfire a little afterward, and she knew she needed to get to the fight. She rounded the corner and saw the door forced open. "At least I won't half to wait for it."

Suddenly another bang echoed, and then Carnage fell down through the elevator. Valkyrie knew that Venom was in the elevator shaft.

"Venom. Be still and take cover." She shouted, hoping that he would follow her order.

The goddess activated the gadget on her back. A sonic field was generated and shot into the elevator, and Carnage began to scream. It was almost a sad site as he covered his ears, and the symbiote began to melt off his skin. The scream was so loud that it could be heard over the sonic boom of the weapon. Unless Venom was hiding, the weapon would be echoing up the shat and affecting him as well.

Eventually the symbiote completely detached itself from Cletus Kasady. Valkyrie activated the vacuum function and suck up the alien ooze. Kasady lay on the floor of the elevator whimpering.

"I need it I need it I need it…" he was saying softly.

Valkyrie walked up to him, and suddenly Venom crashed through the roof as well. He landed on his feet with a loud crash. The sonic waves had done some damage showing patches of skin and clothing below. Flash's eyes were visible though, and they were very, very, very angry.

'KILL HIM. KILL HIM NOW!' The symbiote screamed.

'I know what needs to be done.' Flash though back. He unslung his rifle and aimed it.

"Flash." Valkyrie shouted. "He's subdued. We can't kill him."

Flash's mind bolted back to reality and looked at Valkyrie. She was right. He was a soldier, not a murderer. If he killed him, he would be crossing a line. He looked back down at Kasady.

'KIIILLLLL HIMMMMMM!'

'No.'

Venom kneeled down and punched Kasady in the head knocking him unconscious. He then pulled out a pair of flex cuffs and secured Kasady's hands behind his back.

"Agent Venom to Thunderbolt." He said into his radio.

"This is Thunderbolt." General Ross resonded.

"All enemy threats are eliminated or secured, The Catacombs are secure."

"Roger."

Venom looked over to Valkyrie, smiling under his mask.

"Okay. I need to know. Who is this Rodger you all speak of?" she asked.

Venom just laughed.

It was a few day later in The Avengers Lighthouse station. Flash was in the gym lifting weights, sweating buckets. When you lived a life like he did, physical exercise wasn't just healthy, it made you dangerous, and that could save your life.

Valkyrie walked into the gym, sporting an athletic bra and running shorts. "How are you?"

"Good." Flash said.

"Thank you for explaining Earth radio communications to me. Many thing now make more sense."

"Happy to help."

"In Asgard, it is tradition to celebrate after a victory in battle." Valkyrie explained.

"Yeah. Same on Earth. Usually lots of partying." Flash said as he continued to pump his biceps.

"I was thinking we could do something more…carnal." Valkyrie said coyly.

Flash set down his weights and stared at his girlfriend. Their relationship which had no label was like this. Flash admired her clumsily, Valkyrie responded with affection that was equal parts spontaneous and passionate.

"Meet me in my quarters so we can shower." Valkyrie said as she walked out of the room.

Flash got up and followed. 'I can resist a lien being in my head telling me to be violent, but like every other man on Earth, I can't resist the orders of a good woman.' He thought to himself smiling.

AN: Thank you all again. I hope you enjoyed the ride.

NoirValor - July 2016