Chapter 20: Full Metal Justice
Devin sighed as he walked down the street to his grandparents house. He wanted to say something to them before he finished his business and returned to Bayville, namely, how sorry he was for being such a brat when he was little. Sure they kept things hidden from him, but at least their intentions were pure.
But as soon as he arrived at the house, he saw that it was torn to shreds, and the door was taken off its hinges. His eyes widening in alarm and concern, he rushed into his farndparent's home and saw, to his horror, his grandmother was dead. Devin fell to his knees in shock and sorrow, which swiftly turned into anger.
"WHO DID THIS?!" He yelled in fury, his eyes being stung by tears that ran down his face. That was when he saw a note pinned on the wall. It was written in a crude Katakana dialect.
'If you want to avenge your family, come find me.' It said and had the address of the Yashida stronghold written at the bottom.
Growling with vengeance on his mind, he immediately took off after calling the police about the murder of his grandparents. After a few minutes, he arrived at the Yashida residence.
There he saw a pair of guards standing at the door between him, and the vengeance he so sorely sought. Shifting into his costume he charged towards the two guards, ready to kill them if he needed to.
As he got close, he was a bit surprised when one of the guards raised their hand for him to stop. He did so, and he was rewarded with the two guards wordlessly opening the door.
'Why do I get the feeling that I'm walking into a trap?' The boy thought as he walked through the door and towards the building.
Devin walked into the building, but found that it was vacant of anyone save himself. He wordlessly shifted his left hand into a shield to defend against any potential sneak attacks.
That was when a beam of blue light shot at him. When the metal user held up his shield to defend. It actually caused the object to destabilize and turn his arm into unruly liquid metal before he managed to reform it. The boy growled in pain as he gripped his arm.
"Painful isn't it? This is what we have been working on all these years." A voice said as Shingin Yashida came out of the shadows holding some sort of gun. "Behold, a weapon given to us courtesy of our friends at HYDRA, a gun powered by the very essence of the mythical Tesseract."
'This isn't good. I need to play this smart or I'm a dead man.' Devin thought as he eyed the gun warily. "So this… Thing is the reason you nearly had my mother killed? So you could use those to strong arm your way to power like those cowards at HYDRA?" He growled aloud.
"Still hung up on that, are you? Please, this wasn't the only reason. That whore of a woman you call a mother had no business fraternizing with our ranks. To be honest I think I did your father a mercy by separating them." The man scoffed, holding his weapon up.
If Devin wasn't seething in fury before he was now. This… Fool of a man thought he did his father a mercy?! There was no mercy in separating them!
"You BASTARD!" Devin yelled as he turned his body into a liquid metal serpentine form and lunged at the crime boss, dodging his weapon's shots as best he could.
But before he could reach Shingin, he was blocked by Lady Deathstrike, who swatted him to the side with a kick to what was his 'face' in that form. Shaking his head clean of cobwebs, Devin looked at Lady Deathstrike with a glare.
"Good work Deathstrike, now end him while I prepare to make my leave." Shingin ordered the woman.
"With pleasure." Deathstrike nodded as she extended her needle-like claws and faced Devin, who turned his arms into axes.
"I won't let you deny me this!" The metal mutant growled. With a roar of anger he lunged at the woman and started swinging his ax arms around like a madman while Deathstrike blocked his attacks with minimal effort. Deciding to try a new tactic, he tried to surprise the needle-clawed assassin by using a liquid arm to hold her right arm in a vice grip.
Deathstrike roared and screamed as she struggled against his grip, before grinning and brought her leg up to kick him in the crotch area… That was not one of her best moments.
The second her leg hit his manhood, she yelped when her leg suddenly throbbed with pain. She looked at Devin, who had a disappointed look on his face.
"Did you really think that would work on me?" He deadpanned.
"Silence!" She hissed before she sent one of her claws towards his eye, trying to see if she could blind him. Devin saw the attack coming and created a metal mask over his eyes to block it.
"Pathetic, do you honestly think you can get the drop on me-" Devin mocked before Deathstrike flipped up and kicked him in the chin before getting free of his grip. Devin rubbed his chin before He glared at the assassin in front of him. He needed to wrap this up fast or he would risk Yashida escaping.
(Elsewhere)
Shingin made his way to the outside of his stronghold where a man in a purple suit, mask, golden gloves and boots was standing in front of a helicopter with the symbol of HYDRA on it.
"Baron Zemo." Shingin said while speaking in semi fluent English.
"Shingin Yashida. I assume that your current operations have been disrupted here?" Zemo asked knowingly.
"Regrettably, yes. The bastard half breed son of one of my late retainers has been on a blood trail for revenge for his father's accidental murder." The man side. "If you'd be willing, I would be grateful to have your assistance."
"If we must, HYDRA will provide you assistance." Zemo sighed before snapping his fingers. "Men, enter the stronghold, and bring me the head of this interloper!"
"Yes, sir!" The soldiers responded before heading off to try and kill Devin.
(Meanwhile)
Devin was now pinned to the floor by Deathstrike and was looking for a way to beat her when he saw her arms weren't connected to her body naturally, they were some sort of organic/cybernetic fusion. Nodding at that he turned completely to liquid and split before reforming behind her and grabbing her arms. He then pressed his foot to her back and pulled her arms back.
"You seem very fond of these arms, very attached to them." The boy hissed in her ear as he pulled back harder. The action caused fear to swell up in her eyes. "Mind if I take them?" He asked before violently ripping her arms off, causing her to scream in pain.
As soon as the arms were gone, Devin tossed them aside and then continued forward, but just as he was about to get to where Shingin was, he was yet again impeded by someone in his way: six HYDRA soldiers with Tesseract guns.
"Surrender now!" One soldier said in English as he and the others aimed their guns at him.
"I have no time for this!" Devin snarled before turning into liquid metal and closing the gap quickly. He then turned his arm into a claw and then forced a gun out of one of their hands and then started blasting them with their own weapon.
The real life Terminator was not disappointed by the results. While their guns were powerful, they forgoed defense should their weapons be turned on them. As soon as the beams hit them, their bodies and armor were all vaporized.
Devin shouldered the gun, deciding to keep it, then ran up to the roof where Shingin and Zemo currently were. When he saw them in the helicopter, he acted fast and fired at the rotors as they spun, rendering the flying transport method useless.
Zemo was the first to jump out, Shingin tried to get him to help, but the man simply threw him across the roof towards Devin.
"I'm sorry Her Yashida, but HYDRA has no place for liabilities, especially not ones who cannot even handle a child." Zemo said before he pressed a button on a watch he had, which caused him to glow before he disappeared. Shingin was about to yell out something when Devin knocked him to the ground.
"Any last words, murderer?" The angry metal mutant growled.
"I have nothing to say to you, you half breed freak!" Shingin yelled definitely. "Go ahead and kill me! You'll just be causing something you won't be able to stop! My followers will come for you and you'll never be able to live peacefully ever again!"
Devin sighed as he turned his arm into a blade, raised it in the air and then brought it down… *Crack* only for it to be stabbed in the ground just inches from the man's head.
"As much as I want to kill you… I know it will change nothing. But that doesn't mean I can't get justice for what you've taken from me." He said as he tied the man up and left him with the recordings he got from him and Obiwara and several other pieces of evidence he had gathered, before leaving the stronghold just as the police had arrived.
'Finally… It's over.' Devin sighed as he walked away, he spent the next hour walking until he reached the local cemetery and then went to where his father's grave. The boy then lit some incense and placed them in front of the grave, along with an offering of his dad's favorite snack, Matcha Mochi next to his picture.
"Father, it's been a long time… Sorry I haven't come here more often." He said to the picture as he knelt in front of the grave.
The picture stared back at him as the man in it smiled back in a still pose. Devin sighed heavily. "Alright, alright. I'll pray before I say anything else. No need to chew my ear off." The boy sighed with a small smile as he made the sign of the cross and prayed in front of the grave.
"God please, hear my prayer… I have committed several terrible sins against your design, but know that I was only seeking justice. I hope you can forgive me. Amen." He said before turning to his father's picture. "I hope you can forgive me too father, but, please know I only did this for you and mother…. And I know that it won't bring you back but, I just couldn't bear not letting your death not be squared. I just hope you can forgive me too."
Devin spent a few more moments in front of his father's grave, hoping to find some peace. After those few moments were gone, he felt himself feel better as he got up and smiled at the picture. "Bye dad, see you later." He said before he started traveling to the airport. With his grandparents gone, his only guardian left was his mother, so he decided he'd go to where she had sent his other remaining family: Bayville, and the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters.
As he entered the airport he dialed his cell to call his brother and mom but got voicemail for both. After telling his mother what he was doing, he then left a message for Gavin.
"I'll make this quick, Gavin. I have good news and bad news. Good news is: I finished my business in Japan and got dad's killer behind bars, and found out why. Bad news: Our grandparents are dead, so… I'll need to stay with you and the X-Men from now on. I'll see you when I get to Bayville. Bye." The boy said as he hung up.
Once that was done, he started his long trek back to Bayville so he could be with his remaining family again.
And that's it, the Full Metal: Origin arc. Starting next week we'll be getting back to our usual pattern again, so expect the next chapter of the Season 2 ep. 2: Power Surge. So be ready guys. See you later.
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