No-One But You (The Zephyr Endeavor)
Chapter 45: Disposable Teens (Part 5)
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Well, holy shit man…
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Clint Barton took his time getting used to moving around in something called Shrike, but he wasn't chasing Ezekiel FUCKING Stane around anywhere.
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Fuck him/her. The baby archer hated him to no end, and he didn't expect that to change just because he made everyone some shiny new toys.
Oh look, his psycho-fuck boyfriend was zipping through the sky like a lunatic, and Deadpool kept attacking the Winter Soldier every time he reached Ezekiel's bitchass…
L. O. Effing. L. the archer laughed a million times as he watched them all try to keep up with "Zephyr", then he glared whenever that white suit entered his section of air space.
Natasha and Yelena almost caught him, but Ezekiel disappeared suddenly and the two nearly collided into one another.
There were a ton of mishaps going on, even Wade was flopping around in the sky like a moron. It amused the archer tremendously, then he felt something vibrate in his back pocket.
Uhh… that was his cellphone. Clint glanced backward, and he kinda told the suit he wore to tell him who was calling. Turns out, no one was calling, but the archer did receive a message.
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Victor Strange sent him a response to something he wrote weeks ago, so…
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Barton slowly closed his eyes. He thought about responding, then he quickly flipped backward and he started looking up and toward his right.
Ezekiel smug-fuck Stane was hovering over him, and his psycho pet boyfriend had his hands full down toward the surface.
Bucky Barnes was a beast, and he was even more formidable with the armor he received as a gift. The White Jackal was counting on his involvement, so he didn't interfere with an encounter between him and Wade Wilson.
What a duel. Ezekiel glanced back at the action behind him, but then he lowered his armor down toward some low-level field agent who wasn't participating. Ezekiel always considered Victor's friendly roommate to be an arrogant pain in the ass….
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"You seem distracted, Agent Barton."
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"Fuck off. I'm not chasing after you.."
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Oh? Ezekiel decided to test the waters. His suit moved in close, but it also told him where all the others were located. Deadpool and the Winter Soldier were butting heads down below, while Natasha and Yelena were flying east.
The Jackal sent a decoy in that direction for them to chase. All of that movement gave him the time he needed to corner the archer and speak to him alone.
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"But, you're here chasing something… correct?"
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Why was he there? Ezekiel was curious for only a moment. The archer truly could stay or go, and Shrike was his to keep if that's what he wanted. The Jackal didn't care about their previous disputes, but he wanted the issues between them out of the equation.
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"I'm here to make sure you and your freak-show lover don't get Natasha and the others slaughtered. I don't trust you, and I've seen how you take care of your employees…"
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OH, really now? Ezekiel processed the archer's bold declaration. The Jackal already had plenty of people monitoring what he did on an hourly basis. He didn't need Victor's arrogant ex behaving in the same manner. Hearing that annoyed Ezekiel, but something off in the distance pulled his attention.
Wade Wilson was too intense. He didn't want the armor damaged, but it looked like they were an even match. Their brawl was getting more intense, so he calculated only giving Barton a few more seconds of his time..
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"So, my plans for Three Mile Island and the Church of Human Potential amounts to nothing? You think it's all some sort of act?"
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"No one gives a fuck what I think, so spare me the fake sincerity."
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Interesting. Ezekiel took those words and he studied the person before him. Shrike looked perfect, and it fit that lowly field agent like a glove. The conversation was full of venom, for now, so Ezekiel turned his suit in the opposite direction.
An impulse to join Wade's battle began to rise within the quiet coyote. It looked like fun, but the need to say something else took over his soul.
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"I think you're stubborn and annoying, Agent Barton, but I actually care about what you think. I take everyone's input seriously, if it's actually shared with me."
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OH once again, because the Jackal maintained a passing thought before he left the scene. Natasha and Yelena found the decoy, and they were trying to take it down toward Ezekiel's left.
He was about to go to Wade, but that passing thought found its way to his mouth. Ezekiel wanted to explain something to Victor's stupid ex. The Jackal did something, a long while ago…
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"I want you to think of Shrike as a gift. You can keep the suit. It's yours, whether you stay or go, and that's not the first gift I've given you… Agent Barton."
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In a way, Ezekiel felt as if he gave Victor Strange to him on a silver platter. The archer was too stupid to capitalize on the gift, and now he was obviously too stupid to realize that and figure it out.
TCH. Clint Barton effing raged within that fancy suit of armor that covered his skin. Shrike was a gift, ok. COOL. He rolled his eyes and used that tech to scan over Ezekiel's punkass suit. And, the "first gift" was what?… what fucking ever.
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"JUST DON'T SLAUGHTER EVERYONE. YOU PSYCHO-FUCKS. I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOUR GIFTS."
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AND FUCK OFF. UGH. The archer just about dismissed that freak with his smug words. He watched Ezekiel/Rae-Ann/whoever the fuck take off toward his boy toy Deadpool. Barton cringed to no end, then he flew off toward Natasha and Yelena.
He didn't want to be anywhere near Ezekiel, Wade or the Winter Soldier, so he took off in the opposite direction.
Chapter: END
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