No-One But You (The Star Child's Eclipse)
Chapter 4: Sofia (Part 4)
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A jolly man named Wade Wilson did a perfect twirl before he opened up the front door for three interesting looking people.
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Those three people were Clint Barton, Victor Strange, and that little pipsqueak named Sofia. Hold up, why was the little one tagging along with her goofy uncle?
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Wade kinda wondered about that for a sec. He stared at Sofia Strange for a long while, cuz… she was what? Six? Seven?
Wade had seen her a few times, and seeing little pipsqueak babies always put him in a weird mood…
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It took him back down memory lane too, and that's never a good thing, SO… the merc stepped back from the door and he let everyone inside the big fancy house behind him.
It was hella cold outside, so he made sure everyone entered where it was all warm and cozy.
Details, details, details… The random meet and greet was happening at Ezekiel Stane's secluded and super hidden crash-pad because Victor Strange was shacking up with his hawk boy boyfriend, remember?
He had some shit to move out of the house. The mercenary briefly recalled the facts on that, then he gave everyone a handsome smile.
Oh, and, it was super cold outside because the house was located in a northeastern section of New York, somewhere near the Adirondack Mountains.
Those details weren't necessarily important, but Wade started thinking them over as he welcomed in their random guests. He felt like a butler too, and that shit was bananas as fuck.
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"Welcome to the coyote's den. The man of the house is here, by the way, but he's downstairs in a meeting, and doing all of his… cyberpunk stuff."
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Ezekiel Stane was one of those sexy little cyberpunks, for sure. Wade didn't really know what any of that glitchy shit was down in the dark depths of the coyote's luxurious crash-pad, and he forgot to ask him about that a while ago.
OH, and a semi-sassy comment followed Wade's chipper and friendly welcome, because Clint Barton wasn't interested in seeing Ezekiel Stane for any reason.
They worked shit out a while ago, came to an understanding, and they even had a discussion about this and that… but deep down, they weren't friggen friends. Okay?
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"That's fine. We won't be here long. Where's the stuff?"
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Really now? That sassy-pants archer was all business. Wade took a gander at his face as he spoke, and the sassafras was off the friggen charts.
The mercenary cooled his jets on feeling dissed, because he was more or less indifferent about Victor Strange moving his shit out of Ezekiel's home.
It took him a century and a half to even ENTER the home himself, and now Wade was making the most of it. Victor was out, so naturally he started moving his epic shit in. Tee hee.
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"Easy there, Sparky, some of us still have feelings. Your shit's over there…"
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Wade pointed toward his left, then he slapped his hand over his mouth after he glanced back down at Sofia Strange. She was such a cute little thing, and Wade had already dropped a curse word right in front of her.
Victor Strange didn't seem very affected by what was happening, and he barely even noticed that Wade cussed in front of his niece.
His family used curse words all the time, well, except for Stephen. In front of Sofia, his language was more like their father…
ANYWAY. Details, details, details…Victor started looking at his stuff, and yes, he gave Wade a friendly smile before he crossed the room and approached his "shit."
The baby Strange smiled when he saw an old kooky bird lamp that his brother bought him, because that was actually one of his prized possessions.
Did it hurt his soul to finally close things off with Ezekiel Stane?… well, sorta…
Their history was rough, and Victor also knew their "relationship" was doomed from the start.
His thoughts slowly went in that direction as he thumbed through his belongings for a sec, then he kinda WOOSHED it all away by sending it off in a portal.
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"And what brings YOU here, little wizard miss? Wait, and you're, how old?"
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Wade started focusing on the smallest person in the room. It was interesting to see her there, without her parents, so the mercenary had to ask about it.
Sofia was looking around the house as everyone spoke around her. The house was, beautiful. It looked like the walls were made out of stone, and she liked a lot of the details…
It truly felt like she was in a "coyote's den," just like the mercenary said.
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"I'm seven years old, and my uncle and I are headed to a place called the Brimstone Dimension after this. That's why I'm here."
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Sofia spoke for herself, and she began to study the tallest man in the room. Wade Wilson, codename Deadpool. She knew of him, but they had never interacted until that moment.
Sofia technically watched him "die" too, while he faced a man named Victor Von Doom, but there he was drawing breath.
Oh, in case you were wondering, the "Brimstone Dimension" was Sofia's jurisdiction. She patrolled and maintained that area, and it splintered off of the Dark Dimension.
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Wade just smiled through that adorable response. So, she was seven years old… that's, cool.
The mercenary kinda swallowed down the thought that followed, because he started thinking about how smart the little pipsqueak sounded when she spoke.
So, a seven-year-old baby punk could… hold down a conversation? She seemed so smart.
The notion of "memory lane" started sneaking in for Wade as well, and someone in the room took notice.
That person was Victor Strange. He sent his stuff off to the Tribeca District, and now he took a moment to study Wade's face. The man started acting, weird.
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Too weird. Clint Barton noticed it too, so he loudly cleared his throat. It was time to go. He made the arrangements, and Victor was able to retrieve his stuff from Ezekiel's friggen guard dog.
The archer felt very done with the whole ordeal, and he definitely didn't want to stick around and mingle.
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Victor kinda wanted to mingle, but he caught the vibe that it was time to go. He smiled at Wade as soon as he stopped zoning out.
Something about Sofia had him weirdly spooked, but Victor didn't ask him about it.
He was dreading the encounter between them for an entirely different reason, because he hadn't gotten around to telling Barton that they've… hooked up.
Well, they all "hooked up" in a sense, and it was…..hawt as fuhhk.
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ACK. The baby Strange just about choked when he recalled his devious behavior with Wade and Ezekiel, so he forced a quick goodbye and "wooshed" them all out of Ezekiel's isolated home.
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Hmmmmm. The mercenary inspected the glowy orange ring that suddenly vanished before him, then he migrated his way back down to Ezekiel's hiding place.
Down, down, down he went, and he poked his head in and checked in on his cute lil coyote.
Ezekiel was still in his friggen ZOOM meeting with a bunch of dudes in fancy suits, but he glanced in Wade's direction as soon as the mercenary entered his workspace.
Was it time already? The Jackal had to wonder. He glanced back at the largest screen before him, then he started thinking over what he'd been promising Wade…
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The merc asked him out on a "date" a couple days ago, but you know how things get…
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Chapter: END
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