Wade had always known people thought him to be a bit….eccentric shall we say?
That one therapist had described it as “Crazy as a rat in a hot tin shit house”
Eh what did he know anyway
Wade always just thought that he saw the things other people ignored and it allowed him to view the new and wonderful threads in the tapestry of life
Bea Arthur for example
That thought was all that was giving him comfort at the moment as he was being dragged along by a quite irate Wolverine. The force of the constricting forearm around his neck , while shutting off some of his air supply no doubt. did however make it easier to imagine the powerful muscles there belonging to his Golden girl goddess Bea
“Uh….Logan!” he squeaked out with much effort “Uh…..look I know we need partner time but….may I resume respiration please?”
Logan’s face was a visage of wide eyed determination that made no movement other than the occasional twitch of an eye and throb of obviously strained forehead vein. He pulled Wade harder along as hurried down the Den’s corridors
Wade whimpered at the increased pace and could only try to match him step for step
After a few moments Logan reached Anna’s door and hit the buzzer rapidly again and again
The barrage of button pressing went on for a few seconds before Anna finally answered the door. She was wearing baggy shirt and pants and her hair was a bit unkempt. Her face was stained with trails of the tears she had been crying in her sleep
“Jeeze….what the hell….Logan?…..Wade?” Her eyebrows arched toward the ceiling and her mouth hung a bit ajar
Wade waved and adjusted his neck as best he could to allow him to speak better “Hey Anna…look “ he pointed to Logan “We’re bonding”
“Uh huh” She nodded slowly and moved aside “Come in…I guess” she knew that look Logan was wearing…..she could feel a headache coming on
Logan dragged Wade inside and stopped in the middle of the apartment. He spun around bringing a flailing Wade along with him. The muscles in his neck were clenched so tightly it was amazing he was able to speak “ANNA…..TROUBLE!”
She nodded slowly ignoring Wade’s gestured pleas for release “I know Logan…..but maybe its not as bad as we think. If the Federation and the High Order are actually having a conference then maybe what the news vids are saying is true. Maybe it wont be the way it was”
Logan growled and tensed up causing another muffled cry of pain to escape form Wade’s throat “NOT THAT!” He slowed himself a moment and took a few deep breathes “Federation…wants…to see us” he almost got sick just saying that
Anna looked confused but walked over to her desk and fetched her Omni tool. A handheld device that acted as logbook, computer, and scheduler. She turned it on and her eyes went wide as a new message appeared on the small screen. “This is from Federal High Command Logan” she looked up at him “They want us for a job”
Wade raised a fist in the air “Yaaaay” he managed to rasp out
Logan gave him a hard squeeze that turned the cheer into a pain filled groan
“No way Anna….not in this life not in the next life not in any fucking life” he said slowly
Anna was reading the finer points of the summons. She made a face at the last line “If we don’t appear Logan it says we will have our permits stripped and be brought up on charges of failing to aid the Federation in times of need” she sighed “We have no choice”
Mount St. Helens would look upon Logan with envy at this point. The corners of his mouth were drawn back into a hard quivering sneer, his teeth grinded against one another in a loud chorus . The eyes in his head were bulging as greatly as the muscles through out his body
“Uh Logan….I think your killing Wade” Anna said after seeing Wade pulling desperately on Logan’s coat
Anna reached up and touched Logan’s cheek with a gloved hand “its ok sugah its ok calm…calm”
Logan’s face showed no measure of restraint but his arms relaxed enough for Wade to be released
“Thank Gooooood” he said in a high pitch before falling away to the floor
“They are not taking away my license Anna” Logan growled “And I sure as hell am not going back to those bastards now that they see their tails are back in the fire”
“We work for the federation all the time Logan this is no different..”
“YES IT IS” Logan shouted harshly cutting her off “They court martial me for dealing with those sons of bitches the way they should have been dealt with and now that they are back they want me again ?”
Logan threw his hands up and shook his head
“Not to mention….I’m apparently not the only one they need” He said hinting
“Her too?” Anna asked
Logan nodded slowly “Oh yea”
Anna rubbed her chin a moment “Something has to be up…..asking for the only Weapon class soldier left in the galaxy and for the former top infiltration specialist in Federation SpecOps”
“And me right?” Wade asked with a hand raised toward the ceiling as he still lay spread out upon the floor
“I have another five years on my back Anna” Logan said “And then I’m finding me a nice quiet little place with a creek I’m going to drain and fill with beer and I am officially retired…I’m not letting these pricks say how I’m going to spend the rest of my life”
Anna fixed him with a serious stare “Its either this Logan….or we all end up on Zorn Penal Colony”
Logan ran a hand down his face and cursed
“they gave us a number by the way” she quipped in
Logan scoffed
“Ten million platinum”
Logan felt as if he had just been punched in the crotch by the golden goose .
He peeked out form under his hand
Wade even managed to crawl to his feet “Hang on” he lifted his face mask and rubbed a finger inside of his ears “Ok now was that ten…MILLION?”
Logan looked distrustful “Split what way?”
Anna reread to make sure “apiece”
Wade waved his hands about “Wait wait wait wait wait “ he extended all of his fingers “TEN….not one…not two…three four five six seven eight or nine” he pushed his hands an inch form Anna’s face “TEN…APIECE”
She held her Omni tool aloft to show them
Wade scanned over the paragraphs. Their was no listing of what the job was…..but in written in black and white was the order of compensation upon completion
“…All involved parties will be owed the sum of ten million platinum or twenty million Federation credits per surviving individual”
Wade felt as if he had stolen Bill Gates pants and the guy had left his wallet in them
Logan walked up beside him and read it as well “Now what the hell kind of job pays that kind of money?”
Anna shrugged “One way to find out”
Hawking Beta Star Cluster
Dreadnaught class Carrier 233 Thanos
“Are you SURE they wanted him too?” Logan asked jabbing a finger in Wade’s direction
Anna nodded as the ship was brought into the dock of the giant Carrier “All of us Logan” she said undoing the straps of her chair “Don’t forget…Wade is good at a few things”
Wade was not paying any attention to what they were saying as his mind danced about in Wilson Land.. He was currently compiling his newest shopping list , the details of it are probably best not to go into since the number one is a life size singing droid of William Shatner performing his greatest hits.
Logan shook his head “Might as well forget about any kind of stealth if were bringing Wile Coyote here with us”
Wade ignored him and only continued compiling his wish list as the three of them exited the Canuk.
The Carrier’s hanger was enormous
Fighters lined from one side to the other
Several Ground Troop Transports rested on the far side of the corner
Logan noted that Techs were busy making preparations to the lot of them. He assumed they were preparing for the worst should the need arise
A small group of men were standing at the hanger lift
Logan groaned loudly when he saw Summers was one of them
The Captain stood there prim and proper as ever. You would be hard pressed to find a wrinkle in that spotless uniform he wore. The creases were all just so, his brass polished to a high shine, even that ruby quartz visor seemed to sparkle
Scott Summers stood tall and straight every bit the poster boy of the Federation
Logan had to wonder though how the guy managed to sit down with that exceptionally large stick that had to be planted firmly in his ass
Summers had a grim look about him as they approached
He cleared his throat loudly
“Ms. Raven” he said to Anna with a polite nod of the head
Anna returned the nod
“Mr.Wilso….” He didn’t manage to finish before Wade had forcefully taken his hand and shook it vigorously
“Hey how ya doing?…so who do we kill and where’s the money??”
Anna regretted letting him into the stash of energy drinks at this point
Summers face attempted to maintain its composure “We will get to that in time Mr. Wilson” he pulled his hand free and turned to Logan
“Howlett”
“Douche bag”
Anna elbowed him in the side
Logan cast a irritated glance at her for a moment and then back to Summers “Captain Douche bag”
Summers slowly shook his head “if you would all follow me please”
Anna gave Logan a exasperated stare to which he threw his hands up and scoffed dismissively
The stayed close behind the entourage of soldiers as they walked briskly down the hallway towards the lift
Logan leaned against the side as it took the up several levels. He rubbed the bridge of his nose and sighed loudly
What the fuck am I doing here??
He looked up at Soldier boy Summers and shook his head then to Anna who seemed to be as uncomfortable as he was. His gaze then fell upon Wilson’s grinning visage and he made a defeated groan and his face planted down into his hand.
Ten Million Logan…ten million…..retirement….a nice quiet little homestead….
He was trying desperately to convince himself
Beer…just think of the beer…real beer…all you can ever drink…no more Wilson…hey that’s a good thing…
“Hey!” Wade shouted all of a sudden “Can I get one of those Armored Exo Infantry mech suits as a down payment for this?” He asked Scott in all seriousness “One with the double flamer units ..and oh the big bore shell casers….and OH do they come with an eight track??”
Scott had no words to respond and was thankful the lift doors had opened and hurried out “This way please” he said trying to ignore Wade’s continued questions
“Hey after this is over how about I come get the federation some weapon building tips I have this great idea for a multi phase laser and disco balls”
Logan didn’t not move for a moment his face still firmly in his hands repeating his mantra in a slightly desperate voice “The beer…the beer…the beer…the beer”
Anna pulled him along the hallway until they reached the CIC.
Several officers stood bent over briefing tables then stood to attention as the Captain came on deck
Storm stood in all of her long legged glory against a chair talking to a tall dark haired man. Forge was on her side smiling and commenting
She paused long enough to blow Logan a kiss
He rolled his eyes and walked over to a seat where one of the ship navigators was going over charts
The young man looked up and swallowed loudly “C-C-Captain Howlett” he began sputtering “Sir…it is truly an honor…
Logan waved his hands aggravated “Save it kid I just need a seat”
“W-w-well Sir I …I really need to get this star charts in order. Its for your assignment….” he smiled nervously “I must confess sir…meeting with you is a honor I never thought I would have” He brought his hand up in a sincere salute
Logan growled “Kid…if you want to see that pension of yours one day drop the hand and move the ass form the seat”
The young man gulped and began moving his charts off “Y-y-yes sir. Sorry sir”
“Cut the sir shit kid” Logan said and plopped down heavily into the chair “I work for a fucking living….and I aint no Captain anymore” he said bitterly
The boy, embarrassed turned away and stumbled in his nervousness to the other side of the CIC
Storm left the side of the officer and Forge and sauntered over to him. The black sheen of her light tactical armor shimmered and was as form fitting as armor could get.
“I see you are all smiles as usual”
“Yea I’m just shits and giggles” Logan said wearily
“Just think of the money sweetheart” she moved around to his back and placed her hands upon his shoulders.
Logan swore he could feel the warmness of her fingers even though his coat and heavy armor
“And is it really so bad to be working together again?” She breathed into his ear in a whisper that made the muscles in his neck tighten to the point of quiver
“Would rather be rectally relieved by a syphilitic bear” Logan forced himself to say through ground teeth hoping it didn’t sound as shaky to her as it did in his own ears.
“You always were kinky” she breathed into his other ear and ran her fingers across his neck before lightly tapping his shoulder with the side of her hip as she walked back towards a obviously curious Forge
Logan felt his head bob matching her movements as she walked away before he realized he was. He growled and slapped a palm to his face and slid it down quickly
Yea..sure flirty flirty at the start…she gets ya thinking with the wrong head and next thing ya know your somehow some way getting screwed in all the wrong ways
Logan steeled himself. This was his last big send off before retirement city then no more hunts, no more Federation. No more Storm…no more Wilson
“She could start a stage act with hypnotism with that” Wade pointed out his head level with Logan’s watching Ororro walk away
Logan growled softly in irritation but he had to admit for once that Wilson had a point as he vacantly found his eyes back to the gently swaying of those hips…the way the armor stopped just at the small of her back and the leather lining wrapped just so around the curves of her…
“SHUT THE HELL UP!!” Logan shouted to himself which left the whole room staring at him wide eyed
He looked around exasperated and secretly a bit embarrassed “Uh…..Wilson…..shut up Wilson”
Wade tsked and walked away “Must have touched a nerve” he said to Anna as he went to stand by her . He brought his hand up and whispered none to softly “Probably one that hasn’t been touched in a while” He chuckled “Know what I mean” he elbowed her playfully
“Oh Shut the hell up Wade” she sighed
Wade sadly shook his head “Sure…I am the one with the emotional problems of the group”
“Officer s on the deck” came the call and every soldier snapped to attention as two men entered
Logan caught their scent right away. He knew both…and one he had hoped to never smell again
Thaddeus Ross and Anthony Stark came in and went straight to Summers
Logan’s eyes narrowed at seeing Stark
The bastard looked as though he hadn’t aged a day
The same could be said for Logan but their was a reason for that
As many lives as that piece of crap threw away and he still looks as prim and pretty as ever
Logan’s hands became tight fists and the urge to storm out climb back aboard his ship and leave was stronger than ever
Ross noticed him out of the corner of his eye and stepped toward him “Look at the sad bastard state of you Howlett”
Logan looked up at him “Don’t be jealous I still got all my hair Ross”
The Admiral brought a pair of cigars out and handed one to him “Yea the way you grow it you could make a killing in the rug industry boy”
Logan took the cigar and produced a small flame form his coat pocket and lit the end “Mind the boy shit Ross”
Thunderbolt weakly smiled as he lit his own smoke “Yea and you will still be around kicking even after im long dead and buried where is the fucking justice in this universe?”
Logan took a deep drag “If you fucks don’t get me killed first” he cast another glance at Stark
Ross followed the look “You still have a bug up your ass about him?”
“Are you fucking serious??” Logan couldn’t believe he was being asked that by Ross of all people “You know what happened”
Ross blew out a plume of smoke “I believe it ended with him having four teeth knocked out and his jaw wired shut”
“Should have killed him” Logan said taking another pull of the cigar and blowing the smoke toward the floor
“That mission was FUBAR before it even started Logan we all knew that…but it got the war won and that’s what we do …we end wars” Ross said adamantly
“Regardless of what it costs huh?” Logan asked bitterly
“Soldiers die Logan…you know that I know that its been fifteen years build a bridge and get the fuck over it” Ross crossed his arms
Logan chuckled snidely “You never change Admiral”
“And more is the pity you don’t either”
Logan met his old commanders’ gaze “I wont work for him Ross….I don’t care how much fucking money you pay me”
“This is my show Logan” Ross said firmly “You are working for me and the Federation”
Logan twirled a finger in the air “Yaaaay” he crushed the cigar under his boot “What do you want with me Ross….doesn’t the federation have enough muscle bound soldiers just itching to prove how big their dicks are?”
“This I know you have never gotten over the last mission Logan” Ross started “Your last dealings with the Nurachni were the same as all of ours…bad” Ross extinguished his own cigar “You fought them you beat them and help drive them off and lost everything in the end result”
“Your doing a hell of a job with that bridge building Ross”
“Maybe I can help you with something else” Ross took a file from a nearby table and handed it to him
Logan took it and opened it
The picture of a young girl was staring at him
“And this is?” he asked
“That is your target…daughter of Ambassador Lee…Name is Jubilation Carter Lee…she is your redemption Logan”
Logan looked at him hard “They took her?” Why?”
Ross shrugged “Don’t think they even know they have the rep of the Border worlds daughter…They just see her as more resources to chop up”
Logan looked at the picture again
Kid did not look a day older than fourteen
“You sure she is alive?”
“The Enkindler has assured us that these Zealots are collecting as much recourses as they can before refinement…they want the war machine running again”
Logan gritted his teeth
A damn kid
“In and out that’s it?
Ross nodded “That’s it”
Logan breathed out slowly “Not that I want any fucking Federal redemption here Ross….but what did you mean by that?”
Ross smiled
An actual genuine Thaddeus Ross smile
“Her mother is Carol Danvers”
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Evening...thank ya for everybodies reviews and who si enjoying this little work of mine i been meaning ot respoind but dammit if i always forget i greatly appreciate it though i need to catch up on my sotries here in both writing and reading...i took a kind of big liberty here with the parentage fo a charecter hoep no one minds overly much but hey what can i say....anyways hope ya likes :)
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