wwii_hero (wwii_hero) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-02-16 21:48:00

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exiles, inactive - patriot, npc team - weapon x, plot-"from hell with love"

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Bucky's been lost for several hours now. He tried calling the Avengers' East compound, but the number was answered by a young student. He even tried reaching Tony Stark's personal number, but that number was disconnected.

He sits in the internet cafe, shaking his head. It's wrong -- all wrong. The Avengers formed decades before they should have -- in the 70s. Steve was the one frozen in ice for decades... not him. It's like... a strange mirror world based on his own.

Did he slip into another dimension? How? His memory is like swiss cheese, though... he can't remember specific moments clearly.

He looks up the address for the Avengers East -- still the same place, the Maria Stark house. He gets to his feet. He can't just call the normal number -- it'll get ignored. He needs to show up in person. Maybe find Steve; even in a different world, he knows he can trust Steve. And they can help him find Tasha, which is his top priority. If he hadn't screwed up, assumed Tasha would be able to read his style as easily as he read hers in combat, she wouldn't be gone now.

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	nextgen_baddie 2010-02-18 12:48 am UTC (link)
	It had not taken long for Kraven to track down the Black Widow's associate, once he'd put his not inconsiderable tracking prowess to it. He kept just out of sight, for the moment, however, keeping watch. (Reply to this)(Thread)

wwii_hero
2010-02-19 04:18 am UTC (link)

Patriot steps out of the cafe and begins heading for the airport. He's not sure how he can get a flight to New York from here, but he figures he might be able to bluff his way onto the flight.

It's worth a try. And the sooner he can get help, the sooner he can track down Natasha. If the flight doesn't work, he can still get to New York from here pretty quickly by train or even hitchhiking, but that won't be as fast.

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	nextgen_baddie 2010-02-19 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	Shadowing Patriot is not a difficult feet for Kraven, keeping up the pace from the rooftops. He just needed to get far enough ahead to get to an alley ahead of him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-21 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	Patriot would normally notice most people hunting him, even someone as skilled as Kraven, but his mind is elsewhere, distracted. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2010-02-21 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	Kraven dropped into the ally ahead of Patriot, and as he passed, reached out to grab the hero. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-21 09:22 pm UTC (link)
	Distracted though he may be, his reaction time is still fast. He spins, moving his arm up to block the attack. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2010-02-21 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	Kraven made no further aggressive moves. "Hold. I did not come to fight this time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-21 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	Patriot holds, ready for a trick, but the Kraven he remembers was at least honorable, even if he was completely crazy. "What do you want, Kraven?" he asks carefully. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2010-02-21 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	"My employer did not tell me the Widow was pregnant. I have no problems fighting women, but I will not leave an unborn innocent to his tortures." "I can take you there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-21 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	His eyes narrow. He doesn't believe that it's a trap -- if Kraven wanted him, he could have taken him while he was unconcious. "Let's go," he replies quietly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2010-02-21 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	Kraven started moving. "This way. I have a vehicle not far from here." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	nextgen_parent 2010-02-22 12:50 am UTC (link)
	"Don't worry, Natasha my dear, we are almost done," Alexi said as he looked down at his ex-wife. Not that she could really hear him. Alexi wasn't stupid and a conscious Black Widow was a dangerous thing. He looked at the various people in the room and eyed Kane warily. He didn't like the man, but the Weapon X project allowed him to get what he needed from the Widow. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-22 01:22 am UTC (link)
	Bucky has been led to the location. He listens carefully at the door, deciding that there likely isn't a lot of time left. He takes a deep breath, preparing himself... then kicks open the door, blasters in hands, firing on every target he can see with stun blasts as he goes, taking on two targets at a time. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-02-22 01:29 am UTC (link)
	"Get him!" Alexi yelled at the sudden intrusion. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2010-02-22 01:37 am UTC (link)
	Kraven takes care of the ones Bucky doesn't, using his throwing knives with deadly accuracy. He will make this right. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-22 01:44 am UTC (link)
	Bucky rolls, avoiding the attacks coming at him. He'd rather Kraven hadn't come along to kill people, but he's also not going to stop the villain, either. He moves towards Alexi, firing as he goes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-02-22 01:51 am UTC (link)
	Alexi had started to run the second the door came crashing in. He caught a stun blast in the shoulder, but managed to run out of a door. His arm was numb, but he could still run. He was heading for a helicopter on the roof. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2010-02-22 01:52 am UTC (link)
	Kane shoves a bodyguard in the way and takes off after Alexi. "Creed, cover us, deal with them and call when its done." he orders as he runs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2010-02-22 01:53 am UTC (link)
	"Son of a bitch." Nicholas snarls. Despite the obvious anger, he follows orders, dropping down from an upper railing in the room on Kraven, knocking him out of the way with the vicious sneak attack. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-22 02:36 am UTC (link)
	Patriot spins, firing at Nicholas with both blasters. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2010-02-22 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	Nick ducks down, his combat empathy reading the moves and letting him react lightning fast. Patriot has been at this game long enough to get some read off the guy - he's not using any particular style or stance, he's pure reactive, and yet good, really, really good, mutant power good. He may be in for one of the fights of his life. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-22 08:34 pm UTC (link)
	He's battled mutants with innate talent before. Taskmaster was particularly nasty, of course. This will be tough, but he can't lose. Natasha needs him. He takes a defensive stance. "One chance," he tells his opponent. "Walk away, and I'll let you go." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2010-02-22 08:38 pm UTC (link)
	Nick cracks his knuckles. "You look familiar from somewhere." he muses. "But it doesn't matter, meat. You're still trespassing here. Why don't you surrender and save yourself a world of hurt?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-22 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	"She leaves with me," Bucky replies, nodding to Tasha without dropping his stance. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2010-02-22 09:03 pm UTC (link)
	He feints, then lunges, reading Bucky's every twitch and coming in fast and hard. "Like hell." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-22 09:05 pm UTC (link)
	He feels the punch make contact with his kidneys, but he doesn't let himself feel the pain. Instead, he returns with an elbow towards the jaw, followed by a leg spin intended to catch his opponent in the side and hopefully knock him to the ground. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2010-02-22 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	There's a moment of genuine surprise from Nick as he hits the floor with the sweep and a sore jaw. He kippups back up in an instant, lashing out with a right and left before coming in with a knee. "You're good. Its going to be a pleasure taking you apart." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-22 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	"You're not bad yourself," he replies, focusing on defense for the moment and blocking the blows. "But I know something you don't." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2010-02-22 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	He's quickly picking up on Bucky's style and stance, the blows getting harder and harder to block as he swings away. "You know jack, old man." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wwii_hero
2010-02-22 11:59 pm UTC (link)

He's... picking up on my fighting style. Reading my motions. Better than most... possibly even a mutant ability.

He stays on the defensive, but he knows soon, this old warhorse will be going down unless he does something.

He recalls something Danny Rand taught him to do once when they were sparring. Clearing your mind -- becoming an empty vessel for your combat moves to pour through.

He clears his mind... and lets his instincts take over.

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	ng_weaponx 2010-02-23 04:38 pm UTC (link)
	That definitely takes Nicholas by surprise. He freezes a moment, trying to remember his actual martial arts training as his mutant ability stops feeding him constant information. Granted, taught by Viper and Hydra, he's still very good - as he shifts into stance, but he isn't ungodly good anymore. "Nice trick. It'd better not be your only one." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wwii_hero
2010-02-23 04:58 pm UTC (link)

Patriot doesn't reply. He's still moving entirely by instinct. Instinct honed by three years training under the best martial artist the world had ever seen -- Captain America -- and an additional 12 years of intense focus and training.

Instincts tell him when and where to punch and kick, where to twist and spin. He doesn't know what he's doing until he's already doing them, a dance of unpredictable -- and very brutal -- combat.

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ng_weaponx
2010-02-23 05:07 pm UTC (link)

It helps a lot once Bucky recongnizes the pattern - Nicholas was trained by Viper and Hydra, both of whom he's fought. Once he picks up on the style, turning the tables doesn't take long.
Without his powers, Nicholas, is good, Bucky is better.

Nicholas has been in this game to recognize this too - and after taking a few hard hits, he turns and dives for a button on a console.

"You have a choice, old man - you got time to chase me, or get your friends out of here - if you're quick, you might even make it in one piece."

With that, he bolts. Even his healing factor has its limits, and self-destruct might be one of them.

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wwii_hero
2010-02-23 05:22 pm UTC (link)

Dammit.

Patriot can't save everyone -- he knows that. But he saw Logan in a case earlier. He didn't try to awaken him then, because he knows nothing of the Logan of this world.

But Logan takes priority over Kraven, and certainly over those he's stunned in the fight.

He grabs a wrench and smashes the tube holding Logan. Throwing Logan over his shoulders in a fireman's carry, he next moves to Tasha, freeing her.

He then notices Kraven beginning to get to his feet.

"You want to even your debt?" he demands. "Grab her and follow me, and I'll consider this even."

He moves towards the exit, grabbing two unconscious people he'd shot earlier on his way, dragging them one in each arm. It's a heavy load -- Logan is somewhere around 250 pounds, and each of the other men are about 200 pounds apiece -- but he can manage it for a short distance. He just needs to get as far away as he can.

And these two men will be able to answer a great many questions once they come to.

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	nextgen_shield 2010-02-23 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	About a half hour after the call a SHIELD transport touches down not far from their location. The ramp door opened and Nick Fury came striding out, lit cigar clenched between his teeth. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-23 10:47 pm UTC (link)
	Bucky steps forward and offers his hand. "Nick," he greets. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-02-23 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	Nick eyed the man warily. A new costume. He took the hand and shook it. "Don't know who ya are, kid, but thanks for savin' my Widow an' the Canucklehead." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-23 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	"It's a long story, Nick. You know me, alright... even though you also don't." He peels his mask off. "Apparently, I got here from another universe, even if I don't know how." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-02-23 11:09 pm UTC (link)
	Nick stared at him for a few moments. The features were familiar enough, just...older. "Jesus, Mary an' Joseph!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wwii_hero
2010-02-23 11:18 pm UTC (link)

He gives Nick a familiar, cocky salute the kid used to give him almost 70 years ago. "I got Tasha into this," he admits. "Least I could do was get her out of it."

Well, sort of. He misjudged the situation and let Tasha take him out accidentally; that left Tasha alone with Kraven. An apparently pregnant Tasha with Kraven. That's as close to getting her into it as anything.

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nextgen_parent
2010-02-23 11:28 pm UTC (link)

"Knock that crap off," Nick grumbled. "Son, knowin' the Widow, ya didn't get her into it. Trouble looks for her and hers."

Nick paused to yell at some medics to grab Tasha and Logan and get them in the transport. He turned back to Bucky.

"Come on. I can give ya a lift wherever ya want t' go an' you can tell me what the hell yer doin' here an' how yer still alive." Rogers was going to love this.

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	wwii_hero 2010-02-23 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not," he replies. "At least... not here." This is going to take a while to explain. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-02-23 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	"I still wanna know how one of ya survived." "Alright ya damn yahoos, get yer asses on board," Nick yelled to his agents. "Let's go, kid," he said to James. "Ya can tell me on the way after I call Stark an' the kids." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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