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 2010-02-22 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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