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Wolverine  Deadpool  Captian America  Scorpion

When the door to his cherished and restored home was kicked open he wished he had a gun.
Four of them, dressed in white suits and goggles with black berets  and armed with MAC-10 automatics
started to fire in his direction. Instinct and years of training took over. He hit the floor as his oak table exploded in a rain of woodchips.  His gourmet coffee spilled over his hand and the floor.

Two of the four men stood over him now. He threw the coffee mug at the one near his feet. The mug hit home,  breaking on  contact with the assailant's right side of his face. The impact knocked off the thug's black beret. Lecks grabbed and tackled the second man, wrestling the gun away.  But it was too late. Shots rang out, and he felt his body jerk to the music of gunfire and flying  bullets.

In his dying breath, He knew who they were- the Ultimatum. He also knew what they wanted.

They wanted him to die.
 

*****
 

LOGAN , the X-Man known as Wolverine , met  Commander  Hugh L Packard  outside of
the  Culater  Building and Labotory.  It was the first time Logan had been there , and seeing the building's namesake gave him a smile.
 
  "It's pronouced 'Cul-A-ter', just so you know." Packard noted. "When we're inside, don't  repeat the  inside joke, it's too old by now and everyone's heard it."

  "Lips are sealed" Logan smiled as he thought  yea,  see you later. "So I heard this is a SHIELD operation?"

  "It is " Packard confirmed "Usually we don't open the facility to the genral public, but when Professor Xavier expressed his concerns about  the scientific reaseach being conducted here, everyone agreed it would be  in our best intrests to avoid contreversy. Where's Doctor McCoy?"

"Hank McCoy  is  in  Miami  right now. He had to do a confrence, wound up giving a lecture to The Blob"

Inside, a team of scientists  are working with  bio-chemicals.  Packard and Logan are observing from a room across from the scientists.
 

"The progress we are making is good. " Packard went on. " The bio-chemical  antidote  will  effectively counter  the  anthrax  gas . Thus when U.S. soldiers  and agents are in conflict, if they come into contact with the gases , within two hours the effects will reverse and be irradicated . There are no side effects."

"How do you know?"

"Field tested it." Packard answered, quickly adding ,"We used many precautions. As for its effects on mutants, we really don't know yet.  As far as we know, the results are the same.  We do have a volunteer, a mutant,  and because of our concerns, we wanted one of  Xavier's present, specifically Doctor McCoy.  But he sent you. I'm not sure why"

"Your volunteer,  " Logan replied. "Killed  Tom Canon,  your original volunteer"

This news startled Packard.

****
DEADPOOL. That's what he liked to be called. When he heard of a top secret military experiment that would supposedly test a mutant's reaction to a nerve gas and its antidote, he couldn't resist. Upping the ante, he decided that should he live, he would steal various samples of the antidote and use a seller's market. when he got here, he was in complete amazement over the lack of security; he doubted even SHIELD would be this sloppy. But then again, there's really not much to cover up, right?

   The mutant he had to kill to get in this place was codenamed 'Hodgepodge'. Whatever mutant ability Hodge had, it died with him. Oddly, this was the first time he had ever heard of the guy. Not taking any chances, he got him from behind. It was a clean kill, although Hodge wasn't completely taken by surprise. Hodge actually heard him from behind a few feet away. There was something about the mutant-and he didn't want to find out. Everything was going fine.

Until Now.
Above in an observation booth, it was Wolverine and some bigwig pencil pushing guy in charge. Logan would be a problem.Maybe minor. But still a problem. Deadpool was in disguise, wearing the same uniform Hodge would have worn. He still had his usual attire underneath, though. But he noticed halfway across the floor it wasn't Logan that was his concern. It was those around him. As seconds passed, it was clear they knew he was someone else. Logan. Logan must have tipped them.

But then when he got to the test chamber, maybe Logan wasn't the one who tipped someone off. This was no nerve gas experiment-! There was five men locked down with restraints. Soldiers. Army Rangers. All of them were drugged and out cold. All of them had a cut or wound of some kind in thier right arm. When the curtian pulled back, there were two more empty chambers. And then he heard the sounds of guns, safeties being released. Within seconds the "scientists" were armed with 12 and 10 gauge shotguns, .45 Smith & Wessons, and a whole mess of Uzi Nine Millimeter Automatics and Mac-10's. The cloak and dagger over, Deadpool took out one of his guns. No sooner had he done so-then there was a crash from above. The glass pane shattered as another problem entered inside.
 ******

CAPTIAN AMERICA  didn't want to make a dramatic entrance-but this was one of those exeptions. He had traced the movements of the Ultimatum ever since they had murdered a retired SHIELD agent -simply because Mark Lecks last project dealt with antidotes to various nerve toxins and hazardous chemicals, which would give more hope to soldiers in combat as well as more help to the EPA. When the project was in full swing, Lecks was going to end his career on a high note, and decided to retire as the project, named "FreeForAll" was greenlighted.

However, The secret terrorist organization The Ultimatum -who stood more for anarchy than any political motivation- needed a cover for thier own agenda. Whatever that was. Killing Lecks was just an extra bonus for them. They also wanted the antidote-vaccine for themselves. There was something else, too, but Cap didn't know that part yet. He did know the terrorists were posing as a part of SHIELD. It turns out that The Ultimatum had been kidnapping various members of the U.S. armed forces.

Cap came to the floor, and he was a bit surprised to see the mercanary Deadpool there; but it was more than obvious they were surronded by the terrorists. His entrance was a distraction. The Merc went to work, shooting a terrorist, and another. He found some cover as Cap found bullets bouncing off his shield. "Captian America," Deadpool said." If you think I'm going to back you up in a fight, you must have come through that window pane more rougher than you thought" "I don't have time for your sarcasm" Cap addressed him. "Who's being sarcastic?" Deadpool shouted out. "I'm here for my own thing; If the vaccine works, I'm going to steal it" "Why?"Cap returned."You don't need it" "Other people might. I need some extra juice to finance one of my operations," Deadpool quipped. "Aren't you done yet?"
Cap ignored him, the Ultimatum terrorists were thinning out. Between Cap's charging and fighting, and Deadpool's 'occasional' gunfire, ( he was taking his time, in no real hurry ) they were getting creamed. Another crash, breaking of glass-from the observation booth. Logan fell to the floor, with a crashing thud. "I wondered when he would drop in" The Merc With The Mouth commented. He wasted no time, drawing his sword, and just as Logan started to get up, Wade Wilson stabbed Logan, running him through, pulled the sword out. "Hey!" Cap yelled out to him. "What do you think you are doing!?"

"This is your show now, do-gooder," Wade quipped. "You and Mister Sushi here, you guys can do whatever suits your fancy."

SHICCKKT!!And that's when Logan popped his claws swiping at Wade's right leg. It connected. "You ruined by boot. You know these things are tough to come b-" He never finished the sentence, as Wolverine knocked him over and then jumped on him.

**** WHEN SCORPION TOOK LOGAN BY SURPRISE  was not what he planned, but with Captian America and Deadpool around, he took no chances. He knew why Logan was here-Deadpool's appearance was loosely explained.But Captian America. That meant that someone-an unprofessional-left a paper trial that led him here. No matter.

MacDonald Gargan was getting a payday from these nutjobs. He tolerated them, but he didn't like them. He did not share in thier politics. No sooner had he stepped out of the shadows and whacked Wolverine with his cybernetic enchanced tail, then the so called Genral Packard started getting on the loudspeaker telling his buddies to 'keep shooting'. Scorpion would have jumped down on the surprised X-Man, who, it just occured to him, has never fought before. But Gargan was starting to listen to Packard's babble.

"I want him dead! I want his costume ripped off, shredded and burned! I want to make an example out of that flag waver!" Packard shouted through the intercom. "I want Logan strapped down and sedated! Our project must not fail! Capture and detain the mercenary too! We will keep the vison alive!"

One minute, the man was a calm and collected, if not humble individual. Now Packard thinks he's The Red Skull.

"You!"Packard barked at Gargan. "Why aren't you down there? Aren't you being paid? Why aren't you down there smashing the face of that wing eared fool!!"

"What are talking about? Vison?Project?"

"You are being paid!Packard spat in Gargan's face. "And as for what I am talking about, it is something beyond your simple minded comprehension!"

Gargan grabbed him by the collar and pulled the man close. Packard was still flaring his arms up and down when Gargan calmy threatened him. "You have to inform me ,then" Gargan hissed. "And don't push it. Yes I'm getting paid. But if getting paid means I have to listen to you opening your piehole, then your'e gonna follow that mutant I just knocked out of here. I'm a professional. Not your hack"

"We had a mutant among our ranks"

"Go on"

"He chose to be a part of the Great Plan. A dawning of a new age. He is and will be a mutant to be reckoned with. If his blood mingles with your blood, his mutant abilty absorbs the DNA, giving him the strength of the victim. If he contacts either Logan or Deadpool, not only will he have thier intellect, but but thier stanima and agilty as well. And rapid healing.And detection through smell. We call him the HodgePodge."

"So he's a lab rat"

"He will be the best foot soldier we ever had! Already he has the ability to block other mutant's mental telepathy except in times of pain. He already can run up to eighty miles per hour, has the strength of the soldiers like we had down there, including stategem plans-"

"Who are you dunderheads? You hire a guy like me who's been in crazy expiriments like that? Don't you think I would have had a lousy expierence or two?" Gargan shouted.

"Need to know" Packard said, arms still flailing around. "And we had nothing to do with-" A second later, Genral Packard was thrown out of the broken window, he fell directly on Logan and Deadpool. But it wasn't the fall that killed him.Not even getting skewered by both Wolverine's claws and more effectively, Deadpool's sword. Scorpion dropped down, smacked Wolverine off Deadpool with his tail. The impact flung Wolverine into the nearest wall.

"Thanks"Deadpool stated, getting his sword out of Packard.

"Not yet"Gargan spat, his tail spewing out acid at the Merc in Red. Deadpool rolled over to avoid it in time, but the spatter killed Packard, a hole burning in his back. Gargan slammed a fist into one of the Ultimatum, then sprang himself at Captian America. Coming in full force, he tackled Cap in one leap. Cap flipped him with his shield.

"Scorpion!" Cap said, "Your'e working for these terrorists?!"

"They never paid me a red cent anyway." Gargan came back, getting to his feet, slamming the tail into Cap's shield BONNNNNNG!!! It made Cap back up. "This is only a freebie"

Deadpool and Logan were fighting, sword to claws. Finally,Logan managed to break the Merc's blade. It cost him, though, as Wade kicked Logan hard in the midsection. "It's going to take a lot more than that, 'Lo-gey''Wolver-wreak'," Wade commented, as he then kicked Logan when he was down. "A lot more" Logan then came back, tripping him.Wade landed on his rear end.

"That's the second and last time you beat me when I'm down" Wolverine said, charging.

"Oh that? That's not unsportsman like conduct," the Merc talked back. "This Is!" Deadpool teleported. Came back behind Logan, got him in a headlock, slammed him into the nearest wall. Wolverine pushed him back, and stabbed him in the gut with his right claws. Wade backed up, punched Logan in the face. Logan staggered back.Deadpool had his weapon raised.

"I'll cut your head off!" And threw his broken blade at Logan, who knocked it away. It was more of a taunt than a threat ; the threat came when Deadpool got out his gun and aimed it at the hero.
A burst of gunfire erupts from behind Wade. Shot in the back, he jumbled foward. Logan saw it coming and got out of the way. Apparently through all the past few minutes, attention was turned away fromthe remaining members of The Ultimatum. Wade fell to the floor, as the gunman sprayed bullets at Logan now. Two gunmen followed his example, blasting away Uzi automatics.

Wade moaned a little.
"Don't worry, tough guy" Logan sneered." You'll heal up soon. ..although I should come back there and kick you when your'e down, see how you like it!"
Laughing, Wade passed out.
Captian America and Scorpion separated; other Ultimatum terrorists were firing away.
"Didn't I just-Scorpion! What's going on?"
"Think I'd tell you?" Mac hissed. "I'm not even sure how they recovered so fast-unless..."
"Unless what?" Captain spoke up. "Tell me!what do you know?"
Scorpion swung his cybernetic tail and knocked Cap away from him. "I know that if you come near me again I'll rip your head off!!" The tail then swerved and shot out acid blots at the Ultimatum terrorists. They backed away, although one wasn't so lucky. He screamed as his arm smoked up, and he was instantly shot by his comrades, ending his screams.

"These people don't care who they kill!" Captian America said. "They must be stopped!"
"They aren't people, not anymore" Gargan said as he grabbed one of them by the collar. Bullets were shot at him and Gargan; Gargan's body armor took many hits, but merely scratched the surface and tinkered off him. The terrorist in Gargan's hands wasn't so fourtunate. Gargan threw the dead man to the floor.

Logan went to a duo of the terrorists and took them both to the floor. He then sumersaulted over gunfire and came to the imprisoned soldiers. Quickly, he slashed away at the clamps, getting them loose. They fell weakly, one at a time. all were barely alive.

Then the gunfire stopped. Smoke was all in the room, blood on the floor, wounded and dead terrorists, witten of the Ultimatum still standing. Ten out of an entire twenty two. The Ten Standing had ceased fire. They were changing clips. Wolverine and Captian America closed in on them, Scorpion slightly walking off. Deadpool was getting up, his rapid healing taking effect.