" We see him." Ian radioed to Logan.
" Good, you stay with Worthington and make sure you get them both." Logan replied.
" Right." Ian cut the transmission and continued following Warren to Vanisher.
" This is a mistake." Laura told Logan. She had her eye trained on Warren through the eye of a scope.
"We're down two men. We need him with us." Logan told the girl.
" Worthington can't be trusted." Laura stated.
" You've mentioned that about fifty fucking times already, Laura!" Logan exclaimed. " I get it. You don't like the plan."
" Sinclair is back at base. Worthington needs to-"
" Yamae! We're on!" Logan yelled, cutting off Laura mid-sentence.
Logan spotted Warren walking up to Telford, Aka The Vanisher, from his spot in the nearby hotel room.
" Telford." Warren called out to the man as he walked up to him.
" Worthington?! What the hell are you doing here?" Telford asked the man.
" You know what I'm here for, Give me the Virus. Now." Warren demanded Vanisher hand him the virus,
" I don't know what you're talking about." Telford told the man. He then tried brushing past Warren, but Warren grabbed him by the arm.
" This isn't a game Vanisher. You're in way over your head, and this is your only chance. Give me the virus or else." Warren spoke.
Telford turned around and smacked Warren across the face.
" Or you'll what pretty boy? You'll wing me? The last time we met, you cost me a fortune, and if you touch me again I'll teleport your arm off." Telford told Warren.
Warren glared at Telford and then a moment later, he changed. Archangel came exploding forward.
" Fuck!" Ian lunged forward towards, Warren, while Laura jumped out of the window with her claws already drawn.
" Not a damn word, Laura!" Logan yelled at the woman. " Cover Warren and Sinclair, make sure they don't kill anyone. I'll grab Vanisher." Logan followed Laura out the window, but instead of going to help Ian deal with the crazed Archangel, he followed after Vanisher.
" GRAAAAH!"
" Settle down, Worthington. I don't wanna hurt ya." Ian told the man.
Archangel jumped towards the Vanisher, he wanted to kill the man, but Ian caught him by the neck and started wrestling with Warren to try and keep him still. He managed to pin Warren to the ground.
" Knock it off." Ian told the man.
" Onslaught," Laura ran over to the two men and crouched down next to them.
" I got this, go help Logan." Ian told the woman.
Laura nodded and stood back up.
Ian's grip on Warren tightened and when it became clear he wasn't going anywhere anytime soon, he calmed down.
" We good?" Ian asked the man.
" Yeah. I'm alright." Warren replied. He was a little aggressive, but he was clear and in control.
...........
" Gah! Vanisher!" Logan yelled. He lunged at the man with his claws, but from out of nowhere a bullet knocked Logan out of the air.
" Sniper! 10th story- I'll!"
" NGRAAAH! Stay. I got this!" Warren yelled.
Ian had loosened his grip on Warren's neck and in the moment, he took his eyes off of him, Warren broke free.
Warren flung Laura and Ian away from him and made a b-line straight to the top of the building where Laura pointed out the sniper.
" What... The hell, Laura?" Logan groaned.
" Vanisher escaped." Laura told the man.
" What?! Damnit!" Logan cursed.
" I've got the scent of the shooters rifle. Archangel is in pursuit." Laura radioed to the man. " Archangel, come in. Archangel the target is moving." Laura radioed to Warren.
" Gah, motherfucker! That one's on me." Ian got up and rubbed his head. " Laura where'd they go?" Ian asked the woman.
" Up, there!" Laura pointed to the man.
Ian grabbed Laura by her waist and carried her to the top of the building.
" Worthington, you o....Kay?" Ian asked.
" Hey, guys. Long time no see." The woman, who had shot Logan in the head was a familiar face to Warren and Ian, though he had never personally met her. Her reputation was more than known in the X-men. Her pale white skin, almost like chalk. And the signature black paint around her eye.
" Logan, you'll never believe who just shot you in the head." Ian radioed to the man.
It was Domino.
.........
Colorado, Night.
Back at Warren's Aerie.
" Moira, I need you... Dani, Ian.... Somebody.... Please.... Help me. God, please forgive me...." Rahne begged. She begged for help. She begged for forgiveness. She just begged. " Please... God. PLEASE!!!" The visions of Rahne killing and eating her father began to play in her mind. Suddenly Rahne shot up from the bed and transformed. " AOOOOOOOOH!"
..........
" One More time, Domino. Why did you shoot me in the head?" Logan asked the woman.
" You put yourself in between me and Porter. Not my fault." Domino told the man. " And you were wearing that fancy new costume, I couldn't even tell it was you."
" You are both breaking radio silence." Laura spoke up. Her voice sounded over the radio, but Domino ignored her.
" You're not going to let a little head wound get in the way of a good time, are we, Logan?" Domino asked the man. " By the way, the little gold kid looks nervous."
" Don't screw this up, Foley." Logan told the boy.
" Wow, that was motivational." Domino stated.
" I told him I didn't want to do this." Josh complained.
" You'd better be right about this, Dom." Logan spoke once more.
" Hey, it's me." Domino exclaimed. " I've been on the Vanisher's case for a week. I know his routine. He's got four safehouses in Japan, sooner or later he's going to show at one of them." Domino explained. " And we'll be waiting.
......
Not too long afterwards, The Vanisher suddenly appeared in one of the safe houses, and when he did Logan was waiting.
The Vanisher looked back at Logan, who was smiling at him.
Logan's claws popped out and he stabbed the Vanisher in his chest, just as he was teleporting away.
" He just jumped from Safehouse two. Get ready for incoming." Logan radioed to the others.
The Vanisher came out of teleportation and was immediately assaulted once more.
" Telford." Warren growled.
" HnnnN! Worth... Worthington?" Telford asked.
" Not Worthington. DEATH!!!" Archangel slammed one of his wings into the Vanisher's chest, forcing him to jump away once more.
The Vanisher vanished and reappeared once more in another one of his warehouses, where he was immediately cut across the chest by Laura.
The Vanisher teleported once again, but this time, he didn't have the energy, or the blood left to teleport him much further.
" Got him." Ian stated. He reached down and grabbed the vanisher by his neck and lifted him up off of the ground.
The Vanisher groaned and opened his eyes to see Josh standing in front of him.
" I'm sorry." Josh told the man. He then placed his hand on the Vanisher's head and healed him.
" I... I'm okay? Oh God... What did you do?" The Vanisher asked the boy.
" I killed you." Josh told the man.
" His name is Elixir and he's telling you the truth. We just killed you." Domino told the man. " Buuut..... You may want to get a second opinion on that."
" What are you talking about? Who are you?" The Vanisher asked. He teleported away once more leaving Domino behind feeling satisfied.
" Well, that was fun." Domino stated.
" You are one mean lady." Ian told the woman.
" What can I say? I'm a woman of opportunity, and chance." Domino replied. " He'll be back in a few days. So, what do you say we play catch up?" Domino asked.
.......
Telford felt something was wrong with him. He didn't know whether it was because of what Domino had said, but he didn't want to chance it, so he went in to see a doctor.
They X-rayed Telford's brain and had him waiting in the observation room.
" Doctor? Isha? Is uh, everything okay?" Telford asked the man. " I feel okay. Does someone want to talk to me?" Telford asked. " I'm right here!"
Soon more and more doctors and nurses came flooding into the room to look at the brain scan.
It must have been worse than he thought, because one of the doctors turned around and took a picture of Telford.
" SHOULD I BE WORRIED?!" Telford demanded to know.
........
Back at the safehouse.
" And that's the story with the punisher." Domino spoke as she poured her drink. " So, you've formed your own little kill crew. Finally!"
" It's complicated." Logan replied.
" Why is the girl standing like that?" Domino asked as she looked over at Laura standing with her claws drawn.
" She likes to be prepared." Logan responded.
" So, what? She's a boy scout?" Domino asked playfully.
" You should not have missed your shot." Laura finally spoke up. " Your powers should have insured a kill."
" You're a creepy little girl, has anyone ever told you that?" Domino asked Laura.
Meanwhile Warren stood off, alone in the corner.
His thoughts were deep and dark.
' I can't get it out of my head. Scott knows... He's been there. But what if I can't control it? How long can I keep up the act? I look at the others and want to see.... God help me, I look at them and I want to kill them. To see if they're strong enough. I have to smile for the other X-men. I have to make jokes. I have to be Warren. I am Warren. But I could kill this one.' Warren thought to himself. He struggled fighting the influence that Apocalypse had force upon him, not so long ago. Thankfully, he wouldn't have to stay silent for much longer.
" What if we're wrong? What if he doesn't come back?" Josh asked Domino.
Not even a moment had passed since the words left his mouth that Telford appeared in front of the group.
" What the hell did you do to me?!" Telford asked. He walked over to Domino and slammed his MRI down on the table. " What the hell is this?!"
Logan picked it up and laughed.
" Looks like a tumor. Nasty one to." Logan stated. He held up the image to Telford and laughed at the X-Men logo shaped tumor, that had been placed in Telford's brain. " Nice job working in the team Logo." Logan told Josh.
" Thanks. I thought about making it a happy face at first. But I didn't know long I had." Josh responded. " Plus, the fact I needed to make sure it...."
" Don't ruin it, Foley." Logan told the boy, cutting him off. Logan then grabbed Telford and slammed him against the wall. " Now listen up, Bub. You've got an inoperable brain tumor. You're gonna die unless you help us. The only choice you have to make... Is how badly we hurt you before you do." Logan told the man. He raised his claws up to Telford's face and stopped just before he pireced his eye. " Now. Where is the fucking virus?!"
" I DON'T HAVE IT!" Telford exclaimed.
" Wrong answer."