Armando's Commandos #10

Cast
Armando
Madeira Roberts
Kragen
Aminee Starlight
Deadpool
Meryl Silverburgh
Skids
General Vulture
The Illuminati
Alexander Kross
Revolver Ocelot
Sergei Dragunov
Drake White
Ayanna Kaktas
Zach Tigerson

#10 The Core

The scene opens up with Armando, Madeira, and Kragen entering the brig where Drake, Ayanna, and Zach are.

Drake: Oh, look who it is. Mr. Commando has come to pay us a visit.

Armando: We're here to make a deal.

Drake: A deal?

Ayanna: What kind of deal?

Armando: You help us get inside of the Core and we let you walk.

Drake, Ayanna, and Zach laugh.

Drake: You have a death wish.

Zach: Why should we help you?

Armando: As far as Vulture is concerned you're dead to him. This is your chance to be free, or you can rot in this cell the rest of your lives. The choice is yours.

The three prisoners look to one another and then back to Armando.

Drake: When do we leave?

The group walks through the sewers as Drake leads.

Drake: Vulture had two tunnels dug into the sewers in Sector Six and Sector Eight in case anyone ever managed to do the impossible. Both are heavily guarded just like everything else in the Core, but not impossible to break through if you know where to look.

Armando: Speaks into the radio Kragen, are you in position?

Cut to: Sector Eight Sewers

Kragen: Affirmative.

Cut to: Sector Six Sewers

Armando: On my signal we storm the place. Puts down the radio Let's do this.

Drake and Ayanna leads the charge, being the first to draw the Vulture's fire, repelling the bullets with their blades making sure none hit the rest of the squad. Armando, Aminee, Deadpool, and Meryl follow behind with Resistance soldiers firing at Drake and Ayanna's flanks.

Cut to: Sector Eight Sewers

Upon hearing the gunfire over the radio, Kragen leads his own team to the other entrance inside the Core. Zach runs by Kragen's side, open firing on the enemy soldiers with Skids and a small army of Resistance soldiers behind them while Madeira produces an electromagnetic field to protect them from bullets.

Cut to: Sector Six Sewers

Drake and Ayanna cut down the last Vulture's guards blocking the secret entrance. Drake enters the command code to get the door open and looks to the others.

Drake: Hurry. It won't be long before the Illuminati seals everything off.

Armando and his team enters through the doorway and Drake closes it behind them locking them in. Armando turns around and bangs on the door.

Armando: What are you doing?!

Drake: You said if we helped you get in you'd let us walk. You're in, we're walking. Simple as that.

Armando pounds on the door a second time while Drake wraps his arm around Ayanna's shoulder and the two leave.

Cut to: Sector Eight Sewers

We see Zach punching in the same code and sealing Kragen's team off as soon as they enter. Madeira turns around to see the door is locked and is about to use her powers to pry it open when Kragen stops her.

Madeira: That bastard's leaving!

Kragen: Irrelevant. We're in.

Skids: We won't have any way to get back out.

Kragen: Neither will they.

The Illuminati: On speakers Welcome to the Isafaro Core. Prepare to die.

Poisonous gas enters through the vents and begins to fill the room.

Kragen: This is why I wear the mask.

Cut to: Core West Wing

Armando's Team covers their mouths and noses and proceed down the corridor looking for a way out. They come across another door that won't open and Armando attempts to kick it down to no prevail. Deadpool takes out his Katana, sliding them in to the crack and prying the door open allowing for the rest of the team to escape the deadly gas. They immediately run into fire as more Vulture's soldiers approach their position and attack.

Cut to: Core East Wing

Madeira blasts open the door to the next room and continues to protect the group from gunfire as the others fight back. Once the soldiers die they come back as undead and Kragen quickly throws a grenade in their direction to blow them to pieces. The Illuminati floods the room in response forcing Madeira to put down her shield in fear of getting everyone electrocuted. More soldiers enter the area and open fire at the group, several Resistance soldiers falling to the bullets as the rest pick up the dead Vulture corpses and use them as meat shields to fend off the enemy.

Cut to: Core West Wing

Deadpool takes the lead repelling the soldiers' bullets with his Katana blade while the rest of the team fire back.

Armando: Remember to aim for the head!

The group fights their way through Vulture's troops making it to a staircase and they proceed up the Core floor by floor fighting off any soldiers that get in their way.

Cut to: Core Lobby

Kragen's Team makes it to the lobby of the Core where they meet more soldiers with cyborg support. The group takes cover behind the tanks as the firefight ensues. Skids see the elevator not far from their position.

Skids: There's an elevator over there.

Madeira: It's too risky. The Illuminati could just cut the power.

Kragen: Staying here is risky.

Madeira: There has to be stairs or something we can take.

Skids: Can't you just magnetize it or whatever if it shuts down?

Madeira: Lift a big ass elevator up one-hundred floors? You may as well ask me to lift this tank with my bare hands.

Kragen: The tank!

Madeira: Plays a couple of notes on her guitar magnetizing the tank and turning the main gun on the Vulture soldiers clearing a path for the group to make it to the stairwell

Cut to: Core Staircase

Armando and the rest of his team are still running up the staircase.

Meryl: How long is this thing?

Aminee: This is ridiculous.

Armando: One-hundred floors isn't going to be an easy climb, ladies.

Deadpool: Wait, are we parodying Final Fantasy VII or Metal Gear Solid?

A gun camera attacks the group forcing them back down the steps.

Deadpool: Metal Gear Solid.

Aminee: They just thought of everything, haven't they?

Armando: Meryl, you brought chaffs?

Meryl: Takes them out Never leave home without them.

Armando: Have at it.

Meryl throws the chaff grenades jamming the gun camera and allowing the group to continue their ascent.

Cut to: Bottom of the staircase

Kragen and the rest kick in the door and sees Armando's team up ahead.

Kragen: Up there.

Madeira: Maybe the elevator would have been a better idea.

Skids: Too late to go back now.

The group runs up the steps to catch up with Armando's team.

Cut to: Core Top Floor

Armando's team reaches the top of the Core.

Armando: I don't want to do this, but we need to split up if we're going to cover more ground. Meryl, you take Deadpool and half our soldiers and find the computer system. See if you can shut the Illuminati down for good. Aminee and I will take the other half and pay our respects to the good General.

Aminee: Sounds good to me.

The group split up into two.

Cut to: Staircase

Kragen's team are still ascending the staircase.

Madeira: My feet are going to have so many blisters after this.

Kragen: Quit complaining!

Madeira: I'll complain as much as I want!

Skids: Sees more Vulture's soldiers following them Guys, we have company.

Madeira: Looks to see them, too Mother fucker!

Kragen: Keep moving!

The team keeps moving upward shooting at the Vulture's soldiers when they get too close.

Cut to: Core Central

Armando, Aminee, and the rest of the Resistance soldiers suddenly find themselves surrounded by Vulture's troops. The Vulture's troops pick off the remaining Resistance soldiers leaving only Armando and Aminee alive. They look up to see General Vulture, Revolver Ocelot, and Sergei Dragunov in front of them. Aminee glares at Ocelot while Armando keeps his glance on Vulture.

General Vulture: How nice of you to show up. Surely you didn't think you'd make it this far without us allowing it?

Armando: That was your first mistake.

The Vulture soldiers force the two to their knees and aim their weapons at the back of their heads.

General Vulture: The Vulture makes no mistakes. It was a bold move storming the Core, and even using the secret passages to get in. I can only assume that those ingrate experiments of mine helped you.

Aminee: Experiments?

General Vulture: Did you think the Golden Trio were born with such talents? No, they, like all things Vulture were engineered by me.

Armando: Like Legion. What kind of a sick man turns a little girl into a monster?

General Vulture: The same man who crushes all who oppose him! Misguided morals has no place here. The man with the best weapons and resources always come out on top over the weak and ethical. Only those willing to do whatever it takes to survive will live, and those who are not will die. Like the two of you. I believe this is enough monologuing. Kill them!

Before the soldiers can pull the trigger, Armando swings back his gun arm knocking the soldier with a gun to his head back into his comrades. With the same gun arm, Armando fires at the soldier holding Aminee at gunpoint allowing her to reclaim her twin pistols and fold her arms firing at both sides of the soldiers with Armando. The two clear the Vulture's troops while the General escapes into his office leaving Sergei and Ocelot to take care of them. Sergei charges at Armando and Armando in turn charges at him as the both begin to ram their fists into each other. Meanwhile, Aminee runs after Ocelot firing on his position. Ocelot spins around avoiding the bullets and throws his trench coat into the air and firing off two shots from his revolvers that hits Aminee in the stomach bringing her down to one knee.

Ocelot: Had I known all it'd taken to put you down were a couple of bullets, I would have shot you sooner.

Aminee: Fuck you! Fires more shots at Ocelot

Ocelot: Spins yet again and kicks Aminee in the head when he gets close

Cut to: Computer Room

Meryl and Deadpool's group reach the computer room fighting their way through Vulture's soldiers. Many of their troops get taken out in the brawl, but in the end the Resistance comes out the victors and they see the main computer console for the Illuminati as well as Alexander Kross.

Meryl: Give it up, Kross. It's over.

Alexander: I agree. For you. Holds up his gun

The Resistance soldiers hold up theirs.

Deadpool: Walks towards Kross Give it up, Doc. You know that thing can't kill me.

Alexander: Oh, I know. Fires two shots at Deadpool's chest That's why they aren't bullets.

Deadpool: W-what did you do? Collapses to the floor

Meryl: WADE!

The Resistance soldiers open fire on Alexander, but all of their bullets miss despite their aim being perfect.

Alexander: Illuminati, seal them off.

An electric field traps the Resistance soldiers and their leaders inside the room as Alexander approaches them safely.

Alexander: I developed a vaccination to the mutant gene that plagues so many great people of Isafaro, and like all good things in the Crimson Vulture, we weaponized it. Just in case all those experiments of ours decided to revolt. All those injuries you experienced in your life? They're all coming back now that your healing factor is gone.

Deadpool: Y-you killed me with the plot of X-Men 3? You uninspired son of a bitch!

Meryl: Tending to Deadpool Wade, it's going to be okay. You're going to be okay.

Deadpool: Sorry, kid. This is the end of the line for me. Looks like Death and I will get to be together after all. A bittersweet ending to what was an epic life. Dies

Meryl: Stands up and looks at Alexander You bastard! Hits the shield and receives a shock that knocks her backwards

Alexander: I expect your friends will be meeting a similar fate soon. Did you really think you could shut down the Illuminati? It is the most powerful artificial intelligence in the world! It sees and hears everything. It's as important to Isafaro's life as breathing itself. What could you or anyone have done to disable the greatest invention ever created!

The Illuminati shuts down unexpectedly cutting the power to the Core and freeing Meryl and her soldiers.

Alexander: Looks towards the computer console What!? This isn't possible! Who could have–!

Meryl: Shoots Alexander in the back

Alexander: Falls to the floor

Meryl: Don't know. Don't care.

Cut to: Central Core

Armando picks Sergei up and runs forward before slamming him down into the ground. Armando gets on top of Sergei and punches him in the face, but Sergei blocks the blows with his arms and flips Armando over to his back placing his hands over Armando's windpipe and squeezing on it. Armando struggles to remove his hands with one arm while slamming his gun arm into his head. Sergei gets off him and while Armando gets up and prepares to fire at him, Sergei draws his pistol first and fires multiple shots into the gun arm's barrels jamming them and rendering the gun useless.

Armando: Shit!

On the other side of the room Aminee throws a punch towards Ocelot only for Ocelot to catch the arm, but Aminee quickly slams a knee into his stomach and delivers a follow-up kick to knock him backwards. Ocelot quickly regains his footing in time to dodge two more strikes from Aminee and grabs her arm flipping her onto her back and pressing the heel of his foot down onto her throat while never letting go of the arm. Aminee grabs Ocelot's foot with her free hand and tries her best to remove it while being choked.

Armando swings his gun arm left and right at Sergei, but Sergei easily evades due to the weight of the gun arm and fires more shots from his guns into the chest of Armando. Armando drops down to a single knee with blood dripping down his chest as Sergei aims for the head. Armando quickly rolls to the side and charges at Sergei ramming his full body weight into the Russian and knocking him back down to the ground this time making sure to slam his gun arm repeatedly into the skull of Sergei.

Ocelot sees this and removes one hand off of Aminee's arm to reach for his revolver giving Aminee the chance to pull back on her arm flipping Ocelot over through the air. Aminee quickly gets up to a knee with both her guns and open fire on Ocelot; emptying both her clips into the chest of the old man and watching him drop dead to the floor.

Armando literally bashes in the skull of Sergei Dragunov, watching the blood flows from his battered head as he stands up and turns to see Aminee walking back towards him, looking down at the mess Armando made.

Aminee: You ask me it's an improvement.

Armando: You get your man?

Aminee: If you gave him a drink of water he'd be leaking all over the place.

Armando: Laughs and pats Aminee on the shoulder Let's go get that Vulture bastard and end this.

Armando and Aminee storms Vulture's office to see him standing in front of his desk. He turns around and stares the two down.

Armando: It's over.

Vulture grins and dashes towards Armando grabbing the gun arm and dissembling it in a matter of seconds leaving nothing but a nub in its place. Vulture jams Armando's in the throat and pushes him down the stairs in front of his office's door. Aminee draws both her pistols, only to watch the General dissembles both of them before she has a chance to use them and slams his fist into her face knocking her down on top of Armando. Meryl and the soldiers that accompany her finally make it into the room and raise their weapons at Vulture. Vulture quickly draws a sub-machine gun from his coat and fires on them first. Before the bullets could pierce their flesh, an electric field wraps around them and protects them from harm as Kragen's team finally catches up with the others and assists in firing on the General. This forces General Vulture to retreat back into his office as the others check on Armando and Aminee.

Meryl: What did that manic do to you?

Armando: He tore apart our weapons. We'll be fine.

Aminee: Where's Wade?

Meryl: He's dead.

Aminee: What?

Meryl: They had some kind of vaccine to revert the mutant gene. They shot him with it. Once Deadpool lost his healing factor years of punishment finally caught up with him. I'm sorry.

Aminee: No. No! He can't be dead, he can't be!

Skids: Guys, I really don't want to be that person, but we have a squad of Vulture's troops on our asses. We need to get moving.

Armando: Seal off the entrance to make sure they can't get in. We still have to deal with their leader.

The Resistance troops get to it immediately while Meryl comforts Aminee.

Madeira: How did you guys manage to shut down the Illuminati?

Meryl: We didn't. Someone else must have done something. How they did it I don't know, but I'm grateful.

Armando gets up to his feet and walks over to Aminee.

Armando: Aminee, I know it's hard, but I need you to keep your head in this thing just a little bit longer. Can you do that?

Aminee: Nods her head and stands up

Armando turns with the rest of his squad and looks towards the entrance of General Vulture's office.

Armando: Vulture! I said it's over! You can't fight off all of us!

A gunshot sounds off from inside Vulture's office. The team look at each other in confusion before Kragen and Meryl approach the door. Kragen kicks it down and Meryl enters with her gun at the ready only to find Vulture on the floor with a bullet wound in his head. The rest of the team enter the room to find the body.

Meryl: The bastard did himself in.

Armando: Goddammit!

Madeira: He got off too easy.

Kragen: Far from easy.

Skids: Does this mean we win?

Armando: Looks to his teammates It means the people of Isafaro never have to worry about being taken from their homes ever again.

We cut to a closeup of Vulture's head before everything fade to black.

FIN

Armando's Commandos #9

Cast
Armando
Madeira Roberts
Kragen
Aminee Starlight
Deadpool
Meryl Silverburgh
Imai Katayo
Peter Fargason
Skids

#9 Haunted

The scene fade into Armando's room. We see him sitting on the edge of his bed eyes to the ground as he thinks about events back at Sector Ten. Flashes of Legion crucifying the team plays across the screen before returning to Armando's room. Armando stands up and walks over to his door exiting the room.

Cut to: Madeira's Room

Madeira is tossing and turning in bed. The screen cuts to a flashback of Legion walking through the wall of fire and vanishes showing Made sitting up in her bed getting her breathing to slow down.

Cut to: Armory

Kragen is checking and cleaning the weapons in the armory. Every once in a while he stops and thinks back to the fight with Legion. A closeup of Legion's face appears on the screen, and her ink black tendrils impales Kragen and the others suspending them into the air. The screen returns to normal and Kragen returns to cleaning the weapons without a word.

Cut to: Shooting Range

Aminee fires her pistol at a target while remembering back when Legion electrocuted her reminding her of Ocelot's torture. Aminee pictures it's Ocelot standing in place of the target and empties both her clips into it. When empty Aminee gets angry and throws her headset into the paper target and storms out of the range.

Cut to: Deadpool's Room

Deadpool is cooking himself a meal wearing a hat and apron when a Legion flashback interrupts him. We see glimpses of Legion impaling Deadpool and crucifying him in the air.

Deadpool: Waves the flashbacks away and gets back to cooking Annoying flashbacks. I am way too cool to have any meaningful character development.

Cut to: Skids' Room

Meryl tends to a trembling Skids on her bed. Meryl comforts her by stroking her hair and speaking softly to her.

Meryl: It's okay. It's okay. I'm right here.

Armando: Walks up to the doorway and looks at Meryl

Meryl: Turns her head to see Armando and then looks back at Skids Hon, I'm going to be right back.

Skids: No! Grabs onto her arm Don't leave me.

Meryl: I'm going to be right outside, I promise. You're safe here. Stands up and meets with Armando outside Skids' room

Armando: How is she?

Meryl: Her shield is gone. Whether or not it's gone for good I can't say. Skids never been touched by anyone before. What Legion did scarred her. She's in no condition to be let back on the field.

Armando: Take care of her. She needs a friend by her side.

Meryl: What about you? How are you holding up?

Armando: To tell you the truth? I've been better. The bombs were a mistake. We underestimated Legion's pyrokinesis, and her necromancy. There was nothing in that report about tendrils either.

Meryl: You can't blame yourself, Arman.

Armando: Then who can I blame? I led an entire task force to their deaths, dozens of lives loss.

Meryl: They knew what they signed up for. We all knew what we were signing up for.

Armando: This is different. Legion is a whole new ballgame.

Meryl: Remembers back to Legion setting the Resistance members on fire Why do you think she left us alive? She could have killed us with ease.

Armando: That's what haunts me most of all. She could have, but she didn't. Friends of the Herald...

Meryl: Do you think she means Tori?

Armando: I'm positive. But herald of what?

Cut to: Kitchen

Madeira: Plays a few notes on her guitar while sitting down

Armando: Enters into the kitchen and listens to Madeira play

Madeira: Notices Armando and stops

Armando: Can't sleep?

Madeira: Can anyone?

Armando: Sits down across from Made I'm here if you need to talk.

Madeira: Puts down her guitar I don't know. Things were just simpler when it was just Carl, Melinda, and us. Ever since we lost them things has just gone to shit.

Armando: Hey, language.

Madeira: Seriously?

Armando: I'm always serious when I'm sleep deprived. I know it seems hard now, but we'll get through this. We always do, and once Vulture is taking down for good? Sky's the limit.

Madeira: Vulture isn't the real threat anymore. There won't be an Isafaro left if Legion has her way.

Armando: Thinks about Made's words

Cut to: Deadpool's Room

Deadpool: Hears a knock at his door What? Takes off chef apron and hat Who the hell stays up at this time of night? Answers the door to find Aminee on the other side BABY–! I mean Talks in a deep voice Baby! Cuts the act What brings you to my neck of the woods?

Aminee: I smelled food.

Deadpool: Yes, I always knew you women went crazy for a handsome guy who can cook.

Aminee: Can I come in?

Deadpool: Of course you can! Kick your feet up and make yourself at home.

Aminee: Enters the room and sniffs the air Mmm. Smells good.

Deadpool: Closes the door Oh, stop!

Aminee: What are you making?

Deadpool: Garfield's favorite dish! Rushes into the kitchen and back out with two plates of lasagna Lasagna.

Aminee: Where did you get the indigents to make this?

Deadpool: I have my ways.

Scene flashbacks to Deadpool killing a chef and taking his cookbook and indigents

Deadpool: Pulls out Aminee's seat

Aminee: Sits down

Deadpool: Pushes her in and then sits down across from her Dig in!

Aminee: Gulps down the food

Deadpool: I take it you and Garfield have some relation?

Aminee: I haven't had a real meal in days! I'm sick to death of the army rations.

Deadpool: This is why I just came on as a mercenary. I can eat whatever I want and don't have to subscribe to the 'army' ways of doing things.

Aminee: Why did you join the Resistance anyway?

Deadpool: They paid me.

Aminee: Is that all?

Deadpool: In my line of work that's all you need, and explosions, and a video game, and a movie starring Ryan Reynolds.

Aminee: I would have thought the Vulture would be able to pay more.

Deadpool: You'd think so, and yet here we are.

Aminee: How did you become a mercenary?

Deadpool: You sure you want that story? Because we're talking about twenty-four years worth of comics here.

Aminee: I'm interested.

Deadpool: Well, in that case, it all started in New Mutant issue ninety-eight...

Cut to: Armory

Kragen: Continues to clean the weapons

Peter: Enters the armory You've been cleaning those weapons for a long time. I don't think they're going to get any cleaner.

Kragen: Looks at Peter, and then continues cleaning

Peter: A man of few words.

Kragen: What do you want?

Peter: I'm here to make sure one of Imai's best men is in top physical condition.

Kragen: He is.

Peter: They say a man's pride can be his greatest asset, and his greatest weakness.

Kragen: Pride is irrelevant in the face of death.

Peter: Is that what you and the others saw last night? The face of death?

Kragen: No.

Peter: Then what was it?

Kragen: Turns to face Peter God.

Cut to: Skids' Room

Meryl: Continues to comfort Skids

Skids: I want to go home.

Meryl: To the sewers?

Skids: No. I had a home before that. In Sector Six. Before they came.

Meryl: The Vulture.

Skids: They killed everyone, just like they did with my new family.

Meryl: You poor child.

Skids: Sits up I'm useless without my power. Useless! I can't protect any of you.

Meryl: You're not useless. You handle that gun pretty well. We all don't have powers here, and you don't need powers to be useful.

Skids: But I never had any training.

Meryl: When you feel up to it I can train you. You'll be a crack shot in no time, and who knows, maybe we can find out what Legion did to your powers and fix it. You're going to be all right, Skids.

Skids: Sally.

Meryl: What?

Skids: My name is Sally.

Cut to: Imai's Office

Imai: Working behind her desk

Armando: Knocks on the door Can I come in?

Imai: The door's open.

Armando: Opens the door and closes it behind him Have you contacted Jacobs?

Imai: Tori was nowhere to be found in Moon Valley when we called her folks. They said she left with Zira. They didn't say where. I don't know what that woman is up to, but it looks like you're going to have to fare without her help.

Armando: What about Hellsing?

Imai: They're on a manhunt for Bane. Those who aren't looking for Bane is staying in Hallowton to defend the city.

Armando: So, we're to square one?

Imai: Seems that way.

Armando: Legion is on the warpath and we can't do anything to stop her.

Imai: Now that's not true.

Armando: You have a plan?

Imai: It's a long shot, but... The Core has everything we need to take on Legion. Records, weapons, equipment. If we could take it–

Armando: Now wait a minute. Aminee and Deadpool barely got out of there in one piece, and now you want to go back?

Imai: We don't have a choice. We can't allow Legion to run a muck, but we don't have the equipment needed to fight her. The Vulture does.

Armando: After our last infiltration there's no way we're getting in there undetected.

Imai: That's where you're wrong. We have one edge over them.

Armando: And what's that?

Imai: The Golden Trio. We cut a deal with them and they can get us inside. They know the Core better than anyone else here.

Armando: Cut them a deal? They worked for the Vulture for years with no remorse for their actions.

Imai: The same Vulture that abandoned them when they failed to take out Tori and her squad. We offer them their freedom and they won't give us any trouble.

Armando: We don't have the firepower to take the Core. Legion made sure of that.

Imai: We'll improvise. Armando, this is our chance to take out the Vulture and Legion. Two birds with one stone.

Armando: Without Jacobs or Hellsing it's a suicide mission.

Imai: We're doing it with or without you, so you better make up your mind right now.

Armando: My team will need time to prepare, and Skids is a no go on any assignments for the time being.

Imai: Okay, but don't take too long. According to our intelligence Legion is entering Sector Nine. If she beats us to the Core they'll be nothing left for us to use.

Armando: It won't take long. Leaves Imai's office

Cut to: Briefing Room

Armando, Madeira, Kragen, Aminee, Deadpool, and Meryl are in the room talking.

Madeira: This is suicide! Imai is going to get us all killed!

Deadpool: If she can get me killed then collar me impressed.

Meryl: We get it, Wade, you can't die. The rest of us aren't so lucky.

Armando: Those are our orders. We use the Golden Trio to get inside the base, and then we take it. Use the resources there to fight off Legion.

Aminee: Just because we take the Core doesn't mean we'll have the resources necessary to beat that thing.

Madeira: Exactly.

Armando: I hear you, but we don't have many options. This operation is happening with or without us. Vulture made Legion, they must have something they can use to fight her. Vulture has been staying their hand to see what Legion can do, not because they can't fight it.

Meryl: I don't understand why Imai would agree to this mission. She struck me as a more reasonable person.

Kragen: Desperation.

Armando: Kragen's right. Legion has already taken out three sectors. Commander Jacobs is M.I.A., and to make matters worse Hellsing isn't able to help us. Things aren't looking good for us, but I know if we stick together we can do this. We can win this thing.

Deadpool: You really enjoy your heroes speeches. I do hope you actually have a plan this time.

Armando: Imai will be laying out the plan, but yes we have one. I know many of you are still suffering the aftermath of our last encounter with Legion. I can't ask you to take on this assignment so soon. If any of you want out, now's your chance. Neither I nor Imai will think any less of you.

Deadpool: Well, I'm in. What kind of a badass would I be if I missed the season finale?

Meryl: Me too. No way am I letting Legion put me on the shelf.

Madeira: Do you even have to ask? I'm not letting you out of my sight.

Kragen: Lead the way.

Armando: Looks to Aminee What about you?

Aminee: Is Ocelot going to be there?

Armando: There's a strong chance he will be.

Aminee: Then I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Armando: Okay, we're in agreement.

Skids: Don't I get a vote?

The six looks over to the doorway to see Skids standing there.

Meryl: Sally.

Armando: I was under the impression you were in no condition to return to the field.

Skids: I don't know what kind of condition I'm in. All I know is I want to help you guys. I may not be able to use my shield, but I can help in other ways. Let me help you.

Meryl: Are you sure?

Skids: I'm sure.

Armando: All right, then it's settled. I recommend you all get as much sleep as you can because tomorrow we're attacking the Core.

FIN

Armando's Commandos #8

Cast
Armando
Madeira Roberts
Kragen
Aminee Starlight
Deadpool
Meryl Silverburgh
Legion
Imai Katayo
Logan S. Gunn
Peter Fargason
Skids

#8 Dark side of God

The scene opens up on the Isafaro Resistance H.Q. We cut to Imai's office to see Armando punching Logan in the face and pinning him to the wall. Members of his squad and Imai coming up to try to separate them.

Imai: Armando, what the hell are you doing?!

Armando: You nearly got Aminee killed!

Logan: I don't know what you're talking about!

Armando: I know the whole story. Aminee was told by you and Imai to kill the General the first chance she gets, behind my back!

Kragen and Deadpool manages to pull Armando away from Logan while Imai checks on Logan.

Imai: I didn't give the order. For fuck sakes, I agreed with you at the meeting.

Aminee: Logan approached me before the mission and gave me the knife to use. Told me to kill Vulture. Said it was what you wanted too when I asked.

Imai: Logan, what the hell is she talking about?

Logan: I gave the order. It was our best shot to take the Vulture out. I was hoping that you would see that after his corpse showed up on the news.

Armando: But it didn't go down that way. It was a failure and almost cost my comrade her life.

Imai: Goddammit, Logan! I said I wanted Aminee to get in and out, nothing else!

Logan: I know. I'm sorry.

Imai: You think sorry is going to cut it? I can't have a second in command who goes behind my back when it's convenient for him.

Logan: What are you saying?

Imai: You're relieved of duty and confined to your quarters until I say otherwise.

Logan: Imai, please–!

Imai: Guards!

Two Resistance guards enters the room.

Imai: Escort Logan to his room.

The guards nod and walk over to Logan. They attempt to take this arm, but Logan slaps it away and walks himself out with the escort.

Imai: Armando, I am so sorry. If I had any idea he was giving orders behind my back I would have done something.

Madeira: Aminee is safe now. That's all that matters.

Peter: I'd hate to interrupt this charming display, but I have news from Sector Ten. Legion has arrived.

Imai: Shit.

Armando: What's the situation?

Peter: Sector Eleven has been destroyed, and closed off to the general public. Legion is leading an army of Vulture's experiments into Sector Ten killing anything that stands in their way. It would seems that her target is the Core.

Meryl: Makes sense. They were created by the Vulture. It's only natural that they'd want some payback.

Kragen: Armageddon.

Skids: So, what's the problem?

Armando: The problem is that they're going to kill every man, woman, and child in Isafaro between there and the Core unless we stop them.

Imai: Is Seras still able to help us?

Peter: You cannot expect Hellsing to fight all your battles for you. Seras and Iron Man are already on their way back to Hallowton.

Imai: That's not what I meant.

Armando: We'll take care of it ourselves. Just say the word.

Imai: This child flooded an entire sector and put one of my best commanders out of action for good. I'm sending in a task force to assist with the mission. Use what little we've been able to uncover from the report file, and approach with caution.

Armando: Yes, ma'am!

Armando and his crew leaves the office as the scene fades to black.

On the way to the chopper Skids stops Armando to talk to him.

Skids: Look, about what I said back there. I didn't mean to come across as–

Armando: It's already forgotten. Those bastards killed your friends. You have every right in the world to be angry. Truth is, even if there were no civilians in the way we'd be no better than them using Legion to kill our enemies for us, and who's to say she wouldn't turn on us immediately afterwords? Something like that needs to be dealt with now, not later.

Skids: Agreed.

Madeira approaches the two as they continue to walk.

Madeira: Armando!

Armando: Go on.

Skids keeps walking as Armando stops for Made.

Armando: What is it?

Madeira: It's about Aminee. Is it really wise to let her come? She just got back from being tortured. Who knows what kind of condition she's in.

Armando: I understand your concern, but we need all the help we can get right now. Being tortured didn't hinder her ability to fire a gun back in the streets. It won't stop her now.

Madeira: I guess.

Armando: Tell you what, if you can convince her to sit this one out I won't stand in your way.

Madeira: I may as well bite all my fingers off.

Armando: That'd be a shame, you work one mean guitar riff.

Armando made it to the hanger where the other soldiers are getting ready to head out.

Armando: All right, men, listen up! We're heading to Sector Ten to take out an extremely dangerous hostile. On her own, Legion is probably the most dangerous thing this army will ever face, but combined with other Vulture's experiments we could have a massacre on out hands. If you have a shot you take it, don't wait for confirmation, don't wait for backup. You take it. When Legion first awakened she broke Tori, and flooded an entire sector in blood. There's no telling what she can do now that she has an army. Roll out!

Cut to: Sector Ten: Streets

We see Legion walking the streets of Sector Ten with mutations all around her. The monsters are tearing through the city as Legion walks with little interest in what's happening around her. She looks up to the sky to see several military aircrafts approaching the city. Legion continues to stare as bombs drop from the aircrafts purging the monsters in fire. While the mutations burn alive, Legion walks through the fire not catching any of the flames and continues on her path for the Core.

Resistance members begin to lower from the aircrafts. They land on the rooftops and fire hell from above as others land on the ground. Armando and his crew are with the ground team and they lead the charge running into a herd of burning mutations. Armando fires from his gun arm, Madeira hands come alive over the strings of her guitar sending waves of electricity at the herd, Deadpool fires from his twin pistols while showing off.

Deadpool: You're dead, and you're dead, and you're dead, and you're – can you guess? Also dead!

Aminee also fires from her twin pistols at the herd, Kragen firing from his HK assault rifle, Meryl her Desert Eagles, and Skids protects them as best she can with her shield. The Resistance soldiers behind them taking out the targets they miss. Armando sees Legion up ahead.

Armando: Legion five o clock!

Armando, his crew, and the rest of the Resistance ground team unleashes everything they have towards Legion. Legion walks straight into it only watching as the bullets heat up and melt into hot liquid. The liquid taking shape and creating abominations that turn on the group and start to attack them. Burning off their flesh with their bodies and ripping Resistance soldiers to shreds. Legion grabs the electricity from Made and redirects it into Aminee. Aminee is caught in it before she can react, having flashbacks of her torture with Ocelot.

Madeira: AMINEE!

Aminee collapses onto the ground. Madeira runs over to her side as the rest of the team fights off the liquid beasts. The fire behind Legion begins to rise up and takes the form of a cloak figure with a mask. The figure stretches out its hand and touches the buildings the air team are on setting it ablaze and killing them instantly. The figure extends its flames to the aircrafts up above causing them to burn and crash into the city below. With that, all that remains of the Resistance's task force is Armando and his crew. Armando, Kragen, Deadpool, Meryl, and Skids circle around Made and Aminee. The dead mutations rise back up now under Legion's control as the demon child turns her attention on Armando.

Skids: We're fucked!

Armando: Everyone hold your ground! Made, can you carry Aminee out of here?

Madeira: Yeah, yeah I can.

Armando: Then get her out of here. We'll rendezvous at the checkpoint to Sector Nine.

Made picks up Aminee and looks at Armando.

Madeira: Don't you dare die on me.

Armando: I have no plans to die today.

Made escapes with Aminee as the others face off against Legion.

Legion: Friends of the Herald.

Deadpool: Hey! That's a nice fiery giant you have there. Can you make a giant size s'more?

Legion: Are we alive? Or are we nightmares?

Armando: You're a science experiment.

Legion: You would kill us?

Armando: If I have to.

Legion: You are five. We are many.

Meryl: So, the girl can count.

Legion: You would die for nothing?

Armando: We would die for the innocents you killed, and the countless innocents you continue to endanger.

Legion: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.

Armando: Romans 3: 23. I'm familiar with scripture, and I know for a fact you are the farthest thing from God that exists.

Legion: And we are made in His image.

Deadpool: If that's the case Points to himself God is UGLY!

Armando: I had enough of this chat. Kragen!

Kragen throws a smoke grenade at Legion. The area fills up with smoke blocking off Armando and his men from sight. The five charges and throws themselves at Legion with Skids shield to protect them. They come through the smoke all ready to strike her, but before they can ink black tendrils come forth and impales them. The tendrils hoisting them up into the air taking the form of upside down crosses and crucifying them. There they hang unable to move as blood drips down their arms and feet and falls to the ground. Legion walks away with the undead mutations never looking back.

Skids: T-this isn't happening! My shield isn't working!

Armando: Skids, try to calm down! Wade, can you break free?

Deadpool: Way ahead of you!

Deadpool rips his wrists through the spikes holding him in place, and removes the spikes on his feet before jumping down from the cross. Deadpool wounds heal over and he gets the rest of the crew down one by one as they perform first aid on each other.

Deadpool: I hope you have a plan B because I don't think guns and swords are going to work on that thing.

Armando: We need to regroup and get better equipment.

Deadpool: You think?

Armando: You got something to say, Wade?

Deadpool: Yeah, I got something you say. You nearly got us all killed – well, not me since I can't die, but the rest, and everyone else who came here is dead!

Armando: I'm aware, Wade.

Deadpool: Are you? Because you guys had the report file. Aminee got tortured by the psychos down at Isafaro to get it. You knew what we were getting into and this was your plan? To rush it!?

Armando: I didn't see you coming up with any bright ideas.

Meryl: Guys! This isn't helping! We need to get out of here now!

Armando looks over to see Meryl comforting Skids.

Armando: Kragen, you know this area better than any of us. Lead the way.

Kragen nods and leads the other away from the streets.

Cut to: Sector Nine Checkpoint

Aminee wakes up to find herself on a bench with Madeira standing watch. No signs of Vulture soldiers, Resistance, or Legion. Madeira turns around to notice that Aminee is up.

Madeira: Oh, you're up. How are you feeling?

Aminee: Like I've been electrocuted.

Madeira: I'm so sorry, Ami! That was meant for Legion.

Aminee: I know it wasn't your fault. It's just...

Madeira: Just what?

Aminee: Nothing. Forget I said anything.

Madeira: No, something is troubling you. I want you to tell me what it is.

Aminee: I don't want to talk about it.

Madeira: Well, that's unfortunate for you because all we have is time to talk. So, talk.

Aminee: What happened to the guards? Place looks abandoned.

Madeira: Who knows. They were probably called in to deal with Legion. Now stop avoiding the topic. What's wrong?

Aminee: You zapping me reminded me of Ocelot's torture. I guess I'm not as over it as I thought I was.

Madeira: You don't just get over torture. You never should have came here.

Aminee: None of us should have.

Madeira: Look, I'm just worried about you, all right? You're my friend.

Aminee: I know. I'll feel better once we're back at the base. Where's Armando and the others?

Madeira: Last I saw them they were holding off Legion giving us time to escape. Armando said to meet up here. I'm afraid they won't show.

Aminee: I figured you one to have more faith than that.

Madeira: That girl wiped out our entire team! We have to face facts here, there's a chance the others aren't coming back.

Armando: You always did worry too much.

Made turns around to see Armando and the others approach.

Madeira: Armando!

Madeira hugs Armando while Aminee stands up to her feet. Made looks over to see Skids in a state of shock as the others are still hurt.

Madeira: What happened?

Armando: We'll explain on the way. We need to get out of here. It's a long trek back to Sector Four.

Aminee: What about Legion?

Armando: There's nothing we can do now. We need to get back to base and come up with a new plan.

Deadpool: That'd be a start.

Madeira: How can we even begin to fight something that powerful?

Kragen: Hellsing.

Armando: And the one person who knows her best. Commander Jacobs.

FIN

Armando's Commandos #7

Cast
Armando
Madeira Roberts
Kragen
Aminee Starlight
Deadpool
Meryl Silverburgh
Seras Victoria
Tony Stark/Iron Man
The Illuminati
Skids

#7 Little Red Dot

Fade in: Sector Three Streets

Armando, Madeira, Kragen, Deadpool, Meryl, and Skids take behind cover because of the super soldiers. Armando fires from his arm gun, Madeira sends wave after wave of electrical attacks at the group, Kragen throws a grenade, Deadpool keeps shooting while going “Bang!” Meryl fires with her Desert Eagle, and Skids fires back with her pistol. Inflicting zero damage against the heavy armor of the soldiers. Even with the grenade the thirteen Vulture men keeps firing bullets that move faster than the Resistance's.

Madeira: What is up with these guys?!

Armando: Reserve ammunition! Try to find a weak point in their armor if you can!

Meryl comes up from behind her cover to fire off more shots only to get blast in the torso for her trouble.

Armando: Meryl!

Kragen go over to Meryl to check on her seeing that they mostly hit her bullet proof vest.

Meryl: These guys don't miss.

Kragen: Auto-lock.

Deadpool: Auto-lock? Cheaters! You no good cheaters!

Armando: Let's see how good they are with their naked eyes. Kragen!

Kragen tosses a chaff grenade into the air. As soon as it explodes the super soldiers' auto-lock system jams as well as their visions on their visor making them rely on their naked eyes allowing Armando's team to fall back as the enemy prove not to be a good shot without their equipment.

Armando: As I thought. All technology and brute force. Those men don't have any real skills.

Armando turns on his radio.

Armando: Victoria, we're under attack in Sector Three. Thirteen men, heavy armor, with advanced auto-lock weapons. Vulture is also firing something from the sky that's transporting them. Keep an eye out for a little red dot.

Seras: Roger, Commander. We're closing in on your position.

Armando turns off the radio and when the group looks up they see Iron Man landing and putting Aminee down.

Madeira: Aminee!

Deadpool gets in front of Made.

Deadpool: BABY! It's been what, five episodes? C'mere and give daddy a kiss.

Aminee punches Deadpool and then hugs Madeira.

Aminee: It's good to see you again, dear.

Madeira: Did they hurt you?

Aminee: They tried.

Deadpool: Playing hard to get, huh? I like it.

Iron Man: Trust me, pal. She isn't.

Deadpool: Fuck off, talking robot.

Aminee: Who's the blond?

Armando: This is Skids. We found her at the Morlocks camp. She was the only one left alive after Bane's group slaughtered them.

Aminee: Damn. I'm sorry.

Skids: Thank you.

Iron Man: What do we got?

Armando: Thirteen men further down the road and the Wild Geese will be arriving soon. We just need to hold out until then.

Iron Man: Got it.

Armando: Tony, we need to stick together!

Iron Man takes off after the super soldiers.

Armando: Goddammit!

Deadpool: Yeah, he isn't much of a team player until the crossover movie.

Armando: We can use one of these buildings as cover and ambush them. Move out!

Iron Man flies out and over the super soldiers launching a tank missile by their feet. The missile explodes, a loud boom follows the explosion and to Iron Man's surprise the soldiers come out of the blast without a mark on them.

Iron Man: These guys no sell worse than Hulk Hogan.

Iron Man flies back, firing from his repulsors at the ground forcing them to move back from the rest of the group while using JARVIS to scan for any available weak points. The super soldiers start to shoot upward hitting Iron Man's armor and knocking him off balance momentarily. Iron Man uses JARVIS to hack into their weapons and jam the radar signal before using his smoke to cover the below area blinding them. Iron Man flies down low through the smoke, coming up to one of the super soldiers and punching them right in the face breaking in their visor and knocking him back into his comrades.

JARVIS: Master Stark, I seem to be receiving some interference.

Iron Man: Find the source.

The Illuminati appears inside Iron Man's helmet.

The Illuminati: Shutting down.

Iron Man's suit shuts down causing Tony to fall to the ground as his armor comes off and the super soldiers surround him. Illuminati speaks through the super soldier's radios:

The Illuminati: Take him into custody. The General wishes to have his power armor for himself.

Before the super soldiers can act a cannon's fire knock them back through the air and away from Iron Man. We see Seras and the Wild Geese pulling up several feet away, Seras and her men provides cover fire while their comrades run towards Iron Man and retrieves him from the battle.

The Illuminati: Activate Mark VII.

Tony's suit comes to life on its own and flies up into the air.

Tony: That's not good.

Seras: What's happening?

Tony: Vulture's A.I. hacked my suit.

The Mark VII fires a tank missile at the Wild Geese.

Tony: MOVE!

Seras, Tony, and the Wild Geese get away from their vehicles, a couple of the Wild Geese being lost in the explosion. Seras holds up the Harkonnen Cannon at the suit.

Tony: Wait, that's a millions dollars worth advanced hardware!

Seras: It's about to be scrap metal!

Seras fires several rounds from the cannon at the suit, the suit evading each shot and unloading repulsors, missiles, lasers, and smoke down at the group. The super soldiers splitting off into two groups, one staying to fight the Wild Geese and the other half going after Armando's group.

Cut to: Armando's Group

Armando and the rest of his crew are hiding out in a tall building with their weapons aim through the window.

Deadpool: This is boring! When do we get to waste these guys?

Armando: Quiet, Wade! With any luck we won't have to.

Meryl is seen having surgery on herself with Made's help.

Madeira: Looks like the bullet ripped clean through. You were lucky.

Meryl: If you can call being shot lucky.

Aminee: I think I preferred being electrocuted.

Skids: Why hold you on trial after all that time?

Aminee: Simple, they wanted to use me to lure out the rest of you. Looks like it worked.

Armando: They have another thing coming if they think they're taking us out here. Who gave you the order?

Aminee: What?

Armando: To assassinate General Vulture, who gave you the order? Because it sure as hell wasn't me.

Aminee: Imai and Logan.

Armando: I knew it.

Kragen: Over there.

Kragen and Deadpool finds the super soldiers in-coming through the scopes of their rifles as the others see them coming from the distance.

Armando: All right, everyone, get ready. Can you see any weak points in their armor?

Kragen: No.

Deadpool: The visor looks pretty vulnerable.

Kragen: Too small.

Deadpool: I can make that shot easy.

Armando: We don't want to alert them to our presence until they're close enough for the others to hit. Just wait.

Deadpool: I knew I should have signed up with the bad guys.

Cut to: City's Streets

Seras continues to fire at the Iron Man suit while the remaining Wild Geese fights back against the super soldiers from cover. Tony activates the computer on his wrist and attempts to resume control of his suit.

Tony: Come on!

Stark is successful in taking back control of his suit, but as soon as he did it Seras' Harkonnen blows it sky high right in front of him.

Cut to: Armando's Group

Armando and his crew waits for the super soldiers to get close enough.

Armando: Fire!

The group open fires on the super soldiers, Skids creating a shield to protect against the enemy's bullets. Deadpool hit one soldier's right in the visor taking him out.

Deadpool: I told you I could make the shot.

Madeira uses her electricity to magnetize the armor of one soldier crushing him from within. The four remaining super soldiers back up behind cover as Armando's crew reloads.

Skids: I-I don't know how much longer I can keep this shield up.

Armando: Kragen, chaff grenades! Made, jam their weapons! The rest of you, draw their fire.

Skids lowers her shields and backs away to rest, Kragen throws a chain of chaff grenades out the window, Armando, Aminee, Deadpool, and Meryl fire on the super soldiers keeping them focus on them while Madeira concentrates her energy through the strings of her guitar and performs a guitar rift sending the energy to their guns and jamming them. The super soldiers discard their guns and fall back.

Madeira: We did it! They're leaving.

Armando: Good job, Made. I knew you could do it.

The celebration is cut short as Kragen catches the red dot from the sky at the building they're in.

Kragen: Commander!

Armando sees it too.

Armando: Shit!

Madeira: What do we do?

Deadpool: Well, I can't die. So, I guess you guys are fucked.

Armando: We're not that far up from the ground. Jump!

The group jumps out of the window and falls hitting the ground in a roll. They continue to run and then jump forward through the air as the building behind them explodes. The seven lay on the ground slowly getting up to their feet.

Armando: Is everyone okay?

Deadpool performs a thumb up to show he's all right while the others get back up to their feet. Armando looks at the burning building and then to the sky.

Cut to: City Streets

Seras and the Wild Geese continue their firefight with the super soldiers while Tony watches from a safe distance.

Tony: This is getting us nowhere, we need to pull back.

Seras: Hellsing doesn't retreat.

Tony: I'm sure that's all very fascinating in the Hellsing handbook, but here in the real world you don't get repaid for blatant stupidity. Tell your men to fall back!

Seras turns and aims her weapon at Tony through crimson red eyes.

Seras: I don't take orders from you.

Seras puts her weapon away and lunges into the group of super soldiers. Her left arm transforms into shadow that swirl sin the air as she moves. Seras collides it into the super soldiers, but it only serves to push them back as they keep firing at her. The bullets rips into her flesh only for the flesh to regenerate and Seras to continue the assault tearing her hand right through their armor and slicing apart their flesh. The shadows wraps around one soldier neck and begins to strangle him as she grabs another soldier by the head and smashes his skull into his choking comrade.

Armando and his men arrives at the scene joining the fight with the remaining Wild Geese forcing the rest of the super soldiers back into the city. Armando keeps an eye on the skies above while approaching Seras.

Armando: Are you okay?

Seras: Never better.

Tony: My suit's destroyed, but I can build another one.

Seras: No one cares about your bloody suit!

Tony: I've found that to just not be true.

Armando: Next time don't run off.

Tony: Because standing around doing nothing is so much better.

Armando: We're strongest when we're together. If everyone ran off from their teammate to solo the enemy a lot of men would be killed.

Tony: Luckily for me I'm not most men.

Madeira: We don't have time for this. Whatever is firing at us from the sky can attack again at any minute, we need to go.

Meryl: Made is right. We need to get Aminee looked at anyway.

Aminee: I'm fine, guys. Really. Just a little winded.

Deadpool: Want me to carry you?

Aminee: No.

Armando: That's fine with me. I have some things I need to set straight with Command.

The group leaves the scene. The little red dot stalking their position from above as they leave the area, and the scene fade to black.

FIN

Armando's Commandos #6

Cast
Armando
Madeira Roberts
Kragen
Aminee Starlight
Deadpool
Meryl Silverburgh
Imai Katayo
Logan S. Gunn
Seras Victoria
Tony Stark/Iron Man
Bane
General Vulture
The Illuminati
Alexander Kross
Revolver Ocelot
Carari Grey
The Angel of Death
Peter Fargason
Wedge Antilles
Skids

#6 Trial by Vulture

Fade in: Resistance Base

We see Imai, Logan, Madeira, and Skids meet up with Seras at the front entrance of the base.

Imai: Thanks. We owe you one.

Seras: Don't mention it.

Iron Man lands next to the group, his helmet unfolding around his head and into his armor.

Iron Man: Ladies, and gentleman.

Seras: Where's Bane?

Iron Man: Lost him at the interstate.

Imai: What do you mean you lost him?

Iron Man: As in, no longer found.

Logan: How do you lose track of someone that big?

Iron Man: That's what I intend to find out.

Seras: He most likely had an exit strategy before he even began planning his attack. I think it'll be a while before anyone tries something like this again.

Madeira: What do you think he was after?

Armando: Legion's files.

The group turns to see Armando, Kragen, Meryl, Wedge, and Peter approach them.

Armando: Which unfortunately, he managed to get his hands on.

Imai: Dammit!

Skids: Could he be working for Vulture?

Peter: Vulture are much too proud to hire mercenaries to do their dirty work. If this was a Vulture attack it would have their signature written all over it.

Armando: Commander, with your permission I'd like to begin the search for Bane.

Iron Man: I'm coming, too. I still need to repay him for Hallowton.

Seras: Bane is as much an enemy of the Crown as he is yours. Once the Wild Geese arrive we'll assist in the search.

Imai: Let's not waste any time, then.

Cut to: Carari Incorporated
Carari's Main Office

Vulture soldiers stand in Carari's office as she looks at them from behind her desk.

Carari: I assure you, I am loyal to the Vulture. If I thought for even one moment that Aminee was planning an assassination I would have put a bullet in her myself.

Vulture Soldier: Nevertheless, we have orders to take you into custody, ma'am.

Carari: Flirtatious Surely we can come to some sort of understanding?

The Vulture soldiers don't budge, and Carari just sighs.

Carari: There's nothing more annoying than a man who's married to his job. Angel!

A large seven foot tall man enters the room. The soldiers aim their weapons, but he quickly knocks them down with a single punch causing them to drop their weapons as he grabs one soldier by the neck, lifting him up and throwing him into the other soldiers that gather enter the office. Taking them out one by one with punches, kicks, breaking bones with each strike as the Vulture soldiers all fall to the ground.

Carari: Looks like I'll need to relocate.

Carari presses a button on her phone

Carari: Book me a flight to Moon Valley. I need a vacation.

Cut to: Bane's Hideout

Bane enters an abandon building and tends to his wounds. After doing so he takes out a cellphone and sends a text message that says, “It's done.”

The phone buzz and we see the reply “Good work” from a “The Genius.” The Genius sends another text message that reads, “Is it ready?”

Bane enters a small lab where vials containing a green liquid and a power backpack are on the walls and replies, “Yes.”

Cut to: The Core
Torture Room

Aminee's screams fill the room before the torture device shuts down. Ocelot walks up to where she hangs from the machine.

Ocelot: How long can you hold out for? You must know by now that the Resistance is never going to come for you. Why protect them?

Aminee: You don't know much about loyalty, do you?

Ocelot: Smiles I know it will get you killed.

The doors open behind them and Alexander walks in with a couple of Vulture guards.

Ocelot: Mr. Kross, what brings you to my neck of the woods?

Alexander: I have orders to take Ms. Starlight into custody.

Ocelot: What for?

Alexander: The General believes she won't break. It's time for her to stand trial for her treason against Isafaro. The trial will be held today. Live.

Ocelot: Live for all of Isafaro to see, including its traitors.

Aminee: What?

Alexander: Bring her.

The soldiers unstrap Aminee and carry her out of the torture room.

Cut to: Courthouse

The Vulture soldiers lead Aminee with her arms and legs in bindings behind a court podium as General Vulture, the Illuminati, and Alexander look down from their judges' seats. Aminee looks up at them in contempt as the cameras begin rolling.

The Illuminati: Ms. Starlight, you are being tried for treason against your country, and the attempted assassination of General Koma Iz Vulture. How do you plead?

Aminee: Not guilty.

The Illuminati: You deny attempting to kill General Vulture after you were apprehended by Lieutenant Dragunov during the assassination attempt?

Aminee: No, of that I'm profoundly guilty. But what I'm not guilty of is being a traitor to this country. I'm not the one with military forces everywhere, or the one with an artificial intelligence watching our every move. The only traitor to this country is you!

General Vulture: ENOUGH!

Vulture stands up and slams his hands on the table.

General Vulture: I find you guilty and sentence you to death! FIRE THE NOVALITH CANNON!

Aminee: The what Cannon?

Cut to: Space

We see a space platform aiming its main gun at the planet and charging up a devastating attack for the planet surface.

Cut to: Courthouse

Aminee notices that the guards are backing away and decides to back flip just as the ceiling caves in and her original spot in the courthouse explodes by the space platform as thirteen men appears equip with lancer rifles with a chainsaw attachment. Aminee grabs one of the normal Vulture guard and use him as a human shield while the soldiers open fire with five shots bursts, destroying the chains on Aminee's hands and feet and allowing her to take the Vulture's guard rifle and fire back at the super soldiers. The bullets only hit their armor. Aminee runs backwards as she fires, dropping down between the pews for protection. They did little good as the super soldiers cut through the pews nearly sawing right through the Pop Idol's flesh.

Cut to: Sector Three Streets

Armando's team and Iron Man are searching the area for Bane when they see the TV screen on the building showing Aminee on trial.

Armando: That's Aminee!

Deadpool: My love!

They watch as Aminee back flips and a beam explodes her place in the courthouse, teleporting thirteen Vulture soldiers in heavy armor.

Armando: What the hell are those?

Meryl: They're no Vulture troops I've ever seen.

Madeira: They're going to kill her!

Armando: We're turning around.

Madeira: They're all the way to Sector Nine we'll never make it in time.

Iron Man: On it.

Iron Man takes off into the air.

Armando: Tony, wait!

Iron Man leaves the area without another word.

Cut to: Courthouse

Aminee crawls underneath the pews as the super soldiers take to tossing them up into the air with one hand. Aminee can see more of them to the left, right, and straight ahead blocking the door. With nowhere to turn Aminee fires at their feet, the bullets only making them move back a little bit before they crouch down and aim their rifles underneath the pews. Aminee hops up to the top of the pews and jumps from one to the next, jumping off the soldiers' heads and making it out of the courthouse to find an army of Vulture troops and tanks waiting for her on the outside.

Aminee: A little overkill, don't you think?

Cut to: Sector Three Streets

Armando: We need to head back to the base and take a chopper to Sector Nine. Vulture drones be damned.

A red dot shines down from the sky onto the Resistance's vehicles.

Skids: What's that?

Kragen: Red dot.

Armando: RUN!

The group flees from the vehicles as a beam shoots down from the sky blowing it to hell. Coming out of the smoke are the thirteen super soldiers from the TV up above, activating their chainsaws in the face of the Resistance right in front of them.

Cut to: Courthouse

Before the Vulture's soldiers can finish off Aminee, missiles rain down from the sky blowing up the tanks and taking out the soldiers on the ground. Aminee looks up to see Iron Man sweeping down to grab her and flying back up into the sky.

Iron Man: Pleasure to meet you, Starlight. I'm Iron Man.

Aminee: Are you a robot?

Iron Man: Laughs Trust me, sweetheart, I'm all man underneath.

Aminee: You'll have to show me later.

Iron Man: I'd like to show you back to my place.

Aminee: Is that right? Sees the little red dot on Iron Man's face. Watch out!

Before Iron Man can react the red beam blasts into him sending Iron Man and Aminee crashing into one of the rooftops below. Aminee rolls over to the side of the roof, turning her head to see another super soldier on top of Iron Man. Iron Man trying desperately to keep the chainsaw from reaching his face. Aminee gets up and runs at the soldier, jumping up on top of his back and wrapping her arms around his neck. The soldier staggers back trying to get Aminee off of him while Iron Man aims his laser right for the visor, breaking through it and blinding the soldier knocking him over the ledge with Aminee still on him. Iron Man gets up to his feet and flies off the building, falling down through the air and grabbing Aminee watching the super soldier fall splat on the ground.

Iron Man: Got ya!

Cut to: Courthouse

Alexander: General! You didn't tell me that you were testing the Novalith Cannon today.

General Vulture: I am the leader of Isafaro, Mr. Kross. I do not need to inform anyone when I am using my weapons. Your experiment was a success, Mr. Kross. You should be proud.

Alexander: Those weapons were for war, not a trial!

General Vulture: This is war, Mr. Kross! Let our enemy fear the skies, let them know that there is nowhere to run or hide. This Resistance wants independence. They want to be liberated. Little do they know that there is only one perfected method of freedom.

Alexander: And what would that be?

General Vulture: Death. I will see to it that every man, woman, and child who would oppose the Vulture will be liberated until only those loyal to Isafaro remain. Remember that, Doctor, when the doubts begin to enter your mind that you're on the right side.

Alexander only looks at Vulture in horror.

General Vulture: I'm going to go play Angry Birds. I suggest you find some time to unwind before the war is knocking at our doorstep.

Vulture pats Alexander on the shoulder and leaves the courthouse with guards all around as the scene fade to black.

FIN

Armando's Commandos #5

Cast
Armando
Madeira Roberts
Kragen
Deadpool
Meryl Silverburgh
Imai Katayo
Logan S. Gunn
Seras Victoria
Tony Stark/Iron Man
Peter Fargason
Wedge Antilles
Skids
Bane
Deathstroke
Urdnot Wrex
HK-47
Aries
April

#5 The Fire Rises

The scene opens up to a war zone in front of the Resistance base. We see the Resistance soldiers firing at Bane's mercenaries who crash through the front gate with arm vehicles and tanks. The Resistance tanks coming into action to counteract the tanks Bane stole from the Vulture. Deathstroke aims his sniper rifle at the Resistance soldiers down below, taking a few of them out while the battle below drowns out his bullet fire, and the rest of Bane's team closes in on the base.

Cut to: Resistance Base Top Floor

Imai, Logan, Peter, and Wedge meet up with each other in the hallway as more snipers run towards the roof of the building.

Imai: What's going on?

Logan: It's Bane. His troops made it to the base.

Imai: Where the hell is Armando?!

Peter: It's too late to worry about them. The enemy is at our front door.

Wedge: I can secure the aerial crafts with the other pilots, make sure we have an escape route if worse comes to worse.

Imai: Fargason, if we called Hallowton for help how long would reinforcement get here?

Peter: It depends entirely on who they send.

Imai: Contact them. I'm sure the good people of Hallowton would like to pay Bane back for destroying their city. Logan, secure the front entrance of the base. We need to make sure the gate is as far as they go.

Logan: On it.

Wedge: What about you, Commander?

Imai: I'm going to greet our guests.

Wedge: I wouldn't recommend that, ma'am. As Commander your place–

Imai: My place is making sure this base doesn't fall. You have your orders now go and carry them out.

Wedge: Yes, ma'am.

As the four separate, a blue energy charges up in Imai's hand as she marches towards the enemy.

Armando, Madeira, Kragen, Deadpool, Meryl, and Skids exit the sewers and watches the battle at the base go on from behind an alley.

Armando: It's worse than I thought.

Madeira: What are we going to do?

Armando: Sneak up from behind and fuck them in their asses!

Deadpool: You stole that from Game of Thrones.

Armando: Game of what?

Deadpool: Excuse me, trying to have a private conversation with the author. Looks at the readers Some people, huh?

Armando: Move out!

Kragen hands Skids his HK45 pistol before the group runs out to meet the rear end of Bane's army. Armando leads the charge, firing from his minigun as Kragen unloads with his HK47 rifle, Deadpool with his twin pistols, Meryl with her FA-MAS, and Madeira magnetizes the enemy's weapons sending them flying out of their hands before they're mow down by the Resistance's bullets. Deathstroke watching it all from the scope on his rifle.

Deathstroke: Talking in his radio Armando's crew is here.

Bane: Good.

Cut to: The side of the Resistance base

Bane and his men manage to sneak by all the fighting to make it to the side, climbing up the walls on ropes while the rest of the Resistance are focus on cannon fodder.

Bane: Make sure they stay away from us until we're inside the base.

Deathstroke fires at one of the stationary vehicles causing a gas leak and then firing at it again igniting an explosion that forces Armando and his crew away from the Resistance's base entrance. They take cover behind an armor vehicle.

Armando: We have a sniper in the area.

Meryl: I hate snipers.

Deadpool: Leave him to me.

Armando: You have sniper training?

Deadpool: I don't need to be a sniper to find this asshole!

Deadpool runs out from behind cover, firing more from his weapons as he takes bullets from the enemy, not caring because he just heals from the damage. The entrance of the Resistance base opens allowing Imai and her squad to come out. Logan quickly closes the doors behind her as Imai's soldiers cover her, Imai herself allowing more biotic energy to flow through her as she uses it to lift up an enemy tank, ripping it in half and sending the halves right back into Bane's personal army. Armando and his crew run over to her side and assist in the clearing out of enemies.

Armando: What are you doing out here?

Imai: Defending my home!

Armando: Then we'll defend it together. Skids, can you create a barrier around us?

Skids: I can, but I don't know how long it will hold.

Armando: Hold it for as long as you can.

Skids extends her shield around the group defending the front entrance, rendering the enemy shots useless, only lowering the front of the shield so Imai and the others can fire back.

Cut to: Base Rooftop

Wedge joins the other pilots in securing the aircrafts as snipers set up on the roof. While this is happening, Bane, Wrex, HK-47, Aries, and April make it to the roof. Wedge is the first to see them and informs the others as he fires at them with his blaster. Aries and April are able to easily avoid the blaster bolts while Bane, Wrex, and HK-47 fires back. HK forcing Wedge to take cover behind his own helicopter as the two exchange blaster bolts with one another. Wrex picking off the other pilots while Bane takes care of the snipers. Aries and April continue inside the building leaving the door open for the others.

Wedge: Speak into radio We have enemies on the roof! I repeat, enemies on the roof! Fires more shots with his blaster at HK

Cut to: Peter's Office

Peter hangs up the phone as the door is kick in and he sees Aries steps inside.

Aries: Hey, old timer. Do you know where Logan office is? I wanted to pay him a little visit.

Peter: Down the hall to the left. Takes out a pistol and sends a silver bullet into Aries chest

Aries: Ow! What the fuck was that? It never burnt before.

Peter: Obviously no one has ever thought to hit you with silver, blessed ammunition before. Their mistake.

Aries runs at Peter, using her daggers to reflect the other bullets as she kicks the gun out of his hand and stands on her head, sticking his head between her legs as she flips him over through the air.

Cut to: Four blocks away

Deadpool kicks down the door leading to the roof Deathstroke is on.

Deadpool: Hey, asshole!

Deathstroke is instantly on his feet at the sound of the door going down. Pointing his rifle at Deadpool.

Deadpool: You have some nerve showing your face around here!

Deathstroke: Who the hell are you?

Deadpool: Don't give me that. You know damn well who I am, copycat!

Deathstroke: What?

Deadpool: The clothes, the weapons, Slade Wilson, Wade Wilson. Do you think we were born yesterday?

Deathstroke: How do you know my name?

Deadpool: Face it, you're just a bootleg copy of the original classic.

Deathstroke: Shoots Deadpool in the head

Deadpool: Falls down

Deathstroke: Idiot. Turns around

Deadpool gets back up to his feet and cut Deathstroke in half.

Deadpool: OH! ONE HIT KO! But I'm sure you'll be more than able to regenerate your butt, right? Right? No? You're dead? OH NO! Who will Arrow use in his show now? Give me that! Takes Deathstroke's rifle and starts providing cover fire for the Resistance

Cut to: Resistance Base Entrance

Armando and the others hear Wedge over the radio.

Armando: They're getting in!

Imai: Logan! Open up the gate so Armando can get in!

Armando: Made, Skids, stay with Imai. The rest of you come with me!

Logan opens up the gate allowing Armando, Kragen, and Meryl to enter.

Cut to: Peter Office

Aries is choking Peter with her legs. Peter doing his best to pry the legs away from his neck so he can breathe.

Aries: Say goodnight!

Peter: Grabs the knife that fell off the desk in the struggle and stabs Aries legs with it

Aries: Is force to release her hold and get up to her feet

Peter: Meet her there with his pistol aim point blank at her head and fires

Aries: Falls to the floor dead

Peter: Goodnight.

Cut to: Resistance Roof

HK-47 launches an explosive device that attach itself on Wedge's helicopter. Wedge quickly moves out of the way as the explosive go off, blowing up the helicopter, the fire spreading over to the other aerial crafts on the roof destroying the Resistance's escape route as HK-47 now draws closer to Wedge.

HK-47: Condescending Response: Oh, I'm sorry, sir. It would seem my high-tech explosive device has caused a chain reaction leaving you and your teammates in a very unfortunate position.

Wedge: Yeah... Ricochets his blaster bolt across the wall and burning helicopters, hitting HK-47 in the back of the head Left you wide open.

Cut to: Staircase

Armando, Kragen, and Meryl ascend the staircase to the top floor when Wrex greets them with gunfire. The three duck down and use the side of the staircase to defend from the bullets, raising their weapons and firing at Wrex's spot a few flights above of them. April jumps down behind them and Meryl tackles her. Meryl and April fall down the flight of stairs while Armando and Kragen continue their way up.

Meryl lands on top of April at the bottom of the stairs, punching April in the face until April rolls around on top of Meryl to do the same. Meryl bringing her knees up to April's gut and knocking her off in time for her to get up and brandishes her knife. Meryl swings her knife, but April catches her arm, twisting it back to Meryl's back and holding her in place, but not for long as Meryl elbows out of it and turns around with a high kick, April ducking underneath the kick and coming back with an uppercut to Meryl's jaw, smashing it on impact.

Higher up on the staircase Armando and Kragen continue to exchange shots with Wrex.

Armando: Go on ahead. I'll cover you.

Kragen rushes up to the top of the steps as Armando draws out Wrex's fire. Kragen manages to make it to the top and slams the butt of his rifle into Wrex's head, following up with a strike to the stomach. Wrex comes back with a good arm smack across Kragen's face before throwing him over the railing. Kragen holds on for dear life, his rifle falling all the way to the bottom of the staircase. Wrex slamming his fists into Kragen's hands to make him fall. Armando makes it up to the top, ramming his shoulder into Wrex knocking him down, bringing the minigun to Wrex's head and unloading upon his skull. Armando gets up from Wrex's corpse and helps Kragen up, the two continuing down the hall to search for Bane.

Back at the bottom of the stairs, April brings a knife to Meryl's throat, threatening to slice it open. Meryl sees Kragen's rifle and quickly grabs it slamming it into April's back to force her off her from the ground. Meryl grabs April's knife and slices it across her throat, watching the blood flow from the wound as April chokes and then dies staring up at Meryl.

Cut to: Resistance Entrance

Imai uses her biotics to overload the weapons of the enemy while Madeira's electricity soars through the air frying anything it touches. Despite their best efforts, Bane's army continue to overrun the base. Just when all hope appears lost, they see a figure flying through the sky. Closer inspection reveals it to be Iron Man with an aircraft next to him. Iron Man targets several of Bane's troops and fires missiles at them, one of the missiles being a tank missile to destroy the tanks and other armor vehicles on the ground. Seras falls from the aircraft with a large gun on her back, landing on the roof of the base and open fires on the remaining soldiers forcing them into a retreat. With the assistance of Seras and Iron Man, the rest of the Resistance on the ground succeeds in forcing Bane's troops back.

Cut to: Imai's Office

Bane enters Imai's Office, looking through her desks and stealing multiple files, among them, the Legion's file the group recently attain from the Vulture. As soon as Bane steps out he sees Armando charging head first into him. Armando rams into him, forcing him back a few steps before Bane slams his knee into Armando a few times to get him off. The two exchange blows, both large men, both being able to take as much as they can dish out. Bane slams Armando into the wall, and Armando kicks Bane back into the wall on the opposite side, jumping up and slamming himself into Bane again, this time sending him through the wall back into Imai's office. When Bane gets up, he lifts a running Armando up and over his head sending him crashing through the desk. Kragen enters through the hole in the wall and swings his knife over Bane's mask, cutting out a piece of it. Bane grabs him by the head, holding him up against the wall and attempts to smash his skull in before Armando shot Bane's back. Bane grunts, and throws Kragen into Armando before leaving the office.

Meryl reaches his position and starts firing at him with her Desert Eagles. Bane throws his jacket into the direction of the shots, unloading with the gattling gun on his back to force Meryl into a retreat. Bane runs back to the roof to meet Seras. Bane runs to the right, firing off more rounds of the gattling gun as Seras fires back caliber bullets of equal size, Iron Man providing support from the air. Bane leaps off the ceiling and glides through the air breaking through the window of the building across the streets and disappears into the darkness. Iron Man follows him.

Cut to: Imai's Office

Armando looks through Imai's Office to see what Bane was after. Kragen and Meryl comes back into the room after following Bane out onto the roof.

Armando: Well?

Meryl: According to Seras, Iron Man is after him now. What did you find in here?

Armando: He took Legion's file, as well as other classified data Imai was keeping in here. For what purpose I can only guess. What's the status on the rest of Bane's squad?

Kragen: Dead.

Meryl: And the army retreated once Seras and Iron Man arrived.

Armando: This isn't over until we find Bane and get those files.

Kragen/Meryl: Yes, sir!

FIN