black_widow (black_widow) wrote in marvel_legends,
@ 2010-10-29 23:46:00

Entry tags:

"the road to hell", black widow, daredevil, elektra

A Trap For The Devil
Natasha sat at a table in the dive bar with a bottle of vodka and a shot glass. Matthew weighed heavily on her mind and she was trying to drink him and the thoughts of him away. The man did nothing but complicate her life. One would think Natasha would have learned by now, but even the greatest hero could be a consummate idiot when it came to affairs of the heart and she was no exception.

She filled the shot glass and then downed the vodka.

Something pricked her in the neck. Then again. Her hand went up to her neck and she pulled out a tranquilizer dart. She looked at it for a moment before the world went black and she slumped over the table.

A man across the bar grinned. So much for the Black Widow. Now to gather the body and go after the Greek.

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	black_widow 2010-11-22 05:15 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, it's a trap for Daredevil and knowing him, he'll walk right into it," Natasha said as she tried to find a way out of the chains. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ninjainred 2010-11-22 07:49 am UTC (link)
	More cursing from Elektra. "Of course he will," she said, trying to find a way out of her own chains. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

guardian_devil
2010-11-22 07:54 am UTC (link)

Yes, of course he will. Two of the most important women in his life are in danger, so he's going to rescue them. No, he's not going to call Peter or Luke or anyone else who would gladly help him. Not tonight.

He doesn't want them to see what he plans to do to Bullseye.

He creeps along the rooftop of the warehouse, having triple-checked the address before coming. He sneaks into the building, batons out, and keeps his ears sharp for Bullseye's heartbeat.

He wants to make sure he knows exactly what it sounds like, before he stops it permanently.

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	black_widow 2010-11-22 07:55 pm UTC (link)
	"He doesn't think at times," Natasha said as she struggled with her bonds. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ninjainred 2010-11-23 02:15 am UTC (link)
	"No," said Elektra in-between grunts as she struggled with her bonds. "He doesn't.' (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	legends_baddie 2010-11-23 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	Matt has heard Bullseye's heartbeat enough times, tracking the assassin down to an open area, designed with a running fight and little cover from projectiles in mind. The girls aren't far away, left where he can keep an eye on them while he waits for Daredevil. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	guardian_devil 2010-11-25 01:53 pm UTC (link)
	Daredevil arrives, dropping into a crouch ten feet away from Bullseye. "Let them go now and I'll only break your jaw and both your hands. Refuse and I'll cripple you for life." Daredevil rasps, drawing his batons. "You're only getting once chance to choose, Bullseye. You better make it a good one." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

legends_baddie
2010-11-27 05:54 am UTC (link)

"I'll go with option C." Bullseye opts. He taps a button, and from speakers implanted within the floor and walls all around, the sound of dog whistles go off from all directions. For most people, at very worst, there might be a little hair raised on the backs of their necks or a headache after two or three hours. For Matt, of course, its intended to be highly disorienting and painful.
A second recording starts a moment later, the sound of Bullseye's heartbeat, recorded and replayed from all directions, bouncing off the walls.

As a last step in the prepared trap, there's a loud bang, and confetti begins falling from the ceiling. Its set to go off every minute or so, filling the air with hundreds of tiny, moving objects.

He wouldn't go to the trouble of kidnapping both women and laying a trap if he hadn't been prepared. They've done this one on one dance enough times - this time he laid all the odds in his favor.

As everything is going off, he flings the first, second and third of a deck of sharp-edged playing cards, not likely to cause severely lethal wounds, but not much heavier than the confetti, harder to pick out from the falling paper.

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guardian_devil
2010-11-27 06:05 am UTC (link)

They've done this dance enough that Matt knows Bullseye will go after his weaknesses as best he can. When the dog whistles go off from the speakers, it hurts like hell, but Daredevil has enough presence of mind to throw himself to the floor and try to get out of the open, because Bullseye will take advantage of any momentary weakness.

As long as I can focus on his heartbeat through the sound, I'll be fine. he thinks.

Just then, the sound of Bullseye's heartbeat catches him off-guard and now it's more difficult than ever to concentrate. It takes his mind away from loud pop and the following confetti, which he can't get a read on, even as it falls around him.

The cards cut him in his arms and on his thigh, drawing a groan of pain from the Guardian Devil. He'd walked into this trap like an idiot and now he was paying for it.

He manages to crawl behind a cargo crate (he hopes that's what it is) while he tries to get his senses and mind together in order to mount an offense of some sort.

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legends_baddie
2010-11-27 06:58 pm UTC (link)

If one is normally sighted, the area is intentionally fairly open, so it doesn't take Bullseye long to figure out where Daredevil went. Bullseye starts to move, timing it so a few feet before he reaches Daredevil, there's another pop, and more confetti. He jukes, figuring Daredevil will attack where he heard the assassin coming from - which should leave him open to counterattack.

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guardian_devil
2010-11-28 07:26 pm UTC (link)

Daredevil lashes out, trying to catch Bullseye before he can attack, but once again finds himself a victim of the trap he's fallen into.

The sounds are disrupting his concentration and his ability to focus, which Bullseye was hoping for in setting them up. Still, he'll try to focus on a sound that isn't part of the cacophony he's being assaulted with.

He'll listen for the scrape of Bullseye's boots on the floor, trying to narrow down his location from there.

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	legends_baddie 2010-11-28 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	That, at least, catches Bullseye off guard. Its a glancing blow as he approaches, but enough to warn him off. As he steps back, there's three more sharp edged playing cards tossed amongst the confetti, even as Bullseye is drawing a throwing knife to follow up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

guardian_devil
2010-11-29 12:08 am UTC (link)

Again, the cards score on his flesh, drawing cries of pain from the Man Without Fear. By now, he's already dropped one of his batons, but he's still got a hand on the other. Daredevil suspects that there are more of those projectiles on hand, and Bullseye's main advantage over him right now is that his enemy can see, where as Matt can't.

So Matt decides to test out a little something that a friend suggested to him awhile ago. He'd only had one of these batons outfitted with this modification, and he'd never seen a use for it until now. Pressing the button on the end of the baton releases a very small bulb at the opposing end.

He presses the button again and the bulb emits a sharp, two-second flash designed to impair vision. Daredevil won't have an issue with it, but it could be an issue for people not expecting it.

It's not anything that can't be overcome, but it's not something he normally does, which might buy him enough time to figure out where Bullseye is while he arms Tasha's Widow's Bite to try to land a telling blow.

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	legends_baddie 2010-11-29 10:34 am UTC (link)
	Its true Bullseye wasn't expecting that. He drops the knife in hand as his hands come up to cover his eyes. "Argh!" he snarls, despite himself, briefly giving away his position. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

guardian_devil
2010-11-30 07:39 am UTC (link)

It's not much, but Daredevil will take any advantage he can get right now.

He lunges at Bullseye, hoping to connect with a solid punch or a grab that will lessen his ability to use his deadly accuracy to his advantage.

He hopes that doing this will give Tasha and Elektra enough time to free themselves and get out of here or give him enough time to find them so he can free them and get them out of here. He can always find Bullseye later and break his neck.

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	legends_baddie 2010-11-30 07:46 am UTC (link)
	Bullseye staggers back, a hand going to his bloody nose, his eyes watering at the square on punch, not helping that he's still seeing stars. He needs some distance - he goes for the first thing he can grab, flinging a knife, then another, then a third at Daredevil as he retreats. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

guardian_devil
2010-12-01 04:12 am UTC (link)

It's pure luck that Matt dodges the first knife to come at him, still trying to close the distance between him and Bullseye, but his luck runs out there.

The second knife sticks in his arm while the third stabs into his upper left thigh, breaking any momentum he was building in trying to stop his enemy. Matt drops to a knee and pulls the knife from his arm with a groan of pain. The sounds around him are still screwing up his balance and concentration, but he manages to get the third knife out of his leg.

In desperation, he flings it in the direction he felt it come from, trying to keep Bullseye from getting the time he needs to throw another.

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legends_baddie
2010-12-01 05:48 am UTC (link)

Every now and then, the 'Devil's Luck' is fitting - and pays off here. The returned knife catches Bullseye in the throwing arm just as he was going for the next blade.

He curses under his breath, continuing to back off.

He knows this plan should have worked. He had Daredevil trapped and disoriented, and fighting mad instead of smart. It should have worked - and now he has some tricks for next time - because he's smart and experienced enough to recognize when its not his day.

As he retreats, there's three more knives - one aimed for Natasha's shoulder, the second for Elektra's leg - the better to get them both crying out, distracting Daredevil - but not shooting to kill.
They were great hostages, they will be again someday. And next time he'll get paid for them.

The third and last blade he tries to time for just as the women are feeling the knives - aimed between Daredevil's shoulder blades. It may not be a kill shot, but it should ground him for a while and give him something to remember this encounter by.

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guardian_devil
2010-12-03 06:31 am UTC (link)

Daredevil takes the bait, going after the women as Bullseye attacks them and is it with the last knife. It drops him to the floor, but he gets up and staggers his way across the room.

"Tasha? Elektra? Gonna need you both call out and let me know where you are so I can get you two out of here." Matt rasps.

And after that, he'll find Bullseye and finish this. Tonight.

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	black_widow 2010-12-03 06:38 am UTC (link)
	"Over here," Natasha said as she continued to struggle to escape her bonds. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ninjainred 2010-12-05 02:29 am UTC (link)
	"Over here, Daredevil," Elektra said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	guardian_devil 2010-12-06 06:04 am UTC (link)
	Matt makes his way over to Natasha and frees her. "I need you to pull this knife out of my back so I can go after Bullseye." Matt groans. "Then free Elektra and both of you get somewhere safe. I'll find you later." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	black_widow 2010-12-06 06:28 am UTC (link)
	"This should be stitched," she said as she removed the knife out of his back. "Let us go with you," she said to him. "We can watch your back." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	guardian_devil 2010-12-06 07:01 am UTC (link)
	"No. It's time Bullseye and I finished this, Tasha. Take Elektra and get out of here." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ninjainred 2010-12-07 12:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Matt, please." Elektra said. Though she was still hurting from the wound in her thigh, she wanted to help. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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