Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 08:31:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Author James <authorjames2002@yahoo.com> Subject: Marvel Knights: Apocalypse 8 Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. It has no intentions of resembling any real persons dead or alive. This is entirely from my imagination, with a little help from already established sources. This story is based loosely on the comic book character "The Punisher" from Marvel Comics. Other characters may appear from Marvel comics as well as DC Comics. Punisher and all related characters copyright Marvel Comics. Blade and all related characters copyright Marvel Comics. Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel copyright Joss Whedon, United Paramount Network and Warner Bros. Respectively. The Vampire Chronicles and all related characters created by Anne Rice. Copyright Anne O'Brien Rice. This series in Marvel Knights crosses over heavily in "Tales of a Real Dark Knight." Look for Blade, Punisher and Ghost Rider to be featured heavily in "Tales of a Real Dark Knight." Any comments may be sent to authorjames2002@yahoo.com Thank you and enjoy. Other stories set in this universe: "Tales of a Superhero Band" "Tales of the New Phoenix" Chapter 8 Maturation Ty stood in the shower and let the hot water pour over his body. He had a workout fighting off those vampires. 'They are getting more numerous by the day. I hope we can defeat Ambika. Maybe after she's gone, the rest of the vampires will scatter.' "Ahem," a voice said. Ty turned to see Elektra walking in with nothing on. Her hair swept back due to being wet. She walked up to him and looked his body up and down. "My, aren't we well-endowed." "What are you doing here?" Ty asked. Embarrassment was easily noticeable in his voice. "I ran out of soap. And I would like to know if you would wash my back. I'll wash yours." "You shouldn't be in here. This is the Men's shower." "Oh, please, like you've never wanted to see what the women's shower looked like. Besides, we're both young, consenting adults. We have seen body parts before," Elektra looked Ty's body over again, "granted none quite as nice as yours." Ty felt a stirring between his legs. Even though he didn't think it was right, he couldn't help but feel what he was feeling. "Relax," Elektra said stepping up and grasping his hardening member. "It's just sex." With that, she knelt down in front of him to begin her oral ministrations. "There you go," Whistler said pulling up in front of Harris's house. "Home sweet home." "Thanks, Whistler," Harris said climbing out of the car. "Let me know if you need anything else." "I will. With having the ingredients, we should be able to make the vampire valium and knock out Ambika long enough to kill her." Harris nodded and closed the door. He entered his house, greeted his family, and went up to his room where he logged onto the Internet and found out more information concerning the gay singers the contest wanted. A half hour later, Whistler arrived at the lair. He went to the study to grab the book that contained the instructions for mixing the potion. When he went down to the lower level, he was surprised to hear noises coming from the showers. He picked up a stake and approached the showers. Moaning emanated from the room echoing off the tile. He readied the stake and poked his head around the corner. "Hey, Whistler," Davey said coming into the lower level. He saw Whistler enter the showers hesitantly. He followed in case there was something going on. "Whistler, what's going on?" the mutant asked as he rounded the corner. Davey's jaw dropped at the site. Elektra was on top of Ty straddling him like one would straddle a horse. "Holy shit!" he exclaimed. Whistler dropped the stake and Elektra and Ty both looked up. "So that's how a guy and a girl do it, huh?" Davey stated, as if a curiosity had be satiated. "Oh, god," Ty said. "Isn't that usually louder?" "Out," Whistler said to Davey. "But..." "Out!" Davey turned and exited the shower. Tandy came downstairs and saw Davey marching away from the showers looking upset. "What happened?" she asked. "Whistler caught Ty and Elektra doing the nasty in the showers. And he ordered me out. How could he tell me to get out?! Like I could get off looking at Elektra's naked body! Please! Ty, on the other hand..." Davey realized Tandy was no longer looking at him. She was staring at the shower. "I don't know what in the hell you two were thinking," Whistler said to the two still "coupled" on the floor. "But you shouldn't be doing that here or now." "Um, Whistler..." Ty began. "I'm not finished! You both have a right to personal lives! I don't give a happy horseshit if you fuck each other's brains out! It is your own business! However, when you are here, you need to keep your minds focused on what is going on! I don't have time to worry about whether one of you is going to get hurt by the other because he or she doesn't call! I don't have time to consider whether or not Elektra is going to get pregnant and put a baby in harm's way!" "Whistler, could we..." "I said, I'm not finished!" Tandy and Davey both came in. Tandy's eyes widened at the sight. Davey noticed her reaction. "Isn't his cock impressive?" Davey asked. Tandy didn't reply. "And he's still erect after getting yelled at by Whistler! That's some staying power!" "Didn't I say get out?" Whistler said to Davey. "Yeah, but Tandy..." "Shouldn't be in here, either. Now both of you go!" Tandy turned before Whistler finished and ran out. Davey turned and followed her. "Uh, Whistler, can I say something now?" Ty asked. Whistler turned back to him and his eyes narrowed. "If you are going to tell me it isn't want it looks like, I'll kick your ass." "No, I'm not going to say that. I'm going to ask you to leave so we can get dressed. You can lecture us all you want when we are clothed." "I've seen enough in my lifetime to know what a cock and pussy look like. Elektra can get up now and go get dressed." Slowly Elektra stood up climbing off Ty. Then she looked at Whistler in contempt and walked out of the showers. Ty stood up and tried to cover his large erection, but it would not work. It is rather hard to hide such a large piece of meat, especially when it is erect. "Can I at least finish this off?" Ty asked. "I'll be waiting outside." Whistler left the mutant alone to deal with his predicament. After a few moments, Ty and Elektra both exited the locker rooms. "Have a seat," Whistler told them. The two sat down in chairs facing the Watcher. "I told you the main things I have to worry about, whether she will get pregnant and carry an unborn child on patrol. I don't want to have that variable to deal with. I don't want either of you getting sidetracked with wondering how the other person feels." "It was just sex," Elektra said. "There was no meaning in it." "It may seem like that at first. Maybe you've had enough goes at it that it doesn't matter. But for someone who may not have sex that often, or who may combine love and sex, it isn't that cut and dry. It is never meaningless. Ty could be hurt by this." "Don't lecture me about love," Elektra replied. "I know love. I've experienced love. I'm not some loose whore who is always looking for some. Ty was available, at least the only straight available man here. And since he hadn't done it, I figured I would do us both a favor." "A favor? You call seducing him a favor?" "I know what I'm doing!" Ty replied angrily. "Do you?" Whistler asked. "Did you have those concerns I just voiced on your mind when you stuck it in her? Were you thinking about the consequences of unprotected sex when she was on top of you?" Ty hung his head low. "I understand exactly what you are feeling. I was once a college age man myself. I know what it is like to have a beautiful woman come on to you and want to have a roll in the sack. But in this line of work, being a careless young man isn't an option. You need to think with your big head, not your little one." Davey and Tandy sat at the top of the steps listening to what was going on. "His head isn't all that little," Dave said. "And was that a slam against me and Harris because we're both queer? If so, that was wrong." Tandy didn't say a word. When her body shuttered, Davey looked up at her. "Tandy, are you okay?" The Slayer turned to him and he saw the tears coming down her cheeks. "What's wrong? Why are you so upset?" "Because that bitch sinks her claws into everything that is mine and takes it." "What do you mean?" "You know what I mean," Tandy replied. "Blade left us in charge. The responsibility of being the Slayer fell totally on me with him not being here. And she shows up making me feel inadequate. And then you and Ty go all googily eyes on her. 'She's got a great body!' 'She's got a great outfit!' 'Her fashion sense is keen!' "And what do I get for all my hard work? What do I get for being here with you every night patrolling, hunting vampires, and watching each others' back? I get nothing! I get treated like I'm part of the woodwork! I get treated as a 'whatever'! I know exactly what Harris feels like, because I feel it, too! None of you can understand!" Tandy stood and ran up the stairs to her room. "Man, what's her childhood trauma?" Tandy slammed the door and fell on her bed crying. She felt like she didn't matter. "They found a new Slayer to be grateful for and to hang out with. Elektra swooped in with her drive to be the best Slayer ever and she took my friends with her. They don't know how hard it is to be who I am when I'm surrounded by a bunch of guys. But Elektra acts just like one of the guys. She slays like the guys, wears skimpy clothes to attract the guys, well, guy, anyway, and I'll bet she belches just like the guys. In fact, if I look close enough, she might have a testicle." Tandy stood from her bed and walked to the window. The moonlight shone down on the clear night and the sky was a blanket of stars. A tear streamed down her cheek but she did not wipe it off. "Look at me There has to be Something more than what they see Wholesome and pure Oh so scared and unsure What is so wrong with me? "Tandy, you must start anew Don't you know what you must do Hold your head high Take a deep breath and sigh Goodbye to the old Tandy" Ty and Elektra listened as Whistler made his feelings very clear on the matter. "We have important work to do. There is no time to occupy our minds with anything other than the mission. This isn't just something that will jeopardize the hundreds of thousands of lives in this city. We are talking on a global scale. We have the entire world to save." "You act like we are doing this on our own," Elektra responded. "We have the Watchers' Council organizing all the Slayers and coordinating with all the vampires that have souls, and we have mutants helping us as well. The responsibility of the world is not our shoulders alone." "No, the entire responsibility does not rest solely on our shoulders, as you put it. But other people are counting on us. Those people you named, they are looking to us to handle this situation. You've witnessed Ambika's powers. She is very powerful, probably as powerful as the last vamp we had to kill. And we don't have Blade, Punisher or Ghost Rider on this one. It is up to us." Ty played over in his head what Blade said to him when they were dropped off by the X-MEN. 'Take care of them. You're in charge.' The mutant wizard couldn't help but feel as if he were letting Blade down. 'I'm responsible,' Ty said to himself. 'Blade asked me to take care of the others. Blade asked me to do all that I could to keep them safe and take over for him. As the oldest, I need to be responsible. I need to be mature.' "I'm sorry," Ty said out loud. "I screwed up." He turned to Elektra. "You are a very beautiful woman. I won't deny that. And I won't deny that I wanted to have sex with you. But Whistler's right. We have a job to do. This is who we are and this is what we do. We can't let what we want interfere. It doesn't mean we don't get what we want. God knows we deserve it some times. But we should get it when it is the right time." Whistler was astonished at how much Ty matured in just a few moments of time. "I'm going to bed. We've got a long day tomorrow and an even longer night." Ty turned to Elektra again. "I'm sorry, Elektra." Then he ran up the steps. Elektra looked over at Whistler. "You've got a boy who knows how to prioritize," she replied. "That's good." "You don't have to be embarrassed by what happened," Whistler began. "I understand exactly what was going on. You just have to..." "Save the speeches, Watcher. I know exactly what I was doing. I may be young, but I sure as hell ain't stupid." Elektra stood up. "I'll see you tomorrow night when we go after the vampire bitch." Elektra left as well leaving Whistler to the numbing potion. To Be Continued... Wow! I actually wrote a straight sex scene, sort of! What do you think of the situation with Ty and Elektra? What are your thoughts concerning Tandy's reaction? There are only a few more chapters left in this storyline, but I have another one coming up, one that will test the relationships of the Marvel Knights.