Cecily lay on the ground, eyes tightly shut, hoping that when she opened them, she'd be back home. She held onto that wish for a second longer, but when she finally cracked her eyes open, she was met with blinding sunlight. She squinted, rubbing her eyes, trying to adjust.

Slowly, she stood up and scanned her surroundings. Wade was sprawled on the ground a few feet away, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Logan moving toward him. She immediately looked away, choosing not to engage, and instead began surveying the unfamiliar terrain, trying to distance herself from the situation.

After a while of exploring, Cecily climbed up a tower she had found. At the top, she encountered a man she didn't recognize and had little interest in engaging with. They remained silent, but after Logan and Wade had a heated exchange below, the man finally broke the silence.

"Hey! We fight each other, we lose," he said.

Cecily, her gaze still turned away, responded with a touch of sarcasm, "Look, I found someone." She referred to the man, her tone unamused.

"Fair warning, gorgeous, you're about to hear some colorful language and a bit of ass play. Just a heads-up, though—we've been told no cocaine on camera," Wade called up to the man.

The man pointed off into the distance. "They're coming," he said.

Cecily turned and saw a large convoy of various vehicles approaching them from afar.

The man leaped down with the grace of a superhero, removing his hood as he surveyed the approaching vehicles. "I've got this," he declared confidently.

Cecily decided to stay out of the fray; it seemed like a job the men could handle. "Stay close," the man instructed.

"Aye aye, Captain. You got this," Wade said, placing his hands on the man's waist. The man swiftly swatted them away.

As the vehicles came to a halt around them, one of the men stepped forward. "Cassandra is going to be giddy when she sees what we caught. You can't run. Everybody knows that," he said.

The man standing beside Wade retorted, "You see anyone running, dick for brains?"

Wade looked at him, puzzled. "You're not going to love what happens next."

Wade's excitement grew. "Oh my god. Oh my god. He's gonna say it!" he exclaimed. "Oh my god, he's gonna say it!"

"Say what?" Logan asked, confused.

"Avengers Assemb—"

"Flame on!" the man interrupted, striking a dramatic pose.

Wade stared at him, bewildered. "Sorry, what now?"

Cecily watched in surprise as the man turned into flames and soared into the air. While it wasn't the wildest thing she'd ever seen, it was certainly unexpected. The fiery figure shot flames at the man who had spoken earlier, only for him to absorb the flames, reverting to his human form and plummeting down, hitting several obstacles on his way.

"We don't know that guy," Logan said.

"We thought we did," Wade shrugged.

"I know you," one of the men on the vehicles said. They turned to see him jumping off and heading toward Logan and Wade.

"Sabretooth. Your brother," Wade said, addressing the approaching figure.

"Ready to die?" Sabretooth growled, extending his claws.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Time!" Wade shouted, pulling out his katanas from Logan's body. Cecily couldn't make out all his words, but she heard the clanging of metal and sensed the tension rising.

The fight was brief and brutal. Logan and Sabretooth growled and charged at each other, with Logan quickly dispatching Sabretooth by decapitating him. It was a somewhat anticlimactic scene if you asked Cecily.

Wade, ever the showman, grabbed Sabretooth's head and held it aloft. "Behold the head of your precious queen, Furiosa!" he yelled dramatically. "I have the Wolverine. I alone control her. You come for me! You come for her!" He then pointed at Logan.

The crowd fell silent, unimpressed by Wade's theatrical performance. Wade leaned in and whispered something to Logan.

"Who's next?" Logan asked, looking around.

"Tog! You're up," the man from the beginning called out, signaling the next opponent.

Trog's tongue flicked a lever, and a massive magnet emerged from the ground. The magnet's pull was immense, yanking Logan—whose entire skeleton was coated in adamantium—and Wade along with it. Cecily watched as the magnet's force tugged at the metal objects scattered around, eventually pulling a large metal part toward Logan and Wade.

The metal collided with them with a loud clang. Cecily winced, knowing that had to hurt. The men on the ground looked up at her, and she raised her hands with a small, rueful smile, acknowledging the unfortunate turn of events.

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im alive i swear! short chapter for now bc college is taking up all my time and energy