It's been two weeks since I arrived in Caracas, but so far no sign of the nuclear warhead. Maybe Microchip invented this to avoid a fight with the heroes. If this is a lie or a government conspiracy, they'll see what I'm capable of.
It was a sunny day in Caracas and Marco was having breakfast when the phone rang. Marco got up, answers the phone and asks:
"Hello? Is that you, Microchip?" Marco asks.
The phone goes silent, no noise from the other end of the line.
[Watch out! An enemy is coming up the stairs! Prepare for battle!]
Marco hangs up the phone, grabs his Kevlar suit, and puts it on, already anticipating the confrontation.
A few seconds pass and the door is knocked down, revealing a woman with blonde and brown hair, carrying two swords on her back; this was Yelena Belova, one of the several Black Widows besides Natasha Romanoff.
Yelena then says:
"I didn't expect to find you so easily, now I'm going to kill the most dangerous vigilante in the Americas." Yelena says.
Marco chuckles slightly and says:
"Whatever amount they paid you to kill me, know that it's not enough and you'll regret not running away from here." Marco says.
Yelena then draws the two swords from her back and advances towards Marco, who easily dodges the attacks.
Marco grabs one of the swords and breaks it with a punch, startling Yelena, and he says:
"It wasn't made of Adamantium, right? It won't cause me any harm." Marco says.
Marco grabs Yelena by the neck and throws her out the window, causing her to fall to the ground.
Marco then sees that Yelena is still alive and decides to jump from the seventh floor. Even with his legs broken from the jump, he manages to regenerate them in a few seconds.
Yelena manages to stand up despite her injured body and says:
"To kill a Black Widow, you'll have to do a lot more than that." Yelena says.
Marco then says:
"You're talking to a former Marine; the last war your country fought in, you must have been a child. I doubt you could handle the Iraqis in Kuwait." Marco says.
Yelena tries to throw a punch, but Marco defends himself with a finger, which irritates her even more.
Yelena angrily shouts:
"You idiot! Don't mock a Black Widow!" Yelena shouts.
Marco then punches Yelena, sending her flying all the way to the port of Caracas.
Alright, I think I was a little too harsh on her, but the Super Soldier Serum can handle it.
Cooler then lands on the ground and says:
"I think we need another hideout, but now you have to kill her, since she's not Elektra." Cooler says.
Marco then says:
"She can still be useful; a Black Widow isn't hired for nothing. I can gather information from her about Raskolnikov. If she were just an ordinary assassin for hire, she wouldn't be significant, but she's a Black Widow, and Black Widows are exceptional at what they do." Marco says.
Cooler then asks:
"Do you want me to take you there?" Cooler asks.
Marco then replies:
"Not this time, I'm going to try to fly by force, throw a punch with 50% of your power, that's all I ask of you." Marco replies.
Cooler then says:
"Okay, but I think you're taking too much of a risk; you could have just killed her with an energy blast." Cooler says.
Cooler then punches Marco, sending him flying all the way to the Mongolian steppes.
...
Like a comet, Marco falls to the ground forming a crater, his entire body was charred, but after a few seconds his body was already healed.
Alright, the time has come: either I learn to fly or I'll have to wait for the Hulk to arrive in Asia and learn his super-jump.
Marco jumps and immediately returns to the ground, then he does it two, three, four times, and when he tried on the fifth attempt, expecting to fall to the ground, he hovers in mid-air. Marco learns to fly.
Alright, flying isn't so easy, but now I need to go back to Caracas.
Marco unleashes his dark aura and all his power, and flies at Mach 25.
...
Yelena manages to get up after being unconscious for a few minutes, and she sees a dark spot approaching on the horizon.
Yelena's eyes widened when she saw who was coming and she says:
"It's impossible!!!! He shouldn't be that strong." Yelena says.
Marco finally arrives, lands on the ground and asks:
"Where is the nuclear warhead?" Marco asks.
Yelena then replies:
"If I had known, I certainly wouldn't have told you; I would have taken the secret to the grave." Yelena replies.
Marco then says:
"You're not She-Hulk, you have resistance because of the Super Soldier Serum, other than that you're a human on steroids." Marco says.
Marco launches a Death Beam and pierces one of Yelena's legs, leaving her writhing in agony.
Marco then asks again:
"Where is the nuclear warhead?"Marco asks.
Yelena then replies furiously:
"I'm not going to tell you, you son of a bitch! Go fuck yourself!!!!!" Yelena replies.
Marco then launches another Death Beam at Yelena's other leg, leaving her on the ground writhing in even more pain.
Marco then asks enthusiastically:
"Where is the nuclear warhead?" Marco asks.
Yelena spits on the ground and replies:
"You'll never know, you son of a bitch." Yelena replies.
Marco then opens his hand and begins to channel energy, forming a dark sphere, and he asks:
"Last time, where is the nuclear warhead?" Marco asks.
This time, realizing she was going to die, Yelena replies:
"The nuclear warhead is not in Caracas, it is in Maturín." Yelena replies.
Marco then dissipates the sphere of dark energy and says:
"Alright, now wait a few seconds." Marco says.
Marco creates a dark red Ki blade and cuts off his own head, causing blood to spurt towards Yelena.
Yelena, who had already accomplished missions considered impossible, was horrified to see such a thing.
A few seconds pass and Marco's head regenerates and he says:
"Your mission is accomplished. Deliver this head to Paco and get out of here as fast as you can. I won't be so kind the next time I see you." Marco says.
Marco then takes flight and leaves the area, leaving Yelena astonished to see him flying.
...
In the early hours of the morning, at Paco's mansion, Yelena Belova was carrying a bag with something inside.
Paco then asks:
"Is this all that's left of the Punisher?" Paco asks.
Yelena then replies:
"That was the hardest mission of all. You said he was just a vigilante who killed criminals, but he was like killing someone with the Super Soldier Serum.I should get triple pay for killing the Punisher, that guy was tough to take down." Yelena replies.
Paco then says:
"Okay, I'll deposit triple the amount into your account, but first I want to take a picture to prove it." Paco says.
Yelena pulls Marco's head out of the bag and Paco takes the picture.
Paco then says:
"It wasn't the villains of New York who stopped you, Punisher, it was the Los Solaris Cartel. Who are the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels compared to us? We killed you, Punisher. Latin America isn't New York, you weren't all that." Paco says.
Yelena puts Marco's head back in the bag and says:
"I expect to receive triple the amount, I'm going back to Moscow, goodbye forever. Keep this head as a reward, do whatever you want with it." Yelena says.
Yelena leaves Paco's mansion still limping, but thanks to the Super Soldier Serum she is still able to walk.
Now Marco is officially "dead".
What does Marco hope to achieve by doing this? A new identity? A break from vigilantism? An Avengers outcry? Another reason?
Only Marco will be able to provide the answers.