Time to ask

Getting hold of one of the League bodyguards I was able to pass a message along, explaining that I needed a marksmen, someone skilled in firearms would be preferable. The I needed them for testing out a new weapon among other things, that I was offering a substantial amount in payment, but I needed someone truly skilled and was well aware of how high a price that meant paying. I received word that someone would drop by the next day, that the League would be sending people later tonight to collect payment, I explained where I'd leave the payment for them, stating that I would likely be working in my lab the rest of the night. With that I got the payment set up in the specified spot, got the lab working on creating a few different options in terms of weapons, working on ammo as well.

I received word that a large number of people had responded with interest, apparently offering a several million in gold and jewels got a lot of attention. The League however was able to help cut down on the numbers, explaining what the job was for and eventually they informed me that two people were left that were VERY qualified to share their knowledge and teach me. Floyd Lawton, AKA Deadshot, one of the greatest snipers and assassins in the world. The second? Slade Wilson, AKA Deathstroke, THE best assassin and mercenary in the world. I offered payment too both of them, increasing the payment further and dropping a large payment too the League for their help. With that I wet back to focusing on making whatever I needed, ended up creating a special training room, one that would help with my training and serve as the perfect place for testing weapons and new ammo.

I spent what little time was left in the day making sure my lab was working right, getting things built, working on what I could and finally eating dinner before heading for bed. Waking up the next morning was interesting, I barely woke up before getting a message that the two would arrive soon. A bit faster than anticipated but I guess offering a second payment when the weapons training was done helped. I got ready quick as I could, made sure everything was prepared, got weapons laid out for the training to come. I headed to the meeting point a few minutes early, one quick teleport and I arrived to see the two men standing there. Both of them looking a bit annoyed the other was there. "Hey, thought you were wanting weapons training? So why is HE here?" Deadshot asked, motioning to Deathstroke. "A few reasons actually, your both viewed as two of the best if not the best when it comes to the weapons I've made. I thought it best to gather combat data from as many high quality sources as I could... You'll receive double the pay if that helps, a secondary payment after the training is done. If you'd prefer this to not take as long? I can also set you both up in the training sphere, where your skills and lessons can be downloaded and used solely for the training purposes of myself. In case either of you are busy with other jobs, I thought this might be an acceptable option."

I made the offer, didn't hide anything, neither of them seemed to like the idea of combat data being essentially downloaded though, both preferring to teach themselves instead. "You require weapons training, surely you don't expect us to be able to take years to teach you correct?" Deathstroke asked, Deadshot crossing his arms for a moment. "Yeah I don't have that long to teach someone new to weapons how to wield them, got important things to take care of..." I nodded my head at that. "Part of the reason I offered the quick way, the download would allow me to train and work at learning such weapons over time. Time however isn't something that I have a lot to spare either... So here's the deal, you wanna do this training yourself instead of the download? I have no complaints, but if you wanna do this fast? I can speed things up temporarily, make things work easier for all of us. But you'll likely have to work together for that, alongside me no less. So what will it be?"

In the end they decided they wanted to see what kind of training I was talking about, what kind of weapons, I said I could tell them or show them. They decided on the latter, so I held out a hand to each of them, said if they shook my hands and accepted the job, I'd get us to the training area right away and make arrangements for the additional payment. They both shook my hands but I didn't let go, instead I said. "The first times disorienting, please remain calm." With that I teleported both of them and myself back to the training room beneath the lab, both of them pulled back and looked around with surprise for a moment, Floyd looking about ready to start shooting when I held my hands up in surrender. "As I said before, time is something I'm running out of. This was the fastest way here, a teleportation device of mine. Works twice before it fries out. The weapons are here on the table. I've got normal and special rounds as well."

They walked over to see an **** Rifle, Sniper, Pistols, Revolvers, and that was just the long range stuff. Then there was the close range, Knives, Swords, Kama, Weapons from all over the world. I heard Deathstroke let out a sound of appreciation. "Quite a few different styles here, now I see why I'm here, for the close quarters weapons. Deadshot is here for the long range. So this is why you were determined to hire us both." Floyd was already looking through the sights and checking the guns, finding the normal and special ammo already all set up. With this the training at long last would begin. At least that was the hope. "So let me get this straight, your running out of time, paying all this money, learning these weapons, but for what?" Lawton asked, Slade looking slightly interested as to the reasons.

"I have a number of reasons, I've been in Gotham and Metropolis both in the past, each place is more than a little dangerous for a civilian. Plus I have things I have to prepare for, this is the most effective way to get it done as fast as possible." They both nodded their heads at that, Floyd test fired the guns, trying out the ammo, right up until I brought out a few special Adamantium encased bullets. I brought out the toughest targets I had for them to shoot at, targets made of what they recognized as one of the hardest metals and watched both their jaws drop as my special rounds BLEW them apart with ease. "Okay... Where do I get bullets like these?" Deadshot asked as he looked back at me. "I'm afraid their VERY limited in quantity, I can get you a few of them but the process to make them is... difficult and time consuming. However these are the kind of bullets made for taking down MUCH stronger targets than these..." I got offers from both of them, they wanted bullets, I explained how I couldn't give either of them enough to even fill a single magazine. It took months to make the ones I already had, making more would take greater resources and with more time. I made them a deal though, I could give both of them the few spares I COULD offer, but they must agree to NEVER allow Luthor to get his hands on them. At first they asked why, I explained that he was more than dangerous enough as it is, these rounds could possibly help him do what he wished too and I didn't want to help him especially not for free. I was able to convince them not to share the special bullets with Luthor, and finally we were able to begin training...

(Sorry it's been so long, between family emergencies as well as getting VERY sick I haven't been able to do any writing for some time. Hopefully I'll be able to return to writing more regularly soon.)