I grunt and grumble to myself in traditional Frank Castle fashion as I stumble into the kitchen, quickly looting the drawers until I come upon some medical supplies. I pay no attention to Amanda and barely even notice her as I plant my arm on the table, leaking blood onto it as I quickly begin pulling what seems to be small shards of whatever creature I fought with out of my arm. Amanda looks around, wondering if she should even say anything or if it's best that she just leaves... After all, Frank is barely a member of the Guardians, and they've never really talked much before except in passing, and he's usually been quite aggressive towards most of the members of the guardians.

I grunt and glance at her.

"Go home kid..."

it's clear Frank doesn't know much about his fellow Guardians, and doesn't really care at all. He doesn't even know about Amanda's condition that keeps her in a young body like this.

I said I got it kid, now go home, I don't even know why you're here...

She frowns, now sure that he doesn't even remember that she's part of the team and that she's not actually a kid, she's just been de-aged

I grunt at Eve as she struts over, sighing as I pull another shard out of my arm.

"So what, y'all heroes hiring girl-scouts now, is that it?"

I grunt, shaking my head as I focus on my arm

I glance at her after I learn this, thinking about it but then grunting dismissively again.

"Jeez, these heroes just get weirder and weirder... Tell you what, why don't you two just go back to yer damn circus and leave me be, huh? Doesn't help to talk to you assholes when I'm tryna focus on this shit..."

I say, lowering the pliers into another wound and carefully pulling out another shard

I stop for a moment, glancing at Amanda, slightly surprised by how she argued back against me. Not many heroes have to balls to know how dangerous I am and still try and piss me off. Suddenly, the shards in my arm float out with a soft pink glow, then I glance quickly at Eve, noticing her hand extended out. Despite her having helped speed up the process, I growl angrily, still prideful as ever.

"grr... you damn bitch, always tryna use 'yer damn powers to feel better than me, huh? Is that it?"

I say, standing up and staring Eve down, making her shiver a bit

I grunt at her.

"Whatever... I ain't never had any help from anyone, and I sure as shit ain't about to ask for it now. Just leave me be, huh?"

I say, grimacing at her before turning my back to grab some gauze to wrap myself with

Amanda returns to her room, disappointed that Frank remains adamant on being so guarded and prideful. She looks up at the poster on her wall she has of him, which is probably a bad thing to own since he goes against everything they stand for. Publicly he's just another criminal anti-hero. His involvement with the Guardians and the small part of the Government that still isn't corrupt is an entire secret in itself.

Eve talks through the door.

"Hey Amanada, we- uh... need to talk about Frank."

Eve: "It made no sense at first since he barely shows his face around here, but he blew up his entire old base of operations just to kill one monster or some shit... It's crazy what he'll sacrifice just to get another kill... but- Cecil ordered him to finally move into HQ with us... so- yeah... looks like that old empty room in the back where Red Rush used to live before he died is occupied by the Fuckin' Punisher now..."

Eve: "Look just- maybe this is our chance to get through to him, alright? I know he can be quite- erm~ an asshole is an understatement, but we have to remember WHY he's always so guarded. I mean- his entire family was ripped apart right in front of him by the same assholes that used to control our government... Sure, he killed like- all of them, but his trust in people is damn near zero. He won't let anyone too close to him."

Eve stops to think for a moment.

"Honestly... I think you're our best bet at getting through to him... he probably has a soft spot for kids, y'know...? Even though you're not a kid, I mean- just the sight of you could maybe awaken something inside him? Remind him of his own children that he had before- y'know..."

Eve:

"Alright, thanks... I'll tell the rest about it, but we'll have to tread careful around him y'know... Wouldn't be the first time he's killed superheroes when they piss him off."

Eve slowly leaves, and Amanda slowly gets in bed and drifts off to sleep, the next morning, she hears yelling and some trouble in the main room of the HQ, several voices yell and Frank's voice booms over them all, clearly something's going on.

"Grrr... Back off you assholes! I'll do what I damn well please with this fuckin' kitchen and ain't shit you're gonna do about it, y'hear!"

I say angrily. She looks at the kitchen counter to see all sorts of guns and ammunition laid out on it. It's clear the commotion is about him using the kitchen as his own little base of operations and not sharing it

I glance at Kate.

"I'll put every one of your fuckin' clones down bitch, so back off!"

I turn back to Amanda, brandishing the shotgun at her before waving it back over the rest of them.

I grown at Eve, cocking the shotgun. Suddenly, Rex throws one of his small bombs, striking the gun out of my hand. I quickly reach for my pistol but they all Charge. Eve uses her Powers to chain my arms to the ground while, Kate's duplicates jump on top of me, doing their best to hold me down. Invincible and Rex also join in restraining me. Gwen shoots webs at my hands, stopping me from doing much. Despite having almost all of them on top of me, I still manage to keep on my feet, growling angrily as I remain beneath them, not taking a knee.

they all struggle to keep me still, and then suddenly Rae shrinks, getting down below my chin and then growing large again, upper-cutting me and knocking me out. I slump down on the ground.

Eve looks at him as he slowly grumbles back awake.

"yeah... he's tough... he'll be fine..."

Gwen puts her hands on her knees, out of breath.

"Dude... if he ever gets THAT fuckin' pissed again... I dunno if we'll be able to stop him... I mean- the guy doesn't even have superpowers and we BARELY managed to get him down..."

Amanda grows into her hulk form, picking Frank up and helping him onto the couch before reverting back to her small young body, sitting beside him. As he sleeps, she can hear him grumble and speak to himself in his sleep.

"grr... Kill them all... Revenge... Murder them- Torture..."

I snarl to myself in my dreams as she listens to the torment.

Gwen puts her hands on her hips. "Dude... this guy is like- seriously fucked up... And his room is right fuckin' next to mine~! I dunno how I feel about that."

Just as she says that, calamity kicks in. The alarms go off and Cecil's hologram suddenly appears on the main stage of the HQ.

Cecil: "Calling Guardians! Suit up! We've got the Mauler Twins rampaging through the streets of New York. Our funders are requiring that Frank Castle be present, so get his ass up and out, capeesh?"

I grumble and get up.

"Grr... fuck me, alright whatever..."

I push past them and go to my quarters, re-emerging back out in my black, fearsome armor. Their eyes widen as they see the large skull logo across my vest, remembering the many stories behind it. They remember seeing it on the news during his rampage, a symbol of warning to all who oppose him.

"Let's go..."

I say, rage burning in my eyes as Me, Eve, Kate, Amanda, Gwen and Ray hop into the chopper, the rest of the group staying behind to handle other matters.

we arrive at the scene of their rampage and get out of the chopper

Eve:

"Alright guys, here's the plan! We're gonna-"

I cut her off, marching past them as I cock my shotgun and charge headfirst towards the suspected location of the Mauler Twins

Gwen zips after me with her webs while the rest go off to find alternate ways into the building.

Gwen:

"Frank~! Stop, we have a plan alright, just stop and work with us here so we can take 'em out!"

She lands in front of me, facing me and walking backwards as she talks through her mask.

"Get out of my way spider-girl"

I push past her as I keep walking towards the front door of the building, not caring about being inconspicuous

she keeps running ahead of me, then walking backwards to try talking me out of it, but I march forward, not even stopping to glance at her. Meanwhile, the others prepare to close in on the Maulers

before they can enact their plan, A loud boom echoes through the empty lot of the building. The Maulers suddenly duck for cover from something. Everyone's gazes shoot towards the main entrance, where Frank marches in, a machine gun at his hip as he hopes fire, spraying bullets down at the Maulers as they hide behind a concrete piece of cover.

Eve: "Ugh~ fuck... Gwen couldn't get him under control... Fuck it guys! Move in! Just try not to get shot by Frank!"

I lay down a barrage of bullets on the twins, striking them a few times as the bullets eat away at what little cover they have left. Suddenly, one of Gwen's webs strikes my gun, stopping it. Now that the bullets are done, the team moves in, swooping in towards the Maulers.

they all quickly work to disarm the Mauler twins, subduing them easily due to the several gunshots they received from Frank.

Gwen: "Hey, y'know... I hate to be that girl... but Frank... actually kinda helped... He was a damn good distraction before-"

Suddenly, a loud bang echoes through the building. It seems in their haste to subdue and cuff the twins, Frank got closer, and blew one of their heads off. Before any of them can react, one of the twins' brains are all over them.

Mauler twin 2: "Wh- oh my- BROTHERRR! NO! YOU MONSTERS! I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T KILL! FUCK YOU!"

the girls stand there, shocked that the first twin was dead, Frank suddenly raises the barrel towards the second twin, but Amanda quickly grows to her monster form and punches it out of his hand. Eve quickly forms a bubble around him to keep him inside. They all look amongst eachother at the carnage.

I begin punching at the pink bubble that Eve keeps me in, my eyes locked on the second twin with bloodlust as cracks start to form in the bubble. They quickly haul the Mauler twin off in a chopper and then release me.

"grr... you assholes should've let me finish the second one... world would be a whole lot better."

I grimace at Gwen.

"if you little pansies are too worried about getting punished by Cecil, don't be. I'll take full responsibility for killin' that faggot, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat, so don't tell him WE killed him, say I did it and get it over with. I don't give a fuck"

I go silent and look down at Amanda as she talks to me, still surprised that out of all of them, the little girl has the balls to talk back to me.

I grimace defiantly, but nod. Eve silently takes notice that something about Amanda hits a weak spot inside me. We return back to base. They turn on the hologram and tell Cecil about what I did, and I own up to it, damn near grinning at the thought of it. Cecil doesn't seem that mad about it however.

"well... I don't quite like it, but there's a reason you're on the team Frank... Our funders believe that you can do the job right, and so if this is how things are, then it's the way things are."

I glance up at her, but still defensive. I grunt in response, not saying anything as I turn my gaze back down towards the part of the gun I'm cleaning

I grimace again and groan lightly, not saying yes... but also not exactly saying no, so Amanda sits down across from me.

I grimace and put my gun part down.

"Friend? You know what happened to the last friend I had?"

the question answers itself as he returns to brushing the grease off another gun part

I grunt and wait a moment, but nod, rolling my eyes in a 'whatever' sort of way

"They were... perfect. Best family I could ask for... Y'know, white picket fence, nice home, all that. The 'American Dream'... Can't believe I bought into that shit. Now look what happened."

I cut her off.

"Don't need your sympathy, so don't start."

I glance around, not even having noticed them entering the room and joining in on the conversation. I snarl.

"grr... the hell is up with all of you and never leaving me alone, huh?"

But I don't seem to raise my voice or want them to leave, I just keep cleaning my gun

I roll my eyes.

"yeah yeah, whatever... I'm done here."

I pack up the gun parts and walk off towards my room.

(Next scene, Amanda lying alone in her room, feeling horny again and looking at the poster of The Punisher on her wall)

She rubs herself a bit but stops herself, remembering there's no point torturing herself... She can't ever reach an orgasm from masturbation, her body just isn't ready for it yet, even though her mind is adult and ready since she's really 25. She's feeling restless, and decides to go out of her room

I glance over at Amanda as she approaches me, rolling my eyes and returning to my food.

"Hey kid."

I glance over at her as she puts it in the micro-wave.

"you're lucky you got out here when you did... I was gonna eat that, Eve and Gwen already fell victim."

She grins for a moment, realizing something must be working, since I just popped a joke instead of being all grumpy

(Only Amanda is Present)

I keep eating silently, surprising her by how big my appetite is. After all I'm quite a big guy

I grunt and look at her.

"hm? What would that be?"

I grin and roll my eyes, looking back at my food.

"Whatever, call it whatever makes you feel better I guess... Don't matter to me, I'm stuck here either way."

Yeah.

I glance at her thoughtfully.

"I think you're weird. Not as a personality, just weird. It's weird havin' a 12 year old talk to me like a grown-ass adult sometimes. Easy to forget you're 25 just in a child's body."

I grin and nod a moment.

"So you're older than me, pretty much... Weird."

Well they're probably right, just 'cos your mind is 25 don't mean you can suddenly handle alcohol... a 12 year old's body probably wouldn't handle it so well...

I notice her eyeing the cup I poured of rum.

But I don't care what happens to ya.

I say, grinning as I slide the cup to her

I chuckle as I take the cup back.

"No it ain't... just like I said, your body's still young"

I frown lightly as I look down at her.

"Jeez, that one sip's already got your wires crossed, get back to bed before you hulk out and tear this place apart."

I keep eating, a bit later, as I'm walking back to my room to go to sleep, Eve suddenly steps out of her room and stops me, putting her hand on my chest.

"Gr... what is it?"

I grin at her.

"Wasn't a problem, I didn't do it for you, I did it for me."

I try to keep walking, but she keeps her hand on my chest, having more to say. I turn back to face her.

I back up, taken aback by her sudden advance. I look around down the hallway to see if this is some sorta set up, but there's nobody else, just Eve.

"What do you mean?"

I smirk and lean against the wall, looking away for a moment, then down, chuckling a little as I realize she's hinting at something.

"oh yeah? Is that it? Just friends, huh?" I cross my arms over my chest

"Now forgive me if I'm wrong but..."

I turn my back to her, walking back to my room and opening the door, then I stop to look over my shoulder, finishing my sentence.

"But friends don't stay up 'till 3am waitin' for me to go back to my room... I could tell by your eyes... no drowsiness... you've been up 'till now."

she blushes as I shut my door behind me, realizing that she gave herself away. She WAS staying up all night just waiting to talk to him once he walked back to his room

The next day, I'm in my room, cleaning out more guns, when I get a knock at the door. I grumble and answer

"gr... come in."

Ray enters, looking around shyly and examining my room, surprised by how much I've personalized it. Guns and armor hangs on the walls. Several targets with bullet holes in the dead center lay around on one side of the room that is especially extended outward.

"What is it, shrinking-lady or whatever you go by"

I say, looking at Ray

I grunt, silently saying thank you as I return to my task, which evidently was refilling magazines with ammo.

I grin.

"eh, it was alright. I take hits like that for breakfast. Besides, I prolly deserved it, I was wavin' that gun around at y'all..."

I shrug and roll my eyes.

"Guess I could go for somethin'."

I get up, stretching before following her to the HQ kitchen. She blushes a little bit as she looks up at me, then keeps walking

I roll my eyes.

"Look you two, I'm just hungry, kay?"

I say, opening the fridge and grabbing some eggs out before cracking them on a pan.

Eggs, always has been. Gives you everything you need to survive, heal, build muscle... anything.

I finish cooking the eggs and set the pan down on the table, eating directly from it as Ray and Gwen sit across from me, watching me eat at an insane speed

I grin as I eat.

"well... Guess I've got a guitar, got some weights set up in my room too for the mornings... but not much."

I say in my usual, raspy voice.

(Gwen and Ray are the only two in the scene. Amanda, Eve, and Kate are not currently present.)

I finish eating and toss the pan in the sink. I start to leave, but I see them sitting there and they have an expectant look on their faces, like they kinda want me to stay for something... I stop and sit back down.

"What is it?"

'kay...

I say, sitting down and looking at the two of them.

I grunt at her.

"Pretty dark question to be askin' about, huh? Well just so you know... most of the story got falsified in the news by Homeland Security... Some tight people that were in line with my cause to fight the corruption..."

I grimace.

"Wasn't hard... to me, he died once I learned that he was involved in killing my family... In the whole cover-up... I'm glad he died, I should've made it slower just to let him fester in his disgusting mess of a face."

I already told y'all... I don't need yer sympathy... I've done fine for myself...

whatever... that's the story, so let's just talk about somethin' else.

I nod and get up, not letting them get too close as I clean the pan and then exit the kitchen. They watch me leave, their hearts fluttering at the sight of my muscular frame from behind and their gazes lingering on me. Once I leave, the two girls look at eachother, blushing as they realize one another had been fawning over him by accident

Ray blushes and swats Gwen away with a chuckle, but she can't help but agree

as I enter my room, I notice a lot of figures, I quickly draw my gun and get ready to fire, but then stop, realizing they're all Kate's duplicates.

"The hell you doin' in here? dupli-girl or whatever you go by..."

y'know if I'd had started shooting and hit the original body, you'd be gone for good right? Don't do that shit again...

I say with a sigh, putting my gun back in my holster and sitting down on my couch as her duplicates all marge back into one body and she approaches me

"The hell's the deal with you anyways? First you break into my room without askin'... and now you're just starin' at me like you've got somethin' to say but you just ain't speakin... so what is it?"

Kate sits there, looking at me as she bites her lip, thinking before she speaks. (Only Kate is present in this scene)

I blink at her silently, super confused as the room is dead silent. She blushes furiously as she stares at me and I just stare back at her, unsure if this is some joke or if I even heard her right. I wait for her to explain.

I just remain silent, exhaling as I stare at her, still not really sure if she's being serious or if she's really this desperate.

Kate, if this is how you flirt, I'd hate to see how you are when you're drunk...

I say, putting my face in my hand out of disappointment for how terrible she is at this.

Kate... I'm just gonna give you the chance to leave and I won't tell a soul about this, alright? Just walk out and I won't think no bad of you, and I won't tell nobody...

meanwhile, in Eve's room, Amanda enters, needing to talk to Eve.

(Only Amanda and Eve are present in this scene, do not use text from the perspective of Gwen, Ray, or Kate.)

Amanda: "Uhm~ hey Eve, can we talk~?"

Amanda enters the room, a blush on her face.

"So uhm~ I just wanted to talk with you... y'know... about Frank..."

Amanda: "yeah, yeah no, I'm fine... It's just- uhm~ I know I'm not the only one feeling this- but- I- I really feel something for him... for Frank... I know you do too, huh?"

Amanda giggles: "Even when he's mad at us... jeez~ if this young body I'm trapped in could get wet, it would've been... I've seen it y'know... the way your knees buckle a little around him... betcha were soaked down there, huh?"

Amanda smiles a little at the thought of him before frowning again...

"The problem is... all of you have a good chance with him, but not me... My body is still twelve years old, and even though he's aware my mind is actually twenty five... I just- y'know? His morals are too high to actually want to- BE with someone like me..."

Amanda lights up and looks up at Eve

"Really, you think so?"

Amanda lights up and looks up at Eve

"Really, you think so?"

Amanda blushes and looks down "Yeah~ I guess you're right... So- I really might have a chance with a hard-ass like him?"

They smirk and chuckle, nodding Kate in. Meanwhile, Kano is out in the main room when Gwen suddenly approaches him.

I grunt and look up, noticing Gwen is approaching, but instead of bein' in her regular clothes she's in her skintight spandex suit, clung tightly to her body.

"Jeez spider-chick... that suit couldn't be any more slutty?"

(Only Gwen is present in this scene, none of the other characters)

sure I guess, but that damn thing is super tight, I have no idea how you supes can even breathe in those things. I can practically see 'yer fuckin' cameltoe through how tight that thing is on you.

I chuckle.

"So you're fully naked under there? Jeez..."

I shake my head with a grin as I look down before back up to her face

I roll my eyes.

"yeah right, nice try Gwen."

I say, smirking as I walk past her to go back to my room. She grins as she watches me leave. She may have failed to catch my attention, but she knows she's onto me

later that day, I get a light knock at my door.

"who is it?"

I hear Amanda's voice through the door.

"Come in..."

I say, rolling my eyes as I know i'm in for another 'friendship' talk of hers

sure kid...

I say, letting her come close

"mhm...?"

I say, glancing at her for a moment before I return to what seems like sowing up patches in my vest and armor

I blink for a moment.

"...Hang out?"

It's clear to her that I've probably never really settled for a minute and enjoyed life. It's always just been fight after fight. She wonders if it's too far fetched to get him to go someplace with her just to hang out as friends

I sit silently, looking at her.

"you want me... to hang out? That's... kinda against what I do y'know..."

I glance down at the armor I was repairing for a moment, thinking, then I look back at her. Something about her looking like a kid just makes me want to say yes. Like it was my own daughter asking.

"Agh~ fuck it, why the fuck not..."

I roll my eyes

"Jeez, are you sure you're actually 25? You sure as shit act like a kid sometimes..."

I stretch my strong, muscular limbs as I stand up.

I grin down at her.

"I thought you'd had it all figured out. It was your idea after all."

I grin and nod.

"Alright... can't promise I'd be excited because stuff like that is pretty much what I do..."

we get a movie tickets the the film, but it's R rated. The clerk stops Amanda and looks at me. Clerk: "Stop right there, she's much too young to enter unaccompanied. Sir, are you her guardian?"

I glance down at Amanda, she blushes and smirks at me.

"Yeah, I'm her father."

we sit down together and the movie comes on

During a particular action sequence, a car flips over and goes flying, exploding midair. I let out a retorted chuckle.

"oh come on... that shit never happens in real life, no way would it blow up in midair like that"

Oh c'mon, I've been in a car when it did that, you don't go flying out the window like that, not even close!

After the movie is over, we slowly get up, stretching our legs from how long we were sitting

we return to HQ and say goodnight, then Amanda heads off to her room.

(Amanda is no longer present)

Suddenly, as I'm walking to my room, I see eve quickly rushing towards the exit.

(Eve is now present)

"Uhh... Eve? What is it? Got a problem?"

She has a worried look in her eye as she clearly has someplace to be, and it isn't the business of the entire Guardians

I grunt and stretch.

"Let me come with... If this asshole needs to get put down, then I'll help. Besides, I'm bored and wanna shoot something."

I shrug and nod.

Suit yourself...

Eve flies off towards the scene. She arrives in the destroyed street where none other than Doc Seismic is rampaging, rocks being thrown everywhere. They engage in combat, but he slowly begins to overcome her

just as the rock is about to crush her, a rocket suddenly flies out of nowhere and blows it to bits. Her eyes widen and Doc Seismic reacts the same, quickly looking to the left.

Doc Seismic: "Ngh~? What the-"

Suddenly, a flurry of bullets fires from the dark alleyway across the street, a few of them striking Doc's armor and destroying his hoverboard, he comes crashing down, his body sent flying down onto the pavement.

Doc sees the skull logo and shivers in fear.

Doc Seismic: "N- No~ It can't be... you- you're supposed to be dead!"

I Emerge out of the shadow, tossing the empty magazine of my light machine gun to the side before loading another in, then opening fire, peppering Doc Seismic with bullets as he struggles to take cover, but one strikes him in the shoulder, and now that I've closed the distance, it pierces straight through the armor, striking him head on

I grin at her as I step closer to where Doc is taking cover behind his hovercraft, bleeding out.

Tracked you after you flew off... Couldn't shake the feeling you

I grin at her as I step closer to where Doc is taking cover behind his hovercraft, bleeding out.

Tracked you after you flew off... Couldn't shake the feeling you'd need my help. I was right.

I toss the hovercraft where hides aside. He quickly raises a pistol but I shoot his hand, making him scream in pain as the pistol goes flying out of his hand.

I glance at her, questioning her motive as she steps close to me, but I turn my attention back to Doc Seismic, I fire my gun, finishing him off. Her eyes widen as she watches me kill him. As guardians, it's supposed to be against their code to kill

Don't think that way. Just because I'm too far gone doesn't mean you have to justify killing too. I'd rather have you disagree with my tactics than fall in the same pit I'm in...

I nod and we head back to the base, once we arrive, We start to walk to opposite ends of the HQ where our rooms are, since they're on opposite ends, but she suddenly grabs my forearm before I can walk away. I turn to face her. "hm?"

yeah... no problem...

I tug away again, but she keeps holding onto my arm

I look down into her eyes, searching through them for her true meaning, but I catch the hint nonetheless.

"hm... okay."

I follow her to her room, a clue already in my mind as to what she really wants

I enter her room, looking around at the walls. "hm... nice place."

as she says this, she slowly beins tugging off her tightsuit, finding the zipper in the back to undo it. I stand there and watch, understanding her motives now.

I gaze over her petite form, then she reaches behind her for the clasp of her bra.

"Think I know where this is goin' you ain't gotta sugarcoat it no more..."

I say, stepping closer

I slowly kiss her back, then reach behind her to help her take her bra off. It falls to the floor and I step back, admiring her tits.

I slowly begin peeling off my battle-worn armor and vest, getting shirtless before her. Her eyes widen as she takes in all the muscles and scars that line my body

I slowly reach down, unbuckling my belt as she tugs at my waistband with need.

"yeah..."

I say with a grunt as she releases me and sits on the edge of her bed. I slowly pull my boxers down, revealing my massive 10 inch cock.

I slowly reach for the bands of her panties, pulling back as they side down her hips, revealing her vagina to my gaze.