20. punish

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I woke up to Matt not by my side. He didn't come home. He didn't leave a message or anything. I started to panic. What ifs ran through my head. Especially what if the widows found him. I picked up my phone and dialed Foggy.

"Foggy!" He answers. I raced to get changed to go to work.

"I never met a girl who was this excited to hear my voice this early. Whats up?" I choked up.

"Is Matt with you? He didn't come home last night and he didn't call me. Im just going crazy but-"

"No! Yeah! Hes with me! Yeah. He crashed at the office, we took Grottos case." He was rambling. Was he lying to me? "Ill tell him to call you! Promise! I got to go, going through a tunnel!" He hangs up. I plopped my arms to the slide and realized what the hell just happened. I tried calling Matts phone again as I head my way to work. My head was connected to it as I waited, not greeting anyone, not until Robin comes to my desk.

"Hey did you hear what happened last night?"

"What?" He taps my shoulder and pointed at the TV. There was a shoot out at the hospital. There was a video captured of the guy who went in and shot the place. I can see Grotto and... no. "Karen?" Robin looks at me confused. I sat on my desk and stared at the screen.

"That is one crazy son of a bitch. Hell's Kitchen is going to actual hell. You gotta move out Dev." I bit my nails and wonder, what was this guy doing with Grotto? Why shoot at Karen?

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River met me at my place after he heard what happened. I started to take off my shoes and listened to what River said.

"Had some free time." he hands me back my suit. "I made some upgrades, since now we got a crazy guy shooting at people and well, you got a temper." He walks around and shows me. "Batons have electricity now, so you can shock someone when you use them. Your widow bites, i added more shocking levels to it, to make sure they aren't coming back up within 2 seconds." And he pointed at my belt. "Tracking. To make keep eyes on you." I put my hand on his shoulder.

"Thank you River. Seriously."

"Whats going to happen? You going after this guy?" I put on my boots and tied my hair back.

"I know a person who might, I don't have daredevil on speed dial so..."

"You're working with Daredevil?"

"Just to catch this person, then, im going solo, again." My phone rings. Matt. I told River to be quiet as I answered the phone. "Matt, thank god." I cleared my throat. "Where were you? Are you okay?"

"Im okay, i just stayed the night at the office. Grottos case is a mess, Karen getting shot at, its been-"

"God. I wish you told me, I was worried, I didn't know if you were-" I didn't want to say it. "You're fine."

"I should've called, im sorry. It was already late, i knew you were sleeping."

"Matt, you don't have to lie to me okay?" There was nothing from him. "I just want you to know, whatever is going on, im here, always. I wont leave."

"I know. Ill be home tonight, just-"

"Wait for you." I sighed. "Matt, take care okay? Be careful."

"You please be careful. Theres a lunatic out and I don't want you getting hurt by this guy." I smiled a bit. "Bye."

"Bye." I hung up and tossed my phone to the couch.

"I know this is a bit late and last minute, but mom wants to have Matt over for dinner tomorrow." I closed my eyes.

"I'll figure something out." I jumped out the window and went my way to find Turk. He was easy to find, like really. He was selling some guns and left his car unattended. I waited 5 minutes for him to get back and he looks at his mirror and nearly jumped out of his seat.

"No." He says.

"Hello Turk." He looks to the side of his seat. "Looking for this?" I showed him his gun on the door. He went to the passenger side. "Don't bother, I found the one under the drivers seat, glove compartment, and back passenger seat pocket and oh! The shotgun in the trunk." I crossed my legs. "Whos out to get you?" I cracked a smile.

"Listen, im just trying to make a living. You know its hard living in New York!"

"Yeah I know." I peeked my head on the side. "I need your expertise Turk."

"What do I get out of it?"

"You get to live another day and not in jail." I patted his cheek. "Wheres this person that shot up the Irish mob and the hospital? Dont scam me, because if you do I will be back for you. Im already mad, dont be on my list." He gulps as he looks at my glowing widow bites. "Times ticking Turk."

"Fine! I heard that the cops and some bitch name Reyes got a plan to get the guy named the punisher. Over by the docks on north. If I were you, I wouldn't go." He closes his eyes. "Thats all I know, I swear."

"Do you know this Punisher guy?"

"All I know he's crazy, put guys on meat hooks type of crazy."

"Thats all I needed, thank you." I got out of the car, taking the guns with me and tossing them to the water. "Be safe out there Turk." I patted the hood and went to the docks.

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I saw Daredevil and the Punisher fighting. I made it too late. I jumped down and summer-salted. I kicked the devil out of my way and get my chance.

"Stop!" Daredevil holds me back. "You cant kill him!"

"He deserves it!" I breathed heavily, my back against his. "He ruined everything!"

"Dani, dont." He shushes me. I twirled my batons. "Im not going to hurt you."

"You can't, even if you tried." I head butt him and ran to the Punisher. I blocked his hits and and i swung my batons. Hits his arms and tasing him. The gunshots were coming from the side, making it harder to beat the Punisher.

"No!" The devil yells. The hot bullet pierced through my shoulder and i fell down. I crawled back to the wall and watch the two men fight again. I held onto the wound, gasping and trying to find a way out and not get shot at again. The men fell down and hit the floor below. I heard radios and stomping. Shit, I have to go. I picked myself up and ran down the building and headed home. River panics as I came back all bloody,

"Shit!" I took off my top half of the suit and dig out the bullet. River got the first aid kit and I started to stitch myself up.

"The cops shot at you?" He looks at my wound as I put the needle through my skin. "Was it meant for the Punisher? Daredevil?"

"How did they know I was going to be there?" I spit out the blood out and patched myself up. "Now Im really pissed."