G.I.Joe fanfic book 1: all is fair in love and spies

Chapter 11: It's Vegas Baby!

A/N: The title says it all. You will also get a little more backstory on Katherine.
I don't own G.I.Joe, marvel or BBC's Sherlock

It's Vegas, Baby!

Katherine slammed Cade into the training mat for the sixth time that morning. She was beginning to think that he enjoyed getting the crap beaten out of him, his fellow recruit was giggling at him on the bench at him. Sarah was dismissed already for the day, decided to watch her friend progress. Snakeeyes stood next to Sarah, Katherine knew Snakeeyes long enough to know he was amused.
Katherine barely broke a sweat," You have heart, I'll give you that but just give up already."
"No." Cade grunted and he struggled to stand up. Katherine let him stand until he moved to strike her then she dropped and swept her leg under his and he once again dropped. As she rose and Cade lunged, he caught her around her middle and she was slammed against the mat. The wind left her lungs and she didn't hesitate in striking back with vigor. Her hand flew to his throat in a fist, Katherine was careful to not use to much force to harm him but enough to daze him. Katherine quickly reversed their positions, so where Cade's face was smashed into the mat and she had his arms pinned. A flare of satisfaction flew through her.
He mumbled something and groaned out an "Uncle." Katherine released and backed away. "Damn, you're good." Cade said from where he sat on the training mat.
"That's my line." Katherine joked as she caught the two water bottles Snakeeyes threw to her, she drank one and handed the other to Cade.
"Where did you learn?"
"Here, there and everywhere. Mostly on the street and from learning by getting the crap beaten outta me." Katherine lied, easily. She learned how to fight a long time ago that it was easier to lie and add a bit of truth.
"You had a rough childhood." Cade asked but it was more of a statement.
"You could say that." Katherine said with a secret smile as she walked to Snakeyes' side," I wouldn't change it for the world." Another lie.
"I don't know why Dominatrix hates you, you seem cool." Sarah said from the bench.
Katherine turned to the young recruit, such an optimist," I'm a mutant, people don't like the power they think we have. Sometimes, what seems to be our greatest asset is also our fatal weakness." Katherine spoke, softly.
"But you can't die, it's not a fatal weakness."
"Can't I?" Katherine asked.
"No, I read a report. You were shot several times in the head and chest and yet you didn't die." Sarah was one to always read. "Your mutation is not your fatal weakness, you don't have one."
"I did, I die every time but I always come back." Katherine explained. "Do you have any idea what that does to one's soul?" She now had Snakeeyes's undivided attention, his black helmet faced her and his head tilted towards her in wonder and worry.
"No, I don't believe-."
"Do you believe in the heart, do you believe in love?"
"A little." Sarah replied, Katherine heard familiar footsteps approaching; Scarlett but she continued in her lesson of mutations. Her mutations.
"How would you feel if you saw your deceased loved ones every time you died? Begging you to let go and come to them? Be at peace? But you never could let go and leave with the ones you missed with all your heart."
Sarah now had a wondering and somber expression," I wouldn't be able to sleep at night." Cade was being to look uncomfortable and began to fidget, Snakeeyes was still passive but she knew they would 'talk' more tonight. Katherine's mind took a blissful swan dive into the gutters.
"Exactly my point, I'm haunted by the dead and my past and I'm hunted by the living. What kind of life is that?" Katherine asked them as much as she asked herself. She continued with a heavy heart,"You can be dead on the inside but still be alive on the outside. My mutation is my fatal weakness. In ninety years, you will all be dead and I will still look like this and I'll still be doing what I do best. Fighting..... Maybe for eternity, Tony hasn't figured out my expiration date yet." Katherine said with a small, joking laugh to attempt to lighten this dark mood she put them in. Katherine turned to face Scarlett who looked surprised and shocked about how much information she willingly gave and how deep Katherine got. Katherine just hoped they would never find out where she got her mutations, that she wasn't born with them. If they find out that would mean terrible things would soon befall upon them. Things that they might not be able to beat. Hydra. Katherine pushed the rising emotions back under lock and key. Her point was proven. "Hello, Scarlett. How was your day?"
It took a moment for Scarlett to recover and digest what she just heard," Great, trained new recruits as you did. Briefing in ten minutes, bring your recruits. They need the experience on this one."
"Alright, alright, alright." Katherine said, mimicking Matthew McConnah (A/N: sorry! I know I wrote his last name wrong.) Cade and Sarah laughed at the fact that Katherine was producing a male voice and for the fact that the quote was from a stripper movie. Scarlett rolled her eyes at Katherine's antics.
"Be there too, Snake." Scarlett said to the ninja and he gave her a nod in response.
"Where are we going?"
When Scarlett said, "Las Vegas, Nevada." A cheshire grin spread across Katherine's face. Cade and Sarah cheered.
"I know a few people there who could give us a place to stay. Hell, I own a casino down on the Strip."
"It's not a vacation, Katherine." Scarlett said, deadpanned.
"It's a place to stay, no fees and free food." Katherine elaborated for Scarlett. "We can do other things..." She suggested with a smirk.
Scarlett ignored Katherine and addressed Cade and Sarah," How are you liking working with Katherine Ramses?"
"Exactly how I expected it to go." Sarah answered, happily.
"A pain in my arse but fun." Cade grinned.
"Come along, pets." Katherine said as she headed to the exit, Snakeeyes along side her. Sarah scowled, Scarlett laughed and Cade muttered a dirty curse but they all follow the spy out of the training room and to a meeting room...