Heads of a Hydra
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to Marvel or Hasbro. I own Farrah/Persiana and Leon/Crisis.
Chapter 1: A Seemingly Normal Day
In Los Angeles…
Athena, the clone of Wolverine designated X-23, was shopping at a new book store that opened in the downtown area. The mutant clone was an avid reader when she was not fighting or training with the West Coast Misfits. Her other teammates, Syrin, Wolfsbane, and Dazzler, were off in another part of downtown, shopping for clothing or accessories. Athena never thought of herself as a girly girl or a sociable person. She just loved to read and fight.
Athena perused around the bookstore, looking at the stacks of books that seem to be strewn everywhere. The place was seemingly disorganized, but, mysteriously, the owner was able to find any book the customer wanted. He was a seemingly tired, old man, but had bounds of energy when it came to books. Athena was not looking for any particular book; it was just calming for the young teen girl to be in such a quiet place, surrounded by books. She took a few off of the shelf and went to the old man,
"I'll take these."
The old man was unresponsive, his back turned to her. Athena shook her head,
"Hey, are you deaf or something?"
She then took a sniff and her eyes widened; the owner was dead. However, before she could turn around, someone sealed the room and flooded the place with knockout gas. Athena unsheathed her claws and attempted to perforate her way out of there, but it was to no avail. The gas was already starting to affect her and she fell unconscious…
In San Diego…
Leon Maxwell, the teen Avenger known as Crisis, was watching the prisoner transfer of one Jessica Drew, the high school drop-out turned Hydra agent Spider Woman. The red-eyed teen was there, along with Monica Rambeau, the caretaker Pulsar. The two of them were supervising the transfer of the prisoner to a base located on in New York. It was there that SHIELD was going to attempt to rehabilitate Jessica and bring her back to her former self. Of course, what she once was and what she was now would be hard to distinguish, given her belligerent attitude. As Jessica walked out in restrains, she noticed Leon and could not help but smirk,
"Well, hello, cutie."
Crisis shook his head,
"I'm spoken for."
Spider-woman purred seductively,
"I'm not. Want my number sometime?"
The guard forced her on, but Jessica blew a kiss before leaving the corridor. Monica shook her head,
"You're lucky Farrah isn't here to see this."
Leon groaned,
"Don't remind me. It's bad enough I've got a succubus chasing after me, and Miss Marvel flirting with me. I don't need a terrorist agent to come on to me."
Pulsar nodded,
"Good point. We'll transfer the prisoner at the airport and then, we'll get lunch."
Leon said,
"It'd be faster just to head back, given both our speeds."
The two were walking with the contingent as the light powered heroine shrugged,
"Yeah, but I want to try this new lunch spot that just opened up. Supposed to be the latest hit or something."
Leon shrugged, then suddenly, held his head. He tried to fight it, but, it was an intense vision. Monica looked at him,
"Are you all right?"
Leon rubbed his eyes and then looked up as one of the SHIELD agents was about to slide his key card. The red-eyed powerhouse shouted,
"NO! IT'S A TRAP!"
Too late, for, as soon as the doors opened, there was a brilliant flash.
When the agents recovered, they and Monica were the only ones there. Crisis and Spider-woman were gone.
Next Chapter:
Who has taken these three individuals, and why? Stay tuned, fellow readers!