Uncanny Squirrel Girl

Chapter 1: A Day In The Life

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to Marvel Comics.

Avengers Mansion-

Morning had broken at the home of the World's Mightiest Heroes and everybody was preparing for the most important meal of the day: breakfast!

Doreen Green, otherwise known as the fluffy-tailed heroine Squirrel Girl, had just stepped out of the shower. The young mutant Avenger was sitting by her dresser and was brushing her tail with a brush.

'Tch. Having a tail is so much trouble sometimes.' Doreen muttered to herself. Usually Tippy-Toe, Doreen's squirrel companion, would be there for her to talk to, but was presently unavailable. Tippy-Toe, like any normal squirrel, was hibernating for the winter. Doreen missed having her friend to fight crime with, but it wouldn't have been right to force her best friend to go against Mother Nature.

KNOCK-KNOCK!

Doreen turned her head as she heard somebody knocking on the door.

'Doreen, honey, are you decent?'

It was her mother, Mary Green. Doreen didn't have the heart to leave her mother behind on her one while she went traipsing off fighting crime. Doreen had already gone off without her mother when she joined the Great Lakes Avengers over in Milwaukee. As much as Doreen cared for her former teammates, she really did miss her mother, which was why Mary had moved into Avengers Mansion.

'Just give me a second mom, and I'll be right out.' Doreen called as she put away her brush. With one final check of her reflection in the mirror, Doreen headed over to open the door.

'Morning mom.' Doreen smiled as she joined her mother in the hallway. 'You have a good night's sleep?'

'Oh yes, dear.' Mary nodded. 'The beds are wonderful here. I wonder how Mr Stark does it.'

'Well, Tony does have a lot of money.' Doreen replied. 'And this is his mansion. I guess he likes to splash out on furniture. You know, the most comfortable beds available.'

'Have you got anything special planned for the day, dear?' Mary asked as she walked down the hallway. 'Jarvis asked me to accompany him downtown to do some shopping.'

'I'd love to come with you mom, but I've got a lot of studying to do.' Doreen explained. Unfortunately, Doreen wasn't able to attend a regular college due to her mutation. She would have been targeted by mutant-hating bigots otherwise. She would have gone to the Xavier Institute, but being an X-Man wasn't really her thing. She much preferred being an Avenger. Fortunately, she was able to study safely at the mansion over the Internet. Tony Stark had managed to get her an online scholarship.

'I don't mean to nag you, but don't you think that it would be a good idea to get a job?' Mary asked. 'It wouldn't be right to rely on Mr Stark all the time.'

'I know that mom, but who would let somebody like me work for them?' Doreen answered. 'It isn't as bad as it used to be, but people are still wary of mutants. I tried to get a job at a bakery, but they refused to hire me because they said my tail would shed on the food.'

'Perhaps one of your teammates could get you a job.' Mary suggested. 'You get on well with Jennifer Walters, why not become an intern with her law firm?'

'I don't know, mom…' Doreen frowned slightly. 'I've never been all that interesting in law. Sure, I love fighting crime, but I don't want to be a lawyer.'

'Well, we can talk about this later.' Mary said. 'Let's have breakfast first, shall we?'

Doreen just nodded and headed downstairs where the rest of the Avengers would be waiting for her.

Later-

All of the Avengers were gathered at the dining table for breakfast and were enjoying their respective meals. Doreen was tucking into several slices of toast with lots of peanut butter spread all over.

'So Doreen, I your mother tells me that you're looking for a job.' Captain America looked at the young mutant. 'Have you found anywhere yet?'

'I haven't even started looking, Cap.' Squirrel Girl explained. 'I only decided to start looking for a job this morning.'

'I'm sure there's a place going at Stark Technologies.' Tony Stark offered. 'Why don't you come work for me? We could benefit with somebody like you working there. A smart kid like you could go far.'

'That's a lovely suggestion, but I have to refuse.' Doreen responded. 'You've already done so much for me letting me move in here rent-free.'

'You could always come work with me.' Janet Van Dyne suggested. 'I'm always looking for a good assistant. Plus, you could help me design your new costume.'

'You're really kind, but I can't…' Doreen explained. 'I'd really prefer to get a job by myself. I don't want to impose on you.'

'Impose nothing, honey.' Jan smiled. 'You'll love working with me. You'll get to help me design all those clothes. You never know, you might end up designing somebody's wedding dress like I did for Sue Richards. Have we got any weddings coming up?'

'I think the X-Men are due a wedding.' Peter Parker shrugged. 'Those guys are always at it.'

'So, what do you say?' Jan asked. 'Will you come work with me?'

'Okay, I guess…' Doreen smiled slightly.

BLEE-BLEE-BLEE!

Doreen looked at her beeping watch and gasped in realisation.

'Oh gosh, I almost forgot! I'm meeting Robbie in a couple of minutes. Sorry, you'll have to excuse me.' Doreen smiled in embarrassment as she got up from the table and headed towards the door. 'I'm really sorry about this, but I really have to go.'

'It's okay, sweetie.' Mary smiled. 'You head on out.' Jan couldn't help but smile at that.

'Aww, isn't young love sweet?'

A little later-

Fortunately, Doreen wasn't late to meet her friend Robbie. She was right on time as a matter of fact. Her friend was no regular boy, however. Robbie Baldwin was better known as the superhero Speedball, charter member of the New Warriors.

'So, you're gonna work for Janet Van Dyne, huh?' Robbie said as he walked down the street with Doreen. 'I never knew you were into fashion.'

'I'm not really interested in fashion.' Doreen explained. 'I do like to try new things, though. You never know, I might like working in fashion.'

'Yeah, a few years down the line you might end up with your own label.' Robbie grinned. 'Just imagine it: Doreen Green's clothes being worn in Paris and Milan. You'll be rich!'

'Oh gosh, stop it.' Doreen blushed slightly. 'I haven't even started the job and you're already predicting that I'm going to be a world famous designer.'

'Hey, is it wrong to have faith in my girl?' Robbie smiled as he put his arm around Doreen's shoulder.

'Am I really your girl?' Doreen asked, her blush deepening.

'Oh yeah, there's nobody else for me.' Robbie nodded.

'Oh, stop it.' Doreen giggled as she pushed Robbie away. 'You're kidding around.'

'No, I'm serious.' Robbie reassured her. 'I love being with you, Doreen. Whenever I'm with you the world just seems like a better place.'

'You're really sweet, Robbie.' Doreen smiled.

'Yeah, but you're even sweeter.' Robbie replied as he leant in to kiss Doreen. Unfortunately, the pair's lips never even had a chance to brush against each other as the sound of explosions could be heard several blocks away.

KABOOM!

'Talk about bad timing.' Robbie sighed as straightened up. 'What do you say? You wanna go kick some butt?' Doreen couldn't help but smile at that.

'Do I even have to say it?'

With that the pair headed off to fight crime once more.

TBC…

Next: First Day Blues

Squirrel Girl has her first day working with Janet Van Dyne. All seems to be going well until Whirlwind drops in for a visit.