A/N: You can blame this on Willow. She's given me a challenge – Series 1 in verse. I'm re-using this one as a starting point. I don't know if I'll get all the way, but here's trying.



PILOT - CHIMERA



In the dead of the night,

a year ago,

a chimera came into my life.

Smart, sexy, sassy –

a sarcastic whirlwind of a girl –

tough and funny and vulnerable.



She flew in from above,

and left in a shatter of glass,

a smart remark on her lips –

chaos in her wake –

She landed on her feet below like a cat.

I had to find her…



Where had she come from,

this will 'o' the wisp?

Was she just a thief, as she said?

Or an enemy to beat?

She was an enigma –

I had to know.



Bingo –

a courier to the office nextdoor,

I found my mysterious cat.

A visit to the messengers,

Cash changes hands,

and now I know where to find her.



Max - she saw who I am,

She saw what I do,

I had to know – was she a friend -

or did I need to fear for my life.

I did so want to finish what I had started,

But could I?



Or was it a physical attraction –

my new girlfriend…

He should mind his own business,

the 250 pound ex cop taken out by a size 3

Still, this is the most beautiful face

I have ever seen.



Dinner time – my cat arrives

fire in her eyes – anger in her moves.

She calls me bent

"I left you a present"…

I say she can stay here.

I had to see her.



Her face in the mirror -

I come on strong – too strong

the barcode on her neck… and then I back away.

Quid pro quo – her family for some help

But no – there are too many people after her

The fear in her eyes is too real.



Shots ring out – gunfire in a public place

My life can never be the same…

Three months later…

my cat breezes back into my life

with a "how you doin'?"

and a blast of attitude.



"Not in any pain…

the good and bad news of a blown out spinal cord…"

She blinks back a tear.

I'm back rocking the boat,

trying to fix a broken world,

Because somebody's got to…



And with Max's help,

I think I can make a difference.