AN- Hello, ShadowRebirth37 here!! This fic is very special to me, for it is a tribute to a friend who was killed in a car accident. My friend's dog, Curley, was struck and killed by a car during my vacation. I was close to Curley, and his adoptive sister, Ruby, whom I am also close to, was depressed and upset. She wouldn't even play fetch with me. This happened the day before I was supposed to see him, and it made it all the more painful. This fic is for him. I hope you all enjoy this!! This first chap is the prologue, and will take place way before CC. I know in the anime we never really learn Raven's name, although in the manga his real name was Joyce. I think I'm just going to call him Joyce, so don't flame me about it!! Again this fic is extremely important to me; as it is in the honor of a lost friend, so please treat it that way. Remember, this is only the prologue, so this is my new OC's introduction and how he meets Raven. Hope you like it, remember, this is a tribute, so it has a very special emotional connection to me. Anyway, please enjoy!! (the first line in italics, is the Organoid's thoughts. Just so ya know. And CUR-3 stands for 'Capsule Unearthing and Reviving 3, since the first two experiments failed, and its pronounced 'curr-three'. Oh, and the part with the Organoid and the baby, is based on a real event in my life- me being the baby, and the Organoid being my dad's red Doberman and German Shepard mix dog, Herk.)
.:Prologue- Waking the Wolf:.
'Where… where am I?'
"Is it stable?" a man asked his partner, looking inside the green glass at the floating wolf-like creature inside.
"Yes… I'm reading stable life signs and functions." His partner answered, looking up from the displays that she had been reading.
"I guess using the intelligence and instincts of a wolf to replace the Organoid's damaged memory worked…" he muttered to himself, still staring at the seemingly lifeless metal creature.
Suddenly, the Organoid's eyes flashed open, angry glowing rubies in the dark green fluid. The glass capsule cracked, spider webs spreading across the smooth surface. The man jumped back, just seconds before the glass exploded, sending large chunks of glass spinning through the air, crashing around the pair. The woman screamed as the wolf-like creature jumped from the tangled mess of wires and glass, snarling loudly.
"It woke sooner than expected, we need to subdue it before it gets out of control!" the woman yelled, backing away from the large beast.
The Organoid growled and crouched low against the ground, glaring at the two with narrowed crimson eyes. Green fluid dripped down its silver body, giving it a pale aura. Its green ears, paws, tail and shoulder plates glowed in sharp contrast to the silver color of its body and the dark ebony beneath. The two green bird-like wings on the Organoid's back stretched to their full length, the tips brushing the walls of the large room. The wolf's deep crimson eyes gleamed brightly, like rubies in the desert sun.
"Hurry! Shut the door! We can't let the CUR-3 escape!" the man shouted to the woman, whom was frozen in fear at the sight of the Organoid's teeth and claws. She nodded and ran to the door, but before she could shut it, the Organoid lunged and bolted through the door, ramming it shut and denting it in, preventing the two scientists from getting out.
Turning, the Organoid ran down the hall, turning down a corridor, which led to an unexpected surprise…
The wolf Organoid ran down the hallway, just trying to get away. He didn't mean to scare those two people, but he had been confused and scared, and these strange, unknown instincts took control. 'I've never felt that way before… those humans… they must have done something to me while I was in statis… now I have this uncontrollable urge to attack and eat anything that moves… what did they do to me?!' the Organoid thought, running down the corridor as fast as he could, which was very fast.
He ran past a partly open door, and heard a strange noise. He skidded to stop, curious as to what the noise was. Turning around, he walked back to the partly open door, where a thin beam of light streamed into the darkened hall. Sniffing the air, the Organoid approached the door, sticking his nose inside the room, though his eyes were still shielded from view from inside.
The smell of human of strong in the air, and he could hear a human's voice coming from inside, and by the sound of the human's voice, the Organoid determined the human was male and very young. The Organoid stuck his nose farther into the door and tried to open it, but the door appeared stuck. Growling in frustration, the Organoid clawed frantically at the heavy metal door, his sharp claws digging deep scratches into the smooth surface.
Finally, he managed to worm his way inside the room, the door shutting slightly behind him as moved further inside. The brightly lit room was smaller than the room he had awoken in, but it was much more comforting. The walls were a pale eggshell blue, with friendly looking cartoony Zoids painted on the walls. He was standing behind a large trunk, which was covered with colorful blocks and other toys.
As he continued to admire the room, a soft cooing noise caught his attention. Curious, the large wolf-like creature walked from behind the trunk into the center of the room, and froze at what he saw-
For in the middle of the room just a few feet away, surrounded by colorful wooden blocks, was a human baby, completely defenseless and helpless…
The two scientists struggled to open the door, trying to get out to secure the Organoid. The man gritted his teeth and rammed the door with his shoulder, crying out in pain at the sharp pain in his shoulder caused by the impact. The door moved only an inch, but it was enough that they could see out into the hallway. Mustering up all the strength he could, the man charged the door again, jumping into it as hard as he could. The door gave way, swinging open from the blow, spilling the man out into the hallway. The woman rushed to his aid, kneeling down to his level.
Suddenly, a scream filled the air, not from them, but from somewhere down the hallway. The two looked at each other, and as soon as their gazes met, they grew extremely pale.
"Oh no…" the woman whispered, her eyes wide with fear. The man's eyes widened as well, for they had both recognized the scream as their baby's.
"If it hurts him, we'll have to kill it…"
The wolf-like Organoid stood over the young human, looking down at the small squirming creature curiously. The baby was lying down between the Organoid's front paws, very close to the sharp claws that adorn the Organoid's green paws. The baby seemed completely unafraid of the powerful creature hovering over him, and even reached up with tiny hands towards the Organoid's face.
The Organoid didn't bite the human when his little hands touched his sensitive nose; instead, he was perplexed by his absence of fear. The Organoid cocked his head and sniffed the small human's body, causing him to squeak and squirm between the Organoid's paws. The Organoid lifted his head away, keeping his sensitive nose and ears out of the baby's reach.
Growling quietly, the Organoid lifted his right front paw and lightly placed it on the human, trying to see what his reaction would be. The baby squirmed and grabbed onto on of the Organoid's claws, tugging on it as if trying to get the Organoid's attention. The Organoid snorted and lifted his paw away, keeping his sensitive toes away from the baby's hands.
The baby's expression changed immediately, from happy to almost sad. Before the Organoid could so much as blink, the baby started making sad, sniffling noises, which turned into loud crying. The Organoid froze, looking down at the human in confusion. He lightly pawed the baby, his claws just brushing the baby's blue clothes.
Instantly, the baby stopped crying, and his expression brightened. The baby cooed and grabbed the Organoid's paw, completely unafraid of the sharp claws. The Organoid didn't pull his paw away, and instead he let the baby hold his paw. The baby began making happy bubbling noises as he held onto the Organoid's paw, as if enjoying it.
Wondering why the human was so interested in him, the Organoid leaned down and sniffed him again, again causing the baby to squeak and reach up towards his nose. The Organoid had no intent to hurt the young human, he was just curious about the tiny creature.
All of a sudden, he heard something outside the door. His head snapped up, and he growled loudly. His sudden movement and noise scared the baby, causing him to start crying. The Organoid turned away from the door and focused back on the child, and tried to calm him down. He leaned down and licked the baby's face, which made the baby stop crying and fall silent, looking up at the Organoid with wide violet eyes.
There was a moment of deafening silence, and the Organoid wondered if he had just terrified the little baby even more. The baby blinked and looked up at the towering Organoid, before cooing and reaching up towards the Organoid's snout again. The Organoid sighed as the baby petted his snout, his ears drooping slightly. He thought he heard another noise outside the door, but he didn't want to upset the baby again, so he tried his best to ignore it.
Suddenly, the door was kicked open, and he heard a woman's scream. The Organoid lifted his head and turned to look, not moving as fast so not to scare the baby again. He found himself staring down the two scientists, both of which were frozen and very pale, as if they had seen Eve herself. The Organoid looked at the man, and realized that he was holding a pistol, pointing the weapon directly at him.
"You put one scratch on him and I swear I'll blow your Core out!" the man shouted, aiming the pistol at the Organoid's chest, which was the CUR-3's only weak spot.
"No don't!! If you shoot the CUR-3 you might hit Joyce!!" the woman pleaded, pushing the gun's point away from the Organoid.
"Ccuuurrr… leey…" the baby bubbled, mispronouncing the word that his mother had said. The occupants of the room froze, and all eyes fell on the baby. The Organoid looked down at the little human, eyes wide. He leaned down close to him, cocking his head at the baby. The baby cooed and reached up, grabbing the Organoid's incredibly sensitive ear, and yanked hard, causing the Organoid to yelp.
Everyone in the room held their breath, as if waiting for the Organoid to strike. The Organoid opened his jaws, exposing his sharp long teeth. The woman fainted, collapsing to the ground as the Organoid leaned closer to the baby. The man raised the gun, pointing it once again at the Organoid's chest. The Organoid took no heed; he was too preoccupied with the little human that had the nerve to yank on his ear.
His jaws were now only inches away from the baby, whom still didn't show any sign of fear. The baby, not realizing the danger he was in, cooed and reached up, patting the great wolf's face. The Organoid's fierce expression dropped from his face, and instead of biting the baby, he licked the baby's face, causing him to giggle loudly.
"Currlleey! Curley!" the baby bubbled, repeating what he had said earlier. The Organoid growled softly and licked the baby again, responding.
From then on, the Organoid knew himself as Curley, the Organoid guardian of soon-to-be Raven…
AN- I know, I'm sorry if it wasn't my best, but I'm sorta in emotional turmoil right now. First off, Curley is dead, and second of all, during my vacation my house-sitter's child got into my room and broke my Gravity Ptera Zoid and lost my Gravity Saurer's pilot. They were both from Fuzors, making them both very rare. So, I'm bummed right now. On the flip side, I have renewed interest in The Dark Savior, believe it or not! I think I may continue that, and put The Ghost and the Raven on hold. I have to go to camp this Friday for 3 days, so I'll have to scramble to get anything updated. Anyway, please review! I will review to all anonymous reviews in my profile!! And again, as always, all flamers will be fed to Leiden and Geier!! So, don't flame!! Lol. Anyway, I hoped y'all liked this!!
Ibeyla :P