Justice League Persiana Chapter 1: A New World, an Avengers + Justice League Crossover fanfic

Justice League: Persiana

Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC. I own Farrah Willows/Persiana.

This is the first main story in the Persiana-verse.

Chapter 1: A New World.

Marvel 616.01… (1)

A white-haired were-cat stood on top of a bridge, battered and bruised. Her costume, a red lycra top that exposed her belly button, and red lycra tights, had been torn and ripped in many places. Her whole world was gone; her boyfriend was dead, people were after her, her mother disappeared without a trace; and her friends all turned her back on her. Her name was Farrah Willows. (2) She went by the identity Persiana because of her fur color. Her boyfriend suggested it. She held her side; she had been shot. She did not care; she was going to end her suffering and pain tonight. Clutching a diamond around her collar, on a red leather strap, Farrah closed her eyes and jumped off the bridge.

DC Earth 1.2… (3)

A meteorite traveling across the cosmos entered our solar system. Presently, it is heading for Earth. The world is in no danger, since it is about the size of a human heart, but one cannot help if this rock carried a malevolent force within it. Scientists would ask questions about its origin or its geologic make up. Whatever would happen, it would happen on Earth. The meteorite that traveled for light years crashes in the desert inside California.

Earth, Justice League Watchtower…

Batman and the other members of the Justice League were busy discussing recruitment options. The Dark Night observed,

"We need to expand our membership; a united front will help us better prepare for threats that the seven of us could not face alone."
Flash nodded,

"Yeah, it would be great to have some fresh blood. But, we have to make it appealing. It's not like a potential member would fall from the sky."
As soon as the last words were spoken, a flash of light came down and a white-haired were-cat banged her head on the table and fell onto the floor. Every one of the stunned Leaguers couldn't believe this woman came from out of nowhere. Flash looked up again,

"Hey, God, you got any more angels up there that wanna come down and meet me?"

After a moment of dead silence, the Scarlet Speedster shrugged,

"Oh, well. It was worth a shot."
The were-woman stood up uneasily, bracing the wall for support. She clutched her side and moaned. Batman hopped over the table, shouting,

"Who are you? How did you get here?"

Before he could get an answer, Farrah was able to spin around, catch the Dark Knight Detective's arm, and plant him into the wall face first. She then threw him across the room and looked at the others. She snarled,

"Is this a SHIELD trick?"

Superman raised his hands,

"Easy, there. No one will hurt you."

Farrah growled,

"I don't believe you."

She uneasily took a step back, fearful of the Man of Steel. This agitated her injuries, which looked almost too hideous to mention. Batman had recovered and was already studying this young lady. From the looks of it, she obviously had feline agility and strength, but what surprised him was her quickness and ability to see him coming. It had to have been some sort of precognition. Her wounds looked worse than they were, making him think she was fighting only on pure adrenaline.

Persiana snarled,

"Look, I don't know how SHIELD did it, but I'm not going to be taken alive. I'll die first."
Superman approached,

"Miss, please, remain calm."
Persiana, still not believing him, slashed his chest. Superman gasped in pain as Hawkgirl made a move, flying in with her mace. Persiana jumped up and, using her hind claws, scratched up the avian fighter's back. Howling in pain, Shayera dropped the mace. Next, Persiana saw Wonder Woman coming. Quickly picking up the mace, she slammed it into her, knocking her into a wall. Flash tended to Hawkgirl while GL went for her. Using his ring, he conjured up a tiger trap, but the were-lioness was too quick, slipping out with incredible agility. Ignoring the pain, she managed to get around the constructs and embedded all her claws into the galactic law enforcement officer. Martian Manhunter approached her using telepathy to calm her down, but she was in a battle frenzy and refused to stop. Snarling, she charged again, lunging herself into another attack.

J'onn tried a more powerful psychic attack, but was knocked down hard by a relentless Persiana.

Flash tried to charge in again, but Persiana somehow sensed it. Bending over backwards with inhuman flexibility, she dodged a quick clothesline. She stood back up as Flash turned and tried to use her claws and gouge the speedster's eyes. Flash dodged it and grabbed her arm, trying to restrain her. A loud snap was heard, as Persiana deliberately dislocated her only good shoulder. She screamed in pain, but managed to get out of the hold and headbutt Flash. She looked at the destruction and bolted out of there on all fours.

Batman got to his feet,

"Lock down the Tower. She doesn't leave."
Superman added,

"She's obviously scared. When you find her, approach slowly. Try to explain to her we're not the enemy."

Flash groaned,

"Easier said than done."

Farrah had been running through the corridors. She thought to herself,

I gotta get outta here before they catch me. It's happening all over again. I'm not letting it happen again.

She noticed the night sky and smirked, as she thought she found a way out. However, the realization that she was not getting out hit her when she saw the Earth below her. She stopped and stared out, forgetting she was being chased. The were-cat had never seen Earth like this, at least not from outer space. She swallowed nervously as she thought,

I'm dead.

Her wound was agitating again. She looked at her hand and it was painted red with blood. She made her way to a wall and sat there, panting. She was tired. She had not had rest or food in days. She wanted to die.

Martian Manhunter phased behind her and said,

"We do not wish to hurt you."
Farrah, stunned she was caught off guard, instinctively flipped away and landed on all fours, glaring at the alien. She growled,

"How did you get behind me? No one I know can do that."

Wonder Woman came from the opposite corridor,

"Please, we just wish to talk. We know this is a little unsettling."

Farrah could not take it anymore. It was bad enough everyone in her life was gone, but also her own world had rejected her too. Add to the fact that she was a bit suicidal, and she would just explode with emotion,

"You wanna know what's unsettling? My life! I've had people I've cared about get killed! My boyfriend is dead because he sacrificed himself to save me from a psychotic egomaniac! My mother used me in an experiment, turning me into this and I was driven to go after the man I loved! Now, I'm being hunted like a wild animal by my own friends! And earlier, I just tried to jump off a bridge because I couldn't take it anymore!"

She kept huffing, almost to the point of hyperventilating. She started crying, sobbing at her situation. She looked up, pleading,

"Please, kill me. I don't want this anymore."

Diana approached her, as Farrah watched the tear drops splash on the floor. The Amazon shook her head,

"My sister, please. You cannot mean this."

The lioness nodded, looking through tired, sad eyes,

"I do. Please, don't let me live another second in this hell!"

Wonder Woman reached down and touched Farrah's hand. Farrah looked up, surprised.

Superman said,

"We're not with SHIELD. We're the Justice League."

Persiana swallowed nervously, her breath caught in her throat. She could smell them all being sincere. However, it may have been too late; Persiana fell over backwards, unconscious. Batman ordered,

"Get her to the infirmary, now!"

Later, in the infirmary…

Farrah was resting. Her costume had been taken in for repairs, but it was removed with great difficulty. It appeared to have been stuck on to her. Batman looked at the charts,

"Broken ribs, strained ligaments, dislocated shoulder and wrists …"

He held up a pair of tweezers and carefully examined her wound to her side. He pulled out a rather smashed metallic object, about the size of a bullet. The Dark Knight said,

"Bullet wounds."
John shook his head,

"She wasn't in a fight; it was a war. I'm surprised she had so much still left."

Flash had reset his jaw,

"She can still hit. Ow, that seriously hurt."

Superman folded his arms,

"She was fighting like a wild animal. I don't think she cared if we caught her. She wanted to die."

Batman studied the X-rays and said,

"Interesting."

Hawkgirl asked,

"What is it?"

The Dark Knight studied their new arrival and the X-ray,

"Her skeletal system has mutated to accommodate her new form. Fascinating."

He took a blood sample and then looked at J'onn,

"Could you try to look in her mind? Try and avoid as much of the personal stuff as you can."
J'onn nodded and used his telepathy to look inside Farrah's mind. After a few moments, he said,

"Her name is Farrah Willows, and she comes from another Earth, something similar to ours, but I have never seen any of the others before."
Hawkgirl asked,

"You mean, there are other heroes in her world?"

The Martian telepath nodded,

"Yes, and they were chasing her. Why, I do not know. Her animal instincts grant her some protection from my telepathic powers."

Wonder Woman suggested,

"Someone should stay with her when she wakes up. I'd like to volunteer."

Superman asked concernedly,

"Are you sure you want to? Her claws could cut through me."

Diana smiled,

"Don't worry; I'll be careful."

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