I am writing this as practice for my book starring Starr Tiger. I will not be using anything that is owned by Marvel. And disclaimer: the only thing I own is Starr Tiger, the rest belongs to Marvel.

Part 1

I watch as Nick Fury walks out of Stark's Malibu mansion onto the edge of the cliff while silently flapping my wings to maintain flight. Waiting until he is out of the sight of the mansion before I swoop down, I land about 40 feet in front of him. I listen as his footsteps change in reaction to the noise of my landing and then I hear the sound of a gun being cocked.

"Who's there?" Fury's gruff voice echoes off the rocks around us.

Fury's POV

All of a sudden, a huge tiger with wings steps out from behind the large rock in front of me. I raise my gun, but I am shaken to my core. I have heard of this being, but never believed the myths.

Starr Tiger's POV

I watch him raise his gun as I walk up to him.

"Hello, Fury," I say. His eye widens in shock, as if he didn't expect me to speak.

"How do you know me?" Fury asks, slowly lowering his gun.

"I have my source…you might know him," I reply.

"Who is he?" Fury questions.

"Who do you think he is?" I ask back.

"I don't know. That's why I'm asking you!" Fury shouts.

"He is the one who created me. You know the legends," I reply.

"I never took stock in them," Fury admits, hanging his head.

"Do so now. And not just my myths but others as well. Stranger things will come in the next few years. So be vigilant. I will meet you again soon." I flap my wings and take off, deliberately leaving a feather for Fury to pick up.

I watch from the clouds as Fury pockets my feather and looks around cautiously.

Part 2

I am invisible as I watch Tony Stark get into his race car. He is going nuts because of the palladium poisoning and his own imminent demise. At least help is coming in the form of SHIELD. I turn my gaze to the agent in the room, Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. The Black Widow. I watch as she turns and goes into the ladies' room. I follow her into the room and I watch as she calls Fury to update him of the situation. I wait until she cut the call before I unveil myself. She pulls out a gun at my appearance.

I speak up. "Hello, Natasha. How is everything going with Stark?"

Natasha composes herself before answering. "He is crazy. Who are you?"

"I am Starr Tiger," I reply. Natasha coils with tension at hearing the name. "Yes, a lot of the myths you heard are true. I was the bogeyman in the Red Room. Worse than the Winter Soldier, correct?" Natasha nods slightly. "Good, I am glad that they feared me, for I represent the Light, they represented the Darkness." I can tell that I unnerve her, so I cut this meeting short. "I will be in contact at another time. Remember I am not the one to fear, there is one that is greater than me, and I bow to Him." I turn toward the door. "Tell Fury I said, 'hi.'" I become invisible again and leave the bathroom with the great Black Widow still inside.

Part 3

I stand invisible next to Mjolnir watching the townsfolk try to pick her up. I hear her laugh at the people as I connect to her consciousness and say, "You like this, don't you?"

She replies, "Yes, it distracts me from the pain of losing Thor's booming presence."

"I understand," I reply. "Soon you will be reunited with him."

I hear another vehicle approach the crash site. I look up to see a government official coming to stand on the hill that overlooks the crash site. "They are here for you," I tell Mjolnir. I watch as the official gives orders to his men to get rid of the locals.

After about 30 minutes, all the locals are gone and the government has stepped in. I look at one of the cars and I see the logo on it. It is SHIELD. "Great, SHIELD is here," I roll my eyes to Mjolnir.

She asks, "Why is that so bad?"

I tell her, "They would dissect you, if they could. It would be good to mess with them, wouldn't it?"

She replies, "Yes, it would. What are you thinking about doing?"

I say, "I will reveal myself to the leader and you can cause interference of their electronics, right? Not enough to damage them, but enough to distract them."

Mjolnir agrees, "Okay. I can do that."

I look around and find the head of this operation and walk over to him. He is already away from the group and out of sight of them, talking into a cellphone, presumably with Fury. I walk in front of him and become visible again. He squeaks like a newborn kitten and startles so badly that he drops his phone. I can hear Fury's voice loudly on the other end, so I crouch low next to the phone, making sure the speaker is on top. I say, "Hi, Fury." Fury stops yelling for a moment.

"Hello, Starr Tiger. I was wondering why Coulson would drop his phone, but now I know that you scared him, didn't you?" Fury replies.

"Yes, I did. He did this cute squeaking noise, too," I say.

"Well…" Fury speaks, "I hope you didn't break him, he is my best agent."

"Of course, I won't, Fury. You know I don't do that," I tease. "Now I need to talk to Coulson; but first, Fury, remember what I told you about myths. Now is the time for that to come into play." I hang up the phone before giving it to Coulson.

"So, Coulson, I hear that you are Fury's left eye. He trusts you a lot. So, I am going to trust you with taking care of my friend, Mjolnir the hammer. She is waiting for her companion, Thor, to come get her. When you see a large, muscular, blond man barging in here, let him through. He has a lesson to learn before he can take Mjolnir home," I explain. Coulson nods and I fly off. I tell Mjolnir, "You are safe with Coulson. He will protect you until Thor proves his worthiness. I will see you soon, old friend. Goodbye."

I hear a faint goodbye from Mjolnir as I soar to the clouds.

Part 4

I fly over to the Arctic for the annual meeting with a few pods of Beluga whales. I spot Olaf, the leader, with his head above the water. I descend down to where his head is and give him a nod to indicate that he speaks first.

"The pods are doing great. We have about ten new calves added to the different pods in the area. One of the pod leaders found something unusual in the northern part of the territory. He said that it was about the length of 10 adult males and it was a dark color, most likely gray or black. It looked like one of those flying machines humans have. I hope that helps you," Olaf said.

"Thank you. Is the object near the surface?" I ask.

"Yes, at the surface, actually," he answers.

"Thank you for this information and congratulations on the calves. Yell if you are in trouble. I am going to send some humans to investigate that object. I want to make sure it does not have anything harmful to the surrounding environment," I say.

"Thank you for that. I was worried about that. I will see you next year, hopefully," Olaf replies.

"Goodbye. I will see you next year," I answer before soaring into the sky. I fly by the object to make sure I can see it from the air before heading to New York City.

One Day Later…

I land on the top of Stark Tower after a full night of flying. I find the burner phone I stashed there for emergencies. I take off the necklace that turns me into a tiger, turning into my human form before dialing a number on the phone and holding it to my ear as it rings.

Fury's gruff voice answers, "What do you want?"

I reply, "Good to hear from you as well! I was just informed that there is a large object stuck in the Arctic ice. Could you get it out before it sinks into the ocean? I would rather not deal with a plane that might have bombs on it in a place where it could hurt my animal friends."

Fury sighs, "What does it look like?"

"The object is extremely large. I would guess the length to be around 100 feet long. The whales I talked to said that it was a dark color, most likely a grey or black. It is in the shape of a plane as well. I think it might be the plane you have been looking for." I explain.

"I will see to it that the object is gotten out of the ice." Fury hangs up.

"Well, this will be fun." I sigh.