Animal Kingdom
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to Marvel or Sunbow Entertainment. I own Farrah/Persiana and Leon/Crisis.
Chapter 1: Crystal's Pet
"Come back here, Redwing! I just want a nibble!"
Farrah Willows was the white-furred cat-girl Persiana, a fearless heroine and acrobat. She was a fun-loving teen girl, an asset to the West Coast Avengers, an occasional prankster, but here, she was at her most dangerous…
She was hungry.
Farrah bolted throughout the compound, wearing a bib and carrying a knife and fork. She was currently in pursuit of Redwing, the Falcon's pet falcon and partner. The red-feathered bird was flying as fast as he could, hoping to elude his feline pursuer.
Sam Wilson, the African-American teen hero Falcon, was running in pursuit, shouting,
"Persiana, you had better not be trying to eat my bird again!"
Farrah whined,
"But, I just to nibble on his wings a little!"
Leon Maxwell, the red-eyed teen powerhouse Crisis, walked out his room,
"What's going-?"
Redwing fluttered in front of the teen swordsman and hid behind his head. Farrah stopped and drooled excitedly,
"There he is! Leon, give him to me! Gimme! Gimme!"
Leon shook his head,
"Farrah, are you trying to eat Redwing again?"
The feline teen looked at the utensils and quickly put them behind her back, saying innocently,
"No. Why would I do that?"
Leon raised an eyebrow and said,
"Then, what's that for?"
He pointed to the bib. Farrah quickly took it off.
Carol Danvers, the blonde Air Force brat Miss Marvel, saw this unfold and smirked,
"You really should have kept the bib, hairball. It looks so good on a baby like you."
Farrah snarled,
"Kiss my ass, Barbie!"
Carol chuckled,
"Really? Is that your best line you could deliver?"
Persiana hissed and reared her claws,
"Maybe I'll deliver pain instead!"
She went to pounce on her nemesis, but Leon got in the middle of them,
"Ladies, not here, and not now."
He picked up Redwing and handed him back to Falcon. The teen then looked at his girlfriend,
"Farrah, you have to learn to control those instincts of yours. They're getting you into trouble."
Carol nodded,
"Yeah. We can't even mention fish around you and you'd go into a frenzy."
Farrah rolled her eyes,
"Oh, please. I'm in more control than you think."
At this, her gaze seemingly locked on Redwing, who, in Farrah's mind, looked like a flying drumstick. She mindlessly raised her hands and her tongue began hanging out of her mouth. Leon gripped her wrists tightly and shook his head,
"No, Farrah, you are not chasing them again."
Just then, there was a loud squeal as Crystal, the Inhuman princess, cried out,
"He's here! Lockjaw's here!"
The other teens blinked and came out to back lawn to find out who or what Lockjaw was.
An extremely large dog, covered in brown fur, with a weird antenna on his forehead, stood like a dog as Crystal began petting him. She was laughing,
"Who's a good dog? Who's a good dog?"
Leon blinked,
"That's Lockjaw?"
Farrah immediately swallowed,
"It's a dog. It's an ugly, big, mean dog!"
Crystal scowled,
"Hey, Lockjaw has feelings, you know. It's not his fault the Terrigen mists turned him into this."
Carol cautiously came over and Lockjaw licked her hand. The blonde teen girl giggled and said,
"Wow, you really are a good dog."
Crystal nodded,
"Yep. Lockjaw can take me anywhere I want to go. He can teleport anywhere I want him to."
Farrah said annoyingly,
"Good, can he take his stinky butt somewhere else? I can't stand dogs!"
She was already uncomfortable just being a few feet from Lockjaw, but, when the Inhuman dog saw the cat, Lockjaw immediately gave chase. Farrah shrieked and sprinted in the other direction,
"CRYSTAL, GET THIS UGLY SNOOPY WANNABE TO STOP CHASING ME!"
Crystal blinked,
"But, he's housebroken. He shouldn't be chasing cats."
Carol began laughing hysterically,
"You know something, Crys? That's a great dog you've got trained."
Leon shook his head,
"I can only imagine what Miss Rambeau is going to say about all of this."
Next Chapter:
As the rest of the West Coast Avengers get acquainted with Lockjaw, a mysterious group of super-villains test a new weapon. Stay tuned, fellow readers!