Hey guys. I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
Here we go. The first sequel to the highly successful Jurassic Avengers is finally here, and this is the first chapter.
This whole story is a re-write of Captain America: Civil War, working in elements of Jurassic Avengers, particularly the Captain's Raptor pack.
Okay. I can't wait any longer. Let's get this story started.
Chapter 1- Training & A New Mission
The sun rose over the New Avengers Facility on a nice morning in late spring. The Facility was mostly quiet. Almost nobody who normally worked at the Facility was there that morning. For a good reason.
Inside the Facility, in one of the hallways, it was silent. For a few moments. Then, a man dressed in a red, white and blue uniform, with a shield on his back, dashed through the hallway, running as fast as he could.
His name was Steve Rogers. Also known as Captain America, the leader of the Avengers.
Steve pounded down the hallway. From behind him, he could hear feet pounding against the floor, with the sound of claws hitting the floor. He sped up, dodging over random items in his way. But, his pursuers kept close.
Looking for a way to shake them, Steve dodged into a smaller hallway branching off from the first one. Before his pursuers could enter the hallway, he turned into a room leading off the hallway. He jumped over a desk inside the room and hid behind it.
Steve stayed perfectly still. He heard his pursuers come to a stop outside the room. He heard angry hissing, then feet shuffling.
Steve grinned, thinking he had shaken his pursuers. Then, he heard footsteps grow closer. One of his pursuers had entered the room.
He stayed perfectly still as he heard sniffing noises. Then, there was a few moments silence.
Suddenly, there was a screech that would've terrified a normal man, and a full grown Velociraptor, gray with red markings on its sides, leaped over the desk, teeth bared and claws extended.
Steve reacted with lightning quick reflexes. He reached back, took his shield off his back, and brought it up just in time. The Velociraptor chomped down, but ended up biting down on the rim of the shield.
For several moments, they fought against each other, the Velociraptor trying to get past the shield, while Steve tried to keep the Raptor at bay. Then, he put all his strength forward and flung the Raptor into the air. However, it flipped rightside up and landed on its feet.
Steve scrambled to his feet. Then, three more grown Velociraptors ran into the room, screeching at him.
The first into the room was one that was completely black, save for yellow stripes along its face. Then, in came one with scales that were bluish grey. Finally, the last one, and the biggest of them all, was one with greenish scales, with black stripes running horizontally across its back.
The Raptors spread out, herding Steve into a corner. They crouched down a little, ready to attack. Steve brought his shield up, ready to defend himself.
Then, all of a sudden, Steve laughed and lowered his shield. He made two very quick noises, and the Raptors relaxed.
"Good job, girls," he said as he walked towards them, "Very good job." Then, he reached out to the first Raptor to enter the room, the gray and red one. He gently touched the side of its head and gave a small hissing noise before saying, "Especially you, Tango. Very good job finding me."
Tango closed her eyes and purred. Then, Steve withdrew his hand, clapped his hands twice and said, "Alright, girls. You've earned yourselves a TREAT!" Having been trained to know what the word treat meant, the pack looked excited. They followed Steve out of the room, through the halls, and into the kitchen.
The rest of the team was sitting at the table or around the breakfast bar. They all looked over at Steve and the pack as they walked in. "Hey, Steve," said Natasha, "How'd training go?" Steve smiled. "Good. Tango found me this time. Actually, didn't take her that long."
Wanda smiled. "Excellent. Good girl, Tango," she said, waving a slab of chicken around. Tango trotted over to Wanda and ate the chicken out of her hand, then nuzzled Wanda, who hugged Tango around the head. Out of all the Avengers not counting Steve and the Raptors, Wanda and Tango had the strongest bond, which Steve found interesting, since Wanda's magic was red, and Tango was partially red.
The rest of the pack trotted over to where Vision and Rhodey had placed four separate plates of raw meat on the table, and they, along with Tango, attacked the food.
Steve smiled. Life with the Raptors was good. Better than any of them expected.
It had been about 8 months since the Raptors had hatched. Apparently, the Raptors had been created with a slightly accelerated growth rate. Wanda had managed to figure out how to slow them down to a normal growth rate using her magic, but, by the time she figured it out, the pack was about as mature as Owen's pack had been.
Ever since they had hatched, Steve had taken a very in-depth hand in raising the Raptors. He was around them 24/7. The bond between them was much stronger than the one that had existed between owen and his pack.
Once the Raptors had started to get a little older, Steve started to get them to warm up to the rest of the team. He had been surprisingly successful. The pack seemed to realize the strong bond Steve shared with the team, and, after being exposed to the rest of the team long enough, gave them their trust as well.
Now, with the Raptors full grown, they were like family to the team, especially Steve. Steve had even trained them to follow his commands. He had also learned somewhat how to communicate with the Raptors. He practiced making the many different noises the Raptors made, then trained the Raptors as to what he meant with each sound.
Now, the Raptors were almost tame in the present of the team. They even consented to help out around the Facility from time to time. However, they were still kind of wild, and were territorial, as several of the team had learned the hard way. Also, to the amusement of everyone else, the whole pack had developed a profound dislike for Tony. They hissed whenever he came near them. The funniest moment had been months ago, when a 4 month old Charlie, who had always hated him most, chased him around the facility when he threw a marshmallow at her, thinking it would be harmless. She was not yet full grown, and so couldn't run as fast, but she still managed to catch Tony and cut him in a few places before being pulled away from Tony by Steve.
So far, having the pack with the team had been uneventful. So far, the pack had not been tested on an actual mission. At least, as a whole. Steve had taken Charlie on a mission to hunt down Brock Rumlow, who was masquerading as a villain named Crossbones. The team had been on his trail for a few months. The mission had been in a remote area, and Charlie had performed well, even though Rumlow got away. The rest of the pack had never actually left the facility grounds.
Steve was snapped out of his memories by a purr. He shook his head and saw Charlie standing in front of him, mouth slightly open and head cocked to one side, looking curious.
Steve smiled and patted her head. "It's okay, girl. I'm fine." Charlie purred as Steve stroked her head.
Steve smiled. Though he was very close to all the Raptors, he was especially close to Charlie. He even trusted her enough to sleep next to her in her holding pen where she slept each night. They were about as close as you could get. He and Charlie were rarely separated, and she was fiercely protective of him.
Suddenly, Natasha's phone rang. She picked it up. "Hello?" she said.
As she listened, Natasha's face grew more grave. Eventually, she put the phone down, looked at the whole team, and said, "Rumlow's been spotted. In the area around Lagos, Nigeria. Local intelligence thinks he might go for a place called the Institute for Infectious Diseases. Apparently there's some kind of biological weapon being studied there."
Steve sprang into action. "Natasha, Wanda, Sam, get to the Quinjet. Rhodey and Vision, i want you to stay here with Tango and Zulu. I'm taking Charlie and Sierra with me."
Everyone nodded, and the team selected to go to Lagos headed for the Quinjet. They loaded up some extra equipment, since two of the pack would be accompanying them.
As they prepared to leave, Natasha whispered to Sam, "Do you think this is a good idea? Charlie's never been around so many people, and Sierra's never left the Facility." "We've trusted him on so many things. We have to trust him here. Plus, we know Charlie and Sierra. They'll do fine," responded Sam.
Right then, Steve walked in, with Charlie and Sierra flanking him. "Alright, let's go team," Steve shouted. They all climbed aboard the Quinjet, and took off for Nigeria.
As they flew across the Atlantic towards Nigeria, Steve put his hands out on Charlie and Sierra, as none of the pack had ever really liked flying too much. This was it. He was finally going to really test whether or not all the time he had spent training the pack had paid off.
But, in the end, he trusted Charlie and Sierra. He believed in them, and knew they'd get the job done.
Crossbones had faced him before. But he'd never faced Velociraptors before, and he'd never know what hit him.
Okay, I think I'll stop right there.
This chapter was mainly meant to get the story started. The next chapter will not be up for some time. I would really love to wait to publish more until i have Civil War on DVD. Plus, I really want to focus on my Harry Potter fanfiction (which you should all check out, by the way).
Please review, and let me know how excited you for this story.
Raptor2216 out.
To be continued in "Skirmish in Lagos"