Intelligent Re-Design
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to Marvel or Sunbow Entertainment. I own Leon/Crisis and Farrah/Persiana. L1701E owns Kid Razor and Sonic Blue.
Chapter 1: Critical
"Get an IV in this kid now!"
The situation was bad, and it seemed to be only getting worse. A red-eyed teen with blonde hair, his costume shredded, was being run into an emergency room on board a SHIELD helicarrier. His name is Leon Maxwell, the powerhouse and precog teen Avenger Crisis. He was not far from the West Coast Avengers' compound, but it was a detail that would have to wait. Right now, Leon was fighting for his very life. Both Avenger teams had been called in. The situation was big, big enough that the two groups had met on board the SHEILD Helicarrier to discuss what was going on.
A white-haired cat-girl was perched in front of the window into the room containing Leon. Her name is Farrah Willows, the acrobatic feline Persiana, and Leon was her boyfriend. She had a look of pure horror and fear on her face as she saw Leon get rolled into the room. Farrah asked out loud,
"What did that to him?"
A blonde-haired girl in a one-piece black bathing suit and eye mask shook her head. Her name is Carol Danvers, the teen heroine Miss Marvel. She liked Leon, and she and Farrah had an intense rivalry towards his affections. But, now was not the time for a fight. Carol said,
"I don't know. But, whatever did this, they're going to pay big time."
A man dressed in red, white, and blue, bearing a shield, looked at the girls,
"We'll find who do this."
Farrah nodded,
"I know, Cap. I just hope he's going to make it."
A red-headed were-tigress hugged her friend. Her name is Greer Nelson, the heroine Tigra. She said reassuringly,
"He will be. He's tough."
As Farrah continued to stare inside that room, Leon's eyes were still closed as machines were being hooked up into him.
Meanwhile…
James Rhodes, the African-American armored Avenger War Machine was sitting with the other adults from both the East and his fellow West Coast Avengers. Hank Pym, the insect hero and scientist Yellow Jacket, shook his head,
"I'm sorry about what happened."
Rhody nodded,
"Yeah, I know. But, Crisis is one of our stronger members. Who or what could do that to him?"
Tony Stark, the armored hero Iron Man, said,
"The bigger question is; how did he get separated from the rest of the team."
Rhody looked at his friend,
"What are you talking about?"
Stark shrugged,
"Rhody, I know you had problems with Leon, with his unstable precognition."
The Air Force colonel looked at his friend accusingly,
"Are you saying I had something to do with this? That maybe Crisis did something to prove himself that he could be on the team!"
Janet Pym, the insect heroine Wasp, shook her head,
"Guys, this isn't helping."
Simon Williams, the ionic powerhouse Avenger Wonder Man, commented,
"Especially considering that none of us have all the facts. We wait until Leon wakes up and then, we can talk."
A man wearing an eye patch and blue SHIELD uniform walked into the room they were all in, accompanied by Captain America. The man was Nick Fury, the current director of SHIELD. Fury said,
"Kid's going into surgery. But, thought you might find this interesting…"
He pulled out a file and handed it to Yellow Jacket. Hank read the file and said,
"It says that there are burn patterns on his hands and arms, and massive ones on his waist. It was like something large was able to grip his hands around him and toss him around."
Janet asked,
"Burns from a fire?"
Hank responded,
"Chemical. Like someone was caustic and had a large grip."
Fury mindlessly nodded,
"I see. So, it did work."
Monica Rambeau, the Louisiana native and light powered heroine Pulsar, asked,
"What did?"
Her eyes then widened,
"You know something!"
The head of SHIELD shook his head,
"Now, calm down. I didn't think they could do it, but I have a very good feeling on what happened. I think I know what did this to Crisis."
Steve looked at his friend,
"Nick, you have to tell us. What's going on?"
War Machine added,
"And I want the kids to know about this."
Fury rolled his eye,
"They're going to find out anyway. Razor and the others are eavesdropping on us right now."
Simon asked,
"How do you know that?"
Then, the room became silent as a muffled voice was heard,
"What's going on?"
Another said,
"Shut up, Jen. I'm trying to listen."
Janet nodded,
"I see your point."
The door then slid open and the crowd of East and West Coast Avenger teens piled into the room. Jen Walters, the green skinned strong woman She-Hulk, grumbled,
"Nice going, Hawkeye."
Clint Burton, the purple-clad archer Hawkeye, quipped
"Hey, not my fault. Blame Razor!"
A teen dressed in a rocker outfit with a guitar strapped to his back snarled,
"Maybe you should shut up!"
Captain America barked out,
"Enough!"
At this, everyone fell silent and the First Avenger looked at Fury,
"Now, what did this? What caused all of this?"
Fury sighed and said,
"A Red Hulk."
Next Chapter:
Fury comes clean about how a red Hulk came to be. Stay tuned, fellow readers!