Author's Notes: not much to say about this one once again we're just getting a brief back story Next chapter will be during the time of The Avengers
Chapter One
It was the year 1994 around the end of January; a group of researchers were in the outskirts of Yuma, Arizona looking for evidence to claims of a strange beast that was said to be dwelling in the hot desert land. The crew drove on keeping their eyes peeled for any sort of unusual activity.
It didn't take them long to find what many travelers had seen. They first heard it then saw it. Getting out of their vehicles they loaded up their weapons, ready to fire tranquilizers if the creature got out of control. Like last time.
Splitting into two teams the group of researchers created a boundary around where they supposed the beast to be hiding. In the center of their ring there was a small cavern hidden behind tall boulders. A loud roar came from within the cavern. It was an animal who cried out in despair. It sounded wounded or dying. They didn't really care which it was, they just wanted to make sure it was in a secure area.
Once given the signal a man headed toward a boulder closest to that of the opening of the cavern and aimed his gun. A large paw, that of what appeared to be a tiger shot of the opening and slammed the poor man to the ground. The body attached to the paw also leapt of its hiding area. The creature was massive, possibly six feet in height at the shoulders with a body as long as seven or eight feet, but the most astonishing feature was the large stomach that sagged under her. The beast was bursting with a child in it. It roared out defensively sensing the humans around her.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!" She cried so loudly that the ground shook from the explosion from her throat. Panting heavily her eyes darted madly around before she sunk half way back into her den. Her body was not going to be able to handle this kind of stress at the moment. She let out soft groans of discomfort. She shifted her weight to accommodate the baby inside her. She heard soft footsteps advancing toward her and tried to stand. A male human with dark skin stood in front of her hands up in an act of surrender. Still the beast glared at the man and she let out a growl, warning him to keep away.
"I haven't come here to hurt you Mayhide; we just want to take you back to the base." The tiger snarled baring her large teeth. Her breathing coming out in loud huffs, the baby was due. She felt her body begin to react to her stress and she groaned. Quivering, she winced as pain shot through her body.
The man noticed this and moved forward in an effort to assist but Mayhide roared loudly. She wanted no human to touch her. She sank deeper into her cave and her breathing became heavier. The time was near, the man knowing not what to do stood there and watched as the animal shook and trembled, her body trying to force the child out of her swollen belly.
After several yowls of pain and pushing the beast lay on her side as the baby finally slipped out of her body. Too weak to move she felt it struggle behind her. It let out a wail and her eyes smiled.
Soon the smile faded and the happy eyes lost their shine. Mayhide was gone.
Walking over to the tiger the man saw that it had changed back into the form of that of a woman. The baby still covered in blood and mess moved around crying for its dead mother.
At a nearby hospital a woman gave birth to a baby boy. The young creature grew ill quickly and before doctors could do anything it slipped away from them.
A man in uniform handed them a baby girl, instructing the doctors to tell the mother who had lost the baby boy that this girl was hers, that they had misinterpreted the gender.
The switching of children was easy enough to do, but now this child had to learn to grow up in a world that it should not even know about. Never the less, she was stuck here. With time she will learn of her past and what she must do in the future. One can only hope she will find the strength to surpass all that will throw her way.