Brothers in Arms

Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to Marvel. I own Leon/Crisis and Farrah/Persiana. Red Witch owns the Misfits!

Chapter 2: Morning Rituals

Natasha Romanoff, the Avenger known as the Black Widow, and Crystal, were sitting, eating breakfast with T'challa, the Avenger known as the Black Panther, and Sam Wilson, the Avenger known as Falcon. The four teen heroes were busy talking and eating, planning their day ahead.

Crystal grinned,

"I'm going shopping to buy something for that super sexy man of mine Quicksilver."

The former Russian spy nodded,

"And, I want something for the cutey Hawkeye."
The two women sighed dreamily.

Sam smirked,

"Me and Panther are gonna hit the arcade."

T'challa, not even looking up, said,

"So I can beat you again at that game."

The avian hero glared,

"Beginner's luck, man! Now, I've been training and I want a rematch."

Leon came up, dressed in jeans and a shirt containing a demonic dragon on it, chuckled,

"Try to go easy on Sam, T'challa. He can get to be a sore loser."

Falcon snapped,

"Yeah, right. How was I supposed to know he could beat me in Dance, Dance Revolution?"

Leon raised an eyebrow,

"You're talking to a guy who has cat-like agility and speed. The only other two people that have a chance of beating him are Farrah and Nat."

At that point, Farrah came up, disheveled. She had changed her clothes, and had a black eye.

Crisis shook his head,

"Farrah, what happened?"

Carol came up, scratch marks on her face. It was obvious the two women had been fighting…again.

Falcon groaned,

"Aw, man. There was a cat-fight and I wasn't around to tape it!"

The two women glared at each other, which Leon said,

"Not in the morning. I haven't had my coffee yet."

Farrah sauntered up to her boyfriend and wrapped both her arms around his waist. She then stuck her tongue out at Carol, and rested her head on his arm.

Black Widow asked,

"So, what do you three have planned?"

Farrah smiled warmly,

"I was thinking of a little patrol with this hunky, hunky, specimen."

Carol rolled her eyes,

"Yeah, I feel REALLY safe with you on patrol. You probably would distract Leon so long, San Diego would be a divot when you're finished."

She walked around Leon and smirked,

"Now, I can keep him in line. I mean, we'd cover the city quicker."

Farrah hissed,

"You're just saying that so you can make out with him again, like you did downstairs!"
The blonde Air Force brat snapped,

"Get spayed, furball. He doesn't deserve someone like you."
Persiana roared,

"DIE, BARBIE!"
She lunged at Carol, and a cat-fight broke out. Leon, sipping his coffee, rolled his eyes,

"Here they go again."

He looked around,

"Has anyone seen Hercules? He didn't come in last night."

At that moment, a loud, thunderous crash could be heard. Hercules radioed in,

"A Titan is attacking! I am prepared to do battle!"
Falcon groaned,

"Oh, great. He's not going to wait for us."

Black Widow shouted,

"Avengers…ASSEMBLE!"
Meanwhile…

A brown haired teen, wielding a golden mace, dressed in a green and brown toga, had just got thrown into a series of cars, his body skidding down the street. His name is Hercules, son of Zeus, and god of strength and courage. The opponent he was facing, the 'Titan' as he put it, was a man in a brown costume, with a mask covering his face, except for his eyes and mouth, and easily towered over fifty feet. His name is Erik Josten, Goliath.

Goliath grinned evilly,

"God of strength, my ass. I'm the stronger one here, pal!"
Hercules picked himself up and, ripping a lamp post, threw it like a javelin. Goliath fell back, but grinned,

"Hah! You think you can beat me, tough guy? I thought you were the god of strength, the toughest there was! You're nothing but a-."

Before he could finish, a light blast blinded the giant. Pulsar, real name Monica Rambrieu, had become a full energy being and landed a powerful, blinding blow to the giant.

War Machine, real name Jim Rhodes, opened up with a salvo of rockets on the shoulder of Goliath.

The other West Coast Avengers arrive on the scene in the Quinjet, just in time to see Goliath swat down War Machine with his other hand. The armored hero hit the concrete hard, but, thankfully, the armor barely cracked. Farrah ran to him on all fours,

"Are you all right, War Machine?"

Rhodes nodded,

"Nothing I can't handle. We got to take this guy down."

Black Widow pulled out a gun,

"Go for the joints. Bring him down to size!"

Miss Marvel and Crisis each barreled into the knees of Goliath. Goliath yelled in pain, and, as he began to cradle one of the knees, he got hit with a combination earth/wind attack in the face by Crystal. Falcon and Redwing kept flying over his head, acting as distraction.

Black Widow tried to use her Widow Bite, shocking the behemoth of a man. Black Panther attempted to swipe with his claws.

After a few minutes of fighting, the Avengers realized that, despite their attacks, they were hardly fazing Goliath. It only got worse when Crisis' vision kicked in. He shouted,

"No! Not now!"
He held his head, which Goliath took advantage of the distraction. He smirked,

"Goliath squish puny human!"

He stomped on Crisis and he fell into a giant foot sized crater.

The other West Coast Avengers were horrified. Miss Marvel and Persiana were especially so; they both had like Leon. The half-Kree teen shrieked,

"YOU'RE DEAD, GOLIATH!"
Absorbing the energy around her, she lashed out with a powerful attack. This knocked Goliath's head back. Then, cruising at super-speed, Miss Marvel punched the giant in the groin hard. Eyes widening in horror, Goliath fell forward.

Hercules bellowed,

"FOR CRISIS!"
He unleashed a powerful punch to the jaw, which caused Goliath's head to spin, his body twisting around. Finally, he was laid flat out in the street, unconscious.

Farrah jumped into the hole and began digging frantically for her boyfriend. The other Avengers helped too.

After a few seconds, Crisis shot his fist in the air, breaking himself out of the hole. He sat up, shaking his head,

"Ow, that seriously hurt."

The lioness purred,

"You're still alive, sweetie!"

Carol came near him,

"Are you all right?"

Leon nodded,

"Yeah, just sore."
Black Widow asked,

"What happened?"

The red-eyed hero said,

"First we get Goliath secured. Then, I'll tell you about the vision I just had. It's important."
Monica came down,

"I just realized something; where the hell is Wonder Man?"

Next Chapter:
Just where is Wonder Man? And, what was Hercules doing? Find out next time!