Uncanny Young Avengers
Chapter 4: The Young Avengers That Cried Wolf
By
The Uncanny R-Man
Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to Marvel. I own Jessie Dillon.
Shout Outs-
Ruby631- You were indeed right about Luna's lack of powers. Crystal didn't want her to get the Terrigen Mist treatment like the other Inhumans. As for whether she gets powers and not, you'll have to wait and see…
Agent-G- Well, seeing that Dark Beast is Black King of the Hellfire Club and I have no intentions of bringing in Sugar Man or Holocaust, I guess that means X-Man is coming.
Quote of the day- 'I'm a mutant but not a bad one like Magneto a good one like Doop and the X-Statix and when I grow up I'm gonna join the X-Men and get married to Wolverine so you better not act prejudiced around me. 'Kay?'- Molly/Bruiser/Princess Power (Runaways #8)
Malibu, California-
It was a typically quiet afternoon in the Californian coastal town of Malibu. Cassie Lang, Jessie Dillon and Luna Maximoff: the Young Avengers, were having a day out.
'Ahh, there's nothing I like more than a day out in the Californian sun with my two best friends.' Cassie grinned as she held her arms wide and let the sun's rays shine down on her. 'Just feel that sun. Wonderful!'
'Yeah, it's one heck of a beautiful day.' Jessie replied. 'The sun shining down on us, credit cards in our wallets and cute guys totally checking us out.'
'Yeuch!' Luna added, wrinkling her nose in disgust. 'Boys are stinky.'
Jessie and Cassie both chuckled at that.
'You'll soon change your song, sweetie.' Cassie said as she patted the young girl on the shoulder. 'When you grow up you'll find out just how fun boys can be.'
'Nuh-uh. No way.' Luna replied. 'I'm never gonna like a boy. They're all icky.'
Cassie chuckled once more at that and led everybody along the sidewalk to a nearby clothing store.
Unseen by the three young heroes, a small group of black-clad men were crouched on a nearby roof, peering down at them.
'This is Wolfpack One reporting in.' The lead soldier said through a walkie-talkie. 'We are moments away form acquiring her. What about the other two? The Lang girl and the demon conjuror?'
'You might as well bring them along, too.' An electronic-sounding voice replied. 'There's no harm in owning our own little demon conjuror. Wolf Leader out'
The lead soldier put his walkie-talkie away and nodded to his subordinates.
'You heard the bosses. Fire at will. Non-lethal rounds only. They'll have our butts if we harm the kids.'
The other soldiers nodded in reply and opened fire at the trio of young hero below them.
Fip! Fip! Fip!
The soldiers tagged their prey perfectly with tranquilliser darts. A black van then pulled up and pulled the trio in before anybody could even lend a hand.
'Good job, soldier.' The lead guy said to the soldier that tagged them. 'Now we can go home early. I gotta girl downtown that's gonna love my new bonus!'
Elsewhere-
Cassie woke up with a groan. What had happened to her? The last thing she remembered was walking down the street with Jessie and Luna. They were headed for a clothes store. Luna wanted to buy a new SpongeBob t-shirt.
Cassie's eyes snapped open and she sat up straight.
'Omigod! Jessie! Cassie!'
'I'm right here, Cass.' Jessie replied. 'I've been awake for a few minutes.'
'Where are we?' Cassie asked as she looked around the stone walls of the cell that held them.
'I dunno.' Jessie replied. 'Somebody must've kidnapped us.'
'Where's Luna?' Cassie asked. 'Oh God, Pie's gonna kill us!'
'She wasn't here when I came round.' Jessie replied. 'I guess she's in a cell somewhere else.'
Cassie stood up and began to look around the cell for a way out.
'Jess, can you conjure up a demon to get us out?' Cassie asked.
'Already tried that.' Jessie replied. 'Whoever kidnapped us put this collar on me. It stops me from using my powers.'
'Good job I always carry this communicator then.' Cassie said as she placed a small device in her ear. 'I'll have us out of here in no time at all…'
Jessie just sat there and watched as Cassie went about searching for some sign of insect life within their cell.
Elsewhere-
Elsewhere in the castle, Luna was in some kind of tank. Every means of escape was sealed off.
'I trust that you are comfortable.' An insane-sounding voice chuckled. 'I know your mother didn't want this to happen but she isn't here right now, is she?'
'Uncle Maximus!' Luna glared. 'Mommie is gonna be sooo angry once she finds out what you've done.'
Maximus, insane brother of Black Bolt, ruler of the Inhumans and Luna's uncle, just chuckled once more. Maximus' short black hair was in its usually crumpled state and his eyes had a well, insane glint to them.
'I somehow doubt that my dear Crystal will find out. My employers don't intend on letting anybody know about this.'
'Enough taunting, Maximus.' A bored, accented voice replied. 'Are the Terrigen Mists ready?'
'Momentarily.' Maximus replied as he flipped switches. 'Don't worry about it. Fenris will soon get their newest acquisition. Complete with enhanced abilities!'
The genetically engineered twins known as Andrea and Andrea Strucker: Fenris, just looked on impatiently.
Andreas and Andrea Strucker were the genetically enhanced twin children of Baron Wolfgang Strucker, former Nazi and Supreme Hydra. As you would expect for genetically engineered Nazi children, they had blonde hair and blue eyes. Every bit the vision of Aryan supremacy.
'We are growing impatient.' Andrea sighed. 'It is not wise to make us angry.'
'There.' Maximus grinned as he finished his preparations. 'The Terrigen Mistis ready.'
'Shall we do this together, sister?' Andreas asked as he stepped up to the control panel.
'Don't we always, brother?' Andrea chuckled as she placed her hand atop her brother's and flipped the switch.
Luna looked about in a panic as her tank began to fill with mist.
'Mommie! Daddy! Help!'
Back with Cassie and Jessie-
'Careful… careful…' Jessie winced as Cassie used her earpiece to command an army of ants to defuse her collar.
Jessie sighed in relief as her collar popped open and fell off.
'Now to get out of here…' Jessie said as she closed her eyes and concentrated.
Cassie watched as a tall, muscular Hulk-like demon slowly appeared.
'Be a dear and knock the door down, would you?' Jessie asked.
The demon nodded in reply and charged through the door, flattening the two guards nearby.
'We'd better find Luna quick.' Cassie said as she followed her teammate out. 'Any idea where?'
'Demon, pick up one of those guards and interrogate him.' Jessie commanded.
The demon did as it was told and picked up one of the guards by his foot.
'Where is our friend?' Cassie asked.
'I will tell you nothing!' The guard spat.
'Wrong answer.' Jessie said. 'Demon…'
The guard hissed in pain as the demon bashed his head on the floor.
'I would sooner die than tell you…'
'Demon…'
The guard hissed once more as the demon bashed his head again.
'Okay, okay! I'll tell! Your friend is in the main lab. Right down the end of this corridor.'
'Thank you very much for your time.' Cassie said in a faux-sweet voice.
'Demon…' Jessie commanded.
The demon bashed the guard's head on the floor one last time, knocking him out.
'Was there really any need for that?' Cassie asked.
'Meh. Gotta get your kicks somewhere.' Jessie shrugged.
Later-
Guards screamed in fear as they were attacked by swarms of ants and a colossal demon that looked suspiciously like the Hulk, but red.
Cassie and Jessie followed the ants and the demon calmly. Cassie stopped outside a cell and peered in.
'Oh God. I though you'd disappeared.'
'Cassandra? Is that you?'
'Kristoff!' Jessie squealed as she laced her arms through the bars and hugged the guy within. 'What are you doing here?'
'Fenris kidnapped me and forced me to build robots for them.' Kristoff Vernard, adopted son of Dr. Doom and future monarch of Latveria replied. 'I'm presently trying to reprogram Jocasta. You know, Ultron's first bride?'
'Just give us a sec and we'll have you out, 'kay?' Cassie asked. 'Jess…'
Cassie nodded in reply and motioned for the demon to release Kristoff.
The demon nodded in reply and ripped the door off its hinges. Kristoff ran out and grabbed Cassie in a huge hug.
'Thank you Cassie.' Kristoff smiled. 'I thought I would never get out of there.'
The demon picked up Jocasta's inert carcass and waited for more orders.
'There are others that need to be released.' Kristoff said. 'Fenris is keeping clones in a lab somewhere.'
'Right.' Cassie nodded. 'We'd better split up. Kristoff, you're with me. We're gonna go find Luna. Jessie, you take your demon and release the clones.'
'Got it boss.' Jessie nodded.
And with that, the trio split up and went their separate ways.
Jessie-
Jessie followed the directions that Kristoff gave her and stopped outside the lab where the clones were being kept. She had dispatched any guards that she came across. Well, the demon did.
Jessie nodded to her demon, giving it the signal to smash through the door.
Once the demon did so, the scientists fled in fear only to be dispatched by another similar demon.
'Right guys.' Jessie nodded. 'Let's see about releasing these clones. Be gentle, okay?'
Jessie looked over the two figures in the tubes. They were both male and well… naked. One guy was slim with blonde hair. The label on his tube identified him as Doug Ramsey. The other guy was slightly taller and had brown hair with a white streak running through it. His label identified him as Nate Grey.
'Ooh, cute naked guys.' Jessie chuckled. 'Dibs on the blonde one.'
Jessie grabbed some lab coats from a locker as her demons released the clones from their tubes. She quickly wrapped the coats around them.
'Don't try to speak.' Jessie said. 'You're still weak. I'm Jessie Dillon. I'm here to save you.'
'Heh.' The blonde guy chuckled weakly. 'Gotta love a girl that quotes Star Wars.' (1)
Cassie-
Cassie followed Kristoff as he led her to the main lab. Fortunately, Kristoff had his armour with him and quickly put it on.
'Stay back, Cassandra.' Kristoff said as he blasted some guards with energy blasts form his gauntlets.
'I can handle myself just fine, thanks Kris.' Cassie replied as she sent more swarms of ants after the guards. 'See?'
Kristoff smiled slightly as he charged through the door.
Cassie gasped as Kristoff was knocked off his feet by a blast of energy.
'Kristoff!'
'Don't worry about your boyfriend, my dear.' Andrea said. 'He'll be okay.'
'You monsters! What have you done to Luna?'
'Accelerated her age via Terrigen Mist.' Andreas replied. 'Now, if you'd kindly surrender, we still have work to do.'
'I'm an Avenger.' Cassie replied. 'We never surrender!'
Andrea screamed in fear as ants swarmed over her, making her lose her grip on her brother's hand, effectively making their combine power useless.
'Get away from my sister!' Andreas snarled as he pulled out a gun and pointed it at Cassie. 'You will pay for this!'
Andreas never got a chance to get off a shot as Kristoff blasted his hand with a beam of energy from his gauntlet.
'Don't you dare lay one finger on her!' The young Latverian prince hissed. 'Or you will answer to me!'
'Such heart-warming actions.' Maximus chuckled. 'Pity I will have to kill you…'
Maximus was about to shoot Cassie and Kristoff when the dials on his control panel went wild.
'What? No! Not now! Nothing can possibly go wrong!'
'Oh, I wouldn't say that…' A now teenaged Luna replied as she released a burst of light from her hands, shattering the tank that held her, sending Maximus flying across the room. 'Man, I've wanted to do that for sooo long. Black Bolt'll be sooo pleased.'
Cassie looked her teammate up and down.
'I'm not going to be the one to explain this to the adults.' She said.
Luna cocked a curious brow, as she looked Kristoff up and down.
'Wow, where'd you get the stud, Cass? He's cute.'
'I am Kristoff Vernard. Future monarch of Latveria.' Kristoff replied as he held out his hand.
'Luna Maximoff.' Luna replied. 'Future heir to the strawberry ice-cream.'
'We'd better go find Jessie.' Cassie replied. 'She's gone to rescue some clones.'
'Boy clones?' Luna asked. 'Cute boy clones?'
'What happened to boys are icky?' Cassie asked.
'What can I say?' Luna replied. 'I grew up.'
Outside-
Cassie, Kristoff and Luna managed to escape the castle just in time, as it seemed that somebody had triggered a self-destruct as the castle began to collapse.
'Oh no!' Cassie winced. 'Jessie was in there. We have to help her.'
'I wouldn't be so hasty, Cassandra.' Kristoff said as he held Cassie back. 'Look.'
The trio watched as Jessie seemed to levitate up out of the remains of the castle along with the two clones that she rescued earlier.
'Ooh, they are cute boy clones.' Luna grinned. 'Dibs on the guy with the white stripe through his hair.'
'Hey guys, ya miss me?' Jessie grinned as she gave her friends a hug. 'Luna! You're…'
'Grown up.' Luna replied. 'Those Fenris guys were working with my Uncle Maximus. They exposed me to a cheap Terrigen Mists knock-off. I've got powers now. Yay me!'
'Not that I don't like happy reunions and stuff.' Doug said. 'But, have you guys got somewhere we can stay? Perhaps some clothes? This lab coat isn't exactly flattering.'
'I'll say.' Luna said as she looked at Nate Grey's butt. 'Man, these Fenris guys sure know how to make perfect clones. Just look at that tight butt. Yummy!'
'You are a strange young woman.' Nate said.
'And you're hot.' Luna purred. 'Wanna get together some time?'
'I think we'd better get home before Luna's new-found hormones get the better of her.' Cassie sighed.
'I think it's a little too late for that, don't you?' Jessie chuckled.
'Hold on to something.' Nate said. 'This ride may be a little bumpy…'
'Good, just the way I like it.' Luna said as she held on to the mutant clone.
Nate then enveloped everybody in a telekinetic bubble and carried them off in the direction of the Den.
The Den-
'I hope you guys like the Den.' Cassie said as she led the new arrivals into the underground bunker that the Young Avengers used as their hideaway. 'It's pretty cosy.'
'Just as long as there's a TV and a steady supply of food then I'll be okay.' Doug said.
'Wait!' Nate said a she held up his hand. 'I can sense somebody inside.'
'It's most probably one of the adults cleaning up.' Jessie replied.
'No, the person within isn't human.' Nate said. 'It is…'
'Greetings! I am Loki. Nose God of Mischief!'
The young heroes jumped at the sudden appearance of Thor's evil half-brother.
'I doth apologise for such a sudden appearance but I doth have a soft spot for making an entrance.'
'What do you want, Loki?' Cassie asked. Cassie's father had told her stories of Loki, how he was always messing around with Thor and the Avengers.
'I am actually here to talk to Jessica.' Loki replied. 'Jessica, wouldst thou wish to walk with me for a moment?'
'I'm all right here, thanks.' Jessie replied.
'Very well.' Loki nodded. 'Then I wilt get to the point. Jessica, I am thy father!'
TBC…
Next: Who Art Thy Father? (2)
What the Hell? Loki is Jessie's father? What's up wit' that? Tune in next time to find out…
Notes-
(1)- Luke Skywalker said this in Episode IV. Well, it was actually: 'I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to rescue you.'
(2)- Norse for 'Who's ya Daddy?'
