Crisis of Faith
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC or Marvel. I own Farrah/Persiana and Leon/Crisis. L1701E owns his OCs.
Chapter 11: Crossing Paths
A black-haired woman was casually lounging on a chair, her eyes closed. Her name is Sersi, and she was blissfully resting after another one of her parties. Currently in a green bikini, she smiled and licked her lips, her eyes still closed,
"Hello, Leon."
Leon, his back turned to her, said,
"Uh, yeah, it's me. Could you put something on?"
Sersi laughed and opened her mischievous green eyes slightly,
"Oh, come now, Leon. Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman in a bikini before?"
She rose and floated near him. She ensnared her arms and giggled,
"Miss me? I know I've missed you."
Leon gasped, shaking his head,
"Sersi, please. We have to talk."
Sersi pouted,
"Always so serious, aren't you? Just like with Farrah."
She whispered,
"Between you and me, she wasn't that committed to you if she was with another woman."
The red-eyed hero looked at the green-eyed Eternal,
"Sersi, please. This is serious. I need your help."
Sersi slipped around in front and leaned her head on his chest,
"Oh, and so warm. And I used to wonder why Farrah liked curling up near you all the time. You have such a hard body."
She traced a finger on the crest of his shirt,
"Not many men turn me on like this. I mean, there was Dane, but he and I weren't exactly meant for each other, you know what I mean? Always so…serious with chivalry and honor for women. I mean, he never could appreciate the simplicity of the horizontal mambo."
Leon sighed in his head. Unfortunately, Sersi did not need her telepathy to know that,
"Now, now. You'd do best to please me. I can turn you into a little pig, just like I did all those thousands of years ago with those men that came to my island."
Crisis closed his eyes for a moment, then came up with something,
"All right, Sersi. I have a little time, but only a little. What do you want?"
Sersi grinned,
"Now, that's better. I've always wondered, Leon…"
She came closer, wrapping her arms around his neck and one leg around his waist,
"What's it like, kissing you? I mean, I knew it was a little while ago, but, I've always been a bit…forgetful with the men I've been with."
Leon grumbled,
"No surprise there."
Sersi's eyes flashed dangerously,
"What did you say?"
Her glare instantly got Leon to rethink his words. He quickly said,
"I take it back."
Sersi still glared at him, her eyes flashing a fiery red. She finally calmed down and her eyes changed back to green. She smiled,
"Better. Much better."
She looked down,
"Well?"
Crisis shook his head,
"Well what?"
"Aren't you going to put your hands on a beautiful woman like me? Most men do, you know."
Crisis hesitantly started to wrap his arms around the hedonistic woman's waist. Sersi rolled her eyes and, releasing one hand she had on him, forced both his hands on her butt. She grinned,
"Better. Now, kiss me."
The kiss was passionate as Sersi forced herself onto Crisis. Crisis backed into a wall, knocking over a lamp. Not caring, the two continued a heated exchange of kisses. Sersi groaned out loud in pleasure, using her telepathy to enhance the experience. She whispered something into Leon's ear, which turned his ears red. Sersi then lowered herself down and pushed him away, licking her lips,
"Oh, that brings back a lot of memories, Leon. A lot indeed. I have to admit, when you and Farrah got together, I had doubts. But, knowing what I know now, she was one lucky girl."
Suddenly, the window crashed. Crisis shielded Sersi, and the two looked to see an extraordinarily irate Persiana standing on the glass shards. She tried to say in an even voice,
"What are you doing to my man?"
The tension in her voice was evident, and she could feel the Carnage symbiote's grip tightening. She wanted to release all this feral rage, but a part of her was also determined not to harm her first. The former Titans Tomorrow heroine looked right at Leon,
"Why?"
Sersi, from behind, scoffed,
"Back off, Farrah. Leon's single again, after the way you treated him."
Farrah shouted,
"I treated him like he was the one person I loved!"
Leon narrowed his eyes,
"Funny, was that what you told Donna after I died, and sending them back?"
The lioness snarled,
"What do you know about that? You don't know anything about that!"
Sersi looked at Leon,
"Yeah, how do you know about that? I couldn't read it from your mind."
Leon shook his head,
"You should have seen the look on her face, Farrah. The look on Donna's face when she found out you used her. You manipulated her and everyone around her, to be your so-called friends and family."
Farrah shouted,
"Shut up! You don't know what I've sacrificed!"
Leon went on to say something more, but something caught his eye. He noticed Farrah's costume…moving, swirling around her. Sersi noticed it too and said,
"Wait, I'm not using my powers. What is-?"
Her telepathy suddenly kicked on,
"No."
Farrah's tear filled eyes then dried and, with a cold, sadistic, disturbed look, said,
"Boo."
She then changed, Carnage completely engrossing her body. She roared and attacked them both, her claws extending way beyond normal.
The two former Avengers ducked out of the way. Sersi changed the environment around her, turning the sofas into chains and attempting to restrain Carnage. Carnage ripped through the chains with such ease and force, it was surreal. It then charged again, going after Sersi. It screamed,
"DIE, BITCH!"
At the last moment, Crisis sped in front of Sersi, picked her up, and bolted out the window, flying. He managed to grab his phone and said,
"Monitor, two up now!"
They both disappeared in a flash of light.
Carnage reverted back to Persiana and the feral looked at the sky. She snarled,
"This is not over, you two. This is far from over."
Back on the Monitor station…
Yellow Jacket, Kid Razor, and Sonic Blue were busy compiling a list of possible Avengers that would help out with the cause. Kid Razor said,
"Hey, doc. What about that robo-chick?"
Sonic said,
"Jocasta? Wasn't she one of Ultron's creations?"
Yellow Jacket nodded,
"She was, but I have been working on ways to purge some of her programming to make her less likely to fall under Ultron's influence. She's still at the lab in New Jersey."
Sonic smirked,
"Nice. What about Hercules?"
Monitor looked at the screen,
"Crisis is being beamed on, as well as Sersi."
Hank shook his head,
"I don't know how he did it, but he did it."
The beam flashed, and the two heroes dropped on the floor. Sersi rubbed her back,
"Is this any way to treat a lady?"
She then noticed Kid Razor and rolled her eyes,
"Oh, great. You again."
Razor grinned,
"Well, hello, gorgeous. Doing another lingerie party again?"
Sersi stood up and, using her powers, changed into her appropriate costume,
"For your information, I was resting when Leon arrived. I have to admit, I was touched."
Leon rubbed the bridge of his nose,
"I feel a headache is coming up, and it's not one of my visions."
He looked at them,
"Do you have a list of any other people that might being willing to help us?"
Hank nodded,
"Here you go."
Leon looked down the list and shook his head,
"Black Panther says he has something important to take care of. Dr. Strange and his team aren't to be trusted. Wasp says she wants to think about it."
Hank stood up,
"Now, hold on a minute. Dr. Strange might have abandoned the conspiracy."
Leon looked back,
"And you think he has? I chewed him out and flat out said he's still involved, as well as the others. No, we don't trust him."
Kid Razor snickered,
"Someone's been watching too much X-files."
Crisis shook his head,
"It doesn't matter; a couple of them are pretty viable. Hercules, Firebird, and Jocasta. I'm adding someone else to the mix."
He scribbled something down and handed it back to the others.
Instantly, the others groaned. Sonic said,
"You can't be serious."
Kid Razor lowered his glasses,
"Have you lost it? Even the Kid of Rock thinks this is a bad idea."
Hank looked at Leon and said,
"He's serious."
Leon nodded,
"I am. We're bringing him in. We're bringing in…Lex Luthor."
Next Chapter:
What is Leon planning, and what happens with the Dark Avengers next? Stay tuned!