Intelligent Re-Design
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to Marvel or Sunbow Entertainment. I own Farrah/Persiana and Leon/Crisis. L1701E owns his OCs.
Chapter 14: Conditions
At a secret location…
A man with green skin and an enlarged brain stood hooked up to several machines. His name is Samuel Sterns, the Leader. The Leader had been exposed to gamma radiation, but, instead of gaining massive strength, he gained massive intelligence. Believing he is the supreme being on Earth and made many attempts to take over the world, all being thwarted by the efforts of the Hulk. The Leader is baffled and infuriated that such a brute would compromise his intelligence plans.
Then, he, along with Egghead and other villainous scientists, created the Intelligencia, the organization responsible for the creation of the Red Hulk and the Red She-Hulk. The Leader opened his eyes and said,
"Doc Samson failed."
Egghead nodded,
"That is true. However, the information we were able to get is invaluable. As far as I am concerned, sacrificing him and the Hulks was a worthy sacrifice."
Arnim Zola sighed,
"Still, Doc Samson will eventually talk."
The Leader said,
"He will not. My telepathic influence will prevent him and the Hulks from doing so."
The Hydra scientist asked,
"But, how long will that last?"
Egghead looked at him,
"Even if we were to attempt to any sort of assassination against them, both of them have accelerated healing factors. It would take considerable resources and we would have to liberate them from SHIELD custody in order to do this. The Red Hulk already knows of this treachery."
A sinister, squealing voice said,
"Not so fast! We have the Red Hulk DNA! We will be victorious!"
The Leader shook his head,
"Modok, stop that."
A man with an oversized head and short, stubby arms and legs, hovered in a chair. His name is Modok, and he was the leader of the Intelligencia. He said,
"All we do is get AIM to loan us soldiers and they will be enhanced with the Red Hulk DNA."
Egghead stood up,
"If you don't mind, the air suddenly just got stale. I am going to do some research and come up with a solution."
As he left, the foe of Yellow Jacket made a phone call. The other voice on the phone was a woman's, and she picked up,
"Hello?"
Egghead said,
"It's me, Yelena. You did well releasing the Hulk from his captivity. It is all going according to plan for me to rule the Intelligencia."
Meanwhile…
As Leon walked out, he saw all of his teammates looking at him. The red-eyed teen looked at them. He could see disappointment, concern, anger, and even fear on them. He said,
"Let's hear it."
Crystal asked,
"Leon, did you do what you did because you're mad with us?"
Crisis looked at the princess,
"What? No, I'm not mad at any of you."
Carol shook her head,
"It's Jessica's fault. She almost got you killed."
Farrah nodded,
"Yeah, I never liked her."
Falcon said,
"You never liked her anyway. She constantly flirted with your boyfriend."
The white-furred cat-girl grumbled,
"Tell me about it."
Kid Razor shook his head,
"The Kid of Rock is the only one that can go solo, Crisis. And, if the spider chick wants, I'm available."
She-Hulk rolled her eyes,
"Oh, brother."
Persiana came up to her boyfriend,
"Leon, you need to promise me right now that, if you ever do something like this; you take me with you."
Leon was about to protest this notion, but the combined looks of all the other teen Avengers was getting to him. The red-eyed swordsman sighed,
"Fine. If I ever do something this stupid, I'll take you with me."
The feline acrobat grinned,
"Yeah!"
She hugged him tightly and he winced,
"Farrah, I'm still sore!"
"Leon."
The teens turned and saw War Machine with his arms folded,
"Come inside, please."
As the teen Avengers went silent, Leon tried to remain focus, but his heart was pounding out of his chest. He thought to himself,
I should have stayed in that coma.
The door hissed closed and saw that he and War Machine were the only ones in the room. Rhody looked at the red-eyed young man,
"Leon, I need to know something right now. Is it true?"
Leon was a bit confused by the statement,
"Is what true?"
"Is it true you went to the future and didn't tell anyone?"
Crisis shook his head, muttering,
"Sersi."
Rhody looked at him,
"She was only looking out for you. She told me in confidence that I could keep this a secret."
Leon raised his arms in frustration,
"Why not I just broadcast it all over the planet? Let 'em know what's coming!"
The Air Force colonel said,
"It's just a question. Please, I need to know. Did you go to the future?"
Leon sat down and shook his head,
"I think I did. I mean, this future was so messed up, I'm not even sure if it was really legitimate."
Rhody nodded, but remained silent. He contemplated for a moment before saying,
"Leon, you know you are a good member of this team, but you can't just go off without telling anyone what you're doing."
Leon wanted to open his mouth to respond, but the armored hero cut him off,
"It has nothing to do with your condition. It has everything to do with your attitude. You're overcompensating. You're trying to be the hero. You already are one, Leon. You just don't see it yet."
Leon stood up,
"But, how can I when people keep judging me because of my condition?"
Rhody answered,
"Prove them wrong. You've done it before, and you can keep doing it."
He stood up and said,
"This is the last freebie you get. One more screw up like this, and you're gone. You can't keep making excuses about your behavior, and I can't keep bailing you out. Is that clear?"
The red-eyed teen nodded solemnly,
"Yeah. Yeah, I get it."
He then said,
"Mr. Rhodes? Thanks."
War Machine shook his head,
"Don't thank me yet. You still gotta prove yourself."
Meanwhile…
Satana and Dr. Strange were now in the Sorcerer Supreme's Sanctum. The half-demoness shook her head,
"All right, I learned white magic. Now, I'm out of here."
She was about to teleport away when she snapped her fingers and nothing happened. She snapped her fingers again and said,
"What? What the hell is this?"
Dr. Strange said,
"You have potential to learn, but you must have the discipline to use your powers effectively. You will be my student."
Satana snarled,
"Why you…"
She erupted,
"We had a deal!"
Satana powered up, but Dr. Strange said,
"Kill me, and Crisis will hate you forever."
The red-headed sorceress took one look at the Sorcerer Supreme and powered down. She folded her arms and huffed,
"Fine, if it's for Crisis."
She then had a wicked smile,
"So, if I'm going to be your student, does that mean I have a room to stay here?"
Dr. Strange nodded slowly,
"Yes?"
At this, Satana cackled and, in a moment, teleported to her room next to the sanctuary, complete with a fiery door and a dungeon theme. She floated inside and laughed,
"HAHAHHAHAHAHA!"
Dr. Strange rubbed the bridge of his nose,
"I may have made a big mistake."
End of Intelligent Re-Design