Justice League: Persiana

Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to Marvel or DC. I own Farrah/Persiana and Lance/Diablos.

Chapter 29: Downtime: Part 3

"RRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRR!"

Farrah roared like a lion and pounced at her once mentor and best friend Tigra. The lioness and tigress both agreed to fight each other, and that was what was going on. Tigra ducked out of the way and, as the white-haired heroine flew by, the tiger Avenger raked her claws on her student's back. Farrah let out a shriek of pain and turned, snarling like a wounded animal. Landing on all fours, she jumped again. As Tigra tried to dodge, Persiana curled up into a ball and rolled right underneath the leaping feline. Standing almost so suddenly, Farrah jumped up, nearly overtaking her mentor. She raked both her claws on Tigra's back and then kicked her in the kidneys.

Greer let out a wail of pain and staggered as she landed on all fours. She looked up and saw Persiana ready to strike, taking to all fours, and one of her legs stretched back, like she was ready to sprint, but it was a much deeper lunge. Tigra growled, thinking to herself,

She's not gonna hold back. Neither am I.

Persiana growled,

"I guess those nights with Pym left you rusty. Tell me, is it because his are bigger than you can handle?"
A feral smile appeared on Tigra's lips. She smirked,

"For a lioness, you act like a kitten. If you learned anything from me, it's to be relentless!"
She charged in, roaring with fury. Persiana somersaulted back and stood up on two legs.

Tigra balanced on her hands and tried to kick her opponent's knee caps, but Persiana straddled over her head and rolled behind her. Tigra landed on her back, but flexed her spine from her laying down position and turned. Persiana took a defensive stance and the two circled around each other.

Speedy's guests, who had invited themselves to this literal cat-fight, were hooting and hollering. Booster Gold screamed,

"TAKE IT OFF!"
Guy Gardner grinned,

"Now, THIS is a cat-fight! I got a hundred on the tiger!"
Ares folded his arms, studying the two combatants. He commented to Donna,

"Persiana is holding her own in this battle. I must admit, when I heard she was a daredevil, I had my doubts."

Donna looked back,

"She is an incredible warrior, and very beautiful."

The God of War looked at her, slightly surprised. He thought to himself,

This woman has an attraction to Persiana? Not surprising; she is an Amazon, after all.

Persiana went in to swipe at her mentor, but Tigra saw it coming. Grabbing her sister's arm, Greer kicked her in the shoulder and elbow. There was a loud pop and Farrah growled in pain. Tigra went to tackle her, but Persiana instinctively bent over backwards, barely missing her adversary. Standing back up, she turned and slashed deep into Tigra's tendons on her legs. Tigra roared and then hissed at Farrah. The lioness did not bother cradling her elbow; she had to focus on this fight. The two then went at it again, exchanging swipes with both their hand and feet claws. It was almost a dance between the two of them, they way they were dodging and striking at each other. Both knew the other's moves, and it was looking very close to being a standstill.

Miss Martian asked,

"Why are they fighting? Could they not settle what they are feeling non-violently?"
Simon finally yanked Supergirl off and shook his head,

"I'm not exactly sure myself; I think it's a feral thing."

Superboy shook his head,

"Diana and Lance don't know what they're missing."

At that precise moment…

Diablos was staring out a window, looking out at New York City. He shook his head, hearing the thought broadcasts about the fight. He grumbled something to himself.

"You know the fight has started, right?"

Wonder Woman approached the red-eyed hero,

"Donna had no idea Farrah would be take it the wrong way and propose combat."

Lance shook his head,

"It's not her fault, Diana. She was trying to help someone. But, I shouldn't be interfering in this. Persiana and Tigra have issues that they have to resolve themselves. Exploiting those two women like that…there's no honor in taking a personal struggle and making it entertainment."

The older Amazon princess rolled her eyes,

"I know what you mean. What is Roy thinking bringing those men down here like that? Although, to be honest, I would not mind watching; Farrah is an excellent warrior."

She approached the red-eyed hero,

"Lance, my sister Donna, and the Avengers are also watching, as well as many of your teammates. Do not think of gawking like those other men. Instead, think of it as a way to support Farrah. You are, after all, her man."

Lance nodded; he could definitely see the logic in that. He said,

"All right, I'll go cheer her on."

Wonder Woman smiled,

"You see, you didn't have to make it perverted."

Lance scowled, while Diana just laughed. The raven-haired heroine smirked,

"Sorry, couldn't resist."

Back to the fight…

Tigra and Persiana were now in hand to hand combat. Both felines were ducking and dodging each other's punches and kicks, but Persiana was faster and had tripped her mentor. Greer took to all fours to catch herself, and narrowly avoided one of Persiana's feet claws. Farrah began pursuing, and Greer did a back flip to try and get some distance. However, the lioness jumped and tackled her mentor, landing on top of her.

Farrah restrained Greer's wrists and contorted her legs around Tigra's waist. She lunged in close, so close that Greer could feel her opponent's breath on her face. Persiana snarled,

"You betrayed me and Cap, as well as everything being a hero stands for. I want to know; was it worth it? Was it worth Cap dying to get what you want?"

Tigra threw Farrah off and wrestled her former student. Watching, Booster flipped a bill,

"Twenty those two make out right now."

Tigra pinned her opponent, growling,

You're still the same, Farrah. You never learned to get control of yourself, especially in a fight like this."

The lioness looked up at her opponent, knowing Tigra was right. However, an evil smile graced her lips,

"Maybe, but I also learned to be creative."

She forced her lips right on Tigra, and pulled back, shredding her mentor's lips. Tigra screamed and covered her mouth, which was long enough for Persiana to slip out of the hold and pin her mentor, slicing her face with the white-haired heroine's claws. Greer shrieked, but then felt Farrah's claws precariously near her throat. Farrah had one arm outstretched behind her, like she was ready to swipe.

Greer looked at her,

"Do it, then. If you feel I really betrayed your pride, kill me."

Persiana licked her lips hungrily. The lioness thrust her clawed hand forward, as if to go in for the kill.

She then stopped herself,

"No, you taught me better than this. You taught me that my feline side should never dominate my decision making when it comes to matters of blood. I won't kill you. It's not what you would do to me."

She got off of Tigra and roared, knowing she had a victory. Greer looked up and thought to herself,

She's right. I would let her go.

The tigress got up and dusted herself off,

"I'm proud of you, Farrah. You really have come a long way since I first took you in."

Farrah was still scowling. Then, a smile came across her lips. Soon, there was a chuckle, followed by a hard laughter. The lioness was on the floor, rolling in laughter. Tigra also had a smile on her face and was also laughing heartily.

Everyone that was watching was a bit confused on what to make of the situation. One minute, the two of them were killing each other, and the next, the two feline heroines were sharing a laugh like old friends.

Green Arrow asked,

"What's going on?"

Diablos adjusted his glasses,

"I think they made up and Farrah forgave Greer for her betrayal."

Guy complained,

"You mean, they're not gonna fight anymore? I wanted them to take their clothes off."
Two voices chirped,

"WE HEARD THAT!"
The red-headed Green Lantern gulped at that. Booster and Flash looked at each other. The Fastest Man Alive said,

"Now we should leave."

The hero from the future nodded,

"Good idea!"
They teleported away; Green Arrow and Guy Gardner making tracks as well.

Persiana and Tigra cleaned up and addressed the looks everyone was giving them. Farrah said,

"It's a feline thing. Greer and I had to work it out like this because cats are notoriously territorial and emotional. Whatever resentment I have for her is gone, but I'm not going to make her forget two things; I will never, ever betray anyone that I feel is right, and Tigra will never forget what she did and why she did it."

Greer nodded,

"Yeah, and I've learned why Farrah fights for the reasons she does. She's always put her team above herself, and will do anything and everything to protect her teammates, friends, and family. I can't teach her anything more. She's learned everything she needs to."

Diablos blinked at that,

"You two kissed."

Farrah shrugged,

"So, it's not my first time kissing another woman."

The Avengers all looked at the lioness. Donna was blushing hotly. Tigra opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by the sound of the alarm. The Titans and Avengers ran upstairs.

Farrah looked at the console,

"Uh, guys. We got some problems."

Next Chapter:

Problems arise as the second step in Brainiac's master plan unfolds.