South American jungle
Adam hiked through the rural jungle of South America. His hands firmly held onto a strap on each side of his shoulder. He was wearing gray shorts a tight fitting top with a green X on its chest, he also had a small black pack that also bore his signature green X hanging from his back, the bags contains a small amount of supplies, ointments, bug spray, pack of matches and a small canteen filled with water. He stops for a moment whips a few beads of sweat from his forehead. He pulls out a small digital navigation device.
"Are you coming?" he asks with a touch of annoyance.
"Yeah," Oliva says with a pant "I'm coming." Oliva looks a little worse for wear. While Adams body was glazed with a small coat of sweat, Olivas body was pouring with it. Her blonde hair was in a messy ponytail, she was wearing a blue shirt and pants slung over one shoulder was her pack with a yellow X, she had the same supplies as Adam, the only difference her canteen was empty, it had been empty for hours. "This sucks, this girl better be worth it."
"Christina needs our help, besides we're X-men we're going to be helping a lot of mutants if their worth it or not." Adam says as he continues hiking "So you might as well stop complaining about it," he adds quietly.
"I heard that," She says bitterly "Look fighting evil mutants, super villians mad scientist. That I can handle. Hiking through a jungle filled with bugs snakes, and other things. Well let's just say I'm not the out doorsy type. "
"What is the Mad scientist has an army of snake men riding on the back of giant mutated spiders? In the jungle?" Adam asks halting giving her a moment to catch up.
"No, no, that would never happen, will it?" She asks catching up to her teammate.
"You can teleport, your hiking through a jungle with a guy that can shoot electricity from his fingertips, looking for a girl that can turn into animals, we're working for a man that can read minds." Adam hands Olivia his canteen "I'm going to say there's a strong possibility that could happen."
Olivia sneers at him and snatches his canteen from him and takes a drink. "How much further?" She asks taking another drink.
"We're coming up on her camp now, but" Adam pauses for a moment "But we don't know if she's there, or if she's even human right now."
"Oh great that means more waiting," she says sarcastically and tosses Adam back his canteen. "Thanks by for that." Olivia then begins hiking with fierce determination.
"No problem," Adam says with a smile "You're going to wrong way."
"Shut up," Oliva says turning on her heal and heading in the opposite direction.
Six poacher stood over the body of a Rhino, it was their first catch of the day.
"Good job mates" The older leader says pleased "Alright lads get the chainsaws from the truck, take what we need, and then let's find us another." Unknown to the poachers they were being watched, they forgot in the planes of South America the hunter can quickly change to the hunted. A panther peers at her pray, the panthers face was full of contempt. The Panther was not a panther at all, it was just the form taken by Christina North. Christina called this land home, and she protected it. The locals took notice and she was known as the Spirit. But Christina North was no spirit, she was a mutant, and right now she was very angry.
Little did the Panther know someone was stalking her, a figure stands in the shadowy brush downwind from the Panther and stares at his prey. "That's it little Spirit," he says in a thick Russian accent. "Take the bait, and soon I'll spring the trap."
"In all honesty, well I'm a bit underwhelmed right now." Olivia says, Olivia and Adam stood at the entrance of a small cave. Oliva and Adam agreed on very little but in this case he was with her one hundred percent. The cave was small, and well it was a cave, there was a small pile of fruit an even smaller pile of canned food, a small fire pit, and the back seat that was torn out of a jeep if Adam had to guess. "Owe" Olivia smacks the back of her neck killing a giant mosquito "Ew gross" she says whipping the dead bug off her hand and onto her shorts "What now?"
"Well in all hopes that Christina wasn't in the form of a mosquito a few seconds ago we'll have to wait." Adam says dully.
"Oh, no, you don't think?" Oliva asks staring at her brown spot on her shorts and praying to god she didn't just kill the person she was charged with rescuing.
"Don't worry being a girl I doubt shed take the form of a bug." Adam says waving his hand thought the air releasing a small electrical wave. There was instantly a series of small pops in the air, as every mosquito in the cave was flash fried.
"Let us hope, bug zapper." Olivia made her way over to the seat and plops down. Before she could get comfortable the trumpeting battle cry of an elephant could be heard echoes through the cave. "That's weird I didn't think there was elephants in South America."
"There's not" Adam confirms "Come on that sounded close."
(YOU DARE!) Christina Roared as she charges the poachers in the form of an African Elephant.
"It's the Spirit!" one of the Poachers screams, he drops his gun and makes mad dash for their truck.
(No way are you getting away) the elephant charges the truck tipping it on its side. (Not in this truck anyway.)
"Is that elephant talking?" The lead Poacher asks in confusion.
(That's right Baldy) Christina replies using her trunk to grab a Poacher and toss him into another knocking them both out.
"Kill it!" the leader orders. His fellow poachers open fire with their rifles on the elephant. Bullets do little to stop its charge "With the Elephant gun you idiots." He says pointing to the gun lying next to the truck. Christina struck a poacher in his head with the side of her tusk and then sent another flying with a kick. She stood firmly over the giant gun, not letting them near it. Now only two Poachers remain "Will do something" He orders of his last man. He nods and takes careful aim.
(Come on I dare ya) Christina begins to stomp her feet letting up a cloud of dust. The poacher fires at the cloud of dust like a madman, he only stops when his gun is empty. (Okay my turn,) Christina emerges from the cloud of dust as a gorilla in her hands she held their giant rifle, she pauses to take aim.
The poacher looks at his boss in disbelief. "What are you waiting for fool," he grunts and shakenly tries to reload his gun.
BOOM
The bullet hits the dirt between his legs. "Screw it you don't pay me enough for this crap." The poacher drops his gun and runs in the opposite direction.
"Coward," The leader says making a grab for the rifle.
Bang
Christina shot the rifle away from his reach. "Fine" The Poacher grabs the chainsaw that was to be used to cut the rhinos horn off. The chainsaw blares to life and he charges forward letting out a mad cry "ARGG!"
(You're kidding right?) She asks she grabs the barrow of the gun and swings knocking the Poacher down. He tries to get up and she delivers a knockout blow with index finger. (That'll teach you.)
Phoom
"AHHHHH" Christina cries out as a spear hits her above her right shoulder. (Who in the?) She asks turning around.
Phoom
A second spear hits her square in the chest. "Errr" she grunts pulling the spear out.
"You don't like it do you?" someone asks a Russian accent.
(Where are you?) Christina asks angrily.
"I'm here."
Christina turns around swinging, her attack was blocked. She was now locked in a struggle with a man. He had black hair sported a goatee, he was wearing a vest made from a lions mane and cheetah spotted pants. She pulls back and strikes again, this time her attacker ducks and yanks the spear out of her back. "err" she whimpers and strikes again, another miss this time he counters smacking her in the face with the blunt end of the spear. "RAWR!" she roars and attack with a haymaker, her attacker leaps clear of her attack.
(Who are you?) Christian asks panting.
"Hmm" her attacker twirled his spear in amusement "I was expecting more from you spirit."
(WHO ARE YOU!)
"I am Kraven the hunter," He says smirking "And I've come to claim your life, and your head." Kraven Charge forward spear ready.
Christina changes morphs from a gorilla to a tiger dodging the spear and pounces on Kraven. Kraven slips past her claws but was tackled to the ground, he blocks her bite by jamming the spear between her teeth, Oliva was now on top (WHY, are you trying to kill me!) she clamps down snapping the spear in half.
"For sport." Kraven jams the right side into Christina's left side.
"RAWR!" She Roars in pain, Kraven back rolls to his feet, Christina lounges again she misses initially but tags him in the face with a second strike. Before she could strike again, Kraven grabs a container from his belt and showers Christina with the black powder it contains. She instantly loses her sight and sense of smell.
"That's better," Kraven says whipping blood from his cheek. He reaches to the back of his belt and pulls out a giant knife. Kraven circles Christina, his hands were shaking from excitement. He loves the thrill of the hunt, it was almost over he would soon have his prize. Christina was striking out wildly like a wounded animal. "It's time to end this little spirit." Kraven charges forward ready to finish the hunt.
ZZZAAAAAAPPP
A stream of green electricity hit Kraven square in the back knocking him off his feet. Kraven was back on his feet in seconds, he turns around defensively his knife ready. A young man with Carmel skin walked out of the brush his hand sparking with electricity.
"Back off." Adam orders.
"You'll pay for that" Kraven roars charging forward, he dodges a blast of electricity and swipes with his knife Adam bairly dodges the knife in time, he swings Kraven grabs Adams forarm he ignores the pain of electricity running through his body and flips him over, he's ready to finish him but he hears a faint click. Kraven dodges a bullet, a young blond girl was kneeling next to the flipped truck. How had she gotten so close without him noticing her, Kraven is struck in the back by Christina now in the form of a grizzly bear. Kraven rolls away from Christina only to get hit in the chest by a ball of green energy. Kraven was kneeling down panting he was surrounded on all sides.
"Stand down, or this won't end well for you" Adam says charging his hands ready to attack.
Kraven raises his knife, Click.
"Give me a reason" Olivia says taking carful aim at Kraven.
"RAWR!" Christina roars.
Kraven drops his knife, he knew when he was beat. "I promise, you will die for this." Kraven says grabbing a small vile from his belt smashing it on the ground the area was surrounded with smoke. When the smoke clears Kraven the Hunter was gone.
"Who the hell was that?" Olivia asks dropping the gun and walking over to Adam.
"I have no idea" Adam says with a sigh, then powers down.
"rr" Christina moans as she collapses and reverts back to human form. Adam and Olivia run to her aid.
"Oh my god," Adams says instantly covering his eyes while taking a step back.
"She's naked," Oliva says standing over Christians battered bruised, and very naked body.
"Uh, yeah I noticed" Adam says turning around covering his eyes for good measure.
"She's bleeding pretty badly, we need to get her back to the Professor" Olivia says looking over her body. "Come on Adam, help me get her to the truck I can jump us to the mansion from there."
"I-I can't" Adam says still turned around.
"Why not?"
"She's naked," Adam explains.
"So, you act like you never seen a naked girl before," Olivia says grabbing Christina and lifting her the best she could.
"No, I have its just" Adams explains "None so naked."
Olivia stares at her partner her mouth hanging open, she clears her throat "Adam I will give you the birds and the bees talk as soon as we get home, until then I need you to man up or whatever you guys call it, and help me get her to the truck."
Adam nods, and grabs ahold of Christina and helps Olivia. All the while his eyes glued to the ground.
At the end of the jungle Kraven stood, watching as the X-men got Christina to the trucks windshield and vanished into it. Yes he was wounded but he looks fierce as ever, his hands balled into fists. "The hunt is sacred," he growls "I will rip out your hearts for this." With that Kraven disappears into the forest.