Moon Madness
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to Marvel or Hasbro. I own Farrah/Persiana and Leon/Crisis.
Chapter 4: Being Hunted
Persiana decided it was enough lounging on the tree branch. She stretched her body like a cat and was about to climb down the tree when, suddenly, she stopped. The cat-girl froze and sniffed the air. There was someone watching her.
Farrah looked around,
"Where are you?"
Just then, she could hear something coming towards her. It was not a bullet, but it was fast. Persiana, on instinct flipped out of the way. She then saw a dart embedded into the tree trunk as she landed.
Farrah landed on all fours, and the acrobatic lioness looked around, trying to find who fired that shot. She was then hit again, this time in the back. Persiana frantically fished for the dart on her back and pulled it out, but it was too late. She already started to feel drowsy and, as she fell, she saw the face of the man that shot her.
His name is Kraven the Hunter. Often a frequent foe of Spider-man, he had been known to go after other heroes as well.
Kraven petted Farrah's head,
"Sleep, kitten. You will need your strength."
Meanwhile…
Crisis was working out his punishment; one extra hour in the Playroom. Like Farrah, he felt it was a wrong decision, but, he decided to stay and accept it. He was currently fighting Wonder Man one-on-one, with no sword. The two were practicing hand-to-hand maneuvers, and the conversation turned to the mysterious vigilante. Leon said,
"Have you heard about that new vigilante?"
Simon nodded,
"Yeah, I heard the guy looks like a ghost."
The two then went at it, wrestling each other to the ground. The energy-based Avenger shook his head, putting Leon in a headlock,
"Guy had some serious moves."
The red-eyed hero flipped Simon over,
"And serious strength. He bent a shotgun in half. Not to mention, he was as agile as Persiana or Black Panther."
The actor-turned-hero stood up,
"Yeah. By the way, nice escape."
Leon shrugged,
"Carol taught me that."
The two then went at it again, this time Leon trying to go on the offensive, but Simon saw it coming and quickly seized the opportunity,
"You're telegraphing your moves again. Surprise me."
Leon elbowed him in the ribs several times to escape and managed to throw him by his waist. The Playroom was fortified to deal with their massive strength levels. Simon nodded and stood up,
"Nice one."
Leon shook his head,
"I've been trying to reach Farrah, but she isn't answering. This isn't like her. She's been gone for hours."
Wonder Man said,
"Maybe she just wants to be alone. You saw how angry she was when she left."
The red-eyed teen sipped some water,
"I know, but at least, when I contact her, she usually answers back. Sometimes flirts with me, but now, there's nothing there."
Simon noticed the concern in the teen's face. He went to check his watch and said,
"You got about ten more minutes, but I'll let it slide. If you're concerned about her, get changed and fly around to look for her, but maintain radio contact."
Leon nodded,
"Thanks, Mr. Williams."
He sped out of the Playroom.
Back to Persiana…
Farrah was groaning as she recovered consciousness and looked around. As her eyes focused, she saw she was in some sort of circus tent. She wearily stood up and saw the entire circus ring, along with various platforms, hoops, and nets. Above her were a tightrope and a trapeze apparatus. The cat-girl slowly stood up and rubbed her head,
"What hit me?"
She still felt slightly dizzy from the drug Kraven gave her. She closed her eyes and attempted to gain some sort of focus.
And that was when she felt it. She felt Kraven close by.
Kraven was, in fact, behind her. The expert hunter came at her with a knife,
"It is finally good you are awake! Now, the hunt can begin!"
Persiana flipped out of the way, barely. She felt the air the knife moved as it struck near her. The white-haired girl thought,
Either I'm slowed down, or Kraven's moving really fast.
She did a few more back flips and landed on a platform uneasily. She then saw Kraven was no longer in front of her. Farrah blinked,
"Where could he-?"
Her senses triggered again and she balanced on her hands, barely dodging a knife strike from behind. Farrah flipped into the air and landed in the middle of the ring.
Suddenly, metallic jaws opened up near her foot and clamped onto her leg. She screamed in pain and was caught in a tiger trap. She looked back, growling in pain as Kraven made his approach. He waved his knife around, shaking his head,
"Such a pity. I thought you were putting up more of a challenge, my dear. Alas, you are not like Spider-man. He was fun."
He came closer,
"Alas; another easy kill."
Persiana lowered her head and mumbled something. Kraven caught it and asked,
"What did you say? Speak up."
He came closer, putting his ear closer to her.
Persiana, from her position, tore right into Kraven's ear, biting down hard. The expert hunter screamed in pain and dropped the knife. As he dropped the knife, Persiana went for it, but the pain in her leg was intense and limited her mobility. Kraven, seeing what was about to happen, pulled out a second knife and stabbed Persiana's shoulder. The were-cat screamed in pain as Kraven clutched his bloody head. He hissed in pain and then began laughing. He smirked,
"You know, you are a deceptive little minx. You are as bloodthirsty as your form; that of a great lioness. Perhaps I underestimated you slightly."
He took both knives and wielded them,
"Only slightly."
As he was about to skin Persiana, two moon-shaped discs hit Kraven disarming him. Kraven looked around,
"Who did that?"
"I did."
It was Moon Knight, and, he swung down from the trapeze, kicking Kraven in the stomach.
Farrah looked on in surprise and some slight awe. Moon Knight looked at the trap and punched it. The trap loosened around Farrah's leg and he told her,
"Get out of here. I'll take care of this."
Next Chapter:
Moon Knight and Kraven square off as Persiana calls in the Avengers. Stay tuned for an action packed chapter!
