A/N After becoming a fan of the movie, Osmosis Jones, I made an OC: a pet hyena for Thrax, named Almira. I decided to introduce her by telling her life story. Her picture can be found in my DeviantART gallery; I go as DarkraixCresselia there.

I own only Almira and any other characters you won't recognize. The ones you DO recognize from OJ are owned by Warner Brothers.

I was born to another hyena-shaped germ (let's just call me and my kind germs, ok?) that resided in a real hyena. She and her clan had laid in wait to give that hyena, which lived in the San Francisco Zoo in California, a fever caused by an illness.

My mother gave birth to me while waiting for that event. Like real hyenas, I was born with my eyes open and my teeth showing. When I saw her, I immediately knew she was my mother. Don't ask me why, it's instincts, I suppose.

My mother looked like me: orange fur, red eyelids, ears and flaming paws, yellow flaming mane and tail, and pink claws. Her eyes were a bright red with specks of orange though, while mine were pale yellow. When we saw each other for the first time, we loved each other instantly. I was always a mama's girl, following in her wake, learning to breathe fire and use my claws to burn. I made several mistakes, of course, but I learned from them.

Eventually, when I was four months old, we had to go our separate ways. Sure I was sad, but I was a big girl; I could take care of myself. And I was able to join the hyena ranks to cause the fever. Hey, it sounds sadistic and cruel, but we're just doing our jobs; what we were born to do. We didn't question it, or try and go against it.

I stood with all of the other hyena germs, shoulder-to-shoulder, staring straight ahead; ready to bolt when the signal sounded. That would mean the Hyena Immunity would not be watching; it would be then we could make our move. I crouched down slightly, muscles poised to spring forward.

*Rrrroaaarr!* That was the signal! We all sprang forward, breathing fire to the ground as we went. I lit my claws as we went, making them glow and my feet look as though they were on fire. They left fiery pawprints as I ran, breathing streams of fire along the streets and walls of the city. The inside of any organism was like a city; animals were no exception.

As we run amuck causing fires and scaring off cells, I noticed a peculiar tunnel, leading towards the mouth. Looking around, I didn't see anyone. So I decided to go exploring, giving the body a sore throat in the process. Following that tunnel proved to be the biggest mistake that would ever change my life.

Hey, I was only four months old, equivalent to a teenage human; I was stupid and naïve. Of course, you wonder what would happen in live if stupid decisions weren't made.

All right, where was I? Oh yes, I was trotting through the throat along the gum line, claws still glowing. Every once in a while, I'd blow a spark of fire here and there. As soon as I saw the front of the mouth slowly open, I got even more curious. I looked forward, and saw a huge being. It was enormous! It looked like a white or red cell or non-animal germ, but had different colors and textures. This must be the 'humans' the other cells of the body spoke of. I had thought to myself.

Suddenly, the hyena I was in coughed. Before I knew what was happening, I found myself sailing towards the human in a very fast pace. I was very scared. As soon as I landed on the human's nose, I ran inside with literally my tail between my legs and a very scared look on my face. I ran past the Immunity that kept a watch out for any pollen, dust and any other specimens that would sometimes come into the nose. I didn't care that they shot hot snot pods at me as I went, all I wanted to do was get somewhere safe.

As soon as I came upon a city, I stopped. I sat down, panting, and looked around. It looked like the hyena city I was accustomed to, but bigger; much bigger.

I walked through the streets, looking around wide-eyed. The only time I had been in a city at the time was in the hyena, and that was only to cause the fever. I wonder to this day what happened in that hyena. Did the clan succeed in causing the fever only to be destroyed with medicine, or were they able to take it down? I will never know.

"Halt!" I looked ahead and saw three white blood cells, all wearing Immunity uniforms. The one in front, who smelled of doughnuts and coffee, pointed a gun at me. "What is it?" One of his comrades whispered.

"Looks like a hyena germ." The other one answered. "Must've come here when that hyena coughed."

"Do we kill it?"

"Of course!" The lead cell snapped, not lowering his gun an inch. "Any virus, germ or unknown specimen could be dangerous! We don't know what this thing," He gestured at me. "Could do!"

I felt offended and scared at the same time. So while Officer Oblivious was distracted, I snuck past them and towards an alleyway. I was nearly home free until one of his friends exclaimed, "Hey, it's getting away!"

I jumped at the sudden noise and bolted down the sidewalk, hearing shots after me. "Get back here!" I heard them shout. As if I would listen; I was a wild animal germ that listened to no one, not someone's pet! I finally ducked into an alleyway and hid under some boxes, breathing slowly and deeply. I was very scared that the Immunity cells would find me.

Luckily, they ran past, not noticing that I had seemingly disappeared. As soon as their footsteps disappeared, I walked out and shook myself off. I felt tired and hungry after that run. I sniffed around, but could find no food. I walked through the shadows of the town, searching hungrily for food.

I soon found a young red blood cell eating a sandwich that smelled very good. I snuck up to the child, sniffing and licking my lips hungrily. When the little boy noticed me, his eyes widened. Then he held out his sandwich. "Hi, Doggy." He whispered. "Want a bite?"

To this day, I despise being mistaken for a dog. But I didn't care at the moment; I was hungry! I snatched the sandwich away and ran down the sidewalk, oblivious to the upset cell child and angry protests of his mother. As soon as I came upon an alleyway, I stopped and wolfed down the sandwich. It was a human equivalent of roast beef. It tasted delicious!

Once I finished it and was full and happy, I began exploring again, making sure to stay in the shadows. It was soon growing dark through, and I was growing weary. I found an empty alleyway with an old tarp held up between two crates, forming a tent, with a moldy cushion underneath. Hardly caring, I crawled underneath, turned in circles on the cushion, and lay down with a sigh, quickly falling asleep.

A/N Another short chapter, that also is a bit rushed. But I'd like to get to the main plot, explaining some things about Almira, like how she turned out to "hate everyone but Thrax" Actually, it's more on the lines of trust; she doesn't trust anyone but Thrax. Like I said, this will be explained later.