Emerging Crisis

Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to Marvel. I own Farrah, Leon, and Eve. All other OCs belong to their respective creators.

Chapter 6: Hydra Base Hootenanny!

Black Panther was running through the hallways, attempting to escape the confinement cells and look for Miss Marvel and Farrah. The feline-themed hero had recovered his claw weapons, which were also made of vibranium. He managed to get to a door, but, when he opened it, he was greeted by a dozen or so goons in yellow haz-mat like suits. All of them had assault rifles and guns on them. The royal hero grinned nervously,

"Uh, hi, guys."
One of them ordered,

"OPEN FIRE!"

They opened up, but the feline hero acrobatically flipped and dodged each of the shots, running across the shoulders and heads of the AIM goons. He managed to kick some and swipe at others. Finally clearing them, he smirked,

"Too easy."

He turned around and was staring at a whole army of AIM troopers, getting ready to open fire. Black Panther groaned,

"Oh, this is going to hurt."

The AIM troops all began to swarm. However, a red blur enveloped around Black Panther and he disappeared. The AIM troopers were hitting at nothing but air.

Leon had used his super speed and gotten the royal hero to a safer place inside the complex. The red-eyed hero said,

"Are you all right, Panther?"
Black Panther nodded,

"Thank you, friend, but, you yourself said, Farrah and Carol are still hidden in the complex."

The blonde teen nodded,

"Yeah, let's capture one of these guys and find out what he knows."
Meanwhile…

Dr. Eve Willows was watching the experiment with her daughter unfold when the alarm went off. The geneticist groaned,

"Idiots. No wonder Hydra can't do anything right."
She put a camera on and walked out. The blonde woman radioed in,

"Is it ready yet?"

A voice on the other end responded,

"If we turn it on now, it will be frenzied. We have to get the proper-."

Eve screamed,

"I don't care! I didn't have that thing salvaged from Doom for nothing! Activate it now and get out of there!"

She shook her head,

"A few people's lives mean absolutely nothing to me now. Soon, they will suffer the wrath of…Dragon Man."

At that precise moment, there was a rumbling throughout the base. Eve smirked,

"It has begun."
Outside…

Black Widow, Crystal, and Hercules were riding in one of SHIELD's hover crafts. Falcon, Pulsar, War Machine, and Wonder Man were flying along side it. The former Russian spy picked up on something,

"Radar has detected a disturbance in the area and-."

Just then, the ground erupted, and a large purple skinned creature standing twenty feet tall with massive wings and a tail bellowed at San Diego. Hercules gasped,

"By the gods, what is that beast?"

War Machine ran a scan,

"Whatever it is, it's some sort of android. We need to stop it."
He then got another scan in,

"Hydra has a base down there, and I'm picking up Miss Marvel's signal."

Natasha ordered,

"Crystal, you, Pulsar and I investigate the base. The rest of you; stop that android."

The god of strength cracked his knuckles,

"Finally, something to hit."

Inside the AIM Base…

Black Panther and Leon were making their way around the base, fighting numerous AIM goons along the way. The red-eyed hero charged up white energy from his hands,

"We have to get by these guys."

Black Panther slashed four with his vibranium claws before commenting,

"They have no true combat experience, yet they swarm us like locusts. There has to be another way…"

The Wakandan ruler then noticed a steam pipe above them. Jumping up, he slashed it and brought the pipe down on top of the AIM troops. Many tried scatter or get out of the way, but failed miserably. The pipe landed on top of them, which was just enough to detach the catwalk and cause all the AIM goons to plummet down.

Leon smirked,

"Nice one, but, we'll have to go around if we need to get to Carol and Farrah."

Just then, there was a shout,

"Leon!"
The two turned and saw Crystal, Black Widow, and Pulsar enter the scene. The Russian spy smirked,

"Are you all right?"
She then noticed the Black Panther was with him,

"Your Highness? What are you doing here?"

Black Panther shook his head,

"Please, call me T'challa or the Black Panther. As for what I am doing here; Hydra captured me in a bid to try and steal Wakanda's vibranium. They had also capture Leon, but we have managed to escape. We are looking for two of his friends."

Crystal looked around,

"This place is scary. Do we really have to be here?"

Pulsar nodded,

"Yeah, we do. Especially if we're looking for two other hostages."

"Make that one, Pulsar."

Miss Marvel brushed her clothes off and hovered in the air,

"Hi, guys."
Leon sighed in relief,

"You're all right."
The blonde powerhouse nodded,

"Yep. When that thing broke out of the base, it shorted out the prison controls."

Black Panther nodded,

"So, it is possible that Farrah is wandering the complex. We must find her."
Black Widow ordered,

"Miss Marvel, you must go up and help the other Avengers. That giant android could decimate San Diego. We cannot let that happen."

The half-Kree heroine nodded and flew off, but not before blowing a kiss in Leon's direction,

"Bye, handsome. Hope to see you soon."

As she flew off, everyone looked at Leon. The red-eyed teen looked back,

"What? What?"

Meanwhile…

Farrah opened her eyes slowly and noticed she was on the floor. She looked around and noticed the room was dark, yet she could see clearly. She thought to herself,

What's going on?

The lights flickered for a moment, and, in that moment, Farrah saw her reflection.

The white-haired teen gasped as she saw her reflection. She was now considerably taller, about six feet or so, completely covered in snow white fair. Her ears were shaped like a cat's, and so were her eyes. A tail was jutting out of her clothes and she noticed claws on her hands and feet. When she opened her mouth, she saw fangs had replaced her normal teeth. Farrah looked on at her reflection and, after a few seconds of thinking, did the most mature thing she could think of in a situation like this.

She screamed at the top of her lungs…

Next Chapter:

Leon finds Farrah in her transformed state, and the battle with Dragon Man continues!