One Year Later
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC or Marvel. I own Farrah/Persiana, Lance/Diablos, and Leon/Crisis.
Chapter 18: Moments like These
Persiana, the white-haired feline acrobat, lay naked in her bed, next to the love of her life Crisis. It had been an exhaustive couple of weeks after the incident in North Africa, but the feline heroine did not want to dwell on that. She wanted to dwell on what was happening right now.
A few days ago, Farrah had been waking up, throwing up. At first, she thought it was a stomach bug, but, as she performed tests on herself, she realized what it was.
She was pregnant.
Farrah was staring up at the ceiling, thinking to herself,
Are the children Leon's? What if they're not? Will he see me as a slut if they're not his?
She shook her head,
No, Leon doesn't see me like a slut. He loves me. He wasn't freaked out about my change in appearance, and didn't show he was jealous when I was with Lance. Why am I worrying about this?
Farrah continued to stare at the ceiling, her feline eyes glowing in the dark. She looked over and saw Leon's sleeping form. The cat-woman shook her head,
He's been through so much, and he's done so much too. I had no idea.
She snarled under her breath and got out of bed. Farrah slipped on her costume as Leon stirred. He felt a sudden coolness and opened his eyes slightly,
"Farrah?"
Persiana whispered,
"Right here, Leon."
Leon sat up, asking,
"Is something wrong?"
The white-haired woman shook her head,
"No, nothing's wrong. I just need to take a walk, that's all. You go back to sleep."
She crept over and kissed him,
"I promise I won't be long."
His scent was intoxicating and, as the two kissed, Farrah licked her lips, tasting her lover. The flavor was perfect and Persiana smiled,
"You're tempting me."
Crisis chuckled,
"You've been a bad influence on me."
Farrah laughed,
"I bet."
Her laughter then subsided as she knelt on the bed,
"Leon, could I talk to you about something?"
The red-eyed powerhouse nodded,
"Of course."
He took her hand and kissed it. Farrah would have undressed at that point, but she shook her head,
"Leon, I have something to tell you."
She took a breath in and said,
"I'm pregnant."
Leon blinked for a few moments and then smiled,
"Farrah, that's great!"
He wanted to hug her, and Farrah did so, but the lioness was a little worried. She said,
"Leon, I don't know if the baby is yours or not."
Leon pulled away and blinked,
"What do you mean?"
Farrah said nervously,
"Well, after we defeated Smithy, Geno said that our wishes would come true. And, I don't know what my wish was; to be able to turn into a human at will, or the fact that I wanted children."
She shook her head,
"Leon, I'm scared. What if I end up having Lance's child instead of yours? What would I tell them about my child's biological father?"
Leon could see the situation she was in and shook his head,
"I don't know what to say. All I can say is that we shouldn't worry about it until you give birth. Regardless of who the child's biological father is, the child will have you, her mother."
Farrah nodded,
"Yeah, but what if I end up like my mother? You saw how she is and…"
Leon held her close,
"I promise I won't let that happen."
Farrah said,
"You promise?"
The red-eyed precog nodded,
"Of course."
Just then, Fury buzzed,
"Crisis, Persiana; report to the War Room. We have a situation."
Crisis started to get up,
"Duty calls."
Persiana growled,
"Yeah, it does."
She slinked off and said,
"I need to talk to Fury. I'll see you-."
She then saw Crisis already fully dressed in his costume. Farrah blinked,
"I guess I'll see you now."
A few minutes later, in the meeting room…
Fury, along with the other Howling Commandos, were watching a recent broadcast in Kasnia. Colonel Rajak was speaking,
"…And, I promise the people of Kasnia that they will no longer be under the oppressive rule of Western Civilization and the American-backed European countries! Today is a new and glorious day for the people of Kasnia, as we shall rise up against the Western world and show that their ways only lead to corruption and death…"
Deadpool blinked in awe,
"Wow. That guy really has to do some voice-over work. Seriously, did you hear him talk?"
Bast hissed,
"Yes, we did. He disgusts me."
Deadpool continued,
"The posture, the eloquence of his voice, the military bearing…"
He mocked,
"What a tool!"
Crisis shook his head,
"I take it this is Kasnia's new ruler after the military take over."
Fury nodded,
"Yeah, guy's name is Ehad Rajak, former dictator of Bialya. Oddly enough, he was exiled out of there by his own people and into Kasnia in a presidential palace."
A map was brought up on the table of both countries' locations. The one-eyed super spy continued,
"We still have no idea on how he got out of the palace, but there was an attack against it, so we're surmising he escaped and managed to kill the ruling military junta."
Punisher said,
"So, he's now in charge of the country."
Troia growled,
"I have heard stories of this man. He is a monster."
Crisis nodded,
"I agree, but if we go in there now, we'll just be exposing ourselves as terrorists. We need to do a recon mission and find out if this guy is really a threat to Europe and to America as he says he is."
Arsenal asked,
"But, what about Daken?"
Fury looked to Leon,
"What about it, kid?"
Leon shook his head,
"I don't know what it may mean, but I got a flare up about something to do with a biohazard material. I have no idea what it could mean though."
Fury nodded,
"All right. Here's the plan. Troia, you, Fire, Arsenal, and the Punisher are going into Kasnia and attempt to find out all about our friend Colonel Rajak. Find out any information you can and get out of there quick."
He looked at them,
"This is a stealth and information gathering mission. Don't kill anybody unless you have to, and don't draw attention to yourselves. But, most importantly…don't get caught."
Deadpool raised his hand,
"Oh, oh, oh, oh Mister Fury! Mister Fury! Can I come too? Can I? Can I?"
Leon held the bridge of his nose,
"Wade, please don't do that. It's annoying."
Deadpool shrugged,
"Hey, I'm Deadpool. Annoying is my middle name."
He then blinked,
"Wow; that would be weird. Wade 'Annoying' Wilson. Hey, maybe I can could get that on my drivers' license!"
The other members of the Howling Commandos groaned.
Next Chapter:
Introducing the Metal Men! Stay tuned, fellow readers!