Royal Pain
Disclaimer: All Familiar characters belong to Marvel or Sunbow Entertainment. I own Farrah/Persiana and Leon/Crisis. Red Witch owns the Misfits!
Chapter 2: Lovely Things
Farrah Willows was the white-haired feline acrobat Persiana, a member of the heroic West Coast Avengers. She and Carol Danvers, the blonde Air Force brat Miss Marvel, were heated rivals and often would exchange punches and heated words over a boy they both had affections for. However, while Farrah would have normally indulged in making a fool out of her teammate, she was presently making a phone call to the East Coast Misfits base. Specifically, she was calling Shipwreck, a member of G.I. Joe. She had an amazing prank she was going to pull.
The phone rang several times before a drunken Shipwreck answered,
"Hi, ma!"
Persiana blinked at that and snickered away from the line. She said,
"This is your mother, Shipwreck. I know how much you love that woman Storm and I heard an interesting thing!"
Shipwreck laughed,
"Right, ma! I love Stormy so much! She just doesn't even know it yet!"
Farrah continued,
"I know. That's what I'm calling to tell you about a really rare plant that only grows during hurricane season. If you mix it with some other herbs, you can make a love potion."
Shipwreck stumbled with the phone and nodded,
"Yep! I know the plant, and I'm heading out there right now!"
Farrah added,
"And you should go during a major hurricane."
The phone then clicked and Shipwreck, struggling to straighten himself up, declared,
"I shall take the advantage and go into the most powerful hurricane, all for my Storm!"
He stumbled out of the room drunkenly, but stopped and saluted the American flag as he left.
Farrah put the phone down and began laughing hysterically. She clutched her sides as she said,
"Oh, that Shipwreck! That was too easy!"
Leon Maxwell, Farrah's boyfriend and the powerhouse teen Crisis, walked in,
"What's with all the laughter?"
Farrah continued laughing, trying to get a word in. When she finally calmed down, the lioness explained,
"You see, Shipwreck was drunk and he thought I was his mother calling, so, naturally, I told him that a really rare flower grows in the midst of hurricane season and that he should try and harvest this flower during the strongest storm possible!"
Leon blinked and shook his head,
"Sometimes, Farrah, I question your sanity."
Farrah continued,
"And, the best part is, he actually believed it and is probably now heading into the eye of the biggest hurricane of the year!"
She then returned to her laughing fit. Leon rubbed the bridge of his nose,
"Farrah, once Shipwreck finds out that the call came here, he is going to make a beeline for us. You especially."
Persiana stood up and hugged her boyfriend,
"But, I'll have you to protect me through it all."
Leon sighed, shaking his head. Farrah tilted her head and asked,
"Are you bothered by something?"
The red-eyed teen sat down,
"Ever since that time with Cobra, I feel like a lot more people are watching me. Rhody has talked about replacing me in the field while I work out these flare-ups."
The white-haired cat-girl rested her head on her boyfriend's chest,
"No one can replace you, Leon. You're part of this team, and, when you do get control of these flare-ups, we won't need a replacement."
Leon chuckled,
"Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I've heard that the field replacement is going to be here in a few days."
He looked up at the ceiling,
"I hope it's someone we can trust."
Farrah had a sly smile on her face as she said,
"How about I take your mind off of all of it, honey?"
With that, she mashed her lips with his, inducing a full-blown make-out kiss, right on the sofa.
Elsewhere…
Namor was swimming along the depths of the ocean. He knew that winning Crystal's heart was not going to be an easy task, and he dare not take the approach he did when he attempted to seduce Susan Richards, the Fantastic Four member the Invisible Woman. That ended with him taking on the entire Fantastic Four, an unwise course of action. Instead, Namor was going to attempt to be more charming and more presentable.
He swam into the depths of a cave and surfaced. He knew of an exotic flower that seemingly grew without sunlight and along the cave walls. Namor picked a few of these flowers and nodded,
"Yes, these will do nicely for my attempts at Crystal."
He tucked them into a specially made sack and, holding a conch horn, began swimming to his destination; the West Coast Avengers' Compound…
Next Chapter:
Shipwreck continues his quest at the behest of his 'mother', and Namor finally surfaces. Stay tuned, fellow readers!