Guard Dog - Origins

The scene began in a dark alley with a figure standing atop a roof, looking down at the street below - female in appearance but dressed in black leather, complete with a cloak and a half-mask that covered her upper-face but left her mouth and eyes exposed.

Completing the look was a pair of leather boots and gloves that exposed sharp claws, a short cape flowed behind her with a paw print emblem etched onto it, she was obvious strong - with more muscles than most women, yet not to the point it detracted from what many would consider an attractive form, albeit hidden under that frightening exterior.

The figure watched as three men entered the alley, two of the men grabbed the other and knocked him to the ground, lifting him by the back of the neck and drawing a gun to the back of his head.

"You should of kept your mouth shut, Frank.." one of the men spat, tugging on his collar and forcing the gun deeper into the back of his head, the man trembling as he tried to resist, only to be punched in the gut by the other man.

"You're going to die, Frank - you know that, don't you? first.. I'm going to make you suffer.." the gunman proclaimed, pistol-whipping the back of the man's head as he fell to the ground - blood beginning to fall as the other man chuckled slightly, kicking him in the ribs as the gunman simply watched.

Then without warning the cloaked figure jumped down into the alley, taking the men by surprise - the gunman attempting to pull his gun on her only to yell out in fear and pain as she slashed with inhuman speed with her claws and the gun fell to the ground, the gunman clinging to his bloody hand as several of his fingers also fell to the ground below.

"Shit-!" the other man called out, swinging a punch at the assailant only to cough up blood as she delivered a kick with such strength it snapped his ribs - sending him crashing into a nearby dumpster.

"W-who are you?" the gunman cried out, the figure turning and walking after him as he stumbled back, trying to escape the alley.

"The woman who's going to put you down.." the figure replied, then clenched her fist and with a burst of speed delivered a powerful punch that not only knocked the gunman out cold but broke several teeth in the process.

The figure proceeded to turn and walked back to the other attacker, who was clutching his ribs in pain:

"what the fuck!? we didn't do nothing to you!" he began.

"You have no idea how wrong you are.." the figure replied, continuing forward as the man let out a cry of fear..

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The scene switches to a sunny afternoon in a city park as a young woman dressed in a business-suit talks on a wireless device, her seven-year old son and five-year old daughter running ahead, under her observation.

"..I know your worried Jason but you need to understand, this is my job - superhumans have very few places to turn these days and if we don't provide them with the proper help they will have no choice but to go to crime and then the anti-superhuman crowd win.."

<<''..I know Kathy, it's just.. you're getting yourself in very deep here.. you've angered a lot of people.. I don't want to see you get hurt.. think about your family..''>>

"..I am thinking about my family.. I'm a mutant, Jason.. I choose not to hide from the world - I want my children to grow up proud of what they are.. trust me, I know what I'm doing.."