The Mish-Mash Adventures of Slavokia and the Losers: Slavokia's Childhood

Her name was Slavokia. Well, it sort of was. Her real name was Hailey Deeter, but that was long forgotten. Nowadays, she went by many names. Lady Merhenne, Slavokia, the Nutcase, the Banshee of Reikae, and so on so forth.

She wasn't just a normal person. She was originally human, but once her family left her to die, she ran into some radioactive, genetically altering material. As a result, she became a mutant.

But she wasn't an ugly mutant. She was.. more like a cat. She had a cat nose, and cat ears. A cat tail, and a cat-like mouth. Her pupils could range from an all-consuming pair of black holes to teeny weeny slits. She had fangs, and claws.

You're probably wondering why all of this is relevant. Why, if I hadn't told you all of this, you might assume that she was human. You might wonder why I said her tail cracked like a whip at her opponent's feet. You might wonder at the notion that her ears just flicked and pinned themselves back.. or maybe that she licked her wet nose. That is why the description is necessary.

But back to Slavokia: she wasn't the only mutant around. She wasn't alone. Others had ran into a similar substance, and became mutants as well. It was like that one show, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, only much worse. Petshop turtles didn't become people. People were becoming anthropomorphic animals. Slavokia was no exception.

As for where this happened, I can't tell you exactly where. If Slavokia mentions any locations known to man as I tell this story, I will censor her. It is for your own safety. But it all started, a long, long time ago..

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27 YEARS AGO

Hailey was crying. Her family walked her to a sewer grate just on the outskirts of the city, just as she piddle-paddled along, trying not to let them take her. Take her where? She didn't know, but it seemed awfully horrible. Hailey was only five years old, and boy did she make a fuss.

Her parents opened up the sewer grate, and her father picked her up in one arm. He climbed down the ladder and into the sewers.

"We'll miss you, Hailey.."

"But.. dada!"

"This is for the best."

He set her down by a crate, and patted her long, blonde hair.

"Shh. Stay here."

"But.. dada!" she fussed, trying to hold onto his leg.

"Stay," he commanded, gently prying her hands away.

And so, he left.

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Hailey screamed and cried and carried on after she was left in the sewers. She had no idea why her parents would do this to her, but it was just so awfully mean!

After a while, she calmed down, and leaned against the crate.

Then, she heard a whuffing sound.

What was that? she thought.

"Daddy?"

Of course, her daddy had never, ever, made such a sound before, but she couldn't help but hope it was him.

And out of the crate flew something green, something patchy and honestly quite ugly.

This creature's name was Mairo, and he was an unlucky victim of the mutagen. However, he no longer knew this - his mind had backtracked so far that he thought he was supposed to be such a creature. He looked vaguely like a fox, but.. well, green.

"Whuff! Whuff huff!" said the fox, Mairo.

"Puppy!" Hailey announced. She attempted to pat the fox thing, which obliged and even enjoyed her attention. He was happy to have a friend, especially after so long.

"Whuff~" Mairo replied. He then took off bouncing off of the concrete, deeper and deeper into the darkness. The only light was coming from the sewage, which is where the mutagen was contained.

Hailey tried to get up, but slipped backwards into the sludge. She gurgled and cried, but Mairo couldn't seem to find her.

And soon, out emerged a clawed hand. It grasped the concrete hard, and a second appeared out of the slime. It too gripped the edge of the cesspool. A head emerged, and soon it was apparent that it was Hailey.. only.. different. She hauled herself over the edge of the glowing pool of goop, splattering the substance everywhere.

Mairo could only watch and bark and whuff. He was concerned for the poor girl, but he didn't know what was ensue.

Hailey, once over the edge, coughed and hacked, then passed out.

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TO BE CONTINUED.