Rex transforms painfully into a raptor after drinking tea poisoned by a stolen formula.

A collaboration I set up between  rexequinox and  Slasinth

Story by  Slasinth
Art by  rexequinox
Character belongs to  rexequinox

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"What is that suppose to mean…?" Rex hissed through clenched teeth. Without another word, the man fumbled his way through the tangle of chairs and ran towards the door. It took only a split second from Rex to add two and two together. Snarling in anger, she leapt onto the table and lunged at the man. Rex screeched and knocked the man clean off his feet, only inches from the door. The patrons in the bar screamed, ran from their seats and bolted out the door. Rex placed he clawed foot on the man's throat and snarled into his face. "Are you the one I need to thank for this little makeover I've gotten?" The man blathered and tried to speak. Irritated at him, Rex pressed her foot tighter into the man's throat, her claws scratching his skin lightly, making it bleed.

"I didn't have a choice!" the man pleaded under the raptors foot. "You've got to believe me!"

Rex snarled at him and leaned down to his face. "You don't know the pain I went through last night. But I can assure you the pain you're gonna feel now is going to be ten times more painful." Bringing her claws back behind her, she snarled and prepared to strike. A booming voice shouted at her from the front door to the pub. Rex snarled and whipped her head around and hissed. "Who dare interrupt me and my kill?!"

A man dressed in jeans and a black collared shirt walked through the entrance and stood in front of her. Rex had teeth bared, claws outstretched, ready to rip the man's throat out. The man looked down at Robert and snorted, pushing his sunglasses higher up on his sharp nose. Looking up at Rex, he smiled and chuckled.

"Charming, very charming," he joked, unafraid of the large reptile that stood in front of him.

"Who the hell do you think you are?" Rex growled. Robert tried to use this distraction to his advantage and try to escape. Rex felt him squirm beneath her foot and growled, sinking her talons into his chest. The man cried out in pain and clutched her leg.

"The name is Nathan. And yours might be…" Nathan said calmly, trying to be friendly.

"Rex." She growled, digging her claws deeper into his chest. Nathan looked down at Robert and shook his head.

"Tsk tsk tsk. Funny how shit rolls downhill, huh Robert? It's a fitting end for a sniveling little weasel like you." Rex looked back over at Nathan and snorted.

"You know this guy?" she questioned. Blood from Robert's chest started to well up from his body and into Rex's nose. She let out a low growl as her stomach echoed the sound. Glaring down at the man, she smiled wickedly.

"You'll learn to control yourself just as others have. Give it time." Rex tore herself away from her kill and glared at Nathan.

"Others?" she said, puzzled. Nathan chuckled. Sliding down his sunglasses, he stared into Rex's eye with his own split pupil eyes.

"Why do you think I'm wearing these sunglasses at midnight? Not because it's cool…" Rex growled at Nathan and snorted. Reaching into his pocket, he removed a piece of paper and walked up to Rex, sticking it her pants pocket. "You want to find others like yourself, call this number. If you want to find the people responsible for why you are the way you are…find me." Nathan nodded his head and looked down at Robert.

"Enjoy your evening with Rex here." Looking back up at Rex, he smiled evilly, showing a set of equally sharp teeth. "Sorry for interrupting...please continue..." Nathan laughed as he turned and left the pub. Rex chuckled, her voice turning dark and evil as her green eyes locked onto the man's terrified ones.

"Now where were we..."