The Temple Quadruplets

The Tabby Sisters, by Magic Kitsune.


Aliases:
The Tabby Sisters
The Tabby Quadruplets

Quote(s):
"We lost our mother at an early age; Crime comes easy to us." - Tina Temple (AKA: The White Tabby) on Pride Fire's current affiliations.
"There's a fine line between Vigilante and Villain. The only difference, as far as I can tell, is caring about the ones you hurt." - Ginger Temple (AKA: The Gray Tabby) on the Vigilante Justice Act.
"I'll stop at nothing to make sure my sisters are safe. Hell, Heaven, not even all of Legion can keep me from protecting them." Jennifer Temple (AKA: The Brown Tabby) after a Legion Hero's veiled threat.
"I taste purple." Kelli Temple (AKA: The Yellow Tabby) on any given day.

Backstory, Up to This Point:
A Mutant's life has never been easy in the country of America. An orphan mutant, even during the eighties, would barely survive the onslaught of bullies, and sometimes even the adults that 'cared' for them. The Temple Sisters probably wouldn't have made it, if not for two factors: Their mother, simply known as 'Lynx', gave her life in stopping a Wrath plot, ensuring that Legion was constantly aware of the Sisters' status; but mainly, because the four sisters would always be there to help one another.

They were passed from orphanage to orphanage, and foster home to foster home, they finally ended up in the care of Legion around the age of 15. For all appearances, Tina, Jennifer and Kelli, each looked to be a few years younger than their really were, and Ginger, who had begun to wear full-body clothing due to an odd transformation, looked to be nearly 18. Though they were all legally adults, the sisters all looked as if they had just hit the age of sixteen - except for Ginger.

Ginger's body had changed drastically due to a mutation from her mother. She grew fur, cat ears, and even a tail, becoming horribly self-conscious about her physical appearance. When these changes began, she began to wear Legion armor, covering herself from any discerning eye. Supposedly, on the day she left, her physical age was more akin to someone in their younger twenties.

For a few years, the sisters tried to fit into normal society, but their mutations made living difficult. Their bodies were finely tuned weapons, with each woman being very careful in everyday situations to not harm those around her. After two years of living on their own, three had started to live normal lives, while Ginger stayed at home and tinkered with household objects.

But every story for heroes and heroines has a starting point.

While celebrating their combined birthdays, the sisters all decided to go out to a restraunt. On the way, a young woman with red hair bumped into Kelli, who managed to accidentally stall her long enough for the woman's problem to catch up. From around an alleyway came a behemoth of a man, bellowing that he "Owned her!", bringing his fists up for a fight. The sisters instinctively put themselves between the man, and in the blink of an eye, their combined powers were enough to knock him out cold. Unlike in fiction, however, when a leader is knocked unconscious, his minions didn't flee; in fact, the gang quickly came out to aid him, with the sisters battling to save the red haired woman. It only took a few minutes for the Legion to arrive, but each of the sisters had been wounded during the fight. The Legion mopped up whatever resistance was left, leaving the sisters where they had been found, begging for help, as Ginger was bleeding profusely.

The woman was able to stop Ginger's bleeding with her own powers, leaving no trace of an injury. She healed the other sisters too, leaving each one stunned as the woman stood before them, uninjured; in the history of Mankind, no Healer had been able to do such a thing. This woman was the first true Empathetic. Quickly realizing the danger that she was in, even from Legion, the sisters wisked her away without even learning her name. In the following days, they learned more about the woman. Her name was Katherine, but she had been using the alias 'Hali' to move undetected. The sisters agree to keep watch over her and protect her, but they already know they need help. They go about their normal lives while Ginger searches for a group large enough to protect them, but small enough to go unnoticed.

Weeks later, the sisters met a woman who simply went by Gin; she ran her own mercenary group, and was looking for help. As soon as she realized the sisters were mutants, Gin was about to walk away - until Hali showed off her powers, first reading Gin's thoughts, her mood, and then, by having Jennifer cut herself, how she could heal. While initially hesitant, she decided to let the five join her Mercenaries.

Thankfully, it was the right choice. The group begins to out perform any other mercenaries in their ranking, even becoming 'Associates" for Legion. However, things take a turn for the worse after the Creature plummets to the Earth. They began to find unregistered Meta-humans and Mutants - and this is where we first meet the sisters, as well as Gin.

After a recent run-in with a Legion patrol, specifically sent for the Tabbies, the group now has a very tough choice to make: Will they turn themselves in, or will they take the final plunge from Vigilante to Villain?