lizard · crocodile hunter · former pet · abused · cunning · food motivated · loyal · confused · australian outback · anthropomorphic
The camera pans over the humid Australian outback, focusing on Joanna, a teal-scaled goanna, lounging in a tree. Her red eyes snap open at a rustle. She descends, tongue flicking, ready to hunt. Suddenly, a crocodile erupts from the grass. Chaos ensues. Joanna screams, dodging snaps, but the beast clamps onto her tail. She is whipped and flung violently into a tree, unconscious. Cut to: Joanna waking in a warm, safe laboratory terrarium. Her tail and leg are bandaged. She looks around, confused. This isn't her master's truck. It feels... safe. She wonders who could possibly have saved her.