succeeding in this mission and they quickly recruited Lockheed the fire-breathing dragon ( Kitty Pryde of the X-Men's former pet), Redwing the telepathically-bonded falcon ( Falcon 's avian sidekick), Hairball (FKA Niels the Bouncing Cat, Speedball 's pet), Zabu the last sabre tooth tiger ( Ka-Zar 's prehistoric partner), and Ms.