Lacertia

* Human
* Reptilioid

> Are we feeling a bit... frightened? I surely hope so.
>
> - Lacertia after ordering David to his knees.

**Anna Horizon** aka **Lacertia** is a character who appears in the HydroVerse series of comics and is depicted as an antagonist, she is one of the many Reptilioid characters featured and was originally created by TimeWaster98.

Her origins are quite similar to that of Martha's transformation into Liza, as Anna took a dose of reptilian DNA which resulted in the creation of the ruthless and sinister Lacertia.

## Appearance

Anne Horizon appears as a Caucasian female with a healthy figure and red-dyed hair. She possesses bright blue eyes and noticeable makeup, such as eyeliner and lipstick. Anne also sports a small spot on the upper left side of her mouth, along with rounded black earrings.

Lacertia resembles most of the other Reptilioid characters that appear in the HydroVerse, she sports crimson-coloured skin and also possesses the same head spines as Natalie Norcio with the addition of two horns protruding from her head. Anne's blue eyes carry over into Lacertia's appearance.

## History

### Early Life

Anna Horizon was a well-respected deputy director at Empire State University, and was known as an incredibly helpful person who people approached with no issue at all. She enjoyed great success before meeting and befriending Martha Crawford through a collaboration event between Empire State and Genetyx. Both Anna and Martha would eventually spend most of their time together. Martha would show Anna her work with reptilian DNA and her mission in solving illnesses with people, this caused Anna to have a great deal of admiration for her friend.

As she was returning to her home one evening, Anna fell victim to a horrible car accident where she was left in critical condition. During her time in the hospital Anna was practically on life support, Martha decided that the only way to save her friend from death was to inject the serum she had produced from reptilian DNA into her veins. Martha knew of the possible consequences that might occur, but she couldn't let her friend down and time was of the essence.

The serum proved to be of great use, as Anna healed almost completely overnight much to the complete and utter confusion of the hospital staff. Anna was discharged from the hospital and went about her normal life with great health. When she left work to return home, Anna was approached by a thug who threatened her life. This overwhelming fear triggered something inside Anna, and she underwent a painful transformation into a reptilian creature.

She chased down the petrified criminal and cornered him down an alleyway before brutally killing him, leaving the torn remains to be found. Anna would soon catch onto her ravenous deeds and began to blame this on the serum Martha had given her, she then began to resent Martha for ruining her life. Anna would then decide to use her new alter-ego to find and get revenge on Martha.

### *Martha/Liza Chapter Two*

Anna Horizon entered Martha's apartment complex before knocking on David's apartment door, she greeted him and wished to speak. Anna then interrogated the worried man on Martha's location but David had no response, she then transforms into Lacertia as a way to make David give her an answer.

Upon returning to her apartment complex, Martha decided to visit David to tell him about her recent circumstances but instead found him being held hostage by an excited Lacertia who was questioned by Martha. Lacertia decides to speak more at the old hidden lab that Martha used to operate in, and so the three travel there.

As they arrive in the secret lab, Lacertia suddenly attacks a sceptical Martha by grabbing her and throwing Martha into the ground. Lacertia then backhands David before threatening that Martha will feel the same pain that Anna felt. When Martha questions her on this, Lacertia instead wishes to speak with Liza. This causes Liza to fight for control due to being challenged and Martha ends up transforming, with Liza now face-to-face with the red Reptilioid.

When Lacertia mocks the fact that Liza still hisses in her voice, Liza rushes her and is immediately grabbed by the neck and accepts the fact that Liza would rather have a more "physical" talk. Liza uses this as an opportunity to strike Lacertia in the face which causes her to release her grip, Lacertia responds by using her tail to knock the green lizard down. Possessing the upper hand, Lacertia looms over Liza before David regains consciousness and picks up a cinder block and knocking Lacertia over the head with it, knocking her out.

Lacertia reverts back into Anna and is propped up into a chair where she soon wakes up to a shocked Martha, the two have a conversation in which Anna mentions how she resents Martha for giving her the serum and transforming her into a monster. Anna then drops the hint that others were affected by her serum too, which catches Martha's immediate curiosity. Anna then tells Martha about an island called Isla de Reptilia, and claims that many others similar to them live there.

Martha decides she needs to see this island, and so Anna drives her and David to a Sigma-owned air force base that she knows of and brings Lacertia out in order to threaten one of the guards into giving them their "most advanced jet". Lacertia also uses her intimidating attitude to acquire two Sigma pilots to fly this jet towards Isla de Reptilia under her directions. During the flight, Lacertia keeps Martha and David in the lower sector of the jet, she then calls out to David and orders him to come to her.

David climbs out of the lower levels and approaches Lacertia who's sitting on a couch, she then mockingly uses him as a footrest and jokes that she can see why Liza keeps him around. When Martha changes into Liza again, Lacertia senses this and suddenly digs her sharp toenail into David's shoulder before making her way to the backdoor of the jet and opening it after being notified that Isla de Reptilia is close.

Liza confronts Lacertia near the backdoor and the two get into a vicious scuffle, with Lacertia managing to overpower Liza and comments on how her blood tastes delicious. Liza manages to trip Lacertia over with her tail but the red lizard quickly regains control and drives her horns into Liza's shoulder which pins her to the wall, David then drops a chair on Lacertia from above which does little and only causes her to look up at him with an angry expression. With her opponent distracted, Liza tail-whips Lacertia and causes her to fall near the backdoor ramp.

Lacertia manages to grab onto Liza's tail and the two struggle in trying not to plummet, David offers help to Liza but this results in all three of them falling out of the jet and into the ocean below.

### *Natalie: Reloaded*

A Darkstar submarine discovers Anna's unconscious body floating nearby, they manage to acquire her before taking her inside the submarine where a Darkstar soldier takes Anna to the sleeping quarters where she is placed onto a bed. One soldier questions what the woman was doing out at sea, the other soldier suggests asking her when she wakes up.

As the one soldier is left alone with Anna, the woman suddenly wakes up and immediately covers herself from the nearby soldier who demands her to identify herself. When she does so, the soldier begins questioning her on why she was found unconscious in the middle of the ocean. Anna recalls an island and that she attempted to be a leader, but was rejected.

Suddenly, Anna becomes flirtatious with the soldier and reveals her body to him. Anna gets up from the bed and caresses the soldier's shoulders and expresses gratitude for rescuing her, she then begins to transform into Lacertia. Afterwards, Lacertia begins murdering the Darkstar soldiers aboard the submarine. During her rampage, she tells one of her victims her plan on getting back to Isla de Reptilia.

As the massacre continues, one surviving soldier manages to reach the control room of the submarine and sends a distress signal to Darkstar HQ before he too is brutally killed. The distress signal is picked up by Darkstar HQ, leading to Psychomaster tasking Natalie Norcio with entering the submarine and taking care of the perpetrator.

## Personality

In her earlier years Anne Horizon was an incredibly likable and headstrong lady who was respected by almost everyone within her profession, and she was always enthusiastic to lend a hand where needed. She valued her friendship with Martha Crawford, as she was the first real friend she had as they didn't speak strictly about business.

Some years after being injected with the infamous lizard serum, Anne's positive attitude deteriorated due to her resentment of Martha and hating her frequent transformations into an uncontrollable monster. Despite her hatred of Lacertia inside her mind, Anne would eventually give in to her new bad girl attitude.

Lacertia is a very snobby and uppity personality, always talking down to those she sees as weak and mostly holds her head up high whilst doing so. She possesses a fatale-like attitude, being able to come off as very seductive when she wants to be. Over time due to Anne's weakened will, Lacertia's personality would slowly bleed into Anne's own mind and influence it further.

## Powers & Abilities

### Horns

Lacertia's most dangerous weapon is a pair of horns located on her head, she mostly uses them to shamelessly gain the upper hand whenever she feels like it.

### Enhanced Strength

Being a reptile, Lacertia possesses immense strength.

### Enhanced Agility

Being a reptile, Lacertia possesses immense agility.

### Enhanced Durability

Being a reptile, Lacertia possesses immense durability, although she was fatally injured after being stabbed through her throat with her own horn.

### Enhanced Healing

Being a reptile, Lacertia possesses immense healing.

### Claws

Being a reptile, Lacertia possesses powerful claws that she uses to their full advantage in combat.

### Teeth

Being a reptile, Lacertia possesses powerful teeth that she uses to their full advantage in combat.