Cestus Dea
By mkusenagi2
The story concept © 4-18-2006
Nick Fury and other Marvel characters
are © Marvel Comics.
Kim Possible and other
Disney characters are
© Disney Co.
Prolog
A Gathering of Ravens
January 26, 1945
The Brzezinka Forest
near the Zasole suburb of
Oswiecim, Poland
10 miles Northwest of
Auschwitz II
0230 hrs
"I know you guys would like ta wait 'til the Russians get here, but we've got our orders. We're crashin' this party an' we're gonna shut down HYDRA's operations here." said Sgt. Nick Fury to his unit the 1st Attack Squad aka The Howling Commandos.
Sgt. Nicholas Joseph Fury: A guy from Hell's Kitchen… following in his father's footsteps… a recipient of Berthold Sternberg's Infinity Formula… A man with a personal grudge against ALL things Nazi.
Corporal Thaddeus Aloysius Cadwallander "Dum Dum" Dugan: former circus strongman. A redheaded, mustachioed bear of a man… with a conscience.
Private Gabriel Jones: a black man from Harlem, NY that wanted 'to do his part'.
Private Robert "Rebel" Ralston: a Sur'n boy that liked a good scrap.
Private Dino Manelli; a dark rogue of a smooth-talker from 'Little Italy'.
Private Isadore "Izzy" Cohen: A 'good' Jewish guy from the Bronx.
Private Percival "Pinky" Pinkerton: a bespectacled, beret wearing British soldier and decent chap. SOE… Special Operations Executive.
Private Eric Koenig: for his own reasons… a defector from Nazi Germany's Wermacht.
The men grumbled 'til Fury and Dum Dum gave 'em that Look…
Eventually they managed to make their way through the forest…
Into the Zasole suburb…
And watched the Gates of Hell…
"Sir," Pvt. Eric Koenig whispered, "this is a place of great evil… and is one of the reasons I left the Nazi Wehrmacht." He finished as they watched the target from the forest. A man on a bicycle calmly rode by as the guards victimized those within…
The hair rose on the back of their necks as they watched civilians go about their day to day routine…
'How can ya do this?' Nick thought as they smelled… it. 'It's bad enough that I've been ordered to only focus on stoppin' Hydra's goons here… gotta do somethin' ta help…' A staff car drove up to the personnel gate…
A flash of crimson was seen in the back…
Rage burned in Fury's soul. His jaw set.
"C'mon." Dum Dum whispered as they began to fade away… 'Don't do it Nick…'
'Another time Ratzi…' Nick vowed…
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6-23-2007
1200 hrs
Present Day
"Begin the Operation…"
From random warehouses and buildings in…
Washington D.C. 1200 hrs 6-23-2007
To Maggia owned waterfront properties throughout…
New York, NY 1200 hrs 6-23-2007
To the docks of…
Hong Kong, 1200 hrs 6-23-2007
To the Limehouse district of…
London, England, 1200 hrs 6-23-2007
To the Go City Museum of Science and Industry and the Go Tower in…
Go City, CA, 1200 hrs 6-23-2007
To the worldwide holdings of Roxxon Oil…
And other points around the world… were being raided by agents dressed in black cowled, Kelly Green combat suits pouring out of stealthed VTOL transports. Chopin's Funeral March could be heard as they performed their grim tasks. After the complexes were stripped clean, the sites were leveled with plasma charges. Those that were taken prisoner soon learned new meanings for the word 'terror'…
6-23-2007…
Condor 1 SHIELD Helicarrier
currently hovering
over New York, NY
1200 hrs
"What the hell's goin' on people?!" roared Nick Fury on the bridge of the SHIELD Helicarrier, "Somethin' nasty's goin' down boys and girls, find out what the hell it is pronto! I want to know who's runnin' around drillin' these splinter cells from THEM, AIM, HYDRA, The Secret Empire and these other groups before we do, and I WANT TO KNOW YESTERDAY!"
"Sir, the attack on Manhattan Island seems to be centered on the southwestern Manhattan docks from 12th Ave. and W. 22nd St. to 10th Ave. and Bank St." said a C3I tech working the Board.
"Col. Fury, we're receiving reports that another attack is occurring at random locations in 'The District'. We've been asked to render assistance immediately!" stated another tech.
"Where the HELL ARE the Avengers and the FF?" Fury cried.
"They're on deep space missions Nick," said Col. Thaddeus 'Dum Dum' Dugan, "We don't know when they'll be back…"
'Great,' thought Fury, "MOVE US INTO POSITION 10 MILES FROM THE WARZONE, I NEED EVERY AVAILABLE VTOL DISPATCHED TO THE DISTRICT AND THE MANHATTAN WATERFRONT NOW!"
"Sir! I'm receiving a Priority A1 burst transmission from Go Tower," stated another C3I tech, "the transmission's got an 'Eyes Only' cipher!"
'Sheila!' Fury thought.
"Nick what's the problem? Whoever's doing this could be an ally or it could be a Government op," Dum Dum said as he sifted through the data at his station.
"The 'problem' Dum Dum, is that there AREN'T any ops scheduled against these guys yet except ours, and whoever's doin' this could be a new player," growled Fury. 'It's him…' "I'll take that transmission in my Ready Room and I want SatRecon on Go Tower…"
The SHIELD Ready Room…
1215 hrs
Nick ran over to his station in the ready room, entered his codes and heard a woman's voice through the static, "SKKTTZZ… ick… KKTZTZ… tac…ZZZTZZKK… nerve… as… SKKTTZZTTTea… TZKK… Go Down… SSZXXXKKKTZZ… Help… Pulsar…"
"Where's my Damn SatRecon feed?!" Nick yelled over the comm.
"Sorry sir, we just got the link up… Holy…" said the tech over the com as… Go Tower disappeared in a flash of light.
"What the HELL was that soldier?" Fury asked.
"Sir, we just received data from the satellite that shows a high yield plasma bomb was set off inside Go Tower… No survivors…"
'They got 'er!' thought Fury, 'If these guys can take down someone as tough as Pulsar then we've got a SERIOUS problem… don't worry Darlin'… they'll pay…'
Fury re-entered the bridge 5 minutes later…
"Sir," said a technician, "we've got visuals on the Manhattan zone and we're picking up a strange transmission from the enemy troops!"
"What is it?" asked Fury.
"It sounds like music sir… I know this sounds strange but its Chopin's Funeral March!"
'It's him!' thought Fury, 'How…'
"Put the pics on screen, I wanna see 'em," growled Fury. Several troopers in Kelly Green stealth suits with black masks were seen running to and fro on the docks herding AIM technicians onto VTOL transports while other troopers were looting the buildings.
"Col. Fury sir, the first units are on site… sir they're taking a beating… the enemy's using plasma weaponry!"
"Tell 'em to pull back an' shell 'em, also tell 'em to keep the civvies away from the firefight as best they can." Fury said.
With a high whine turbines were revved up on the enemy transports in preparation for takeoff.
"Tell those men to get out of there NOW," roared Fury, "they're gonna slag the area!"
"RETREAT, RETREAT, RETREAT," yelled the Board techs into their mikes, "The Director has stated that ALL TROOPS ARE TO RETREAT! THE AREA IS GOING TO BE BOMBED BY THE ENEMY… I REPEAT…"
FLASH!!! There was a humungous roar that could be heard through the superstructure of the helicarrier as the plasma charges went off on the docks.
"…"
"How badly were we hit people?" Fury quietly said.
"Sir, we've acquired 20 percent casualties from flash burns… for starters…"
"Col. Fury sir," shouted a tech from the Lab division, "the bomb spectra indicates that the bombs used were based on stolen Stark International designs… some sort of mining charge!"
"Ladies and Gents we're at Defcon 1 until further notice. All SHIELD bases, helicarriers, and field operatives worldwide are on full alert. We're goin' ta war people!"
"Dum Dum, yer in charge until I get back," said Fury, "I'm gonna get us some help on this one, looks like we're gonna need it!"
A dark look passed over Dum Dum's face. "Them? Nick… they're… she's… Ron's…"
"I know. But if I don't tell 'em then she'll go off half cocked… an' as powerful as they are… even with their high trainin' an' powers… against him… it won't be enough." Anger/sorrow sat in his face. "We've kept 'er out of that part of the loop long enough."
"Right." Dugan said. 'Poor kids…'
TBC