Kim Possible is… The Librarian
By mkusenagi2
The story concept © 5-19-2006
Kim Possible and other Disney characters
are © Disney Co.
I do not own the wonderful concept of
'The Librarian' Franchise. Dang it.
They stood before a tall case filled with classics…
Armed guards stood to their right and left…
'What have I got myself into?' Kim thought as they stood there. 'These guys remind me of Betty's Gorgon SpecOps units… but lots nastier.' "Uhhh… isn't this a bit… harsh for a few books?"
"Kim. There's a very good reason for this security. As you'll soon see." He turned to look her in the eye. "I'm Judson."
"Oh. Right. Thanks."
He turned towards the bookshelf before them and looked askance at Kim. "ahem. … 'If we shadows have offended, think but this and all is mended…'" Judson said with a smile.
"'That you have but slumbered here, whilst these visions did appear'" Kim replied as she scanned the shelves… and found what she was looking for. "'A Midsummer's Night Dream', one of my favorites!" she reached up and tugged the book out by the top of its spine…
It flipped down… then popped back!
A whir was heard as…
The bookcase slid into the wall and split open.
She saw an elevator with two interlocks sitting inside an enclosure.
Two more guards appeared inside the enclosure, stepped forward, and slid two keys into locks on opposite sides of the door…
A puzzled Kim looked at Judson. "Uh… Isn't this setup used by NORAD?"
"Of course." Judson smiled. "Where do you think they got the idea?" He nodded to the two guards.
They turned the keys simultaneously…
The elevator popped open…
It looked like your typical Govt issue underground elevator… complete with frosted Lexan corner panels.
They entered, with the guards flanking them.
Kim and Judson faced forward. The car dropped into the Earth. Bars of light sped by the Lexan… For some reason she couldn't fathom… she'd gone into Mission Mode… if only R…
The elevator came to a stop.
Judson placed his hand on a section of elevator wall next to the door. It lit.
The doors popped open.
They walked out…
A vista of Majesty and Mystery spread before her…
Items were arrayed before her…
The vista… was quietly magnificent for some reason… and extended as far as she could see…
Judson nodded to the guards, who promptly left.
Kim stood before it…
The Library… and was amazed.
"Welcome to The Library, Kim. You are the Steward of the Treasures you now see before you…"
Kim stared. "wow. Uh…who me? Wow." 'no way…'
She turned to Judson, who nodded. "Everything you see before you is real. Shall we?" he asked before walking down the steps.
Kim followed… entranced by what she saw before her in the display to her left… "Nice replica… of The Ark." Her hand rose to touch it.
"hrm. It…it's not a replica." Kim turned her head… eyes wide. She was in shock… from standing this close to… The Ark. Rather, THE ARK OF THE COVENANT. "It carries a High voltage… High enough to kill. In the old days they called it being 'Smote Down'." She jerked back as her hair began to gather a charge…
Judson smiled as she fussed with her hair. They walked further into the collection…
"This is… amazing…" she cried as they walked up to The Mona Lisa. Kim stared at Judson. "Y…you didn't think we'd let the original hang in The Louvre, did you?" he smiled. "Da Vinci was such a beatnik…" he openly smiled at her. "I liked your 3rd grade paper on his style versus Picasso…"
Despite herself Kim smiled. Judson walked further into the collection…
"ohhhmmm…" she heard to her left as she walked by a display. She looked at it… curiosity piqued.
On a red cushion sat a silver box… of intricate Grecian design… it grabbed her eyes and soul. She reached out and ran a finger along its surface…
She teased it open…
A face writhed inside… several… did. An angelic face came forward. Kim smiled… it lunged at her…
"slam." Her bugged eyes fell on Judson as the spell was broken. "T…this box was once given to a girl named Pandora." He quietly said. "She opened it… and evil ruled the Earth for a Thousand Years… It's best not to repeat that mistake."
"Uh yes Sir." She looked around… "This is… Impossible!"
"Kim may I see your Kimmunicator?" Judson asked. He held the item and pointed to it. "Impossible… cellphones… until recently… totally impossible… especially your Kimmunicator. You talk in here… and someone hears you over there… fifty years ago this would be a Library item…"
"Oh."
They resumed their tour. A sheepish Kim followed behind…
Sheepish until…
Two things popped up in a section of the Library.
She and Judson were having an animated discussion about the effect Science has on humanity when she saw two things…
A bin of Pan-Dimensional Vortex Inducers.
"We've been collecting these items from the World's governments for a while now." Judson smirked at Kim's uncomfortable memory.
She hurried by…
And almost ran into…
"Ah. I see you found it. The reason… you and Ron changed." Judson solemnly said.
She walked around it as he told the tale.
"When you, Ron, and Rufus went to that installation that day… you were exposed to this device's radiation… parts of your personalities were moved about… a delayed reaction set in later… one that enhanced what was already there… in both of you… permanently, and non-toxically." He said as he ran a hand over…
Project Phoebus.
"We confiscated it… a bit late." He added as a stunned Kim stared at him. "I'm sorry."
She was speechless.
Due to this machine… she and Ron were… had been unknowingly 'kicked up the ladder'…
Now she had an answer as to why she was different… why they were.
The World had believed Ron was a goof, and a fraud then because Rufus had covered for him.
Now she knew better.
"We'd hoped you were… positively affected…" he said, ignoring her bitter anger. "We… Uh… watched you for a while… just like we watch others with gifts… like Team Go… we only intervene when there's a problem…"
"Stewards." She said… sooo angrily.
"Yes. Shego and Drakken weren't a problem… The World has Team Possible. Drakken's no more. The World Court executed him. Shego's in custody of a sort… adjusted."
"Had. Had Team Possible."
"If you say so." He looked at her. "You were chosen because you are the best. You earned the right to be here."
"Ok. I'll let this go… for now." 'I HAVE changed… I should be kicking his ass like the old days… LOOK at me…' She peered at Judson. "You know. Ron."
"Trust me Kim. It's best if… w…when you find out on your own." He walked over to a bomb.
Fat Man.
"This is the original prototype."
Kim's eyes ran over it. Anger forgotten… Her blood ran cold. "We tried to delay things so we could get Japan to sue for peace… our emissaries were murdered… you know the end results." He walked up to another display.
It held two devices. A generator and a futuristic looking rifle… futuristic for the early 1900's…
Kim read the placard. "No WAY!" she cried as she picked up the rifle.
Then she shook. "Don't worry. It's powerless. Really."
"Tesla's Ray!" she said.
"Tunguska." He replied.
She gently placed it back in its cradle. A bit Green she was.
Judson sadly smiled at her.
"Kim… this section's The Library of Unknown Sciences. Just like you we've done our best to save the World. Several times in the past we've had to save it from those who did… or didn't mean well."
"I… see."
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They walked into another section…
They walked by the Golden Fleece…
The Goose That Lay Golden Eggs…
King Midas…
And others…
Such as The Unicorn…
And…
A Serpent was twined about a branch… hanging over an apple.
It had two bites.
"Is that…?" Kim asked.
"Oh. That's just an apple I left there today." Judson grabbed and bit the apple before setting it back on the cushion.
"Oh." She said losing interest and moving on. The Apple healed…
Kim's eyes lit up as they fell on another item!
Before them stood a sword in stone.
She spun toward Judson. "IS it?"
"Yes. Try it."
Kim walked up to Excalibur, placed her hand on the hilt, and backed off.
"I'm NOT worthy." She thought about what she'd seen as she walked away from the Sword. "This place IS the coolest! Wait 'til I tell MoAH!" Excalibur had flown to her throat.
"It's true that your Mother has a high clearance… Yet… you can't tell anyone about this… only The Librarians know about this place and its secrets. You'll like Kim… Really." This last said to Excalibur.
The Sword backed off, hovered, then slid itself into the Stone.
Kim didn't know how… but it was watching her.
And Waiting.
TBC