Kim Possible and Street Hawk: Unfinished Business p 4
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Jesse's Message and Norman Heads Out
Later that night, back in Hawaii, Ron's eyes open, yet it's not Ron behind the eyes. The eyes see the beautiful redhead sleeping facing him and the face smiles in approval. Moving gently as to not disturb her, Ron's body gets out of bed and the eyes look around the room. The eyes then see a tape recorder and the face smiles even wider.
Ron's hand then picks up the tape recorder and a finger presses the record button. Ron's mouth then moves, speaking into the recorder. This goes on for fifteen minutes until the same finger hits the stop button, flips the tape over and records again, stops it and flips it over again.
He then repositions the recorder and slips back into bed with the sleeping redhead. Before the eyes close again, they take one more look at her face and the face they are connected to nods in saying good night and the eyes then close.
The next morning, Ron wakes up, strangely refreshed. He then sees the tape recorder is closer than it was the previous night. He gets out of bed, goes over to the tape recorder, sits down and rewinds the tape. When it's rewound, he hits the play button.
"Good morning, Ron Stoppable. I'm sure you don't know me, but I know you. We share a common mantle. Street Hawk. That's right, this is your predecessor, Jesse Mach. So far, I'm pleased with the work you've done and all you've accomplished long before your injury. I congratulate you on your marriage to Kim Possible and your children. When I opened your eyes while you slept, I made sure your subconscious didn't record it. The dream you had wasn't exactly a dream, it was a memory. My memory recorded the event just before I died. Now, before you think you're my reincarnation, don't worry, you're not. My soul just entered your body because of our unique circumstances. On to important matters. Norman has decided to go on the warpath. My killers are out of Prison now because of some weasel Lawyer. I hate to do this to you and Kim, but it's imperative you both return to Middleton pronto. I'm worried he may bite off more than he can chew, Ron. If Kim doesn't believe you, play this tape. By the way, Kim, you have a good man. Next time you have some kids, please name one after Ron and one after me. Street Hawk may not have been intended to be a family business, but you and Ron have brave and valiant souls. That said, thank you for being brave in saving the world. And it is a big. A very big big. This is Jesse Mach signing off and I'll be watching over you all. By the way, tell Josh Mankey, or rather Monkey, that if he doesn't stop pestering you, you will not be responsible for your actions toward him. That's all I can safely say. On the other side is a message for Norman should you reach him in time. His ears only."
Ron hits the stop button and rewinds the tape, readying it to play for Kim. He then hears Kim stirring and sighs, thinking, 'KP is so going to kill me.' He turns around and sees Kim sitting up on the bed, her green eyes soft and warm, a smile on her face. She then gets up from the bed and walks over to him. She sits down and pats his hand with hers.
She then says, "Play it again, Ron. If Norman's in danger, then we need to cut our trip short. We can always come back here another time, but Norman is not easy to come across very often." Ron nods and hits the play button again, allowing Kim to hear Jesse's message to the both of them.
When it's all done, Kim and Ron get ready to head back to the mainland. Kim remembers the phone she had unplugged the previous night and plugs it back in while Ron makes transportation arrangements back to Middleton and duty. Duty as Street and Sand Hawk.
Back in Middleton, Norman writes a note and leaves it on Jane's table. He had spent the night there and slept on the couch, clearly agonized about what he has to do. He takes one more look around and nods as he walks quietly out the door. He gets into his pick-up and drives to the air field where Sky Base is quartered. He opens the door and goes into the plane and heads for the weapons hold. He picks out a .223 caliber M-4 carbine with 40mm M-203 grenade launcher attached to it, a .357 magnum Desert Eagle and a Mossberg 50012 gauge shotgun. He returns to the pick-up and loads the weapons into the bed, goes back into the plane to gather the ammunition and magazineshe'll need, takes it to the pick-up and puts it with the weapons. He then covers them and closes the door on Sky Base. He pats Sky Base on the nose and nods.
He walks away from the plane and gets into the pick-up and starts driving, saying, "Kim, Ron, Bonnie, please forgive me for what I'm about to do. But I have a score to settle. It's the only way I know to keep Ron safe from those psychopaths that killed Jesse." As he drives, he feels himself full of purpose and very scared.
At Jane's house, Jane wakes up and goes downstairs, hoping Norman was still about so she can talk to him some more about his friend. But she doesn't see him asleep on the couch. Instead, she sees a piece of paper on the table. Fearing it's bad news, she sits down to read it. What she reads alarms her.
'Jane, first off, it's not you. You see, I've been holding something back and I figured I should tell you in this fashion in case I don't survive what I'm about to do. Remember when Felix was injured and you had help rebuilding it? I was one of the re-builders. If anyone is to ask about me, tell them nothing. It's my fight and I don't want them to suffer my pain over seeing someone they know and care about lose their life. Life may be precious to people like you and me, but to others, life is manure. The people I'm going after fall into the latter category. That said, I'm glad I had the chance to know and help you. Warmest regards, Norman Tuttle, Federal engineer for Project Street Hawk.'
Jane starts sobbing, saying, "No, it can't happen. Norman, I need you. You're the best thing to happen to me since my husband died. Even when I didn't know it was you that night." She then remembers that Tara King had contacted Street Hawk through Kim. She goes to the phone and dials Tara's number, hoping she'll be in.