Kim Possible and Street Hawk: Confrontation p 13
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Gassing the Parents and Thunderbirds to the Rescue
At Command Center, Norman is soldering wires to a new component for the super-cycle when Kim arrives in the Expedition with her parents. To his relief, they're both blindfolded and he asks her what's going on.
She replies, "I brought them here so they can have their memories wiped clean by you, Norman. It was painful for me the first time out. I can't stand the thought of gassing them again. So therefore, I'm asking if you could gas them for me, please. Will you please gas my parents, Norman?"
Norman nods and replies, "Sure thing, Kim. You better go join the others. They're just outside Go City. Here are the coordinates." Kim smiles and thanks Norman before she leaves Command Center. After she leaves, Norman removes the blindfolds and says, "Mr. and Mrs. Possible, I can't begin to tell you how nice it is to see you again. I am Norman Tuttle."
James asks, "Have we met before? I would have remembered it if we had."
"Not in this case, sir. Not with the memory wipe gas we have here in Command Center. Your daughter and son-in-law used the gas on you once before, as well as his parents."
Amanda asks, "Why? Why go to all that trouble?"
"They told you who they were once before, at the triplets' first birthday party. That night, they used memory wipe gas on you so you won't be living in fear for your lives. If anyone unsavory learned of your connection to them, they could very well go after them through you."
"The night Kimmie and Ron came home. The Stoppables and we were standing outside. When they got us inside, they told us that Ron was Street Hawk. Of course, we didn't believe a word of it, given the circumstances. So we just laughed it off. But it was all true." James' eyes shed tears as he recounted the events of that night.
Amanda's curiosity is peaked and she asks, "The hydro-mode on the cycle, it was real as well?"
"Oh yeah. It was real and it even worked."
She then asks, "What was your intent from the start, Norman? I mean, what prompted you to build such fabulous machines?"
Norman smiles and replies, "It's my dream to have a Street Hawk in every Police Garage. The first time out was with a Police Motorcycle Officer. He was reassigned to Public Relations after having been injured. Surprisingly enough, Ron's injury was just like his. In any case, he didn't survive the year. He was killed in a missile impact. Then I found Ron through an interesting source, a classmate of his."
He then guides over to the exercise room and seals them in. Once it's sealed, he says, "Just so you know, your daughter and son-in-law are two of the finest people I ever met. They have your well-being first in their minds. That's why they didn't tell you about themselves."
James says, "Norman, I hope your dream comes true. But what are you going to do with the other vehicles you guys use?"
"We'll work something out." With that, Norman turns the handle on the gas, causing James and Amanda Possible to lose consciousness and slump forward, asleep. The sleepiness being one of the side effects from the gas, given that the mind will lose five hours of memory, so there has to be a compensation for it.
On Tracy Island, Scott and Monique are discussing the Thunderbirds past missions when the alert goes off. Jeff comes into the room along with Brains and switches over to Command and Control Center. As the room converts, the screens come on line and John gives his report.
"Following on a hunch you had, Dad, I tracked the tremors. It's a cave, just outside of Go City. Team Go is in Alaska right now, dealing with looters from the riots up there. A villain they went up against must have used this opportunity to rob the Middleton Bank and took a hostage. Street Hawk and his crew are after him right now. But they have hit a stalemate. They can't see the guy anywhere. He's gone underground. You'll need the Mole for this one."
Jeff nods and says, "F.A.B., John. We're on it. Thunderbirds are go!" With that, they head for the hangars and prepare for transport. Lonnie, Connie, Fermat and Joss go with Virgil and Gordon on Thunderbird 2 after loading the Mole while Monique, Scott, Alan and Tintin go in Thunderbird 1 with Jeff.
Upon launching, they set course for Go City, knowing full well that lives are on the line. But how many, they cannot even begin to count. This prompts Monique to start second-guessing herself. Scott sees this and gently nudges her.
She looks over at him with worried eyes and he says, "Don't second-guess yourself, Monique. My first time out, I lost people too. Things happen and there's no way to avoid it, at all." Monique nods softly and puts her head in Scott's shoulder, prompting him to gently chuckle and snuggle with her. Surprisingly enough, it calms her down.
Scott looks over at Monique on his shoulder and smiles warmly at her, thinking, 'Monique, you'll make an excellent Thunderbird. You care very deeply for other people, you value human life and you even grieve those you don't know.' With that thought, he settles in for the duration of the flight toward Go City.