The Rook III: Vendetta

By mkusenagi2

The story concept © 6-28-2006
All Marvel characters are © Marvel Comics.
Kim Possible and other Disney characters
are © Disney Co.

Part III

6-25-2004
Project Pegasus
C3I Bridge
The Ready Room
1827 hrs

Ben Grimm, The Specialist, Col. Danvers, Wade Load; a distraught Sheila Goble and Kim Possible walked into the Ready Room.

"I'm glad you could make it agents. Please take a seat." Col. Danvers said with a smile.

'What the HELL'S WRONG WITH HER? RON COULD BE DEAD AND SHE'S SMILING!' Kim thought.

"Before we go any further I will remind you that everything said here is Classified to the level of Canoe and if repeated outside these walls before this op is completed will be considered an act of Treason punishable by Death." Col. Danvers said.

"…" 'BITCH!'

"Have you got it?" The Col. said as she turned to Wade.

"Yes Ma'am… the signal's loud and clear…" Wade.

"Are you SURE the enemy CAN'T trace the signal?" she asked.

'?' Kim and Sheila.

"Yes Ma'am. I created a biochip based technology that uses quantum linking to transmit data… the enemy CAN'T trace it." Wade replied.

"Good."

"Pardon me Ma'am…" The Specialist said.

"Yes?"

"I'm under orders to deliver a verbal message to Mr. Load… from The Director." he said as he unstrapped his sidearm.

'What the HELL is he DOING?' Kim seethed.

"Go ahead."

"Capt. Possible in my capacity as The Director's Personal Agent I'm ordering you to Stand Down… that's an ORDER!" he said as he pulled out his sidearm.

The emotional temperature in the room dropped WAY below Absolute Zero.

"Yes Sir." 'WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?'

Sheila smirked.

"The Director wants you to understand something RIGHT NOW son. If you try to hack the datacore again I have orders to tap you between the eyes. Understand?" he said as he pointed the flechette pistol at Wade's head.

"…"

"CLICK… Safety's off Kid."

"…" 'SHIT! He's gonna DO IT!'

"…"

"yes sir…" Wade said.

"WADE!" Kim yelled.

"Sorry Kim… I… uh…"

"Mr. Load was caught by The Director snooping around the personnel files… as he tried to gain access to one in particular…"

Kim GLARE. 'What the HELL…'

"The Director's."

Sheila Cheshire.

"The ONLY reason I haven't shot ya is 'cause you're a good friend of Capt. Possible's."

"…"

"The Director DOES have a proposition for ya… if you're interested."

"Sir?" 'I'll NEVER do this again to SHIELD's system's… I SWEAR!'

"We need your skills to hack what's left of the HYDRA datanet and try to find out who's causin' these problems for us… If ya CAN do it… we'll forget about this incident."

"YES SIR!"

"Don't feel bad Junior, he's rolled over my toes too." Sheila said to Wade.

"Now that's out of the way, tell us what you've discovered Wade."

"Uhh Yes Ma'am, the Rook's chip is in Madripoor. It was in the Lowtown area around Legayen Bay at 1035 hrs today and has been moving around that area since … I used the chip to Ping the area and picked up an Adamantium signature… close to him… but I don't know who it is."

"That's Col. Howlett… he's got some 'bone implants' from a 'war' wound." Sheila said.

"Oh. Well I've received reports from friends in the area that a guy named Patch and a guy called The Kid… that claims to be Zorpox' 'evil brother' are running around there… that's our guys I'm thinking."

"Good." Danvers.

"Wait…" Emerald Fury, "You KNEW Ron was alive… and DIDN'T TELL US… WHY?"

"The way we figure it, the guys have decided to take the fight to the enemy by faking their death… The Director decided to file the reports of their being MIA/KIA so they won't be hunted as rogues AND it'll give us a chance to find out who's leaking intel to HYDRA."

"yes Ma'am… sorry." Emerald Apology.

"Kid… I know this is new to ya but ya gotta trust us… the fate of the World IS at stake here… ya GOTTA put yer personal feelin's aside… 'til the mission's over." Ben said as he placed a hand on Kim's shoulder.

"Yes Sir."

Sheila squeezed her hand under the table.

"Ma'am, I asked several of the Avenger's to provide security support since we know there's a contract on Agent Goble… Have you heard when they'll get here?"

Col. Danvers, Wade, Ben, and The Specialist looked up as two persons entered the room through the door behind Kim and Sheila.

"Sorry we're late," Iron Man said, "We had to stop by Stark International to collect a package for Agent Goble courtesy of Mr. Stark."

"So what'd we miss?" asked Captain America.

"!" Kim. 'Wow… in the flesh… CAP!'

---

6-25-2004
The Principality
of Madripoor
Lowtown
Legayen Bay
Docks
1038 hrs

"YOU! HERE!" cried Monkey Fist.

Ron took a slow drag off his cigar butt and blew smoke into Fist's face.

"Sorry, you've got me mixed up with someone else… name's The Kid… Zorpox' Evil Brother… we're twins…"

"…"

"…"

""

'ZORPOX' TWIN BROTHER! HERE?' Thought the patrons in the bar before they dove through any exit they could find.

"You fool… AGGHHH!" went Fist as Ron spat the butt into his hand and SHOVED it into Fist's left eye.

"BAM!" Ron slugged Fist's jaw and knocked him into several tables.

"That's what you get for disturbin' me durin' my cigar time… Now I'm going to show ya how I feel about ya period." 'I'm gonna have some fun with this!'

---

"It's good to see you Patch… how may I help?" Jin Gang asked.

"I'm lookin' for HER."

"You mean your ex."

"Yeah."

"She fell in with a REALLY BAD crowd… they thought about approaching me… but they soon learned the error of their ways. They'll be back however since I'm a threat to their plans because I can't be bought OR corrupted."

"…"

"CRASH!"

"Sorry about this… I'll be right back."

"Not a problem. I was looking forward to meeting your new partner."

"…"

---

"You're nothing more than a shadow Stoppable. You were lucky Pretender; the new powers you have are NO match for my skills." Fist said as he faced off against Ron.

"You're right Fist… I WAS a Pretender… I fooled myself into believing your BS SO much that I THOUGHT and PRETENDED I was helpless… that ends TODAY!"

'When you fight the Monkey you must cut him off.' Shang had told Ron during their sessions.

'The animal that does this best is the Dragon. The monkey tries to make his prey laugh… once the prey's guard goes down he pounces and bites them in the ass!' Ron thought as he squared off against Fist.

Fist leaped forward and attacked with Walk On His Hands and kicked with his left foot.

Ron went into Green Dragon Turns Its Head and smacked Fist's incoming foot away from his head, and kicked him in the bowels with Green Dragon Stretches Its Claws.

"Oooff!" Fist grunted. 'How?'

"Problem Monty old chap?" Ron coolly said in a mockery of Fist's accent as he settled back into Green Dragon Turns Its Head. 'Just relax like Shang said… and let him come to me.'

'In soft boxing, we view the attacker as being out of control… or insane. Our duty is to prevent him from hurting us or others by giving Them the appropriate gift to make them sit down.'

"You were lucky… your skills are NO match for mine!" Fist roared as he charged Ron and led with Monkey Spins Sideways In Air and tried to hit him with The Nimble Monkey Castwheels…

And was caught by Ron as he walked the Circle, grabbed Fist with Lion Rolls The Ball, and slammed him into the floor shoulders first.

Fist tumbled and rolled up into Look Around With An Armful of Peaches and lunged at Ron with a right Monkey Claw.

Ron stepped around the lunge and captured his right arm with Phoenix Spreads Its Wings, leaped up into his trunk and kicked/stepped down into Fist's pelvis while he flipped his arms over Fist's right elbow causing it to… separate.

"CRACK! UNNNGh!"

Ron backflipped away and caught Monty in the jaw with his feet.

"Ya like that? I call that 'twist' at the end that got your elbow and pelvis, Green Dragon Masticates Its Prey." Ron said as he walked the Dragon's Circle.

'This ends today… I'll have to use the Adamantium Kris I bought to end the boy's life… then the Mystical Monkey Power will be MINE!' Fist thought as he drew the dagger from his wrist sheath.

"Dude… whatever you're thinking of doing… don't." Ron said.

"Today you DIE Ron Stoppable and the Mark shall be mine!"

"Beside you dude!"

"HA! You expect me to fall for that old tri…"

"BAM!" An internally mailed fist slammed into Fist's jaw hard enough to drop him like a sack of wet cement and shook every bone in his body.

"I can't leave ya alone for 5 minutes without some crap startin' can I?" Logan said.

"What… I didn't!"

"C'mon… Let me do the talkin'." 'The Kid did ok!'

"ok." 'Yes! Wait 'til I tell the girls about this! Thanks Shang.'

---

6-25-2004
Project Pegasus
C3I Bridge
The Ready Room
1845 hrs

"We need to recap the original purpose for this base, the design upgrades, and why we moved it." Col Danvers said as she activated the table's holodisplay.

"Firstly, Pegasus was created by the President to study alternative sources of energy and how certain beings manifest their powers."

"Secondly people, Pegasus is a fusion of the Vault/Raft/Lang Memorial Penitentiary aka The Anthill containment philosophies, technologies, and procedures. We've redesigned the base and it's infrastructure to accommodate these needs."

"We use Dr. Pym's shrinking technologies on those prisoners that are susceptible to them and either place them in an Adamantium microcell or in stasis. The other inmates are placed in storage using stasis cages or special containment options. The Juggernaut for example was placed in a dimension that saps his powers by Dr. Strange since nothing else worked to our or the Juggernaut's satisfaction."

"?" Kim.

"To safely house the supervillains we've captured required moving Pegasus to a remote location. After surveying several locations it was decided by the powers that be to house the base in the largest Hulkbuster Base in the Southwest. The Ironic thing about this site is that the Leader, and then the Hulk used it as their lair during the early '90s."

Kim raised her hand.

"Go ahead Captain." Col. Danvers said.

"Uhhh… pardon me Ma'am… was the site thoroughly checked for traps? I understand the Leader was notorious for protecting his bases." Kim asked.

"Yes it was cleared… by the Fantastic Four… SHIELD shortly came in later and vetted the site to their own satisfaction."

"Oh."

"The problem we have now people is that there IS a mole in the base… Wade picked up a transmission in a new HYDRA cipher that we've only partially cracked. The attempt WILL BE MADE TODAY. We don't know when or how, so stay sharp people!" The Specialist said.

"Capt. Possible!" he barked.

"SIR!"

"We're leaving ALL security arrangements in your hands… we figure the less we know the better. That should give us the edge we need."

"Yes Sir!"

---

6-25-2004
Project Pegasus
Armory
1915 hrs

Kim, Sheila, Cap, and Iron Man entered the Armory, walked over to Rabbi Katz and Rufus and watched them calibrate… a piece of equipment that rested inside a coffin sized armored crate.

"?" Sheila and Kim thought as they watched.

"Ok… I'll bite…" Sheila asked Iron Man, "What is it?"

"Mr. Stark thought you'd like this 'little' item. Since you lost your powers but still retain your ninja skills he dreamed up this item for you. It's his way of saying thanks… for being there and listening when he needed help with his 'problem'… Are you guys ready?"

"?" Kim thought.

"Uh huh." Rufus.

"Ready." Rabbi K.

They stepped back from the crate as it popped open to reveal a suit of lightweight armor in green and black motif just like Sheila's Shego suit.

"The armor is powered by a reactor that uses a Go meteor crystal as the fuel element. It's designed to move freely so you can use your fighting skills, this part of the design was accomplished by using nanotech based Stark Flowmetal™ technology."

"WOW!" Sheila.

"Mr. Stark adapted his repulsor technology so it fires plasma bolts and pulsars just like you did before…"

Sheila got a Gleam in her eye.

"Can I try it on?"

"Of course, just step forward, the armor will do the rest."

Sheila stepped forward and let the armor flow onto her body while Iron Man continued to brief her.

"The armor has sensors that will adjust the fit with a mere thought… there's a force field unit built into the suit, and the cowl will adjust so you can sample the whole EM and sonic range. Mr. Stark built stealth features and bootjets into the suit so you can fly into areas undetected. An onboard AI will aid you in missions and will help you get out of scrapes by working with your capabilities. The comlink is full suite. The suit has a crush depth of 5 Km and is spaceworthy. The life system's range is 4 hours maximum. At full power you should be able to work at Class 100 tonnage for three minutes before shutdown. Normal mode is at Class 80."

"I Like!" 'Wait till Ron sees this!'

"Oh! One more thing, the suit's Flowmetal will allow you to experiment with several design styles and color schemes. You can also turn the cowl into a mask that operates separate from the armor and it has a FULL lifetime warranty."

"Spankin'!" Kim said, "How's it feel?"

"Like one of Henri's creations… Say… Stark didn't talk to him did he?"

"Uhhh… yeah… he needed to get your measurements." Iron Man said as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Thanks guys… for the adjustments."

"S'ok." Rufus chirped.

"It's the least I could do for someone that's helped Ronald grow. It's nice to see I haven't lost my electrical engineering skills yet." Rabbi K replied.

"Iron Man and I decided we'd help you learn how to use the suit while Kim finishes setting up the trap with the other Avenger that came with us." Cap said.

"Sweet!"

"Oh yeah Sheila… I forgot to tell you guys that a new SHIELD recruit volunteered to work with you on combat tactics just in case we run into something gorchy." Kim said.

"Works for me! Who is it?" Shego said.

"Me." said Sergeant Major Cleotus Dobbs as he waked in wearing Guardsman Heavy Armor.

"Oh No." 'Oh Please NO!'

End Part III

(C3I stands for Command, Communications, Counter Intelligence, and Intelligence.)