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 IV

6-26-2004
The Principality
of Madripoor
Lowtown
Legayen Bay
Docks
1150 hrs

Logan and Jin Gang were talking to each other while Ron pondered Doom's riddle as he looked at Kim and Sheila's pictures in her locket…

"The cure is simple… an energy surge… but she'll never do it… Drakken has my notes…" 'What does it mean? Energy surge… energy surge… !'

'Let's see if this works… gotta feel like I did when… … … Sheila!' Ron slid into The Realm.

Sheila appeared soon thereafter…

"…" '!' 'Ron?' Sheila. 'Are you guys ok? We miss you!'

'Yeah… I figured I'd try to talk to you like this… guess its permanent… do you know what this means? "The cure is simple… an energy surge… but she'll never do it…"'

"…" 'Yeah.' Sheila.

'And?' Ron. 'She's shielding her thoughts… Why?'

'He's right Hon I WON'T do it… I don't NEED to… Stark designed a suit of armor for me that duplicates my powers and then some… Look!' she showed him the suit and its capabilities.

'!'

'I know you mean well… but maybe it's best if I just let it lay… most of the time I had those powers I misused them…'

'…'

'I promised myself that I'd help you no matter what… and I intend to keep it… Drakken's gonna pay for what he did to you… this is what I see when I look at you…' Ron showed her the Emerald Huntress of his dreams.

'THAT'S what you see… in ME?'

'Yeah. You can't lie to me… I KNOW you miss having your powers… and I WON'T stop until you get them back… Besides we need to get that poison out of you inert or not… It could do something WORSE to you down the road… Besides…'

'Yes?'

'I LOVE YOU AND I WON'T FAIL YOU OR KIM… EVER… don't give up… 'cause… I WON'T!'

'…'

'Ok… I've gotta get back to work here… a friend of yours is trying to kick me into shape…

'Friend… Who?'

'Tell ya later… LOVE YA HON… ALWAYS!'

'Love you too… ALWAYS. Tell Kim we're ok.'

'I will.'

"…"

"So what's it like working with my brother Patch." Jin Gang asked

"Uh… it's pretty cool… he's like KP but more relaxed… I like how he's got nothin' to prove… It's pretty cool seeing that the stories The Director told me about him are true."

"Oh?"

"Yeah… he's a true hero… Honorable… Looks out for his friends… stuff like that."

Jin Gang smiled at Patch.

"What're YOU smilin' at… quit it or I'll wipe that smirk off yer face."

"…"

"Uh, how did you two meet Sir?"

"He saved me when I needed help dealing with my 'abilities' during the Vietnam War… helped me hide from the Weapon X program until I could fend for myself, and became my brother by doing so. Years later I helped him when he lost a friend close to him and fell… one of the Xmen… it worked out… eventually… we were mistaken about her death. We've been helping each other and folks that cross our path ever since that time in Vietnam."

"Oh. Uh… you're a mutant?" Ron said. 'Man am I lame or what? No Duh!'

Patch frowned.

"Yes. I'm immortal… among other things." 'He's a good man… the World needs him… we're blessed to have him with us… ESPECIALLY now… the hidden part of the Prophecy will be fulfilled!'

"Sorry Dude… just askin'."

"That's quite alright… the man you seek was in Madripoor but he fled to an island in the South China Sea that's a known haven for pirates. A friend of mine told me that the pirates fled the island… No one believed the stories they told about a blue skinned demon and a green demoness that shot fire from her hands."

'Drakken… and a Clone of Shego?' Ron and Patch thought.

"You'll find him at these coordinates." Jin said as he passed a map to Ron.

"Thanks, Bro." Patch said.

"No problem. Patch you need to talk to the Yellow Claw's niece to find out what the fortifications are… she's moody about your being here… but you should have no problem fighting her champion."

"Moody?" Ron asked.

"She's upset about somethin' I did…" Patch replied.

"Oh."

"You're welcome to use my lodgings upstairs to rest until you're ready. You should find everything you need there for your 'pest control' needs." Jin said as he slid an ekey across the table to Patch.

"Thank You Sir. If you EVER need…" Ron started to say.

"Think nothing of it… it's good to see Patch working with a hero such as yourself… Thank You for coming here… it was an honor and privilege to be of service…"

'HERO!' Ron thought.

Patch and Ron rose from the table and made their way to the rear of the bar.

"Oh, two more things Ron…" Jin said.

"Yes Sir?" 'How'd he know my name?' Ron thought as he looked the question at Patch who promptly shook his head.

"Shang says hello for one. The other thing is that you were RIGHT to tell your beloved that she deserves another chance at using her powers for the RIGHT reasons… don't worry it'll be fine… she'll realize how fortunate she is to have you…"

"Uh… thanks Sir." Ron Looked at Patch.

"He does this ALL the time… I've learned ya better listen or you'll get your ass hammered…"

---

6-25-2004
Project Pegasus
Practice Room
1920 hrs

'That's weird… Ron just talked to me from The Realm… across TIME! Oh well… gotta get back to work or Opie's gonna kick my sorry ass.' Shego thought as Sgt. Maj. Dobbs tried to tag her with blasts from his Guardsman suit while they flew over the practice floor.

Cap and Iron Man looked on.

"Get It In Geah Shego… I AIN'T GOT ALL DAY!" he said as he flew at her full tilt using his bootjets.

'BASTARD! HE'S STILL MAD ABOUT THE NEUTRONALIZER INCIDENT!'

"Cap, Iron Man I think she needs MOTIVATIN'. Care to join in?"

"Sure." Cap said as he and Iron Man joined the fray.

"BAM, WHANGG!"

'SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!' Shego thought as she was hit by Cap's shield and a bolt from Iron Man's chest beam and fell toward the floor.

"WHOOSH!" "Gotcha!" went Iron Man as he dove and caught her.

"Take 5." Dobbs said.

"I need to talk to you for a minute Son." Cap said.

'Crap!' Dobbs thought.

Iron Man checked Shego's suit while he talked to her.

"You know it's like dancing when you get the hang of it. Why aren't you using the suit?" Iron Man asked.

"I'm trying… it's just so different…" Shego said.

"You need to relax… and just let it work for you. The AI's designed to work with your brain's patterns… What was it like when you got the hang of using your powers?" Iron Man countered.

"Uh… Kinda like great sex…"

"…"

"Then you need to think of something or SOMEONE that you'd like to BE with. Besides you're NOT acting like the cocky woman that slapped a drunk awake while he was laying in the gutter, KEPT HIM FROM BEING RUN OVER IN SAID GUTTER, and helped him get back on the wagon 'so he wouldn't kill his FUCKING STUPID ASS OVER SOME DUMB BITCH BY DRINKING HIMSELF TO DEATH WHEN HE HAD LIFE BY THE BALLS!' and taught him how to respect himself again by showing him what matters!"

"YOU! OHMIGOD! YOU'RE…"

"Yes I am… I only tell folks that have PROVEN themselves to be good friends… this armor was designed with you in mind… I threw a lot of surprises into this baby… It's pretty tough, the coating's diamond hard… like you. Here's a hint, think of Ron and do your best…" Stark said as he stared into her eyes through their faceplates.

"ok."

While Stark was talking to Shego, Cap ran a few things by Dobbs.

"You're ticked at her… why?" Cap asked.

"Uh… well…" Dobbs fumbled.

"She's working hard to turn over a new leaf, give her a break."

"Sir, I…" 'Man I'm getting chewed by Cap…'

"What do you think of the Avengers son?"

"Sir?" 'What's this got to do with anything?'

"What do you think of the Avengers?"

"They're the greatest… EVER… Sir."

"Have you followed our history at all?"

"Uh yes sir." 'SHIT!'

"So you know our ranks have members that WERE criminals that went straight." Cap said as he LOOKED at Dobbs.

"yes sir." 'Crap!'

"You know I fought alongside the Swordsman… he betrayed us… left our ranks… helped us from time to time… and gave his life to save the universe, the woman he loved, and his teammates from Kang the Conqueror…"

"…"

"What do you think of Major Stoppable, Sgt. Major Dobbs?" Cap said as he changed the subject.

"He's a GREAT… uh MAN Sir! Why do you ask?" Dobbs replied. 'Huh?'

"Do you think he's honest?"

"Yes Sir."

"Brave?"

"Yes Sir."

"Courageous?"

"Yes Sir!" Dobbs said as he thought about Ron's courage during the Neutronalizer Affair.

"So's his uncle… Hawkeye… He was a petty thief… now he's one of the greatest heroes I've ever worked with… and a greater friend."

"!" 'Hawkeye's Ron's UNCLE?'

"Ron's a GREAT soldier, Dobbs. One Day he might become an Avenger because of one tiny thing."

"What's that Sir?" a puzzled Dobbs asked.

"As terrified as he is of fighting villains he's more afraid of something else." Cap said.

"Sir?"

"Failing his friends by not living up to his own standard… Being the best person he can in the face of adversity."

"I understand Sir."

"Good. Keep that item about Ron's uncle under your hat… I only entrust secrets like this to people that Iron Man and I feel will be future Avengers."

"YES SIR!" a shocked Sgt. Major Dobbs exclaimed.

"We're ready over here Iron Man." Cap said.

"So are we."

"Let's try this again shall we?" Captain America said.

---

Meanwhile in the Project Pegasus Physics lab…

Kim, the Drs Possible, and the other Avenger that was disguised as a crew cut Specialist were sifting through the SHIELD datacore to figure out who the assassin was before they struck.

"So you think it's someone that's already here?" James Possible asked his daughter.

"Yeah. It's the only thing that makes sense… it has to be someone that's either asked a LOT of, or ZERO questions about her condition… someone with enough skills to kill Shego outright under the worst conditions or the best that they could set up… Ron and Col. Howlett aren't here because they went… after Drakken, Sheila's powerless except for her Ninpo, I don't have any superpowers, and they're not afraid of Team Go. Which means…"

"We're looking for a person with a high clearance that has a HIGH index when it comes to bravado and gutsy tactics… someone that's tangled with a quite a few superpowered beings and is respected enough to walk the halls here without suspicion." Anne chimed.

"Yes."

"Plus they're connected to or are someone that fears Shego's powers because they would kill them outright if they fought her… someone that just returned in the past few days and will be leaving soon. That's why they're willing to make an attempt today." The Avenger said.

"Works for me." Kim quipped.

"So why are we using a terminal in the Physics Lab?" James asked.

"The Director and Wade figure if we run a 'diagnostic series' from this location that it'll just be looked at as a systems test and ignored by our assassin." Kim said.

"That's where I come in." the Avenger said as he opened a panel in his arm and plugged in. "My skills are such that I can sift through the data."

"…" Several seconds went by…

"I have it. We need to hurry! I've sent a copy of the records I've found to The Director and to your link. Shego needs to be hidden. I'll go to her room and get ready." He said.

"Kimmie…" Anne said.

"I will Mom… you and Dad need to put the Lab on lockdown." she said as she hugged them.

Kim and the Avenger left.

---

6-26-2004
The Principality
of Madripoor
Lowtown
Legayen Bay
Docks
Jin Gang's
Haven
1230 hrs

Ron Stoppable was having a fevered dream about Kim AND Sheila dying until…

He woke up in The Realm and screamed…

'KIM!'

'WHAT? … Ron?' Kim replied as she saw them in The Realm.

'How?' she asked.

'It's a gift we got from The Essence… I think.' Ron replied. 'Kim… Doom said Sheila CAN get her powers back through an energy surge, he also said she wouldn't do it. I talked to her earlier today through the Realm and she REFUSED to do it… I think it has to do with Team Go… something happened that caused her to walk away from them… I think it has to do with Hego… he acted out with Patch…'

'Patch?' she asked.

'Logan… Col. Howlett… and he growled at me too…'

'I'll do what I can Hon… HEY! You talked to Sheila?'

'Yeah… She said she was in the middle of practice and told me she'd let you know I talked to her…'

'Yeah. She's crosstraining with Cleotus Dobbs… from the Brain Switch Sitch… he's a Sgt Major now with SHIELD…"

'Coolio!'

'…'

'Oh… Uh Kim…'

'Yeah Hon?'

'I LOVE YOU Kim… and I MISS YOU!' Ron 'hugged' Kim and began to SHARE with her!

Until…

'Hon I LOVE YOU TOO… but you need to KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!'

'Yes Ma'am.' Hound Dog's Eyes.

'What are you doing?'

'Nothing.'

'stop it.'

'Stop What?'

'y'know… that thing you're doing with your… eyes.'

'Not until you KISS me.'

'RON!'

'A guy can only go so far without a kiss from the gal he loves… please?' Chocolate Hound Dog's Eyes.

'…' 'ok.'

Yin met Yang and went to the Preheavenly State of Being…

After they came down to 'Earth'…

'I've gotta go,' Kim said, 'We've found the assassin… we think. It's…' Kim 'sent' it to Ron.

'Are you SURE?'

'Yeah.'

'Go get 'em!'

'I will.'

'…' 'I LOVE YOU!' they chimed.

'Jinx you owe ME a soda!'

'AWWWW MAAAANNN… Booyah Denied.'

---

6-25-2004
Project Pegasus
Practice Room
1930 hrs

An Armored Huntress laughed in delight as she Danced in the Heavens with the Gods and threw Thunderbolts at her 'foes'!

Sgt. Major Dobbs popped a Gatling micro cannon from his right shoulder and fired ablative rounds designed to penetrate her plasma shield at Shego, while Cap and Iron Man tried to bring her down using their own skills.

"Beep Beep Bedeep!" went the comlink inside Shego's armor.

"Time! Go ahead." Shego said as she caught Cap's shield, blocked Iron Man's assault with it, deflected Dobbs rounds with her shields, and took a break.

"Shego, we've found the assassin. The Trap's set get ready!" Kim.

"Copy."

"Ok guys. The Princess came through. We need to take our seats and enjoy the show."

---

Project Pegasus'
Infirmary
Sheila Goble's
Room
2000 hrs

A person walked into Sheila's room, looked at her sleeping form, raised a silenced pistol and shot her.

She was tapped twice in the heart.

The assassin moved over to her bed to make sure… reached for her pulse with his left hand… and had the hand grabbed and crushed before they were thrown across the room!

Lights came on and revealed the assassin was…

Fantomex.

End Part IV