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 V

6-25-2004
Project Pegasus'
Infirmary
Sheila Goble's
Room
2000 hrs

Fantomex

A name that strikes terror in criminal mutants everywhere…

"When you try to kill someone you should come FULLY prepared." The Avenger said as he rose from the bed and slapped Fantomex across the room.

"…"

"Oh… a quiet one are we? You have nothing to say? Where's your friend E.V.A.?"

Still nothing.

"SMACK!" "I can do this all day…"

"How?" Fantomex replied.

"Your powers of 'misdirection' and telepathy don't work on me… I'm not an average human… and I wore a vest… though I don't need one… can't have stray rounds flying about an infirmary." the Avenger said as they kicked him in the ribs.

'I MUST escape… before the others find me… and free him from my control!' 'Fantomex' thought.

"What's weird is that you look and sound like him… but don't act or really move like him. Soooo… WHO ARE YOU?" the Avenger said.

'Fantomex' rose from the floor and squared off against the Avenger.

'Amazing!' the Avenger thought as they linked with Kim, 'Skuld.'

"Go ahead."

'It's him… but it isn't… he's being 'ridden'… What do you want to do?'

"Let him escape… we're in position."

"Copy."

"You're free to go."

"What!"

"The halls are clear… you're free to go." 'Not!'

Fantomex left the infirmary and ran through Pegasus' deserted halls to Hangar 2.

Which was clean! All of the craft had been moved.

The lights went out…

And flashed on to reveal…

Kim Possible, Shego, Iron Man, Captain America, Sgt. Major Dobbs, and The Avenger surrounding him!

Team Possible and The Avengers had Arrived!

"Oh, By The Way… If you're wondering…" The Avenger said as they morphed into their true form, "The name's Jocasta… nice to meet you."

"!" 'Fantomex' thought.

"Cap… may I?" Kim asked.

"Go Ahead."

"AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!"

The battle was joined.

---

6-25-2004
Project Pegasus
C3I Bridge
The Ready Room
2005 hrs

Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Charles Xavier, William III, Major Steve Barkin, the Colonels Stoppable, and Team Go were gathered in the Ready Room in full kit, awaiting orders from Col. Danvers.

"Alright people, as Capt. Possible would say… Here's the sitch. HYDRA's got a backup plan to get their assassin out of here. It's OUR job to make sure that plan DOESN'T HAPPEN. So here's your orders:

Charles will stay here and use his talents

Team Go and Commander Grimm will watch the Prison complex

Dr. Richards and Maj. Barkin will watch the Power complex

The Cols Stoppable, Prince William, and I will rove the complex with the Guardsmen."

"I want Fantomex ALIVE people, Capt. Possible's agent stated that he's being 'ridden'. HYDRA WILL try to kill him if they can since he can tell us some of their secrets. Check your Links and GO."

---

In a Split Second…

Shego shielded Kim and her teammates with a plasma blast…

Fantomex pressed a stud on his belt, shot some rounds off at Kim's head, cartwheeled up the wall and flipped over the heroes' heads…

Cap Roared "SCATTER!" as Fantomex began to move, and ducked and rolled after him…

Jocasta gave chase while using her eyebeams, scanning him, and projecting her matrix into him to slow him down or possess him… and met RESISTANCE!

Iron Man ascended above them and cut him off with a blast from his repulsors…

"Are you ok… Kim?" Shego asked.

"Yeah." 'Just shook up. You?'

'Peachy. Iron Man and I'll even the odds a bit. Hang on.'

Shego flew after Fantomex and rammed into him.

"That's NOT Cool… Oh Yeah… We've got a Habitual Line Crosser here Boys and Girls… Here! Let me help ya with those nasty old guns of yours…" "RIPPP!" Shego tore his gun harness away, tossed it to Iron Man, and hit Fantomex' head SO HARD that his skull, ceramics and implants fractured. "Here ya go Shellhead… MELT 'EM!"

Iron Man did so.

Cap and Iron Man helped Shego bracket Fantomex and rained blows upon him.

Kim linked with Col. Danvers.

"Ma'am, we're gonna need the heavy hitters soon. It's just like you thought, he's got some kind of backup. Fantomex just activated a remote of some kind."

"Copy. Are you ok, need any reinforcements?"

"No… we're fine." 'Aside from getting shot at that is.'

"Copy, Binary out."

---

Meanwhile in the mesa's depths below the Pegasus levels…

"RRRRUUUMMMBLLLEEE!"

A quake was started by a monstrosity.

An abombination (NOT HIM.) shook itself awake and walked out of the DEEP caverns and made its way to the exterior of the mesa.

---

A C3I tech on the bridge of the station sent out an alert.

"ALL PERSONNEL THIS IS NOT A DRILL! A HOSTILE IS ENROUTE TO BREACH THE BASE! BATTLESTATIONS PEOPLE!"

"You heard the man people Lock and Load!" Major 'Bulldog' Barkin barked to the SHIELD techs on duty in the Power Room.

---

Meanwhile in the Physics Lab…

"Hmmm. I guess we'll have to wait this one out 'til Kimmie and her friends get this sorted. Reminds me of the times Slim and I had to sit with Dad in the base shelter while Mom fought the Serpent Society or some such. Ah, the good old days." James Possible said.

Anne Looked at her husband with a Gleam in her eye…

"Y'know Hon there are a few things that are different…"

"Oh?"

"MMMHMM."

"Uh… Like what?"

"I'll show you."

And she did.

---

The battle wasn't going well for 'Fantomex'…

He managed to throw a flashbang at Cap and tried to leap away from Shego, Iron Man, and Cap to no avail. Iron Man and Shego's visors polarized to blunt the flash and Cap rolled away from the device.

Shego snagged his leg as he leaped and used a variation of Monkey Grasps The Peach to grapple his leg and slam him into the deck.

Finally he was subdued. Iron Man and Shego placed him in custody after Shego broke his legs.

'Ms. Possible!'

'Ron?'

'No. This is Charles Xavier… I'm a telepath, but that's not important. Who's holding Fantomex now?' Xavier asked.

'Iron Man and Shego, Sir.' Kim replied.

'Good. Jocasta is right. I've been able to scan through his cracked psi shields and discovered Fantomex has been possessed by an entity called John Sublime, which is a bacterial consciousness…'

'Hold on Sir… Sheila!'

'Yeah? Kinda busy here… what's up?'

'Biowar protocols NOW! He's possessed by a sentient bacterial colony that's called John Sublime.'

'No problem… got it covered.' Shego thought while she told Iron Man the news, 'Now it makes sense… Sublime hates my plasma. Bastard tried to pull me into his Eugenics bullshit a couple of years ago. He took my way of saying NO personally.' Shego powered up her plasma and waited.

A bubbling green mass oozed out of Fantomex' eyes and hit the floor…

'GREEN! WHY IS IT ALWAYS GREEN?' Sheila and Kim echoed.

"PLOPPP!"

"HA! GOTCHA NOW BASTARD! FRY!" Shego threw a plasma volley at the villain.

The mass that was John Sublime rolled around the floor and avoided Shego's blasts.

"That means the survivin' members of The World are the source of our leaks in the Security Council." The Director said over the link. "I'll get someone on it… you guys better get ready 'cause that duty tech didn't lie, somethin' HUGE is climbin' the mesa towards yer position."

"Yes Sir." 'Great!' Kim. "I NEED MEDICS WITH A TRIPLE LUMEN MULTI SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTIC KIT HERE! STAT PEOPLE!" Kim Roared over the link.

"Hold still ya LITTLE FUCK! POISON ME WILLYA! TRY TO KILL MY PODS… OH YOU'RE GONNA PAY!" Shego screamed as she chased the blob around the hangar.

A gadget flew from Iron Man's belt and snared Sublime in a stasis field.

"What'd you do that for! I was having some FUN with the little shit!" Shego cried.

"The MISSION?"

"ok… sorry."

Jocasta picked up Fantomex and carried him over to the hall door as the medics came in with a stretcher. As she lay him down he came out of trance and placed something in her hand…

"… th… thanks… block… memory… recorded EVERYTHING I could… Sorry…" Fantomex lapsed back into trance.

---

A HUGE humanoid shaped monstrosity climbed the side of the mesa towards Hangar 2. Its goal was the destruction of Pegasus and everyone within.

---

"What is it, how big, and how far is it from the hangar?" Binary asked her duty techs as she and every person she could find ran towards said hangar.

"It's at least 20' tall Ma'am… It looks like a cross between a Sleeper, one of the Leader's droids, and Dr. Richards old android Awesome Andy." a tech said.

'I'm picking up thought patterns from it now Carol… its sole mission is the death of us all.' Charles said.

"MA'AM IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR!" the tech yelled.

---

Meanwhile at Hangar 2…

"BAM! BAM! BAM!"

"MA'AM IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR!"

"Gee Ya Think?" Shego replied.

"Iron Man! Grab Sublime and…" Kim shouted.

"RIIPPP SQQQQUEEAALL UUUNNNRRRHH! BAM!" the hangar doors were rent as the gray skinned android broke through, entered the facility, and…

"FFZZZAK! SPLUTCH!" stepped on the stasis unit.

"Splutch! That's a Bad Thing isn't it?" Shego asked Iron Man.

"No." Kim replied, "It's worse, look!"

The android turned green, formed a mouth and visor, looked at Shego and said, "Eugenics is NOT bullshit!"

"Crap!" Shego.

"You HAD to make him mad… DIDN'T YA?" Kim.

End Part V