The Trinity Sitch – Book 1: They Say Everyone Has a Twin
Chapter 14
What was happening?
One moment Neil had been in a room with his otherworldly counterpart, a tiny object being pressed into his hand.
"Close your eyes and relax your mind. Let everything slip away. Worries, fears, none of that matters at this moment. Those are concerns for another time. If it helps, think of your minds eye like a television with no signal, the screen filled with snow."
Neil knew about meditating. The old Master his mother had taken him to see in Japan had taught him the skill, along with the fighting skills she insisted he master at a very young age. He almost chuckled when Jimmy suggested the very same technique he had always used.
The object in his hand grew warm, but did not burn. The sensation spread from his hand, encompassing his whole body. He could no longer sense the cold floor where he sat cross-legged. He did not have the sensation of floated yet he was no longer where he had been before.
He opened his eyes.
He stood with two other indistinct figures in an open field. Wind whipped around them, stirring the tall grass, howling toward the distant mountains, causing the trees bracketing the open space to bend. Nearby a dirt road wound out of the woods, ending at a triangular stone monument covered in strange writing.
The wind was strong, yet they did not move.
He turned to face the wind. A voice filled his head, somehow carried on that wind, somehow heard in his mind.
YOU WERE BORN OF TWO WORLDS – BORN TO SAVE BOTH OF THEM boomed the voice.
YOU WERE BORN TO BE THE TRINITY – BORN TO BE THE HAND, THE SWORD, AND THE HEART. YOU ARE THE AVATARS.
The wind stopped. He turned to look once more at the others, but they were gone. He was alone. Looking down at his clenched fist, he noticed a faint aura of purple light surrounding it.
Then everything changed.
Neil Argus was back in Drakken's old lair. In his hand was a gold ring, the small stone set in it pulsing with violet light.
Something in him had changed. No, it wasn't a change, it was an awakening!
Now they were ready!
Hours had gone by. Shego was bleary-eyed after all the time staring at the screen. She abandoned the bunk quickly in favor of a fixed monitor at the main weapons-system operator's station once her arms tired of holding the data pad. She still didn't know whether to be enthralled or enraged.
Did I always look so sour? She thought.
Still, somewhere deep down inside she was pleased with her portrayal…that and the fact her boss was coming off as the world's biggest ignoramus. She learned quickly to scan through the chapters looking for flashes of a certain shade of bright green. She found she cared little about the chapters detailing Kimmie's exploits against other opponents – still, she found herself in almost half of the short videos.
She watched all of those twice, very carefully. IT was clear pretty quickly whoever made these knew who Drakken was…but she was certain, even with the chapter where Aviarius stole hers and her brother's powers they never called her anything other than "Shego."
They didn't know!
YES!
Her silent gloat was interrupted by a blip on the tactical display. The ship knew the contact wasn't a normal 21st century aircraft, partly by the way it moved and partly by the specific signal the drive gave off. It was closing rapidly on their position.
She got out her comm unit. "Hey, Doc D, we're about to have company!"
"Good!" His gravelly voice came back over the speaker. "It's about time for a field test!"
The Trinity soared above the craggy mountains. A combination of her gravitational field generators and her Ion Lock-In drive kept her aloft, despite the lack of any kind of wings. Vectored thrust steered her in the absence of rudders and elevators.
The forward ramp extended, opening toward the back of the yacht instead of the front as normal. Seven shapes stood there, protected from the rush of air by the inverted ramp. They stood there a moment until it locked into place.
One by one, they leaped into the air. The first to go extended arms and legs, allowing the others to catch up in freefall. In moments all seven of them were in formation. The tucked their arms to their sides, increasing their speed.
Seven bullets in blue and white battle suits streaked toward the Earth.
Metallic wings extended from their backs. Five rocket engines and two ion drives flared to life, leveling out their flight. Ahead of them gaped the cavern entrance. They slowed, finally coming to graceful light right at the mouth of the cave.
Well, it would have been graceful if Ron hadn't tripped on a loose stone and face-planted!
There, waiting for them were Drakken and Shego! The Valkyrie was right behind them, her engines idling and her main hatch open and ready.
"KIM POSSIBLE!" Drakken bellowed.
"You think by now you wouldn't be surprised we'd found you." She taunted.
"HAH! This time, Kimberly Anne, a little bird told me you were coming and THIS TIME I'M READY FOR YOU!"
"So, Kim Possible thinks she's the 'Magnificent Seven'" Shego said, surveying the white-clad team advancing on them. Green fire flared around her fists.
"Give it up, Doctor Drakken. We've got you outnumbered seven to two!" Ron shouted
"Oh, I don't think so." He countered, his voice sounding almost sweet.
In the dark depths of the cave came a scraping sound. The sound quickly became several sounds. The clicking and whirring of servos could be heard.
Then the eyes started lighting up.
They were red, hovering there in the darkness. About a dozen pairs could be seen advancing on them. Finally, those in the forefront stepped out into the light.
They were robots! Their form mimicked that of a slender woman, the body painted black, the hair bright yellow. The arms and legs were left a natural metal color. They advanced in a stiff-legged gait that was not quite human.
"Bebes!" Kim growled.
"Oh, no, not those things again!" Ron screamed.
"No! Not Bebes!" Drakken said with an evil smile. "This time I made sure I would be in complete control. I didn't give them any human personality this time to create the programming conflict my original creations developed. This time they act individually, so hitting them with an ultra-sonic disturbance will not defeat them…
…and this time – they are PACKIN'!"
With that all twelve of the Bebe-like robots extended their right arms. The metal glowed, then flowed outwards, taking on a new shape. Where their hands had been, there was now a yellow lensed projector. Then something around their heads changed. They were all now wearing helmets with swept back eagle wings. Drakken was laughing maniacally.
"Soon I will have enough and an army of my new creation will march across this world, this time they will not be stopped by simply destroying the signal! Each and every one of them has a control signal generator built directly into them! Destroy that and another takes it's place!"
The twelve extended their weapon arms, all of which started glowing yellow.
"NOW PREPARE TO MEET YOUR DOOM AT THE HANDS OF MY…VALKRYOR!"
Kim Possible and all related characters © Disney. All Intergalax Characters © Nelson Binch
A/N Revised 2-26-06