The Rook: Part II

By mkusenagi2

The story concept © 6-20-2006
All Marvel characters are © Marvel Comics.
Kim Possible and other Disney characters
are © Disney Co.

"The Rook, or Castle, is next in power to the Queen" -- Howard Staunton, 1847.

6-12-04
The Czech branch of
Stane International
Lab Specimen Storage
Warehouse
2015 hrs

"CLACK… HUMMMM" due to the vibrations from the ensuing battle one of the pocket sized Synthesizers popped out of Ron's bag, slid across the floor, activated itself, and projected a glowing vortex that sucked the duffel out of his hands and his hanbo from its sheath into its glowing violet maw.

"What did you do?" Shego hissed.

"Wha… I didn't… crap… ALL of my stuff got sucked into the Synthesizer… AAAWWWW MAAANNN!" Ron said as he realized his hanbo was gone.

While the battle raged the Synthesizer hopped around on the floor while it combined the items that it had swallowed…

"I… Don't Like this!" Shego said as she watched the unit.

'Hmmm. Must be bigger on the inside… No wonder Doom's here… He created the mini Synthesizers!' Ron thought.

The unit stopped … moving… opened… and spat out Ron's hanbo.

"!"

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While the battle raged a WILD process was occurring inside the active Synthesizer. Ron was correct in thinking it was 'dimensionally bent'. Doom was unable to crack all the miniaturization secrets in the Soviet Synthesizer so he built 2 large units, placed them in synthetic pocket universes and linked them to an 'anchor', the unit in 4d space that we see.

The items in Ron's bag (the Uru metal sample, a Hindu mace made of an unknown Iron alloy, a vial of Hanuman's blood, and the hanbo) were sucked into the true Synthesizer and were fused together to forge a NEW version of an ancient living weapon Far more powerful than the Lotus Blade: The Vajramukti Mace of Hanuman.

A weapon that could shatter worlds or other things…

When it was complete it was spat out looking like Ron's hanbo, while the Synthesizer in the pocket universe imploded from the strain of forging this 'item'.

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Which leads us back to the present…

"Ok… Fine… so how do we get them and us out of here?"

"Leave that to me…" Ron whispered as he picked up his hanbo.

Now Ron didn't know any of this of course when he picked it up. He thought it was his regular hanbo except that he felt a tingle in his body.

"Wait," she hissed as he reached for it, "it could be HOT!"

'! … ? … Cool! Just like in the comics… I HOPE!' he thought as he picked it up.

"WAIT!" Shego hissed.

"CLAP, CLAP, CLAP!"

"VERY, entertaining gentlemen," said a mellow treacly voice.

"Show yourself!" Doom demanded.

"Very well… I will!" a tall masked man in green strode forward and removed his mask to reveal…

'OH SHIT! HE'S ALIVE!' Shego thought, 'WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE!'

"Who's the bald dude talking to Doom and Red?" Ron whispered.

"That's the leader of HYDRA, Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker…"

"One of the Beasts of Auschwitz?" Ron growled.

"Yes… among other things… Ron we HAVE to get out of here… KEEP YOUR HEAD… This is 'PRIME' intel!"

"Ok… stay here." Ron leaned over and kissed Sheila Goble. (Tongues!)

"Wow… What are you going to… do?!" she whispered as he put Rufus on her shoulder, "It better not be anything stupid… I… Love You Too…"

"Yeah… it's pretty stupid… which is why I'm not telling you… Rufus KILL ANYONE THAT TRIES TO HURT HER UNDERSTAND?"

Rufus nodded yes.

"Good… If this works… then you'll be my backup… if it doesn't… make sure 'The Director' gets that intel, this BASTARD has to be stopped!"

"Wait!" Sheila grabbed Ron and gave him the kiss he'd ALWAYS dreamed of… and squeezed a vital piece of… hardware… "You better NOT die on us!" she hissed, "Or we'll kill you!"

"WE?!"

"Yeah, me and 'The Princess'!"

Ron vanished into the shadows… and crept up a stack of crates that overlooked the standoff below.

"So the rumors I heard about you're being alive are true." Doom said.

"Yes."

"Why would you need MY Synthesizers, for some nefarious scheme? Or is this some paltry internal squabble within the ranks of HYDRA?"

"Actually, this was an elaborate ruse to 'recruit' you my dear Dr. We wish to use your Amazing intellect to help us with several 'problems'."

"And the Russian?"

"He's been a thorn in my side for… a while… we plan on displaying him as a 'Trophy' among other… things."

"Omega Red… Unnhggh… will NOT SUBMIT to the likes of you… because of YOU I'm a pariah… YOU AND YOUR DAMNED DEATH'S HEAD 'SPORE'…"

"Be still!" Doom said to Arkady, "And if WE deign to refuse?" 'Arkady I'm using my helm to speak to you via your Carbonadium implants… Be ready!'

"My dear Dr. what are you going to do? My troops are BETTER trained than any other on the planet! Even now we are placing ourselves to strike at the very symbol of hope… when it is time we WILL destroy the WORLD'S HEART… Join us or be our Lackey… The Choice is yours…"

"Victor Von Doom is MANY things…" THE Doom Glare, "But a LACKEY or a TRAITOR to my Soul… NEVER!"

"Very well… incapacitate them…"

"NOW!" was chorused by five different warriors.

Ron Stoppable: the everyman that wants to help his friends and strives to understand his enemies…

Victor Von Doom: honorable scholar/warrior, would be world dictator and nobleman…

Omega Red: an outcast among mutants and humans alike…

Shego aka Sheila Goble so called 'former hero', Agent of SHIELD…

Rufus: a humble little molerat that just wants to hang with his friends, get petted, and

eat cheese…

These 5 would make a stand against HYDRA and Baron Strucker!

Ok… 3, 2, 1 Let's Jam!

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Meanwhile in Yamanouchi, Japan…

"Sensei, why are you… glowing…" asked Iyori his best student.

"Summon Hirotaka… tell him that he's to prepare for a trip." 'It has begun… the 'Hidden Part' of The Prophecy… is coming to pass!'

"Yes Sensei."

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A whirlwind named Ron Stoppable landed amongst the ranks of HYDRA troopers and flared with a semi-mystical shield of energy…

Shego and Rufus launched their attack as only they could…

Doom and Omega Red lashed their captors from within using concussion blasters and Carbonadium tentacles respectively…

And Baron Strucker was fighting for his very life because…

All of them were striving to cut off the snake's head and burn it!

Ron was a blur as he ran, leapt and barreled through the HYDRA troopers letting his hanbo guide him to those men that would cause the MOST problems during battle. As he flowed through and around the troopers massed in front of him, Shego and Rufus sniped the most heavily armed troopers from various covered positions in the warehouse.

"Fire in the Hole!" Shego yelled as she threw another Pulsar and began thrashing the troopers as only she could.

"Doom, Red cover!" yelled Ron as he leapt 20' above the warehouse floor and started blasting troopers with the bo.

'How's he doing that?' Shego thought, 'Princess can't leap that high without a windup… and the Bo!'

"Omega, we have to break the serpent's back, go after Strucker by splitting the troops protecting him," Doom said, "Stripling…"

"The name's Ron… Ron Stoppable… Not stripling… and I've got your back Doom… I'll cut them off at the source!" and with that Ron blasted a hole in the wall with the hanbo and attacked the massed troops outside. 'The ONLY way there's this many troops around is due to a stealth transport… or several… OH GREAT THEY'VE GOT ARMORED TROOPS OUT HERE!'

"Shego! I'm gonna take out the transports… looks like there's 5 out here… howyadoin?"

"Fine so far… I haven't had this much fun since fighting Princess… You?"

"S'ok… S'alright…"

Meanwhile…

Doom used his powered armor to crush and maim his foes…

Rufus used his blaster with deadly accuracy by sniping the troops that dared to aim at Shego while she ripped through ANY that got in her way as she went after Strucker.

Omega Red cartwheeled into Strucker's bodyguards and proceeded to break any who stood in his way.

"There are only five of them you fools… we outnumber them 30 to 1…"

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'Gotta crush their spirit.' Ron thought as he brawled with the HYDRA troopers outside the complex. 'I think I'll do what I do best… break something!'

'Let's see… don't know how I'm doing this but…' Ron extended the bo until it punched a hole through the assault craft's fuel tanks. 'Let's try a zig-zag…'

The bo writhed like a thing possessed and lashed through troopers and assault craft alike until the surrounding area was littered with dead, wounded, and wreckage.

"BOOYAH!"

Ron's eyes were glowing an eldritch blue as he bounded back to the warehouse…

To find Strucker and what remained of his henchmen cornered within…

"Surrender Foul Demon!" he roared, "Or be broken by the Might of Hanuman, Shiva's General!" 'Uh… Where'd that come from?'

"You can't win Ron Stoppable… We are HYDRA! Cut off a head and two will take its place… Farewell…" Strucker threw a flashbang at Ron, Shego and the others and simultaneously hit a stud on his belt creating a gate that he and his troops escaped through.

Shego shielded her eyes and saw a trooper aim at Ron as the gate closed. She leaped into the line of fire…

Ron heard, "Nooo!" "CRACK!" "Unnhh!"

Shego fell in front of Ron… wounded by the round that was meant for him.

"Shego!" Ron and Rufus chorused as they went to her side. Doom and Omega Red looked on…

Ron gently placed his arm around her shoulders and cradled her in his arms… and silently wept…

Her strong supple hand gently caressed his cheek, held the back of his neck and pulled his face to hers…

"Hey… don't cry… mutated remember… hurts like a Bitch… but I've been hit worse… watch…"

Ron saw her wound expel the round and seal itself shut.

"I thought I was the only one allowed to do… stupid things!" Ron wept as he hugged her to him.

"Is it stupid to protect someone that brings out the best in you just by being there?" Shego said.

"I'm sorry…"

"Ron…

"I should've protected you better…"

"Ron…"

"I…"

"DAMMIT RON! LET ME UP! I'm ok!"

"Tovarich… she will be fine… I, Arkady can assure you of this…" Omega Red said as he placed a hand on Ron's shoulder.

'OH SHIT! RON'S GONNA KILL HIM!' Shego thought.

"Sheila are you sure you're alright?" Ron Quietly asked.

"Yes, but…"

"Good!"

Ron stood and slowly turned to face Omega Red.

"Uh… Whats' your name again dude?"

"Arkady. Why?"

"Did you ever fight a Brit… What's his name… guy stood up to you… got skragged… knew Shego…"

'Shit! Shit! Shit!' she thought.

"Ah you mean Jenkins… truly a worthy foe… only Wolverine surpassed him!"

"Ron…"

Ron walked over to Shego and gave her the Serious Face.

"ok…" she said.

"So dude, how do you know Shego?" Ron asked as he got within range…

"She tried to steal an item from a base I was guarding… I caught her and punished her as was my right… why d…"

"BAM!" Ron moved so fast that it looked like he had twitched! Arkady flew headfirst into the wall!

"See… I heard that you Dissed her…"

"BAM! CRACK!" Ron broke his jaw.

"And where I come from…"

"BAM!" The right knee was stove in.

"You don't DO THAT TO A LADY… PERIOD!"

"KRACK!" The left side of Arkady's ribcage went next!

'It's true then… the stripling has the Mark of Hanuman' Doom thought during the battle, 'He'll require watching.'

"I'm a reasonable man… so here's the Deal… you leave her alone or else…"

"…what…" Arkady wheezed.

"Or else you'll wish it WAS Wolverine that had caught you! Understand?"

"…yes…"

"Good… Oh Yeah… You're under arrest." Shego ran over and hugged Ron.

"Doom. I have a proposition for ya."

"What are you doing!" Shego whispered while she clung to Ron.

"It's cool… he's a warrior… code of honor… you'll see." to Shego, 'Follow my gut, right Unc'

"Yes?"

"I'll give you ONE of the Synthesizers if you leave this place."

"Ron, NO!"

"Agreed." 'Could he be… No! But he looks like him!'

"Then catch!" Ron reached for the unit on his belt and tossed it to Doom.

"It was an Honor to fight alongside you Ron Stoppable… I am in your debt. May I ask a Question?"

"Sure."

"Are you related to an Imi Przystanek (Polish for STOP) that fought in Poland during the Great War and helped free the prisoners at Auschwitz?"

"Yes! He was my Great Grandfather why?!"

"He saved my life… several times… if you need a boon…"

"Thanks."

"Farewell."

"Ron that has to be the stupide…"

"It's broken. Doom won't be able to duplicate the tech either since the other 2 units were destroyed…"

"oh"

"Hey hero… how did you do all that stuff back there?" Shego asked.

"Monkey Fist… I had to expose myself to the Mystical Monkey Power to defeat him… guess Monty did me a favor…"

"At my home… when you were injured I saw it heal you… the injuries weren't severe… but you wouldn't… Couldn't finish the mission if it hadn't healed you…"

"Wow!" 'I'll have to talk to Dr. Richards… or Thor…'

Ron felt a thump on his calf and saw, "Rufus!" smoking a cheroot! "Thanks buddy… Great Job!"

"No Prob!" Rufus chirped while puffing the cheroot!

Ron looked at Shego. "Hmmm."

"What… I didn't teach him to do that!"

"!"

"Are you sure you're Ok?"

"Pretty Much! Why?'

"Well… I was gonna give you some Ronshine… but if you don't need it…"

"Ow… my shoulder hurts… a little…"

"Let's see…" Ron said as he examined her shoulder through the rent in her uniform, "Yep that's a Ronshine worthy injury!"

Ron kissed her shoulder…

10 minutes later…

"Can anybody join this party?! Or do ya need an invite?"

"Director!" Ron, Shego, and Rufus said.

End Part II