The Rook: Part III

By mkusenagi2

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

"Two rooks are generally considered to be worth slightly more than a queen." Wikipedia article about Rooks in Chess.

6-12-04
Ruzyne International Airport
Prague, The Czech Republic
SHIELD Transport
Mission accomplished… Kind of

"So you're tellin' me that you lost the Carbonadium Synthesizers… ALL 3 OF THEM in the firefight with Strucker and Co.!" asked Col. Nicholas J. Fury.

"Not exactly, sir." Said a Very nervous Lt. Ron Stoppable as he glanced at Shego.

"Explain."

"Well Sir… uhh they that is 2 of them… uhh the original and one of Doom's models and all the samples I 'collected' and my hanbo got swallowed into another mini Synthesizer and…"

"AND! AND WHAT SOLDIER?"

"Nick you need to calm down!"

Glare!

"ok"

"And it broke itself when it spat out my hanbo and … uhh… The hanbo's different sir." Ron's scarlet visage stared at the floor while Shego rubbed his shoulder.

"!" thought Nick.

"…"

"So where's the broken unit now?"

"I gave it to Dr. Doom so he would leave… I didn't tell him it was broken/fused inside… figured it would be best…"

Glare to Smile!

"So let me get this straight… You gave Dr. Doom… a broken Synthesizer… and he went for it."

"Yes Sir."

"…"

"Congratulations. Well Done!"

"Sir?"

"Ron. Only a select few have fooled that bastard. Fewer still lived to talk about it… Reed Richards is one of those people!"

"Tell me something Nick," Shego interjected, "what do you think of someone that takes 2 rounds for his new partner, restores their honor, kicks the crap out of Strucker and captures Omega Red?"

"This is what I think: Effective immediately you're promoted to Maj. and one of my personal special agents codenamed: Rook. You've got some leave comin' Ron, better use it 'cause there's a whole lot of studyin' for that paygrade."

"Coolio! I mean Yes, Sir!" Shego smiled.

"Shego, thanks for your help… I know he couldn't have done it without ya."

"Actually he was fantastic all by himself. I couldn't have done it without HIM, and that crazy hanbo of his!"

"HEY!" Rufus chirped.

"I'm sorry Rufus. And Rufus too."

"So what can the hanbo do?" Nick asked.

"C'mon Un…" Frown, "hhh Sir I'll show you!" Ron, Nick, Rufus (now smoking a mini Cuban), and Shego exited the transport so he could demonstrate its abilities.

An hour later Ron, Rufus, and Shego boarded the SHIELD transport with Arkady in stasis and headed for 'The Triskelion' in Manhattan.

6-14-04
Condor 1/SHIELD Helicarrier flagship
Stateside
Officer's Quarters:
Kim Possible's cabin
0800 hrs

Ron put Rufus to bed and went to Kim's quarters.

KNOCK, KNOCK!

"Go away… tryin' to sleep…"

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK!

"GO AWAY!"

"KIM!"

'whazzat… sounds like… RON!' Kim turned into a crimson streak as she bolted out of bed to see…

A towheaded blond Warrior that was glad to be home just so he could hug his best friend. Ron told Kim EVERYTHING.

"So do you love her or is it a crush?" A shocked Kim asked.

"I think I'm falling for her KP, she risked her life for me! Why?"

"Uh no reason." 'Tell him stupid… but this is Ron!'

"Coolio! Now that you've got Josh and I've got Sheila we could y'know double date sometime."

"heh. Yeah, yeah… double date, sure." 'HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?' DAGGER IN THE HEART.

"Hey KP, I gotta crash… these missions can be PRETTY harsh y'know."

"Hey Ron."

"Yeah KP."

"Congrats, MAJOR Stoppable. C'mere."

"Uh Ok!" Kim KISSED him, 'What!'

"That's For Doing a GREAT job and Coming Back." 'You are SO STUPID, TELL HIM! TELL HIM BEFORE HE LEAVES!'

"Uh thanks KP. Later."

"Yeah. Later." 'IDIOT!'

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1 hour later…

Kim went to the Officers Mess and found Shego nursing a cup of coffee.

"Thanks…" Kim said as she walked up to the table.

"For what Princess?"

"For bringing him back…"

"You're welcome."

"…"

"He TOLD me how he feels about you… his crush!"

"Y'know Princess, you're pretty stupid… he's a GREAT guy… he sees something worth loving, respecting, and protecting even in me… and if you don't watch it you're gonna lose him to someone…"

"HA… like you?"

"Yeah, like me… see I KNOW he's a MAN… you're taking forever to see it because you're always looking at the 'Pretty Boys'." Shego said while they squared off.

"Ron would NEVER go for someone like you!"

"You sure about that?"

"Yes!"

"REALLY sure?"

"YES!"

"Well let me tell ya something sister… HE TOOK 2 BULLETS FOR ME DURING THE MISSION…"

"!"

"It's ON!"

"WHAT! You can't be serious! He'd NEVER go after a HAG like you!"

"OH YEAH!"

"YEAH!"

"I'll have you know I'm 21… MS. 'Club Banana' AND I could've taken him from you anytime I wanted to during the mission…"

"SURE you could… and If a HARPY like YOU is 21 then you've been living really hard… Pounded like the 500 miles of bad road that you are!"

"Alright BITCH! You're on, and may the best WOMAN win!" and with that Shego left Kim standing in officer's country…

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45 minutes later
in the Condor 1
Officer's quarters…

KNOCK, KNOCK.

"Yeah, who is it? Hold on!" Ron said as he got up from his bunk. "Go back to sleep buddy."

"Ok," Rufus said.

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK.

"Who is IT!" Ron yelled as he went to the door. 'Man what a day!'

"You better have a good reason for waking me up…" He said as he opened the door to find…

"Shego! WHAT… Uh… why are you dressed like that?" 'She's wearing that 'green' dress… WOW!'

"May I come in?"

"Uh, sure… sure… come on in!"

"I just stopped by to see how you're doing…"

"Ok I guess… I got debriefed by The Director… he said it was a great job that we did…"

"Great!" 'Here goes!' "So what are you doing tonight, got any plans?"

"Nah, Rufus and I were gonna call it a night and just sleep in… y'know burn my 4 days of leave. You?"

"I've kinda, sorta got a Date… with a GREAT guy…"

"Coolio! Anyone I know?"

"Yes."

"So who is he?"

"You."

"!"

"You owe me a night out WITHOUT guys trying to shoot us…"

"!"

"And I'd like to have a meal with the guy that's a Master Class Chef and Warrior. No Pressure or Strings… I promise I'll be a GOOD Girl…" Shego leaned in and gave Ron a gentle passionate gossamer kiss. "That's for being a decent guy and bringing out the best in this girl." she said with a blush on her cheeks.

"!"

"Well!"

"Hold on." Ron picked up his comlink and made a call.

"Hey Kim… I'm doin' OK… I need a favor… can you sit with Rufus forrr…"

"4 days." Shego said with a smile.

"4 days… I'm gonna use that leave I got… You will! Thanks. Later. Bye."

"Ok Shego, you've got me… Hey!"

"Yes?"

"What about Drakken?"

"What about him?"

"Welll… aren't you guys y'know… dating?"

"PuhLease… I have standards… I WAS dating someone but that's SO over!"

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Meanwhile at Shego's chalet…

"Ah Mr. Creed… how nice of you to stop by… Madam isn't in right now, she told me to give you a message…"

"Yeah?" Victor Creed aka Sabretooth of the Exiles said.

"It's over. Have a nice day sir." And with that Jenkins shut the door.

"What!" Creed roared.

FIN