Bad Hand
By mkusenagi2
The
story concept © 5-19-2006
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Marvel Comics.
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from the show
are © Disney Co.
I don't own Dark Horse Comics'
characters
either.
'Even though you let a tame Wolf into the henhouse it's still a Wolf... The same goes for Spiders.' Mkusenagi2.
11-9-1888
Miller's
Court
Whitechapel District
East End
London, England
0235
hrs
The monster known as Jack the Ripper had struck again…
He had just finished butchering poor Mary Jane Kelly, a girl of great beauty and low education… forced through circumstance to ply her trade in the Whitechapel district…
He took sadistic glee in the fact that he had been able to continue his 'work' without having been discovered…
Or so he thought…
'It's SOOO easy to take their lives… The police shan't stop me… Soon I'll take my ART elsewhere… to other places where it shall be appreciated…'
"Yes… yes you shall…" a woman's voice whispered. "Pledge your allegiance to me…"
"?" "Who's there?" Jack replied as a slip of a girl emerged from the fog and shadow…
"Come my Pretty… Uncle Jack will make it ALL BETTER…" he hissed as he crept towards her, "You have NOTHING to fear from me…"
"I know…" she said as she opened her arms to him.
Jack leapt forward, and slashed the girl's chest…
To NO effect!
For the first time HE felt… TERROR!
"Foolish boy! I will take what I need from you…" She said as she SMILED…
And EMBRACED him…
Jack's scream came out as a gurgle as she took what she needed…
'A nice boy… So full of life… and tasty too!' she thought after it was done, 'It's a shame he never learned to respect his ELDERS.'
So thought…
The Queen of Spiders.
Part VI
9-24-2006
The
Mano Malo
Bermondsey Docks
Bermondsey Parish
London,
England
The Kitchen
1135 hrs
"BRRRR!" Kim said as she shuddered, "The Queen of Spiders?"
"Yeah… Whatever you're thinkin' KP, won't do her justice… A NASTY piece of work, PERIOD.
"How bad was she?" Kim.
"VERY BAD! She's the reason I'm studying to become a Mage… 'course if it wasn't for HER I wouldn't… WE wouldn't have learned what we did…" Sheila said as Ron embraced her to stop her shivering.
---
3-21-2005
177A
Bleecker Street
Greenwich Village
New York, NY
The Home
of
Dr. Stephen Strange, MD, ThD
Master of the Mystic Arts
The
Sanctum Sanctorum
1030 hrs
Ronald Dean Stoppable knew the time had come…
"Rabbi… I need to talk to The Vishanti…" Ron said to Stephen Strange.
"!" 'HE calls ME… RABBI?' "What's troubling you Ron?"
Ron told Strange about his… Romantic circumstances with Sheila Sherman…
"So why are you afraid?" Strange.
"I felt something was wrong when she said she was going to the Mato Grosso Plateau and placed wards on her house and her soul…"
"Which one?" Strange asked.
"The Light Of Agamotto… It felt right…" Ron noticed a LOOK on Strange's face. "I also placed our number in her phone…" 'AWWW MAAAANNNN HE'S GONNA BE SO TICKED I DID THIS!'
"Who are they after?" Strange.
"Her team said they're going after a person called… The Queen of Spiders… B.P.R.D. thinks she's connected to the Azores incident… A bunch of people have been killed in a similar manner on the plateau…"
"…"
"Doc… I'm sorry I…" Ron started.
"You were and ARE right… It's time." Strange rose, went to the bookstand, picked up a volume and placed it in Ron's hands.
Ron looked at the book and STARED at Doctor Strange…
"You must go into the Chamber Of Shadows with The Book… the answers you seek will be there… May The Vishanti Protect You… My friend."
Ron walked into the Chamber Of Shadows and stood before the Orb of Agamotto…
He held The Book of The Vishanti forth…
The Orb's housing opened…
And Ron was bathed in the Light of Agamotto!
"WHO DARES TO SUMMON US, THE ETERNAL VISHANTI?" a voice Roared.
"Uh… I… Ron Stoppable do." Ron managed to get out.
"COME!" Ron was sucked into The Orb!
He found himself facing three beings composed of twisted space and energy…
The Vishanti in their True form!
"How may The Vishanti be of service to you?" they asked.
"Uh… I need to learn about The Queen of Spiders… it's to help a friend…"
"Very well…" The Vishanti said…
Ron was transported to a grassy plain full of humongous mushrooms! The largest one stood before him.
"But first you have to answer a question for my curiosity." A voice said from above.
Ron looked up and saw a giant caterpillar was sitting on top of the mushroom smoking a hookah.
"!"
"And The Secret Question Is…" The caterpillar said, "Do you LOVE Her?"
"What?" 'Who, KP, Sheila?'
"Do You LOVE HER?" Caterpillar.
"Wait Dude, I'd like to know WHO I'm talking to First!"
"I am Agamotto… The All-Seeing. Now… Answer The Question."
"yeah… I love her."
"GOOD. YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SAVE HER. She and her friends are walking into a trap that only YOU can destroy. We shall show you what you need to know." Agamotto said as he waved his hands and transported them to a temple in which the other Vishanti waited.
Ron saw a beauteous golden 'woman' reclining on a divan!
"I am Ohstur the Omnipotent." She purred.
"Uh… pleased to meet you Ma'am." Ron said. 'YOW!'
"And I am Hoggoth." said an insect-like being to Ron's left.
"And You Sir." Ron said. ''K.'
"And You already know ME, Ron Stoppable." Roared Agamotto in his Tiger form from Ron's right.
"So uh… about The Queen of…"
"There is NO NEED to repeat her name." The Vishanti said. "Look into the Orb and KNOW!"
The Orb spoke to Ron…
Before the Deluge…
The one we speak of was a priestess in the Temple of The Spider Goddess…
She was entrusted with the secrets of the universe and beloved of the Goddess…
GAEA.
Until the day that the New Race appeared…
The ones called Human…
She joined forces with the Ancient Ones and the DARK ONE to Herald a New Age…
FREE of the ones called HUMAN…
When she realized that there would be NO PLACE for Her in the New Age…
She sealed the Ancient Ones away and carved her name into the DARK Realms…
Since THAT Time, SHE has walked the Universe seeking those she could use…
So she could force the Ancient Ones and the DARK ONE'S freed agent to do her will…
Or ACCEPT HER as their…
EQUAL!
Ron was shown The Queen of Spider's path…
From Antediluvian Times to Present Day…
He SAW her become the consort to men such as…
Genghis Khan…
Napoleon…
Hitler…
Stalin…
Jones…
And Others Across the COSMOS…
Feeding them and feeding off the misery they caused…
"How do I stop her?" Ron asked.
"Listen to your heart, NOT to the spoken or WRITTEN word… This is how you will know your allies… and HELP them… IF you do this your allies WILL show you the way… to MANY things… Beware… Chthon's agent is near" The Vishanti said as Ron was returned to their chamber.
Ron bowed to The Vishanti, "I thank you my Teachers for what You have shown me. I shall do my best."
"THE HONOR IS OURS RONALD STOPPABLE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING OF FURTHER SERVICE TO THE ONE THAT IS THREE. FAREWELL!"
"?" 'What are they talking about? One That Is Three?' he thought as he rematerialized in the Chamber Of Shadows.
Ron picked up the Book of The Vishanti, exited the Chamber Of Shadows, placed it in Strange's hands…
And prepared for battle…
---
3-21-2005
Mato
Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Somewhere in
The Interior of
the Mato
Grosso
Plateau
2138 hrs
Things had NOT gone well.
After a fully kitted Shego and Teams 1 and 2 had HALOed into an area close to the latest attacks ALL the links she had to those teams had become silent…
According to transmissions, they had been attacked by spiders the size of Buicks that had paralyzed them with a venomous aerosol, and webbed them up with silk that was impervious to Liz's flame!
'What am I gonna do now? … Guess it's up to me…' she thought as she began to recon the area.
"Firefly to Central." She whispered into her link as she crept through the jungle.
"This is Bruttenholm, Firefly go ahead." he replied from B.P.R.D. headquarters.
"Both teams are down… I repeat BOTH teams are down… Their transmissions said they were taken by HUGE spiders… I need a topo/geo map of the area…"
"We're sending data now… be advised… you should evacuate the area… an airstrike is scheduled to hit the area within the hour…" Bruttenholm replied, "We CANNOT risk the Key of Doom falling into her hands."
"Understood… and refused… Retreat is NOT an option."
"Copy… Tell me… why do you need the map?" Bruttenholm. 'Dear God… Please help them…'
"Since she's using… spiders that big, she needs a place to hide them… Firefly out." 'Let's see if we can do Ron proud. Give me strength…'
A topological map popped up on her contacts and guided her towards a rock outcropping's cave…
A woman in Victorian garb appeared in the mouth of the cave with several spiders…
Shego secretly keyed her phone and stood her ground…
"You know who I am." The Queen said.
"Yeah… You're the Bitch that's allergic to Raid. Where's my friends?"
"They're… Unharmed… for the most part… what happens next depends…"
"On?" Shego asked as she got closer to the Queen.
"My mood… come into my parlor…" The Queen of Spiders said as she conjured a ball of light to guide the way. 'She stinks of white magics!'
"Sooo Funny… NOT!" Sheila said as she followed.
---
Earlier…
3-21-2005
The
Corner of
8th and Mercer St.
Greenwich Village
New York,
NY
Chez Sherman
0810 hrs
A bemused Ron Stoppable looked on as he made Sheila's breakfast…
"So you're robbing the cradle now?" Liz asked her sister while puffing on a cheroot.
"No! … He's… a…" Sheila tried to reply.
"Do they do this a lot?" Ron asked Abe.
"Yeah… ALL the time, unless Hellboy's in the room… Then you can hear a pin drop."
"Yes," Johann replied, "They fight all the time… but they love each other very much…"
"Yeah? How do you know?" Ron.
"I am an empath… Abe's a telepath… You my friend were hard to read before you placed your wards… It's like you're an ocean!"
"Y'know it's RUDE to scan people for no good reason… I'll take it as you're worried about her?"
"Yeah," Abe replied, "She's had several guys just hang out with her so they could say they had a roll with Shego… You're the 1st guy that EVER made her smile…"
"'k. Guys keep an eye on things… Johann don't let the artivada beef dry out… and keep it on low."
Ron gave the bowl of eggs to Abe and walked into the living room.
The ladies got quiet…
Ron sat next to Sheila, held her left hand with his right, and let the WOLF look at Liz.
"Hi." Ron/Wolf.
"Hi." Liz.
"So you're Sheila's sister."
"Yeah. And you are?"
"Bad Hand… that's what I'm going by these days…"
"I heard about some guy… meeting Sis at the Loll…"
"News travels fast…" the Wolf replied, "So what do you want to know? I'll answer anything you'd like about Sheila and I… except my past… and she already knows about it…"
"What happened to your hand?"
"Liz!" Sheila exclaimed.
"It's ok." The Wolf said, "Accident… Prosthesis."
"Really? It looks expensive."
"You have NO IDEA how expensive it is. I'm NOT talking about it anymore… GOT IT? You don't see me asking you about when you and Sheila found out about your powers!"
"Touché." Liz. 'Ballsy!'
"…" Sheila squeezed his hand. Johann and Abe put the food in the fridge and watched from the kitchen.
"So what're you hanging out with her for? A roll?" Liz asked.
"No. … i love her…" Ron/Wolf/Bad Hand kissed Sheila's hand, "pure and simple… you would see that if you got that Jupiter sized chip off your nose and dropped the issue…"
'HE LOVES ME?' A stunned Sheila Sherman thought.
'Bastard!' "You…" Liz.
"See I know why you stood up for your Sis… You love her and you're afraid… Afraid of losing the only family you have left… I'm sorry if you're pissed with me right now, but you need to know one thing… I've had opportunities to 'be' with your Sis and didn't take 'em 'cause I love her…"
"So you think you know me huh?" Liz growled.
"Oh yeah. See you don't feel real unless you cross swords with someone that's a challenge… Like Sheila…" 'Time to put this to bed.' Ron/Wolf/Bad Hand thought.
"BULLSHIT!"
"Or hang with a guy that's stronger than you are and fills a room… Like Hellboy."
"!" Liz was silent. 'Gotcha! That's MY Man that did that!' Sheila thought.
"…" 'Crap!' Johann and Abe.
"Look… I think it's cool you love her… just ease up ok? I promise I'll NEVER step on her… and when Bad Hand makes a promise he keeps it… Can we start off on the right foot? I don't like to eat with folks that I have problems with…"
Liz smiled. "Ok." 'The guy's got moxie… I'll just keep an eye out… just in case.'
'What?' Johann and Abe.
"Huh?" Sheila said.
"I said 'Ok'… Sis you found a keeper, and if you decide to get married, I want an invite." Liz said. "So what are you making?"
"What just happened?" Johann whispered to Abe.
"We've just seen a major power appear." Abe whispered back.
"Omelets. Mexican style. You like?" Ron.
"Yeah… can I watch?" Liz.
"Sure… You can help even… uh Liz could WE have a moment?" Ron.
"Yeah. (Smile.)"
"So who ARE you, REALLY?" a bemused Sheila asked.
"uh… just a guy that fell in love with a woman that corrected her mistakes… and is helping me with my own…" a humble Ron Stoppable said to the woman he loved before he KISSED her.
"Hey Sis!" Liz said, "Quit hoggin' the chef! Time's a wastin', We wanna eat!"
---
3-21-2005
177A
Bleecker Street
Greenwich Village
New York, NY
The Home
of
Dr. Stephen Strange, MD, ThD
Master of the Mystic Arts
Ron
Stoppable's Room
2155 hrs
Ron was meditating in preparation for the teleport spell and the battle to come when Wong knocked on his door…
"C'mon in." Ron.
"Sir, I think you'd like to hear this…" Wong said as he handed the phone to Ron.
Ron listened… and heard the Queen of Spiders talking to Sheila… Used a tracking spell… And prepared to teleport to the area!
'Good deal, Sheila! I'm comin'… just hold on!' Ron thought.
"Tel Stephen that I'm going to the Mato Grosso Plateau at these coordinates." He said as he mystically projected the data into Wong's head and vanished.
Wong gave Strange the news, and Strange sent out a call for the Defenders.
'Hopefully he'll succeed.' He thought.
---
Bad Hand materialized in the growth 50 yards away from the cave mouth inside a Jaguar Temple…
'Let's see…' he thought.
"GROOWWWLLL!" a jaguar coughed behind Bad Hand.
'Ok…' Bad Hand slowly turned to face… a 500 lbs jaguar… And…
An owl? The owl was very silent.
'Hmmm. This has no reason not to work… So.' "Show me the best way in." he said to the Jaguar.
The big cat pushed Ron with a paw until he sat on a rock, and melted into the jungle.
A loud hissing was heard…
Then ALL was still…
10 minutes later it returned licking its chops.
"Ok, what just happened?" Bad Hand whispered.
The Jaguar stared at Bad Hand as if to say, "Do you REALLY want to know?"
"Uh, nevermind."
It turned to leave and watched Bad Hand over its shoulder.
"Ok. I'm comin'." He said as the owl flew ahead of them.
---
3-21-2005
Mato
Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Somewhere in
The Interior of
the Mato
Grosso
Plateau
A Cavern
2218 hrs
"Spiders! First it was frogs, now it's a plague of Spiders!" Hellboy groaned as he came to, bound to a cavern wall in webbing. "Is anybody awake?"
"Yeah." Liz replied.
"Ja." Johann.
"Yes." Abe.
Several of the troops in the cave muttered that they were awake.
"Liz, have you been able to burn through?" Hellboy.
"No… Sheila's out there… Knowing Sis she's trying to figure out something…"
"We're running out of options people… Bruttenholm's gonna nuke this place if we don't get out of here…" 'And it's MY fault… damned Hand of Doom!'
"Shhh, someone's coming!" Liz.
Shego, The Queen of Spiders, and her retinue walked into the cavern…
"If you want to save your friends… you must do a small favor for me…" The Queen hissed.
"?" Sheila LOOKED at The Queen as she passed an obsidian dagger to her.
"Cut off Anung Un Rama's hand."
---
Bad Hand and his 'team' were getting closer to the cavern and were hearing voices. They crept up and peeked over an outcropping of rock. Bad Hand listened to the exchange…
"!" 'It's here… in the Shadows! The fucker that took my HAND!'
The Jaguar LOOKED at Bad Hand and crept towards the left. The Owl flew away towards the right…
---
"What!" Shego said.
"(Sigh!) Must I repeat myself?" The Queen replied.
"…" "And if I refuse?" Shego asked.
"they will become mine… I have 'seasoned' them. As we speak my Spider's venom is curdling their souls… except Hellboy… since he's a demon already… Cut off his hand and I'll remove the toxin… fail and they'll become my pets."
A Spider crept up to Shego and turned until she could see…
A human face silently screaming in TERROR was buried under the hair on the rear of its abdomen!
"Why don't you do it yourself BITCH?" Shego hissed.
"…"
"SHE can't because my blood's toxic to her… I'm 'too holy' for her to touch." Hellboy said.
"Quiet!" The queen hissed as she cast a spell that garbled his speech. "Do it… NOW!"
"No! Get Fucked!" Shego grated.
The Queen SUDDENLY stood in front of Shego, popped her claws and struck her…
Well attempted to…
"BAM!" A FLASH of LIGHT and a thunderclap was heard as The Queen was thrown back several feet…
By the Light Of Agamotto!
'Wow! Guess it works… thanks Hon… Hurry!' Shego.
"You… BITCH!" The Queen Roared as she morphed into a HUGE… horrific… spider-like caricature of her original form. "You dare use the Vishanti's magics on ME?"
"Did you know she could do that?" Abe to Liz.
"Uh… No." Liz to Abe. 'But I've got an Idea who CAN!'
"I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT I LIKE TO DO TO THOSE THAT SHOW SUCH IMPERTINENCE… KILL THE PRISONERS!" The Queen of Spiders thundered as she rushed Shego!
The Spiders rushed the bound captives…
"UUURRR!" "SKREEE!"
Only to be repelled…
By The…
Jaguar Of the Underworld…
AND…
The Owl of Mictlantecuhtli!
'There's only ONE person I know that could pull this off…' Shego thought as she backflipped out of The Queen's range.
"Hand! You here?" Shego cried.
"Yeah." Bad Hand replied as he ran down the rock face and shot several Spiders with his hand in rapid fire cannon mode.
"Watch out! She's got the power to garble speech!" Shego told him as she blasted The Queen with her plasma.
"Got it. Follow me." Bad Hand said as he shot The Queen's throat and mowed through the spiders towards the captives, the Owl, and Jaguar.
"UGGHLLE!" The Queen gurgled.
"Right behind ya!" Shego said as she fought by his side.
"Guys," Bad Hand Roared above the carnage to his team as he summoned his magics, "Hold The Line." 'Hope this works…' Bad Hand went into the otherworld…
And…
Sat before Gaea!
"How may I help you my son?" Gaea asked.
"I need your help… to save my friends… and our home."
"I WILL help… but you must destroy the seal my errant daughter has to protect her from my wrath."
"Your seal?" Bad Hand replied.
"You will know it when you see it!"
Bad Hand returned to the cavern…
JUST in time to release the Light of Agamotto…
"Shego! Work your will! The Light can FUSE with your plasma!
"GOTCHA!" she cried as she focused her WILL, released a pulsar into the midst of the Spider army and VAPORIZED them!
"It's not over yet people…" Hand said as a HUGE Shadow flowed out of the cavern's depths.
"Now you fools shall DIE!" The Queen hissed as she backed away from Hand and his team.
The Alloy on Hand's arm covered his body!
"I humbly ask The Vishanti to grant me the strength of Cyttorak and the protection of The Light Of Agamotto." Hand asked.
"IT IS DONE!" They replied.
Bad Hand leapt, over The Line, reached the point where the Shadow was 'standing' and GRABBED it!
The Shadow writhed in Hand's grip!
Hand increased the Light's brightness about his person…
Pieces of the Shadow fractured and turned to dust!
"It's not so fun when someone does it to you, Huh?"
The Shadow shuddered and warped out of the cavern.
Hand turned and leapt onto The Queen's back, while simultaneously slamming his fists into the back of her head, "WHUNK!" and flipped over her to stand by his teammates.
"Gaea said we have to destroy the symbol she carries." Hand whispered to Shego as they blasted and clawed The Queen, "Got any Ideas?"
"A symbol huh?" Shego looked at The Queen…
"…"
'Got It! Yes!'
"Shoot the doily on her chest!" Shego cried as she and Hand shot the Queen's chest!
"NO!"
A flash of LIGHT erupted from The Queen of Spiders…
When the flash faded…
Gaea Stood before them.
The Voice of Mictlantecuhtli came forth from the Owl.
"when the owl cries/sings, the dark ones die"
"You will NEVER defeat Chthon, human… or the Ancient Ones."
"Yeah. You and the Horse you rode in on." Bad Hand quipped.
"It is time to go my daughter." Gaea said as she turned The Queen of Spiders to dust.
Gaea turned towards Bad Hand.
"Thank You for returning my daughter to me… for this boon I shall restore your friends. I am indebted to you… farewell."
And she was gone.
---
3-21-2005
Mato
Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Somewhere in
The Interior of
the Mato
Grosso
Plateau
The Temple of the Jaguars
2318 hrs
Ron Stoppable sat with his beloved curled on his lap on a throne in the moonlit temple where he had met his friends Jaguar and Owl…
Ron picked an orchid from a tree that was growing next to the throne and placed it in Sheila's hair…
A Man and his Lady in their Midnight Paradise.
"A little bit of late night Ronshine to make your evening complete."
"Thank you… Beloved." Sheila said as Ron wrapped his arms around her waist.
"So tell me Ms Sherman, how did you know what we needed to shoot?" Ron asked as he squeezed her tight.
"The Doily…" Sheila replied.
"Pardon?"
"She was wearing a lace doily as an ascot… with the symbol for Earth on it… It was TOO obvious… It's a girl thing…"
"So how do you know about the symbol for Earth?" A Pensive Ron asked.
"Uh… I was studying with Bruttenholm and it stuck out at the time… now I know why." She mused.
"Y'know I need a study partner… someone that has talent… like…" Ron said as he buried his face in her jasmine scented hair.
"Like?" Sheila said with a smile as he nuzzled her neck.
"You. I'm sure Doc won't mind… I'll just tell him I'm starting a new group… The Nightstalkers…"
"Corny much?" Sheila quipped as she gazed into his eyes.
"Just when I'm around you or…" Ron said.
"Or?" Sheila. 'He loves her… I'll talk to him later about it.'
"Nothin'…"
"…"
"thanks." Sheila said as she lovingly caressed his face.
"for what?" Ron.
"saving us… I thought we…" Teary Sheila.
"It's nothin'… I'm just glad you're ok."
"Ron… When I saw one of the Ogdru Hem, I KNEW what true evil LOOKED like… and grew up. I NEVER want to go down that road again."
"That's one of the reasons I love you…" He said before he KISSED her.
Afterwards…
"So who're your friends?" Sheila asked as she held her finger out to say hello to the Jaguar.
"Uh… I dunno… they were here when I got here and helped me save you guys…" he replied as Jaguar rubbed his head against Ron and Sheila.
"HRRMM!"
The pair looked up to see Liz Sherman and Co. standing in the temple entrance…
Liz, Hellboy, Johann, and Abe saw something completely different!
Ron and Sheila were sitting as they had been when Liz and the others had seen them, however NOW they were dressed in ancient Mesoamerican royal garb with Owl perched on the throne's back while Jaguar lay at their feet…
Then the vision passed!
Liz and Co. walked into the temple…
"Uh… I'm not good at this…" Liz started, Hellboy nudged her. "But I'd like to apologize for earlier… and say thanks for what you did for us… We owe you… BIG."
Sheila was STUNNED.
"Ja. Thanks for saving us." Johann.
"Ditto." Abe.
"No… you don't owe me… I'd have done it for anybody…" Ron said to Liz as he stuck out his hand, "Friends?"
"yeah." Liz shook it and left with Abe and Johann.
"Hey kid," Hellboy said, "Ya did it again. Thanks."
The hair rose on the back of Ron's neck. Sheila tensed.
"You look different Ron, but you don't SMELL different… This is gettin' to be a habit with you rescuing me all the time… Don't worry, the guys'll keep your secret."
"Uh… ok." Relieved Ron.
"Can we count on your help in the future… Bad Hand?"
"Count on it… and the same from you?"
"Yeah. I'll drop a line to Fury to let him know you're ok… When this craps over, get the AWOL crap straightened out. Sheila, I'll ask Bruttenholm ta debrief ya later." Hellboy said.
"I will." Ron said as he looked into Sheila's eyes.
"'k." Sheila.
Hellboy left.
Owl flew from its perch and stood next to Jaguar.
"It was an honor to fight beside you Ron, may you become as powerful a Man Of Knowledge as you are a Warrior." Oshtur said from the owl's mouth to a stunned Ron and Sheila! "Until the next time we meet…" Oshtur's form bowed its head and faded away.
"It was a blast kids… Later!" Agamotto said with Jaguar's mouth… Then he too was gone.
Sheila stood and LOOKED at Ron.
Ron conjured a gate… and looked at his Beloved.
"Is something wrong?"
"…" 'AWWW MAAANNNN SHE'S GONNA KICK M…'
"No. But you're telling me EVERYTHING that's happened. Right?"
"Yes Ma'am!"
They entered the portal and walked hand in hand into Dr Strange's sanctum.
---
9-24-2006
The
Mano Malo
Bermondsey Docks
Bermondsey Parish
London,
England
The Kitchen
1415 hrs
"The rest as they say is history. I went to on call status with Bruttenholm, Ron and I started the Bad Hand missions, and opened this place." Sheila said to Kim. "We've been trying to find out what's going on and hadn't made ANY headway 'til now."
"Really?" Kim replied.
"Oh yeah! We've put a dent in whatever the Shadows are up to but we didn't have a chance to get the lay of the land 'til now. One of our sources told us that we could find data that would name the ringleader of the Shadows…"
"And?" Kim.
"Then we could try to mount a proper assault against them on ALL fronts. Especially the magical ones."
"Oh." Bemused Kim.
"Beep Beep BeDeep!"
"What up Wade?"
"I've got that data translated… Is Ron there?" Kim passed the Kimmunicator to Ron.
"Dude…" Choked Up Wade.
"It's cool." Ron said as Sheila leaned over his shoulder and waved at Wade, "Whatcha got?"
"Uh… Is that?" Wade's eyes BUGGED.
"Yeah. She's my partner. Whatcha got?"
"I'm sending the data to you guys now… Ron does the name Varnae mean anything to you?"
"…"
"…"
"Ron?"
"Yeah." Ron said as he and Sheila looked at each other…
"What's the matter?" Kim asked.
"Varnae… is a VERY POWERFUL sorcerer." Sheila said.
"So we can beat him… Right?" Kim.
"Maybe." Ron.
"I don't understand, what's the problem?" Kim asked. "You're starting to scare me Ron."
"Good, that shows you've got sense. You SHOULD be scared… Varnae's The Source."
"Of What?" Kim and Wade.
"Vampirism."
End Part VI