Bad Hand

By mkusenagi2

The story concept © 5-19-2006
All Marvel characters are © Marvel Comics.
Kim Possible and other characters
from the show are © Disney Co.
I don't own Dark Horse Comics'
characters either.

Part VIII

9-24-2006
The Mano Malo
Bermondsey Docks
Bermondsey Parish
London, England
Sheila Sherman's
Bedroom
1630 hrs

"Ok," Kim asked, "When WHAT changed?"

Sheila pointedly LOOKED at Kim…

"OOOOHHH!" Kim replied, "When THAT changed…"

"Yeah… It was a few months after the Queen of Spiders, The Hand, and HYDRA/Kingpin missions… Ron, Hellboy and I decided to hang out with one of Hellboy's friends…"

---

5-18-2005
The 'Beach House' of
Dr P. J. Ramiro
Cancun, Quintana Roo
Mexico
1300 hrs

"Thanks for letting my friends stay here," Hellboy said to his long time friend PJ Ramiro, "I promise there won't be ANY trouble… like Last time…" 'Damn demons…'

Picture a man 6', 180 lbs; in his early 30's with a head of thick, somewhat unruly dark hair; sad, deep, but kind brown eyes; slightly boyish face, and an infectious grin…

That described Hellboy's best bud in that part of the world.

"It's not a problem my friend…" PJ said to Hellboy as he watched Sheila and Ron cavorting in the surf, "Your lovely partner I know… Who's the young man that's caught her eye?"

"That's… Ron… Przystanek… He's recovering from… some mission related injuries…" Hellboy stumbled.

"… Ahhh… I see… B.P.R.D. business?" PJ.

"Kinda… he's a friend of the Bureau's… Me and Liz OWE him." Hellboy.

"Say no more my friend, he's welcome here." PJ said as he went into his kitchen. "I have some Negra Modelo beer and some limes for you… and Mango Lemonade for myself…"

"Straight?" Hellboy.

"Si, as always… I hate the taste of alcohol."

"Great! How's your cat?" Hellboy asked as he sat at the kitchen table.

"She's fine amigo! She just had a new litter!"

So began their R & R.

---

Meanwhile 5 houses away…

Drs David and Jean Hudson MD, and their 10 year old daughter Annie were on vacation…

They looked like your typical American family; tanned blonde and fit Dad; hottie brunette Mom; and their terribly smart, towheaded, terror of a cute daughter…

Quietly famous and wealthy…

Humanitarians to the point of politely refusing the Nobel!

Yes, the Hudsons were on vacation…

Well Annie and her Mom were…

Dad was being the proverbial absent-minded workaholic…

The Drs Hudson were MIT grads that specialized in biomedical nanotech research…

And had figured out a way to repair cellular damage a la the nanobots they had designed…

While Jean and Annie lounged in their rooms…

David was in the den trying to map out further paths of research and figured he could doodle some research notes while on vacation…

But to do so he'd taken a copy of his research datacore with him…

He figured that was fine since it was stored in a secured laptop with a self destruct…

Others coveted his data, however…

---

Ron Stoppable was having the time of his life…

Here he was in the shallow surf (with his arm covered by a long sleeved shirt and glove), on the beaches of Cancun with a Goddess that was dressed in a skimpy Emerald and Jade, French cut swimsuit that left nothing to his imagination.

"MAN! SHE'S HOT IN THAT RIG… AND IT'S ALL NATURAL!" Ron thought.

Sheila tackled Ron and sat astride him in the surf.

"Gotcha Now!" she said as she held his arms overhead, "I think I'll TAKE my prize…" she said as she looked at him with smoky eyes and leaned in for The Kiss.

"Uh… Don't I get a say in the matter? 'Sides you didn't fight fair!" Ron said with his goofy grin.

"How's that?" Sheila said as she released his hands and rubbed noses with him.

"'Cause you wore that badical suit… uh…" Ron lost his train of thought…

Correction; WRECKED his train of thought as he felt Sheila sexily cuddling with him in the surf.

"And your point is?" she said as she changed her mind and began to nibble on his neck.

"Uhhh… Me es… … Oh My God…" he moaned as he wrapped his arms around her…

"!" Ron.

"Ahhh! YOU BASTARD! STOP THAT! I'M TICKLISH!" Sheila squealed as she was lightly goosed and tickled into submission…

NOT!

Sheila broke free, ran into the surf and started to cavort with the dolphins in the ocean…

'She looks like a mermaid. Damn she's SEXY! Maybe…' Ron thought as Sheila rose from the ocean looking like the Goddess of the Sea…

She sat by the man who loved her…

And stared into his Chocolate Depths with Emeralds from the Sea…

They were drawn together…

To share their Souls…

In The Kiss…

"BLAMMM!" The beachfront of a house down the way EXPLODED outward as an AIM VTOL landed on the beach and picked up a strike team running from said house with two bundles!

"DAMMIT!" Ron growled, "Not NOW!"

"C'mon Hon… No Rest For The Wicked… Battle Mode!" She cried as she lit her hands and RAN towards the house with Ron and Hellboy in tow.

"What Happened?" Hellboy.

"Don't know… Looked like an AIM Strike Team…" Ron.

The trio checked the first floor of the house and had found nothing.

On the second floor, however…

They found Annie…

Unconscious from a blow to the head…

Hellboy whipped out his cell and called PJ.

While they waited, the local police arrived on scene and spoke to Hellboy.

PJ arrived on scene and asked Sheila to help him take Annie to his home for treatment, since he also ran his practice from a clinic in his home.

After the police settled their inquiry and turned the matter over to the local SHIELD agents, Ron and Hellboy went back to PJ's to check on Annie.

---

Several hours later…

"You can talk to her… but take it EASY… she's got a mild concussion. Her name's Annie Hudson…" PJ said to Ron and Hellboy while they stood outside one of PJ's spare rooms, "Sheila's with her."

"Ok." Ron said.

"Gotcha." Hellboy.

The two men walked into the room and saw Sheila sitting with Annie.

'She looks natural sitting with her like that… Sheila as Mom material… Hmmm…' Ron mused as he stood behind Sheila.

"I know who you are!" Annie said as she sat up in bed, "You're Hellboy!"

"That's right. PJ tells me your name's Annie, right?" Hellboy replied.

"Yes sir… This is SO COOL! Shego AND Hellboy in the same room! Uh, who's your friend?" Annie asked as she watched Ron.

"Uh… The name's Ron… Ron Przystanek. I'm a friend of Hellboy's. What happened?" he asked while watching her intently.

"My Mom and Dad and I were on vacation… They're doctors researching nanobots for tissue reconstruction. I think that's why they were kidnapped." Annie said.

"Oh… uh ok." Ron said as he rubbed the back of his head. 'Brave kid. Sharp too.'

"So did you get a look at them?" Hellboy.

"No Sir. They were wearing those yellow AIM suits. They broke in, knocked me down and took 'em… Are you going to help find 'em Hellboy?" she asked.

"Well the SHIELD boys seem to have a handle on it… We're gonna wait and see what develops first." He said.

"oh. Jurisdiction?" Annie asked.

"Yeah. But once we know what's goin' on we'll help…"

"Hey, you're a pretty sharp kid," Sheila said as she tucked her in, "What gives?"

"I've got a 180 IQ, according to Mom and Dad, but I'm just a typical kid… I do kid things y'know… I just like to read what my folks read, while I get my PhD in physics."

"Ok." Ron, Hellboy, and Sheila.

'She's another Wade!' Ron.

"Get some sleep." Sheila said as she shooed Ron and Hellboy out of the room.

"Yes Ma'am…" Annie said, "Ms Sherman?"

"Yes Annie?" Sheila replied before shutting the door.

"I'm glad you went straight. Uh, is Ron your Guy? Ya gonna marry him?" Annie asked as only a child can.

"Yes he's my 'guy', and we haven't got that far yet. Now go to sleep." A Mortified Sheila replied.

"Yes Ma'am."

---

2100 hrs
Chez Ramiro

The local SHIELD commander, (a greasy gringo by the name of Smith) had stopped by and had given Hellboy and Co. the bad news…

They had reached a dead end, all leads had proven fruitless…

After he had left…

"So do you trust him?" Ron asked Sheila, Hellboy, and PJ. 'WE'VE GOTTA DO SOMETHING!'

"No." they said.

"I'll call Bruttenholm… see what he has to say." Hellboy said before he left to make his call on his datalink.

"I'm gonna check around… and see what the 'locals' know." Sheila said as she rose to leave. "Coming Ron?"

'Hmmm.' "Nah. I'm gonna think about this… maybe I can figure out something… be careful 'k." he said as he reached for her hand and squeezed it.

"I will, promise." Sheila left.

"I'll stay here and keep an eye on her condition." PJ said.

Ron went upstairs and was entering his room when…

He heard crying coming from Annie's room!

'What?'

Ron opened her door, and saw Annie sobbing in bed.

"What's wrong?" Ron said as he sat next to Annie. 'Great Stoppable! Just great!'

Ron thought about how he'd felt at Wannaweep…

And made a choice…

"They're gonna… kkkill 'em… AREN'T THEY?" she cried.

"…" "No." Bad Hand said as he looked into Annie's eyes, "Can you keep a secret?"

"Yeah. SNIFF!" she said as she wiped away her tears.

"My name's NOT Ron Przystanek… It's Bad Hand." He said.

"You? No you're not… Show me." She said.

"Huh?"

"Show me your Right Hand." She challenged.

"ok." Ron/Bad Hand removed his right glove.

"You're really Bad Hand!" She said with a spark of hope in her eyes.

"Yeah. Really. I'll get 'em back for ya… but ya gotta keep it secret, 'k?"

"'k…"

"Hey! How…"

"Girl talk on the 'Net… I talked to a girl in a chatroom… she said she had been rescued by this guy that called himself Bad Hand… I thought it was bull…"

Bad Hand frowned at Annie.

"What?" Blushing. "Sorry… I'll watch my language…"

"Ok."

"Do it!"

"What?"

"I wanna see it… She said you could make it change!"

Bad Hand made his hand change into his Eldritch Blaster.

"Cool! Can…" she started.

"Annie just sit tight… I'll find them as soon as I can."

"Ok."

Ron/Bad Hand kissed her forehead and left.

---

'Guess I'll have to use the Eye of Agamotto.' Bad Hand thought as he got 'dressed'. 'As Doc says, 'May The Vishanti Guide Me.''

He placed the Eye amulet on his chest and waited…

The amulet opened and the Eye levitated out of it, and fused with his forehead…

Bad Hand thought of Annie's parents…

And SAW them!

'Booyah! WAIT A SEC! THEY'RE IN THE SHIELD BASE?' He saw them being held in a storage room.

'Let's see it's the first time I've done this long distance…' Bad Hand cast the spell for The Rings of Raggador as an invisible shield around the Hudsons.

'Ok, that worked so…'

Bad Hand thought about how to infiltrate the base…

The Eye opened a portal into a storage room adjacent to the one Annie's parents were in!

'Hey! Doc didn't say it could do this! Ah, what the Hell.' Bad Hand walked through the portal.

---

After he had left…

Hellboy knocked on Ron's door.

"Ron!" Hellboy cracked the door open, "You in here?" He walked inside…

And saw the empty kit bag!

'Shit! He went on his own! DAMMIT SHEILA'S GONNA KILL ME!'

---

'Let's see… Show me where the guards are.' Bad Hand asked the Eye.

The Eye showed the guards were in a typical square formation around the storerooms.

'Ok. Now show me where the insurance I need is kept…' The Eye not only showed him the wall safe where Smith's records were kept, but opened a portal into his office!

''k. I'll just ease in here and…' he thought as he entered Smith's office.

'Gotta stay frosty as KP would say…' he thought as he checked the safe with a thermal imager.

"CLICK!" the doorknob began to turn!

'SHIT!' Bad Hand dove under the desk.

"That was SO easy! AIM will get the blame AND the Hudson's tech, while I get paid by MODOK!" Smith said as he went to his safe, opened it, and took out his ledger. "How SWEET it IS!"

Bad Hand peeked out from underneath the desk and saw the coast was clear.

"You're absolutely RIGHT!" he said as he stuck his Blaster in Smith's 'nads and rose behind him. "I'll take that!" Hand said as he pocketed the ledger, slammed Smith's head against his desktop and stripped him of his weapons. "Don't move or make a sound."

An AIM goon walked in…

"Hurry we haven't…" he stopped in his tracks… and ran back out the door!

'FUCK!' Bad Hand thought.

"Open the control console, Now!" Hand Roared at Smith.

"But you don't know the codes to the base systems!" Smith whined as he complied.

"I know." Hand said as he ran three distress codes into the console causing the base to go on lockdown!

---

5-18-2005
Condor 1/SHIELD
Helicarrier flagship
SHIELD Central
New York, NY
2133 hrs

"WHAT THE HELL'S GOIN' ON?" Nick Fury yelled at the duty techs on the bridge.

"Sir! We're receiving a coded transmission from Cancun Base! It's been placed on lockdown!"

'That place's been trouble ever since we opened it!' "What's our closest asset in the area?" Fury asked.

"None Sir." The tech replied.

"Get my jet ready, an' tell Alpha Squad to get crackin'!"

"Yes Sir! … Uh Sir, the codes appear to be an old Alpha Squad cipher?"

"Run 'em through my link."

"Yes Sir."

Fury looked at the codes through the link in his left eye.

"…" "no!"

"Uh Sir… What about Possible?" The tech asked.

"Tell her she's got the Con." 'I'm gonna keep an eye out…' "And erase those codes!"

"Yes Sir."

---

"So how'd you find out I'd had to stay behind?" Kim asked.

"Hello? I'm studying to be a Mage?" Sheila replied.

"Oh yeah… Sorry." Kim.

"Ok. So…"

---

"You'll never get out of here alive!" Smith hissed.

"I've got that covered… You've got a choice to make. Do I turn state's evidence, or do I face MODOK with my failure?" Bad Hand said while giving Smith a bone chilling glare.

MODOK was a failed genetics experiment that had conquered AIM.

"You…" Smith.

"Don't start… I'll do it. PERIOD."

"Dear God." Smith.

"He AIN'T here. Now hurry up. What's it gonna be?" Hand growled.

"…" "Ok."

"Alright." "WHAP!" Hand knocked him unconscious, and cast an entrapment spell over the base personnel. 'The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak should do it. I'll key it to Fury! Now to see to a rescue.'

---

Now since the base was on lockdown…

And Smith was paranoid about his prisoners…

NO ONE was standing guard over the Hudsons!

So…

An aperture appeared next to the Hudsons, and a man wearing a Kevlar suit and bandanna mask walked through!

"WHO? WHA…" David Hudson started.

"Shhh. Name's Bad Hand. Annie sent me. I'll get you out of here in a sec." he said as he walked up to them.

"BAM!" "OW! Sorry, I forgot something!" Hand removed the shield and morphed his hand into a thin blade and cut their bonds.

"Did they get any of your secrets?" Hand asked.

"No. My laptop self-destructed when they tried to take it. It's ALL in my head."

"Good."

"Is Annie Ok?" Jean Hudson asked.

"Yeah. Now come with me… before ALL HELL breaks loose!"

Bad Hand opened another portal and shoved them through…

Into PJ's living room!

Where an ANGRY Sheila Sherman waited, along with PJ and Hellboy.

"You're safe now… I gotta go!" Hand said as he saw Sheila GLARING at him. "You GOT this?" He growled to Sheila.

"Yeah." She said. 'JUST YOU WAIT!'

"Good." And with that he 'left'.

---

After Ron changed back into his attire, and pocketed the ledger, he walked into Annie's room.

"Annie." Ron said.

"Yeah?"

"Go downstairs."

"Ok!" Annie ran downstairs.

"!" Annie leaped into her parent's arms.

Ron walked down the steps. "What's goin' on? Can't a guy get some sleep around here?"

"Listen you…" Sheila said as she strode over.

"Hi Hon." Merry Wolf's Eyes.

Sheila hugged Ron.

"Are You Crazy?" She whispered as she hugged him, "You could have got Killed!"

"Yeah. I got crazy… Smart as she is… She's just a kid… I couldn't say no… I'm Sorry." He whispered back as he slipped her the ledger. "Am I forgiven? It's for Fury, let Hellboy take care of it."

"!" "yeah… but we're talking about this later." Sheila whispered.

They sat with Annie's parents while Hellboy called Bruttenholm and made arrangements to hide them at B.P.R.D. HQ 'til things died down.

---

Before Annie left with her folks she asked to speak to Ron…

"Hi." She said as she walked into his room.

"Hi." Ron said as he sat on his bed going through his kit.

"I… uh wanted to say thank you…" Annie said as she stared at the floor.

"You're welcome." Ron.

Annie ran over and hugged him… HARD.

"I told my folks…" She said as she leaned back and looked into his eyes. "I'm sorry… I HAD TO…" she hugged him again. "Mr. Stoppable."

"WHA?" PANICKED Ron.

"It's ok. Your secret's safe with us… As long as you come to see us from time to time… 'k?" She kissed his cheek and skipped back.

"…" "'k." Ron.

"Pinkie Promise?" Annie.

"Yeah."

---

5-20-2005
The Corner of
8th and Mercer St.
Greenwich Village
New York, NY
Chez Sherman
2010 hrs

It was now Later.

Ron had gently told Sheila he'd like to wait a while before talking about what had happened on Annie's mission…

He told her that he'd been sloppy…

And could have got them ALL killed…

He knew the only reason the mission much less SHIELD's bust had gone down without a hitch…

Was due to his stupid luck…

And that someday it'd run out…

So she gave him some space…

On ONE condition…

That he MOVE IN…

She'd give him his own room…

And some time to sort it out…

But if he said NO…

It would be over…

So he moved into his own room.

Now…

It's LATER.

---

Sheila had told Ron that she wanted… no… HAD TO SETTLE THIS.

He agreed.

What ELSE could he do?

Sheila dressed up in her BEST outfit…

A Jade silk blouse, Black leather Mini, Smoke Grey Backseam thigh highs, and her Venetian Emerald and Jet Spike Heels…

Ron had dressed in an Armani Tux that he'd conjured…

He'd made a peace offering of their dinner…

He had served her Coq Au Vin with Garlic Potatoes and Baby Asparagus in Parmesan Butter…

And a Chambord Sherbet for dessert…

Ron and Sheila sat on her party couch…

Facing each other…

She GLARED at this Man…

This Knight that helped her become what she'd WANTED to be…

And he…

He gazed at this Fantastic Woman…

This Fury…

This Elemental Goddess…

That HE LOVED.

"You can't do shit like that EVER again. You STEPPED on us when you did that… You STEPPED ON ME, when you ran off like that half cocked…"

"…" "Sorry."

"DON'T GIVE ME THAT! YOU SAID YOU'D NEVER DO THAT TO ME IN FRONT OF MY SISTER!" she wept as she tried to punch his shoulder, but was sapped by her LOVE for him.

"i promise not to do that ever again." He said at this, his MOST vulnerable moment EVER.

"…" They stared into each other's eyes…

"Are you REALLY sorry?" she asked.

"yes."

"Ok. There's something ELSE I've got to say to you… AND YOU'RE GOING TO LISTEN."

"Yes Ma'am."

"When the day comes that you and… Kim run into each other again…" Sheila started.

Ron tried to look away. She gently took his chin in her hand and turned his gaze to hers.

"You're GOING TO DEAL WITH IT! understand?" she said.

"…" "ok."

"Good." She hugged him TIGHTLY to her.

"…"

She sat back and gazed lovingly into his eyes…

And stroked his hair…

"the other reason you can't do that anymore, is that i'd die if something happened to you…" she said as she leaned in, "'cause i love you…" and Smokily gazed at him.

'uh oh.' Ron thought as the Emerald Snake Goddess REARED over him.

She KISSED Him…

They were CONSUMED…

By the FIRE FROM WITHIN!

They broke free to get some AIR!

'She's got her Mojo workin', AAAA-HAAA!' a blues singer in N'Orleans cried.

"!" "Did you hear something?" Ron asked.

"No." Smoky Eyed Sheila replied.

They merged together as ONE.

Ron ran his hands gently over her curves, TOTALLY engrossed with the sculptured hills and valleys of her statuesque physique; while Sheila TASTED and SAVORED everything about him…

THEY rose and went into HER room…

NOW…

THEIR ROOM…

And began the ages old dance between the Moth and the Flame…

She undressed her Knight, and Explored/Kissed/Tasted EVERY feature of his sculpted body that she COULD.

"!" he thought as she swallowed and MASSAGED his elemental member…

He ran his hands through her silky tresses…

And THANKED the GODS for this…

The GREATEST MIRACLE…

In his life…

Before he collapsed on their bed.

She released him…

Rose…

And revealed her HIDDEN TREASURES…

As a Rose BLOOMS…

IN THE NIGHT!

Her Blouse drifted away from her on a breeze…

To reveal her Divinely CARVED Bust…

She POUNCED on him…

And GAVE him…

A Dusky Jade nipple to SUCKLE…

Thus Causing her to SING!

While HE…

Reverently clasped his hands around her waist…

Slid them down…

And WORSHIPPED her…

Elemental Curves…

His Hands found…

SHE WAS NUDE under her skirt!

So He explored her DEPTHS…

Seeking to tease a SAMPLE…

Of her HONEYED WATERS…

Which he SHARED with HER…

His SERPENTINE GODDESS!

"Wait here." She commanded before she rose, discarded her skirt, and FLOWED up his frame to gaze into his eyes.

"Tonight, I Love The Man That Walked Through HELL, To Free My Soul."

He wept silently in joy.

She sat up and caressed his member with her Joyously Weeping Fountain…

And ENGULFED HIM!

"OH MY GOD!" they cried.

He gently coaxed her down to him…

And Orally Worshipped her Bust…

As she whipped her Ebon curtain over his face…

While in the throes of Erotic JOY!

So that none but SHE…

May SEE…

HIS joy!

"Sheila… I'M…"

"RON!" Their love fused together…

YET!

She reached down and GENTLY…

CLAMPED him…

Flowed down…

And drank his Ambrosia.

Afterwards…

"Are you ready for Round Two?" She asked.

"YOW!" Ron.

---

9-24-2006
The Mano Malo
Bermondsey Docks
Bermondsey Parish
London, England
Sheila Sherman's
Bedroom
1830 hrs

"WOW!" Kim.

"Yeah. To this DAY, it's STILL like that. 'Course he does things with that han…" Sheila started.

"OK! … I GET IT." Kim said. "So what happens now?"

"That's up to you two…"

"Beep Beep BeDeep!" Kim activated her unit. "Go Wade."

"Uh. I've deciphered more of the data and figured out how Roxxon's been communicating with Varnae… and what he's up to…"

"SPILL!" Kim and Sheila chimed.

"C. J. Roxxon, founder of the company, was a collector of rare and esoteric artifacts… he managed to get his hands on a copy of the Ebontome. The Board of Directors has been using it to communicate with him."

"Ok. So what are they up to?" Sheila asked.

"They're preparing for a ritual. It seems Varnae's able to keep his form solid some of the time… the files say that he's been griping about 'A thin one's will holding him back'."

"Uncle Slim?" Kim.

"I'd guess." Wade replied. 'YES!' Kim.

"So what's the ritual?" Sheila asked.

"They're seeking the 'Plant' that Gilgamesh sought to become immortal to make him a… Daywalker? Here's the quote from the Epic itself: 'under the sea there is a wondrous plant, like a flower with thorns, that will return a man to his youth'."

"Ok. So what's it look like?" Kim.

Wade flashed a picture of a crinoid on the Kimmunicator's screen.

"These crinoids used to grow in certain shallows in the Mediterranean… on the Lebanese coast."

"So where do we find one?" Sheila.

"Paisley's Labs in Rome." Wade said.

End Part VIII