Welcome again to Sentinel's house of horrors. 'Dead Man Switch' is written and posted with Tito Mosquito's permission and is adapted off his 'For the Pride of Lowardia'. It is ten chapters long and I am posting one chapter per week and is placed some twenty years after the graduation alien invasion.
Thanks to everyone who has read, faved, alerted or followed this little ditty. And and big thanks to the reviewers and as always here is where I respond publicly to some of those reviews. So here we go: Jimmy1201, yeah maybe a heck of a Christmas present, so here is New Year's present to match, yeah, they got Shego….and clean up…yeah; CB73, tick tock, tick tock; zzzoo99, Shego was not part of the 'dragon lottery' she was a special case since she had battled Warmonga and Warhok. They didn't want her gumming up the works.
Invader Johnny, there is only one outcome which would be acceptable; Daccu65, yup thicker and thicker; Uberscribbler, yes things move forward towards liberation.
Tito-Mosquito, Shego was trapped on purpose, the Ls wanted to eliminate a threat to them; ajw1970, he hopes that he's ready for it too!
Again, thanks to CajunBear73 for all he has done.
Okay enough of me, let's get this on the road!
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Dead Man Switch
Chapter Three
The northwest corner of Utah:
Watching the former-almost hero wince while trying to get out of the ancient POS van, "Come on Sidekick, put your arm around my shoulders so I can get you back into your chair", Drakken offered, referring to the wheelchair they stole.
"I can do this…"
"You've been crapping blood for a day and a half without even taking a sip of water."
"I know what the Doc meant by bowel problems…It's going to be another three days before I can drink very small amounts of water.", Ron informed both former villains, reminding them that he had read the instructions.
"You can't eat for another two and a half weeks sidek…Stoppable.", the blue former villain reminded Ron since he had also read the updated care instructions.
"I know, I'll just have to make do with it…I need to lay down. I'm way tired."
"How are you going to stay hydrated over the next few weeks Stoppable?"
"I am going to slow my heart rate down and let my body just heal. Check on me every few hours would you? I'd hate to croak before we get to the endgame."
(Sob)
"As long as you don't set yourself off, we'll keep you alive until you make your journey.", Johann informed Ron.
"Yeah, then when I take that long trip all you have to do is make sure that we have the weapons in place to take out Warmonga's elites and her human allies although much of that is already taken care of. Anyway, from what you said I have to do things in a prescribed order to make that happen."
"Don't worry about that, our people are in place already just waiting for our signal. After you showed us how to eliminate those monsters…When did you discover that?", Lispky inquired.
"Years ago, I returned home from a place I train…one of Kim's brothers was showing me some of the options on a spacecraft he had been developing.", Stoppable paused and gasped before he continued, "We were coming into orbit around Mars when we got a warning from our sensors that there was another ship close by."
"But that…"
"Jim Possible designed a 'stealth' package which rendered us virtually invisible to the Lowardian sensor packages they have installed on their ships.", Ron informed them.
Professor Dementor frowned as he began to punch in numbers and letters to unlock the doors of the lair, "But sidekick, that doesn't answer my question…How were you able to kill them? I read the reports and it didn't mention how you did it."
"The assassins know Demez, that's all you need to know. And that information is compartmentalized, very few know everything.", Ron informed both former villains.
The former Drakken frowned, "You are depending on us sidekick…(Sigh) we should know this information."
"I know I am…remember what they did to Shego?", Ron hissed, "What do you think they'd do to you if they thought that you had any information that could be used against them?"
Both former villains paled when they thought about what the former member of Team Go had gone through. Finally the former schoolmate of James Possible said, "I remember well enough, it was very painful for her at the end. That is why I am assisting you on this elaborate suicide of yours."
"I do appreciate this effort on your part you know.", Ron hacked for a moment, "Every man and woman who has volunteered has watched the two recordings in question to make sure they understand what awaits them if this goes south. We all have to do our jobs and keep quiet, just try to keep your curiosity to yourselves.", the former sidekick advised, "Anyway the governments weren't able to hide the truth from my people…Soon enough mankind will be able to truly govern themselves once again."
Drakken sighed, "Let's get him to his bed and set the timer to check on him, Johann."
"Great.", Ron said, "Oh if there is a blue tint to my body, ignore it, but wake me up in six or eight hours, I wanna make sure I'm still alive."
"While you are out we are going to hook you up to an IV to at least keep you hydrated. The site I got on also told us what antibiotic we have to piggyback into your line to keep infections down. We don't want an infection now."
"That's one thing we can agree on, I don't want to go to the backup guy…I like him and don't want him to end up like I am."
"Oh?", Drakken asked, "Anyone I know?"
"You've met him years ago."
"I met a lot of people years ago, so that's not telling me anything…"
"Again, compartmentalized information blue boy. Demez lock that thing up behind us. And remember to keep energy usage as low as possible so Warmonga's terrorists can't find us.", Ron reminded the two.
Drakken informed Ron, "We will be totally off the grid buffo…"
"Don't worry you can still call me that."
"It's an old habit."
"Yeah, real old.", Ron yawned as they kept wheeling along.
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After they got him in the bed, Drakken inquired as the German began to set up the IV, "Is there anything we can do for you now?"
"Not really, just wait. I have ta recover from the operation. As soon as I'm up you'll be able to send me off to my next contact…after we make contact, if you know what I mean."
"Stoppable, I read the instructions for feeding and care…uh this isn't going to be a lot of fun for you even after you are back on your feet."
"I didn't expect it to be fun, just interesting. Listen we can talk in a few hours.", Ron yawned as he pulled the covers up.
(Gasp)
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Yamanouchi:
(Grandfather, you haven't informed us of where the Chosen One is. Why did he leave the sacred mountain?), Yori asked the ninja master as he appeared to come out of a trance.
(Please sit with me child.), the old white haired man invited.
Sensei glanced up to the girl he had almost raised from birth and began his explanation once she assumed a Lotus Position to match his, (I am very tired child and my time is nearly over. Stoppable-sama has realized his path and is determined to follow it. You and Hiro must not look for him on this plane again.)
The shinobi froze, having spoken with Ron about this subject at length, (Then there is nothing left for him on this Earth to comfort him Grandfather?)
(No my child, we will never see his face at Yamanouchi again. I have spoken with the council…)
(About what, Grandfather?)
(About your status at Yamanouchi…You are to become the next Sensei.), the old man informed her.
(I…I am not worthy.)
(You are ready for this appointment, Granddaughter. My time is ending and your time is at hand. The Chosen One and I will leave this plane for a better one. You must use all your talents, all your wisdom to make the transition after Stoppable-sama's conquest is finished.)
(I will do my best to honor you…)
(Thank you child. Now, are all our assets in position?), he asked.
A quick nod (They are, as we are, awaiting the signal that Ron-sama promised us. When it comes we will strike during the confusion that will befall all the agents aligned against humanity.)
(And our people have the poisons ready to use as well?)
(Yes the weapons are well coated, and our forces have the antidote, Grandfather. We have also received a supply of an unorthodox weapons which will aid us in our quest to deliver these animals to the feet of their gods.)
(Very good. Now what about innocents, child?)
(We will take such care as we can to make sure that those who have nothing to do with the occupation will be spared.), Yori informed her Grandfather.
(It is better thought out that I had originally envisioned. Now where is Hiro?)
(He was tracking down some sympathizers Grandfather, he should be here in a day or two.)
(And the children?)
(I left them with your Sister's daughter until this is over. She promised to raise them as her own, if we do not survive.), Yori informed Sensei. (It is for the best.)
(I agree. Now I wish Stoppable-sama had not taken this course of action though…but who knows which children the invaders will choose in their lottery.), the ninja master informed the new headmaster of the ninja school.
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Mars, Epsilon Base for Environmental Studies:
"Dr. Possible, have you seen the new data on the living pods that we are building?", Professor Anders Henning inquired.
"Why yes Andy, it looks like we might have finally got an answer to the power plant that we have been searching for. If we do this correctly we will be able to release greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere within the next two years. Hopefully in the next hundred we will have conditions here that will begin to mimic Earth's.", the rocket scientist replied.
Henning asked, "Why are our masters allowing us to pursue this avenue of science James?"
"Well they would rather have me working on something like this instead of working on rockets since that breakthrough that I made three years ago. I think it's their way of getting me out of the way, while still using some of my talents.", James observed, "What sins did you commit to be banished here for a year?"
Anders winked then lowered his voice and informed the famed rocket scientist, "I volunteered to come here and work with you as did some others who accompanied me after our special training."
Not knowing what the other academic was referring to James inquired, "Would you care to go to the commissary for a drink after we are through here?"
"Sure as long as we hit the gym first.", Henning accepted, "I need to exercise to keep the weight off and the muscle mass up."
James Possible chuckled, "Ronald said the same thing to me before I left on this trip two years ago."
"Ronald? Do I know of him?"
Sighing, "He was a childhood friend of my daughter. At one time I thought that they would have gotten together...but that is water under the bridge now with Kimberly…"
"I am sorry James, I didn't mean to bring that up. Please forgive me."
"It is long past, nothing can bring my baby back to me.", James said as he got a lost expression on his face, "She was my Kimmie-cub."
"I have heard you were very proud of her James. She was a hero."
A sad smile came to the famous Possible's face, "Yes she was, almost everyone on the planet looked up to her. We received condolences for years."
"Then we will have a drink to remember the happy times with her James.", Henning replied as he finished a part of his mission he didn't know how to do up until that moment. Of course this 'professor' had several things to accomplish during his stay on Mars. One of those was to make sure certain the creatures that stood over nine feet tall, and along with other well placed individuals, met their makers once a signal had been given. He and his team had been given the training on how to assemble the weapons and the bombs to make sure that none of the invaders lived long enough to pass any messages along to their superiors.
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Back on Earth:
The short German shook the former sidekick, "Lipsky said it was time to wake you up, Stoppable."
"Huh? Oh yeah, how do I look?", Ron asked.
"Like you haven't eaten in five days.", the former villain replied. "Do you want to see yourself?"
"Yeah, but get me some stuff so that I can shave and brush my teeth."
"I'll be back in less than ten minutes. If you turn on your remote we have news feeds from around the world, and on channel one fifty-three we have the space news.", the short German informed Ron.
The former sidekick picked up the remote and began to surf through the channels on the viewing screen. There was the basic everyday things that he had been watching most of his life, but after doing some more searching he found some information on technologies that were needed for exploring the other planets.
'I wonder if they ever found those Lowardian bodies I stashed. I should have taken the beacons off their ship and sent it into the sun after I killed them…I sure hope Yori and Hiro are finished training the assassins and will have them in place soon. Otherwise any of those animals left might bring destruction back on our families.', he thought to himself as he began watching a documentary about how close mankind was to an interstellar engine.
'Only if they knew. Dr. P and the Tweebs, along with Wade, Felix and Justine made the big breakthroughs in stealth and spacecraft design while Dr. D and Dementor made the weapon packages for the trip.', Ron thought, not wanting to tell the former villains what the others had been doing. Several groups of Japanese scientists working with the Yamanouchi ninja designed and made weapons for eliminating the animals who were occupying the Earth (although largely unseen by most of the populace.)
Johann Demez returned, "Is there anything else you need, Stoppable?"
"I am going back to sleep again. If you see a weird glow around me don't worry…it's just me…thinking.", Ron warned, "Try to wake me up in another eight hours. I am going to try to get on my feet and start getting around."
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We'll see ya down the road,
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