Tian Cai

By mkusenagi2

The story concept © 5-19-2006
All Marvel characters are © Marvel Comics.
Kim Possible and other Disney characters
are © Disney Co.

Level 2: Ha Mu Lan (Woman Warrior)

Part I

6-14-2004
(2 days after the end of The Rook: Book One)
Condor 1/SHIELD Helicarrier flagship
In hover mode over
Manhattan, NY
The Practice Room
1030 hrs

"WHACK! CLICK…" went the Arnis sticks that teacher and student held, "CLICK! WHACK! CLICK! POW! OOWWW!"

"C'mon girl! You can do better! What's the problem!" Barbara "Bobbi" Morse-Barton known to the world as Mockingbird asked her newest student: Kim Possible.

Rufus was in a corner watching them practice.

"Nothing!"

"UH HUH!" went Rufus. Kim GLARE.

"Then why's your timing off? You had the 'tagang San Miguel' down perfectly yesterday!"

"Off day I guess…"

"UH UH!" went Rufus. 'SHUT!'

"LISTEN HERE GIRL… DO YOU THINK YOUR ENEMIES ARE GOING TO LET UP BECAUSE YOU'RE HAVING AN 'OFF DAY'?"

"Uhh… No Ma'am… Sorry!"

"HEE, HEE, HEE!" went Rufus. Kim and Bobbi GLARE.

"Take 5 Kim."

'HE HAD ME SIT WITH RUFUS WHILE HE'S… HE'S… CATTING AROUND WITH HER!'

"Kim, what's wrong?"

"I… found out Ron's going out with…"

'OH CRAP SHE FOUND OUT!'

"shego."

"HEE, HEE, HEE!" went Rufus.

Rufus popped a Nicaraguan cheroot out of his SHIELD suit and lit it.

"RUFUS!" Kim and Bobbi.

"Ok." Rufus left the Practice Room.

"Did he tell you?"

"Yes."

"Good! Still, it's none of our business… you should wish for their happiness… especially since he's your best friend."

"WHAT? How can HE DO THIS? I mean GO OUT WITH SHEGO!"

"He likes or maybe… loves her…"

"Ron's just a teenaged bo…"

"Ron's a Man, Kim," Bobbi said, "He wasn't drafted into this war… HE VOLUNTEERED so he could help his BEST FRIEND STAY IN ONE PIECE! IT'S NOT HIS FAULT IF YOU'RE TOO STUPID TO SEE HOW MUCH HE LOVES YOU!"

"WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT!" 'BITCH, BITCH, BITCH!'

"PLENTY! My husband risked EVERYTHING to get me home, and he's JUST LIKE RON!"

"What! You're married!"

"Yes! It was the biggest risk I EVER took in my life marrying Clin… Hawkeye… even bigger than when I died for him!"

"Wait… If you were dead… How? I mean…"

"Kim, Hawkeye's my husband… he, Ron, Rabbi K, and Dr. Strange risked everything to bring me back… THAT'S who your BEST FRIEND is… a guy that will do what it takes to help his friends… No Matter What!"

"But How are you… here!"

"They used some ancient magics to get me back here… they needed a MAN with a pure heart and Ron… my wonderful nephew… knowing he could die… volunteered… because he loved Hawkeye and me SO much… I sacrificed myself so Hawkeye would live… and I'd do it again… that's why I was allowed to come back."

"…"

"Kim, if you're Ron's friend just be there for him… he still loves you… the question is how much do you love him?"

"…"

"Let's get back to work."

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Somewhere in the Caribbean…

Two villains were discussing their options, now that The Rook and his team had bested HYDRA in battle…

"Do you think they were fooled by your disguise, Herr Smith?" asked the Real Baron Strucker.

"Yes my friend… the synthiflesh and the vocoder worked perfectly. How soon will we acquire the items we need to defeat Team Possible?"

"Your son is on site now with our master technician, there shouldn't be any complications."

"Just make sure the Technician follows orders and is NOT seen… His appearance is considered a bit… outré by other's standards. He is too valuable a… commodity to lose."

"Your son is well aware of this Mein Herr…"

"Call our friends in Singapore… Tell them that I want Her on site as a reserve… They must not fail!"

"Yes Mein Herr."

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"Beep, Beep." went Bobbi's duffel. "Pardon me Kim, gotta take this!"

"This is Mockingbird Sir."

"Yes Sir…"

"…" Smile.

"Right away SIR! … Click"

"?" Kim thought.

"I have to meet The Director… we've got a mission!"

"?"

"Kim! Pack your bags Girl and grab Rufus… were going to Monaco!"

"!"

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6-14-2004
Condor 1/SHIELD Helicarrier flagship
In hover mode over
Manhattan, NY
Mission briefing in
The Ready Room
1100 hrs

The Mockingbird with Rufus on her shoulder stood at the holotable in session with the SHIELD Strategic Triumvirate: Col. Nicholas J. Fury; Col. Thaddeus A. C. "Dum Dum" Dugan; Maj. Gabriel Jones.

"Is she ready?" Maj. Jones asked.

"I believe so Sir! She's a quick study!"

"Good."

"Lissen up, we've heard reports from the Prince of Monaco that HYDRA is trying to purchase some sort of LMD (Life Model Decoy) tech that was stolen from the Old Soviet branch of HYDRA years ago. We need you two…" Fury said.

"AHH HEMM!"

"Sorry. You Three to find out what it is and either capture or destroy it… Your support will consist of 1 company of our finest in Guardsman armor."

"Why the heavy artillery Sir?"

"I've been gettin' reports of someone trying to get their hands on any Alpha class hardware… Sleepers… Skrull tech… AIM and Secret Empire tech… Anything that involves biosynthetic or biologically based technologies."

"That's why I was chosen?"

"Yes." said Maj. Jones, "We feel your knowledge of these technologies coupled with an on site assessment will give us the edge we need."

"And my protégé Sirs?"

"She was chosen because of her experiences in the field…" Dum Dum said.

"She's a wild card, an' we need all the help we can get!" Fury said.

"I See."

"Dismissed!"

"Bobbi."

"Yes Nick?"

"Be careful on this one… heard a rumor that a 'friend' of yers might show up."

"Who?"

"Madame Hydra."

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End Part I