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.
I don't own Marty Caidin's
characters either.
(This story is a response to whitem's 'Not Quite Human'. If you haven't read it, check it!)
Interlude II
Tin Legs, Human Heart
7-30-2004
Condor
1/SHIELD Helicarrier flagship
In hover mode over
Manhattan, NY
The Landing Deck
A Safe Zone
0630 hrs
The four SHIELD agents faced their partner on the flight deck.
"Man… this tanks…" Ron pouted, "We can come by and visit, right?"
"Yeah…" Sheila said while looking at her feet and scuffing her boot on the plating, "I'll send you stuff via the link we have and email…" Tears. "Gonna miss you…" Sheila fiercely hugged Kim and Ron. "Hey Kim… Keep him out of trouble… 'k?"
"Sure…" Tears.
"What! I don't… Things just… MMM" Sheila kissed Ron.
'KIDDING Hon… I KNOW you don't look for trouble.'
'We Love Ya… Knock 'Em Dead!' Ron and Kim.
All three of them merged their souls together in The Realm…
And then returned to this one.
"Hey!" Rufus cried as he tugged Sheila's leg.
"Sorry Rufus… I'll miss you too!" Sheila.
Hirotaka walked up to Sheila.
"I will do my best to ensure their safety." Hirotaka said to Sheila.
"Thanks 'taka." Sheila bowed to him, boarded the Quinjet and was… gone.
---
30 minutes later in the Practice Room…
Ron, Kim, and Hirotaka were going through a freestyle workout in the Practice Room while Rufus watched from the sidelines.
Hirotaka was quickly discovering WHY Team Possible was respected by groups such as the Avengers.
Kim and Ron were fighting him effortlessly WITHOUT using their link. Every time Hirotaka used a technique it was countered with a devastating offense or defense.
'Heart & Hammer?' Kim to Ron.
'Yeah.' Ron.
Team Possible leaped forward and hit Hirotaka with a whirlwind of ground, aerial, and mid-range attacks.
"BAM!" Hirotaka was hit with a tandem double spin side kick and sent flying 20' into the wall!
"Are you alright Dude?" Ron asked as he and Kim walked over to him.
"I am unharmed." Hirotaka said as he rolled into Shizen No Kamae, "Thanks for asking Ron Stoppable."
"Just call me Ron Dude. Wanna go again?"
"That's enough fer now," the Specialist said over the PA, "Team Possible's got a mission. Git yer asses up here STAT!" The Practice Room's control room door popped open.
"You're hanging with us later… right 'Taka?" Kim asked as they ran to the door.
"It would be my honor."
---
"We've found a 3 man HYDRA cell at Stark International's Cerritos, CA facility. Team Possible needs to get in there and stop 'em. It's kinda up yer alley Kim, seems that they're after some biologicals that yer mom's gonna use to treat a friend o' mine. The mission's simple… just get in there using stealth suits, nuke 'em and we'll take it from there."
"Yes Sir." They chorused.
"…"
"Uh Sir… You might not know… but how's Wade?" Kim asked.
"He's Ok… Still siftin' through the data Logan an' 'Tooth brought back. Anythin' else?"
"No Sir."
"Good… Now get out there an' show 'Em how it's done!"
Kim, Hirotaka, Ron, and Rufus left.
---
7-30-2004
Stark International's
Cerritos, CA Branch
Biological
Research
Wing
0940 hrs
Kim, Ron and Hirotaka waited while Rufus scurried through the ductwork and gave them an update on the HYDRA cell's position through their goggles.
"Ok. They're focused on the Biovault so you'll just creep in using the two main airducts while I provide a distraction." Ron sent over the comlink.
"Copy." Kim and Hirotaka said.
'Hon… Stay Frosty.' Kim.
'Gotcha KP… You Too.' Ron.
Kim and Ron turned to Hirotaka and gave him a thumbs up. Hirotaka returned it… and vanished before their eyes without using Stealth tech!
'HOW?' they chorused, 'Jinx You owe ME a soda! Booyah Reinstated!' Ron crowed.
'HEAD IN THE GAME… RON!' Kim growled. 'Gotta find out how he DID that!'
''K.'
Ron used the Mark to short out the doorlock and noisily walked through the lab's front door while Kim, Hirotaka, and Rufus snuck in. "HELLOOO… Anybody here? T'is I The Rook… C'mon guys… there's an easy bounty on my head!"
"2, 3 get him! I'm ALMOST done." The HYDRA team leader hissed.
"Copy." They said as they pulled out their blasters.
Hirotaka crept behind #3 and threw a whip kick to his temple… which #3 ducked!
"Fool, you're not the only one with Ninpo training!" #3 growled as he traded blows with Hirotaka. "You should practice more… I was able to penetrate your stealth because your Wa is unfocused."
"POW!" #3 collapsed in a heap as Hirotaka felled him with Wudang Tai Chi's Big Boss Ties Up Elbow and slammed him into the floor with Heaven Pillar Welcomes Sun… and shattered #3's left arm and shoulder in the process, thus sending him into shock.
"Really… It was my Honor to Best you."
Kim was having the time of her life flowing around #2's attacks in Stealth mode… finally she took him out by stomp kicking his sternum with her left foot.
"HEY!" Rufus chirped as he ran up to #1 and shot him in the leg with his blaster set on low as he was entering the vault.
"What? You little… CRUNCH! AAAAAAAA! POW!" Ron shut the vault door on #1's arm, crushed it to paste, and thumped him in the temple.
"OOO… Better put some ice on that champ… it's gonna sting in the mornin'." Ron quipped. He opened the safe, slid #1 out of harm's way, peeked into the Biovault and read a label on a shipping container. "Whoa… Kim's mom knows HIM? I wonder what he needs THIS stuff for?"
'Ron! What are you Doing?' Kim.
'Uh just checking the vault…' Ron sheepishly explained as he secured the Biovault, 'Just making sure he didn't toss a bomb in here or somethin'. You ok?'
'Yeah.' "Skuld to Grizzly."
"Go ahead." The Specialist replied.
"We're finished. The pests are caged. They'll need a medic."
"Copy." SHIELD troops ran into the lab and secured the area.
"You kids go and have some fun. Dugan'll debrief ya later." The Specialist said as he walked up to Team Possible.
---
Later that day at the San Diego Marriott…
Kim and Ron were snuggling in bed when the Kimmunicator beeped.
Kim snagged the unit from her Capri's and switched it on.
'AWWW MAAAAANNNN!' Ron.
"What's the sitch Wa… MOM!" Kim cried as she tried to straighten her hair and huddle under the sheets
"Hi Kimmie! I see you finally… Connected With Ron (chuckle!) Did he like those tricks I taught you?"
'Boy Howdy! DID I! KP's A bad Mutha…' Ron.
"MOTHER!" 'RON!' 'Jus' talkin' 'bout how Badical your stuff is KP!'
"Sorry Kimmie… couldn't resist. Tell Ron and your new partner to come by the house. We're having dinner with an old friend of your dad's at 7. The dress code is Ultra-Formal. Don't be late! It's nice to know that you found out Ron's a 'Warm Man' too. Remember… DON'T be late. Bye"
"Bye Mom."
"So are you ever gonna tell me what your Mom means by 'Warm Man'?"
'… Ok, I'll tell…' Kim told Ron about the lab incident.
"…"
"HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!"
---
7-30-2004
1407
Graymalkin Lane,
Salem Center
Westchester County, NY
AKA The
X Mansion
The Danger Room
0930 hrs
SHIELD Special Agent Sheila Goble Baux aka Pulsar was clothed in her armor and standing alone in one of the most hostile areas on earth: The Danger Room.
"Ok Pulsar cross the room… On my mark… GO!" Logan cried.
Sheila walked into the room 6' and watched the room morph into a city set into a lunar crater… the Blue Area of the Moon.
'Let's see… Reed told me about this place…' Sheila thought, 'It's a Kree ruin that has life support in most places and is inhabited by the Inhumans… that's NOT why I'm here… WHAT?'
"RUMBLE!" A huge green and black robot rose out of the ruins and lunged after her.
Sheila backflipped out of the way. 'Guess the Princess' moves work for me too. There's something wrong with this 'bot, I sense two beings here. Stay Frosty Sheila!'
"We are Warstar. We are your destruction!" the 'bot said as it threw a boulder at her.
"Give it a rest. 'Sides only I can pull that Look off!" 'Stark said this armor will reshape itself… let's try this.'
Sheila focused while avoiding the 'bot's attacks and formed her right gauntlet into a katana!
'So if I do this… bingo!' the katana started to glow with an Emerald Flame.
Sheila leapt onto Warstar's left arm, slashed its visor and braincase, and flipped off.
"AHHH! Help B'nee!" C'cil cried as it fell.
A smaller 'bot rose from a compartment on C'cil's back, leaped onto Sheila and grabbed her throat!
"I am B'nee and I am your doom Human!" B'nee said as it tried to crush Sheila's throat.
'I was right, there were two beings here… lot of good it does me now… let's see…' Sheila reformed her gauntlets into diamond sharp blades, shoved them through B'nee's carapace, and released a charged plasma burst.
"BAM! zzztzz!" B'nee was slag.
Pulsar rose and walked over to C'cil. "Don't take this personally… but I don't NEED any surprises." She said as she chopped off the 'bot's limbs.
"Really… You don't need any surprises was it?" a voice growled as she completed her task. "The name's Fang and you'll pay for what you did to my teammates."
"Bring it."
"OOOFFF!" Fang leaped towards Pulsar and collided with her fist!
Pulsar drifted back into Ichimonji No Kamae and waited.
"For that I'm going to rend the flesh from your bones!"
Pulsar waved him forward…
Fang rushed her…
Pulsar released her namesake into his eyes and cartwheeled THROUGH him.
"UK!" Fang collapsed into unconsciousness.
Pulsar went further into the ruins and came upon a tunnel.
"…"
'I better wait… time to use my stalking horse.'
Pulsar removed her armor sans visor, programmed it, sent it into the cave, and crawled up the wall Spidey style by melting handholds into the living rock.
"…" 'Ha… I see you…' Pulsar thought as she spied a cloaklike thermal form clinging to the ceiling through the armor's readout, 'What the hell are you?'
The 'form' dropped onto the armor and knocked it 'unconscious' with an energy pulse.
"You were easy to defeat. It's a shame we weren't able to continue." the 'cloaked' female being said as it rose from the armored 'form'.
"Really… I was about to say the same about you. The name's Pulsar bitch! What's yours?" she said as she dropped soundlessly to the floor behind her foe.
"Manta… How?" she said as she spun around.
"I programmed the armor to give off a 'human' signature."
"You're craftier than I thought."
"As K would say: No Duh! Now Bring It!" Pulsar fired up and lit the cave with an eldritch full body glow. 'This is NEW!'
The two warriors squared off and leaped towards each other.
Pulsar projected a plasma shield and slammed Manta against the wall. Manta rolled into a crouch and released a flash of light towards Sheila's eyes!
"OW!" 'Bitch tried to blind me! I like that… It's Sneaky… so's this…' Pulsar collapsed to the ground and moaned in pain.
Manta walked over and flipped her over with her foot.
"Yield." she said.
"What? Can't hear you." Pulsar said as her armor reactivated and flowed over the floor towards Manta.
"That flash affected your eyes, not your hearing… YIE… ZZRACCK! AAAHH!" Manta screamed as the armor flowed over her body and hit her with a disruptive pulse.
Pulsar rolled up into Shizen No Kamae, ordered the armor to expose Manta's head, and coldcocked her with a plasma fist to the temple.
The armor flowed back onto Pulsar's body and she took off with a pulse from her bootjets.
'Knowing Logan… there's one more…'
"Incoming object from 230º. 900' and closing… humanoid… High density skin and tissue…" the armor stated in Ron's voice.
'Shit! That's Gladiator! HEY! That's Ron's Voice… Cool!' "Scan for weaknesses."
"Scanning… Lifeform feeds off of energy matrices… is vulnerable to rare forms of solar radiation."
"Hmmm" "WARNING COLLISION IMMAN… BANG!" Pulsar was hit by Gladiator's fist. "MALFUNCTION! ARMOR FAILURE… ENGAGING REPAIR MODE!"
"OWW! FUCKER!" Pulsar jettisoned the armor and duked it out with Gladiator.
---
"Logan are you sure it was wise to activate the Gladiator simulation? We still don't know the extent of her powers yet." Xavier stated.
"Trust me Chuck. She'll come through."
---
"YOU… WILL NOT… DEFEAT ME…" Pulsar growled as she traded blows with Gladiator.
"I am the GREATEST Warrior in the Shi'ar Imperial Guard… You Will NOT Defeat ME!" "POW!" Gladiator hit Pulsar with a gut shot.
"." "…" "THAT'S IT!" There was a flare of EMERALD BRILLIANCE in the Danger Room.
"NOBODY USES ME AS THEIR PERSONAL PUNCHING BAG! … EVER!" Pulsar grabbed Gladiator's throat and started to pummel him with blows that would have shattered Asteroids.
'Let's see… rare forms of sunlight…' Pulsar changed the color and emissions of her aura from teal to violet as she hit Gladiator until… he visibly paled and started to burn under her radiance.
"I… yield… No more… please." He grunted.
Pulsar rammed Gladiator into the Lunar rubble, floated down to the door, reclaimed her repaired armor, and hit the kill switch.
The door opened to reveal… a smiling Logan and Charles Xavier.
"Well done Ms. Goble." Xavier said, "No one's EVER beaten the Gladiator part of the program."
"Here's a Cuban, girl. Nice Job!" Logan said.
"You'd better get yourself checked at the infirmary Ms. Goble…" Charles.
"'K" Sheila turned down the hallway and began to walk towards the infirmary.
"Ms. Goble…" Charles said as he rolled up in his chair and looked her in the eye.
"Yes."
"Welcome to the Xmen."
"!" 'Booyah!'
---
7-30-2004
Middleton,
CO
The Possible Residence
The Front Porch
1900 hrs
"DING DONG!"
A visibly nervous but elegantly dressed Ron Stoppable and Rufus (in his pocket) stood next to a equally well dressed but nonplussed Hirotaka as they waited for a member of the Possible clan to open the front door.
'I wonder why KP's Mom was insistent… guess we'll find out!' Ron.
"Relax my friend, whoever their guest is you can handle it with your Ronness." Hirotaka.
"Yeah. Guess you're right… hold on, someone's coming." Ron.
Footsteps approached the door…
A Vision of Loveliness opened the door…
It was…
"UH… Hi Mrs. Dr P… You Look Badical!" 'WOW… If this is what KP's gonna look like in a few years I'M ALL FOR IT!'
"WOW!" Rufus chirped.
"Why thank you Ron, Rufus, … and this must be Hirotaka. It's a pleasure to finally meet you! Won't you come in? Kim's sitting with our guest. Don't worry about the boys they're still in Florida with their Nana." Anne said.
She was dressed in a Jet and Silver evening gown that cradled her figure with a slit running up her left leg. Her athletic legs were shrouded in Smoky Grey back seam hose, and were tipped with 4" jet and silver heels. Her Fiery tresses were done up in an exotic wave that cascaded down her left shoulder.
"Dr. Possible it is a pleasure to meet you. Your papers on the fusion of Asian and Western Medicine are standard reading at Yamanouchi. I was fascinated with how you synthesized herbal sera to treat brain cancer patients." Hirotaka replied.
"Why, Thank You! Ron… You need to bring him 'round more often! Come on in boys."
Anne escorted Ron and Hirotaka into the living room where they saw Kim dressed in a conservative yet stylish version of her LBD sitting next to a well dressed, distinguished, well toned man in his early 70's with a steely crew cut. James Possible sat in his favorite lounger and winked at Ron.
'I know this guy…' Ron mused, 'Hey KP! You Look Badical… Who's your friend?'
'Hi Hon… Thanks! You cleaned up pretty well… Let me guess… Your Mom?'
'Yeah… KP… uh about your friend…' Ron peered at their guest while Kim LOOKED Rufus and Hirotaka into silence.
'Taka Winked at Kim and her parents.
'You have to guess… you should KNOW THIS! (giggle!)' Kim needled as the guest turned to face Ron.
Ron looked closely at the Possible's houseguest. 'Hmmm… he's in VERY Good shape for his age… Kinda sad eyes… steady posture… 6' 4", 220 lbs… ! … There's a mass of hairline scars around his left eye!'
Everyone waited…
"!" Ron's Jaw DROPPED. 'Ron DON'T UNSPOOL THE DROOL!' Kim.
"…" Ron clamped his jaw shut.
"Uh… Sir It's an HONOR to meet you… Colonel Austin."
The Possible's guest was NONE OTHER THAN… Colonel Steve Austin, USAF aka The Six Million Dollar Man!
Steve rose, walked over, clasped Ron's shoulder and shook his hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet another member of Team Possible," he said to a shellshocked Ron Stoppable. "Where's the other member of your team Kim?"
"Sheila's training with the Xmen Sir… I'm sure she'd be here if she could… She's a big fan of yours too!" Kim replied.
"Uh… Mr. Dr P… How do you know… Col. Austin?" Ron.
"He used to test some of my Dad's aircraft back in the late 60's and early 70's… and took an interest in me… he's one of the reasons I got into Rocketry!"
"Oh."
Steve clasped Ron's shoulder and said, "Ron… Please… Call me Steve."
"Uh yeah… Steve." 'This is SO COOL… I'm SITTING WITH THE LAST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON! … Hey KP THANKS! This is the most Badical Present EVER!'
'No Big, Hon. Daddy thought you'd like to meet him… so here we are!' Kim.
"And you must be Hirotaka… when you return to Yamanouchi tell Sensei I'll stop by in August. I need to sharpen what little I learned from him." Steve said.
'!' "Ah… Yes I will do that." 'He was a student of Sensei's?'
"HEY!" Rufus cried.
"Sorry… You must be Rufus… Am I right?"
"Uh Huh!" he squeaked.
"Team Possible isn't complete without you is it?" Steve said as he petted Rufus with his left hand.
"Uh Uh!"
"Everyone please take a seat… I'll get the canapés." Anne said.
"Let's see…" Ron started as he, Rufus and Hirotaka took their seats. "You Graduated with honors from U Berkeley with PHD's in Aeronautical Engineering and Physics… went to Oxford under the Rhodes Scholarship… and afterwards you were drafted into the Vietnam War… went to West Point 1st, were a former US Army chopper pilot during the War and later transferred to the Air Force."
Everyone except Steve and a smiling Hirotaka stared at Ron slack jawed as he recounted Steve's achievements.
"Then you were selected by LBJ for the astronaut corps… After the Primary Lunar Module Pilot broke his arm, you became the Lunar Commander for the Apollo 17 Mission and found the oldest hunk of moon rock known to man. After Project Apollo was cancelled you worked as a test pilot and were an engineering consultant on the Apollo-Soyuz project."
"…" 'WOW! Ron REALLY knows his stuff!' Kim.
"Let's see…" Ron said as he took two canapés form the serving platter Anne placed on the coffee table and handed one to Rufus, while Anne reclined next to Kim and Steve on the couch.
"You were romantically involved with your childhood sweetheart (I KNOW THE FEELIN' DUDE!) BLUSHING Kim!) a Jaime Sommers… married her… (Rest Her Soul!) and have a son from a previous marriage named Michael. Uh I guess that's it."
'This Kid would have been someone Oscar would have been proud of… Thank God The Rook's on Our Side!' Steve thought.
"Well!" Anne said as she rose from her seat and escorted her guests to the Dining Room, "Dinner is served. We're having a light salad… Prime Rib with Artichoke hearts and Garlic Potatoes… and my homemade Cherry Cobbler and Spanish Coffee for dessert!"
"Sound's Badical Mrs. Dr P!" Ron exclaimed as he gently took Kim's arm and escorted her into the Dining Room.
---
Later During Dinner…
"Uh… Steve… You flew a LOT of test aircraft… like the X-15 and several others flawlessly…"
James LOOKED AT Anne.
"Yes I did." Steve replied.
"I seem to remember… there was one that didn't work out… A lifting body… the Northrop M2-F2… I heard it was a VERY rough crash… Uh, Ho…"
James Possible Rose From His Seat!
"Ron! We DON'T talk about that… EVER! OK!" A LIVID James Possible bellowed.
"uh… sorry Sir." Ron. '!' Kim and Ron.
"Uh oh." Rufus.
'What's with your Dad?' Ron.
'I don't know… Daddy's NEVER acted like this before!'
"Jim… It's ok… I WAS in that crash Ron… and I did get 'Dinged Up' a bit… but I'm fine now… I think James is upset because his Dad designed the M2-F2… and it didn't work out as expected."
"Heh… Sorry Mr. Dr P… So uh why are you here?" Ron asked.
"I'm promoting my Book and getting a checkup from Anne while I'm here."
'That's what that stuff's for… Hmmm…' Ron thought.
"…"
"Look at the Time!" Steve said as he looked at his watch and rose from the table, "Anne I'll have to get back to the Academy now if I'm going to meet you on time tomorrow. Everyone it was a pleasure. Ron, keep up the good work! Kim, keep him out of trouble."
"I will." They chorused, 'JINX! You owe me TWO sodas!' Ron.
"Hirotaka, maybe we'll get a chance to crosstrain." Steve said as they bowed to each other.
"I look forward to it."
"James, Anne… Thanks for everything." Steve said as he shook James hand and hugged Anne.
Steve went to the front door and shut it behind him.
"Wait! Hey, the driveway's empty except our car! How's he gonna get to the base from here? 'Taka did you see another car in the driveway?" Ron cried.
"No, I did not."
Ron walked onto the Possible's steps.
"He's GONE!"
James and Anne Smiled.
---
7-31-2004
USAF
Academy Research Complex
The Experimental
Biomedicine Wing
Lab
5
Colorado Springs, CO
0900 hrs
A casually dressed Col. Steve Austin was lying in bed in the Bionics lab with several leads linked to his bionic systems while Anne and Wade ran a full diagnostic.
"This shouldn't take long Steve… We're going to use the nanobots to adjust and upgrade your systems since you're too fragile for another extended surgical procedure like the one I gave you a decade ago. After the tests are complete, we'll inject the nanobots with the serum I've devised to ease recovery into your bloodstream and let them repair your systems… Wade will monitor the 'bots to make sure there aren't any problems." Anne said. 'Thank God Oscar Goldman gave Rudy permission to give me his notes before they died.'
"OK. No Time Like The Present." 'Story of my Life.'
Anne looked at Steve's chart:
Bionics:
Rt. Arm, Lt eye (IR, Night Vision), both legs, cranial replacement (originally Cesium now Adamantium), Bioplastic heart valve (originally a Ball and Socket valve), vitalium ribs (W Transmitter), vitalium lacing in the Lt. arm.
Treatment:
Scheduled for a nano upgrade with an anti-shock serum buffer with Dr Anne Possible MD, and Dr Wade Lode PhD monitoring.
"The tests are complete Dr Possible, ready when you are." Wade said.
Anne sterilized the skin inside Steve's Lt. elbow, tapped the Lt. intercubital vein, slid a 16 gauge needle into his arm, twisted a Heplock onto the catheter and attached an IV kit, took the Piggyback bags of nanomachines and sera, and hooked them up to Steve's IV while Wade monitored the process on his computers.
"This should take an hour sir." Wade said over the link. "Just relax… or get some sleep."
"Ok." Steve went to sleep…
---
7-31-2004
Middleton,
CO
The Possible Residence
0900 hrs
Team Possible was sitting around Kim's kitchen table.
"I'm tellin' ya KP… there's something weird going on about Steve… I mean how did he disappear so quickly last night?"
"Ron…"
"It is curious… he managed to get to the base in record time… without a car." Hirotaka said.
Kim, Ron, and Rufus stared at 'Taka.
"I checked." 'Taka said.
"Then there's the thing with the stuff I saw in the Biovault at Stark's lab." Ron told Kim and Hirotaka about the labeled nanoware he found in the vault.
"Hmmm… So Col. Austin needs Mom's 'bots for something… I'm gonna call Wade." Kim pulled out her Kimmunicator and beeped Wade.
"I'm not in right now," Wade's recording stated, "Please leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can."
"!" 'Hon… something's wrong. Wade's NEVER done that before.' Kim.
"We're going over to the base… Right Now! I've got a bad feeling about this…" Kim said.
"You're thinking HYDRA wanted Col. Austin's meds for something?" Ron asked.
"Yeah."
"We must hurry." 'Taka said as they ran outside and summoned a GJ transport.
"UH HUH!" Rufus agreed.
---
Meanwhile…
Stealthed multi-millionaire industrialist Sinclair Abbot aka Spymaster was preparing to attack the base hospital where Col. Austin was being treated.
"Beep." Spymaster tapped the link in his cowl. "Go ahead."
"Are you ready?" Herr Smith asked.
"Yes."
"Good. I have another assignment for you after this one… then you may return to your life of leisure."
"As if I have a choice. The ONLY reason I'm doing this is because you're holding the keys to Zola's biotech. Thanks to him I was able to fake my death with one of his clones and live the life of a playboy… If there's nothing else I'd like to get back to work. Got some clients to take care of." Spymaster growled.
"Very well. Remember I want them intact."
"Ok." "CLICK!" 'Man! I wish he'd give it a rest, got a 'borg to capture and a Doc to drill… I'm gonna see about getting out from under this Bastard ASAP!'
Spymaster tapped a stud on a remote…
"BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BADAAMMM!" RDX charges exploded throughout the base shutting down all of the power and data systems.
'That'll keep the base busy while I extract them.'
---
Meanwhile the power went out in the Bionics lab.
Steve woke to see Anne Possible disconnecting his leads.
"Steve we've got to get out of here! I think HYDRA's after the materials I used on your systems."
"How right you are!" Spymaster said as he entered the lab. "Got a gift for ya Colonel." He hissed as he threw an object at Steve.
"MOVE!" Steve pushed Anne out of the way as he caught the device, threw it away from them and shielded Anne with his body.
"BAM!" A blast of subzero cold hit Steve… and caused his bionics to shut down!
"run!" he moaned to Anne as he fell to the floor.
"No! I won't leave you like this." Anne cried.
"WHACK!" Spymaster knocked Anne away from Steve and slapped a sapper onto his neck.
"The great Steve Austin, rendered helpless by a cold bomb tossed by little ole me!" Spymaster crowed. "THUD!" he kicked Col. Austin in the gut.
"UNNGHH!"
"STOP IT!" Anne cried.
"And as for you… I've got something special." Spymaster said as he withdrew a silenced pistol and pointed it at Anne.
"FFFT!"
---
30 minutes later…
Team Possible arrived on the scene with a company of GJ troops to assist with the damage control. While the troops assisted the base personnel Kim and Co. ran into the Academy complex and used their IDs to gain access to the Experimental Biomedicine Wing.
Kim went to the receptionist's desk and flashed her ID to the Duty Sgt.
"Your Mom is in Lab 5 Ma'am." He said as he escorted Team Possible there.
They opened the door to find the lab was an empty shambles!
"RED ALERT! COLONEL AUSTIN AND DR. POSSIBLE HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED! SEAL ALL EXITS!" THE Duty Sgt roared over his link.
'MOM!' Kim wept inside.
"Don't worry KP… We'll find 'em. I Promise." The Rook said. 'And when I get my hands on the guys that did this…'
Beep Beep BeDeep!
Kim whipped out her Kimmunicator.
"WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN? MOM'S BEEN KIDNAPPED AND COL. AUSTIN'S MISSING! SPILL… NOW!" she roared.
"OH MY GOSH! … Uh… your Mom asked me to assist her with a procedure… Col. Austin's had some experimental… surgeries over the years… she devised a new treatment for him using her nanobots and the data she got from Fu Manchu…"
"What kind of 'experimental' surgeries Wade?" Kim Glare.
"Uh… I can't tell you… The Director's orders… What I CAN tell you is that we need to hurry! The 'bots in Col. Austin's bloodstream HAVE to be closely monitored until they've finished his upgrade; he could be in serious trouble!"
"Can you trace the 'bots?" Ron asked as he linked his fingers with Kim's.
"Working on it. I'll call when I've found something. Wade out."
Kim wrapped herself into Ron's embrace and silently sobbed. 'We'll find 'em.' Ron thought as he held her tightly.
Hirotaka placed a hand on Ron's shoulder.
"I shall make some enquiries… I will meet you back at you place in an hour Kim." Hirotaka bowed and left.
---
Steve Austin was having a recurring nightmare…
NASA One (flight control): "It looks good at NASA One."
B-52 Pilot: "Roger. BCS arm switch is on."
NASA One: "Okay, Victor."
B-52 Pilot: "Landing rocket arm switch is on."
B-52 Pilot: "Here comes the throttle. Circuit breakers in."
Steve Austin: "We have separation."
Chase plane: "Roger."
B-52 Pilot: "Inboard and outboards are on."
B-52 Pilot: "I'm comin' forward with the sidestick."
NASA One: "All looks good."
B-52 Pilot: "Ah, roger."
Steve Austin: "I've got a blowout—damper three!"
Chase plane: "Get your pitch to zero."
Steve Austin: "Pitch is out! I can't hold altitude!"
B-52 Pilot: "Correction, alpha hold is off, trip selectors—Emergency!"
Steve Austin: "Flight Com! I can't hold it! She's breaking up, she's break—"
"!" Steve woke and found himself in a lair…
"Ah! You're finally awake." A voice gloated in the darkness.
Steve tried to test his bonds.
"Don't bother. That sapper on your neck renders your bionics useless by blocking the voluntary nerves in your spine." The voice hissed.
"CLACK!" three spotlights lit and revealed three figures.
One was Doctor Drakken.
Another was Colonel Steve Austin strapped to an examination table.
The third was a ball gagged Anne Possible strapped to an OB chair.
Drakken walked over to Anne, and moved between her legs while she glared at him.
"Leave her a… AHHH!" Steve began.
Drakken pulled out a remote and pressed a stud.
"You be quiet!"
"…" Steve GLARED at Drakken. 'When I get OUT OF THIS… YOU'RE GONNA FIND OUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO PISSOFF THE WORLD'S 1ST BIONIC MAN! NO ONE FUCKS WITH MY FRIENDS!'
"Excellent!" Drakken drooled as he leered at Anne, "No one can help you… I think I'll Take my poun…"
"Touch her Schweinhund and you will die the REAL death… You are not worthy enough to touch her… much less be in her presence!" Herr Smith growled from the shadows.
Steve saw a thermal outline with his Lt. Eye's infrared function. 'Who Is He? He's Horribly Scarred under that mask…'
"…" Drakken GLARED at the source of the voice.
"DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME JUDEN?" Herr Smith roared.
"yes sir…" 'BASTARD… WHEN I LEARN ALL OF YOUR SECRETS YOU SHALL DIE A HORRIBLE DEATH!' Drakken swore.
"GUT… get back to work… I want the secrets to Austin's bionics and Dr. Possible's upgrade process… NOW!"
'I KNOW I should be grateful to Smith for saving me… but… he gives me the CREEPS!' Anne thought. 'I hope Kim and Ron find us soon!'
---
7-31-2004
Middleton,
CO
The Possible Residence
1400 hrs
Team Possible sat at the kitchen table and went over what they had discovered.
"Ok… someone snatched KP's Mom and Col. Austin… and they were a pro." Ron said.
"I was unable to find out where they are being held… but I did manage to find out who kidnapped them…" Hirotaka was quietly agitated.
Kim, Ron, and Rufus looked at each other and back at a visibly disturbed Hirotaka.
"Spill." Kim.
"Spymaster." 'Taka.
"…" "THE Spymaster? Wasn't he killed when he fought Iron Man?" Kim asked.
"They found a body… and it WAS ID as his… but somehow he's back, and he's working for HYDRA." 'Taka.
"…"
Beep Beep BeDeep!
"Go ahead Wad… OH! Uh, Fu Manchu… how did?"
"That is NOT important… Granddaughter… this IS… I have the coordinates you need to rescue Anne and Col. Austin." Fu Manchu downloaded his data into Kim's unit. "May the Jade Emperor Protect You All. Bring Them Both Back Safely."
'GRANDDAUGHTER!' Kim thought to Ron.
'Wow KP! Guess he took that countenance thing seriously… huh… I wonder what he thinks of me since we… Uh you me and Sheila…'
'RON!'
'Heh. Sorry KP. Head In The Game. Gotcha.'
"Uh Sir, I understand why you're worried about my Mom… but why are you worried about Col. Austin?"
"He is one of my heroes Ms. Possible."
"!"
"Col. Austin is a Renaissance Man and Explorer. Need I say more?"
"No Sir."
"Those members of my Si-Fan that are still trustworthy will clear the way for you… May Your Mission Be A Success."
---
7-31-2004
Condor
1/SHIELD Helicarrier flagship
In hover mode over
Middleton, CO
Cyberlab 3
1430 hrs
The Specialist and Wade Load were discussing Wade's findings.
"So what yer tellin' me is that the only reference ya have to this Herr Smith's ID is the name Johann."
"Yes Sir." Wade replied.
"What else did you find out?" The Specialist growled.
"Smith seems to be obsessing about two things; Immortality and a project from WWII… Something that was destroyed at Auschwitz by an OSS unit… The Howling Commandos… and Ron's Grandfather Imi Przystanek… I can't access the files DOD has because they're blocked." Wade said.
"That's ok kid… ya did ok. Keep this under yer hat."
"Yes Sir."
The Specialist left the lab, walked to The Director's Quarters, and stood in front of the scanner.
"ID Confirmed… Please Enter." The scanner said as the door opened.
Colonel Nicholas J. Fury sat down in his chair and thought.
'This fella has access to almost as many resources as I do… Johann… Herr Smith… Hmmm… ! … If this is who I think it is… We're in for a WORLD of hurt. Gonna have to make some plans…'
---
7-31-2004
Mesa
Verde National Park
An Abandoned NORAD Complex
Montezuma
County, CO
1530 hrs
"Master… the opposition has been… neutralized. What are your orders?" A Si-Fan Assassin asked Fu Manchu over his link.
"Render assistance if necessary… otherwise we wait."
"Yes Master."
---
Drakken had just finished drawing blood samples and using a cryptoscanner on Col. Austin's bionics when Spymaster walked into his lab and set off the alarm.
"You're gonna have to cut this short Chief… we're being invaded by the Si-Fan." He told Drakken.
"So? That's what you're here for! Get back to work!" Drakken hissed.
"Hey Dumbass… I WOULD if there WAS something here to protect! You're the one that lost HIS MONEY…" Spymaster growled. (Due to his mismanagement of Herr Smith's funds Drakken's usually large henchmen force had been reduced to 30 HYDRA troopers.) "I'm outta here… Herr Smith said hurry or you'll be left behind… period."
Spymaster walked out.
Now unknown to all concerned parties the shocks to Steve's systems had caused the 'bots in his bloodstream to adjust their repair protocols. Changes were occurring at a lightning pace on the cellular and microelectronic levels.
'Why am I itching all over?'
A Display appeared in his left eye!
A readout appeared…
'EXTERNAL THREAT NEUTRALIZED… MOBILITY RESTORED… THERMAL PROTECTION LAYERS ARE IN PLACE… MUSCLE & BONE ENHANCEMENT PROCESS CONTINUING… TISSUE REPAIR CONTINUING…'
Steve flexed his right hand. "!" 'Come a little closer asshole… That's it.'
Drakken took a scalpel from a tray and leaned over Steve… "No matter… I'll just hack off your limbs and take some 'samples'…" Drakken hissed.
"UURRRNNNGHG! THUD!" Steve bent the table's right arm restraints and hit Drakken with a Palm Strike to his chest!
"OOOF!" Drakken FLEW across the room and went out like a bad bulb.
"That's for threatening AND trying to RAPE Anne." Steve said as he sat up, removed the rest of his restraints, and unclipped the sapper from his neck. 'Gotta Find Anne. Kim must be WORRIED sick.'
---
Meanwhile…
Team Possible had entered the facility and were searching for Anne and Col. Austin.
"HERE!" Rufus chirped as he stopped in front of an unmarked door.
'KP, Rufus found something!' Ron sent.
Hirotaka popped the lock and tumbled inside…
Team Possible stood in the doorway and saw Kim's Mom restrained in the OB chair!
'FUCKER!' "Mom… MOMMY?" Kim asked as she removed her ball gag.
"I'm… OK Kim… Thank God you're here… Drakken… He Tried To Rape ME… Smith stopped him…" Anne cried.
"We'll wait outside." The Rook's blood ran COLD. Stony Serious Face. 'DRAKKEN'S ALIVE! … I'm gonna CASTLE THAT SOB! … SHE'S LIKE A MOM TO ME! BASTARD!'
'Sheila!'
Sheila Goble appeared in The Realm wearing a Jessica Rabbit Look.
'WOW!' Ron.
'Just trying out a few ideas… What's up?' Sheila.
Ron explained the sitch.
'OHMIGOD! IS SHE OK?' Sheila.
'No… but she's got a handle on it… KP's helping her just like she helped you…'
'…' Sheila 'hugged' Ron.
'Hon… Do What Ya Gotta… K?' Sheila.
'… 'K.' Ron.
'So what's Col. Austin like?' Sheila.
"Pretty cool. Not what you'd expect, REALLY laid back.' Ron.
'Wow!' Sheila.
'…'
'Hon… I was saving this for later… but I figure you need something to cheer you up … … Charles Xavier welcomed me into the Xmen.' Sheila said.
'What?' Ron.
'Hon… If you're upset I'll…' Sheila.
Ron placed a finger on her lips, 'Sheila That's AWESOME! How?'
'I Passed Logan's Test. Uh, I gotta go 'KISS' I'll check on ya later. I wish I was there with you guys.'
She faded away…
'So do I.' Ron.
The Rook, Rufus, and Hirotaka waited while Kim got her Mom out of the chair and calmed her down.
"Is Anne OK?" Steve asked Ron and 'Taka.
"YOW! Dude… DON'T DO THAT! Yeah… she's fine… How did?" A startled Ron replied.
"Later. I'm going after Spymaster… Smith's here too. Who's in?"
"WE ARE!" Team Possible chorused.
"Skuld To Grizzly…" "STSKKKTtz" "Skuld to Grizzly… link's being jammed Sir." Kim told Steve.
"… Ok… I'm gonna have to let you in on a little secret," Steve told Team Possible as he rolled up his Rt. sleeve, opened a compartment in his arm and pulled out a link set. "Ron's right… I was hurt pretty badly in the crash…"
"Gorchy!" Kim.
"Coolio!" Ron.
"Amazing!" Hirotaka.
"WOW!" Rufus.
"Uh Sir…" Ron.
"Rt arm, both legs, Lt Eye, and too many other things to mention. All of them are nuclear powered so I should be able to 'punch' a link through."
Team Possible just STARED.
"Time To Go To Work." Col. Austin said as he activated his link.
"…"
"Steve are you sure?" Anne. "Your Bionics upgrade hasn't been tested yet… There could be side effects."
"No Time Like The Present." Steve said as he linked onto the SHIELD net. "Tin Man to One Eyed Jack."
"Go Ahead."
"Team Possible's fine but we need some Guardsmen here ASAP."
"Copy. Do you need any help?"
"Nah… I think WE can handle it." Steve said as he looked at Team Possible.
"Copy."
---
'SHIT!' Spymaster thought from his hiding place, 'I've gotta get out of here… I DON'T WANT TO BE ON THE RECEIVING END… Gotta get Smith and get OUT of here.' He thought as he crept away.
"Spymaster to Smith." He whispered.
"Go ahead."
"Austin's free… Drakken's disappeared… what do you want to do?"
"SIGH… Very Well… We'll Evacuate the Facility… Don't worry about the subject in the lower levels… Just slow them down… Click."
'Right… slow them down…' he thought as he unstrapped his rifle.
While Spymaster had been talking to Smith, Col. Austin was following his thermal trail. Steve gave the wait hand signal to Team Possible and 'Blurred' around the corner.
'Did you KNOW he could do that?' Ron.
'NO!' Kim.
Hirotaka and Rufus shrugged.
Team Possible LOOKED at Anne.
"He's been clocked at 60 mph plus…" she whispered, "I've NEVER seen him in action 'til today."
---
"WHOOSH!" "Hi, name's Steve Austin." Steve said as he grabbed the rifle's barrel. "What's your name… Oh yeah… You're Spymaster." He said as he pinched it shut.
Spymaster wrenched the gun away from Austin and prepared to fire.
"Shut up and lay on the floor." Spymaster grated.
"No. … DON'T do it!" Austin.
"BLAM!" Spymaster pulled the trigger and was instantly killed by the backblast shrapnel.
"Works every time." Austin threw Spymaster's corpse into a room, rushed back around the corner and gave the coast clear.
"Where's Spymaster?" Kim asked as they crept up.
"Don't ask. Let's just say he learned about gun safety the HARD way." Steve said as they ran down the corridor to an elevator.
"RRRNNNGHH!" Steve bent open the access panel and pulled out a cable.
"Let's see… this is an old NORAD base… so Smith's going to try to escape either through the subway or via the helipad… who wants what?" he said as he reactivated the elevator.
"We'll take the Subway." Kim said as they got on the elevator and pushed the button for the subbasement.
"Then I'll take the Roof." Austin said before he 'ran' up the hall.
---
Team Possible exited the elevator and walked up the corridor towards the subway.
"Stay Frosty People!" Kim whispered.
'Gotcha KP.' Ron.
"SNIFF … SNIFF… SNIFF … HERE!" Rufus cried as he pointed to a vault like door.
"You sure buddy?" Ron asked.
"Uh Huh!"
"'Taka?" Hirotaka popped the door open…
The door opened to a 'twisted' pocket universe.
'Help… Help me…' Team Possible telepathically heard.
'KP? You hear that?' Ron.
'Yeah… I've got an idea.' Kim.
"Hold on guys… I'll be right back." Kim said as she prepared to jump through the door.
"Kimmie… I don't know about this." Anne said.
"Relax Mom, I do this stuff ALL the time." Kim said as she jumped into the pocket universe.
'Let's see… I'll just think myself there just like last time. Here goes!' Kim thought as she drifted towards a silvery shape. It was a woman!
'Are you here to help me… or are you like the others? They put me in this place to neutralize my powers.' The woman in silver said.
'I'm Kim Possible… here let me show you.' Kim opened a link to The Realm and let the woman 'see' her experiences.
'I'm E.V.A. … will Fantomex be alright?'
'Yeah… Soon as we get out of this mess I'll have you sent to the Pegasus facility to sit with him… Grab my hand… time to leave this place.' Kim held E.V.A.'s hand and willed them to the door.
"Ron, 'Taka take my hand!" Kim cried as she drifted towards the door.
Ron and Hirotaka grabbed Kim's hand and PULLED them through the door.
After they got through the door a new alarm sounded!
"BASE SELF DESTRUCT INITIATED… ALL PERSONNEL EVACUATE THE AREA IN TEN MINUTES!"
"AWWW MAANNNN! And things were going well too!" Ron moaned.
---
Meanwhile…
Steve Austin stepped onto the NORAD base's flight deck and prepared to do battle against Smith and a battlesuited Drakken.
"Drakken stop him." Smith hissed as he got onto the waiting chopper.
"It will be my pleasure." Drakken growled.
"You've got to be kidding me…" Austin said to Drakken. A readout appeared in Austin's Lt eye, 'SCANNING… CLASS 2 BATTLESUIT ARMED WITH PLASMA CANNONS… SEMI-FRAGILE POWER COUPLING ON LEFT SHOULDER… WEAKNESSES DETECTED IN JOINTS… LEFT ARM UPGRADE COMPLETE… EYE UPGRADES CONTINUING.' 'Left arm? No Time Like The Present. Let's see what Anne's upgrades can REALLY do.'
Drakken drew a bead on Austin and fired a bolt of plasma at him. Steve blurred to Drakken's left side and partially chopped through the power coupling on his left shoulder and skipped away.
"I'm going to CRUSH YOU!" Drakken roared as he lunged after Steve.
Steve grabbed Drakken's arm with his LEFT hand and flipped him with a modified Monkey Grasps The Peach and slammed him into the concrete deck.
"!" 'Great work Anne!'
"WRANNNGGG! CRUNCH!"
"GET US OUT OF HERE… MACH SCHNELL!" Smith ROARED to his pilot.
"THAT'S For Anne." "UURNNGGH PINGGGG!" Steve said as he bent Drakken's suit open with BOTH hands.
"And This is for ME!" Steve ripped a shocky Drakken from the battlesuit and threw him into the chopper's blades as they started their takeoff.
"SPLATT!"
Steve ran over to a sign wrenched it out of the concrete and threw it javelin style at the escaping chopper.
"BLAMM!" "And that's for messing with Kim."
"Skuld to Tin Man." Kim.
"Go ahead." Austin.
"We've got a new sitch… the base self destruct's online!"
"Copy. On my way."
---
Steve ran over to the elevator, punched a hole in the floor, and shimmied down the shaft using the cables until he was level with the Subbasement doors.
'Here we are.' He leapt over to the doors, wrenched them open, and 'ran' to Team Possible's position.
"Follow me." He said as he took off down the hall and stopped in front of a Door marked DO NOT ENTER with a radiation symbol.
"BAM!" Steve wrenched the door open and ran through while Team Possible fought to catch up.
They found Steve kneeling in the dust before a coffin like box and removing bolts from an access plate. Team Possible watched in stunned silence as Steve disarmed the device with superhuman speed.
'Let's see… Great! I designed this one… Just have to shut it off… there! Now I have to trace the leads…' Steve used the Geiger Counter in his Rt hand to trace the path of radiation to it's source. 'Ok found the detonator… I'll just uncouple it here…'
"…"
"CLICK! SELF DESTRUCT ABORTED… HAVE A NICE DAY!"
"…"
"…"
"BOOYAH! DUDE YOU TOTALLY ROCK OLD SCHOOL, YO!" Team Possible roared as they patted him on the back.
"Great Job Steve." Anne said as she squatted, hugged him, and kissed his cheek.
"It's the least I could do for someone that made sure I came out the other end… again." Steve said as he hugged Anne.
---
2 hours later…
7-31-2004
Middleton,
CO
The Possible Residence
1730 hrs
Team Possible, and James Possible watched while Anne, a youthful looking Steve Austin, and Wade held a teleconference.
"So what you're telling me is that I've become IMMORTAL?" Steve asked.
"Uh… Yes Sir… The nanobots are repairing and upgrading everything… Dr. Possible and I were just shooting for a simple upgrade… The 'bots have removed your thermal and radiation vulnerabilities… it looks like the 'bots and the serum are working synergistically… You've evolved to the next level…"
"…"
"Anne… where did you get the serum?" Steve.
"I created a derivative from samples given to me by a FORMER nemesis of yours… Fu Manchu. It was designed to help you heal from the past surgeries…" Anne wept. Steve squeezed her shoulder.
"… Don't worry about it… guess I'll have to take the OSI directorship after all… and I'll have to talk to The Director about this too." Steve rose from the table and shook James' hand. "Anne, Wade thanks for everything you've done."
Steve walked over to Team Possible.
"Kim, as always it's a pleasure." Steve said as he hugged her.
"Don't be a stranger, 'K?" Teary Kim.
"Hirotaka, keep an eye on 'em. Looking forward to that sparring session." Steve said as he bowed to 'Taka.
"It would be my Honor." 'Taka replied as he bowed back.
"Rufus, keep up the good work." Steve said as he pulled a tin of Camembert out of his jacket and gave it to him.
"Yes Sir!" Rufus chirped as he saluted Steve.
"Ron… thanks for being there for Kim… I can see why you're her man. It's good to see the world's in great hands."
"Uh Thanks." BEETROOT Ron.
Steve leaned over and whispered in Ron's ear.
"Don't worry… Anne and I TALKED to James… He's OK with IT… You Three… as long as Kim's happy!"
"!"
"Guys if you need me look me up. Anne knows my eddress." Steve said as they made their way to the front door.
Steve walked through the front door, turned to his family on the front steps, waved, and TOOK OFF!
---
2 Days Later…
8-02-2004
Middleton,
CO
The Possible Residence
0900 hrs
"DING DONG!"
"Coming!" Kim shouted as she ran to the door while the rest of Team Possible sat at the kitchen table.
Kim opened the door… and was face to face with the ROUGHEST Marine courier she had EVER seen standing on the front steps with a huge package marked 'THIS END UP'.
"!"
"May I help you?"
"Yes Ma'am," the courier replied as he handed her a clipboard, "I need your signature and thumbprint please."
Kim did as requested.
The courier handed Kim the huge package and left.
"Have a nice day Ma'am." He said as he left.
"Thanks… You Too!"
"?"
"Whatcha got there KP?" Ron asked as she lugged the package into the kitchen.
"I don't know… The Label says it's from OSI HQ?" 'Steve?'
Kim opened the package and found a letter sitting on top of the packing peanuts. She opened it and read:
Kim,
I'm sorry I couldn't give this to you myself, but they're running me ragged here at OSI HQ. E.V.A. and Fantomex are well and have decided to come on board… as my personal bodyguards, no less! They send their regards.
You'll find under the peanuts a few items.
9 signed and numbered copies of my book 'My Humble Life: The adventures of a farmboy.' for your family and Team Possible.
9 splinters of the Genesis Rock, The Oldest Specimen of Moon Rock EVER Found (by yours truly no less!). Also for your family and Team Possible.
And five OSI Special Agent passes… You never know when ya might need Team Possible's help in a sitch.
Love ya,
Steve
"KP… You ok?" Ron asked as a Teary Kim handed him the letter.
'Yeah.'
"…"
"Badical! 'Taka, Rufus check it out!"
---
Somewhere in the Caribbean…
Herr Smith was none too happy at the moment…
"Hurry up and GET ME OUT OF THIS RESURRECTION TANK ZOLA!" he roared.
"Yes Mien Herr."
"Get the Spymaster ready… I have another mission for him… against Stark AND Team Possible… AND if he creates some collateral damage… So much the BETTER."
"Yes Mien Herr."
"Oh… and Zola?" Smith replied as he put on his mask.
"Yes Sir."
"Lock Drakken out of the Resurrection protocols. The next time that fool fails me will be his last!"
"YES Mien Herr!" 'Finally! We will be done with him!'
---
This story is dedicated to one of my personal heroes and a good friend that encouraged me to never quit.
Colonel
James Benson Irwin, USAF
Of Apollo 15
The 1st Man To Drive The
Lunar Rover On The Moon
And The Man That Found The Genesis
Rock
(March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991)
I met Col. Irwin while I was 13 and recovering from a debilitating brain injury (Subdural Hematoma in the motor, hearing, and eye centers in the left side of the brain) I got a MANLY Scar on the back of my head as a result, as Ron would say. HEH!)(I get weepy to this day about Jim helping me).
We had lunch together (WOW) and he told me that HE had been considered the 'loser' at NASA since he got his slot through 'Dumb Luck'. He encouraged me to do my best, have faith, and to never give up.
I carried that attitude over to my EMT practice. The odd thing was that I retired with the rank of 'Elegant' (0 Fatalities) after 16 years of service and hadn't realized that none of my patients had died since I was focused on other things (Family, etc.). (To this day I consider it TOO WEIRD!)
---
It's also dedicated to Marty Caidin, the author that wrote the novel 'CYBORG', which was turned into the 'Six Million Dollar Man' series. I watched the show religiously when I was a kid after PT sessions because I could Personally relate to the trauma the character had gone through.
To look at me now you'd never guess that I'd been crippled by that injury. Just goes to show what happens when TRUE heroes believe in ya. To ALL of the guys and gals that read my stories:
Thanks.
Next Up
Pivot II
And Interlude III