Tian Cai
By mkusenagi2
The story concept © 5-19-2006
All Marvel characters are © Marvel Comics.
All DC characters © DC Comics.
Kim Possible and other Disney characters
are © Disney Co.
Level 4: Jian (Mage)
Part XI
From the Journals of Sheila Goble-Baux…
I Thank God… for them (Ron and Kim) being there with me that day… the day things came to a head… God only knows where I'd be now…
And Kimberly Anne Possible's Log…
If it hadn't been for Ron… Sheila would be… lost. I can't put into words the feelings I have… for him… on that day… and now.
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5-22-2006
Middleton, CO
Chez Possible
0317 hrs
One of the most powerful beings in the Multiverse sat in his beloved's bed…
Thinking.
'He's out there… somewhere. The Red Skull. Cap's and Unc's worst nightmare.' He looked to his right… 'The Essence won't let me use my powers either… guess it's gonna screw the challenge Hanuman created up… … DANG IT! Heh. But seriously…' he smirked. 'How do you let someone, or life turn you into what he is?'
He felt two someones quietly, respectfully listening…
Emerald Flint stared softly at him. Took in his thoughtful countenance…
'It's him.' She sent as she wrapped around Ron.
'yeah. just thinkin…' he frowned. ''bout stuff. 'sigh.' Him.'
'What kind of stuff?' she asked as she hugged him in the sheets.
He turned and looked at her. 'What it takes to turn on your own… Humanity in general.'
She stared back, mind a blank.
'Kim. He's evil not crazy… He made a choice to become… what he is. I don't get it…' he shuddered.
'I don't either.' She hugged him as she wrapped herself around his legs.
'Just because someone's crapped on you, doesn't give you the right to… to…' Tears flowed.
'I know Hon.' She sat up and looked into his eyes. 'You're absolutely right.' Kim grew pensive. 'Sheila's…'
'She's gonna try it KP. You know she can't help it… after what happened to her folks. I'll have to stop her.' Stone Face.
'I know.' She said as she gently pulled him into the sheets.
'The Skull's weak. That's why.' Sheila sent. "I promise Hon… I'll do my best for you two…'
'Thanks Sheila that's all we'll ask for; take a better path.' They sent. Ron smiled at her in The Realm.
'What?' she asked.
'Just wish you were here… miss you.' He sent with Kim's tacit agreement.
'Me too.'
---
5-22-2006
Middleton High
Middleton, CO
0800 hrs
Kim and Ron walked in… Stunned.
The halls were mostly empty…
A shadow blocked the light…
Kim and Ron looked up…
"Alright! Listen up Stoppable, Possible. Classes WILL continue despite low student numbers… from that bug that's going round." He slid a folder into Kim's hand. His tone grew softer. "Possible… do whatever it takes… no one deserves this…" he walked off.
"Whatcha got Kim?" Ron asked. "Yeah!" Rufus chirped.
Kim popped open the folder and stared. "I don't know… no!" she passed it to Ron…
It was a list of students… ones they knew… that were infected…
Bonnie and Monique were on the list… in serious condition!
"I don't care what anyone says… this is…" Kim growled.
"Personal." Stone Faced Ron said.
"Yeah." she said as they spied a handsome, tanned, dark haired synthodrone walk in. 'Ron! Do you see it too?'
'Yeah. OW!' Ron glared at a quietly enraged Rufus. 'He pinched me with his claws! Sorry Kim.' "Steady buddy." "Ok."
The drone walked over to them…
A spark lit behind it's eyes.
'Put your game face on Ron. I need you at my back. I made arrangements just in case. Some of our friends in the Guardsmen unit…'
'Gotcha KP.'
The drone stood before Kim and smiled. "Hi. Name's Eric Plantagenet…"
Kim pasted on a smile… "Hi. I'm Kim, this is Ron…"
At Drakken's lair… an order was given.
The drone flexed his circuitry… a miniGrid generator sent out a pulse!
Kim felt it attempt to flow through her… her training reflexes took over and shielded her from the pulse. 'Nnngh! GOD! Gonna…'
'No KP! We've gotta wait for our break remember? 'Sides, Stick's training's takin' care of business…' he sent along with his view of her in The Dream as she deflected the pulse.
She grit her teeth. 'Yeah. Ok. The dildo that walks like a man's gonna live another day…'
They walked with the drone feigning interest…
---
Drakken's Lair…
The Command Center
A lackey confirmed what he'd discovered on his desk readout. "Sir! We've found her and her sidekick. Pulsar is nowhere to be seen."
"Good. Tell 901 to scan her for weaknesses and map her energy profile…" he rose. "Send the data to Lab One, I can't complete my project without that data."
"Yes Sir."
---
While Drakken schemed… Brenda snuck through his network… planting viral bombs, and mapping his lair. Two of SHIELD's Samedi-class stealth sats sat in geo-synch watching. An email was sent to one of Kim's patrons in Vegas.
Fu Manchu.
Another to SHIELD's newest ghost op… Spymaster… in the same locale.
An extraction was begun.
Another was sent to Fury's personal data core.
'Good Job!' to her surprise was sent back.
She smiled as she downloaded her data to Al's team.
---
Team Possible's… no. The World's chance exploded to the power of N.
---
The Cafeteria
1200 hrs
Ron was grinding his teeth.
He knew Kim was staying in character… but it irked him.
"So uh… can I take you out sometime?" Eric said as he scanned her.
"Out? As in date?" Kim said.
"Uh yeah. I realize this is kinda fast… what with you being single again…" Kim and Ron's hair rose as the drone glared at Ron! "But I thought you'd like to do something…"
'KP, how does he know?' Ron asked. 'I thought that only a few knew about what's happened?'
'Shhh! Don't know. There's a leak.' She smiled. "I'd be happy to!"
"Cool! I'll see you later… is 7 good?" Eric asked as he rose. He goosed his generator again…
Kim grinned as it goosed her psyche… her ego got tweaked. She tamped it down. '(I hope that patch guy, or The Specialist are as paranoid as I think… 'cause I'm gonna need it…)'
Ron and Rufus sat and quietly and wished for anything to happen… to the drone. 'If he didn't look so lifelike… bastard. Sheila you there?' Ron flipped into The Realm. He smiled. Sheila was trying out a Playboy® Bunny look with her Pulsar armor.
'Yeah Hon. Watch it. I've got reports from other units saying that this new model is pretty tough…' she sent while in her armor. 'And so are the Viper clones. We've managed to kill most of them. They're pretty unimaginative… He's flash grown 'em. They're still dangerous…'
'But it's obvious that they're being used to spread us thin. We're on the ropes, especially since most of our heavy hitters are down.' he sent back.
'Yeah. It's gonna take a miracle.' She looked at him from The Realm. 'Or some dumb skills 'wink!' to save us.' She kissed him in The Realm. 'Gotta go Hon. We're getting ready to drill another clone.'
'Love ya.'
'Love ya both.'
She winked out.
He looked at Kim who gave a nod with her eyes that she'd heard, before she left for class, drone in tow.
---
Meanwhile…
SHIELD Helicarrier Condor 1
In Hover mode over
Middleton, CO
1200 hrs
During a contraband sweep, the method of aerial delivery was discovered.
A team had been performing a routine sweep and found a piece of contraband in one of the infected agent's cabins…
A little Diablo had activated itself and was moving about the person's room…
It was neutralized by the team and handed over to the Lab.
When scanned it was found to contain a pure sample of the pathogen.
Anne, Xavier, and Team House set about analyzing its structure; while James, Reed, and Wade studied it's biomechanics and circuitry…
Two hours later…
Charles placed a 'call' to Fury. 'We've discovered a way to slow it and stop it.'
'Go'wan. I'm listenin'.' He growled from his desk as he, Jones, and Dugan scanned data for Drakken's whereabouts. 'Make it good. Kinda busy here.'
'It's hooked to a pulsing signal… Drakken's built a failsafe… if he dies then the infected will too…'
'That's yer cure Chuck?'
'No. We've hacked the 'software' and have tweaked it a…bit. When his pulse generator's destroyed everyone that's recoverable… will make it. The rest… we'll have to pray for… a long time to come…'
'Damnit! More fer the list…' 'What's that?' 'Nothin' just keep doin what ya can… I want better odds fer the poor bastards that're infected… Sorry Chuck… I know yer doin' yer best.' He took a drag off his cigar, an email popped up before his 'dead' eye. 'Gotta go. Got somethin' ta look at.'
'Right.' Xavier was gone.
"Guys," Fury looked at Gabriel Jones and Tim Dugan. "We're goin' on a little hunt. Get Dobb's ass an' his team over to these coordinates. Tell 'im to wait 'til Team Possible 'screws up' then get to it." He rose to leave… and vanished! Gabe and Dum Dum looked at each other. "You guys took yer meds right? At peak? No rust?" his voice said.
"Yeah Nick. We did." Gabe said.
"Good. Then saddle up. We've got some folks to save."
They grinned. Ready to walk into Hell itself for their best friend.
An Irish guy from Hell's Kitchen… that just wanted to keep folks safe.
The Everyman.
Nicholas Joseph Fury.
---
Middleton High
1300 hrs
A tense Ron was mindlessly wandering the halls, Rufus in pocket when…
"Hey Dude. Where's my money?" a voice asked.
'Man! I know it's not real… just tanks that she's hanging with it… as handsome as it is for a bot…'
Ron, oblivious to where he was and what was going on walked through the bullies of D-Hall…
A newly installed camera tracked the event…
"Uh Oh!" Rufus chirped as he drew his blaster, set it on stun, and hid in Ron's pocket.
"THUMP! OW!" Ron cried as he was knocked on his ass by the largest bully…
---
Steve Barkin bolted out of his office towards… an impending battle.
---
"Hey! What Your Problem?" Ron growled at the bullies.
"Heh, heh! Lookit 'im! Thinks he's all that." Their flunky said. "He thinks he's all that. We know you ain't shit without Possible. Fork it over. SHIELD pussy. We ain't scared of you."
"Shut." The largest one said.
'Something's wrong…' Ron looked at them with his 'sight'. 'Crap! They're infected… but they're also being their mean old selves… Gonna do this Rook…Ron style!'
Before he could react… Hanuman erupted from him… a blue glowing aura…
Bullies flew like chaff!
Ron woke to see to last bully get 'cleansed' by Hanuman… He turned towards Ron, winked, and merged with him.
Mr. Barkin ran up.
"Wait! I didn't…" Ron cried.
"Stoppable. Go home. I'll keep an eye on… Kim." Barkin patted a bulge. "I'm active…" a look of understanding dawned… "You never really leave…" he smiled? "Now get out of here and get ready. I've got this."
"Yes Sir." Ron ran up the hall.
"Stoppable!"
"Yes Sir!"
"When you get back… extra homework." 'Gonna have to move their teachers around to keep an eye on her…'
"Yes SIR!"
---
Ron wandered into Bueno Nacho…
'Awww Maaannn!' he cried as the brat factor terrorized the restaurant. 'The things you miss when you're on a mission…' he spied several goon-like waiters dressed like HYDRA-ized Little Diablos in the eatery…
Ned looked at Ron with understanding… and pointed to Little Diablo. He mouthed 'Gotta tell ya something…' Ron nodded. Rufus sat on his shoulder in kit.
"Ohhh! How Cute!" a mother gushed as her daughter pointed at Rufus.
"Yeah. Heh. He's one of a kind…" Ron said as he slipped into line. He spied something on the menu… Caught Ned's eye and winked. 'Guys.' He sent. 'Don't ask me how… but Bueno Nacho's in this mess…'
'Gotcha.' Sheila. 'You sure?' Kim.
'Ron Factor.' He sent. ''Sides Ned's acting weirder… take a look…' he sent a picture of what he was seeing to them. 'And then there's these guys.' The view panned over the 'waiters'.
'Ok. We're gonna get movin'.' Sheila sent. Kim notified her troops.
'Right.' Ron. He made a writing motion with his left hand.
Ned nodded went into the back and returned.
Ron turned to an anonymous customer festooned with several… kids. "Sir, you look like a person of moral common sense… Do you know how they make the Buffalo Nuggets here?" The Man shook no… "Welll… first they collect a certain item when it's expelled from the Buffalo." He rubbed his jaw, "A tumor thingie… then they…" Ned walked up on the conversation and bugged his eyes at what Ron was saying to the terrified customer.
"YAAAHHHHH!" Ron cried as he was thrown through the restaurant's front doors by Ned.
He felt something crinkle in his pocket…
It was a spool of film in a bag. Evidence according to Ned's note… and a map to Drakken's location. 'Booyah! Geek factor strikes again!'
He read the thanks at the bottom…
And smiled.
Ned Brown was related to SHIELD Agent Gnott… that had helped Ron crush the Adaptoid by feeding it bad Bueno Nacho while he was recovering from an ulcer.
---
Kim was worried…
Somehow Eric had given her the slip…
He'd gone into the Boy's room, and hadn't come out.
Now she was walking up the hall looking into closets…
She opened the Janitor's office…
And gasped.
Blood.
It covered one wall.
The janitor's elderly body was crumpled in a corner like a piece of litter…
Pale light flared in the room limning a monster…
'Eric' was talking to someone… His right hand had morphed into a comlink!
His face… was gone!
'BASTARD!'
Her aura flared.
He lashed out and hit a remote on his belt… a portal sucked him in… Kim saw where he'd gone as she dodged his blow… Bueno Nacho HQ in North Upperton.
For a moment she thought about telling Ron and Sheila…
In a flash of ego tweaked by the drone's attempts earlier… She walled herself off, called her Guardsman team and set the rendezvous for Paisley's.
Kim tapped into The Dream and :SLID: home.
Another set of eyes fumed at the predicament.
---
Steve Barkin was ticked as he looked into the Janitor's office. 'Damn. She couldn't wait.' He called Fury, the police and waited…
---
Drakken's Lair…
Lab One
Drew T. P. Lipsy died…
As Viper watched him silently writhe in the bioforge…
And was reborn into…
Viper hit the release as he sank to the bottom of the vat…
Fluorocarbon blood hurled from his lungs…
He sat back… eyes glowing blue…
"I am Drakken 2.0!" he howled.
Viper rolled her eyes and smirked.
All was going according to plan. '?' a wave of weakness flowed through and passed… She shook it off.
A sub-quantal spark lit in her breast…
---
The Island of The Exiles…
The Red Skull sat at a crossroads… and made a choice.
Worldwide violent outbreaks were occurring in escalating numbers…
Caused by those infected by Drakken's pathogen.
All except America.
He looked at a lackey in his Command Center. "Give the order."
The lackey sat before his Master… STUNNED!
"Sir?"
"What is not clear? Tell ALL HYDRA troopers loyal to me to render assistance… to the World… Else there won't be one to conquer!" he hissed, face awrithe.
"Yes Sir!"
He tapped the bone behind his left ear. "Zola. Begin your operation."
"Jawohl."
---
The Colorado Desert…
The edge of North Upperton
Bueno Nacho HQ
1900 hrs
Shadows licked the terrain as Kim and her 20 man Guardsman II™ unit made plans over their armor in teleconference mode while easing into position…
Unfortunately one of her men was very green…
"Uh… Capt. Possible… that suit is nonregulation…" A Lt. Johnson, fresh out of SHIELD's academy said.
"So's Iron Man's suit but I don't hear you complaining about that… Lt. you're relived from duty 'til further notice. Anyone else have anything to say?"
"NO MA'AM!"
She stealthed herself, looked at the building and said. "Wait…" :SLIDE: "Here."
She stood in the cheery fortress' foyer…
"BAM!" a blast of plasma hit her where she stood.
Pulsar and her troops were startled!
"Oh GOD! THEY GOT HER!" Johnson cried.
Pulsar focused. 'Hope I can do this…' she pulled Johnson into the Realm and shielded him best she could. 'Quick. What happened?'
He showed her. She released him. "Dobbs. Take command of that unit under my authority." She said as her mind ran through several scenarios…
"Copy Green Leader."
'Kimmie?' she sent. 'Please God… Essence… Whatever… don't let her die…'
'Sheg…Sheila?' Kim sent as she dodged Viper's attacks. 'I'm ok. She just knocked the wind out of me… AHH!' Silence.
Sheila felt Kim. She was alive.
Damnit!
---
Kim ducked and rolled. She weaved in and out of Viper's snares. "So how'd you know?"
"The plush carpet." Viper hissed as she closed the gap and whipped out her Dadao…
"Clang!" The Dadao was pinned between Kim's wrists as she held it off with Drunken Cat Prays to Moon… Her aura surged as they struggled.
It moved…
'Kimmie?' Sheila sent. 'Please God… Essence… Whatever… don't let her die…' Kim heard…
'Sheg…Sheila?' Kim sent as she threw Viper from her. 'I'm ok. She just knocked the wind out of me… AHH!' Viper nicked her armor's right shoulder!
Waves of blackness rolled over her as she felt a sting…
She sent a pulse of love to Ron… and Sheila…
She saw Eric lean over…
---
Earlier…
05-21-2006
Yamanouchi, Japan
Sensei's Room
0315 hrs
Iyori Tozai…
A descendant of the Togukawa Shogunate…
And a product of those times as well.
Descendant of one of the fiercest yet honorable bloodlines the world has ever seen…
And she had a choice to make.
'Do I help them in this time of crisis… or do I do what we have been… for the last few years…?' she agonized.
"Well?" her guest asked.
"Hai. This time only." She said to her guest. "My government and clan will assist you. Afterwards…"
"I expect no less. My forces will render aid immediately." Said Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker.
---
Pulsar sent an update to Fury…
"SHIT! DON'T do anything… hold the line. He won't kill her yet. Me and The Howlers are on our way…"
She thought two things.
'Yeah right.' When told to wait.
'Oh Shit.' When he'd told her the Howlers were coming.
Sheila Goble-Baux, graduate of St. Cyr, began to think outside the box…
And hoped for a miracle.
---
Ron heard her.
And reappeared in Drakken's lair. Armored. Visor open.
They were waiting.
He'd been knocked down with a derivative of Hulkbuster gas. A lethal dose. Miranda was hit with an EMP and was sucked into his Bo…
A broadcast was sent.
It showed Drakken standing next to an awakened Kim and Ron…
They were shackled to lab tables… in their old mission gear.
A voice was heard.
Viper's.
"You have one hour to make your peace. Then the World's children and those adults infected with our pathogen shall die."
The transmission ended.
Pandemonium reigned.
Rufus had escaped.
---
Meanwhile…
Al's forces began to move.
---
"Stand guard." Drakken said to 901. "Don't touch her."
The drone stared back… in a strange way. "Yes Sir." It said as it took position by the main door.
"Come my Dear Viper." Drakken said as he held out his hand and escorted her out. "We have many pleasures to sample…"
"DUDE! Too much TMI!" Ron cried as the lights dimmed. "Cheap assed Drakken, won't even leave the lights on…" he turned as much as he could and smiled at Kim. "So KP how ya doin'? The décor sucks… but I know you could do something with this place…"
She didn't know why, maybe she was crazy… a little… no a lot… but she was glad he was there.
Her Best Friend.
The Guy That'd Take A Hit For Her. ALWAYS… 'cause he believed in her.
…
She began to cry.
"KP… Don't cry… It'll be cool. You'll see." 'Man! That stuff they hit me with is blocking The Link… Gotta cheer her up…!'
He smiled.
It irked her no end 'til she began to smile too.
"'sob!' What's So Funny?" she growled.
'Good she's getting pissed.' He grinned goofily. "Uh nothin'. Just thought of a joke…"
She grinned. "Spill."
"Ok. Ok. Ok. Here goes. Two guys or girls… can't seem to get that right, are sitting in a jail cell… is it two girls… hmmm…"
"Ron!"
"Oh Yeah. Sorry Kim. Anyway. They're sitting in this cell after getting in trouble and one looks at the other."
"yeah?"
"And the one says to the other. Boy that was fun."
"And?" she said.
"The other says yeah it was. Let's do that again." He finished.
Silence.
Then a chuckle.
"You told it wrong." Kim said. 'He's good. Gotta think of a plan…'
"No I didn't!" he shot back. 'That's my KP!'
"Yeah you did. It goes like this…! Oh. Sorry. You're right." Chagrinned Kim said. 'Not 'all that'…' she looked at Ron. He winked. 'Welll… maybe a little…'
"Hey Kim. It really goes… A Friend will sit in a cell with ya and say, 'Boy that was fun!' A best friend will say, 'Boy that was fun! Let's do it again!'" he grinned at her. "Got ya Back Kim."
'He's amazing.' "Yours too. Ron when we…" a shadow fell across her…
901 was leering at her.
'Crap! Now I'm getting this from dildos too?'
---
Everyone that really knew Kim… Ron… and Sheila…
From her parents…
To Prince William…
To the average Guy and Gal in the street…
Prayed for them…
They got their miracle.
---
Bueno Nacho HQ
Loading Dock
2030 hrs
Sheila watched as a troop of heavy rescue ambulances drove through the gates to the BN industrial park… (the guards were shot) and made their way to the loading dock… "Hold your positions. Don't move 'til we get a signal." Fury crackled over the link as a shadow dropped off the roof of an ambulance and slithered up the wall.
---
"Yes can I help you?" one of Drakken's scarlet suited henchmen asked as he opened the door.
"We received a call that there was a MCI… Mass Casualty Incident here… lots of injuries… fatalities… stuff like that." A stocky, dark café au lait complected EMT said as he and his partners stood before the henchman. He was fiddling with the jumpkit on his one shoulder with one hand and had the other fiddling around inside his jacket. "Sorry looking for a tool…"
"Sorry dude, there's nothing like that going on here… Go aw…!" the henchman's eyes bugged as he stared down the barrel of a modified CIA issue silenced .458 automag.
"There we go. Found my tool." The medic said with a grin. "Be 'vewwy, vewwy quiet.'" He whispered as he pulled out a squib. "Are you allergic to any meds?"
The thug shook 'no'.
"Good." The medic said as he stuck the squib into the thug's gut and "phht!" shot two others as they ran up to see what was going on. 'Right tool for the right job. Thank God for oil based meds. That Para will hold 'im for 12 hrs. Goddamned terrorists.' He thought as he cleared the way while his squad checked the dock and popped the stragglers. "Percy… Tones here… The way's clear c'mon in." he said over his link.
"Gotcha Tones… Need any help?"
"Nah. These guys are pushovers… I've got something special for those 'drones' of his. Get 'Cisco to work willya?"
"Gotcha."
'Well, well, well. What have we here?' Tones thought as he opened the dock doors and saw several drones and henchmen ranked on in the hall before him and his team.
A voice ghosted through the PA…
"And now Boys and Girls… A little Motown Sound for you while it's getting done…" A song began to play…
Very superstitious, writings on the wall,
Very superstitious, ladders bout to fall,
Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin glass
Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past.
The henchmen and drones looked around in confusion to the Tones' amusement…
When you believe in things that you don't understand,
Then you suffer,
Superstition ain't the way
'Hmmm.' The Tones pulled out a cigar, chomped the end off and bit it. "I got three things ta say." He growled as his men took position. 'Thanks Brenda.' He smiled inside.
Very superstitious, wash your face and hands,
Rid me of the problem, do all that you can,
Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong,
You don't wanna save me, sad is my song.
"What's that Fucker?" a goon asked.
When you believe in things that you don't understand,
Then you suffer,
Superstition ain't the way, yeh, yeh.
"One: Shields up."
The teams' shields clicked on.
The goons got a bit shaky.
"Two: This IS Gonna hurt, so if there's any realsies in there yer warned."
The drones stepped forward.
"And the third?" Goon asked.
"See Ya in Hell Ya Bastiches." He growled as he reached into his kit and began to fire at will.
Very superstitious, nothin' more to say,
Very superstitious, the devils on his way,
Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass,
Seven years of bad luck, good things in your past
The hall exploded into a quivering mess of goo and torn, blasted flesh as The Tones and his men ripped through the drones and goons before them. "Comin' Ta Getcha Baby." They growled as they waded through Drakken's fodder.
When you believe in things that you don't understand,
Then you suffer,
Superstition ain't the way, no, no, no
Superstition
Stevie Wonder
'God I LOVE this minigun. Right Tool For The RIGHT Job. BOOYAH!' The Tones thought as his team blasted their opposition to bits.
---
Fury gave the command.
"ATTACK!"
Another battle for the fate of Humanity had begun.
---
Meanwhile 'Cisco was placing the finishing touches on his specialty…
Blowing crap up.
The short AfrAm male had put the finishing touches on a great work… after shaking off his trip through the sewers.
"Ready?" Al asked link-wise.
"Yeah, yeah Percy. It's, it's ready. Anytime you want it. It'll bbbbblow when they ttttttamper with it too. BBB…BAM! Just like that." he said with a crooked grin. "The plant and backup'll be toast just give the word."
"Well alright then. Get out of there and fall back." He said as he slid further into the lair.
"You got it." The dems expert said as he clicked on his shield and proceeded to make his escape.
"Going somewhere?" a voice purred. It was a Viper clone… and it had fired up it's hands!
"Crap." 'Cisco tapped his link as he tossed a stickybomb at Viper's clone. "Al, the place's crawlin' with Viper clones… they've got Shego's powers too." He said as he rolled behind a generator and ran up the corridor.
"You ok?" Al asked.
"Yeah." He said as he watched the clone give chase while struggling with the bomb glued to her chest. "Damned shame. Nice Curves." He grumbled as the detonator popped.
"BAM!"
'Cisco was thrown out the generator room into a wall.
"DUDE?" Al cried.
"I'm ok. Just shook up. Tell the guys that they've got FFF… 5… then it's goggle time." He said as he got up, dusted himself off and trotted out of the complex.
"Ok." Al said as he slithered into the complex, wreaking havoc along the way.
---
Sumo Ninja rose…
Vengeance on his mind.
---
"WHAT'S HAPPENING?" Drakken screamed as his penthouse bunker went into lockdown.
"We've got a security breach, Sir!" a henchman replied. "Levels 1 to 5 are history… OH N…" The power went out… then went to isolated central backup.
"How long do we have on the Backup?" Drakken hissed.
"30 minutes at most Sir. Then…"
"No Matter. That's ALL I'll need. By that time the World will be a smoking ruin." He gloated as Viper looked on.
---
All members of Al's team switched to night mode and dove in.
Under the cover of darkness and confusion a person ported in and crackled a series of commands off his ESP Box through Drakken's control network to all areas worldwide.
Except for one.
He then ported to another location to complete a task for someone he'd learned to respect.
---
Pulsar fought as a Demon possessed. Somehow she knew where they were…
Eventually she made it to Lab One…
She planted her palm on the wall and listened as her armor and senses gave her the layout…
---
"The Great Kim Possible left you for ME!" Eric cried as he gloated over his prize.
"No I didn't, I realized you're a fake and decided to walk into your trap." She hissed, "Ron You Know I Didn't!" 'HUH? I still care what he thinks!'
The Stone Face rose in him…
"Listen Up, asshole. It works like this. Whether Kim's with me or not isn't as important as me being there for her for the rest of her life." 'C'mon Hanuman! HELP ME HERE!' "She may not stay with me the rest of my life… I can handle that as long as she's happy. I'll even do what it takes to make sure she's happy with any guy she chooses… But I'll be damned if any asshole hurts her… EVER! If that's the price I have to pay for her leaving me for being stupid when she needed me… Then I'm willing to pay it… because… I love her. Just Leave Her Alone."
"Pretty Words Loser. How Are You Going To Stop Me From Doing What I Want… IN FRONT OF YOU?"
Eric leaned over Kim, folded back his face, and extruded an arrow-like proboscis. "Soon you'll be mine!" he hissed as he ran his hands over her body.
Kim turned from him in disgust and choked down her vomit at his touch.
"Get away from her you monster, I said!" Ron growled from his table as he feebly struggled with his restraints.
"Quiet." Eric hissed. "There's nothing you can do. The nerve gas Father used has rendered you powerless, and you'll stay that way until he's figured out how to use you."
"Dude. There's an antidote?" 'YES!'
"Yes. But you'll never get to use it." He hissed at Ron.
Unbeknownst to them, someone watched from the shadows.
A command was transmitted to a drone.
A canister was stealthily cracked open.
Gas seeped into the lab.
A faint glow surrounded Kim and Ron.
"I think I'll taste you now." Eric gurgled as he leaned towards Kim dripping slime on her face.
"Stop It!" she cried. '!' 'Ron?'
'Yeah KP… I feel it too… don't panic. I've got your back.' He sent as he unknowingly morphed into Hanuman and sent out a tendril of energy to her table's restraints and Kim's body to flush out the rest of the gas in her tissues.
Their bonds silently clicked open.
"Get OFF ME!" she screamed as Eric climbed onto the table and prepared to rape her.
"WHAT"S HAPPENING?" Eric cried as drones began to melt in the lab.
"!" was thought by Kim and Eric as a HUGE blue fist tore him off the table and splattered him against the wall! "The Lady said NO!" Ron said with Hanuman's face. "You Ok KP?"
"Yeah…" she said as she stared at the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen.
"What?" Ron asked as he caught her staring at him. He raised a hand to rub the back of his head… and examined his face hands and body! "AWWWW MANNNN! I guess this is it huh? Now I Look Way Too Freaky For Ya… I'll just settle for gettin' us out of this mess… You were right Kim I'm a Freak…!" 'Damnit Hanuman! Cut It OUT! What's she doing!'
Ron was stunned as Kim…
Well…
Kissed her MAN!
"I'm an idiot Ron… No matter WHAT you look like you're always there for me… I'm sorry." she said as she hugged him. "For everything…"
"It's ok Kim. I'm sorry too. I should have told you both how much I love you and worked it out… instead of locking down like that… Forgive Me?"
"Yeah."
"Got Room For One More?" Sheila asked as she walked into the lab.
"Yeah." They said as they hugged her.
---
'That's what you get for stealing MY work schwinehund… The Master will have no choice but to use my works from now on. Until another time, Team Possible.'
And with that Arnim Zola ported out of the war zone that was known as Bueno Nacho HQ.
---
Meanwhile…
Al sowed confusion in the ranks…
---
A Rearmed Team Possible ran through the corridors using their senses to ID Friend Or Foe…
A mass blocked their path.
'Go ahead.' He sent. 'I've got this.'
They looked at him.
"go."
Ronald Dean Stoppable dropped his Bo and faced his opponent.
Sumo Ninja.
---
Meanwhile…
Rufus and the rats that ran the maze of pipes throughout the complex began to chew their way through the fiberoptics that wound through his lair…
With some well placed shots from his blaster of course.
---
Sheila turned to Kim. '(Wait.)'
They snuck back and silently watched…
-
Ron faced off… and closed his eyes.
He blended with the elements.
Sumo Ninja rushed forward…
Ron turned to Wind and redirected his thrust…
Water and sank below…
Fire and blasted him back…
Earth…
And broke his spine…
"Kkkill Me…" he hissed.
"No Dude." Ron said as he opened his eyes. "There's hope for you." A flash bathed the huge man. "I'll come see you while you're healing. There's so much you have to deal with… the karma thingie…"
He turned and saw them. The Bo hopped back onto his wrist.
They smiled…
And ran towards another part of their destiny.
---
"Nick shouldn't we…?" Dum Dum shouted over his link.
"Nah. This is it. Sink or swim. Now get back to work ya galoots; we got a battle ta WIN!"
---
Drakken was shaking in rage in his wrecked bunker.
EVERY synthodrone had melted or gone berserk.
His henchmen lay dead or dying.
His parasites had been rejected or destroyed by their hosts.
His Diablos were in ruins.
And Somehow… Team Possible Had Broken Free And Was Coming For HIM!
"So what now o fearless leader?" Viper asked as she melted her way through the roof hatch.
"We must escape to fight another day…" he hissed as…
"BLAMM!" Team Possible blasted through the bunker doors!
"KIM POSSIBLE!" Drakken cried.
"That's TEAM Possible to you asshole!" Kim growled.
"KP!" Ron cried.
"WHAT RON?"
"Language?"
"Sorry."
"Ahh… come to think of it you've earned it. I'm sorry." he said.
"C'mon! They're getting away!" Pulsar cried as Drakken and Viper ran onto the roof… with a smile. 'Are we crazy or what?'
---
They strode onto the roof.
Sheila collapsed her visor and stared…
Just as someone knows when their home's been tampered with…
She knew the truth!
Viper glared at her… and nodded. She slid her gaze to Ron.
"So you've taken up with my daughter… If you survive I'll show you who's bet…"
"That's SICK AND WRONG! There's NO way you're her mother… No one's Mom would poison her child and leave her to die…" Ron raged.
"I would, and DID. After I survived the Rebirth experiment… I left… The Woman Tomas knew was dead… And I embraced the EROTIC ways of Destruction." She hissed as Sheila walked onto the roof.
A tune came across the PA…
A strain was heard…
Shame
Burning, you keep my whole body yearning
You got me so confused
It's a shame
Sometimes I think I'm going insane
But still I want to stay
Wrapped in your arms
Is where I want to be
I Want to be, want to be
Wrapped in your arms
That's my high, my high
Shame, ooh
My mother says you're playing a game
And what you do to me is a
Shame
Ooh, gonna love you just the same
Mama just don't understand
"You're Mine. Bitch" Sheila said.
"I'd have it no other way… Daughter." Viper hissed.
Wrapped in your arms
Is where I want to be
I want to be, want to be
Wrapped in your arms
That's my high, my high
Viper threw her guided shuriken…
Pulsar flared up and slagged them…
Viper flared up as well and tackled her!
I can't get enough, ooh baby
Enough of that magic touch
Love is in my heart
Tearing the rules apart
So, why should I be ashamed
'KP! She's got…' Ron sent.
'I KNOW!' she pointed at Drakken. 'LOOK! Ron… I need The Rook, all of him.'
Drakken had morphed into a mass of pulsing, energy crackling flesh!
'Gotcha Kim.' He flared…
As did she…
Battle was joined.
Kim ran over to Pulsar and kicked Viper…
Who broke free, flipped away, and whipped out her Dadao…
Kim backflipped into Drunken Cat Holds Its Prey, flipped up onto Viper's Dadao, ran up the blade and kicked Viper under her chin with Reverse Drunken Monkey Walks On Hands. "POW!"
"UNNNGH!" Viper fell over the lip of the building's roof and clawed into its brickwork…
'Kim… a little help here…' she ran to Ron's aid while Pulsar tackled Viper as she flew over the lip.
Only love can be to blame
If we lose our love
It's a shame
Ooh, I wouldn't want to live with the pain
Gonna stay forever
'FOOLS! I have your powers.' The beast howled as it grabbed them and slammed them into the roof. 'As the World dies so does she!' he gurgled.
Viper paused in battle giving Pulsar an opening!
She was blasted off and skidded to a halt. Her head clipped some rubble… she lay stunned as Pulsar ran to her team's aid.
"what'd you do?" she hissed as she burned him off Kim and The Rook.
"I've altered her cells. The reaction that gives her your powers has gone critical… even if you save them from my toy Shego. The World dies. The Fallout will be immense." He gurgled as he formed a weapon inside.
"Lookout!" Ron cried as Kim flared her aura…
Knocked Pulsar out of the way…
As she did so…
Viper passed through the P-field…
And was pierced by a thorn of metallic flesh…
They ran forth and caught her.
Kim and Sheila turned to see Drakken Ripped from his mound of flesh by Hanuman…
His tumorous 'body' was vaporized by the gout of energy that ran forth from Viper.
Wrapped in your arms
Is where I want to be
I want to be, want to be
Wrapped in your arms
That's my high, my high
Only love can be to blame
If we lose our love
It's a shame
Ooh, I wouldn't want to live with the pain
Gonna stay forever
Oh, it's a shame
Shame
Shame
Sung by Evelyn Champagne King
J.H. Fitch and R. Cross lyrics
Ron stepped forth from Hanuman and stood over him as Hanuman held Drakken in place.
"Say My NAME. SAY IT!" Ron Howled.
Drakken huddled before him, broken, beaten, humiliated… Silence pervaded the fight arena… It seemed as if The Elements themselves held their Breath.
…
"Rrrrr-ron… … Sssstoppabllle?" Drakken whined as Hanuman raged behind him.
"No FOOL. It's Justice." With that Ron smote the fiend and sent him to the lowest Hell.
"It Is Done." Hanuman said to Kim and Pulsar as he vanished and left a world weary Ronald Dean Stoppable in his place.
"Ron…?" Sheila. "Hon."
"No." he wept, turned away. 'I kept my word to you Sheila. You didn't destroy your soul.'
Sheila wept.
'no… don't weep for us…' they heard.
Team Possible stared at each other…
'I'm glad the world's in your hands… Sheila.' Maria said.
They saw The Essence… a flash of Brilliance in The Realm… HER FATHER… And MOTHER!
Then nothing.
When the girls looked around…
Ron was gone.
'Sorry. Gotta see… Rabbi K.' they heard.
Rufus hopped onto Sheila's shoulder… crying.
"Shhh. It'll be ok little guy." She looked at him and Kim. "I promise."
…
---
'Round the World…
Cries of Joy and Sorrow were heard.
Through it ALL…
Everyone knew.
Team Possible had done their best.
---
"Al… I'm outta here." The Tones said as his crew left. "Don't be a stranger. It's good ta see ya. Thanks."
"No prob."
Silent warriors vanished into the night…
To fight another day.
---
5-28-2007
Condor 1 SHIELD's Helicarrier flagship
Hovering over Middleton, CO
Capt. Kimberley Anne Possible's
Quarters
0800 hrs
"BAM! BAM! BAM!" "GONNA KILL Y…" Kim raged as she popped her door open in her PJ's.
"May I come in?" the last person she'd expected to see asked… humbly.
"Uh… (GOD! I'm a MESS!) Sure. (Idiot you say NO when we look like this!)" she said to…
Will Du.
"I'm sure you're wondering what I'm doing here…" he said. "May I sit?"
Kim stared at Du. He was wearing a checked shirt, jeans, and sneakers. "Oh! Sorry, heh. Sure. Have a seat."
Du looked at her, honestly, empty of any trace of arrogance. "I came by to say thanks… 'gulp' for saving my life… I got infected too."
Kim ran a hand shakily through her hair. "Would you like some water? Juice?" she rose.
"Juice is fine."
"He's quite a guy… you're quite a team." He said as she bent to retrieve the juice from the frozen depths. "Uh thanks." She said as her hand bumped into something…
Their cognac.
She walked over and placed the case on the coffee table.
"Correct me if I'm wrong, Capt. Poss…"
"Kim. That's my name. Use it. Or I'll kick your ass out of here." She purred as she opened the case and sat two glasses on the table. "I only do this with friends and loved ones…" Du paled. "You're a friend Will." She closed the bottle and handed him a shot.
"Thanks." He took it and sniffed. "250 years old?"
"Kinda. Dr. Richards… makes it. He likes Ron. A lot." She grinned.
"Oh." 'Truly I underestimated these two… never again.' The Asian agent thought.
Another knock sounded.
"Come in!" Kim cried.
Logan…
Gabe Jones…
Dum Dum…
And Nick Fury walked in. Known to Kim as The Guy with the Patch.
Sheila brought up the rear guard. 'Sorry Hon. I tried to get them to wait… But they outrank me… Especially him.' She pointed at Fury.
Du shot up like a rocket when he saw Fury.
Kim just eased back in her seat. Her eyes narrowed. "Grab a stump guys." Everyone did. "Will… sit down. now."
He looked at Fury, who nodded yes, and sat.
Fury placed a scrambler on the table and clicked it on.
"Capt. Possible. I'm Ron's Uncle Nick." The World warped. Ground fell out from beneath her. "I'm SHIELD's Director."
"You…" she swallowed her shot. "You…COUGH! How…What…"
"First. Congratulations on a job Well Done." He growled before he took a shot.
A light blazed over her head. Sheila smiled. "You're 'The Specialist'. The Skull. You and he…"
"Have been fightin' for years. Cap. The Avengers… lotsa guys work for me or with me…"
"Our first SHIELD mission…"
"The Fu Manchu Affair. What about it?" he grinned.
"You were watching over Ron. ALL THIS TIME?" she howled.
"You too." He winked. She blushed. 'He's dangerous.' 'Tell me about it.' Sheila sent. 'One helluva nice guy… just don't go there… and it's good. He's the one that got me my life back…'
Kim glared at Nick and then smiled. "I'll respect your privacy for now… for one reason…"
"Ron." He said.
"Yes… make that two." She looked at Sheila. "You love him, them that much."
"Yeah. He's a bit off… so's she…" Sheila singed his hair. Nick laughed and looked around the room. "But who isn't in this crowd? He's a lot like Imi…"
Subzero Mercury ran down her spine. "You knew him."
"Yeah. Don't…"
"I won't. Shang Chi's a friend too."
"Yeah."
Kim hugged herself. "It's a lot to take in kid. I know. So do they." Logan said pointing at Dugan and Jones.
"yeah. I just found out my best friend's had to sit on the biggest secret of his life… one of the biggest in The Free World…" Emerald Flint made Nick flinch. "and it's your fault."
He glared back. "Yes it is. All I can tell ya for now is I'm sorry…" he looked at Sheila. "For everything these bastards have done…" he chewed his cigar. "Especially to you girls and Ron."
Before she knew it…"SMACK!" they were standing… Facing each other… "That's for making him lie to me." She hugged Nick. "And that's for loving him as much as you do."
"Ain't she kinda young for ya Nick?" Dum Dum said with a grin.
"Tim… most of them are… as old as he is…" Gabe said.
Kim stepped back. "wait. What's…"
"Nick was born in 1918. Kim. Nazi crap was done to 'im." Ron said as he walked in. He looked at the floor. "I just came by to see how you were doin'." He looked at Nick. "Thanks for tellin' her Unc'." He peeked at Kim. Caught with his hand in the jar. "I'll go." He turned to leave… and stopped when he felt Nick's stare… 'They're really family!' she thought.
"Let's go." Fury said.
Sheila hugged Ron and Kim. "Go easy on him… He wanted to tell… but…"
"It's ok." Kim said…
Then she kissed Sheila.
"see ya later…" Sheila mumbled… blushing.
The door shut, sounds of plasma fire were heard.
They smiled…
Kim looked at her best friend.
She thought about what's been said… and done.
Kim made a choice… and a silent promise.
'Wow. What A Day.'
'yeah.' Ron.
---
They sat.
She looked at him. Emotions swept across her face. "So why? You can hang with Giant Man, Cap… those guys. Why'd you hang with me?"
He glared at her… then softened. "'Cause you're my hero… You're the best. The Avengers have their powers… most of 'em…" he looked at her, total love in his eyes for her. "But you chose to be my friend… they just know me 'cause Nick's my Unc' an stuff or they worked with Mom and Dad… 'cept for Aunt Bobbi, Uncle Clint… and Cap." He smiled. "And Uh well… Logan and Creed. They did what you did…" Kim frowned… then got it. "What the hell do I know anyway… I'm just a dumb Jewish kid that just hangs with his pal…"
Rufus popped out of his pocket. "Uh, Uh!" he chirped.
"I agree with the Naked Molerat." Kim said. "Ron. You're truly the most amazing guy I've ever met. Even better than Josh. (I can't believe I fell for him after what he did!)" she slid over. "What you did… for Sheila for example… to save her from herself… when you and I faced Fu Manchu… Thanos… You're one of the smartest guys I know (Weird… but smart in your way)." Her hand sat over his heart. "I said it before. Your heart's the truest thing I've ever seen. I'm not worthy."
A bigger light blazed over her… "At Princeton… You were gonna tell me! You were going to break your word!"
He nodded. "Yeah." he looked at her, cheeks wet. "I value you… love ya that much Kim."
Ron turned away from her. "You deserve better." He rose.
"Sorry about being an asshole to ya KP. Sorry about everything actually. I wouldn't blame you if you don't want to see me again." He said as he made to leave.
"Hey Ron?" Kim said as she grabbed his hand with a bone crushing grip. "C'mere you!" Kim growled as she threw him 'Yah!' onto her bed and rolled atop him. "Yeah you're an asshole… MY Asshole! Yeah you're such an asshole that you ate a TON of crow, came back and rescued me after everything I said… WE'VE said and DONE to each other."
"Sorry Kim. I love ya… enough to let you go…" he mumbled as he wept. 'god! i can't… guess I'll have to get used to her being gone…' he thought through the link they shared.
'no you won't.' Kim sent, 'Neither of you will. I'm Sorry guys. Really, REALLY sorry for my part in this… can we start, y'know… over…? I made a promise… to you guys… and I intend to keep it!'
'…' 'ok.' Sheila and Ron said. 'A day at a time?' they asked as they appeared in The Realm before Kim.
'Yeah.' She said as she hugged them both. 'A Day At A Time.' "I love you both… so very much…"
"Aww." Rufus said before he left.
Their Hearts opened and merged…
To the next level…
They were Wed in ALL but Name only.
She could tell they were still hurt though.
---
A corridor somewhere inside SHIELD Helicarrier Condor 1…
Kimberley Anne Possible was on a mission…
To apologize to a good friend she'd never known she had…
And keep her silent promise.
'God! I hope I can do this. There he is!' she thought as her eyes found the one she was looking for, "Hi Al." she said as she shyly walked up to him while he was shoulders deep in a conduit.
"Huh? Oh Hey! What's up Kim?" he said as he pulled himself out of the conduit, closed a toolbox, shoved it her way and said, "Have a seat. What's going on, how's he doing?"
"He's Ron… actually he's ok. Just sorting things out. You know how he is… He's sad about Drakken…" She said.
"Yeah. So how are you?" he asked.
"…" "I wanted to say thanks… for what you did… when you helped us." She said with a DEEP blush.
"…" he sighed. 'The Kid's good.' "So how'd you figure it out?" he asked.
"You're the only tech allowed FULL access to The Director's office and the systems around here… no questions asked. So I asked myself 'If Ron's hanging out with this guy… then why?' Ron never hangs with folks unless they've got something going for them… The rest was a hunch or two." She said with a grin.
"…"
"Ok. I got exposed to a reagent when I was a kid. HYDRA was experimenting on kids back then under the guise of vaccinating kids for HEW… It changed me… The Director helped me. He didn't have to, but he did… anyway, he showed me that there were some good folks out there… and told me the best way to serve my country was to stay out of trouble and make somethin' out of myself. I was going to trade school when it happened…" he said with an ironic grin.
"What?" Kim asked.
"My powers came. The reagent they used gave me some interesting abilities… still haven't figured them all out yet… Anyway when someone went after The Director when he was visiting me… I used 'em to protect him." BIG grin. "Some of HYDRA's idiots tried to kill him… and I took care of 'em."
"WOW!" Kim.
"He asked me to join… I said yeah… and here we are."
"Al I won't tell a soul." She said. 'He's had it THAT rough and still wants to help? No wonder Ron hangs out with him, they're alike!'
"That's cool. I know you'll keep my secret, but here's another. There's a bunch of us watching yours' and The Director's back… There's a reason he's keeping his ID a secret… mainly to protect you and Ron. Someone tried to kill him several years ago using The Spook as a tool… He rolled with it and went 'underground'… That's ALL I can say. Promise me you'll wait 'til this 'Smith' thing blows over before you do anymore digging, it'll be worth it." He said as he cleaned his hands with a cloth and stood.
"I Promise." She replied. 'Underground huh? Hmmm.'
"Cool. Wanna join me for some ice cream?"
"Ok." "…" "Hey Al?" she said.
"Yeah?"
"(Kiss!) Thanks for Everything."
Al turned a dark dusky red, "Uh, you're welcome Kim. Soooo… How are you going to fix it between you guys?"
"Oh you'll see. Can you do me a solid?" she asked Al.
"Sure. What is it?" he asked with a grin as he rubbed his cheek.
End Part XI