Chapter 3: That is So Cool
At the Pentagon, Kim and Ron were being given a tour of the place. Walking up and down the halls were getting dull to Kim and she wanted to get on with the mission they were suppose to have been told about hours ago. She was getting her wish it seemed when female officer walked up to their tour guide and whispered something to her.
"Ok, Kim and Ron. Ron? Where's he at," said the guide, noticing Ron was gone.
After a second, Ron came running around the corner holding a rather plump Rufus, who looked like he was ready to burst. Kim only shook her head at the silliness Ron and Rufus could show during a serious time. It was one of the things that made them different. If they weren't always clowning and clumsy, there would have been times that would have caused her not to be in the world anymore.
"Sorry, little guy got into the vending machine. I think your going to have restock the cheesy curls," explained Ron with a silly grin on his face and Rufus grinning as well. Rufus then burped and said, "cus, me."
"That's ok, think they were out of date. But anyways, General Cooper is ready to see you now," stated the guide while she led them into a large conference room.
While Kim and Ron sat in the conference room, the General finally came in after several minutes and sat across from them. He folded out papers before he cleared his throat.
"As of right now, Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable, what is said in this room cannot be spoken out side of it, under law the they could arrest you and put you jail for matters of national security. Do you understand," stated the general looking at them over the rim of his glasses.
Both teens answered in unison, yes.
"Ok, now down to business. As you have been informed, several scientists have came up missing throughout the country and even in other parts of the world. Many of the scientists had something in common," the general stated while he held up one of the papers before him and read what was on it.
"And what's that," Kim questioned while she watched Ron playing with a pencil on the table.
"Most were experts in rocket research or sad to say nuclear fission," Cooper explained while he lowered the paper from his face.
"Oh, no. Dad," Kim exclaimed before she started digging in the pocket of her pants for the Kimmunicator.
However, the general stopped her by holding a hand up to her and then stated, "I know your father is an expert in rockets, so we took the liberty of moving the entire family a more secure place. They will be fine for the time being.
"Oh, well thank you," Kim stated while she pulled her hand out of the pocket and tried to relax in the chair.
"As for the rest of the scientists, they were experts in making all kinds of inventions either helpful or destructive. That's the part were the villains, I guess you call them, come in into play," the general stated while he flipped through the papers before him.
"General, why would they need these people for," questioned Kim, who was still worried about her family, even if the general said they were safe.
"We are not a hundred percent sure, but it looks like whoever is behind the kidnapings is trying to build a new more destructive weapon. We had one problem. We didn't know what kind of payload such a weapon will carry but now we do. We found out about it from all places. The internet. Luckily, that payload is securely in our hands now. As we speak, she is being unloaded, I was told, at the front door here. I believe she is to come up here too. Seeing you all are going on this mission, might as well let you meet one another before the mission," stated Cooper as he looked over the papers in front of him.
"She? General you mean that the payload was going to be a person," Kim asked with a confused look.
Beside her, Ron simply said, "Not cool, not cool at all," while he stopped playing with the pencil in front of him and looked up at the general.
"Not exactly. These people were desiring a person but not just any person. A special person, someone who if had her powers recreated into a weapon, it could very well destroy the entire world. Think the weapon is called the Plasmatic Thermonuclear. Therefore, we felt it was the best way to prevent it was either to kidnap or well destroy her. Luckily she came to us on her free will," said the general while he picked up a single page from the pile of papers before him.
"General, you said she be part of the mission. Wouldn't it be better if she was hidden somewhere safe than let her go to them? Kinda makes no sense," stated Kim while she tried to make it compute.
"Well Kim, she is as valuable to the mission as you will be and speak of the devil, here she is," said the general while he stood and looked past the teens.
Kim and Ron turned their heads and looked behind them. To their surprise, and a little shocked, stood a green and black clad, raven haired woman who was smiling her evil smile back at them.
"Shego," screamed Ron while he started to climb under the table.
"Relax Ron. I don't think Shego is here to fight. Am I right," asked Kim while she looked at Shego.
"Well Kimmie, after the day I had, I love to take my anger out on someone. Namely you," Shego said while stepping back and flamed up her hands.
Kim took note and got out of her chair to get ready for the fight. While the ladies squared off, waiting for the other to attack, Cleburne walked in and looked at the situation.
He shook his head before he got between both of the ladies and held his hands up to the ladies while he said, "If someone's going to knock people around tonight, its going to be me," before his suit activated.
At the sight of Cleburne covered back in metal, Shego went out of her stance and placed her hands on her hips while she stared at Kim. But it surprised her that Cleburne turned the suit on without messing with the console on his wrist, she was starting to learn that the man wasn't an ordinary man and there was secrets behind the mask he wore. She didn't know what to make of the strange day and now it got even weirder with her archenemy feet from her. But in her mind, she would enjoy the sight of Kim trying to take on Cleburne. She might have even started a bet while the two fought and she laughed lightly at the thoughts.
Seeing Cleburne grow in size and be covered in metal surprised Kim and she wasn't sure what to make of the strange sight nor how to act either. She didn't even paid attention to Shego laughing on the other side of Cleburne from her.
While she stared at the oddest thing so far in her life, she heard Ron say, "That is so cool! I want one," and she shook her head at the silliness.
Cleburne lowered his head, looking down at Ron under the table still, and told Ron in his choking voice, "Trust me, kid, you don't want one. And to the both of you ladies, we are here to work together. So forget your pride for once. Besides, ask Shego if I can't take you on Kim."
After Cleburne stopped speaking, he turned his suit off by using the console on his wrist and he walked over to the wall beside the door.
Kim looked at Shego while Shego took her hands off her hips and asked Shego, "What he talking about?"
"Let's just say, today, he and I had a run in and trust me princess, even you couldn't stop him," Shego explained while she got an uneasy feeling of being in the same room with Kim.
"Well, ok, thanks for letting me know and Ron, I think its safe to come out from there," Kim said while she turned her head from Shego and peeked down at Ron peering back at them.
"Really? Still, that suit is cool," Ron exclaimed while he climbed out from under the table.
Cleburne sighed Ron's statement and shook his head again before he went to staring at the floor.
The general, who sat back down during the excitement, looked like he was killing over from the laughter.
When the general regained his self, he said, "Well, isn't that nice Cleburne or should I say Berg. I can't remember which one to call you this week. You stopped the ladies from trying to kill one another because you told them you do it for them, to the both of them. From now on it's your job to see to it that they don't. That be funny to watch, I admit, since you can't stand hurting a lady. You're right though, Cleburne. Ladies we are to work together right now. What your past was like is now to be forgotten. Well, until this mission is over but before then you both have a job to do. But it's too late to get into details tonight so I leave it to Cleburne to escort you all to the hotel you are to stay at," while he stood back up and motioned everyone out of the room.
While everyone filed out of the room, everyone could hear Cleburne whispering to himself.
The general turned around and asked, "What was that Cleburne?"
"Well, sir, I said I'll would get you back one of these days," Cleburne stated with annoyance.
The general laughed and said, "I hope you do. Can't wait to see what it be."
"Yeah, yeah, general, better remember the contracts," Cleburne said while he let everyone distance themselves from him.
"I will and to everyone, good night," Cooper said while he slipped into an elevator alone.
The rest of the group stood there for a moment and watched the general disappear behind the closing doors of the elevator. After he was out of sight, the second elevator opened up for the group and Cleburne waved them to get inside of it. While they rode the elevator, Shego and the teens kept eyeing one another and Shego made faces at Cleburne, who stood right at the door of the elevator and never looked back at the other three in the elevator with him. Moments later, the group filed out of the elevator and headed outside into the night time city.