Tim had spent the past day and a half in training and strategy sessions with A.J. and Chester. They went over every last contingency plan and every minute detail of the plan. A.J. then had to alter Tim's retinal scans so that Athena's forces would not be alerted right off the bat. Tim was nervous at first, but when A.J. explained that he would just change the records, and not Tim's eyes, then Tim calmed down.

All that was left was to come up with a suitable alias for Tim and they would be all set. After a couple hours of contemplating, Tim came up to A.J. with a wicked smile on his face.

"What is it Tim?"

"I thought of the perfect alias A.J."

"Well tell me so I can enter it, time is running out."

Tim waited a couple of seconds before uttering: "James Isaac Neutron". A.J. looked at him for a couple of moments, then burst out laughing.

Tim watched him choke for breath as he tried to speak. "That…is…classic!" was all he could manage for a minute before slowly regaining his composure. "Neutron would kill you if he ever found out you used his name as your alias." A.J. said wiping tears from his eyes.

"I know, but since we are in two different universes, word will never reach him, so I'm safe."

Meanwhile, at what was once the Mayor's Mansion, General Verdant was reporting what Remy had reported to her. As she droned on, Lady Athena looked at the photo with uncharacteristic wonder, almost as if she knew this Resistance scum wad.

"He looks familiar, wasn't he the operative that managed to defeat Victoria in the past?" she finally spoke after Verdant was finished.

"Yes, although it was in actuality his ten year old self that defeated Vicky, he is The Resistance's best agent, and the most dangerous Your Highness. We have very little intel on him, but what we have makes me wonder why you would want him within even a mile of you."

"Your concerns are of little use to me General. I will destroy him just as I have every other agent The Resistance has been foolish to insert into my forces. Though I feel as though I know him from somewhere, besides as a covert agent." Shaking her head she concluded with a simple statement. "When Agent Buxaplenty reports in the next time, tell him that I will pay him triple for this information…once I have this agent's real name, because knowing A.J. Phillips as well as I do, he will no doubt alter the records and retinal scans. That is all General."

With that, General Verdant was dismissed. Verdant left, shaking her head. Stubborn fool! She thought to herself Tim Turner is not one to easily be destroyed, I fear it is YOU who will find yourself defeated and dethroned, just like Vicky. She underestimated him too, and look at her now.

The day arrived cold and grey, just like every other day for the past few years. Tim said his goodbyes at the base and went off to what was once Dimmsdale Park for the try-out. Upon arriving, he happened to glance at the young General who stood in the stand above the training ground. Now there's a familiar face, but where have I seen her…? Oh well, back to the mission.

Timmy reported in and his retinal scan came up "James Neutron". As the try-outs began, it was clear that Tim and two others were the cream of the crop. Tim became a flurry of punches and kicks, the sounds of his grunts became overshadowed with the sound of breaking bones and guttural yells and screams as he took out more and more of the hopefuls. "Damn, talk about fury of the storm!" General Verdant noted to herself as Tim drove his fist straight through another man's jaw with a wet snap. After a massive pile of bodies appeared in front of Tim, it was even more obvious.

General Verdant applauded from a platform high above the carnage. "Good work you three." pointing her gloved finger at Tim and the other two. "You three have got what it takes to protect Her Majesty. The rest of you can come back later once you have honed your skills. Tim and the other two shook hands with the General and followed her directions to the barracks.

She grabbed Tim by the shoulder quickly and looked into his eyes. I know who you are, but do you even recognize me? she wondered to herself. "Well done Neutron." she said.

"Thanks General, so what exactly is my assignment?"

"That is unknown at the moment, but with your skills, it would only make sense that you will be Her Majesty's new personal bodyguard." Perfect, just what I want Tim thought.

It was in the barracks that Tim was in for the first of many shocks. The three of them reported to their temporary commander, who informed Tim that he had been chosen to be Athena's personal bodyguard and that he was to report to the palace right away. On his way, Tim couldn't help but get a feeling of déjà vu when he thought about General Verdant. Where on God's green Earth have I seen her before? He questioned himself.

Oh well, it's probably nothing. Time to focus Turner, you got a mission to complete. He arrived at the palace and was quickly ushered into a conference type room. After 5 minutes of waiting (and several cups of coffee later), Athena walked in and glided over to him, her hood still up. Be grateful that I don't kill you where you stand you self-righteous bitch! Tim thought angrily as she shook his hand with a rather unexpected lady-like grip.

"Welcome Mr. Neutron, I won't waste time with pompous banter, so let me get straight to the point. Your mission is a simple one: Protect me at all costs. I will not need your services often, as I do not like to make many public appearances, due to Resistance assassination attempts. I am positive that this will be the easiest assignment that you will ever find James." Tim just saluted and the meeting ended just as abruptly as it had started.

Once he was settled and after checking the room for bugs (finding none thankfully), Tim contacted A.J. at headquarters and filled him in. A.J. wasn't so sure about him being so quickly given the personal bodyguard job, but it was good news all the same.

As he started to unpack what little he had brought with him, an envelope slid under his door. Tim nervously eyed it, and slowly picked it up. After inspecting it to make sure it wasn't rigged with explosives, he cautiously opened it to find a letter and a small baggie.

The letter read:

Mr. Turner,

Yes I know who you are and why you're here. I want to offer any help I can in bringing "Athena" down. I have enclosed the first of many clues to her true identity, one you will not like finding out. I'm surprised that Phillips has not figured it out yet, but what can you do with geniuses?

Like you, I am a double agent, just I do not work for the Resistance. Take her down Mr. Turner, and return not just Dimmsdale, but the entire planet back to the way it should be! You very nearly did it with Vicky, and I for one am confident you can again, just don't let your emotions get in the way.

Sincerely,

An old friend

Tim re-read the letter over and over again. An old friend? he thought with trepidation. He eyed the clear baggie and was dumbfounded by its contents: two small rubber bands, but they were not the normal brownish color, no these were light blue in color.

What the hell? Tim wondered as he rolled the bag over and over in his hands. How could these have anything to do with her identity? He stowed the bag in his new closet and sat on his plush bed and began to meditate again, awaiting word of when Athena would need him.

Elsewhere, Athena and Verdant were discussing just how to use "James Neutron". For now, they would sit back and watch and wait for him to make a move. If none came then they would spring the trap. "Are you sure we do not have this agent's identity V?" Athena asked her closest advisor, and closest thing to a friend.

"I'm sure Your Highness," Verdant started "Buxaplenty believes it to be a one agent in particular, but we confirmed he died in a massive raid executed several months ago in Dallas. I believe that Remy is just delusional on his identity because the Resistance may have surgically altered one of their own to make it appear he has survived."

Still Athena was unconvinced. "I want to be double sure, hack into the Resistance's files and uncover his true identity."

"Yes ma'am" the General saluted and left thinking half amused Your not going to like his true identity Your Majesty, you won't like it at all.

At Resistance H.Q., Remy was once again reporting everything he saw and heard. With the money Athena was paying him to be her undercover agent, he could soon afford to move back into his childhood home.

"Yes, Phillips and McBadbat are suspicious about Turner being made Athena's bodyguard, but they do not seem to worry about it too much. What I have heard is that they plan on using some new technology that Phillips "whipped up" as he would say to identify Her Highness and relay that info to Turner A.S.A.P."

Well done Remy, Her Majesty is very pleased with your work, and as soon as I hand her Turner's true identity, you are to be paid triple.

"Excellent, this is working out better then I ever hoped."

The Resistance was smart to fake his death in Texas, though I'm worried that when the Queen finds out his true identity, it could send her over the edge.

"Yes it was. I wouldn't worry about his identity, Queen Athena can handle just about anything the Resistance throws at her…even the great Tim Turner. I will continue to monitor…" and with that the communication suddenly ended as two Resistance security sentries caught Remy and forcefully hauled him away, smashing the communications bracelet in the process.

"Your coming with us Buxaplenty!" yelled one as the other communicated with Command Central.

"Yes that's right, we found the mole! Contact Phillips and McBadbat and have them meet us in 10 minutes in interrogation room 4!" Remy thrashed around trying to escape and started calling the soldiers every name in the book, knowing full well what was about to happen to him.

To Be Continued…

Author's note: The character name James Isaac Neutron is owned by John Adams and Nickelodeon, but I'm sure you already knew that.