KP All Grown Up v2.0: Future Stoppable for Team Tri Stoppable

AN: While based on Season 4, this story was written before season 4 was anywhere near the end. So only the characters from Season 4 will seem familiar.

Chapter 54: Questions…

(At King Rat's Island)

Cindy groans as she slowly stirs to consciousness and finds herself laying in a large canopy bed that she did not immediately recognize.

Cindy sleepily says, "Where am I?" Strange places to sleep were not that uncommon when out on a mission so her mind did not put her on alert right away.

She was expecting on some level for someone that she did know to answer her, whether it be her sister, Jesse, or even Rufina.

So when she doesn't get an answer right away, she starts to sit up and look around a little bit more before a chilling voice says, "Welcome to the castle. I don't think you will be enjoying the stay."

Cindy's brain kicks into overdrive as she hears the voice and starts to immediately scan for its source. Every sense that she had told her that she was in danger and soon enough she spots four shapes that seem to come from each of the bed corners.

She recognizes them almost immediately as the intruders that were in her home! Suddenly it all comes back to her and she immediately goes on the defensive as she says, "What's going on? Why did you bring me here?"

One of the women says, "Believe me, it was not our first choice to bring you here. All we wanted was a sample of you but circumstances forced our hand otherwise."

The other one stares at her, giving her chills down her back as she says, "How mossst unfortunate for you."

One of the guys grins at her darkly and says, "She is right. If things had gone smoothly for us, you would still be home with your family right now."

The other guy says, "And now you're here, I'd watch myself. We already got the sample we needed from you. Keeping you alive is just a courtesy at this point and only because our benefactor wishes it so."

Cindy narrows her eyes at him as she says, "Who is the one pulling your strings?"

The first woman says, "You'll know soon enough but I believe you two have already met."

The first guy says, "I can't believe that you're really as powerful and dangerous as he is. Personally, I think I'd rather eliminate the competition. Not make more."

Cindy eyes go very wide as she realizes who they were talking about! Her hands begin to tremble just a tiny bit but it was enough that the four of them picked up on it.

The second girl says, "I think sshe realizes who it is."

The second guy says, "Yeah, just look at her. She knows alright."

Cindy looks at the first woman and says, "Just who are you all? How can you possibly stand to work for such scum?"

The first guy grins and says, "If that wasn't a cue, it is the closest one I've ever heard. Shall we guys?"

The first woman says, "Listen well because we are only going to say this intro once for you. I am Mary and I am the Mayhem expert of the group."

The first guy says, "I am Arron, the strong man who carried your fat ass here. My specialty is Attacking with anything I have at my disposal."

The second guy says, "I am Sam, and my specialty is Stealth. I make ninjas look like King Kong crashing through a dense jungle in comparison. I get to where others can not go to gather info or to simply clear the way of any traps."

The second woman stares at Cindy with cold, deadly eyes as she says, "I am Karen. It would ssserve you well to remember my name. I am the one who has no qualms about killing. For you see, I am the one who is called to kill rivals, royalty, strayed lovers, children, and even bigger groups like entire villages. If it isn't already obvious, my specialty is Killing and I am the reason why we have no witnesses or rivals with our reputation."

Mary then says with a proud grin, "And together we form the team M.A.S.K.! Mayhem! Attacking! Stealth! Killing!"

Cindy did not like what she heard and if they were as skilled as they all said they were, and she had no reason to doubt them if they could get past home security. Then she knew that taking them on all by herself would be folly. She looks past them and thinks, "Jesse! Where are you? I need you!"

Meanwhile at that moment far away, Jesse was already in the air and looking decidedly most unhappy. He squirms as he unconsciously feels Cindy calling out to him, not knowing what to expect or even do about the sitch he was in.

At the same time Jesse was feeling most uncomfortable, his father, Drew was feeling just as uncomfortable.

Mindy on the other hand was feeling like that she was forgetting something… something important but she couldn't remember what. She figures that whatever it was, could wait as her sister and best friend's dad was kidnapped. The important thing was to get them back unharmed.

Jesse walks over to Mindy and says, "You know how I've always been there for the two of you?"

Mindy nods absentmindedly as she half-listens before Jesse continues to say, "I've always had a… feeling and now I'm getting one about your sister. She really needs us."

Mindy's attention gets refocused on her best friend instead of that nagging feeling and says, "Of course she does. Hello! She was kidnapped!"

Jesse shakes his head and says, "I know but it is more than that. I think something is happening where she is. It is like I can feel her tension."

Mindy slowly smiles and says, "That's because you two are connected by L-O-V-E… I bet you that she can feel the same thing about you."

Jesse shakes his head and says, "Come on, stop with the teasing Mindy. I'm trying to be serious. You know I still haven't made my mind up about us."

Mindy's smile doesn't change as she thinks, "He just referred to them as 'us' he is slowly adjusting to the idea. Maybe there is hope for him after all."

A part of her was a little sad that it wasn't her as he was her best friend and as such they had always had a strong connection but she knew how much her sister cared about him. She had heard the story of how even in his… well, the important thing was that he had gone beyond what any good friend, even a best friend would normally do. She just had to help him see with his own eyes what she could see that his heart was trying to tell his stubborn male brain and then she was certain that they would become a couple. She knew her sister as well as anyone, and was certain that they would be extremely happy together like her parents were and that was fine with her.

However that nagging feeling returns to her again as she finishes that thought until Jesse says, "Look Mindy, I don't need all this additional stress. I'm already worried enough about what my mother's going to do to Warmonga when they meet up. I just hope I don't have to stop my mother from doing something regrettable."

Mindy nods as she could understand for if there was one button that one never wanted to push with his mother, and that was family. You could insult her, bring up her evil past, make fun of her, and more but attack or hurt her family and she would as she had called it in the past, "Bring the freak on" and use every method in her arsenal to make that person seriously regret it.

Mindy says, "I know you're worried about your parents and truthfully I have been worried too. I have never felt so divided about anything in my life." She sighs and says, "I mean, I want to save my sister more than anything but I also want to help my best friend, that's you by the way… rescue his father."

Jesse nods and says, "I know Min, I want to rescue the both of them at the same time as well but unless I gain a new power that allows me to copy myself I won't be able…to…do it." His eyes light up as he suddenly gets an idea. He quickly says before running off and leaves a puzzled Mindy standing there, "I'll be right back. I've got a phone call to make."

(Warmonga's Base)

Drew paces in the cell that he was in with a large gun and two smaller ones following his every movement. He growls irritatedly at it, wishing for once he had not suppressed his mutant powers but until the medicine that he had to take for it wore off. He was not sure how good it would be anyway as he could only do one stem at a time and taking out three alien cannons before they got him… he didn't like those odds and wished that even Kim was there as he knew she'd figure out some way to take out three cannons without harming anyone as she was very, very good at working around the impossible odds.

Drew sighs as he stops and reminds himself that all he had to do was keep calm and stay confident that a rescue was on the way. He knew his wife would not allow Warmonga to keep him any longer than necessary, as he was fully aware of her feelings towards her. Plus, with the close friendship that they shared with the Stoppables, he was certain that they were also on the way to help and if necessary to keep his wife from doing anything stupid.

Drew says aloud to the big cannon, "I really wish you'd point yourself somewhere else. A guy could develop a complex looking down the barrel of a gun all the time." He just stares at it while the cannon quietly just stares back at him.

Suddenly a female voice from behind says, "If I was certain you wouldn't try to escape, I could put you in a room without weapons trained on you."

Drew turns quickly and cries out, "Warmonga!"

Warmonga grins at him with her massive arms crossed in front of her as she looks down at him through the bars. She says, "Yes, and you are the Great Blue… or are you? Warmonga is still trying to decide that."

Drew says, "Whatever! Just let me go! I have a wife that is going to be super angry at you for kidnapping me and not to mention what you did to the house!"

Warmonga smirks and says, "Warmonga has some questions for you that need answering first."

Drew growls and says, "You could have asked them without the kidnapping and home-wrecking you know."

Warmonga uncrosses her arms and shrugs before she says, "Perhaps, but then Warmonga might not have gotten truthful answers. The guns behind you will fire if you answer without truth."

Drew glances behind him and sees that the two smaller guns light up in their barrels with a hum and some electricity crackles around the tips. He knew instantly that they were energy guns, probably the very painful but non-lethal at their current settings judging from the energy and light ozone smell.

Drew says darkly, "What kind of questions do you want answers to?"

Warmonga leans towards the bars with the glowing yellow energy humming over them illuminating her face sinisterly. She says, "Warmonga wishes to know more about the people she met on your primitive spaceship…"

AN: Well everyone, I hope you've enjoyed this chapter. It looks like Cindy is in a real pinch doesn't it? As she learns more about her captors, it looks like her rescuers might end up being M.A.S.K.'s latest victims of the non-survival doesn't it? Did you like the subtle changing of Jesse? What did you think of Jesse and Mindy's conversation? What do you think Mindy has forgotten? What did you think of Drew's situation? It doesn't look good for him does it? Do you think home wrecking will only add fuel to the fire for Sheila? What do you think Warmonga will learn about everyone who was on the tweeb's spaceship? Do you think Drew will give up anything about any of those people even under the threat of pain?

All reviews, votes, suggestions, thoughts, marriage suggestions for the Lipsky kids(heh), and more are always welcome.