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Double-Edged Maternity
Kim and Hanna reappear inside the base, no longer fused.
Olivia Stoppable was there and waiting. She loses it seeing her daughter separate. She storms over striking Kim over and over bawling with bitter rage, "You took my baby into battle! How could you? What kind of mother...?" She rambled on and on spouting every accusation hitting her brain.
Dean Stoppable and the others only gasp. Mouths agape and eyes bulging. All shocked, she'd take that kind of abuse. Albeit, Aconasema never lifts a hand against the upset mother.
Dean Stoppable finally recovers enough to comfort his wife, "Dear". She didn't answer.
"Dear," he shakes her lightly, calling louder.
Olivia turns, eyes cold as ice, shouting, "What!"
"Calm down".
"Calm down?" she couldn't believe her ears. "Calm down! She takes our daughter..."
"Speak of which, Hana needs you".
That shuts her up immediately. Olivia gabs her daughter storming out.
Hanna smiles. She may be young, but understood enough. Mama was upset, worried over her safety, and took it out on Mommy. Hana, however, knew Mommy would never put her in harm's way without a good reason.
Kim reads her little girl's thoughts. She smiles warily, fighting back her own tears. She was so touched by her affection
reading the little girl's thoughts. Her daughter's unwavering trust, even though she didn't raise her, touch her heart deeply.
"Why...?" Wolverine couldn't voice his level of confusion.
"She's her Mama, Father," she never breaks eye contact with her little girl. "Hers was a maternal fury. Anything else and I'd eviscerated her within a second flat".
"Dear, if you knew she'd react this way," Professor X poses a pressing question, "why'd you take her daughter into battle?"
"Professor, ask Storm, Rogue, Emma, any of your mature, motherly female X-Men that same question. And, if mothers, and facing similar circumstances, two out of three of those women would give the same answer. A mother would never expose her baby to such dangers, except…"
Storm perceives her intent responding, "...to motivate authorities to hunt her instead of her child".
"Now, you know my motivation, Professor".
"Maw will figure this out, too, when she isn't so emotional. She'll realize I'd never taken my little one into such danger, unless absolutely necessary. Let's be honest. I could take her back any time I chose. No one could stop me. They have her, because I trust Maw and Paw".
"Chiyoko, we don't understand..."
"Of course, you menfolk don't, Father. You lack our maternal instincts".
Wolverine grumbles but lets her backhanded barb slide asking, "How does taking Hanna into battle and meeting with Dr. Director figure into your plans?"
"Simple, Father. I fused with Hanna. Knowing she's oppose my killing Dr. Director. Her intervention would expose our fusion. My enemies would learn they'd been hurting the wrong girl. And I didn't have to try and convince them. They scanned us fused, and deduced, like I'd planned all along. Hana was a decoy. Now they'll leave her alone".
"Chiyoko, that makes no sense".
"You see, Father," she addresses all their confusion, "Fukushima—a rogue ninja assassin, and my husband's mortal enemy—knows about Hana's powers, but not mine. He assisted Hydra in developing a machine, called Grim-Lore, designed to detect mine and Hana's unique quantum signature anywhere on Earth. That's another reason we're on Mars. If on Earth, Hydra's double agents in Global Justice and S.H.I.E.L.D. could use this machine to track our every movement.
Its A.I. is so advanced, the bio-genetic scanners can immediately lock onto our exact location, analyze and compare our fused life signs, and compare those readings against Hana's pediatric records, and easily extrapolate her probable age and recalibrate its biometric scanners.
In fact, it locked onto us the instant we appeared in Upperton's warehouse district, and double-checked those readings when we appeared inside Dr. Director's office. The A.I. ran both readings through every medical bio-metric scan they'd collected over the past couple of years of surveilling Hana.
Of course, it didn't match hers. The A.I. amended its previous profile, extrapolating my baby as being between 14-16, around 4'4" to 4'8", and weighing around 65-85-lbs. That means, she can't be Hana, absolving the Possibles, Stoppables, and Loads. I'll arrange her bio-signature to be detected deep in the Amazonian rainforest within a couple of hours".
"Chiyoko, I know you well enough. You're working up to something. Now what is it?" Wolverine wouldn't take no for an answer.
"I'm forging a double-edged sword of maternal revenge, Father".
Under Pressure
"Kimmie-Cub, I know you better than him. You've always had a sharp, analytical mind. I recognize that tone and look. You're playing both ends against the middle. What's cooking, Young Lady?"
"Dad, I didn't start this war. I'm sure as hell gonna finish it".
"How?"
"I'm about to ignite a civil war between S.H.I.E.L.D. and its Shadow Committee, as well as Global Justice and its GSC".
Dean and Olivia, her brothers and parents gasp in shock. She'd done it once. But, they never imagined she'd arrange another civil war so easily, especially after how it'd backfired last time.
"Young Lady," Professor X shares their outrage rebuking her sharply, "I've sat back for 3-years, and observed this symbotic relationship. I've deduced, Chiyoko may wield the power, but you are the brains. Chiyoko doesn't threaten humanity. You do. Kim Possible.
You're shrewd and manipulative, wire-working people like finger puppets, getting them to do what you want, while making them think it's their own idea. That, Young Lady, is wrong, no matter how you try to justify your actions".
"Professor, you're forgetting an important lesson in history. That's exactly how chess started. In old, medieval times, royals and nobility played chess with prisoners dressed as chess pieces moving on a huge board painted in grand courtyards. I won't fault your analogy though".
"Why not?"
"Because, quite honestly, I agree with you. My humanity says, it's wrong. No one should wield such power. Fact is, I do. I possess Raja and Phoenicia's powers. I can use those gifts for good or evil. Sadly, sometimes the dividing lines between the two aren't so simple. I also agree, no one should wire-work people so easily.
Again, what can I do? Deception resides in my blood. I'm war gods/goddess' offspring, conceived during warfare, vengeance, and black magic. I try to own this curse, and use it for good. I worked too hard to reclaim whatever humanity I retain. I wouldn't purposely do anything to jeopardize what I've accomplished. That'd only endanger my daughter more. That's the last thing I want.
Alas, my head said one thing, my heart something else. A war rages in my heart, demanding I find a better way to diffuse this situation with minimal violence. My head, however, says that's impossible. I only see one alternative to end this deteriorating situation, before it devolves into global war".
"Global war?" Professor X rasps, he prayed she was exaggeration about this situation's severity.
"C'mon, Professor," she counters his disbelief, "you of all people should see how this plays out. I understand your idealism, to always see good in everyone. It's what makes you so charismatic and an effective teacher. But, I can't believe you'd willingly blind your own eyes. My enemies are so sure they'll get Hana. They're already making secret deals behind each other's backs. Son against father. Mother against daughter. Pure, unadulterated greed spread across culture, religion, and nationality.
We started S.H.I.E.L.D. and Global Justice to protect humanity. Their leaders have become so blind by their own lust to control mine and Hana's powers. S.H.I.E.L.D. and Global Justice have become the very threats they were meant to stop. Neither can humanity survive without their assistance. Both G.J. and S.H.I.E.L.D. helps to resolve global disputes, before they devolve into war, every year".
"They'll regain their senses…"
"When, Professor? Eventually? It'll be too late by then," she attests unwaveringly. "Fact is, even with my powers, I can't change base human nature. S.H.I.E.L.D. and Global Justice's leaders have lost sight of why they exist. They've become so obsessed with obtaining mine and Kimiko's powers. They can't see the consequences of their actions. Violence is unavoidable. Our choice isn't so simple.
We can instigate a little violence now, or watch on the sidelines, as the world slowly self-destructs. Political party verses political party. Religious group verses religious group. All battling within the same borders. One country blaming another country for its problems, and their allies' betraying them, they'd perceive as precipitating their troubles.
This hatred, distrust, and greed would fester, until each country would rise up against its closest allies. I know what you may think, even if you don't say it aloud. Kill Kimiko and me; that should solve our problems. Rest assured, not even our deaths would stop what's coming. No, this global conspiracy has progressed too far, reaching into the highest governmental offices across this globe.
Call me a cynic. I don't care. I'll say it again. These people care nothing about humanity's safety. It's all a ruse. They don't want Kimiko or me. They desire to control our powers. We're mere tools, meant to be exploited for humanity's good".
"So, Chiyoko, what do you have in mind?"
"To diffuse this conspiracy, I must severe S.H.I.E.L.D. and Global Justice's working relationship".
"How will you accomplish your chief objective?" Wolverine closes his eyes. He knew he wouldn't like her answer.
"I can't turn Fury against his own Shadow Committee, or Dr. Director against the GSC without first severing S.H.I.E.L.D. and Global Justice's current working relationship".
"What? You can't?" Several X-Men vehemently denounce her proposed actions.
Kim growls, barely keeping her temper. She ignores them, "Believe me or not, Professor, the war is already raging in the background. The causalities will mount as it drags on. International intelligence and news agencies may try but won't cover up what's coming. Hundreds are dying even now. Later, there'll be thousands, followed by millions more shortly afterwards, if this conflict isn't resolved quickly.
Meanwhile, whoever control us, he/she could possibly control the world, as well as inflict unspeakable horrors upon a little girl. I'd rather kill her myself, than permit that fate to befall her. So, if my actions appall your sensibilities, I implore you all," she glares around the room. "If you can think of a better, more humane solution, please speak up. By God, I'm all ears".
Again. No one spoke up. Their silence spoke volumes.
"Yea," she condescends, "that's what I figured. You're all a bunch of self-righteous bigots. Well, I'm fed up with your condemnation. It seems, you'll contemn me whatever I do, however I act or risk, or how many lives I save. You're just like the rest. It's never enough! I'm the one who lost her humanity. Can you simply give me one viable solution, rather than condemnation? If you can't do that, I say, shut the hell up and stay out of my way…if you value breathing!" She vanishes before their eyes.
"I warned you, Professor," Wolverine reminds them. He warned them last time.
"All of you," he glares around the room, "keep condemning her and she just might crack under the mounting pressure. She's still adjusting to regaining her humanity. Fusion has made her journey tougher. Can't you understand her predicament, and show her some leniency?"
"It's been 3 years, Logan. Hasn't she hand enough time to adjust?" Rogue only shares what others thought, but didn't dare say around him.
"Fusion isn't simple. It's a process by which two people combine their essences. They're no longer individuals, but a collective entity. Fusion is hard enough. Most people learn to adjust to life's individual challenges growing up. Chiyoko didn't. The Red Heifer did, but her traumatic near-death experience caused her to lose touch with her humanity, as well.
Both individual should've regained their humanity, before ever attempting fusion, but circumstances wouldn't permit this. Chiyoko fused with the Red Heifer to save her life. Theirs is a strange relationship. Force-fused merged two confused, warring psyches. Every breach of meta-psychology says, their fusion shouldn't have lasted. It could've very easily killed them both.
Red Heifer and Chiyoko somehow survived, only desiring to help others. And that's what they're trying to do, despite their social limitations. Aconasema found a man who loves them both. His support helped her reconnect with her humanity. He's hurt, she's lost her support base. And we've haven't eased her trauma. We're too quick to condemn, rather than giving her possible solutions".
Anne understood what he meant. He worried about Chiyoko and Kimmie's sanity. She knew, however, most people there didn't grasp this. She gives him an opportunity to better explain what he meant asking, "What exactly is your point, Mr. Wolverine?"
"I'm saying, Mrs. Possible, our daughters are under enough stress. Chiyoko and Possible are dealing with their own inner demons, as well as protecting their daughter, and us. I've seen that look in her eyes once, only once".
"Jean," Professor X rasps, bowing his head in mournful shame. He always felt like he failed his most promising student.
"Exactly, Professor," Logan pushes his point.
"That little girl is the only person keeping Chiyoko and Possible's head on straight. If we keep putting pressure on them. Chiyoko and Possible could snap. Even Hana might not be able to reach her any longer. Recall what Mrs. Possible said earlier. And she should know. She raised Possible. And, like Professor X said, she's the brain in this relationship. Chiyoko does whatever she says.
We should pity those souls below on Earth if Aconasema loses control. What do you think she'll do if they kidnapped her child? Let's be honest. Jean was dangerous enough. We couldn't match her powers, even united. Our daughter is stronger, possessing Raja, Phoenicia, and her husband's mystical monkey powers. Do you really want her to snap?"
"I agree with Wolverine," Anne Possible rallies for her daughter's continued mental health. "We've all been sitting in judgment over them long enough. I say, we cease criticizing her decisions, no matter how much we detest them. Well, give her some viable options. That way, we remove some pressure, before she really snaps and goes on a killing spree".
"If I were you, I'd listen," Shego cautions them against dismissing the maturer redhead's advice. "I fought Princess on numerous occasions, even before she acquired these powers. She could become quite brutal, when back far enough into a corner.
She's always fought her own inner demons. I believe, she feared she might one day turn evil. Maybe that's why she fought criminals so hard, and entered world saving so young. It was her way to redeem her soul. I riled her on a bad day, once. She kicked me into a collapsing control tower, damn near killing me". She shivers, recalling that electrifying experience.
Joss listens, recalling what'd transpired in Eureka. She, too, condemned her cousin. She didn't realize what she'd endured during this fusion process. Joss offers penance speaking in her defense, "I may be young, but I've helped my cousin on enough missions to know. String-Bean is right".
"What do you mean, Young Lady?" Professor X senses potent contemplation.
"Simply stated, my cousin is right. Violence is coming. And nothing we do will stop it. We can only try to minimize the casualties. They're united. For now. The instant they have Hanna in their clutches. They'll turn on each other, faster than a pack of hungry wolves fighting over the last morsel of meat".
"What do you mean when they get Hanna?" Wolverine inquires, genuinely worried.
"As I said, I know my cousin. She fused with Hana, and took Mrs. Stoppable slapping her silly, for more reasons than she's shared with us thus far. First, their gizmo locks onto Kimiko's readings, which are really Aconasema's. Storm said it best, secondly. A mom would only choose these actions to protect her little girl. Authorities would hunt her, leaving Kimiko alone.
Her tact is obvious. She's letting them think they've located mother and daughter. G.J. took readings earlier, while inside Dr. Director's office. Fury has the same readings. Their techs recalibrated their 'eye in the sky' bio-scanner. Now, they're more confident than ever. They have the upper hand. Locate her, and they could possibly take her by surprise.
They've lived so long under constant fear. Now, they have hope. False hope, yeah. But, it's more than they've had in quite some time. They'll come after Aconasema and Kimiko hard and faster than ever, acting more on instinct than logic. They can't pass up this promising tactical advantage. Act now, they could end Aconaseam's reign of terror. Capture her…"
"Wait just a damn minute?" Wolverine shouts, getting madder with every syllable of this wretched plan. "Who said anything about them capturing her? And what purpose would her capture serve?"
"Haven't you figured that part out yet, Whiskers? She's the spark that ignites this civil war. She first has to move a few more chess pieces into place".
Joss knew her cousin's plan. Every meticulous detail. She explains, their individual roles in pain-staking detail, while locked in their cells. This was a prison drama. Joss laughs over their reactions.
They debated countless other scenarios. Nothing would work. Finally, as much as it irked them, her parents included, they agreed to play their parts. Each hoping, if this worked, maybe they could return unto their old lives.
Pieces Into Play
It'd been nearly a week. Not S.H.I.E.L.D. agent boarded or left the helicarrier. Fury was growing weary. Not only were his bosses watching his every move, even listening unto his most private conversations. He'd been cut off his Hydra support base. Even Hammerhead hadn't been able to contact him. Get this ban lifted, and he could possibly glean some Hydra INTEL without exposing himself.
"What's our status, Doc?"
Dr. Ian Frazer sensed Fury's growing frustration over how long this quarantine lasted. "Director," he eases his concerns, "certified doctors, hazmat, epidemiologists, every kind of scientist who specializes in viral and pathogenic organisms have swept this boat, even our environmental, A/C, and filtration system, but haven't detected anything".
"What about our septic system, hazardous materials, garbage disposal, our purification scanners, Doc?"
"They all clear. I'm officially lifting this quarantine, Sir".
Fury never considered it might be a charade. "Aconasema pulling a charade? It doesn't make sense, nor fit her psyche profile. Why would she do this?" He was thinking aloud, not really asking a question outright.
Dr. Frazer didn't know this. He misinterprets his boss' rhetorical question answering, "Probably to keep us busy, while she did something else she didn't want us foiling, Sir".
Fury eyes him for the longest, not saying or doing anything outright, then simply turns around and walks off without a single word.
Dr. Frazer wasn't too upset. He didn't want to give him opinion. He simply assumed the senior director demanded his expert assessment on the situation.
He'd heard enough bad news this week. He welcomed the good news. Dr. Frazer lifted this quarantine. Fury retreats into his makeshift office. It still hadn't been completely rebuilt yet. His spirits lift some, til he booted his computer and read Dr. Director email.
"Oh, great! Just great," he slams his laptop's lid. First, this mutant plays these mind games. With him. With his crew. His Hydra bosses. The Shadow Committee. She even had Internal Security Division watched his every move, screening his calls, double-checking his schedule, running background checks on anyone he even causally spoke with. His shadows were so thorough. They accounted for every second.
What's worse, it'd gotten around the boat. This mutant had already undermined his crew's trust in him enough. The Shadow Committee watching his so closely only gave more credence unto her lies. They'd started to second-guess every decision.
They'd been at each other's throats all week. Let the wrong people on the Shadow Committee learn about this operation becoming public. Those involved wouldn't hesitate in eliminating lose ends. He'd acted under orders, alas he couldn't prove it. There wasn't any evidence. It'd be his word, against theirs. Whose word would the ICJ believe? He doubted he'd make it that far.
"Sir," a young tech breaks into his private debate, "we have a…"
"Don't tell me. Another problem. What is it...this time?" Fury blurts with much venom.
"You told me to monitor Qazr". Qazr was S.H.I.E.L.D.'s special satellite, equipped with its very own Quantum Analysis with Xenogenic Resequencer. The very tech developed by Fukushima's people to assist S.H.I.E.L.D. in tracking and capturing Hana.
"You found her?"
"Positively, Sir".
"Where?"
"A remote Brazilian cabin deep inside the Amazon rain forest. Exact coordinates coming across your phone now".
Protocol dictated he call Chairman Rocco. Every instinct fought against disobeying that rule. He'd already been hung out to dry. What more could they do unto him? Fury hated himself but called his boss anyway, realizing. He'd have to keep a civil tone, and play down knowing about his double cross.
Rocco wasn't there.
"Report," Hammerhead answers instead.
"Golden Heart's been located, Sir".
"Where?"
Fury tells him, even relays the coordinates, finally asking, "Shouldn't we tell our Global Justice partners about this, Sir?"
"Hell, no. This is our collar. And ours alone. Assemble your teams, and don't come back without her. Do you understand me, Nick?"
His boss didn't use his title, Director. Which meant, fail this mission, don't come back. Do, and losing his command would be the least of his troubles. Omitting his last name only reinforced this threat, leaving little doubt what he meant. He may run, but would be living on borrowed time.
"I understand, Sir. Leaving now," Fury disconnects.
She'd taped everything. Both sides of the conversation. Hammerhead held some importance on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Shadow Committee. She didn't know who he was yet. She'd probed Fury's mind. He didn't know his boss' identity. Neither did Red Hawke.
She'd worked long enough under Dr. Director, and met the GSC members on multiple occasions. The GSC chairman had one bad habit. Pedrov left his computer unattended for long periods, while he ran errands around Global Justice HQ.
Kim materializes inside GSC Chairman Ivan Pedrov's office. As expected, he'd left his computer open and unattended. She removes her kimmunicator's micro cable plugging it into the chairman's computer. "Ares," she directs her tech genius, "hacks this computer and send file unto Dr. Director with the title, 'Don't let them double-cross us, Betty'".
"Wow, Aconasema, are you sure? That's kinda bold"
"I'm positive, Ares. It's the only way to minimize the bloodshed".
"I don't see how," he shrugs, but goes along with her plan. She'd done a lot lately he didn't agree with. Her ways weren't what many would consider conventional or humane, but she did save lives. Wade had to believe that. More would've died, if she didn't do what she did. "I'll get right on this, Aconasema".
Dr. Director sat behind her desk. She couldn't forget Hammerhead's veiled threat. Her computer beeps. She checks the in-box, discovering a top-priority message from GSC Chairman Ivan Pedro, titled, 'Don't let them double-cross us, Betty". He omitted her title and last name. He'd never called her plain, Betty. Ever. She listens carefully unto the message, reaching the same conclusion Fury did. Either she acquires Golden Heart, or she's a dead woman.