Disclaimer: All characters are copyright their respective owners. Or so I've been told.
G.O.O.D vs. E.V.I.L #4
"A.T.O.M in the Hand"
Landmark City, 8:10 a.m.
To those who had never seen it, Landmark City was a thriving metropolis. To all others, it seemed like a normal city. There was one primary difference; it's collection of sophisticated technology, created by the city's largest businessman, Mr. Janus Lee. And it was a piece of this technology that would set into a motion a meeting of incredible proportions.
"Here we are, Landmark City" Sam announced, as she guided the Freedom towards the nearby landing strip.
"I've heard of this place" Raimundo said, "it's supposed to be really cool."
"Good thing we brought our cameras, eh Rufus?" Ron asked.
"Uh-huh" Rufus chittered in response.
"We'll have time for sightseeing after we get what we came for" Sam explained.
"Right, that doohickey thing for the machine whatsit" Ron replied.
"It's no ordinary machine" Sam said, "if it works, we could open a dimensional door and send Ace back to his home."
"Yeah call me crazy, but wouldn't sending Ace back bring us down a member?" Ron asked.
"Ace has agreed to continue to serve with us, once we get him back to his home dimension" Sam replied, "and this part should give us that capability."
"And we're just going to walk in and take it?" Ron asked.
Sam nodded, "I set up everything" she explained, "we just need to report to Lee Industries and we're good to go."
"And then we can do a little sightseeing" Ron added, "I'm personally looking forward to seeing what restaurants they got around here."
"And I've heard there's a great mall around here that uses holograms" Sam said, "but first thing's first."
"Man, this might be the easiest mission ever" Raimundo said as he exited the jet, "just pick up a part, and then spend the rest of the day lounging around. Yup, this couldn't be any easier."
-----
Unknown, to Raimundo, however, things were going to get a lot more complicated, thanks to some operatives from E.V.I.L.
"Remind we what we're doing again?" Jack Spicer asked his colleagues.
"It's quite simple" Terence explained "we're here to steal something called a time-space inducer. If I heard Vilgax correctly, it allows people to rip a hole in the fabric of dimensions, or some such thing."
"Cool," Jack replied, "so where do we pick up this doohickey?"
"At Lee Industries" Terence explained, "Mr. Lee is the top industrialist in the city, and has designed a number of state of the art devices."
"Ooh, can we pick up a few of those?" Dr. Drakken asked, "I need some new equipment.
All I brought was this" and he produced a laser-like weapon from his pocket.
"What's that thing?" Jack asked.
"The Immobilizer" Drakken replied "it can immobilize anyone for a period of up to five minutes."
"That actually might come in handy" Terence replied, "congrats Drakken, you actually did something good for once."
"Can we get on with this?" Plasmius asked, "I have things to do."
"What things?" Jack asked.
"Okay, I have nothing to do" Plasmius replied, "but I was getting tired of this pointless arguing."
"I agree" Terence said, "let's do this. With our advanced equipment, breaking into Lee Industries will be a cake walk."
"Yeah, absolutely nothing is going to stop us" Jake added.
-----
But at that very moment, the contingent of heroes was arriving outside the Lee Industries building. They made their way down the corridors of the building.
"Man this place is awesome" Ron said, "it almost puts our base to shame."
"This Mr. Lee certainly is impressive, I'll give him that" Kim added.
They stopped in front of a door that read "Authorized Personnel only." "Um, I don't think we count as 'authorized'" Ron said.
"Not to worry" someone's voice said from behind.
The gang turned and saw a young bespectacled man in a high-tech wheelchair. "My name's Garrett" he explained, "I run the labs around here. You must be the ones here for the inducer."
"That's us" Sam answered "I'm Sam, and this is Raimundo, Kim, & Ron."
"What up, my brother?" Ron asked.
"Quite a diverse group" Garrett replied, "well, let's get your part."
He submitted to a retinal scan; "access approved" said a computerized voice and the doors opened. Inside were a variety of devices; to Ron, it was like being a kid in a candy store.
"Oh man, this is double awesome!" he said, "I bet Global Justice doesn't have half this stuff!"
"Actually, Mr. Lee has supplied a few devices to the good people at GJ" Garrett explained "he's really into helping the world."
"So are we" Kim said, "which is why we'll put the inducer to good use."
Garrett wheeled over to a compartment and opened it up. He produced the inducer, which resembled a large circuit board.
"Here you go" he said, handing it to Sam, "now be very careful with it."
"Don't worry, we will" Sam replied, "and thanks for all your help."
"Yeah, thanks a lot" came a familiar voice from nearby. Everyone turned to the source and found Jack Spicer standing there. "Now we can get the inducer with no…aww man! Why is it you good guys are everywhere we go?"
"We're just lucky, I guess" Kim said, getting into a fighting stance.
"And your luck has just run out" Sam added, handing the part to Garrett.
The heroes rushed forward to engage Jack, when his allies burst into the room.
"Good guys? What're the odds?" Drakken asked.
"With our luck, pretty high" Terence replied, "don't just stand there, blast them!"
Drakken aimed the Immobilizer at Kim. "Finally, I shall defeat Kim Possible!" he cackled, aiming his weapon at his teenage nemesis.
Kim however, jumped to avoid the blast. Drakken fired again, but Kim's superior athletic skills made sure he missed every time.
"What good is having a ray that will immobilize people if you can't hit anyone with it?" Terence asked.
"I'm trying, she's too quick" Drakken countered.
"Then blast one of the slower moving targets" Plasmius replied, "I'll handle her."
So saying, he fired an ectoplasmic blast that hit mere inches from Kim's feet.
"Next time, I won't miss" he said smugly, readying another blast.
"Blade of the Nebula, wind!" came the cry from Raimundo, before a tornado smashed into Plasmius, knocking him for a loop.
"Looks like you're not so tough, are you?" Rai asked. His cockiness was quickly undone, however, when a metal figure landed in front of him.
"Who the heck is that?" Rai asked.
"I am Skulker" he replied, "and I am your doom."
So saying, he fired a net from his gauntlet before Rai could even ready his sword for another blast.
"Well done Skulker" Plasmius said, "I knew bringing you was a good idea. Now, grab the inducer."
Skulker activated his jets and flew over towards Garrett. "Hand over the device child, or suffer the wrath of the ghost zone's greatest hunter" he said.
"Not so fast" Sam said, somersaulting so that she was between the two "if you want the device, you'll have to go through me first."
"Foolish human, you can't hope to beat me" Skulker said, unleashing a laser blade from his gauntlet.
"Don't be so sure" Sam replied.
She jumped to avoid the blade, then pulled a lipstick from her backpack. "Try this on for size!" she shouted, tossing the projectile towards the hunter.
"What's this, lipstick?" Skulker asked, "surely you jest. How do you expect this to defeat..."
KABOOM!
The lipstick grenade exploded, damaging the ghost's battlesuit.
"Lipstick grenade, a new invention from WOOHP" Sam replied proudly.
Her smug attitude didn't last long, as she was quickly blasted by an ectoplasmic beam, courtesy of Plasmius.
"Your little spy weapons will have no effect on me" he chuckled, then turned to Skulker, "Skulker, seize the buffoon!"
Although still a little dazed, Skulker obeyed and grabbed Ron, putting his laser blade to his throat.
"KP!" Ron shouted, and Kim turned to notice the peril of her boyfriend.
"Ron!" she exclaimed, but before she could help him, she was blasted by the Immobilizer.
"Kim!" Ron yelled, before he too fell prey to the weapon. Then the villains approached Garrett; "I'm warning you, stay back" he said, "or I'll summon security."
"If you value your life, you'll hand over the inducer" Plasmius said "or you'll see what Skulker here is truly capable of."
"Forget it" Garrett said, "I'd rather smash it then let you have it!" He raised his arm to smash the device, but fell prey to a quick blast from the Immobilizer.
"We've got it!" Jack exclaimed triumphantly "and we beat the heroes too!"
"This is turning out to be a better day than I thought" Drakken added.
"Let's get back to our hideout before the Immobilizer wears off" Plasmius suggested, and the villains left through the hole they had created.
-----
The Immobilizer wore off 5 minutes later, but by then, the villains were well on their way back to their temporary HQ.
"Oh man, I can't believe we lost!" Ron exclaimed "we're the good guys, we're not supposed to lose."
"Sometimes we just can't help it Ron" Kim said, "the villains took us by surprise. But that won't happen next time."
"If there is a next time" Sam said, "how are we going to find those guys in this city?"
"Not to worry" Garrett said, "all I have to do is trace the power output produced by the inducer and it'll lead us right to the thieves."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Ron said, "let's kick some bad guy butt!"
"Actually, that won't be necessary" Garrett said, "Mr. Lee has a team he uses for situations like this. They'll be handling this."
"No offense dude, but those guys are our enemies" Rai said, "and no 'team' is gonna be a match for them unless they're familiar with their abilities."
"Plus our pride is on the line" Ron added "those baddies totally jacked us, and nobody messes with the Ron dog!"
"Ron's right, in his own way" Kim said, "we understand the inducer is Mr. Lee's property, but we feel that, given the circumstances, it's best if we handle this one."
"Well, if that's how you feel about it" Garrett said, "I'll tell Mr. Lee, but I'm not sure he'll be happy with it."
"Relax dude, we won't break the inducer" Rai said, "besides, what can his so-called team do, anyway?"
-----------
You'll find out when the heroes meet the A.T.O.M gang in the next chapter. And the baddies learn the true meaning of Paine.