It started out as a routine sitch for Kim and I. Stories like this always seem to do so, you know?
The objectives were clear. Drakken was attempting to use the pan-dimensional vortex inducer once more for some invention or other of his. We needed to go to his lair and stop him from activating whatever it was he had created.
As per usual, she and I silently made our way into the base, a sleek and polished building that simply exuded "lair". It didn't take long for her to find the nearest vent system and enter it, following the directions of Wade, our mission control and local techie, to guide us towards the area that was storing the device the Doctor was making.
After about five minutes of wandering through the cramped confines of the duct system, the sounds of Drakken's voice loudly announcing his plans and desires could be heard coming out of the nearest grate. I only took a few seconds for Kim to get it unlocked, before kicking it open, interrupting the doctor mid-monolouge.
"And with this ability to cross dimens- Kim Possible!"
She jumped into the room, which was empty of anything save for the huge device whose core contained the PDVI, Drakken and Shego. After she made her way from the vent to the floor, I jumped down as well, and for once managed not to lose my pants.
That may have been the first sign that things were wrong.
Everything was quiet for a few moments, likely from the shock at my amazing display of not failing utterly, but that quickly ended once the doctor yelled at Shego to get rid of Kim. That left me to do my usual job of trying to find whatever self-destruct switch Drakken had placed on the machine. It took a few moments of observation, with my trusty mole rat Rufus helping out until I came across what was likely the correct button, given that it was big, red and had a very large skull and crossbones marking it.
This was only reinforced by Drakken yelling at me not to touch it, so I made the logical assumption that the button must have been a self-destruct switch. Carrying that idea, I pressed it, only to have everything I thought shattered by the doctor himself.
"You fool! You just pressed the switch to overload it! Did you not see the skull and crossbones I put there as a warning?!"
No sooner had that been said when the machine started making ominous noises. The entire thing started crackling with electricity, all centered around the inducer before there was a flash and I saw strange strings of light protruding from myself, some leading to the people in this room, others elsewhere. Then everything went black.
As I regained consciousness in the darkness that had enveloped me, I looked around only to find myself facing four mirrors. Each of them held a different reflection of myself, but one resonated with me more than I would have imagined, it was:
[] The martial artist, using a old form along with the powers I had gained to perform incredible feats. (Adept build)
[] The warrior, holding a blade I had been blessed enough to have been able to wield. (Street Samurai build)
[] The spiritualist, channeling the powers I had gained into the world around me. (Shaman build)
[] The tinkerer, using whatever I had available to create machines and devices for my own gain. (Rigger build)
Yeah, that was who I was. As the mirrors around me shattered, leaving behind the strangely warm darkness.
I waited there only a few moments, before the sensation of falling overtook me. I looked around to see many lights descending towards the unknown, of many different colors. Briefly I saw the flash of a golden one far away from me. As I quickly approached what my soul was telling me was the end of my drop, I saw two lights near me.
Choose two (these will be your first two runners):
[] Blue
[] Green
[] Orange
[] Red
A/N Welcome one and all to my new quest! This is just an idea that had been floating around in my brain for a few days that I thought would be entertaining to play for myself and all of you. Since shadowrunners seemed awfully similar to what the characters on both sides of KP do and well, it progressed from there.
Hope you guys enjoy it!