Doppelgangers (An Impossible Quartet 12)
DJ Dubois
December 2008
Notes: Kim Possible and her cohorts belong to Disney. All other characters are original and of my own invention. Please send comments to .
Chapter 1 [Wichita, KS—Driscoll Credit and Loan—One month following "Graduation"]
The summer sun beat down on the nation's midland during that mid-July day. People rushed around outside to get their business done and return to their air conditioned places. Cars mobbed the streets. A few cafes catered cold slushes and other treats for them as well.
In the Driscoll C and L just off of the corner of Rock and 21st Street on the city's east side, business seemed to go as usual. Customers transferred money, opened accounts and checked on the markets' details.
Right after noon, Kim and Ron walked into the branch sporting dark shades to protect their eyes from the sun….
…or so it seemed.
"Target in sight, KP," he noted grimly.
"Just as Wade said," she concurred before producing a metal crowbar and wedging the doors shut. Then she took a square metal piece from her belt and inserted it over the alarm's main box.
The device shut down all but the most minimal of emergency lighting.
"Kim Possible, what is the meaning of this?" a tall balding African American man in a blue suit demanded.
"We're going to live large! Cool, ain't it?" Ron retorted while pulling out what seemed to be a large lollipop on a stick. The candy had a whirling pattern on it.
"Young Man, I'm warning you!" the manager demanded.
Ron frowned and flattened the manager with a single karate chop to the midsection.
"Did you have to do that, Ron?" she queried with a frown.
"Guy was gettin' on my nerves!" Ron retorted while activating the device.
From the "lollipop", a pinwheel spinning kaleidoscope of flashing colors painted the room. It dazzled everyone in sight, putting them into a deep trance. Customers, guards and employees all stood stock still like zombies.
"Let's get that thing and go!" she indicated before rushing down the stairs toward the vault.
"Hope that new gizmo works!" Ron exclaimed.
She shrugged while putting her watch face against the safe's time lock. A couple of clicks later, the door swung open. "I think that's your answer." They walked into the safe to find a jade monkey statue. "Can't believe there are two of those things."
"Yeah. I still think monkeys are uncool. Chippy excepted of course," he agreed while grabbing the target. "But to do the time thing will be cool!"
She noticed a security camera swinging into view but did nothing. For some reason she let the device get a shot of her and Ron before they took off. They headed out the door and around the corner.
She spoke into her Kimmunicator. "All set!"
On cue, a blue hovercraft dropped out of the sky. After they got in, the vehicle took off again, disappearing into the clouds.
People were in shock. Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable had just gone rogue.
What else could happen??
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[An hour later—Rocky Mountain Hangar]
After skirting several police helicopters, Kim and Ron streaked through the high mountain cloud cover.
"Ready, Wade?" she asked, knowing that GJ's satellite surveillance still tracked them.
"Locked and ready," the genius' voice indicated.
She grinned and steered the craft toward one particular peak.
"KP!" he protested.
"Get a grip, Ron," she scoffed. "See? All under control."
A door opened in the mountain allowing them to fly inside. Once there, she landed the craft smoothly. "All better?"
He frowned. "I survived. That's something at least!" He jumped down from the vehicle landing on his hands and feet.
"Oh lighten up!" she groused. "Come on. The others are waiting!" She led them through a passage which opened into a secret laboratory.
All around them, red and gray suited goons worked the computer consoles.
In the room's center, Dr. Drakken and Professor Dementor discussed (or rather argued) details over a large computerized image of the Franken Observatory.
"This is my scheme, Dementor!" the blue skinned genius informed the other.
The black domed villain laughed sarcastically. "Nien! You could not pluck ze feathers from a chicken without me! I vill handle this!"
"Ahem," Kim interrupted with narrowed eyes as she and Ron approached with the statuette.
"Ah! Ze second Tempus Simia! Und you let them see you?" Dementor asked.
"Of course," she assured them while pressing a button on her belt. As she did so, she and Ron seemed to shimmer like mirages in the desert sun.
"Quite a pleasure to put the troublesome teens where they belong," Monkey Fist agreed, feeling glad not to have to be playing Ron any longer.
"Ditto," Shego agreed while handing the idol over to the two geniuses. "Just remember it's the last of its kind."
"We shall indeed," Drakken agreed while eyeing the statue. "Then as Kim Possible is taken care of, we shall rule the world!"
The villains it seemed were off and running…..