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Kim just couldn't believe it. The cyber criminal standing in front of her was the same revoltingcreature that Drakken had created to distract her from his Diablo scheme. The same horrible monstrosity that she foolishly fell head over heels for and began to favor more than her dearest friend. The same terrible thing that not only almost robbed her of her confidence and help bring the world to it's knees, but nearly cost her the true man she wanted to be with. She was shocked to see that it still existed.
"Why, Kim" the cybernetic creature said as he saw the look of shock and revulsion on her face "I thought you'd be happy to see me".
"You wish" Kim growled at synthodrone-turned-cyborg.
Ron, meanwhile, was having a hard time making sense of this.
"H-How can this be?" he asked utterly baffled "We all saw what happened that night. Rufus took you down, literally!"
Perched on the boy's shoulder, Rufus nodded in agreement, remembering it took him three weeks to get the taste of synthodrone out of his mouth.
"Spill" Kim said to the cyberdrone "How did you survive?"
Erik simply chuckled "I was hoping you'd ask. Very well. If you recall, your EM scrambler made contact with Drakken's tower at the same time I collapsed on it."
"So?" the two teen heroes asked.
"Well, the electromagnetic feedback transferred my computerized mind into Drakken's systems" Erik went on "Just before the system completely exploded, I uploaded my programming into the internet where I hid for months.
Then a few weeks ago" Bebe stepped in "I found Erik online. After discovering what we had in common, we formed an alliance."
"You see, Kimmie?" Erik asked "You're not the only one who can move on."
Kim only growled at the android.
"Using the same technology Drakken used to create the Diablos" Erik added "We fashioned a new body for myself and downloaded my programming into it."
"But doesn't that tech require a command signal?" Ron asked.
Erik laughed fiendishly and said "My mind is the command signal, fool! My computerized brain waves are capable of operating this body perfectly. Anyway, after my new body was built, we began to form a plan with the intentions of taking our revenge against you and bringing the planet to our feet."
"So, just what are you two up to?" Kim asked.
"It's simple" Bebe explained "Are you familiar with the story of the Y2K bug?"
"Yeah" Kim replied "It was that rumored computer virus that was suppose to wipe out all technology on the planet when the new millennium started. Totally bogus."
"Ugh, tell me about it" Ron said "My dad wasted a lot of money building a fall-in shelter to protect us from the radiation that would be unleashed."
"We intend to make that virus real" Bebe said grinning "Only instead of wiping out technology, we will have it rise up against humans."
Erik nodded and said "We combined the designs for the Ultimate Remote Control with the supervirus we stole from that lab and created a program that allows us to infect and control any technology we chose."
"I get it" Kim said with realization "With the stolen signal amplifier and transmitter dish, you can broadcast the virus wherever you want".
"Precisely" said Bebe "We also used the kinetic modulator we stole to power the transmission device."
"After our system was completed" Erik spoke up "We figured a test was in order."
"So we decided to broadcast the signal at Smarty-Mart and seize control of the stockbots" Bebe added "Unfortunately, we didn't anticipate you jamming our signal. However, we were able to knock out your techno friend's system before he had a lock on us."
"We then recalibrated the signal so it would give off a different signature" Erik explained.
"And because your bug didn't leave Wade's system" Ron spoke up "It made it more difficult for him to find the altered signal."
"You got it, Bubby" Bebe said evilly "By the time your friend would discover the new signal, it would've been too late."
"We then decided to test our new signal on Drakken's remaining Diablos, figuring he'd call you for help" said Erik "This way, we'd get you and have our revenge on the blue guy at the same time."
"Why do want revenge against Drakken?" Ron asked "He's the one who created you."
"He abandoned us!" Bebe hissed "Just because we failed to eliminate you, he turned his back on us! He had to pay!"
"Anyway" Erik stepped back in "As you saw, our virus was a lot more powerful than the normal signal used to control the Diablos, it even made them grow beyond their normal size."
"Indeed" Bebe said "The Diablos nearly had you until they got out of range of our signal. It was then we learned our machine required more energy than we originally thought for our plan to succeed" Bebe explained.
"But you couldn't turn up the power drain without revealing your location to Ron and me too soon" Kim added.
"Precisely" Erik said "Then we remembered that the communication device your techno friend supplied you with has a trinium power cell, which would provide us with more than enough energy."
"So we used Drakken's last Diablo to try and steal your device" Bebe went on "But your boyfriend got in the way. When we discovered that he possessed a similar device, we figured it would be just as good."
The two cybervillains stepped aside to reveal Ron's ronnunicator was plugged into the control consol. Kim and Ron instantly realized why Wade wasn't able to pick up any sign of the ronnunicator's tracking frequency: The virus in his system had negated it.
"Our machine has built up so much power that all the technology in the surrounding area is already being affected" Bebe said "So I guess your tri-city will be conquered first and then the rest of the world will follow!"
"That's right!" Erik chuckled "In about ten minutes, our virus will be unleashed upon the entire planet!"
"Hold up" Ron said "Won't you guys be affected too?"
"This building is made from a special combination of materials to shield us from the virus's effects" Bebe explained.
That would explain while my suit is operating normally again Kim thought to herself.
"As long as we remain in here until the virus has completely infected the planet, we're safe" Bebe finished.
"And just imagine what it'll be like when that happens" Erik said wickedly "Every machine in the world will become vicious warriors! I believe even Nakusmi's robotic assembly line will turn back into that robot warrior Drakken used."
Ron gasped with horror "Dude, it's one thing to enslave the human race, but ruining next Christmas is going too far!"
"Ah, but turning all machines against humans isn't the one thing that the virus will do" Bebe said "It will also infect every major computer system, give us control of all the planet's weapons, steal all data that exists, and best of all, it will revive all destroyed technology!"
"You mean like your fellow Bebe bots and synthodrones?" Kim asked.
"As well as Drakken's other creations" Bebe explained "Like the Diablos, the destructo-bots, even that silly Doom-V. The virus will even revive technology not of this world."
Kim and Ron gasped. They realized what Bebe meant by that: The Lowardian Walkers! The idea of those horrible doomsday machines active again sent chills up the teens' spines. In fact, the entire thing that Bebe and Erik were planning gave them the creeps.
Finally, Kim spoke up "Too bad for you guys we're so not going to let that happen."
"That's right" Ron agreed "Bet you didn't count on us being here."
"On the contraire" Bebe said "We were actually expecting you to show up."
"Huh?" Kim and Ron said simultaneously.
"Tell me, something" Bebe said "Didn't you wonder why your communication device didn't act up like your battlesuit?"
Kim thought for a moment and then realized it "You wanted us to get here!"
"Exactly" Erik said "We adjusted the signal so that your watch wouldn't be affected like the rest of the city's technology."
"Uh, why?" was all Ron could ask.
"Isn't it obvious?" Bebe asked as she and her partner advanced on the teens "We let you find us on purpose so we could finish you off for good!"
Ron gulped "Oh. That makes sense".
"Look at this way" Erik said as two laser guns popped out of his wrists "You won't have to worry about living in world ruled by machines."
"We won't have to worry about living, period!" Ron cried.
"Wait for it" Kim said to Ron out of the corner of her mouth.
Erik pointed his lasers at the teens. "What a way to bring in the new year!" he yelled as his weapons started to glow.
"NOW!" Kim shouted as Erik fired.
When the smoke cleared, Kim and Ron were a good five feet away from the killer machines.
"I should've figured that they'd do that" Erik said.
"Get the ronnunicator out of that console" Kim ordered her partner.
"I'm on it, KP!" Ron said as he ran towards the machine.
Just before Ron reached the console, Erik appeared in front of him.
"Not so fast" the cyberdroned said "You and I have some unfinished business, and this time, your disgusting rat can't stop me!"
Ron sneered and said "I told you last time, and I'm telling you this time, Don't...Diss...The...Rufus!"
Erik responded by fire rapid fire blasts at the teen. Ron's running back skills allowed him dodged the blasts easily.
"So I see you've got some new skills" Erik said "But you're still no match for me!"
The cyberdrone launched a missile from his palm at Ron. Ron jumped up and kicked the projectile back at his opponent, which hit him head on. When the smoke cleared, Erik was badly damaged. His left hand was missing, his right arm was loose, wires stuck out of his elbows, his lower torso was severed, and his mask was cracked.
"Boo-" Ron started but never finished.
Erik's body began to spark, and in a matter of seconds, he was completely repaired.
"Nice try" Erik said smugly "But my body's made of cybertronic technology now, remember?"
"Uh-oh" Rufus squeaked as Erik lunged at Ron.
Meanwhile, Kim was squaring off against Bebe.
"You honestly believe you and your silly boyfriend can stop us?" Bebe inquired.
"I know we can" Kim said "And I'll thank you not to insult my man."
"Please" Bebe said "That goof couldn't beat Erik when he was synthodrone. Now that he's a cyborg, your friend has no chance. As for you, even with that tacky suit you're wearing, you're still no match for me. And to prove it, I'll fight you with only a fraction of my true speed."
With that, Bebe charged at Kim. She swung her arm at the teen. Kim blocked the attack with her own arm. The heroine then countered with a roundhouse kick, sending her mechanical opponent back but not injuring her. Bebe leaped at Kim with her fist out in front. Kim quickly activated her shield to absorb Bebe's blow. Bebe then held up her hands. Claws instantly sprout from the tips of her fingers. Both of Kim's gloves morphed into dishes and the two fighters engaged in hand to hand combat. They dodged and swiped at each other, neither one of them landing a hit.
On the other side of the room, Ron and his opponent were having a battle of brawn and banter.
"I still can't believe that Possible chose you over me" Erik said as he swiped at Ron.
"Maybe because I'm real and you were nothing but a phony" Ron replied as he leaped over Erik's strike "You didn't even care about KP."
"That's true" Erik said "But I was good looking, superbly built, strong, and agile. I was everything Kimmie every wanted."
"You mean everything Kim thought she wanted" Ron retorted "After that night, Kim realized she wanted someone kind, gentle, and loyal, which is exactly what I was! And for the record, I didn't think you were that handsome. And now, your outside matches how you are on the inside!"
As Ron chuckled at his comment, Erik scowled. Rufus shook Ron's
shoulder in time for him to see blades grow out of the cyberdrone's wrists. Erik brought the weapons down upon Ron, who quickly dodged.
"Sorry, loser" Erik said as he neared Ron "Bur we've got plans, and you're not in them."
Ron's temper began to rise. "Plans?!" he shouted angrily "Don't talk to me about plans! I had big plans this evening with the girl I care about, only for you jerks to screw it all up! Well, there's an old saying: An eye for an eye. Say hello to being blind!" and he delivered a powerful kick to Erik's chest, knocking the cyberdrone to the ground.
Ron ran up to the control console and grasped the ronnunicator. "I believe this belongs to me" he said as he yanked it out of the console.
Ron had a feeling of triumph until he noticed that the lights on the console were still glowing.
"Sorry" Erik said as he got to his feet "But our machine has already absorbed all the energy it needs."
"Uh-oh" Ron said as Erik brought his fists down on him.
Ron quickly leaped away as Erik struck the floor. Just as Ron jumped behind the android and was about to attack, Erik quickly whirled around and kicked Ron a good ten feet away.
"NO!" Kim cried out as she knocked Bebe away into the one of the machines, sending metal and wires everywhere.
Kim ran up to her partner and held him up.
"Ron, are you okay?" Kim asked worriedly.
Ron coughed for a minute before saying "Yeah, I'm fine, KP."
"Thank Heavens" Kim said with relief before saying "Hey, what's that?"
Ron looked and saw Kim was pointing at a small velvet box. Ron groaned. He must've accidentally put it in his mission pants when he was changing.
"Uh, that" Ron said as Kim picked up the box "That's nothing! I honestly don't know what that is!"
Kim opened the box and gasped. Inside it was a beautiful gold ring, a large perfectly shaped emerald in the setting. Kim looked away from the ring in the box to Ron who had his hand over his eyes and was sighing.
"Ron" Kim said amazed "Is this what I think it is?"
Ron simply nodded.
"This is what you had planned tonight" Kim stated.
Ron nodded again and said "I wanted the evening to be perfect for when I made the move."
"Oh, Ron" Kim said softly "You didn't have to do all that for me."
"Really?" Ron asked weakly.
"Of course" Kim said as she cuddled her bf "I wouldn't care how you did it as long as you did it because my answer would be the same no matter what the circumstances."
"And what would it be?" Ron asked curiously.
"Isn't that obvious?" Kim asked softly.
Kim and Ron gazed at each other for a few seconds before a nasty voice brought them back to the present.
"Aw, isn't that sweet?" Erik said sarcastically as he and Bebe advanced on the teens.
"Indeed" Bebe said in the same tone "It's a pity that we have to spoil their plans for the future."
The two mechanical villains leaped at the crouching heroes. Kim and Ron jumped in opposite directions just as Erik and Bebe delivered a double punch to the ground.
"You know, spoiling a sweet moment is really low" Ron said.
"Don't worry" Kim called out to him "We'll pick it up after we take care of this."
"That's assuming you get out of here alive" Bebe said as she charged at Kim.
Bebe swung her leg at Kim. Kim hopped over it and threw a chop. Bebe parred it and countered with a punch which sent Kim into the wall.
Elsewhere, Ron and Rufus were dealing with Erik. Smirking evilly, the cyberdrone's fingers changed into lasers pistols while his upper and lower part of his torso divided in two. His top half spinning like a top while he walked forward, Erik fired a barrage of laser beams at the boy and his mole rat. Jumping and ducking, Ron and Rufus barely avoided getting singed. Hearing a yelp behind him, Ron turned to see Bebe had Kim cornered. Bebe wound up for a strike just as Kim's stealth mode activated, allowing Kim to escape while Bebe punched through a solid wall. Bebe pulled her hand out, which was covered in sparking wires which didn't seem to affect her, and quickly speed towards Kim who just reappeared. Clearly, Bebe was turning up the heat, and Kim was getting burned. Ron knew he had to act quickly.
"Rufus" he ordered his mole rat "You help Kim. I'll deal with this freak on my own."
Reluctantly, Rufus leaped out of Ron's pocket and went to assist Kim.
"It's just you and me now, bub" Ron said.
"Bring it on" Erik goaded.
Ron did. Running at the cyberdrone, Ron grappled hands with him and the two were soon wrestling for dominance, neither one giving an inch.
Meanwhile, Kim was tiring our while Bebe was still raring to go.
"Well, Ms. Possible" the fembot said as she bared her long nails "This is where it en-AAAH!" suddenly she collapsed to the floor.
Looking to the ground, Kim saw Rufus, who obviously tripped the robot.
"Nice work, Rufus" Kim said.
"You little rat!" Bebe shouted as she stood up and raised her foot to bring it down on Rufus.
Kim quickly scooped the mole rat up just as Bebe's stomp smashed the floor. Bebe then began to fiercely chop at Kim and Rufus, smashing electrical equipment and concrete as she did.
On the other side of the room, Ron and Erik were still locking hands and wrestling, Erik was beginning to overpower the teen.
"You see, loser?" the cyborg gloated as Ron struggled "So what if you got a few new skills, it makes no difference. You were no match for me then and you're no match for me now!"
Just then, a computer voice filled the room:
T-minus 1 minute left, priming virus now.
"You hear that" Erik chortled fiendishly "You're too late! You're finished! And after I'm done with you, I'll help Bebe take care of Kimmie. And let me tell you, I'm going to enjoy watching her suffer, every...single...moment."
That did it. Nobody threatened Kim in front of Ron and got away with it! As Ron's temper rose off the charts, he felt something. The same feeling he had eight months ago when he fought Warhok and Warmonga. To Erik's surprise Ron began to push forward, his grip tightening. Ron squeezed so hard that he crushed Erik's knuckles into powder. Shocked, Erik pulled back and looked at his arms, which were sparking and had wires sticking out of the ends.
Before Erik's broken wrists had a chance to regenerate, they were grabbed by glowing blue hands. Looking up, the cyborg saw Ron's entire body was surrounded by a strange blue aura. Erik's eyes widened with fear. He knew what was coming,
"Say good-bye, Pretty Boy" Ron said fiercely "And this time...don't...come...back."
Erik screamed in terror as Ron hurled him across the room, smashing him into the generator. The machine began to spark and sent over a million volts through him, causing him to yell as his circuits shorted out and his systems fried. The sight was enough to distract Bebe from her fight with Kim.
It was then that Kim and Rufus saw their chance. Grabbing a broken wire, Kim wrapped one end around a piece of metal while Rufus stuck the other end into the sparking generator.
"Hey, Bebe!" Kim called out as she ran towards the deadly robot "Think fast!" and she shoved the piece of metal and wire into Bebe's chest. Before Bebe could attempt to yank out the wire in her, an electrical surge from the generator struck her systems.
The two androids let one final blood-curdling scream as they and the generator exploded.
Ron immediately ran towards Kim and hugged her.
"Are you alright, KP?" he asked.
"I'm fine" Kim said panting "Ron, that was awesome."
Ron shrugged "I do what I have to do for you, Kim" he then smirked "Let's see those creeps come back this time."
The two teens then heard the all to familiar sound of the overload alarm. Looking at the console, they saw that it was sparking and shortening out.
"It's gonna blow!" Ron yelled.
"Time to go" Kim said as she ran towards the hallway they came through. Stuffing Rufus back into his pocket, Ron followed his gf.
(Please note that the following countdown applies to the new year as well)
5...
The two teens ran down the hall
4...
Kim shot her grappler up to the sky light and the two teens climbed up the wire
3...
Kim and Ron climbed through the skylight and ran across the roof
2...
The teens reached the end of the roof and jumped off into a nearby tree
1...
From the safety of the tree, Kim and Ron watched the cube-shaped lair exploded in a massive fireball.
(At the same time)
The citizens of Middleton who had gathered in the town's square to celebrate the new year were now terrified. Surrounding them was an army made up of robots from the space center and the robot rumble, five animatronic animals, and a giant devil-like robot. Just when it looked like they would strike, something happened: The animatronic animals stopped in their tracks and collapsed, the giant devil robot shrunk to the size of a toy, and the scarlet glow in the remaining robots' eyes vanished. Instantly, they returned to the space center and robot rumble, leaving one humanoid robot behind.
"Uh, Vivian" the robot said "What's going on?"
An attractive blonde ran out of the crowd and hugged the android.
"It's okay, Oliver" Vivian said with tears in her eyes "It's all over."
In the center of the crowd, the Possibles and the Stoppables smiled. They knew their kids at done it again.
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Dr. Freeman braced himself in the corner of his living room while his own creations closed in on him, their electronic eye glowing dark red. Suddenly, the appliances stopped advancing and their eyes returned to their normal color.
"Oh, my gears" the blender said.
"Whoa" said the toaster "What happened Dr. Freeman?"
Freeman sighed with relief "I don't know, but at least it's over."
A series of honks outside indicated that SADIE had returned.
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Steve Barkin, retired war patriot, vice-principal of Middleton High, and employee in charge of housewares at Smarty-Mart, had dealt with a lot of things in his life, but none of it was more embarrassing than this.
The patriot vice-principal was up a tree, which was surrounded on all sides by one of most despised enemies: the stockbots.
Just as the machines were about to grab a hold of the vice-principal, their eyes turned back to their normal blue and they stopped. Seeing that they were not where they were regularly stationed, the stockbots turned and made their way back to the store that housed them.
"Yeah, that's it" Barkin said to the leaving robots as he climbed out of the tree "Scram, you overgrown tin cans!"
As the stockbots turned a corner, he could've sworn that one of them gave him a fiendish glare.
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Felix Renton sat on his couch, groaning. A few hours ago, he was spending New Year's Eve with his girlfriend Zita. Then, all of a sudden, his cyber-robotic wheelchair dumped him out and flew out the window.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Zita got up and walked over to the door. The two were surprised to see it was Felix's chair on the other side of the door. The chair sped inside, hoisted up it's master with it's mechanical arms and placed him back in the seat.
"Awesome" Felix said as he got a feel for his chair again "But how'd it happen?"
Felix and Zita thought for a moment and came up with a simultaneous answer: Kim and Ron
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Wade sat in his room, staring at his blank computer screen. He hoped that he managed to get those coordinates to Kim and Ron before his system went down. Without it, he wasn't much help to Kim and Ron. As if that wasn't enough, recently his wadebot activated on it's own and left, no doubt to cause trouble. The eleven-year-old supergenius really hoped that Kim and Ron would win.
Suddenly, Wade's computers flashed back on. Wade looked over the system, there was no sign of the virus. Wade smiled. His friends had done it! His bedroom door opened and in came the wadebot, back to normal.
Good job, guys Wade thought to himself as he began to try making contact with the heroes.
(Back at the destroyed lair)
From up in the tree, Kim and Ron looked on at the blaze that was once the lair of a pair of killer machines. Looking up, Kim and Ron saw fireworks being shot into the sky.
Kim noticed that Ron was looking depressed.
"Why so blue, bf?" Kim asked "We won."
"I know" Ron said glumly "But we never got to finish our date."
"Well, look at it this way" Kim said gently "Even though it wasn't how you planned for us to spend it, at least we spent it together."
"Well, that's true" Ron said "But I was hoping that you'd find out about my surprise the way I wanted you to. I really wanted to take the plunge."
"Well, you still can, you know" Kim said sweetly.
"Really?" Ron asked.
"Really" Kim replied.
"Okay, then" Ron said as he took Kim's hands "Kimberly Ann Possible, will you..."
He was cut off by Kim's soft lips. She had him in a tight embrace and was kissing him with all her heart and soul.
"Hey" Ron said after they broke apart "You were suppose to let me finish!"
"Why?" Kim asked giggling "You already know my answer."
Smirking, Ron reached into his pocket, but all he found was Rufus.
"You looking for this?" Kim asked as she held up the small velvet, box.
Blushing, Ron took the box from Kim and opened it. And the same time, Kim removed one of her gloves. Ron took the ring out of the box and gently slipped it on Kim's ring finger. Gazing into each other's eyes, Kim and Ron slowly brought their lips together for a very passionate and time-stopping kiss. Three minutes later, the teens heard a familiar sound: Beep-beep-be-beep
Reluctantly, Kim and Ron parted to answer.
"Hey, Wade" Kim said "Are you alright?"
"Never better" Wade responded "According to reports from all over town, there is no trace left of the virus. Congratulations, guys, you did it again."
Kim and Ron just smiled at each other.
"Oh, by the way" Wade said as he typed on his keyboard "I got a lock on you communicators and having a special gift come by your way."
Looking down, the two teens saw the sloth drive up underneath the tree.
"Thanks, Wade" Kim said to the tech guru "We've got a lot to talk about tomorrow, but for now, you enjoy the evening."
"You got it, Kim" Wade said before signing off "Happy New Year to both of you!"
After Wade's image vanished, Kim and Ron leaped out of the tree and landed neatly into the sloth's seats.
"Come on" Kim said as they fastened their seat belts "The night's not over yet. Let's head over to that party at Middleton Towers."
"Yeah" Ron said as they drove off "Man, do we have something to tell the fams!"
As they drove down the road, the two teen heroes locked their eyes, then did the same with their lips. After slowly pulling apart, the young couple simultaneously whispered "Happy New Year."
"Jinx!" Ron said victoriously to his fiancee, causing Kim to giggle and kiss the man she planned to share her future with again.
Happy New Year From Eddy13