Chapter 4

Back at the lab, Ron used his cellphone to try to call Kim on her kimmunicator. She had been too far away for Ron to witness her fall, but he had seen a tiny dot fall from the distant helicopter in the sky. He was worried it might have been her. There was no answer on the kimmunicator.

Ron's heart fell in his chest. Normally Kim would answer her kimmunicator no matter what. Even if she was in the heat of battle with Shego. Something was definitely wrong. The helicopter had long since disappeared from view, and Kim should've foiled Drakken's plans long before that could happen. Ron dialed Wade's number.

"Wade, I can't get through to Kim. I think she might've fallen from Drakken's helicopter. Do you think she's ok?", said Ron in a worried voice.

"Hold on. I'll try to reach her", said Wade rapidly typing on his keyboard, "Looks like her kimmunicator's broken. I'm still picking up a faint signal from it though. I may be able to pinpoint her location."

Ron held his breath, as he listened to the sound of Wade typing.

"Ok… I've pinpointed the location of the kimmunicator and forwarded it to local authorities. You're right. She's not in the air, she's on the ground in the Rocky Mountains. They should send out a search and rescue team immediately. I'll call you as soon as I've heard anything from them."

"Thanks Wade", said Ron. Ron wished he could be a part of the rescue team too, but he knew he would probably just slow them down. He wasn't much of a hiker, even after all his experience on missions. Still, he wanted to do something to help Kim, if he could. A chilling thought suddenly passed through his mind. If Kim's kimmunicator was broken, could she have died? He shuddered at the thought and held onto Rufus.

Meanwhile, Shego had climbed up the remainder of the rope ladder, and was busy piloting the helicopter back to Drakken's new secret lair. She was angry at Kim for capturing Drakken, because now Shego would have to think of a plan to free Drakken from prison. The idea that they could be stranded in the Rocky Mountains had not occurred to her. In Shego's mind, Drakken was already in prison, and Kim Possible was sitting happily at home in victory.

Well at least I've gotten away with the stealing the weapon, Shego thought to herself. Drakken's capture was a minor setback. Shego landed the helicopter on the roof of the lair, and detached the cables. She ordered a few henchmen to carry the crate with the weapon into the lair. As she walked inside, she sat on a sofa and turned on the tv to the news. Surely Drakken's capture would make the news, and she could find out what prison they had placed him in this time.

Wade sat at home in front of his computer desk as usual, when his phone rang. It was the search and rescue team.

"I'm calling in regards to the rescue mission. I'm afraid we have bad news. We went to the coordinates you gave us, and we found two bodies. There wasn't much left of them to identify, because a mountain lion or bear had gotten to them. But we did find some sort of jetpack near the scene, and some type of gameboy or large flat cell phone used for communication. One body was a female, and the other body appears to have been an older male, who was wearing blue. We're assuming he's that Dr. Drakken villain, who was also onboard the helicopter, and she must be Kim Possible. But like I said, there's not much left but bones for identification. The media is already here filming for the news. I don't know how they find out about these stories so quickly."

"Kim…", said Wade sadly. His eyes welled with tears, and his voice quivered as he thanked the rescue team for their efforts. Now he had the difficult task of telling Ron about Kim's death, before he would have a chance to see it on the news. Not to mention informing her family. He sighed and picked up his phone.

At Drakken's lair, Shego sat lazily watching the news. Suddenly she sat up straight in her chair as a picture of a reporter in the Rocky Mountains appeared on the screen.

The reporter stated, "The body of teen hero Kim Possible and her arch foe Dr. Drakken were found in the Rocky Mountains this afternoon. The cause of death appears to have been an attack by a mountain lion…"

The tv camera showed shots of Kim's jet pack and shattered kimmunicator.

Shego's breath stopped cold. Drakken was dead? Dead? Could it really be true? Shego didn't cry but her eyes wore an expression of grief and shock. Drakken was more than a boss to her. He was her friend. Her best friend.

Shego stood up and paced aimlessly. She was dumbfounded and didn't know what to think. It was hard to comprehend such a shock. She needed to rest and think alone in her room.

She stepped into her room and layed on her bed. As she stared at the empty wall in her room, she suddenly remembered she had been the one who accidentally cut the rope ladder. His death was her own fault. Now Drakken was gone forever. As the truth of her loss set in, she held her pillow, closed her eyes and a tear rolled down her pale cheek.