Lost Friends
Chapter Four
Strange Happenings
When Bonnie thought of Miami she thought of sand, surf, sun, CSI, and sexy guys, with chiseled pecks, in swim trunks. But she wasn't here to surf, or take in the sights. She was here for an entirely different reason.
She was here to help solve a ten year-old mystery.
Wade looked at Bonnie. "You ready?"
Bonnie nodded. As soon as they arrived in Miami they only had a few hours to sleep and then the Director of Global Justice called them.
Bonnie and Wade were given directions to a small gray, concrete building where two guards were standing.
Bonnie was initially confused since they were told that the cruise ship was in a dock, but this building was almost a mile from the shoreline. The guard detail also didn't look very Global Justicey. They looked like ordinary, run of the mill rent-a-cops.
Bonnie adjusted her glasses and hoped that the new toys Wade provided her with worked. He explained how after her persistent intent to join the investigation, Global Justice was expecting her to try and do something more forceful, and were on the lookout for her.
Tara was explaining to everyone back at Middleton that she was sick and had taken a few days off. Wade had even created a robotic Bonnie to lie in bed and pretend to be sick in case GJ came knocking. Bonnie was still a little creeped out about a robot clone.
Her new tools were simple, but ingenious. Wade had created an entirely new identity for her, including a social security number, driver's license, and a background story that would check out because Wade was genius.
The picture on Bonnie's fake license didn't exactly look like her, but that's what the glasses were for. When she put them on, the two lenses had micro technology that displayed the fake face onto her own. They also were motion sensitive and would react to any facial movement she made, giving her a perfect holographic face.
She also had on some extremely thing rubber gloves that Wade claimed felt and looked like human skin. On each fingertip was a fingerprint that would match her false identity.
Bonnie frowned as she quickly looked at herself through her compact.
"I look like a nerdy witch," she said, fixing her ponytail.
Wade chuckled. "Well at least they won't recognize you."
"I would've liked to have been a little more pretty."
Wade raised an eyebrow at her. "You would attract way too much attention. The last thing we need is every GJ agent hounding you like you were America's next top model."
Bonnie shrugged and nodded. "I guess you're right."
"I'm always right," Wade replied smugly.
"Don't let it go to your head genius boy," Bonnie whispered, as they were about twenty feet from the two guards.
"Halt!" one of them said, lifting his hand up.
Bonnie and Wade stopped, dead in their tracks.
Since she was now closer, Bonnie was able to get a better look at the guards and her keen eyes caught something. On both of the guard's ties was a small pin. Bonnie recognized that they were in the shape of the Global Justice symbol. These were definitely not run of the mill rent-a-cops.
"The Director of Global Justice has requested me. Wade Load," Wade said. "And this is my assistant, Connie Rodriguez," he said, motioning to Bonnie.
Bonnie thought it was hilarious to use her sister's name. It was only a difference of one letter, but she was sure that no one would pick up on the inside joke.
One of the guards took a step forward, eying Wade and Bonnie.
"We've been expecting you Mr. Load, but there was no mention of an assistant," he said as he looked at Bonnie with intensity.
Bonnie just plastered on a fake smile.
"I understand," Wade said. "I was going to come alone, but Ms. Rodriguez has been my assistant for a month and is just as talented as I am so I decided to have her accompany me. I trust her one hundred percent and take full responsibility for her actions."
The guard turned and looked at his partner. They exchanged some body language before he turned back.
"I'll take your identification," he said, holding out his hand. Bonnie and Wade each produced their IDs and handed them to him. "I'm going to have to call the Director about this."
"Of course," Wade replied smoothly. "But do tell him that I insist on this."
As the guard passed his partner, he whispered to him. "Watch them."
He gave a small nod.
The guard entered the building and went to the small computer on the table, just a few feet from the door. He swiped the cards over a scanner. The device beeped for several seconds and then both Mode's and Rodriguez's information came up. The device also scanned their fingerprints, but both came up with the same info, so they were who they claimed to be.
He had heard all about Wade Load. The guy was a legendary computer whiz and of course he had been associated with Team Possible, whom he admired and respected greatly.
But the assistant he didn't trust. For all he knew she could be a reporter, a criminal, or even some person who wanted a piece of the ship to take home as a souvenir or sell on Y-bay.
He looked through her file. She seemed okay, but he still didn't trust her. The guard picked up his phone and dialed.
"Sir, Agent Wester here. Wade Load has arrived. And he brought an assistant."
…...
"I told him that sir, but he was insistent. He trusts her and says that he takes full responsibility for her actions. Should I just let him in?"
…...
"Yes sir. Understood."
Bonnie and Wade waited patiently for the guard to return. The other guard stood like a statue, his gaze not leaving either of them.
Bonnie kept her smile on and through her teeth she whispered, "Do you think they'll let me in?"
"The Director knows he needs me. I have technology that's far superior to anything he has. Don't worry," Wade whispered back.
After a few more minutes of waiting silence, the guard emerged from the gray building.
"Well your IDs check out and the Director is okay with an extra person if Mr. Load is so confident in her abilities. Now if you'll follow me."
Wade and Bonnie followed the guard into the building. Inside it looked like a small office, with a desk, some chairs, and a bookcase, but that was it.
The guard stopped by the desk and turned to face them.
"If you'll just put your hands here." The guard motioned to two green pads on the desk, which were obstructed by other miscellaneous items.
Wade and Bonnie each put the hand on a pad. It hummed to life and illuminated both their hands. After a moment or so, the pads beeped twice.
Bonnie watched the bookcase suddenly begin to move and shift over to one side. It was like something out of a Hardy Boys book. What the bookcase was hiding was a steel door.
The door opened and revealed an elevator, where a GJ agent in full uniform was waiting inside.
"Inside, please," she said in a firm, yet kind tone.
Wade let Bonnie enter first, and then he followed. The agent pushed a button on a console and the door clanged shut. Two fluorescent bulbs illuminated the small metal box.
The female agent pushed another button and the elevator groaned to life. Bonnie realized they were heading down from the movement of the elevator.
Bonnie wasn't sure when she'd get to see the ship, but it obviously wasn't now. Maybe the Director wanted to see them first before they saw the ship, to make sure she weren't a spy or something. She hoped she wouldn't get caught or it could bad for Wade who stuck his neck out for her. Wade, however, didn't seem confused or worried. In fact, he was… smiling?
The doors opened and Bonnie was met with an unbelievable sight. It was a giant underground harbor. And sitting in the water, dwarfing everything around it, was the cruise ship Nightingale.
"This way," said the agent as she led them out of the elevator.
Seeing the ship brought a flood of memories to Bonnie's head. Kim and Ron had been on that ship along with thousands of others. It felt weird to be there.
Wade fell behind the agent's quick stride until he was next to Bonnie. He tapped her hand to get her attention.
She was startled, but quickly recovered and smiled at Wade's concerned face.
"I'm fine," she reassured him.
All around them were hundreds of people in white lab coats and GJ uniforms doing all sorts of tasks. Taking pictures, scrapping off paint samples, and typing on their portable laptops.
"Did you know about this place?" Bonnie asked Wade.
"I knew Global Justice wouldn't leave such a big ship out on an open harbor. Any helicopter or plane could see it; then there might be a media circus. This underground harbor was made to hide battleships in case of an attack, but it works well for this investigation."
"So that's a yes?"
Wade chuckled and nodded.
The duo entered a small building tucked away in an alcove next to the massive cruise ship. Inside there were five GJ agents and three scientists leaning over a table looking at something. As Bonnie got closer, she saw that it was a set of blueprints for the ship.
"Sir, I have Wade Load and his assistant," the female agent announced.
Everyone looked up. Bonnie noticed their eyes were scanning her, like they didn't know what to make of her. Her cheeks flushed a little, but she remained in her assistant persona, smiling and carefree.
A man in the center of the group stood straight, giving both Bonnie and Wade a look that was almost a glare.
"Welcome Mr. Load," he said in a less-than-happy tone. He motioned for everyone around the table to leave.
Wade stepped forward and extended his hand.
"Will, it's been a long time," said Wade.
Will Du had a look of disgust on his face. "Mr. Load, I am now the Director of Global Justice and I will be treated as such. So from now on you are to address me as Director or Sir; am I clear?"
Bonnie noticed Wade's hand retreat back to his side, where he clenched it tightly. She couldn't see his face, but it was clear that he was trying to quell his anger.
"Yes… Sir," he managed to get out. He had let the Sir drone out little longer than he intended, causing it to sound like he was growling.
"Good," said Will. "And this is your assistant?"
Wade only nodded.
Will gave her another judging look, which ended with a small snort.
"She looks adequate enough."
I'll show you adequate, Bonnie thought angrily. This guy was rubbing her the wrong way. Not a good idea.
"We would like to start investigating as soon as possible," said Wade.
Will went back behind the table where he sat down in a big comfy looking chair.
Bonnie moved up to stand next to Wade.
"I'm sure you are, but I want this investigation to be by the books. Everything you find, we keep and analyze. And to make sure nothing goes wrong…"
Will called out to someone. An Asian woman dressed in GJ clothes appeared. She moved some dark black hair out of her face as she approached Wade and Bonnie.
"… Agent Ishida will accompany you," Will finished.
Agent Ishida bowed to Wade and Bonnie. "I am honored to be working with you Load-san."
Wade smiled and Bonnie could see his entire demeanor change. He looked much happier and had on a wide smile. Bonnie's eyes narrowed a little.
"The honor is all mine Ms. Ishida." Wade courteously bowed back and motioned for Bonnie to do the same.
Will cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. "There will be four teams on the boat at all times. You will stay in contact with them at all times. Make checks every twenty minutes. If you find something of importance to the investigation, notify the other teams."
Wade, Bonnie, and Agent Ishida nodded.
"This is a very sensitive case. Agent Ishida will brief you on what we know so far, but there is still more to be explained. That is all." Will turned away from them and motioned for them to leave.
Agent Ishida led Wade and Bonnie out of the building and towards the ship's back entryway, where a large gangplank connected it to the dock floor.
"Shall we?" Agent Ishida allowed Wade and Bonnie to go first.
As they entered, Bonnie noticed they already had electricity up by the dozens of lights that illuminated the inside of the ship. From the crates she guessed they were in the cargo hold, which was on the twelfth deck, or level twelve as the agents called it.
Once everyone was aboard, Agent Ishida closed the main hatch. She turned and smiled at Wade who suddenly ran to her, enveloping her in a hug.
"I can't believe it!" he cried. "When did you join Global Justice?"
"Last year. Sensei felt it would help the rest of the world if more Yamanouchi members were part of Global Justice divisions," Agent Ishida replied.
"Um, hello?" Bonnie raised her hand. "Kinda lost me here."
"Oh, Bonnie." Wade turned around and motioned to the agent. "This is Yori Ishida. She helped Ron and Kim on many missions in the past and is a good friend of mine."
"It is an honor to meet you Rockwaller-san," said Yori, bowing. "You can remove your disguise. The other teams should be on other levels of the ship conducting their own sweeps.
"How do you know who I am?" Bonnie asked, dumbfounded. She took off her glasses, giving her back her regular face, which she was much happier with. She thought her disguise was perfect, but this Asian beauty somehow saw right through her.
"My sources told me Wade was sneaking you into the investigation. I made sure I would be the one to accompany Wade," Yori replied. She looked at Bonnie with a friendly smile.
"Sources? And what's this I here about Yamanouchi?" Bonnie asked.
"Uh, well. It's kind of difficult to explain," Wade said, rubbing the back of his neck.
Yori put a hand on his shoulder. "It's okay Wade-san. A friend of Kim-san and Ron-san are permitted to know." She faced Bonnie, her dark eyes giving her an exotic and mystical look. "I am part of a secret school for ninjas called Yamanouchi. It is in Japan and both Ron-san and Kim-san have helped save it many times, earning the respect and gratitude of the school's master, Sensei."
Ninja school? Bonnie thought. It sounded too crazy, but then again her knowing Kim and Ron had led her to getting cloned, being kidnapped by robots so that she could be their queen, and even being put on a rickety wooden ship where Kim and Ron fought ghost pirates.
In that thinking, ninjas weren't that far off the radar.
"Okay," she said simply. "You're here to help us?"
Yori nodded. "I will do all I can, Rockwaller-san."
"Please, just call me Bonnie."
"Okay, Bonnie-san."
As the trio walked down the long corridors of the nearly lifeless ship, Yori gave Wade and Bonnie the details what was known so far.
"The Nightingale was discovered by a cargo ship at around ten past ten. The crew described it as 'coming out of a thick fog that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.' They also claimed that they saw a bright flash of light before the ship appeared."
"Was it green?" Bonnie asked suddenly.
Yori looked surprise. "Y-yes they described it as being greenish in color. How did you?"
"Know?" Wade finished. He looked at Bonnie, realizing what this meant. "You better give Yori the whole story."
So Bonnie explained her nightmares to her and what happened in them. Yori just stared at Bonnie, mesmerized.
"This is very interesting. Sensei would say that dreams are simply portals to what are and what can be. The first time you experienced these visions, they were telling you about the impending doom that would befall the ship."
"What about the one I had right before the ship reappeared?" asked Bonnie, hoping this woman could give her some answer.
Yori shook her head. "That I am not sure of, but something tells me that when the time is right, you will know in your heart what it means and what to do."
Yori decided to continue with the explanation, leaving Bonnie to ponder this new tidbit of fortune cookie info.
"After the ship was discovered, police and SWAT units were deployed. The ship was searched for chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, but nothing was found. Just an empty ship."
"So, there were no bodies?" Wade asked solemnly.
Bonnie awakened from her reverie, after hearing Wade's question. She prayed that her fears would not come true.
"No, there were no physical signs of the crew or the passengers."
"Did the police find anything at all that could help us find out what happened to the people here?" Bonnie questioned.
Yori ran her fingers through her raven black hair. "I'm not sure, but there were reports of… strange happenings."
Bonnie raised an eyebrow. "Such as?"
"You saw one when you first saw the ship upon exiting the elevator."
Bonnie tried to think back, but the ship looked normal enough for her. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with it. Wait a minute, Bonnie just realized.
"The ship didn't have any sign of wear on it. No rust, no saltwater corrosion, and no signs at all that it had been on the ocean for a decade. It looks pristine, new," Wade said before her.
Bonnie had been thinking the same thing. She remembered some of the scientists scrapping paint from the ship's hull, and others photographing parts of it as well.
Yori's nod confirmed it. "Yes," she said motioning to the walls next to them. "The hull is perfectly preserved, giving us the indication that this ship has not been blindly sailing the ocean for ten years. And the reason we have electricity right now is because all of the generators were completely operational and still had fuel in them."
"Then that must mean that someone had taken it," Bonnie asserted. "Someone took the ship and had kept it in storage somewhere."
Yori's eyes seemed to flash at Bonnie. "There is more. Follow me."
Wade and Bonnie walked down more corridors and up some stairs, following Yori. She then entered a large room that was located behind a large ballroom. The kitchen.
She motioned for Wade and Bonnie to inspect the kitchen's food stores.
Bonnie began looking at the food. Some of it was canned, but others were wrapped in cellophane. She opened the large industrial refrigerator, which contained more food. The device was working since the ship was receiving power from its generators.
She noticed that almost all the food looked… edible. It surprised her that food could last this long. She picked up a jar of half-used mayonnaise and inspected it. Her eyes went wide.
"Wade?" she beckoned.
"Hm?"
"How long does mayo take to go bad, if the fridge doesn't work?"
Wade scratched his chin. "Depending on the environment and some other factors, I would guess around maybe three days. Why?"
"This is the luckiest jar of mayonnaise I've ever seen."
Bonnie handed the container to Wade who looked at its contents. The white creamy mayo wasn't spoiled or rotten smelling, but when he looked at the expiration date he nearly dropped it. It was supposed to have expired over nine years ago.
Wade and Bonnie looked through more food products that were clean and fresh, yet should have rotted away years ago. They both stared at Bonnie with confused looks.
"I don't understand it either. If someone had indeed hijacked this ship, there should be no food, or at least rotten food, in this kitchen. But according to the manifest GJ discovered, everything in this kitchen is correct. All the food is here."
"It can't be," Bonnie argued. "Some of the food in here shouldn't have lasted a week, how could it have survived ten years?"
"I hypothesized to the Director that maybe someone wanted us to think that this food was the original ship's stores," Yori said.
"Let me guess, he completely shot you down and gave his own theory," Wade said coldly.
Yori slowly nodded.
Bonnie saw Wade's face become red with anger. She could understand his edginess towards the man, even she didn't like him, but Wade seemed to completely loathe the Director. It made her wonder what had happened to make Wade so bitter.
Yori put her hand to her ear. "We've been ordered to check out some of the suites on the fifth level."
As they walked to their destination, Bonnie pulled Wade back bit to talk to him privately.
"So what's the deal with you and that Director dude? I know you don't like him, but you seem to go the extra mile to really hate him."
Wade had a sad look on his face, which instantly made Bonnie regret asking.
"I'm sorry, if you don't want to talk about it."
"No," Wade said, raising his hand. "It's perfectly all right. You deserve to know."
They rounded a corner as Wade began to tell the story.
"Will was a regular GJ agent once. He wasn't very good. In fact, he stunk. He always rubbed everyone the wrong way. He even went a mission with Kim and Ron. He wasn't any help and all he could do was criticize their skills. He always called Kim an amateur and didn't even regard Ron a team member. When Kim and Ron's deaths had been announced, criminal activity tripled. Global Justice had to take over the slack. Even Yori and members of Yamanouchi had to help."
He paused for a moment, then continued.
"Betty Director was the first Director of GJ. She was a great leader and knew how to instill courage and strength into her agents. She helped out with some of the missions. One in particular was when she went to Russia to stop a villain who had taken over a nuclear power plant. He was going to use the plant to power his doomsday machine. Will and some other agents accompanied her. Apparently there was a fight and in the end the villain was stopped, but several of the agents had been injured… and Betty had been killed. Will was supposed to of had her back, but he never was much of a partner."
Wade's face hardened.
"He used politics and underhanded techniques to become the next Director. He's lousy at it. He instills fear in the agents and doesn't even bother helping out in missions because he's a coward. I'll probably never forgive him," Wade finished coldly.
Bonnie was stunned by Wade's words. She couldn't believe how Kim and Ron's disappearance could change so much. She wondered what would've happened if they were still around today.
The trio arrived on the fifth level where both sides of a wider hallway showed dozens of doors that led to the passenger's suites.
"Is anything missing?" Bonnie asked.
"No," Yori replied. "The passenger's manifest shows that everything is accounted for, including money and jewelry. We've even found a few guns that the crew kept incase of pirates."
Wade scratched his head. "None of this makes sense. There are no dead bodies, so everyone could still be alive, then again the ship has been missing for ten years, but there is no indication that the ship has been floating on the sea for a decade. Also all of the passenger's and crew's items are accounted for, so no robbery. All the food in the kitchen is fresh, making it seem like the ship has only been gone for a few hours. If someone had taken the ship, there should've been a ransom or something. Did you find any fingerprints of anyone not belonging to this ship?"
"No," said Yori. "We found thousands of prints, but each one belongs to either members of the crew or the passengers."
"Someone could have stolen the boat, imprisoned the people, then kept the boat safe for ten years. They didn't take anything off the boat and they made sure to get replicas of the food to make it look like time had never passed, then they set the boat onto the ocean and hoped someone would find it," Bonnie theorized. "Maybe they're just crazy and don't care about money."
"It still doesn't explain a lot, but that's the best theory I've heard all day," said Yori. "But there is something else I need to tell you. Some of the police who first boarded the ship claimed that they heard and saw things."
"What kinds of things?" asked Bonnie.
"Sounds of laughter up on deck by the pool. Others claimed they heard voices in some of the suites, but when they opened the door, there was no one there. Others said they saw shadows moving around and even some claimed they saw people in civilian or sailor clothing go around a corner, but would simply disappear if they pursued them."
"Sounds like a haunting to me," Wade asserted.
Normally the trio would've chalked ghosts to superstition or myth, but since in this crazy world they had seen aliens, mad scientists, mad golfers, half human half monkey ninjas, and other crazy things, ghosts fit right at home.
"I'll need to do some tests, but maybe there is something going on that we can't explain yet. Bonnie can you hand me the…" Wade stopped in mid-sentence. He was looking at something and from his eyes it seemed to be something of importance.
Yori and Bonnie followed his gaze towards the end of the hall to just catch a glimpse of a foot turning the corner.
Yori's hand shot to her communicator. "All teams report in."
"Team Alpha, level nine."
"Team Beta, level twelve."
"Team Gamma, level one."
Everyone's blood froze. Wade, Bonnie, and Yori began chasing after whoever was on the other end of that foot.
"All teams converge on level five, section B. We have a possible stowaway or hostile, require immediate assistance!"
"Copy Agent Ishida, we'll be there in two minutes."
Yori had her GJ issued stun gun out at the ready. Bonnie and Wade were on either side of her chasing down some stranger who somehow got on the boat.
She continued to keep her eyes focused on the figure. Every time she turned a corner, she would see the person turn around another corner. Whoever he or she was, they were fast. Some of the corridors were long and took several seconds to run through. Plus they were getting narrower, forcing Wade and Bonnie to move slightly behind her.
Yori began to notice that the corridors were getting dimmer and dimmer. Some of the lights didn't work properly in this area of the ship.
As the group rounded another corner, Yori turned on her flashlight. The corridor was nearly pitch black. Wade had a flashlight too and turned his on, giving the group the much needed light. Two beams of light steadily stayed fixed on the figure.
They still couldn't see who it was, but they knew it was human. Finally after running around like a bunch of rats chasing fleeing cheese, Yori grinned as she watched the figure make another turn, but this time there was no escape.
"We have them now. That turn stops at a dead end," Yori said between breaths.
The three stopped right before the turn. Yori had her gun ready and primed.
Wade and Bonnie had her back as she spun around the corner and aimed her gun. "Freeze, Global Justice. What?"
Everyone's faces were confused as they stared at an empty wall.
"But… that's impossible!" Yori cried.
Wade went over to the steel wall. He touched it and felt around for any possible switches or secret levers, but found nothing. It was solid.
"How did they do that?" Bonnie asked, sounding completely dumbfounded and impressed at the same time.
Wade shrugged his shoulders. "Who knows. Sounds like we may have encountered our first 'ghost.'"
The trio heard running footsteps coming towards them. Bonnie, remembering that she had removed her disguise, quickly donned on her glasses again.
The other teams arrived.
"Did you get them?" asked the Gamma team's leader.
"No, they somehow escaped," Yori replied, placing her gun back in its holster.
"We called the scientists outside the ship and had them do a scan of the area." The agent put a finger to his ear. "Yes, this is Agent Ventura. Okay, thank you."
He looked at Yori with an unsure look.
"Are you sure you saw someone?"
Bonnie was shocked. "She wouldn't lie about something like this," she snapped.
Yori gently touched her shoulder. "It's okay Rodriguez-san. Yes, I am a hundred percent sure. Load-san and Rodriguez-san also saw the figure. We didn't get a good look at them though."
"According to the scientists, there was no one in front of you. No heat signature, no vitals. They said it looked like you guys were randomly running down the corridors at nothing."
Some of the agents glowered at Yori.
She didn't show any sign that she was upset. Bonnie assumed it must have something to do with her ninja skills because she certainly would've been blushing from embarrassment right now with those looks.
"I guess there's nothing we can do right now. We've been ordered to get topside immediately. They're going to do more precise scans. If someone's really hiding in here, they won't be hidden for long." Agent Ventura turned on his heel and began moving everyone out.
Bonnie, Wade, and Yori lagged behind a bit. They were all sure of what they saw. There was no doubt that they had been chasing a person, but how they managed to escape was still up for debate. And the fact that the scan showed that that person didn't exist made even Wade's mind spin.
They all continued slowly walking down the long corridors. Then Bonnie stopped. She turned and stared at one of the suite doors. She couldn't believe it.
Before she and Wade had left for Miami, they read up on as much about the investigation as GJ would currently give them. While thumbing through the papers, Bonnie saw a list of who was in what suite. It wasn't important to the investigation, but for Bonnie, she was curious. Kim and Ron's suite number was 580.
And she was staring at it right now.
Wade saw Bonnie's reaction and walked over to her.
"Bonnie? What's wrong?"
"This is Kim and Ron's suite."
Yori noticed Wade and Bonnie by the suite door. She moved over to them, curious if they found something.
"Is everything okay?"
Wade looked over Yori's shoulder to make sure the rest of the agents were out of earshot. "Bonnie found Kim and Ron's suite."
"I want to go in," Bonnie said. "Please."
Yori looked unsure, but Wade's face gave her the clue she needed. This was important to her, this was a personal request.
Yori watched the agents turn the corner and disappeared from view. She dug into her pocket and handed Bonnie a plastic key card.
"This is the master key for all the doors. Please hurry, I'll try to buy you some time."
"Thank you Yori," Bonnie smiled.
"This important for you, believe me I know what it feels like to lose someone you care about." And with that Yori left without another word, but Bonnie could've sworn she saw tears in the ninja's eyes.
Bonnie wasn't sure what that meant.
"She loved Ron," Wade said bluntly, sensing Bonnie's confusion. "She's always had deep feelings for Ron, but kept those feelings buried because he was with Kim and she accepted the fact that she would never have him."
Bonnie felt similar to Yori in a way. She loved Junior dearly, but decided to let fate run its course and knew he would be happier without her. She wondered what he was doing right now. She wondered how he felt about her. She would call him when this was all over.
Bonnie swiped the card through the slot. It beeped and a green light appeared. She opened the door and walked in.
It was strange being in the room. She imagined Kim and Ron sitting on the king-sized bed, cuddling and talking about all the exciting plans they had for the cruise. She imagined Kim typing the computer that sat on the desk, sending love to her parents… and her friends.
Wade stood halfway through the door, watching Bonnie feel around the room. He had a desire to feel too. Being in the room of his two best friends felt surreal to him. Realizing this was kind of a private moment, he quietly left the room and closed the door behind him, leaving Bonnie to reminisce alone.
Bonnie rummaged through the closet until she saw what she was looking for. Kim's wedding dress. It seemed ages ago that she had seen her wear it that fateful day. She had looked so beautiful.
Not only did she and Kim become friends that day, but she also could have saved an entire ship full of people. She sat on the bed, admiring the white gown when she heard a sound.
PING!
Bonnie froze. I didn't just hear what I thought I heard.
She slowly looked at the nearby desk and gasped when she saw the screen on the computer lit up. An envelope symbol indicated that there was a message.
Bonnie slowly sat in the chair and stared at the screen for a few moments to make sure it wasn't her imagination. She blinked several times and shook her head, but the envelope remained and the screen stayed lit.
Tentatively Bonnie scrolled the arrow to the icon and double clicked it.
If the fear in Bonnie's throat hadn't stolen her breath, she would've screamed for Wade. Her eyes grew to the size of saucers. This time there was no screen name. This couldn't be a reporter. This had to be real.
Kim Possible: Hello Bonnie. I'm glad you came.
To be continued.
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I thought this would be a good place to stop. Bonnie's in for a lot more than she thinks. Sorry for any Will fans out there. He's just always been a good Kim Possible antagonist, even if he isn't bad.
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