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Far From Grace - Turbulent Flight

Wade, it's hard to imagine doing the hero thing without him. Before we're even airborne, he was able to check all of Drakken's old hideouts and pinpointed the one he's currently using. Apparently, he thought no one would be suspicious that "Lou Dripsky" rented out a heavily fortified complex built into the walls of the Grand Canyon. Drakken... how can someone as stupid as you pose such a threat to the world? I'm just glad Wade was able to arrange something with Global Justice so quickly, they had one of their stealth jets outside of Dr. Rourke's home before we even got out the door. At this rate, we'll be at the Grand Canyon in no time. I'm also glad I have a car that can drive itself home; no worries about getting car jacked while I'm gone.

Ron has been pretty quiet since he saw Drakken on that security tape footage. I wonder if he's ok. "Ron?"

He kept his eyes straight ahead, his expression looked deadly serious. "You're going to try and kill him, aren't you?"

"Ron..."

"The truth Kim, don't lie to me. Are you going to try and kill Drakken?"

Damn it... it's last night's argument all over again. I thought we were past this but I guess I was wrong. Oh well, no sense side stepping it. "Ron, there's not a single reason I can think of not to. If we send him to jail, do you really think he'll rehabilitate? Do you really think that if he ever got out, he'll try becoming a law abiding citizen? No, he'll just go back to some new plan for world domination. No, I'm stopping him, once and for all."

"Kim, it's Drakken. DRAKKEN. Mama Lipsky's Droopy Bear. His ideas are totally whacked, he'll never take over the world."

"Two words Ron; Little Diablos. He got damn close once and I'm not going to risk him getting lucky again. I just don't know why you're so upset about this, why are you defending him?"

Ron unfastened his belt and knelt down next to my chair, putting his hand on mine. His face, it melted into a softer, more forlorn expression. "Kim... I'm not defending him, I'm not defending those guys at the docks. Don't you see, I'm saying this because I'm defending you, the real you. Kim, you're not this type of person, you don't take the law into your own hands because you can justify it. You're a hero, you're above that, you assist the law, work with it, not define it. Kim... what you're becoming... it's very ugly... you're better than this."

Oh Ron... don't say this to me... not now. "Ron... turn down the drama. I'm not changing, I'm not becoming someone else. This is just... an extension of what I do, of what I believe in. I protect people, remember, doing this will protect a lot of people."

Ron shoot right up to his feet. "No, no, there, right there, that's what I mean."

"That's what... what? I don't follow."

"Kim, you don't DEFEND people, you help people. That's the whole point of since you made it! If you ever need help, big or small, give her the call, Kim Possible will be there. Call her, beep her,"

"I know how the rhyme goes Ron."

"But you forgot what it means. It means you'll always be there to help those that need help. You're not their guardian, you're not their protector, and you're definitely not their avenger. That's why you're their hero, when they need help with something they can't do on their own, you're there to help. When Drakken steals an invention, you're there to help track him down and turn him over to the police, not prevent him from doing it again by smashing his head in."

"But it's not just enough to help them. I'm tired of cleaning up a mess I'm partially responsible for because I let psychotics like Drakken and Killigan go to jail knowing that they've broken out before. Now, I'm going to make sure no one can ever be threatened by people like them again."

"And then what? When all the villains are dead, who's next on your hit list? Murderers? Rapists? Bank robbers? Jay walkers? People who make left turns without signaling?"

I get up from the seat, I wasn't appreciating Ron's tone. "Ron, I understand this doesn't exactly make me look like a nice girl but I can't consciously let this go on anymore."

"If you do this, you won't have a conscience."

"Ron!"

"And don't try pulling that... that bullshit scenario on me again either! We've beaten Drakken a hundred times without killing him, we can beat him again without killing him."

"That's just it, we've beaten him a hundred times. When will it end if we don't take action? We'll be fighting him well into our forties at this rate. No, it ends today."

"If you do this, I'll make sure it ends with you in jail."

I'm stunned. Hearing him say that just paralyzes me for a moment. "What... what did you just say?"

He gets choked up for a moment but he builds up the courage to tell it to me straight. "Kim, I won't let you become a monster. If you kill Drakken, I'm going to make sure you get treated just like any other murderer. I mean it Kim... don't do this."

I don't think this time, my mind finally stopped working, this is all in a burst of emotion. I slap Ron so hard he almost falls over. "How dare you! You're my boyfriend, you're the love of my life! I gave my... my purity to you! And this is what I get in return!? A threat!"

He cradles the red mark on his face gently, bracing himself against the arm rest of his chair to regain his footing. "Kim... please, you have to understand. I'm doing this for your own good. I love you... I don't want to see you turn into something you'll only regret."

I slip my hand into my back pocket. A pen, pink with heart designs running down the shaft. "And I'm doing this for your own good, Ron." I point the pen at Ron and with a quick click, a cloud of knock out gas envelops around his face. He coughs and tries to fight it but he quickly succumbs and falls to the floor. "One day... you'll see that this is the right way. You have to... I don't want to lose you Ron. Please... just this once... just accept it."

I didn't even feel the jet land but the side door opens up on it's own and I can see the canyon just a few feet away. The gas is designed to work for a very short time, about fifteen minutes. I won't tie Ron up, it'll just make things worse between us. If I'm not done before he wakes up, he's welcomed to stop me. He'll fail, but he's welcomed to try. I'm sorry I had to do that to him but this has to be done. I don't do this for myself, I do this for the world. One day, they'll all thank me. They'll all see I was right. This is my gift to the world.