First, let me apologize for taking such an extraordinarily long time to update this. My plans are to finish this story before starting on anything else.
Next, let me say Thank-you to all who Reviewed the previous chapter: CajunBear73, Jimmy1201, and jim89. Thanks so much for hanging in there with this!
Previously:
The two quickly entered the large Control Room to a scene of almost complete chaos. Three agents immediately assaulted her with the particulars. "Director! It's WWEE that's attacking Ma'am!" "I've never seen a force this large before! There's at least 200. And Ma'am… I recognize some of them as co-workers." And finally, "They all seem to be led by one person."
"On the screen." The Director barked. The large screen in front of them now showed the large parking lot in front of the Global Justice facility.
Everyone in the room stood with their mouths open, and Kim's face seemed to show the most surprise. There on the screen was a large contingent of WWEE Agents as they stood in front of the complex. In front of them stood Sheldon Director, the head of the group.
But just ahead of him was the person everyone was looking at. It was Kim's sidekick/boyfriend Ronald Stoppable. He was floating about two feet off the ground, enshrouded with an otherworldly blue glow. From his hands beams of white energy of some kind were being fired at almost every building and person they passed. The buildings were left with massive damage, and the people that were shot,,, they were just simply… gone.
"Ron…" Kim breathed out. "What have they done to you…"
Chapter 9
After about thirty seconds of Kim's initial shock, she quickly asked Dr. Director, "Betty… Can you zoom in with this?"
"We sure can…" The Director said as she punched in a few commands on her central console. "What would you like me to…"
"Center it on Ron!" Kim said before Betty could finish her sentence.
Immediately the figure of Ron appeared on the screen. "It's not there." Kim mumbled just loud enough for Betty Director to hear.
"What isn't there?"
"I thought maybe your brother had put one of those mind-control chips on his forehead like he had done with our families, but there's nothing on his forehead!" Then Kim narrowed her eyes as she studied the close-up video of her boyfriend.
Ron didn't have the characteristic blank look that the mind-control chips caused. In fact… his brow was narrowed and there was an eerily familiar sneer to Ron's mouth.
"Do we have audio?" Kim barked.
"In range now!" Replied a GJ agent, and he pressed a few buttons before cranking a knob.
Immediately Kim's fears were confirmed when the sinister laugh of Zorpox could be heard. ""BooYahahahahaha!"
"Oh snap." Both Kim and Betty said in unison, causing each of them look at each other. Instead of calling 'Jinx', Kim had one question. "But how did he get changed?"
Betty was silent, and looking down at her feet. "Betty?"
"Remember after you and Ron fought Electronique and her Reverse Polarizer?"
"Yeah, but that helmet was destroyed by accident."
"Well… yeah, but…" The Director of GJ was hesitant to say anything.
"Betty…" Kim said again, but this time it was more of a demand than a question.
"We… we retrieved the helmet… the Reverse Polaraizer… and we were able to, um… repair it."
"You WHAT?!" Kim was almost ready to go ballistic.
"We had to repair it to be able to find a way to counteract its effects." Betty quickly said. "And… well…"
"WWEE got hold of it." Kim correctly surmised, as Dr. Director simply nodded her head. "So were you able to counteract the devices effects?"
Again Betty dropped her head in apparent defeat. "Yes, and no. We were able to reverse the effects, but…" She took a deep breath, "not without traumatic brain damage."
"So the only way to stop Ron is to give him the equivalent of a LOBOTOMY?!" At this point Kim wanted to strangle someone, and she didn't care whose throat she had her hands around.
Suddenly the Kimmunicator on Kim's wrist went off. Beep Beep Be Deep "Wade!" Kim said, almost yelling, making her Tech Guru wince.
"Sorry Wade, I'm just a little stressed right now."
"I can see why Kim. I also heard your conversation with Dr. Director."
"Wade… are you tapping into our systems again?" Betty Director said off to the side with irritation in her voice.
"S… sorry Ma'am. I was just keeping tabs on my team, and I don't see why I can't use any procedure necessary to do that."
"Young man… someday you and I going to have a long conversation."
Wade seemed to drop his head a bit on the small screen before continuing. "Anyway, if you can send me what you already have on your device to counteract the Reverse Polarizer, I might be able to come up with something."
Betty huffed. "Fine." She then pointed at another agent for him to send the information requested.
"OK, it's received. Give me a few minutes to check everything over. If I don't call you back in fifteen minutes…" A loud explosion was then heard.
Kim interrupted. "Wade, I don't think we have even five minutes." The young hero could then see that Wade was looking at another screen off to his side, and he was typing furiously. After a few seconds she saw his eyes go wide, and he slapped his forehead.
"Kim! Is Dr. Director still there?"
"Yes, I'm here Mr. Load.
"Dr. Director, I see you used a Pendleton Model IV RF Power Converter in your device. That converter was recalled six months ago, and the Model V took its place! The output on the older one had such large variations it was discontinued within weeks of its release. If you swap out that converter it will work perfectly!"
"Kim!" Betty almost yelled as she started to leave the Control Room. "Come with me. You're going to get a quick lesson on how to swap out these parts and then shoot your boyfriend with a weapon to get him back!"
…x x x x…
By the time Betty had shown Kim how to swap out the parts on the run, the two were just around a corner from the main entrance, where the initial explosion had occurred.
The last cover piece clicked into place and Kim looked at Betty Director. "So it doesn't matter where the beam hits him?"
"Body or head is best, mainly above his waist."
"Well, I was never one to hit below the belt anyway." Kim replied and stole a glance around the corner. "OK, both Ron and Sheldon are entering the room, with Sheldon on the far side. Here we go…"
Kim quickly swung around the corner to take her shot, and almost immediately a hand slapped the gun from her grip! "Kimberly Anne Possible!"
"The full name is so over-kill Ron." Kim said as she twisted away from a punch that connected with the corner, sending pieces of brick flying. OK, looks like Zorpox is playing for keeps.
She then leaped over a chair, and shoved it backwards into her half-crazed boyfriend to slow him down. She landed with a roll and quickly scooped up the large hand-held weapon as she finished in a standing position. She took a shot, which Zorpox quickly dodged.
"Boo Yahahahaha… You think you can shoot me with a ray-gun? I'm too quick for…" A piece of brick hit him in the back causing him to turn towards Betty. "Elizabeth Eileen Director! You think you can distract me while… Ungghhh!" Ron fell to his knees as the ray had quickly turned him back.
"Why yes… yes I can." Betty director said as she now saw worry in her brothers' eyes before he tried to run out of the building. Kim quickly leaped over some debris and kicked the man with a goatee in the back, knocking him flat on his face.
As Betty Director clicked a pair of handcuffs on her brothers' wrists and hauled him to his feet, Will Du walked in the front of the building. "We have surround all of the WWEE Agents Dr. Director, and are starting to process about half of them as traitors of Global Justice. The question is, after that, what are your orders Ma'am?"
Dr. Director actually looked over at the red head. "Well, Agent Possible?" She asked with a cocked eyebrow.
"I… I think it should ALL go. WWEE… Global Justice, everything."
"But why would…"
"Betty, you had WWEE agents working in GJ without you even noticing. Don't you think there could be even ONE of them left that could still be a double agent?"
"But who could that be K…" Before Betty Director could finish her sentence, Will Du leveled his sidearm at her temple, while unlocking the handcuffs on Sheldon Director.
"Kimberly… Ronald…" Will intoned as the two had their fists clenched, ready to give Will an official beat down. "I think the two of you should stand down, or Betty Director here will no longer be the… Director. Heh heh… I've wanted to say that for a loooong time. I will no longer be a 'Number One'."
"So now you'll just be known as Alpha?" Kim said. "You know that's pretty much just a lateral position change."
"But I won't have to take orders from her." Will pressed the muzzle of his gun to Betty's temple, making her cringe. "So let's go. Possible, Stoppable… you two go first."
As Will Du forced all three out of the building, Gemini stepped up next to him as they walked out. He placed a hand on his shoulder and said, "Good Job, Alpha. When we get to WEE Headquarters, you will be rewarded."
As the group were encircled by WWEE agents, Kim finally realized the Director of Global Justice had actually called her "Agent Possible".
To be concluded…
See any parallels? Anyone? Anyone? (Sorry, just had to do it…)
