A.N. Sorry it took me so long to get this chapter done. I had what you call a 'writer's block'
I must say I had some emotional difficulty writing this chapter. Do enjoy!
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Chapter14- Drakken Strikes
The bright sun beamed over the beautiful shores. Everyone was enjoying the vacation spot without a single concern troubling their minds. A shadow fell over the beach, people looked up to see what blocked out the sun. What they saw filled them with horror and confusion. Hundreds of colossal flying monsters hovered towards the city. The defeaning noise of their roars only added to the screams and cries of horrified and confused beach-goers. As the flying creatures approached, sirens of the city sounded, calling on people to return to their homes. The soaring giants now loomed over the towers, explosions then erupted all over the city, it was as though the beasts were firing at it.
Then it became clear to everyone, these cannot be biological beings. They were in fact technological cities in the sky!
In an undisclosed location Dr. Drakken was watching the whole ordeal on a large screen. But, it was just one screen for one city among hundreds of others.
"Doctor," called a familiar feminine voice behind him. He turned the seat around to answer, "Yes, Commander Shego"
She stood over one of the hundred computer panels in the command room which were maned by the crew, "We're finally getting results," She dully stated, then her eyes narrowed, "Military responses"
"ooh," Drakken excitedly turned his seat around, "This I like to see!"
Cities across the globe were being leveled, mothers held their children tightly in their arms, kids no older than fourteen took up arms, cars driving madly in recked streets, forests and woods burnt to crisps and death tolls going in the thousands.
This is the stuff making up the media nowadays. It all began about yesterday. The weak stood no chance. People expressed their anger and hatred to the media. They blamed anyone and everyone. Kim watched hopelessly, she felt empty and useless.
'The world needs me!' she thought, 'And I am just sitting here…grounded!'
She couldn't sleep last night, she sat watching the news instead.
"You're still here, Kim?" her mother walked into the lounge, "You've been watching the news all night!" Her mother snatched the remote from Kim's hand and switched off the TV, finally getting Kim's attention.
"It's not good for you, you know, you'll end up in a depression!"
"Mom, these people need me!" Kim cried, "I must help them!"
"See!" Her mom mocked.
"You don't understand, mom," Kim followed her into the kitchen, "It's what I do!"
Her brothers sat at the table and were buisy tweaking up their latest rocket.
"Kim, please!" Her mom turned around, "We've already had this discussion!" She eyed Kim when she was about to answer her back, but Kim sighed instead.
"Okay," Kim looked down and then a realization came to her, "It's weekend now mom!"
"Yeah…and?" Her mom opened the fridge to cook up today's lunch.
"And Ron might come to pick me up!" she excitedly spoke.
Her mom rolled her eyes and leaned on the kitchen top, "Where will you be going?"
"Usual," Kim answered, "Bueno Nacho, maybe catch a movie at the mall"
"Okay, okay!" laughed her mom, "But remember," She pointed her finger as a warning gesture, "no heroics!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know!" Kim turned around to leave the kitchen when suddenly a cry from the kitchen table alerted her of an incoming threat.
Right before her came a soaring missile, at the speed of a dart. Natually Kim's reaction came as a back flip and kicked the projectile away from her and her mom. The rocket swooshed through the window blowing up outside. Whe the twins looked over at the direction of the near vctims they were met by a strong glare from Kim.
"Um, we'll go clear up our mess!" they giggled and ran out the kitchen. Kim was on her way to chase them but stopped when her mom spoke.
"Kim! What was that!" Her mom's eyes were wide with shock.
Kim turned around and blushed slightly, "What…was what?"
"That kick you made! Where did it come from?" She strode towards Kim and held her shoulders.
"Oh, you know," Kim modestly shrugged her shoulders, "No big!"
"I never knew you could do something like that!" her mom hugged her tightly, "You're certainly full of surprises, Kim!"
Kim's face was that of concern. How could her mother not know what she's capable of?
"Mom," Kim pulled her away from the hug and showed her a serious face, "I do this tuff all the time! How could you not know?"
Kim's mom twisted her head in another direction but Kim held her chin and twisted her head back to her, "Mom," she looked her in the eye, "You don't know?"
A tear dripped down her mother's cheek, "I guess, we don't know much about you Kimmie, do we." she stroked Kim's cheek, "Have a nice time with Ron, will you?"
She walked back over to the kitchen top to chop up some tomatoes. Kim sadly left the kitchen and peeked back at her mom before she walked away.
Kim and Ron were walking down the path lined with lush trees and bushes.
Birds flew in all directions and butterflies flapped over their heads.
"So, how's your home-studying going, Ron?" Kim asked with a smile.
"Great!" Ron cheered, "My tutor gave me a test and I actually got an A in Maths!"
"Oah!" Kim gestured Ron to back off, "Since when did you have a tutor!"
"Since about a week ago," Ron scratched his head, "But I'm not so sure about his teaching technique, it's got a lot of 'do it yourself' in it"
Ron noticed Kim's annoyance at him getting a tutor.
"Oh! You're jealous because you're not tutoring me." Ron pointed out, Kim only scoffed.
"I'm sorry, but when I did suggest it to my mom she disapproved. She's worried I'd slack"
Kim thought about the possibility for a moment and then shrugged.
"Hey, its working isn't it!" Kim laughed.
"Yeah, I guess!" Ron laughed as well and then blew out a big sigh.
Kim and Ron sat on one of the outside tables of Bueno Nacho, since the weather seemed so great and the sun was just right.
Ron had one leg resting on his knee and an elbow on the table as he waited for their order to arrive.
Kim placed her elbows on the table and rested her chin on her hands.
Rufus sat between them clowning around to keep them both entertained. But the fact of the matter is both were pre-occupied contemplating about recent events.
"Ron," Kim started with a tone that spelled trouble for Ron, "Have you watched the news lately?"
"The news?" Ron questioned, "I barely catch time to sleep, Kim!" Ron leaned closer to Kim and narrowed his eyes, "Since when did you watch the news?"
"Since Drakken raised an army and struck almost all the major capitals in the world!"
Kim sat back in her chair, "The world is suffering and we're doing nothing about it," She snapped her eyes back at Ron, "because we're grounded!" she had a slight frustration in her voice.
"amp down, KP!" Ron brushed his arm in the air, "What possible difference can we make anyway!" He noticed Kim's agitation and realized his error, "Okay, so we normally do foil Drakken's plots, but he doesn't stand much of a chance with the whole world going against him!"
"I guess that's true" Kim plainly stated.
Silence followed and their food finally arrived.
Rufus dived straight into the Nacho as soon as Ron opened the packet. Kim giggled at Ron's surprised response, earning a sligh look from Ron.
"You find that funny?" Ron asked.
"Havn't you been feeding him?" Kim asked him back.
"Well," Ron shrugged, "I have been neglecting him a little bit lately"
They continued watching Rufus eat until finally they grabbed their meals and took a couple of bites. Rufus noticed the teens taking quick glances at each other.
As Ron reached to grab his drink a strong gust of wind blew their meals away and all grabbed hold of something to keep from flying off the table. The hurricane was then followed by a loud noise that sounded like a large engine that drove by. It was a jet plane that flew a little too low for comfort.
"Is everyone alright?" Kim looked around and brushed her clothes, "What was that all about?"
Ron rose from the table and pointed behind Kim with fear all over his face.
"What?" Kim asked, "What is it?"
She turned towards the direction Ron was pointing and was filled with horror at the sight before her.
Fireballs and dark clouds filled the horizon. All of upperton was engulfed in a tremendous bombardment from colossal ships, the very same ones that have been terrorizing the world.
Suddenly a trail of smoke flew across the sky catching their attention and then it struck Bueno Nacho with a tremendous explosion catapulting Kim and Ron onto the grass field beside the restaurant…or what's left of it.
Ron rubbed his face and hopped back on his feet.
"No…" Ron ignored the havoc around them and slowly paced towards the burning wreckage, "No, no, no!" He began to run towards the restaurant but Kim grabbed his shoulder and shouted in his ear.
"We need to go for cover!" She cried, "Come on Ron! We've got to get home!"
Ron nodded and rubbed the tear out of his eye, then ran behind Kim grabbing poor panic-strucken Rufus on the way.
As the sirens went off in the city Kim and Ron were sprinting through the rumbling streets under the red sky and they finally arrived at Kim's house, since it was the closest.
"Mom!" Kim called once they walked in, "Where are you?"
"I'm here, Kim! What's going on out there?" Her mom came out the lounge while holding the phone in one hand.
"No time to explain, we need to get to the shelter, I'll get the tweebs! You call dad!" Her mom nodded to them and quickly they ran upstairs as her mom dialed the space center's number.
"Jim, Tim!" Kim rushed into their bedroom and found them hiding under their desk.
"What's going on, Kim?" They asked holding each other tightly.
"Try not to worry, bro's" Kim calmed, "Just go down to mom and hide in the shelter, k?"
They crawled out from under the desk and everyone calmly paced down the stairs. Kim led her borthers to their mom in the kitchen. Then went to see where Ron disappeared to.
"Ron?" Kim found him standing watching the war zone from the front door
"They destroyed Buen Nacho!" Ron growled.
She placed her hand on his shoulder.
"They'll rue the day they ever crossed paths with Ron Stoppable!" He gripped tightly on his fists.
"You need to see to your parents, Ron" Kim suggested trying to change the subject, "They're in grave danger!"
"You're right, Kim" Ron turned around and held her by the shoulders, "take care of your family, Kim…They're counting on you!"
Looking behind Ron and studying the carnage behind him and how he is going to survive the journey was too much for Kim to bear. A tear dripped from her eye and Ron noticed it. Kim winced and looked away.
"Hey…Kim!" he rubbed the tear off her cheak, "It's me!"
"That's what I'm worried about!" Kim laughed but realized she wasn't fooling anyone with her smile.
Ron held her hand to ease the anxiety, "Be careful out there Ron," she whispered.
"I'll be back, Kim…I promise," with that he let go of her hand and hopped off the front door porch and sprinted down the street.
As Ron faded on the horizon with the smoke filled air and the sound of carnage and bombardment polluting the atmosphere, Kim pulled herself together for what could be her ultimate mission ever.
She ran upstairs and slipped on her mission clothes…wether her parents admit it or not, she knows very well, the world needs her now, her family needs her now. And more than anyone else Kim needs her true self now!
She pulled out her spare, hidden utility belt and any useful gadgets she could find.
Everything in the room suddenly began to vibrate. Kim looked out the window and spotted a large shadow looming over the house.
"oh, oh!" just as the words left her mouth a bright beam struck a nearby house, then it was engulfd in an enourmous explosion, "Not good!"
Kim sprinted out of her room but a little too late. A violent ball of fire came crashing through the wall of the house delivering a strong surge of energy carrying Kim from the corridor, through a wall and into her parent's bedroom.
Kim quickly recovered and after coupghing a couple of time she dusted her self off.
"Okay," she mocked with a little surprise, "That's a nine point nine on the weirdness scale,"
A green box on top of the rubble caught her attention. She walked up to it and noticed a crack on the lock. With little effort she opened it and as she gazed into the box a wide grin appeared on her face.
"Slammin'!" she cheered.
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A.N. This chap was originally going to be darker than this, but I guess I didn't have the guts to go any further. But I assure you the next one will be darker.
Don't worry though, I promise you a happy ending! R&R my fellow fans!