Chapter 11 - Best Friendship and Best Action-Adventure
Returning to the ruined stage due to Milo's antics, held together with duct tape, GT then said, "Welcome back, everyone. Fortunately, our insurance will cover any damage sustained from Murphy's Law. Please welcome to the stage Sabre and Poppy Blue.
Sabre came up to the stage in a purple tuxedo as well as Poppy, whom was in a pink evening gown. She was holding both the Golden Rufus and the
"Friendship is all about the bond between two people, non-romantically of course, that usually gets through all of the curveballs life throws at them." Sabre began.
"They are usually the ups and downs of life, though the laughter and tears, they define what being best buds are." Poppy added. "Here are tonight's nominees for Best Friendship
Sabre: Just Like Old Times by nobody3456
Kim couldn't help but smile back. She thought back to a moment when she needed some real encouraging to lift her spirits. "I guess that's all that matters, huh?"
The teen rolled over onto her back, holding the Kimmunicator at arm's length. "Sometimes I just wish I had the same youthful energy I did back then."
Wade raised an amused eyebrow. "Well, some say we never truly age. Isn't that right, Pandaroo?"
Kim was suddenly aware that she was cuddling the stuffed animal and reddened slightly, partially from frustration and partially from embarrassment.
"Yeah? Well, I would agree, hmmm, Dinoman?"
Wade was taken aback, slightly red himself. "I, uh, how do you know about that?"
They both shared a hearty laugh. Wade yawned; similarly, Kim felt exhaustion creeping in.
"I'm glad we could talk, Wade. It means a lot."
"Same here." He said, looking as tired as he did when he first answered the call.
"As always, you rock."
Poppy: The Mad Scientists Assistant by Neo the Saiyan Angel
"Because the people I care about care about me in return." Vivian squeezed his hand. "I put my love into people who deserve it. And if they were to ever act like that, then they weren't worth all the effort I put in."
"What do you do after that? When they finally ditch you, and all of that effort was wasted?"
"It hurts. A lot." The older woman cringed. "But that doesn't mean the effort was wasted… We have the memories that we'd built. Thinking back on everything, can you honestly say that she hated every moment of it?"
He sniffled, wiping his other eye. "No…"
"And would you take back everything, even those good moments, so you would've never even known her?"
"...no…"
"Those moments were genuine! Don't forget that! There was real care there. And yeah, it does hurt, and it can't be fixed, at least not right away. There is a reason that 'time heals all wounds' is a saying…"
"Man, Vivian, you really did know what to say!" Tara exclaimed, looking at the older woman in awe. "It's like you know what he's going through!"
There was an awkward pause. Vivian looked away, biting her lip, and Doctor D's eyes widened considerably.
"Oh," he said quietly.
"So yeah…" The apparent junior scientist looked back at Drew. "It sucks. It sucks hard. But time will help."
Doctor D gave one final long, loud snort. "Promise me that it will get better?"
Vivian shook her head fondly and smirked. "Yeah, Drew. I promise, it'll get better."
Sabre: The Tweeb and the Queen B by MasterDuelistMichael
"Is that really true? Did Tim really stand up to your sisters during that whole mind swap deal?" Tara asked.
"Apparently!" Bonnie answered. "Connie and Lonnie aren't the jerks they used to be. Tim must've shocked some sense into them. How he was able to approximate my personality while our minds were switched, I'll never know."
"Beats me, Bonnie," Tara quipped as the Sloth pulled up. "Hey! I see our boyfriends!" the blonde gushed as she saw the spiky brown hair and green and red shirts worn only by the Tweebs - Jim and Tim Possible.
"Timmy!" Bonnie called out, running up to the red shirt-clad teen, knocking him to the ground and kissing him.
"Easy there, Bonnie! One of these days, you might end up breaking something!" Tim warned.
"I can't help it, Tim! Every moment we're not locking lips is a wasted moment for me!" the brunette gushed, covering Tim's face in her lipstick.
"Just what have you done to Bonnie, Tim?" Tara asked.
"Let's see...I helped her stand up to her sisters, found the source of her superiority complex, rid Middleton High of the so-called 'Food Chain' and more importantly...stopped Bonnie's reign as Queen Bee of MHS. Tara, you're looking at a new Bonnie Rockwaller."
Poppy: It Came With the Lanyards by SimplyShelbs16
"I mean, we made a pact when we were little that we would never keep secrets from each other—" he continued.
"I don't remember us ever making an actual pact," she spoke in a light tone.
"It's one of those 'unwritten pacts,' he explained, complete with air quotes. "It came with the lanyards."
"Ron, I understand why it had to be kept secret," Kim told him. "It wasn't your secret alone. The fate of Yamanouchi rested in your hands."
"I know, but I never wanted to keep it from you," he replied. "We don't keep things from each other, KP."
"N—no, we don't," Kim agreed nervously, though Ron didn't catch her slip up. "It's seriously okay, Ron. We're cool. You're a hero in your own right. I'm so proud of you."
"Really? You are?" he asked, perking up.
"Of course!" she assured him. A moment of silence washed over them. Ron was back to his old self already, though Kim was feeling some tension still.
"So, uh, KP?"
"Yeah?"
"What's jellin'?" he asked.
"Ummm…why don't you read a book?"
Kim just wasn't ready to go down that road yet. Maybe one day…
Sabre: Check the Name by Magic Flying Spud
"Thanks," Kim said without making eye contact. "I can't believe I'm saying this to you but — " She froze, trying to rearrange the words so they wouldn't too mushy for her former nemesis.
"Kimberly Ann," Drakken decreed, setting the sandwich down. "You're like a daughter to me. You don't have to say it."
"Thanks," she quickly snipped before biting the sandwich.
"I hate to admit to being a snoop but I looked at your beep-mes — " Drakken started.
" — text messages," Kim corrected softly.
"Mm — that's such a literal name for them, you kids have no imagination," he frowned. "But I saw the text message from whatshisname and wanted to let you know that they're letting me keep the hovercraft if you want a ride back home so you can see him tonight."
Poppy: And lastly, Assorted Ficlets by Purplegirl761
"It totally doesn't work anymore, of course, but. . .it's the one that was in there when we saw our first footage of you." Kimmy poked the chunky mass toward Shego. The sweeping-back of her hair was almost sheepish. "We thought it might mean something to you."
"Or it could be a good luck charm," Stoppable butted in with his usual lack of grace. "Not that you believe in that, but. . .?"
Shego didn't.
She reached out her hand and took the thing anyway.
"And I have your something borrowed!" Mama Lipsky finally shrilled from the couch, like she would've absolutely gone up the wall if she had to wait one more second. It ran in the family.
Seriously, what else could Mama Lipsky have to give her? She'd already treated her to Dr. D's full name and a peek at his baby book and enough other ammunition to last a lifetime.
Mama Lipsky toddled toward Shego, her shoe-button eyes still wet. Out of her pastel pocket came a frayed old ribbon that had been washed about ten more times than it probably should have. It might have been red at some point, but now it was somewhere in the puce-maroon range.
"It's for your bridal bouquet," Mama Lipsky began before Shego could say a syllable. She was just about the only person who could do that. "To tie it. It's the - it's the same one I used when I. . ."
Her words went ragged and trailed off. Shego filled them in with the faded guy-figure she'd seen in that baby book and let the ribbon pass into her grip.
"Thanks, Mama Lipsky," she said.
Shego had never heard her own voice take such a hard, sharp step away from the sarcastic.
Poppy then opened up the envelope. "And the Best Friendship award goes to... The Mad Scientists Assistant by Neo the Saiyan Angel!"
Neo walked through the crowd quietly. It was subdued yet obvious that she was shaking. Her teeth were clenched tightly as she walked up the steps and up to the podium.
"Keep it together…" the audience heard through the microphone as the brunette steadied herself in front of it. "You can't have won that much more…just gotta hold tight…" She cleared her throat more loudly than necessary and put on a shiny smile. "Hi! It's good to see you all again! Somehow, someway…" Neo waved her arms at the Fannie "...I won again! Best Friendship!"
A nervous titter escaped her throat before she forced it down with a cough. Brightly she noted, "Fun fact: The Mad Scientist's Assistant was originally going to be a Drakken/Tara shipfic. But," Neo tapped the podium, "the more I wrote, the more I realized this was not that kind of fic. This was about personal growth for both of them. A romance would have simply gotten in the way. Now, clearly, that doesn't mean NO romance. Current readers will know that for sure!" A non-nervous chuckle was followed by a headscratch. "But, yeah. Definitely a friendship fic with the two lead characters and a certain beautiful AI genius. With a touch of actual plot!" She nodded. "It's probably around halfway finished. They all still need to figure some things out. Decide what's important. That sorta thing. But you don't need to worry. No romance between any of those three no matter HOW much Tara wants it otherwise." Neo took a second and then amended, "Not in an unreciprocated romance way! Tara isn't secretly pining for Drew! I just…" she began to breathe more rapidly "...I just…ugh! Just read the fic if you're confused!" Just as before the brunette snatched the Fannie and began rushing off the stage. "Thanks for voting for The Mad Scientist's Assistant!"
Sharper then reappeared on the makeshift podium. "And now, we're here to present the last award before the intermission period. Please give a warm round of applause to duck-duck-duck-moose and bcbdrums!"
Duck and Drums, respectively, came back on to present the final award before intermission, which was for Best Action-Adventure . Duck held the Golden Rufus while Drums held the winning envelope.
"KP has always been known for high-flying, hear-pounding action." Duck said before her colleague, Drums, added. "After all, it is indeed a parody of spy thrillers such as Mission: Impossible and the James Bond series."
Duck continued, "Tonight, we are here to honor the stories that carry on this tradition. Here are the nominees for Best Action-Adventure ..."
Drums: This Is Our Year: College by F86Sabre53
"Who are you, lassie?" Killigan demanded in disbelief.
"Anna Christiansen?!" Professor Dementor exclaimed in disbelief.
"You know this, lassie?" Killigan asked the German scientist.
Dementor turned to Killigan, "she foiled a couple of my evil plots."
The two villains turned back toward Anna.
"I see you've got new clothes," Dementor mentioned, noticing Anna's Norwegian-themed mission clothes.
"Your Norwegian?" Killigan asked Anna.
Anna nodded, "that's right."
Dementor smirked, "you vere unvise to come here alone."
"And why is that?" Anna asked.
"Because I brought more zan two of my loyal henchmen vith me," Dementor replied.
Anna smirked and laughed.
"What's zo funny?" Dementor asked.
"Your henchmen are being dealt with as we speak," Anna said before pointing to the nearby window.
Killigan and Dementor walked over to the window to see the latter's goons getting beaten up.
Before the two villains could turned back toward Anna, she leapt over them while snatching the power cell from Killigan's hand at the same time.
"Hey, zat vas soon to be mine!" Dementor scowled.
"It will soon to be yours never," Anna replied after landing. She then leapt over the two villains again before punching Killigan in the face and kicking Dementor in the stomach. Anna then made a run for the door when suddenly, and without warning, the two henchmen that guarded the door regained consciousness, entered the building, quickly snatched the power cell from Anna, and pushed her to the ground.
"Ow," Anna groaned after being pushed back. She then glared at the henchmen, while still facing them.
Suddenly, Anna saw Kim run in, knock the henchmen down and snatch the power cell from them.
Duck: I'm Scared Too by Magic Flying Spud
Blood spurt from her mouth and she turned to kick him in the head. Her foot flew high — and stopped at the roof of the barrier Will just threw up. Will smirked and he twirled at Kimberly, backhanding her across the cheek. The barrier fell back down and Kimberly stumbled back. She growled something inhuman and threw a punch at Will but yet again — the barrier flew back up and knocked her in the elbow, freezing her movement. Will came in again and struck her, sliding just out of reach.
Kimberly tried to kick him in the lower spine but the barrier once again tightened their quarters too much for anything of the sort and Will struck her from above the head. Stars in her eyes, she made a jab to his head but it merely struck the air, Will turning on a dime, throwing his body over hers, her arm wedged into his armpit.
"Will — " she began to say but then Will snapped her left arm against the turn of her elbow and she screamed. His own elbow came to her face and she sprawled across the floor, struggling to see past the flashing white light. Body too limp to even spring back up, Will stepped over her and with ease kept her pinned, his head mere inches above hers.
"Tell me how it feels Kimberly," he hissed, "To have come all this way just to fail."
"It doesn't," she groaned. "It's not over yet."
Drums: MMP Twist - Exchange by Czechm8
"Oh man!" Jim cried.
"Back to the drawing board," Tim remarked despondently. The two ran off, probably back to their room. Kim was the next to leap into action, executing a huge leap. She landed on her hands and with great flexibility kicked out the snowmen on either side of Anne.
Safe for now, she thanked Kim and had Mr. Dr. Possible nail the window and any other openings shut.
While this was being done, I walked back out into the living room, on watch for any danger should our barricade not hold.
"Why is it always me?" Kim complained out of nowhere.
"You don't have the insane monkey man trying to track you down from Japan." I noted, "But I hear ya, even though I think you should be used to it by now."
"Not helping Ron!"
"Alright, I can't stand it anymore. Tell them Summer," the man, whose name I never picked up, demanded.
"Tell us what?" Kim asked curiously. "Wait, first the mall, now here. They're after you!"
"Well for once you aren't the target. How about that," I teased.
"Why are they after you?" Kim asked.
To my surprise, she revealed her whole scheme, how she had bought a weather machine to create a blizzard so she could get more airtime. When pressed, she had apparently bought the same weather machine used for the attack on Canada, gathering the water from the place of evil, Camp Wannaweep.
"So, what does that leave us with?" Kim asked, turning her Kimmunicator back on to get some help from Wade.
"Toxic snowmen," Wade answered, having apparently listened in on the conversation.
"So, here's the plan," Kim announced. The seven of us, Ms. Dr. P. not included, were gathered around the kitchen table, mulling our options. Ms. Dr. P. was surprisingly back in the kitchen, making some more hot chocolate.
Duck: Lesson One by Eoraptor
"Now," the mercenary trainer eyed the supposedly super-human, "get up and try to hit me."
Ron managed to just get to his knees before she kicked him in the shoulder hard enough to separate it and knock him on his back again. "Get up and try to hit me."
Again Ron got to his knees, and again Shego kicked him; this time in the forehead, "I Said Get Up and Try To Hit Me."
The third time she lined up a punt and let him have it right between the knees again, no artistry to the attempt which left him sprawled on his backside with his legs akimbo.
"Get. Up. And. Try. To. Hit. Me." Shego let him have it with a large plasma ball.
This time he batted it aside with a monkey-pawed hand and swept his legs at her, hitting her in the ankle and using the momentum to get on all fours at least.
It didn't remotely begin to topple her, but apparently it was what she wanted to see, because she extinguished her hands, "Good, now, what did we learn?"
Ron was put off by the lack of response to what should have broken her ankle. But when he saw she wasn't immediately going to attack him again, he stopped and thought a long moment, sniffling through his still-bloody nose, "It's get up AND hit you; not get up, THEN hit you."
"Ah, he can be taught after all!" Shego crowed. "Kimmie, put his shoulder back."
Kim felt sick to her stomach as she did as instructed. She almost lost it as she felt and heard the wet pop of his shoulder clacking back into the socket. She hated to ask him to stop, but he was already wobbling, and that was WITH his magical monkey mojo turned on. "Ron, are you really sure this is what you want?"
Drums: Possibles Pure Love Road by kmtdiccion
"Nice. Keep up the surveillance with the rest of the team." The line was cut off after giving her instructions. Bonnie placed the phone back on her pocket and faced the already panting Angel of Destruction with a smirk on her face. The brunette had taken every precautionary steps with meticulous precision to make sure none of the other two Gods would interfere with her plans for tonight. "Ooookay. Now that Possible and her group are completely clueless around the business district, no one can get in our way. Let's finish this."
The masked woman had to bit back her curse when the motorcade of motorcycles begin to revved up their engines while an army of delinquents hollered with excitement for the upcoming fight. "The strongest in Middleton at the moment, the Angel of Destruction, prepare yourself!"
"Hiyahh!" The Angel swung her staff and sent a couple of delinquents back from her strike. The entire northbound lane of the avenue was covered with people armed with melee weapons. With the motorcycle's headlights as their light source, tons and tons of people are moving through each other. The pedestrians and bystanders didn't need to see more on the developing scene. There is no doubt, it was a big fight between delinquents.
One of the Food Chain thugs swung his stick and shouted "Don't get ahead of yourself, Angel!" She parried the incoming attack pretty easily while also avoiding the incoming punch from the other one. The leader of the Mad Dogs retaliated with delivering a clean uppercut on her opponents jaws before moving on to the next target. Fighting mano-y-mano is far different than fighting a battle, and the Angel knew this all too well. She didn't become Middleton's top dog if she didn't knew that, and the her prowess in the battlefield is where she shines the most.
She may not be as strong as the powerhouses like Massacre, or the Bloody Fox, and she knew the Queen B's schemes is on another level. But, if there's one thing she knew she's good at, it is in her ability to command her group in the most efficient way. "There's no use of holding on to your pride when you are at war." With that, she helped the member nearest to her with defeating his opponent. The delinquent growled after dodging their combined attack "Play fair, you bitch!"
Drums: and finally, The New Fearless Ferrett by Neotyson
Confuse by the appearance of the so call Fearless Ferret and the response, Drakken points at his self and asks, "Um me?"
"Yeah, you!" Ron charges his fist and throws a stiff punch towards Drakken's face, sending the evil scientist flying backward inadvertently turning on the switch that active his live feed where anyone with a television can witness the action. Originally Drakken was going to announce his takeover this way, but now people are Ron and Yori, in disguise, going against Drakken and Shego.
"Shego handle them!" He commands furiously only for Shego to causal walks towards the foes.
"I see you brought back up; let's see how much help she will be for you!" Shego lights her hands before heading straight for Ron but gets intercept by Yori.
"Go for the command signal!" Yori begins to block Shego's strikes and attempts to counterattack when she can.
"I'm on it... once I take care of these guys." Ron readies his self against ten henchmen blocking the exit to the command signal.
Each henchman rushes at Ron one on one with Ron sticking to his defensive strategy by dodging and countering strikes not to wear his self out, if anything all the time of running from enemies during missions increased Ron's stamina over the years. With the henchmen taking down, Ron rushes outside where its storming and the command tower is at. Shego and Yori, on the other hand, have a pretty even match for both women have no experience in fighting the other. Unfortunately, Shego catches Ron rushing outside before Yori does a jump kick at the green villain. Shego timely grabs her leg and throws Yori right at the monitors.
Ron takes out a device that looks like a toy gun that can shut down the machine and aims towards the tower. Felix explained to him that the invention should be enough to turn off the huge machine. Directly as Ron fires the weapon, Shego shoots a plasma blast to his back knocking him down in pain with Rufus jumping out of his pocket to go after the gadget.
Slowly getting up, Ron's eye blinks blue as he prepares to defend his self against Shego. Yori arrives just in time to help Ron until she notices Rufus nearly falling down the building while getting a device and rushes over to save him. "I will say this ferret boy; you got guts showing your face after that *ss whipping I gave you last time. However, guts alone won't help you against me."
Drums then announced the winner, "And the winner of Best Action/Adventure goes to...Lesson One by Eoraptor."
Raptor stood up from his seat for the second time this evening. Accepting the award from drums, he then pulled out his acceptance speech from Drums.
"When I wrote this story; it was just a short little cookie, intended to explore a more canonical type of story than I typically write. I guess I am pleased with how well it was received over all. A sort of 'little story that could,' I'm pleasantly surprised that It's won over my more flashy, smutty, or intellectual stuff. Especially since It's one of my non-Kigo stories (or perhaps non-Shego). I'm pleased that folks found it action-packed enough to win over some of the very worthy competition!
So thank you again for the fannie award, and please, keep reading and reviewing!"
And with that, Raptor left the stage. Then, the Kimmunicator beep tone came through the speakers when Sharper returned to the stage.
"Congrats to both Neo and Raptor for the awards. And that means that we have officially reached the halfway point of the ceremony. Fifteen awards have been given out, and only fourteen yet remain. So get up from your chairs, walk around and stretch your legs a little for about 20 minutes. When we return, we'll gear up for the start of the second part of the ceremony where we'll present the awards for Best Drama and Most Unlikely-Unique Story."
He left the stage as "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio played onto the speakers.