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"Eighty-seven, eighty-eight . . ." Kim counted tiredly, "Y'know, when I suggested doing one-hundred finger push-ups, I was being sarcastic." Ron said. Kim's face was a flushed tomato red now and sweat drops were cascading down her beautiful face. Kim gasped again for air, her breathing staggering more and more each time. "Kimberly, let's take a little break." Ron whined. He was worried that Kim would be too exhausted to fight. "You've been on your break for over half an hour!" Kim pointed out, disgusted at this suggestion. "No I mean you!"

The gym doors burst open and a horde of golf balls soared towards Kim. Kim immediately rolled over and dodged them. She lifted her head from the floor vaguely to see Duff Killigan come into the gym. 'Well, this is as far as it goes.' Kim decided as she leapt to her feet. "What are you doing here Duff?!" Kim tried to make her voice sound alarmed. "Aye, I'm here to bring you to Dementor." Killigan said rushing towards her. 'Just go along with it.' Kim thought. But she had to at least try to fight him. Kim looked at the cowering people. "Evacuate now!" Kim directed them as the people scrambled in all different directions. "I will never come with you." Kim said vigilantly as she waited for Killigan to make his next strike.

"Kim . . . Mph!" Kim turned around at the sound of Ron's distress call. She caught a glimpse of Ron. Monkey-Fist was covering his mouth. She saw Rufus try to leap out of Ron's shorts but Monkey-fist caught him with his foot. "Four!" Kim heard Killigan cry, Kim jumped up and grabbed a pipe and just missed the exploding golf ball. She then shifted her weight so the pipe could support her body more efficiently. Duff raised his eyebrow and switched his golf ball to a larger more destructive one. "There's no way you can get me with that!" Kim said with a chortle knowing she could easily dodge it. Killigan laughed with her, "I know that Kim. That's why I'm not aiming it at you." Kim looked at Killigan's position. His legs were spread, knees slightly bent and his waist was angled towards . . . Ron. Kim gasped. She could already see him sweating. She couldn't dramatize this scene any longer, it was time to surrender. Things were getting dangerous!

Kim jumped down and put her arms in the air. "Fine. I'm yours, take me!" Kim sassed as she was approached by Killigan. Killigan grabbed her wrist firmly and twisted it; Kim heard it crack. "Ow!" "Quiet!" Killigan hissed dragging her out of the gym. Monkey-Fist pushed Ron out the opposite door. The two friends shared secret smiles. Just as they had anticipated.

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(Notes: I'd like to thank all the readers who helped me reach my goal of 100 reviews! Thank you so much! I feel like so totally special now! I'm off to go brag immensely about it to my friends. LOL! Also, the next update may take a while as the next few coming chapters are going to be super-lengthy and will take a while to type.)