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"Junior?" Kim almost spat his name out. This wasn't her idea of her saint and redeemer. It was some warped joke. He wasn't supposed to be some knight in shining armor. 'Oh well. I guess that's what really happens.' Kim thought to herself jaded.
"Junior?" Shego echoed Kim in disbelief. Shego then caught two things in Juniors hand. A laser pen, and a large thick key ring. Maybe Junior wasn't so stupid after all.
Junior fled to them panting. He was dressed head to toe in a yellow silk kimono. He had obviously been at a tanning booth or perhaps a hot springs; whatever it was, Shego decided, it couldn't possibly be as hot as what she felt burning her neck right now. The flames were quite close after all. "Junior! Get out of here! You'll be killed!" Ron warned him as he tried to squirm amongst the chains. "Ron!" Everyone yelled at once. Was Ron actually dense enough to try to reject their rescuer? Apparently. "How ever did you get the keys?" Drakken questioned curiously.
"Well, I found father and I . . ." Shego cut him off. She didn't have time to hear another one of Junior's lame father/son stories. "Save it for later! Get us out of here first!" Shego thought for a moment that her tutoring might have knocked some sense into him, but no, Junior was still dumber than a boulder.
Junior clicked on the laser pen and started to deliquesce the chains. Junior suddenly screamed, "Ahhh! My Kimono's on fire!" Shego groaned, 'Oh for the love of . . .' "Just take it off!" Kim hollered at the hysterical dimwit. Junior let his kimono be devoured by the greedy blaze while he went back to work with his laser pen. 'Come on . . . come on . . .'Kim was thinking anxiously. If he was quick enough, she could escape with her friends. Wait what was she thinking? This was Junior. They were doomed.
The group suddenly felt lighter and they felt the earth shake slightly when the chains hit the ground. Everyone's gasping lightened a bit. The chains were no longer crushing their lungs. "Good Boy." Shego told him. Oh my god. Did she just say, 'good boy' to Junior? Like a dog? Shego chuckled to herself. Sometimes she just took control so easily.
"Untie the ropes Junior." Scarlet coughed tiredly. Her forehead was beginning to throb and spin. 'If we get out of here? Will I make it to the door?' Scarlet asked herself, her eyelids starting to close. Then they sprang back open. No. She wasn't going to let herself die that easily. Maybe she just ought to hold her breath.
"This is some knot!" Junior remarked as he untied it. "Please hurry." Kim whispered. She was too weak to yell anymore. She couldn't even see Junior. He was right in front of her too. The smoke was horrifying.
"I got it!" Junior exclaimed! Junior unraveled the ropes quickly. They could all move about freely! Well, almost. Their hands were still handcuffed to the wall. Shego suddenly saw how close the flames were to them. She gasped and backed into the beam. She couldn't go any further.
But the flames were already on Scarlet. The trim of her pants had been coated in starving flames. Scarlet tried to scream but was too weak so she simply said, "Get me out of here now."
The poor boy hurried over to Scarlet-Rose with his key ring. "Fan it up!" Ron said trying to think logically. "Ron no!" It was too late. Scarlet waggled her leg and the flames exploded up to her knee. "Ah!" Scarlet screamed as she felt it burning away the fabric. "Let's see now . . . which key was it again?"
"Oh for the love of . . . you mean to tell me that you came here to rescue us with absolutely no idea which key unlocks the handcuffs?" Shego's voice quavered tigerishly. "You're going to smash something aren't you?" Junior faltered jittering as he started to try the many keys. Scarlet gasped as she tried to ignore the excruciating pain in her leg. Her other leg had caught on fire too, Scarlet's face was a pale purple color when she saw the flames surge up to her waist. "Help me!"
The cuffs clicked. Junior had found the right key. It took about six tries but he had found it. "I'm free!" Scarlet screeched as she rushed away from the flame scene. As soon as she was out of flame territory, she bolted out the door, her pants still flaming. "Stop-drop-roll!" Ron reminded her confidently.
Junior unlocked Shego next. Shego prudently made a jump as far as she could away from the burning stage. She landed badly on her ankle but that wasn't going to stop her. Shego popped it quickly back into place and then reassured the others, "I'm going to go call the police!" Shego was then gone as well.
Drakken was released next. Drakken also made a leap off the platform. He landed quite in order. Drakken got on his hands and knees and crawled to the door. It would be critical to inhale anymore of the smoke.
Ron was impatient. He grabbed the keys and freed one hand. He left the handcuff attached to his other hand. Once Ron had freed himself from harms way, He stood there, staring at his beloved. Still helpless. Still Trapped. "Ron!" Kim cried. "Get out of here!"
Ron was stubborn. "No. Not without you." Kim's heart began to beat a bit faster, "I'm fine," she grunted. "Get yourself out of here." "No!" "Ron!" Kim's voice was stern and inhuman this time. Ron looked slightly staggered. "Ron you have to go!" Kim pleaded him. "I can't . . ." Ron collapsed to his knees. "Please!" Kim's tone was frantic now. Ron shook his head. "I don't want anyone else I love to get hurt! I'm going to protect you forever!" Kim felt a glow escape from all of her pores. That was so, sweet. So romantic. Josh would have never said anything like that to her. "Ron. You'll only make things worse by being here. Trust me. I'll always come running to you." Kim finished affectionately.
Ron sniffled. "Okay KP. If you say so." His voice was mellow and troubled. Ron walked out of the burning room quite slowly. "I love you." Kim said just as he left.
Junior struggled with the key. "The key! It doesn't work!" Kim groaned. "Never mind, just get yourself out of here!" "Not without you!" Junior cried as he scrabbled through the key ring desperately. Kim didn't have time to explain the whole necklace thing to him. 'Oh god. Oh god.' She prayed to herself mutely. "Maybe I can pick it! Do you have a pin?" Kim shook her head. She never wore pins in her hair on account she always wore it down. Kim watched dismally as Junior tried more keys. She looked around the room. The villains were long departed. Even if Shego had called the police, they were gone. There must be some way to get free faster. There were about forty different keys on that ring! "Junior," She said abruptly, "Use your laser pen!" Kim suggested. Junior reached in his pocket for his laser pen. But of course, being the dimwit he was, he accidentally dropped it into the flames.
Kim roared out some gibberish words in frustration. How could he be so stupid? Dropping the pen into the fire! Kim bashed her head against the beam then wished she hadn't. 'Ow. I just lost about ten billion brain cells.' She thought.
Junior was starting to panic. "What do I do? Oh no!" Junior's voice was swooning. "Junior get a hold of yourself!" Kim said in alarm. It was no use. Junior was too overwhelmed with panic. He had gone into a trance of fear.
Junior raised his leg and kicked the support beam. "Let go of my blue fox!" He yelled at the beam angrily. "Are you mad?" Kim screamed at him. Junior kicked it harder and harder. The roof began to shake. "Junior stop! Everything is going to be okay!" Her voice was choking up. 'Please god, no.' Kim had another quick prayer. But it was too late.
Junior's muscular foot rose up and kicked a mighty kick. There was a crack, louder than the bonfire itself. Then the roof collapsed.
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"Junior?" Kim almost spat his name out. This wasn't her idea of her saint and redeemer. It was some warped joke. He wasn't supposed to be some knight in shining armor. 'Oh well. I guess that's what really happens.' Kim thought to herself jaded.
"Junior?" Shego echoed Kim in disbelief. Shego then caught two things in Juniors hand. A laser pen, and a large thick key ring. Maybe Junior wasn't so stupid after all.
Junior fled to them panting. He was dressed head to toe in a yellow silk kimono. He had obviously been at a tanning booth or perhaps a hot springs; whatever it was, Shego decided, it couldn't possibly be as hot as what she felt burning her neck right now. The flames were quite close after all. "Junior! Get out of here! You'll be killed!" Ron warned him as he tried to squirm amongst the chains. "Ron!" Everyone yelled at once. Was Ron actually dense enough to try to reject their rescuer? Apparently. "How ever did you get the keys?" Drakken questioned curiously.
"Well, I found father and I . . ." Shego cut him off. She didn't have time to hear another one of Junior's lame father/son stories. "Save it for later! Get us out of here first!" Shego thought for a moment that her tutoring might have knocked some sense into him, but no, Junior was still dumber than a boulder.
Junior clicked on the laser pen and started to deliquesce the chains. Junior suddenly screamed, "Ahhh! My Kimono's on fire!" Shego groaned, 'Oh for the love of . . .' "Just take it off!" Kim hollered at the hysterical dimwit. Junior let his kimono be devoured by the greedy blaze while he went back to work with his laser pen. 'Come on . . . come on . . .'Kim was thinking anxiously. If he was quick enough, she could escape with her friends. Wait what was she thinking? This was Junior. They were doomed.
The group suddenly felt lighter and they felt the earth shake slightly when the chains hit the ground. Everyone's gasping lightened a bit. The chains were no longer crushing their lungs. "Good Boy." Shego told him. Oh my god. Did she just say, 'good boy' to Junior? Like a dog? Shego chuckled to herself. Sometimes she just took control so easily.
"Untie the ropes Junior." Scarlet coughed tiredly. Her forehead was beginning to throb and spin. 'If we get out of here? Will I make it to the door?' Scarlet asked herself, her eyelids starting to close. Then they sprang back open. No. She wasn't going to let herself die that easily. Maybe she just ought to hold her breath.
"This is some knot!" Junior remarked as he untied it. "Please hurry." Kim whispered. She was too weak to yell anymore. She couldn't even see Junior. He was right in front of her too. The smoke was horrifying.
"I got it!" Junior exclaimed! Junior unraveled the ropes quickly. They could all move about freely! Well, almost. Their hands were still handcuffed to the wall. Shego suddenly saw how close the flames were to them. She gasped and backed into the beam. She couldn't go any further.
But the flames were already on Scarlet. The trim of her pants had been coated in starving flames. Scarlet tried to scream but was too weak so she simply said, "Get me out of here now."
The poor boy hurried over to Scarlet-Rose with his key ring. "Fan it up!" Ron said trying to think logically. "Ron no!" It was too late. Scarlet waggled her leg and the flames exploded up to her knee. "Ah!" Scarlet screamed as she felt it burning away the fabric. "Let's see now . . . which key was it again?"
"Oh for the love of . . . you mean to tell me that you came here to rescue us with absolutely no idea which key unlocks the handcuffs?" Shego's voice quavered tigerishly. "You're going to smash something aren't you?" Junior faltered jittering as he started to try the many keys. Scarlet gasped as she tried to ignore the excruciating pain in her leg. Her other leg had caught on fire too, Scarlet's face was a pale purple color when she saw the flames surge up to her waist. "Help me!"
The cuffs clicked. Junior had found the right key. It took about six tries but he had found it. "I'm free!" Scarlet screeched as she rushed away from the flame scene. As soon as she was out of flame territory, she bolted out the door, her pants still flaming. "Stop-drop-roll!" Ron reminded her confidently.
Junior unlocked Shego next. Shego prudently made a jump as far as she could away from the burning stage. She landed badly on her ankle but that wasn't going to stop her. Shego popped it quickly back into place and then reassured the others, "I'm going to go call the police!" Shego was then gone as well.
Drakken was released next. Drakken also made a leap off the platform. He landed quite in order. Drakken got on his hands and knees and crawled to the door. It would be critical to inhale anymore of the smoke.
Ron was impatient. He grabbed the keys and freed one hand. He left the handcuff attached to his other hand. Once Ron had freed himself from harms way, He stood there, staring at his beloved. Still helpless. Still Trapped. "Ron!" Kim cried. "Get out of here!"
Ron was stubborn. "No. Not without you." Kim's heart began to beat a bit faster, "I'm fine," she grunted. "Get yourself out of here." "No!" "Ron!" Kim's voice was stern and inhuman this time. Ron looked slightly staggered. "Ron you have to go!" Kim pleaded him. "I can't . . ." Ron collapsed to his knees. "Please!" Kim's tone was frantic now. Ron shook his head. "I don't want anyone else I love to get hurt! I'm going to protect you forever!" Kim felt a glow escape from all of her pores. That was so, sweet. So romantic. Josh would have never said anything like that to her. "Ron. You'll only make things worse by being here. Trust me. I'll always come running to you." Kim finished affectionately.
Ron sniffled. "Okay KP. If you say so." His voice was mellow and troubled. Ron walked out of the burning room quite slowly. "I love you." Kim said just as he left.
Junior struggled with the key. "The key! It doesn't work!" Kim groaned. "Never mind, just get yourself out of here!" "Not without you!" Junior cried as he scrabbled through the key ring desperately. Kim didn't have time to explain the whole necklace thing to him. 'Oh god. Oh god.' She prayed to herself mutely. "Maybe I can pick it! Do you have a pin?" Kim shook her head. She never wore pins in her hair on account she always wore it down. Kim watched dismally as Junior tried more keys. She looked around the room. The villains were long departed. Even if Shego had called the police, they were gone. There must be some way to get free faster. There were about forty different keys on that ring! "Junior," She said abruptly, "Use your laser pen!" Kim suggested. Junior reached in his pocket for his laser pen. But of course, being the dimwit he was, he accidentally dropped it into the flames.
Kim roared out some gibberish words in frustration. How could he be so stupid? Dropping the pen into the fire! Kim bashed her head against the beam then wished she hadn't. 'Ow. I just lost about ten billion brain cells.' She thought.
Junior was starting to panic. "What do I do? Oh no!" Junior's voice was swooning. "Junior get a hold of yourself!" Kim said in alarm. It was no use. Junior was too overwhelmed with panic. He had gone into a trance of fear.
Junior raised his leg and kicked the support beam. "Let go of my blue fox!" He yelled at the beam angrily. "Are you mad?" Kim screamed at him. Junior kicked it harder and harder. The roof began to shake. "Junior stop! Everything is going to be okay!" Her voice was choking up. 'Please god, no.' Kim had another quick prayer. But it was too late.
Junior's muscular foot rose up and kicked a mighty kick. There was a crack, louder than the bonfire itself. Then the roof collapsed.
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