"Good luck!" called Drakken from the shore as he watched Kim, Ron, and Shego swim out to the coral where the Kimmunicator lay hidden, deep in the rocks. The wind was all but dead in the mid-day sunlight, so the sea was eerily calm and quiet as they made their way out to the rocks. Kim and Ron kept their distance from Shego, who seemed all too happy to stay as far away from them as possible.
Ron muttered to Kim as they reached the targeted area, "You sure this is a good idea, KP?"
"Of course it's not a good idea," his best friend replied fiercely, "But it's the only idea we've got." On an unspoken signal, all three of them dove down into the water.
There were no sign of the small, bloodthirsty fish that had plagued the water earlier that day, they swam straight to the shadowy cavern mouth surrounded by jagged chunks of rock, washed white by the sea. All three moved swiftly, unconsiously aware of the time limit. After the time limit was past, their lungs would involuntarily force them to breathe water, in doing which would cause them to sink to the ocean's bottom and die a slow, wracking death of suffocation.
When they came to the rock wall, Kim pulled her hairdryer/grappling hook, and snagged the edge of the thick sheet of rock with the eight-pronged hook. She handed it to Ron, who threw his weight against the tug of the rope. Straining, he managed to go against the gravity of the water and pull the enormous rock a few feet to the right, enough for Kim and Shego to slip past.
15 seconds of fast swimming brought them to the giant boulder which had halted Kim's first attempt at getting to the Kimmunicator. Shego moved up the extremely narrow space that the Kimmunicator had slipped through, and placed her hands inside the space and on top of the boulder. The rock sizzled beneath hands that glowed with lime green fire. The water that surrounded them slightly dulled the heat, but it was enough. Digging her claws into the softened chunk of the rock, the villainess pulled back hard. The slightly-melted section of rock tore away from the rest of the boulder, leaving a hole between the cavern's ceiling and the boulder that was just big enough for Kim to slide through.
The agent looked around for the prize they'd come all this way for, and spotted the small device where she had last seen it, lying on the muddy ocean floor a few feet from the white-washed boulder. She swum down and snatched the Kimmunicator, then pushed off the ground and quickly get past the large rock.
Her enemy was waiting, and Kim tensed as she saw the villain's claws flex apprehensively. But then Shego decided it wasn't worth the risk of drowning to get the device. After exchanging a glare, they both turned and swam quickly back the way they'd come, feeling the pressure in their chests as their lungs began to crave air.
Through a crack in the rock, Ron saw the two shapes coming along the tunnel, and planted his feet into the mud to get a firm hold as he pulled as hard as he could on the grappling hook. The rock obediently moved to open the path for the two. But as they approached, the rope rippled with the strain of holding back such a great weight, and, despite Ron's pulling, with a tearing sound the extremely-strong rope ripped in half and the rock settled back into the mud, blocking the way once more.
Kim and Shego halted abruptly, and through a shallow crack in one side Kim saw Ron, helplessly staring at the detached grappling hook and the piece of rope that floated limply in the water. Shego didn't wait for explanations but furiously set upon the rock with glowing hands, slashing at the wall of rock.
But this stone was stronger then the boulder and also stronger then most metals, so although she created a big dent in the side of the rock, it still managed to stay intact. But she kept at it, and Kim joined her efforts with hammering blows.
On the other side, Ron looked around desperately for a sharp rock, a piece of rusted metal that might have fallen from a cargo ship, anything that might be remotely helpful to helping Kim break down the wall. What he saw might have even seemed funny if it wasn't such a hopeless situation.
The teenage boy grabbed the plastic handle of the broken hairdryer/grappling hook and smashed it once against a small rock that jutted out from the muddy. A large section of the plastic on the underside of the device broke off, revealing a sharp metal edge. He turned to the place on the sheet of rock where Kim and Shego were madly pounding through the rock, and brought the metal edge down on it as hard as he could. Since the rock was softened by Shego's whips of plasma, and since the metal was sharp from being protected by the plastic outside covering of the hairdryer, he was able to tear a long slash through the wall, the steel shrieking in protest as it tore through the stone. WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! And in 3 furocious kicks, Kim kicked her way out.
At top speed, all three shot out of the cave entrance and rocketed towards the surface. But then Kim gave Ron a "As-if-we-didn't-have-enough-to-deal-with" look as silver blurs swam towards them from above. His face was turning blue from lack of oxygen, and although she couldn't see herself, her bursting lungs let her know full well what their situation was. Even Shego's face was even greener then normal.
All three shot straight into the school of carnivorous fish. Kim slapped away as many fish as they could, wincing as they clamped their jaws into her skin. Frantically pushing through the fish, Kim spotted a path to the surface. Her lungs screamed for oxygen.
But she looked back first to make sure Ron was all right. He wasn't. Just like her, he'd been weakened by oxygen deprivation. But then again, Ron had never been that strong to start with, and the main number of fish were concentrating their efforts on him, sensing his weakness and reacting just like all predators. By sheer numbers, they overwhelmed the teenager, tearing at his skin. Kim dove back into the swarm and grabbed Ron's shirt collar, then shot through the fish and towards the surface.
The two broke through the surface with a spray of salt water, and bobbed weakly in the surf, spitting out water. For awhile the teen hero and her sidekick could do nothing but gasp in one breath after another, concentrating on the sweet, sweet air that filled their oxygen-deprived lungs. Neither took any notice when Shego bobbed to the surface a few meters from them.
After a few minutes, the three began to regain their senses. Kim turned to Ron and said dryly, "Well that was fun."
"Yeah." He took another shaky breath.
"Let's never, ever do that again." she said firmly.
He nodded. "Definetely."
Author's Note: Hey, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. This was all done in one go, and it took 3 hours. Yeah, that's pretty much all I've got to say. I think the next chapter will be the last, so look for it (and yes, don't worry, the appearance of the stranger will be explained in the next and final chapter).
Random KP Quote Of The Day:
Kim: Oh, does he have too much Kimness now too?
Ron: Not exactly. He's just a control freak, you're, well...Yeah, you are like-!...Wow that's weird.
-Coach Possible
Ron muttered to Kim as they reached the targeted area, "You sure this is a good idea, KP?"
"Of course it's not a good idea," his best friend replied fiercely, "But it's the only idea we've got." On an unspoken signal, all three of them dove down into the water.
There were no sign of the small, bloodthirsty fish that had plagued the water earlier that day, they swam straight to the shadowy cavern mouth surrounded by jagged chunks of rock, washed white by the sea. All three moved swiftly, unconsiously aware of the time limit. After the time limit was past, their lungs would involuntarily force them to breathe water, in doing which would cause them to sink to the ocean's bottom and die a slow, wracking death of suffocation.
When they came to the rock wall, Kim pulled her hairdryer/grappling hook, and snagged the edge of the thick sheet of rock with the eight-pronged hook. She handed it to Ron, who threw his weight against the tug of the rope. Straining, he managed to go against the gravity of the water and pull the enormous rock a few feet to the right, enough for Kim and Shego to slip past.
15 seconds of fast swimming brought them to the giant boulder which had halted Kim's first attempt at getting to the Kimmunicator. Shego moved up the extremely narrow space that the Kimmunicator had slipped through, and placed her hands inside the space and on top of the boulder. The rock sizzled beneath hands that glowed with lime green fire. The water that surrounded them slightly dulled the heat, but it was enough. Digging her claws into the softened chunk of the rock, the villainess pulled back hard. The slightly-melted section of rock tore away from the rest of the boulder, leaving a hole between the cavern's ceiling and the boulder that was just big enough for Kim to slide through.
The agent looked around for the prize they'd come all this way for, and spotted the small device where she had last seen it, lying on the muddy ocean floor a few feet from the white-washed boulder. She swum down and snatched the Kimmunicator, then pushed off the ground and quickly get past the large rock.
Her enemy was waiting, and Kim tensed as she saw the villain's claws flex apprehensively. But then Shego decided it wasn't worth the risk of drowning to get the device. After exchanging a glare, they both turned and swam quickly back the way they'd come, feeling the pressure in their chests as their lungs began to crave air.
Through a crack in the rock, Ron saw the two shapes coming along the tunnel, and planted his feet into the mud to get a firm hold as he pulled as hard as he could on the grappling hook. The rock obediently moved to open the path for the two. But as they approached, the rope rippled with the strain of holding back such a great weight, and, despite Ron's pulling, with a tearing sound the extremely-strong rope ripped in half and the rock settled back into the mud, blocking the way once more.
Kim and Shego halted abruptly, and through a shallow crack in one side Kim saw Ron, helplessly staring at the detached grappling hook and the piece of rope that floated limply in the water. Shego didn't wait for explanations but furiously set upon the rock with glowing hands, slashing at the wall of rock.
But this stone was stronger then the boulder and also stronger then most metals, so although she created a big dent in the side of the rock, it still managed to stay intact. But she kept at it, and Kim joined her efforts with hammering blows.
On the other side, Ron looked around desperately for a sharp rock, a piece of rusted metal that might have fallen from a cargo ship, anything that might be remotely helpful to helping Kim break down the wall. What he saw might have even seemed funny if it wasn't such a hopeless situation.
The teenage boy grabbed the plastic handle of the broken hairdryer/grappling hook and smashed it once against a small rock that jutted out from the muddy. A large section of the plastic on the underside of the device broke off, revealing a sharp metal edge. He turned to the place on the sheet of rock where Kim and Shego were madly pounding through the rock, and brought the metal edge down on it as hard as he could. Since the rock was softened by Shego's whips of plasma, and since the metal was sharp from being protected by the plastic outside covering of the hairdryer, he was able to tear a long slash through the wall, the steel shrieking in protest as it tore through the stone. WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! And in 3 furocious kicks, Kim kicked her way out.
At top speed, all three shot out of the cave entrance and rocketed towards the surface. But then Kim gave Ron a "As-if-we-didn't-have-enough-to-deal-with" look as silver blurs swam towards them from above. His face was turning blue from lack of oxygen, and although she couldn't see herself, her bursting lungs let her know full well what their situation was. Even Shego's face was even greener then normal.
All three shot straight into the school of carnivorous fish. Kim slapped away as many fish as they could, wincing as they clamped their jaws into her skin. Frantically pushing through the fish, Kim spotted a path to the surface. Her lungs screamed for oxygen.
But she looked back first to make sure Ron was all right. He wasn't. Just like her, he'd been weakened by oxygen deprivation. But then again, Ron had never been that strong to start with, and the main number of fish were concentrating their efforts on him, sensing his weakness and reacting just like all predators. By sheer numbers, they overwhelmed the teenager, tearing at his skin. Kim dove back into the swarm and grabbed Ron's shirt collar, then shot through the fish and towards the surface.
The two broke through the surface with a spray of salt water, and bobbed weakly in the surf, spitting out water. For awhile the teen hero and her sidekick could do nothing but gasp in one breath after another, concentrating on the sweet, sweet air that filled their oxygen-deprived lungs. Neither took any notice when Shego bobbed to the surface a few meters from them.
After a few minutes, the three began to regain their senses. Kim turned to Ron and said dryly, "Well that was fun."
"Yeah." He took another shaky breath.
"Let's never, ever do that again." she said firmly.
He nodded. "Definetely."
Author's Note: Hey, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. This was all done in one go, and it took 3 hours. Yeah, that's pretty much all I've got to say. I think the next chapter will be the last, so look for it (and yes, don't worry, the appearance of the stranger will be explained in the next and final chapter).
Random KP Quote Of The Day:
Kim: Oh, does he have too much Kimness now too?
Ron: Not exactly. He's just a control freak, you're, well...Yeah, you are like-!...Wow that's weird.
-Coach Possible