Ron ran panting down the hall. Rufus chattered for a moment. "No, we can't
stop at the Coke machine!" Ron stared at him incredulously. "I mean, not
only do we have to save Kim, but I'm out of quarters!" "Aw," Rufus hung his
head.
"Yeah, I know," Ron said. "I wanted Sierra Mist too." He continued running down the west hall, desperately trying to reach the south hall before it was too late.
"Hang on, Kim!" he shouted, the echo coming back at him.
~
Kim's eyelids fluttered open slowly. She sat up, rubbing her forehead, groaning slightly. Then realization struck. "I...lost," she said, shocked.
"Yup, you lost," came a voice. Kim whirled around, and saw that she was in a cage. "Who are you?"
"Why, Kimmie, I'm hurt," the shadow said, still standing in darkness. "You don't remember all the times we had together?"
"Well," Kim said, tapping her finger on her chin, "I'm guessing you're one of the villains I beat like a year or two ago."
"How smart you are," the stranger cooed. "Now I want you to imagine a pot of boiling water."
"Okay, imagining," Kim said half-heartedly. "Now imagine yourself screaming for mercy in that pot. Because hang on, sister, that's where you're gonna be!"
The shadow's cell-phone rang, and she stared angrily at it as she flipped it open. "I'm trying to intimidate her here," she said furiously. She listened. "Oh, really? You know, I'm sick and tired of plans changing and going with the wind...just once, would you please make up your mind for good? All right, all right, this is it...yeah, sure...whatever."
She flipped the phone closed. "Change of plans, Kimmie," she said. "Prepare to be amazed. See, all bunches of villains are coming over, and they're all eager to see Kim Possible at her worst. Hope you don't mind! Oh, by the way- prepare for hurt! Cause I'm sure they're all gonna want to get a shot in!"
The shadow laughed maniacally and exited the room. "Hurry, Ron," Kim thought as she banged at the bars furiously, determined to get out.
~
Ron panted to a stop as they reached the south hall. It was empty, except for the shattered remains of the monkey idol. "Whoever this maniac is," Ron said. "I have to admire their choice of idol to throw." Rufus nodded in agreement.
"Yes, well, this is a highly treasured artifact," a voice came from behind him. Ron turned to see Professor Googenheim bend over the artifact, looking quite upset.
Ron visibly relaxed, saying, "Oh, Professor Googenheim," he laughed. "I thought you were the shadow, and-"
"Yes, well," the professor murmured. "You were half-way correct." Before Ron had any sort of warning, the professor leaped up and pulled him down.
Ron was pinned to the floor. "Rufus!" he yelled. "Emergency maneuver 124, now!"
Rufus ran out of his pocket, and bit Professor Googenheim's ankle-hard.
"Ouch!" Googenheim yelped, and let go, hopping on one foot. Ron leapt up, and ran down the north hall, and found Kim's Kimmunicator on the floor.
"Wade, get me transportation, now!" he ordered. "I'm on it, Ron," Wade said, computer keys clicking.
Ron could hear the professor huffing behind him. Just as he exited the museum, a jet set itself down.
"Get on!" the pilot shouted. Ron leaped aboard and the jet took off before Professor Googenheim could grab him.
~
Kim struggled to get loose from her bonds, as she dangled over a slab of stone.
"You'll never get away with this!" she shouted at the blonde stranger.
The shadow laughed. "Oh, Kimmie, don't fool yourself. The buffoon won't get here in time, and even if you did beat me when you were younger, now I'm stronger-and I'll win."
And then the blonde stranger stepped into the light and revealed her face.
"Yeah, I know," Ron said. "I wanted Sierra Mist too." He continued running down the west hall, desperately trying to reach the south hall before it was too late.
"Hang on, Kim!" he shouted, the echo coming back at him.
~
Kim's eyelids fluttered open slowly. She sat up, rubbing her forehead, groaning slightly. Then realization struck. "I...lost," she said, shocked.
"Yup, you lost," came a voice. Kim whirled around, and saw that she was in a cage. "Who are you?"
"Why, Kimmie, I'm hurt," the shadow said, still standing in darkness. "You don't remember all the times we had together?"
"Well," Kim said, tapping her finger on her chin, "I'm guessing you're one of the villains I beat like a year or two ago."
"How smart you are," the stranger cooed. "Now I want you to imagine a pot of boiling water."
"Okay, imagining," Kim said half-heartedly. "Now imagine yourself screaming for mercy in that pot. Because hang on, sister, that's where you're gonna be!"
The shadow's cell-phone rang, and she stared angrily at it as she flipped it open. "I'm trying to intimidate her here," she said furiously. She listened. "Oh, really? You know, I'm sick and tired of plans changing and going with the wind...just once, would you please make up your mind for good? All right, all right, this is it...yeah, sure...whatever."
She flipped the phone closed. "Change of plans, Kimmie," she said. "Prepare to be amazed. See, all bunches of villains are coming over, and they're all eager to see Kim Possible at her worst. Hope you don't mind! Oh, by the way- prepare for hurt! Cause I'm sure they're all gonna want to get a shot in!"
The shadow laughed maniacally and exited the room. "Hurry, Ron," Kim thought as she banged at the bars furiously, determined to get out.
~
Ron panted to a stop as they reached the south hall. It was empty, except for the shattered remains of the monkey idol. "Whoever this maniac is," Ron said. "I have to admire their choice of idol to throw." Rufus nodded in agreement.
"Yes, well, this is a highly treasured artifact," a voice came from behind him. Ron turned to see Professor Googenheim bend over the artifact, looking quite upset.
Ron visibly relaxed, saying, "Oh, Professor Googenheim," he laughed. "I thought you were the shadow, and-"
"Yes, well," the professor murmured. "You were half-way correct." Before Ron had any sort of warning, the professor leaped up and pulled him down.
Ron was pinned to the floor. "Rufus!" he yelled. "Emergency maneuver 124, now!"
Rufus ran out of his pocket, and bit Professor Googenheim's ankle-hard.
"Ouch!" Googenheim yelped, and let go, hopping on one foot. Ron leapt up, and ran down the north hall, and found Kim's Kimmunicator on the floor.
"Wade, get me transportation, now!" he ordered. "I'm on it, Ron," Wade said, computer keys clicking.
Ron could hear the professor huffing behind him. Just as he exited the museum, a jet set itself down.
"Get on!" the pilot shouted. Ron leaped aboard and the jet took off before Professor Googenheim could grab him.
~
Kim struggled to get loose from her bonds, as she dangled over a slab of stone.
"You'll never get away with this!" she shouted at the blonde stranger.
The shadow laughed. "Oh, Kimmie, don't fool yourself. The buffoon won't get here in time, and even if you did beat me when you were younger, now I'm stronger-and I'll win."
And then the blonde stranger stepped into the light and revealed her face.