Chapter 2: Promise me.....
Shego returned to Drakken's secret lair with the Aries stone and handed it over.
"What took so long?" Drakken said grabbing the stone.
"What took so long? How 'bout a thank you Shego?" Shego said.
"Thanks." Drakken said.
"What's it do?" Shego asked.
"What? oh...well...uhh..well..." Drakken said not sure what to say. Shego raised her eyebrow and put her hands on her hips.
"It's obvious really! It's just that I can't put it into words that a "side kick" can understand." said Drakken as he cradled the stone in his hands and turned his back to her and headed to the door which lead into the main room of his lair.
"Sure...." Shego said, as she leaned back on the wall and filed her nails, which seems to be her favorite pass time.
Drakken then closed the door behind him and quickly got to studying the properties of the stone. He also studied some of the ancient manuscripts which spoke of the Aries stone and although he didn't understand most of it he gathered from it that the stone did indeed hold some mystical power which could transform the user of the stone into a being of legendary power! However a few problems stood in his way. First of all, he had no idea how to gain access to this power. He tried everything he could think. He tried breaking it open with a hammer...with hilarious results. He tried blasting it with a laser....with hilarious results. He tried biting it....with hilarious results. He tried yelling at it...with...not so hilarious results and in the end discovered nothing new. He left the room in a dejected state and shuffled his feet across the floor with his back hunched over and his arms hanging loosley. Shego smiled and pushed against the wall she was leaning against and stood up straight.
"I'm guessing you didn't find out anything really useful..." said Shego.
"Shut up.." Drakken said, not even raising his head to look at her as he continued to shuffle his feet across the floor and to his bedroom.
"I'll take that as a no." said Shego almost laughing.
MEANWHILE......
"BEEP BEEP BEEP!" Ron looked up from his bed and pushed the snooze button on his alarm clock and quickly returned to sleep. Rufus woke up to in all too familiar scene. Rufus reawoke Ron to the sight of the "8:25" clock which made Ron get ready for school and soon off he went. Again he walked down the empty hall and once again met Bonnie who was by her locker on a cell phone. Ron walked past her.
"Yeah and....hold on a minute." Bonnie said to the unknown person on the cell phone. "Late again Stoppable? Were you born so pathetic, or did you actually have to work on it?" Bonnie said laughing at her own joke. Ron laughed sarcastically and continued on to his class. Ron walked into class and just like Kim said, he got detention this time. Kim smacked her forehead when she heard it and Ron could do nothing but grin as the whole class chuckled at his perdicament. He took his familar seat next to Kim who didn't even bother to look at him. At lunch time, Kim and Ron took their usual seat.
"I told you not to be late anymore! Now I will have to work on this job by myself today!" Kim said.
"Hey, don't worry KP, its only one day, I'm sure you can handle it." Ron said while taking a big bite out of his lunch cassorole.
The school day ended and Ron reported to detention and Kim went on by herself to investigate and find the whereabouts of Shego and Drakken. Wade had told her that their base of operation was probably on some obscure island that he showed her on a map and after securing a ride with a friend who owed her a favor (you know, the person who always thanks Kim for a past job that wasn't in any real episode and she says "no big.") and was soon on her way to retrieve the Aries stone.
MEANWHILE....
Drakken woke up from his nap to see the Aries stone which layed there, mocking his intelligence.
He continued to work on ways to find its secret but knew deep down that it was hopeless....he really had no idea had to get it work. . He looked over at Shego for a second, who was fast asleep and thought about about the good old days when there was actually some hope for his mildly retarded schemes actually working. Drakken then remembered the stone. He grabbed it and brought it close to his face and laughed.
"This stone.....has no power!!" Drakken yelled. Shego was woken abrubtly by his yell.
".....hmm? What?" She asked.
"Of course, it' so simple...the secret is....there is no secret!" Drakken again yelled.
"Are you sure?" Shego said.
"If it does....it is of no use to us...." Drakken said with unusual sophistication.
"Is that so?" Shego said unimpressed.
"Yes....yes it is." Drakken said while crossing his arms.
"Well that was a waste of time!!! Next time do some research before you send me to pick up useless rocks!!!" Shego said disgusted.
"That's not fair! I..." Drakken stopped there as Kim Possible somersaulted through the door and then striked at Karate pose.
"Kim Possible!" Drakken said, faking his surprise since he knew it was just a matter of time before she came looking for the stone.
"If you're here for the stone just take it...." said Shego reading a magazine not even looking up at Kim. Kim's arms dropped from her karate pose and her mouth dropped open.
"Are you serious?" Kim asked.
"Of course she's not! Shego, Attack!!" Drakken ordered.
"Why? You said it was useless right?" Shego said.
"It's the principle of the thing! We can't just return stolen stuff! We're the bad guys remember!" Drakken said in a near tantrum.
"Fine..." Shego said jumping out of her chair. She then made her fists glow and attacked Kim.
"I knew it was too good to be true." said Kim to herself.
Kim and Shego fought each other and were about evenly matched. Each punch was blocked and every kick countered. Finally Kim found an opening in Shego's defenses and got in a good kick to Shego's stomach which sent her flying a few feet and caused Drakken to cringe back. Shego quickly recovered and composed herself yet she knew she was hurt and probably couldn't win. Just as they were about to go for another round the giant glass window on the roof was smashed and soldiers rappelled through the broken window and down the walls. Kim, Shego, and Drakken were surprised and now uncertain. Who were these guys? Enemies? Friends? They needed answers. Just as the last soldier rappelled down the man from the museum appeared in the doorway.
"Kim Possible! I though you could use some help!" said the Museum guy. A feeling of relief passed over Kim and a feeling of despair passed over Drakken and Shego. Kim quickly turned around to face the two cornered villians.
"Give up the stone already!" Kim commanded. Shego's eyes however showed that she had no intention of going quietly. Drakken on the other hand hid his face behind Shego as he buried it in Shego's back.
"If you want it, come and get it!" Shego then grabbed Drakken under one arm and the Aries stone under the other and backflipped to the back door and exited.
"After her!" the man commanded his mercenary soldiers and they quickly chased after Shego. Kim too followed and after going through a few rooms cornered Shego in a room with no exit for her.
"It's over! Give the stone up thieves!" Said the Museum guy with anger in his voice.
"I tried Drakken.." said Shego with disappointment in her eyes as she dropped Drakken and threw the stone over to the man. The man caught it and instantly a happiness took over his face and he laughed in celebration.
"Well, I guess you have the stone back." Kim said as she walked toward the Museum guy.
"HAHAHAHA!!! I sure do! .....However...I can't let any of you leave...you see...this stone's power is too incredible to be known by you mortals...." the man said. Kim immediately backed up....and for the first time in a very long time she was actually scared.
"What are saying? I helped you get back the stone for the museum!" Kim quickly said. Shego and Drakken on the other hand had backed up to the wall and once again Drakken hid behind Shego.
"ahh, yes you did! Which is why I must destroy you! You have incredible skill and talent...which could pose a threat to the stone "Aries." The man said with a small grin on his face.
"My mercenaries...leave none alive!" The men opened fired, but of course Kim and Shego were to nimble to be hit by the dimwitted mercenaries and Drakken had taken refuge behind a thick metal cylinder.
"Come on you retards! Shoot them!" The Museum guy screamed. The mercenaries continued to shoot and continued to miss. The man gritted his teeth and the reality of Kim's and Shego and Drakken's escape became a plausible outcome. Just then Shego jumped in front of the man.
"Foolish man!" Shego yelled at him before flipping right over him. The mercenaries though had shot just as she moved out of the way and instead of shooting Shego, shot their own employer. They ceased fired and had realized their mistake. The man had a stunned looked on his face as blood began to flow from his wounds. He slumped to the floor and dropped the Aries stone beside him.
"It can't end this way...." the man murmurred. His blood began to flow on the floor as Shego stood there with a smile on her face, Kim stood in shock and Drakken had just barely stuck his head out from behind the cylinder where he was hiding. The blood touched the stone which immediately started to glow. Everyone in the roomed gasped simultaneously.
The stone glowed a bright white and a sound began to eminate from it.
"Is this the secret?" Drakken wondered out loud.
The stone then began to levitate into the air and the sound it made became louder.
"What's happening?" Kim said, and at that moment wished that Ron was with her.
"What a day to get detention Ron!" Kim thought out loud.
The stone then stayed and hovered about 6 feet in the air. And a strange voice came from within the stone.
"Who's blood and despair has awaken me?" the stone said. The man then looked up.
"I did...I am Jude..." the man said, who had just revealed his name.
"Jude...your despair summoned me....now promise me..."
"Promise what?" Jude asked with difficult since he was dying.
"Promise me your soul.....My flesh and your soul shall merge to create a new being!"
"I..." Jude began to mutter. However Kim then realized what was happening. The mercenaries still stood there dumbfounded as Kim ran over to Jude to stop him from making his unholy pact. Shego on the other hand had already made her way to Drakken.
"Come on...we gotta get out of here before this gets outta hand!" Shego then grabbed Drakken by the hand, she didn't have the strength to carry him again, and lead him out the door as fast as she could. Kim on the other hand had just reached Jude and attempted to grab the hovering stone. The stone however was completely unaffected and actually supported Kim as she hung from it. She then looked down at Jude as he muttered.
"I promise you....my soul!"
The stone then released a wave of energy which blew Kim off the stone and the mercenaries to the walls. The stone then floated over to Jude and hovered about an inch over his head. It the released a blinding light and the voice then spoke again much louder that it had been.
"I am Velius.....the devil!" The blinding light incompassed Jude's body and Kim and the mercenaries were forced to cover their eyes from the blinding light. The whole building began to shake and the light only became brighter and the noise the stone had been making changed from a light "whirrring" noise to a very loud noise which reminded Kim of a volcano erupting. The noise, shaking, and light then subsided in a few seconds and Kim looked up to see what had happened to Jude.....
To be continued.
Shego returned to Drakken's secret lair with the Aries stone and handed it over.
"What took so long?" Drakken said grabbing the stone.
"What took so long? How 'bout a thank you Shego?" Shego said.
"Thanks." Drakken said.
"What's it do?" Shego asked.
"What? oh...well...uhh..well..." Drakken said not sure what to say. Shego raised her eyebrow and put her hands on her hips.
"It's obvious really! It's just that I can't put it into words that a "side kick" can understand." said Drakken as he cradled the stone in his hands and turned his back to her and headed to the door which lead into the main room of his lair.
"Sure...." Shego said, as she leaned back on the wall and filed her nails, which seems to be her favorite pass time.
Drakken then closed the door behind him and quickly got to studying the properties of the stone. He also studied some of the ancient manuscripts which spoke of the Aries stone and although he didn't understand most of it he gathered from it that the stone did indeed hold some mystical power which could transform the user of the stone into a being of legendary power! However a few problems stood in his way. First of all, he had no idea how to gain access to this power. He tried everything he could think. He tried breaking it open with a hammer...with hilarious results. He tried blasting it with a laser....with hilarious results. He tried biting it....with hilarious results. He tried yelling at it...with...not so hilarious results and in the end discovered nothing new. He left the room in a dejected state and shuffled his feet across the floor with his back hunched over and his arms hanging loosley. Shego smiled and pushed against the wall she was leaning against and stood up straight.
"I'm guessing you didn't find out anything really useful..." said Shego.
"Shut up.." Drakken said, not even raising his head to look at her as he continued to shuffle his feet across the floor and to his bedroom.
"I'll take that as a no." said Shego almost laughing.
MEANWHILE......
"BEEP BEEP BEEP!" Ron looked up from his bed and pushed the snooze button on his alarm clock and quickly returned to sleep. Rufus woke up to in all too familiar scene. Rufus reawoke Ron to the sight of the "8:25" clock which made Ron get ready for school and soon off he went. Again he walked down the empty hall and once again met Bonnie who was by her locker on a cell phone. Ron walked past her.
"Yeah and....hold on a minute." Bonnie said to the unknown person on the cell phone. "Late again Stoppable? Were you born so pathetic, or did you actually have to work on it?" Bonnie said laughing at her own joke. Ron laughed sarcastically and continued on to his class. Ron walked into class and just like Kim said, he got detention this time. Kim smacked her forehead when she heard it and Ron could do nothing but grin as the whole class chuckled at his perdicament. He took his familar seat next to Kim who didn't even bother to look at him. At lunch time, Kim and Ron took their usual seat.
"I told you not to be late anymore! Now I will have to work on this job by myself today!" Kim said.
"Hey, don't worry KP, its only one day, I'm sure you can handle it." Ron said while taking a big bite out of his lunch cassorole.
The school day ended and Ron reported to detention and Kim went on by herself to investigate and find the whereabouts of Shego and Drakken. Wade had told her that their base of operation was probably on some obscure island that he showed her on a map and after securing a ride with a friend who owed her a favor (you know, the person who always thanks Kim for a past job that wasn't in any real episode and she says "no big.") and was soon on her way to retrieve the Aries stone.
MEANWHILE....
Drakken woke up from his nap to see the Aries stone which layed there, mocking his intelligence.
He continued to work on ways to find its secret but knew deep down that it was hopeless....he really had no idea had to get it work. . He looked over at Shego for a second, who was fast asleep and thought about about the good old days when there was actually some hope for his mildly retarded schemes actually working. Drakken then remembered the stone. He grabbed it and brought it close to his face and laughed.
"This stone.....has no power!!" Drakken yelled. Shego was woken abrubtly by his yell.
".....hmm? What?" She asked.
"Of course, it' so simple...the secret is....there is no secret!" Drakken again yelled.
"Are you sure?" Shego said.
"If it does....it is of no use to us...." Drakken said with unusual sophistication.
"Is that so?" Shego said unimpressed.
"Yes....yes it is." Drakken said while crossing his arms.
"Well that was a waste of time!!! Next time do some research before you send me to pick up useless rocks!!!" Shego said disgusted.
"That's not fair! I..." Drakken stopped there as Kim Possible somersaulted through the door and then striked at Karate pose.
"Kim Possible!" Drakken said, faking his surprise since he knew it was just a matter of time before she came looking for the stone.
"If you're here for the stone just take it...." said Shego reading a magazine not even looking up at Kim. Kim's arms dropped from her karate pose and her mouth dropped open.
"Are you serious?" Kim asked.
"Of course she's not! Shego, Attack!!" Drakken ordered.
"Why? You said it was useless right?" Shego said.
"It's the principle of the thing! We can't just return stolen stuff! We're the bad guys remember!" Drakken said in a near tantrum.
"Fine..." Shego said jumping out of her chair. She then made her fists glow and attacked Kim.
"I knew it was too good to be true." said Kim to herself.
Kim and Shego fought each other and were about evenly matched. Each punch was blocked and every kick countered. Finally Kim found an opening in Shego's defenses and got in a good kick to Shego's stomach which sent her flying a few feet and caused Drakken to cringe back. Shego quickly recovered and composed herself yet she knew she was hurt and probably couldn't win. Just as they were about to go for another round the giant glass window on the roof was smashed and soldiers rappelled through the broken window and down the walls. Kim, Shego, and Drakken were surprised and now uncertain. Who were these guys? Enemies? Friends? They needed answers. Just as the last soldier rappelled down the man from the museum appeared in the doorway.
"Kim Possible! I though you could use some help!" said the Museum guy. A feeling of relief passed over Kim and a feeling of despair passed over Drakken and Shego. Kim quickly turned around to face the two cornered villians.
"Give up the stone already!" Kim commanded. Shego's eyes however showed that she had no intention of going quietly. Drakken on the other hand hid his face behind Shego as he buried it in Shego's back.
"If you want it, come and get it!" Shego then grabbed Drakken under one arm and the Aries stone under the other and backflipped to the back door and exited.
"After her!" the man commanded his mercenary soldiers and they quickly chased after Shego. Kim too followed and after going through a few rooms cornered Shego in a room with no exit for her.
"It's over! Give the stone up thieves!" Said the Museum guy with anger in his voice.
"I tried Drakken.." said Shego with disappointment in her eyes as she dropped Drakken and threw the stone over to the man. The man caught it and instantly a happiness took over his face and he laughed in celebration.
"Well, I guess you have the stone back." Kim said as she walked toward the Museum guy.
"HAHAHAHA!!! I sure do! .....However...I can't let any of you leave...you see...this stone's power is too incredible to be known by you mortals...." the man said. Kim immediately backed up....and for the first time in a very long time she was actually scared.
"What are saying? I helped you get back the stone for the museum!" Kim quickly said. Shego and Drakken on the other hand had backed up to the wall and once again Drakken hid behind Shego.
"ahh, yes you did! Which is why I must destroy you! You have incredible skill and talent...which could pose a threat to the stone "Aries." The man said with a small grin on his face.
"My mercenaries...leave none alive!" The men opened fired, but of course Kim and Shego were to nimble to be hit by the dimwitted mercenaries and Drakken had taken refuge behind a thick metal cylinder.
"Come on you retards! Shoot them!" The Museum guy screamed. The mercenaries continued to shoot and continued to miss. The man gritted his teeth and the reality of Kim's and Shego and Drakken's escape became a plausible outcome. Just then Shego jumped in front of the man.
"Foolish man!" Shego yelled at him before flipping right over him. The mercenaries though had shot just as she moved out of the way and instead of shooting Shego, shot their own employer. They ceased fired and had realized their mistake. The man had a stunned looked on his face as blood began to flow from his wounds. He slumped to the floor and dropped the Aries stone beside him.
"It can't end this way...." the man murmurred. His blood began to flow on the floor as Shego stood there with a smile on her face, Kim stood in shock and Drakken had just barely stuck his head out from behind the cylinder where he was hiding. The blood touched the stone which immediately started to glow. Everyone in the roomed gasped simultaneously.
The stone glowed a bright white and a sound began to eminate from it.
"Is this the secret?" Drakken wondered out loud.
The stone then began to levitate into the air and the sound it made became louder.
"What's happening?" Kim said, and at that moment wished that Ron was with her.
"What a day to get detention Ron!" Kim thought out loud.
The stone then stayed and hovered about 6 feet in the air. And a strange voice came from within the stone.
"Who's blood and despair has awaken me?" the stone said. The man then looked up.
"I did...I am Jude..." the man said, who had just revealed his name.
"Jude...your despair summoned me....now promise me..."
"Promise what?" Jude asked with difficult since he was dying.
"Promise me your soul.....My flesh and your soul shall merge to create a new being!"
"I..." Jude began to mutter. However Kim then realized what was happening. The mercenaries still stood there dumbfounded as Kim ran over to Jude to stop him from making his unholy pact. Shego on the other hand had already made her way to Drakken.
"Come on...we gotta get out of here before this gets outta hand!" Shego then grabbed Drakken by the hand, she didn't have the strength to carry him again, and lead him out the door as fast as she could. Kim on the other hand had just reached Jude and attempted to grab the hovering stone. The stone however was completely unaffected and actually supported Kim as she hung from it. She then looked down at Jude as he muttered.
"I promise you....my soul!"
The stone then released a wave of energy which blew Kim off the stone and the mercenaries to the walls. The stone then floated over to Jude and hovered about an inch over his head. It the released a blinding light and the voice then spoke again much louder that it had been.
"I am Velius.....the devil!" The blinding light incompassed Jude's body and Kim and the mercenaries were forced to cover their eyes from the blinding light. The whole building began to shake and the light only became brighter and the noise the stone had been making changed from a light "whirrring" noise to a very loud noise which reminded Kim of a volcano erupting. The noise, shaking, and light then subsided in a few seconds and Kim looked up to see what had happened to Jude.....
To be continued.