They had been through four further rooms, a spike trap, a shark pit, and a room filled with snakes. The fourth room was filled with two robots, that hadn't reacted right away, a until they approached. Then they turned into Bonnie's sisters, and had attacked her, with accusations, that they shouldn't have been able to know. It had affected her badly, and Kim had been forced to destroy the robots to get them to stop. They were still in that fourth room, Bonnie curled up on the floor, crying. Kim was on the floor as well, sitting cross legged facing her, calmly waiting for her to stop, and relax to the point she could form a coherent sentence. So far an hour had past, and she hadn't yet done so. Unable to think of anything better to do, Kim was waiting quietly. Bonnie sniffled, the first noise beside her tears Kim had heard.
"Thank you." Bonnie said, leaning forwards as she coiled her legs below her.
"For what?" Kim asked quietly.
"Not leaving, after what you heard about me." Bonnie replied, still sniffling. Kim smiled.
"You're welcome. There's nothing I heard that would have driven me off anyway." Kim waved dismissively.
"Even about the choker?" Bonnie asked. "And my plan?"
"I probably would have done the same in your position." Kim smiled.
"I hate that." Bonnie snorted.
"Hate what?" Kim asked curiously.
"Your blind acceptance of everything." Bonnie snapped. "It's really annoying. I find it hard to pour my heart out to someone who's just going to say it's okay, and I understand. A little emotion would be really nice." Kim noted how easily Bonnie went from sob to attack, but ignored it. She sighed.
"I was trying to be understanding, and get you to calm down so we could get out of here, but you want the truth? Fine, I think that was a rotten thing to do, even for you. Two sides, and you win either way. I can't believe that you're that much of a monster to do that on purpose. I don't think you even thought of it until you made the offer." Kim poked her in the chest. Bonnie glared.
"You're right, but what difference does it make I did it, so how can you forgive me?" Bonnie snapped back. Kim shrugged.
"Simple, I'm more than just a bit focused on getting out of here alive, so forgiving you is the simplest way to accelerate that. Besides, I don't really care. The necklace was beautiful, but it was really too much." Kim replied. "It's actually still sitting on my dresser in it's box." She grinned, rising to her feet. Bonnie stared, then took the hand Kim offered. They rose, and stepped into the next hall. There was something odd about this one. Down the center ran a long, narrow catwalk. To either side, electrical wire ran.
"The wire is at least, 230,000 watts ladies." Came the mystery voice.
"Just great." Bonnie snorted. Kim chuckled.
"We do this kind of balancing thing all the time, just relax and move." Kim grinned, and stepped out on to the walkway. Bonnie followed after a moment. Halfway down the line, the lights went out. "What the?" Kim snapped.
"This isn't good." Bonnie replied.
"Hands and knees?" Kim suggested.
"Never thought I'd say it, but yes." Bonnie replied.
At the end of the catwalk, the lights came back on, and they moved into the next room, just to get away from that hall. The rush was what betrayed them. Kim stepped on a floor panel she'd normally have seen, and the floor in the center of the room fell away, into a pit of lava below. Bonnie couldn't stop in time, and slammed into Kim. They both went over the side.
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"I told you they'd fail." Said the first voice.
"And so close. Only one room remaining." Came the second voice.
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"What is that?" Connie asked as Ron produced Rufus from his pocket.
"Naked Mole Rat, name's Rufus." Ron grinned.
"Hi." Rufus commented, after yawning and stretching. They were kneeling beside the air vent Lonnie had found. It was small, but large enough for Rufus to descend.
"Rufus, buddy, here's what we need, go down the air vents, and see if you can find a larger corridor and some doors so we can get in to rescue Kim. Failing that, find Kim. Got it?" Ron asked. Rufus nodded, and dove down the vent shaft.
"Can he do it?" Connie asked. Ron grinned.
"Haven't found anything he can't just yet." He laughed. "You don't seem very worried about Bonnie." He commented. She sighed.
"I am, to be honest, I really am, but as confident as you seem, that this, Kim wouldn't let anything happen to her, I don't..." She trailed off, unsure how to voice it.
"Don't feel a need to let Lonnie know it?" Ron asked.
"I guess, yeah." She glanced around, as if to make sure said person wasn't around. "I can see why Kim likes you." She grinned.
"What? How do you know that she?" Ron stared. Connie giggled.
"Our dear sister talks in her sleep." She laughed. "Besides, you're cute." Ron blushed.
"Who's cute?" Lonnie asked, reappearing from out of the woods. "And have you found anything yet?"
"Rufus is looking, but nothing just yet." Ron replied.
"What's a Rufus?" Lonnie asked. Aforementioned mole rat appeared out of the pipe, and she yelped. "What is that!"
"That's a Rufus." Ron grinned. "Find anything?"
"Grate." He replied sadly.
"It's alright buddy." Ron replied. "We'll find them."