"The Trap"


Prom was just over a week away and excitement was in the air. Prom was being held at the Middleton Natural History Museum in one of the exhibition halls. The theme for this year's prom was "Written in the Stars." The last exhibit in the hall was called "Space Odyssey" and was in the process of being taken down to move onto the next museum in its tour. This year's prom committee had really outdone themselves. Special arrangements were made to allow some of the exhibit features to remain up during the prom. With the space exhibit features still on the roof and walls along with the special UV lighting, it looked it you were inside a planetarium. The all-night party afterward was being held in the Middleton gymnasium. The seniors cherished these last few weeks as friends would be heading in different directions soon after graduation.

Kim, Monique, Eric and Bobby planned on meeting for dinner after school to just hang out and enjoy each other's company. Ron and Tara had been invited but they had a previous dinner commitment with Tara's family.hb

Back in Drakken's lair, they were reviewing the plan. Drakken had paid one of the seniors at school to keep a tab on Kim's social plans this week so they knew of tonight's dinner plans. Eric was scheduled to pick Kim up at her house at 7 and they would be meeting Monique and Bobby at the restaurant at 7:30. The plan was just have Drakken's henchmen create a distraction for Kim while Shego went and grabbedEric. Drakken had previously once successfully figured out how to jam communication with Wade and Kim when he was pretending to be Wade to get Kim to steal the transportulator from Dr. Dementor. Wade figured it out and since beefed up security. But with Hencho's help, Drakken figured out how he could at least jam the signal at least temporarily. Wade's security was too good now for them to pretend to be Wade but they figured out how to at least temporarily disrupt communication to the kimmunicator. The goal was to jam communication between Wade and Ron.

Later that evening Ron was at Tara's house at 6 having dinner with her family. They had planned on going for a walk through Middleton Park after dinner and some chitchat with her family.

It was approaching 6:30 in Kim's loft room and her kimmunicator went off as Kim was getting ready.

"Hey Wade, what's the sitch?"

"Drakken's henchmen have been spotted in Upperton. I'm still trying to figure out what they are up to. No sign of Drakken or Shego so far."

Kim groaned, such like Drakken to ruin dinner plans. Kim sighed, "Beep Ron and let's get this over with. Do we have a ride to Upperton yet? Hopefully something fast, maybe I can still make a late dinner."

"Kim, I can't get a hold of Ron. I can't reach his kimmunicator. It's like the signal is getting jammed. I am working on it. I should have it figured out soon."

Kim looked at the clock. "There is no sign of Drakken or Shego?"

Wade shook his head no. "Keep trying to get a hold of Ron. I need a ride ASAP. Without Shego there this should be very quick. I just need to figure out what no good Drakken's goons are up to."

Wade typed away. "Ok, I got your ride arranged. The helicopter should be landing in Middleton Park in 15 minutes. I'll keep trying to get a hold of Ron." Kim turned off her kimmunicator and called Eric and Monique to let them know the situation. She told them hopefully this would be quick and they could just do a late dinner. She's call them if she could make it back home by say 8:30 and she'd just meet somewhere. Kim wiped off the makeup she'd been putting on and put on her mission clothes and ran out the door.

Shego headed over to Eric house to grab Eric. Eric was in great shape so under normal circumstances he would have held his own but against Shego, he was no match. The helicopter arrived in Upperton and Kim made her way to where Drakken's henchmen were spotted but they were nowhere to be found. Kim wasn't too happy she made her way out to Upperton missing dinner to find nobody there. Kim beeped Wade.

Wade appeared on the screen and said, "Kim, we've got a major problem."

"You figure out what they are up to."

"The activity in Upperton was a decoy. Drakken visited the site and left this video for you."

Wade pushed a button and the video played. It was a video of Dr. Drakken:

"Hello Kimberly Ann Possible. You have interfered with my plans for world domination for the last time. We have something that I think you will recognize."

The camera panned to the left and Eric was sitting on the floor inside a steel cage. His feet were tied together. His hands were tied behind his back and his torso was tied to the bars. Eric was screaming, "Somebody help me, please."

The camera panned back to Drakken. "If you care about the well being of your Eric you will come alone and surrender yourself to me. You have 3 hours. I have beachfront property waiting for me off the coast of France, don't be late."

Shego's face popped on the screen. "Kimmie, I hope you're late, he's quite handsome. You don't mind if I get to know him a little better do you?"

Drakken pushed Shego out of the picture. "Oh and princess don't plan on trying any funny business." The camera panned to the top of the cage. The light on the laser cannon was blinking. "This is an auto tracking laser and it's locked on your precious Eric." The camera then panned to a large metal enclosure to the side of the cage. On the enclosure was a electrical warning message: WARNING! Extremely High Voltage. The camera then panned around the cage. It was completely metal and the camera stopped to show several large heavily shielded leads running from the electrical enclosure to the base of the cage. "The cage can be electrified with a very lethal voltage." The camera zoomed on a dark round glass enclosure protruding from the top of the cage next to a laser. "This is a highly sensitive biometric motion sensor. You come within then 10 feet of the cage and it will be electrified."

The camera zoomed in on Drakken's face, an evil grin on his face. "Surrender is your only option. The clock's ticking Ms. Possible." Drakken started laughing evilly and you could hear Shego laughing in the background." The video stopped.

Wade appeared back on the screen. "I'm still trying to get a hold of Ron."

"Wade, you saw the video. I have to go alone."

"But Kim…"

"No butts Wade. I'm not going to take any unnecessary risk, I am going alone. This is way personal. Drakken and Shego are going to pay for trying to interfere with my chance for happiness. The new battle suit is in need of testing right?"

Wade nodded his head.

Kim with a look of determination said, "Time for a field test." Kim rushed home to change into the new battle suit. She then rushed to Drakken's lair. As she ran, she saw the cage and Eric with a gag over his mouth tied inside the cage. He looked really scared. She looked up and saw Drakken in a control room upstairs.

Kim heard a voice, "Looks like Kimmie came to play." Shego was twirling around a large key chain with a single key around her index finger. "Looking for this?"

Kim with an angry look on her face started toward Shego. "Not so fast princess."

Shego produced a small remote from her pocket and pushed a button. Kim heard a noise coming from the cage. She turned around and saw the laser move and a laser pointer shine a red dot on Eric's forehead. She saw Eric thrash around to try and escape. "Take another step and your boyfriend is going to need serious medical attention." Kim froze instantly. "Your backpack and kimmunicator, throw them here now." Kim looked at her backpack full of Wade's gadgets and took her kimmunicator out of her pocket. She then looked at a very frightened Eric still thrashing around inside the cage. Shego grew impatient, "I'm not going to ask you again Kimmie." Shego's thumb was getting closer to one of the buttons on the remote. Reluctantly Kim threw her backpack and kimmunicator to Shego. Shego caught them and with her glowing right hand, instantly smashed the kimmunicator into pieces. She tossed the backpack to a henchmen saying, "Take this upstairs. Let's see what new gadgets the nerdlinger has created."

Shego stared at Kim's new battle suit. "Looks like Kimmie got an upgrade. Let's see what you got." Shego jingled the key in her right hand and the remote in her left hand. She set both on a table next to her. "Winner gets the key, the controls to the cage and the prize inside. He's pretty handsome I must admit. So what's he doing with you?" Shego laughed. Kim had a nasty look on her face. Shego continued, "What happen to Mr. Artist? Were you too much to handle for him? He was pretty cute too? Mind if I call him up Kimmie?"

"You're going to pay for this Shego."

"Oh, I'm so scared. Bring it on sister."

Shego charged her hands and lunged at Kim. They exchanged blows for a few minutes sending the other back reeling several times. Shego let off a bit and she hit the ground hard from a flying side kick from Kim. Shego groaned and rubbed her head. I can't believe I have to let Kimmie win. How embarrassing.

Drakken came on the intercom, "Shego, grab the key and remote!"

Kim leaped in the air, did a mid-air summersault and landed next to the table and picked up the key. "That move won cheer regionals." She picked up the remote and pushed the button and saw the laser inside the cage deactivate. She also turned off the power generator that could electrify the cage. She saw the red warning siren above enclosure turn off. She took the batteries out of the remote and then dropped it and smashed it with her foot. Kim picked up the key and ran toward the cage. She unlocked the cage door and opened it so hard, it went flying and hit the side of the cage with a thud. She ran inside and knelt next to Eric. "Eric, I am so sorry for what they did to you."

Just then the door slammed shut and she heard Drakken's evil laughter. Kim got up and ran toward the cage door. She put the key back in from the inside and tried to open the door. The key turned and the door appeared to be unlocked but the door would not swing open, it wouldn't even budge. Kim leaned her back into it to try and push it open with no luck. She ran back to the far side of the change and went running up to the cage and jumped into the air with a flying kick into the cage door. Again, it didn't move and Kim landed hard on the ground. "Ow." Kim groaned and slowing got back up rubbing her legs.

Suddenly she saw the laser about them power back up and it focus in on her She saw the high voltage warning siren above the electrical enclosure turn back on. She heard Shego start laughing and saw the door to the upper control booth open and Drakken appear on the catwalk. Shego said, "You thought you could beat me princess? I let you win." Drakken spoke from the catwalk, "Did Shego forget to mention I can control the cage from up here? Don't bother trying to open the door. It's sealed with a super strong magnetic lock."

Shego looked at Kim with her evil smile. "Sorry Kimmie, it must have slipped my mind." Shego looked up at Drakken and said, "I can't believe a plan of yours actually worked. We've won, we've defeated Kim Possible."

"And you questioned my plan. I told you I found Kim Possible's weakness."

Drakken looked at Kim with his evil grin and then at Eric inside the cage. "Thank you Kimberly Ann Possible for getting so wrapped up with your new boyfriend that you became careless enough to walk into my trap."

"It's not over yet Drakken and Shego?"

They laughed. "Are you referring to the sidekick? You came here alone did you not? If the buffoon does show up, we're ready."

Just then Monkey Fist walks into the room with an evil smile. "Ron Stoppable will show up and thanks to you Kim Possible, I got the bait I need to get him to surrender the Lotus Blade to me."

Kim gasped, "Me…"

Monkey Fist rised his fists, "I shall become Supreme Monkey Ruler."

Drakken interjected, "We! Weshall be uh, supreme world rulers. You would not have Kim Possible without me."

Monkey fist raised his hairy right hand in the air and made a fist. "Without Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable in our way, I will control the power of the Lotus Blade and the world will bow to us."

Drakken, Shego and Monkey fist all broke out in evil laughter.


To be continued……