Kim Possible and Street Hawk vs the Consortium p 9
Disclaimer: I do not own Kim Possible or Street Hawk. Wish I did though.
Breaking News and Counter-Ambush Plans
That night, while Ron is exercising his legs, Norman interrupts his workout, saying, "Ron, come quick! There's something you need to see on the news." Ron shrugs and gets up. As he walks out of the weight room and gets to the television, he sees Bonnie with a scowl on her face. He then turns his attention to the television screen.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have just received a communication from a man claiming to be responsible for the construction of the machine that was stopped yesterday by Street Hawk and War Bird. His face is not seen, yet his voice can clearly be heard."
The screen then switches over to the message. "Attention people of Middleton. I am responsible for the creation of the magnificent machine that attacked your pathetic town yesterday. I have built another machine and will only tell it's location to Street Hawk. Street Hawk, I'm sure you're watching. So, unless you wish for your town to be destroyed, meet me at midnight at Middleton Salvage Yard. Come alone. If you will, I will."
The screen then cuts back to the newscaster and he says, "Once again, that was a communication we have just received from the man responsible for creating the massive machine that had been disabled yesterday." Norman turns off the television and starts scowling.
Ron thinks about the voice he had just heard and says, "It's Duff Killigan's voice. But he does not have the mental capacity to create that kind of machine. The only smarts he has is for making and hitting exploding golf balls. Only Motor Ed has the ability to build it. I think it may be a trap. Bonnie, go to Kim's house, pick her and her gear up and meet us at the air field. We need to make a counter plan for a possible ambush."
Bonnie nods and asks, "When are we going to attack? If he's going to spring it, he's going to do it before midnight."
Ron replies, "We strike when we're ready, Bonnie. After you pick Kim up, come back here and get War Bird ready. Then come on out to the air field. We may need air/fire support." Bonnie nods and leaves Command Center. Ron then goes into the changing room to change into his reinforced armor racing suit. When he comes back out, he nods at Norman for him to open the bay.
Norman opens it and asks, "What's the plan, Ron?"
Ron replies, "We're going to use Rolling Base to transport Street Hawk to the air field. Going to need every bit of fuel if we're going to pull this off." Norman nods in understanding as Ron goes over to the cycle, kicks up the kickstand and wheels the cycle over to the van. As Ron approaches, Norman opens the back doors on the van and lowers the ramp so the bike can be loaded up. Ron chuckles at the thought of going after Motor Ed again as he loads the cycle into the van. After it's loaded,Norman then raises the ramp and closes the door. That done, they leave Command Center, knowing it's possible they may never see it again.
Bonnie arrives at Kim's house and knocks on the door. Kim opens it and sees Bonnie. She then starts to ask when Bonnie whispers, "Get your gear. We're going to Command Center. After there, we're going to the air field." Kim nods, hands Rufus to Bonnie and runs upstairs to get her custom fitted gear. She finds a bag and puts it all into it.
Meanwhile, Bonnie is coming up with an interesting alibi for Kim. "Mr. Dr. Possible, Kim is coming over to my house for a slumber party. Would that be all right?"
Mr. Dr. Possible replies, "As long as you can wait for Joss. She may want to go too. In fact, I think I hear Slim's pick-up now."
Bonnie smiles slightly when she hears the doorbell ring. She cheerily says, "I'll get it." She opens the door and sees a spunky young preteen. She then says, "You have got to be Joss."
Joss smiles and says, "That I am. You know my cousin Kim?"
Bonnie smiles and replies, "I sure do. I go to school with her and Ron. I'm Bonnie Rockwaller."
Joss replies, "Howdy, Bonnie. How's Ron doing? Kim told me about what had happened to him."
Bonnie replies, "He's holding his own. Here comes Kim." She then turns and sees Kim coming down with a bag.
Kim, in turn, sees Joss with Bonnie, winking the 'slumber party' alibi and thinks, 'This is going to be a problem.' She then walks over, kneels down and says, "Sorry, Joss. But something came up. Let's do a slumber party tomorrow night, Bonnie. I'm sure Joss would like to do that."
Joss gets a suspicious look on her face and says, "I guess I can join you tomorrow night, Kim. I even heard about your engagement to Ron. It was on the news in Texas, every channel." She then hugs Kim and feels something strange about Kim's belly. She looks up at her and asks, "Kim, are you pregnant?"
Kim smiles and replies, "I am. Going on two months now. When did you learn about that?"
Joss replies, "It's in our human development classes. We have one every year." She then looks around and asks, "Where's Ron?"
Bonnie replies, "Ron's at work right now, Joss. I'll be sure to tell him you're in town when I see him again."
Joss asks, "What kind of work does Ron do? The injury he has will surely keep him from crime-fighting."
Kim replies, "I guess you may say he's a test pilot these days."
Joss mulls this over and says, "Spankin'. I hope the pay's good."
Bonnie replies, "Oh yeah, health insurance, big paycheck. Plenty for Ron to take care of Kim and the baby with." Handing Rufus to Joss, she adds, "Here, why don't you watch Rufus? It'll give you guys a chance to catch up a bit." Joss nods with a slight smile on her face, eager to catch up. At that, they leave the house, Kim looking behind her and waving bye to Joss and Rufus, them waving right back. They then get into Bonnie's car and head for Command Center.
Shego and Mego get into Shego's rental and start following Bonnie's car at a discreet distance. They then see the car drive into an abandoned warehouse. They slip out of the car and start toward the building. Suddenly, they hear a helicopter start up from inside the warehouse and a loud sliding noise. When the noise stops, they see the helicopter rise up from the roof and make it's way toward the air field.
In War Bird, Kim looks over at Bonnie and is still in surprise at her. Her one-time High School nemesis is now a helicopter pilot on the side of Justice. She doesn't look behind her, otherwise she would have seen a car following them along the roadway.
Mego asks, "What are we doing, Shego? It's obvious that Kim has a secret. I say we let her keep it."
Shego replies, "I don't know myself, Mego. But I want to find out. If it winds up saving Kimmy's life, I'm all for snooping. After all, she's going to be a Mom. I get the feeling that Ron is mixed up in this somehow. Why and how, I have no idea." With that, they follow the helicopter to the air field, being stopped by a gate. The brother and sister then exit the car and slip over the fence, running toward a hangar the helicopter is landing in front of.
Once Bonnie has touched down, she powers down War Bird and opens her door. Kim does the same and they both walk toward Ron and Norman. As they walk in, they see Street Hawk parked by Rolling Base. Ron turns, sees Kim and breaks out his silliest grin. He then goes over to her and embraces her, giving her a massive kiss, not knowing that they were followed by Shego and Mego.
When they separate from the kiss, Ron says, "Why don't you get your gear on, KP? Gonna need all hands for this one." Kim nods and heads for the ladies' room to change, Bonnie in tow. Norman, meanwhile, goes over to Sky Base and opens the back door. When it's completely down, he goes up into the plane and unstraps Sand Hawk. Ron sits at the table and finishes hammering out the details of the plan, bending both of his knees.
Shego and Mego get close to the hangar and see a surprising sight. Shego says, "Look at Ron. He's able to bend his knee. His right knee. But his right leg was stiff. He was able to defeat me by keeping his right leg stiff, now he's able to bend it! Was what happened to him a lie?"
Mego replies, "I don't think it was, sis. Believe it or not, I took an interest in Medicine recently, especially x-rays, and I looked at Ron's. What I saw wasn't pretty. Both his knee joint and cap were glued together and reinforced with screws at either side of the joint. Which can only mean one thing. Ron Stoppable is Street Hawk."
Shego asks, "Then how do you explain his knee?"
"My guess is it's a prosthesis acting as his replacement knee. The prosthesis was just approved before Ron's accident. Like the week before. Let's get closer. Looks like they're making plans." Shego nods at this and they both run to get closer without being spotted.
Kim and Bonnie come out of the restroom wearing armored suits and handguns on their left shoulders, carrying their helmets underneath their arms. When they get to the table, Ron starts the briefing.
"Okay, first off, I'm glad to see everyone involved is getting into the field tonight. While there is a slight chance we could get hurt, we also need to remember that if we don't do this, others may be hurt. Here's the game plan. Norman, you're in Rolling Base. You park three blocks away from the target site. Bonnie, you're with War Bird. You are my eyes in the sky and also anti-sniper. You pick up anyone with a weapon that doesn't register as friendly, wipe them out, no questions asked. You're also the Medevac. If this thing goes south, we'll need a quick exit for any living wounded, be it we or the other side. KP, you're with Sand Hawk. You'll be a block away. You're my ground back up. Killigan said for me to come alone, but I do not trust that loony golfer one minute, at all. If he's intact and an innocent dupe, I want you to pick him up and evac him out of there. The target site is the Middleton Salvage Yard. That's right, the same place I lost my original knee. I kid you not, we are in for the biggest fight of our lives, so watch your sixes, all of you."
He then extends his fist and says, "No matter what happens, it's been a pleasure working with you guys. I'm just saying it just in case." Tears from her eyes, Kim slams her fist into Ron's. Nodding, Norman slams his fist in as well. Smiling her barracuda smile, Bonnie slams her fist in as well. Ron nods and says, "All in, all out."
As Norman and Bonnie head for their vehicles, Kim stops Ron and says, "Remember what I told you, Ron. I'd prefer our child to know who his or her Father is, not that he didn't come home after a mission. If I have to go through it alone, I won't make it. So watch your six as well."
Ron smiles and replies, "Don't worry, Kim. As you would say, no big. We'll zip in, destroy the new machine, zip out again and be able to get married. I, too, would like our child to know me, just like I would like to know our child."
He then does a quick prayer in Hebrew and translates it for her benefit. "Lord, please watch over my bride-to-be, our child and myself. Amen." He wraps Kim in a passionate embrace and plants a huge kiss on her, full Frencher.
Breaking from the kiss, Kim sighs and strokes his cheek for luck, puts her helmet on and boards Sand Hawk. Ron in turn puts his helmet on, goes to Street Hawk and powers it up. Bonnie gets into War Bird and starts it up, adjusting the collective pitch as the rotor blades pick up speed.
Norman starts Rolling Base and heads out first. War Bird takes off second. Sand Hawk and Street Hawk nod at each other as Sand Hawk powers up, rolls out of Sky Base and they both roll out together, side by side.
