DISCLAIMER: The entire Kim Possible gang belongs to Disney. This story is written for the pleasure of the reader.
AND SO...
Chapter 17: Confrontations
The helicopter landed in front of the Stoppable residence, and as Kim got out, she turned back to The Russian pilot who had helped her.
"Thanks, Mr. Stoyanov." Kim smiled at him gratefully. "I don't know what I would have done without you."
Mr. Stoyanov smiled back. "It's no problem at all, Miss. Possible. I'm always here to help.
Kim gave a wave as the helicopter raised off the ground, and into the starry sky. She then remembered why she was there, and rushed up to Rons house.
She didn't even bother knocking, as she opened the door. Mrs. Stoppable walked into the room with a concerned look on her face. "Kimberly?" She asked.
"Ron." Kim tried to say. "Is Ron here? I need to talk to him."
"No, he just left." Mrs. Stoppable was confused. "He just stopped here about twenty minuts ago, to drop off his pet rat. And he left with some kind of sword. Is everything all right?"
Kim thought for a moment, and then horror crossed her face.
"Oh, NO!" And before Mrs. Stoppable could say another word, Kim bounded up the stairs to Rons room.
Rufus was depressed. Ron was gone. Kim was gone. And he didn't even have any Nacos to occupy his time! He had nothing to do but try to go to sleep, and that was proving very difficult.
So that's why he got the shock of his life when Kim Possible came stepping through the bedroom door.
"Rufu-" The red-head started, but the naked mole rat wouldn't let her finish. He took a flying leap and landed on Kims shoulder, hugging her as tightly as he could.
"Hey, I've missed you too, Rufus!" Kim returned the hug, but then got down to buisness. "Rufus. I need to know where Ron is. Please."
Rufus didn't hesitate. "Drakken!" He squeaked.
Kims banished her pinic and continued. "Do you know where Drakken is?"
Rufus shook his head no.
Kim sighed. "Does he have the Kimmunicator?"
Once again, the naked mole rat shook his head, and quickly scampered down her shoulder and under the bed. He came out with blue-device she knew so well.
Kim took it and pressed the beeping button, hopeing against hope that Wade would pick up.
And he did.
The screen jumped up, and Wade, in his pajamas, appeared, yawning.
"What's up, Kim?" A moment of silence passed, and realisation smacked the twelve year old in the face. "Kim!"
"Rufus was surprised too. Now, I need to know where Ron is."
"Why?" Wade asked curiously."
"Two reasons, genius." Kim snapped impatiently. "One: Because he's my boyfriend, and thinks I'm dead, and two: He might do something drastic!"
A look of hurt shined across Wades face, and Kim sighed.
"Look, I'm sorry Wade, it's just that I don't think we have much time, and I'm getting impatient. And it's good to see you." She smiled warmly.
Wade smiled back, the hurt he once had a moment ago now completely gone. He then remembered Kims urgency, and got to work.
"I sent Ron to Texas to stop Drakken just a little while ago. He should be arriving about now." Wade ansered.
"Texas?" Kim asked, confused. "I don't think Drakken has ever been there before. He always goes to the Appalachian mountains or something.
Wade shrugged. "Change of pace, I guess."
Kim nodded. "How fast can you get me to Drakkens lair?"
"Are you taking the teleporter?"
"Yeah, I guess, but why didn't Ron take the teleporter?"
"He said it makes him dizzy."
Despite her mood, Kim snorted.
"Alright, here are the coordinates: Texas, south seventy-one degrees, east twenty-three degrees."
"Got it. Send me now." She told him, and in thirty seconds, with Rufus in her pocket, she disappeared into the teleportation grid.
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Kim appeared in front of a huge cavern, and recognized it as Drakkens new lair at once. She was about to race inside when she noticed the red and black helicopter beside her. Something told her to check what was inside that helicopter, and Kim had learned long ago that she should trust her instincts, so, reluctantly, she climbed inside of the helicopter. After a minut or two of searching and finding nothing really important, she stumbled upon a small, brown folder, laying on the ground. She picked it up and started reading it.
June 14th, 2005,
This new plan to take over the world is perfect! Not even Shego knows what I'm planning! It's working out beautifully!
She turned forward a few pages.
June 17th, 2005,
She beat me, again! I don't know how, but she ALWAYS beats me! It's not fair! And what about Shego? Possible kicked her straight into that command signal pole! I only hope she's okay... Hmmm... Before that police car drove off, I think I saw Posible and Stoppable holing hands... Maybe...
Kim turned a couple more pages ahead, growing strangly anxious.
June 24th, 2005,
Shego found the folder. I should have been more careful. I think she is beginning to suspect something...
Feeling a bit sick, Kim turned to the final two entrys of Dr. Drakkens journal.
June 26th, 2005,
Shego says the she finally took care of Kim Possible, and after that sitchuation on the mountain, I finally took Shegos advice about using stealth. We got the fourth and final disc, Operation: Kabraxis is finally ready! I have found a new lair in Texas, and from their, we will launch our final plan. But now that I think of it, if Shego took care of Kim Possible, where is the buffoon? Hm. No matter. I have a world to desroy. Nothing will stop me this time.
June 27th, 2005,
Shego won't even talk to me! I can't take it any longer! This secret is too big for me to hold! I have to let it out. After I finsh Operation: Kabraxis, I am burning this book, so no one will ever see. What I am about to write must never leave my mind. Shego must never, ever know, that..
Kim read the last sentance, and dropped the journal to the floor of the aircraft, speechless. She tried to take in what she had just read, but just couldn't. Without a word, she jumped out of the helicopter, and ran through the cavern as fast as her legs would allow her.
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Dr. Drakken pushed the last of the three discs into their slot at the giant computor in his new lair. A loading bar appeared on the screen in front of him, and when finished, showed the last of the three passwords. He memorized it, and plucked the disc out of its slot. He then, slowly, took the last remaining disc, the one with the main program on it, and inserted it into the disc drive. One last loading bar came up, and then, suddenly, a deep, booming voice echoed through the cavern.
"Enter passowd, one."
Drakken silently typed, 'THERE,' and hit the enter key.
The word desolved, and the voice returned.
"Enter password, two."
The Doctor typed, quite simply, the word 'IS,' and once again pressed enter.
The same process went over again.
"Enter password, three."
Drakken typed the last password, slowly. 'HOPE.'
He pressed enter.
There was a flurry of motion on the computor screen, and suddenly options came up. Drakken moved over the one he wanted, and clicked.
Nuclear War-Heads.
A map of the world came up, and Drakken was about to click on the Russian continent, when there was a loud sound, as a wall of the cavern seemed the crumble down. Surprised, Drakken looked wildly over to where the damage was, and saw...
"Stoppable!"
Ronald Stoppable was standing in a pile of rubble, a determined look on his face.
And he was holding one very big hammer.
"Wha- What-" Drakken sputtered, looking from Ron to the enoarmus hammer in his hands.
Shego, hearing the noise from the back of the cavern, jumped in front of Ron, her hands already glowing with green flame.
Drakken blinked. One moment, Stoppable was holding a giant hammer. Then, as if magic, he was holding a Katana shaped Sword!"
"I was wondering when you'd show up, Stoppable." Shego sneered, looking at the Sword in Rons hand. "So, you think that measly little sword is gonna help you?" And with that remark, she lunged at the teenager, full force.
"Actually..." Ron muttered, just loud enough for her to hear. "I do." And suddenly, the 'measly little sword,' as Shego had called it, transformed into a brilliant white sheild, and Sheg0 slammed headfirst into it, sending her to the ground in a daze.
"What..." Shego put a hand to her aching head, and gasped, as Ron walked towards her, with an almost scary look on his face.
Holding not a sheild, but a metal crowbar.
She rolled out of the way as the head of the crowbar smashed into the ground, sending rock and metal rubble flying. Shego got up and was about to fight back, when Stoppables foor caught her in the chest, sending her flying into the wall, hard. She impacted with the wall with such force that she was knocked unconsious.
"Shego!" Drakken cried, and started running towards her, but fell to the ground halfway. He looked up and saw Ron standing above him, a dark glint in his eye. Drakken, more afraid then he had ever been in his life, started to move himself backward with his feet and hands, as he was still on the ground, but Ron followed him, anger glowing off of him.
"Dr. Drakken." Ron spat, still moving towards the villian. "In the period of two weeks, you've managed to currupt my favorite resturant, break the heart of the only one I've ever loved, but luckily, I was there to mend it back together again. Then, you almost blow us up in a huge feild of mines. And finally, you KILLED THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS!" He bellowed out at him, and Drakken, terrified, felt the space behind him come to an end, as he reached the wall of the lair.
"And for that..." Ron muttered, holding the magical Lotus Blade above his head. "For that... I'm going to do what you did to Kim." He raised the Blade up to its peak.
Drakken suddenly felt a rush of warm releif. Stoppable would finish him, and then, there would be no more secrets. He would never hurt again. Shego would never be hurt again, and at this thought, Drakken smiled.
He would be at peace, and maybe, just maybe, Karen was waiting for him...
Ron was about to bring the Sacred Blade down on Drakken, when he saw something in the reflection of the Swords mirror-like blade. It was a swish of red, a colour Ron would never forget his whole life.
And he heard the whisper.
"Ron."
The Lotus Blade clattered to the floor, as he turned around, with tears in his eyes.
"Ki-Kim?"
Kim Possible, with her flaming red hair reaching down to her shoulders, and he emerald green eyes shining in the light, was standing behind him.
All was silent for a breif moment, before Ron finally found the strength to speak.
"KIM!" He yelled, and with tears of joy and happiness running down his face like a waterfall, he raced up to his girlfriend, and wrapped her in the biggest hug anyone could ever imagine.
"Ron..." Kim muttered, her own tears staining Rons shirt, as she held him tightly.
"I thought- I thought tou were-" Ron choked on his words, as the tears continued to poor.
"It's okay, Ron. I'm alive and well." Kim squeezed him gently, before pulling apart, slowly and reluctantly. "But there one thing that you have to take care of." She looked directly at Drakken, who was cowering in surprise and fear.
Kim was about to continue when she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around to find Shego, with an annoyed look on her face.
"Alright, anyone wanna tell me why Possible is still alive, Stoppables weilding a magical sword, and Drakkens whimpering in the corner?"
Kim looked at her, almost with pity, and then back at Drakken. "Drakken, I think it's time you tell Shego your little secret."
Drakken looked horrified. "But- But I-" But he stopped when he saw Kim shake her head firmly.
"You've put her through enough trouble already, Drakken."
Drakken sighed in defeat, and stood up to Shego. "You're right. I can't hold this any longer. Shego, you have to know."
Shego was bewildered.
"What are you guys talking about!" She cried in desperation.
"Shego." Drakken seemed to look through Shegos dark green eyes. "This secret I've been holding from you... I've been keeping it for a lot longer than you think."
Shego was on the verge of going insane with curiousity. "And!"
"Shego, I-" Drakken gulped, sweat pouring down his face. "I- I am-"
Before Drakken could finish the sentance, black flame erupted from his fists.
"I'm your father, Shego."
Congrats to all the plot-guessers! Oh, and if you're wondering about Drakkens fists, I'll explain that in the next chapter. R&R!