DISCLAIMER: The entire Kim Possible gang belongs to Disney. This story is written for the pleasure of the reader.
To gargoylesama: Sorry about that, I totally forgot about Alaska! I never was good at Geography. And for your correction on the word, 'Magnet,' thanks for correcting me, I don't know why I thought it was spelled with a 'U'. Anyway, thanks for telling me.
AND SO...
Chapter 19: Two unlikely heroes
Kim and Ron both stared at the blue-skinned man in front of them.
"What did you just say?" Ron asked, uncertain he had heard the Doctor right.
"I said I'll activate the Magnet." Drakken replied, calm on the outside, but screaming with fear on the inside.
"Dad, no!" Shego cried, the tears beginning to form once again.
"I'm sorry." He shook his head. "It's the only way. None of you deserve to die, and besides, I'm the one who started this."
Kim couldn't say anything. Even after Drakken had tried to melt, zap, desintigrate, or obliterate, it just didn't seem fair that he had to suffer this fate, especially just after he had finally got his daughter back.
Shego wasn't taking this. "Daddy, you can't!" She cried, as the tears rolled down her cheeks. "I- Need you! Please! Don't- Don't leave me again!"
Drakken felt him shudder with emotions aft this last statement, but kept strong. "Shego, you have to understand! There's a Nuclear bomb flying over top of us, and it's going to land in less than twenty minuts! I'm sorry, but it's the only way." He hung his head, as he started for the direction of the Pods.
Suddenly, Shego calmed down. And she said the sentance which made Drakken stop in his tracks.
"Fine. I'm going with you, then."
Drakken turned around wildly. "Shego, this isn't like all the other times! This time, one of us actually dies! And I will not let that person be you!"
"NO!" Shego yelled out forcefully. "You get this straight, dad." She looked him directly in his jet-black eyes. "If I can't live with you in my life, then so be it. The only one whos ever been there for me is you, even if I didn't know it. But now that I do, I realize I can't live without you, and if I can't even do that, then there's only one thing to do."
All was silent, as Shego made her decision.
"I die with you."
Drakken was about to argue, but when he looked into her eyes, he saw that it would be meaningless. He sighed sadly. "Shego, all I want is for you to have a nice, happy life-"
"Don't you see! I can't do that without you! Dad, I've made my choice, and no matter what you say, nothing is going to change it." She finished firmly.
"Well... With that feeling of regret hanging deep in his gut, he nodded slowly. "If that's what you choose, than we have to now. We have approxamitly fifteen minuts before that bomb hits, and we still have to launch the Pod." He sighed in defeat.
During this entire time, Kim and Ron had never even talked. But finally, Ron spoke up. "I'll see you off." And without looking back, he followed them to the Pods.
Rufus jumped off Rons shoulder and onto Kims, as he hugged her in a feirce naked mole rat hug.
"I know, Rufus." Kim held the pink rat tightly, with tears of sadness brimming in her eyes. "I know."
xxx
By the time they had the Escape Pod ready for launch, Drakken, Shego and Ron knew they had only little more than ten minuts to stop that bomb from landing. Shego and her father climbed in the cramped Pod, and Drakken looked at Ron. They nodded to each other, and Drakken was about to close the hatch to the Pod, when Ron suddenly spoke up.
"Hey, Drak- Drew?" Ron asked him with a slight smile on his face.
"Yeah, Stopp- Ron?" Drakken smiled a bit too, as they had used each others first names for the first time.
"I just wanted to, you know- Apoligize."
Drakken snorted. "Why should you be apoligizing to me? Like you said, I almost ruined your life-"
"But you didn't." Ron smiled. "Instead, you got your daughter back, and righ now, you're about to sacrifice your own life to save the state of Texas."
Drakken shrugged. "I guess I'm not as bad as you thought, huh?"
Ron shook his head. "Not nearly."
Drakken was about to say something, when he thought of something. "Oh!" He exclaimed, and quickly, he reached down the to the bottem of the Escape Pod, and pulled out a small package, handing it to Ron.
Ron took it, got a good look at it, and blushed harder than he had ever in his life.
"What- Why-" He sputtered, holding the pack in his hand.
"For your first time." Drakken winked. "And besides, if I know James, he's already givin you the protection speech." He saw Ron bewildered face. "We went to College, remember?" Ron suddenly remembered, and then another look crossed his face. Drakken laughed, a genuine, humorous laugh, and looked at the teenager. "And if you're wondering why I had it in here, don't ask. Have a good life, Ron." And without another word, he closed the hatch, leaving Ron standing alone, with that special little tool in his hand.
'Well...' Ron thought, his face turning a dark red as he slipped the pack in his pocket. 'Mr. Dr. P said to make sure.' And with one last look at the Escape Pod before him, he turned around and headed back towards Kim.
Kim and Rufus saw Ron walking towards them, looking strangly embarassed as he walked up to them.
"Ron?" She asked, worriedly. "Is everything alright?"
"Um, yeah." He muttered, blushing. "It's just, Drew gave me something before he-"
He was cut off by the loud boom, and the ground shook.
"Did- Did they..." Kim whispered, tears forming.
"Yes." Ron nodded grimly. "They left."
xxx
Drew Lipsky felt the Escape Pod shutter, and knew this was his cue. He quickly brought up the mini-computor in the Pod, and hastily pressed some keys on the keyboard. He and Shego both heard a loud humming noise, signaling the activation of the Super-Magnet, and, sighing tried to relax inbuis seat, but his mind kept screaming at him. Finally, he looked at Shego with sad eyes.
"I'm sorry, Shego."
She looked at him, slightly surprised. "For what?"
"For everything." He sighed again. "It's all my fault. I brought you into this, and now, we're both going to die for it. I should never have thought of this plan, or the Diablo toy plan." He hung his head.
"Dad." Shego said firmly, looking at him. "When you think about it, you've made a lot of people happy over the past month. Kimmie would never have realised her feelings for Stoppable if you hadn't made a certain Syntho-Drone." She winked. "And you've made me happy-"
"How have I made you happy?" Drakken cried in disbeleif. "I'm leading you directly into a Nuclear bomb-"
"You've made me happy by showing that someone actually does love me." She whispered, just loud enough for him to hear.
Drakken looked at his daughter lovingly, with a glint of happiness in his eye.
"And anyway, who gets to die in a Nuclear explosion?" Not many people, Doctor D." She joked weakly, but got no laughs, let alone smiles. She sighed again. "To tell you the truth, dad, I've had a lot of fun over the past couple of years, I mean, we've met Kim and her boyfriend so many times over the year, I've lost count! If it wasn't for you, these last three years would have been a drag!"
Drakken finally smiled.
"But there is one thing..." Shego smiled, a bit embarassed.
"What's that?"
"Well, when I was young, my dad used to run his hand through my hair when I was scared..." Shego smiled at him.
Drakken smiled back, and pulled his daughter close in a tight hug, stroking his hand through her long, silky black hair. Shego sighed contently, but the moment was interrupted when they felt the Pod jerk violently as it suddenly was pulled by the magnet and the bomb. Shego started to feel fear, but it melted away as Drakken held her closer. Finally, the tears were too much to hold back, and they started to pour, but they were not actually sad tears. She had one last request.
"Hold me." She whispered, and Drakken tightened his hug on her, as the tears he had been fighting back started to flow as well. They could feel the Megnet pulling them toward the bomb, it wouldn't be long now...
"I love you, daddy." Shego whispered, still in her fathers arms.
"I love you too, Shego." Drakken closed his eyes, and for once, all was right.
Moments later, the bomb and the Pod connected.
xxx
There was a brilliant white flash of light, and then, anyone living from two to five miles away from the explosion could see an emoarmus ball of fire high in the sky. They stopped their cars, their games, and their work, to watch the spectacle before them, as, unknown to them, two great super-villains...
Became two great heroes.
And among those people, Kim Possible and her boyfriend Ron Stoppable, watched as well, with tears running down their faces.
xxx
"They- They did it..." Kim croaked on her words, as she looked up at the ball of flame fading in the sky. "They sacrificed themselves, to-" She bit back a sob.
"I know Kim." Ron sighed, with tears in his own eyes, as he picked the Lotus Blade off of the ground. "And they would be proud. And I'm sure, when this is over, Shegos brothers will be proud, too."
Kim saw the last of the flames die away in the distance, before lying her head on Rons welcome shoulder. "Thank you, Ron."
"For what?" Ron tilted his head in question.
"Thanks..." She looked through his chocolate brown eyes. "For everything. For being by my side this whole time. Without you, I could never have done this. My life wouldn't mean anything if you weren't in it. I love you, Ron Stoppable, and always will."
"Ron was about to say, 'no big,' but found his lips connected with Kims. He decided he could just say that later, but for now...
Kim kissed him, passion burning within her. She continued with the kiss, when suddenly, she felt some sort of strange feeling tingle through her body. It wasn't pain, but it was strange nonetheless, and in surprise, she backed up.
Ron dropped the Lous Blade worriedly. "Are you okay?" He asked. "Did I do something-"
"No." Kim shook her head, the feeling disappearing as fast as it had come. "It was just- Never mind." And the two resumed their previous activity.
Unknown to them, a stranger watched from within the shadows. He smiled, as he saw the Lotus Blade glow bright blue, but the other two never noticed, as they were too wrapped up in their own litle world.
He smiled, looking at the two teenagers.
It was time to fufill the Prophecy.
And at that last thought, the half-man, half-monkey jumped away, and into the starry night sky.
xxx
After Global Justice had secured the lair, Kim and Ron went back home to tell their parents the story. When they told Mr. and Mrs. Possible, Kims dad took it a bit harder, as the part where Drakken and Shego had died to save all those lives back in Texas.
Of course, Ron never told the part where Drakken had givin him the package.
After it all, Kims parents asked Ron if he wanted to spend the night, and he happily took the offer. After calling his own parents to tell them where he was, Kims mom and dad got ready for their night out.
"Where are you guys going?" Kim asked curiously.
"Well, we figure its been a long time since we had a night out on our own." Mrs. Possible said, putting her shoes on.
"So, we thought tonight would be good." Mr. Possible looked at them. "Is that okay?"
"Yeah, but what about the tweebs?" Kim looked at them suspiciously, and they laughed.
"Don't worry about them, they're sleeping over at their friend, Joeys house."
"The tweebs have a friend?" Kim asked them, almost disbeleivingly.
"Yep, they met him on an internet game."
Kim snorted.
"Well, anyway, don't stay up too late..." Mr. Possible looked at Ron. "And Ronald, don't forget about our previous discussion."
"Don't worry, Mr. Dr. P, already got it covered." Ron smiled, and Kims dad gave him one last confused look as Mrs. Possible pulled him through the door.
"So, what do you wanna do?" He asked her, and suddenly, he saw her eyelids lower, and she replied.
"I don't know, Ron. My parents arn't home, my brothers arn't home, and if the Kimmunicator beeps, I will literally smash it to peices. So what do you want to do?"
Ron found that the room was getting uncomfortablely hot. "Well, um..." He said, scratching the back of his neck nerveously. "If I'm thinking what you're thinking, then maybe it's not the best idea, since Rufus is here and all..."
On cue, the naked mole rat jumped up from his pocket.
"See ya!" He squeaked, and took of upstairs.
Ron smiled, blushing a bit, as he looked back at Kim.
"You were saying?" Kim asked in a smooth voice.
"Heh, um..." He began the neck scratching routine again.
"No more distractions, Ron." She said, moving slowly towards him. "I'm keeping that promise I made back in the woods." Ron gulped nerveously. "I want you, Ron." She continued. "I want you now." And she pushed him onto the couch of the living room. She was about to jump on the couch and kiss him when she saw something fall out of Rons pocket, and she picked it up. She saw Ron turn ten times the normal colour of her hair, and looked at the package in her hands.
Her eyes widened.
"Yeah, about that..." Ron muttered, the shade of red on his face never leaving. "The thing that Drakken gave me before he left in the Escape Pod-"
She put a finger to his lips, silence him.
"It's a good thing you had this with you, because I think..."
She gave him a smouldering look.
"I think... That we're going to need this."
I don't really have much to say here. Anyway, R&R.