I don't own, Disney… you know, do I really have to keep saying this? I mean everyone… OK, Disney just called, I have to say this. I own squat, Disney owns all! There, happy? Freakin' lawyers! And just my thoughts here, but Monkey Fist is really the only villain I see capable of this kind of brutality and insanity. The other villains have deathtraps, but only Monkey Fist would take joy in shattering ribs with his own bare hands! And to those who have threatened bodily harm, just remember, I am not right in the head, but there is a purpose to everything I'm doing, even if it is not readily apparent! Have faith!
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Bonnie's Curse – Chapter 8
"Farewell, Kim Possible!"
Time seemed to slow to an almost standstill as Bonnie took in the scene before her. Ron rushing to his feet, Yori and Hirotaka rushing forward, but all of them too far away for them to do anything. That left her, and even she thought she might be too far away to do anything. It didn't mean she wouldn't try! Everything was in slow motion as she ran and jumped; she could see his fist descending on her helpless body. All this took place in the span of a second, and then time returned to normal. She felt the impact as she struck Monkey Fist with her body.
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Ron saw Bonnie tackle Monkey Fist before he could strike, and quickly let out the breath he didn't realize he had been holding. He dove right for Kim, cradling her broken body in his arms, not caring if Monkey Fist attacked him or not. "Kim, please be alright! You have to be alright!" The tears began freely streaming down his face as he rocked her gently against his own body, stroking her hair, the words becoming a mantra to chase away the fears he held.
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Bonnie rolled away from Monkey Fist, trying to put some distance between her and the freak. Suddenly, a hand flew out, grabbing her by the collar of her shirt and pulled her back. Looking up, she saw the grim visage before her, the look of pure rage and fury on his face. It scared her, badly. She tried to twist sway, but he had a firm grip on her, and wasn't letting go. Without warning, she was flying through the air, landing rather ungracefully on ground. With a glance up, she saw the reason for it, as Yori and Hirotaka were now engaged in fighting with Monkey Fist, the two moving as one as they forced Monkey Fist on the defensive.
Then she saw Ron and Kim. She scrambled over to the pair, trying to check on her condition as Ron just held her, nonsense words spilling from his mouth. She checked for a pulse first and found it, though it was weak. Her breathing sounded shallow and weak, but at least she was alive. She had to act now, both to prevent her vision from happening if Ron got over his initial grief and to make sure Kim would survive the next little while. "Ron, she's alive, but we need to get her help! Right now!"
Ron looked up slowly, her words slipping past the grief as he realized what she had just said. Quickly, he grabbed his communicator and signaled to Wade. It beeped several times, the wait stretching an interminable amount of time. Finally, their resident tech answered, his eyes half closed and trying to rub the sleep from them.
"Ron? Do you know what time it is here?"
"Wade, we need medical assistance right now on these coordinates! NOW!"
Sleep instantly forgotten; hearing the panic in his friend's voice, he set to work immediately. "Ron, what happened?"
"It's Kim, she's hurt. Hurt bad, Wade!
"There should be a medical chopper there to you in 10 minutes!"
"Thank you Wade, you rock!" With that, he thumbed the button, returning his attentions to Kim. "It will be alright. Help's on the way! Please, Kim, hold on!"
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There was nothing they could do for Kim, but they could stop Monkey Fist before he did any more harm. As one, they had struck, and had forced their opponent onto the defensive. For years, they had been friends, training together, working together. They knew how the other thought, and they used that to their advantage, as if they were one person with extra limbs. Yori would fake a jab high, drawing Fist's defenses, while Hirotaka struck low. Fist was fast, but he couldn't keep it up, not against the onslaught that the two were unleashing upon him. Their moves became a blur of motion as they forced the villain back. They could see his face, just moments ago filled with rage, now showed fear, his eyes darting back and forth, trying to find someway to get out of the situation in front of him.
That opportunity came quickly for Fist, as one of his monkey ninjas, once having woken up, came to its leader's aid, catching Hirotaka in the back of the leg, forcing him to fall into Yori. Monkey Fist leapt away quickly, calling for his forces to retreat. By the time Yori and Hirotaka could regain their footing he was gone. The two warriors surveyed the scene of the battle as it lay before them, wondering if they should pursue, when their gazes fell upon Ron, holding the love of his life tightly to him, as though letting go, even a little, could cause the thing he feared the most. With a look, they decided to take care of their own first. They could find Fist later!
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True to his word, Wade had gotten a medical chopper to them in under 10 minutes, but when Ron saw the number of injuries among the students, he knew he'd never be able to ride with her to the hospital. He kept a hold of her hand right up until the last moment, when the medic forced him away so he could take care of her. He stood and watched as the helicopter took her away; watching until it had long since disappeared from sight. Only then did he notice the blood, her blood, on his hands. He fell to the ground and doubled over, retching out the contents of his stomach, gagging until there was absolutely nothing left. When the sensations finally passed, he collapsed to the ground and began to cry, tears freely streaming down his face.
Bonnie had been helping some of the less injured students when she saw Ron collapse. She rushed over quickly, and saw the pain on his face. She bent down and cradled him in her arms, holding him to her as he cried into her shoulder. She just held him as the chaos continued around them, quietly singing a lullaby her father used to sing to her, not ashamed to let her own tears flow.
They remained like that for several minutes until Ron began to settle down. Gently, he pulled his head off her shoulder, his eyes opening slowly, almost painfully, and allowed a wisp of a smile to cross his face. "Thanks, Bonnie."
She smiled lightly down at the young man in her arms. "No big. You've done the same for me!"
He slowly pulled himself to his feet, offering a hand to pull Bonnie up. Hirotaka slowly approached, face grim with the events that had transpired. He nodded briefly to Ron before proceeding, "Those not as greatly injured have arranged a ride to the hospital. I will be traveling with them. I thought you might want to get to the hospital a little… faster." He handed Ron a set of keys, and pointed behind him, to the Kawasaki KLR650 he had already moved to the entrance of the school. "Should get you there in half the time!"
Ron just smiled lightly, "Thanks man!" He ran to the bike, and jumped on. He threw the helmet on quickly, and was just revving the bike up when he felt someone jump on behind him. Turning, he saw Bonnie as she wrapped her arms around his waist.
"I'm coming with you, no arguments!"
He nodded slightly, revved the engine again, and tore off down the trail to the base of the mountain.
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The waiting was interminable. The ride had helped distract him, even if just a little, but now, just waiting at the hospital, he couldn't stand to wait any longer. It had been several hours, and there was still no word on Kim's condition. The nurses had been getting rather annoyed that he was asking every five minutes, so he contented himself to pacing back and forth. Bonnie sat nearby, wringing her hands in front of her, eyes downcast. Hearing a noise, she looked up to see Hirotaka limp into the waiting room, Yori patiently walking beside him. Bonnie jumped to her feet.
"Hirotaka, are you all right?"
Hirotaka grimaced slightly, and then smiled, "Yes, I am fine, it is only a sprain. I'll be fine in a few days. Has there been any word?"
"Not yet. What about the rest of the students?"
His smile disappeared. "We… lost five students in the attack."
All eyes turned downward at that, so none knew immediately what the loud, heavy crash was behind them. "Oww!"
All eyes turned to the sound, and saw Ron's hand stuck in the wall. He grinned a little sheepishly as he tried to pull his fist from the wall. The others just looked horrified. Yori was the first to speak.
"Stoppable-san, are you all right? Why'd you punch the wall like that?"
The sheepish grin never left his face, "Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time!"
Bonnie grabbed his arm, helping him try to extricate his hand from the wall. "Ron, this is a concrete wall! How did you manage to put your fist through it?"
"I guess I… uhh… used a little of the monkey power on it. And besides, I think this is just shoddy workmanship as well! Here, let me try to twist my wrist a little…"
With another tug, his hand came free. The knuckles were bloody, and bruising was already starting, but he was still able to move the fingers. He flexed the hand slowly as Bonnie grabbed a gauze bandage from the nurse's station. She slowly began wrapping his hand up, wincing whenever his hand twitched. "You know, you should get that looked at!"
Ron just collapsed into the seat, "I'll be fine, and it barely hurts anymore. See?" With that he flexed his hand as much as he could with the bandage on, trying hard not to show the pain on his face that the motion caused.
The others sat down around him, silence pervading, as they waited. About a half hour later, a doctor finally approached the group. Ron leapt quickly to his feet. "Doctor, how is she? Is she all right?"
The doctor composed himself briefly. "She is out of danger for now. Her arm was broken, and she has a number of broken ribs, one of which punctured a lung. We were able to repair the damage there though. Unfortunately, she also suffered a severe contusion. We managed to stop the bleeding to her brain, but there might still complications from that later on, if she wakes up."
"Wait, what do you mean IF she wakes up?"
"Right now, I'm afraid your friend is in a coma!"
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Author's Notes – OK, I love cliffies. I know, I'm evil (at least, according to reviews I am), but I did promise angst, and I'm just getting started! Things get worse before they get better! Oh, and ten points to the first person to identify where the scene with Ron in the hospital waiting room came from!
Thanks to;
Mobius97 – Glad you liked the fight! And to be honest, I did it that way so I could make it look like a ton of action without having to actually write the action. I mean, all Bonnie did was duck and kick once, and that was 4 paragraphs! Lol
mattb3671 – I promise, she won't die, but I… uhh… can't guarantee she'll be active for a little while. After all, who knows how long she might be in a coma (Well, I do, but I'm not telling right now)! Please don't hunt me down, because then you'll go insane trying to figure out what I have planned, and KP will be stuck like that for all eternity (or until I'm reincarnated in something that can type again)!
Daeron Blackoak – Well, you were right, option 3 it was! And while Bonnie does have years of ballet and cheerleading, she's not exactly versed on 16 forms of martial arts like Kim is. Still, she is more than capable of holding her own, as we will see in the future.
Worker72 – I fully agree, boundaries are there to be crossed. I'm just taking a different… tack on this one. After all, true heroes are made by the adversity they face. Actually, I have to admit as well, this was inspired quite a bit by Charles Gray and his writings. He pushes the boundaries! If you haven't read it, his Buried series of stories are amazing for the sheer power of emotion he invokes in his writing. If you don't cry or want to strangle something by the end of just chapter 1, you are not human. I hope my writing reaches just a tenth of what he has written!
Peggi J. Crawford – Well, I wanted to show a little of the feelings between Ron and Kim before I put her in a coma! And yes, as I said, I'm an evil man with the cliffies! Wait till you see the cliffie I leave it at in a couple chapters!
As well as GargoyleSama (I could also mention the woman who thought the mouse was a foot pedal, like on a sewing machine), ron-sama, MrDrP, and Cursed20!
Next Chapter – The news, the ruminations, and facing your fears!