Disney owns all, I am insignificant! It's been a good day for writing, cloudy and rainy, angsty music playing in the background, and nothing to do! Hope you like so many chapters at once! Barely after 9 pm here, and I still can probably do another chapter before the night is up! The story is just flowing tonight!
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Bonnie's Curse – Chapter 12
Ron stood outside the warehouse, trying access the best way in. Finally, he saw an open window, near the back of the building. He stood below it, readying the grappling gun.
"OK Rufus, buddy, we're going in!"
The little rodent on his shoulder nodded, gripping his shirt tightly in his little paws. Ron pressed the trigger, felt the slight recoil, and watched the grappling hook sail through the air to its intended target.
Taking his pants with it!
He looked down at his now bare legs, instantly feeling the October chill. Ron hung his head, and took a deep breath. This always seemed to happen to him!
He readied the second grappler he always carried with him, experience having long told him that no matter the situation, something was going to go wrong. After double-checking to make sure that it was in no way making contact with another article of clothing, he fired this one up. This one worked perfectly! He grabbed his pants about halfway up, throwing what remained of them back on, and crawled through the window. Looking around, he saw nothing around him but some office furniture, which suited him for the moment. It meant he still had surprise on his side!
He was glad he had kept his gear with him at the hospital. He didn't like the thought, but he knew if any of Kim's enemies had found out where she was, they might hurt her, finish the job Monkey Fist had started. He had also found a little present he must have gotten in Japan, a collapsible staff. He assumed it was from Sensei, but couldn't be absolutely sure. He pulled this from the pack now, extending it to its full length, ready for anything!
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The shot he had given the girl started out exactly as advertised. He could see the pain on her face, but assumed it was due to the number of visions at once. She started telling him exactly what he wanted to hear, the location of certain artifacts, where to find the incantations needed to use them, but then she stopped talking. He wasn't sure why. That was when she started convulsing in the restraints. He hadn't been expecting it! They weren't even partway through what he needed from her!
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Ron crept out the door, trying to be as quiet as possible. There were two monkey ninjas in front of him at the top of the stairs, their backs turned to him. He struck the first directly to the back of the head, and before it had a chance to fall, swung the staff on the second. It was over quickly, both lay at his feet, unconscious. He walked down the steps and noticed a light in the large picture window at the other side of the warehouse. He couldn't tell who was in there, but he knew that's where Monkey Fist had to be!
That's when he heard the noise, almost like someone in pain. Ignoring caution, he ran across the warehouse floor. When he was close enough, he saw what was going on through the window, with Bonnie convulsing on the table. He paused only long enough to let Rufus down off his shoulder.
"Rufus, buddy, I need you to distract the ninjas, as long as possible. Can you do that?"
The rodent nodded, "uhuh, uhuh!" and took off quickly.
Ron started running again. He knew he had to surprise Fist if he was to stand any chance, so he pulled out the grapple gun again. As he was about ten feet from the window, he fired it, pointing at the window. It launched, quickly shattering the window at that range. Before the glass had even fallen he dropped the grapple gun, took his staff in both hands, and jumped. He knew where Fist was when he had fired, and hoped it would distract him long enough to strike!
It was. Fist had barely had a chance to turn towards the window when Ron came flying out at him. The staff caught Fist across the chest, driving him into the wall behind him. He fell, winded, but quickly rose to one knee. Looking up, he saw the face of his attacker.
"Someone's been a bad monkey, Fist!"
The look on Stoppable's face held none of the normal humour such a quip would have evoked, and that troubled him a bit, though not much. He knew the boy was no match for him.
Before Fist could regain his footing though, Ron struck again, whipping the staff in a sideways sweep at his head. Fist blocked with his arm, but the blow hurt. Ron struck again, and this time, Fist ducked it. He kicked out, catching Ron's legs and kicking out one of them from beneath him. The teen backed up, trying to regain his footing, giving Fist the time he needed to regain his feet and stand.
"Stoppable! I didn't expect you so soon!"
Ron kept glancing over at Bonnie, still convulsing against the restraints. He knew he couldn't turn his back on Fist to check her condition, which meant he had to end this fast! "Well Monty, when you go kidnapping and assaulting my friends, you're kind of asking for a beating!"
Monkey Fist just sneered, "Like you could…"
He was instantly cut off as Ron began striking with the staff. Fist, knowing that blocking was out of the question, his arm still hurting from the first block, tried to dodge the attacks as best he could. Stoppable, in his opinion, was a buffoon, but the combination of rage and adrenaline, combined with the weapon, made him deadly. Fist waited patiently; waiting for the opening he knew would come. Finally, it presented itself.
Ron overextended himself on one of the strikes, and Fist moved in low. He struck him in the solar plexus, driving the breathe from his lungs while raising his arm between Ron's arms, effectively disarming the teen as Ron fell back.
Ron looked up from where he fell, seeing Monkey Fist staring down at him. With a sneer, he tossed Ron's staff into the far corner of the room. It clattered with a loud bang, and that's when both realized how quiet it had gotten in the room. Both opponents looked over at Bonnie instantly, and saw that her convulsions had stopped. She was just lying there, silent, unmoving.
Fist turned back to his foe and smiled. "There goes another friend you failed to protect, Stoppable!" The laugh that followed was piercing.
What happened next, Fist never expected. When Ron turned back to him, there was no pain, no grief on his face. Only blind fury! Even his eyes looked like they were glowing. Fist started to get worried.
Ron slowly rose to his feet, his eyes never leaving his opponent. He felt the anger, the darkness, inside him, and he embraced it! He felt the power flowing through his limbs, felt the pain fade away. Only one thing mattered now! Monkey Fist had to pay!
Fist struck first, before his opponent had a chance to fully regain his footing, but that was blocked. He struck low, hoping to take Ron's feet out from under him. He struck, again and again, but each time his strike was blocked or dodged. When Ron struck, he didn't even see it. He felt the blow, felt a couple of ribs crack under the pressure and fell back. Ron never pressed the attack, just standing there, waiting. Fist attacked again, going for a high sweeping kick for the teen's head. Ron waited until the last second, grabbing the leg while ducking under it. He then swung the leg, using Fist's own momentum to toss him into the wall. Fist was immediately on his feet again, staring at his opponent as if with new eyes. It was as if the boy was toying with him. This set Fist into a fury. He rained blows on the boy, using everything he had. Ron simply avoided or blocked everything, with a lightning speed he had never seen before. Fist stepped back, his fury abated, but he hadn't touched the boy once.
That was when Ron attacked. Fist saw the first attack, but not the second or third. He felt the pain, tasted the blood when Ron knocked two teeth out of his jaw. Fist continued to try and block, but he was slowing down. Ron struck over and over again, unrelenting, the same look of fury on his face the entire time. This continued until Fist was hardly blocking anymore.
When Fist thought he couldn't take anymore, Ron pulled back. Barely able to stand on his own two feet, he just looked up at Ron, blood obscuring his vision in one eye. He couldn't even raise his arms as he saw Ron slowly lift his leg, knee bent, then quickly straightening it, hitting him with a kick that quickly drove him into the wall. Fist slowly sank against the wall, until he was sitting awkwardly on the floor. Ron stood over him, the same look of fury on his face.
Fist looked up at the young man and sneered. "Do you plan to kill me now, Stoppable? Do you have what it takes in you to do something like that?"
Ron looked down at the man, lying defeated at his feet. "I don't have to. You're beaten… weak! I'm better than you'll ever be! They say the mark of a great man is to show compassion to a fallen foe, even when they don't deserve it." With that, Ron turned his back to Fist, bending down to retrieve his staff.
"That is why you will fail Stoppable! I'll keep coming back, until I get what I want! And maybe, next time, I'll finish the job on your little Kimmie!"
Ron turned back to his opponent, moving so he was standing right over him. "You know what Fist?" Ron brought his arms back, holding the staff in his hands, and brought it down sharply on Monkey Fist's leg. There was a very audible crack heard throughout the room as Ron shattered his leg. Monkey Fist screamed in pain! Ron bent down, taking his opponent's jaw in his hand. "Maybe I'm only just a good man! Remember that the next time you try anything!" With that, he punched Fist in the jaw, knocking him out, letting the body slump.
Ron felt all the energy leave him in that moment, and he felt drained and sick at the same time. He walked over to where Bonnie lay, and just started to cry. He was like that for a few moments when he felt a tug on his shirt.
"What is it Rufus? I failed again! There's nothing we can do."
Rufus continued tugging, jumping up and down until Ron finally looked up at him. Rufus scampered over to Bonnie, pointing excitedly. Ron took a closer look, trying to see what his friend was trying to indicate, when he saw it. Her chest was moving, if only just slightly. She was still breathing! She was still alive! Ron quickly jumped to his feet, undoing the straps that were holding her down, and picked her up. She felt so heavy in his arms, after what he had been through, but he ran, taking her to the car, making sure that Rufus had managed to grab a hold of him. Setting her carefully in the backseat, he saw the GJ cruiser coming in, and knew Fist would be taken into custody. Jumping into the driver's seat, Ron took off as fast as he could for the hospital.
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Author's Notes – No one realized the scenea few chapters backwith Ron punching the wall was borrowed from an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the one where Buffy's mom dies, and Xander punches a hole in the wall (granted, that one was plaster). Well, let's see if anyone can tell where I borrowed that last scene of the fight from, when Ron gives that speech then hits Monty!
I'd like to thank Darkcloud1 for reviewing in the short time between chapters, and glad that you're enjoying the story.
As well, I'd like to thank kingdomheartsgirl06 and MissHilduff95 for adding me to their favorite authors lists. That is amazing honour!
You know, not many people I can thank when I post a new chapter just 4 hours later!
Next Chapter – Bonnie's condition, and a plan to help her!