Disney owns all, I am insignificant! OK folks, I think I discovered my writing muse! It all makes sense now! I write better when I'm…ungratified… frustrated… OK, when I'm not getting any! It's been a few days, and suddenly my writing muse is back. And the only times I've had trouble writing were those days I was… happy! So what I have to do to keep pumping out multi-chappie days is… not get any. Well, tough! I'll pump out multiple chapters in between! And if I don't update in month, cheer for me, would ya!
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Redemption – Fighting Back
Ron leapt at Monkey Fist, greatly concerned about his friends. They had dropped to the ground like overripe fruit, but he had to get his mind back onto the task at hand, taking down Monkey Fist. He brought the sword up in a high arc, and brought it down where Monkey Fist leg was, but the huge man moved much faster than he expected, dodging the blow easily, the smile never leaving his face. Ron swung again, aiming for the back of the ankle, but Fist seemed one step ahead. Ron felt the power within him peak. He had never tried to reach this level before, but with no one to back him up, he knew he would need it. It was the only chance he had. Monkey Fist grabbed one of the lintel stones, the one of the ones on top of two stones, and held it like a bat.
"Whenever you are ready, Stoppable!" He laughed.
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Monkey Fist looked concerned about the smile on Bonnie's face. Tears forgotten she walked up to the ape man, now appearing to her as he originally had when they had first met.
"So, we're inside my mind right now, huh? Oh, this is going to be fun!"
Monkey Fist was getting worried, and decided it was time to regain the upper hand. Chains sprang from the wall, latching onto Bonnie's wrists, but she shrugged them off. A wall sprang up in front of her, but she passed right through it.
"You know Monty, after what you did to me those many months ago, I spent a little bit of time trying to figure out how to control my powers. I spent a lot of time in my own mind, and I learned a few things."
Monkey Fist turned to leave, but found a wall behind him. When he turned, he found the hallway gone, replaced by a single room, with no windows, no exits. He tried to will himself away, to escape her mind, but found himself unable to leave. He turned back to Bonnie, fear in his eyes.
"Oh, you're not getting away that easy! You said me and the others, which must mean you're multi-tasking. Not exactly easy to do, even with your power, is it? Now, you're going to give me some answers and very, very quickly!" With that, a large sledgehammer appeared in her hands, and she advanced on her very frightened foe.
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Ron was doing all he could to avoid the large stone Monkey Fist was swinging when he saw the large man wince, his swing going wild. He raised one hand to his head, eyes closed as if in pain. Not one to let an opportunity go to waste, Ron charged in. The ring hand was the one he had raised to his head, which didn't let him finish the fight then and there, but it did leave Fist open to damage. Ron brought the sword down on the back of Monkey Fist's left ankle, catching the Achilles' tendon, severing it. Monkey Fist yowled in pain, returning his attention to Ron. He swung the stone again, and Ron barely ducked out of the way.
Couple hundred more of those, and I might be able to stop him!
Ron jumped back in, slashing at the other leg.
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Bonnie walked out through the walls of the room she had setup for Monkey Fist, a smile on her face. It had taken a bit, but she had the answers she needed. Now if she could only pull it off.
She had to get into the minds of her friends, and Monkey Fist provided the avenue she needed. Their minds were already open, she just had to follow the line that Monkey Fist had left. She closed her eyes, and focused. She wanted to help Hirotaka first, but she knew Ron needed Shego more. She spent some time trying to find it, that tether that Monkey Fist had with each of them, finding the one she wanted. She knew that, in someone else's mind, this would be far more difficult, but it was the only thing she could think of.
When she opened her eyes, the sight before her made her wretch. Shego lay chained to the wall, begging and pleading, as some ugly little man was cutting into some poor boy. Her temper flared, as she walked up to the man, and soundly decked him across the face. Shego's eyes widened when she saw Bonnie.
Bonnie turned to see Monkey Fist, a look of shock on his face, and Bonnie took advantage, grabbing one of the surgical instruments of the table and running at him. Before he had time to react, she drove the knife into his stomach and knocked him back. He fell to the floor before he disappeared. Turning back to Shego, she saw the woman just staring at her, unable to speak.
Bonnie walked over to her, ripping the chains off the wall. Shego still didn't move, just gaping at her like a fish, so Bonnie did the only thing she could do.
She slapped her.
Shego shook her head, looking up at Bonnie. "What… what's going on?"
"Monkey Fist decided it would be fun to mess with our minds, and I had other ideas. Now get up, Ron needs your help!"
"But… but how…"
"I'll explain it all later. Right now, I have to get the others up!"
And with that, Bonnie disappeared.
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"Colonel, is everything ready?"
"Yes General, we have ten warheads ready to launch at your command, and the Rapiers are ready to fire as well. The target should be pretty simple to hit with them."
"Good. Launch a dozen rapiers now. We haven't had much success with them yet, but maybe that will give the kid a chance by distracting him."
"Sir, shouldn't we launch the nukes now, while we have a chance?"
"Son, that's Ron Stoppable down there, and he has saved or helped save the world several times over. We were asked to hold on, and give him a chance to resolve this, and by hell or high water, we are going to give it to him. The nukes are a last resort, just in case he can't!"
"Yes sir! Launching rapiers now!"
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Ron was getting tired. Dodging Monkey Fist had become extremely difficult, the only openings coming from those inexplicable flashes of pain. His reaction time was slowing, and that was going to cost him.
Ron ducked the next swing, and shifted to the right, but Monkey Fist saw that, and kicked out with his leg. The man-sized foot caught Ron in the chest, and he flew back hard, landing in a heap. He looked up in time to see Monkey Fist raise the large stone over his head.
"Any final words, Stoppable?"
Ron was stunned, unable to move, as he saw his life flash before his eyes. Then he noticed the flash wasn't so much memory as green fire flying by his face.
"You think you can do something like that and get away with it? You God damn fucking bastard, do you know what you put me through?"
Ron looked up to see a very pissed off Shego standing over him. Monkey Fist dropped the stone, raising a barrier in front of his face to protect him.
"Shego, you're all right?"
Shego just glanced down briefly. "Monkey boy decided to play mind games with us, but Bonnie's taking care of that. Now get up off your ass and come help me!"
Smiling, Ron scrambled back to his feet, lifting the sword, ready to jump back in, when he heard a strange sound.
"What's that?"
Shego's eyes got wide. "DUCK!"
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"You can't beat me little girl, you're only delaying the inevitable!"
Bonnie was beginning to get tired, and Fist knew that. The first two had been easy, she had caught Fist offguard. But Yori had taken a lot longer than she had wanted. Now, she just had Mego left to help, and she felt drained. This was a lot harder than she thought.
She lunged at Monkey Fist with the sword in her hands, but he blocked with his own.
"You are getting weaker, whereas I am only getting stronger!"
"Yeah, we'll see about that!"
They traded blows, but the sword was starting to get heavy in her hands, and Monkey Fist, only in the one mind now, was much more focused. His speed was increasing, and Bonnie feared she wouldn't be able to finish.
Just as she thought she was finished, Monkey Fist vanished, screaming. Bonnie just felt confused, and decided to take a look and see what was going on.
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Ron saw the incoming missiles and his eyes went wide. Before Monkey Fist had a chance to figure out what was going on, they struck him in the back. Instinctively, he raised a barrier, but the effects still got through. He screamed, losing his concentration, as his back was on fire.
Ron knew that they had to strike now! He ran forward, and saw the others doing the same. Hirotaka slashed with his own sword. Yori threw her chain around his neck, and swung up to his chest. Shego, launched fire at his face, and Monkey Fist started to reel.
Monkey Fist reached up, grabbing the chain around his neck, ripping it off. Yori fell to the ground, but rolled away, and Hirotaka moved in to cover her as she regained her feet. Monkey Fist roared in pain, and it almost looked like his head bulged slightly, and Monkey Fist fell to one knee. Ron noticed Mego quickly regain his height as he exited Monkey Fist's ear, and watched as he dove out of the way as Monkey Fist took a swipe at him. Things were going their way, and he started to worry that this was too easy.
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"Having problems Monty?"
"How did you get in here, this is my mind? You're not supposed to be able to?"
Bonnie just laughed. "Aww… starting to wonder if playing mind games was such a good idea? It gave me quite a few new tricks to try! Like this one!" Bonnie felt the fire in her hands, imitating Shego, and launched it at Monkey Fist. He blocked with a shield that appeared in his hands, and he returned the favour by launching his own barrage. The two squared off like that, firing and blocking. Bonnie was getting very tired, but she knew she had to keep him distracted.
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Ron heard a voice in his head, and noticed that the others did as well.
"I've got him distracted for now, but I'm not sure how much longer I can keep it up. Make this quick!"
Ron blinked when he heard Bonnie's voice in his head, but the others took it with stride, relaunching their assault. They had Monkey Fist on one knee, and Ron knew that now was the time to strike! He saw the ring, knew he had one chance! He went for it!
What happened next caught everyone off guard. A wave of energy ripped forth from Monkey Fist, halting Ron scant inches from the ring. He watched helplessly as the others were thrown hard into the stones, none of them moving when they landed. Ron felt himself lifted off the ground, and he felt his heart fall as he was raised to eye level with Monkey Fist.
"You pitiful wretch! You thought you could defeat me? I knew of your plans before you landed! You would never have won! You put up more of a fight than I thought you would, and that cheerleader bitch hurt me, but victory was always mine!"
Ron felt the sword ripped from his hand by the power of Monkey Fist, and he watched as it skidded well away from him and anyone else.
"Now, Stoppable, it is time for you to feel pain!"
Ron felt the field surrounding him squeeze, and he was sure he felt a few bones crack, but he didn't have the breath to scream.
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"General, I don't think we can wait any longer."
The general raised a hand to his face, stroking his chin. It was something he never thought he would have to do, but he had no choice."
"God help us all. Colonel, launch the nukes. All of them!"
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Author's Notes – Well folks, things don't look good for our heroes. If Monkey Fist doesn't get them first, I'm damn sure a nuke won't leave much! And you know what, that's where I'm going to leave it. Maybe I'll leave it like that for a few days, and really twist the knife! God, I love being evil! BWAHAHA!
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