Disney owns all, I am insignificant! I had a good day, wrote most of this by 2am last night, and finished it up this morning. I wanted to be evil, but I just had to write it out!.
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Redemption – Endings
Wade was watching the fight, just as everyone was, when one of his monitors beeped at him. He had set them up to scan for anomalies. He checked the monitor and his eyes went wide. He instantly contacted those responsible.
"General, you have to call off the strike!"
The older man just frowned. "I'm sorry, son, but I can't do that. I gave them a chance, but I can't wait any longer."
"Please, General, you can't do this!"
"I have to, son. The fate of the world depends on stopping him here. And in two minutes, hopefully the problem will be solved."
Wade typed furiously on his keyboard, trying to avert the missiles. Sweat was poring from his forehead, but he couldn't get a lock on them.
"Wade, I'm sorry. They're on an independent system, you can't get in. I wish there was another way!"
Wade sat back in his chair and cried. There was nothing he could do to help his friends.
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"Should I start with your legs? After all, it would only be fitting, wouldn't it?"
Monkey Fist was laughing, and Ron could barely get the breath into his lungs to stay conscious. He had failed, failed everyone he loved, and now he was going to die.
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Everyone always forgot him, especially in a battle. After all, he was just a naked mole rat. He helped saved the day on occasion, but this time, Ron had wanted him to stay in the plane. He didn't stay long. He had watched the battle, watched as the others fell and Ron faced Monkey Fist alone. He watched as the others joined the fray, and he watched them get defeated. Now he was watching his best friend being hurt, and he couldn't take it any more!
He knew what the plan was. He may have been just an animal, but he understood quite a bit. He knew what his friend had to do, and was sad about it, but it was something that had to be done. And now that his friend couldn't, it left only one option.
He had to do it itself!
He approached the sword unnoticed, and picked it up. It felt heavy to him, but that didn't matter. It would only be a few moments, and then it wouldn't matter.
He remembered all the good times as he climbed up Monkey Fist's leg, too small to be noticed. He remembered the day Ron had picked him out in Smarty Mart, and how happy he had been to be picked. He remembered the frequent trips to Bueno Nacho, and all the good times he shared with Ron and Kim. He remembered spending time with the Tweebs, who always had fun things to do. He remembered all the missions, when Ron and Kim and Bonnie had risked their lives to help everyone. Now it was his turn!
He made his way down Monkey Fist's arm now, so close to his target.
He had had a good life. He had been loved, and he loved his friends very much. But he was getting old. If he had been a human, he would have been in his sixties. His friends could still have long lives ahead of them, but he knew he wouldn't be there for them. That's why he had to do this; for them, so they could have those long lives.
The ring was in front of him now, and there was only one thing left to do.
Goodbye my friends! I'll miss you!
Rufus touched the ring with the sword and pushed the button on the device.
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A brilliant flash lit up the sky, blinding every view. Everyone watching turned away, the light too bright for anyone to see. When the light vanished, no one from home could see what had happened. Only static remained. As a whole, the world began to pray, wondering what had happened.
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Wade was one of the only people to know what had happened. He had been monitoring the situation on many wavelengths, and his face broke into a huge grin when he saw the readings! The energy signatures Monkey Fist was pumping out were gone, and Ron was still alive! His chip showed he was definitely hurt, but he was still alive! He instantly made the call.
"General, you have to call off the nukes. They stopped Monkey Fist!"
"Are you sure? I haven't been able to get confirmation."
"I'm sure. Monkey Fist is no longer registering on my systems, and Ron is still alive in there!"
"Colonel, stop the nukes, now!"
"Yes sir!"
It was a tense few seconds as Wade, as he waited for confirmation. When it came, the young boy celebrated!
"Colonel, send in the ground troops. And get a medical team in there ASAP!"
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Ron rose unsteadily to his feet, but fell when the pain in his leg registered. Pushing himself up again, he slowly made his way over. What he found, what he feared, was real. Rufus lay on the ground. He was barely recognizable as he picked his little friend up.
"Oh Rufus, buddy, why'd you have to go and do that!"
The tears threatened to burst, but he couldn't do that yet. He had to make sure. He walked a little farther, until he found what he was looking for.
Monkey Fist.
As he approached the man, he saw that, with the loss of power, he had been reduced to what he once was. Ron saw that he had been burned severely, with little hair left on his body. Several limbs sat at unusual angles, and he was bleeding. Ron also noticed that he was still breathing. Ron felt his anger flare up as Monkey Fist opened his eyes to look up at him and started to laugh. Ron turned, picking up the Lotus Blade. There was no sense from it, no feeling of power as he held, like so many times in the past. He turned back to Monkey Fist, and held the tip in front of his face, and saw the eyes of his fallen foe turn to fear.
"I should kill you right now, after everything you've done. I want to so much!" Ron felt his hand shaking as he held the sword, tears welling in his eyes. "You've hurt so many people, you deserve to die!" He felt the conviction in his voice, he felt the rage. It was what he wanted, but he couldn't do it, he couldn't move the sword those couple of inches to finish him. Finally, he lowered the sword, and leaned down to Monkey Fist, bracing himself on his good leg.
"I want to do it, but it's not right. You're not worth that! When they take you in, with what you've done, they'll probably do that anyways. But I won't become like you!"
Ron stood, looking down on Monkey Fist one last time, and then he went to check on the others. When Ron had gotten far enough way, Monkey Fist laughed. "The little fool! He should have killed me when he had the chance! When I heal, I'll only come back stronger, and I will have my revenge!"
"No, you won't."
Monkey Fist immediately felt fear, as he heard the voice, and realized whom it belonged to.
Shego came from beside him, into his line of sight. Bending down, she looked him in the eye. "Do you know why he spared your life, when every instinct in him told him to finish you off? Because he's a hero, and heroes don't do that sort of thing." She paused, looking at the fear in his eyes. "He's not like you and me, is he? He stands for what's good and decent in this world, and sometimes he has to make tough choices. This is one he couldn't make. You see, I know you'll just come back, stronger than before as you claim. Problem is, I can't allow that."
Gripping his throat with one hand, covering his mouth and nose with the other, Shego began to apply pressure. Monkey Fist tried to break away, but he could barely move. He saw the darkness begin to envelop him.
"Sometimes, the hard choices just have to be made. And that's when people like me have to step up and make them."
Monkey Fist's struggles ceased, the light fading from his eyes.
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Ron bent over Bonnie, as she struggled to sit up. He placed a hand on her arm, but quickly pulled it away when he saw her wince.
"Ron, what happened?"
"It's over."
Bonnie just stared at him. "How? I thought it was suicide?"
Ron just cast his eyes down. "It was. Rufus did it."
"But, I thought…" Bonnie paused, as she realized what happened. "Oh God Ron, I'm so sorry!" With her good arm, she pulled him into a hug, and Ron let the tears finally flow.
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Yori knelt over the still form of Hirotaka, a hand on his chest as she tried to make sure he was all right. He didn't seem that injured, but he would not wake up. "Please Hiro, you must wake up, I can't lose you too. You're my closest friend. Please be all right! I love you! I can't lose you!"
"I love you too, Yori!"
The words were so quiet she almost didn't think she had heard them, but when she looked down, she saw his eyes open, a smile on his face. He brought a hand up to her face, wiping the tear away that had trailed down her cheek.
"I've loved you for so long, but I never had the courage to tell you."
"Oh Hiro…" And with that, she leaned in, placing her lips gently on his. They remained like that till the medical teams arrived.
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"Oh sure, nobody check on me. I'm fine just lying here!"
"Oh stop your bitching, Michael, you're still alive aren't you?"
Mego looked up to see his sister standing over him. "You know, you should really be nicer to me. After all, I did just help save the world!"
Shego just laughed as she grabbed his hand, pulling him up. "What are you talking about? You enlarged yourself in his skull, that was it!"
"Hey, it hurt him more than you pulled off! So, is he…?"
Shego, sighed, looking over at the body of Monkey Fist. "Yeah, he's dead. The explosion was too much. He died shortly after."
Mego just looked over, hands gripped into fists. "Damn, I was looking forward to a little personal payback."
Shego just cast her eyes down. "He's dead. That's all the retribution we need."
"Yeah, I guess you're right."
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The medical choppers lifted them to a nearby hospital, as Ron just stared out the window, watching the countryside pass below them. Bonnie sat beside him, with Shego on the other side of the craft. Rufus' body, held in a little box, sat in his lap. He wanted nothing more than to sleep, and knew he was going to take a very long break when this was over.
What he saw when he got to the hospital surprised him. Thousands crowded the street below the hospital. He could see the camera crews, the news helicopters, and his eyes went wide. He turned to the medic, confusion evident on his face.
"Wha… what's going on?"
"Kid, you saved the God damn planet! I'm surprised there aren't more of them!"
Ron just turned back to the window, looking out over the throngs. "How'd they know we were going to be coming here? I mean, it ended only a half hour ago!"
The medic just laughed. "Your fight was live! Across the planet! Everyone was watching!"
"Everyone?"
The medic laughed again. "Yup! Didn't this happen after you and Kim stopped the Diablos?"
"Well, there were news crews parked out on the lawn at Kim's for a couple days afterward, but nothing like this!"
The helicopters landed outside the hospital, as police fought to contain the masses that surged forward. All of them looked stunned as they disembarked. Yori and Hirotaka looked especially uncomfortable, standing in the glare of television cameras and flashbulbs. Ron saw a podium standing not too far away, and Ron noticed everyone in the crowd was looking at him expectantly. Ron just shook his head, casting his eyes about for any support, until he noticed General Fredericks approach him. They had only met once before, on a mission with Kim, and he knew the man was as no nonsense as Barkin.
The general walked over and saluted him, and Ron tried to return the gesture. Placing a hand on Ron's arm, he turned him to face the crowd.
"Kid, they need you to say something."
"I don't think I can. What would I say?"
"Whatever you want, kid!"
Ron looked over the crowd again, a great deal of fear bubbling to the surface. He made his way to the podium slowly, taking deep breaths. He stood in front of it, and the crowd went deathly silent.
"Um… hi… geez, who thought you could get so scared just standing with a microphone." The crowd laughed in response, and Ron felt a little better. "I don't know what to say really, I never was good at this sort of thing. I'm not a hero, I'm just a kid who did what he could to help." Ron paused at he looked over the crowd, they're eyes looking up at him. "I did what I could, and I couldn't have done it without my friends here." The crowd rose up in cheers, the others looking uncomfortable even more. "I also couldn't have been done without my buddy Rufus, who… didn't make here to be with us. We all lost a lot in the last few days. A lot of good people lost they're lives, and I think we should try to remember them as we try to recover from this. Umm… I guess that's all I have to say. Thank you!"
The crowd thundered its applause as the six made their way into the hospital.
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Author's Notes – You know, I hardly ever used Rufus, but I still got a tear in my eye when I killed the little guy. Props to campy for being the one to figure it out first. He guessed Rufus very early on! You know, after this, I think I'm done being evil, at least for a while.
I'd like to thank the following for their reviews;
Matri – Hello? Evil? Don't worry, as you can see, I relented and took mercy!
Campy – Ask and thou shalt receive!
mattb3671 – Damn, how did Nooni know how messy my room was? As for your other reply, I enjoyed it so much, I just had to put it here. "damn you. you coke drinkin' no sex gettin' evil, vile nuke tossin man. may your donger forever flap limply in the wind." You know what? Still fun being evil! BWAHAHA!
MrDrP – Yup! And I enjoy doing it!
Mike9 – OK, first off, why would Ron have to survive? I could have very easily killed him off, and the rest of my stories would have worked just fine! I could have just brought Tara in to partner with Bonnie (I am working on a short story with the two of them by the way, very Dead Zone, I blame Lonestarr for telling me about the series) until Kim woke up. Considering my earlier story leanings, it would have been very in character. I mean, I put Kim in a coma! You don't know how long I debated about killing Ron! And hello? Didn't leave it at an interesting point? Just look at all the other comments! I'm the frigging spawn of Satan here… OK, maybe not, but I'm definitely Shego evil!
