Chapter 5

The government research facility was nestled between two cliffs in the steep Rocky Mountains. Silently a hovercraft landed nearby, undetected due to its small size. Shego leapt out followed by Drakken. They crept up to the barbed wire electric fence surrounding the facility. Guards could be heard chatting in the distance. Shego slipped a thin device under the fence and pressed a button. The thin device expanded and lifted up the fence above it to create a crawlspace. They crawled under, and ran to the building. Shego leaped onto the roof and pulled Drakken up behind her. She unscrewed the cover to an air vent and they crawled inside. Drakken held a small flashlight in his mouth and led the way.

He opened up a blueprint of the building and pointed left. They continued through the air shaft until Drakken showed a thumbs up sign. Shego whipped out a small laser knife and cut a tiny hole in the air duct. She looked through the hole into the room below her. There was the experimental death ray surrounded by laser security beams. She cut a larger hole and somersaulted down, avoiding the lasers. She went to the security control on the wall and turned off the lasers. Drakken jumped down. He looked lovingly at his prize- the death ray of his dreams.

He took out his communicator and called his henchmen to bring the large copter. As Shego heard the copter approach and the alarms go off, she threw a sticky bomb at the ceiling blasting a large hole in it. The copter lowered cables through the hole, and Drakken attached them to the death ray. As the cables lifted Shego, Drakken and the death ray upwards, Drakken smiled and waved to the security camera.

"Thanks for the death ray," he shouted, and the copter flew off into the night sky towards the lair.

Meanwhile in Middleton, Kim's kimmunicator beeped. She woke up from her slumber, still worried about Rufus. Rufus had to stay at the vet's office for treatment, and Kim felt really sad about it.

"What's the sitch, Wade?", she said in a groggy half-asleep voice.

"An experimental death ray has just been stolen from a government research center in the Rocky Mountains. Here's a clip from the security cam", said Wade.

Kim's kimmunicator then switched to a black and white security video.

"Drakken", Kim said.

"Yep", said Wade, "I've pinpointed the coordinates of where he was headed. Looks like his island lair."

"I'll be right on it", said Kim.

Kim and Ron hitched a ride from a pilot friend of theirs, and headed towards Drakken's lair.

"Thanks for the ride", said Kim to the pilot.

"After the way you saved me from those giant robotic monkeys of doom last year, it's the least I could do", he replied.

"No big", said Kim.

As they flew over the island, Kim opened the hatch of the plane, and jumped out followed by Ron. They opened up their parachutes and floated down at the base of the island. Using Kim's grappling hook, Kim and Ron climbed up the steep rocky cliffs toward the base.

"Just once I wish villains would commit their thefts in the day time", said Ron, "Or like on a weekend. So I could get some sleep!"

As they approached the lair, Kim dodged out of the way of Drakken's automated security laser guns, and did a flip between them so they would shoot themselves. After the laser guns were destroyed, she used her laser ring to melt open the front door of the lair.

She stepped inside and was immediately attacked by a group of henchmen. She knocked them out within seconds, and proceeded further into the lair, followed by Ron. Ron seemed agitated and sad. Kim could tell he was missing Rufus. She missed Rufus too.

As they entered a large room within the lair, they saw Drakken admiring his new death ray and Shego standing ready to fight.

"Kim Possible!", shouted Drakken in feigned surprise.

"The jigs up, Drakken. Hand over the death ray."

"I don't think so Kimmy", said Shego. Shego lit up her glowing green laser hands and jumped at Kim. The attack was on. Kim and Shego jumped back and forth throwing punches, and kicks at each other. Drakken stood in the distance, waiting for Shego to weaken Kim Possible and back her towards him. Ron tried to use Kim's grappling hook to capture Drakken, but missed and ended up getting himself tangled in the wires.

"Don't worry KP! I'm right behind you! As soon as I get out of this mess," said Ron. He glanced in his pocket to ask Rufus for help, then remembered Rufus was at the vet. He sighed and struggled to free himself from the tangle of thin black rope.

Shego and Kim continued their fight, equally matched in skill. Drakken stood against the wall, and watched the fight carefully. Shego was beginning to push the fight in his direction. Soon Kim was within a few feet of him. Drakken took the opportunity to strike. He moved swiftly and did a circular kick to the side of Kim's legs. She fell to the ground with a thud. The last thing she saw before being knocked out was Shego's fist swiftly hitting her in the head.

"Ha! Kim Possible, you think you're all that, but you're soooo not!", said Drakken.

"Kim!", shouted Ron as he dangled from the ceiling, unable to help.

Shego started to run towards Ron to attack him, then turned to Drakken and said, "Do you want to try out your new martial art skills on Mr. Punching-bag here?"

Drakken gave an evil grin and headed towards Ron. Ron struggled and finally managed to free himself from the rope. He fell to the ground in his boxers, with his pants still tangled in the ropes.

Ron attacked Drakken using some of the ninja skills he had learned while at the secret ninja school. After dodging a few kicks, Ron soon managed to throw Drakken to the ground.

"Booyah! I'm Ron the MAN!", shouted Ron triumphantly. He grabbed his pants from the tangled ropes and started putting them back on.

Shego sighed and jumped towards Ron knocking him out with one hit.

Shego dragged the two unconscious teens and strapped them in metal restraints on the wall.

"Yes! Kim Possible and Whats-his-name are finally in our clutches! With them captured, nothing will be able to stop me from taking over the world! Hahahahahahah", shouted Drakken, "Who's the MAN, now?"

Shego smiled. Drakken's plan was working. It really did seem like nothing could stop them now. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Drakken shrugged and looked at Shego. Who could it be?