Kim clung to Ron. "I couldn't do it," she sobbed, "As much as I wanted to, as much as he deserves it, I- I just couldn't."
He held her close and stroked her hair. "I know, I know. It's okay, Kim. It's over."
Just then the BonnieCom beeped. Surprised, its owner answered.
"Bonnie, GJ has arrived, but there are still things that need to be taken care of," Wade told her.
Bonnie made an exasperated sound, then glanced at Tara. Tara frowned at her, and Bonnie rolled her eyes. "Fine. What do we need to do?"
"The CeCe factory needs to be shut down, for one thing," was the answer. "Go to the main floor and find the controls."
"Go," said Yori, "I will look after the prisoners."
Bonnie and Tara took the short cut by leaping over the rail and down twenty feet to the main floor. Their battle suits and cheerleading skills protected them. They looked around, and found the controls by a sign over the console.
"Um... this is pretty complicated, Wade, what do we do?" asked Tara as Bonnie pointed the camera at it.
"There are several things that need to be shut down, and in a certain order. Otherwise the whole place could go up," he answered.
"SO like a villian. Can you walk us through it?" asked Bonnie.
"Maybe, but let me try first. Do you see a plug anywhere?" he asked.
"Here's one," said Tara, pointing.
"Plug the BonnieCom into it, and let me see what I can do," Wade said.
She pulled out the cord and started to plug it in when movement at the door caught her attention. GJ agents were cautiously entering. When they were spotted, three of the agents aimed their weapons instantly.
"FREEZE!" yelled one.
Bonnie and Tara raised their hands, and the agents surrounded them, just outside easy grabbing distance, guns never wavering.
"Team Possible, Rockwaller, Bonnie, IC004."
"Team Possible, Matthews, Tara, IC005."
One of the agents used a comlink to check their identities.
"Confirmed," he said, "Stand down."
The other agents lowered their weapons, and Bonnie and Tara lowered their hands.
"Agent in Charge McHenry," he said, "What can we do to help?"
"Unless you know how to shut down a robot factory without blowing it up first, not much," Bonnie replied, jacking in the BonnieCom.
"While I'm doing this, see if you can shut down the remaining CeCes around the world," suggested Wade.
"Is there anyone else here? asked McHenry.
"Yes," said Tara, pointing to the upper level, "Kim, Ron, and Yori are up there. They have captured Dr. Drakken and Mr. Senior."
McHenry nodded to two of the agents, and they headed that way.
"Here's the CeCe controls," said Bonnie, standing in front of a different console. This one was much simpler, having a keyboard incorporated into it. She sat down, and studied the monitor. "Okay, main menu..." she muttered, using the mouse.
She found what she was looking for; a code to transmit that would make the CeCes all around the world shut down.
She typed it into the appropriate field and hit "send". The computer acknowledged the command, then proceeded to display a clock, set to 15:00.
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Just after Tara and Bonnie left in their unconventional manner, Senor Senior approached Yori, who eyed him warily.
"We have not properly met. I am Senor Senior, Senior," he said, bowing.
"Yori," she answered, giving a proper Japanese bow, except she didn't take her eyes off of him.
"New to Kim Possible's team, I take it?" he asked.
"Hai. I had the honor to be accepted a few months ago," she replied.
"She has always been a formidable opponent, and after observing you in action, I am certain she will be more so in the future," he said.
Yori smiled, accepting the compliment while not beleiving a word of it. "I am not certain you will ever have a chance to find out."
He chuckled. "We shall see."
His attention shifted to Kim and Ron. Kim was slowly getting herself back together. "I am glad she did not kill Drakken, much as he deserves it. It would have destroyed her as a hero and a person, and I would not have that happen."
Surprised, Yori looked up at him. "But Drakken is your partner, and you wanted us all to die."
"True," he admitted, "But I follow the rules of villiany, while he does not. I found it most distasteful and dishonorable for him to kill Lord Fiske as he did."
Yori almost admitted Drakken's plot in that quarter had failed as well, but stopped herself.
"I observe she has a new ability. It appears to be the same as the late Ms. Shego's," he said, nodding at Kim.
"Hai," replied Yori, "But that is not my story to tell."
If Senior was disappointed in her answer, he did not show it.
Just then the GJ agents arrived below them.
"Everything under control?" one called.
Yori glanced at Senior, who was leaning on his cane, looking at Kim and Ron, then at Drakken, who was just beginning to stir from his faint.
"Hai! You may come up and take our captives into custody," she responded, looking down at them.
"Hey! Where'd he go?" said Ron.
Yori looked around but Senior was gone. Drakken was groaning and trying to sit up. Kim was looking at him with anger.
Cursing in Japanese under her breath, she looked for possible destinations. How could that old man move so quickly and quietly? Letting him escape was her failure, and she had to get him back.
"He was there one second, then he wasn't," said Ron, waving through the air where the old villian had been standing. "He pulled out a box with a button on it, and pressed it."
The two GJ agents arrived and helped Drakken up. They put cuffs on him, and led him to the elevator nearby. "At least YOU'RE not getting away," one said.
"What's that note?" Ron asked, pointing to something by Yori's feet.
She looked, and found a neatly folded note on the floor. She picked it up and unfolded it carefully, but found no traps or powder.
"Do not concern yourselves with me. By the time you find this note I will be far away. Farewell,
Team Possible, until we meet again. Be well! S.S.S."
"Maybe he was a hologram the whole time," guessed Ron.
"No, he couldn't have left the note, then," said Kim.
"Oh, yeah, right," said Ron.
"I'd guess some kind of matter transmitter, then," said Kim. "Well, he's gone. So what's next on the agenda?" Then she saw the look on Yori's face. "It wasn't your fault. You couldn't know he had an escape like that ready."
Yori nodded, but still looked unhappy.
The lighting in the area turned red, and alarms blared. "Warning! Dispatched CeCe robots have been shut down. Self destruct code used. Detonation in fifteen minutes. All personnel evacutate!" said a female voice.
"That's our cue to leave," said Ron, and headed for the railing, Kim and Yori right behind him.
"What did you do?" asked Tara.
"I have no idea!" said Bonnie, looking helplessly at the monitor. "I used the code that was given."
"Must have been a trap," said McHenry.
"Let's go, guys!" shouted Ron, heading for the ruined door with everyone else. Drakken was being half-carried by the agents.
Bonnie grabbed the BonnieCom and unhooked it.
"Aw, man! I was just getting to the final process!" said Wade.
Outside they joined the other agents as they climbed aboard the helicopters and hovercraft that had brought them. By the time everyone was aboard, there were two minutes remaining. The craft rose from the ground and away from the field of devestated CeCes.
They watched as the mountain shrank in the distance and the timer reached zero.
There was a loud CRUMP! and smoke poured from the main door and from all kinds of hidden vents. The mountain itself seemed to rise up for a second, then settled back down and broke apart into rubble. It collapsed on itself, crushing the base and the CeCe factory beneath millions of tons of stone.
Smoke continued to rise from the ruins.
There was cheering from all in the GJ craft, except for Drakken, his henchmen, and Yori.