Merry Christmas and Happy New Years! Then on February 9th …Happy Chinese New Years!! Hopefully I will be able to update before that time comes though (Cries) I don't want to see the Year of the Monkey PASS!! (continues sobbing and sighs) Well… it shall come again I suppose… I apologize for not updating sooner but it gets really busy this time of the year! Patience my friend patience! …Plus I'm taking Tae Kwon Do lessons… I decided that it would be good for me to learn some other martial art styles other than Tai Shing Pek Kwar. Next I shall begin Hap Ki Do. I already know the way of the Ninja so I'm pretty much set. If Kim mastered more than one style, so can I!! Oh yes… and the story… well…. I hope its length shall make up for it. Enjoy.
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Jerry Unipeg: (smiles) thank you! I'm so glad to know that some people are actually reading this fic!
The ShapeShifting Chick: Yeah, I decided that it would be cute to put in a little crush between Kim and Ron. Thanks for reading. Oh and guess who's at my house!! Your parents!! lol Merry Christmas and Happy New Years! And Happy Chinese New Year! lol
Alaksandra: Well I'm glad you like the pace. And I thought the crush would be a nice touch. You know how we villains are! We always want to know something the public doesn't know yet, that way we can make bribes! It's fun…. sometimes… And yes! The villains will be making an appearance quite soon. In fact, in this chapter!
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Chapter 8: Failure
(One month later)
The room was dark and dimly lit with candles that were scattered around the area. Each candle stood on a pedestal, dancing and flickering against the wall. The floor was carpeted with a monkey print in the center. Towards the front of the room stood a pedestal with a golden banana placed on a golden stand. A man came and stood before it. He was slim yet muscular with dark brownish black combed hair and blue eyes. His skin was tan. The man was dressed in a loose fitting black ninja robe that was tied taut at his waist, calves, and forearms. He came and knelt down before the idol.
Just as he did this, the banana peeled itself and a green glowing man appeared flouting in the air. Upon his shoulder was a brown capuchin. "What do you want Lord Fiske?" He blurted out, a little irritation in his tone.
The simian man stood up straight and crossed his arms. "The prophecies never stated anything about the world coming to an end!!"
The sage smirked at the English Lord's concern. "Well… yes you are right. The prophecies never did state anything about the world coming to an end, now did they?"
Monkey Fist frowned, knowing that he was being toyed with. "No! ...So what is going to happen if the world does get destroyed! The Monkey Master will never receive the opportunity to rein! All of the prophecies would have been written for nothing!"
"The true Monkey Master will have the opportunity to rein, but first of all, Lord Fiske…" The man went on. "You are not the true Monkey Master! Ron Stoppable is! In order to be the true ultimate Monkey Master, your heart must be pure. You, Lord Fiske, are not the slightest bit pure!"
Monkey Fist sneered with disdain as his simian hands clenched into fists. Then he lowered his head in a mixture of anger and sorrow. Monkey Fist had been working his whole entire life to become the ultimate Monkey Master and fulfill the prophecies. Unfortunately, he had been going about it in the wrong approach. After a few moments of silence, his head rose up and looked at the man. "Well…." Monkey Fist began, a bit hesitant. "What if I can make my heart pure? Then would I be anointed the true Monkey Master?"
The sage raised an eyebrow, some amusement in his eyes. "Well… I guess if you can do that, then yes, you would be anointed the true Monkey Master…. But you do know of course that it would be… er…. Very, very difficult! It's practically impossible! ….especially for yourself!" He mused.
Monkey Fist smiled mischievously. "We shall see…"
"Very well, Lord Fiske…. …As you wish…" The light faded as the glowing green man disappeared from sight. The golden banana unpeeled itself and went back to its normal state.
"We shall see…" Monkey Fist stated again. Then he turned around and lowered the screen that had concealed the alter. "…we shall see indeed…."
"SHEGO!!!" A blue tinted man yelled from the living room. "Can you come over here? …And bring me a cup of cocoa on the way, please!"
Shego sneered and rolled her eyes as she picked up the blue glass mug that was rested on the kitchen counter and slowly made her way towards the living room of the lair. "Who do you think I am, your servant girl!!?" She dropped the mug down on the table and threw herself on the chair. "Now what do you want!?"
"Oh Shego… I just don't know what to do anymore!!" Drakken laid himself down on the black leather sofa and stretched his arm over his eyes as though he was getting ready for therapy.
"Should I take notes?" Shego asked sarcastically.
Drakken lifted his head. "Do you want to?"
"No!" Shego crossed her arms and sighed. "Now what do you want!?"
Drakken frowned, but didn't let her sarcasm hinder his complaint. "Oh Shego! I just don't know what to do anymore! What's the point of taking over the world if it is going to be destroyed!? My dream since I was a boy was to rule the world… and now it is crushed!!"
"The whole idea itself has been 'crushed' ever since the beginning!" Shego commented carelessly, smirking a bit.
"What should I do!?" Drakken asked, trying very hard to ignore Shego's last sarcastic remark. "I just don't know what to do!! How am I supposed to rule the world if it's going to be destroyed?!"
Shego shrugged, looking down at her nails, not really paying attention or caring for that madder. "I don't know…. Stop it from getting destroyed?"
Drakken gasped. "That is an excellent idea Shego!!"
Shego glanced up horrified. "What!?"
"All we need to do is stop that comment from hitting us!!" Drakken jumped up from the sofa. "If we manage to save the earth from that comet, then they will also make me be Ruler of the World!!"
"You're kidding, right?" Shego glanced up with an eyebrow raised. Then she smirked. "And just how do you plan to do that?"
Drakken's triumphant moment left him as his arms remained dangling down from his slouched body. "I don't know……. But I will think of it! To the lab!!" Drakken picked up his mug of cocoa and raced out of the living room, leaving Shego sitting in the chair very disturbed.
Shego bowed her head as her hand reached up and rubbed her eyes. "…oh boy…." She murmured.
It was Saturday. The room was dark. The only source of light that lit up the room was the glowing dimness from the television screen. A couch was placed in front of it with two chairs at the side. Towards the center of the room was an old oak wood table with a remote placed on top. Sitting with their eyes glued to the television screen, sat Jim and Tim. 'The Most Extreme', one of their favorite TV shows was on. It provided no source of education whatsoever, but they were young and didn't really care at all.
"Jim! Tim!" Kim walked into the room angrily. Ron followed behind her. "What did Mom tell you about sitting too close to the TV?!"
"Uh….." They both mused. "Not to?" Ron seated himself next to the twines and began to watch the television program with them.
"Exactly!" Kim walked up to the table and grabbed the remote. She glanced up at the television to see what they were watching and shook her head. "I don't know why you guys even watch this garbage! It melts your brain!" Then she switched the channel to the News.
"Hey! I was watching that!" Ron protested. Then he sighed as he got up off the floor and sat next to Kim on the couch. Rufus crawled out of his pocket to see what all the ruckus was about, and then saw the Television on. "TV! Popcorn! Yum!"
"Sorry Rufus. You ate the last bag of popcorn last time you came over!" Kim crossed her arms and stared at the little pink rodent.
"Aw man!" Rufus pouted and sat himself up on Ron's shoulder.
"Don't worry Rufus!" Ron pulled out a wrapped sandwich from his pocket. "You can have this turkey and cheese sandwich that I saved from last week's lunch!"
Kim's lips cringed with disgust. "…Ew…. You kept a week old sandwich in your pocket!?" She watched as Rufus happily unwrapped the sandwich and began to nibble it down. She shook her head to get the cobwebs out and sighed. "Whatever…"
The News reporter appeared on the TV screen holding a bulletin in her hands. She was rather thin with short blond hair and blue eyes. "Good morning America. We just received updates on the spacecraft 'Savior' stating that Phase One is getting ready to be performed. During Phase One they will actually land on the commit itself and insert a mechanical devise called "the Mole". These Moles are what they sound like. They burrow into the flesh of the commit and wait until the astronauts activate them. Then they will explode, knocking the commit off its present course and breaking it up into millions of pieces. These times are critical and we will keep you updated throughout it all. Stay tuned…."
Ron jumped up and down in his seat. "Hey do you think we'll see Frederick on TV!?"
Kim shook her head slowly. "I don't know Ron… I don't know…"
Just then Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Possible walked downstairs. Mr. Possible came and sat down on the couch next to Kim. "Hey what are you kids doing here so early? Did ya have breakfast?"
"No not yet." Kim looked up and greeted her father. "We're watching the News for updates."
Mrs. Possible placed herself down next to Mr. Possible and leaned over towards Kim. "So what is going on so far?"
Kim sighed. "Well… they are getting ready to land on the comet so that they can insert the Moles."
"Ya know….." Ron interrupted, making an attempt to sound intelligent. "The things that dig into the comet and explode it at the astronaut's will, knocking the comet off its present course."
"Yes Ron…." Mr. Possible nodded. "I know… I was the one who helped design them…"
Ron smiled bashfully. "Oh… heehee… I knew that…." Then he cleared his throat and glanced back at the TV screen. Rufus did the same.
The commercial advertisements ceased and the News reporter came back on the screen. "Okay, hush everybody the News is back on!" Kim beckoned. Everybody became silent as all eyes were on the screen.
"And we're back…" The blond walked up to the screen again. "Right now, the astronauts are getting ready to make their move and land on the comet. They don't have much time to insert the Moles. Once the comet rotates and faces the sun, it rises a dramatic 320. If they just so happen to stay on the comet too long, well…. Let's just hope that doesn't happen…." A TV screen came into view with images of the astronauts. "…And now some updates from the astronauts themselves."
Just then, Mitchell Trout, also known as 'Fish' came up on the screen. Sitting next to him was Jennifer Polly.
"So…" The News reporter continued. "How are things going on up there Mr. Trout?"
Fish cleared his throat. "It's looking pretty good. We haven't really begun the most critical part yet, but as far as preparation, I think we're all set."
"Alright, well that's good to hear." The News reporter turned to face the viewers once again. "We will be monitoring every step during this critical moment so stay tuned!" Then she disappeared from site as the commercial advertisements were brought back again.
"Commercials again?!?" Ron commented. "Man! It's like there's more commercials than the actual program!"
"That's usually how it is, Ron." Kim sighed. "You just got to keep being patient…"
Rufus nodded his head. "Yup! Patience!"
x…
"So… how much longer until we land?" John put his hand on the chair in front of him and leaned forwards towards the pilot.
"Approximately, hmm…. let's see…. 5 minutes!!" Dr. Tomas shot back. Then he crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair, then stated mockingly, "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"
John frowned and turned away, trying not to let Dr. Tomas' rude behavior get to him. "Humph!"
"Don't worry…" Jennifer turned towards John. "Sometimes flying in a space shuttle for too long makes people irritable. Trust me! It'll wear off soon though."
Dr. Tomas glanced back at then, then turned away and sighed, rubbing his eyes with his hand. Dr. Ann turned to him from stroking Frederick and smiled. "It's alright, we'll all be fine."
"How do you know?" Dr. Tomas questioned, lifting his hands up. "How do you know if we're going to die on this mission or not?"
"Well…"Dr. Ann glanced down and continued to gently stroke Frederick's furry head. "If we do die… at least we will be remembered as heroes. Who knows? Maybe they'll even have high schools named after us?"
Dr. Tomas chuckled. "Well okay…."
"Alright people!! Strap up! We're getting ready to land!" Fish called out. Everyone obeyed his orders.
"There it is!" John pointed towards a rather large object in front of them. "…Comet Possible…." All eyes were in front, staring at the site. The comet was enormous! It was clearly the biggest comet they had ever witnessed. A rainbow looking tail followed it as it went. The comet itself appeared to be 2,000 times larger than the shuttle. Rocks and debris were falling from the back.
"Prepare for landing." Fish called out as he took control. The shuttle soured towards the comet and disappeared into the tail.
Space rock and debris were souring everywhere. Bits and pieces of the comet were coming at the shuttle as they did their best to dodge them. The ship drifted side to side, missing 2 huge rocks that just missed them. Some of them were no bigger than a baseball, wile others were as big as a house. However, they could not do anything about the small rocks. They were able to hit the ship; fortunately, they didn't cause too much damage.
x…
Kim and Ron were focused on the TV with no other distractions. Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Possible sat with them. Even the Tweebs were silent.
The reporter was back on and some footage of the space crew was being shown. "Right now, the 'Savior' is in the process of landing on the comet. This begins 'Phase One'. 'Phase Two' will be the inserting of the Moles. Then 'Phase Three' will be leaving the comet. 'Phase One' and 'Two' are the most critical." The News reporter walked up to the screen monitoring the space craft. "As you can see… there are a lot of space rocks and debris being shot at them. Fortunately, Mitchell Trout is an experienced pilot and knows how to fly during these conditions"
Just then the screen monitoring the 'Savior' went blank. The reporter stood there silent for a moment. "Well… I guess they are having some difficulties… it will clear up once they get down there I suppose…. Um… so we will keep you posted…. Stay tuned…."
x…
The shuttle shook violently as Frederick buried his head into Dr Ann's chest. Dr. Ann wrapped her arm around the startled simian and whispered. "Shh….. It's alright….. Just a little longer…. We're almost there…."
Everyone else was silent. Either they were horrified, or just couldn't really express themselves. Sometimes expressions are all that's needed to state something. As herculean as they might seam, they were still unsure and nervous.
Finally, land came into view. The shuttle soured down, searching for a safe spot to land. The comet had a very rocky terrain. Rugged mountains shot up from the ground as they soured by. Then the space craft began to lower itself down into a nearby valley spotted from afar. Then finally, Phase One was complete.
John, Dr. Tomas, and Joseph went to the back of the space craft to put on their space suits. All the rest stayed put. Once they were ready Jennifer opened the door below letting them land on the comet with the Moles.
x…
The reporter appeared back on the screen. "And we're back… it appears that things have cleared up a little more on our connection and the crew just finished completing 'Phase One'. Now they are beginning to perform 'Phase Two'. They do not have too much time to perform this 'Phase,' this is one of the most critical moments of the mission."
The reporter moved over towards the screen, letting the viewers see the shuttle. Inside sat Fish, Jennifer, Dr. Ann and Frederick.
"Frederick!!" Ron yelled out. "Frederick's on TV!! COOL!!!"
Everyone present in the room gave Ron a quick sharp aggravated glance as the room became silent once again.
x…
John, Dr. Tomas, and Joseph each received one Mole to take and drill in the earth of the comet. They did the best they could to spread out so that it would affect the comet greater. It was cold and dark on the comet, but that would soon change greatly if they should stay there too long.
"How much time do we have?" Dr. Tomas asked. There was a devise on all of their suits that let them communicate with the space craft even when they were apart.
"About two hours." Dr. Ann replied. "Are you almost done?"
"No not really…." Dr. Tomas set the rather large and bulky machine down. "But I found a good spot to drill, so I'm beginning now."
"Well alright…." Dr. Ann responded. "Just hurry up!"
"I will! I will!" Dr Tomas set the Mole up and placed the tip firmly on the ground. Then he turned the button on that started the drill as the machine started to sink down into the earth.
John's Mole was already half way down. He was confident that it made it so he began to retreat back to the 'Savior'. Unfortunately, he was unaware that it had gotten stuck at only seventy five feet below the ground when it was supposed to go down one hundred thirty seven.
Joseph was about half way done. His was about eighty feet below the earth. Patiently he waited for it to reach the designated point.
Although Dr. Tomas started late, he was very quick and started to catch up to the rest of them having his Mole drilled up to sixty eight feet. There was about one hour left.
John returned to the ship. Jennifer opened the doors to let him in. He gave out a sigh and sat down. "Well…. I did it!"
Jennifer turned to him. "Well that's good. Um…… I'll just check it again to make sure it got down to one hundred thirty seven feet. She turned around and put up the monitor tracking the first Mole. "Oh dear… John! Yours only got up to seventy five! That's not enough!"
"Whoops…." John rubbed the back of his arm.
"Whoops!?" Fish yelled. "Is that all you can say? Whoops!? This is no time to be screwing up things John!!"
John sighed and lowered his head. "I'll go back out and try to fix it…."
"Well hurry up you only have a half an hour!!" Fish yelled. John got up and started to walk towards the exit. Fish sighed and looked back at the monitor. "Do you think we should try to move the space craft a little closer?"
Jennifer glanced in the distance at the astronauts. "Well… I guess we can move it a little closer…" They lifted the 'Savior' up and lowered it down twenty five feet away from where the astronauts were working. "That way they can get to us faster."
Frederick sat next to Dr. Ann, trying hard to remain calm. He looked up at her. "When do we leave?" He asked, using his communication devise.
"In about thirty minutes." Dr. Ann replied, smiling sweetly. Then she laid her hand on his furry head and began to stroke it once more. It was quiet for a while. Frederick kept on glancing out of the window and back again. She could tell that he was nervous. "Now Frederick… if anything happens… there is an emergency shuttle in the back that you can escape from. Just in case…. Unfortunately it only seats one…"
"Okay…" Frederick responded. There wasn't really much to say in a time like this. Everything was silent.
x…
"Right now, the Moles are being drilled into the earth. They should be almost done. And the astronauts are beginning to get ready to take off the planet. With only fifteen minutes before the comet turns facing them directly towards the sun, it is a race against time!" The news reporter turned letting the viewers see the monitor on the astronauts.
Ron was now glued onto the TV screen, sitting next to the Tweebs as Kim sat with her family. The room was silent. Then the telephone started to ring. Mr. Possible got up and walked over towards the phone, picking it up. "Hello? Oh Hi Professor Chen! Yes I'm watching it too… um I'm sorry I can't really talk right now. I'll call you back later… Bye"
He slowly walked back to his seat, turning to his wife. "That was Dr. Chen… he wanted to tell me that they were showing the mission on the News…" Then he turned back towards the TV as did everyone else who was watching him.
x…
"Hurry up! We don't have that much time!!" Fish yelled from inside the shuttle. Joseph and Dr. Tomas had already completed inserting their machines and started to head back towards the space craft.
John slowly lowered himself down the hole that his Mole got stuck in, hoping to free it and get it moving again. Unable to do so, he turned upright and jumped on it several times. He was reworded with a soft beeping noise, signaling that the devise was working again. He sighed, relieved, and started to climb up the rope that suspended him in the tunnel.
A countdown started as the sun began to become visible in the distance. Jennifer began the countdown. "Sun hits our coordinates in …Ten…. …Nine….."
"JOHN, GET OUT OF THERE!!" Fish yelled. Joseph and Dr. Tomas appeared at the entrance. Jennifer, still counting, opened the door and let them in.
…Five…
"I made it!" Dr. Tomas shouted, hugging Ann.
…Four…
"Oh my, you had me worried sick!" Ann exclaimed to Tomas. Frederick smiled happily.
…Three…
John climbed out of the hole and hurriedly started to make his way towards the space craft. Unfortunately, the lack of gravity prevented him from doing so. The space craft 'Savior' lifted off the ground and hovered over the earth.
…Two…
"Can we at least go a little closer to him?!" Fish asked anxiously.
Steam began to build up and come forth in shots of energy from unpredictable coordinates on the terrain. A blinding light revealed itself in the distance. "We have to go, Fish!!!" Jennifer shouted frantically. "NOW!!!!!!!"
……One
x…
The screen went blank. Nothing more was seen. The irritating buzzing of the TV screen was all that was heard, and nothing more. The news reporter stood up and turned towards the viewers. "Well… they should be coming back on the screen soon…. Probably a rock might have hit the shuttle or something…."
Ron and Kim kept looking at the screen. Mr. Dr. Possible sat on the couch with his head down in despair. Mrs. Possible was seated next to him, her arm around his shoulder. Jim and Tim were still glued in front of the TV.
There was nothing. The reporter was silent. The clock ticked in the background. Nothing was seen. Nothing was heard. There was nothing. The reporter cleared her throat and sighed. "Well…. I guess they may be having some difficulties…. Um…." She glanced sideways at the unseen people not visible to viewers and gulped. "Well… we will keep you updated…. Stay tuned….." Then she lowered her head and walked off the set.
The room was silent. A cold silence that was eerie and sorrowful. Ron lowered his head. He stood up, picked up Rufus, and started to walk towards the door. "Well I'll…. I'll see you later KP…." He sighed and hurriedly went out the door.
"Ron, wait!" Kim called out. Unfortunately she was too late. He left. She sighed and ran upstairs to her room. Nothing more was said. It failed.
Well that wasn't so bad now was it? I do hope that all this would make up for my lack of updating. Patience young master, patience… It's a virtue! Review and Good day.