Ron, with Rufus perched on his shoulder, quickly tip toes down the torch lit tunnel that the stone incline preceded. With every step, their anxieties intensify. As they move deeper into the temple, their fears increase. They cannot get over the fact that this tunnel resembles exactly the tunnel they traveled down in that shared dream before meeting that horrible object, the Mask of Gauduelme. Suddenly, a sharp sensation of dread ripples through their very being as they become aware of something powerful being activated, although they have no clue what it is. Ron looks at Rufus, each with a look that translates the sensation they have experience, and instantly Ron develops a bad feeling that makes him worry about the most precious thing to him.
"Kim!" He softly exclaims.
Rufus silent expression reveals the same concern for Kim. Ron quickens his pace down the tunnel but remains cautious. Suddenly, a beeping, which echoes loudly in the tunnel, emanates from his backpack startling Ron and Rufus. Fumbling through his backpack, Ron discovers a kimmunicator buried within it.
He stares dumbfounded at it then turns to Rufus. "How does he slip his gadgets to us without us knowing?"
Rufus responds to Ron's questions with a shrug of his shoulders. Ron presses a button on the newly discovered device and Wade appears on its screen.
"Hey Wade."
"Ron. I'm worried about Kim. She hasn't call in and she didn't respond to the call I just made to her. I think she might be in trouble."
"Meet the president and vice president of the club. Do you know where she is?"
"I know where her kimmunicator is. Unfortunately, I still can't seem to penetrate the temple with thermal imaging. I can't tell if anybody is down there."
"Don't you have her like chipped or something?"
"Do you know the moral ramifications of doing something like that to her without her knowledge?"
"So I take it you don't."
"I'm sending you a map of the temple."
A few moments pass and a digital representation of the cavern showing all the alcoves and tunnels appears on the screen. A stationary blue dot pulses in a rather large alcove in the top right half of the map, while a stationary green dot pulses in a tunnel just below the center of the map.
"Kim's kimmunicator is the blue dot," explains Wade. "Hopefully, Kim is nearby or you'll find a clue in its vicinity that can help you find her. Good luck Ron. I'll contact the authorities while you find her. I'll call back soon."
"Thanks Wade. Ah, one question…"
"The green dot is you Ron."
"Right."
Wade signs out while the map remains on Ron's kimmunicator screen. He focuses intensely at the blue pulsing dot for a few moments before he closes his eyes and sends a quiet message from his heart to Kim's. I'm coming Kim! With that, he opens his now resolved filled eyes and he and Rufus make their way through the tunnel as they follow the map on the kimmunicator's screen.
A few minutes pass until Ron and Rufus enter a large space containing short, stone pillars with basins cut into their tops, which stand along either wall. The light from the fire floating in the basins bounces off the fainted paintings on the walls and the floor as the sound of digging catches the attention of Ron and Rufus. As they move down further into the space, their attention turns to a squeaking sound that becomes steadily louder. Stopping their progress, Ron and Rufus wait as the same slightly overweight man in blue overalls they saw earlier pushing a wheel barrow full of dirt approaches them performing the same exact task. Ron moves aside as the man continues pushing the same rusted green wheel barrow undeterred by Ron's presence. The man simply walks by Ron, who studies the man's tanned face as the light bounces off of it. He sees the man carrying the same emotionless expression and lifeless eyes as before. He looks at Rufus perched on his shoulder with a puzzled look.
"Creepy," Rufus responds with a shudder.
They continue their progress through the space until they reach the source of the digging sound and see an alcove with several men and women with shovels and picks working inside. Suddenly, the kimmunicator beeps. Ron presses a button and the image of Wade replaces the map of the cavern.
"The authorities have been notified and will arrive as soon as they can," Wade informs Ron.
"Rufus and I have spotted people down here and their showing the classic signs of mind control: emotionless stare into space, exhibiting no free thought or will, doing repetitive task in an unbroken cycle until commanded otherwise and a lack of concern for anything or anybody. We're moving on to the location of Kim's kimmunicator."
"All right, I'll contact you as soon as you get there."
With that, Ron presses another button and the map appears once again on the kimmunicator's screen. He and Rufus then move further into the massive space until they reach another torch lit tunnel and enter it. They travel down the tunnel until they arrive into the large alcove where they expect to find Kim's kimmunicator and hopefully Kim. As they scan the almost empty alcove, they notice its square shape and the torches adorning the walls high above them. Moving further into the alcove, they see a set of stone steps leading up to a large stone throne in front of them. Their anticipation intensifies as they see on the map that Kim's kimmunicator lies a few feet ahead of them, just beyond the stone throne. Suddenly, a thick, heavy, stone slab crashes down in front of the opening of the tunnel and traps Ron and Rufus inside the alcove. The sound of the crash causes the duo to turn toward the tunnel opening while the sound of a familiar voice originating from behind the stone throne resonates louder in their heads than the slab's crash.
"Ron Stoppable. I'm so glad you could make it…"
Quickly, turning toward the stone throne, Ron and Rufus see Monkey Fist emerge from the darkness beyond the throne. He carries with him the Mask of Gauduelme in his hand and a wide, menacing grin on his face while his black eyes gleam with an intense wickedness.
"to your funeral," continues Monkey Fist.