Chapter 12

The next morning the sun was shining, and reflecting in the rain-puddles that had formed during the stormy night. Kim yawned, opened her sleepy eyes, and looked at Drakken, peacefully sleeping next to her. He looked so cuddly as he slept, like a big blue teddybear. Kim sat up and realized she was still naked as the blanket slipped off of her.

She picked up her wrinkled clothes off the floor of the tent and started getting dressed. Drakken woke up and smiled at her seductively.

"Morning, dumpling. How about we stay in bed a little longer, hmmm?", he said with a grin, and lifted his eyebrow up and down suggestively.

"Love to, but we have a long hike ahead of us again. Besides, we always have tonight to cuddle again", said Kim with a kiss on Drakken's cheek.

"Aaargh…Can't we take a day off? Hiking makes my feet hurt", asked Drakken, "I'll make you some cocoa-moo?"

"We only have enough food to last us for about five more days. We really need to keep hiking, Drakken", said Kim.

"Thanks to all this hiking, my feet are going to be aching for weeks", grumbled Drakken, as he sat up and pulled on his clothes.

Drakken fixed Kim a bowl of cereal, then made one for himself. They ate their breakfast, then quickly packed up the tent and started hiking.

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Meanwhile, Ron and Shego were both in the air again, on the look out.

Shego flew her hovercraft slowly over the dense forest below her. In the distance she noticed Ron in the laboratory's helicopter. During her search, she occasionally glanced at the helicopter in the distance, to see if it had its ladder had lowered. She knew Ron had a chance of spotting Drakken first, and she did not want Drakken to be captured.

The view was clear and crisp through Ron's binoculars. He felt hopeful that he would find Kim, as the rescue helicopter slowly circled the mountains. Suddenly, some movement caught his eye in the forest below.

"Stop! I think I see her!", shouted Ron to the pilot.

Ron opened the door and dropped the ladder into the forest below. He quickly climbed down the ladder and glanced around him. Where was Kim?

Shego didn't waste a second. As soon as she saw the ladder drop, she sped towards the area in her hovercraft and landed next to Ron in the forest.

"Aww… the buffoon's all alone", laughed Shego, "Kim Possible couldn't make it huh? Oh yeah, she's at her funeral. That's right."

"Shego!" shouted Ron in shock, "What are you doing here?"

"Same thing as you, I guess. Looking for Dr. Drakken", said Shego.

"I happen to be looking for Kim!" said Ron, "So Drakken's alive too then?"

"Yes. Did you see anything?" asked Shego, "Wait a minute! Did you just say Kim Possible is still alive too? Aargh… I should've figured as much. Why is she so difficult to kill?"

"KIM?" shouted Ron as he scanned the ground around him. Suddenly, he saw movement from the bushes ahead. He stepped forward.

"Kim?" he asked again, as a mountain lion leaped from the bushes and ran straight at him.