Trio

Chapter 7
Evil Below.

Ron stumbled to his feet still clutching at his head.

"What did you say?" Shego asked. She wasn't sure she understood him.

"My inner monkey is yelling about evil awakening below." Ron grunted in pain.

Shego looked at Ron's crotch. "Your inner monkey is a moralist?" She replied in an attempt to lighten the mood.

Even though Ron was suffering from a headache from all the monkey screeching only he could hear in his mind, he still managed to quirk an eyebrow at Shego. "I don't think my Mystical Monkey Power is referring to there Shego."

Rufus quickly climbed up Ron's borrowed suit jacket till he could perch next to Ron's ear. Shego and Kim could hear Rufus quickly squeak something into Ron's ear and Ron nodded his head. "I'll try little buddy."

Ron closed his eyes and started to control his breathing. Shego and Kim realized quickly that Ron was trying to use a meditation practice to still his mind.

Dr. Director and the balding guy that still no one had introduced to them came over. They had seen Ron stumble to his feet and clutch at his head so they were worried.

"What's going on?" Dr. Director asked.

Shego and Kim could only shrug. "Ron said something about his Mystical Monkey Power is going off, something about evil below awakening." Kim told her.

Ron slowly opened his eyes, his face calm and almost serene. "Ten floors below us someone is performing an ancient ritual of evil. If they are successful it will open a doorway to a dimension of Death."

Dr. Director looked at him in confusion. "Ten floors down? That is the Containment and Research area. The only things we keep down there are the inventions and weapons we have confiscated from the super villains we have stopped."

Kim with a look of horror asked. "Would that be where you stored those things we recovered from Drakken's lair last night?"

Dr. Director had already removed from a pocket a device that looked a little like Kim's Kimmunicator and pressed several buttons on it. Kim looked at the device and raised an eyebrow at Dr. Director. "We copied Wade's design. It was so efficient we didn't see the sense in trying to reinvent the wheel when he had already done such a good design." Dr. Director explained.

The monitor on the small device lit up to reveal a woman in a lab coat sitting at a desk.

"Containment and Research. How may I help you?"

"Carol." Dr Director addressed the woman. "Is there anything going on unusual down there today?"

The woman gave a shrug. "Not really, pretty dead down here tonight. Agent Du came down a while ago and checked out item 666 and said he wanted to study it for a while. Since he has proper clearance I authorized it." In the background the group could hear a type of deep chanting noise going on.

Carol on the screen frowned. "I don't know why he has to read it out loud though. It is becoming very annoying."

The color drained from Shego's face. "Reading it? Item 666 wouldn't happen to be a large book that looks like it has a face on it would it?"

The woman on screen heard her. "Why yes it is. Our records list it as being called the Necronomicon. I'm rather surprised that Agent Du managed to read it. None of our other research members could even open it."

Ron grabbed a hold of Dr. Director's hand pulled the Global Justice communicator so he could speak into it. "You must stop him! If he finishes the incantation we all are in dire danger!"

Du's voice that had been droning on in the background suddenly rose to a loud crescendo. KLAATU BARADA NIKTO!

Dr. Director, Ron, Kim and Shego could see on the monitor the sudden look of fear that came over Carol's face as she looked at something off camera and then the screen went blank.

Come on we have to get down there and somehow reverse whatever it is that Will Du has done.

Quickly racing to an elevator the group had to wait a moment for a panting Oracle to catch up.

"Containment and Research." Dr Director said.

The elevator began to descend.

Kim looked over at Dr. Director. "Item number 666 huh?" She asked.

The baldy guy grinned. "I understand your reference. Totally a coincidence I assure you. Are you familiar with the mythology around the Necronomicon Ms. Possible?"

It was a very tense Ron who answered though. "No I just know the Mystical Monkey Power doesn't like it. It keeps repeating evil over and over in my head."

"So you hear the power as voices?"

Ron shook his head. "Not always. Sometimes the power takes over and guides my moves. Sometimes it shouts warnings in my head and sometimes I just know things."

"And what does the voice sound like? Is it a voice of someone you know or is it your voice telling you things?"

Ron ran a hand through his hair in frustration. "No, I don't recognize the voice as belonging to someone." He sighed. "It is like there are all these monkeys screeching like in a zoo or something and suddenly the screeching blends together and I can make out words."

"Fascinating." The tubby guy commented.

"Just who the hell are you anyway?" Shego asked finally having enough.

"My name is Dr. Oliver Racle. I'm a doctor of psychology and inter-personal relationships. Everyone here just calls me Oracle."

"You are a head shrinker then?" Shego said narrowing her eyes at him. "Some kind of master mind bender playing thought games on us?"

Shego glanced over at Ron who was clutching at his head again in pain. His continuing attempts at mediation starting to fail him as he neared whatever it was going on in the lower areas of Global Justice headquarters. Next to him Kim had her arm wrapped around his waist trying to give him whatever support she could.

"If it wasn't for Ron's pain and warnings I would think you were doing this to us as some kind of Shrink test to see how we would react. However, since Ron is freaking out I know there is something seriously wrong going on." Shego stated.

A tiny squeak of pain could be heard and Rufus suddenly popped out of the suit jacket clutching his head in a manner just like his master was doing.

"Aww poor Rufus. You too?" Kim asked the small naked mole rat.

"Uh huh, uh huh. Evil, evil, evil." The mole rat repeated as he pressed his tiny palms to his head.

"We'll be there soon." Dr. Director tried to reassure them.

"You spoke of the mythology of the Necronomicon Dr." Kim said addressing whom they now knew to be named Dr. Racle.

"Yes, the book was supposedly written by a madman using his own blood based on whisperings he heard on the winds while lost in a wasteland or some such nonsense. Some say it is suppose to be a book of the dead containing incantations for summoning demons. Others claim the book is a portal for evil to enter this world. No one knows for sure."

"No one has ever been able to read the book?" Shego asked in surprise.

"The book is written in several dead languages. No puns intended. Sumerian, Latin, Greek, etc. There have been attempts when the book surfaces to have it translated."

"And?" Shego prompted.

"Um, the translators always end up insane, burn their notes and attempt to destroy or hide the Necronomicon away." Oracle reluctantly admitted.

"Oh… Lovely." Shego replied.

The elevator suddenly shuddered and came to a stop.

"Computer what's wrong? We are attempting to reach Containment and Research. What's the problem?" Dr. Director said to the ceiling of the elevator.

A computerized female voice spoke from a speaker at the edge of the ceiling.

"We are currently suffering from technical difficulties Dr. Director."

"What technical difficulties?" The woman asked.

The computerized female voice suddenly deepened and became gravely.

"We will feast on your SOULS!"

Ron leapt over to the elevator doors and with a mighty heave jerked opened the doors revealing they were slightly below a floor level. "Everyone out NOW!" Ron shouted.

Shego reacted instantly and grabbing Kim she literally tossed her out the elevator to the floor. Not even pausing she then grabbed Dr. Director and tossed her out too. Next came Oracle and Shego had to grunt a little picking him up and throwing him out.

The elevator doors strained to close and Ron using Mystical Monkey Power strength struggled to keep them open. "Go on Shego get out!" He grunted.

"I'm going but you are coming with me!" Shego shouted as she wrapped her arms around Ron's waist and leaping pulled him out through the elevator doorway with her. Their feet barely cleared the exit before the elevator plummeted down the shaft to crash several floors beneath them.

"See if you can contact your people and tell them to avoid the elevators or any rooms the computer controls." Ron said to Dr. Director as Shego helped him to his feet.

Dr. Director shook her communicator. "Can anyone hear me?"

The device flickered to life. "Agent Wilson here, I'm on Data Retrieval and Analysis floor. Things have gone to Hell here. What's going on?" A panicky voice called out.

"Agent Wilson get control of yourself and make a proper report! What is going on?" Dr. Director barked into her communicator.

"There is some kind of dark black fog rolling out of the elevator shafts. Anyone who gets caught in this fog starts choking. There eyes turn milky white and black veins pop out across their skin. They then start this high pitched laughing and saying things like, 'we will suck your souls dry or you will die in agony.' They then attack anyone near them by biting or scratching. What should I do Dr. Director?"

Dr. Director was at a complete loss. No one or thing had ever managed to infiltrate and attack Global Justice headquarters before and now that it had happened she didn't know what to tell her people.

She noticed Ron Stoppable had his head cocked to one side as if listening to something. On the floor by his feet the small naked mole rat was doing the same thing.

"Tell your people to use the stairwells and go up." Ron finally said. "The black fog is evil seeking containers to house itself in. It will soon cease but those bitten by the infected ones will turn evil too. Tell them to not try and fight those infected but avoid them at all costs."

Dr. Director broadcasted on her communicator to anyone who could hear her, the instructions and told them that anyone they met not contaminated to pass on the instructions and get them out.

"What do we do?" Kim asked Ron.

"The Necronomicon is spreading its evil. It will try to infect everyone in the complex and after it has succeeded it will break out to the outside world and try to destroy everything. If we can only find somewhere to hide till those possessed by the Deadites pass by we can try to sneak down to Containment where the Necronomicon is waiting and destroy it."

"Deadites?" Shego asked.

"Huh?" Ron asked as if coming out of a trance.

"You called the people possessed by the evil Deadites." Oracle said.

"I did? I don't remember. I was just repeating what the monkey voices were saying in my head. Was it good information?" Ron asked.

"Good information and as good as a plan of action as any." Dr. Director replied. "Now let's find a hiding place where we won't be discovered. We are four floors above where the Necronomicon is. Its troops of possessed Global Justice agents will be here soon and if we are lucky they will pass us by and we can try Ron's plan to reach the Necronomicon and stop it."

"This floor is the training facilities for Global Justice." Dr. Director explained as they went down the twisting hallways. "We'll hide in the holographic simulations room." She added as they reached a door. She stopped Ron as he was entering. "You told me back in the debriefing room that you weren't really agent material. Right now I'm wishing I had about a dozen more agents just like you Ron. Your quick actions in the elevator saved us all."

Ron didn't know what to say that so he just gave an embarrassed nod of his head.

As Shego went past Dr. Director she said. "Isn't he adorable when he is being all humble?"

Dr. Director smiled and after Shego had passed by she said out loud. "Yes, yes he is."