- Giving support.
Chuckie woke up on his bed, and looked next to him. Angelica wasn't there.
"Curious. Normally I wake up first. Guess this explains why I wasn't hearing any snoring." Chuckie thought out loud, smiling slightly at the last part. Then, he sighed, grabbed his glasses, and looked at himself in the mirror. His bruises were already gone, but he didn't felt as good as usual after healing. It had been almost a week since Super Hunk became the city's official hero, and that still hurt. It also had been exactly three days since the last time he was summoned, and that was by accident, to help a woman carry her groceries to her car. Sure, many of his summonses were done by accident, but it seemed that, subconsciously, people were now avoiding it.
"Guess nobody wants to summon a loser." Chuckie said, looking down. He had received plenty of moral support from Angelica, Kimi, his parents, friends, and all the guys at the UHPS, but he still felt a little sad about the situation. It was the equivalent of a kid not being allowed to play at his own house, but much worse.
"Hey, look who finally woke up." Angelica entered the bedroom, grinning widely. Chuckie's sad expression changed to a slight smile.
"Morning, Angie. I'll make breakfast in a moment." Chuckie said, giving her a little kiss, and turning to take out his pajamas. Angelica shook her head, and motioned him to sit down on their bed.
"You can do it later. Now, there's something you must see." Angelica said, excited. Chuckie arched an eyebrow.
"You know, every time I see you with that kind of smile, it makes me nervous." Chuckie commented. Angelica's grin grew.
"Good. Seeing you nervous make me smile." Angelica joked, making Chuckie to roll his eyes. Angelica grabbed the remote control from a nearby shelf, and turned on the bedroom's TV while she and Chuckie sat on the bed, holding hands.
"Let's see the news... but not the local ones." Angelica said while changing the channel. A moment later, a curly red-haired woman appeared on screen.
"Good morning. This is Ginger Foutley with the news. Our opening note follows one of the most controversial decisions taken by a local mayor; banishment of all superheroes from a city to make space to a particular one. Since Super Hunk was declared Everwood's official hero, the city's crime rate had notably decreased. On the last days, Super Hunk had participated in five arrests, all of them, according to the local press, highly dangerous criminals." Ginger said on screen.
"Sounds a lot like the local news," Chuckie commented. Angelica hushed him, and motioned her husband to pay attention.
"However, further investigations done by this network had revealed that, even if they're criminals, none of them is nearly half as wanted as it had been said. According with this investigation, it had been discovered this is a regular tendency in most of Super Hunk's arrests, so, either the government or the journalists are trying to improve his image, or SH himself is asking them to do it." Ginger pointed. Chuckie made a double take, and turned to see Angie, who replied widening her grin even more. Chuckie smiled, and turned back to the TV.
"In a related note, one day after The ColoRed Chuck was officially banished from any superheroic activity within Everwood's city limits, a website was opened, asking for the people's support to help him back. This site, until yesterday, had already reached more than 100,000 hits and counting. At the same time, many people who had been aided by The ColoRed Chuck in the past had started writing letters and even presenting themselves at their local TV stations to protest. We have these images from Hillwood, a city The ColoRed Chuck had visited on a regular basis, despite having its own superhero, Monkeyman." Ginger said. A moment later, the screen showed a blond woman, around Angelica's age, tall and thin but still pretty (a lot like a ballet dancer), with a thin unibrow, wearing a pink sweater. The screen showed her name; Helga G. Pataki, local resident and well-known writer.
"When I heard about what happened to The ColoRed Chuck, I was like Crimmney! Are those people insane, or what? I know, that's not exactly the way you expect a writer to express herself, but it's true. That guy had saved dozens… maybe hundreds of lives, and now his own people are changing him for a new model. I understand they want Super Hunk to protect the city, but there's nothing wrong with having more than one hero. I would feel a lot safer having not one, but three heroes (if you count Okey Dokey Jones as well) to keep an eye on crime and support the police. Maybe I am a little partial about this because The ColoRed Chuck had saved some of my friends in the past... man, he saved my fiancé from a wild animal the same day Super Hunk appeared at Everwood! I was rescued by him once as well! And that proves my point; The ColoRed Chuck is a hero, and a very competent one, so turning our backs to him is unfair, ungrateful, and indecent, plain and simple." Helga concluded, and the screen changed to show Ginger again.
"Miss Pataki's opinion seems to be shared by many others, who hope their voices to be heard, and The ColoRed Chuck can go back to business on his own city. Personally, I support this idea. ColoRed Chuck, if you're watching this program, I hope you realize that everything you have done in the past hadn't been forgotten... including how you caught the guy who almost killed my brother. Thank you." Ginger concluded, smiling slightly at the camera. Chuckie smile grew as well, and turned again to see Angelica, while Ginger proceded with the rest of the news.
"Angie... the website... it was your idea, right?" Chuckie asked, already knowing the answer.
"Of course it was. Super Hunk used the media to gain people's support, so, since I'm a genius, I thought that would help you as well. Besides creating the site, I had talked with many of Merge Corp's contacts in the whole media environment, and both Susie and Kimi are sharing information about you with them to help with the research. Hadn't told you before because I wanted to see the results first. I must say, it had been amazing to read what some of the people who visit the site had written about you. I knew you have done some great things, but is great to read them from the people's POV." Angelica explained. Chuckie hugged her tightly, and Angelica returned the embrace.
"Thanks." Chuckie whispered on her ear.
"For better or worse, until death do us part, remember? Someone has to take care of you, Finster." Angelica replied, and then they kissed tenderly for a few minutes.
"I guess I earned myself a special breakfast, don't you think?" Angelica said to him after breaking the embrace. Chuckie chuckled.
"I know. French toast and eggs, sunny side up, coming up," Chuckie said to her, and after kissing Angie on her cheek, walked out of the bedroom with a huge smile plastered on his face.
"And you earned yourself every bit of support I can get, Chuckie." Angelica, smiling, said in a low tone, looking at the door.
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"There's something new on today's paper, Betty?" Super Hunk asked his brunette assistant, who was the one in charge of reading him the newspaper, while Brittney was giving him his weekly manicure.
"Let's see... it describes the two arrests you made yesterday... the meeting with the major... some publicity for your new action figure... uh, oh!" Betty gasped when looking at a particular note.
"Betty, you know I don't like that 'Uh, oh!' expression. What's going on?" SH said, arching an eyebrow.
"Remember the last poll concerning you replacing The ColoRed Chuck?" Betty asked, gulping.
"Yeah. Eighty five percent of the people supported me." SH said on his smooth tone.
"Well... now you're only supported by the seventy percent." Betty said, making him to gasp.
"You... you have to be kidding! Come on, Betty, you know that kind of surprises can give a man premature wrinkles!" SH said, worried.
"But it's true. And, besides that, it seems that the guy in red is getting a lot of support around the country. One man even said, and I quote... Super Hunk is nothing but a glorified bully, and those are the worst kind!" Betty replied.
Super Hunk was speechless. The news shocked him so much, he started gasping for air. Brittney and Betty noticed this, and tried to make him react.
"Relax, relax, Nick. I'm sure this is just a temporary thing!" Betty said.
"She is right! Come on, you think that idiot with antennas can even dream about replacing the perfect human being?" Brittney said to Nick, calming him down a little.
"Yes. You are so handsome, so strong, so marvelous... a little note like that one is nothing for someone with your greatness." Betty purred at his ear. Nick smiled widely, and stood up, adopting his usual heroic posture.
"You are right, my gorgeous babes. The ColoRed Chuck is yesterday's news. I'm the present, the future, and the best that had ever happened to this country since the hair gel was invented. Who cares if he has some fans? Even Snoopy has fans, and I'm not worried about that dog. Let's ignore today's paper, and enjoy ourselves." He concluded, while the girls kissed his cheeks.
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"Are you feeling better today, son?" Chaz asked Chuckie, who was washing some dishes and mugs at the Java Lava's back store. Dil was with them, drinking a fruit smoothie. There were no more customers, because it was still very early in the morning, and usually most of the potential clients arrived after noon.
"Yep. Angelica did something that made me really happy." Chuckie replied with a huge grin.
"Hey, keep that for yourself, okay, pal? She might be your wife, but she also is my cousin, after all." Dil said, getting a nauseating expression. Chuck blushed.
"No, she didn't do that... okay, she did it too, and made me happy as well, but I'm talking about the website. I entered today, and almost fainted. I can't believe so many persons are supporting The ColoRed Chuck." Chuckie replied; it was a little weird referring to himself in third person, but needed to do it to keep his two identities separated.
"I said it once, and I'll say it a million more, son. No matter how much I worry everytime you use that disguise, it makes me really proud knowing you are helping so many people on a regular basis." Chaz said, placing a hand on Chuckie's shoulder.
"If you are getting so much support as The ColoRed Chuck, just imagine how much you would receive if you had chosen the Skunk Man's ID." Dil commented.
"Maybe from the deodorants' industries, Dil, but I doubt about everyone else." Chuck said, rolling his eyes. Chaz smiled, and turned to prepare a coffee for himself.
"You know, Chuckie, maybe, if Angie's campaign works, you'll start being summoned again. I'm almost sure you'll be requested in no time." Chaz said while turning back to see Chuckie... and saw nobody but Dil.
"Mister Finster, have you considered buying a lottery ticket lately?" Dil said, wide opening his eyes.
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"Finally, I, the great Doctor Drakken, evil genius extraordinaire, will accomplish my greatest goal... world domination!" A blue skinned man with a large scar under his left eye, wearing a blue uniform and black gloves and boots, laughed evilly. He was in the classic Bond-villain hideout; a cave with lots of computers, and henchmen in red outfits (hood included) completed with black shades, doing several things while he talked.
"We already know your lines, Drakken. Why you have to repeat them every time?" A red haired young woman, wearing a black commando sweater and gloves, and military-like pants, with her limbs caught by special shackles, hanging from a nearby wall, said to the crazed scientist. Next to her, wearing a similar outfit and in the same circumstances, was a blond guy around the same age and, next to him, a little cell with a naked mole-rat trapped inside.
"Yes, you're right, KP. The first hundred times were amusing, but, after that, it gets older than that stew my mother still keeps on the fridge. I swear that thing is developing a mind of its own." The blonde said.
"Shut up, you, Kim Possible, and you... buffoon I never remember the name! In just a few minutes, my satellite will be on its right position, and I'll use it to control..." Drakken was cut by Kim.
"... every defense system in the world." Kim said, arching her eyebrows. Drakken groaned in frustration.
"Why you always have to do that? Never mind! Even you can't escape from those special electronic shackles! Now, back to business," Drakken turned to pay attention to his many monitors and direct his henchmen.
"Kim, can you use any of your tools?" The blonde asked her, in a low voice. Kim shook her head.
"No, Ron. They made a good job this time. I still have some stuff with me, but the shackles give me zero mobility. How about you?" Kim whispered back.
"Same here. And Rufus is caught as well, so we can't count with him to release us or pass you any of your gadgets. Maybe we should ask for help." Ron commented.
"Ron, Drakken got my Kimmunicator and our cell phones. We can't call Wade or anyone else, even if we could move." Kim pointed.
"But we can talk, KP. And that's all we need to call you-know-who." Ron replied. Kim gave him a weird look.
"You can't be serious." Kim said. Ron got a stern look.
"Kim, look at the serious face. I'm no kidding here." Ron said in a very serious tone. Kim shook her head.
"He already has a lot of problems, Ron. I don't want to bother him for nothing." Kim told him.
"Drakken is about to, finally, take over the world. We can't move. My nose is itching and I can't scratch it. I wouldn't say that's nothing." Ron insisted. Kim sighed; she liked to solve her missions by herself, with no help besides Ron, Rufus, and Wade, but Ron was right about their situation.
"Okay, Ron. And, since this is your idea, you can summon him." Kim said with a slight smile. Ron grinned, and cleared his throat.
"Oh, and now, who will rescue us?" Ron said out loud. Drakken heard him, and turned, grinning evilly.
"Nobody, buffoon, because..." He was cut by a nearby noise. He and his henchmen turned to see one door, the brooms' closet, where the noise came from.
"I!" The ColoRed Chuck emerged from the room, with his left foot inside a bucket.
"ANOTHER BUFFOON!" Drakken yelled in surprise. Chuck arched an eyebrow.
"Buffoon? I'm The ColoRed Chuck! I thought everyone knew my name!" Chuck replied, confused, while taking his foot out from the bucket.
"Don't feel offended, man. He still can't remember my name, and we fight almost twice a month." Ron said. Chuck turned, noticing Kim and Ron.
"Hey, KP, Ron! What's up?" Chuck said in a friendly tone.
"Us." Kim and Ron replied, doing reference to their current situation.
"Oh, I see. And the guy in blue would be...?" Chuck said, pointing to Drakken.
"I'm Doctor Drakken, and you are..." Drakken was cut by Chuck.
"... in a secret lair from where you are planning to conquer the world with an extremely complicated plan that already cost you millions of dollars you could had better used to invest and make an honest fortune?" Chuck concluded the criminal's phrase, making his jaw to fell, and Kim, Ron, and Rufus (and even a few henchmen) to laugh, despite their situation.
"AAAARRRGGGH! Why nobody allows me to end my explanations?" Drakken growled.
"It's just that you're pretty obvious. I mean, this place yells "Evil Guy's Lair" all the way. It doesn't look exactly as Willy Wonka's factory... and you're way too ugly to pass as an Umpa-Loompa." Chuck commented. Drakken now was fuming.
"Hey, KP, look! I never imagined Drakken could make his face purple." Ron pointed to his girlfriend/leader. Kim chuckled at the scene while Drakken, furious, took a communicator out from his pocket.
"That's it! Let's see if your red suit can fight a green one! SHEGO! We have an intruder!" Drakken yelled at his communicator, contacting his most dangerous ally.
"Shego?" Chuckie made a double take. A moment later, an automatic door the other side of the room opened, and a female entered doing a series of cartwheels. She landed next to The ColoRed Chuck; the woman had long dark hair, pale green skin, and was using a black and green ninja-like outfit minus the mask. Despite her skin's color, and the evil grin she had, she was as attractive as Kim.
"I'll handle him, Doctor D." Shego said, adopting a fighting stance while her fists got a green glow around them. However, instead of being scared, or surprised, Chuck simply smiled and waved hello to her.
"Hey, Shego, long time without seeing you," Chuck said in a very friendly tone. Shego wide opened her eyes, and got a surprised expression, while her fists relaxed and stopped glowing.
"Chuck?" Shego said, stunned. A moment later, she smiled, not evilly, but in a pleasant way, and hugged Chuck, who returned the embrace.
"You little fool! What a surprise!" Shego said, excited, making everyone else in the room to look at them in shock.
"Uh... excuse me... can you two guys...?" Kim was cut by Chuck, who broke the embrace and turned to see her.
"... give an explanation?" Chuck said.
"Please and thank you." Kim replied her usual way.
"Ah, is not so complicated, Princess. Red and I used to date some time ago." Shego replied, with her hands on her hips, while Chuck nodded.
"You two... UGH! Evil image! Evil image!" Ron shook his head.
"But you are a villainess, Shego, and he... well, I don't know him, but seems to be some kind of hero!" Drakken said, partially recovering from his initial shock.
"Yes, but Shego here used to be a heroin many years ago, don't you know? I met her when I was just starting in this business, and we dated a few times." Chuck said while pointing at her.
"And you still keep using the same ridiculous outfit. On the other hand, red really is your color." Shego commented.
"Thanks. You look as great as usual, Sheegs." Chuck said, slightly blushing.
"Don't call me like that!" Shego frowned, but returned to smile in a moment. "So, had you kept practicing those fighting moves I taught you?"
"Yes, but you know me. I had improved a lot, but you'll never confuse me with a ninja." Chuck replied.
"You tell me. I always could beat you on our sparring sessions... of course you made it too easy because you never tried punching me, not even once." Shego pointed.
"Uh... Chuck?" Kim tried to get the hero's attention.
"Well, I'm a very old-fashioned guy, despite my dressing style. I even have a couple of females in my rogues' gallery, but I never had punched or hit them with the mallet... of course, I once made one of them fall on her butt by yanking the rug she was standing on." Chuck said, laughing lightly.
"Oh, you still have that nice silly smile! So, tell me, Casanova, are you still single?" Shego smirked.
"Hello. Hostages here." Ron raised his voice.
"Well, I can't say too much because of the whole Secret ID's stuff, you know... but I can tell you I found this wonderful girl some time ago and, oh, boy..." Chuck blushed again and grinned widely.
"Say no more. That dopey face means love anywhere. Kind of silly, but nice; it suits you." Shego replied, shaking her head while keeping her smirk.
"Shego..." Drakken, more than slightly annoyed, directed to her, but she kept ignoring her boss.
"Changing the subject, Green, why are you still on the bad guys' side? You were a wonderful heroin! I learned more than a couple of useful things from you." Chuck said, folding his arms.
"It pays the bills. Plus, well, I might have a nice conversation with you, but, with the rest of the people, I'm always like PMS or something like that. Not exactly a heroic role model." Shego shrugged.
"GUYS!" Kim, Ron, and Drakken chorused, making Chuck and Shego to finally pay them attention.
"Hey, we're having a conversation here, Doc. You know how much I had missed some intelligent talking?" Shego frowned at Drakken.
"I always talk to you!" The scientist said.
"She said Intelligent Talking, remember?" Ron, Chuck, and Kim said at the same time.
"Ha! You two guys owe me a soda." Kim directed to Ron and Chuck. Drakken glared at Chuck and Shego.
"Whatever. Can you two please follow the program..." Drakken was cut by Shego.
"... and act professionally like heroes and villains are supposed to do it?" Shego concluded the phrase. Drakken clenched his teeth.
"Et tu, Shego? Look, I don't care if he used to be your boyfriend... " Drakken was cut again by Shego.
"Why when a girl have a few dates with one guy everybody assumes he's her boyfriend?" Shego commented.
"Beats me; I dated this girl I'm talking about like, three times before asking her to be official." Chuck added. Drakken growled and directed to Shego again.
"Whatever! You're on my service now, and I want him done, understood?" Drakken snapped at her. Shego and Chuck looked at each other and shrugged.
"Oh well, the blue guy is, for once, right. Nothing personal, Chuck, but I have to do my job." Shego said in a calm tone while cracking her knuckles and doing stretching exercises in front of Chuck. He started doing the same.
"Yes, I know. But can we do it the special way we used to?" Chuck asked. Shego arched an eyebrow.
"In public? I have a reputation, you know." Shego replied.
"Green, pleeeeease? For old times' sake?" Chuck said in his kindest tone. Shego rolled her eyes.
"Can't believe I'm going to do it… okay, let's finish this." Shego said while clenching her fists. Chuck did the same, and they stood in front of each other, in boxing positions.
"Oh, this is gonna be interesting." Drakken grinned evilly.
Shego and Chuck drew back a fist and started counting at the same time.
"One... two... three!" They said while quickly moving one fist in front of the other's; Shego extended her middle fingers, while Chuck kept his fist unchanged.
"Rock! I win!" Chuck exclaimed. Shego slapped her forehead.
"Why I always have to do scissors?" Shego exclaimed. Everyone at the room got surprised looks. After a moment, Kim and Ron started laughing, and Drakken yelled, annoyed.
"That's it! Shego, if you're not going to fight him, then step aside so the henchmen can do it!" Drakken exclaimed. Shego shrugged, and started walking away from Chuck.
"Hey, if you survive, give me your e-mail address, okay?" Shego said to Chuck.
"Sure. I'll send it with Kim." Chuck commented.
"Now, henchmen, stop whatever you are doing, and GET HIM!" Drakken ordered. Then, all the henchmen obeyed, and surrounded Chuck. The hero gulped.
"Okay... what about we do it one on one? I promise I'll fight all of you." Chuck offered. The henchmen looked at each other, and then all jumped over him. Chuck disappeared under the compact mass of hitting and yelling men.
"Ouch. No. Stop. That hurts. Ouch." Chuck voice was heard, making Kim, Ron, and Rufus to gasp. Drakken laughed at the scene, while Shego, who was standing next to the doctor, just rolled her eyes.
"I saw this one a mile away." Shego commented.
"My henchmen kicking your ex's butt?" Drakken asked with a smug look.
"Nope; the henchmen fighting each other while The ColoRed Chuck crawls out of that stupid mass and starts messing with the controls." Shego said, pointing at one of the control panels, where Chuck was pressing all the buttons, ruining the satellite's control system. As Shego said, Chuckie had ducked the moment the henchmen attacked him, and crawled away from them; since they were all using red outfits, just like him, nobody noticed this, and they kept hitting each other.
"Maybe you should have given them purple outfits, Doc." Ron commented to a shocked Drakken. At that moment, Chuck, coincidentally, found the button that opened Kim and Ron's shackles as well as Rufus' cage.
"That's exactly what I had planned." Chuck said in his heroic expert-like tone.
"Oh, please, somebody get them! All of them!" Drakken ordered. The henchmen stopped fighting each other, realizing their mistake, and half of them charged against Chuck while the others went against Kim and Ron.
"The usual arrangement?" Ron asked Kim while picking up Rufus.
"Yep. You go help Chuck with the henchmen, and I'll handle Shego." Kim replied. A moment later, she made a summersault, jumping over two henchmen and kicking them when landing, to move next to Shego. The villainess grinned, and her hands started glowing again.
"Let's dance, Princess." Shego said while trying to karate-chop Kim, who avoided the attack and replied with a punch Shego barely avoided herself. Shego tried to kick Kim, but she dodged the attack and then kicked Shego's legs, making her to fall on her back. However, thanks to her agility, the green-skinned woman bounced back on his feet in a second and almost burned Kim's face with her glowing right hand. Kim had to move a few steps back to avoid a series of karate-chops, and, when having enough space, tried to give Shego a high kick. The villainess ducked to avoid the kick, and rolled on the floor to get some distance to attack again, but Kim bounced on a nearby wall, allowing her to do a diving kick against Shego. She could block the kick, but it was so strong it hurt her arms. Shego growled, and attacked Kim with a series of high kicks; one of them connected, sending Kim to the floor. Shego then tried to pin her, but the red-haired rolled to escape and stand up again. The females paused for a moment, glaring to each other... and then grinned widely before fighting again. Even if they were enemies, both Kim and Shego had to admit they really enjoyed their battles, since they were pretty competitive, and one matched the other perfectly.
While KP and Shego fought, Ron was doing his best blocking attacks from the henchmen and replying with some well placed kicks and karate-chops. Despite not being as agile or skilled as Kim, Ron had a lot of experience from their missions, plus knowing plenty of kung fu's moves (monkey style), so he could handle regular criminals without help. On the other side of the room, Chuck took out his mallet, and gave some well placed hits to all the enemies trying to get him. Even if he and Ron were doing a good job, Chuck knew they were severely outnumbered, so started thinking about a plan to end the fight as fast as possible. He jumped over one of Drakken's massive computers, and, from there, could spot a lever switch located just a few feet away from Ron.
"Hey, Ron, the switch!" Chuck yelled to the blonde while pointing to the switch. Ron turned to see in that direction, and understood Chuck's idea. He kicked another henchmen, and then quickly took Rufus out from his pocket, showing him the lever.
"Okay, Rufus, you heard the guy with antennas. Do your job, buddy!" Ron told the rodent. Rufus nodded, and then Ron threw him against the switch. Rufus made an acrobat-like movement, and landed safely on the lever; his weight did the rest, and, a moment later, the lights went off. The only thing visible was the glowing from Shego's hands, moving quickly because of her battle with Kim.
"Booyah!" Ron excited voice was heard, alongside plenty of yelling and hitting sounds. Drakken, despite the darkness, kept barking orders.
"Get them, you fools! Keep fighting... ouch! My foot! Somebody turn on the lights! SHEGO!" Drakken yelled in frustration.
"I have... UFF!... my own problems... –groan-... here!" Shego replied while fighting Kim. The females knew each other's moves so well, they would surely be able to fight even sleepwalking.
Drakken groaned, and started walking through the room, trying to find the switch, while the battle continued.
WHACK! CLANG! CRASH! OUCH! THUD! PUNCH! WHAM! ZAS! CRACK! BIFF! POW! ZOWIE! CRUNCH! JAB! KICK! PUNT!...
"Step aside... move on... evil genius walking... OUCH! I don't know who hit me, but if it was one of my henchmen, he's not getting Christmas bonus this year!... there... ARGH! Who placed a chair here? Can't believe it... I'm a genius, and didn't think about carrying a light!... Yuck! I don't know what I stepped on, but I swear it was moving! Okay, I think the switch is... HERE!" Drakken exclaimed in triumph, and turned on the lights, grinning.
"Now, get those fools, and finish... them..." Drakken got a shocked expression. His lair was almost completely destroyed, and all the henchmen were on the floor, unconscious. Kim and Shego paused their fight to see the scene.
"Wow. Looks like Bonnie's house after her graduation party." Kim commented. The red-haired female noticed Ron was sitting on the floor next to Drakken, sharing with Rufus some potato chips he was carrying on his pants, while Chuck was sitting on the floor the other side of the room, playing a calm tune with a harmonica.
"How did you know that was the light's switch?" Drakken yelled at Chuck.
"Suspected that from the beginning." Chuck replied, and then returned to playing his harmonica.
"What did you two buffoons did to my place?" Drakken snapped at Ron.
"We didn't do a thing. We just sat down to rest, right Chuck?" Ron directed to Chuck, who stopped playing and nodded.
"Yep. We just sat here and enjoyed hearing your boys fighting each other." Chuck commented.
"But... you didn't get hit? Not even once?" Drakken said, surprised.
"Nope. I might not be very good with math, but, well, the possibilities of a henchman hitting another one in the darkness were way bigger than them hitting us, especially since we kept ourselves on the floor all the time." Ron said while scratching Rufus' head with his right index.
"Didn't count with our cleverness." Chuck said, standing up and giving Ron the thumbs up. Drakken's jaw fell, and directed to Shego.
"What are you waiting? Let's get out of here!" Drakken told her while trying to run, but he tripped with one of the fallen henchmen, landing on his chest. When the criminal lifted his head, he saw The ColoRed Chuck standing in front of him, holding his mallet.
"Sorry, but you're not leaving. And I guess both Kim and Ron aren't allowing Shego to go as well." Chuck pointed. A few feet away, Ron was back on his feet and placed behind Shego, while Kim got back to her fighting stance.
"Two against one? I thought I was the dirty fighter here." Shego frowned at Kim.
"I know, not very sportive, but, hey, as you said, this is nothing personal, just business. We can have a rematch another day." Kim smirked. Shego rolled her eyes.
"Fine. But next time no light tricks." Shego said, turning off her power and sitting on the floor, waiting for the authorities.
A few minutes and a fast call to Global Justice (the special law-enforcement agency Kim usually worked with) later, Drakken's lair was filled up with special agents ready to take all the criminals to prison. Shego was restrained with special handcuffs to contain her power and transport her safely. She walked away with three agents escorting her, and passed next to Chuck, who was standing with KP and Ron next to the exit door.
"So long, Shego. Try to behave, okay?" Chuck waved her goodbye.
"Can't promise anything. Take care, ColoRed Chuck, and don't be offended, but if you help Princess again, next time I'll not play." Shego replied with a playful smirk. A moment later, Drakken, also escorted by agents, but using regular handcuffs, passed next to the heroes.
"You'll pay for this, Kim Possible... you, and that rodent, and the buffoon, and... and... you, the other buffoon!" Drakken yelled in rage.
"Hey, cool down. Remember the old and known proverb; Revenge is never good..." Chuck was cut by Kim.
"... kills the soul and poisons it." Kim ended the proverb. Chuck and Drakken turned to see her.
"Well, at least she doesn't do that just with me." Drakken sighed while walking away. Chuck rolled his eyes.
"Sorry for ending the proverb, but, no offense intended, you always mess them." Kim told Chuck, who just shrugged.
"No problem here, KP. I'm happy for being able to help you two... and for being summoned again." Chuck commented, a little hint of sadness on his voice at the last part. Kim placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Chuck, you know you can count with us. If you want, I can use my website to try getting more support for you." Kim said to her colleague.
"Yeah, I mean, we use it to help people, so why not using it to help one of our friends?" Ron added. Chuck smiled at them.
"Hey, thanks, guys. It means the world to me." Chuck commented.
"Changing the topic... you-know-who knows you used to date a villainess?" Ron asked Chuck, his curiosity bugging him to the max. Kim rolled her eyes, and Chuck chuckled slightly.
"Hey, she was a heroin back then, and we never were a steady couple, just dated a few times. And yes, my other half knows about it. I mean, she used to date a gangster without knowing he was a criminal, so me dating a heroin that later turned into one of my friends' worst enemies isn't as crazy as it sounds. Besides, as you could see, Shego still respects me; I mean, she knows my secret ID, and hadn't told a soul about it." Chuck replied, being careful to not mention Angie's name in front of the Global Justice's agents.
"And you're going to mention her you met Shego again, and you two hugged?" Kim said, arching an eyebrow. Chuck shrugged.
"Maybe. I mean, not all the failed couples have harsh break-ups. My significant other still has contact with a couple of her former boyfriends from high school, and actually I had met them; nice guys, both of them married. And, for us being jealous of each other's old flames, well, as the old and known proverb says. What wasn't in your year..." Chuck was cut by Kim.
"... wasn't for your damage." Kim ended the proverb.
"There's any possibility of you becoming my partner? That way maybe I'll be able to use the proverbs correctly." Chuck joked.
"Sorry, she is taken." Ron said while placing an arm around Kim's shoulders and kissing her on the cheek. Kim blushed slightly, and replied with a kiss of her own.
"Don't blame me for trying. Oh, and Kim, I forgot my cell phone and my UHPS communicator. Can you please...?" Chuck was cut again.
"... ask Wade to call your home to be summoned back?" Kim said while taking out her Kimmunicator.
"Please and thank you." Chuck replied, glad for being useful again.
X-X-X-X
That night, in Everwood Prison, and, more precisely, the high security ward, a thin man paced back and forth on his cell. His cellmate, a slightly older immate, resting on his bunk, lost his patience.
"Can you please stop walking, Bumble Man? The normal people want to sleep!" The older guy said, annoyed.
"Can't help it, Jean Claude! Buzz! Hadn't read the papers, or heard the gossip, buzz? That stupid Super Hunk keeps insulting me, saying I'm nothing without my bee's suit! Buzz!" Bumble Man replied to the pirate.
"Hey, he insulted me and my former boss as well, and I hate him for that, but we're not solving anything just pacing on our cells! Sure, that doesn't mean he annoys me less than he does with you; I would love throwing him to the sea, chained to a couple of anchors." Jean Claude said. The guys on the next cell, Timothy "Tim Thug" McNulty and Sean "Kill-A-Lot Kid" Butler overheard them, and joined the conversation.
"I agree with you, sailor. I really want to empty my gun on that idiot's mouth. I had never faced him, but I already hate the jerk almost as much as I hate the red fool." The Kid said, angry.
"I know what you mean. At least The ColoRed Chuck has some respect for us... maybe even a little fear, but Super Hunk keeps insulting us as if we were nothing but bugs." Tim commented.
"What do you have against bugs? Buzz!" Bumble Man snapped at the gangster.
"Calm down, you two. Instead of arguing, we should be planning a way to escape and show that Super Dork some respect... right before sending him to the closest graveyard." Kill-A-Lot commented.
"And, how? He has super strength, and maybe other powers. The only one of us who is close to having those advantages is Bumble Man, and that's only when he uses his suit." Jean Claude said. Bumble Man wanted to reply, but even he had to recognize he wasn't so powerful without his disguise and gadgets. The four criminals knew they would need something special to fight Super Hunk; they were more than suited to fight the cops, or The ColoRed Chuck, but not a powerhouse..
At that moment, a little dart flew through Sean and Tim's cell's window, hitting one of the bars. The criminals, surprised, grabbed it; the dart contained four small pills, and a little paper roll.
"What's going on?" Jean Claude asked, noticing the other villains' sudden silence.
"We got a message in a dart. Who sent it?" The Kid asked Tim, who was the one reading the paper. The gangster got an evil grin, and directed to his partners.
"Guys, get ready for some morning jogging, because, tomorrow, we'll be out of this cage... and Super Hunk will see what a real villain can do."