Chapter 5

New allies and revelations

Midnight, and on an empty road in the mountains a bike driven by the power hungry Nor zips round the tight twist and turns, one slip and it's a one way trip down the mountain. With no lamps the only light seen is from the headlights of the speeding bike. Suddenly from behind a green plasma bolt fires down and blast the bike of course causing Nor to be flung off however he lands gracefully on his feet with a slid as the bolts continued to rain down, Nor jumped and flipped around the attacks, however they became very old very fast as No stopped and growled "That's it!" Nor threw a punch out towards the last plasma bolt which exploded on impact with his fist, smoke now hung in the air as Shego jumped down within its centre of the shroud of dust, she tried waving it away but it was too thick. Then a pair of eyes lit up behind her glaring at her until suddenly the dust began to hurricane around the two of them, Shego spun round in surprise to see this figure as she spotted his different features, the pale skin, the black hair and the piecing red eyes, she had to admit he looked much more 'her type' but now wasn't the time to think about such things. She charged at him only to have Monkeyfist drop down in front of her stopping her.

"That's enough Shego, I think you got his attention." Shego pouted crossing her arms.

"Too bad, I was beginning to enjoy myself" she said as she walked to one side with Drakken joining her.

"I must admit he does look different" Drakken said as he looked at the 'New Ron' Monkeyfist soon intervened.

"I have a proposition for you Ron….." before he could continue he was cut off by Nor.

"First of Monkeyfist, call me Nor." Drakken grew a confused look as he turned to Shego.

"Nor?" He questioned noticing Shego roll her eyes.

"It's Nor spelt backwards. Duh" Drakken scowled at her as Nor continued to speak with Monkeyfist.

"And secondly if there is anything Ron and I have in common is our hatred of you, so whatever you offer I'm NOT interested!" Nor then turns his back to the Monkey man and heads towards his bike which lay still on the ground the engine still running. Monkeyfist simply smiled and spoke calmly.

"What if I offered you the location of the Lotus Blade?" Nor stopped abruptly in his tracks and turned his head back slightly towards the English gentleman.

"What did you say?" He asked in a dark tone. As Monkeyfist continued to smile, he knew he struck a cord.

"You heard me; I can tell you the location of the Lotus Blade, that is what you seek isn't it?" Nor then quickly turned and approached the man with his proposal.

"Where? Where does the Lotus Blade hide? TELL ME!" Both Drakken and Shego flinched as Nor shouted, Monkeyfist however continued to smirk knowing he held all the cards.

"I will give you the location of what you seek on one condition…" he paused to watch Nor respond with a raising eyebrow "…You must declare you loyalty to me" Nor simply laughed in his face defiantly.

"I could just travel the world and find it without your help!"

"Yes you could Nor…." Monkeyfist responded "…however the hunger for more power will consume you Nor, and each day the hunger grows. Why go through all that when the opportunity you're looking for stands right in front of you?" A few moments passed minutes seem like hours as Nor pondered this suggestion. A few minutes later Nor began slowly bowing to one knee.

"No" Shego whispered to herself, she knew if Nor declared loyalty to Monkeyfist he would use him to destroy her, their plan was coming together and if she didn't do anything they would take over the world, and if that happened she wouldn't be allowed to share in this control as Drakken and Monkeyfist were planning on destroying her.

"Monkeyfist, I swear my allegiance to you" Monkeyfist smiled, knowing Nor couldn't go back on his word. Nor soon returned to his feet "Ok Monkeyfist now tell me where is the Lotus Blade?"

The simian man recomposed himself as he realised he was yet to fulfil his side of the deal "Very well Nor, Like you I also cannot go back on my word so I shall tell you its location. Nor, how do feel about visiting Japan?"

Back in Middleton at the Possible household Kim sits at her computer in the middle of the night tapping the keyboard with the Kimunicator propped up and wade online also tapping keys. Wade broke the sound of clicking keys to say "I've called in all our favours like you asked, we have all our traces out and Team Possible X have spread out looking for Nor, we'll find him Kim I promise."

"Thank Wade" Kim said however she hardly paid any attention as she was still typing and checking all the information that popped up on her screen.

"What are you doing anyway?" Wade asked as she barely manage to tear her gave away from the screen.

"I've linked my computer to the GJ satellites to see if they have picked up anything"

Wade knew that was pointless as his computer already ran through those satellites and nothing came up, he just assumed Kim was going nuts just waiting for something to happen and was trying to a way to take her mind off it. He decided to let her continue as it kept her mind straight "You find anything?" he asked trying to encourage her only to see her frown more. He knew from that she had found nothing so he suggested "It's late, you should get some rest Kim"

"I'm fine, he would do the same for me" she brushed off, there was no way she was going to wait around.

"Kim, be reasonable, even if you do find Nor do you think he'll be more cooperative"

"What's your point Wade?" Kim asked raising an eyebrow not quite sure what he was getting at.

"When you find him you'll have to fight him so you'll need you strength"

Kim sighed, she knew Wade wasn't going to stop bugging her until she finally gave up "Ok Wade you win, let me just check this last page then I'm off to bed K"

"Ok I'll call you tomorrow" Wade said while giving her a two figured salute as the his image vanished from the screen. Kim had no intention on going to bed as she continued to type the keys in front of her unaware that her mother was watching from the doorway of her room.

"Your not planning to go to bed, are you?" Kim jumped slightly as her mother's voice crept up on her she turned round and took a quick glance at her before returning to her screen.

"Finding Nor is more important" Kim said as she rubbed her eyes feeling the fatigue taking effect on her. Ann Possible took a seat on Kim's bed knowing convincing her was going to take a while.

"I know your upset Kimmie, but what do you expect to do when you find Nor?" She asked only to see her daughter continued typing her computer as she replied.

"Reason with him. I know that Ron is still in there somewhere and if I….."

"Kimmie be reasonable…." Ann interrupted "…you tried that and looked what happen to you" Kim gasped as she looked at the hand Nor had grabbed he had done some damage to it as Kim wore a bandage; she made a fist with it and focused her thoughts.

"It's nothing" Kim stated in obvious denial. Ann grew tied off this.

"Nothing? Kim any longer and Nor would've broken you hand. Kim I think it's time you except to fact that Ron is gone and there is only Nor now" Ann was shocked when Kim shot out of her chair and slammed her fist on her computer desk.

"DON'T SAY THAT!" Kim shouted at her mother. All Ann could do was flinch back in shock, Kim had never raised her voice to her like that and it frightened her. Kim realised what she had just done and sat back down to speck in a soft tone of voice "Ron IS alive in there somewhere, trapped in Nor I….I can feel it"

Ann smiled warmly, she couldn't stay angry at Kim, not when she was going through all this as she said "I hope your right Kim, just please get some rest. Nor will still be there tomorrow ok?"

Kim sighed and decided she was getting very tied as she yawned "Ok mom…and I'm sorry for shouting at you just now it's just…" she paused as she felt her mother hand rest on her shoulders.

"It's ok Kim I understand, you love Ron very much I know if it was your father I would be exactly the same"

"Goodnight Mom" Kim said while the two shared a hug.

"Goodnight Kim" Ann Possible then got up and walked out of the room closing the door behind her. Kim then undressed, as she proceeded to her drawer containing her night pants and top she noticed draped on her mantel piece hung a familiar red hockey jersey, she remembered that Ron had changed at her house before their trip to Cambodia and never got a chance to change back. She picked up the shirt and hugged it tightly, it still had Ron's smell on it, a sweet smell that she had grown a custom to over the years that she now found herself without now, this caused her to shed a few tears. Without thinking she threw the shirt over her head and out it on, it was the only piece of Ron she had left. She climbed into bed and closed her eyes as sleep gently took hold of her and her eyes grew heavy Kim slipped softly to sleep.

Kim's eyes shot open as she found herself in a huge white corridor that seemed to go on forever, Kim using her smart mind and great logic automatically knew it was some kind of dream as she proceeded down the white hallway "Hello, is anyone there?" Kim yelled only to hear her voice echo around her. She continued to walk when all of a sudden whisper could be heard.

"This way Kim" the familiar voice said and "Just follow the path" as Kim proceeded onward she felt the ground vanish from under her but she didn't fall, instead she floated into the intense light slowly growing. Kim squinted her eyes as the light grew more intense soon she couldn't see anything, until two hands appeared from the light and cupped her face leading her towards their origin.

Kim's eyes lit up as she discovered who the voice and hands belonged to as she screamed with excitement "RON it's you" she felt her eyes fill with tears of Joy as Ron floated there in his mission gear.

"Well sought of" he said, Kim looked confused at his claim but simply floated up to him and wrapped her arms around him tightly not wanting to let go as he carried on explaining "this is the last piece of me that is not infected with the Neo Monkey Power, it lives in you Kim"

"Me, what do you mean?" She asked none of this made sense to her; she was stunned however by what Ron said next.

"You have to fight Nor again Kim, without your light I can't fight the Curse it's up to you"

"But I have tried that already Ron, Nor is too strong!"

"That's because you held back Kim, you still see him as me and you must look past that, when you fight him again don't hold back!" Ron's tone shocked Kim as she looked away for a few moments and then looked back into his eyes.

"Ok Ron I will I promise" Then Kim felt some force pulling her away from Ron "What's happening?" She asked as she felt Ron slip through her, he simply smiled warmly at her.

"You're waking up Kim, you know what you must do so go and get him"

Kim frantically reached for Ron as he slowly drifted away trying to grab him but no avail "No Ron I don't want you to go yet, please come back!"

"Sorry Kim, but it's time for you to……WAKE UP TO MIDDLETON RADIO I'M YOUR HOST…." Kim shot up out of bed only to hear her radio alarm was going off which was tuned to Middleton radio. As she hit the snooze button the Kimunicator began to buzz off.

Kim noticed tears in her eyes from that dream; she quickly wiped them and answered the Kimunicator as Wade's image popped up on screen "What's the sitch Wade, any news from Global Justice?"

"No sorry Kim nothing and….." Wade paused to notice Kim, first she was wearing Ron's jersey and second her cheeks were red as if she had just been crying Wade continued "…What happened to you Kim you look terrible?"

"It was incredible Wade, I spoke to Ron" Wade gasped as he asked

"You spoke to Nor?"

"No it was Ron in my dream" she watched as Wade rolled his eyes, she scowled at him "What is that supposed to mean?"

Wade scratched the back of his neck as he answered nervously "Well Kim it is only a dream"

Kim shook it off and continued "You don't understand Wade, it WAS Ron he told me about Nor, and the secret to beating him"

Wade rose and eyebrow at this news still not buying into it "Really and what is that?"

"He said next time I fight Nor I can't hold back"

Wade chuckled "Obvious advice, show does sound like Ron"

"You don't get it Wade, the last time I faced Nor, I DID hold back"

"What! Why?" Wade asked stunned at what he just heard.

"He looks just like Ron and….." She felt tears forming in her eyes. Wade spotted that and finished for her.

"I understand Kim" Wade said supportively as Kim wiped her eyes again of the tears.

"Anyway, Wade why did you call?" Wade shook his head he had forgotten why he called till she asked.

"Oh yeah, you got and anonymous E-mail, whoever sent it has information about Nor but they wan to meet alone. To be honest it sounds like a trap"

Kim rubbed her chin "Yeah it could, but any lead is a lead worth following I'll take it, where do they want to meet?"

Wade typed in a few keys "it looks like an abandon warehouse in the Upperton, now I trust it even less"

"Well I'm going, Wade fix me a ride and we'll see how this pans out"

"Your call" Wade stated giving her a two fingered salute before signing off.

Later that night Kim arrives at the warehouse in question to meet her contact. She walked through the damp building as water droplets echoed around her, the building was riddled with holes caused by rust and decay. Kim could hear the scurry of rats and other vermin unaware a pair of green eyes followed her every move. Kim's ear twitched as she heard the something behind her, in a second she stomped the ground causing a small rock to jump into the air, Kim quickly spun round and kicked it the rock towards the glowing eyes which were soon joined by Shego's glowing hands to knock the stone to rubble, Shego then jumped into the scaffolding of the warehouse shouting "Hey, Hey I'm not here to fight"

"Like I'm gonna believe that!" Kim replied hurtling more rocks towards her as she continued "You the reason all this happened!"

"What do you mean?" Shego asked as she continued to jump and dodge the oncoming projectiles being fired at her.

"If you hadn't of stole that map for Monkeyfist none of this would've ever happen!"

"I was just doing my job! But now Drakken is going to have me eliminated soon as he and monkeyfist take over the world!"

Kim jumped up into the scaffolding "Apart from the taking over the world part, I don't see a problem with that plan!" Kim then began throwing kicks and punches which Shego dodges and blocks but does not counter attack to.

"Listen to yourself, none of this was my idea Monkeyfist….." She was cut off when Kim landed a kick to her gut sending her falling to the cold floor below, she landed with a crash into some planks of wood. Shego barely had time to react as Kim dropped down at her like a missile readying herself with another kick. She leaped out of the way as Kim crashed into the same planks destroying any pieces that survived Shego's fall. Kim spun round to continue her assault only to notice her foot had been trapped in the wooden floor. Kim braced herself as Shego had a perfect opportunity to strike yet she didn't, as Kim lowered her guard she saw the pale skin femme fatal standing in front of her.

"What's up, why aren't you attacking?" Kim asked as Shego walked up to her and freed her foot, Kim stood back astonished and half on guard, Shego's new found kindness caught her unaware, when she noticed Shego simply stood there with her hands on her hips she lowered her guarding stance and felt compelled to ask "Ok Shego talk. Why shouldn't I kick your butt right now?"

"Because I can help you find Nor!" She paused to notice Kim's eyebrow rise in disbelief. "Anyway, that Monkey freak joined Drakken because he knows the scientist who owns the relic"

Kim gasped in shock "Professor Dickens? No way!" Kim poised herself for a fight when she saw Shego holding her palms out.

"No it's true, Professor Dickens has been on Drakken's payroll for years, here I have the documents to prove it…" Shego then pulled out a folder which she threw over to Kim and sure enough it contained documents with pay checks to the Professor's name, even with a picture of Drakken and the Professor shaking hands. As Shego continued "The whole idea was to steal the in front of you and the Prof would provide you with everything you needed to find the location so that Stoppable could get the power"

"Why Shego, why would Monkeyfist let Ron become just as powerful?"

"Because Monkeyfist needed Ron's Mystical Monkey Power to attain Neo Monkey Power, he also knew that by doing that Ron would be consumed by the power, what he calls the curse of the Neo Monkey. Now Nor has taken over and allied himself with Monkeyfist and Drakken and now their going after the Lotus Blade to become all powerful. Kim Possible I……I need your help"

Kim simply stared at her and thought about this proposal for a few moments, she had the evidence to back her claim and Shego hasn't actually attacked yet. Kim decided to give Shego the benefit of the doubt "Ok Shego I'll help. So where are we going?"

Shego smiled confidently at Kim to respond in her well set tone "Japan!"