"What guy doesn't enjoy action every now and then! It is the adrenaline pumping through our veins. It is the rapid beating of the heart. Excitement, surprise, sheer, simple brutality at times."
Matt just crossed his arms over his chest, sulking. "We'd have had a lot more action if you'd just allowed me to schedule the jello wrestling."
Jason just leaned in, whispering. "Man, would you drop that? Besides, do you want to keep ticking Shego off? We already had to settle her down by giving her an open bar."
Matt just grumbled again. "Fine, no more talk of jello. Presenting the award for Best Action/Adventure Story, here's Felix Renton and Motor Ed!"
Motor Ed slides out onto the stage, playing the air guitar as he slides right to the podium. The sleeve of his tux have been removed, leaving his arms bared, as he continues his solo act. Felix rolls in a moment later, looking slightly embarrassed. As he reaches the podium, Ed jumps to his feet, slightly red in the face from exertion.
"Dude, seriously, this rocks heavy!"
"Um, yeah, it does."
"Dude, don't worry. I won't try jacking your chair here. I'm just stoked to be here, seriously!"
Felix just rolls his eyes. "Action and adventure are what make Kim and Ron so special. Sure, they have a special bond that makes for great drama and romance, but it is the action that always seems to take center stage most of the time."
"Seriously, Red is wicked in a scrap. I always get a rush when we duke it out."
"Um… you're supposed to read what's on the teleprompter."
"Dude, come on. There is no way that box can say what real action is like. It was written by someone who sits in a chair all day, seriously. Anyways, Red is wicked sweet in a fight, almost as good as Green Babe. Skinny dude ain't too bad either. So this award is going to the one who wrote it best."
"And the nominees are…"
Kim Possible : Mind, Body, and Soul, by Hobnob-rev…
Kara, lying prone on the floor, rifle cradled into her shoulder, watched as Kim incapacitated the two drones attacking her with Shego's gloves and snarled in annoyance. Still, as much as she itched to fire her rifle and incapacitate the teen, her primary threat and target was the laughing blond teenager, Ron Stoppable.
Let us see the 'Monkey Master' dodge this! Even as Kim noticed her taking aim and opened her mouth, Kara smiled. Kim San was far too late. The cross hairs smoothly positioned over the back of Ron's head, she pulled the trigger, and the rifle let out a gentle 'pfft' from its silencer.
To her shock, the blond teen seemed to move with inhuman speed so that the high velocity round pierced, and shot through, his collarbone. Though he crumpled, face registering pain and shock, Kara cursed vehemently.
Missed… AGAIN! I never miss! Never! How could he turn so fast? That should have been a lethal shot!
While Kara ranted and picked herself up from the floor, Kim dashed across to where Ron lay cursing and trying to stem the blood pouring out of his body. Quickly, Kim reached across to one of the incapacitated drones and ripped the uniform, using the cloth to stanch the flow.
"Ron! Oh Ron!" She whispered, tears in her eyes. Being the daughter of a surgeon made Kim have more knowledge than most. She quickly probed the wound and sighed, relieved. "Not life threatening, as long as we keep pressure on-"
"K… KP! Behind you!" Ron managed between gritted teeth, wishing monkey magic could stop the agonising burning he could feel from the bullet's path.
Turning, the redhead's eyes narrowed and the two drones that had been sneaking up on her met Shego's sharp gloves coming the other way. Both exploded into shreds of polymer skin and goo as Kim literally shredded them, her anger taking over. She missed the third Drone as it crept quietly around her, the redhead too occupied with its colleagues. She didn't notice it pick the unconscious form of Shego in its arms. It was only the sound of the Drones boots slapping against the concrete, the hulking form running towards Kara, which made Kim turn. As she realised what had happened, she panicked,seeing the green woman being taken away from her protection.
"No! Shego!"
The drone managed to take another five steps before a boomerang caught it viciously in the back of the head. The glowing, razor-sharp, edge decapitated it in a fountain of green bio-plasm. Kim could only stare at her friend, as the boomerang flew back to Ron's crumpled form. She blinked as he caught the weapon in his hand… easily. She blinked a second time as the blade flickered and vanished. In its place, the same glowing Katana she had seen him with before, now sat gripped in his hand. As Ron noticed her expression, he shrugged, wincing in pain as he forgot the clotting wound.
"I… I… Ron!" Kim managed, her eyes fixed on the glowing Katana, and the implications of everything she had just seen, sinking in. "What did Yori end up teaching you at that school?"
Ron smiled, weakly and rubbed his hair, before remembering his wound and wincing. "Don't ask, okay KP? At least, not yet. Just think of this as a really cool advantage."
Kim nodded, but her eyes were fixed on the crumpled form of Shego now a good fifteen metres away from her, and closer to Kara. As she took a step forwards, Kim heard the clack of a rifle bolt and paused, her gaze rapidly switching to the Jade leader.
The Lotus Bloom, by CaptainKodak1 and Rich Sirois…
The two teens turned and walked right in the front door. Ron opened the door for Kim and bowed graciously for her to enter. Kim stepped through the door as Ron followed her. The main atrium ceiling soared over them. The light coming through the glass roof varied as the smoke of the burning hovercraft and destroyed missiles floated by. Kim and Ron walked quietly toward the center of the room. It was almost completely quiet except for the thump of their footsteps. Alarm lights flashed from the walls.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the squeeb and Miss Possible."
Kim and Ron whirled to the side to see Gill standing up from behind the reception desk. He had placed a Tour Guide hat on his slimy head.
"I'm giving you a final tour, a real final tour."
"Ugh, what happened to villains' witty banter, KP?" Ron asked in mock concern.
"I know, no one appreciates the little things anymore. It's 'kill the heroes, rule the world'". Kim answered in equally sarcastic tones.
Synthodrones appeared from behind desks, through doors, from behind beams in the ceiling and from air conditioning vents. They soon surrounded the two teens and proceeded to advance. They raised steel bars, Stun sticks and other weapons. Kim and Ron noticed that the stun sticks were crackling with so much power that they could smell the electrical charge.
"Ron, those stun sticks, the charge in them?"
"Worse than the shock rocks candy?"
"Oh yeah."
Gill smiled as the drones advanced on Kim and Ron.
"Die." he said simply.
REUNION, by G-Go…
The retractable ceiling finally finished opening. On cue, with a deafening roar, more than ten thousand Deathrays ignited their thrusters. The giant fifty-foot tall Deathray began lifting off from the ground. Slowly it struggled to get into the air.
Ron remained standing perfectly still. He let go of the Lotus Blade, and it hovered in the air before him.
Kim turned her attention to the clones. Whatever Ron was doing, he would need some protection. The clones advanced, and Kim went to work. A quick hand-spring up the ramp and a leap into the air, she took down two clones; one with each foot. She landed, threw a quick right hand at another and then backed off a couple of paces. Turning, she saw three coming up the ramp, almost upon Ron. Kim took three running steps and dropped, sliding down the ramp feet first. She threw her legs up and took out two, grabbing the third by his leg and pulling him down. A hard elbow to his chest and he didn't get up again.
Back and forth Kim went. Up the ramp, driving the clones back, and then down, driving back more. Jabs, quick punches, round house kicks, flying kicks. Not one clone made it within reach of Ron Stoppable.
Ron stood perfectly still, his mind filled with one thing. The Lotus Blade flew straight out away from him and seemed to dissipate somehow, as if it were made of mist or fog.
The gigantic Deathray began to pick up speed. The entire cavern shook with the roar of ten thousand mechanoids launching into the air.
In the place where the Blade should have been, appeared an intangible, swirling, almost misty image of a flower; a lotus. White with its petals closed. The Lotus began to grow and expand, though it never took on solid form. Always it appeared as a misty apparition. It flew straight at the gigantic Deathray, continuing to grow. As it approached the behemoth machine, its petals spread open. Like an enormous, lotus-shaped hand, its petals enclosed and curled around Deathray, halting his upward progress. Slowly it turned in mid-air. Deathray increased power to his thrusters but seemed unable to work against the might of the Lotus. Finally, the Lotus was turned downward; holding the gigantic Deathray facing belly up toward the sky.
"NOW, WADE!" Kim screamed as she took down two clones.
UNION, by G-Go…
"The sphere vanished, and Ron landed light as a cat on the walkway. He instantly ducked into a crouch as a shuriken – a ninja throwing star – sailed through the air, narrowly missing him, but finding a target in the ninja on the other side of him. Ron rolled toward the assailant who had thrown the star. Already the ninja had another shuriken in his fist, but in his haste to re-arm, had lost sight of his target. He was surprised to find the yellow-haired warrior behind him, one arm around his neck as the other reach out and grabbed the wrist holding the metal star and pulled it until the star drove into his own eye."
"And the winner is…
The Lotus Bloom, by CaptainKodak1 and Rich Sirois!"
CaptainKodak strides quickly up to the podium, smiling broadly, and shaking the hands of both Felix and Ed.
"Thanks you Felix and Motor Ed. Seriously, I would like to thank all of you who voted 'The Lotus Bloom' the Best Action/Adventure. It was one year ago when my partner Richard Sirois and I came up with the story idea. During many IM sessions during the weekdays and one massive session one Saturday afternoon the 'Bloom' was born. We would talk about what we wanted in each chapter. I would write each chapter and send it to him. He would make some changes if needed, then do the pictures. We both wanted a story that started right after the events of So the Drama and extend into a big adventure. There were some tough times as we each had job problems but we worked everything out and produced this story. Kim and Ron had to face some tough decisions and situations in this story, but they made it through together. I would also like to thank my family who put up with me spending hours on my laptop putting this story together. Again thanks to all the fans of the 'Lotus Bloom'. Rich and I hope to continue to entertain all of you in the future."
Jason pats CaptainKodak on the back as he returns to his seat. "Cap is such a good guy, he and Rich deserve this. Now, let welcome back the Bare Naked Ladies, as they perform If I Had a Million Dollars!"
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you a house
(I would buy you a house)
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you furniture for your house
(Maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a K-Car
(A nice Reliant automobile)
If I had a million dollars I'd buy your love
If I had a million dollars
I'd build a tree fort in our yard
If I had million dollars
You could help, it wouldn't be that hard
If I had million dollars
Maybe we could put like a little tiny fridge in there somewhere
You know, we could just go up there and hang out
Like open the fridge and stuff
There would already be laid out foods for us
Like little pre-wrapped sausages and things
They have pre-wrapped sausages but they don't have pre-wrapped bacon
Well, can you blame 'em
Uh, yeah
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(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a fur coat
(But not a real fur coat that's cruel)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you an exotic pet
(Yep, like a llama or an emu)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you John Merrick's remains
(Ooh, all them crazy elephant bones)
And If I had a million dollars I'd buy your love
If I had a million dollars
We wouldn't have to walk to the store
If I had a million dollars
Now, we'd take a limousine 'cause it costs more
If I had a million dollars
We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner
But we would eat Kraft Dinner
Of course we would, we'd just eat more
And buy really expensive ketchups with it
That's right, all the fanciest ke... dijon ketchups!
Mmmmmm, Mmmm-Hmmm
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a green dress
(But not a real green dress, that's cruel)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you some art
(A Picasso or a Garfunkel)
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a monkey
(Haven't you always wanted a monkey)
If I had a million dollars
I'd buy your love
If I had a million dollars, If I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars, If I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars
I'd be rich