Jinx thumbed the connect button on her Jennunicator. "Wade!"
"What's up, Jenny, uh, Jinx?" he asked.
"Drakken and Shego got away from the warehouse in a giant flying robot," she answered.
"Couldn't you hex it and make it stop?" he asked.
"They have Ron and Kim chained to the outside of it, I'd guess to prevent anyone from attacking it," she said, and Wade choked on his drink. "They could get killed if I hexed it and it fell."
Wade's fingers flew over the keyboard. "Okay, I'm tracking it now. They seem to be heading toward Upperton. You'd better follow. You'll find a set of keys to Kim's car in your utility belt."
Jinx looked at the car in question, waiting patiently as cars will do. "Jump City Pen didn't offer driving lessions," she said.
"Oh. Well, open the trunk," he said.
She fished out the keys, and opened the trunk. Several backpacks lay neatly there. She grabbed one and put it on. It was a flying pack she had trained with, so she knew what to do with it. She slammed the trunk closed.
Hitting a button, a helmet popped out and was put on her head. Wings shot out the sides,
and flame ignited at the bottom. A control handle extended forward and she grabbed it.
"Kim's right, Wade," she said, grinning, "You really do rock."
Wade grinned, and looked at a different monitor. "The robot seems to be slowing down,
maybe about to land. You'd better hurry."
She took off over the trees, hurrying behind the robot. Rufus looked out of her pocket,
then hastily disappeared back inside.
KPKPKP
The robot landed neatly in the quad of the Tri-Cities University campus. Dr. Drakken looked around to orient himself, ignoring the students and teachers, most of whom were running and screaming. The exceptions were the engineering students, who stood staring with their mouths open.
"Dr. D, what are we doing here? I thought we were flying to Washington to take over the United States," said Shego.
"We are, Shego," answered Drakken in a distracted voice, "But along the way, I'm going to get a little revenge. I went to school here, with my so-called 'friends', and I'm going to let the school know how I feel about whom they let in. Ah, there's what I'm looking for."
He turned the robot towards a particular building, and it strode that way. In front, Shego saw a sign that said "Applied Sciences".
"Besides," said Drakken, operating the robot's controls with practiced ease, "This will be good practice for Washington."
The robot drew back a hand, which closed into a fist, and came down hard against the building. Bricks and mortar flew everywhere, and a resounding BOOM! echoed all over. Screams could be heard from inside. Drakken retracted the fist, and the other came in, making another loud noise, and a large crack appeared and ran down the side of the building.
"MUAHHAHAH!" he laughed evilly, "And no one dares to oppose us because we have their precious Kim Possible at our mercy!"
"You mean as our shield," said Shego, and grinned, "I have to admit, that was pretty clever on your part, Doc."
"Why, Shego! A COMPLIMENT! The world IS ending!" said Drakken, and they both laughed.
KPKPKP
The pain from a piece of brick slicing her in the leg woke Kim. It took a few seconds to orient herself, then looked around.
She wasn't sure where she was, but could feel the steel manacles holding her to the metal surface. A damaged building was in front of her, and she could hear screams. Suddenly from above and behind her a yellow mechanical arm swung forward and delivered another blow to the building. More debris flew, and she turned her head, trying to dodge the pieces. But she was held tightly, and the chips stung her as they struck.
On the other side of the robot, Ron woke up. He looked around completely confused, then realized he was twenty feet in the air, chained to something metal. He promptly screamed and fainted again.
KPKPKP
With Wade on the Jennunicator to guide her, Jinx soon caught up with the robot. She could see it was causing havoc on this campus. Campus security was closing in, and she could see regular police behind them.
People were running out of the building the robot was attacking. It raised both arms, and they came down together, slamming on the roof and collapsing it completely. Jinx hoped everyone was out before then.
A beep in her ear warned her the jetpack was running low on fuel, so she landed quickly,
retracting the wings, helmet and controls. She kept in on, in case it might come in handy later. She started running toward the robot, while people were running the other way.
KPKPKP
Drakken went to a different set of controls, and hit a green button. On the robot's shoulders, on either side of the head control cabin, panels opened and oblong boxes rose from the depths and locked into place. Cones extended from the sides pointing forward.
"Now for the finish!" said Drakken.
"What is that?" asked Shego, a bit worried.
"My Cascading Sonic Pulse Weapon," he replied, "With the Acoustic Amplifier you stole for me to increase the power levels manyfold, this little device will level anything!"
"Do we need earplugs?" asked Shego.
"Earplugs? No, the frequency is far above the human hearing range," he answered.
The robot stepped back several times, the stride putting some 12 yards between it and the building. Drakken hit another button. They heard nothing, but there was a deep thrumming in the air that felt like they were being battered by winds.
The ruined building started vibrating, then the walls collapsed, making a horrible din. There were several minor explosions, as equipment and experiments that had been underway were ruined. Within seconds the Applied Sciences Building was a smoking ruin.
Drakken laughed uproarously, and Shego joined him.
Jinx arrived on the scene, stopping by the robot's right foot. She took a few moments to admire the work. "Couldn't have done a better job myself," she thought, then shook her head. THOSE weren't the thoughts of a hero.
She jumped, grabbing a convienient piece of the robot, and pulled herself up. With her atheletic ability, it was easy to jump up and grab the ladder that ran up the robot's side.
When she got to a height of twenty feet, she looked around the front. Kim was studying her restraints, trying to figure a way out of them.
"KIM!" she hissed, and the red-headed hero quickly looked in her direction. "Don't worry,
I'll get you and Ron off of it."
Kim nodded, then whispered back, "Get Ron first!"
Jinx gave her a thumbs up, then pulled Rufus out of her pocket. "Go help Kim," she told him.
"Uh huh, uh huh," said Rufus.
Jinx took careful aim and tossed him towards Kim. He landed neatly on her arm, then started to slip. Instinctively he dug in to keep his balance.
"Eeeep! Watch the claws!" yelped Kim.
"Sorry," said Rufus, as he moved up to sit on her shoulder.
Jinx headed on up the ladder.
At the control cabin, Jinx looked in cautiously, to find Drakken and Shego looking at their handiwork.
"What's next, Doc?" asked Shego.
"Middleton Observatory, where I'm going to put Chen and Ramesh out of a job, then the Space Center, where I'll do the same to Possible. THEN on to Washington!" he answered. "I'm starting the warm-up. We leave in five minutes."
"Not if I can help it," Jinx thought, then moved away from the cabin. She pulled out the Jennunicator, and hit the connect button. "Wade, can you... I dunno... hack the robot or something?"
"Not from here. You'd have to plug directly into the system," he answered.
"Not much chance of that. Thanks, though," she keyed off. "Better get Ron, then." She turned and hit the activate button on her jetpack. The wings and control rod came out, and the helmet plopped securely on her head. It fired up, and she launched herself toward the back of the robot.
Ron had awakened, and was looking around, trying to find some way to get free. Jinx flew in front of him. "I'll get you off it," she called. The jetpack wasn't made for hovering, so she had to turn back. As she passed, she hexed Ron's ankle manacles, and they promptly opened. Ron moaned in fear.
"I'll catch you, don't worry," she called on her next pass. Then she made a turn any stunt pilot would be proud of, and hexed the wrist manacles as she passed. Ron slipped down the robot's back, trying desparately to find something to cling to, and failing.
As he reached open air, a pair of thin but strong arms grabbed him around the waist. They moved away from the robot, and she angled toward the ground. Just then, bad luck hit. A loud beep sounded, and the jetpack's engine died. They were still 10 feet in the air, and headed for a landing in a pile of rubble.
"Get lower, get lower!" Ron shouted.
"I can't change course," Jinx replied, looking at where they were going. "This is gonna hurt..."