Chapter 6: The Site of Gods
AN: As of 2005, Nov 28th, it is confirmed… There will be a Kim Possible Season Four! Rejoice!
(Jerri's site)
Kim, her Mother, and Jerri were looking around the spot that Jerri had first discovered the tablet upon. When they had first arrived, Kim had wondered if they were in the right spot because aside from Jerri's leftover and untouched equipment, the site was quite unremarkable in its appearance.
Jerri lead them to a spot to where she had found a hidden tunnel in which it lead to a cave in which she had found the tablet. Once there, Kim pulls out her Kimmunicator and starts to scan the walls for Wade to analyze in hopes to find something that she can use against the godling who held Ron's soul in his hands.
While they waited for Wade to get back to them, the three of them explored the cave, which had a few tunnels, but they all seemed to be dead ends. Thinking that it something just didn't fit right with her at the one dead end she was in, that was when Kim pulled out her sunglasses out of her pocket.
Jerri looks at Kim with a puzzled expression as she says, "It is kind of dark in here to be wearing sunglasses Kim."
Kim says as she puts on her sunglasses, "These aren't your ordinary sunglasses. Wade made them to scan a wide variety of wavelengths. I want to see if these dead ends are really just that."
Jerri looks surprised as she says, "Really? They can do that?" Kim nods and taps a button on the side to activate it as she says, "Yep, as a supergenius, he rocks." Jerri takes this information in before she says, "Any chance of asking Wade to build a pair for me? They would come in real handy for any future work."
Kim smiles as she begins to scan the wall, going through the spectrums available to her before she says, "You can ask him, and he might say yes... Hold on... what is this?"
Jerri says, "What is it? Did you find something?" She moves closer, anxious to see what Kim might be seeing.
Kim touches the controls and she zooms in on a spot as she says, "I think so. It looks like there might be a tablet here." She pulls out her lipstick and Jerri says with a questioning look, "You really think this is the time to be worrying about your lips?"
Kim just smiles and twists the base, which surprises Jerri when the tip starts to glow a bright red. She says, "Wade made me a laser lipstick too." before she then takes careful aim at the wall and fires! The aim is precise and soon she carves a good-sized, square chunk of the wall.
Kim puts her lipstick and sunglasses away as Jerri and her mother begin to pull the slab free from the wall. Kim joins in and a few moments later the slab is free. With all three holding on tight to the slab, they all carried it to the base camp for analysis.
(Meanwhile at where Ron's soul is...)
Atheus was getting bored and he says, "She better come back before my deadline, I grow impatient and my new wife will learn that she should not keep me waiting..." Before Ron says loudly, "KP will never agree to be your wife! She doesn't even LIKE you!"
Atheus laughs loudly before he says, "What does liking anyone have to do with having a wife? Women should be glad to serve a godling such as myself! She is going to wait on me hand and foot, bring me the grapes and warm my bed or wherever I want her to be as the whim strikes me!"
Ron growls, punching at the orb which glowed at where his fists impacted and shouts, "You don't want a wife, it sounds more like you want a servant!"
Atheus chuckles darkly, "Of course! What else are women good for? Oh, sure your girl has a fire in her..." He brings Ron's orb up close to his face and smiles an evil, dark smile that sends chills down Ron's non-existent spine before he continues to say, "But I'll enjoy breaking her like so many other worthless animals before her who thought they could defy me and my powers."
Ron imagines what Atheus would do before Atheus laughs as he reads his mind and says, "Oh my young mortal toy... What you are imagining would be just the warm up to what I have planned for breaking her!"
Ron looks shocked and then he feels a burning rage swell within him as he clenches his hands into tight fists. He shouts up at the godling, "You really are a bastard! No! You're a monster! I know that when KP gets here she is going to clean your clock and make you wish you had never crossed paths with her!"
Atheus laughs long and loudly at this before he says, "Oh I DO hope that she tries! It wouldn't be any fun otherwise!"
Ron is so angry that if it had been possible, he would be steaming at the ears and attacking Atheus himself with all that he had. He so badly wanted to attack the cruel godling and keep Kim safe, even if it meant the price of his soul.
Atheus picks up on Ron's desire as it was coming off of him so strongly that he could feel it through the orb. He looks at Ron and says, "Interesting, you are not a normal mortal... it is almost as if you have a mystical power deep within yourself but that would be stupid. You are just an idiot, with no more worth than that of a village idiot!"
When Atheus remarks about the mystical part, Ron suddenly remembers the power that MonkeyFist and himself once had gained. He is still furious but in the back his mind a plan forms as he remembers another thing from his experiences and hoped it would still work.
(Back at the campsite)
Jerri has finished translating the tablet while Wade was still busy on his end before she says, "The item in the first tablet would have been helpful if it had not been damaged." She sighs and then looks at Kim as she says, "I am sorry Kim. It would have turned him back to stone and canceled any remaining power in effect, meaning Ron probably would have been freed and able to go back into his body."
Kim goes pale and she says, "N-no..." with her mother placing her hands on Kim's shoulders as she says, "I'm sorry Kimmie, but we'll find another way to save Ron."
Kim turns and falls against her mother crying into her shoulder while the look from Kim's mother was silently asking, "Any chance?" to which Jerri looks back and after a few moments she gives her a "I don't know, but not likely" look back in return.
Jerri had an idea on how to help Kim but she had hoped that it would not come to that. She had wanted there to be a way to change Atheus back to stone and save Ron's soul without having to do what she had in mind as the memories were just a bit painful for her.
After a few minutes Kim is able to compose herself and say, "What does the tablet say? I want to know everything."
Jerri looks sadly at Kim, knowing that she wasn't going to like what she had to say but she could tell that Kim was not just about give up just yet. She knew because she saw herself in Kim, the same determination, the drive to do what others would say was impossible. She had been told that finding the two godlings that were now the source of so much trouble for Kim and Ron, was impossible and that she give up. She had taken those words as a challenge and so she and her partner had set out to make those people eat their words.
Jerri looks at the tablet and says, "Well, it says quite simply "Combine the two halves of the two lightning medals before Atheus and his sister and they shall return to their imprisoned state. However, should either one be damaged or destroyed then the remaining half can do little more than protect you from hard so as long as it isn't damaged or destroyed." She looks up at Kim and says, "With that he wishes us mortals good luck in dealing with Atheus."
Kim says, "Well then we need to retrieve the other one and that will buy me some time, maybe enough to be able to find another way to defeat him." The look in her eyes told them both that she fully believed that she could do it too.
Jerri shakes her head and says, "Kim, to go up against a godling of his power and hope to win... I am afraid it is quite impossible."
Kim smiles just a little as if being in on some sort of private joke before she says, "Impossible? Check my name!" which makes her mother smile while Jerri sighs and says, "Very well, but I'm going with you on this foolhardy mission."
Kim grins at her win, making her feel better and more confident that she can beat Atheus and says, "Thanks Jerri... I mean it."
Jerri thinks, "I hope you can still say that after you see what I just might have to do to save your friend." She remembers from her past her own friendship and decides as she looks at Kim who has turned to talk to her mother that Kim and Ron deserve the risk that she was going to take.
AN: Well folks, some news... good or bad, it is up to you. 1. I will be trying to write more but it will be all done on my palmtop, so some chapters may seem shorter than usual and the reason for this is in the following news. 2. My desktop computer has apparently suffered a serious blow and now it won't boot or beep at all even tho the power supply and fan turns on. There is no display or anything either, the keyboard doesn't flash orlight up. My best guess is that the Ga-7va motherboard is fried or something. Sountil this issue is resolved, my postings will be dependant on the kindness of others allowing me to post my stories through theircomputer. My palmtop can't post at fanfiction due to very old webbrowser issues on it. So when I can post, you just might find a whole bunch of stories all at once going up.
Now for the story, I hope you all liked this chapter and I've been meaning to get back to this one and wrap it up. It only has a few chapters left to go, so I hope you enjoy it! You will be surprised I bet on how this story ends. Anyone care to guess what Jerri's plan is to help Kim save Ron? Lucky... er... Right guesses will be mentioned in my next chapter posting. :D Anyone recognize from when Kim said "Impossible? Check my name!"? heh, I bet most of you do. Any guesses as to what Ron's plan just might be? Last and least of all... don't you just hate Atheus?
Thanks for reading and I look forward to all your reviews and if anyone has any helpful advice on how to get my PC up and running cheaply... let me know. Thanks!