Kim Possible and the Ultimate Blade of Chaos
Chapter 8 – Who is who?
Larry's house
Kim and the others have just arrived. They saw the tweebs sitting in the living room. Kim charged towards the tweebs and hugged them. She never felt so happy to see them before.
"You are okay!" exclaimed Kim. She ran towards the tweebs and hugged them.
"Uhh! Grosss!" exclaimed Tim
"Are you feeling okay?" followed by Jim who is struggling to get off.
"I am just happy that both of you are okay" said Kim. She looked around
"Enough reunion time, we got something more important in our hands. We must discuss it now." Said Barkin
"Like what?" asked Ron
"Like what we are going to do tomorrow and Project Aeris"
"I am sure you have a lot to talk about. Why don't you guys sit down and I will whipped up a nice hot chocolate milk with marshmallow" said Aunt June
"I will pass. Coffee will be fine for me" said Barkin
All of them proceed to the sofa and sat down. Aunt June went to the kitchen humming happily
"Chocolate milk, I never forget that day" said Mr.Barkin regretfully while pressing her head firmly with his both hands and shivered.
"What day?" asked Larry
Kim and Ron smiled, they knew what Mr.Barkin was talking about. Apparently, the trip to the ski camp left Mr. Barkin a tale he never forget. Hot chocolate milk with DNAmy. Not pretty.
"Let us not press for details okay" said Barkin
"Mr. B, can I asked you a question?" asked Ron while raising his hand.
"If you must Stoppable. However next time, you do not need to raised your hand. This is not school." Replied Mr. Barkin
He nodded. "Do you know anything about Project Aeris?"
Steve paused for a while then he answered "Yes, I know all of them. I did not tell GJ because they do not have the right to know."
"Could you tell us more about it?" asked Kim
Mr. Barkin paused for a while and then he looked up to the ceiling. He knew he had to tell them somehow. He then looked back at Kim and asked "Are you sure you want to know more about Project Aeris?"
"Please and thank you." Said Kim with full of enthusiasm
"Okay, here goes" said Mr. Barkin. He then took a deep breath
"Project Aeris as you know is a secret weapon developed by your parents. GJ has classified it to be Level 5 weapon system. However, it was not a weapon at all. It was more of a human experiment. I can still remember as it was yesterday."
He then looked up
"It was about 18 years ago. Your parents were blessed with a daughter. They were very happy that time. However, things do not go well as planned, you were born in a very ill condition. Your parents tried everything they can in order to save you. Millions of dollars were spent in order to find a way to cure you. However, this disease cannot be contained and each passing day, your situation is getting worse until one day, your body does not respond to your brain function any more. It was as if your brain and body was dying."
Kim felt uneasy when she heard this. However, she is still determined to find out the truth
"Therefore, in order to save you, your parents decided to gather their closet friends at all time and fortunately they are the best scientist. They are Professor Ramesh, Professor Bob Chen and Professor Daniel." Continued Barkin
"I thought both Professor Ramesh and Bob Chen are astronomer" said Ron puzzingly
"Yes, after they developed Project Aeris, they could not forgive themselves for what they did, therefore, they decided to become an astronomer. Same goes to Professor Daniel, he became an archeologist because of this insane experiment." said Barkin
"What is so terrifying about Project Aeris?" asked Tim
"I will explain it in a way that you guys will understand. Project Aeris is basically using a virus to destroy a virus. Since you are infected with a virus already, your parents developed a new virus that will kill the virus in your body."
"Sounds like a neat solution" said Jim with a smile
"Not quite, you see, the virus that your parents developed was dangerous. It can be used as a bio-weapon. It can however, re-animate the dead body"
"You mean it bring the dead back to life?" asked Kim
"I wish to say so but no. The person that was brought back to life by this virus will be almost virtually indestructible, he or she can heal very fast. However that is a catch. He or she will become like a mindless human. They will have no memories, no intelligence and they are driven by the simplest basic function of human being."
"Which is?" asked Larry
"The need to feed" answered Mr. Barkin sadly
Everybody was shocked to hear this except Ron. Kim and the tweebs could never believe that their parents developed this kind of weapon.
"I do not get it" said Ron
Everybody slapped their face with their hand.
"Long story short, it turned you into a zombie." Explained Larry
"That is so sick and wrong." Screamed Ron with horror
"You got to be kidding us" said Tim
"I never joked. However, do not worry, the only existing sample now is in Kim's body and it is not contagious" said Mr. Barkin
"Aaaahhhhh!" everybody shouted and moved away from Kim as fast as possible except Jim and Tim
"Tetra Cool!" exclaimed Jim
"Our sister is a zombie" continued Tim
"Does this get any better" exclaimed Jim with a huge smile and gave Tim a high five
Kim looked back at them with a killer instinct. However, their brothers do not mind as they now think their sister is the coolest thing on earth.
Mr. Barkin immediately realized what he said and quickly corrected it
"Sorry to disappoint you but that was a mistake. I meant the other Kim"
"The other Kim?" asked Kim with a raised eyebrow
Larry was well aware what Mr. Barkin was trying to say. Therefore, he stopped him
"Mr. Barkin, I think it would be the best not to spell it out." Said Larry while adjusting his glass
" I do not think so, you cousin deserved the truth." Said Mr. Barkin
"Then, let me tell her. I know what you are going to say even thought I know nothing about Project Aeris" said Larry with higher voice
"Very well indeed"
"Can anyone tell me what you guys are talking about?" asked Kim confusingly and angrily
Larry turned back to her cousin slowly and after a long paused and a heavy heart, he whispered
"Kim…Listen to me properly as I will not repeat it again."
"Okay" said Kim with a serious face
"Kimberly Anne Possible…..You are a clone." Said Larry
"BBBBRRRRIIINNNGGGGGG, KKKKLLLAAAANNNGGGGG!"
That is the sound of Aunt June just dropped the cups on the floor spilled the beverages everywhere who just entered the living room.
"Larry, how could you say something like this to your cousin. Apologizes now!" demanded Aunt June
Larry did not speak a word but looked into the eyes of his cousin which is now in a state of shocked, confused and sorrow.
"Wha… What?" stammered Kim
"The virus did not go as planned, the original Kim died because the body could not withstand the power of the virus that your parents developed. However, you parents especially your mother could not take this situation. She almost went insane because of this incident. Therefore….."
18 years ago. Unknown area
"I know there must be another way we can save our child" said Dr. James with a very high determination.
"I do not know James. I…I.. just could not let our child die. I ca….cannot accept this. We put her through a lot already and I simply refused to let her go." Cried Dr. Andrea as her voice trailed off while hugging her husband.
"I know this is hard for you Andrea but life is just not perfect. We simply must let her go. It is better to let her rest in peace than conduct more experiment on her. I do not think she will be grateful for any more experiment on her." Said Professor Bob Chen.
"Yes, I agreed with Bob Chen. Anymore testing will only hurt her more. I am not a doctor but if I am, I would try to make my patients less painful when they are about to die. This maybe not the easy solution but it is the best solution" said Professor Ramesh sitting next to Andrea trying to comfort her.
Andrea did not know what to do. She loved her daughter more than anything else in the world. She did not want her daughter simply died because of her horrible experiment with the virus. She just cannot accept this. In her mind, she would give up anything including her soul in order to save her only child.
Suddenly, the door slammed opened. A man slowly walked towards Andrea. He looked very serious and sad.
"We can clone her." Said the man
Both of the Doctors turned around. They saw Professor Daniel standing next to them
"What did you just said?" asked James angrily
"I said we can clone her." Answered Daniel firmly
"Dude, are you out of your mind?" asked Professor Chen alarmingly
"This is the worst suggestion you could come up with. You better apologize now." Demanded Professor Ramesh
There was an uneasy silent
Dr. James slowly stood up and walked in front of Professor Daniel "Listen, I know you are trying to help but there is no way we are going to clone our daughter. She will not be the same as our daughter now"
"What is not the same? She will be a perfect clone. You already put her through so many torments. The least you can do is to give her a life. After all, it will be her DNA so from the point I see, it is still the same"
Professor Daniel felt a huge palm contacted with his face with a large force. His head spun around and fall down because of the slap
"I WILL NEVER CLONE MY DAUGHTER. I WILL NOT TAKE THAT FROM YOU EVEN IF WE WERE COLLEGE BUDDIES." Screamed Dr. Andrea with rage and tears while pointing at him. She immediately charged towards Professor Daniel to deliver the second blow
Dr. James quickly came to assist his wife and looked at Professor Daniel madly. Professor Bob Chen helped his friend to calm his wife down.
"You know what? You deserved that!" mocked Professor Ramesh
Professor Daniel slowly stood up and rubbed his face. He then slowly spoke "I am not angry you slapped me. It is understandable. However, Kim is now in the brink of death. If we do not act now, both of you will lost her forever."
Both of the doctors and professor looked at each other. They looked back at Professor Daniel with a disapproving looked
Professor Daniel then raised two fingers up "You have two options. You can just let her die or you can give her a new life. It is up to you. However, I must admit, the suggestion I suggest does not do me any good either." Said Daniel guiltfully
All of them are still looking very mad at their so called "friend"
"Andrea, listen to me. I know as a doctor, you are against the issue of cloning. However, this is the only way to save her. As a medical doctor, I am sure you are well aware that it is a duty for a doctor to save life. Let alone, the mother of your daughter. I am willing to bet my life that you will do anything for you daughter." Said Professor Daniel
"This is not saving life man. This is called abomination!" shouted Professor Bob Chen.
"I will leave you now. I will let you decide. If you changed your mind. Feel free to contact me. This time, I will say I will not be happy to help but I will help. The choice is yours. Please excuse me for now. Remember, the longer you wait, the harder it is." said Professor Daniel. He then slowly took his step out of the door and shut it behind him.
Back to present
"... Soon your parents cannot accept the fate that you will be taken away from their lives and therefore, they decided to take up the suggestion proposed by Professor Daniel" concluded Mr. Barkin
"I… I ….I…" mumbled Kim. She seemed confused and lost for words.
"This is a joke! Our sister is not a CLONE!" said Jim in rage.
"Yeah! How else do you know about Project Aeris? You are not one of the developers." Continued Tim
"He is the main sponsor" said someone from behind
They turned back and saw Ron
"Very impressive Stoppable, I would never thought that you managed to figure it out. Yes, I am the main sponsor. Your parents proposed to me about Project Aeris that time. I had to use the entire fortune I got during my military days in order to make it happened. I helped them because we are college buddies too. Only that, we were on a different field but we were the best friends at all time. I don't think your parents could even remember me after that incident with Project Aeris." Said Mr. Barkin sharply.
Ron now walked towards Mr. Barkin and faced him. "Why…. Why…. Why do you sponsor it? I thought you hate mutants" argued Ron
"They were so sad that time. I guess my soft side had taken me over. Still I could not believe that the clone will be my student one day." Said Mr. Barkin
"I am not a CLONE" shouted Kim in front of Mr. Barkin's face.
There was an uneasy moment of silent.
"Believe what you want but tomorrow, we got some serious situation. I think it will be the if we hit the bed early." Commented Mr. Barkin
"Yeah, you guys should. Kim and Ron, I have prepared a special room for both of you. Jim and Tim could bunk with Larry but I am sorry for you Mr. Barkin. You will have to stay in the living room." Suggested Aunt June.
"Affirmatori and that. Good night." Said Mr. Barkin
Guest room
Kim and Ron entered their room. They found out that there was only a King size bed.
"I hope you do not mind but there is only a bed." Said Aunt June
"Of.. of course I do not mind" stammered Ron while blushing "…but"
"It is okay with me. I do not mind sharing bed with Ron" said Kim sternly.
"Good night and sleep well" said Aunt June.
Kim slowly walked to the bed and sat down. She did not know what to think. Is she really a clone?
Ron knew exactly how his girl is feeling now. He walked to her side and sat next to her.
"Kim.."
"Don't say a word." Protested Kim
"Ron, I am terribly sorry but could you let me to have some private time by myself? I need to think something and I want to be alone for a while. It is not your fault but I need to have some private time" continued Kim
"No Kim, this pity fiesta had to go. I do not think so. I think we need to talk now." Said Ron sharply
Kim was afraid this is going too happened. Ron is going to break up with her. Nobody could ever loved a clone
"If you are thinking about breaking up, you are wrong. I stand by your side remember and I will always be" Said Ron
"But I am a.." she did not dare to speak the word. "I am an empty shell without a soul."
"It does not matter to me what you are. You are definitely not an empty shell. You showed me kindness, resourceful and you help others whenever they needed help the most. We have been together for such a very long time. Somehow, somewhat we managed to pull through together. You thing I would stop loving you because of this? Fat chance Kim." Said Ron
Kim looked into Ron's eyes. She never felt so assured before. It seemed that he is the only she could always count on. He is the one for her.
"Ron, I…"
"Just used it" said Ron
She immediately hugged Ron. Squeezing him the every once of bits. She wanted to feel wanted. She wanted to feel strong and only Stoppable can do that now. Tears then felt from her eyes.
"Give me all your sadness and sorrow. In return I will give you happiness and joy." Said Ron
She then slowly looked up. That goofy and clumsy face always gave her a hope. A hope that everybody craved for and now she have it.
They stared at each other for a while. She then closed her eyes. Ron slowly pulled her towards him. Their forehead then met each other. She then looked down and she smacked her lips onto Ron's. Both of them reached their hands out to deepen the kiss. Kim could felt the sadness and sorrow slowly disappearing while joy and happiness filling her very fast. She did not want it to end. She then slowly parted but Ron pulled her in again. This time, his tongue wrapped around hers. Their tongue is like wrestling against each others. They soon then collapsed onto the bed.
Kim then parted away from Kim. Suddenly she realized that she is on Ron. She then lay down on him. Do not want to be separated. She then felt a soft brushed on her hair. She liked it that way. It is like an experienced that she never felt before. Both of them, slowly fall into their sleep.
2:00am
Jim and Tim felt asleep on the computer. They knew that what is Project Aeris and their sister's issued but they are now trying to open the files that were created by their father. They were lucky to make up a backup copy before Dr. Drakken attacked them. Out of nowhere, a person creped into the room.
She saw them sleeping and then commented "Such cute little angels, it would be innocent to murder them now" said the teenage girl
She then took a chair and sat in front of the computer. She then typed something in front of the computer. The monitor displayed "PROJECT AERIS, PASSWORD REQUIRED"
She laid back and shook her head. "Mortals, is that the best they can do?"
She then her waved her finger and then the password began to fill by itself. She then hit "enter". BEEEP! "Password Approved. Welcome back Dr. James Timothy Possible"
There were thousand of files being display on the monitor screen. She opened all the report and read it one by one with an amazing speed. She then paused for a while.
"So this body is not the original body. No wonder my powers are so weak. I have to get back my real body at all cost. Maybe these lowly humans could prove some worth and help me get back to my real body."
She then kept on reading. Tim suddenly moaned and woke up. He saw what the teenage girl is doing.
"Hi, sis what are you doing here?" asked Tim
Kim was shocked to hear this and immediately replied "Oh, nothing I just come to see you guys and try to put you into bed" she then forced a smiled.
Tim looked around and saw the file has been opened
"Hey, Jim managed to crack the file. We are operational. Guys, can and looked at this!" shouted Tim
Everybody woke up and rushed into Larry's room.
"You managed to crack the files?" asked Mr. Barkin
"No, Jim did it." Said Tim
"Nice work, Jim." Praised Ron while brushing the little boy's head
Jim was surprised to hear this and then he asked "What are you guys talking about?"
"You managed to open the files. Right?" asked Ron
"No it was not me. I was asleep" protested Jim
"Well then, who cares but this has to be good and we are good to go" cried Ron
"Step away from the computer!" said a voice
They turned around and saw Larry
"Dude, what are you talking about" asked Ron
Larry answered while pointing towards Kim. "Not you, I meant her"
"Why our sister can't read the files with us?" asked Jim
"She is not your sister. She is the Goddess of Chaos! Aeris" said Larry firmly
"WHAT!" exclaimed everybody. They then rushed towards Larry and hid behind him
Kim then smiled and looked sharply into Larry's eyes.
She then said "What are you talking about? I am who I am" said Kim
"Okay, then if you are really claimed who you are. What is your name your full name?" asked Larry
Kim was lost for words. She thought very hard about this. She saw a clock on the wall, it reads "This property belongs to June Possible"
She then faked a cough and said "Oh, yes! Emmhmm. My name is June Possible"
Everyone's jaw dropped to the floor when they heard this. They were in a state of shock
Ron immediately focused his entire energy on his right hand. A blue blade from his palm out of nowhere and she point it towards Kim
Kim saw their reaction and she knew it was the wrong answer.
"Aeris, her name is Kim Possible as in Kimberly Anne Possible. June Possible is my mother's name and she you cannot just simply said what you read on the clock." Mocked Larry
Aeris's face darkened when she heard this.
"Who is she?" asked Mr. Barkin
"She is the Goddess of Chaos, Aeris. She is in Kim's body. Apparently the Amulet of Aisyalam planted an egg in her" said Ron hurtingly
"The Lotus Blade, I guess you must be the descendants of the God of War." Claimed Aeris
Mr. Barkin was about to ask a question but he was stopped by Larry. "Let me do the negotiation. I know her better than anyone in this room now." Whispered Larry
"What do you mean, she existed like a few millions year ago. How come you could know her?" asked Ron in silent
"Knights and Wizards: The Quest for the Book of Peace RPG" whispered Larry sharply.
Larry walked towards Aeris and asked "What do you want?"
She then gave out a maniacally laughed and then said "You are lucky, a goddess is on your side this time. Especially the Goddess of Chaos"
"What do you mean by that, you outcast?" mocked Larry
"DO NOT CALL ME THAT!" screamed Aeris while held her claw out in point it sharply on Larry's neck
"I hear that they did not do you justice. Put the claw away or you will never see you Guan-An blade again" threatened Larry calmly
The sound of the Guan-An blade forced Aeris to draw back her claw. She then moved her face close to Larry
"You …." Grumbled Aeris
"Good, now let us try this" continued Larry while pushing her away from him. "As a lowly, gutless and worthless human, I get to choose three questions from a Goddess right? That includes you the Goddess of Chaos"
Aeris realized that he was not an ordinary mortal. She nodded slowly "What are you questions?"
"My first question is where is Kim Possible?"
"She is sleeping inside her body, when she let her guard down, I took over her body in order to do my quest. I assure you I did not harm her as that would also kill myself" Answered Aeris truthfully
"Question number two. What are you doing here?" asked Larry
"Do not worry I am your comrade, I am here to seek Project Aeris which was created by her parents. This is a rare occasion for you mortals but we are on the same side. Also, I want allied to go against the person who stole the Project Aeris. Do we have a deal?" confirmed Aeris
"You know for a Goddess to request a help from mortals, it is pretty embarrassing for you isn't it?" mocked Larry
Aeris just hold her emotion back
"Okay, let us say we allied with you. Therefore, that brings us to my last question. How can we trust you? You are the Goddess who tried to banished us all" asked Larry
"How can you not trust me? Err… I gave you my word. I will co-operate with you mortals until we find Project Aeris and no harm shall come to you okay?" said Aeris with a forcible smile
"To us and deal but are you forgetting something?" asked Larry with raised eyebrow trying to closed the loop in the contract. He then made a cross over his shoulder to remind Aeris
Aeris knew what he was talking about. When a Goddess gave a word, she must make a mark on her shoulder as a proved of her word. If she did not keep her word, she will bear the most unbearable punishment at all times.
"Well, I am waiting" mocked Larry
"I am going to regret this but.." she then took out a knife and make a cross on her shoulder
"There you have my word and I am bound to it for all eternity." Grumped Aeris in a bad mood
"Nice working with you Aeris. I guess you must be tired now since your transformation is not complete so why don't you go back to rest and let the owner of this body take over what really belongs to her"
Aeris was boiling mad already. She took out a knife and tried to stab Larry but she stopped just a few centimeters away from Larry's neck. The mark began to glow in white and she screamed in pain dropping the knife. The pain then faded away.
"You better keep your word or else, you are going to have a lot of trouble." Said Larry
"Don't push it. Mortal". She gave him a killer look and continued "You know when this is over, you better watch your back. All of you. It pains me but I had to admit thought, you are resourceful and the smartest mortal I ever met. Here is a piece of advice. Do not let it get into head." Replied Aeris. She then gave Larry a blow kiss
Suddenly, a black and purple aura was generated around her body and it dispersed immediately. Kim than fall down and Ron immediately rushed towards to help her.
She was unconscious
"Get her to the bed quickly!" ordered Mr. Barkin
All of them immediately left the room as Ron carried her girl to the guest room
Unknown to all including the Goddess of Chaos, there was a file on the computer that was not opened yet. It reads "Warning! Read me!"
They slammed the door behind them
Guest Room
Ron placed her gently on the bed and Tim placed a wet towel on her head. He then rose up. Mr. Barkin then turned to Ron. They both nodded and walked towards Larry
"Why you make such a deal?. It is in favor to her side" asked Ron
"If you did not notice, she was preparing to cast a spell call Vinesta Dimensia" answered Larry
"What is that?" asked Mr. Barkin
"According to the game called Knights and Wizards: The Quest for the Book of Peace RPG. The spell she cast could take us into the next dimension. Which is also known as hell. She could have killed us immediately when she saw us. I think I did a very good job in protecting our lives" answered Larry
"Therefore in order to prevent that, I had to make a deal with her. Now she cannot harm us like what you saw just now. Beside, she cracked the file for us right?" continued Larry.
Mr. Barkin and Ron looked at each other and then realized what Aeris could have done. If Larry did not make a deal, they could not imagine what horror would await them.
Ron then asked "How do you know a out the Goddess of Chaos "
"Before you got here, Jim and Tim told me everything I need to know. Therefore, I went online and chat with some other players of the game Knights and Wizard and find out as much as I can about Aeris" replied Larry
"Nice work Possible, I hope that you are one of my students as well" said Mr. Barkin
Tim then came towards Larry and asked "How do you know that time that Aeris has taken control of our sister?"
"You guys help me to figure it out." Said Larry
"We did?" questioned Jim
"Yes, you said you did not open the file and the only one in the room was you guys and your sister. Your sister could never open the file unless she got extremely lucky. Let us face it, 4 geniuses could not crack the file. I doubt you sister can do it in less than 10 minutes. Therefore, it must be Aeris as she is a Goddess" answered Larry
Suddenly, they heard a moaned and turned around. Kim was awake and saw all of them in a very sad face.
"What happened here?" asked Kim.
