Shocked

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Chapter Fifteen: Ruined Dresses

Bonnie's POV

Bonnie stood there staring at Tara panting in the doorway. Tara was dressed in normal clothes and looked completely panicked. "Tara," Bonnie stepped towards her best friend, "what happened, are you alright?"

"The Diablo's are evil!" Tara grabbed Bonnie by the shoulders, "I was at home, thinking about a lot of things, and… anyways I decided not to go to prom, so I went to Bueno Nacho, and everything was all weird there. There was this really creepy guy running the place, and they'd gotten rid of the bendy straws… anyways I left and called Wade on my cell phone, I still had his number from when you and Ron were hurt and he called me. I told him to get me the president of Bueno Nacho and 5 seconds later one of your villains, I think it was Dr. D-something, I recognized the voice. The creepy guy came out and said I'd found out too much, and then the Diablo's started marching towards me. I ran to my car and drove here, they followed me and they're waiting outside!"

Bonnie stood there again staring at Tara, that was quite a lot to take in and Bonnie wasn't even sure it all made sense. She walked past Tara and opened the doors, looking outside, Tara's car was pulled up in front of the doors, but nothing else besides that. "Tara…" Bonnie turned to face her friend.

"I know what I saw!" Tara cut her off, "I'm not crazy, I'm not seeing things, the Diablo's started moving, and they're evil."

Then she heard Ron off to the side, "Wait a second," she heard the Kimmunicator beep as Ron called Wade and then they started speaking with the two girls looking on.

"Wade," Ron said, "What's going on?"

"What's going on with me?" Wade retorted, "What's going on with you three over there, I've been trying to contact you for awhile now."

Ron laughed sheepishly, "Well you see, I kinda didn't bring my Kimmunicator, and Kim's was in her purse, which we didn't hear till just now when Tara broke in. Oh that reminds me, did you record that call you made for her?"

"Yes," Wade sounded exasperated, "I'm sure it was Dr. Drakken but I'll play it back for you."

Then the unmistakable voice of their arch-nemesis sounded from the Kimmunicator, "Hola Bueno Nacho, el Presidente speaking."

"Okay," Bonnie stepped up beside Ron to talk to Wade, "If Drakken has taken over Bueno Nacho then the Diablo's are evil, but I still don't get his plan."

She looked up at Ron to see if he had any thoughts but her date was scanning the crowd looking for something. "Ron?" Bonnie tapped him on the shoulder.

"We need to get Kim over here," he said, then leaning in he whispered, "Prying her and Eric apart is just icing on the cake." Bonnie just smiled and took the Kimmunicator as Ron spotted Kim and started weaving through the crowd.

Turning to Tara Bonnie said, "Sorry we doubted you," then looking back down at the Kimmunicator she said, "Alright Wade, "anything else I should know?"

"I'm sure there is," Wade said, "But we're still in the dark about Drakken's plan. We've got all the pieces, we just can't put the puzzle together."

Bonnie sighed and looked up to see a smiling Ron leading a frowning Kim and a downright scowling Eric over to where she and Tara were standing. "Okay," Kim ground out in a no-nonsense voice, "What's this I hear about Drakken and the Diablo's being evil?"

"Drakken's up to something," Wade said from the Kimmunicator.

"Not to sound mean or anything," Kim turned the Kimmunicator to face her, "but Drakken is always up to something."

"Up to something as in about to spring it," Wade sounded concerned, "I think you three need to head to your house Kim, ask your dad about a project called Hephaestus and what it could have to do with this, it might give us the clue to figure out what Drakken is about to pull."

Kim turned and looked at Eric, and Bonnie could have sworn she actually looked sad. Then Eric started talking and Bonnie had to suppress the urge to rip his arm off and beat him to death with it.

"I don't wanna rain on this parade, but it sounds like you guys aren't even sure what this Drakken is up to. Do you really want to leave your prom to go on a wild goose chase?"

Bonnie was sure she was giving Eric a good glare, and Ron looked none too friendly either. But both of them paled before Tara's glare, if looks could kill Eric would be dead several times over from the fire in Tara's eyes.

Kim looked up at Eric and in a soft voice said, "This is what I do Eric. I know we don't have much to go on, but Drakken could hurt people."

Eric looked down at Kim before gesturing over to where Bonnie and Ron were standing and saying, "But can't these two handle it, I don't see why you can't sit out asking your dad some questions and stay here."

Bonnie watched in silence as Kim closed her eyes in obvious thought. After a minute or so of tense waiting Kim opened her eyes and slowly shook her head before stepping back from Eric, "I'm sorry, but I have to do this. The last time I sat out a mission because I thought someone else could handle it and I wanted to spend time with a guy it took me 6 months to come to my senses. I can't take that chance again. Just promise me you'll make sure Tara stays safe, those things were after her and they might try again."

Eric didn't say anything, just nodded as Kim walked over to join Bonnie and Ron, looking at her teammates on either side of her Bonnie said, "So how are we getting to Kim's house?"

They looked at each other, all three silently pondering the question. At last Ron turned to the two ladies and said, "Well someone is going to have to sit on someone's lap, but I don't see why we can't get three people on my scooter."

Then the three walked out to the parking lot to where Ron's scooter was parked, Bonnie made sure that she ended up sitting on Ron's lap as they headed off for Kim's house.

Ron's POV

Ron sat on his scooter and watched Kim and Bonnie walk into Kim's house, Ron had told them that he wanted to check a few things on it, but the reality was that he was waiting for the after-effects of the ride to go away. Having Bonnie sit on his lap like that while they were bouncing around had proven to Ron that his manhood was not in danger for the foreseeable future.

A few minutes later, just as Bonnie stuck her head out the door to yell for him to get inside already, Ron felt calmed enough to get up and follow her in. Inside Kim was finishing up something Wade wanted done, because she was carefully aiming a Kimmunicator at a Little Diablo on the table.

"Apparently Hephaestus is some kind of living metal." Bonnie leaned in to whisper to him. "If it got the right command signal it could turn these things into giant killer robots, all of a sudden these things chasing Tara doesn't sound at all far fetched."

"We're scanning this thing why though?" Ron leaned in to whisper to Bonnie.

"Well we're not sure this thing is wired with Hephaestus," Bonnie said, "if it is then we've cracked Drakken's plan. If not we at least have an idea of what he's trying to do now."

Ron let a small smile slip onto his face, "So what you're saying is we figure out Drakken's plan, go foil it, come back, and get bon diggity for the rest of prom."

"That's the plan," Kim had walked over by the two without their noticing, "and Ron, make sure I dance a few times with Tara. We did have a deal with each other and I've been treating her like dirt since Eric came along. I feel terrible for it, so don't let me screw this up."

"Can do KP," Ron put an arm around each ladies shoulders, "now let's get this over with. Drakken needs to pay for ruining Bueno Nacho."

They walked back to where Kim's family was gathered around a Kimmunicator pointing at a Little Diablo, Kim reached into her purse and pulled out another one, "Wade," she said, "it's all ready to go."

"Alright," Wade's voice came from the Kimmunicator in Kim's hand, "just remember that if this thing is wired with Hephaestus it could take hours to… got it! Guys this thing is full of circuitry, it's far too advanced for a kid's toy."

"That's it!" Kim's eyes were lit up, "It all makes sense now, Drakken steals a kids design from Nakasumi, the world's most famous toy designer, buys Bueno Nacho which has thousands upon thousands of stores all over the world. Takes Hephaestus from my dad and uses it to build these Little Diablo's, they're all over the world too. Wade, any idea what the circuitry in this thing is designed to do?"

"Not right now," Wade said, "I can tell you that whatever it's supposed to do it needs a control signal or it's useless. In the meantime I'll do some more detailed scans…" Wade suddenly looked off screen and his eyes widened, Kim looked ready to ask Wade what had his attention but a noise from the table made everyone in the possible house turn and look at the Little Diablo.

Ron hurriedly grabbed the 2nd Kimmunicator off the table as the 'D' on the toy's forehead turned sideways to resemble a set of horns. The Little Diablo retracted its hand and sprouted in their place much more menacing claws. All this happened in addition to the Little Diablo no longer being little at all, the one on the table and the one that Kim's brothers had dropped when the first started moving crashed through the roof as they grew.

"So am I the only one who thinks this is going to turn out badly?" Ron wondered aloud as the assembled crowd looked on in fear as the Diablo's turned their mechanical gazes on them.

Bonnie yanked him behind the door to the living room just as one of the Diablo's smashed its hand where he had been moments before. "I think we all agree with you on this one." She said just before Ron returned her favor and dove them forwards as the Diablo's came through the kitchen wall one of them brandishing the Possible's refrigerator like an oversized club.

The two looked from behind the couch as Kim leapt over the stair railing to dodge one of the Diablo's firing a built in death ray. The blast missed Kim, but the bottom of her dress wasn't as lucky, charred from prom dress length to a cocktail dress. Kim looked down at the ruined dress and then back up at the Diablo. "Do you have any idea how much babysitting I had to do for this dress!"

Kim leapt up and delivered a roundhouse kick to the Diablo that Ron considered entirely worthy of Chuck Norris. Kim's kick made the Diablo stumble back right towards where Ron and Bonnie had taken cover, they jumped out from behind the couch in opposite directions. The Diablo that had been menacing them hurled the Possible's refrigerator at Bonnie. It missed her, but the throw had flung opened the doors and Bonnie landed covered in leftovers.

Ron watched as Bonnie glared up at the Diablo and in a voice promising oncoming pain growled, "This dress is ruined! Do you have any idea how many whining screaming middle schoolers I had to tutor to pay for this thing!"

Ron started silently edging away from where Kim and Bonnie were staring down the giant killer robots. He by no means considered himself a coward, but it was plain suicide to be standing in the Possible's living room right then.

"Ron!" Kim shouted, "My parents and brothers should be in the garage, make sure they're alright and then find and take out that control signal. Me and Bonnie have some issues to settle with these Diablo's."

"Right!" Ron said as he edged towards the door, "You two try please try to leave something for Wade to pick through when this is all over."

Then sparing a glance for the two ladies, Ron snuck through the door into the garage. The Dr's P and Kim's brothers were hiding behind a table packed with Jim and Tim's unfinished experiments.

"Where are the girls?" Kim's mom asked in a not quite panicked tone of voice.

"Well," Ron said, "The Diablo's ruined their dresses, so any large crashes you hear in the next few minutes are probably Kim and Bonnie taking out some misplaced aggression on them."

"That's fantastic," Mr. Dr. P chimed in, "but those things can just keep repairing themselves as long as they've got the control signal. You'll have to find and destroy it."

"Oh I already know where it's coming from," Ron clenched his fists, "the source of all evil in this world, Bueno Nacho."

Just then a rumble shook the house as Bonnie or Kim sent one of the Diablo's flying. This failed to deter Kim's dad from his thoughts as he looked out to where Ron's scooter was parked and at a pair of what looked like rockets on a workbench.

"Ronald," he said still in obvious thought, "can you run outside and bring your scooter in? I think I can weld these experimental rockets onto it, it should let you get to Bueno Nacho in almost no time."

"Sure thing Mr. Dr. P." Ron said already lifting the garage door. He poked his head out, checked to make sure the coast was clear, then hoisted the garage door up, bolted out and wheeled his scooter back into the garage.

Ron had never had any doubts about Kim's dad's abilities, but even he was impressed with the speed with which the rockets were welded onto his scooter. Still though the house shook violently twice more in the single minute it took to get them on, giving testament to how ferociously Kim and Bonnie were fighting the Diablo's.

"There!" Mr. Dr. P. exclaimed in joy, "Here's how it works Ronald, just use the throttle like normal, it'll stop turning. Then pull back on it a little more and click, the rockets will engage, watch out though they've got quite a kick."

"Can do Possible clan," Ron strapped his helmet on, "just hunker down and before you know it those Diablo's will be little again."

The Dr's P lifted the garage as Ron motored his scooter down the driveway, he'd need to make it to the street before he could turn on the rockets since he wasn't sure how well he could turn with them. "Ready to do this?" He asked of Rufus who had taken refuge in his coat pocket. The naked mole rat nodded back and Ron got ready to let loose with the rockets.

"Ron!" He heard Bonnie shout from where she had just flipped over the swinging arm of one of the Diablo robots. Unfortunately this caused the robot itself to look at what Bonnie had seen and it didn't like the sight of Ron on his scooter as all. It turned around and Ron heard a deep rumble from within it he recognized as rocket motors igniting.

The other Diablo also turned and started emitting the same noise, this greatly worried Ron and he wasted no time in turning around, hunching over the handlebars and pulling the throttle all the way back. The scooter started going forward at its normal not at all fast clip as the Diablo's started lifting off the ground. Ron pulled back once more and heard a click, then it felt like he was hanging on for dear life as the rockets kicked in and he left Bonnie, the Possibles, and hopefully the Diablo's in his dust.

Unfortunately for Ron it turned out that while he had left Bonnie and the Possibles far behind him, the Diablo's had some darn good rockets in them as death rays started blasting chips of the pavement around him. Ron started swerving around the road silently thanking whatever higher powers had kept him standing when he saw Bonnie's prom dress that he was alone on his scooter, not only was it easier to control with just him but if he messed up no one else had to get hurt.

The rockets really packed a punch Ron decided as Bueno Nacho came into view far faster than it ever had coming from Kim's house. Dodging two more death rays, Ron watched as a bald man ran out from the restaurant, this must have been the evil manager Tara had been talking about.

Looking around for where exactly the control signal was coming from it didn't take long to find, the taco that had for years promised greasy goodness within was pried open to reveal the evil within. Ron turned his scooter towards what he hoped was the evil managers car and pulled the throttle all the way back releasing another burst of speed.

Pulling a wheelie that hopped him up onto the car, Ron's scooter flew off the car breaking the windshield in the process. Soaring over the distraught evil manager Ron landed on top of Bueno Nacho in time to see the two Diablo robots come barreling down the street he had just come down and right between him and the Diablo's was the taco broadcasting the control signal.

Ron watched with satisfaction as the manager turned from the wreck of his car and a look of terror adorned his face as he saw the two giant robots bearing down on him. He dove away, happening to put his head through a smaller Bueno Nacho sign. The Diablo's, heedless of anything in their path came straight on to Ron, just as he began to rethink his plan they smashed through the taco and before they could do anything to him, stopped in midair and began to shudder.

Bending down Ron picked up the two Little Diablo's, walked over to the edge of the roof and threw them down as hard as he could taking no small joy watching them dash to pieces on the pavement below.

Before he could get into any real celebration though the Kimmunicator he'd taken off the table and not realized he'd kept went off. Reaching into his tux jacket he pulled it out and clicked the button to answer. "Ron!" Kim's face appeared, "you have to get back here. Drakken's kidnapped Eric," and then a look appeared on Kim's face that Ron had never seen in all the years he'd known her, raw unadulterated terror, "and he's kidnapped Tara too."

AN: I enjoyed writing this chapter much more than the last one, not having to beat up my characters leaves me feeling much better after I'm done. I'm sure everyone has some ideas where this is going, some of them might even be right. I'll tell you right now that I'm not above throwing a few plot twists into the last few chapters however much I'm following So the Drama on the whole. So while you agonize for the week if your ideas of the future of this story are right or not, here's to hoping you all enjoyed this chapter. The rough of Ch 16 is finished, so expect that to be ready to go Friday.