A.N. Yes, the new chapter is here...with a little hope.

Enjoy!

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Chapter26- Carrying Hope

Kim lay huddled in the corner of her cage beaten near unconsciousness and weeping. She's lost complete track of time…it seems as though ten years ago Ron had turned her in to Drakken's empire and Kim submitted the world over to him as she fell on her knees admitting defeat.

It's over.

It's a matter of how Kim's going to spend the rest of her pitiful life without thinking back to the past, to the days that mattered. Where did she go wrong? Was befriending Ron wrong?

There she goes again, asking herself those questions!

Oh, how she pities herself right now. That self-accusing conscious of hers never gives up. It's that same conscious that brought her here afterall! Insisting that we should trust him. That he would never betray us. Never!

Her eyes dampened. Those tears are coming out again. She cringed at the thought of looking so weak in front of her captors but then again, what's she struggling for?

"I hate you!" she barely muttered through her bruised lips, "I hate you…"

The tear stung her swollen cheek. It hurts to cry.

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Everything hurts. Everything. Kim thought, they must've been beating me up last night.

She's still dizzy, but at least she's alive, if it's considered good news. She could hear laughter, it sounded familiar. So familiar it bothered her.

Where did I here that laugh before? She pondered, Ugh. I can't believe I'm doing this!

As much as she hated herself for doing it, although she already hates herself so much, Kim struggled to turn around and see who's the laughing maniac.

You! Kim snapped in her head, forgetting to use her mouth.

But Captain Portly knew well enough from the widening of Kim's two bruised eyes that she recognized him, "Yes, Possible! It's I, the one who took away your father! The one you vowed my empire would collapse!"

The fat captain dressed in his bluish Drakken's goon style uniform walked back and forth in front of Kim's cage, admiring his prize. Although it didn't look like much, a young girl battered all over laying in the corner of the cage, he understood the danger she poses to the empire. In fact, he witnessed a bit of Kim's potential the day he pulled her away from the boy, the boy who is now on their side. Oh, he loves every bit of this!

"I hope you enjoyed your sleep. Because you have an appointment with the doctor soon, and an invitation to a promotion ceremony for yours truly!"

Kim gave off some groans, clearly not in the mood for more scorning. She turned her head away cautiously to avoid straining a muscle and placed a hand over her head to muffle out the mad man's laughter.

This is proving to be ferociously tedious.

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Nighttime fell.

It was a quiet night. No guns, explosions, airplanes.

She must be far from the rebel camp. Far from her mom, Commander Kobarn, far from…Ouch!

Dumb bruises. Agh!

Kim's eyes opened wide to see why her arm was hurting more than usual. Only to find…Rufus!

She tried her best to utter his name, but only moans and whimpers came out.

Rufus nudged her arm again resulting in another yelp from Kim, he seemed to be trying to tell her something. He gestured with his hands typing. Typiing…must be…a computer!

He then gestured a mobile phone…mobile phone? What could be…Ah! It must be a contact…wait…Rufus is speaking English…sounds like…"What's the sitch?"…Kimmunicator!

Okay…computer…Kimmunicator…uh…Kim's going to have to guess.

"Yo…You…wan-a…my Kimmuni-cator?" Kim muttered.

Rufus shook his head.

Ugh! What is it then? Kim sighed.

Rufus then pulled out four fingers, then he opened an imaginary book and began to look through the pages. He is…four letter word, four letters. Looking…Look, no that can't be it. Reading…Read? Doesn't look like it…Wading? Wade!

"Wade?" Kim uttered.

Rufus nodded his head enthusiastically.

"Wade…sent-o?" Kim faintly made out.

Again Rufus nodded.

"Good." Kim moved her arm carefully and slowly and pointed towards her shoe, "Map…take it…to Wade!"

Rufus scampered towards her shoe and slipped out behind Kim's heel a piece of tightly folded paper. He placed it in his mouth and darted back to her face.

"Rufus…it's fery im-portant you take it to Wade!" Kim winced at speaking so much.

Rufus was about to turn and run but looked back at Kim's condition. She noticed the painful look in his eyes. He can't know of what's become of Ron. He's already been through so much.

That's when it struck Kim's heart. She needs to save Ron. Regardles of what it takes. Rufus is alive and well. If she's not going to do it for herself then she needs to do it for Rufus. The one soul she might be able to save. The only hope for the rebellion and Team Possible. She must have faith, one more time!

"Go Rufus!" she whispered with a simple smile.

Rufus smiled back and scurried off.

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