CajunBear73 : thanks for your review 8), as for a Ron-Kim being romantic, i still haven't made up my mind yet but with all fanfictions making them a couple i thought I'd make their love a brother-sister love for a change
Thunder claps echoed throughout the valley as rain poured down heavily. Two door slams could be heard followed by a car speeding away.
Kim waved at the departing car until it could no longer be visible.
"So..." he shivered lightly "Where is it?" Ron examined his surroundings. They were in the middle of a small forest not so far from Middleton.
Kim dialed Wade on her kimmunicator "We're here Wade.. Where is Drakken?"
The 10 year old appeared on the screen wearing his pajamas.
"Drakken's base is located about half a mile south - east of your position. The kimmunicator has a compass software in it. Use it to navigate. I'll keep you updated on any emergencies." With a smile his face disappeared and was replaced by a compass.
Kim circled in her ground until her kimmunicator showed that she was pointing in the right direction.
"This way" She started walking followed by her partner.
They settled on walking for a couple of minutes until an intense thunderclap was heard and the rain got worse.
"The last thing we need right now is to catch a cold.." Kim looked at Ron "Lets hurry"
He agreed and they both started running. Ron put his hand over his pocket, the one Rufus was sheltering himself from the cold in. "Hang on buddy".
Shego was in her chair maintaining surveillance over several screens showing multiple parts of the surrounding area. She paid more attention on her hot coffee than on keeping an eye out for invaders. Even if they got through the cameras, they can't cheat those high tech sensitive motion detectors Drakken set around.
And she was right. A red light was lit inside the surveillance room as one of the detectors was triggered. The screens automatically rerouted to cameras near that area.
Shego grabbed her mobile radio and radioed her boss. "They found us"
On the other side was a blue skinned evil scientist. He removed his goggles and responded bitterly "How?"
"Let's see... We are in the middle of a forest and that big laser contraption of yours uses more electricity than your average owl... you don't need a PHD to answer this one Dr. D"
Drakken ground his teeth in frustration from his employee's sarcasm.
"The laser is ready. It needs about an hour to charge up before I can fire"
"So what's the target again?"
"I am going to start with a small town, just to show the world that I am serious"
"Why not just hit Washington DC or something?"
"The laser has its limits Shego... and i would need more than a mere hour to charge it up for such a massive target... Not even Kim Possible can stop me now... destroy her Shego!"
"With pleasure Dr. D" Shego smirked as she exited the surveillance room followed by Drakken's finest henchmen.
"The rules are simple boys, take care of the buffoon and his pet rat and leave the princess to me" Shego commanded her subordinates before lighting up her hands with green radiation.
The two teens reached Drakken's base breathing heavily from all the running.
"Do you think..." Ron gasped for some air "... they know we are here?"
"Knowing Drakken's gadgets and Shego..." Kim leaned her back on a wall to catch her breath "... they are already waiting for us"
After about a minute of resting they picked up their bags and started looking for an entrance. It's a good thing Wade made them water proof, otherwise all their contents would have been damaged.
"Roof vent?" Ron inquired
"Isn't it always?" Kim took out her grappling hook hair drier and made her shot towards the roof. The grappling hook hit a pole and circled around it. Kim pulled it several times to make sure that it could support their weights. She nodded at Ron.
"Here we go" Ron put his hands around her and they were both pulled up towards the roof.
After landing safely Kim crouched and asked Ron to do the same.
"I thought they already know we are here"
"Doesn't mean we make their job easier"
Kim scanned her surrounding for any booby traps. A few caught her attention. She then started searching for the nearest vent.
"Ok Ron... I want you to do exactly as I do and stay right behind me" She commanded
"Lead the way KP" Ron responded... hopefully no gymnastics this time he thought to himself
She crawled in a zigzag trajectory towards the vent with Ron carefully following. She used her laser lipstick to open it. After carefully removing the cover of the vent and slowly placing it on the ground to avoid triggering sound detectors, they squeezed their bodies and slipped in.
The room was dark. They could barely see in front of their faces. Kim put on her night vision goggles and offered her hand to her partner. Ron instinctively grabbed her hand and started following her.
She reached out for a door which lead to a corridor. There was some lighting in it so there was no need for the goggles anymore. Ron let go of her hand and checked on his pet.
"You ok buddy?" He asked
"Shhh" Kim reminded him that they could trigger sensors.
"Sorry" Ron whispered before they continued their way.
Something isn't right... Kim thought... This is too easy
Suddenly the lights were turned on.
"It's a trap!" warned Kim but it was already too late.
All doors slammed shut. Ron rushed to the one they just came from but it wouldn't open.
"It's locked" Ron spoke dreadfully
"It's ok Ron" She tried to calm down her partner while maintaining a constant scan of her surroundings.
"Oh it's far from ok princess" Came Shego's voice from behind her.
She circled around to find Shego and a dozen or so henchmen about 20 meters in front of them. They were too many, even for her.
She grabbed Ron by the wrist and started backing towards the other direction. She was interrupted when Ron touched her shoulder with his other hand.
"Umm... KP" he pointed towards the other direction where at least 20 henchmen were standing.
They were trapped, from one side was Shego and a dozen henchmen, on the other were more than 20. Kim attempted to think of a plan but nothing could come to her. Had she been alone she would have rushed her way through the 20 henchmen jumping over them or something. Or she could have used one of Wades contraptions to break through the door they came from and escape. But she wasn't, if Ron can't keep up, it's over for him. Kim closed her eyes and starting thinking of the best way to cut their losses.
"KP" Ron was starting to get worried about his friend.
Her eyes opened in determination... It's the only way... he has to save me
She grabbed Ron's hand and started running towards the 20 or more henchmen.
"Oh no you don't" Shego started following Kim along with her subordinates
Ron could barely keep up with Kim's speed... focus... you don't want to trip and take her down with you do you now ?
The henchmen in front of them formed a human wall blocking their way. She couldn't jump over them since she was dragging Ron so she slid under one of the tall henchmen and pulled Ron under him. Keeping her momentum she put her feet on the nearest wall and wall jumped towards another henchman. Now holding Ron's hand with both of hers she pulled with all her strength and sling shot him over the remaining henchmen and across the corridor.
"Run" she commanded the dazed and confused Ron
After tumbling on the floor and balancing himself Ron looked back at his friend who was squaring off against tens of henchmen. She slammed her knees on the henchman she was stepping on making short work of him. She followed by a back flip kicking a henchman behind her in the face. And finished a third henchman by sweeping his legs and knocking him out cold with a kick as soon as he hit the ground. She turned her attention back towards her worried partner.
"I said run" she almost yelled at him. Her voice brought him back to reality.
I can't do anything here... the only thing I can do is follow her orders ... Ron slowly moved away before he started running. He looked back at his swarmed friend with guilt. He reached the end of the corridor and exited through the door. Luckily this one wasn't locked, probably the one they came through.
Kim was completely on the defensive. She could barely keep up with dodging let alone throw back some kicks or punches. She failed to dodge a punch that sent her slamming into another henchman. They may lack combat skills but they make it up with physical strength. It took her a couple of seconds to recuperate from the hit. A henchman was holding her with both of his hands squeezing against her chest barely making her breath. She hit his face with the back of her head breaking his nose. The henchman let go of her and yelled in pain.
"Why you little bi..." he was cut off when a kick finished off his bleeding nose.
Two more henchmen were about to attack her until they were ordered not to by Shego.
"I thought I was clear when I said you take care of the buffoon..." She gave her subordinates a death stare "... and I'll take care of Kimmy here"
The henchmen gulped before they followed her orders and proceeded in pursuing Ron.
No...Kim stood up and was about to intercept them but was blocked off by Shego.
"Where are you going princess..." Shego lit up her hands "... don't you want to play?" She mocked her
Kim jumped and attempted to kick Shego in the face. Her kick was blocked and she was barely able to block one of Shego's kicks in return. Kim fell on the ground and started to stand up slowly.
"Someone's isn't at her 100% today" Shego stood in front of her
Kim swept Shego's legs in an attempt to knock her off balance. She then stood up and was going for a high kick only to have Shego's knee planted in the middle of her temple. Kim was slammed into the wall behind her and dropped onto the ground out cold. Shego approached her defeated foe with a sinister laugh.
"Done already?" Asked Shego with a mocking disappointed tone. After a couple of seconds of waiting Shego sighed and picked up her trophy. She started walking towards the containment room. "Personally I'd break your neck... but Drakken has this thing with gloating"
"Over there" One of the henchmen spoke as he pointed at a storage room. Five or six of them entered the room and started searching for Ron. They flipped a few crates and looked behind a few others. After a minute or two they gave up. "He's not here... let's check the other rooms... Shego will kill us if we don't catch him"
Ron was watching from on top a stack of crates. After the henchmen left the room he turned on his back and sighed in comfort. "damn that was close"
His pet rodent came out of his pocket and nodded in agreement. Ron's comforted look was replaced with a worried one. "Do you think Kim got caught?" he asked his Rufus. Rufus shared him his worried look as it was obvious to them that she was outnumbered and had no chance of winning that fight.
Ron jumped off the crates and landed on the ground. "Ok buddy" he dusted off his clothes "Time to step up... KPs counting on us and we can't let her down now can we?"
Ron peaked out of the door to make sure no one was outside. As soon as he figured out that it was clear he rushed out and ran towards the nearest room. He examined its door and it turned out that it was labeled 'Authorized personnel only'.
Booyah... Ron searched for the door's knob but couldn't find one. In its place was an input key pad. Great... a key code. Ron reached for a small electronic device in one of his pockets. Wade gave him some utilities too in case Kim wasn't around. He put the device on the pad and hit the 'Crack Code' button. A few seconds and the code appeared on the device. 7 1 9 5 ... I'll write it down in case I need it later. Ron reached for a piece of paper and a small pen in his other pocket. He noted down the code, removed the device and put everything back in its place.
He was about to enter the code until he heard some clicks on the other side. Shit... there wasn't enough time for him to run to another room nor were there any crates or objects he could hide behind. The only thing he could do was lean on the wall at the right side of the door and hope they wouldn't notice him.
The door opened and a henchman with a white lab coat came out. He stood about a meter outside the door and started reading data on his clip board. Seizing the opportunity Ron slipped behind him and entered the room. The door soon closed.
Ron examined the room, no one else was in their. He directed his attention towards two computers. One of the screens was black with random codes appearing, the other had a vertical bar with the word 'Charging' near it. The bar was about a third full and a 31% was shown on the screen. Ron reached for his pocket and removed a small wireless USB like device. It connects to the kimmunicator so that Wade can figure this stuff up. Ron planted the USB and started heading towards the door.
The only computer programs I know are computer games... I can't do anymore here... better start looking for KP
He reached for the paper he wrote the code on and input 7195 in the key pad. The door opened but unfortunately for Ron two henchmen were reaching for the pad on the other side.
Damn...
"What the?" One of the henchmen spoke
Ron stuffed the paper in his pocket, slid under one of the henchmen and rushed away from them.
"Stop him!" Yelled the other henchman
His call was answered by several henchmen nearby who surrounded Ron and detained him in a matter of seconds.
"Let me go!" Ron struggled to free himself but it was no use.
Another henchman reported back to Shego with a radio "We got him".
Ron was slammed into a wall and had his hands and legs chained to it. Next to him was Kim still unconscious. He looked at her startled. "Kim?" He asked with a worried tone.
"Ohhh.. isn't that cute?" Shego entered the room and mocked Ron.
"What did you do to her?" Ron started pulling the chains attempting to break loose.
Shego slowly walked towards Kim and put her hands under Kim's chin. Ron stopped struggling and watched in anxiety as his friend was being toyed with.
Shego raised Kim's head and started toying with her hair. "Hmmm... someone has been missing her beauty sleep" Shego lowered Kim's head and let go of her chin.
"I think I can do something about that" Ron's eyes widened in terror as Shego reached for her pocket. Shego noticed his look and laughed "You think I am going to kill her?" she stopped laughing "I am not a coward who kills an unconscious enemy ... the only reason I didn't kill your friend here when I kicked her ass was because Dr. D wants her alive" Ron's anxiety was replaced by anger. Shego approached him and put her hand under his chin "So the little sidekick has something to say?" She mocked. She quickly removed her hand after Ron attempted to bite it.
"Why you little ba-" Shego was interrupted by Drakken's voice in the speakers.
"Shego! control room now!" Drakken yelled with frustration.
Shego sighed as she started exiting the room followed by the henchmen "We'll finish our little talk later". The door closed and the room darkened.
Ron sighed in relief... Dodged a bullet right there...
"Rufus... you ok body?" Ron asked his pet rodent which came out of his pocket and nodded.
"Ok buddy see if you can open these locks"
Rufus climbed on Ron's shirt towards the locks on his hands. Rufus searched for any keyhole but couldn't find any.
"Great... they are computer controlled..."
Ron looked at his unconscious friend worryingly "Is she ok?" he asked with a gentle tone
Rufus jumped over towards her and landed on her right shoulder. He climbed down and stood on her chest looking at her face. Rufus nodded at Ron.
"See if you can wake her up buddy"
Rufus nodded again and started pulling on Kim's lips. After about a minute she finally woke up.
"...Wha..." It took a couple of seconds for her eyes to focus "... Rufus?"
"KP!" Ron almost yelled in excitement "You're ok"
"Ron?" She noticed her friend chained near her "... yeh ... just a massive headache" she blinked a couple of times before her vision became normal "Did you find out what they are doing here?"
Ron smiled in comfort knowing his friend was ok "I am not sure... I found a room with two computers but couldn't understand what was going on. One had a charging up thing on it... I planted that thing Wade uses to hack stuff when they aren't wired to the kimmunicator"
Kim gave her a friend a small rewarding smile "Nice job... now we need to find my kimmunicator... Rufus" She looked down at Rufus "You can let go of my face now" Rufus let go and squeaked a 'Sorry'... "It's ok Rufus, see if you can find my kimmunicator in my left pocket" The rodent nodded and went down to check. After searching her pocket he came back up and Squeaked a 'Not here' "They must have took it... check for my laser lipstick" The rodent complied again and returned with the same result "Damn.. they took everything"
"I still have my stuff KP" Ron reminded her "I was... able to hide them..." Kim raised an eyebrow at him ".. ok fine they didn't care enough to search" he continued . Kim smiled at his attempts to lighten up the mood.
"Rufus see if you can find the panic button Wade gave Ron"
"What will that do?"
"It will let Wade know we are in trouble and can't reach the kimmunicator... Wade will hack this base and get us out of these"
The rodent complied once again and jumped over to his owner. He quickly found what he was looking for and pressed the button.
"All we can do now is wait"
Ron looked at his partner with some signs of guilt
"You ok Ron?"
"Yeh...KP...erm... sorry about getting caught and all I-"
"It's ok Ron... you did great by planting that wireless USB..." She gave her partner a reassuring smile "... You did good"
Ron replied with a small smile of his own.
"How long bef-" Ron was interrupted when their chains opened and they were free. The door opened and the kimmunicator came in on 4 small wheels. "Wade?... is it safe to bring the kimmunicator like this... I am sure people notice a game boy on 4 wheels passing by"
"You'd be surprised how careless villains get after the good guys are caug-" Wade looked at Ron through the screen "It's not a game boy"
"Ok kids" Kim interrupted "Time to go... what did you find out Wade?"
"I am still working on it, apparently Drakken is charging up a laser for some target"
"Do you know what the target is?"
"No... I don't think he made up his mind yet"
"How long before the laser finishes charging?"
"About 30 minutes"
"Can you delay it?"
"I think it's better if I over charge it... I don't think he made a built-in self-destruct button this time"
"What if he fires the laser when you overload it? Wouldn't that cause more damage to the target?" Ron asked
"Well the laser should blow up in Drakken's face but to be on the safe side I'll disconnect the laser from the power cells"
"Hurry up before they find the wireless USB"
"They already did"
"Then ho-" Kim was interrupted
"I made the USB automatically plant the virus upon inserting it to any computer... to be on the safe side"
Kim smiled
"You always think of everything don't you Wade?"
"Don't I always" Wade spoke proudly of his achievements "However I am pretty sure Drakken will be able to isolate the virus on the USB and remove it from his system... you guys better hurry and get out of their"
"hmm... I think we should stay for a while, in case they remove the virus and stop the overcharging we will have to do it manually then"
"I guess that's ok... exit the room and enter the third room on the right... you should be safe there until I know if you guys are needed here anymore" Wade gave his advice and signed off the kimmunicator.
"Let's go Ron"
Shego entered the control room with Drakken waiting for her.
"What's with all the yelling Dr. D?"
Drakken picked up the USB and showed it to Shego "What is this?"
"Erm... I am not sure..."
"It's a USB Shego.. a U S B"
"Yeh and?"
"They were using it to remotely hack the system?"
"But I took care of Kim as soon as She ente... not bad Stoppable.. not bad"
"Who the hell is Stoppable?"
"Kim's sidekick... the buffoon"
"He did this? you are losing your touch Shego"
"Hey I was taking care of the cheerleader, it's your men who are useless"
"Did you find him at least?"
"Yeh we did, he must have planted that before he was caught... So what is the big deal? they are in the detainment room and you removed the US-thingie"
"Dr. Drakken" A henchmen sitting next to him started speaking
"What?"
"Something is wrong with the system"
Drakken gave Shego a death stare
"Shego" came from the radio in Shego's pocket
She picked it up and replied "What?"
"The prisoners have escaped"
Shego turned her sight back to Drakken who on rare occasions actually manages to scare her, this was one of them.
"It...s ok Dr. D I'll take care of the-"
"Get ... out... of... my...sight" Drakken spoke with a cold tone as he pointed towards the door
"Ok.. sheesh.. take it easy" Shego slowly backed away and exited the room. She picked up her radio again "All available units... search and destroy"
Ron and Kim were hiding in a small storage room waiting for further instructions from Wade. They were both sitting on the far end of the room behind a pile of crates.
Ron was examining Kim's body for any injuries from her fight.
"I am ok Ro... oww" Ron touched her right shoulder. Ron gently pulled her right sleeve up revealing a bruise on her shoulder. Seeing the concerned look on her partner's face she reassured him. "It's ok Ron.. I suffered worse injuries... what about you? I didn't dislocate your shoulder back their did I?" She asked with a joking tone.
"Well..." He started moving his arm around "..nothing permanent"
"Oh shut up" She gave him a weak punch on his shoulder
"Ow.. seriously KP it hurts"
They were brought back to reality when the kimmunicator beeped. Kim answered and Wade's face appeared on the screen.
"We got trouble"
"Did they find the virus?"
"At any moment now... looks like you have to get your hands dirty again... sorry guys" Wade spoke in disappointment.
"It's ok Wade, can you lead us to the control room?"
"The security is too much... I can take you to the laser room though. I caused hardware damage, the energy cells are overloading and can no longer be connected to the laser. It's a matter of time before the half the base blows up."
"That's a good thing right?" Ron asked "What can we do more?"
"It is Ron but the laser is portable" Wade continued "When Drakken figures out what I did he'll just move it out of the base and start over again"
"oh"
"I've downloaded the blueprints of this base onto the kimmunicator, by the time you get to the laser room Drakken would have deleted my virus. You have to manually hook me up to the laser so that I can overload its internal cells. Drakken had a strong firewall around it , my virus couldn't get through"
"Understood" Kim stood up followed by Ron "Let's go Ron"
Kim opened the door and peaked outside, there were dozens of henchmen running around the base searching for them. Shego's voice could be heard on everyone's radio. She closed the door.
"How many?" Ron asked
"Waaay too much" Kim answered as she started examining the blueprints on her kimmunicator. Her eyes settled on a spot on the map then moved onto the left upper corner of the room.
"Vent?" Ron asked
"Isn't it always?"
There was one crate under the vent, not enough for them to stand on and reach the vent in one jump. Bringing other crates could cause noise and bring attention.
Ron stood first, Kim climbed up and Stood on his shoulders. Having lost her laser lipstick she used a small screw driver from Ron's equipment to unscrew and remove the vent cover. She handed it to Ron who carefully placed it on the ground. Kim then pulled herself up inside the vent. After entering she turned back and extended her hand towards Ron. He grabbed with both of his and she pulled him up.
A henchmen opened the room and noticed the vent cover on the floor.
"They're in the vents" he reported back to Shego.
Shego listened on the other side of the radio and concluded the only logical destination...the laser... Crap if they make it Drakken is gona kill me... She rushed towards the laser
"All units head for the laser room now"
Kim and Ron have almost reached the laser room when Shego's orders were heard from a nearby henchman's radio
Great... Kim thought
She looked back at Ron who had a 'Now what?' look on his face. She looked at the kimmunicator which was giving a flashing message. Wade does that when talking could put them in trouble. The kimmunicator showed 'I'll cause an explosion to divert their attention while you make it to the laser' on its screen. Kim smiled and hit the 'OK' button to notify Wade that she received the message. A few seconds later an explosion was heard throughout the base.
"We have a fire in storage room 13 all nearby units report in" came from a nearby henchman's radio
Way to go Wade... Kim and Ron shared the same thought
"Everyone ignore that order..." Shego's voice came from a radio ".. They're diverting our attention"
Crap... They shared another thought
About 3 huge explosions were heard. The henchmen started getting nervous.
"The base is going down"
"I am not paid enough for this"
"I am out of here"
"I said go to the laser room" Shego's voice came out of the radio once again "Ahh... I'll take care of this myself"
Kim looked at the kimmunicator again 'Most henchmen left the base, others are leaving. Drakken caught my virus so I can't cause anymore distractions. I don't think Shego would have fallen anyway'. Kim hit the 'OK' button again and looked at Ron.
"I'll keep Shego busy while you take care of the laser" She spoke with a low voice in case Shego was nearby.
"Yeh last time you played distraction it didn't turn out well"
"You want to distract Shego?"
"... never mind"
They reached the other side of the vent. Kim peaked through and saw an unguarded laser. To avoid wasting time she kicked the vent cover breaking it open and jumped in. Ron followed. Kim examined the room, it had many computers monitoring a gigantic laser in the middle.
"There isn't anyone he.."
"There you are" Shego had just entered the room
Kim looked angrily at her...Time for payback. She threw the kimmunicator over to Ron. Ron caught it and understood what to do. He started examining the laser for anything to plug the kimmunicator in. Rufus got out of his pocket and started assisting him. Kim charged Shego to keep her attention away from Ron.
Kim charged at Shego with series of punches and palm strikes. Most of them were blocked but some made it through. Shego caught one of her punches and threw Kim over her. Kim landed on her feet and retaliated with a back flip hitting Shego in the face with her feet. Shego was knocked back a couple of meters with her lip busted open, some blood started coming out.
Shego wiped the blood off with her hand. "Not bad princess, looks like knocking you out charged you up"
"Yeh I needed that little nap" Kim spoke as they started circling around each other.
Meanwhile Ron had a breakthrough after he plugged in the kimmunicator. Wade appeared on the screen after a couple of seconds. "It's a tough firewall but I can break through, make sure the kimmunicator stays connected"
Angered by her busted lip Shego lit up her hands and charged at Kim with a series of acid-radiating fists. "Block these princess"
Blocking them would have caused more damage than being hit with normal fist attacks so Kim had no choice but to keep dodging. Her 15 minutes 'nap' might have given her some energy but she haven't slept in over 30 hours. Kim was too slow in dodging one of the attacks and it tore a part her left sleeve near the shoulders doing some minor damage. Kim ripped off the long sleeve and redirected her entire concentration onto Shego.
"Love the new look princess" Shego mocked
With a little battle cry Kim charged Shego with a series of kicks this time. She threw a high kick with her left leg which Shego dodged easily. Before Shego could celebrate her little accomplishment she was caught off guard with Kim's right leg finishing the butterfly kick. Shego was sent tumbling a couple of meters away from Kim.
Ron was watching over Kim's fight hoping that Kim doesn't get hurt again. Wade appeared on the screen of the kimmunicator "I got in I am overcharging the inner cells you and Kim should start moving away"
"Erm.." Ron spoke as he watched Kim and Shego tear each other apart "... I don't think that's an option at the moment"
Suddenly the roof started to open and the laser started rotating on its own. The panel the laser was on started moving up in the air to put the laser at a suitable height for firing. Ron lost his balance and fell on the floor. The kimmunicator was still attached to the laser.
"Kim Possible" Drakken's face appeared on all the computers in the room interrupting the little square off the two were having.
"We're busy Dr. D" Shego replied before she was punched in the stomach and kicked over to the ground.
"You have failed Kim Possible! My laser is fully charged and there is nothing you can do to stop me" Drakken let out one of his maniacal laughs
Shego tried to stand up but was put down again by another kick from Kim.
"I will wipe Middleton right off the map!" Drakken let out yet another more evil more maniacal laugh.
Middleton... no it's ok Wade sabotaged the cells the laser won't fire... Kim wanted to believe it, she trusts Wade and his skills but the stakes were too high. It was her home town, her family, her friends, her school not to mention all those innocent lives that would be lost if Wade failed. Even if the chances of Wade failing are less than one in a thousand, Kim can't take that chance. ... I have no choice. She decided to abandon her fight with Shego and attempted to run towards the panel to manually override the system and cancel the attack or redirect it to a non-populated area.
"Not so fast Kimmie" Shego tripped Kim with a leg sweep before she stood up
"Get out of my way Shego" Kim attacked Shego with a series of punches of kicks. Paying more attention to the laser than Shego made Kim make a fatal mistake. Shego caught her right leg in the middle of an attack. Shego firmed her grasp on Kim's leg slightly above her ankle.
"Bad move princess" Shego ignited her radiating hands making short work of Kim's jeans and burning through her flesh. Kim let out a loud scream that echoed throughout the semi-empty base. Ron's eyes shot back at Kim's battle.
"Kim NO!" Ron yelled as he watched his friend on the ground with Shego burning through her leg. He was about to run towards her but fell on the ground along with Shego after the power cells overloaded and exploded taking out half of the base. Kim put both of her hands on her wound attempting ease the pain.
"What the hell was that?" Shego asked confused
"That would be..." Kim was breathing heavily from the pain "... the power cells... your little toy is useless now"
Shego stood back up on her feet and started approaching Kim to finish the job. She stopped when she saw the laser panel lower as the laser rotated and targeted Kim.
"Get out of their Shego... " Drakken's face appeared on the screen with half of the background behind him in ruins ".. I'll finish her off myself"
Not wanting to argue with her pissed off boss Shego moved out of the way and rushed out of the room. Kim noticed the little predicament she had herself in and attempted to drag her body away from the laser. Unfortunately for her, her wound rubbed against the floor making her pain even worse. She grabbed her wound again with both her hands. The sound of the laser readying to fire could be heard.
Ron was standing there not knowing what to do. "Ron".."Ron"..."RON!" Ron finally paid attention to Wade's voice coming from the kimmunicator. "I am overcharging the cells but the laser might still fire, just leave the kimmunicator here and go" Ron looked back at Kim... "RON! move get Kim out of here"
Finally snapping out of it Ron started running towards Kim as the laser entered the final pre-firing phase.
Kim was barely conscious from all her pain. She looked up towards the laser to see energy gathering at its firing end. Her eyes widened as her end neared. She closed her eyes as the laser began firing and waited for her death. Her life flashed before her eyes, most of it was centered around her relationship with Ron. A second later she opened her eyes and looked in the direction of the firing laser. Her sight was dazed but she was able to identify her partner from behind.
"...Ron?" her voice shivered and was barely audible. Her eyes widened as her best friend fell down in front of her. The laser's firing end exploded and it starting giving out weird sounds that indicated it was about to blow up. Kim crawled on the ground ignoring her pain. She flipped her partner over his back and started examining him. His shirt was burnt and shreded in the area where the laser hit. Some blood stains appeared on his chest. Kim fought back tears as she tried to discover how deep his wound was.
"Just five more minutes mom" Ron was sleep talking as he starting regaining consciousness.
Kim couldn't hold back tears of joy as her partner turned out to be ok.
Ron opened his eyes and saw Kim's watering eyes staring down at him. "I thought angel's wore white" Kim giggled at his comment.
"That was... really..." Kim spoke with a angry-annoyed tone which soon changed to a gentle thankful one "...brave"
Before Ron could respond Wade's voice was heard from the kimmunicator near the laser.
"Guys what's going on? get out of here the laser is going to explode any second now"
Ron stood up and extended his hand towards Kim. She grabbed his arm with both of her hands and pulled up. She balanced herself on one leg and put most of her weight on Ron's shoulder. "Head for the door"
Ron followed Kim's command and started slowly walking along with her towards the door. At this pace they weren't going to make it. Ron called up all his strength, carried Kim completely and started running. Kim was caught off guard by Ron's decision but deduced that it was a reasonable one.
They exited the door only to face fires, debris and blocked doors. "We need the kimmunicator" Ron was about to put Kim on the ground and head back for it but Kim interrupted him.
"No time... just run I remember the blueprints"
Ron looked at his friend for a second before nodding and resumed running towards the exit. After a few left and right turns commanded by Kim, a few bad ones but didn't slow them down much, they reached the door with a broken exit sign on top of it. The door was blown out, probably from a shockwave caused by one of Wade's distracting explosions or from the explosion of the overloaded power cells.
"This is it" Ron spoke as he ran with all his might towards the exit. He exited from the door and ran for a couple more seconds before hiding behind a large boulder. A few seconds later an explosion was heard, not as large as the explosion of the power cells but strong enough to send debris from the base flying in the air.
Ron covered his head and Kim with his hands until all the debris settled.
After the debris settled and the only sound to be heard was that of animals and insects. Ron loosened his hands around Kim as she sat near him.
"You think Shego or Drakken..." Ron stopped talking
"They probably escaped when they noticed the laser overloading" Kim spoke as she sat up. She suddenly stopped as she felt pain from her injury again.
Ron looked worryingly at his partner's leg. "It looks nasty KP"
"This...no..."Kim started to put some pressure on it again "... it's just a little cut" Kim looked back at Ron "What about you?" she lowered her sight on his chest
Ron looked down on his shreded jacket and mission shirt. "What this?" he put his hands on his chest "It was nothing... I barely felt anything Wade sabotaged the laser so it wasn't really shooting". Rufus got out of Ron's pocket and nodded in agreement. Ron pointed at Rufus and said "See?"
Kim closed her eyes as pain shot again. Ron reached for a small disinfecting bottle from one of his pockets. "Do we have bandages?" Kim asked
"I have a small one..." Ron opened the bottle "... our bags are still inside. Odds are they were destroyed"
Kim nodded in agreement. Ron looked at her to inform her of his intentions. Kim put her right injured leg over his and grabbed his right shoulder with her left hand. "Do it"
Ron put the bottle over her wound and let down a few drops. Kim's body jolted and her nails dug deep in his right shoulder from the pain. Ron moved the bottle away from her wound. She grabbed his hand with her right one. She gave him a 'Get it over with' look. He complied and resumed applying the disinfectant around her wound. Jesus... what the hell did that woman do to you. Kim held back screams as Ron continued the treatment. Her nails were dug so deep Ron's shoulder was about to bleed. After a couple of seconds of applying the disinfectant she stopped squeezing his shoulder and her head leaned down and pressed on his side. Even she has limits. She passed out of pain. Noticing this Ron leaned to his left side so that Kim wouldn't fall. After he finished applying the disinfectant he pulled out the bandage and started wrapping it around her wound. After doing so he put a small clip on it to keep it in place. He examined his work, it wasn't perfect but it will do until she gets medical help.
He looked up towards his friend's head leaning on his shoulder. He let her lean on his chest and put his right hand behind her back. She needed to rest. Ron looked at the sky and started wondering. I wonder how long before Wade sends someone...well... he chuckled and closed his eyes to get some rest of his own.. his pet soon followed.. I hope he doesn't take too much time... after all...Ron started to fall asleep... we got school in 2 hours.
R&R ^^