Chapter 5 [Zorpox's Hideout—An hour later]

Yori leaned and continued to struggle against the chains holding her wrists and ankles in place. Despite the hopelessness of the situation, she wouldn't give up on her love. You are not dead, Ron San! FIGHT!

"Save…strength," Kim urged. "Wait…for chance."

"I cannot believe…you say that," Yori protested. "He has…fought for us."

"Never…give up," Kim asserted.

Well put, Kim Possible….

"Sensei!" Kim realized.

The teacher's spectral image appeared in front of them. It does me good to see you both fighting your situation. He turned to the Protector. As it does you. You haven't given up.

"Yeah right! Lemme outta here!" the Protector hissed while uncorking another blast and ducking the ricochet.

Help comes. Be patient, my friends. With that, he felt something stirring in the corner.

The pyre erupted as Dahak emerged. YOU!

"Back, Demon!" Sensei knew he couldn't fight the creature in this form. But he had a plan. If only he could maneuver Dahak into the endgame….

Tendrils of fire flew forth like javelins. Each scored the walls and floors.

The trapped girls strained to avoid the onslaught themselves.

Dahak blindly kept throwing bursts at the weaving spirit. I WILL KILL YOU!

Sensei floated in front of the Protector's prison dome. He glimpsed at the imprisoned entity within and nodded.

The Protector got the gist. He made his "hands" glow and waited for the chance.

Dahak fired the burst at where Sensei had been.

The Protector fired from within the cage.

Both bursts hit the prison, disrupting its integrity. For a brief second, it lost the disrupting effect. But it had already lost its function.

The Protector absorbed it into himself. His red eyes flashed menacingly. "GIT BACK! Ah'll git 'em outta here!"

Hold the line, Dark One. Allies come! Sensei reiterated before disappearing from sight.

Dahak chortled. Your ally deserts you, Traitor.

The Protector felt the surge from his counterpart coming into focus. He sniggered darkly. "Nah! Party's jus' warmin' up!"

Dahak screamed and fired a fire burst into the forming portal.

The Child sniggered while taking the burst. "DUM 'ASS!" He screamed while stomping into the room. "Ah got 'im! Git the girls!" He turned to the Protector. "O'her Big Bro in there! GIT!"

"Hate this!" The Protector glared at his counterpart.

"WE GOT IT! GIT!" the Child asserted before giving the other spirit a telekinetic shove through the portal. "Gotta do e'rythin' mahself!" He threw three psychic bursts and a fire burst. "THA'S YERS!"

Heloise stepped out and wove spell after spell.

Bands of white light bound the fire one on top of the other.

Meantime Clark, Lana and Shego emerged next. With the others fighting, they stole over to where the girls were.

"She…go?" Kim gasped.

"Hi ya, Princess! Never thought I'd see this day," Shego scoffed while charging up her hands. Four plasma powered karate chops later, her adversary was freed. "You'll get the bill later."

"What a sitch. Blasted by Ron. Saved by Shego?" Kim groused.

"Worry about it later. Meantime we've got you." Lana shredded Yori's bonds like tissue paper and eased her down to the floor.

"GIT MOVIN'!" the Child hissed.

"You heard him! Lana, get Shego! I've got the others." He turned to Kim and Yori. "We're leaving! Hang on!" After both girls grabbed onto him, he super sped through the portal.

"Geez! You weren't…." Shego supposed while trying to deal with these abilities.

"Later!" Lana grabbed her and launched herself through the portal. "COME ON!"

"Dubois! GO!" Heloise ordered.

"Ya'll first, Toots! Don' wan' Cybbie's crap! Gotta deal w' Dee Dee!" he growled.

Heloise shook her head while shutting the portal. Insolent creature! Infernal attitude!

The light bonds exploded in a burst of white and red sparks and fragments even as the mists reemerged in the corner.

"YA HEARD 'IM!" the Protector spat while stepping through the mists fully regenerated. As the door closed behind him, he held up his hands and started absorbing the energy cascade to charge himself. "HUN'RY!"

"Goodie! 'Bout time ya got off yer ass!" the Child retorted.

"Stick it!" the Protector groused. "Jus' WHOOP AWREADY!"

"ENOUGH! ARRETE!" Heloise interceded stopping the bantering argument. She threw another spell at the creature in between the others' blasts.

The demon screamed under the combined assault. ANOTHER TIME! It disappeared knowing there would be a reckoning yet to come.

The Child shook his head. "Don' like this! Tha's too easy!"

"Fire Boy's up ta somethin'!" the Protector concurred. "Back ta' Misty Place!"

"Fer now." Even if the others trusted the place, the Child didn't. He still had too many nightmares from the past. But the bigger matters concerned him at that point. He grabbed onto his counterpart and the priestess and teleported them away.