July 9th, 2012
Los Angeles, California
8:24 P.M.
Knock Knock Knock
The sound of someone knocking on her door slowly woke Christina from her slumber and with a groan she rose from the water-
BAM BAM BAM
She stumbled out of the Jacuzzi as the knocking turned into a pounding on her door.
She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and wrapped a towel around her body as she walked through her house.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
The knocking on her door only got louder as Christina padded towards her door and she called out, "All right, fine. Lay off the knocking, I'm almost there."
She finally made it to the door and peeked through the peephole to see who was taking her from her bath.
Seeing who it was she pulled the door open and faced her two visitors, "Bob and Mark?" she asked in confusion as she tried to hide her towel clad body behind the majority of the door, "what can I do for you tonight?"
Mark looked embarrassed at Christina's state of undress and he gulped quietly, "Um…" he coughed nervously, "We um…we need you to come with us."
She brushed a strand of long brown hair from her eyes, "You two come over here at," she checked her clock, "Eight o'clock unannounced, interrupt me from my bath," she took a deep breath and Bob could tell she was fighting to contain her anger, "And now you tell me that I need to come with you two?," she snorted, "I thought I'd paid my time to the Mouse."
Bob shook his head, "This isn't about that," he stepped forward, "It's about Sidekick."
"Who?" came the confused reply.
Bob sighed, "The Real Sidekick," still seeing her confusion he continued, "The writer?"
The realization clicked into place and she nodded as she remembered, "That guy we chose to finish it all."
Mark nodded, "He's gone rogue."
A laugh escaped Christina, "You make it sound like a military operation," she didn't see any smiles from Bob or Mark, "What's wrong?"
Bob shifted uncomfortably as he explained the situation to Christina.
Her face paled as Bob finished explaining everything, "You've got to be kidding me…" she murmured in shock.
Mark shook his head, "The three of us have seen the outline of his story when we approved him and we all know what the machine is capable of," a pause passed between the three, "If Sidekick can get Kim to turn on the machine it's all over for us."
Christina felt herself nodding slowly, "What do you need from me?"
"We need you to go over to Sidekick's and talk some sense into the boy," Bob said firmly.
"I can do that," Christina answered as if in shock, "Just give me a minute to change."
Twelve minutes later Christina was in the back seat of Mark's car as they sped towards The Real Sidekick's apartment, "Bob, can I ask you a question?"
He nodded, "yeah?"
"What happens if Sidekick actually succeeds?" she asked, the fear evident in her voice.
"Kim lives, if only for a short while and the universe snaps due to the strain put on it by Sidekick's meddling," Bob answered quietly.
"But she's not even real," Christina argued, "There's no way she could even exist."
Mark sped through a yellow light as he interrupted, "If you believe something is real, it can become real."
"Sounds like some New Age bull if you ask me," Christina answered with a sigh.
"For all our sakes," Bob replied, "Let's hope it is."
December 20th, 2015 A.D.
Paris, France
7:40 P.M.
Beep beep bedeep
Kim groaned as a quiet beep brought her back from the sweet embrace of unconsciousness.
Beep beep bedeep
She held a hand to the side of her head as she struggled to move despite the pounding in her skull that told her to stay still.
Beep beep bedeep
Another groan sounded from close by and Kim finally worked up the strength to open her eyes.
The Yamanouchi jump jet or rather what remained of the jump jet had fallen to the ground and the wreckage of the once noble craft was scattered across the desolate rain soaked terrain. Kim shoved a piece of wreckage from her chest and heard the metal clatter to the ground as if from far away.
Rolling onto her stomach, Kim looked around the countryside in shock as she finally saw the true measure of destruction.
Where Paris had once stood, now only desolation remained. Instead of a thriving alien city or even ruined human city, the entire city had just vanished off the Earth. In its place a large gaping bowl shaped hole that appeared to be lined with glass remained. The rain pattered off the still cooling glass with countless hisses and memories long since forgotten about staying inside on rainy days when she was younger swirled to her mind.
She'd curl up in her room with her Pandaroo and simply watch the raindrops tumble to the Earth where they'd mix in with the wet soil. Something about that would always cause her to smile at the eventual rebirth of the Earth.
Instead of rebirth, Kim could only see death and destruction that would never end. From the edge of the crater she watched as the Siene river, now without a path, poured over the edge and down into the depression that used to be Paris.
Rain soaked Kim's skin and she looked down as exhaustion started to set in. Her super suit was torn and ripped in countless places and from the sparking and fizzing electricity that danced up her suit, Kim was willing to guess that her suit was completely broken.
"Figures," she muttered to the pouring rain.
Kim crawled onto her hands and knees, feeling her body protesting every movement she made. She shook her head and winced at the pain as she felt something warm and wet trace its way down the side of her face. Kim looked up and saw in horror the body of Yori in the wreckage above her.
She didn't need a doctor to tell her that Yori was dead as the numerous pieces of metal rammed through her body told Kim all she needed to. Even in death however, the Japanese woman struck fear and confidence into Kim and she felt that maybe in death Yori had finally found peace.
Unbidden, Kim's mind journeyed back to the castle with Ron and she openly wept at all the carnage brought about by her.
"All this is my fault," she whispered to herself.
Not everything is your fault.
Kim didn't even react to The Real Sidekick's voice but instead replied, "If I had gotten on the machine would she still be alive?"
Silence.
"Answer me, damn you," she choked as the tears began to flow.
Yes, came the meek reply.
"Then why didn't you stop me and make me get on that machine?" she cried out as she turned away from Yori's body and started moving through the wreckage.
Because you always have a choice, Sidekick answered, Even when you don't think you have a choice, there's always a choice.
"Well thanks to my 'choice'" Kim said mockingly, "Countless people here are dead," she paused, "Not just here," she gestured to the land beyond the wreckage, "But also in the other universes. If they've died, it's because I was there. All those people in the Kingdom of Middleton, dead because of me. In the Utopian universe, everyone is gone."
Those Universes would have collapsed had you been there or not. I just brought you there to gather the pieces.
Kim stopped suddenly, a look of clarity on her face, "Why?"
Why what?
"Why has all this happened? Why are all the universes collapsing?" Kim looked up into the falling rain and prayed it would wash her clean, "Why is all this happening to me?"
The Real Sidekick was silent for a moment as he chose his words, I can't truly explain it to you yet, simply because you can't comprehend my words.
Kim laughed sarcastically as Sidekick continued, It won't make sense if I tell you everything-
"Then I'll ask you questions and you tell me what you can," Kim interrupted as she scrubbed her face in a stream of water that cascaded from a piece of the wreckage.
Very well.
Kim hesitantly stood to her feet, "Who are you?"
Your Creator.
"What am I?"
My Creation.
Kim sighed as she shoved a piece of metal aside, the metal edges grating against her frayed super suit, "What is going on that would cause you to jump into my life?"
The Founders are trying to kill you and I'm trying to keep you alive.
"Is that all?" she asked, "Just keep me alive?"
I'm trying to fix you so they can't kill you.
"Why are these founders trying to kill me?" she questioned.
You were just three years old when you were murdered by the Founders. But then other Creators brought you back but the Founders then decided to kill you permanently. I was chosen to write your end. Your Sidekick paused for a moment, Your finale, if you will.
"What happened?" Kim stepped over a sparking wire.
I couldn't kill you. You're…special.
"Special?" came the skeptical reply.
Unique is a better way to describe you. By all accounts you should be dead but you're not. I couldn't kill someone like you. Not in good conscience anyway.
"Now what happens?" Kim vaulted over a piece of torn metal.
I have both Founders, my Beta and the Vessel coming for me Sidekick explained almost nonchalantly.
Kim stopped, "When I touched the Machine, I heard something about a Vessel. Is that it?"
One and the same.
"What is it?"
You. Sidekick answered cryptically, Or at least my universe's version of you.
"I exist in your Universe?" Kim asked skeptically.
As I exist in yours.
Kim stared at the sky, "You're here?"
My Vessel is here at least.
"What?"
Did you ever meet Tam Agmiln?
"For a few moments…" Kim trailed off as it clicked together, "That was you…"
Yes. And I'm here in this Universe waiting for you to get back. That was one of the reasons I wanted you to take the Machine back.
"But you died…" Kim said slowly.
That version of Tam died in that universe but another version of him lives here. The Real Sidekick was silent for a moment, The Vessel is nothing more than a shell for me to inhabit when I visit all the Universes. Likewise your Vessel in my Universe is a Shell for you to inhabit.
Kim was silent as she stepped over a blue piece of metal, "How many universes are left?"
A handful, but you only need to visit two more.
"And then?"
Everything Ends.
"Why did you choose me to jump between all the universes?" Kim asked as she finally made it through the wreckage and breathed a sigh of relief.
Would you prefer I had chosen Yori? The Real Sidekick asked back before he continued, Because that is your purpose. That is why your Universe was created: To save everything. And besides, it's you.
"Can I do it?"
Sidekick didn't answer but was silent as a groan echoed from the wreckage.
Kim froze on the spot, "Hello?"
"Kim?"
"Ron!" she shouted and dove madly back into the wreckage, not caring if her suit ripped further.
"Kim!" Ron called out weakly from the twisted metal.
Kim scrambled over the wreckage until she found Ron's hand jutting up from a pile of metal. She grasped it with one hand as she dug with her other hand, all the while praying Ron could hold on for just a few more minutes.
December 20th, 2015 A.D.
Paris, France
7:40 P.M.
Will Du was jolted awake as the Derrick he was on changed direction and with a groan he stood to his feet.
"Report," he called out weakly.
Steve Barkin snapped to attention, "We were heading back to the Castle but all of a sudden we get an emergency signal from Kim, Yori and Stoppable."
Will nodded even though he had no idea what was going on, "And?"
"So now we're going after their signal and hopefully we'll find them alive," Barkin smiled as he looked out over the horizon, "If they're alive, we'll find them."
Will nodded and approached the driver, "Where are they?"
The driver shook his head to clear water that was dripping down his face, "About three clicks to the west. We'll be there in a ten minutes."
Will nodded, "Thank you..." Will trailed off as he realized it wasn't a Synthodrone driving the derrick, "Do you have a name soldier?"
The pilot nodded as he wiped a strand of brown hair from his eyes, "Tam Agmiln at your service sir."
December 20th, 2015 A.D.
Paris, France
7:45 P.M.
Kim moved another piece of metal from the pile and saw the face of Ron amidst the wreckage but almost immediately wished she hadn't.
He was nothing but a shell of a man with bits metal embedded in his face as he coughed weakly. Seeing the light, Ron smiled weakly, "Hi there KP."
Kim bit back the tears, "Ron, why aren't you healing?"
"That explosion had radiation that would have killed you but I absorbed it," he laughed slightly, "It made me mortal and now I'm dying," Ron gasped even weaker than before.
Kim shook her head and tugged at the straps of her backpack nervously, "You can't die, I need you."
"Well I guess," Ron laughed but ended up coughing violently, "I guesshackhack this makes us even."
"What?" Kim breathed as tears poured from her eyes.
"I killed yourwheeze family," Ron gasped, "Now it's my turn to die."
Tears coursed down Kim's face but Ron tried to wipe away at them with a bloody thumb, "Shhh. It'scoughcough all right," he smiled with a bloody mouth, "wheezeI'll see you again."
Kim kissed Ron deeply but he pushed her away lovingly.
"I'm gladhackcough, I'm glad I got to see you again," he smiled, "The real you again."
Kim held Ron's hand to her mouth in a continual kiss even as Ron's head dipped down and he breathed his last.
Kim felt the ground beneath her rumble but she chose to ignore it as she still held Ron's hand and she cried.
Long and loud she cried.
From behind her she heard the squelch of mud as someone approached and only when she felt hands on her shoulders did she react. She swung wildly at her assailant but found herself easily restrained as she looked into the cold blue eyes of-
"Kim," Tam Agmiln said softly, "We need to go."
"I'm not leaving him," she answered defiantly.
"Kim," Tam replied in quiet anger, "If we don't leave now, Ron will have died for nothing. I know Ron well enough to know that he wouldn't want that. Now please, let's go."
Kim tried resisting but knew he was right. She knelt a final time before Ron and kissed him softly before disappearing into the rain with Tam.
December 20th, 2015 A.D.
Castle Rodigan, Rodigan Empire
9:40 P.M.
The derrick rolled to a stop in the center of the castle courtyard but Kim hardly noticed it. She barely registered being helped off the enormous movable platform by Tam and she simply felt people jostling her as they moved to their assigned positions.
Kim walked through the crowd in a trance as shapes and images flitted by her as if in a dream. She continued her walk through the pouring rain and through the sorrow induced haze that filled her vision, she saw Betty walk towards her but she was intercepted by someone who grabbed her shoulder and pulled her through a door she could have sworn hadn't been there twenty seconds ago.
Once she passed through the door, she turned around and saw the door was gone, never having existed. Shrugging indifferently, Kim continued her walk with her new companion.
"Are you ok?" Kim heard Tam ask quietly.
"I've seen my boyfriend who was married to a girl I hardly knew and who had a kid with just die in an explosion that was my fault," she answered as Tam led her through the intricate maze that made up the castle Rodigan's interior, "So no. I'm not ok."
Tam was silent for a moment as they continued their walk through the dark corridors.
"If you have all power, why couldn't you save him?" Kim asked angrily, "Or for that matter, why couldn't you teleport the machine over here without a single person dying?" Kim took a deep breath and continued, her voice rising, "Why can't you just make all this easy?"
Tam's lips transformed into a smile, "If I did all that you wouldn't have a reason to do anything. If I did everything you asked or thought then that wouldn't be much of a relationship."
"Relationship?" Kim shouted angrily, "Before today, I didn't even know that you existed and now you're talking about relationship."
"Just because you didn't know that I existed doesn't change the fact that I did exist," he tugged lightly on Kim's elbow and she followed him down the corridor, "I've spent over five years of my life getting you to this point. Making sure you were kept safe and you would continue your journey to here."
A hallway suddenly appeared next to them and Tam led Kim through the hallway entrance that closed as they entered the underground passage.
"Where are you taking me?" she asked quietly.
"To the only one who can get your mind back on track," Tam said as they reached the end of the hall.
He turned right and approached a metal door that appeared rusted and worn, "Who's that?" Kim asked.
Knock knock
The door opened instantly and Kim felt a hand grab the front of her jumpsuit and pull her into the room.
A pair of lips mashed against hers and Kim reacted entirely on instinct as she pushed away-
"Easy Kim," Felix whispered as he let his wife go.
Kim shook her head, "I can't just stay here with Felix. There's work to be done."
"And that's the beauty of it all Kim," Tam smiled and turned for the door, "I have work to do while you need to get your mind back on track."
Kim shook her head, "You honestly expect me to stay here after what's happened to Ron and Yori?"
Tam looked right at Kim and for a moment, Kim saw his blue eyes blaze in anger, "It's because you didn't do what you were supposed to that I now have work to do cleaning up the mess you just made," Kim made a move for the door but was stopped by Tam's arm, "If you don't stay put until the morning, I won't protect you anymore," he paused and let the words sink in, "Not 'I can't protect you.' I Won't protect you."
Tam opened his mouth but it wasn't his voice that came out, You will stay here Kim, The Real Sidekick voice ordered through Tam's mouth.
Kim was silent for a moment and Tam nodded to himself as his natural voice returned, "Now, I need you to spend some time with your husband while I tie up a few loose ends. Get to know him, talk about your favorite color, I don't care, just stay put until morning."
Kim shook her head, "I just want to get out of here," she grabbed Tam roughly by his collar and slammed him against the wall, "And you're going to end this."
"Not yet," Tam answered and simply stepped forward and passed through Kim's body before he started walking back into the corridor, "As you said, there still is work to be done."
He paused mid-step and turned back to Kim, "By the way, where is your backpack?"
Kim's eyes widened as she felt around for the pack containing all the pieces to the machine but when she looked up, she saw Tam holding the pack with a smile on his face, "see you in the morning Kim."
Before Kim could grab the backpack, The Real Sidekick tossed the bag to Felix who caught it and clutched it as if his life depended on it, "Guard that bag Felix and don't let her leave until morning."
Felix smiled mischievously, "She won't want to leave in the morning after I'm done with her."
Tam shook his head, "Just keep it T rated."
December 20th, 2015 A.D.
Castle Rodigan, Rodigan Empire
10:00 P.M.
Wade stared at the golden machine that had appeared in his lab with Kim's jump squad minus Kim and he marveled at its craftsmanship.
"Anything special?" he heard a voice ask over the radio.
Shaking his head, Wade turned back to a data pad in his hand, "No Justine," he let out a sigh, "Right now I have no idea what the machine does, or if it even does anything."
He heard a groan from Justine and nodded towards the machine, "Heck I can't even scan it."
"All right," Justine Flanners replied, "I'm heading your way now, don't break anything until I get there."
Wade smiled as he shut off his radio, "I'm not going anywhere."
"May I?" a voice asked quietly from a doorway that Wade could have sworn hadn't existed twenty seconds ago.
He shrugged and offered the data pad to the man who stood in the doorway, "Be my guest."
The man took the data pad and started tapping randomly at the lines of code for several moments before handing it back, "Might want to have Justine check out the base of the machine."
Wade looked down at the pad with an open mouth as the pad started to scan the machine and in an instant he knew exactly what the machine had been built for.
"How…?" he asked the man as he looked up in wonder but he trailed off as he found himself standing alone in the lab.
"Did you say something Wade?" Justine asked as she entered the lab.
Wade opened his mouth to answer but just as quickly closed it as he realized how crazy he would have sounded, "No…just talking out loud."
December 20th, 2015 A.D.
Castle Rodigan, Rodigan Empire
10:15 P.M.
The rain soaked into the robe she had draped over her shoulders and she tucked it in closer to her body if only to remind herself of the woman who once owned it.
"Mother," Hana sniffed as she clutched at the last remaining object that had belonged to her mother. It was an old cloak, sewn up with countless patches but even with the patches, the cloak was a black as midnight.
She was silent as she sat under an overhang that overlooked the land surrounding the castle. The only thing that made one assume she was still alive was the puffs of steam that escaped her mouth as she fought to keep from crying.
Each puff signified one more moment she would remember and not cry like the little pathetic creature she was-
"You're not pathetic," a voice echoed over the battlements, instantly breaking Hana Stoppable's concentration and she turned to the owner of the voice.
"What did you say?" she asked the approaching man.
Medium height with a pale complexion and medium length brown hair that the rain kept perpetually plastered to his head, the man approached Hana with no fear.
She gazed at his blue eyes and gestured to him as she rose to her feat, "Why would you say that?"
"Because I know you were thinking you were pathetic," he answered as he joined her under the overhang. He wiped away at the pouring water and smiled contentedly, "You did good out there today."
Hana smiled morosely, "Right, because losing both your parents in the span of two hours can be classified as a good thing."
The man shook his head and placed a hand lovingly on her shoulder, "It wasn't your fault that your parents are dead. Besides, you knew your Father was going to die today. In two universes actually," Tam smiled to himself, "Your gift never ceases to amaze me," he chuckled, "And I was the one that gave it to you."
"But it is my fault," Hana argued, "I should have stayed with my Mother in a jet…"
CRACK
Hana looked up in wonder as a bolt of lightning lit up the sky that was surprisingly absent of a thunder clap.
She shook it off, "She would still be alive, and Father would still-"
CRACK
Another bolt tore apart the sky but this time Hana didn't react to it.
"You and I both knew that Ron was going to die today," the man explained.
Hana shook her head and acted like she hadn't heard him, "If I'd only been faster…" she trailed off, "No…if I'd gone with him instead of Kim, that would have made it-"
CRACK
Lightning tore across the sky and for a brief moment Hana felt her world stop in fear of-
BOOOM
The pent up thunderclap of three lightning strikes quickly followed the electricity and at the sound of it, Hana dropped to the ground as she suddenly felt fear for her life.
CRACK
BOOM
Lightning tore across the sky as Hana clutched at the wet metal ground.
CRACK
BOOM
Her fingernails tearing, Hana scraped at the ground as utter panic seized her heart.
CRACK
BOOM
The strikes were coming faster now and Hana let out a scream that went unheard in the storm.
CRACK
BOOM
Seconds turned into minutes of continuous lighting strikes that struck all around the battlements where Hana was crouched in terror. The deep rumble from the thunder shook Hana to her core and she clutched the wet ground as she feared for her very life.
CRACBKOOM
She looked up and standing in the center of the storm was the man with a sad look on his face. Upon making contact with her eyes his gaze softened and the storm instantly vanished so all that remained was the pouring rain.
He sat on the wet ground next to where Hana was huddled and he put a reassuring hand on her back as a Father would use to comfort his child.
"It wasn't your fault," he said softly, his voice warming her heart, "It wasn't your fault they died."
Hana sniffled away tears, "Then why did you allow them to die Creator?"
Tam was silent, "Everyone dies Hana," he took a deep breath, "And today was their time."
"But it wasn't my Mother's time," Hana struggled out of his hand and looked him in the eye, "She was supposed to die when Lowardia finally catches us."
Tam smiled, "The beauty about the future is that it isn't set in stone," he pulled her in for a hug, "Those glimpses you see, those don't always come true. Those predictions you sometimes make..." a shrug, "They don't always come true," he patted her lightly on the shoulder, "I don't want you blaming yourself for their deaths."
"Why?" she asked quietly as she felt the little girl in her taking center stage.
"Because I've called you to so much more," he answered lovingly, "It's why I created you the way you are."
She looked up at him with wonder in her eyes, "Why did you create me?"
"I created you to comfort your Father when he's all alone," Tam explained.
Hana's eyes narrowed slightly as Tam tapped her lightly between the eyes, "Your version of MMP is vastly different than what your Father's ever could be," Tam smiled slightly, "You're a puppet that can see the strings and instead of rebelling, you accept me," he took a deep breath, "I now ask you to do something for me. The single most important thing anyone could ever do in the entire history of humanity."
Hana rose to her knees as she listened to her Creator speak, "I need you to go visit him and give him hope. If we lose Ron, we lose everything."
"How am I supposed to give him hope?" Hana asked Tam.
"I need you to tell him that Kim is coming," he explained.
"Why can't you do that?"
Tam smiled cheekily, "And where would the fun be in that?"
Hana opened her mouth to speak but a final tap to the forehead and Hana felt herself falling backwards.
October 18th, 201,275 A.D.
Middleton, Colorado
4:03 P.M.
She opened her eyes to see Ron standing before her. Only this time, her Father looked different, younger…yet so much older. His skin appeared to be a dull red and a tiny naked rat was perched on his shoulder.
"die me let," she heard herself saying and she saw his face contort in confusion before snapping into desperation.
"BLADE!" he shouted and across the red dust covered planet, the Lotus Blade snapped into his hand.
He was silent for a moment and he focused on the blade that slowly transformed into a glass of water before her eyes.
She felt herself go light headed for a moment before snapping back to reality and Hana knew she needed to push through to this Ron, "Ron," she said, feeling weird as she called her Father by his first name.
Ron's head snapped up, "Kim, I-"
"Father?" Ron looked at Kim in confusion as she flickered in the afternoon sun.
Hana watched as her body shimmered in the hologram, her appearance changing from that of Kim's to her own appearance before her Father.
"Father?" the girl asked again, love and devotion written across her features, "Kim said you died in her arms."
Ron looked at Hana, struggling to understand what she was saying, "Who are you?"
Hana was silent before the pieces fell into place, "You don't know who I am. Do you?"
Ron shook his head.
"Well then in that case," She shook her head, "Don't speak Father, just listen," her body shifted back into Kim's form before snapping back into her natural form, "She's coming with the power from beyond stars. She'll need what you have right now and what only you can give," Ron's face showed confusion and she smiled before continuing, "The only thing-"
Ron's face vanished from existence and Hana stood in blackness as a myriad of golden spheres swirled around her.
You did very well.
Hana looked around in confusion, "All I said was that she's coming-"
You said exactly what he needed to hear.
May 15th, 835,768 A.D.
Upperton, Colorado
11:15 A.M.
Hana felt a tug on the back of her mind and before she could react, she was falling backwards again.
She awoke looking up at a blue sky. It contrasted with the red sun that blanketed her surroundings but still, she looked up at the blue that hung over the world with hardly anyone noticing.
SHREE-DAO
Hana brought her hands to her ears as the sound pierced her inner ear and echoed around her skull.
She heard a crash from several blocks away but she didn't want to get up just yet.
Get up.
She sat up with a groan and stood shakily to her feet.
A crash sounded again, this time closer to her and Hana stumbled towards the sound as her legs threatened to buckle at any given moment.
"…did it Rufus!" she heard Ron's voice echo in the enormous canyon that had been created by the remains of what must have been an enormous city.
She continued running through the empty streets and she wondered what had happened to the people that had forced a city of this magnitude to simply be abandoned.
She was still focused on the city that she failed to notice Ron and Rufus as she turned a corner.
"But what do I do now?" Ron asked his dying friend.
I don't know Ron Rufus answered.
Ron never replied. He just sat there hunched over, frozen. Rufus looked around and saw dust particles stationary in the wind, neither rising nor falling, they just sat there suspended above the ground arranged in a perfect arrangement.
The world stopped in time, paused with no passage at all save Rufus.
Even as he felt the life leaving him Rufus looked around in confusion as he struggled to figure out what was going on.
And then he saw her.
Rufus' eyes widened slightly as a woman with beautiful blonde hair appeared behind Ron.
He was about to whisper to Ron but Hana held a petite finger to her lips and winked an almond shaped eye.
She bowed slightly in a show of respect, her Japanese upbringing manifesting itself in her mannerisms. Hana's patched up robe waved silently in the wind as she whispered to Rufus, "She's coming Rufus-Chan, he needs to wait for her."
Who? the Naked Mole Rat asked.
The girl laughed as she realized the Creator's plan, the first time she had laughed in years, "Why Kim-Chan of course."
Ron looked at the woman quizzically, But she's dead.
The woman continued to smile, "Not yet."
Rufus looked into her chocolate eyes and finally recognized her-
"Save your strength little one," Hana interrupted Rufus, "You need to be with Ron-Chan now. Comfort my Father in his hour of need for the last time."
She faded from existence as the world slowly started moving again.
December 20th, 2015 A.D.
Castle Rodigan, Rodigan Empire
10:30 P.M.
Hana opened her eyes and looked out to the empty rain soaked landscape and shook her head to shake off that feeling of dread in the pit of her stomach.
"Is that everything?" she asked The Real Sidekick in Tam Agmiln's body but when she turned to look, Tam was gone.
She looked all around but Tam was nowhere to be found.
Her Creator was gone, yet again.
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Author's Notes: All right so this chapter was a chance to catch out breath before the next bit of the story.
Special thanks this week goes out to Mr. Wizard (Thank you sir, relationships are hard to live but writing them is easy), Darev (Next chapter good sir, next chapter), Joe Stoppinghem (SNtD was and still is one of the best finales of all time), Sentinel103 (Who says Shego is coming?), CajunBear73 (I find sleeping in a bathtub is most enjoyable until the water goes cold), Taechunsa (See? I don't always kill Kim at the end of the Chapter), Eddy13 (Star Wars was a huge inspiration for that fight).
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