Ch.104
Just ad Yori avoided the exchange with Monkey Fist the group heard the sound of two thing hitting the ground hard from the elevator.
Wade looked over and finally confirmed that it was monkey ninja that had fallen dead to the platform. As Wade looked at the elevator hit the floor hard, leaving Wade to wonder if he was even alive. Then Sae touched down safely, grabbed Makoto Gi and yanked him with her into the room.
Then an unbelievable sight surprised Wade. A massive gorilla wearing samurai armor and wielding an equally big katana appeared on the elevator platform.
"Guys I think Monkey Fist got reinforcements!" Wade yelled and turned to see the monkey man's situation.
Monkey Fist was badly wounded but with the use of his Ki was tenaciously hanging on. The kunai had been melted in his hand but he had refused to discard it, giving him a grotesque version of metal knuckles.
As he was surprised by the man's state, Wade heard the most unexpected of voices coming from the gorilla.
"Get away from my cuddle monkey!" Yelled DNAmy.
DNAmy proceeded to rush into the room just like a gorilla.
"Look out!" Wade yelled as he dove out of the way.
Everyone else scattered, even Tara with the help of Monique and Bonnie. Shego blasted plasma at DNAmy but she was undeterred and reached Monkey Fist in moments. When DNAmy reached for him the man did not seem to realize it was help and lashed out with the his hand coated in molten metal, catching DNAmy in the right eye damaging it. Even through a scream of pain DNAmy grabbed ahold of Monkey Fist's torso and lifted him off the ground. Monkey Fist continued to pound away at her hand with his hand encased in molten metal but DNAmy simply brought him to her chest and used her body to cover him from Shego's continuous plasma blast.
Even as her armor started melting onto her body DNAmy protected Monkey Fist as she dashed back to the elevator and up the shaft.
Seconds after DNAmy was out of site the whole estate shook.
"Now what?!" Yelled Wade as he tried pulling up the estate's security cameras. To his shock, Wade found a crater on the front of the estate billowing fire and smoke.
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Kim was once again shocked by Ron. His crazy gamble was paying off as he literally held Shego's jet together and they were hurling at the estate at such speed that Kim wondered how they were going to land.
Then the fight began and people started getting hurt. Kim could swear she felt a suffocating pressure emanating from Ron that paralyzed her and she only managed to breath when she heard him speak.
"Bebe, ETA?" Ron asked with an oddly calm tone.
"An hour twenty minutes." Bebe instantly replied.
"Not fast enough." Ron said and instructed. "Bebe I need you to inject more fuel into the engine, that should help increase our speed further."
"Ron, doing such an action with the current integrity of the jet will likely lead to an explosion. Do you wish to proceed?" Bebe asked.
"Kim I need you to jump ship." Ron commanded.
"Not gonna happen Ron." Kim countered adding. "If you're gonna risk your life to protect our family I'm going to be right there with you. Not to mention you look like your about to pass out."
At Kim's answer, Ron barely managed a smile and commanded. "Bebe, you can start."
"...understood." Bebe acknowledged after a few seconds of hesitation.
Shortly after the jet went faster and started shaking to the point where it started falling apart but it did not explode.
A paling Ron spoke after a few minutes. "Bebe pump enough fuel till the ETA is under half an hour."
"...Ron, your vitals." Bebe warned.
"I know." Ron said but didn't change his mind. "Please Bebe."
"...I ...I ... Okay." Bebe agreed.
"Bebe what's wrong with his vitals?" Kim asked.
"At the rate he is pushing himself his body might not hold up." Bebe announced, adding. "Just like the jet he is literally falling apart. His heart is going so fast it can explode, his veins are tearing and his brain is reaching it's limits. The only reason he is alive is because he is healing his body as fast as he can."
"Ron you nee..." Kim was about to advice but Ron cuts her off.
"Not happening." Ron simply said.
"That's not all he is doing." Bebe continued to speak. "While holding the jet together and healing himself Ron is also creating an atmosphere around the two of you where you can survive. From maintaining a safe temperature and good enough oxygen levels to preventing the speed from shattering your organs. He is doing too much." Bebe concluded.
Kim bit her lip in frustration drawing blood. Yet again there was nothing she could do. Kim focused on Ron and promised herself that she would put her all into training her Ki and becoming a cultivator so next time she could lessen his burden.
Kim didn't know how long it had been but when the silence started to worry her since she didn't know how Ron was holding up she started talking to him. At first it was trivial things like her everyday routine since he'd been in a coma. Her realizations from visiting a psychiatrist at her mother's insistence. Her college life and her home life. Kim was talking a mile a minute and knew her worry was obvious but she didn't know what else to do.
Then the temperature started rising and Kim knew Ron was losing his gamble. Kim was way pass panic and her approaching death was merely added to the list. Ron started trembling and his orifices were bleeding by the point Kim could think clearly again.
"Bebe what's the ETA?" Kim asked but before Bebe could answer, Ron unstrapped his seat belt. "Ron what are..."
"We're here." Ron said standing and removing her seat belt.
"Great how do we land?" Kim asked standing.
"Too fast, we're crash landing on the front lawn in a minute. We need to jump!" Ron explained as he dragged her towards the back of the jet.
"Okay, parachutes." Kim stated and tried to move towards them but Ron held her arm.
"Not high enough to decelerate." Ron explained and added. "We're jumping and I'll make sure we don't die."
Nodding her agreement Kim followed Ron to the bay doors but when he pushed the button to open them they were melted shut. Just as Kim started paling at her fate Ron summoned the same blade from three years ago and faster than Kim's eyes could follow slashed at the doors. Kim was still trying to understand what happened when Ron grabbed ahold of her and jumped at the bay doors.
Before Kim could process what Ron was have been thinking they were outside the jet that looked closer to a meteor and falling at insane speeds. It also felt hot and her body was starting to hurt. Kim briefly wondered what would happen next and tried to keep her eyes open to see exactly that but the wind made that impossible.
Suddenly Kim felt like she'd been submerged in cool water but with her breathing unhindered. Then just as abruptly as it began it ended like a bubble bursting and Kim opened her eyes to smoke all around. She tried to get her bearing from Ron's arms but the smoke forced her eyes closed. Kim started holding her breath to avoid inhaling the smoke and waited for Ron to move. After feeling Ron move Kim opened her eyes and noted the state of her surroundings. Ron was now standing at the edge of a crater that was billowing smoke and all around the estate's lawn were splotches of blood and unmoving monkey's.
Just as Kim was taking it all in Ron put her down and though he looked like he could pass out at any moment he stood straight and instructed. "Let's head to the lab and check on everyone."
Kim noted the worry laced in Ron's tone and followed his lead into the house. Ron was dashing straight towards the lab but when they were nearing the elevator he suddenly stopped and pulled Kim aside. A second later DNAmy with the body of a gorilla burst from the elevator shaft. In her hand was a now unconscious Monkey Fist and both sported various wounds. Seeing them Kim wanted to intercept their escape but Ron held her arm and shook his head.
"Our family comes first." Ron said and Kim nodded.
'Ron's right, our family comes first.' Kim thought and after DNAmy made her way out of the area followed Ron to the elevator shaft. As Ron simply jumped into it Kim took out her repel gun/hair dryer and used it to follow.
At the bottom of the shaft Kim saw a few dead monkey's and carefully avoided stepping on them as she entered the lab. Ron was already inside and was helping Sae with the injured.
When Kim entered she felt several eyes swivel in her direction bit they relaxed when they confirmed it was her. Her mom and the twins closed in on Kim and hugged her as if this was the first time they saw her in years. Kim felt herself relaxing into the embrace as she hugged them back.
"Glad your okay, tweebs, mom." Kim says.
"So are we." Tim and Jim stereo.
"Yes, so are we." Ann repeats.
As Kim let's go of her family she looks around and sees the state of Tara and Shego and wonders why Ron wasn't freaking out over their wounds but then saw the state of Makoto and Akito. The two looked to be dead and Kim had to admit their wounds made them a priority.
With her mom and the twins in tow Kim went over to Tara, who despite her tears was smiling like everything was right in the world. Bonnie was by her side and from her distressed look Kim could tell that she wanted first aid for her friend yesterday.
"Tara let my mom take a look." Kim offers and Ann steps forward.
Bonnie looked at Kim then at Ann and gestures Tara to approach. As Ann is looking over Tara, Kim looks over Bonnie and can't help but think back to when Ron had confessed to her and how she let him down 'gently', still unaware that he heard her whisper. Sighing at the twist of fate, Kim looks around and found something that would help, the first aid kit.
Smiling Kim goes over and brings it to her mom. "Here this should help."
"Thanks sweetie." Ann says as she looks through the kit and brings out pain killers. "This should ease some of the pain Tara." Ann said as she hands over two pills.
"Thanks." Tara says and swallows the pills before anyone could suggest to bring water.
Ann then turn and goes to Shego, who sits on Yori's lap and offers her some pain killers. "Here Shego, this should help."
"Thanks Ann." Shego says and quickly swallow the pills.
Ann also noticed that both Yori and Shego are rubbing Shego's belly and realized that they are worried about the child.
"I'm confident that the child is fine." Ann said and explained. "Your powers are a part of you and do not harm you. So with that logic the child should be immune or even protected by your powers as genetically speaking they're part of you."
Ann saw Shego visibly relax and smiled.
"Thank you!" Yori and Shego whisper.