A/N: Another post! Exciting isn't it? Not much to say about this, other than a big thank you to ScarabKnight, Hazama, Ozone, Ronimus, and Maku from the Danny Phantom Discord for their help with this chapter, as well as other chapters in the future. This story would be significantly less without their assistance and kind words. We've got one more chapter this month, so get excited! Anyway, on with "Attack of the Killer Bebes!"
Danny and Jack were working in the lab beneath Fenton Works, putting the finishing touches on a device. "So Dad, you never actually mentioned what this thing is?" Danny said, raising his tone at the end to indicate the question.
"I wanted to show you! This is the Fenton Weasel!" Jack said, showing the gadget he had just put the cover on. "It's a super powerful ghost vacuum! It'll contain any ghost!"
Danny looked at the device. It was more or less a regular vacuum. "How is that different from the Thermos? And why is it called a Weasel?"
"It! Ugh… you know… I'm not sure how it's much different from the Thermos. It has stronger suction I guess? But less storage capacity. It looks like a weasel though! That's how it got its name." Jack said, realizing the limited use of the device.
"If you say so, Dad. Well, I guess let's power it on and see if it boots up?" Danny said, making sure to stand behind his father. Danny had helped put it together, and knew enough about circuit diagrams to realize that this SHOULDN'T explode, but he believed he couldn't be too careful.
"Banzai!" Jack shouted, flicking the switch to the on position. The Weasel roared to life as a powerful vacuum motor spun at high speeds, stirring up a notable wind in the lab.
The sound of the machine filled the room, and Danny could feel the suction. "Wow Dad! It sure moves a lot of air!" Danny yelled over the roaring device.
"That it does! By my calculations it can move 14,000 Cubic feet of air per minute!" Jack said, keeping the nozzle pointed low to the ground.
"That's like, 100 times as powerful as a high end vacuum! You sure that's safe, Dad?" Danny asked, now wary of the device.
"Of course it's safe! Probably." Jack said, as he leaned back a bit. Unfortunately, this small lean had moved the nozzle of the Fenton Weasel high enough that it locked onto the nearby counter. With the new direction of force, Jack's grip lessened, causing the Weasel to fly out of his hands. The now loose hose began to wildly fling itself back and forth, sucking up papers and small items from across the lab that began to disappear into its storage compartment.
"Shut it off!"
"Trying! The controls are on the head and it's moving too much for me to grab it!" Jack said, trying to grab the elusive nozzle. A Fenton Thermos shot forth from the nearby counter, and found itself jammed in the end of the nozzle. Jack grabbed the head, just in time to watch the Thermos begin to disappear into the attached hose, which bulged as the larger object filled it. Jack managed to turn the device off, as its suction had died down due to the clog in the hose.
"Whew. Guess we'll need to replace the hose…. And add a power control." Danny said, looking at the device. "Or honestly just retire this one."
"Well, while you might be right about the last two, I'll go get the Fenton Unclogger to get the Thermos out of the hose here. Be back in a jiffy!" Jack said, setting the Weasel down as he ran upstairs.
Danny sighed as he took a look at the Weasel. He was honestly surprised it had managed to suck up the Thermos without damaging the casing for the handle, the Thermos was about half an inch larger in diameter than the nozzle was at its widest point. Danny didn't bother thinking about it too much, instead worrying about if the Thermos was damaged. They had back-up Thermoses, especially since Danny had requested that he, Jazz, Sam, and Tucker each had one handy. Jazz didn't carry hers often, or ever, but he, Sam, and Tucker had one as part of their standard school supply kit. Thankfully, his parents hadn't asked too many questions when he mentioned that he just wanted to be ready in case of a ghost attack. Danny hated that he was lying to his parents, and he knew he was subtly manipulating them by spending more of his free time working with their gadgets than he used to. If all went as planned, they'd be more lenient with him. He hated this feeling of dishonesty, but he knew it was necessary, at least for the moment. Danny knew his parents wouldn't hurt him, but he couldn't be sure if they would let him continue with his heroics. That bothered Danny.
Maybe it was all the comic books he had grown up with, but he knew that since he HAD these abilities, he needed to use them to help people. It's what Spider-Man did, it's what Superman did, and it's what his favorite Nightwing did, even if the latter didn't have powers per say. He was capable of great things, so he had the responsibility to use those abilities to do whatever he could. Amity Park didn't have supervillains, at least not like Kim tended to fight, but it did have a ghost problem, and worse, that ghost problem is partially his parent's fault. Danny felt obligated to give back and deal with the ghost problem, even if it did get in the way of his life.
Shaking his head, he returned to present thoughts. A Thermos was stuck in the Fenton Weasel. When Danny was looking over the circuit diagrams, he had seen a section for a reverse function. Was that a holdover from an earlier design?
Danny examined the handle, and sure enough, the reverse function was still present. "Dad must have just forgotten about it… or was just REALLY looking for a use for the Fenton Unclogger." Danny said to no one before flipping the switch backwards, preparing himself for the upcoming gust of wind.
The Weasel roared to life again, its motors whirring and delivering powerful gusts of air to the inside of the hose. Danny could feel the pressure building up, and a moment later a loud THOOMP saw the Fenton Thermos shoot out of the nozzle like a rocket.
Danny turned the Weasel off and turned intangible to not be hit by the rapidly ricocheting projectile, only for it to slam into the panel beside the Ghost Zone portal, causing it to open.
From within the green depths of the Ghost Zone, a humanoid ghost emerged, looking like a mad scientist from a cartoon. "It is I! Technus! Master of Technology!" The ghost said, in a loud boisterous voice that was kind of nasally.
"Um. Hi, Technus. What are you doing here?" Danny asked, looking to the ghost. He hadn't met any friendly ghosts so far, but he WAS holding out hope there had to be some. He was one… he hoped.
"I!... Don't really know. I desire to see technology!" Technus exclaimed.
"And what do you want to do with this technology?" Danny asked. He wasn't going to give him any ideas of world domination, that would be a silly thing to do.
"Study it! Reproduce it! Experiment with it!" Technus said, becoming more confident in his answers as he said them. "Yes! I shall find human technology and find ways to improve it!"
"Well, I suppose that's okay, provided you don't, you know, try to hurt anyone." Danny said, eyeing the ghost warily. "Because if you did that, I'd have to stop you. Then you couldn't see any more tech."
"Hmm… this is correct! If I have to deal with someone trying to stop me, I WOULD have less time for study. I shall refrain from causing harm in my investigations!" Technus said, giving a large laugh.
"Uh… Good. Glad we're on the same page. For your sake, I recommend not being seen by anyone. They tend to freak out." Danny said, still wary of the ghost. He was loud, boisterous, and possibly crazy… but not hostile.
"Yes! Invisibility! A power I possess! I shall use it to examine technology! Where might I find technology?" Technus asked Danny.
"Uh… there's a computer store about 3 blocks north of here. Take a right down the street. There's also a few universities with, like, robotics departments nearby. They might have something you can look at, provided you don't try and steal anything." Danny said.
"Then I shall go to these places and learn! It will be just like my time as a professor all over again!" Technus said, laughing as he turned invisible and phased through the ceiling of the underground lab.
Danny thought for a moment. That was a bizarre encounter, but Technus didn't seem to want to hurt anyone, just examine technology. If he was willing to stay out of trouble, Danny was willing to let him look around. He hadn't been in the Ghost Zone after all, but he didn't imagine it was very exciting there. Maybe some ghosts were just bored. The Box Ghost seemed to just want boxes, so maybe not EVERY ghost was out to hurt people. Danny pondered on if he should have just offered the Box Ghost some boxes… if that would have satisfied him. Questions for another time Danny thought.
Later at Nasty Burger, Danny, Ron, Sam, Kim, and Tucker were having a meal while Danny explained his encounter earlier. "So, Tucker, would you be willing to like… talk to him? I know that it seems weird that there might be ghosts that don't want to hurt people, but Technus seemed… docile is not the right word, but non-malevolent?"
"I mean, I'm willing to give it a shot. If Phantom can be a good ghost I don't see why there couldn't be another." Tucker said, giving a knowing look to Danny.
"Thanks Tuck. Knew you'd be willing." Danny said, giving Tucker his fries as thanks. This made Tucker very happy.
"I'd be willing to as well Danny. Meeting a literal ghost in the machine sounds kinda cool." Wade said from his position on Kim's Kimmunicator. Danny was still getting a bit used to the fact that Kim had a friend who would only show up as a guy on a computer screen, but Wade was friendly, and he and Tucker got on like a house on fire.
"Still weirded out by this whole ghost thing ,Danny!" Ron said, bitterly eating some fries. He had wanted to go to Bueno Nacho, but had been completely outvoted. Tucker didn't want his stomach to explode again; Sam, despite respecting its kosher products, didn't have anything she could eat there besides a salad. Danny just straight up didn't like the place, having had a bad reaction to its food the last time his family ate there, and Kim who was willing to put up with the place for Ron's sake was simply tired of eating there. Ron relented, since he didn't DISLIKE Nasty Burger, but it just wasn't the glory of Bueno Nacho in his mind. "Did Lancer talk to any of you guys about extracurriculars?"
"Didn't mention it to me. Why?" Tucker asked.
"He said I needed something to put on a college application. Says that the missions I do with Kim don't count, and that I need something other than my grades to get into some of the more exclusive colleges." Ron said, sulking.
"That would do it." Sam said, rolling her eyes a bit.
"What do you all do after school then that he didn't bring it up to you?" Ron asked.
"Well, he did ask me what I did, but I've been working with my parents on their tech. Must have thought that counted." Danny said. He also had his ghost hunting, which got in the way of most other extracurriculars. "We were also in the same bowling league last year. Maybe he thinks I'll be joining again."
"You bowl in a league Danny?" Kim asked, looking over at him.
"I did in middle school. I hadn't gone since I started High School, but I still technically haven't resigned I suppose. I'm decent I guess." Danny said.
"Don't let Mr. Modest here fool you, he's the youngest member of the Amity Park 300 club." Sam said, pointing her fork at him.
"300 Club?" Ron asked.
"Perfect bowling score. 12 strikes in a row. Danny's the youngest person at Spirit Lanes to ever hit it. He did it a couple years ago. How many perfect games has it been since then, Danny?" Sam asked, trying to get Danny to brag a bit.
"Eight." Danny said, putting his head down to hide his embarrassment. He didn't like talking about his bowling skill.
"Pretty impressive, Danny." Kim said, before turning to look at Ron. "You know I do cheerleading, so nothing new there."
"I'm heavily involved in a lot of charity groups, as well as a chair on the recycling board." Sam said, answering Ron's question.
"I'm technically the head of the school's AV club, and was the head of the middle school robotics team before we were banned from competition." Tucker said, looking a bit pained at the latter part of that statement.
"Wait, what got you banned?" Kim asked, having not heard this story.
"Our idea for a robot was this giant spinning hemisphere that we used as an energy sink. We could store energy to power our wheels in the spinning of the dome itself, which meant we could use less batteries on board. Turns out that when you spin about 30 pounds of steel at 500 rpm, you do some pretty serious damage to other robots… and the ring… and the building it was in. Nothing we did was against the rules, and we won pretty handily, but they rewrote the rules to disallow anything like that in the future, and we were banned from the league for two years for 'unnecessary carnage'." Tucker said, shrinking into his chair.
"You guys built WhirlyDeath? That's incredible!" Wade said from his device.
"Still doesn't help me with my extracurricular problem." Ron said with a sigh. "Think I could do cheerleading Kim?"
"Not a good idea for a number of reasons, one of them being that try-outs were over the summer. If you're set on something like that though, you could try and be the mascot. Dash and his cronies scared off the last one." Kim said, her scowl letting everyone know how she felt about that incident.
Kim personally hated bullies, which wasn't a good start for her and Dash to begin with. When she discovered her new friend Danny was Dash's favorite punching bag? That had soured her opinion even more.
"What makes you think they won't try and do the same to me?" Ron asked, seemingly a little frightened at the thought.
"For starters, everyone knows not to get on Kim's bad side with you." Sam said, rolling her eyes a bit. "People seem weirdly chill about having the Superheroine around, but even Dash knows she can kick his ass if she wants to."
"Not the phrasing I would use, but she does have a point." Kim said. "Not to mention Ron, you haven't been a target for bullies overly since Kindergarten, aside from Big Johnny. Anything they do to you just slides off your back like water." Kim said.
"Getting shoved in a locker wouldn't." Ron said somberly.
"If I'm not mistaken, Barkin is over the cheer squad, not Lancer. Barkin seems to not tolerate bullying like Lancer does, so even if he isn't your biggest fan Ron, he'd step in if Dash was getting too bad." Danny said. Mr. Barkin was in many ways the anti-Lancer. Where Lancer turned a blind eye to bullying, Barkin seemed actively offended by the practice, though never seemed to be around when it was happening. Lancer offered extra credit to students, Barkin refused, saying the tests should be all the credit people need. Wildly different teaching strategies, but both were effective.
"You're right about that I guess. I guess I'll see if they want me to be the new Casper High Raven." Ron said. "I wonder if I could improve the costume though. The current one looks really bad."
"I'm sure you couldn't make it any worse!" Danny said, having everyone laugh.
A series of beeps came from the Kimmunicator, and Wade spoke up. "Sorry to interrupt everyone, but we've got a hit on the site Kim. Looks like a scientist from the Middleton Observatory recently lost his research partner, and wants you to investigate."
"Got it Wade. Come on Ron, looks like we're needed." Kim said, grabbing her backpack from her chair.
"Hey Kim, mind if I tag along on this one? I've been interested to see how your missions go, and this one's just in town. I probably know more about the Middleton Observatory than anyone who doesn't work there as it is." Danny said. He'd spent who knows how many hours at the building, learning everything he could about it.
"Well, I guess there's no harm in it. Just let me handle the supervillains if there are any. I've got the experience." Kim said, shooting him a smirk.
"Then let me handle the ghosts." Danny said, holding up a Thermos.
Arriving at the Middleton Observatory, Danny, Ron, and Kim hop out of the van that Wade had called for them. "Thanks Mr. Roberts!" Kim said to the driver.
"After you managed to save my daughter from that rockslide? It's the least I could do." Mr. Roberts said gratefully.
"Hey, it was no more difficult than running a track meet." Kim said, nonchalantly, causing Mr. Roberts to laugh before he ran off.
Danny took a moment to appreciate Kim's mission gear, since he had never really seen it before. While her normal clothes were that lime green tank top and baggy blue jean pants, her mission gear was a cropped long sleeve black thermal, with cargo pants that clung to her legs tighter. He imagined they were better suited for the rough environments she occasionally visited. Ron's gear was notably similar, although his thermal covered his stomach. Ron had leant Danny a spare one of the shirts, since he and Ron were roughly the same size. Danny thought it was a bit tight on his shoulders, but could manage it for the time being. If for some reason this became a regular thing, Danny would need to buy one of his own.
"So, did Wade send you any more information on the way over?" Danny asked, dropping low and stretching a bit as they took a look outside of the observatory.
"Not much. Dr. Ramesh came into the lab yesterday and noticed that his partner, Dr. Bob Chen's car was still in the parking lot. Chen isn't known for being an early riser, but when Ramesh searched the lab he was unable to find him anywhere, but did notice that many of Dr. Chen's personal effects were still present, implying he may have been kidnapped." Kim said, reading the description Wade had sent her.
"Well, I guess we better go see if Dr. Ramesh knows anything." Danny said.
"Hey! I'm the one who says the sidekick things." Ron said, feigning annoyance. He and Danny looked at each other before laughing a bit.
"Come one guys, be serious." Kim said.
"I am serious, Dr. Chen is an idol of mine, I just also know that laughing at a joke won't affect what we're doing here." Danny said, nodding resolutely. "Superheroines first, Sidekicks second."
"You guys aren't sidekicks." Kim said.
"I dunno, I'm feeling pretty sidekicky." Danny said.
"Definite sidekick vibes." Ron agreed.
"Regardless, let's head inside…. Wait, do you hear that whirring?" Kim asked, looking around.
"Yeah… you shouldn't be able to hear the telescope moving though, those mechanisms are through like 3 layers of concrete from here though." Danny said, catching it. "Those are servos, and WAY too small for the size of something like the telescope, and the cadence is wrong for a drone."
"What's that?" Ron said, pointing towards a side door.
Dr. Ramesh was currently being handled by three robotic women, each with blonde hair and metal skin.
"That's Dr. Ramesh! Think those robo-chicks had something to do with Dr. Chen disappearing too?" Danny asked.
"Only one way to find out. Let's go!" Kim said, dashing towards the robots at high speed. Danny and Ron followed closely behind.
"Interloper detected. Subject: Kim Possible. Threat Level: High. Suggested action: Distraction and disengage. Bebe-3 initiate interference." Came the artificial female voice from one of the robots, as another one bolted towards Kim and attempted to grab her.
Kim ducked under the grab and went for a sweeping leg kick, only to make contact with the metal shin of the robot and fail to do any damage. "Ow! They're made of some tough stuff."
"Ron, clothesline, go high!" Danny said, grabbing Ron's arm. Ron nodded and locked his wrist with Danny, the pair of them managing to knock the robot to the ground over Kim's leg.
"Bebe down. Begin righting protocol." The downed robot said, as it began to contort its limbs in bizarre ways to get back up.
Danny slammed his foot into the robot, forcing its limbs to overextend backwards. "I've got this one, save the doctor!"
Kim tried to land a flying kick at another one of the robots, but it dodged out of the way quickly.
"Target acquired Bebes. Escape protocol." The robot that seemed to be calling the shots said, holding the Doctor over its head and dashing off down the street. The free robot followed, clotheslining Danny letting the other one get up, which also chased after them.
Kim and Ron chased after them for a couple blocks, but the gap between them and the robots widened too quickly, and they tired out. Danny caught up a moment later.
"They got away with the Doctor." Kim said, looking depressed. "Everything we tried and they just totally trounced us."
"Look Kim, it's not the end of the world. They obviously want the Doctors for something, otherwise they would have just wasted them at the lab. That probably means that they're being taken somewhere. Robots like that should be pretty easy to spot. Think Wade could check traffic cams to see if he spots where they are going?" Danny said, trying to be practical about the situation.
"Good idea. Wade, think you can follow the traffic cameras from Starline street? Three robots abducted Dr. Ramesh before we could get in contact, and they're probably also responsible for Dr. Chen's disappearance." Kim said into the Kimmunicator.
Wade nodded. "On it, I'll see what I can do."
"That's a cool device." Came a somewhat nasally voice from behind Kim's shoulder, causing her to nearly jump out of her skin.
"Ahh!" Kim screamed, dropping into a fighting stance.
"Technus?" Danny asked, looking at the technoghost.
"Yes, it is I, Technus! I was researching the computers at this observatory when I saw the doctor being carried away!" Technus said in his usual boisterous tone. "I would have stepped in, but I was told to keep a low profile."
"Suppose I can't blame you for that." Danny said… before realizing. "Technus, do you think you could track down those girl robots?"
"I can! I am fascinated by their abilities. Such mechanical marvels were not present when I walked the Earth!" Technus said, going gaga over the tech.
"If you track them down for us, and help us find where they took the Doctor, I can see about maybe letting you take one back with you to the Ghost Zone." Danny said.
"Ooh! You have yourself a deal!" Technus said, flying off in the direction the Bebe's went.
"Think you can trust him with that?" Kim asked, looking down the street that Technus flew down.
"Honestly, I have no idea. I'm giving him a chance though, hoping he'll give me more ammunition for my 'some ghosts can be good' theory." Danny said. "Besides, if he DOES mess up, I know how to handle a ghost."
Technus got back to them the next day, appearing on Kim's Kimmunicator. He had found where the Bebes, which is what the robots called themselves, were holding up, as well as where they had captured the three scientists.
"Three? Only two had been captured." Kim asked.
"They brought in another one today. I shall patch the video feed through." Technus said, as his image disappeared from the screen, replacing itself with security camera footage. Inside the cage were three individuals:Dr. Chen, Dr. Ramesh, and most disturbingly Dr. James Possible, Kim's father.
Ron pointed at a figure on the screen. "That's your dad, KP!".
"I know!" Kim said. "Technus, where even are you?"
"According to this GPS I found, I am on the corner of Upperton St. and 4th Ave." Technus said.
"You didn't steal that, did you Technus?" Danny asked.
"Is it stealing if it is from a discard pile beside a computer shop?" Technus asked.
"Well, if it was a discard pile, I'll let it slide." Danny said. "We're on our way. Let us know if the situation changes." Danny said.
"Danny, are you sure you want to tag along? This isn't just an investigation you could get hurt." Kim said, concerned.
"So could you. As it stands, we know there are at least three robots, so without me you two are outnumbered. I can at least try to even the odds. It's not like I'm a pushover either." Danny said.
"Alright, just be careful." Kim said, grabbing her backpack. "Ron, mission gear."
"You got it KP!" Ron said, reaching into his backpack and pulling out a shirt for Danny to wear.
"What are we supposed to do then?" Tucker asked, gesturing between himself and Sam.
"I'll have Wade get in contact if things go South. You guys might need to be our backup." Kim said. "Let's rock."
Arriving at the warehouse Technus mentioned, the trio began to sneak around, making their way inside undetected. Hiding behind a series of crates, they peaked over to see Dr. Drakken monologuing to the cage full of captured scientists.
"You all laughed at me! Saying my Bebes were lame. Saying I was inferior to you all. Well look now! My Bebes are perfect! Nigh unstoppable machines that follow my every command!" Drakken said, punctuating his statement with an evil laugh.
"I do say Drew, these are quite a step-up from the model you showed us in the past." Dr. Chen said.
"Yes! You doubted my genius! Said I would never amount to anything!" Drakken said.
"We didn't say that. We were just upset that you promised to get us dates and showed up with a knockoff version of the maid from the Jetsons." Dr. Ramesh said.
"You laughed at me!" Drakken spat.
"We did, and I realized after you left that it was wrong to do so." Dr. Possible said. "I'm sorry that we did that to you."
"Yes you're sorry now that I have beaten you! Now my perfect Bebes will assist me in taking over the world!" Drakken said.
"Query: If Bebe is perfect, why should Bebe take orders from imperfect human?" One of the Bebes said.
"Say what now?" Drakken asked, confused.
"Answer: Drakken unfit to lead Bebes. To be eliminated." The Bebes said in unison, turning on their creator.
"Drew! You didn't forget to program a failsafe for if they got too smart did you?" Dr. Possible asked.
"I.. um… ugh… maybe?" Drakken said, dodging as a Bebe took a swipe at him.
At that moment, Kim jumped out and landed a solid kick on one of the Bebes, distracting it from Drakken. "You know Drakken, I SHOULD just let you deal with the consequences of your actions, but unfortunately hero work doesn't let you be picky with who you save."
"Target Recognized. Kim Possible, Danger Level, highest priority. Begin attack." The Bebe said, making her way towards Kim.
"Ron, get the scientists out. Danny, think you can spar with a Bebe for a bit?" Kim commanded.
"Only one way to find out!" Danny said, as he charged in and tackled a Bebe. Thankfully, since the Bebes were fully robotic, Danny didn't have to worry about holding back his strength, and his super human nature got to shine through for a moment.
"Kimmie-cub! Ronald! Daniel! What are you doing here?" Dr. Possible asked.
"At the moment, saving you Mr. Dr. P." Ron said, fiddling around for the lock to the cage. "Drakken! How do I undo the lock?"
"Why should I tell you?" Drakken asked, as the unoccupied Bebe took a swing at him.
"Because if you don't I'm telling Kim to leave you with the Bebes." Ron said.
"Fine. The combination is 2002" Drakken said, sidestepping another one of the Bebe's attacks.
"I knew we should have guessed the year he would have graduated college." Dr. Ramesh said.
"Quiet! I am still very angry at you!" Drakken said.
While this exchange was happening, Danny and Kim were trying to fight off their Bebes. Danny was feeling the hits he was taking pretty hard. He wasn't as durable in his human form as he was in his ghost form, and the Bebes were much faster than him in this form. He also simply didn't have the raw technique to keep up with them. Every hit they landed was like a punch from his father during a boxing spar, but they came with the speed and precision of his mother's martial arts attacks.
Kim wasn't faring much better, while she was able to dodge the Bebe's attacks easily enough, she was tiring out. They were simply too fast.
"Ugh, Science guys! Any idea how to shut these things down?" Danny called out, managing to land a solid push against the Bebe. He couldn't take anymore hits, so it was keepaway while they worked on a backup plan.
"We're astronomers, not roboticists!" Came the voices of Dr. Chen and Dr. Ramesh.
"Short of a high frequency sound wave, I've got nothing!" Dr. Possible said. "You'd need something capable of shutting their connection to their central intelligence. Take the ghost out of their machine."
"Ghost in the machine? Technus! Think you can shut these three down?" Danny questioned, before calling out to the ghost that was monitoring the situation.
"Yes! Nothing is beyond the abilities of I! Technus! When it comes to machines!" Technus said, as he flew into the body of the Bebe that was fighting Drakken. It shook violently for a second before collapsing to the floor. The other two Bebes followed shortly thereafter.
"Is it over?" Drakken asked, looking at the collapsed Bebe in front of him.
"For the Bebes? Yes. For you? No." Kim said, cracking her knuckles.
"Now Kim, you know I don't appreciate violence." Dr. Possible said, looking over at Dr. Drakken.
"I've got to restrain him for the police dad." Kim said, turning to look over at Drakken. "And I'm certain he's not going to surrender himself quietly."
"I'll go quietly. Don't hurt me." Drakken said, obviously panicked as he dropped to the floor.
"Good move Dr. D." Ron said, as he pulled out a set of zip ties and made a quick set of impromptu handcuffs.
"You just had those ready Ron?" Kim asked, looking towards her friend.
"Well yeah, Wade gives you all the cool gadgets. I had to bring something useful. I've got Zip ties, duct tape, a snack…. Wait, where's the snack?" Ron said as he rifled through his bag.
Rufus popped out of one of the side pockets, his belly distended, giving a satisfied sigh. Kim rolled her eyes at the duo's antics, but laughed it off.
"As for you Danny, you did pretty good! That Bebe looked like it got some good hits on you though, you feeling okay?" Kim asked, looking over to her other friend.
"Sore, but otherwise fine. Maybe a bruise or two, but I'm pretty sure nothing's broken. I've taken worse hits from Dad in a boxing match." Danny said, waving her off.
"Still, shouldn't you go see a doctor?" Kim asked, coming closer.
"I'll be fine Kim. I'll put some ice on it if it starts discoloring. I promise. These Bebes might be stronger than Dash, but I didn't let them hit me that much." Danny said, trying to calm her down. He did appreciate her concern though.
"What about the rest of you, any damage?" Kim asked.
"Nope, beyond the fact that I could use some dinner. The Bebes took care to make sure we weren't injured." Dr. Ramesh said. "Could you enlighten me as to… what this green individual is?"
"Oh, sorry. Forget that not everyone has seen one before. Technus here is a ghost." Danny said, gesturing to Technus. "One of the only non-hostile ones I've met."
"Greetings. I am Technus! Ghost master of technology!" Technus bellowed, his lack of inside voice shocking the doctors.
"Ghosts are real?" Dr. Ramesh asked, looking at Technus more closely, recognizing that he was translucent.
"I'm surprised more people haven't heard about the incident with the Lunch Lady… you'd think a 30 foot tall meat monster would be bigger news." Danny said, looking over at Kim and Ron.
"It was over in about 10 minutes or so, and only us three, Sam, Tucker, Dash, and Phantom really got a good look at her." Kim said. "And you and Dash didn't get a good look at Phantom."
"I guess the dragon incident at the mall and the school was over quickly as well." Danny said.
"Yes, although outside of our little group, I think everyone just thinks that was an out of control animatronic or something." Kim said.
"Yeah, this ghost thing is pretty weird. No offense Technus." Ron said.
"None of this offense is taken! When I was a living person, I too believed ghosts were nonsense." Technus said, his tone high.
"You were a living person?" Dr. Ramesh asked.
"Yes! I was Dr. Nikolai Techmann. I was a Professor at Leipzig University before I died." Technus said. "But now I am Technus! Master of all things electronic and mechanical!"
"Ectoplasmic educators aside. It is getting late, and it is a school night. Kim, Ronald, Daniel, you need to get home and get rest. I'll call us a ride." Dr. Possible said. "Ramesh, Chen, do you want a ride back to the observatory to get your cars?"
"That would be appreciated, James." Ramesh said, as he popped his back.
Later, Danny and Technus were standing in the lab, the Ghost Zone portal open, and Technus was controlling the body of the Bebe robot like it was a puppet. "I thank you again, Ghost Boy, for allowing me to examine this wonderful creation! It far exceeds what I was capable of building in life." Technus said, moving the limbs of the robot.
"Thanks for the assist in taking them down. I don't know what we would have done if you weren't there. If you intend to come back out to look for technology, provided you follow the rules we set out, I'll make sure that the local ghost hunters don't stop you." Danny said. He and Technus had hammered out some of the fine details of the deal between them. Technus wasn't to attack or purposefully scare anyone while in the human realm, and wasn't to steal anything. He however, was welcome to take any discarded electronics he found, and had two new tech buddies to talk with in Wade and Tucker.
"Our terms are most agreeable! I shall endeavor to make good on my promises. Farewell Ghost Boy! I have research to do on this machine!" Technus said, as he, in the body of the Bebe flew into the Ghost Zone portal.