The doorknob turned easily and Kim prepared to ram it in as she felt the door stop.
A dead bolt?
Then the house was simply gone.
Ron paused in mid-step and turned. The house was going up in a burst of green light. Bits of wood, plaster and shingles were raining down everywhere.
Quit gawking and move!
He pushed off of the balls of his feet, throwing himself into a roll, avoiding a chunk of wall that landed where he was. What was left of the mob scattered as the objects rained down on them. It wasn’t about the blood anymore. It was about staying alive.
Ron made himself a human shield as he covered the unconscious form of Josh.
Thank God…you’re okay.
-Ten Minutes Ago-
Shego paced her cage. She had forced herself to not expend any energy for almost two days. It was now or never.
“Ahhh…Shego, I have wonderful news! We can toss you into that black hole VERY soon! It seems your slut of a girlfriend is on her way!”
Shego gritted her teeth, yes it was time. The energy started at her fingertips and spread like a fire over her body.
Drakken felt himself becoming very worried.
The energy was spreading outward now, until a green glow was filling the cell, pressing against all of the sides at once.
The energy set off the feedback, kicking it into Shego, who collapsed, the glow shutting off as wisps of smoke rose from her body.
Fucking…feedback….
“Ha! You’re pathetic. Trying to escape my perfectly built cell, seriously, what is wrong with you?” Drakken was smug.
Need to escape…need to find….Kimmie
The smirk on his face disappeared as Shego began to rise to her feet. She was shaking bad, but she made it to her feet.
Errrgggg….Her body rocked but she stayed up. Her mind was burning from the shock of the feedback.
“What’s wrong with me? Nothing’s wrong…with me…” Shego growled as she rocked back and forth on her feet, trying to keep her balance, “How about…you?”
Let’s…show this bastard why you don’t mess with me…
The glow was back, and spread out again, faster this time. The rippling motion of the material paused as it reacted, trying to feed the energy back.
Her mind screamed in pain, the energy ripping across her neurons.
The glow disappeared again, but Shego said on her feet, more smoke rolling off of her now. Her pajamas where becoming heavily singed by the energy flowing through them.
Gotta….try…again…Almost….had…it
Drakken started to turn as it happened.
Cocky…bastard…
The glow exploded out of Shego’s body, the walls of the cell exploding outward. The glow expanded rapidly from there, hitting the walls of the room, and spreading upward.
This one…is for you Kimmie…
The pressure was building now, the walls creaking from the force against them.
And then they gave.
The ceiling started to fall, its support gone.
Then suddenly everything was bright green.
I…Love…You…
Kim forced the door off of her, and tried to blink the spots out of her eyes. The explosion had spread bits of the house everywhere. The only good news Kim could think of as she looked around was that there weren’t any body parts strewn about.
Damn it Shego…what happened? You…You were supposed to be alright…
Her body staggered slowly towards the crater that once housed the basement that supported the house. Her eyes looked around trying to find some sign of Shego.
Something that said the woman was alright.
Something that denied the thoughts of the woman’s death.
Why couldn’t it have just been a minute or two later? Or why couldn’t I been a little sooner…something…so that at least we’d died together.
Her breath stopped in her throat as she saw the half naked body of her lover lying on what looked like the remains of a wall.
She wasn’t staggering anymore.
She was flying. Legs pumping as she ran towards the edge of the crater. Her body in the air as she pushed off the edge, legs still pumping furiously, and landing in the pit.
Her heart pounded as she raced over to the body.
Shego…please…for me…be okay…
That is going to leave a mark. Ron groaned as he sat up, debris slidinging off of his body.
The unconscious form that had been beneath him was untouched though.
A small smile made its way onto his face.
Josh was alright…any amount of pain was worth that.
A/N: Short Chapter to give you the duality of the situation, and set us up for the final chapter. Don’t lynch me because of its shortness. It can’t be helped. It this was part of Eight, then Eight would have too much in it, and if it was part of Ten then Ten wouldn’t stay consistent. So it is its own chapter.
Next Chapter: The After Math of it all.