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At the manor of Lord Monkey Fist, the simian-like villain receives a prophecy from a mystic monkey monk, who says he should find a suitable monkey and follow him to the stars, and there "the ultimate monkey master will be unstoppable." Back in Middleton, the space center is having their annual "Rocket Boosters" event. Kim doesn't wish to go, since she's too old for it, but is having trouble communicating this to her father.

Unknown to her, Monkey Fist plans to use Frederick, a new super-intelligent monkey astronaut who will be travelling to a space station, to fulfill the prophecy. He invades the space center as Kim and Ron (who came along for the rocket-shaped cookies they have) have left, the former unable to tell her dad to stop treating her like a child. Kim ultimately decides to go back (despite Ron's misgivings about Frederick due to his monkey phobia), but finds things suspicious when she does. Managing to get in through the air vent, Kim learns Monkey Fist has taken everyone hostage to force Frederick to go with him. Despite her best efforts, the villain manages to board a shuttle towards the station, unaware that Ron & Rufus have accidentally stowed away.

Upon learning that Ron is stuck up in the space station, Kim & Frederick head off to save him, using a new experimental rocket from her dad. Arriving at the space station, the two join Ron in battling Monkey Fist and his ninjas, thanks in part to Frederick disabling the station's artificial gravity. With the villain defeated, Frederick chooses to stay behind to complete his mission, and he and Ron part as friends. Returning to Earth, Kim is glad her father finally treats her like a teenager, even though it comes with some tough new rules. Meanwhile, the monkey ninjas meet up again with the monk, who admits he made a mistake; his message was actually "the ultimate monkey master will be Ron Stoppable", leading them to follow Ron to Bueno Nacho, much to his and Kim's confusion.


This episode contains examples of:

  • Air-Vent Passageway: Kim & Ron use this to get into the Space Center, with Kim lampshading it.
    Wade: Looks like your best bet is through an air vent on the roof.
    Kim: Isn't it always?
  • Artificial Gravity: The space station has it.
  • Be Careful What You Wish For: Well, Kim wanted her dad to stop treating her like a child and he did, but also imposed a new, tougher set of rules for her to live by.
  • Character Development: Ron befriends Frederick and starts to move past his fear of monkeys.
  • Continuity Nod: Ron's flashback of being tormented by the Camp Wannaweep monkey from "Monkey Fist Strikes" is shown again so Kim can explain his fear of monkeys to one of the kids.
  • I Need to Go Iron My Dog: Kim can't bring herself to tell her dad to stop treating her like a kid and excuses herself by saying, "I have to...show Ron something."
  • Instant Expert: Kim can pilot a space shuttle back to Earth after having seen Frederick do it only once.
  • Kim Possible Can Breathe In Space: Although there could be built-in oxygen in both the shuttle and space station.
  • Latex Space Suit: Frederick, and later Kim, wears one.
  • Literal-Minded: After the heroes confront Monkey Fist and he asks what they're doing there, Ron replies that it's the Rocket Booster open house and they're there for the cookies.
  • No Gravity for You: Frederick disables the space station's Artificial Gravity, thereby allowing Kim to cream the monkey ninjas and for Ron to fight Monkey Fist to a standstill.
  • Prophecy Twist: What the mystic monkey monk meant to say was the ultimate monkey master would be Ron Stoppable, not "unstoppable".
  • She Is All Grown Up: Most of the episode is Kim trying to get her dad to accept this.
  • Shout-Out:
  • Shame If Something Happened: After Frederick refuses Monkey Fist's demands, the latter makes a very clear threat:
    Monkey Fist: "Frederick, you cannot fight destiny, it's just not done. Otherwise, things here could get very ugly. Understand?"
    (Frederick looks at the children and Mr. Possible, who are surrounded by the monkey ninjas).
    Frederick: "Frederick go. Friends stay."
  • Status Quo Is God: The whole thing of Ron being the ultimate monkey master and the monkeys obeying him was dropped after this episode and never again referenced.
    • It does, however, foreshadow Ron having kept the mystical monkey power. The monkey obedience could simply be Monkey Fist's misinterpretation of the lore surrounding the golden banana's prophecy; the 'ultimate monkey master' could actually refer to whoever possesses the mystical monkey power, as Monkey Fist believed this person would also be the greatest practitioner of Tai Shing Pek War. This becomes a recurring subplot for the rest of the series until Ron finally masters his power in the Series Finale.
  • Unfinished, Untested, Used Anyway: Mr. Possible's shuttle had never been used before, but it was the only shuttle they had available to travel into space.
  • You Can't Fight Fate: "Frederick, you cannot fight destiny, it's just not done."

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