if you've seen his art at DeviantArt, and Richard's page of Fanatism, and his collaborations with CaptainKodak1, then you know that Richard Sirois a
if you've seen his art at DeviantArt, and Richard's page of Fanatism, and his collaborations with CaptainKodak1, then you know that Richard Sirois a.k.a. Richard Lionheart is the consumate Kim Possible-Ron Stoppable artist;(but Levelord, CarbonF, Goofmore, and others, all at DeviantArt, come close).
Richard Lionheart, as indicated, is an art exchange student at Middleton High. He and his sister form the crime-fighting Team Heart, and are members of Team Possible. He also hangs out with Kim and Ron off duty time--and he and Kim seem to share some tender feelings at odd moments. They go on to form the "Unkillables" and wield heavy duty armament.
But what if Richard Lionheart were a man of peace, a rescuer, the founder of a modern day worldwide Underground Railroad?
This is the story that might have been, that in some alternate time line could yet be; the story of Richard Leo Harte, the man who found inspiration in the example of the fictional Scarlet Pimpernel and the real-life Harriet Tubman, the man who would become the Coeur de Lion; an artist, a poet, a knight in shining armor; Ron Stoppable's best friend, closer than a brother; Kim's partner--and more; the man who would come within a breath, a whisper, a candle flicker of usurping Ron's place in Kim's heart, and then would walk away from it all.
K.P. and the Lionheart: the man who almost won Kim Possible's heart
James Timothy Possible was just finishing his doctoral thesis when he met her. He was gawky, bashful, and absent-minded; he routinely deleted term papers--his own and others'--while using the word processor. She was a tall serene beauty with russet hair and large limpid eyes the color of a windswept sky. The first time she winked at him, his heart flew around his chest like a centrifuge, and made a beeline for the stars. He fell for her like a ton of bricks. She was in her second year of pre-med, and had years to go before she would have a degree. Logic dictated that they should wait to marry until they both had careers, but since when does logic make your heart spin in your chest?
Dr. Stoppable had finished her residency and her fellowship. She had passed her boards and had been certified. She joined the neurosurgical practice at the Tri-city Medical Center in Middleton. Middleton was growing, but had the small-town-feel; they felt lucky to settle there. Life was good, and it was time to start the family she and her husband had been talking about. Rachel Stoppable was also expecting, and as a father-to-be, Abe couldn't have been prouder. Did the two young couples know each other, or have an inkling how the fates of the offspring would intertwine? Another storyteller must address that matter.
In Kenjijen, Japan, a small town south of Tokyo, two couples did know each other. Akiro Kansumi and his wife Rina were expecting. Their good friends Leo Benedict and Mariah Bess Harte were also expecting--twins. It was a fortuitous time, and the friends felt blessed. Mariah Bess gave birth first, Daphne Mei and Richard Leo, respectively--fraternal twins, not identical. A daughter was born to Rina Kansumi, whom they named Yoriko. In Middleton Ronald Adrian Stoppable was born, and lastly, with most remarkable red hair and flashing emerald eyes. little Kimberly Ann Possible.
How all their lives intertwined, and their fabled exploits, is the subject of this tale.