Disclaimer: I do not own KP or anything related to the show. This story is meant for entertainment purposes only. At least I hope its entertaining.

Ron's POV

I ignored Kim's more violent tendencies by chalking it up to getting older and leaving certain "childish" beliefs behind. Beliefs such as not kicking an enemy while they're down. One notable occurrence was with her nemesis, Shego. It had started out as any of the countless missions against Drakken. You know the kind. Sneak into a place that is so obviously a lair, get by the rent-a-guards and synthodrones, interrupt Drakken mid-rant with a snappy bit of sass, beat down Shego, capture Drakken and/or destroy the lair. Where this one went different was after the capture. Thankfully (or not) I didn't set off the self destruct mechanism. That may have had something to do with there not being any big red buttons. There was a big green one, though... Drakken and Shego were huddled in the middle of the lair tied together with plasma resistant restraints while we waited for GJ to arrive with their transport. Drakken was unconscious from a fall he made while running to the escape pod. Hit his head on a low hanging pipe. You'd think he'd realize "indoor plumbing" didn't mean "visible" indoors.

Shego was conscious. No, that's not quite accurate. Shego was stewing. Shego was livid. Shego was pissed. Shego was... you get the idea. Kim was in an odd mood. She seemed to enjoy finding and pushing Shego's buttons. It almost seemed like a game to her. Every grating of the villainess' teeth was another point. Get that vein on her forehead to throb, another point. Get her mad enough to struggle and dislocate her own shoulder? Oh! Triple barb score! It was something I didn't like witnessing and hope to never see again. Yes, Shego was a villain, she stole, beat people up, and caused countless amounts of damage, but once she has been beaten, that should be the end. To hurt her further would be pointless. No longer would it be serving justice, just feeding revenge. Somehow, Kim didn't see it this way.

While her barb barrage didn't sit too well with me, I really didn't feel any great urge to put a stop to it while the activities remained verbal. With Shego's healing power, there was nothing she could do to herself that would be serious. The line was crossed, however, when Kim decided to change the lashing from verbal to physical. She had found a length of thick wire cable from Drakken's failed doomsday machine. Kim had taken this roughly 6 ft length of cable and was moving to use it as a whip. I asked her what she thought she was doing in as calm a voice as I could manage. Either she didn't hear me, decided to ignore me, or was so transfixed on her actions she was incapable of hearing me, because she didn't respond. Drakken and Shego were between me and Kim, not directly so I knew Kim was able to see me. Even still, she didn't see me start moving toward her, I guess she was too focused. Unfortunately, I was too far away to stop her from taking the first swing. Keep in mind, this wasn't some simple orange extension cord. This was mad science grade cable. If I didn't know Kim, I would have been surprised she was able to wield such an unwieldy item. It had to have been at least 3 inches in diameter and not that flexible. It was like a 6 ft floppy bat.

The sound the cable made when it struck Shego's left shoulder was yet another sound that I would be very happy to do without. Of course, being Shego, she couldn't show any sign of pain but I knew that strike had to have broken at least her arm. She just stared at her attacker with a look that left no doubt who would be the first person she'd visit after getting free nor what that visit would entail. Kim's face wasn't difficult to read either. Hers had equal parts anger and joy. I could understand the anger to a point, but the joy concerned me.

I stumbled a bit when the first hit happened and I was still some 10 feet away from Kim. I was not close enough to stop her next strike which looked to be coming sooner then I'd like. In case you're wondering, "never" is when I'd like. There seemed to be only one way for me to stop her. By then, I was only 4 feet from Shego so it seemed I would be taking one for someone who probably would believe it to be an insult to her. Like I didn't believe she could take what the princess could dish out. How dare me to not want to see someone get injured for no reason!? I moved quicker than I thought possible sliding myself in front of Shego with my back to Kim and prepared as best I could for what I knew was gonna hurt worse than the time I OD'd on Diablo sauce. What shocked me was Shego. I had expected her to give me a hateful stare as much as she was giving Kim. But what I saw looked more like the pain I was about to feel with maybe a hint of confused thankfulness.

Before I could dwell on that little bit of info, my eyes clenched shut from the sudden pain in my back. Along with the sound of cable against flesh, I heard a surprised, "RON!", from the person behind me. I thought I blacked out momentarily because everything went black. But then I noticed some green mixed in with the blackness. Rolling my head up a little, I then had an EXTREMELY close up view of two of Shego's best assets. The same assets I enjoyed watching jiggle and bounce while she fought with Kim. I tried to apologize, but it was muffled for some reason. Apparently, getting whacked by a 6ft cable kinda makes your logic a bit faulty. I forgot to remove my face from her chest before attempting speech. As quickly as I could (read: slowly and painfully) I pushed back with my arms and attempted to get to my feet. Not quite making it to my feet, I more like stumbled backwards trying get to my knees. I heard a loud thud which I assumed was Kim dropping the cable and soon felt a supporting pair of arms helping me. Wincing when she got near my lower back, she repositioned her hands and helped guide me to the floor. It didn't seem like I was going to be able to stand for some time.

I wasn't sure if anything was broken, but I was getting a little panicked when I realized my legs weren't responding at all. No wiggling toes. No nothing. Not even pain.

Now that I think back on it, Kim didn't have nearly as much concern in her voice as I thought at the time. She even started out by asking/demanding why I got in the way. Eventually, she did get around to asking how I felt and if I was alright. Hell, I could even see concern on Shego's face. That was a blessing, though, because it shocked me so much it helped to distract me from some of the pain. While my legs didn't hurt, my back was making up for them in spades.

Around that time GJ finally arrived. While a medic was checking me out and pumping various pain medications into my arm, I heard him ask her what caused my injuries. Before slipping into blissful darkness, I heard Kim hesitantly respond, "Mission related accident."

A/N: This is a story recounted by Ron of an event somewhere around year 2 in my developing time line. Yes, Kim is definitely not the same Kim from the series. A lot happens in the two years after high school graduation. More on that later. I'm throwing this out here too see which parts get torn to shreds and which are merely wounded. Gotta know what to work on, ya know.