Chapter 1 - Tragedy

The outline of two people made their way up the side of a building, carefully hiding within the shadows. Early that day, Drakken had stolen a power generator and they were called in to stop Drakken and to get the generator back, if possible. For what they were informed, Drakken was building another doomsday device. Neither of them were surprised, because Drakken had done doomsday device's to death. They found an opening and got inside. Quietly, they made their through the lair, until they found the doomsday device. Drakken stood next to a console.

"This seems too easy." the redhead whispered, "I'll take care of Drakken and his doomsday devise."

The blonde looked alarmed. "KP, what about Shego?"

Kim started looking around. "Where is Shego, anyway?"

"Try looking around, Princess!" a female voice called out from above.

Their heads jerked upward and they saw a woman with black hair and a jump suit colored black and green. Her hands were glowing a green color. This also attracted Drakken attention.

"Shego! Take care of the pest!" He commanded.

"I'm on it." Shego replied.

"Great! Ron, you get the self-destruct. I got Shego." Kim said as she got into her fighting stance.

Shego jumped down and kicked Kim, but she blocked it. Ron ran off to get to the self-destruct button. Kim was backed into a corner. Shego fired a few plasma bolts at Kim, bur she grabbed a metal plate and deflect the bolts. Shego smashed through the plate and flipped Kim over her shoulder. Kim landed on her feet.

Ron rushed at Drakken and knocked him down and looked over the console. He was having a difficult time finding the self-destruct button. There was so many buttons on the console. Most wasn't even marked. A pink mole rat popped out of Ron's pocket and examined the console.

"Rufus! Which button is the right one?" Ron looked over the console.

Rufus looked at the buttons and shrugs. "I don't know."

Ron started pressing random buttons. Some set off alarms, while others activated the lasers. Ron then noticed a button marked 'Danger!' He pressed it and a computerized-voice declared a two minute self-destruct countdown. Kim and Shego kept fighting until the countdown started.

"Maybe we should get out of here." Kim suggested.

"Agreed, but you're staying here!" With all her energy, Shego fired a powerful plasma bolt at Kim.

Ron charged, and pushed Kim out of the way, taking the hit. Ron hit the wall and was knocked out. Kim ran to him, but didn't make it before a laser from the automated weapons hit the ceiling, and debris fell, trapping Ron underneath a ton of debris.

"Ron!" She cried out.

Kim ran to try and dig Ron out. Drakken and Shego took the opportunity to flee.

Ron regained conscious. "I'm stuck. KP, just go!"

She shook her head. "I'm not leaving without you."

"If you don't go now, no one will get out." He looked directly into Kim's eyes, and a tear fell from his eye. "Please. I don't want you to die."

She was about to say something, but Ron shouted at her to leave quickly. Taking Rufus, she bolted from the lair and got out before it exploded. Kim The force of the explosion knocked Kim to the ground. Debris from the lair was thrown in all directions. Kim was pulled to her feet by a Global Justice Agent. There were many more GJ agents, and they had Drakken and Shego in custody. Kim was congratulated on the success of the mission, but she didn't even take noticed of the people around her, that is, until Dr. Director came forward.

"Well done." Then she noticed that Ron wasn't anywhere near. "Where's Ron?" She looked around, but didn't see any sign of him.

Kim made eye-contact with Dr. Director. She saw the tears coming, but Kim broke it off in a second. In all that time, the Dr. knew everything. Ron was gone.

"I'm sorry for your lose. I assure you that he won't be forgotten."

It took many hours to clear through the remains of Drakken's lair. When they got to the spot where Ron was, there was nothing left. Not even a piece of clothing. As if he was disintegrated. Wade's scans determined that Ron was killed at the moment the lair exploded.

Over the next few days, Kim didn't even leave her room. Her food was brought to her, and even then she didn't eat. She hadn't got a decent night sleep for the last couple of days. She kept having the same nightmare every night. She kept reliving the mission, watching Ron die in the explosion, and would wake up calling out his name. Today was different though, Kim was leaving for one reason. It was Ron's funeral, and she would attend. She got ready around the same time she was being called, she slowly made her way out of her room. Rufus was riding on her shoulder. He wasn't taking it easy, either. Kim just walked past her parents, without making eye contact, and went to the car. The drive was as quiet as an empty tomb. Kim's parents didn't know what to do. They arrived and when Kim got out, she felt rain drops.

"That's strange. Wasn't the weather supposed to be sunny?" James Possible wondered.

The sky was filled with darken clouds and the rain kept falling. Kim noticed many students showed up to pay their respects. Wade showed up in the flesh and surprisingly, even Bonnie. All dressed in black. Kim didn't concentrate on the service. She was still thinking about Ron. She wished she had said something to Ron. Anything, but she didn't. Even when Kim was giving Ron's Eulogy, she kept thinking about the last time she saw Ron.

After the service, Kim met with Ron's parents. "Mr. and Mrs. Stoppable. I'm sorry about Ron. I'm sorry I couldn't save him."

"Don't worry. From what we heard, he saved you. Please stop thinking about what happened. It won't help if you dwell in the past. It'll only make it harder." Mr. Stoppable said.

"I'm not sure when the pain will go away." Kim admitted.

"Give it time, Kim." Mrs. Stoppable replied.

When everyone left, Kim stood next to the grave. She remained silent, oblivious to the person, which seemed to have come from nowhere. He just stood next to her. When she finally noticed the person, she turned and looked at him. He was dressed in a black suit and had short brown hair. He looked at her.

"Sorry about your friend." The man said.

"How do you know him? Nobody really knew him." Kim replied.

He extended his hand and she took it. "My name is Janus, and I met Ron briefly. He spoke very highly about you." Kim couldn't help, but smile. "He was a good person. One of the few whose heart was pure."

"That's Ron for you. Always kind to people no matter what they said about him." Kim said with a smile, but it didn't stay long.

"Right now, he's in a better place. It's time you moved on, but don't forget him." Janus said with a kind smile.

"I won't forget him." Kim said, somewhat calmer.

"Sorry, but I must be going." Janus said.

Kim turned and walked to the car, but stopped. "Hey can I..." She stopped when she turned around. Janus was gone. She looked all around the Cemetery only seeing gravestones and trees. "Could that have been... no, I must be seeing things." Taking a deep breath, she went back to the car. When the car pulled into the driveway, Kim got out and went directly to her room, without uttering a word.

"It must be really hard for her, losing a friend. Let's give her some time." James suggested to his family, which they agreed to.

When Kim got to her room, she was about to throw herself on her bed, but she stopped. Sitting on her desk, was an envelope. "That's strange. I don't recall seeing that there earlier." She picked it up, but the envelope was blank. She opened the envelope and pulled out the letter. Her eye filled with tears as she read the letter.

Dear KP,

This will be delivered by a friend of mine, whom you don't know, at the time of my funeral. That way, you'll get some time to yourself without anyone bothering you. I know you'll be down and depressed, but I don't want you to be sad. Please don't give up. I love you and I want you to be happy. Don't dwell in the past. Look for the future. Don't worry about me. I'll be with you, always.

Ron Stoppable

When Kim finished reading the message, she felt more relaxed, yet still depressed. "I wish you were still here, Ron." She dropped to her bed cried herself to sleep.