Tears of a Jinx

by Robert Teague

This story is intended for the entertainment of Kim Possible fans, and no copyright infringement is intended. This story may be reproduced, provided no changes are made, and you let me know.

Author's Note

This story has been incredibly hard for me to write, but I think it important for my own mental well-being, as well as another chance to entertain readers. Almost every chapter has been through multiple revisions as my mood (governed by me, clinical depression, and the pills my doctor has me on) changed.

It's also a transition piece; setting up for later events, so there won't be a lot of action. But angst? More than plenty.
If you consider this to be one of my poorer efforts, please forgive me; it's something I had to get off my chest.

Chapter 1

Kim Possible, Ron Stoppable, Rufus, and the newly-returned member of Team Possible, Jennifer (Jinx) Wheeler, sank gratefully into the comfortable seats of First Class on a special South American Airlines flight that would take them directly back to Middleton.

They had spent several days in a small South American country, helping rout out the remaining rebels once the leader was captured. The corrupt prison officials who had allowed the leader's escape had been identified and arrested. The legitimate President was restored to office, and things had quieted down.

The four of them slept most of the way across the Atlantic to Colorado, and woke up at the feel of final approach to Middleton International.

They were greeted at the terminal by their parents, and whisked home. It was 2 AM by the time they sank into their respective beds, and they slept late the next day.

Wade had set up an appointment with Dr. Director at Global Justice for the next morning, but the afternoon before would be spent on a welcome home party for Jenny.

The Possibles, Stoppables, Wade, Monique, Josh, and Felix attended, all bringing 'welcome home' presents for her. Snacks and soft drinks were provided, and a nice time was had as Jenny re-acquainted herself with what she now considered her family.

Jenny was by the punch bowl, refilling her glass, when she looked at Kim and asked, "Where's Tara?" She didn't notice the glances exchanged between several people.

Jenny considered Kim and Ron to be more than her friends and partners; she thought of them as her siblings. Tara Matthews was her best friend, and she was missing the blue-eyed blonde girl.

"We told her about the party, but she couldn't make it," explained Mrs. Possible. It wasn't a lie, but she had left out the actual situation.

"Oh, too bad, I was really looking forward to seeing her," said Jenny. "Guess I'll go by her house tomorrow."

Behind her, Kim and Ron winced. There was bad news there, but nobody could bear to spoil the party for Jenny.

"Ah, can't... Dr. Director, tomorrow," said Ron.

"Oh, yeah, that's right... I guess I'll see her soon enough," replied Jenny.

Finally everyone sat down for Jenny to tell them of her time in her home dimension. Jenny sat down on the couch, and everyone gathered around her. Jim and Tim sat on either side of her, Kim and Ron together by them, and Rufus on the coffee table, snarfing some cheese. The others sat down to hear about what had happened.

"I guess you saw through the portal that I was arrested right after getting there," Jenny began.

"Yeah," said Ron, "Kim wanted to follow. But who was that in the blue cloak? He stared at all of us, then went away before the portal closed."

"That was Raven, another of the Titans. I've mentioned her before," answered Jenny.

"Kinda creepy," said Jim.

"We thought," added Tim.

"She can be," agreed Jenny. "Anyway, I was immediately processed and taken back to the prison. They put me in solitary,
and one guard said he had heard I was going to spend the next several years in that room."

There were murmurs around the room. Jim and Tim each took one of Jenny's hands and squeezed it, while Kim reached over and put her arm around the pink-haired girl's shoulder.

"After a couple of weeks (though it seemed a lot longer), I was released into Starfire's custody while they reviewed the material you sent back with her." Jenny grinned. "I wish I had known you were going to do that. I would have been a lot less worried about what would happen."

"I stayed at Titan's Tower with her, and even went on a couple of missions with them. I couldn't go shopping, so I wore my GJ uniform instead.

We came up against my old teammates, the HIVE Five, and I got a chance to give Gizmo an earful about using that wormhole thing to get me out of prison." Jenny's grin got wider. "He was scared to death about what I would do for revenge, so instead I kissed him on the cheek, and thanked him for the best thing that ever happened to me."

Everybody laughed except Rufus, who paused between bites of cheese to look around, then went back to more important business.

"So what happened?" asked Josh.

Jenny shrugged. "He fainted."

The room exploded with laughter that took several minutes to die down.

"Anyway, I finally went before the judge. After reading your statements," she looked at Kim and Ron, "The charge of escape was dropped. He told me he was impressed with the way I had turned my life around. He asked me what I would do if freed, and I told him I would come back here, for good. He changed my sentence to "time served", and released me to the Titans.

So I packed the few things I wanted to bring with me, said my goodbyes to the Titans and Kid Flash, and came back in time to help with that last mission."

"And we're very happy to have you home, Jenny," said Mr. Possible.

Jenny grinned. "Starfire sends her greetings, and says she hopes to see you again someday."

"She was sweet. I hope so too," said Mrs. Possible.

"Anyway," said Jenny, standing up, "I have some things for some of you." She ran upstairs to her room, and came back a minute later with a medium-sized suitcase. She sat down and pulled it in front of her. Mrs. Stoppable moved the coffee table out of the way, disturbing Rufus, who chattered at her with an annoyed air.

Opening it, she reached in and grabbed something. "Monique..." she said, and the dark-skinned girl stepped closer.

"Here ya go," said Jenny, handing her a six-inch thick stack of magazines. "The latest issues of every fashion magazine I could find."

"Oh, wow!" said Monique, "I can't believe you did that! I thought you knew I was just joking!" She started looking at covers.

Jenny chuckled. "It's the least you deserve from me. Besides, I promised I would."

"Dad..." she reached into the suitcase and brought out a book and handed it to Mr. Possible. He stared wide-eyed at it. On the cover was the title: "Fundamentals of Faster-Than-Light Travel". He sat down heavily, and continued to stare at the book. He was speechless.

"That's from Starfire," Jenny explained, "She remembered you asking her about how it was done. And mom, this is from her too." She handed Mrs. Possible a thick envelope. "It's a complete medical workup on her. She said she hopes one day you'll find Tamaran does exist here, and you'll be ready for it."

She turned to Ron and Kim. "Guys... I didn't know what to bring you, except me, so I settled for autographed pictures of both the Teen Titans and the HIVE Five." She handed each of them two 8x10 glossies each.

"Wow," said Tim, looking at the photos.

"Real superheroes," said Jim.

"And villains!" added Tim.

Jenny named each person in both photos, and explained their powers.

"That is SO COOL!" the twins said in unison, "Let's go build a Cyborg!" And they ran from the room, leaving the rest of the party in an uncomfortable silence.

Soon, however, things were in full swing again. Jenny got some "Welcome Home" presents, to her surprise, and things finally broke up late in the evening.