Author's Notes:
The plot of this story was originally created as an english project, but I thougt it would be interesting to apply it to Kim Possible. Mixing Kim Possible Lingo with Japanese words is difficult and unwieldy. If I were not already done this, I would have made it a ccs fanfic instead of a KP one. But it does give me a chance to try using the KP characters out of their normal places.
Language:
-Saruwaruguntai : Army of the Laughing Monkey
-kun: Title referring to a younger male or male of the same age with which you have a close relationship.
-chan: Title referring to a younger female or female of the same age with which you have a close relationship.
-san: Default title.
-domo: Title referring to a lord or king.
Kim sighed and rested back against a tall tree. Just one day ago, her life had been so simple. She would wake up, have her lessons, and then sleep again. No running through the woods, or hiding from enemy soldiers. Her emerald eyes gazed upwards through the foliage towards the blue cloudless sky. At least the weather was nice. She closed her eyes listening to the sound of the wind as it rustled the leaves. It sounded almost like the crackling of the fire that had burned her home to the ground…
"What is that?" Kim wondered aloud as she sat up in her bed. She heard the crackling of a fire and the sounds of many feet rushing around as well as the sounds of battle. She could see the orange glow of fire lighting up the dark night sky outside of her window. She quickly dressed in a black kimono that was designed not to restrict movement in battle conditions. She heard footsteps. A dark skinned girl with black hair entered the room wearing a black ninja suit. Her face was set in an expression of urgent determination. "What's the sitch Moni-chan?" Kim asked her best friend and bodyguard.
"The sitch is that Monique-san thinks Kim-Chan needs to get out of here before the bandits get in." Monique replied, "And don't argue with me girl, the castle is already lost, even if you fought it would be impossible to stop them even for a Possible." Kim knew Monique was right, but still felt bad.
"What about Dad, Mom, Jim, and Tim?" Kim asked, fearing the answer that she knew would come.
Monique looked down, "We have to leave now." Monique grabbed Kim and dragged her out of her room.
"This is impossible." Kim uttered as she surveyed the devastation. The main gates were open and burning. The surviving guards were outnumbered ten to one by bandits bearing the mark of the Saruwaruguntai, the army of the laughing monkey. More bandits were entering the castle grounds faster than the guards could kill them even so, there were more guards dying than bandits.
"Come on Kim-chan" Monique dragged her towards the back entrance of the castle. "If we stay, we're gonna die." Kim allowed Monique to lead her away towards the rear of the castle. Several bandits had broken through the guards and were spreading out through the palace grounds. Kim and Monique ran towards the back gate. Monique threw a shuriken killing a bandit that blocked their way. Kim took out another with a sliding kick followed by an elbow to the back of the neck as he fell. A third appeared behind Kim swinging a katana down towards her neck but was stopped by a diving tackle by Monique who then finished him off with his own sword. Kim and Monique dashed through the back exit and continued running south through the forest until they could run no more.
Kim had woken up in the forest with Monique preparing a breakfast of a snared rabbit and scavenged nuts. It was not up to the standard she was used to, but it was all there was available. Kim ate it and thanked Monique for preparing the meal.
"No prob girl, it is my duty to protect you, even if that includes feeding you once in a while." Monique told her "I will go make sure there are no Saru near us, Wait here I'll be back soon." Monique went off to scout the enemy position to make sure they would not run into the Saruwaruguntai while they searched a lord who would help them to take back the Possible territory. Kim waited under the tree picking leaves out of her bright red hair.
"I can't find any trace of them." Monique said, startling Kim as she appeared behind her. "What are we going to do now?" said Monique deferring decision-making to the princess now that she was no longer in danger.
"We can't continue south. That would bring us to the lands of Lord Monty Fiske. He is most certainly connected with the Saru. If we travel east, we will come to the lands of Yamanuchi. The lord of Yamanuchi has long been a close ally of my father. To the west is Lord Load's domain. He is also an ally, but the journey would be longer and more difficult. We must travel east." Kim decided. Monique agreed that it was the most wise path.
They travelled east for two days and arrived at the main village of the Yamanuchi territory. The village was built at the side of a hill. on the hill was the castle. At the foot of the hill was farmland and huts. Between the two was a commercial area which included a tavern and a marketplace. Kim and Monique headed towards the castle.
"Look over there girl!" Said Monique as she pointed towards a man walking through the village. The man bore the mark of the Saruwaruguntai. Kim regarded the man from the distance.
"It is a Saru soldier." Kim replied, "But why would a Saru soldier be here, and why does he walk freely even though the Saru are known bandits?."
"I don't know" Monique replied, "but I think we should learn more before we visit the Lord of Yamanuchi"
"We will go to the tavern. We will ask some questions and find out who is what is going on here."
"The bandits? They have some sort of agreement with the Lord."
"The Lord uses them to fight his battles."
"They get war spoils if they succeed in battle and protection when they are in the Lord's lands."
"The bandits are lead by the one known as Ron"
Kim and Monique headed to a table in a dark corner of the tavern. "This seems bad. The Lord of Yamanuchi has betrayed the Possibles." Kim said, "We will not get any help here."
"We could still go to see Lord Wade Load. He may be able to help us." Monique told her. "Is that who I think it is?" A man entered the tavern. He was nothing spectacular to look at, in fact he seemed average in every way from his blond hair and brown eyes to the mark of the Saruwaruguntai insignia on his clothes.
"That is Ron, the captain of my father's guard." Kim said obviously surprised at his presence.
"Look out. Here comes Ron-san." Monique and Kim covered their faces and snuck out of the tavern.
Kim was taken aback by this development. "Why would Ron-san betray us? My father took him in when he had nothing and gave him a spot in the guard. He even attempted to court me and may have succeeded in winning my affections had my father not caught him when he lost his pants when we were sparring."
"I don't know Kim-chan." Monique told her, "but it seems like the Lord of Yamanuchi had help when he betrayed your father." A fog rolled in over the hills, chilling the town and making it feel unwelcoming. "We should leave."
"No." Kim replied icily. "We will stay, and we will make Lord pay for his betrayal no matter what it takes." Clouds began to obscure the sun, darkening the village. What had once seemed to be their hope for salvation now seemed to have the air of a graveyard waiting to claim them.
"How will we do that?" Monique asked, "We cannot fight both the Lord's guards as well as the Saru on our own. We should travel to Lord Wade Load's palace and request his aide."
"You know as well as I do that Load-domo has not nearly enough forces to defeat them either." Kim replied, shivering There was only one was that she could have her revenge, but the cost was great. "Come Moni-chan, we must capture Ron-san."
Ron exited the tavern slightly drunk. This made it much easier for Monique and Kim to knock him out and drag him into the forest. He awoke tied rather uncomfortably to a tree with the two women standing over him arguing. "No need to fight ladies, there is enough of Ron-kun to go around." He said with a large grin plastered across his face. He was quickly knocked unconscious again by a swift kick to the head from Monique.
"You can't do this to yourself." Monique said.
"I am the last of my family, and it is my duty to avenge them. This is the only way. If he does not agree, we can go to Load-domo and ask for his help. Right now, however, this is our best option. If he agrees we're better off, if he doesn't there will be one less traitor and bandit in this world."
He awoke again with a headache. Monique and Kim were sitting facing him. "Ron-san, you are a traitor to my family." Kim told him.
"Kim-chan! Sorry, didn't recognize you for a second. I thought you were dead." Ron replied with a smirk, "Glad to see you alive."
"I am sure I would not be if the Lord of Yamanuchi had his way. Why did he betray my father?"
"Why would he betray your father?" Ron asked with a clueless expression on his face.
"He had you attack my home; there must have been a reason." Ron remained silent.
"We should just kill him now." Monique said, "He is useless to us." She glared at the bandit lord with a gaze that would burn through the finest samurai armour.
"No." Kim replied, "Ron-kun," Kim batted her eyelids suggestively and leaned close to Ron's ear and whispered, "Will you please kill the Lord of Yamanuchi for me?"
Ron laughed. "Why would I do that? I have nothing to gain by killing the Lord of Yamanuchi. How about you let me go, and I will see to it that no one comes looking for you." Ron grinned oafishly confident that he had the upper hand even though he was tied to a tree.
"That is unacceptable." Kim replied, "I understand you have an understanding with the Lord of Yamanuchi, protection and spoils in return for your aide in battle." Kim sighed, "What if I were to make you a better offer." Kim felt a chill as she prepared to make her offers. It was not something she wanted to do. In fact, she wanted to kill him almost as much as Monique did.
"You have nothing I want."
"Give me back my castle, and kill the Lord of Yamanuchi. In return, I will ensure the other lords accept your claim to the Lordship of this territory."
"I could take this castle at any time, and no one could challenge me. You are offering less than you did before."
"I have one final offer, if you refuse this, we will have no choice but to take your life." Kiim said, knowing that this was the most she could offer him and that he would most likely accept. "I will give myself to you; giving you rightful claim over my father's territory as well as the Yamanuchi territory if you kill the Lord of Yamanuchi for me."
"No!" Monique screamed, "You can't marry this traitor!"
"So not the drama, Moni-chan. It is the only way to avenge my family." Kim said, "It is my life to give and I will set my own price for it. It is my duty to avenge my family, and to honour my word."
"I accept." Ron said, "You can untie me now. There is a root in a very uncomfortable place."
Ron somehow managed to procure an emerald green kimono with red flowers that matched Kim's hair and eyes perfectly. He led Kim into the palace. The guards did not even give them a second look, but showed Ron reverence. They went directly to the Lord's chamber. The room had a high ceiling and the walls were painted with a mural of a dragon. The guards let Kim Ron and Monique in and closed the door, leaving them alone with the Lord of Yamanuchi.
"This is Kim Possible heiress to the Possible territory. We wish to be married immediately."
"She is a good bride, she will certainly make a good wife for you." The Lord said immediately officiating their wedding. As soon as he had finished the ceremony He said to Ron, "May you be happy with your new wife my son, though I do not understand why you did not bring her family along for the ceremony. I would have enjoyed seeing my old friend the Lord Possible again."
Ron smiled, "Do not worry you will see him again very soon." Kim watched with horror as the Lord's head fell to the floor. Her heart beat fast and hard as she realised her mistake. She had married Ron Stoppable, son of the Lord of Yamanuchi. She had betrayed her father's closest friend and married her father's killer.
"It was all you…" Kim said, "You are the traitor, your father knew nothing of your attack on my home." Ron smiled.
"How does it feel to be a traitor to your own kingdom?" Ron asked as he assumed his father's place. Kim did not answer, but took her place beside Ron. A deal is a deal. Ron had honoured his part now she had to honour hers, no matter what Ron had done in the past. It was her duty to love him and protect him, even though she wished to kill him.
"I am sorry…" She said to Monique, "If I had known… I should have listened when you told me to kill him." Monique merely nodded to Kim. Kim had failed and now it was her duty to avenge Kim's family. She charged at Ron drawing a dagger from her belt. Kim leapt to her new husband's defence. Kim turned Monique's blade against her thrusting it into Monique's heart. Once again she said "I am sorry…"