Chapter I Cast Off
By: Conversefire
Kim didn't have a clue why she was going to a cruise with her father, but Ron was coming along for the ride so she had something good to look forward to. She Kim dug around through her closet looking for what to pack, her boyfriend Ron sat on her bed. He had already packed everything he believed he would need for the trip right down to an extra bottle of toothpaste. Ron was a guy so it was expected that he would pack what ever he felt necessary to bring. Kim on the other hand was a girl, and like most girls, packing was to take a very long time. She had to pick out the cloths she would be wearing for the two weeks on board the ship; what ever it's name was. Kim couldn't decided what bathing suit to bring, and trying to ask Ron which one looked better was no help, because all Ron would say was that they both looked just as good. Finally Kim decided on a baby blue one; it was almost the same color as the dress she had worn to her Junior Prom.
"Well, that should be everything." said Kim smiling to herself. It had only taken her an hour and a half to pack, which she believed was a new record for her. She remembered how the trip to Florida, it had taken her at least three or four hours to pack. Kim decided to take a seat next to Ron, but though that she would have some fun and instead just fell right on top of him.
Ron gave out a slight grunt as Kim landing on him had come as a surprise. Ron sat up, and brought Kim in a close embrace. Kim loved it when Ron did that, she loved being close to Ron. He was her everything. She leaned in and gave her boyfriend a small peck on the cheek.
On the other side of the house was James Possible was alone is his room packing for the trip. It was a last minute thing, him going on a cruise with his daughter and her boyfriend. Him fellow scientist had thought it best that he have a vacation, after the death of his wife and two sons; James had never been the same. Most of the time he would be at work till very late at night or early in the morning. Kim was starting to worry about him, but apart of her was still upset at her father. She felt that it was his fault that her mother was gone. Months before her parents had been fighting alot, till finally Kim's mother took the boys and headed to her mother's house in Palm Beach. She had wanted Kim to go with her but Kim felt it best to stay with her father. Later that night Kim got a call from her grandmother saying that her mother was involved in a car accident, and that neither her nor the boys had made it. After James had found out he had beat himself up about it, saying that it was indeed his fault that she had left in the first place. After that James was never the same sometimes some times when Kim would get up in the middle of the night to get a drink of water, she would hear her father still awake crying his eyes out.
Kim took her trunk and took it out into the garage to pack into her car, with Ron right behind her heaving his own trunk into the back of Kim's car. Kim had taken all of the modifications off of her car once her brothers pasted away, and after awhile she had given up mission work. She had explained to Wade one day at school, that it wasn't that the mission's were getting alot dangerous, it was that i she was to get injured or God forbid killed, it would ruin her father. Wade understood, and even though he was now helping someone else save the world, he still kept in touch with Kim ever now and then.
They would be taking separate vehicles to the coast. Kim would drive Ron in her car, while her father would take his, mostly because their trunks wouldn't fit into one car. After stopping for something to at, and putting alot of road behind them they arrived in Portland, Oregon, where the ship would be taking off on it's maiden voyage. Kim found a parking spot under a tree, and after her father found himself a parking space, they three set off to board the ship.
" Well Kim, you have to admit this is a swell way to spend the rest of your Christmas vacation." said her father looking down at his daughter as they headed for the ship. Since the death of her mother and Jim and Tim, her father had stopped calling her Kimmie Cub. Kim didn't know why, it wasn't like she didn't like the pet nickname.
After about thirty minutes, they found their cabin. To Kim and Ron it was huge; James knew it would be because all of his fellow science buddies had chipped in a far amount to get him out and on vacation. The cabin was two floors; it had it's own living room, complete with a couch here and there and a big plasma screen television mounted on the wall. Also on the first floor was a bedroom that James would be sleeping in. Kim and Ron went upstairs to check out the rest of the cabin. They found a bathroom that was almost the size of Kim's bedroom back home. Kim found a bedroom that she guessed she would be sleeping in, but that was it there wasn't another one. Where was Ron supposed to sleep? As much as Kim would like him to share a room with her, she knew her father wouldn't have it.
"Hey KP, no worries, I can sleep on the couch." said Ron trying to make the best of the situation.
"Are you sure Ron?" asked Kim.
"Yeah, hey the ship is about to cast off; do you want to go up on deck and check it out?" he asked.
Kim looked into Ron's brown eyes, smiled and replied, "Yes I'd love to."
"Hey dad me and Ron are going to go up on deck to as the ship cast off ok." said Kim as she and Ron ran downstairs and out the door before James knew what was going on.
The ship was so amazing, with all of it's twist and turns. Kim knew that if Ron were with her, he would most defiantly get lost. The two teens had passed through the casino and dance room, and after five minutes the found the grand ball room. It was huge, with it's own stage, a dinning area, and a bar. The elevators were so wonderful in Kim's eyes. They were exposed to the ballroom, with almost the entire car being glass. After taking the elevator to the very top, Kim and Ron found their way out on to deck. Kim ran to the railing and looked out into the Pacific Ocean. Ron was a little hesitant at first, and Kim knew he was afraid that he would somehow fall over the edge into the water below. Kim could see how he felt; it was a long way down. After the ship had set sail, the two tens went for a walk around the ship, stopping when they found the pool. Like the rest of the ship the pool was just as amazing. It had it's own water slide, which Kim knew Ron was just dying to try. They went back inside to look around some more. Kim could hear other people in deep conversation about how nice the ship was. Besides it's size it was the Titanic of its time. No other ship was as grand or had cost as much. The ship also had state of the art technology. It had the most advanced radar for a cruise ship ever.
"Wait a minute Ron." said Kim her hand on Ron's shoulder.
"I know that voice...Wade!" yelled Kim running up to a short somewhat chubby kid who was in conversation about how much he would love to get a look at the bridge.
"Wade what are you doing on here?" asked Kim looking at the kid who had helped her through all of her missions.
"Oh my parent's told me that instead of sitting at my computer all Christmas vacation they bought me a ticket onboard Poseidon. They told me to think of it as a Christmas and early birthday present." said Wade with a laugh.
"Wow when ever my parents tell me I need to get outside more they usually just turn off my internet." said Ron, laughing, though he was the only one laughing at his joke.
After talking with Wade for a few minutes Kim decided to check out more of the ship though she had to drag Ron along with her; he was busy trying to talk to Wade.
Kim and Ron went back to the dance room, to look around. Kim thought that this would be the perfect vacation She thought to herself an entire cruise and no Bonnie.
"Look you call this a dance floor? Tara you want something to drink..at least something looks good around here."
Kim stopped dead in her tracks and a second later Ron bumped into her, as he was not paying any attention where he was going.
"Kim why the sudden stop" began Ron but Kim turned around to see the one person she had just been glad she wouldn't have to see.
"BONNIE!" she yelled, but then after realizing that people were beginning to stare she walked over to bonnie to confront here.
"Bonnie...what...but...damn! The one time I thought I wouldn't have to put up with you. What are you doing here?" asked Kim looking at Bonnie.
"Oh hi Kim, my parents are having the anniversary, so they decided to go on a cruise, and since I didn't want to be home with my sisters I decided to come along. They said I could bring a friend so I brought Tara along. Kim looked behind her to see a beaming Tara smiling and waving at her. She waved back, trying to give a smile.
"Is there anyone else on this ship that goes to our school!" yelled Kim.
"Actually there is," began Bonnie. " Josh Mankey, is here visiting his grandparents, as well as Brick.." Kim could tell Bonnie wasn't happy when she had said his name." Brick works on the ship and he brought along Jessica."
Kim couldn't believe that almost everyone from school was on this trip. "Wow the only person we are missing is Mon-" began Kim before she was interrupted by a girl running up to her.
"KIM, my God what are you doing here?" asked Monique.
"Um vacation." said Kim who was still trying to show off a smile.
"Oh well my dad works with the captain so I got a free trip." said Monique.
"Don't let Wade know that or he will be all over you, asking to see if he can get in." said Kim.
What were the odds that almost everyone Kim had left back in Middleton was on this boat with her and Ron. Kim was cool with Monique and Tara, but Bonnie. Oh this wasn't going to be good.
"Kim, don't worry all you have to do is avoid her and this trip will be just fine." said Ron looking into Kim's emerald green eyes, and gently kissing her.
James had decided to go for a walk along the deck but as the sun began to set he though it best to go back inside, because it was rather cold.
"Eric are you sure this is going to work?" asked Dre Lipsky as they both snuck through the kitchen. Both had stowed away on the ship and were hungry at best. Eric decided to go for a walk and look around. He knew that Drew wouldn't like it but since when had he taken orders from him. Sure Kim knew him from when Drew had tried to take over the world, but even after that stupid little mole rat had destroyed him, Drew was able to repair him. He had also changed his face around a little bit so that way when Eric would fight Kim she wouldn't have a clue it was the same Eric she had gone to prom with.
Kim found her father playing poker with some other people.
"Hey dad me and Ron are going to head back to the room ok thanks bye." said Kim but her father set down his cards and grabbed her hand.
"No, Kim I do not want you and Ronald alone in that room together while I'm not there!" he said letting go and picking his cards back up. Kim got very upset at what her father had just told her. She could tell that he didn't trust her. "That's okay then, we have the entire ship to explore...oh by the way I doubt you'll get very far with a pair of tens." she said walking off to go get her boyfriend.
The next week went by rather quickly and before Kim knew it new years was a day away. She had spent much of her time at the pool with Ron and Monique; Ron went on the slide so much that some of the little kids were starting to get a little upset. Kim only ran into Bonnie once during the first week. Kim was surprised that she had been able to get a tan, because most of the time she would just burn. She was also glad that since the ship was so big, she would have to worry about her father finding her and Ron making out down some hallway. Kim was really staring to enjoy the cruise, at least she had Ron with her.
"Nothing can ruin this trip." she said leaning up to Ron and kissing him on the lips.
Up in the bridge it was a much different story. Reports kept coming in of underwater earthquakes around Japan. They were minor ones that brought up no alarm, but the captain knew that small ones could in fact lead too much larger ones. Though at the moment there was nothing to worry about.
"Don't worry. Were going to have smooth sailing through out." said the captain with a smile.
He had no idea how wrong he was.
End Of Chapter...
Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I know that I have chnaged the real story around a bit but please enjoy. I have the entire story all planned out. There will be ten chapters, and I already know who dies, how they die, and what the title of each chapter is. I would tell you but there are some that you might not like the name of, but I'm not saying anything. This story will be the first suspense story that I have ever written. I know right now it doesn't seem like much, but I have alot more to dish out. To those of you reading Ronald & Kimberly I have Act I Scene IV done but I am going to wait until I have Act I Scene V done' that way I will be done with Act I all together. After that I will continue with my other story Kim Possible: California Here We Come. Please review
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