Disclamer: All characters belong to Disney. Except ones that have never been in the series. They belong to who ever they belong to.
Author's Notes: This is the sequel to Anything's Possible: Redux. I thought it over and decided to post this story. I hope you enjoy it.
Exos Complexity
By: Gim
Chapter 1 It Never Stays the Same
Ten years. The time span of a decade can see many changes. The changes could be for better or worst. A decade later in Middleton, no physical look shows any change except new houses here and there. The raid that happened many years ago had been long forgotten. Only a few know it ever happened. Men in black suits visited all that has this knowledge. When these men left, the people with the data on the raid vowed never to speak of it.
As for Kim and Ron, they knew the truth. They have for ten years sworn it never happened nor were ever involved with any secret raid 10 years ago. It happened but they tried to forget it. The day they got married, they vowed together never to speak about it again, before the men in black suits even visited them. Ten years later, they have lived the decade in pure happiness. The marriage is one of a perfect bond. They still live in the house that Merrick bought for them so long ago. They had to remodel it some. Mainly because of the children they had during the ten years. Their first child was a little boy. Donald "Don" Alexander Stoppable was born two years after Kim and Ron got married. Then three years later Maria "Mary" Lynn Stoppable was born. Now the children are eight and five. The pride and joy of both parents though occasionally the children cause them headaches.
Kim and Ron stopped saving the world two years after they were married. Mainly because Kim's pregnancy hinder her in crime fighting. After Don was born, both Kim and Ron decided it was time for new and younger people take their place. Seeing that most of their villains gave up trying after the raid. Mainly because of their fear that Merrick returning to foil their plans, Kim and Ron decided it was best to retire when the going was good.
The only ones they had to deal with the whole two years was Drakken and Shego. Which Team Impossible and GJ agents were able to deal with after Kim and Ron's retirement. After a year of Kim and Ron's retirement, even Drakken and Shego decided to quit. Every time they tried a new plan either GJ's or Team Impossible were there to stop them and haul them off to jail.
There was no point in continuing, Drakken and Shego thought.
The challenge of continuing and expenses was too much. Five years after the raid, Drakken and Shego went their own ways. Drakken ended up in a crazy house two years later. His babbling about taking over the world while he sat on the streets caused him to be considered too unstable for humanity. No one ever saw Shego again but rumors of a green tinted woman came from everywhere.
Shego deep down resented Merrick walking out on her. She was never the same. She turned bitter and hated the world. The love she felt that day was not some lingering feeling from the past. It was a true love while being overjoyed to find out Mal was still alive and well. When he left her in the bedroom, it crushed her. He will never know how close he came to changing her ways.
Merrick was never seen again during those ten years. Rumors stated he died in Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, and many other countries. A rumor of his death was always thought to be a lie. Wade could never prove Merrick's where about, who got the nerve up to try and find him. It was as if Merrick was truly invisible to the world. A ghost that died twice never to be seen again. Even his last warning, about the Sons of Rah, never happened.
Ten years can change lots of things. Every year on the date of the raid, Kim and Ron visit the fake grave of Merrick. Every year they wonder whom was buried in Merrick's place. They admired the man. He was the only one that they knew of that cared for them the way he did. Risked death just to make sure they got out in time. Then insured that they will never have a single problem in their life. They asked Wade to find him. Wade never could. So they chalked it up as Merrick was never to return. Kim and Ron knew he was alive somewhere but the feeling of lost like he was dead was the same. A family member they will never see again it felt like. They missed him deeply and longed to speak to him again. A desire which they never will have fulfilled it seemed.
However two days later after the 10-year anniversary, they got a message from Wade that a friend wanted to met them.
"Long time no see, Kim," said a 21-year-old Wade while he sat at a desk.
With the retirement of Kim and Ron, Wade had to find something else to use his talents on. Wade started a new computer company outside Los Angeles 5 years after the raid. The business was successful and he is now the main supplier for all new hardware the US military ordered. Wade is one of the richest men in the world now.
"Hey Wade, its been awhile. I have to ask. What's the stitch?" said Kim as she held Mary in her arms.
"Been along time since I heard that. The reason I beeped you was because I got an email today. Whoever it was said they 'were a friend and like to have a reunion.' They said they meet you in Boston and gave an address where to meet them at," said Wade as he made funny faces at Mary.
"I wonder who that be? Did they leave anything telling who they were?" said Kim as she put Mary down.
"Sorry Kim. No such luck. It's as if they like to stay a mystery until you meet them. I'm not sure you need to go. However, it might be Merrick."
"Well I might, just to see into this. Whoever it is knew to contact you if they didn't know how to get in touch with us," said Kim as she watched Don run down the hall by her.
Which was true. Kim and Ron stayed unlisted in the phonebook and they only told people they knew what their address was. Merrick's warning about the Sons of Rah returning caused them to do this. The fear of the Sons of Rah was great enough for them to stay low for 10 years. Kim did go on to Stanford and got a law degree but never worked as a lawyer. Instead she became a bank teller and enjoyed the job. Deep down she always wanted someone to try and rob the bank. It would give her a reason to be a hero one last time.
Ron however dropped out of Stanford and entered a cutlery school. He learned to be a better chef than he ever thought he could be. Which caused him to be the cook at home and a stay at home dad while Don was little. After Don as old enough for school, Ron was going to look for a job at a well-known restaurant but the arrival of Mary changed his plans. He now can go back to the plans of working as a chef because Mary is old enough for school now. Ron wasn't too worried about looking for a job until Mary was in school because Kim and Ron didn't have money problems. Merrick left 10 million of his own money in the account he set aside for the couple. They decided that working somewhere was better than be bored to death sitting at the house.
As Kim talked to Wade, Ron came into the living room where Kim was. "So what's up Wade? Been a long time since I saw that face," stated Ron with a smile on his face.
"Nothing much Ron. Glad to see you're feeling better. Well Kim I got to go. Can't run a business if the boss isn't there," said Wade as the video phone went blank.
Rufus died two weeks before the contact from Wade. He lived too long by the natural world accounts. It was thought that the food he ate at Bueno Nacho increased his longevity by unnumbered years. Which caused the company stock to gain unimagined profit after people heard about this. People went through a craze thinking it was the fountain of youth. Ron was in a gloomy state. He didn't show it because he wanted to act strong around Don and Mary.
"What was that about KP?" asked Ron as he sat by Kim with a tear in his eye.
"Wade got an email today, someone claiming to be our friend wants to meet us in Boston," Kim said as she got up and went into the kitchen.
"I wonder who that be. Hey maybe its Merrick!" Ron said as he got excited about the idea.
"It sounds fishy to me. After all this time he pops up and contacts us. I don't know Ron," stated Kim as she came back into the living room.
"Well didn't Shego say herself he said, 'I'll see you in time.' Maybe it's the time or something," said Ron with a hopeful look.
"Maybe so Ron. Just I got a bad feeling about this," said Kim as she caught Mary running by her, "besides what will we do with the kids if we went to Boston."
"We could go for two days and be right back. I'm sure either set of grandparents could keep them for that long," said Ron hoping this is a chance to see Merrick again.
"Alright Ron, you win. We'll go to Boston for the weekend and then see who this friend is. However, if its not Merrick then your going to pay with honey do's for years," said Kim with a smile on her face.
"Fine by me," Ron said hoping it was Merrick. Honey do's meant to him some kind of job in the worst places.
A friend? Both Kim and Ron wondered, as they made their way onto the plane that would take them to Boston.
After dark, they landed at the airport. They took a taxi after they left the terminal and headed to the address Wade sent them. When they got to the address, they saw it was an abandoned warehouse. After Ron paid the cab driver, the couple walked toward the warehouse. As they looked at the warehouse, they saw only a faint light on in the corner window of the warehouse. Kim and Ron walked up to the large loading door and Kim knocked on it, sending loud echoes through the warehouse. After Kim knocked on the door, no one answer and after waiting a few seconds the door swung open showing the dark, empty warehouse.
No one was at the door, which caused Kim and Ron to be cautious. They hesitated at the door for a second then entered watching everywhere in the warehouse as they went in, being dark seeing anything was hard for them anyways.
After they were in the warehouse a voice screamed above them, "What are you doing here!?" Both Kim and Ron looked up with a shocked expression, at the voice, seeing two green flaming talons lighting up the warehouse and were floating in the dark, coming straight down at them.
"Shego!?" Kim stated as she dodged out of the way.
"Yes, Kimmie. Been awhile. Still, why are you here?" questioned Shego, wearing the dragon skin she got so long ago, as she turned around and rushed Kim. As the green light lit up Shego's face, it showed the ten years were unkind to her. Shego's raven hair had several gray streaks in it and her face was weathered and wrinkled. Not much but enough to tell she wasn't a 20's year old anymore.
"Shego, we were told a friend was to meet us here. Didn't imagine it be you," Kim said as she side stepped Shego.
"What? Can't be? Someone called me and said a friend was to meet me here," Shego stated as she stopped fighting and looked at Kim and Ron.
"Ok? This is weird. How long you been here," asked Ron as he looked over the warehouse.
"I just got here before you two did, I haven't seen anyone," Shego said as she began to scan the place too.
"Someone wants us all here for some reason. Maybe their not here yet," Kim said as she started walking into the middle of the shady warehouse.
As Ron and Shego got to where Kim was, there came a clanking sound on the balcony above them. The sound was like a steel pipe falling to the floor. They all looked at where the sound came from only to catch a glimpse of something running by them. The next second whatever they saw disappeared into the dark.
"What in the world was that?" asked Shego as she got ready to fight.
"I don't know but I don't like this," stated Kim as she backed closer to Ron and Shego.
"Alright! Who's there?" Shego asked as she fired plasma into the dark, lighting up the room for a second.
After the light faded away, a sinister laugh came from the dark, right in front of them then another to the side and behind them. Then the whole warehouse sounded like it was laughing.
"Ok. This is creepy. Kim, let's get out of here," said Ron as he strained his eyes to see into the dark.
The laughing stopped then and the lights in the warehouse came on. When the lights came on, it blinded Shego and the couple for a second. When their vision cleared, they saw before them in every direction figures covered in smooth metal. Every one of them was the size of a normal man.
Welcome to the Complexity.