"Honoring a promise"
AN: Having some writers block on my other stories so I am writing this short story which will just be 2-3 chapters.
Prologue:
Kim is in a coma following a terrible accident on a mission. There was an explosion at a factory where Kim and Ron where trying to rescue hostages from. Kim was hit by a large piece of flying debris and sent flying through the air and hit her head on a wall. A fire was spreading and Kim was in its direct path. Ron scrambled to remove the debris covering Kim who was unconscious but still alive.
Ron picked Kim up and attempted to carry her to safety. As Ron was just clearing an emergency exit, there was another explosion. Ron watched in horror was a section of wall was sent flying toward him. He kept running and turned his body to shield Kim from the debris. As the debris hit Ron, Kim was sent forward away from him and fortunately landed in a grassy area. Ron hit the ground hard. He sustained major injury. Global Justice was arriving as the 2nd explosion rocked the factory. Ron and Kim were evacuated immediately and transported to the closest medical facility.
Almost two years later:
Kim is lying in a hospice bed inside the Possible house. She was hooked to an IV bag to keep her hydrated and fed. Mrs. Dr. Possible also had Kim hooked to a machine watching her vital signs and brain activity. Over the past couple of days, there was a spike in her brain activity. This was always a hopeful sign but over the past 6 months this had occurred several times.
It was a Saturday afternoon. There is a table next to Kim's bed where Mr. and Mrs. Drs Possible frequency worked from while staying with Kim. Mr. Dr. Possible was busy tapping away on his PDA working on his latest project for the space center. Mrs. Dr. Possible was yelling at Jim and Tim because their latest creation was tearing up the house.
Unbeknownst to either Mr. or Mrs. Drs Possible, Kim hands and legs occasionally twitched over the past several days. Earlier that Sat morning, her brain activity had increased to its highest level since she became comatose. Kim arms and legs had made slight movements earlier in the morning. The machine was recording the increased brain activity but was only designed to alert if Kim's vital signs deteriorated. Suddenly Kim's eyelids started to move.
A few minutes later, Kim opened her eyes. She tried to move but found she could barely move her body. She could just barely turn her head and saw her Dad working away on his PDA. She opened her mouth to say something but found she has having trouble talking. She could tell she was in her house but Kim had no idea why she was lying in a bed in the middle of the living room. Kim tried to reach out to her Dad but she could only barely move her hands. She tried to speak again but only could barely make any audible noises. Mr. Possible was entrenched in his work and he didn't Kim.
Mrs. Dr. Possible had called her husband to fire up the grill as the burgers were ready to be cooked. Mr. Dr. Possible replied, "Ok dear." He saved his work on his PDA and set it down. He got up to check on Kimmie as he always did before he sat down at the table and as he was leaving. To Mr. Dr. Possible's shock, he saw Kim's emerald eyes open and looking at him. Mr. Possible nearly fell over right there. He barely got out, "Kimmie-cub!" He rushed over nearly tripping on his own feet and took Kim's hand and kissed her on her forehead. Mr. Dr. Possible started to shed tears. He turned and shouted, "Dear, Jim, Tim get down here now."
Mrs. Dr. Possible was worried when she heard her husband yell and his crackling voice. She rushed into the living room and over to her husband. "What is it dear?" It was then she noticed that Kim's eyes where open. Mrs. Dr. Possible nearly fainted. Her knees gave in but Mr. Dr. Possible caught her. "Kimmie" Mrs. Dr. Possible shouted. She immediately hugged her daughter and wept for joy.
Jim and Tim came running into the room. "What's wrong Dad?"
"It's your sister, she's awake." There eyes lit up and they raced to Kim's bed and they both climbed up to hug their sister.
Mr. Dr. Possible said, "Jim, Tim easy now. Your sister just barely woke up. She is going to be very weak. Be gentle."
Mrs. Dr. Possible immediately called the hospital and told them they were on their way. She wanted a complete workup done on Kim just to be safe. At the hospital they had to send away for some test results but the initial exam proved promising. Here vital signs were good considering she just woke up from a nearly two year coma. Kim would have a long road ahead but with therapy Mrs. Dr. Possible's colleagues assured her that signs where good that Kim would eventually make a near complete recovery. They kept Kim overnight at the hospital for observation. Mrs. Dr. Possible wasn't going to take any chances of Kim relapsing into her coma.
The next morning Kim was brought back home. Her parents were telling her what would be happening over the next 6 months to a year on her road to recovery. Felix had already offered one of his cyber-robotic chairs to Kim to use to get around while she re-learned how to walk. Back at the house, Mr. Possible gently picked up his daughter and carefully set her back on the bed she had laid the last year. The Possible's had put in a hospice bed and had brought Kim home after six months at the hospital. Kim couldn't remember what had happened to her and her parents didn't want to bring it up just yet as they didn't want to strain Kim by having her think about what had happened.
Kim had her long term memory and began to wonder where Ron was. Was he involved in whatever had happened to her? Kim tried to speak.
Mrs. Dr. Possible put a finger to Kim's lips. "Don't try and speak just yet Kimmie."
But Kim really wanted to know if Ron was ok. After her mom pulled her finger away she tried saying 'Ron' again. It sounded like Kim was trying to say something that started with the letter R. Mrs. Possible was reaching to try and get her daughter to stop trying to speak when Mr. Possible reached out and touched his wife's hand.
"Dear, I think Kim is trying to say Ron." They looked at Kim who suddenly stopped trying to speak and by the look in her eyes they knew that was what Kim was trying to say.
Mr. and Mrs. Possible looked at each other and sighed. They had hoped to avoid telling Kim what had happened to her but they could tell Kim wanted to know where Ron was. Knowing how hard headed their daughter could be they decided to was best to start telling Kim everything. They told Kim about the explosion and what happened to her and also what happened to Ron. They explained that after Kim was knocked out Ron carried her out of the burning factory but another explosion caused Ron to sustain serious injuries. They explained Ron was in the hospital 6 months but he was ok. Ron sustained injuries to his back and hip. He was able to walk but Ron couldn't run and walked with a limp. The Possible's saw a tear form in Kim's eye. They wanted to stop but when they did Kim tried to speak again and tried to move her arm so they took the hint and continued.
They explained Ron made a promise to Kim as she was in her coma that Ron would continue their work some way, some how in her memory. They explained it turns out Ron continued to receive bi-annual royalty check for the naco but Mr. and Mrs. Stoppable took custodial guardianship of the money so Ron couldn't plunder it like he did the first time. Ron ended up talking his parents to let him use the money to start a foundation so he could continue to help people like Kim and Ron always had. Mr. and Mrs. Stoppable agreed as long as they had oversight on the spending of the foundation.
A few months into the creation of the foundation Bueno Nacho had offered Ron a senior position on their management staff. Bueno Nacho was still trying to recover from the after effects of Dr. Drakken's takeover and the Diablo fiasco. Ron turned down the offer as he had made a promise to Kim that he fully intended to honor. Bueno Nacho was desperate so they made Ron another offer to make him an Independent Consultant to help their executive chefs come up with new product ideas and help make Bueno Nacho profitable again.
Bueno Nachohad been losing money since the Diablo fiasco. Kids still loved the diablos but their parents were afraid to take their children there after what had happened. After Drakken was ousted, the original management staff had tried to turn things around but had been unsuccessful. That is when they turned to Ron. Ron turned things around with several very successful new products. Ron funneled the money he earned into his foundation. The foundation was called 'The KAP Memorial Foundation', named after Kim.
Mr. and Mrs. Possible explained that Ron stopped by every day when he was in town to check on Kim. They explained he was away currently on foundation work. The foundation funded other young people that eagerly volunteered to continue the work that Kim and Ron had done. Joss, Kim's cousin had always wanted to follow in Kim's footsteps and Ron's foundation assisted her. With Ron's injuries, he was unable to continue the crime fighting himself so his foundation helped others continue the work of Team Possible. Wade was still the brains behind the crime fighting operation but Ron head the charity work himself. The foundation worked closely with a national make a wish foundation to help the less fortunate.
Ron was currently away in a small town a hundred miles outside New York City. The KAP memorial foundation was helping a family of 5. The Father was a police officer who was severely injured in the line of duty. He was paralyzed from the neck down. The Mother was formerly a stay-at-home Mom to raise their three kids, two girls and a boy all under the age of 7. The father couldn't work to support the family and the disability he was collecting couldn't keep with the medical bills and the costs of raising the family. The Mom went back to work to bring in income but the family was on the verge of losing their very modest house because they couldn't make the mortgage payments. A officer on the force told the make a wish foundation of this families plight and when Ron heard the story, his foundation stepped in.
Mrs. Possible remembered the things Ron had left for Kim when she woke up. She asked her husband to head up to Kimmie's room to grab some things. Mr. Possible asked Jim and Tim to help him. A few minutes later they returned with a bunch of boxes and a number of wrapped presents.
Mrs. Possible smiled at her daughter and explained. "Ron spent many hours sitting here just holding your hand talking to you." She took one of the boxes from her husband and pulled out a DVD. "Kimmie, every week Ron recorded a message for you." Mrs. Possible pointed to the wrapped gifts that Mr. Possible set on the table next to the bed. "He also left you gifts for your birthday, Christmas, etc." The Possibles smiled at each other as the saw the tears in Kim's eyes. They could tell they were tears of joy.
To Be Continued...
