Survival
Here's a story that has been on the back-burner for some while, I hope you like it.
Disclaimer: Kim Possible and related are the property of Disney which, contrary to common belief, I do not own.
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Chapter 1: After the fall
Pain! That seemed to be all there was, pain in your stomach from hunger, pain in your throat from a lack of water, pain in your sore body from crashing into hard rocks, pain in your arms from moving with the makeshift crutches, but most of all a terrible throbbing pain in your broken leg.
That was how Kim felt at that very moment, in pain. She considered easing some of the pain by taking another rest – no, got to keep moving, got to find water – or maybe by having a small bite of one of her last remaining energy bars – no, you're on ration, not another bite until noon.
Finding water was her main issue, she knew she wouldn't make another day without water and it didn't look like it was going to rain any time soon.
Kim knew there was water nearby, she saw green plants everywhere and she was sure she had seen a small lake from her higher position earlier, just after the crash landing.
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"Thanks for the ride mister Cambell."
"Don't mention it, it's the least I could do after you saved my tarantula's."
"No big, for eight legged creatures they were kinda cute."
Kim prepared herself to jump.
"Watch out for crosswinds, they can be quite nasty around here." The pilot warned her.
"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind," Kim said as she jumped.
Kim took a longer time free-falling than normal; with Ron's fear of free-falling she usually pulled her own parachute a lot earlier.
Finally she pulled the cord and the parachute came out. However, one of the cords was tangled with the cloth and the chute did not open completely.
Kim quickly pulled the cord for the spare parachute, but at that moment a strong wind gust caught her and pushed the first chute down, tangling it with her secondary parachute.
Desperately, Kim tried to steer away from the oncoming mountaintop, but another crosswind caught her and blew her towards to rocks.
She tried one last attempt to divert her course away from the sharpest looking rocks and then braced for impact. Kim smacked hard into the rocks and she felt a terrible pain shooting up from her leg, then everything went black.
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It was one or two hours after noon, Kim couldn't tell, and her thirst was terrible now, she had hardly been able to swallow her bite of the energy bar. She knew she was close to water, she could hear a gurgling sound for some time now.
She stopped again to have a little breather, she needed those every couple of steps now and she was afraid she was developing a fever.
Kim looked at her left leg, the exposed skin looked disturbingly red, especially around the part that had been slid open by a sharp rock. And that wasn't even the worst of her injuries.
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When she regained consciousness, Kim noticed it was starting to get dark; she had been out for several hours. Kim started to check herself for injuries; her head seemed to be fine, no signs of a concussion or cranial damage, her torso and arms were quite bruised but further okay.
The shock came when she looked at her leg; her left leg was badly cut by sharp rocks. Fortunately, the wound was not too deep and no arteries were hit.
When she tried to move in order to get a better look at the wound, a terrible pain rushed through her leg, but not from the wound. Horror struck Kim as she realised her leg must have been broken, although it did not seem fractured.
Kim grabbed the Kimmunicator from her pocket to call for help, but as soon as she saw it she knew she was on her own; the devise was completely shattered.
Kim took an inventory on what she had with her, it was depressingly few and mostly broken. The only thing that was somewhat intact was the hook of her grappling gun and the rope that was attached to it; the hairdryer itself was in no better condition than the Kimmunicator.
Grateful for her mother's insistence on having Kim and Ron take first aid classes Kim started to clean the wound on her leg, and using the sharp edge of the grappling hook she cut some parachute cloth to make a bandage. Then she looked around for some branches that could be used for a field splint.
Having found some suitable branches Kim made a splint and two crutches so she would be able to move around.
She then started to collect the remains of the two parachutes and wrapped herself in to keep warm, she also tried to start a fire but the wood around her was to moist to catch fire.
Eventually, Kim gave up and tried to get some sleep, hoping against hope that Wade has somehow gotten the distress signal from the breaking Kimmunicator.
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Kim finally actually saw the water, it was a small stream, and the water looked good. Although, at that point, Kim would have gratefully drunk any available water.
Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice behind her, "KP!"
"Ron?" Kim croaked, "Ron, you found me… how did you get here? Can you help me?"
Ron didn't seem you have heard her, he looked worried at Kim, "you're hurt."
"Yeah, I broke my leg," Kim said, "Can you give me a hand?"
Ron walked closer, still a worried look on his face, "I think you also have a huge fever."
"What? Oh, that's no big, I'll live," Kim said reassuringly. Then, more worried, "why don't you come closer and help me, I'm in pain you know."
Ron stayed where he was, a couple of feet from Kim, "I think your fever is worse than you think."
"What do you mean?" Kim asked, frustrated.
"I'm not really here, you're making me up."
"What? No, no, you're real, you got to help me," Kim said in panic, but when she tried to move toward Ron, he disappeared, leaving her alone again.
"I got to get some water before I go completely crazy," Kim murmured to herself and stumbled towards the stream again, vowing never to go on a mission alone again.
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"You're all set to go?" Kim asked her best friend Ron.
"Yeah, although we don't need much for the luxury hotel in San Diego, it has an open buffet, Booyah." Ron said enthusiastically, "and the best part is that Rufus can come too."
Kim forced a smile on her face, this was going to be such a long and lonely week, "so you're also going to visit SeaWorld?"
"Of course, its going to be so much fun," Ron said. Then, as he saw Kim's expression, "though I'm going to miss you."
"Nah, I will be fine," Kim said bravely, "It's only for just over a week, I can handle that."
"Well, at least the tweebs won't bother you. And you're going to have the house to yourself."
"Yeah, with mom and dad taking them to space camp for the week it will be real quiet here."
The Stoppable's car pulled by, "are you ready for the trip son?" Ron's father asked.
"Sure dad," Ron said, he gave Kim a goodbye hug and stepped into car.
Kim watched the car drive away until it turned the corner, then she walked inside to say goodbye to her parents, who were also getting ready to leave.
"You sure you're okay on your own Kimmie-cub?" her father asked.
"Sure dad, no problem," Kim said, "I can always have some guy over," she added with a teasing grin.
"There will be NO boys over," James Possible stated firmly, "Is that clear?"
"Honey, Kim was only teasing you," Kim's mother reassured him, "wasn't she?" she added, looking sharply at her daughter.
"Yes mom, I'm not even dating anyone at the moment." Kim said, only agitating her father more.
James Possible was about to give a comment when Jim and Tim rushed by with the last bags, "we're ready," they said simultaneously.
"Ok, we're all set then, take care Kim, see you next week."
After hugging her parents goodbye Kim waved them out.
When she walked back into the house she noticed how quiet it was, she suddenly felt very lonely.
"Beeb beeb beeeb beeb"
Kim picked up the Kimmunicator, "what's the sitch Wade?"
"It's Drakken, he seems to be working on some kind of super laser, he is stealing equipment all around the globe. I don't think it is ready yet, I have not found large power readings from his current lair."
"So I might be able to stop him before he finishes? Well that's new."
"Are you up for this? Since Ron is on vacation."
"Yeah, unless you want to come, or the Wade-bot."
"Sorry, can't, my parents are taking me on vacation as well, and they forbid me to bring any equipment, so you're on your own."
"Well, its just Drakken, I think I can handle. Do you have transportation?"
"Yes, a plane is waiting at the Middleton airport."
"You rock Wade, see you after your vacation."
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