Discalmer:Kim possible belongs to Disney
As tears slide down a young womans face and hit the worn picture she is holding she can't help but ask it. "Why did she have to make me feel like this? You were the one and only but then I had to find her again, would you forgive me for this? We promised each that we would be the only ones for each other. That we would be together forever but then that car accident took you from me but I still keep my promise to you." She then wipes the picture dry trying to preserve what is left of the picture with a sigh she opens a little box reaching down to place the picture in the box she pauses when she sees another picture with three smiling young women. With a sigh she places the picture back in the box. "Those were happier times." With that she lays down on her bed curling into a ball as she starts to cry herself to sleep.
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Kim sirs in her sleep as she realizes that her Kimmunicator is ringing on her night stand with a huff she reaches for it, "the one day I want to sleep in and no my boss has to call me". As she picks up the device hitting send and placing it to her ear she say"You've got Beth whats up?"
"Oh I'm sorry Beth I must have dialled the wrong number I was just looking for my daughter Kim." The person on the other end answers in a chipper tone.
Her sleep fogged mind tries to grasp who Kim would be to no avail with a cough she clears her throat and says. "Hey no big everybody makes mistakes bye."
In hearing her daughters clear voice the woman on the other end says in her most excited tone. "Kimmie is that you? I'm so happy to hear your voice are you all right?"
Her mind still focused on sleep Kim replies. "Um no I'm Beth Navratil like I told you this Kim your looking for does not live here now if you don't mind I would like to get on with my day."
As she is going to hang up Kim hears from her phone. "Hey wait can I ask you a question? If you don't mind."
With a sigh she lifts the phone back to her ear. "Fine what would you like to know?"
"Well other than the fact that you sound like my daughter, um which Navratil are you?"
With the pieces slowly falling together still sleepy and not realizing she is talking to her mother she just replies. "I'm sorry but that is personal and I don't see what business it is of yours."
"Well I'm sorry but I was just wondering because I'm Anastasia Navratil but I go by Anne Possible now."
As the two names run through her mind two things click and with that Kim exclaims. "Mom! I'm sorry mom its me Kim."
"Well its about time you come to your scenes, I miss you Kimmie, now what are you doing where are you, are you alright?"
"Wow mom slow down, I miss you to and yes I'm fine mom." As tears start to roll down Kim's face she feels her throat swelling.
"Kimmie everyone here misses you are you going to come home soon." Anne asks as her voice starts to crack.
Gathering all of her strength and will power Kim sighs. "No mom I've got things that I still need to do here I can't come home yet."
"Well can I come to see you then it would be nice its been to long honey."
"No mom I don't think that would be a good idea, just like I said there are things that I have to do here, I'll come home when I can."
With sorrow and regret coming through in her voice Anne says. "Now Kimmie I'm sorry that I was not there for you but you shouldn't shut everyone out just because of it, come home everyone misses you."
"Now mom...." Kim stops to rub her eyes and clear her throat before continuing. "Now mom you know that is not the reason I left its just...just something I had to do I just need a little more time. I'll come back when I can O.K. mom."
"Fine Kimmie, now Ron said that you asked about Sharon is there something you wanted to know?"
A little shocked by the change of topic Kim is silent, after finding her voice she asks. "Do you remember if she had green skin?"
Expecting the question and knowing what Kim wants to hear Anne decides not to answer honestly. "No I don't remember that much about her Kimmie but what I can tell you is that you two were inseparable for the most part."
"Um thank you mom but I got that much." Kim deadpans at the lack of information her mother gave her.
"Well you know if your going to be like that I won't help you." Anne sarcastically remarks knowing that Kim will calm down after that.
"I'm sorry mom its just I had figured that out after talking to Ron I also got that she did not like him that much."
"Okay Kim well I wouldn't say that she did not like Ron it was just how she was use to dealing with boys is all. Now what I can tell you is her name and that was..."
Kim cuts her mother off there snarling. "I know mom Sharon Gording I've got that already."
Angry with her daughters rudeness Anne just growls. "Elizabeth."
"What?"
"Yes Kimmie-cub her middle name was Elizabeth now you should be able to figure it out on your own and I will be calling from time to time good bye, Love you Kim."
"Oh yeah thanx mom love you too." With that both women end the phone call.
Placing her Kimmunicator back on the her night table and flops back down in her bed. With a sigh she starts to run Sharon's full name through her head as she slowly drifts off to sleep again.
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Kim wakes up later in the morning when loud thud echoes through her apartment rubbing her eyes she sits up with a groan. "Is it just too much to ask for just one peaceful day of rest," she mumbles looking over at the, "guess not well better put some clothes on and see what the hell is going on out there." With that she pulls on the pair pants form beside her bed, walking out of her room Kim catches a glimpse of herself in a mirror. "Okay this just looks ridicules well at least my hair can be fixed with a hat." She mutters to herself seeing her outfit and garbing a hat shaking her head while heading for door she mutters. "Well at least Mo isn't here she'd kill me if she ever caught me leaving the house in an oversize night shirt, greasy jeans and a faded ball cap."
Reaching for the door nob Kim hears a lot of yelling and screaming, from the sound of things it seems to be an argument between a man and woman. Realizing this she is just about to turn back into her apartment, because well couples argue all the time it seems harmless. Turning her back to the door the argument stops sounding harmless when she hears the man yell something followed by another loud thud followed by sobbing just outside her door. Knowing exactly what is going on out in the creatively dressed red heads blood begins to boil as she reaches out for the door again "If there is one thing that pisses me off more than being woken up early its being woken up early by this, you will pay you FUCKING COWARD!"
With that thought running through her head Kim throws her door open seeing the pron form laying at her feet she looks up to see a smiling man standing across the hall from her with a growl she asks. "Just what the fuck do you think your doing out here?!"
With a smug smile he just laughs at her, ok the guy is six foot seven he's not going to be to intimidated by a little five foot nine red head, when the man is done laughing he snarls. "Well look at the little busybody sticking her nose in where it'll get hurt now just close the door this is none of your concern."
As an evil smile plays across Kim's face she gets a twinkle in her eyes and anyone that has seen this before would know that its not a good sign for the person its directed at, and she just says in a cold tone. "Its not is it well the argument you two were having that woke me up no probably not, but when it ends up crashing against my door yeah I think it becomes my business." With that her smile widens as thinks, "Well this is surly going too be fun stupid jack ass."
Crossing his arms over his chest the man just huffs. "Ha like I'm scared of you like I mean five foot fuck all and what 75 pounds wit sand in yer pockets. No you should just turn around and close the door, turn on some music or somethin' just forget bout this little lady."
"Tell you what you walk away and I promise not to hurt you." Kim deadpanned nodding to the man, her evil glint and smile deepening as she glared pure hatred at him, while closing her door behind her.
"Fine I gave you fare warning time for you to bleed bitch." With that he lunged at Kim and ceasing her around the throat. As her slams Kim's back against the door and lifting her off her feet he chuckles.
Knowing this move was coming Kim braced as well as she could and rasping around the mans tightening grip she asks. "Why are you laughing you just made a very pain full mistake." With that she quickly strikes in an upward move with a lot of force on the bottom of the mans elbow. Snapping his elbow backwards he screams wide eyed in pain at Kim's attack and strength. After the man released his grip on her throat Kim then goes on the attack with a flurry of jabs to his solar-plex fallowed by an uppercut to the mans jaw knocking him out cold.
The whole dance took less time than Kim would've liked but it did push the brute back into his apartment where she able to see the extent of his little argument. Looking around then looking into the hall where the battered woman still laying in front of door Kim says. "Well its a good thing I have an extra room all set up that you can use until we get this mess sorted."
Walking over to open her door and collect the woman from the floor. When she crouches down to to lift the woman off the floor but as she touches her Kim hears the woman gasp trying to calm the woman Kim says. "Shhh its alright I'm Beth you can stay in my guest room for now your safe now."
As Kim takes her in and lays the woman down on her spare bed she starts to moan and saying something about a daughter. Not really knowing the woman Kim asks. "Where is she and what is her name?" After getting the girls name Kim looks at the woman and thinks. "Oh that poor thing is probably traumatized from the fight I really hope that she'll come with me." Kim then says as she leaves. "I'll grab some clothes for you while I'm over there if thats alright with you." Looking over Kim sees the woman nod in agreement.
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Well Kim was right when she found the little girl she curled up hiding under her bed. It took half an hour to get her to come out after that Kim carried the child and the bags that she had gathered back to her place. When she stepped over the man she had knocked out earlier Kim sighs thinking, "wow he is really out of it I hit him harder than I though guess thats why mom was always saying that I need control my temper when I fight, well if hes still there in a few hours I'll call an ambulance for him."
Once inside her apartment Kim sets the child in her arms down on the couch and turns to place the bags in the room with the child's mother. When she turns her back to the child the last thing that she would expect happens when the little girl starts too whimper. "Please don't leave me I'm scared I don't want to be alone," with that Kim looks down at the girl who has wrapped her arms around herself, "your leaving me because I'm green and I'm a freak isn't it?"
Kim is so shocked by the girls comments that she drops the bags she was holding and just stares at the girl who turns away. Before Kim could say anything her thoughts run wild asking. "Why would this little girl say that?" swallowing the lump in her throat Kim reaches out for the child saying. "No thats not it I was just going to check on your mom to see how she's doing and leave these bags for her." Motioning to the two duffel's and one suit bag. When she notices that the child is looking at her again Kim says. "Hey how about you come with me but first you have to tell me your name or I'm just going to have to call you kiddo O.K." Finishing with a smile Kim see the girls tears have quite.
The little green child shakes her head as she reaches up to rub her eyes. Now any other time Kim would've fond that to be just adorable but today is a totally different story. Kim is kneeling in front of the child when she gurgles in a small voice. "My name is Alice but Kiddo would be fine if you like."
Reaching out to collect Alice in her arm Kim says. "It is nice to meet you Alice I'm Beth now how about we go check on your mom Eh Kiddo." As Kim lifts her she nods and buries her face in the shoulder that Kim's hair is hanging over. "With all the things that have happened this morning why do I feel that this is weird, like I mean this child is olive green with blond hair and blue eyes, and her nesting her face in my hair is weird okay fine."
Opening the door Kim breaths a sigh of relief when she sees that the blond woman is sleeping rather peacefully. "Look Kiddo your mom is sleeping she is fine, now lets go watch a movie or something." While Alice looks over at her mom and just nods then buries her face in Kim's shoulder again. "Well that might explain the hair guess I'll have to ask bout the skin a little later though and I also have to ask about her obsession with my hair."
Walking back out into her living room Kim sets Alice down and says. "Ok Kiddo I'll see if I have any movies that you can watch." Looking through her movie collection Kim finds two movies that Alice could watch. When she turns around Kim sees that Alice is shaking again as she moves to sit beside the girl Kim asks. "Whats wrong Kiddo?"
Alice looks up with tears in her eyes and asks. "Your not going to hurt mommy are you?" Then she looks down wrapping her arms around herself.
Kim is stopped dead in her tracks by the question all she can do is stare wide eyed at Alice and remember the poem "Children Learn What They Live" after she has recited the poem in her head she is able to find her voice. "Now Kiddo you and your mom are safe here no one will ever hurt either of you again." Sitting down beside the girl Kim wraps her arm around her holding out the two movies she asks. "Which of these do you want to watch?"
Alice looks up at Kim then down at the movies she can't help but think that this is some sort of trick. After staring at the movies she looks up at Kim with a puzzled look. Noticing this Kim looks down at Alice and is about to asks her if she is alright when Alice asks. "Beff what one should I pick?"
"Kiddo why would you ask that it is your choice." Looking down Kim can see that Alice is confused by this she says. "Okay Kiddo what about this one its about fish?"
Alice just shakes her head and says. "Fish are gross to slimy."
As Kim gets up to put the other movie in her dvd player she says. "Well that just leaves the one about monsters and aliens is that ok with you?"
"Yeah only if you stay with me monsters are scary." As she tucks her knees up to her chest.
Looking over her shoulder Kim sighs and says. "Yeah I'll be right here but this is about good monsters though." After putting the dvd Kim walks back to the couch and after sitting down Alice climbs into her lap. "Okay this is just becoming to weird how long has this poor child lived in fear like this?"
After the movie ends Kim looks down to find that Alice has fallen asleep in her as she gently lifts the sleeping child to place her on the couch beside her Kim thinks. "Of all the things that I've seen why does this effect me so much." With that she covers the child. After collecting some clean clothes from her room Kim sets them on the counter in the bathroom after closing the door behind her she starts the shower. Looking at herself in the mirror as she removes her shirt Kim notices two things that catch her attention one is the fact that she is not wearing a bra and the other is the medals hanging around her neck. Reaching down to grab one of them she looks at it as images of the day she earned it flash through her mind.
Caught up in the flash back Kim does not notice the bathroom door open up. She also didn't notice that Alice was standing there staring at the very same medal that Kim was holding. Alice calls out "Beff whats dat?" pointing at the medal and causing Kim to jump and spin.
Before she even realizes that it is Alice Kim hollers. "What do you think your doing in hear get out now!" As she covers herself with her hand and points at hte door.
Surprised, confused, and scared Alice wets herself and starts to shake. She asks herself where is the nice lady that saved me and mommy? Looking up at Kim with tears in her eyes she babbles. "I sorry Beff pwease don't hurt me, just had to go potty." Looking down at herself Alice hangs her head and starts to cower saying. "I sorry."
Seeing that she has severely scared the child and forgetting that she is topless she bends down collecting Alice in her arms she says. "No I'm sorry Kiddo its alright you shocked me is all. Now lets get you cleaned up and next time you should knock Okay."
As Alice nods Kim lifts her up standing her on the counter she looks at the her and asks. "Can you bath by your self or do you need me in hear with you?"
As Kim reaches to put her night shirt on again Alice asks. "Can you be in the bath with me?"
As Kim stops and looks at Alice she hesitantly replies. "Okay I guess that would be alright I mean we're both girls right?"
Nodding and lifting her shirt Alice just giggles. "Your funny, what are those?"
She asks pointing at Kim's medals again.
Thinking that Alice was pointing at her breasts Kim says. "They're what big girls like your mommy and I get." Then she looks down and realizes that Alice is pointing at her medals saying. "Oh you me those they are medals that I got for saving some important people from very bad men."
After Kim's statement Alice's eyes light up and she asks. "Can I see them, they are pretty."
Shaking her head with a laugh Kim says. "Yes after we get clean I'll let you wear them ok, now the bath is ready lets get in the tub." With that Kim lifts the now naked girl and places her in the tub. After removing her pants and underwear Kim joins Alice in the tub placing her between her legs.
As the two are having fun in the bath Kim does not hear the girls mother wake up and start moving around the apartment. As the blond woman looks around the apartment she hears her daughter and someone else laughing. Following the sounds she finds a closed door not even realizing that it is the bathroom she opens the door. As she enters the room both her and Kim look eyes and gasp.
Noticing the woman Alice squeals. "Mommy I getting all clean with Beff."
In total shock Kim gasps. "This is not what it looks like I'm soo sorry." As she covers herself and starts to get up.
The blond woman holds up her hand and says. "No its quite alright she always bathes with me you two can finish up and then I'm sure there are a few questions that you'll need cleared up."
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After drying off Kim changed into the clothes she had on the bathroom counter with Alice wrapped in a towel she opens the door to find the child some clothes and talk to the blond woman. As soon as she opened the door Alice droped her towel and started to streak through the apartment with a squeal. Sitting at the dining room table with a glass of water Alice's mother sees her streaking through the room and commands her to behave and put some clothes on. Stopping immediately she then disappeared into the room with her bag of clothes in it.
That is when Kim came around the corner of the kitchen with a very sheepish look she says. "I'm sorry about that she said that she would not do that."
Giving her a look of sympathy the blond woman just shakes her head saying. "That was your first mistake, you should never believe a four year old and especially not mine."
"Oh I'm sorry, where are my manners I'm Beth do you want some coffee?" Kim answers while getting some coffee brewing.
"Yes that would be nice thank you and I would have thought you were someone else. I'm Harley Quinn." With that she tenses expecting to have to doge a coffee cup or something when nothing comes she looks over at Kim who is puzzled. "You mean you don't know who I am?"
With a shrug Kim answers. "No though I have herd the name before can't say I know it, probably before my time." Not realizing she had just said that last bit out loud Kim turns back to the coffee pot.
When Kim turns back around she is met with a stare from Harley. "Before your time? So how are Anne and James Miss. Possible?"
As Kim fights the urge to throw something anything at this Harley Quinn. Kim just glares her hands tense at her side, her brain screaming that she should do something, and all of her mussels tightening up ready for a fight. After a very tense and uncomfortable silence Kim collects enough control to utter in an icy tone. "You should chose your words very careful because I am only asking once, how do you know me and is this all a set up?"
In hearing that tone Harley's world goes black as she remembers the last time she heard that tone. Hanging her head Harley remembers the last time she would ever see her Ivy as she lay dieing in her arms and the last thing that she told her before breathing her last breath.
Looking up at Kim with a look of total devastation Harley can only mumble. "I'm sorry I was not thinking please don't hurt me, I'll go get my daughter and we'll be on our way."
As she moves to get out of her chair Kim places her hand on Harley's shoulder. "No I'm sorry I over reacted you don't need to leave," as Kim's look softens she says, "If you need protection this is the safest place I can think of but you need to tell me what is going on." "You told yourself that this is what you are running from why are you doing this? Can't you just close yourself off throw her out she does not belong here. You have no one up here to help you what are you doing?"
With a shiver Harley looks into Kim's eyes she can't understand how this young woman can do this she was ready to kill one moment then the next it is all care and compassion. "How can you do that I thought you wanted to throw me and my daughter out and now you want us to stay? You say that you'll protect us and keep us safe."
Shaking her head Kim just says. "You know who I am or should I say who I was right, but you don't know why I'm up here working as I do under a false name. I'll just tell you that when your a hero there are three things that could happen, one you'll die a hero, two you see yourself become a villain, or you do something that just makes you sick so you cut all ties to life and hide from yourself."
"I see so it was the third one for you, so if you are hiding what do I call you then?"
Before Kim could answer Alice bursts into the room calling. "Beff, Beff, can I pway dis one?" she asks holding up a video game.
As Kim looks down at the game she shakes her head. "No Kiddo that one is not for little girls come with me I thing I've got one you can play."
As Kim takes the game from her Alice fallows her into the living room. It only takes a moment for Kim to find Alice the only game she has suitable for young children. After getting Alice started with the game Kim walks back into the kitchen.
As she enters Kim see Harley staring at her with a confused look. "What?"
"Its just the way you look at her it is not like anyone else, I mean you see my daughter as a child." Harley comments with a bit of sorrow in her voice.
Sitting down at the table Kim lifts her coffee mug taking a sip she asks. "Well she is isn't she?" Setting her mug back down she then comments. "Other than the fact she is green with blond hair and blue eyes she seems normal enough to me."
Looking at Kim in shock Harley can only utter. "What do you mean?"
"Well other than the fact that this is distracting from the real matter at hand blond hair on someone with green skin is not a good look." With Kim gets up from the table and moves over to the counter after filling her mug she holds up the pot motioning to Harley. "I know someone with green skin it doesn't bother me, more coffee?"
"Yes thank you well I guess I should tell you what your getting yourself into." Harley answers as Kim refills her cup.
As Kim sits back down at the table Harley starts telling her the story. Harley fills Kim in on how she was a villain and why she retired because she got pregnant with Alice. The whole story takes about two hours to tell.
Kim looks over at Harley when she finished and asks. "So this Ivy person had her DNA altered by a science experiment where some years the two of you come to have a child and retire only to be stalked by some crazed hero that just can't let go of the past, right?"
"Yeah thats it, you don't have to help he is dangerous after all he killed Ivy." She replied with tears in her eyes.
Kim reaches over and places her hand on Harley's looking her in the eye she says. "Look it must be hard to live with the fact that Ivy sacrificed herself so you and Alice could live, but you have to be strong for the both of you." With a smirk Kim continues. "He has only felt part of my fury trust me he my think hes bad but I'm down right deadly in the right setting. Now you need to spend some time with your daughter and I'll be out on the deck if you need anything just come and ask. Oh and feel free to help yourself to anything in the kitchen if you two get hungry."
With that Kim releases Harley's hand and walks out of the kitchen. "Yeah fine mess you've got yourself in now. Well I just couldn't leave her to fend for herself could I? No you've gathered all this skill and strength to help people, so now you can't turn your back and walk away." Out on the deck Kim sighs "Why do I always have to fight with myself like this?" She asks the air as she returns to her meditation.
A/N: Sorry if the ending fell flat its just I could not just leave it for the next chapter and it would have been too long and out of place to write the way I wanted. The prologue is still coming just having some with some of the details. Oh and if your wondering the end of the chapter Kim is arguing with herself, sometimes it helps with a problem and some of the language is on purpose I know Kim is American and probably would not use some of the phrases but remember she is hiding in Canada right now thus the accent.
As always good form.
