Nova

By mkusenagi2

The story concept © 6-03-2006
Kim Possible and other characters
from the show are © Disney Co.
I don't own any of Chip Delany's
awesome characters either.

Chip. Rest In Peace Man. You were one of the BEST.

3 The City

The Cap'n stood before a bar called 'The Weaselly Tit'.

Several 'bouncers' stood before him. 'Cuthroats more like…' he thought.

A huge brute of a man stood before The Cap'n. "What makes you so tough that you think I'm gonna let YOU in?" 'Gods my stomach.' He thought as he looked at the Cap'n's face.

The Cap'n looked at him and grinned that feral grin of his. "Me? What makes ME so tough? Nothin'. I'm the guy that stepped in dogshit and lived. The Cap'n, At Your Service." He said with a bow.

"Dude! nooo." The goon named Murphy hissed. "That's him. THE Cap'n don't…"

"Shut it." Brute said as he reached for him.

"Dude. He's a Chosen, y'know powers…!" Murphy squealed as he saw

a glow surrounded The Cap'n, a pernicious blue one… it reached out.

Brute's hands turned to ash!

"I'll be seein' ya boys. Don't worry lad, they'll grow back in a month or two." He said as he walked into the bar.

"Yyyess sssir." The goons that passed for bouncers said as they scrambled out of his way.

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The City.

The City had survived countless wars, embargoes, strikes, plagues and other horrors…

Yet She still had her appeal.

And had earned the right to her nickname.

The Big Apple.

She was a magnet for ALL sorts of customers.

It was inevitable that The Cap'n and his Lady, The Gypsy; would meet there.

That's what The Others Say. Anyhow…

---

The Gypsy sat at the bar and looked at the man that had terrorized her and her best friend during their school days…

She was trying to figure out why she had been afraid of him then.

He bugged his eyes a bit as she took a cat's stretch in her blue knit jumpsuit and made her tanned body ripple subtly in the barlight.

They sat in an exotic sea of faces, amidst varied forms and races to the point that it was blasé… humdrum…

'She's grown into something else…! Get a grip Barkin! She's one of your old students for pity's sake… Besides she's The Cap'n's woman. Stoppable… Damnit I TOLD them not to let him go… best thing that happened to the Fleet in years and they overlook him… NO. They refused to promote him. In 4 years he helped us turn the tide of battle and got the Outer Planets and their allies on the run. Where The HELL IS HE? She solved our problems with Him. Then they take off for a well deserved romance, now this. This kind of crap… Vendettas get you killed and for what? She needs to step back and pick up where she left off with Ron. He's good for her… If we're going to beat The Syndicate… they'll have to team up… and more. How can she be so bright yet so stupid?'

"So what brings you here Mr. Barkin?" Kim asked. 'He's lusting after me a bit… hmmm… Thinking about Ron and I too, and my vendetta… poor guy. Guess I'll have to do something.' "Mr. Barkin, there's a new player out here that's caused some of the holdover tensions from The War to flare. It's someone using The Syndicate as their foil. That same person murdered my Dad and the Tweebs. I'll help but we'll do it my way, ok?"

Barkin shuddered. "Ok, Pos…Gypsy. We'll do it your way. They're using it again. I'd wish you'd tell us the keys to the language… but I guess we'll have to trust your judgment… at least Ron's clean and free of their influence."

"Good." Kim said as she looked at the bar entrance. "You'll have to leave sir. Someone's coming that it'd be best to avoid for now."

The hair rose on Barkin's neck, "Ok. I'll just let myself out the back." 'It's him! I can feel it. She's right. I'd best duck out the back.' He thought as he walked towards the rear of the bar.

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The Cap'n and his Lady.

They faced each other.

Across the years.

Across seas of emotion and regrets.

Across a narrowing distance.

Until.

"Hi." Ron.

"Hi." Kim.

Tears.

"Missed You."

"You Too."

Neither knew who moved first, but all knew they were together.

"I saw your Mom." He whispered.

"I know. Thanks for seeing her. She's been working on something from home. Thanks to you she's working at Dad's lab again. god ron i missed you so much. I'm SO sorry that I left you that night! We were supposed to…"

"KP," Ron whispered, "It's ok. I found it, and why your Dad and the Tweebs died."

"What!"

TBC