Chapter 4: Steel Toe vs. Pain King
Disclaimer: I do not own Kim Possible. Those rights belong to Disney and Disney alone. This story is mine and I wrote it because I thought it would be a fitting part of the plot if the show had continued.
A/N: Here's chapter 4, enjoy!
25 feet underneath Bueno Nacho in his hidden lair, was Nor making himself breakfast, the same he always makes, french toast with pancakes. He sure loves his pancakes.
After finishing up the last french toast, he put away everything else and put the dishes in the sink to clean later. His mind was too busy thinking about his plans with Kim and Ron to think of anything else.
He was going to a wrestling match with them to see Steel Toe vs. Pain King. He was generally excited, not so much for the match but for how quickly his plan was setting into motion.
He once again smiled knowing that the two had no idea what was heading their way and if everything went according to his plan, then he would rejoice at the prospect of successfully separating Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable.
He would finally be able to rest knowing everything would turn out the way it should have turned out since the beginning.
After all, he was almost in possession of the TimeCube, the cube which can send a person anywhere in time, created by no other than James Possible, a brilliant rocket scientist.
With it, Nor would be unstoppable and no amount of love can save the two teens from what they'll soon face.
His lair consists of two exits, one being an elevator which leads up to Bueno Nacho's men's bathroom stall, and an escape pod that shoots out of the Bueno Nacho sombrero modeled after one of Drakken's pods.
Leaving his lair through the elevator, Nor wondered what his life would be like if shehadn't betrayed him but then he thought nothing of it remembering that you can't change a person's actions but you can change the path a person takes, with the TimeCube, Nor's plan will be all but complete.
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Ron was practically jumping up and down like a five year old would after receiving a present from Santa, Kim just looked on in amusement.
"Come on Kim show some Steel Toe spirit"
"Ron you know I don't really like Steel Toe that much nor do I like wrestling at all for that matter"
"Then why do you want to go with us?"
"It's because of Nor, there's something off about him, I feel like he's hiding something from us"
"Really? I think he's a great guy, I mean we have so many things in common, I mean sure he's a bit older than us, has a wife and kid, and a steady job, but that is exactly why I don't think he's a suspicious guy"
"Ron you can never be so trusting, if you are, you could get hurt"
"I know but I just have this gut feeling that tells me Nor is a good guy"
"Well I still think there's something going on, and I'm gonna find out"
"Ok Kim but when you find that there's nothing and he's clean, we can all be friends"
"If that's true then yes we can"
"Good then let's get going we still have to pick up Nor and find seats, I don't want to be seated all the way in the back and I doubt Nor does too"
"Alright fine come on"
Nor had given Kim and Ron directions to an apartment building somewhere close to the city. When Kim and Ron arrived there, they were both looking for him but couldn't find him anywhere.
Suddenly, a couple of knocks could be heard from the window on the driver's side.
"Hey guys, you two pumped for this match as much as I am?"
"Booyeah Nor, hurry up and get in we still gotta find seats"
"Oh yeah I forgot, wouldn't want to be seated in the back now would we?"
"See I told you", Ron said to Kim, who just gave him a look.
"Alright let's go", was all she said back.
Upon getting to the parking lot, Kim noticed that they were going to be there awhile just looking for a spot.
"I'll get out and look for a spot or an opportunity to take one while you drive around the lot, okay?"
"Okay but if you find one and there's a car who wants to take it?"
"Don't worry I'll call you and tell you where I am"
"Okay I guess but if I find a spot before you I'll call you instead"
"Sounds good to me"
It took Nor and Kim twenty minutes before Kim received a call from Nor telling her to head towards the 10th row where he had found a spot.
Kim drove like her life depended on it until she found the spot and almost hit Nor who was signaling her to his position.
"Thank god we found one but I think the match started like ten minutes ago"
"Well there's nothing we can do about that I guess"
"Ugh I really hope we aren't sitting all the way in the back," complained Ron and Nor at the same time.
"Jinx you owe me a can of soda", again in unison.
"Knock on wood", Ron said a little earlier than Nor did.
"Haha you owe me soda my dude"
"Guess so"
"Let's get inside before any more seats are taken"
"Yeah definitely"
The three of them found seats in the center of the room, it was surprisingly quiet at first with only whispers going around.
"It's a little quiet don't you think?" asked Kim who was not used to this level of silence during wrestling matches.
"Actually it won't get loud till after the fighters come out" answered Ron.
"Oh ok good then"
Suddenly the sound of an explosion echoed throughout the stadium and Ron and Kim put on serious looks on their faces.
"Time for another mission Ron"
"Aw this sucks right when the players were about to come out"
"Is there anything I could do to help?", asked Nor who seemed like he was upset with the disturbance of the match.
"No Nor, you go outside with the rest of these people, Ron and I will take care of things from here"
"But"
"No buts this is serious Nor and we can't put your life in danger please go"
"Alright I'll help the people evacuate the stadium"
"Good that helps plenty"
"Ron where'd you go?"
Suddenly Kim felt something nudge her on her shoulder. It was Rufus. She hadn't seen the little guy in like two weeks because he was at the veterinarian after damaging an internal organ after a fight with one of Monkey Fist's monkey ninjas.
"Rufus, what are you doing here? You should be in bed recovering"
"*gibberish* Ron *gibberish*"
"Ron is in trouble? Where is he?"
"*gibberish* downstairs *gibberish*"
"He's downstairs?"
"Hyeah"
"Let's go save him buddy"
"Hyeah!" the naked mole rat said with more emotion this time.
When they got downstairs, Kim was surprised to see Steel Toe on the left with what appeared to be a broken leg and a broken metallic foot. On the other side, she could see Pain King sprawled on the floor bleeding from his chest and arms, looks like he put up quite a fight she thought.
"Hey are you two alright?"
"He got us good the bastard"
"Who, who got you?"
"It was Jackie Oates he escaped prison and stole the amulet of Anubis again"
"Darn, I should've seen that one coming! It's so repetitive and predictable"
"There's something else you should know"
"Let me guess, he has Ron and is waiting for me after having planned his vengeance"
"Yup that's exactly what I was going to say"
"I gotta go don't worry paramedics are on their way, I've already contacted them"
"Thank you Kim Possible and good luck"
Walking down the hallway, Kim could hear the faint sound of bones cracking as she neared Jackie's room.
Inside she saw what she feared, Ron in the clutches of Anubis as he struggled to get free.
"Let him go Anubis, this is between you and me"
"Not until I have a little more fun girl"
"Enough games I told you to let him go"
Kim did one of her back flips and landed her foot on Anubis' face, causing him to stumble back a bit before he grumbled, "Arggh" and clutched Ron with a tighter grip effectively crushing him like a boa constrictor. "Hey Anubis! Look at me", Kim turned around to see Nor trying to distract Anubis by making faces and wagging his butt left and right like a tail.
This, only served to piss off Anubis as he yelled, threw Ron to the wall, and sprinted towards Nor, who just jumped out of the way and watched as Anubis fell face first into the ground. Kim had tripped him causing him to lose balance and fall hard on the concrete of Jackie's room. "Ouchie" thought Anubis as he started to get up.
"You'll both pay for that, I didn't spend all that time in jail planning my revenge for nothing", he yelped.
"Looks to me like you should've thought harder, but no worries I'm sure you'll have all the time in the world when Kim Possible sends you back to prison"
"Nor would you stop provoking him and what are you doing here? I told you to get out of here"
"I thought you could use all the help you can get and besides, I got tired of waiting around"
"That's still no excuse you could be in serious danger"
"Kim it's too late now just let him help", Ron said as he started to get up from the floor. After being thrown to the wall by Anubis, Ron's head hit the wall pretty hard, "Besides he did great distracting Anubis, he could prove to be helpful".
"I suppose"
"Great let's kick some old Egyptian butt"
"Leave the witty banter to Ron, Nor"
"Sure thing KP", spouted Nor who inadvertently gave away a little too much information.
"wHaT?"
"I'm sorry I didn't mean..."
"Guys not now Anubis is getting back up and he's even more pissed off then before", said Ron who was trying to focus on the danger at hand.
"Fine but this isn't over we are so talking about this"
"Sorry Kim", at this point Nor was cursing himself for the slip up, he knew that he had to control his mouth otherwise his plans were all but doomed and he didn't come this far for nothing.
"Which one of you is gonna die first?" asked a very angry Anubis, who failed to notice a certain naked mole rat above him holding an oversized looking plier in his hands.
As Rufus cut the amulet wrapped around his neck, Anubis turned back into Jackie Oates and Kim tackled him to the ground while Ron took the amulet from Rufus and said, "Thanks buddy that earned you some Bueno Nacho on me", then destroyed the amulet so he and Kim wouldn't have to worry about Anubis making a reappearance.
"Well that takes care of that", the police then barged in and yelled, "Nobody move, Middleton Police".
"Jackie Oates, you are under arrest for robbing a historic artifact and assault on the public."
"Aw shanks I lost again, is there any chance I can get out of jail with probation alone?"
"Nope and that's for the jury to decide when we take you to court so better get comfy in that cell of yours"
"Darnaggit"
After the police left and took Jackie prisoner, Kim went up to Nor with Ron right beside her and began interrogating him. "Something's off about you Nor. How do you know what Ron calls me, only us two and close friends should know about that nickname?".
Nor, expecting her to be cautious and wary of him, nodded and said, "I'm sorry Kim, I didn't know it would offend you if I called you that. I seriously had no idea that that was your nickname, I just thought it'd be a cool name for you, since we're friends now."
"See Kim, he just wanted to call you something friends call each other like what we have, plus he said he had no idea that KP is my nickname for you and frankly I believe him." said Ron who showed his trusting side once more and thought nothing of the incident between Nor and Kim.
"Ron that's something you do with close friends and we just met Nor, for all we know he could be some super villain trying to take over the world by getting close to us" Nor looked at her for a second, thinking, "Damn she is really close to figuring me out".
"Kim I would never ever do anything to jeopardize your lives, I'm just your average guy, with a wife and kids and an average job that barely pays well."
Kim thought very carefully about what she was insinuating and thought it best not to start something with someone she just met. "Maybe I am overreacting, I mean you've been nothing but kind to us, I feel bad for treating you like a murder suspect, I'm sorry"
"It's no problem Kim, I would be suspicious too if I were in your shoes, shall we let bye gones be bye gones?"
"I guess so Nor again I'm sorry I hope you'll forgive me"
Ron smiled as he saw his girlfriend forgive Nor who Ron was so sure was an honest to goodness person and kissed Kim on the cheek. "Unfortunately both fighters are too injured to fight so I guess we ought to go home".
Nor wasn't sure whether to let them go or whether to stick around them for a bit longer, he decided to go with the former. "Yeah I guess besides I promised my wife I'd make lunch today so I better go get a head start."
Kim realized that Nor came with them so she offered him to drive him back, "Thanks guys I appreciate it".
"It's no big Nor, after all we all have been through so much today a little drive might make things better".
The ride to Nor's "apartment" was spent in utter silence except for the wind passing through. When they finally got there, Nor said his thanks and asked to hang out soon and to Ron and Nor's surprise, Kim was the first one to agree.
Kim then proceeded to drive Ron to Bueno Nacho per his request, he did promise Rufus some chow after all, but after asking Kim if she wanted to tag along she just said, "Sorry Ron I'd love to but I gotta get home and get some rest that fight really tired me out"
"Well ok KP just call me if you need me or anything"
"You got it Ron" she then kissed Ron good bye and drove home.
When Kim got to her room, she closed and then locked her door, then jumped on her bed and took out her Kimmunicator. She called Wade and waited for like 5 minutes until he finally picked up. "What's up Kim, is something wrong? You don't usually call me, in fact it's usually the other way around."
"Hey Wade, I need a favor. There's this guy that Ron and I recently met and I'm not quite sure if we can trust him, there's just something off about the man. Can you check his records, see if you can pull up anything worth mentioning?"
"Kim that's very illegal. But since you're probably gonna use the puppy face which I just can't resist, fine I'll do it, I can have the information ready by tomorrow in the afternoon just give me the name. I'll call you later when I got it."
"Thanks Wade his name is Norman, Norman... he never gave us a last name is that ok?"
"I'll run a cross reference to every Norman in the area any physical attributes I should know about, hair color, eye color, does he wear glasses?"
"He has blonde hair with streaks of black running from his roots, he has blue eyes, and no he doesn't wear glasses.
"The hair alone should be enough to go on, I highly doubt there's too many blonde Normans with black streaks in their hair"
"Thanks Wade, you rock"
Wade, blushing a bit at the compliment, just replied with "Like you always say it's no big, but this is the last time Kim"
"You got it oh and please don't tell Ron unlike me, he doesn't think there's anything wrong with Nor"
"Have you ever thought that maybe he's right?"
"That is why I called you, to find out"
"Wade out Kim"
Kim looked out her window with a sense of determination in her eyes. "I will find out the truth about you Nor, even if it hurts Ron's opinion of you and his trust in you as well"
Meanwhile, underground Bueno Nachos, Nor was berating himself for screwing up big time, not once in his life had he felt like an utter fool. Other than that time long ago. "Curses, why oh why did I have to open my damn mouth?".
"At least she doesn't suspect me any more, now the only thing I can do is continue with the plan." Nor said as he stared at his monitor that read,
Phase 2: Obtain the TimeCube
Nor could only smile as he held in his hand a replica of the TimeCube, this time it's nothing but a mere fake. James Possible will never notice the difference by the time his plan moves to phase 3. At that thought, Nor started to laugh a wicked laugh, "Finally I will soon take away what you love most Kim Possible."
A/N: And there you go, another chapter completed oof this one took a while but I do hope you all enjoy it, till next time!