Blowback

By mkusenagi2

The story concept © 5-19-2006.
Kim Possible and other Disney characters
are © Disney Co.
Wildcats and the Wildstorm Universe
are owned by DC Comics

4

Cheyenne Mountain
The Grindstone
The Committee's Base and
Training facility

"Again."

Ron was being thumped by The Midnighter…

And he had to grin.

He liked the guy's spirit.

Ron cartwheeled towards his 'foe' and emptied out.

The Midnighter watched his opponent and let his nervous system run the possibilities…

Ron stopped in front of The Midnighter and waited.

The Midnighter reached for him, Ron weaved around him and backed off.

The Midnighter fell.

"Time. You win. How'd you figure it out?" he said as he picked himself off the floor.

"Your system reacts to threats. I decided I wouldn't be one. Thanks for the workout. Gotta go. KP's on my tail kinda. She wants to talk about Bonnie."

"How's she doing?"

"She came out of her 'coma'… pissy. So she'll be fine." He sat on the floor. "Kim's… I don't deserve her…" he said as he looked up at one of his best friends.

The Midnighter sat next to Ron. "Yes you do. She's sat inside here," tapped Ron's chest, "since you were little. You're both Kheran so you won't have to worry about dying before she does… I know you thought about it… Want to hear a secret?"

"Sure."

"I felt the same way about Apollo when we were fighting Bendix… He fought to show me what's inside… what he saw… glad I listened. It's been Married Bliss ever since. You could talk to her Mom. Zannah was a terror before she met James… Kim's inherited his gift for seeing the best in people… Ah look at the time! I've gotta GO! Jenny's gonna kill me if I miss dinner again."

"Later."

Ron flowed into Lotus and began to meditate…

A shadow fell across him.

"WHAM!" Ron rolled back and jumped into Cat Washes Its Paws as Kim shifted into Chi Goes Across The Stream and waited.

"Bring It." He said.

"I Will." She purred.

---

Later…

Their unit.

"You Ok Sweetie?" Kim asked as she hugged him from behind as he cleaned their dishes.

"yeah. I'm glad Bonnie's ok. She's been 'out' like that… since he did… he…" Ron got quiet.

"Ron… Ronnie… i love you… i'll never be able to understand what you went through… but I'll ALWAYS Love You." She kissed the back of his neck. "Because of your heart… I wish I could make it go away…" she hugged him tight.

"thanks kim… love you too…" he said as he finished the dishes. "Tired. Gonna read… you?"

"I need to catch up on my reading too. Mom sent a letter and the Tweebs… are the Tweebs. They sent me a stack of their newest projects to look over. Betty wants me to screen them."

"Ok." He took her hand and left the kitchen with his love in gentle tow.

They grabbed their notebooks and reclined on the living room couch.

Ron lay on one end while Kim lay on the other and twined her legs with his.

She woke to find him gone!

Kim rose, walked down the short hallway and peeked into his room.

He was fast asleep.

'The only time I've seen him relaxed and at peace… unless we're alone and he knows we're safe…' Kim walked into her room stripped and took a shower.

Afterwards…

She padded into his room clad in a silk robe and knelt by his side of the bed.

"I love you hon." she whispered.

Kim rose, disrobed and slid between the sheets.

Ron woke, and relaxed when he saw Kim.

"Hey." Ron.

"Hey." Kim.

Kim slid into his arms.

"Happy To See Me." She giggled.

"…Yeah…KP…I Want To… But I want To wait first…" he said.

"I understand. Hold Me?" she purred.

"Always." They snuggled.

Ron and Kim dreamed.

---

Three Years Ago…

Middleton Stockyards.

A gory tableau littered the warehouse floor.

Brick Flagg, Reaver, hungered for his 'comrades' remains.

But first…

"Got you now you son of a bitch!" Flagg cursed as he gripped Blowback's neck with both hands, squeezed, and raised him off the floor.

"Click!" was heard as a hammer was cocked.

"Bas---tard," he wheezed as his Psi writhed under Flagg's grip, "You heal fast---gh! Pai-n?"

"Yeah, I still feel it. Put that toy away." The blonde Giant said as he tensed his hands.

'That's right ass. Keep 'em there…' Blowback thought as he increased his Psi.

"BLAM! Gggh! Thump." was heard…Then. "No." as Blowback rose from the warehouse floor.

Brick writhed as he grabbed what was left of his groin and tried to hold himself…

"Dude…! The Stench! What the fuck are you? Reaver was it? FUCK!" Ron recoiled from the stink as Brick's wounds attempted to heal.

"FUCK You, Stoppable. Soon we'll be invincible… Amy's working with the guy… He'l… soon you fuckers'll be our meat… heh heh!" he gurgled as he morphed into his true form as he lost coordination. "Bastard! WHAT'D YOU do?"

"Class Five Neurotox with a mercury tracer. Figured it'd slow ya not kill ya, but I'll deal." A presence walked up on Blowback's six.

"R…let the authorities…handle it." Kim said as she saw Blowback pop The Blade from its sheath.

"No. Guys like this give lifefor—beings…thingies like Daemonites a bad name… a line was crossed here… they won't do it… You should have seen the look on her face Kim… she had her life ahead of her…" 'CHUNK!' "They took her right to have kids Kim!" he growled as he chopped Brick's head off with The Lotus Blade and turned to the warehouse entrance they'd blown open…

A crowd had formed.

At least fifty Reavers with more silently entering the warehouse.

"You got Monkey…It?" he whispered to Kim as they squared off back to back as the Reavers filed in.

"Yeah. Took his head. He gave himself to a Daemonite! It's dead too…begged me to kill it… These guys are tough," she whispered back. "You got an Ace?"

"Nah. Just Rufus… It'll have to do." He groused back as he "Phweet!" whistled.

"Like THAT'S gonna work? Really R--? What do you call yourself when you're---like this?" she groused back.

"Blowback. Like blocked gunbarrel? KP?" he grumbled.

"Yeah?"

"He's coming. Hunker down." Blowback said as he lowered his center of gravity.

"Really?" she asked as she did the same; the Reavers closed in. Blowback's and Kim's Blades glowed a shadowy white hot from the Psi that crackled along them.

"Oh yeah." He said as a tremor went through the ground. "Feel that?"

"Yeah. Guess Wade did something right." A Reaver leaped at them. "Go Time!"

"SNACKCT!"

Limbs and…

Blood flew.

Not theirs.

"Rumbleee!" a hole opened in the floor and sealed… several Reavers were sucked below!

"YeeHAH! WAY TO GO RUFUS!" Blowback crowed as a wave of dirt and debris zigzagged through the Reaver's ranks and began to thin the herd.

Something was mangling Reavers from below.

"Gorchy, Rufus baby! Sic 'Em!" he cried as he slashed and, "BANG!" shot Reavers, while Kim kicked and hacked her way through their foes.

A surge rippled through the crowd as they began to run from something…in the center of the warehouse entrance!

A silver braid was seen flickering through the edges of the crowd…

It stood on a svelte frame of scarlet armor…

A Clef Blade whickered through those that stood before it.

"BUDDA, BUDDA, BUDDA!" was heard from the right as a burly figure in a brown business suit mowed down those before him with a Powered Gun.

"Crack, crack, crack!" came from the left as Reavers ran from two figures as they slit and shot their foes…

Soon Kim and Blowback just watched as they saw two others block the Reaver's escape from the rear of the warehouse.

One was dressed in black leather… duster and cowl…bladed weapons flew from his hands and coat?

The other was a normal looking man…

With treaded bare feet?

"You kids relax…and call off your 'pet' we've got this…" The Man, a Brit said.

"Uh. Right." Blowback said as the Reaver numbers dwindled to five.

"Jack Hawksmoor of The Authority at your service mate." Brit said as he trapped the Reavers in a capsule of wreckage…

It moved… no the building wrapped it around the surviving Reavers and 'held' them in place.

"The Bloke's The Mid…" Jack said before he was interrupted by Kim.

"The Midnighter." She gushed. "Fan." Kim Wink. Ron Growl. "Don't mind him… issues… thanks for the save!"

"No problem. Your Mom called Betty… we just came along for the ride." The Midnighter said as he tugged his cowl.

"Done here Rufus. Call it a Night Babe!" Blowback cried as "OK. Later." Was heard over a decreasing rumble in the soil.

"Thanks for the save…Mr. B?" Ron exclaimed as he recognized their school vice principal. 'What's with the bandanna? Vets… love 'em. Just weird at times…'

"Stoppable… when this is over the crabwalk's the least of your worries. You Too Possible." He grumbled with a respective twinkle. "It's boot for both of you, and out here the names' Deathblow. Can't have you going off half-cocked again… The World needs you."

"He's right Kimmie." Zannah said to her daughter as she wiped her blade, popped it back in its sheath and hugged Kim in one gimbaled motion. "Are you ok?"

"Mom? Uh Yeah… I'm ok." She said as she took in who was standing behind her mother. '!' "Ron. Uh isn't that uh… oh shit."

"KIM!" Zannah cried as she glared at her eldest.

"sorry Mom!" she said as Betty and Cole Cash walked up and stood next to her Mom.

"Hiya kid. How'd he do?" Grifter asked as he punched Ron in the arm.

"Uh…ok Sir. Sorry…about earlier… heh." 'Made an ass of myself Big Ti-HUH?'

"It's ok…you were right." He said as he bumped into Zannah and twined a pinkie to hers.

"I'm glad you're in one piece Savant. I'd hate to see the Taxpayer's dollar wasted." Betty said to Kim as she swiveled her eye back and forth between the two young warriors.

"Ma'am I HATE that name… Just call me Kim. Please?"

"We'll talk later. 'Bring them in.' Unfortunately I have bad news… Joss' a victim…" troops began to pour into the area and secure the crime scene.

Barkin left to deal with an irate MPD, and Officer Hobble in particular. "…Self Defense I TELL Ya… NOT MURDER…" was heard.

"No." Kim turned to Ron as he swept off his mask and hugged her tight.

"And Bonnie too. We know it was Monkey Fist… the evidence shows he's gone Reaver. We've moved them to our facilities… Dutch knows."

Kim and Ron. "Uh Oh."

Ron whispered into Kim's ear. "Kim you ok?" "Yeah. Uncle Slim… Joss' his World since her Mom died… I almost feel sorry for Monty." "Ok. Gotcha back." He squeezed.

Ron released Kim, popped out a cigar and lit.

"Ron!" Kim growled.

"Oh. Heh. Sorry Kim. Here ya go." He said as he popped out three ladies cheroots, lit them and passed them to Kim, Zannah, and Betty.

"KIM!" Zannah cried as she chomped down. "SMOKING?"

"Nah Mom. Just like the smell." She said with an apologetic grin. "heh."

"Later Young Lady."

"Yes Ma'am."

"COUGH! COUGH!" Grinning Ron.

"The secret is don't inhale." Betty told Ron.

"Right." Ron said as he checked out Kim's Mom. 'Yow! Hmmm. Foxy. Leggy. Kim's gonna look like this huh? DROOL! Like the Hair! Platinum Blonde! I wonder what she'd look like with her hair red?' Zannah changed her hair color to red and winked. Ron choked. 'I wonder if Kim would wear armor like that…!' "WHAP!" "OW! KP!"

"Just You WAIT! MISTER!" she gritted. 'Well at least he's NOT dead… Gonna see about a fitting.'

Zannah smiled.

Cole winked at Ron.

Kim one-arm hugged Ron and palmed his butt.

For a moment Life was good for Ron 'Blowback' Stoppable.

---

Earlier…

Kim stood on the porch of the two story Maid's Quarters in back of Ron's house.

She'd tried to talk to his folks but they brushed her off and told her to talk to their 'guest'.

'Damn these old properties… well I better get this over…"YAH!" Kim screamed as she was tapped on the shoulder.

"Hi Kim. Cole Cash. Cole to my friends…Grifter to my friends and enemies alike. Inside." He ordered as he backed up and let her take in her fill.

He was 6'4" 180 lbs of blonde grizzled muscle with mischievous blue eyes.

He disappeared.

"HUH?" she barked as he vanished.

"Inside." He barked from inside the house as the door popped open a hair.

Kim entered. 'This is the guy that's got Mom Gooey Eyed…hmmm…!'

"It's nice to meet you Savant. I know you hate that name. I make it my business to know things… Like where your beau went." He smirked as he lit a cheroot, walked over to the bar, sat and poured a shot.

"Who are you… really?" she asked as she cocked a hip and tapped her right foot.

"Ya gotta quit that. It's a tell. Daemonites love tells, it helps them figure out who's useable." He said with a wink.

"Ahem." She growled as she sat on a stool. 'Gotta play along.'

"Right. I'm an idiot that worked for Uncle Sugar 'back in the Day'… Team 7… met your Mom after I 'quit'… she trained me… got involved…left…been wandering around since. I was really happy when she found James. He was one HELL of a guy. Sorry about your Dad."

Kim Glare.

"Ron's Dad is a friend from those days… Tova and Moshe worked with him in the past when they did some things for the Company… He and Tova were a quiet item then… she got pregnant… it wasn't safe then… It ripped them up when he gave him up so he'd be safe. Your Mom's been keeping an eye on him too when she found out Tova was here, same as me (I just trained 'im… Mentored 'im. The Kid's Good People.) Your folks moving here was an accident… they wanted to move to a place that was like Cincinnati, just lots more progressive… (Wild Minds think alike I guess…) their love for Ron wasn't. When you two started to hang together that really made your Mom happy. She just wanted you to have a normal life." He looked at her with understanding.

"Okayyy." She said. 'Asshole.'

"Kim all Kherans have a link with each other. For some its more than a link… it's a Way of The Heart… Ron's always been compassionate…Loved You… Soft Hearted that's his problem… just do what ya can for him. If you concentrate you'll find him. Mankey and Flagg are ghosting around the 'Docks' part of town. They've been receiving some help…from someone big that's keeping a low pro." He said.

Kim rose to leave.

"Use the hovercycle… it should get ya there in time." He said with a wink.

"Uh…thanks. About you and Mom… Why didn't y…" she said.

"Kim."

"Yes Sir."

"Fuck Off. I don't have to tell you jack." Quiet Authority. "Let's just say we're too alike. James saw the woman inside… the rest didn't matter to him." He tossed her his keys.

Kim looked like she'd been slapped.

"sorry."

"Don't Be. Good Luck. About Ron…Just Love Him…Be real… but Love Him." He walked her to the door, pushed her out and leaned against it. "DAMN." 'I guess that's what Zannah was like as a young girl…'

He went to his closet.

'Better get Ready. She's Coming.'

He smirked.

---

Blowback had dispatched the last sentry and was mining the warehouse door…

A fist rapped the back of his head.

"Asshole you could have waited!" Kim hissed in his ear. "Good Job! Impressed! What's the plan?"

Blowback stared at Kim.

"Kill them… all of them." He hissed.

"Brilliant Ron. Think about this much? 'I'm gonna kill 'em all. Let God sort 'em out!' Jesus!" she hissed as she re-mined the door. "There. That's better. Most of them'll be fragged by the shrapnel."

Blowback grudgingly admired her work. "Ok. Let's do it."

"No. Not Until you get your head on straight." Kim's Clef hovered at his throat. "Pull it together Ron…" Tears. "Or I'll do you myself."

"…" Struggle. "ok. I'm sorry… just don't call me that here…!" "THOCK!" he shoved Kim down and decapitated a Reaver that had snuck up on them. "C'mon." he snatched her hand and ran them around a corner as he slapped a remote on his belt.

"BAMMM!" the Reavers inside the warehouse were fragged by the wreckage…

Those that survived gave token resistance.

Except for Mankey and Flagg.

Kim left Ron with Flagg…

And took Mankey's head.

---

The rest you know. ;D ;P

---

That was three years ago.

Bonnie slipped into catatonia and healed; while Joss slowly recovered from her psychic and physical wounds…

Ron became the oddball assassin known as Blowback and Kim was his 'occasional' partner.

He's struggled with his anger.

She's stood by him and slapped him awake when he's needed it.

They've been fighting a wraith.

It's been avoiding them as beings of no consequence.

Now Kim's found something that their foe needed.

The Rules have changed.

TBC