Chapter 7: Syrup of Trouble
Disclaimer: All the characters of the TV show Kim Possible belong to Disney.
It was 7:59 am Thursday morning, and Kim and Ron slept softly with Kim's head resting in the crook of Ron's left shoulder and Ron with his left arm around Kim's waist.
Suddenly, Ron began to wake up from his slumber. He turned his head and smiled at the sight of his wife before kissing the top of her head and whispering, "good morning, my most badical bride."
Kim emerged from her slumber, turned to Ron, and smiled, "good morning, my most badical groom."
They both share a kiss.
After breaking the kiss, Ron began stroking Kim's hair, causing the latter to purr.
"I love you, KP," Ron cooed.
"I love you too, Ronnie," Kim cooed.
The two teens were about to cuddle when the alarm clock on Kim's nightstand went off at 8:00 am.
"Aw man," Ron groaned. "I was just about to enjoy CT with you."
Kim turned around to shut the alarm off.
"CT?" Kim asked as she turned back to Ron.
"Cuddle time," Ron replied.
Kim smirked, "you know, we could cuddle for another hour."
Ron became confused, "but, KP, we still have to contact my Aunt Vera and go grocery shopping."
Kim turned back to the clock on her nightstand, set the alarm to 9:00 am, and turned back to Ron.
"I think that stuff could wait for another hour," Kim said. Her face turned into a puppy-dog pout as she continued. "Do you not wanna cuddle with the most badical woman in the world? Do you not love me?"
Ron went wide-eyed, "KP, I love you so very much, I always will no matter what, and I do wanna cuddle with you."
Kim smiled, "Ronnie, it's okay, I was just playing with you. I know you love me and want to cuddle with me."
Ron sighed in relief, "whoa, you had me there, KP."
Kim giggled as she pulled Ron into her embrace and they spent the next hour cuddling in bed.
When the alarm clock on Kim's nightstand went off at 9:00 am, Kim and Ron reluctantly let go of each other, got out of bed, and went to the kitchen. While Ron made bacon, eggs, French toast, and orange juice for breakfast, Kim sat down and read the morning newspaper.
After he finished eating his breakfast, Ron got up, picked up the phone off the wall nearby, dialed some numbers, and held the phone up to his right ear.
"Hello?" A voice on the other end answered.
"Hey, Aunt Vera," Ron replied.
Vera brightened up, "Ronnie! How's my favorite nephew?"
Ron smiled, "he's doing great."
"How's Kimberly?"
"She's doing great as well."
"And I've heard you two are now married and adopted a beautiful girl from Norway," Vera said before asking. "Anna's not giving you any trouble, is she?"
Ron shook his head, "nope, no trouble at all. Kim's parents have been watching over her and they say she's been behaving herself."
"That's great," Vera commented. She then frowned, "but, she must miss you and Kimberly terribly."
"Anna does miss us terribly," Ron said with a frown, "but, Kim and I are gonna get a bigger place here in Broy so she could live with us."
Vera's smile returned, "I bet she will be thrilled."
"Say, do you think you could watch over Anna whenever Kim and I are absent?" Ron asked.
Vera on the other end nodded, "of course, I will be more than happy to watch over her."
"And will it also be okay for you to homeschool her as well?" Ron asked. "Kim thinks it's best that Anna be homeschooled."
"Ronnie, I will be more than happy to homeschool her too."
"And give her tap dancing and karate lessons too?"
"That too."
Ron smiled, "Excellent."
"And I will be looking forward to meeting her," Vera added.
"And I'm sure Anna will be looking forward to meeting you too," Ron said. "And thank you for agreeing to watch over and tutor her."
"You're welcome, Ronnie. Tell Kimberly and Anna I said, hello."
"I will, Aunt Vera."
"And I wish you two a good day."
"I hope you have a good day as well."
"Bye."
"Bye."
After hanging up the phone, Ron turned to Kim, "we're all set and Vera says, hello to you and AC."
Kim swallowed the last bite of her breakfast and smiled, "excellent, now let's go shower, pick out some old high school clothes, and go grocery shopping."
Later, Kim and Ron walked out of their apartment wearing clothes they wore during their high school days. Kim wore her green crop top with blue Capri pants and white tennis shoes while Ron wore his long black turtleneck shirt and red hockey jersey with tan cargo pants and white sneakers.
"Wow," Ron commented with a smile.
"What?" Kim asked.
"Talk about déjà vu."
"That we are wearing outfits from our early high school years?"
Ron nodded, "yes, and it feels great for me to be wearing my red jersey again."
"And it feels great for me to be wearing my green crop top again," Kim commented with a smile. "I knew doing, Throwback Thursday, was a great idea."
"And a great idea it was," Ron agreed.
Kim took Ron's right hand into her left and the two walked to the parking garage.
Later, Kim and Ron returned to their apartment carrying with them, bags of groceries.
"Wow," Ron commented after putting down a loaded grocery bag in front of the fridge. "What a shopping trip that was."
"The groceries we bought should last us a while," Kim said. "Now, to unload the bags."
Ron reluctantly nodded before he helped Kim put the groceries they bought into the cabinets and refrigerator.
After they finished packing the groceries into the cabinets and fridge, Kim and Ron walked over to the couch and fell back onto it in perfect unison.
"So, KP, what do you wanna do now?" Ron asked.
"I believe we should work on some of our homework," Kim replied.
"Really, KP?"
Kim gave Ron a glare.
Ron raised his hands, "ok, we will do homework."
Kim smiled, "that's my, Ronnie."
Soon, the two teens got up from the couch, fetched their backpacks, got out their homework, and began working on it.
Later, at 1:20 pm, Kim and Ron walked into their 20th Century American History class at, Roosevelt Hall, and took seats beside each other in the front row.
"Once again, another class together," Kim commented.
"Talk about déjà vu," Ron added.
Kim turned to Ron and giggled, "I know what you mean."
Just then, the professor walked into the lecture hall, put his briefcase down on his desk, and turned to face the class. Oddly enough, the professor turned out to be Ron's football coach.
"Ok, people," Davis announced getting the attention of the entire class. "Welcome to 20th Century American History. For those of you who don't know who I am, I am Professor Alexander Davis and I will be teaching this class." Davis soon noticed Ron and walked up to him. "Mr. Stoppable."
"Coa…I mean, Professor Davis, you teach?" Ron asked.
Davis nodded, "yes, I do. And don't worry, I'm more lenient with people in the classroom."
Ron nodded, "I hear you, Coa…I mean, Prof…"
"It's alright," Davis interrupted, "you can call me Coach Davis, anytime." He then turned to Kim, "you can call me Coach Davis as well, Mrs. Stoppable."
Kim nodded, "ok, Prof…I mean, Coach Davis."
Davis smiled before walking back to the front of his desk and turned to face the entire class when one of the other students raised his hand.
"Yes, Daniels?" Davis said, immediately recognizing the young man.
"Can I call you, Coach Davis, in the classroom as well?" Joey Daniels asked.
"Since you do athletics, you certainly may," Davis replied. He then looked at the entire class as his face turned serious. "Anyone in here that doesn't do athletics will address me as, Professor Davis, but for those of you who do athletics have the option of calling me, Coach Davis. If you do athletics, raise your hand."
Soon, a few other hands in the class were raised.
Davis nodded, "alright, you can tell me what athletics you do when I call your name as I take attendance."
When class got off at 2:10 pm, Davis told Ron he will see him at practice at 3:30 pm and wished him and Kim a good day.
"So, KP, what do you wanna do now?" Ron asked as he and Kim walked out of the lecture hall.
"Let's go to the library and work on some more of our homework before heading off to practice," Kim suggested. She then raised her right index finger, "don't argue with me, mister, we are in school to learn, not veg out."
"KP, I wasn't gonna argue."
"Ron I…you weren't?"
Ron shook his head, "nope, I've finally come to grips with having to do homework, whether I like it or not."
Kim smiled and kissed Ron's right cheek.
After pulling away, she spoke, "I'm glad you are seeing things my way."
Ron shrugged his shoulders, "I guess some of your Kimness has rubbed off on me."
Kim stopped and pulled Ron into for a hug.
"The way some of your Ronness has rubbed off on me," Kim cooed.
Ron returned the hug and they stayed like that for another minute before breaking the hug and heading off to the library to work on homework.
Later, during cheer practice, Kim and the rest of the cheer team formed a pyramid at the end of a cheer routine they were performing in the school's gymnasium. Stennis insisted on practicing in the gym this time in order to keep the girls from getting distracted by the football team.
"GO WILDCATS!" Betty cheered in excitement upon landing on top of the pyramid.
Suddenly, a cell phone rang and Valerie, who was at the bottom left corner of the pyramid, broke off to answer it. This caused the other cheerleaders to fall and hit the floor.
"Is everyone okay?" Kim asked the team.
"Valerie!" Betty angrily shouted.
"Sorry, Betts, I gotta take this," Valerie said before turning back to her phone and speaking softly. "Hey, was up? Aside from being berated by a snotty cheer captain, I'm doing great. What? You're coming to watch me cheer in the first game? Thanks, I'll see you then. Bye."
After hanging up, Valerie turned back to Betty as the latter asked, "who was that you were talking to?"
"That was my brother," Valerie replied.
Betty shook her head, "that's still no excuse to break off from the bottom of a pyramid unless it was an emergency."
Valerie crossed her arms, "he's family."
"Betty is right," Kim spoke up. "You should never break off from a pyramid unless it's an emergency."
Valerie turned to Kim, "you stay out of this, K."
Suddenly, Betty started groaning and rubbing her right wrist.
Kim noticed this and asked, "Betty, are you okay?"
"I think...I sprained my wrist when I hit the floor," Betty replied.
"You should be more careful," Valerie taunted.
Betty had enough of this. She looked at Valerie, walked up to her and scowled, "no, you should be more careful." Then, with no warning, Betty punched Valerie in the nose with her left hand, sending her spinning and falling back onto the floor. The other cheerleaders gasped at what Betty just did. When Valerie got back up there was a little blood seeping from her nose. She lunged at Betty and pinned her to the floor. Betty retaliated by spitting in Valerie's face. Valerie let go to rub the spit out of her eyes before Betty pulled herself up and tackled Valerie.
"STOP!" Kim shouted. But the girls kept fighting. She was about to intervene when…
"GIRLS!" The voice of Coach Stennis was heard, "STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY!"
Betty and Valerie stopped fighting, got up, and turned their attention to the cheer coach.
"What is going on here?!" Stennis demanded.
Valerie pointed at Betty, "she punched me in the nose."
Betty turned to Valerie, "you provoked me."
Valerie turned to Betty, "great, I answer my phone and you have to make…"
"Enough!" Stennis shouted. "you two, my office, now!"
Betty and Valerie nodded before walking off to Stennis' office.
Stennis turned to Kim, "Kim, come with me."
"What did I do?" Kim asked.
"You didn't do anything," Stennis replied. "I have something for you after I grill Betty and Valerie."
Kim nodded before she started walking with Stennis to her office.
Elsewhere, the football team sat down on the sidelines of the stadium's field and took a water/Gatorade break. During which, Alex saw this as an opportunity to put his plan to take Ron out of the game into action. He walked up to Ron, "tripped", and fell onto him. This caused Ron to accidentally drop his Gatorade.
"Dude, what the heck?" Ron asked as Alex got back up.
"I'll go get you another cup of Gatorade," was all Alex said. He walked over to the Gatorade bubbler and filled up a fresh cup. Afterward, he reached into his left shoe and pulled out a small airtight plastic vial containing some kind of syrup. He then removed the vial cap and poured the syrup into the Gatorade. Since the syrup was the same shade as the Gatorade, it could easily blend in. Afterward, he capped the empty vial, put it back in his left shoe, and walked back to Ron with the cup of Gatorade in his right hand.
"Here you go, Ron," Alex said as he handed the cup to Ron.
"Thanks, dude," Ron replied after taking the cup into his left hand.
But before Ron could take a sip…
"Aw man," Thomas groaned.
Ron turned to Thomas, "What?"
Thomas turned to Ron, "I dropped my Gatorade."
Ron looked down at the cup Alex gave him and offered it to Thomas, "here, take mine."
Thomas smiled and took it into his left hand, "thanks, dude."
Alex went wide-eyed, "no, don't…"
It was too late.
Thomas drank the cup and commented, "Hmm, tastes funny." He then turned to Alex, "Alex, what did you mean by, 'no don't'? Is there something wrong?'"
"I could've sworn Ron drank from it," Alex lied.
"I didn't drink from it," Ron said.
"Uh…g-guys?" Thomas said, gripping his stomach with his right hand, and getting the team's, as well as the coach's, attention.
"What's wrong, Scott?" Davis asked as he walked up to Thomas.
"I think I'm gonna be si…" But before he could finish, he puked.
"We better get a doctor!" Ron suggested.
Davis nodded, "I agree, go get a doctor, Stoppable!"
Ron nodded before getting up and running off into the field house to find a doctor.
Betty, Valerie, and Kim stood before Coach Stennis in her office.
"Betty Arnold and Valerie Piper, you two are in a lot of trouble," Stennis began. "What has gotten into you two?"
"I sprained my right wrist as a result of Valerie breaking off from the pyramid," Betty explained while rubbing her right wrist with her left hand.
"It was a family member who called me," Valerie said while holding a tissue to her nose.
"Val!" Stennis shouted.
"So, anyway," Betty continued, "Val told me that I should be more careful after I said that I sprained my wrist. I got mad and it was enough to provoke me into punching her in the nose."
"Ah ha, you just admitted to throwing the first punch," Valerie said triumphantly.
"Val!" Stennis yelled, again, before speaking, again, "Betty, Valerie, as punishment for your misbehavior, both physically and mentally, you are both being demoted and benched for two games."
"Who's gonna be captain?" Betty asked.
Stennis looked to Betty, "I'm glad you asked." She then turned to Kim, "Kim?"
"Yes, coach?" Kim answered.
Stennis smiled and asked, "how would you like to be the new cheer captain?"
The three cheerleaders went wide-eyed.
"Me?" Kim asked. "Be the new cheer captain?"
Stennis nodded, "sure, Kim, you happen to be the greatest cheerleader I have ever met and when I saw what you were capable of, I knew that you would outshine Betty and Valerie sooner or later. Apparently, you've outshined them sooner than I thought."
Kim was shocked, she was now the new cheer captain.
"Th-thanks, coach," Kim said nervously. "A-a-are you sure?"
Stennis nodded, "yes, I'm sure."
"It will be an honor having you as cheer captain," Betty lied. She then thought, "I was afraid that witch would take my place as cheer captain."
"Good luck, K, you'll screw up," Valerie taunted.
"Val!" Stennis scowled. "Enough! Three games you will be benched for. And if you give anyone, including Kim any more grief, you are off the team. Understood?"
Valerie sighed and nodded, "yes, coach."
"Betty, Valerie, you two are dismissed for the rest of practice," Stennis said. "You two can still attend the game and dress out, but you won't be cheering. Understood?"
Betty and Valerie nodded before leaving the office and closing the door behind them.
Stennis turned her attention back to Kim, "Kim, you will return to the rest of the team and break the news to them."
Kim nodded, "ok, coach."
After that was said, Kim turned and left the office.
Ron came back to the field with a doctor and the latter came to Thomas' side.
"Are you okay, Mr. Scott?" The doctor asked as he kneeled.
Thomas puked again and shook his head, "no."
"What happened?" The doctor asked.
"I dropped my cup full of Gatorade and Ron offered me his." Thomas replied before puking again. After the puking subsided, he continued. "I drank from the cup and I started puking a few seconds later."
"Did, Mr. Stoppable, drink from the cup before he gave it to you?"
Thomas shook his head, "no."
"Then it was a fresh cup?"
Thomas nodded, "Yes. It was one Alex gave to Ron after the latter dropped his cup as a result of Alex tripping onto him."
"You know," Ron spoke up, "If I didn't know any better, I'd say Alex was trying to poison me."
Alex's face went white when Ron said that.
Ron noticed this and asked, "is it true?"
Alex shook his head.
"Which cup did Mr. Stoppable give you, Mr. Scott?" The doctor asked.
Thomas pointed to the cup near his left knee, "that could be it."
The doctor picked up the cup, smelled the inside of it, and went wide-eyed, "Syrup of ipecac."
"What's that?" Ron asked.
The doctor looked up at Ron, "it's a drug used to help make people vomit anything they ingest that could be dangerous. However, ipecac can be dangerous itself and there's been little to no proof that the stuff has any health benefits."
Davis looked at Alex and scowled, "Walker."
Alex turned nervously to Davis, "yes, Coach?"
"How did you sneak ipecac into the Gatorade you tried to serve Stoppable?" Davis asked with a glare.
"He must be hiding it in his uniform," Joey spoke up.
Davis turned to Joey and nodded, "I guess it's possible." Davis turned back to Alex and walked up to him until he was in his face, "show it."
"But coach…" Alex pleaded.
"SHOW IT!" Davis yelled.
Alex put his left hand into his left shoe and pulled out the small empty plastic vial. Davis grabbed the vial and gave it to the doctor. The doctor removed the vial cap and sniffed the inside of the vial itself. He nodded, confirming that the vial did indeed, contain ipecac. Davis turned back to Alex with a scowl and asked, "Walker, why were you trying to make Stoppable puke?"
Alex just shrugged his shoulders.
"Answer my question!" Davis yelled.
Alex sighed, "I didn't want, Stoppable, to play."
"Why's that?!" Davis demanded.
"Because he will lose us the game if he played," Alex replied. "Freshmen varsity players are an unstable asset."
"Well, guess what? We're not gonna be playing because your attempt at rendering Stoppable not being fit to play rendered the only quarterback I had not being fit to play!"
"Well, Ron should've thought…"
"You shut up, Walker, you are suspended until further notice, got it?!"
Alex hung his head down, turned toward the field house, and walked away.
"So, what now, coach?" Joey asked Davis.
Davis shook his head, "I'm not sure, but without Scott, we can't play in Saturday's game."
"Yeah we can," Ron spoke up.
Davis turned to Ron and asked, "what, do you have a friend or family member who could fill in for Scott, Stoppable?"
Ron shook his head, "no, but I could fill in for him. I was briefly a quarterback during my high school football days. It's not much, but it's better than nothing."
The coach brightened up, "Stoppable?"
"Yes, Coach?"
"As of now, you are the team quarterback."
Ron nodded, "ok."
"Now, let's go run some drills and see what you are capable of."
With that said, the players went back to practicing. This time, with Ron as the quarterback.
Kim returned to the rest of the cheer team.
"Kim?" Tara asked as she walked up to her.
"What happened?" Hope asked.
"Yeah, what happened?" Maggie added.
Kim held up her hands, "I tell you everything."
The rest of the cheer squad nodded before Kim lowered her hands. She then cleared her throat and spoke, "Betty and Valerie have been demoted and benched for their actions."
"Then who's gonna be the new cheer captain?" Hannah Jackson asked.
Kim turned to Hannah, "you're looking at her."
The rest of the cheer squad went wide-eyed.
"You're the new cheer captain?" Tara asked, not believing what she just heard.
Kim turned to Tara, "yes, I'm the new cheer captain."
Tara and the rest of the cheer team cheered and gave Kim a round of applause.
"That's so cool!" Hope commented after the applause died down.
"It will be an honor to have you as cheer captain, again," Tara added.
"We have faith in you, Kim," Abby Johnson added.
"You are as strong as a grizzly bear," Tania Fedorov said in her Russian accent.
Kim blushed, "thanks, now let's get cheering."
Soon, Kim and the other cheerleaders got into position for a cheer routine. This time, with Kim leading them.
Later, at 5:45 pm, Ron walked out of the locker room sometime after practice ended.
"I can't believe I'm gonna be the quarterback for Saturday's game," Ron thought in disbelief. "But, I'm only doing this because I have to."
"Hey, Ronnie," Kim's voice was heard.
Ron looked to see Kim walk up to him with a smile on her face.
"Hey, KP," Ron waved with a frown.
Kim's smile faded, "what's wrong, Ronnie?"
Ron sighed, "Alex tried to pull a prank on me with something called, ipecac, with the intention of rendering me from playing in Saturday's game."
Kim gasped, "he did?"
"Only he inadvertently made Thomas sick."
Kim went wide-eyed, "you mean…?"
Ron nodded, "Yes, Kim, the quarterback is down and I filled in for him."
"And I'm glad you did," the voice of Coach Davis was heard.
Kim and Ron turned to see Ron's football coach.
"Hey, Coach," Ron waved.
"Is it true, Ron, filled in for Thomas?" Kim asked.
Davis nodded, "it's true, and I'm very proud of Mr. Stoppable for filling in."
"How did he do?"
"He did good," Davis replied before raising an eyebrow, "that is if he didn't use his 'hidden potential'."
"What do you mean?" Ron asked.
"Please come with me to my office," was all Davis said. "Both of you."
Kim and Ron nodded before following Davis to his office.
Later, Kim and Ron sat down in Davis' office before Davis spoke, "Stoppable, I know about your monkey powers."
Kim and Ron went wide-eyed.
"What?" Ron asked in disbelief. "I don't…"
"It's okay, Stoppable," Davis interrupted. "You don't have to hide the truth from me. Sensei told me about you."
"How do you know him?" Ron asked.
"Can you and your wife keep a secret?"
Kim and Ron both nodded and said, "yes."
"Good," Davis said before taking a deep breath, "years ago, I use to be in the U.S. Army, like my father and grandfather before me. During my military career, I was part of, Project: Katana."
"What's Project: Katana?" Ron asked.
"It was a top-secret training program first established back in the early 1960's, during the Cold War. It's purpose was to turn ordinary U.S. soldiers into super-soldiers by having them undergo ninja-style training," Davis replied. "After the Cold War ended, the program was shut down. But a decade later, it was re-established and re-designated, Project: Katana II, in the wake of September 11th."
"Wow," Kim and Ron both commented in amazement.
"When did Sensei tell you about me?" Ron asked, changing subjects.
"He and I have secretly kept in touch with each other over the years," Davis replied. "Sometime after the Lorwardian Invasion, he told me that the Monkey Master, which was you, would be attending this school and that you were planning on joining the football team. At first, I was concerned that if you played football and knowledge of your monkey powers went public it would make people accuse you of cheating. However, Sensei convinced me to let you on the team and assured me that he will help me monitor and record the use of your monkey powers during practice and games. So far, we have learned that you haven't used them, which is good. And if the knowledge of your monkey powers ever went public, Sensei and I will straighten things out so that people won't accuse you of cheating."
Ron smiled a little, "thanks, Coach."
"Say, where did you learn how to dodge and evade really easily without using these monkey powers?" Davis asked.
"I've taken notes from all the missions I've been on with KP over the years," Ron replied. "Mainly from dodging lasers and spinning tops of doom."
"Spinning tops of doom?"
"It's a long story," Kim spoke up.
Davis turned to Kim, "It's okay, Mrs. Stoppable, there's no need to explain any further. And one more thing."
"What?"
"Stennis told me you are now the new cheer captain."
Ron went wide-eyed and turned to Kim, "KP?"
Kim turned to Ron and smiled, "yes, Ronnie, I'm the new cheer captain."
Ron smiled, "well, congratulations. How did you become cheer captain?"
Kim's smile faded, "Betty and Valerie got into a fight, which resulted in them both getting demoted and benched."
Ron's smile faded, "Val, broke off from the pyramid?"
Kim nodded, "Val, broke off from the pyramid."
"Well, I guess Walker is not the only one in trouble," Davis spoke up.
Kim and Ron turned back to Davis.
"Ron told me about the ipecac prank Alex tried to pull on him," Kim mentioned.
"And I regret giving Thomas that tainted Gatorade," Ron spoke up.
"Son, there was no way you could've known that the Gatorade Walker gave you was laced with ipecac," Davis added.
Ron nodded, "I know, but I'm afraid that if we lose Saturday's game it will be my fault. Quarterbacks play a huge role in Football after all."
Davis chuckled, "Son, I am confident that you can do this."
Ron nodded, "ok, Coach, I'll do my best. And one heck of a birthday it will be."
"Birthday?" Davis asked.
Ron nodded, "I'm gonna be eighteen September 1st."
Davis smiled, "well, happy early birthday." His face then turned serious, "now I recommend that you two go home and pack your bags for the trip to Mississippi. Remember, we leave tomorrow at 4:00 am by bus at the school parking lot. Unfortunately, the football and cheer teams are divided during trips to and from games so you two won't be riding together."
"Not if Kim and I drove down in the Sloth," Ron pointed out. "You never know if a mission will come up and KP and I have to spring into action. Besides, we are in the process of training the new members of Team Possible on how to accomplish missions like we do."
Davis nodded, "very well. You two have permission to take a separate vehicle to Balcorn State."
Kim smiled, "thanks, Coach."
"Well," Davis sighed with a smile, "I wish you both the best of luck as well as a good day."
After that was said, Kim and Ron got up out of their seats and left Davis' office.
"So, Ronnie, wanna go to the Dining Hall and have some supper?" Kim asked Ron after they walked out of Davis' office.
Ron sighed, "sure."
"What's wrong, Ronnie?" Kim asked with concern.
"I can't believe we have Math class tonight," Ron replied.
"And why is that a problem?"
"We won't be able to go on any dates in any formal attire we wore during high school."
"Like my Junior Prom dress and your blue tuxedo?"
Ron nodded, "yes."
Kim thought for a moment before speaking, "tell you what, how about we go home, dress up, and enjoy a couple of microwavable dinners."
Ron smiled, "great idea, KP."
Soon, Kim and Ron made their way back to their apartment.
Elsewhere, Betty and Frank were walking.
"I just can't believe it," Frank commented in disbelief.
"What?" Betty asked.
"Alex rendered Thomas from playing in Saturday's game and Ron stepped in as quarterback," Frank replied.
Betty went wide-eyed, "Alex rendered Thomas from playing?"
"By accident," Thomas replied to Betty's question. "Alex intended to render Ron from playing."
"How?" Betty asked.
"Alex snuck some ipecac into a fresh cup of Gatorade and gave it to Ron," Frank replied. "But, before Ron could drink the Gatorade, Thomas dropped his cup. Afterward, Ron offered his cup of Gatorade to Thomas and you probably know the rest of the story."
"And Alex's plan was probably identical to the one you had mind, only your target was Thomas, not Ron."
"I guess you could say that."
Betty sighed.
"What's wrong, sis?" Frank asked with concern.
"I've been demoted and I'm no longer the cheer captain," Betty replied.
"You've been demoted?"
"I got into a fight with Valerie and we've both been demoted and benched. And now, Kim is the new cheer captain."
Frank was shocked at what he just heard, "I was afraid of that."
Betty nodded, "me too."
Frank sighed, "let's just hope we win this game so we can have that party on Sunday."
Betty nodded, "I hope we win."
Later, Kim and Ron were each eating a microwavable dinner while dressed in their old Junior Prom clothes. Kim wore her blue prom dress with a scorched hem while Ron wore his outdated blue tuxedo, which, ironically, was the same shade of blue as Kim's prom dress.
"Now, this is more like it," Ron commented with a smile.
"It does feel great for us to be wearing our Junior Prom clothes, again," Kim commented with a smile.
Beep Beep Beep Beep
Kim groaned before answering her Kimmunicator, "what's the sitch, Wade?"
"Kim, you are not gonna believe this!" Wade said as his face appeared on the screen.
"What?"
Wade pressed a button on his keyboard and what the screen changed to, was shocking...
"Oh my god," Kim commented.
"What?" Ron asked.
Kim turned the screen of her Kimmunicator toward Ron.
Ron went wide-eyed when he saw a video of himself and Kim when they kissed under that tree in the park last Tuesday.
"KP, that's us!" Ron exclaimed.
Kim pulled back her Kimmunicator, looked at the screen, and asked, "Who could have recorded this video?"
The screen went back to Wade as he spoke, "I'm not sure, Kim, but I'll do some digging to find out who is stalking you two."
"You go do that," Kim said. "Right now, Ron and I need to finish eating and get changed so we can go to our math class."
Wade nodded, "alright, Wade out."
After the screen went black, Kim and Ron went back to eating. This time, in silence.
Later, at 7:00 pm, and before entering their Elementary Math I class, Kim's cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Kim answered. "Yes, Mom. We are not sure who recorded that video. How did Dad react? I thought so. Ron and I have to go to class right now. As soon as we are done with math we will contact you. Okay. Bye."
After Kim hung up, the voice of Kim and Ron's Math professor was heard, "I'm so sorry about what happened."
Kim and Ron turned to see Professor Franks, standing at the doorway, with a worried look on his face.
"Oh, hey Professor," Kim waved nervously.
"Sorry we're late," Ron added.
Franks held up his hand, "it's okay, Mr. and Mrs. Stoppable. You two had a good reason for being late."
"We don't know who recorded that video of me and Ron," Kim said.
"But, Wade, is doing some digging to find out who it was," Ron added.
Franks nodded, "I sure hope, Wade, finds that stalker."
"We sure hope so too."
"And don't worry, I won't let the students poke fun at you two. Now, come on in, class is about to begin."
Kim and Ron nodded before following, Franks, into the lecture hall.
Later, at 8:50, Kim and Ron exited their Elementary Math I class, found a quiet and deserted area outside Pythagoras Hall, and contacted Kim's mother on the Kimmunicator.
"Kimmie and Ron," Ann spoke once her face appeared on the screen.
"Hey, Mom," Kim waved nervously.
"I can't believe that you two were caught on video kissing, again," Ann commented in disbelief.
"Look, Mom, we had no idea there is at least one person out there trying to get dirt on me and Ron."
"How did Dad react?" Ron asked.
Ann sighed, "I had to once again remind him that Kimmie was grown up."
"Where's Dad?" Kim asked.
"He's at the space center," Ann replied. "He said something about building a deep space probe."
Ron's face nearly went white when Ann said that.
"I just hope Papa is not gonna send you into a black hole, Dad," Anna spoke as she joined her Nana on screen.
Kim smiled, "Anna."
Ron smiled, "AC."
Anna waved with a frown, "Hey Mom, hey Dad."
Kim and Ron's smiles faded.
"What's wrong, Anna?" Kim asked her daughter.
"We've never seen you this sad since we first met you in Norway," Ron added.
Anna sniffled as a tear came down her face, "I just hope Papa doesn't send you into a black hole, Dad."
"Annie," Ann spoke, getting her granddaughter's attention, "I can assure you that your Papa loves your father and will not take him away from you."
Anna took a deep breath, "It's bad enough I lost my biological parents, I can't afford to lose any of my adoptive parents."
Ann put her left hand on Anna's right shoulder, "don't worry, Annie, there's nothing that will ever take your adoptive parents away from you. I promise."
Anna smiled a little and hugged her Nana.
After breaking the hug Anna turned back to her parents, "I just hope whoever is trying to get dirt on you two will be caught and brought to justice."
"We hope so too, AC," Ron said with a serious face.
"We are having Wade trying to identify who recorded and posted that video," Kim added.
Anna smiled, "good."
"And your Great-Aunt Vera says, hello," Ron spoke up.
"Tell her I said hello as well and I will be looking forward to seeing her too."
Ron nodded, "I will, AC."
"I love you and Mom."
"We love you too."
"Bye."
"Bye," Kim and Ron said in unison, not calling a jinx.
After the Kimmunicator screen went black, Kim and Ron ventured back to their apartment.
To Be Continued…
A/N: Looks like the day has left a ton of weight on Kim and Ron's shoulders.
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