A/N: Sorry this one took longer than the rest, but I wanted to do it right, plus I've been busy. I have had a lot of work recently. You'd be surprised how many people can't find the power cord on the back of their computer. Is a power cord really that hard to identify?

Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to Kim Possible. Disney does. As for themes from any other works of fiction, I don't own them either. I don't own any fictional material period.

The Prometheus Files Chapter 10: The Questions and The Answers

Ron once again found himself looking in the window of a certain store. His inhibitions may have dropped in the last few weeks, but this still scared the shit out of him. But after last night, he knew he had to act. They may have only gone topless, but it was still clear to Ron. After last night, their relationship had definitely gone to another level. It was only a matter of time before it progressed further.

"Last night, last night. It was incredible. No doubt about that. I'm actually amazed we restrained ourselves as much as we did. But what about tonight? No, tonight Kim has a meeting with Monique and the Club Banana manager. We won't be together tonight. But what about tomorrow? We crossed a line last night. A line that felt so right to cross, but I still think it may have been wrong. If we cross the next line before we get married, I'll lose everyone's respect. Maybe they'll forgive me, but I'll still have betrayed them. I can't lose the respect of Kim's parents. I can't lose the respect of my parents either. I can't lose my self respect. I have to do it."

Ron looked in the window of the jewelry store again. He already knew exactly which ring he would get. "There's something else I have to do first." Ron walked away from the jewelry store and towards Kim's home. "Kim's meeting is at five pm. She said it would last till at least eight. It's four now. Kim should be leaving home soon. I'll have at least three and a half hours. That should be enough time."

He arrived in time to see Kim leaving from a distance. Ducking for cover, he knew that she hadn't seen him. His stealth skills had improved, she had even commented on it. It also helped that he wasn't dressed in his usual outfit, and he was probably out of her visual range anyway. He walked up to the door and rang the doorbell.

"Oh, hello Ronald, Kim left already for her meeting, you just missed her," James Possible greeted Ron after opening the door.

"I know, I wanted to talk to you and Mrs. Dr. Possible, alone," Ron responded in a serious tone.

Anne Possible had come up behind her husband. While the look on her husband's face told her that he was confused, Anne had a pretty good idea what Ron wanted to talk to them about, judging from Ron's serious tone and the fact that he wanted to speak them alone. "Come on into the living room Ron," Anne said cordially.

"Thanks Mrs. Dr. P." Ron said as he entered. As the three walked into the living room, Ron was looking around constantly, as if looking for something.

"The twins are at Wade's place, working on some new piece of equipment for you and Kim. They'll be there all night, so we can talk uninterrupted," Anne said reassuringly.

Ron visibly relaxed when he heard this.

"Oh, I thought you were pretty good at dodging their rockets, plus with that new power of yours, are you so worried about getting hit?" James joked.

"Er, no, well yes, but I wanted to talk to the two of you alone. No Kim, no Wade, no Jim and Tim. I guess Kim told you about my power, huh?"

"Yes, and Jim and Tim too. They thought it was the, how did they put it? Coolest thing they had ever seen or heard of." James said.

"What do you two think about it?"

"Well, I guess, we think that it certainly makes you special," Anne replied.

"I mean, in regards to my relationship with Kim."

James and Anne had both talked about this in private. Granted, they were still a little amazed, but they had come to terms with it. Ron had somewhat expected Anne to speak first, since she was always more defensive of Ron, while James was always over-defensive of Kim. Suffice it to say, Ron was a little surprised when James responded, and even more surprised at what he said.

"I think that it doesn't affect your relationship at all. It just means that you can protect her better than I ever thought anyone, myself included, ever could. And I say that knowing that you will probably have to fight people with similar power. But Kim would try to fight those people anyway if they broke the law. With you, she…, my Kimmie-cub can do anything." James responded, a tear of pride forming in his eye.

Even Anne looked at her husband surprised. She just nodded to Ron, indicating that she felt the same.

"Thank you, Mr. Dr. Possible," Ron paused for a moment. "There are some more things I need to ask you about, though." Ron considered going directly into his main point, but needed to make sure of something else first. "Did Kim tell you about what happened with the Lorwardians?"

James was still a little shell-shocked from his own confession, so Anne spoke up. "She told us that you used your new super-powers to defeat them by throwing them into the ship. She didn't say anything about them getting captured, but if they got away, it doesn't really matter. Villains have gotten away before, and you always catch them, don't you?"

"Yes, but they didn't get away, and they weren't captured. They,… I…. I killed them when I threw them into that ship." Ron's voice began to break. He didn't want to talk about it, but he still had to be sure that they knew before he asked his next question.

James looked stunned, but said nothing. Anne gasped slightly and covered her mouth. "Why?" James asked after a moment.

"I saw them hurting Kim, my mystical monkey power suddenly flared up. I, I threw them into the ship and they died in the explosion. I, I… I'm sorry. I'll understand if you can't forgive me."

Ron had closed his eyes after his last statement. He was on the verge of crying, but he held back. He knew, he knew what the answer to his next question would be. He knew that he could not possibly even ask it now.

Needless to say, he was very surprised to find that he was suddenly being hugged by James Possible. Anne had taken his hand and was holding it in her own.

"We could never hold something like that against you. It wasn't your fault, and on top of that, you did it to protect our daughter." Anne said sincerely.

James backed up and continued, "You protected our daughter, Ronald. I could never hold that against you. You did nothing you need to apologize or be forgiven for. In all honestly, we always thought this day would come, when one of you would have to kill an opponent. We never talked about it, and I guess we figured it would probably be Kim."

Ron shuddered just then, suddenly remembering his dream several weeks ago. "Dr. P. if Kim ever had to kill someone, I don't think I could live with myself. It would be like I failed her."

"No it wouldn't Ron. Sometimes, sometimes things don't always go the way you want them." Anne replied. "And sometimes they go perfectly. That's life," She said smiling.

"Let's not talk about this subject anymore. This doesn't change anything about how we feel about you, Ron. So, what else did you want to ask us?" James asked.

Ron smiled for the first time since arriving. Then he started to look nervous. "Um, well," Ron placed his hand behind his neck and began rubbing it. He hadn't done that in a long time. He hadn't been this nervous in a long time. James had a look on his face that indicated he had no idea what Ron wanted to ask him. That was indeed correct, just as Anne's look said that she knew everything, which she did.

"Well?" Anne questioned, her voice dancing.

Ron got down on his knees in front of the couch that the Doctors Possible had sat back down on. He thought of Kim, of all the wonderful times they had together, all the strength he felt when he was near her. Building his courage, he began, "I would like to request permission to ask for your daughter's hand in marriage." Ron said this with a conviction that surprised everyone in the room, especially himself. Ron quickly lowered his gaze to the floor after asking.

James and Anne looked at each other for a moment. James took Ron's hand and shook it. "Ronald Stoppable, I give you permission to marry my daughter." He and his wife smiled brightly. "But if you hurt or betray her, I'll test my new quantum slipstream drive and send you to the nearest black hole," James chuckled.

"I wouldn't even dream of it. Besides, she would do worse to me than you ever could," Ron said laughing a little.

"That's probably true," Anne joked.

They all laughed uncontrollably.

Monique and Kim were talking while waiting for the manager to arrive for their meeting. Monique was a little bored, and felt like teasing Kim some. She had recently heard some strange things from Rufus, so she decided to mess with Kim.

"So, Kim, how far have you and Ron gone?" Monique's voice prodded.

"Monique, what on earth are you talking about?" Kim asked, her own voice much more nervous than it should have been.

"Your parents might not know, but I talked to Rufus the other day, and after the first little episode in that refurbished tree house with a lock, he was chattering up quite a storm. I'll admit, I had to give him a lot of cheese to get him to talk, but I don't think he would tell anyone else." Monique replied with a devilish grin.

"All he saw was…" Kim said before Monique cut her off, her tone and words betraying the truth.

"So you really have gone farther?" Monique was honestly a bit surprised.

"NO, well, err, yes, but do you promise not to tell a soul?" Kim was blushing moderately.

"Of course girl."

"Well, a while back we started to make out so hard that we well, we, er, um, well, we kind of made each other, well," Kim's voice trailed off into nothingness from the whisper it started as. She was blushing uncontrollably.

Monique knew what Kim meant, and continued, "You guys kept your clothes on though, right?"

"Yea, well, till last night."

"WHAT!?!?!" Monique almost screamed.

Kim's face was already redder than her hair, but after that, it was surprising that Kim didn't started sweating blood from her cheeks. Not that you would have been able to tell with her face so red. "We, we just went topless. Ron tore his shirt on the ladder, and I just got really turned on, and I took off my shirt, and my bra, and we…." Kim's voice trailed off once again.

"Ohh, you lucky girl. So, have you two talked about it yet?"

"What?"

"The big M, woman."

"The big M?"

"Marriage, Kim. Marriage."

Kim's blush had finally started to die down, but it immediately flared up again. "Well, not marriage, but we sorta confessed that we want to spend the rest of out lives together. I guess that was our way of talking about it."

"Damn, woman, you are so lucky to find a man like that. He's completely devoted to you, would give up his life for you, and loves you more than anything. If only we could all be so lucky. Plus he's got super powers, and he's rich."

"The money and power never meant anything to me, Monique; I love Ron for who he is. And his money and super-powers aren't part of that. They never were."

"Ohh, I know that, woman. I'm just teasing you. So have you set a date for the wedding yet?" Monique guffawed after asking the last part.

Kim was about to say something when the door opened and the manager walked in. "Thank god," she thought. "I don't know how much more of this I could take tonight."

A/N: Well, I got one the hurdles for Ron over with. I am once again sorry for taking so long on this one. I might have a fight chapter next, or I might continue this story arc. I've got a fight in mind that could really go anywhere. You'll see.