Chapter 53 – Kimmunity Achievement Award

(10:50pm)

Sharper, whom had put the CPNeb award in his dressing room, headed back to the stage so that he would present the next award.

"Next up, may I present Sentinel and CajunBear to present the Kimmunity Achievement Award!"

The dynamic duo came up to the podium with Sentinel holding the Golden Rufus.

"Many people have come and gone in leaving a mark on the Kimmunity. Some more so than others!" CajunBear said, "This is why we are honoring these particular members that are still active, still producing, still keeping our redhaired-cheerleader alive!"

The nominees are...Hotrod2001...Slyrr...MahlerAvatar...CaptainKodak...and Classic Cowboy.

CajunBear opened the envelope and said out loud the winner.

Hotrod2001 come on down! You've won the Kimmunity Achievement Award!"

Hotrod, jumped up and down as if he was the contest of a game show that was made in the 70s. He ran up to the stage with his acceptance speech for the award. Fanguy presented the Golden Rufus to him.

Wow, The Kimmunity Achievement Award. Given to the individual who has given lasting contribution to the KP fanbase. I hope this isn't like the Lifetime Achievement Award which is kind of like the Oscar Academy's way of saying goodbye ;) You know, I said I'd retire from this after either hitting 100,000 views on my dA page or if I had a kid. 463,000 views and a three year old later and I'm still going strong! *insert applause here* Who would have thought that after 8 years after deciding to use a little red-headed Disney character as a way to practice my digital drawing techniques would have turned into a hobby which included over 300 pieces of artwork and an ongoing novel which as of last look, amassed over 60,000 words...I didn't even write like that in college!

300 pieces of artwork...of which I managed to help continue the stories of beloved characters through retirement, resurrection, redemption, an engagement, a wedding, a disastrous honeymoon, a pregnancy, parenthood, and well, maybe the occasional nude pieces which have been viewed over 3.1 MILLION times. To put that into perspective, that's literally like having the entire state of Iowa looking at your stuff at one time or another. How much of that is actually me checking in...I dunno.

All things aside, I never had expected to be doing this for as long as I have been. It truly has been turned into a bonafied hobby of which apparently I have been given the humble distinction of being one of the best when it comes to the fandom. This year we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the show going off air. And yet, through the love and passion of my talents and those talents of many other artists out there, we have managed to give a show which for all intent is finished (sorry all you "fight for five" folks) and prolonged it by at least a decade and probably for many years to come. Who knows, maybe we'll keep it up for so long, we'll actually still be kicking around when Disney inevitably decides to reboot the show in some capacity...probably when you all are married with kids the way they are apparently doing Duck Tales and Darkwing Duck for my generation (Hopefully we get a Tailspin reboot out of the deal!)

Either way, I am truly grateful and honored for this award. This means that all of those hours spent on drawing pictures has truly succeeded in creating enjoyment for other people. Which is why I do it, if people didn't get anything out of what I draw or write, I wouldn't do it. But that is clearly not the case. Where we go from here? Who knows. I'm not sure how long I can keep this up. I'll be the first to admit that an active toddler continues to eat up my free time more and more. But I have a story to tell...and it's nowhere near being completed. And I have several ideas I want to visualize still, so the good news for everyone is that Hotrod is still going to be around for a while and hopefully providing you all with continued new adventures and memories of Kim, Ron, Wade, Bonnie, Shego, Tara, Drakken, Rufus and the rest of the gang.

Thank you all again!

And with that, Hotrod grabbed yet another Golden Rufus to his very long resume.

Sharper came back to the podium and said. "We're going to take another commercial break, but when we return, we're going to present the last two awards of the evening! So stay tuned!"

Brittney Spears' "Toxic" played in the background as it transitioned to the final segment of the ceremony.

Sheila, meanwhile, was preparing to get the two juvenile troublemakers when she got a message from Dr. Director on her smartphone.

"Shego! Dr. Lipsky! Your hometown is in danger! Kim and Global Justice need you to stop Gemini from unleashing his unknown weapon of doom!"

Sheila looked at the message in shock. She grabbed Drew by the collar.

"Dr. L! You're coming with me! We gotta help Kimmie and the rest of GJ!" she insisted.

"But what about the ceremony and the two juveniles?" Drew asked.

"The resource officers can take care of those little pipsqueaks! Gemini, on the other hand, is a much bigger issue!" Sheila said, taking priorities.

"Come on, Drewbie! We got to save my hometown!" Sheila insisted.

"Why do you always call me that?!" Drew complained. Only his mom, now in her late 70s, can call him that.