Chapter 14: No longer
Wade wasted no time in giving his reasoning feeling he was perfectly right in saying he'd chipped his friend for safety bringing up all the times it helped find him.
Ron found himself shaking and leaning back; he couldn't even enjoy the hug or feelings his back and tail was going through as he tried to suppress his powers.
" Wade… what am I"?
"My friend... A guy? A teenager? I don't get what you're asking. To do with the chip… I don't understand".
" I'm not trying to be mad at you buddy but when you say some stupid fucking shit like that it's very hard. I'll ask a very simple question: if it's so important to my safety, does Kim have one"?
Of course she does... in her Kimmunicator… Okay okay it's not the only one there's also one built into her mission shoes and backpack".
So for Kim you hid it in things she owned… and for me the jew you decided to infuse it to my spine . Do you know how fragile it was? All I did was move too fast and it clamped down and fully paralyzed me. You almost crippled me for life, friend. If it wasn't for my powers I'd be dead, eaten alive by a bunch of crazy cultists".
Everyone was collectively stunned, staring wild eyed at Ron while he stared blankly at Wade. Wade was pale and staring at the floor. The kid had never felt anything like what he was feeling currently. Being a child genius he'd never gotten anything but praise and knowing he'd almost killed one of his best friends was devastating for the child.
Was nice waking up to not being able to feel I'd gotten crucified. I'd never have noticed if they didn't make me face my own hands. Wade I'm going to say this and remember it. You can't just do shit to others without them knowing. You're too smart for your own good. It's no longer sunshine and rainbows, a simple oops so sorry won't fix that you basically committed a hate crime against me. You gotta think things through like a normal person sometimes buddy. Just because you're smart and feel like you should be able to do something doesn't mean you should. I can already guess you're trying to flip it in your head that hey Ron loses things all the time placing it in him would be the best option. No. You super genius decided to fix something fragile and electrical to my spine. Not my hand, foot, or any of the other places that would do damage but not completely cripple me. I'm not mad at you or trying to make you feel bad about yourself. I'm telling you as a friend that your actions have consequences and you especially have too much on the line".
Ron, seeing as he couldn't escape his girlfriend's hug and she was too shocked to let him go, floated Wade over and gave the kid a hug. " You hack into any and everything all over the world Wade. I'm not trying to see a tiny overlook into something serious having you locked up in jail or working for the government the rest of your life. I've seen how cruel GJ is to their own, let alone done random kid giving them headaches every week. What would have happened if I went to the hospital and they scanned a foreign implant with no surgical records and me with no knowledge it was there? Take a back step, stop being the super genius and be a regular kid. An elementary student would know not to hide a bug on his friend after he's been taught a lesson. You need to learn the simple stuff that's not taught in school. Who knows maybe that will help you with Olivia and to stop accidently leaving the link to the Kimmunicatoropen when you're in a hurry to go back to being her 'sweetie peach' ".
Wade nodded weakly trying to hide his sniffles and bury his face away from what he imagined to be looks of disgust and disapproval but was only pity. No one could blame the kid. Sure putting a tracker on someone's spine was idiotic to the doctor or the two world famous martial artist but to the kid who went through his entire education at age seven in eight months he wouldn't even be old enough for health class. Ron stood there patting the kids back until he calmed down before continuing.
"Wade, how many times has Kim used that chip to look for me when we're not in danger or on a mission and how many times has she forced you with the PDP".
" Sniff a lot I lost count over the years. I-It was a lot when you were hanging out with other girls... Theirs even been times I've hacked into satellites or nearby cameras so Kim can see what you're doing".
"I'm not going to say it was all for your safety...sometimes I'd use it to find you so I wouldn't have to look but it mostly was for your safety. I didn't want you falling into it with the wrong crowd, something I should have done more of since that freak is here".
"KIMBERLY ANN POSSIBLE WHAT THE HELL!! Y-you I'm so angry I don't know what to do. I thought you didn't know and it was because y'all are a team your initials ended up on there. You not only knew it was there but took advantage of it. Apologize right now young lady or so help me I...I... "
The older woman grew faint from her anger and fell into a chair weakly. She felt sick to her stomach and for the first time she felt like she failed as a mother. Anne started questioning her whole family as what was once in her eyes the perfect daughter image was shredded apart. Anne was no where near close to dumb she knew her daughter wasn't a perfect human. She would lie, she was cocky, and she would sneak out but that was apart of being a kid. What wasn't apart of being a child is chipping your best friend/ brother and then telling it to his face it was for his own good. The matriarch felt like her home wasn't her home for a second. Was James a loving husband or was he a narcissist that brainwash their children that they can do anything and their father would always side with them. Was the twins not geniuses themselves becoming the next Wade or worse some mad scientist duo that wants to world to submit because they have a giant rocket aimed at the middle of the earth. They wouldn't listen to their own parents about not using literal rockets in the house. They endangered their entire family weekly let alone the rest of the world.
The world… Anne's thought wouldn't leave her alone. Ron the victim here wasn't a victim else where the sweet boy that would help her back cookies and came crying to her anytime he had a booboo was now destroying dictatorships and killing off world leaders who the blue eyed woman had to admit had it coming. A strong pair of arms wrapped itself around the crying Anne had temporarily making the bad thoughts go away. Anne looked up from her teary eyed stare at the floor to see Ron brown eyes looking at her filled with concern. Anne found herself captivated by her sons eyes and could swear she was a beautiful blue much like hers swirl and mix with his normal browns.
Kim watched devastated as her mom nearly fainted after hearing her actions. She couldn't even find the will to go and comfort her mother it was up to Ron. Ron and Anne made eye contact for a minute or so in which the tears in the woman's eyes disappeared and her slump defeated look disappeared replaced with sleep. Ron disappeared with Anne and reappeared without her or Wade. Ron hugged Sheila and gave the disapproving woman a kiss. Ron had found out that he could infact teleport without taking someone with him it was just he didn't want to separate from his badical girlfriend to go get Wade.
Ron turned ready to have a talk with Kim and recieved a poke to his ribs and a even tighter hug than before from behind.
"Don't you do it don't go over there and baby the princess she needs to learn a lesson"
"I wouldn't be me if I let her sit there and cry let alone yell at her".
"... your lucky. So very lucky I love how much of a white knight you're ".
Ron turned around and started giving the unamused woman headpats and talked to her in a baby voice. " Good girl".
"I will break your arm buffoon".
"Do it then the pain will be worth getting to pet my chihuahua girlfriend".
No hell no I thought I was a poodle don't downgrade me like that".
Someone's snappy got your ankles bitten a little too much? You're gonna try and hurt me over the smallest thing so I thought it would be fitting".
"I'll hurt you a lot more than a chihuahua bite".
"But like a chihuahua you're gonna act all big and bad but be meek when I put you in your place".
Sheila smiled and leaned on Ron and whispered in his ears "I already know my place. Your dirty little slut ready for you whenever you want... master". Ron turned bright red and took a step away from his girlfriend only to trip on a chair and landed pinned to the floor.
"You suck at cheering people up".
"I don't need to be good at cheering people up just you".
"Theirs other ways to cheer me up than doing that ".
"Yes, like saving my man again from the big bad chair. It doesn't matter if I get what I want. Speaking of that, you and the princess have five minute.. I'm not losing the good graces I have with your mother just because you're late for school". As Sheila walked out of the dining room she glared hard at Kim who was glaring through her tears at the PDA(Public Display of Affection). "If I hear anything you're dead. I'm not gonna hold back if you touch my goods and take his shirt off. If you go to school like that I'll rip it off you myself after I kick your ass all over the football field".
"I can't tell if I like her gentle side or like that more… I may just get a therapist we both need to go". Ron waited til he saw Sheila go up the stairs to whisper to his best friend.
Before Kim could get a word out Ron covered her mouth with his finger. "KP before you say anything I'm just gonna say it. We're still best friends in my book. I love you too much to just have you out of my life. I didn't know if it was love or if I was in love with you. I was literally fighting myself trying to decide. Going back and forth between you and Sheila all the way until I found the chip. You know what happened at camp you knew ever since then I'm Jewish. We've grown up together learning what happened and how I was sick to my stomach having to learn about it. How many times did I walk out of the classroom and sit in the hallway the moment the holocaust was mentioned? How many times did they have to call Mrs. Dr. P? How many times did I leave no matter how much you used the PDP on me? Yet you thought that chipping me was a good idea and to keep it from me. Even if you found out later because yall used it to find me why the fuck wouldn't you immediately tell me? Why would you take advantage of it"?
"I… I can't… I got worried a lot. Worried when Tara kissed you, when you asked out all those girls, you and Zita, you and Yori, and you getting so close to Monique… I… Even when I was disappearing on that date with Josh. I was worried you'd see me and hate me for going out.I'm so fucked up I was more worried about stalking you than I was ceasing to exist".
Ron got in front of his best friebd putting a hand on her shoulder and tilted her head to look at him. The two made eye contact as Ron bonked Kim.
"Language".
"Huh...What the hell I didn't"
Ron wasted no time giving the redhead another bonk making her angry.
That's not fair you're the one who's been cussing all morning what the hell".
Kim's outburst got her another bonk and Ron just smiled as the fuming Kim glared at him.
"Got anything else to say"?
I hate yo… I didn't CUSS".
"That one was for being hurtful".
Try and bonk me again, see wha… that was cheap, let me finish talking… I don't care if Shego helps you I'm go...oww that one actually hurt you jerk".
"Sure it did. Now come on KP gotta get to school five minutes aren't up but I'd rather not have to separate you two".
"You could just say I'm forgiven instead of hitting me so much".
"Had to stop you crying somehow".
"Theirs other ways… are you really setting me up so you can sound cool and use Shegos words against me"?
" That's why you're my best friend KP now go change if I get in trouble because of you I'm pulling out the pictures with freckles and braces".
"You wouldn't dare"
" I guarantee Shego is going thru your room removing all of my stuff. It would be a shame if she just randomly found mom's photo books".
The look of horror on Kim's face made Ron laugh as she ran up to her room. In her mind she was planning to give Shego the beatdown of a lifetime but when she got there Ron was there too and disappeared with Shego. Kim could only blame herself of course Ron knew what she'd be up to when she started running.
In the kitchen
One second Sheila was packing up anything that belonged to her boyfriend the next she was in the kitchen.
" Well I can't promise she won't still try and fight you but I'm one step closer to getting you two to get along".
"Something tells me she got babied harder than I imagined".
"Sheila were best friends Kim has plenty of flaws but who doesn't. She's still like a sister to me. I was really mad down right pissed but… it's KP. Friends since pre-K doesn't come from nowhere. I know she's learned her lesson just like how I knew she was coming to fight you. If she starts stalking us again or trys another chip then things will change.. Besides I've forgiven her for worse".
"Excuse me? What could be worse? Speak buffoon".
"Oop uhh I mean it was a year or so ago and uhh Kim almost killed me so she could talk to a guy she liked and she forgot she locked me in the janitor's closet for three days… Sheila no you get back here".
Sheila ignored Ron's words running up the stairs and forgetting where she went to find Kim's room the first time she ended up opening the master bedroom where a sleeping Anne laid. Sheila may have been pissed but she didn't lose her reason and slowly closed the door. Shego went through every door before barging into Kim's room who was half way putting on a shirt with Ron grabbing her and disappearing together.
"Fuck that's annoying...stupid monkey bullshit".
Ron had teleported back, landing quietly behind the seething woman and seeing an opportunity he took a page out of her book and poked her ribs hard. Ron immediately got away after poking the green bear and leaving his wallet.
"..."
' Wait dammit why didn't I just leave my smarty mart membership card and bank card… ugh im stupid. Going back now is gonna hurt far more than anything the bullies can do...if they can even hurt me anymore... I'm really leaving my badical girlfriend to get bullied by weaklings and get yelled at by deadbeat idiots… where did that come from… Ronald? What the heck is wrong with me"?
Unknown
"You have problems banana breath".
" You have problems too dog face ".
"Nah you're over there moving weird"
"Me weird? Nice necklace. Taking joy rides in people's bodies must be so much entertainment until you got dropped by two ants.
"Fuck you monkey I know you had something to do with it. Even if that idiot was holding my mind back I would have slaughtered your chosen tailless monkey freak...You know what about a bet".
"I'm listening".
I let that idiot get my necklace again and you get your monkey over there to fight him. We both get ten minutes to teach them and we let 'em fight. I get to watch my loser rip that mental patient of yours apart.
"Once my monkey brother knocks out your castrated dog, let him have that necklace".
"When Jackal rips your kid a new one I want that sword… no I want that woman a fine specimen she is".
"This is gonna be the easiest bet I've ever made haha come on then sign a pact. Neither of us shall interact past ten minutes or alter the fight in any way. He gets your necklace, none of your tricks attached when I win and you get to see the girl with your sad dog eyes when you lose. None of your tricks to get it back either I'll be watching".
"When I win you'll hand her over… nah both of you will hand her to me. I can see it now the dejected look on your faces when I use her as I please".
"As if you're gonna be screaming in rage while I clutch my knows from not smelling your balls mutt".
"I knew kind slings it's own shit around but I don't know you sucked at talking it. Why don't you get your brother some mental help instead of sending him to his death… Oh are you finally coming around banana brain theirs better ways to submit to your superior than this overly dramatic sacrifice".
"I don't care what others say about you dog face your alright with me. Here you are giving me a chance to rub it in your face just how garbage your little puppet is and gift my companion with a free mystical item.
The Jackal and the monkey locked eyes one glare and the other a cocky calm gaze as brown and gold energy mixed together. The energy moved around them slowly leaving a slime like substance oozing to the ground forming two halls of a circle coming together.
Anubis didn't know why but he immediately regretted his decision as he used his power to spy on the two fighters. His fighter was a drunk mess living in the slums and the other was currently getting yelled at for whatever reason.