Note From the Author: Modification found before Al and Monique went to the mall. Oh yeah still waiting for your votes.

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Chapter 3: Under the night's sky

4 days passed, and no information of the whereabouts of the Right family has been given. There was no school today but Kim had to go because she and the squad had to practice for the cheering competition. Ron tagged along with her being the mascot and all. Al had no part in the cheering competition so he had to stay home. Yealina went with Mr. Possible, Jim and Tim so she can try out for the soccer team. Mrs. Possible had to go to the hospital for an emergency. Al was home alone. He checked his watch, it was just 10:00 a.m. Everyone left so early. He wandered around the house for a while trying to find out what to do. But since it was sooo boring he decided to walk around. He left a note, locked the door and started to walk. His mind was so empty but it was better than thinking depressing things like he always do. He came upon Ron's home. He decided to ask Ron if he wanted to hang out but he didn't know that Ron wasn't there. Before he could knock the door, it opened. There was Monique wearing her red dress.

Al: Monique?

Monique: Al? What are you doing here? (Closing the door behind her)

Al: I was gonna ask if Ron would like to hang out.

Monique: I was too but his mom said that he left with Kim to practice.

Al: I didn't know Ron was a cheerleader?

Monique: Oh no, he's the mascot.

Al: Ah, should've known.

Monique: Well since he's not here. do you wanna hang out with me.

Al: Well I got nothing better to do so, okay.

Monique: Sweet.

At a dark underground lair, a sinister evil lurks below.

Dementor: At last! My greatest invention is finally completed!

Henchman A: Don't you mean the greatest invention you ever stole?

Dementor: Who's the evil professor here, ha!? With this weapon I will be invincible!

Henchman B: Uhh but Professor D how are we supposed to use that without Kim Possible stopping us.

Dementor: Elementary my minion. What if I tell you that we can make Kim Possible not stop us as in that she can't interfere without our consent?

Henchmen A: How are you going to do that?

Dementor: Hostages you dolt!

Henchman B: But where are you going to find a good spot for your laser and with hostages the same time?

Dementor thought for a while then he smiled sinisterly. Back in Middleton, Monique and Al went to the mall and watch a movie, played in the arcade, shop and finally stopped for a bite to eat. Both of them had so much to say.

Monique: I think Aragorn has a thing with Eowyn. I say their sweet together than that elf-girl.

Al: Nah, Aragorn and Aarwen have a special bond with each other that no woman can break.

Monique: I bet my money on Eowyn. She rocks and knows how the fight. I bet Eowyn can kick butt.

Al: We'll see. What's your favorite part of the movie?

Monique: The war of course. That's what I was looking forward in the movie. Aragorn and Gimli were cool there. And Legolas, he was so dreamy!

Al: I like Haldir even though his part was very short.

Monique: Didn't you notice how young those kids were? Talk about desperate. Those kids couldn't kill an orc unless their limbs were caught off.

Al: Yeah I know.

The two watched the singer performed on the stage while they ate their food. When the singer finished, the announcer came up.

Announcer: Thank you, Thank you. Wasn't that great folks? (Applauds from the audience) Anyways ladies and gentleman, today's famous singer, John Rzeznik, couldn't come today and we have no replacement for him. Unless one of the audience would like to take his place. How about you sir? (Pointing at Al)

Al: Hmm? (Still chewing the food he has in his mouth)

Announcer: Yeah you. Come over here.

Monique: Come on! Go.

Al: But I'm not that good.

Monique: Just try. (Monique pulled Al from his seat and dragged him to the announcer)

Announcer: Hey son, what's your name?

Al: Ummm Al?

Announcer: Well Al do you know the song 'I'm Still Here'

Al: Yeah.

Announcer: Good. We have ourselves a singer, ladies and gentleman (crowd applauds)

Al got up the stage. Monique took a seat near the stage in front of Al. The song began to play. Al was nervous but he closed his eyes and started singing the song. To Monique's amazement, Al was pretty good. After Al sang, the whole crowd applauded and Monique ran up the stage and hugged Al.

Monique: Al, that was way beyond cheerleader cool!

Al: Umm Thanks. (blushing)

They were both given discount for Al good performance. After that, Monique sat down patiently outside an Ice Cream store. Al came out with two ice creams and gave one to her.

Monique: I never hanged out with a guy one on one before. Your pretty cool, Al. I didn't know you were such a good singer, too.

Al: My mom (paused) taught me how.

Monique: Oh, I'm sorry if I brought it up.

Al: No it's okay, Monique. You didn't mean it.

Later a chopper loomed over the mall. Inside what seems to be a short man.

???: All right! MOVE IN, My loyal henchmen!

Suddenly a bunch of hulking individual made a fast-rope decent {Thanks for the tip Unknown} into the mall. Everyone ran around in panic. Before anyone could get out the exits were blocked

Al: Damn it! They got the whole place surrounded.

Monique: What do we do now?

Al: Come on.

Al kicked the storage room of club banana. They hid they're for a while. Al slightly opened the door and peeked outside. The henchmen gathered the people of the center of the mall. Suddenly a rope came out from the main chopper and out came Professor Dementor.

Dementor: Good work, boys. The mall is a perfect location for my Mega-super- duper-infinity-laser cannon.

Al: Mega-super-duper-infinity-laser cannon?

Dementor: And also, with these people as hostages, no one can stop me! (Laughs)

Al went back and closed the door.

Al: Infinity laser, huh? We got to stop them.

Monique: How? He's got henchmen and hostages.

Al: Wish Kim was here. We may not be able to stop them but we can disable them.

Monique: How?

Al: The Infinity laser has the ability to shot in pinpoint accuracy no matter what range. Its systems are similar to a Nikita Missile only too complex for human use. So the laser runs solely controlled by a computer. Take out the computer the laser is useless.

Monique: That's your job.

Al: Right but the only problem is how am I suppose to do that while fighting his henchmen and making sure is guards are busy.

Monique: Maybe I can do something.

Al: Its gonna be dangerous.

Monique: (Smiles boastfully) Please. It'll be a piece of cake

Al didn't want to but he had little options. They moved out. Back at school, Kim and the squad were practicing. After performing a series of moves the squad stopped to rest.

Kim: Ok guys that's a wrap.

Ron: Hey KP! Check this out. By adjusting the storage of my mask I can release more banana cream. Observe. (As he wore the mask and pulled the switch, cream started pouring out from inside the mask. He started moving very strangely)

Kim: Are you ok, Ron? Ron: K---mmm---He----pp

Kim: Oh no! (Kim pulled out his mask and a gush of banana cream burst and splattered all over them) Ron!

Ron: (Breathing) Took you long enough!

Kim: Hey be thankful I saved you. I- (Kummunicator beap) What's up, Wade.

Wade: We got ourselves a situation at Middleton Mall.

Kim: What kind of situation?

Wade: Hostage situation with a weapon of mass destruction.

Kim: Sounds big. Ron lets go.

Ron: I'm with you KP.

Kim: Bonnie I gotta go.

Bonnie: Oh sure I understand.

Kim: What are you saying this time?

Bonnie: I'll be frank with you Kim. You're a lousy leader.

Kim: What?

Bonnie: You don't show any support for your squad and when you do you work us to the bone.

Kim: I'm trying to make up for lost time and duh I save the world in case you forgotten!

Bonnie: Whatever Kim. Nevertheless, you're a lousy leader, not bad in fashion and most especially dumb and ugly. The squad would function better without you.

Kim felt a sharp pain within her heart and she looked at her squad. All of them trying to pretend nothing was happening. Either they're scared of Bonnie or they think so too.

Ron: Hey Bonnie You gone to far already!

Rufus: Yeah!

Kim: Forget it Ron. We gotta job to do remember.

As Kim and Ron ran of to the mission, a tear fell from Kim's eyes. Back at the mall, Prof. Dementor and his henchmen started preparing the laser. The laser was huge. It was placed in the center of the mall pointing at the window in the roof that has been broken by the fast-rope decent of Dementor's henchmen.

Dementor: Soon the nations will bow down to me and then the world will be mine! (Laughs)

Suddenly a cart was thrown to Prof. Dementor. He was knocked of his feet and into the cart. It speed to a small hotdog stand and crashed inside. He sat up and spit a hotdog from his mouth.

Dementor: Who dares do that to me!?

He then looked at the direction where it was thrown and there stood Monique.

Dementor: You little, pest. Men! Grab her!

Monique: It's all on you Al. (She started leading the henchmen away)

Al slowly snuck out of the storage room. He used a tapestry to climb to the second floor of the mall. Two henchmen found him but he quickly dispatched them by grabbing one with his leg and throwing him to other. He shot his 'hair-dryer' given by Kim at the tip of the laser. He swings up to the tip. Dementor saw this and began to start the count down but before he could, Al jumped down and kicked him away. Al then started to disarm the laser

Dementor: GET HIM, YOU FOOLS!

His henchmen ran as fast as they could in order to get him while he's busy with the laser. Monique notice they thugs were catching up. She grabbed a cart and sped back to the center of the mall. She saw one of the henchmen about to grab Al but before he could do that she crashed her cart on him while the ones chasing her crashed at the guys trying to get Al. She flipped out and landed beside Al.

Al: Nice moves.

Monique: Thanks. You disabled it yet?

Al: Just a sec. Got it! (Al pulled out a circuit from the CPU and the lights of the laser turned off) Easy money.

Monique: Come on. Let's split.

Dementor: I think not.

One of Dementor's henchmen grabbed Monique by the collar and lifted her from the ground. One almost caught Al but he slipped right under the henchmen and used the grappling hook to swing himself back to the laser's tip.

Monique: Let go of me!

Dementor: Well well. What do we have here?

Al: Let her go!

Dementor: Give me that circuit you took out from my computer!

Monique: Don't do it Al!

Al didn't know what to do. He didn't trust Dementor's word but how can he save Monique and the world the same time.

Dementor: Well?

Al: . Here! Take it! (Al threw the circuit)

Dementor: Get it! (Him and his men ran to try to catch the circuit)

While the henchman holding Monique was busying watching, Al took this opportunity and swoops down and grabbed Monique by the waist and at the same time kicking the henchman away.

Monique: Nice catch.

Al then unhooked his grappling hook, flipped and landed right in front of Dementor. Al put Monique down then she caught the circuit. Seeing that Dementor and his creeps were getting close, Monique dropped down the circuit and crushed it.

Dementor: NO!

Monique: Its over, Dementor. Your laser is sayonara

Dementor: Not until I get rid of you first! Get them.

Al and Monique went into their fighting positions. But before they could fight the exits of the mall burst open. As the smoke cleared and there stood Kim Possible.

Kim: The jigs up, Dementor. Huh? Al and Monique? What are you doing here?

Monique: Saving world, can't you see?

Ron: Hang on! I'm coming. Aaah (trips on a wire) Ouch! What the? Whoa what happened here?

Dementor: Darn it! (Whistles) Alright let get out of here! (Ropes fell from the chopper and Dementor's henchmen started climbing) I'll be back (Dementor climbed up the rope and soon they were gone)

Monique: . Oh Yeah! That was cool! We did it! We actually pulled it off! (Hugs Al)

Al: Ah, yeah. (Blushing) We sure did.

Kim: Good job, you two.

That night, Al had to bring Monique home so Kim and Ron went ahead. Outside Monique's house, Al and Monique were still talking.

Monique: . and when you swooped down and catch was really cool. Hey I noticed you are good at computers?

Al: Yeah.

Monique: Why don't you come by at my house and teach me from time to time. I have a computer just lying around in my house.

Al: Sure how's about tomorrow.

Monique: You are so sweet.

Silence came between them. The rays of the moon shined over them and Al began to notice the beauty of Monique as it shined with the moon.

Monique: . Well, I had a great time Al. We should do it again sometimes.

Al: Which one? Hanging out or saving the world?

Monique: (Laughs the she looks at the ground, dug her head with her shoulders and plays with her leg as if she was shy) Ummm do you want to come in? (Blushes)

Al: No thanks Monique. I got some other things to do. (Of course he was lying because he was already tired)

Monique: Umm ok. Good night Al.

Al: Good night, Monique.

At the Possible's residence, Kim, Ron, Al, Yealina, Jim and Tim are watching TV. Kim has been acting strange lately. Ron was still his usual self. Jim, Tim and Yealina are still in their soccer uniform.

Kim: Well that was a busy day for all of us?

Jim: Yup, we had a great time in the practice. Yealina was great!

Yealina: It was nothing. (blushing)

Tim: Yeah right! You should play with us in next week's game.

Kim: That great.

Ron: At least, you guys had it good. I nearly suffocated of banana cream in my Mad Dog mask.

Kim: I told you put too much.

Ron: I just need to adjust it and why didn't you help me while I was suffocating to death?

Kim: I thought you were fooling around as usual. And plus Ron, the team won't win because of extra cream. By the way, Al, what were you doing in the mall with Monique?

Al: Well, I was bored so I hanged out with her.

Ron: Really! Is something developing here?

Kim: Ron!

Jim/Tim: Oooo Baby boy is in love. (Ron, Jim and Tim even Yealina laughed and made kissing sounds)

Kim: Stop teasing, you guys! Come on Al. (Grabs Al)

Al: Wha? Where are we going?

Kim: Away from those weirdoes.

Kim and Al walked around the village. They stopped at the park and sat on the grass and look at the sky.

Kim: Nice night.

Al: It is. something wrong Kim?

Kim: What's makes you say that?

Al: I notice something is bothering you. You can't hide it from me.

Kim: Yeah. Bonnie.

Al: What about her?

Kim: She told me I'm ruining the squad. She said that I am a bad leader. Bonnie's remarks never faze me but lately I starting to get affected. Come to think of it, I guess she's right. I was not a good soccer coach to Jim and Tim and I always boss around Ron and never give him a chance to prove himself. And when we were fighting the Ice-Bots, if you didn't go with your own plan and stick with mine we would have lost. Maybe I'll just give the position to Bonnie and maybe the squad will be happy (She looked down in depression, hugging her knees)

Al: Maybe they are all right.

Kim: What? (Looking up to Al)

Al: But the problem isn't you, exactly. It's here (points at her head) It's what you think of yourself that stops you from becoming a good leader. You always push yourself, Kim. I don't think you can rely on anyone but yourself. No one deserves to be alone.

Kim: (Begins to smile) I guess the same can be said to you.

Al: Yeah.

Kim: I'm so at peace when I'm with you. I don't know why, we just met.

Al: I think it's because we're the same. We push ourselves so much in order not to let others get hurt. We try to do the right thing but sometimes it back fires on us. We can't control it.

Kim: You really absorbed what I tell you, do you?

Al: You helped me very much. It's only proper to return the favor.

Kim smiled at him and lies down at the grass. Both of them looked at the sky. The night was peaceful and no one was there. As Kim was mesmerized by the beauty of the night, Al was more mesmerized at Kim. He gazed at Kim's splendid figure. Her legs, body, arms, face and hair. She was beautiful. Al wanted to tell her that he likes her but he knew he was moving to fast. He wanted to know her more and get closer so he will really learn to appreciate her.

Kim: We better go. (While getting up)

Al: (He woke up from his thoughts and looked from Kim. He didn't want her to know he was blushing) Ummm... yeah. Of course.

Kim: Oh yeah, here. (Gives a grey Kimmunicator to Al)

Al: What's this?

Kim: A Kimmuncator just like mine. So in case something like this happens we could contact each other.

Al: Thanks.

Kim: .I guess don't think I should watch you anymore. You proved yourself time and time again. I guess I'm convinced to call you my partner.

Al: Not a partner. (Offers hand to Kim)

Kim: A friend. (Kim shook Al's hand and both of them walked home together with their hands still holding each other.)

Note to Author: Tell me folks what's better, Monique/Al or Kim/Al. Your decision will not affect the outcome of the story but I just wanna hear from all of you. Hope you guys enjoyed it.