I don't own KP
Kim sat at a table at lunch with Ron and Latch a week later. She was looking over the paper that she had gotten from GJ. "This is impossible! There's nothing to go on!" she finally said, throwing the paper on the table. "I gave up on that the first day I had it," Ron said. "What?" Latch asked. "This coded message," Kim said handing the paper to Latch, "I've been trying to figure it out for the past week." "Give me a day or two," Latch said after scanning the paper, "I think I can have it solved by then." "You're joking, right?" Ron said. "Nope," Latch said looking over the paper again, "But I will need a computer. They don't have one at my foster home." "You live in a foster home?" Ron asked, surprised. He winced after being kicked by Kim. "Yeah," Latch said, "My mom was killed and my dad didn't want me. So I was landed in a foster home. It's no big." "You can use my computer," Kim said, "As long as you don't mind little tweebs running around." "There are about ten of those at the foster home." Latch said, "Trust me. I can handle tweebs."
Later at Kim's house, Latch was typing very fast on the computer in Kim's room, trying to decode the message. "Any luck?" Kim asked. She was also looking over the paper too. "Nope," Latch said, looking frusrated, "I have seen this somewhere, I just can't remember. It was when I was real little. My dad was showing it to me." "I thought your dad left you," Kim said. "He did but," Latch stopped typing and thought for a second. Kradside, he couldn't have found me that fast. If I have been found out then he will be after me and everyone at the foster home! If what I think is true then I will have to tell my secret. Well, here goes. "Kradside." "What?" Kim asked. Latch stared darkly at the piece of paper in front of her and shook her head, "It's Kradside." "Who?" "Kradside," Latch repeated, "An evil person who decided to take their unbalanced spirit and let the dark take over." Kim did not seem to understand anything that Latch was saying. So Latch had to go into a full-length description of an unbalance spirit. (AN: Don't worry, I'll shorten it for you!) "What do you want me to explain first, an unbalanced spirit or who Kradside is?" Latch asked. "What in the heck is an unbalanced spirit?" Kim asked, looking very confused. "Alright, you know how there are good and evil people in the world," Latch asked. When Kim nodded, she continued, "Well, some people are neither good or evil. They have two spirits inside them, a light and a dark. The light is normally in control but if the person is around evil in some form, the dark fights to take control. It is very difficult to hold the dark side back and brings a lot of pain for the light. Kradside never tried to hold his dark back, so it took over. There are not very many of these kind of people, which is good." "Ok, how do you know all of this stuff about unbalanced spirits?" Kim asked. "Because I am one," Latch said very simply. "You are one?" Kim said very surprised. "Please don't ask me questions about if I am evil or not," Latch said quickly, "I need to decode this thing because if I don't then me you and everyone in me foster home could be in a lot of trouble." Latch went to work on the paper. It took her a few more minutes, but she finished. This is what the paper read: "I will take back what is mine. She will join me. Watch for me to strike. Figure it out before it's too late! Kradside" "What does that mean: "I will take back what is mine" and "She will join me"?" Kim asked looking over the note. "He wants my dark side's power and he wants me to join his ranks," Latch answered her question. "Power?" Kim asked looking suspiciously at Latch. "My dark half is one of the most dangerous in the world," Latch answered, "She has many magical powers that can do many things. Her name is Cling." "So what exactly are you telling me about yourself?" Kim asked, "That you have a dark half that is dangerous and that she could take control while you are around evil." "I resist the take-over as best I can," Latch said, "The problem is that I can't always keep her at bay. Like I said before, it's very painful for me to resist. Normally I can't move or start to get tense before Cling tries to take over. The only way to stop Cling is by injuring me." "Why?" Kim asked. "Because Cling doesn't want to take over an injured body." Latch said simply. Suddenly, Latch's eyes got very wide, "I forgot about Kradside striking and I was just reminded by Cling that each time Kradside found me, my foster family ended up dead. I figure that they will want you out of the way as well so they would do something or take something to get to you." Kim and Latch knew what was going to happen. "Ron!" "You get to Ron fast and I will check on my foster home. Mind if I jump out the window? Thanks," Without another word Latch cleared the window- sill and landed on her feet on the ground and started running towards her foster home. Kim looked out the window and stared at the black dot running down the dark street. That was a two story window, she thought to herself. Kim exited her house and started toward Ron's house. But when she got there, Ron was gone and his parents were crying like babies. "Where's Ron?" Kim asked quickly. "He was taken by a group of black-robed men," Ron's mother said in between sobs. "Great," Kim said. I wonder if Latch is ok, Kim thought, "I'll find him Mr. and Mrs. Stoppable." And with that she left for Latch's foster home.
When she got there, Latch had just arrived. She was about to enter the house when she saw Kim coming up. "I sense a lot of evil has been in this house," Latch said quietly, "I hope I am not too late." Latch turned the knob and entered the house. The room was a mess but not from children running around. There was blood on the floor. From another room there was a dashing sound and a child about the age of nine ran into the room and saw Latch and ran to her, squeezing a little too tight. "Mom won't wake up and neither will the others," the small kid said, "What's wrong with them Latch?" "I'm sorry Elaina, I'm sorry," Latch hugged her back, "Mom won't wake, I'm sorry." Latch looked back at Kim and pulled away from Elaina. "Come on. Lets go. There is nothing I can do here." Suddenly there was a loud pounding on the door, and Latch cringed in pain. She knelt down on the floor and shook her head, murmering, "No, Cling, no." "Latch!" Kim said looking concerned. "Give me a minute," Latch said quickly, trying to hold cling back. Finally she riped away from Cling's fight and faced the door as it burst open. About twenty black-robed men barged into the room. They came forward as a group and set up for an attack. Both Kim and Latch got into a fighting stance. "Elaina, go into the backroom and wait for us, quickly!" Latch said. "Got any ideas?" Kim asked, "Your are the expert on these guys." "It's beond both of us. We need to get Elaina and get out of here quickly," Latch said. "Alright." Kim said. And with that they ran to the back room.
Kim sat at a table at lunch with Ron and Latch a week later. She was looking over the paper that she had gotten from GJ. "This is impossible! There's nothing to go on!" she finally said, throwing the paper on the table. "I gave up on that the first day I had it," Ron said. "What?" Latch asked. "This coded message," Kim said handing the paper to Latch, "I've been trying to figure it out for the past week." "Give me a day or two," Latch said after scanning the paper, "I think I can have it solved by then." "You're joking, right?" Ron said. "Nope," Latch said looking over the paper again, "But I will need a computer. They don't have one at my foster home." "You live in a foster home?" Ron asked, surprised. He winced after being kicked by Kim. "Yeah," Latch said, "My mom was killed and my dad didn't want me. So I was landed in a foster home. It's no big." "You can use my computer," Kim said, "As long as you don't mind little tweebs running around." "There are about ten of those at the foster home." Latch said, "Trust me. I can handle tweebs."
Later at Kim's house, Latch was typing very fast on the computer in Kim's room, trying to decode the message. "Any luck?" Kim asked. She was also looking over the paper too. "Nope," Latch said, looking frusrated, "I have seen this somewhere, I just can't remember. It was when I was real little. My dad was showing it to me." "I thought your dad left you," Kim said. "He did but," Latch stopped typing and thought for a second. Kradside, he couldn't have found me that fast. If I have been found out then he will be after me and everyone at the foster home! If what I think is true then I will have to tell my secret. Well, here goes. "Kradside." "What?" Kim asked. Latch stared darkly at the piece of paper in front of her and shook her head, "It's Kradside." "Who?" "Kradside," Latch repeated, "An evil person who decided to take their unbalanced spirit and let the dark take over." Kim did not seem to understand anything that Latch was saying. So Latch had to go into a full-length description of an unbalance spirit. (AN: Don't worry, I'll shorten it for you!) "What do you want me to explain first, an unbalanced spirit or who Kradside is?" Latch asked. "What in the heck is an unbalanced spirit?" Kim asked, looking very confused. "Alright, you know how there are good and evil people in the world," Latch asked. When Kim nodded, she continued, "Well, some people are neither good or evil. They have two spirits inside them, a light and a dark. The light is normally in control but if the person is around evil in some form, the dark fights to take control. It is very difficult to hold the dark side back and brings a lot of pain for the light. Kradside never tried to hold his dark back, so it took over. There are not very many of these kind of people, which is good." "Ok, how do you know all of this stuff about unbalanced spirits?" Kim asked. "Because I am one," Latch said very simply. "You are one?" Kim said very surprised. "Please don't ask me questions about if I am evil or not," Latch said quickly, "I need to decode this thing because if I don't then me you and everyone in me foster home could be in a lot of trouble." Latch went to work on the paper. It took her a few more minutes, but she finished. This is what the paper read: "I will take back what is mine. She will join me. Watch for me to strike. Figure it out before it's too late! Kradside" "What does that mean: "I will take back what is mine" and "She will join me"?" Kim asked looking over the note. "He wants my dark side's power and he wants me to join his ranks," Latch answered her question. "Power?" Kim asked looking suspiciously at Latch. "My dark half is one of the most dangerous in the world," Latch answered, "She has many magical powers that can do many things. Her name is Cling." "So what exactly are you telling me about yourself?" Kim asked, "That you have a dark half that is dangerous and that she could take control while you are around evil." "I resist the take-over as best I can," Latch said, "The problem is that I can't always keep her at bay. Like I said before, it's very painful for me to resist. Normally I can't move or start to get tense before Cling tries to take over. The only way to stop Cling is by injuring me." "Why?" Kim asked. "Because Cling doesn't want to take over an injured body." Latch said simply. Suddenly, Latch's eyes got very wide, "I forgot about Kradside striking and I was just reminded by Cling that each time Kradside found me, my foster family ended up dead. I figure that they will want you out of the way as well so they would do something or take something to get to you." Kim and Latch knew what was going to happen. "Ron!" "You get to Ron fast and I will check on my foster home. Mind if I jump out the window? Thanks," Without another word Latch cleared the window- sill and landed on her feet on the ground and started running towards her foster home. Kim looked out the window and stared at the black dot running down the dark street. That was a two story window, she thought to herself. Kim exited her house and started toward Ron's house. But when she got there, Ron was gone and his parents were crying like babies. "Where's Ron?" Kim asked quickly. "He was taken by a group of black-robed men," Ron's mother said in between sobs. "Great," Kim said. I wonder if Latch is ok, Kim thought, "I'll find him Mr. and Mrs. Stoppable." And with that she left for Latch's foster home.
When she got there, Latch had just arrived. She was about to enter the house when she saw Kim coming up. "I sense a lot of evil has been in this house," Latch said quietly, "I hope I am not too late." Latch turned the knob and entered the house. The room was a mess but not from children running around. There was blood on the floor. From another room there was a dashing sound and a child about the age of nine ran into the room and saw Latch and ran to her, squeezing a little too tight. "Mom won't wake up and neither will the others," the small kid said, "What's wrong with them Latch?" "I'm sorry Elaina, I'm sorry," Latch hugged her back, "Mom won't wake, I'm sorry." Latch looked back at Kim and pulled away from Elaina. "Come on. Lets go. There is nothing I can do here." Suddenly there was a loud pounding on the door, and Latch cringed in pain. She knelt down on the floor and shook her head, murmering, "No, Cling, no." "Latch!" Kim said looking concerned. "Give me a minute," Latch said quickly, trying to hold cling back. Finally she riped away from Cling's fight and faced the door as it burst open. About twenty black-robed men barged into the room. They came forward as a group and set up for an attack. Both Kim and Latch got into a fighting stance. "Elaina, go into the backroom and wait for us, quickly!" Latch said. "Got any ideas?" Kim asked, "Your are the expert on these guys." "It's beond both of us. We need to get Elaina and get out of here quickly," Latch said. "Alright." Kim said. And with that they ran to the back room.