Author notes: Again, I want to thank everyone for their support. It looks like I'll have to write more fanfics in the future. Here's the big date, I hope you all enjoy =3
End of Resistance
Chapter Six
Usually a shower is invigorating, but this one…this one was just cold. Tonight was the big night and somewhere in the pit of Ron's stomach he was getting the worse feeling. Sure going out with Enda was going to be risky business, but it was something else. That was his first real date and it was with…someone else. He swallowed hard at the thought. When he was little he had played pretend with Kim and it was always in that situation he had imagined it to be. Not with some evil relative of Shego. Then don't count this one, he told himself. This is a practice run. Yea. He finished drying off his hair just as his mother answered the door.
"Hello Kim, come on in." Mrs. Stoppable stepped aside, and Kim walked in with a backpack. "So nice of you to come over and…rat sit. Ron must really be into this girl." Kim froze. What was that?
"What makes you think that?" Her voice held surprise, which Kim had tried to hide with an amused tone. Mrs. Stoppable leaned against the door, a proud grin planted on her face.
"Well just the other night he asked me questions like 'How do you know if you love someone,' and 'why did you and dad get married.' Questions like that. I think it's very cute and I can't wait to meet this girl. In fact he took a rather long walk right after and he came back almost walking on air. I've never seen him so happy." Kim grabbed her own wrist just to make sure her heart was still beating. Ron and Enda? Kim had her suspicions, but this just helped raise her doubts on Ron's honesty. In fact, that' probably why he's been acting so weird. She had to talk to Ron and now.
"I'm going to go on up and talk to him."
"Wait, you better warn him first; he was just in the shower." She cleared her throat. "Dear, Kim's here. She's baby sitting Rufus and Ruby, right?"
"Yea, send her up, mom." He yelled back. Kim was here early. He ran to grab his boxers and pants pulling them up just in time.
"Hey Ron. I got the wire all ready." He wasn't surprised that she had taken him up on the wire suggestion. She was acting over protective; after all it was just a date, right? Why was she so worried? Enda wasn't that intimidating. 'She's acting like you're her Ron or something.' He grinned at the memory of Enda's words. I mean, he'd love it if she were really acting this way because she was worried that he'd fall for Enda, but it wasn't likely. KP was all professional when it came to villains. This was just for a precautionary reason, that's all. Nothing left to chance.
She moved closer and took out some medical tape.
"Here, hold this." She instructed to Ron and he held the little device to his chest jumping slightly at the sound of the tape being pulled from the roll. Carefully she placed one hand on Ron's bare shoulder to steady him and with the other began to tape the device to him and her touch to Ron sent electricity thru him. Her hands were still a little chill from her walk here, yet somehow soft and gentle despite the tough missions they had done for all these years. As soon as she had begun she was finished, the softer medical tape making it still easy for him to move. Ron slipped on a shirt and Kim gave him a once over.
"You're ready to go. Good thing you wear such baggy clothes." Her expression fell. "You don't…like Enda, do you?" Was that a hint of sadness, of uncertainty in Kim's voice?
"Of course not. She's evil incarnate, KP."
"Oh." Kim tried to play it off again covering a worried tone with an amused one. "It's just your mom thinks you like her cuz of some silly questions you were asking her. I mean. You and Enda?" She followed with a somewhat forced and fake sounding laugh. Ron played with, adding his own, equally false laughter. Ron rubbed the back of his neck.
"Yea. Enda is definitely not the one I like."
"Then who?" Ron looked around nervously. He had no intention of confessing now.
"You know me, KP. I like all the Ladies…. All the sane, non-evil ones."
"But if you did like her, you'd tell me…right?"
"Of course! Don't worry, KP. If I survive this," Ron joked "I'll meet you back right here…there's something I want to tell you."
"Alright. You better get going; you don't want to miss your big date. And I got your back if things go wrong. Don't forget who she's related to."
"Gotcha." He hurried over and gave Rufus and Ruby a little pat. "You two be good for Kim while I'm gone." Rufus gave him a wink and squeaked "good luck"
And you know? For an evil relative of Shego, Enda looked rather nice. With a medium sized purse and a sea green dress that covered her nicely, and again it seemed the cold weather had no effect on her at all. Even in the snow her sleeveless backless dress seemed to provide all the protection from the cold that she needed. He shrugged and took her hand. Ron still wasn't allowed to drive, which was ok with him cuz driving was still a shaky subject and Enda didn't seem to mind.
"So where do you want to go?" Ron finally asked. Enda didn't look at him but rather stopped walking.
"You don't trust me, do you?" Ron blinked; she then turned to him, her eyes filled with hurt. "You're wearing a wire." He looked down to see that part of it showed as he walked. Damn. "I understand you being a bit weary, what with my cousin one of your arch nemesis. But I'm different. I have to keep moving from town to town because when people find out whom I'm related to they treat me different. I thought you were different from all those other people, Ron. But I guess I was wrong." She pulled away, shoulders slump, a face that threatened tears. Ron grabbed her shoulder gently.
"No way. Look. This was Kim's idea, that's all. She just wants to make sure that-"
"Why are you her lap dog? Doesn't she trust your skills enough to let you do this on your own? Why are you letting her paranoia hold you back?"
"Why that little-" Kim grumbled as she listened in.
"Aren't you ever going to stand on your own? Be your own man? Can't you trust me just his once? You're not afraid are you?"
"Of course not!"
"Then take off the wire. Show me that you don't need Kim to do everything for you!"
"Don't listen to her, don't do it!" Kim said as Rufus looked on worried. Ron reached under his shirt and broke the tape enough to pull out the wire. Enda snatched it and in her hands crushed the device before dropping it on the sidewalk.
"Good. Now lets go have some fun without your red haired shadow."
As Enda had predicted, without a wire Kim took to a stealthy pursuit mission, but not without being noticed by Enda's watchful eye. Ron didn't seem to notice and the entire time he seemed out of it anyways, as if he was trying to keep distant from the situation. He was hiding, which was a typical maneuver for him as she was told.
See, a person acts a lot like how they fight because of the way a person thinks. Kim's agile flexible almost dance like moves in her battles was the same as her analyzing mind. Ron's more passiveness showed on both fields as well, only recently becoming more confident. And now Kim's protective control-hungry self just couldn't let something happen unless she had a say in it. If ever in a situation that Kim had no control over she'd be lost, and knowing this gave Enda an edge. She turned her attention to Ron who was watching the movie intently.
It was a shame that she'd have to kill him. Despite his lack of coordination, and lack of physical strength he had good character. It was his own fault however, for choosing this path of life. If he had just decided to be a normal teenager none of this would be necessary. If not for Kim Possible he'd be perfectly safe. It was a truth she'd have use for later. Till then she had a trap to ready.
The movie theatre filed out and it was starting to get late. Coming out of the theater with Enda on his arm he couldn't help but to feel followed. Must be KP he told himself and shook his head. It was so like her not to just leave it be. Enda tugged gently and he turned his attention towards her sapphire eyes.
"Ron lets go to one last place."
"Where to?'
"I want to go to the Middleton hotel. We can sit on the roof and look at the stars. I've arranged for us to have dinner there too. You're hungry, aren't you?" She didn't even have to ask. Despite the large popcorn, box of snowcaps and Grande order of nacos before the movie he'd surely be hungry.
"Yea! Let's go." That was kinda romantic, Ron thought. Maybe something he could do with Kim. Middleton Hotel was around 7 stories tall along one of the busiest roads in the city, and from that height everything seemed so far away. It was beautiful. They sat and ate with hardly any conversation.
"It…was really nice that you agreed to come out with me." Enda said after they had ate and a man came to take the table, chairs and food. She and Ron were sitting on the gravel like floor. Kim was just a little bit away, hiding behind a vent.
"It's no problem." Ron finally said, looking back at Enda. "You're the first person who ever asked me to a date. And even for someone who's related to evil, you don't seem too bad." Enda smiled at this, turning her gaze to the stars.
"Ron, what would you do if you knew this was your last few moments alive?"
"I never really thought about that."
"Really? I would have thought you'd think about death often, what with the whole sidekick thing. It's a dangerous job." Ron thought about it for a moment before looking to the sky himself.
"Yea. I guess you're right. And there were a few times I thought I was going to die, but I always knew I'd be ok… Because Kim was there." Enda grunted at this, her arms crossed.
"But she's not invincible and neither are you. And you haven't answered my question."
"Well. I really don't know what I'd do. Part of the fun in living is not knowing when it's going to end." Ron blinked. Didn't his father say that once? Eww. He was starting to talk like old people. Note to self, he thought. Never say that line again. Next to him Enda frowned. She was hoping for a better answer than that, but enough stalling. What had to be done, had to be done. She stood.
"Ron, come look at this." He stood too and walked to where Enda stood, her purse in her hands.
"I don't see any-" He could hardly react by time she placed a lock on his wrists and held a knife to his throat. Kim immediately jumped from her hiding spot.
"Let him go, Enda." Enda just grinned at her, her other hand sporting a metal cylinder with a red button.
"Know what this is, Kim Possible? It's a detonator to a bomb set on this building's support beams. But it's special. Besides hitting the hair-trigger red button, it's warmth activated as well, meaning if I move one little pinky finger from it, it goes off killing every motorist, pedestrian, and person in or around this building including me, you and Ronny here."
"You're bluffing." Kim said in a low growl.
"You'll never know. Now, if you want everyone here to stay intact I suggest you take off your coat, backpack, belt, gloves, shoes and watch. Your super genius isn't going to help you with this one."
"KP, don't do it! Just come over and-Ow!" Enda's knife had poked and drew blood from Ron's pale neck.
"I suggest you hurry before my hand slips again." Kim reluctantly began taking off the listed items, leaving her vulnerable to the cold. "Drop them off the side of the building." And with no other apparent options, Kim did so.
"Hey! Watch it!" Ron tried to wiggle but Enda tightened her grip, letting the edge stick him again.
"Careful. If I accidentally drop my detonator there won't be a floor for it to fall to."
"W-what do you want?" Kim asked, hands extended. "Do you want me?"
"No, Kim!" Ron protested. But Enda shook her head.
"I wanted to see how the great Kim Possible would act in a situation in which she has no control over. You're no hero; you're just a teenager. There's nothing you can do. If you try to fight me I could easily kill Ron and blow the place up well before you landed a punch."
"If you wanted by surrender…you have it." Kim said. "Just let Ron go and disable the bombs." This just made Enda burst out with laughter.
"It's not you I'm after. Had it been, I'd have killed you by now. No, I just want to talk. Just have a conversation, see how much you listen to Mr. Noble's class."
"Mr. Noble? Is he in on this too?" Ron asked.
"No. But his lessons are very educational. Teaching psychology and English at once is amazing. To truly understand writing you need to understand the human nature. So how about it, Kimmie? I ask the questions and you answer. Then you can ask me a question. Here's question number one: Why a super hero? What drives a person to want to do good?" This was crazy, Kim thought. Why would Enda go to all this trouble to talk? Wait a minuet. This was a challenge, a battle of minds, of logic. She had to beat Enda at her own game.
"Because people like you hurt and kill other people. Someone has to stand up against evil. Now I get to ask a question…" She had to pick one that Enda couldn't answer or turn against her. "If a tree falls in a forest and no one's around to hear it fall, does it make a noise?"
"It doesn't matter if it makes a noise or not. It's the fact that the tree was there and that it's life has ended that's most important. It's a shame to waste a question like that. And let me better answer the last question I asked you. The reason you are a super hero is in part because there are people like me, but you do realize that once all this is over and there are no more villains, there is no longer a need for a hero. It's also in part due to your impressive family environment. Your parents love, encourage and set an example that would only make you wish to contribute to society's well being as well. It's also because you wish for a purpose. Here's my next question: What is your biggest fear right now? The fact that I can kill hundreds of people in a second or that I have Ron's life here at my blade's edge?"
Enda's words were fogging her mind. The adrenalin in her veins begged her to move but she dared not. Her heart was racing; knees weak, skin cold and she had to come up with an answer. And Enda was right. She was helpless, cornered with the weight of hundreds of people's lives on her shoulders including her own and…Ron's. Somehow he looked kinda calm which seemed out of character. The Ron she knew would be in hysteria, but…in his eyes wasn't terror. There was fear, but more than that there was trust. Trust that Kim could figure out a way to save him. As if saying 'I believe in you' in milk chocolate colored spheres. She straightened and took a breath. Ron believed in her. Somehow, they'd get out of this alive.
"Both are my answer." Kim said, her voice now strong and confident. "But I'm not afraid. I know that someone like you can never win against us." Enda laughed at this.
"That's you deluding yourself. All these years of victory has made you forget that you're not invincible. I suggest you drop that false confidence and ask me a real question this time."
"What are you most afraid of right now? Being wrong or being captured?"
"I know I'm not wrong. I understand you and the human nature perfectly. And there's no way I can be captured. With the slightest move of my hand there won't be anything left to incarcerate. Another wasted question. If you had meant what are my fears I'd answer you with nothing. I have no fears because once you fully understand everything you can no longer fear. I'll let you ask one last question and then I'll ask you one. If you answer it correctly I'll let Stoppable go and disarm the bombs. So, pick a good one this time, Kim."
"Why this round-about way of villainy? Any other villain would have done this from the beginning, but you went to so much trouble to study us." Enda looked surprised by the question, then amused.
"Ah. Good question. You've watched the knowing channel, I'm sure. They study stupid animals there to be able to know their reactions and habits. A hunter needs to know how a tiger will attack in order to know how to counterstrike. It's like that. I studied all the info I could get on you two and then signed myself up at Middleton High in order to study you further, and may I say you two have been very entertaining. The way you guys act and think reflect your fighting habits and I have written it all down for future villain reference. So even if I am to somehow fail, I have helped my fellow villain and we will only attack harder and faster than before." The wind picked up, clouds billowing on the horizon. "I know how you think, Kim Possible. Right now you're trying to keep yourself from accepting the fact that you have no power. You're keeping some hope that you can turn this word game against me. Suppressing rage and adrenalin you're also trying your hardest to stand still. Your mind's racing, mouth dry, trying to analyze a million different rescue scenarios. It's all predictable. Anyone would try to reason something out, with so many lives on the line. And Ron here." She pulled his face closer to hers by pressing the flat against his jaw. Kim's eyes narrowed.
"His behavior," Enda then continued, "was most fun to watch change. Funny how love can make a person so self-sacrificing. Right now, for the first time in his life, he's more worried about how you're going to get off the roof in time than about the blade next to his neck. His death doesn't come too far down in priority, but it's close." Kim was searching Ron's face. Was what Enda was saying true? "Oh c'mon Kim, don't look so surprised. Why else would he go on missions with you? Risk his life for you and stick by you despite your many character flaws? Why would he go out of his way to make you happy, or listen to your orders? Would any of your other friends do that? No. They wouldn't would they? But you neglected him, didn't you? Took him for granted and call yourself his best friend. Here's my question to you, Kim. The one that can either save everyone or kill everyone. What do you think the point of this whole thing was?"
Seemingly Kim's mind and heart had stopped and she grabbed at her chest. She had no idea what to say and she knew everything rested on her answer.
"Kim!" Ron's voice cute over her frantic thoughts. "If you take a running jump now you can probably make it before-"
"No! I'm not going to leave without you, Ron!"
"But if you die who's going to fight Drakken and Shego and the rest of the bad guys? Don't let them win because of me, KP! Ow!"
"I suggest you answer my question. Don't forget my offer. Answer correctly and I let everyone go. What do you think the point of this was?" Enda's confident tone was lost to one full of anger…annoyance. Kim had to answer and answer now. She closed her eyes and prayed it was right.
"So that you could prove that you could get an upper hand on me? That you could corner and defeat me? Why else would you offer to let the hostages go?" Enda grinned at this, her hand almost dancing on the knife handle.
"Wrong answer."
In one swift movement she moved the 3" blade from Ron's neck to his stomach, pushing it into the flesh with a satisfying shunk. Then twisting it she pulled it till it left through his side. Then she let him fall to Kim's arms. Enda backed away laughing.
"The point was to kill the sidekick. To smash your world and destroy the team." She stepped up to the edge of the building. "And here's the thing you'll love, KP. There was no bomb. It was a bluff. Thanks to your caring nature you just couldn't risk it. Too bad." She took a step back and was caught by Shego's green and black sky board. Both females took off laughing leaving Ron and Kim on the roof.