Kim glanced around at the assembly of skeptics and people who were just plain curious, and drew a deep breath. "Thank you all for coming today," she loudly into the microphone.
"At the risk of sounding like a lunatic, I just want you to know that-well, we have to leave Middleton...now." Some people laughed aloud, others glanced at each other, still others merely listened.
"If you've ever seen the movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers, you will realize that what I am saying is crucial," Kim continued, ignoring them. "Well, the Pod People are coming here-to Middleton, and to Earth. We have to get out while we can."
People started to walk away, and Kim continued to try and desperately plead with them to reconsider when she was pelted with a rotten tomato. "Kim Possible, you are such a freak!" Bonnie shouted, hysterical with laughter.
Kim wiped the tomato off her shirt, and sat down on the steps, and sighed. Only the people she thought would stay: her parents, her brothers, Ron and Rufus, and Monique had stayed.
"Kim," Mrs. Dr. Possible said cautiously, "how do you know this?" "Mom, I know you're not going to believe this, but I've been in the future and you'll be turned into a pod, and if you'll just trust me, I promise you you won't be sorry," Kim said in a rush.
"It's true," Jim said. "Yeah," Tim chimed in. "We were there too." The Possible parents looked at each other, and had one of those talks without using words. Mr. Possible looked at Kim and smiled. "Have we ever been given cause to doubt you, Kimmie Cub?" "Yes!" Kim punched the air. She looked hopefully at Monique, Ron, and Rufus.
"I'm in it a hundred percent, KP," Ron said firmly. "Mm-hmm," Rufus agreed, chomping on a dry nacho chip. "Count me in, too," Monique smiled wanly.
Kim threw her arms around her two best friends, thanking them silently. "Yo, Wade," she said to the Kimmunicator. "Firebird."
Wade smiled. "What are you talking about, Kim?" "Nothing, Wade," Kim said, biting back a wave of sorrow. She turned it off. Apparently, the past had somehow changed. Wade had been changed first before her parents.
"Let's go," Kim said determinedly. "We don't have much time."
Kim could see more and more pod people transforming as the day went by. She had sent Ron out to get some necessities (towels, washcloths, soap, shampoo, etc.), Monique to get some clothes for them all (given Monique's incredible fashion sense), her parents to get some food and water, and the tweebs to get entertainment for themselves (books, movies, CDs, etc.), while she herself went to get her laptop, some good books, and other stuff she couldn't live without.
She quietly dropped into her room, prepared for anything. Nothing happened however, so she grabbed her necessities, and exited the house-for good.
That afternoon, at three o'clock, Kim stood waiting impatiently by the space shuttle. Where was everyone? She wondered. Fifteen minutes crawled by, and the tweebs came in panting and huffing. "Get on!" she hissed at them. Things didn't feel quite right.
Another half hour, and Ron and Rufus arrived. After making sure they weren't pods, she allowed them on, and five minutes later, her parents came.
They were only waiting for Monique now. Just when Kim was starting to get worried, she heard a far distant scream-and the dreaded screech. "Stay here!" she ordered, and took off at a dead run.
She crashed through some bushes, and saw the pods forcing Monique to try and smell the flowers. "Kim!" she shrieked. Kim did a double front flip, and kicked out at the pod holding Monique down.
The pod fell away, holding its bloodied nose. Kim grabbed Monique by the wrist and ran harder than she had ever before.
Minutes later, they reached the shuttle. "Hurry, get in!" Kim shouted. When everyone and everything was in, she slammed the door shut and locked it. "Okay," she said, breathing hard. "Everybody take a seat."
There was a momentary panic as everyone tried to seize a seat, but before they were all ready, Kim took off. Ron was thrown against the wall, Monique screamed as the twins yelled, "To infinity and beyond!"
Kim slapped a button, and a female mechanical voice announced, "Auto-pilot engaged." She relaxed, and wiped her forehead.
"What now, Kim?" Mr. Dr. Possible asked quietly. "We wait until we reach our destination," Kim answered. "While we're doing that," Ron moaned, holding his shoulder, "could somebody set my shoulder? I think I disconnected it."
"At the risk of sounding like a lunatic, I just want you to know that-well, we have to leave Middleton...now." Some people laughed aloud, others glanced at each other, still others merely listened.
"If you've ever seen the movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers, you will realize that what I am saying is crucial," Kim continued, ignoring them. "Well, the Pod People are coming here-to Middleton, and to Earth. We have to get out while we can."
People started to walk away, and Kim continued to try and desperately plead with them to reconsider when she was pelted with a rotten tomato. "Kim Possible, you are such a freak!" Bonnie shouted, hysterical with laughter.
Kim wiped the tomato off her shirt, and sat down on the steps, and sighed. Only the people she thought would stay: her parents, her brothers, Ron and Rufus, and Monique had stayed.
"Kim," Mrs. Dr. Possible said cautiously, "how do you know this?" "Mom, I know you're not going to believe this, but I've been in the future and you'll be turned into a pod, and if you'll just trust me, I promise you you won't be sorry," Kim said in a rush.
"It's true," Jim said. "Yeah," Tim chimed in. "We were there too." The Possible parents looked at each other, and had one of those talks without using words. Mr. Possible looked at Kim and smiled. "Have we ever been given cause to doubt you, Kimmie Cub?" "Yes!" Kim punched the air. She looked hopefully at Monique, Ron, and Rufus.
"I'm in it a hundred percent, KP," Ron said firmly. "Mm-hmm," Rufus agreed, chomping on a dry nacho chip. "Count me in, too," Monique smiled wanly.
Kim threw her arms around her two best friends, thanking them silently. "Yo, Wade," she said to the Kimmunicator. "Firebird."
Wade smiled. "What are you talking about, Kim?" "Nothing, Wade," Kim said, biting back a wave of sorrow. She turned it off. Apparently, the past had somehow changed. Wade had been changed first before her parents.
"Let's go," Kim said determinedly. "We don't have much time."
Kim could see more and more pod people transforming as the day went by. She had sent Ron out to get some necessities (towels, washcloths, soap, shampoo, etc.), Monique to get some clothes for them all (given Monique's incredible fashion sense), her parents to get some food and water, and the tweebs to get entertainment for themselves (books, movies, CDs, etc.), while she herself went to get her laptop, some good books, and other stuff she couldn't live without.
She quietly dropped into her room, prepared for anything. Nothing happened however, so she grabbed her necessities, and exited the house-for good.
That afternoon, at three o'clock, Kim stood waiting impatiently by the space shuttle. Where was everyone? She wondered. Fifteen minutes crawled by, and the tweebs came in panting and huffing. "Get on!" she hissed at them. Things didn't feel quite right.
Another half hour, and Ron and Rufus arrived. After making sure they weren't pods, she allowed them on, and five minutes later, her parents came.
They were only waiting for Monique now. Just when Kim was starting to get worried, she heard a far distant scream-and the dreaded screech. "Stay here!" she ordered, and took off at a dead run.
She crashed through some bushes, and saw the pods forcing Monique to try and smell the flowers. "Kim!" she shrieked. Kim did a double front flip, and kicked out at the pod holding Monique down.
The pod fell away, holding its bloodied nose. Kim grabbed Monique by the wrist and ran harder than she had ever before.
Minutes later, they reached the shuttle. "Hurry, get in!" Kim shouted. When everyone and everything was in, she slammed the door shut and locked it. "Okay," she said, breathing hard. "Everybody take a seat."
There was a momentary panic as everyone tried to seize a seat, but before they were all ready, Kim took off. Ron was thrown against the wall, Monique screamed as the twins yelled, "To infinity and beyond!"
Kim slapped a button, and a female mechanical voice announced, "Auto-pilot engaged." She relaxed, and wiped her forehead.
"What now, Kim?" Mr. Dr. Possible asked quietly. "We wait until we reach our destination," Kim answered. "While we're doing that," Ron moaned, holding his shoulder, "could somebody set my shoulder? I think I disconnected it."