Of Jedi and of Sitch
Kim was awakened by the sound of her Kimmunicator.
beep beep Beep beep
She looked over at her alarm clock. "4am?" Kim complained crawling to the foot of her bed. She opened her backpack and pulled out the blue device. She pushed a button and the screen lit up.
Still half asleep, she yawned, "Hey Wade, what's the sitch?"
"OK, Kim, I've got good news and bad news." Wade stated.
"Umm . . . good news first," Kim said non-chalantly.
"Right. The good news is that our mysterious client just contacted me with the rendezvous info."
"Awesome!" Kim chirped, her tone quickly improving, though she was still semi-conscious, "So spill, when and where."
"Well, that's kinda the bad news," Wade went on, "They want to meet now."
"Are you serious!?" Kim complained, lying back in bed, "its 4am, Wade. Please tell me you're kidding."
"They said they want you and Ron to get to the south docks in LA. There's an old supply warehouse there, and they said that you would receive continued instructions once you got there. And they want you there in an hour." Wade said.
Kim sighed, "Um . . . Well . . . let me get dressed and grab Ron. How are we going to get to Los Angeles in an hour?"
"Ron's already on his way over to your house. I called him right before I called you, I figured I could spare you some time that way. And I messaged a friend at the naval base in San Diego. He said he'll have a copter to your house in 20 minutes, which should give you plenty of time to get to LA."
"Nice," Kim said. "All right, then I guess I'll be ready in 20 minutes."
"Cool. Get in touch with me when you get to LA." Wade said.
"Can do." Kim said as she turned off her Kimmunicator, and went to her closet to get dressed.
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Ron put his key in the deadbolt and turned it, locking his front door behind him. Suddenly, a feeling came over him. He felt like he was being watched. A look of fear crossed his face when he spun around to see Dr. Drakken, Shego, and 4 of Drakken's guards waiting for him.
"Wh-what are you doing here, Drakken." He said, attempting to keep his composure.
"I am here for you, Ron Stoppable. I have had it up to HERE with you and Kim Possible always ruining my fun. So, I've decided to take drastic measures, and they start with the disappearance of you, which will leave Kim vulnerable, and then she will join you in oblivion."
Shego pulled out a laser rifle and aimed it at Ron. "Adios, Stoppable." She pulled the trigger and the weapon fired a big red beam of energy at Ron, which missed him and hit his front door, annihilating the door, creating a large cloud of sawdust and debris, and knocking Ron to the ground.
The dust cloud cleared with Ron looking in fear at his attackers, but he was dumbfounded when he realized that they weren't looking at him. In fact, it was as if they couldn't see him. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, seeing a faint white aura around all 6 villains' heads.
"Grrr-AAARGH!!" Dr.Drakken screamed. "Where did he go? Curses! I . .I . . . I . . . . Let's just get out of here." He yelled as he turned and boarded his waiting hovercraft.
"I told you this was a brainless idea. What made you think that you could stop him, much less Kim, if you couldn't get the job done at a normal hour of the day? Next time you have a 'brilliant' plan like this, you can do it yourself." Shego nagged as they flew off until Ron could no longer hear her complaining.
Ron looked at his front door, or lack there of. 'Man, it's a good thing my parents went traveling this week. What am I going to do about the door . . . ?'
{Ron, Go} a soft female voice said.
"What? Who's there?" He said looking around for wherever the voice came from.
{Ron, Kim is waiting for you} the voice said again.
Realizing the voice was in his head, he shook his head. 'Man, now I'm hearing things too.'
Rufus, who had been in his pocket this entire time, scurried up to Ron's shoulder and pointed at his little wrist.
"Oh, man." He exclaimed, remembering what he was doing. He took one more look at his damaged home, and then ran off in the direction of Kim's house.
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"Thanks for the ride General Franklin" Kim said as she tunred her Kimmunicator off, and she and Ron hopped off the silent, black helicopter.
"Hey, after you disarmed that rogue missile in mid-flight, it's the least the Navy could do for you, Ms. Possible." He replied.
The helicopter took-off and disappeared, which left Kim and Ron looking at a giant warehouse in the dark of the morning.
"Wow, KP. This place is huge. Where were we supposed to meet these people?" Ron said.
"Don't know. Wade said that we'd get further instructions once we got here."
"So, when do we get this 'instruction'?" Ron asked.
{Right now} a female voice said.
"Aw, man. I'm hearing things again." Ron said, distressed.
"No, Ron. I heard it too." Kim said.
"What do you need us to do" Kim asked loudly trying not to be weirded out, even though the voice was obviously telepathic.
{You need not yell, we can hear you clearly.}
"Ok, what do we need to do" Kim asked again, this time normal.
Suddenly, a large cargo door opened on the side of the building.
{Go inside, and straight across on a second level overlook is a door marked 'No admittance', find a way to get up there, and enter the door}
"OK" Kim said a little apprehensively.
Kim and Ron walked into main loading area through the now open door, looked up and saw the target door. As they got closer, they realized just how high up the door was.
"Whoa. How are we supposed to get up there, KP? There's no ladder." Ron asked.
"I didn't bring my grappling hook, I don't know, Ron" Kim answered.
{Jump} the voice said.
"Jump?!" Kim said, "We are supposed to just jump up there. It's almost 16 feet up. We can't just –"
{You can. Just trust your feelings; I know you feel that you can do it}
Then, as a look of calm crossed his face, Ron jumped, soared through the air a little less than gracefully, and landed roughly, but safely, on the overlook.
"Hey, I did it!" Ron exclaimed as he picked himself up.
"How did you -" Kim began.
"I just trusted, KP. All I did was believe that I could do it," Ron told her.
Kim said to herself, 'OK, I can do this. I CAN do this."
{Trust your feelings; you know you can do this}
Kim jumped, but fell a little short of the edge. Just before she lost all the upward momentum, Ron reached through the railing and grabbed her hand.
"Gotcha, KP." Ron said as he helped her up. Kim climbed over the railing and they walked up to the door.
Kim opened the door and they walked into the darkness. When they took their first step inside, one light came on right above them. Then a little further down, another light came on, then another and another. Once all the lights came, Kim and Ron could see close to 40 doors on each in this long, light blue hallway.
"So . . . which door?" Ron asked Kim with a chuckle.
"I . . . uh." Kim started with a smile.
{Remember, trust you feelings} the voice said gently.
They started to walk down the corridor passing door after door, then, about halfway down the hallway; they both stopped and looked at each other. They could almost feel people on the other side of the door. Ron reached and opened the door. It was pitch black in the large room except for one light in the middle.
"Ok, we found the room." Kim said loudly.
"Good" the voice said from the shadows, "Then you are ready to hear what we have to say." Two hooded figures walked into the light. One removed her hood, exposing her golden blond hair, and then the other figure removed his hood, revealing short brown hair and rugged goatee. "My name is Sara Skywalker, and this is Aaron Katarn."
"OK. That's great and all, but first things first, we . . ." Kim started.
"Have many questions" Sara finished for her. "We know. But the time for which we have to speak is short. We have much information specifically for you two."
"Right, but we just . . ." Ron began.
"All will be answered in due time, but for now please let us speak." Aaron interrupted.
"No problem" Kim said, fighting back her curiosity.
"I come with troubling news." Sara began. "A creature of almost unspeakable evil is coming this way through the universe, and I fear he has less than amiable intentions for your planet. A war, which should never have involved you, has sadly made it even this far. The evil person of which we speak, his name is T'ran Reignos. He has consumed countless planets into his merciless grip, and if nothing is done to stop him now, this planet's fate will be as so many before it, suffering and death for much of the life here."
Kim was now worried. A few days ago, she would barely have even been fazed by news like this. But with the artifact, her recent strange dreams, her bounding almost 16 feet, and her premonition about the room she was now standing in, everything began to imminently fall into place. "What can we do to stop this Reignos guy?" Kim asked.
"We represent the New Republic. If we can quickly begin to advance this planet technologically and establish a protectorate here, then Reignos will turn his eye to an easier target. Though he has great power, I have felt his lack of confidence in his strength, and that is a weakness we must exploit at all costs for the sake of life everywhere." Aaron answered.
"So . . why are you telling this to us." Ron asked.
"A very good question, Ron. That item you found, you have yet to discover its purpose, correct?" Sara inquired.
"Yeah" Kim said, holding the item out in front of her.
Using the force, Aaron pulled the item form Kim's open hands to his. He gripped it and activated it. A bright blue beam came from the mouth of the item with a dull hum. Aaron, showing it off, carefully waved it around in the air.
"This is a lightsaber. It is the weapon of a Jedi. In the right hands, it is a weapon of great power and grace." He said.
"And let me guess" Kim said, "You two are Jedi".
"That is right, Kimberly. We are protectors of justice and peace in the universe. We have partially been given the task of helping ease the New Republic into other galaxies and gain as much ground against Reignos as we can. And that brings us to why we specifically tracked down and called for you two." Sara replied.
"You two have a great power in you. This power is called the Force. Already, and unknowingly so, you have tapped into this power. Kim, your gracefulness in combat, no doubt partially due to the Force. The jump you both made but a moment ago, and when you sensed our presence in his room in a corridor of many choices, all these are but a few of the many gifts that the Force can be used for."
Aaron added, "We have academies in many galaxies at which we train many to use and control the Force. You two have an unusually abundant concentration of the Force in you, and so, we would propose to you that you come with us to Coruscant, the New Republic's Headquarters, as well as the Jedi Council Academy, which is where we train our best students. You both have already shown exceptional ability in the Force, just think what you could do if you were to train those abilities to the point at which you had full control."
"Even though we have many, many Jedi all over the universe, Reignos' presence has brought about an unbalance in the Force. Aaron and I have watched you closely, and even felt the Force resonate from you, and we believe that you two will be the ones to bring the Force its needed balance." Sara finished.
Kim and Ron looked at each other unknowingly.
"What about our families?" Ron asked, returning his focus to the two Jedi in front of him.
"Ron, your parents would be great diplomats for the Republic. From what I've seen, they could easily become some of the best ambassadors the New Republic has seen in the last 300 years. And Kim, You father would be ideal for colonizing some of the surrounding planets, even with just his current knowledge of space technology, and your mother is already a skilled physician. And we will most certainly be sure to obtain their consent before we go running off with you two to Coruscant." Aaron answered.
"Who is going to stop Drakken, Shego, Señor Senior Senior, Duff, or other villains who terrorize our world?" Kim asked a little apprehensively.
Sara replied, "We have Jedi ambassadors, which we call missionaries. Three are on their way with a Republic fleet and they will oversee the development and expansion of a Republic protectorate in this sector. I'm overly sure they can handle anything these villains can dish out."
"What about school?" Kim asked.
"At the Jedi academy, you will learn all the things which pertain to the universe past and present. You will study things such as diplomacy, lightsaber and Force training, leadership skills, and even languages. The schooling you receive there will most adequately prepare you to be Jedi Knights, or even Masters." Sara said.
"I- I still don't know." Kim said, taking a step back, " I- I- I really just don't know." She was awestruck at everything, the thoughts and choices to be made that were flooding her mind, the Force, and her and Ron's importance in the whole ordeal.
Ron walked up to Kim and put his arm around her shoulder, "I think what KP is saying is that we might need some time to think about it. This is way more than a big decision, you know. Is there anyway we could maybe . ."
"Have some time to consider our proposal?" Sara finished for him. "Absolutely. We will return for you decision in eleven days."
"Great." Kim said a bit relieved, "How will we know exactly when you are going to be back?"
"We will let you know." Sara said with a soft smile. With that, she waved her hand at the two. All Ron and Kim could see was a bright white light, and then nothing.
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Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep
Kim sat up a bit startled, and looked around. She was in her room, in her bed. She could smell breakfast being cooked, and she could hear Jim and Tim already roughhousing downstairs. She looked over at her alarm clock.
"7 o'clock!" Kim shouted as she jumped out of bed began to frantically get dressed. "Awww, I'm gonna be late for school."
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The whole day went by as a blur. Kim couldn't get out of her head what she had heard, or at least what she thought she heard. She was unsure if it all was real or not. She had not seen Ron all day, which was very strange. Everything was in a silent uproar, but the day was almost over.
"KP!" Ron exclaimed as he ran up to her locker. Kim had just gotten there herself.
"Ron! Wow, I haven't seen you all day. I was almost starting to worry." Kim said, smiling at her best friend.
"I know. What a Monday, huh? But I've just been doing a lot of thinking and stuff today. You know how I said my dreams have been kinda wierd lately? Well I had one last night that was REALLY wierd." Ron said.
"Heh heh" Kim laughed nervously. "Yeah, me too."
"But it was just a dream, eh, KP. Nothing major or anything."
"Right" Kim said, nervousness still in her voice, as she opened her locker. As she did, she noticed something taped to the door that she had not noticed earlier.
"I don't remember this being here." She said as she pulled back the tape to reveal a microchip. Without a second thought, she opened a panel in her locker Kimmunicator, and plugged the chip into a slot that Wade had her put a chip into once before. She closed the panel and called Wade. The screen in her locker lit up and there was Wade.
"What's up, Kim" Wade said.
"Wade, there's a chip in the open slot in the Kimmunicator. Could you analyze it real quick and figure out if there's anything important on it."
"Not a problem, Kim." Wade replied as he began pushing buttons and typing into his computer.
BEEP
"What is it?" Kim inquired anxiously.
"The only info on the chip reads 5 PM next Friday. That's it." Wade finished.
Kim looked in disbelief at Ron, who was wearing the same look she was.
"Thanks Wade. Just checking." She said as she turned off the Kimmunicator.
"Then it was all real." Kim said, almost in shock.
"And that means we've got a HUGE decision to make." Ron said as the seventh period warning bell rang. "But I guess I've got PE right now." He said with a half smile and a chuckle.
"Yeah. Um . . We'll talk about this later tonight, K, Ron?" Kim said as she closed her locker.
"Seeya after school, KP." Ron said as he turned to go to gym class.
"Right," Kim said as she headed towards the new gym.
As Kim walked into the new gym, she looked around, slightly dazed. She knew what she needed to do, but what changes that would bring. She was already missing her family and school friends, even Bonnie, who was now walking up to her. Bonnie was obviously perturbed by the glazed over look in Kim's eyes.
"Let's go, Captain Kimmie." Bonnie said sarcastically. "No time to day dream, Kim. We've got a big game in two days."
Kim shook herself out of daze. "Right, let me go change. I'll be right back." she said as she headed towards the girls' locker room, to which Bonnie replied with a frustrated, "UGH!" Kim did have a big game to get ready for, but she only had one thing on her mind.
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An imperial officer in a traditional olive green uniform walked into an immense, darkened room that had only a large, throne-like, rotating chair and a large veiwscreen. Sitting in the chair was a noticeably tall, hooded figure, his black-gloved hand tapping impatiently on the arm of the throne. Standing at his side was a Zabrak who was in a similar black robe to that of the figure in the chair, except his hood was not drawn, which exposed his horns, and his pale red skin. The officer and Zabrak met very close to the entrance of the room, where an almost silent conversation took place. Then the officer turned to leave and the horned-figure the returned to the side of the chair.
"Master Reignos" he said, "The Knightwarder is positioned behind the third planet's moon, and the cloaked satellites have been deployed as ordered."
"Excellent" came a deep voice from the hooded figure in the chair.
"Master, do you wish me to remove myself from your presence." the apprentice asked.
"No." Reignos simply said as he sat back in his throne, occasionally striking buttons on the arm of the chair. After a few more minutes of silence, Reignos spoke, "I sense a very familiar presence. Almost like . . ." but before he could finish, he tilted his head back, his attention seemingly averted. He typed quickly at his chair-arm keypad, and an image came up on the viewscreen; Jumping across the rooftops of a dark city was a lone female figure. She leapt though the air with great elegance, landing safely with each jump. She stopped for a moment, her raven hair flowing in the wind.
"Hmmm . . . interesting. This one has a Force signature like that of the late Lord Vartin." Reignos said.
The figure on the screen was now sneaking into the skylight of a building. She carefully cut a window and slipped in.
Reignos pressed a few more buttons, and the image on the screen changed to that of an imperial officer.
"Yes, Emperor Reignos, Lord Mythas." The officer spoke nodding in reverence.
"General Naero, satellite 3 was following a single life form." Mythas spoke.
"Yes, my Lord, I see it." Naero responded.
"Track it; do not lose it at any cost. I will be wanting to pay this one a visit very soon." Reignos said.
"Yes, Emperor." Naero replied.
With that, Reignos hit a button and the veiwscreen went black.
"What is your desire, my Master?" Mythas asked.
"Perhaps this one will become your study, my apprentice. The dark side is already strong in her." Reignos replied as his chair turned, and he stood and began to walk towards the door. "I must meditate on this one. You may take your leave of me."
"Yes, my Master." The horned Sith said. He walked off through the door, leaving Reignos by himself.
'This one may even become MY apprentice.' Reignos thought to himself as he waved his hand at the door, causing it to shut quickly.
He returned to his chair, and brought the image of the green and black clad female back to his viewscreen.
'She WILL join us. She will join us . . . or she will die.'
DISCLAIMER: Señor Senior Senior, Duff Killagan, Bonnie Rockwaller, Jim and Tim Possible are property of Disney. Zabrak, Jarec (Jedi Outcast), and lightsaber are property of George Lucas and LucasArts.