CH 3: The Power of Ice, The Strength of the Heart

DIS: I don't anything but the idea.

Sometime early the next morning:

Ron woke up by the sound of the training gong. Getting up, he focused himself for what would be a huge trial ahead. Taking off his normal sleeping jersey, he started to get dressed in a black ninja uniform. His muscles normally hidden by his clothes were seen after they developed into a muscular physique at the end of the school year. He then went down stairs were he saw the Grandmaster Sub-Zero waiting for him. Respectfully bowing to the man Ron prepared for the training with warm ups.

"Ron, you must relish in the warmth your stretches give you because that will be the last time you'll ever be warm from here on out." Showing his mastery over ice, Sub-Zero opened the temples ice wall to the cold outside. Ron immediately shivered as he was hit by -30 below freezing temperatures. Sub-Zero then started walking out while he was only dress in a simple blue ninja suit with no sleeves on, like it was a simple walk in the park. "Come Ron, your final trials will be for you to embrace the cold in you body. For the next few months you will never be warm again, temperatures like this will be constant. They will push your body harder than ever before. It is your choice to live or die out here so come your training begins with sparring." With this, Sub-Zero got into a knife hand stance waiting for Ron to come outside with him.

Ron hesitated for a minute with this idea. He was freezing already just from feeling it inside. He didn't think he could do it. As soon as he thought this he immediately threw out that idea. Ron Stoppable never gave up. So using the skills he learned over the years to hide pain he walked outside the wall then closed behind him. Getting into his own knife stance he gestured to Sub-zero to come. The final training had begun.

1 Month later:

We see Ron outside in the cold with just a pair of boxers on, facing off against six Lin Que warriors armed with spears. Over the month, Ron had learned to embrace the ice in his body and relish in it so much that -40 temperatures didn't bother him much. He learned from Sub-Zero to not only use his powers, but to respect the cold for its unrelenting force. Ron may have been not so fast a learner at school but like it was at Yamaguchi; he learned fighting techniques at almost record time.

At the sidelines, Sub-Zero watched Ron very proud inside though not showing it on the outside of his great progress in the final tests. He then whistled for the match to begin. He was not worried for what he had taught Ron so far gave him the advantage in this fight.

All Lin Que warriors struck at Ron all at once. Ron dodged to the left of him while grabbing the weapon of on of them freezing it, and then breaking it, while hitting the man with a palm strike sending him back. Using his powers learned, he blinded the others with snowy winds and struck each with devastating combinations of punches and kicks. All the time using his powers in his punches and kicks causing many to have ice form on the areas he hit them. All the warriors would be alright but would be numb for a least a week.

After Ron died down the winds, all that was left was a decimated group on the ground partly frozen. As before Ron's hair and eye color had changed to icy blue showing his growing power. He then relaxed and showed everyone that he was in control of his form by changing back to his normal hair and eye color when a month ago, it made him writher in pain. Walking over to his master he bowed.

"Master, I am ready for my next phase of the training."

Sub-Zero nodded and once again opened the ice wall to the Dojo. "Good Ron, come we have still much training for you to do." So, the two went inside after a month of the cold.

Three weeks later:

The students and masters of the Lin Que all sat down on the floor while on a slightly higher step stood Ron again in only his boxers standing as straight as he could. Over the past weeks, Ron had to use his ice power to protect himself as well as use it as a way to keep his body cold. He practiced such techniques as by holding red hot coals until they became cold, cooling off a red hot poker before it reached a certain distance from his body, also being able to stand in the center of a huge bonfire while not once getting burned. These techniques taught Ron focus and precision for his ice powers

Everyone waited for their grand master, for this was the truly the final test of the ice. Soon Sub-Zero walked in and all went silent getting up on the step he looked at Ron. "Ronald you have done well through these trails and no amount of honor can say how proud all of us are at how fantastic you have excelled. But Ron there is one final test that you must do and it is harder than all the others, should you fail it may cost you your life. This is your last chance; would you like to wait on this training?" Sub-Zero asked as he remembered how Frost died because of doing something to great for her.

Ron however just stood there waiting. "No master, I want to finish what I started. I have come too far to just quite now, if I don't go through this than all this training is for nothing. Please I am ready so don't hold back."

Sub-Zero had to respect the man's courage in facing this final trial. He only nodded and started to power up. "Alright Ronald, I need to use the power we have trained you in all around your body to survive. If you pass, then you will have mastered your control over your powers that was needed." With this said Sub-Zero shot Ron with his ice blast until it covered him from head to toe and kept on putting more layers of ice on Ron.

Soon Ron was in a cocoon of ice that was at least, a foot thick. Inside Ron was being pushed to focus and strained to keep his aura up so that it would cushion his body and keep it from being part of the ice itself. Ron didn't let up though and kept up his ice aura to protect him while trying to break the ice around his body. However the task of breaking the ice was very difficult as he had only work with his ice aura in about ½ a foot was his highest length of his aura. Even though Ron was busy with the problem at had he knew in his heart that this was an uphill battle in which he hoped he would triumph.

Unknown time later:

Ron was losing his focus as he saw the ice start to form in front of his eyes. He knew that soon he would be frozen to death and become just an ice cube. As much as he hated to admit it to himself; the hours of intense focus and strain took its toll and he started losing to the ice that was also apart of his power. After thinking this, exhaustion soon over came his thoughts as his aura died and the ice started to grow around him faster.

It was at this time that half asleep he saw his life flash before his eyes. He saw how he first KP in preK then it flashed forward through the adventures they both had done together. He then saw his own adventures in the Amazon, the Yamaguchi school, the Monkey Fist fight, and the Camp Wanna Weep battle with Gill. Finally he started thinking of the good times he had during his life. Mostly about the times when girls actually gave SOME sort of affection towards him such girls like Zeta, Yori, and even Kim when she kissed him when she was under the moodulator.

It was at that memory something inside Ron snapped. 'NO! I can't die now! I won't now! There's too much out there for me to just quite here in this ice cube.' Unknown to Ron, the ice was starting to break apart by the power of his adrenalin boosting his ice aura. 'I won't let something like this beat me! I am not just some weakling that's just the goofy side kick! I am more than that! I AM A HERO! I AM PART OF THE MIGHTY LIN QUE! I AM THE STUDENT OF SUB-ZERO! I AM FRIEND OF KIM POSSIBLE! I AM A MONKEY KUNGFU STUDENT! I AM RONALD STOPPABLE AND I NEVER STOP!'

With one final shout of power by Ron, the cocoon shatter around the people sitting in the area, missing them all by scant millimeters. The people, especially the Stoppable's, all smiled as they saw Ron standing there alive and well. Sub-zero had a smile on as he was again proud of the kid for what he had done. As Ron started to sway two Lin Que's wrapped him up in a blanket after a few minutes Ron passed out.

2 days later:

Ron groaned as he got up from his bed in the temple. Getting up to get something to eat, he put on his black ninja pants but stopped as he looked at himself in the mirror and gasped. Before the last test his body of just starting to develop muscle but now his whole was rippling with large and strong muscles. The scrawny kid that was once there, was gone as not an ounce of that being was left on his body.

"BOOH YAH! This is awesome!" Ron laughed as he flexed in several poses before he heard someone laugh behind him.

"Heh. I see someone likes the new him." Said Sub-Zero from the doorway.

"Master," squeaked Ron, "w-what happened to my body?"

"Well Ron, when you go through that training you did your body is reached to its fullest present potential. All you see is what has been dormant in you for as long as your powers have been recognized."

"I guess I get that, but what are you doing here master?"

"Why I came to congratulate you on your training being done. Now all that is left is for you to learn your own moves for the power you have now possessed. Also for you to come downstairs for your 'Graduation'. I suggest you stay in pants for the symbol you'll be given." Answered Sub-Zero, as he walked out of the room.

Ron stood smiling as he was congratulated by the Lin Que and his family. Soon Sub-Zero and one his assistants came up with a large box and bowed low to Ron, who stood straight for what was to come. Sub-Zero opened the box, and in it was a blue and black ninja uniform similar to Sub-Zero's own. When this happened, more assistance came and took the uniform out and started to dress Ron in it.

"This is the mark of the ice Ronald Stoppable, a symbol of your power. As I was and several generations before me this armor has protected all ice users of the Lin-Que. Wear this armor as you like but never forget my young student its reason to be on you. Remember our code of protection and honor, and never let the power you possess over take for the power consumes. Remember this and you will be well, now you must go for now. Your training is not complete, but has just started for you must now create a path for yourself with these as your guide. So choose a name for yourself as is you title as a warrior of ice."

Ron looked at himself for a minute the suit looked like what Sub-Zero wore but instead of arm guards he had simple blue bracers and like his master he wore a black sleeveless shirt that showed off his powerful arms. Thinking for a minute of a name Ron finally got inspiration.

"I shall be known to the Lin Que now as Arctic.

To be continued:

AN: Phew long chap. Just in case you don't know what that whole giant ice cube thing Ron had to do was from. Well its from the series that was the prequel to the movie on TNT about the adventures of Kung Loa and friends. Anyway in the episode where we met Sub-Zero his final test was to break through a giant block of ice so I had Ron break through a block of ice. Next chap. we'll see what happens on the first day Ron is back in school and we'll see if his new physique turns some heads of a few cheerleaders. See yah then!