Kim Possible and Street Hawk: The Wedding Sitch p 3
Disclaimer: I do not own Kim Possible or Street Hawk. Wish I did though.
At the Hospital and a Call to Arms
Kim and Ron arrive at the Hospital in under five minutes and head for the Emergency area, Kim accepting a wheelchair to take the weight off of her legs and Ron limping right behind her. Shortly, they see Tara sobbing in the Waiting Room. They go in and Ron clears his throat.
Tara looks up and smiles at her friends before breaking down crying again. Kim and Ron go to her side and try to comfort her. When she calms down enough, Ron starts asking questions of her, so he'd have an idea of what had happened.
Tara explains through her tears, "Felix had just dropped me off at my house and he was wheeling away. We went for a nice flight and had a good time. As soon as he started wheeling away, I heard a car start. I didn't think anything of it until I saw."
Ron asks, "Saw what, Tara?What did you see?"
Tara sniffles and replies, "The car. It picked up speed and deliberately rammed him. I yelled for Mom to call the Police and Medics as I went running out to Felix's side. His wheelchair was all smashed up and his arms were broken. His wheelchair had apparently sensed the oncoming car and started to evade it, but the driver nailed him anyway. I was only able to get a quick look at it. It was an old sports car, maybe a 70's model. It had tubing all around the front of it and the color. I'll never forget that horrible color. It was yellow on the front and red on the back. In the middle of the car, around the doors, the color was green." She then starts sobbing again and Ron hugs her, to try to comfort her.
Tara looks up at him and Kim and asks, "Kim, you know Street Hawk, right?"
Kim replies, "I've worked with him once. You want him to help you?"
Tara nods and says, "Very much. I don't know if he'll accept money or not, but I'm desperate. I'm worried the Police will never find the driver or the car. If Felix dies and this thing is not resolved, I'll simply be crushed."
Kim nods and says, "I'll try and get in touch with him. I make no promises. Do you want him to meet you here or at home?"
Tara sniffles, "I want him to meet me here. I'm not leaving Felix's side. Not when he needs me most. The Hospital changed it's policy after Ron's injury, so we're now allowed to wait by the bedside of the ones we care about, related or not."
Kim nods grimly and says, "I'll get on it. Let's go, Ron."
As Kim and Ron start away, Tara says, "Guys, thanks for being here for me."
Ron says, "No problem, Tara. Who knows? You may get to interrupt his vacation. He's bound to be going stir crazy by now." At that, Tara starts giggling. No matter how bad things got, Ron could always be counted on to liven the mood a little bit.
As they leave the Emergency Area, Ron says, "Sorry, KP. Looks like I have to go back to work a bit early."
Kim nods grimly and says, "I know. But this has the highest local priority. If that driver is not stopped, someone could die on the scene."
Ron says, "I know. Driver, be advised. Street Hawk has just been reactivated for active duty and he's coming after you."
They leave the Hospital, get into the pick-up and drive to Command Center. When they get there, Ron touches the door opener and opens the door. They drive under the door as it reaches roof height as usual. When Ron closes the door he sees Norman Tuttle and Bonnie Rockwaller working on War Bird. When he honks the horn, they look toward the direction and see Ron and Kim. Putting their tools down, they walk over to the pick-up, Bonnie rolling a chair over for Kim.
Norman then asks, "Nice to see you, Ron. But your vacation's not over yet."
Ron replies, "Actually, vacation ended when Felix Renton was injured in a hit-and-run. Tara has requested Street Hawk's assistance in this matter."
Bonnie gasps and says, "That's horrible. How's Tara holding up?"
Kim replies, "Same as me, after Ron was injured."
Norman says, "I agree. This seems to have a higher priority over the vacation. Suit and arm up, Ron. You're off of vacation as of now."
Ron nods and says, "I wouldn't have it any other way if it meant keeping from going nuts. Before we got the call from Tara, we were actually thinking about going somewhere we hadn't been for a while."
Norman says, "After this is done, you are back on vacation."
Ron replies, "Agreed. This is a personal case for me. Before Kim and I got together, Tara and I were dating. We just drifted apart, yet we stayed friends. And friends stick together no matter what." That said, Ron goes over to the rack, grabs his suit, gun, boots and his helmet. He then goes into the changing room. Bonnie powers up the systems and opens the motorcycle's bay.
As it glides back, Kim starts shaking with anger at the thought of some jerk actually not caring about human life and wishes she is not pregnant at the moment. Otherwise she'd be at Ron's side, going after the brain-dead jerk. When Ron comes out, he sees Kim shaking with anger and gently strokes her on the arm.
Kim then reaches up, wraps him in a passionate embrace and says, "Be careful, my love. You may be wearing armor, but you are still human."
Ron replies, "I know, and I will, my sweet darling." He then kisses her on her lips and her belly for good measure, saying, "See you later, kids." He then goes to the motorcycle bay, mounts up and says, "Ready for launch." Bonnie closes the bay and opens the outer doors.
Street Hawk flies out of the doors and hits the road rolling, full of purpose and fury. Bonnie pulls Kim's chair over to the monitor so she could see what Ron sees as he speeds along on the cycle.
Shortly, he arrives at the Hospital, dismounts, stows the arm and goes inside, not removing his helmet. He makes his way to the Emergency Area and the Waiting Room. When he gets there, he sees Tara with Felix's Mom, both ladies asleep. He then walks in and gently taps Tara's shoulder. When Tara wakes up, her eyes go wide and she starts to speak, but finds Street Hawk's hand up and he starts to speak with a distorted voice.
"Tara King, Kim Possible was able to notify me about your situation. I do not charge for my assistance, my services are strictly pro bono. Now, since that's settled, tell me about the vehicle you saw." Tara describes the vehicle to Street Hawk, every single detail she could remember. When she is done, Street Hawk says, "I have received a call to arms. I must act on that call." That said, he walks out the door and back to the cycle.
