Kim Possible Meets Robocop p 5
Disclaimer: I do not own Kim Possible or Robocop. Wish I did though.
Ride to James' Office and Bonnie Tells a Story
Robocop leads Kim, Ron and Rufus out to his Patrol cruiser, a 2005 Chevrolet Impala, and opens the doors for them. When they all fastened in, Robocop starts the cruiser and they start the drive. Robocop notices Ron with a happy grin on his face and this confuses the cyborg.
He then asks, "Why are you not intimidated by my appearance, Ron? I usually don't see people smiling unless they know me personally."
Ron replies, "It's because deep inside, you're still human, for the most part. You see, you have a heart, albeit a mechanical heart, but a heart nonetheless."
Robocop looks over at Kim and she explains further. "You see, before we left Middleton, Ron told Bonnie Rockwaller off. He told her the only reason he tolerated her insulting him was because he felt that there was a human deep inside her and that she didn't have a heart. That is what makes a person human in his book."
Robocop ponders this and replies, "That is very deep, Ron. Very deep indeed. How did you learn to be so insightful?"
Ron replies, "When I went to Japan on an exchange program some time back." Ron had wanted to tell Kim all about his adventure there, but he was sworn to secrecy about the school. Robocop scans Ron's voice and found he was being truthful, but also suspects he's holding something back.
Robocop then asks, "Kim, how did you get into saving the world anyway? I mean, you're so young."
Kim replies, "It was purely by accident. My first mission was helping a billionaire collector survive a lethal laser web. It seems he had the worst timing and pressed the activation button before he even left his vault. The guy that was demonstrating the security system tried contacting Team Impossible. But his toe had apparently hit the K key on his keyboard. At the same time, I was trying out for the cheerleading squad. I was given a very difficult routine and I remembered what my Dad said. 'Anything is possible for a Possible.' So I did the routine and made it, barely, according to Bonnie. Then Ron came into the gym and told me I had gotten a major hit on my site. We helped the man and I found out I wasn't even supposed to have been called. But the collector was so happy, he said that I have the potential to save the world. So, Ron and I just went with it."
Robocop nods and does a slight mechanical chuckle, catching Ron's attention. Ron then says, "Don't worry, Commander Murphy. Before we leave here, you'll be doing a full belly laugh."
Robocop looks over at Kim again and asks, "Is he for real?"
Kim giggles and replies, "If anyone can make anyone laugh, it's Ron. Trust him, he knows his stuff. How do you think I made it this far and managed to stay so young? It's because of Ron." She then decides to ask, "Commander Murphy, how did you wind up inside your shell?"
Robocop sighs and replies, "It was a robbery call. My late partner, Anne Lewis, and I were pursuing the suspects. After a rolling shoot-out, in which one of the robbers was thrown out of their van and onto the cruiser, we trailed them to an old manufacturing facility. I shot one of the robbers when I had infiltrated into their hideout. That's when they got the drop on me. Their leader took a sawed-off shotgun and destroyed my right hand. After I got up in pain, the other goons shot me. The leader then sent a bullet into my head. Lewis found me and called for a Medevac out of there. The Doctors tried to save my human form, but I had sustained too much damage. I died that night, but my soul remained."
He pauses for questions, finds none and continues. "Shortly after that, the scientists at OCP managed to secure my remains and started building my current form. For all intents and purposes, Alex Murphy was officially dead. When my new body was finished, they named me Robocop. They took me to the Precinct that I had just transferred to the day I died. I think they call that irony. They then turned me loose on the criminal element and I had achieved great success in driving the crime rate down. Mainly by using violent methods, like clotheslining a common street thug to castrating a rapist with my gun. Then one night, my old life started coming back to me. I actually started to see the last bit of my life as I was shot to death. I went after the creeps and found out that an executive at OCP was behind the whole crime wave. That executive is now dead, having fallen from a very high height after I shot him with my gun." Robocop then turns and sees Kim's face turn white as a sheet as she looks at him.
She then says, "I'm sorry about what had happened to you, Commander Murphy. If anything like that had happened to Ron, I'd be beside myself." She looks behind her and sees Ron had dozed off.
She then quietly says, "Reason why, is because I'm crushing on him. And he's crushing on me. That's why he mainly comes along. To be sure I'm safe every time, and he doesn't even come when I want him to. He comes because he wants to and I need him. I couldn't save the world without him. He's my hero." She looks back at him and smiles.
Robocop picks up on this and asks, "How long have you known each other?"
Kim replies, "Ever since Pre-K. We became fast friends and we've been tight ever since. In fact, there has been one time in which I was very proud of him. It was a talent competition, and Ron signed me up without my permission. Dr. Drakken had created a computerized harness to make himself look like Wade and told me to steal a device from Professor Dementor. Ron commented that it looks like a phone because of the name that Drakken had given to it. A teleportation module, but Dementor had called it a Transportulator. One thing led to another and soon I found out I was being used as a thief by Drakken. He had sealed me into a steel box and dunked me into a really deep water hole. At the same time, Ron was waiting for me to arrive and he found out that he had to stall for time. That's when Rufus had signed him up. I don't exactly know the details of what Ron did, but his delay tactics worked. I made it back and participated, singing a song and hitting the high notes like I had intended. When the competition was over, Bonnie was so sure she was the winner. You should have seen the look on her face when Ron was announced as the winner, with Mr. Barkin saying that sometimes, quantity is more important than quality. That was the proudest moment of my life. My best friend in the whole world, considered by most to be a buffoon and a loser, had finally shown them up."
Robocop nods and says, "I'll have to ask Ron about Rufus some other time. We're at my son's company, Prime Directives, Inc." Kim reaches back and gently shakes Ron awake. When he's awake, she gives him a big smile and he smiles right back.
Back in Middleton, Bonnie is making her way to the local Library to see about doing story time for little kids as part of her 'make-over' as the case would be. As she steps inside the room, she feels apprehensive and resolves to herself that if Ron was proven to be right about her, then she was wasting her time. She takes a seat and sees a group of little five year olds. She smiles as sweetly as possible and starts picking out a book.
She then says, "My name is Miss Rockwaller. I have a new idea. I'll tell you a story you have never heard before. How does that sound?" When the children nod in approval, Bonnie says, "All right." She takes a seat and starts her story.
"Once, there was a beautiful red-haired girl. She could do anything that she put her mind to. She was best friends with a social outcast, a nice enough young blond boy with freckles and unkempt hair. The boy even had a pet naked mole rat because of his Father's allergies. The two friends were virtually inseparable, their bond with each other started when they were little kids, about your ages, I'd say. There was another girl, this one with dirty brown hair and a nasty attitude. She constantly called the boy a loser every time she saw him. But it never got him down, for he felt that there was a human being inside. One day, the snooty, brown-haired girl pushed him too far and he told her off. He told her that he had tolerated her insults for so long because he felt that she was a human inside. He then told her that she doesn't even have a heart, a good, decent heart. That is what makes a person human. His best friend in the world couldn't believe he had the nerve to stand up for himself and she started beaming at him, like she had a crush on him. He added that one day, the snooty girl would grow old and wind up old and alone because she wasn't nice. She actually felt bad for once and also quite confused. Just then, the red-haired girl and her best friend in the whole world was called to do a mission out of their hometown. Where they are now, this storyteller doesn't know, but the snooty girl had decided to change herself into something better than what she had been. As for the two best friends, well, their bond has been proven to be unbreakable, no matter what. The end."
Five of the children raise their hands. Bonnie picks and the child speaks.
"Miss Rockwaller, what kind of mission was it?"
"Saving the world, much like Kim Possible. Next. Go ahead."
"What became of the snooty girl after she started her change?"
Bonnie smiles gently and replies, "She is a work in progress. And so far, she's getting and making herself better on the inside. This is the moral of the story. Never judge someone just because they have no fashion sense, unkempt hair or is even a bit of an outcast. Because one day, that person will really surprise you when you least expect it." Bonnie looks at the time and gasps, "My heavens, look at the time. It's closing time for the Library." The children moan and groan, Bonnie feeling so sad for them. She then starts to say that she'll be back the next day, but remembers she has Detention after school the next day. This causes her to moan and groan as well.
Author's note: The reason I did not include the giant stone gorilla from A Sitch in Time was because it never happened. When the time wave washed over Kim and Ron, everything was set right. Ron had never left Middleton, the team never broke up and their bond is stronger than ever. As for the bullies picking on Kim, it's a distinct possibility that there were bullies so I went with it.