Kim Possible Meets Robocop p 8
Disclaimer: I do not own Kim Possible or Robocop. Wish I did though.
The Next Morning and a Laughquake
Bright and early, Kim and Ron wake up and see each other looking right at the other. They both then smile and nod in greeting to each other. Ron elects to dress in the bathroom while Kim gets dressed in the bedroom to give each other some privacy.
As Kim gets dressed, her mind is racing with a mess of thoughts. 'Josh Mankey wants to give us another chance.' 'Ron likes me more than a friend.' 'I'm crushing on my best friend in the whole world.'
As she thinks that last thought, she smiles and says, "I am so crushing on Ron. He's the only real, down-to-earth guy I know. I'm pretty sure he's crushing on me too, given he grabbed my chest without asking me, and I didn't even slap him for it. We are a match, no matter what the animology quiz says. Ron is my soul mate and I am his."
In the bathroom, Ron's mind is swarming with thoughts as well. Thoughts about being in a romantic relationship with Kim, marrying her, having children with her, the whole nine yards.
He then sighs and says, "I shouldn't have grabbed her chest like that, but I got caught up in the heat of the moment." His face then brightens and he adds, "She did say she enjoyed it. Holy cow, I'm in love with my best friend in the whole world!" He then slaps his mouth closed, thinking she may have heard him.
Outside, in the bedroom, Kim hears his declaration and smiles, nodding her confirmation of his feelings toward her. She then decides all she has to do now is wait for him to tell her to her face so she can tell him the same thing. She then hears the door open and looks up to see Ron stepping out of the bathroom, with a sheepish smile on his face.
He walks over to her and asks, "KP, you didn't by any chance happen to hear me say anything awkweird, did you?"
Kim returns his smile and decides to lie to keep him from humiliating himself even more than he had already felt. "No more than usual, Ron. But, if you did, I'm flattered by it. I really am. Like I said though, let's wait until this is all over before we discuss our feelings even further." Ron nods in agreement and she decides to tease him a little.
"If you're crushing on me, I'm crushing on you. You are the funniest, sweetest guy I know. If we get together, life with you will never be dull." She then gently strokes his face, observing his responses to her words and hand caressing his face. She then smiles when Ron smiles and nods.
He then says, "I'll always protect you, KP. Just want you to know that. It's because I..."
He is interrupted by knocking on the door. Kim says, "Hold that thought, Ron." She then goes to the door and answers it. She then says, "Commander Murphy, good morning."
Robocop replies, "I just got a call about yelling from in here. Is everything all right?"
Ron swallows and replies, "Yeah, it's fine, considering I just made a total fool of myself. What was the yelling about?"
Robocop, knowing something is going on, replies, "The caller couldn't quite make it out, but it sounded like a young man yelling he's in love with his best friend in the whole world. Whoever it is, the person is very lucky to have someone to care about."
He then turns up his hearing and hears their heartbeats, fast, yet steady and calm, yet raging from within. He then detects a small form running at him and he sees it's Rufus. He then does the unthinkable. "Rufus, did you hear anything this morning?"
Rufus chatters excitedly, pointing at the two friends, gesturing wildly with his arms. Ron then yells, "Rufus!"
Robocop has only one response. He starts laughing. He laughs so hard, the ground beneath them starts shaking, causing Ron to cover Kim with his body to shield her from falling objects and Rufus to scamper back over to them. When he sees what's happening, Robocop stops laughing and looks around him.
"Oops, guess I need to work on my laughter so that won't happen again."
Kim then says, "Now that has got to be the first laughquake I've ever been through, and survived. How are you, Ron?"
Ron replies, "I'm okay, KP. How about you, Rufus?" Rufus sticks his thumb up that he's okay. Ron then says, "Commander Murphy, great laugh. All we gotta do now is help you with your pitch. When we're done with you, you'll be able to go to comedy clubs, listen to and tell jokes, bring the house down and not worry about bringing the house down. Oh no, not again!"
Robocop starts laughing again at the crazy pun. This laughquake registers a 6.9 on the Richter Scale, whereas the earlier one registered a 7.1 on the Scale.