Kim Possible and Street Hawk go to Canada p 7

Disclaimer: I do not own Kim Possible or Street Hawk. Wish I did though.

Joe Admits His Feelings and Warning the Rescue Party

Deep underground, inside the cell that Gemini had put them in, Dr. Director and Joe are struggling to keep their wits about them. They would talk about politics, current events, anything to distract them from their predicament. Shortly, they run out of topics to run about.

Dr. Director sighs and starts pacing back and forth, clearly anxious to leave this dump they're in. She says, "I hope someone finds us soon. I feel like I'm getting cabin fever, being cooped up in here." Suddenly, she breaks down sobbing, saying, "I've failed in my attempt to keep my spirits up! Your spirits as well, Joe! I don't deserve a good friend like you!" She keeps sobbing when she feels his arms wrapping around her protectively.

Joe says, "There, there, let it all out, Betty. Get all the pain out of your system. You didn't fail, you just ran out of stamina. I'm nearly at my wits' end, too. Wanna know why I'm not falling apart?" Dr. Director nods and he says, "It's because of you, Dr. Betty Director. You are the strongest woman I've ever met, along with Kim Possible."

Dr. Director weakly chuckles and says, "Well, you're the most optimistic guy I've ever met, along with Ron Stoppable." She perks up and says, "That's it! That's how Kim was able to accomplish her missions with him around. His never ending optimism that they'll get through the problem. He is the key to her successes. Or at least used to be."

She then slams her fist into her palm and says, "If only the jerk responsible for Ron's injury was still alive. Then I'd be able to enjoy beating him senseless." She is then startled by Joe's clapping and blushes when she sees him smile widely. She puts it together and says, "You got me fired back up, Joe. Why?"

Joe replies, "I like a lady with fire in her spirit. You have that fire, just like Kim Possible. Or is it Stoppable now?"

Dr. Director grins and says, "It's Stoppable now. Matter of fact, I saved their wedding announcement and their children's birth announcements. I'm thinking of starting a bit of a scrapbook so I can show it to future generations of GJ Operatives, showing them the power of teamwork and love for this young couple and their legacy." She brings the announcements and they both read them.

Joe grins as he examines the picture of Kim in her wedding dress and Ron in his tuxedo. When he sees the baby pictures of the triplets, his heart just melts. He starts blubbering like a fool and smiles like an extremely silly clown as he reads the names of the children. Dr. Director smiles warmly at him as he calms himself back down.

She then sits beside him and says, "They look beautiful together, Joe. I went to their wedding, in disguise of course. They never saw me, but I saw them. I was even there when Kim's former crush and boyfriend crashed the wedding, stone drunk. I prepared to move when the Wego twins, along with Kim's twin brothers, tripped him up and tied his legs up. Then Hego carried him out of the Church while Shego called for the Police."

Joe, confused, asks, "Shego? Isn't she with Drakken right now?"

Dr. Director replies, "No, she quit his team and went straight. Dr. Drakken is dead now, along with Motor Ed, Gill, the Senor Seniors and Professor Dementor. Before they died, Monkey Fist and DNAmy died as well. After Drakken died, Adrena Lynn died two months later, never having woke up from her coma. The only survivors of the Consortium of villains were Duff Killigan and Falsetto Jones."

Joe nods in approval and says, "Tell me some more about this Street Hawk. How you met him and how he knew Ron and Kim."

Dr. Director shrugs and says, "Not much to know, really. He responds almost automatically to an emergency, like he's expecting to accept a mission. Lately, he's taken missions for friends of Ron and Kim, almost like he knows them, personally. As for how I first met him, it was when Kim was abducted by Senor Senior Junior. During the debrief in the flight, she told me about Junior moving to strike her and Street Hawk shooting him in the back of the knee. As for knowing Ron and Kim, he only knew Ron. He said they were old friends and he went away when Ron met Kim. He then returned after hearing about Ron getting hurt."

Joe nods almost as if in thought and asks, "How did he arrive? When you met him, that is."

Dr. Director replies, "He arrived on a high-tech motorcycle and rode up on the ramp while the plane was still moving. According to the Captain of the vessel, he was also doing a test of a method for the cycle to move across the water. Sure enough, he survived it and completed the mission."

Joe shakes his head in amusement and says, "No wonder I love you so much. There's never a dull moment in your life." He then clamps his hands over his mouth and his eyes bulge out in shock over what he had just said. He blushes and says, "I thought I was thinking it, but I just blurted it out. I'm sorry about that, Betty."

Dr. Director, in shock over what she had just heard, walks over to Joe, puts her palm on his cheek and smiles warmly at him. She then says, "I'm flattered, Joe. No one ever had the guts to say that to me before. Tell you what, we get out of this mess, let's go for a movie. Just the two of us." Joe nods and, for the first time since their situation started, smiles pleasantly.

In Command Center, Norman is trying to raise Sky Base and War Bird, with no success. He says, "Must be an internal problem." He sees Rufus and figures he'd be small enough. He then says, "Rufus, I need you to go into the communications console with a small vid-cam on your head." Rufus gives him a thumb up and Norman puts a tiny vid-cam onto the naked mole rat's head.

Norman unscrews the top panel and puts Rufus into the console, wishing him good luck. As Rufus clambers inside, Norman turns on the monitor and shortly sees the problem. A small cluster of wires had worn out over time and shorted out. Norman writes down the wire colors, shuts the console's power off and tells Rufus to come back out. Rufus pops up out of the hole and sees Norman heading for the Salvage Room.

Norman had decided to put spare wires, circuit boards and parts into this room so he could salvage what equipment he can. Norman finds the wires he needs and returns to the console, seeing Rufus chattering excitedly.

He then says, "Sure wish I can understand you, Rufus. Heck, for that matter, I wish I knew if you could really understand me." He starts to hand Rufus the wires when Rufus goes to a keyboard and monitor. Puzzled, Norman follows him. He then watches as Rufus types out a message.

'Don't be silly. Of course I can understand you. Now, you can understand me. Usually only Ron can and sometimes Kim.'

Norman chuckles and says, "Okay, I saw the problem and have the replacement parts to replace it with. The wires you saw are fried. You may have to do a bypass."

Rufus types again. 'On it, Norman.' He then salutes, takes the wires into his mouth and runs back into the console.

Norman shakes his head and says, "Looks like we may have to come up with a vehicle for him." His eyes bug out when he realizes what he just said and he starts laughing his head off.

Inside the console, Rufus is replacing the wires, thankful for the power being turned off. He uses his buckteeth to strip the ends off of the wires and removes the old wires with his paws. Within minutes, he's done and he comes back out. Norman sees him and Rufus nods for him to try it now.

Norman turns the power back on and tries raising them again. "Sky Base, War Bird. This is Command Center. Do you read me?"

He then hears Hirotaka's voice. "Sky Base here, Command Center. What's happening, Norman-san?"

Norman and Rufus exchange a loud "Boo-yah!" and Norman replies, "Hirotaka, we have problems. A GJ Agent named Will Du knows about Kim and Ron. He left here thirty minutes ago. Tell them to use their memory blanking rounds on him. That no-good, side-winder varmint bushwhacked me. He cannot be allowed to divulge classified information. Please roger the last message."

Hirotaka replies, "Message understood, Norman-san. It will be my honor to pass on the instruction to blank Will-san's memory."

Norman smiles and says, "Thank you, Hirotaka-san. Bonnie's chosen herself a good man. That's for sure." Hirotaka chuckles at that and ends communication.