Kim Possible: The Sociopath Episode

Everyone except Valia Ryan, Nev Killbourne and Alicia Park were made by Bob and Mark.

Chapter 18: Prelude
Ron is forced to take on Valia, but is violence the answer?

Ron wiped his mouth, standing calmly in front of Valia.

"I had expected you to be here five days ago," Val spoke, observing Ron's eyes through the mask. "Hmm. You seem to be doing fine from the blow that Kimberley ga-"

A loud snap was heard, Valia's face slamming straight into the steel floor. Ron stood there in silence, stretching out his palm but keeping his fingers in. A perfectly executed palm smash. Valia was pleasantly surprised, spitting out some blood as he got up.

"Delicious, but so much violence in front of your girlfriend? An intriguing style."

Ron placed his hand down and removed his mask, "Just answer me this. Why?"

Valia smirked, "Oh, I have something in mind for the both of you."

Ron glared at him, "No, I know why you waited for me and why you kept her alive."

Valia refused to show surprise. "You're not as pathetic as the reports indicated. Even more fascinating."

Ron didn't listen. "You told us the reason you got involved with us was because you thought KP was some kind of worthy challenge. That's not the whole story."

His opponent smirked. Perhaps it would the sidekick buffoon who was going to figure out his plan.

"You know what, Stoppable? I honestly don't know. There's something about the both of you that intrigue me. First, it was Possible. All the reports indicated that she was some kind of teenage superhero, but as time passed, she was on the news about every night, and some of that footage showed her fighting skills to be impressive. It was something I needed to experience. Unfortunately, everything's different on the television."

Ron wasn't done listening. Val continued.

"But then there was you, the factor that no one mentioned. That flying kick you gave me at the weapons factory after your mole rat released you from my control... let's just say some wounds are worth remembering."

Ron's mind focused in another direction. "That's not the wound I'm talking about. This whole thing revolves around KP and me. That's what I want to know. You set me up against her, and you set her up against me. It's not that hard to figure out."

Val's expression went from arrogant to bitter. "It's quite amazing how you two continue to think about each other when you should be concerned with your own lives!"

He left the door open.

"Don't tell me that this is about me and KP going out." Ron snapped. It would have been the most ridiculous thing he ever heard.

"No, it's because you two refuse to believe that nothing is forever. Think about it. What's the prime weakness of a teenage hero who had had a friend there for her for over ten years? Ten years? Some people are lucky to have friendships and marriages that last one. And now you're going out? Something isn't right, and I want to find out what it is. On the other hand, if that very person is the sidekick, it's not that hard to figure out what his weakness is, either. When the weakness of two people is each other, I don't know whether or find that admirable or just downright pathetic."

Valia paused. "It's kind of funny how she feels about you."

Ron tilted his head to the side in confusion.

"Before I planted the mind control chip onto her, I told her that shortly before I placed you under mind control, that I implanted some kind of virus that would eat your insides out and kill you with the press of a button. She actually believed it and lost it when I pressed the button. All it really did was activate a jamming radio frequency that covered the warehouse, and when it was powerful enough, it spread throughout the entire state. It was quick to disrupt her mind, making her an easy target, the only girl you loved."

Ron didn't want to hear it, "She wasn't the first girl that I had feelings for."

Valia didn't believe it. "Another? Are you telling me that you had thought of dating others?"

Ron shook his head, "Look, KP may be my first real girlfriend and the one I love, but I've had my share of crushes as well. I've been hurt before, too. Most of the time it was because I had no idea the girl liked me liked me, but the first time, if KP wasn't there, I wouldn't be the same person I am now."

Valia was shocked. "Impossible."

Ron forgot why he was there, continuing. "Seventh grade. There was a really pretty girl named Alicia. Alicia... Park, I think her name was. I think KP was going out with Walter Nelson, and I thought I could get a girlfriend too, and Alicia flirted with me a lot. I tried to talk to her, but she was shy and nervous. But the shy and nervous part of her, all fake. I asked if she wanted to hang out at the school dance that week, and she said yes. Let's just say some of the things she did aren't things she should have done that early, and I got hit hard. At the school dance, I asked her to dance, but she completely snapped at me. She was on something and started a fight. I wasn't a good fighter, and KP wasn't there because she was grounded, I think. But after that, I came out with a few bruises, and even though Alicia didn't remember, she didn't care. No sorries, nothing. She thought I wasn't 'man' enough for her or something. But something in me snapped, and I just got sick and tired of people picking on me and making fun of me. I wanted to return the favor, but KP had the brace lock incident with Walter two nights after, and she did everything she could to make me forget. And I did. I don't know how, but I did. Call it a forbidden memory."

Valia was indeed impressed, but not by much. "So, your heart has also suffered."

Ron just leaned his head. "I learn not to hold grudges. There are better things than dwelling on the past."

Valia scoffed, "You think this is about the past?"

Ron wasn't through, "I know that it's not, but the influence is clearly there. If you can't be happy, you can't understand how others wil-"

Valia got sick and tired of the whole 'be good and happy' talk that everyone plagued him with. There wasn't anything good in his life to be happy about, so returning the favor to Ron, he flew at him. Val aimed low, aiming to knock Ron off his feet, but Ron saw this and flipped over him.

Valia roared, "I'm getting sick and tired of this 'be nice and good and good things will come' crap that people keep telling me. Do you have any idea how much I've suffered at the hands of others just for merely being a Good Samaritan? I try to be the good guy, I get bullied. I try to be honest, I get heartbroken. I try to help, and I get beaten instead. You know what makes me sick? None of these people have any regrets or sorrow, and everybody else I run into, they do the same thing and wind up with superhero girlfriends. I. Can't. Figure. It. Out!"

Ron took a moment to gather his thoughts. "It all makes sense now."

Valia was baffled.

Ron pointed at him confidently, "That's why you got me involved. You don't understand how KP and I remained best friends this whole time. You don't see how someone like her and someone like me could get along or even date. And the fact that you can't see why is driving you crazy. Now you want to set us apart to prove your point, huh?"

Ron nailed it straight on the head, and Valia knew it and wouldn't deny it.

"Bravo, Stoppable. Bravo," he paused, "But now I'm afraid that I can't let you leave this place, ever."

Valia then launched his mech-arms straight at Ron, who jumped and rolled himself between them. Bad idea. The mech-hands punctured the wall, placing Ron straight between that and Val. Val retracted his arms as fast as he could, crashing into Ron and sending both into the wall, Ron being crushed between them. After staggering, Ron's head was grabbed by one of Val's mech-arms and was thrown to the other side of the room, near Kim.

A sleeping naked mole rat fell out, but that area of the room was so dark that Val couldn't see this.

"Rufus, get Kim outta there," Ron whispered. After yawning, Rufus disappeared into the dark.

Valia only noticed Ron had his sights set on Kim. "Don't even think about it, Stoppable!"

Ron, still focused on the sleeping Kim, noticed that her locks had been released. Kim plummeted into the steel floor below. Ron ran to catch her, but the next and last thing he saw were two metal hands come from behind, grabbed his face, and slammed his head into the steel below as hard as they could, knocking him out.

Valia shook his head. "You should have been wearing your headgear."

Kim landed straight on her feet, but now her eyes emitted an eerie purple glow.

Valia laughed as Kim bought Ron's unconscious body to him. "That was all too easy. Beautiful distraction, Kim."

Val's mech-arms opened up, revealing the internal machinery that allowed them to run. Placed on his left arm was a mind control sticker with three letters, "R.O.N." The one that was originally in the right arm was on Kim's neck.

Now they were both in use.

"Just an hour." Valia coldly spoke.

Rufus knew exactly what he had to do, but he had to keep himself hidden and in the shadows. Valia had no idea that he was there.

It was all up to him now.