Kim goes to the 'Little Girl's Room' before she says, "EDDIE! Is that really you?"

"Yes Kim, it's me. Please don't have Wade trace this call. I think you and I should meet. There are some things we need to talk about and some things I need to say to you." Eddie has a somewhat sad sound in his voice.

"Ok, sure. Where at and at what time Eddie?" Kim says without hesitation.

"The park, under OUR tree. The one with only red leaves on it. Meet me there at exactly ten o'clock tonight and meet me alone. I'll know if there are other people there so just you and me ok? I know I don't deserve your help right now, but please do this for me……Kimbie. Eddie now sounds as if he's pleading for Kim to come.

At hearing the name 'Kimbie', Kim wipes a tear from her eye. "Eddie, you haven't called me that in a long time. At least it feels like a long time. I'll be there for you tonight Eddie. I'm SO sorry for not being there for you before. Can you ever forgive me?"

Eddie thinks about the past, before the GJ. The past when he and Kim were as close as any two people could be. He tries to figure out how he got to this point of pain and anger from a past of joy and happiness. Eddie says to Kim, "It's I who need to be forgiven. I can't begin to tell you how sorry I am for actually thinking about hitting you. I have never wanted to hurt you in any way before and I don't know why I wanted to last night. I guess I just snapped."

Kim hears the sincerity in Eddie's voice and answers with, "Eddie, don't worry about it. Ron and I were talking about what happened. He and I both know you and Jason didn't do what you did without a very good reason. I think we are part of that reason, I'm sure. You must have another reason for joining Drakken and Shego. We'll work this out, all four of us. No one knows about what happened yet and no one has to."

Kim hears Eddie breathe a sigh of relief. "Thanks Kim. I'll see you tonight ok."

"Ok Eddie. There are some things I need to tell you tonight also. I'm so glad to hear from you. I was just telling Ron how much I wanted to hear your voice." Kim's voice sounds 'happy' to Eddie.

"I'm glad I can do something right for you Kim. See ya tonight." Eddie says with no sarcasm.

"See ya." At hearing that, Eddie hangs up the phone and Kim hurries back to Ron, Jim, Tim, and Rufus before she is missed.

Ron sees Kim with the biggest smile on her face and asks her about it. "So Kim, why so happy all of a sudden?"

"It's been a great day so far. I'm predicting that it'll be a great night too."

Ron wonders to himself 'What's happening tonight?' but gets the feeling he shouldn't ask.

As Eddie was talking to Kim, Shego went out for her daily ten-mile jog. As she was jogging she couldn't help but think about Drakken admitting that he has feelings for her. 'Damnit Shego. Quit thinking about that. It was probably just a mistake Dr. D made. Hell, he makes at least five of THOSE a day. But he NEVER gives up when he does make a mistake. I just don't know. Damnit, damnit all to hell!'

Usually, when Shego goes out for her daily jog, Drakken will work out. Today was no different. Little do people know, he's stronger and more agile than his blue lab coat make it seem he is. 'Damnit Drew, why'd you blurt out your feelings for Shego. You didn't have to be a genius to know how she was going to react.'

When Shego returns from her jog, Drakken is just finishing up with his workout. Shego finds Drakken and says, "Dr. D., do you think we can talk?"

"I guess Shego. First, do you know where Eddie and Jason are?" Drakken is somewhat curious about where his 'thugs' are.

"Eddie went out for a long walk and Jason went to buy some food for us tonight. Eddie also mentioned that he has plans for tonight." Shego says nicely, which is very strange for her.

"Plans? What the hell does he think I'm paying him for anyway?" Drakken says, somewhat perturbed.

"You're not paying either of them anything right now Doc." Shego says with a wink and a smile, playfully jabbing the doc.

"DAMNIT SHEGO! Why must you always make fun of me? Does it bring that evil mind of yours joy to make me feel like shit? If that's the case, we may not be working together much longer. I know we've known each other since we went to kindergarten together but this is getting real old, real fast." With that, Drakken storms out of the room and punches a hole in the wall. This is as pissed as Shego has ever seen him.

'Wow, you've really done it this time Shego. Damnit, damnit all to hell.' she says to herself.

Jason gets back to the hideout around noon with food galore. 'Maybe we can have a feast tonight' he thinks to himself. 'Should I call Bonnie? No. I know what I'll do. I'll write her a letter.' With that, he proceeds to write the following letter to Bonnie…..

Dearest Bonnie;

I know we haven't talked in a couple of weeks. I'm truly sorry for that. I've been going through some personal problems. I've done and felt some very awful things and I don't want you to experience those feelings again. I want you to know I'm still alive and miss you with every waking moment. I can't wait until this whole ordeal is over so we can be together again. You'll hear from me again soon so don't worry about that. I love you Bonnie.

Forever yours, Jason

Jason puts the letter in an envelope and quickly drops it off in the mailbox at Bonnie's house.

Kim is sitting on a bench under the red-leaved tree in the southern end of the park as Eddie approaches her. He's in black pants and a black T-shirt. When he first sees Kim on the bench in her green tank top and tan cargo pants, he quickly notices a blue scrunchie in her hair. He winks at her and says with a smile, "Blue scrunchie again huh? Gee, you must really like me A LOT?"

Kim smiles and says in return, "Yeah, I do." She gets up to hug Eddie and after hugging for about five minutes, Eddie says to Kim, "I thought you would have slapped me or something. I'm glad you didn't."

"I told you before Eddie, it's ok. I understand. Things haven't turned out the way they should have and I'm just as much to blame as you are. I'm truly sorry Eddie." Kim smiles and Eddie can't detect any lack of honesty in Kim's words.

"Thanks. I'm sorry for what's happened too Kim." Kim can tell Eddie is being genuine in his sincerity.

"No big Eddie. So what did you need to talk to me about?" Kim sits back down in the bench and Eddie follows suit.

Eddie starts. "Well, first off, I'll come right out and say it now. I was pissed and still am pissed that you and Ron didn't let Jason and I fight crime with you guys. You don't know what its like to be left out. I'm starting to get over it but it still hurts like hell. I guess I just wanted to be with you as much as 'possible'. Hehe." Eddie says smiling at the pun he had just said.

"Good one Eddie. I've never heard that one before," Kim says sarcastically but with a smile.

"You may or may not know this so I'll say it right now also. I am in love with you Kimberly Anne Possible. I love you as a friend and have always thought of you as the most beautiful person in the world. I've been in love with you ever since I first saw you in preschool. If you don't feel the same way about me, that's ok. I just had to tell you though. I'd really understand if you didn't feel the same about me because of last night. By the way, how's your neck?" Eddie tries to smile a little bit but is still upset about last night.

Kim is suddenly reminded about her whiplash and rubs her neck. "It's ok now. But wow Eddie! I've been thinking about how I feel about the people in my life since last night too….especially how I feel about you and Ron. I can honestly say to you as I look in your eyes that I have always been in love with you, Eddie Probable. You're the nicest, sweetest, and most gentle person I know. You're never too busy to help someone out. That's why seeing you next to Drakken didn't make any sense to me."

At hearing this Eddie could only say, "What! Are you serious Kim? Are you sure about how you feel? You don't want Josh any more?"

Kim thinks to herself, 'Josh who?' "I'm as sure of this as of anything else I've ever been sure of in my life. I don't want Josh. It was just a crush I had on him anyway."

"Was that what you had to tell me Kim?" Eddie asks, wondering if that's all there is to talk about.

"Yeah. So what else did you need to talk to me about?" Kim asks, wondering if that's all there is to talk about.

Eddie continues. "By now, you may have guessed that Jason and I have been with Drakken and Shego for awhile. Well, we know what their big plan is and I was wondering if you'd be willing to help me stop them."

"How?" Kim asks, intrigued by Eddie's unusual suggestion.

Eddie starts with his 'master' plan. "Well, you can get Jason and myself memberships to the GJ agency and Team Possible. It'll be undercover of course. Jason and I will stay with Drakken and Shego for a while longer and see if they have other things going down too. First I'll try to straighten them both out by just being their friend. So whatcha think?"

Kim is very surprised by Eddie's plan. "Eddie, I think that's absolutely brilliant. It'll be really hard to do though. I'll get everything you need right away. I think Ron will be very happy to hear about this."

"Tell him and as few GJ agents as you can. The fewer people who know about this, the less chance Drakken has of finding out." Eddie suddenly worries about being found out.

"Good idea Eddie. So where do I drop off the badges and other things that prove your membership?" Kim asks, wanting to get things right this time around.

"Here, tomorrow night at 10 again," Eddie says winking.

Kim smiles and hugs Eddie. She suddenly kisses him on the lips without a hint of warning. Eddie asks, "Thanks, but what was that for?"

"That's a preview of coming attractions," Kim says coyly, teasing Eddie.

"Does this mean what I think it does?" Eddie says, smiling the biggest smile.

"If you mean that there might be something between us, then yes it does. Who knows?" Kim shrugs her shoulders, playing with Eddie some more.

Eddie claps his hands together. "That makes me happy to hear. I'm glad to see you again and see you smiling nonetheless. I've got to go now. Don't want anyone getting suspicious. Tell Ron I've got a surprise for him."

"Ok, I will. Get going Eddie." Kim says to him all the while wondering what the surprise is.

"Thanks Kim. I love you." Eddie is shocked to hear himself say those words to Kim after everything that's happened.

Kim was kind of shocked to hear this but didn't hesitate to say, "Well, I love you too Eddie."

They kiss once more before Eddie heads back to Drakken's hideout so as not to arouse suspicion. Kim heads to the GJ agency right away to get the memberships for Eddie and Jason so they can be official members of the GJ agency and of Team Possible as soon as possible.

At eleven o'clock that same night, Bonnie gets home from working at Club Banana. She sees an envelope with only the word 'Bonnie' on it on her bed. Her mom had put it there when she got the mail. Bonnie opens up the envelope and reads the letter Jason had written to her. After reading it, she thinks to herself, 'Thank goodness he's all right. I'll call Kim to let her know.' Bonnie gets on the phone and calls Kim to let her know Jason and Eddie are all right to which Kim, having just talked with Eddie in person, says "I'm so happy to hear that Bonnie."

Eddie is on his way back to Drakken's hideout about midnight when he catches up with the 'good' doctor himself.

"Hey Dr D., you look a little out of it man? Anything I can do to help?" Eddie asks, truly concerned.

"Naa, I'll be….hic…..fine…..hic. Damn watery eyes." Drakken wipes a few tears from his face and tries to straighten himself up. He is covered in mud from the handful of times he has fallen down already tonight. He is in a drunken stupor and just about collapses again before Eddie catches him. "Eddie, for working for us bad guys, you sure are a good guy. What did Kim Possible and her sidekick do to piss you and Kung-Fu Jason off so bad?"

Eddie holds on to Drakken and asks, "You really wanna know doc?"

"Sure. Just because I'm an evil….hic….scientist doesn't mean I can't care for someone." As he says that, Drakken thinks to himself,' Damnit Shego.'

Eddie is surprised by the insight he's getting into Drakken's personality at this time. "Well, I'll tell you but first, you gotta tell me why you got drunk tonight. You have never done something like this before. In fact, you've forbade Shego, Jason, and I to drink."

Drakken tries to straighten himself up but can't. "If you must know….hic…..I'm pissed at a lot of people right now. You and Kung Fu, myself, Shego, Ms. Possible, and her sidekick for starters. I just want to go fucking ape shit on someone right now."

"First off, I can understand being frustrated, trust me man. I know you're mad at Jason and I for not finishing off Kim and Ron…..his name is Ron Stoppable doc. If I were you I'd remember it…..you should never underestimate your opponents. You're upset at Kim and Ron for trying to stop your plan of course. Am I right so far?" Eddie says still holding on to Drakken.

Drakken tries to straighten up once again but the result is the same as before. "Quite….hic….right, kid. Continue….hic…..please."

Eddie continues. "I don't understand why you're upset at Shego or yourself but I do get the feeling that she had to have done something quite awful to piss you off. She puts you down all the time. I've never heard her stick up for you, but you've never let it get you down before. It seems like you two were really close as kids."

Drakken may be drunk but he quickly registers what Eddie has just said. "WHAT! How'd you know that we've known each other since we were kids?"

Eddie now realizes his mistake. He answers, "I've seen the pictures in your lab. I went in there one day looking for the keys to your gym and I saw a bunch of pictures on the walls. I'm sorry if I intruded."

"Oh, that's ok. Just don't go in there again without my permission ok, please. Did you see anything else in there?" Drakken asks very curiously.

"Yes, actually I did. I saw a picture of you, with a beautiful woman, and a baby. Are you up for explaining it?" Eddie can't hide his curiosity from the doc.

"Damnit! That's why I'm mad at myself. I had such a good life once. I was a well-known scientist. I had a beautiful wife and a beautiful baby daughter. She'd be your age right now. Then one day, I got this call that said I'd make all the money I could ever dream of if I helped make a big laser beam. That's all I had to do. As I was making the laser, I started thinking about all the things I could do with it myself, like rob banks, and other things like that. I didn't realize that that one thing would consume me and take over my life. So I faked my own death and changed my name. Now I'm regretting everything. I miss my wife and I especially miss my daughter." Drakken begins to cry again.

Eddie holds up the doc again. He calmly says, "I bet you do. All I can say is maybe try finding your wife and daughter. You can't change the past but you can help brighten your future. If anything else, at least your daughter would know you're alive and that you've never stopped thinking about her."

Drakken wipes the tears from his eyes again and actually straightens himself up. "You might be right. I just don't know about anything right now. Now what happened with Possible?"

"Well she didn't let Jason and I fight crime with her when she first started. I'm starting to get over it now though I think. And it's ok Dr. D. The answers will come to you in time. I found a few answers for myself tonight as a matter of fact." Eddie doesn't know how the doc will take the fact that he is admitting that he would be fighting on Kim's side had he and Jason been allowed to join them originally.

"Good for you kid." Drakken says very kindly with no hint of sarcasm.

"Thanks doc. Now let's get you home." Drakken can't hold himself up any longer and passes out, but not before thinking to himself, 'Home'.

When Eddie returns carrying Drakken, Shego and Jason are up waiting for them.

"Where the hell have you two been? It's two in the goddamn morning. What's wrong with Dr. D.?" Shego asks concerned after seeing the doc in Eddie's arms.

"Nothing Shego. He just had one too many tonight is all. I'll take him up to bed so he can get some rest. He's had a long day. After that, can I talk to you Shego?" Eddie doesn't know if Shego will say 'yes' or 'no'.

"I guess." Shego doesn't sound too happy with talking to Eddie.

"Good." At that, Eddie carries Drakken to his room and puts him in bed. As he pulls the covers over Drakken, he thinks to himself, 'Maybe we won't have to turn on you doc. Maybe you'll turn good again on your own.'

As Eddie comes downstairs from Drakken's room, he walks by Shego's room where she is now sitting on her bed. He asks, "Can we talk now Shego?" as he sits on her bed next to her.

"I said before I guess so Eddie. What do you need to talk to me about?" Shego is kind of disgusted with Eddie wanting to talk to her.

"Well, about yourself and Drakken right now. I'm concerned about both of you." Eddie says, showing genuine concern.

"Why me? I'm fine. Don't worry about me. Everything's fine." Shego tries to hide the fact that everything's not as fine as she'd like it to be.

Eddie isn't fooled. "I can tell when something is bothering someone. I can see it in your eyes Shego. Let me guess. You think you've done or said something wrong to someone right?"

"How'd you know! You haven't been spying on me have you, cuz if you have, I'll cut your balls off." Shego is upset that she could seem so 'obvious' so anyone.

"I told you before, I can tell when something is bothering someone. I'm very good at helping people. If you don't want my help, that's fine. I'm going to offer to help you right now. If you won't talk to me now, then you will have to find me later when you want to talk. If it's something personal, you can trust me to never tell a living soul, not even Jason. If you don't need me any more then I'll go watch some TV." With that, Eddie starts to get up off the bed but is pulled down gently by Shego. "No wait. God, I can't believe I'm about to do this. Fine, I'll tell you, but if you EVER tell ANYONE else, I'll hunt you down and kill you six ways from Sunday…..understand me?"

Eddie smiles a little bit and says, "Of course Shego," even though he can see in her eyes that the last comment she made is an empty threat.

Shego takes a deep breath and begins. "Well, Dr. D. and I have known each other for a long time and until a today things were going great. Well, as great as things could go in our messed up relationship. Then Dr. D. said he had feelings for me. I know you may not believe this but I do care for him. He's been my best friend for what seems like forever. I know I put him down a lot but deep down I care for him. I just never knew how he felt about me. Now that I do, I don't know how I feel about him or what do to about it."

Eddie takes in what Shego has said. "That's quite understandable Shego. Things like this can be complicated. Maybe you should show him that you care for him at least a little bit. You know how he feels about you. He probably thinks you think he's a dumb ass because you keep making fun of him when all of his plans screw up. Most people don't get to hear that they are loved or cared for. If you feel anything for him, I think he has the right to know, don't you? If nothing happens between you two, at least you both know you let each know how you truly feel. Trust me, Dr. D. doesn't want to lose you as a friend. He didn't have to say it when we were talking tonight. I kind of picked up on it early on."

Shego is surprised to hear this sudden bit of good news. "Really? You better not be lying to me or I'll kill you Eddie, I swear it."

Eddie smiles again at Shego's empty threat. "Yes Shego, really. Why else would he keep taking your abuse all the time? You have some major anger issues that you really need to solve. You can't expect to love anyone or have anyone love you if you keep this up. Now, goodnight Shego."

Shego looks Eddie eye-to-eye and sighs. "Maybe you're right. Who knows though? Thanks a lot Eddie. For working for us bad guys, you sure are a good guy."

"Wanna know something freaky Shego? Dr. D. told me those exact same words tonight also. You're welcome as well. Now get some rest." Eddie pats Shego's leg.

With that, Eddie gets up from the bed and heads out of the room. Shego gets under her blankets and before falling asleep, she thinks about what she's going to say to Drakken in the morning.

Eddie heads to the living room where Jason is sitting on the couch watching VH1. Eddie sits down in the recliner before saying, "God, it's been a long fucking day."

Jason throws Eddie a Mountain Dew and some Fun-Yuns and asks, "Wanna talk about it?"

Eddie leans in close to whisper to Jason, "I talked to Kim tonight. She's going to get us memberships to the GJ agency and to Team Possible."

"FINALLY! After all these years man! Can you believe it's finally happening Eddie?" Jason is somewhat shouting at this point.

Eddie begins to freak out. "Lower your god-damn voice man. Yea, I can believe it. I wonder how Josh, Donald, Monique, and Bonnie are doing."

Jason quickly lowers his voice and apologizes. "Sorry bout my voice Ed. Who the fuck knows who's up to what man? I hope they're all right….especially Bonnie. I wonder if all of them still practice for the band. We haven't talked to or seen them since we've graduated, bought our own apartment, and met Drakken this summer. Well, except for the postcards we've sent them that is."

"I know Jason." Eddie says this with regret in his voice.

At that, they both start to think about their friends. Donald is about 5'11 and about 170 lbs. He has brown eyes and blonde hair. Josh is his fraternal twin brother and is four minutes older. He is 6'6 and 180 lbs. He has black hair and green eyes. Jason is mainly thinking about Monique and Bonnie. Monique is 5'4 and 120 lbs. with black hair, blue eyes, and is also African-American. She works at Club Banana with Bonnie, which all three of them (Jason, Bonnie, and Monique) realize is awkward. It's awkward because Monique likes Jason, but Jason is dating Bonnie. Bonnie has brown hair, green eyes, is 5'5 and weighs 125 lbs.

After thinking about their friends, Eddie says to Jason, "I really do hope we see them soon." "Me too," Jason adds.

The same morning, Kim gets up at nine (which is unusual on a Saturday for her). Just as she gets into the kitchen, the telephone rings. At the other end comes a voice that says, "Hey, how's my Kimmie-cub doing this morning?"

Kim is surprised that it's her father. "Hi Dad! I'm fine. How are you, Mom, the Stoppables, the Probables, and the Sensibles enjoying Florida?"

"It's great here, but we all miss you and the boys. How are Jim, Tim, Ron, and Rufus?" Kim can tell that her dad is expecting the worst at this moment.

Kim is ready for her father's apprehension. "They're all good Dad. They're been better than they usually are when you guys are away. Did you bribe them Dad?"

Dr. Possible sighs a sigh of relief. "Ha! No Kimmie, I didn't. Have you heard from Eddie or Jason lately? None of us have heard from or seen them all summer, well except for the postcards, and frankly we're starting to get worried. Are they all right?"

"Yes, they're alright Dad. In fact, I talked to Eddie last night. I think he and I may start going out in a few weeks, once he talks to you, Mom, the tweebs, and his parents about it. He wants everyone to be ok with it. You know Eddie Dad." Kim isn't sure how her father will take this sudden turn of events. She knows how he feels about her dating life.

"He's a good kid Kimmie. I don't know if I like you dating right yet, but if I had to let you, I'd hope that Eddie would be the guy. He's always been so nice to your mom, brothers, and myself. You know we think of him as like a son of ours, and you also know the same goes for Ron and Jason as well." Kim is very surprised at this because she's never heard her father said that he liked ANYONE dating his 'Kimmie-cub'.

"Thanks Dad. So we'll talk more about this when you get home right?" Kim asks, hoping the answer is 'yes'.

"Of course Kimmie. I just called to see how you and the boys were doing. Gotta go, love ya honey." Dr. Possible can tell his daughter is happy by his unusual willingness to discuss Kim's dating life.

"Love you too Dad. Tell Mom I love her as well, and tell the Stoppables, the Probables, and the Sensibles I miss them as much as Ron and Rufus, Eddie, and Jason do. Please and thank you." Kim is smiling from ear to ear right now.

"You know I will Kimmie. Bye." Dr. Possible waits for Kim to reply before he hangs up.

"Bye Dad." Kim hangs up the phone then goes to her room to get dressed because Ron is coming over soon so they can watch the VH1 marathon of "The 100 Greatest Rock Bands of All-Time" at ten.

At 9:30 the same morning, a ring comes from the doorbell in the front of Drakken's hideout. Eddie is fast asleep in the recliner, Jason is fast asleep on the couch, and Shego is fast asleep in her bed. Drakken is up trying to think of how to get rid of his hangover. He stumbles to the front door and opens it to see a familiar face say, "Hello Drew, it's been a long time, hasn't it?"

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