Kim looks shockingly at the gun on the table in front of Eddie. "What are you doing with that gun Eddie?" Kim asks as she moves slowly towards Eddie trying not to scare him into doing something stupid. She gets close to Eddie and puts her hands on his knees and looks into his tear-filled eyes. Kim doesn't know what to do or what to say and that's an unusual position for her to be in. Everyone else joins Kim and Eddie in the dining room. Kim takes the gun off of the table quickly before anyone can see it. Bonnie leaves Jason's side for a brief time to hug Eddie and to let him know that she is there for him anytime he needs her.
"How are you doing Eddie?" Mr. Possible asks Eddie.
Eddie looks around the room and says, "I'll be fine everyone. Thanks for your support. I hope you don't mind but I'd like to be left alone right now to get my head straight and my thoughts together." Everybody nods in understanding and hugs Eddie good-bye as they give him their condolences. As everyone heads out the door, Eddie sees Kim looking out of the window. He walks over to her and whispers in her ear, "You too sweetie."
Kim is surprised to hear this and says in return, "Are you sure Eddie?"
"Yes, I am sure Kimbie. Please take the gun with you for tonight. I don't want that around me tonight. Who knows what I might do." Eddie says the last sentence in a kind of pleading voice.
"Ok Eddie. Call me if you need ANYTHING at all sweetie, ok. I love you and I'm here for you no matter what." Kim says looking into Eddie's eyes.
"I love you too Kim." Eddie gives Kim a kiss on the lips and a long embrace before escorting her to the door. "Bye honey." Eddie says to his girlfriend.
"Bye Eddie." Kim answers back. Kim meets everyone down at their cars. Kim, Ron, and their parents all head back to Kim's house after taking Wade home. The others all head back to their respective homes and contemplate the night's events except for Jason, Bonnie, Drew, and Sheila who all head back to Drew and Sheila's home.
At Drew and Sheila's home, Jason and Bonnie are silent as they sit on a couch in the living room. Drew and Sheila are sitting on the other couch. Bonnie looks at Drew and says, "I know what Eddie must be going through right now." She gets up, walks over to Drew, and begins to cry into his arms. Jason and Sheila see this and understand what's happening immediately. The only thing the two of them can say is, "Damnit. Damnit all to hell."
After Bonnie and Drew are finished with their embrace, Sheila asks, "What do you think we can do for Eddie, Drew."
"I don't know Sheila. I honestly don't know," is Drew's reply.
Sheila gets an idea. "Can't we let him stay here if he needs to?"
Drew thinks about it for a couple of moments and says, "Well, of course he could. For all he's done for us, I think we owe it to him to help him out however we can."
As Drew and Sheila are having their conversation, Jason and Bonnie have gone into the kitchen to have a conversation of their own.
Jason looks at Bonnie and says, "Bonnie, you and Eddie have gotten close lately, haven't you? How do you feel about him?"
Bonnie answers back, "Yes. Eddie and I have gotten close lately. I think of him as the closest thing to a brother I've ever had. He's probably my best friend because he's so easy to talk to."
"I'm very glad to hear that Bonnie. He's very good at helping people. He's helped you, your mother and father, Sheila, Kim, Ron, Wade, and even myself. Knowing him as well as I think I do, he'll blame himself for not being able to help his parents." Jason proceeds to hug Bonnie.
After Bonnie and Jason hug, she says to him, "You're probably right Jason."
Jason looks back at Bonnie and asks her if she wants to go for a walk to which she agrees immediately. On the way out, Bonnie kisses Drew 'good-bye' and says, "We'll be back later dad."
After stepping outside for their walk, Bonnie holds Jason's right arm as she leans in close to him.
She stops and looks up at Jason. "Jason, do you have plans for the future? If so, what are they? Do they include me? I'm only asking because we haven't talked very much lately."
Jason stops to think. He answers his beloved back with, "I know I've not been around lately Bonnie. Plans for the future huh? Sure, I've got a few of those. I'd love to get married to this beautiful and wonderful chick named Bonnie that I know." At this, Bonnie smiles widely.
Jason continues, "I'd like to have kids, and I want to do SOMETHING that'll get me recognized. I want to do something with my life. Everyone talks about Eddie like he's some sort of god or something. Sure, he's my best friend, but sometimes I hate all the attention he gets."
Bonnie giggles a little and says to Jason, "Honey. You don't need to feel that way. So what if people don't think of you in the way they think of Eddie? Not too many people are as highly thought of as he is. No one can be a great person twenty-four hours a day, not even him. You're just as great as he is. I see it. Others may not, but I do and I love you for it!"
Jason smiles for the first time since the party and hugs Bonnie. "I love you too Bonnie."
After walking a little further, Bonnie asks, "What have you been up to lately and why are you gone at night?"
Knowing he can't keep secrets from Bonnie, Jason gives in but thinks to himself, 'Why that inquisitive little minx.' "Well, I've been learning a new form of martial arts for the last two weeks. I also have purchased a castle in Scotland. It can be where you and I get married."
Bonnie gives Jason a huge smile and they share a very long and very passionate kiss.
After the kiss, they talk some more. Bonnie starts. "Jason, do you ever wish things were different in your life?"
Jason asks, questioningly, "Whatcha mean?"
Bonnie answers, "I mean like different friends, different parents, different girlfriend. Things like that?"
"I've never wanted my girlfriend to be anyone other than you." Jason knows talking like this might very well get him laid soon. 'And what a wonderful present that would be. Tonight was MY special day after all. And somehow, SOME FUCKING way, Eddie managed to steal the spotlight once again! That fucking asshole! Stop it! It's not Eddie's fault! Quit thinking like that!' Jason finally answers Bonnie, "I've never wanted different parents or different friends. They're all I could ever have hoped for."
Jason and Bonnie walk around for another half an hour before going back to Drew and Sheila's home.
The next morning, Jason is up bright and early to check on Eddie.
As he arrives to their apartment, Jason finds Eddie in bed. Jason goes over to the blinds and opens them up. "Wake up sleepy head."
Eddie turns around in bed and pulls a pillow over his head. "Damnit! Turn off that fucking sun!"
Jason laughs. "C'mon Eddie! You've gotta get up man." Jason throws a pillow at Eddie.
"Ok, ok. I'm up." Eddie sits up but only because he knows Jason won't stop until he gets up.
Jason helps him to his feet. "C'mon Eddie, I'll make you some breakfast."
Before Eddie sits down to eat, he hugs Jason and says, "I'm sorry if I ruined your birthday last night. I hope I didn't."
'Damnit! Mr. Perfect strikes again! C'mon! He is sorry! It's not even his fault!' "It's ok Eddie. It isn't your fault about what happened." Jason is sincere, even with his inner turmoil.
Eddie puts his face in his hands. "I know, but I'm still sorry."
Jason pats Eddie on the shoulder. "It's ok. How are you feeling today?"
"Blah……I need a beer." Eddie shakes his head quickly, as if trying to wake himself up.
"Ha! That bad huh? It'll get better." Jason cooks Eddie and himself some eggs and sausages with a side of hash browns.
Eddie brightens up a bit. "I know it will."
"Jason?" Eddie asks, picking at his food with his fork.
"Yes Ed?" Jason asks, also picking at his food with his fork.
"This food sucks major ass man." Eddie says with a little smile.
Jason looks right back at him and says, "I know. I know."
Eddie now starts to laugh, something he didn't think possible after last night. "Thanks Jason."
"What? For this piece of shit meal! Please don't thank me for that, please! You should be suing me instead." Jason says with a grin.
Eddie grins slightly himself. "Sue you for what? I've got just as much money as you do. Besides, I'm not thanking you for the meal alone. It is good though, all kidding aside. I'm thanking you for making me laugh. You always have been good at that."
Jason is taken aback by the insight Eddie is showing. "Well thanks man."
"No prob." Eddie plays with his food some more.
After a few minutes of eating, Jason asks Eddie, "What do you want to do today? Live life or wallow in a pool of self-pity and your own fesses?"
Eddie looks up and places his left thumb and index finger on his chin. "I like the pool of self-pity idea. It's very intriguing. I don't care for the fesses part too much, but the pool is doable. What kind of pool is it, might I ask? Is it a whirlpool, a jacuzzi, or a regular pool? This will affect my decision majorly."
Jason looks up and can't help but smile. "C'mon. Let's take the girls and go see a movie."
Eddie likes this idea. "Ok."
After a few more minutes of eating breakfast, Eddie can't help but ask, "What'd you do after you left here last night?"
"Bonnie and I talked. Man, I've missed that! Her and I talked to Drew and Sheila too. They said if you need them for anything to let them know ok." Jason thinks about his night last night.
"So really, do you wanna do anything today?" Jason hopes Eddie won't wallow all day.
Eddie doesn't know what he wants to do right now. "I don't know Jason. Let me poison myself with some more of this delicious food, and then I'll let you know."
"Ok." Jason says with a smile.
Eddie proceeds to eat some more food. After he's done, he says to Jason, "Thanks man. You always were a better chef than I was."
Jason winks at Eddie, and says, "Don't you forget it either. I can out cook you anytime, any place."
Eddie suddenly gets an idea. "I know what I want to do."
"What's that?" Jason is intrigued.
Eddie continues, "I'm gonna call Kim."
He proceeds to call Kim's cell phone. "Hello, sweetie?"
"Oh hey Eddie!" Kim is quite surprised that Eddie is calling her.
"I was wondering if you'd wanna go see a movie with me, and Jason and Bonnie?" Eddie hopes Kim will say 'yes'.
"I'd love to Eddie, but I can't. Wade needs us to go on a mission for him." Kim sounds very apologetic.
After thinking about it for a couple of moments, Eddie tells Kim, "I can't go with you on this mission honey. I just can't."
Kim can't believe what her boyfriend is saying. "What'd you say Eddie! You can't come on a mission! I understand you just lost your parents and you're grieving right now. Ron and I REALLY need you though. I mean, if it weren't for you, I would have died last time! Yes, I'm supposed to be fearless and can do anything, but I'm also human. Knowing I WOULD have been shot if you weren't there scares the shit out of me Eddie! I NEED you on this mission with me sweetie! I need you on every mission!"
Eddie knows Kim needs him as much as he needs her right now. "Ok. I'll come with you. I'll get Jason too."
Kim can tell Eddie sounds somewhat defeated. "Ok Eddie. We can talk after the mission. Wade's got a ride on the way to pick you guys up." Wade's always on the ball.
Eddie has a feeling this will be a good break of pace for himself. "Ok Kim. We'll be ready. Bye."
"Bye." Kim hangs up. Eddie hangs up himself and tells Jason to get ready for a mission to which Jason says, "About time I see some action! Put me in coach!"
After being dropped off in Los Angeles, Eddie and Jason say 'thanks' to Mr. Robinson, a pilot who Kim helped save a while back.
Kim and Ron are waiting for Eddie and Jason at a nuclear plant in southern L.A. Everyone is dressed in mission apparel, khakis and a black shirt.
"What's up Kim?" Eddie says to his girlfriend.
Kim informs Jason and Eddie of the sitch. "Wade says a couple of goons, possibly the Senors are in there right now trying to steal something. Possibly more weapons, I think."
Eddie confidently says, "C'mon. Let's get this over with."
Jason, Kim, and Ron look at each other in wonderment at Eddie's nonchalant, carefree attitude. He is usually Mr. Cautious. They follow him inside.
After several minutes of walking around, they find the Senors.
Kim yells out, "So it IS you goof-offs after all."
Senor Senior Junior answers back, "Father says I'm a jack-off, not a goof-off. Isn't that right father?"
Senor Senior Senior shakes his head and says out loud, "God Junior, you're an idiot and a disgrace to the family business."
"But father!" Junior's voice sounds as high-pitched and as girly as ever.
"But what, my son?" Senior doesn't really wanna know what his son wants.
"Shut the fuck up, both of you!" Eddie screams at the top of his lungs. Dead silence is all that follows with all eyes on him. Eddie doesn't even notice as he says, "What the hell are you two idiots doing here? Put everything back before I hurt you."
"A threat Eddie?" Senor Senior Senior says to the now pissed off crime fighter.
"A promise Senor Dick-weed." Eddie calmly says back.
"Dick-weed father? That is not our name. It's Rodriguez, isn't it?" Junior shows his intelligence, (or lack of it) once again.
"Shut up!" Kim, Ron, Jason, Eddie, and Senor Senior Senior all say while looking at Senor Senior Junior.
"Eddie…..you can beat him up. Go ahead. " Senor Senior Senior says casually.
Eddie thinks to himself, 'Let's get this god damned thing over with.'
Before anyone realizes what is going on, Eddie is already on Senor Senior Junior and is pummeling the proverbial shit out of him. You could smell that ka-ka from a mile away. Foul stuff, that.
'C'mon, finish him off. Stop the pain! Kill him before he kills you. NO! Stop! Quit hitting him Eddie! You're not like this! You don't hurt people. Shut the hell up! They're criminals and criminals killed your parents! Perhaps these two didn't themselves, but then again, they could have. Stop it! This isn't right Eddie. You know this isn't fair to them. Look into their eyes.'
Eddie freezes for just a second to look into Junior's tear filled and black and blue eyes. All he sees is total and utter fear. 'What have I done?' is his first thought and is followed by, 'Serves him right!' Senior is now trying to help Junior. Big mistake! Eddie beats the shit out of him too.
Kim, Jason, and Ron are just now getting to Eddie and the Senors.
"What the hell have you done Eddie?" Ron asks.
Eddie lets go of Senior and just walks away. Jason helps Junior up while Ron gets Senior up and walking himself. Kim goes running after Eddie.
She finally catches up with him, sitting on the ground outside, and asks Eddie, "What the hell was that in there?"
Eddie just continues looking at the ground.
"Eddie? You-who? You there?" Kim says as she waves a hand in front of Eddie and snaps her fingers.
Eddie looks up at Kim to acknowledge he hears her and looks back down again.
Kim now understands what has just happened and sits down next to her boyfriend. "Eddie…..honey. I think I understand what happened. I've never seen you act like that though. You had a look, an evil look, in your eyes. I can't say I liked it. I think I now understand why you didn't want to come today."
"I came because you wanted, nay NEEDED, me here. I'd do anything I can to make you safe and happy. But damnit! I almost killed two people today. Part of me wanted to, to ease the pain of my own parents' deaths. The other part of me understood I was doing something wrong. I'd never do that on purpose." That last sentence was more to reassure himself than to convince Kim. She consoles him with, "I know sweetie. I know you wouldn't."
With that, Eddie puts his head on Kim's left shoulder and begins to cry without any signs of stopping, something he should have done last night.
Ron and Jason are inside, thinking about what they both just witnessed. Jason says aloud, "I don't think we should make him mad." He thinks to himself, 'Man, I'm going to have to train a little more to be able to stand my ground with Eddie. Damnit.'
Ron recites something Eddie once taught him, "A man without a care is a dangerous man."
The police show up and arrest the Senors.
That night, Eddie is alone at home when a ring comes from the doorbell. He yells at the door, "Come in."
Suddenly Bonnie walks up to Eddie and sits on the couch, right next to him. "I hear you had an eventful day today."
Bonnie can tell Eddie looks ashamed. "Yea. Damnit. I could have killed them Bonnie."
"But you didn't! You could have but you didn't Eddie. Remember that." Bonnie lifts Eddie's chin up with her left hand and looks him in the eyes.
She continues and tries to console her friend. "Eddie, you're going through something hard. Everyone understands that. You might be my best friend in the world. I can talk to you about anything and I know you're listening. You're as great a person as they come. No one is perfect Eddie. You know that as well as I do."
"I know Bonnie." Eddie truly knows Bonnie is right.
Bonnie continues. "If there's anything you need to talk about, anything you need to do, I'm here for you."
"Thanks Bonnie." With that, Eddie kisses Bonnie's left cheek.
After Bonnie is done blushing and Eddie is done smiling, he says, "Bonnie?"
"Yes?" Bonnie wonders what Eddie wants to say.
"There's something I'd like to say to you." Eddie clears his throat a little bit.
"I'm all ears." Bonnie flicks her ears to make sure they are ready and working. Eddie sees this and smiles ever so sensitively.
"If Jason didn't have you and I didn't have Kim, I can think of no one else I'd like to be with than you." Bonnie is a little shocked and very taken aback by Eddie's confession.
Bonnie stutters a bit before continuing. "Wow Eddie. I don't know what to say. Thank you. That is very sweet of you to say. You always have been the sweetest person to me."
Eddie isn't at all surprised by Bonnie's niceness and sincerity. "Thank you Bonnie."
"You're welcome. You don't mind if I tell you a secret of my own now, do you?" Bonnie clears her throat ever so gently.
"No, of course not. Go ahead." Eddie wonders what bombshell Bonnie is going to lay on him.
"Well, I've always had a thing for you. Ever since 2nd grade when I moved here to Middleton. You were the first person to say 'hi' and to show me around. You were always sweet to me and you even helped me with my math homework. I wouldn't have passed math without you. I know I hardly talked to you in high school, and I'm truly sorry for that. I guess meeting rich snobs will do that to you. I am sorry that I didn't stick up for you." Bonnie looks down, ashamed of her 'past life'.
"It's ok Bonnie. It's not your fault. I'm surprised you've felt that way since 2nd grade. That's a long time to be silent, isn't it?" Eddie says to Bonnie with a little wink of his left eye."
"Yeah. Well, we've both learned something new about each other tonight, haven't we Eddie?" Bonnie playfully pokes Eddie in the ribs and smiles. This gets Eddie to smile also.
Bonnie brightens up. "I feel as if a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders Eddie!"
Eddie brightens up himself. "Good Bonnie. I'm glad you feel better. I feel better myself."
Bonnie and Eddie hug for a couple of minutes before Eddie says, "What do you want to do now?"
Bonnie shyly says, "How about you show me some of those martial arts moves you know."
Eddie is very curious about Bonnie's request. "Ok. But why?"
"To give us more time to hang out together and I may need to use them someday if you and Jason aren't around." Bonnie hopes this will get Eddie happy and excited. It does.
"Ok. You got me. Let's go." Eddie and Bonnie spend the next two hours working on some fundamentals of martial arts.
It's eleven o'clock as Jason enters the oh-so familiar warehouse that has kind of become a second home to him. He is feeling quite well and ready tonight. That is strange for him of late. He just wasn't himself before his birthday party. He realized how to laugh again. He also realized he has a lot of people who care for him.
The two-hour session seems to last only five minutes. Jason is ready to go for another two hours but heads home to talk to Bonnie. After Jason leaves, Monkey Fist gets a phone call, a phone call that isn't too well accepted by Monkey Fist. After hanging up the phone angrily, Monkey Fist walks over to Duff Killigan and says, "Damn that Kim Possible and double damn that one partner of hers, Eddie Probable. He's gotten Drakken and Shego to go all fancy pants nice, he's helped put all of the other villains in jail for life, and now he's put the Senors into a prison hospital ward. It's up to you and me now Killigan."
Killigan is angry now himself. "Aye. All of those other bozos are daft man." Monkey Fist looks at Killigan, smiles, and says, "Aye."
Killigan leaves and Monkey Fist walks over to his two ninja pupils. "I see you got the job done, my pupils. Good work."
"No problem boss." The leader of the two pupils says.
"Piece of pie…..I mean cake." The second and less educated of the two says.
"I think that our 'stunt' has had an adverse effect. It seems to have made this Probable boy a walking machine of destruction. Perhaps we can use this to our advantage. Shall we go on with Phase Two?" Monkey Fist laughs hysterically as his two pupils stand next to him.
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