A/N: Ok, here's the next chapter! Sorry, it kind of took longer then I would have wante... but in my own defense, I'd like to point out that the people changed the log-in layout. I'm really not that good with computers, so I kind of had to try everything before I found out how to post the next chapter. Sorry again. Anyway, I won't make you keep reading my notes, I just wanted to be sure you knew why it took so long. Enjoy!

Always There Part 3

Pain! Oh, that hurts… I opened my eyes a bit. Ron. Relief swept over me. He'd made it out all right, away from Drakken. Wish I could say the same for me… I must have gotten killed or something. But if I died, then why is Ron here?

"Don't worry, Kim. I'm here. Everything will be all right." Ron said. I tried to ask what was wrong, but he stopped me. "I'm going to take care of you until Wade can get help. Just rest now." Rest. That sounded nice. But I wanted to ask Ron… never mind. Rest might be just the cure. Besides, it doesn't hurt as badly anymore. I guess Ron saved me for once… Oh well, time to rest…

"Wade?" I held the Kimmunicator once again. "Wade?" Wait, was that a picture? Is that—"Wade! Oh thank goodness I can reach you now!" I said to the small device. Wade was once again on the screen, smiling. He still didn't know what had happened to Kim.

"Hi Ron. Sorry, the storm's caused all of my electronic stuff to go on the blink. I had to whip up an indoor satellite to talk to you."

"Never mind that, Kim's hurt!"

"What? Hurt?" Wade blinked.

"Yes, Shego must have cut her when I was getting this that doom thing from Drakken." I showed him the sleeping Kim.

"Oh, that's not good…. I'm going to call an ambulance. Wait there until it gets close!" Wade blinked off the screen.

"Good, an ambulance…" I muttered. That might be just what Kim needs… Might be? Who am I kidding? Kim needs to get to the hospital, and soon. I heaved a sigh. Why did this happen? She never got hurt, so why did that have to end now? I wiped another tear from my eyes and looked at Kim. Her face was still pale, and the wound was still bleeding.

I should have been there to protect her. I might have prevented this if I had. I gently touched her face. She deserves better then this.

Wait. A siren. The ambulance must be here! Relief swept through my veins like heat on a cold day. I ran out of the cave and through the brush until I came to the road. Sure enough, an ambulance appeared in sight.

"Hey! Over here!" I yelled, waving my arms. The ambulance stopped and the passenger door opened. A woman stepped out.

"Did you call us?"

"Yeah! My friend Kim is hurt." I said.

"Ok, where is she?" The woman walked around to the back of the ambulance and opened the back doors. A man poked his head out, carrying a stretcher.

"In a cave not far from here. Come on, I'll show you." I motioned them to follow me.

"Come on, Fred, get the stretcher and let's go." The woman ordered. The man, Fred, nodded and jumped out the back.

"This way!" I lead them back the way I had come, right into the cave.

"This your friend?" Fred asked, laying the stretcher on the ground next to Kim.

"That's her." I nodded.

"Don't worry. She'll be fine with some rest." Fred assured me. Rest. That's what I had told Kim. It had better be true, for her sake. I followed them back to the car and got in the back with Fred and Kim, watching as he put her on the bed. "So, how'd she get like this, um…" Fred asked as the ambulance began to move.

"Ron. Well, it's a long story."

"We got time. It's a fifteen minute ride to the Middleton hospital."

"Middleton?" I blinked. Just how close to home was Drakken's newest lair?

"Yeah. So, you going to tell me or not?" Fred pulled a blanket over Kim, stopping at her head.

"Ok. We were battling Drakken and Shego, Kim's arch foe. Then she told me to run after Drakken to get the Dooms Cube, so I did. Just after I got it, Shego's glowing hands cut Kim and knocked her unconscious. Then I got mad and captured Drakken and Shego, then got Kim out of there. Then I cleaned and binded her cut, and then had Wade call you." I breathed in, filling my lungs with air. Fred chuckled.

"Am I supposed to understand any of that?"

I played it over in my mind. It didn't make much sense to anyone who wasn't family. "No, I guess not."

"That's fine. Reviewing that story, I think some things are better left a mystery." Fred smiled.

"Aren't you going to stitch her up or something? That cut is really deep." I informed him.

"No."

"Why?" Why was he not going to help Kim?

"Imagine if you will a needle. And thread. And a deep cut. And a moving automobile. Get it?"

I thought for a moment, and an image of the needle slipping from his hand and entering Kim's side entered my mind. I shuddered. "Yes. Point taken…." The rest of the ride was spent in silence. I was basically reviewing the recent events of my life, and Kim's. How would this affect our daily activities? Would she be able to fight crime, or be restricted until she healed completely?

The ride just flew by, and before you knew it Fred was calling for me to get out. I followed obediently into the hospital. I never let go of Kim's hand. It was the least I could do.

A/N: Oh, Ron's so sweet... Ok, Now I'll make you guys wait for a little while longer (A few more days at the most. I'm very impatient.) for the next chapter. Sorry, but if I don't put it all in chapters, it'll be so long no one will want to read it! I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Anyway, please once again read and reveiw! I love all the reveiws I'm getting for this. Thanks to all!