The laboratory was in a state of total disaster. Kim possible and her side kick Ron Stoppable stood in the middle of it looking down at the broken beakers shattered stools and the remnants of the archaeological artifacts that had been shattered in an obvious fight. In the middle of the floor was the dead body of Professor Vince Gaines head of the antiquities research department of the British museum.

"The guards say that Gaines was dead before they could get here and that the only thing missing as a tablet of Archaic symbols." Kim stepped over the body then kneeling down on the other side she turned the body over and began to examine it.

"That's weird," said Kim after a few seconds, "no sign of any physical trauma that could have been fatal, there's just this mark pressed into his forehead." The mark seemed to be a snake enclosed in a circle.

Kim walked into Bueno Nacho the following afternoon and headed for the usual table that she and Ron used, talking to wade as she went.

"Still no luck on finding that symbol," said Wade, "and I've check every data base that I know of, and believe me that is a lot of databases. It is like that symbol didn't even exist until last night."

Suddenly Kim gasped as she stopped in front of there table which sat there empty.

"Wade I think we have a condition red here," she said, "the local Bueno Nacho has a severe lack of Ron and that isn't normal!"

Just then Kim spotted the note that was pinned to the seat where Ron usually sat she picked it up and read:

KP, I know that you're probably thinking that something has happened to me because I'm not there waiting for you. Well don't worry I'm not in any danger. Without going into to much detail I recognized that symbol that we saw last night. You won't find it in a data base anywhere because it is a closely guarded secret. I know about it through an old friend of mine someone that you have yet to meet. We are dealing with an evil beyond anything that we've ever dealt with before by the time you see this letter I'll already be on my way to find this friend. Believe me if I am right about this symbol we'll need his help.

Be careful and watch you back. See you soon,

Love, Ron

P.S. there is a twenty dollar bill on the back of this note,

Eat something!

"I can't believe that Ron would go off like this alone," said Kim sinking down into the seat after reading the note.

"I can't believe he knows something that I don't," said Wade, "what does he think he that symbol means?"

TBC Please review: tell me if I should continue.