DISCLAIMER: The entire Kim Possible gang belongs to Disney. This story is written for the pleasure of the reader.
Note: I am going to spend almost every single moment of my time typing this story because I have a very busy summer, so if during the summer I'm updating a lot less, it's because I'm busy, not because I don't care. Just wanted you to know.
AND SO…
Chapter 8: Discovery'The four representatives of the Lotus Tribe built their own Holy place, a sanctuary, if you will… Yeah I read all this already…' Ron thought, as sighed tiredly. He still hadn't given up on finding that secret yet, but he was definatly reaching his limits. He sighed again, and was about to start typing on the keyboard again, when suddenly, out of no where, a pink blob zoomed onto the key pad, and Ron jumped back in surprise.
Rufus doubled up in laughter.
"Aw, c'mon, buddy!" Ron whined, picking him up and sitting him on the bed. "Don't do that!"
Laughing again, Rufus slowed himself down (which he had learned to do himself, while he had the Lotus Claws on,) and sat on the bed, relaxing.
Ron smiled at his naked friend, and returned to the computer reluctantly.
Finally, after so long, he finally found his answer.
Above all of the sanctuarys, there was one great temple, built by all of the representatives together, that is said to be located in the exact center of the continent that the Tribe thrived on, but it is yet to be found. Legend has it, that this temple was the greatest of all the sanctuarys, and there harbors a great power there. Sometimes, when people walk to this location, they can feel a strange power around them, but can see nothing out of the ordinary. But in a large clearing in the forest there, you can see words placed on a small stone there, that read…
Ron read the three words.
Magus. Simia. Dominatus.
"Aw, man, I knew I should have paid more attention in Latin class!" Ron mentally cursed himself, when some one came in his room.
"Ron?"
He looked behind him, and saw his auburn haired girlfriend staring at him in his bedroom doorway.
"Hey, Kim. C'mon and look at this…" He started.
"Nope." She declined, which surprised him slightly. "No more computer."
"Huh?"
"We…" She grabbed his hand and pulled him through the door, with Rufus following close behind. "Are going on a date."
"What?" Ron started to protest. "But KP, I found something…"
"Don't care." She said, quite stubbornly. "We're going to see a movie."
"But…" He started to say, but then he saw Kim turn her face slightly away from his, her lower lip sticking out. "Oh, no. Not the puppy dog pout. Anything but the puppy dog pout…"
He finally gave in when Kims lip started to quiver.
"Fine, I guess the computer can wait for a bit." He smiled. "What movie do ya wanna see?"
"Well, 'Beautiful Rainbow' is playing."
"Aw, but that's a Chick Flick!"
Her eyebrows shot up. "Didn't you say a couple months ago that since you had a girlfriend, Chick Flicks were acceptable?"
"KP, that was when on our first date."
"Well, if we go, then I promise we'll get a seat at the back of the theater."
"Deal!"
Twenty minutes later, at the back of the theater, Kim rested her head on Rons shoulder warily. Ron, who, surprisingly, was enjoying the movie, rested his arm around her shoulder, and smiled, as he continued watching the movie. When it finished, he gently woke up his sleeping girlfriend, who rubbed her eyes, looking around.
"Is the movie over?" She asked, surprised.
"Yep." He grinned at her. "I'm just glad we didn't get kicked out because of your snoring."
"I do not snore!" She gaped at him.
"Oh? Tell them that." He pointed to the people that had been sitting in front of them, glaring at them darkly.
Kim blushed and turned her head away in embarrassment, as Ron chuckled, and brushed some bangs out of her eyes.
"Don't worry, KP. I found it rather soothing."
"You find snores soothing?"
"Well, your snores." He smiled weakly.
Silence.
"Cheesy," both said at the same time, and looked at each other, but Ron got it first.
"Jinx! I owe you a soda." Kim laughed, and pulled him out to the parking lot.
About ten minutes later, they sat in their usual booth at Bueno Nacho, telling jokes they had heard when they were years younger.
"Okay, okay. Get this one." Ron shushed her, and began the joke. "Answer me this. Is your refrigerator running?"
Kim rolled her eyes, but answered the question anyway. "No, Ron. My refrigerator is not running."
"Well, then…" He said, starting to crack up. "You better go chase it up a tree!"
Both were silent.
"Ron that doesn't even make sense." Kim pointed out.
"That's why it's funny!" And for no reason whatsoever, they burst out laughing.
When the laughter ceased, Ron sighed, as he looked around.
"You know, we haven't been here that often, have we?" He asked her.
"Not as much as we did when we were just friends…" She replied softly, and the two were silent for a moment.
"Well, I say we go to our place." Ron smiled at her.
"Sounds like a plan." She returned the smile, and then thought of something. "Hey, where's Rufus, anyway?"
"Oh, he went to Wisconsin while you were sleeping, to get us some of the cheese from the Cheese covered building…"
"Which is actually one hundred percent Wisconsin Swiss." She pointed out.
"I know, I know. I blew it up, remember?" And they both laughed, as they left the restaurant to go to their special place in Middleton Woods.
Sitting in the beaming sun, they lied down on the soft, green grass. Both sighed as they felt content, holding onto each other happily.
"I miss this, Ron."
Ron turned his head around to face Kims. "Huh?" He asked.
"This." She gestured all around. "What if we don't get to do this anymore? I mean, with all this weapon stuff, we never have any free time anymore."
"KP." He whispered softly. "I wouldn't trade times like this for anything in the world. I promise, when this is over, we'll all go someplace nice."
"What?" Kim looked at him quizzically.
"Oh, that's right, I forgot to tell you. My dad made me save some of the Naco Royalties check in my account."
"How much?"
"About fifteen thousand."
Kim looked at him, surprise showing clearly on her face, and Ron laughed.
"Like I said, KP. My dad made me. And you know what?"
"What?" She asked, smiling.
"I'm glad he did KP, because me, you, and Rufus are going on a vacation."
"I can't wait." She replied, and embraced him a warm, happy kiss, which he returned kindly. When they broke, something hit Ron like a ton of bricks. He wasn't sure what it was, but he suddenly felt himself remembering a Latin class he had once had.
Flashback:
"Darn it!" Ron muttered, as he failed yet again to place a pencil on his nose. He was about to try again when he heard his name being called..
"Mr. Stoppable?"
"Shwat?" He asked, now suddenly aware of the classroom around him.
"I said, to tell me the meaning of 'Simia' in Latin, please." His tacher replied with some annoyance.
"Oh!" He exclaimed, fumbling in his desk. "Yeah… Let me just get a dictionary…" His face lowered in embarrassment when the whole class started to crack up.
Finding the Dictionary, he flipped to the 'S' section, and quickly looked up the word.
"Simia, in Latin, means…"
He read the word.
"MONKEY!" He cried, dropping the dictionary onto the floor. By now the whole class was laughing now.
"Thank you Mr. Stoppable, you are correct." And she continued with the lesson, with Ron thinking bitterly.
'Man, this would have been way better with the Salsa.'
End Flashback:
"Simia…" Simia means monkey…" He wondered out loud, and Kim heard him.
"What?" She asked, but suddenly, she was bombarded with demands.
"Kim, you paid attention in Latin class, right? I need to know the Latin word for 'Magus.'
Kim thought for a second. "Magus means magical. Why?"
"And 'Dominatus.' What does that mean?"
She was silent once again. "Dominatus means power." Whats going on?"
"Magical Monkey Power…" He muttered darkly.
"Ron!" What are you talking about?" Kim cried, now getting irritated.
"Remember the thing on the computer I wanted to show you?" He tried to explain. "Well, I learned that there's this one place, where all the Lotus Heroes go, and it said those three words in Latin. It also said that there was a great, magical power hidden there, and I think Monkey Fist is going there." He finished breathlessly.
Kim nodded, confident Ron was saying was the truth, she turned on the Kimmunicator.
"Wade, we need to teleport to Japan." She told him.
"No."
Kim and Ron were actually stepped back a little bit, shocked by Wades stubbornness. "What did you just say?"
"I said, no." The thirteen year old continued. "This whole time, you guys haven't told me anything about what's going on, and I wanna know now. I've always been a part of the team, and now you guys are just shoving be off!" He finished, his tone slightly louder.
Kim and Ron were silent for a bit, before Kim spoke up.
"Alright, Wade. Here's the sitch." And she launched into the entire Lotus explanation.
By the time she had finished, Wade was already done his soda. Finally hearing the sitchuation the two had gotten themselves into, he cracked his fingers.
"Okay. Let's do it." He started warming up the X-Five, when suddenly Rufus came zooming out from the trees, wearing a hat made of cheese.
"Rufus!" Ron cried happily, as he picked his friend up. "Have a good trip?" His naked mole rat buddy nodded, as Wade made the final adjustments to the X-Five, and five minutes later, they were gone.
Wade smiled in contentment, as he watched his friends disappear. Everything was right again.
He was back on the team.
I want to wish a happy summer to all the authors and readers out there, including all the people reading and reviewing my storys. And if you have the time, feel free to drop a review if you want to. Thanks again, and have a good summer, everyone.