Ballroom dancing is one thing. Ballroom dancing with nobles and ambassadors is an entirely different royal pain.
'These people are less exciting than Cousin Larry,' Kim thought unhappily. And ballroom dancing just wasn't her thing. She could do it, of course, but it was so boring compared to battling Shego or taking down Duff Killigan's exploding golf balls. What kind of strange little girls actually wanted to be princesses? She certainly never had.
"So then I said to the other gentlemen at the bridge club, 'My dear fellows, need I remind you that my horse could defeat you in a croquet match?' Isn't that fascinating, Princess?"
"Oh yes. Sovery amusing, Lord Durham." But it wasn't! The guy kept telling her stupid arrogant jokes that made no sense whatsoever. If she was forced to dance with him one more time, Kim would make it a point to step on his foot 'accidentally'- and hard.
The orchestra ended its song and started yet another classical piece.
"Oh, excuse me. We must switch partners now. Princess Adriana is dying to dance with your Lordship."
"I'll bet she is!" The bearded man let go of her hand immediately.
Kim's next partner was Ron, thank goodness.
"When did you learn to ballroom dance?" she whispered. "I told that Adriana that this wasn't a custom in Spain- anything to get out of this lame ball! So she had to go and get me private lessons."
"Please tell me they found Natalia. I can't wait to get out of here!"
"Negative.And they call themselves Global Justice. Ha! Do you ever hear about them saving the world?"
"Not the answer I wanted to hear. You know, I thought Bonnie was bad until I met the Demon Princess." She glanced at Ana.
"Ugh- don't even mention her! If she keeps this up I think I'll have to use mystical monkey powers on her, you know, if they decide to show up."
Kim saw a silhouette outside the window that looked like a monkey ninja.
"Speaking of monkeys-"
A trumpet fanfare prevented her fromchecking outthe shadow.A short, stalky man waddled to the front of the hall.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I respectfully present our reigning sovereign: His Royal Highness Emperor Leopold Eduardo Constantine IX, and our gracious queen, Her Majesty Empress Edessa Antoinette I."
A customary applause circulated through the stiff guests. The King nodded dignifiedly while the Queen smiled and waved in a more human-like manner.
Unexpectedly, one of the floor-to-ceiling windows shattered as a man dressed in ninja clothes entered, followed by a group of monkeys.
People began screaming and running.
The King and Queen were swept away to safety.
Monkey Fist did not hesitate to seek out Kim and Ron. The ninjas took out every one of the guards.
"Kim Possible!" he shrieked. "Thank goodness I have found you at last."
"And don't forget me," Ron said, forgetting his role. "Ah yes. My arch foe, Ron Stoppa-"
The royals gaped.
"What is it?" He asked self-consciously. "Are my robes on backward?"
Nobody spoke. Finally Alana pointed from Monkey Fist to Kim to Ron and back again.
"You-him-and…we thought-but-Kim…?" She failed to put it into words.
Monkey Fist finally took notice of Kim's flowing periwinkle gown and tiara.
"No way! Kim Possible disguised as a PRINCESS?" He began to laugh hysterically. Even the monkey minions snickered.
The teen hero was really getting fed up with the night by then.
"Can we get on with this already?"
"Yes." Monkey Fist regained his composure. "I have a very serious matter that pertains to this land. I recently acquired some valuable information that could be the secret to a treasure which I shall use to rule the world!"
"Dude,short version.We're not waiting here all night." Ron interrupted.
"Very well. The point is- someone stole it."
"Who?"
"I don't know. She was awful! She even took the girl."
"Natalia?" The other people became concerned when they heard the princess's name.
"I don't know that either. Anyway, I have come to warn you about her. She is coming. And you, Kim Possible, are the only one who can stop her!"
"I knew it!" Adriana broke loose from her protective shield of security men. "You aren't one of us. You're an impostor! And you tried to steal my Ronaldo!"
Kim, Ron, and Monkey Fist paid her no attention.
"Ana," Lee pulled her back by the arm. "You don't know half of what's going on. Let me fill you in." She proceeded to tell her sisters the complicated story.
Meanwhile, Kim tried to make sense of the villain's babbling.
"So let me get this straight: a mysterious sinister woman has Princess Nattie and is planning on stealing the so-called treasure on this island to take over the world?" She sighed. "Well, I've foiled stranger schemes."
"We better hurry,"Ron said.
Yet another surprise popped up at the opportune moment. It was her. She stood on the royal platform where the King and Queen formerly sat.
"I'm afraid, Miss Possible, that it is too late." Her grin was like something straight out of the Villains Handbook.
Kim gasped in surprise. She recognized the woman. No…it couldn't be her, could it?
Next chapter will reveal the villain. Not exactly the most evil person, so I hope you're not disappointed when you find out.