Well, I told you that I was back on my updating! Hmm... we'll just have to see how long this will keep up... Yay! I just wanted to thank all of you nice humans out there who are reading! You're the best!! :D (You do realize that I am not feeling well, don't you!? This is what happens when the men in the white coats keep you in the padded room for too long... if you know what I mean... The only thing worse about being stuck in a padded room is being stuck in there with... DNAmy!! (Shudders) Yeah... it's a horrifying thing....) Here's the next chapter, Enjoy!
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Classic Cowboy: Ah, I see that you are curious who the mystery couple is going to be! Well, at first, it will appear to be Kim/Josh, but that will soon change when Ron doesn't get a phone call but Kim does. (You know what I mean) And the finally will end with a romantic.... Never mind. I don't want to ruin the rest of the story for you, now do I?
The ShapeShifting Chick: Hi! Good to hear from you again! You haven't been emailing me lately. I did reply to your last email, right? Or did I forget and thought I did.... Hmm... Well anyway, email me when you get the chance. Kool! You saw the Day After Tomorrow too!? I just saw it a few days ago on DVD. I didn't even know it was out yet! lol
xXxKimPossiblexXx: Wow... well someone left their caps on. Hehe :) Well it's good to be back! ...I suppose... Yay! I read your chapter and I reviewed! ...At least I think I did... Did I? I did review, right? (Sighs) Nevermind.
TheFourthMan: Well I'm glad you like it. This chapter is where it really begins so I hope you'll enjoy it!
The Monkey Queen: Aw shucks! It was no big! (Gasps and covers mouth) I DIDN'T SAY THAT!! Oh well... It's just a word phrase anyway, right? Well I'm glad you didn't just give up on me! :) Then you wouldn't get to read the next chapter! .
Chapter 5: Let the Truth be Told
(The evening after)
The city streets in Washington were packed as crowds of people swarmed around the Whitehouse. Heavy rain drops poured down from the dark gray sky as reporters stood outside talking in their microphones. Taxis flew past and pedestrians, being lucky not to have been splashed by mud from the road, made their way through the crowded streets towards the reporters. In the distance, a white taxi stained with mud and showing age, drove in front of the Whitehouse. The door swung open as a red head girl climbed out followed by a blond head boy, a pink rodent in his pocket.
"So why are we here again!?" Ron asked as he backed away, trying to avoid getting streaked with mud from an incoming taxi. Then he stood upright and fixed his tie. He was dressed in a formal black suit with a red bowtie, much like the suit he wore when he was trying to be a spy.
"I told you before, the President decided to invite us to his public meeting.... I think it probably has to do with that E.L.E. file." Kim bent over to pay the taxi, being careful not to let her high-healed silver shoes touch the mud. She was dressed formally as well. Kim wore a long black dress, tight fitting around the waist, the rest, loose and flowing. It was quite similar to the dress that she wore when she went to the dog show.
"Well, that was very nice of him...." Ron replied, smiling a bit. As they walked through the crowd towards the Whitehouse, Ron came in contact with one of the guards. The guard was dressed completely in black except for the white shirt under his vest. He looked down at Ron through his dark sunglasses. Ron decided to play agent. He smirked and went over to the guard after Kim stated her name.
"State your name." The guard asked, not letting Ron passed until he got some information.
Ron raised his eyebrows and deepened his voice. "It's Stoppable... Ron Stoppable." He smirked as the guard let him through. Then Ron walked merrily past him.
"Ron! Come on! We need to get seats! It's going to start in five minutes!" Kim tugged on to Ron's suit and pulled him through the doorway.
Ron pulled away, releasing Kim's grip. "Hey! Hey! Lay off the merchandise!" He brushed the dirt off his suit and smiled. Kim rolled her eyes and walked on as Ron followed. They entered into the main room and made their way towards the front row. The room was packed with people talking, walking around, and trying to find seats. It was a miracle to even find two empty seats in the whole room, and amazing to find them in the front.
Kim took her seat as Ron sat in the chair to her left. "We're here Rufus. We're in Washington DC." Ron began to nudge his pocket a little as a tiny pink head emerged. Rufus yawned and stretched some as he climbed out of the pocket. "Did you have a good nap?" Ron asked as he fed Rufus a nacho chip he found in his other pocket.
Rufus nodded as he began to eat the nacho. "Yup, a-huh, good nap!"
Kim bent over. "Hush now, the President is getting ready to make his speech." She leaned back in her seat as Rufus made his way on Ron's shoulder.
In front of the room was a large wooden stand with a cloth set over it. On the front of it was an eagle engraved in gold. In the background was a seven-foot high window that revealed today's nasty weather. Reporters, photographers, and camera operators were scattered around the room, getting ready to make their move. Just then, an elderly black man slowly crept towards the stand, sorting out the papers in his hands as he went. Once he got up there he turned around and faced the crowd. All was silent.
He paused for what seemed forever before he began to speak. "Good evening..." He let himself get eye-contact with everyone present in the room "A little while ago, the United States ambassadors to every country of the world told the leaders of those nations what I am about to tell you... It's a bit complicated... so it will take some time... so I hope that you will bear with me and hear what I have to say...
"A little over a week ago, two American citizens, Professor Ramesh and Kim Possible, were working on the Space center right around Middleton and saw something in the night sky that caused them great alarm... a comet.... Unfortunately, Professor Ramesh died while trying to deliver the message so we named it comet 'Possible' after Dr. Possible who is in charge of the Space center, and Kim Possible who discovered the comet. "
Ron glanced at Kim who simply shrugged in response.
The President took a little time to recompose himself. "The comet was... well... there was a possibility that the comet was on a path that could bring it to direct contact with the Earth."
Kim gasped as murmurs were heard around the room. A comet!?
The President went on. "Now we get hit all the time by rocks and meteors, some of them are no bigger than your hand while others are the size of a car, but the comet we discovered is ... well.... It is roughly the size of New York City ...about seven miles long." He sighed and rubbed his head. "Put another way, this comet is larger than Mount Everest..." The President eyed all the people. "It weighs five hundred billion tons."
The people sitting down began to gasp and murmur, alarmed and frightened at what they just heard. News reporters back at their office began taking and making phone calls franticly as it flew into utter kayos.
The President went on and continued his approach, now towards a TV screen that was placed besides him. He pointed to the screen. "Now comets began to form around in space. They're what is left over from the creation of..."
"That's it!" Kim whispered in a startled tone. "That's E.L.E.!"
"You mean that file all the villains kept on trying to steal!?" Ron confirmed, know realizing what Kim was talking about.
"Yes..." Kim went on. "That's the one..."
"Now these chunks of space debris are long far away from the sun, but every now and again one of them gets bumped and it gets knocked into a different orbit." The President stepped away from the screen and faced the people. "Now if this comet continues on its path around the sun and keeps its present course, sometime on August 16th, roughly a year from now, there is a chance that we might have impact..."
Ron glanced at Kim, startled and afraid, hoping that Kim would be her heroic self to comfort him, but the look that was returned to him was of alarm and terror just the same. Rufus hid in Ron's vest, not wanting to hear anymore.
"...So United States and Russia are in progress in building the largest, fastest space ship ever constructed. It will be put in orbit around the earth and we called it, the 'Savior.' So right now a team of American astronauts, one Russian, and a... primate... are going to go to a space center in Florida to complete their training. In two months, they will leave on the shuttle 'Atlantis' from Middleton Space Center to aboard the 'Savior.' This is the crew that will stop the comet. Lucky for us, they were able to come tonight."
Just then, seven people that were seated in the front row to the left stood up and made their way to the front as some people started to clap.
"I would like the World to meat some extraordinary people...." The President stepped aside, making some room for the team.
As the commander started to state his name, Ron gasped. "FREDERICK!!!"
Frederick, who was seated next to the commander, stood up and smiled. He pressed three buttons on his space suit and waved. "Hello Ron."
The commander tried to ignore Ron as he proceeded in his speech. "Frederick's going to stop the comet!?" Ron exclaimed to Kim who was begging for him to be quiet.
"Well obviously!" Kim replied in a stern whisper. "Now be quiet so we can hear them!"
The astronauts finished stating their names and made their way back to their seats. The President walked up to his stand. "May the Lord be with you all, I'm counting on you." Then he sighed and faced the people once again, pausing for what seemed like a half an hour. "Our society will continue as normal.... Work will go on and you will pay your bills." Some laughter was heard at that last comment as he smiled. Then he turned serious again. "There will be no sudden profiteering. What a bottle of water coasted you yesterday, will coast the same tomorrow.... Life will go on. We will prevail." He looked around the room, eying all the people as if expecting something out of them. "...Now I'll take a few questions...."
Right away, practically everyone in the room jumped out of their seats. News Reporters scurried to the front of the room with their cameramen, Photographers snapped pictures, causing a shift in the lighting, people shouted out for the President to call on them. As for other people, they just remained in their seats shocked, alarmed, startled, and bewildered.
Kim remained in her seat thinking to herself, pondering, meditating.
"Hmm...." Ron rested his head on his standing arm. "At least now we don't have to go to Monty Freak's castle to get that file back..." He commented, trying to break the silence between them. "Hehe..." It failed. Ron sighed and patted Rufus's head. "Well... I didn't really have much planned for my future anyway..."
"What?" That comment sparked Kim's attention. "What do you mean?"
Ron looked up, surprised that Kim responded. "Well... it's pretty obvious that our future's uncertain... At least it's better to go knowing that there was nothing for you anyway than to go knowing that your dream will never be fulfilled..."
Rufus turned to face Ron, confusion on his pink little face. "Huh!?"
Kim raised her eyebrow. "Ok... first of all, who are you and what have you done with Ron!? Second, of course there will be a future for us!! Life's going to go on! The President is already making procedures to accomplish that! Don't worry... everything will be fine..." Kim wasn't even so sure if she believed what she was saying herself, but it seemed to be working.
Ron smiled. "Now that's Kim Possible for ya!"
Kim smiled, knowing that she was getting her Ron back. "I have an idea... since it's only seven o'clock... let's go see a movie... even I need to recover from this meeting..."
"Booyah!!" Ron exclaimed. "And after, we can go to Bueno Nacho! Oh, and I know the perfect movie we can see! 'The Day After Tomorrow'!!"
Rufus climbed onto Ron's shoulder. "Yeah! Day After! Booyah!"
'Oh, boy... It's just like Ron to pick out the perfect movie for the right occasion.' Kim thought sarcastically as she sighed. "Um... how about a different movie...."
"A different movie!? Kim! The Day After Tomorrow totally rocks!!" Ron exclaimed, waving his hands in the air.
"Yeah! Rocks!" Rufus nodded his head with his paws on his hips.
Kim sighed. "Suit yourself..." She rose from her seat and made her way towards the exit, turning towards Ron before walking out the door. "But first, I think we should change our clothes... I definitely don't want to get this dress dirty, especially since I have to wear it again tomorrow."
"Good choice K.P." Ron replied. "Besides, I think these pants are giving me a wedgy."
Rufus tilted his head to the side. "Huh!?"
"Ok, Ron! A little too much info!" Kim exclaimed as she signaled for a cab.
"Sorry..." Ron stood besides her and waited.
Luckily, Kim brought an umbrella with her, knowing that there was going to be some nasty weather. She took it out and opened it. It was very plain-looking with its dark solid color, but it was good enough if it could keep them from getting wet. Just then, a black taxi pulled up on the road. Ron went up to the car and politely opened the door for Kim to go in first. Kim smirked and went inside, then Ron followed. Rufus looked at Ron confused. Ron just winked back and smiled.
"Where to Miss. Possible?" The taxi driver smirked and turned around to reveal himself as agent Smith. Sitting next to him was the other agent Smith. Ron looked out the window and saw the fake numbers written on the car to make it look like a taxi wash away.
Kim smiled. "Middleton, please.... The Middleton Theater."
"Write away." Agent Smith turned around and took control. "Fasten your seatbelts!"
The car drove to an isolated ally where it morphed into a jet. Wings emerged on both sides as wheels turned into rockets. Steam and fire came out from the bottom of the vehicle as it jerked itself up and then flew into the sky, souring towards Middleton.
Kim tried the best she could to hide her true feelings, her doubt. Maybe a good movie and a trip to Bueno nacho might take their minds off of the comet for a little bit, but the truth always finds a way of being told. What if the space mission failed? What if the comet does hit the earth? She was afraid, and she had no idea what to expect of the future...or if there will even be a future.
Well that definitely got things heated up! Ha! Now here is where the fun begins! I practically used the President's exact speech from Deep Impact except for a few word changing, so I hope that's alright for you. Just because the story seems exactly like the movie doesn't mean that it will stay that way! Remember, Kim Possible is in this version! I'm also going to change the names of the astronauts because I... well... because I feel like it! Ok, so R&R Good day.
