New Life Beginnings Chapter 4: Following Trails, a kim possible fanfic

Chapter Four: Following Trails (Miracles Happen)

Author's Note:

Hey, guys! Chapter Four: Following Trails is here! Joss's location is pinpointed, and now they know where to go! Time to follow the horse trail! This chapter features Myra's "Miracles Happen" from "The Princess Diaries." Enjoy and review, please! Until Chapter Five: Ice Caverns, see ya! Also, Chapter Five: Ice Caverns will feature my original song, "Freedom." ;-)

-CelestialTime93

"There's only one robot horse left." Uncle Slim explained at the barn, "And that's Thunder."

"I think it'll be a bit of a risk taking Thunder with us." Dawn frowned, "DNAmy might wanna take him from us."

"Dawn has a point there." Shelia added, "Who knows what DNAmy wants to do with those horses? If I'm not mistaken, she even mutates animals."

"Oh, poor animals!" Dawn whined.

"Cuddle Buddies..." Kim muttered, "Uncle Slim, we'll all have to take real horses. How 'bout it, Ron?"

"As long as it's not a robotic horse, then I'm okay!" Ron said.

"Oh, yeah!" Dawn exclaimed, "Dad's afraid of robotic horses! Almost forgot about that!"

"C'mon, let's go!" Kim exclaimed.

Miracles happen...
Miracles happen...
You showed me faith is not blind
I don't need wings to help me fly
Miracles happen once in a while
When you believe

Team Possible lead their horses to the top of a hill, where the trail started. They haulted there. From that position, they could see the rackled shack. Cuddle Buddies and henchmen were guarding the area.

"Think we can make it through?" Dawn asked.

"Remember, Dawn..." Kim said.

"Anything's possible for a Possible!" the twins exclaimed in union.

"Let's ride!" Kim exclaimed, "Hya!"

I can't imagine living my life without you now
Not ever having you around
We found our way out
(On you I can depend)
Don't have to look back to realize how far we've come
There are million reasons
I'm lookin up
I don't want this to end

The horses galloped down the trail towards the shack. The hooves pondered on a steady beat against the hard soil and gravel.

Tlot, tlot, tlot, tlot...

"Wade said this was a 3 hour ride, right?" Adam asked.

"Yep." Dawn replied, "But, maybe if we go faster, we might beat the record."

Nothin'
Nothin' will ever bring me down
Knowing what goes around will come around

Dawn and Adam speeded ahead of Kim and Ron, who were leading the front.

"Hey!" Kim called. She and Ron galloped after them. The twins and Shelia followed closely.

You showed me faith is not blind
I don't need wings to help me fly
Miracles happen once in a while
When you believe
(Miracles happen)
You showed me dreams come to light
That taking a chance on us was right
All things will come
With a little time
When you believe

"You're doin' great, Crystal!" Dawn encouraged her horse, "Keep going! Let's save Aunt Joss!"

Crystal neighed in excitement, and galloped faster.

"Dawna Ann Stoppable, what in the world are you doing?" Kim called.

"We'll get there faster if we hurry it up!" Dawn called back.

Kim sighed. "C'mon! We don't want her to hurt herself!"

There is no question we found the missing pieces
Our picture is completed
It's fallen into place
(It's fallen into place)
This is our moment, you and I are looking up
Someone is watching over us
Keeping me close
Closer to you everyday

"We're getting closer!" Dawn cried.

"And there it is!" Adam cried.

"Eep! Eep!" Rufus chittered from Ron's pocket.

The battered old shack was surrounded with Cuddle Buddies and henchmen. The instant they saw them, they came to attack.

"Get ready for battle!" Kim cried, "C'mon, Starlight! Let's go!"

Starlight neighed, and galloped into battle ahead of Dawn and Adam.

"Mom!" Dawn called, "Oh, man! Not even I'm crazy enough to pull a stunt like that!"

Nowhere
Nowhere on earth I'd rather be
No one can take this away from you and me

Kim supported her weight on the saddle with her hands, and threw her legs at a charging henchman. She then returned her legs to the saddle, and her hands to the reins.

"Good, Starlight!" Kim encouraged.

Dawn followed Kim into battle. She gasped as Crystal haulted to a stop. It was Lightning. But he wasn't Lightning anymore...

Lightning cried out a battle cry, and began to charge at the dodging Crystal violently.

"Lightning! Heel!" Dawn cried, "Whoa! Crystal, look out!"

"Dawn!" Adam cried. He charged into battle towards Lightning.

"Cloud! Throw me onto Lightning!" Adam cried.

Cloud neighed in surprise.

"Are you crazy? You'll kill yourself!" Dawn cried. She turned her body so that her legs dangled to one side of Crystal. "Okay, so this is more crazier." Dawn leaped off of Crystal's back, causing Crystal to be shocked and frightened that Lightning might kill Dawn.

(When you believe)
The soul is a shining light
(When you believe)
The heart has the will to fight
You can do anything
Don't be afraid
We're gonna find a way----------!
Oh, oh

Dawn looked up and gasped to see Lightning charging towards her.

"Cloud, throw me on Lightning's back, now!" Adam cried.

Cloud whined and shook his head. He didn't want his friend to get hurt!

"Cloud! I mean it!" Adam begged, "If I don't, then Dawn is gonna get killed! Do you want that?"

Cloud whined and shook his head again. He soon charged towards Lightning. Once he made the turn, Adam leaped off of Cloud's back and onto Lightning's. He saw an ON/OFF button behind it's ear. He pressed the off button, and Lightning turned automatically off.

Dawn unsheilded herself.

Cloud and Crystal whinied with relief.

"Adam, where in the world did you find the off button?" Dawn asked.

"Behind his ear." Adam replied.

The two didn't know that while during the mayhem, Ron, Shelia, and the twins, were also in battle with Kim. Now, the battle was over.

"C'mon! Let's go!" Kim called, as she lead the group towards the shack.

You showed me faith is not blind
I don't need wings to help me fly
Miracles happen once in a while
When you believe
(Miracles happen)
You showed me dreams come to light
And taking a chance on us was right
All things will come
With a little time
When you believe

Team Possible mounted off of their horses and entered the creepy shack. They found the trapdoor to the basement, and opened it. They climbed downstairs for 5 minutes, until they reached the bottom.

When they reached their destination, Kim gasped when she saw a familiar figure.

It was a girl a little bit younger than Kim. She seemed to be in her early 30's. She had short, layered hair with highlights, and wore a brown t-shirt, denim jacket, a pair of jeans, and brown boots. A tray of uneaten food was infront of her. She seemed frail and weak. Her eyes were closed, and fresh tears were streaking through. She was shivering and let out quiet sobs.

"Joss!" Kim exclaimed. She ran over to the sobbing girl, and hugged her reassuringly.

"Kim?" Joss asked through her tears, opening her eyes, "Is that you? I just knew you'd come and save me! Please! Get me out of here!"

"Man, I'm already getting the creeps..." Shelia shivered.

"This place doesn't feel right..." Adam muttered.

Dawn took out her laptop and opened it. She maximized her program file and scanned the room. "You're right. This place is not right. It used to be a cellar for the things that the shack used to sell. This place used to be a grocery shop. After it shut down, this place became different. There's something here that the laptop's picking up. Something tells me it's not good. The laptop thinks so, too."

"The ghost..." Joss shivered, "It caused me to become like this..."

"Joss, what do you mean?" Kim asked, "You look okay to - oh my gosh!"

"Mom, what's wrong?" Dawn asked.

"Joss's eyes..." Kim replied horrified, "They're lifeless! Someone stole her Magic!"

"Aren't Magics also known as souls?" Shelia asked.

"That's right." Tim replied.

"Only they're more special." Jim added, "It's the thing that makes you unique. Without it, you're barely anyone. But, who would want to steal a Magic? I mean, even when people die, Magics stay with them all the time. It's because it's in their spirits."

"If someone stole Joss's, then I don't know what it'll do next!" Tim said, "We have to get her out of here!"

Then, the program started beeping. Dawn looked at the screen and gasped. "The Magic Stealer! It's back!"

Joss turned around and screamed at the dark figure.

"Adam!" Ron cried.

"On it!" Adam replied, "Lotus Blade! Come to me!"

"Lotus Bracelet! I summon you!" Dawn cried, after putting away her laptop and standing up.

The Lotus Blade whirled into Adam's hand, and the Lotus Bracelet formed in a spiral and whisps of blue and white light around Dawn's wrist.

"Be gone!" Adam demanded at the spirit, slashing at it. A ball of light was released from it, and re-entered Joss. Her eyes returned to a beautiful blue.

"Lotus Lights!" Dawn cried, releasing the tendrils of lights at the dark spirit, trapping it and neutralizing it to a human...

"Who are you?" Ron demanded.

"Eden..." the human replied, "I'm a Magic Stealer. I was fond of Joss's, but you guys stole it back. Judging by the Lotus Treasures, I say that you two are the Keepers of The Lotus."

"If that means being able to summon the treasures, then yeah." Dawn replied, "Now tell us why you're so fond of Aunt Joss's Magic?"

"It's young, and still has some youth in it." Eden replied, "They're the most delightful to feed on. Only, it was swiped out of my hand by a blade before I got a chance to swallow it!"

"Magic Stealers can shape-shift into the Magic stolen victims by will!" Tim exclaimed.

"It was a good thing to take it out of him." Jim added, "He could've been able to take on the form of Joss."

Adam held the Lotus Blade up to Eden's neck. "How did you become a Magic Stealer in the first place?"

"A different Magic entered my body accidently when I was little!" Eden confessed, "And I'm glad it did. Feeding on other's Magics are the only way to survive for me!"

"Too bad." Adam said, "You're goin' down! Dawn!"

The two joined their treasures as one, as it released a blinding blue-silver light.

"Lotus Beam!" Dawn and Adam cried in unison, as the attack was released, and turned Eden into black smoke, which was forced down the the ground, and below the earth's ground.

"Now let's get out of here!" Dawn wailed, as her bracelet continued to glow brightly as Adam's blade. The group rushed upstairs with Joss as fast as they could.