I don't own a thing, Disney does. Nobody understands DO NOT DISTURB! Don't worry folks, I'm moving to the big city shortly, where I am picking up just one job at twice what I'm making here (be nice to put that business degree to good use), which will allow me to update much more often.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Twists and Turns of Love – Chapter 12
The teens sat incredulous, as they stared at DNAmy, standing there in the ruins of the restaurant wall. Patrons scrambled around, away from the devastation, as Kim quickly rose to her feet, moving into a fighting stance. She glanced over at Ron, and noticed him still sitting there, a look of confusion on his face, as if he was trying to think of something. With a start, realization kicked in, and he jumped to his feet.
"Wait, what happened to your gorilla parts?"
DNAmy just smiled, waving her hand at him in a demure manner that belied the current situation. "Oh, that. Monty said he liked me much better as my old self, so I changed myself back. Now, I know you did something to my Monty! He loves me, and you've done something to take him away from me!"
Kim just stood her ground, waving her friends to get behind her. "We haven't done anything to Monkey Fist. We haven't even seen him, or you, in months!"
"You can't lie to me! My Monty went home to get some things for our little love nest and he hasn't been back. Only you and Ron, his arch foe, have ever been able to stop him, so you must have done something to him!"
Amy stepped back, as she waved her hand forward. Kim and Ron quickly saw what she was waving forward. Three of her creations, the rhino-rabbit that they had faced before, and the two super apes stepped forward, and Kim winced as she realized just how difficult it might be to stop all three at once.
Amy just smiled as she saw the looks on their faces. "My pets, capture them and bring them to the hideout!"
Kim glanced quickly at Ron, and saw him looking at her, waiting expectantly. "Ron, you distract the apes, and try to get them out of the restaurant and away from everyone. I'll deal with Snowy here!"
"On it KP!"
All their problems disappeared as they went into mission mode. Kim leapt forward, vaulting over the head of the rhino-rabbit hybrid, landing deftly on the street, waiting for it to make a move. Ron on the other hand, didn't handle things with nearly as much grace.
"Ooga booga booga! You dirty apes, come and get me!" And with that, Ron ran screaming out of the building and down the street, the apes in close pursuit.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monique and Felix sat stunned, watching the spectacle before them. Kim was moving rapidly to avoid the enormous beast, while Ron was running circles around the apes, using whatever cover he could find to slow down the much larger gorillas in pursuit.
"Should we help them?"
Monique winced as she saw one of the apes run right through a concrete barrier. "I don't know, we might just get in the way. You ever help them on a mission?"
"A couple times, but that was mostly dealing with Motor Ed, and he's just a normal guy. You?"
"I… " Monique paused, as if considering something, but quickly shook it off. "No, I've never done a mission with them."
Both instantly moved when Kim slipped on some of the loose rubble near the new entrance to the restaurant. Felix put his chair into hover mode, and called down to Monique. "I'll help Ron, you distract that thing for Kim!"
She watched Felix fly off, surprised at how this shy boy who could barely speak to her could go right to action, giving orders as if he did this everyday. There might just be hope for that boy! She noticed the beast moving towards Kim, and knew she had to distract it somehow. Only one way came to mind.
"Hey rhinobutt! You're Momma must have had a hell of a good time popping you out!"
The thing turned on her quickly, its eyes glaring at Monique in a look of fury, and Monique instantly regretted what she had said.
"EEP"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Felix dove in, timing it very carefully, and sent the arms out, latching onto the wrists of the ape in the rear. Quickly rising to take the ape off the ground, he glanced down at Ron. "I have the first one, the other is all yours!"
Ron turned quickly, scooping up a rebar off the ground, a bit of concrete still clinging to the end. The ape paused when he saw his target stop and face him, and Ron just grinned.
"You want to mess with the monkey master do you? WAHH OO SAA!"
Ron began twirling the bar, trying his best to look impressive, and the ape just grunted. It swung its fist high, aiming to take his head off his shoulders, and was surprised when its opponent just ducked under it. It was even more shocked when it was knocked back a couple a steps from the sudden foot in its face.
Ron continued pressing the assault, trying very hard to remember all his training at Yamanouchi, as he drove the bar into what he hoped were weak points on the ape's body. He glanced over briefly to see the ape Felix was holding off the ground was struggling to break free, and he knew that even without any leverage, it wouldn't be long. He had to move fast! When the gorilla swung again, Ron dove between its legs, and the ape quickly looked down to see where he went. Exactly what he had wanted! Ron drove the concrete end of the bar into the ape's forehead, applying as much strength as he could. He felt a brief flash of adrenaline, and then the contact. The ape stood quickly and turned, looking at him, and Ron began to fear even that wasn't enough. That was when he noticed its eyes had lost focus, and it began swaying back and forth. Ron kept moving, trying to anticipate what it would do next when it suddenly fell back. Ron took a step closer, and then another, and saw that it was most definitely unconscious.
Ron raised his arms in celebration. "BOOYAH!"
And his pants promptly fell to his ankles.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kim saw the mutant turn from her and her gaze shifted to follow its own. Her eyes widened when she saw Monique backing slowly away, back into the restaurant where a number of patrons still huddled. Kim pulled out her grappling hook hairdryer, aiming at the roof and firing quickly. It gripped the wall solidly, and Kim allowed it to elevate her high, out of all the rubble strewn on the ground. She studied the angles quickly in the second she had, and just as her climb reached it's peak, she let go, tucking into a quick roll and extending both legs in what she hoped would be a devastating double dropkick. It was! Kim managed to catch "Snowy" in the back of the head, a point she knew would be weak, and her momentum drove the beast to the ground. She pulled off another flip just before impact, landing gracefully in front of it, standing protectively in front of Monique and the other patrons, ready for more if necessary.
It wasn't!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ron could see the other one struggling to free itself, and Ron ran quickly, swinging the bar at the ape like a baseball bat. A split second before impact, it twisted, and Ron's swing went wide. The ape quickly grabbed the bar with its foot, yanking it free from Ron's grasp and tossing it aside. It twisted it's lower body again, bringing its legs up over its head, and gripped the hoverchair with both lower paws, finally achieving the leverage it wanted. It scrambled quickly up the back of the chair, the arms holding it barely impeding its movement. It clamored up the back, and glared down at the young man in the seat, raising on fist to strike. Surprisingly, the little human wasn't looking at him, just staring ahead, and it glanced forward.
Just in time to hit the metal sign head-on at considerable speed.
It's head flew back, its grip on the chair lost, and Felix compensated quickly for the sudden shift in weight as it slumped in the mechanical arms. Felix slowly lowered it to the ground, just in time to receive the high five from Ron.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DNAmy could only stare as her treasured creations lay beaten on the ground, not even caring about the sirens swiftly approaching in the distance. She slumped to her knees as the teens moved towards her, and she began to cry.
"I just wanted my Monty back! He loves me, and I love him. I need him!"
All celebration left the teens as they watched her crying and rambling, and she continued well until the police had taken her away.
Kim and Ron, with the action over, had slipped back into that uncomfortable silence. Monique just shook her head at them, and placed a brief hand on Kim's shoulder when she saw her friend glancing over at her troubled. "Don't worry about it, the plan will work." Monique quickly turned, and grabbed Felix by the arm. "We'll see you two later. This boy still owes me a date and I mean to collect!"
Felix's eyes just widened as he glanced between his two friends, but both of them just smiled as Monique began dragging him away. The smiles quickly disappeared though when Ron looked over at Kim.
"I should get home, grab a shower, you know?"
Kim just looked at him imploringly. "Ron, I…"
Ron just waved her off. "I told you KP, it's all right. I'll get you home so you can do the same."
Again, like before, he made no move to kiss her as he took off after dropping her off at home, and Kim felt a deep pang in her heart. She just hoped what she had planned worked.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ron felt better after grabbing a shower, and settled in for a little mindless zombie bashing mayhem, hoping to take his mind off the events of the day. That reverie was quickly shattered.
"Ronald, Kimberly is here!"
Ron winced slightly. He had been hoping for just a little time to process what he was feeling. "Thanks Dad!"
He paused the game when Kim, a little trepidaciously, walked into the room. "Hey Ron. I… I just wanted to say how sorry I was about the whole chip thing again."
"I told you KP, it's no big!"
"It is big Ron, because I hurt you, and I never want to do that again. I love you!"
"But you don't trust me, at least not with some things."
"Ron, that's not true. I trust you with my life! I just… I just didn't think that this was a big deal and I was wrong." Kim promptly pulled a small package from behind her back and handed it to Ron.
"KP, I mean… you didn't have to get me something."
"Ron, this is something I should have given you a long time ago. We're partners, and I haven't always treated you like one."
Ron tore open the box, and reached in. When he brought his hand out, he held what looked like a Kimmunicator, only green in colour. He looked up at Kim, a smile on his face. "My own Kimmunicator?"
"More like a Ronunicator."
Ron just winced, and Kim laughed. "OK, so that doesn't sound right. How about Ron-com? Ron-box?"
Ron just laughed. "Nahh, I think I'll just stick with Kimmunicator."
Kim smiled at him, and took his hand in hers. "I am sorry I didn't tell you about the chip. We're partners, and we shouldn't keep things from each other. So, what do you say? No more secrets or lies ever again?"
Ron beamed. "Definitely!" A brief look of uncertainty crossed his face as he suddenly realized something. "Uhh… KP… I do have one thing to tell you that I haven't yet. Something… I don't know… you might not like it."
Kim's face took on a puzzled expression. "You can tell me anything!"
Ron just grimaced. "Well, you remember the whole body swapping incident. Well, I mean, I didn't exactly start copping a feel, but I… uh… I kinda had to go to the washroom and… uh… well, I wasn't quite sure how it worked so I had to… explore a little."
Kim just looked at him, and Ron began to worry that she hadn't said anything, when she broke out into raucous laughter. "Ron, I kinda figured you had to. I mean, I had to go to the washroom too. I always figured you guys had it easy. I had no idea you actually had to hold it when you had to go. I had a real mess to clean up before I realized that!"
Ron just blushed, and Kim did too when she realized what she said, but Ron just laughed it off. Kim looked relieved.
"So, are we good again?"
"Always KP!"
The two leaned forward to share a kiss, and the two just held each other like that for some time.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Author's Notes – Since this story is really lagging from where I thought it would be, I'm going to "rush" the process, and I'll be featuring a few ficlets, almost one-shots, within this story, until the story ties in with Bonnie's Curse. I wish I didn't have to, but it's the only way I'll be able to finish this and carry on with the rest of my stories, which are begging me to write them.
I'd like to thank the following for their reviews;
Charizardag – Thanks, and I'll try to soon.
Campy – As you can see, I explained that very early in. As for Ron forgetting, he did kind of need to move and got caught up. It's very easy to forget something when that adrenaline kicks in.
ANIME FAN ANGUS – Not sure how it got weird. Kim and Ron had a fight, Felix and Monique are on a date, and DNAmy is searching for her love who has disappeared. Everything seems normal to me!
Worker72 – And as they say, timing is everything!
MrDrP – I knew I'd have to have their first fight at some point, but I wasn't sure what. I was thinking, a jealousy thing, where Ron is caught talking to a girl in the hall, and then I started this and it all fell into place.
the Desert Fox – She does need a cellphone, but I figured I'd stay with continuity, since she has used it for personal reasons before. And yes, she should have told him before, and it is now coming back to bite her.
Pwn Master Paladin – Nice chat we had last night. Enjoy the stories!
mattb3671 – I wouldn't say too hard, maybe just right. And that's a good nose you have. Quite honestly, everything I have done in this story had some significant purpose. It might be small, it might be huge, you won't know for a little while.