I don't own a thing, Disney does. Move is complete, and I have quite a bit of time on my hands till work starts. Welcome back to multi-chappie days! For now anyways…
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The Twists and Turns of Love – Chapter 18
September 8th, 2005
"I don't know Monique, do you think I'm being too hard on him?"
Kim leaned against her locker, a sorrowful look on her face as she talked with her friend. Monique just stood in the hallway, allowing the traffic to mill past her, unconcerned with the looks she was getting from some whose path she impeded upon. "Look girl, I really don't see what the big deal is anyways. Every guy does that!"
"Yeah, but Ron's not a guy, he's… he's Ron!"
"Kim, just because you only just discovered he's a guy doesn't mean he wasn't one all along!"
Kim head lowered, refusing to look into the eyes of her friend. "I know, it's just…"
"Girl, we talk about you and Ron all the time. How is this any different?"
Kim looked up, a little indignant. "Because we don't talk about sex!" A few eyes looked in her direction. As she realized just how loud she had said that last statement, Kim's face reddened, and she lowered her voice again. "I mean, we just talk about relationship stuff, and Ron is talking to guys in the locker room about… sex tips."
"Girl, if even just some of those guys did half what they describe, there wouldn't be a virgin within a hundred miles! And besides that, you know Ron! He wouldn't have talked about that! The boy picked up some things from them, and got curious. His biggest mistake in this was being stupid and then telling you about it. I think…"
Monique was interrupted by a voice from behind Kim. Raising a finger to ask for a moment, Kim opened the locker to see the face of Wade on the screen before her. His expression told her the call was strictly business.
"Hey Kim, we've got trouble!"
"What's the sitch Wade?"
"Better you see for yourself!"
Wade pushed a few buttons, and the screen changed. In his place was the smirking face of Senor Senior Senior.
"Governments of the world, I have confiscated a military satellite, which I have placed in high orbit. It is capable of unleashing a beam of destruction that will decimate a major city in a single blast. That is, if you do not accede to my demands. I want… all the Caribbean Islands! If you do not hand over control of them to me within twenty-four hours, I shall begin destroying a major city every hour, on the hour. That is all!"
Kim just blinked as the screen reverted back to showing her friend. "Well, he's definitely improving at thevillain game."
Wade just looked worried. "He has at that! I can't get a read on the satellite at all! He must have the signal so scrambled, my systems can't find it. You'll have to go to the source and stop him! I've already called Ron, and told him to meet you outside. You're ride is waiting."
"Thanks Wade. Monique, do you think…"
Monique just waved as she took off. "No problem, consider your teachers notified."
Kim just smiled. "Thanks, and we'll talk more when we get back."
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"Kim, I really think we need to talk!"
Kim just sighed, as they crawled through the vent shaft, her in the lead with Ron right behind. "This is so not a good time, Ron. We're on a mission here!"
"But that's what you said on the plane ride over. You've been avoiding me for a couple days now, and you've never even given me a chance to explain…"
"Ron, now is the time to be quiet! We're sneaking here!"
Sullen, Ron turned his attention back to following Kim, and as they reached the end of the shaft, he watched as Kim used her laser lipstick to remove the grating. Quickly, she hooked one end of her grappling hook to the shaft, and rapidly rappelled down, Ron following suit a few seconds later.
When they reached the ground, they looked around, scanning for any problems. Satisfied, Kim took a step forward, but found herself grabbed from behind. Restraints grabbed onto her wrists, yanking her backwards into the wall, where additional ones grafted into the wall secured her ankles. Ron was restrained just as quickly, slammed into the wall beside her. When she was able to clear the stars from her eyes, she looked up, up into the smirking face of Senor Senior Senior.
"Ah, Kim Possible, my erstwhile teen foe. So glad you could join us."
Kim just stared up at him indignantly. "What's your game this time Senior?"
The man's smile just broadened. "Oh, no game this time. I fully plan to carry out my threats. And with you secured here and unable to prevent my master plan, I shall have what I want!"
His maniacal laughter followed him as he walked from the room. Ron shrugged, as best he could while being restrained. "At least he's got the laugh down well!"
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"Father, why do we just not eliminate them now, before they can ruin your plan?"
Senior sighed, as he set about preparing his plan. "Junior, how many times do I have to tell you, it is poor villain form. That is why I left them, so that they can escape. This time however, I am prepared!"
With a smile as he set the final command sequence, he rose, and climbed into the prepared seat. "Now Junior, when they get free, you shall handle our good Mr. Stoppable, while I… I will do battle with Kim Possible in my new battlebot suit!"
"But Father, I do not want to fight. I was hoping to work on my tan today!"
"You will battle the sidekick. There will be plenty of time for you to tan when we own the Bahamas!"
"Yes Father."
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Kim just smiled as she looked around her. Making sure no one was watching, she directed her attention elsewhere. "Rufus? Think you can get my laser lipstick from my pocket?"
A pink head popped out from Ron's pants pocket, and nodded its head. With an almost effortless jump, he cleared the distance between the two teens, and scrambled into her pocket. With a grin, he came back out with the desired device. He scampered up Kim, and set the laser in his teeth, prepared to activate the beam and cut her loose.
"Not yet buddy!"
Two heads turned instantly to Ron, surprise on their faces, as he just returned the look calmly. "Ron?"
"Rufus, buddy, Kim and I need to talk first."
Kim could feel the anger rising within her. "Ron, if before wasn't a good time, this so isn't the time. In case you haven't noticed, we're restrained to a wall and the villain is going to start leveling cities!"
"KP, you know as well as I do, we have eighteen hours before he does that. Besides, he's just waiting for us to break free anyways, so he won't bother us until then. That gives us plenty of time!"
"RON!" Seeing the unrelenting look on his face, she turned her attention to Rufus, smiling brightly. "Come on, cut me free. I'll take you to Beuno Nacho?"
Rufus perked right up at that, and looked between his two friends as he tried to decide. It was so tempting, the prospect of cheese, but knowing what Ron had been going through the last couple of days made the decision easier. Hopping back to Ron, Rufus quickly destroyed the bindings holding him in place, and ducked back into Ron's pocket to give them some privacy.
Free of the restraints, he moved in front of Kim, holding the laser in one hand. "KP, we are going to talk about this now!"
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"Father, how much longer are we going to wait? I am tired of all this standing around!"
Senior just frowned. "Patience my son, all good things. Though I wish I knew what was taking them so long, they should have come through the door by now."
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"So that's everything! Please, you have to believe me, I didn't know it would upset you so much!"
It was a lot more than Kim had expected, a bit more than she had really wanted to know quite frankly, but she understood he was trying to be honest about everything. "Look… I'm sorry I… overreacted a bit… but you have to understand…"
"I understand completely KP, it will never, NEVER, happen again. Just please don't be mad at me anymore."
"I'm not mad anymore, but… could you please get me down from here now?"
Ron's face took on a very sheepish expression as he suddenly realized what he had forgotten, and set about cutting her free. As he was just going through the last restraint, the doors behind them burst open, revealing the Seniors, with the elder Senior equipped in some ten-foot mechanical battle suit, an annoyed expression on his face.
"What exactly is taking you so long to escape? We have been waiting almost a half hour for you to break free."
Kim looked at the time quickly and noticed he was right. Turning back to him, she just shrugged. "We had a couple of things to work out. Sorry to keep you. Nice new toy by the way."
Senior just smirked. "Oh, this? Just the newest in battle technology from Henchco. The better to face my indomitable foe!"
"Father, can we just get on with this? My program comes on in twenty minutes."
Senior just sighed. "Very well son, you deal with the sidekick, as we agreed. I shall deal with Ms. Possible!"
He strode forward, his movements greatly accelerated, and swung one fist at Kim, aiming for her head. Kim dove upward, jumping the limb easily and landing with enough time to duck the backhand. Flipping backwards, she grabbed the still hanging grappler, and hit the button to retract, launching herself into the air. When the she hit the apex of her flight, she launched herself from the wall, aiming directly at Senior, who had been standing there confused, driving him and the battle suit back. With a drop kick, her momentum aiding her strike, she managed to catch him in the shoulder before he could get completely out of the way. The vibrations from the impact rattled through her leg and up her back, but she was satisfied to see that one of the suits mechanical arms had also been damaged. Sparks flew from the damaged shoulder, and the arm twitched, almost useless. Senior scowled.
"Oh, I'm sorry, did I break your toy? Guess it's back to the store for it, and jail for you!"
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Ron and Junior circled each other warily, Ron trying to keep one eye on Kim. He smiled when he saw the damage to the suit.
"Well Junior, looks like it's just you and me now. Time for you to see some of my mad fu skills!"
Junior just scrunched his face. "These aren't the same moves you promised me last time, because they were not so much moves as you running away?"
"Nope, got a whole new set of moves to test out on you!" Ron leapt forward, and aimed a punch low. Junior easily blocked it.
"Ah, but you forget, I was trained by Shego, and she is much better than you at these "mad fu skills". So there!" And with that, Junior drove forward himself, aiming a kick to the gut which forced Ron back, but he managed to block the overhead chop that was coming down. He smiled as he grabbed the wrist, and with a heave, twisted and turned, launching Junior head first into the wall. The was a thud, as Junior made impact, and then he slowly slid down the wall, consciousness fading.
Ron just smiled down at him. "Looks like my mad fu was better than your mad fu! Ah BOOYAH!"
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Kim continued to dodge Senior, who despite the loss of one arm, was still very mobile, and very powerful. A glancing blow to her hip had made it go numb briefly, and it had been all that she could do to keep ahead of him. She grinned though as she saw Ron take down Junior.
"Looks like it's one down and one to go."
Senior just smirked. "Ah, but I still have the battle suit, and the upper hand. It won't be long until I defeat you!"
"Sorry, I have plans later, so I really don't have time to be defeated. Ron, lipstick me!"
Confusion reigned on his face at that last statement, until he saw Kim dive up his mechanical arm, running straight up the appendage. He tried to shake her off, but she was already to the shoulder, and with the other arm inoperative, there was no way to shake her off effectively. He watched helplessly as he saw Ron toss something directly to her, and as she grabbed it in her hand, he could see the beam of the laser light up.
With a quick slash downward, Kim severed the mechanical arm, removing it like she was a doctor amputating. She leapt off before it could crash to the ground, and Kim quickly brought the laser to bear on the legs. Senior tried to dodge, but one had already been cut before he could move, and without the foot support of the missing limb, he crashed quickly to the ground, the protective shell around the compartment the only thing keeping him from being crushed beneath it.
"Sorry to cut and run, but me and Ron really need to be somewhere. We should be able to stay long enough for the authorities to take care of you though."
"I will have my revenge, Kim Possible, of that I guarantee!"
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The two teens looked on as the Seniors were loaded into a helicopter for transport. Kim slowly reached down and took Ron's hand in hers. He looked at her a bit surprised.
"So, are we good then?"
Kim just smiled lightly. "Yeah, we're good. I'm sorry I went so ballistic over the whole thing."
Ron just shook his head. "No, it's my fault. I shouldn't have listened to those guys. It was stupid!"
"OK, it was stupid, but I shouldn't have overreacted." She pulled him to their ride, waiting just a little further down in the compound. "But next time we need to talk, could you please make sure the restraints are off first!"
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Author's Notes – 25 reviews since the last update? All I can say is… BOOYAH!
I'd like to thank the following for their reviews;
Pwn Master Paladin – Ron had been batting 1.000 so far, so I figured it was time. And yeah, I think something like that has happened to any guy dating in high school.
the Desert Fox – Yeah, but Lugre isn't very popular. I did use him in my story Rufus Goes Solo though. And yes, you should defrost the roast first, because then it doesn't cook properly otherwise. And also, I agree, but the show is always mentioning the "food chain", so that is what I am using. And yes, not exactly the smartest move, but when an idea like that gets into your head… and you can't tell me that when a guy, even one like Ron, hears something like that, the temptation to try it, at least once, doesn't get to them.
Matri – Yeah, I like Barkin. So much potential that I gave him and Shego their own mini!
Commander Argus – Well, Ron has been in the room when she's changed before, as has she. They have always respected their privacies before, and this would be no different, even if they're dating.
Campy – Yeah, probably would have been good to keep quiet there!
Momike – Sorry I didn't show all the apologizing, I'm focusing on self-contained to finish this up, but you can bet there was plenty of groveling involved.
Worker72 – Regarding Kim, I think you are forget that natural Kimness that stubbornly won't give up! And since this is a prequel, we know there is no break-up
Boxghost228 – Just because he didn't want to stick around and hear more doesn't mean that the thought didn't manage to percolate in his mind, tempting him…
Leen1, Zipporahvulcan, and AndrewMcGuckin – Thanks for the assist!
ANIME FAN ANGUS – Well, had to happen sometime!
Charizardag – Not this story, want to wrap this one up, but it does give me some ideas for later!
Anime master Inu – Hey, I think it's happened with most guys at one point. Not covering everything, but you can just imagine the groveling.
MrDrP – And those reading Life Changes knows exactly why the Curse of the Barkin exists!
Kemiztri – It was, and honesty is what will save him in the end.
Wanderer3 – A fellow Canuck, eh? By the way you did your profile, I'd say… BC? Anyways, glad you're enjoying!
mattb3671 and Revenant666 – It's not conclusion jumping, it's theory jumping!
JPMod – Exactly!
Vanillalilies – Well, I hope you're enjoying the fics here in the KP section, as well as the rest of my stories.