Kim Possible and Street Hawk: Diplomatic Immunity p 16
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Return to Middleton and Emergency Exam
That day, in the afternoon, Kim and Ron load their belongings, triplets and themselves into the Hummer.
Starting the vehicle's engine, Ron grins and says, "7.5 on the Richter scale." Kim can only cover her mouth to keep her giggles from becoming a full blown laugh. Looking all around the area, he puts the massive vehicle into gear and pulls out of the driveway.
As he drives, Kim looks around at the interior of the station wagon configuration of the vehicle.
She then returns her attention to the front and Ron says, "It's certainly roomy. At least Norman'll be satisfied that we had gotten ourselves a bigger vehicle. I can only hope we still have a bun in the oven, KP."
"Me too, Ron. Me too." At that, the couple swap memories of their adventures together, electing only to stop for restroom breaks, fuel stops and driver changes.
After two hours on the road, Kim nods off, lulled to sleep by the sound of the Hummer's tires along the highway.
As Ron drives, he thinks about what Juntao had said about the Sho-Da-Kah, along with Motor Ed. He clenches his fist at the thought of Kim losing the fetus so early into her pregnancy.
All his thoughts have him approaching the boiling point. Suddenly, he hears one of the triplets stirring.
Checking the mirror, he sees it's Julie opening her eyes. She then asks, "You okay, Daddy?"
"I'm okay, Julie. It's just that I've got so many thoughts in my head. Given what I've heard from other people, what I've seen in the past and your Mommy."
"What about Mommy, Daddy?"
Ron sighs and replies, "Mommy's scared that something is wrong with her. When we get home, we'll find out if there is."
"Is it something bad, Daddy?"
"For your Mommy, it'd be a nightmare." He then thinks, 'Losing a child would be a nightmare for anyone.'
Curious, Julie looks around and asks, "Where's the other car at, Daddy?"
"A very bad and crazy man rammed into it with his car. It was badly hurt, so we have a new car now."
Julie finally asks the biggest question she had ever asked before. "Where were you during the wild ride, Daddy?"
Smiling, he replies, "Taking care of business, just like the old days, Julie. Just like the old days. Guess you could say I was helping Street Hawk."
"Do you know who Street Hawk is, Daddy? I'd like to meet him."
Amazed at their daughter's capability to form sentences at her age, Ron replies, without blowing his cover, "I'm sorry, Julie. Nobody knows who Street Hawk actually is or where he works out of. All we know is that he goes wherever there's trouble. Just like Mommy and Daddy did."
Julie, her eyes wide, asks, "You were heroes, Daddy?"
Ron nods and replies, "That we were, little one. That we were. That is until my knee was destroyed. I got a new one put in several months ago, so I can bend my leg like I'm supposed to. But, I can't do any more hero work if I even tried."
"What was your name when you and Mommy were heroes?"
Smiling, Ron proudly replies, "Team Possible. Of course, I was the unknown portion of the team most of the time. People constantly forgot my name, my pants would fly off with a grappling hook and I would be in danger quite a bit."
Giggling at the images, Julie asks, "How did you and Mommy get together?"
Laughing gently, Ron tells her the story of their lives. Starting from Pre-K, all the way up until the night of his injury, the one that 'ended' his career as a hero. Looking in the mirror again, he could swear that he could see a blue glow coming from her.
'That's the glow from the Mystical Monkey Power. If she has it, does it mean the boys do as well? It can actually be inherited by offspring? That would explain everything. Their rapid development, their communication skills and their curiosity level.'
Checking again, he sees the glow had died down and Julie had gone back to sleep. Sighing in relief, he continues driving the Hummer.
When they get into the area of Medway, Ohio, he checks the fuel and whistles at the economy of the vehicle. Evidently, the Police mechanics had modified the engine to be slightly more fuel efficient. He pulls into the nearest service station in Fairborn and refuels the vehicle.
As it receives the fuel, Ron checks his watch and his eyes bug out. He had been driving for five hours, straight.
'Gas guzzler no more, it seems. Now it sips the fuel, very much like tea drinkers.' Once it's finished fueling, Ron pays for the fuel and gets some snackage for the road, feeling hungry and sure that Kim would want to eat as well.
To his surprise, Kim's in the driver's seat, a wicked smile on her face. Grinning, he nods and gets into the passenger seat.
Once he's belted in, Kim starts the engine and nods in agreement with what Ron said back in Detroit. Without any further words, the family resumes it's drive back to Colorado.
Day soon becomes night and Ron is fast asleep. Kim looks at her sleeping husband and giggles, seeing him sprawled out again. She checks the fuel level and notices it's time to refuel.
She checks the location and finds that they're in St. Louis, Missouri. Impressed with the engine and it's fuel economy, she pulls in and goes to the self-serve diesel pumps.
As she refuels, Kim can only sigh in sadness over the loss of the Expedition. That vehicle had been James' wedding present to the both of them. Both from him and Robocop. And the Consul had the nerve to total it.
Right then and there, she's glad James blew the jerk's brains out with a round from his gun. According to Ron, Jessica had done the same thing in China inside the Prison, as did he in Wang's house.
Once finished refueling, Kim pays for the fuel, returns to the driver's seat and resumes the drive. Wanting to hear some news, she turns the radio on. What she hears surprises her.
"Yesterday afternoon, members of the Splatter-Punks and the criminal organization Sho-Da-Kah were killed in an intense battle against citizens of Detroit's Cadillac Heights neighborhood, the Detroit Police Department and 'Team Hawk'. Also killed was the Consul for the People's Republic of China. He had been involved in an attempt to abduct former teen heroine Kim Possible-Stoppable. The Cultural Attache, Ching Juntao, has agreed to turn witness for the Prosecution in exchange for Immunity from Prosecution and Witness Protection. However, some people were not pleased at this revelation."
'Letting scumbags like Juntao have Immunity from Prosecution should not be allowed! Not if they were behind the damn plot! In a way, it's sickening. I know my cousin wouldn't approve at all. I don't know how that is, I just do. Sousuke had a strong sense of right and wrong. Now, get out of my face!'
"That was a statement from Luke Sagara, one of the Defenders of Cadillac Heights. From what this Reporter has learned, the cousin was Sousuke Sagara, an eight-year old boy. He's presumed dead, alongside his parents. The family was killed while doing humanitarian work in Afghanistan. However, there have been reports of strange goings on in the world of late. Could it be a vengeful Sagara or something else altogether?The Chinese Government has even issued a statement, condemning Ching Juntao and the Consul for their actions. Wait, I just got an update. Ching Juntao has been found dead in a ditch upon release from Police custody. He was set to report to the U.S. Marshals later this week. Juntao died from two bullet wounds in the back of his head. Police have no suspects at this time. However, it's possible that the Sho-Da-Kah was responsible. With that, this is Jake Brognola. Thank you for listening to the News."
Kim shudders as she turns off the radio. Looking in the mirror, she sees the triplets asleep still. She then looks over at Ron and sees him start to stir. Smiling softly as he opens his eyes, she winks at him and blushes. Returning the wink, Ron grins and blows her a kiss.
Kim then asks, "Do you think you can drive the rest of the way, Ron? I'm starting to feel run down again."
"Sure thing, KP." Kim pulls to the side of the road and stops. She then smiles as Ron exits the passenger door and the couple change places. Little do they realize that once they get settled back into their everyday lives, a new sitch will pop up.
Ron resumes driving and drives the rest of the way. When they reach Middleton, they are at ΒΌ of a tank of fuel. Ron pulls in and refuels the Hummer. As he does so, he reflects on the remainder if the trip.
Upon arrival in Kansas, he found the vehicle swamped with autograph hounds, clearly expecting a movie star to step out of the Hummer just to buy fuel.
He snickered as they had walked away in disappointment, only to swarm the vehicle again when Kim stirred and got out to stretch her legs.
His snickering then turned to guffaws as Kim turned down invitations for dates with the men in the group. When they asked why, she pointed her thumb at Ron and then the triplets, telling them that she has a family now.
Swearing right then, the men had to be arrested as they were causing a riot scene. Ron had offered to pay for the fuel, but the manager told him that the fuel was on the house.
Shrugging in acceptance, he and Kim got back into the Hummer and resumed driving. Inside the store, the manager put the amount into his drawer out of his own pocket, a massive smile on his face.
As the Hummer disappeared from his sight, he saw them wave good-bye and returned the wave.
Ron snaps back to the present and nods at the pump. He then goes inside and pays for the fuel. Once he's done, he drives the Hummer right to the Hospital so Kim can get checked out by Dr. Cotner.
By a stroke of luck, Dr. Cotner happens to be in. His jaw drops when he sees the Hummer and Kim stepping out of it with Ron's help.
He then hears the words he never expected to hear from Kim's mouth.
"I need to be checked, please. I'm worried I may have had a miscarriage."
"Of course, Kimberly and Ronald. Come, we'll talk as we go to the exam room." As they head there, Kim briefs him as to the incident with the Consul and the new vehicle.
When she gets done, Dr. Cotner asks, "Where did the impact happen?"
Kim replies, "Right rear area of the Expedition. I was driving, getting James, his daughter, the triplets and Mama Lipsky clear of the battle zone. When we were hit, I felt so scared. One of the Doctors in Detroit at the Station gave me a quick look-over and he said it didn't look like I lost the baby."
"Okay, Kim. Let's start the exam. Ron, she'll need you in here for emotional support. We're gonna use a Sonagram. It's like an Ultrasound, only instead of a picture, it uses sound as an indicator. Okay?"
They both nod and Dr. Cotner proceeds, with Ron holding Kim's hand. Putting warm gel on her belly, Dr. Cotner puts the sensor onto her stomach and heads it toward her womb.
Shortly, they bothstart crying. Crying with joy, for they are hearing the fast heartbeat of the fetus. Or rather, multiple fetuses.
Dr. Cotner softly chuckles and says, "Kim, you're going to be very pregnant. How many kids you'll have this time, I'm not sure. We just got this equipment in, so we at least know it works. This equipment is state-of-the-art, so we can detect multiple or singular heartbeats inside a womb even before you're at four months."
"But, the impact. I was so worried. As was Ron."
"Something like that to cause a miscarriage, you'd have to be sitting in the same general area as the point of impact. Since you were in the driver's seat, it kept you safe and reduced the shockwave throughout the vehicle's body. Having seen your previous vehicle, you had a very good chance of retaining the fetuses and keeping your current children safe. Ford makes very good vehicles."
Her eyes brimming with tears, Kim thanks Dr. Cotner profusely as does Ron. He then allows them to be alone so Ron can clean the gel from her belly, declining charging them for the emergency call.
The only payment he'd accept for this call was the birth of the children. He'd charge them then.
In New York, a young man and lady are having dinner together when he stiffens suddenly.
She notices this and asks, "You all right?"
"Affirmative. Just had a weird feeling. It's not a problem."
"What kind of feeling, sweetie?"
"Like I have family somewhere. But, all the family that I know of is dead, Kaname. Most perplexing, to be certain."
Kaname smiles and says, "Don't worry, Sousuke. If you like, we can check your family's names within the records of missionary groups. We can then find out if you have family or not."
She then leans closer to him and adds, "You've helped me through so much in my life. My Father included. This is my way of returning the favor, my charming and handsome protector and boyfriend."
At Sousuke's sweating and blush, she laughs and smothers him with kisses. She then looks into his steel-gray eyes with her chocolate-brown and softly whispers, "I'm ready. Are you?" Sousuke nods and the two lovebirds go into her room, spending the night with each other.
In China, deep within the Sho-Da-Kah's compound, a man and woman are watching the news when the man sees a familiar face, smiles and says, "Hello, Kashim."
He then sees the left cheek of the face and, exasperated from surprise, adds, "That's not Kashim. But, it looks so much like him."
The woman nods and says, "That's the same kind of face that removed the girl from the lab in Khanka, though. Do you suppose they're related somehow?" They then see the name of the face, causing the man to chuckle.
"Turn up the volume and let's see what Luke Sagara has to say." The woman nods and does so.
After a while, the man laughs richly and says, "Kashim has a cousin still alive and doesn't even know it. Just like the cousin doesn't know that Kashim is still alive. Those two have got to be 'reunited', Dr. Wouldn't you agree?"
The woman Doctor nods as she and the man begin plotting the 'reunion' for the cousins that they had just learned about. She is then surprised when the man makes another decision.
"Send a Savage to the States. Preferably Middleton, Colorado. We need more funding. Having Juntao killed was very expensive, but very well worth it. He only took that deal to keep out of Prison."
"Yes, he has proven himself to be more trouble than he was worth. And to think he tried to have a Detroit Police Officer killed. With the Consul in on it, no less. At least the Officer's husband had the foresight to be armed for self-defense."
"I know. At times, I wonder if I made the right choice in starting this organization. At first, we were supposed to be mercenaries for the highest bidder. But, back then, the first ones were thieves. They're still thieves to this day." The woman softly nods and pats the man's hand as they ponder their next move.
Author's Note: That's it for this story. Should you wish to know more about these new twists, please tune in to my story, 'Journey to Insanity and Romance'. I hope you enjoy it. Worry not, for 'Team Hawk' will return. Here's a sneak peek from the story, 'Kim Possible and Street Hawk: Full Metal Mayhem!'.
With War Bird and Sand Hawk covering them, Sousuke and Street Hawk ride double on the cycle, firing their weapons at Gauron's goons as they infiltrate his compound. Once inside the house, they hear his greeting.
"Hello, Kashim. I see you brought a new playmate. Street Hawk, I believe. It's wonderful to meet you, Mr. Hawk, really great."
"Where's my cousin, you shithead?"
"Now now, Kashim. All in good time. But, for now, tell me where and how your precious Kaname is and doing."
"Why should Sousuke tell you a thing, you jackass? Our main concern is shutting down your organization, the Sho-Da-Kah, and getting Luke away from your crazy ass."
Gauron's pleased chuckling disturbs both of them as he replies, "I figured Mithril and 'Team Hawk' would join forces sooner or later, Street Hawk. I just didn't figure on your language towards me. Remember Venom, Kashim?"
"How could I forget? I thought you finally died when I launched your ass off of the de Danaan. I even told Kaname once that you're harder to kill than a ninja cockroach. I guess the description about you is proving apt after all." Gauron laughs once again, this time truly amused.
"Kashim, that is the most flattering thing you ever said. I can safely say the same about you. Now, for your cousin, Luke. Did you know your Uncle was a 'Star Wars' buff? That was news to me, too. I like those movies as well, Kashim!" He laughs again, getting on both men's nerves.
Street Hawk, thoroughly annoyed with the laughter, finally yells, "His name's not Kashim anymore, you demented ding-dong! It's Sousuke Sagara, Sergeant of Mithril! Now, where is Luke, you damned loony?"
"I'll show you who's loony and damned, Street Hawk! Get them!"
Sousuke rolls his eyes as he brings up his SPP and asks, "Ready to kick some ass, Street Hawk?"
"That's affirmative." At that, both heroes laugh and charge into action, guns blazing and rockets launching.
Meanwhile, Kaname and Hard Hawk are shooting the Sho-Da-Kah's goons with the buggy's gatling guns when Kurz's voice comes over the line.
"Hey, Angel. Looks like Urzu 7's having the time of his life. Are you?"
"Affirmative, Urzu 6. Now quit jawing and start finding those snipers!"
"You're as bad as Urzu 2, Angel. Have you been taking lessons from her or something?"
"Urzu 6! This is no time for chatting! Angel's correct. Do your job and snipe those snipers! I'm canceling the ECS on my M9 right now."
Melissa's Arm Slave appears before them. The A.S. then brings out it's monomolecular cutter and starts cutting up the Savages. All before their pilots can get to them or power them up. Within five minutes, all Savages within the Sho-Da-Kah's compound had been destroyed.
"Roger that, Urzu 2. Great job on those Savages. I'll tell you something though. War Bird is one heck of a machine. No doubt it could benefit from having ECS as well. Maybe even a Bofors along with a Hellbore."
War Bird chuckles as she replies, "Thank you very much, Urzu 6. Now, shut up and snipe already! Or do I have to do it myself?"
At that, Kurz snipes a target, blowing his brains out through the back of his skull.
"Let's see you top that, War Bird."
"Watch this, Urzu 6. I'm gonna give them vertical with a sadistic twist."
"Bring it on!"
At that, War Bird lifts it's nose into the air and starts flying inverted, heading toward the goons on the roof. The steel blades start chopping off the goons' heads and dissecting them. When the helicopter is righted, War Bird opens fire on an attacking Hind. When it's done, the Hind goes down in flames.
Kurz cheers her on and says, "Now that was sweet, War Bird! How much practice did you do before mastering that technique?"
"Actually, none. I just thought it could do it and decided to go with the urge to do some mayhem."
"You're as bad as Urzu 7, War Bird. But at least you're a lot more fun. I like fun."
Back in Sand Hawk, Hard Hawk asks Kaname, "Is he always like this? Or just on days that he's shutting down an International Crime Syndicate?"
"Pretty much all the time. Of course, he does have his serious moments. Sousuke, however, is all business. Of course, he has a sense of humor. It's a work in progress right now, though. But he's getting there."
"That's good to hear."
"How about you, Hard? Any special guys in your life?"
Hard is about to reply when she sees another target in front of her. She's about to trigger the gatling guns when Kaname stops her.
Curious, Hard stops the buggy and looks at Kaname quizzically. She then sees a rare sight on Kaname's face. A face of revulsion and sadism at once.
"I take it you know her?"
"Oh yeah. We go all the way back to Khanka. That's the crazy-ass quack that tried to exploit me."
"I see. Need any help?"
"Negative. As my boyfriend would say, 'It's not a problem for me'. I'll deal with her and be right back. Sousuke taught me a thing or two about self-defense before we even got here. He taught me just last night."
She then winks and adds, "You may want to eat some popcorn or beef jerky if you got it. I'm sure you'll find this very entertaining."
Without a further word, Kaname gets out of the buggy, a sadistic smile on her face as she walks toward Dr. Svetlana Romanova. Romanova smiles when she sees Kaname walking toward her with a smile on her face. Her smile soon turns to a frown when she sees that the smile is not one of joy, but sheer sadism.
"Come on, you can't be serious, Miss Chidori. The 'Whispered' are considered to only be advanced brains, not superb warriors."
Kaname, still smiling, cracks her knuckles and replies, "Yeah, well. I'm no ordinary advanced brain. I happen to be the girlfriend and mating partner to a Specialist. Remember the boy that rescued me in Khanka? He's my guy and he taught me a thing or two. Care to see?"
At that, Kaname launches her attack on Romanova, ignoring her screams of pain as she breaks the major joints in her body. All the while, Hard Hawk is chewing on beef jerky, wishing she had some popcorn with her.
She is finding this to be truly entertaining. She then swallows in time to see Kaname slam Romanova headfirst down onto the ground, breaking her neck.
"That was for trying to gain my secrets in Khanka, you crazy-ass bitch. Never again will you do such a thing. To anyone, for that matter."
Kaname then walks back to Sand Hawk, gets back in and says, "Let's finish this, Hard. I vote we burn this dump down with Thermite charges."
Hard Hawk nods in agreement as the buggy starts forward, leaving the broken corpse of Dr. Svetlana Romanova in it's tracks.
Well, that's it for the sneak peek. I hope you enjoyed it, seriously. This rocks so hard. I mean, Arm Slaves, guns and power tools rock. Seriously, they do!