I would like to thank everyone for the reviews… Sorry it's taken me a while to get back to this. Wanted to finish my other one "Songs Better Left Un-Sung" first.

Anyways, On with it… Disclaimer: Don't own the characters…

Everything between slashes /"example"/ is spoken in Japanese. Quite graphic, so don't read if you are squeamish.

Preface: Just so this doesn't totally confuse everyone, I'm starting this with Kim and Ron already in the middle of a fight. You know the drill, Wade beeps 'em, they get a ride, and then the fight ensues…

Connections…

…Kim landed on her backside after Shego had kicked her off of herself. Darakken was ready with the particle cannon, and fired directly at Kim!

Seeing what was happening, Ron had stopped doing the distraction thing (it wasn't going as well as he had hoped), and jumped in front of Kim between her and the particle cannon.

Drakken pressed the FIRE button, and the cannon emitted a tone that started out low, and it quickly rose in pitch. Suddenly the emitter at the end started to glow brightly, and the beam shot forth at the two heroes.

Kim shielded herself with her arm, knowing full well her arm wouldn't stop the beam, but it was a reaction, just the same. Ron stood his ground, and quickly performed a series of arm movements, and then knelt down on one knee, facing the cannon with an emotionless face.

The beam struck… something. About 6 inches in front of Ron, the beam stopped, and was being deflected in all directions by a light blue force-field that wasn't visible until the particle beam had hit it.

Ron felt himself start to weaken from the assault of incredible energy that was about half a foot in front of him. He concentrated on the Monkey Power a little bit, adjusting the frequency, (At least he hoped that's what he was doing), and suddenly it was easier to hold the particle beam at bay. He still felt like he was being drained.

Drakken hit the OFF button, cursing. "This is just no fun since the buffoon has acquired this Mystical Monkey whatcha mahooey stuff."

Looking down at the power readings of the particle cannon, Drakken cursed again. "Shego! I've wasted all the energy on the Buffoon! Now we can't hold Canada for ransom! Let's get out of here!"

Drakken and Shego took off in a nearby flying car, leaving Kim and Ron listening to the self-destruct countdown. Ron was still on one knee, but he was slumped over, holding himself up with one arm, and breathing hard. Kim ran over to the panel, and aborted the countdown with 5 seconds to spare.

"Ron, are you OK?" Kim asked as she walked over to her partner.

"Y…yeah, (gulp), KP. I…I'm fine." He was still breathing hard. "I'm just f… feeling a l… little weak, is all."

"I can believe that after pouring all that power out of yourself to stop that particle beam."

"B… but Kim, I… I've burned that m… much energy b… before, and it didn't d… drain me th… this much!"

Kim placed a hand on Ron's shoulder, and even through her gloves, she could feel how cold he was. She took off a glove, and placed her hand on his forehead.

"Ron! You're burning up! I've got to get you home. You seem pretty sick."

Kim called Wade for a ride, and the two were back at Ron's house in about 2 hours. Kim was tucking Ron into bed, and was throwing a third blanket over him.

"Oh Ronnie… how did you get so sick?" Kim sat down on a chair beside his bed and fell asleep at Ron's side. The next morning she went to stand up, and was so light headed she almost passed out right there. That was when Ron's mom had just started to walk into his room.

"Well, Kim, how's R… KIM!" Mr's Stoppable rushed to Kim's side, and helped her to sit back down. She placed a hand on the teen's head.

"Oh Kim… You've got it now too. I'll call your mother, and get you home."

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Yori was sparring with Hirotaka, and she was breathing harder than normal. She was trying to catch a quick breath when she almost didn't block a hit from her sparring partner. Hirotaka stopped is attack after noticing that Yori was not performing up to her usual standards.

/"Yori? Are you OK?"/

/"I… I'm not s… sure."/ She was starting to breath hard, and sweat was running down her forehead.

Leaning over, and trying to catch her breath, Yori fell over right in front of Hirotaka.

/"Yori! Master Sensei, come quickly! Yori has collapsed!"/

Yori awoke in the schools infirmary, lying on a bed. Both Hirotaka and Sensei were standing at the foot of the bed when she awoke.

/"How do you feel, Yori?"/ Sensei asked, his eyes full of concern for his student, and grand daughter.

/"How do the Americans say… like/ CRAP"

The schools doctor had just walked up behind them, and cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. /"I see our young student is awake. I wish to speak to her alone for a little bit, if I may?"/ Hirotaka and Sensei bowed to the doctor, and left the room, telling Yori that they would be back later in the day.

/"My dear,"/ The doctor started. /"As a precaution, we had to take some of your blood for testing. Yori's eyes immediately glanced down at her belly, and back up to the doctor.

/"Yes, I know you are pregnant. I have not told anyone else, as that is a personal matter for you to discuss with Sensei. With your grandfather."/

/"Thank-you, Doctor."/ Was all she said.

/"Since it seems that you have a serious case of the flu, and your temperature is about 106, I need to take a blood sample from the baby, to make sure it is OK. This will require a fairly large needle. Are you OK with this?"/

/"Y… yes. Let me ground myself first, and then you may do this." The doctor nodded.

Yori clasped her hands in front of her face and steepled the first two fingers. She took two deep breaths, and then lay her hands at her sides.

/"I am ready."/

After the doctor had taken the babies blood sample, he was able to run an analysis right away. He was so grateful that the Yamanouchi School had invested in a fully functional hospital on the school grounds. This also kept the institution hidden from the outside world when they could take care of their own.

The computer beeped, signaling it had completed its analysis and then it then printed out the results. The doctor picked the paper up from the printer, and after only a cursory glance at the results, he immediately got a worried look on his face.

"Oh Crap." He thought in Standard English.

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Ron was sitting in the lotus position at the Yamanouchi grounds. He was concentrating, and had begun to float about 6 inches off the ground. It was then that he heard someone approach, and was able to let himself down easy. He opened his eyes, and saw Kim standing in front of him, and she had a huge smile on her face.

"What's up, KP?"

"Oh, not much, Ronnie." She said in a slightly demure tone. "I have a surprise for you."

"Really, what is it?"

Kim raised her arms above her head, knelt down, and slapped the ground hard with her palms. Ron thought he could feel the ground shake from the hit.

Kim's face was between her arms, pointing down. She suddenly raised her head, and her face and head had become that of a large monkey's head, with fangs bared, and drooling.

With a blood-curdling scream, she lunged at Ron, and grabbed his throat. She stood over him, and bent over to within a few inches of his face. She took her other hand, pulled Rons head to the side, revealing his neck, and plunged her teeth into his flesh!

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH…………….!" Ron awoke, screaming bloody murder at this dream. His mother and father came running into his room, wondering what was going on. Ron was sitting upright in bed, drenched in sweat, and gripping onto what was left of his shredded bed sheet.

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Kim was napping peacefully under a tree in Middleton park, her head on Ron's lap.

"Oh Ron, this feels so good, just the two of us here, no missions, no Wade, no parents. I feel, content."

Ron was absently brushing Kim's hair with his left hand. He looked down at Kim, and said, "Kim, I love you so much, that it hurts. It hurts right here." He touched his chest over his heart.

"I love you so much that I wish to give you my heart, literally." Kim sat up, and was looking at Ron.

Ron then plunged his fingers from his left hand into his chest, and ripped open his rib cage. Blood was flying everywhere, and Kim could hear the bones breaking, and the flesh being ripped. Then she actually saw his heart. She just sat there with her mouth gaping open, and blood spattered on her face.

Ron reached into the hole he had just created, grabbed his heart, and pulled it out, with a sickening SLOORP.

He then held it out to Kim, still beating, blood dripping from the heart, and falling onto her cargo pants.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH……………………….!"

Kim awoke the same as Ron, screaming, and dripping with sweat. Her parents and the Tweebs had come running into her room to see what was going on. The Tweebs had some sort of weapon they had been working on, ready for anything that may be attacking their big sister.

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Yori was walking through a forest, and came to a clearing. It was a beautiful day. The sky was clear, the grass was green, and the slight breeze brought the smell of lilacs to her nose. She smiled blissfully.

After sitting down at the edge of the clearing on a fallen tree, Yori breathed deep, relaxing her body. Off to the left of this clearing was a slight rise. She stood up, and slowly meandered to the top of the small hill, brushing her hands on the tallest blades of grass. What she saw on the other side of the hill was something she did not expect.

To her left were Kim and Ron running, obviously away from something, for they were looking over their shoulder as they ran. Suddenly the ground began to shake. It shook again and again. It almost sounded like, FOOTSTEPS!

Quickly she turned her head to the right, and saw an enormous monkey! It was at least 50 feet tall, and the hair was all black almost obsidian in color. The eyes were blood red, and it looked like they were glowing.

The large monkey grabbed a huge boulder, and tossed it in front of Kim and Ron, causing them to stop, and look for a way around. The Large monkey then was able to catch up to them, and grabbed each of them with a large paw. Kim it's left, and Ron in it's right. It reared its head back, gave a blood-curdling scream, and squeezed with all its might.

Yori could hear Kim and Ron screaming in pain, and for help. Suddenly their screaming stopped, and their heads dropped down. The monkey threw the bodies down on the ground, one on top of the other, obviously dead.

Yori just stood there, watching in horror the entire time. There was nothing she could do. The monkey was just too big.

The monkey then turned towards her, and slowly walked up to the bottom of the hill, and looked up at Yori. Then it spoke.

/"Mother, It is done."/

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH………………………..!" Yori awoke from her dream the same as Kim and Ron, bathed in sweat, and breathing hard. Sensei and Hirotaka rushed to her bedside. Guards from the hospital had also arrived, but they stayed back as Sensei and Hirotaka ran to her to comfort her from the bad dream.

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Aren't fever-induced dreams a bitch? Or were these just dreams?

To be Continued…