Author Note: I forgot to mention before, I do not own Kim Possible, Disney does. But any new characters you see (i.e. Joan) are my creation.

Chapter 2: Freaking, Jelling, and anything else in between

"Okay Kim before I do this can I clarify something?" Wade asked looking through his monitor.

"What?" Kim asked looking into the computer in her locker.

"Am I gonna have to do this for every girl that comes within a three foot radius of Ron?"

"Wade."

"No I'm serious, because I can also get a head start with Monique and that girl who sits behind him in English and then there's the rest of the cheerleading squad." Wade joked.

"Wade!"

"Alright, fine." Wade said slightly threatened just as he did his world renowned hack fest.

Mere seconds later he pulled up a mini screen onto K.P.'s computer that displayed the results.

"Joan Celina Mayril." Wade narrated. "Five feet, seven inches, one hundred seven pounds, natural brunette-tone hair, cyan-blue eyes, gender female, age 17, born and raised in Spring Valley, Arizona, recently transferred to Middleton."

Wade looked at Kim with "I told you look" plastered on his face. Kim looked side to side trying to think up an excuse for her suspicion.

"Oh Kim you were so right! I don't know why I didn't suspect her sooner; she's probably in cahoots with Professor Dementor, no wait she's Draken's spy." Wade ranted sarcastically.

"Okay, okay, fine, I was wrong." Kim apologized with aggravation in her voice.

"Kim, all joking aside, why does this bother you so much?"

"What?"

"Whenever a girl talks to Ron you get all high strung, aggressive and well…"

"Jellin'."

"Well I was trying to avoid that but ya."

"I don't know what you're talking about, I was just being precautious."

"They have therapists for this kind of thing."

"Good-bye Wade." Kim finished slamming her locker door.

Kim clenched her fists as she walked down the hallway. Secretly she knew there was nothing wrong with the new girl but it didn't stop her from trying to find a flaw. However the one thing Kim didn't know was why she got this way when a girl walked into Ron's life.

"Why do I jell?" Kim thought to herself. "Am I jelling? No! No way, I'm just a bit paranoid, I mean come one, I fight evil all the time it's healthy to keep my guard up right?"

Kim continued her inner debate throughout the rest of the afternoon, barely retaining anything else the teacher's lectured on. Eventually 3:00 rolled around and Kim was glad because she was looking forward to meeting Ron in front of the school. Kim strolled and leaned against the wall beside the door smiling expectedly. Two minutes passed and Kim reassured herself saying he was just getting his books. She waited patiently, watching everyone else leave the building. Five minutes more Kim began to get fidgety. Within another five minutes Kim looked at her watch every three seconds. Finally fed up Kim whipped out her kimmunicator.

"Wade?"

"Yeah."

"Is Ron in detention?"

Wade did a quick scan on the tracking device that had been long installed on Ron. "No, he's in the library."

"Ron? Library?" Kim asked confused.

Kim quickly went back into the school and headed straight for the library. Upon arrival she instantly saw Ron and Joan sitting at a near by table talking. On impulse Kim dove behind a nearby book shelf. She slowly peeked around the corner for a clear look at the two.

"What's going on?" Kim asked herself.

Not willing to settle without an answer Kim decided to listen in. Peeking around corner Kim deducted that the two were studying history by the books they had.

"Why's Ron helping her with history, Ron sucks at history." Kim said in her mind.

"Okay, so in World War One, T.E. Lawrence was posted in Istanbul and lead guerilla warfare on the enemy." Joan spoke from the book.

"Gorilla warfare? The guy led an army of monkeys? I don't envy anyone in that war." Ron said nervously.

Joan burst into a fit of giggles. "No not go-ri-lla warfare, geu-ri-lla warfare. It's when you constantly harass your opponent behind enemy lines." Joan explained.

"Oh, okay. Man, if I didn't know any better I'd swear you knew more about this then I do." Ron stated.

Joan got jolt of anxiety quickly shouting. "No! No I don't!" she quickly grabbed a book a held it upside down. "So Napoleon led the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1987 right?"

Ron looked at her a little baffled.

Kim's undetected intrusion went interrupted by a slight tap on the shoulder. Kim quickly spun up and into a martial art pose ready for combat. Monique was standing in front of her and remained unmoved even after her threatening fighter stance.

"What are you doing?" Kim asked slightly flustered.

"Doing homework, what are you doing?" Monique replied.

"I was uh… you know just…"

Monique's stare pierced through Kim like a dagger leaving her with no possible answer. Kim could tell that Monique already knew what she had been doing.

"She's lying." Kim pointed at Joan from behind the book shelf.

"So?"

"So? She's pretending to know nothing about history so Ron can tutor her even though she knows more then he does!"

"Again, so?"

"Well, it's dishonest."

"You weren't always honest with Josh."

"What's that got to do with it?"

Monique rolled her eyes and waked out into view of Ron and Joan.

"What are you doing? They'll see you." Kim shrieked silently.

"We're in a library Kim, not in a villain's lair."

Monique looked at the two and analyzed the blissful expression on Joan's face as she looked at Ron.

"So are you going to tell him, or am I going to have to?" Monique asked blankly.

"Tell who what?"

"Tell Ron that Joan likes him."

"She does not! What makes you say that?"

"Of all people you should know that look." Monique head gestured to Joan's happy stare.

"Okay, fine she likes him but why do we have to tell him?"

Monique gave Kim the "That's a stupid question" look.

"Ron knows jack about girls, he's missed every opportunity thrown his way. He missed out on Tara, Zeta, Yori, and that other girl."

"What other girl?"

"Oh you know, the girl who really likes Ron but won't admit it to anyone."

"I don't know her."

"Sure you do, in fact you know her better then anyone else."

Whether or not Kim got Monique's implication was undefined because Kim changed the subject instantly.

"I don't like it; I'm putting a stop to this." Kim said marching over to their table.

Monique mouthed the word jellin' silently behind Kim's back.

"I am not!" Kim snapped, leaving Monique puzzled to how she knew.

"Ron! What are you doing here? What about our date?" Kim said irritation burning in her words.

Ron looked up surprised, flustered but paused. "Date?"

Kim put her index finger and thumb between her eyes as she tried to regain herself.

"What I meant to say was, we were supposed to go to Beuno Nacho, remember?"

Ron thought for a moment then it quickly came back. "Oh yeah! Oh geez, I'm sorry it's just that Joan and I left history and she wanted my help with today's lesson."

"But you suck at history."

"Doesn't mean I can't try to help someone."

Joan broke into the conversation. "You didn't tell me you already had plans, I'm sorry Kim I didn't mean to intrude."

"No it's okay." Kim responded feeling a stab of guilt.

"I'll go now." Joan squeaked quickly grabbing her books.

"No, really its okay, I was overreacting." Kim apologized.

Ron glanced at his watch. "We can still go right?"

"Yeah." Kim replied relaxed.

"Joan, you want to come?" Ron offered instantly.

The look in Joan's eyes screamed an instant yes but she attempted to give a laid back response.

"Well, I guess I could." Joan paused realizing something. "What's Beuno Nacho?"

Ron blurted out. "You've never been to Beuno Nacho, that's it you're coming like it or not."

Joan smiled happily despite being oblivious to where she was going. As Ron walked out with Joan close behind Kim was left standing alone.

"What's that Ron?" Kim said silently to herself. "Can Joan come with us? Sure, of course I don't mind." A touch of sarcasm swimming in her tone.

As Kim finally walked out of the library to catch up with Ron, Monique had been watching the whole thing.

"Girl's got to wake up or stop stressing."

Eventually the three arrived at the Beuno Nacho, Ron's favorite eating establishment.

"THIS is Beuno Nacho!" Ron exclaimed as he raised his arms to increase the drama.

Joan looked around curiously.

"I hope you still got that appetite because I'm treating you to the greatest meal you've ever eaten."

Ron slide up to he the counter where Ned was leaning over the counter, arm supporting his head lazily.

"Hey Ned, Wassup?"

"Oh, hi Ron, Kim." Ned responded.

"Bad day?" Kim asked.

"I've seen better."

Ned's gaze slowly moved past Kim to see Joan, his energy seemed to leap back into his body as he stood up in an upright position, straightened his clip on and set his hair back.

"Hello, I'm Ned I'll be your server today, how may I help you?"

Joan just stood their nervously not knowing what to do.

"Hey easy, she's with me." Ron responded obscuring Ned's view.

Joan had her coy smile inserted back on her face.

"Whatever, what's your order?"

Kim went first setting down her light order, she didn't seem very hungry. Ron instantly started reciting his standard order, as usually long and elaborate.

"Grande size?" Ned asked rhetorically.

"Ci!" Rufus squeaked from the pocket, he was up and ready for gorging.

Ron paused and tried to place an order that got the best items on it but wouldn't overwhelm Joan. Finally it was all set up and Ron paid up a healthy sum.

Ned spun over to the order drop "smoothly" and said. "Hey guys, let's make that last order a special." Ned came off very cool and generous to impress Joan.

"You mean you want us to hork in it?" A voice from the back called out.

Ned's eyes went big with surprise. Everyone in the establishment went silent.

"He's just kidding! Just a little joke." Ned explained forcing a fake laugh.

Ned quickly ducked into the back with a very infuriated look in his eyes.

"Didn't Bonnie usually get "special" orders?" Kim asked.

"I guess that's why she doesn't eat here anymore." Ron replied.

The orders came out and the three went to Kim and Ron's usual table by the window. Rufus was already waiting at the table with his paws knitting together and his tongue swinging back a forth across his mouth. Kim instinctively sat across from Ron but didn't expect Joan to sit beside him. Ron started shoveling his Nacos into his mouth but paused when he saw Joan eyeing hers suspiciously.

"Don't worry; it was really just a joke." Ron encouraged not knowing honestly himself.

After hearing Ron's approval she slowly picked up her meal and took a small bite as a sample. Her eyes light up and she started to consume in the same fashion as Ron. Kim looked at Joan and mystified, she never thought that she would find a girl with the same eating habits as Ron.

"This is delicious! The guy who made it must be a genius." Joan said between bites.

"Yes, yes he is. He's also stud, a bon diggity dancer…" Kim rolled her eyes as Ron continued his long introduction. "And he's sitting right next to you."

"You created this? You must be a millionaire." Joan said.

Ron's little light of fame got shattered as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Well… not anymore. It's a long story."

"How'd you do it?" Joan asked excitedly.

As Ron and Joan talked Kim had barely looked at her food let alone touched it. Kim's eyes were fixated on who was this girl? What is she up to? Answers weren't provided but instead Kim got a tug at her sleeve by tiny paws.

Kim looked down at Rufus who squeaked "Gonna eat that?"

"No Rufus, go ahead."

Rufus face planted into Kim's nachos while Kim's uncomfortable nag swelled inside her.

Finally standing up she said. "Excuse me… I'm going to…" Kim didn't finish and didn't need to, Ron and Joan didn't even hear her.

Kim walked off exasperated, she needed an excuse to get Ron away from Joan but she didn't have one. The only option that she had given herself in the situation was to leave, feeling stupid Kim was almost at the door when a familiar sound filled her ears.

"BeepBeep" Kim ripped out the kimmunicator before the rest of the trademark sound could finish.

"Please tell me we have a mission!" Kim begged looking into the screen.

Wade got a perplexed look on his face. "Okay, didn't see that coming."

"Err, I mean. What's the sitch Wade?"

Wade ignored the previous statement and gave the info. "Draken and Shego have been spotted moving in on N.A.S.A."

"What for?"

"Let's just say they haven't just been working on giving the public memory cell beds."

"On the way, where's our ride?"

"Middleton park, five minutes."

"Got it." Kim said running back over to Ron.

"Come, Ron. Mission. Now. No Time. Gotta go. Now!" Kim scrambled grabbing Ron.

"What? Who? Where? When?" Ron stammered.

"Mission. Us. Houston. Now." Kim answered sternly still tugging at Ron's arm.

"Oh, okay." Ron responded after a second of processing the choppy information.

Ron moved awkwardly over Joan to stand up.

"Sorry Joan, but we have to go on a mission." Ron explained to Joan who looked a little hurt. "But I'll see you tomorrow, Cool? Come on Rufus." Ron added as he snatched up Rufus who let out a squeak of surprise and dismay because he wasn't finished eating.

Joan nodded understanding and smiled at the thought of seeing Ron again, Ron dropped Rufus into his cargo pants' pocket hearing a muffled grumble of agitation.

"Come on Ron, let's go" Kim ordered almost dragging Ron out the door.

"I said I am coming KP, I can walk on my own you know!"

Within an hour Kim, Ron, and Rufus were in a jet soaring in the sky headed for Houston, Texas.

"Thanks for the ride Captain Richards." Kim said to he pilot.

"No need worry Miss Possible, I mean how could I say no after you saved my family from that raging bull?"

"No big. That's why I always carry animal tranquilizer in my eye liner."

Kim sat back down in the passenger area with Ron across from her. Kim's cheerful attitude towards the pilot wasn't sustained to Ron. The two avoided eye contact and when they locked eyes they instantly looked away. With Rufus sound asleep after his large meal there was no one to initiate conversation. Finally Ron couldn't stand the awkward silence anymore and spoke up.

"K.P. are you mad at me?"

Still trying to avoid direct contact Kim replied. "No, what makes you say that?"

Ron rubbed the back of his neck in reaction to not knowing what to do with his hands.

"Well, you seemed kinda snippy at the library and at Beuno-Nacho and you…"

"I wasn't snippy!" Kim snapped. "I just was angry because you ditched me."

"I said I was sorry, you know I wouldn't do it on purpose. It was an accident."

"Helping a stranger do homework even you can't do seems suspicious."

Ron had a look of confusion and frustration mixed. "I was trying to be friendly, she's new, I was trying to make her feel welcome. Being the new kid is scary and I wanted to make a good first impression, is that so wrong?"

Kim knew where Ron was coming from and she knew that he was one hundred percent right.

"Well, I think…" Kim started.

"Houston, Texas. NASA space center directly below." The captain's voice was overheard on the intercom.

"Come on." Kim said standing up, her parachute already on.

"Kim, could we just." Ron's request went on deaf ears as Kim jumped out the door.

Ron felt guilty even though he had no reason to. Ron quickly zipped up his cargo pocket securely so that Rufus wouldn't fly out before he jumped out the door as Kim did.

"Kim maybe you're right. Maybe I shouldn't have helped her, I should've kept my plans with you." Ron confessed after the two had landed and dispatched their gear.

Kim rolled her eyes walking ahead of Ron. Kim was fully aware of the fact that Ron had no reason to apologize and that the argument was totally in his favor. But that was the way Ron was, he would never let a stupid thing like pride get in the way of a friendship. Kim couldn't say the same thing about herself. She admired Ron's compassion for other's feelings.

Ron was still yammering on about how it was his fault when Kim finally put a finger on his lips to silence him. "Ron, stop. It wasn't your fault."

Ron was about to speak when Kim's kimmunicator went off.

"Go Wade." Kim requested looking into the monitor.

"I did a complete analysis of the center, Drakken and Shego are in the testing lab, I'll map up the building and disable any security that may cause you problems." Wade reported between quick sips of his soda.

"Please and Thank-you" Kim remarked. "But what are they up to?"

"Apparently they are planning on stealing a new revolutionizing telescope; Drakken has already had his team reprogram it to be a weapon of massive destruction, their only still in there because Drakken is waiting for his mega-copter to come and pick it up to bring back to his lair."

"Does he know we're coming?" Ron asked looking over Kim's shoulder.

"Actually, I've piggy-backed the station's camera signal and it seems that Drakken is wrapped up in one of his speeches."

"We're going in!" Kim declared boldly.

Thanks to Wade's expert computer skills, Ron and Kim got through the N.A.S.A. space center like it was a play yard.

"He's right through this door." Kim whispered, looking at the map.

Meanwhile inside Drakken stood on the table strutting back and forth ranting to the scientists who were tied and gagged below him. Shego was tipping her chair slightly against the telescope reading her magazine.

"How did I do it you're asking yourselves? Hmmm. Well after I heard that a new telescope was going to be sent into deep space I knew that this was the perfect opportunity to take over the world, for you see I…" Drakken ranted but was cut short.

"Excuse me, sorry to interrupt you "thrilling" monologue but, who are you talking to? You are repeating what you said ten minutes ago, they obviously know what it's for because they saw the drones rebuild it, and I know more about this lame plot then you do and I still say it won't work because…" Shego patronized strongly.

"Shego! Who's the evil genius? Me. Who comes up with the plans? Me." Drakken said defensively.

"Who fails every time?" Shego added.

"Me." Drakken quickly realized what he said. "GRRRR! It doesn't matter, because this time I will not fail!" He laughed evilly.

"Whatever." Shego snuffed returning to her magazine.

Kim kicked the doors open. "Buckle up Drakken, because you're getting another helping of failure."

"KIM POSSIBLE!" Drakken shouted.

"Oh wow, Kimmie showed up. Surprise, surprise. Didn't see that one coming." Shego said her comment thick with sarcasm.

"Shego attack!"

"Yeah, yeah. I know the drill." Shego pounced out her chair and charged at Kim with her fists blazing green plasma.

Instantly the two female prodigies clashed into combat, Shego swiping at Kim furiously in an attempt to disintegrate her with a single swing. Kim was able to keep her safe distance and lay down some hefty blows to her raging adversary.

A horde of Drakken's lackeys swarmed towards Ron. A little frantic at first Ron looked around looking for a plan to find him. Finally he glanced behind him and saw a stack of chemical barrels held together in place by ropes.

"Wake up Rufus!" Ron ordered yanking out Rufus who was still yawning.

But after seeing the charging men Rufus was wide awake.

"Pac-man maneuver!" Ron shouted throwing Rufus towards the ropes.

Rufus flew straight through them chopping through the ropes like they were tissue paper. The barrels wobbled unsteadily and by the time the goons were close enough to attack Ron they were suddenly aware of the situation.

Rufus landed on his feet and said. "Timber!"

The barrels collapsed on the thirteen some goons burying them like rag dolls.

"OOOOH! Hope you know a good doctor!" Ron shouted out.

Unfortunately Ron's moment of supremacy ended as one last barrel fell down and landed on Ron enveloping him in darkness.

"What the? Oh come on! Why does this always happen…" Ron continued complaining as he attempted to remove the tight barrel from his shoulders. Rufus was trying to catch up to him to help.

While Kim and Shego were duking it out Drakken had made it up to the control panel of his new toy and was wildly hacking away at the controls. Suddenly the base of the machine started to hum loudly and a fierce white light flashed from behind the window.

"Houston, we have a problem!" Shego barked at Kim as she pulled a round house kick towards Kim.

Kim back flipped and aerial kicked Shego to the face sending her flying back. "Ya, your fighting skills are pathetic!"

Shego roared as she bounded back at Kim. As the fight continued Kim's thoughts weren't focused on the present situation. She kept reminiscing about Joan. The more she thought about her the more the questions came back. Who was she? Why did she bother her so much? The more Kim recalled these questions the less able she became in the battle. Kim started to hit nothing but air and was being trounced by Shego.

"Starting to get sloppy Kimmie!" Shego mocked.

"I don't know what you're talking about!" Kim growled as she lunged Shego.

Shego was more then prepare for this attack, she spun around Kim catching her right arm and held it against her back.

Shego moved right up to Kim so that her lips were right in her ear. "What a shame, just when I thought you were becoming a threat."

Shego reversed her movement and spun her leg in a full circle bringing her ankle down hard on the back of Kim's neck. The pain coursed through her body as she lay on the ground, the sting was slowly building tears but Kim fought them she would not reveal and form of pain, especially to Shego.

"What's the matter Kimmie? Something on your mind?" Shego mocked as she circled around.

"Failing in school? Didn't get your in-fashion bag? Someone steal your boyfriend?"

The last statement cemented Kim to the ground she hade no idea why but it did, she couldn't move. An invisible giant had pinned Kim to the concrete floor and she was immobile.

"Why can't I move?" Kim screamed in her mind.

But all she could think about was Joan and how every time she saw her she was with Ron, staring at him. What was going on?

"Oh! Poor baby! Did I strike a cord?" Shego asked with false sympathy.

Shego rested her right foot on Kim's back slowly increasing the pressure she set on it. Kim slowly groaned as the throbbing in her spine escalated.

"Shego! It's time." Drakken shouted from the catwalk.

Shego hoisted Kim up by her hair and threw her violently against the wall. The thud echoed through the room as Kim smashed into the wall. Slouching in pain Kim had no time to think or react as Shego pinned her to the wall with an enormous shipping crate. From the waist down Kim was motionless, struggling to push the enclosure away she was unable to budge it. Drakken was cackling manically as he aimed the front of the telescope directly at Kim.

Just before moving to the side Shego whispered arrogantly. "I'll enjoy watching your molecules disintegrate. And don't worry about your precious little side kick, you'll be seeing him soon enough, you know after I'm done torturing him."

Kim swung her fists forward but hit nothing but empty space, Shego was just out of reach.

"Temper, temper." Shego mocked moving out of the way.

Ron's attempts to remove the barrel were finally a success as he pulled it off breathing in clean air.

"Oh man!"

Rufus started jabbering mindlessly trying to get Ron to see the situation at hand.

"Rufus what's the…WHAOH!" Ron yelled see the laser pointing at Kim.

Ron had to do something, he looked around hysterically for a plan, and idea, light bulb, anything! Finally he saw a construction crane to his left, it was obviously used to build the telescope and it was Ron's only option. Ron Ran for the control panel and saw how complicated the controls were.

"I was never good at shop class."

"Farewell Kim Possible, it seems that today and forever more I am the victor!" Drakken laughed evilly pushing a button.

"Please work, please work, please work." Ron said quietly over and over again as he pushed a button and yanked down on the lever.

The hook of the crane suddenly unclasped from the hold and flew across the room and came in hard contact with the side of the telescope.

"What?" Drakken shouted as the lens flew uncontrollably and blasted at Shego.

"K.P.!" Ron called out as he pulled the lever downward.

The crane swung the hook down and fast knocking the crate out of Kim's imprisonment and directly into Shego who just regained her vision.

"Boo-yah!" Ron announced as he ran back to Kim who had moved away from the wall.

"Check me KP I…"

"Duck!" Kim dove on top of Ron saving him from the laser's path.

The two watched as the laser swerved away from them and continued to blast across the room.

"Gotta put a stop to that."

Unexpectedly the two heroes heard a noise coming from back at the crate, it twitched slightly until it abruptly exploded in an inferno of green fire. Shego stood hunched, breathing deeply with fury burning in her eyes.

"What, how did you survive that?" Ron asked stupefied.

"You're not living long enough to find out!" she screamed charging at Ron with vision to kill.

Kim intervened by clashing with the fiery challenger.

"Shut off the telescope!" Kim instructed blocking Shego's lethal blows.

Ron nodded and ran towards the base of the telescope wondering how Shego could survive a direct blast from such a deadly looking weapon, I mean it was blowing open holes all across the room!

As Ron sprinted for the catwalk he saw the scientists, still tied and gagged. Ron ran up and untied and de-gagged one of them.

"Don't have time for details, what is this thing?" Ron asked looking back at Kim, who was once again having trouble standing her ground.

"I'm not sure what it is but I know what it was. It was a revolutionary project designed to reach sights even further into space. We were going to launch it into space where it would settle in a nebula."

"And?"

"Well what made it so amazing was that it wouldn't need supplied energy like all the others, it would gather and transfer natural meteor plasma into a usable power source."

Ron stopped for a second. "Meteor plasma?" Ron slapped his head. "Duh! Meteor!"

"Excuse me but, who are you, who are they, and how did you get into N.A.S.A. without setting off security?"

"Doesn't matter, just untie them and get out."

Ron raced up the stair way to the catwalk where Drakken was struggling to regain control of his weapon.

"Keep him busy, buddy." Ron requested as he ran up to Drakken. "Hey Drakken!"

Drakken turned to Ron in reply to hearing his name and upon vision of his target Rufus dived at Drakken and landed square on his face, biting and pulling his hair.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! Rodent on my face! OW! OW! It feels so disgusting! GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF! GET IT OFFFFFFFFF!" Drakken squealed like a little girl running down the catwalk.

As he walked up to the controls Ron moaned. "Oh great! More complicated controls!"

But upon closer examination it turned out that the workers didn't just reprogram the telescopes function, they redesigned the controls so with Drakken's simple intelligence could operate it. Ron instantly pushed the button clearly labeled "Laser off", resulting in the violent beam being disabled. His job not finished Ron pressed another button marked "Open fuel hatch". The base of the telescope opened up a doorway to load in the appropriate fuel supply.

"KP!" Ron shouted downward.

Kim looked up and saw what Ron was implying; Shego's ravaging temper prevented her from even contemplating what was happening around her. Kim made he way closer to the open door and as Shego took another swipe she aerial flip over her so that Kim was facing the target.

"AAAAHHH!" Shego screamed.

Kim instantly brought her hands down on both sides of Shego's neck thwacking both sides harshly. Shego stumbled back momentarily extinguishing her hands to rub her wounds. The girl wonder then grasped the base of Shego's wrists and flipped over her and threw her into the chamber, Ron tapped the "fuel gather" button.

As they had seen before the telescope hummed loudly and the white light returned for a few moments. Then everything stopped. There was no movement, no sound (except from Drakken's screams of pain in the background). Kim slowly approached the hatch until abruptly the door catapulted forward forcing Kim to roll for cover.

Shego stumbled out, her jumpsuit in tatters gasping for air. Her eyes locked onto Kim and she sneered as she tried to ignite her hands as she staggered towards Kim. Nothing happened. Attempting again and again Shego grew more and more exhausted as she moved closer; Kim readied herself for combat until just a meter away Shego collapsed in exhaustion.

Ron stood proudly as he slowly turned the laser towards one of the many holes it had made early where Drakken was quietly trying to make his escape.

"Freeze Drakken, cause I'm packin'!" Ron said in a very confident voice.

"How is this possible, I was outsmarted by a moron!" Drakken whined as he was loaded into the prison van.

"A moron outsmarting a moron, somehow it does seem so improbable." Shego said under her breathe.

"If this is about the glowy hand thing, it will come back in a week." Drakken replied.

"A WEEK? You're not gonna live long enough to see a week you blue faced…" Shego was silenced by the doors closing.

Ron and Kim stood beside each other waiting for their ride to come.

"So how'd you know?" Kim asked curiously.

"Know what?"

"What it did and with you know, Shego."

Ron shrugged. "The scientist said the thing was designed to use meteor energy, so I thought that it may work."

"Well, I'm surprised. I can't remember the last time you were this much help." Kim covered her mouth after realizing what she said.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean it like that!"

"No, you're right. But today I felt… different, like a whole, new Ron."

Kim smiled but felt the nagging questions returning.

"Can I ask you something K.P.?"

"Of course."

"Why did you have a hard time fighting Shego? I mean, most of the time you dance circles around her but today."

Kim looked side to side nervously. "Oh no reason, she must've been practicing or used some new moves."

Ron looked a little uneasy as a helicopter slowly descended towards them.

"Come on Ron, let's go home." Kim said as she opened the hatch door letting Ron climb in first.