Disclaimer: This story is based upon characters created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney. Since this story is set 20plus years later, all the characters under twenty-five years of age are mine.
Anne sat in the bleachers, writing out some calculus equations. Don was on the Gym floor with the rest of the football team. The cheerleading squad was performing a routine to get everybody riled up for the big game against Lowerton.
Anne never really understood the pep mentality, so she used the time to get homework done. She paused only when the crowd got particularly loud or once in a while to look over at Ken Flagg, the quarterback, as he watched the rally and chatted with her brother, Don.
Anne found him distracting to say the least, with his close cropped blonde hair, chiseled face, and firm muscles. He was what many of the girls aspired to catch.
Girls like Cindy Mankey, for example. Cindy was captain of the cheer squad. Her own looks were said to be impressive. She had brown, shoulder-length well-bodied hair, and brown eyes and was more voluptuous than Anne would ever be. She had set her eyes on Ken almost at the same time Anne had. Even as Anne watched, Cindy took a moment between cheers to wave at him. Luckily, he didn't notice.
Anne saw that Ken was still talking with Don. Don laughed at something he said.
Then Anne saw that Audio-Video kid from New Jersey squatting next to the players, recording the cheer routines. Anne then remembered that he wasn't actually from New Jersey. But New Jersey had something to do with him. Then she remembered his name, Trenton.
Cindy walked up to Anne after the rally. "You could at least show some spirit, Annie."
"I participated," Anne shot back.
"While doing homework?"
"It's called multi-tasking." Anne's brow furrowed.
Cindy just adjusted her hair. "You don't participate around here."
"You forget that I'm on the yearbook committee and debate team captain," said Anne.
"Oooooh," Cindy waved the fingers of both her hands spookily, "You taking the chess team captain to the dance?"
Anne raised an eyebrow, "You mean Kate Moss?"
Cindy frowned. She must have also forgotten who the chess captain was.
Anne smiled, "No, she and I decided to just be friends."
The other cheerleaders standing around giggled. Cindy started to fume. "Well, you still don't do any physical activity."
"So," said Anne. "I'm smarter than I am graceful."
"So you can do those missions with your family, but you won't do sports here?"
"You turned me away from cheer squad, remember?"
"Because you don't have any spirit," Cindy said triumphantly.
The warning bell for the next class rang. Anne took her books and walked to her next class. She couldn't believe she had just lost an argument with Cindy Mankey.
After school, Don and Anne sat in on a meeting with their mom, Kim Possible, Director of Global Justice. It was a regular status meeting with Dr. Load, the agency's science and intelligence manager, and Flo Ming, an agent that the twins often accompanied on missions.
Dr. Load was reading off a list, "Duff Killigan was evicted from a new golf course in Egypt on Wednesday. Shego and Motor Ed were last known to be in Brazil just after their escape."
Flo raised a hand for a moment; "She was in Cuba last week."
Everyone looked at Flo.
"How do you know that, Flo?" asked the Director.
Flo chuckled rather nervously. "Um, post card." She held up a picture card for all to see. It read 'Havana' across the bottom of a beach scene.
Don peeked at the other side as Flo held it up.
'Weather's nice. Glad you aren't here. I like my freedom. Shego.'
"May I?" asked mom as she reached over her desk.
Flo handed her the card.
Kim examined the card. "It's her writing." She asked Flo, "Been getting these long?"
"That's the second."
Don remembered hearing that Flo actually had to team with Shego on a mission in Go City a couple months ago. Now Shego sends her postcards?
Mom handed the card back. "Wade, see that Flo has 'write access' to Shego's files. Flo, I'd like updates when possible."
"Yes, Ma'am," Flo smiled.
Anne asked, "Weren't Shego and Motor Ed in jail for only a month?"
Her mother smiled, "Actually, Anne, that's the longest Shego's ever been held."
Dr. Load continued with his list. "Drakken and Bopper are in the Caribbean since the mistrial in Go City."
"His old island?" asked Kim.
"That's the one."
Kim's eyebrows lowered, "Much activity?"
"Nothing that can be observed," said Wade.
"We'll have to get a recon team in there soon." She turned to Flo, "You think I should send the twins?"
Flo looked at Kim as though trying to find something that she wasn't saying aloud, "I could do a simple recon, Ma'am."
"I know you can," said the Director. "I thought you might want the twins to go instead."
Flo stared at the Director's desk a moment, then she looked over at the twins. "I guess their ready."
After the meeting, Don and Anne had a snack in the agency's lounge.
Don said, "I don't know, Anne. I'm getting sick of all the high school politics about picking a date." He leaned back and sighed. "I just want to have fun at the dance, not impress people."
"So just ask a nice girl," said Anne, wishing someone would ask her.
"Whoever I pick would just use it to show how cool and desirable she was to be there with the star player."
"What if she doesn't go to your school?" asked Flo. The twins had not noticed her walking up.
Don looked up at her in surprise, "Ask somebody from a different school?" Don's eyes went blank a moment. "I don't know many like that."
Flo sat down next to him in the booth, "I was thinking you might want to bring someone who isn't in high school anymore."
"A college girl?" gasped Anne. "That would make a real statement!"
"It's not about how it looks, Anne," Don slapped the table lightly. "I just want take a nice friend or not go."
"Anybody like that at school?" asked Flo.
"Actually, no," Don started to sulk.
"I could go," said Flo.
The twins both stared at her.
Flo smiled, "I haven't been to a school dance in a long time." She sipped her coffee, "It might be fun."
"You want to go to the Middleton High School Harvest Dance," Anne said, almost disbelieving.
"With me," Don added.
"Yeah," Flo said slowly. "What do you think of it?"
"It'll be a blast," said Don.
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With this story, I'll be trying for more. More length per chapter, more drama, etc.
I had wanted from the beginning of my series to stick with the original characters, but do them after they had reached my age. I only gave them kids because I knew they would have some.
Now, I think the kids are getting disobedient and trying to take over. Teenagers!