The last day of school was yesterday and Kim had given up on trying to talk with Ron about a week ago. He was never at home and when she saw him at school he was pleasant but it wasn't the same. He'd have these wild plans that never seemed to work or clown around and get her attention that way. Now he was so distant. He was always around and now he was gone.
Kim's parents even noticed that Ron hadn't been around. They'd see him out and he'd wave to them but no one had actually talked to Ron since before Kim had called a halt to the relationship. Kim sighed, "If only there was a mission so I could text him with the "KIM911" message, I know he'd call then." She thought sadly to herself.
The familiar ring of the Kimmunicator sounded, Kim snatched the device and activated it, "What's the sitch Wade?" she said hoping for a good mission.
Wade appeared on the other end, "Kim, Drakken and Shego are out of jail and have moved into one of their old lairs in New Mexico." He told her excitedly.
Kim shook her head, "How'd those two get out so soon?" she asked in a disbelieving tone.
Wade had the answers, he always had the answers, "They made bail." He told her.
Kim shook her head, "What kind of whack Judge would set bail and let those two freaks loose?" She asked in utter amazement.
Kim's mind was running, "Wade, set us up a ride, I'll call Ron." She said excited for a chance for a new mission.
Wade nodded, "Ride will be there in an hour." The Kimmunicator went dark.
Kim pulled out her cell phone, she text messaged Ron, "Finally, he'll call and we can spend some quality time with him." She thought to herself.
She sat the phone on the makeup table and waited. The phone rang, she grabbed it on the first ring, "Ron, Drakken and Shego are out and in New Mexico." She said urgently.
There was a long silence from the other end, "Hey KP…Ummmmmmm…I'm not going on missions any more." Ron said slowly.
Kim wasn't expecting this, "Ron, we're a team…you know…save the world and all that." She was struggling for words.
There was more silence, "KP…You were always the team, I mean…let's face it, I'm not real good at that stuff and I always got us captured or the bad guys got away because you were too busy saving me….I'm done." He told her sadly.
Kim's lower lip quivered, her face was getting hot, "Ron, it's not like that…you know…we're a team." She told him struggling for words.
"Look Kim, I'm working two jobs now, I just want to go on and live my life. Saving the world was always your thing and you're great at it. I really like what I'm doing and…I don't want to lose my jobs." Ron told her.
Kim's mind was reeling, "He has two jobs, why didn't I know about this, what has he been doing for the last month, why didn't Wade tell me?"
The questions kept coming and she had no answers., "Monique talked ofdrifting, how…what do I do now?"
She heard Ron speaking but was too flustered to make it out, "I gotta go, KP, good luck and all…you were right." The phone went silent and Ron was gone.
Kim sat alone in on her bed, staring out the window towards Ron's house. She had never really been without Ron, Ron was always there, Ron never told her no or refused any request. His needs were minor and always took a back seat to hers, and now he was gone.
Kim's mind was a void; she was trying to absorb it all, "where did it all go so terribly wrong? Would it have killed me to have gone out with him once? What am I right about? He keeps telling me I was right. I feel like someone's cut off my right arm, focus, have a mission, head in the game, get ready, ride coming. No time to worry about Ron, have to move."
She began the process of preparing for her mission. She pulled her red hair into her battle pony tail; her gear was already packed in her duffle bag. She moved out to the front of the house to wait for the ride, the sun was starting to set, "Should be a routine night mission she thought, in and out…No big." She thought to herself.
Ron was in the restroom at Smarty Mart, he said what needed to be said. He felt better; he knew that this time was going to come to go his separate way. "I'm out of the saving the world business.' he thought to himself.
He took a deep breath, he felt better. He paused for a brief second, "Hope Kim will be alright?" he thought to himself out of habit. He looked at his right hand, it was getting better not quite healed yet, but close, the cast comes off soon. Ron went back to work, he was more somber than usual and that caught his buddy's attention.
Super Dave came to Ron and popped him on the arm, "What's going on Ron Man, you look like someone ran over Rufus with the fork lift?" he told his friend.
Ron jumped, "Rufus" he patted the pocket and the naked mole rat popped out, "Hello" he said before hiding back in the pocket.
Ron let out a breath, "Thought I forgot him in the restroom a few minuets ago." He told Super Dave.
Super Dave nodded, "We're going to knock off for lunch in about five minuets. Ask Mr. Dotson if you can go to lunch too." He advised his friend.
Ron nodded that he would, now that School was out Ron could work six hours so now he could take lunch breaks. Ron got the "OK" from Mr. Dotson and headed to the break room.
Once in the break room, Ron looked around the room, Super Dave was there at a table, Kong was flipping through some sports magazine in the corner, Angry Bob was writing his latest manifesto against "The Man" at another table, and Evil Ray was in another corner on a cell phone trying to find him a date for later.
Ron got him a cup of coffee and some peanut butter crackers out of the vending machine. Ron had acquired the taste for coffee since he started working at Smarty Mart; it was the only thing apart from water that they got for free.
Once Ron had taken a seat across from Super Dave he began to tell his story from beginning to end. Once he finished the entire story he realized that all the guys were at the table listening.
Super Dave stared at him in disbelief, "You mean you guys were doing all that while I was still here in town going to high school?"
Ron nodded.
Super Dave shook his head, "and the little red headed girl that you used to do everything with leads you on and dumps you without even giving you a real date?" Ron nodded again.
"That is harsh." Super Dave sat in his chair trying to comprehend it all.
Angry Bob stood up, Ron had been around Smarty Mart long enough to know that when Angry Bob stands up before the end of break, that the room was in for a rousing "Death to The Man" speech. Ron thought to himself, "This should be good."
Angry Bob paced back and forth, "You did the right thing Ron Man, you were on the path of evil, protecting "The Man", you figured it out, you walked away, you told…What's her name again?" Bob asked.
Ron looked at him, "uh…Kim"
Angry Bob started again, "You tell this Kim chick that you ain't gonna be no tool, I ain't gonna fight for the status quo, I ain't gonna work on Kim's farm no more, I'm Ron Man, I'm my own person, I'm off the plantation, a wild card, a free agent, DEATH TO THE MAN." Bob screamed pumping his fist in the air.
The rest of the room in well practiced disinterested fashion raised their right fist in the air and said "Death to The Man", Bob had made so many speeches that most of the guys never even looked up from what they were doing.
Bob spun around and pointed at Ron, "Ron Man is nobody's fool, he starts to ask questions, wants his fair share, wants to be treated as an equal. He asks himself why are we always fighting these supposed bad guys? What am I getting out of it? Is the world any better? So evil Kim, warrior of the status quo finds him unworthy, It is SHE, who is unworthy of Ron Man because she is nothing more than a pawn for "The Man", Ron Man had his fill and he moves on, but that's not good enough for her, the evil control freak keeps trying to drag Ron Man into an immoral war against super villains that probably couldn't screw things up any worse than they are now. Ron Man knows the true score, I say we rebuild him and send him out as a powerful force against "The Man." Bob finished up and took a drink of his coffee.
Ron nodded, "He'd make a good super villain." He thought to himself.
Super Dave took Angry Bob's pause in the action to interrupt, "You know Angry Bob may have hit on something."
Bob looked up, "I did...Oh yea, of course I did.' Angry Bob said looking around the room.
Super Dave nodded, "Yep, we rebuild Ron Man into a pimp daddy that no woman can refuse."
The room went silent. Ron squirmed he wasn't sure if he liked all the attention. Kong stood up from his corner and walked over to Ron, grabbed his head and moved it around. Kong nodded, "We can make him a pimp daddy." He said confidently.
Super Dave nodded, "We have the tools, we have the talent." He was getting worked up.
"The next time the red headed girl from down the street sees Ron Man she'll be kicking herself for what she threw away." Ron was starting to warm to the idea.
Super Dave pointed at Ron, "When you off next?" Ron told him his next day off was on Monday.
Super Dave nodded, "I'm off Monday, Kong?" he asked his large friend.
Kong nodded that he was off.
Angry Bob and Evil Ray both had to work. Dave nodded, "Then it's settled, Ron Man on Monday we'll hook up together and start transforming you into a pimp daddy."
Ron was smiling, he knew he couldn't get back Kim but at least he might salvage a girlfriend out this whole thing.
Kim sat in the back of the SUV; she hadn't talked much to the driver, not even the usual "Thanks for the ride banter." that normally takes place. She thought to herself sadly, "I'd say "Thank you Mr. Phelps for the Ride." And then he would say "No Problem Kim, least I can do after you saved my whole heard of cows from that disease." And I'd reply, "It was only mad cow disease, no big."
And then Ron would chime in, "I was there too you know."
And Mr. Phelps would say that he didn't remember Ron or something to that affect. "Ron was always there, Oh Ron where are you?"
Mr. Phelps was telling Kim they had reached their destination, she thanked him for the ride and deployed for the mission.
The lair was in the side of an exposed cliff face, there was a front entrance on a gravel road that wound around the large rock mountain and then a service or maintenance hatch located about 400 foot from the bottom of the cliff. That was the objective. Kim began scaling the cliff face; she had on her night vision glasses and was wearing a mountaineer helmet along with her usual mission garb. She reached the entrance found the lever and opened the hatch.
There was no noise or movement from inside that she could detect so she entered the lair.
Once inside she was in the dark, she ditched her climbing equipment but left on the night vision glasses. She edged along the wall moving very slowly and methodically working her way inside the lair. So far there was no activity, no movement. She crept into a large empty room, "No doubt where the next big take over the world plan would take place." Kim thought to herself.
She could see doorways; she could see door ways leading down a long hallway. Some of the doors were open and some were closed. She looked inside the open doors, nothing in that one, she moved further down the hall, looked in another room, it appeared to be a bedroom, it was a mess, "Shego's bedroom" Kim guessed.
Kim fought the urge to snoop, "although if she had a diary it could be interesting." She smiled to herself on that thought.
The lights went on and Kim's night vision glasses had overloaded and turned white leaving her blind. The blindness was only temporary as she threw the glasses off and started dodging blows from Shego.
Kim did a back flip to avoid a heel in the face from one of Shego's boots. Kim landed in a crouch, Shego's hands started to glow a bright green color and then she launched a volley at the young cheerleader. Kim back peddled and flipped backwards to a dead end at the end of the hallway. Kim sprung forward and tried to flip past Shego to gain a better position and to try to secure an exit for herself should things really go wrong.
Shego having fought Kim on many occasions anticipated the move; she jumped and met her halfway in the air, and kicked her square in the chest. Kim landed with a loud "Thud" on the floor. Shego landed on top of her, "Light's out Princess." Was the last thing she heard before a savage right cross sent Kim into unconsciousness.
Dr. Drakken appeared out of one of the rooms, "Is it safe to come out Shego?" The cowardly mad genius asked.
Shego nodded, "All finished here doc." Shego informed her boss.
Dr. Drakken came out into the hallway and looked down at the unconscious Kim Possible and smiled, "Did you catch the buffoonish sidekick and the pink thing?" Drakken asked excitedly.
Shego shrugged, "Nope, not here." She told him.
Drakken was crest fallen, "No side kick? This violates all protocol, I am personally offended, they think so little of me that she doesn't even bring the buffoon along."
Drakken's feelings were hurt.
Shego placed the unconscious Kim in leg and arm restraints and then hung her by her wrists in a containment cell. She then proceeded to search Kim for all gadgets, gizmos, toys, trinkets and anything else that she could use to escape with. Kim had escaped too many times in the past with seemingly mundane objects that turned out to be magical escape devices.
Kim was starting to awaken, "What…" She stopped realizing her predicament.
Draggen entered the room, "You'll have to forgive us, we just moved in and don't really have anything to properly dispose of you. Then again, I don't think you'll mind just hanging around." Drakken laughed at his pun.
Drakken strolled in front of Kim, "So where's the buffoon?" he asked Kim.
Kim's eyes lowered, she knew he was talking about Ron, "He had to work." She said.
Drakken looked stunned, "You mean the buffoon got a job, a real job…Well good for him, it's about time he got a life of his own." Drakken said happily.
Then Drakken turned to leave, "Well, nighty, night" he said as he turned off the lights and left the room. Kim closed her eyes in despair, she was captured and she was alone.
Thanks everyone for your reviews, I'm having a good time writing this story. The next few chapters should be highly interesting and will take a few twists and turns, should be fun.