Ron fired the bike threw Kim a helmet; she secured her duffle bag and climbed on, "Thanks Ron"

Ron nodded, "Put it on my tombstone."

Then they were off, Kim could feel the tension in Ron's body, "I wish I had time to figure out what's going on with him…It's the chip, lets be honest with yourself Kim, he don't trust you anymore." Kim thought sadly to herself.

They arrived at the plant about an hour later and found that it was heavily guarded so the pulled up at a scenic overlook that overlooked the very friendly looking nuclear power plant.

Ron killed the engine on the bike and took his helmet off, "See, lots of guards up there, they don't need us, lets go home."

Kim shook her head, "They don't know Drakken and Shego."

Ron laughed and threw up his hands, "I just knew you was gonna say that."

Then he walked over to a picnic table and sat down. Kim sat across from him, "You want to talk?"

Ron had his eyes closed, "So why's Drakken headed this way?"

Kim shrugged, "Best guess I have is that if he cracks the dome he'll flood the area with radiation unless he gets what he wants."

Ron nodded, "Best guess? Your guessing…You're are the Drakken expert, you're the expert on all thinks Ron and now you're guessing?"

Kim bristled at the expert on Ron comment after her mom chewed her out, "Look Ron, time to stop the pity party, I am in so much trouble at home about that chip, I'm grounded, I'm not supposed to be here."

Ron opened his eyes halfway, "So your using me, if chip boy goes with me on the mission it is less likely I'll get in any real trouble…always happy to help KP."

Kim closed her eyes and shook her head, "You don't have to go with me Ron."

Ron nodded, "I know better, you would just keep at me until I was gung ho to go and make it all look like my idea…We've been so lucky the last couple of years, we've never been hurt, always had everything go right for us. I think my lucks run out and as you know it's always the sidekick that gets it."

Kim shuttered, "Ron you don't have to go."

Ron laughed bitterly, "Oh yea, the only way I can really think of to get away from you guys is in the ground…Then Wade will create something nifty in a couple of years and then you can pester me in the after life."

Kim chuckled, "Yea…I'm sorry Ron."

Ron nodded, "So how's Drakken going to take out the plant?"

Kim shook her head, "Not sure yet." She told him.

The familiar jingle of the Kimmunicator rang out, "What's the sitch, Wade."

Ron winced; he didn't care if he ever heard that phrase again. "Drakken has a large mechanical something or another; he's shadowing the hills and should be coming past your position in about a half hour."

Ron tilted his head, "Great have the air force or the army light the thing up."

There was silence amongst the three, "I'll make that suggestion, Ron." Wade told him.

Ron looked over at Kim and she shrugged.

Ron nodded his head, "Because then we wouldn't be able to put Ron in extreme danger, and laugh at his fear, we wouldn't be able to save the day and see ourselves on TV and be all that…I forgot about that part." Ron said in a bitter sarcastic tome.

There was a long uncomfortable silence, "Tell Ron I said "Hi" see ya Kim." And Wade was gone.

Kim looked at Ron, he had his eyes closed, he was sweating, and he was shaking; "I should not have made him come, mom was right, Ron was right, I didn't need to bring him. God, he's got to be worried about Lacey, I couldn't imagine what going through something like that is like and now I bring him into this, I should not have brought him here, this is no place for Ron."

Kim shook her head, "Ron, you don't have to go, head on home."

Ron shook his head, "N…n…no I'll go, just let me try and get my head together, I have to make peace with my God and all."

Kim shivered, "He's not fooling around he thinks he's gonna die." Kim was worried.

Ron was trying to calm himself down, he did not want to be there, he wanted to go home, but he couldn't leave Kim. His mind was a runaway train of fear, "I have to focus, I have to get myself together, I feel like poured gas all over myself and I'm standing in a large pool of gas and I'm flipping lit matches all over, too many thoughts, too many fears. I must gain control, focus your thoughts…tell Kim you forgive her, might not be another chance."

Ron opened his eyes his shaking was under control; "Kim" Ron realized his friend was looking at him very concerned.

"Yes Ron?" She answered.

Ron looked away, "I forgive you…you know."

He said pointing at his head. Kim sat up straight, "Oh…thanks"

Ron nodded, "Don't mean I liked it, but I forgive you." And then Ron closed his eyes.

Ron was feeling better, he wasn't sick to his stomach anymore and he was breathing better. Ron let his mind wonder, "Hmmmmmmmmm I wonder if I should have a little fun with Kim, yea I should." He had a evil thought and gave himself a little mental chuckle.

He opened his eyes back up, "Kim…ummmmm, you know how every mission it seems like I lose my pants?

Kim nodded, "Yea"

Ron licked his lips and bobbed his head around, "If I do tonight, don't look at me…ok."

Kim shook her head, "Ron I've seen you in your underwear before."

Ron licked his lips again and looked around, "Yea…those were boxers though…Lacey thinks I look hot in bikini briefs."

Kim's eyes got big, "Ok…ummmm…oh…too much information Ron."

Then Kim looked away.

Ron looked the opposite way, smiled and thought, "Psyche" to himself.

Drakken and Shego were well on they're way to the nuclear power plant and feeling pretty upbeat about their chances this time. Drakken looked at Shego, "You know I'm feeling pretty upbeat about our chances this time."

Shego nodded, "Yea I was thinking the same thing now that the Princess is staying home."

Drakken smiled, "Two miles to the world domination, nothing can stop us now."

They both turned to face the rumble coming from the west, there was a crash and then they saw an energy bolt splinter a large tree. Ron saw the giant mechanical monster out in the clear, he shook his head, "That's the second largest mechanical lobster I've ever seen."

Kim nodded, "Let's go"

They jumped the retaining wall and slid down the hill and placed themselves in position for where they believed the giant machine would come by.

Kim threw Ron the bag and pulled out the hairdryer grappling hook, "Get ready" when the beast was within range Kim fired the wrapped around an antenna array on top of the lobsters head and then she grabbed Ron and flipped the switch on the hair dryer to reel them up to the top.

The machine was lurching and vibrating staying on was going to be tough, Kim found the entrance hatch and it was locked. Ron held out the bag and Kim drew out her laser lipstick and cut around the hatch so they could get inside.

Once inside Kim drew her Kimmunicator out and called for Wade, "Hey Kim"

Kim nodded "We're in, help Ron stop this thing from moving towards the nuke plant." and then she handed the Kimmunicator to Ron and he just stared at it as if Kim were offering him a bucket of cow manure.

"Ron take it, I have to go get Shego and Drakken." Kim pleaded.

Ron took the device from Kim, "I'll look for an engine room." Ron said glumly.

From there the two split up, Ron climbed down an iron latter to the belly, he figured that was as good as place as any to start looking. He found a control panel for something and held the Kimmunicator up to it. "Good job Ron you found the panel for the left side legs. Now you see the three buttons red, yellow, green? Hit the big pretty red button."

Ron hit it and then was lurched to one side as the machines left legs quit moving. "Now Ron pull the panel and yank all the wires so they can't get it to move again. Great now the right side control panel should be just across from you on the other side."

Ron ran across the cat walk to other side of the lobster and found the panel. "Now remember Ron it's the big pretty red button." Wade reminded him as if he were a two year old.

Ron breathed out hard and put the Kimmunicator down and closed his eyes. Wade thought, "Uh oh, here it comes."

Ron opened his eyes, "Wade, it all looks so easy and simple when you are at home in a chair drinking a soda. The only thing you have at risk is your little device here that I am holding. Now me on the other hand, I'm nervous, I'm scared and my brain doesn't work like it should in these conditions. Now if I come out on the wrong side of this risk…I lose everything. Please do not talk to me as though I am stupid."

Wade nodded, "Sorry Ron, red button"

Ron nodded hit the red button opened the panel and yanked the wiring out.

Wade congratulated Ron on what a good job he did in stopping the machine and Ron laughed and slammed the Kimmunicator against the floor sending it into a hundred different pieces. "Ohhhhhhhhh that felt good…Now go find Kim.' He thought to himself.

It didn't take long for Kim to go through the synthodrones, "they didn't put up a fight, and that means they didn't expect us to show up." Kim thought to herself.

Then Kim saw a green glow in a dark corner, "Shego, now it gets tough." She said under her breath.

Shego moved into the open, "Well hello princess, I see you've been busy."

Kim moved into a crouch, "Not too busy slow summer this year."

Shego was maneuvering around to Kim's right looking for just the right opening, "I seen on TV that your putting microchips in your boyfriends these days…Glad to see you coming to the dark side sister."

Kim took a swing at Shego missed and caught a knee to the ribs.

Kim was caught off guard by the blow but was able to avoid the right hook that Shego was trying to follow up with. Kim was tiring, she hadn't seen that much action during the summer and Ron hadn't been around to spar with and Shego was in fine form.

Shego could see she was getting to Kim, she was sloppy and not coordinating her attacks very well. Shego decided to turn up the heat, "Soooooooo microchips are the new black this summer or are we just afraid we can't hold a boyfriend." Shego was taunting Kim and it worked.

Kim lashed out with a round house kick that Shego easily dodged, while throwing a combination of blows to set up a solid kick to the chest that threw Kim back about ten feet.

Kim never saw it coming and was having trouble getting to her feet. Now Kim could see the green glow coming from the hands, "…have to get mobile." She thought in desperation.

Ron could hear a fight going on above him; he grabbed onto one of the iron ladders and started to climb up. Once on the platform he found two deflated synthodrones, they were laid out as if it were a path; "Ok I think Kim was here" Ron thought and continued down the platform.

There were more deflated synthodrones and Ron could hear Kim fighting Shego behind a bulk head Ron rounded a corner and there they were and Kim wasn't faring so well.

Ron saw Kim down and Shego's hands glowing green and building up for an energy strike. Ron was ten feet to the left of Shego and he made the distance in record time he lowered a shoulder and gave her good solid blow to the side knocking her off balance just as she released the energy blast.

The blast hit the steel side of the beast and ricochets off just partially catching Ron; he spun through the air like an airplane propeller before slamming down on the floor hard.

The force of the landing pushed all of the air out of Ron's lungs, he couldn't breath. Ron flopped like a fish out of water trying to make his muscles respond to his command but nothing was working and he realized that Shego was building for another blast, "I'm going to die now, ohhhhhh noooo." Ron closed his eyes and brought up his hands in a gesture of surrender.

The killing blast never came; Kim had seen what happened and threw herself into action. She had tackled Shego and had her pinned. Three vicious right crosses and Shego was out for the count. Kim turned to look at Ron, he had managed to make it on to all fours and was trying to get to his feet, and then he started to vomit.

The fear and the fighting had taken its toll, he waived Kim to go on he'd catch up with her. Ron started to struggle to his feet, "I want to go home now." He thought and started out after Kim.

Kim reached the control room just in time to see Agent Will Du of Global Justice putting the cuffs on Drakken. Agent Du lifted an eyebrow when Kim entered the room, "I should have known you amateurs were involved in this, we had everything setup to spring our trap at the plant and then you go and wreck everything. "

Kim stood there staring at him, Ron came in just behind her. Agent Du shook his head when he saw Ron, "Look what else the cat drug in, you guys look like you've been inside a washing machine."

Ron took a look at all the GJ agents and chuckled, "Told ya, I'm going home, you coming?"

Kim nodded and started t follow.

Then Ron stopped and looked at Drakken, "A 500 ft. long, 70 ft. tall lobster, what were you thinking?"

Drakken looked up, "We were working under a budget, it wasn't our best effort."

Ron nodded, "Yea we had better days too."

Then he climbed down the ladder to get out of the iron beast. Kim was behind him; she was quiet and didn't say a word. They climbed the embankment back up to the top of the hill to get to the scenic overlook. Ron flipped her a helmet and then the two left for home.

Ron pulled up in the Possible driveway at 4:30 in the morning, Kim got off the bike, "I forgot my bag back there, did you get the Kimmunicator?"

Ron shook his head, "It got broke." Kim nodded.

Ron looked up the hill, "I can't do this anymore, you looked like crap, you better not do this anymore…I think we're both done."

Kim nodded, "Your done, I'm done."

Ron nodded, then saw Kim working herself into a peak, "Now about you going to parties and drinking beer."

Ron shook his head, "I'll see ya around Kim."

He fired up the motorcycle and went home.

Kim watched him go up the hill, "Next time I want to go, you're having all the fun." She thought to herself sadly as she let herself into the house.