Chapter One: Re-Encounters

Author's Note:

Sorry for not updating so long! For all of those people who wanted to read "The Greatest Love of All," I can tell you now that it's up, and ready to be reviewed! Anyway, here's a little about the first chapter: it's five years after the tragedy and after Kim's sole vow to protect Amber. Amber is now five years old, yet with the mind of a 1 year old. She can only barely talk, and usually causes Kim trouble. But that doesn't mean the nuns and Kim don't like her. Ron returns also after six years, and runs into Amber while looking for her in the Cathedral Grounds. You find out what happens next! Util Chapter Two: The Flying Nun, see ya! ;-)

-CelestialTime93

Five years later...

"Amber Kimberly Possible, where are you?"

5 year old Amber giggled as she ran through the Cathedral Grounds.

"Gotcha!" Kim smiled, as Amber bumped into her mother. Kim lifted her up and tickled her. Amber giggled and laughed.

"Kimberly Ann, there you are." Mother Mariah said, "I see you've found Amber."

Amber cooed and fiddled with her nun gown. Kim wore an identical one like the other nuns of the Cathedral.

"Her disabled mind is worrying me, Mother." Kim explained to Mother Mariah as they walked through the Cathedral Grounds, "She still has the mind of a baby child. What if danger comes and Amber is in the middle of it?"

"Do not worry, my child." the elderly nun reassured, "The Cathedral is the safest place to be. You are in a churc in Upperton now. Not in the dangerous Middleton you used to live in. It's safe here."

"I guess..." Kim frowned. She couldn't help but smile when she saw Amber fidgeting with something. The amberstone teardrop pendant that she was born with during her delivery day.

"Now, I understand that we're expecting a visitor this year." Mother Mariah asked.

"My best friend, Ronald Dean Stoppable." Kim explained, "I was hoping he could be Amber's father."

"Doesn't he live in the Lowerton area?" Mother Mariah asked.

"He used to live in Middleton, but soon moved to Lowerton six years ago unwillingly." Kim replied.

"Poor child." Mother Mariah frowned, "Well, now he will return. For sure. And I have a feeling it will be today."

25 year old Ron Stoppable drove past the Middleton Border. He heard Kim and her twin brothers survived through the rubble of the Possible Household. They were at the Cathedral in Upperton as bellringers and a nun.

When he finally got there, he parked his car, got out , and rang the Cathedral's gate bell. Mother Mariah answered it.

"Hi, mya name's Ron Stoppable. I'm here to see-"

"Kimberly Ann?" Mother Maria asked.

"Uh... yeah." Ron replied as Rufus climbed onto his shoulder, "How'd you know?"

"Kimberly Ann told me all about you, and I had a feeling you were arriving today." the elder explained, opening the gates, "Come in. I'm afraid Kimberly Ann wanders a lot through the Cathedral. You might find her near the Mass Room."

"Thank you." Ron said, and ventured through the Cathedral Courtyard towards the stoned building.

While he walked through the stoned halls, he saw a little girl, wearing a nun outfit. She was playing a Celtic tune on her fiddle. She danced wildly as she played. At the same time, when the people of Mass entered the Mass Room, she ended the song. Ron applauded, and the girl turned to face him. She looked awefully familiar.

"You did great." Ron said, kneeling down to the girl's level, "And what's your name?"

The girl pointed at a birthmark on her forhead in the shape of a clamped teardrop.

"A teardrop?" Ron wondered out loud.

The girl shook her head. Then, she revealed an amberstone teardrop pendant, that was held by a silver clam with curling arms, which was bored on a silver chain.

"A teardrop again." Ron frowned.

The girl shook her head again.

"Okay, let me think." Ron said, "Gee, it looks like it's made of Amberstone."

The girl suddenly got excited.

"You're name's Amber?" Ron asked.

Amber nodded.

"Nice to meet you, Amber." Ron smiled, "My name's Ron. Hey, do you know where Kimberly Ann is?"

Amber thought abou tit, then nodded. Then thinked again. She shook her head with her arms crossed over her chest.

"I take that as a no." Ron frowned.

"What are you doing here?"

Ron whirled around to see a nun in her mid-twenties. Apparently, she didn't seem too happy.

"I don't recognize you from any of the masses." the woman scolded.

Ron just freaked out and ran up the stairs of the doorway next to the Mass Room.

"Hey!" the woman cried, 'The bell tower is out of bounds to visitors!"

Amber giggled and followed Ron upstairs, her arms outstretched like wings.

"Weee!" Amber giggled playfully.

"Amber!" the woman cried. She chased after Amber up the bell tower.

Ron stopped when he reached the top of the bell tower.

"Hey, bro!" a teenage boy called from above, "We got a visitor! And he doesn't look like he's from the masses!"

"Looks like our niece is with him, too!" a teenage boy very identical to the first boy piped up.

Ron felt his shirt being tugged on. He looked down to see Rufus, pointing at Amber, who was right next to him. She smiled broadly and waved.

Ron yelped and leaped back.

"You could've at least bothered to lead him back down for me."

Ron and Rufus got scared when the nun was at the top of the spiral staircase.

"Ooh, loks like someone's tweaked!" the first boy taunted.

"I am not tweaked!" the woman retorted, "And shut up, Jim!"

As the first boy, named Jim, frowned, the second started to snicker.

"And don't even get me started on you, Tim!" the woman snapped.

"You ruin the fun out of everything, sis." Tim whined.

"Well, it's payback." the woman shot back, "You guys are 18 yet you still act like tweebs!"

"Harsh." Tim smirked.

"Just ring the bells, already!" the woman snapped, "It's the Evening Mass!"

"Hicca-bicca boo?" Jim called.

"Hoo-shaaaaa!" Tim replied. The two grabbed onto a rope and jumped off the ledges, only to bounce up and down with the rope as the giant bells began to ring.

Bellringers...

And they said that the woman was their sister. She was a nun.

Bellringers and a nun! They were the remaining Possibles!

"State your name and buisness!" the woman snapped, "I don't have much time in my hands."

"May I ask the same first?" Ron replied.

"A waste of my time, but very well." the woman replied, "People here call me sister, but, my name is Kim. Kimberly Ann Possible. And I see you've met my daughter, Amber."

"Hee hee!" Amber giggled, "Hello!"

Ron smiled and said, holding out his hand, "Ronald Dean Stoppable."

Kim's eyes widened, then she fainted.

"Uh-oh..." Amber cooed, "Mommy fall."

"Kim!" Ron exclaimed. He bent down and began fanning the light-headed woman.