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Chapter 12: Return of the Promised Son"Shego, how much longer till we touch down?" Drakken whined over the intercom.
"We should be arriving in twenty minutes or so. Have you decided where we want to land? Pick some place out of the way; I don't want to get a parking ticket like the last time we visited."
Ron popped open an eye. "Head for my house, it should be empty, with everyone being at the hospital and all."
"Your house it is." Shego turned slightly giving Ron a sly smile. "I've often wondered what your room would look like."
"Well tonight you get your opportunity." Affording her his widest smile. "But if you want to get there unseen you better alter your cloaking frequency to 483.35 MHz."
"What do you mean? We've gotten in and out of your town before without incident." Drakken asked.
"Yes, you got in and out, but we always knew you were there. With this frequency you will block out the return signal by masking your signature."
Drakken looked puzzled, "Where did you come up with that one Stoppable?"
"I don't always let everything go in one ear and out the other. You'd be surprised at the amount of information I have stored up here." As he tapped his temple. "Don't think that I was always going to be just the distraction."
"Well, well, Possible has had her competition with her all the long." Drakken thrummed his fingers across his chin. "It looks like a good thing my career is coming to a close then."
Twenty minutes later Shego landed Drakkens craft silently behind the Stoppable home. The trio entered the house and made their way upstairs. Ron led his companions to their rooms, making sure they were comfortable before returning to his long unused bedroom. Flopping down on his bed he felt a much welcome relief as he felt a weight drop from his thoughts.
"I always expected to find your room to be filled with CDs and giant speakers." Shego stood leaned against the empty doorjamb. "I thought you might even have computer games and comic books strewn all across the floor."
Ron stood and opened the closet. "No, my mother must have cleaned up after I left. Probably thought it would be the only chance she would ever get to see the floor in here again." The shelves were filled completely with books, boxes and clothes that bulged out slightly when the door opened. "I'm just glad she didn't pack this away." As he reached under the desk and pulled out a rather large brown case.
"What is that?"
"This is how I am going to get in to see my mother." As he opened the lid to the case.
Sixty minutes, and several dozen complaints later Ron Stoppable stood outside the Middleton Hospital. Ron had taken great care to choose a disguise that no one in town had ever seen. He had dressed in a long tan leather coat over a dark shirt and dark pants. He chose to forgo a hat and instead wore a dark wig with a prosthetic mask to cover his face. Designer glasses completed his transformation. Even Shego didn't know what to make of him as he stepped from the bathroom all made up. All that didn't even come close to the change that Shego had undergone when Ron disguised her.
She had changed into a light blue dress and a pink sweater complete with flats. Ron had her tie her hair up into a ponytail and had even gotten her to apply a light coating of makeup to darken her complexion. So much had her appearance changed even Drakken whistled when she entered the room. She had to stifle a sudden burst of anger when she almost blasted him sitting on the couch. Ron defused the situation by whispering in her ear, "He's just jealous that I'm going out with you beside me and he's not." Shego just giggled and slapped Ron on the back as they turned to go.
"I can't believe all the activity here Shego, it's like the entire school is on the lookout for my return." As the pair stepped into the main entrance. "Just try to keep a low profile, we don't want to arouse any suspicion. They have my mom on the fourth floor. Uh oh, here comes trouble. Just let me do the talking."
Bonnie stepped up followed by Tara; "Can we help you sir? You look lost."
"No ma'am, I'm on my way up to the fourth floor sports clinic, rehabilitation for a knee injury." Ron gave them his best southern drawl. "I just came into town for the Middleton High homecoming game. I played for them twenty years ago."
"Really, we're on the cheerleading team." Tara added gleefully.
"Well then I will probably see you two tomorrow. I've been asked to speak at the assembly in the afternoon." Ron noticed Bonnies' eyes narrowing at him. "Well we have to get going, see you tomorrow ladies." As he turned to go something ran up his leg. Rufus.
"Where have you been?" Rufus chirped as he shook his tiny fist in Ron's face.
Ron quickly glanced around. Hoping no one could see him; he picked up Rufus and pulled him close to his face. "Easy boy," he whispered "I will see you tomorrow, right now, please, just keep this under wraps. Please understand."
He allowed his voice to carry as Kim's twin brothers approached. "Well I declare, a Naked Mole Rat. I haven't seen one of these in almost two years. Fine looking specimen too."
Rufus jumped onto Tim' shoulder as Ron took Shego by the hand and hurried into a nearby elevator. "That was a close call Ron." Shego let out a deep breath as soon as the doors closed. When they reached the fourth floor that close call seemed like a walk in the park. As they disembarked she saw Kim sitting in a chair at the far end of the hall; it took a sheer act of will power for Shego to quickly look away. Kim's parents had taken up positions at the opposite end of the hall. Ron took Shego by the arm and headed for the nurse's station.
Ron asked for directions to his mother's room. The nurse on duty pointed them down an adjoining hall to the proper room. When Ron and Shego headed off for the room Kim had gotten up from her chair to watch the pair walking off down the hall and disappear into a clinic doorway. Ron watched the reflection in a mirror as Kim returned to her chair. Feeling the coast was clear they set out for the assigned room.
"Shego wait for me out here."
"Are you sure about that? There might be a surprise waiting for you in there."
"I don't think so. My parents wouldn't do that." With a heavy sigh he opened the door and hurried inside.
"May I help you sir?" his father said raising from a bedside chair.
Ron kept up his accent. "How is she doing?" his stare never left his mothers sleeping face.
"I'm going to have to ask you to leave." He put a hand roughly on Rons' shoulder and pushed him toward the door. "Damn reporters…"
"Sorry, I forgot something." As Ron held out a hand to stop his father. He reached up and took off the wig followed by the glasses and mask. Rubbing his face he looked up, "Dad."
"Ron, our son. You came back." His father grabbed him by the shoulders in a crushing hug as tears came streaming to his face. He was about to run out and call Rons friends when he was stopped.
"No dad, not yet."
"Ronald, they missed you. Kim and Felix as well as a lot of other friends have been here watching for you."
"I know I saw quite a few of them downstairs. I'm surprised we made it past Kim down the hall."
"We have all been worried about you. How are you?"
"I'm ok, but the pain is getting to be unbearable. The pills help but it's been getting worse." Ron wanted to change the subject. "How is mom?"
"She's resting now they gave her a sedative to help her sleep. They told us she had an anxiety attack."
"Because of me wasn't it."
"Not just because you left, she's been getting worse since we found out about your relapse."
"Because of me…" he sighed
"No son, not just you, she has been worried about it coming back and taking you from her for a while now. Then it just happened. Not that anything could have been done differently but it just happened."
"I'm going to head home. If she wakes don't tell her I was here, I will tell her in the morning."
"You're going home Ronald?"
"Yeah dad. Then I will let everyone know I'm back, I just want to do it tomorrow afternoon. Just don't let the cat out of the bag until I can spring it, ok?"
"Very well son, I will keep the secret until then."
Ron hugged his dad before reapplying his makeup. "Don't get too freaked out when you get home I brought a couple of friends with me. Just keep calm."
Ron stepped out into the hall. Cautiously he scanned up and down the hall, looking for anyone having seen his egress. He took Shego by the arm and led her back to the elevator. Waiting for the doors to open he allowed himself a momentary lapse. Looking behind Shego he spotted Kim sitting at the far end of the hall. He grinned slightly, but that melted when she got up watching the pair with a hard look. They quickly stepped inside the elevator as the doors opened and headed down before they could be recognized. Rufus spotted them coming out of the elevator and winked at Ron as they passed. They hailed a cab once out of the Hospital. As the car pulled away Ron turned to see Kim exit and begin looking for the couple she had seen.
Pulling his phone from his pocket Ron dialed a recently added number. "Mr. B, it's me. I'm back in town for a couple of days. Ready for operation Ronshine…"