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Chapter 9: Phase Five
Amelia pulled up in front of the Possible house and parked. She dressed conservatively for this occasion, in a smart, gray pant suit with matching pumps. A bright floral silk scarf was wrapped around her neck and pinned to one shoulder with a huge pin of her family's crest. Just as she was going to knock, the door opened. "Hi Amelia, it's nice to see you again... Come in, come in. We've been waiting for you." Mrs. Stoppable linked her arm to Amelia's and escorted into the living room. Grabbing Amelia's hands in her, Mrs. Stoppable said, "You go ahead and talk in here. I'll be in the kitchen making dinner. Have you eaten yet?" Amelia finally got a word in. "Hi, Mrs. Stoppable. No, I rushed right over as soon as Kim and Ron left my house. Do you need any help in the kitchen?" Mrs. Stoppable turned and, walking out of the room, waved her hand in the air. "No, no. I'm good. You just sit here with Andrea. She needs the company. My Harold is help me."
Amelia returned to the living room. Mrs. Dr. Andrea Possible was sitting in a rocking chair, staring at a small, 5" TV monitor on an end table, next to her. The blank screen stared back. Amelia went up to her, "Hi, Dr. Possible. I don't know if you remember me, I'm Amelia Modendorfer." Amelia extended her hand in greeting. Mrs. Dr. P. got up and brought her into a big hug. "Of course I remember you. You were on the swim team with Kimmie. Thank you for coming over to help with the twins. And call me Andi." She continued the hug. Amelia held the embrace for a moment then leaned back, arms still around Andi's waist. "I'm sure your husband will be O.K. Kim and Ron think it's Drakken and are on their way to the lair now."
Andi pulled Amelia into the hug again. "I know." She broke the embrace. " Wade just told me. She pointed to the little monitor, "That's a closed circuit to him. Wade keeps us up to date during missions. I guess I have a tendency to sit and stare at it, waiting for news. I know Kim and Ron can take care of themselves, but I still worry."
Amelia walked around the room looking at all the pictures. "You have quite a family. I mean, you're a brain surgeon, Mr. Dr. P. is a rocket scientist, Kim, well Kim does everything, and the tweebs... ah, I mean the twins, are like geniuses too." Andi walked over to the family portrait, on the fire place mantel, that Amelia was studying. "That's Nana Possible, Kim's grandmother. She is quite a woman in her own right," pointing to the older, gray-haired woman in the picture."
Amelia spun to look around the room. "I see you have a lot of pictures of the family, and of Ron." Andi was looking at another picture on the mantel. It was of Kim and Ron when they were small kids. Arms around each other and goofy grins on their faces. "Yes, Ron is part of the family. Has been for... well, ever since they met in Pre-K. And the Stoppable's are part of our family too." She adjusted another picture of the two families together, outdoors at a picnic.
Amelia looked around the room again. "But all the pictures are just of your two families. There isn't any of Kim's old boyfriends." Andi looked demurely at the floor. "Well... Kimmie seems to get a hold of them and," she makes ripping motion with her hands, "we find them in the round file, if you know what I mean. She is a red head." Amelia grinned and nodded, "Yeah, she does have a fiery temper every once in a while."
Mrs. Stoppable walked into the room. "Dinner is ready. You want to eat with us Andi? Or would you like me to bring you in a plate so you can eat in here?" Andi thought for a moment, then said, "We'll all eat in the dining room. Amelia, will you go upstairs and get the boys? It's the last door on the right" Amelia nodded, "Sure thing Andi." She started for the stairs. When she was half way up the stairs, Mrs. Dr. P. called to her, "Amelia... just be ready for anything when the door opens!"
"I wonder what she means by that," Amelia thought, as she walked to the door at the end of the hall. She knocked. "Jim, Tim, time for supper." From behind the door she heard a small crash and a louder boom, then some thumping coming at her. The door zoomed open, almost hitting her in the face. If she hadn't of been standing to the side, she would have a bloody, broken nose now. Still, the twins spun her around and knocked her down as they raced to the stair. "Can't catch me!" Said Tim, or was it Jim? "Oh, yes I can!" screamed the other. Amelia picked herself up, brushed off her pant suit and followed down the stairs.
When she reached the bottom of the stair, Mrs. Dr. P. came up to her. "Any problems?" she asked hopefully. Amelia grinned, "Well, the door missed me, but I was kayoed by the hurricane that followed. No damage though." They both smiled.
The dinner for the most part, was eaten in silence. Jim and Tim had explained they were getting help from Wade with their school science project. The crash/boom was one of them knocking over an old rocket that blew up on impact with the floor. Just as the dessert was being brought to the table, Beep Beep BeBeep. They all hurried into the living room. Wade was on the monitor. "Good news! They're all safe and sound. Mr. Dr. Possible was under Drakken's control with a mind control chip. Jim and Tim, I guess you were right. We need to include a Silicon Phase Disruptor in the equipment from now on. They're heading for the hospital... just in case." Mrs. Dr. Possible went to get her jacket. "They should be there in about thirty minutes," Wade added. Mrs. Dr. P. came back into the room, jacket on and purse in hand. "Wade, tell them I'll have everything ready when they arrive. Jim, Tim you two come with me." She headed towards the front door. "You all, don't wait for us. They'll probably want to keep him overnight for observation. I'll drop the boys off with the Washington's." With that, all three were out the door.