There was a moment of silence. "I'm sorry, Jenny," said Mrs. Possible.
"Me as well. You know you're welcome here," said Mr. Possible.
Kim reached over and squeezed Jenny's shoulder, and Ron and Rufus looked sad. The twins looked at each other, then hugged her. Jenny returned the hug.
After a few moment's thought, Jenny gave Wade a huge grin. "That is absolutely the BEST news you could have given me!"
"Really? Why?" asked Wade, thoroughly confused.
Let me explain my life back home," said Jenny, putting the Kimmunicator down on the coffee table. Everyone looked at her, waiting for the story. Wade started recording.
Jenny explained how her parents, her only relatives, were killed in a car wreck when she was three. Somehow she survived. She was taken to an adoption home, but either noone wanted the odd looking little girl, or brought her back after a few months because of the bad luck that seemed to follow her around.
She grew up in the home, then on her thirteenth birthday she was hit with the worst headache she had ever had. She was in bed for three days, and completely ignored by everybody. So when she recovered, she ran away. She lived on the streets of Jump City for a few months, then was found and taken to HIVE Academy. There she found herself accepted, trained to control and use her powers, and given a good general education, along with evil courses.
She was convinced by them that her powers made her unfit to be a good guy, so embraced the evil lifestyle. But she was never entirely comfortable with it. She was teamed with Mammoth and Gizmo, and they took on Jump City's guardians, the Teen Titans.
After the fall of the HIVE, she and her partners formed the HIVE Five (which had six members).
"Why HIVE Five, then?" asked Tim.
"It sounded cooler," she replied, and continued the story.
She told of meeting Kid Flash, how Madame Rouge turned out not to be the role model she had thought, and left the Five.
She teamed with Kid Flash for a couple of weeks, seeing that she COULD use her powers for good. So she told him goodbye, and turned herself in, wanting a clean slate before she started a new career. She told them of her very few friends and many enemies.
"Now you understand why I want to stay here," Jenny concluded.
"That sounds..." said Jim, "Like a comic book," said Tim. Jenny looked at them.
"A really COOL comic book!" they amended, together. Then they got up and left the room.
For the next fifteen minutes, Jenny was peppered with questions from all sides, which she did her best to answer. Wade commented that Gizmo might be fun to work with.
"By the way, I meant to ask why you didn't want any credit with the robbery," said Kim.
Jenny looked at her. "I don't exist here, and I'd rather the first documented evidence that I do not be part of a police report."
Then the twins ran back in. "Jenny, you said you would show us your power," said Tim.
"Please?" asked Jim.
"I said no magic in the house," said Mr. Possible.
"We have it outside," the twins replied, and ran back out. The rest of the house followed.
"What is it?" asked Jenny, staring at a mechanical... thing with odd devices sticking out all over it.
"It was a robot we built for the Robot Rumble," said Jim.
"But we never could get it to work right, so gave up," said Tim.
"Okay, this will do," said Jenny. "You'd all better step back a bit."
Everyone took two steps back.
Jenny aimed and launched several hex bolts at the defunct robot. Nothing seemed to happen for a moment, then suddenly it came apart. Violently. Parts flew everywhere.
"COOL!" shouted the twins.
"Down, get down," yelled Kim, pulling Ron down with one hand, the twins with the other.
Mr. and Mrs. Possible hit the grass, as did Jenny.
A few moments later, the destruction died down, and they all looked at the scattered remains of the machine.
A couple of batteries strapped together had fallen to the ground. Suddenly they exploded,
sending shrapnel and acid in a wide circle. The acid sprinkled everybody, while the metals missed.
"That was battery acid," said Mr. Possible, looking at the stain on his shirt. "It isn't that strong, but it could give a burn."
"Anybody get any in their eyes?" asked Mrs. Possible, "No? Then get inside and get those clothes off, and get the acid off of you. Now!"
They got up and hurried inside. Jenny, left outside, sat up slowly. She had gotten some on herself too, but didn't care at the moment.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid," she admonished herself, "I'm on thin ice anyway, and now I've made it worse. I'll be lucky if they don't throw me into the street."
Just then Mrs. Possible ran back out of the house and straight to Jenny. She knelt by her with a wet sponge. "Where did it get you?" she asked.
Jenny pointed at her back, and Mrs. Possible quickly started dabbing at the spots.
"I- I'm sorry," said Jenny, "I don't always have complete control of my power. I can't always know what effect it will have."
"It's okay, Jenny, no harm done," Mrs. Possible assured her, "Well, except for some clothes."
"I'll pay for them, as soon as I get some money, I promise," said Jenny, quickly. "Please don't kick me out."
Mrs. Possible looked at her sharply. "Kick you out? Is that what you're afraid of? That you'll lose another home?"
Jenny nodded, sadly.
Mrs. Possible gathered her into a hug. "The only way you'll lose this home is if you go back to evil. That was an accident, so don't worry about it."
Jenny hugged the older woman back. "Thank you for being so understanding with a bad-luck,
hex-throwing witch. I'll be good. I promise."
KPKPKP
Kim, Ron, and Rufus were in Kim's room, having changed clothes. Wade was still on the Kimmunicator.
"That was quite a display," said Wade, "I've tried to analyse the energy she used, but I've never seen anything like it."
"Now that we've seen what she can really do, I want to make a suggestion," said Kim. "I want her to join Team Possible."
"You sure about that, KP?" asked Ron, "That was out of control."
"It was also an accident. Can you imagine what would happen if she went back to evil? I'm not sure we could stop her," answered Kim.
"I agree there," said Wade. "Better to have her with us, than against us."
"I guess so..." agreed Ron, reluctantly. "Rufus, what do you think?"
The mole rat appeared to think for a moment. "Yes. Want Jenny with us."
"It's decided, then," said Kim. There was a knock on the door. "Come in," said Kim.
Jenny opened the door slowly, and came inside, closing it behind her. She looked both shy and embarrassed. "I'm really sorry about what happened."
"It's okay, Jenny, what's a few ruined clothes between friends?" said Kim.
Jenny looked unhappy, and tears appeared in her eyes.
"Hey, I was just kidding. It's okay, really," she said. Jenny looked a bit happier.
"To prove it, we want to offer you a position with Team Possible," said Kim.
Jenny's face lit into a huge smile. "You really mean that?" she said, her voice rising.
"Yes, we do," answered Kim.
"YES! I ACCEPT! THANK YOU!" squealed Jenny, jumping up and down in excitement.
"Then there's one more thing to do," said Wade, and everyone looked at the Kimmunicator's screen. "We need to get you documented and approved. I'll set up an appointment with Dr. Director for as soon as possible."
"Who's that?" asked Jenny.
"She's the head of Global Justice, a secret organization Team Possible freelances for. But one of the conditions is that she gets approval of any new members of our team. You'll have to impress her before the offer becomes final," said Kim.
"But I don't think you'll have any problems," added Ron.
"Nope, no problems," said Rufus.
"Jenny, would you go to Kim's computer? I need you to answer some questions," said Wade.
She spent the next hour filling in answers, until she was called for lunch.