A/N—Phew, this sure took a long time didn't it? I've been very busy lately, so I haven't written much of anything at all.

Eric—thanks for your enthusiasm. I got the message.

Ace Lannigan—Thanks for your reviews on all my stories.

Lonestarr—Even though I perfectly agree with your criticism, I really can't do much about without Ron and Kim getting back together. Sorry about that but I'll try to lower their confrontations.

Eckles—Wow, thanks for that insightful review. I perfectly agree with your statement about how Bonnie needs to let Kim and Ron get their problems settled, but I admit that the Ron/Bonnie relationship was not planned in the beginning. Also, I just can't really see Ron forgiving Kim, at least not this early.

Anyway, thanks to everyone who reviewed; I really appreciate it.

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Chapter 19

Ron quietly walked into Drakken's lair with a sense of dread vibrating through every part of his body. He slowly opened the doors to the main chamber, revealing Drakken and Shego arguing as usual.

"Shego! I told you that this is worth the money! Notice the elaborate design and the—"

"IT'S A LASER POINTER YOU FOOL!"

"Oh…"

"I'm back," Ron interrupted.

"What the—" Shego jumped. When she saw Ron, she calmed down and resumed her previous position. "Oh, it's just you."

"Stoppable, you came back at just the right time! I've perfected it!"

"I sure hope you're right. How long is this going to take?"

"Six hours to get all the genetics into you and just a few minutes to gas you with my super serum. You'll be out cold the whole time." Ron stared at the glass chamber with a lone table in it. He was extremely nervous, but some deep feeling of his willed him on. He followed Drakken into the chamber and laid down on the table. A few seconds later, he was sound asleep as Drakken proceeded to change Ron's life forever.

8 Hours Later

Ron groggily awoke in a soft bed and saw Drakken and Shego staring down at him.

"How'd it go?"

"You're alive, aren't you?" Shego replied.

"So uh, am I supposed to feel any different?" Ron asked as he stood up. The first thing he noticed was the ease and agility with which he slipped off the bed and into a standing position. The second thing he noticed was the clarity of questions he never understood before, particularly in math. He slowly looked down at himself and lifted up his shirt; he saw layers of muscle he never had before. "Whoa…"

"And this is only the beginning! In three months, you'll be at peak human form! I'm a genius! A genius!" yelled Drakken, dancing wildly about the room.

"And what happens after three months?"

"Theoretically, this formula I gassed you with sets your limits even higher."

"So I can still train and ascend past peak human form, but this…serum only takes me to the brink of human limits?"

"Exactly! And you might even develop powers." Ron looked over at Shego and remembered instantly what Drakken was talking about.

"Right."

Meanwhile…

"Josh, I had a great time tonight," said Kim honestly as Josh was walking her home.

"Yea, same here." A minute of uncomfortable silence passed before the couple found themselves at Kim's door.

"You wanna come in?"

"Sure," said Josh, closely following her.

"My parents took the Tweebs out to a snow park overnight. We've got the house to ourselves," said Kim, inviting Josh to sit next to her on the couch. She snuggled tightly next to him. There was another moment of silence before Josh spoke.

"Kim, not to pressure you or anything but…do you think you're ready?"

Kim felt her heart rate jump rapidly.

'Am I ready? My body's been ready but…is this right? I want to do this so bad physically but…can I? What about Ron?'

'Forget about him. Josh is probably a lot better than him in bed anyway.'

'What?!' Kim shivered in Josh's embrace.

'Did I just think that?'

'You've got to move on sometime.'

'But our breaking up was my fault.'

'And him brushing you off every time you try to make amends is his fault.'

'No! He just needs time.'

'He's not coming back.' Kim wasn't sure of the veracity of the words, but she felt a sudden sadness sweep through her body.

"Yea, I'm ready…"

Ron

Ron shivered as he drove down the dark, icy roads of Middleton.

'Wow, can this be real?'

'It's what you always wanted to be.'

'Strong? Smart?'

'Good enough for Kim Possible?'

Ron shivered again before turning up the heater all the way. Trying to keep his thoughts away from Kim, he thought of the one person that could do it: Bonnie. He smiled as he thought of their sweet, innocent time at the ski lodge.

Flashback

Ron and Bonnie collapsed onto the empty couch in exhaustion. After a few hours of skiing, both of them were fatigued. Bonnie subtly put her head on Ron's shoulder, doing her best to take it slow. Ron just shyly smiled down at her beautiful face.

"Ron, have you ever just thought about…I dunno…us?"

"What do you mean?" asked Ron, only vaguely knowing what Bonnie meant.

"Well…I don't know how to say this but…these past few weeks, they've been magical. I've never met anyone like you before…so loyal, sweet, caring, and modest. And as much as I try, I don't think I can hold it in any longer. Ron, I think…I love you…" She looked up at Ron's face and clearly saw pain in it.

"Bonnie, I—"

"I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to…can we still be friends? Please?"

"No, it's not that. It's just that I'm not completely over Kim yet and…well, you remind me so much of what she used to be, of what she could have been." He sighed to himself. He saw hot tears brimming in Bonnie's eyes.

"I'm so sorry," she sobbed. "Sorry for being a bitch…sorry for not being Kim—" She was silenced by a gentle finger over her mouth.

"You didn't let me finish. When I see you now, I see what Kim could have been, maybe even better. But you're not Kim, and you know what? That's more than okay with me because quite frankly…I think we'd make a great couple." The shock of his words alone stopped the flow of Bonnie's tears. Despite her fatigue, she jumped up in glee and gave Ron a peck on the lips.

End Flashback

Ron found himself in deep thought once again.

'Did I make the right choice? Do I still have feelings for Kim?'

'Why should you?'

'Because…because she's Kim…KP…'

'And?'

'Maybe I should have forgiven her. It's not like she didn't try.'

'She didn't do it for you. She did it to get you away from Bonnie.'

'Maybe…'

Ron Stoppable looked up from his window and saw his house approaching. More urgent thoughts swept through his mind.

'Okay, don't wear tight shirts or go shirtless in the house. There's no way I can get by this without having to do some explaining.'

With that last thought, Ron stepped out of his car and walked inside, silently closing the door behind him.

A/N—Boring chapter eh? Don't worry! School will start in the next chapter, and we can finally see the social impact of Ron's newfound assets.