Mrs. Dr. P.drove Kim and Monique toMonique's house to pack for the trip, Kim had already packed and Mr. Nakasumi plane would be landing at the Upperton airport in a few hours. Monique called her work and took a week of vacation time, then it was time to pack.
Monique opened the closet door, "Ok, let's see it'll take about a day to reach Japan, I'll need some basic casual wear, opps don't want to forget Ron's jacket then I'll need some warm mountaineering clothing, and then some Ron don't look at Kim drop dead gorgeous cloths." She thought to herself as she quickly packed.
She had everything she needed except for the little see thru nightie, she found an attractive one that was sure to wow Ron and quickly packed it as well, "We might not have time for this but it never hurts to be prepared. When I see Ron, I'm going to slap him in the face and then give him the biggest kiss…I hope he's ok…I mean really…ok." She bit her lower lip and closed her eyes to say a quick prayer to find him healthy. Then she grabbed her duffle bag and a pair of trendy snow boots and headed out the door.
She walked outside and loaded up her gear in the car, Mrs. Dr. Possible was driving and trying to make conversation but Kim and Monique were lost in their own thoughts and trying hard to keep an uneasy truce.
Mrs. Dr. P. looked at the two worried girls, "I'm sure if Ron's in Japan, he's ok and having a wonderful time, after all from what Kim tells me Yori sounds like a wonderful friend." She told them reassuringly.
Kim rolled her eyes, and then turned to look at Monique, "Mom…Ron seems to be finding lots of friends like Yori these days."
Monique lifted an eyebrow, "I know you ain't talking about me." She informed her in an angry voice.
Kim shook her head and in a patronizing voice, "Noooooooooo…I'd never say that about a friend, even a boyfriend stealing friend." Kim informed her with a tight smile.
Monique tilted her head and was getting ready to let Kim have it when Mrs. Dr. P. interrupted, "Soooooooo Japan's a long way from here, what do you think Ron's been up to for the last three weeks or so?" she asked in an uncomfortable voice.
Kim was still looking at Monique with the same tight smile, "If I know the new Ron, he probably has a tongue down some girls throat and a hand down her…."
Mrs. Dr. P. interrupted quickly, "KIM…is that the airport over there on the left?" she asked not really wanting Kim to finish her thought.
Kim looked over and nodded, "That's it pull into the lane for private planes." She told her mother pointing towards the far terminal.
Monique wasn't about to let it go, "You just can't accept that there are some girls who aren't afraid to express their love for Ron."
Kim's eyes bugged out, "I'm not afraid to show him I love him, just because I never flopped onto my back, spread my legs and said come and get it Ronnie."
Monique glared at her, "You are so wrong for that Kim Possible, that was wrong and you know it."
Mrs. Dr. P. pulled into a parking space and popped the hatch on her car, "Ok…You kids have fun in Japan." She said uneasily.
Kim hopped out with Monique, "Bye mom, take care of Rufus for me, and if he tells you that Ron's in a barn or something, just humor him." Kim told her mother as she waived goodbye.
Once the bickering teens retrieved their bags and headed inside, Mrs. Dr. P. sat behind the wheel of the car and let out a deep breath, "Those two are going to kill one another somewhere over the pacific." She thought to herself shaking her head.
They walked into the terminal and sat in the waiting room for the plane to arrive, Monique wanted one more good shot at Kim before they had to leave, "Why are so worried about where Ron goes with his love if your stringing along Josh Mankey?" She asked getting ready to drop the big one on Kim.
Kim smiled, "Well Josh and I haven't really setup a date or anything, but I'm sure he'll call me anytime and beg me to go out with him…and we all know that Josh is far better looking than Ron." She sneered back at Monique.
Monique smiled, "Kim the boy is far better looking than you are…Are you sure he's going to ask you out…Maybe he likes another person you know." She said vaguely.
Kim frowned, "So it's like that is it, your going around trying to steal all my boyfriends." Kim glared at her as she accused her.
Monique grinned, "Not me Kimmie, he's interested in someone with big round brown eyes…and a tight butt…he wants to wear….HIS jacket." She told her while arching an eyebrow.
Kim looked puzzled, "I don't get it?"
Monique lost her grin, "You really don't get it do you?" she asked Kim incredulously.
Kim shrugged and Monique started laughing, "Ok…Kim…it's like this there's a hive full of boy bees and a hive full of girl bees…in order to make honey, the boy bees have to meet the girl bees…You with me so far?"
Kim nodded suspiciously, Monique continued, "Well all the boy bees leave the hive and go meet up with the girl bees, but two boy bees stay behind, because they don't like the girl bees…We'll call one Ron and the other Josh, they decide they like each other's company…Kim are they going to make honey together?"
Kim looked at Monique with confused expression on her face, "No, why would they want to when they could just go to the store? Duh'"
Monique blinked and then tried again, "Ok Kim, you like the Disney movies…Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?"
Kim nodded, "Yea"
Monique smiled, "They lived all alone without any women around until Snow White shows up…and none of them try to date her or anything…"
Kim laughed, "Monique, They're dwarfs; they were too short for Snow White."
Monique nodded, "You got it figured out Kim…I think I'll just let you find out on your own…Now leave me alone…You gave me one whopper of a headache." She told Kim as she turned away from her and watched the air planes on the runways.
Kim watched her turn away from her, "Good she's going to shut up for a while, she's lost it, bees, dwarfs, Ron, Josh…I think she's lost it. The nerve of her thinking just because she stole Ron and put out that Josh would come running too….Josh is more mature than to just jump on anything." Kim was secure in her thoughts as she awaited Mr. Nakasumi's plane.
The Nakasumi's Industries Airbus A350 landed and taxied in to the private terminal where Kim and Monique waited. Monique was impressed with the large size of the plane, while Kim didn't seem to notice, her mind was else where.
Monique looked at the big plane as the ramp was extended to the door of the aircraft, "That is one big air plane." She said in obvious appreciation.
Kim shook her head, "No big, I ride in these things all the time."
Monique nodded, "Of course you do princess the rest of us common folk have to fly commercial…This is one big air plane." She thought to herself.
The two girls lugged their back packs and duffle bags up the ramp and were met by Mr. Nakasumi and Miss Kyoko at the entrance of the plane. They bowed and and welcomed them into Mr. Nakasumi's newest private jet.
Mr. Nakasumi whispered into Miss Kyoko ear and she nodded, "Nakasumi San would like for me to welcome you on board and to give you a brief tour of his companies newest private jet." She said with a bow and gestered for the two girls to enter.
Monique was awe struck as she looked at the ceiling which was painted to emulate the night sky complete with a full moon and clouds, their was a large view screen at the front of the plane for multimedia purposes and there were couches that folded out into beds that lined the sides of the plane, then in the center their were comfortable leather chairs with cup holders that led back to another doorway that lead into Mr. Nakasumi's private chambers and office.
Monique nodded her head and looked at Miss Kyoko, "This is nice." She told her appreciatively.
Miss Kyoko showed them around Mr. Nakasumi's office and private bedroom with it's lavash four post canopy bed and restroom with gold fixtures. Miss Kyoko showed the two girls back out of the office, "The restroom is located at both the front and the back of plane, we have a galley one level below the stairs are accessed through the front of the plane…You will have to forgive us as we have not hired a chef as of yet, but the galley is fully stocked, should you become hungry."
Mr. Nakasumi whispered into Miss Kyoko's ear again, "Of course, Mr. Nakaumi would like to remind you that he will be sleeping in his quarters, and you and your friend will be free to move around the plane as you see fit." She spread her hands out as she finished her statement.
Kim looked at Miss Kyoko, "If we're sleeping up front and Mr. Nakasumi is sleeping in his chambers, where do you sleep?" Kim asked innocently.
Mr. Nakasumi smiled and Miss Kyoko rolled her eyes to look at the ceiling, Monique understood right away, "Kim let's go up front and see if there's any movies on TV that we can watch." She said with a smile as she pulled Kim up towards the front of the aircraft.
Kim looked angrily at Monique, "What are you doing…I just asked a question."
Monique laughed, "Girl you were about to get us kicked out of our ride…It's not any of your damn buisness where Miss. Kyoko or Ron for that matter sleeps." She informed Kim indignatley.
Kim finally got it, "Ohhhhhhhhhh…I see…Ok."
Monique looked out of one of the side windows and saw a pallet of equipment being loaded on board the plane, "Kim what's all that stuff?"
Kim looked out the window, "Oh just some stuff that Wade thought we could use in the mountains."
Monique looked at all the boxes, "I hope we don't have to carry it all." She said quietly under her breath.
Once the plane was loaded it was refueled and then it left Upperton International bound for Tokyo Japan. It was official; Ron Stoppable's rescue mission was in the air.
Ron woke up with Yori in his armsblissfully unaware that he was soon to be rescued, "This is not a bad way to live…I wish I could stay…I feel that I will have to leave soon and it will not be easy on either of us." He thought sadly as he nuzzled Yori's hair and gave her a morning kiss.
Yori opened her eyes and said something in Japanese and then kissed Ron and snuggled back into his chest for more sleep. Ron smiled, "Yori…you're the one that's supposed to wake me up." He said with a soft chuckle.
Yori opened her eyes and sat up quickly, "Stopp…Ron we must get dressed, there is much to do today." She informed him as she scrambled around the small room trying to get dressed.
Ron chuckled, "At least I know my cloths are in a pile on the floor."
They hurriedly dressed and then Yori stopped Ron before he left her quarters, "Once we leave here…I must call you Stoppable San again…We must maintain appearances."
Ron nodded, "I understand" he told her as they headed to their morning meal.
They ate their meal and went to their respective classes, Ron was still working on muscle development, he was beginning to notice the formation of his six pack abs and this made him extremely happy.
After his first class Master Sensei called Ron into the Buddhist temple, "Stoppable San…It will soon be time for you to leave here…I would also like for you to know that I have been less than honest with you.." He told him uncomfortably.
Ron tilted his head, "Master Sensei?"
Master Sensei motioned for Ron to sit down before he continued, "There is no one that knows you are here, we have kept this from you in order to train you to the fullest potential that we could."
Ron sat on the bench with his mouth open, "You mean no one knows that I'm here, but Yori said…"
Master Sensei narrowed his eyes, "Yori told you what you needed to be told in order for you to stay and receive training. She did not do this on her own, I ordered her to do it..."
Ron closed his eyes, "WHY…why"
Master Sensei narrowed his eyes, "Stoppable San we are a secret school, secrecy must be maintained above all else…What do you think we do here Stoppable San…Where do these other students go when they leave here?" he asked curious to see if Ron had figured out the Schools true function.
Ron shook his head, "Stunt people for Honk Kong Kung Fu movies." Ron replied weakly.
Master Sensei closed his eyes and shook his head, "No we train select individuals for espionage and assassination, we supply graduates to the various intelligence agencies around Japan. Our classes are very small but our graduates are the best at what they do."
Ron was looking at the floor not quite knowing what to do, Master Sensei let his words sink in, "You would not be here except for the fact that you were exposed to Mystical Monkey Powers and you are the only one that can wield the Lotus Blade. That Stoppable San makes you a marked man, and without our training…You would not live a very long life."
Ron closed his eyes, "I don't belong here…Yori lied to me…Mom and dad and everyone else have no idea what has happened to me…I am a prisoner." Ron thought sadly to himself.
Master Sensei looked at the box containing the Lotus Blade, "Stoppable San your future has been preordained, you will become the monkey master, you will wield the Lotus Blade in battle, and you will become one of the most feared and respected assassins the world will ever know." He tried to reassure Ron but it wasn't to reassuring.
Ron shook his head, "I…What…I…I don't want to kill people…I don't want to become a monster…I don't want to be a bad guy." Ron said quietly as he looked at the alter that contained the Lotus Blade.
Master Sensei shook his head, "Not a monster Stoppable San, a monster killer. You will become the thing they fear in the night. There is a coming battle and you could well be the one that turns the tide and rescues us all from darkness."
Ron ran his tongue around his mouth and then rubbed the back of his head, he was upset, he had spent the better part of a month being played, now he would probably never see his home again or graduate with his friends, life as he knew it in his mind had just came to a crashing end.
Ron let out a deep sigh, "So I'm a prisoner and Yori is there only to keep me occupied and thinking about escape…I want to go home." Ron said sadly.
Master Sensei shook his head, "You will be going home soon, and as for Yori…It will break her heart…She loves you very much." Sensei said in a quiet voice.
Ron shook his head, "Then why did she lie to me…I…I thought...it doesn't matter what I thought." He said bitterly.
Master Sensei could feel Ron's anger and hurt radiating out from his eyes, "Yori only did what I instructed her to do, help you along in your training, be your friend and protect the school…She did all those things and it was hard on her, she did not like lying to you…It brought her much pain to do it." He told Ron trying to ease his anger.
Ron was walking in circles trying to take everything in that he was being told, Master Sensei held up a hand, "Stoppable San, how much do you know about Yori?"
Ron stopped circling, "Not much I guess." He replied bitterly.
Master Sensei sat down on a bench and motioned for Ron to sit down across from him, "Yori came to the school when she was very young, about twelve years old. Her family was very poor and had no home, so by various means Yori had gone from place to place before she ended up here…I took her in to the school where she has lived ever since. She dotes on me like a grandfather, probably because I'm the only thing she knows as family anymore." He told Ron as he pulled at his long white mustache.
Ron was looking around, "I never asked her about friends or family…I guess I never did tell her much about mine either." He thought as he started to calm down.
Master Sensei continued, "Years went by and she grew into a beautiful woman at a school for warriors. She can fight as well as anyone, but she lacks the fine killer instinct that is necessary in our business. When she graduates I will keep her on as an assistant." He told him quietly.
Master Sensei then pointed a finger at Ron, "Then one day by a trick of fate, we came to know of your existence and sent our prized pupil Hirotaka to your school in an exchange program…We had to get to know exactly who we were dealing with." He informed Ron as he eyed him for his reaction.
Master Sensei continued, "We arranged for Monkey Fist to come and try to steal the Lotus Blade in order to see what kind of metal you were made of. Yori was very taken with you, she believed you to be the chosen one. Then when she was captured, you proved it, when in your own bumbling way you came to rescue her from Monkey Fist. She saw you as a knight in shinning armor, and your image has never left her mind since."
Ron squirmed; he did not like hearing this, Lacey had called him a knight in shinning armor before she died, and now he was learning that Yori thought of him that way too. It was a little much for Ron to handle, "I am no knight in shinning armor…I have no great killer instinct." He told Sensei sadly.
Master Sensei straightened up, "You do have a very keen killer instinct Stoppable San…When you were cornered by those two boys in the rest-room last summer, and did you not dispatch them quickly."
Ron perked up, he remembered when Gil and Jarrod Masters had cornered him in the Bueno Nacho rest-room and he received advice from Master Sensei in a mirror on how best fight them off. Ron looked up at Sensei, "Yes I did."
Master Sensei nodded, "You secretly enjoyed the fight, you liked hurting them didn't you?"
Ron was uncomfortable, "Yea…I liked it…I liked it a lot." He said thinking of the fight.
Master Sensei smiled, "You have a fine killer instinct."
Ron suddenly had a realization, "You arraigned for Monkey Fist to come and steal the Lotus Blade?" he asked Sensei shaking his head in disbelief.
Master Sensei laughed, "Of course, you don't think that fool could have found us on his own do you?"
Ron smiled, "It was all a con to bring me here, the whole treatment thing was a con to bring me here, the whole Yori's tea party was to keep me here…I don't believe this." Ron said feeling betrayed.
Master Sensei let out a deep sigh, "We do things here that may seem unorthodox to your eyes but they serve a purpose…What Yori did for you, she did out of friendship…out of love…I know where you spent the night Stoppable San…I did not tell her to do that." He told Ron Bluntly.
Master Sensei stood up to leave, "Hate me if you must Stoppable San, but please spare Yori your anger." After Sensei had his say he turned and left the temple.
Ron sat on the bench for a long time before getting up, "He said I would be leaving soon…and what will I be going home to? Yori is a pawn…I am a pawn…I do not want to be a monster….I must become that, what I fear the most…Thanks for the tip Larry." He thought to himself about the day he was exposed to the Mystical Monkey Power, Kim couldn't go along on the mission because of a family commitment to hang out with her cousin Larry. So Wade sent a holographic Kim instead of the real Kim, thus it was Ron and not Kim that was exposed to the mystical monkey power.
Ron laughed bitterly, "I guess Wade gets the last laugh after all, they all get to live normal lives…and I'm stuck…being an assassin." Ron thought to himself as he wiped tears from his eyes.
Ron turned and looked on top of the alter, and there was an ornate box containing the Lotus Blade, Ron stared at it long and hard, "I will never call you…I will die before I call you…You have ruined my life." He thought bitterly.
What Master Sensei told him was starting to sink in and it was overwhelming and frightening, "I'm a marked man….I will not be able to marry or enjoy children, I will endanger everyone that I know… Life as I know it, will never be the same…Kim…you should have stuck to babysitting." Ron sighed heavily as he started to contemplate his future.
Yori came into the temple, "Stoppable San, I was told that I may find you here…You did not come down for the mid-day meal."
Ron looked up at Yori, "Master Sensei brought me in here and told me everything." He informed her in a flat voice.
Yori covered her mouth and fell to floor and started to cry, Ron shook his head and left his seat on the bench to go to where she lay on the floor. He sat down beside her, "Yori…I am not mad at you. You were only doing what you were told to do." Ron said as he tried to reason with her.
Yori was bawling, "I…I did not want to lie…I did not want to lie to you…I love you…I did not want to hurt you…and now I have no honor." She told him as she turned from his gaze.
Ron held her as she cried and he tried to comfort her, there were so many emotions running through him, "Is this what my life is to be now, tears, blood and death…God Damn you Wade…You tricked me into going on that mission and now I'm stuck…Focus on calming Yori down…She's becoming hysterical…She is a pure soul that has come into contact with this madness….I must not be angry at her." Ron thought sadly as he cradled Yori in his arms and rocked her back and forth.
Once he had her calmed down Ron smiled at Yori, "Looks like we both got the shaft on this one." He told her as she stared at him trying to figure out what his meaning was.
Ron chuckled, "Do not be sad, I am the only one that needs to be sad, because I am the chosen one."
Yori smiled at him, "I'm sorry that this happened, I did not mean to…"
Ron put a finger to her mouth, "That is enough of that, we will talk about this no more…ok?" he told her as he looked into her puffy red eyes.
Ron stood up and then helped Yori to her feet, "I would like to take a run to the hot springs…Does that sound good to you?" He asked her with a wink.
Yori chuckled softly as she was still wiping tears away from her eyes, "That sounds like a good idea Stoppable San." She told him as she led him out of the temple by the hand.
Kim asked Mr. Nakasumi where would be the best place to go looking for a secret ninja training school and he had told her of rumors of such a place coming from the Mt. Yamanouchi area of the Tonga Mountain range.
When they were coming close to Japan, Kim took Monique down into the cargo area and they started to go through their equipment. Kim helped Monique into her parachute and gave her a quickie five minute course on sky diving.
Then she turned her attention to getting her self outfitted for the jump, once she was satisfied everything was in place, she performed a radio check. She put her helmet on and pointed at her head signaling Monique to turn on her radio.
Monique turned her radio on and gave Kim a thumbs up, "Monique I'm going to have the plane slow to around 300 miles per hour or so…Then we'll open the cargo door push the equipment out and then hit the silk ourselves…that sound ok?"
Monique shook her head, "Why can't we land at the airport and take a helicopter up to where we need to go? I've never sky dived before and telling me that if I don't hit the tail of the air plane and die then count to ten and pull the cord is much of a lesson."
Kim gave her a blank look, "Don't mumble into the radio, I can't hear a word you're saying…oh look it's time to go." Kim told her as she pulled the cargo door open and pushed the equipment out of the plane.
Then she stood up and slapped Monique hard across the helmet and screamed, "Head in the game Monique." Then pushed her out the door and followed after her. Ron would be rescued any time now she thought to herself as she floated down to the top of the mountain.
They touched down close to where Kim wanted to be, "Monique, we need to set up a base camp and then we'll start climbing our way up in the morning." She informed her friend.
Monique was white as a ghost from the sky diving, "Girl…You had us jump out of a perfectly good air plane to spend the night on the side of a mountain…When we could have landed at the airport spent a comfortable night at a hotel and then had a helicopter run us up here in the morning…ARE YOU CRAZY!" she yelled at her as she made a snow ball and drilled Kim in the head with it.
Kim wiped the snowball from her goggles and helmet, "Monique this is what we do on missions all the time…suck it up and quit being a baby." Kim told her angrily.
Monique made a face at her, "No wonder Ron quit going on missions, you're a barking loon, head in the game…it's more like head up your ass girl…Did it ever occur to you that it's freezing out here, we are going to freeze to death before we even get a chance to find Ron." Monique screamed in exasperation as she put her hands to her head.
Kim frowned, "Wade sent us some stuff to keep warm, he didn't send much food though, we'll probably starve to death before we freeze to death…So quit moaning and help me set up this tent."
Monique shook her head as she started to help Kim with the tent, "Girl ain't goin' to be no starvin' to death…I'm going to Donner party your ass and I'm going to walk off this rock, you just watch me." She hollered as she helped Kim with the tent.