A/N Welcome back folks! The plot begins to thicken (well sort of)
The cell phone slid across the table into Gemini's awaiting hands. He glanced across the table at the man called Noran, a representative for the Brotherhood. Noran smiled innocently at him, Gemini smiled back. The six other members of The Brotherhood stood a few feet behind Noran, their faces emotionless.
After reflecting on it a little, Gemini didn't think that the check he was given was enough money. It definitely wasn't enough for a world-class organization like WEE. The negotiations that had followed had been intense, only because Noran knew every little detail about WEE. Gemini had absolutely no leverage, WEE was in trouble and they knew it. Noran knew things that were of utmost secrecy in the organization, secrets that his sister would have killed for. That is, if she didn't have a "no killing policy."
The Brotherhood was a powerful organization indeed, so what did they need WEE for?
"I believe this is a sufficient amount" Noran smiled again. It made Gemini's skin crawl. Being in an organization of criminals, he knew the smile of a predator when he saw it.
"I'll be the judge of that," Gemini replied gruffly. It was imperative that he remain intimidating.
"Of course, but this is our final offer."
"Really," Gemini grinned. "What happens if I refuse?"
"I believe this is a sufficient amount. The code is 3464."
Gemini never removed his eyes from Noran's. He calmly lifted the phone to his ear and licked his lips.
To hear the balance on your account please enter your four digit pin
Gemini nodded slightly to his henchman, who stood around the negotiation table. He prepared himself to refuse the amount and for the fight that might ensue. Quickly he punched the code into the phone.
The balance on the account is…
The vision came seconds after hearing the balance. He heard the sounds of marching footsteps as loud as thunderclaps on the streets of Washington D.C. He saw the massive army of androids tearing down the Great Walls of China. He felt the rough limestone that was being used to create the colossal new pyramids in his honor. He tasted the cold biting wind that blew through the official flag of WEE as it stood proudly at the top of Mt. Everest.
Then he saw something better, his sister weeping at his feet. Global Justice's official headquarters being bombarded by fighter pilots as the song Rock You like a Hurricane is being played in the background.
He wiped the drool from his mouth. "I believe this is a sufficient amount."
"Excellent!"
Gemini slapped his cheeks to remove himself from his daze. "What do you want to do first?"
Noran reached into his robe and slid an envelope across the table. "Here are some a few pests that needed to be taken care off. There's no rush though."
Gemini grabbed the envelope and removed the first picture he found in it.
"Bonnie Rockwaller?"
"If you'll excuse me Gemini, we've got other places to be."
Gemini looked at Noran suspiciously. "That's it, this is all you wanted?"
"When the Brotherhood needs your services Gemini, we shall make it known. We've got a few big projects in mind"
Its like that phony angelic smile never leaves his face.
"In the meantime though, we'd have no problems if you decided to use the money to spread as much chaos around the globe as you could."
Gemini's grin made him resemble the Cheshire cat.
This Brotherhood is starting to grow on me
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The manager at Bueno Nacho had given him the directions to his father's house. It didn't take long for him to find it. For hours he watched it from afar, never taking his eyes off it. He willed himself to forget everything except for the people that had died.
He needed the rage he had before he knew the truth, the strength he had before he found out that… No Janus was still Janus… Too many had died. He needed rage to complete the mission, rage he understood it was easier to deal with than…
What's that noise?
The sounds of helicopter blades disturbed the peaceful tranquility of the neighborhood. From his position he watched as the large helicopter landed in the middle of the street. Two figures jumped out of the copter; Ron Stoppable and Kim Possible, his parents.
It took a lot of restraint for him not to run out there and embrace her, seeing her alive in some form eased the pain in his heart. He watched as Ron pulled Kim towards him and kissed her.
She never lied, he did make her happy, she really did love him.
Anthony pushed those thoughts away. Her happiness, his very existence, they didn't matter any more. He dulled the pain in his heart with rage.
The plan was to strike after midnight, but it changed when Ron exited his house. Anthony soon followed. He slipped the ski mask he had stolen from a nearby store over his face. It wasn't hard for him to sneak up on his father. Yori-Sensei was a great teacher.
He waited until they got to an isolated part of the street, then he grabbed Ron from behind and threw him into a dark alley. That's when is started to rain.
Do it quick.
He jumped on Ron quickly striking him in the face. Anthony heard Ron mumble a few things but he didn't care, he didn't want to care.
They continued to struggle as the intensity of the rain increased, he knocked his father against a brick wall. He threw a punch….
This is it
To Anthony's surprise Ron dodged the attack, his fist hit the wall. His blow created a sizeable crater as tiny brick shards flew at his face. Anthony recovered quickly, and he struck his father in the face gain.
This ends here
He gathered all of his strength, the world around him slowed to a crawl. He raised his fist high in the air, his target the top of Ron's skull. He could feel the blow land before it actually made contact. A few thoughts flashed somewhere in the back of his mind. After it was over would he just disappear? How would it feel to fade from existence?
His brought his fist down hard. There was no sickening crack, no scream. He didn't hit anything but air. He suddenly found himself off balance. He landed on the ground hard, splashing water in all directions.
He tripped me…impossible. I didn't even see his feet.
Anthony staggered back to his feet. He felt like a man who had just returned from the brink of death.
I had him!
Hr charged at Ron, who parried his first attack. He attacked again, only to have it parried once again.
No, not again, this can't be happening.
To his horror, Anthony found that he couldn't land a single hit on his father. He sent blow after blow only to have it deflected away. When he finally found an opening he attempted an uppercut, but it missed completely.
He didn't see the attack until it was too late, Ron's open palm smacked into his chest with tremendous force.
This isn't happening.
Anthony tried to calculate a new attack scenario but he couldn't stop staring at the man he was trying so hard to kill. Somehow the tables had turned on him.
"You're shocked, right?" Ron said smugly. "Yeah, well so am I. I knew I was good but wow!"
The tension in the air had been completely shattered.
How could this man become an evil tyrant?
His bloodlust had evaporated, he suddenly felt like a murderer preying on an innocent victim. Ron wasn't anything like Janus. Janus had filled him fear, Janus was evil, Janus was a murderer! The man before him was neither. His rage was gone, the pain had once again taken its place.
Anthony turned his back to Ron and started to run, he just wanted to get as far away from his father as he could. He darted between two parked cars and raced into the streets. He heard the honking, he saw the blinding lights. His brain screamed at his body to run, but his spirit no longer cared.
Suddenly he was taken off his feet; he watched the large truck rumbled past him before he landed on the ground.
Realizing that he had been holding his breath the whole time he closed his eyes and swallowed a mouthful of air.
"Whoa, that was close. Are you ok?"
Anthony opened his eyes and stared at Ron's outstretched hand, and then he looked up at his face.
He saved me.
Ron smiled down at him, an uncomfortable smile but a smile nonetheless.
Janus was evil…Janus was a murderer… Ronald Stoppable was… was his father.
He allowed Ron to help him then he pulled Ron into a tight hug. Before he knew it he was crying. Tears flowed from years of dreaming about embracing a man that no longer existed in his world. That is until now. They stood for a moment there under a streetlight in the pouring rain.
"Don't worry about it, everything's going to be fine."
Ron semi hugged him back but it was enough to send Anthony mentally back eleven years. He wanted to tell Ron that he was his son and Kim was his mother but stopped short of revealing the truth. He had no idea where to go from here. There was just too much confusion. He backed away and ran off again.
I couldn't have planned that out any better.
Anthony hadn't stopped moving since the night before. He'd wandered off in a random direction in the city not knowing where he was headed. He constantly ran the events of the night before over in his head, overanalyzing every single mistake.
"What a coincidence meeting you here."
Anthony turned his head towards the familiar sounding voice.
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Ron rolled up his sleeve and checked the athletic taping that was protecting his sprained wrist.
Felix rode along side him in his wheelchair. "So, what you're saying is that this guy jumped you, knocks you around a few times, cries on your shoulders, and then you guys kind of sort of bond?"
Ron shrugged. "Well, when you say it like that it sounds kind of weird."
They slowly made their way through Middleton Plaza, heading towards their favorite movie theater.
Felix chuckled to himself. "Weird…… nah. Two guys under a streetlight, embracing in the rain… actually it seems kind of a romantic."
Ron did a double take. "Felix, those are the kind of statements that really make me question our friendship."
"I was never one to hold in my opinions. So why didn't you call the cops?"
Ron shrugged. "I don't know. Besides the attempted murder, he didn't seem like a bad guy. I can usually tell if someone is bad road."
"Once again Ron, your logic is flawless. So what did Kim say about this?"
Ron rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "I haven't told her. Recently, she's had this really annoying tendency to worry about my safety."
"Oh poor baby, you've got it so rough."
"She's been getting a tad protective lately during our missions. So I take it upon myself to keep her life stress free."
"How gallant of you."
"You've got to make sacrifices in this game of love, Felix. That's how you keep a relationship together."
"So, are we playing hoops at the park tomorrow?"
Ron groaned. "I can't go to the park, everybody's there's a comedian."
"What do you mean?"
"When I go down to the park this is all I hear." He puffed up his chest and made his best jock like impression "A yo lookie hear boys, it's Ron, aka Mr. Kimberly Possible! Hey yo Ronnie, it's been three years, you got any news for us yet! What's a matter you scared of going all the way! He probably doesn't even know what to do with it! I tell you what Ronnie, you bring her over to my house and I'll show you how it's done."
Felix couldn't help but laugh.
Ron cleared his throat, obviously upset. "Yes, everyone else in the park thought it was quite amusing."
Felix abruptly cut off his laughter. "You shouldn't let stuff like that get to you buddy."
"Please Felix, stuff like that rolls right off my ba…"
Before he could finish his sentence, someone bumped into him roughly, muttering something at Ron, then hurrying down the street. Ron stared at the person a look of disbelief on his face.
"Ron, what's the matter?"
"Did you hear what that guy just said to me?"
"What?"
"I can't believe he just called me a virginal loser."
"Are you serious?"
"What, do I have a scarlet V on my forehead?"
Felix rolled his eyes. "I'm glad you're not letting it get to you Ron."
Some minutes later they finally arrived at the entrance of the movie theater, where Kim and Monique were already waiting. Ron immediately walked over to Kim and planted a small kiss on her.
"Ugh, why don't you two just get a room?"
Ron gave Felix the evil eye; Felix just shrugged and smiled.
"Ron I've got some pretty good news." Kim brought his attention to the Kimmunicator. Dr. Director's face was on the screen.
"Good afternoon Ron. I've got fantastic news. Global Justice brass has decided to award the both of you with a medal of valor. Intelligence has discovered that this last failure should completely bankrupt Gemini and WEE. We couldn't have done it without your help."
Kim began to blush. "Dr. Director, I've already told you that's it was no big. We're always glad to help."
"Yes but this is a very special victory. WEE has been a constant threat to world peace. This is indeed very, very big.
"It's the least they could do after all the times you've guys have bailed them out."
Kim shot Monique a look to hush her up.
"It's ok Kimberly, the truth is Team Possible has bailed us out many times before and we'd like to repay you in Middleton, in front of all your friends and family."
"That sounds so badical!"
"Oh Ron, Agent Du has informed of your bravery, fighting off a crocodile to save his life is beyond noble."
"You did what?"
Ron looked at Kim nervously. "Oh, the croc… I didn't tell you about that? I could've sworn I…" He turned towards Monique and Felix for help but he got nothing. "Ok, so I wrestled a crocodile to save a casual acquaintance, who hasn't?"
"Why didn't you tell me about this?"
"It wasn't that big of a deal."
"Let me get this straight Ron. You beat down a crocodile?" Monique asked.
"Yeah, it was really awesome… I mean it was reckless and dangerous and I swear it'll never happen again."
Kim sighed in defeat and turned back to her Kimmunicator. "We'll happily accept the award, Dr. Director."
"You know where I went wrong?" Ron said to Monique and Felix "I should have turned the croc into a bag and told her it was a birthday gift."
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"Aaron, is that really you?" Anthony rushed to his longtime best friend. "It's really you! How long have you been here?"
"Oh bro, I've been here for, like, two weeks."
"Two weeks!"
Aaron had a look of jubilation on his face. "It's great to see you Ant, but being here in the past man, I've loved every freaking minute."
"What have you been doing in the meantime?"
Aaron opened his arms up wide. "What have I been doing? I've been enjoying peace in my life, that's what I've been doing. The past is great man, just great. Check out my digs man." He waved his hand over his clothes.
"These jeans went out of production three years after I was born. The sweater four years after, my cap is embroidered with the finest rhinestones."
"I didn't know you were so into fashion."
"Are you kidding, my mom and me…"
He paused and tried to make eye contact with his friend. Anthony avoided his friend's gaze. He looked forward at a group of people that happened to pass by.
"Was it quick?" he managed to choke out.
"Yeah, it was pretty quick" Anthony replied quickly
"Good. I didn't want Maya to see, that's why…" the lump in his throat expanded, making it harder for him to speak, "I wanted to help but I didn't want her to… well, unfortunately we got separated in the time stream. Maya I mean, we got separated…"
"But I guess its ok, mom's alive in this time right?"
Silence
Aaron took a deep breath and looking up at the clear blue sky. Finally he looked back down at his feet. "Check out these sneakers Ant," Aaron exclaimed. "Converse All-stars, do you know how rare these things are? Well, they're not rare now but in the future, you have to give up your soul for one of these babies."
Anthony gave an inward smile. "Your upbeat attitude might actually be contagious."
"How can you not be upbeat when you look this good? Dude I'm pimping as I'm walking, It's amazing."
Anthony laughed. It had been a long time, a really long time, since he'd last laughed.
"So where have you being staying?"
"Middleton Plaza hotel, nice, ritzy place."
A flicker of suspicion came over Anthony's face. "How are you paying for all this anyway?"
"How'd I do what? Oh, pay for the stuff. Well, I just… first of all, let me tell you how much easier it is in the past to hack into an ATM."
"No! You did not just say that."
"What! Come on, it's called adapting to the environment."
"It's called stealing!"
"Look, we've got a mission to complete by any means necessary. Do you understand what that means?"
Anthony began to protest but he realized he had no right to argue, remembering the ski mask he had stolen "I understand"
"Ok," Aaron looked Anthony over, "the first thing we've got to do is change your clothes. The futuristic look just makes you look crazy."
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Middleton Plaza Cinema:
Ron's eyes had never felt any heavier then they were now. He couldn't let his lids close, but things were getting desperate. He reached for his over sized cup of movie soda but that well had run dry.
Oh god, I need some caffeine, any kind of sugary snackage, but I'm out of cash.
He turned to Kim. She wiped a tear from her eyes. She took one quick glance at him as if to say 'isn't this beautiful'.
If I fall asleep now I'll never hear the end of it.
It was now a battle of wills, but he could feel the darkness creeping up on him.
I have too…
He woke up abruptly. It didn't take long for him to realize that he had just passed out, for how long he didn't know. He turned to Kim her eyes were still on the screen. Thankfully, she hadn't noticed. He reached for her bag of popcorn, and started to munch.
God help me this movie needs more action.
"I love you, I've always loved you. Just for one night, let me prove my love."
Ron choked on his popcorn. The theater was filled with his coughing gasps.
"Ron, are you ok?"
"I'm fine….whoa… what was that?
"One single night with you, is worth a thousand with anybody."
The hero in the movie began to passionately embrace the heroine.
This movie is taking a left turn on me here.
"Oh yes Jonathon, take me now!"
"Ron, are you comfortable with this?"
Ron cleared his throat. "Yeah, I'm ok… this movie, um, just got a little… intense." He stared into her eyes, unspoken words drifting between them. He placed his hand over hers and gave it a little squeeze.
"Oh yes, I've waited so long… so long for this."
Ron let go of her hand. They blushed and quickly turned back to the screen.
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Middleton Mall
Aaron and Anthony stood on the escalator, taking it the experience of being in the crowded mall.
"I saw my father," Anthony said suddenly.
It dawned on Anthony that Aaron still had no idea that his father was really Janus, none of his team knew actually. Was it his responsibility to tell them? Could he tell them?
It took a moment for Aaron to register this information. "What? You saw your dad? What's he like?"
"I… uh… really didn't get a chance to talk to him."
They stepped off the escalator, and Aaron rubbed his hand over his lucky cap. "The past week, I've been going over our game plan. We've got no idea who Janus is. We don't know how, when, or where this entire Brotherhood thing started, so we can't stop it. But there is one thing we know about, and that is your father's death. We can at least stop that from happening. We can keep Team Possible together, which will improve the odds of stopping Janus' rise to power.
"Aaron I, uh, don't thin…"
"Don't worry about it, leave the thinking to me. Now, I've gone through your family history and your grandmother has an estranged younger sister, who she hasn't seen in years. Which works out so perfectly for this plan……
Anthony grabbed Aaron by the shoulder and broke him out of his rant. "Aaron, what are you talking about?"
"The plan is for you to be with your pops. You know, because every once awhile you get into the 'I wish my father was around' mode. I thought this plan would be right up your alley."
"Are you insane?"
"Excuse me, you're in our way!"
They cut their argument short and turned to the crowd of teens who stood behind them.
"Yes, I'm talking to you two," said the brunette, who was obviously the leader of the pack. She stared at Anthony's face. "Do I know you?"
Anthony waved his hands in front of his face. "No, I've never seen you in my life."
"Is that right?" she continued to stare at him. "Well, are you going to move out of our way or do we have to go through you?"
"Oh right, sorry." Anthony dragged Aaron out of the clique's way.
The brunette signaled to her group and they followed her past them. Anthony could specifically hear her mutter the word losers under her breath.
Anthony and Aaron watched the clique stroll by and they started to move in the opposite direction.
"Who was that about?"
"I don't know Ant, but she was a thirteen on the ten scale hottie meter."
Suddenly behind them was a loud crash followed by multiple screams.
"Help me!"
A pretzel stand and picture booth had been completely turned over. Dozens of shoppers scattered away, including the brunette's clique. There, in the middle of the chaos, stood a tall man around six-seven. His long thin face was almost buried beneath the collar of his dark black parka. He reached out and seized the brunettes jaw with one hand, and picked her off the ground.
"Let her go!" Anthony screamed.
The man in the parka looked over at them. His live eye dilated and his eyeball opened slightly to reveal a small optical wire.
"Ok, I'm pretty sure humans can't do that."
Aaron stood directly behind Anthony using his body as a shield. "Yeah, and no human walks around with frizzy pink ponytails, I mean look at it, it's like streamers on a chicks bike!"
"Good," Anthony replied. "If it's not human, then I don't have to hold back."
"You just can't turn this hero thing off for a few seconds, can you?"
The android looked at the brunette then forward just in time to see the bottom of Anthony's foot come flying at him. The kick sent the android crashing through the windowpane of a fast food restaurant. A mass of people rushed through the exits to escape the flying glass.
"Ant, I see you're very familiar with the phrase collateral damage!"
"Ok, maybe I should hold back a little." He brought his attention the brunette. "Aaron I'll check on the bot, you take her to safety."
Wasting no time Anthony raced towards the restaurant. Aaron helped the brunette as she massaged her jaw line. "Are you ok Ms…"
"Bonnie, Bonnie Rockwaller"
Aaron's mouth dropped in shock. "You're Bonnie freaking Rockwaller"
She looked at him strangely. "Do you know me?"
"No, I have no idea who you are," Aaron replied with shock still evident on his face. "So complete stranger, why don't we get the hell out of here."
Pieces of scattered glass crunched underneath Anthony's foot as he slowly made his way toward the android. It was now on all fours, the left side of its face was shattered, revealing the artificial skeleton under its fake skin.
"I've got to tell you, normally I try to be a mellow guy. But you've caught me on a bad day." He kicked the android in the face again, sending it sliding across the room.
"I happen to be very emotionally confused right now and it's very draining. So I apologize if it seem like I'm picking on you."
The android rolled on to its back, seemingly defeated. It began to convulse wildly on the floor like a child throwing a temper tantrum. Anthony stood over it. "What's the matter, did you want fries with that butt whupping?"
Heh that's actually pretty witty.
The androids arm shot out like a rattlesnake, increasing by six feet in a matter of seconds. It grabbed Anthony by the neck and lifted him off the ground. From its back the android whipped Anthony around in the air and brought him crashing down onto a wooden table, shattering it completely.
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Ron shifted around in his seat uncomfortably as he kept his gaze on the screen
Why did she have to pick movie like this?
"I need you….please do something……… I'm aching so!"
Is this a hint? Is she hinting at something, is that what this is about? I am the only one in the world who doesn't know the answer to these questions?
"Please…..love me……………love me."
I wonder what she's thinking. I'd give my left hand to be able to read her mind. Oh no! What am I going to say when the movie ends?
"You're the only man I'll ever want. That I'll ever need….."
Ron let out a barely audible, nervous chuckle that didn't fall unnoticed. Kim squirmed in her seat nervously.
"Why did I pick this movie?" she screamed out in her head. "Oh no! What am I going to say when the movie ends?"
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Bonnie stopped running and tugged hard on Aaron's supply bag. "Where are you taking me?"
"I'm taking you somewhere safe, duh!"
"Who the hell are you and what the hell was that thing? It almost killed me."
"I'm… oh, that's trouble."
She followed his eyes up towards the ceiling and spotted the figure that had just leapt dozens of feet into the air. Their eyes widened in horror as the figure landed with a terrifying crash directly in front of them.
Aaron quickly put himself between the android and Bonnie.
"You really got a thing for this girl huh. I can't really blame you though."
The android stared at him curiously, the optical wire once again appeared in his eye.
Panicking Bonnie frantically dug into her purse. "Here use this." She tossed Aaron what looked like a small handgun. "It fires rubber bullets. Sometimes guys can get a little grabby."
Aaron aimed the gun at the android's heads and fired. The recoil was like that off a shotgun, the rubber bullet penetrated the androids skull and it fell over backwards.
A wave of pain ran through Aaron's wrist, and he looked down at the gun, then at Bonnie.
She shrugged at the confusion on his face. "Sometimes guys can get really grabby."
"Does the army know about this weapon of mass destruction?
Before Aaron could continue his statement, the android jumped to its feet, but instead of attacking it became preoccupied with its left hand.
Aaron and Bonnie took a few steps backwards. "On the count of four, we run for it"
"One…"
Like a Swiss army knife, the androids right hand switched to a mini chain saw.
"FOUR!"
At that exact moment, Anthony hopped onto the android and began to violently beat on its face. The android shambled around in confusion as Anthony continued to rain blows on it.
"That's it bro, show that tin can who's boss!"
Bonnie tapped Aaron on his shoulder, a look of concern on her face. "Aren't you going to help, that thing could kill him."
Aaron smiled confidently. "Don't worry about him, he's a Possi… I mean, uh, he'll be fine."
The android launched itself backwards into a wall; sandwiching Anthony between it and the wall. The crash caused Anthony to release his hold on the android. He groaned in pain as he slid to the ground.
"You're making me look bad in front of the lady, bro!"
Aaron's voice unknowingly kept Anthony from fading into the darkness. "Shut up Aaron, you're not helping," he replied weakly.
The android whirled around and thrust its chainsaw hand at Anthony. He caught the android by the arm while the chainsaw buzzed inches in from his face.
Anthony struggled with all his might as the android slowly pushed certain doom towards his face. "Sorry," he grunted, "I'm not vain enough for plastic surgery." Through the corner of his eye he caught the glimpse of electrical wall socket a few inches from his head.
Tightening his grip on the androids arm, he pushed the chainsaw past his head and into the socket. He immediately let go off the arm and rolled away once it made contact with the socket. The android released a low inhuman scream as the electricity coursed through its body. The air was filled with the smell of burning rubber as the android convulsed along the floor, smoke emanating from its body. It shook for a few more seconds, then slumped to the ground motionless.
Anthony got to his feet and stared at its crumpled body, taking a deep breath. "Sorry buddy, but for me, losing does not compute."
"That was kind of weak," Aaron remarked. "You should have gone with something along the lines of 'now that was a shocking development'."
Anthony watched as Bonnie began limping towards them. "Aaron, tape me" Aaron reached into his supply bag and tossed him some athletic tape.
"Stop!" He walked over to Bonnie and kneeled in front of her. "Looks like you got a sprain there." He quickly started to tape up her ankle.
She looked on him in surprise, especially at the blood on his forehead. "What about you?" she said, clearly confused.
"My mother always told me that on any mission, always treat others first, especially the ladies."
She looked at Aaron. "Is he serious?"
Aaron just laughed. "Yeah, he's a mama's boy alright."
She studied Anthony's face as he taped her up. "Ron!"
Anthony dropped the tape and quickly scanned the area around him. "What? Where!"
"That's who you remind me of. Ron! You look just like Ron!"
"Alright, your ankle seems fine, let's move Aaron." Before Bonnie could say another word, Anthony grabbed Aaron by the collar and they ran off together.
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Later that night:
Team Possible stood on the Possible's porch in an uncomfortable silence.
"You know…" They said in unison.
"Jinx!"
"Double Jinx, you owe me a coke." Kim laughed and then she cleared her throat.
"Um it was a good movie I guess," Ron said. "You know, if you like that sort of thing… I'm kind of a sci-fi guy myself.' He laughed.
"Ron, we've known each other for years. I know you're more of a sci-fi kind of guy."
He laughed. "Right… years… yeah."
She looked at the front door. "So, uh, you want to come in?"
Before he could answer, the front swung open and Mrs. Possible appeared. "Oh, it's you two. I heard someone talking on the porch and I wondered who it was. How was the movie?"
"It was quite the moving experience mom," Kim replied.
"Tell me about it," Ron muttered under his breath.
"What was it called again?"
"Um, Again the Magic Mrs. P. It was one of those romance in the 1800s type movies."
"Oh it sounds so sweet, maybe James and I should check it out."
"No, it was a bad movie… really bad," they said together. "Really bad movie, not even worth talking about it."
"It was that bad?" Mrs. P frowned. "Oh well. Ron, would you like to come in?"
He looked over to Kim. "Actually, I've got to wake up early, so I'm going to head out."
"Ok." Kim leaned over and gave him a light kiss. "Goodnight."
Goodnight? Like I'm going to get any sleep after all that.
Ron said goodbye to Kim's mother and stepped off the porch. He was on his way home when James Possible drove into the Possible's driveway.
"Hello Ronald," he called.
"Late night shopping Mr. P?"
James Possible exited his car carrying a bag of groceries in his hand "you know it. So you're back from the movie already?"
"Bingo"
James swiftly slammed the car door short with his free hand. "I've heard about that movie."
Ron gulped. "You have?"
"Yes, I might seem like it but I do try to keep up with the current pop culture" Ron gulped it was as if Mr. Possible's could see into his very soul. "It didn't give you any ideas, did it?"
"No… no ideas in this head… I haven't had an idea since we got cable ha, ha…" Ron paused, "you know Mr. P, Kim and I are nineteen. I'm sure that by now you must know that eventually…"
"Eventually what?"
Beads of sweat appeared on Ron's forehead. "…eventually… uh, you've got to assume that sooner or later… circumstances may arise where… you know… I mean, it's bound to happen someday."
"What's bound to happen?"
Ron glanced at his watch. "Well, will you look at the time? I've got to run!"
James Possible began to laugh. "Oh Ron, you are so easy." He wiped the tears from his eyes. "I understand where you're coming from," he put his hand on Ron's shoulders, "just as long as she's got a ring on her finger!"
"What?" Ron hiccupped.
Mr. P started to laugh again as he headed towards his home. "Ron, you're just too much fun."
"Ha... ha… good one Mr. P," Ron chuckled. "Funny… funny stuff…"
Moments later, he found himself at the door of his house. He sighed before pushing it open.
Ok this was a night to remember.
He walked aimlessly down the hallway.
But there's no reason to stress myself out. When it happens, it'll be good…… oh man will it be……ok, off I'm off track. Who cares what movies or people say? Things are fine the way they are now. When it happens, it'll happen, there's no reason to be afraid of it. It is a natural thing. It will happen someday and there will be no consequences.
"Ronald," his mother called out, "we have family visiting."
Ron stood in the living room staring at the guest on the couch.
The guest stood up, his eyes on the floor. "Hey, um, I'm… that is to say… my mother named me… uh," he finally looked Ron in the eyes, "Anthony."
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Monique skipped along the street, music blaring from her headphones. She turned the street corner and stopped dead in her tracks. She saw her younger brother sprawled on the front lawn. She rushed to his side.
"Patrice, what happened?"
Her brother coughed. "Monique, run. He's looking for you."
"Who?"
She looked up and there on the front porch stood an ominous looking figure, with a mini chainsaw where his right hand should have been
A/N There you go folks! Hope it was at least decent :) Read and Review
Next chapter I'll try to turn Will Du into a badass