Kim Possible

R - Factor

Chapter 4 : A birthday to remember

Ron woke early the next morning as he had trained himself to do over the past year. It was the weekend and today was Kim's birthday. But he also had other matters to attend too as well. Sitting up in bed he stretched his muscles, his tail straightened out behind him as well. So far the only people other than those at Yamanochi that knew of Ron's new tail were his parents. His father had thought it was neat and happily noticed that it didn't bother his allergies. His mother on the other hand nearly feinted when she saw a tail coming from her son's backside with fur the same color as his hair.

Mrs. Stoppable got over the shock quickly enough and accepted the new attachment after Ron explained his circumstances. Master Sensei had allowed him to tell his parents the truth but no one else. Ron was sure that Sensei wouldn't mind if he told Kim but until he found out from him that it was ok, he would remain quiet about it. She would probably think he was nuts or something if he told her the truth anyways...that he, Ron Stoppable was a prophesized warrior of legend and a battle he would have in the near future would determine the fate of all like on the planet. Not to mention his power will attract females like moths to a flame...a condition he would have once been ecstatic to have. Not anymore though, the only woman he wants to attract is Kim and while he can clearly tell that many other girls even Bonnie are reacting to his power he can't tell if Kim is.

His cell phone rang just after he finished his morning meditations and stretches. "Hello...this is Ron." He said after answering it.

"Hey this is Doug." Doug greeted.

"Hey! Nice to hear from you so soon. What's up?" Ron asked.

"Not much." He answered. "Scott and I didn't have anything planned for today and wondered if you guys wanted to hang out again?"

Ron thought for a moment. "Sure I don't see any problem with that. By the way today is KP's birthday and I'll be at her place for most of the day. If you guys want you can come over here and help me get her present to her, I was just going to call Josh or Brick to see if they could help but I think they are going to be busy today."

"Sounds great! Kim won't mind will she?" Doug asked.

"Nah." Ron said. "I'm sure she would like to see you two again, besides Monique will be there too along with Felix and another friend you haven't met yet, her name is Tara."

"Sounds like fun!" Doug said with an excited tone, Ron knew he'd want to see Monique again and vice versa. "Give me the directions to your place and we'll be there in about an hour."

Ron smiled and gave Doug the directions to his house. They chatted for a little bit before Doug hung up.

Ron walked out to his training area in the back yard of his home dressed in gray cargos and a light blue muscle shirt. He still had an hour or so until Doug and Scott arrived to help him with Kim's present. Checking to make sure that no one was around, Ron let his long golden furred tail snake it's way out of a slit in his pants. The Lotus blade in the form of a simple chain on his neck began to glow and respond to his power as his brown eyes turned electric blue and began glowing with soft blue light.

Ron rushed at his practice dummy and let off a series of lightning fast punches and kicks. With each strike the dummy shook violently from the force of the blows. As Ron continued his assault a sudden image flashed across his mind. At first it was of a Syntho-drone killing Rufus, then it shifted to one strangling Kim while punching her in the gut.

Ron's eyes flashed as his retina vanished in a bright blue glow, his body became surrounded by a deep cobalt blue aura as his full power flooded to the surface. Ron thrust his fist into the dummy and it exploded into a mass of wood, leather and sand, to further add to the damage the tree that had been behind it, a 75-year-old oak was up-rooted and sent into the forest from the force of Ron's blow.

Ron calmed down and took a look at the damage. "Shit." He grumbled. "Mom and Dad are so going to nail my hide to the wall over that one. Maybe I should have meditated more before training...Sensei did teach me not to let my emotions guide my fist"

Unknown to Ron his parents had watched the whole thing in awe and fear, the look on his face just before he up-rooted the oak tree was one of murderous rage, they could only wonder what had caused such a face on their usually gentle and kind son. To their relief they saw him regain his calm. He then to their surprise went over to the enormous tree and dragged it back towards the hole where it had been like he was dragging a sapling. Ron then grabbed a shovel and fixed the hole a bit before surrounding it with stones, he was making a fire pit for bon fires. They continued to watch as he took the glowing blue sword he had come home with and used it to turn the tree into a pile of nicely cut wood for fires.

Ron looked up as he sensed the presence of two people coming towards his home. He turned the sword back into a necklace and hid his tail quickly. A few moments later a Pontiac GTO...Judge model pulled up into his garages private drive and two familiar blonde men exited the bright red car.

Doug was wearing a Red shirt with blue trim and the number 38 was on the left side of his chest. Scott was wearing a royal purple muscle shirt with green trim, it was tight and showed off more of his muscles than Doug's did, both men were wearing black jeans. Ron also noticed that Scott had the same two wooden swords strapped to his back that he had been carrying yesterday and Doug had several side pouches attached to his belt.

"Hey Guys! Your just in time, we will be leaving for KP's house in just a few." Ron greeted. "By the way...what's with the bokkens dude?" Ron asked Scott

Scott gave a small smile in greeting. "These are always with me, it never hurts to be prepared for any situation. Besides I was hoping we could spar one of these days, I've heard you're very good with a sword." Scott said and Doug rolled his eyes.

"Typical...you get a new friend and the first thing you want to do is spar with them." Doug chuckled. "My buddy here practices the code of the warrior like a religion so when he asks you to spar it means he is beginning to trust you and wishes to test his skills against another formidable opponent." Doug laughed as he finished. "Because of him we train in the martial arts twice a day!"

"It's good exercise you know." Scott retorted. "Besides we have to keep our skills sharp."

"True that my friend...true that." Doug said with his usual happy smile.

"Sounds like fun." Ron chuckled. "We will definitely have to spar one of these days."

Ron then motioned for them to join him in the garage. Once inside he showed them the hummer he had fixed up for Kim. Both men let out a low whistle as Ron explained it's specs and how he had put it together, they were quite impressed, Ron's skills were even better than Scott's when it came to fixing a vehicle or building one in this case.

"Damn Ron." Scott said softly. "You really must love your girlfriend." He said with one of his rare but true smiles.

"Yeah buddy." Doug chortled; mirth was dancing in his eyes. "When is the wedding?" He chuckled.

Ron had the slightest twinge of pink cross his cheeks. "It's not like that. KP and I are just friends." Ron explained but there was a trace of saddness in his voice that Doug and Scott caught quickly. They had both seen how they looked at each other and thought that they were a couple, a rather cute couple at that. But it seemed from Ron's reaction and the look in his eyes that he didn't think that Kim felt the same way. Just how oblivious could two people be? They had just met Team Possible yesterday and could clearly see the feelings they had for each other.

"Sorry man...we thought you two were together." Doug apologized.

"No big." Ron said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "We get that allot."

"So." Scott said to get things on a lighter subject. "Did you want us to drive this baby to Kim's house for you?" He asked.

"Yeah that would be great, dude." Ron said thankful for the change of subject. "I'll fire up the Charger and we can come back here later to get your GTO."

The three friends agreed with the plan. Doug and Scott got into the hummer; Doug opted to let Scott drive since he was practically drooling over the custom built machine. Ron got into his Dodge Charger and fired it up, the engine roared with power as he revved it. Ron the flipped a switch on his dash that caused the hidden computer/communications terminal to pop out. He pressed another button and Scott and Doug's faces appeared on the screen.

"Alright guys, you two follow me and I'll lead ya to KP's house." Ron said into the communication device.

"Sure thing bud." Scott and Doug said in unison, causing all three young men to have a good hearty laugh.

"So Wade...did you find anything about Yamanochi yet?" Kim asked from her computer, she was waiting for her friends to arrive for her usual birthday party.

"No...actually the school isn't even listed anywhere." Wade said with a confused look as he continued to type into his computer. "It's almost as if the place doesn't exist. I cross-referenced all known and un-known schools in Japan...I turned up nothing. Where ever Ron went it wasn't to a school for a scholarship program."

Kim's brow furrowed in thought. "It's not like Ron to keep secrets from me. But where could he have gone? I saw his plane ticket...the destination was Tokyo International. Ron...what's going on?" She thought to herself. "What about the power readings you took through the Kimmunicator's diagnostic ports?" She asked finally.

"Off the charts." Wade said simply. "Ron's Mystical Monkey power levels were so high they almost fried the Kimmunicator's circuits. I also tried to reactivate his tracking chip...I got a signal for three seconds but the chip then blew...it wasn't inside Ron when it happened...it was at his house while you guys were out yesterday."

"So you think he removed the chip?" Kim asked.

"I know he did. But it was already broken when he got rid of it." Wade replied.

Kim gave a thoughtful nod and sighed as she sat back in her computer chair. She glanced out her window and saw Monique's car pull up with Tara in the passenger seat. "Well Wade I gotta go. Tara and Monique are here." Kim said with a faint smile on her lips.

"OK Kim...have a Happy Birthday." Wade said with a smile.

"Thanks Wade...I'll talk to you later." Kim said and cut the communications line. She then dashed downstairs to join her friends and wait for Ron to arrive.

"Hey guys!" Kim greeted.

"Hey Girl!" "Hi Kim!" Monique and Tara said at once with smiles on their faces.

"So Mon tells me you guys met two college guys yesterday at Pizza Palace." Tara said.

Monique blushed a bit and Kim smirked. "Yeah and I think Monique has the hots for Doug." Monique flushed deeper but didn't deny it. "His friends name is Scott, they look familiar but I can't place where I've seen them before." Kim explained.

Tara giggled. "Mon didn't say much about Scott...just about how cute Doug was." She hinted.

Kim decided to indulge her. "Well they are both quite cute. Both have blonde hair. Doug has light ice blue eyes while Scott's eyes are...well...different. His left eye is emerald green and his right one is sapphire blue, his hair is really long too. They are both pretty well built but Doug has a more larger toned build where Scott is stocky and toned." Kim said explaining her new friends features. Monique looked to be off in her own little world while Tara was becoming more and more interested in Scott.

A little while later the tell tale sound of Ron's Charger roared into their driveway followed by another engine. With a knock on the door Ron announced his arrival. Mrs. Possible let him in as well as his friends who politely greeted her, the one with the really long mane of golden blonde hair asked where her sister was. Ron nearly choked on a chuckle while Doug look just as curious.

Kim smiled at Ron and walked up to the slightly confused young men and her mother. "Is he hitting on me?" Anne asked her daughter while Scott turned a bright shade of crimson.

Kim giggled. "Not this time "Mom" it's genuine." Kim answered.

Scott began imitating a tomato while Doug let out a snort trying not to laugh. "I'm very sorry Mrs. Possible, I thought you were Kim's sister." Scott apologized furiously.

Mrs. Possible let out a hearty chuckle. "Thanks I get that allot." She said and walked towards the kitchen while the group went to sit in the living room.

Mr. Possible walked in a looked at Doug for a moment. "Hey...aren't you Doug Brown? The nations leading expert on explosives ordnance and creation?" He asked politely.

As Doug flushed slightly Kim realized where she had seen his face before. She had several GJ pamphlets with both him and Scott in them. Doug for his knowledge and ability to create advanced explosives used for mining and rescue operations. Scott was usually pictured with him and was mentioned to be a very notable martial artist and one of the best stunt drivers in the United States.

"Yes...that's my name. But I haven't had contact with anyone in Middleton before transferring from the University of Chicago last year. How did you know my name?" Doug asked.

"Kimmie-cub has several Global Justice pamphlets with your picture and his." He said pointing to Scott. "On them explaining how your inventions are used for mining or rescue operations." James said.

"Oh." Doug shrugged. "It's just a hobby of mine...nothing to really go on about." He said with modesty.

James left it at that and strolled into the kitchen while Doug began talking to Ron and Monique while Kim talked to Scott with Tara.

"You'll have to excuse Doug, he's extremely modest and doesn't like talking about himself." Scott said in his ever-present soft tone. "Doug is very gifted with explosives, he has been since I've known him when we met at 15. To be honest with you he has made millions on his inventions but he hates being in the limelight so he tries to live a simple and normal life away from most of the public. He'd never talk about himself to anyone, that's just the way he is, I had to find everything about him on my own." Scott sighed a bit. "Doug is my best friend and I consider him a brother, he's really very kind hearted but his modesty keeps him hidden from others."

Kim now had a better understanding of one of her new friends and liked what she heard. Doug was simply a really modest, kindhearted young man that was also a bit of a joker. She was about to ask Scott a bit about himself but he saw it coming.

"Please don't ask about my past." He said as the pain his eyes carried grew. "I don't like to think about it." He said and walked off, but not before meeting Tara's eyes for a moment, a slight twinge of pink crossed his cheeks and then he walked off towards the kitchen to ask for a drink.

"So Doug...what's the deal with Scott? Why is he always so quiet and stoic?" Ron asked.

Doug let out a sad sigh as he watched Scott go into the kitchen. "It all begins with that scar over his left eye." Doug said. "His parents worked for the government and when he was five an assassin broke into their home. There was a fight and the killer dropped one of his swords before drawing the other and murdering his parents in front of him. Scott picked up the sword and dashed at the assassin, he was almost killed when the assassin slashed at him and nearly lost the use of his left eye to boot. In the end Scott had managed to kill the assassin with the sword but was injured badly because of the battle."

Doug continued. "Scott was then sent to live with foster parents. He lived with them for ten years and not a day passed that they didn't abuse him in some way or another. His only way to escape from his problems was to train in the martial arts and swordsmanship. I won't go into detail of what those people did to him...it makes me sick to even think about it. I met him about six or so years ago and helped him get away from his abusive foster parents, he was given Emancipation at 15 and then moved in to live with me and my family."

"Scott is a really great friend and he's like a brother to me. But he has difficulty expressing his emotions but he is really kind at heart. When he's more comfortable around you he might tell you his story, but please don't push it...it's very painful for him to think about." Doug said as Scott walked back into the room, his face stoic as usual.

The gathering carried on pleasantly for a while. Ron and Kim exchanged their information so they both knew more about their new friends. Doug and Monique were having a very animated talk about just about anything they could think of. Scott was talking quietly with Tara, stealing the occasional glance at her as she did the same. They seemed to get along as good as Doug and Monique and Kim could only smile at this...two less girls to worry about trying to get Ron's attention.

There was another knock at the door and Anne answered it only to find Bonnie Rockwaller standing there with a sugary but obviously fake smile on her lips. Mrs. Possible wasn't sure but let the young woman in anyways. Bonnie strode right up next to Ron who at the moment felt a very unpleasant chill go down his spine as Bonnie latched hold of his arm.

"Happy birthday K." She said with a venomous smile. "Ronnie I was wondering if you would take me to the mall later?" She asked as she pressed herself up to him.

Ron flushed as her felt her...erm...firm assets press against him but that didn't stop the sick feeling he suddenly got in his stomach. Kim on the other hand was glaring daggers at the brazen brunette and looked ready to spit nails at any second. Ron held back a cringe as he pried the unwanted female from his arm.

"Err...sorry Bon-Bon...but I promised to spend some time with KP and my new friends today and I never break a promise." He said pointing at Kim and two older boys she hadn't seen before. The one with the dirty blonde hair looked slightly amused with what was going on while the one with the extremely long main of golden blonde hair was unreadable.

Bonnie sauntered up to Scott who had to look down at her. "And what's your name handsome?" She asked flirtily which caused Tara to copy Kim's scowl.

Scott's eyebrow twitched with discomfort for a second before arching. "Scott...Scott Storm." He answered but could feel his skin crawl, the term "Tramp" came to mind along with several other more colorful words as he looked at her. He glanced at Tara and noticed she was about ready to claw Bonnie's eyes out. "Now if you'll excuse me I was having a most enjoyable conversation with Ms. King here." Scott said and turned back to Tara who was now beaming happily

Scott met Doug's eyes for a second and an unspoken conversation passed between them with a few eyebrow twitches. Doug then looked at Monique and winked as he reached in to one of his side pouches and pulled out a coin shaped device. As he walked over to Bonnie he tapped the device with his finger and then to everyone's shock he slapped Bonnie's ass flirtily. "Dang, baby, would you like some fries to go along with that shake?" He asked with a smirk.

Scott let out a snort, which caused Ron, Kim and Monique to look at him questioningly. He shrugged and sported a smirk of his own. "Be prepared for a good laugh here in a few seconds." He replied as he crossed his arms to watch the show.

Doug then walked away from Bonnie who looked a bit shocked. He had started counting down from 20 and was at 10 when he got to Monique. 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! "POP!" A loud noise and a puff of black smoke rose from Bonnie's backside as she let out a shriek of surprise. She whirled around to see what had popped her on the but again but as she did so she revealed what Doug had done.

He had planted a small explosive device on her with just enough power to not hurt her but burn off the seat of her pants. So now as she turned she was showing everyone her white with pink polka-dots thong. Ron and Kim both let out a snort before bursting out in full laughter followed soon by everyone else. "Nice thong Bon-Bon...did you get it at Smarty-mart?" Ron roared as tears of mirth began to fall from his eyes.

Bonnie grabbed her behind to check it and discovered the complete lack of a backside. "That was SO NOT FUNNY!" She growled and fumed as she stormed out of the room and then out of the house.

The group continued to laugh for well over ten minutes at the look on Bonnie's face before she left fuming. After a while the group calmed down and Ron looked over at Kim, she looked quite happy at the moment so he decided to give her his present. "Hey KP...err...would you like you present now?" Ron asked. James and Anne knew what it was and traded smiles along with Scott and Doug.

"Sure!" Kim beamed happily. "Where is it?"

"It's outside...follow me." He said a little nervous. The group followed Kim and Ron outside to see a gorgeous jet black Hummer with purple racing stripes, on the front driver and passenger doors Kim's logo was easily spotted. Monique and Tara gushed over the very nice ride while Kim gawked. She turned to Ron with a shocked look on her features; he smiled and put the keys to the Hummer in her hand. "Happy birthday KP." He said softly.

Kim looked at her awesome new ride, then to the keys in her hand and then to Ron. Unshed tears were glistening in her emerald eyes. Ron was worried that she might not like it. "OH RON! THANK YOU!" She cried out as she tackled him to the ground and planted a big one on his lips. Doug and Scott held back their chuckles as they watched Ron's brain short out. Her parents just beamed happily...even James, while Tara and Monique just giggled.

Kim flushed beetroot when she realized what she was doing. She got off an equally flushed and spaced out Ron and helped him to his feet. She couldn't help but giggle when she saw the vacant and glazed look in his brown orbs or the shit-eating grin that had crossed his lips. "Thank you for the great present Ron." Kim said with a beaming smile.

"Yeah...present...good present..." Ron said dumbly with a goofy grin before falling back over stiff as a board.

That did it for Doug whom was now on the ground laughing so hard that tears of mirth were pouring from his eyes. Scott who was also having trouble containing his mirth of the situation tried to help Doug up but ended up falling on his ass in the process, which caused both young men to let out a roar of laughter. James too thought the scene was rather funny and joined them on the ground when his daughter stepped on Ron's feet to bring him back up like one would a stone rake.

Monique and Tara were giggling even louder at this point and Kim couldn't contain hers, now she knew for sure that Ron was attracted to her. Anne walked up to her daughter chuckling heartily. "Well Kimmie it looks like you broke his brain, but try not to break anything else...we would like grandchildren someday." She said with a smug smirk and turned to go back in the house as Kim began imitating a tomato. Another heavy roar of laughter was heard from Doug, Scott and James at her remark as they fell back to the ground.

Ron had come too while Anne made her remark and turned so red he could have acted as a sun at midnight. Ron still beet-red walked over to his friends and James to help them up. He gave a hand to James while Doug and Scott started to get up on their own. James stumbled a bit still laughing and clipped Ron's belt buckle...and down went his pants along with Doug and Scott who were now gasping for air in-between laughs. Ron thanked the gods that he kept his tail curled around his waist under his boxers. He didn't see the three flushed girls behind him as he bent over and pulled his pants back up...while giving them a good view of his rear.

"Sorry Ronald." James said with a snort before walking back into the house...as soon as the door shut a loud barking laugh was heard. Had the situation not been so hilarious he could have pulled off the "Protective Father" bit. But the reaction from Ron was too priceless to do anything but laugh.

As the laughing began to die down, Doug and Scott got to their feet, even Scott who was usually stoic had a humorous grin on his features. Just as Doug was about to ask what they should do next the Kimmunicator chirped. Kim and Ron's faces quickly went serious as Kim pulled out the device.

Disclaimer : I do not own Kim Possible

Authors : DragonMaster & Doug4422