The Lord and Lady of Everlot Chapter 3, a kim possible fanfic

The Lord and Lady of Everlot…a Kim Possible story

Disclaimer/Author's Notes: Kim Possible and all the characters of the show are owned by the Disney Corporation. All other characters are the creation of the author and may not be used without his permission.

This is a strictly not-for-profit, just-for-fun work…at this time. However, should you wish to contribute, one of my betas received a request from Ron Stoppable for me to mention the Ron Stoppable Smarty-Mart Pet Department "Fund for displaced otters and hairless rodents" as a donation option….

A/N Forward:

Who are the Lord and Lady of Everlot?

The Lord and Lady of Everlot…a 'very Possible' story

Chapter 3

Charlotte stared for a long time, and then she laughed.

"Oh, my, goodness, it's so obvious," she responded, and Larry nodded.

The image made perfect sense to Charlotte, and Larry pushed a button, illuminating the large monitors strategically hanging from mounts around the auditorium to show an indistinguishable person, shrouded in darkness.

"It makes perfect sense," she added, sarcastically, and Larry laughed.

"For the safety of this individual, we have masked their appearance and voice. Would you please tell us your story?"

"Certainly," an electronic, almost android-like voice responded. "My sidekick and I were in a laboratory, looking to 'acquire' a one-of-a-kind device. The flashing lights and alarms sounding let us know that we were discovered before we could remove the item in question. We already had it up on a pallet jack, but were forced to leave it with the incoming guards it. I did not realize that my sidekick had been accidentally exposed to the device until much later.

"I never found out the extent or impact of the exposure until much, much later," the individual added.

The Lord and Lady of Everlot sat backstage in the Green Room, looked at each other, and smiled.

"We learned later that the scientists had moved the device to more secure military location, with the military's assistance and blessing, after our unsuccessful attempt to 'acquire' the device; that was where Team Possible had its encounter with it." The speaker sighed and then continued. "My sidekick and I managed to pull off several capers, but every time that Team Possible was involved we were unsuccessful. I personally couldn't figure it out, but my sidekick had already done so and not told me. Contact had already occurred, and it was after one of those occurrences that we were finally captured and incarcerated.

"Now, we've served our time and are out of prison, and contact was re-initiated after you, Larry, contacted me," the speaker concluded.

"Any idea, KP?" Ron whispered, and he looked over at a smiling Kim.

"It's obvious, Ron," Kim whispered back with a grin. "It makes all the sense in the world, now," she added.

"So, Larry?" Charlotte looked, giving him a look that would have made a full round of Cheddar melt in fear if it had come from Rufus, and Larry gulped.

"Y...y…yes, Charlotte?" He looked worried, and he pulled his collar with his free hand.

"Who is the Lady?" Charlotte purred, and Wade laughed. He stopped when Joss punched him in the side.

"Before I tell everyone, Charlotte, there is something I have to tell you," Larry had pulled himself up and now looked totally confident and scared at the same time.

"Oh, really, Larry," she stated. "What is it that you want to tell me?"

"I want everyone in this room; heck, I want the entire world to know: 'I love you, Charlotte,'" Larry stated in a strong, clear voice, and the look on Charlotte's face was one of pure astonishment as the room went totally silent except for the sound of the air from the heating vents.

"I've liked you for a long time, Charlotte," Larry continued to the silent room, "but it was seeing you, after the invasion, so vulnerable after you lost your friend, that made me realize that the time at the movies was what I wanted: I wanted to put my arm around you, to hold you close, and to never let you go. I wanted to keep you safe from harm, just like a 12th-level Paladin would do for the love of his life.

"I want to ride through the rest of my life with you, Charlotte," Larry concluded, his smile lit the stage, and Charlotte's smile had steadily grown as Larry confessed his feelings.

Charlotte took two steps in the silence, her shoes clicking softly on the stage as she walked over to Larry and stopped in front of him. She stood, silently looking into Larry's eyes, and then she placed her hands gently on the sides of his face.

"Larry," she started, her voice filled with emotion, and he held his breath in anticipation.

"Larry," she repeated, "I think I love you," she confessed, gently brushing his lips with hers and pulling him into a tight hug that was accompanied by a mass of cheers from the audience…

…and, from backstage, watching the events on stage, Rufus looked at the Lady of Everlot and grinned. "Awwwww," he grinned, and she tittered.

Larry opened his eyes and made certain he was not dreaming: she was in his arms, he had finally told her how he felt, and she had replied, making him very, very happy.

Life was, indeed, very, very good.

"I have a white stallion out back, Charlotte, and he's ready to take us away," he smiled.

"Uh, Larry?" Charlotte whispered. "Aren't 'we' forgetting something?"

"I don't think so: my coat, my sword, my stallion, my lady…nope, everything's here," he replied with a grin, generating groans from the audience.

"I mean, aren't you going to tell them?"

"Tell who what, Charlotte?" Larry grinned and winked just after Charlotte's face sank.

"Hrk! It's show-time," Rufus announced, and they both stood up and left the Green Room, walking the 10 feet to the stage left entrance.

"It is my distinct pleasure to introduce to you, for the first time in public, the Lord and Lady of Everlot," Larry announced, and fanfares came over the speakers as the twosome, entering, captured the stage with their presence.

Rufus was wearing a cloth version of his armor, gold-colored material covering his entire body. His feet were covered by gold-colored boots, and his helmet was a leather version, also gold-colored. The Lady was wearing a green and black dress, and her head was crowned by a tall, green-and-black cone-shaped hat with a white pennant flying from it.

"No way!" Ron exclaimed.

"Way," came from both Kim and Wade.

Author's afterward:

Here they come…onstage…

Cliffie, for an entire auditorium? Right this way….

One more chapter…and, yes, I'm evil!

This is my entry for MrDrP's Valentine's Day contest…and there are only two new pairings for me. Yes, I know, I'm slacking off…blame the squirrels outside my windows the last few days.

My thanks to the following: Sir Sebastian, Kwebs, Sentinel 103, TexasDad (threats notwithstanding…lol), Thomas Linquist, Silvermist, CajunBear73, Slyrr, Katsumara, Captain IT, whitem, Nikoagonistes, and Lady Rhetorica for their reads and reviews. And, thank you to all who have read.

To, Katsumara, I do mean two new 'ships…be afraid, be very afraid. To Captain IT, no, that wasn't what you and Mags were doing at the Fannies….

And, thank you so very much to my betas, ja, kt, and Star_Eva01, for giving me more laughs with your comments and ideas. kt added the squirrels and bunnies: I think she was looking for BE4000 target practice.

My biggest 'thank you' has to go to The Enduring Man-Child who, to the best of my knowledge was the first writer to develop the Larry/Charlotte pairing in his story Larry's Obsession, Charlotte's Loss. The link is here: .net/s/3914212/1/Larrys_Obsession_Charlottes_Loss. Thank you, sir, for allowing me to beta this for you 'back in the day' and for planting this seed that would not go away….

Thanks for reading, and please review.