Chapter 15: Can't Be Right

Back in Middleton, one year to date of the Niker Research Center raid. Many things haven't changed in the past year. Except Kim and Ron's relationship has blossomed to the point that they are talking about maybe getting married. Its just talk right now. They decided to wait until after graduation to seriously talk about it and they hoped it would come true.

On this day Kim and Ron were coming into Kim's home after another day at school.

"Ron, I would forget what Bonnie says," Kim said while she threw her book bag down beside the couch.

"Oh, sure I can, KP. 'Buneo Nacho is a dump,' is just the highest insult," Ron said as he sat down beside Kim.

"Oh Ron, just forget it for me," Kim stated while she snuggled up against Ron.

"Fine KP, I will just because you asked me to."

"I know Ronnie, I can get you to do a lot of things. Can't I," Kim said while smiling at Ron.

"You sure can. I hate to see how you'll be when we get married," Ron said before he smiled back at Kim.

"Ron! Be quiet. Mom and dad don't know we talked about it," Kim stated while her smile went to a scared look.

"Talk about what honey," Mrs. Dr. Possible questioned as she came into the living room.

"Oh, nothing mom," Kim stammered out before she blushed a little.

"Well ok," Ann said as she went into the kitchen. "And Kimmie, you got some mail in your room you need to look at," before she appeared in the living room, heading to another part of the house.

"What is it," Kim asked, stopping Ann at the door.

"Just go and see, and Ronald. Your mom called and said you got mail you need to look at as well," Ann said before she continued to go on to another part of the house.

"Really? Well ok," Ron said as he got up to leave. "I see you later, KP.".

"See you, Ron," Kim said as she went up to her room.

"What? I didn't apply to Stanford yet," Kim said after she read the letter with a puzzled look.

Dear Kimberly Ann Possible,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Stanford with full scholarship. We are please you have decided to attend in the fall of this year.

Sincerely, Dean of all Departments

"Mom," Kim cried as she re-read the letter.

"What is it honey," Ann said as she came into the room.

"Did you apply me to Stanford," Kim questioned while holding the letter up for her mom to see.

"No honey. Why," Ann asked as she sat on the bed with Kim.

"Did daddy or the tweebs," Kim questioned while she handed the letter to her mom.

"No, what's wrong," Ann said before she took the letter and started reading it.

"I got accepted to Stanford," Kim explained while her mom continued looking at the letter, which the details Kim was happy with. She wanted to go to Stanford, but wasn't sure if she ever get accepted. Kim wanted to be a lawyer. Her days crime fighting gave her the idea she knew the ins and out of crimes and criminals. So being an attorney was all she wanted to be.

A few moments later Ron came running into the room. He was out of breath, he managed to ask, "Hey KP guess what?".

"You got accepted to Stanford," Kim said still puzzled why she was too.

"How did you know," Ron asked with excitement.

"Because I have too," Kim said while Ron made his way over to Kim's desk sitting in the chair there.

"Well that's strange," Ron stated as he read his letter again.

"Wait! The contracts Merrick gave us," Kim said as a thought hit her.

"Yeah, what about them," Ron questioned while he turned to look at Kim with a confused look.

"What did they say," she asked as she started opening a drawer beside her bed.

"Something like 'we were entitled to whatever Merrick had outlined'," Ron said as he watched Kim pull out the contracts.

"This must have been what it was meaning," Kim said as she look over the contract.

"This is so wrong of him to do," Kim said as she put the contracts back into the drawer.

"Maybe he did it knowing we needed to be together, KP," Ron stated as he came and sat on the bed with Kim and her mom.

"Still its …," Kim said, but she was cut off by her mom speaking as she got to leave the room.

"Oh Kimmie, you got another letter as well," Ann said as she went through the door way.

"Where is it," Kim questioned as she looked around the room.

"In the drawer where you keep all your personal things," Ann explained from in the hall.

"Mom," Kim stammered out before she blushed.

The drawer Ann mentioned was were Kim kept all the love letters Ron wrote her over the past year.

"Well sorry, honey. You keep your socks in there," Ann stated as she went down stairs.

After Ann's footsteps were heard no more, Kim opened the drawer and inside, besides all the love letters, was a white envelop with Kim's address on it. but no return address.

"What the," Kim said after she opened the envelop and started read the first page of a two page letter.

Dear Kim and Kid,

If your reading this, then it means that a rumor of a possible wedding between the two of you has reached a certain someone. Therefore, you got this letter. The next page is my wedding gift I promised the kid I get for you two. Contact your computer buddy on the date and location for the wedding. He'll then start getting it set up.

Sincerely, Mer. Law.

P.S. Kid you better take good care of Kim. If you don't, I'll find that cliff I told you about and throw you off it.

"Oh my word," Kim said as she turned the page showing the list.

The list was every possible item a wedding could have. There was even a million dollars set aside for a singer of their choice.

"KP, this can't be right," Ron said after Kim handed him the letter and he looked over the letter.

"What's wrong," Kim questioned, wondering what Ron meant.

"Well, remember Mer wanted to talk to me before the mission," Ron asked as he the read the letter again.

"Yeah," Kim answered back while trying not to remember the pain they felt when Merrick was killed.

"Well this is what we talked about," Ron said as he thought back what was all said that night.

"And," Kim questioned, wondering why Ron started looking scared or excited. She couldn't tell.

"Well, he said he didn't have time to get it before the mission, but he was going to get the gift after the mission," Ron said as the look he had turned to a smile as it dawned on him.

"That doesn't mean he's alive does it," Kim asked, hoping there was a yes to her answer.

"Let's ask Wade," Ron said while he read the letter again after Kim handed it back to him.

"Yes let's," Kim said as she pulled out her Kimmunicator .

"Wade, what's the deal," Kim asked as she showed the letter to him.

"Oh, Kim, see you got that," Wade said with a smile on his face.

"Yeah, now how in the world we are able to get it from a dead man," Kim asked while looking puzzled.

"Oh, I helped some. I was sent an email telling me about the gift with an bank account. I was told by the email to set the money aside for everything on that list," Wade said with a even bigger smile.

"Told by who," Kim asked with anxiety.

"Wel,l the email told me not to tell and not to try and find out," Wade said as he typed on his computer, pulling the email back up on a screen before him.

"Why is that," Ron asked while smiling himself.

"Because I can't fly," Wade said while flapping him arms beside him.

"It was Merrick wasn't it," Ron exclaimed while a bigger smile came across his face.

"I don't know. All the email said was for me to see to the account and make sure the money was used for the wedding. No name was given with this nor any email address. So, I can't even trace where it came from," Wade said while he read the email.

"Wade, how could he lived the bombing if it was him," Kim asked as she got confused again.

"Think Kim, where was he the last time you spoke to him," Wade asked as he folded his arms in front of him.

"Close to that large room, I guess," Kim said while remembering how it felt when Merrick supposedly died.

"Yes, and what he say it was to be used for," Wade questioned as he unfolded one arms and took a sip from his drink.

"A bomb shelter," Kim said as it came to her how he lived through the bombing. She went wide eyed for a second. "He had it planned to be left behind.

"Why," Ron asked

"One of two reasons. The government would never let him live in peace, especially if they knew he went through the fifth phase. And incase the Sons of Rah weren't all wiped out, which I was told by the email to tell you to watch out for them because they may return someday," Wade said as he typed on his keyboard again.

"I see," Ron stated while the memory of Merrick kept calling him "kid" got a laugh out of him.

"There's two more items not listed on that paper, Kim, that I need to tell you about," Wade said as he read a different email.

"Which is what," Kim asked now not knowing to be mad or excited about what Merrick has did so far.

"Well, you both are the proud owners of a house about two blocks down and there was money set aside for the both of you to get a brand new car of your choice," Wade said before he looked up at the couple and smiled.

"Oh, Merrick, why did he do all this for us," Kim said as she felt like she would burst from the excitement.

"Well KP, he said he didn't want us to have a rough start in life," Ron said which got Kim to look at him for a second.

"Umm Kim, one more thing," Wade added while looking back at the screen.

"Now what," Kim asked wondering when the surprises will end.

"You both have a joint account at the bank in Middleton, but you can't touch it for four more years," Wade said as he typed away on his keyboard again.

"We do? How much is in it," Ron asked while smiling ear to ear at the surprises so far.

"Don't know because its very well protected from hackers. I say a lot," Wade said as he quit typing and looked back up at the couple on the screen.

"You tried to hack the account," Kim said with a smile on her face. "I can't believe Merrick did all this for us"

"Well Kim, that's not all. No more gifts it seems, but someone has been taking care of the villains for you. Well...except Drakken and Shego," Wade said as he turned and looked at another screen.

"Whose been doing this, Ron and I been noticing the only ones we dealt with this whole year was them two. We wondered about it the other day when we foiled Drakken and Shego's plans yet again," Kim said with a wondering look.

"That I'm not sure of, but every time the others try something they end up in jail before the next day. They all said a metal man was foiling their plans," Wade said knowing his hint the couple would get.

"Merrick! So he is alive. But why he been helping us with crime fighting as well," Kim said as she went wide eyed knowing Merrick was alive.

"Kim, its obvious. He wanted you two to spend more time as regular teens than rushing off and saving the world," Wade said with a even bigger grin on his face.

"The reason he hasn't stopped Drakken and Shego is why? Oh, Shego," Kim said, answering her own question.

"Yes, he might not want her to know he's alive, but that be a sight. Just to see the way Shego would act," Wade said as he folded his arms in front of him again.

"Ok. Wade, think Ron and I will need prototype suits for the next few missions just in case Merrick reveals himself to Shego. A scorned woman isn't one to mess around with," Kim said as she sat on the bed.

"Will do Kim and remember to tell me the date and location when you decided it," Wade said before the screen went blank.

"Ok Ron, ready to tell mom and dad about us talking about getting married," Kim said after she sighed.

Ron, hearing this, went wide eyes and stuttered out, "Yo...your da...dad would put me in a rocket and I live in a black hole"

"Relax Ron, after we show them this they will be less threaten to you," Kim said as she got up while picking up the letter from Merrick.

"I don't know KP. Your dad can mean business when he wants to," Ron said as he followed Kim out of her room.

"Relax Ron. Mom! Dad! Where are you," Kim said as she went down stairs.

"We're in the living room, Kimmie cub," James replied back.

"Ok, me and Ron got something to talk to you about," Kim said as she entered the living room.

"Sure honey, what is it," Ann asked.

"About this," Kim said as she handed the letter to her mom.

After both parents read it, James asked, "So you two planning to get married? When the date be?"

"June 7, dad. Seems as good as a day as any," Kim said as she sat in the couch across from them.