Thanks for the reviews guys 8), they really are a good motivation.
At first I had another idea for this chapter but I didn't think it would match up to the quality of the previous one.
This chapter might be a little long but hopefully worth reading 8), I threw in some humor too.
For those who like Kim-Ron tension... well don't stop reading ;)
"Keep searching..." Commanded Will Du, Global Justice's number one agent. He was supervising about a dozen of agents searching the ruined base for the two missing teens. The longer it took the more he came to the conclusion that they may not have survived. They already put out the fires and luckily not a single burnt corpse was found"... where are those dogs" Will complained. An agent let loose some rescue dogs trained to track down human scent in such situations.
One of the dogs exited the base and started sniffing outside. Will looked back at his men checking every corner inside the base and decided to follow the K9. The dog followed a zigzag path sniffing until it reached a boulder. It looked over at Will and started barking. Will rushed towards the boulder and found the two missing teens. He patted the dog as a reward as he looked at them, Kim with her injured leg, exposed left shoulder and Ron's jacket and mission shirt shredded in the chest area. Will extended his hand towards Kim to wake her up. As soon as his hand touched her right shoulder she grabbed it on instinct and woke up. "...Will?" She asked after a couple of seconds.
"Relax..." Will released his hand with his other one ".. it's me. You're safe now"
Kim sat back up straight and moved her leg keeping it straight to avoid stirring up any more pain. She looked at Ron who was still asleep. "Ron..." She started giving him gentle slaps. "wake up, we have school in..." having lost her kimmunicator she had no way of telling what time it is. She looked over at Will.
Will looked at his high tech watch "It's 6:53 am". Kim was a bit shocked at how long it took Global Justice to find them. Noticing this Will explained "It's a big ass base, and you weren't in it"
"Yeh sorry... I didn't mean anything... I just don't want to be late for school" She apologized and turned her attention back to Ron who was still asleep "Ron... wake up.. you don't want to get in trouble with Barkin again do you?"
Ron's eyes slowly opened "... I am still on detention KP"
Will raised an eyebrow at the two teens "Barkin?"
Ron stood up and offered his hand to Kim who grabbed it with both of hers and stood up putting all her weight on her left leg. He looked down at her right one "She needs someone to look at that"
"We can't waste anymore time Ron, I'll be fine"
"Not an option KP, besides detention isn't that bad"
"..."
".."
"Are you two done?" Will interrupted as a small ambulance stopped near them. He looked at Kim "It's freezing out here, we'll give you the medical attention you need on the road"
"Sounds good" Ron moved to Kim's right side and put her right arm over his shoulder. "Ok KP one step at a time"
"Ron..." Kim was getting annoyed from his treatment "Its good I barely feel anyth- oww"
"Are you sure you can go to school today KP? you can barely stand"
"Haven't skipped a school day Ron, not gona start now"
Will, Kim and Ron entered the ambulance where a female medic was waiting for them. "On the bed, let me see that" she commanded as the ambulance started moving.
Ron helped Kim get on the medical bed and let her go. Kim sat up as the medic started removing the bandage. The medic carefully removed it and slowed down when Kim's wound started to expose. "how... did you get this?" Even with all the injuries a field medic treats she was stunned by what Kim had suffered.
"No big... things got wild with Shego back then... but it's all good. Doesn't hurt as much now". Kim's entire buddy shivered when the medic started applying a cream on her wound.
"This will take care of any infection and ease the pain" After she finished applying the treatment Kim's pain became bearable.
"Erm... thanks... feels a lot better now"
The medic rapped a fresh bandage around the wound and handed Kim a couple of cream bottles. "Apply these 2 times, once in the morning and once before you go to sleep. Obviously you have to change your bandage twice a day." The medic handed Kim some bandages as well. "Go home and rest, I'll be waiting for you in Global Justice headquarters tomorrow. In the mean time you should avoid any stress on your right leg, I advice you stay in bed and keep it extended. The more you move it, the more it will hurt"
"ah..." Kim didn't know how to start ".. I got... erm.. school in less than an hour"
"..." The medic looked at Kim, she almost forgot who she was treating. "No cheerleading... " She started negotiating since well, she treated Kim before and knows her personality.
"No cheerleading" Kim agreed
"No running around..."
"No running around"
"No missions..."
"No mi... I can't promise that"
"..."
"... I'll try"
The medic threw her a bottle containing some pills. Kim held it and looked back. "Pain killers..." The medic explained. "... you might get sleepy"
"I am used to it"
"Their effect lasts four hours, take one pill if your leg hurts, two if it hurts like hell"
"and three... if?"
"You want to see doubles... those are pretty strong. If you take 2... you won't be fully aware of your surrounding... meaning two pills equals no missions"
"Zombie KP... now that would be funny"
"Zip it Ron..." Kim looked over at Ron.. how did I forget him... "...Ron got hurt as well" Kim pointed at his chest where the laser hit.
"I already saw that... nothing to be worried about... some standard disinfectant will do" The medic threw Ron a cream bottle of his own.
" KP, if we want to make it to school in time we have to hurry"
"Crap... erm.. can you guys... speed up a bit? I have to get home early to change" She looked at her torn sleeve and her bandaged leg "I can't let anyone see me like this"
The driver turned on the ambulance alarm and started speeding up.
"I think you should turn the siren off..." Kim spoke as they started approaching her neighborhood "... I don't want to wake anyone, or give my parents a heart attack"
The driver complied and slowed down as they reached her house.
"I'll get out here too" Ron spoke as the ambulance stopped.
"Ron it's ok I can go upstairs on my own, the tweebs will help me if I need anything. Everyone is up by now" Kim objected as she slowly got out.
"... if you say so KP" agreed Ron as the door closed and the ambulance started moving again.
Kim waved Ron goodbye ...I hope my parents didn't see this. She wasn't about to ask for her brothers' help or any from her parents. Her parents tend to freak out when Kim's injuries require more than a couple of plasters for treatment. She entered her backyard and looked at her window. It can't be that hard... I mean Ron does it all the time. She shivered from the cold.. better move quickly...She looked at a tree tall enough to reach her window. One of its branches was only a couple of centimeters away from her room. She approached the tree trunk and started climbing, had it not been for her injury a couple of jumps would have done it. After a couple of seconds she reached the branch and stood on it. Putting most of her weight on her left leg she started moving sideways to keep her balance. She reached out with her sleeveless hand and opened her window before she jumped in landing safely and thankfully on her left leg.
"Young lady open this door right now!" Her mother's angry voice came from behind her room door. She must have thought Kim was oversleeping. "That's it I am coming in" the door started slowly opening before Kim jumped over her bed, rolled on the floor and slammed it shut.
"I am up, I am up... I must have overslept" Kim spoke nervously. Had her mother came in she would probably forbade her from going on any more missions.
"You have school in less than half an hour..." her mother spoke with an angry tone "Get dressed and come downstairs your breakfast is getting cold!"
"Ok mom..." Kim sighed from relief "... just 10 more minutes". After Kim heard her mother's footsteps moving away she slowly slid down on the floor. 10 minutes to take a bath and change. Kim threw her torn clothes on the ones she left from her previous mission.. I need to stock up on these... , put on a plastic wrap around her bandage and entered her bathroom. A minute or two later she finished, removed the plastic wrap and got dressed. She stood in front of her mirror and frowned. Some dark circles under her eyes were starting to form. She reached for a mini-makeup kit and started fixing her face. After about a minute she stepped back and examined her work. bleh... it will do. She opened a drawer, grabbed a protein bar and started chewing on it while drinking her usual energy drink. Protein bars and energy drinks have been her main source of nutrients and energy for the past year.
She picked up her phone and called Ron. A few seconds and the boy answered.
"Hey Ron.. no I am ok... I just was wondering if you can come by with your scooter... What?... don't speak with your mouth full Ron... So that's a yes?... good thanks Ron I'll be waiting outside in five" She hung up her phone, hid her mission clothes and went downstairs for her second breakfast.
She sat on the table and started eating her cold meal. "Are you ok Kim?..." her mother spoke as she washed the dishes "... it's not like you to oversleep"
Kim swallowed before replying "So not the drama mom, Just had a lot of homework yesterday". Kim always tried to hide the edgy side of her missions with Ron and it was for the best.
As Kim finished her meal the doorbell rang. Her mother opened the door. "Oh hi Ron, Kim is alm-"
"I am done" Kim interrupted her mother, put on her school bag and headed out pushing Ron along to prevent him from blurting out anything that would expose their mission.
"Hi Mrs... ok I am moving" Ron turned back and headed for his scooter. Kim waved her mother goodbye as she closed the door. "Ok KP, what was all that about?" Ron asked as he got on the scooter.
"Nothing..." she got on the scooter behind Ron and put on a helmet ".. let's go". Kim didn't want him to know that her mother didn't know about her injury because she climbed up a tree and jumped through a window rather than ask for help to go upstairs like promised.
"So how's the leg KP" Ron asked as his scooter started picking up speed.
"Not so bad Ron, that cream the medic applied really does it... and I brought some painkillers just in case" Kim looked at Ron's pocket. "Where's Rufus?"
"He remained asleep after Global Justice picked us up, so I thought I should leave him home to rest"
Kim smiled as they continued their way towards their school.
Ron's scooter slowed down as they approached their school. Kim got off first followed by Ron who parked his scooter and used a chain and lock to secure it near a pole.
They both directed their attention towards the school entrance.
"Do you think anyone knows... " Ron asked ".. that we just saved Middleton"
"No..." Kim understood why Ron was annoyed because they never receive credit for what they do, especially with the way he is treated at school. "... its better this way". Being their hometown, destroying Middleton was pretty much on every villain's to-do list. If word got out people would start asking what would happen if Team Possible fails to stop the next threat; the town would be deserted.
They both started walking, Kim put most of her weight on her left leg so that no one would notice her injury. Ron followed her slow pace. They entered the hallway which was almost empty except from a few students who arrived late as well. Soon after, they approached their class and entered.
"Stoppable" came the usual voice of Barkin "you're late... again... Possible.. glad you cared enough to show up"
Both Kim and Ron frowned as they went to their respective seats.
Ron leaned over to his right where Kim was sitting "I thought this was... wait what class is this again?"
"It's history Ron..." Kim whispered "... Mrs. Larinson must be sick for Barkin to fill in"
Ron adjusted back to his chair and sunk deep. Greaaat...
After what seemed decades the bell finally rang and both exited the classroom.
"Glad that's over..." Ron started talking as they neared their lockers "... I don't understand why we have to learn about all those people KP"
"Ron... " Kim started entering her safe combination "... those people made history... you know.. " She opened her locker, put in her history book and took out another ".. they saved lives... won wars... invented stuff... people look up to them"
"Erm... KP... " Ron threw in his history book into his locker as well "... we save lives all the time... " He started searching for his algebra book "... I am not seeing our names in any history book soon"
"Oh Ron..."
"How's my favorite couple " Monique intruded, she always enjoyed the after effect of her comments on their relationship.
"Better than always Monique, actually we're taking it to the next level anytime now" mocked Kim who always gets teased by Monique and annoyed by Bonnie when it comes to their comments on her relationship with Ron.
"Woah KP... I thought we agreed to take it easy"
"..." Kim slammed her locker shut and gave Ron an angry stare
"So..." Monique spoke to break the silence "... you two are going to watch a movie tonight right?"
"Well... " Kim responded ".. it is movie night with Ron... " Friday had been Ron and Kim's sanctuary from their lives, well most of the times. "... but we had two missions yesterday and we didn't have any sleep"
"Not an option girlfriend, you two are my date tonight"
"...things didn't work out well wi-"
"I told you my luck sucks with boyfriends"
"oh...I guess we'll give it a shot then... it's not like the world would end or anything" not likely anyway...
"So the Ron-man got a date with two hot chicks... Rufus is going to be proud when he hears about this... damn I can't find my algebra boo-" Ron stopped talking when a book slammed him in the face.
"Here... use mine" Kim slammed her locker shut again
"ow" Ron caught the book as it fell "you have a very gentle touch KP"
Kim looked back at Monique "We'll make it.. pick you up at seven"
"Sounds great... " the bell rang as Monique was speaking ".. I better hurry.. I heard Barkin is teaching history... I so got to see that" Monique waved as she moved away.
"You think we'll actually make it this time?" Ron asked as he checked for any internal bleeding.
"Knowing our luck?... no"
"So why bother?"
"We have to keep something for ourselves"
The bell rang as the two teens were ready to depart for their respective classes. "I'll wait for you near the scooter after school... how's your leg by the way?"
Kim looked down at her right leg and moved it gently around "Those painkillers really are something right?"
"When did yo-"
"During class... It started burning and I was barely keeping up with Barkin's...angle of western history"
"..."
Kim smiled and started walking away from Ron "See you after school Ron"
Ron smiled back and started heading for his class. God I hate Fridays... excluding the first period I don't have any class shared with KP... well at least my last period is free.
The final bell rang and students started rushing out. One of the last ones was Kim slowly moving to avoid any extra pain. Ron drove his scooter and stood in front of the school's stairs.
Kim got on the scooter behind him and leaned her head on his back. "Helmet KP" Ron reminded her
Kim sat back up, put on her helmet and leaned her head on his back again. "Does it hurt?" Kim asked as her helmet pressed on his back
"Nope" Ron fired up his scooter and started driving.
"I could barely keep my eyes open, it's been like 40 hours since I last slept well... " Kim straightened and looked at Ron "... how do you do it?"
"huh?"
"You get as much sleep as I do and I don't remember seeing you sleepy"
"Well..." Ron was about to tell her about his 'sleeping' issue but decided that this wasn't a good time "... I make up for it in class"
"Right" Kim paused before she leaned on his back again "Well I can't wait till I go home and crash for the rest of the weekend" Kim's eyes slowly started to close.
"Erm.. KP... you promised Monique... you know about the movie"
Kim's eyes sprung back open "...damn"
"I say we bail KP... I am pretty sure Monique would understand our need for ... well... you know... sleep in... wake up when we want... study when we wa-"
"You're drooling again Ron... had I not made that promise to Monique I would have said yes but.. our hands are tied now.. we'll sleep for 3 hours or so.. it will do for now... besides... I am pretty sure we'll have some free time this weekend to catch up on our sleep"
"Roger" Ron speed up his scooter
Ron's scooter slowed down and stopped in front of Kim's house.
"Meet me here at 6:30" Kim got off the scooter
"Do I bring the scooter again? I can leave it in front of Monique's house when we want to head for the cinema"
"I guess... that's ok" Kim started moving away slowly and waved Ron goodbye "Bye Ron"
Ron fired up his scooter again "See ya KP" and he moved away
Kim stood for a second in front of the door.. Ok... the plan... enter my house... get a quick bite... go upstairs... set the alarm... sleep. She opened her door "I am home..." receiving no response she yelled again ".. hello.. hungry teen heroine he-.." she stopped talking when she saw a small note on the kitchen table.
Sorry no one is in the house sweetheart,
Your father was invited to a convention out of town, I have to stay in the hospital for a couple of days and your brothers are sleeping over their friend's house for the weekend.
You're going to be alone until late Sunday but I know you're responsible enough to take care of the house and yourself. I left you plenty of food in the refrigerator, use the microwave. I also left some money in the drawer in case of an emergency.
Have fun, I know you love your Ron-nights.
Love, your mom.
"Woah.. no one in the house..." Kim slowly smiled "... I guess my luck doesn't completely suck" Kim approached the refrigerator and opened it "...hmm.. nah... I'll go for my usual" She closed the refrigerator and went upstairs for her favorite snack.
"Lunch..." she took the last bite out of a protein bar "..check... alarm" she set her alarm to 6:00 pm "... check... bed.." she slipped into her pajamas and jumped over her bed ".. check" She closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.
The alarm started buzzing. After about 10 seconds her eyes slowly opened as she turned on her back. She extended her hand and silenced the alarm. She looked at her ceiling... I needed that... After about a minute she got off her bed, put on her slippers and entered the bathroom for her third shower in less than twenty four hours. At 6:10pm she exited her shower wearing a pink shower robe and headed towards her closet. She set her eyes on a nice black shirt and a blue pair of jeans. She put them on along with a blue jacket. A beeping sound filled the room... oh crap... Kim opened her drawer and saw a kimmunicator in it.. "Didn't you blow up?"
Wade's face appeared on it "Kim!"
Oh snap.. I forgot all about Wade... "Yeh Wade...damn... I can't believe I forgot about you"
"It's ok Kim I know you were busy with school and all... glad to see you're not hurt... well... almost.. " Global Justice informed Wade about Kim's injury "...is it better now?"
Kim smiled "I keep my mind off the pain... sorry for not calling you again"
"It's ok.. enjoy your Ron-night" Wade smiled and disappeared from the kimmunicator's screen. She put the kimmunicator in one of her jacket's pockets.
Kim picked up her phone and dialed Ron.
"Hey Ron ready?... Yeh I finished early come and pick me up... Bye.." She hung the phone and exited her house to wait Ron outside. After about five minutes Ron arrived wearing his usual clothes.. I so need to take him to club Banana.. Kim thought as she got on his scooter.
"Next stop..." Ron fired up his scooter and it gave weird sounds that yell out 'Running out of gas' "... the gas station"
"..."
"Sorry KP... I forgot to fill it up"
"No problem Ron, I know a gas station along the way..." Kim looked at Ron's pockets ".. where's Rufus?"
"Naked mole rats don't hibernate... right?"
"..."
Ron's scooter finally gave in a couple of meters away from the gas station. Both Kim and Ron got off the scooter and Ron moved it with his hands and parked it right next to a 'Out of service' sign. "Ah men..." He looked back at Kim "... wait here KP I'll go inside and see if we can get gas somehow"
"Are you kidding... " She spoke in a shivery tone "... It's freezing out here I'll go in too"
Both teens entered the station and found a cashier along with a young girl inside. The girl had long blond hair and blue eyes.
"Thanks mister" The 10 year old girl politely answered as the cashier gave her a bag containing chips, gum and some other deserts the girl paid for.
"Any time Sarah" the cashier smiled.
After taking a long look at her late night snacks the girl started heading for the door and bumped into Kim.
"Oh sorry...hey... your Kim Possible!" The girl almost screamed.
"Yeh..." Kim rubbed the little girl's hair ".. that's me"
"Wow I can't believe this... " the girl was almost jumping in her place "... my friends from school are soooo gona be jealous"
Ron smiled as the little girl started her conversation with Kim. "Yeh Sir... I need some gas and the sign said that their out of order"
"Yeh sorry... they broke this morning and won't be fixed until next monday"
"... So there's no way I can get some gas? It's just a scooter and I need a little... like 5 miles worth or something"
The cashier looked at Kim then directed his attention towards Sarah who started running around in circles around her. "I'll see what I can do... I ran out of gas on a date once too... It didn't end well"
"What.. no.. It's not.. oh never mind" Ron tried to explain but it didn't matter.
The cashier stood up from his chair and started heading for the storage room in the station, he always keeps some emergency gas for an electric motor in case of a power failure. He stopped when two men wearing black masks entered.
"Nobody move" yelled one of them, his tone made it obvious that he was either drunk or high, or both. Seeing this the cashier moved slowly back to his chair aiming to press a silent alarm. The burglar fired a couple of shots in the air. "I said don't move... put your hands where I can see them... NOW!" yelled the frustrated drunk burglar.
"Ok..Ok... take it easy..." spoke the cashier as he raised his hands in the air "...I don't want any trouble... just take what you want and leave"
The other burglar threw the cashier a bag "Put all your money in here".
"Hey..." the drunk burglar noticed Kim ".. I know you..." The only reason Kim and Ron hadn't done anything yet was because of Sarah standing next to them. "I saw you on TV... you're the reason my brother is in the slammer"
The cashier finished filling the bag with all what he had "That's it..." the other burglar looked at him "... come check for yourself if you want" The cashier was pissed off himself, but didn't reach for the silent alarm or the baseball bat right next to him because of his 10 year old favorite customer.
The burglar took the bag and looked at his partner "Let's go..." he started moving away but stopped when he saw his drunk companion wasn't moving. "... move now before the cops get here"
"If you know who I am... you better hear your partner's advice" Kim spoke with a threatening tone as she slowly pressed a panic button on the side of her kimmunicator. "It's like your partner said... the police can be here at any time"
The drunk burglar leaned his face towards hers. Kim stopped breathing after she inhaled some of the alcoholic fumes coming out of his mouth. She could feel Sarah's left hand pressing hard on her back as the poor girl was terrified. The drunk burglar raised his gun and pointed it at Kim's head. Ron wanted to do something but any wrong move would turn this into a tragedy. "Not so brave now are you missy?" the drunk burglar teased.
"I dodge death rays... you really think your average gun is going to scare me?... if you're going to shoot.. you better do it soon" Kim's tone was series... she wasn't bluffing, she already figured out a way to disarm the drunk burglar and take out the other one but she refrained from doing it because of the little girl right next to her.
"No...you probably aren't scared... but I wonder..." he started moving his gun slowly to Kim's right side "... I wonder if blondy here has your guts" Kim froze in her place. She wasn't expecting him to direct the gun towards Sarah, had it been Ron they could have coordinated something but Sarah.. the poor girl's hand is almost glued to Kim's back. Seeing Kim's reaction the drunk burglar smiled. "Jackpot... If I kill you then it's over, but if I kill her... then... " the burglar had an evil smirk on his face "... that would cause permanent damage"
"Come on men let's go already" yelled the worried burglar.
"Shut up!" the drunk burglar replied as he turned his attention towards his partner.
It's now or never... thought Kim as she hit the drunk burglar's hand holding the gun to the right side hoping to put Sarah out of harm's way, the gun discharged from the hit. Kim followed with a right punch that sent the burglar on the ground, she kicked away his gun and jumped on him to pin him. She turned her attention back to Ron "Ron get Sara-" Kim's eyes widened as she saw the young blond on the ground with blood coming out of her body. Ron had already put his hands on her wound applying pressure.
Police sirens could be heard from outside. "Oh hell no" the burglar still standing ran outside the door and shot a couple of rounds at the cars that started following him.
Kim jumped from on the drunk burglar and ran towards the injured girl "Oh my god ... Sarah.. are you ok?" Kim asked with a nervous tone.
"...K..Kim?" asked Sarah with a weak voice before her eyes closed and she lost consciousness.
"KP!" yelled Ron as the drunk burglar grabbed his gun and was about to finish the job but luckily the cashier hit him on his hand with a baseball bat breaking both the bat and the burglar's hand. The drunk burglar stood up and started heading outside to make a run for it. The cashier was about to intercept him when ordered not to by Kim.
"Leave it to the police, call an ambulance" Kim spoke as she helped Ron apply pressure on Sarah's bleeding wound. The cashier complied and the burglar ran away. "Hang on Sarah.. God .. I am so sorry" Kim was holding back her tears. Ron looked at her not knowing what to say.
Less than a minute later an ambulance stood in front of the station and two men wearing white rushed inside with a stretcher. "Make way" spoke one of the men as he put his hands to properly apply pressure, Ron removed his hands and removed Kim's after she failed to comply. "1..2..3" the man spoke as Sarah was lifted and put on the stretcher. They started moving her out and put her in the ambulance. The first man got in the driving seat while radioing the hospital and the second was closing the back doors. "Family only"
"She's our sister" lied Kim. Seeing her held back tears and anxiety the man believed her and invited her along with Ron in.
"God... how stupid..." Kim was walking around in front of Ron who was resting on a chair in the hospital hallway. "Why did I push right?" Kim asked in frustration "He was aiming for her heart, the wise thing to do was to push left... the gun would have discharged away from her... GOD I am such an idiot"
"KP..." Ron was about to calm her down when a doctor came out of surgery.
Kim rushed towards him followed by Ron "How is she? Sarah... my sister"
" I am sorr-"
"Ok I lied I am sorry..." Kim apologized "... I am not her sister but ... just tell me she's ok and I'll lea-" Kim was cut off by the doctor when he put his hand on her right shoulder.
"I know who you are Ms. Possible...I am sorry... the bullet pierced her right lung... she lost too much blood... there was nothing we could do"
Kim's eyes widened..."Wha..." her voice was shivering ".. what are you saying?"
"...Sarah... died from severe blood loss... I am sorry" The doctor announced and stood for about 10 seconds before he moved away leaving behind him a dazed Kim.
Ron was stunned as well. He was speechless and froze just like Kim did. After about 30 seconds he snapped out of it. "KP...It's not your fault... I... I don't know what to say" Ron put his hand on her left shoulder from behind.
"I..." Kim spoke "... want to go home now" Kim's voice was vague and had no signs of any emotion.
"I'll... call a cab" spoke Ron as his scooter was still parked in front of the gas station.
"Keep the change" Spoke Ron as he gave the taxi driver a twenty dollar bill. Ron got out of the cab and Kim got out soon after.
"Thanks" said the driver as he moved away.
Ron shivered as a cold breeze came, they left their blood soaked jackets at the hospital. "Kim... do you want me to com-"
"I am going to sleep now" Spoke Kim in a lifeless voice as she slowly walked towards her home. Ron was about to stop her but thought that her parents might know how to deal with this better. Especially her mother, being a doctor and all.
Ron waited till Kim opened the door and entered, then reluctantly left towards his house.
Kim entered her room and sat on her bed. As she stared at her zombie-like state in the mirror her conversation with Sarah came back to her.
"I so look up to you.." smiled Sarah "... I applied for my school's cheerleader squad.. and the coach said I am so good I might make captain!.. how cool is that?... I am already one step closer to being the next Kim Possible!"
"That's great Sarah... " Kim smiled in return "... Your parents must be very proud"
"Oh they are but I am sure not as much as yours are, I mean all those straight A's , helping everyone , saving lives on a daily bases..."
Kim's thoughts froze on that last line as it echoed in her mind. Kim put both of her hands on her head and let out a scream of anger. All the frustration, depression and anger she had been suppressing for the past years came in at once as she started punching holes in her room. She pulled out the kimmunicator that Ron had put in her pocket after he took it out from her bloody jacket. Wade's face appeared on the screen.
"Ki-"
"Where is he?" Kim asked with an angry tone
"Kim I heard about it I am so-"
"Where is he?" Kim was almost yelling at the poor kid
Wade froze in fear but soon responded "They caught the one that ran ou-"
"Not that one the other one.. the one who murdered her!"
"They just finished inter-" Wade stopped as he noticed her dying patience "- I am uploading his location to the kimmunicator..." a map appeared on the kimmunicator with a flashing dot on it "... you should wait, the police are rallying a-" Kim shut down the kimmunicator and threw it half way across the room.
She pulled out a fresh set of mission clothes and put them on in a matter of seconds, with all the commotion she forgot about her leg's pain but it started coming back. She looked angrily down at it and headed for her drawer taking out a bottle of pain killers, she swallowed two pills to end the pain permanently during her next... mission.
Kim ran out of her room and soon after her house not caring enough to close the front door.
A man in his early thirties with black hair was cussing and kicking furniture in his so called apartment. It was more of a dump with all the wreckage, broken wood and glass all over the place. He stopped when his door was knocked. Fearing the police he grabbed a gun in his non-broken hand and slowly approached the door. "Who is it?" he faked an innocent tone, but there was no response. Blaming his imagination he moved away but soon stopped as his door was knocked again. He ran to the door this time and yelled "Who the hell is it?" he asked with frustration . After no one responded, he opened the door and searched the hallway with his gun pointed out. He looked left and right but found nothing. He lowered his gun and started walking back. He entered his apartment and was about to close the door but stopped when he heard someone breathing from above. He walked out of his apartment again and looked upwards to see Kim fully stretched with her feet pressing against the opposing wall and her hands pressing at the wall above him. "Holy sh-" he was interrupted when Kim swung her legs planting them in his face sending him tumbling inside his apartment.
She landed on both of her feet, entered and closed the door behind her.
Ron just entered his room and was going for his phone to check up on Kim. He picked it up and was about to dial before the phone rang. Not the time... Ron hit the answer button "... Monique yeh sorry about not showing up but you're not goi... oh so you heard about it... Kim? yeh she took it hard and I left her home with her parents... not home?... she's probably asle... the door was open?.. the house is empty?... then... where's Kim?"
The man yelled as he kept shooting at Kim who rolled on the floor to dodge his shots. "So shooting at little girl is a habit to you?..." Kim asked with a cold tone ".. do you do it on a daily bases?" Kim hid behind a couch and stopped talking.
The freaked man started moving in circles searching for her. Kim threw a piece of wood at the other side of the room. The man heard it and on reflex started shooting at it "Die you bitch" he stopped shooting as he realized that it was just a piece of wood. Kim threw another and he started shooting again. This time he stopped after he ran out of ammo. His other hand was broke so reloading was not possible, he threw his gun on the ground. "So what? you're going to kill me?" he asked in a challenging tone
"Kill you?" asked Kim from the far end of the room before she let out a cold laugh that would compete with Shego's "no..." this time her voice came from behind him. The man turned around to find himself eye to eye with a pissed off Kim "... I am just going to cause some... permanent damage" the next thing he saw was Kim's right fist hitting him in one of his eyes sending him crashing on a table.
He grabbed a broken wood piece from what was a table and swung it at Kim's head. Kim didn't dodge or block so the piece hit at her right cheek and broke. A small bruise was soon to form and some small cuts were formed by splinters. The man's smirk turned into shock as he saw Kim not affected. "Wha... What the hell is wrong with you?"
"Wrong?..." Kim let out another cold laugh ".. are you kidding?... I haven't felt this good in years" Kim spoke as she leaned her face towards his. The man freaked out even more when he saw Kim's dilated pupils.
"Take it easy... I surrender" the man desperately offered his surrender and raised his hands in the air "Call the cops... I'll turn myself in"
Kim grabbed his shirt and raised him. "But I thought you didn't want us to call the cops?... make up your mind already" She gave him another punch followed by a right kick that sent him crashing into a wall.
He dragged his body up and sat with his back on the wall "You're cra-"
"Stop talking already.." Kim kicked him in the mouth breaking half of his teeth, he spat out blood as he fell on the floor. He was barely conscious from all the pain, Kim raised him back up again.
"Please..." he spat out some more blood "..don't kill me"
She head butted him sending him slamming back at the wall. "You're not listening... I am not going to kill you... I am going to break every single bone of your body" Kim spoke as she started aiming her kicks and punches at pressure points to cause maximum damage without killing him.
Ron entered the hallway to find some neighbors gathering near one of the apartments
"What the hell is going on in there?" asked one
"I swear I heard gunshots" another responded
Knowing that he found what he was looking for Ron rushed through the crowd, used a universal key Wade made to enter and then closed the door behind him.
"What the hell?"
"That's it I am calling the cops"
"KP" Ron asked as he searched the torn apartment, traces of blood could be found on the floor indicating a body being dragged. Ron's heart started pumping hard as he feared for his partner. He slowly entered a room where he saw Kim staring down to bruised semi-lifeless body. Her knuckles were bloody and bruised as well. Ron slowly approached "Kim..."
"Oh hi Ron.." Kim answered while still staring down at what was a man with a strong build "... don't worry I'll save some for you"
Ron was a few steps behind her "KP..." he put his hand on her shoulder "... Let's... let's go home Kim". Ron was shocked when he saw Kim's dilated pupils as she turned her face towards him.
"What? you don't want?... fine..." she raised his body again ".. I'll take it all to myself..."
"Kim.. you're not thinking straight... it's the pain kille-"
"Shut up Ron... I feel better than ever... in fact... " Kim raised the man to his full height and balanced him by putting her right foot at his throat "... I think I'll let Sarah finish the job... her dream... was to be the next Kim Possible after all..." she started pressing at his throat "...I'll send him over to her..." she pushed her foot deeper "..I am sure he'll make a nice Drakken for her"
Ron stared in fear as his friend was about to commit murder "Kim...stop.. " seeing that he wasn't receiving any reaction "Kim..." he grabbed her from behind with both of his arms and pulled her back, the man fell on the ground unconscious "... stop.. you're killing him!"
"Let me go" Kim yelled as she pushed Ron away from her. He grabbed her again to restrain her "I said let me.. go" she pushed him away and started hitting him.
"I am not letting go Kim until you snap back to your senses"
Kim gave out a yell of anger as she slapped Ron with all of her strength almost rotating his head a hundred degrees. He looked back at her. Kim realized what she had just done "Ron.. I..."
Ron grabbed her with both of his arms again and pulled her in towards his chest. "I know... Kim... you did your best... it was ... sometimes...bad things happen...I just... I am sorry we couldn't rescue her...I.."
Kim's mind started to clear again and the effect the drugs had on her started to fade away. She started sniffing lightly before she dug her head deep in Ron's chest and gave out a scream of sorrow. Her voice faded away as she started to sob lightly again. "I couldn't save her Ron..." She spoke while breathing heavily "...I just... couldn't"
Ron tightened his arms around her "It's no one's fault KP... things like this... just happen" Kim put all her weight on him, he slowly sat down on the floor while keeping Kim's head on his chest. "Let it out KP... let it out" he spoke as Kim continued to sob.
The apartment's door was broken open as two police officers entered. "Police!"
"In here... the situation is under control" Ron spoke with Kim still crying on his chest.
The officers entered the room they were in. The young officer went towards the man near the wall and his older partner approached the two teens.
"What the hell happened to him?" asked the young policeman
The older one looked down at the two teens. A moment of silence that seemed to last forever was ended when Ron responded "He.. tripped"
"Tripped?" the young policeman responded
The old policeman looked at Ron "Tripped?.." he asked. He directed his attention towards Kim who looked back with watery eyes "... yeh... people do that all the time..." the old officer turned back and went to check on the man. He stopped after a couple of steps and looked back at the two teens "... I learnt a lot of things back at the police academy, but they can't teach everything... some things can only be learnt the hard way... one of which is that... " he focused his sight on Kim " ... we can't save everyone... I saw the news..." he paused for a moment ".. I had my own Sarah seven years ago... " the officer started walking towards the beaten man "... we'll take it from here... go home and rest... I know how much you need it"
Ron slowly stood up and helped Kim up as well. He started walking towards the exit helping Kim along. She stopped and looked back at the old officer "How did you deal with it?.. " she asked him "... how did you forget?"
The officer looked at Kim and responded "I didn't forget, I still see her in my dreams... and you will... but..." he pointed at the man on the floor ".. if you do this... he wins... the best way to avenge your Sarah... is to get up earlier... fight harder... and save more lives" The old policeman smiled after he finished talking... then he looked at Ron "... get your girlfriend out of here... she needs to rest"
"We're not... a couple" Ron explained
"You sure look like one"
"..."
Ron and Kim exited the apartment.
One of the residences of the building was kind enough to give them a ride home. Ron opened the door, got out and dragged a half-asleep Kim out "We're here KP... " he looked at the driver "..thanks". Ron slammed the door and the car moved away.
Ron walked up to the door with Kim leaning on him. He used his key of Kim's house and entered. Glad Monique closed the door... otherwise I'd be searching for strangers sleeping over... Ron closed the door and headed upstairs. He opened her room door...holy shit... that's a lot of holes... After he examined Kim's work he put her on her bed and went for two wet towels from her bathroom. He started cleaning her hands along with her right cheek removing some splinters along the way. Ron threw the first towel out of her room and directed his attention towards her leg. He slowly rolled up her jeans at her right leg to reveal a bloody bandage. Ron was about to give a heads up but he saw that she was asleep, he slowly removed the bandage and used the other towel to remove all the blood. He opened her drawer and grabbed a cream bottle along with a fresh bandage. Applying the cream and putting on a new bandage took about five minutes. Ron rolled down her jeans again, put her head over the pillow and covered her with her blanket.
Ron looked down at Kim for about a minute before he decided to go home. He started walking away. "Ron..." came Kim's voice from behind him, he turned back to see Kim's eyes half opened looking at him "... don't go... my family is out and ...I don't want to be alone right now"
"...I understand... sure KP no problem... I'll sleep in the guest's room.. " he continued to walk out of her room until a pillow hit him on the back of his head.
He turned his head to find Kim pointing at her bed's left side. Ron smiled and got on the bed over the covers. "You'll freeze, get under the blanket" Kim instructed
"That would be too weird KP"
"Ron?"
"Yes?"
"Shut up and get under the blanket"
"... if you say so KP"
Kim put her head on Ron's chest and fell asleep once again... We look like a couple... Ron looked down at Kim sleeping on his chest, he laughed...I can see why... He closed his eyes to get some sleep of his own.
R&R ^^