KP All Grown Up v2.0: Future Stoppable for Team Tri Stoppable
AN: Well everyone, here is the promised sequel to KP's "All Grown Up" story. Please enjoy the story :D
Chapter 5: Family Time
Jesse slowly walks back into the Possible house with Cindy and Mindy right by his side, watching him and seeing if he needed their help at all. Behind them was Mrs. Dr. Possible before she put up her keys on a key holder by the door.
Jesse makes it to the couch and with Cindy and Mindy's assistance; he slowly sits down onto it before he puts the crutches to his right side. The twins sit by him and Cindy says, "Do you want anything to eat or drink?" with Mindy joining in as she says, "This is all my fault Jesse! If I hadn't pushed for you to be the leader, you wouldn't have been hurt! Is there anything I can do for you?"
Jesse looks at both girls and then looks at their grandmother who was watching with an amused expression upon her face. He meets her eyes and asks her for help before she gives him a soft smile and a nod.
Mrs. Dr. Possible claps her hands together, catching the attention of the twins. Once she has their attention, she says, "Ok girls, that is enough. I think he's had enough for now. He doesn't need servants to wait on him hand and foot, he needs his friends back and to get some rest." She waits until she sees them look down at the floor, then back up at Jesse before they say in stereo, "Sorry Jesse"
Jesse seems to visibly relax to Mrs. Dr. Possible before he smiles and says, "It is ok, I know you two didn't mean any harm. You two were just trying to take care of me like only a best friend can. Make that two best friends can." Both girls smile at him and lean to give him a hug making their grandmother smile as she thinks, "That's better... I think they'll alright for now."
Jesse looks at their grandmother in silent thanks before she nods and walks off towards the kitchen to leave them alone. He then turns his attention back to his two best friends as he says, "Look, I know we had a scare girls, but everything is ok. I promise I'll always be there for the two of you."
Mindy looks at Jesse in the eyes with a somewhat sad expression before she says, "I know Jesse, but... it is just that for a while my sister and I thought you wouldn't be there for us anymore. It was so scary. I just don't want you to ever leave us like that again."
Cindy puts her hand on Jesse's shoulder, causing him to look away from Mindy and look at her as she says, "My sister is right Jesse, and I know that's no excuse but we just wanted to show you how grateful we are to have your support, not only as our teammate but as our friend. You are so important to me... I mean us." She blushes at the last bit and looks down for a moment as she thinks, "I can't believe I just slipped up like that."
Jesse says gently, "Look, I can't say I know what the future holds for us. But one thing I do know is that as a team, and as best friends, we will always be together. Even when the day comes and you two find husbands of your own, I will always be your best friend and I will always be there for whenever you need me." He gives them a warm smile before he says, "Just because you two find other men in your lives, doesn't mean I won't be your friend. Ours will last a lifetime and this is one thing I'm certain about."
Mindy looks at Jesse and thinks, "Does he really mean that? Will he always be there for us even if we were to find other guys?" She thinks about his words and she feels funny inside as she imagines her future with a faceless husband and Jesse always hanging around just like they do now. She knows in her heart that Jesse truly meant his words. She knew that even if all three found significant others, Jesse would still be there for her and her sister in a heartbeat.
Cindy thinks, "Jesse is so sweet sometimes, I wonder what kind of girl he'll end up with? What kind of girl does he like? Will she be nice to him?" and for a moment her heart hurts at the thought of Jesse leaving her but she knows that all she wants is for Jesse to be happy, even if it meant he would have to leave the team.
The thought of him not being around all the time, sharing things, being a part of the team made her feel very sad and she remembered that she'd had such thoughts when she had thought she'd lost him. She pushes it aside with the knowledge that at least he'd be alive and happy which comforted her somewhat.
Just then the doorbell rang and Mrs. Dr. Possible comes out of the kitchen to go answer the front door. A few moments later Ron walks through the door and after a brief talk with her, he goes to the living room where everyone is.
Ron walks up and says, "So this is where everyone has been hiding..." his voice was playful and it catches the attention of the teens on the couch, making the girls smile at the sight of their father. He continues as he sees their smiles and says, "You know, I thought I was the most important man in your life." He chuckles as the girls look back at Jesse and then back at him.
Mindy stands up and covers the short distance to her father to give him a big hug, "You are Father! Jesse just needed our help and you know us! We never could resist a person in need!" She giggles while Ron hugs her back and she hears him reply, "Yes, I heard all about that. Jesse was quite the hero from what I hear."
Cindy beams at Jesse as she says, "Yeah, for his first time as a leader and despite the fact that he scared my sister and I to death, he did a pretty good job!" which makes Jesse chuckle and raise his hand, "Hey, I've got the support of the best team in the world and I just did my small part. They were the ones who saved all the village people."
Mindy lets go of her father to walk back to where Jesse is and smile at him as she says, "Don't sell yourself short! You came to the rescue when my sister and I were surrounded by all those mutant rat henchmen while injured no less!"
Ron walks over and sits down on a chair that was close to the couch and says, "Yeah, sounds like quite the adventure. I'm sure glad that Rufina was there to help." He looks around and says, "Speaking of which, where is she?"
Cindy says, "She went with Grandmother to the kitchen, I think she's getting her weight and then some in cheese." This makes Ron laugh, "A just reward if I ever heard of one. I know Rufus will be proud when he hears of her part in all this."
Ron then looks at Jesse with some seriousness as he says, "So, do you think you'll want to be a leader again on another mission or what?"
Both girls turn their heads to look at him to see what his answer will be while Jesse suddenly feels like he's put on the spot. He smiles a little nervously before he says, "If I'm ever needed again, I'll be the leader but for now I think I'll be happy just to be the partner for now."
Jesse notes that Ron just nods while smiling as if confirming something he must have already known while missing the expressions on the twin's faces. He doesn't see the faces ranging from a kind of relief but sad look to an admiring look that one gets when one has earned a certain leadership quality.
Ron on the other hand saw all of this and thinks, "I think I know how to answer Kim's question now." He remembers the phone call on the Kimmunicator from Kim's mother at the hospital where she filled them in on what had happened. He had just gotten Kim home from the hospital with the babies and walked in through the front door when the call came in. His first impulse had been to rush back to the hospital and be there for the girls but he wasn't done settling the babies into their new home yet and he didn't want to leave Kim.
Ron was stopped from going when Kim's mother told him not to come as she must have known what he'd be thinking. He remembers how she filled him in on everything that had happened from both the girl's side and Jesse's side of the story. Rufus had poked his head out of Ron's pocket to listen and he had been concerned too when Jesse had been hurt came up.
After the phone call, Ron had finished settling in Kim with the babies at the house and Monique came by with her husband to see if Kim needed help. She wanted to be there for Kim while he went to check up on the girls and Jesse before his parents came over. He knew that Jesse's parents were off over at a island doing something and even with their fastest craft, it would still take some time to get to the house.
Kim had wanted to go but it was too close to the feeding time of the babies and she was needed. When Ron stated that he could stay and help; Monique and Kim practically had to shove Ron out the door, telling him that they had it covered and after standing in the driveway with the keys to the big van, (Hey, when you have a family of 8, you need one.) Ron finally left to go to house of Kim's parents.
Snapping out of his thoughts Ron says, "So Jesse, have you thought about what you're going to tell your parents?" He almost chuckles as he sees Jesse go slightly pale at the thought of explaining what had happened.
Jesse says, "Um... I'll just tell them the truth. Mom would worm the full story out of me anyway. Especially after she saw my injuries. Just... will you help me?"
Cindy and Mindy say in stereo, "We'll help you!" before they stop and Cindy says, "I'll take responsibility, I am supposed to be the leader after all." Just then Mindy says, "No! I'll take responsibility because I am the one who came up with the idea of making him the mission leader in the first place!"
Ron raises his hands and says, "Calm down everyone! I'll make sure that Jesse's parents are dealt with. Now don't you worry, they won't do anything crazy. Remember KS and I have had a lot of experience with dealing in stuff like this." He gives the kids his goofy Ron smile that usually melted Kim in almost any argument they might have which was almost as effective as his wife's puppy dog pout.
Mindy says, "Thanks Father! You're the best! I mean it!" She is smiling as she knew her father wouldn't let her down if he said it would be ok and he usually tried his best, and for her that was all she needed.
Cindy was a little more doubtful but she was glad that her Father was going to deal with it as she was still trying to get over the near loss of Jesse and didn't think she could deal with arguing with his parents.
The tune for the Team Possible-Stoppable communicator went off and Ron pulls it out of his pocket. A hologram comes up from it and it is Kim's face on the screen. He says, "Hello Kim, how's it going?" Kim smiles at Ron in the kind of way that left no one to doubt that she loved him as much as the day she married him before she says, "Hi Hon, I just was calling to check on them. How are they?"
Ron turns his communicator that had Ron's name on it towards the girls and Jesse as he says, "Take a look for yourself." The floating picture of Kim looks at the three teens and Kim says, "Jesse, you're not in too much pain are you?" Worry showing on the small hologram easily with its high resolution.
Jesse looks down at his cast and sling before he says, "No, I'm actually ok Mrs. Stoppable. They did a really good job on me at the hospital. All I have to do now is worry about doing my homework like this."
Cindy says, "I'll help! I can write whatever you can't do. There's no sense in letting your schoolwork suffer!" With Mindy saying also, "I'll help too! It is my fault he's like this!" Before Kim says, "Ok girls but don't let your own schoolwork suffer while helping him. He still has to do his own work so don't do it for him or he'll never learn the material."
Cindy nods as she says, "Ok Mother, I won't forget." while Mindy says, "Like Jesse needs us to do his work, he is so smart! Sometimes I ask him for help with my homework!" She then blushes a little as if having said something she shouldn't have.
Kim says, "Well, that's fine and Jesse?" To which Jesse says, "Yes?" before Kim says, "Don't let my girls push you around in trying to be overly helpful." This makes the twins look a little shocked at the suggestion that they'd be pushy to their best friend and they are surprised to hear Jesse chuckling as he says, "Don't worry, I'll keep them in line. But I doubt I'll need to because they will remember what their mother said, right?"
The twins look at Jesse for a moment before they look at the floating hologram of their mother and agree to what he said. Knowing they would have to watch themselves but it was so hard to see someone they cared about in such need and unable to do much of anything.
Kim smiles at her girls as she knew they were good but at the same time she knew that they'd inherited her 'Kimness' as Ron used to call it and sometimes still would when it would pop up every now and then. She knew that Jesse was just going to have to put up with the attention of two girls wanting to help him in every little thing until he was fully healed.
Just then Monique appears behind Kim's shoulder and says, "Hey everyone!" as she waves her hand. The new person in the camera makes the view become bigger and the receiving one as well so that it comes to show Kim and Monique in the whole hologram now.
Monique says, "Hey Jesse, sorry to hear about your injuries. How are you feeling? Are the twins treating you alright?"
Jesse wishes everyone would stop making such a fuss over him in his thoughts and he says, "Yes, I'm fine, I'm not in any pain right now and the girls..." He looks at them as if choosing his words carefully for a moment before he says, "Are treating me like royalty. I couldn't be in better hands if I asked." He ends the sentence with a smile on his face.
Monique laughs and says, "Well then I'll leave you in the hands of your two beautiful girlfriends." She sees Jesse, Cindy and Mindy all blush before she laughs at their embarrassment. She then hears Kim say, "Monique!" in a tone that said not to embarrass them any further. She says, "Sorry guys, I meant as in girls and best friends kind of deal." She sees them all visibly relax before she then says, "Well I'm going to go check on the babies, ciao y'all!" She waves one last time before leaving the view.
Kim looks at her daughters and Jesse before she says, "Sorry about that, and Jesse don't you worry about anything. You just focus on getting better, ok?"
Jesse nods and says, "I certainly will, and thank you Mrs. Stoppable." before Kim says, "You know you can all me Kim, I've told you this before. You've known my family long enough that you're practically a member."
Jesse nods and says, "I know Mrs. Stoppable." He smiles at her as Kim sighs, seeing that he won't change how he calls her.
Kim says, "Ron honey?" which makes Ron bring the communicator back towards him and he says, "Yes Kim?" She says, "When you come back, can you pick up a few groceries on the way home? I'll send the list to you through the Ronmunicator."
Ron nods to her and says, "You've got it, I'll make a quick stop on the way home." He then smiles at her and says, "I love you KP" using the name he calls her even though she is a KS now, it was more tender thing since he'd known her and called her as KP for such a long time. It always made Kim smile whenever he'd call her that because to her, it brought up memories of their times from as far back as Pre-K to College before they became married.
Ron leans towards the hologram just as Kim does and they kiss each other's solid holo picture and to them it was the next best thing until they saw each other in person. Kim and Ron didn't mind who saw since they loved each other so very much even after all the years they'd been married, they still were very high on love which probably explained all the children they kept having.
Just then there was the sound of a sound barrier being broken some distance away and everyone knew that there was one person who'd be crazy enough to do sonic speeds over a city. Kim says, "I think you're about to get your hands full, so I'll let you go Ron. I love you!" She blows a kiss at Ron who catches in the air with a smile and pockets it before blowing one back to her after saying, "I love you too." The connection is then terminated just as the sound of an aircraft parking in the street is heard.
Jesse says, "Well... it looks like my parents are here." and then the doorbell rings, but his parents obviously don't wait for anyone to answer as the door opens with everyone watching from the living room as they come in.
AN: Ok everyone, as you can all see... the girls still feel guilty about what happened with Jesse. What do you all think Kim's mysterious question is and how was it that Ron thinks it was answered? I know I was a meanie for not showing Monique's hubby but don't worry, you'll find out who it is soon enough. You all have to admit though that what Monique did was funny. Did you guys like the 'virtual' kiss that Kim and Ron shared? One last thing... Any guesses who the parents are and what they'll do when they see Jesse? Heh, I know but I still want to hear from my readers. Best guesses get their name up in the next chapter.
Next Chapter Info: Jesse's Parents arrive to see a hurt Jesse. Tempers flare. A surprise! Booyahahahahahahahaha! (Zorpox evil laugh)
PS> Thanks Drakken's Woman for the nice review!