In the town of Middleton, USA, an armored car had pulled up in front of the Stoppable home. Two men attired in military dress uniforms emerged from the front seat and opened the passenger door that was facing the house. A young man in a dark blue military dress uniform, complete with hat, gloves and black, spit-shined shoes, stepped up to the front door. Ringing the bell, he waited patiently for the occupants to arrive.
It was only 22 seconds later when a middle-aged woman named Muriel Stoppable opened the door. The second she saw the young man on the other side, she froze in total shock. Despite his military uniform and straight posture, the blond-haired woman's smile split wide across her face, realizing just who this person was.
"RONALD!" She cried, grabbing onto him in a tight hug as tears fell onto her son's shoulder. "My son is home!"
"I missed you too mom," he said. Releasing his mother, he turned back to the soldier, saluting them at the same time saying, "You are dismissed."
The soldiers returned the salute, got back into the car and left as Ron entered the Stoppable house that he had been away from for the last year. While Muriel cooked her son a large meal to welcome him back, Ron was being hugged to death by another member of his family he'd not seen in a year.
"RUFUS!!!" Ron shouted as he hugged the naked mole rat that used to live in his pocket.
"Ronald!" the hairless pet shouted, clinging to Ron's face like a piece of flypaper.
"He missed you more than anyone." Muriel said as the pair were reunited.
While Muriel continued to cook for her son, Ron told them what happened to him.
It started more than a year ago when Ron, in a fit of rebellious indignation (and a mild case of 'never be normal'), actually applied for the military during Career Day at school during his Junior year. Having left school, which not even his parents and his best friend Kim Possible could stop him, Ron joined the Marine Corps. Because of his experiences traveling the world and fighting all manner of supervillain, mad scientist and crazy criminal alongside Kim Possible, Ron actually excelled during basic training and was soon placed in Special Forces as a junior officer. It was on his third mission to capture a suspected terrorist leader that Ron and his team were ambushed and captured.
His mother was naturally terrified about the part where he was captured by terrorists. He assured his mother that everything was fine, since he was home, alive and with all his limbs intact. Though he did leave out what happened to him during his capture, namely the torture, and his subsequent short trip to the other dimension during his capture, which aided in his escape from the terrorists.
"When your friend Wade lost track of your signal, we thought you were dead." She said, slightly teary-eyed, "Kim tried for weeks to locate you, with no success."
Must have been when I was stuck in that alternate dimension. Ron though glumly. "The terrorists actually took it out when they found it." he said, pulling a small plastic bag out of his pocket with a fried microchip inside it. "I guess I should be upset at him for that. But... when everyone thought I was dead... did you...."
"It was a beautiful service." Muriel commented.
"I see." he said as he started eating the meal his mom made for him. "So, did you use a picture or a mannequin of me?" he asked.
"Actually, Wade used a hologram of you that was very life-like."
"Figures." Ron grinned before continuing his story.
After fighting his way out of the base, killing terrorists along the way, he took the terrorist leader into custody and used one of their vehicles to get back to an American military base. He was then sent to a US military hospital, patched up and brought back home by orders of the Secretary of Defense and the President. The terrorist was placed in an American prison waiting trial. He had been released yesterday and arrived in Middleton that morning. Though he was exhausted and wanted to rest, he had something he needed to do first.
"Mom, I need to see KP and the others." Ron said.
"Of course, dear." Muriel said as she went to go find her car keys. "I'll drive you right over."
Arriving at the high school, Muriel and Rufus decided to wait in the car.
"Go on sweetheart," she said as she gave him a kiss on the cheek. She then grabbed Rufus. "Sorry, Rufus, but Ron wants to do this alone."
The naked mole rate whined, but begrudgingly relented as Ron got out of the car and walked into Middleton High School.
The first person he saw as he entered the school, was Bonnie Rockwaller. After his 'death' Bonnie had started acting nicer to others, mostly because she didn't want to make the same mistake she did with Ron. Hell, she even made friends with Kim. She was by her locker dressed in a white blouse, mini skirt, stockings and flats.
She was still depressed about his death as she closed her locker and walked by his, a black ribbon still adorning it. But as she paused, she failed to notice the young man behind her.
"Why so down in the dumps, pretty lady?" He said.
She just sighed, not recognizing the voice right off.
"One of my dearest friends died," she said, still looking at the locker. "It seems like a lifetime ago, and I don't think I'll ever get over it."
"Wow. He must've meant a lot to you, huh?" the young man asked.
"He did and what's worse... I was such a bitch to him!" She said as tears filled her eyes.
"What if you could see your friend again, what would you do?" he asked.
"I'd hug him and never let him go."
"Close your eyes," he said softly.
For some reason, Bonnie actually found herself being lead by this young man.
"Turn to the sound of my voice." he said as she obeyed to face him. "When I count to 3, I want you to open them and see your friend. 1..... 2..... 3."
Bonnie's beautiful teal eyes opened wide, tears filling them as she saw her friend.
"Ron?" she gasped, nearly choking on her tears. "RON!" She cried and grabbed him into a tight hug. "OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! I missed you, I missed you so much!"
"I missed you too, Bon-Bon." He said, hugging her back.
She pulled her head away from his shoulder and laughed.
"I told you not to call me that." She said with a tearful chuckle. Her arms were still around his upper torso.
"Old habits die hard with me." he said, staring into her deep dark bluish-green eyes.
"Well... lets see if your old friends can cure you of that!" she said pulling him off to see their friends.
After Ron's 'death' Tara was so depressed and almost closed up inside of herself. It took Bonnie and Kim to pull her out, though she was still mostly depressed about the loss she had endured. Just before she could finally admit that she had feelings for Ron, she was gone. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't see Bonnie walk up to the blond-haired girl, dressed in a T-shirt, jeans and sneakers.
"Tara!"
"Oh, hey Bonnie." she said to her fellow cheerleader.
"What if I were to tell you that someone close to us is back in our lives?" Bonnie quickly said.
"But for that to happen..." she started to say, then she got mad. "Rockwaller, I swear if this is some sick joke..."
But before she could say anything else, she heard a voice she'd never thought she'd ever hear again.
"I assure you, it's not."
Tara gasped as she slowly turned around with tears in her bright blue eyes.
"Ron?" She said, hoping it's not a dream.
"Yep, it's me." He said with a smiled, right before Tara leapt on him, knocking him down.
"RON!" she cried, hugging him tightly as Ron just endured the embrace.
This had gone on through out the entire squad.
Monique: "B-baby boy?" she gasped, hugging Ron when she saw him.
Zita: "RON!" the ex-girlfriend shouted, hugging him tightly.
Hope: "Madre dues dios!" the long-black-haired cheerleader shouted.
This went on throughout the entire school day, until the end of school and cheerleader practice. Seeing that everyone but Kim knew that Ron was back, the girls decided to surprise their head cheerleader.
"You want me to wear my old mascot suit?" He asked, receiving nods from the whole group.
Grinning at the prospect of surprising Kim, Ron agreed. Kim arrived a few minutes after practice had started, noticing everyone else was a little chipper than they had been before.
"What's up, girls?" the redhead asked, "Why are you all so happy?"
"Well," Bonnie started off. "We thought about this, and we decided we needed someone to wear the mascot suit once again."
It was then that Kim turned and noticed the Middleton Mad Dog, basically, it was a guy wearing an antromorphic bulldog in a football uniform with a large head that was made to foam at the mouth.
Normally Kim would have argued about this, since it seemed like a sin to replace Ron, who had once been their mascot. However, like her parents had told her, sometimes moving on was better than living in the past.
"Well, he better be at least as half as good as Ron." Kim said.
"Oh we think he is K." Bonnie said. "Yo, Mad Dog! Do Your Stuff!" she shouted.
Tara hit the 'play' button on her boom box, and all at once the Middleton Mad Dog was rushing up and down the gymnasium with a burst of frantic speed, jumping around and foaming at the mouth. Exactly like Ron Stoppable used to do.
Kim just stared at the mascot in shock, unable to form words.
How did this guy learn Ron's moves down pat? She thought. He couldn't be.... could he? "B-Bonnie?" Kim said, finally regaining her voice.
"Yeah?" Bonnie replied as the Mad Dog stopped bouncing off the walls once Tara stopped the tape.
"Who is this guy? And where did he learn all of Ron's moves?" she asked.
"Oh, he didn't learn them, Kimmie. He invented them." Bonnie said as the mascot came over to the girls, and removed his head, revealing Kim's long-time friend and partner.
"R-R-Ron?" Kim gasped, barely able to believe it herself. "RON!" She all but screamed, lunging forward and enveloping him in a tight hug.
"Hi KP." He said as he hugged the girl who had been his best friend since... forever!
However, it didn't last too long as Kim suddenly felt Ron's weight start pushing her to the ground. Kim and the others pulled back and gasped when Ron had fallen completely unconscious.
"Ron? RON!!" Kim shouted as she laid him down on the ground, the group rushing over and quickly checking his pulse and heartbeat.
Tara was the first to breath a sigh of relief when she realized he was still alive.
"He's alive." she said. "But I think that mascot bit really wore him out. We should get him home." she said.
The girls agreed and, as a team, carried Ron Stoppable out of the gym and back to his mother, who had fallen asleep while waiting for her son.
However, as they preformed this simple task, a pair of blood-shot eyes watched from the gymnasium window.
"Soon, blond warrior, I will have my revenge!"
END FOR NOW.