Scientists don't get offices. We get labs. Then we get departments, with grants and projects. We still don't get to go up in space.

Anne tries the best she can though. Our daughter and our twins (yeah, that didn't go over so well) are named after us. After all the years, pepporoni pizza nights and thin waist despite years of experience-yeah, she came through.

I'm staring at my computer screen, waiting for Novell's Evolution to ding like a kid on Christmas. It's stupid to worry that an e-mail is late. She's been a saint to keep it up for as long as she did.

I come back a few minutes later from what will be a scram jet engine for Fredrick to ride when he grows up and sure enough a message is waiting for me. I open it, and I go sick to my stomach.

There's a .gif of some kind of blue freak. He looks undead. He's got a greasy mullet pulled back into a pony tail out of the eighties, a toothy sneer and a jagged scar crying from his eye. But it's the message that stops my heart.

Doctor Possible,

I am formally forewarning you that I, the world's greatest genius-Dr. Drakken, am going to kidnapp the young miss Possible.

If you're so smart, you can try to stop me.

Sincerely,

Dr. Drakken

p.s. Neener neener

I've got to get out of here. I don't know who he is, or how he found out where I am but I've got to stop them.

There's only one thing my neck deep with the fed boss wants. One final submission they want. Alright, Director. You beat me.

I tell my boss everything he wants to hear. That I'm doing my job just for my own benefit, not for my country. That I'm a dirty traitor and I'm only thinking about myself. That I don't have a sense of duty enough to stay a full work day and not take off work early.

The scientist comes out of the space center and Ramesh is waiting for him.

"Let me give you a ride back into town.", Ramesh says. "It's a lot of miles and I know your wife dropped you off this morning."

The scientist nearly chuckles. "As long as you stay in front of me."

Ramesh does chuckle. "Talk about water under the bridge. Working for the government has made you paranoid."

A moment later, they're headed back into town.

"How's Bob?", the scientist asks.

"You mean Professor Chen, now.", Ramesh replies. "Guy never got away from Upperton U."

The scientist smiles. "That's good. Bob always wanted to stay in pure research. Always said he'd make a good teacher."

Too long a time later I'm at my house. I have to turn the key in the lock, so at least it wasn't broken into. No one's home. No signs of a struggle either. The only clue to my Kimmie-Cub's whereabouts is the entirely too immodest uniform of the cheer squad she made a few weeks ago.

I'm at the school in no time flat. So is every other loser that wasn't able to leave this small town and came to root for a high school team. I stop hispanic child.

"Excuse me, miss.", the scientist starts. "I'm looking for someone. Kimberly Possible."

Zeta turns past the stands. "Eyes to the field, pilgrim. Don't worry, she's just getting warmed up."

I come closer to the foot ball field and my eyes grow large. Here, I keep thinking of the little girl in pig tails. A little too defensive for her own good, not many friends besides the Stoppable boy. Skinny little Kimmie-Cub grew up. Filled out.

Then I spot him. Just a flash of blue in the crowd.

And it dawns on me. If he was able to kidnapp my daughter, he would have and the e-mail would have been a ransom note! He was bluffing. And like a grade-A sucker I led him right here.

I keep walking. Just a towny, rooting on the Mad Dogs. I can lead him back outside. Take away any weapons he has.

No, Kimmie-Cub. Don't look at me. Don't recognize me.

Kim Possible sees the scientist in the stands for the first time since she joined the cheer squad. She cart wheels off the top of the pyramid, flips over the guard rails and nearly knocks him over with a hug.

The scientist speaks quickly. "I made a mistake. I've put you in terrible danger. We have to go right now."

"Sure, dad.", the red head replies. "Just let me put some clothes on.

"And here I thought you didn't care for cheer leading."

The scientist shakes his head. "I'm proud of everything you do. It kept me going all these years. Hurry up, willya?"

A minute later, they get in the family car.

"I'm just gonna tuck my baton under the seat, okay?", she tells him. "The fans and Bonnie seem to like it, but it weighs like a mule."

The scientist notes the metal rod. Yeah. That'll due.

Kim continues on through her braces. "I saw the look on your face when I first brought home my uniform dad. But I just want to make you proud. You always told me that I was the girl that could do anything. Anything's possible for a Possible, right?"

"Sure.", the scientist agrees.

But the rest of his response is cut off by an energy beam that cuts through the back window and windshield of the car.