A/N: the following story is a work of fiction. The characters from the Kim Possible Show, you know Kim Possible, Ron Stoppable and so on belong to the Disney Corporation and not to myself. If they did, I wouldn't be working in a stinking factory to make a living. I'd like to make money at this, but let's face it I'm not good enough. So stroke my ego and read it. Thanks.
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As for this story CaptainKodak observed you have to get through Good Friday before you can get to Easter. And I had to do it some way. So here it is.
Broken Promise
Chapter 4
Stoppable home: Middleton, Colorado:
Ron sat alone in the tree house. Kim wasn't really happy about him asking permission, but she knew just how serious he took his promises. He calmed himself and concentrated. As he went deeper into his exercise a very light blue glow began to surround him. "Master I need your guidance, please help me.", he called in his mind. There was nothing. He called again, "Master Sensei, I need your experience to help me." Again there was nothing.
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Yamanouchi, Japan:
The old ninja master sat in meditation with other trusted members; a very senior and conservative friend was causing him grief. "What should we tell the Chosen One?", he asked his advisers.
Maku-san stated, "We tell him nothing at this time. He is too young to learn the truths. He asks to tell his woman. He must travel this road alone."
Sensei replied, "Trusted friend, Americans are not like we are. We serve the purpose, the common good. They do not think that way. They feel that they need to know the reasons for their sacrifice."
"I still say that she must make her choices without any foreknowledge of what may happen. That is the only way for the final test of the Chosen One.", Maku-san retorted.
"My friend, we may set ourselves up for failure. If Stoppable-san loses her, I am not sure what he will do. I am not confident that he WILL return to Yamanouchi to finish his training, he may feel as though we betrayed him. If that happens all may fail and many lives will be at risk.", Sensei stated.
"We still have the Han. That will make the difference.", Maku-san observed.
"The child is still many years from achieving her potential. I again say we must let Stoppable-san give Possible-san some of our secrets.", Sensei growled.
"They are both too young. She has close ties to Global Justice. She may release the information to gain advantage in that agency.", was the reply.
"I do not agree with your stance Maku-san. I have met this young woman. In my opinion she is very trustworthy. She has been given government secrets and she has not disclosed them not even to her partner.", Sensei forced.
"I forbid you to allow the Chosen One to reveal any secrets to this woman at this time Master Sensei. It is not appropriate!", Maku-san snapped.
"Hai my brother, I feel this action will not serve us in a positive manner. It may even set us back years.", Sensei replied.
"We will live with it. I feel Stoppable-san will return here. The situation will force it. He has no other place to turn.", Maku-san finished.
"Very well, we will deny his request and hope for the best my friend.", Sensei finished.
Sensei felt the call as he told them, "My brothers the time comes soon. Let us now do what we must. Join me in the link."
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"Stoppable-san how may I help you?", Sensei asked in the link.
"Master Sensei, I have need of advice and permission.", Ron started.
"What is your need young Master?", Sensei stalled.
"It's KP Master Sensei. She saw me glow twice now. Once before Prom and then before graduation when I… I… uh…uh had to kill the two aliens. I have tried to suggest that it was her imagination. However, Kim Possible is a lot smarter than that. She knows something is up and wants to know if my 'abilities' will affect her or our children.", Ron stated.
"Why does Kim-san need to know Ron-san?", Sensei asked.
"Master, she truly is worried, our relationship has grown into a deep love with a possible future marriage between us and children. Also she has learned the consequences of lying and holding back information unless needed.", Ron told the Ninja Master.
"I understand Ron-san. Unfortunately, other members of the council do not embrace my feelings and I have been outvoted as we have previously envisioned this discussion. So according to the council you may not tell Miss Possible any of our secrets that we have revealed to you at this time. I am very sorry Stoppable-san, but some members do not deem her trustworthy.", Sensei told his protégée.
"Sensei are you sure? I have known her my whole life. I've never lied to her before and I don't want to now.", Ron told him with his mind.
"I am sorry Stoppable-san this is the way it must be for the time being.", the Master told him.
"I do not understand Master Sensei, but I will not tell KP. Thank you for your time.", Ron sent finishing the contact.
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Stoppable home. Middleton, Colrado:
Ron sat in the tree house alone, he felt empty inside. 'I can't tell KP, now what? She'll never believe me now.', he mused. He meditated over the information, 'They're afraid of something. They don't trust KP. Dang, I hope it doesn't hurt us.'
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Ron sat alone for hours, cold and numb, pondering him and his girl's future. He had no ideas on where to start, 'What is Yamanouchi doing? It's like they want us to breakup.' He stayed up late that night. Near dawn a slight figure peeked above the floor.
"Ron?", she asked as she climbed all the way into their refuge, "How did it go?"
He looked up, "KP? What time is it?"
"Around Five, Honey.", she responded.
"That late? Good thing I'm off today.", he told her.
"Me too Ron, I have an afternoon shift for a few hours. I waited all night. I was worried. Well, what did you find out?", she asked.
"They won't let me tell you anything KP. I pleaded with them, and some of their leaders said no. It was pretty final.", he told her as he hung his head in shame.
"That scares me Ronnie. I mean I don't think that you're dangerous, but how can we be sure? We...we have to think of our children. Ron I...I don't know what to do. Hold me.", she moaned softly.
Ron pulled her down to him on the floor and wrapped her tight as she sobbed. The red headed young woman finally went to sleep as her young man held her. They stayed there until there was a call from below. "Kim, Ron, breakfast!", Barb Stoppable yelled up.
Releasing his lover for a few moments, Ron crawled over to the hole in the floor. "Hi Mom.", he said, "KP just got to sleep a little while ago. I'm gonna keep her comfortable till she has to get up and go into Club Banana. I'll make her something to eat before she leaves."
"OK Ronnie you're a good boy. How much sleep did you have?", she asked.
"I had enough Mom, I was up trying to figure out what they meant from Japan last night.", he told her.
"What was going on?", Barb pressed.
"KP asked to know a few things. So I passed the request on. They shot me down. Now we don't know what to do. KP has some valid concerns. All that stuff I can do, what happens if it hurts her or our children if we ever get to have any?", he told her, "Now that I think about it what happens if it can hurt you guys? How can I live with myself?"
"What are you going to do Ronnie?", she asked.
"I don't know Mom, I don't know. We'll talk later. I don't wanna wake KP up.", he told her ending the conversation.
He kept her nice and comfortable until about ninety minutes before her shift. He softly woke her up and got her moving.
"Ron?", she asked, "did you get any sleep?"
"Me?", He asked, "Sure KP I got a lot of sleep. I'm good."
She could see his eyes. This worried her. 'He let me sleep again while he watched over me like the guardian he is, my guardian.', she tried to smile, 'He's worried too. I hope everything's gonna be OK.'
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During her break she headed into the mall's Bueno Nacho to grab a snack and a drink. Kim was surprised to see Josh inside. "Hi Josh how are you doing tonight?", she asked.
"Oh pretty good Kim, you look tired. You want some more of the vitamins? They'll help you sleep better when you get home tonight.", he told her.
"Sure Josh, I am a little tired.", she told him.
He gave her the vial and she added it to her drink.
"So when are you working next?", he asked.
"Day after tomorrow. Both Ron and I will be working a lot of days in a row for a while then. With all the vacations coming up and all. I guess it'll be a couple of weeks before we get any time off again.", she told him.
"Well take care Kim and don't overdo it. Remember to have a life too. Tara's gonna be working a lot for a couple weeks too. Maybe I'll see you in here once in a while.", he told her while getting up.
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Ron sat up waiting for Kim to get off. He knew that he had one more day with her, then it was back to the salt mine. When she got back to the Stoppable house he just looked at her. She was beat. Ron nodded to the parents.
He led her upstairs to the shower. "In!", he commanded.
"Huh?", Kim grunted.
"Shower. Get in it, but get naked first.", he ordered.
The great Kim Possible complied and stripped.
Ron wrapped a towel around her and started the shower. Feeling that it was warm enough, he pulled the towel off and pushed her inside. One thing Ron forgot was that she could do anything and pulled him in behind her, clothes and all.
He heard, "Strip, Stoppable."
"KP you need a shower not me.", he told her.
"I need somebody to wash my back and it isn't gonna be my Dad or one of the tweebs, so get to work.", she ordered.
Ron softly massaged her back with the washcloth making sure to take his time. She washed the front side and he pulled her out and dried her off. He put her robe around her to keep her warm. Ron knew that dangers of a cold Kim Possible. Barbara already brought some food up so that Kim could get something to eat before going to sleep. Ron made Kim sit down and he fed her. She just needed a few minutes. She was so tired that Ron had to put her pajamas on her and pulled the sheets back. She was already half asleep when he had her covered up. Ron reached over to the dresser where Pandaroo was sitting and put him in her arms.
Ron knew that he needed to meditate more than he needed to sleep. He left for the tree house. It was nearly three am when she appeared. Kim looked at the stoic figure facing the wall. She could see the slight illumination from his body. She listened for him to make any sounds at all. It was quite a while before she heard Ron take a breath. Patiently she waited until he noticed her. Slowly he became aware of the slim form behind him. Not turning he said, "KP you need your sleep. You should be in bed Honey."
"Not without you Ron. I need to be with you. I'm scared. The changes are beginning to bother me.", she confessed.
"Me too, Honey. Now they refused to help or let me seek aid. I don't know what to do, I feel something is going to happen. I'm sorry I wasn't good enough to make it work. Somehow I think I'm going to fail, I just hope I don't hurt you.", he told the young woman.
He slowly stood up feeling like an old man. For a moment she gasped as he looked stooped, older than she remembered seeing her grandfather when he was old. Then he straightened himself up and he seemed taller than she remembered.
"Ron you've worried enough for one night. Come to bed Honey. We'll deal with whatever happens when it happens.", she implored her lover.
As they returned to the bedroom a familiar tone sounded. Kim quickly picked up her Kimmunicator and opened it. "Yes Wade, what's the sitch?", she asked.
"Kim we had a hit on the site. It looks like you guys are needed in Southeast Asia. The Monsoons have caused a lot of mudslides that are threatening some villages. There's too much for the local governments to handle.", he explained.
"Sure Wade, let us get dressed. When can you have a ride?", she responded.
"Twenty minutes. There will be a car out front. It'll take you to the airport. I have a private jet on the tarmac waiting right now.", he told the heroine.
"OK Wade, we'll be ready.", Kim Possible broke the connection.
Ron had already left for the tree house. He was dressed and ready in five minutes. He quickly wrote a note to their parents and looked in on Rufus since he had started spending more time in Hanna's room. Ron noticed that the mole rat had made a nest for himself close to the crib on her dresser. The pink rodent looked up as Ron entered. "We got a mission buddy. Kim and I will be back in a day or two. You take care of sis, OK?", he told his friend.
"Hink, sure Ron. See ya. Bye.", the little thing squeaked.
By the time he left the room after pulling up the blanket over the sleeping baby, Kim was ready as well. Without a word they left the Stoppable home locking the door behind them.
Twenty minutes later the car dropped them off at the front entrance to the airport. In another twenty minutes they were rolling down the runway.
Eight hours later they had refueled and were back in the air. After another eight hours, the extended range business jet was nearing it's destination. Kim had been talking to Wade about updates. The chance of mudslides in the area was very real and several had occurred, nearly wiping out villages. They were able to land only about two hours from the affected area. "You know KP we've never been to Laos before. I hope everyone is gonna be OK.", Ron told her.
The truck had only been a few minutes late. An interpreter was on hand and told them what to expect. As they arrived at the first village Ron felt something eerie. The hair on the back of his neck stood up. He felt himself drawn to the small town. 'Something's wrong.', he cringed. Looking up he could see the problem. 'Oh no, they're all gonna be killed.', his mind yelled at him.
He began to run towards the inhabitants at the foot of the hill. His eyes were only for the hillside, scanning it, looking for the danger. "Ron, what are you doing?", Kim yelled behind him.
He ignored her. Since she was faster than he was she quickly caught up. When he was among the locals he called out in Isan (the language of the Laos), "(This this the world famous hero Kim Possible, she will lead you to safety. Go quickly! Hurry!).
She looked at Ron, "What did you just say to them Ron?"
"I told them who you were and to follow you to safety. Go that way!", he told the woman he loved pointing off to his left.
"What are you going to do Ronnie?", she asked.
"Go now and save them KP, I know what I am doing....hurry!", he pushed her away.
Kim took off at a jog making sure the local people were with her.
Ron slowly began to climb the hillside. He drew himself into his center and prayed, 'Please give me strength to do this Father.' He finally stopped and held his hands as if he was holding a large ball, his vision started to have a blue hue. He could feel the energy rising. Dimly he was aware that people were watching him off in the distance. The energy began dancing between his hands. He fell forward landing on his hands. His fingers pushed into the mud.
Time seemed to stop for him. It was only the energy and the sense of purpose. He knew that he had to dry out the hillside before it slid into the tiny establishment of mankind, destroying everything in it's path. He began to burn. The water vapor began coming out of the ground. It was superheated and a cloud rose around the young American. The steam began to boil his skin, he bit his tongue to keep from crying out in agony. He could taste his own blood as he continued with his task to make the hill safe for the locals again.
Finally he began to let up. It was dry again and safe again. The government could take its time now. He tried to pull his hands back, but was unable to do so. They were stuck fast in the hardened mud now. Bringing the energy up again he closed his hands into fists, crushing the dirt in the process. Ron Stoppable slowly stood up. He had no more energy left. Before he knew what happened, he was down again, his head swimming in confusion. He tried to get back up, but the dizziness was too much for him, so he just sat there waiting for things to calm down within him.
Suddenly she was there. "Ron you have to get up, it's too hot to stay here, you're being burned.", Kim told her best friend. Kim yanked him up to his feet seeing some of his skin come off in her hand. "Ron?", she gasped, "What did you do?"
He didn't even have the energy to answer. She put his arm over her shoulder and tried to help him off the hillside when he screamed in pain. Kim pulled his shirt up to see skin peeling off with it too. Kim led him down the hillside to the inhabitants. A few looked him over and made him sit down. One of the elders ran off and returned nearly a half hour later. He had some leaves that he crushed into a pot of water. Several of them began putting cloth that had been dipped into the solution all over Ron's body. A few hours later the most of the damage from the burn had been reduced to just red marks. The pain was nearly gone. Only his hands still looked bad.
"KP, we gotta go to the next village now. I hope it won't be so bad this time.", he told her.
Over the next two days Kim and her friend stabilized several hillsides. None of them were as bad as the first and Ron didn't get burns from them. When they were done, Kim called Wade and asked for a ride home. When they boarded Kim knew that she needed to have a talk with her Ron without prying eyes and ears finding out what was going on. Before they got to sleep she decided to find out.
"Ron what was that the first day? I've never seen anything like that before.", she told him keeping her voice low.
"Yes you have KP, you've seen it several times now. You saw the glow in the tree house twice and once when I killed Warmonga and Warhok. It's all part of the same curse or gift, or whatever you want to call it. You've seen it, and I'm not allowed to explain it. Sometimes I can control it, but I'm scared of it since I'm afraid that it might start to control me, if it controls me then I might hurt you or our families and friends. I'm sorry KP.", he confessed to her. "Oh KP, can I use the Kimunicator, I gotta check my shifts. We left on such short notice and all.
Kim watched him turn away so that he wouldn't bother her.
They leaned their seats back and snuggled together. He was still sensitive from the original burns and Kim was worried about causing Ron any pain. She kissed him softly and put a light blanket over them as she made sure that he got some rest.
"Thanks KP, it looks like I gotta make up a few of shifts at the restaurant and Smarty Mart.", he told her with a small laugh.
"Don't worry about them Honey. I won't tell what you did since you can't tell me how you did it. It might be a good idea for this not to get out.", she told him.
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A few hours later the communications device rang, waking Kim up. After hitting the connect button Wade's image came up, "Good you're heading back Kim. How's Ron doing after that whatever it was?"
"From what I can tell Wade, he's not really sure what he did. All I know is what I saw. It was kind of scary. The blue mist must have been the worst, 'cause I couldn't find him for awhile. Anyway don't tell anybody unless either I or Ron give the OK.", she informed her tech guru.
"I won't Kim, another thing Global Justice wants to go back over the invasion attempt, again. From their tone I think that they suspect you're holding something back on them.", he told her.
"Do they want Ron to attend too?", she asked.
"No, I still don't think that they know what happened and are just trying to get ready for the investigations.", he replied.
"OK Wade thanks for the heads up. I'll talk to you when we get in.", she told him shutting down the connection. Setting the Kimmunicator down she looked at her sleeping boyfriend.
'I wonder where this is going?', she thought.