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.

I wish to thank CajunBear73 for his tireless efforts in trying to make me appear intelligent and at least semi-talented. I really do appreciate his hard work. I'd recommend him as someone else's beta, but I still have dibs with Screaming Phoenix. I want to thank Spectre666 as well, he makes me think hard and makes me defend my stories and how and why I wrote a certain way. When you have to be ready for that, you think it through a lot better, trust me on that. We have enough yes men in the world and he isn't one. Also thanks for the encouragement that other writers have given me and a great thanks to readers that have thought that the works that I have written so far are worth reading.

Thanks to Screaming Phoenix, CajunBear and Wave Form for reviewing chapter 5.

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 6

Stoppable Home, Middleton, Colorado:

The heroine screamed, "RON? What's wrong?" As she bolted from the bed panting.

Moments later Rufus jumped up on the bed. "RON, hurry.", he squeaked.

Kim hit the connect button on her Kimmunicator. A moment later Wade's bloodshot eyes were blinking at her. "Something happened to Ron, Wade. Where is he?", she demanded.

"Kim I don't know where Ron is. I haven't known since graduation. Something happened to his chi......you know Kim, I never really did say I had him chipped, did I?", he responded.

"No you didn't, though it's pretty funny how you always found him for me.", she told him.

"OK Kim, so I did, I could always find you with the Kimmunicator. Anyway, something happened during the alien takedown and something happened to Ron's chip....hang on I just got a hit on the site by the Middleton Police. The was a robbery at the Smarty Mart. Shots had been fired. Where was Ron tonight?", he asked.

"OH NO! Ron's working that shift there tonight. I'm heading right over Wade. Let the officers know.", she shut the unit off. Quickly getting dressed in her mission attire Kim Possible sprinted out of the house carrying Rufus.

Ten minutes later she arrived at the Smarty Mart. There were flashing lights all over the front of the mega-store. Kim ran up to a Policeman. "Officer is there anything I can do? My partner is inside.", she told the officer.

"Not at this time Miss Possible. We know shots were fired and one or more employees have been wounded. Right now we have a standoff. We are not going to do anything to provoke them.", he told her.

'OK, they're not gonna do anything, but that doesn't mean Team Possible can't find some things out.', she mused. Kim slid off into the shadows moving around to the back of the giant building. "Rufus, go see if Ron's OK. Make sure he's safe little guy. Then come back out to me.", she instructed the mole rat.

"Sure Kim.", he squeaked.

The valiant mammal scurried through the store. He finally found what he was looking for...blood. He sniffed. It was his human's blood. Rufus followed the trail down several aisles until he found his prize. He saw his master oozing blood out of his left arm. He was tending to another. He recognized this human also. He silently crept up to his master taking care not to be noticed by the three that were holding guns aimed at the huddled humans. Slowly the mole rat climbed up Ron's back until he was behind his ear. "Ron.", he squeaked softly, "Kim-kim here. You save people now. You go blue. Protect friends. Protect Kim-kim before she get shot too."

Suddenly Ron got halfway up, "Hey robber dudes I gotta use the restroom. Either I go there or I'm gonna go here. I tried the Vienna Sausage Special at the deli counter for dinner tonight.", Ron announced.

"Shuddup kid before we shoot ya again.", one of them warned.

Finally Barkin told them, "You better let him go or it's not going to be enjoyable here in a couple of minutes. Trust me."

"Oh all right, George you go with the punk. He won't cause any trouble. He's already been shot once.", the leader told one of the robbers. Everyone of them could see the blood still coming from Ron's arm.

George pushed Ron, "Come on punk let's go. If ya lollygag around I'll just finish the job and save Martin Smarty the hospital bill."

Ron moved off towards the closest restrooms followed closely by George. Ron went inside to do his business. He quickly gained his center and let the energy begin to flow in his mind and body. 'They threatened Granny Hobbs? They pointed a gun at her, that sweet old woman that always told me how her grandchildren were doing. They pointed a gun at Joanie and Mr. B. They would hurt KP if I LET THEM! NO, NOT TODAY, NOT EVER!' Ron Stoppable again became the Chosen One. As he pulled on the door instead of pushing on it the stout door splintered with a boom. George was stunned as a blue skinned figure towered over him. With a blur the menacing being picked him up and threw him into and through the steel and concrete wall. He landed outside, near death, between two police officers.

"Hear that?", the leader told the others, "Looks like the kid ticked George off, hope he didn't suffer too much." They all laughed.

Moments later five hundred pound pieces of shelving began raining down on the armed men. They ducked and tried to get out of the way the pieces of the store that were being hurled at them. Then with a roar, 'it' appeared: a large blue man. There was blood streaming from an arm. He tore into the robbers, breaking bones, crushing organs and other soft tissue. In under ten seconds after appearing, the fight was over.

He stood over the once gun toting men, panting. Steve Barkin came to his senses and approached the 'thing' that had saved them. He knew this being. Steve held up his hands and motioned for him to relax. "Ron,", he told him softly, "good job, everyone's safe. Relax son, you did good."

The being relaxed at that point and moved away, to another part of the store. Steve Barkin turned around and told the rest of the employees, "I don't think we need to say anything about what just happened do we? Nobody would believe us anyway." They all just nodded at him. Waiting a few seconds, Steve opened the doors and let the Police in.

As they got to the villains they began to check for injuries. "We need EMTs here, now! Some of these crooks ain't gonna make it if we don't get them help.", a Sergeant yelled into his radio.

With that the store was soon flooded with emergency responders. Kim Possible followed them in. "Where's Ron?", she asked.

"I think he had to use the restroom Miss Possible, I'll go find him for you. Wait here.", Mr. Barkin told her.

He found the blond haired young man back inside his work area finishing his job for the day. "Ron? Are you in here?", the veteran teacher asked.

"Yeah. I'm sorry Mr. B. Can I just finish up here? I'll turn in my badge when I'm done. I know the policy for fighting in the store.", he responded. "You know they were gonna kill you guys, but corporate policy is policy. No exceptions, right sir?", he recited.

"Sorry Ronald, but you are correct. We have to let you go.", Barkin replied, "I'll help you finish. Anyway Miss Possible is waiting for you by the front door."

He escorted the young man out and took his badge. Kim looked at Ron in shock. "What just happened Ronnie?", she asked.

"I committed the greatest sin in Smarty Mart. I've been fired and can never come back inside any of the stores.", he told her in shame, as they walked out of the super-store for the last time.

Kim got Ron off by himself. "What happened honey?"

"Well the robbers had shot me and were threatening the other employees. I went 'blue' on them and almost killed them. Rule 574: "An employee shall never resort to violence against a customer no matter what the circumstances. The resulting penalty will be permanent loss of employment and a lifetime ban from any of the premises. Plus loss of all benefits." "Now that I lost my good job, I doubt if anyone else will hire me. I only have the restaurant to fall back on KP. I am such a failure.", he told his woman while holding a bandage over the oozing blood that was dripping onto the ground forming a puddle.

"Come on Ron, I'm going to get you fixed up and then you're gonna get some sleep. And I'm gonna keep you there until I'm sure that your feeling better.", she told him.

"Why would you want to have anything to do with me KP? I'm a loser.", he asked her softly.

"If you're a loser then so am I Ron. You can be my loser, if I can be yours, OK? I love you and you're stuck with me.", she told him as they got in their cars to head home.

After they got in, Kim cleaned Ron's wound. After realizing that the gash on the side of the arm was fairly large, Kim woke up her mom to stitch it up.

After she tossed Ron under the covers Kim followed him in and glomped on to him tightly. "If those morons at Smarty Mart are dumb enough to get rid of you Ronnie, I'll take you off their hands.", she cooed to him. "Ron, how are your burns healing honey?", she asked softly.

"They're doing OK KP. I hardly feel them anymore. I just wish I didn't have to go blue on those robbers tonight. I could have killed them easy. It's just they were going to kill all my friends in the store. I couldn't just let that happen.", he told her with wet eyes.

"Baby just relax. I've got you now.", she told him trying to soothe the exhausted young man.

They both woke as the alarm clock clanged in their ears. Ron tried to reach the offending device so that he could hurl it through the closed window over the bed. He stopped when Kim restrained him. "Remember they won't let you back in the Smarty Mart to buy alarm clock by the gross anymore Ronnie. So let's just start shutting them off for a change.", she laughed softly.

"Yes dear.", he responded like the properly hen-pecked soul he was, "What do you have planned for today KP?"

"Ronnie I have to meet with GJ. I'm sorry but Dr. Director only wants to meet with me. It's something about how the invasion sitch went down. Do you want me to tell her who did the takedown?", Kim frowned.

"I don't think it's a good idea KP. If I can't tell you the secrets, I'm pretty sure that GJ doesn't have a 'need to know either'. I wish I could talk. I have a bad feeling about all of this.", he told her, "Now get up and go take a shower. I'll make you some breakfast so that you can stay focused during the interview."

As Kim was finishing her coffee the doorbell rang. "I'll get it KP, just finish you breakfast.", he told her over his shoulder. Ron opened the door to a perturbed looking Will Du. "How ya doing Willie Boy?", Ron asked.

"I'm here to pick up Miss Possible for the meeting, amateur.", he responded.

"OK Willie, KP will be ready in a minute. She's just finishing her breakfast. You wanna come in for a cup of coffee?", Ron asked the Global Justice Special Agent.

"No, but tell Miss Possible that if she doesn't hurry Dr. Director won't be pleased. And quit calling me Willie.", he informed the ignorant looking teenager.

"Sure Willie. She'll be right out.", he told the obnoxious dork.

Kim met Ron and gave a quick kiss on the way out the door. "I'll see you tonight Ron.", she told him.

"I...uh have to work at the restaurant tonight KP. So I won't be home until after Two in the morning. I expect that you'll be in bed.", he replied.

"OK give me a kiss when you come to bed Ronnie.", she called after him as she walked through the door.

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An hour later Ron was at the restaurant. There was a lot of work to do and Ron decided the best way to take his mind off his recent troubles was to totally immerse himself in extra chores around the eating establishment.

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"Miss Possible, it is good to have a chance to speak to you now that the events surrounding your graduation have died down.", Dr. Director started.

"Thank you Dr. Director. It's been very hectic getting the house repaired and working. We also had that mission in Laos. Ron and I both have been very busy ma'am. One thing I wonder about is why isn't Ron included in this meeting?", Kim asked the older woman.

"Well Kimberly to put it simply Global Justice doesn't think that your sidekick, Ronald Stoppable, is up to our standards here. We would like to take you on as an agent trainee. We will pay for your college education at Upperton University. We will structure your work and school to make the most efficient use of your time. If you do well you will have graduated by the end of your Sophomore year. That is another reason that Mr. Stoppable is not going to be offered this chance. We don't think that he is gifted as athletically and scholastically as you are. We want only the top of the top for GJ.", she told the redhead.

"But I wanted to go to school with Ronnie, Dr. Director. I made a promise to him.", Kim answered.

"Upperton has more than one college Miss Possible. If Ronald qualifies, he might get into the same school, though from what I've heard he hasn't been accepted yet. Therefore, until he is, it's a moot point.", she told Kim.

"That's another point Dr. Director. I watched Ron Stoppable's grades zoom up in the last two years of High School. That, coupled with his football prowess and helping me with missions, I cannot believe that he hasn't been accepted anywhere.", Kim blurted out. "Now if you where really interested in helping Doctor Director, why can't you find out why no one has accepted my boyfriend?"

"Miss Possible, if we were interested in your boyfriend, we would find out this information. However since we are not interested him we do not feel wasting the man hours would be cost efficient at this time.", she told Kim coldly.

"OK thank you for being honest with me Doctor. I will consider Global Justice's offer when I decide to make my plans. Thank you for you time ma'am.", Kim responded as she rose to leave.

"Miss Possible, I don't think we're done here. We have yet to discuss the situation that happened a few weeks ago during your high school graduation. We are still not sure what caused the aliens to flee. We have a video, but it doesn't show very much. I would like for you to fill in what gaps that you can.", Betty Director explained.

"Well Dr. Director, everything happened so fast. I'm not really sure what all transpired. I know that Drakken was defeated and Shego was down. All I really remember is a funny blue glow and their machinery floating in the air like it was caught in a tornado. Then suddenly they flew off. I don't know if they got scared and fled or if some of their equipment malfunctioned. Ron might know more he was there and not knocked senseless like I had been.", Kim told leader of Global Justice, "I doubt that Ron will have the time to come in to talk to you since he is spending all his time working instead of getting ready for college this fall. He said something about how he would have to work lots of hours to make up for not having a degree."

"Do you suggest that I call Stoppable in for an interview Miss Possible?", Betty Director asked.

"Not at all. You already said that you had no use for him. I suppose that also means any information that you need.", Kim replied with a smile.

"Kimberly, I suppose we could get his witness statement. Global Justice really does need that information.", she muttered out loud.

"Well all I know is that Ron wasn't knocked out and had a pretty good view, we really hadn't talked about the sitch. He's uneasy about it.", Kim replied.

"Kimberly, we do have a video, but it's not the greatest. I would like for you to fill in the gaps as you see them.", Betty asked as she pushed an button on her desk.

On a wall, part of it slid down exposing a large screen television. The video started. "OK there's Warhok, it looks like he's holding me by one leg. I don't remember it, so I was either dazed or knocked completely out. See that other figure. It might be Ron, but I can't tell because of the quality. Then I get thrown off to the side. I still don't remember any of this. See here's where all the alien machinery begins to float. And the scene turns blue for some reason. Now look, the two are having what looks like a wrestling test of strength. Now... oh wow! The little one starts kicking the snot out of Warhok, but it's still too hard to tell who the little guy is. See now, both Warmonga and Warhok charge him and it looks like he just throws them up into the sky. Is there more to this video Doctor?", Kim asked as it ran out.

"Unfortunately no. We know there was Warhok, Warmonga, Shego, you and Stoppable there. Do you remember anyone else?", Dr. Director asked.

"No I don't remember anyone, but if he was that powerful, he may have been powerful enough to block my memory of him.", Kim told the older woman, "Is there anymore I can do for you?"

"No I suppose not, Kimberly. So far that is all we have seen as well. Thank you for your time, please consider our offer to join the Global Justice. I'm sure you'd like the family that we have here.

"As I said Doctor, I will give it serious consideration.", Kim stood up.

Pushing another button, Dr. Director told Kim, "I'll have a car take you back to the Stoppable home. If you can please make yourself available in case we learn of anymore information.", she stood as well offering her hand to Kim who shook it. A moment later another agent entered to escort Kim Possible to the waiting transport.

Another door opened and three senior Global Justice Agents entered the director's office. "Well what do you think of that little interview gentlemen?", Betty asked.

Will responded first. "Ma'am, I think she's holding something back. If Stoppable did that, and please note that I'm not certain that he did, what then have we missed? I have observed him for years and he has always been a bumbling buffoon, as Drakken called him. Was Drakken correct? Or was Stoppable putting on a facade?"

Agent Merchem started, "First, we are not sure of anything. I suggest that we go over all of Stoppable's tapes to see if he has ever shown this ability before. As Agent Du mentioned we may have missed something though I seriously doubt it. If Possible's sidekick somehow has some unknown ability I suggest that we study it."

Du began again, "Well if worst comes we can always dissect Stoppable. After that scare I'm pretty sure the public wouldn't care as long as we get evidence."

"Stop thinking like that gentlemen! We will NOT go down that road! There will be no dissections on living humans while I'm in charge here! Remember that!", she snarled.

Merchem asked, "What if he's dead ma'am?"

"If we kill him for the purpose of cutting him apart to study him, I will have those agents, and the personnel responsible, prosecuted to the highest extent of the law gentlemen.", she warned them.

"We understand ma'am." they responded.

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Chez Hana. Middleton, Colorado:

Ron Stoppable was working the main grill. It had been another long day. They had three lunch runs and then it had stayed busy through the afternoon. Now they were in the third dinner run as well. They had to call in for an extra delivery of food an hour earlier. 'And Dad complained about the name. The customers don't care about the name, they care about the service and food quality. You could name it 'Joe's Eats' and they would still pile inside.', he mused, 'Still wish I could call KP to see how her interview with Doctor Director went. I hope she gets the opportunity to get in there.'

Middleton Mall:

Kim was seated in a booth in the Bueno Nacho waiting for Monique to get off for her lunch break when Tara and Josh entered. "Hi K.", Tara called out.

"Hi guys.", Kim returned, "What are you up to?"

"Just shopping tonight Kim.", Josh told her, "Tara's trying to put me in the poor house again." As Tara elbowed him in the ribs.

"Where's Ron?", Tara asked.

"Oh he's at the restaurant again. He'll get home sometime after Two AM.", Kim replied.

"What are you doing out here then Kim? You're not working tonight are you?", Josh asked.

"No not tonight, I wanted to talk to Monique and she's going to have a lunch break in a few minutes.", Kim informed them. "Well you guys feel any different now that we've been out of school three weeks now?", she asked.

"Nah, Kim.", Josh told her, "What's with you? How's Stoppable doing?"

"Ron had a bad night at Smarty Mart last night. There was an armed robbery. I guess Ron stopped the robbers and hurt some of them pretty badly. The have a no fighting rule there. So they had to fire him. He kept some of the employees from being killed and they fire him for it.", Kim told them, "Anyway Ron's pretty down after that."

"See? I told you he was dangerous Kim. You should stay away from him. I wouldn't want to see you get hurt because he did some macho thing.", Josh snapped.

"Him do some macho thing?", Kim snarled, "Remember who you are talking to Josh."

Tara cut in, "What a horrible thing to say about Ron, Josh. He was trying to save people at the cost of his job. Sometimes you can be a real jerk!"

At that moment Monique make her entrance. Kim got up and met her and they made their orders and returned to the table. "Anyway Kim did you get your dose of vitamins today?", Josh asked.

"No I was busy today Josh.", Kim handed over the dollar and he handed her a vial.

"What is that girlfriend?", Monique asked.

"Extremely high quality vitamins Monique. It's a dollar a vial.", Kim told her.

"Vitamins? Are you sure that they're not drugs Kim?", Monique asked.

"Sure. Mom had them checked out in the lab at the hospital. She said they were healthy. I'm kinda tired lately so I've been taking them.", Kim replied.

Josh asked, "Monique you want some?"

"Sure why not.", she responded.

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After a light dinner, Kim returned to the Stoppable home, where her parents were waiting for her. "Good news Kimmie.", Anne told her daughter, "We'll be able to move back into the house tomorrow afternoon. You'll have your old room back in no time."

Kim looked at her mother stunned. 'No more snuggle time with Ron?', she thought worriedly.