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.
Responses to the questions: Screaming Phoenix, you have to remember that Ron always had this "am I good enough" complex. With that and the dreams and Sensei's advise what is he supposed to do? Utcyborg, you haven't figured it out yet? Well when you do please let me know. Waveform, you got it right. Anguish on both of their parts. Who ever did this deserves to perish in a very slow manner, trust me it gets more complex. CB thanks again man. You know where this puppy is going, and you're still helping.
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.
Hey you guys knew this could happen...right?
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Broken Promise
Chapter 10
Middleton Mall:
Monique, Tara, Hope, Marcella and Liz looked at the small box with the precious gold inside. "We have to make sure this was Ron's and not another person's rings", Hope told them.
"You never saw the set that Ron was giving to Kim piece by piece girl?", Monique answered.
"Yes I saw it, but are you sure it all matches?", Hope asked.
"Yes I am, I can't make out the engraving though, it's very fine and hard to read. I think we should go see what it says.", Monique responded. They followed the Black woman inside. They headed off to Jerome's, the nicest jewelry store in the mall.
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The small baldheaded man looked at the set. "I can give you a very nice price for these.", he told her, "These are one of a kind. They're not listed in the catalogs. I know the Master Craftsman. He doesn't come cheap.
Monique got him back on task. "Before you give me an estimate, I would like to know what the engraving says on the inside of the smaller wedding band.", she asked.
"Oh, OK, one moment please.", he told her. They followed him over to a large magnifying device that he looked through. "It says, 'To KP, the woman who owns my soul. RS'."
A few minutes later the bald man returned. As for the price I can give you 45 thousand for this set tonight. I could offer more, but the woman's band is already engraved. We would have to take it out and fill it back in. That takes time and some exacting work.
"Dollars? You mean 45 thousand dollars?", Liz stammered.
"Yes, though if you wait a week or two we should be able to double that.", the bald man explained, "I thought you may be in a hurry."
"Sir thank you for your time. I will think about it.", Monique told him keeping the ring set close to her.
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"Girls, we gotta find Ron. I don't know what happened, but we gotta fix this fast before it's too late.", Tara spoke up.
The girls began to head out. They were nearing the door when Bonnie caught up with them, for some reason she wasn't wearing the same outfit that she had only a little while before. "What happened?", she asked.
"We Don't know B, but we have to find Ron. How long has he been gone?", Hope asked.
"I don't know maybe an hour, maybe a little more.", Bonnie replied.
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"I don't understand sir, where can Stoppable be? He has to come looking for Possible. If we get him out here now I can distract him while you shoot him with those needles like you did Kim. It will be easy to cut his head off then.", he told the master.
"And servant, how would that regain my honor? This not about you and your feelings, but about regaining the honor that he took from me.", the master snarled, "If I killed him that easy then I would never regain my honor. I must break him and if that means taking his woman first, so be it. Go back inside, he may re-appear."
Josh took Kim by the hand and they re-entered the mall and took their places in the Bueno Nacho.
Kim's mind screamed at her, 'We have to help Ronnie, he's walking into a trap! Please Ron stay away! Be safe. I can't live with out you.'
"Sit here Possible, I want a good view of the doorway. We might have to run, or you might have to fight him to give us time. Where is that loser?", he hissed growing impatient.
After nearly an hour a familiar form showed up. "Kim.", Monique cried, "What happened? Ron left and we can't find him."
Both Josh and Kim stood to face the African-American girl. "Kim is dating me now Monique. Ron doesn't matter to her anymore, so leave before I do something that isn't very nice.", Josh told her harshly.
"WHAT?", Monique spat, "What do you mean Josh Mankey, Kim and Ron were closer than anything just a couple of days ago. I don't believe it. The Kim Possible that I know would never switch boyfriends that fast. I know for a fact that she loves Ron Stoppable."
"Believe it Jenkins. If you don't believe me listen to Kim. Tell her Kim!", Josh prodded.
"I'm dating Josh now. Ron Stoppable doesn't matter to me anymore.", Kim stated dully.
"Well Kim, if Ron doesn't mean anything to you then why are you still wearing his ring when you're dating Josh?", Monique pointed out.
Just then Monique saw a crack. Kim began to tremble and weep. "M...my ring, R...Ron's r...ring.", she sobbed as she brought it up to her eyes, "Mmmyy ring, R..Ronnie." The tears ran down her face.
"Give me your hand Kim.", Josh ordered.
Monique watched as Kim did what Josh told her. He roughly grabbed her hand and took the ring that Ron had presented her with before the prom and casually tossed it to Monique. "This is how much the ring means to Kim. She doesn't want that loser around anymore after what he did. Take this as a reminder that Ron Stoppable is the biggest loser of all. All he did was fawn around her and he screwed it up. Now she's mine and not his.", he snapped.
At this Kim began crying with a vengeance. She rushed off. Monique made to follow her. "Leave her be Jenkins. Let her have her cry. After that she belongs to me. You have the loser's ring, be happy with that. Now I have a message for you. You have butted in enough, leave Kim Possible and her family alone. Keep your nose out of our business unless you want to end up like the loser. I can tell you that you don't want that. You're too pretty to end up losing your head.", he threatened her.
At this moment Tara stepped out having heard most of the conversion. "Josh Mankey, YOU JERK!!", she yelled, "You just dated me to get close to Kim so that you could break her and Ron up? You were in the middle of breaking up two of my friends I can't believe this, and to think that I actually thought I had a future with you."
"Tara, baby. It's not how it looks. I mean...well I mean.", he stammered.
"Like I didn't hear that whole conversation, Josh. What are you trying to do, start up a harem?", she accused, "Who's next, half the squad?"
"No Tara, I mean. Well I didn't mean..I uh.", he kept stammering.
"I never want to see you again Josh Manley. For all that I know, you must have drugged Kim Possible to get her react to you that way after she felt like she did with Ron. I wonder what was in those vitamins that you gave her, where they different then the ones you gave me? If you ever come close to me again Mankey, I swear I will tear out the things that you use to think with and grind them up. Then I will HURT you, do you understand me you jerk.", Tara shrieked before she ran off sobbing.
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Hope and Liz were looking for a particular young man. Being after dark, they were having trouble locating him. Marcella had enlisted her sister to help. Bonnie and Senior were in another auto. They had stopped at the Stoppable home first, but found it empty. The billionaire called in help trying to find the teen who had recently left the mall seemingly intent on disappearing. Liz was keeping an eye out at the mall in case he returned. Already cell phones had been ringing. Friends were assembling, intent on finding the troubled Ron Stoppable before he did something stupid.
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Monique looked at the pampered artist. "If you ever do anything to hurt Kim Possible, I will never rest until you are six feet under mister, remember that.", she warned.
"Don't threaten me Jenkins, worry about yourself. You don't want in the middle of this.", he advised her.
Monique stomped off to find the fragile blond that was crying her eyes out.
Josh walked off another way to try and find the redhead.
"Tara...are you in here?", Monique asked after spending nearly an hour looking for her.
"G...go away.", the once bubbly blond stammered back.
"I won't girl and you know it. Let's talk Tara.", Monique told her.
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Ron got off the bus. He saw a man with a sign. He introduced himself.
"You have a folder for me son?", the older man asked.
"Yes sir.", Ron told him as he handed it over.
"Come with me son. I'll check this all over then we'll get you and the rest aboard the flight.", he told the teen.
Yamanouchi, Japan:
Sensei sat in meditation with his council. Finally not feeling anything he began, "Questions? Answers then?", when he heard nothing. A moment later two students entered.
"Master Sensei. You told us to warn you if something unusual happened. The Lotus Blade has just appeared not five minutes ago.", they gasped breathless.
"What do you mean 'just appeared?", Maku-san asked with a smile.
"Master, it has just appeared out of the blue. One moment it's honored resting place was empty, the next moment the blade was there glowing brightly.", one answered.
"Good." Maku-san announced, "The Chosen One will not be far behind. He will not be able to survive without the blade near him."
"Why do you think so my friend?", Sensei asked.
"That is how it is with the blade. It is how it always has been with the blade.", the other master replied.
"All we know is what is in the scrolls my friend. I think Stoppable-san is different. As I have stated before he does not think the same as our people do. We might have made a mistake.", Sensei observed.
"I am correct, how can it be otherwise?", he responded.
"I do not know, I just have a torn feeling in my heart that we may have caused unnecessary grief to the Chosen One and his mate. If so this may not be so easy to overcome. I fear for all the pain we may have achieved in this endeavor Maku-san. I feel we are wrong here.", Sensei told his friend.
"I am right my friend, trust me. I have never been wrong before. Why should now be any different? He will chose another mate, one who is much more suitable.", Maku-san finished.
Middleton, Colorado:
They left the restaurant as the mall closed. Ron Stoppable did not return. This seemed to put the master on edge. "We must prepare in case he doesn't show his face for a while. First we must makes plans. We cannot keep our vigilance at a high level without making some adjustments to where we live and how we conduct ourselves until the outsider re-appears.", he told them.
Looking at Josh, he told him, "Obtain a dwelling place near the Upperton University Campus, servant. I shall provide you with funds to do so. Enroll in that institution for the upcoming term."
"Yes master.", Josh replied.
Looking at Kim he began, Miss Possible we must cover several things. First we cannot have an emotional outbreak like you had earlier. That is unacceptable, and I cannot let this happen again. You're vitamins will be changed to make this so. Second, people will begin to ask about the scene that played out earlier. From now on, you have ended your relationship with Ron Stoppable and have turned to Josh for comfort. The reasons for doing so I will leave up to you. Do you understand so far Miss Possible?", he asked
"Yes sir, I understand. Ron Stoppable and I have become estranged and I am dating Josh again. I will attempt not to let my emotions hinder my mission again sir.", she replied.
"Lastly Miss Possible, you are to take the offer that Global Justice has given you in order to receive your education. This will make it more convenient for your studies and to allow us to keep track of your emotions. This will allow us to better stay focused in case the outsider reappears.", he instructed.
"Yes sir, but my parents are a little conservative and may not approve of me moving in with Josh. What should I tell them?", Kim replied.
"Tell them that you are an adult and these decisions are yours and Mankey's.", the taller man advised.
"Yes sir, thank you. They will not like the idea, but there isn't anything that they can do about the situation.", she finished dully.
"Good, go home Miss Possible. Do not push the issue yet since my servant has not rented a place for the two of you to reside.", he told them.
Durango, Colorado:
They had just pulled over for the evening. It was a small camping area. The van had hookups for staying there for several days. This had been the first chance that Zita and Felix had to get away from Middleton and explore their feelings for each other. Zita had cooked a meal for them on the small gas stove that was in the van while Felix moved around with surprising grace in his customized van. He got the bed ready in the back. Both were tired and couldn't wait to get to sleep.
Felix pulled the blanket over his girlfriend. 'I hope that Kim and Ron are working it out. They are just so right for each other.', he thought at he closed his eyes with Zita snuggling close.
Yamanouchi, Japan:
"Follow me Yori-san and Hiro-san.", Master Sensei instructed.
The two did as instructed. Sensei motioned for them to sit as they got to a remote area of the campus. Casually checking around and satisfying himself that they were indeed alone he began. "You must return to Middleton. Your mission is to contact the Chosen One and keep him from following the blade here. There is something distasteful happening at the moment and I am not sure how to deal with it. You will appear to others as an engaged couple which you are in real life. Find out what is going on and why. I have this unusual feeling about Stoppable-san. I have tried to reach him through the higher plane. He either is not there or he is somehow blocking me. So enjoy yourselves and look forward to your nuptials upon your return to the school. I have already notified your families. Have a good trip Yori-san and Hirotaka-san and be very careful."
Middleton, Colorado:
Kim Possible entered her home. She tried to avoid her parents, but she failed when James heard the door close.
"Kimmie-cub is that you?", he called out.
Kim entered the living room. "Yeah Daddy, what's up?", she asked.
"Did Ronald find you?", he asked wondering if they had worked their differences out.
"Yeah he found us...I mean me.", she told him.
"Us...me? What are you talking about Kimmie?", he asked worriedly.
"Dad, I broke it off with Ron Stoppable. I'm dating Josh again.", she confessed.
"WHAT?", Anne butted in, "What happened?"
"Mom, I don't want to talk about it. I'm going to quit Club Banana too. I'm going to take that offer that Global Justice made to me. I'll fill you guys in with more in the morning. I'm tired it's been a long week.", she muttered.
James and Anne looked at each other. She climbed into his lap. "Oh Jimmie, what happened?", she wept into her husband's shoulder. James held his beautiful wife. 'What went wrong son? I'm sorry, I wish it wasn't so.'
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The genius looked at her phone. 'How did that happen? Is everybody going crazy? It's too late tonight to work this out, I hope that everything doesn't just explode before tomorrow morning.', Justine Flanner grimaced. She softened as the calloused, huge hands caressed her back. "Thanks Mike. You got the right place, just a little lower. Ahhh.", she moaned as the stiffness left her body.
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Kim tried to rest. 'Please God forgive me, I've betrayed him. What have I done to him? Where is he? Ron, please honey. I need your help. I can't get free and I'm getting weaker. Please come back for me, they made me do it. I'll never get him back now. Why wasn't that gun loaded? At least I could wait for him then.', her mind screamed at her.
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Wade Load was watching cell phone traffic in the vicinity. No one knew that he had this capability and he wanted to keep it a secret. 'Why are almost all Ron's classmates talking about him? What is going on? I'd better call Kim. She'll go nuts if we can't find Ron.', he thought trying to locate Ron's cell through the GPS unit inside. He worked for several hours, still nothing from Ron's phone. No one was at the Stoppable home either. Wade decided to call the Kimmunicator. No dice. 'Kim must have shut it off.', he frowned. Taking one more chance he called the Possible home.
A familiar voice answered Wade on the other end of the phone line. "Mrs. Possible?", Wade asked.
"Yes Wade what's wrong? I know you wouldn't call this late unless there was a mission or problem.", she answered.
"Is Kim at home ma'am?", he asked.
"Yes, she came home a little while ago and went right to her room. She is distraught and tired. She told us that she and Ron broke up. Do you have any idea what happened between them?", Anne Possible asked as James was waking up.
"I have no idea Mrs. Possible. I tried to get hold of Ron. There's no answer on either his cell or the Stoppable home phone. I tried earlier.", he replied.
"Oh, the Stoppables are not home this weekend Wade. Ron dropped Rufus by earlier so that the twins could watch him until Dean and Barb got home.", she confided.
"Mrs. P I have a confession to make. I've been monitoring cell phone traffic....please don't ask me how, but I've been getting information that Ron has disappeared. And you know the chip hasn't worked since the invasion.", he told the surgeon.
"Well Wade, Ron told the twins that he was going to try and get 'permission', whatever that means, and he'll be gone for a couple of weeks. We were going to tell Kimmie, but she was very tired when she entered the house.", Anne told him.
"OK then Dr. Possible, I'll shutdown for the night. I will attempt to try and reach some of Ron's other friends tomorrow. Maybe I can put it all together so that it makes sense. I hope that those two come to their senses soon. Goodnight ma'am, I'm sorry I disturbed your sleep.", Wade apologized as he hung up the phone
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The eccentric billionaire sat behind his state-of-the-art global communications system. "Comrades.", he started, "I see most of us are here. Earlier today I was asked to convey a message to you all from a friend of ours. After seeing what my and Junior's future may be I have decided to listen to him. I highly suggest that you all do the same thing."
"Vat are you talking about?", the one with the helmet asked.
"Yes laddie, my question as well.", the balding redheaded man stated while playing with the end of his man-skirt.
"Our young friend, Ronald Stoppable, just made a warning and a promise to me, my colleagues.", the older man told them.
"And what is that Senior?", the blue skinned one queried while his green skinned assistant sat on his left.
"Just this my friends. Here is the exact message from the one that Dr. Drakken calls the buffoon: "Tell them that this is a warning and a promise. The warning is this: Never, ever hurt Kimberly Possible, or her friends and family or my family and friends ever again. The promise is: If they do, I will hunt down those responsible with lethal intent. Sir, do I have to repeat that?", the billionaire paused waiting for message's significance to sink in to them. "Does everyone understand the message?", he asked politely.
"Zoh, he has challenged zus zen?", the short one yelled.
"No I don't think that he has challenged us at all.", Shego began, "It was his way of letting us know that it would be a very good time to change our careers. I witnessed firsthand what Princess' sidekick did to those aliens a few weeks ago. For one, I have no intention of having anything like that happen to me. I want to live to a ripe old age and haves lots of boyfriends to give me pleasure.", she announced.
"I concur with my associate gentlemen. I have already received offers to work for companies that are interested in some of my work. In ten years or so I hope to retire to a Caribbean island to live out my live in relative ease. I think it is a wise choice given the grim consequences if we don't heed the message.", Dr. Drakken told them.
"Vat? Ve give up zo easily?", the munchkin yelled.
"My friends, I think it is time for me to go to the nineteenth hole. I think that my barrels of malt that have been maturing are just about ready to bottle. So, I am going to just play the auld game with a few of my friends and watch my income rise. Yes, I think it's time to wear a modern kilt from now on and not this old rag." Duff told them.
Seeing that his comrades were leaving the game that they had played with the famous teen heroine and her sidekick, he asked, "Doctor, do you think you can help find me employment at one od zos labs?"
"Professor, I'm sure a man with your abilities will be in demand once the governments of the world realize that their sorry behinds were saved by an eighteen year old boy." Drakken told him.
"OK zen, I will retire as well. Ze green lady iz correct.", Dementor announced his retirement.
Drakken told them, "I will pass this information off to Ed and Amy. If any of you can let the others know of our decision to quit this lifestyle." Drew asked them, "How about we get together around the holidays and pass lies around? It'll be a lot safer than having Stoppable after us. I'm working on a new eggnog maker that might make me millions."
"All agreed then?", Senior asked.
"Yes.", Dr D announced.
"Aye laddie.", Duff Killigan responded.
"I'm so outta here, with the money I have saved from Dr D's whacked plans I won't have to work the rest of my life.", Shego told them all, "I just retired."
"Zo do I. I will shut zound zee lab today." Professor Dementor announced.
"Good then.", the billionaire told them, "I will let the others know of Mr. Stoppable's message and I will notify Global Justice that we are out of the villain business. I'm sure that Gemini will see the prudence of this action. If not then he can face Stoppable and Global Justice himself. Good day everyone and good luck in your future enterprises."
Middleton, Colorado:
Just returning from the weekend, the enhanced cell phone is Felix's van rang. Looking at the display over the steering wheel he grimaced, 'A blocked number? I wonder who has that technology?'. Punching a button on the dashboard he answered, "Renton."
"Felix?", a voice asked.
"Yeah that's me. Who's calling?", he answered.
"This is Wade Load, I'm a friend of Ron and Kim's.", said the voice.
"Oh yeah, I know. Kim and Ron talked about you a lot. What's up Wade?", he asked.
"Do you know where Ron's at?", Wade asked.
"Oh, he went out of town for a couple of weeks to go climbing with some guys from that school he went to about a year and a half ago. He told me that he had some gear for you to have checked out while he was gone.", Felix told Wade.
"What equipment?", Wade asked surprised.
"I don't know he said his parents should be back tomorrow and his Dad had a box to give to you.", Felix confided.
"Felix, he didn't have any equipment that needed any work. Are you sure?", Wade asked.
"Yeah, that's what he said Friday afternoon. I was going to send you an e-mail through the Team Possible site today after I cleaned out the van, Zita and I just got back into town. Ron said it was not any hurry since he was going to be gone for a couple of weeks. Why? What's going on Wade?", Felix asked becoming concerned.
"Felix were Ron and Kim having any trouble that I'm not aware of?", Wade asked mining for more information.
"The only problem was that Kim wasn't real happy about the secrets that Ron had to keep from her. I don't think that would effect them. I know that Ron had been trying to get permission to tell her something, but whoever he made the promises to was not letting him out of his vow.", Felix told the tech guru.
"The other night Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable broke up and Ron disappeared. Kim's dating Josh Mankey now.", Wade told him.
"WHAT?", Felix sputtered, while in the background Wade could hear someone cursing in Spanish, "How did that happen?"
"I don't know and who was that?", Wade asked.
"Zita just had a meltdown. Right now she's cursing under her breath Wade. Let me know if you find out anything. I gotta calm my girlfriend down before I have to completely remodel my wheels. Anyway thanks for the heads up. I'll look on my end too. Maybe Ron's somewhere doing some online gaming.", he told Wade.
"Well maybe, but there's one thing to consider. Ron left Rufus behind. Why would he do that?", Wade asked.
"Only if he wasn't coming back soon, or where he was going he couldn't take a pet with him. Otherwise they're inseparable." Felix responded.
"He's only done that a couple of times. Rufus didn't come to the prom and Ron didn't take him to that climbing school because it was too cold for him. So maybe you're right about the climbing vacation Felix. It's just there's a lot of stuff going on at.......hold on, I'm getting another hit on the site. It's an announcement of some kind. Hold on.......Wow, you're not going to believe this one Felix, but all the major techno villains just retired. That doesn't leave Global Justice much to do now. Man that's weird, they must have decided with aliens trying to take over the world it's not too safe for them anymore. I'll check things out from my end Felix. I'll talk to you later.", Wade told him.
Wade then called the number of the climbing school that he had in his files. He punched in the numbers. A moment later the phone picked up. "Climbing school, Charlie Oats here. How can I help you?", a voice asked.
"Mr. Oats, I am Wade Load, a close friend of Ron Stoppable. Did any of your people pick Ron up Friday to go climbing somewhere?", Wade asked.
"Ron? No Mr. Load, all of our teachers are on the mountain right now. I'm not because I twisted my knee and I'm out of service for a month. I could find out though, it might take me the rest of the day to do this. I'll send out an e-mail. I should have responses tonight. The ones that I don't get something back from I'll call. Most of the guys have Sat Phones now to keep in touch. Let me get your phone number and I'll get back to you later then.", he told Wade while taking down the information.
Well there is one more chapter in this section of the major story line.
A big thanks to those that are still on board. In 'Seperate Lives' there will be drama and a lot of adventure.
Thanks again for reading.
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