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Chapter 2

Approximately one month prior to Chapter 1…

Kim stepped out of Dr. Director's office with a scowl on her face. The "Ears Only" meeting between the two of them ended with her having to give information to both Ron and her family that she did not like. Normally Dr. Director didn't mind if family and friends were informed of her missions. But this one was so hush-hush, Kim had to come up with… a lie.

Of course Betty Director didn't like to call it lying, she preferred to use the word "Dis-information". The red head drove the rest of the way home wondering what to tell everyone.

…x x x x…

Kim decided to tell everyone at the same time, so she had Ron come over to her house that evening for dinner. Everyone was finishing eating when she finally stood up at the table and spoke.

"Everyone… I… have something I need to let you know." When no one in the group said anything, she continued. "GJ has asked me to go on a 'Special Mission'. It's going to be something that I need to do alone, and it will take me two weeks to complete, maybe three."

Immediately she was bombarded with questions and comments. "This is outrageous!" "How can they ask this of you? What about your course work and classes?" "I've got half a mind to march over there and give this Dr. Director a piece of my mind." "When do you leave?" And, "Can we use the Sloth while your gone?" Kim noticed right away that while her entire family was speaking their opinion and asking questions, Ron never said a word.

The young red head took a deep breath before answering. "First off, Mom… GJ already spoke with my teachers and professors and everything concerning my college courses has been addressed. I'm sorry Daddy, but getting upset over the situation doesn't change anything, and I have a feeling if you go over to GJ, they will just turn you right back around without giving you any answers. And Tweebs… your question about my car? No, you cannot use it, work on it, or improve on it in any way, fashion, or form." Twin "Aww Mann's" came from her siblings.

She then looked at her boyfriend. "Ron? I didn't hear you say or ask anything?"

The blond boy took a breath. "Kim… I trust that Dr. Director will not put you into a dangerous situation that she thinks you can't get out of. I'm a little upset over the fact that I can't go with you, 'cuz I normally have your back. Solo missions can be dangerous. We've done them before, but they didn't last longer than a day or two. Now you're going to be gone for two weeks, maybe three? Will you be in contact with anyone during this time?"

"I'm sorry, but no." Kim replied with her head down. She could tell that Ron wasn't at all comfortable with her being gone this long. "Not even Wade. In fact, I'm going in Dark, no communication with anyone"

Ron had another question. "What if any missions crop up before, and after you leave?"

"Well, any missions that occur before the three days prior to leaving are up, GJ wants me to take them only if it looks like they won't last longer than a couple days. If I can't leave when I'm scheduled to, a lot of reconnaissance that GJ performed will have to be scrapped and the mission scrubbed. Betty Director told me that this wasn't an option. Any missions after I leave, I trust that you and Wade can handle it. If need be, you can call in outside help." Kim sat down and took Ron's hand, speaking directly to him. "Ron… I know this must be hard on you. We're almost never apart, and I usually tell you everything. But after what Betty told me in strict confidence, I realize the reason for all of this. Please… trust me."

"You know I do Kim, I always will." With that said, his girlfriend leaned over and gave him a kiss on the lips. The Tweebs responded simultaneously with "Ewwww"

"You know we don't like this either." Her mom said while holding her husband's hand. "But if you trust what Dr. Director wants you to do is necessary and not life-threatening for you, then we trust her as well." It appeared that James was about to say something, but he was effectively silenced by a sharp elbow to his ribs.

"Thanks everyone for understanding." Kim then got up and walked around behind her parents where she gave them a hug. She then went behind her brothers and wrapped an arm around each of their necks, pulling them into an embrace as well. They weakly protested, but let their sister squeeze.

Unknown to each other, each twin spoke into one of their sister's ears at the same time. "Be careful Sis, and we'll see you in three weeks." It was a bit weird hearing the exact same sentence at the exact same time in different ears, but the sentiment brought a smile to her face, along with a tear.

…x x x x…

About an hour after dinner, while the two teens were relaxing and watching TV, the Kimmunicator sounded it's unique signal.

Beep, beep, bee deep…

"Ugh…" issued from Kim's mouth as she reached over her boyfriend to get the wrist unit off the end table. She had taken it off while watching television in an attempt to get more comfortable. "What's the sitch Wade?"

The young tech genius looked genuinely apologetic. "Sorry to interrupt your downtime Kim, but I've got something here that needs you and Ron's attention. Remember Dr. Bortel? The guy who invented the Moodulators?"

"Yeeeahhh…" Kim eyed the small screen warily. "What's he invented now that could be ferociously unethical?"

"Oh he hasn't invented anything yet, per se. But he did have some schematics and…"

"Let me guess, the drawings are missing." Ron finished from behind Kim's shoulder, where he had been paying attention.

"Give the blond kid a door-prize." Wade responded with a grin.

"Do we need to even ask what the schematics are for?" Kim asked, knowing where the conversation might be heading.

"Well, given Dr. Bortel's history, I would guess it had something to do with either mind or mood manipulation, but I'm actually not sure. The Dr. was hush hush about that part. He just wanted the two of you to go to his laboratory and see what kind of evidence you find."

"Well that's a bit odd." Kim's brow furrowed a bit before continuing. "Think it might be Drakken again?"

"No idea Kim. How about we talk after you get there. Your ride should arrive in a few minutes, giving you just enough time to change into Mission clothes."

…x x x x…

The teen heroes arrived just outside of Dr. Bortel's laboratory in a helicopter that he himself had chartered for the young teens.

"Miss Possible! Mr. Stoppable… So good to see the two of you again." The diminutive scientist greeted the young heroes in his thick accent while shaking each of their hands. "I'm sorry t have to call you here again, but I seemed to have… ahem… lost something rather important."

"Where did you last have the schematics, Dr. Bortel?" Kim wanted to get right to business, as she wanted to figure this out quickly before having to start her solo mission with GJ.

"Right this way." Dr. Cyrus Bortel led the two teens into his house, and after taking an elevator down a couple floors, all three arrived in the scientist's lab. He pointed to a wall safe, which had its door wide open.

"No sign of forced entry…" Kim said out loud to herself while approaching the safe. She motioned to Ron and Rufus to check the rest of the room, and then Kim pulled out what looked like a small ball with a nozzle from her utility belt. She squeezed the ball forcing out a fine mist of white dust that covered the dial on the door. After a few seconds the dust settled and she could see fingerprints around the dial and on the door.

Kim then brought her wrist Kimmunicator up to where she had sprayed the powder. "Wade, scan these finger prints, please and thank-you."

After a blue light scanned the area, Wade popped onto the screen. "I only see Dr. Bortel's prints Kim. I do see some smudged areas which could be from gloved fingers."

"Well, so much for this being easy." The red head groused, and then looked back at Dr. Bortel. "I don't suppose you have a security system that has cameras?"

The scientist dropped his head. "I do, but the system just happened to be down for repairs when this occurred."

"Well that's inconvenient." Ron said while walking up to Kim. "I didn't see anything that seemed out of place Kim. Anything thing else you want me to…"

Suddenly they all heard Rufus chirping loudly from a wastebasket next to Dr. Bortel's desk. "Over here!" He came out of the basket with what looked like a business card in one of his paws.

Kim took the card from his little paw, and the mole rat scampered back into Ron's front pocket. She flipped it over and looked at both sides. "This card only says one thing… 'Troyia'. No phone number… No address either. Dr. Bortel, do you know who or what this might be?"

She handed it to the man, and he adjusted his glasses before looking at the card. "I have no idea. I don't remember ever seeing this card."

"Interesting." Kim took the card and put it into her front pocket. "I'll have Wade analyze this when we get back. Maybe he can track down who printed it.

"Dr. Bortel?" Kim asked, making the scientist turn towards her. "I need to ask, what were the schematics for?"

"I… hesitate to tell you Miss Possible." He replied, trying not to answer.

"Does it have something to do with mind or mood manipulation Dr.?" Kim's stance told the scientist he had better answer, or else.

"S… sort of." At this point he looked more than a little guilty. "I based this system on the Moodulators that I invented a few years ago, only this time the person holding the transmitter could merely place a suggestion inside the person's mind who has the receiver. By no means is the one holding the transmitter forcing the other to do something, they are only planting the suggestion. It's designed to let the receiver decide whether they wish to perform what the other has suggested."

Ron brought his hand up and asked the obvious question. "So, wouldn't that be the same as one person asking another to do something person to person?"

"Ahh… the beauty of this system is that no one can hear the suggestion, or interrupt the signal, such as if it were a phone call or an email. Complete hack-proof communication, and it's directly into the receiver's brain! Ingenious! No?"

"Uhh… no." The young red head replied. "Dr. Bortel, do you realize what a villain could do with this kind of communication?"

The scientist looked at Kim, imploring her for an answer, and she obliged. "They could easily communicate with any of their henchmen and direct attacks on installations or individuals. You say the signal is hack-proof? Can it be blocked with anything?"

"No, it cannot." He said in a no-nonsense manner, looking almost as if he was proud of himself. "In fact, the transmitter and receiver could be on opposite sides of the earth and the signal would still be received. But who would want to use it for such nefarious deeds in the first place?"

Kim took the business card out of her pocket, and looked at what was written one more time. "Who indeed…"

To be continued…

Hopefully this gets everyone's 'Detective Caps' on… Who's going to figure this out first? **Author laughs evilly**