Guess I took a bit longer than I planned to update this story. Hope y'all didn't mind the wait.

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Chapter 5

Ron found himself strolling along one of the paths in Middleton Park with his hands stuffed deep in his pockets, and his mind deep in thought. As for what he was thinking about… only Ron knows that.

The sun was just starting to set so the shadows were long, and getting longer. Light was diminishing, and he wanted to get back home soon. No one else was in the park, and everything seemed… creepy. The swing set was empty, and a light breeze caused the seats to sway slightly. The chains were squeaking as the swings moved, making the setting seem just that much more… creepy.

Just as he turned around to head back home, Ron heard the crunch of leaves off to his side behind some bushes. He looked over towards the sound, but when he heard it no more, he figured it might have just been some small animal. He hoped it wasn't squirrels, as he still had some remnants of anxiety over the little critters and their big bushy tails. So… he pushed on.

Just as the young boy walked in front of one of the three gazebos that were located throughout the park, he heard a board creak inside. His head snapped towards the wooden structure, and he could see the dark form of someone standing inside. The sun had now set, so it was dark enough that all he could tell was that someone was in there looking at him.

"Who… who's there?" He called out, and removed his hands from his pockets so he could defend himself if need be. The form didn't answer, but it did step forward. Now Ron could tell who it was.

"Kim? What are you doing here? I… I thought… that…" His voice trailed off when Ron saw what she was wearing. "Kim… why are you wearing Shego's jump suit?"

The red head said nothing, and walked almost seductively up to the young boy, swaying her hips from side to side, not unlike the green skinned vixen.

The sight was almost hypnotic to Ron, and when Kim was just a few feet away, he was finally able to find his voice. "It… it's good to see you Kim… but I don't understand…" As he spoke, Ron's girlfriend kept getting closer and closer.

Kim stopped just a few inches from him, and she slid her hands up his chest, and played her fingers across his shoulders and back around his neck in a hug. Ron's arms instinctively wrapped around her waist, and Kim placed her mouth right next to his ear.

She spoke in a steady voice, almost mechanical. "Must kill Ron Stoppable."

Ron's eyes went wide just as Kim's hands clamped around his throat, and the next thing he knew Kim had tripped him backwards with a hook of one of her legs. He landed with a thud on his back, and Kim stayed right with him, her hands squeezing tighter around his throat. She was now leaning all her weight into him, and Ron couldn't catch a breath. Kim was strangling him, and he had no idea why!

Self-preservation and the need for air finally kicked in, and Ron tried to resist by grabbing her wrists and pull her hands away, but to no avail. It was like she had the strength of ten Kim's. His vision was starting to fade at the edges from lack of oxygen, and he was finally able to choke out one word… "Kim…"

…x x x x…

Kim was so glad that she didn't have any missions when she woke up, so she took her time taking a long hot shower. The heat of the water relaxed her muscles and she took time getting dressed in something comfortable. She decided on the old standby of her green half shirt, and blue cargoes.

It was still a bit early, being before nine o'clock, but she decided to go ahead and head over to Ron's house anyway. Maybe he's waking up early for once.

She arrived at the front door just as Mrs. Stoppable was leaving, dressed in sweatpants and a t-shirt. "Going for a jog Mrs. S.?"

"You know it Kimberly… Gotta keep myself in shape. I just wish I could talk Gene into going with me sometime." She then started to stretch a bit and get warmed up before starting her morning run. "Go on inside Kimmie. I think Ron might still be in bed, so I think you better wake him up. He sleeps in way too much."

Kim seemed a bit surprised at her suggestion. "You sure that's OK, me just walking into his bedroom like that?"

"That's fine Kimmie… I trust you kids. You've been hanging out for almost your entire lives, right? If something had happened by now, I think I would have figured it out." She then gave a blushing Kim a knowing wink. "Besides… Rufus would tell me if there was any hanky panky going on."

"What about Hana?" Was the next question from the young red head.

"Oh she's in Day Care until 11. I was pleasantly surprised to find a place that would take her in, what with all of her… 'Special Abilities'." Jean Stoppable then mused, "They seemed to know quite a bit about toddlers that can run on ceilings. Anyway… I'll be back in about half an hour."

Kim waved goodbye to Mrs. Stoppable and went inside.

…x x x x…

After getting a glass of orange juice from the fridge, Kim gave Rufus a pat on the head while he devoured a stack of pancakes made by Mrs. S. before leaving, and went up to Ron's room. Her plan was to sit and wait for him to wake up and then mess with his mind just a little bit. It was always funny to her how Ron seemed so gullible just was he was waking up. An evil little smile crossed her lips as she thought of what his reaction would be when she told him they had just slept together.

It didn't take long for Kim to realize that Ron was having a dream. It didn't seem like a very pleasant one, as it sounded like he was gasping for breath, and it almost looked like he was fighting with someone. She stepped closer to the side of the bed, and gently lay a hand on his exposed forearm.

When Ron flinched away from her grasp, it surprised Kim, and she leaned in closer to study his face. She could tell that he was in distress, and she whispered his name full name in an attempt to gently wake him.

…x x x x…

"Ron… Stoppable… must die." Kim said again to Ron's face, just as blackness enshrouded his vision. With one final effort, he was able to shove this green and black clad Kim Possible off of him, and his eyes snapped open to see… his… room?

The next thing Ron's eyes landed on was Kim standing at the end of his bed. He didn't notice the fear in her eyes, and he immediately crawled up into a ball at the head of his bed. "Please Kim… don't… don't hurt me. You… you know I would never fight you and… and…"

"Ron… It's me, Kim. You're OK. You had a nightmare!" Kim stayed back away from her boyfriend initially, as in his sleep Ron had shoved her away from him.

"Huh… what?" The fingers of a nightmare finally released their grip from Ron's mind. "K… Kim? Wh… what are you doing here? I… I mean, I like you being here and everything, but why are you in my… my room?"

He then looked down at himself and saw that he was sitting near the top of his bed, dressed in nothing but his boxer shorts. He was in the most severe case of being undressed around Kim ever, and for only the second time in his life Ron stoppable was… embarrassed.

…x x x x…

After an offer of taking Ron out for a brunch buffet since it was now about 10:30 in the morning, the two teens were finally able to start their day.

After they had finished eating and were starting to leave the restaurant, Kim couldn't help but smirk at both Ron and Rufus as each patted their full bellies. It was so funny just how much alike they were.

Of course Kim's next suggestion was to head over to the mall, but once again her boyfriend surprised her and made a suggestion even she hadn't thought of. "How about we go for a relaxing paddle-boat ride on Lake Middleton?"

She recovered from her surprise quickly, and while driving to the lake she decided to play with Ron just a little bit since she didn't have a chance earlier. "Why Mr. Stoppable, that sounds suspiciously like a… date." She batted her eyelashes at him while they were stopped at an intersection.

"I guess it is, Miss Possible." Ron then waggled his eyebrows up and down. "I'm sure once we find a secluded spot near the opposite shoreline I'll conveniently forget how to get back to the dock."

A light blush crossed her cheeks, but Kim kept her mind enough to volley back and see if her boyfriend could return it. "So Mr. Stoppable, I'm guessing once you've forgotten how to get back, we'll find a way to… spend our 'new-found' time? I'm guessing it would consist of some… kissing? Maybe? Maybe even a little bit …"

HOOOONK!

The blast of a truck horn right behind them cut Kim off, and she immediately accelerated, chirping the tires a little bit. Her cheeks were bright red, and both Ron and Rufus couldn't help but laugh at her. Ron licked one of his fingers, and acted like he was making a mark on a board in front of him.

The red head harumphed as she pulled into the parking lot next to the lake. "OK Ron, I'll give you that one. But I'll get you next time." Kim smiled inwardly at this new game the two of them had started after a few months dating. They would try to take a conversation as far as possible, going into innuendo and strong suggestion… seeing who would flinch first. The score at this point was Kim 19… and Ron… two.

…x x x x…

For the next couple of hours, the two young lovers tooled around Lake Middleton on a rented paddle-boat. More than once on their travels on the water, spectators would wonder just how the heck these two kids could navigate around rocks and other obstacles when it was obvious they were busy doing 'other things'. They didn't realize that a rather perturbed naked mole rat was actually doing the steering while the legs of his humans aimlessly powered their 'ship of love'.

As a result of their almost 3 hour tour of the lake, Both Kim and Ron returned home with some serious sun burns on both the backs of their necks, and their forearms.

…x x x x…

"Ohhh that feels good Kim." Ron moaned as his girlfriend applied some cool aloe to the back of his neck. "Something tells me that this will be a story we can tell our grandkids a few years from now."

Kim's eyes narrowed. "You're not playing our little game, are you baby?"

The blond boy turned around in the kitchen chair and sat straddling the back. He looked directly into his girlfriend's eyes with a serious look on his face. "Nope."

The red head knelt in front of him and took each of his hands. "You have no idea how good that makes me feel when you talk of a future with us together Ron."

All the blond boy could do was smile, and then suddenly his face had a look of pain about it, and Kim couldn't understand why. It was a few seconds later that she realized that she was rubbing his forearms right where he had been sunburned.

The rest of the day found the two teens just sitting around Kim's house nursing their burns, and watching television. It ended with Kim walking Ron home, and the two saying good night in front of the Stoppables front door.

"So Kim… if we're real quiet, I bet I can sneak you up to my room tonight." Immediately Kim recognized his devious little smile, but she was tired and wanted to get back home. After all, she had to leave at about 8:30 the next morning to start her solo mission with GJ. It would take a good two hours to be briefed on what it was all about, and then it was going to be a long plane ride to her drop-off point.

"Sorry Ronnie… I need to get home and get some sleep. I can't play right now, OK?" The sad-dog look Ron gave her was almost too much for Kim to take, but she was able to resist.

As a result they departed, unwillingly, to say the least.

…x x x x…

The next morning, Kim was completely surprised to find Ron at her house at about 7 AM. In fact, he was in the kitchen, helping her mother prepare a large breakfast.

"Sorry Kim… I just couldn't let you leave on an empty stomach, and I couldn't let you go without saying good-bye one more time." Both Ron's gesture of breakfast and the smile that was now on his face was enough for Kim to feel like she had fallen in love with him all over again. How could she be so lucky to find a guy like this? Kim gave a little chuckle when she realized he had been with her almost all of her life.

…x x x x…

Since both her mom and dad were at work, Kim drove the Sloth to GJ, and Ron was going to drive it back to her house.

"Are you sure you can handle this back to my house Ron? The Tweebs did some adjusting to the fuel injection, and now I swear they've upped the horsepower by at least 15 percent." Of course, even though Kim was leaving on a very dangerous mission, one that she should be worried about… she couldn't help but worry about her boyfriend driving the five miles back to her house.

"Oh I think so Kim. If I have any trouble, I'm sure Rufus here can help me."

The little mole rat stood up on his hind legs while on the dash and saluted her. "Uhh Huh! No problem!"

"That's what I'm worried about." Kim said with a chuckle, and leaned in once again to kiss her boyfriend, which was going to be about the third time since they had arrived.

Dr. Elizabeth Director interrupted the last kiss. "Kimberly… Would you please release Ronald's tonsils? We have a Mission Briefing in 20 minutes."

The red head stood up from the driver's side window, her cheeks about the same color as her hair. "Sorry Dr. Director… I was just saying good-bye to Ron."

"You've been 'saying' good-bye to him for a good 15 minutes already. I don't think he's going to miss you that much." Ron started to say something in response to what Dr. Director said, but a quick jab to his shoulder by a sharp knuckle silenced him. With one final peck on the lips, the two teenagers in love finally separated.

Just as Kim and Dr. Director entered the building, both could hear the screeching of tires, and something that sounded like a frightened Mole Rat screaming at the top of his lungs.

…x x x x…

"OK Kim…" Dr. Director started just before they entered into a room marked simply as PRIVATE, "Once we enter this room, you will have no more communication with the outside world. After you leave here, you will be in complete communication blackout with anyone until you are returning from the mission. Do you understand?"

Kim took a deep breath and let it out. "Yes Ma'am, I understand."

The two then entered the room, and it was suddenly as if Kim Possible had dropped off the face of the earth.

…x x x x…

Not long after Kim and the Director of GJ entered the room, a phone rang in Will Du's office.

"Global Justice, Will Du speaking, how may I help you?"

"Will! It's me, Wade Load! Can I speak with Kim?"

"I'm sorry Mr. Load, but you just missed her. Miss Possible is now in communication blackout. Is there something I can help you with?"

"I'm not sure what you've been working on concerning these last couple of days events, but I was trying to figure out just what the heck these two cards meant that were found at the site of the robberies."

"I'm sorry Mr. Load, but I was given direct orders not to discuss any of my findings with anyone outside of GJ. If you would like, I can get you in contact with Dr. Director at a later time and…"

"Well I'm going to share my findings with you, and I have a feeling that after I tell you what I know, I think that your 'code of silence' will be lifted."

Will huffed. "Fine… what did you find out?"

The cards, they were clues as to who's behind everything! In fact, they actually gave me the name of who is behind all of this!"

"That's preposterous Mr. Load. Why would the person behind all this tell us their name?"

"I think once you hear who it is, you will understand."

"Well… tell me."

"What first threw me off was the card that said "Mister", and I couldn't find much at all on the surname "Troyia". Then I realized that Mister could be shortened to Mr.. As a result, you have the letters MRTROYIA." Will copied down the letters on a piece of paper as Wade read them off. "Notice anything?"

"Oh snap…"

"Yup… The person behind all this is none other than Moriarty."

To be continued…

Dun Dun Duuunnnn!

First off, if any readers are not familiar with my OC of Moriarty, please read "The Power of Ron" and "The Power of Kim" before continuing". (In that order)

As for everyone else, I apologize for not saying whom this story was going to involve, but then again, I kinda wanted to see everyone's reactions. (Yeah, I'm evil that way)

So, as a result of this major development, things will get quite, how shall I say… serious. The "T" rating may be pushed here and there, so I hope I don't scare anyone away.