14) Under no circumstance is a Creator allowed to become romantically involved with their Beta.
You are paired with this Beta in the hopes that they will help you become a better Creator, not lover.
July 9th, 2012
Los Angeles, California
6:30 P.M.
Anger.
He was filled with anger at everything. Anger at the week, anger at the failures, anger at the disease, but mostly he was angry at himself for letting it all get to him.
That was the primary reason he couldn't sleep tonight. He was just too angry about these last few weeks.
After the third hour of rolling around on his bed The Creator looked at his clock and just stared at the green numbers telling him the time.
2:15 A.M.
He let loose an exacerbated sigh and silently rose from bed. He knew any sleep tonight was a lost cause and so he got up and walked silently out of his bedroom and through his hallway until he found himself standing in his kitchen.
Without a sound he grabbed a bowl from his cupboard and poured himself a bowl of cereal. He poured the milk on the flakes of cereal and quietly leaned against his counter as he ate his midnight snack.
"You're stress eating again," she said from the doorway, startling him and he nearly dropped his bowl.
"Geez Wolf," The Creator said with his mouth full of half chewed cereal, "You scared me half to death."
Wolf leaned against the door frame, a sly smile on her lips, "It's not my fault if you don't hear me," she paused as the smile vanished, "So do you want to tell me what's wrong?"
He smiled, not a happy smile nor a sad smile, just a smile with no meaning, "Not particularly."
Wolf looked at the bowl in his hand and up to the Creator several times before nodding to the food, "You do realize that mixing that cereal with your medication will only cause you to throw it up later?"
He nodded, "I do," he brought the full spoon to his mouth and took a bite, "But I feel that given the situation," another bite, "Totally worth it."
She raised an eyebrow threateningly as her brother talked with his mouth full, "So it's another self imposed pity session then?"
"You know in this light and that tone," he chuckled, "You sound just like Mom."
She laughed back, "Someone has to."
Silence.
"So why are you here?" she asked, her tone shifting a bit.
"I...I'm lost," he stammered as he took another bite of cereal.
"But why are you lost?" she pried.
"I don't know," he shrugged, his mouth full.
"Not good enough," Wolf answered, "I can't help you if you won't work with me."
"I don't know," he said as he slammed the bowl of cereal on the counter, spilling milk and corn flakes onto the counter, "I just don't know alright? I've lost it all and I can't get it back."
She smiled, "Maybe that's why I'm here?"
"No offense Wolf but all you do is make sure I don't make too big of mistakes and that I actually make sense," he retorted.
A knowing smile appeared on her face and she brushed some hair out of her eyes, "Oh really?"
"Really," he nodded, "You just make sure I follow my rules."
"So that's why you're here," she nodded knowingly.
"Why?" he asked as he wiped at the spilled cereal, "Why am I here?"
"You need guidance," she patted him lovingly on the shoulder, "From someone who knows you."
"You don't know me at all Wolf," he replied.
"But I've known you for a long time," she replied back, "almost longer than you've known yourself."
"You may be older than me but-" he started but was cut off with a wave of her hand.
"And though you may be going through a rough time right now," she continued without hearing him, "You still owe it to them. They've stuck with you through thick and thin. Don't do it to them."
He was silent as he thought about her words before the realization dawned on him, "This is a dream isn't it."
She smiled as her features ran like water and dissolved she took on a new form, "What a clever little man you are."
He shook his head, "And you're my conscious?"
She shook her head and smiled as she touched his cheek softly, her brown hair waving softly, "Have you really forgotten about me so quickly?"
He shrugged, "They say that for people like me the memories are the first thing to go."
Her eyes once full of life and joy instantly brimmed with tears as she watched her Creator wasting away, "All our memories together?"
The Creator sighed, "I'm afraid so."
She looked down before looking her Creator straight in the eye, "Now I'll be with you to the end so long as you don't stop," she paused and placed a hand on his shoulder, "Can you do that?"
"Do I have a choice?" he asked back.
"No," Muse smiled as the world faded around him, "but I felt it would be nicer if I gave you something that resembled a choice."
With that he jolted awake and saw the green numbers of the clock next to his bed.
6:37 P.M.
He smiled and rose silently from his bed, a new found sense of determination in his step as he felt the drowsiness brought on by his medication slipping away. Without a word he sat at his computer and silently started typing.
He had work to do and so long as She was with him, everything was going to be all right.
September 2nd, 1885
Arizona Territory
6:15 P.M.
Roxanne stood in the midst of the field as the wind rippled the wheat around her. She held her hands to her breast and let out a forlorn sigh as she gazed upon the sunset before her for what she knew to be the last time.
The golden sky of her last day on Earth ended rather quietly while the warm breeze kept her company and only when the final rays of light had left the horizon did she finally return to the farm.
The trek back to her frontier farm was dangerous but Roxanne knew the way well and she was more than capable of fending for herself from any bandit or animal.
Oh Jesse, she thought sadly, Why did you have to do it? She questioned the sky, Why did you have to die?
Her lover, her soul mate, her one true love was dead. Caught by the evil Sheriff Johnson for a crime he didn't commit now he was hanging by his neck from old man Weatherby's tree.
In less than a day she'd be forced to marry the evil Sheriff and would then be forced to give up her farm to the corrupt law giver.
As she passed the final hill and saw her peaceful farm in the beginnings of the moonlight, Roxanne gave out another forlorn sigh that she stopped mid release as the semblance of a plan formed in her mind.
Moments later she had her plan outlined and all that remained was to follow through.
Tomorrow she would marry the Sheriff and then on her wedding night, she'd kill him and then herself.
Only then will I be with Jesse, she thought.
Only then would she-
December 20th, 2015 A.D.
Saarbrücken, Germany
4:15 P.M.
"Renton!" a voice shouted through the super suit's radio and Felix looked up from Kim's western romance novel at the sudden noise, dropping his wife's book in the process. He heard the dull squish as the frail paper book fell into a puddle that had formed during the never ending rain.
"What?" he called back over the sound of the rain as he scrambled to pick up the book and dry off the pages that were now soaked.
"Dr. Director wants a status update on your position," Tara explained over the radio.
Felix nodded even though Tara couldn't see it and pulled up the radio frequency of Dr. Betty Director, "Patch me through to Dr. Director," he ordered as he dried off the last bits of Kim's book and with a shake of his head tucked the book back in Kim's rucksack.
How Kim could stand reading those romance novels was beyond him but he didn't argue so long as it kept her from slipping back into the darkness he had pulled her from.
As he waited, Felix adjusted his wife's position and made sure Kim's comatose body wouldn't slip loose. Seeing that the final straps on Kim's body were secure, Felix looked around at the wet and dreary landscape surrounding their derrick and let out a sigh.
"Something on your mind?" Betty asked over the radio and Felix snapped to attention.
"No Ma'am," came the response, "Just looking around at the countryside."
Betty nodded, "Anything from Kim?"
"No Ma'am," Felix reported, "We're four hours from Paris and we may have to accept that Kim may not be here when the assault begins."
He heard Betty's slight intake of breath and he set his jaw for the verbal lashing that never came, "Anything else?"
The derrick beneath Felix's feet jostled and Felix placed his hand on a wet railing for support. He turned back to the shelter with his wife's body and saw Han next to her, "Permission to speak freely?"
"Go ahead," Betty confirmed.
"Why is Stoppable's child on my derrick?" Felix asked.
"She'll be accompanying your team into the city," Betty explained, "Why? Don't trust her?"
Felix shook his head as rain dripped down his hair, "Of course not. Why wouldn't I trust the three year old child of Ron and Yori who," Felix smiled sweetly even though Betty couldn't see it, "Thanks to Stoppable's MMP has aged to the point where she is mentally a twenty year old and physically a teenager child," Felix paused, that sweet smile hiding the anger underneath, "Why wouldn't I trust her?"
Betty smiled at Felix's veiled anger, "Yori and Ron both agreed to it and so you're keeping her."
"With all due respect Ma'am, Kim's jumpers are not babysitters," Felix argued vehemently, "When the bullets start flying I'll have enough to worry about-"
"And Stoppable's daughter will be one of those that you will have to worry about," Betty interrupted with finality, ceasing all arguments from Felix, "Now then, is there anything else?"
Felix nodded, "One of our advance scouts found the body of Andrea Lynn," he paused, "Former alias Adrenalynn."
"Where did you find her?" Betty asked.
"They found her a few klicks outside of Paris," Felix transferred a map to Betty with their location highlighted, "She was part of the scouting mission with Shego that didn't report in a few days ago."
Betty nodded, "And Shego?"
"No body was found but we did find a lot of plasma marks from Shego," Felix steadied himself as his platform shook, "We think she's been taken into Paris," Felix added as he waited for orders.
Betty was silent for a moment as she conferred with Will before speaking back to Felix, "Your orders still stand, you go in with Possible if Kim's back to us and steal the machine," Betty took a breath, "If Kim's not back, you go in without her."
"And Shego?" Felix asked as the ground shook again.
"Leave her," came the reply, "We don't have time for side trips."
"Understood," Felix replied as he clicked off his radio and watched the pouring rain silently.
The long line of derricks stretched out behind him, their enormous tank treads grinding loudly over any obstacle in their way. On each of their riding decks, soldiers waited, some playing cards and joking with each other and some silently waiting for the fight ahead.
He let his eyes wander over the enormous vehicles that stretched out in a long line behind him, their treads crushing anything under them as the twin diesel engines roared in the early morning air. Felix watched the derrick behind him and saw the Eric driving it with an almost excited look on its face. He never could tell what the Synthodrones were thinking but this one seemed to actually be enjoying itself.
The protective plexi-glass cover around the cockpit keeping the driver dry as the rest of the troops were getting soaked with each passing second. Felix shook his head and almost envied the synthodrones but stopped when he realized that he was jealous of a lifeless robot that looked human. On top of the thirty foot foot movable platforms, the water poured down unmercifully and drenched everyone not under cover.
Everyone including Felix.
He ducked under the cover of the crude shelter that had been built on top of the enormous moving platform, nodding to Bonnie who was silently pouring a steaming liquid into cups.
She handed Felix a cup and he took it accepting it gratefully. He took a sip and just as quickly spit out the near boiling coffee.
"Sud un 'itch!" he shouted to Bonnie as he threw the coffee over the side of the derrick and stuck the now empty coffee cup out in the rain.
"It's not my fault if you don't take the time to let it cool," she smirked.
Felix grabbed at the now coffee cup that was now full of rain water and downed it in one gulp.
"Warn me next time," he spat angrily once he could speak again.
She shrugged but was interrupted by-
KsssBOOM
The entire world shook as something large entered the upper atmosphere twenty-three times the speed of sound and sped beyond the horizon. Felix's eyes traveled up to the heavens as another long trail of fire hissed through rain soaked sky and traveled beyond the horizon.
Cautiously, Felix left the overhead covering that offered protection from the rain and leaned against the railing, following the smoke trail silently with his eyes.
KsssBOOMKsssBOOMKsssBOOMKsssBOOM
More streaks of flame fell through the atmosphere and beyond the horizon and Felix squinted his eyes against the glare of the now blood red sky. He looked at her hands that now were a deep scarlet and he smiled at the light show on display for him.
"Pretty good don't you think?" Prince Wally asked as he leaned on the railing next to Felix.
Felix looked at him with a raised eyebrow, "What did you do Wally?"
He looked shocked for a moment before shaking his head, "You've forgotten haven't you?" he saw Felix's neutral expression and continued unabated, "Fine, well we have an enormous shield covering Paris correct?"
"Yeah, so?"
"So?" Wally laughed, "So your wife came up with the idea to drop the old space junk on that shield and crack it."
KsssBOOM
Another hunk of space junk fell through the upper atmosphere and broke the sound barrier within a matter of seconds, "Yep," Wally commented in a long southern drawl, "I reckon Paris will be nothing more than ruin by the time we all gets there."
"Wally?" Felix asked.
"Yeah?" came the reply.
"Don't ever do your Southern Drawl again," he ordered with a friendly laugh.
They stood watching the falling debris for several more minutes before Prince Wally wandered off to quietly speak with Zita.
Felix stayed at the railing but his mind journeyed to wherever Kim was and he silently prayed, Kim, please come back.
November 28th, 2017
Shegoton, Colorado
10:07 P.M.
Bonnie stumbled down the dank alley way and would have fallen to the ground but caught herself on a dumpster that overflowed with garbage.
"Great, more garbage," Bonnie muttered to herself as she braced herself on the dumpster and started walking again.
She looked at her hands that were covered in grimy mud and with a disgusted groan wiped her hands on the legs of her green and black jumpsuit. The only thing that happened was the smearing of the mud and a muted curse from Bonnie.
From behind her, Kim allowed a smile at Bonnie's stumble. A smile that didn't go unnoticed by Ron, "What's going on Kim?"
The smile instantly vanished from Kim's face and she shook her head as Bonnie's head whipped around with a spite filled snarl on her lips.
Kim held the gun up as a warning and motioned forward as a tiny headache formed in her skull, "Keep moving Rockwaller." Bonnie turned back around as Kim faced Ron, "Nothing is going on Ron," she holstered the gun, "We're just going to see Shego."
"Why?" Ron asked hesitantly.
"Because Shego is the answer to everything that's going on," Kim explained as she started following Bonnie again, "Shego has something that I want and we're going to get it from her."
"Get what?" Ron asked.
"You wouldn't understand," Kim answered shortly as they rounded another corner in their alleyway and Kim suddenly felt light headed, a dull ringing in her ears that peaked sharply before fading completely as her head twitched sharply as if she had a tic.
"Then why do we need Bonnie?" Ron asked, failing to notice Kim's movement.
"You wouldn't understand and I don't have time to tell you everything Ron," Kim said distractedly, not believing how she could be saying those words, "I honestly don't know why you even came with me."
Kim's words caused Ron to stop and look at her, "What did you say?"
Kim continued walking with Bonnie, uncaring of Ron's stance.
"Kim?" he asked again as Kim's head jerked.
Kim turned, a chilling smile gracing her face. Ron took a hesitant step back at Kim's expression.
The smile, something about the smile seemed...off, not of Kim, "You heard me Ronnie," Kim turned from Bonnie and slowly sauntered towards Ron, "If you're not man enough to hear it I don't see any reason for me not to be marrying Josh."
"What?" Ron asked in confusion, "How did this conversation start to involve Josh?"
"I don't have time to deal with imaginary apparitions right now," Kim explained as she placed a hand against her forehead in frustration, "So as soon as you go away Ron, I'll go marry Josh."
"What?" Ron couldn't think of anything better to say, "What are you talking about?"
Kim shook her head and massaged the bridge of her nose, "I don't even know why I'm talking to you right now. Mom will just put me on more medication when she finds me talking to you and then that'll get me all drugged up and zombie like."
Ron placed both hands on Kim's shoulders and shook her, in doing so he failed to notice a tic of her head and a shift of her eyes, "What is going on and who are you?"
"Oh little old me?" Kim asked as she broke free from Ron's grip and appeared next to him before she started rubbing her hands all over Ron's body sensuously, "I'm whoever you want me to be," she whispered lovingly into his ear, "Whoever, wherever...whenever," she whispered.
Ron jumped as he felt Kim's hand on his belt buckle and struggled to push her hand away as her hand kept going lower.
Almost as if a switch had been thrown, Kim's entire demeanor changed, "Oh so I'm not good enough for you? Is that it?" she asked Ron angrily as he pushed her hand away, "You could go marry and screw the oriental bitch but not me? Is that it? You can kill my entire family with that nuke and when I throw myself at you turn me away?" Kim stormed off before turning back with a laugh, "And you honestly asked yourself why Felix and I got married?"
"What happened to Josh and when did we start talking about Felix?" Ron asked in confusion.
Ron turned back to Kim who offered him an apologetic hand, "I'm sorry sire, I didn't mean any of those things I said," Kim placed a hand on her forehead and walked off a few feet before turning back, "It's just that I've been having all these headaches and I can't seem to focus."
"Sire?" Ron asked as he saw Kim compose herself.
"Yes, you are King Stoppable," Kim said, the faintest hint of a British accent on her voice. Kim looked Ron over before shrugging, "Albeit a younger version of you but I still recognize you as the man I married."
Ron opened his mouth to say something but Kim suddenly lunged forward and tackled Ron to the ground as her vision brightened.
"Kim-I don't think," Ron struggled to move but found himself unable to as Kim straddled him and held his arms above his head. He tried reaching for his blaster but jumped as Kim's hands fished the gun from his belt.
"I don't think you're going to need this," Kim whispered from above him, "Do you?"
"No?" Ron asked.
Kim's smile was either terror inducing or peaceful, Ron couldn't decide but if kept Kim from shooting him, "I agree," she said and she tossed the gun away. From down the alley came the sound of the gun shattering as it collided with a metal dumpster and broke into tiny pieces.
Ron struggled but Kim leaned down and nibbled softly at his ear lobe.
"Shhh, Ron. I'm going to make love to you Ron Stoppable," Kim announced quietly, "Right here, right now," Kim looked around the wet alleyway and saw Bonnie standing there with a mixture of confusion and disgust on her face, "Granted I know doing it in an alley isn't that romantic and neither is doing it in front of Bonnie but if we're lucky," Kim flashed a lecherous smile at Bonnie, "She might join us."
The look of shock on both Ron and Bonnie's faces was enough to cause Kim to laugh as she leaned down and kissed Ron savagely, "I'm just kidding Ronnie," Kim said as she pulled away.
Ron was finally able to get a hand free and shoved Kim roughly off of him, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" he finally shouted at her.
Kim rolled over onto her back so she was staring at Ron and with a devilish smile blew him a kiss, "You want it-"
"JUST STOP IT!" he shouted, cutting Kim off, "Just...just stop it. I don't know who you are but you are not Kim Possible."
"But I am Kim Possible," she answered and stood slowly to her feet, "And I love you so deeply."
"This isn't love," he argued, "It's more like lust."
Ron took a hesitant step backwards as Kim advanced on him but Kim's body jerked and-
"Ron?" Kim asked quietly, "What are you doing?"
"What am I doing?" Ron asked angrily, "what are you doing?"
Kim shook her head, "I don't have time for this, "she sighed and pulled out the blaster, "You and I both know we can leave Bonnie here and tear Shego's Citadel of Doom to the ground," she saw his look of confusion as she calibrated the laser pistol, "Oh c'mon Zorpox, don't give up now," her crazed eyes flashed mischievously, "With your MMP and my agility, we can slice and dice our way to Shego, kill her and then rule this world."
Ron took another step back, "Who are you?" he whispered.
Kim smiled darkly and took a step towards him, her emerald eyes burning into him, "Kim Possible, your girlfriend."
Ron shook his head, "No," he whispered, "No you're not."
It was almost imperceptible but Ron saw Kim's head jerk slightly and then Kim's voice, "...R-Ron?"
He didn't know how he knew, just that he knew. Ron knew beyond the shadow of a doubt that the Kim Possible standing before him was the Kim Possible that he had known since Pre-K.
"Kim?" he asked and he saw her eyes tear up.
"What happening to me?" she asked, her voice dripping with fear, "It's like the moodulators but worse."
Ron stepped towards Kim but stopped as her head jerked again, "Kim?"
"What?" she asked, her fear replaced with insanity.
"Are you-are you OK?" Bonnie asked.
Kim left him behind and started stumbling away from the group, both of whom had gone silent as Kim berated Ron, "I'm fine both of you. I'm only the walking apocalypse," Kim laughed crazily, "Everywhere I go, death and destruction soon follow."
She held her hands aloft as if waving to a rock concert, "COMING SOON," her voice bellowed in the alleyway, "This entire world will be erased!"
Bonnie took a step towards Kim, "Kim?"
"The whole thing gone!" Kim shouted drunkenly as she pointed to herself, "All because of yours truly!"
Bonnie reached out a hand and placed it softly on Kim's shoulder, failing to notice a twitch of Kim's head.
Before she could react, Kim had grabbed Bonnie's wrist, twisted it sharply and pulled Bonnie in close, "You want to take me back to Global Security, don't you Bonnie," Kim gave a quick kiss to Bonnie before lifting her up and tossing her down the alley with hardly any effort, "better luck next time!"
She shambled down the alley way, making noises as she pulled her blaster from the holster on her side, "Pew-pew," she spoke in a childish voice as she held the blaster up, "Pew-pe-"
BrrZATT
A greenish yellow blast erupted from the pistol and started ricocheting off the dumpster and ground before slamming into a building and evaporating a meter sized chunk of metal into nothing. Ron and Bonnie both dove for cover as Kim stared at the laser pistol in excitement.
"Coolio," she exclaimed and gestured to Bonnie and Ron, "You guys need to check this out."
BrrZATT
The dumpster Ron and Bonnie were hiding behind evaporated. The garbage spilled out into the alley but-
BrrZATT
The garbage vaporized in a cloud of steam and ash.
BrrZATT
Ron and Bonnie dove out of the way as a third blast erupted from the pistol, "My bad!" Kim called out at the two diving bodies that had just avoided evaporation by less than two inches.
Ron rolled to his feet, "ARE YOU CRAZY!" he called out.
Kim laughed and started firing at the building opposite of her, "Ron!" she shouted with glee in her voice, "You need to try this. It's just too much fun."
BrrZATT
Another laser blast came so close to Ron that he felt the hair on his arm singe and turn to ash as the greenish yellow ball of super heated plasma whipped past him. Ron let out a cry of terror and scrambled away from Kim.
"KIM!" Bonnie shouted from a hiding spot, "YOU'VE GOT TO STOP!"
BrrZATT
Bonnie's hiding place whisped away in a cloud of steam.
"There you are," Kim shouted gleefully, "Stay still so I can take your picture!"
Ron knew he had to end this and with a yell he started sprinting at Kim.
"Oh you want your picture taken too?" she called out and leveled the gun at him, "Here you go."
BrrZATT
Ron didn't know how he knew, but he just knew to kick himself off the ground and as he did so he felt the heat from the blast pass beneath him. He tumbled to the ground and let himself roll even as another blast passed above him.
"No fair," Kim said in a child like voice, "You moved."
BrrZATTBrrZATT
Two quick blasts rocketed after Ron and he launched himself off the ground as the laser blasts disintegrated the asphalt. He spun his body in the air and came down in a crouched position and before Kim could get a lock on him, he was moving.
BrrZATTBrrZATTBrrZATT
The alley erupted in a wall of glowing energy as Kim kept the trigger pressed and a laugh on her lips. Laser blasts ricocheted around Ron and tore up the ground all around him but still he ran. If there was one thing he knew how to do, it was run and dodge.
Technically that could be counted as two, he thought to himself as a laser flashed in front of his face.
Ron ducked out of the way of that blast and slid along the wet asphalt as laser blasts tore apart the building behind him. He came to a stop and rolled on his side as more blasts tore into the ground around him and chunks of asphalt erupted into the air around him.
Still Ron didn't stop moving.
BrrZATT
Another blast filled the confined alley with smoke and Kim stopped firing for a moment to wait for the dust to settle.
That moment was exactly what Ron was looking for and he leaped from the smoke and tackled her to the ground. The gun went flying in the confusion as Kim and Ron slid across the pavement and came to a rough stop with Ron looming above Kim.
Further down the alley, a tiny hand closed around the laser pistol and held it close.
Kim struggled against Ron for a few moments before looking up in anger, "I'm just trying to have some fun before I die," she spat angrily, "is that enough for you?"
"What are you doing?" Ron shouted at Kim, "you nearly killed us."
Kim smiled drunkenly, "Are you kidding? That was the most fun I've had in a long-"
Kim's head jerked suddenly to the side and she looked up in confusion, "Ron, what are you doing?"
Ron didn't move, "What was that?"
"What was what?"
"That tic thing where you jerk your head to the side," Ron said, "What was that?"
"I don't-" Kim's head jerked again.
Kim stopped mid sentence and was silent.
Ron leaned back, "Kim?"
Her emerald eyes snapped open and with a move faster than the eye could follow, Kim's arm flew up between Ron's defense and hit him in the jaw. Ron rolled off Kim's body as he struggled to regain his senses and Kim kick flipped herself to a standing position.
"Oh I've waited a long time for this day Ronald Eugene Stoppable," she said, malice dripping off her words.
Ron rubbed his jaw and looked at Kim, "What are you talking about now?"
Kim's hate filled glare faltered for a second, "Is this a trick?" she looked around cautiously, "You're not trying to stall for time before G.J. swoops in and takes me in again. Are you?"
Ron rose painfully to his feet, "I have no idea what you're even talking about."
Kim looked around, "Where am I?"
Ron sighed, "The future. You and I-"
Kim held up a hand, "Shut up. I don't want to hear your lame excuses," she cracked a smile, "The important thing is that it's just you and me. No one to get in the way this time." She let out a laugh, "And don't think that this time I'll let you win. I'm going to kill you and then rule this world." Her laugh grew even louder until the alley echoed with her insane laughter.
Ron looked around in fear as Kim's laugh degenerated from a laugh to a cough and from a cough to a seizure that shook her entire body all within a matter of seconds. Blood poured from Kim's nose as she toppled to the ground and jerked on the cold and wet asphalt of the alleyway.
Ron rushed to catch Kim and he both held her body close as she continued to seize.
"What do we do?" Ron asked Bonnie as she ran up awkwardly, a purple bruise slowly appearing on her face.
Bonnie looked at him in shock as she knelt to check Kim's contorting body, "Why are you asking me? I only correct workers when they start thinking for themselves."
"Is there anything you can do?" Ron asked, the panic rising in her voice.
Bonnie didn't answer but instead pulled the laser pistol from her belt and jumped to her feet. She kept the gun trained on Ron and the now still body of Kim, "Don't move," Bonnie ordered, the gun shaking in her hands, "I don't want to kill you but I will."
Kim looked up, her head hurting and she wondered why she was on the ground, "What's going on?" she asked in a tired voice.
Ron didn't answer, "Don't do it Bonnie," he pleaded, "Put the gun down and we'll let you go."
Bonnie shook her head, "No way, if I let you go I'm dead," she paused, "If I stay with you I'm dead."
Ron tried reaching for a hunk of asphalt to throw at Bonnie but-
BrrZATT
A greenish yellow laser whipped past Ron's face and he covered Kim's body with his own in a form of protection.
"I SWEAR I'LL DO IT AGAIN!" Bonnie screamed shrilly.
Ron held up his hands, "Ok, Ok," he replied meekly as he stared at Bonnie and silently tried to figure out how to knock the gun away.
Almost as if sensing his thoughts, Bonnie took a step back, "Don't even think about it."
Ron saw a trace of movement behind Bonnie, "Don't do this Bonnie," he pleaded, "We can help-"
BrrZATT
A lance of greenish yellow flashed past Ron's face and he ducked as he smelled more of his hair burning.
"Don't even think of trying to get inside my head," Bonnie warned, "I know you and Possible used to do this all the time but don't think that it's going to work on me."
Ron nodded, "I'm just trying to help you."
Bonnie smirked, "All right, you want to help me? Fine, help this," she raised the blaster heavily, "Explain to me why you and Possible haven't aged a day since high school."
Ron didn't know whether or not he should answer but instead said, "Bonnie, you don't have to kill us," he paused, "You can go and we won't tell anyone."
She shook her head, "I don't have a choice."
Ron scooted Kim and himself back as there was more movement behind her, "I'm only saying this once," he said, "Drop the gun."
"Or what?" Bonnie challenged back in a cocky voice, "What can you possi-"
WHICK
Bonnie felt something small and round hit her in the back, "Ouch," she hissed as the object fell to the ground and rolled between her legs. Still keeping her eyes on Kim and Ron, Bonnie reached down and picked up the object that looked like-
"A golf ball?" Bonnie questioned but stopped as the realization dawned on her.
"Damn," she muttered as the golf ball exploded in her hand.
November 28th, 2017
Shegoton, Colorado
10:35 P.M.
"Oh Aye, and that's why I'm the world's deadliest golfing cyborg," Robo Duff Killigan proclaimed as he tucked his golf club away into his golf bag with one of his robotic arms.
"Umm Killigan," Drakken said, his focus only on not ripping his shirt, "Didn't the supreme one say she wanted Kim alive?"
"Aye," came the reply as Killigan started rolling towards the now smoldering explosion.
"Then why did you shoot an EXPLOSIVE GOLF BALL AT THEM?" Drakken shouted, "If we hurt Possible, Shego hurts us."
"Relax you big baby," Killigan assured, "That was only for close range detonation."
"And what does that mean?" Drakken asked in an exacerbated tone.
"It means only Rockwaller is dead," Killigan explained as they entered the alley and found Kim and Ron both unconscious, "And these two would only be knocked out like me Mother at old Pappy's wake."
Drakken made sure to step over Bonnie's body as he slung the two over his shoulders without any strain, "I don't even want to know half of what you just said."
Killigan laughed uproariously as Drakken's shirt popped and snapped, "Aye, and ye should 'ave seen me old Grand Pappy," Killigan clapped Drakken on the back, causing the stretched shirt to fall to pieces in the alley, "Me Grand Mother got so drunk she couldn't even stand to give the final address."
"All right," Drakken said, as he tried to not dwell on Killigan's words, "Let's get them back to the Citadel. We'll put them in the cells until they wake up."
November 29th, 2017
Shegoton, Colorado
7:58 A.M.
Kim opened her eyes to a dark and windowless room.
"Ow," a voice groaned from around her.
Darkness and Ron's groaning.
Kim blinked at the darkness as her eyes slowly adjusted to her environment. To the best of her knowledge, it was a dark room with two King sized beds.
Kim groaned as she sat up in the darkness, the pain from a thousand headaches suddenly rushed through her skull. She clutched at her skull as the pain subsided and when it was all gone she quietly spun her body until her feet rested on the floor.
She set them on the warm carpeted floor and stood hesitantly to her feet.
"It's about time you woke up," a voice from the darkness said, "You've been out for most of the night now."
Kim looked around in confusion and was finally able to discern a person sitting in the corner, "Who are you?"
"Honestly Kimmie, I know I don't look the same as the last time I saw you," a green glow lit up the room and Kim saw the face of Shego, "But you really can't say you've forgotten about me."
Kim felt herself nodding slowly as she tried desperately to stay standing, "What do you want Shego?"
Shego looked shocked and she held a hand to her chest in mock surprise, "Oh no, not what do I want," Shego explained as she pointed to Kim, "What do you want? You were the one coming to see me after all."
The look on Kim's face betrayed her so she just nodded without trying to deny anything, "I needed to find you."
Shego smiled but Kim could tell it wasn't genuine, "Good, because actually I was looking for you and I was just testing you to see if you were really my Kim Possible."
Kim raised an eyebrow at Shego's words, "Why?"
Shego smiled, "I wanted to have a little talk with you."
"Me?" Kim asked, "You? The Supreme One who rules this world, you want to do is have a talk with me?"
Shego nodded.
A pause.
"Why?" Kim asked.
Shego shook her head, "Because I've lost track of how many times I've jumped universes and..." Shego struggled to find the words and eventually let out a sigh, "And I need your help."
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Author's Notes: So long story short, I wasn't able to finish editing in time and rather than give you an all right chapter I decided to wait and use an extra week to edit and remove pieces and add other bits. Thanks for being patient but I want to make sure the chapter is good before releasing.
In an actual author's note, At the beginning of the chapter I was trying to experiment with the "fake-out" technique for the dream sequence and the romance novel. Was it too confusing or were you all able to understand it? My beta and I are on the fence about it so I'm turning to you for feedback.
Special thanks this week goes out to Mr. Wizard (Why mess with the original template?), Darev (Was your guess correct?), Twuscany (What is he up to?), Joe Stoppinghem (Not all diseases are physical), Sentinel103 (Minus 15 TRS points for the bad pun), Taechunsa (It's Kim Possible, not Breaking Bad), CajunBear73 (With Kim, it's Bearly possible), Katsumara (Just wait, it gets even better).
And thank you to the silent author. Thanks to you this has become my most read story and for that I am truly grateful. If you have any questions, concerns, comments or want to tell me your theories send me a review. I enjoy talking to you all.
Until next time,
TRS