Well, it's been a while. CB now has a new job in RL and it is taking some time to get everything in place. So, patience is a virtue.
NOW, just so you know this chapter is not one where you guys need your meds. It's sorta just catching up. I'm glad I got that out of the way.
I still want to thank everyone who has read, faved, alerted or reviewed. And speaking of reviews let's go over them: CB73, Many plans are in motion. Hopefully soon that plot line that resembles a bowl of spaghetti won't look so bad. Ron's friends are trying to make a difference since Kim is now distanced from him; Bobtrumpet, okay as long as you're safe; Jimmy1201, like I said before, you shouldn't need the drugs to get through this chapter…..if you want them…hey whatever….oh Jimmy I lost my whole email address book and am trying to get it back up.
Ajw1970, good to see you along. Hans/Eric doesn't worry about life insurance….he has an ego the size of Montana. Oh met some Marine types over the weekend in KC getting ready to head back over 'there'; whitem….hey man good to see you along. Maybe you wanna do the Christmas thingie again. Oh and Rufus is really gone though he might send a message once in a while.
Again, thanks to CajunBear73 for all his work.
Now let's get this show on the road,
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The Hunter: Book Two
Chapter 11
Middleton Memorial Hospital:
"How long have I been out, Ronald?", Dean Stoppable inquired as he accepted the offered cup-with-straw. The elder Stoppable was still somewhat groggy, only haven woken up a few minutes before. (the elder Stoppable's bed had been raised so that he could drink, but he was on pain meds and had been in and out of it for a couple of hours….AN)
Sigh, "Several days Dad.", Ron informed his Father, "I was more than a little worried about you. I saw your car, it was totaled, the air bags were deployed and it looked like the jaws of death had been used to extract you and Mom."
"I guess I bashed my head when we started to roll. That was the last thing I recall. Let this be a lesson for you Son, driving in icy conditions could lead you to having an accident which neither of us want. Now tell me truthfully, how is your Mother? I mean her not being awake is not good."
(Neither Dean nor Ron knew that the auto had been sabotaged…And had been hastily repaired in the tow truck yard to hide what had happened if investigators looked into the 'accident'…AN)
"Dad, I just don't know. You just woke up and I'm sure the Doc is going to be around to see you in a while and he would be the one who could give you the answer. Right now, as I see it, Mom is in good hands, let the nurses and doctors do their jobs, and you relax and get better Okay?"
"I understand Ronald…"
"Dad, you get some rest and while you are doing that I'm gonna sit with Mom after I go to the waiting room and call home to see if Hanna is giving Justine and Mike any problems."
"I will Son, but make sure you get some rest as well…If you don't mind me saying, you look like hell.", Dean tried to chuckle.
Ron nodded, "I admit that I haven't been able to sleep very well since I left for Japan. Maybe now I can relax, Yamanouchi is done and they're sending me this real cool certificate that I can hang on my wall and some college credits too."
"Very well-done Ronald. Congratulations on finishing. Now I appreciate you being here, but maybe you should get some rest as well.", Dean suggested.
Sigh, "I will Dad…Uh, I have a question."
"Sure Ronald, what are you concerned about?", the elder Stoppable inquired.
"Why was Rufus with you guys in the car?"
"Huh, we went window shopping before going to pick you up. Why?", the actuary wondered as he hoped Ron hadn't figured out the reason for the trip and still wanted to spring it on the teen as another one of his 'this is our way of telling you' episodes.
"Well uhh, well Rufus didn't make it Dad. I found him under Mom's seat the day after the accident, I buried him out under the tree house last night. I hope this is alright with you.", Ron explained, "Considering how he hated cold I had to wonder."
Dean gazed at his Son and knew how much the younger Stoppable and the mole rat got along, "I am sorry Ronald, Rufus was a wonderful pet, although he sometimes had an 'attitude'."
"So does his Master, Dad. Anyway, get some sleep. I'm gonna check on Mom…"
Dean, very happy that his Son seemed to have grown in the last year, said to Ron, "You do that and come back. If I'm asleep go on home. I'm sure Justine will want to get out of there…Hanna can be a handful."
"Yeah Dad, I know."
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Stoppable home:
The former running back entered and called out, "I'm back, I hope you guys didn't leave any stains on Mom and Dad's bed. Dad should be home in a few days."
"Stoppable! You Jerk!", Justine yelled from the kitchen, "But I'm glad to hear about your Father."
A frazzled Mike Little went out into the living room to meet his teammate, "Your Sister is full of energy, Ron. How does she do it?"
The former running back replied, "Super ninja baby, no other kid like her…At least like I've seen before. Even Kim was surprised by it."
"No, I mean it?", the larger than life lineman responded.
"Like I know how Sis does that stuff. Was she running on the ceiling again? We have to have shoes for inside the house for the little intruder."
"Ceiling? … Uh, no, but she was into everything."
"Wait till you see her running on the ceiling.", Ron replied with a snort as he walked into the kitchen where he felt like he heard his name in vain, "Then you can tell me you've seen it all."
Justine nodded as she moved a lock of hair out of her face with one eye twitching as Ron entered the kitchen and picked his sister out of her highchair, "With what she put us through today, I can believe the running on the ceiling garbage. How's your Mom and Dad?"
"Dad's awake now, I talked to him for a while, Mom is still in ICU in a coma. I think they want to keep Dad in for another week by how they talked, but I have no idea about Mom.", Ron explained.
"Class starts back next week. Are you going to be up for it, Stoppable?", the genius inquired.
"Ask me next week, this has been a sucky break…"
The blonde genius wasn't happy with the response, so she pushed further, "And Possible?"
Justine was even less thrilled when Ron stated as he wiped the excess food from his Sister's face, "Kim's happy with her Eric, so at least that is working out."
Justine's half-smile disappeared, "Oh, and where's the lovey dovey crap that you and the cheerleader were spouting off about during the fall?"
Sigh, "I have to admit that I was in love with Kim, but that's in the toilet, Miss Smarty Pants. When she slapped me after leaving me to rot on that rescue mission my 'Give a Fuck' broke.", Ron informed her as he picked up his sister out of her highchair.
"So, you're not going to fight for her?"
"Nothing to fight for, Justine…Listen, it's easier this way. Kim's going off to England with Eric next fall and will be there for at least four years. I can do what I do. College is going to suck for me since we are hurting for cash. I'll have to go the Juco route while I work."
"I heard you had a problem being employable, Stoppable…What is going on?"
"Not sure and for what it's worth I've decided not to make waves, it'll be easier for Mom and Dad, if I do that. From what I've been told I'll have to leave Middleton to find employment and therefore college. So, staying here and getting a job is sorta out of the question because of companies getting reprisals on them from some Major Corporations, if you catch my drift."
Mike who had been silent then asked, "Where are you gonna go, Ron?"
Ron shrugged his shoulder as best he could while holding Hanna, "Not sure, but I'm not staying in this Berg one second longer than I have to."
Justine snorted, "So after we graduate, you are heading out of town?"
"Yep, I might come back once in a while to see Sis but all my good memories have been tarnished and I won't need to be reminded of them."
"Are you going to leave word of where you're headed Ron?", Mike inquired.
"Mom and Dad will know how to get a hold of me.", Ron assured the couple. Then chuckled, "Anyway, that is months away and who knows, Aliens might invade the Earth before then."
Justine chuckled as well, "Something outta science fiction, Stoppable. You're a bigger geek than I am."
Ron remembered the Alien Woman who had fought both Kim and Shego to a standstill, when a vision came to him as he 'saw' a large Alien with green/blue skin holding Kim Possible in the air by her ankle. The former running back shook his head, "Yeah, I guess I am. Anyway, thanks for coming over and babysitting Hanna. You guys need to go out and get something to eat, you know…"
Justine grinned, "We will. Oh, even if your sister is an expert at producing mayhem, she is pretty cute. Mikie and I will be able to babysit again. You have to understand that he is starting work with Curt and Tank, so a lot of his after-school time will be working with them…"
"I understand Justine, he's starting a new position…I totally get that. Remember I was once employable…"
"We never got the whole story about that Stoppable…."
"Not much of a story to tell and I've been warned not to speak about it.", Ron stalled her. "Thanks again for helping out, I wish I could give you guys some cash to go out, but I'm sorta tapped right now."
Justine grinned having put the other blond in the room at an awkward moment, "Stoppable, I'll think of something. Come on Mikie, I'll spring for a few burgers." Justine then leaned over and gave the now cleaned up toddler a kiss on the forehead and headed out of the kitchen. She stopped and turned to Ron, "This is not over."
With a fake smile the other blond teen in the room responded, "I understand." Then under his breath, as she and her boyfriend left the kitchen, "What you stay out of won't hurt you either."
X
Ten minutes later:
Ron filled the tub so that he could give his sister a bath.
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Cow and Chow:
The raven-haired fashionista asked the cheerleader, "Kim, have you heard anything about Stoppable's 'rents today? The word is his old man had an operation."
Kim set her burger down on the plate, "Uh, no word yet Moni. Dad was dropping by this morning and I haven't talked to him or Ron. I guess I'll find out when I get home."
Monique Jenkins frowned, "Why didn't you call him to find out?"
"Dad?", Kim asked.
"No, your sidekick. Anyway, I wonder what is skinny boy going to do when it's time to go back to class? It's going to be tough to schedule all that, because he'll have to take care of his 'rents and the kid."
The red head frowned, having not thought on that scenario, "I'm not sure 'Nique. If they're not home, I guess Ron will have to get a babysitter while he's at school."
Monique leaned forward, "I suppose Stoppable will be stretched a little thin for a while until his 'rents get back on their feet."
"Yeah, I suppose.", Kim replied as she picked up her cup and took a sip through the straw as she wondered how she could help with the baby.
"Where's your boy toy at tonight, GF?"
"Oh, Eric and his guys had a night out, they went to a museum in Upperton to take in some art, Eric's family sponsors artists, you know, and they are always looking for new talent to invest in.", Kim responded, shaking thoughts of the Stoppables out of her mind.
"Does he know about Tara's BF, Josh? I think he's pretty good."
"Josh's style didn't impress Eric, Monique. So, he knows, but he won't give any family resources to Josh…or at least until Josh changes his style or develops it more."
"I guess, some of Josh's work is a little 'out there'…", Monique stopped when she saw a flash in her friend's eyes. "What?"
"Uh…I don't know, it felt like I was trying to remember something that happened to me. But it was gone as soon as it came. Maybe it'll come back to me later.", Kim said as she composed herself.
"Yeah, I guess you still have some memory issues, right?"
"Yeah, it's weird.", Kim replied.
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Ron picked up his sister out of the bathwater and wrapped her in a thick towel as he carried her to the changing table. "We're going up to see Mom and Dad for a while Hanna. Is that going to be cool with you?"
The raven-haired tyke clapped her hands together as Ron finished drying her off.
'At least the little intruder is happy…Of course, she's always happy.', Ron thought to himself as he got her into her footie pajamas.
When he was done, he took Hanna downstairs and set her back in her highchair while he readied her bottles for the next day. When that was done, he took one and put it into her bag, then picked the tyke out of her chair and grabbed her bag with the bottle in it.
"You have to be patient with me Han, I have to get your snowsuit on you. Then we can go."
X
Middleton Memorial:
Ron and Hanna entered an elevator, where the blond teen explained to his sister, not even wondering why he was doing so to an infant, "Now we're only going to be here a little while, can you behave, intruder?"
Hanna slapped her hands together and laughed. When they got up to ICU Ron made to go to his Mom's cubicle, whereupon one of the nurses, at seeing the child, motioned for them to come over. With a lowered voice, "It is after visiting hours and children are not supposed to be here, young man. These are not only hospital rules, but common sense as well."
"Yeah, I know, but Mom's here and so is Dad and I really don't have a babysitter tonight and I thought maybe Sis would like to see them for a minute. Dad was awake earlier after his operation.", the former running back explained.
The nurse, with the name tag of 'Clara' reached out for the toddler, "I'll take this cutie and follow you to your parents' rooms…okay cubicles. Once I think she's about to cause a disturbance I will take her to the waiting room, but from now on, please use the daycare we have here at the Center. It's open and staffed twenty-four hours a day, although you have to give them some advanced notice to make sure they have enough staff onhand."
"Yeah, I guess. I sorta remember Tara King works in there on the weekends and some nights."
"Good, then get a hold of them and make sure they have your contact information, you might want to do that tonight before you leave the hospital.", Clara suggested.
"As long as Sis cooperates, sure.", Ron replied as he walked to his Dad's cubicle and applied sanitizer to his hands.
The older Stoppable was sleeping when his blond-haired son entered the cubicle, quietly. So, as said son didn't want to wake his Dad up, he just sat down in a chair next to the bed. The nurse and Hanna watched before the Japanese toddler decided it was time to get a little rambunctious.
Said nurse quickly carried the tyke to the waiting room, not quite understanding that the next thirty minutes would feel like a Monday rush in the ER.
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Denver, Colorado:
Otto snorted as he lifted the glass of schnapps up and drained the glass. "Here, drink up nephew, in a few days you have to go back to your high school classes and act like a teenager again."
"Uncle I never acted like one those idiots.", the guy who looked like 'Syntho Nine-O-One' laughed as he drained his glass as well in the drinking game they were engaged in.
"Well, you are going to have to do so now, nephew. If you act too much like an adult, people will begin to take notice of you and we do not need Global Justice looking into our group at this point. We have to stay covert for the time being until we are ready to launch our attack on the boy, since you decreed, he is to be the target.", Otto explained as he encouraged the young man to 'man up'.
Sigh, "Sometimes I think this was a bad idea, I might have let my ego get hold of me, but I agree we have to see this one through."
"Yes, we do Hans, if we want to have more contracts like this one, it is going to occur. Just think, in four or five months, the boy should be dead and the girl will have either no idea or she will shatter when she realizes that she allowed her friend to be distanced from her, thereby enabling us to kill him without anyone to stop us."
"Uncle, by my calculations if we get three or four more jobs like this one, we will be set for life and no one will dare bother us. We might even teach other enterprising individuals to do this. For a fee, of course. That will keep our cash flow more than adequate in our old ages.", Hans laughed as he poured himself more schnapps.
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The King House:
Abby looked over at her daughter and the guy she hoped would be added to the family within the next few years, as the three Kings and one Mankey (who had a decent chance of becoming a fourth member of the family) watched the old, old movie. The teens were laying on the floor under and afghan cuddling as they watched the movie.
"Josh, could you and Tara heat up those brownies and bring some in after you put ice cream on them?", the older blonde inquired, so as to interrupt the rampant cuddling of the teens snuggled in that afghan.
Bob King added, "Chocolate syrup too, the gals love it."
Josh got up off the floor and Tara rose with him to keep him company.
Bob King snorted, "I wondered how long you were going to let them cuddle honey before you broke it up."
Abby covered her mouth and giggled, "That was from Josh's parents, they wanted him messed with. They do look good together don't they?"
Bob admitted, "Yes dear, they do. I just hope they aren't cohabitating this time next year. I don't want to be a grandfather yet. I don't have any gray hair or grandkids for a while."
Abby snorted, "I'm sure they are intelligent enough to use precautions, Robert. If not, we will subtly be able to remind them. Our daughter knows about the facts of life, I questioned her myself. But just to make sure we'll have a talk with the Mankeys and let them clue Joshua in as to his responsibilities if that situation arises."
Bob chuckled and then lowered his voice, "Our baby is growing up husband and it looks like she has found her guy. I just hope they can make it last."
A few minutes later Tara and her beau came back into the family room carrying bowls. Abby and Bob accepted the sugar filled snacks. "When is Bonnie getting in honey?", Abby inquired, "School starts next week."
"The day after tomorrow Mom.", the bubbly cheerleader responded, "I emailed her and she was bragging about how good her tan looks now."
Josh snorted, "Tara, Bonnie tans, you burn. Don't be envious, you are wonderful the way you are."
"Thanks a lot BF.", Tara mock glared, "I didn't tell her about Ron and his 'rents, she worries about him now…and I didn't want to screw up her vacation."
Abby then asked, "If your GF is worried about Ronald why doesn't she date him?"
"She has a nice guy who dotes on her Mom and she doesn't care for Ron that way…And she knows he couldn't reciprocate the feelings if she did like him that way. It's sad, but for the best. The most they will ever be is friends, but it's better than when they had animosity towards each other.", the younger blonde informed the older.
Josh smiled, "The bad feelings were one way for the most part, Ron just wanted to be left alone…The only real time he got defensive was when Bonnie laid into Kim."
Bob chortled, "Well from the way Bonnie verbally beat on the Stoppable boy over the years I have to say it's an upgrade."
"Bonnie was grateful that Ron found her on the street and got her to the hospital that time, Dad. Her parents feel they are indebted to Ron, although Ron made like it was no big deal, like anyone would do that. He has a very big heart."
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Liz looked at the bowl of popcorn her boyfriend was holding before grabbing a handful. "It looks like your teammates are enjoying themselves, Dave."
"With their better halves…yeah. These old movies are way cool and when this one is over I have to get you home since we have to start following your curfew with school starting again.", the now retired high school QB said, "Being married has a lot of things that are good about it."
Liz giggled, "Oh yeah, the sex…"
"Punk kids, break it up or get a hotel room.", Tank Woodson broke in as Curt rolled his eyes.
Melanie and Melissa were both trying to keep their hubbies' minds off the passing of Ron Stoppable's pet and were keeping both men busy. Of course, they had also gotten Liz involved and were thinking of ways to keep the former Middleton Mad Dog busy. But since Ron's parents were in the hospital, they all knew Ron was running around like a crazy man. They found out from Justine and Mike that Ron's Dad had gained consciousness so there was a little less pressure on Kim Possible's sidekick.
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The Possible home:
Kim locked the front door behind her and with a sigh entered the family room where her rocket scientist father was watching an old re-run of Captain Constellation.
"Hi honey, how was work?", James Possible asked his eldest.
"Oh, it was fun, but three people asked me for autographs tonight about an hour before closing.", the teen heroine informed James.
James turned the volume down on the TV, "It sounds like it bothered you…"
"Being recognized is alright Dad, but I'm just an average girl…"
"Kimmie you are not average and you know that.", James pointed out, "As a matter of fact, none of my children are average and when yours come around I expect that they will not be average as well."
"I want to be, sigh, at least for a while. Did you hear how Mister Stoppable is? He had his operation today.", Kim asked.
"As you know I was up there this morning and then a couple of hours ago I called Ronald, his Father is awake, so that is good. Later on in the week they are going to take him in for an MRI as a precaution."
Kim smiled, "That's great Dad…"
"Mrs. Stoppable is showing signs of coming out of her coma, hopefully within the next week, so the way it looks is that we might be able to look back at this next year and laugh about it all."
"Yeah Dad, that's great. But this time next year I'll be in England with Eric. From what Eric told me, I don't think they are gonna let me have the Sloth® my first year, but you never know considering I might still do the occasional save the world thing."
"I think that might be a good idea to leave here for the first year honey…One less thing to worry about…" Sighing, "I also think that you hang up the cleats, so to speak. College will take more of your time than I think you understand. It did for me and your Mother."
"Yeah, I've thought about it…"
"Good, now with another thought, I could have ship your belongings over and then you could take a standard flight and be a normal student for once. That would allow the boys a year to make upgrades to it considering how fast technology is changing.", James suggested, still hoping to hell that Kim was going to change her mind about Eric, Ron and a lot of things, since the blond boy had basically ordered him not to say anything to Kim about the relationship the two teens had had over the last year.
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Later at the Stoppable home:
"Hey Sis, thanks for being good tonight. I'll get you changed and heat up a bottle.", Ron spoke to Hanna as he carried her into the house.
He quickly removed her snowsuit, sniffed and then declared, "Still gonna change you though."
X
Ten minutes later:
Ron tickled the toddler's chin as she grasped the offered bottle. "It looks like Dad is gonna be in the hospital a few more days, maybe he'll be home soon and maybe Mom will be right after. It was tough Hanna, but it looks like the bad part is behind us now and Mom and Dad look to be home again soon."
The blond teen then sighed, "It's been twelve months…I guess the next twelve won't be any easier, at least Kim's happy now."
The raven-haired child disconnected from the bottle, "Rrrrrrr."
"Huh, sorry Little Intruder, I don't really speak the Japanese Baby language.", Ron replied to her with a smirk as he thought of what his Mom would have said if she had heard the last thing that came out of his mouth.
The little tyke seemed to have gotten said what she wanted to say and replugged into the bottle's nipple and sucked on it hard, then she grabbed on to one of her brother's fingers.
Ron lowered his voice to a whisper, "I love you Little Intruder…I'll always love you, I'll bet your cousin and Grandpa are proud of you."
The tyke paused in her consumption of the bedtime milk and smiled at her brother before she latched onto the nipple and continued.
X
The former mascot closed the door to his sister's room most of the way, having backed out into the hallway.
He went downstairs and pulled a pillow and a blanket out of the closet when the phone rang.
"Hey Ron. Felix.", the voice came through the handset.
"Hey Wheels, how ya doin?"
"Zita asked me earlier tonight how your Mom and Dad were doing. Are they getting better?"
"Yeah Dad had his surgery this morning and he's been awake and lupid.", Ron informed his friend not quite understanding he goofed a word.
"Lupid? Oh, you mean lucid. It means he's coherent, that he understands what's going on."
"Yeah that. Mom's still in a coma although it looks like she's starting to come out of it."
"Good news there Ron, I hope this will all sort out soon and we can get back to normal."
"Yeah normal, with Kim being allergic to me now, I'm not sure what is normal anymore. Good thing we're not as close as we used to be.", Ron told his friend.
"You guys must have had rough waters before. It's going to pass and you'll be able to laugh about this when she's giving birth to your fourth rug rat.", Felix kidded as he tried to lighten the mood.
"Ain't gonna happen bud, I've sworn off Kim as a love interest. She has Eric and she's happy, so I am going to back away and stay where I am comfortable. I told you before, all this was about her being happy. That hasn't changed. All that crap I went through at Yamanouchi was to make sure she was safe and happy. She is safe and happy and I hope she will be in the future."
"Ron I still think this is a passing fancy…"
"Don't care Felix, I have my hands full getting out of high school and who knows how long it's gonna take till Mom and Dad are gonna get back on their feet. Hell, if it takes too long, I guess I'll drop out and get my GED. Then when Mom and Dad get it back together, I'll move out, get a job and go to night school to work on my degree…"
"Ron, you can get a schollie…I mean they will want you for football…"
"Done playin' football Wheels. The guys were nice, got my props, now I've had it. That Japanese school really doesn't want its students readily identified and out in plain sight you know.", the former running back sort of chuckled.
"I know you were trained and since you just got back you are better trained than before, right?"
"Whe…Felix, I can't tell you any more than you already know, I'm sorry.", Ron responded, "It's a possibility that Yamanouchi is gonna pull the plug on this operation sometime and if they do you and your Mom want to be innocent…"
"What about your tech guy, Wade?"
"In Wade's position he is useful, he provides info and gadgets. He's already purged most of the Yamanouchi stuff on his servers last fall, he won't be able to give anyone any real data so he's safe and if you don't know any real stuff you are safe too."
Geeze Ron, this just got real…."
"Yeah, the whole thing was to protect Kim. And since she's going off to college, elsewhere on the planet, I won't be in any position to keep her from getting in over her head. So, they will find out where she's going and use another asset to get close to her, and since she and Eric are going to college over in England…"
"How do you know for sure Ron?"
"'Cause she told me before I left before Christmas, when I went up to see her after I knocked her silly in that boxing match.", Ron explained, "So, the way I see it, my time being Kim's best friend slash trauma sponge is just about over. Ergo there is no reason to stay in Middleton since I won't be able to get a job here…"
"You said something about that…"
"When I got fired…and you can't tell a soul, Felix…they basically told me that I'm blacklisted from working here. So, I have to leave otherwise I get to starve. I've seen the handwriting on the wall so, after graduation I'm getting the hell out of Dodge."
"What about your Mom and Dad then Ron?"
"By the time we get out of our flunky high school, Mom and Dad ought to be doing just fine. That's probably in about five months. I'll get on a bus, go somewhere and get a job. Maybe as a cook or something, since I can at least do that."
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Yamanouchi, Japan:
(Sensei, this is madness. We must end this insanity now and recover the blade before this goes any further and we endanger our clan.), an ancient master by the name of Nestemu Sigarou urged Lord Toshimiru (although he didn't realize that the white-haired ninja master was the founder of the school, since he was much too young to know anything like that).
The Yamanouchi Weapons Master countered, (I have trained the Chosen One, he is destined to be the champion of the world…I feel it in my soul, I see it in his techniques…he is ready for the mantle.)
(You are a fool.), Sigarou snapped, (And the boy is a fool for believing in your prattle as well. You have convinced him that he is something he is not. Also, having the weapon away from the Mountain is dangerous! Lord Toshimiru would never stand for it if he were alive today. If he was still alive, he would kill each and every one of you for even considering letting the Blade be guarded by that Gajin!)
Sensei frowned, (Do not use that word to describe the boy, he has brought honor to our clan, and in my opinion, he deserves the title. If you remember, the Blade chose Him…and not someone else. Stoppable-san has proven himself on the battlefield and has trained to the highest level of abilities. He must be given his chance. There is no one who could take his place at this point, which is so close to the danger which we are now facing.)
Sigarou spat with distaste, (If he hadn't murdered Fukushima last year, we would have had a viable candidate…)
Yori hissed, (The dishonored one set a trap to murder the Chosen One. I was the bait he used to challenge the Chosen One, if you remember. He attacked Stoppable-san with a honed blade while the Chosen One was only using a dull one. That was dishonorable. Fukushima earned meeting with his ancestors early.)
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Kim Possible, Ron Stoppable, Felix, Josh, and Tara and all the other 'canon' characters of the show 'Kim Possible' belong to Bob, Mark and the Disney Corporation and not myself nor CajunBear73. We write to ensure that you all take your meds….and we don't even get any claude to do that. Soooo, this is just a hobby for us.
Again, this tale is slated to go about 55 chapters. I am writing chapter 41 at the moment and it seems to be on track.
We'll see ya down the road,
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