Annnd we're back and posting on Christmas week. A big snow storm looks like its targeting where I live….meh.
FIRST; no blood and guts in this chapter so relax with those meds guys.
I again, want to thank everyone who has supported this tale including the reviews and this is where I answer some of those questions: Darkendlight74, their relationship will continue to the end of the book; Uberscribbler, dude we're still in a calm. Now think of this as a slow moving train or maybe a runaway barge heading for a bridge; Gj agent, Eric asking about Ron all the time SHOULD set off alarm bells in Kim or Wade's heads, but it doesn't. Don't count on either Shego or Junior giving a antidote to Kim at this time, the one for the memory might be more useful though.
Guest, Kim wants to, but knows that Ron won't tell her much; CB73, Eric's plan is well into motion and some of it will have long lasting results; Jimmy1201, Yeah to annoy peoples….yeah so I kilt off mom and dad Stoppable and Rufus….they were in the way. Kimmie is lost to Ron. Yes Monkey Fist is in the background I hope you like my take on Yono; Guest, yeah Moni kinda did leave the door open. My take on her is that she tolerated Ron because he was always around Kim.
Okay thanks to the reviewers. Today's beta is CajunBear73 and I want to say thanks for all the work he has done.
Let's get this show on the road,
ST-103
The Hunter: Book Two
Chapter 41
The Renton home:
The paraplegic teen wheeled his chair up to the front door as he whistled to himself. After he came inside, he saw his red-eyed Mother sitting in her favorite chair. He rolled inside then hit a button on the wall to close the door and lock it.
Felix rolled up to his Mother and asked, "What are you doing up Mom?"
She lowered her voice, "Did you have a good time at the dance?"
"Yeah, great. I think Zita is the 'one'.", Felix responded.
"Good, but I think your friend, Ron, I think…is emotionally destroyed. I saw him dancing with his Sister about two hours ago. His love is broken, I think."
Felix Renton nodded, "We are doing all we can for him, is he still up?"
Ellen shook her head, "He is asleep in Hanna's room…leaning up against a wall. He's exhausted, at least emotionally so."
"Mom, I can't make it better until Ron lets me.", Felix lowered his voice, "I still have a hard time believing that this is only a series of coincidences."
"As Ronald's friend, maybe best friend because I do not think Miss Possible holds that position now, you need to be a stabilizing force in his life. This summer he moves away so that he can live without people looking over his shoulder. Miss Possible is fading into his background."
"Mom, I can only do what I can. He's actually the head of his household even though he is living with us. The world has crapped on him in a major way, but he wants everyone to back off."
Felix looked around and leaned in, "Mom, there is something with Ron, something not normal. He has a tattoo on his shoulder. I first saw it over the summer, it had himself in a black martial arts uniform and a sword. Rufus was on his shoulder and he looked like he was standing in front of two girls as if he was defending them. And there were mountains in the background."
Ellen cocked her head as Felix kept on going, "The image that looks like Kim is fading….so has the one of Rufus."
"Honey, I've heard tattoos fade over time…"
"His image and the other one, of an Asian girl, hasn't faded though, and it seems his eyes which were glowing blue are even brighter than they were before."
XXX
The Jar Head Diner:
Teal eyes narrowed as her highly tanned boyfriend sat close to her in the booth that she, Junior, Tara and Josh were sitting in. "Why didn't Stoppable show?", Bonnie inquired.
Josh sighed, "He signed up to work tonight, but as you can see, he isn't here."
Tara caught sight of the waitress and raised her hand. She, who had a nametag on her that read 'Bee', stopped, and the bubbly blonde caught the nametag. The blue-eyed cheerleader asked, "Bee, our friend Ron Stoppable works here and we were told that he was working tonight. Can we speak with him if he's not busy?"
"Oh, Ron isn't here tonight kids, Mac gave him the night off and told him to go to his prom though I don't think he did. The boy's been a little down lately. Of course, with the incident, who wouldn't?", the matronly woman informed the four teens.
"Incident?", Junior Senior inquired.
Bee lowered her voice so that the other customers wouldn't hear, "There was a robbery here and Ron killed two of them. One of them made the mistake of pointing a gun at his cute little sister and ended up with a meat cleaver in his throat; then that blond goof put five rounds in another robber. Mac took out the last guy. Good guys three, bad guys zip."
Bonnie had heard rumors, but this confirmed the stories in her mind. "He's been acting a little off a little more in school from what I've heard."
Tara rolled her eyes, "Kim really isn't happy about Ron taking a life and Eric is ragging on him for being dangerous to be around. He's trying to tear them completely apart."
Josh Mankey's eyes flashed as he suddenly got dizzy. Tara caught the artist's swoon, "Are you alright honey?"
"Yeah, yeah. I just got a flash of something in my mind. Remember that painting?"
"Which painting, Josh?"
The young artist explained, "The esoteric one that your Mom and Dad wasn't really happy about."
"Yeah…"
"It was along that line, but I just had a flash…but not quite like before. I'll think about it later."
"With me you will.", Tara now leaned against her boyfriend.
"What painting?", Bonnie asked.
"We'd have to show it to you.", Josh explained, "And it's too creepy to show at this time of night."
"I may wish to see this too Joshua Mankey.", Junior told the other boy.
Sighing, "Tara, if I am going to do that then I am going to be late getting you home…"
"I'll call both of our 'rents boyfriend. Anyway, it IS prom and the weekend. We've been pretty good so I think they'll agree.", Tara informed her 'guy'. The bubbly cheerleader punched in the number for her parents and after a few moments a beaming Tara King informed the other three teens. "Mom and Dad know and they are calling Josh's parents, but they made me promise no grandkids in nine months…and they are calling Josh's 'rents too, so they know."
Josh Mankey rolled his eyes, "Don't they know that before you can have kids you have to 'do it' first?"
Tara thought for a moment as their food arrived, "Maybe they're hoping."
"Honey, can we wait till after college?"
Ms. King giggled, "Maybe, boyfriend."
They finished their late-night meal and paid their bills, then left for Josh's studio.
XXX
Outside the Possible home:
"Eric, just leave it be.", an upset Kim Possible implored her boyfriend, "You are not making it any better."
"See, even when he is not here, Stoppable upsets you.", the suave teen responded, "It is beyond me why he has been your friend so long."
"And you keep haranguing Ron for things he had no control over. We left him to die out there, in a blizzard. They were right, shooting him would have been less painful to him…He doesn't trust me and I have to try to save the world and I need him to do it. You get into some bad sitches and if you can't trust each other it can get very dangerous. I know one thing…"
"What is that Kimberly?"
"I know you don't want to work with me trying to save the world and fight techno villains so I have told Betty that after graduation Team Possible is done. I am going to notify both Wade and Ron as soon as I can."
"But the sidekick can still get cats out of trees…Of course that is about all he is good for…"
"Oh? Tell that to those robbers who pissed him off. Tell that to those two girls on that rescue mission. Anyway, one of the robbers made a mistake in pointing a gun at his Sister. He did a number on two of them if you remember. If it wasn't for him trying to be a single parent now, he could probably take on the team mantle himself…well he and one of his Japanese friends.", Kim mused.
"Japanese friends?", Eric inquired because he remembered seeing Ron Stoppable with two Asians outside his house over the summer.
Yeah, from that school he travels to, Yamanouchi, some of them are decent in martial arts…at least Hirotaka was, he humiliated Brick Flagg without raising a hand. I can't do that…and come to think of it; Jones' people were taken out by some what looked like Japanese people from what Monique told me."
The 'English' teen got a little nervous at this news, "I did not know…"
"Yeah, well I guess there's a lot of things you don't know. Anyway, thanks for the date, Eric. I'll call you tomorrow." The red-head was not amused with her boyfriend and did not feeling like a romantic ending was appropriate for the evening.
Eric wasn't about to let this one go, "But your friend used more violence than what was needed…"
"For a threat yes, but with a gun…I don't think anyone is too concerned about the fates of the bad guys. If you are so concerned about them, why don't you offer some money to compensate their families…Although, they would probably just use it for drugs.", Kim snarked as she got out of the suave 'teen's' auto and then closed the door.
The heroine then walked to the front door of her home and waved as 'Eric' backed out of the driveway. The 'teen' had some things to discuss with his men and especially his Uncle at the revelation that he had just gotten from his girlfriend.
X
The Ranch:
"What is bothering you nephew?", Otto inquired as the young man entered what was their lounge-slash-operations center.
"Stoppable has dealings with some Japanese, maybe those connected with those mobsters over there.", Hans revealed.
Tom asked, "Do you mean Yakuza?"
"I suppose, but Kimmie told me tonight that Stoppable had contacts in Japan and then she told me how he killed two robbers…I have to wonder at this point."
Otto frowned, "I am not sure we want to do business with them."
"Why is that, Uncle?", Eric asked as he was handed a beir.
"If they know the boy, they might clue him in to you being interested in him and with you trying to adopt his Sister out from under him they might take an instant dislike to you.", Otto informed his nephew.
"Then have that group make contact with the Japanese…I think Kimmie used the name Yamanuchi…or something.", Hans frowned as he knew that he didn't need any flies in the ointment at this time.
The older German frowned as he wrote down the name of the place, "I will make contact with one of them Hans. Maybe we'll have information about the boy having any connections in a few days."
In response Hans drained his glass and handed it over to be refilled, "Do it now Uncle, this could jeopardize our mission here."
"I will be right back Hans; I have my directory upstairs and I have to get my cellphone as well."
Otto was back in less than five minutes and he motioned for everyone in the room to be quiet. The older German had already entered the number. When the room was quiet enough Otto pushed the 'green' button.
"Hello, this is Jack Hench, how may I help you?", the voice inquired.
Otto smirked as he laid on the accent, "Jack, this is Wolfgang with the group helping you out. I know you monitor this number at all times and we need some information pertaining to the successful completion of this operation you have contracted my group for."
Otto waited for a few moments until a voice came on, "Yes, Wolfgang, how are you?"
"Like I mentioned we may have run into an obstacle, and we need some data."
"I am sure I can help you out, but first how is the operation going?"
"We have done well; we are putting deep pressure on the sidekick and have mostly split him from the major component of targets."
"Good, good. We have lost some of our backers, but they have put their money up already, so it is no great loss. Now how can I help you?"
"We have some intelligence that the minor component of the targets has contact with some possible mobster affiliations in Japan and we would like to know if that is true before we continue much further. We need to know if there will be any interference if we continue.", Otto explained.
"Someone from Team Possible has Yakuza affiliations? I'm not sure Kim Possible would allow anyone working with her to be anything other than squeaky clean.", Jack countered, "But you never know, that blond kid looks like he may not be on the white side of the law if you know what I mean. I need to know the name of this group that he is associated with because there are a number of groups."
"So, do you know the name?"
Hans wrote down 'Yamanuchi' and handed to Otto. The older German looked at it and said, "It looks like Yamanuchi, or something like that. We only heard the name in passing, so are not sure you understand, Jack."
"Can I call you back at this number Wolfgang?", Jack queried.
"No, this is an untraceable phone. I will call you back in two days. Will that be enough time to find out anything?"
"Yes, I should have some information back by then. Goodbye then.", the line disconnected.
With a smirk, Jack Hench called an information dealer in Tokyo. "Hey Imoto, how are you doing? It's Jack, Jack Hench.", the slick salesman slash arms and technology dealer asked his acquaintance.
Brusquely, "You still owe me from two years ago. What do you want?", the shady Japanese arms dealer asked the American.
"Someone asked me a favor about a Yakuza group called Yamanucki. Have you ever heard of them?"
There was a cough on the other end, "Do you mean 'Yamanouchi'?"
"I suppose…"
"Stay away from them and do not speak with me ever again. We are done, do you hear me…DONE!", the phone disconnected.
Hench was in shock; he had never heard a man so scared before as he placed the handset in the receiver.
Sigh, "I suppose I should call Susuki, but we haven't been on good terms for years since when that deal went bad.", Hench said to himself out loud as he looked up another number.
XXX
The ranch outside of Middleton:
"Well Uncle?"
"Jack Hench has some contacts, and he will find any information if there is any to be had. That is about as good as I can do.", Otto sat down and picked up his glass of beir.
XXX
Five minutes later:
"Calm down old friend.", Jack mentally put his hands up as he made contact with another of his Japanese 'friends', "I'll pay you your fee, but I'll do it on one condition."
"Oh? And what condition is it that you…"
"I need to know about this Yamanuchi Yakuza group.", Jack's grin almost cracked his face in half, not really caring if he butchered the name of the group.
"Who?", the gang leader asked as a cold chill went up his spine.
Jack inquired, "One of my contacts asked about them. What can you tell me?"
"Yamanouchi is called…I don't know where they got the name since it is secret, but they are referred to as 'The Mountain' because that is where they are headquartered. And no, I do not know where, before you ask. I also know that there is tension in government circles for some reason no one will speak about and there are rumors that Yamanouchi and the government are very close, at the top. But getting back to Yamanouchi; it is best to give them wide berth. Stay away from them, if they warn you off a project, just cut off your little finger on your left hand, give it to them as an apology and leave the country before you meet your ancestors.", the Japanese man informed Jack.
"Susuki baby, this is Jack talk to me baby. People always want to make deals…"
"Not these people Hench, those who cross them disappear and I mean disappear. The gangs here are scared of even spitting on the sidewalks around them. Their idea of a deal is for you to do things the way they want and they do it with a smile. You see there is a story about this English Lord who tried to cross them. They are looking for him to remove his head and they will have agents looking for him all over the world, or would when the threat that the government ends.", the Japanese man informed the slick salesman, who looked like he was a used car salesman before he entered the business he was now in.
"What is his name? I think I know of him.", Jack asked.
"Fist or Fiske or something, he has monkey looking feet according to some of his associates.", the nervous Japanese man related to Hench.
This was beyond Jack Hench's world view since he thought there was always a deal to be made with anyone and he had an idea who the Englishman was.
The slick salesman asked, "Lord Montgomery Fiske?"
"Yes, that sounds like his name. If you see him tell him he is a walking dead man, he will commit ritual suicide.", Susuki chortled.
Jack chuckled as well, "He is always talking about some magical Monkey Power and I doubt if anyone can make Monkey Fist do anything."
"Jack, I am telling you this for your own safety. Stay away from that stuff, there are some very covert groups in Japan that work with that and you do not want to be involved at all. They do not want outsiders butting into their business.", the Japanese man warned trying to make this as plain as possible.
"I have to know, some people that are doing a job for me need to get this information…."
"Jack, who saved your life back Cambodia?"
Hench sighed, "You did."
The Japanese man added, "And who hauled your wounded ass back to Melody?"
"You did."
"So, I am telling you as someone you owe; leave this alone Jack, before someone puts a knife in your back.", Susuki stressed.
Sourly, "You are an ass for mentioning her, you know that?"
"I know and the gun that killed her was one that you had sold, Jack. You have not always made the best decisions you know.", Susuki pointed out.
"I didn't know that he was going to rob a gas station with it.", Hench now argued.
"I know, she was just getting gas when a stray bullet from that gun struck her in the neck. BUT you have to admit that you should have changed careers at that point in your life. You have the education to do what you want. You had the money to go into politics to change the way the world was heading and you had the knowledge to help out the world as a whole and what did you do with all that talent? You wasted it and started a corporation to help thugs and crooks by supplying them help and were even thinking about hiring legal services to help get those crooks off. You went down the dark side of the alley Jack when you could have joined the good guys."
"I don't need morality lessons from you Susuki…"
"I changed my life Jack, I had to; I am telling you that maybe it's your chance to come back before someone owns you. You know enough to make a difference."
"Not me Susuki, I know what I do. People respect me for it.", Jack responded, "Thanks for the information. If you find anymore out my people would really like to know."
The Japanese male said sadly, "I see there is nothing else I can do for you at the present time, then." The connection just cut off.
(That fool, if he gets involved, Yamanouchi will gut him then hang him up as a warning to everyone else.), the former high-ranking Yakuza commissioner thought to himself.
XXX
The Possible home, Middleton, Colorado:
Anne Possible smiled as she looked up from the book she was reading and asked her daughter, who had just come in the front door, "Kimmie! How was the Prom?"
(AN…Anne wanted to be in Middleton for Kim's Senior Prom and worked extra shifts to accomplish that. The older red-head knew she hadn't been in Middleton for most of the school year and was making an effort, a concerted effort to be included into her family's lives. The episode with her husband really shook her.)
"Oh, it was fun. Moni looked great in her dress and Brick looked quite handsome. I didn't know he had been taking dancing lessons."
"That's good to hear, who did Ronald take?"
"Ron? He didn't show up. I heard he had to work tonight."
With sad eyes, Anne observed, "That boy has been through too much already. Most kids finishing their final year in high school are looking forward to their futures and would have looked upon this dance when they remember high school. Ronald doesn't have that, honey. He is living for his sister now."
James added, "Kimmie, you and Ronald were very close and even though both of your situations have changed I urge you to work on that friendship…"
"Dad, Ron doesn't like or trust Eric and you know that Eric and I are gonna room together at college…sigh, I'm not sure that Ron and I can ever be close again.", Kim observed as she plopped down on the sofa in her dress.
James asked, "Do you trust Ronald, Kimmie?"
"Dad…"
"Your boyfriend has made it abundantly clear that you shouldn't for some reason, but you basically left Ronald to die, although he fortunately found a way to survive. From that, I can see from his point of view where he doesn't trust you very far. Now I understand that you did not do it on purpose and that you felt that you had to make sure Eric was taken care of because of his injury, but through circumstances beyond your control Ronald fell through the cracks. He was left behind probably because he tries to stay in the background, so you can have all the fame. People simply overlooked him as they have always. If you had stayed, I am sure that there would have been another helicopter dispatched for the whole team to make sure they got out because you are Kim Possible and no one would allow you to be left behind."
"Dad,", Kim argued, "things were moving too fast after we…ah, Ron found the girls. And Ron didn't have his chip either because it wasn't working right, so we hadn't any idea of where he was. It was a total cluster…"
James smiled, "Not a total cluster Kimmie, but I think he used about ten years of luck on that trip. Anyway, your current boyfriend saw fit to take Ronald's unit when he didn't even know how to use it. If your old friend had that unit, he could have notified Wade and gotten help."
Kim muttered, "Maybe more than ten years…uh yeah, that's one more stone on my grave…about the Kimmunicator, I mean."
James finished, "More like another paving stone on the road to hell, but according to people who heard Ron when he ended up at your school, the boy's first words were about football and still being alive and the joke is on them. That's pretty damning about where you were in his mind at that point."
Anne's eyes narrowed as she contemplated telling her daughter 'all' about what her daughter and the freckled teen had in common, then shook her head, "You should make the effort Kimmie if you feel that your friendship is worth saving. Things have gone very wrong between you and Ronald since the mission to rescue those girls. Honey, in twenty years you may kick yourself for not putting more effort into salvaging what you had. Yes, you have the cheer squad and Monique and some other friends from school, but you can only have one 'best friend' who sticks with you through thick and thin for your whole life. If you think Ronald is that person, then you are going to have to ask yourself how much effort is he worth?"
"Mom, Dad…thanks for waiting up. I'm tired so I'm going to go to bed.", Kim rose from the sofa.
"Good night honey.", Anne responded.
"Well Jimmy, I expected Kimmie to be out later than this. I wonder what happened?"
"I don't know honey; do you want to talk with her?"
"I think I will Jimmy, but in the morning. By that time Kimmie might be able to speak with me about what's bothering her."
X
"Hi Monique, how did your date end?", Kim asked lowly she was brushing out her hair after a long hot shower, as she was just now calming down after her conversation with both her boyfriend and her parents.
"You wanna ask him yourself GF?", the African-American beauty inquired in return.
"Where are you guys?"
"Mom and Dad are outta town, so guess.", Monique seemed to smirk over the airwaves.
"Lemme talk to the big doofus, Moni.", Kim ordered.
Kim heard a mixture of giggling and laughing, then Brick's voice came on, "Hey EX girlfriend, are you and Eric doin' what me and Monique just got done doin?", the college football player asked.
"We were never dating no matter what Ron Stoppable cooked up. Now, what I am doing other that talking to you right now is none of your business Mister college football player.", the red-head huffed out seeing that they were having a lot more fun than she was having at the moment.
Brick chuckled, "Well since Monique is at the age of consent, we have been celebrating your senior year almost being over. Soooo, you can take that however you want."
"Lucky you, Eric and I had a little tiff tonight so we are going to hold off on the actions you guys are doing for a while.", Kim informed Brick, "Can you put Moni back on, please and thank you, then give us some privacy, please and thank you?"
Brick chuckled, "Oh before you get off, I think they're gonna offer Stoppable a full ride. The coach is calling Barkin next week."
"Oh, that will be nice for him Brick, thanks for letting me know…"
"Yeah, but don't tell him or anyone else. Coach wants to break the news himself. Then later they will have a high-profile signing. With all he did he last fall this thing might make the Conference News.", Brick cautioned the red head.
"I won't. Mom and Dad will be happy when the news comes out.", Kim replied as Monique's voice came back on.
Brick then urged, "Or your boyfriend, either…"
"Not Eric? Why?"
"How far does Stoppable trust your boyfriend? I'll answer that; he doesn't. If you tell Eric and he does something to upend Ron going to CSU there are going to fans that are gonna want to take their aggravation out on him. So, just don't tell him either.", Brick didn't ask, he more like told the cheerleader.
"What about Hanna?", Kim asked, "Ron's raising her."
"The university has a plan for her since we have babysitting and child development students on campus. The school will make arrangements for housing too."
Kim smiled, "Good, Ron needs a break. Maybe he could meet someone nice in college…"
"Maybe, but that goof off is going to have to work that out himself, now here's Monique back."
Monique seemed to squeal, "Stoppable got a ride…"
"I thought you were mad at Ron Moni.", Kim reminded her best female friend.
"I am…well sorta, but I had a talk with Brick's coach and he enlightened me about a few things, and letting go of some of them. And well, I kinda had time to think about it. I wonder what his reaction will be?"
"Monique, I am happy for Ron. Mom and Dad will be really happy to hear about this. I know you tried to speak with him awhile back, how did it go?", the heroine inquired.
Sigh, "He really doesn't want to talk to me. I guess he holds a grudge about like I do."
"Moni, it was your pride that got you on Ron's wrong side. I think most of the football players are still against you. You might have to speak with someone before it gets you into real trouble in the future.", Kim advised.
"I know. I didn't see Stoppable at all tonight. Didn't he show?"
"No Moni, he had to work, or said he did. Felix said they sent him home, but he still didn't show up."
"I guess he couldn't find a babysitter…"
"If he had shown up, he would have had babysitters already there. He could have had a good time…but there is something broken in him.", Kim observed.
"Yeah Kim, losing your 'rents would do that."
"Well 'Nique you have a good time, but make sure you wash your sheets tomorrow so there is no evidence of what you were doing tonight.", the red-head advised.
"Mom and Dad are cool with Brick, Kim; Mom gave me the go ahead earlier this week. Now I have ta get back to my BF so he doesn't stray. I'll call you in the morning.", the fashionista then disconnected.
With a slight smile the world saving heroine replaced the handset in the base and flipped back the covers on her bed.
XXX
Marcie's Café:
"And now our senior year is almost over, a few weeks and some exams to go, then most of us are heading off to college.", Josh stood and raised his cup of soda.
Dave Alberts laughed with Liz Sours at his side, "Let's meet here in five or six years to see how our lives have turned out."
Tara giggled, "Make sure that you keep a backup of the Mad Dog Student Directory on your computers and enter everyone's numbers on your phones guys. We're going to different colleges, but that doesn't mean we can't stay in touch. You can always call Mom and Dad; they will have my number and I can make sure that Bonnie and I keep everything up to date."
The teal-eyed brunette sat there with wide eyes at being volunteered, "I'm sorta moving to Junior's Island guys. I might be out of touch for a while…"
The suave teen billionaire suggested, "I will have the numbers entered into my private supercomputer and will send up dates every month to make sure everyone has the ability to be in contact. How does that sound? I can even put in a toll-free number for those who do not use computer." Junior Senior inquired, "I will have my own computer technician do this automatically on my supercomputer."
Tara beamed, "I'll get the word out to make sure everyone has their contact list updated, then. Now what did everyone think of the dance tonight?"
Mike Little frowned, "I wish Ron came tonight, even if it was stag."
Justine told her boyfriend, "He is still reeling from his parents dying this winter."
The somewhat pampered teen asked, "Ronald Stoppable's parents passed away?"
Bonnie frowned as she explained, "I knew you had a past with Possible and Stoppable…I didn't see where that information would be useful to you Junior. His Dad died from a procedure in the hospital and is Mom was murdered in the same hospital."
Junior knew enough of the attempt on Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable before he and his father pulled out of the group that Jack Hench and Sheldon Director led. He also knew that he had to give this troubling data to his father. But he also knew that he couldn't let the other teens around the table know that there was something going on that the old billionaire needed to be aware of. Junior also knew of the threat that his Dad made to other members of the group and he also knew of the demise of Jones over the winter. The oblivious looking teen thought to himself, 'If someone is still targeting Team Possible, we may have to let them know.'
"Junior, are you alright? You spaced out for a second there."
A slight grin came up on the pampered teens mug as he deflected, "I saw my 'Blue Fox' at the dance with a boy I did not know. Is Ronald Stoppable and her not dating now?"
Dave asked, "Blue Fox?"
The teen billionaire clarified, "Kim Possible."
Liz Sours took over and explained, "Well, Kim got amnesia and she was never able to remember Ron as her boyfriend and under the advice of some shrink, they all decided that it would be best if she remembers on her own…She hasn't so far and then Eric moved in and Ron got moved out."
Junior Senior thought for a moment, "That is convenient for this Eric fellow, is it not?"
"Yeah, convenient.", Justine Flanner snarked, "He moved in on Kim before anyone even knew what was going on."
Mike countered, "Kim has the right to be happy, just like we do Justy."
Junior Senior filed this away so that he and his Father could talk it over. The teen decided that it was time to deflect, "Now what is everyone going to do after high school?"
XXX
Hours later, The Jar Head Diner:
Kim walked in with her parents in tow. She said, "This is the place where Ron works."
A waitress met the Possibles, "The first rush is over and we just have everything cleaned off so you can sit anywhere."
James Possible pointed to a booth and led the way. Moments later they were sitting with hot cups of 'Joe' in front of them.
When the waitress with the name tag 'Nancy' returned, James asked, "Is Ronald Stoppable working this morning?"
"Ron? Sure. I'll send him out once he makes your order.", Nancy Worschter replied, "Who can I say is asking."
"The Possibles, oh and let him know that Kim is here too, I know he has to put on that funny garment when he gets close to her.", James informed the waitress.
X
"Hey Ron.", the waitress called out to him.
"Yeah Nancy,", Ron replied as she 'spindled' the ticket while he played with Hanna, who was getting a very early lunch.
"Some people out front to see you after you get their order done.", she informed him.
"Good we just had one of the harshest rushes ever...Can you keep an eye on Sis while I get this started?"
"Yeah, I'll take her upstairs to Mom.", the owner's daughter responded as she went over to pick Hanna up out of her highchair, "Oh, these people said their names were Possible and Kim was with them."
Ron always wore his suit underneath his clothes, so he nodded and asked himself out loud, "I wonder what I did wrong now?"
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Kim Possible, Ron Stoppable, Tara, Josh, Felix and the rest of the canon characters belong to Bob, Mark and the Disney Corporation and not me, or Jimmy or CajunBear. We just play with this little hobby for grins.
We'll see ya down the road,
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