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Kim Possible: Child's Play

LJ58

9

"You sure this is what you want," Ron asked her as they finished packing at the villa, and he and Yori helped her load the truck behind them.

"I'm sure. I'm going to go home, see mom, and…..visit a few friends that might want to come along, and then….."

Kim paused, and smiled around her.

"I'm going to miss you, but….it's for the best. I'm starting to see that this destiny sitch might be bigger than even I realized. And I guess, maybe these new years are for a reason. I never did quite fit in anyway, so….. Who knows," she grinned at Ron, and hugged him for a moment. "You just be careful. I won't be here to save you any more."

"KP," he sputtered, blushing, and looking uncomfortable now as the little girl hugged him.

"Do not worry, Possible-San. He will have me, and Hanna to guard his backside, as you say," Yori smiled.

Ron blushed all the more.

"Just keep an eye on Dr. Director. I think, deep down, she means well, but she's got some real nuts pushing her into the wrong places," Kim told Ron.

"That goes without saying," Shego muttered.

"Ready to go," Kim turned to her as Warmonga pointedly climbed into the driver's seat as Ron and Yori headed for their mini-jet.

It said something about her state of mind that Shego didn't even complain.

"Kimmie, I… I think….. Maybe I should stay here," she said, looking miserable, and her eyes overly bright as she wiped a knuckled fist over her face.

"What? No way," she huffed, and walked over to take Shego's free hand in her own. "I couldn't have made it this far without you, Shego. I can't do the rest without you….."

"But I'm still…grown. Old. I'll be even older before you ever…..grow up. That one-eyed freak was right. I'm going to be waiting on you to grow up, only to still be…"

"Shego?"

"We can't be together," Shego started to cry now. "Not really. Not like…..I dreamed. I used to think….. To hope….."

"Shego," Kim said firmly. "There is a way."

"How," Shego asked her miserably, tears leaking from her eyes now. "How?"

"Anything's possible….."

The words whispered from Kim's lips as she brushed them over Shego's own.

"Kimmie," she groaned.

"I can't grow up. Not right now. But you can join me. If you want," she said, and smiled at Shego. "And I swear, I'll be at your side every step of the way. We'll be together forever. The Great Blue, and her battle-mate," Kim smiled at her.

Shego gave a ragged cry, and flung her arms around Kim, hugging her fiercely.

"Anything! Anything for you, Princess. I just don't want to lose you," she cried, and suddenly felt herself shrinking, folding in on herself, and she suddenly found herself looking up at Kim again since she was still on her knees.

Frowning, she held up her hands, and looked down at herself before coming to her feet again.

"I'm…seven again?"

"Yeah, and let me tell you, I'm not looking forward to puberty again," Kim grumbled.

Shego grinned, stunned to realize her mind was still completely intact. She remembered everything. Every memory. Every feeling. Even if the hormones weren't there just then, she still knew she loved Kim as much as she had since she first admitted to herself how deep her feeling had grown.

Raising a much smaller, if still gloved hand, she saw the potent green fire surge around her at her command. She still felt the same. Remembered everything. Her powers were as great as ever, as was her control. She was just...Kim's peer now.

"I don't know," she smiled at her new peer. "I'm kind of looking forward to a whole lot just now," she smiled happily, and flung herself into Kim's arms again.

"Ready to go now," Kim asked her happily.

"Oh, yeah," she smiled, and headed for the truck.

"You do know, this means Warmonga has to drive now," Kim teased.

Warmonga looked down at them, and smirked as well as Shego ever had.

"I knew there had to be a down side here," she complained.

"Just get in, little one," Warmonga called her. "We do have a schedule."

"Nag, nag, nag," Shego scowled, making Kim laugh. "Just don't think you're going to tell me…."

"Shotgun," Kim shouted, and jumped into the seat first.

"Hey!"

Warmonga only laughed when the two ended up strapping themselves in together in the wide seat.

KP

"I knew it was contagious," Kim heard Tim whisper to Jim as they lurked back in the hall when she returned home to see her parents.

Especially her father.

"Boys, don't be silly," Shego told them with a giggle, obviously having heard them, too. "I asked Kim to do this," she smiled.

"You did," Tim frowned. "Why?"

"Never mind, boys," Ann cut in. "Kim, what's the big announcement? I heard the hints, so tell us. What's going on?"

"Well, I wanted to tell everyone when we have the barbecue tomorrow, but…..I guess I should warn you now so it doesn't….hit you too hard. We're going to borrow the new Kepler dad built for that Mars mission, and outfit it for manned space exploration. We're going into space to help me continue….. Well, getting ready for the future."

"The…future," Ann rasped.

"Princess Kimberly has found her Way," Warmonga informed her. "She sees now the wisdom in preparing to fulfill her true destiny as the Great Blue!"

"Kim's going to a space conqueror," Jim and Tim exclaimed. "Cool!"

"Not cool," Ann snapped. "Kim, tell me you're not serious about…?"

"Mom, calm down," the younger redhead smiled. "I'm not going to be…..conquering anyone. I want to explore. Learn. Find out who is really out there, and how they think. After all, sooner or later, we're going to be meeting anyway, and I think we should show them we're not out to war on anyone. I want to make this destiny…..mine. Not someone else's goofy notion of what it should be."

"We heard about that interview with Ron, and the…..grownup Sheldon," James grimaced. "That Director woman was actually trying to mind control you?"

Kim sighed, nodding.

By now, Dr. Director had realized while she had been distracted, that a taped interview with Sheldon and Ron, courtesy of Wade, had been aired all across the globe. About now, she was going to be worrying about GJ, and her own standing, rather than Kim Possible. Which suited her fine. It was time someone realized that they weren't the ultimate authority in the world for…..anything.

Maybe it would help her remember what Global Justice was all about.

"Anyway, I thought if I went out, openly, in peace, we could not only learn about others, but help bring Mankind into a better future, too, if they saw what they could do without all the…..stupid arms races, and stuff."

"And who is going to pilot the rocket," James asked, making Ann stare at her.

"Well, that's why I'm inviting my best friends over. I'm asking for volunteers to go with me. I don't know how long we might be gone, but…..I'm guessing we could really push the borders of science by taking off, and actually going out there instead of just shooting out probes."

"We'll go," the twins exclaimed as one, looking more than excited.

"Boys," Ann gasped.

"I could pilot for you," James smiled. "I mean, your old man did build the Kepler, Kimmie-Cub. No one else knows those systems like I do," he grinned.

"James," Ann gasped anew.

"And, we would need a good doctor," Shego murmured slyly from beside Ann now.

The older redhead looked down at the rejuvenated Shego.

"Me," she squeaked. "In….. In space?"

"It'll be spankin'," the twins cheered.

"It might take a little redesign, but….. I think we could get the old girl ready for… How many were you planning for in the crew," James asked Kim.

"At least a dozen, I'm guessing," Kim nodded thoughtfully.

"Are you seriously thinking about this," Ann demanded of her family.

Kim only smiled at her mom.

"It'll be fun," she told her.

"Fun," Ann squeaked.

"I was thinking Felix, for sure, Monique, maybe Justine Flanner. She's always complaining about how science is stagnating around here."

"Not Ron," Ann asked her blandly.

"Well, he can come to the barbecue, but I think he's got things that will be keeping him here. Oh, and the Wegos," she told Shego.

"Please, tell me you're kidding," the green-skinned girl moaned.

"They're smart, we know they have gotten into engineering lately, and can supply all the manpower necessary if we need it. They'd be perfect," Kim grinned.

"So long as you don't ask Hego," she grumbled.

"I doubt he'd want to go," Kim laughed, and put an arm around her, hugging her. "This is going to be fun!"

"What about the house? What about our jobs? What about…..?"

"The house is modular, honey. Remember? We could just pack it up, and take it with us," James grinned.

"Yeah," the twins grinned. "And who cares about jobs when we could be in space!"

Ann sighed.

"Just don't expect me to get into any…..space fights," she informed them.

"We're not looking for fights, mom," Kim told her.

"But we will defend ourselves, and the Great Blue, with our lives," Warmonga informed her somberly.

Ann only sighed again.

"Yeah," Shego told her. "She's still got a one-track mind."

The boys only laughed, and began plotting.

James was now drawing on his paper, mumbling to himself as he plotted a redesign of an already cutting edge new rocket planned just for a future Mars landing. Only now, his daughter had just given him an entirely different idea.

"Wade," Kim snapped her fingers. "I should call Wade, too, and let him know….."

The doorbell rang just then, and she went to check it herself.

To her surprise, Wade, carrying a heavy trunk in one hand, stood there in person.

"There is no way you're leaving without me, Kim," the grinning teen told her. "Someone's gotta keep you in line out there."

"Thanks, Wade," she hugged him. "Come on in. You can help dad make plans."

"So, who else were you planning on inviting," Wade asked her, proving he was still tapped into everything.

"I'm still thinking," Kim admitted. "Any ideas?"

"I might have a few," Wade grinned.

"Great. Let's get to work," the redhead beamed.

KP

Dr. Director sat in her office, feeling deflated.

Her mother, in true stubborn fashion, declared the adult Sheldon an imposter, and clung to the surprisingly lifelike, and durable clone he had somehow crafted as her only true son. Meanwhile, she had held onto command of Global Justice by the proverbial skin of her teeth as hearing after hearing lambasted her, her plans, and the unnecessary loss of life in an allegedly unauthorized operation.

Never mind every senior member on the U.N. Council wanted Possible neutralized, and yesterday, no one was going to say anything in public after the media blitz had left them all looking less than admirable for going after a child hero.

Suddenly, Kim's past was news again, and everyone was supporting her, and demanding she be left alone.

Betty's superiors were noticeably silent as all blame fell squarely on her shoulders.

She managed to ride it out, and at least no one demanded her head.

Yet.

"I have something you're going to want to see," Will Du said as he walked into her office to interrupt her grim thoughts.

"What now," she sighed. "Because I've just about had it with….."

"Ma'am, you want to see this one," he said, and put the file in front of her.

She opened the folder, and stared.

"You'd authenticated this," she said, gaping at the report out of Middleton.

"I risked calling Wade myself," Will nodded. "Possible is putting together her own crew to go into space."

"Robinson? Why her?"

"Linguistics expert. I know, it's surprising. She apparently has a gift for deciphering languages."

"Flanner, I can see. Even Dr. Porter. All of the Possibles?"

He nodded.

She frowned.

"When do they depart?"

"In three hours."

She frowned.

"But…..?"

"We got wind of it too late to investigate. They've apparently been planning it for two weeks. They launch in less than three hours."

Betty stared.

"Do we know her plans?"

"To, and I quote, 'Find out what's waiting for her.'"

Betty stared at the dry report, and leaned back in her chair again.

"There's no way to stop them?"

"Half of Yamanouchi is on site running security."

"What about Stoppable? Is he…..?"

"He's apparently staying behind," Will told her.

Then she had another thought.

"Wade?"

"No one knows."

Betty frowned.

"This is…..a troubling scenario."

"I thought you'd want to know," Will told her. "I'm afraid we didn't learn of it in time ourselves to get anyone in place. With all the media fallout, we were distracted….."

"She planned it. She planned it all along. She knew we would be tied up with hearings, and investigations. Even then, she knew. What else does she know, Will? And why does it scare the hell out of me."

"I don't know, ma'am. But….. While I confess I was never a fan, I do think….. Well, we can trust her."

"I hope you're right," Betty said, staring at the report. "I hope to God you're right," she murmured, and thinking very grim thoughts.

KP

Kim grinned at the fanfare as it seemed half of Middleton had come out to see them off. All around them, ninja in civilian clothes were around the field to ensure no one disturbed the launch. She could already tell there wasn't a single GJ agent in the area.

Middleton had decided they weren't overly fond of the blue uniforms of late, and weren't allowing them into town.

Felix was already aboard, along with her family, Wade, Monique, who was dating Felix, coincidentally. Justine had shown up late, after belatedly deciding that Kim might have a point, and her best chance at more advanced sciences might just be out in the stars with her. Dr. Renton had decided she didn't want to go into space, and would allow her son that adventure. Dr. Porter, and, of course, Oliver, however, did decide to come along. With Shego and Warmonga, they had a full crew to fill the ship Wade and her dad had worked hard to rebuild, and refit for their needs.

NASA, and the Pentagon were screaming at them, but by the time either had learned of their true intentions, the work was done, and she was about climb on board as she eyed the people that were looking her way. Cheering what some were already calling, the new Team Possible.

She considered all that might be said, or done just now, and smiled.

"What we're doing," she shouted to them, knowing her words would be recorded. "We're doing for all of us. And don't worry, we'll be back," she grinned down at Felix's mom.

Then she stepped inside, and closed the hatch.

"Everyone buckled up," she asked her dad, who sat at the controls.

"You do know, they're going to try to shoot us down," Shego told her from her station near the communications array.

"Not this baby," James grinned. "I've got a surprise, or two, under the hood," he beamed.

"Light it up, Dr. Possible," Shego nodded when Kim smiled at them both.

Kim nodded at her dad as she strapped herself in, and now knew by now everyone had already strapped in back in the 'passenger' cabin which would be the main body of the ship for most of their socializing along the way.

Fourteen of them, all about to leave Earth, and carry human explorers into space for the first time in decades.

"Ignition in ten," he said, and threw a switch, counting down as the long, sleek space plane began to hum more than it vibrated as the powerful hybrid engines that powered it came to life.

"Rockets are go," James shouted with a wide grin at Kim's groan, and moved the yoke.

In an eye blink, the ship was airborne, and an instant more, they felt faint rumbling, but they barely shook the ship as it kept speeding up, and all but exploded out of the atmosphere before any of the missiles exploding harmlessly behind them could even reach them.

Then they away from the planet, speeding up even more, and James glanced back t Kim.

"So, which way, honey," he grinned as Shego's jaw just gaped, and she stared out at the sea of stars already around them.

"That way," Kim just pointed after a moment. "We're going that way."

"You have got to let me drive this thing," the young Shego begged.

Kim and James both laughed.

"I think we'll have time for everyone to get a turn," James chortled. "Now, let's go see what we can find."

Kim only smiled, and nodded.

KP

"We'll be back," Kim Possible's voice carried from the television monitor to the man working on something in a crowded, crammed hangar.

"We shall see about that," Professor Dementor chortled, not all that surprised that the stunned populace watched someone try to shoot the Possible rocket down to no avail. "We shall just see about that."

He went back to work on his own rocket, and one way, or another, he was going to find, and capture that annoying brat. True, he had lost that mind control chip when that foolish poser interfered, but he was not done. Not yet. He would catch her, and then she was going to give him her powers. Powers that rightfully belonged to him. Powers that would make him the ruler of the…..

No, not the world.

The universe. After all, with powers like the annoying redhead obviously possessed, why think small.

He just had to finish his rocket, and then catch her, and then! Then all his dreams would come true!

Never The End…..