Stepping up

A\N; Sorry this has taken so long, it has been a hectic few weeks and it took longer than I thougt to get all this out. With the battle over Ron has to get ready for the greatest trial of his life, dealing with fangirls! Will he survive with his dignity intact?

Like always I'd like to thank everyone who has favorited. sodan64, Chibi- Juubi, YuNaruto19, Ruby Tuesday98, Shadow-price, Chaotical, Michael-Cross, The New Mystical Arca Master, Cthulhu Rex,

And now the responses;

cabrera1234; If I had the power to give that boy a show I would have a long time ago.

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Karlos1234ify; You try fighting for several hours, being electrocuted multipul times and unlocking a good portion of you true power and not passing out when the adrenalin wears off.

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Guest; ? Well that was a shot in the dark... hmmm... well food for thought for later at least.

abdulbutler34; You're right anything is possible, but Ron was never really mad at Kim.

Guest; Everyone loves watching our favorite villainess hiting on the resident goofball.

RKF22; I might, still not sure.

Monkeyboy0118; I certanly hope not, Incest is NOT wincest!

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JustMeguest (Guest); They had a little taste threw the Diablos but face to face he might be too much for them to handle.

Guest; It will be a test of their friendship, thats for sure.

NeoTyson; In depth and very, Very close. Still you're only missing one thing.

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Chapter 13; Epilogue

Ron groaned as he opened his eyes to a vast and clear sky. "Oh not this crap again!" he moaned as he got back to his feet. Dusting himself off he hear the sound of laughter from the tree at the center of the clearing. "Who's..." he started but was cut off by the Monkey master himself.

"You did it my boy!" Toshimiru said as he pat Ron on his shoulder, "You've won their favor!" Ron blinked in confusion as he cocked his head to the side. Toshimiru laughed again as he said. "The first you already know. The Lotus Blade has chosen you as her wielder."

"The Lotus Blade?" Ron asked as he once again felt a pair of feminine arms wrap around him. Turning quickly he came face to face with a beautiful woman. She was tall, easily taller than Ron's 5' 11", with white hair that trailed all the way down to her knees. she was pale and dressed in a silver kimono that had lotus patterns all over it. Her stunning blue eyes locked onto his and shone in merriment.

"My master!" she purred as she pulled him into a hug, pressing his face into her rather large bust, "I'm so happy that I finally have you!"

Pulling himself away from her smothering hug Ron asked, "Not that I'm not enjoying this but who is this and why is she calling me her master?"

Toshimiru smirked as he said, "The lovely woman that's attempting to stuff you into her cleavage is the spirit of the Lotus Blade. She is the weapon and highest servant of the other that you've managed to win the favor of. Though I have to admit she's never been this affectionate before."

"And who is the other that I've won favor with?" Ron asked as he turned himself around so that he could breath while she continued to cuddle and coo at him. 'And I thought Shego was flirty.' he thought to himself.

Smiling in a pride that he had not felt in at least a millennia Toshimiru said, "You, Ronald Stoppable, have won the favor of the monkey king, Sun Wukong." Ron stopped struggling when he heard this. "While you were not the first to inherit the art of Tai shing pek kwar you are the only one besides me to have been given the blessing of the monkey king. One thing you need to understand is that this is not required, you have every right to reject this if you so wish, just because you were chosen doesn't mean you must walk this path. The choice, as it always has been, is yours."

Ron pulled himself away from Lotus as he stared at Toshimiru dead in the eye, "This will be the third time in less than two days that I have to make a life changing choice, like all the other I have to ask; what will happen when all is said and done?"

"You will be given all the power of the monkey king," Toshimiru said as he took on a stoic expression, "become his avatar. You will fight against the worlds evils and in our darkest moments will turn to you of salvation."

"So aside from physics defying powers, not much will really change," Ron said with a laugh as he looked Toshimiru right in the eye, "From the first moment I stood beside Kim in fighting evil I knew this is what I would do for the rest of my life, granted I always expected to be the sidekick but still. It would be an honor to inherit the power of Sun Wukong."

Ron once again found himself wrapped in the arms of Lotus as she cooed to him. "Oh master! You won't regret this, I will be the best servant you could ever ask for!"

Feeling a bit uncomfortable Ron said, "How about just Ron? I'd rather be your friend than your master." Lotus smiled and cooed at the display before pulling him into her chest again.

"If you're done with this touching moment..." Toshimiru said with a smirk, waiting for Ron to pull away from the affectionate spirit. When he did Toshimiru held out his hand, "In the name of Sun Wukong, I pass on to you his blessing." A bright glowing orb of light formed in his hand before shooting into Ron's chest.

A bright flash surrounded Ron for a moment and when it faded he felt like he was at the core of a star, the sheer energy that ran threw his veins made him question how his skin was still attached. Looking himself over he was shocked at his new appearance.

Ron was now dress in only a pair of black loose fitting gi pants with no shoes. He was covered in in bright blue fur save for his chest and a long monkey's tail extending from his tail bone. His once short blonde hair was now long and blue with two locks that framed his face while the rest was spiked into the air and though he couldn't see it his eyes was a shining cobalt.

"What is..." Ron said before he turned to Toshimiru, who was no longer the monkey man that he had once been. Toshimiru was now dressed in a black kimono with a simple lotus blossom on the left breast. His hair was now a dark black with the occasional patch of grey and wrapped into a tight bun. "...Dude."

"The power is yours now," Toshimiru said as his body began to glow, "And with the blessing passed on to you I can finally rest in peace."

Ron smiled at this, sense the first time Toshimiru had brought up the blessing Ron had guessed that he would have to wait to pass on to another before he could rest proper. Still he had one more question that needed to be asked, "I'm not going to look like this when I wake up am I?"

Toshimiru laughed as he shook his head, "No my boy, for now this form only exists in your mind." Toshimiru turned serious for a moment as he leaned in, "I have one more thing to tell you before I can move on. You need to train hard, a great calamity looms over the horizon and if you are unprepared the world might be in danger."

Not knowing what else he could do Ron only nodded and said, "I will. I don't know how long it will take me to master this gift but I will come hell of high waters." Toshimiru gave one last smile and a look of absolute peace before he faded away, in a flash Lotus kissed Ron on the cheek before she faded away to, finally followed by the world around him.

Ron's eyes snapped open as he looked around the unfamiliar room, a solid white room filled with machines that he could vaguely recognize as medical equipment. Attempting to sit up Ron found a sight that he never expected to see, his mother asleep across his lap.

'Mom's here?' Ron thought to himself as he adjusted her into a more comfortable position, also taking notice of the fact that his right arm was in a cast, 'No shock there... but why is Mom here? I thought her and Dad where at some conference.'

Andrea Stoppable moan as her eyes slowly opened to the sight of her son staring at her in confusion. "...Ron?..." When he confirmed it by calling out to her she stopped seeing the young man he had become as she watched him on the TV and instead saw the little baby that she doted on and loved so much. With tears in her eyes she wrapped her arms around Ron and started to cry into his chest, the only words even remotely recognizable were 'I'm sorry' and 'My baby'.

The door opened and Elliott Stoppable walked in. "Honey I brought you something to..." seeing his wife in hysterics while his son was awkwardly trying to calm her down, "...eat." Elliott smiled as he walked over and pulled the two into a hug as best as he could, being a short chubby man this was a bit of a difficult endeavor.

Pulling himself away Ron asked, "What are you two doing here, I thought you were out of town?"

While Andrea was still hysterical and crying in Ron's chest Elliott said, "Son you're in the hospital, you fought a battalion of synthetic humans and giant robots, of course we're here." Elliott gave a sigh as he turned away, "I know we've been a bit... absent in recent years, but please don't ever doubt that you are the most important thing in our lives."

Ron felt horrible for a moment as he said, "I never doubted it Dad. I know that everything you've ever done was for the better of our family. But you really can't blame me for being a bit surprised."

"No I can't," he said in a tone that spoke volumes about his annoyance at his past actions, "but I promise you this, this will be the last time you are." Elliot pulled his wife, who was now gasping for air, off the young man and into his arms. He opened his mouth to say something else when he was interrupted.

"RON!"

Both men turned just in time to see a flash of red tackle the younger one off the bed and onto the floor. Looking down Ron could only smile as he locked eyes with a tear filled Kim. "It's nice to see you too." Ron said with a playful smirk.

Kim tightened her grip on him as she began in a quick voice that Ron only understood because it was a speed he had often spoke. "Ron I'm so so sorry! I'm sorry that I never saw what you could do, I'm sorry I held you back because of my ego! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" she said all in one breathe.

Ron rolled his eyes as he pulled her off him so he could get back in bed, "Okay you people seriously need to stop tackling me," he laughed, "I've only been awake foe five minutes and I already need to change my shirt." Hearing Kim give a small laugh as well as a sniff he continued, "As for your apology, it isn't necessary.

"Kim in all the years that you and I knew one another it was never you that held me back, it was my own doing. Back when we were kids and I saw that you became competitive when ever I showed ability I should have just talked it out with you, even as a six year old you were understanding, and we could have had it taken care of." Ron rested his forehead against Kim's in a way that he hadn't since childhood, a gesture that always helped to calm her down, "It was never you."

With a calming sigh Kim smiled as she laid her head down on Ron's chest, "Thank you Ron... I needed to hear that." She looked back into Ron's eyes as she said, "But that doesn't excuse the way I treated you what that thing pretended to be the," Kim shuttered a bit, "perfect boyfriend."

"Least you never kissed him," Ron said with a wink, "And I understand Kim, I'm not happy about it but I do understand. You've always had a weakness to eye candy, most teenagers do." Ron laughed a bit before saying, "Hell I would be too except that I'm surrounded by gorgeous women constantly. Between you, your mother, Monique, the whole cheer squad, Shego and Dr. Director just to name a few I've built up an immunity to teenage hormones."

"Glad to see you think so highly of me Ron," Anne said as she shot the boy a playful look, "But you might not want to let my husband know that. Space capsules and black holes and all that." Walking over she began looking over his charts and he himself.

"I doubt anything I just said would be news to him." Ron smirked.

"How long have you been there Mom?" Kim questioned with a light blush.

"About the time you yelled his name and dove head first into his room." Anne said with a smirk and a raised eyebrow as she pulled up Ron's shirt.

"Fresh," Ron snarked playfully.

"That's right, mess with the one who's job it is to cut you open and look inside." Anne snarked back, Ron just stuck out his tongue for a moment. Anne was amazed at what she saw, most if not all of the wounds that Ron had sustained were gone. Every slash, stab, shot, or burn had healed over night. "Amazing, all you wounds are gone." she said to him.

Ron looked over his body before looking at his arm cast. Mimicking something that he had seen in an anime once, and channeling some energy into his arm, Ron flexed his muscles and shattered the cast. "Aw... much better." he said

While Kim and the Stoppables stood and stared in awe Anne smiled and said, "At some point you and I are going to have a conversation about how you did that. For now however Kim and your parents are going to have to go for now."

As Anne was ushering the three other people out of the Ron, with protests from both women, Ron felt the need to ask, "Why do they need to go?"

"Because," Anne said with a mischievous smile, "You're still in the ICU and there are a lot more people... well mostly girls... that still want to check up on you." And with that she left with the others.

Ron didn't have to wait very long before the door to his room opened again, thought he was surprised by who walked in. "Mr. B," Ron said with a tilted smirk, "How's the gym? Sorry I left it such a wreck."

"Nonsense," Barkin said as he eyed up the young man before him, taking not that he seemed to have healed completely in only a single night, "You did good work and kept the collateral damage to a minimum." Taking a deep breath Barkin readied himself for what he was about to say.

"I came here for another reason Stoppable," Barkin waited for the boy's full attention before he continued, "I wanted to tell you how proud of you I was. I know I've been hard on you the last three years but it was only because I saw something in you worth cultivating."

Ron let out a soft smile as he couldn't help but get a jab in, "Really? And here I always thought it was because I looked at you funny the time we met."

Barkin couldn't help but smile, 'Such a Stoppable response,' he thought. "A man can have more than one reason for what he does." he joked back as he headed for the door, "Keep exceeding my expectations Stoppable, You have my respect and faith." Barkin tried and failed to hold in his laughter as he said, "And you best be prepared, I'm not the only one who came to visit." A small chill ran down the boy's spine when he heard that.

The moment Barkin opened the door he was immediately mowed down by two kids, only one of which was his student, with the nurse doing all she could to keep the rest out. "ONLY TWO AT A TIME!" she yelled.

Doing what he was told Ron braced himself as two of his closest friends did what almost everyone else had in the twenty or so minutes he had been away, tackled him. Ron smiled as he gently pet the dark hair of Monique and Wade. "I'm gonna guess you have something that you need to tell me."

The sound of a loud slap filled the room and Ron was sure that one of his teeth was now loose. Monique, ever the queen of subtlety, grabbed Ron by his hospital gown and began throttling him. "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING YOU LUNATIC?! YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN YOURSELF KILLED! YOU WENT MAN TO ARMY, MAN TO SYNTHODRONE ARMY, MAN TO SHEGO AND, FREAKIN MAN TO MECHANIZED ARMY!"

Done with her little tantrum for the time being Monique collapsed onto Ron's chest and began sobbing in frustration. Ron Quickly wrapped her up in a hug and turned to Wade who was surprisingly calm. "Anything you want to add to this?" Ron asked the boy.

"You made most if not all the right choices Ron," Wade said as he punched Ron in the side of the head, "That however doesn't mean I'm happy about it. You had me worried sick, any number of things could have gone wrong and when all the insanity that you caused is over you are going to tell me everything that happened, even the things you have been keeping to yourself."

Ron smiled as he said, "I still have a few things I can't tell you but I will be able to answer most of them." Wade didn't like it but he finally nodded. "Thanks Wade. And Monique?" the dark haired girl looked up just in time for Ron to kiss her on the forehead, "Thanks for worrying about me."

A blushing Monique and a laughing Wade left threw the door and showed in the next two, Tara and Bonnie. Tara tackled while Bonnie huffed and turned away. "Well this is a surprise," Ron said with a smile, "Wasn't expecting you two."

"We were worried Ron," Tara said as she buried her head into his chest, ignoring the wet spot, "We were watching as you fought, we watched as you tore apart thoughts things. I had no idea you knew how to fight that well."

"I'm a man of many mysteries," Ron said before turning to Bonnie, "Well now, a visit from the queen bee, I'm honored."

Bonnie smiled as she walked forward, Ron had been sarcastic but she could tell he was just playing with her. "You're right you should. So, how you feeling Loser?"

"Like someone tried to use me to stress test a baseball bat but other than that I'm great. And really Bonbon, still with 'Loser'? I would think after tonight I would have at least gotten enough of your respect for you to call me Ron."

"Easily," she said as she ran her hand along his leg, "but I'm going to tell you what I did them at the prom, until this is all over I'm just going to hold on to some sort of normalcy in this sea of insanity."

Ron laughed hard as he said, "Fair enough Bonbon." Pulling the two girls up Ron kissed them both on the forehead and said, "Just a little thanks, and Bonnie, about your hand," Ron leaned in until he was only a few centimeters away from her face, "Don't start what you can't finish." This of course resulted in a blush and a slap, all the while he and Tara were laughing.

To any one else three hours would be a good amount of time but not too long, to Ron however it had felt like an eternity. Three straight hours of teens coming in and out to either kiss his ass, beg for forgiveness or, in several cases both. Breathing in a sigh of relief Ron leaned back and said, "You can come out now, Shego. They're gone."

From the window jumped said villainess with her trademark smirk. "How long have you known I was there?" she asked.

"About the time Grant was telling me how he always thought I was cool and how we should hang out." The two laughed at the obvious bit of brown nosing by the bulky football player. "In fact, that was about the same time Dr. Director showed up." That stopped the laughter.

In less than a second Shego lit her hands a flame and a previously hidden commander of Global Justice jumped out of a closet pistols at the ready. "Uh ladies?" both turned to the boy in the bed who was pointing to a tank behind him, "I may not be using it right now but there are oxygen tanks in here."

Now that Ron had both of their undivided attention he got up and took Betty's piece before giving Shego a sidelong look, causing her to power down. "Good, now then," Ron said throwing betty's gun back to her, "Shego, You were here first so why don't you start."

Shego looked like she was going to smirk at Betty but was stopped by a look from Ron. "Well, I'm just here to see if you're going okay Ronnie," Shego said in a teasing manor before turning serious, "I was really worried about you for a while there."

"I can vouch for that," Betty said as she crossed her arms and leaned against a wall, "the moment that she found out you were in the hospital she tried to break out. I thought it was just because she thought that she could with you down, but now I know better."

If Shego was more childish she would have stuck her tongue out. "Funny Director, very funny. You don't have to worry by the way, I'm going back to prison after I'm done here."

"You are?" Ron asked with a raised eyebrow, "You're not going to bust out Dr. Dumbass and try again?"

"Are you kidding?" Shego asked with a laugh as she sat next to Ron, noting that Betty immediately took a seat on his other side, "Like I said before, that was the closest we'd probably get to a global take over. Besides I've had enough of a losing streak with that guy and he was the only one I'm willing to work with."

"What do you mean by that?" Betty asked curiously.

Shego swiped Ron's orange juice from his lunch tray and said, " Drakken had good pay with flexible hours and while would use me like a tool he generally treated me with respect and never let anyone treat me like some piece of meat."

Betty understood instantly and Ron found himself nodding while saying, "At least the dude had some redeeming qualities. So Shego, what do you have planned for the near future?"

"Jail mostly," She sighed, "Don't know what else I can do."

"I'm thinking Global Justice," Ron said causing both women to stare at him. "Just think about it Shego, you said joined in being evil because you weren't getting enough of a thrill as a hero but was that really the reason?" Shego was quiet for a moment before turning away.

"No... it wasn't," she said finally, "It was because I was always under the thumb of Hego and the city. Hego wasn't a bad brother but as a leader he had trouble letting loose the reins and because my powers were so volatile and destructive he felt he always had to be breathing down my neck, trying to keep me in check.

"Go city wasn't much better. Everyone loved my brothers but every time they saw me they saw my aggression and power as well as my sadistic nature against anyone who could actually put up a fight. I couldn't even walk down town without having someone say something."

Ron pulled Shego into a hug as he spoke, "I'm sorry people are assholes, but that's why I think you should join Global Justice. You have a wealth of super villain knowledge and could work for a reduced sentence, add that to the fact that It would mean that you could fight all you want and the people will start to see you in a better light."

Shego sighed as she said, "Look Ron, It's not a bad plan but I just don't think anyone could see me as anything but a villain at this point. Besides, I doubt that Dr. Director would go for this."

"Don't be so sure Shego," Betty said with a soft smile, "Ron made a lot of good points, and we could always use a good set of hand on deck." Turning to Ron she smirked as she said, "I was already planning on seeing if you were willing to join in."

"I figured as much but you know if I do it will only be if Kim and Wade join to." Ron said with a smile.

"The offer is being made now," Betty said as she turned back to Shego, "and it's always a good idea to have a three man team."

"You really think Kimmie will go for this?" Shego asked, only to smile and laugh at what Ron responded with.

"Wouldn't it be more fun for you if she didn't?" After the laughter died down Ron continued. "Look Shego, the choice is yours and I will respect what ever you chose. I just want to know that no matter what you have a choice. And in my eyes you will always be an honorable warrior."

Shego blushed as tears leaked from her eyes, pulling Ron into a tight hug she whispered, "Please Ron, just call me Shella." Ron pat the crying Shella on the back as let loose all her pent up frustration.

When Shego finished and managed to pull away Betty smiled as she put away her com. "Good news Ron, you and the crew of team Possible are now a part of Global Justice." Walking up to the young man she smiled a slightly predatory smile as she leaned in, "Now about that little gift you left with Shego for me..."

'Oh boy...'Ron thought.

Deep in the recesses of space, on a large red war ship a ten foot green woman walked up to her monitor, "These reading... Never before have I ever seen such readings. It can only be the work of the great blue."

Walking off to the main control room the woman muttered to herself. "I must go find him, should anyone else get to him before the Lorwardians than they might draw him in and the prophecy will come to pass. I cannot allow that to happen. Prepare yourself oh Great Blue, Warmonga is on her way!"