- Team Reserve.
"Can you guys cut it? Really, it's too early for that." Phil, sitting at the school bus alongside Kimi and Dil, frowned at the kissing couple sitting behind them.
"Sorry, Phil, but any time is good for this." Lil said to her brother when breaking the kiss and placing her head back in Tommy's shoulder, she and the boy holding hands the whole time.
"Come on, Phil, you gave us your blessing, remember?" Tommy grinned at his friend before giving Lil a little kiss at the cheek.
"I know, and trust me, Tommy, I like you guys together, but had been like this since returned home and finally confessed to her… and that was three days ago!" Phil rolled his eyes. "I'm still trying to recover from the other news."
"You mean Chuckie and Angelica being a couple or she doing something extremely brave and caring for our sake?" Kimi chuckled.
"Both." Phil groaned. "I still can't believe it, really."
"Oh, come on, Phil, Angelica isn't that bad." Harold, sitting alongside Susie, in front of Dil, Phil and Kimi, said to the younger boy as sighing sadly. "Why do you think I crushed on her for so many years?"
"How are you taking it, dude?" Dil asked Harold.
"Fine, I guess," Harold rubbed the back of his neck, getting back his usual goofy grin. "At least I lost Angelica to a good guy who loves and respects her, and if she's happy, I'm as well."
"That's the spirit, H." Susie smiled widely at him as placing a hand on the boy's shoulder. "And don't worry; you'll find a girl who'll make you as happy as a cute, nice boy like you deserves."
"I think am seeing that girl right now." Kimi whispered at Phil, she and the boy chuckling a little at the sight of Susie trying to comfort Harold and him smiling back at the Afro-American.
"So, T… oops, sorry for interrupting," Dil chuckled as Tommy and Lil broke their kiss, staring fondly at each other before they turned at the younger Pickles boy.
"It is okay, Dil; we're almost at school anyway." Lil shrugged. Dil then looked around to be sure nobody was hearing them; luckily, since they were sitting at the bus' last seats, the gang had some privacy.
"Good; then… what did you, Angelica and Chuckie finally decided?" Dil asked, the group giving Tommy full attention. The previous day, the trio spent a good time with their respective parents to discuss their final decision concerning the use of their powers.
"We're being a back-up team for both Team Possible and Team Go, you know, for occasions Kim and Ron can use some super powers on their side, or Hego's group needs extra hands… even if having two cloning guys on the team." Tommy explained in a low tone. "Angelica wanted to call ourselves 'Team Angel', and I wanted 'Team T', but we eventually decided on something more neutral and less egotistical for everyone; actually, Chuckie had to play peacemaker, but we are fine with the name anyway."
"Angelica respecting a Chuckie's idea… now, that must be love." Susie rolled her eyes as chuckling.
"No wonder they didn't take the bus; wanted some private time, uh?" Dil joked as looking at Kimi, who nodded at him.
"Yes; Chuckie left pretty early to walk her to the school… right after saying good morning and preparing breakfast for all except him because he ate earlier." Kimi shook her head while smiling. "He had always been nice with me, but seems he's a lot more attentive since returned home. Last night he gave me a hug before I went to sleep!"
"He missed you a lot, Kimi, and since we'll be on dangerous situations once in a while, want to enjoy time with our families and you guys as much as possible." Tommy said as tightening his hug on Lil, the girl blushing a little bit.
"And talking about enjoying time…" Susie pointed at the bus' window, the gang spotting Chuckie and Angelica arriving at the bus stop, holding hands, the boy carrying both his backpack and hers.
"Why is he carrying her backpack? Angelica can make it weightless, isn't she?" Phil arched an eyebrow at the scene, Kimi rolling her eyes at the remark.
"He's being a gentleman, Phil; what kind of guy allows his loved one to do all job when he can help?"
"I don't know; Britney Spears' husband?" Phil shrugged, the gang chuckling at the comment before standing up and heading to the bus' door, while some of the other alumni were already walking down, most of them giving Angelica and Chuckie a weird look.
"What? You had never seen a couple holding hands?" Angelica snapped at the students giving them the weirdest looks.
"Relax, Angie; as long as they don't mess with us…"
"Finster, sometimes you're just too good; you're lucky for having a girlfriend like me to look out for those details." Angelica gave him a playful smirk as poking his chest.
"Still snappy; guess you weren't brainwashed after all." Phil, him and the rest of the gang walking down the bus, pointed jokingly at the blonde.
"You are one to talk, DeVille, considering you have no brain to wash… or any idea about how to wash anything." Angelica said as waving a hand in front of her nose. "You want being Eco Loco's new sidekick or what?"
"Yes, you're relatively normal." Phil rolled his eyes. "Honestly, Chuckie, no offense, but what you saw in her?"
Chuckie and Angelica looked at each other, blushing intensely.
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Flashback.
That same day at 5 a.m.
Angelica felt a little kiss at her forehead, the girl opening her eyes to find Chuckie smiling and still hugging her.
"You're leaving now?" Angelica whispered at the boy.
"Yes; sorry, didn't want to wake you up." Chuckie whispered back.
"Well, since you already did, I can have my good morning kiss." The girl grinned widely before she and the boy kissed tenderly for a few seconds, both of them on pajamas and no blanket covering them, since they were quite resistant to cold temperatures and it was more comfortable for them.
"Better go now; it's kind of hard leaving after staring at you for an hour." Chuckie blushed before standing up and putting on his jogging clothing over his pajamas, the girl chuckling a little bit at his comment.
"So, you woke up an hour ago and had been hugging and staring at me since then… that power of yours is pretty cool, you know?"
"Well, to be totally honest, I was just half-staring; the rest of the time was looking at the door in case your parents decided to give you a nocturnal visit."
Angelica stood up and walked Chuckie to the window, giving him a last kiss before he jumped at the window's frame.
"Tomorrow we'll fly, okay?" Angelica said to her boyfriend, who gave her a martial salute.
"I'll be ready for it, Captain Pickles." Chuckie joked before jumping down, landing more or less graciously at the backyard. The boy waved bye to the blonde, who replied with a fond look before closing her window (one with a bullet-proof glass and extremely resistant frame with an electronic lock Kim's brothers installed the previous day); she then yawned and walked back to the bed to sleep a while more.
Chuckie jogged back home, a huge smile on his lips; he had changed his now usual nocturnal routine, training at the time he usually slept so he could later use the idea Angelica proposed about sleeping together at times. It was pretty risky, but, as he said, some people and things worth the risk, and spending the little time he slept in company of the person he loved the most was certainly included.
End Flashback.
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The blonde and the geek kept staring at each other, a fond smile widening on both their faces.
"Maybe I shouldn't have asked." Phil groaned.
"Come on, lovebirds, you can stare at each other during recess." Kimi cut the staring, the couple shaking their heads for a moment.
"Hey, try having a secret love for years and finally being requited, and you'd be just like us… or them." Chuckie pointed at Lil and Tommy at the last words, they already getting lovesick looks as well.
"I wonder if pheromones are included with those glows you guys got." Susie joked, Dil getting a thoughtful expression at her comment.
"That's an intriguing possibility, Susie. I'll need to research it."
"I'm not giving you hair samples again, Dil." Tommy said to his brother as the gang finally walked inside the school. Some of the other alumni got wide smiles when looking at Tommy and Lil holding hands, thinking they really made a nice couple, but most of them got shocked looks at Chuckie and Angelica doing the same.
"Okay, okay, what's the big deal?" Savannah and some of her popular 'friends' approached the gang, the girl getting a half-shocked, half-amused look. "Pickles, you know what you're doing?"
"Yes, Savannah; holding hands with my boyfriend," Angelica replied casually, the brunette chuckling at her answer, getting the attention of everyone at the corridor.
"Better step back; this can get ugly very soon." Susie said to her friends, she and the rest of the gang moving a few steps away from Angelica, Chuckie, and the popular crew.
"Pickles, I never thought you would sink to that level! Dating a geek is social suicide!" Savannah laughed loudly, "Especially one as geeky as this carrot-top!"
"So, what if he's a geek?" Angelica replied smoothly, "If dating him is suicide, then prepare my funeral because I'm doing it."
"You aren't serious…" Savannah got a shocked face. "Pickles, you had been working extra hard for as long as I remember to be a popular girl… I mean, your level got a major upgrade from that Kim Possible's stunt, and you're quitting all that to become a loser?"
"Now, hold it right there!" Chuckie gave Savannah a very serious face.
"How dare you interrupting me, nobody?"
"Simple; the girl you're calling 'loser' is my girlfriend, and nobody messes with her without having a word or two with me." Chuckie frowned at the brunette.
"And this 'nobody' is my boyfriend, so you better start respecting him." Angelica scowled at Savannah, making her to pale slightly.
"But… but… what can this guy give you to make a girl forget about popularity?"
Angelica and Chuckie gave each other a little grin and then, in presence of everybody, kissed deeply, Savannah's jaw falling just as several other alumni's.
"Check the time, Dil." Tommy whispered at his brother, who obeyed and started looking at his watch. After a minute or so, Savannah got her voice back, while the other students started cheering at the couple.
"Hey, stop that! You… you can't kiss for that long!" The brunette said, partially stunned, "Seriously, nobody can!"
The kiss continued for a little more time, the couple breaking it when Chuckie got the familiar feeling of his glow starting to work, so they stopped before their powers got revealed, and the little orange tone on Chuckie's skin was taken as blushing.
"Three minutes and forty-five seconds!" Dil said out-loud. "New school record!"
Everyone at the corridor but Savannah clapped and cheered at the couple, who vowed at in a show business-like way, and then started walking away, the rest of the gang behind.
"I think Savannah's jaw is about to touch the floor." Harold commented after giving the popular girl a last look.
"Guys, that was amazing!" Susie chuckled. "Good thing no teacher saw you; there must be some rule against that kind of public display of affection."
"That's why we usually keep it private." Angelica laughed before she, Susie and Harold stopped at their respective lockers and the blonde waved bye to Chuckie and the others. "See you at lunch, guys."
"See you, Angie." Chuckie gave her a fast kiss at the cheek before walking away with the rest of the gang, who were waving bye to the three oldest.
"Tommy… you can kiss that way too?" Lil blushed as giving her boyfriend a fond look.
"I don't think so, Lil; they can because of their powers' side effects; of course, that will not stop us from trying breaking that record someday." Tommy blushed as well while Lil giggled, her brother doing his best to ignore the scene.
"Okay, now I get why you and Angelica are dating." Phil got cut by Chuckie.
"Well, Phil, there's a lot more in our relationship besides kissing."
"I know, I know," Phil sighed. "Just give me some time to get used, okay?"
"Aw, poor little Phil doesn't like to see his friends kissing." Kimi said to Phil in a childish way while making a mocking face.
"You know, Kimi, if you weren't a girl, one of my best friends, and related to someone who can beat me with a single punch, I would hit you right now." Phil said to the Japanese in an obviously fake angry tone.
"Don't forget the fact I know basic fight moves from watching my brother training." Kimi karate-chopped Phil's chest in a playful way, the boy following the joke and acting hurt.
"Oh… the Deadly Blow… I'm… not… surviving…"
"Tommy, you must start bringing your camera all the time; look all the great material you're missing." Dil chuckled as pointing at Phil and Kimi, the rest of the group laughing at their antics as well.
Meanwhile, Angelica took out her own communicator, a gift from Wade (he gave one to Chuckie and Tommy as well) to call Kim and tell her about Savannah's reaction.
"You did that?" Kim, already at her school as well, got an amused expression, just like Ron and Rufus next to her.
"Yes, we did; Savannah's look was priceless! Not nearly as good as kissing Finster, of course, but still…" Angelica chuckled slightly. "Okay, have to leave. Call you guys later."
"See you, Angie-Girl." Ron said to her before Kim and Angelica cut the communication. "Maybe we should do that in front of Bonnie."
"That would be too much; we don't need to silence her." Kim blushed a little bit.
"I know, but any reason is good to kiss my badical girlfriend." Ron shrugged as giving Kim his usual goofy grin while they walked to their classroom, but then he got a shocked expression. "You know, I just had a kind of disturbing idea concerning Angelica and Chuckie's super-long kissing, and what if they keep dating all the way to adulthood."
"And that would be…"
"I kind of imagined their honeymoon." Ron gulped before shaking his head. Kim stopped on her tracks, wide-opening her eyes.
"Remind me to have a woman-to-woman talk with Angelica the moment she turns 15!"
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- Epilogue.
Several months later.
Chicago.
"This is Miranda Veracruz De la Hoya Cardenal, reporting from the News-Copter." The Latino reporter said at the camera before the cameraman focused at the action happening at street level. "Notorious criminal Motor Ed's rampage through the city seems to be unstoppable, as the police tries in vain to stop the mad engineer's newest destructive vehicle… and makes me glad I'm several hundreds feet above it."
Like the woman said, Motor Ed was having the time of his life with his most recent monster truck, one so resistant no ammo or barricade could stop it.
"Oh, yeah! Nobody is stopping this baby, seriously!" Ed laughed loudly as crushing some police cars, the cops barely escaping. The SWAT team then attacked the massive mechanical monster with a bazooka shot, but it barely scratched Ed's creation.
"One hundred tons of super titanium alloy, dudes! My beauty can take anything, seriously!" Ed laughed as changing his direction slightly. "Now, to the Bulls' stadium; no big loss there anyway; the team is worthless without Jordan, seriously."
At that moment, Ed's laughter was cut when the truck stopped abruptly. The villain tried to re-start the engine several times, proving to be a useless attempt.
"What happened? This vehicle is mega-powerful, and double checked all the systems, seriously!"
Tap, Tap!
Ed turned at his left and gasped when realizing Dynamo was hovering next to the door, taping the window. The boy then said something the villain couldn't hear due the glass' thickness, so opened the window.
"What did you say, electric dude?"
"I said, check the battery." Dynamo replied smoothly. Ed said as told, checking his many high-tech monitors, and wide-opened his eyes when realized the battery was practically dead.
"You drained my battery! That's low, seriously!"
"You're welcome." Dynamo then used his powers to mess with the truck's locks and open the doors, so Ed was now in the open with practically all Chicago's cops aiming their guns at him.
"And here I thought it would be easy without Red ruining my fun, seriously." Ed groaned as placing his hands behind his neck, a procedure he knew too well.
"And I think you should do something about the way you talk… seriously." Dynamo rolled his eyes as leaving Ed, the boy levitating over the damaged areas and using his power to clean as much debris as possible with one hand while taking out his communicator with the other.
"Hey, Wade, mission accomplished; I'll help a little bit and then wait for the ride."
"It will be there in ten minutes."
"Thanks a lot, pal; see you in a while."
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Secret lair at top of some mountain.
That same moment.
"At last!" Dementor laughed loudly, "My most poverful doomsday ray is finished! Now, I'm practically invincible!"
The mad scientist looked proudly at his invention, a gigantic ray at the middle of his lair pointing at the ceiling. The villain then took out a remote and pressed a button so the ceiling opened, and then another one to start the ray.
"This is so precious! So exciting! So…"
CRASH!
Dementor's jaw fell at the sight of his beloved weapon being crushed in front of his eyes, and the glowing yellow girl on top of the remains.
"Thanks for opening the ceiling, Dement. It made things a lot easier." Golden Angel smirked at the villain.
"But… the ray… my plans… how?"
"I'm not that good at Math, but two tons falling at 100 miles per hour can do some serious damage." The girl said as jumping down the destroyed ray, getting a slightly dizzy look. "Of course it's a little stunning, but hey, the result worth it."
"Ya will pay for this, ya traitorous girl!" Dementor snapped at her before yelling in rage. "Henchmen, get her!"
The girl simply stood in front of the villain, humming a tune, while he kept his position waiting for the henchmen he luckily conserved after Hench Co's destruction. After a few seconds, Dementor growled in annoyance and yelled again.
"VERE ARE YA? THE GUY PAYING YAR SALARY NEEDS ASSISTANCE!"
"Why don't you open the lab's door and go get them personally?" Golden Angel said casually, Dementor practically fuming yet doing as she said. The man dashed to the closest door and opened it, barely avoiding a henchman who was sent flying right over his head.
Dementor looked at his knocked-out henchman, getting a surprised look, and then a stunned one when turning back and seeing Feline was finishing with the little resistance left, most of the villain's thugs unconscious at the floor. Dementor's shock was broken only after the orange hero knocked a very large henchman with a good punch-kick combination, and then finished the last thug, who was trying to surprise him with a sneaky attack, the boy giving him a back punch and then grabbing the thug by his uniform and impacting him against the floor with a judo toss.
"This is unfair!" Dementor whined. "I had a perfect opportunity to finally take over the world!"
"Yeah, whatever; so, are you going to let me hand-cuff you and wait for Global Justice to appear, or I'll need to go all Patronus on you?" The girl said as taking a pair of cuffs from her outfit's pocket.
"Interesting options… I chose the third one; escaping by jet-pack!" Dementor cackled as pressing his belt's button, and a little jet turbine popped from the backpack he was wearing. A few seconds later, the man was flying out of the lair… until Golden Angel grabbed him by the ankle and increased her weight so it was just too much for the jet-pack and she and the villain started going down.
"You were trying to escape me in my element? And here I thought you were smart." The girl smirked at the villain when the finally landed, Dementor sighing and offering his wrists to the blonde so she could handcuff him; Feline, at a distance, chuckled slightly at the scene while taking out his communicator.
"Wade, we got Dementor and his weapon is junk."
"Good; Global Justice will be there in a few minutes, and your ride as well; you guys will be here on time."
"That's good to know. Thanks, Wade," Feline said before cutting the communication, and then he approached Golden Angel, the girl cuffing the villain to an extremely large machine so he couldn't escape.
"Did I have told you recently you're great?"
"Yes, but I like hearing it." The blonde smirked playfully at her boyfriend. "You were quite impressive too, Kitty Boy."
"Funny; yesterday I was 'Tiger'." Feline passed a hand over the girl's shoulders.
"You're a kitty and a tiger in the same package, dorky." Angel poked his chest playfully, Dementor rolling his eyes at the scene.
"If ya are doing that all the time, then knock me out."
"Yeah, right; shut up or we're sending you to Azkaban." Feline grinned at the villain, Angel chuckling and the man groaning at the comment.
"Can ya please cut all the Harry Potter's references?"
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Tri-State Maximum Security Prison.
Shego looked at her cell's ceiling as she had been doing since got out of the prison's hospital a few months ago. She had barely talked since her capture, and had made no attempts to escape; true, she was using special gauntlets that prevented the villainess from using her flaming powers, her cell's walls could stand everything less powerful than a bazooka's shot, and was watched by no less than ten heavily armed guards at all times, but that hadn't stopped her in the past. However, there was a major difference this time; she didn't want to escape, just like anyone who thinks punishment is well deserved.
"Shego, you have a visit."
The woman made no move or sound to acknowledge the guard, or when Hego entered the cell and sat at a nearby chair while the guard closed the door.
"Hi, sis… sorry I hadn't come before. Truth be said, I thought you would escape before being authorized to receive visits." The blue man got no response from the woman, but kept talking after a short pause. "Mego and the twins might come in a couple of days, if you approve; you know, Mego and I are in much better terms now… we still argue, but not as much as usual, and we're actually doing a very decent job. He has some good ideas when leaving the ego aside."
Shego remained silent yet got a little brief smile at the last lines.
"Shego… Ashley… I know you don't really like me here, but… I care about you, sister, no matter what. And… the guards have told us you aren't your usual self; I… all of us, your brothers, we are worried. I know made some mistakes in the past, both of us, but still love you, and if can't be a team again, at least would like helping you as a family."
"Remember when I almost killed two Texan rangers a few years ago?" Shego finally talked, in a barely audible tone.
"Yes… wish I don't." Hego sighed.
"A dozen rangers tried stopping me when doing a robbery; it was a little time before started working for Drakken." Shego rubbed her shoulders while she continued narrating her memory. "Most of them weren't a problem, but… one was pretty tough and had to attack the guy harder; almost finished him, but one of his partners saved the man by surprising me… and defended with the same anger I fought the other. Because of that, they both ended at the hospital, barely alive… and all Texas' police went after me; they needed fifty rangers and a SWAT team to catch yours truly."
"You always were the tough one," Hego shook his head before looking up at the ceiling. "I tried to change the sentence, but the police took it quite personal, and did their best to keep the trial as private as possible and… condemn you quickly."
"The electric chair… not the nicest experience; guess should be glad our fights against Electronique helped me develop my resistance to high voltage." Shego sighed. "When I woke up after the shock… was pretty scared; the moment realized the doctors were checking me and wasn't restrained, well, I reacted by mere instinct… it was the last thing I remembered when waking up again at a warehouse ten miles away."
"You fought a few dozen guards to escape; no serious damage." Hego told her, "None of us couldn't be there; thought I would see my sister dying in front of my eyes, and… even I'm not that strong."
"It took me a couple of days to fully recover, but it wasn't that hard; you know why?" Shego finally looked at her brother. "Because those rangers chose their job, and knew the risks, plus being more or less ready to accept their fate if necessary; the same thing happens with Possible; nobody forces her to fight me or any other villain, and she's quite good doing it, so I feel no remorse when using my blasts against her, but… Blonde…"
Shego took a deep breath, doing a major effort to continue and closing her eyes. Hego kneeled next to her and took her hand, trying to comfort her enough to continue.
"She and her friends… they didn't choose this; we all forced them into this game, business, life-style or whatever you want to call it!" Shego felt a little tear rolling down her cheek. "The girl only wanted to get out of the situation I dragged her in by taking advantage of your own attempts; and that kid… only wanted to help a friend he grew up with; none of them was actually aware of the kind of danger they would be facing! And I… Harry, I almost killed them! It wasn't even self-defense! I attacked full rage, like a wild animal or something!" Shego was practically yelling at the last part. "I know I'm evil, and was always proud of it, but that was way beyond my limit!"
The green woman put her face against Hego's chest and finally broke crying, the blue man hugging her tenderly, allowing his sister to continue.
"I can't believe did it," Shego talked between sobs, "Almost did something would regret my whole life! And now don't know what I am; too bad to be a heroine, and too afraid of myself to be a villainess!"
"I know what… WHO you are," Hego talked softly at her ear. "You are Ashley Go. Shego. My sister. And I'm going to be here to give a hand even if you don't want it."
"You always have to play do-gooder, uh?" Shego's trademark sly smirk appeared for the first time in months, but a little happy smile went along with it.
"Someone has to do it, sis." Hego chuckled a little bit.
"Yes… and if you tell anyone I cried, will pay a terrible prize." Shego gave the blue man her trademark threatening face.
"You'll ignite my pants?"
"Worse; I'll tell everyone you used to sleep with a Superman-disguised teddy bear."
"Leave Super Bruin out of this," Hego frowned back at his sister, and, after a few seconds, both siblings shared a good, hearty laugh.
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Middleton High School.
"Mankey, Josh."
Several people at the crowd, especially the boy's family, clapped and cheered when Mister Barkin called Josh to handle him the diploma. The now graduated class clapped as well, Kim getting an eager yet slightly nervous smile, knowing her name would be mentioned right after a few other classmates'.
"Oh, boy, I still can't believe we finally graduated!" Ron, sitting behind Kim due the alphabetical order arrangement, said in quite excited tone. Bonnie, who was sitting a couple places away from him, got an uneasy look for a moment yet got back to her usual snappiness almost instantly.
"I can't believe you're graduating instead of being sent back to Elementary."
"You know, Bon-Bon, somehow I think you'll miss having me around for insulting and mocking." Ron replied jokingly, Kim chuckling a little and Bonnie turning her head to avoid looking at him.
The redhead was so happy even Bonnie's mood couldn't ruin the moment, and the brunette was particularly moody because a large section of the crowd at the ceremony was there only for Kim, including people she and Ron had helped over the years, reporters covering the graduation of the heroine, and, of course, family and close friends. Kim felt a little bad for Bonnie because aside her friend Tara, who was graduating as well, the only one who would really cheer for the former Queen Bee would be her mother, since Mister Rockwaller was on a business trip; luckily, Bonnie's sisters weren't around either, which gave Bonnie a little bit of consolation, since they could be ten times more annoying and dislikable than herself at her worst day.
Kim turned to look at her family after the next graduate was called, smiling at her parents, Ron's (with his little baby sister Hana at Mrs. Stoppable's lap), and the tweebs, who, oddly enough, actually seemed quite happy for her… or maybe it was because of the girls sitting next to them.
"So, Susie," Jim whispered at the Afro-American girl, "are you and Kimi doing something this weekend?"
"Yeah, we can ask Kim to drop us at your place, or get you two a ride with Wade, if, you know, want to hang around." Tim added as giving Kimi a flirty look.
"Look, guys, we're flattered, really, but… well, we're taken." Susie told the twins, making their jaws to fall.
"Who?" Jim and Tim finally got their voice back. At that moment, Harold and Phil returned to their seats, Harold sitting right next to Susie and Phil aside Kimi, the boys holding the girls' hands almost immediately giving and receiving fond looks from the females; Phil started dating Kimi a month after his sister and Tommy did, and Harold, who had received a lot of support from Susie to recover from Angelica dating Chuckie, finally fell for her and they became a couple just two weeks ago.
"The ride just arrived." Harold informed the gang.
"Wade is just thanking the guy who brought them; they'll be here in a moment." Phil added.
"I wonder why they chose them over us, I mean…"
"We're geniuses!" Jim ended his brother's phrase.
"Three words, guys; Kim and Ron," Dil, who was sitting right behind them, shook his head and whispered at the duo. "It seems pretty and capable girls have a thing for goofy nice guys who had been their friends for years."
"Truth," the twins sighed as turning back at the stage, their mother and Lucy, who agreed on going with Susie and her friends to the ceremony, noticing it and getting a slightly amused look.
"Sorry we're late." Tommy, dressed on regular outfit, sat next to Lil, with Wade, Angelica and Chuckie following him; curiously, even if Chuckie still used his regular clothing, he had added something to his image, a black cap, and had a mullet instead of his usually messy hairdo, an idea both he and Angelica had to make him a little more different from his superhero self, since the boy's messy orange hair was perfectly visible in his Feline's identity.
"You're barely on time. I think Kim is next." Lil said to the newcomers.
"The ride took a little more than I calculated." Wade explained while Angelica talked at Jim, Tim, Dil and Phil.
"Hey, guys, brought what I told you?"
"Yes; we have it under the seats." Jim whispered at the blonde, a little grin appearing on his face.
"And Monique made us a favor to get as many participants as possible." Tim added, grinning as well.
"Never thought I would cooperate with one of your pranks; I like it." Phil said to the girl, both of them getting mischievous smiles. Since Angelica was dating Chuckie, which meant she only taunted or teased him playfully these days, most of her insults were now directed at Phil, but, curiously, they now were, if not best friends, much better than in the past.
"Possible, Kimberly."
Kim stood up, the whole crowd erupting in cheers when she received the diploma and thanked Mister Barkin, who gave her a little salute. The redhead turned to look at her family, smiling widely when noticing the trio was on time and joining the collective cheer as well. Kim then took her place alongside the other graduates and waited for Monique, who received her diploma three classmates after the former cheerleader and right before Felix, Ron's handicapped friend.
"Everybody, get ready," Angelica said to her accomplices, Jim handling her something he and Tim had brought as they prepared their own stuff, several people at the crowd, mostly freshmen and sophomores and a few graduates from past years who had attended the ceremony doing similar things.
"Rockwaller, Bonnie."
Bonnie stood up to receive her diploma, and, at that moment, the last thing she expected happened. Jim and Tim, who were holding two little packages, pushed a button on them, inflating the stuff that resulted to be a portable version of their mascots' masks (resembling bulldogs' heads) and started howling after putting them on; Angelica, Phil and Dil, who had received similar ones, did the same thing, their friends chuckling at the scene and getting surprised and amused looks when the other people cooperating with the stunt took out muzzles, squeaky toys, leashes, dog bones, signs reading 'Mad Dog', and even more dog masks, all of them howling and barking as well.
The teachers and the other adults got amused expressions, even Bonnie's mother, since they thought it was just a very creative way to say good bye to a popular cheerleader, but Bonnie knew best; ever since her little quarrel with Angelica, she was nicknamed 'Miss Mad Dog'. She was never called that way right in her face, but now she was no longer a senior but a graduate, and therefore couldn't do anything against the other students –at least without going to jail-, everyone who had been humiliated and insulted by her in the past took this chance to get even on the brunette, this being an idea Angelica had when Monique informed her about the effects of the blonde's lesson on Bonnie.
The brunette made her best to control herself, and, clenching her teeth and fists, thanked Mister Barkin when receiving her diploma, Kim, Monique and some other graduates doing their best to hold laughter. Bonnie, practically fuming, took her place alongside the ones who already had their diplomas as well, giving Kim a death glare that intensified when looking at Monique and she rose her hand a little bit and gave Bonnie a little grin so she knew Kim had nothing to do with the prank and Monique was one of the masterminds.
"That must hurt… but it was funny, isn't it, buddy?" Ron, who wasn't making any effort to hide his grin, said to Rufus, who popped from under his hat and laughed when looking at the scene. When the crowd calmed, the ceremony continued, being Ron's turn shortly later.
"Stoppable, Ronald."
Ron stood up and, curiously, the crowd gave him the same treatment Bonnie received, but, in his case, it was obviously in a much kinder and friendlier spirit. When Ron received his diploma, and he and Barkin saluted each other (as much as the former soldier would hate to admit it, he had some sort of bond and sympathy for Ron), the blonde turned at the crowd and, once Rufus jumped at his shoulder, he and the rodent started howling as well.
"Boo-yah! Go, Mad Dogs!" Ron said in happiness, getting general laughter and clapping; nobody expected less from the original Mad Dog, the best mascot Middleton ever had. Kim shook her head yet smiled broadly at her boyfriend's display, while Bonnie lowered her head so nobody noticed she had a little smile, Ron goofiness succeeding in slightly calming her down, even if she still wanted to find a rabid weasel to throw at Monique's face.
Once the final speeches were said, and the ceremony ended with the classic 'all graduates throw their hats' moments, all of them joined the people at the crowd, Kim and Ron getting tight hugs from their respective families while their friends congratulated them.
"Hey, Hana, look!" Ron said to his baby sister as showing her the diploma, "Your brother is a graduate!"
"Bruthah!" Hana, still on her mother's arms, giggled in happiness while clapping.
"Ron, your sister is lovable!" Susie commented as looking at the baby, Harold doing funny faces at Hana a moment later, succeeding in making her laugh as loudly as a baby can.
"Oh, come on, Carmichael, is just a baby as any other. No offense, Mrs. Stoppable." Angelica said as looking closely at Hana, who surprised her by grabbing the blond girl's nose and giving her a cute baby look.
"Hey, I need that to breath!" Angelica said in a very nasal tone, everyone around her chuckling at the scene. The blonde frowned at Hana, but even her legendary bad temper wasn't match for the baby's cuteness, as the frown was replaced by a playful smirk, and Angelica replied by grabbing Hana's nose as well, a scene that Wade got in picture while doing his best to keep a straight face.
"Now, let go my nose and I'll release your, okay?" Oddly enough, Hana released Angelica, apparently understanding her perfectly, and she and the blonde gave each other a big smile.
"So, she's the famous Angelica?" The girl turned at Felix, who was approaching the group on his high-tech wheelchair. "You don't seem as mischievous as Ron always says."
"It's my boyfriend's fault; he's softening me." Angelica smirked at the graduate while pointing at a shrugging Chuckie.
"I think Bonnie wouldn't agree with that statement, Angelica." Kim pointed. "I mean the whole dog thing…"
"Sorry, GF, we couldn't resist," Monique said as approaching the group after receiving her own congratulations from her family, "It was just a perfect chance to play a good stunt on her."
"And besides, she asked for it."
"Nobody forced anyone to participate in the prank; all of them wanted a piece of Bonnie." Tim concluded Jim's statement, as usual.
"On a different topic... you guys had any trouble? And don't worry, Felix is trustworthy." Ron addressed the super-powered trio, Kim getting a curious look as well. When Wade told them about Dementor and Motor Ed's stunts they were ready to drop the whole ceremony and go stop them, but the techno-nerd, luckily, had told Team Reserve as well, and they offered to handle the villains so their friends wouldn't miss the graduation; besides, it had been a while since Teams Possible or Go had needed the reserves since, because of all the information Global Justice got on Jack Hench's clients, there had been a significant decrease on super criminals' activity, to the point Kim and Ron did mostly rescue missions these days, and most of the time could do it on their own.
"No problem at Chicago; once drained the battery, the police finished the job." Tommy shrugged. "I even had time to buy a pizza, but Chuckie here ate most of it on our way here."
"Hey, beating a henchmen army always makes me hungry." Chuckie shrugged. "Oh, and Angelica was simply great; that Dementor guy didn't see her coming until his ray was turned into an accordion."
"Hey, you guys know me," Angelica said in her smooth, superiority tone, "I'm the best bad girl on the good side; cool, great, marvelous, and…"
"Dead meat, unless you start running right now," Jim tapped Angelica's shoulder and pointed at a distance, the blonde's eyes meeting with a murderous glare from Bonnie, who hadn't recognized Angelica among the howling crowd since she was using the dog mask at that moment, but now the graduate was downstage, taking advantage her mother was socializing with the other parents, and searching for Monique to have some serious words with her…
"Ah… you are all going to the Possibles' place, right?" Angelica, paling slightly, asked to nobody in particular.
"Yes, we are." Kimi replied as she, as well as everyone else, looked at Bonnie quickly approaching them.
"Good; see you guys there… have to flee!" Angelica gave a fast kiss to Chuckie before dashing away. A few moments later, Bonnie passed next to the group, giving Kim and Monique a furious glare before started chasing Angelica.
"Come back here, kid! I'll have an extremely serious chat with you!" Bonnie said in a threatening tone.
"Sorry, but if you want talking, go with Doctor Dolittle!" Angelica, despite the severity of the situation, couldn't help but making one of her usual remarks, causing the people around to chuckle and Bonnie's anger to rise even more.
"Better go with her in case someone needs a fast healing; see you guys later." Chuckie said to his friends before chasing both females, everyone at the group either chuckling or simply grinning at the scene.
"Keep your cell phone on in case you need calling a SWAT Team." Kim yelled at the geek in a tone nobody could said if was joking or serious.
"Okay, let's go; Ron's mother and I prepared a delicious meal for all." Ann Possible said to the youngsters, and the group walked away to the families' cars.
Meanwhile, Chuckie saw Bonnie running behind the gym; when the geek caught her, she was standing in a predatory stance, looking around for her prey, who was nowhere on sight.
"YOU!" Bonnie turned at Chuckie, finally acknowledging his presence. "Where did that blonde go?"
"Uh… she flew away?" Chuckie shrugged, slightly intimidated by the girl's expression that would fit a mad and hungry wolverine just perfectly.
"DON'T PLAY WITH ME, KID!"
"Okay, okay… she ran that way." Chuckie pointed at a random direction. Bonnie snarled at him and ran away, heading to the school's football field.
"And you wonder why I used dog insults on her?"
Chuckie turned and smiled when looking at Angelica levitating head down right in front of his face.
"If it was raining and you were using a mask, this would be just perfect." Chuckie pointed.
"I don't like soaking my clothes." Angelica, getting the reference, grinned at him, and then they kissed for a few seconds, Chuckie placing his hands at her head's sides. When they broke contact, the girl adopted a more normal position, and grabbed him by the armpits.
"Better go now, or Ron, Harold and Phil will eat everything."
"I hope not; we're having an eating contest; the three of them against me." Chuckie said to her as they elevated and flew away from the school, catching sight of Bonnie at the football field still looking for Angelica and wondering if the boy wasn't joking when saying she flew away.
THE END.
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And that was it! (Boo-yah! Nice done, dude!) Thanks, Ron. Can say the second disclaimer, please?
(Sure; as you guys noticed, Ramiro-Man, besides having the All Grown Up gang here, made references to some other series, including Hey, Arnold! and Looney Tunes, and various comics from both DC and Marvel, as well as some movies' references; of course, he doesn't own any of them, used without permission or profit intentions. The character of Eco Loco is also an original creation from Mexican TV writer and producer Silvia Roche, used without permission or profit intentions as well.)
Thanks, Ron; you did a good job, you know? And that means… (Tex-Mex for lunch?) For both of us, man! (Coolio! Then, let's finish this! So long everybody, and thanks for reading and reviewing!)
Keep the good writing.