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The story begins with a shadowy teenage figure defeating Team Go by outwitting Hego (admittedly [[Good Is Dumb|not terribly difficult]]), and continues with Team Possible responding to what appears to be a routine tip about an impending theft. On that mission, Kim, Ron, and Rufus encounter Grimm Probable, his [[Sidekick]] Rhonda Fatigable, and Rhonda's long-tailed weasel [[Team Pet|Rueful]]. After some initial banter that reinforces the weird mirror-image duality, the two teams face off. During the confrontation, Wade's attempt at providing remote assistance is thwarted by Jade, Team Probable's hacker.
After holding Team Possible to a draw, Team Probable gets away, revealing that they weren't actually trying to steal
The stories in the series are (in sequence):
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3256095/1/All_Things_Probable All Things Probable]''
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3314310/1/The_Return_of_Zorpox The Return of Zorpox]''
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3546553/1/Back_To_Kwitcherbeliakin Back to Kwitcherbeliakin]''
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3785522/1/A_Friend_In_Darkness A Friend in Darkness]''
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6798645/1/A_Little_KR_Fluff A Little K/R Fluff]'' -- [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|A short scene of Kim and Ron]] [[WAFF|sharing a cute]] [[Sleep Cute|moment]].
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7465157/1/All_Things_Probable_IV_Graduation Graduation]''
The author's [http://home.comcast.net/~gregfisk/fanfics.htm fanfic homepage] features [[Fan Art|author-illustrated]] versions of most of these stories (except for the epilogue of "A Friend in Darkness" and "A Little K/R Fluff").
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* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]: In "A Friend in Darkness," Wade initially finds it difficult to accept that the [[
* [[Becoming the Genie]]: This is Kim and Wade's analysis of how Monkey Fist had to walk the Path of the Yono.
* [[The Cavalry]]: Two waves show up in "The Return of Zorpox" for the big battle. First, some of the Yamanouchi ninjas resist the [[Mirror Morality Machine|Mega Synaptic Transducer]] thanks to their mental disciplines, and come to recover the Lotus Blade from Zorpox. When they fail, most of Kim's [[Rogues Gallery|usual enemies]] ([[Heel Face Turn|turned good]] by the Transducer) show up to help her.
* [[The Chosen One]]: Ron for the Mystical Monkey Power and {{spoiler|Rhonda}} for the Mystical Bear Power
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: In one of the side missions that come up during [[Enemy Mine|the two teams' alliance]], Grimm takes down Gill by dumping a bucket of salt on him. When Kim objects to the harshness of the tactic, he points out that it was painful but did no permanent damage, and [[What Is Evil?|sarcastically asks]] [[Not So Different|what makes it so much worse than]] [[The Movie|the time Kim kicked Shego into an electrical tower]].
** In general, Team Probable uses defense-oriented combat
* [[Comic Book Time]]: While "A Friend In Darkness" took over four years to write, the events of the story occurred within a month.
* [[Cool Car]]: Kim and her car, which had the tech copied by Team Probable and used to make Grimm’s motorbike.
* [[Disability Immunity]]: Due to Ron's [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|lack of darkness in his heart]], he is impervious to Maze's dark mind control.
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]/[[Spear Counterpart]]: The members of Team Probable are the opposite genders from their Team Possible counterparts. (Exception: [[Team Pet
** The pattern carries over to many of the secondary characters in Team Probable's hometown of Riddleton.
* [[Doorstopper]]: "A Friend in Darkness" is 38 chapters and over 400,000 words (about quadruple the word count of the preceding stories combined).
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* [[Fan Sequel|Fan Prequel]]: Another fanfic writer wrote [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3900910/1/Kim_Possible_Team_Probable_First_Odd_Job a story] about Team Probable's first job as mercenary villains' helpers (rescuing the client from his own [[Laser Hallway|security lasers]], with obvious parallels to Kim Possible's first heroic mission). The [[Original Character]] villain from the story [[Canon Immigrant|later appeared]] in "A Friend in Darkness".
* [[Feel No Pain]]: Monkey Fist, the magicked civilians {{spoiler|and Shego. Then again, they are made of stone.}}
* [[Framing the Guilty Party]]: Kim discovers a scrapbook full of letters and photos that seem to clearly tie Team Probable to known villains. When Wade examines it, he discovers that it's a
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: {{spoiler|Rhonda}}, as part of her power.
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: Grimm says that Team Probable is this in "A Friend in Darkness", claiming that the crimes they prevent would be much worse than the ones they commit. The authorities take the same view; Global Justice [["Get Out of Jail Free" Card|gives Team Probable "a certain amount of leeway"]] in return for the intel they provide about their clients.
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: Grimm, Grimm, Grimm…why do you always feel the need to break the spirit of your foes with your viciously barbed tongue?
* [[Honor Among Thieves]]: Team Probable is a group of mercenaries who hire themselves out to villains, typically to steal something or to run interference while their client steals something. They are also a close-knit group of [[True Companions|friends who genuinely care about each other]].
** The [[Word of God|author's notes]] indicate that this was a deliberate aversion of the common stereotype of villains as [[Dirty Coward
* [[Improvised Golems]]: At first, Maze made golems the old-fashioned way, but once he got Monkey Fist's assistance, they started making golems out of petrified victims. Then {{spoiler|they transformed nearly all the statues in the world into golems}}.
* [[I'm Having Soul Pains]]: After being trapped in the [[Spirit World]], Rhonda keeps feeling painful pins-and-needles sensations. Ron briefly feels the same thing after thinking that [[Laser-Guided Karma|she deserves to suffer]], realizes that it's caused by malicious thoughts, and helps her take a laid-back attitude that frees her of the pain.
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* [[Official Couple]]: Much of the personal drama (see the [[Played for Drama]] entry) is derived from taking a closer look at some events in [[Canon|the series]] and considering the implications for the Kim/Ron relationship.
* [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]]: Wade and Jade. Justified (somewhat) with them both being supergeniuses that have studied in various disciplines.
* [[Opt Out]]: When Grimm finds out about {{spoiler|Kim and Ron breaking up}}, his first thought is to exploit the situation and put an end to Team Possible once and for all. When he gleefully describes his plans to Rhonda, she tells him that after the way Ron helped her in the [[Spirit World]], she can't be a party to anything that would hurt
* [[Played for Drama]]: A number of incidents that were [[Played for Laughs]] on the [[Canon|show]] are referenced and addressed seriously:
** In "The Return of Zorpox," Grimm extracts Ron's tracking chip and shows it to him, presenting it as proof that Kim and Wade are [[False Friend|false friends]] who have been secretly spying on him for years. {{spoiler|At the end of the story, Ron confronts Kim about it, and she admits to being in the wrong and asks for forgiveness.}}
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* [[The Psycho Rangers]]: Team Probable, to Team Possible.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Just like canonical examples.
* [[The Red Mage]]: Maze, who has channeled part of the Great Bear Spirit's power into himself and also mastered the creation of [[
* [[Relationship Sabotage]]: Some of Grimm's head games are designed to drive a wedge between Kim and Ron by planting the idea that Kim is just taking advantage of Ron and doesn't have any real respect for him.
** {{spoiler|Inverted at the end of "A Friend in Darkness," where Grimm manipulates Kim and Ron into getting back together.}}
* [[Sidekick]]: Rhonda Fatigable (Ron's counterpart).
* [[Spirit World]]: Ron and Rhonda spend much of "A Friend in Darkness" isolated in the [[Spirit World]] after being [[Trapped in Another World|banished]] by Maze. They are occasionally able to see what their friends are doing and make tenuous contact (usually just a vague impression of their invisible presence).
* [[Status Quo Is God]]: The stories are written to fit seamlessly into the [[
* [[Summer Campy]]: Camp Kwitcherbeliakin, which Rhonda enjoyed about as much as Ron enjoyed his summer at Camp Wannaweep.
** The irony is that her camp wasn't out to get her like Ron's, it was her own dislike of nature that made her miserable.
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