Don't own any of the Disney characters, don't sue.
A/N: Alternative Universe. Story almost does not have anything to do with the original story. Let us see where it will take us :) Enjoy and review.
PS: I have nothing against Canadians. As for the fact of excuse I say my best friend is Canadian. Do not take this fanfic too personal :)
Frozen Heart
Chapter 1
Kim has turned twenty years old. She has woken up in her bed and kept staring at the ceiling. Everyday she woke up, she kept wondering what have happened to Shego. It's been almost half a year since she graduaded and with Drakken's and Shego's help, saved the world. Right after they helped, Shego disappeared. It did concern Kim. She tried not to think why, but the red headed hero could not leave that like that. She hesitated to ask Wade for help as when he started to grow older, he became more suspicious and nosy. Yet, it has been too long. She needed help. She looked at the window and admire the blue, morning sky. She had to do it.
"Wade..."Kim said as she turned on her communicator.
"What is it Kim? Everything okay?" Young man asked with an arched eyebrow. Kim hesitated for a moment as she bit her lower lip.
"I was wondering..." She broke the silence. "Do you know where Shego is?" It has happened. She said it out loud. She worried about the villainess.
"I did not expect that question" Wade said honestly "And, no. Since she helped you save the world, I stopped spying on her" He said frankly. Kim looked at her window and admired sun entering her bedroom. It wasa beautiful morning, but Kim did not appreciate it. She did not want to say what she was thinking, but she has had enough of sleepless nights.
"Would you be so kind...?"
"No problem" Wade interrupted her "I see you don't wanna talk about it. Whatever it is, keep it to yourself and I'll keep you posted" He ended the conversation with a smile. He knew that Kim never considered him a confession-like friend and he was glad she decided to trust him.
"You, honestly,do rock, Wade" She said with a faint smile and turned off the communicator. She got off her bed and got ready for another day of work. She was not pleased about it, but she needed her own income.
She was working at the Middleton Mall as the security officer at the Club Banana. She got used to being a world wide known hero, so she felt degraded, but it was better than nothing, plus has had special employee's bonus card for cheaper shopping at Club Banana. She was honestly surprised how many women were so desperate to have Club Banana's clothes. So desperate they were ready to steal. Luckily, the rumour about "the" Kim Possible working as a security has spread amazingly quickly and there were no thefts in the entire mall. Kim's habit was to catch every thief. It did not matter to her whether they stole from Club Banana or other stores. They had to be stopped, no matter the cost.
Her days passed. One by one. Slowly. Boringly. She has been working twelve hours every single day. She did not feel like having day off. She woke up very early and returned home for late dinner. Her parents were not happy about her working herself up so much, but they understood her motives. It has been one month since she broke up with Ron. Their relations has turned cold as ice since she started to worry about missing Shego. At first Ron thought he did something wrong. After few weeks he has became very jealous. It bothered Kim. But when he suggested Kim was more involved with the villainess than with their relationship it was just too much for the hero. She ended this farce. Unfortunately Ron did not take it very well. He ceased to talk to Kim and decided to move. It did hurt Kim. It did not bother her that she lost a boyfriend. Actually the only boyfriend she has ever had. An even though he was a crappy one. What really bothered her was that she has lost a life-long friend. She was left alone. Wade was just a friend who helped her on many occasions, but never truly understood her. Monique... well, she was Monique. Nothing else to say. She needed something to hang on. So she was working herself up, because after Shego's disappearance her missions turned into a hobby. She occasionally stopped Dementor. Monkey Fist was Ron's problem and Duff bought his own golf course and, let me say, he retired.
She came back home and fell onto her bed when her communicator finally buzzed. Kim fetched it from her backpack and turned it on. She noticed Wade's proud face.
"You won't believe what I've found" Young genius said and Kim just arched her eyebrow as she was too tired to say anything. "Shego left the country few weeks after the graduation incident" He kept Kim in tension, but she did not say anything "I hacked the airports and noticed that she has legally went to Canada. It was the only country where she was not a wanted criminal."
"What? Canada?!" Kim exclaimed. She could not believe it nor understand it.
"Listen, Kim. I have more intel" He added with a smile "She foud a legal job in Yellowknife" He added and Kim's eyes widened. "Yeah... I could not believe it myself, but I crosschecked everything time after time. It's one hundred percent positive information."
"But?" Kim asked.
"But what?" Wade asked.
"There is always'but'" Kim pointed out. Wade just sighed.
"Yeah... there's 'but'" He addmitted. "She has gone missing few weeks ago.
"Again?!" Kim exclaimed. She realized that she is taking Shego's disappearance way too personal. It was not like her.
"Kim?" Wade asked "Is there anything you'd like to tell me? I mean... I've nooticed you've always cared about Shego's wellbeing, but now... you're just freaking me out"
"I'd... I'd rather not, Wade. Nothing personal. I'm still figuring it out myself." She said honestly whilst looking away from the communicator.
"Okay... do as you wish..." He said as he raised his hands defenslessely. "Just remember. I'm here for you" he added with a faint, but honest smile.
"I know, Wade. Thank you." She said and the awekward silence occurred.
"Sooo..." Wade broke the silence after a short while"What do we do?" He asked and Kim took his question under the consideration.
"I'll look for her. Just not yet. Keep me posted. Try to find her through the satellite. I need to finish all of my duties here."
"What about college?" Wade brought her back to earth.
"Don't you worry about it. I might have strange priorities, but I will figure everything out. You just have to trust me" She said and Wade just nodded.
"Okay, then. Just watch out" he said and broke the connection.
The summertime has ended and Kim finally made up her mind. She just could not stay in Colorado while Shego was missing somewhere in the far North. Especially since the winter was getting closer and closer. She decided she will join the Aurora College and will study in Yellowknife. It was her only possiblity to continue her education and look for Shego at the same time.
"But, Kimmie... that's Canada" Her mother pointed out when heroine decided to break the news to her family at the dinner table. She eyes strickt blue eyes and felt anxious.
"I know mom... but at least it's still North America" She said with a small smile.
"And you really want to do a Bachelor in Education Program?" James asked hesitantly. He did not want to force her daughter to anything, but he did notice that apart from Kim being a wold wide known hero, she was just... average.
"Yes, dad. I just want to help people. As I always did." Kim said but she felt her father's thoughts."I know that you're a rocket scientist and mom's a brilliant neurosurgeon... and even tweebs are genius, but I think that it will be the best for me" She said in one breath and looked at her parents' reaction. James just looked at Ann. They slightly nodded in unison of agreement.
"But it doesn't have to do anything with a boy?" James asked as he usually did. Kim just chuckled.
"No, dad. It doesn't have anything to do with any boy" She said with a laught.Shego's not a boy, dad, Kim thought with an inner smile.
"Well, then... If you made up your mind" Ann broke in "When do you plan to leave?"
"As soon as possible." Kim said honestly "Wade found me a small and cheap apartment. College accepted my application so everything is ready. I just didn't want to do anything without your 'blessing'" Kim explained. Her parents smiled and Kim felt that the tension was leaving her body. She was just glad that her parents did approve.
"Just make sure you'll come back every holidays" James asked with a concern in his voice. He still had problem with letting go.
"I will, dad... that' a promise" Kim said and finished her dinner. She felt much, much better after she had her parents supporting her.
It has been two weeks since she told her parent's about her plans. She quit her security job and was currently packing her bags. She was almost ready. There were just few more things she wanted to take. She looked through her pictures. She felt pain when she noticed the old photo of herself and Ron. It's past. Get over it, Possible, she rebuked herself. She decided to leave this picture. She went through other ones and found the first picture of Shego she has ever seen. It was her prison photo. The number 11734 was decorating the table the villainess held. Kim smiled and unknowingly hid the photo in ther bag. She zipped it and did not even notice then her room was intruded by her mother.
"Kimmie?" Ann said "Can we talk? I know why you decided to leave to Canada... I just did not want to talk about it with your father around" She said. Kim looked at her with suprise flashing in her olive green eyes. Did she really know? "Back when I was young I also fell for a person I was supposed to hate. Well... it was not my arch-foe, but it was still pretty nasty" Ann said and Kim realized that her mother knows. She knew about everything. But...
"How?" Was all Kim demanded to know.
"Mothers just know" Ann replied with a smile"I just want to be sure you know what you're doing..."
"I do mom. She needs my help. She's gone missing long time ago. Somewthere too close to the arctic circle... I have to... I must..." Kim started to lose sense.
"All right, sweety." Ann interrupted. She walked over to Kim and put her hands on her daughter's arms "I just want what's best for you" She added with a smile. "Just be sure you will be fine" Kim looked into her mother's blue eyes that coldly read her soul.
"I will, Mom. Don't worry. I've been through worse" Kim added with a smile and took her bag. She went downstairs. Her father was already waiting for her. He drove her to the airport. She had no time to say hergoodbyes either to her friends, Colorado or States. Before she has noticed, she was landing in Yellowknife.
The October was approaching quickly. It was getting colder and colder. Kim felt it very drastically. Moving from warm Colorado to the city five hundred kilometres away from the arctic circle was a drastic she has her secret mission. And she had to be smart about it.
She quickly felt like at home in her studio. It was just a big room with a bed, an attached kitchen and a separated toiled. More than she needed right now. Especially since she was spending her days at the College and every weekend in the town looking for any trace of Shego. Kim asked Wade to try and locate Shego's possible apartment. Kim knew Shego well enough that she knew that villainess was a habitue to a Harley's Hard Rock Saloon. She hit a jackpot.
"Oh, yes... I knew Miss Go" A very kind, tattooed bartender told her when she showed him Shego's picture.
"But?" Kim asked and noticed that a young brownhaired man was hesitating. He waved at her to move closer.
"She freaked out some time ago and ran into the woods" He explained in low voice. Kim just looked at him questioningly. "She had someone around here. But in one day everything she cared about was destroyed. So she just ran off."
"But where?" Kim asked trying not to think what really happened. After her all adventures she knew that the truth must stand on at least two legs, so the confession of one bartender was nothing.
"To the woods. We believe she's already dead by now. Eaten by bears or wolves" Man said and his brown eyes sparkled. He seemed excited that he was the one spreading the rumour around.
"Wolves? I thought they're extinct." Kim noticed.
"Dene's* has their own stories. You should talk with them" He said enigmatically. Kim dropped the conversation, ordered a beer, drank it and returned home. She had school tomorrow.
Time was passing. Wade had nothing on Shego and Kim was slowly starting to lose her hope. She has visited Denes, but they did not tell her anything more than the bartender. Well... they did tell her about their own regional beliefs. It was nothing Kim took her into the consideration. After another week she was almost starting to think about returning back to Middleton when suddenly when she was doing her homework in a local pub someone ran in a begun to yell.
"John is dying!" Man in hunter-like clothing started to scream. The music, conversations and whispering stopped. Everyones' attention was to that man. "He survived the attack of the beast that was killing everyone in the woods!" He continued and Kim unknowingly decided to take this lead.
"Where is he now?" She asked.
"In the hospital... barely breating." He said as someone gave him a beer to calm his nerves. As everyone started to talk with the terrified man, Kim silently exited the pub and ran to the hospital. It was easy to find the hunter she wanted to find. He was lying in a separate room. No visitors. So Kim just entered and smiled happily when she noticed that the man was conscious.
"Tell me what happened." She demanded. The man, at least thirty years old, looked at her, but did not argue. He just took a deep breath and confessed.
"We were at tundra, close to the arctic circle" He has begun "I don't remember everything, but we thought it was a bear. Before we knew, we were surrounded by wolfes. And this... this creature just jumped at us. Slayed my friends..." He broke out crying "Just before she started to cut me with her fingers I noticed green, devilish eyes. I had a feeling I knew her, but before I could say anything she has begun to cut me with her long and sharp talons. As the wolves were eating my friends she was torturing me." He lost his breath. Kim decided to show Shego's picture.
"Is that a person who attacked you?" She asked. Man's pulse increased. The beeping of the machines made Kim nervous. Man just started screaming. He stopped using words. Just babbling about demon or something. Nurse ran into the room and pushed Kim away. She had her answer. And a dozen of new quiestions. What did make Shego kill those men? What has happened to her? Why was she living in tundra forest? She needed those questions to be answered. Immediately.
The winter break was getting closer and closer. She decided to stay in Yellowknife. Even if that will hurt her family's feelings. She needed to find Shego. If she truly attacked that man, she was in the wild for way too long. Whatever happened to her, Kim was still able to save her. As soon as the heroine has finished her last day on fall semester she went in a pub and yelled:
"Everyone!" Kim screamed and people looked at her. "As you have noticed people are in danger! Who's joining me to see what has had attacked Smith and killed his friends?!" She asked. All gathered men and women looked at her and at each other.
"Whatever this creature is it killed my friends!" One man said.
"We have to stop it!" Voices arose and Kim just smiled. Maybe she will find some help.
"So whose coming with me?!" She asked and suddenly all the voices silenced.
"Listen..." A bartender spoke in the name of others "We know that you're 'the' Kim Possible, but it's way too dangerous." He explained. Kim just felt an urge to kick everyone. Canadians... damned Canadians. So angry, yet too frightened to do anything, she thought. Angry, like she has not been in a long while, she exited the pub and cursed loudly.
"Kim Possible?" She heard a voice on the street. She turned her attention to the corner of the building.
"Yes?"
"I heard you want to search for the beast that attacked Smith" A male voice spoke up. Kim went behind the building and noticed a young, blonde man. "I want to find it as well. Just for the cause of being the one who has achieved it" He added an explanaition. He resembled Kim of Ron so much she trusted him immediately. Kim just smiled.
"Meet me with all the gear you have first thing at the sunrise." She demanded.
"10am?" He asked in disbelief and smiled faintly.
"6am. Don't judge me. I'm from the South" She explained herself with a smile "Meet me by the River Site" She added and left.
She has returned home happy. For the first time on many months. She finally had a turning point in her stay in Canada. She found a solid information about Shego's whereabouts and a partner in her search. It all happened so quickly Kim had no time to think it over. She just wanted to make sure Shego was okay. She needed to see her, touch her to make sure she is not an illusion. Kim stopped understanding her own desires long time ago. Now she was just focusing on mornings trip up North. That was the most important to her right now. She fell on her bed and fell asleep immediately.
A/N: So... I've been seeing this for couple of nights right now. I just hope you'll like it. Do review and I hope I will manage to make it as great as it seemed to be in my head :)
Respectfully
Sova