Kim Possible: The Last Hope

by Guardian55

Through the Time Monkey, Shego became evil empress of the world. Twenty years have passed since and with Kim Possible, Ron Stoppable, plus every other hero that could stand against her grace removed, the people have given in to the Supreme One's power. Their anticipations for a better future have faded from their weary hearts. Yet, not all is lost. No, there is one last hope.

1. Prologue

Author's Warning: "Welcome to Kim Possible: The Last Hope. Just want to say some things about this story before you start. Though Disney does own this series and I don't, of course, this is not going to go peacefully. Shego is in charge and her grasp is a cruel one. Blood will be spilled and lives will be taken throughout the story. I know, I know, Kim Possible is family friendly. That's not the case here so leave now if that's not your cup of tea. Also, if you're a Kigo fan or whatever that is, turn around now. Kim is dead due to the Supreme One. No love here. Just power. Alright, I'll quit ruining the story. That's all I've got for a heads up. Enjoy."

Prologue...

All shall hail the Supreme One. All shall adore her. All shall know their place around her and, so, will work to make her empire that much greater...

"Shego the Supreme One". That was the title of the tyrant figure the world had come to fear since she had risen to ruler standard in 2023. How did she accomplish such a task? Through a number of evil tricks, she smartly trapped the financial world in her net, rooted out threats to her future plans, as well as enslaved fellow evil doers to do her will. During the time that followed, her grip tightened upon everything on the earth. Whether it was the high, middle or low class, it mattered not. Their freedoms, all the same, were restricted unless in her favor. Yet, even when in her favor, one couldn't feel completely safe with the empress. There were catches with everything in her empire. The self proclaimed ruler's righteous enemies were next conquered, including a certain heroine the suppressed populations once thought an unstoppable savior, the famous "Kim Possible". Yet, this champion was no different than the rest of Shego's victims. Kim, in the end, was defeated too where none thought she could be. With this loss, there was no more hope, no more resistance, left in the world to resist it's newest monarch. Her will became law. So, she did as she pleased. Families were torn apart, people were made into slaves, lands rotted away, and the weak became preyed upon by the strong.

From 2023 to 2043, evil defeated good in Shego's empire. Dark smothered out the light. Hope was replaced by despair. Of course, rebellions sparked among the abused that supposedly would be the turning point for everyone and lead them into a new golden age of freedom. A futile dream. No, these intentions were always mercilessly killed before they started. To her highness, these attempts at fighting back were merely games. Nothing could overthrow her... Not with Kim Possible gone along with every anticipation that a better future could arrive. The earth along with all on its face was hers for the taking. Material, life, power, she could have it at the snap of her fingers.

So, this was the way the world's peoples lived in Shego's shadow. In oppression, fear, as well as dread of what could come tomorrow. The armies of her highness could arrive the next day and take away everything they adored. Be it loved ones, land, possessions, their own lives, the possibilities were unknown. However, during the twentieth year of her reign, the empress's forces were not doing such as they regularly did to the populace. Instead, by her orders, they were preparing for something it seemed. There was tension in the air for reasons only folk could speculate about but, for once in a very long time, things looked to be going wrongly for the empire. For once, in the very capitol, Shego the Supreme One appeared to be anxious rather than enjoying her role as queen of all things... for her own secret reasons.

Roughly twenty years ago, in 2023, there had once been a town within the borders of California known to the entire modern world as "Middleton" where an actual hero lived her life to its fullest. This heroine had been none other than "Kim Possible". During this teen hero's time, through her various strengths along with allies, she'd prevented everyone from falling into the control of evil that sought world domination every day. Her career proved successful for the number of years to come where she put down the many attempts of villains that looked to claim global power. She seemed invincible. That or incredibly lucky. Yet, nothing could last forever. Not even her good deeds.

In the midst of her success, one dreadful failure of Kim's allowed an age of misery to come into existence. The maker of this depression was none other than the heroine's archrival soon known worldwide as "Shego". Nothing more than a master thief then, the woman quickly rose in rank plus strength through her genius plots. They proved to be too much for the teen hero who, finally, was removed from the equation. Left unopposed, backed by powerful sources, Shego proclaimed herself empress of earth which became her oyster in a quick matter of time. As for Middleton, well, it remained famous. Not as Kim Possible's hometown anymore, mind, but as Shego's headquarters, her genuine capitol, "Shegoton".

Fitted with reinforced weapons, defenses, soldiers, plus laws over the past twenty years to 2043 now, the evil capitol served as an appropriate home for the empress to act out her devious plots that further crippled her already hurt subjects. The ominous streets of the city were controlled easily as were the occupants that were little better than cattle. The cold, steel walls of the looming palace in the community's center prevented most annoyances from entering on a whim. Annoyances such as invaders like the self righteous rebels that popped up every so often to resist her majesty. Yet, ha, those fools proved to be no challenge. Without the proper equipment, finances, supports, plus determination, those little fights for liberty proved to be short lived against the advanced armies her majesty commanded. They were so very much less impressive by a long run than when Kimmy had tried to accomplish such a feat. Now, when that teen hero finally lost, the empress enjoyed that victory with pleasure. Even more so when seeing the world falter in hopelessness. Yes, that had been grand.

So, Middleton had become Shegoton. Where Kim Possible had lived, Shego now did. The irony here was on purpose. The Supreme One could think of no better place to establish her command center than where her most recognized foe once had. This decision was one last insult to Kim Possible. To the world. Afterwards, the empire grew rapidly. The Americas, Europe, Asia, and so on, were dominated. Its populations became a massive workforce for the Supreme One's intentions and were strictly overseen by those she trusted most. Any attempts to rise up were put down without question. No one opposed her highness. No one. She had won her right to be ruler. She had won over everyone along with everything. None were in the position to say otherwise. Thus, one would think the empire would be subjugated with its ruler enjoying herself splendidly. That was, in fact, how things had been going for quite some time. Even so, a distraction occasionally popped up along the way and such a thing just recently had. This was no regular inconvenience that the empress disregarded as little to no concern, mind. The news ruffled her feathers, made her breath catch in her throat, and her heart skipped a beat.

Shego the Supreme One may have been evil, yet, unlike most of her colleagues in the past days, she was such with deadly style. Even though forty years older than she had been when first starting her campaign to take over the world - even though she had aged twenty years since her fight for global dominance with Kim Possible - the empress hadn't seemed to of matured a day since. This was thanks to the numerous breakthroughs in her research department that had created a serum to prevent such effects from happening to her highness. Sure, she had had to dispose of several incompetent scientists that failed her but, hey, immortality now was in her possession. That or endless youth. Meh, take your pick. Therefore, Shego's figure, adorned in an exotic black-green suit plus cape behind it, was as elegant plus strong as it had been when beginning to take over. Her body color was also as pale olive green as it had been then too and this shade she sported only brought out the one other shade on her, onyx, which cleverly decorated the constant emerald. For example, her lightly applied lipstick and lustrous hair that fell down her graceful spine, their blackness only made her green seem better. More poison like.

Where her majesty currently rested while feeling uneasy was in her comfortable throne in the wide open throne room of her citadel. Her seat, raised up some feet into the air, was in the middle of the circular plaza where she could overlook that around her as well as keep a safe distance from those that came to report or other things. You see, after being attacked by a number of hateful assassins throughout her time as ruler, Shego had come to like being elevated up above them rather than being on equal ground level. Not only for this reason but, heh, it made her feel much more higher and mightier. However, considering the negative information she was being given, she didn't really find happiness in these things. In fact, her mind was more going over tactics swiftly in attempts to prevent the worst possible case from befalling her along with all she'd achieved. A threat had been brought forth into the light by three hologram figures that knelt before the Supreme One's chair in shame. These three souls had failed to contain the explained danger and, in grim silence, they awaited their mother's punishment before going about redeeming themselves.

Yes, her greatness had three impressive children. A trio of loyal, lethal accomplices to depend on. Two of them that were on their knees were striking boys along with a gorgeous girl. They were all in their mid twenties and were pale green too. Their father, well, happened to be he who stonily resided by the throne, "Drakken the Beast". He, unlike their mother, showed blue skin rather than green on his madly muscular body where it could be seen amid the traditional Shegoton black-green outfit he wore. His condition - being a super soldier, standing at ten feet tall, plus injected with endless drugs - wasn't a surprise to them. Everyone in the Shego/Drakken lineage were accustomed to being drugged, tested, improved through science in humane as well as inhumane ways. It was the price they paid to be who they were; "Conquerors". The family, no matter their differences, had done the necessary requirements to secure the empire's ongoing. Even though it had been Drakken who looked to dominate the world first, his wife had beaten him to it. Now, he was second place. Now, he followed her orders rather than vice versa those many years ago when things weren't as exciting as now. Ha.

All eyes averted from the empress's own as she looked over the audience below her at hearing the bad report finished. Even Drakken, who hadn't done anything wrong for a change, didn't dare look at her but remained looking straight forward in a slight sweat while his children stayed on their knees with rights arms crossed across their chests in respect. The long quiet that followed their account of trouble in the regions of former Oregon somewhat unnerved Shego's offspring. They knew how her silence was worse than her immediately exploding since the day they had been brought into the world. Finally, their mother showed life after a purposefully drawn out pause by purring in a cool but chilling tone, "Again. Say that which you just told me again, my children." At this request, Shego's descendants glanced to one another.

The first to find his voice with forced confidence was the second oldest of the uncertain three, "Alexander Go". A growing man of twenty six, he visibly had both of his parents' qualities in his arsenal. His hair was a raven black while his skin remained olive green. His build was slender like his mom's as well as fit as his dad's. True, he had been enhanced with a variety of upgrades over time for better performance. Nonetheless, Alexander of the Go house had shown great promise before even getting his first improvement. Over the course of his life afterwards, he'd proven his worth to his mother/monarch through numerous victories over rebels, rival villains, along with inventions that enhanced the already sophisticated Shegoton military. Really, this man had the strengths his siblings lacked. His older brother, "Xavier", who looked more like his father, relied on smarts rather than brawn. His younger sister, "Sheeva", who practically looked like her mother when she was younger, took better pride in her combat skills than in her intelligence. No one dared question the capabilities of the trio, though. They were definitely superhuman with little flaws. Their weaknesses weren't at all that hindering to them.

Seeing him wishing to speak, the Supreme One gestured with her staff at hand for Alexander to stand to his feet. Her son did so without hesitation while inheriting an air of determination. Mind, although her children were loyal to her cause, they had inherited Shego's attitude that they took no orders from anyone. Even the empress. The Go children trio were independent or so they liked to think. They had powers like their highness and, through them, they had some authority. They were too old to feel afraid or be looked down upon forever like their father. Dismal Drakken the Beast had little to do with the world remaining under control. He was merely a guard dog, a last resort. Alexander did not see himself that way and, in defiant spirits, began explaining the reason he had appeared alongside his relations through hologram before his icy eyed mother. Those venomous jade pupils of hers watched him closely. Even so, he talked slow, precise, in his own relaxed tone, "Very well, mother. We shall review the issue taking place."

"Do tell..." His mom hissed, "Perhaps the second time will be better than the first. Maybe you will correct yourself and tell me that the problem has been solved rather than continuing, hm? Go on."

The second oldest Go child hid his resent at the insult. He remembered the dire issue well. Having witnessed it first hand as commander of the immense flying vessel known throughout the empire as "Titan", he recalled having an important subject for delivery to the capitol. To his patient mother, to be precise. You see, his certain plane wasn't merely just a feared weapon of war but it also served as an enormous prisoner transport. There had been hundreds of souls behind bars on board. Some had been innocents, others loudmouths, and last were doomed rioters. Out of them all, though, the most important captive had managed to escape. It had been a girl of no real importance named "Tina". She was a nobody, a pheasant taken from the provinces of Japan. Well, she wasn't exactly a nobody. If so, she wouldn't have even drawn the attention of the queen to herself nor been captured for questioning. Supposedly, her veins had the blood of the greatest threat to the Supreme One's rule. Yes, this Tina could very well be the daughter of "Kim Possible", the father being the long deceased leader of the last rebellion, "Ron Stoppable".

Nothing was for certain, really. Rumors were the best proof about the kidnapped girl considering she hadn't the slightest clue as to why she was being brought to her highness. She frantically claimed not to know of Kim Possible. However, her appearance seemed quite similar to the long gone teen hero with red hair, green eyes. Plus, her combat skills had been astounding. Alexander also knew this because, well... let's just say the kidnapping didn't go smoothly. The target put up a worthy resistance. Thus, due to these reasons there couldn't be any chances. If anyone brave enough got wind that a "Possible" in the world still existed, they'd act... and that's what had essentially happened.

Someone had taken action before the Titan reached Shegoton from its trip to previous Japan. Over the ragged western coast of the former United States, a traitor of the empress's forces on board freed Tina from her cell, helped her into the docking bay, then got her into a jet and launched. The betrayer had literally been Alexander's young apprentice, "August Cousitar". The Go son was certain of this. He remembered catching up with his men at the docked fighter planes, literally engaging his traitorous pupil and giving the turncoat a few plasma injuries. In the end, August proved to be more determined in his cause than thought. He looked to die rather than let Tina be captured again. He seemed certain the girl was who she said she wasn't. His death didn't come by Alexander's hand as expected though. It was interrupted when the potential daughter of Kim intervened, grabbed her helper, then took off into the sky with her baggage. It hadn't been guessed she could control an advanced craft such as a fighter plane so expertly. As a pursuit began later, the fleeing pair ended up being shot down over what remained of Oregon. As for where exactly they landed, that remained unknown. It also remained a mystery whether or not they lived.

And, so, that was the conflict in a nutshell. An issue that could be solved easily if it was acted on at once which it had been. Already, the Shegoton forces were scouring the Oregon territory for the traitor and prisoner. Things would be smoothed over. Or so predicted...

"Oh, will they?" Was the Supreme One's reply to her son's reassurance. Alexander didn't falter. He straightened at the mocking response to his explanation to answer just as confidently.

"Yes. August and Tina will be back in our possession in only a matter of time and the rebels will no longer have anything to depend upon. The rumors will cease and threats of rebellion will die with it too. I swear it." A silence passed between mother and son. Finally, the empress stood from her seat to make her way down to the floor. With the press of a button on the chair's right arm, it descended to ground level where her highness stepped down lightly. She coldly shoved her staff into her husband's hands without showing care while approaching her descendants. Looking over them one by one when stopping, she looked at Alexander longest. He didn't back down. Only stared back.

"Do not underestimate the capabilities of a Possible, children. Do not." The Go siblings looked to one another at the motherly advice they received. Shego, unlike them, knew exactly what she was talking about. She had literally butted heads with a "Possible" for a good majority of her life of crime without much success or victories until the rise of the Shegoton empire. Oh, how Princess had outdone her in every scheme she attempted. Well, that all changed when Shego - not Drakken - took the lead. Even so, with the odds stacked against her, Kimmy proved to be a resistant foe. Luck could be blamed for that. It was on her side. As for Stoppable, he had done a good job of trying to avenge his loved one later but, ooh, his little magic monkey powers didn't come close to the Supreme One's advancements. Not at all. Point was, though the odds were against her, Tina could be a Possible and, if so, she was capable of great things without trying. Shego knew the dangers of underestimating her. Even though she liked to be confident nothing beat her, her majesty couldn't be such at this time nor could her followers. Everyone had to be serious or pay later. "You three have made one mistake already. Do not let another happen as well."

The Go children were not as immortal as they thought they were. They had flaws and that was why their mother still remained in charge of the world rather than let them take over. It was due to their never being defeated that the young trio didn't truly understand the threat to them as their mom did too well. The three heirs saw Tina as inferior. She posed no trouble while grounded and searched for. Yet, their majesty knew not to underestimate someone related to Kim in the littlest fraction. That would prove to be unwise. Look at what had happened already. The target had escaped a highly secured war plane, the Titan. If this freed prisoner was, indeed, the prodigal daughter of the teen hero in the past... who knows what she could do if allowed. She had to be recaptured as soon as possible. Faster than that even! At once!

Alexander didn't share the sense of foreboding or urgency his mother did. He crossed his arms, showing his bemusement, "They're in Oregon, mother. One is wounded while the other is practically helpless. The crash could have even very well..." he trailed off when he noticed his mom flexing her claws. Resisting the urge to show uncertainty, he listened to her breathe next.

"Now, my little Alex, haven't we discussed the ranks in the family as well as respect to elders, hm?" After showing almost a cat like grin after saying this, her greatness revealed a sudden fury. Her gloved hands erupted into green flames in the process. Her eyes could very well have done so too while she yelled out, "All shall hail the SUPREME ONE! All shall adore HER! All shall know their place around HER and, so, will work to make HER empire that much greater!" Taking in several sharp inhales, the enraged mother looked to seize her relaxed son. Instead, his image buzzed out of contrast for a moment at her touch before resuming clarity. Not losing his cool, although close to, Alexander allowed his mom to continue raging, "Who is the Supreme One here, Alex? Who is the one that went out of her way to give you life as well as all that you have wanted throughout your days?" Wildly looking around at her other children, Shego shrieked, "Well?!"

"You, mother." The other two siblings respectfully acknowledged without hesitation, looking to be spared from her shown wrath whenever meeting her again in the future. It was true, Shego had given her family what they needed to survive in this cruel world. She'd given them the nourishment, hardening, as well as lessons required to make them into proper rulers. Not too much had been drilled into them, though. She didn't need competition. Just compatible followers. Xavier along with Sheeva seemed to have become such. They were easily led, much like their father, only more successful. As for Alexander, he proved to be a bit more resistant in his own way. He still looked entertained when his mother turned to him with hands on fire. She looked him over, somewhat reminded of herself at his refusal to fall in line. A bit proud of him despite of her anger, the empress cooled down to resume talking rather than yelling.

"You act as if you are off the hook, Alex. That is not so. Not in the slightest. You have made a mistake. That is something I never taught you and it is very disappointing to me how it has come about. At this moment, you seem more like your father than myself. A failure rather than a triumph." Watching him for any signs of weakness, Shego caught none from her persistent son. No anger showed in his expression, no sorrow came to his eyes, no anxiety made him bite his lip. Good, he was like a stone. Emotionless or determined to be, anyway. That was the way villainy had to be done. Not if it led to disaster, though. Definitely not.

This was what the Supreme One feared in his refusal to see his fault. He could continue being a spoiled brat but he couldn't keep acting superior when not. The incident with Titan was his own. He had to know that, not ignore it. That or Tina would use it to her advantage again. So, his mother looked to make this known by insulting her son's dignity, "Like your dad would have, you allowed the subject to escape when having a sizeable army in your possession. Ridiculous! You mean to tell me that my special delivery was stolen by your apprentice and escaped the ship? This is your thanks for all I have given you, is it?!"

"No, mother. I have told you twice now, twice, that I aim to undo this damage." Her son responded coolly. Not in anger but in reassurance. Alexander didn't reveal his impatience at being scolded like a child. He was well aware of his faults in this incident and the coming exchange was not required. The fact he was taken off guard by his pupil was humiliating. Worse was that August got into a jet and even departed the war vessel like recently explained. Well, that wouldn't happen again. No, there would be no second chances for the traitor when he was found. If he survived the crisis of crash landing, the betrayer couldn't possibly pose any other threat. He wouldn't get far without being caught. "I understand the severity of the situation, mother. There is no reason for this. I have my forces combing the Oregon territory for the traitor and he'll be-" Shego knew her son was more than capable. However, he was avoiding taking the blame. He needed to learn, damn him, not act mature!

"If you understand the severity of the situation now," Her highness hissed at her son as new flames sparked around her fingers, "then why didn't you before the situation itself happened, Alex?" No answer came to this. Alexander understood his weakness without it being clearly explained again. Due to his stubbornness like every Go, though, he refused to give in. At seeing him do this, his mom went on snidely, "Ugh, clumsy as your father! Of course, like him, you didn't take the necessary precautions to prevent the last expected thing! Wait, you did but, being the klutz you are, you still failed to prevent it. Even with a couple hundred security guards as well as precautions on the Titan, you still allowed the threat to escape us and cause further trouble! Do you understand, Alex? You are not innocent here, you are guilty! Guilty!" At the last spoken "guilty" Shego's eyes lit up again as did her hands. As for her son, he remained un-phased by the scolding. Lucky he was a hologram. He was really pushing his luck.

Feeling battered against his will at having his failure roughly rubbed in his face, Alexander felt he was done meeting with the family. His forces needed him back in the Titan where he would continue to look to redeem himself and, by god, he would do just that. Anything to get his hag of a mother to shut up over the entire incident. The surprise was over. August had no more up his sleeve and, despite what the rumors said, Tina had no more survivability as he. The girl wouldn't prove to be an issue to be recaptured when found by the squads. When that was done, Alexander himself would lead the probable daughter of the long gone Kim Possible into the palace himself. He'd personally deliver her in a big frickin bow for laughs. After voicing these thoughts before his growingly impatient mother, the second oldest bowed as a last respectful act while saying, "This will be mended, mother, and I will not come back to the capitol until it has been. We-" he added, gesturing to Xavier and Sheeva, "-will not be back until then." Shego didn't have anything thankful to say back to this. Damn it, the boy was acting like a complete fool at refusing to understand her warning. He would blindly proceed with his operations without it and, most likely, overlook the traitors escape.

"Yes, that sounds good! Be sure not to come back here until you do, Alex! Your welcome will not be as grand as planned beforehand otherwise... Do you understand me?" The empress's hands purposefully flashed with more fire at her last words. Her descendants all simultaneously knelt at the warning. Even though insulted, they showed their last respects as well as promised to come back successful where they had failed. After this last humble act, their hologram selves blinked on and off rapidly until fading away into the shadowy background altogether. Feeling torn at seeing her kids be loyal and angered over Alexander's resistance, the Supreme One stood where she was for some time while trying to relax. Unable to do so, she let out a sharp huff, "Great kids of ours, Drewby, but clumsy to the core!" The quiet husband jumped when the wife turned on him ferociously. He became the unwilling target of her rage when she pulled out a remote and, without proper reason, began tapping the buttons on it. Drakken the Beast became her play thing as the collar on his neck shocked him at each switch she pressed. He let loose panicked, pained yells with each electrocution.

When Shego finally relented from button mashing, her soul mate hastily took the time to shakily regain his breath. Through the work of his upgrades, the drugs, plus his own hardened condition, Drakken endured the sudden aching to gasp out amid his coughs, "Your greatness, I didn't... I don't understand how you..." He meant to say he didn't comprehend how the clumsiness was his fault. He'd merely observed the report like she had. That didn't matter. Foul deed done or not, the empress didn't care. Her will was law and what she wanted, at the moment, was some way to vent her downbeat emotions. So, assuming a seemingly innocent thoughtful expression while still holding the shock collar buzzer, Shego mockingly wondered aloud.

"Let's see, Drewby, clumsiness, hm... What side of the family do we find that in?" At this, her majesty's eyes glowed while a wicked grin spread across her expression, "Do you find it in my side, love?" Her hands blazed once more while she watched Drakken stutter with his undecided answer, sweat clinging to his face, "Do you see clumsiness in the Supreme One? Do you?" Her husband's answer finally came out in a nervous yelp.

"No! Ha ha, not at all, dearest! Not at - GYAAH!" A howl rose from the man's throat when his wife pressed the shock button again with relish. He spoke true, yes, but she enjoyed watching him squirm for freedom from what he couldn't escape. He was her play thing, her way of releasing her pent up anger and, with each beep of the remote, his yelling gave her much needed relief. Alexander would have been receiving such a treatment if he was present. The only reason he acted as superior as he did recently was that he was out of reach. Oh ho, when he came back home here... he would get what was coming. He would learn! Failure wasn't tolerated! Clumsiness wasn't tolerated! Defiance wasn't tolerated! Get the picture?

"Exactly, Drewby. Clumsiness isn't found in my genes. If so, the empire wouldn't be here. Keep that in mind. The next time our kids fail at something, you'll have to remember their clumsiness is your doing and if you let them back talk me about it like just now, you'll experience my pain. Got it?" At getting a quick series of nods from him, Shego affectionately patted Drakken's strained face, "That's better. No sitting around when your wife needs you. Can't let our children become failures like you, can we?" Drakken shook his head and, in disregard, the Supreme pushed his face away from hers. Next, she reached out purposefully for her staff. Nothing happened. The awkward pause happened because her personal item lay on the floor instead of being in the hands it had been in before the fierce family exchange. Drakken tried to desperately explain that trying to hold onto anything while being shocked repeatedly was hard when he was abruptly shocked again. Without further ado, he swept up the staff to hand it to his loving wife. Satisfied, Shego stepped into her throne to have it raise up into the air again but not before giving poor Drewby one last electrocution.

"Oh, come on, SHEGO!" This outburst of Drakken's for sympathy only brought about another beep of the remote to induce more smarting. More of his yelling followed. Thus, while he roared with pain, her greatness rolled her eyes to herself over her clueless husband. You see, if he only shut up and became quiet again then this could stop but no. He kept right on dancing about below like some beheaded chicken, releasing a tapestry of swears meanwhile.

"Honestly, you and your hopeless genes, Dr. D. When will you get the picture?" The Supreme One wondered inwardly while watching her soul mate crazily roll about on the floor next as if that would help. How incredibly immature he was. How spineless. It was unbelievable that she'd even had feelings enough to reproduce with the guy. Of course, she secretly did love the big lug now... in her own funny way. Through torture, intimidation, abuse. It was love all the same, though. Her methods weren't twisted. That's how every family got along, how it strengthened. It learned from its mistakes, its fights. Setting aside this mushy topic on her mind, Shego took to going over what she'd just been told by her children as well as what to do about it. First of all things on the list, she had to know her enemies. If she didn't, how could she defeat them? Raising her voice over her husband's howls, the empress declared, "Enough of your weakness, dearest! Go forth and bring me back Montgomery Fiske!"

At hearing this said to him, Drakken hesitated in rolling around to register the order. Finally, he noticed something amiss in what his majesty had said, "I believe that that primate lover prefers to be called Monkey Fist, highness." How incredibly stupid her husband was! This is what Shego thought to herself as she roughly slammed her finger down on the electrocution button to give him his punishment for correcting her. "Ow ow ow! Very well, dearest! I shall fetch Monkey - er, I mean - Montgomery Fiske for you at once!" With that obvious fact said, the humiliated man rushed out of the room to leave his wife in privacy. There, alone, she firmly went through her thoughts and, boy, did she have a lot of them to sort out.

Disappointment wasn't a common thing found in the "Go" family. No, god forbid, the house name wasn't "Lipsky" or anything close to that oaf. That man had no say in the empire matters. None. Instead, he remained in her highness's eyesight at her very side as something like a trophy. More like a reminder of what she could have ended up like if she hadn't taken the situation of the "Time Monkey" or "Tempest Simia Idol" into her own hands forty years ago. Yes, that little ape statue that rested in secrecy had been the reason for all that had come about throughout 2003 to 2043. The beginning stages of Shegoton couldn't have even come about without that crazy simian voodoo magic Lord Fiske or Monkey Fist or whatever he preferred spoke of.

Through that ape man's motives, Shego herself had inherited the very power that her husband and fellow evildoers wished to rule the world. With time travel on her side, she had no trouble in becoming empress. The only real problem during the world conquest operation were those twerps, Kimmy along with Ronald, who had tried to thwart her from accomplishing her motives. Once, they had traveled forward into their future as teens to stop her. They failed and, through incredible luck, escaped to their own time. After that strong try failed and twenty more years passed, the pair once again attempted to prevent the unpreventable as adults. Nevertheless, their preparations, their plans, for Shego all faltered in the face of her evil. Everything they planned collapsed on itself and, thus, Shegoton rose into the kingdom it was today. Not the best sight on the eyes these days but, hey, Shego felt the empire counted where it mattered most. Like her wants, for example. Ha ha!

As she reviewed her glorious history of rising to power, the Supreme One recalled her success was also partially due to the efforts of her future self during the whole Time Monkey mess in 2003. At that time, the present Shego had had an exchange with her future to find out that she merely needed to take the little statue from Drakken and for herself in order to gain the right as global ruler. With that information revealed to her, her greatness took the first opportunity presented to snatch the stonework and travel back to the past where she separated Team Possible. With the annoying duo split up, their defeat eventually came both there in the present as well as the gradual future. Their heroic hometown became the Supreme One's evil empire's capitol. How very classic, heh. As for tribulations from there on out, they were easily handled. Nothing presented a huge problem... until only a few days ago, that was.

You see, ever since Team Possible had been defeated for good twenty years ago, the Time Monkey wasn't necessary. Why would one wish to risk destroying all her worldwide work by using that chimpanzee thingy and hurting the time space continuum or whatever? What other purpose did the item serve? None. Thus, the almighty empress decided it at least would be good as another decoration for her splendor in her personal quarters. The statue at least reminded her of the hard work she had gone through to secure her position as ruler of earth and what she'd avoided that Drakken now experienced; second place. Yet, it appeared that time travel wasn't exactly over for her greatness. Problems weren't over for Shego or her grasp on power. That was revealed when, from out of the blue one day, her future self showed up in a frenzy from a crumbling portal.

"I don't have much time!" The future Shego exclaimed with disbelieving eyes to her astonished past self, "Listen carefully to me but the empire is being overthrown back where I came from!" How could that be? That was hastily explained, "You'll never guess the answer! I know so because you're me, duh, and the surprise took everything from me! It's all falling apart! My forces, my palace, my world, it's being destroyed as we speak!" Again, how was that possible with everything going normally here? Once more, that question was answered, "Some girl, Kimmy's daughter, came out of nowhere. She started a freaking rebellion, one that I couldn't control! It's going to beat me!" Kimmy's daughter?... Whaaaaaat?

"Okay..." The present Shego responded to her panicky future self at hearing this, now better understanding the message. However, she didn't really get the full purpose for the surprise visit after so many years of easygoing. "What do you want me to do about it? Another time, another place, not my problem." This was where the future Shego raged.

"It soon will be!" The past Shego scoffed. Her have a problem? Ha, yeah, right. She was better than. Nothing got the better of her. Not even fate! However, her future self wasn't done, "You need to do something now! It's our only chance to keep our defeat from being complete!" The present empress rolled her eyes. Boy, if it wasn't her husband calling it seemed she even had to fulfill the wishes of her other self. Where did the calls for her aid stop?

"Uh, yeah, uh-huh, how do I stop my empire from falling apart even though it's not." Was the present Shego's mocking reply to her future self. The distressed empress from ahead in time gritted her teeth with flames showing around her clenched hands. She controlled herself to say patiently.

"It's not falling apart now... but it will if things are left undone!" The present ruler of earth had grown impatient with her visitor from the future. Shego couldn't take criticism, not even from herself. Her empire here was fine. Security was fine. What could go wrong? That was when her questions were answered wisely by her replica, "We're both the same here, honey. We're past and future. We connect. So, my mistake will be yours in time. Unless you go to Japan, find Princess's daughter, this Tina Possible, and eliminate her, Shegoton is finished! Do you hear me? Finished!" At this, the future Shego had been sharply told off by the current one for the lesson.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah! Got it, babe. I'll correct "your" little blunder and things will be righted in your time or whatever while mine remains awesome. Good enough?" Not waiting for a reply, the present empress had instructed the future one to clear off. At being told so rudely to depart, the future Shego had shown being offended.

"I realized I was proud but not this much. Get off your high horse!" This was where the current ruler of the world snapped at her future copy, looking at her in the same disgust as she did her husband. In this current day and age, Shego didn't make mistakes. She wasn't clumsy in the past, present, or future! Fate didn't nor wouldn't get the best of her like this phony replica!

"You don't have the right to tell me what to do, sweetheart! You're looking for a way out of your mistake! Pathetic! Heck, you're as clumsy as that oaf I - I mean we - took as a husband back in the day!" Shego finished yelling at herself with, "Clumsiness is not in my side of the family, sister! You do not find failure anywhere near me like yourself nor will you ever!" At this, her future highness huffed. However, she seemed to have forgotten something.

"Oh, also, it's not only that Tina girl that will be a problem. Look out for-" Yet, as the future Shego looked to spill more secrets of what to expect coming, she was suddenly muted. Her portal was flickering like a dying light and, at seeing this, the empress ahead of time began trying harder than ever to reveal the things on her mind. Her attempts to do so were in vain. By the time the hole in time had faded altogether, the future Shego had been screaming her lungs out in a desperate try to not leave anything untold. Her present self was absolutely baffled. The current time Shego couldn't make any sense out of the waving of arms, frantic expressions, or red face of her future replica. If only she could have read lips then...

When that odd, little exchange a week ago had ended, her greatness had instructed her armies to immediately head out for Japan where, by no coincidence, they had found the peculiar girl she sought. The victim's name had been "Tina", of course. Without further waiting, the girl was to be brought back by the Go children to Shegoton where her destiny would be decided. Yet, clearly, that hadn't gone as planned due to idiocy, incompetence, along with other failures. Now, this Tina was loose again and, with conflicts beginning world wide in a variety of places, her majesty couldn't personally see to her capture. No, she had to put down the growing number of riots happening throughout her epic realm, instead. If she left this certain task to any other to take charge of the chase after the traitors then that would only place her in the position of her future self and, honestly, she would rather die than be labeled a disappointment. Never would she be such. Not anymore. Never would this kingdom of hers meet such a fate as ruin. Maybe she had made a mistake in the days ahead. Not now, though. She wouldn't make that same accident twice. Destiny wouldn't defeat her. Not when she had beat it once before and won her place here.

"It seems, Kimmy, I can't ever get away from you... not even when you're entirely gone." The Supreme One growled to herself at thinking over the teen hero's likely daughter out in the wilderness causing trouble. The future Shego may have been taken off guard by this Tina. Regardless, that wouldn't be the same case. Even now, the empress was changing the course of fate by taking the prodigal Possible daughter by surprise, right? If that was what the girl was, anyway. In the future, this Tina had started an irreversible rebellion because she had been given the time to do so. Her birth had been in secret. Top secret. The news of Kim even having a child had taken the Supreme One by surprise, despite her attempts not to be. Truthfully, the empire would have completely fallen victim to this Tina individual if her presence hadn't been revealed by the future empress. Stupid. Yet, that wasn't going to happen this time. This round, Shego had the element of surprise. Much like how she'd done in Princess, her highness would do the same to this new Possible. Like mother, like daughter, they both would fall. They had no place in Shegoton. Not anywhere here!

Yet, as the queen of the world leaned back against her throne for comfort, another issue visited her mind. She realized that things hadn't gone according to plan. Much like the last conflict of world domination, fate wasn't simply going to hand her victory it seemed. If so then the threat would have been brought immediately and effortlessly to the capitol from Japan to be sentenced to death or enslavement or whatnot. Truthfully, Shego hadn't decided what to do with the little troublemaker when she was brought forth. Moving on, this August Cousitar had aided in the girl's escape from Titan. He was the sole reason things hadn't worked out and, when pondering over this, her highness partially figured out his accomplishment in stopping an easy victory for the empire.

August had been Alexander's trainee for some years up until all of this had transpired. It was also known that he possessed powers - superhuman abilities, if you will - that made him a worthier soldier than others. He could do what normal could not. With Alexander's training plus these gifts, August was quite capable of helping Tina. That wasn't the half of it, however. It wasn't what bothered her majesty most. This certain defector hadn't ever been that easy to order since he was enlisted. True, he'd eventually become docile with enough abuse. His submission allowed Alexander to take him under his wing. Yet, in the Supreme One's opinion, the Cousitar boy had always been trouble. Even when broken. Well, no more second chances. His life was hopefully limited now as was his intentions. If the Go children fulfilled their promise of getting him, of course.

August had actually been the reason Shego wished to see the master of all monkey related things, "Montgomery Fiske". Naturally, the man wished to be called "Monkey Fist" as he was known back in the earlier days of villainy before her highness took away his Time Monkey as well as shackled him with an obedience collar. However, he didn't get to decide what he was called. He didn't get to decide anything. Shego did. Anyway, the ape specialist was an experienced martial arts master too. He'd personally taught his numerous monkey ninja bodyguards - ugh, yes, he was surrounded by those things - his style. Not only them but Shegoton soldiers as well. The Cousitar boy learned under him for a time before Alexander took over. Anything the Supreme One could learn about the young man would help her better understand the chances of capturing him. Obviously, she had faith in her descendants that they wouldn't fail again. One measly betrayer couldn't hope to outdo them. Her greatness just merely wished to hear more of this August character that had caused so much trouble for her forces. Perhaps he was worth keeping around, despite the trouble. A strong enough mind control chip would put him in place.

At pondering of how much time had gone by since she'd commanded Drakken to find the chimpanzee worshipper, Shego brought out his remote. Taking a moment, she next purposefully produced a second remote meant for the monkey man and, after cracking her fingers, began tapping both buttons with an expressionless face. Inside, she was cracking up at the thought of who was getting fried. On the outside, she showed nothing. Only forced patience.

A total of ten minutes passed. Wow, ten minutes? Really? How dare they! This didn't help the empress's mood improve and, with a vengeance, she held down both remote buttons as her teeth gritted. Finally, the sounds of yelling echoed into the throne room from the hall ahead. One familiar cry of pain belonged to Drakken. It was low, startled. The other holler was higher pitched, even a nervous laugh that could have been mistaken for a chimp's squeal. This had to be Montgomery. Only he had such an annoying voice.

Into the throne room the victims of Shego's fury loudly bolted with a crowd of shrieking monkeys donned in ninja uniforms. These clothed primates followed their master, Montgomery Fiske, who wasn't at all as built as Drakken. More slim where he relied on agility rather than strength in a fight. He was British man, wearing the same black garbs as his monkey followers did which matched his dark shade of wild hair on his head. Where the man's feet should have been were... hands, due to a freak experiment for his own reasons. No matter, Montgomery was just as equally inferior as her highness's husband when under her gaze. When able, Drakken cried out, "I found him, Shego! I found him! You can stop - YAGH!" Drakken clutched at his neck when zapped to shut up. Next, Monkey Fist shrilly ordered his followers out when her greatness demanded it of him and - by demand - she shocked him too.

Finally able to address him without much distraction, without so much as a thank you to her supposed honey for his efforts, her greatness said to the simian expert, "Okay, orangutan man, it's time you and I had a chat about a certain someone you trained that turned his back on my empire." Her words sparked defiance in the archeologist's chest. He wasn't at all an orangutan man but a master of "Tai-Shing-Pek-Wah" or "Monkey Kung Fu". After his declaration of this fact, Monkey Fist's reward for speaking up was another electric shock. Listening to the duo before her let out yells of surprised agony, Shego smacked her head. When would they learn to shut up? When would they learn that they didn't speak, she did? When would they stop acting surprised and get a clue when zapped? Never? Moving on, the Supreme One yelled over the yelps of distress, "Again, orangutan man, it's time we chatted. Don't make this any harder for me by acting dumb. Trust me, I don't enjoy having you around so let's make this quick!"

"I beg your pardon, madam, but would it be so hard to ask of you to address me as Monkey Fist rather than such a lesser - OUCH!"

Idiots, idiots, idiots! No, Montgomery, you shall be called what her almightiness desires! That or suffer! Those were your options! Shego thought this to herself savagely as she dealt him his penalty for being defiant. Reconsidering his words, the monkey man howled out, "Alright, alright, your majesty! Orangutan man it is! Stop, stop!" Done with delivering the shocks, the empress smugly leaned back against her throne as her guests recovered from the recently dealt trauma to them. Drakken was rolling about again. Montgomery held onto a bit more dignity than he by breathing in as well as out deeply while standing upright. At last, he gained enough voice to politely ask while feeling nothing but fury in his gut, "Now, ahem, what is it you wish to discuss, Supreme One?"

"One of your students-"

"My students, your - OW!" Montgomery silenced when encouraged to by Shego's remote. She wasn't finished speaking when cut off by him. Setting aside the torture device, her majesty resumed talking about what she wanted to know.

"One of your students, August Cousitar, has recently gone rogue. He snatched a special package meant for myself from my little Alexander's ship, Titan." Seeing Monkey Fist show a bit of surprise at hearing his ex-trainee perform such a feat, the Supreme One knew she'd gotten through his thick skull. Next, she aimed to find out more about this August, "Before my son came to take that traitorous boy from your classes, ape man, what did you learn of him? What is his story? The punishment for such defiance like his is death, clearly. However, I hate to say it but... he sounds impressive enough to be kept." The simian expert showed more shock at this. Smiling to herself, Shego honestly asked of him, "Your thoughts? Is he worth the trouble or no?" It seemed the kung fu master didn't know how to respond to the news. He looked torn between being proud as well as incredulous altogether.

"Why does her grace ask this of me?" Monkey Fist finally wondered aloud. That question had a simple answer. The empress wanted to know of the traitor and if he really was worth the trouble then he would be kept in the forces. Her researchers had a way of breaking people as well as fitting subjects with control chips. Not only had August been taught by Alexander but he also had those powers of his. Due to this, he sounded valuable as a drone. Point was, Montgomery had been the betrayer's tutor on fighting for some time in the past. The student had posed some resistance to being taught at first but, gradually, he fell in place. At remembering this, the monkey man explained his honest opinion of the matter, "This certain boy we're discussing is a gem not found easily. He did give me some trouble back in the day during his conditioning but, in the end, his capabilities were far greater than any other of my pupils. None dared to fight him when offered. He never showed compassion." He added lastly, "It comes as a surprise to me that he even had the empathy to help anyone... He was always so cold to everything." That was true while it lasted. Another fake trait in the traitor.

"Then you recommend that I keep him?" At her words, Monkey Fist shrugged in response to his empress.

"That is not something I can answer for you, highness... Is he worth keeping around to you? What value does he possibly possess that you would risk keeping him around?" August had quite a bit of value if he had escaped such a ship as the Titan with a hindrance. However, if he continued threatening the future of her kingdom then he had no such worth. He had to be put down. What a waste. Shego couldn't rightly answer the riddle now. When the threats were recaptured in Oregon and brought to the capitol, then the answer would be decided. The empire wouldn't be threatened anymore at that time. The empress could do as she pleased once more, which included making August an obedient drone.

At hearing of Alexander actually failing an objective, Montgomery couldn't keep his curiosity down. He had to ask against his will, "This situation with the Titan... What special package did my former student relieve of you, majesty?" At seeing her greatness eye him coldly, the monkey expert felt a cold sweat begin on his forehead. Bad question! BAD QUESTION! However, surprisingly, he was spared a jolt as Shego snapped.

"I would think that you wouldn't want to know that, orangutan man! Do you wish to humiliate me further by explaining the problem my son has given me again? Do you really want to experience the anger of the Supreme One?" At this, her highness's finger hovered over the primate worshipper's remote where he quickly jumped in to correct his intentions.

"Not at all, highness! I am very ashamed that one of my pupils has done such a thing to you! Forgive me, please!" Feeling better at hearing such a frightened plea come from her subject without being shocked, Shego decided to hold back on the button mashing. She sat back against her throne with a deep exhale, feeling absolutely drained when she should have been feeling nothing but enjoyment again at destroying a rebellion before it had even began. That couldn't be, though, due to the uselessness of others! Ugh! Did she really have to do everything herself?

"Very well, monkey man, I am done with you..." Yet, as her guest looked to leave with haste, she called him back. She had actually just remembered another thing she wished to know about his former apprentice. She wanted to know of August's powers. "Tell me, where did he get his abilities before being brought to you, Montgomery." The kung fu master had to think back on this. He, himself, was only so talented due to being blessed with abilities by the "Jade Monkey Idols" protected by the old order of ninjas that specialized in Monkey Kung Fu. August was a similar case, given powers by the supernatural in another way. Montgomery didn't know the entire story behind the young man's strengths and it had been years since the boy had been brought to him for combat training. With a minute or two to think, Monkey Fist began to say what he knew of the subject.

"Egypt... The August boy you speak of came from the work force in the Egyptian lands. There, he was given the task of laboring about in the ruins where your researchers were attempting to find out on certain powers in the pyramids." A pause passed. Then, the answer came to the archeologist, "Anubis. That god has something to do with how August was blessed with the powers you question. How did he get them?... I believe the boy found a jackal statue comprised of jet deep underground. The item was in honor of the Egyptian god that judged the dead. That's the connection or so I was told. Anyway, do you not remember, highness, that you requested to have the two sent back here to the citadel after the incident? It was something close to ten years ago, I believe." Ah, yes. Now Shego did remember this certain explained happening ten years ago and, at doing so, she also recalled the jackal icon mentioned. It presently rested on a shelf in her quarters along with numerous other impressive trophies like the Tempest Simian Idol itself. She had taken a delight in collecting mystic items over the years.

Anubis... So that deity or whatnot had something to do with the strength the Cousitar boy now wielded? That seemed good enough an explanation, even if it did come from an ape lover. Still, her highness's curiosity wasn't sated.

"Tell me, monkey man, the last time you had August in your class before my son took him... Was the boy's powers impressive?" There was a riddle on the Supreme One's conscience immediately after hearing Alexander had been bested or held off. This August couldn't be that powerful to best the second oldest Go child... Unless he had luck on his side. Unless he was being protected by fate. Yet, that was ridiculous! Ugh! Her highness was being paranoid. Was she truly being cautious around a lowly soldier? Such a thing as doubt wasn't needed. No, this traitor had no significance to be such a threat! He wasn't anywhere better than her perfected Alexander and if he was lucky than that was about to change! August was out of options as was this Tina!

"Were his powers impressive, highness? Well, in my opinion-"

"Who asked for your opinion?!" Shego cut off the Monkey Fist with a yell. Not letting the offended archeologist try to understand or react, the empress jabbed towards the hall in renewed anger while shouting, "Away with you before you try my patience further! Out!" Hiding his utter hostilities towers her almightiness, the monkey man made his way out of sight on all fours without another word. Utterly fed up with thinking over things that only made her head hurt and rage grow steadily, Shego made her throne go back down to ground level where she stepped off onto the floor. She walked towards the hall, intent on going to her room to get some needed rest from the problems newly placed on her shoulders but not before coldly giving Drakken his orders, "Watch my seat of power for me, Drewby. Think you can handle that?" Drakken stumbled over his words in reply.

"Y-yes, majesty! It'll be as you left it here-"

"Great! Make sure you remain true to your word or-" The Supreme One next pretended clicking a certain button on a certain remote towards Drakken rapidly in warning, "-you know what happens. Right? Right." As her husband's forced expression of understanding paled up at imagining his reward for letting down his cold sweetheart, Shego turned her back on him. She resumed gracefully traipsing down the green carpeted halls of her impenetrable fortress home, cape billowing behind her seductive figure, with personal staff in her right hand. As she went along making her way from the throne to where her own room awaited her, passing elite soldiers in high-tech armor standing guard, she couldn't help but think of everything that had led up to her feeling so riled up at the moment. Her fury must have shown meanwhile somehow - maybe in her jade eyes - for everyone that she met in the halls afterwards seemed to freeze up or make space. A lot of space, mind.

The last things her grace had to endure before getting to her quarters was a private elevator ride that went up numerous floors until reaching the very top level. When there, a number of tests were performed on Shego by an artificial intelligence like program created by Alexander himself for her benefit. It scanned the empress's body vertically first, then horizontally, next asked her to place her bare hand on a flipped out panel for inspection, and finished the tiresome process with an eye examination. Her almightiness hadn't changed since her last visit to her room. This was confirmed by the AI when it completed its eye scan and acknowledged politely, "Cautionary drills done. Hello and welcome back, Supreme One."

Blinking away the building tears in her jade pupils from the test, the Supreme One snarled back at the greeting, "Yes, yes, great. Let's get a move on, hm?"

Once done greeting its master, the AI made the lift's door automatically open so her highness's shadowed den was revealed to her. It was almost completely dark inside. Finally done getting through everything to get here, the empress immediately made a beeline across her quarters to where the only ray of illumination seeped into the shadowy environment through a crack in a set of heavy curtains made of green velvet. She seized both curtains and, with a rough movement, separated them to allow a shine of weak sunlight to illuminate her against the shadows. Behind the curtains was a double set of glass doors that, when opened, would allow her to step outside onto a balcony. From that balcony -located at the peak of the highest tower in her ominous palace - Shego could easily look down upon everything.

There, at these clear doors, the lethal woman of deadly jade momentarily remained as still as statue. Her figure better stood out from the blackness with time and, really, that was her altogether. Throughout her entire livelihood, she'd fallen in love with the shades of black and green. That was how she wore her clothes, lived her life, and controlled like such that she blankly viewed outside the balcony window before her. Out there, in the outside world, was the gemstone of her empire; Shegoton. Perhaps that's what she needed to feel better. Her highness needed to see the capitol. Wanting a better look, she dully stepped through the glass doors onto the balcony without another thought.

The time was mid afternoon. That couldn't really be determined until the sun flashed through the heavy density of gathering clouds that made the day gray. Soon after, the great orb of light hid back out of sight behind the stormy cloud cover. Shego didn't really care. Her attention was focused on that which she found herself most proud of. All around her high perch, the queen of everything viewed Shegoton go about its business. Her forces of soldiers, mechs, security drones, and more went about the streets on the lookout for any trouble. In every direction was work being done by the insignificant populace to only make her glory greater. Statues of her image were being raised, protesters were being dealt with, and progress was coming along nicely. Everything here - from the lowest grunt to the grandest building - was as normal as it had been for the past twenty years. Yet, at thinking of what had transpired over the course of the past week, the Supreme One gripped the metal railing before her even more tightly until it was near breaking point under her strength.

The empire was invincible... Yet, it was fated to collapse to some nobody from nowhere?

The surprise visit from the future Shego, the finding of Tina, August's betrayal in rescuing her, Alexander's failed attempt at stopping their escape, all of these things pointed towards the obvious fact that fate was rallying against her highness. It was a force not to be trifled with. It was stronger than any other foe she knew and, for countless years, it had kept her majesty from achieving what she wished here. Now it looked to take all of that away through some traitor soldier and a prodigal daughter? Yes, it seemed that way, didn't it?

But, no... That wasn't going to happen.

Shego's hands abruptly erupted into emerald flames next and the railing vaporized under her grasp at the sudden show of anger at thinking of her empire being taken away from her. She examined her blazing, clawed, gloved hands after the display and, as she did, the light of the flames made her eyes shine more brutally than ever before in her lifetime. A defiant smirk appeared on her expression at this. Looking out over her impressive capitol again, she forced away her doubts to have them be replaced by forced determination instead.

Once in her life, destiny had been trying to tell Shego that she didn't deserve anything better than to be the sidekick of a dolt as well as a master thief. Ruler of the world wasn't an option. That had been in 2003, though. However, with the Time Monkey, she'd proven fate wrong. Look at her now in 2043. Did her position over all things not say that she was stronger than even destiny itself? She could certainly change the course of the future. That was how she'd beaten Kimmy as well as Ronald. That was how she would stop this Tina Possible as well as August Cousitar by eliminating them before they had the opportunity to cause trouble. They had no chance against her. None at all.

Shego the Supreme One found herself riled up by her thoughts. She was feeling better, despite the newly found troubles. Yes, she would be damned before she let the traitor of her forces and daughter of Kim Possible ruin her fantastic empire! She would not be defeated! She would not be and, at this, her greatness let out a convinced chuckle as the flames dancing about her hands dramatically enlarged with her excitement.

No matter what fortune had to say, all would hail the Supreme One. All would adore her. All would know their place around her and, so, would work to make her empire that much greater... forever.

End of Prologue...