A/N: One of the many stories stuck in my skull begging for release. I live in the AU Universe, in case you hadn't noticed.
-13 years ago-
It was a clear and cool November night a dark figure climbed over a fence and avoided the spray of the sprinklers as they made their way to the back of the house. Reaching into their pocket they pull out a smooth pebble and toss it at the second story window. Shelia lay in bed trying to fall asleep, her bedtime was nearly an hour ago but she could not seem to go to sleep. Her mind was pointlessly wondering thinking of the future. –PLINK- She sits up and looks around her room for the source of the peculiar sound. –PLINK- her head whips to the window and she can barely contain her smile. She quietly slipped from her bed and rushed to her window, the figure below lowered their hood to reveal the face of her neighbor and best friend since the third grade. Motioning the figure to wait; she swiftly went back to her bed and reached under it in search of the makeshift rope ladder they had made for just these occasions. After opening the window and climbing down she turns to face her companion. Robyn's nearly luminescent blue eyes are twinkling with mischief as she offers her hand to Shelia. "Come on, I've got the telescope all set up on the hill." Shelia feels her heartbeat triple as she takes the offered hand. "Really? This is going to be so much fun!" She proclaims smiling brightly. The two share a quiet laugh before rushing off into the distance.
-Present Day-
Shego sighs as she lounges on the arm chair, earnestly trying to tune out her employer's talking. Choosing to focus on sharpening the claws on her gloves instead of listening to him rant; he was bound to be interrupted soon anyway, the building of another death ray will not have gone unnoticed. A rumbling from the air vents is enough to prove her right. 'Of course Dr. Dimwit wouldn't be able to hear that over the sound of his own voice' she thinks disdainfully. Slipping her nail file into her ankle pocket she shifts her position, discreetly readying herself for the conflict to come. "SHEGO! Are you even listening to me?!" Drakken whines. "Of course not Dr. D; you haven't said anything remotely important." Shego replies tauntingly. She hears the blue man suck in a breath to whine some more but she is mercifully saved from it when the air vent clatters to the ground and a red blur gracefully lands in front of her.
"Not so fast Drakken! There is no way you're getting away with this." Kim declares as she strikes her classic hero pose. "Umm… KP, a little help here, please?" Kim glances up to see Ron hanging upside down, his pants around his ankles and resists the urge to face palm. Grabbing her laser lipstick she cuts the corner of the vent where his pants caught. Ron barely has enough time to right himself before he lands rather ungracefully on the floor of the lair. Helping him up Kim says, "Ron you and Rufus take care of the ray, I'll handle Shego." "You really think you could handle all of this Pumpkin?" Shego intrudes teasingly. "Oh I know I can." And with that Kim launches at Shego with determination. Shego ducks under her fist and counters with a kick to the ribs; Kim manages to get enough footing to spin out of the way and use her momentum as a sweeping kick. Shego vaults over the extended limb and slashes at the teen hero while in midair. She manages to successfully nick the redhead's arm, who hisses in pain before going into a defensive stance. "What's the matter, you off your game today Kimmie?" Shego taunted, enjoying the look of outrage that graced the younger woman's face. Before the woman could resume, the lair began to shake uncontrollably. Both women shifted their gazes toward Ron and Drakken who looked equally as shocked that the Death Ray boring an enormous hole in the earth. The beam flashed and slowly blinked out as the ground quaked violently. Shego's senses were going haywire so she ran toward the daft duo and snatched Dr. Drakken. Taking advantage of the teen heroes' distraction and curiosity, the tosses her boss into the hovercraft and quickly pilots them away.
"Kim, Ron you guys have to get out of there! Whatever happened with the beam made the lair's foundation compromised. It looked like Drakken built it on some extensive catacombs. The place is coming down." Wade urged through the small screen of Kim's Kimmunicator. Both of the teens nod and edge away from the crater; another shockwave fully brings them to the realization that they needed to escape. NOW. Kim grabs Ron's hand and takes off through a set of double doors. They can hear the structure around them start to crumble as they neared the exit. The two teens make it across the threshold just before the entrance collapses. Kim shakily pulls out her Kimmunicator, licking her slightly chapped lips she begins to speak, "Wade we need a pickup, I imagine that GJ will want to be informed of what happened." The chubby genius on the screen nods and types vigorously. "On it Kim; ETA is about 15 minutes." "Thanks Wade, you rock." Kim says before plopping down on the ground. 'That was way too close.' She chides herself while she catches her breath.
Everything in the lair is now deathly still, the earth had shuddered its last minutes after all life had left the area. No one bore witness to the events that occurred afterward. Red eyes opened slowly, blinking away the haze of slumber. The chains that had kept him imprisoned for eons had been cut, 'No…melted' the figure mentally corrected. A slow and twisted smirk made its way onto his face. Breathing in deeply, laughter arises from deep within his perverse soul. 'Time to finish what I started long ago, they will burn Oh yes; they will all burn.' His gaze drifts to the cavern's opening; the lip of it was a few hundred feet above him but he made the jump with ease. Looking around confirmed his suspicions that the world around him had changed drastically. 'No matter; this land shall soon bend to my wishes, and I shall shape it how I see fit.' Nodding to himself he turns his attention to the wall to his right. Focusing his energy he blows a hole out of the structure and saunters out. His eyes greedily surveying the land drinking in all the changes and sensing its corruption, 'I think it would be best to gather some disciples.' His first goal in mind, he sets off in the direction of the city, his mind playing different scenarios that all lead to his reign.
