A Possible Survivor
Endless City: Book One
By XaeKiN
Disclaimer: This story is set in a universe of my own; however, Kim Possible, Shego and related characters are copyright Disney, Inc. In other words, not mine. Characters from other series not my own may make appearances later in the story.
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Prologue
Gates is an interesting world. It started as a colony-city on the outer ring of the Enclave territories, named after a dark god from Enclave Center's past. The city was designed as an artificial planet for the people who wanted to "escape the daily grind". At least, that's how it was advertised. In reality, Gates was a city to cover up the existence of a research facility run by the Enclave.... One that was illegal according to Enclave law.
The illegal facility was not discovered, and the colony flourished. It grew to almost four times its original size, in the relatively short span of 10 years. The population of the supercity grew to eight times as much in the same span. The city was a tourist haven, and an excellent place to live for many who couldn't afford to live in the inner ring.
All that broke down. One day, one of the experiments escaped. The experiment fed on meat of any sort, with a specific preference for human flesh. The creature's food became like the creature themselves, and the plague spread. The only things that deterred the creatures were bright light, and the smell of ozone. The codename for the experiment: "Zombie".
Within a week, a quarter of the city had been turned into these Zombies, and was ruined. The remaining survivors sent out a distress call straight to Enclave headquarters. Realizing their secret would be revealed, the Enclave sent out crack teams to Gates. Their mission was to wipe out the human population before the news leaked out to the outside world. The survivors never stood a chance. A select few found refuge in the sewers, finding the lighting for maintenance kept the zombies at bay. Over the years, they began to form a society, called "Sanctuary".
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Sanctuary had been around for a long time now. Soon after the first "town" of sanctuary, Safe Haven, was founded, the survivors began to spread through the illuminated underworld that was the sewer system. By the time 5 years had passed since the plague began, two more "towns" had formed: Pipes, a city contained almost entirely around pipes, and New Hope, built around the extensive basement system of a collapsed starport.
Around 8 A.P. (After Plague), disaster struck. The city had begun to take other cities from other universes into itself, bringing backup for the survivors...and a constant food supply for the zombies. The Universes the bits of city were removed from were destroyed from the sudden lack of mass. A wave of Zombies broke into New Hope. The survivors guarding the town were novices, and were killed almost instantly. Only three people survived the assault, sealing off the town to prevent the spread to other towns. New Hope is overrun to this day. The survivors set up a series of rules to prevent the recurrence of the New Hope Disaster.
The rules were simple. First, to enter any of towns that made up Sanctuary, a survivor must survive three nights without assistance. Second, every survivor should support the whole of sanctuary in some way to prevent zombies overrunning the town. Killing members of Sanctuary is a violation of rule 2. Third, failure to comply with the rules will result in exile, which is guaranteed death, as the current record for survival without allies is 27 days.
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In 30 A.P., Gates was thrown a curve-ball of sorts when the Imperial navy noted the existence of the city-planet. Given the Empire was at war with the Enclave, and was willing to help the survivors, Sanctuary struck a peace treaty with the Imperials charged with keeping the planet secure from assault from the Enclave.
The current year is 62 A.P.. Nothing has really changed since, The Empire fights the Enclave in the streets, zombies attack all, and the death count keeps rising. The most dangerous job for a survivor in Sanctuary is "greeting", the act of alerting the new arrivals to the planet of the first rule of sanctuary. Today, only six survivors are even willing to do the job, let alone capable.
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Drakken's Lab, an abandoned warehouse near Middleton.
Universe: Alpha 29-344-B9S-KP-12
Shego yawned as she walked into the room, and sat at her seat, feet on the table. Drakken had called her in to explain his latest plan to conquer the world. It appeared he intended to destroy some major city; she didn't care which, it was fine enough that she got to steal stuff for him and fight Kim.
Shego truly detested Kim Possible. After all, It was Kim who kept defeating her every time they fought, it was Kim who was able to thwart her attempts to steal various weapons for Drakken, it was...
"SHEGO!", Drakken bellowed out, "Are you even listening to my ingenious plan for world domination? It is a masterpiece of villainy, truly the best!" Drakken broke out into maniacal laughter.
Shego merely shrugged, and began to file her nails. "Just get to the point, Dr. D. Tell me what you need me to steal."
Drakken seemed outraged. "What made you think I intended you to steal anything, Shego?"
Shego looked up at him, and raised an eyebrow. "How about the fact you gave me a contract because I was a thief."
Drakken drooped. "You're right. I did need you to steal something. I need you to steal..." he fumbled with the remote he was using for the slide show, stopping on a frame with what appeared to be a large battery on it. He took a breath, "THIS! This is a Hyper-Magnitude Copper-Tipped Ferromagnetic Capacitor!"
"It's a giant battery." Shego stated.
"It's an incredible power source, capable of powering my newest invention!" Drakken yelled.
"Which is a giant death laser." Shego yawned out.
Drakken looked confused. "How did you know?"
"You told me.", Shego stated, "I'll get it tomorrow. See you later, Dr. D."
Drakken's mouth was hanging open. "My name is Doctor Drakken! Treat the name with respect!"
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The Next Day
Drakken woke up to find Shego filing her claws while leaning against the giant battery. Drakken knew better than to bother Shego in the morning, and simply grabbed the essential stolen part, and finished assembling the giant laser.
"Soon,", Drakken said as he stepped away from the weapon before him, "Soon, I will send out the ransom and I will have total control over the planet!" He burst into maniacal laughter.
His laughter was cut short when Kim and the buffoon dropped through the ceiling of the warehouse where the laser was kept.
Ron immediately charged Drakken, proving himself to be the incompetent member of team Possible yet again. Shego attacked Kim head-on herself. Kim dodged the initial kick. It wasn't too surprising, really but...
"You've gotten faster, Pumpkin." Shego said, a grin starting to form on her face.
Kim smirked, "You sure you just haven't gotten slower, Shego?"
"Not gonna work Princess, I mastered the art of banter long before you were born." Shego said while attempting to claw at Kim's chest. Naturally, It didn't work.
"Somehow I'm not surprised, Shego. Are you getting old?" Her tone was joking, but it pissed off Shego nonetheless. Shego charged Kim, only to be grabbed by the wrists and tossed over Kim's head, Judo style, right towards the Laser... which wasn't there. Shego looked shocked at the dissolving mass of equipment before her, and began to shout towards Drakken, only to notice he was dissolving as well. She looked down at herself, and she was dissolving too.
Kim watched in horror, as she saw the laser, Drakken and Shego dissolve before her eyes. Fearfully, she looked outside, and saw the outside world dissolving. The warehouse was thrown into darkness, and the last thing she heard before she blacked out was Ron's voice, shouting, "KIM!"
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Please review. I have no real idea if any of the characters are OOC.