Shego Gets a Job
By Galaxy1001D
Chapter One: Gemini
Shego and other Disney characters are © Disney Co.
Outside of Go Tower, pride of the metropolitan Go City, a bitter woman was exiting trough the main entrance, struggling with her luggage. "So long, Losers!" she cried, dropping her luggage long enough to tear her mask off and throw it to the ground. "No more masks! I'm showing the world the real me! I'm sick of being a superhero! I'm gonna join a team of villains and show all of you!"
Clad in a nearly skin-tight green and black jumpsuit, the young woman was a vision of loveliness. Her slim and athletic build created the illusion of height, despite the fact she was only average size for a member of the fair sex. Her curvaceous bosom was a graceful addition to her physique, and did nothing to impair the impression of uncanny agility. Her face was blessed with a sensuous mouth, a delicate nose, sculpted cheekbones, and emerald eyes that could convey both girlish innocence and frightening power. Not even her pale, almost greenish complexion could detract from her appearance, for she was blessed with mane of raven black hair with green highlights that flowed down to just below her waist, concealing the enticing curves of her posterior from casual view.
Her brother, a handsome, muscular young man with blue hair, wearing a blue and black version of the uniform, did not tear off his mask, but instead tried to placate the angry young woman. "Now Shego, you've got to wear your mask. What about your secret identity? You are a member of Team Go…"
"You got wax in your ears?" retorted Shego. "Hego, I just said 'I quit.' I'm off the team. Sayonara, suckers, and if we meet again it will be a billion years too soon!"
"Hey, I understand that we can get on your nerves, sometimes," said Hego. "The twins are a handful, and Mego can be more immature than his younger brothers, but still…" he paused to take a deep breath before he made his pompous sounding announcement. "You are a member of Team Go…"
"Not any more!" insisted Shego. "I'm sick of tripping over a bunch of red suited lackwits (the twins wore red uniforms and could duplicate themselves many times over), I'm sick of listening to the whining of a self-absorbed narcissist (Mego tended to obsess about his own needs), and most of all, I'm sick of taking orders from a broad shouldered, blue idiot (Hego was the leader of the team)!" Shego carried her suitcases to a speedboat that was at the end of a short dock near the entrance to the tower. "I'm joining a gang of bad guys, and when we take over the world I'll show you all!"
"Shego, can't we talk this over," pleaded her blue brother as Shego started the speedboat's engine. "Don't go…"
"Sorry, Hego," replied his sister as one of her hands glowed with an emerald light. "The team's called 'Team Go', not 'Team Stay'." The fingers of her glowing gloved hand became razor sharp and she cut through the rope securing the boat to the dock. "Buh-bye Hego. Forget to write." And with that Shego's speedboat roared off into the bay of Go City and left Go Tower far behind.
* * *
Later, After Shego had found an apartment, she thumbed through a villain magazine published by Henchco that she had confiscated from one of the many evildoers that Team Go had fought in the past. "Hmm, want ads…" she muttered to herself. An advertisement caught her eye. "The World Wide Evil Empire!" exclaimed Shego. "'Join one of the biggest evil organizations on the planet,'" read the green young woman. "'Get experience in world domination and defeat Global Justice.' I am so there!"
* * *
In the evil headquarters of WWEE, the World Wide Evil Empire, the wicked leader of the organization read Shego's resume. Gemini was a large burly man with reddish brown hair and a sinister goatee. Shego was intrigued. Even though Gemini wore a ridiculous pinkish-red outfit and had a few extra pounds he was still sinfully handsome. "Hmm," purred the sophisticated villain. "Very impressive. Aircraft pilot, security expert, martial arts…you hardly need your super-powers." He set down the resume and fixed Shego with a penetrating stare. "But what can you bring the World Wide Evil Empire?"
Gemini's huge desk was elevated, making him appear to tower at least ten feet above Shego even while he was sitting down. Shego simply stood before the sinister mastermind feeling like a defendant dragged before a judge. She cleared her throat nervously, and forced herself to look him in the eye. "Well, most of my experience has been on the crime-fighting side of the fence…"
"Yes," interrupted Gemini. "We know. We have been keeping tabs on Team Go in case we should need to increase operations in Go City." Gemini noticed Shego involuntarily wince and added: "Oh don't worry. We know your intentions are genuine. It was only a matter of time until you made your career change to evil. But again, what can you bring to WWEE?"
"Oh yes," Shego attempted to keep her voice nonchalant. "What can I bring to WWEE? Well as well as being a master thief, enforcer, and pilot I can also serve as a consultant." Gemini raised an eyebrow as Shego continued. "You see, I know what villains do wrong. I've taken advantage of the mistakes that bad guys are just too close to to see. Trust me, with me on your team, we'll have a few countries under our thumb in less than a year."
"Very well," purred Gemini after giving it some thought. "We will accept you on a trial basis. From now on, you will be known as 'Agent Sigma'."
"Heh-heh," chuckled pale woman nervously. "I prefer Shego."
"Excellent Agent Sigma!" announced Gemini. "You start at once!"
* * *
In the week that followed, operations at WWEE went smoothly, until the head of the evil organization said, "Call in Agent Sigma." Shego entered the office. "Ah, Agent Sigma," purred Gemini. "You appear to be out of uniform. Are you still affiliated with Team Go?"
Indeed, although Shego was no longer wearing her mask she was still clad in her green and black "Team Go" uniform that she wore during her superhero days. "Oh! Heh-heh," Shego nervously rubbed her arm. "Pink and white are not my colors. Besides, this outfit makes me stand out, don't cha think?"
"Indeed Agent Sigma…" replied Gemini dryly.
"Shego," corrected the pale green woman.
"Indeed Agent Sigma," repeated Gemini as if he had not heard her. "Have you managed to procure the nuclear device from Global Justice?"
"Not yet chief," replied Shego. "I've got the security codes to get in but I still need a layout of the complex if I'm to steal the nuke single-handed."
"Agent Sigma…" began the burly mastermind.
"Shego," corrected the felonious female.
"…have a seat." Gemini pushed a button on his desk and a chair popped out of the floor behind Shego. She jumped in surprise, then relaxed and sat down. "You have failed me for the last time," growled her boss.
"What?" gulped Shego. Suddenly the chair fell through a trap door and the raven-haired beauty found herself dropping into darkness. "Eeyah!"
"Send in Agent Zeta," purred Gemini.
* * *
"Aaagh!" Splash! Shego found herself in a dimly lit, underground grotto. When she kicked to the surface, she spied huge shark fins cutting across the water towards her. "Aaaa!" she screamed as her glowing hands fired green bolts of plasma. The water lit up with green energy as Shego swam to a bridge spanning the water. She pulled herself up over the safety railing and gasped for breath.
* * *
"Agent Zeta," said Gemini. "You have failed to capture Oscar Carlson. Have a seat." A chair appeared behind the hapless lackey.
"No thanks," smiled Agent Zeta. "I'd rather stand."
"That's right man!" encouraged Gemini. "Make a stand! Stand up to Global Justice!"
"I'll make a stand, sir!" Zeta gave a snappy salute.
"Good man," murmured Gemini as he pushed a button on his console. A trapdoor opened under Zeta and he disappeared screaming into the abyss.
"If that's what you do to your good men, I'd hate to see what you do to the bad ones!" A woman's voice rang out. Gemini pivoted his chair to see a dripping wet, angry Shego standing in the doorway. Her onyx hair, normally so thick and full of bounce, was matted flat to her head making her appear to have a seventies hairdo. Her pale, usually ghostly white face flushed green with rage.
"Ahh, Agent Sigma," purred Gemini. "I didn't expect to see you again."
"I'll bet you didn't," Shego growled, advancing on him. "What kind of IDIOT kills off his subordinates for such pitiful reasons! I was going to steal that nuke, you moron! All it takes is a little patience--!"
Gemini snapped his fingers and pink and white uniformed henchmen appeared wielding firearms.
"Yah!" Shego executed a dive forward and leaped into the air as the bullets started firing. When she landed she shot out bolts of green energy at the lackeys that either knocked them down, disarmed them, or set their uniforms on fire. Then with a terrific leap, she jumped onto Gemini's desk and grabbed him. "I've got your boss!" She declared. "Either you…oouh!" She was cut off when Gemini punched her in the stomach, forcing her to release her grip. Shego growled and threw him down into the recessed area before his console.
"You should have fled when you have the chance, girl," snarled the evil mastermind, leaping to his feet.
"Funny," said Shego. "That's what I was about to say to you! Hrgrah!" She leaped down at him and jabbed her glowing hand in his face.
"Augh!" screamed Gemini, his hands clutching at his bloody face. "My eye! My eye! You poked out my eye!"
"Oh my gosh!" exclaimed Shego. "I didn't mean to. Here you better sit down over here and let me look at it…" She put her hands on his shoulders and led him over to the chair that he had summoned for Zeta. "Here you go. Sit down here. Everything's going to be all right."
The burly villain sat in the chair, rocking back and forth in pain. Suddenly, Shego did an impossible backflip, catapulting herself up to the chair behind the control console. "Sayonara, Cyclops!" She pushed a button and a screaming Gemini disappeared into a hole that opened under his chair. Just before the trapdoor closed, a splash could be heard.
"Okay, nimrods!" announced Shego to the terrified lackeys. "I want the money that Gemini owes me, and I want someone to pack my luggage, and I want the keys to an escape vehicle and if I don't get 'em, I'm gonna push the self-destruct button!" She glared at the henchmen. "What are you all standing around for? Move it! Move it! Move it!" Sounds of running footsteps could be heard as the agents of WWEE scurried to obey her orders.
To be continued in Shego Gets a Job Chapter two: Dementor!