Summary: Shego is forced into involvement with Team Go when Hego's daughter comes to her for help.
Twinkle, Little Star
A Kim Possible Fanfic by
Nate Grey (XMAN0123-at-aol-dot-com)
5:45 AM - Possible Residence, Middleton
"Oh, not again!" Kim moaned as the familiar beeping of the Kimmunicator yanked her from yet another full night of sleep. Sighing in frustration, she snatched the blue device up. "Go, Wade," she murmured sleepily, suppressing a yawn.
"Sorry for the early wake up call, Kim, but we've got an emergency," Wade reported. "It's Shego."
Kim rolled her eyes as she got out of bed. "Oh, really? What's she done now? Robbery? Assault? Kidnapping?"
"The last one. But it's who she's kidnapped that'll knock you for a loop."
"I'm listening."
"Her own niece."
"Um...come again?" Kim asked slowly.
"Turns out Hego has a teenage daughter named Michelle. She's missing, and it's got Shego written all over it, according to him."
"I'll get dressed. Oh, and wake up Ron. No way he gets to sleep in."
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5:47 AM - Doctor Drakken's Lair, Unknown (supposedly)
"Oh, DAMMIT!" Shego hissed as she tore the sheets off her bed and leaped to her feet. "Who in the green HELL puts a doorbell on a secret lair?"
Obviously, Doctor Drakken did, but that was hardly the point. What Shego REALLY wanted to know was, who would even be ringing Dr. D's doorbell so early in the morning? Didn't people know that super villains were even more likely to be murderous when you woke them up at ungodly hours? They were surprisingly like regular people in that respect.
"If it's another Avon lady or ANY kind of scout or witness, there will be blood spilled," Shego growled as she stomped her way to the door. Not even bothering to check the security monitor next to her, she yanked the door open and barked, "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU-!"
The red haired, blue-eyed teenager standing there screamed in fright and thrust her hands out.
Shego got the odd impression that she would long regret this moment, just before something slammed into her gut and knocked her the length of the room, where she crashed into the wall and slumped to the floor.
"Oh no! NO! Not again! I'm so sorry!" the girl wailed, rushing over to Shego and hugging her tightly. "Please don't hate me, Auntie Shego! I didn't mean it, I swear!"
Only one word of that cleared the fog currently clouding Shego's mind. "Auntie?"
9999999
6:08 AM - Go Tower, Go City
"The matter will be taken care of. Kim Possible is on the case," Hego said confidently to his team.
Mego snorted, unconvinced, and Wego (both of them) traded confused looks.
"Is there a problem?" Hego asked.
"Um...did you tell her everything? About Michelle?" one of the twins asked.
"And why she ran away?" the other chimed in.
Hego's fist slammed into the table, making the twins jump. "Michelle did NOT run away. Our sister kidnapped her."
"Shego doesn't want anything to do with us, especially not me," Mego pointed out. "Why would she kidnap Michelle?"
"You will not call her by that name," Hego said quietly. "She is no longer a member of Team Go. She took Michelle to hurt us. She hates us. You know that."
"You can't believe that she'd do this, though. Michelle's been asking about Shego ever since-"
"OUR SISTER!" Hego roared.
"The point is, Michelle wanted to know about her," Mego snapped. "She was always asking what our sister was like. Why she left. Why we didn't keep in touch. But you wouldn't let me tell her anything, so her curiosity got the better of her. Now she's run off to try and find-"
"SHE WAS KIDNAPPED!" Hego shouted, yanking his brother out of the violet chair.
"You keep on telling yourself that, big guy," Mego muttered. "We all know the truth."
"And what is the truth, dear Mego?"
All heads turned to the doorway, where a feminine figure clad in tight-fitting dark green and black stared at them expectantly.
"That Michelle left for a reason," Mego replied, shoving Hego away from him with some difficulty.
"I'm afraid you're mistaken, brother dear." The woman slowly entered the room, her pale green eyes settling briefly on each person before locking on Mego. "My baby was taken from us."
"Look, you all can ignore it as long as you want, but Michelle left on her own, and she's not coming back until she's ready."
"Hego, please refresh your brother's memory."
"Yes, dear," Hego replied as his hand shot out, wrapping around Mego's neck and jerking him off of his feet.
"Stop it!" the twins cried as Mego struggled helplessly, his face quickly turning his signature color.
The woman nodded, and Hego instantly dropped his brother.
"We are going to find Michelle," the woman said coolly, "and we are going to bring her home. Shego will pay for what she's done...with her life. Only then will Team Go be whole again. Are we in agreement?"
The Wego brothers looked at each other nervously, then at Mego, who was still trying to catch his breath.
"Yes, Galgo, we are," the two said as one.
The woman smiled pleasantly. "Excellent. Would anyone care for some lemonade?"
9999999
7:00 AM - Drakken's Lair
Shego carefully inspected what were proving to be only minor wounds from the accident, all the while keeping a close eye on the girl. She'd said her name was Michelle, but that wasn't important. She'd said she was Hego's daughter, and that, if true, was important. Mainly, it meant that Shego would have to put up with her dumb brothers yet again to deal with something she hadn't caused or asked for.
Michelle certainly looked like she could be Hego's daughter. At first glance she seemed skinny, but Shego could see the definite marks of toned muscle that came from constant athletic training. The orange and black bodysuit she wore was a dead giveaway, too. And for some reason, her eyes seemed to change color every few minutes, something Michelle was obviously aware of, since she kept looking down. It was probably some other aspect of the comet power she'd inherited from Hego. Her skin was pale, but not to the point where she seemed sickly. Her hair was bright red, cut just above the shoulder so that it seemed to frame her face perfectly.
"So," Shego said abruptly. "You have super strength, too?"
Michelle didn't look up. "Not exactly, no."
Shego frowned. "Then what? Exactly."
"I...I'm a star," Michelle said quietly.
"Very funny."
"I'm serious!" Michelle insisted, her voice trembling. "I'm a living star!"
"So what's your codename?"
Michelle looked mortified. "Please don't make me say it."
"What? Seego?" Shego snorted.
"Yes," Michelle whispered.
"Oh," Shego muttered, the laughter fading from her tone. "Oh, DAMN. You poor kid."
"It doesn't matter, since I never officially made the team, anyway. I couldn't control my powers well enough."
"You seemed pretty good from where I was laying."
Michelle shook her head. "That was just instinctive; you scared me. And if you weren't...you, the damage would've been a lot worse. It's because our powers are similar. They're both heat-based, I mean."
"Bet that really pissed off Hego, huh?" Shego asked.
"Not really. Mom's the strict one. Dad didn't mind my powers, so long as I always tried my best."
"Take it from me, kid. Sometimes your best just isn't good enough for Team Go. Why do you think I quit?"
Michelle hesitated. "I don't know. They never talk about you. Uncle Mego mentions you sometimes, but before he can go into detail, either Mom or Dad interrupts him."
Shego chuckled. "Figures. I'm the black sheep and all. They probably don't want you to turn out like I did."
"You don't seem so bad...except for the yelling," Michelle replied. "I was kind of hoping you could teach me how to better control my powers. That's part of why I came here."
"And what's the other part?"
"I just...I wanted to meet you." Michelle bit her lip. "Didn't you want to meet me all this time?"
Shego shook her head. "Kid, I don't know what they did or didn't tell you, but I didn't even know Hego COULD reproduce, let alone that he had. I guess even his super strength could stand up to a kick in the crotch."
Michelle winced. "You mean that part was true?"
"Seemed like a good idea at the time," Shego answered with a shrug. "I'm not in the habit of suppressing anger. Or taking in relatives, for that matter. So maybe you shouldn't get too comfortable here. Dr. D would try to put you to work, anyway."
"I can work!" Michelle said at once. "Whatever it takes. Just don't send me away. I need to know you. Please!"
Shego sighed. "Look, you seem like a nice kid, especially for being Hego's, but there's a reason I walked out on Team Go and haven't contacted them since. I want nothing to do with any of them."
"But I'm not part of Team Go. I wouldn't ask you to tell me anything that made you uncomfortable. I just want a chance to know my aunt. Aren't you at least a tiny bit curious about me?"
"Even if I was, I'm no good at the family thing."
"That's fine. Just think of me as a younger you."
Shego froze. "What?"
Michelle grinned at her. "The one thing Dad did let slip was that sometimes I reminded him of you. It made me feel closer to you."
Shego could just imagine Michelle accidentally burning something to the ground, while Hego shook his head. "Yeah, well, I don't know if you should be proud of that. You don't know me."
"Yet," Michelle added brightly, her amber eyes shining.
"All I'm saying is don't get your hopes up."
"I can't help it. You're great so far. Way better than they made me think you were, at least."
Shego wasn't sure if she should be pleased or not. "Anyway, you'd better stay in my room until I can run this past Dr. D. Otherwise he might think we had an uninvited guest."
"He doesn't want uninvited guests, but he has a doorbell?" Michelle asked with a frown. "I don't get it."
Smirking, Shego clapped Michelle on the shoulder and guided her into the hall. "Welcome to my world, kid."