Scared, bright green eyes glanced around at their surroundings as the little girl who could't be a
day over the age of six wandered helplessly around the dark streets of Go City. The odd thing
about this child was hat she had no recollection of anything before she had woken up several
hours before in an abandoned alley. She was scared beyond belief not knowing who she was,
where she came from or where she was going. She also found that she had the common childish
fear of the dark. She kept to the walls of various buildings she passed keeping a stony expression
in refusing to cry as she so badly wanted to. She was dirty from head to toe as evident with the
dirt smudges painted randomly throughout her body. She had woken up in a shirt that was five
sizes too big with exactly nothing else. Her fiery red hair was a mess, adding to her disheveled
appearance.
The little girl grew more and more scared with each minute that passed. She was terrified and
exhausted and knew she needed to find somewhere to hide. Being naturally impetuous, she
climbed a random fire escape with ease and then went through an open window on the third floor.
Had anyone seen that performance, they might have thought shed been doing it her whole six
years of existence and was being raised by an olympic gold metal champion.
The apartment she found herself in was big, dark and completely still, proving it to be empty at
the moment and definitely scary to the kid. She slowly made her way down a hallway and checked
behind all the doors. The first door to her left was obviously a bathroom, it was neat and clean
and nicely decorated, but it didn't interest the girl. She moved on to the next door that was also
on the left, but found that it was only a closet, neatly organized with a handful of coats hung up
neatly, nearly hiding the shelves that lined the wall carrying carefully folded sheets, blankets and
pillows. Finally at the end of the hall there were two doors facing each other, one was cracked
open slightly while the other was closed shut.
She opted for the door that was cracked open already and pushed the door open to find herself in
a large bedroom with two large windows covered by black drapes. The windows were the main
thing the lost child could make out because they were slightly illuminated by moonlight. She
waited a minute and her eyes grew more accustomed to the darkness. She now could barely make
out other shapes throughout the room, but the most recognizable to the girl was the large bed in
the middle of the room. Without a second thought, the youngster climbed up onto the bed and
crawled under the sheets finding the comfort and warmth that she had sought. It wasn't long before
she fell asleep.
Shego got home at nearly sunrise ready to just collapse in her bed and escape into her dreams for a
few hours. She had had a tiresome night filled with the things she hatd most. It was karaoke night
so she was dragged to her least favorite place by her least favorite person and do what she hated
most, which entailed listening to her moronic boss sing the night away with the henchmen.
The green-hued villainess slipped through her open window as a preferred method of entrance.
She didn't worry about burglars because anyone stupid enough to try and rob her would end up
dead and she didn't worry about heating her apartment because the cold had never gotten to her.
She passed the livingroom and went straight to the hall bathroom to shower so that she could
retire for the night. She got herself cleaned and clad in a green bathrobe before going to her room
and dressing into her pajamas not bothering with the lights. It wasn't until she was about to get
into bed that she noticed a lump in her bed. Mystified, she went to the wall and turned on the
light before pulling back her black comforter. She gaped at the sight of a small child sleeping
peacefully in her bed, resting against her green pillows.
"What the hell!?" She eclaimed, but even with her outburst the little girl hadn't stirred. She looked
familiar to the theif, but she pegged that on the fact that the girl sported the same red hair as her
arch foe. The woman could see that she was wearing nothing more than a large shirt that looked
like it belonged to someone three times her size and she was filthy. This only made the woman
growl thinking about just how the little brat was dirtying her sheets.
"Okay you liftle brat, wake up!" Shego said shaking the girl harshly. Bright green eyes opened
with a start and the girl shot up. She looked up at the woman glaring at her and thought the woman
looked familiar. Very familiar, like she should know on the spot who she was. She thought hard
before finding only one guess as to why she might recognize the woman.
"Mommy?" She asked the woman curiously and cautiously as the theif looked like she was about
to kill her. Shego's jaw dropped and found herself dumb-founded that the girl would accuse her of
being such a person.
"What? No, I am not your mommy! Who the hell are you and what are you doing in my house?"
She snarled after getting over the initial thought. The little girl trembled in fear and shut her eyes
tight hearing the anger in the moss-hued woman's voice.
Shego frowned seeing this knowing that even though she was evil, she wasn't so low as to strike a
child, especially one that seemed to be lost and confused. Her frown deepend when the young girl
started crying. She sighed out f frustration before sitting on the edge of the bed and looking at the
child. Reluctantly, and awkwardly, she reached out and put a gentle hand on the girls back. She
flinched when she felt the hand on her, but after a momen, the six year old looked up to the theif
with teary eyes.
"You gotta name kid?" Shego asked in a softer approach. The girl looked thoughtful for a moment
trying to remember her name but nothing came to mind. She shook her head.
Shego looked at the girl with suspicious eyes.
"You dont got a name?" She wondered if the kid was lying, but then again, if she was an orphan
on the streets or something, there was a small chance she didn't really know. She was answered
with another shake of her head.
"Well what about your parents? Do you know where they are?" Another shake. Shego was getting
frustrated with the child not knowing what the hell she was supposed to do with her. She couldnt
exactly take her to the police station unless she wanted to get arrested in the process, and she
didn't really have contact with anyone but Drakken, and Lord knows he'd be hopeless. She looked
at the girl again before acertain teen came to mind.
They did have a bit of a history in helping each other out after all, so there was a chance she
wouldnt be turned in. She could just drop the brat in her lap, proverbially speaking, and leave. The
theif made up her mind.
"Okay, kid, i know someone who can take good care of you." She told the kid before offering her
hand. The girl looked at her hesitantly but took it anyway.
They hadn't even made it out of the house when Shego realized the girl had no shoes and it was far
too cold for her to be walking around without them. 'Well she must have been wadering without
any before' she mused. 'But that doesn't mean I can lt her do it again' she frowned. She didn't have
anything that could fit he girls feet so it really only left one option which she did not like.
"The hell am i carrying you around while your so filthy!" She growled before taking her to the hall
bathroom. She started running water in the bathtub, making sure it wasnwasn't too hot or too cold
before taking the shirt off the girl. She threw the dirty article of clothing into the hamper and lifted
the girl into the tub. The child seemed confused as to what was going on, but didn't resist when
the woman began to scrub her down wih the soap. Shego made sure she was we cleaned before
washing her hair and wrapping her in a towel. She dried her off best she could after draining the
water, then she carried the gurl clad in the towel to her bedroom. She grabbed the smallest shirt
she could find-which still fit her like a gown- and then topped that with one of her old dark blue
sweaters. Then she proceeded to dry her hair and brush it out.
"Well at least you dont smell anynore." She muttered before scooping the girl up in her arms and
heading out the door.
Shogo made it to Middleton in good time using the hovercraft she "borrowed" from drakken.
She looked up at the familiar house before turning to the girl and telling her to stay put. She was
answered with a nod as she hopped down onto the green yard of the Possibles' home and scaled
a tree that led up to a certain hero's window. She peeked inside to find the room empty and dark.
She slid the window open and climbed in silently heading for the bedroom door. Even quieter
than a mouse, Shego sneaked towards the stairs and looked around the corner. She froze when she
spotted men in police uniforms. There was no way they knew she was going to be there so Shego
listened.
"And how long has she been missing?" One of the officers asked Anne Possible.
"Three days."
"And were you on good terms with your daughter before she.., disappeared?" Anne looked at him
with a glare that even scared Shego.
"She didn't run away officer. She's not like that!" She growled.
"Okay ma'am, so you think she was abducted?"
"Yes!"
"So i assume you would know by whom if you're so sure of this?"
"Listen here buddy, does the name Kim Possible not mean anything to you?! She's a fucking teen
hero who disappeared after chasing down that wacky dementer guy in Go City! Of course she was
abducted and because Dementer is behind bars not giving away a damn thing, we dont know by
who!" She snarled and even stood as if she were about to pounce him. She just might have if it
had not been for her husband who placed a hand on her shoulder to calm her down. Shego backed
away from the scene hearing all she had needed to. Princess is missing? She wondered. That cant
be good, and in my neck of the woods too. She re-entered Kim's room and was surprised to find
the little girl slip through the window with ease.
"I thought i told you to stay put!" She sputtered wondering how in the hell a little girl like her
could climb that tree. It was impossible!
Wait, Shego thought starting to connect the dots. Kim Possible has been missing for three days,
last seen in Go City. She gound a little girl with the same fiery red hair and bright green eyes
in her house in Go City, and the girl looked like she had been out on the streets for days, not to
mention she has the agility that Pumpkin had...
"Kimmie?" She asked looking at the little girl with shock. The girl just stared back in confusion.
"Is that me?" She asked after a slight pause, pointing to herself through the long sleeves that
passed her hands by far.
"You dont remember anything, do you?" She asked the kid who again shook her head.
Well it was obvious now who the kid was and Shego face-palmed. Why do these things always
happen to me!? She whined internally before an idea popped into her mind.
If she doesnt remember anything, and she can still move like she used to, that means she's very
impressionable, and has quite a bit of potential. She smirked evilly to herself. I'll just raise her
as my protegè! I'll see what she can do fighting wise, help her improve on it, and have her on my
side. The Kim Possible, fighting for me!
"Well Princess, how would you like to stay with me?" She asked lowering herself to the girls
level. The girl said nothing, and just watched her curiously.
"Would you like that?" She asked again and this time the girl nodded causing Shego to smile
triumphantly.
"There's a good girl" she mussled her hair before picking her up again.
"Come on Pumpkin, lets go home and go to bed." She told the former hero before climbing out
into the sunlight as she was reminded that it was already morning.
