Chapter 4: Changes

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Drakken's Lair - 5:21pm

Two figures moved silently and swiftly through the hallways of Drakken's lair, an easy feat since the guards were no match for them. As the shadowy figures stopped in front of a door located in middle of one of numerous identical hallways making up the lair, the female pulled out a layout of the building. "This should be where the main laboratory is. I'm actually kind of surprised at how idiotic this man is for being a scientific genius," the female added in a slightly shocked tone.

"You have a point, but let's focus on the task at hand," a male voice responded as the two figures entered the main laboratory. The lab was fairly large with dull gray walls and a dingy white tile floor. There were various machines scattered about the room, but one in particular stood out to the thieves. It was a hand-held ray gun that was black and red in color. The device worked by shooting radioactive particles into the body, thus granting the affected person super human abilities. "This is it. With the ray gun we can make Shego do our bidding. All we have to do is blast ourselves with it and then double-team Shego. She'll be so badly broken and terrified of us after we beat her to nothing that she'll do whatever we want," the male said with an evil smirk adorning his handsome face. Blue eyes twinkled as they took in the masterpiece in front of them.

"We'll take it back to the safe house and go over the schematics again. We don't know just how the radiation will affect us Ren. We have to be careful," the female replied as she picked up the gun and placed it in the black bag slung over her shoulder.

A soft sigh escaped Ren's lips as he knew his girlfriend, Ericka, was right. "You have a point. Let's just get out of here before Shego gets back, she might be coming back from her heist soon." With a quick glance at each other and a slight nod, the two villains made their way out of the lair, going back the way they came. It was only a matter of time and further planning before Shego would be brought to her knees and forced to do their bidding and both thieves were looking forward to it.

Two Hours Later...

Ren and Ericka walked into their lair silently, package in tow. They had successfully completed their raid on Drakken's lair, leaving them with the particle gun they so desperately needed to set their final plans in motion. The only thing left for them to do was to confirm what kind of radiation the machine would expose them to, and take all of the necessary precautions to make sure they weren't over exposed – Ericka wasn't taking any chances.

"We're going to be up all night trying to memorize all of this information," Ren sighed lightly while stretching his broad shoulders. "I hope you made sure to stock up on coffee the last time you went out shopping." Ren actually thought this was extensive. Sure he understood caution, hell he was usually the one that had to remind Ericka, but learning about the various types of radiation was just something he deemed as pointless. The black haired man was smart, however, and didn't protest; he certainly didn't want to get on Ericka's bad side.

"I'll put the pot on," Ericka also sighed. She knew that this was going to be a long night. The reason the blonde female was taking such precaution is because she didn't want to put her or Ren's life in unnecessary danger. Ren was much too precious for her to do something so obscenely reckless.

The determined couple reviewed and researched the radioactive crystal that was the source of the ray gun's power for long hours. Utilizing their time wisely, they were able to determine the exact type of radiation the radioactive particles would produce and cut the time they would have to spend researching in half. After a few extra minutes of preparation, the couple took turns shooting the gun at each other.

Ren and Ericka looked at each other and were pleased to see they saw nothing out of the ordinary. Outwardly, they were still the same people they were before they'd been hit with the particle gun, but on the inside their DNA structure had be rearranged to compensate for the radiation. Blinking, the two villains spoke in unison, "I feel...so alive now."

"We have to see how the radiation affected us...let's fire up the training robots," Ren suggested, uncharacteristically close to jumping out of his skin with excitement. His calm demeanor had melted away at the thought of how he would have been changed, of what he would now be capable of.

The blonde haired woman nodded, turning on her heel and immediately heading for the training room. The couple split once they reached the room, Ren moving to grab his favorite pair of katanas from a weapon rack before walking to the center of the room. Ericka, on the other hand, went to the control room, firing up the robots. "Set to one level lower than we normally run them at baby. I'll crank it up once we're sure your fighting stats haven't fallen," the unusually calm woman said through the microphone set up within the command center.

At Ren's nod, she set the robots to 'Attack' and watched the show, nervousness beginning to make itself known within the pit of her stomach.

Grey eyes closed, Ren allowing the machines to surround him before they opened sharply. He saw the smallest of movement come from the robot directly in front of him, his body moving before giving it the chance to complete it's action. Two blades sliced clean through the robot, oil coating the finely sharped blades.

Whirling around at the feeling of an incoming attack, the black haired male easily defended against a swipe towards his torso, jumping back a small distance before shifting his weight forward and charging the hulking machine once more. Several more minutes passed, and soon, pieces of the 7 robots were scattered about the room. He wasn't even short of breath as he shrugged, looking up at his girlfriend who remained inside of the command room, "Crank it up to it's highest level. Those things were moving way to damn slow."

A thumbs up signaled that the message was received, the next wave of bots set to the max difficulty setting. There were 15 this time, Ren noted, as he once again allowed the machines to surround him. Things were almost the same from the jump, except this group moved together. They attacks were coordinated with the other units, making them extremely deadly.

Ren was forced to weave and bob, the machines rushing towards him right out of the gate. Surprisingly, he wasn't having a hard time avoiding injury. Focusing solely on dodging and blocking so as to get used to the feeling, he smirked; everything was moving in slow motion. Before long, he was running the mechanical units straight through with his blades, deftly maneuvering his body so as to not get hurt. In a total of 20 minutes, the black haired male had taken down the robots, and endured another round just to make sure his newly acquired super reflexes didn't require extensive concentration in the face of more dangerous situations.

The grey eyed male was smiling triumphantly, wiping the sweat from his brow with a towel stashed in the command center. After taking a long gulp from the water bottle Ericka had handed him, he leaned down and kissed her quickly. "Super reflexes...it's as though I can actually feel movements," he informed to relieve the suspense he was sure the woman was feeling.

The blonde's lips pulled back into a smirk, blue eyes taking on a mischievous gleam. Ericka leaned up and kissed her muscular boyfriend soundly, pulling away with a wink, "My turn. I'll bet I can do something a little more destructive," she laughed a bit, leaving the control room with a sway to her hips. Soon finding herself in the same place Ren once stood, the mercenary secured the gauntlets on either hand. "Set them to my normal level. It's game time," Ericka called confidently.

10 robots emerged, ready for a fight. They surrounded the blonde, cold red eyes scanning the woman standing before them emotionlessly. She went through the motions with the machines as she would normally, warming herself up. As she continued fighting, she felt something powerful building within her, and as the tension built further, it felt as though the energy was ripping her up from the inside. Stopping her movement, she just released the pressure, the results destructive indeed.

An extremely volatile pulse exploded from the blonde. The concussive property of the dark, purple colored energy knocked the robots back violently, the energy itself damaging the machines to almost unrecognizable pieces. It was...an amazing display of power, and both Ren and Ericka had to blink in shock.

Ericka soon found herself smiling, impressed with herself but not yet done, "I want to see just what else I can do with these powers...now that I know I have them, I can focus and do other things..." The blonde was anxious to see what else she'd be able to pull together, swiftly deciding to fight the robots in their best form.

"Send them in on the highest setting. I'm itching to test these new powers out," Ericka called to Ren who simply nodded, pressing an assortment of buttons to accommodate his lover.

Shego's House – 10:48am

Kim woke up to the sound of running water, a soft groan escaping her slightly parted lips as she noted the lack of warmth Shego's body provided beside her. Quickly connecting the dots as she sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, the red head stretched; Shego was just taking a shower. Her suspicions were confirmed about 5 minutes later when her girlfriend emerged from the bathroom wrapped in nothing but a towel. A light blush made it's way to her cheeks as her eyes landed on the necklace that she knew the black haired woman hadn't taken off; she could see a few small droplets of water in the glint of the sunlight. "Good morning..." the younger woman managed, her heart beating wildly at memories of the night before.

"Good mornin' to you too Princess," Shego chuckled, loving the blush on her girl's face. Deciding to live up to her reputation of being evil, the emerald eyed thief went over to the dresser, dropping her towel as she bent over more than really necessary to retrieve a set of black laced lingerie. Donning the clothing, Shego would turn to face Kim, a smirk plastered on her face at the sight that met her eyes.

Kim's face was just about as red as head hair, the hero quite literally drooling as her eyes gazed on, unblinking. So mesmerized was she by the perfection that was Shego's body, she'd found her brain to simply shut down, unable to do anything but freeze the younger woman's eyes to her girlfriend.

"You okay there Kimmie? Don't go passing out on me," Shego laughed, poking fun at her girl. She loved when she made the hero blush; it was cute.

If possible, Kim's face became ever more red as she snapped out of her daze, wiping the drool from her mouth. She didn't dare look at Shego, but she did mutter a reply, "Maybe I wouldn't mind passing out if it was your doing..."

Shego arched an eyebrow, licking her lips slowly as she approached the younger woman, crawling towards her once she reached the bed like a lioness would stalk closer to it's prey. "Looks like Ms. Goody-Two-Shoes can get a little naughty," Shego purred into the olive eyed woman's ear, nipping at the lobe lightly. "After I take you out to enjoy this lovely Sunday, I might just show you how a villain plays the game."

Kim just groaned at the blatant teasing, cheeks still burning hotly. As soon as her body came into contact with her girlfriend's, she felt her breath catch in her throat, core giving an unforgiving twitch at the close proximity. The whisper sent a shiver down the red head's spine, eyes closing as detailed fantasies made themselves known, the implications of those words setting the fire within the younger woman's stomach ablaze even more so than before. "Shego," Kim breathed, her voice nothing but a whisper as her eyes opened to meet her beloved's gaze.

The pale skinned woman, restraining herself, dropped a light peck on the hero's lips before moving away to get dressed for the day. "Not yet...not yet..." the thief reminded herself as she took a calming breath and began rummaging through her closet, "Go shower Kimmie. I'll put your clothes in the wash and we can go out for breakfast," the dark haired woman finally said, risking at look at the olive eyed woman, loving the blush that still colored her cheeks. "God she's cute when she's blushing..." Shego shook her head, thankful that Kim wasn't looking her way, to stop herself from allowing herself to get carried away.

Kim, hearing the words and taking a minute to register them, simply nodded. Slowly, she peeled back the covers and made her way to the bathroom, glancing over her shoulder at Shego briefly before shutting the bathroom door.

An hour later Kim and Shego were being seated at a local pancake house. The women had been ushered to a booth, a menu and napkin wrapped silverware placed in front of them. After letting the waitress know they'd like to start with water, the couple looked at their menus.

"Everything sounds good. I don't know what to pick," Kim laughed softly, olive eyes scanning her menu in hopes of deciding on something to eat.

Shego felt a smile twitch at her lips, but she suppressed it, looking up with an amused expression instead, "You can save the world but you can't decide on breakfast?" she chuckled at the roll of Kim's eyes. "The pancakes here are good...you should order those so I can have a few bites after I finish my french toast sticks."

The hero rolled her eyes again, shaking her head slightly. "Since I'm so indecisive, I should be eating off of your plate. You've obviously been here before so it's only fair," Kim countered.

The mercenary gave the hero a look, a scoff falling from her lips, "In your dreams Princess. Only I eat from my plate," emerald eyes narrowed, "Or I could show you what my plasma really feels like," she threatened, but the look in her eye told the real story; she was only playing around.

Kim just grinned, almost laughing at her girlfriend. "That would have been threatening, Shego, except I know you'd never be able to burn me. I'm the big bad Shego's soft spot, remember?" the hero smirked at the almost unnoticeable blush that made it's way to the elder woman's cheeks.

"Don't flatter yourself Kimmie. I have no soft spots," the pale skinned woman muttered, both parties knowing those words were a lie brought on by embarrassment.

Kim just giggled, smiling in triumph at the cute little growl she got from her rival. "Our little secret," Kim shot her girlfriend a wink.

Before Shego had the chance to say anything, the waitress returned with their water, and asked if they were ready to order. Both women gave the brunette said orders, the kindly woman jotting it down before she headed back to deliver the slip of paper to the kitchen.

Kim and Shego engaged in a light conversation before their breakfast was served. Kim thanked the waitress, Shego just shrugging her shoulders, and the couple dug in. The food, as predicted, was delicious. The red head sighed after she swallowed the pancake that had all but melted in her mouth, her taste buds thanking her and begging for more. Giving her girlfriend her signature puppy dog pout, Kim soon found herself enjoying the taste of the restaurants savory french toast sticks as well. "Just the right amount of cinnamon," Kim thought with a smile.

It was 1:15pm by the time Kim and Shego left the pancake house, them women staying over an hour simply because they'd enjoyed each others' company, and dessert, so much. Both women were grateful for the lack of attention they drew; Shego would have done...things should some one questioned them.

Fingers intertwining as they walked down the street, the couple set on taking a walk through the park, Shego pressed a kiss to the red head's temple. Anyone that happened by the couple could tell that they were madly in love, but neither seemed to notice until they reached the park. An elderly old man smiled good naturedly as Kim and Shego strolled past he and his wife, "Young love," he chuckled, watching them go before turning his attention elsewhere.

"Young love...I don't think my heart will ever stop being this filled with joy when I'm with her," Kim thought with a smile, pulling her hand free of her raven haired girlfriend's just to grab her arm and rest her head on the taller woman's shoulder.

Shego smiled down warmly at her girl, casting her gaze upward as they continued their walk. She enjoyed spending time with her younger rival like this; carefree and loving life. It was a nice change from the constant yearning and frustration. "Too bad I can't up and leave the life of a criminal behind me..." Shego sighed inwardly, making sure to consciously keep her body relaxed so as not to disturb the peaceful atmosphere.

Kim, who'd closed her eyes and allowed Shego to lead the way as she melted into the woman's warm body, glanced up at the older woman's face. Arching an eyebrow for a brief moment as she wondered what was going through her mind, the red head would guide them to a bench. Soon Kim was snuggling into Shego's side, the elder woman's arm wrapped around her protectively, pulling her closer as a result. Kim was content. "How did I fall so madly in love with you Shego?" Kim wondered, eyes closing again due to her extreme level of comfort.

The hero didn't have much of a chance to find an answer to her question as an all too familiar voice interrupted her thoughts, "KP?!" Then she heard the hurried, clumsy footsteps that had followed the voice, a groan threatening to escape her pink lips.

Shego's snarl froze the approaching party, electric emerald eyes turning on the blonde who'd been rushing to confirm if it was his life long friend he'd spotted in the distance. "No one invited you here moron so run along before you end up pissing me off," the pale woman growled, body heating slightly as her blood began to boil.

"S-Shego..?!" the brown eyed teen stammered; he hadn't even fathomed that his best friend could possibly be out with one of their greatest opponents. Rufus, who'd had his head sticking out of the blonde's pocket ducked within it's safe confines, not wanting to see how the situation would play out.

It was Kim who spoke up next, just barely managing to keep the frustrated groan from escaping her lips, "Shego," the olive eyed heroine spoke sternly, giving the elder woman a pointed look before standing up and turning to her childhood companion. "Hey Ron...uhm..what's up?" the red head's voice softened instantly.

Ron swallowed at the death glare Shego was sending him, turning his gaze to his partner instantly. "Me and Rufus were...taking this uhm..shortcut. W-why are you...out with Shego..?" he fidgeted nervously, feeling the dark haired woman's gaze even though he was trying hard not to look her way.

"Last I checked, couples were allowed to relax in a park," Shego snapped at the freckled blonde, moving to stand beside her smaller girlfriend. The thief crossed her arms over her chest as she continued to glare the sidekick down, not even trying to hide her disgust.

Fear replaced by dumbfounding shock, Ron felt himself go slack jawed, brown eyes staring with blank disbelief. This wasn't serious...Kim and Shego...dating?! "How would something like that even work?! I mean...Kim is a freaking international hero and Shego's at the top of like...the World's Most Wanted list!" Ron could not believe his ears. This must have been some sick joke...something!

Rufus, who'd heard the exchange passed out in Ron's pockets. Coming to shortly afterward and popping his head out of the boy's pocket. "No way, no way!" the naked mole rat chirped, also unable to believe that what he'd heard was the truth. The animated creature made a motion like 'No way' to go along with his words, scurrying back into his owner's pocket at the glare he'd gotten from Shego.

Kim fixed her girlfriend with a glare of her own, satisfied only when the elder woman muttered a reluctant "Fine" and cast her gaze away from the petrified blonde and his naked mole rat. Focusing on the blonde once more, Kim sighed; she really hadn't wanted him to find out like this. "Ron?" She received no response and ran a hand through her hair. She repeated the boy's name a few times, her attempts garnering nothing from the brown eyed sidekick.

"Oh good lord! Buffoon! Kimmie is talking to you!" Shego snarled, her meager patience the cause only of Kim's look. The sound of the villainess' voice, though, woke Ron up from his unresponsive state, so the elder woman simply shrugged off the warning glare shot her way.

"Ron, Shego and I are a couple," Kim confirmed the earlier delegations after returning her attention to the sidekick, watching her best friend closely.

The blonde was quiet for what seemed like ages, and Shego was tempted to simply plasma blast him and go about the day. Before she and Kim could get into an argument about the matter, the poor boy spoke up, "Uhm...well...KP, long as your happy." Ron nodded, an almost-smile appearing on his lips, "And promise to make sure she doesn't hurt me..?" he asked, his voice something of a terrified squeak as he looked over at Shego.

Kim's face split into a grin as she ran over to the boy and wrapped her arms around him in a friendly, and even grateful, hug. While she'd known Ron was supportive of her dating habits, there was no way to tell how he'd react when that person turned out to be Shego. It was a great relief to have Ron's somewhat blessing, and it gave her the confidence to tell her other friends as well; she'd have to call Wade and Monique as soon as she had the chance.

Shego just huffed, putting a cap on her anger as Kim hugged Ron. While the idiot's blessing meant nothing to her, she could see the way the hero's eyes lit up, and it warmed her heart. "Alright kid, let go of my girlfriend. I'd hate to get her upset over your injuries," Shego warned after the hug had gone on long enough in her opinion, though her voice was a bit less venomous.

"Shego," Kim let go of the blonde who'd done as he was told immediately. "C'mere baby," Kim purred just after winking at Ron and promising him a trip to Bueno Nacho; she'd keep her life long friend from having to face the pale skinned woman's brutality...to an extent at least.

Emerald eyes widened at the sudden change in Kim's behavior, unable to help but wonder what had gotten into the hero. Nevertheless, Shego walked over to her girl, arms finding the petite woman's waist as she felt arms wrap around her pale neck. "Princess..." the black lipped thief just barely whispered, reading the look in those olive depths as she gazed into them. She could say nothing further, the red head's lips on hers in an instant.

Pulling away from that mind trip, Kim whispered against Shego's lips, "Be nice...the nicer you are the more I'll be convinced to let you bring me home with you tonight." Pink lips pulled into a smirk at the shiver that passed through her raven haired goddess; it was at that moment she knew Shego would be nice...or at least keep her mouth shut and stop all the glaring.

Shego forgot all about the blonde the second Kim's lips met her own. She was intoxicated by those lips...by Kim's touch in general, and it was almost scary how much power her young rival held. As she moved in for another kiss, the taller woman frowned when Kim moved away.

"Promise," Kim purred tangling a hand in raven hair and giving a brief tug.

The villainess gasped at the suddenness of the action – hair pulling was one of Shego's turn on's – and whispered, nearly breathless, "I'll be nice..." The elder woman shivered as Kim leaned in to nip at her neck, a light kiss befalling her lips once more as she felt Kim move away.

"That settles it. Off to Bueno Nacho we go," Kim chuckled at Ron who's eyes were glazed over, a faraway look in his eyes; he'd thoroughly enjoyed the show, and now that she paid attention, she realized a few others had as well. The red head desperately fought her blush, almost successful except for the slight tint of her cheeks.

At least it was mission accomplished...Shego wouldn't make Ron completely uncomfortable, and she could spend time with two people whom she held extremely close to her heart.

A/N: This was done considerably faster than chapter 3, but it is quite a bit shorter. I wasn't too sure how to end the chapter, so forgive me for that. I did, however, really feel the need to update in response to how well-received this fic has been thus far. With all the views, follows, and favorites, I couldn't be any more excited. That said though, review for me! I truly enjoy you guys' input and it brings me smiles to know that people actually like to read. But yea, that's it for this one. Chapter 5 is already in the works...'bout 1/3 done since it's entirely new material (spoiler :D) but it's coming out nicely. So yes, enjoy, look forward to that and tahtah!

Until next time~