Looks like the updates for this are going to be sporadic at best. I apologize for that, but it shouldn't be longer than 2 or 3 weeks at a time. (I hope)

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Warning: There is a slightly intense dream sequence. Just an FYI…

Chapter 4

"So… Did you find what you needed old man?" Shego asked her accomplice on their flight back from Africa. "I mean, I didn't fly all the way to Africa just to get this piece of fossilized rock for another old fossil."

"Shego, my dear" Senore' Senior Senior said from his co-pilot seat touching his fingers to his jaw. "Must you keep referring to my age in such a manner?"

"Well… since this is the first time I've ever worked with you… yeah." Shego paused for a moment checking the console to make sure the auto-pilot was still on course. "Now, you going to tell me what this rock is for, and why we had to sneak around to stay out of site of Kimmie and her… partner?"

The small rock Shego had in her hand was no bigger than a golf ball, but it had grooves deeply etched into its surface in a design she didn't recognize. It also had a hole drilled into it that went about half way through. She was rolling it between her fingers when Triple S suddenly snatched it from her.

"Be careful with that!"

"What? It's fossilized. Dropping it won't hurt it." Shego didn't like working with the elder Senore', and she had been continually reminding him of that fact.

Triple S held the rock almost reverently just a few inches from his face. "It may be just fossilized rock to you, Shego… But in actuality, it is a vessel."

"You mean it… holds something?"

"Yes…" He replied, not volunteering anymore information.

"And you're not going to tell me, are you?"

"As I said before, my dear… it is on a need to know basis."

Before he could react, Shego snatched the rock from his fingers, and immediately Senore's eyes dangerously narrowed. "See… I figure it's not really a 'need to know'… I think it's a 'don't want to tell'". A light green glow began to form around the fist that she held the rock in.

"No! You'll destroy it!" Triple S almost yelled, and quickly slipped the end of his cane off, revealing a small blade, which he pressed against Shego's neck with surprising speed.

"Release the fossil." He said with a growl.

"Tell me what this is for, and I'll let you have it back."

"Release it, and I won't slice your neck." Senore' said. Shego moved her eyes and glanced over at the controls of the plane. "I can fly this just fine without you."

"Then why did you need me in… the first… place?" Realization began to dawn on the green skinned woman. "You just needed me to get past all the booby traps to get this thing… What is so important about this?"

The two were at a standstill for the next couple of minutes, just staring at each other. Finally, Shego relented and distinguished her green flame. "I want in." She finally said, but didn't give the rock over yet.

"But I haven't even told you…"

"Something this important to you?" Shego said with a look of indignation, "There's got to be some sort of huge take. Now what is it old man? You may still be able to slice my neck, but I think I heal a little faster than you do, and I think I could crush your windpipe before I pass out."

Senore' Senior Senior held the green woman's gaze for a few seconds longer, and with a flick of his wrist, removed the blade from Shego's throat. After he did this, Shego dropped the rock into his waiting hand.

"As you like to continually remind me… I am old." He said. "This… this fossil is a key part to helping me."

"What the hell are you talking about?" At first Shego's eyes narrowed, then went wide. "Wait… This has something to do with the fountain of youth?"

"Not… quite. You see… Ponce de León never really found a literal 'Fountain of Youth'. But I believe I have found something… better." The old man's eyes narrowed on her again, but they didn't hold as much malice as before. "Tell me Shego… what do you know of vampires, and vampire blood?"

…x x x x…

Ron told Kim about what happened with the stewardess as they flew their last leg of the trip in the personal jet of Britina who had a concert in Texas. All things considered… Kim took it fairly well. She fainted.

Ron let her sleep the rest of the way to Middleton, and she woke on her own as the wheels touched down. With eyes fluttering open, Kim sat up-right in her seat. "Hmmm… here all ready?"

"Yup… back to good ol' Middleton." Ron said as Rufus climbed up on his shoulder while the plane taxied to its gate right on time at 2:30 am.

"I had the strangest dream Ron. First I dreamed I was bitten in the neck by this really creepy guy, and then the next thing I knew, you were telling me that I had turned into a vampire and attacked someone. That's just crazy… isn't it?"

"Uh, yeah… heh heh… Let's get you into the airport Kim. Wade told me on your Kimmunicator while you were asleep that he would have your car waiting for us out front.

The two teen heroes grabbed what little luggage they had, said goodbye to Britina, and walked through the airport to the waiting Sloth just outside the front door.

"Mind if I drive Kim? You still look tired." Ron asked as they threw their luggage into the back seat.

"Umm… I guess not." Kim didn't notice the invisible beam scan her as she sat in the passenger seat, which downloaded her current medical condition to one of Wade's computers.

…x x x x…

That night, Kim had a very strange dream.

She found herself in a camp that looked like it came out of the dark ages. There were tents set up with crude poles, covered with what looked like animal skins. It was early in the evening just before sunset and she was standing before one of those tents. It had a fire inside, as smoke was rising out of the hole at the peak of the tent.

Where am I? She thought to herself. Or is it when am I?

"You are about to see the birth of a race of beings." A voice suddenly said to her right. She looked over, and saw the man that had bitten her in the neck. At least she thought it was him since Kim hadn't really gotten a good look at the guy.

With a sudden push from the guy Kim stumbled forward with a yelp and went through the animal-hide wall without touching it. She found herself standing over a man and a woman that were kneeling in front of a small fire. She looked to her right again as the same guy that pushed her walked up to her side.

"You don't remember my name do you?" He asked.

Kim had a blank look on her face for a short while and then she mouthed a name just barely above a whisper. "Lestat."

"So you DO remember me…Now watch, learn, and remember."

The man and woman looked to be no older than 30 years old, but this far back in history, they were considered old. The man had shoulder length dark hair and a dark animal skin draped over his shoulders. He wore only a tunic underneath that covered his privates. The woman had blond hair that almost reached her waist, and she had an animal skin also draped over her shoulders, but it was lighter in color. Underneath she too had a tunic wrapped around her waist, but she also had one wrapped around her breasts.

They were chanting in an unknown language, and bowing over the fire.

"What are they doing?" Kim asked.

"Do you see what is over the fire?" Lestat asked, pointing at the wood leaning over the fire which held a small animal over the flames.

"It looks like a… rat?" Kim said

"Yes, but do you notice anything strange about it?"

Kim looked closer and saw that it was actually still alive! It wasn't tied to the wood, but it couldn't move except for writhing around in small movements. It made no sound. Then Kim saw that the eyes were blood red!

"That is not a normal rat." Lestat continued. "In fact, it killed their newborn infant. The parents here believe that this animal contains a spirit that takes the lives of newborns, and they wish to dis-spell it so that it may not take any more lives. Watch what happens when they try…"

Kim looked on as the couples chanting came to a fever pitch and suddenly without warning, a dark smoke rose from the rat's body and began to circle around the their bodies. The couple immediately looked at each other as if this surprised them, and they didn't know what to do.

By now the smoke had completely enveloped their bodies, and a look of pain came across their faces! They started to beat on their bodies, and scratch at themselves as if something was irritating the skin. As soon as a fingernail broke the skin on both of them, the smoke congregated at that spot on their body, and it seemed to enter their bodies through the scratch!

They both then fell over, and the limbs went stiff. Then as soon as it all started, it was over. The bodies of the couple lay on the ground at Kim and Lestat's feet.

"Are they… dead?" Kim asked, and Lestat just pointed back at the bodies. Kim turned back to look, and her face turned to horror at what she saw. The couple raised up and stood, their eyes were a blank stare. Their mouths opened slightly in grotesque-like smiles. The canine teeth were at least 2 inches longer than normal.

The couple walked out of the tent, and with movements as quick as an animal, they attacked each person in the small camp, killing them by biting their necks and drinking their victim's blood. Kim knew she couldn't do anything as all she was there for was to observe, but that didn't take away from the horror of it all. After the last individual in camp was killed, the couple stood with blood smeared on their faces, and the front of their bodies.

Lestat walked Kim to a few feet in front of them, but this time the eyes were clear, and vibrant. The look on their faces was almost pure bliss. If it wasn't for the fangs protruding past their lower lip and the blood covering their face and body, the two looked like normal human beings.

Lestat turned to Kim, bowed a little and indicated the couple. "Kimberly Anne Possible, you are now their child."

…x x x x…

Kim woke up in her own bed screaming. "Aahhhhhhhhhhhh!" She sat up clinging to sweat soaked sheets and sucked in air as if she had been holding her breath for 5 minutes.

She heard footsteps running up her stairs and she saw her Mom, Dad, and the Tweebs shoot into her room. Ron followed after them, but he wasn't running. Her family was all talking at once.

"Kimmie-cub… are you OK?" "Kimmie dear, what's wrong?" "Kim, you're scaring us…" "What's going on?" Ron had been sleeping on the couch downstairs, and just stood back in silence.

Clutching her bed spread, Kim sat there breathing hard through her mouth, and suddenly her mom had a look of fear, yet curiosity, cross her features. "Kimmie? What is… are… those?" She pointed at Kim's mouth.

Kim leaped out of bed and ran to the mirror on her dresser. She pulled back her lips, and uncovered a set of fangs. "What the...? No… no… no…" Kim held her head with both hands as she shook it side to side almost violently.

"Hey Kim…" Tim said, "Let us see…" Jim finished.

"Boys… back to bed." Their mother said, pointing out of Kim's room.

"Aww Mom…" They chorused.

"Now!" The two dropped their heads and trudged out of their sister's room mumbling something under their breath about getting pictures later. Ron immediately went to Kim's side and wrapped his arms around her shoulders while she sniffled against his shirt.

"Anne Dear?" Jim said feeling slightly confused. "What's going on? Is there something wrong with Kim?"

"Can you wait for us downstairs Jim? I would like to talk with both Kim and Ron first, and then we will talk to you downstairs. OK?" Jim looked at his wife out the side of his eyes, and reluctantly agreed. He left his daughters room, slowly.

Anne spoke first after her husband left. "Now… Kimmie? Ronald? I think the two of you have something to tell me, don't you?"

Holding hands, the two teenagers sat on the edge of Kim's bed and told her mother what had happened. They told her everything that happened from finding Wade's friend with his throat torn out, to arriving in California.

"Wade was then able to get us a ride with Britina again." Ron said. "Man… Those Pop stars have it sooo easy."

Kim elbowed her boyfriend making him grunt in mock pain, and the Kimmunicator suddenly chirped its 4 notes. Kim reached across Ron to pick up her communications device and pressed the Connect button at the same time. "What's the sitch Wade?"

"Sorry to call so early in the morning guys, but I could tell that you were already awake."

"Waaade…" Anne said to the device with a stern look, "Do you have my daughter's bedroom under surveillance?"

The young African-American boy on the small 4-inch screen rubbed the back of his neck looking quite nervous. "Ummm… No… Mrs. Dr. P. The… Kimmunicator has limited scanning capability, and I detected movement in Kim's room." He paused, "But that's all!"

"Well… OK then." Anne said, not sounding quite convinced. "All the same… I don't want to have to give your mother a call."

"Oh, there's no need for that. Really!"

"Mom… stop grilling my tech guru." Kim then looked at the screen, but didn't speak directly to him. "I'm sure Wade has a good reason for calling me at… 4:30 in the morning…"

"Yes Kim… I do. Do you remember that medical scanner I told you about that I installed in your car so I could relay any info to a hospital in case of emergency?" Kim nodded. "I… kind of scanned you with it."

"You what!" Kim said gripping the light blue case, causing the plastic to creak in protest.

"Ron said it was OK!" He said in protest, and Kim shot Ron a glance that could have sheered his head clean off if her eyes had been laser beams.

"I was worried about you Kim!" Ron started to say as he took her hand. "Especially after what happened in Africa… and then after what you did on the plane ride!"

Kim's posture relaxed. "I'm sorry guys. You were right to do what you did. I would have done the same for either of you. I'm sorry."

"No Big." Ron and Wade said in harmony.

"Jinx!" Ron quickly said, pointing at the small screen. "Ha! You owe me a soda, Dude!"

Kim and her Mom just smiled at the antics of the two boys, and Kim finally spoke again. "So… Again, Wade… Why did you call me?"

"Well Kim… I have the results of your medical scan. Now granted it's the first generation of this canning technology, but I think it's quite revealing. Plug me into a USB port on your computer, and I can display the information so you all can see."

"Jim!" Anne called to her husband. "Would you come up here please?"

Kim's Dad was only a few feet from his Kimmie-Cub's door, so he was at his wife's side in a matter of just a few seconds. "What's up?"

"Wade took a medical scan of me after our trip to Africa, Dad. We were just about to see the results."

Data began to scroll down the screen, and then it broke apart into 4 separate sections: A basic brain scan, a blood work-up, blood pressure and heart rate, and body temp. Being the medical doctor in the house, Anne zeroed in on the brain scan and blood work-up.

"Wade…?" Anne said, "Are you sure this blood work-up is accurate?"

"Like I said… it's First-Gen technology, but it should be correct with only a .07 percent data drop-off rate. Why?"

"Look at this blood work-up." She said, pointing at the screen. "There is absolutely NO natural cellular degradation here! Kimmie… according to this… You're not getting any older."

"You… you mean…" Kim started to say with an astonished look, and Ron just sat there with a look on his face that said 'What the heck are you guys talking about?'

Kim continued, "You mean, I'm… immortal?"

"Well… in so many words dear," Her mother said, "Yes."

To be continued…

I really didn't mean to end this without a cliffy… Really. I know how y'all like 'em…

I have a question for the readers… It seems this story doesn't really need an "M" rating. I don't plan on this getting much worse than a bit of gore here and there, drama, and maybe a little angst thrown in. I would like your opinion whether it should stay at a mature rating, or drop it to a "T"? Appreciate any input, Thanks…