Chapter 9

It was the next morning and Penny was enjoying breakfast in the company of Mr. Dr. Possible. Kim and Shego were still asleep and Wade had yet to call on any progress he had made with tracking the device. It was providing Penny ample opportunity to pick James Possible's brain about raising a teenage daughter.

"Well I guess a black hole has immediacy as the average person has some idea what it is," Penny said. "I usually have to explain how bad having all your electronic records cease to exist can be."

"Preferably," James continued. "It's no boys."

"Of course, Of course," Penny agreed. "But what if Kim was to bring a girl home?"

"Now that is a conundrum," he said. "Admittedly one of the big fears isn't really an issue in such a case. But there is still the possibility of sexual transmitted diseases and of course the greater issue of whether the girl could or would break Kimmie Cub's heart. It'll be the black hole speech for anyone that wants to court Kimberly. Tell me have you had one of you daughters bring a girl home when you were expecting a boy?"

"Once," Penny said. "The girl was a typical delinquent type to."

"And how did you deal with it?" James asked.

"The internet is your friend in those kind of situations," Penny said with a smile. "I found out the dear was just rebelling against her traditionalist family in the way she dressed and acted. She was still getting the best marks in school and participating in respectable after school activities. I did find out she was breaking one school rule."

"Which one?"

"The stupid policy about not working a part time job," Penny sighed. "That's the Japanese school system for you, good on the study ethic bad at life balance."

There was a scream of shock from upstairs.

"Shego's up," Penny practically smirked.

"Let go of me Princess," Shego said after she got over the shock of waking up not only in Kim's room but in the teen hero's bed.

"Huh what?" Kim said as she slowly woke up. "Shego why are you in my room? What have you done with Pandaroo?"

"Relax Kimmie," Shego said while point to the toy on the shelf she put it on. "The little mutant is safe. As to why I'm here I don't know. Last I remember I was drifting of to sleep in the guest room."

"Some how I think your Aunt Penny is responsible for this," Kim said.

"You can let go of me now," Shego growled.

"Not yet," Kim said. "Consider this hug as being from Iris, I'm sure she'd understand why you became a villain and I'm sure she's glad your making sure Skill Tester won't hurt anyone else."

"I should have done it right the first time," Shego snorted. "As for understanding my life of crime? There are so many things I should have done instead."

"You were hurting," Kim said. "No you are hurting I'm sure she understands, any way its not to late to quit and do something else."

With that Kim released Shego and slid out of bed.

"Something else huh?"

Several minutes later both Kim and Shego joined Penny and Mr. Dr. Possible at the breakfast table.

"Aunt Penny why did you move me to..?"Shego began.

"Yesterday was Friday," Penny explained. "I'm sure you didn't want to be disturbed during the night by that."

"Fair enough," both Kim and James were shocked by Shego's calm reaction. "You could have put me on the couch or something though."

"I must say Shego does seem remarkable calm about it," James commented.

"Ah well because I work and usual reside in the U.S. And my wife and family stay in Japan except for summer holidays," Penny explained. "It's a little hard to be intimate so we arrange a little long distance date when we know the kids won't interrupt."

"So it's not like I haven't heard Mom and Dad on the phone when one of them is away at the conference," Kim said.

"Aunt Penny's had video phone technology since 1980," Shego said. "She's had hologram technology since 1991, I walked in on them once, never again."

"We've almost cracked hard light," Penny said with a wide smile.

"Let me know when you do," James Possible said. "I can think of at least ten applications it could have for space exploration and my wife could probably think of twenty in the field of medicine."

"Wife?" Kim said to herself. "Is she using it because its shorter that life partners? I know that Australian marine Biologist I helped with that Whale pod called her girlfriend her Missus but she explained to me it was general slang for long term relationships."

"You should just quit your job at the university already," Shego snorted.

"Now Shego you know its the only civilian job I can show my whole resume to," Penny said. "Besides two points, one the entire internet would break down if any one else got at the network there and two Atsuko real digs the salary man thing almost as much as I dig the school gir..."

"To much information Aunt Penny," Shego said.

Kim looked over to her father who seemed to be counting down with his fingers. As he reached Zero Ron burst through the door. James just nodded and went back to reading the paper.

"Good Morning Kim, Morning Mr. Dr. P. Hello again Professor Gadget and the Rest."

"Bite me Sidekick."

"Who are you calling sidekick? Kim and I are partners," Ron retorted. "You're the sidekick."

"I'm an independent Mercanary on permanent contract unless I kill the boss for his stupidity."

The building argument was quickly interrupted by the Kimmunicator going off.

"What's the Sitch Wade?" Kim asked.

"I finally tracked Drakken down," he said. "Sorry it took so long but the teleportation device he used threw Hench's tracking signal off by a quantum phase variance of .7, that wouldn't have been too hard but he used the teleportation device 2 more times and variance was different after each one."

"Sorry," Shego said. "I taught him how to evade pursuit more effectively."

"No it's okay," Wade said. "I just wish he'd calibrate the teleporter better. As it's not a clone and destroy he could end up in an alternative dimension or worse send the entire planet into one."

"Let's just hope he doesn't use it again," Kim said. "Location and Ride?"

"He's in Japan," Wade said. "As for a ride some one who owed us a favour has some sway with a commercial airliner. Its not first class though by any means."

"But we don't have any lairs in Japan," Shego said. "Unless uh no..."

"What is it Shego?" Kim asked.

"DNAmy does have a lab there," Shego explained. "And it's above a Karaoke bar."