Disclaimer. I do not own all characters to the Kim Possible franchise, they remain the sole property of Disney. The character Drake #902 was created by me so if someone wants to use him in a story then you got to let me know first.
-Chapter 10-
Return of a Hero
It was nearly midday at Dementor's lair and Dementor spent all of the morning finishing off the Diablo machine. The body received it's paint job and the weapons were installed, including the bio weapon to be used on Drakken, he wanted to be the first villain to take down that traitor to the villainy community. Although he hated to admit it, Drakken did do something right for once in his pathetic life, he did create what was considered to be the most powerful and deadliest weapon ever devised. However Drakken was an idiot for not putting a leash on the weapon, when scanning Drake in sleep mode when he arrived at the lair he knew that Drake was highly unstable and would not hesitate to hurt someone if they got on his wrong side, hopefully he won't find out about the neural inhibitor in the Diablo. What good...well evil in this case, will a super weapon do if it wasn't properly controlled?
Dementor began to admire the handy work to the Diablo and was pleased with the modifications made to the machine. The body had miniature turbo laser cannon's installed, along with stronger cutting saws and slightly enhanced strength and speed. In effect it was twice as more powerful than an ordinary Diablo machine and Drake would make it far more deadlier, using the skills he acquired to defeat Kim in combat would make him the perfect weapon to lead the Synthodrones into combat and defeat Global Justice in an all out assault.
He put his tools down and looked at his handy work, smiling with self-satisfaction. With the neural inhibitor still in place, when Drake was transferred he would be under his control, the ultimate weapon for his ultimate plan. Leaving the laboratory he chuckled to himself, excited that the world would soon be his.
As the doors shut, a figure stepped forward from the shadows, grinning darkly. Drake silently made his way up to the lifeless Diablo and began his own modifications on the machine, using the knowledge he acquired from Dementor's secret file named 40805-305-306-307, which had technology that would make the Diablo vitually indestructable in combat. He was a fool to ignore that data, he could have worked on it but instead he forgot all about it. That was the trouble with humans, their minds can easily be distracted and it made the world appear weak in Drake's opinion but it was all going to change soon. He stopped thinking about that and returned his focus on the Diablo. Removing the neural inhibitor first, he then began installing the morph-scoop upgrade to one of the arms before adding the deflector fields to the Diablo.
This is all too easy, Drake thought. Man, Kim is so going to be surprised about this.
-KP-
Ann was busying enjoying lunch in her hotel room, reading up on some material she needed to catch up on. When she arrived at the hotel she met one of the neuro-surgeons who she recognised before, she couldn't remember his name but she did remember that he was an avid history fanatic. He bored her completely senseless about talks on Harvey Williams Cushing, the father of neurosurgery and also talking about Joseph Ransohoff, a pioneer in the field of neurosurgery for the use of medical imaging and catheterization also Ann had to admit he was her idol that got her interested in subject. If he decided to bore her again on his favorite passtime, she wanted to at least be ready for the conversation.
Enjoying a nice dessert named Sachertorte for lunch, she cut a small piece with her fork and dipped it into the whipped cream before eating it, she savoured the flavour of chocolate sponge cake and the taste of the apricot jam in the middle, the rich taste of the dark chocolate icing on the top along with the whipped cream. Although it was luxury, she still felt worried about Kim. It still didn't feel right about going that the surprise gathering, but Kim did insist she would be alright despite being in her fragile state. However Ann did see that deep down in Kim's eyes, there was that flicker of determination, that 'I can do anything' spirit that was trapped inside her, all that stood in her way was that fear of Drake.
She thought about Drake as well, despite him being the one to try kill Kim he was a victim as well, of his own twisted mind. With his two personalities being trapped in one brain, he was at risk of dying unless helped and despite what he tried to do to her daughter, she did want to help him. Not his evil side but the good personality that was trapped in the same body, well when she meant good side, she meant the uncorrupted half of Shego's original personality. It made her think about whenever Shego really did have it within her to kill someone or if it was just words to help maintain her image, after all she was one of the most dangerous and feared villains in the world. She always was a mystery, even her past remained clouded except that Kim mentioned she did find something about her but kept it a secret, she wasn't the cruel type to ruin someones life. Kim was better than that.
Finishing her lunch Ann checked the time, almost 2pm so that would mean it would be 5am in Middleton. 2pm also meant she had 4 hours to prepare for the start of a reception in the hotel's main hall, it would give her a chance to talk about own experiences in the field of neurosurgery and also learn from more experienced doctors to improve her skills further. Heading to the wardrobe Ann pulled out a smart white long dress, deciding it was the one she was going to wear so she laid it out on the bed and went to the bathroom to have a shower.
-KP-
Drake finished the upgrades to the Diablo machine and quietly left the laboratory, with his own modifications in place he had to make sure that Dementor didn't find out about his treachary. As he made his way to the lair's command center he began to go over what he would do once he was in the Diablo, how he would continue his existence after detroying Team Possible and leading an army of Synthodrones in battle, each one of them with near invincibility. However once he destroyed Team Possible and Global Justice, he would then swoop directly to his next target, Nevada. He had some business to take care of there.
When he finally arrived at the lair's command center, he saw Professor Dementor going over the battle plans, smiling at the predicted outcomes. He noticed Drake had entered the room and smiled at him.
"Ah Drake, you like vhat you see?" He asked, gesturing to the battle plans. Drake took a look at them and saw the outcomes predicted victory.
"I certainly like what I see here," Drake said, going over the results of the battle. His master plan relied on the battle plans but it didn't have the results he wanted so he had to make a little alteration, he would do that when Dementor wasn't looking. Right now he had to keep going along with the charade, until he was in the Diablo he didn't dare make his move.
"Good, as you can see here ve haff no chance of losing. Dhis vill be our finest hour!"
"Nice, so when will we take the guests at the hotel hostage? I'm eager to make Dr Possible's acquaintance," Drake said, the last word sounding very malicious. Dementor chuckled and looked up at Drake.
"You vill meet her in time, just relax for der time being, you vill get your chance. For now ve must not deviate from der plan, it vill cause too many complications if ve attack early. Ve vill attack der hotel vhile der gathering is at der full swing, lets about about 7pm?"
"7pm? How long will it take for me to become transferred?"
"An hour. You vill be in der Diablo at least 8pm, I promise you dhat. Soon der vorld VILL BE OURS TO CONTROL!"
Drake couldn't help but smile darkly, so far it was all going to plan. He just had to make sure nothing went wrong this time. Leaving the command center Drake checked his internal diagnostics and realised that he needed to enter sleep mode in order for the syntho-plasma to recharge, which would take a few hours. Heading to his personal quarters that Dementor assigned him, he laid down on his bed and his body went into sleep mode. While he 'slept' he realised that once he was out, the other personality would then still be trapped in the moodulator, unless it was merged with the positronic brain. Still while it would be powerless in my old body, I'll destroy it before it can interfere with my plans again, Drake thought. With his body starting to recharge, he slept on for a few hours until the time came to carry out the first phase.
-KP-
Shego awoke from a deep sleep, rubbing her tired eyes as the world came back into focus, her body felt more refreshed...and yet completely reeked of sweat, the smell made Shego's nose twitch with disgust.
Ugh, I so need a shower right now, Shego thought.
Getting out of bed, she glanced down at the slightly damp grey hooded tracksuit she wore and made her way to the shower, picking up another clean hooded tracksuit ensemble, with a green and black color scheme. In a few minutes the sound of running water filled the air, carrying on for a few minutes before finally stopping, a clean and dressed Shego heading out the bathroom while she toweled her hair dry. With her training complete, she felt ready to start tracking down Drake and only one person who could help her came to mind.
Shame she's still in a rut, I could've used her help for the fight, Shego thought.
Shego made herself some cereal, thinking about how Kim must be feeling at the moment, understanding perfectly well the pain Kim was feeling. She realised that she would need someone to talk to about her pain, someone who shared a similar experience, after all she had to rebuild her own confidence 13 years ago. Heading back to the kitchen area to make coffee, she grumbled under her breath when she found out she forgot to buy some.
Hope someone at the Possible house can make a killer cup of joe, she thought.
With her mind made up, Shego left the hotel room and began to make her way to the Possible house. She was going to have to do the one thing Shego found difficult to do in order to help Kim, she had to reveal some of her shrouded past to her, back when Shego was with Team Go.
-KP-
Director was on the early morning shift, overseeing the work on locating Drake and possibly Dementor, they been going through a few possible leads and they found something that was worth looking into. Professor Dementor was predicted to be somewhere in Austria and not to long ago Dr Ann Possible left for Austria for a short notice conference, it did look suspicious but a check on the invite records shown it to be legit. For safety reasons, she did have armed undercover GJ agents keep an eye out on the hotel but for legal reasons she could not make a move unless she was 100% sure. It was a big risk but she had to take it. Kim wasn't informed for another reason, since she retired it was best to keep her away from anything to do with Drake, especially her state of mind.
Drakken was a big help in the investigation but his mind was obviously preoccupied and Director could easily guess about what he was thinking about, Shego. Despite denying what he was thinking about, Director pieced together the behaviour he shown when Shego was injured, the way he looked at the photograph of them together, it was obvious that he cared deeply for her.
Drakken was closely checking on the surveillance in Austria, searching for any sign of Drake in the area, determined to put a stop to him. Director made a deal with him that once they found Drake, Drakken would be the one to personally oversee his destruction, since he was born from the after effect of a neural shock blast Drakken theorized that a direct hit to the positronic brain with a neural neutralizer cannon would completely destroy him. It was a huge risk using the NNC to destroy him, if someone was accidentally hit with it then the effects to a human would be instantly fatal for it was designed to cancel out the neural energy in the human brain, making it the perfect weapon for destroying Drake but it would also destroy the other personality, the one that saved fo many innocent lives. It was a tough call but it had to be made.
-KP-
Hours passed and at 6:00pm Drake was awoken by a henchman named Myron, the one who kept calling Dementor 'BIL'. Drake learnt to his amusement earlier that BIL stood for brother-in-law, which a few of Dementor's henchmen shared a secret laugh about the whole matter.
"Is it time then?" Drake asked.
"Yeah, it is. Your fighter jet is prepped for take-off, you need to provide the hover transport with fire cover. Dementor is in the process of activating the synthodrone army."
"About time then," Drake grumbled, getting up from bed. "I'll be back in an hour."
Heading to the hanger area of the lair, the hover transport to carry the hostages had already taken off and was on a direct course to the target. Drake climbed into Shego's fighter jet and took off, the roar of the engines echoed in the air as the jet tore across the sky. As he followed the flight projection, he eagerly anticipated the moment he capture Dr Possible.
-KP-
Across the globe, in the town of Middleton, Kim had what she considered not one of the better mornings in her life. She had another nightmare, although not as intense as the ones before it still left her visibly shaken, refusing to come downstairs. James was thinking about calling in sick for work but Kim insisted he go, she didn't want her condition affecting his job. Ron came on over and made her breakfast in bed as James left for work. As he was brought up the breakfast tray to her room he heard a loud knock at the door, placing tray on Kim's lap he went downstairs and opened the door. A woman stood before him, wearing a green and black hooded tracksuit, the hood hiding the top half of her face but from the color of her skin he could see who it was.
"Shego?" Ron asked, completely surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"I need help, that's what," She said. "Listen, if it's not to much to ask but while I'm here, can you make me a cup of coffee? I really need a caffiene fix right now."
Ron looked hesitant, anyone would be if a known villain knocked on the door and asked for help...and coffee.
"Listen side...ugh, Stoppable, I'm not here to cause any trouble. I just need to speak to that tech geek of yours so I can track down Drake and stop him."
"Alright but if you do anything to hurt Kim then I'll..."
"Relax Stoppable, I'm not here to hurt princess if that's what you're worried about. Besides it's not much of a challenge if she refuses to fight back."
Ron let Shego into the house and led her upstairs to Kim's room, who was not surprised but frightened. She backed up, eyes still fixated on Shego.
"Relax Kimmie, I'm not here to hurt you," Shego said, keeping her distance. She didn't want to frighten Kim anymore than she is. "I'm just here to speak to that geek of yours...and also I need a coffee." She turned to look at Ron. "If that is not too much trouble?"
Ron shrugged. "So how do you have it then?"
"Black, no sugar."
"I'll bring it up to you," Ron said, before sounding deadly serious. "Listen, if you do anything to hurt Kim, I swear you will not like what I will do to you."
"Woah...did you just threaten me?" Shego asked, her voice carried a mix of surprise and respect. "Impressive Stoppable, you got guts to say something like that. Now if you don't mind, hurry up with that coffee, okay?"
Ron grumbled under his breath and looked at Kim. Kim could see that Shego seemed to be telling the truth but she could never be too sure.
"It's okay Ron," Kim said. "I'll be fine."
Ron nodded and left the room, heading downstairs to the kitchen to make coffee. Shego walked forwards and sat down at the bottom of Kim's bed, she could see Kim was still tense.
"Kim, if I wanted to hurt you I would have done it the second I walked in here. Since I'm sitting at the bottom of your bed, I think it's safe to say I am not a threat right now."
"Sorry," Kim mumbled, opening her bedside drawer and taking out the Kimmunicator. She popped the battery back in and hit the call button. Wade appeared on the screen.
"Kim? I thought you said..."
"Wade, this is gonna sound weird but do you have a location on.." Kim said, hesitating for a moment. "..Drake?"
"Well I haven't checked recently, but I could ask GJ if you want. Why do you ask?"
Shego took the Kimmunicator and smiled at Wade. "This answer your question?"
"Shego! Are you here to fight Kim?"
"What, no! Ugh...why does everyone assume that I'm here to hurt Kim right now? I just need help in locating Drake. Also, do not tell GJ I'm here. I'm not exactly in the mood to have them on my case again and don't worry about Kimmie, she'll be fine. I give you my word on that."
"It's okay Wade," Kim said. "Just get her the info, please and thank you."
"Alright but it'll take a few minutes maybe. I'll call you back when I get the info."
The Kimmunicator's screen went blank and Kim dropped on the bed, finishing her breakfast. Silence filled the air as Shego turned to look at Kim.
"You're certainly healing up quick," Shego said. "That shiner of yours is completely gone."
"Yeah," Kim sighed wistfully. "Along with something else."
"You're talking about your confidence, right?"
"How did you know?"
"Every single newspaper won't stop talking about your retirement! Anyway it's kind'a hard to not notice the great Kim Possible has given up! Heck, I found it hard to believe that you did that!"
"Yeah well I did, so drop it Shego!" Kim snapped. "You got no idea how I'm feeling right now, you'll never understand!"
Before Kim could react Shego shot forwards and grabbed Kim by the neck of her shirt, glaring at her. She obviously hit a nerve there and gulped, Shego brought her face close to Kim's before speaking.
"I do know how you feel!" She snarled. "Believe me I faced the same thing when I was younger!"
She pushed Kim back and got up, walking over to a dresser before leaning against it. Kim was shaken a little from the hostility Shego shown and was surprised to see her sighing, feeling bad about what she said in anger. Shego took in a deep breath and relaxed, calming herself down a little before smiling at Kim.
Well, I might as well tell her, Shego thought.
"Right princess. Listen up, I got a little story for you and I hope you pay attention, I won't be repeating myself. Besides, I reckon you'll get a kick out of it. You see it all happened about thirteen years ago, when I was only fifteen years old."
Kim listened to the story Shego told her, talking about a mission that went wrong, an encounter with a weapon that nearly killed Shego.
"We received a call from the Mayor of Go City, he informed us that an experimental GJ combat drone escaped and was going on a rampage, they needed out help to stop it. When we arrived at the financial district, it already caused enough damage to the city block and was about to attack a group of civilians. I went in first and well...I got it's attention with a plasma blast to it's back."
"What happened next?"
"I'm getting to that. Anyway, I got it's attention and it began to attack me, I got in a few good hits but then it started to get better at fighting. It then hit me that it was learning as I fought. The rest of the team joined in to help but something went wrong. As it went into Go City Bank, I followed it inside but before my brother's could back me up, it caused structural damage to the entrance which blocked access. It was just me and the machine, which already learnt half my moves when I fought it."
Kim remained silent, Shego just smiled and continued.
"I heard Hego outside as he began digging through the debris while I took the beating of a lifetime, at the time I always believed that with my powers I was unstoppable but I learnt the hard way that day on how wrong I was. The moment I thought that I was going to die was when it was about 3 minutes into the fight, when it learnt the rest of my moves and kept countering, crippling me when it threw me into a wall. I felt at least a ton of weight crash down on me, I barely remained concious as the pain was excruiciating, the throw also broke a few of my ribs and dislocated my shoulder."
That bit of new made Kim feel bad about what she said to Shego earlier, she realized that Shego had suffered a worser experience than Kim ever did.
"When my brother's finally got through, Hego managed to get in close enough to rip the A.I. unit from it's body but for me, well let's just say I was barely alive at the time, when GJ arrived I stopped breathing but one of the agents resuscitated me to bring me back. Oh, and you'll love this part, the person who saved my sorry butt at the time was one Agent Betty Director."
"Dr Director saved your life?" Kim exclaimed in surprise. "I never knew that!"
Shego gave a smirk and glanced down at the floor, while Kim sat there is stunned silence. She never knew Shego once been through a similar experience, well not similiar, it was far more brutal than Kim faced. She felt terrible earlier for snapping at Shego, all that time and Shego knew exactly how Kim felt.
"Shego...I..I'm sorry about what I said earlier," Kim said, shocked at her revelation. "So you understand how I feel about this?"
"Yeah, I do. I felt so scared after that, it was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life, I really thought I wasn't going to make it. Due to my healing factor it took me weeks to heal but to mentally recover, that took months. I kept having nightmare at Go Tower, screaming the place down and crying uncontrollably until my brothers came in and comforted me. I had to see a shrink at GJ to help me get through that mess. Anyway I knew you had to hear that, so you know that I understand how you feel right now."
Kim began to wonder why Shego told her a part of her own mysterious past, there had to be a reason behind it. Was to help her with her pain? She did feel better to learn that someone understood how she felt. Still she had to know why.
"Shego, why did you tell me that? You never talk much about your past, you always kept it pretty much of a secret when you can. What I want to know is why tell me this now?"
Shego fell silent for a moment, thinking about why she did and how she could explain it. All those years will having a tough persona made it difficult for her to talk about her feelings.
"The reason being is I hate seeing you like this, so fragile and upset," Shego said, her voice starting to quiver. "Let's just say you..well I always thought of you as someone I never got a chance to know."
"What are you talking about?"
Shego took in a deep breath as she tried to fight back her tears. One of her most painful secret in her life was about to be revealed to her arch enemy for 2 years but she didn't care, she trusted Kim with her life
"Back when I was born...I was a part of a set of twins," Shego said, feeling warm tears starting to fall down her cheeks. "One was very poorly, like the runt of the litter so to speak, she didn't expect to survive the night. The other was far healthier, she had the highest survival rate, expected to live a long life."
She suddenly let out a gasp as she started to cry. Kim got up and handed her a tissue, which Shego took to dry her eyes. Kim never saw Shego like that before, despite the tough exterior she was still emotionally fragile.
"I was born first, then my little sister came out half an hour later." Shego whimpered, knowing the next part was going to be hard to say. "By a cruel twist of fate, the healthy baby died of SIDS."
"SIDS?"
"Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. No one can explain why she died, the doctor's found it to be a mystery," Shego whispered, before pointing to herself. "Instead I lived, the weakling that survived incredible odds. Pretty hard to imagine, huh?"
Kim felt tears falling down her eyes as well, she couldn't believe that Shego told her something so personal and painful from her past, but the reasons for doing so still remained a mystery. Before she knew what she was doing, she embraced her arch foe of all these years and felt her getting hugged back in return.
"You see Kimmie...the reason I told you that. It...it was because if...my little sister did live that day, I..I..I always thought she would grow up to be...like you," Shego finally admitted, tears falling across her cheeks. "You are everything I imagined her to be. Strong. Courageous...Able to do anything." She paused for a moment before finally getting her breath. "I...I..even grown fond of you. I guess you could say..that I...care for you...like a little sister. The little sister I never got to have."
Kim smiled a little. "I actually thought the same thing as well, back when you got hit with the attitudinator, I told Ron I thought of you like a big sister."
"Really?" Shego asked, a little taken aback. She couldn't help but smile. "What was his reaction?"
"I believe he said 'Yeah, a big sister who used to punch and kick you',"Kim qouted, making Shego laugh a little.
"So you once thought of me like a big sister?"
"Well...this will sound a little awkweird but...I actually still do...in a way."
Shego's eyes widened in surprise at Kim's comment.
"You still think of me like a big sister?"
Kim nodded, breaking the hug and smiling at Shego. Ron came in with the coffee and handed it to Shego, who took a sip and savoured the flavour.
"Now that is a good cup of joe, thanks Stoppable," Shego said. "Well, I'm gonna wait downstairs, maybe watch some TV until your web geek comes up with something. You coming princess?"
"Sure, after I talk to Ron."
Shego left the room, heading downstairs with her coffee to the den. Ron put his arm around Kim, noticing she had been crying recently.
"KP, you okay?"
"Yeah, Shego and I just talked, that's all," Kim said, noticing that Ron had a guilty look on his face.
"I know, I overheard you guys. I was about to bring in the coffee and then I overheard Shego talking about her past to you, really intense stuff that. Why do you reckon she did that?"
"Well she did say she cares about me," Kim said. "Maybe this is the start of a friendship, I think she's finally giving up the villain life then. Well, let's head downstairs. I suppose I could ask Shego what she's been doing lately."
Picking up the Kimmunicator, Kim went downstairs with Ron to catch up with Shego. I guess we're not going to be fighting each other anymore more, Kim thought.
-KP-
Drake flew towards his destination while the hover transport began to make it's final approach. It was almost 6:30, he had to make sure the hostages were grabbed quickly or it would all be for nothing. Flying over the city of Vienna, he saw the hotel was getting closer but something didn't feel right, deep down some kind of instinct told him it was going to be a trap.
-KP-
An undercover GJ agent looked up in the sky and saw a large hover transport flying towards them. Taking out his binoculars saw the transport bore non regulation paint coloring, along with something else following it at a distance. Zooming in further, his jaw dropped in terror at the sight of a green and black fighter jet, the same one that Drake #902 flew. Picking up his radio, he frantically shouted his warning.
"ALL UNITS, THIS IS A RED ALERT! HOSTILE TARGET, CODE NAME DRAKE IS ON APPROACH! TAKE HIM DOWN WITH EXTREME FORCE! MINOR FORCE FOR THE TRANSPORT, WE WANT NO HUMAN CASUALTIES!"
Several agents mobilized from their hiding spaces with heavy anti-aircraft weapons and began to open fire, missiles heading towards the small fighter jet and the large transport.
-KP-
"NO! EVASIVE ACTION!" Drake yelled into the comm line, avoiding the missile fire. This got a lot complicated but he had to complete the mission. To his dissapointment the transport suffered a direct hit to its engines and began to make a crash landing. Speaking into the comm line he had to know if the mission was still possible to complete.
"DEMENTOR, TRANSPORT IS DOWN! CAN THE MISSION BE COMPLETED WITH ONE HOSTAGE?"
"Yes, der mission can be completed vith vun hostage. Der other's vould haff been insurance so to speak."
"WAIT A SEC! YOU TELLING ME YOU WASTED ALL THAT TIME AND MONEY GETTING THOSE PEOPLE TO COME HERE, WHEN I COULD HAVE JUST NABBED ONE ON A STEALTH RUN? DIDN'T IT OCCUR TO YOU THAT GJ WOULD HAVE FOUND THE WHOLE THING SUSPICIOUS?" Drake roared, his fury taking over.
"Drake, if you are to take over der vorld dhen you haff to do it VITH A BIT OF CLASS! IT'S TRADITION TO HAFF A COMPLICATED PLAN!"
Drake shut the comm line off in anger and shouted "IDIOT!". He was so going to deal with Dementor once he was in the Diablo.
Thinking quickly, Drake noticed the roof area of the hotel and smiled. Firing all smoke screen missiles at the ground, he watched as the GJ agents were enveloped in a dark cloud of smoke, landing the jet skillfully on the roof. The plan for getting all the hostages was going gone, he needed only one person. Time to get Ann, he thought.
Getting out of the jet, he ran towards the roof access door and kicked it in, heading down the service stairs to the main hall.
-KP-
The whole hall was in a commotion as GJ agents began to herd the frightened guests back to their rooms. Dr Possible was ushered out and escorted by several GJ agents to her room, they nearly made it when suddenly a table slammed into a two agents covering the rear. Dr Possible and the remaining GJ agents turned around in and saw a very angry Drake staring at Ann.
"Dr Possible, I presume?" He sneered, as the GJ agents ran towards him.
"Dr Possible, get out of here!" One of them yelled before getting grabbed by his mission suit and thrown into the other GJ agents, all knocked out from the impact. Ann turned and began to run, trying to escape until a sudden force grabbed her neck. Drake grinned as he used a GJ stun rod to knock her out, cuffing her hands behind her back and throwing her in his shoulder. Carrying his prize, he made his way back to the fighter jet on the roof. The endgame had now begun.
-KP-
At the GJ base in Middleton, Dr Director and Dr Drakken monitored the situation as several GJ agents screamed orders over the comm line. This was not looking good for the world. Just what reason did Drake want with Dr Possible? Director thought, before realizing he was still after Kim. That was a fairly low blow for him, even Drakken was outraged. She knew Kimberely had to be informed and placed into protective custody. Knowing Drake and Dementor, they must be up to something big. They watched security feeds from cameras on the hotel roof capture images of Drake placing the unconcious woman in the back passenger seat before getting into the cockpit and taking off.
"ALL UNITS, TRACK THAT FIGHTER! REPEAT, TRACK ONLY, NOT DESTROY. WE HAVE A CIVILIAN ON BOARD!" Director yelled into the comm line. She sighed and slammed a fist into the desk, knowing fully well she let down Kim. She turned to Drakken before finally speaking.
"Lipsky, you're with me. We have to get to Possible first, once she's in protective custody then we'll travel to Drake's location. You'll be assigned to the strike team to take him down."
"Agreed," Drakken said, his voice full of concern. "If Drake does anything to Kim's mother then I'll never forgive myself, in fact if he does the...ugh...unthinkable then I will take the full disciplinary action."
"Hopefully it won't come to that," Director said, not wanting to think about what Drake might do to Mrs Possible. She also knew that Drakken would face life inprisonment if the woman was killed but she was determined to stop Drake before he did anything ruthless.
Heading towards the hanger bays, Director and Drakken boarded a top of the line transport jet. Checking the NNC equipment that was carried on board as well, they blasted off towards Kim's home.
-KP-
Kim, Ron and Shego sat on the couch, watching Agony County while they waited for a response from Wade on Drake's location. Kim thought about talking Shego out of it, she knew that Shego could take care of herself in a fight but after what Drake did to her at the party, Kim knew there was a good chance he would defeat her again. This time he might actually kill her.
A familiar beeping filled the air, the tone of four from the Kimmunicator. Kim answered it and saw a very nervous looking Wade trembling with shock.
"Wade?" Kim asked, concerned about what got him so spooked. "Wade, tell me what's wrong."
"Kim, I am so sorry," Wade said. "It's..."
The sound of jet engines filled the air outside, Shego looked out the window and snarled with anger.
"YOU LITTLE SNITCH!" She screamed, grabbing the Kimmunicator. "I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST YOU, BUT YOU RATTED ME OUT?"
"I didn't!" Wade yelled defensively. "GJ are here for something else!"
"What are you taking about?"
The jet landed outside and Shego watched as Dr Director and Dr Drakken got out the transport, heading towards the house. Ron scratched his head in confusion as Rufus climbed out of his pants pocket and looked at the unexpected sight.
"What are Drakken and Director doing here?" Ron asked, as Shego tried to hide out of sight. Kim put a reassuring hand on Shego's shoulder.
"Relax Shego, I won't let Director arrest you," Kim said. "I promise."
Opening the front door, she saw Director and Drakken have solemn looks on their faces. Kim knew it was bad news right off the bat.
"Okay, what is so important that you have to land a transport jet in the middle of the street?" Kim asked.
"Kimberely, we have to get you to safety," Director said. "Drake has made his move. Your mother has been captured and is likely on her way to Dementor's lair. The reasons behind it are unknown."
Kim gasped in horror, clasping both hands to her mouth in shock. She couldn't believe what was happening, she didn't want to believe it but Director never lied. At least, not about information about that.
It's all my fault, Kim thought as tears began to well up in her eyes, I should never have convinced mom to go on that trip.
"Kimmie, you okay?" Shego asked, leaving the den and risking possible arrest when Director saw her. Drakken's eyes met Shego's for a brief moment before Shego broke eye contact and stared at Director.
"Shego!" Director said, completely surprised. "What the devil are you doing here?"
"Getting help from her tech geek but more importantly comforting a friend in need!" Shego shot back, putting a gentle arm around Kim in a sisterly fashion. "Princess, you alright?"
Kim ignored everyone, her eyes staring at the floor while her heart hammered in her chest, thinking about her mother. Thoughts flowed through her mind as she thought about the possibility of never seeing her mother again until she remember the talk before she left. Everyone could see her fists tightening as tears fell from her eyes, her face wore an expression of not fear but pure rage. Suddenly turning on the spot, she ran up the stairs to her attic bedroom. Shego tried to follow but was grabbed by Director.
"Not so fast Shego!" She snapped. "You have some expla..."
She never got a chance to finish her sentence. Before she knew it, Shego spun round and landed a right hook to her jaw, knocking Director to the floor. Drakken's vines shot out and tried to restrain Shego, but she blasted them with her powers.
"BACK OFF DR. D!" She snarled, running up the stairs to Kim's room. Ron followed closely behind, worried that he was going to see Kim in another breakdown. As they arrived up the steps to her room, they saw her silhouette behind the changing screen, which confused them.
"Uh...Kim?" Ron asked, suddenly gasping in surprise as she stepped out from behind it.
Kim was wearing her battlesuit.
"Woah, princess," Shego said, surprised at what was going on. "You are not going to..."
"Oh yes I am," Kim growled, her eyes burning with pure rage as she strapped the Kimmunicator to her wrist. "I convinced mom to go on that trip and now look what has happened! There is no way Drake is going to hurt her, not on my watch!"
Going over to her computer, she booted it up and waited until she opened her internet browser.
"Now what are you doing?" Ron asked, as a very annoyed Director and a very nervous Drakken arrived in Kim's room. They both looked at Kim in surprise as she typed a few commands on her computer before shutting it down.
"I had to make an update to something," She said, her voice starting to brim with confidence. She glared at Dr Director and Drakken. "I'm not going into protective custody, I'm going with you."
"Kim, you're not ready!" Director snapped. "I know you are angry but think about it for a second, you are still emotionally fragile! Who knows what might happen if you go into combat right now!"
"Oh no, don't try to talk me out of it!" Kim shot back. "Drake may have beaten me before but this time, I am going to win! I am going to fight him like I never fought anyone before and I am going to make him learn one important lesson."
"Aaaand what is that exactly?" Drakken asked, a little unsure on her answer.
Kim glared at him, her former self starting to take hold again.
"Nobody...messes...with...Kim...Possible!" She whispered in a hostile voice.
"Well if you're going to face him, then I'm coming too," Ron said, seeing Kim's mouth open to protest. "Don't try to talk me out of it KP, it won't work! I may not have my monkey mojo anymore but that didn't stop me going mission mode with you before."
"Count me in too Kimmie," Shego said. "Even with your battlesuit, Drake may prove a challenge for you. You need back up and I been itching for some payback myself."
"Then you better suit up then," Kim said, glancing at Ron and Shego. "Shego, I think I got something to replace that tracksuit of yours."
Kim left her room and went into her parents room, coming back a minute later with a black t-shirt, olive cargo pants and black leather gloves. Shego's eyes widened as Kim handed Shego her mom's mission outfit.
"You so gotta be kiddin' me Princess," She said. "You want me to wear you mom's mission clothes?"
"Just put it on Shego," Kim said flatly. "Don't make me use the PDP."
"Ooh you are evil." Shego went behind the changing screen as Ron went into the bathroom and took of his red football jersey, revealing the black t-shirt underneath. He already wore the cargo pants, so he was mission ready. Shego came out from the screen wearing the old-school Team Possible mission outfit and she had to admit, it actually did look pretty good on her. Maybe I could have a variant of Kim's newer mission gear when this is over, green and black maybe?
Wade called and was surprised to see Kim was in her battlesuit, spitting his soda out in shock.
"Kim?" He asked. "I saw the changes you made to the site and I thought I was dreaming! Are you absolutely sure you want to do this?"
"Never been sure my entire life. Have you got a location on Drake yet?"
"I had a military sattelite track his jet from above, I'm uploading the co-ordinates in the GJ transport."
"Thanks Wade, you rock."
Heading outside to the jet, Kim did feel a little scared but she ignored it. This time Drake went to far and she was going to make sure he paid for kidnapping her mother. When everyone boarded the jet, Kim glanced at her allies when it began to take off.
Ron, Shego, Drakken and Director.
All of them were going to help her face Drake, however this time Drake was going to be the one to suffer a brutal defeat. She smiled to herself, wondering if her update to the Team Possible site got Drake sweating yet. It wasn't a threat but it should put the fear into him and the idiot working with him.
-KP-
"Uh, Bil?" Myron asked, looking at a computer screen in complete surprise. "You may want to take a look at this."
"Vhat is it THIS TIME!" Dementor snapped, looking at the screen. "I swear if it is that stupid sneezing panda..."
He trailed off and looked at the computer screen in complete terror. He never expected to see something like that so soon. She can't be all that, can she? All he did was rub his eyes to see if he was sleeping but the short yet terrifying message on the site remained there.
Message from Team Possible to Drake Synthodrone #902 and Professor Dementor
I'm back.
K. Possible, Leader of Team Possible
SC90's Chapter Follow Up
This is Stormchaser90 here, with another chapter follow up here. I hope you all enjoyed it. The endgame has already started and Kim is back in action, along with new allies in tow. Now I want to say a huge thank you to the following authors that have read and reviewed so far. CajunBear73, Sentinel 103, ceid, uberwrite and Resisting the Borg. Thank you so much guys, it means a lot to me.
Also something else to get you all eager for, I have been messaging LuvPurple99 about a story idea and all I can say is that her OC Krista Ruthie Stoppable from her After All This Time series will be having a crossover adventure with Drake Synthodrone #902 from my Darkest Legacy series, along with another OC as well. I recommend you all read LP99's AATT series, they are a very enjoyable read. We'll be co-writing a story together once So The Vengeance is completed, so we hope you will enjoy it.
Not only that but I also have two sequels in mind for So the Vengeance, the second in the trilogy will be a time travel story, so I hope you enjoy it. I have come up with a plot idea that I am sure you will all enjoy.
As for the other stories to read that I recommend, Resisting the Borg's story Kim Possibles, if you haven't read it yet then go and read it, you are missing out on a lot. Also Sentinel's story The Hunter: Book One is another recommended read for those who enjoy stories with serious thought in them. ceid's story The winter break stitch is another recommended read, he just put up chapter 4 recently and I have to say that it is a fine example of storytelling and exploring the relationship of Kim and Ron.
Plus three new promising authors that have been uploading as well, check out Spacewolf57's stories if you like romance. The Bookworm's Magician for the story Dreams of Domination, it has a very intriguing plot on Ron secretly enjoying world conquest. Finally another new story The Way Things GO by author Go Team Shego, a brilliant story idea before Shego and her brother's get their powers.
Here's the final bit you have been waiting for, yes info on the next chapter. Chapter 11: Merging with the Devil is coming soon. Drake's evil side is about to take a whole new evolution as it becomes one with the Diablo, and yes that means a new villain is going to be revealed as well. I have given a subtle clue about his abilities in the previous chapter as well as this one. I am sure you will not be disapointed for the explosive ending.
As soon as the next chapter is up, the mysterious character profile on my profile page will be updated and all will revealed about the mysterious Diablo villain. Anyway huge thanks for reading this biggie of a chapter, although I'm not too entirely sure that I carried it off perfectly. Anyway feel free to R&R, it's what keeps me going.
