Disclaimer: In this chapter there will be violence, blood, and a character death. But I ain't gonna tell you in the disclaimer who died. You'll have to read the chapter in order to find out. Also the song Together Forever belongs to JP Hartman (lead vocals), Russell Velázquez, Sharon Byrant, Elaine Caswell, and Ken Cummings (background vocals), and Glen Sherman (guitar). Also the song can be heard in the Pokémon Indigo League series.
Chapter 12: Fighting for the One You Love:
Japan: Mount Fuji Lair:
Kim and Ron were currently sneaking through the lair attempting to locate Shego.
"KP did you hear a howl?"
"Spooky."
Rufus squeaked.
"Yeah, and it sounded close. Come on."
Kim said, continuing to lead the way. As they walked through the corridors, Kim got a sinking feeling in the bit of her stomach.
"Keep close guys, I sense trouble ahead."
"Got it KP."
Ron said, keeping close to Kim. They continued to make their way through the lair, unaware that they had been detected.
Ayumi woke up and sniffed lightly at the air.
"Kim."
Ayumi growled, her fangs showing.
"Hmm, what?"
Shego asked, her voice thick with sleep.
"Shh, it's nothing baby. Go back to sleep."
Ayumi said, kissing Shego's temple. Shego made a contented murmuring noise then buried her face back into the pillow that her head had been resting on. Once she heard her breathing even out, Ayumi put on some clothes and then left the room to go greet one very unwelcomed guest.
Making her way down the hall she spotted Kim and Ron just a few feet ahead of her.
"May I help you?"
Ayumi asked, standing with her hands on her hips. Kim quickly spun around at the sound of Ayumi's voice.
"Ayumi!"
Kim growled, getting into a fighting stance.
"My, my, Kimmie, much hostility is radiating from you. What's the matter? Aren't you happy to see me?"
Ayumi asked, her voice sounding sickeningly sweet.
"No."
Kim said, being blunt. Ayumi placed a hand on her heart and pretended to look hurt.
"Why Kimmie, that wasn't a very nice answer."
Ayumi said, feigning hurt.
"Stuff it and tell me where Ciel is."
Kim said, her tone sounding demanding.
"Now why would I do a thing like that? After all, Ciel is happy with me."
Kim let out a growl of frustration and took a step closer to Ayumi.
"Tell me where she is or else."
Ayumi rolled her eyes at Kim's idle threat.
"Or else what? Please Kim, do you honestly think you can defeat me?"
Ayumi then looked behind Kim, and spotted Ron and Rufus.
"Oh look, I see you brought a friend. And a snack."
Ayumi said, licking her lips. Upon hearing that he was being viewed as a snack, Rufus dove into Ron's pocket for safety.
"Oh pooh, now he won't be able to see the two of you get ripped to shreds."
Ayumi said, transforming into a hellhound. Ron made an audible gulping noise and began to visibly shake. Kim on the other hand just stood her ground.
"Ron, you and Rufus go and look for Ciel. I'll take care of the ugly mutt in front of us."
Ron wasted no time in running off as Ayumi let out a menacing growl at Kim's comment. Once Ron had left to go find Shego, Kim and Ayumi began circling each other. As they each waited for the other to strike first, Ayumi spoke.
"You'll never get her back so just give up."
Kim glared daggers at Ayumi.
"I'll never give up."
Kim said, not backing down for even a second.
"Suit yourself."
Ayumi then lunged at Kim, aiming right for her the redhead's stomach. Kim easily evaded the attack and then sent a kick to Ayumi's head.
"Lucky shot, but you won't be so lucky next time."
Ayumi said, getting up and advancing towards Kim once again. While they continued their dance they were unaware of what was happening to Shego.
Shego lay in bed, tossing and turning. The dream she was having wasn't making much sense to her, but she kept seeing a woman with red hair.
"Ciel come with me. Don't worry, I'll keep you safe."
Shego just continued to stare at the red haired woman.
"Who are you, how do you know my name, and why do you want me to go with you?"
Shego asked, her voice filled with confusion. As Shego lay in bed having this strange dream something else began to happen. The star that Ayumi had left on her neck had begun to burn. The pain was so intense that it woke Shego from her dream. Letting out a scream of pain, all her memories of Kim came flooding back. Meanwhile, the star that was on her neck had disappeared.
Hearing the scream of pain, Ron decided to follow it. Opening the door he had heard it behind he walked in to find Shego sitting on the bed, dressed in an oversized T-shirt.
"Ciel, thank god you're alright!"
Ron exclaimed, running over and giving the pale skinned woman a hug.
"Ron where's Kimmie?"
Shego asked, worry evident in her voice.
"She's off in another part of the lair fighting Ayumi."
Hearing that Kim was fighting someone that could literally rip her to shreds Shego jumped off the bed and bolted out the door.
"Ciel wait for me!"
Ron yelled, running after her.
Kim and Ayumi had been trading blows back and forth with each other and now Ayumi had Kim pinned to the ground.
"Ooh goody, look what I caught. An annoying little princess."
Ayumi said, pushing her claws into Kim's shoulders, drawing out some blood. As Kim winced in pain Ayumi gave her an evil smirk.
"You should've just quit when you had the chance. Now you have to die and it's a shame no one is here to watch."
Ayumi said, baring her fangs. However, before she could sink her teeth into Kim she was suddenly pushed aside. Ayumi stood up and then turned around to see who had shoved her and was surprised to see Shego standing there. Shego was in her hellhound form and poised ready to strike.
"Ciel, what the fuck are you doing? Why are you attacking me?"
Shego growled at Ayumi and walked closer to her.
"You lied to me. You're not the one that loves me, you're not the one that I belong with. Kimmie's the one that loves me and she's the one I belong with. That is if she'll have me."
Shego then turned attention to Kim.
"Princess I'm sorry for everything that's happened and for fucking up so many times. But do you think you could find it in your heart to forgive me?"
Kim got up and walked over to Shego. Wrapping her arms around her she spoke.
"Of course I can forgive you. I'm just happy you're safe."
Shego was about to return the hug, but was stopped by Ayumi biting into her shoulder. Shego let out a howl of pain and then used her claws to slash Ayumi across the face.
"Grr, you'll pay for that."
Ayumi said, lunging at Shego. Shego lunged right back at her at the same moment and the battle began.
Kim and Ron watched in horror as the two hellhounds went at each other; tearing and ripping into each other's flesh.
"Kimmie, you and Ron get to safety."
Shego said, as she continued her dance of death with Ayumi.
"No Ciel, I'm not gonna leave here without you!"
Shego was about to tell her to leave without her, that she would be fine, but was prevented from doing so by Ayumi tearing her throat open with her teeth.
"Ciel!"
Kim and Ron screamed at the same time. Watching with terrified expressions as Shego transformed back into a human and fell to the ground. The wound she had received while in her hellhound form was so severe that it transferred over to her human form.
"Now it's your turn."
Ayumi said, turning to Kim and Ron.
"Aww man, where's one of Drakken's doomsday machines with a self destruct button when you need one?"
Ron asked, shaking with fear. Kim on the other hand got into a fighting stance.
"Oh are you really gonna try to fight me? Fine then, you'll taste better anyway with your blood rushing through your veins."
Ayumi said, getting ready to pounce on Kim. However, before she had a chance to move she was electrocuted and thrown across the lair.
"Ciel?"
Kim asked, surprised to see Shego standing there with black lighting swirling around her hands.
"How are you even standing?"
Ron asked, staring in shock at the amount of blood that covered the front of Shego.
"She won't be standing for very long."
Ayumi said, getting up and running towards Shego.
As Shego and Ayumi battled it out, Kim's kimmunicator beeped.
"What's the sitch?"
"Hey, just seeing how the mission's going. Woah are you okay?!"
Wade asked, noticing the blood on Kim's shoulders. Before Kim could respond an ear piercing scream filled the lair. Kim looked up to see that Ayumi had slashed her claws across Shego's stomach, making the skin look like streamers. Kim wanted to vomit, but she held it down and turned her attention back to Wade.
"Wade send help here asap."
Upon hearing Kim's orders, Wade began furiously typing away.
"Done, Global Justice along with their medical team will be there shortly."
Kim gave Wade her thanks and then hung up. Her attention was then drawn back to Shego who had released another deafening scream. This time Ayumi had slashed Shego across her right eye. Deciding that she couldn't just stand idly by and watch the woman that she loved get mauled to death, Kim rushes towards Ayumi. However, before she could even really get close she was tackled to the ground.
"Ron what the hell are you doing? Get off of me."
Kim said, struggling under Ron's weight.
"No KP, it's too dangerous. I know you wanna help Ciel, but you're just gonna end up getting yourself killed."
Ron said, continuing to pin his best friend to the floor.
"I don't care, I have to save her. I promised Logan that I would do whatever it takes to save her and I intend to keep that promise."
Kim said, trying once again to free herself from Ron's grasp.
"KP listen to me. The only reason that Ciel is still able to fight is because she's not human. If you go in there you're just gonna get killed. You can't beat Ayumi. And don't you dare say, 'Anything's possible for a Possible.' because it's not. Everyone has their weaknesses and right now Ayumi is yours. Don't get me wrong, I want to help Ciel too, but we're both just gonna have to face the fact that there's nothing we can do."
Kim was about to give a rebuttal, but was interrupted by a bright light filling the lair. Temporarily blinded for a moment, Kim and Ron rubbed their eyes to regain their vision. With their vision restored, they looked to see that the bright light was emanating from Shego. They also noticed that Ayumi had a look on her face that just said, "Oh shit." While Ayumi stood frozen in fear, Rufus decided to emerge from Ron's pocket.
"What's going on?"
Rufus squeaked, noticing that everyone seemed to be very still. No one said anything, but Ron pointed a finger towards Shego.
"Woah bright!"
Rufus squeaked, shielding his eyes. As Shego's light seemed to intensify, she spoke.
"Ayumi how could you? I trusted you and you betrayed me. I knew something was off these past few days, but I couldn't figure out what it was at first. However, now I know what the problem was. The problem was that you tried to make me forget about Kim. But you know what? You could never make me forget about her. Not in a million years. I love her. I love her with all my heart and soul and even though I was steered away from her, even though I lost my virginity to you, I never stopped loving her. You may have gotten my brain to temporarily forget about her, but you weren't able to get my heart to forget. And now I can only hope that she can forgive me for what I am about to do to."
Before anyone could ask Shego what she was about to do there was a gigantic blast and the whole lair shook like it had been hit by an earthquake. Kim and Ron closed their eyes and did their best to shield each other from falling debris. Rufus dove back down into Ron's pocket for safety. After about five minutes the shaking finally stopped. Kim and Ron let go of each other and then opened their eyes. Rufus poked his head out of Ron's pocket and surveyed the damage. They looked in front of them to see that Ayumi was gone, a scorch mark left where she had been standing and that Shego was laying on the ground motionless.
"Ciel!"
Kim screamed, running over to her. Kim then scooped Shego into her arms and cradled her like an infant.
"Ciel can you hear me? Wake up. Please, please wake up."
Kim pleaded, trying her best to hold back the tears that threatened to spill from her eyes. Shego opened her eyes slightly and looked at Kim.
"Kimmie I'm sorry for hurting you."
Shego said, her voice weak and barely above a whisper.
"Shh, it's okay. I've already told you that I forgive you."
Kim said, a single tear running down her cheek.
"We need to stop the bleeding."
Ron said, removing his shirt and ripping it in half. He then placed one half on Shego's stomach and the other on her throat. Then he opened Kim's bag and pulled out the first aid kit. Rummaging through the kit, Ron found bandages and used them to secure the pieces of his shirt to Shego. Being careful to tie them so that they would put pressure on the wounds, but not cause her any discomfort. He then wrapped some bandage around Shego's right eye and firmly secured it.
"Thank you."
Shego said. Ron just smiled at her, too filled with emotion to speak. As they sat there with Shego they heard footsteps fast approaching. Ron looked up to see who it was and when he saw the Global Justice agents he called them over. Hearing Ron call out to them the agents quickly made their way over along with Dr. Director. Upon seeing the state that Shego was in Dr. Director wanted to cry. She had seen a lot of things in her time as the director of Global Justice, but nothing as bad as what Shego had had done to her. Quickly composing herself, Dr. Director ordered her agents to load Shego and Team Possible into the jet. She also instructed her to team to start Shego on an IV and to give her oxygen. With her orders given the team of Global Justice agents escorted Kim, who was carrying, Shego, and Ron to the awaiting jet.
Once they were inside the jet Shego was immediately hooked up to an IV and oxygen. She was still being held by Kim, who was trying her best not to break down. When Shego had been taken care of and everyone was settled, the team of Global Justice agents prepared for departure. While being held in Kim's arms, Shego lifted her hand up and pulled the necklace that Kim was wearing out of her shirt. When she saw what was on Kim's necklace she gave a faint smile.
"You have my ring."
Shego said, her voice weak but filled with joy.
"Of course I do."
Kim said, giving Shego a loving smile. As Shego slowly dropped her arm back down to her side she said one more thing to Kim, before slipping into unconsciousness.
"Kimmie, I love you."
Looking at her fiancée's now unconscious state, Kim allowed for the tears to fall freely and spoke.
"I love you too Ciel."
After about another minute the jet finally took off. While Kim sat there crying and holding Shego close to her, Ron pulled out his communicator and decided to put on some music. As the song, Together Forever began to play, Kim thought about all that she and Shego had been through together.
"You've been such a good friend
I've known you since I don't know when
We've got a lot of friends,
But they come and go
Even though we've never said it,
There's something that the two of us both know
Together, forever no matter how long
From now, until the end of time
We'll be together, and you can be sure
That forever and a day
That's how long we'll stay
Together and forever more
Always gone that extra mile
Depended on you all the while
Even in the good and bad times
You will see
From now until our journey's end
You know you can always count on me
Together, forever no matter how long
From now, until the end of time
We'll be together, and you can be sure
That forever and a day
That's how long we'll stay
Together and forever more
No matter where our destiny leads
I'll be there for you, always come through
And that you can believe
Together, forever no matter how long
From now, until the end of time
We'll be together, and you can be sure
That forever and a day
That's how long we'll stay
Together and forever more
Together, forever no matter how long
From now, until the end of time
We'll be together, and you can be sure
That forever and a day
That's how long we'll stay
Together and forever more
Together, forever no matter how long
From now, until the end of time
We'll be together, and you can be sure
That forever and a day
That's how long we'll stay
Together and forever more."
Kim smiled faintly as the song ended. Shego and her would be together forever, she just had to believe.
End of chapter 12:
A/N: I hope everyone enjoyed the feels trip. The next chapter will most likely be up sometime tomorrow. So until next time, this is PokémonSoulMaster93 signing out.