A/N: This is so long... so long... Okay, I will be back in a few days. 6/13/19 or sooner with the final arch piece. It too will be long.
Girl's Night Out
Shego lay in the tanning room that Drakken had installed for her months back, it was winter now, so she actually started using it. The warmth was soothing, a stress reliever from the last month of insanity. In the last three weeks, things at the lair had gotten out of hand... meaning her hands. At this point, she was just going on errands and relaxing. She was salaried, so it was like a stay-cation really. Drakken was back to normal and the mocking banter has resumed, and even a few missions. Yes, all would seem fine... but the new problem was the continence of Dr. Sweets' stay. Shego cringed, more because things had transpired the last two weeks. The image flew back to her head.
Flashback
Shego stretched as she headed into the lair's living quarters, the joint ones mind you. She'd been itching to watch a new movie and Drakken had pirated it for them, but with everything that had happened as of late, who had the time. She'd seen the labs lights were out, which meant he was taking a break, so it seemed like a perfect evening. He'd mentioned he was going out but the Hover Car was back in it's normal parking spot. She'd even canceled on a date she'd had, because tonight would also be a great night to figure out just how long their lair guest was staying. With her not there and no Henchman, it would be an ideal time. Shego glared, she didn't trust that blonde Imp as far as she could throw her. Shego saw the massive television was already on and sighed. Drakken had to be near by then, so long as Carmella was out of her hair, tonight would be a nice evening. She'd been rather shocked that Drakken had forgone putting Carmella under mind control to even the field, because in all honesty... she would have... not the two had been working together, as horrible as Shego thought it was, perfectly.
"Hey Dr. D, where are you?" called Shego as she walked into the room.
"Shego!" came a yell from the couch and suddenly he shot up, another figure joining him a second later from a little ways down the couch.
"Shego!" came the other figure, the blonde hair and sing song voice sent a wave of unease and nausea to Shego at what she had just walked into.
"Oh my god," Shego turned sharply to leave the room and had smacked her head on the doorway.
The next thing she remembered was waking up in a cliché of all things. She was now on the couch, an ice pack on her head, the lights on, the television off, and looking up at Drakken's nervous and worried face. The fog cleared quickly and she saw Carmella holding the ice pack and just let the scene play back slowly and currently. Drakken was out of his normal attire and was wearing a buttoned down shirt that was unbuttoned, his hair a mess, and his belt missing. Carmella leaned over her, face riddled with embarrassment, blonde hair in tangles and wearing a coat jacket that looked to be part of Drakken's outfit.
"I'm in hell," muttered Shego to herself, Drakken laughed a little and got a serious look on his face.
"How many fingers am I holing up?"
Present
Shego felt her insides twist at the memory of what she might have seen and what she had seen. It was clear after that, the two's little teamwork had taken a drastically different turn. This should have been the end to the nightmare, but no, it wasn't. Shego rolled her eyes and put her earbuds in, she needed to drown out her inner mental issues. As she tapped her foot to the beat of her favorite musician and song, she found her mind begin to drift away. Until the resurfacing of her new hell returned.
"SHHhhEEeeGo!" came the sing song voice of Carmella over the music, Shego cringed and felt her skin crawl as the blonde popped in the doorway.
"No... I don't want to bond... I don't want to go out... I want to sit here in peace and relax," said Shego quickly, sitting up and taking off her sunglasses, "We don't need to spend 'quality time' or 'girl time' together."
"Listen, I know you aren't too keen on me, still... but I think it would be nice for us to get some time together... I mean we got a long once," smiled Carmella, plopping down on the same seat as Shego, "We had fun."
"Yes, and then I found out you were manipulating us for your twisted revenge," said Shego with a scoff as she got up to head to her room.
"Yes, but may I remind you... originally you intended the same for me," said Carmella, Shego froze in the doorway, "Let's do something, just us... something girly... We could go get our nails done... or a makeover."
"No," said Shego and she bailed.
Drakken sighed as he began working on his Plan again, with the candies officially complete, he could put together the last few technicalities and soon he would be able to take over the world and all under Kim Possible's nose. He smirked evilly, yes, this next year was going to be a good year indeed. He was entering the codes for the updates in the prototype Synthodrones, when a new concern hit him. Carmella. While he was in fact fond of her... well a little more than fond, he smirked to himself and shook his head... He hadn't even let Shego in on his Plan, and he didn't want her knowing before Shego. He cringed at the idea of flying plasma blasts and yelling. Nope, that wasn't going to fly at all.
"Whatchya doing?" came Carmella's voice in his ears, he turned to her and smiled, "Ooo, updating your cyberman?"
"Synthodrones," said Drakken, he shrugged, "Small tweaks, there acting off. I thought you had plans this evening?"
"Causing chaos is no fun alone. Cleopatra's still mad at me," sighed Carmella, sitting on the arm of his chair, "The Giraffe has his rehearsal dinner tonight... your still going with me, right?"
"Yes," said Drakken, he cringed, he'd forgotten that was this weekend.
"Gale would be livid if he was late tomorrow, so he can't... and Shego loath me," said Carmella, she smiled, "I have the perfect song for that..."
"I'm sure she doesn't loath you, but if you sing to her, she will," said Drakken, he looked at his screen and smiled, "Let me talk to her."
"No, absolutely not," said Shego angrily as Drakken stood in her doorway, she put her headphones back him.
"Please, Shego," said Drakken, he crouched down next to her chair and tugged out an earbud, "Please."
"No... there is nothing that would make me willingly spend an evening with that crazed loon," scoffed Shego, she looked at Drakken, "The only reason you can stand her that long is because of your little night time games."
"Night time, games?" Drakken raised a brow and then glared, "I'll have you know, there are no night time shenanigans occurring. Carmella is a lady."
"Yeah, real lady like the other night," said Shego with an eye roll, Drakken cringed, his face grew hot.
"We agreed never to bring that up," said Drakken, Shego opened her mouth, "Before you crack a joke, I have three already in the chamber to counter anything your about to say."
"Should would test that theory," smirked Shego, Drakken smirked back and then sighed, "Why do you want me to bond with your girlfriend... I mean I know she doesn't swing that way... Dr. D, do you have a fetish."
"No, before we get into a series of one liners about fetishes," glared Drakken, "Just, please... one night and she'll leave you alone... Listen, she's not going anywhere, so the sooner you get it over with, the sooner she'll let up... once she gets to know you, she'll loath you and you two can glare at each other from opposite ends of the lab. Right now, she thinks you're a lovely person."
"Are you saying I'm a horrible person who rubs people the wrong way once they get to know me?" asked Shego with a raised brow.
"Not everyone finds your smart mouth, gold digger, violent behavior as charming as I do," smirked Drakken, she snorted and threw the magazine at him, "So?"
"Fine... but your paying," said Shego, Drakken shrugged.
"Like I wasn't already," said Drakken with an eyeroll.
"This is going to be so much fun! The girls out on the town, nails, shopping, makeup... Eeeee!" said Carmella, Shego's hands tightened on the gears, she regretted not getting an incentive out of this insanity, "So to the Villain's Inn we go."
"Uhk," sighed Shego, "Why?"
"Well, I know you were a little... apprehensive about this evening, so I hope you don't mind I badgered some other's to join us. Well, really, I asked Drakken too," smiled Carmella, Shego didn't like the hopeful look nor the twitchy smile she had.
"Mind... I prefer it," sighed Shego, at least there would be buffers, "So what's on the agenda then? Grab them...?"
"We grab the girl's, then nails, makeup, shopping, vengeance, grab a quick bite, and some drinks... Oh! Maybe a sleepover!" grinned Carmella, rubbing her hands together.
"No, there will be no sleepovers, we are grown woman... wait did you say vengeance?" asked Shego with a raised brow.
"Well, yes," laughed Carmella, her sweet smile turned ominous, "We are Villainess' after all, it wouldn't be a complete evening without some evil fun."
"... Do tell?" smirked Shego, perhaps this night wasn't going to be a disaster after all.
"It's best I explain with the other's here," said Carmella, she gave Shego a cheerful smile, "Don't rule out the sleepover just yet.
"I'm ruling it out," said Shego sternly, "So whose coming?"
"Well, now keep in mind... I invited a couple, and then they invited a couple, so don't hold me accountable for the complete guest list," said Carmella, she looked a little nervous but still obnoxious as ever, "Cleopatra, she's still angry at me, but she's going because you're going. You're friend Adrena; Drakken suggested Chameleon, or Camel... DNAmy..."
"Oh god," sighed Shego, she took it back, this was a nightmare, "Could it get any worse..."
"Well... Adrena and DNAmy invited one more person," said Carmella with a nervous chuckle.
"Pandora," said Shego with a sigh, "How did you get out?"
"Technicality and a good lawyer," smiled Pandora as she sipped her drink at the Inn, "It's a nice perk to having money."
"Amen," cheered Camille, today Shego noticed she looked older, and rightly so as she drank her Cosmo, she sighed, "I miss having all the money in the world."
"You know what's Freaky! I was just thinking, What's Shego and Drakken up too? And then.. Boom, he calls me," laughed Adrena, apparently she'd had a few already.
"Oh, how is my Snuggle Bunny doing?" asked DNAmy, she frowned, "He promised we could still be friends, but he hasn't called in ages."
"Well, he's doing well," said Carmella, Shego saw the lip twitch and smirked, this might be interesting indeed, "Snuggle Bunny?"
"Oh, it's a long story," laughed DNAmy, "I still had feelings for my little Love Monkey, so it didn't work out between us. I felt bad after coming in between you two."
"Excuse me?" asked Shego, looking at DNAmy in horror.
"Is this like a Drakken's ex's party?" asked Camille, "I mean sure we danced but... yeah."
"They should have called Hermes then," said Pandora with an eye roll, Cleopatra choked on her drink.
"Run that by me again?" asked Adrena, quickly, "Repeat... slow down... freeze frame. Deetz."
"Hold up, there is... was... will never be, anything between me and Dr. D except a paycheck, so don't start... Also, Pandora... I'm initiating Villainess code, right now," said Shego holding up her hands and fighting wanting to toss some plasmas at people.
"Villainess code?" asked Camille looking around, "There's a code."
"Uh, yes," said Adrena, "Obviously. How do you think Villainess' don't kill each other... I mean some try... but that's more a Villain thing."
"Which is fine, because they can weed themselves out like it's been with men for centuries," said Cleopatra, she smirked, "Some of Egypts greatest Pharoh's were woman...Did you know.."
"Wait," said Pandora, she looked at Camille, "Don't you get Villainess' Weekly, Feme De Vile, or Lady Noir?"
"There are specific magazines for Villainess'... I've just been reading Villain's Weekly," said Camille, her color shifting eyes went wide.
"Okay, who invited the Baby?" asked DNAmy in a whisper to Carmella who shot her a twticy look.
"Leanne, can we get a copy of Villainess Weekly over here?" asked Cleopatra, to the bartender.
"Is that her name?" asked Adrena, they all shrugged and Shego shook her head.
"Here you ladies go," said the bartender, she raised a brow at Shego and looked at all the others, Shego just rolled her eyes, "Drakken buying?"
"Yes," said Carmella and Shego at the same time, they both looked at each other.
"... okay," said the bartender with a deep sigh.
"No, Hermes is buying," said Pandora quickly.
"Okay..." said the bartender, "Want me to split it?"
"No," said Pandora and Shego, they glared at each other.
"Yes," said Carmella, with an eye roll.
"I don't care so long as I'm not buying," smiled Cleopatra, the other's murmured in agreement, she opened the magazine, "Alright, love, every article has The Rules... now obviously you don't have to abide by them, but if you want to make sure you stay in good standings with others, it's best you do.. or at least call other's to do so."
"Tonight is going from Girl's Night Out, to How to be a Villainess?" asked Carmella to Shego, her cheery expression phased, she looked at her watch, "If we're going to have time for nails, we need to get going."
"Rules and then nails, go," said Shego, she nodded at Carmella, she really could use a manicure, the gloves were nice, but her real nails were getting a little touch and go.
"Rule Number One: Find Your Niche," said Cleopatra, she patted her head dress and smirked, "Make Sure to stand out from your fellow Ladies of Evil by making it your own. Wardrobes. Schemes. Plots."
"Rule Number Two: Use Your Skills Wisely... Cleopatra," said Carmella, taking the magazine, "Don't let your natural skills, talents, and brains become second to the ease of your femininity or Henchman."
"Femininity is my natural skill, lovely," winked Cleopatra as Adrena took the magazine next.
"Rule Number Three: Methods and Madness," said Adrena, Cleopatra nodded at Carmella, she and Shego rolled their eyes, "Don't shame another Villianess but putting down her methods to playing the Social Ups and Downs of Evil. We have more attributes than a lot of our Villain counterparts... so use them if you must. No shame in a Villainess game, ladies."
"Preach," said Cleopatra and Camille, they smirked and clinked glasses, Shego took the magazine.
"Rule Number Four: Zip it or Fuck it," said Shego with a glare at Pandora, she rolled her eyes, "Never reveal too much or too soon about other Villains or Villainess'... this might give them more power than you mean too. Leverage is key."
"Yeah, yeah," sighed Pandora, she reached for the magazine but Shego tossed it to DNAmy.
"Rule Number Five: When in Doubt, Help a Sister Out," grinned DNAmy, "Men are too bull headed and often focus on destroying each other, teaming up isn't a weakness... It's an advantage. It's my favorite!"
"Rule Number Six: Villainess Doesn't Mean Sisterhood," said Camille with a raised brow, feeding something to something purring in her purse, "Remember, we are all in this for one thing; Power... Well I just want money... for stuff not power."
"The most important one. Rule Number Seven: Never Get Comfortable," said Leanne or whatever her name, the bartender as she put the magazine away, "If you become to comfortable, you forget you're goal... that's how you mess up. Stay alert. Is that all ladies?"
"Yes," said Carmella, they all looked at her, she smiled, "We have a fun evening planned, so let's hop to it!
"So the tab?" asked the bartender as they all got up.
"Choose," said Adrena, she shrugged, "We'll be back, I'm sure."
"So, run this by me again?" asked Camille as she looked at herself in the mirror, Shego raised a brow at the girl, "We're getting all dolled up to go to a fancy dinner party too..."
"Destroy people reputations, make them act like fools, get drunk, have a good time," said Adrena, she grinned, "Sounds like a great night... but why again?"
"We're helping Bo Peeop over here get revenge," said Shego, she looked at the strapless black dress she wore.
"Ooo, can we go like a Revenge Weekend and just hit off everyone were mad at?" asked Camille quickly, "I have a few names."
"Shego here's gotta a list that would take us years," said Pandora with a smirk, "How many are you at now by the way."
"I don't know, this list keeps growing," Shego glared at her, she wondered if there was a way to frame her for something this evening, she smirked to herself at the idea.
"That sounds like a great idea," giggled Carmella as she fixed the bottom of Camille's dress, "We'll make plans, but just one tonight. Shego was adamant. No sleepovers."
"Shocker," said Pandora, DNAmy snickered but looked at Carmella.
"So, what's the end goal?" she asked, Shego looked at Carmella, who looked malicious again.
"Well since their night is to celebrate the launch of MY work under their little methods. I plan on using my candies to destroy everything I worked for. Switching out their whole batch with some horrible side-effect riddled ones. It will take only a day and their company will burn... of coarse I will make sure they lose everything, so badly they end up wondering the streets looking for pennies... then I will enslave them all," she grinned at the end, "Of coarse dinner, drinks, and music to go along with it."
"What are they launching it as?" asked Cleopatra, who seemed unphased by the emotional whirlwind, Shego was getting used to it too.
"There using my altered mind control formulas as a type of ADHD treatment," said Carmella, Shego looked shocked.
"So we're going to horribly mess with a bunch of people who already have problems so the company looses all its investments?" asked Shego with wide eyes, "You do realize that ages are even younger who use that type of medications."
"And?" asked Carmella with a chuckle, "There about to use a mind control based formula on a bunch of them.. mine will only cause additional hyper activity and violent tendencies... some other things... what do you think there's will do... tummy aches?"
"What if it goes wrong, you don't have the best track record," said Shego, something felt unsettling about this.
"What's that mean?" asked Adrena, Cleopatra leaned in towards the others.
"She put Drakken under mind control, mixed to much... made a love potion thing... it was hilarious," said Cleopatra with a smirk, the others nodded.
"Does she know how to do it, again?" asked DNAmy with a raised brow.
"So, it's simple. We have a good time, when the guards switch we act. All we have to do is slip them some of my candies, get down to the data room and change the formula," said Carmella as they entered a fancy small ball room.
"Can we agree not to frame anyone, again?" asked Cleopatra, they all looked at Shego.
"Wow.. fine," sighed Shego, she looked around the ball room and at the guards.
Shego walked around the small ball room filled with dozens of people from the company and other pharmaceuticals companies. This was a very large launch party for such a small product, and Shego glanced at Carmella. She shook off any inner turmoil and tried to be unbiased. If she wasn't so wary of Carmella's concoctions, she wouldn't hesitate for some cold hard vengeance, she was always up for scheming... but the memory of Drakken's mental state flew back to her.
"You know, that dress looks stunning on you," came Pandora, she gave a pleasant smile, "But you always did look good in black, Shego."
"Your being awful nice tonight, Pandora," said Shego, her smile faded, "What are you playing at?"
"Nothing," said Pandora, her smirk should be illegal with how smug it was, "I'm just here, helping out a fellow Villainess and having a good evening."
"Doubtful," said Shego, "Over a decade you carry unwarranted bitterness and suddenly tonight you're fine with it?"
"Unwarranted?" asked Pandora, her brows furrowed, "I don't think it was unwarranted Rachel... Stephanie.. Sheila... Whatever you go by no a days."
"Ah, there's the venom. Good to see that's still there, never could keep your composure for long," said Shego, the satisfaction she should have felt wasn't there, just numbness that she couldn't place, Pandora glared at her before smirking.
"I was being civil because I know you're one step from self-sabotaging yourself like always," said Pandora, the smugness was back, "If there are two things that I know would never change with you.. No matter Hero or Villain. It's that your insecurities always fester in Self Image and Jealousy."
"Excuse me?" asked Shego, something in her numbness tingled.
"May I remind you that you were so worried about what your brothers and Go City would think of you with a woman, you systematically sabotaged our relationship... and then when it finally started ending, you busted the nose of my boyfriend after the fact... because I started to move on before you did... so I know, right now... your two steps away from doing something reckless because you're comfortable and someone is about to replace you," said Pandora, Shego fought the urge to blast her into a wall, but it was a room full of people and she composed herself.
"You're deflecting your own insecurities, Ruby," said Shego with narrowed eyes, Pandora raised a brow, "No one's replacing me, just so you know. Carmella and Drakken may be... whatever they are.. but I've been around far longer then she's been. Drakken would be lost without me."
"Not if he's got someone to replace you," said Pandora as she sipped her champagne casually, "She's about to pull of one hell of a scheme... which is more than you've brought to the table. Food for thought... that's all. The guards are switching so we should get to work."
"You know she's just trying to get you worked up," said Adrena, a short ways from Shego, she rolled her eyes, "Even if she's right, all my guy friends always come back after the break up, it's no big deal. Freaky fun history, care to elaborate later?"
"No," said Shego with an eye roll, her mind was swirling, and Adrena wasn't helping, "Let's get this evening over with, there's a few drinks calling my name."
"Mine's name is Harvey, what's yours?" smirked Adrena as they went into position.
"Do all villains know each other?" asked Ron as he dodged Cleopatra's blasts from her Scarab Gun, "You're getting really good at that."
"Been practicing," said Cleopatra as she shot another blast at him.
"Hate to ruin your fun ladies, but there will be no stealing tonight," said Kim, as she kicked Adrena into Pandora.
"No one's stealing," said Shego as she shot a blast at Kim, "Maybe we were having a fun night out?"
"In the storage and computer facility of a pharmaceutical company... yeah, I'm sure," said Kim as she kicked at Shego, "Some backup here, Ron."
"Kind of in the middle of my own... Eeee!" yelled Ron as DNAmy began picking vials to throw at him, "AH! That one left scortch marks on the floor! Kim!"
"Amy, don't waste to good ones on him," said Camille, DNAmy nodded and began tossing them towards Kim.
"Hey! We're fighting here!" yelled Shego as she was knocked off her feet by a solid kick, "Speaking of backup..."
"Pfffft! Hey!" yelled Kim as a water sprayer gushed at her, "Ew, what is this!"
"Just a sterile water source for contamination," said Carmella casually as she held the nozzle, "Every lab should have one. We should really get Drakken on board with that."
"I've been telling him for ages, wait until he starts messing with the Syntho material again," sighed Shego as she swipe kicked Kim with a slight tear, "I liked this dress."
"Wait... Are Drakken and Dr. Disney actually a thing?" asked Ron with wide eyes as Rufus began tossing viles back at DNAmy, "Really?"
"Yeah," said Shego giving him an eyeroll.
"Dr. Disney?" snorted Pandora as threw something down, causing Ron to fall back on the ground.
"You know... sing song voice... I imagine eventually a bunch of bird's are going to show up," said Ron with a groan, "I won't let them get you when they do, Rufus."
"I don't know if I'm insulted or flattered," said Carmella, the water ran out and Shego was thrown into her.
"Eww! Get away from me!" yelled Cleopatra as she dove behind Carmella as she stood, running from Rufus.
"He's just a naked mole rat,"s aid DNAmy, she glared, "A very bad, mean one."
"Wade, got that new gadget working?" asked Kim as she jumped over DNAmy, in the commotion, Shego spotted Camille ditch out the doorway.
"Looks like the Baby couldn't handle it," scoffed DNAmy as in a split second they were all in some sort of invisible box, "This is new."
"A force field?" asked Cleopatra as she stayed behind Carmella, who offered a hand to Shego, who ignored it as she got up.
"New toys, Kimmie?" asked Shego as Kim stood confidently near the computer that Carmella had finished re-formulating before Team Possible busted in.
"Got to keep with the times, Shego," Kim looked at the group, "There was one more of you.. wasn't there."
"She's not really... with us," said Adrena, "Per say... She was kind of a... what's the words?"
"Extending a branch?" suggested Pandora, they all shrugged, Shego rolled her eyes.
"Okay," said Kim, pulling out her Kimmunicator and plugging it into the computer, "Wade, do you think you can reverse Dr. Sweet's changed before production begins in ten minutes."
"No problem, just a simple reverse," said Wade, "There going to have more problems re-making all their batches they destroyed."
"Good idea with the fire," said Adrena to Pandora, she smirked.
"Any other plans?" asked Shego with an annoyed look at Carmella, the blonde didn't seem to notice as she stared at Kim and Ron.
"We can't let them fix it," said Carmella, Shego rolled her eyes, clearly the woman had issues, they were already captured.
"How do you think we can stop that?" sighed Shego, she was actually relieved Possible had showed up, but she wasn't about to admit that to anyone.
"If she fixes the formula, those people are going to be in worse condition than my new formula. At least with mine, they will stop use and sue for a boat load of money, because it would go public. There formula has lasting side effects after it becomes addictive. They'll sweep it under the rug, one by one and no one will profit. It's one of the many reasons I want them destroyed... well apart from Revenge," muttered Carmella quickly, her eyes looked between Shego and Cleopatra.
Shego thought this through and then looked towards the computer. She was torn now between helping out Carmella and letting chaos unfold as it already would have. Shego looked at the other's and her eyes fell towards Pandora who was giving her a raised brow. Shego looked ahead, she shouldn't care about who was getting hurt, this was none of her business, if Carmella hadn't had dragged her out here... she wouldn't even know. This kind of thing happened all the time, pharmaceutical companies made sometimes dangerously addictive things everyday... this was an economic problem. There was something in her that kept shifting, like it did from time to time. Choose your battles. Shego's shoulder's slumped.
"Wait!" yelled Carmella, "You can't... just you can't."
"Kind of already are," said Kim with a sigh.
"Listen, have you're little friend run the formula of the original work," said Shego, Carmella looked at her, "It's unstable. Sending out that product will cause irreversible long term damage."
"What?" asked Kim, she looked at them all, "Your telling me, you're all here to stop something dangerous? Doubtful."
"Just run it," said Shego as Carmella gave her a curious look, "You better not make me look like an idiot."
"Wouldn't want to do that," said Carmella, Shego didn't like the friendly smile she was giving her.
"They're right, Kim," said Wade, Ron and Kim turned to look at the Kimmunicator, "This formula is completely unstable, how it got passed the CDC is beyond me. The studies even show that there was brain damaged as soon as three months. Which they neglected to inform people of. I'm sending the files over to the proper authorities now."
"Look at that, villains doing good," smiled Ron, he grimaced at the dark looks he was getting, "I mean... we should probably let them go, right?"
"... Apart from breaking into a party and destroying thousands of dollars of products you mean?" asked Kim, but Shego saw the smile flicker on her face, "That none of us saw happen... I mean is there even any camera footage."
"Nope," said Shego and Cleopatra.
"What a twist!" laughed Adrena as she downed her Harvey Wallbanger, "Not only did Revenge get had, we got off scott free!"
"Yeah, but don't spread it around," said Pandora, "Don't want anyone finding out the details."
"Why wouldn't we want that?" asked DNAmy, she smiled, "So we did some bad and some good all in one evening."
Shego rolled her eyes as she left the table to head to the bathroom. Her head was pounding, and not because of any alcohol she'd consumed. She was piecing together the night so far and having mixed feelings about it. On the one hand she wasn't to call it a disaster, but it wasn't. Well, as far as true villainy.. DNAmy was right, they had bordered on good and bad, which made something in Shego flicker and she glared as she washed her hands. She looked at herself in the mirror and made the soft smirk leave her lips. You're evil... Get it together. Shego's mind swam back to Team Go, back to helping others. The more she thought about it, the more she felt sick inside. She smiled. Those memories kept her focused on her true intentions. She was about to leave when the door opened and Carmella entered, Shego internally groaned. She kept her glare, she could attribute those ideas to her as well.
"Is it just us in here?" asked Carmella, Shego looked around and nodded, "Good, that will give us a chance to talk."
"About your secret good side and taking us all down with you?" asked Shego, she smirked a little.
"I wanted revenge Shego, plan and simple... just turned out their morally corrupt and can be proven with data," smiled Carmella, "Doesn't mean I did it to protect anyone."
"I just wanted to get rid of the smug look on Possible's face," said Shego, she and Carmella stared at each other.
"So we're agreed, no one needs to know about tonight... or rather those finer details," said Carmella, her lip twitched and Shego raised a brow, "How much do you trust the other's wont gossip about it?"
"I was going to threaten them with violence before the night was over," said Shego with a shrug, she smirked, "Why? What do you have in your candy bag, Dr. Sweets?"
"I may have some Fog Fudge," said Carmella, her brow raised.
"Are you suggesting we drug the other's so they can't recall the memories of this evening, thus self preserving our images souly?" asked Shego, looking at her nails casually.
"Maybe," said Carmella, looking at her shoes and then up at Shego.
"Alright, give me them," said Shego holding out her hand, "There's no way there going to take them from you. What's the plan when they call and ask us in the morning?"
"Too much alcohol," said Carmella, she handed the small wrapped packages to Shego, "It actually helps with these little gems... just for the record. I normally wouldn't give one to Cleopatra, but I'm still mad she only came out because you we're going with us."
"Seems fair," said Shego, "I'll meet you out there in a second. If I come out with these, there going to know something's up. Tell them I went to talk to someone outside. Adrena will think I got edibles or something."
"Perfect," giggled Carmella and she was gone, Shego looked after her.
"How many tricks does she have?" asked Shego as she looked at the fudge, she stared after the woman, she still didn't trust her as far as she could throw her... but the question was... Did Drakken?
Drakken worked on his Plan, glad for once the lair was empty. He was dedicated to this being souley his planning, no mocking, no critiques... just his. He finalized the small parts for the personality module again, once these were installed, he could see what needed to be tweaked on his main player. He picked up the more advanced grid and looked at it. Plugging it in to check that everything was set; intelligence, creativity, humor... He looked at it again... and sighed. Adding more data about Naked Mole Rats. He heard the door slam open and looked at his watch, it was four in the morning. Shego came into view and he had even more questions then he had about the time.
"Shego? What on earth are you doing up at this hour?" asked Drakken, shoving his stuff in the drawers quickly and exiting his computer while she made her way over to the desk.
"I just got back from having an evening out with you beloved," said Shego, she seemed giddy and Drakken stood to look in her eyes closely, "Whoa, don't want the missus walking in on you being so close to me."
"How drunk are you?" asked Drakken, her eyes weren't cloudy, so no worries there, the smell of alcohol danced of Shego's breath, Drakken raised a brow at what she wore.
"Not too drunk... Carmella's drunker," laughed Shego, she gave him an evil grin, "We got vengeance on her old work place... we put them under mind control, and made them admit their thievery... and then we locked them in a vault and destroyed all her work so they can never use it again... I mean like, she has it... that would be stupid."
"Well, you've had a long day then, off to bed," said Drakken, stirring her away from his desk, "Someone needs to get some rest."
"Did you look in my eyes to make sure Carmella didn't does me?" asked Shego with a soft smile as she spun around to face Drakken, he opened and closed his mouth, "So, you don't trust her then?"
"Well I do... just you came in and... I trust her," said Drakken, he gulped, and Shego got very close to him, her hands on his coat.
"Do you trust her or me, more?" asked Shego, there was something in her eyes, as if she was searching for something.
"Shego... I," Drakken felt uneasy now, and all he wanted was to get Shego out of the lab and off to bed so he could finish his work, he glared, "I'm not answering that question."
"... okay," said Shego, her smiled seemed to fade a little, but she turned away and began walking off towards her room, a few stumbles in the heels she wore.
"Shego?" asked Drakken, watching her slow down, "Walk careful... do you want me too..."
"No, I'm fine," said Shego softly, disappearing around the wall.
Drakken stood there, uncertain if he should just let her continue stumbling or help her, he jumped as he felt arms wrap around his, Carmella grinned up at him with bleary eyes and a red face. Before he could say anything, she simply booped him on the nose and wondered off in a similar state to Shego and walked around the corner. Drakken wasn't sure what was more concerning, Shego's statement, how much they'd consumed, or what the bill was going to be. He sighed, shoving all those thoughts from his mind as he headed back to work in his lab.
Shego was becoming more sober as she sat in her room, her mind was starting to unfog, and she felt a wash of mixed emotions. Drakken not trusting her over someone he barely knew... or at least not choosing to say it... something began turning inside her. She played back every conversation, every scheme, she'd not once given him reason to not have his unwavering trust. She trusted him, didn't she? She thought back to the Mind Control device and tried to play everything slowly. She had... then she didn't... now she did. It was too late and her head was too foggy. She kicked off her shoes just as a tapping came at her door.
"SHHhheeEEgo!" came the giddy giggle of Carmella, Shego sighed but found a slight smirk on her face as she went to open the door, "Good, you're still up!"
"You were right behind me," shrugged Shego, she raised a brow as Carmella practically danced in, "Your in good spirits... you know.."
"Since Possible foiled my plans," giggled Carmella, she sighed, but shrugged, "It's fine, I'll try again... but it was a fun night!? Right?"
"Yes, it was a fun night," shrugged Shego, it really had been, save for some moments Shego'd rather push passed.
"Good!" said Carmella, she grinned, and did her best to give a serious look, "I would really like for us to get a long you know. We may not have a great start, filled with misunderstandings and double-crossing, but we work well together and I... whoot! Ha.. "
"Why don't you sit down," said Shego as Carmella stumbled, the woman did so, "Yeah well, mind control and cloning are a big thing for me."
"I know, Drakky told me," smiled Carmella, Shego's eyes shot open, "Nothing personal... just that it was very important in a contract and how he over stepped bounds because he had a crush... Nothing else. I'd like for us to be friends."
"I'm not to keen on the idea of friends... or friends in general," said Shego, she felt uncomfortable at the idea, after all, had Possible not showed up, Shego had planned her own double-cross.
"Here me out... It's like with Elphaba and Galinda... They rubbed each other the wrong way at first... but then they decided to give it another go. I really wanted tonight to be that new go," said Carmella, she looked hopeful.
"Who?" asked Shego, she was yanked to sit next to Carmella.
"Wicked.. the musical.. the book... Wizard of Oz?" asked Carmella with wide eyed, Shego shrugged and cringed as Carmella squealed, "Okay... Okay.. SOOOO You know the Wizard of Oz, well it's about what happened before and during... so Galinda... Glinda to Good, wasn't always so good. Elphaba the Wicked, wasn't always so wicked... so they ended up rooming together and not getting along... BUT then they decided to try a do over and the two became friends... I mean it ended terribly but... Oh my gosh... your green and I'm blonde this is... Eeee! I have a great idea!"
"There was a story and a speech happening... okay this is happening again," said Shego as she pulled Carmella's arms off of her in yet another hug, "Must you?"
"A Villain Party.. we could have a costume party! Everyone could come in themes... You could be Elphaba... I could be Glinda... Drakky would be perfect for Fieyro... He's already blue... I can't believe I didn't see it before... I mean the blue is more a book thing... oh yes! This is perfect" Carmella was ranting and giddily clapping her hands, "Okay.. Okay focus Carmella.. focus... Shego... will you be the Elphaba to my Glinda and you and I start over... right now... this evening... the vicinity of the last twenty four hours and going forward?"
"I don't even know what that means?" asked Shego with wide eyes, was she still that buzzed or was nothing making sense.
"Okay.. Okay.. how about this... don't commit to the start over thing just yet... but how about the party?" asked Carmella, she grabbed Shego's hands and gave her the puppy dog pout.
"I... I," Shego felt a wave of unease and panic wash over her, this was the strangest, and most confusing thing she'd ever heard, and living with Drakken, that was saying something, "I guess?"
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