Chapter One: Athena, The Anonymous (Athena, The New Kid)
I'm just a kid
And life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid
I know that it's not fair
-Just a Kid, Simple Plan
Athena slouched in the front seat of the car as her mom drove to the front of the school. Her headphones blasted Panic At The Disco!'s Build God, Then We'll Talk. She looked out the window at the cheerful-looking school, students saying hello to their friends as summer ended and autumn was arriving.
"Is it too late to go to a boarding school?" Athena asked her mom.
Shego rolled her eyes and pulled down her sunglasses, staring at her only daughter. "No."
"But Ma-" Athena began to protest but the look her mom gave her made her words die out.
"You are going," Athena still looked nervous, and Shego placed a hand on her shoulder, squeezing. "If it gets hard or people begin to suspect, fake a stomach ache and I'll send Adelina or Courtney to come and get you. Deal?"
Athena made a dramatic sigh. "Deal." She gave her mom a quick hug and mumbled, "Love you." Before getting out of the car. Her mom drove away and Athena faced the school, song ended and switched to a fast-paced one, also an emo punk song. Her phone buzzed and noticed a text from Monique. Her heart did a funny flip as she opened her phone.
Good luck! Hope it isn't booooooring, she texted. Athena smiled and replied quickly before entering school and went to her locker. She saw some looked her way but she ignored them. She looked like she jumped out of the Hot Topic and BoxLunch sites but for whatever. She liked her style.
She had made it just in time to her first class. As it started a girl and boy ran in out of breath. Mr. Barkin looked displeased and well, barked an order for them to get to their seats which were at Athena's empty table.
"Well, no detention KP," The blonde boy said cheerfully. The redhead huffed out a laugh with a big smile on her face. The next words out of Mr. Barkin's mouth made Athena tense up.
"Ms. Possible, Mr. Stoppable, you want to tell the class what you are yapping about?"
"Yapping? We were just talking Mr. B," Ron said.
Mr. Barkin grunted and continued with the syllabus lesson but Athena could internally scream. Of course, the universe decided to have her be in the same class as Kim Possible and her best friend Ron! Of course, she had to be born the same fucking year as her parents' nemesis!
Of course! As Mr. Barkin told them that they had a few minutes to chat or do something quietly Athena got her phone out to send a text to her mom. Knowing her parents they would find this absolutely hilarious. Her black gloves pulled her book and headphones just as Kim asked a question... to her.
"Hello?" Kim asked and Athena realized she was talking to her. Shit.
"Hi?" Athena said looking back and forth between the two heroes. Kim and Ron introduced themselves politely, Athena had to bite back an I know-my parents won't shut up about you guys kicking their asses. Instead, she introduced herself. "I'm Athena Go."
Her mom had used her maiden name for Athena when she was born, her dad was okay with that considering it hid Athena very well. The Go family also was very rich and the media was overjoyed at the birth of another "royal" Go. Her mom was out of the limelight not as Shego but as Sasha Go, she was a ghost. Meanwhile, Athena had gone to some boarding schools, first in Scotland and then in Spain for middle school. An interesting childhood but one she wouldn't change.
"Go? That's a cool last name," Ron said. "So Athena, that's the goddess of? Dentistry?"
Athena gave him an amused smile. "Greek goddess of wisdom and war."
Before they could ask any more questions, the bell rang and Athena got up from her seat like it was on fire, saying a quick goodbye before leaving out the classroom door.
"Mom! Dad! I'm home!" Athena hollered around her home. If you call a lair a home which to Athena, it was home. A remote home in the middle of the wilderness a few miles in Middleton was a new lair for them, a new home for her. It was bustling with life as the henchwomen Athena passed greeted their boss's daughter.
Athena could name them all and she called them Aunts or Tias since she was a kid.
"Hey, Tia Natalia?" Athena asked the older woman as she pushed the robot to the workroom. "Where are my parents?"
"In the study and make sure you knock first, kid!" Natalia called as she walked away. Athena thanked her and made her way to the study. The study wasn't actually a study, it was big with a screen, table and a couple of chairs. A bookcase with different books her parents collected over the years and that was about it. She found her dad hunched over a table while her mom was perched on a chair reading a book. Out of their work clothes, they were plotting world domination. Well her dad was.
"Helloooo!" Athena announced herself. She went to her mom, giving her a hug from behind the chair. Shego patted her arms. She gave her dad a side hug and then plopped down on a chair. "Well, I survived my first day and now I want to go back to boarding school. I heard Romania or Britain is lovely this time of year."
Her mom rolled her eyes while her dad snorted. "No," was both of their responses. Athena groaned.
"Just because Kimmy and her sidekick are in your class does not mean you are quitting. I did not raise a quitter," Her mom said to her. Her dad agreed, nodding to his partner's words. Athena's shoulders slouched. She played her music and got her homework out. There wasn't that much homework, at least to Athena only things for her mom to sign and a worksheet for her math class that she had finished in class. So it was just signing this which her mom did, a pretty signature with the name Sasha Go on it. No doubt her teachers were going to freak out at who her mom is.
When I was a young boy/My father took me into the city/To see a marching band
Athena swayed to the song as she began to read her book. She had looked up at her parents and sighed. They wouldn't back down from not sending her to boarding school it meant Athena had to suck it up and go on with her new life at Middleton High. Yii-pee! After, her mom and she went to do training. Athena was in her training clothes and her hair in a ponytail just like her mom's. They circled one another before her mom lunged, hands glowing with green plasma. Athena went on the defensive mode, making a force-field of light purple to block the blows. She pushed it and it sent her mom reeling back. Her mom sent her a grin and Athena gave her one back before they met head-on.
Athena groaned after training. "I feel tired. Can you carry me?"
"Nope," Was her mom's response. "But I have to say your force fields are coming in nicely."
Athena beamed. "Thanks, mom. Does that mean?"
"I'm not going to carry you, Athena."
Her mom and dad always tried to do their best for Athena. More so after the Incident in her boarding school, Institucion de la Imaculada in Madrid, Spain. All Athena remembered was the hospital room. She did remember vividly what happened before the hospital but Athena had been festering so many dark thoughts that it was just hanging over her head. It was that reason they had Athena go to Middleton, closer to them and better to keep an eye on her. She remembered her dad crying silently and her mom's stoic face that day. She remembered her head slipping under the water.
Shaking her head, Athena went to her room.
After taking a shower Athena had begun to read again. As she was about to finish the chapter, her dad popped his head into her room. Britney Spears was softly blasting from her speakers.
"Food's ready," He said before leaving. The one good thing about being home was the fact that she could have dinners with her parents. She usually had to wait till winter and summer breaks for that. She also knew that her parents and her haven't talked about the Incident. She had avoided it out of stubbornness and her parents never broached the subject. One part of her felt relieved but the other part was angry, upset. Shaking it away, she could smell pasta and garlic bread.
They talked about some world domination plans that Athena was half-listening to as she ate her pasta.
"So, when are you going to sign up for stuff?" Her mom asked her.
Athena blinked at her parents, feelings of panic start to bubble up. On the outside she just shrugged, not noticing the worried look Drakken shot towards Shego. "I don't want to sign up. I could have in Spain-"
"Athena," Her mom cut her off and that ended the whining about boarding school. Permenantly. "So, not trying out. Anything else?"
"I transferred late into the season. Tryouts are over, so no way I can go in now. Plus the captain is a bit of a bitch. I don't want a redo of sixth grade again. I think I'll just keep to myself. It's only Sophmore year, nothing big that I can't handle."
Yeah unlike El Colegio de La Imaculada in Madrid, can't forget that? Can't forget the reason why you went to the hospital-
"Thena?" her dad said and Athena realized she has missed what they said to her.
"Uh?"
Her dad gave her a smile and her mom cocked her head to the side. "So, no tryouts or clubs? Nothing?"
Athena nodded. "Just not feeling it yet."
Not feeling anything at all...
Kim looked at the new girl.
"We should sit over there," She told Ron. Her best friend agreed, they knew Athena was new to Middleton as a whole and the rumors were true that she had only gone to boarding schools outside the United States thanks to her mom's status as an heir to a huge fortune as a member of the Go family. Still, Athena wasn't snobby or mean, she was just... weary. An enigma to the student body of Middleton as rumors spread about the heiress of Go City. Kim chalked it down to the paparazzi being a constant in her life.
Both teens walked over and put their stuff down, sitting at the table with Athena. The girl in question looked up and had a mixture of surprise and something else that Kim couldn't put finger on. Not only that but, for some reason Athena reminded Kim of someone, she just had no idea who it was.
"Hi, mind if we sit with you?" Ron asked cheerfully. Athena shrugged and Kim took that as a yes. They ate their lunch rather quietly.
Kim took a sip of her water. "So, how are you liking Middleton?" She asked the other girl.
Again, Athena shrugged. "It's alright, I guess."
"You went to boarding school right?" Ron asked. Athena raised an eyebrow and Ron replied. "It was all over the news, I guess being super rich gets lots of paparazzi."
Athena gave them a smile that did not reach her eyes. "Sadly. It doesn't help that my Aunt and Uncle are the Democratic House of Representatives and Republican Senator of this state. It does give way to very interesting family dinners at times."
"So what are you into?" Kim asked the other girl.
"Reading, dancing, I did a bit of soccer when I was in Spain. Now, I just sketch or paint and dancing."
"Painting, that's cool?" Ron said with a smile. "Can you do portraits too?"
Athena shook her head. "Not at the moment but I can if you'd want one?"
"Well, what other things are you into besides hobbies?" Kim asked.
Athena replied, "Crime videos, maybe Jackcepticeye, he's cool!"
Ron looked elated and talked about his recent video that the Youtuber had uploaded. "I actually vlog our missions."
Both did not see Athena tense. "Yeah, Monkey-Fist, DNAmy, Duff, Moter Ed, mostly its Shego and Drakken that gets the biggest hits." Ron said not seeing the way Athena was silently freaking out. "So, is your mom or dad coming to the Parent's Teacher conference next week?"
Athena had forgotten about that. Her dad was out of the question but her mom, she was the active parent when it came to Athena's education. It wasn't that her dad did not care, he just couldn't because he was currently wanted in multiple countries. Her mom was a chameleon, hiding behind her actual name rather than her villain name. "Maybe. Mom is pretty busy with some stuff."
"Oh, well it will be great to meet her. I heard she's fought with the Mayor of Go City over the huge Gender Pay Gap in the city." Kim said and Athena could not help but smirk.
"Yeah, she's very fierce when it comes to Women's Rights and Gender Rights. The LGBTQ Community named her one of their biggest Ally in that city's community. Mom usually isn't one for the media attention, she grew up with it so it's been a pain for her." Athena told them. She had never been this open but Kim and Ron, they made it easy to be open with them. It had been hard for Athena to make friends, the only one was Monique. Even now her only friend was in Spain and Athena wished she was there with her. She wondered what Monique was doing? Probably going shopping around Madrid and taking in another semester in the city. "Anyway, um what does Kim Possible do besides saving the world?"
"Im on the soccer team. When I was going to Middleton Middle School I was on the cheer team. I wish I could go onto the cheer team but Bonnie just wants to brag that she's better than me. She's not but ugh!" Kim said and Athena could sympathize. She had her own Bonnie back in the college in Spain. Reyna was her name, Athena and her would always clash. It would and did turn ugly over the years until Athena left La Imaculada. She remembered the Insta post of Reyna gloating over "bye bye Athy! good riddance!"
Just thinking about it made Athena want to hop on a plane straight to Madrid, find Reyna, and throttle her.
"Well, Bonnie sounds like a pain." Athena simply said and Kim nodded. As lunch continued, the trio chatted about school and Middleton, Athena asking questions about the city.
As the lunch bell rang signaling the end of lunch, Kim asked her, "Hey Athena? Do you want to hang out after school?"
Athena froze, her hand gripping her backpack tightly as she mulled over Kim's words. "Um... I don't think today is a good day. Maybe next time?"
Kim's crestfallen face almost made Athena take her words back but a harsher part of her, a stubborn part told her to stay put with her answer. Still, Kim wrote down her number and so did Ron. This put Athena in a position to text the duo.
When she got home from school and told her parents about her day, they burst out laughing while Athena rolled her eyes at their antics. Still, they told her not to worry. Kim wouldn't be able to find out that Athena was her kid. Athena on the other hand was not convinced.
NOTES:
Yes, I WILL BE UPDATING THE OTHER TWO KP FICS!
ENJOY!
