Chapter 8 - Best Alt-Pair and Best Kigo

(Special thanks to GothicThundra's OC Carmella Sweets, for contributing to this story.

As the song came to its conclusion, Sharper returned onto the stage.

"And welcome back to the show!" he proclaimed. "To present the next award for Best Alt/Other Canon Pair , please welcome Zita and Felix Renton!"

Zita came onto the stage in her purple dress and teardrop diamond earrings. Felix entered wearing his favorite black tux in his high-powered wheelchair.

"Other pairs from both within Kim's show and outside her show do not gain as much recognition aside from the Big Three." Zita explained.

"With the exception of those that support Ron and Shego as a couple." Felix replied. "For some reason, they gain a lot more hits and reviews than even the best Kim/Ron, Kigo, or Drakgo stories combined."

"Maybe it's because they like sidekicks or something like that." Zita said, shrugging her shoulders. "Anyways, tonight's nominees are..."

Zita: And what a coincidence! It is a Rongo pairing from Your Loss is My Gain by Kixen

'Ron when he confronted Kimmie some time ago literally admitted to her face he not only loved me, but was doing this of his own will and she is still pushing the story of him being chipped by me? Either she is really desperate to get her old best friend back, or she is totally delusional. I have to admit it makes me laugh, but only because I find her delusional state kind of pathetic.' Sheila though to herself.

However, before Sheila could start laughing she failed to notice that Ron was no longer in his seat, but rather right by her side and digging into his pocket. By the time she noticed that he was by her side Ron had a little black box in his hand, and was getting down on one knee. Everyone who was watching the scene instantly felt their hearts going for the young man, seeing as everyone including Sheila herself knew what was going to happen next.

"Sheila Von Moretti, ever since I met you all those years ago back I knew you were someone special. None of the other females I had wanted or dated could ever compare to you. The day you asked me out and became my girlfriend I felt like I hit the one trillion dollar lottery that happened 3 years back. We have been together 5 years and I wanted to ask Sheila will you…" Ron never got the chance to finish his sentence when Sheila wrapped her arms around Ron and proceeded to give him the most passionate kiss she had ever given a him or any guy in her life.

The kiss lasted for about a minute before Sheila replied Ron and gave him a genuine smile which unknown to the rest of the world was reserved only for him.

"Yes Ron, a thousand times yes!" Sheila replied while hearing the applause in the background from everyone who was watching.

Felix: Bonnie and Shego from Picture This by MrDrP

Shego and Bonnie looked at one another awkwardly as each female realized the other knew she had just been looked at that way.

Shego's awkward expression turned to a frown. The she made a decision. "Okay, here's the deal. I normally don't like women. But …"

"… There's something about you," Bonnie interjected.

"Yeah," Shego agreed. "This is really weird."

"Talk about it," Bonnie said looking away. Then she turned back and asked, "Bad weird or good weird?"

Shego thought about that for a moment.

"How old are you?" the villainess asked.

"Eighteen," Bonnie said.

"Good weird then." Seeing Bonnie wanted an explanation, Shego continued. "Look, I wasn't out looking for a girlfriend tonight, but if I happen to find someone who's hot who happens to be a woman and she can't stand Kim Possible, I think I might want to run with that. What about you?"

Bonnie considered the question. She'd been alone since Brick had left and really hadn't enjoyed dating any of the guys she'd recently met. This situation was totally whacked, but she found she liked being with Shego – and realized she wanted to kiss her. Feeling as if a tremendous burden was being lifted from her shoulders, Bonnie flashed her predator's smile. "Running with this sounds good. If you do enough of it, you might even glisten."

A very salacious grin spread over Shego's face.

Zita: Bonnie and Junior from Nacos and a Movie by Sharper the Writer

The Queen grinded her teeth harder. She was on the very verge of throwing a very severe tantrum and getting the couple kicked out of the restaurant.

Junior saw this and, in a rare moment of quick thinking by his standards, gave the water a $100 bill.

"You do need to clean this table, my good man!" he said, patting the waiter's apron.

"But, Monseiur Junior, I don't zee..." the waiter began before Junior took his girlfriend's diet cola and poured it on the fine white linen tablecloth.

"Now...you do!" Junior haughtily replied.

The waiter grumbled at this property damage, but he didn't have much of a choice.

"Very well...Monseinur Junor. To zat table for ze...romantic couple. And a free refill as well..."

Bonnie smiled at all of Junior's actions.

They were now sitting at the new table overlooking downtown Middleton, laughing along.

"Nick trick you did there with the cola!" she grinned.

"See, my love? Everything worked out for the both of us!" Junior replied, pointing to the unobstructed view of the city.

"Complete with an amazing view!" Bonnie added with a smirk.

"None as beautiful as you, though!" Junior complimented on his girl's looks.

Felix: Bonnie and Tim from The Tweeb and the Queen B by MasterDuelistMichael

All 3 couples were slotted in the same car on the Ferris Wheel. They thought it couldn't get any more perfect...well, they were wrong. When they got stuck at the top, they saw something amazing.

"Look!" Tim called out, pointing to the sky. "A shooting star!"

"Did you make a wish, Tim?"

Tim smiled, snuggling up next to Bonnie. "I already have all that I ever wanted - a great family, wonderful friends...and an amazing girlfriend."

Jim turned to Tara and smiled "Ditto that, bro!"

Bonnie and Tara smiled, kissing Tim and Jim sweetly on the lips.

"Shall we follow their lead, KP?" Ron asked of his BFGF.

"I'd be insulted if we didn't, Ronnie!" Kim answered her BFBF, kissing him hard on the lips.

Tim and Bonnie briefly broke from their kiss, only to say together..."Everything's perfect."

Zita: Bonnie and Ron from Honey Pot by Mr. Aanonymous

The side-kick found himself frozen again as his eyes darted on the button. Bonnie slowly, achingly unsnapped it and then another, before sliding her hands down the front of her top. Just like that morning, Ron saw what looked to be a mile of creaming tanned cleavage shine through the pink cotton.

Pulling her shoulders back and ticking out her chest, Bonnie strutted the short way toward the millionaire side-kick, his eyes fixated on the royal purple bra he spotted peaking out of her shirt.

Standing right in front of the millionaire side-kick, Bonnie grabbed hold of his hockey jersey, suddenly pulling Ron to her. Backing on her heels, almost a decade of dance and cheer leading practice, Bonnie used Ron's momentum to swing the side-kick around with his back facing the couch. Setting the millionaire on his feet but still against her, Bonnie's supple breasts sitting on his chest, Ron was forced into a staring contest with the taller cheerleader. The side-kick felt his spin quiver again as he spotted her adorable smirk again.

"Ronnie, could you ever say no to me?" Bonnie smirked as she liked the tip of Ron's nose.

"Holy crap." Ron winced, feeling his pants becoming so much tighter.

"Right!." Bonnie laughed as pecking Ron hard on the lips. The cheerleader suddenly shoved the millionaire against the armrest of the couch, tipping him over and landing him on the couch. "Take those pants off!"

Bonnie then stood up from the audience.

"Ugh! It's all well and good that I got menitoned as the nominees, but...duh...HELLO?! Three of those pairings are just complete ick to me!"

"Bonnie, please sit your royal ass down and be quiet!" Zita shouted in the mic, "Let us complete the list of nominees first before you open up your toxic dump of a mouth! This isn't Middleton High!"

Bonnie gasped speechlessly and sat down.

Felix: And finally, Ron and Tara from Today My Life Begins by Kmtdiccion

"Ron! I've missed you so much."

"Oh, really? I'm sorry, T. I guess I've been slacking off more than usual." The voice was like music in her ears. It has been a while since they both talked and up to this day, she could still feel the butterflies in her stomach whenever she talks to him.

"... Are you in your pity fiesta again, huh Ron? I told you to stop doing that." She scolded him with a stern tone.

"What? No... Psh... I was just... Uh... I was just... studying. Yeah..."

"Oh, really?"

"W-Well..." He said weakly when he heard her sigh.

"Anyways, I needed to talk to you. Can you meet me in the park thirty minutes from now?" Tara asked with bated breath. She didn't know what to expect, especially after Bonnie's sudden outburst. After a moment of pregnant silence, the male voice on the other line finally responded.

"Sure thing, T. I'll be there."

"I... Thank you, Ron... Thank you."

"No big!"

"The envelope, please, hubby!" Zita smiled.

"You got it, sweetie!" Felix replied, giving her a kiss.

"The Golden Rufus for Best Alt/Other Canon Pairing goes to..."

She then opened it and read, "Bonnie and Junior from Nacos and a Movie by Sharper the Writer!"

Sharper felt the rumble of applause from the crowd as he came up to the stage for the second time of the evening. He accepted the award from the Rentons and began his speech.

"Thank you everyone for giving much love to Bonnie and Junior for Nacos and A Movie. Not many fics feature them interacting together and even fewer show them as a villainous couple that can pose a threat to the future of Team Possible. In NAAM's case, Bonnie utilizes the full potential of Junior and they flesh out together to, of course, try and ruin Team Possible."

"I love you, Sharper!" echoed Bonnie from the audience.

Kim growled, "Showoff."

"And I especially thank the Queen for supporting me along the way and giving me advice on how she and Junior communicate with each other from her previous experiences. Thank you all once again for the opportunity for reading NAAM and sharing Bonnie and Junior's experiences!"

With that, Sharper sat back down in his Commanders Chair, second Golden Rufus in hand.

Zita and Felix went back down the stage as GT then assumed control of the podium.

Meanwhile, in the lobby of the theater, one of the vendors whom was intended to sell sweets, as is custom during the intermission period, darted her eyes around. She snuck out into a nearby supply closet.

This was Carmella Sweets, a new villain. She was one of the foremost candy confectioner experts until one of her experiments made the scientists go crazy and taking their labcoats off and stripping them down to their undergarments. Global Justice, thankfully, stopped the batch before it could be sold in any retailers, but Dr. Sweets slipped through their grasp. This was also when it got the attention of Will Du, the ex-GJ top agent and current head of the Worldwide Evil Empire. Du took her under his wing and she became one of his top WEE associates, even though their evil plans for world domination were being constantly foiled by Kim and Team Delta. As of now, she had a $200,000 bounty on her head for working with WEE.

Tonight, though, was her big break...her big chance to make a name for herself.

This time around, though, WEE did not want to make their presence known at the 14th Fannies due to the very heavy security employed by GJ and Middleton PD, so they slipped Carmella in disguise. She was wearing a brown hair wig under her normal blonde curls, wore glasses and a brown dress when normally she was wearing pink.

She got on an untraceable disposable smartphone to get in touch.

"Dr. Sweets?" Du asked on the other end. He now was the one petting Pepe II. Pepe II had all the same traits his late dad had, especially the incessant barking whenever the name of Global Justice was uttered.

Carmella looked around and asked, "Yes?"

"Are your 'candies' ready yet to feed the audience during intermission?" the vile leader asked.

Carmella smirked and replied, "Adding the finishing touches now! They won't know what hit them...well, they won't remember!"

"Good, we need them to discredit and destroy...that goody-two shoes agency...once and for all!" Du replied with a slight chuckle.

"One bing of my Mind Mints, Fog Fudge or my classic ScartterBrittle and they'll be puddy." Carmella boasted./

"Remember...EVERYTHING hinges on you not screwing up your end of the deal!" Du heavily insisted.

"I know what I need to do." Carmella replied, "Just remember what you have to do!"

"Yes, once the audience becomes putty, my WEE satellite control overhead will make them do everything I say!" Du grinned. "The $4 million will be waiting for you...IF the plan is successful! If you don't, then I am going to send you back to prison with Cleopatra as your cell mate! Would you want that?"

"Oh please! Not that stupid woman again!" Carmella groaned.

"Then I expect to see positive results from you!" Du replied. "Will Du...signing off!"

A hell fire screen savor surrounded his image as they hung up.

Carmella then smirked to herself, "Perhaps I should invite him over for some... tea.. focus.. I have work to do!"

Back in the theater, Sharper prepped up for the next category.

"And to present our next award for the evening, please welcome KGS-wy to the stage!"

KGS came out in his tuxedo with both the Golden Rufus and the winning envelope in hand. A warm applause greeted him.

"Kigo is one of the more polarizing pairings in not just the KP fandom but in any fandom. But me, and several other writers within the audience, enjoy such a passion in writing these type of fics. And tonight, one of them will join with us other Kigo writers in the annals of fame. Tonight's nominees are..."

Canadian Wedding by Von Uriken

Shego herself still had the pall of a ghost, dark bags under her eyes contrasting her unusually pale lips. Her hair was matted, with a greasy sheen to the black strands, and was starting to tangle around her head, framing her face against the table. Her jacket was ripped all over, her pants missing one leg, and her leg wrapped up tight with bandages and gauze.

Kim wasn't much better. Her shirt was stained with blood, similar bags hung under her eyes as they did for Shego, dust and soot from several firefights covered her exposed skin. Nothing seemed as important to her as the look she was sharing with Shego, to the point where Shego hadn't realized time was still progressing until Chris smacked his palm against the table, jolting all three of the women.

"...and that's when she collapsed on the door," Chris finished.

Kim turned to him, tearing her eyes away from Shego to adopt a confused look. "Huh?"

"Yeah, right after she saved you. She hit the door and just croaked. Good thing I was pre~pared for shiz to go down!"

"Thanks," Kim said. Her expression softened, smile gracing her face for a moment, before she turned back to Shego. Her eyes had just started to drift closed again. "I'm not sure what I would've done without her."

"I'm still alive, you know," Shego mumbled.

"Barely," Kim whispered, quietly reaching out to run her hands through the dark locks. Shego let her eyes slide open while Kim combed out some of her hair, only stopping when she reached the crisp ends. "This..?"

"Grenade."

"Shego… I don't want you to die."

"I'm not planning on it," she replied with a smirk.

"Still, be careful…"

I Forget by Obscurebeing

"Great Bets, I'll get it when I bring this Stabby Guy back," Shego said picking up a mask.

"The Slasher," Betty corrected.

"What ever," Shego said before leaning over to Kim. "I'll see you tonight Kimmie. Maybe we could carry on from last night's adventures," she winked.

"Ah, I don't need to hear this," Betty said as the tv turned blank.

"Haha, I love grossing her out," Shego smiled happily.

"That's a shame, cause I was all up for a replay of last night," Kim said as Shego's smile grew. "I love you."

"I love you too," Shego smiled as they shared another kiss before Shego stood up. "But first, I have a bad guy to get," she said putting the ninja mask on.

Shego gave Kim a nod before leaving. Kim gave a smile as she rested her head back on the sofa. Who knew Shego faking her death would be the greatest thing to ever happen to the teen.

Through the Timestream by RedWolfBlack

Kim nodded enthusiastically as she walked Ron to the door. She hugged him bye before rushing upstairs to her bedroom. When she got in there, she tackled Shego in a hug. Shego grunted, scowling at the sudden hug. She wasn't used to it yet. "So, you figured out what Project Phebus was?" She asked, picking Kim up.

Kim giggled and nodded happily, "Yup! Rufus was the one that was effected by it. Not Drakken or Ron."

"I figured Dr.D hadn't been hit by it. The rat makes sense, now that I think about it. He was getting tossed around that lab a lot." Shego sat down on the bed, letting Kim snuggle up against her torso.

Sighing, Kim snuggled closer to Shego. She was about to doze off, the heartbeat against her ear helping with the want to sleep. Her eyes snapped open, "Hey Shego, you know that burn mark in the clearing that I saw? I think it might be linked to whatever burned the tree."

Shego tensed. She really did not want to have this conversation right after she had to get out of that gross gunk, put up with Drakken bitching for an hour, and finally getting comfortable in bed with Kim. Closing her eyes, Shego said the only thing she could think of, "Can we talk about it tomorrow? It's been a shitty week..."

"Of course," Kim said softly, kissing Shego's cheek before getting comfortable again against her girlfriend.

KP: A Blonde Moment by eoraptor

Instead of trying to explain the storm of conflict inside her head and chest, the teen grabbed the back of Shego's head and pulled her into a fiery kiss. At first the taller woman resisted at the intrusion. But within a few seconds she gave in to the same war and returned the kiss hungrily.

After a heated moment, Kim broke off and glared, "See? I don't know a lot, but I know that is desire. And I think you feel it too."

"…" After several minutes, Miss Go looked away bitterly, "I don't want to be your college experimentation, Bubblebutt."

"and I don't want to be a blonde!" Kim snapped, weary of tearing at Shego's walls so easily clapped in place. "But I want to figure out what this is between you and me, and I know you do too. Now, do you want to go to dinner after we get this sorted out with the prison?"

Sighing, Shego relented, "I already did sort it out. It looks like he was literally abducted by aliens."

She pointed to the frames she had been feverishly going over while avoiding Kim. In one was an honest-to-goodness giant woman, with impossible curves, wielding some sort of green energy weapon.

"I don't think we need to worry about him for a while." She smirked, "I'll bet your nerd can confirm that the ship that took him made a bee-line away from Earth."

Kim smiled in spite of herself. That was maybe the first really good news she'd had today. "So, Chez Pierre? It's the nicest place in Middleton."

"No, I'm thinking dinner in Athens. I interrupted a very expensive massage to come back here, and Midas has the, ah, golden touch." Shego challenged. "And maybe after dinner, some dancing."

Smiling more broadly, the teenager nodded, "It's a start."

Acid Rain by VoltageStone

After a long few minutes, she remained there, facing the water without a reflection weakly glaring back at her. Why would the woman ever want to see her face? With the mirrors hung all over the room, all she could do was shut off the lights. And to hear herself, calling out for— The woman swallowed her internal sin, thankful for the running water drumming against her ears. As she continued to stare into the black shadows, the water rising just above her wrists, she felt another feverish wave come about her.

It settled to her hands. "No...no, God, no," she whined, tears dripping into the water as it had been for the past near-hour. A glow surged at the bottom, revealing the white surface and the water flowing with a shade of red. It was dimmer than before, though she didn't want to bring herself to climax again. She didn't want to bring herself to the reality that it was easy, swift. She didn't want to imagine deep, meadow eyes looking up at her as Kim continued to...

She didn't remember bringing her hand back to the throb between her legs. It wasn't until a long, satisfied moan that she even realized her fingers were there.

And Morning Conversations by FeudorLaurent of DA Fame

This was interesting for a while, but in the end, there was no beat to his piece of music either, and although everybody clapped their hands again, Stacey was glad when it was over.

Then, finally, came the interesting bits. They had had the askings: "Kimberley Anne Possible, will you …" etc. The church lady had asked "Kimberley and Shelley, will you be faithful and loving parents to Stacey and Kelley Possible McGoohan?" The mothers had said that they would.

"So, Stacey and Kelley," the church lady continued, "will you be good and obedient children and help Kimberley and Shelley in their married life?"

This was a bit of a surprise, and Kelley, for one, was not prepared.

"Does this mean that we always have to do everything the mummies say, all the time?" she asked.

There was some laughter.

"We will not ask the impossible," the church lady said, "just that you will do your best."

"Well, in that case, alright then!"

"Sure thing!" Stacey agreed.

The mothers had exchanged rings, and the church lady had blessed them. More reading, more talking. Then the mothers had kissed.

Finally. Now came the high point of it all – the tossing of the bouquet. Kelley had watched a lot of American Funny Videos, and knew that at the end, you were supposed to toss the flowers out to all that watched to see who would be married next.

"And the Golden Rufus of Best Kigo goes to..." KGS opened up the envelope and proclaimed. "...in a landslide, it is KP: A Blonde Moment by Eoraptor!"

Raptor, in triumph, got up from his seat and accepted the award from his fellow Kigo writer. He got out his speech and spoke through the mic.

"I'd like to thank anyone who managed to stay with this story over its winding eleven year course. When I originally wrote it, it was intended to be a light hearted counterpart to "The Darkness Without." We see how well that worked out… mice and men and all that.

I'd also like to thank everyone who came to the story later on and enjoyed it in its entirety when I came back to finish it, once, twice, three times?

Further, I'd like to thank the two hundred-odd reviewers as well. Without your encouragement, none of us writers would know what we are doing goes any further than the insides of our own heads.

And so I can keep this shorter than 80,000 words and 11 years, I'll end there: Thank you again!"

And with that, Raptor returned to his set with the Golden Rufus in hand.

GT then came back to the mic and said, "We are going to take another small break, but when we return to the podium, the winners for Best Drakgo and Best Kim/Ron will be revealed! So see y'all in a few!"

She left the stage as REM's "Losing My Religion" played on the speakers.