I'm going to be taking a month break after this chapter. I didn't do so after the four chapter upload at the end of the year, which is why this took so long to write. Apologies in advance for the wait times.
Enjoy this as it was hard to write and figure out more plot for this section of the series. I will be gunning through with plot and such to get to the final 4 chapters of part 3 since those will involve So the Drama.
The roof beneath Shego fell through with a loud thunk, allowing her to drop into the lab that Drakken was looking to steal from. Looking around the room, Shego made sure there was no danger. She frowned at the office space as she looked around. There didn't seem to be much there other than books, a computer, and two devices on a bookshelf. They looked similar, one green, the other purplish. The devices were slim and looked like Kim's stupid Kimmunicator. Shaking her head, Shego looked up when Drakken floated down on a hover segway. He hopped off it, heading towards the two devices.
"I don't get it," Shego said suddenly, "If you're such an evil genius, shouldn't you invent your own stuff? Like, what's up with the stealing?"
"It's called outsourcing," Drakken replied with a shrug. "Besides, why reinvent the wheel? Or in this case, the ElectronMagneto Accelerator!" Drakken picked up the purple device from its perch triumphantly. "With this I can increase the power of any electrical device to evil proportions."
"Stealing again?" Kim's voice sounded in the lab. Drakken's triumphant look switched to annoyance immediately. It wasn't as violent as Shego's reaction to Kim arriving.
The woman tensed immediately, feeling the temperature spike around her. Her heartbeat faltered at hearing the voice of the girl she loved. It had been a month since they had run into the other. Shego diverted her eyes away from Kim, keeping her arms crossed. She heard the soft sound of Ron sliding down rope and plopping beside Kim.
"Whatever happened to inventing your own stuff?" Ron mused.
"It's called outsour-Oh, just get on with it," Drakken resigned. He motioned for Shego to get into action.
"Nuh-uh, Dr. D," Shego said, backing up to lean on one of the shelves. She was doing her best not to make eye contact with Kim. "You get on with it, for once." The three people in front of Shego were stunned by the response. Drakken cleared his throat nervously, while Kim and Ron gave each other a look.
"Shego, now is not the time to question the nature of our relationship," Drakken grumbled.
"I'm not doing this for you," Shego stated as she stood up straight. "I'm doing this for me." She looked directly at Kim, having gotten angry while waiting for the bantering to stop.
Shego rushed forward, flipping in the air to land behind Kim with some theatrics. She threw plasma aggressively towards Kim and Ron. Grunting, she was able to make the blast become a beam, trailing it after Kim. Kim tumbled away while Ron ducked down from the blast, covering his ears as it whistled by. Drakken had to jump back when Kim skirted by him and Shego's plasma. Using the bookshelves near her, Kim jumped up and grabbed onto one of the pipes that hung from the ceiling. She swung from it, trying to land a downward kick on Shego. Instead she was sent flying back by a kick in the stomach from the woman. She flared up and chased after the hero.
Kim landed on her back with a grunt as the wind went out of her. She got up quickly as Shego rushed her with a murderous look in her eyes. She had only seen that look once before, during the beginning of their rivalry. It had also been a while since Shego hadn't pulled back on her punches Kim realized she used a book to block a flaming fist. The book burst into flames on impact, making Kim drop the item. The heat coming off the plasma was also more prominent than before.
With her back against the bookshelf, Kim resorted to dodging Shego's punches. The woman wasn't holding back and that scared Kim a little bit. Flasks and beakers shattered behind her when Shego's claws made contact with them. One of Shego's kicks knocked the green device from its position on the shelf to the floor. Kim lifted up onto the shelf behind her, using the extra leverage to kick Shego away. The woman smashed into a skeleton replica that was hanging in a corner. Jumping up with a growl, Shego tackled Kim to the ground, in turn dislodging the Kimmunicator from Kim's pocket from the force. Kim let out a hiss of pain as her back crashed into the bookshelf. The force knocked a small green modular device onto the back of Kim's neck.
Shego's hands ignited again, Kim gulping as she felt the heat coming off of them. She grabbed a book to deflect a clawed swipe at her face. She twisted around, knocking Shego into the same shelf. Another modular device was shaken off the top of the shelf, lodging itself onto the back of Shego's neck. The two started a power struggle when Shego grabbed Kim's forearms roughly, attempting to pin the girl to the shelving. Behind them, Drakken and Ron were having their own struggle. The blue man was kicking the blonde in the head as he tried to clamber through the opening Shego had made. Ron was hollering, getting Kim's attention. It was enough for Shego to win the battle they were having, jumping to the top of the bookshelf. She pressed her back against the wall and shoved the bookshelf down on Kim.
Ron yelped as Drakken disengaged the boy's hands from his ankles, gloating as he climbed through the whole in the ceiling. Ron rushed over to Kim, to get the large case from on top of her. Shego smirked as she made her getaway with Drakken. Kim was dazed and feeling sore as Ron lifted the bookshelf up enough for her to slide out from under it.
"You okay?" Ron asked, as Kim stood up, rubbing her stomach. She could feel a few broken ribs from the bookshelf and low blows Shego had thrown at her.
"Me? Yah..." Kim mumbled as she gazed off to the where Drakken and Shego had escaped. "Pride, definitely wounded. Emotion wise, devastated."
"I mean you're the one that left her," Ron stated as he went to pick up the Kimmunicator. It was laying next to the green device much like it. "Oh, don't forget this." Ron handed Kim the green device instead of the Kimmunicator.
"Yeah," Kim sighed and absentmindedly put the object in her pocket, not looking at it as she did so. She really didn't want to get into the break up with Ron again. He always appeared too excited about it happening. She wanted to go home and crying into her pillow after that fight.
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"KP, those breakfast nacos aren't going to eat themselves," Ron called to Kim as he entered the Possible's kitchen.
Kim followed behind Ron, looking sullen. She had spent most of the night listening to sad music and finishing up the homework she had after her mom bandaged her broken bones. She had fallen asleep with tears in her eyes, which led to nightmares haunting her. She handed the device to Ron as she made her way to the booth in the kitchen.
"What's this?" Ron asked quizzically.
"Thing you picked up," Kim replied with a frown. "So not the Kimmunicator."
"A video game! Awesome!"
Ron started messing around with the device while Kim glared at the table, lost in thought about her fight with Shego from yesterday. Hitting a button in the center of the device, Ron saw a sad face come on the screen. The circular device on the back of Kim's neck flashed with the same image and she was suddenly crying.
"I can't believe we lost the Kimmunicator," Kim cried out. She hid her face in her arms and sobbed. Ron looked concerned, not sure how to handle the sudden outburst. He could hear the muffled sound of Kim stating that Shego now hated her, which brought on another set of tears and muffled sobs.
"Hey… hey, its not the end of the world," Ron said, patting Kim's back. "Its not like we haven't lost the Kimmunicator before, right?"
"I just… when will the carelessness end?" Kim howled before breaking down into more unintelligible sobbing.
"Well, why not play some gameage to ease you're mind? We can even get Wade to send you a new one like he did that one Christmas." Ron put the device near Kim, his finger slipping over the down d-pad. The effect was instant.
"I don't want to play some dumb video game, Ron!" Kim snapped, slamming her fists on the table. "I want the Kimmunicator back. Let's just go to school to tell Wade that you lost the Kimmunicator again." She grabbed Ron's collar, hoisting the terrified boy from the kitchen booth and out the door.
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Drakken was stunned into silence as Shego sat in a chair crying. He had never seen the woman emit an emotion other than anger or mild annoyance. Yet, there she was crying into her hands about breaking a nail and something to do with Kim Possible. He looked at the Accelerator, feeling triumphant about the victory. Yet, he felt slightly empty about it with Shego sobbing in front of him. He set the device aside, crouching in front of Shego to elaborate on why she was crying.
"I fucked thing up with Kimmie," Shego cried out. She could feel the wet trails marring her cheeks as she spoke. Internally, Shego was confused by her reaction. It had come out of nowhere, but it wasn't like her to cry when she was upset. She resorted to being angry or drinking. "I can't go back in time again to just fix things either. Stupid Stoppable..."
"Uhm, Shego… Am I to gather that you and Kim Possible are no longer in a relationship?" Drakken asked slowly, waiting to see if he needed to jump back from the woman in case she were to attack.
"If we weren't you think I would be reacting this way!" The words came out in an agonized shout as Shego tried to calm herself down. She didn't register the look on Drakken's face when she told him that information. It was much like the face the Grinch made when he had planned his scheme to steal Christmas. Before he could say much more, Drakken suddenly felt himself get lifted into the air and pinned to the nearest wall.
"You know what, this is your fault for teaming up with the stupid monkey man and the drunk golfer!" Shego snarled, hand curled into a claw, waiting to strike.
"Shego, I have no idea what you are talking about!" Drakken yelped. All that did was earn him plasma being added to the claw. "Look, you're obviously upset about your… uhm… relationship..."
"Meaning?"
"You were over reacting," Drakken stuttered. That was not the right answer he realized as Shego's eyes widened and she started shaking him while yelling.
"Over reacting? Over reacting?! Me?" Shego threw Drakken across the room, lighting her hands up as she did so. There was a ferocity in her voice as she spoke again. "Fire in the hole!" She started shooting off plasma blasts at the man as he took off running.
After a while, Drakken was able to find solace by perching himself on one of the overhangs in the training room. He was rather confused by what was going on. He peeked his head over the side of his hiding spot, watching Shego pace around the area, looking for him. He let out a yelp when she locked eyes with him. He back peddled away and ran into a cylinder.
Shego poked her head out on the left side of the piping, "I'm so happy you didn't get hurt." Her voice was overly cheery.
"I mean if anything happened, I don't know what I'd do," Shego cried. Drakken was starting to get emotional whiplash. "Bet you would like to know, wouldn't you?" And the anger was back.
Drakken curled up into a ball and started sucking his thumb. He was really concerned by the range of emotion that was happening and in split seconds too. Shego approached Drakken, shaking her head a bit as her emotions returned to normal. "Wait… what was I saying?"
"Uhm… Did I forget something? Is this what this is about, because I'm scared," Drakken said, before continuing to suck his thumb to soothe himself. Shego stared at the man, utterly confused by what had just happened.
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While that was going on with Shego and Drakken, Kim and Ron had made it to school. Kim had yet to calm down, which was worrying Ron. He was being the punching bag right now, and he didn't like it. They were walking down the hall, talking about how to get the Kimmunicator back in that moment, and Kim ran a gauntlet of emotions. Her eyes flashed yellow to, making her happy; then blue, making her cry as bad as she had earlier that morning. Ron was staring at her confused, worried whether or not he should ask if she was okay. He risked it anyways only to get a scowl and an angry tone in return.
"I mean you're being kind of random," Ron said. As Ron spoke, the influence from the Moodulator halted.
"Me? Random?" Kim asked, confused by what was being said. She tilted her head at Ron as he rubbed his chin.
"Oh!" Ron snapped his fingers. "You're not over the whole Shego thing."
"That obvious?" Kim asked with a pout. She thought she had a better handle on the moping around since Monique hadn't been harping on her as much.
"Well I mean every since you lost the Kimmunicato-" Ron started.
"I lost the Kimmunicator? I didn't lost anything, Ron," Kim snapped, grabbing Ron by the shirt again, dragging the boy yelping down the hallway to her locker. She slammed him up against the lockers, shaking open her own in the process. Wade had appeared on the computer a few seconds before the door shot open.
"Oh hey," Wade said to Ron, puzzled by the boy's terrified features. "I've been trying to reach you on the Kimmunicator."
"Ron, you've got some explaining to do!" Kim snapped.
Meanwhile, back at the Possible residence, Jim and Tim were in a tug of war over the Moodulator's control device. One twin had the other in a headlock while holding the remote up in the air. Their scuffle up until that point had mashed a variety of buttons, triggering the emotional responses in Kim and Shego. Their fight was broken up by Ann taking the boys out of the kitchen. The device was placed on the table, the emotion flashing on the screen that of love or infatuation.
Ron was in the middle of explaining what had happened to Wade when Kim's eyes flashed pink and she got a dreamy look on her face. Kim let out a sigh as she stared off into the hallway. When she heard Ron say losing the Kimmunicator was all his fault, she snapped back to the conversation.
"Wait, that's not true," Kim slid close to Ron. "Ron did his best. It could have happened to anyone, right?" She batted her eyelashes at the boys.
"Sure," Wade said with a shrug. "Things happen when you are saving the world."
Ron felt some relief, but the sudden change in emotion Kim had again left him wary of her motivations. It creeped him out entirely when Kim slinked around him and laid her head on his shoulder. He didn't want this interaction to ruin any chance he thought he had with Monique. He definitely didn't want his friendship to Kim get ruined either since they had already gone over that.
"If I can get a tracking link," Wade started, having remained in stunned silence as Kim moved about. "I should be able to activate the Kimmunicator's homing system..." Before Wade could continue, Kim slammed the locker door closed on the computer screen.
"Hey!" Ron yelped.
"We better get going," Kim said, grabbing Ron by the wrist and dragging him to class.
Stopping at her homeroom, Kim gently skipped to the back of the room, sitting herself next to Bonnie. She barely registered the brunette as she gazed off and into the chalkboard. Ron mouthed at Bonnie to watch Kim. He was worried about what might happen in class. If Bonnie wasn't there, Ron was sure it would be uneventful, but now he wasn't sure.
Bonnie nodded back at Ron, seeing the silent, unexpected trust he was showing her. She looked over at Kim, who was still dreamily gazing at the board. "Doing okay over there, Kim?" Bonnie asked. The redhead snapped to attention slightly, smiling widely at the brunette.
"Just peachy, Bonnie," Kim replied, leaning over the side of her desk to be a bit closer to Bonnie. "How are you this lovely day?"
"Uneventful. You seem to be in a cheery mood."
"Life is just lovely, y'know."
Bonnie nodded in agreement, not entirely sure what else to say. She had seen Kim like this a few years ago, gazing off into dreamland while at school. She now deduced that was because of Shego at the time. Yet, she was confused by it now since Kim had been a depressed mess for the past month. She would have to ask Kim about it later since class had started.
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Back at the lair, Drakken was finally at peace from Shego and her many moods. He was currently tinkering with the ElectronMagento Accelerator. He was looming over the device with its back open. He had a screwdriver inside, the tip very close to the motherboard. There were some wires sticking out from within the ridge. There were a pair of magnifying spectacles on his face, giving him a wild look as he worked. He was being meticulous with the twisting of the screws, making sure to not clip the flat of the tool against the circuitry.
Drakken was startled from his work, ripping away the screwdriver as he snapped back for his work table. Before him was Shego, giving him an expression that he had never seen on the woman's face, other than the tears from earlier. Shego had the look of a lovesick puppy. Even during her relationship with Kim Possible, Drakken had never seen that look on the woman's face.
"Shego!" Drakken cowered behind the table he was behind. ".. You uhm… aren't upset, yes?"
"No, I'm just admiring your whatamawhosit," Shego said with a giggle. Sh tapped her finger against Drakken's nose.
Drakken moved away from Shego, picking the device up,"It's called an Elect-Why are looking at me like that?" He was about to correct Shego, but apparently when his eyes were towards the device, Shego had gotten on the table and was leaning against it, giving her best smouldering look to Drakken.
What Shego said next Drakken couldn't bear to hear. He was very confused by her behaviour today and to add on to it, she had called his skin 'deliciously blue'. He shuddered at the compliment. He gathered his supplies, idly putting the device back together as he approached the AC control. He believed he had given it the extra boost it needed for what he planned to do with it. Although he still wasn't sure what that was. Tinkering a moment with the dials on the device, Drakken aimed it at the AC control. In an instant, the lair was blanketed with a thick layer of snow and cold. Shego flinched at the sudden chill that pressed against her natural heat barrier.
Drakken was ecstatic, about to celebrate his minor victory, when Shego pressed up against his back, two mugs suddenly in her hands. She was all about giving the man attention and it was scaring him more than when she was hands-lighting-up-mad at him. Shego was suggesting that he needed a break after all his work, not realizing that when he questioned her it would result in getting dragged through the lair to his room.
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Bonnie had a tough time getting through class. She had tried her best to focus, but the constant notes getting tossed her way by a certain redhead were sure to get both of them in trouble. Kim was tossing notes with Bonnie's name on it, circled with hearts and the like. As flattered as Bonnie was by the notes, she didn't believe that Kim's current state was genuine. She considered herself to be a bit of a Kim 'expert'. They had been friends for a few years before her sisters trampled that. And since Bonnie's offered truce, things had slipped back to how they were when they were younger.
Luckily, Bonnie was able to make it through the class without the teacher snapping at her or Kim for the redhead's antics. Once they were out in the hall, it was a whole different story. Kim was extremely close to Bonnie, their hands glancing against each other, sending some shocks through Bonnie as she looked into big, olive eyes, and that dopey expression Kim was wearing.
"Uhm, Kim?" Bonnie asked, not entirely sure how to handle the situation presented to her.
Before Kim could reply, Ron was rounding the corner, making a face at the display of affection Kim was giving Bonnie. He rushed over to the girls, giving Bonnie an exasperated look. Bonnie shook her head at Ron's unspoken question, watching relief wash over the boy as he grabbed Kim's hand to take her to the next class.
"Bye, Bonnie," Kim called back with a pout.
As they round another section of the hallway, Bonnie figured that would be the end of the exciting portion of her day, but it didn't end there. There were multiple times throughout the day that Bonnie ended up face to face with Kim again. The girl making doe eyes at her and giggling at some of the dumb things that slipped out of Bonnie's mouth. The brunette had never really been on the receiving end of aggressive flirting. Most of the time she was saved by a frantic Ron, leaving her to be curious about what was going on. By the time cheer practice came around, Bonnie was pretty sure Kim had run Ron ragged through the day based on the state of his hair sticking out at all ends.
Although they were sweaty and breathing heavily at the end of practice, Kim was glued to Bonnie. Not that the brunette didn't like the attention, but she let out a sigh of relief when Ron approached them. "What is going on with her?" Bonnie asked.
"I have no clue," Ron grimaced. "She went from angry to sobbing to happy to angry, and now she's been stuck like this all day. I honestly thought her gushing about Shego was gross, but dude, the things she's been suggesting about you… Never would have thought they would come out of her mouth."
"Ron!" Kim squealed from her spot against Bonnie. Her cheeks went as red as her hair as she looked away.
"Have you had the nerd help figure out what is going on?" Bonnie asked, ignoring the ringing in her ear where Kim had just squeaked. She felt her arm get hugged and a cheek on her shoulder. She let out a sigh, trying to come to terms with the situation and how long it might take to fix.
"Yeah… we, uhm, don't have the Kimmunicator though," Ron said, scratching his head. "We could probably get Wade to express mail us one, though."
"Oh my gawd! Ron, we should totally do that!" Kim yelled in enthusiasm. She squeezed Bonnie's arm a bit tighter, causing the brunette to grit her teeth in pain. For someone so scrawny, Kim had a grip.
"Well, if that's settled, do you think you can get Kim off me so I can shower and go home?" Bonnie's tone seemed icy, returning to how it had been before she and Kim rekindled their fragile friendship.
"You don't want to spend time with Ron and I?" Kim asked, tilting her head to the side like a puppy.
"As fun as that sounds, Kim, I have other things to do after practice."
That earned Bonnie the infamous Puppy Dog Pout. She was saved by Ron, who took Kim by the hand and dragged her out of the gym. Although pouting, Kim gave Bonnie a wave as she reluctantly let Ron take her away. Letting out a breath she didn't know she was holding, Bonnie relaxed. She wasn't sure
she could deal with a lovesick Kim for very long.
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Drakken wasn't fairing much better than those that were dealing with Kim. Although, Kim was much more tame compared to Shego in the respects of aggressive flirting. Shego had dragged Drakken throughout Middleton, making mild crimes like stealing candy from a baby. Drakken was very confused and not sure how to deal with what was going on. He just wanted to get back to his evil scheme. Yet, anytime he went to mention it, Shego took him elsewhere to keep the man relaxed as she proclaimed.
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Kim's mood hadn't changed in the few hours since school ended. She kept trying to head over to Bonnie's, much to Ron's disapproval. He was just trying to keep some sort of peace, even bringing Monique into it. If Ron was frazzled about the situation, Monique was quietly laughing at it. She found it amusing that Ron was running ragged trying to keep a lovesick Kim under wraps. Yet, she was a little worried about the extreme of the emotions running through the redhead.
"How long has she been like this?" Monique asked as she and Ron watched Kim rifle through her closet. They had forgotten that there was a fair that night. Why the high school thought a Winter/Spring fair was smart, neither teen could figure out. The weather had been mild, snow melting into slush.
"Since we got to school," Ron replied. "She was hanging off of Bonnie most of the day. It was really freaky."
"Think she is trying to get over...Shego?" Monique asked, whispering the villainess' name.
"Maybe? It's better than her pouting about it…" Ron said, scratching his head when a green and black sweater landed in front of them. Ron went to pick the article of clothing up, but flinched back when Kim stared at him intensely. She still had that dazed look in her eyes, but deep behind it was sadness and anger.
"What's up, girl?" Monique asked, sensing the tension.
"I don't know what I want to wear to the fair," Kim mused.
"Something warm?" Ron suggested.
"Ron is right," Monique agreed. "Something warm might make things less.. y'know cold."
"Hmm, you two are right," Kim went back to her closet, looking for something that was warm enough, but also seductive enough. She was hoping to see Bonnie there and steal a kiss. In the back of her mind though, Kim felt as though the emotions were being forced, but she couldn't get it to stop. Her hand paused on another of Shego's sweaters that she hadn't returned. It was the same green as her tank top. Tears that refused to fall caused Kim to blink rapidly as she pulled the sweater from its place. She called back to her friends, "Are you two going together?"
Ron squawked and looked at Monique a bit horrified. Monique, on the other hand, giggled and smiled at Ron. They had been tap dancing around the subject since the truth ray incident. She was giving the nervous blonde the time to ask her out without mad science help.
"I mean, I don't want you to feel like a third wheel, girlfriend," Monique replied as Kim exited her closet. She frowned slightly at Kim wearing the over-sized sweater from Shego.
"I don't mind," Kim hummed as she pulled the sleeves of the sweater over her hands. "I'll try to find Bonnie if you two get too cozy."
Ron covered his ears as his blush had reached them. "Do I not get a say in this?" He squeaked.
"Hmm, Ron, do you want to go to the fair with me?" Monique said through stifled giggling.
"S-sure," Ron stammered as he looked over to Monique.
"Then its settled!" Kim said with a bright smile. "We'll go together and split up when I find Bonnie!"
Once everyone was ready, the group of friends made there way out of the Possible residence. Ron spotted the Moodulator on his way out, grabbing it to possibly keep him occupied while they were at the fair if the girls decided to do something without him. The walk to the fair grounds held an easy air, as the group chatted among themselves. It was getting dark as they finally reached the fair, Kim scanning the area for Bonnie to see if she could get the girl alone to talk, among other things.
It didn't take long for Kim to disconnect from Ron and Monique, giving her friends a wink as she jogged over to an unaware Bonnie. The brunette was at one of the games, frustrated with whatever boy she had agreed to go with. Kim snuck up on her, looping her arm through Bonnie's.
"What the hell, Kim?!" Bonnie yelped when she saw red hair enter her vision.
"I figured we could spend time together," Kim stated wistfully. She looked over at the random jock that was slack jawed at the prospect of a girl taking his date.
"I'm here with someone else," Bonnie stated.
"Do you even know his name?" Kim countered.
"Uhm..."
"Sorry," Kim said to the jock before steering Bonnie away from the game.
"Kim!" Bonnie admonished the hero as she threw a pathetic apologetic look at the boy.
From on of the benches, Ron and Monique were watching the scene play out. Ron was scratching his head, not entirely sure what to make of it, while Monique let out a laugh. She placed her hand on Ron's, looking at him with a smile. The blonde gulped as he looked down at the hand touching his. Heat was fluttering to his cheeks as he looked into Monique's eyes. He opened his mouth to speak but got hit in the back of the head by something.
Clattering to the ground was the Kimmunicator. Ron rubbed his head with a yelp, giving Monique an apologetic look. He brightened up upon seeing the Kimmunicator. "Hey!" He reached down to pick it up, not noticing a short man in a lab coat marching up to him. Monique stood up, ready to support Ron if the man attempted something. "Its the Kimmunicator!" Ron was excited as he held the device.
The man in the lab coat snatched the Kimmunicator out of Ron's hands, startling the boy. "This is mine!" The man snapped, inspecting the Kimmunicator.
"No, dude, I've been looking for that," Ron stated.
The man inspected the device a little bit longer, realizing that it was not what he thought it was. "This looks a lot like my Moodulator…"
"Oh," Ron clicked into what he had in his pocket, triggering the device to function to sad before handing it over to the scientist. "You mean this video game?"
"This is no game."
"That explains why I couldn't win."
"This controls my Moodulators."
"Moodulator?" Monique asked, since Ron's face had dropped into one of confusion.
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While that was going on with Ron and Monique, two different events were unfolding. Kim had broken down in front of Bonnie, stuttering over her words and muttering about Shego and then about Bonnie herself. The brunette didn't know what to do in that moment other than listen and hug the redhead. It was puzzling since they had been having a good time until the sudden emotion change. In another area of the fair, specifically an alley, Drakken was dealing with another strange bout of crying from Shego. It came on after he mentioned getting the party started. Drakken took a few moments to try and calm Shego down before he made his way over the main street where a parade was happening. He heard more sobbing to his right, seeing Kim running from a very confused Bonnie. He dove behind a bush as to not be seen
"Kim Possible?" Drakken pondered, "Why is she crying? Has everyone lost it?"
"So this device had complete control over Kim all along?" Ron was saying as he walked down the street with Dr. Bortel. The scientist introduced himself properly after he and Ron had swapped devices. Unbeknownst to them, Drakken had ducked up the bush again and was listening to their every word.
"Precisely," Bortel was saying, "With a press of a button..."
As they walked by the bush, Drakken jumped out and snatched the device from Bortel. Immediately, he adhered the ElectroMagnet device to the Moodulator. There was a spark as they connected, triggering the anger emotion. It was so super charged that the rage that Kim and Shego experienced was white hot. They then switched to happy before snapping back to anger.
"No!" Bortel yelled as he grabbed the devices from Drakken. "You're going to overload them!" There was a sizzle and pop as the ElectroMagnet Accelerator and Moodulater canceled each other out, dying in a sad spark. "The circuits have been fried..."
"Please tell me Kim is back to normal," Ron yelped. "PLEASE LET HER BE NORMAL!"
"I'm afraid your friend is locked into an irreversible frenzy of rage."
"Dude… What did I just say?"
A crowd had gathered around the trio, Drakken trying to back away from it. Kim charged through the crowd, fists clenched and a scowl permanently on her face. "Hopefully, she's not angry at any body… because phew, that would be bad," Bortel threw at Ron. The boy gulped as he remembered that Kim was still upset with him about the Kimmunicator if her previous fits of rage had indicated.
"Ron!" Kim snarled, charging towards him. Ron pivoted and launched into a full sprint to get away from his best friend.
"If she is wearing Moodulator one..." Dr. Bortel pondered, "Then where is number two?"
Drakken's face dropped, the should of plasma lighting up behind him, sending chills down his spine. He narrowly missed getting hit by a blast, running in the opposite direction as Kim and Ron. The parade stopped as Drakken ran through the middle of it, doing his best to avoid plasma being thrown at him.
Ron was hiding behind a cotton candy machine, doing what he could to avoid getting beaten. Although he knew it was the Moodulator effecting her, Ron was pretty sure that there was more to it. He yelped when Kim moved the machine from in front of him. He dashed to the right, dodging a grab and bolting around Kim. He ran past Drakken as the man was running from Shego. He locked eyes with Monique, breathing a small sigh of relief as he dove behind her. Drakken skidded around a corner after passing Ron. What they left behind them was about to get explosive as Kim and Shego ran into each other.
Whatever anger was being directed towards Drakken and Ron dissipated and the raging emotions Kim and Shego had for the other. Unfortunately for those around them, it was the intense anger Kim had for what Shego had done during their time in the time stream, while Shego's was from feeling abandoned by the one she loved. There was a brief locking of eyes before a flurry of plasma was shot at Kim. Even with the sweater on, Kim was able to move fluidly. It really was a bit too large. She dodged the volley of energy being directed at her. Shego didn't seem to be moving from her position, trying to tire the redhead out before she went in for the kill. Somewhere in her mind, she was fighting the raging anger in her, knowing that the heat the plasma was radiating could severely burn Kim.
Kim barely avoided a plasma blast, the energy ripping through the right sleeve of the sweater. Thanks to its bagginess, it didn't hit her skin. Gritting her teeth, Kim looked around the area to survey the amount of people that were around. The amount of plasma that had been thrown around had scattered the crowd that gathered. The only people around being Drakken, Monique, and Ron. Bonnie had joined the friends, watching in shock at the fight that was happening. Ron had briefly filled Bonnie and Monique in on the situation. Drakken was watching from whatever cover he had found.
Seeing that the area was clear, Kim started weaving her way around attacks, getting closer to Shego. Once she was close enough, she tackled the woman to the ground. Or at least tried to. Shego saw the attack coming, using the momentum that Kim had created to fling the girl to the side. Kim slammed into one of the abandoned floats, breaking through a paper mache pickle. She let out a hiss of pain, since Shego hadn't extinguished her hands. The fabric around Kim's stomach was burnt and frayed, showing bits of angry red skin underneath. Pulling herself out of the wreckage, Kim saw Shego stalking towards her, a glint in her emerald eyes as she approached the teenager.
Shego let out a growl of anger, charging when she saw Kim get up. She launched at the girl, taking her down and onto the sidewalk on the opposite side of the float. There was a crack as Kim landed on the concrete. Neither was sure what or who had been broken, anger and adrenaline overriding the pain. Kim scrunched her legs up and kicked Shego off of her. Blood trickled down the side of Kim's face, stinging her eyes slightly. She rushed after Shego, who was back in the main street, recovering from getting pushed back.
"Do you think we should stop them?" Bonnie asked with a worried look. She had seen Kim get messed up before, but never in regards to facing Shego.
"You want to get in the middle of that, girl?" Monique threw back. She was watching in awe as the hero and villainess started a barrage of punches and kicks at the other. Bonnie shook her head and just looked on as she watched Kim land a solid punch in Shego's stomach.
"How do we go about stopping them?" Monique asked Ron.
"Wait until they tire themselves out or one of them wins?" Ron suggested glumly.
"Kill each other, you mean?" Bonnie snapped.
"I don't want that to happen!" Ron hissed.
"Guys..." Monique said, trying to get their attention.
There was a change in the fight. Kim and Shego had stopped, both breathing heavily. Shego's left arm was limp at her side, Kim having dislocated it. The woman had a bloody lip and nose, Kim having gotten in a good hit to break her nose too. It was hard to breathe as well, a few ribs probably broken. Even with accelerated healing, Shego was almost at her limit. Kim, just as worse for wear as Shego, was teetering. When she had collided with the float and concrete, she had smacked her head, which was the source of the blood running down her face. She was balancing her weight on the right leg, as Shego had landed a nasty kick to the left one. Her breathing was staggered from another kick to the ribs and stomach. She could taste blood as she tried to remain upright. The rest of her wounds were burns that littered her body where Shego had landed a solid hit. It had left the sweater Kim had been wearing in tatters.
They had stopped fighting because Shego was fighting the Moodulator. There had been a punch Shego had landed, plasma raging with heat, that she could feel Kim's skin almost sizzle under her touch. The little device on the back of her neck was going through the motions before it cracked and fell off. Shego shook her head, worry washing over her at the state Kim was in. There was a hint of anger at herself for allowing the fight to get like that. Kim straightened up, assuming the fighting would continue, the anger sending another burst of adrenaline through her.
"GUYS!" Monique yelled, since Ron and Bonnie had been arguing about what to do. They stopped mid-argument, both snapping "WHAT!?", at Monique.
"Look."
Kim let out a growl of anger and launched herself at Shego. She missed when Shego sidestepped out of the way. The trio of friends saw the look on Shego's face. All the fight had gone out of her as she continued to move away from Kim's attacks, merely blocking or dodging. Shego knocked Kim back enough to jog over to the group.
"Buffoon," Shego said through gritted teeth. "What will cause Kimmie to snap out of this?"
"What?" Ron squawked.
"Kimmie needs to snap out of it," Shego stated before moving when she heard Kim get up. She continued to move around the street, keeping Kim distracted before knocking her back to talk to Ron. "What would overload anger for her?"
"Uhm..." Ron stared blankly.
"One of us in danger," Monique piped up.
"I would say sorry for this, but I doubt it would mean anything," Shego said before she grabbed Ron and tossed him in front of Kim.
Ron let out a yelp as he hit the ground. He scrambled onto his feet, trying to not garner the anger of Kim. He turned to go back to Bonnie and Monique, but was faced with Shego. The woman was smirking slightly and grabbed the boy again. She held him against her chest, facing towards Kim. She lit up her hand holding Ron, making sure no heat came from her plasma, holding her clawed hand over the boy's throat.
"Play along," Shego whispered to Ron. She felt him nod slightly with a gulp. "Hey, Princess!"
Kim looked over at them, scowling. The girl blinked for a moment when she registered that Ron was in danger. She felt woozy as the anger started to leave, getting replaced with concern. She wobbled a bit on her broken leg, not using the other to balance anymore. She rubbed her head, trying to break free from the Moodulator.
"Sidekick! In trouble!" Ron yelped as he felt Shego's hand move closer to his throat.
"Ron?" Kim mumbled as she fought the onslaught of emotions. She heard Shego sigh before there were two screams from Bonnie and Monique. Shego had thrown plasma at them, briefly releasing her 'hold' on Ron. The screams kicked Kim's brain into gear as to what was happening. The Moodulator cracked apart and clattered to the tarmac. "Shego?"
"Go catch her," Shego muttered to Ron, shoving him towards Kim. It wasn't like Shego would be able to carry Kim to the hospital with her dislocated shoulder.
Ron ran over to Kim, catching her before the weakness and pain overtook his best friend. Bonnie and Monique ran past Shego, inspecting the damage. Shego, on the other hand, walked by the group, gathering Drakken up and making her way to the hovercraft to make a get away. She tried not to cry at the wounds she had inflicted on Kim.
"How yah feeling, KP?" Ron asked as he held her up.
"Sore…" Kim mumbled. She looked down at her sweater, tearing up at the damage it had sustained. "Home? Mom's gonna kill me over this..."
"We'll help get you there," Bonnie said, wrapping her arm around Kim's other side. It relieved some of the pressure from Kim's broken leg.
"Remind me never to piss you off, girlfriend," Monique commented as they made their way to the Possible residence.
KP+KP+KP
Anne was furious with the group when they walked into the house. She told Ron and Bonnie to put Kim in her room, which was an awkward expedition. The stairs wouldn't fit three people going up at once, and it was a nightmare getting Kim up the ladder to her room. Anne almost forced Bonnie, Monique, and Ron out of the room as she inspected her daughter's injuries. Yet with some convincing from Kim, they were able to stay. They all sat or stood on the left of Kim's bed, while Anne worked from the right. The doctor demanded someone tell her what had happened, anyone but Kim.
Ron started riddling off the events of what had happened, Bonnie filling in from when Kim had run off with her. Monique added commentary to Ron's retelling of the events. Kim tried to downplay what had happened, but was shushed by Anne. By the time they finished regaling what had happened, Anne was finished with bandaging Kim, while Kim was blushing profusely at her behaviour towards Bonnie. After Kim was settled in bed, Ron and Monique said their goodbyes and promised Anne that they would look after Kim when she was at school. Once Ron, Monique, and Anne had left the room, Bonnie stayed behind for a moment.
"So, the crush was just manufactured?" Bonnie asked. She wasn't sure she wanted to hear the answer.
"There were some fireworks," Kim said with a slight blush. Bonnie smiled softly and hugged Kim before taking her leave as well.
KP+KP+KP
Shego was a bottle deep after she had slammed her shoulder back into place. Super healing was a blessing sometimes. It had been easier to breathe in the past hour. She had to re-break her nose to allow it to heal in the proper position. Laying in her bed, she stared at the ceiling. She could still feel the sizzle of skin against her knuckles. It made her want to throw up. Shego wanted to get control of her powers again. Ever since the first supernova she had caused, they had been on the fritz. She sighed, letting the bottle in her hand finds it way to her lips.
Even if she and Kim were fighting, or not together, Shego still cared for the girl, against her better judgment. Drakken pointed it out to her on the way back to the lair. He also wanted to get her back into the training room to push her limit and see what his synthodrones could take. She brushed him off with whatever excuse she could until the next day. All Shego wanted to do was curl up and feel numb, without an emotion manipulating device controlling her. Another sip, and Shego was curled in on herself sobbing.