Note: Annd here's chapter 5. Thanks for the reviews. Got more character introductions here. Thanks for the reviews… now, on with the story.
After a long day at school, Shego was exhausted and sore due to her mishap in gym class. Even though she had only been at her cousins' house for just half an hour it was nice to relax. The three of them were currently sitting on the carpet in the guest room, laughing and talking.
"So, you're going back to school?" Nicky asked.
"Yep," Shego answered.
She had just finished telling her cousins about her first two days at Middleton High.
"That's cool, Harold told us you left Go City so… we didn't know where you went after that." Said Nicky.
"Then we saw Kim Possible on TV." Chanel added.
"Yeah," Nicky replied.
Shego stopped smiling and looked at her cousins.
"So, you know…" She concluded.
Nicky and Chanel nodded.
"What about Uncle Clifton and Aunt Sawyer?" Shego asked.
"They know too, they were there when we saw the report." Nicky answered.
Shego quickly went from happy to sad.
Now that she knew her Aunt, Uncle and cousins had found out she was working with Drakken, she wasn't sure how to explain it to them.
"Oh… look, I… Harold… Hego, drove me nuts. I missed you two and…" Shego sputtered.
"Aunt Sondra?" Nicky asked.
Shego froze and looked at Nicky.
"My Mom?" she asked.
After a few seconds, Shego sniffled. Tears had built up in her eyes.
"Yes," she replied sadly as she wiped her eyes.
"I understand, Cousin." said Nicky.
"Me too," Chanel replied.
"Thanks, you two are like the sisters I never had." Shego told them before giving them a hug.
Both Nicky and Chanel were both kind-hearted girls. Nicky was mostly known at Middleton High for being understanding, reasonable and caring. Chanel was more energetic than her sister. Despite her friendly and cheerful disposition, she was also somewhat shy and skittish at times.
"Come 'on, we got something to show ya." Said Chanel, as she got up and started to leave the room.
"Can you walk?" Nicky asked.
"I think so," Shego answered.
She slowly stood up and followed Nicky down the hallway.
As she walked in the room, Shego instantly recognized it.
"Ten years later and you guys are still sharing a room?" Shego asked.
"Hey, we're sisters." Said Nicky.
"It's what we do." Chanel added.
Nicky and Chanel's room hadn't changed that much since Shego's last visit. The cream colored walls, pine wood chest of drawers, tan colored carpet and bunk beds were still pretty much the same. Other furniture such as a bookshelf, nightstand, a couple of lamps, a desk and a small TV was still in the same place.
Shego leaned against the doorway, smiling.
"So I see." She said.
Just then a voice rang out.
"We're home."
"Mom's home, c'mon." said Nicky who quickly left the room followed by Chanel and Shego.
"Hi Mom, you won't believe who…" Nicky stopped short.
"Is that my niece?" Sawyer asked.
"Yes, it's me Aunt Sawyer." Shego answered before walking down the stairs.
"Oh, Sheena." Said Sawyer as she hugged her.
"You're so tall and so thin… have you been skipping a few meals?"
Shego chuckled at her aunt's question.
Sawyer was Sondra's sister. Her complexion was similar to Shego and Chanel but wasn't nearly as pale. Although she had silky black hair, her eyes were hazel colored. She was tall like Nicky and Shego and lean.
"Oy, how long has it been?" Shego asked, regarding the last time she had seen her relatives.
"Two years," Sawyer answered.
"You've really grown, looking more like Sondra." Said Clifton.
"No doubt, Dad." Nicky agreed.
Clifton had short dark red hair, it was obvious Nicky inherited his looks in terms of eye color and freckles; the only exception was her long red hair was about two shades lighter than his. He was about an a couple feet shorter than Sawyer and was rather slim.
"When I called Nicky said you were out of town." Shego said before sitting in a nearby reclining chair.
"Yes, we were on a business trip in New York." Clifton explained as he sat down on the couch next to Sawyer.
"O…K." said Shego.
"Anyway… you came visit us or…?" Sawyer asked.
"Sheena's goin' back to school." Chanel announced.
"Chanel," Nicky groaned.
"Sheena, is that true?" Sawyer replied.
Shego sighed and looked at her aunt.
"Yes, Aunt Sawyer it is."
"Well, that's wonderful. I was wondering what happened to you after you left Go City." Said Sawyer.
"Then we found out you started working for Drak… well, you-know." Clifton added.
"But Sheena, why did you leave?" Sawyer asked.
Shego looked at Sawyer and Clifton nervously.
"Hego drove me nuts…. I missed you, my friends and… Mom and Dad." Shego confessed.
"I see, well she and Kelvin miss you too." Said Sawyer.
Shego blinked twice.
"They do?"
Sawyer nodded.
"Hego told us after you left he lost contact."
"Yeah," Shego said in a dull tone.
"When was the last time you guys talked?" Nicky asked.
"About…" Shego stopped short and paused.
"I don't remember… has he called here?"
"Not recently." Sawyer answered.
After a moment of silence, Clifton spoke up.
"So, who's hungry?"
At that moment, Sawyer, Nicky, Chanel and Shego just looked at him raising their eyebrows.
"What?" Clifton asked.
Meanwhile…
"Ok, that's takes care of those boxes." Said Kim as she came up from the basement. She was currently at the space center helping her Dad clear out one of the storage rooms.
"Uh, Kimmie cub," Mr. Possible started to say.
"Yeah Dad?" she asked.
He then pointed to a large stack of cardboard boxes in the corner of the room. The stack looked to have about 12 boxes and Kim had already made two trips.
"Ohh, c'mon!" Kim groaned.
Later that night…
"Sheena, I've been meaning to ask you, what happened to your leg?" Sawyer asked, noticing her niece had a limp.
"I got hurt, fell during gym." Shego explained.
"Let me guess, on the track?" Clifton asked.
"Uh-huh," Shego replied.
"Oh brother," Clifton said with a sign.
"Was it an accident or what?"
"No, some girl made me trip." Said Shego.
"Bonnie Rockwaller." Nicky added.
"Dusk's cousin?" Sawyer asked.
Shego nearly fell over at hearing this.
"Whoa, they're cousins?"
"Yes, Bree told me she had a niece who lives in Middleton and that's Bonnie." Sawyer explained.
"Swell…" Shego groaned, pinching the bridge of her nose.
"I've got some homework to finish so… I'm gonna go study."
"Want some help?" Nicky offered.
"That'd be great, thanks." Shego replied.
She then got up from her seat and followed her cousins upstairs.
Sawyer sighed as she wanted her niece.
"Nice having her back isn't it?"
"Yes, but what are we gonna tell Sondra and Kelvin?" Clifton asked.
"We'll figure something out." Sawyer answered.
"I hope so." Clifton replied as he gathered up the paper plates and cups off the table.
After all that happened that day, getting takeout from Bueno Nacho wasn't a bad idea at all.
Sometime later…
Kim groaned as she looked at her notebook paper. She was currently stretched out on her bed with her textbooks and pencil off to the side.
"Where's a calculator when I need one?" she asked herself.
Just then her phone rang. She picked it up and realized who it was on the caller I.D.
"Hey Ron," she greeted him.
"Hi K.P. how's algebra going?" he asked.
"Fair, I'm up to my neck in paper and I'm only on page twenty-two." She explained.
"Yikes… but wait, didn't you tutor Tara last semester?" Ron asked.
"Yeah, but that was nothing compared to this." Kim replied.
"I hear ya, speaking of which you hear from Nicky at all?" said Ron.
"About twenty minutes ago, she and Shego are studying too." Kim answered.
"Well, at least we're all in it together." Ron pointed out.
"True, look I'm gonna have to call you back later so…" Kim started to say.
"Oh, no problem, later K.P." said Ron.
"Bye" Kim replied before she hung up.
She glanced at her homework, even though she had been studying for almost an hour she hadn't made much progress.
"Ok, great." She said to herself.
Meanwhile…
"Hey girls, just checking on you." Said Sawyer as she stuck her head in the doorway of Nicky and Chanel's room.
"We're fine." Nicky assured her.
"Yeah," Shego agreed.
"Good. Nicky, this came for you in the mail." Said Sawyer as she handed her an envelope.
"What is it?" Shego asked, once Sawyer had left.
"Don't know," Nicky replied.
She then opened the envelope and read the letter inside.
"You gotta be kidding," she said once she finished.
"What?" Shego asked once more.
"See for yourself." Said Nicky as she handed Shego the letter.
It didn't take long for Shego to read it.
"Dear Nicky, it's been a while. I'm coming to Middleton soon, signed… D… oh no, not her! Anyone but her!"
Shego leaned back against the wall and groaned.
"Chill, Sheen. She's probably coming to see Bonnie; she doesn't know you're here." Nicky assured her.
"You're right, thanks." Said Shego as she wiped some sweat off her forehead.
"Phew!"
The next day…
Shortly after the bell rang, everyone rushed off to their remaining classes.
Shego sighed as she opened her locker.
"Another day, another…" Shego stopped short when she heard a familiar voice.
"Yo, Sheena!"
"Hey Brick," Shego greeted him.
"How you doin'?" he asked.
"Fine, you?" Shego replied.
"Can't complain… I…uh, heard what happened to you in gym class yesterday. I'm sorry Bonnie treated you that way." Said Brick.
"I've seen you guys around school, is she always like that?" Shego asked.
"Mostly." Brick replied.
"Why are you friends with her, anyway?" Shego continued.
"I dunno, we grew up together so… I guess that's why." Brick said as he tied his shoes.
"Have you told her how you feel about how she treats your friends?" Shego asked.
"I did once," Brick answered.
"And what happened?" Shego continued.
"She stopped talking to me for a month." He said.
"Ooh, how do you feel about how she treats you?" Shego asked.
"All right, I guess. I think things would be better if she was nicer, but just to me but everybody." Brick admitted.
"Well, go on and tell her that." Shego suggested.
"Ya think I should?" Brick asked.
"It's worth a try." Said Shego.
"Ok, I'll do that." Brick replied.
"You know, Sheena you're… you're all right."
"So are you, Brick." Shego said with a smile.
"Hey, I'll see ya in gym." Said Brick before he continued on his way towards the gym.
"Uh… yeah," Shego said nervously.
She shut her locker and leaned against it.
"I'm dog chow," she groaned.
Moments later…
"All right, because of the sudden drop in temperature, we're moving this class indoors. Normally, I'd have you all outside anyway but since it's cold and flu season, the staff wants as many students in school as possible. So, no calling in sick unless it's absolutely necessary. Got that?" Mr. Barkin explained.
The students just nodded in reply.
"Good. Ok, lesson one, rope climbing. First up… Kim Possible."
"No big," said Kim.
She stepped forward, cracking her knuckles and stretching. She then grabbed the rope.
Mr. Barkin looked at his stop watch, ready to start.
"And… go!"
At that moment, Kim started to climb.
"Whoa!" Brick exclaimed.
"I'll say, look at carrot top go." said Vinny.
"Cheerleader's good." Junior said as he and the other students watched.
Kim panted heavily once she got to the top and rang the bell.
"One minute, thirty seconds. Not bad." Mr. Barkin who had timed the whole thing.
"Ok, now…"
Mr. Barkin glanced at his clipboard looking at the names of the students that were currently in the class.
"Gomer." He said.
Shego looked up at hearing her last name.
"Wha?" she sputtered.
"You're next," Mr. Barkin announced.
"Great," Shego muttered.
She stepped forward, looked at the rope and gulped.
Shego quickly turned around when she heard Amelia and Bonnie giggling.
She then looked at the rope once more.
"Oy, here goes nothing." She said to herself and started climbing.
"She'll never make it." Amelia, Bonnie and Justine said at the same time.
Shego struggled as she climbed higher and higher.
"C'mon Cousin," Nicky whispered.
"Shego panted heavily, although she had climbed trees, rooftops and even mountains, it was no easy task.
She paused to catch her breath and then kept on going.
Kim and everyone else watched from the floor below.
"Doggone it," said Crystal.
"Wow," was all Tara could say.
After a few moments of trial and error, Shego made it to the top, ringing the bell in the process.
"No way!" Amelia exclaimed.
"Whoa, she actually made it." Said Justine.
Mr. Barkin looked at his stopwatch and was shocked.
"Forty-eight seconds! A new record!" he announced.
Several of the students cheered at hearing this.
Kim smiled as she watched Shego climb back down.
"Well, I'll be." She said, feeling happy for her classmate.
Once back on the floor, Shego stopped to take a break.
"Phew, I'm exhausted."
Taking a sip of her bottled water, she sat back and relaxed.
The moment was short lived when Amelia and Justine approached her.
"Hey," Amelia greeted.
Shego immediately looked up, startled at first.
"What?" she asked.
"Easy, we just want to talk." Justine assured her.
"About…?" Shego started to say.
"We saw what you did on the rope. That was…" Amelia was cut off.
"Awesome!" Justine sputtered.
"Thanks, so why are you guys here?" Shego asked.
"We just want to put our differences aside, you know, be friends." Justine answered.
"What's the catch?" Shego continued.
Justine was rather surprised.
"Catch? Nothing."
"Look, Sheena what you did out there was impressive… no student has climbed the rope that fast in thirty years." Amelia explained.
"Really? Wow." Said Shego.
"So, what do you say?" Amelia asked.
"I don't know, what about all that cheerleading stuff?" Shego replied.
"About that, we just find it kind of…" Justine started to say.
"Silly," Amelia finished.
"But Kim's a cheerleader," Shego pointed out.
"That's true," Justine agreed.
The three of them were silent but only for a few seconds.
"So, what have you got to say?" Justine asked after a while.
"Ok, but on one condition." Shego answered.
"Name it," said Justine.
"If you're friends with me then you've got accept Kim and them too." Shego explained.
Justine smiled.
"Deal," she said before shaking hands with Shego.
1 hour later…
"Phew! I am ready to go home." Shego said to herself grabbing her textbooks out of her locker.
"Is that so?" Someone asked.
"Aah!" Shego yelled, bumping into her locker door.
"Did you have to do that?" she asked.
"I saw what you did in gym today." Said Bonnie.
"And?" Shego replied, rubbing her forehead.
"That took guts, what's your secret?" she asked.
"I used to climb trees when I was a kid." Shego explained.
"Oh wow… you're tougher than I thought." Bonnie confessed.
Shego raised an eyebrow.
"Really?"
"Yes, but don't tell anyone I said that." Bonnie replied.
Shego chuckled.
"Sure."
A short time later, school was out for the day. She was sitting outside waiting for Nicky when Kim walked up.
"Hey Sheena, we're going to Bueno Nacho, wanna come?"
"Eh, why not?" Shego replied.
She got up and followed Kim with Nicky not too far behind.
"That was great, what you did in gym class." Said Crystal who was with Kim and a few of her friends.
"Yeah," Tara agreed.
"You're really good." Said Marcella.
"Well, I don't know about all that." Shego replied.
"Whatever, still nobody's climbed that rope like that in ages." Said Hope.
Shego looked at the other girls for a moment. First she was just some new student at Middleton High now she was being treated like a celebrity?
"You guys don't get out much do you?" she asked.
Kim and the others just laughed.
"That's really funny." Said Justine.
A few minutes later they walked into Bueno Nacho.
"So that's when I said, if say that again we're…" Justine stopped short realizing she was next in line.
"Welcome to Bueno Nacho, can I take your or…" Ned trailed off as he looked up.
"Oh, hi. Have we met?" he asked.
"I don't think so." Said Justine.
Just then, Zita stepped in.
"Small talk later,"
"Right." Justine and Ned said simultaneously.
A short time later…
"Number fifty-eight," a voice rang out over the P.A. system.
"I got this," said Brick to Kim and the others and then went to pick up their order.
"Hey Ned," he greeted him.
"Hey Brick… uh, who's that?" Ned replied.
Brick looked in the same direction as Ned and quickly spotted who he was talking about.
"Who? Her? That's Justine, she goes to my school. I think she's friends with Kim's cousin, Larry." Brick explained.
"Oh… I know Larry but I've never seen her before…. I don't think." Said Ned.
"Eh, she's usually busy with some project, I've never seen her that much either. She was on the cover of a magazine once." Brick continued.
"Magazine? Wait…" Ned sputtered.
He looked at Justine more closely and then recognized her.
"That's Justine Flanner!" he exclaimed.
"Dude, you know her?" Brick asked.
"Not really but I've read about her." Ned answered.
"That's cool… ya know, maybe you should talk to her. I think you guys would be good friends." Brick suggested.
"Think so?" Ned asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, she's not so bad once you get to know her." Brick answered.
"I'll keep that in mind." Said Ned.
"Kay… thanks Ned." Brick replied before picking up a tray.
"No problem," Ned said with a smile.
After getting their order, everyone had pretty much started eating except for Shego.
"What do you call this again?" she asked.
"The naco, it's a mix between a taco and nachos. Try it." Ron answered.
Shego looked down at the plate of nacos in front of her.
She picked up a piece and looked at Kim and Ron.
"If I die, you stay away from my funeral." She told them.
"Just try it," Ron insisted.
Shego took a bite out of the naco and swallowed it seconds later.
"That's actually pretty good." She said.
"And you're lookin' at the guy who came up with it." Ron confessed.
"Seriously?" Shego asked.
"Yep," Ron answered.
"You got a check for this?" Shego continued.
"Royalties, from every nacho sold. Where do you think Drakken got that money from?" Ron replied.
Shego nearly choked on a tortia chip.
"Whoa, hold up the money was from all those nacos?" she asked.
"Sure was," said Ron.
"Yikes… you still collecting?" Shego continued.
Ron took a sip of his seven-up before answering.
"Yeah, but not like the first time."
"Huh, interesting." Said Shego before she finished up the rest of the naco.
"Hey, hey ease up on the red pepper, Bonnie. You remember what happened last time?" Brick warned.
"Yeah, sure whatever." Said Bonnie who was at the moment using way too much red pepper.
As Brick took a bite out of his chicken Quesada, he noticed some of the pepper had gotten on it.
He then quickly grabbed his Dr. Pepper and took a few sips.
"I told you." Said Brick.
"Sorry," Bonnie apologized.
Brick coughed before he spoke again.
"Never again."
Later that day…
Shego groaned as she down on the bed in the guest room.
"I am so sore." She said herself as she removed her shoes
Just then, her cellphone rang.
Shego immediately picked up, having worked with Drakken for so long; she had a habit of answering her phone whenever he called.
"Hello?"
It didn't take long for her to realize the person on the other end wasn't Drakken.
"There better be a good reason why you're calling. How'd you get this number anyway?" Shego asked.
"Never mind, I need you to…" Hego stopped short.
"Uh-huh. Ok, I'll be there tomorrow. Bye" said Shego before she hung up.
The next day, after school…
"So, let me get this straight, you have to go up to Go City?" Kim asked.
"Yes, my brother called me last night. So, I need to pick up Jergen." Shego answered.
"Who's Jergen?" Ron asked.
"My dog." Shego answered.
"Ohhh…" Kim and Ron said at the same time.
"Anyway, I got to go to get some things from my locker and…" Shego stopped short when she ran into someone. Causing a small thud.
"Watch where you're going!" the girl exclaimed.
"Sorry…" said Shego.
She then looked up and saw who it was.
"It's you!"
"Sheena Gomer? Wow, didn't expect to see you here." Said the girl.
"What are you doing here?" Shego asked, she quickly recognized the other girl. She was tall and lean, with mousy brown hair, a light complexion and blue eyes. It was Dusk!
"Visiting my cousin, Bonnie." Dusk explained.
"O…K. look Dusk, I don't want any problems so…" Shego was cut off.
"Oh, don't worry, besides I'd never waste time on a runt like you." Said Dusk.
"I'm not a runt!" Shego yelled.
Dusk simply scoffed, obviously half listening.
"Whatever, I gotta go. Later," she said before going off to find Bonnie.
"Was that Dusk?" Kim asked as she walked up.
"Yep," Shego replied.
"Wow, she's…" Kim started to say.
"Scary," Ron finished.
"You don't know the half of it." Said Shego before she opened her locker.
"So, how'd your first meeting after 2 years go anyway?" Kim asked.
"Not good. She's still the same." Shego answered.
"Oh," was all Kim could say.
Shego sighed as she grabbed her books and shut her locker.
"Can't say I'm looking forward to this." Shego admitted.
Kim looked down the hall towards the direction where Dusk had gone.
"Me either," she said.
Later…
"I didn't even know you had a dog." Said Kim.
"Yeah, I do…" Shego replied.
"Uh, question?" Ron started to say.
"Yes?" Shego answered.
"How'd you get a dog in the first place?" Ron asked.
"I got him when I was sixteen… I had wanted one for a while and my Mom thought it was a good idea…" Shego explained.
2 years ago…
"I'm home," Shego announced as she walked into the house and shut the door behind her.
"Hi Sheena, how was school?" Sondra stopped in her tracks when she noticed the cut under her daughter's left eye.
"What happened?" she asked as she examined Sheena's face.
"I ran home from the bus stop." Sheena replied.
"Again? That's the third time this week." Said Sondra.
"What's going on?" someone asked.
"Sheena ran from the bus stop." Sondra answered.
The person she was talking to was Kelvin, who looked something like an older version of Hego.
"Again? Who was it?" he asked.
"Dusk and four other students." Sheena explained.
"Oh… go upstairs, I'll be there in a minute." Said Sondra.
"'Kay," Sheena sighed and went upstairs.
Since fourth grade it wasn't uncommon for Sheena to run all the way home as soon as she got off the bus. Every once in a while she'd trip or bump into something, as a result she came home with either a cut or bruise.
"This is getting ridiculous. Every semester it's the same thing." Sondra said after a moment.
"Yes it is, and we've even talked to Dusk's parents too." Kelvin agreed.
The two of them sat on the couch trying to figure out what to do.
"Kelvin, I've been thinking, Sheena needs something to look forward to after school." Said Sondra.
"Like what? A job? Well if you need help at the vet's office…" Kelvin was cut off.
"No, I meant something else." Sondra replied.
"Ok, maybe we need to transfer her to another school." Kelvin suggested.
"She needs a friend," said Sondra.
Back to the present….
"So, that's why you got a dog?" Kim asked.
"That and I always wanted one but after Mego's hamster ran away, we didn't have any other pets except for two goldfish." Shego answered.
"Ok, you got a dog but I don't get it." Said Ron.
"Me either," Kim admitted.
Shego looked at Kim, obviously uneasy.
"Unlike you, Kim I… didn't have a lot of friends." Shego confessed.
"You didn't?" Kim asked.
Shego simply shook her head.
"No. truth be told when I was young, I was kinda shy…. Anyhow…" Shego continued.
2 years ago….
"My Mom thought if I got a pet it might help."
"I'm just saying." Sondra said to Kelvin.
"Saying what? She's got friends." He replied.
"Kel, you know what I'm talking about." Sondra answered.
Kelvin sighed.
"Ok…"
Shego looked down from the top of the stairs, exhaling loudly. It was going to be a long night.
Back to the present…
"So, how'd you get Jergen?" Kim asked.
(Flashback begins)
"It all started on a Saturday, my friends and I were at the mall and we stopped at this pet store"
I had been in there before, mostly to look at the puppies, then I saw two corgis and that was it."
Shego went up to the Plexiglas window, looking at the different puppies in the kennels. Among them were toy breeds, hounds and some mixes also called designer breeds. In the left hand corner were two corgi puppies. Shego then smiled and watched them for a few minutes.
(Flashback ends)
"So, you got Jergen from a pet store?" Ron asked.
"Yes, when I was a sophomore." Shego answered.
(Flashback begins)
"His sister had him in a corner, they were playing… he was the runt… and I really liked him."
Shego watched the two month old cardigan welsh corgis playing in their kennel. The smaller of the two got her attention. His fur was black, tan and white. He also had floppy ears and blue eyes with a mix of brown.
It didn't take Shego long for her to decide to take a closer look at the puppy.
"Can I see the corgi, please? The small one." She asked one of the pet store employees.
"They took him out for me to see and… he was actually scared at first." Shego explained.
The puppy was placed on the floor of a small pen. He whimpered as he looked at Shego with his tail tucked between his legs.
She felt sorry for the pup who obviously looked scared.
"Aww, come here." Said Shego.
"Then I picked him up…"
She gently picked up the corgi and held him close to her chest.
Shego giggled as he licked her face.
"And… that's all it took, when I held him I knew that this was the dog I have been looking for."
(Flashback ends)
"So you brought him home after that?" Kim asked.
"Not yet, first I told my Mom about it." Shego answered.
2 years ago…
"I'm back," Shego announced as she entered the house.
"Hey there, you have fun at the mall?" Sondra asked as she stuck her head out of the doorway of the kitchen.
"Yeah. Mom, you have to see this puppy… he is so cute!" said Shego.
"Really?" Sondra continued.
"Yes! He's a corgi and… oh, you gotta see him." Shego replied.
"Ok, I'm off on Tuesday. We'll go see him then," said Sondra.
"Great, thanks, Mom." Shego said before hugging her mother.
2 days later…
"When we got there, he and sister were still in their kennel. He got excited when he saw me…'
Sheena walked into the pet store, the corgi puppy she had seen a couple of days ago, quickly spotted her and began wagging his tail.
"The next thing I worried about was if my Mom liked him."
Once the pup had been brought out, Sheena picked him up for her mother to see.
"So, what do you think?" She asked.
Sondra looked at the puppy and smiled.
"He's very cute." She said, patting him on the head.
"Now I just have to talk to your Dad."
"Yeah," Sheena sighed.
Sometime later, they left the pet store.
Once back home, Kelvin and Sondra sat down in the kitchen and talked it over.
"So they talked, then they called me in…"
"You called?" Sheena asked, sticking her head in the doorway.
"Yes, we talked about it and… you're sure you want this puppy?" Sondra replied.
"Yes, Mom." Sheena replied.
Sondra and Kelvin looked at each other then at their daughter.
"Ok, we'll go get him tomorrow." said Sondra.
"All right!" Sheena exclaimed.
She paused and thought of something.
"Wait, when?" she asked.
"After you get home from." Sondra answered.
"Thank you! Whoo-hoo!" Sheena said happily before running upstairs to tell her brothers.
"You sure this was a good idea?" Kelvin asked after a while.
"You saw how happy she was didn't you?" Sondra replied.
"Yes," Kelvin sighed. He smiled briefly, seeing his daughter happy always made him feel good.
"Well, there you go." Said Sondra.
The next day…
"We went to the store the next day and… he was still there."
Sheena walked towards the kennel for the last time; the corgi puppy went up to the Plexiglas and barked.
"Hi Pal," Sheena greeted him.
The pup wagged his tail, happy to see her.
"You're coming home with me." Sheena announced.
The corgi puppy yapped happily at hearing this.
It wasn't long before he was taken out of his kennel and was handed to Sheena.
He licked her face with his tail wagging rapidly.
"That was one of the best days of my life."
(Flashback ends)
"Oh, it was great, I'll never forget that." Said Shego.
"Sounds like it went well," Kim replied.
"Yeah, it did." Shego continued.
(Flashback begins)
"On the ride home he stared at me the entire time."
After leaving the pet store, on the way home, the corgi puppy sat on Sheena's lap, looking at her curiously.
"I decided to call him Jergen. My brothers thought it was a weird name, but I couldn't think of anything else that fit him."
"We were inseparable; I taught him how to sit."
Jergen sat in front of Sheena waiting patiently for her to give him a milk bone.
"Taught him to play fetch…"
Sheena picked up a stick and threw it. Jergen then went to retrieve it.
"He even learned how to talk,"
"Hello." Said Sheena.
Jergen barked in reply which sounded almost like he was saying: "Hello."
Sheena laughed, it was pretty funny.
(Flashback ends)
"Since then, Jergen was always my best friend." Said Shego.
"So, what happened?" Kim asked.
Shego paused for a moment then she spoke.
"Well, when I moved to Go City, my parents kept him and I would call to check up on him and…"
"And then you left Go City," Kim finished.
"Yep, I haven't seen Jergen in months. if I can keep him with me, that'll work..." Said Shego.
She looked at the photo of Jergen she had in her wallet.
"I hope…"
Later that day…
"Thanks for the lift, Dr. Freeman," said Kim as she, Ron and Shego got out of the S.U.V.
"Oh, it was the least I could do after you saved me and Sadie." He replied.
"No big, it actually helped improve my driving skills." Kim continued.
"Great, see you later." Said Dr. Freeman before he drove off.
"Ok, now what?" Ron asked.
"Guess this is where we get our next ride." Kim answered.
"Yep," Shego agreed.
They had just been dropped off at Go City Harbor.
The trio quickly spotted a dock where several motor boats were parked.
It didn't take long for Ron to notice a rather large sign not far away that said 'Boat rentals'
"Ohh, ok." He said.
A few minutes later, they had rented a small motor boat and made their way to the Go Tower.
"With all the frequent trips your brothers make going to and from here, wouldn't it make sense for you guys to have your own boat?" Ron asked.
"We did once, but it got totaled in a storm." Shego answered.
"Wow, that explains a lot." Said Kim.
"We had insurance but never replaced the boat." Shego explained.
Just then Kim shut the motor off.
"We're here," she announced.
The tree of them climbed out of the boat removing their life jackets in the process.
Once they reached the entrance, Shego placed her hand on the scanner.
"Huh, still works." She said, sounding surprised.
As they entered the building, Shego looked around. It had been a while since she had been to the Go Tower.
"Sis, good to see you." Said Hego, he immediately went up to Shego and hugged her.
"Uh…Hego?" she started to say.
"Sorry, I couldn't help it." He apologized.
"Obviously, so what's the deal with Jergen?" Shego asked.
"I don't know, he won't eat, he won't play fetch… I took him to the vet and she said he was fine so… I guess he misses you." Hego answered.
"Sounds like it. I miss him too." Shego confessed.
"I don't think that's going to be a problem," said Hego.
He opened the door leading to the team's break room.
"Get him off me!" Mego exclaimed.
Hego sighed; his brother wasn't all that good at handling dogs, or any domestic animal for that matter.
"Here we go…" he said to himself.
"Mego, just give him the milk bone, will you?"
"All right," Mego sighed, tossing a milk bone to Jergen.
It wasn't long until he spotted Shego.
"Shego? What are you doing here?"
"Hego called me, said something was up with Jergen." She explained.
"Oh," was all Mego could say.
"Where's the little rascals?" Shego asked, referring to the Wego twins.
Mego laughed, the nickname was pretty funny.
"They're at school… basketball practice," he answered.
"Uh-huh, so they decided to join the team?" Shego continued.
"Yeah, they did, you weren't too bad yourself." Said Mego.
"Get out of here," Shego replied, blushing at the comment.
"Anyway…" Mego trailed off.
He whistled for Jergen to come.
"Jergen, look who's here,"
Jergen's ears perked up at hearing his name, he then spotted Shego.
The two year old Corgi, quickly got up and ran over to Shego barking loudly.
"Jergen!" Shego exclaimed and picked him up.
She laughed as he licked her face.
"I missed you so much," Shego said, as she hugged him.
"He missed you too." Mego admitted.
"We all do, Shego," Hego confessed.
"Really?" she asked.
"Yes," Hego answered.
"Really," Mego added.
"So, you still working for that Dr. Drakken guy?" Hego asked.
"Yes, but…" Shego was cut off.
"She's been in Middleton the past few days," Kim explained.
"Yeah," said Ron.
"So, you're staying at Aunt Sawyer and Uncle Clifton's place?" Hego asked.
Shego nodded.
"Nicky and Chanel still sharing a room?" Mego asked.
"Sure are, I don't know why." Shego answered, placing Jergen on the floor.
"Eh, some things never change." Said Mego.
A short time later, Kim, Ron and Shego got ready to leave.
"Thanks, for calling. I really missed Jergen," Shego said to her brother.
"Oh, no problem. Tell Aunt Sawyer and Uncle Clifton I said hi." Hego replied.
"Sure thing." Shego told him.
"And… Sheena?" Hego started to say.
"Yeah?" Shego replied, it had been a while since her brother called her by her real name.
"Stay out of trouble." He said.
"Don't I always?" Shego asked.
"Well…" Mego was cut off.
"Don't answer that, bye you guys." Said Shego before she climbed in the boat.
Hego sighed and walked the boat until it was no longer in site.
"Well, I better get back to work," he said after a moment of silence.
"Same here," Mego replied, before going their separate ways.
Later that day…
"I'm back, and look who I brought with me." Said Shego as she walked in the door.
"Jergen!" Nicky and Chanel said at the same time.
"Yeah," Shego said with a sigh, letting her cousins pet the young dog.
Three weeks later…
"So, how's Jergen doing?" Kim asked.
"Much better, I take him for walks, we go to the park…" Shego answered.
"That's great." Said Monique.
They were currently walking back to Kim's house to study and so far, the conversation had been pleasant.
"Anyway…" Shego was cut off.
"Check it out!" Ron exclaimed, pointing at the sky.
All of them looked up and saw a flock of Canadian Geese. It was around fifteen all flying in a V shaped formation and honking loudly.
"Must be migrating." Shego concluded.
"Probably so," Kim agreed.
It was now October and the middle of migration season. For residents in Middleton, New York and other cities it wasn't uncommon to see ducks and geese flying south at this time of the year.
1 month later, in November…
"Off to meet Ron and Monique at Bueno Nacho," Kim announced, she grabbed her coat off the rack and headed for the door.
"Kimmie, you forgot something." Her Mom called.
"Oh, my scarf, thanks Mom." Said Kim who picked up her dark pink and white striped scarf off the kitchen table.
She was about to head back to the front door but stopped in her tracks when her Dad said something.
"Uh, you forgot something else too."
"What's that?" Kim asked, turning around to face her parents.
"The leaves, you said you were going to rake them." Mr. Possible answered.
"Oh, right! I'll get on that later, bye!" said Kim.
Dr. Possible quickly grabbed Kim by her scarf, causing her to gag.
"Kim, I asked you to do this last week, now promise me you'll rake those leaves." She said.
Kim sighed, knowing she couldn't get out of it.
"Ok, Mom, I will."
Shortly after that, Kim went outside grabbed a rake from the garage and got to work.
"Some Friday this turned out to be." She said to herself.
"Kim," Monique called.
"Hey Monique," she greeted her.
"Where you been?" Monique asked.
"Yeah, you were supposed to meet us at Bueno Nacho twenty minutes ago." Ron pointed out.
"I know, I just had to rake these leaves, sorry." Kim explained.
"It's ok, we understand." Monique replied.
"You need some help?"
"Uh, sure there's an extra rake in the garage." Said Kim.
"I'll get it," Ron offered and ran off towards Kim's garage.
For next fifteen minutes the three of them raked and gathered leaves into large black trash bags
"Ok, almost done." Kim said, noticing the front lawn was almost leaf free.
"You guys seen Rufus?" Ron asked.
Just then they were alerted by the sound of rustling coming from one of the trash bags.
Monique quickly opened the bag which was full of red, orange and yellow leaves.
"I think I found him." She said.
"Rufus! How'd you get in there?" Ron asked as he picked up the mole rat.
"Must've got picked up with the rest of the leaves." Monique concluded.
"You're probably right," said Ron.
"We've got just a few more and…" Kim stopped short when Bonnie's voice rang out.
"Hey Kim,"
She rode by on her bike, scattering a pile of red and yellow oak tree leaves.
"Bonnie! I just raked those." Said Kim.
"Oops! Sorry, I'm off to the mall, clearance sale at Club Banana, later." Bonnie replied before she took off on her bike towards the Middleton Mall.
Kim looked at the lawn which was once again covered in leaves.
"Now we have to start over,"
"Nice," Monique groaned.
December…
"Is it just me or is it getting colder?" Justine asked.
"Nope, it's cold." Josh answered.
The two of them were standing outside the school, waiting for the bus with the rest of their classmates. Although it was still fall, now that it was mid-December, the temperature had dropped and the weather was more like winter. Though everyone had jackets on along with scarves and gloves, which didn't make much of a difference.
"I heard it might snow," said Tara.
"Nah, it is cold but not below freezing, has to be in the thirty degree range for it to snow." Justine explained.
"Well, forty-five degrees is cold enough." Said Josh. He shuddered, feeling the cold on his face.
"I'll say, my Mom wouldn't let me leave the house without my hat and gloves. Glad she made me take 'em." Brick told him.
"Oh good, the bus is here," Tara announced, noticing the school bus pulling up.
"Phew! Great," Justine sighed.
"So, Kim what are your plans for winter break?" Josh asked.
"Eh, I don't know yet. My cousin Joss is supposed to come here for a visit but I don't know for sure." Kim answered.
"What about you Ron?" Brick asked.
"Yeah, any plans?" Tara said, chiming in.
"Not yet, it's pretty wide open. What about you guys?" Ron replied.
"Well," Josh started to say.
"I don't know." Tara admitted.
"My parents have a cabin up in Mount Middleton. We go skiing every winter." Justine explained.
"You… skiing?" Brick asked.
"Hey, I don't spend all my time working on some science project." Justine replied.
"That's cool," said Kim.
Justine smiled.
"Thanks,"
After getting on the bus and sitting down, Bonnie took a moment to speak up.
"Well, you wanna know where I'm going for winter break?" Bonnie asked.
"Uh…" everyone replied.
"Santa Monica, my Aunt Bree has a beach house out there." Bonnie explained.
"How long are you gonna be gone?" Tara asked.
"Only a week, we'll be leaving the following Friday." Said Bonnie.
"Wow," was all Kim could say.
"A whole week without Bonnie." Said Ron.
"Yeah," Monique sighed.
They all looked at each other and smiled.
"Sweet!" said Felix as he gave Monique a high five.
Later…
"Night girls," said Sawyer.
She then went downstairs to join Clifton in the living room. It was now ten 'o clock. After having dinner earlier that night, Nicky, Chanel and Shego had gone to do their homework which took up nearly 2 hours. By the time it was a quarter to ten the three of them were exhausted.
Sawyer let out a loud sigh as she sat down on the couch next to Clifton. The dishes were done; Jergen had been fed and taken out for a walk. Now that the girls and dog had gone to bed, the house was pretty quiet for the most part.
"Phew! What a day," said Sawyer.
"Yes!" Clifton agreed.
He glanced at the window and saw what was outside.
"Sawyer, look!" he exclaimed.
Sawyer looked in the same direction as Clifton and gasped.
"It's snowing! Oh the girls are gonna be in for a surprise tomorrow." She said.
The next day…
"Shego, Shego wake up." Said Chanel.
"Wha…? What is it, Chanel?" Shego asked in a drowsy tone.
"You gotta see this, look outside." Chanel replied.
Shego sighed and looked out her bedroom window.
She gasped at what was right outside.
"It snowed!"
"Yeah, ain't it great?" Chanel asked.
"Come 'on you two," said Nicky who was standing in the doorway.
"Right behind you," Chanel replied, following her sister out of the room.
"I'll be there… in a minute." Shego sputtered.
A short time later, everyone was up and about.
"Where's my bacon?" Clifton asked, looking at his plate.
"Uh, Dad?" Nicky started to say, pointing at the floor.
Clifton looked down and his jaw dropped.
"Jergen!" he yelled.
The tricolored dog had a strip of bacon in his mouth and ran off before Clifton could catch him.
"Oh brother," Sawyer sighed.
Just then the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it," Nicky offered.
She got up from the kitchen table and went to answer the door.
"Hey!" she said.
"Hi Nicky," Kim greeted her.
"Didn't expect to see you guys here, so what's up?" Nicky asked.
"Oh nothin' much except there's nine inches of snow on J Street!" Ron answered.
"Sounds… cool," said Nicky.
"Wanna come?" Kim asked.
"Eh, why not?" Nicky answered, shrugging her shoulders.
Then grab your stuff and let's go." Said Kim.
"Be right there," Nicky replied before going back into the house.
A few minutes later she headed outside with Chanel and Shego not far behind.
"Bye Mom," Nicky and Chanel said simultaneously.
"Bye, you two be careful." Said Sawyer.
"Oh, we will," the two girls said in unison.
"Bye," said Shego.
Once outside, Kim looked over at Ron and the others.
"Ready?" she asked.
"Ready!" they all replied.
"Then let's go," said Kim.
As they headed towards J Street, they met up with Monique and Brick.
"Hi guys," Brick greeted them.
"What's up, Brick?" Nicky replied.
"Where's Bonnie?" Ron asked.
"She didn't want to come, said it was too cold." Brick answered.
"What about Felix and Zita?" Kim asked.
"They said they'll meet us in Upperton, after they finish shoveling the driveway. Mrs. Renton couldn't get her car out because of the snow." Monique explained.
"Well, I guess it's just the seven of us for now." Kim concluded.
"Yeah, I suppose so." Said Brick.
After walking for a while they came to a stop at a street which was a rather steep hill.
"Whoa!" Brick exclaimed, realizing how steep the hill was.
"Ya know what? This gives me an idea." Said Ron.
He got on his snowboard and moved closer.
"No way! You're serious?" Monique asked.
"Sure am. Come 'on, try it." Ron answered.
Kim swallowed, although she was a famous teen heroine, she drew the line on some things.
Getting on their snowboards, Kim and the rest of her friends coasted down the hill.
"Ya know, this isn't so bad." Said Shego.
"Uh oh!" said Ron who started picking up speed as he got closer to the bottom of the hill.
He ran right into Kim, who bumped into Shego and Nicky.
"Sorry!" Ron shouted.
The next thing they knew they were sliding downhill and crashed into a large oak tree.
The impact caused the snow at the top of the tree to fall.
A few seconds later, Kim and others managed to get out of the snow, except for one.
"Maybe we should go home." Shego suggested.
"Relax, Shego it was just one slip. No big deal.
"That's great, now can you dig me out of here? 'Cause Brick's sittin' on my head!" Monique exclaimed. Right at the moment she was still trapped in the snow.
"Wow, Monique you pick the best places to hide." said Brick.
MORE TO COME…
Well that's chapter 5. Nicky and Chanel's room is loosely based on a real room. Jergen is a character I came up with a few years back, so he'll be in the rest of the story. Jergen is normally spelled J-U-R-G-E-N but I used an alternate spelling. It's a German name meaning 'Farmer' which fits because Corgis were originally used as farm dogs for herding cows. Some of the quotes in this scene are based on scenes and lines from Massugu Ni Ikou (Let's Walk Straight), My Dog Skip, Rugrats, Catdog, Pound Puppies 2010, in the episodes "Snow Problem" and "The Really Weird Dog." and Little Bill. Sorry for the long wait, the weather's been changing back and forth going from cold to warm then cold again, also I just haven't been able to work on my writing as much as I'd like to but hopefully I plan to get that sorted out so I can get a regular routine going.
Aside from that, I'll be pretty busy this coming week so look for chapter 6 possibly next week. So stay tuned. Reviews are appreciated it.