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The Martian Commander hopped down from a crate.

"There was nothing lucky about it, Dodgers," he said to the closed door, "If anyone is going to be your downfall, it will be me."

He dug through the rolls of toilet paper, and fished Shego's unconsious body out.

"Still, I have to admit she's good. One more step, and she would have succeeded where I've so often failed," he said.

He touched the communicator on his wrist. "Bring us back, now," he ordered.

ZZAP!

Back aboard, waiting robots put Shego on a stretcher, and took her to sick bay. They kept her sedated on the trip to Mars.

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Shego woke up in a familiar beige room. She sat up too quickly, and her head pounded.

Suddenly a wall glowed, filled with the face of an angry Martian Queen.

"Dodgers defeated you, too. So I'm sending you back, without the reward," she said, "Goodbye."

"But..." said Shego, and the world changed.

She found herself sitting at the place she had left from, holding her head, and feeling the lump gingerly.

Dr. Drakken, Kimmie, and Ron were standing with their backs to her, talking.

"Any sign of her?" asked Drakken, sounding worried.

"None at all. I can't imagine what happened," said Kim.

"I'm right here. Owww, my head," said Shego.

All three turned and looked at her in surprise. They looked at each other, then back at her.

"Where'd you go?" asked Drakken.

"Well, I--" she started, and was interrupted by the police arriving. Kim held up a hand, and they stopped.

The three were still looking at her, waiting expectantly.

"Aww, forget it. I'm not sure I believe it myself," she said, as the policemen helped her up, and put her in handcuffs.

"We'll get a doctor to look at that lump when we get to the station," said one of the policemen.

Shego nodded, which made her head hurt worse. What had happened? Was it all a hallucination? It had to be. There weren't any Martians, or ducks flying space ships.

As they reached the wagon, she reached up with her cuffed hands to grab a rail bar, and a shock ran through her.

She was still wearing the Martian communicator.

The End