CC:Err, no, something didn't seem right, so I left her out. She'll figure later on, but not in this one.
Jonakhensu:Thank you, I think? I'm debating whether or not to update, I've never seen a flaming sheep.
Jezrianna:1) We're fast approaching the end of this story, which will make everything clear, mostly, and then the second one will solve a lot of problems. I hope... 2) Because instead of being actually immortal, he only has the combined knowledge of the previous entities. It's like a super powered version of reincarnation. Imagine having several thousand past lives living in your head. Terry Pratchett's theif of time gave me the idea. So time does flow for him, but not all Adam's are equal, so one might be the kindest person on earth, while another might be Attila the Hun, or worse. Each life is new, so they don't loose perception of time. As for acting like a fourteen year old, that's been corrected in the sequel. I promise, it shouldn't be as long as this one. 3) Ever had the characters your writing start to come alive in your head? Kim was in mine, pounding on my brain, yelling about Shego stealing her clothes. That's annoying. The scene with the henchmen? Really, as stupid as Drakken is, watching Shego fight is the only reason to stay with him. She guarantees, that you're going to win a fair percentage of the time, or at least get away.
---
"So, when did you meet this, Yori?" Kim teased. Ron grinned.
"When I was an exchange student. She was one of the students at the school." He replied with a shrug. Adam's eyes narrowed, as something clicked in his mind, but he said nothing. "Why do you ask?"
"No reason." She grinned back at him.
"You two seemed awfully friendly." Shego grinned. "Something you want to tell us?"
"No." Ron shook his head, more than a little nervously.
"He said the car will be here in just under four hours, so, what shall we do until then?" Adam cut in smoothly. Shego quirked an eye brow at him, but turned to Kim.
"Hit the mall?" She asked.
"Sounds spankin'." Kim replied. The four slipped into the car, and pulled away. The trip to the mall, was short, and uneventful. Upon arrival they scattered, Kim and Shego heading for Club Banana, while Ron headed for the arcade. When they found each other again, Adam was right where they had left him, now reading a magazine. He laughed, at the sour looks.
"I'm not much of a fan of malls." He shrugged. "They creep me out." Kim and Shego stared in horror. "What?" He asked, folding his magazine.
"How can you not like malls?" Kim asked, as they walked.
"Don't like to be stared at." Adam shrugged. Shego laughed.
"But it's so much fun." She called from pace behind him.
"Yes, but you're not mall security." He pointed out with a return laugh. At that moment, the Kimmunicator's pager function went off. Kim pulled it out.
"Plane's in." She grinned, as they slipped back into the car.
---
"Ready to go, Kimmie?" Shego asked, as she buckled in to Kim's car.
"Ready." She replied, grinning. Ron buckled in, and looked over. "Let's go!" She hit the clutch, and shifted into reverse, then slammed on the accelerator. Adam had chosen to drive his car, so Shego was in the front seat, with Ron in the back. Shego was braced against the dashboard, as they raced off the tarmac. Kim laughed as they approached her house, to see her parents, Monique, and very surprisingly, Josh.
"Monique, what's the happenin'?" Kim turned to her friend, as she stepped out of the car. Adam leapt over the side, and Shego drug Ron out. Monique walked around the car, and handed Kim an envelope. She opened it, and pulled out the paper inside. She read the note, then growled. She crushed the note in her hand. Shego walked over, and bent her thumb back, so that she released her grip. Kim's mother raised an eyebrow at that, and Shego shrugged.
"Faster than trying to talk it out of her, and doesn't give her a chance to destroy it. Reconstructing documents, is very tedious." She replied, and carefully smoothed it out. She read it over with a bemused expression. At the end she looked up, ignoring everyone else, and looking directly at Adam. "That team possible pardon you used to get me off, does it extend to murder?" She queried with an ice cold tone.
"I can't say for sure, why?" She handed him the note. He read it. Then stopped, and read it again. "Is that all?" He laughed. Kim blinked when he did, and then relaxed a bit. Ron caught the note from the air, as Adam dropped to the ground, rolling in laughter. He read it aloud.
Kimmy,
After a careful consideration of all my options, I decided, even though I have enough evidence to put you away for a very long time, I will not, go to the police about our little fight. Be warned, I do have documents, and can and will do so, if you do not meet my demands. I want a date with your boyfriend. And before you even think of it, you know damn well that I DON'T mean Stoppable. And I expect a real date, not just dinner, a movie, and a quickie. I'll await your answer.
Bonnie
"I'm going to kill her." Shego said.
"No." Kim said. "I will."
"No." Adam said, as he rose. There was still a bit of humor in his voice. "No, she'll get her date. I'll guarantee, she'll never forget it."
"What are you talking about?" Shego asked. He simply grinned.
"Monique, I want you to deliver the reply. If you say no, that's fine, but I'd rather you did it." She nodded. "Good, tell her, to arrive about 3:00 next Saturday. I'll meet her at Ron's house." He smiled. Kim could see the wheels in his mind turning.
"So, is this a bad time?" Josh asked. Kim stopped. :I forgot about him.:
"No, not at all." Shego responded for her. "And who might you be?" She asked. He held up his hand.
"Mankey. Josh Mankey." He responded, and Shego shook his hand. "Are you a friend of Kim's?"
"Nope, just someone she picked up on the roadside." Shego responded sarcastically. Then she smiled. Ron and Adam sighed. They had the same thought.
:She makes it look like the sun is coming up when she does that.: From the look on his face, Josh seemed to share that thought. Kim disrupted him though.
"When did you get back into town?" She asked. "And what are you doing here, as far as that goes?"
"Second question first." He smiled weakly. He seemed to be enamored of Shego. :Not surprising.: Kim thought to herself. "My father was transferred back here, and as for when, we got in thursday night, and spent yesterday unpacking. I guess it's good I didn't come any sooner." He shrugged.
"Yeah, we were picking up my car from the airport, had it shipped in from Japan. Like it?" She asked, and stepped back, sweeping her arm out. They began to talk shop over the car, and as she raised the hood, Adam turned to Shego.
"We're going to go home, tell Kim we said good-bye." He said, and followed Ron away. Shego nodded.
After about a half-hour, Kim and Josh had exhausted all possibilities of conversation concerning the car, and they shifted back to more normal topics. Her parents had long since gone in, but Shego was sitting on her own car hood, filing her nails.
"So, what exactly does your father do?" Kim asked.
"Military research, kinda hush-hush beyond that." Josh shrugged. "As for mom, since I know you're going to ask..." He said wryly. "She works research, for an explorer, so she can work anywhere there's a computer to access her work. Though, at the moment, she's on a trip with her boss." He smiled, and Kim laughed.
"Would you like to stay for dinner?" Shego asked. Josh sighed.
"I'd love to, but Dad and I are going out to eat. Maybe some other time?" He waved as he walked off. "See you again."
"Bye." Came the twin response.
"So, are you considering?" Shego asked Kim, as they headed inside.
"Considering what?" Kim asked. Shego waved her off.
"Kimmie-cub, can I talk to you?" Her father asked, with a serious expression on his face. Shego started to turn to leave, but he held up a hand. "This concerns you as well." They both swallowed. "Sit down." They did so.
"So, dad," Kim asked nervously. "what did you want to talk about?" She smiled nervously as he sat across from her. She was almost certain that she knew what he wanted.
"Kimmie, dear, I wish you wouldn't hide things from me." He said, with a sigh.
"What do you mean?" Kim asked, slowly growing more nervous.
"You've been having sex." It was a statement, not a question. She took a deep breath, and nodded. "You're taking precautions I assume?" She nodded again. "Who with?" He asked, remaining dangerously calm. Kim hesitated, with indecision, but Shego didn't. One who hesitated didn't survive, and Shego was a survivor.
"Me." She answered, in a cool, off hand manner.
"I meant who else. I know about you. It's the others I'm concerned about." Shego stopped startled. She hadn't expected him to know.
"Adam." Kim answered finally.
"I see. I'll want blood samples from all three of you." He said, without turning a hair. Kim stared. She nodded. "Excellent." He rose, and walked into the kitchen. Kim stared after him, then glanced at Shego.
"Did you do something to him? Spike his coffee?" Kim asked. Shego shook her head.
"I was outside with you. Was that unexpected? Beyond knowing when he wasn't supposed to?" Shego asked.
"I expected him to run off, and try and kill Adam." Kim said. "That he didn't is unusual. I don't mean literally kill of course, but you get the idea."
"Shego?" Tim spoke up. Kim jumped, startled, and spun around. Shego turned as well, though a little slower.
"What?" She asked him carefully.
"I'm sorry." He said, and held out his hand. In it, he held two rings, one black, and one green. "Jim and I made these for you."
"What are they?" She asked curiously.
"Rings, to enhance your powers." He grinned. "We cooked them up in a couple of hours."
"How did you know so much about my powers?" She asked curiously. Kim could see there was a fire in her eyes, but she wasn't ready to kill them. Yet.
"We examined your DNA. Used a hair from your brush. Did you know, that you're uncloneable?" Jim replied, finishing with a question, that seemed to shift her mind. She blinked, and looked at him.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I did." She looked at the rings. "How do these work?"
"Just put one on each hand, any finger will do, they expand and contract, so it doesn't matter." Tim said. "They'll double the power you can produce. You might want to be careful though, they'll lose capability after about ten minutes, and need an hour to cool off." She raised an eyebrow.
"We built these to duplicate your powers." Jim held up a pair of robotic hands. He pushed a button, and they began to glow. "We designed them with DNA safeguards though. You, Ron, Adam, Kim, and anyone directly related, can touch them without harm." He demonstrated by shaking hands with it."
"Are you sure the restriction isn't just with your glove?" She asked. Tim shook his head.
"The energy channeled through the rings is dangerous to the rings, if it continues to long. They'll automatically shut down after ten minutes. I'd hate to have them explode, and hurt you, or Kim." He shrugged.
"Oh, alright. Thank you." Shego said, and leaned over, to kiss him on the cheek. He gave off a dopey smile, and toppled to the ground. She gave Jim one as well, and he fell in much the same manner. Kim laughed. Shego stared a moment, pocketed the rings, and gave Kim a kiss. When she stepped back, Kim had the same dopey smile, though she didn't collapse. She grabbed the edge of the couch though.
"I really hate when you surprise me like that." She said, more than just a bit breathlessly. Shego simply gave a smile.
"But I so love to." Shego laughed. She threw an arm around Kim's shoulders.
"Dinner's ready." Jean's voice drifted in from the kitchen. The tweebs popped up, and darted into the kitchen. Shego laughed.
"What changed?" Kim asked suddenly. Shego glanced at her.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"You used to be... sarcastic, and more than a little abrasive. You seem to have changed. There are hints still in your personality, but..." Kim shrugged. Shego laughed again.
"Well, you see Kimmie, I don't know what happened. Might be that you're a bad influence on me. Of course, I might just be playing you, and you can't see it." Shego suggested. Kim laughed that off.
"You can hide it from me, but you couldn't put it past Adam. I know that for sure." Kim grinned.
"What makes you so sure?" Shego asked.
"DINNER!" Kim's mother yelled.
"Tell you later." Kim said. She bolted ahead, and Shego muttered before following her.
On the wall above them a fly sat. It wasn't alone, certainly, but it was different. As they left the room, the fly swore. This is uncharacteristic. Usually flies are quite polite, but this is neither here nor there. It's also not important to our story. Anyway, this swearing fly, turned, and walked towards a painting on the wall. As it reached the shadows, it vanished.