Chapter 4

Kim smiled over at Shego, who had laid down to get some sleep once more. She knew that Shego most probably hated her even more than ever at the moment, but she found she really didn't care. Kim knew that where Shego was headed was the first step toward a better place for her, and Kim smiled at that. She turned her head, listening as Shego groaned now and then. Kim wondered if her groaning might be the result of a headache she could likely be experiencing after taking a whiff of that chloroform. Kim, a kindly soul, turned toward the nearly medical bin located on the bulkhead, opened it, then took out a couple of aspirin. She then retrieved a plastic cup and filled it with some water from her own water bottle. Kim then made her way over Shego's bunk, and smiled down at her back. Kim used her Kimmunicator to deactivate the EM barrier, then cleared her throat to get Shego´s attention. "Hey Shego..."

Shego frowned, her headache a real irritating one, but turned over toward where Kim now stood. She arched an eyebrow as Kim handed her a clear plastic cup of water and a pair of small white pills. The pale skinned, dark haired supervillain looked over at her oft time nemesis, curious as to what was just going on. "What's this?" she asked gruffly, her brow furrowing from her aching head.

"It's aspirin for your head. I'm not sure…but you might need it," Kim ventured, giving her a shrug. As Shego tossed the pills back, Kim reactivated the EM barrier once more. "When you've finished getting those down, let me know, okay?"

Shego grumbled, but eagerly drank down her pills. As Shego handed back the cup to Kim, DNAmy began stirring from her stupor, groaning softly.

"Morning, Amy," Kim announced, cheerily. "Welcome aboard!" DNAmy sat up, and looked around, obviously very confused. Kim took pity on her and explained the situation as it was to her.

Shego turned toward Kim at the end of her explanation. "Oh, Possible…in case you hadn't noticed…you stink of chloroform," she proclaimed, smiling cleverly as Kim sniffed her hands. "What? Did ol' Am-ster there put up a bigger fight than yours truly did?" Shego grinned, finding that rather hard to believe. After all, DNAmy was a dumpy, middle-aged lady, and had nothing on the fit and feisty Shego.

Kim grinned at her opponent. "Amy herself…no," Kim replied with a small shrug. "However…that big Rhino-rabbit thingy of hers was…shall we say, a bit more of a challenge," she added a moment later.

Shego and DNAmy were already familiar with one another from a previous engagament when Drakken had decided to partner up with DNAmy. As this was the case, and since Shego wasn't what you'd call an eager conversationalist, she didn't really feel the need to waster her breath talking.

DNAmy, on the other hand, had no such reservations…oh my, no! She was a veritable question machine, peppering poor Shego with them, beginning by asking the glowering Shego her opinion of cuddlebuddies. Shego crossed her arms before herself, and responded tritely that she had stopped playing with such toys back when she was ten years old, thank you.

DNAmy blinked in shock and surprise at the irascible young woman, turning her attention toward Kim. "Oh my! Just what is her problem, Ms. Possible?" she asked, still upset that anyone could stop loving cuddlebuddies…no matter what their age.

Kim smiled sympathetically. "Don't mind her, Amy. Shego is, er, not what you'd really call a social sort of person. She's prone to answer questions, only if she feels like answering them, you understand."

Shego snorted at Kim's description of her, muttering something that sounded distinctly like 'I do too!'

"Oh? Do you really?" Kim asked quickly, grinning at Shego's look of surprise. Obviously, she hadn't expected Kim to hear her muttered response. "Well then, if that's the case, what do you say we all play a little game then? Hmm, doesn't that just sound like 'fun'?" Kim replied smiling brightly.

Shego grumped at being caught. "Okay, Fun Girl…I'm listening," Shego told her tersely. "What kind of game are we talking about here, Kimmie?"

Kim grinned. "Oh, nothing too hard, Shego. Just a little game of questions is all I had in mind."

DNAmy clapped her hands together, smiling. "Oh, I do love question games!" she gushed.

Kim flicked her glance to Shego, who promptly rolled her eyes, making Kim grin. "Okay, here's the sitch then. Amy there will ask the questions, and we two will answer them," Kim proposed, making her words as challenging as possible. "Now, if you choose to not answer one single question, why then I'll be right and I win our little game."

Shego frowned, then looked Kim over, looking for some alternate agenda. However, Possible's expression was very neutral, which meant she had to play or forfeit the matter to her enemy. "All right, I'm in," Shego answered. She then added, "Don't know why…but I am."

DNAmy clapped her hands together, thrilled at the prospect of asking questions of the two girls. "All right then, girls…here's my first question. What´s your favorite cuddlebuddy?" Amy gazed raptly at both young ladies, looking forward to their answers to her question. For there was nothing that quickened the heart of DNAmy more than the discussion of her passion: Cuddlebuddies!

"Ooh, big surprise there," Shego growled, then chuckled, shaking her head, trying very hard to think back to her past. Kim smiled weakly, thinking the very same thing, but was too polite to say it aloud.

After several moments, Kim gave Amy her answer, "The Pandaroo."

Shego grimaced, as she was still thinking her answer over. After all, it had been quite a while since the last time she had played with them. "Um. Er, I'd say…the Pantion," she answered finally, stammering her answer. "At least…that's what I think that's what it's called."

Kim canted her head, curious. "Hmm. Is that the Panther/Lion mix then?" Kim asked.

Shego promptly nodded. "Yup!"

Amy was thrilled, and it showed. "Oh my yes! I created that one just a little while ago…back when I was in Africa. You see…I felt that it would be better to have a Pantion by my side then, instead of my usual choice." Amy thought a moment longer, then grinned. "Okay then, you two, here's my next question... What's your full name?"

Shego groaned, thinking if that first question was a bad, she could hardly of come up with a worse one on her second shot at it. "Come on," she chided her fellow arch-fiend, "just whose side are you on anyway?"

"The curious one, dear," DNAmy replied, smiling, while Kim just laughed.

Kim turned toward Shego, then frowned a second before replying, "Kimberly Ann Possible."

Shego snorted, then chuckled at the knowledge of Kim's middle name of Ann, but then sighed heavily. She rubbed her temples a moment, then looking as if she had just bitten a very bitter slice of lemon, blurted out her own full name. "Stephanie Hortensia Emerald Gonzales." She then glared daggers at Kim, daring her to laugh.

Kim instead just blinked in surprise. "You´re Spanish?" Kim said in wonder, obviously very surprised.

DNAmy was just as stunned. "Hmm, apparently that is the case, dear. Though, I thought Emerald was a color," Amy said, mulling Shego's revelation over.

"It is," Kim confirmed to the frumpy geneticist. "Emerald green, Amy. Now, as for the name Hortensia…um, Shego, isn't that some sort of plant?" Kim looked over at the obviously uncomfortable and embarrassed girl, who now held her head in her hands.

Shego snapped her head up, her eyes blazing. "You both have absolutely no idea of just how much I complained to Mother when she gave me that name!" Shego sighed and continued. "I expect that even the both of you can see why I might want to only use my initials. Hmm?" Shego asked.

"Initials?" Kim puzzled aloud, looking confused. But it wasn't too long before she put two and two together and blurted out, "S. H. E. Go. Shego," she spelled out. "The first two letters in your last name... Neat. Well well, aren't we just a treasure trove of information today?" Kim teased.

Shego reacted…just like she always did. "Hmph! Like I wanted to lose to you, Kimmie," Shego grumbled.

DNAmy spared Shego any further embarrassment. "Okay, girls…next question then!" DNAmy declared. "What would you consider your most unusual food combination?" she asked.

Kim tapped her chin with her index finger, thinking. "Hmm, that's a toughie! All right, I got it. Okay, I like marshmallows on my hot dogs," Kim admitted, grinning sheepishly. Shego and DNAmy looked at each other a moment, before they both started to laugh. Kim fumed a moment, then said snidely, "Okay, Stephanie, your turn! Give," Kim said and smiled as Shego glared at her.

Shego didn't take nearly as long as Kim had. "Okay, first off…never use my proper name in public, you got it?" Shego threatened, even though she knew she was hardly in any position to do so.

Kim grinned back at her. "Don't know…I can't promise you that, Stephie," Kim laughed, enjoying Shego grinding her teeth in exasperation. "All right, I'll be nice…but that's only because you're going to have to lose that alter ego you've used for so long. It'll all be part of your rehabilitation process," Kim forewarned her, and Shego glowered and grumbled.

Eventually, Shego answered the other of Kim's questions. "I don't know if it's what you'd call weird or not, but I happen to like peanut butter on my popcorn."

Kim and DNAmy both shuddered at the mere mention of that hostile mix.

Shego crossed her arms again, defiant. "Well, I answered your stupid question now, didn't I?" she demanded bitterly. She then waved a hand imperiously at Amy. "So…go on, continue the bloody game!"

The game was brought to an end by Ron's appearance at the door. Ron paused a moment, seeing the three ladies sitting grouped together, but then overcame his surprise and came inside. "Um, Kim…I can see you're having fun here and everything…but, we need to go get ready. We're approaching…" Ron shuddered, but gamely continued. "Monkey Fist's mansion."

"I'll be right with you, Ron," Kim said and got to her feet. "See you later you two," she said flippantly, smiling as Shego's expression became even more dour. DNAmy ignored the two's exchange, staring off into space, muttering something about how her poor cudlebuddies were all alone back home. And, with all of that going on, Kim thought it prudent to exit the room with Ron. She laughed quietly to herself.

"What's got you giggling, KP?" Ron asked, the beginnings of a grin on his face.

"Oh, nothing much, Ron. We girls had ourselves a little game of question and answer is all," Kim replied, smiling. Kim then grinned over at her best friend. "Say, Ron…how would you like to know what Shego´s full name is?"

"Oh, yeah, Kim! Now this I just have to hear!" Ron proclaimed. Then, both of them started laughing as the plane entered African airspace.

AN: Don´t flame me if you have used some part of the name for Shego before? I know somebody have used Gonzales as her last name before but i coud´nt figure out a better name for her.