Disney owns, I don't. Nuff said! Just a quick thank you to GargoyleSama, Campy, Zoko (Oh, now you just gave me an idea! That's a very dangerous thing!), and Seamus Dubh for reviewing "New Beginnings"!

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Redemption – Canada, eh?

"Wade thinks we might have a way to track Monkey Fist!"

Both Ron and Shego turned to her, their moods instantly picking up. They both followed Bonnie back into the house, and saw Wade still on the Kimmunicator screen. Ron picked up, glad to finally be hearing some good news.

"Bonnie says you have a way we can track Monkey Fist?"

Wade just shook his head. "Not yet, but I think I might know how we can. We have to get Drakken to inform us what frequency the mystical energy utilizes. With that, every time Monkey Fist uses the mystical abilities of the items he's stolen, we should be able to detect it! Unfortunately, he's still unconscious, so we'll have to wait for him to wake up before we can start trying to track him. I've been talking with his doctors, and they think he should wake up sometime tomorrow afternoon, if they're right. I'll have a ride lined up for then. I take it this ride will be for… three?"

Shego shook her head. "Don't worry about the ride, I parked a saucer just outside of town. We can use that!" Shego stretched, yawning widely. "So, Stoppable… where am I crashing for the night?"

Both Ron and Bonnie's jaws dropped at that. Ron stammered for a moment before he was able to speak. "You… you want to stay here?"

Shego just gave him a smirk. "Well, I'm going with you tomorrow. I don't exactly feel like flying a couple hours, going to bed, and then fly back in the morning! Doesn't exactly make much sense, now does it?"

"I… guess you could take the guest bedroom. Just down the hall on the right." Ron turned to Bonnie, who seemed even more shocked that Ron had agreed. "You might as well crash here as well, it's pretty late. You can take my bed."

Both turned to hear Shego laughing. "Ron Stoppable, you dog you! What would the princess think of her sharing your bed?"

Ron glared darkly at Shego, an almost audible growl coming from him. Bonnie blushed, before issuing a similar look to the dark haired woman. Shego just laughed again, before turning and walking down the hall. "See you two in the morning! Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"

Bonnie just glared after the woman until she heard the bedroom door close. She quickly turned on Ron, her temper evident, but keeping her voice to a hoarse whisper. "I can't believe you are letting that… woman stay here overnight! I mean, granted, she saved a lot of people tonight, but she has still tried to kill us! You on over a couple dozen occasions! And you're just giving her free reign on the house your parents are sleeping in?"

Ron put a hand on Bonnie's shoulder. "Look, she needs us right now, and we need her. And she wouldn't do anything like that!"

"Oh, wouldn't she? How many times have Drakken and her kidnapped Kim's Dad? I've read the mission files Ron, and seen quite a few of them as well!" Bonnie took a breath, pausing. "OK, I don't want to argue about this, but I still don't think we should just trust her blindly!"

Ron had never told anyone about his visit from Shego all those months ago, and it was apparent Bonnie hadn't overheard their talk outside earlier. To anyone else, Shego was a villain, plain and simple, and he couldn't fault Bonnie for the way she felt. But Ron also had a unique perspective on the woman, one that he couldn't share with anyone else, because he didn't want to disabuse her trust in him. He knew he could trust her to a certain point, and stopping Monkey Fist was something he could trust her on implicitly. Until that was done, Shego would work with them, though he doubted she'd be exactly willing to follow orders. Now he just had to convince Bonnie of that, without breaking the trust Shego had placed in him.

"I'm not saying to completely trust her. But trust me on this… until Monkey Fist is stopped, she's on our side. After that, who knows? Probably business as usual after that."

Bonnie just sighed quietly, not exactly liking the situation, but knew they needed the help. "Fine! But I don't have to like it!"

"I never expected you would!"

The two teens went up the stairs, pausing at the closet to grab a couple extra pillows and a blanket for himself. "I'll be downstairs on the couch. You know where everything is?"

"Yeah, I do."

Ron turned to go, but Bonnie stopped him with a hand on his arm. "Ron, what were you two talking about anyways? Looked pretty serious when I came out."

"It's… not something I can really talk about. I made a promise!"

Bonnie smiled. "So, is that like one of your standard promises or a Yamanouchi promise?"

"The second one."

Bonnie's smile faded. "Oh. Is that why you're trusting her?"

Ron looked up into Bonnie's eyes. "Yeah, it is."

Bonnie just nodded at that, understanding starting to set in. "Good night, Ron!"

Ron just smiled. "See you in the morning!"

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Shego snuck back to her room, having heard what she needed to hear. Her trust in the boy had been a good decision on her part, she actually felt better having gotten that off her chest, and she knew that he wouldn't betray what she had told him to anyone.

Lying on the bed, Shego felt so tired, but did not really want to go to sleep. Every time she closed her eyes, all she could see was Drew, lying there bloody and cut and beaten. She knew she needed the rest, that they were going to have to fight Monkey Fist, and she would have to be in top form, but the images haunted her, reminded her so much of her old boyfriend Jason. It had been months before she had stopped waking up screaming at night after that, and she really hoped that these images wouldn't haunt as long as those had.

It was several hours before Shego passed out from sheer exhaustion.

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Shego awoke to the most amazing smells she had ever experienced. The scent of coffee hung in the air, as well as a number of foods her sleep-addled brain couldn't identify. Throwing on a bathrobe she found in the closet, Shego walked out into the house, following thearomas like a bloodhound. When she got to the kitchen, she was surprised to see Ron at the stove, wearing an apron and cooking. He looked up as she walked in, smiling.

"Hey! Hungry?"

Shego's stomach responded for her, growling quite loudly. It was then that she realized that, aside from the cookies last night, she hadn't eaten since Monkey Fist had stabbed her. Grabbing a seat at the table, she watched as he expertly worked the pans in front of him.

"Do you want to grab a shower before you eat? Bonnie should be done in a minute or two!"

Running a hand through the tangled mess on her head, she really felt the need to wash up, but her stomach was telling her that food was the first priority. "No, I'll grab one after I eat."

"No problem!" With a small flourish, Ron placed a cup of coffee in front of her, followed by a plate of bacon, eggs, and what looked like potato pancakes. Shego's face lit up like a child on Christmas, as the aromas seemed to suffuse her very being. Taking a small bite of the potato pancake, it was all she could do not to moan. "Stoppable, this is amazing! How did you learn to cook like this?"

Ron just smiled as he set another plate down across from her. "Partly my Mom, part natural talent. I'm planning on taking culinary arts after high school."

Shego frowned a bit when she saw the third plate. "Bacon? I thought your family was Jewish?"

"My family's Conservative. We don't exactly follow kosher guidelines. Thought you would have figured that out, considering I spend all my time at Bueno Nacho! That whole mixing of meat and dairy should have been a dead give away!"

Shego just gave him a look, before turning back to her food. Bonnie walked in a moment later, pausing when she saw Shego, but sat down in front of her plate and started eating.

They ate in silence for a few minutes, before Ron spoke up. "Shego, did Monkey Fist reveal any more of his plan to you?"

Shego took a moment to swallow before replying. "No, seemed like a basic power grab to me."

Ron just frowned at that. "Then something must be going on. I mean, he's always been so focused on mystical monkey power, but he's only grabbed one item associated with that, and he didn't even put it on! I mean, the Amulet of Skiarra and the Talisman of Anubis have nothing to do with that. Sure, I know the talisman is pretty powerful, but it's not his style!"

Shego was frowning as well. "He seemed… different. Like when he looked at me, I felt that he was hunting me with his eyes or something. I don't think I'm explaining it very well."

"No, I think you're explaining it well enough. I think he might have gone over the edge, so to speak." Ron took another bite, looking thoughtful. "He's become brutal, violent! He's grabbing at whatever power he can! He's going all over the globe, gathering all kinds of artifacts, but for what? I know this started a few months back, when he grabbed Bonnie, but what is he planning?"

Shego looked confused, eyes shifting between the two teens. "Why would he have grabbed her?"

Bonnie was just glaring at Ron, the anger evident on her face. Ron realized quickly what he had done. "Oh, um, just something… Bonnie knew something Fist wanted… that's all!"

Shego was suspicious, but decided to let it drop for now. "So, when do we take off?"

"Probably in an hour or so. Should give you time to shower and change!"

Shego put a little pout into her lip. "But I don't have anything else to change into." Turning to Bonnie, she smiled.

Bonnie looked from Ron to Shego, realization setting in. "Uh uh, no way! She is not borrowing any of my clothes!"

Ron just placed a hand on her shoulder. "It's just till we get back up to Canada, and she can grab some of hers!"

"No! No way! I am not letting her wear my clothes!

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Bonnie just glared at Shego the entire flight to Canada.

"You are so taking my clothes off as soon as we get to your place!"

Shego just smiled up at the brunette. "Why Bonnie, I didn't know you swung that way? I guess we'll have time for a little fun! Do you mind if Ronnie watches?"

Ron was blushing a very bright red, as Bonnie just sat there, completely shocked and angry, wringing her hands the rest of the way, imagining Shego's neck between them.

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It was only a quick stop at the lair for Shego to grab some things for herself and Drakken, and then they were off to the hospital. Parking in a field behind the hospital, they got out, and entered the building, causing a bit of a stir. When they got to the floor with Drakken's room, Ron came face to face with a police officer. The man eyed Ron, and then saw Shego, instantly going for his gun. Shego, seeing this, instantly ignited her hands, ready to fight. Ron stopped both of them before it could get out of hand.

"Officer, stand down!" He pulled out a badge that he had very rarely ever used. "Global Justice! She's with us!"

The officer kept his hand near his gun as he looked over the badge, continuously looking up at Ron. Finally, Ron got tired of it.

"Look, if you don't believe me, run the badge! We're here to see Drakken! We have some questions weneed to ask him."

The man took the badge, calling his precinct. After a few moments, the officer turned back to them, regret evident on his face. "I'm sorry sir, I didn't know. All I was told was that we had a dangerous criminal and no one was to see him."

Ron just nodded, and walked past the man. They encountered two more officers at the door to Drakken's room, but they had already been informed off his coming, and held the door open for him as he approached.

As they entered the room, they saw Drakken laying there, his eye closed. Ron nodded to Shego, who approached the bed Taking his hand in hers, she gave it a squeeze. "Dr. D? Drew? Are you awake?"

His eye opened slowly, but when he saw who was talking to him, it got extraordinarily wide. "Shego? You're alive? I thought… Monkey Fist… he stabbed you?"

Shego just smiled at him. "I'm all right!" She took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. "Dr. D… we're going to get Monkey Fist for this! But we need your help to find him."

"We? Who's we?" Looking past Shego, he saw Ron and Bonnie standing there, looking uncomfortable. "Ah, Stoppable. He knows Fiske. He'll be able to help! He's a smart one, that one! Smart as a whip. Smart as a chimp."

Shego looked at him a bit concerned before she realized they probably had him doped up pretty good. Shego nodded to Ron, who activated the Kimmunicator. Wade appeared on the screen, and he handed the device to Drakken.

"Dr. Drakken, we need to know what the frequency of the energy modulation you found was, so that we can track Monkey Fist!"

Drakken paused a moment, shaking his head to clear it. "I assume you are familiar with the relation between spectral exitance and the spectral energy density in heat radiation?"

"Yes?"

"Well, assume T equals 32, while A equals 127.34958."

Understanding flashed on the young boy's face, as the numbers before him finally made sense. "Of course! It's so obvious! Why didn't I see it before!"

Bonnie interrupted before Wade could continue. "Umm… while I'm sure this is all very fascinating, I just have one question. Did you get what we need to track Monkey Fist?"

"Oh, definitely! It will take me a few minutes to configure everything, but we should have a way to scan for him now!"

"That's great! Ron, Wade, I think we should give Shego some time with Dr. Drakken, don't you?"

Wade just nodded and cut the connection. The two teens turned to leave, casting one last look at Shego and Drakken, before heading out the door.

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Author's Notes – I think I'm just getting tired of saying not yet, so I figure I'll just say this, despite it ruining the suspense a bit. "Bonnie's Curse" focused mostly on Bonnie. "Redemption" focuses on Ron. The third installment of my little drama, "Recovery", will focus on Kim. Folks, she will wake up for the third story! Now, the big question is, who will be alive to help her when she wakes? I've promised character death, people, and I plan to live up to that! Considering I am an evil, evil man… no one is safe! BWAHAHA! Oh, I guess one more hint won't hurt (more evil this way anyways), but I promise at least 4 characters will DIE! BWAHAHA!

I'd like to thank the following for their reviews;

Worker72 – Umm… not sure what kind of Josh bashing I was doing, nothing but love here! thumps chest> Hell, I have him happily dating Tara for months! Granted, I haven't brought him in much, but I got nothing against the guy! And as for Fist, he has… broadened his horizons! You sleep all right? You're sounding a bit harsh this morning!

CaptainKodak1 – Thank you for the kind email. I try to put as much emotion into a story as I can, while throwing in some action/suspense as needed. Besides, emotion is so much easier to write for me! LOL!

Kpultimatefan – Look for them to play a fairly large role in the next story!

I'd also like to thank MrDrP, Mattb3671, Campy, and Zoko for their reviews!