A/N: I haven't gotten very many reviews :(. But, for you (my loyal readers), I am updating this. I have to be honest- almost all of my inspiration has left. I'll try really hard to make this good, though. PS- Pretend that "So the Drama" didn't happen, 'kay?

Disclaimer: I don't own Kim Possible or Entertainment Weekly.

The Past Remembered

Chapter Four: SO the Drama

By The Spooky Mulder


Shego and Drakken were back at their newest lair, recovering from the previous night's events. Shego had seen the look in Kim's eyes and knew that something was bothering her daughter. "I just wish I knew what!" she said out loud.

Drakken muted the television they were watching. "Knew what, what?" he asked.

Shego stared at him blankly. "What?" Drakken sighed and un-muted the TV. "Never mind," he mumbled. He certainly didn't want to upset Shego; he knew how temperamental she could be. Shego gave a sigh of relief. That was close, she thought. She hadn't meant to say that out loud; it had just slipped. Luckily it was vague enough so that Drakken didn't know what he meant.

A few hours later Drakken was working on a new gizmo and Shego was reading an "Entertainment Weekly" magazine. Shego was happiest in these quiet moments where Drakken was completely engrossed in work and she could sit leisurely and read. She was most comfortable this way; it was almost like old times. In fact, because it was so much like old times she thought she imagined what happened next.

"Stephanie, could you hand me those wires?" Drakken asked. Shego ignored him at first because she thought she imagined it, but when he asked again she looked up and narrowed her eyes. "What did you say?"

"I said, could you hand me those wires?" Drakken replied, confused at Shego's behavior.

"No," she said. "What did you call me?"

Drakken's brow creased as he thought. "I called you…Shego, right?"

Shego shook her head. "No," she repeated. "You called me Stephanie."

Panicking, Drakken waved his hand. "You must be imagining things, Shego." With that, he went back to his work.

Shego didn't know if she should be happy or suspicious that Drakken had called her by her real name. Maybe I should tell Kim, just to warn her.

Speaking of Kim.


Kim was still in her room. She hadn't left it since the whole Hego thing. Mrs. Dr. Possible was worried. At the moment she was knocking on Kim's door, holding a tray of sandwiches in one hand. "Kimmie, honey, you haven't eaten in days. Can I come in?"

After a moment Mrs. Dr. Possible heard a grunt of assent.

Kim was buried in a mountain of blankets on her bed, pictures strewn everywhere. "Kimmie, what's wrong?" Mrs. Dr. P asked, concern in her voice. Kim took one look at her surrogate mother and burst into tears. Mrs. Dr. P had a feeling that she'd been doing t his a lot lately. She sat on the bed next to Kim, careful not to sit on any of the pictures. "Do you want to talk about it?" she asked soothingly. Kim sniffed. "Okay, but promise your feelings won't get hurt?"

Mrs. Dr. Possible nodded. Kim took a deep, calming breath. "I've just been thinking about what my life could have been like if…" She paused for another breath. "If that accident had never happened."

Mrs. Dr. P could tell where this was heading. She couldn't blame Kim for thinking about this; she had every right to. "You were wondering what life would have been like if you had known Drak- Drew and Stephanie as your parents your whole life."

Kim nodded and sniffled a bit.

"Oh, honey," she said. "It's perfectly okay for you to wonder things like that. Life would have most certainly been different. I can't say that it would have been better, because no one can know that, but maybe you should decide what's best for you."

Kim opened her mouth to protest but Mrs. Dr. P stopped her. "It's not up to Shego to decide where you want to live."


Shego was standing outside the Possible residence, staring up at Kim's window. She had originally planned to call, but she decided that this was something Kim needed to be told in person. Gathering up her nerve, Shego approached the front door just as the twins burst out. The stopped when they saw her. They were all gaping when Shego finally spoke. "Uh…is Kim home?"

Shego didn't know how much the twins had been told, so she didn't say anything else.

Of course, since they were geniuses, Jim and Tim had figured everything out (and if you asked, Wade would deny giving them hints).

After sharing a quick glance, Jim and Tim both nodded. "Yeah, she's in her room."

There was more silence. Shego swallowed. "Can I go see her?"

The twins nodded once again and stepped aside. Shego entered the house and saw Mr. Dr. Possible sitting in the living room, watching baseball. She decided that since so many things were happening, she could use a little entertainment. "Hello, James," she said in a friendly tone, only slowing down long enough to see the confused and shocked look on his face.

Laughing quietly, Shego made her way up the stairs, hoping Kim wouldn't be mad at the unexpected visit. She wasn't prepared to see Mrs. Possible and Kim sitting on a very messy bed, with Kim crying quietly. Her laughter stopping abruptly, Shego cleared her throat to announce her arrival. "Um…hi," she said.

Kim looked at her through bleary eyes. Mrs. Possible had an unreadable expression on her face.

Shego suddenly felt like an intruder. She wanted to give Kim her space, but she also felt jealous that Mrs. Dr. Possible got to have these moments with her daughter. "I should go," she said, and she turned to do just that.

"No, wait!"

Shego turned back around when she felt someone holding her wrist. It was Kim. "Stay, please." Shego looked at Mrs. Possible, silently asking her permission. Mrs. Dr. P nodded slightly. Shego allowed Kim to drag her back to the bed, where they sat down.

No one said anything for a while. They just sat there, looking at each other. Finally Shego broke the silence. "Kimmie, what's wrong?"

Just then Mrs. Dr. Possible's beeper went off. "If you'll excuse me," she said. "I have a surgery to perform."

She got up and exited the room, leaving mother and daughter alone.

Kim sniffed again. "It's nothing," she said. "Why did you come?"

Shego's brow furrowed. "Something happened, and I just thought you should know."

Kim was interested. "What? What happened?" Shego took a deep breath. She didn't want to get Kim's hopes up, but she just had to tell someone. "Today Drakken called me Stephanie."


A/N: Mua ha ha! Sorry about that semi-cliffhanger. I just recently got a few reviews for this and it inspired me! I'm so glad someone out there likes my stuff! Please let me know what you think.

PoisonousAngel- Your review is what inspired me! It absolutely made my WEEK. I'm sorry about the cliffhanger! Please don't die! I will try to update VERY soon! If I haven't updated by Monday, though, it will be about a week because I'll be on vacation. I'll try to update by then.

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