The Past Remembered

Chapter Seven: Falling to Pieces

By The Spooky Mulder


Drakken was sitting in his lab, staring blankly at a metallic item that resembled a miniature banjo. He was trying very hard not to think about that piece of paper- it sure did bring up some questions, though. He could only assume that this "Stephanie Go" was Shego, but why were their names on a marriage certificate? Drakken slammed his fist on the counter. He was also trying to forget calling Shego, "Stephanie" earlier. There were also those weird visions, or whatever they were, that he'd been having. Just last night he'd dreamed that he lived with this person named Stephanie and a baby, which was, of course, ridiculous.

Then, of course, there was Shego's recent odd behavior. Drakken sincerely hoped this "hanging out with Kim Possible" thing was just a phase. Every other villain he had ever met had called earlier to inform him that Shego had "turned". Well, of course he already knew that she was out with Possible because he had heard their phone conversation. That didn't help in the long run, though. Now all of their colleagues thought they were even more of a joke.

Deciding that he would get nothing done, Drakken headed to the "living room", where he could watch TV to keep his mind off things. He slumped onto the couch and began flipping channels.

Although uneasy, Shego and Kim decided to continue with their plans. Two hours later, when the movie was over, the pair went downstairs to find Drakken half-asleep in front of the television. Shego looked at Kim uncertainly, who smiled and nodded, then poked Drakken in the shoulder. "Uh, Dr. D?" she said, biting her lower lip.

No reply.

Shego sighed. "Dr. Drakken?"

Still nothing.

Glancing at Kim again, Shego took a deep breath. "DREW!" she shouted. Kim winced. Man. I'm glad she's never yelled at me like that…she thought.

Drakken's eyes shot open, and he looked around. "Wha…Shego! What's with all the yelling?"

Shego smiled sheepishly. "Sorry. You were asleep." Drakken stared at her for a moment, then said, "Well? What do you want?"

"Oh, um…just to say that…" she started. "…you should go to bed! It's really late!" Shego finished lamely. Through all of this Kim stayed out of sight.

Drakken rubbed his eyes tiredly. "Is Kim still here?" he asked, stifling a yawn.

Shego raised her eyebrows. "Um, yeah, she is. I think she was just about to go…home." Shego had trouble thinking of the Possible residence as Kim's "home". Drakken stood up and stretched. "That's great." He then exited the room and headed for bed. Shego turned to Kim, a bemused look on her face. "Well. I'll walk you to the door."

After saying goodbye, Kim headed home.


It was about four o'clock when Kim opened the door to her house. She was surprised to find her parents waiting, stricken looks on their faces.

"Hi," Kim said, not understanding why they were waiting. "Kimberly Ann Possible!" her father said, a stern look on his face. "Where have you been?"

It dawned on Kim why they were upset. She had forgotten to tell them that she was going shopping, and that she would be watching a movie afterwards. "Oh, sorry. I forgot to tell you. I went out shopping with…a friend," Kim wasn't sure why she didn't tell them that she was with Shego, "and then we watched a movie. It's no big."

"It is a big, Kim. We were worried sick," Mr. Dr. Possible said. "And who is this "friend" you were with? Where did you see this movie?" Mrs. Dr. Possible put a calming hand on her husband's arm, but it was too late. Kim had lost her temper as well.

"Fine!" she half-yelled. "If you must know, I went shopping with my real mother, and then I went back to her evil lair and watched a movie with her!"

A nasty silence followed. Kim didn't mean to hurt Mrs. Dr. Possible's feelings, but she did. "I see," she said. "James, we can't be upset with her for spending time with her-" a pause- "real parents." Mr. Dr. Possible sighed in defeat and sat down next to his wife. "You're right, dear. Kim, next time please tell us. We don't like having to worry about you."

Kim smiled sadly. "Okay. I'm going to go…to Bueno Nacho."

When Kim arrived at said fast food joint, she wasn't surprised to find Ron there. "Hey, KP," he said cheerily. "What's up?"

Kim sat across from him and put her chin in her hand. "I just had a fight with my p-with- oh, forget it. With the Possibles."

Ron, who had previously been absorbed in his various Nacos, looked up. "Uh-oh. I sense something…not good. What happened?" Kim took a deep breath. "Well, I went shopping with Shego, then we decided to go back to her place and watch a movie. Of course, I forgot to tell mom and dad, so they freaked when I got back. Then I lost my temper and yelled at them a little bit. Now I feel bad." Ron looked at her sympathetically. For a minute Kim thought he was going to say something serious, but then he cut in with, "You went to Drakken's evil lair to watch a movie?"

Kim sighed. "Yeah, Ron. It actually looked kinda…homey. Weird, huh?"

Ron shrugged. "Out of all the stuff that's happened recently, that only rates about three on the scale of weird."

"Good point. Well, I'm gonna head home. Later, Ron."

"See ya, KP," Ron waved.

Kim had one thing on her mind: sleep. When she got home, she went straight upstairs and headed for bed.


Shego sighed contentedly as she rubbed her arms with soap. She was taking a nice, relaxing bubble bath. The day's events had really worn her out, and she needed to keep her strength up. She was also aware that Drakken had a new plot, so she'd be fighting with Kim soon. Heh. The one thing I usually do is the one thing I don't want to do. Shego leaned her head back and closed her eyes. "At least I have some peace," she muttered.

The door burst open. "Ack!" Shego said, slipping deeper into the bath.

Drakken had his hand on the doorknob, and his face was burning red with embarrassment. "Sh..Shego! I…I thought you were out…" he stammered, his eyes focused on the floor.

Despite herself, Shego was relieved. I thought it was one of those stupid henchmen. Besides, even if he doesn't know it, we are married.

"Whew, Dr. D," she said. "I thought you were one of the henchmen. I thought I was gonna have to deal some hurt."

Drakken turned even redder. "You're not mad?"

Shego raised an eyebrow (not like Drakken saw it). "No, but would you shut the door? You're letting cold air in." Drakken, who was too scared to disagree, stepped further in the room and shut the door behind him. His gaze never left the floor. Shego sighed. "Drew, I'm covered in bubbles. You can look up." It's not like it's something you've never seen, anyway…

Drakken looked up, and was extremely relieved to see that she was telling the truth. He got a perplexed look on his face, and Shego knew what he was thinking about. "If you're wondering about that paper you found-" she began. Drakken snapped out of his thoughts. "Oh, um…no." he said, shifting his eyes around like a guilty person. "It's okay. I'm not mad that you went snooping."

That seemed to be the key. He stopped looking nervous and said, "Well, I was somewhat curious."

Shego leaned back and closed her eyes once again. "Look. I don't think I'm ready to answer any questions, and I don't think you're ready to hear it." What she said had a note of finality to it, so Drakken didn't object. He was about to ask Shego something when the phone rang. He just stood there like a moron, so Shego said, "I'm in the bathtub. Maybe you should answer that."

"Oh, right. I should…yeah." He rushed out of the bathroom, making sure to close the door behind him. Drakken ran downstairs and picked up the receiver. "Hello?" To his utter surprise, the person on the other end was James Possible. "Drew? This is James. I just wanted to tell you that Kim is sick."

Drakken raised his eyebrows. "Uh…how…terrible," he said, taken off guard by the randomness of the whole thing. James sensed that he was talking to the wrong person. "Is Steph—Shego there?" Drakken was still so surprised that he forgot to answer. Instead he took the phone up to the bathroom and knocked on the door. Shego answered, a towel wrapped around her body. He wordlessly handed her the phone.

Shego was staring at Drakken, wondering why he looked so funny. Not taking her eyes off of him, she said, "Hello?"

"Stephanie, Kim is sick. We thought you might want to come and visit her."

"Sure. We'll be there soon," Shego said, hanging up.

Drakken was staring at her. "You're going? Why?" Shego smirked. "Not just me. You're coming too." He was too flustered to argue. Shego got dressed and they headed to Kim's.


A/N: Yay! Another chapter! I'm really inspired, for some reason. School starts tomorrow. :( Don't worry. I have the ending more or less planned out. There will either be one or two more chapters. The part with the bath- I don't know why I did that. I wrote that part at about midnight.

On another note, Ghostbusters is a great inspiration!

The Spooky Mulder