Disclaimer: This story is based upon characters created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney. Since this story is set 25 years later, all the characters under twenty-five years of age are mine.
Flo took a commercial flight to Go City the following day. She had been on assignment all over the world, but she had never been to Go City before. Odd for a town with enough crime to warrant a super team of crime fighters.
She saw Go Tower before the plane landed. It was hard to miss a tower built to resemble the letters 'GO'. The pilot even mentioned over the speakers that the island it sat on would be visible on approach. It seemed that Go City was proud of Team Go.
Once clear of the airport, Flo simply flew to the island. She found the front door, took a deep breath and knocked.
"Team Go Headquarters, can we help you?" came from a speaker next to the door, over a palm scanner.
"My name is Flo Ming," she said weakly. "I'd like to come in, if I may."
After a moment, the speaker crackled again, "Flamingo?" it said excitedly. "Please, come in!"
The door didn't open though.
The speaker turned on again, "Just put your glow on the pad."
They knew she had a glow? Well, they could have seen her flying in. But they called her by her agency codename.Though it's also her school nickname.
Flo placed her hand on the pad and let it glow. The door opened.
They must have heard of her if her print is in their pass files.
Who else knew her parentage before she did?
Flo walked through a foyer into a large cathedral style room. There was a large view screen dominating the far wall and a large round table dominating the room itself. Around the table were various chairs in different colors. In nearly every seat was a man wearing an outfit reminiscent of Shego's. Each jumpsuit had the same harlequin design of black and the color matching the chair they sat in. Unlike Shego, they all wore masks.
The blue one walked up to her. "Flamingo," the fiftyish man sing-songed. "It's a pleasure to finally have you here in Go Tower." Even his hair was blue. "I'm Hego."
He then turned to the table and gestured to each of the other men. "That's Mego," Hego indicated a man in his forties with purple hair and skin to match his suit. "Those are the twins, Wego," two men in their thirties, both in red chairs with suits to match. "You were fortunate to catch us during our regular strategy meeting."
"It's nice to meet you all," Flo noticed that there was a Monopoly game open on the table. "Were you expecting me?"
"Not at all," said Hego. "But you are welcome."
"Thank you," Flo tried to be polite. "But why is my hand print on your pass fil-"
"Oh, prints have nothing to do with it!" said Hego. "It's the Go Team Glow!" he held up a hand that was glowing blue.
Flo didn't think he was serious for a moment.
"The door is programmed to open when this glow, regardless of color, is activated on the pad," Hego explained.
"So Shego is allowed in here, too?" asked Flo.
"Of course," said Hego.
"Not she'd come," griped Mego.
"But she is still our sister," interjected Hego, "and welcome anytime, as are you, Flamingo."
Hego walked around the table to the only empty chairs. One was green, the other was pink.
The team all watched as Flo came and sat down in the pink chair. She was quite self-conciouse the entire time. She was rewarded with polite applause from them all.
"And may I say I'm happy you chose a name that fits into the Team Go tradition!" said Hego.
Flo suddenly realized it actually did fit into their hokey theme.
"So," Flo said trying to disappear into the chair, "You knew all about me?"
A twin said, "We'd heard of you on the news."
"I understand you fly," said the other.
"Yeah," smiled Flo, still self-concious. "Where did the glow come from?"
Mego spoke up before Hego could, "Rainbow colored comet hit our treehouse when we were kids, blah, blah, etc."
Hego seemed disappointed, "Yeah, that's right." He sat in the blue chair.
"So, What about yours?" asked one the guys in red, "Another comet?"
"Oh," Flo blushed meekly. " I figured you knew."
"Knew what?" asked the other Wego.
"Um," Flo so wished she could disappear, "Shego's my birth mother."
"So you're family, as well?" Hego slapped the table with a boom, upsetting all the Monopoly pieces. "That's wonderful!"
"Hey!" cried Mego. "I was winning!"
"Hey, maybe that means, my new son will have a glow!" said one of the twins.
"Ahem," said the other twin. "MY son."
"That's enough, you two," said Mego.
Flo glanced over at the green chair next to her. She actually found herself wishing Shego were there.
Hego suggested they start the Monopoly game over, inviting Flo to play. Everyone eventually agreed.
After several hours, Flo got used to her new uncles' eccentricities, which definitely went beyond their powers.
She learned that both the twins are married, but they seemed confused about which wife was which. One of them had a two year-old son, which was another argument.
Neither Hego nor Mego seemed to have settled down, apparently each for different reasons.
They never asked anything further about Shego. Seeming respectful of both theirprivacy. They did ask about her powers.
There were all surprised when they heard she could both fly and teleport. It seems all their powers were singular in type.
Mego seemed downright jealous.
Mego won the game, but Hego insisted that Flo deserved a trophy.
Hego asked the twins to get it for her.
A third 'Wego' appeared between the twins, left the room and returned with a package. "I hope it fits," he said as he laid it in front of Flo and disappeared in a red glow.
"This is too much," Flo said as she opened the box.
Inside was a jumpsuit. It was a perfect match for Shego's trademark outfit, with one obvious exception. Everywhere that Shego's suit is green, this one was pink.
"Way too much," Flo let her voice fall as she held it up.
"Wear it with pride," said Hego.
As Flo folded it back into the box it had come in, she thought that the only appropriate occasion to wear this outfit was Halloween.
Shego was in Aviarius' Nest. She was dodging exploding hummingbirds. Then he revealed the Flamingo of doom.
Kim was there. She took out her stupid hair dryer and zip-lined onto the giant Flamingo's back. Then she just stood there commandingly. She leaned on the robot bird's neck, like a trainer leading a monstrous house pet.
The robot Flamingo looked down at Shego, "What's the matter, Mom?" Was it smiling? "Don't like birds?" It then lifted one foot over Shego.
Shego rolled out from under the stomping limb and stood up.
"Look who else I found, Mom" The Flamingo extended one wing. Sitting on that wing, was Drakken.
"She's quite a cute kid," Drakken said sweetly. "Don't you agree?" He grinned, "Mom?"
Shego bolted up in her bed. She was soaked in her own sweat. It took her a moment to steady her breathing. Her hair was a mess.
Days ago, no one else on Earth knew she'd ever had a child.
But now...
Shego had undone it herself. Flo knew. Shego herself wasn't positive that Flo was her daughter, but the kid was the most likely candidate she'd ever heard of.
Worse, she'd told the kid to check it using Global Justice files! If it's true, then-.
Shego got out of bed and walked into the bathroom.
Her hair was a major mess. Several curlers had come out completely. The remaining ones were just barely staying in.
Her life was a major mess. Flo was going to confirm her claim. If it were true, then it would be put into the Global Justice files!
That's not quite public knowledge, but-
People will know. Kim will know.
She'll probably post it on the World Wide Web for chrissake.
Shego leaned on the bathroom counter as her emotion sapped her strength.
Why did she tell Flo? Why didn't she let it stay her own private secret?
"Why?" she called out.
A grunt came from the bed, "Z?"
Shego stepped back to the bathroom door. She saw Ed turn over in bed.
"Go back to sleep, Ed," she said softly.
One person made a guess as to father. I never claimed this was a mystery, but I will just let the story go.
Flo's angst is nearly over, but Shego's has just begun!
Next Chapter: "Come Sail Away"