Disclaimer: This story is based upon characters created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney. Since this story is set 20 plus years later, all the characters under twenty-five years of age are mine.
The twins watched Drakken run tapes over and over. He switched periodically between two tapes. The first featured their mom rescuing Mr. Flagg from a damaged roller coaster. The second was apparently made from surveillance tapes. It showed their parents fighting Shego and some other fellow who actually melted during the battle when Rufus bit him squarely on the leg.
:You know what I hate: Mom asked Shego.
:That your date melted: Shego asked back as she took a fighting stance.
Mom smiled : No. You : She then kicked Shego faster and farther than the twins had ever seen anyone kick anything.
"That suit really does kick butt," whispered Don.
"How many other guys did Mom date?" breathed Anne.
The twins then heard an odd sound. Like someone was whistling. Then a large ring fell over them and shrunk to bind them together, with their arms pinned to their sides.
Bopper stuck her head into the place the kids had been hiding in. "Well, if it isn't the sneaky twins." She said in Anne's face. Her breath smelled of onions.
Bopper grabbed the plastic, fluorescent red ring that held them and dragged them out into the room. The kids noticed that it was similar to several colored plastic bracelets the sidekick was wearing. "Sid and Nancy are here, Drakky."
Drakken grunted in response as he turned around. Then he saw the twins and realized what Bopper was talking about.
"Ah, the Possible twins. I've been looking forward to meeting you." He grabbed Don's hand and shook it.
"It's Stoppable." Don said, annoyed. "Don and Anne Stoppable!"
"At least he got the twin part right," said Anne.
"What brings you to my humble lair?" Drakken sat back down in his chair, facing the twins.
"Mom just thought we should get acquainted," smiled Anne.
"Then why sneak in and hide?" asked Bopper.
"You don't like Hide and Seek?" asked Don.
Bopper whistled a quick note. The ring shrunk about an inch in diameter, cutting into the twins.
"Hey!" cried Anne.
"Enough of the pleasantries." said Drakken. "Are the sharks ready, Sh-" he looked flustered a moment, "Bopper?"
"Yes, Drakky Dearest," said Bopper sarcastically. She tapped one foot, annoyed.
Bopper then dragged the kids over to a pool in one end of the room.
The twins exchanged a look. Anne leaned forward until Don was lifted off the ground. Don gave Bopper a few swift kicks. The first knocked her hand free of the ring. Another to her breadbasket knocked the wind out of her.
Don tapped his pocket to wake up Bill. Bill yawned and stuck his head up.
"Bill, new chew toy," Don said quickly.
Anne got to her feet and started to run.
Bill gleefully started chewing on the ring.
"Going under," Anne warned as she jumped into the river they had used to enter.
They kicked together until Bill had managed to sever the ring. Then they left the way they came and rendezvoused with their plane.
The kids were taken straight home. Their parents were in the living room, watching the 'Agony County Reunion'. Naked mole rats surrounded them. Rufus was on Mom's shoulder, asleep.
"How'd it go? asked Dad.
"We got caught," said Don.
"But were all right," Anne shot Don a look.
"What did he do?" Mom stood up. Several naked mole rats whined as they fell off her lap. Rufus stirred only a little.
"Bopper was going to feed us to Sharks," Anne admitted slowly.
"But I handled her," said Don.
"You didn't do it alone," whined Anne.
Mom stomped her foot. Everyone got quiet.
"This is getting us nowhere," Mom griped. "I thought I could let you sleep and get a formal debriefing in the morning, but if you two are going to argue..." She trailed off, frustrated. "Go to your rooms. Your father and I will be with each of you soon."
The twins did as they were told.
Anne lay on her bed, clutching a pillow beneath her for several minutes.
She didn't think about what the tapes had told her about her mother. She didn't want to. Drakken had said he was looking for her weakness.
Anne had learned something all right. The thought of Mom with someone other than Dad was so alien.
Parents do break up. She had seen that. Teenagers like her date all sorts, looking for the right match. Mom had been her age when those tapes were made. Somehow, none of that made it better.
When Mom came in, she looked a lot better. "Do you feel all right?"
"Okay," said Anne weakly.
"Good," said Mom. "So you were caught, but fought your way out."
"Essentially," Anne shifted on her stomach to face mom.
"Learn much before that?"
"Drakken was reviewing old tapes." Anne reflected further, "He said he was trying to find your weak spot."
Mom shook her head slowly, "All this time and he still thinks it's about me." She sighed, "Did you see the tapes?"
"Yeah," Anne tried to think through what she had seen while disregarding how she felt about it. "There was one from when you were dating Mr. Flagg..."
"Who told you that?" Mom looked shocked.
"Was it a secret?" Anne frowned.
"It's not true," Mom said firmly.
"It was on the tape. This woman was challenging you to save your boyfriend."
Mom stood up angrily and called out Anne's bedroom door, "Ron!"
Dad appeared a moment later, looking nervous. "Yeah, KP?"
"Please explain to your daughter about proper journalism." Her arms were crossed across her chest.
"Journalism?" Dad looked as confused as Anne felt. What does this have to do with Journalism?
"Four words, Ron." She counted each one on her fingers, "Adrena Lynn, Brick Flagg." Mom then stormed by him out of the room.
"Isn't that three words?" Anne asked.
"Um," Dad was watching mom leave. He stepped into the room, "Seen any old T.V. shows recently?"
"Only on villainous screens," Anne tried to make a joke, but she didn't smile.
Dad spent the next few minutes telling Anne a high school story she had never heard before.
"So Mom never dated Mr. Flagg?" Anne was still clutching her pillow, though not as hard.
"No, she just had to rescue him that one time." He lowered his head a little, "Which was my fault."
"What about the melting guy?"
"Who?" Dad was confused.
"On another tape, this guy you two were fighting melted when Rufus bit him." Anne suppressed the rather gross image, "Then Shego referred to him as Mom's 'date'."
"Prom night," Dad was looking at something far away as he said it softly.
His statement surprised Anne, "You didn't take Mom to the prom?"
Dad looked at her tenderly, "Actually, she took me." He smiled, "After her other date..." He trailed off, trying to find the right words. "He wasn't real."
"Hence the melting," She tried to suppress a shudder and the image of her mom with the guy.
"Get some sleep," Dad told her. "Mom still wants a formal report in the morning." He gave her a peck on the cheek, "Good night."
"'Night, Dad."
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Thanks for the reviews!
I have a fan. WOW
Finally had a little action in this one. But I don't think this story will get as action packed as 'Go Flamingo' was. I'm not big on combat.
It seems some people have come to this story without reading my earlier works. I know this one would be less confusing when you read the other's first. I am referring to earlier events in my universea lot, because this will be a dramatic result of those events. Of course, I am also making everything trace back to the original KPverse as much as possible.(Which is the core of Fanfic)