Disclaimer: This story is based upon characters created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney.
Dawn and her mother went to a nearby ice cream store and bought a cake made of ice cream. Dawn had heard of them but couldn't remember eating one.
They then went home where Kim and Sheela met them. Flo then served the band of women each a piece of the delight.
Dawn said, "You guys really fight great together. You must have been great crime fighters"
"You would be surprised at what we were like years ago, Dawn," said Nana.
"When you fought crime together?" asked Dawn.
"Actually, we never did that together," said Gran.
"Why not?" asked Dawn.
"By the time Kim was doing it," Gran thoughtfully took a bite of ice cream, "I had taken a different route."
"Like what?" asked Dawn.
Nana took out a handheld computer, "Here, Dawn." She held the device where Dawn could see it and brought up a photo to the screen. "This is a picture of Team Go."
"The first glowing superheroes," said Dawn proudly. "Are you here, Gran?"
"Of courfe," she said with her mouthful. She swallowed, "I'm the only girl there."
"You look a little more green than usual," said Dawn.
"See how my brothers all look?"
"What's with everybody's skin?"
"That's how we all looked after we got our powers, Dawn."
"How come your not so green now?"
"Actually," Gran said slowly, "I am."
"No, your not."
"I'll show you," Gran stood up and touched her belt.
The simple green dress turned into a black and green patterned jumpsuit. Gran's skin was still pale, but it now had a distinct tinge of green to it. Her hair was still rather white, but it too had a green hue. Except for the white in her hair she looked exactly like she did in the photo Dawn was looking at.
"Wow! Secret identity?"
"Something like that," said Gran. She sat down and picked up her spoon again.
"Team Go had some troubles, though," said Nana.
"I left the team," said Gran.
"You fought solo, then?" said Dawn.
"I didn't like being alone, so I went to work for this guy."
"This is Dr. Drakken," Nana showed a new picture of a blue man.
"What was his power?" asked Dawn.
The ladies laughed softly.
"He didn't glow," said Gran.
"But his skin..." said Dawn.
"That was something different," said Nana. "Some say it was because he was evil."
"Wait," Dawn was confused. "This is the guy you worked for?" she asked Gran.
"Yup," Gran said frankly.
"But if he was evil..."
"Then I was evil," Gran finished.
"It's true, Dawn," Mom put an arm around Dawn for a moment. "I even had to arrest Mother a couple of times."
"Less times than you tried," Gran pointed out with a smile.
"True," said Mom.
Nana changed the picture again. It showed Dr. Drakken together with Gran, only a little older than she was in the Team picture. "See?"
"I don't get it," said Dawn. "Why?"
"I had my reasons," Gran said.
"Actually, Dawn," said Mom. "He's your grandfather."
"The less said about that, the better," quipped Gran with a frown.
"Moving on," said Nana as she changed the picture.
"Is that you, Nana?" Dawn gasped.
"Yup." Nana switched to another picture.
This one showed Gran, with her hands glowing fiercely, and Nana blocking her glowing punches.
"Were you guys sparring here?"
"That's a full blown fight, Dawn," said Nana.
"We used to do it all the time," said Gran.
"Why?"
"I was fighting crime," said Nana.
"I was working for Dr. D," said Gran.
Dawn stared at them.
Gran leaned over and hugged Nana, "We tried to kill each other rather often."
"You tried more than I did," said Nana.
"True," agreed Gran, "But I was evil."
"This is a joke." Dawn looked under the table. "Where's the recorder?"
"This isn't a joke, Dawn," said Mom. "Gran and Nana were arch-enemies back then."
"But you're so close now!" Dawn cried.
"I know," said Nana. "I never would have thought it."
"I might have, but not like this," quipped Gran.
Dad walked in just as Gran let go of Nana. He did a double take at Gran. "There's a look I haven't seen in a while."
"You knew about this too, Dad?" gaped Dawn.
Don looked at the group. "About Shego?"
"Huh?"
"That's the name I used then," said Gran.
"You were frightful hard to catch, too," said Dad.
"Only two people ever arrested me," said Gran.
Mom and Nana raised their hands and smiled.
"This is too weird," said Dawn.
"Oh, you haven't heard weird, yet," said Nana. "Don, grab some Ice cream and come tell your daughter how I met your father."
Dawn rolled her eyes, "How would Dad know how you met Pappy?"
"Time travel," Nana smiled.
"I tested the system when Global Justice scientists first managed to do it," Dad sat down with a plate. "Strangest day of my life."
"So you actually saw them meet?" asked Dawn.
"I arrived soon after," Dad took a bite. "Mmmm, this is good! Anyway, Mom let me pick what day I could go to." He glanced at Mom. "Your Mom and I were just starting to get serious, and I thought it would be cool and romantic to see Mom and Dad when they met."
"That's actually sweet," said Gran.
"So she sent me to her first day of pre-K."
"So you saw Nana as a kid," gasped Dawn.
"Yeah, she and Dad were a cute couple even at that age, but that wasn't the weird part," said Don.
Dawn made a face, "What could be stranger than that?"
"There was a girl watching them too. She was about my age."
"So?"
"She turned out to be your Nana," Dad said with a straight face.
"Huh?"
"Nana, in her teens, visited the same day that I did. To see her meet your Granddad."
"Is that why you sent him there?" Dawn asked Nana.
"No, just because he asked," said Nana, "I don't remember being there."
"So you met teen Nana going to see pre-K Nana?" Dawn said thoughtfully.
"You're getting it," smiled Dad. He decided to stop the story before it got too confusing.
"You're good at this, Dawn," said Mom with a smile.
"Could I do that someday?" Dawn's green eyes brightened.
Everyone smiled.
"Would you really like too?" asked Gran.
"Please," Dawn begged.
"Then it's a go," Nana said seriously.
"I'll get the new training schedule written," said Gran as she stood and changed back to her usual looks.
"I'll contact Uncle Wade," said Dad as he got up.
Once Gran and Dad had left the room, Dawn was alone with Mom and Nana at the table, puzzled. "What just happened?"
"We all went into 'mission mode'," smiled Nana.
"What mission?"
"Yours," Mom said sweetly.
"You said you want to travel to the past," Nana cooed.
"Really?" Dawn said with the amazement of a child her age.
"I would be unhappy if you didn't."
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Very Unhappy. Fluffy, I know. The action is a few chapters off.
