Untainted Madness

This story takes place after "So the Drama".

Disclaimer: I do not own Kim Possible or any other characters and such and such.

Chapter 4

Drakken's Hovercraft – over Middleton

Shego had been watching Psygo all the way from the lair. Surprisingly, he hadn't noticed yet. She noticed something about him that reminded her of someone. She couldn't place it yet, but she knew it was there.

Stop worrying about it. It'll come to you later.

Shego looked down at the scenery passing below and realized where they were.

"Why are we flying over Middleton?"

Psygo snapped out of what looked like a train of deep thought.

"We're visiting an old friend of mine. He used to help me out whenever I felt like going out and painting the town red."

"Oh, kind of like a sidekick?"

"No. He was never really into the action of it. He was more of a computer freak."

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"Have you found anything, Wade?"

"Still nothing yet, Kim."

Wade had been searching for damn near over an hour now and considering that he was tapping most of his resources and using his best computer hacking skills, it had been a long hour. He had almost run out of ideas when he heard a knock on the front door. His mom went to answer the door.

"Hello. Can I help you?"

"Hello Mrs. Load. Is Wade home?"

Wade's eyes suddenly widened in horror as he recognized the voice of who had come to visit him. Realizing that there was no way to escape from what was inevitably about to come, Wade seriously thought about leaving his room.

"Kim! They're here! They're at my house! Help!" Wade yelled into the microphone of his computer, knowing that Kim would hear and hoping that she could make it in time to save him. Just as Wade finished his distress call, his door opened and Psygo stepped in.

"Hello old friend. I'm here to pick up a few of my old things."

"Hey Psygo. When did you get out?"

"Just about a day ago."

"Really. That's good," Wade gulped, trying to drag on the conversation as long as possible.

"You know, I never did figure out why you ratted me out, Wade. I was thinking about it all the time while I was in prison."

"You were out of control. Someone had to stop you!"

"But you can't. Nobody can. I can never be stopped. Now, where is it?"

"Where's what?"

"Don't play dumb with me, Wade!" Psygo's voice boomed in Wade's room, making Wade himself cringe in fear.

"Oh. You want the project."

"That's right, Wade. Now where is it?"

Wade pointed over to a small vault over on the other side of the room. Psygo sighed and shook his head. Shego had been standing in the doorway, listening to the conversation.

"Shego, would you mind blowing the vault door down?"

Shego shrugged and sent a concentrated blast of plasma at the vault door, blowing off the lock. Psygo walked over to the vault and opened the door. He took out a large black metal box and headed for the door.

"You'll never get away with whatever you're planning, Psygo! Kim will stop you and you'll be back in jail in no time," Wade yelled at Psygo.

"Oh, you mean the teen hero Kim Possible. So that's the crowd you're running with now, Wade? It's funny. A while ago, you ran with a different crowd. My crowd. And last time I checked, the things you did were just as bad as the things I did. In fact, if you hadn't ratted me out, you'd probably be in jail, too."

Wade couldn't say anything as Psygo walked out the door. Shego soon followed and Wade was left alone with his thoughts.

Psygo was about to leave the house when he turned around and stood for a second.

"Goodbye…….old friend."

Psygo left the house and climbed back into the hovercraft with Shego. As they took off, Psygo couldn't help but look back at the house. Shego had gone back to staring at Psygo. She was sure now that there was something about him that reminded her of someone, but she still couldn't tell what it was or who it reminded her of. She decided to leave it alone for now. If she couldn't figure it out now, she would try to figure it out later. At that moment, Psygo looked up, straight into Shego's eyes. Shego could see the sadness there. She could almost feel the unimaginable longing and suffering in his eyes. Then, without warning, it all vanished and was replaced with the confident, positive attitude that she had seen before.

"So, now that I have this," Psygo held up the box, "we can really start to have some fun."

"What is that thing anyways?"

Psygo opened the box and took out what looked like a pair of cybernetic gauntlets and a pair of black combat boots almost exactly like the ones he had been wearing. Psygo quickly took off his boots and strapped on the new ones, then pulled on the gauntlets and hit a few buttons on the side. Both the boots and the gauntlets started glowing a soft white light. The glow subsided quickly, leaving Shego and Drakken still wondering what they did. Psygo was eager to oblige them.

"This is S.L.A.M. It's a Sonic Laser Amplification Machine. This device increases my strength by tenfold. It also has a few extra gadgets that are invaluable for people in our particular field of work."

"Sweet. So, when do we get to take it out for a test drive?"

"That depends. Can you drive the hovercraft, Shego?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Drakken, I need you to open up the right gauntlet and remove the tracking chip that Wade had installed."

Drakken nodded in agreement. He quickly took out the emergency toolkit he kept on the hovercraft and got to work while Shego drove.

"This is amazing technology! With a weapon this powerful, I could easily take over the world."

"Yeah, well, don't mess it up. This is the only one in existence and most of the parts for it aren't even in production anymore."

"Damn. I was hoping to make some for my henchmen."

"Trust me Doc. The only one you need is on the one person who can use it best. Me."

Gustavo's Seaplane – over Middleton

Kim had heard Wade's distress call and was about to make an emergency jump from the plane when the Kimmunicator beeped. Kim quickly answered the Kimmunicator.

"Wade! Are you there? Are you hurt?"

"No, Kim. I'm fine. Luckily, he wasn't interested in me. He took one of my inventions."

"So, what did he take?"

"An older model of your supersuit, Kim. It was called S.L.A.M."

"Why did he take an older model? Wasn't my suit at your place for modifications? He could have taken that and had Drakken analyze it."

"He didn't take your suit because the S.L.A.M. was much more powerful."

"Wait, how is an older model more powerful than the new one?"

"Because, the S.L.A.M. was experimental. It was made out of parts that are illegal now. I made your suit out of legal materials. I made your suit as strong as I could with the materials that I could use, but it was still no match for the sheer muscle power of S.L.A.M."

"Okay, that's understandable. I'll have to talk to you when I get back on the ground, Wade."

"Alright, Kim."

Kim turned off the Kimmunicator and turned to Ron who was still wrestling with the harnesses to the parachute.

"Ron, are you ready, yet?"

"Not quite, KP. Oh, wait, I got it now."

Ron finally got the straps on right and stepped up to the door of the plane. As he looked down at the passing scenery, he gulped and looked at Kim.

"You know, Kim, I never can get used to this whole skydiving thing."

"You'll be alright. Someday."

Kim and Ron both jumped out of the plane at the same time. A short time later, they pulled the cords to their parachutes and floated easily down to the ground. Luckily, they had angled their landing close enough to their houses so that walking home wouldn't be too far. Kim said goodnight to Ron and headed home.

Drakken's Secret Mountain Lair

Shego, Psygo, and Drakken had gone back to the lair. Satisfied with their day's work, each headed to their own rooms to settle down for the night. Shego dropped down onto her bed, letting herself relax into the soft green fabric. Her mind soon began to wander, straying back to thoughts of Psygo. The quality of him that reminded her of someone had not left her mind and now it was tearing at her brain to solve this puzzle.

Dammit. What the hell is it. I know it's there. But what is IT?

Shego shook herself away from this puzzle and tried to think of something else. But to her surprise, the only thing she could think of was Psygo.

A shadow moving past her door caught her eye as Shego sat bolt upright in her bed. She ran to the doorway and peeked around the corner, checking the hallway for any signs of movement. Seeing none, Shego closed the door. She locked it, walked back to her bed, got undressed, and slipped under the blanket. Before long, she fell asleep.

Psygo's room

Psygo was sitting on his bed with his head in his hands. A sound off to his left caught his attention and Psygo looked around. Seeing nothing, Psygo closed his eyes and listened closely. He heard the sound again and smiled to himself.

"You're getting sloppy in your old age."

A man with pure white hair dressed in a white business suit stepped out of the shadows, taking off his sunglasses and putting his hand in his pocket.

"Was I THAT obvious?"

Psygo got up and hugged the man.

"So, what have you been up to while I was away?"

"Mostly brushing up on my powers. You?"

"The same. Not much else to do when you're locked in a cell with nothing to do but stare at the ceiling and watch T.V."

"Wait a minute. They let you have a T.V. in your cell?"

"Big screen. And a king sized bed."

"Wow. What did you do, sleep with the warden?"

"The warden was a woman, and yes, occasionally she wanted repayment for the favors she had so graciously granted."

The old man laughed as he sat down on Psygo's bed.

"You're still as arrogant and impulsive as I remember."

Psygo's face was suddenly overcome with seriousness.

"So, is everyone else alright?"

"Thanks to you, the rest of the team made it out without any injuries or being captured by the GJ."

"That's good. What happened to J-Go? Have you heard anything?"

"No. We still haven't received any confirmation that J-Go is even still alive."

"Dammit!" Psygo yelled as his fist met the nearest wall, cracking it and causing the room to rumble slightly.

"Calm down, Psygo. If he's still alive, we'll find him and we'll stop him."

"No! WHEN we find him, I will take him down. This is my responsibility. Not yours, not the rest of the team's."

"Are you even sure that you can take him. I mean, with his power…"

"I told you, old man. I've been practicing."

"Well, if you're sure, I'll go tell the team about your decision. Anything else you'd like me to relay to the team?"

"Actually, there is. Tell the team that I might have found a solution to our Wade problem. And a new member for our team."

"You want to let Shego into our group?"

"Damn straight. I've watched her for a long time and I see a lot of potential in that woman."

"I think she's trouble."

"That's why I like her."

"Don't tell me you're actually falling for her."

"You knew I loved her before I was sent to prison. Did you really think three years in that metal apartment would change that?" Psygo looked the old man directly in the eyes.

"No. But you can't blame an old man for hoping that his pupil would learn to stay out of trouble."

"Can't help it. For some reason, trouble is just attracted to me. And I to it."

"Well, try to stay out of it for at least a little while. You saved us once. We don't want to have to return the favor anytime soon."

"You take care of yourself, old man."

The man in the white suit nodded, and began walking towards the door. Before he made it all the way out of the door, the old man seemed to fade until he could no longer be seen. Psygo sat back onto his bed and disengaged the S.L.A.M. He put it back into its box and climbed into bed. Psygo sat in the darkness until he faded into a sleep filled with unpleasant dreams and wonderful nightmares.

End Chapter 4