I do not own any Disney characters named herein, and am only borrowing them to tell a nonprofit tale meant for entertainment purposes only.

Kim Possible: Gifted

By LJ58

11

"Ha," Kim shouted, and jumped almost nine feet to catch Shego off-guard, and slammed a heel into her side even as she followed up with a quick spin kick that had the woman flat on her back before she could recover.

"Damn, Kimmie," Shego actually laughed. "I think you're getting better than me now," she admitted as Kim came over to give her a hand up.

Kim grinned hugely and pulled the woman easily to her feet.

"I've had a great teacher," she beamed.

"Thanks, but don't discount your own talent, Red. You've got a real flair for this, and it shows. I haven't seen anyone learn so quick since….well, ever. Trust me, I've taught a few others that were not nearly as quick, or as skilled as you. You managed to pick up the basics, and advance to some really innovative improvisation in just a few months," she grinned.

Kim grinned and stepped back to bow to the woman wearing black sweats, and a red top with a red and black Tao symbol that was etched into the background coloring compared to the green and black Shego wore.

Shego smiled, and bowed back to her, and held up a hand.

"I think that's enough for today. I promised your mom to give you plenty of time to prep for that new equivalency test," she reminded her.

"Oh, that," Kim muttered.

"C'mon, I thought you liked learning," Shego grinned at her expression.

"I do. Really. But some of that stuff is so stupid. I want to learn important stuff. Not stuff from so long ago it doesn't really mean anything," she grumbled.

"Not a history fan," she smiled.

"Well, I guess not," she sighed.

"Let me toss something at you," she said as she grabbed her own thin towel to mop sweat from her face. "Say you have to go….take care of a problem. Doesn't matter what problem," she quickly added when she saw that predictable query rising in the redhead's eyes. "Only to take care of the problem, you have to know why it rose, and how to fix it. That means you need to know a little history."

Kim groaned.

"I won't kid you. Some of it is as dry as dirt and as boring as it is dumb," she told her with a grin. "But some history, Kimmie, can help you understand how you got here. How the world works, and why. And if you don't know that kind of stuff, well, you'll find there is someone always waiting, like those jerks you bailed on, waiting to take advantage of you. For instance, everything they did to you? Totally illegal, unethical, and completely against the law. Because they played clever, though, no one knew about you, did they? No one that would care. But now…. Now your folks know. You're making a few friends, and it's gonna be a whole lot harder to make you just disappear now," Shego pointed out. "Only, don't you think it would be a good idea to learn just what rights you do have, so you can stand up for them in the future," she asked.

Kim frowned.

"History," Shego nodded. "Like I said, some is dumb, dull, and boring. You're right. But if you pay attention, you can learn some very valuable stuff in there. You can even learn to spot cycles that tend to repeat over and over because most boys out there just cannot seem to learn their lesson," Shego smirked.

"I can see that. Mr. Owens doesn't explain it that way, though," she muttered. "He just wants me to know dates and stuff, and it doesn't make sense to me."

"Well, believe it or not, some of it is practical. Not all of it. Just some," Shego grinned, snapping her towel at Kim now as they headed for the back door.

"Dibs on the shower," Kim suddenly yelled and raced ahead.

Shego just shook her head, and grinned as the girl put on a burst of speed. She even managed to get through the door without tearing it off the hinges again, which really impressed her. They had had a few issues with Kim's strength at the start, and the redhead was really worried her parents were going to get mad, and toss her back out.

Ironically, it was the twins that finally calmed her down.

"If mom was going to toss anyone out for damaging stuff, we'd have been gone years ago," Jim and Tim had assured her. Then gave her a running inventory of all their experiments, and their mishaps, which made Shego actually wonder how the house was even still standing.

Kim was already gone, so she didn't doubt that she was already in the shower. Even as she crossed the kitchen, she heard water running already, and smiled.

Kim was an energetic, eager girl since she started relaxing after she accepted that no one was coming back after her. Or about to toss her out the door. Only now she wanted to try everything all at once, and if she seemed manic at times, it was just because she was trying to make up for lost time all at once.

Shego could understand. She had seen neglected kids before now, and they almost always responded the same way when they accepted they were finally in an environment where they could be safe, and cherished. She had no doubt the goofy little teen only acted as she did now because she had been assured her parents were there for her, and would not be throwing her out in spite of her mistakes.

Smiling, she started making a light lunch for them, since she knew Kim had a heavy tutoring session ahead just yet. Especially if she was going to try to test out, and enter her senior year this next term. She might complain, Shego knew, but the little perfectionist was getting caught up a lot faster than anyone would have ever expected. She couldn't help but be proud of how well she was learning martial arts, too. The girl really was a genuine natural.

Now, if she could just get her to focus on her meditation and calm her down. That one, Shego guessed, might take a lot more work.

~KP~

"What have you got," Dr. Director asked curtly the moment Will returned to enter her office.

Will held out a file from their own archives.

"Sharonda Marie Gordeaux," he stated.

"We're acquainted. I've run into her in the past. A vicious, but a very capable woman, and not one you want to cross no matter what side you're on."

"Apparently, she was pulled in by DARPA to find, and contain the rogue," he said.

"And what is the status of….."

"I now have the feeling the woman is playing her own game," Will told her.

"Explain," Dr. Director demanded as she leaned back to eye her top field agent.

"You recall the panic that broke out when the specimen…."

"Kimberly Anne Possible, Agent Du. Let's not fall into the trap of dehumanizing her. I already wager that is where those researchers made their greatest mistakes."

"Indeed," the man murmured. "At any rate, Ms. Gordeaux, AKA Shego, seemed to serendipitously make contact with the girl, and apparently managed to somehow gain her trust. She then delivered the girl to her own parents who have been making some very angry demands of certain agencies of late," Will reported.

"I can imagine," Dr. Director nodded. "Someone is obviously keeping that one quiet, though. So far. What of Kimberly. What is her current status?"

"Ah. That is what makes me think Shego is up to something here. She took the girl home but stayed with her. The parents arranged a tutor, and our reports suggest the girl has a very high IQ and is catching up on years of lost studies with almost preternatural speed."

"Intriguing. And Shego's presence?"

"She is apparently in charge of….training her so far as I could learn from those in General Hastings department. They seem to envision Shego molding her as their own could not."

"You don't think she will?"

"I know she's not. Shego's teaching her martial arts, which she is learning quite well, but they spend as much time shopping, visiting neighbors, or just driving around the area in Shego's vehicle. I suspect that whatever Shego intends to instruct Miss Possible in, is likely going to be far from what DARPA, or General Hastings, envisions," Will concluded.

"Just as well. The last thing we want is an amoral monster out there with the power she contains. I suspect, knowing Shego's past, this is just her attempt to undermine the usual powers-that-be yet again," Dr. Director commented.

"That was my conclusion as well, ma'am," Will nodded. "Shego even managed to get them to pay her for staying on site," he said incredulously.

"Consider what they think they are getting," Betty Director smirked now.

"I'm actually envisioning the mess they'll make when the girl doesn't fall into line with their agenda," he said with a grimace.

Betty rubbed her chin thoughtfully and slowly nodded.

"All right. Put a level two containment on Middleton, and keep Kimberly under Gamma level reconnaissance."

"Gamma?"

"I wager she won't be doing anything anytime soon, Will. Perhaps school, and the usual things that she has obviously missed. For now, we watch but do not engage. For now, we have a credible lead on Gemini, and I want all hands ready in case he surfaces again."

"Right. What about Bortel?"

"We just brought him in earlier this month. It turned out he was building that mind control tech he conceived for WEE," she said grimly. "I think we'd better keep an eye open for anyone that might think to replace him. The last thing we need is that kind of technology in Gemini's hands."

"Right. Anything else, Dr. Director," he asked, setting his report on the corner of her desk, knowing she would check it herself because she liked to be thorough.

"You have your orders. For now, Kimberly is not an immediate concern. Hopefully, Shego's gambit keeps her from becoming a concern anytime soon," she said. "For now, we have other immediate worries. So let's get to it."

"Ma'am," he nodded, and left to carry out her orders.

~KP~

"Monique," Kim smiled and waved at the girl hanging new clothes in the local Club Banana. "Hi," she beamed.

"Hi yourself, Kim," the dark-skinned girl smiled at her. "You look happy today."

"I passed all my tests," Kim beamed as she walked into the store, Shego staying outside as she played at window shopping. "That means I get to go to school in time for the senior year," she beamed.

"You're happy you get to go to school," Monique eyed her as if she were nuts.

"Well, it's something normal," Kim smiled on. "I've dreamed about it, and want to just make friends, and do stuff like regular people do," she said.

Monique, who had met, and engaged Kim from the time of her first shopping trip had become a close friend already.

"Hey, girlfriend, I totally get you. It's just, most of us want out of school, and here you are, wanting in," she grinned. "Some folks are going to think you're pretty strange."

"Monique, I am pretty strange," Kim laughed, running a hand through her bizarrely rainbow-streaked hair with the white streak down the center.

"So, haven't found a dye that works yet?"

"Nope. It's just something I have to live with, I guess. Something in my metabolism keeps me overly heated, so nothing like dye will stay on me. I can't even wear makeup," she admitted, "Which dad doesn't mind. I think he still sees me as a little three-year-old girl," she laughed.

"Well, at least your friend got you home, Kim. I can't imagine how things must have been for you, but I'll bet your folks would have a fit if you disappeared again."

"Well, they'd know who to blame this time. Shego thinks they gave up, so far, but you have to wonder," she sighed.

"Just watch your back, and don't worry. I see something wrong, I'll let you know IAH."

"Uh…..?"

"In a heartbeat," Monique laughed.

"Between you and Shego, I'm never going to learn all this slang," Kim complained.

"You'll catch on, Kimberly. Just remember, BFF," the voluptuous teen told her as she reached to hug her. "Now, I'd better get to work, or I'll be needing another job," he winked as she spotted her manager eyeing her from the office.

Kim waved her off and headed out even as she spotted Shego, and walked toward her.

"Wanna get something to eat," Kim asked as she approached her.

Which was when something not far away exploded, and people began to scream.

To Be Continued…..