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Chapter 5: ECG and Gingerbread
Nebraska General:
Kim was crying on the kimmunicator with her mom. After some time, her loud sobbing turned into quiet sniffling. Once she saw that she had calmed down a bit, Anne spoke, again.
"Sweetheart, what's wrong with Shego? Obviously it's pretty serious, if you're getting so worked up over it."
Kim took a breath, and steeled herself, before answering.
"A nurse came in and examined Shego, she says that Shego needs an ECG. She's worried about the sound of Shego's heartbeat. I'm scared, mom. I was told to expect the worst. What if it's something really bad, what if she dies?!"
Kim was starting to get worked up again, and Anne knew she needed to calm her down.
"Honey, I've always taught you to think positive. The results may be bad, they may not be. But no matter what the results, Shego is gonna need your support."
Kim dried her eyes, her mom's words helping her to feel better.
"Thanks, mom, it's just hard though. First I almost lose her to alcohol poisoning, and now I might lose her to whatever is wrong with her heart."
Anne took a mental note of the way Kim said, "I". Anne and Kim talked for a few more minutes, before ending the conversation. But, before ending the call Anne asked Kim what she felt like was an important question.
"How does Shego feel about the ECG?"
Anne's question stunned Kim, as she had forgotten that Shego didn't know about it.
"I'm not sure, She hasn't been told about it."
Kim's answer stunned Anne. She was shocked, and confused as to why Shego hadn't been told the news.
"Why wasn't Shego told she needed an ECG?"
It seemed strange to Anne that Shego was being kept out of the loop.
"I'm not sure, I guess Nurse Albertson didn't want to stress Shego out."
Anne could understand the reasoning, but still felt it best for Shego to be informed.
"I understand, Kim. However, I still feel that Shego should be notified of her condition. You need to tell her."
Kim was a bit skeptical about telling Shego, but understood where her mom was coming from.
"Okay, I'll tell her when I go back into the room."
Anne smiled at her daughter, pleased with what she had heard. After letting Kim know she'd be there soon, and saying quick good bye, she hung up.
Kim went back into Shego's room, and found the green skinned woman thumbing through a magazine. Kim knew she had to tell her about the exam, but wasn't sure how to do it. So, Kim decided to do it fast, like ripping off a band-aid.
"You're having an ECG!"
Shego looked at her, with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm having an E what?"
Kim repeated herself, this time more slowly.
"An electrocardiogram, otherwise known as an ECG. Basically an ultrasound of your heart is taken. Nurse Albertson from earlier, said that your heartbeat didn't sound right. She wants to do an ECG to see what's up."
It pained Kim to have to tell Shego what Tabitha and her had talked about, but it had to be done. Shego looked away from Kim for a bit, seemingly contemplating something. She knew that an ECG was a long, and boring process. Long and boring usually equaled sleep. And since she was avoiding sleep, she decided she wasn't going to have the ECG done.
"No way, Cupcake. I am not having an ECG done, it'll put me to sleep."
Kim gave Shego a puzzled look. She couldn't understand the problem with sleeping.
"Shego, you have to have it done."
Shego slammed her magazine down, in anger.
"I ain't gotta do shit, Possible."
The fact that she hadn't used a nickname had let Kim know that Shego, was pissed. Kim wanted to argue with Shego, to make her agree to have the ECG done, but Kim knew she'd just be wasting her breath. So instead, Kim decided to just sit down and play another game on her kimmunicator, tension began to quickly fill the room.
Drakken's Lair:
Dr. Drakken was currently in his lair's kitchen, decorating gingerbread houses, and singing Christmas carols.
"Up on the rooftop reindeer pause, out jumps good old Santa Claus. Down thru the chimney with lots of toys, all for the little ones Christmas joys."
Drakken was in a giddy mood. Christmas was on its way, and he was decorating the lair from head to toe. And aside from decorating gingerbread houses, he was also baking some cookies to take to his mom's. Now Drakken wasn't particularly fond of his mother, but this Christmas was his year for a drumstick, there was no way he'd pass it up.
"This is going to be a very Merry Christmas indeed."
Back at the hospital:
The two women sat in silence, neither one making a move to talk to the other. Shego opened her mouth to say something to Kim, but was interrupted by a knock on the door. Kim turned off her kimmunicator, and placed it back in her pocket, before getting up and answering the door. Kim opened the door, to reveal Tabitha Albertson on the other side.
"Good evening, Miss Possible. I'm here to take Miss Go to get her ECG done. Also, you have visitor down in the waiting room."
Kim thanked her, and then headed downstairs to the waiting room, leaving Tabitha to prep Shego for her exam. After Kim left, Tabitha began to get Shego ready.
"Evening, Miss Go. Are you ready to go get your exam done?"
Shego crossed her arms in defiance. She was not having the ECG done. Not no way, not no how.
"I'm not going."
Shego's tone sounded final, but Tabitha was having none of it.
"You don't really have a choice in the matter. Something is wrong with your heart, and as a nurse it is my job to figure out what. Now, if you're scared it's perfectly understandable."
Judging by the look on Shego's face it was clear that she was not gonna go without a fight. Tabitha sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration. Suddenly, Tabitha was hit with an idea. She had a way to get Shego to go to her exam.
"How about I let Kim be in the room with you, while you're having the exam done, that way it won't be so bad."
She could sense a closeness between the two, and figured that having Kim in the room would ease Shego's nerves. Shego pursed her lips. She didn't want to have the ECG done, for fear of falling asleep. But, maybe Kim could keep her awake. After a small internal debate, Shego agreed to have the ECG done. Provided of course that Kim be in the room with her.
The waiting room:
Anne gave her daughter a tight squeeze, before handing her a backpack and thermos.
"Your clothes are in the backpack, and there's eggnog in the thermos. Did you tell Shego about the conversation you and the nurse had?"
Kim took the items her mom had brought for her, before answering.
"I did, and she doesn't want to have the ECG done. She, uh she sort of snapped at me, too."
Kim wasn't too sure about telling her mom about Shego snapping, as she could be a bit protective at times, but figured that Anne could help her to deal with Shego's mood. Thankfully, Anne didn't seem to be upset about Shego snapping.
"I'm sure she didn't mean to snap, she's probably just scared."
Kim understood, after all, an ECG sounded a little terrifying, if you didn't know what it was.
"I know, mom, it's just I wish I knew what caused Shego to drink so much. She still won't tell me anything. She also doesn't want to sleep."
When Anne heard that Shego was refusing sleep it concerned her. After all, sleep deprivation was never a good thing. She was about to ask why Shego wasn't sleep, when Tabitha walked in.
"Ah, Kim, there you are. I am about to start Shego's ECG, and I told her you could be there with her during it."
Tabitha then looked behind Kim, and noticed Anne standing there. Smiling, she introduced herself.
"Hello, I'm Tabitha Albertson. I'm a nurse here at the hospital."
She then extended her hand out, for Anne to shake. Anne shook her hand, and introduced herself.
"Anne Possible, neurosurgeon at Middleton General. I'm also the mother of Kim here."
Tabitha looked between the two redheads, noting the resemblance between the two.
"Well, Anne, as I'm sure you heard, your daughter is allowed to be in the exam room while Shego she is having her ECG done. I thought that perhaps Kim's presence would help keep her calm."
Anne agreed with Tabitha's idea.
"That would certainly be for the best, we don't want her burning down the exam room."
Kim agreed with her mom wholeheartedly, after all, she had witnessed Shego's destructive powers first hand, many times. Kim then turned to Tabitha.
"Can my mom be in the room as well?"
Tabitha pondered Kim's request for a moment. She hadn't even considered the fact that Kim needed just as much support in this situation as Shego did. Still, she agreed to allow Anne to be in the room as well. With everything squared away, they all made their way to the exam room.
Exam Room:
"Alright, Shego, just relax and I'll be finished here before you know it."
Shego was currently laying on a bed in the exam room, and was having an ultrasound of her heart taken. Kim and Anne were with her as well. The two redheads were currently having a conversation, and Kim laughed when Anne had told her that James had made Ron nervous when he questioned him about Kim staying in Nebraska. Ron always was a bit of a nervous wreck around her dad. Speaking of Ron, Kim thought that she should give her best friend a call. But for now, her thoughts were on the green skinned woman in front of her.
Tabitha was looking at Shego's heart, and what she saw made her stomach drop.
"This is not good."
She had said more so to herself, than anyone else, but Kim and Shego's ninja like hearing picked up on Tabitha's words, and they both looked at her, questioningly. The nurse felt that she had no choice but to explain everything.
"Shego's powers are attacking her heart, and slowly breaking it down. The way I see it she only has a week left, and that's if she doesn't use her powers."
Kim, Anne, and Shego all looked at Tabitha, in disbelief.
"Isn't there something we can do?"
Kim couldn't believe what she had heard, Shego's own powers were slowly killing her. Tabitha let out a sigh, before answering.
"The only way to save her would be to take away her powers. Unfortunately, that's easier said than done."
To Kim, this whole sitch was getting more and more complicated, and it was making her head spin. Still, she was confident that Wade would be able to figure something out.
Anne decided to ask Shego how she felt about the situation. After all, taking Shego's powers would certainly be life changing for the young woman. But, when Anne turned to talk to Shego, she let out a gasp of surprise. Kim and Tabitha looked at Anne, and noted the surprised expression on her face. When they looked at the bed, they too gasped in surprise. The bed was empty.
End of chapter 5:
A/N: I really hope this chapter is good, cuz I was half asleep, and watching Netflix while I typed it up. Anyways, the next chapter will be up sometime tomorrow. So until next time, this is PokémonSoulMaster93 signing out.