Chapter 6: A rude awakening

Shego awoke to the sudden feeling of a cold chill running down her spine. She looked down to see Kim was still asleep next to her. Though something was wrong, she sat up and looked around the room. Nothing was out of place. She reached under the bed and felt the bag had not been disturbed since the early hours of the morning when she had placed it there. She carefully slipped out of bed and made her way to the door. She slipped out of the room without a sound and creped down the hall.

The air was filled with a smell she couldn't put her finger on, something was defiantly wrong. She made her way to the doorway of the kitchen and found a horrid sight. Blood was smeared all over the walls and counters. It pooled around the stout Hamilton as he lay motionless on the floor. Shego held back a cringe of disgust as she made her way to the man lying on the floor. She checked for any signs of life but to no avail. Shego stepped back out of the kitchen slowly; she tore off a bit of her shirt and whipped her bare feet in the thresh hold and quickly made her way back down the hall.

"Kimmie wake up we need to get out of here now." Shego said as she began to tear her shirt again. She frantically whipped everything in the room. Kim stirred under the blankets but made no attempt to get out of bed. "KIM!" Shego shouted as she leapt on the bed and shook the girl. Kim finally sat up and groaned.

"What is it Shego? I was having such a good dream."

"Time to go Kimmie, we have to leave right now."

"But I thought we were going to wait a few days."

"Plans change, we have to leave now before we get pinned for this. Crap I can't believe this happened." Shego began to pace the room. Kim stared at her in confusion until she noticed the crimson smug on Shego's cheek.

"Shego. What's going on?"

Shego stopped pacing and turned grimly toward Kim. "We have to get out now Kimmie. Just get your shoes on while I get changed. Okay."

Kim nodded and did as she was told. Shego was starting to scare her; she had never acted like this before. It was almost like she was afraid of something. When Kim finished her task Shego tossed the bag to her and motioned for her to follow.



The two rushed down the hall, Kim noticed Shego's speed pick up as they passed the kitchen door. Kim slowed to a halt and stared toward the door, something on the other side of that door was making Shego act so strangely. She was about to open the door when Shego grabbed her. "Kim, we don't have time to waste here. We're leaving right now."

She pulled Kim out of the house and rushed down the street. The cold morning air hit them with a fury but Shego didn't stop until they were several blocks away. Shego finally slowed down, Kim shivered from the cold. "Shego are you going to tell me what's going on?"

Shego stopped suddenly and looked at her. She gave a solemn sigh. "He's dead Kimmie. Someone murdered Hamilton in cold blood and we're not sticking around to find out who. We have to get out of here now, you got that?"

Kim gasped. "Why?"

"I don't know why Kimmie, I just found him this morning."

"Well, we have to call the police or something."

"We can't call the police. If they find out we were there, we'll be accused of murder. I know your no killer and neither am I. I'm not about to let the whole world think you, of all people, is capable of murder."

"So what do we do?"

"We get the hell out of Germany as fast as we can. The quicker we're in Egypt the better we'll be."

Kim searched Shego's eyes; this had to be some kind of joke Shego had to be playing a trick on her. Soon Shego would give a cunning smile and laugh, they would go out for a hardy breakfast and all would be well. But Shego was not smiling; she was only staring at Kim with the same serious and worried stare. She wasn't joking, this was really happening. Shego led her further down the empty street, everything was suddenly colder. This search had lost its sense of adventure, now it was turning into a nightmare.

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Shego had led the way to a small bar on the outskirts of the town. Kim sat dully at a table near to back. She had no idea how to deal with this news. Shego returned with two glasses and a bottle of a dark whisky.



"Look Princess, you can't let this one get to you." Shego said setting a glass in front of her and filling it for her. "Come on, we're going to sit here have a drink and get the hell out of dodge." She filled her own glass and set the bottle aside. Kim held the drink to her lips and took in the dark liquid; it burned her throat as it slipped down into her stomach. The heat the drink left behind helped a little but she still felt depressed. The door opened and the cold chill wind blew in, two people walked in and sat at the bar.

"How could you not find it? It's not like I gave you a difficult task." A feminine voice scolded. Kim nearly chocked when she heard the voice. It was so familiar but she didn't want to assume.

"I looked as quickly as I could but you've never woken Shego before, you have no idea what she is capable of when she is disturbed from her sleep." Another voice replied. Shego's eyes widened but she made no move to turn her head. She looked at Kim across the table; Kim gave a wide eyed nod and docked over to Shego's side.

"I don't care if she would have ripped your face off, I want that book."

Kim leaned in and whispered over her drink. "That sounds like Eve."

"And the other is Dr. D. I just know it."

Kim peered over her shoulder for a moment and got a good look at the two at the bar, she could not see anything other than their backs but she knew it had to be them. "Let's just get out of here." She whispered. Shego pulled her back down when she stood.

"I want to know what they are doing together."

Kim slumped over her drink and quietly allowed her to listen in on the conversation.

"I can't believe you don't care about my well being, you know I'm the only one funding this little goose chase of yours."

"And I'm the only thing keeping you out of prison, though I could care less about what happens to you I do need your money. Now come on those two probably found that fat old pervert by now and are leaving town as we speak."

"I still don't think it was necessary to ki..." Eve covered Drakken's month before he said too much.



"Shut up, you want the police on us too. In the end they will take the fall for everything and we'll be long gone with the ring now come on." She dragged him off his seat.

"But I didn't get to have my coco-moo." Drakken complained as he was pushed out the door.

Shego sipped her drink with a contemplating stare; Kim traced the rim of her glass with her finger. She had gulped down most of her drink when she heard their confession. The warmth of her drink had taken over her body and she found her mood lifting slightly as her vision began to spin. Shego looked over at the girl and made the decision to move to the next town and allow them both some rest before they took up another long journey.

"Kimmie, this is a lot stronger than you're used to." She took the glass from Kim's hand and finished it off before drinking the last of her glass.

"How come you're drinking so much?" Kim said as Shego helped her to her feet and paid the tab.

"My body has a higher tolerance them yours Princess. A little alcohol won't do a damn thing to me, no matter how strong it is." They walked out onto the chill morning air and continued to walk. Kim leaned on Shego for support. Kim pulled out the bottle of whisky and smiled.

"Let's see how much you can handle."