Christmas' tear Chapter 22: Sacrifices, a kim possible fanfic

A\N: it is actually 11 pm. you should be gratefull i am posting this late... nah i am joking in fact i am very grateful for the reviews you have leave so far... better stop before i look like Drakken, enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 22: Sacrifices

"Drakken?!"what is he doing here?...he knows, he knew it!. He has to be with him there is no other reason for his presence here. He was using Shego all along waiting for the right moment to take Ami away that would explain his need to keep Shego with him.

My eyes blaze with fury at the realization and I think he see it because he gives a very ladylike yelp.

I take him by his collar and punch him… or I would have if Shego haven't held my hand in place.

She smirks and I give her a questioning look. "Don't worry, he is on our side this time"

Somewhere,Sometime between March 17thand March 19th2011

"Cut yourself the pain and talk,we have already gone to your brothers and they didn't even see you in the last year" My brother, why… Brotherson. That bastard must have talked to Jack.

Before I could spit at him a big explosion shacked the building.

"What the hell?" Dementor said in his German accent. Really? With all the times he has tried to steal from the states he should have learned proper English.

Another explosion and the door came out flying knocking the not-so-evil Dr. I grimace as the sound of cracking bones. I almost feel pity for him. But the faint smirk on my face said otherwise.

Whoever is doing this I could kiss them.

That thought flew away from my mind when I saw a group of red clad men… no, not men… sinthodrones.

Another explosion and then the ceiling come crashing down… who have a torture chamber in the last floor of a building?

My eyes opened wide when I felt someone trying to free me and opened even wider when I notice how tiny are his hands.I couldn't see him clearly due to the big amount of dust but that hand was definitely of "Drakken!" I gasped in surprise.

"Shhh" he said.

"What…Why… how?" I had a lot of questions but for some reason I didn't have the articulations power to lay them appropriately.

"Done!" he exclaimed and secured me to a harness; then we are lift in the air. When I looked up I saw a familiar hovercraft hovering over us in the night. I have never been so happy to see this moron behind the controls… wait, he is suspended next to me, then who is…I immediately panic when I saw a sinthodrone driving the machine.

I quickly went up using the rope which was holding me and take the controls myself despite my protesting injuries. I still remembered the last time one of those was behind any kind of wheel. I haven't been so much junk piled in my life.

"Can you answer now?" I asked the Drakken who was gasping desperately for air after the big amount of effort he did to climb here. Weakly.

"I – was – looking - for - you" he said between breaths. "Brotherson told me where you were and what things will you being put under" he said after catching his breath. So Brotherson didn't sell me out… no it wasn't just him someone must have convince him to send me help… I felt thrilled and wistful having a very good idea of who could manipulate that obese man, after all there were only a few people able to do that and I could count them on one hand"And you know I always thought about us like an evil family and… ARGH!"

Shit! We were being hunted by Hench helicopters and they were shooting at us.

"Take this" he shoved some kind backpack to me, it has a little rope coming out of one side so I thought it was a parachute. "I will distract them while you jump… it is dark so I don't think they will see you"

That was… very brave of him. I think he isn't as moronic as I thought. "Thanks" I said.

"… Call me if you need rescue again" he said smiling. It was odd seeing that expression on his face. I thought he was enjoying the thrill too much.

I hit him softly on the arm "Count on it" and then I jumped.

When I got to near the floor I pull the cord on the back pack and… a floatable raft?! He is a moron! I was lucky I didn't crack anything else on my body by the violent landing I did near a park.

I knew the area and I knew I had to get out of there and unfortunately I knew where I should go in order to get some help: nerdlinger.

Present

"He is the reason Betty's men are coming in" Shego says, her smirk grows more.

Then it sinks in my brain "You… you use him to lure GJ here" I point at her accusingly. "How?"

"Duh!" Drakken said in mather-of-fact tone. "By me coming her, haven't you heard anything?"

I roll my eyes. That wasn't the question I want to ask. But like always Shego has the right answer. "He…" she is struggling as if she were ashamed of something. She gives a heavy sigh "He saved me some months ago… don't… don't say anything" I try to suppress a laugh. Oh this is mocking gold!. When we get out of her I will make sure she won't hear the end of this.

Suddenly Shego's plasma flares and she throws a plasma ball to a man behind me. "Sixteen" she smirks but I panick.

"Turn that off" I yell at her worriedly. She doesn't remember the man who was using that weird bracelets?

"Don't worry too much" she said. "That idiot is too much of a scientist" she point a finger to her left bracelet where a line is filling with green light. She chuckles and in a bored tone she says "He has to know how much plasma those things can take before exploding, right? If you ask me that isn't a bright idea"

I calm down a bit but that doesn't change the fact that something could have gone wrong. "Just… be careful ok?" I ask her softly.

She looks amused but moved by my worry. She gives me soft look too and she is about to says something until Drakken coughs.

We look at him "I think we should move" he points to the corridor as a group of men are coming in our direction.

"This will be a cake" Shego says and throws plasma wave, this time from his foot, knocking some of the men down. Since when she can do that?

"Since when you can do that?" Drakken asks.

Wow… I think I shouldn't be that surprised after all she has showed some of the pretty tricks she can do with her powers.

"Shego!" I suddenly gasp pointing to the bracelet on her ankle. The line was almost totally green.

She winces and turns off her plasma quickly. "Damn smart rat" she mutters. "Each bracelet can take a diferent amount of plasma" then she looks at me and smirks. "We have to do this the old way then"

SKP

We gasp at the horrible sight in front of us… that buffoon saved us; he gave his life to protect me and Ami. I feel some tears treating to spill out my eyes when a notice something.

Doesn't mortal injuries normally… bleed?

"Oh man that was close" I hear the blonde relieved words. He is taking out the woman's hand, she is touching her plasma… and a blue glow is covering his hands… and his eyes.

"What the hell?" I asks confused.

I think Ami I so relieved that Ron is alive to scold my 'language' "Time for the monkey master" she says and that confused me a lot more.

How I possible that he is not dead and touching such dangerous energy like it was nothing and what is a monkey master?

A grunt of pain takes me out of my trail of thoughts and when I turn to see what had happened I expect to see Ron on the ground and not the other way around.

"I was worried you would be like the real Shego but in the end you are only a filthy copy, you don't even know how to fight properly" his cold voice sent the creeps to my spine. Is this the same buffoon that got lost in the air vent?

The woman stands up and try to punch him, he easily dodge it get out of the woman line of sight. She begin to spin in her place trying to locate the blonde but with every turn she does Ron move stealthy to stay always back to back with her.

"You are not real" He says cruelly in the same cold voice. The woman wince like that would be a sore point to her. Even I fell that that insult was way below the belt. "A waste of air" He turns so quickly that I don't have a chance to see him hitting her in the gut knocking the wind out of her until she is on the ground twisting in pain.

He walks slowly to her; he looks ready to kill her. My body twitch to get there and stop him from doing that but I know this is way out of what he would do. Right?

"Stop, Ron, this is over" Ami stand between them. When did she move?

"She tried to kill you, both of you" he nods in my direction. "I will protect you I made that promise to them"

"She don't want to do this" Ami begs. Why is she doing this? It is because she looks like her mother? She look at the woman who looks like she has passed out and gives her a pity smile "She is being controlled"

The look on Ron face changes immediately, her goofy smile once again on its place but it seems forced. "I got carried away again, right?"

"Yeah" Ami says shaking her head. "A nice vacation to Yamanouchi Ninja School will be in order for you when we are out of here"

"Ninja School?"

"You shouldn't have told that" Ron starts to panic. "It is supposed to be a secret" he is babbling now. "You have to forget everything you hear me" he says. "How do I make you forget now?"

"Ron calm down" Ami says. "She is ok. You can tell her" again I have a faint blush on my cheeks at her display of trust towards me.

And they told me resume about Ron monkey misticallity powers… or it was mistycal ape power? Whatever. The point is that he is very skilled when the blue aura is surrounding him but he don't have much control over it. Like when the Lowardian tried to conquer us, and he killed them when they threatened Kim and Amy's lives. When the news reported that he was the one who saved the world I burst out laughing.

"Wow… your life is crazy" I tell Amadis with a smirk on my face. I knew that having her as rival would be interesting.

"Ok, enough chat. We have to get out of here" Ron says and I nod I agreement.

"Oh non we won't" Ami suddenly says. "We have to go an help Kimmy and mom"

"Nonononono" Ron says too fast to comprehend even that only word. "You know what they would do to me if something happened to you after I successfully recued you… uh ah… no chance… nil…"

Ami give him a devil smirk. Oh! This is precious. She definitely is Shego's daughter "It would be better or worse than what they would do if they know about your little collection of fanfics…" Kigo fanfic…"

"I… I don't know what you are talking about" he says looking at anything but Ami.

"Really?" Ami says innocently. "I mean I could be mistaken but I saw a few printed pages on your tree house the last time I was there and I am sure they weren't there three months ago"

"Those were an assignment from school" he says too quickly.

"Really?"I smirk at this situation. It bloody funny looking Amy making him squirm. "I thought you graduated a long time before?" he gulps and I laugh hysterically at his socked face. Caught! "but what assignment has the title Kigo…"

"Let's go" he says moving quickly to the door. Kigo?"They may need our help" he lets out an awkward laugh.

We get out but Ami stay behind.

SKP

Damn! I am conscious even when I am unconscious.

I swear when I get free I would kill that bastard. How could he put me a mind control device after all I have done for him? better yet how could I love that little piece of shit?... maybe I didn't?

He made me so he could make me love him too. Right?

And how could that moron beat me so easily. I mean is one thing Shego could do it but him? I am so ashamed.

"You know" I hear soft voice. "When this is over I promise I will tell mom to help you" why? I kidnapped her (well my body did it) and have treat her poorly while she was a prisoner. "I think… I can relate to you" the little girl says like if she was reading my mind. "You just wanted to be loved right? That is why you obeyed him before, right?" How can this girl know that? She doesn't know what it is to know you aren't entirely human, that you were an let out a dry chuckle. "I was the same… I didn't even know that at time but in the orphanage I just wanted someone to care about me but unlike you I didn't do whatever they told me to do, I did the complete opposite" she looks at the door where her partners were waiting for her. "When I found mom and met my Kimmy I realize how much I craved for affection. I am sure you will found someone too"

I stand up… or my body stand up. No no no. I want to yell, tell her to run.

This is hell. It is like… no it do is being trapped in your own body. I can hear and feel anything around me but I can do anything. My body just don't respond do my commands.

My body lifts her and sprint toward the main laboratory leaving the confused looks of her friends behind.

SKP

"Sir, they are tearing us apart" one of my soldiers informs me.

How could this happen to me? My operation was perfect, this was going to be one of the most important advances for mankind, the next step of evolution. With the genes in that girl and my research in Shego's power I could have rule the new world. A world inhabited by better life forms.

"How could GJ be riding this place they don't have any authority to do so" I ask angrily "And all of you stop squirming or I put you inside the machine" I snap at the other scientists who were panicking and running around the lab.

"GJ?"the soldier asks a bit confused. "GJ is coming for the front the door and they aren't engaging against out men"

"Then?"

"It is…"

A door hit him sending him flying across the room.

"Knock knock" I know that smug, arrogant voice.

"Shego" I say between gritted teeth. But she isn't alone, she is with that red head and… a blue man. I chuckle humorlessly. "What is with colors with you? Can you have a normal skin tone" I know how much she loath that about herself and I am counting with her outburst to give time or make GJ believe she is the enemy.

"Racist" instead of Shego the red head is the one who looks most offended "If you have to know most people think she has an exotic skin color" she is blushing slightly and so is Shego.Interesting.

I move my hand dismissively "Doesn't matter to me"

Shego sunk her shoulder like she is tired of something. "Joseph, it is over" I give him a confused look. How could this be over when it is just beginning. "GJ is their way here. You don't have anywhere to run or anyone to hide behind"

I want to snort at this, I have a building full of armed guards and scientist to back me up in case GJ want to take me in… where the hell is all the world.

I look around and see no one but those three people. Those ungrateful little rats left! I can't believe it. At some point all my so called colleagues left and my little army is nowhere in sight.

The red hear snorts "We take care of most of you gorillas on our way her and the ones left are surely on their way to jail, funny how the agency you've been working for is going to take you in" this little woman has surely spent a lot of time with the green bitch.

"Hands up!" another door burst open and a man in GJ uniform enter the room and a brunette come right after him.

"You!" I should have guessed. That one eyed harpy has been trying to get me out of GJ since she became the leader of the organization four years ago.

"Nice to see you here Joseph" she said acidly. "I hope you aren't claustrophobic because the place you are going will be too small. I will make sure of that" she looks at the man next to her. He looks Asian with tanned skin. "Agent Du, please arrest"

"Shego, you are under arrest" He says before she could finish her sentence and start walking to said woman.

Betty face palms while Shego and the red head roll their eyes.

"Agent Du… Shego and Drakken has become a lower priority right now" the one eyed woman says confusing most of her men who now are alternating their eyes between me and Shego.

"But they were the reason for this raid ma'am" he asks perplex. So that blue mam was Drakken… wait. That means that Shego has something to do with GJ coming here… that woman doesn't know when to stop fucking with my life.

"Feeling like seeing you in the mirror eh?" I ask sarcastically. That man is her exact copy from her first days at GJ.

"Very funny" she says humorlessly with a frown that turns into an evil green when a man murmurs something in her ear. "So you really have a very nasty operation running here eh?" sarcasm is dripping from her voice. "Do You know that human experimentation is illegal?" how does she know? This is impossible. "We get an anonymous tip with passwords and information of all human right you has violated for the last…" she looks at a notepad that is given to her by one of her men. "eight years and using our agency as a cover" she says in mock surprise. "I wonder who leave this tip" she looks at Shego and the red head with a knowing smile.

It is impossible all that data were stored in the main hard disc. No one has remote access to it and I am sure she hasn't been near it. One thing is that she knows what I have done to get in charge of the research and development department of GJ… all the people there know about that but turn a blind eye… but violation of human rights? That wasn't supposed to see the light of the day light… light? The moment the light turns off…

"You hack my systems" I accuse her. In my rage I don't notice that I almost admit my crimes. "You know what you are doing to science to mankind… my career" all the people I have to blackmail, all the test subjects I 'disappear' to keep my experiments secret an all that flushed through the toilet because a mother hen?

Another door burst open.Great. Now what? FBI, CIA or Interpol? How much more people she has called to ruin my life?

I am ready to take the gun from the secret compartment on my wheelchair. My finger and in the trigger.If I go down I won't go alone. When I look at the door I smirk. Now thing are becoming interesting.

"F8K" I give a relieved sigh that I didn't know I was holding. And she isn't alone she is with that ungrateful brat that isn't even willing to help the man who gift her with life. I laugh, I laugh as if I am going crazy but the shocked and desperate look on the women's faces are worth all assumption that I am going crazy.It seems I won't go alone after all. If I can't have that brat do what I want neither will they. "Now all of you lower your weapons or the child will die"

"No!" The three women shout.

"Now who has the better hand?"

SKP

"She is your daughter too" The redhead reproaches the invalid man. How can she do this?

"That brat?" she snorts. "She was just my little experiment; it was just a lucky mistake she was conceived a mistake I was going to use for the good of science until that woman got on my way" I see the little girl my body is holding captive. She is deeply hurt.

"I will kill the blonde moron" Shego shouts.

"Soo. Why aren't you complying with my order?" Joseph asks nonchalantly. "You really do want to see her dead, don't you? Shego" He asks Turning to look at said woman "Admit it, you only want her gone that is why you left her in the first place" the blue man next to Shego looks really surprised. He didn't know she left her daughter or that she has a daughter at all? Then he smile warmly. Yeah he didn't know Shego has daughter!

"Shut up!" the green woman explodes getting all the man attention. Now is my chance If only I could move my body a little. Lighten the grip that is keeping the girl from escaping "What else do you want from me?" she asks in a pained voice but he is looking angry. Uh Oh. Don't talk anymore! That man has a very rooted grudge against her. he thinks she has taking away what was rightfully his if she exposes herself as victim... "You crushed my heart and stomped over the trust I had in you" too late.

"Kill her!" he orders me red with anger. "Kill her so this bitch learn what is like to lose something really valuable"

I lift my claw. Nononoonoonon. I can't do this. Please stop please stop.

Somehow my prayers are answered and I am tackled to the ground in a blur of blonde hair.

"I think I won't kill him after all" Shego's smart comment is drowned but the relief on her voice.

Sometimes being out of a stressful situation make you lower your guard… and that is exactly what is happening now.

They are so relieved that Amadis is out of danger that they doesn't notice the gun that madman pulled out from the secret compartment in his wheelchair until he pulls the trigger...

But I do notice it.

SKP

The sound of the shoot startles us and when I see him point a gun to Amadis my heart stops. But before I could react I am on the ground and my prisoner is free to…

"No" Ami's terrified expression puts me on my feet.

I run to her. She is kneeling beside the woman who had a bullet hole in the middle of the chest.

"Ron, do something" She asks me but I don't know what to do. This has never happened before.

"Get out of my way" Jen says taking my collar and ripping my black shirt to pieces.

"Hey" I protest because of the sudden cold I fell. I have to start using something under my shirt.

"Keep pressing this over the wound to stop the bleeding"

"How?" Ami asks obeying the previous order.

"My dad is a cop so my mom a I have to know thing like this, there is no time for chit chat we have get her attention"

Even in her state the woman is smiling now. "I did it right?" she said softly. "I saved you" she I looking at Ami.

"Yes… you did…" Ami answers with moisten eyes. "Don't... don't talk you have to keep your strength"

"It – was – my – decision – I – take – It – on – my – own" her breathing is very labored and she seems like she is looking at anything and everything at the same time. "Am – I – free – now?" she asks.

"Yes, you beat the mind control" Ami says with a sad smile.

The dying woman shake her head."Am – I – free – now…" she asks again. "…Shego?" I think the question has another meaning but I doubt that Shego heard her.

"You idiot!" Shego scream getting closer to him.

"Look what you made me do" He screams in mild panic. "You are taking anything from me" He looks very distressed. "All is your fault" he looks at her furiously pointing at her with his gun. His emotions are changing so fast. For moment he looks like he is regretful then angry and then sad and then… I think I made a point. He is definitely going crazy… well more than before. "You keep portraying yourself as a victim you says I hurt your feelings but look around you…" he is moving franticly the gun in the air making us look for cover. "you have taken all in my life all that matter anyway…" He looks sadly at his lap"Feelings can heal… but you think I will recover my job, my employees… my legs"

"Stop this right now" Shego says exasperated and scolding madly. Why isn't GJ shooting him down. By the look Shego, Betty and Kim are giving them I bet they are thinking the same. It looks like they are most concerned about their own wellbeing than what could happen to others. No wonder they always call us to do their jobs. That man is gonna kill more people if he isn't putting down quickly. "You think you are the only one that has lost something? Look around you, how many people has died, maimed… tortured to get where you are"

"All was in the name of science!" He spats "And most of the damage was a side effect…" it looks like he is trying to convince himself. It is official, he has gone insane.

"And Betty's eyes was a 'side effect' too?" all the eyes go to Dr. Director all but Kim's, where is she?Betty touch wistfully her the patch over her injured eye. I doesn't look like she is doing it because she is self-aware of the missing eye now that we all are looking at her but because she is relieving some nasty memory.

"That… that… that was collateral damage!" that was lame, even lamer because of his spluttering. "If She hadn't protected you from explosion the remains of the control panel wouldn't have pierced her eyes… so it was your fault too"

"My fault for trying to save my daughter from being you lab rat?"

"Yes" then he quickly make a move to grab something and his gloved hand sparks to reveal a dizzy KP. She must have tried to sneak on him using the battlesuit camouflage. I wish I had one… "And what do you think you want to do?"

SKP

The voice of the man has turned to whiny to sinister I only a second. "I could not have all her powers at its tops yet but my senses are enhanced enough to pick on your nauseous scent" he shot another electric charge from her glove leaving dizzier than before. "You know?" he is holding me in a headlock pointing the gun at my temple. "I really was thinking in suicide but now that you are here I think I can work something out"

"What are you waiting… kill him" I hear Will voice. It looks like with Will exception all these men are new trainees.

"No" Betty and Shego tries to stop them. It is gratifying to know that some people care about your life. But the shoots don't wait. I close my eyes tightly but the only thing I feel is that I am lifted from the ground and I hear the sound of bullet hitting metal.

Then a maniac laugh. "Always keep an ace on your sleeve… centurion project is very useful" I open my eyes. "I admit this is a low adaptations emergency only but it is enough to get me out of here" his wheelchair has become much larger and is covered in that grey alloy, his body too. The only thing unprotected is his face. "You see this thing can't be activated for a long time but it would be enough to rip her apart… and you don't want that, right?" he asks Shego who is holding the gun now. It should have slipped from his hand when he activated the armor.

Shego is in a big dilemma right now and all is my fault. I look around and see that all the people around us I worried… at least all the one I know. My eyes fall on Ami who has been distracted from the dying woman lying next to her by the madman holding me. She is really worried… I wonder what has he done to her in the time she has being held captive and what would he do if he escapes…

My blood boils at all the possible tortures this lunatic would put Ami and Shego I he has the chance.

…

I remember mom oncesaid 'I would gladly die to keep you safe'. That time I thought she was exaggerating but now I know better.

If I am this madman's only shield then…

"Shego" my voice comes out softly and quivering. "Ami and you have suffered enough because of him"

"Shut up!" he shouts.

"It is time to end this once and for all"

"Kimmie…" I know Shego knows where I am going with this. Tears are running down my face but I am smiling… a faked brave smile but a smile nonetheless.

I hear the man screaming next my ear to shut me up but when I lock eyes with Shego all around me is tune down. She, my nemesis, my enemy, my ally, my friend, my…

"This I cruel for me to say but I am glad all this mess happened… it allowed me to have Ami in my life"even if it was for a short time. My voice is cracking "It allowed me to know you…" I take a depth breath "… the real you" she doesn't have to say anything, her eyes are full of care but full of sorrow too. They tell me she feels the same. With a resigned sigh I nod. "Do what you have to do"

"Close your eyes" she says as reassuringly as she can, trying to contain the tears that are treating to spill out her eyes.

I do as she said. Memories start flowing into my mind especially the ones of this past year. How I was so confused about Shego's odd behavior and actions to discover about Ami and her hard life, the laughs we shared in the brief time she lived with us, the pranks she and twins put on me; my decision to take care of Amadis, the time the little girl called me mom, the first time I went with mom to one of the school parents meetings and all the people thinking I was only coming along for the twins until I told them about me being Ami's guardian their shocked faces were hilarious…

Damn I don't want to do this. It is unfair that after not having a clear idea of what I want to do with my future and then I finally find a prospect (I still have that recurrent dream) to mold it into something more concrete something I would have enjoyed; I have to give it up and for what?

"Kimmy" I hear Ami's cries.

That nickname… I remember why Ami calls me that, for very different reasons than her mother do so.

My heart is filled with comfort remembering it and I know this is the right decision. It gives me the courage to face what will come: my demise.

A\N: ok I know I have said this before but now it is for real. There are only two or three chapters left to the end. Oh and for the ones of you that don't remember, Shego had a little help to escape from Jack Hench in chapter 16 and about Kim's dream it is at the begin of chapter 13.