A\N: how are you today? me, i am a bit sad because next update will be the last of this story. it would be a double update the chapter 25 plus the epilogue i hope you will enjoy it.

Chapter 24: Family

"We are reporting from Middletown penal court-"

"The trial of the century-"

"- and a week to Christmas, almost all festivities are at bay in most international law enforcement agencies' agendas-"

"Why does the United Nations think they can finally hold the world most wanted woman? They have tried it-"

"Rumors says that she is incapacitated-"

"Parasites" I say looking at the TV that is in one corner of the SWAT van Shego and I are being transported. No matter what channel all of them are transmitting this injustice.

It has been a week since Shego wake and as promised she is sent to trial

"That is press for you Bets" Shego says nonchalantly. She is wearing that awful orange jumpsuit convicts use with a long coat hanging over her shoulders; it helps to disguise the absence of her right arm. Oh and she is wearing cuffs on her ankles. Like those could keep her locked. I chuckle in my insides "This is how they make a living" The van stop before I could say something. She takes a depth breath and release it slowly "It is show time"

SKP

When we get off the van for the back door I have to close my eyes. No it is not that I haven't seen the sun in a long time. I have to close them because of the so many flashes from press cameras. The police officers escorting me are having a rough time trying to keep the reporters at bay.

Betty's walking slowly by my side keeping my pace; it is difficult to move with those cuffs on my ankles.

"Shego, why haven't you broken free yet?" because I wouldn't be really free.

"It is true you are giving yourself up to be with a lover?" close… but not.

"We are making bets on our channel" oh, this could be interesting. I bet this guy is from a sensationalist channel. "How long until you break out of the 'maximum security prison' they will send you? I am betting a week tops" he says smirking. I have to hold back my laugher at the tense stance of my escorts when they hear the lack of faith in the penal system.

"Is it true you are severely injured?" I wince involuntary and that pick up the curiosity of the press so I try to hurry up.

As we walk some of the reporters gets a hold of my coat making it fall and revealing my full orange jumpsuit… or not so full. Looking at me, it is obvious that I am missing a limp.

All the reporters fall silent for only five seconds before assaulting me with more questions about my injury.

I want to curl up in a ball but my body doesn't respond to any command from my brain.

"Shut the fuck up, you damn bloodsuckers" Betty growls "Can't you leave the woman alone?" in the following silence she pick up my coat and slowly she put it over my shoulders again her hands lingering a bit more than what is necessary. I smile thankfully to her "I get your back, at least here I can help" she murmurs in my ear and we keep walking in silence the rest of the way.

When we get in the room I will be prosecuted it notice that it is already full of people but the only ones I care about are sitting in the first row behind the place my lawyer and I are going to sit. I wonder why did I bother in get a lawyer, the only thing left is the sentence.

All the Possible family, my family I have to remind myself of that constantly, is there wearing reassuring smiles; that is the only think I want, knowing they are supporting me. Even Ron was with them.

I scowl faintly when I see the second row. The Wegos are smiling at me, Mego has a sad face and Hego… the blue ox has the decency to look ashamed.

A week before

When the door burst open Hego's eyes laid on me, or more accurate on my missing arm; and stayed freeze on his place. Amadis moved next to Kim, distrusting the man. Well done.

Shortly after, Mego came in and stayed the same as Hego.Are all my blood related family that slow?

And then the Wegos came in in a more calmly pace… that really gave me the creeps, they have always been so hyper. And more frightening, they just gave me a little surprised look when they looked at my right side and then scowl fell on their faces.

"Why didn't you tell us?" the Wegos asked sounding deeply hurt. Straight to the point. "We could have helped"

I sigh "We were in a hurry and-"

"We don't mean now" "But when you escaped"

Now I didn't expect that; they weren't supposed to know about that. "How…" for the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse of Betty trying to sneak out the room "Betty!" I groaned.

She stopped immediately and slowly turns around to look at me. After a sigh she said "They were pestering me about why you were in a hospital" I arched an eyebrow, I knew how annoying my little brothers can be but I also knew how stubborn Betty can be so that wasn't too possible "… and after all these years they had the right to know the truth"

I sighted tiredly, I thought she was right. "You were kids, there wasn't much you could have done"

"We fought super villains!" one Wego said groaning while the other gave an incredulous look. "You should have trusted us"

"You didn't even know I was pregnant!" I snapped. They were looking at me with shocked expressions; it looked like Betty didn't tell them everything.

I glared at Betty and she lifted her hands in a defensive position. "I wanted you to tell them the surprise?" my glare became sterner. "Ok, I was in a hurry and accidentally left that part out" her shoulders slumped.

"We were going" "to be uncles?"Argh.I have to have a serious talk with this two… If I could change the tweebs I didn't think the Wegos would be different.

"You are" I corrected them. Then I fell limply on the bed tired of being sit for too long. "Look… I didn't want to risk you lives at the time; isn't that enough reason for you?"

They looked at each other and then smirked. "Only if we" "Get to know our niece"

I had to suppress a chuckle; they always have been so easy to please. "She is next to Kim" that seems to get Mego and Hego out of their trance. Their eyes fall on Ami who looks a bit uncomfortable with the strangers' attention. "Amadis; these are your uncles, Luis and Lewis" I nodded at the twins, they were beaming at her but instead of reassure her it freaked her out "Chris" Mego wave at her smiling faintly. "And…" I paused a moment. I had a knot in my throat. That man didn't deserve to know her. "… Warren" Hego took a step forward her but when he saw my scowl he stopped.

Presentations done the Wegos walked quickly to her side and begun bombarding her with questions like her birthday, where has she been, her hobbies… things like that. It was as if they wanted to make up for the wasted time; it was a pity that it sounded like that too. They were talking so fast it was hard to make sense of their sentences and the fact they were finishing each other's sentenced didn't help a bit.

"Shut up!" Ami growled turning on her plasma accidentally and startling my brothers. She lifted her hands to her head and started massaging her temples with her fingers. "I think I can handle only one set of twins, but two?" that made them all chuckle; I chuckled too but I was more shocked than amused. Ami wasn't the best controlling her power yet but she could suppress it well with Tim and Jim around; if the Wegos broke her control so fast… I don't want to think what two set of twins can do togheter.

"Yeah! She is your daughter" "she has your patience" The Wegos teased us.

"It is good to see you are ok, sis" Mego said turning his gaze from Ami to me taking advantage that all the attention was on Amadis "Well mostly" I looked at him. I have forgotten that even if he was always so self-centered he has always cared about us in his… unique way.

In my distraction Hego lifted Ami by the armpits like she didn't weigh a thing. For him she doesn't weigh anything "We have to raise her in the path of justice and all that is righteous on his world-" I shut my ears to his words, rolled my eyes and looked around.

The first thing a notice was that Kim arched a disproving eyebrow at his 'planes' for Ami's future.

And the second is the distressed look on Ami's face that was clearly saying 'Is he for real?' when I annoyingly nodded her face screamed 'can I kick him in the crotch?' at that I smirked and nodded too.

Before she could do it, Hego's face winced in pain to our surprise letting Ami go and falling to the ground.

"Leave her alone" Jen voice came from behind him. She is lowering her foot from between Hego's legs from behind him. I chuckled. That girl did what Ami and I, and possibly Kim, wanted to do. I really like this kid. "Is he one of the bad guys trying to take Ami again?"

Kim's glare stopped me from saying 'Yes' and see what Jen would have done to him.

"Thanks" Ami said grateful. "And no he…" she sighed disappointedly "… he isn't one of the bad guys"oh! She wanted to say yes too? I suppressed a giggle from coming out me.

"It was nothing"she turned to look at me. "How are you feeling?" she asked, sitting next to me on the bed. Concern wrote on her face. Really, why did this girl admire me?

"Hey, she is mom" Ami whined. Possessive much eh?

Jen smirked "She could become mine too you know" she teased and I gave her a confuse smirk if that was possible. Double meaning there, girl. It looked like she read my mind because she blushed redder that her hair and Ami looked at her oddly not catching the other possible meaning of the sentence… interesting.

But there were more important matters to attend now. "Kim" I talked to Kimmie. "Could you?" I nodded in Hego's direction and it was enough for her to understand.

With a silent move of her hand the room was quickly emptied.

"Do you want me get out too?" she asked me softly.

I wanted desperately to say 'no, stay here' but the only think I could muster was. "It will be ok" and she left me alone with my so called brother. Even if I didn't want it I had to do that alone, it had been a long time but this is one part of my past I had to get over with.

"Hego" I said menacingly and lowly.

He lifted her head from the ground and noticed that we were then alone. "So… a hero again?" I wanted to stand up and beat the shit out of him. I that all he has to says? And figure much Betty told them why I was in this… condition.

"Cut the crap Hego" I told him venomously. "What are you doing here?"

His eyes roamed around, trying to buy time. He was nervous I could tell that for sure. Then he sighed. "I wanted to know how were you doing"

"How am I is none of your business" I said angrily. I saw his face, I was sure his next sentence would be 'we are family' so I beat him to it. "It haven't been for the last teen years"

Then he looked hurt and… angry? What the hell? "Don't you blame that on me" he says raising his voice. "You could have come to me, tell what he wanted to do"

Eh? Tell me you are joking! "I went to you" I spat as strongly as I could. His face contorted in confusion "You were the second person I talked about this about. I thought as my brother you would do something to keep me and my baby face" I paused for a second to catch my breath. "But no! what did you do? The moment I said they would split the team you were all 'they can't do that, we are heroes' 'What will I do?' and ignored everything else I said"

"So you went to Mego instead? Was he your first choice?" you won't deny you ignored me?His anger had vanished and was replaced but what I thought was shame; but the hurt in his voice was still there.

I snorted "It was by sheer luck he found me when I was sneaking out but even when he didn't know the why he didn't doubt in distracting the guards to help me"It wasn't like I couldn't have done it without his help but it saved me a bit of time. "I went to Betty first" his eyes opened wide. "Or better she eavesdropped when I was swallowing in my depression" I smiled wistfully, not at him but at the memory. "That time she was still a bit stick to the rules but she not only comforted me… she was the one who suggested I had to escape and helped me; she was lucky they didn't catch her" then my eyes fell sternly on him. "She risked her career and lost her eye to help me! The same with the Possibles that has been taking care of Amadis in my place, they have done a lot more for me than you" I glared at him, his face showed so much pain. I knew my words were hurting him too much. But I had to get that out my chest "So don't come and says we are family when they have been more a family than you!" I yelled. I was hurting… not just fiscally, not just at that moment; I have been hurting since the day he didn't do anything to help. We never really had gotten along well but I thought that he would have helped me and not just panicking about his childhood superhero dream; I thought family meant more to him.

Looking at his face I knew it was over. He didn't have anything more to say.

He broke eye contact and turned around. "I am sorry" he said.

I felt much better. It wasn't all that of a big thing but at least he was accepting he was wrong all those years ago.

… but an apologize wouldn't change the past.

He walked to the door "I won't excuse my behavior but" He paused in front of the door "I wasn't only afraid of losing the team" he said turning his head slightly to me. "I was more afraid of losing what was left of our family" and with that he got out.

Present

A week passed quickly between visits from Kim, Ami and the rest of the family; even Wade (HoloWade) and Ron came to see how I was was refreshing after all the time I have spent alone.

And now I have to face my trial… my last trial. I doesn't matter the result I made the decision to accept whatever the judge's verdict will be.

And here comes the judge.