I'm back with the epilogue to Kigo : 300. I was thrilled to be apart of this writing is something i love to do. I'm always looking for inspiration and ideas. Giving that I've got other projects lined up I'm going to focus on them. And giving what time of year it is my writing will slow down a bit. Well hope you enjoy it it's going to make you cry I'm mean like that lol please R&R thanks.
Rated M for strong graphic violence, strong sexual content, and strong language.
Disclaimer: I own nothing to do with the Kim Possible universe, I just own this plot and I'm doing it for the hell of it.
Kigo : 300
Epilogue
Birds flew over the council building making Kim look up at them. This was the day she was going to try to persuade the council to send troops to aid Shego. She hoped that with Ron and Bonnie on her side she would get the support she needed. She looked her purple dress over thinking of how it was Shego's favorite dress.
"And now I give the floor to Queen Kim, wife of Shego, and queen of Sparta" she heard Ron say.
Walking into the chambers she looked at him as he bowed to her. She smiled at him before looking to the council members before her. They were murmuring between one another. She could hear them asking about what she was doing there.
"Council members, I come before you today, not just as your queen but as a mother. I come to you as a wife of a Spartan soldier. I am speaking as a voice for three hundred families who bleed for our freedom. Gentlemen, we must send our army north, not just for my wife, but to preserve our way of life. We must send it for peace, that three hundred soldiers have not been waisted away to the pages of history.
"We must send the army, three hundred families bleed for our rights. Its not just my family and I who plead for this, they all do" she talked looking around at everyone.
"Send them also not just for the families. We are at war, send it for law and order. Send it for justice, send it to preserve our way of life. These men and women who are on the battlefield are bleeding for our rights to live. These soldiers are willing to give their lives up to save us all. My wife is among those willing to die."
She looked as they all started talking between each other. As she listened she heard it, they were agreeing to send the army. She smiled before looking to Ron who had a smirk on his face. Just then they heard clapping making both of them look. They looked to see Bonnie standing up, attracting the attention of everyone in the council.
"Moving, truly stirring, but it fails to mention that your wife has brought war upon us" Bonnie said looking down at her.
"You are wrong, Drakken brought it upon us and before that his father at Marathon" she said looking at her as she came walking down towards her. "My wife fights to uphold the values that this council debates everyday. Honor, duty, glory" she said locking eyes with Bonnie as she came to a stop in front of her.
"You speak of honor, duty, and glory, but what of adultery" Bonnie said smirking at her.
"How dare you" Ron growled pointing a finger at Bonnie who looked back at him.
"How dare I? Watch her, closely. She is a trickster in true form. Do not think you can toy with the men of the council chamber. Just hours ago you offered yourself to me" she proclaimed making Kim glare at her.
"That's a lie" Kim hissed at her.
"Is it?" Bonnie questioned looking at her before looking to the council members before her. "A bribe of the flesh folks, while her wife promotes anarchy and war."
"This is an outrage" Ron snarled coming down to face her.
"Ah, the hypocrite speaks. Were you not invited to the Queen's bedchamber by her" she said making Ron stop causing her to smirk before turning back to Kim who was looking at her. "The very same bed where you attempted to negotiate with me so vigorously" she said a devilish smile on her face as she looked Kim up and down. "Words escape even the most cunning tongue my little whore queen."
She looked as suddenly Kim shot forward trying to attack her. Before she could get to her the soldiers who guarded the council chambers grabbed her. In anger and frustration she spat in Bonnie's face making her pull back. She calmed down and looked at the soldiers as she pulled her arms free and stood there.
"What queen like behavior" Bonnie said as she wiped the spit off her face. She looked at the soldiers who were standing there. "Get her out of here before she infects us further with her ways" Bonnie growled before turning back to the council.
Kim looked at her, hissing in anger before she started to turn away. Suddenly she grabbed the sword away from one of the soldiers. Spinning on the balls of her feet she attacked. She saw Bonnie had turned to the source of the sound. In a flash Kim stabbed the sword into Bonnie's gut causing her to gasp in pain and shock.
"This will not be over quickly, you will not enjoy this, I am not your queen" Kim hissed in to Bonnie's ear before she ripped the sword out of her.
Bonnie fell to the ground dead at Kim's feet. Once she did there was a loud clatter making her look down at some gold pieces. She watched as one rolled to Ron who bent down and picked it up. His eyes were wide when he showed the coin to Kim. On it was the likeness of Drakken. When she saw it she tossed the sword onto Bonnie's Body and turned to leave as the council members started chanting Traitor. As she was leaving, she was smiling for now the Spartan army was going to war.
XX
Duff stood on a cliff wall looking down. He pointed and turned to see the Immortals start running to the hidden goat path. As they were running archers took up positions on the cliff. The Persian army had finally done it, they had surrounded the three hundred Spartans. They looked at them as they had formed a dome with their shields. Their spears were pointing out of the dome as a final precaution.
Shego stood out in front of them looking around as the Persian army surrounded her and her soldiers. They marched up onto them, Drakken was with them. She looked at him before her eyes looked everything over. Soldiers were everywhere, and they were all focused on her. She wore her helmet as she gripped onto her spear and shield. She looked as a lone Persian walked through the army up to her.
"My complements, and congratulations Queen Shego, you truly have turned calamity into victory. Despite your insufferable arrogance, the God-King has chosen to show mercy. He has come to admire Spartan valor and fighting skill. You will make a mighty ally" the emissary proclaimed as he walked around Shego.
She looked at him, her mind racing. She thought of Kim and their children. She wanted to see them again, hold them and kiss them. She lowered her head, Kim's face flashing through her mind.
"Yield Shego" a familiar voice said making her lift her head up. Looking she saw him standing there, Duff. "Use your reason, think of your soldiers, I beg this of you" he said making her look to him as he stood there.
"Listen to your fellow Greek, he can attest to the divine ones generosity. Despite your several insults, despite your horrid blasphemies. The lord of hosts is prepared to forgive all, and more to reward your service. You fight for your lands, keep them. You fight for Sparta, she will be wealthier and more powerful than ever before. You fight for your Queen ship, you will be proclaimed warlord of all Greece, answerable to the one true master of the world." the man explained catching Shego's attention as she looked to him before looking to Drakken who was sitting on his throne. "Shego, your victory will be complete, if you but lay down your arms, and kneel before holy Drakken."
It's been more than thirty years since the wolf in the winter cold. And now, as then it's not fear that grips her, only a restlessness. A heightened sense of things. The seaborne breeze coolly kissing the sweat at her chest and neck. Gulls cawing, complaining even as they feast on the thousands of floating dead. The steady breathing of the three hundred at her back, ready to die for her without a moment's pause. Every one of them, ready to die.
She looked at him before turning her attention back up to Drakken who was looking down at her. Sweat rolled down her neck as a cool breeze blew across her bare chest. A gull cried out making her glance up as it hovered above them. Slowly she tipped her head down sighing a bit. Her mind raced, jumping back to a dark night all those years ago when she faced the wolf. She smirked a bit thinking how much easier that wolf was to kill.
Her Helmet is stifling.
Reaching up she gripped onto her helmet and pulled it off. Her black hair bounced down her back, resting against her cape. The emissary saw this and glanced back to Drakken who was sitting up from his mobile throne. He had a shocked expression on his face.
Her shield is heavy.
Shego stood there, looking out at all the Persians before her. Her attention turned to her shield on her left arm. Shaking her arm it clattered to the ground at her feet. Taking a few seconds she glanced up to Drakken who was standing up, smiling down at her.
"Your spear?" The emissary asked making her look to it.
Shego looked at her spear as she gripped onto it. Slowly lifting it up she pointed it at Duff who stood there still. Her eyes locked onto him, there was no anger in them just hurt and betrayal. "You there, Killigan. May you live forever" she said in a somber tone as she looked at him. His face full of pain slowly looked away from her, shamefulness apparent on his face. Her unspoken words were; may his betrayal haunt him until the end of time.
"Shego, your spear" the emissary demanded making her look at him.
"I heard you the first fucking time" she shot back at him. Her head drifted down to her spear before she dropped it. Slowly, she herself dropped to the ground. Her knee guards clattered as she hit the ground hard. She leaned forward her fist resting on the ground. She bowed her head to Drakken who was smiling for he had won.
Her head was lowered as she closed her eyes. As she did she started to have flashes fill her mind. She saw Kim laying on a blanket, her red hair pillowed around her head. Slowly she looked at her as Shego reached down and stoked her cheek. It was an old memory, back from a time of peace. She smirked a bit before looking up towards the Persian army. "TARA" she bellowed quickly.
Suddenly the shields parted and Tara came running out gripping a spear tightly. Running forward she used Shego as a platform, launching herself through the air. She stabbed the spear through the emissary. The man tumbled to the ground dead making Shego smile and Drakken recoil in shock. Tara looked at the dead man before backing up.
"SLAUGHTER THEM" Drakken roared sweeping his hand over the Spartans.
Arrows started raining down on them striking the Spartans. Shego grabbed her spear and picked it up. She jumped up and focused on Drakken as he stood on his throne. With a growl she hefted her spear up and started to run forward. With a thunderous roar she launched the spear as three arrows struck her.
Her helmet was stifling, it narrowed her vision, and she must see far. Her shield was heavy, it threw her off balance, and her target is far away.
The spear flew through the air flying towards Drakken. Suddenly the spearhead sliced his left cheek open before crashing through the back of the throne. Drakken turned with the attack gasping in shock. His hand reached up and rubbed his cheek. Pulling his hand back he looked in shock to see it covered in blood. Slowly turning he shielded his face so no one could see it.
Shego saw this and her face had a slight smirk that was twisted by a sneer of pain. She slowly fell to her knees as the Spartans around her kept dying. Zita ran by her slashing her sword through some Immortals. Spinning around she threw her shield making it slam into a soldier. Suddenly she turned as a spear stabbed into her.
She stopped as blood started dripping from her wound. She closed her eyes, thinking about Felix. Opening her eyes she grabbed the spear and pushed it deeper into her body. The Persian looked at her shocked as she did this. With Felix fresh in her mind she let out a roar and cut down two Immortals. Her attention turned back to the one gripping the spear. With another roar she stabbed him too killing him. As she fell to her knees other Immortals ran up to her and drove their swords into her, fully finishing her off.
The old ones say we Spartans are descended from Hercules himself. Bold Shego gives testament to our bloodline. Her roar is long and loud.
Shego still sat there on her knees looking as Drakken did what he could to hide his wound. She looked to her sword on her hip. She gripped it and pulled it out as she let out a thunderous roar that echoed throughout the cliff walls around her. It was a roar that was long. Once she was done the sword clattered to the ground. Slowly she fell forward onto all fours.
Spartans around her were dying as the arrows around them stopped falling. She heard groaning coming from beside her. Looking her eyes fell onto Tara who had a few arrows sticking from her chest. Blood dripped from her mouth as her head turned to face her.
"My queen," she groaned out as she tried to grip Shego's hand. Shego seeing this grabbed her hand. "It's an honor to die at your side" she said locking eyes with Shego.
"It's an honor to have lived at yours" she said looking on as Tara stopped breathing and died.
She lowered her head before she mustered what strength she could. She pushed herself up, weakly getting back to her feet. She looked at the Persians before turning slowly, back in the direction of Sparta. "MY QUEEN" she roared before her face softened a bit. "My wife" she said softly before a lone tear dripped from her eyes. "My love, I am sorry Princess, goodbye my love" she whispered softly as her arms went out.
The arrows fired raining down on Shego. They impacted her knocking her back to the ground. She laid there taking shallow breaths as she stared at the sky. All sounds were drifting away as she laid there. I love you Kim, she thought before she was taken by death.
XX
Kim stood in a field outside of Middleton, the same field were Shego had left with the three hundred. She stood there looking on as a lone Spartan soldier came walking through the field. She saw it was Betty, who had a cloth wrapped around her one eye. They looked at one another as she came to a stop in front of her.
No words were spoken as she extended her hand to Kim. The redhead looked at her as she reached out and an object was placed into her hand. Looking at it she saw it was the necklace she had given Shego before she left. A tear slipped from her eye as she closed them and gripped onto the necklace.
Betty looked at her, sadness on her face as she walked past Kim. As she walked, the twin girls ran past her heading towards Kim. Turning she looked as Kim knelt down to look at them. She reached out and hugged them both in her arms. Pulling back she looked to the daughter who resembled Shego. She placed it around her neck and looked at her. She glanced up as Betty walked away, leaving them there to mourn.
"Remember us" as simple an order as a queen can give. "Remember why we died."
XX
Betty stood before the council looking around at them after telling the story of the battle. She looked at each of them as she walked around. "For she did not wish tribute or song. Nor did she want monuments, nor poems of war and valor. Her wish was simple. 'Remember us' she said to me" Betty said looking around before leaving the council chambers and walking towards the army.
That was her hope. Should any free soul come across that place, in all the countless centuries yet to be, may all our voices, whisper to you from the ageless stones. Go tell the Spartans, passerby, that here by Spartan law, we lie. And so my Queen died, and my brothers and sisters died...
XX
(One year later)
Betty stood there, her one good eye scanning over everyone of the Spartans before her. Slowly she began to walk through them towards the front of the Spartan army. "Barely a year ago they died. Long I pondered my queen's cryptic talk of victory" she said as she continued to walk through the army. Her hand came up and rested on a man's shoulder who was looking at her.
"Time has proven her wise. For from free Greek to free Greek, the word was spread that bold Shego and her three hundred, so far from home, laid down their lives not just for Sparta, but for all Greece, and the promise this country holds" she proclaimed as she moved to the front of the army.
She grabbed her spear from a soldier. She looked forward to see the Persian army once more before her making her sneer. "Now, here on this rugged patch of earth called Plataea, DRAKKEN'S HORDES FACE OBLITERATION" she roared out making the Spartan army cheer.
"Just there the barbarians huddle," she started pointing forward before turning back to the army. "Sheer terror gripping tight their hearts, with icy fingers. Knowing full well what merciless horrors they suffered, at the swords and spears of three hundred" she stopped a small smirk going across her face as she turned back to look at the Persian army. "Yet now they stare across the plain at ten thousand Spartans, COMMANDING THIRTY THOUSAND FREE GREEKS," she bellowed as the army put their helmets on preparing for battle.
Turning back she let out a Spartan cheer as to which the army replied with three deep bellowing cheers. Turning back around her eyes focused on the Persians once more. Her mind racing, visions filling her mind she could see Shego and the three hundred once more. She could see how saddened Kim was when she brought the necklace back to her.
"The enemy outnumber us a paltry three to one. Good odds for any Greek. This day, we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny, and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine" she voiced before smiling a bit. Tipping her head down she placed her helmet on and turned to face the army.
"GIVE THANKS, MEN AND WOMEN OF GREECE, TO SHEGO AND THE BRAVE THREE HUNDRED. TO VICTORY." She cheered making every soldier start yelling a battle cry.
In a flash she led the charge. The massive army of Greek soldiers charged forward focusing on the cornered Persian army. As they ran they were chanting Shego's name. Betty out in front was on a dead sprint across the open ground. She was locked onto vengeance. Now it was time to show the world what the Spartan army was capable of. It was time to have the victory Shego sought so hard after. And the peace she laid her life down for.
