Chapter 4
The Enemy of my Enemy
Author Note: A few minor changes/corrections have been made as of 10/9/2010
Kim's mind was swimming in an ocean of thoughts and dreams. The ocean went from a clear blue to a dark red. Kim swam and swam, but the tide was against her. In the distance she could see a tall dark figure, shrouded in darkness. The mysterious figure looked down at her. Its face consumed was by darkness, but its eyes pierced the shroud, and it looked down at Kim. The figure reached down to grab her, but just as she could feel the cold aura surrounding she awoke to the sound of a familiar voice.
"Kimmy… Kim, wake up." The voice called. Kim could feel a warm hand gently nudging her to wake up.
"..." Kim was barely able to sit up, her eyes slightly caked with pent up tears. She rubbed her eyes as she opened them and they began to focus; the person next to her began to take shape.
"How are you feeling? Angel almost squeezed the life outta you." The person said in a soft voice. Kim's lips trembled while trying to speak. She could see a pair of lips that glistened with a dark green lipstick. The skin tone of the person was a very pale greenish type. Kim raised her hand to the person's face and touched their cheek.
"Shego?" she muttered ever so quietly.
"I'm glad that you're okay." Shego smiled, as she removed a dark pair of goggles that was pretty much standard issue with all of Drakkens goons. After tossing them aside, she firmly grasped the hood that concealed her hair and pulled it back. Shego's long black hair dropped out, bouncing softly as it came to rest.
"I'm glad that you're safe." Kim replied, her face showing a bit of concern. "When I got your call for help, I almost thought that you and Drakken were just up to something again."
"I wish it was that simple, but it isn't."
"Is it true then?" Kim asked, sitting up, all the while reluctant to look Shego in the eyes.
"Yeah, Drakken is dead." Shego replied stoically.
"Care to fill me in?"
Shego took a deep breath, almost nervous, as she recounted the story, "I'm not sure how I can make this story short, but I'll try." Shego laughed. "Did you ever wonder how Drakken or any other villain you fought gets the weapons, or technology, or even man power for what they do?" Shego asked.
Kim remained quiet for a second, pondering the question, until she came up with her own answer, "I always assumed that Drakken would just rob a bank or something."
"Sure, but what about when we first start out?" Shego quickly replied. "Some of us are financially set, like Senor Senior, but the rest of us have to start somewhere, and that's where Omni comes in."
"And who is this Omni?" Kim asked.
Shego looked down at the ground and her eyes stared endlessly at the ground, "Omni is the one that runs everything. If we or anyone else for that matter, good or evil needs anything, he can provide it, so long as you pay him back. Anyone can rob a lab or a bank, but to get away with it, you need him backing you. Haven't you ever wondered why we just slip through the cracks of the justice system?"
"Yeah, I always wondered about that." Kim laughed.
"Omni runs everything. And I mean everything. When Drakken committed his first crime, any and every weapon used was provided by Omni. And I know that you're gonna be angry at me Kimmy, but even your father and mother have helped him."
"My parents would never help someone…" Kim quickly replied angrily, but was interrupted mid-sentence.
"Sorry to break it to you Kimmy, but your father's biggest contributor was Omni. Omni funds both sides, so long as he can use or sell whatever he funds." Shego replied.
"So why did Omni… you know… decide to have Drakken killed?" Kim asked.
"Being blunt, Drakken had borrowed a lot of technology and money from Omni. Drakkens last failed attempt at taking over the world was pretty much it. Omni wasn't making anything off of his failures."
"And why does he want you and me dead?"
"Omni wasn't too happy that I had failed in assisting Drakken. If there's one thing that Omni doesn't like its failure. As for you… you're the uncontrolled variable in his plans. And he doesn't like things that he has no influence over." Shego stood up and reached at her back; her fingers swatting at the zipper in vain. "A little help?" Shego smiled.
"Hmm? Oh!" Kim stood up and walked behind Shego, grabbing the zipper and slowly pulled it down. Just as every individual pair of teeth on the zipper came undone, Kim began to notice a fresh scar on Shego's back. "What happened to your back?" Kim asked.
"When Drakken and I were attacked a dark haired chick sliced me from behind when I wasn't looking."
"I think I went up against her, her name was Raven." Kim replied.
"I hope you beat her."
"Yeah and no… I thought I had defeated her, but as it turns out she survived an exploding plane only to be killed by Cyrus." Kim replied. "By the way, why are you dressed in that getup?" Kim asked.
"All of Drakkens men were under Omni's payroll. They were only helping Drakken because that's what they were ordered to do. Shortly after Omni appeared and personally killed Drakken, I made myself scarce during the fray." Shego smirked, pulling the outfit past her hips, revealing her totally nude body. Kim gasped and turned around. Kim blushed a little as she couldn't help but to peek over her shoulder as Shego bent over, searching a backpack for different clothes. Shego's firm legs seemed to stretch out forever as Kim followed them up to Shego's well toned butt.
"Sneaking a peek Kimmy?" Shego smiled deviously.
Embarrassed, Kim turned her head back around, looking coyly at something else, "Umm, no, I don't know what you're talking about." She replied. "So, umm, if you escaped, how do you know that Drakken is dead?" Kim asked, changing the subject.
"Well… " Shego frowned.
Flashback…
Drakken ducked behind a large machine, his hands trembled uncontrollably as he pressed a few buttons on a small controller. He looked over at Shego, who was gritting her teeth angrily as they began taking heavy fire. After a few seconds, the controller beeped and lit up. A few panels on the ground popped open and three mechanical sentries climbed out. The machines were new and shiny; their red digital eyes scanned the room as bullets ricocheted off of their thick metal plating. Drakken came out from his hiding spot and began laughing manically as bullets zipped past him.
"I'll teach you fools not to toy with me!" he barked.
"Get down you idiot!" Shego yelled. She grabbed the Drakken by his forearm and pulled him down. Staring angrily at him, "Are you trying to get yourself killed?" She asked. Shego clenched her fists and walked out from behind their cover and began flailing green bursts of energy at the relentless attackers. Drakkens robotic sentries seemed to be pushing the droves of men back. The attackers quickly retreated into the shadows and all was quiet for a brief while.
"Did we win?" Drakken asked. He peeked out from his hiding spot and slowly walked out. The robotic sentries scanned the shadows, remaining ever vigilant, when one of them quickly turned around and aimed its laser turret at the ceiling. A figure dressed in black dropped down and immediately cut the robot in half. Drakken let out a girlish cry and he jumped behind some debris. Shego reacted quickly and launched five blasts of green energy at the person, knocking them halfway across the room, suddenly Shego staggered forward. She cried out in pain and reached for her back, she looked at her hand and noticed her own blood on it. Shego grimaced at the other figure as she fired two more blasts of energy, but the other figure gracefully jumped into the air and dodged them. The mysterious figure removed the black mask they were wearing, revealing that they were female.
"So you're the famous Shego. I thought you would be faster." The female named Raven laughed as she wiped the blood from her knife onto her outer thigh. "Eh, I guess it doesn't matter. Now Lorne!" she yelled. The figure that Shego had blasted with five bursts of energy had recovered and was back on his feet.
"Die!" He laughed, as he upholstered two small fully automatic machine pistols. He fired them madly at the two remaining sentries, strategically hitting them near their carelessly unprotected fuel supply. The two machines spun wildly around, flying high into the air, all the while firing their laser weapons everywhere, until they finally exploded. Shego jumped next to Drakken and let out a sigh of frustration.
"What do we do now Dr.D?" She asked.
"There's not much we can do, but YOU can get away. Shego, take the secret escape, I'll distract them for you." He ordered.
"What about you?"
"I'll catch up, I've got an Ace up my sleeve." He smiled. Drakken reached into his pocket, pulling out a small ray gun. He stood up and began firing at the two figures as they began advancing on their location. Shego used that opportunity to make a run for it. She ran behind a large barrel marked "Radioactive" and pushed a small hidden button. A small panel behind her clicked and opened, wasting no time, she crawled to it and jumped in. Shego closed the small panel and stood up inside a small dimly lit room. There was a small monitor on a table, Shego turned it on. It was a monitor linked to a camera outside. The soft glow of the monitor shined on her face, after a short while the feed of what was happening outside came on. She could see and hear Drakken firing at the two attackers.
"Give it up Drakken. You're out of ammo." Shouted Lorne.
"All right, I give up. Take me to your boss." He snarled.
"We're not taking you anywhere." Lorne smiled. "The boss (Omni) is here. Raven, call the boss." Lorne commanded. Raven nodded and she pressed a button on a communicator. Not a few seconds had passed and a large silhouette emerged from the shadows.
"It's been a while Drakken." The figure said in a stoic voice. "You've single handedly tarnished my name and ruined the reputation of all of my weapons and tech."
"It wasn't my fault!" Drakken shouted. "It was that damn Kim Possible!"
"Don't worry about that red headed nuisance. She's no longer your concern." The figure replied. "You and your subordinate though, you've both failed too many times. You've managed to let my weapons and technology become destroyed or confiscated by the authorities possibly compromising everything that I've worked for."
"I can repay you!" Drakken pleaded as Lorne grabbed him by the back of his neck and squeezed it. Drakken fell to his knees.
"It's too late for that. And you know my tolerance for failure." The figure stepped in front of Drakken. His hands hidden underneath a pair of leather gloves.
"Don't kill me…" Drakken began to cry as the figure looked down at him.
"Die with some dignity…" The figure said in a cold tone. The boss reached into his coat and pulled out a razor sharp knife. Omni thrust the knife slowly into Drakkens chest. He pulled it out and thrust it back in, every time in a new spot, until a pool of blood surrounded Drakken. "Finish him off."
Lorne nodded, as he loaded a fresh clip into his machine pistol. He pulled back on the slide and Drakken turned his head, looking up at the emotionless face of Lorne. Almost pleading with his eyes, as he fell to his hands. The Doctor began coughing up blood, his lunges and spleen punctured. Lorne kicked Drakken, causing him to fall on his back.
"Say goodnight…" Lorne smiled evilly as his finger pulled softly on the trigger. A steady burst of shots rang out. Each one hitting Drakken in the chest, until his heart finally stopped beating.
"Noooooo!" Shego screamed as she watched helplessly from the room.
"Don't let Shego escape. If you fail me, I'll make sure that you both share Drakkens fate." Omni said coldly, as he sank back into the dark shadows. Lorne and Raven both looked around and noticed an oddly colored panel on the wall. Wasting no time, they both began firing relentlessly at the wall. Their gun fire breaking it away, piece by piece.
End Flashback…
"… after that, I ran from those two, both of them pursuing me, until I got a brief chance to call you." Shego said as she slid into her trademark outfit.
"Where can we find this, Omni?" Kim asked.
"One of his buildings isn't too far from here. The problem is that he already knows that we're headed there." Shego replied.
"I take it that by "we're" you mean me and you?" Kim asked.
"Is there something wrong with that Kimmy? Don't you trust me?"
"No, it's not that. I actually like the thought of "us" joining forces." Kim smiled.
"Yeah, I like the thought of "us"" Shego smirked. "We should get going. I have a car ready nearby." Kim shadowed Shego, following her to the car that she had hidden nearby. During the drive, Kim pulled out her communicator and called Wade, the screen flickered on and Wade appeared.
"Hey Wade, I need information on a person."
"What's his name?" Wade replied, as he spun around to the computer next to him.
"Someone named Omni."
"Okay, on it, lets see. Oh, wow." Wade said in a surprised tone.
"What did you find out?" Kim asked.
"Whoever this guy is he has a massive network of firewalls around his identity. I'm going to try to find a back door. This will take a minute." Wade worked quickly typing away, until finally he paused. The screen on the communicator suddenly became very distorted and Wade seemed to be speaking, but no sound was being broadcast.
"Wade? Can you hear me?" Kim asked. She pressed a few buttons on the communicator and turned a small dial, hoping to adjust the signal strength.
"Kim… " Wade could be heard saying, but the signal continued to break up, "…he's locked on to my location… I have to shut down, before… " and then nothing.
"Seems that Wade isn't gonna help you anymore Kimmy." Shego said nonchalantly as she drove.
A few hours had passed since Kim last spoke to Wade. Kim attempted many times to contact him, but there was no reply on the other end. The only thing that was able to change the mood during the whole car ride was the fact that they were nearing city limits. The buildings spanned to the heavens, but one stood out from the rest, it was the OmniCorp Building. It stretched higher than any of the others. It's top hidden amongst the clouds. What further revelations would Kim find out? All would soon be revealed.