A/N: Nothing changed in this chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kim Possible. It belongs to Disney and its creators. If it was in the show, I don't own it. I am not doing this for money, only for fun and practice.

Claimer: Krista Ruthie Moore is my OC. If you want to use her, please ask.

Chapter 6: Getting Ready

Cheyenne, Wyoming, December 26

Krista was just finishing up packing for the trip when she heard a knock on her bedroom door. She turned around just as her mother poked her head into the room.

"All packed, honey?" she asked her daughter.

"Almost," Krista answered, topping off her duffle bag pile with her brand-new Pandaroo. Sure, she might be too old for stuffed animals, but Pandaroo was different. He was special.

Her mother began to close the door again. "Make sure you hurry up. We're leaving in half an hour."

Andrea Loraine Moore headed down the stairs and into the kitchen, where she found her husband, Thomas Benjamin Moore, finishing up paper work for their hotel. He looked up just as she entered the room.

"Hey, hon. Is she almost done?" he asked his wife. Andrea sat down next to him.

"She says she is, but you know her. It might be another hour before we leave," she answered.

"We need to be out of here by ten if we want to make it to the hotel on time. I have a meeting at seven tonight," Thomas said.

"Yes, I know. And the breakfast starts at eleven tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, and the Expo starts at eleven-thirty," Thomas clarified. "I told Krista she could just have breakfast at the hotel and head straight for the Expo, as long as she's responsible. Plus that contest thing is at one, and I don't know how long the breakfast will go." Andrea nodded. They heard footsteps coming down the stairs.

"I'm ready!" Krista announced. Her parents looked at each other. This was definitely something new. Their daughter was never ready on time. She must really be excited.

Thomas clapped his hands as he stood up. "Alright! Let's load up the car, and then off to Denver!"

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Outside Middleton, Colorado, December 26

Shego entered the lair just as Drakken was finishing tuning up the hovercar. He turned to her anxiously.

"Well? Did you get everything that I need?" he asked her.

Shego handed him a manila folder. "Yeah, I got that file you wanted. Are you almost ready to start the plan?"

Drakken excitedly rifled through the pages. "Yes, the plan is almost complete. With this information, we will be ready by tomorrow."

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Middleton, Colorado, December 26

Kim and Ron were sitting on the couch in their living room watching the news when they heard a sound they hadn't heard in a while.

Beep beep be beep.

Startled, Kim got up from the couch and made her way into the kitchen, where her Kimmunicator was sitting on the countertop. She picked up the watch-like device and pressed the button to answer it.

"Hey, Wade. What's the sitch?" she asked the now-twenty-three-year-old super-genius.

"Hey, Kim. I've got a hit on the site," Wade replied. "Someone stole some information from a major corporation. The file they took contained CEO reports, basic medical information, and family information. Nothing too big, but here's the super-strange part."

Kim sighed. "Of course. It's always super-strange."

"The security cameras got the thief on tape. Shego stole the file."

"Shego?" Kim said. Ron came in behind her just in time to hear that last sentence.

"I thought Drakken and Shego were, like, good now," Ron said.

"They're supposed to be, but I guess that the good-guy life wasn't too their liking," Wade said.

Ron slapped his forehead. "Aww, man! Why can't villains ever just pick a side and stick to it? I mean, first Drakken and Shego were good, then they turned evil, then Shego was turned good and then evil again what, like five times? Then they help us save the world, and now they're evil again?"

"Uh, Ron, those five times Shego was turned good and evil was the Attitudinator's fault, not hers," Kim interjected.

"You get my point."

Kim turned back to the Kimmuinicator. "So do you have any idea what their plan is this time?"

"Not yet," Wade replied. "I'm still doing some research, but I'll let you know when I have more information."

"Thanks, Wade." Kim cut the connection and turned to Ron. "Well, I feel strangely déjà-vu-ish."

"Yeah, I feel like this has happened before," Ron said.

"I guess that's what happens when you're in the hero business." The two returned to the living room to await whatever plan Drakken had in store next.

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Denver, Colorado, December 26

Thomas Moore entered the conference room just in time to start the meeting.

"So what was so important you had to interrupt my family time?" he asked irritably. His assistant, Veronica McKellen, took a seat next to him.

"I'm sorry, sir, but there was a break-in at the office last night. It seems all they took was your personal file," Veronica said. Thomas was confused. Why would they want his file? Unless…

"Is there any sign of the reports I was working on a few days ago?" he asked quickly, panic slowly setting in.

"No, sir. They took the whole file." Thomas put his fingers to his temples.

"We need that information if this business is going to survive," he said. Thomas stood up and paced the room a few times before turning back to his assistant. "I want you to get the security staff on this problem right away."

"Already done, sir. Police are investigating the break-in as we speak," Veronica said proudly.

"Good. I need increased security around the perimeter of the main office. No more information is to be stolen, understood?" he asked. Veronica nodded, and wrote something down in a notebook.

"I'll get right on it, sir. Have a good night," she said. Thomas left the conference room without replying.

If that information was in the wrong hands, his career, his reputation, and his life were ruined.

A/N: For those of you who haven't read this before, please review. Thanks!

-LP99