Chapter 3: No…

Summary: Fed up with Shego's attitude, Dr. Drakken enlists the help of the other villains to put Shego in her place. But, when a battered Shego arrives on her doorstep, why does Kim feel so strongly about it?

Warning: Very flashback-y chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kim Possible or any related characters. If I somehow steal someone's plot device, tell me. (I'm paranoid about inadvertently stealing someone else's stuff).

More Warning: Kim will be sligh- very OoC in this chapter. No, I won't explain why, because that's for a later chapter, I'm just saying that it was done intentionally.

RachaelRae: I agree with you. I hate it when authors do that just as much as the next guy... but...sadly, it has to happen for justification of future chapters. I'm sorry to say that this fic will have some dark chapters. But not many, I really don't like writing dark fics, but this plot bunny wouldn't stay quiet. But don't worry, there will be retribution!

XoXoGiggleGirl1: Thank you! I 3 kigo too! (which is why just about half the stories I want to write involve kigo-y goodness, yum)

Hobbes the Cat: My dA name is the same as my FF name. Just type: "Last Straw kigo" in the search bar, this fic should pop up. Then you can also see my poor excuse for artwork! [I wish I could draw... :{ ]

Invader Johnny: lolz

Daryl: I can't wait to have them read...and judged by a jury of my peers- what?

……………………………………………KIGO………………………………………………….

It was never supposed to be this way.

They had fought each other dozens of times. They had inflicted countless wounds onto the other. Cuts, scrapes, bruises, broken bones, gashes, even the occasional burn. But never did they feel anything for the other. Okay, maybe the biggest adrenaline rush of their lives, but that was it. They never felt worried about one another, no compassion. Just the thrill of the fight, sometimes some anger and amnesty, but that never lasted. Perhaps it was because they both saw each other as invincible rivals, that they were the only ones that could defeat the other.

Either way, Kim shouldn't be feeling as worried as she was at the moment for her arch-rival, who was laying unconscious in a hospital bed at the moment. At least, that was how she saw it anyway. Why am I so concerned about Shego's well being? Why did I act the way I did before?

What Kim was referring to were the events that transpired shortly after herself and Ron got over the initial shock of seeing Shego laying on Kim's front doorstep in the worst shape they had ever seen another human being in.

*Flashback:*

"Shego?!" came Kim's rather startled cry. After all, how often does a hero find one of the world's most wanted villains lying on their doorstep. "What the fuck happened?" She queried to the air, what with Shego passed out and Ron busy freaking out 5 feet behind her.

Surprisingly, it was the F-bomb that Kim had dropped that brought Ron back into reality. "Whoa, Kim! You never swear."

"Huh, oh, whatever, that's not important right now, Ron go get the first aid kit from the bathroom." Because of all the injuries sustained by a Possible child at any given time the Possibles had a very good first aid kit.

"Ok, but why?" came the confused response of the blond sidekick.

"Because! Shego's in danger of bleeding out, now GET THE FIRST AID KIT!"

"AAAH! Ok, okay, I'm going!" as Ron rushed into the bathroom, panicked and afraid by the urgency, and anger in Kim's voice.

*End Flashback*

Of course, Ron was there as well, just not standing right next to Kim. He was at the vending machine outside the cafeteria. Why? Well one, he was hungry as always, two, a Bueno Nacho had opened up a stall there, and three, Kim was scaring the crap out of him (and every nurse that went into Shego's room).

"Whadda ya thinks gotten into her?" the blond sidekick asked his naked mole rat sidekick and best friend.

Rufus's answer was some sort of intangible word that sounded like an "I don't know," which it was, so Ron understood.

It was scary, Kim was scary. Ron thought that once they got Shego to the hospital, Kim would calm down. He thought she would leave Shego in the hospital's hands and immediately inform Global Justice that their most wanted criminal was currently incapacitated and they could come pick her up. Nope, quite the opposite happened, and Ron was confused.

*Another Flashback*

"I need help!" came the cry of someone from the doorway. Now, you'd think that would cause people to look up, but this was the entry way to Middleton hospital, all that did was get people annoyed, and make the receptionist groan at more work coming. She had no idea how much work she'd be in for.

Shortly after the cry for help, came the screams of people being pushed out of the way, rather roughly. As the receptionist looked up she saw the people that had been standing in line with various injuries ranging from boo-boos, to shattered knee caps, were being flung aside like useless paperweights by a young red head. A young red head she would have recognized very well, had it not been for the strange look in her eyes, like blood lust being held back by an overriding concern, for the limp body on her back the nurse presumed. Her shock was the only thing that kept her from yelling at Kim for flinging people around like ragdolls.

"Excuse me?" The nurse asked as she came out of her stupor. Kim had been talking to her in a rather rushed and irritated voice.

Exasperated, Kim repeated herself, somewhat calmer. "My friend here needs immediate medical attention." Friend? Since when is Shego my friend?

"All right, just have a seat and I'll see-"of course if she had thought about it the nurse would have realized that when a well known hero was flinging people out of the way, there was no "waiting".

"She needs admittance NOW!" That worked.

Not ten seconds later a stretcher was brought out and Shego was laid on it. Of course when they did this, the sheet covering her came off, and the doctors got a glimpse of what they were dealing with. One of them threw up, and the receptionist understood the urgency in Kim's voice."

*End Flashback*

Of course, Kim mused, that wasn't the end was it? While the doctors were working on Shego, Kim asked everyone that went in there for a diagnosis, even if it was every five minutes. The ones that didn't answer got railed on by a very distraught teen. Some of the scrubs cried. Of course Ron was there apologizing to everyone for Kim's behavior.

Then Dr. Director and a couple GJ agents, including Will Du, came, after Ron had Wade call them. Ron thought that Director could get Kim to calm down and think straight, after all, nothing got to that woman, and she never lost an argument. Ron was wrong again.

After a rather heated argument between Dr. Director and Kim, Betty had ordered her agents to subdue Miss Possible and Miss Shego. She would have had Will go after Kim, but during the course of the argument, Kim had actually cracked the emotionless agent Du and gotten him to cry in the corner, curling up into the fetal position. When the agents went to restrain Kim she just stood there staring defiantly at Betty, but when they went after Shego, Betty saw her eyes turn several shades darker as she snapped and put the entire squad in hospital beds of their own.

After having seen Kim act this way, Director understood that there would be no reasoning with Kim and discovering what was going on until the Emerald Thief was stabilized. So, she left, and had cameras installed to monitor both hero and villain.

Kim had been going over all this, trying to figure out what was wrong with her while Shego was in the OR. She had been so deep in thought she hadn't noticed the surgeon standing right in front of her until he cleared his throat.

"Oh, I'm sorry" Kim had obviously calmed down a great deal and was herself once again. Which the doctor was very grateful for.

"Hey doc! You okay Kim?" This was Ronald, whom had just returned from the cafeteria.

"I'm good Ron. So what's the sitch, doc?"

"Well there is good news and bad news. The good news is that we were able to repair a fair amount of the damage, and she's regained consciousness so you can go see her after this."

"Thank you doctor, but what's the bad news?"

This is going to hurt, me. Was what the doctor thought before he continued. "I was looking over Miss Emilia's records that Global Justice gave me," at Kim and Ron's confused looks he clarified, "Shego's last name, it's Emilia. I had forgotten that she only used her alias around you. Anyway, according to her file, she has accelerated healing abilities, which would be able to repair all the damage should she remain here. However…It seems someone somehow disabled it, so…I'm afraid she won't be able to…pull through." The doctor flinched as he waited for the abuse, he had heard what Kim did to his colleagues that didn't deliver good news.

But it never came, just a barely audible, "What?" Kim could feel her heart sinking out of her chest at the news.

"Kim, without her healing powers back, Shego is going to die."

"No. Noooooo!" Kim broke. During the long "no" she fell to the ground and started crying. Crying in a way that she hadn't since her Gramps had died.

"Kim…" Even though he didn't understand what was going through his best friend's head, he knew when someone needed a comforting shoulder. And that's what he supplied. Normally he enjoyed having Kim hold onto him so tightly, but not now.

They stayed that way for a good while, while all Kim kept saying was "no…*sob*…no…*sob*…no".