Chapter 6: Ron's Seriousness

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?

Disclaimer: I own nothing that has to do with KP.

Warning: Mention of scenes of rape and violence. Don't read if this offends you.

Apology: I would like to apologize to my readers for the last chapter (and subsequent ones where Chap. 5 is mentioned), I'm a guy, I've never been raped, nor have I done a lot of research on the subject, so I don't actually know how rape victims handle it. I myself am still having some problems with emotionally understanding others (my girlfriend can attest to that one). But I am working on it. I would like to thank everyone who critiqued me, and though I don't plan on doing another fic involving rape, I will definitely keep it in mind. With that said, I don't have an explanation as to why Shego could confess so easily, except maybe that she was shutting it all out and focusing on what she was going to do to them after she finally got free. And that her pride (in her strength and lack of emotional vulnerability) and burning hatred kept her from being ashamed. Weak I know, but that's the best I got. Once again, FIRST fic, I'm trying to figure out how to do this whole writing thing. PS: Sorry for the slow update, I've been distracted by school, but mostly by Persona 4 (God! is it a great game!) But it's here now!

Invader Johnny: yesssss =]. And not just Drakken...

Krugerfan18: That's kinda the point, to make sure the villains are so far in the wrong so a certain heroine can unleash her own brand of rage-fueled justice. Maybe not the best way, but it gets the job done for now.

Shego2009: That's the intended effect, sorry to say. She can't kill them, can't have GJ going and trying to arrest her (I'm not that good an author yet), but she will come damn close. Don't worry, you'll see what she does. ;}

Teriyakiskater: Psh! Kim don't need no guns to bring the hurt on the baddies.

SweetPixiesmile: I thought it was better too! See my apology, it was written with you in mind, as well as everyone who pointed that out (but you were first). Heheh, yeah, *rubs neck embarrassed* TWO weeks may have been a little long, and I don't know what I was thinking, sorry.

Cellen8: I'm sorry. I can only point out that you should read my pathetic excuse for an apology/explanation...But as I said, it's my first fic, so I'm still trying to work on my character development skills. But I do agree with you! I did kinda rush through that first chapter, and that's something I'm going to (and am now) trying to avoid.

Wjl: Oh, he'll get what's coming to him...but not that, I'm going to need him later. My dA name is the same as my name, you can find me by searching for: "kigo last straw". While there are no later chapters, I do have another story up there (though it's pretty much pure fluff). I'm sorry about the spacing, a lot of people have pointed that out, but I'm ashamed to say I have no idea what that means...I was never very good in Grammar class, and they never had us write stories, so I'll just have to keep trucking along until I can find myself a Beta. But thank you anyways! And I'll try and get better!

And a thank you to all whom enjoyed the story despite all its faults! I'd thank you individually, but we must get on with the story!

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The room was dead quiet in the aftermath of Kim's rather violent and hasty exit. Ron of course had to break the silence with his poor grammar and annunciation, "Whadduh miss?" (A/N: for those of us that speak English he said: "What did I miss?")

Fortunately Shego was out cold other wise she would have tried to smack him, only to fail, hurt herself and then say hurtful things towards the unfortunate blond boy.

Just about everyone was in relatively shocked silence, still stunned at Kim's exit. The only ones not just sitting there trying to figure out what happened were Dr. Director and Will Du. And they were trying to figure out where to go from here. As such it was Dr. Director who responded to Ron's query first.

"Well, it seems that over the course of several days various villains have raped and brutally beaten Shego here." Came the stoic reply. Betty's high (A/N: no, they aren't romantically involved yet) from spending time with Vivian disappearing in the professional atmosphere.

"Okay..." That had thrown Ron for a loop. While he didn't quite know what had happened to Shego he never expected that, nor that Dr. Director would deliver it so concisely and bluntly to him. To say that he was shocked was an understatement. So instead of dwelling on that he switched mental gears to something he knew he could comprehend, "So what happened to KP?"

"Upon-"

"We don't quite know, Ronald," Vivian cut Director off, since she was sure her new friend wouldn't be able to tell Ron what happened emotionally. She was right. "After Shego said her...gruesome story, Kim got this really weird look in her eyes, her face darkened visibly, and her voice got creepy," the young blond scientist continued, shivering slightly from the memory, "She then said something about Drakken not having planned well enough and bolted out."

"Dang, just as I thought..." Ron seemed to go in a deeply thoughtful state, one that Dr. Director wasn't used to seeing on the blond sidekick.

"What is it Ron, if you have any pertinent information on Kim's sudden behavior, we would appreciate it if you would enlighten us."

"Well, I saw her running down the hall on my way back. But the look in her eyes got me worried, the last time I had seen her like that was the Lil' Diablo incident during her final fight with Shego."

That got Dr. Director worried. Kim had pulled a stunt that would have killed anyone who wasn't Shego, and Betty was fairly certain that at the time Kim didn't really care. And almost none of Kim's villains were as tough as Shego, so if Kim was in that state of mind again...Betty was very worried about the inevitable fallout.

Ron was also worried about what Kim would do, he knew she wasn't thinking clearly. On the way to the Prom, Ron had to deal with the emotional fallout from Kim because what she had done had finally hit her. She was almost as much of an emotional wreck then as she was now. At the time, Ron thought that it was just Kim's high moral standards that had caused the temporary break down, but now he thought he was seeing a pattern.

"Well, whatever...the point is that we have to stop Kim now before she does something she'll regret later," the fierce determination in Ron's eyes wasn't something that the head of Global Justice wasn't used to. Even his aura seemed to shift, it would have been imperceptible to anyone that didn't really know Ron, or wasn't able to read people like Dr. Director was. And she was impressed. Even Rufus matched his master's determination, squeaking things that sounded like "yeah!" She could swear that that thing could talk sometimes and really wished that the funding on the Rufus Factor research hadn't been cut. But now was the time to act, not speculate on budget cuts.

"You're right Ronald, GJ will offer any assistance we can in stopping Kimberly."

"Thanks Dr. Director, but this is something I have to do on my own," Ron immediately pulled out his Ronicator and contacted Kim's trusty webmaster. "Wade! I need to know where Kim is 5 minutes ago," Ron's sudden appearance on Wade's monitors hadn't surprised the boy genius, but his super serious expression did, enough so to slow down Wade's brain's ability to process information (for a whole second).

"Uhh...o-okay, I'm on it!" This was followed by the sound of fingers furiously typing on a keyboard. "Hmm, that's odd..."

"What is it Wade?" Wade assumed that the concern in Ron's voice was for Kim, after all, he didn't know the full extent of the situation, and he had some bad news.

"Well, it seems as though her Kimmunicator has been destroyed. But I can give you the last known coordinates...hold on...done! Let's see, it seems to be one of Drakken's old lairs in Upperton."

"Mr. Load?"

"Yeah...Dr. Director?" Wade was surprised that Ron wasn't freaking out about how the director of Global Justice just appeared over his shoulder. However Ron was in serious mission mode now, his ninja training coming to the surface. Something isn't right with Ron, meh he's probably just worried about Kim, not everyday she breaks a Kimmunicator.

"Has anything major been going on in that area recently?"

"Yeah sure, let me check...Nah, I can't find anything..."

"Very well," Dr. Director was visibly upset by this. "Wade, could you please check on Drakken's old lairs and see if there has been anything recently? Starting with the lairs closest to that one."

"Can do ma'am! But, if I may ask...why isn't GJ doing that? Don't you have far more resources?"

"What's the matter Wade? Not feeling up to it?" This obviously got the young genius flustered, however before he could form a retort, Dr. Director was replying to her rhetorical question, "Don't worry Wade, while we do have readily available access to far more resources than you, this is a personal matter that should be dealt with by Team Possible," she was smiling while looking at Vivian for the last part, while Miss Porter gave an approving nod in return.

"Uhhh...okay, I'll keep you posted then, Ron." Wade was definitely confused about what just happened. He could have sworn he had seen Dr. Director smile at Ron, unfortunately he didn't know that Vivian was on the other side of Ron, and thus out of view of the Ronicator's camera.

"Thanks Wade," everyone could tell that while Ron was disappointed with the lack of information gained, he was closer to being his old self as he hung up.

Unknown to everyone in the room a pair of swollen forest green eyes was open the whole time, and their owner was silently listening from her position on the uncomfortable hospital bed. And she was concerned.

========A few hours later========

It was well passed visiting hours in the hospital, but Betty had pulled some strings to get them to stay, mostly because she wanted to keep an authoritative eye on Shego, but also because she wanted to be there for whatever news Wade would eventually deliver. Vivian had gone home an hour ago, Betty was saddened to see her go, especially now that she was just sitting there with an unconscious Shego and a...meditating Ron Stoppable. That was odd, Betty had never thought that Ron was the type to meditate. However she was pulled out of her reverie by the unfamiliar chime of the Ronicator.

"What's up Wade?" Dr. Director was very surprised by the speed with which Ron had answered, it only had had enough time to go through one beep.

"Well, there is something I found a little while ago and just got verification on...It seems that there is a disturbance around one of Drakken's lairs in Lowerton."

"What kind of disturbance?" Dr. Director had once again crossed the room and was in Wade's view screen.

"Well, it seems that recently there have been a lot of complaints from the neighbors about the noise," Wade could see them start to say something so he quickly continued, "It seems that multiple people have called the police about hearing a lot of girlish screams coming from Drakken's lair. The police haven't gotten there yet because they know it's Drakken's lair, but with all these complaints, they'll eventually have to."

"Thanks Wade, is this still going on and can you get me a ride there?"

"Already done Ron, your ride's waiting outside."

"Thanks Wade," as Ron got up to go after Kim, he silently muttered to the unconscious woman who had started all of this, "I hope your happy with what you've done to Kim." He really didn't need to whisper since he and Betty were the only ones in the room and she could hear him plain as day. As he was leaving he called out over his shoulder, "Stay with Shego, I'll bring Kim right back here!"

"Roger!" Came Dr. Director's futile cry, after all, she had been planning on staying there anyway.

"Hmph," Dr. Director jumped, she didn't expect Shego to be making any noise anytime soon, Betty had to give her credit she was definitely tough.

"What Emmy?" Betty couldn't resist using her nickname for her old friend now that she was dying.

"Hmph, haven't heard that in awhile...*gasp*...You shouldn't let the buffoon go alone, with the state she's in? The sidekick'll be lucky he doesn't wind up in a hospital bed."

"I have faith in his abilities,"

"Huh, I don't he won't be able to talk her out of it, she's gone...just like..." Shego just seemed to stop talking, but Betty understood her old friend.

"She won't turn out the same as you E, Ronald will see t-"

"No he won't, you know that, he doesn't understand what's going through her head..."

"What're you saying? That I should check you out early?"

========Lowerton========

======Drakken's Lair=======

Ron had finally found her. He knew that from the fact that Kim's car was parked out front, rather poorly he might add. Hell, parked was a very ill-fitting term, it was more like smashed through the gate. As he approached, he saw the chaos and destruction, traps destroyed and strewn about, he was fairly certain that that Spinning Top of Doom wasn't always in two pieces. As he got closer he saw some henchmen on the ground, still unconscious but nothing serious. That was until he got inside. The front entrance, by the way, was completely blown open. And inside the stench of blood was overpowering.

"Oh God!" Rufus let out a consenting squeak.

Ron was even more worried now, in all the times Kim had fought henchmen, they never bled more than a bloody lip or nose. His anxiety grew as he heard a very high pitched girlish shriek come from deep in the lair.

"Well, come on Buddy! Time to go save the day!" Ron's enthusiasm was obviously fake and would deteriorate quickly when he saw what lies ahead...

DUN DUN DUUUUUN!!!!

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Bwahahaha! I'm evil. Did you hear the forboding "Dun dun dun" followed by the cliffy? I apologize to everyone who wanted to see Kim go balistic, you'll just have to wait ;)

But just what was Shego talking about with Dr. Director?

Oh, and this takes place after StD, incase you were wondering. However it ignores Season 4 (Kim got her car from a favor to a car dealer), mostly because I decided to give myself a challenge by taking out the whole Warmonga / Stop Team G.O. things. Ya know, some of Kigo's biggest cannon enforcers? I must really hate myself.