Ron sat on his couch, staring at the wall. Wade had just dropped the terrible news. Kim and Monique were missing. They'd been on the grid for a week in the jungle before Wade lost track of them. They'd gone in search of Shego, and now they were nowhere to be found as well. What the hell was going on? His throat was completely dry. He should've been with them. Sure he wasn't up for saving Shego, but his two friends were missing, and he wasn't with them. It was eating him away. How could he have let this happen?

"Huh, I didn't think you could look seriously about anything," said a voice from the shadows.

He snapped out of it and turned to look at who'd spoken, his eyes narrowing. "Shego."

"Buffoon. That's weird though. Kimmie isn't home, but I guess she's not on a mission either," the green skinned woman said. She slowly stepped out of the darkness so the blonde boy could see her.

His eyes widened. "Shego… you… you look terrible." He scanned her up and down, taking in her ripped clothes that were covered in dirt and blood.

She rolled her eyes, "Hey, you'd be the same if you hadn't gotten the chance to get cleaned up after being stuck in a jungle for a few months."

Then he snapped slightly, "Where's Kim?!"

She blinked, "Uh… didn't I just say I was looking for her? I do believe I said so."

"But how? She… she went looking for you," he said in confusion.

"She did what?!" Shego snarled. "Oh damn it! I was coming to find her to let her know I was alright! Shit! Ok, I need to know, where did she go to search for me?!"

"She went to where your jet crashed."

Shego paled instantly.

"I-Is something wrong?"

"She's in trouble," the woman said in an almost hollow voice.

"What?" he asked in alarm.

"I need to find her immediately," she said with resolve. "Call the nerdlinger. I need a ride. I'll be back in an hour. It better be ready by then."

"Wait! Shego!" Ron said hurriedly, but the villain was gone.

He grumbled and called Wade. "I need a ride. We're going to the same place as where you dropped off Kim."

"We…?" Wade asked hesitantly.

"Me and….. Shego."

"Shego?! She's there?!" he asked, sounding frantic.

"Yeah… but she looked like she'd been through hell. Anyways, I need a ride at my place within an hour."

"You going with her?"

"Of course! Kim's my best friend!"

"Alright… but be careful Ron," he said hesitantly.

"I got it, thanks." He hung up and began packing his things for the trip. He made sure to pack every gadget he possibly could. He would need it.

As Shego had said, she arrived an hour after she'd left, and there was a helicopter hovering overhead. She looked much better than before. She'd cleaned up and pulled on a new cat suit. Other than a slight scar on her cheek she looked like she had a few months back.

"I'm coming with you," Ron said, following after his enemy.

Shego raised an eyebrow and said, "Don't slow me down. I'm not like Princess. If you do something stupid, I won't save you."

He nodded slowly. It was better than her saying she'd dispose of him herself.

After strapping in, Ron said, "Can I… ask you a question."

"You just did."

"What happened to you? You were missing for three months. Sure it was nice that we didn't have to worry about you breaking Drakken out… but you just sort of vanished. There was no sign of you at the wreckage site either."

Shego's eyes narrowed and she said very slowly, "There are some questions I'll answer, and there are some questions I won't. This happens to be the latter."

"Then… why are we going after Kim?"

"She's missing isn't she?" Shego asked, as if that cleared up everything.

"Yeah… but why would YOU join me in searching?"

"If you went alone she'd never come back alive."

"You want her… to come back alive?" he asked in confusion, "Aren't you the enemy? Shouldn't you hate her and want her gone?"

"So what if I'm the enemy? That's just work. I actually like her you know."

"You… like her?"

"Doy. I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't."

"So you want to be friends with her?"

Both of Shego's eyebrows rose. Was he really that dense? She slowly shook her head and sighed, "You're such an idiot."

"What? What'd I do?" he asked, not entirely sure why she seemed so disapproving.

"Moving on, before we arrive I need to warn you." She sounded dead serious and he grew silent. "This jungle isn't normal. You better stick close but do NOT get in my way. It was hard enough getting out of there the first time. Hopefully, even with you as baggage, we'll be able to get out alive again."

He gulped, "What's in there?"

She balled her hands into fists and said in a low growl, "I dodn't know. That's just it. Something was in that jungle. I never found out what it was… but it just kept attacking, again and again. It was almost as if it was a shadow or the jungle itself. I only survived because of my plasma."

"What do you mean?"

"It feared it. When I first encountered whatever it was, I didn't light my plasma since I was exhausted from the crash. When I couldn't do anything… I lit my hands in anger, and it dissipated. For that night I went back to the jet. I needed something that would keep whatever it was out while I rested. I can't use my plasma forever."

It didn't sound like the story was over, but Ron was already covering his mouth with his hands while his eyes grew wide. Even so, he still said, "G-Go on."

"While inside the jet resting it came back. It tried to get me out, jostling the entire thing. Then I realized something. It felt like the turbulence that had sent me plummeting to the ground. Whatever was attacking me while I was trying to rest was the reason I crashed in the first place." Her eyes were dark as she thought back. "As I traveled through the forest trying to escape, it kept coming after me. I didn't know if it was trying to capture me or kill me, but I couldn't keep up with it. That's why… that's why I need to find Kimmie and fast. I have a natural defense against it, she doesn't. I can only hope she's managed to survive this long…"

Ron gulped. He really hoped his best friend would be ok.

They passed the rest of the time in silence. Ron was dreading the arrival to the forest, and Shego sat still with a dark look on her face.

She didn't know what she was up against, but if it was hurting her Princess it was going to pay.

Author's Note: Ok, I'm terribly sorry about this... I know i've also said this for my other story, but I've just caught up on all the chapters I've written so far. I have so much more thought out for this one, I just have to write it out. It's going to get a bit complicated to release often as school is just about to start up and I'm the worst procrastinator ever. I have 6 chapters to read, 5 to outline, and 4 that I need to do the problems on for AP Statistics within two weeks. I've read the first chapter. That's it. So I'm going to be taking a break and HOPEFULLY be able to pull myself away from teh computer long enough to get at least another chapter done. So, please do bear with me and don't forget I exist! (even If I end up not updating for a while...) At least... I left this one off with a very... interesting cliffhanger...