Chapter Twenty: Today for Me, Forever for You

Kim had made sure she'd learn a lesson from the last time she and Shego had gone at it. The raven haired girl lunged for her. Her movements made sluggish by so many weeks strapped down.

The redhead deflected Shego's attacks. She knew that once the girl got warmed up she'd be given the fight of her life and she prayed to any deity that may be listening that it didn't turn out the way it previously had.

The raven haired woman spun and sprang forward delivering enough of a distraction with her upper half and before Kim knew it she was trapped in a cluster of shadow kicks. She cursed herself for falling into the trap. The raven haired girl was improving very quickly, almost too quickly for her to keep up.

The raven haired girl paused her attack. Her lungs were burning and she needed just a moment to adjust. Her skin glowed green as she powered up her plasma. The hot fire acting substance did not flare outside of her body as it did when it normally manifested. Instead it coursed through her views fueling her body.

The grin that darkened her face made the younger woman step back. She'd never seen the other girl do anything like this before. The hospital clothing she was reached its burn point against her unbearably hot skin. The thin material ignited but Shego paid no attention. As the last of the ashen wear fell to the floor she felt no shame at her nakedness.

Kim didn't have time to blush. She had a brand new obstacle to worry about. She wondered how she was going to take on a foe she couldn't touch. Surely the older girl would incinerate the skin on her hands. Kim also took into consideration the little protection clothing wise she had.

"Damn it," Kim cursed. "You've been holding back on me."

Shego answered with a roundhouse but Kim quickened her pace. The young Kung fu fighter grasped the out reached limb, circling her wrists around it and jerking roughly. Shego growled at the little redhead.

Kim knew just when to pull away. If she could keep her exposed skin covered and was swift enough with her movements. It would be much easier to bring down her opponent. Kim scanned her mind through all of the types of martial arts she knew. Her eyes brightened at the one she found most suitable.

Shego recovered quickly and Kim dropped low to the floor her stance wide. Out of all the animal kung fu's she'd learned the snake was going to help her the most in this endeavor. The redhead came up and forced the other girl backward with an open hand strike. She pulled her legs in close together and kept moving. She dodged most of Shego's moves instead of trying to take the impact of the blows.

The raven haired woman grew frustrated quickly. Kim caught the perfect moment to connect with one of Shego's pressure points. It wasn't enough to bring Shego down but the mind control caused the other girl to do things she wouldn't normally have. She brought her hand up to the attacked area and began to cover it. Which only gave Kim more openings with the line of fighting she was taking.

Shego tossed herself upon the redhead and the two toppled over. Kim pinned underneath the weight of her opponent. She could feel the immense heat radiating off of the older girl now that the two were so close together and Kim had to keep herself from panicking. The two rolled as they grappled. Kim had a hard time getting the upper hand. Her arms were wedged between them.

Shego grinned and sat up straddling Kim's waist. The villainess brought both of her hands over her head and linked the two together before bringing them down. Kim threw her hands up just in time to take the brunt of it.

The teen jerked away bringing her free arms up and elbowing Shego across her face when the girl leaned in. The force of the blow was enough to get the girl off of her. Kim rolled out of Shego reach and stood up.

"If there is one thing I've learned from all of our years of battle…" Kim began but was cut off by Shego attacking again. The redhead looped herself around Shego and got her into a familiar grip. "It's that we teach each other some pretty cool shit."

The raven haired girl slipped into unconsciousness with ease and Kim hissed. Shego fell to the ground with a thud and Kim looked herself over. She was sporting a few burns but considering what she could have walked away with she was happy.

"Now Doctor Porter if you'd please I'd like to not have to fight her again." Kim said.

"Oliver," Vivian called. "Please set our guest on the bed we've prepared for her."

"Oliver" was Doctor Porter's first fully functional robot. His artificial intelligence semantics were impressive to say in the least. She had been making great advancements with him.

As she created new upgrades Oliver had been her test subject. Eventually the young woman became attached to him and during the test stages of a new operating system the files became corrupt it almost destroyed him.

"Let's not forget the blindfold," Kim's mother said entering the robotics lab.

"What took you so long," Kim whined.

Oliver stopped what he was doing and went over to take care of Shego. Kim watched and was impressed with the gentleness in which he cared for her.

"Global Justice," Anne said. "I couldn't have them following me here now could I?"

"I'm thinking Drakken initially inserted the chip in the same manner as everyone else." Vivian said. "but it was obviously his first try and so they chip has got a few bugs in it."

"Like its ability to function without the suit?" Kim asked.

Doctor Porter nodded.

"This makes me worry about you as well," Vivian said. "So I think it'll be a little safer to poke you than it would be to jab at her."

"God forbid we stick our finger somewhere it doesn't belong and kill the girl."

Anne instructed Kim to lay down on the other table near Shego. Kim stared uneasily at the other girl. Her mother disappeared and when she came back she had a syringe in her hand.

"Don't worry Sweety," She said. "You'll only be out for about thirty minutes."

Kim nodded she could smell the stench of the alcohol as she mother disinfected the spot on her arm. She gulped but she knew being put to sleep was best. She counted backwards in her head from ten and was out before she reached three.

Anne nodded to Vivian and they set to work.

Shego groaned and attempted to sit up. Her head was foggy and her eyes didn't seem to be working. Her brain set to work. She was no longer strapped down and she could hear properly. She could clearly hear the machine's next toher bed beeping steadily. She inhaled deeply the smell of the hospital she was in over took her and she nearly coughed. She hated that smell.

"You're awake," A cheerful voice she thought she recognized said.

She could hear the woman's footsteps and followed her with her head as if she could see her threw the bandages that covered her eyes.

"Can you speak," The voice asked.

Shego nodded instantly wishing she hadn't. She hissed in pain.

"Try not to move your head to much," The voice told her. Whoever it was began to rub the top of her head. It eased her pain and she relaxed. "I'm going to ask you a series of questions once we're finished we'll do something about your eyesight."

"What is your name?" The woman asked.

"Shego," the villainess said stubbornly.

"How old are you?"

"It depends," She replied. "What's today's date?"

"November 14th," The voice responded.

"I'm eighteen,"

"Do you have any siblings?"

"Four annoyances," Shego answered. "I'm done answering questions now."

"Alright," The woman said. "It took us days to find out what had gone wrong."

"It seems Drakken's mind control chips had embedded themselves onto the brain stem. All of your nerve connections from both your motor and sensory systems that travel from the main part of the brain to the rest your body pass through your brain stem." The woman said. She guided Shego into the sitting position and began uncovering her eyes. "We were successful in removing it."

Shego blinked as she eye's adjusted to the soft lighting of the room. Anne Possible stood before her in her hospital coat. She smiled and Shego and the girl looked around the room. There was no one else inside. Nor were there any camera's or motion sensor devices.

"And Kim?" Shego asked. The look on Doctor Possible's face fell and Shego felt her heart sink.

"She hasn't woken up yet." The doctor said. "but you slept just as long so it's possible she'll be waking up soon."

Shego nodded and laid back.

"If it wasn't for her I would probably be dead by now," Shego said. "or worse… she would be."

Doctor Possible nodded and her pager went off.

"You be good and stay put," Anne said looking at her page. "I'll let your mother know your conscious."

"I know one thing," heard as she approached the room. "You guys had better not have shaved my head."

"Now, now Kimmiecub," James reassured his daughter. "Not all of it."

Anne entered the room and the chatter stopped. The bandages still covered Kim's eyes.

"Samantha's awake," She told the younger girl. "If your good you might even be able to see her in a few hours.

"You did really well Kimmie," James said. "I'm very proud of you."

"The chip was attached to your brain stem. Boring stuff really," Anne told her. "It took a little longer than expected."

"What happened to thirty minutes?" Kim asked. Her head hurt and she was extremely annoyed. "It's been like a week."

"It took a little longer than expected." Anne responded a bit sympathetic. "You two were lucky."

Anne dimmed the lights in the room and went over to Kim guiding her like she had Shego into the sitting position. Anne began to unwrap the bandages and Kim sighed. Her eyes easily adjusted to the lighting.

Kim nodded there was nothing more she wanted than to see the woman she claimed as her own. The older girl was going to be alright. Kim smiled. She been so willing to sacrifice herself and in the end it had paid off for the both of them. She knew it would be less than a few hours before she saw Shego. Her girlfriend was the epitome of spoiled and when she got tired of waiting she expected to see the woman she'd been willing to give up forever for.

Mgrawr… This only took like forever to finish.