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HI! FRESH UPDATE! Guys and Gals, some news: this month is VERY heavy on me, lots of things to do, very little time, that's why this chapter came a little late, and that's why there is a giant possibility that there won't be other chapter in March. If SOMEHOW i'll get free time on my hands, then i'll write one, but chances are really low. Sorry in advance. See you in April.
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Chapter 4
Two sides
Middleton Mall, crowded, noisy, and almost irresistible for younger population of this town. As soon as Shego entered it the smell of perfume, new clothes and floor cleaning agent reached her. She felt a little easier, though this mall was smaller than the one in Go City, the atmosphere was the same. A little smile appeared on her face. Shego looked at the Mall map to find a food court and went towards it. She had two meetings this day. One was a mall trip with Kim and Monique, which should start about half hour later, and the other one was…
"Hey Sis! Over here!"
A skinny brunette guy with a messy mullet waved to her. He was sitting at one of the tables at food court with a burger in his hand. His clothes were all in purple and black colors.
"Have a seat!" he put burger on the tray and smiled to her.
"Gee, why so happy?" she snarked and sat at the table.
"Well, i haven't seen you in person in YEARS." he said straightly. "Of course i'm happy to see you."
"Uhm…i…" a strong feeling of guilt appeared inside her.
"Don't worry, i still remember that expressing your feeling isn't exactly your stronger point Sis." he smiled again.
"Looks like you know me well." Shego rolled her eyes. "You know, it's kind of weird to talk with you like that, i mean, a week ago you were my little 12-years old brother, and now you are actually older than me."
"Yes, it is kind of weird." Mego's eyes became slightly sad. "Sis, can i ask you a question?"
"Ask away."
"Why are you still here?" Mego's voice stuttered a bit. "I mean, why won't you back to us?"
"There are…reasons to it…" Shego tried to avoid looking at his eyes.
"Is it because of Hego?" Melvin asked.
"Partly." she answered without thinking. "I mean…why are you said that? Did he ask you to?"
"No!" Mego's voice became a bit louder. "It's just…over last six years i, maybe at least partially, started to understand you. At least i think i am."
Melvin took a sip of a soda. An awkward silence appeared between relatives.
"What do you mean?" Shego finally broke the silence.
"Hego… can be overbearing." Melvin said. "Demanding even. When i was younger i thought that it's how it should be, he is older, smarter, more experienced, and i didn't understand why you constantly tried to do things your way, disobeying him. But since you gone, he became even worse. Total control over our lives. I know that he doing it because he actually cares about us, and he doesn't mean bad, but still…"
"Why won't you leave then? You're should be 18 now, right?"
"I'm 18 that's right, i can go wherever i want do whatever i want, but…" Mego sighed. "I can't do this to Hego and Wegos. He will be crushed, and Wegos will be alone with him, without any support."
Shena looked down at the table. Guilt rose and rose with every second.
"I'm sorry" Shego tried her hardest to not to cry. "It's all because of…"
"No!" Mego interrupted her. "Don't blame yourself! Come on! It wasn't you're fault."
"But! It was!" sadness and guilt shifted to anger. "It was me, from the future who did it, and even if she didn't appear, i would become villain and leave you sooner or later, no matter how you look at this, it's obviously MY fault!"
"Sis, calm down." Mego looked into her eyes. "Even if would become a villain at this point of time, i wouldn't blame you. Hell, no matter what, you are you, with all your snide remarks and sarcasm you do care about us, it's obvious looking at you at the moment. I mean, yes, this six years were harsh on us for several reasons, but in the end we all glad that you alive, even if you're in different town."
"Gee, thanks doctor, i feel much better." she snarked at him with a small grin.
"Well that is Sis i know." He smiled at her.
"There is actually another reason why i'm staying in Middleton." she sighed. "Shego from the future told that there is somebody who can help me stay on a path of heroes in this town."
"Really?" Mego asked hopefully.
"Yes, apparently all that six years to the future thing was done to make me the same age as he when we meet."
"He? Who is he?"
"A guy named Ron Stoppable."
"Never heard of him."
"Really?" she asked him. "Ever heard of Team Possible?"
"Yeah, on the internet. Teen cheerleader saving the world i think, never met he in person though. Why are you asking?"
"He is part of that team, and so am i right now."
"Ow." Mego looked a little surprised. "So that's why you needed this urgently."
He took out a package from his back bag and gave it to his sister.
"My suit!" she squealed quietly. "Finally!"
"So why is this…Ron-guy is so important?" Mego asked.
"I don't know." She put the package into a plastic bag. "But apparently he is the only one who can help me."
"So, you are part of their team now huh. Are they good?"
"I saw only one of their fights. Possible girl is quick on her feet, obviously has martial arts training, first impression is more than positive, she would probably be a good opponent for me even i would use my glow. Probably."
"And that Ron-guy?"
"He…" her eyes looked to the side. "He's a nice guy…"
"Really?" Mego looked confused. "Nice guy? That's all you can say?"
"Well he IS! But…" Shego sighed. "As a villain-fighting her he totally sucks."
Mego blinked couple times.
"Really?" he asked.
"Really." she answered.
"Well…at least he's a nice guy..." Mego tried to sound encouraging.
A chime came from Shego's bag. She took out her mobile phone from it and read a message.
"Meeting's over brother, girls will be here any moment."
"Girls? What girls?" Mego smiled.
"The one you won't see in near life. I don't want to see like mine recently 12-years old grown brother trying to flirt."
"But…"
"Scram Shrimp!" she gave him a scary glare.
"Yes Sis!" he said scaredly and stood out of the table.
"One more thing." Shego said. "I miss you guys."
"We missed you too Sis." Smile appeared on Mego's face again.
"Say Hi to everyone for me, ok? Except Hego."
"What to tell him then?"
"Tell him that he looked fat on the video call, and send me a photo of his reaction."
"Will be done Sis."
Mego snickered and went away. A couple minutes later Kim and Monique found Shego at Food Court and dragged her through countless shops. It's was rare for her to relax with anyone like that. They asked her about different thing about her life and Shego answered them, though some answers were rather vague. Thankfully girls understood and didn't try to make her talk about it. In return Shego asked them different questions about them. She now knew about their families, how they met. They even told several embarrassing stories about themselves.
"By the way…" Shego said while they waited for Kim near the fitting room. "What are your thoughts about Ron?"
A crashing sound came from the fitting room.
"Girl, are you alright?" Monique asked.
"Yeah, yeah, just slipped a bit." Kim answered.
"Oh, ok…" Monique looked at Shego and raised a brow. "So, why such sudden interest in our Ron?"
"Well, he is my teammate now after all, he seems like a pretty nice guy, but i wonder how does he looks in eyes of people who actually know him well."
"Well…" Monique started. "He is funny, weird, caring, sometimes annoying, nonjudgmental, prone to big-headiness, though i think he learned his lesson about that."
"Wow, that's… a lot." Shego was a bit shocked.
"That's not even 10% of Ron." Kim's voice came from the fitting room. "He is my best friend ever since Pre-k, and he still manage to constantly surprise me."
"Aren't you guys dating or something?" Shego asked.
A rustle sound came from the fitting room.
"Wha? No! No we don't." Kim answered a bit panicky.
"Really?" Shego was surprised. "I mean, after i talked with him i had an impression that you two a really close, i mean he is constantly at your house, close to your brothers and parents. And you keep dragging him around the world despite his lacking of any skills to do such work."
"Ron HAS skills!" Kim came out of the fitting room. "You haven't seen them yet."
"Ow, sorry, didn't want to offend." Shego raised her hands.
"It's ok." Kim sighed. "It's just, you can't judge him by the first impression, Ron is capable to do so many thinks i, well not only i, no other human can. If it wasn't for him Team Possible wouldn't exist at all."
Honestly, it was hard for Shego to believe in some stories that Ron told her that day, but after Kim's word it was obvious that even in part where she was sure about, his villain-fighting skills, there were much more about the guy. Somehow, she couldn't wait to know more about him. Ron was like a puzzle for her now, a puzzle that she needed to solve.
A short familiar melody came from Kim's purse.
"Is that what i think it is?" Shego asked.
"I'm afraid yes." Kim pulled out kimmunicator. "What's the sitch Wade?"
"Monkey Fist spotted near Middleton Research and Development Lab, you need to go there quick. A limo from Mr. Barry is already on the way and will pick up Ron."
"Sorry Monique, we need to run." Kim said with a said look.
"NP Kim, go kick monkey's arse!" Monique smirked to her.
"You're the best." Kim smiled to her and turned toward Shego. "Shena, let's go."
"In a minute, wait for me at the limo." she answered and ran off.
"Wait wha…"
Shego ran into the female on the first floor and locked herself in nearest booth. After a quick look around, to check if any cameras are installed there or not, she opened a package and pulled out her green-black cat-suit and domino mask. Shena dressed herself in it, messed her hair a bit, made a deep breath and concentrated. Her skin changed its color to pale green. She quickly put her civilian clothes into the plastic bag, went out of the booth, opened a window in the bathroom, and gracefully jumped out and ran toward mall entrance.
"Hey, sorry for waiting." Shego said as she approached a limo.
"Why did you ran off like…that" Kim looked a bit shocked. "She…"
"Name is Shego." she quickly interrupted a red-head. "Secret identity. Got it?"
"Oh, yeah, got it." She turned to her best friend. "Ron, take a front seat please."
Ron was speechless. His eyes and mind were focused on a pale green girl in tight clothes.
"Ron!" Kim shouted at him.
"Pick your jaw buddy and go in front seat!" Shego told him. "We don't want for villain to get away don't we?"
Ron tried to answer but couldn't. All he could do is shake his head in agreement and silently go to the front seat. Shena actually found this cute, and a little creepy. She and Kim sat in car's salon.
"Thanks for your help ." Kim said to the driver with smile.
"My pleasure miss Possible, especially after you saved my precious cars from that Ed maniac."
"Ah, no big. Can you give us some privacy please?"
"Of course miss Possible." Driver raised partition window and hit the gas pedal to the floor.
"What's that for?" Shego asked.
"I need to change into my mission gear, Ron brought it from home." Kim started to change her clothes.
"Home? Like his home?"
"Yes, i have extra of his in my clothes, he has extra of mine in his."
"It looks like the one Ron has on himself now." Shego looked at Kim.
"Yep. Simple, practical, useful. "
"I hope you don't mind if i'll stay in mine?"
"NO, not at all. And i don't think Ron would object too, judging by his reaction." a slight irritation appeared in Kim's voice.
"I don't think it would be better if i wear midriff-baring turtleneck like yours." she smirked.
"Well…true." Kim gave up. "By the way, about you skin…"
"Miss Possible are you ready? We'll be at research facility in a moment." A voice came out of the speakers in salon.
"Yes Mr. Barry, Thank you."
"I'll tell later ok." Shego said.
"Ok."
They left the limo and went to the building. Several voices came from one of the rooms.
"I'm asking you last time, where is Proto Neo Accumulator ?" a man with an english accent said.
"Probably Not Around." one of the scientists answered.
"Possibly Nearby Africa." another one said.
"Argh! I don't have TIME for this!" emglishman smashed the table with his monkey-like hands. "Where is the bloody PNA?"
"Drop it Montgomery!" Kim shouted as Team Possible entered the room.
"Stealing technology again?" Ron asked him. "Ain't old monkey artifacts your thing?" Ron asked him.
"Stoppable, i am already in a bad mood, and your face makes it even worse." Monty Fisk said through his teeth.
"You know i liked you better when you were all stony and underground. Forgot to ask you last time,how did you even got back?" Ron asked.
"Like i'm going to tell you, you undeserving piece of…. U-gha!"
Monkey Fist barely managed to dodge green plasma that was shot at him.
"What in the hell was that?" Monty finally noticed a girl with glowing green aura around her palms. "Who are you?"
"Shego." she exclaimed. "New member of Team Possible."
"Oh great, another cheerleader."
"Not cheerleader!" Shego leaped toward him with a high kick, which he dodged. "Hero!"
"Oh, martial arts training i see." he looked at her appraisingly. "And this glow is most interesting. Any chances in working for me?"
"No way!" she answered immediately.
"Pity."
Monty stood in a stance and prepared to attack. Suddenly he felt heaviness and pain spreading through his body.
"Damn!" he said. "It looks like i have to take my leave, we will meet again Stoppable, and next time i'm going to kill you once and for all!"
Monkey Fist dropped smoke bomb on the floor and disappeared.
"Gee, you were serious about him being your arch-foe and all." Shego looked at Ron.
"He saying it to me every time we meet, so no big deal." he just smiled at her.
"Are you alright?" Kim asked scientists.
"No problem at all miss, thanks for your help."
"But we didn't actually did anything here." Shego said.
"You scared him off and that's enough for us." one of the scientists said.
"If you didn't come to help he would probably kidnapped Carl or me in order to get PNA." the other one said and smiled. "So, thank you for your help."
Shego felt herself overappreciated, but undeniably good. Kim contacted Wade and told him about the situation.
"That's it Wade, keep an eye on Monkey Fist, it's not like him to steal technology, especially two times in a row." she said.
"Got it Kim. By the way, Mr. Barry got an urgent order, and asked to tell that he is really sorry that he can't drive you home, your stuff in the lobby of the building." Wade told from the screen.
"No problem, it's not that far anyway. Bye."
As they came to the Lobby, Shego picked her stuff, asked woman at reception desk where the toilet is and ran toward it, confusing her teammates. Several minutes later Kim received a message on her phone from her, which said to go outside. Shena, in civilian clothes, without domino mask and with normal colored pale skin stood near bus station and waved to them, smiling.
"Seriously!" Kim said. "What's up with your skin?"
"I'm curious too." Ron supported.
"Well if you'll be a bit quieter i maybe tell you." she glared at them, as they lowered they heads a bit apologetically. "It's my power too, all its do is slightly changing my skin color to the color of my glow. Helps me with secret identity. Shego is green-skin hero in a mask and catsuit, Shena is just a girl with a pale skin."
"Honestly, it works for you." Kim said to her.
"I didn't even recognize you ad first!" Ron added.
"It's probably because you didn't look at my face." Shena smirked as he blushed slightly.
"Come on, let's go home." Kim said and slightly punched Ron's hand.
Meanwhile Monkey Fist arrived on a hovercraft to the mansion nearby Lowerton. He went out of transport and went inside, limping. His right arm and half of the left leg turned into the stone.
"Drakken!" he screamed.
"Monty!" blue skinned villain came downstairs. "Do you have PNA?"
"No, battery ran out before i did, also Team Possible came, i had to retreat."
"Curse you Kim Possible!" mad scientist screamed dramatically.
"Cut the chat and charge me up!" Monty barked and threw several circuits at him. "Here something i managed to snitch from the lab as payment to you."
"Very well." Drakken picked up circuits. "You know where the chair is."
Monkey Fist slowly walked toward a very uncomfortable chair. Dr. Drakken rolled into the room a very strange machine, while Monty took of left side of his shirt, showing a metal plate with sockets in it on his chest. Drakken connected cords to that plate and machine.
"Like i always say, it will be a little painful." blue-skinned mad scientist said and pulled the switch on machine.
Screams of agony spread through the mansion.
