Better Than Revenge
AU- The injuries from the tower are more extensive then what Kim initially believed, and instead of a police van, Shego is taken away in an ambulance. Feeling some guilt, Kim does something she didn't think was ever done. KiGo. May be long, may be short, I don't know. Also, I like song titles for story titles.
I'm just going to give you guys warning now, there is a large monologue part i wrote because i was tired and just really had the inspiration to write and after i was finished i didnt have the heart to delete it, and i really needed to update the story tonight. There is a picture somewhere on Rinacat's deviant art if you havent looked at her yet where Kim and Shego try on each others outfits, and basically that is what Shego looks like now but her hair is in a thick pony tail.
Cover respectfully belongs to HazuraSinner of Deviantart (Thanks so much for letting me use it) Kim Possible belongs to disney and it respective creators, chapter title is The Outside from Taylors first album of her same name, and since the song represents some sort of stranded, outsider, or unfamilliar stand point, it fits to both Kim and Shego at different parts at different times. No killy killy please.
ON WITH THE STORY
Chapter 3: The Outside
"Are you 100% sure he won't recognize me, princess?" Shego whined while they were getting off the jet.
"You aren't in your catsuit, your hair is pulled into a pony tail, and we're going to call you a different name… I'm sure that will be enough in a poorly lit Egyptian Pyramid, your identity is safe." Kim said softly.
Shego was in an extra pair of mission clothes, the pants being a deeper green color and her hair was pulled back into a ponytail to keep it out of her face, and also to keep its familiar shape from tipping off Monkey Fist she was actually partnering with Kim Possible.
"Just remember, Kimmie" Shego snarled. "Im only doing this so long as I am on probation. I am not doing this any more after then, you got that?"
"I understand" Kim replied, having a small smile while admiring Shego in her own clothes. The midriff baring shirt, baggy pants, and her hair tied off in a pony tail, it made Shego look attr- 'No no no no NO we do NOT think that way about women" Kim thought, shaking the train of thought she had away from her mind. "That is just sick and wrong. SICK AND WRONG"
"you okay, KP?" Ron asked, nudging her a little.
"I'm fine" Kim replied, though, she didn't sound convincing enough. Ron, being the dingus he was, accepted her excuse. Shego grumbled while crossing her arms and looking in a different direction while they walked. Kim sighed. "Its not that bad, Shego. You look nice"
"Me? Nice in your clothes?" Shego frowned, glaring down at the clothes once more. Well, it was still green and black. They were still her colors. But they were Kim Possible's clothes… yet she wasn't bothered at all…. Somehow. Maybe she'd get payback on Kim by forcing her into one of her catsuits. "You know what? Whatever floats your boat, Possible" Kim grinned at that.
They walked into a town, where wade had given them 4x4 ATVs to get to the pyramid in. Kim climbed on one with no problem, strapping on a helmet and Ron climbed on behind her. Shego climbed on a separate one all together, no helmet included, and she revved up the engine to it. "Lead the way, princess. I don't know where this pyramid is" Shego said, and Kim nodded, speeding forward fast enough for Ron to yelp, and Shego rolled her eyes to follow.
Xoxoxoxoxo
"Yes… this is it" Monkey Fist grinned, rolling up a paper as his monkey ninjas gathered around him. They were in a torched hallway in a Pyramid, and by the snapping of his fingers, the room ahead lit up to show a shrine dedicated to one, Thoth. "Yes, taking an ancient relic in his sarcophagus" Monkey Fist chuckled. "That relic will grant me ultimate monkey power..!"
"Sorry, Monkey Fist, but there will be no tomb robbing today"
"Ah, Kim Possible, and the oaf, Ron Stoppable" He grimaced, turning around, but upon the dim light on this new face, his eyebrows raised. "Oh? And who is this?"
"No introduction nessica-"
"Sheila" Shego replied coolly, not saying anything else.
"Well, I don't know why you decided to add another person to Team Possible, Miss Possible, but this will not be a time where you stop me" Monkey Fist grinned. "Monkey ninjas, ATTACK!" He ran for the tomb while the monkeys, more appearing from above and behind, all ran to attack Kim, Ron, and Shego. As if a battle plan had been rehearsed, Kim and Shego both darted to opposite sides of the hallway, bounced off of them, and flew through as much of a flurry of monkeys as they could. Most of them went to Ron, and he screamed and ran down the end of the hall with Rufus flying out of his pocket. There were more monkeys before the end of the hall, and Kim went down to jump over them, but instead Shego used her as a spring board, and flew of the wave of monkeys Kim was stuck with.
She started laughing a little, enjoying the current event. Kim eventually fought through the monkeys and Kim glared at Shego. "That was not funny, Sheila"
"Bullshit, that was perfect!" Shego grinned.
Kim frustratingly rolled her eyes, and ran after Monkey Fist, who was actually struggling to open the sarcophagus that held the relic of Thoth. She jump kicked him squarely in the head while Shego began fighting off monkeys to keep them away from Kim and Monkey Fist. Kicks and punches were thrown, and after Kim was flung backward near Shego, They gave each other glances as if it was a cue, and Shego spun around and ran forward towards Monkey Fist. The sudden switch in opponents, especially to one he didn't know, surprised Monkey Fist, so he was surprise when Shego's pose called out for a punch, but she actually delivered a clawed swipe that tore at his martial arts uniform. He made a scowl, but recalled seeing the open fisted attack before. He ducked under another swipe, and went to swipe Shego's legs out from under her. The thief jumped over his swipe, landed behind him, and kicked him in the back and sent him to the wall next to the hallway. Kim was having no problem with the monkeys, and managed to throw a few of them at Monkey Fist.
At this point, he groaned, standing up. "I see… with this current… disadvantage, I will say, perhaps it is time to call a retreat" Monkey Fist wiped some blood from his lip with the back of his hand. "Lets go, my monkey ninjas" They darted out of the pyramid, and Kim shook her head. "Wonder why he just left for…. That was short" Kim muttered.
"Aren't all your missions this short Kimmie?" Shego partially glared at her enemy.
"Not when it had to do with Drakken" Kim replied with a half snap sort of tone, and Shego growled a little at her. "Don't get snappy at me, Princess. I helped your ass out against my will"
Kim wanted to scoff, but kept her snarky teenager antics shut for a minute. "Fine… Sheila" She put emphasis on the name. "Where did that come from, anyway?"
"My real name" Shego grumbled, walking out o f the room and to the hall where Ron was waiting with a pale face.
"Sheila? Who names their kid Sheila?" Kim thought while she followed. "… its maybe a question for a different day, when Shego and I are both in better moods"
Once outside there was absolutely no sign of Monkey Fist, and Kim gave a brief sigh of relief. "Im bushed Kim!" Ron stretched and yawned. "Can we go home?"
"Yeah Ron" Kim looked back at Shego, who had climbed on her ATV already with a sour scowl on her face. Kim climbed onto her ATV, and looked at the back of the older woman's head. It occurred to her then. How old was Shego? She made a mental note to ask about it later… she couldn't have been THAT much older than herself.
Xoxoxoxo
"Hmm…." Monkey Fist had spent the first moments arriving back at home pacing in his study. Something just didn't seem right. Kim Possible having a new assistant, that same assistant having an open fist style of fighting, and not to mention that open style included angled fingers, as if she was trying to claw or rip something. It didn't quite make much sense where this new ally had come from. He had paced up right, paced on his knuckles, and still, he couldn't think of any female who accurately fit that attribute.
"That young woman's name… it was Sheila…" He muttered to himself. "Sheila… Sheila…. She…" An idea popped in his head, but he immediately discarded it. "Kim Possible and Shego are complete enemies… there is no chance they would ever work together… although, I cannot simply sit here without trying to figure out some information…" He opened his computer's internet browser and started writing an email, hopefully he would get his answers.
Xoxoxo
"Possible" Shego turned to look at the teen hero in the doorway of her room. Kim looked up in response. "Is it alright if I use your shower?"
"Well… yeah" Kim replied, getting the items out for the blow up mattress they purchased. "You kinda stink from the hospital" She tried to joke a little, but Shego remained silent and cold to it. She took a grouping of clothes Kim assumed were pajamas and a towel and she walked into Kim's connected bedroom. She knew she had been a little snappy to Kim earlier but its not like Kim didn't practically ask for it. She sighed, grumbled, and turned on the warm water. Its not as if perfect little Kimmie could grasp her situation…
Clothes discarded on the floor, Shego let the water fall on her thick hair while she stepped into the shower. How the warm water felt on her body, Shego hadn't remembered the last time she was in a shower with this decent of water pressure and temperature. All the lairs had a varying water system. Each lair was different and she would just get used to it when Kim had swooped in and practically destroyed it. Kim… that's all that was on her mind what that goody two shoes Kim! How she even managed to convince GJ to let her be her parole officer, Shego had no idea. Then again, from Kim's clear surprise, she figured that maybe Kim didn't have much to do with it at all. Shego grimaced a little, clenching her fist and just imagining it lighting up, thinking the anger she tried to spark would be enough. She sighed, and let her hand drop from the wall. It hadn't worked earlier, why now? She didn't know. A heavy, non depressing variation of a sign escaped Shego's lips, and she stopped forcing herself to think negatively. Grabbing the shampoo, she stared blankly at the wall. No, Kim wasn't that awful. In actuality, the weekend in the hospital was… more enjoyable then Shego ever remembered having experienced before. The last one so tranquil with another human being like that was…
She shook her head. "You've learned before, thinking of the past does nothing for the now…" She told herself. Now, she focused on an entirely different aspect of Kim. She had fought on her side once before when her glow was stolen, that was for sure, but this time it felt different. Kicking monkey boy's ass was an entertainment for her, and she was honest with herself that she had wanted to fight with monkey fist in a friendly way since she heard of him becoming a villain. The battle they shared… it wasn't as exhilarating but-
She had fought like she still had her glow.
She tried ripping monkey fist up.
That realization alone was enough for Shego to realize she had made a grave mistake. Monkey Fist was an archeologist, which means he was an educated man. He could put pieces of the puzzle together. Well, when he had all the pieces. She didn't hear any talk about how she got dragged to the hospital after the tower incident, so she assumed nobody reported it. Maybe she wasn't as in trouble as she thought just yet.
Kim had just figured out the pump to the air mattress when Shego opened the bathroom door, a minor puff of steam coming out from the top. Kim looked up to say something, but found herself speechless at Shego's night time clothing choice. A green tank top with fitted black bicycle shorts. Shego took the opportunity to smirk and make a remark. "Pick your jaw up, Kimmie. You don't want to be catching flies"
Kim was snapped out of her stupor, and shook her head. "Why wear such skimpy clothes to bed?" Kim asked, though, they weren't really that bad. It was just their tightness that Kim found slightly unappealing to wear for bed.
"Its hotter in here than in Drakken's lair" Shego commented. "I usually have longer pajamas because he likes keeping the lairs cold. But since your house is actually a room temperature, I didn't have pajamas to prepare for that" Shego replied. "How is that air mattress going?"
Kim looked down at its finished inflated form, and pulled the pump away and quickly closed the hole off. "Well… fine now. I couldn't figure it out for a few minutes" Kim admitted, and Shego gave a chuckle. "Kim Possible, can work an expensive grappling hook and communication device, but cant manage to figure out the electronic pump to an air mattress." She remarked. "That's pretty funny"
"Put a sock in it" Kim frowned, kicking away the machinery that blew up the mattress and she brought out the sheets to it, where Shego actually helped her put them on. Once the neat little blow up bed was set, Shego resisted from just jumping on top of it and laid down, her back giving a few relieved pops of satisfaction. Kim went to change into her own pajamas at the time, and when she came back, she sat on her bed and looked in Shego's direction. "Im sorry for the rude remarks during the mission" She said. "You actually were pretty helpful. There was more monkeys than Monkey Fist had ever brought"
"I cant say it was exactly a pleasure helping you. But, I did get to fight with Monkey Fist, which I had been planning to do for a while. So I got something out of it" Shego said.
Kim chuckled. "You looked like you were enjoying yourself. Glad to have a break from fighting me? Or satisfied you can still beat someone up?" She had taken caution to her lack of powers. It seemed t get Shego upset, and Kim didn't need that this late at night.
"No, I prefer to fight with you any day" Shego grinned lightly. "But I am glad that without my glow I can kick ass"
Kim nodded, and laid down in her bed, then pulled a string on her lamp so it turned off, the Kimmunicator in its charging place. She only had one more question she really wanted to ask before Shego went to sleep. "Shego… how old are you?"
Shego was silent for a minute, as if she was trying to remember herself. "… Twenty-two"
"Well THAT was younger than I thought" "Really? Only twenty-two?"
"Yeah… believe it or not, Kimmie, I'm actually a pretty intelligent individual. I jumped ahead a grade or two before that comet hit us." Shego said, yet for some reason, she didn't stop there. "I started taking online college classes after I graduated. I was tired of being with Team Go, but I still wanted to complete secondary education while being a villain. I finished up the process to get my degree last month"
"Oh? In what?" Kim asked, intrigued at the thief's spouting.
"Child Development" Shego stated simply.
"Child Development?" Kim replied, slightly confused. "Why the most good of fields… for a villainess?"
Shego shrugged in her spot, despite Kim not being able to see. "Honestly? I have no idea"
Kim accepted the answer. She felt farther from Shego than she had before asking the question. Which was…. Odd. She would have figured she would have felt closer to the thief. Sighing, she turned over. "Goodnight, Shego"
"… Night Kimmie"
With that, both women shut their eyes and retired to sleep.
Yeah i realize i made Shego a little touchy feely and open. I apologize for drastically reducing her age, but not only does she casually kind of act like a grown upish teen in the show, I respect age gaps in relationships to a certain extent, just not like dramatically large or anything so i felt like with no confirmed age, i wanted to make it seem closer. So, a 5 year difference is cool with me. Im also sorry for the hella long Shego monologue that is all over the place. Really, I'm sorry. I hope you enjoyed the story. Once again, HazuraSinner is the proud owner of that nice little cover for the story, so be sure to check them out for their Kigo art and then some. Aight? Aight.
~Tigrissa18
