A/N: Didn't expect to see me back so soon, did you? I didn't plan to have a new chapter cranked out this fast, however, after finally seeing the latest episode of 'Gravity Falls' which involved the backstory of Grunkle Stan and his brother last Thursday, I just felt the urge to write. I would've liked to have posted this thing sooner, but having moved into a new house, I had to wait until the phones were plugged in. Before going onto the installment of my latest story, I want to say thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. Here's hoping you'll find this chapter just as enjoyable. Anyway, on with the story!
I.
The next day, things at GCU were going as usual. However, all morning, Kim was still brooding over how Drakken had played her and Ron the previous night. It got to the point that Ron brought attention to it during their midnoon break.
"I don't see why you're so upset about this, KP" he said comfortingly as they were walking through the halls. "Drakken's gotten a leg up on us before. I mean, this isn't like the stunt he pulled with Erik, so what's the deal?"
"The 'deal', Ron," Kim said bitterly "is that Drakken shouldn't even be considered a supervillain anymore given his recent accomplishments, or lack thereof. So the fact that he was able to deceive us like that just doesn't sit right with me. Not to mention the fact that I still don't even know how he did that trick". At that moment, the Kimmunicator rang and the heroine didn't even wait before the second 'beep' half sounded before answering. "Wade, please tell me you found something on Drakken's 'out-of-the-desert mirage' scam."
"I don't know how to explain it, Kim" Wade said utterly befuddled as he played the footage from the lab again and again. "Not even my holographic simulator can create something this advanced. And since there wasn't anything left of the thing Drakken used to make it, I can't determine what kind of tech it was made of".
"You know, I had always hoped that the bad guys would never learn the proper use for a self-destruct mechanism" Ron quipped as they went out the door onto the college grounds. "Just our luck it would be Drakken to figure it out".
"Try searching for any signs of someone having developed new hologram technology, Wade" Kim said in Mission Mode. "In the meantime, do you have a read out on the items Drakken stole and any ideas he could use them for?"
"That's tricky, Kim" Wade said uneasily. "The stuff he took isn't that rare, so there's a number of possibilities for it".
"Can you narrow down the top 5?" Kim inquired as she and Ron sat on a bench to think.
"Well" Wade said before using an algorithm program to come up with a list of the most likely scenarios. "First, the components could be used to create a device that can allow objects to pass through matter".
"As useful as that sounds" Ron commented. "It doesn't sound like a take-over-the-world device to me".
"Not unless it gave Drakken access to an army of supernatural monsters from another dimension" Kim joked. "What's next, Wade?"
"They can be used to fashion a back-holstered nuclear accelerator ray" Wade looked over the list. "Or #3, a sword hilt that can generate a laser blade".
"Those definitely sound like destructive weapons" Ron pointed out.
"I don't know" Kim shook her head. "As dangerous as protonic reversal and an energy blade are, they don't exactly have the global scale of destruction that Drakken would want. Next".
"The equipment can be used to convert any vehicle into a time-traveling machine" Wade went on.
"For some reason, I feel that Drakken has already passed the point where he would try time travel" Ron quipped.
"Yeah, uh-huh, uh-huh" Rufus, who had joined the conversation a few moments ago, nodded from Ron's shoulder.
"That makes three of us" Kim agreed with her boyfriend-slash-partner and his little buddy. "What's the last scenario, Wade?"
"A helmet that can amplify mental thoughts to the point the user is capable of telepathy, telekinesis, seeing the future, hypnosis and all other psychic abilities" Wade answered.
"You know, I don't believe we've ever gone up a bad guy with EPA" Ron commented. "We've dealt with psychos but not psychics".
"First of all, Ron" Kim said. "You mean ESP. But you are right that we haven't encountered a villain with psychic powers…yet, thankfully. However, I'm going to have to nix the psychosis helmet idea. Drakken would need mental thoughts in order for it to work".
"Unfortunately, those are all the best guesses I've got" Wade said with a shrug.
"Which means we're back to where we started with this" Kim groaned.
"Yeah, unless Drakken decides to use that stuff for the least likely things we'd expect him to make with it" Ron joked to Rufus, getting a giggle from the mole rat.
As usual, an offhanded remark from Ron sparked an idea in Kim's head.
"Ron" the redhead said slowly. "That's not a bad idea. Wade, can you come up with a list of the most unlikely things Drakken could do with the items he took?"
"Yeah, but it'll take some time to compile" Wade replied. "You'd be surprised what some of the most uncommon things equipment like that could be used for. I'll keep you posted though" With that, Wade signed off.
With a sigh, Kim lowered her Kimmunicator arm, still irked about Drakken's new head games and the fact that she couldn't tell what he was up to.
"Ah come on, KP" Ron said soothingly as he got off the bench and helped Kim up as well before leading her to the dining hall. "Maybe a little lunch will make you feel better".
"Hmm, yummy!" Rufus squeaked, a napkin around his neck while he brandished a knife and fork.
"Perhaps you're right" Kim said with another sigh "Though I'd love to know what Drakken's up to".
II.
The lair had been filled with the sounds of loud work and maniacal cackling all night. Shego had been fortunate that her room was soundproofed, otherwise she wouldn't have gotten any sleep the previous night.
As for her better half, for a better term, Drakken hadn't gotten any rest since they had gotten back from their latest run-in with Team Possible after proving his theory that Atlantean technology could be created through modern day techniques. However, with the excitement coursing through his veins the entire time, he didn't have even the slightest sign of fatigue.
Sure enough, when Shego came into the main chamber of the lair after sleeping in till noon, she found assorted strange gadgets in every corner. Clearly, Drakken had been trying to create as many Atlantean devices as he could nonstop.
"Uh, Dr. D?" Shego said as she walked up to the blue villain's work bench where he was messing with another invention, the Atlantis book open on his right while six of his mutant vines holding various tools. "I get that you're ecstatic about this gold mine of inventions you've found, but why are you making so many at once? Why don't you just pick one and use it for your next scheme?"
"That's just it, Shego" Drakken said jubilantly as he turned away from his work while raising his goggles "I can't just pick one. There are so many wonderful toys in this book that I can't make up my mind which one to use. Therefore, I've decided to make as many as I can. That way, we'll be able to use anyone for a potential world domination plot".
"Gotta say, that does make sense" Shego said with a shrug as she randomly looked over some of the machinations that Drakken had constructed. "Uh, what in the world is this?" she asked as she picked up what appeared to be a tin fish.
"A mechanized version of a piranha" Drakken explained as he looked over the info on it in his book. "It can devour anything like a regular piranha, but it also uses the matter it consumes to multiply. Handy as a search and destroy team".
"Yeah, uh huh" Shego said as she grabbed up a bracelet. "And what exactly does this thing do?"
Without even turning away, Drakken snapped his fingers. In a flash, a laser cannon popped out of the wall and fired at Shego. Before she even had time to think, a wall of blue energy appeared in front of her and reflected the beam back at the cannon, destroying it.
"Shield generator" Drakken elaborated with a smug look. "It can generate an energy shield that can be molded into different shapes at varying density and length. Any force that strikes is returned with the strength tenfold".
Shego, still stunned from the surprise shot, merely turned to Drakken with a murderous look in her eyes. "Don't ever do that again". Dropping the generator, Shego picked up a small looking pistol.
"Uh, Dr. D" she said plainly as she looked at the dinky little thing between her forefinger and thumb. "I don't think this was one of Atlantis's best creations".
Drakken just smirked. "Why don't you try pulling the trigger to see what happens".
Deciding to humor him, Shego aimed at nothing and squeezed the trigger…resulting in a massive lightning bolt firing from it that blasted a hole in the wall and flung Shego back a good ten feet.
"Handheld lightning gun" Drakken said as he grabbed the dropped weapon off the floor with a vine and placed it on a table. "The book says that you have to brace yourself before using it as it has a massive backlash to it".
"Now you tell me" Shego said dizzily as she walked back into the center of the room before looking around at the other various devices Drakken built from the book's instructions. "Gotta say, this is some pretty impressive gear we've got here, Dr. D. I'm sure even Jack Hench would love to get his hands on this stuff".
"Are you suggesting that I use my new intel to become rich instead of take over the world?!" Drakken asked in disgust.
"I'm just saying that the info in that book is really valuable" Shego said with raised hands. "Anyone in the world would probably pay big time to get it".
"Well, tough luck" Drakken said with a sneer. "I found the book, therefore it's my tech first, and I refuse to sell out to anyone. And as the only one who can read the journal, I'm essential in deciphering its instructions, so I'm the only one with this knowledge".
"Don't know if that's a good thing to admit, Dr. D" Shego had to point out "I mean, if any of the other villains found out about this, they'd probably force you to make this stuff for them".
"Which is why no one outside you and me can ever be allowed to learn about the journal I found" Drakken said seriously. "Nobody, not even Kim Possible, will be discovering the secret of my new knowledge".
"Keeping our fellow baddies off our trail isn't that tough" Shego said with a finger to her chin. "Kimmie, on the other hand, has a tendency to be stubborn. Whenever she gets her teeth into a mission, she doesn't let go. No doubt she won't give up until she finds out where you're getting this information. By now, she's probably obsessing over that hologram trick you pulled".
Before Drakken could reply, a timer beeped off to the side. With a grin, the blue supervillain walked over to what appeared to be a modified blender while a perplexed Shego followed. Looking into it, the former hero saw that the machine contained a reddish green liquid.
"Uh, Dr. D," the villainess said with confusion "What is that stuff?"
Humming a casual tune, Drakken grabbed a cup and poured the liquid into it. "Just another interesting Atlantean creation. Tell me, Shego, are you familiar with alchemy?"
"What, you mean like being able to turn lead into gold?" Shego inquired. "Yeah, though I don't know why you'd be interested in something like that unless you're planning to diminish the worth of gold".
"As clever as that idea is, Shego" Drakken said. "This is a completely different alchemy invention". He then held up the glass high above his head. "I give you the Elixer of Life!"
"Wha?" Shego asked in a monotone voice.
"It's a remarkable potion, Shego" Drakken said as he had a vine grab his Atlantis book and turn to the entry on the elixir. "It contains vitamin supplements capable of promoting the healthy growth of bones, muscles, and organs, as well as extends the drinker's lifespan. This stuff transformed Atlantis's senior citizens into their fiercest warriors. With this stuff at my disposal, my rule over the world would be indefinite!"
Much to Shego's surprise, one of Drakken's vines held out another glass full of the elixir to her.
"Care for a drink, Shego?" the blue villain inquired.
Her curiosity peaked; Shego took the glass and observed the liquid inside.
"If this stuff can add another half century to my lifespan, I'm interested" she said. "Cheers".
With that, the two villains downed the formula.
The two waited for a moment, but it appeared that nothing was going to happen. Then, much to Shego's surprise, Drakken's arms and legs began to develop muscle tone. Even his abnormally small hands were growing till they were the size of Shego's.
"Whoa" Drakken said as he looked himself over. "This stuff could do for me in a week what it would take twenty years worth of diet, exercise, and genetic manipulation to accomplish". He then looked to Shego. "Do you feel any different?"
"Uh, Dr. D, I'm already fit, so there's not much change in appearance it can do" Shego said as she held out her arms for view. "Perhaps the next time I face Kimmie, I'll find out just how much that stuff has helped me".
"With what I have planned to take over the world" Drakken as he went back over to his bench to finish work on the device he had been constructing, which appeared to be a remote control "I'm sure it'll be very soon".
"Uh huh" Shego nodded. "Which is what this time?"
"All in good time, Shego" Drakken said after putting the newly finished gadget off to the side with the others before his vine that was holding the Atlantis journal dropped it into his hands while a malicious grin grew on his face. "I've been wanting to come up with a scheme with an even higher scale than my Diablo plot, and now that I have this journal, I finally have the opportunity! We're going to need a few more key items. But then, I will embark on my greatest take over the world attempt of all time! And don't worry about Kim Possible learning about the existence of my book. If she gets in the way this time, I'll have ways of dealing with her once and for all".
Shego looked at the supervillain with a stunned expression. In twice as many days, Drakken had show himself to give off a dangerous aura.
"You know, Dr. D" the green villainess said with a sultry smile. "You look pretty hot when you act really evil".
"Eh, it's a curse" Drakken admitted with a shrug.
III.
After lunch, Kim's mood had simmered a bit. While she was still brooding over Drakken's trick, she managed to focus on other things thanks to Ron's help.
After the last class of the day had let out, Kim and Ron began to walk back to Kim's dorm for another attempt at a night in.
"Thanks for your help, Ron" Kim said as she laid her head on his shoulder. "You really know how to help me get over an obsession".
"Hey, it comes with spending the majority of my life with you, KP" Ron said as he held his GF. "I've seen you go overboard on lots of things".
"Yeah, and I can only imagine where it might've taken me if you hadn't been there for me" Kim said with a blissful sigh.
"Hey, maybe by now, Wade's come up with that new list of ideas Drakken could come up with" Ron offered.
"Hopefully" Kim said as she activated the Kimmunicator "Wade, how is that list of the unlikely scenarios coming along?"
"Still working on it" Wade said. "Like I said, there are quite a few. I've only been able to narrow down five percent so far".
"Can you at least give us a rundown on what you have so far?" Kim inquired.
"Well, the ideas that I've been able to come up with so far seem like something out of a science fiction movie" Wade said.
"Sometime I wonder if we're living in a science fiction program" Ron commented.
"Ugh, I hope not" Kim groaned "That time we got sucked into the television universe gave me my fill of sci-…"
"Ahem" Wade coughed indignantly.
"Science fiction to last a lifetime" Kim finished while Wade smiled in approval. "Still, Drakken has come up with some bizarre ideas before. What have you got, Wade?"
"Ideas ranging from Drakken seizing control of the planet's core to him blocking out the sun" the tech genius answered meekly.
"As cliché as the latter one is, that sounds too crazy even for Drakken to attempt" Ron commented.
"Totally" Kim nodded. "Keep looking for something, Wade. Incidentally, how's the search in finding Drakken's latest hiding place?"
"I'm still working on that" Wade replied "I'm currently looking over surveillance satellites to trace the trail his hovercar took after last night's heist".
"Good. There's a chance that we'll find out how Drakken created that illusion if we find his latest lair" Kim said with determination.
"I'll keep at the search for Drakken's location and his agenda and get back to you if I find anything" Wade said.
Just as Kim and Wader were about to sign off, the alarm on Wade's computer started beeping.
"What's going on?" Ron asked.
"Hang on, I'll check" Wade said as he looked over the monitor, at which his eyes widened to what he saw.
TBC…
A/N: I think a lot of people can guess what I based the first four weapon scenarios on. I had some hard time coming up with a fifth, but my brother gave me the idea for the psychosis helmet, as well as suggested a Noisy Cricket expy. Also, I wanted to make it clear that the Elixir of Life is not a steroid potion. It is made of one hundred percent natural ingredients. I don't think Shego would be the type of person to use something like steroids. Although I think just like Kim would think Ron showing confidence is hot, Drakken being truly evil turns Shego on. Hope that nobody was scarred for life by that last comment of hers.