In this chapter, Camille will return. But so will someone else.
And so will Vanessa.
I don't think she's been in this fanfic for a while.
You might have been hoping to see her again.
Chapter 38: Camille Wants To Weep
Kim and Ron were eating at Bueno Nacho.
She decided to eat the same thing he was eating for a change.
"These tacos taste pretty good…but when you're a cheerleader, you need to watch your weight." noted Kim.
"Yeah…I didn't watch my weight and look how I ended up!" exclaimed Ron. He looked like a giant Oompa Loompa.
"We'll put that chapter of our lives behind us." answered the girl. It was probably for the best.
"Haha! Kim's eating like a pig!" exclaimed Bonnie.
She had been at the restaurant…unfortunately.
"Why don't you put on a pig mask and act like a pig as a form of mockery then?" asked Kim.
"Very funny, Kim." retorted Bonnie.
"You think this is the best place in the world, don't you, Ron?" questioned the girl who could do the theoretically impossible…much like two of the kids she babysat.
"Sure do! Better than Camp Wannaweep, that's for sure." noted Ron.
"Kind of a bleak name, isn't it?" asked Kim. She hadn't spent nearly as much time there as he had, but she could understand why he didn't like it much. She thought Gill was actually kind of creepy.
It was a small wonder they decided to rename it Camp Gottagrin.
Though that had been undone recently.
Maybe Dr. Doofenshmirtz was responsible?
"I like it here too, but I don't think Ned and I see quite eye to eye." noted Kim.
"I know. We're good friends though, at least." answered Ron.?
"Yeah. You and Ned are friends. If Smarty Mart doesn't work out, you might want to go back here and see if another job is open." spoke the cheerleader.
Ron nodded.
"I used to have another employee who reminded me somewhat of Ron…but who was she? Was her name Amalia? Amy? Andrea?" questioned Ned.
A short distance from Middleton Prison…
As it turned out, Amelia Luffy (better known as Atrosis) was going for a walk down the sidewalk.
She was whistling a merry tune.
However, she then remembered Ned.
"He's the reason why I use the drive thru and I don't usually enter the main building…if he didn't wear glasses, I'd punch him in the face!" exclaimed Atrosis.
Suddenly, she noticed rustling in the bushes.
"Who's that?" asked the woman.
"Nothing! Unless you aren't a cop." said the voice.
"I'm kind of the opposite, actually." answered Atrosis.
"In that case, I don't need to hide!" exclaimed the man.
As it turned out, it was Frugal Lucre.
"Who are you?" asked Atrosis.
"I'm Frugal Lucre. I just escaped from prison. Prison smugglers are your best friends in there." explained Lucre.
He put down a shovel.
"Sorry, name doesn't ring a bell." noted the woman.
Suddenly, a belltower began to ring.
"Well, not the bell that's lurking inside my brain." answered Atrosis.
"I will admit I haven't done much…but still, coming up with a scheme that could destroy the internet is impressive, right?" asked Frugal Lucre.
"You tried to stop me from buying chocolate donuts online?!" exclaimed the woman. That made her very angry.
Though it wasn't every day when you saw Atrosis lose her cool. When it came to Shego you saw her angry 24/7.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to offend you!" apologized the computer genius.
"Well, just be hopeful you and Wade Motem never meet in person. I'm sure you two will be the worst of enemies." spoke Atrosis. His reaction would probably be even worse than hers.
"I'll take that advice…on that subject, I've been hoping to get advice from Dr. Drakken on how to be an awesome evildoer." noted Frugal Lucre.
"I'm pleased to know I'm not the only fan of evil science." remarked the woman.
"I love it! You should see all the things that Dr. Drakken has come up with! Remember his mind control shampoo?" asked the man.
"Yeah…I won't be using that when I take a shower." noted Atrosis.
"Or when he tried to make Kim Possible disappear through embarrassment?" questioned Lucre.
"My friend and I might have ripped that off from him, actually. But it still ended up somewhat original in the end." remarked the woman.
"Or when he tried to take over the world with Diablo toys? That was his best one!" exclaimed Frugal.
"Yeah, it kind of was. Though I don't see how anyone could have been unaware of what was going on at the time." noted Atrosis.
Those robots had been everywhere.
She had asked her Diablo toy to attack Ned instead of her….and surprisingly it complied.
His screams were something she would remember forever. He had escaped though.
She imagined Frugal Lucre got to see it, even while he was locked up. He had been thrilled when Dr. Drakken had ended up in there with him shortly afterwards. The authorities hadn't taken too kindly to Dr. Drakken making their children's toys no longer fun.
"You make Dr. Drakken sound pretty awesome." noted Atrosis.
"I'd like to know what you think of him." asked Frugal Lucre.
It might be surprising.
"Really? Well, if you value my opinion…I admire his persistence, even though when it comes to the competition of conquering the world, he's basically the underdog. He never gives up no matter how much he loses to Kim Possible, just as I do. I think his cousin stands a better chance than him at taking over the world though." remarked Atrosis.
"I've met his cousin! He was so annoying!" exclaimed Lucre.
"Well, his flirtations made me feel a bit uncomfortable. We should probably go back to Dr. Drakken since you like him so much." noted the woman.
"I'm with you there! Isn't rooting for the underdog awesome?" asked Frugal Lucre.
"It sure is. I'd root for Dr. Drakken…but my boss probably wouldn't like that." answered the woman.
"Is it Shego?" questioned the eager hacker.
"Good guess, but no. But I might as well discuss what I think of her too. In my opinion…she's the most selfish woman I have ever met. Dr. Drakken pays her reasonably well, yet does she repay him in return? No! All she responds to him with is sarcasm if not outright violence. I feel sorry for the doctor, I truly do. And not only that, but she walked out on her brothers. I've met them before and they were the nicest people I had ever met. And yet she chose to turn to the dark side despite what they wanted. As for them being the nicest people I've ever met…well, I still like my employer more. I seem to recall him sending me on a wild goose chase once…but I've forgiven him since then. Now we're best pals." noted Atrosis.
"So who is your employer?" asked Frugal Lucre.
"Have I not told you yet? His name is Professor Dementor." explained the woman.
"Professor Dementor? Why would you want to work with him?" asked Frugal Lucre.
"What?!" exclaimed Atrosis.
"Every evil scheme he has, he's copied off of somebody else! Original and Professor Dementor do not belong in the same sentence!" shouted the man.
"I'd watch your language if I were you." warned the supervillainess.
"Oh, and the few ideas he has that are original? Stealing a coffee machine? Oh please! The worst thing he could do with that is scald somebody! And his mutant dogs? Just use a dog whistle! His mutant plants? I bet matches would be enough to stop them! If he thinks he's going to conquer the world, he has another thing coming!" exclaimed Frugal Lucre.
He suddenly noticed that Atrosis was glaring at him.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" asked Lucre.
A few minutes later…
As it turned out, Atrosis had decided to take Frugal Lucre to prison.
"Do me a favor and have him spend an hour or two in the hole, will you? I think he needs to learn to respect men…oh wait, scratch that. He needs to learn to respect both men AND women." requested Atrosis.
"He escaped recently, so sure, why not." answered one of the guards. He was a bit chubby.
"Not the hole! It feels like I'm falling into a dark void!" exclaimed Frugal Lucre.
"Maybe that's why they call it that. Don't worry, I'm sure they'll let you sooner or later…so long as you keep on your best behavior. That of course means watching your tongue. And no, that doesn't mean sticking your tongue out and looking at it as you start blowing raspberries. See you later when you're a changed man!" shouted Atrosis.
"Should we try to bring her to justice?" asked another guard, who was skinny. "I can't help but shake the feeling that she's a crook."
"I thought of that, but I know a supervillain when I see one. I don't think we stand a chance against her. And considering that she brought back a fugitive to us, I think she deserves a break from the law until she does evil again." said the first guard.
"You should be warden." remarked the second guard.
Atrosis decided to contact Professor Dementor.
"Now that we're free from the bondo ball, what evil scheme do you want to do?" asked Atrosis.
"I think ve should vait for ze other villains to have their turn first. Except for maybe Dr. Drakken." remarked Professor Dementor.
"Well, I wouldn't mind if we didn't give Shego a chance. The fans might like her, but I don't." answered the woman.
That was just the way it was.
"Ve can discuss a new lair though, can we?" asked Dementor.
"Why not? It's part of the fun of world domination." remarked Atrosis.
"How about Camp Wannaweep? People don't expect a summer camp!" noted the professor.
"True…but that's the one place I don't recommend. I used to be a camper there as a child and I thought it was scary. The owls I heard at night made me shiver. I got along with my roommate though, even though he was a monkey. We shared a lot of bananas together." remarked Atrosis.
It really made the summer trip more enjoyable. She questioned why her roommate was a dude, but she could ponder that after she found answers as to why he was a monkey. Besides, it honestly wasn't so bad.
Unlike Ron, she was not afraid of monkeys. Maybe because she fought like one? And her giggles when she did it weren't that much unlike the noises that a monkey normally made.
"You're probably right. Ze vay you put it, nobody should ever set foot in zat place!" exclaimed Professor Dementor.
"I don't envy whoever does." answered Atrosis.
Meanwhile…
As it turned out, Camille Leon had made the mistake of entering Camp Wannaweep.
Why? Because she wanted to go to fashion camp.
She was wearing a royal blue dress this time.
This dress came with sleeves.
Admittedly, it was a pretty fun place to go for people who liked fashion.
You could receive fashion advice, and there were judges.
However, she was advised not to leave the camp grounds at night.
They said it was scary at that particular time, not like the day where things were so peaceful.
But considering how scary her transformations could be, she wasn't frightened.
And she was actually starting to like the surprised reactions when she shapeshifted.
Was fear the best thing in her life? Not fashion?
Well, she didn't necessarily have to choose. Maybe she could find a compromise and wear something scary yet fashionable?
That didn't seem like a bad idea.
But when night fell, she was suddenly alerted of something.
"I'm afraid we have bad news." spoke Dr. Lurkin. "Gill has escaped…again! And yes, our security measures are subpar. We're working on fixing them. But there's a good piece of advice we can give you in this situation. Don't leave the cabins after curfew."
He was speaking through the intercom.
"Who is this Gill? I don't think I have to worry about fish considering I'm above water." noted Camille Leon.
And she had some swimsuits she would look good in, anyway.
"What's that? Some of you are wondering who Gill is? Well, he's pretty famous around here, but I suppose there are newcomers. Gill was once Gil Moss, who I thought was a friend. But then he started swimming in Lake Wannaweep, and well, I'm afraid science created a monster. Anyways, if you see a monster that looks like a frog, do not approach him. At all. In fact, you should stay away as far away as possible. For if he catches you…well, you'll still be alive. But at the same time…well, let's just say you won't quite feel the same way anymore." explained Dr. Lurkin.
Ron and Kim knew the dangers all too well.
But Camille simply scoffed at the warning.
"Oh please. Do they think I was born yesterday? A monster that resembles a frog that roams around summer camp? That's the biggest joke I've ever heard since I got here. Though considering Kim Possible's fashion choices, I don't think it's the biggest joke I've heard of in my life." remarked the shapeshifter.
She could obey the curfew rules, but she was pretty sure they made up that story just to scare them into not leaving their cabins at night.
"I think I'll go into the woods. I actually like hearing owls hoot." admitted Camille.
"Meow!" exclaimed Debutante.
She seemed worried about something.
"Huh! Oh, that's right. I brought you with me. Are you saying we shouldn't go into the woods? This is all just one giant hoax. Trust me on this." answered Camille.
Debutante felt that Dr. Lurkin was being very sincere.
"Let's go, Debutante." noted the woman.
"Meow!" exclaimed the hairless cat.
Camille Leon ventured into the forest.
"Now then, let me look into a mirror and admire myself." said Camille.
Debutante wondered why Camille was not paying attention to her surroundings when there was a horror monster around.
If she had hairs, they would be standing on end.
She could tell the monster was nearby.
"Man, I look so good in this mirror! I think I'll kiss myself!" exclaimed Camille.
Debutante figured the moment she kissed the mirror, the monster would attack.
She decided to kiss the mirror.
Suddenly, the monster dropped right down behind her.
"This is too easy really." thought Gill to himself.
"Why do I hear a plop?" asked Camille.
"Meow! Meow!" exclaimed Debutante.
She turned around, at her cat's behest.
"You're wearing a costume to scare people? Really? I've seen that in cartoons before." noted the girl who was full of herself.
"This isn't a costume!" bellowed Gill.
"Oh yeah? Prove it." answered Camille.
Suddenly, he vomited on Camille and stuck her to a tree.
"You should have listened to Dr. Lurkin's warnings!" exclaimed Gill.
"Meow!" shouted Debutante. He was not wrong.
However, Camille did not seem scared.
Instead, she seemed angry.
"Do you know how much I paid for this dress? Granted, I didn't exactly earn a lot of that money myself, but still!" exclaimed Camille.
She wasn't sure whether the stain would come out or not.
According to Frugal Lucre, there were some stains that would never come out.
She legitimately found him to be an intimidating villain…but that was due to her love of fashion. Everyone else didn't think much of him. Though a certain yellow supervillainess had been appalled by his plan.
Gill scratched his head.
"I just vomited on you with my mutagen and THAT's what you're concerned about? Really? Did you hear what Dr. Lurkin said on the intercom? I think you should seriously consider getting your priorities straight." asked the monster.
"Well, I assumed he was making it up. It seems he was having a good laugh at everyone." answered Camille Leon.
And yet, it did seem like everyone else had locked their doors. That probably should have tipped her off that Dr. Lurkin wasn't lying.
"Well, it is kind of unbelievable now that you mention it…" agreed Gill.
"So, why should I be scared?" asked the heiress.
"Well, you know how he said that when I caught my victims, they didn't feel like themselves anymore?" questioned the teenage boy.
"May I pause you for a moment so that I can tell you that I find it interesting that even though that you're a swamp monster that you can talk?" asked Camille Leon.
"Huh? That is actually pretty interesting now that you mention it." remarked Gill.
"But you were saying something about what happens when you catch a victim?" questioned the fashion lover.
"Smart girl…for someone who went alone into the woods. You see, when I catch a victim, I vomit a sludge on them that turns them into a mutant." explained the monster.
"A mutant, you say?" asked Camille Leon.
"Now are you going to start getting scared? You could at least scream a little bit." noted Gill.
"I can try." answered the heiress.
She tried to scream, but it only sounded half-sincere.
"Better than nothing, I suppose." answered Gill.
"So, you've been trying to transform me into something else the whole time?" asked Camille.
"Pretty much." answered the monster.
"Well, why didn't you say so? To be honest, I've really started to enjoy transforming…though it did scare me at first." noted the thief.
"Huh?" asked Gill.
Suddenly, she transformed into her six-year-old self…and slipped through Gill's sludge.
"It feels so good to be young again. Though I suppose being older has its perks." said the now six-year-old Camille Leon.
"What?!" exclaimed Gill.
"I guess I forgot to tell you that I was a shapeshifter…but then again, it surprises everyone." remarked Camille, who was transforming back into her normal state.
"That is so freaky." spoke the swamp monster.
"If you of all people are saying that, then it must be the freakiest thing ever." remarked Camille.
"Me of all peo-how could I forget that I was a mutant?" asked Gill.
"Were you always a mutant? I didn't always have the power to shapeshift. Though it was more or less the best thing that ever happened to me." noted the rich girl.
"No, I was not. I got mutated by a leak from the science camp. It spilled into Lake Wannaweep." explained Gill.
"When will those nerds stop being so careless?" asked Camille. All of this could have been avoided if they kept the lake a little cleaner.
"Your guess is as good as mine." shrugged Gill.
Camille nodded.
"Well, I never really thought I would meet a mutant that wasn't created by me. But then again, I never really expected Lake Wannaweep to mutate me either. Even if that squeeb kept trying to warn me." acknowledged Gill.
"The….squeeb?" asked the famous girl.
"His name is Ron Stoppable. He was so easy to scare that it almost hurt. And well, it made me laugh until my sides did hurt." noted the monster.
"I think I've met him." answered Camille.
"You did? Really?" asked Gill.
"I also shapeshifted into him. I figured that if I did that I could gain the upper hand against Kim….but she outsmarted me." remarked the girl.
Suddenly, she noticed that Debutante was hiding in a tree.
"She can't get down, can she? Luckily I can transform into a professional basketball player." noted Camille.
"Can you shapeshift into Ron again? I would really like it if I heard him say something that humiliated him completely." remarked Gill.
Especially since he had thwarted his attempt to make mutated high school students. Now he was back to square one.
"Should I make him say squeeb? I don't really know what that means, but I'll try to incorporate it as best as I can." noted Camille.
"It would make it better, yes." answered Gill.
Camille shapeshifted into Ron.
"Hello, my name is Ron! I'm the biggest squeeb there is! I am so dumb that my own baby sister is smarter than me! I am also so ugly that not even Dr. Doofenshmirtz would give me a second look!" exclaimed Camille.
Gill collapsed to the ground and began laughing as hard as he could.
Camille shapeshifted back to normal…then shapeshifted again so she could get Debutante out of the tree.
"Meow?" asked Debutante.
"Don't worry, he's not as dangerous to me as he looks." remarked Camille.
How could he mutate someone that was already a mutant?
Debutante purred.
I actually didn't remember Frugal Lucre until I decided to rewatch a bit of the Big Job. He is funny though.
And ironically enough, I didn't actually notice it was nearly Halloween until I started writing this. I suppose it's not all horror though, Kind of the opposite of how you would expect a horror movie to go, actually.
Well, there was some comedy too. Having Atrosis interact with Frugal Lucre probably made you laugh. Mainly because they're similar.
What's that? Where's Monkey Fist? He'll be here soon. But to be honest, I think I'm going to have fun having these two work together. If you've read another fanfic…well, it's a bit of a reference.