Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom or any of the characters. Danny Phantom is the sole property of Butch Hartman, Nickelodeon and Viacom International.
The Many Mismatches of Vlad Masters
Chapter 5: The Next Date is a GO!
Vlad had arrived home and was in an even worse mood than usual.
Why?
Because he came back from his "date" with Spectra and was complaining about it non stop.
"OH, SNICKERDOODLES!..." Vlad shouted as he fired at a nearby lamp, vaporizing it completely.
His pet cat Maddie sat in the corner, watching with disinterest as her master continued his rampage.
"THAT WAS THE WORST DATE OF MY LIFE! I knew that Spectra is a shrew but she is even MORE unbearable than I could have ever thought! I actually pity any man she actually settles down with!..." Vlad said bitterly as he kept destroying his own property in a fit of rage.
"Yeah, she is just like you, isn't she?..." Was heard.
Vlad turned around and frowned when he saw that it was his "matchmakers".
"YOU?!..."Vlad shouted.
"Hey, V-man, how did your date turn out? You had a "fun" night?..." FP snarked with a playful smile.
Vlad grit his teeth in irritation.
"You know that I didn't. How could ANYONE have a nice time whatsoever with a harpy like her?!..."He demanded.
"True, but you are far from a prince charming..." FP said.
"Or any kind of charming..." Neo said without a hint of sympathy.
"Well, what do you expect from someone who's held a grudge for twenty years over an accident?..."61394 said while the villain growled like a dog over being reminded of the moment where his life was ruined.
"THAT ACCIDENT RUINED MY LIFE!..."Vlad snapped.
"Yes, boohoo. Your life is really ruined, with you inheriting your family fortune and spending DECADES blaming your only friend for what was an accident that he totally regrets. Meanwhile spending enough money to feed 13 COUNTRIES on trying to steal a woman who doesn't love you and either coerce their son into joining you or cloning him..." 61394 said boredly as if he heard it a thousand times.
"ARE YOU DONE MOCKING MY SUFFERING?!..."Vlad demanded of the 'immortal'.
"Oh yes, your "suffering" worth bringing up twenty years later..." 61394 said, looking for a moment that he was starting to actually get upset.
"So sorry you have superpowers and billions of dollars while I have to work just to buy groceries..." Neo said with sarcasm.
"But we're not here to talk about your many attempts at stalking, child abuse and murder, we're here to talk about your date with Spectra..." 61394 said.
"You know you two make such a "lovely" couple..." He said mockingly.
"Yes, quite lovely..." FP sarcastically, and Neo nodded.
Vlad could practically hear the mocking sarcasm in their words. He also scowled at being reminded of his date with the so called "psychologist".
"DO NOT MOCK ME! I have higher standards than setting for that harpy! I refuse to even work with her to destroy Daniel, much less have her as a romantic partner!..." Vlad shouted in furious rage.
"Such a pity, you two have so much in common and are so "cute" together..." FP said sarcastically, making a heart symbol with her hands in the process.
"I almost wish you did almost drown so she'd administer mouth to mouth... " Neo joked, causing Vlad to take notice.
"YOU SPIED ON ME?!..."Vlad questioned angrily.
"Hey, someone had to keep an eye on you two crazy kids. Besides, you'd do the same with Danny..." Neo joked.
"We're just looking out for ya..." FP said with a sarcastic smile on her face.
Vlad felt his face go red.
"You will pay for what you did. That red haired witch isn't worthy of a man of my caliber. Much less anyone else's..." He yelled.
"I thought birds of a feather were supposed to flock together..."61394 said, making his friends chuckle.
"Speaking of which...while I expected that you both would have clashed eventually, but I was kinda surprised how quick you two started sending each other dirty looks...like she already hated you BEFORE you guys stepped foot in the restaurant. Care to explain?..."FP asked with a mocking look.
Vlad growled at her like a dog for a moment.
"Aren't you all suppose to have a bizarre and creepy knowledge of my life?..." Vlad asked sarcastically.
"We do..but we wanna here it from you. Now spill..." FP ordered.
Vlad groaned, wanting them gone and gave in to make them go.
"If you must know, we have crossed paths before...namely at the annual ghostly Christmas party and during my various trips in the Ghost Zone. I tried to recruit her to be one of my minions once since I figured her powers could be of some use to me, but she wasn't satisfied with the salary I offered and refused...and she also had the nerve to mock me when she found my designs for my Maddie A.I. She had the nerve to call it creepy! That whiny-..." Vlad was cut off when the female yawned.
"Yeah, wasn't really interested in every single detail...just wanted the basics. And FYI, those A.I's are creepy..." She said while Vlad glared at her.
"Spectra may be evil, but when she is right, she's right..." She said with a shrug while her friends recalled something.
"Oh yeah, don't forget, as part of the program, you have to rate your date. So get crackin', Romeo..." Neo said as he gestured to the computer.
"So...should I assume that your score on your date is pretty low... On a scale from 1 to ten?..." FP asked in a coy way.
"This is easy, NEGATIVE ONE! Heaven help any man who DOES falls for her!..." Vlad snapped while the trio snickered.
"Sorry, but the scale doesn't go into the negatives. I'll just write down a one..." FP said as she wrote it down.
"If you're curious, Spectra tried to put down a zero..."61394 said, smirking.
Vlad sneered at that, his temper rising more and more.
"I hate you all..." He muttered as he turned his back to them.
"We know..." FP said with a coy smile while her friends snickered.
They soon left to make plans while Vlad left his score while he seethe in anger.
"When I get my powers back, I will hunt those beings down to extinction and parade their remains..." He grumbled as the match makers put his score.
"WE HEARD THAT!..." Was heard as a bucket of water suddenly appeared over Vlad's head.
Suddenly, Vlad was completely soaked as its contents dumped all over him, drenching him.
"That was not necessary!..." Vlad shouted as he coughed out water.
"Yes it was. There is more where that came from, Fruitloop. Just remember that..." FP's voice was heard.
"It might not even be water next time..." Neo's voice was heard while the "immortal" could be heard laughing.
Once he was sure they were gone, Vlad grumbled.
"For higher beings, they have childish senses of humor..."He muttered as he tried to dry himself off.
Once done, Vlad saw the profile for his next "date".
He groaned.
"One down, 9 more to go. Lets just get this over with. I just have to wait until I've done this blasted service..." He said relunctantly, as he read the contents of the profile of his next date.
User Name: Miss Go.
Age: Mid 20's
Gender: Female
Height: 5"11'
Weight: 125 lb.
Star Sign: Taurus
Home Town: Go City
Physical Description: Tall, athletic woman with long black hair and green eyes. Well built from exercise.
Personality: Playful and snarky.
Likes and Interests: Shopping, spa days, martial arts, music, and the color green.
Type of person I wish to date: Any guy who can keep up with me and afford all the green clothes I want. I also wouldn't mind if he had a backbone and knows how to show a girl a good time.
Vlad barely paid attention as he skimmed through the profile's description with disinterest, as if he was reading through some instruction pamphlet at the DMV or some tax form.
"Whatever, whoever she is, she can't be any worse than Spectra. No one is..." He thought, since to him, no date could be worse than what he just experienced.
Still, he still wanted to be cautious.
"Now be ready for anything..." He said as he he tried to read what kind of date they will have and what time tomorrow.
According to the message on the website those blasted beings operated, their date will be at the local carnival being held by the peer and later dinner at a nearby French restaurant that was even more expensive than the last one.
The villain rolled his eyes after reading that, disliking it already.
"A carnival? How juvenile. What do I look like, a child? This sounds like a date Daniel would go on..." He muttered, knowing that he won't have any fun tomorrow.
He could almost imagine Danny going with some nobody to such a place, thinking only people as young as them would want to be there
Vlad yawned as he saw the time, deciding to get sleep. He doubted anything like what he went through today will happen on his next date.
After all... what are the chances, anyway?
Vlad soon decided to go to sleep after that, unaware of what and who will await him tomorrow at noon.
The Next Day
Vlad soon arrived to the local peer, wearing both the heart shaped sticker and carrying some flowers in his hands.
He frowned, looking at the bouquet he held with contempt.
"I can't believe they are making me buy flowers for this one too. Even if I am a billionaire, Maddie is the only one worthy of my money and tokens of affection..." He grumbled angrily as he waited for his date.
Whomever she is, he just hoped that she was more bearable than Spectra.
However, no one showed up yet. Vlad scowled as he looked to his watch, tapping his foot impatiently.
"She's already 5 minutes later. They gave me grief and insist I am not late... and yet this woman likely had no such urge to hurry up..." He thought, finding this unfair.
That's when someone tapped his shoulder. A tap that had a bit of force in it, hinting the person behind it was impatient and not considerate.
"So... you the guy I'm here for?..." Was heard.
Vlad frowned, rolling his eyes before turning to face her.
He saw for himself a woman in her mid 20's with long black hair, green eyes and an oddly pale complexion. She wore an asymmetrical outfit, a top with a strap on her left shoulder, a black opera glove on one are with a matching green on her right, a skirt with belt, and finally a pair of gogo boots.
She was also very beautiful, or at least that's how most men would see her. Vlad had a different thought in mind.
"Someone is trying to hard to marry a rich man..."He thought disdainfully, having no interest in dating a younger woman.
Or any woman that wasn't Maddie.
She was attractive he supposed but her beauty paled in comparison to Maddie in his eyes. Heck, she seems little older than Jasmine than a properly aged woman like Maddie.
Still, she is the woman whom he should be out on a date with.
"May as well get this over with. You can do this..."He thought before adopting a false smile.
"Greetings, Miss?..." Vlad began.
"She- uh... Go. Go will work. Miss Go..." She said smiling, almost as if she hid something.
"Ah... Miss Go..." Vlad said, pretending to sound gentlemanly.
"So, you are...Cheesehead Fanatic?..."She asked in a snarky way.
Vlad grit his teeth, but forced a smile on his face.
"Just call me...Masters...Vlad Masters..."He said, making a mental note to deal with that name later.
"These are for you..." He said, as he reluctantly handed her the roses.
The woman looked at them with disinterest, almost like she hated being handed them.
"Thanks..." She said, not sounding too enthusiastic.
Vlad was aware of her actions, though decided not to speak on it.
"Now, Miss Go...Please... follow me..."He said, as just wanting to get this over with already.
The two adults then left together, unaware that the other had different plans.
"Just act nice for now..."They both thought in unison.
They were also unaware that they were being watched right now too.
Meanwhile
The matchmakers were once again in the nexus, watching the so-called date with amusement.
"They're a match made in... no version of heaven..." FP said as her friends nodded in agreement.
"They really are.." Neo said.
One of them realized who this was.
"Shego?..." 61394 asked in surprise, before his eyes lit up in realization. "Good luck, buddy..." He said, looking sympathetically to Neo.
"With what?..." Neo asked, confused.
"Wade's going to be upset with you because Vlad got to go on a date with Shego before he did..." 61394 explained before laughing at Neo's annoyed expression.
"That does sound like a bit of a problem…" FP said.
"How is that a problem? He'll always have a way to complain or annoy us, even for no reason...probably…" BCW said, while Neo groaned louder.
"I totally forgot about that. He's not going to be happy..." Neo said as he could feel the headache he'd get from Wade.
"I'd hide your debit card if I were you..." Number Boy said, knowing that the merc with a mouth won't be so happy.
"Or maybe make your cards fingerprint encoded…" BCW said, as he planned to do that, too, just in case.
"Good plan. Plus, we'll put the company cards in the new safe after this..." FP said.
"Come on, the show is about to start again. We can worry about Deadpool later. We don't want to miss the love birds..." FP said, giggling mischievelously.
All of them agreed to watch silently as the soon-to-be disastrous date unfolded., as well as keep an eye out for trouble in the name of a peeved off merc.
Back on Earth
Vlad and Ms. Go looked around the peer, there were a lot of games available, some rides which includes a Ferris wheel and some restaurants nearby.
However, neither were interested in any of it.
"So now I must act the role of a gentleman to a woman below my standarda. This is not worth the drama...why did I think that?..." Vlad thought in annoyance while his date silently sized him up.
As the two looked around, they were talking and trying to get to know each other better, mostly since both had a mission to complete.
Shego hated doing this, mostly since she had a script, so to speak, to stick to. Hopefully, this would go over quickly, quietly, and as painful for the man as possible.
"So tell me about yourself...uh...Vlad?..." Miss Go asked as she flashed a fake smile, wanting to get things done.
"Oh, just the normal things: eccentric business ventures, golfing, taking what is mine...in the stock market..Oh and I am also a massive fan of the Packers..." Vlad said, adding the last note swiftly.
"That explains the profile name..." Miss Go snarked, while Vlad failed to see her eyes rolling.
He just wanted to get things done with.
"I also...collect some rare items in my spare time..." Vlad said, recalling the crown of fire and the skeleton key.
Miss Go didn't seem impressed, but faked interest.
"I see..." She said, not caring much.
"So Miss Go, was it? Why don't you tell me about yourself?..." Vlad said, trying to be polite.
"Not much to tell, Handsome. But I guess it's worth bringing up..." Shego said, saying "handsome" sarcastically.
Not that Vlad noticed.
"I'm from GO City. I work as a personal assistant for my boss and do the occasional temp job for other clients. I have brothers, but we don't really talk all that much..." She said.
"Personal assistant. In other words, an overpaid secretary..."Vlad thought dismissively.
"That so?..."He asked.
"Yeah. My oldest brother is a big buffoon who thinks we're closer than we actually are. He tries to act like he's cool but he's just a big goof who can't keep his mouth shut..." She said in dismissive tone.
"I actually know the feeling..." Vlad thought, thinking of Jack.
"Yeah, that's how it is. You?..." She asked, trying to be polite.
Vlad blinked, watching as a greenish hand walked over to his. He did not know why those beings set this date up, but as far as he could tell, nothing was out of the ordinary.
Still, he had his heart set on someone else, despite the major obstacles, and pulled his hand away.
"I am a very busy man..." He said, feigning politeness.
Recalling the part of the threat that he NEEDED to treat his dates nicely and not show rudeness, he pretended to be interested in what she was saying.
"So...any hobbies?..."Vlad asked, mostly to make the date go quicker.
"Like I said on my profile, I like shopping, spa days, martial arts, and music. On my days off, I like to treat myself...sometimes several times over..."She answered.
"I see. So, what made you want to try... uh... blind dating, if you don't mind me asking?..." Vlad asked, figuring someone like her wouldn't need this.
Miss Go grit her teeth, as if she'd bit something disgusting. However, she tried to hide it and continued with her facade with a forced smile.
"Oh, just...curiosity..." She lied, with a fake smile on her face.
"More like Drakken made me because couldn't come up with another plan!..."Miss Go thought in irritation.
Yes, Miss Go...or rather Shego is not here just to go on a date. She's here as a distraction.
Her contractual employer had her dead to right on something she already forgot about. Plus, there did not seem many other options for a cash grab like this.
Anyway, her so called boss had another hare brained scheme and right now, she is in the middle of his harebrained scheme.
One she hated every second.
FLASHBACK
Just yesterday
Once Drakken was finished explaining his latest "evil plot" which involved stealing from Vlad Masters, Shego threw his desk to the wall in a fit of rage.
And she wasn't done yet.
"Whoa! Back up a bit!…"Shego stormed over to Drakken.
Her hands glowed dangerously, threatening to reel back or claw his eyes out.
"Where does it say in my contract that I have to DATE the guy?…"She shouted, mere millimeters away from the blue-skinned scientist.
"Let's just blast the safe and steal what's inside!…"She shouted.
"N-now, now, Shego, hear me out…"Drakken said as he pressed a button, displaying the schematics of the safe on the monitor.
"I'm afraid we need to go into a different direction here…"He said.
"Uh-huh…"Shego drooled with a dull tone.
"The safe in Axion Labs has the standard fingerprint, retinal, and voice recognition software. We can bypass that no problem. The issue comes from the final wall…"Drakken said, as another button was pressed and the final lock was zoomed in, showing scans beside it.
"Whatever Masters used, the metals used for the actual safe seem to be emitting a form of radiation I've never seen before. There's no telling what could happen if you blasted it…"He added.
"There's no telling what could happen if I go out with him..." Shego argued.
"It's a distraction! It's not like I'm ordering you to marry him or go so far as to have his kids without any rings worn and then bleed him dry with alimony money..." Drakken said.
"I'm going to pretend you didn't suggest that..." Shego said as a warning.
"I'm not suggesting any of the sort. I'm simply saying you use your charms to distract him and get what we need..." Drakken said, but his sidekick was still being stubborn.
"Doctor D, you really don't get it, do you? Guys who get in this Masters guy's way have a bad habit of disappearing. He's connected to weird stuff in that town. Not to mention, he's not my type, namely the hair..."Shego argued, gesturing to a photo of him they used for research and disliking what she saw.
"And regardless of his underworld connections, after tonight he'll never see us again..." Drakken replied easily.
"Fine, but I don't want to touch him to scratch him, much less hold his hand or anything..." Shego said.
"Again, we don't need an illegitimate heir to his empire, or DNA from him to create a clone and claim its your son. Just the DNA for what we need is enough..." Drakken stated.
"The things I do for getting a bigger name in evil..." Shego grumbled before storming out of the room.
Drakken was left staring at his desk, which was propped up on the wall.
"What about my d-..." He heard the door slam, meaning he had to handle this on his own.
"Oh, doodles..."He muttered.
End of Flashback
Present Time
Shego mentally groaned, hiding it behind a smile.
"And that's why I have to do this stupid date. Drakken better know what he's doing for once or else…"Shego thought to herself as she stared at the cheesehead billionaire.
"This is so stupid! I could have busted that security system and been back by now..."She thought, complaining mentally about Drakken's plan to distract the owner of Axion labs by taking him on a date.
Granted, Vlad Masters wasn't a bad looking guy. But he seems distant, with an attitude that clearly showed how he didn't want to be here.
As Shego wondered what to do, the two noticed the next stand. Vlad saw that it is a classic knock the milk bottles down game, which offered a lot of prizes.
He never had much interest in such games, even less since he's not with Maddie.
"Milk bottles? How childish..." Vlad snarked.
"Oh please, let's give it a try..." Shego said, seeing an opportunity to kill time.
"You want to play this child's game? You know many of them are rigged, right?..." Vlad asked.
"Do you want to play a round?..."Shego asked, being competitive.
"If you wish..."Vlad sad as the two went to the booth.
He reluctantly reached for his pocket and was about to pull some money out to pay for some balls to play this insipid game.
However, he saw that his date is actually wanting to win.
"Come on, hot stuff. Get on with it, you're pretty but not enough to stand there forever!..." The carnie said rudely, getting on Shego's nerves.
"He did NOT just call me hot stuff, did he?!..." She thought as she became enraged.
"RRRGGGNNNRRHHH!..." Shego grumbled as she threw her ball and hit the carnie with the first ball, and knocked down and destroyed the milk bottles with the second and third one.
"Owww...We...got...a...win...ner..." The carnie went in a daze, before passing out.
"Well, that was fun..." Shego said, grinning snatching a prize for herself, as well as the carnies money when Vlad wasn't looking.
Vlad blinked, genuinely surprised and speechless for a moment. At the brutality over a simple game.
"What a brute..." He muttered as his date is not paying attention.
Upon seeing what she did, and realizing this would attract the police, Shego grabbed her prize of a green bunny.
Vlad and Shego left, mostly to avoid legal trouble once the carnie regained consciousness, leading to a lawsuit.
Later
The two adults continued to walk around the carnival. They didn't even bother playing any more booths.
No police approached them, indicating they were not in trouble.
Now, they were figuring out what to do next.
"Now what? Ferris wheel? Bumper cars? Funnel cake?..." Shego asked sarcastically, wanting to know what else her date had planned.
"I'm sure we can think of something..." Vlad said sarcastically, not looking in her direction.
"Whatever you say..." Shego said, distracting herself from her boredom by stealing his wallet without him noticing.
"Hmm... Packers' nut, 3 credit cards... the pass for that never ending pasta... that one I might wanna use later..." She thought.
Before Vlad could notice anything, he heard a noise. It almost sounded like a short, ring tone to say he least but not from his phone...
"What was that noise?..."Vlad thought in confusion, raising a brow.
Miss Go looked annoyed and hid the wallet.
"One second, work call..." Shego said, smiling nervously as she walked away to answer it.
Shego hid around the corner and pulled out her communicator.
"Plans going well, keep lover boy busy..." She read, rolling her eyes.
"I wouldn't call him lover boy, to be honest..." She muttered under her breath.
Shego returned, laughing nervously as she wrapped her arms around his.
"So... let's grab a bite?..." She suggested.
"Where to?..." Vlad asked, hoping it wasn't where he went yesterday.
"Oh, just a spot I noticed when I arrived in town..." Shego said as she figured she could get a free meal.
Once she showed him a picture, he hid his disappointment.
It was someplace just as expensive.
"Why me?!..." Vlad thought miserably as he went along with his so-called date.
He just hoped that it went better tonight.
Later
At Le Rose Extravagante
After about a painfully short hour of a date, Vlad and Shego decided to have an early dinner, mostly just to end this farce of a date.
"This can't possibly end well..." Vlad thought, thinking he'd pay big like with Spectra.
"Drakken owes me big time..." Shego thought, hoping this meal could make her forget her issues if even for a moment.
They arrived to the restaurant, an even fancier restaurant than the last one Vlad went yesterday.
Vlad and Shego were soon seated and while they waited for a waiter to come and take their order, they spent the time just being silent.
Soon, they ordered their meals and waited for them to arrive. Now that they are eating, Shego tries again.
"I can't believe I gotta act like I'm into this guy. Oh, well. Who knows, maybe I can at least get something out of this chump..." She thought before she started acting again.
"So, been here before?..." She asked sweetly.
"Of course..." Vlad said with disinterest, and his date frowned.
"This is torture, it's like he doesn't even want to be here!..."Shego thought, irritated.
She would have called him out had she not realized that would defeat the purpose.
"I've got to at least pretend to be interested... that way when Vlad notices his doohickey is missing, I won't be a suspect..." She thought, hiding her attitude.
Shego smiled flirtatiously as she began to make a move.
"So this is pretty nice..."She said while running a hand against his suit her fingers tracing little fingers against the silk suit.
Vlad's only response to her flirting was to pull his arm away, sending her a disapproving scowl.
"I'd prefer if you didn't do that..." He said, looking down at his food.
"Sorry..." Shego muttered, hiding her displeasure with a fake sad look.
On the inside, she was mad and even kind of offended too. She is also kinda confused too.
"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!He should be thinking of me in a swimsuit by now, but he's acting like I'm some kind of pest!..."She thought, irritated her ploy isn't working.
"I know what those beings are doing trying to trick me into forgetting my true destiny with Maddie..."He thought as he still felt that she is the woman who Vlad should be here enjoying this romantic dinner with instead.
Her felt her foot lightly touch his leg, causing him to pull back. He chose to say nothing on it.
Shego on the outside didn't react, but frowned internally.
"Geez, you'd think a billionaire would have no problem wanting a twenty something trophy wife, but the guy had all the charm and manners of a poser, as if he'd rather be anywhere but here. He'd have to be into women, given his profile, so why is he acting like he doesn't want to be here?!..." She thought, finding his actions contradictory.
Vlad scowled turning back to his food, hoping to finish it quickly.
"Best not let this get cold..." He said, his words even colder.
"I hear you..." Shego muttered, barely hiding her disappointment.
She fumed at how, despite not wanting to be here, his attempts to win him over weren't working. Heck, he acted like she was a pest and that ticked her off.
"Great I'm stuck with a total jerk, one who makes Kim Possible's dorky sidekick look like a gentleman. Heck, the doof probably has better table manners than this clown. This is ridiculous!..."Shego thought, hating that she had to play nice with this guy.
As she ate, she glanced at him.
She notices that he looked anywhere but at her having only tried making conversation with her once in twenty stinking minutes since they'd been shown to their table.
"I'm not paying for dessert..." Vlad said, glancing at the menu.
Shego gritted her teeth at that, glaring at him.
"Hurry up, Drakken. You owe me so much hazard pay..."Shego thought, wondering what was taking her boss so long.
The two continued to eat, hiding their distaste for each other.
"I see you like your meat cut up to pieces like a child..." Vlad said, sounding polite but barely masking its true purpose as an insult.
"I see you like your steaks big, a little like how you present yourself..." Shego sassed.
"As big as the BUILDING I'll throw at you if you don't watch it..."Vlad thought, frowning internally.
"Better watch it or I'll cut you up into pieces, creep!..." Shego thought, her irritation growing.
As they are their portions, Vlad stopped. He noticed a brunette woman nearby and looked up.
"Wait, is that Maddie?!..." He thought with excitement, only to see that it was another woman who seemed younger and wore glasses.
He sighed, both in relief since he didn't want her to get the wrong idea about him...but also longing for her presence.
"She should be who I'm with, not this woman clearly too eager to marry into wealth as a trophy wife..." He thought while Shego noticed his actions.
She noticed the way his eyes jumped to every brunette he saw only to get disappointed. She frowned, not out of jealousy but out of how he paid more attention to a less attractive woman than her.
"Looking for someone specific? Maybe someone with brown hair?..." Shego snarked, letting her actual opinions of Vlad briefly show with her expression.
"That is not any of your business..." Vlad said, sending her a dirty look.
"Considering I'M your date I think it'd be my business if you're looking at other girls!..." Shego said, ticked off.
"I'm not looking at other girls, I'm looking at other immature little girls like you. But if you must know, I'm looking for a woman...the only WOMAN who should have the pleasure of my company..." Vlad said, slipping.
He realized his error but it was too late.
"Is he serious?!..."Shego thought, outraged at his words.
"Excuse me?!..." She demanded.
Realizing he was caught, Vlad figured he was as well fess up.
"Indeed. Maddie, the woman I fell in love with in college, is the woman I wanted before I was basically forced into this ridiculous program to spend time with little girls like you due to some pests who made me..." He grumbled.
Shego was tempted to grab the guy by the neck and vaporize his head, calling her a little girl and admitting he wanted to be here with another woman.
She didn't know this Maddie, but felt insulted to be compared to her. She got the feeling someone would probably thank her, scratch that EVERYONE who knew him beyond his fake benevolent billionaire act would probably thank her.
That's when she got the message.
Shego practically cheered when she got the signal from Drakken that he got the doohickey from the labs.
"Finally..." She thought, smirking.
"Maybe we got off on the wrong foot? Why don't you and I get some air? Clear things up? " Shego asked smiling suggestively, making Vlad think she was still into him.
Vlad was relieved now he could pay for this meal and be done with it. At least, the nightmare was over.
Or so he thought.
"She may not be my one true love but at least she knows when she's talking to her superior..." Vlad thought nastily.
"When I rule the world, I might hire her to be my secretary..."He thought deciding to be generous to his dinner company who was better than Spectra.
His so-called gracious offer would soon be turned down. He was about to learn just who this was.
The HARD way.
Outside
The two left the restaurant to an outdoor garden next to the place once they were outside and away from other people.
"Finally..." Vlad grumbled.
"Okay bub, this date isn't going anywhere so let's call it a night..." Shego said, slamming her hands on a decorative wall.
"Yes absolutely. I think you've been "lovely" company..." Vlad said happy to get through another date and this time without getting slapped.
However, Shego had a plan. One she was hoping she'd do.
"I still don't got what I needed..." She thought.
"And hey, the nights still young. You can call the 'only' woman worthy of you and go out with her..."Shego suggested, plotting to make her move when he lasts expect it.
"Unlikely, as she's probably spending time with that unworthy oaf she stupidly calls her husband..." Vlad admitted before he realized what he said.
"Why did I say that out loud?..." He questioned himself, not seeing the look on Shego's face.
"Whoa! Hold on! Back up!..." Shego said, extending her arm out. "The woman you've been drooling over, she's MARRIED?!..." She exclaimed, looking furious.
"Yes, happily as far as most people are concerned. But I know in her heart she truly wants to be with me..." Vlad answered before noticing his words.
"Why am I being so honest?!..." He asked again, while his date looked appalled.
"Oh, that's disgusting! I'm on a date with a stalker!..."Shego thought in total disgust.
Shego liked being evil.
She'd broken plenty of laws but even she had lines she wouldn't cross.
She wouldn't make a move against her brothers or do a job in Go City, no matter how much they annoyed her. She wouldn't attack a kid or a baby, though Shego admitted Kim Possible doesn't count since she can defend herself, an exception to the rule. And a new one, she wouldn't flirt with someone who was MARRIED!
She was evil but she had standards. Especially when it comes to dating.
"Okay, yeah, no. This date's over. I can't believe I went out with a stalker..." Shego said, completely disgusted.
"What did you just say?!..." Vlad shouted.
"Forget this!..." Shego said before, suddenly, she had Vlad in an arm lock and slammed him into the wall.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!..."He shouted angrily and in pain.
She pulled a sample of his hair before using a device to extract drops of blood from his arm.
"I got what I need... Should have just done this instead of act like you're such a charmer. I bet Megan or whatever her name is would thank me for doing this to you..." Shego said.
"It's Maddie!..." Vlad shouted.
"Don't care. Oh and by the way... therapy, you need it to get over whatever poor out of your league brunette you're drooling over..." Shego snapped, striking a nerve.
"MADDIE IS NOT OUT OF MY LEAGUE, YOU GLORIFIED SECRETARY!..." Vlad yelled, trying to push himself free.
"The glorified secretary who's out of your league..." Shego said, the idea of vaporizing him was more and more appealing the longer she spent around this guy.
"Oh please, what does someone who signs papers do who thinks she's too good for me?..." Vlad asked, only to be surprised by her strength.
"Haven't you been paying attention? I'm not what you think..." Shego said before she swung Vlad off the wall and into a table, much to the shock of the diners.
Vlad stood back up and snarled before recalling something.
"Right... even if there weren't witnesses, I have no powers to use at the moment...." He thought, hating this.
Shego then kicked Vlad in the face, landing him on the floor.
"Ugh! I can't fight like this! This outfit is too nice to waste staining your blood on it..." She muttered before the sound of a hovercraft caught her attention.
Looking up, she saw the source.
"Well it's about time! What were you waiting for? Him to invite me over to his place?!..." She shouted.
"Do you have what we need?!..." Drakken asked, getting to the point.
"That and then some..." Shego said, grabbing something off the unconscious Vlad.
"Let's go then!..." Drakken said as he lowered the hovercraft.
As Vlad managed to get back up, he was grabbed from the collar by Shego, who slapped him.
"Later, Vladdie..." Shego said, letting her snarky, rude self out.
"Wait... you're not a secretary! You're a criminal! You were plotting to steal from me, you scum!..." He yelled, outraged.
"I'm not the one drooling over someone else's wife!..." Shego snapped.
"He's into someone else's wife?" Drakken questioned with a mixture of confusion and displeasure.
"How shameful..." He said in disaproval.
"I'll say. Talk about pathetic. You can't find someone on your own so you'll steal someone else's..." Shego said.
"Maddie doesn't belong to Jack! SHE BELONGS TO ME!..." Vlad yelled, throwing a punch that was easily blocked.
Shego rolled her eyes grabbing his wrist she flipped him over head where he landed in a particularly thorny rose bush.
"Ouch!..."Vlad let out, wishing he had his powers while his so called date made her escape.
"Have fun scrubbing dishes, Vladdy!..." Shego gloated, stepping out climbing the ladder onto Drakken's hovercraft.
"Why would I scrub dishes?..." Vlad questioned, stepping out of the bush.
"Guess..." Shego said, holding something of Vlad's.
"Hold on?..." Vlad asked as he connected the dots.
"WHERE IS MY WALLET?!..."He yelled, noticing that it's gone.
He heard mocking laughter and looked up.
"Oh, and thanks for the meal. And the $5000 in spending cash!..." Shego laughed as she bragged grinning as she held his wallet and tossed out it out once she emptied it during her escape.
Vlad rushed to grab his discarded wallet.
Picking it up, he turned it upside down in hopes something fell out, only to see nothing. He took a look to confirm, to his displeasure, he had no money.
"OH, FUDGE BUCKETS!..." Vlad cursed, finding another night ruined.
And to top it off, he saw the restaurant owners approaching him with less than happy looks on their faces.
"Uhh...here is the bill. The damage that your date made is included in..." He said while Vlad groaned.
"WHY ME?!..." He thought in dismay, wondering how things could get worse.
With Shego and Drakken
The hovercraft landed at the docks, atop one of the storage buildings.
"You have his DNA?..." Drakken asked.
"Hair and samples of his blood too. No way I'd get anything else... except maybe his teeth if I managed to kick some out..." Shego said in a sour tone, which her boss noticed.
"Hmm... you seem more displeased than usual..." Drakken said as he took the samples and put them into some kind of device.
"You'd be too if you had to spend time with some creepy idiot who has the hots for someone's wife! It'd be like if you had a thing for Kim Possible's oddly attractive for her age mom because you met her in college along with her dad..." Shego complained.
"My old college friend met her after I left..."Drakken said.
"You mean got kicked out..." Shego pointed while her boss growled, something she took a small bit of joy from.
"Whatever! Point is... I didn't know her so I don't have any interest, even if she was single..." Drakken said before scratching his chin.
"Though she is attractive for her age...only downside is that she has kids...and one of them is Kim Possible..." Drakken said as Shego sent him a weirded out look before frowning.
"Just make sure this night wasn't a waste..." Shego grumbled, not wanting her efforts to be for nothing.
Rolling his eyes, Drakken used the device, which inflated a hand shape, revealing to be some kind of glove with a wrist brace, and put it on. Pressing it on the safe machine they stole, they turned it on.
"Ha! It reads his DNA. We are a go!..." Drakken went.
His minion sighed in relief.
"Finally! I don't care what this thing does. It can make all donuts on Earth disappear for all I care as long as it's useful to us..." Shego complained as Drakken tried to carry it back to their hovercraft.
"Hurry, Shego! Let's get out of here befo-..."
"I show up?..." A familiar voice asked.
Before Drakken knew it, what he stole was taken from him. It was now in the hands of who he was hoping to avoid.
"Kim Possible?!..." He questioned.
Shego saw her and her hands started to glow, her mood already sour.
"Don't you have somewhere else to be, Kimmie? The beach or maybe go on dates?..." She asked, ready to fight.
"I would... but this is more fun..." Kim said.
"Besides... Ron's parents forbade him from going on that program..."She thought.
"Wait... where's the buffoon?..." Drakken questioned, noticing Ron's absence.
"Grounded. Never mind that... this is going back where it belongs..." Kim said, gesturing to the stolen device.
"Not if I have anything to say about it, Kimmie!..." Shego said as her hands glowed green.
Place the device down, Kim readied herself as she and Shego began fighting yet again.
Shego swung one of her glowing arms before Kim bobbed out of the way, kicking her in the side. Angered, Shego tried to fire at Kim, only for the young heroine to run around the attack, managing to knee Shego in the face. Snarling, Shego tried to claw Kim, but not only did she dodge gracefully, she noticed her foe was swinging wildly.
"You're grumpier than usual. Not that I care, but what's up?..." Kim asked as she noticed with a snark before sweep kicking Shego off her feet.
Shego landed face first in the rooftop before glaring up at Kim.
"Let's just say I had the worst part of the job in stealing that thing. So stay still so I can take my anger out of you!..." Shego shouted as she lunged at her.
"So not staying still..." Kim responded, as she dodged the attack.
Shego then blasted the rooftop to get into the air, trying to dive kick Kim, only for Kim to somersault to safety.
Shego's kick had enough force to break through the rooftop. She landed on a broken box, her rear being inside while the rest of her was too big to fit.
"This is still better..." Shego remarked, comparing this to dating Vlad.
Kim jumped in, the fight resuming.
Drakken groaned, fearing Kim and Shego's battle will attract attention.
"This town already has some freakish superhero, Kim Possible making Shego-..." He saw a blast go near near him, causing him to briefly flinch. "... fire is going to draw attention!..."He said, fearing the worst.
Inside the building
Shego was still swinging her hands at Kim, who was still bobbing and avoiding each attack with greater ease.
"What did he make you do? Kiss a guy?..."Kim asked, mostly as a joke.
That made Shego's pale face turn red with rage, much to Kim's surprise.
"I DID NOT KISS HIM!..." She shouted in rage.
Kim stopped bobbing to make a face at that, one eyebrow raising in curiosity. Realizing what she just said, Shego yelled in inaudible rage.
"Seriously, what's the sitch?..." Kim asked, mildly curious.
"What are we? Best buds?!..." Shego questioned, trying to hit her. "It's none of your business who I go out with!..." She snapped.
Realizing what she said, Shego powered down and clamped her mouth shut with her hands. Kim stopped, her eyes almost falling out of her head.
"You? On a date?!..." Kim asked before making a somewhat displeased face. "I pity any guy who goes out with you..."She said, striking a nerve in the female villain.
"SHADDUP!..." Shego went, resuming the fight.
"Shego!..." Drakken shouted from above. "I see some figure flying towards us! It's probably that ghost hero! Let's go!..." He shouted.
Shego huffed.
"Until next time, Kimmie..." Shego said before turning around and leaving.
Kim was left somewhat stunned.
"What was she talking about?..." She asked herself.
From a distance, Danny could see the green blasts coming from the building.
"A ghost?..." He thought, flying in that direction.
As Danny entered, seeing the ship go away, he took a moment to recognize it.
"I've seen that before in photos. Let's see, blue dude with hot lady in green... that means..."He thought.
He then noticed who was on the ground and his face turned red.
"Wait… is that Kim Possible?!..." He asked with a big smile, excited.
Kim noticed Danny and smiles. She instantly recognized him from rumors and from the info Wade gave her about Amity Park before her mission.
"So, you're Danny Phantom?..." She asked, sounding interested.
"Uh... yup! That's me..."He said excited as he landed.
"Huh... you're a lot cu-cooler... cooler in person..." Kim said, taking a moment to examine him.
"Heh... really?..." Danny asked with a nervous chuckle.
"She's so much hotter in person!..."He thought, feeling his hormones act up.
"Anyway, sorry intruding on your turf, but I had to stop Drakken and Shego from committing at theft from Axiom Labs..." Kim explained.
"I see..." Danny said.
"Normally, I'd be okay with Vlad losing anything he can use against me later... but not if it's in the hands of people like them..."He thought.
"I'd offer to return it for you, but I don't have the best reception to the public here..." Danny said.
"It's cool. I personally don't think you're a bad guy..." Kim said, making him smile shyly.
"Th-thanks..." Danny said with a smile, his blush returning.
As Kim held up the stolen device, she notices a hole burnt through it.
"Uh oh..." Kim said, not liking this.
"What's wrong?..." Danny asked.
"This..." She said, showing the hole.
"Uh... is that supposed to be there?..." Danny asked before the girl in front of him shook her head.
"No, it's not. I think Shego accidentally melted a hole through it..." Kim theorized.
"I see..." Danny said.
"Well, the scientists there aren't going to love this..." Kim said, not looking forward to this.
"Hate to steal your thing but... no big..." Danny said.
"You sure?..." Kim asked.
"Yeah. It was that green lady's fault. Plus, at least this means the bad guys can't use it anymore..." Danny said, trying to cheer her up.
"I guess..." Kim said while Danny nodded.
"Plus... that thing looks like a weapon, so anything Vlad could use against me being broken is a win in my book..."He thought.
Kim then took out her Kimmunicator,and Wade appeared on the screen.
"Wade? I'm gonna need a ride..." Kim said, as she explained what happened.
"It'll take a while Kim. Got about 10 minutes before they show up. I'll at least have them bring you something to eat on the way..." Wade said.
"Please and thank you..." Kim said upon hanging up before seeing Danny though. "So... wanna kill some time and talk shop?..." She asked him.
"YES!..." Danny went excitedly, only to take a breath and step back.
"I mean... that'd be nice..." He said, trying to hide his excitement.
"Spankin'. So... any chance we can grab a bite too?..." Kim asked.
"Is this... a sudden date with Kim Possible?..."He thought, thinking it too good to be true.
"So..." Kim walked up to Danny and offered her arm. "Care to show a girl around?..." She asked.
With a happy smile and an excited nod, Danny took her arm.
"Sure..." He said, smiling.
"I'm on a date with Danny Phantom, aren't I? Score!..."Kim secretly thought in excitement.
"I'm on a date with Kim Possible? Awesome!..."Danny thought with a grin.
30 minutes later
After Kim left, Danny met up with his friends and told them all about who he just met.
"And then we took a selfie together!..." Danny said with a smile as he then showed it off.
His friends looked shocked. Tucker was amazed, while Sam didn't seem so pleased.
"You spoke with the legendary Kim Possible?..." Tucker asked, excited.
"What did she talk about? Herself?..." Sam asks sardonically.
"It was more about all the cool saves she's done, which I asked about, just to be clear! Turns out, we have a lot in common!..." Danny said with a smile before a somewhat lustful look on his eyes appeared.
"I'm really attracted to her…" He admitted.
"Oh… wonderful…" Sam groaned, rolling her eyes.
"Oh... sounds like a team up on the horizon..." Tucker said with a grin.
Sam smacked him on the back of the head, while he yelped.
"Ow, what was that for?!..." Tucker complained, while Sam glared at him.
"Nothing..." She muttered with a bitter look on her face, not that the lovesick Danny noticed.
"So cool... so pretty..." Danny said to himself, irritating Sam even more.
"I really hope this doesn't become a whole thing..." Sam muttered, refusing to admit that she is jealous.
"I really hope this becomes a whole thing..." Danny whispered to himself excitedly.
Sam rolled her eyes and stormed off as Tucker went to calm her down. All the while, Danny just kept daydreaming about Kim.
Meanwhile
Drakken huffed as his speeder flew as fast as it could. He was angry that they couldn't steal the device after all.
"Well, that was a disaster. If my invention didn't depend on Masters' gadget, I never would have come to this town..."Drakken muttered.
"I don't know why you're whining. I was the one who got the short end on this deal..." Shego muttered.
"Just hand me the device..." Drakken ordered, annoyed at how the night went.
Shego sent him a curious look.
"Don't you have it?!..." Shego demanded.
"Me?! I thought you had it! Oh, doodles! ..." Drakken said, before he began to throw a tantrum.
Shego rolled her eyes.
"Whatever, it's not like it would have made much of a difference given how complicated Dr. D made the plan..."She thought as her boss cursed their luck.
Shego looked to a small onboard computer, seeing an image of Danny Phantom. The same one who Kim Possible seems to have become friends with.
"Huh... he looks to be around Kimmie's age. So, think they're gonna team up? And by team up, I mean hook up?..." Shego questioned, as her boss finished his rant.
"What are you, president of the who Kim Possible is involved with club?..." Drakken asked sarcastically, still in a bad mood.
So was Shego, but she still managed to find a small silver lining to this whole ordeal.
"Relax, Dr. D... we lost... whatever that thing was, but at least we got some sweet spending cash, courtesy of my so called date..." Shego said, holding the money she stole from Vlad out, only for a gust of wind to push it out.
"Oh no!..."Shego shouted as they then watched as the money was carried by the wind into an orphanage, a poor looking one from the looks of it.
She would have gone after it, only for someone, whom Shego assumed to be in charge, found out and let out a loud gasp and seemed ready to cry tears of joy right now.
"OUR PRAYERS FOR EXTRA FUNDING HAVE BEEN ANSWERED!..."A woman called out in joy, along with several children.
Shego snarled in anger and was about to retrieve her money before huffing.
"Not worth it..."She muttered, not having it in her to go after it now but she would not admit to the reasons why.
Her boss would have commented, but even he didn't have it in him to retrieve the money either. Not under these circumstances, though he wouldn't admit it either.
"Whatever. Let's just get out of here befo-..." Drakken was cut off when their hovercraft was suddenly grabbed by something.
"WHAT THE DOODLES?!..."He shouted as they saw for themselves what it is.
To their shock and horror, it was a large ghost wolf, having it by its jaws as it pulled the ship back, the two holding on for dear life.
As Drakken had a horrified look on his face, Shego only groaned.
"This is still better..." She said, ignoring Drakken's screams of horror.
"AAAAAAAAAUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!..."Doctor Drakken cried out, not seeing Shego's lack of concern.
Elsewhere
Certain match makers watched this and fist bumped in satisfaction.
"Well, that went as well as expected..."FP said, amused.
"I'm still surprised you used Shego. I thought this was only just for people connected to Danny or Vlad?..." Neo asked.
"I was thinking of keeping it to women connected to Danny... but let's open the floodgates a little and let people outside of his circle of people join in..." FP said, having more ideas.
"Okay... who do you have in mind?..." Neo said.
"Not sure. Any you can think of?..." FP asked.
"Well, I am open to characters from video games..." Neo said.
"Oh, like Street Fighters?..." She asked.
"Fighter. Again... it's Street Fighter..." Neo corrected.
"Again, don't play many fighting games..." FP admitted with a shrug.
"I was gonna suggest Juri-Han... but she's kind of... crazy. I'm not sure someone who is four tires and an engine short of a whole car would do well with Vlad..." Neo said as his friend considered what he said.
"True. And I'd feel guilty of letting a psycho like that walking around in town, even if she would make Vlad miserable. What about that woman from RWBY you mentioned once? What was her name...? Ember Fall?..." She asked.
"Cinder Fall, and no. She's not only from another world, she's a legitimate sociopath who wants power and has killed people..." Neo said.
"I see...too dangerous to risk her being out in the public, even if Vlad would probably get the worst of it..." She said.
"What about Ma Vreedle?..." FP suggested.
There was a long silence.
"No... no chance in H-E Double hockey sticks!..." Neo said.
"I figured..."FP said, sighing.
"Sorry, but I do no like Ma Vreedle..." Neo said.
"Well, I'm sure we can find someone else..."FP said as she tried to consider some more "candidates".
"Okay... who's next to set him up with?..." Neo asked as his friend tried to think of someone.
"Let's see..." FP went, reading a list.
However, her friend was surprised about seeing so many names on the list.
"Wait... there are that many people who people want to see him with?..." Neo asked, shocked.
"More like people to make his life miserable..." FP answered.
"Ah, that makes more sense..." Neo went, as they went over the list.
After a few minutes, they saw a name that caught their attention.
"What about... this one?" FP asks, showing one name.
Her friend saw it and started to smirk.
"Hmm... that can work..."He said, while his friend also smirked
Both grinned mischievously at who will make Vlad's next date more of a living nightmare than the last one.
They would make sure of it.
-To be continued-
Next time on The Many Mismatches of Vlad Masters
An EXERCISE in Patience
A/N(1): I dedicate this chapter to my family, my friends and my love for God :)
A/N(2): Special thanks to NeoMark, BeConfizzled Writter, Invader Johnny, CMR Rosa and 61394 for all of their help. You guys rock :)
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