Chapter 1

"NO! STOP, YOU PESKY VERMIN! DON'T TOUCH THAT!"

BOOM

"AHHHH! SHEGO!"

Kim chuckled as she swung herself up and over the roof of Drakken's most recent lair. She glanced to her left to make sure Ron was beside her and was met with his goofy grin. "That rocked!" The blonde boy yelled out at her, grinning from ear to ear.

"It was a close one," Kim replied with a thin smile. "Shego almost knocked me out. Thank goodness we have Rufus, and Drakken is still idiotic enough to keep installing self-destruct buttons."

"Man, I don't think he'll ever learn that those are a horrible idea." Ron laughed again as he and Kim touched down on the other side of the self-destructing building.

"Time to go, Ron." The redhead stated, having to drag the boy away from the ensuing chaos. "I've got classes tomorrow and I promised your mom that I'd have you back in time for dinner." She looked up at the slowly darkening sky and winced. "Maybe not in time for dinner…"

"Dinner?! Rah! Hungry!" Rufus exclaimed, popping his head out of Ron's pants pocket and rubbing his belly dramatically.

"Yes, yes, Rufus. We will get dinner when we get home. You definitely deserve it after pulling a fast one over on ol' blue boy." Ron laughed, rubbing the top of the naked mole rat's head. Rufus tutted and scrabbled his paws over his head to flatten the ruffled mess his owner had made. He stuck his tongue out, squeaked "Dinner!", and dove back into the boy's pocket.

"You better get cranky butt home." Kim giggled. "I'll let our ride know we are ready for transport."

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Kim sighed as she kicked her front door closed and dropped her mission gear to the floor. Shego really had done a number on her today. If Kim didn't know better, she would say that the raven-haired woman was beyond pissed; even before their fight had begun. I wonder what's the matter with her. I haven't seen her this upset since Drakken used the Attitudinator on her. The redhead grimaced at the reminder of the horrible device. I really hope he hasn't gone and done something else just as stupid. I'M the one getting the shit end of the pissed-off Shego stick.

Kim shook her head, dispelling her train of thought, and walked over to her couch. She flopped down on it belly first and let out a low groan. God, I ache all over. I should take a hot bath. But man do I not want to move. She let her eyes flicker closed and let out a sigh. I'll just rest for a minute and then I'll definitely get up and take a bath.

*Beep Beep BeepBeep*

"Hgn… Huh? What?" Kim blinked her eyes slowly, trying to bring herself back to reality. Squinting against the blinding light surrounding her, Kim slowly sat up.

*Beep Beep BeepBeep*

The redhead lifted herself into a sitting position and searched her pockets for the offending noise. Grasping her Kimmunicator, she pulled it out and pressed the answer button.

"What's the sitch, Wade?" She mumbled out with a yawn.

"Kim? Are you just now waking up?" Wade questioned with wide eyes. Kim tilted her head in confusion at his surprise.

"Yes. What's wrong with…" Kim could feel her blood freeze and she shot to her feet. She walked over to her windows and looked outside, finally realizing what all the light in her living room meant. "Oh god Wade," The redhead gasped. "What time is it?!"

"Uhh.." Wade began before glancing over to his clock. "Almost 1 pm."

"WHAT?!" Kim yelled as she ran into her bedroom and began haphazardly throwing her school things together. She set the Kimmunicator down and ran to her closet, hastily throwing on the first things she saw. "I'm so fucking late! I can't believe I fell asleep on the couch without setting an alarm!" She cried out in anguish.

"Kim."

"I am so fucking stupid! Why the hell did I lay down when I got home?"

"Kim."

"I won't even make it to my History class and I have a huge test!"

"KIM!" Wade shouted, trying to stop the hero from spiraling further.

"Huh? What?" Kim froze and looked around. "Oh shit Wade I'm sorry, I completely forgot you were on the Kimmunicator." She reached down and grabbed the device off of her bed and looked at the grinning computer genius. "I'm a mess this morning." She sighed and ran a hand through her mass of red hair.

"I kinda got that." The boy chuckled. "I'm sure your professor will let you take the test at a later time. I mean, you ARE Kim Possible. I bet they'll let this one slide."

Kim sat down on her bed and put her head in her hands. "Yeah, I'm sure he will let me take it later but that's not the point. I'm supposed to be the girl who can do anything and I can't even manage to get to college on time."

"Don't be too hard on yourself Kim. From what Ron said this morning, you had a rough night fighting Shego." Wade said, hoping to alleviate some of the pressure the hero tended to put on herself.

"Yeah… It was a rough one. She was super pissed." Kim answered as she lifted her head up to look at the boy on the screen. "Thanks, Wade."

"Anytime Kim." Wade smiled back at her.

"Wait. You didn't call just to wake me up and make me feel better. So, what's the sitch?"

Wade grimaced, realizing he was now about to give the redhead some unwanted news. "Uhh.. It's Shego…" He started.

"What?! I just fought her and Dr. Drakken last night! No way they got a new lair and a new 'take over the world' plan already!" Kim cried out, throwing her free hand into the air.

"Well… It's not Shego and Drakken. Just… Just Shego." Wade winced as he turned his attention to his computer, more to avoid the redheads' wrath than any real need as he already had the details of the mission memorized.

"What? Just Shego? Well, that's rare." Kim mused. "What is she doing that wouldn't involve Drakken? And that would force her to do it so soon after our fight? You'd think she would be more cautious and hide out while the heat is still on them."

"I know. It is weird. Didn't you say she was more upset than usual last night? Maybe this has something to do with that." Wade said as he scratched his head, clearly as confused as Kim was.

"I guess that makes sense." Kim nodded. "Alright, well sitting here questioning the woman's sanity won't get us anywhere. Send me the mission details and I'll try and figure out what's going on."

"Sending to your Kimmunicator now. I also have a ride en route for you. ETA is 15 minutes." Wade replied as he tapped on his keyboard with a flourish.

"Please and thank you." Kim chirped.

"Oh, and Kim?" Wade hesitated, not wanting to upset the hero again.

"Yes?" Kim sighed, knowing she was not going to like whatever came next.

"Ron can't go on this mission with you. He made plans with Yori that he can't cancel." The boy genius rushed out, hoping that if he said it fast enough it would lessen the impact.

"Great," Kim muttered. "Well, thanks for the heads up Wade."

"Be careful Kim."

"I always am." The redhead ended the call and stood up with a stretch. Guess I'm fighting pissed-off Shego solo. Wonderful.

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"Thanks for the lift Mr. Tillmont." Kim said as she strapped on her parachute and prepared to jump out of the helicopter.

"It's the least I can do after you saved my precious Rembrandt." Mr. Tillmont replied with a wide smile. "We are over your requested destination now Miss Possible. You're cleared to jump!"

"Thank you!" Kim called as she jumped head-first out of the hovering vehicle. Making herself as aerodynamic as possible, Kim began her fast-paced descent.

This was the kind of thing Kim loved about her hero work; the adrenaline of diving headfirst into the unknown as the earth quickly came up to meet her. Some may say she is an adrenaline junky and well… those people would be right. Moments like this where she was freefalling with only her thoughts were the best moments of Kim's life.

As she made her way down to her destination, Kim ran through the mission details in her head.

Shego is on a solo mission. Seemingly without anything to do with Drakken. First, she torched a neighborhood close to where Drakken's lair had met its end. Secondly, she was seen riding a black motorcycle at high speeds while torching any and everything along her path. And lastly, she was seen at the top of this very mountain, which just so happened to be a dormant volcano, blasting her plasma into the sky.

If Kim had to guess, Shego was way more than just 'pissed'.

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Shego stood at the top of the mountain with her hands at her side, shaking. She was so tired. So incredibly tired. She had made her rampage through pretty much all of Middleton until finally making it to the top of this mountain, and she was drained. Her plasma seeming to have left her, all the raven-haired woman could do was shake as the fury still coursed through her veins.

"Shego?" The villainess spun around, hands up to summon the green fire that would not come, at the familiar sound of the hero's voice.

"What do you want Princess?" Shego growled, not letting her lack of plasma give the younger girl the upper hand. Shego watched as Kim looked her over in a mix of concern and exasperation. The girl tilted her head slightly and began to slowly move forward. "Stop!" Shego yelled as she took a couple of steps backward to keep the distance between her and the hero. On her last step, the villainess felt her foot hit the edge of the cliff. "Don't come any closer Kimmie or I'll fry you!" She yelled out upon realizing that she couldn't back up any further.

"I don't think you will," Kim said, taking another step towards the older woman with her hands up in a placating gesture. "What's going on Shego?"

"STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME KIM!" Shego screamed out, throwing all of her remaining energy into her voice. "I'm not playing around here. Do not come any closer."

Upon hearing the woman use her actual name, Kim paused in her ascent. "You really are upset." The girl stated, exasperation having now totally been eclipsed by full concern.

"What was your first clue Pumpkin?" Shego said in derision. "Was it the burning hole I left in that neighborhood? Or was it me yelling at you to stay the fuck away?" The raven-haired woman rolled her eyes.

Kim huffed and continued her trek towards the villainess. "I'm serious Shego. Tell me what's wrong."

Shego stared at the hero in shock. "Why on earth would I tell you? I don't need your help, Princess. Now run along and go bother someone else." As Shego finished her sentence, she felt the earth beneath her feet shift. Having spent all her energy on her rampage and subsequent arguing with Little Miss Priss, the villainess was unable to stop herself from tumbling over the edge of the cliff as the ground beneath her crumbled.

"SHEGO!"

As she hurtled towards the valley below, the last thing she could hear was the sound of Kimmie's terrified voice calling out her name.