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Shego was enjoying her weekend off. She'd gone out, got some shopping done, caught a movie, and it was only Friday. She tossed her bags in her room and began rifling through them for her new clothes. After a giant dinosaur wreaking havoc on the last caper, she'd needed some retail therapy. Although it was nice to have someone else occupying Drakken's attention for once—well sort of; she rolled her eyes—she hadn't minded DNAmy.
Although she minded how mopey Drakken had been since Wednesday; another reason she needed to get out of the lair, and for once her taking off on a Friday hadn't been stopped. She heard the familiar wheeled carts of the henchmaids at their job early this evening. She opened the door.
"Hey, there was a mess in the entryway. Don't know what happened, but make sure not to forget it," said Shego. They froze.
"Uh, yeah we got that. Dr. Drakken had an incident with a router earlier," said Hector. The other henchmaids kept their heads down.
"What do you mean, 'incident'?" asked Shego with a raised brow. "He said he wasn't working on anything this weekend."
"I don't know. All he said was the router blew and it was a small fire," said Hector. He looked at the other two. "Come on guys."
"Now what is he doing?" sighed Shego as she left her room and walked to the lab.
Drakken wasn't in the lab—a first honestly. He wasn't in the kitchen either, and it was starting to annoy her. She looked at the time, shrugging. Perhaps he was at karaoke early tonight...though...she had the hover car, so what had he drove? She heard a wheeling sound from one of the rooms that was left unused for various storage purposes at this new lair, and also because more henchmen lived nearby instead of at the lair. She opened the door cautiously, and froze.
Drakken was wearing a strange get up of mesh and wires over his normal attire and several large screens were around him. She had a flashback and rolled her eyes. Was he trying to control a fake Wade again? Then her vision caught something else; the screens were set up to show terrain.
"Are you gaming?" asked Shego. Drakken jumped. The goggles he wore obviously obscured his senses. The screen paused.
"Actually, yes Shego, I am," said Drakken. He looked annoyed rather than excitable, which was the usual. "If you don't mind."
"Someone has an attitude today," said Shego. She leaned against the door frame. "What are you playing?"
"...It's called Questopia," said Drakken, an edge to his voice as he crossed his arms. "I am currently on my way to meet my hoard, so...I need to leave."
"Is this one of those games where you're like an elf or something?" asked Shego with an eye-roll.
"You can be. I'm a necromancer," said Drakken. He looked agitated as a message popped up. "I have to go on a quest for world domination, so can you..."
"Excuse me. Are you...wait what?" asked Shego. She looked at the screen.
"The point of this particular game is to grow your ranks, conquer areas and teams, and turn it into your own utopia... Then prevent others from trying to ruin it."
"So...you're doing in the game, what you're failing at in life?" asked Shego. Drakken stared.
"What do you think games are for?" scoffed Drakken. He put his headgear back on. "Drakill300 is back on. RDog6, where are you at, yo?"
"Drakill300...RDog6... Wow bunch of losers," muttered Shego, but she watched as Drakken's character was joined by a blue character with blonde long hair and wearing armor. "Who's that?"
"That's RDog6. He's my head monk for my crew," said Drakken. Shego raised a brow. "Martial artist."
"Oh my god," said Shego. She watched as they were joined by others and she watched as a fight took place. "You know if you used those moves in real life, we could actually get that little utopia of yours going."
"Hold on I got a griefer," said Drakken. He sighed and paused the game and looked at Shego. "Can you not? I thought you had plans this weekend."
"You know I'm a better fighter than him," scoffed Shego, indicating to RDog6 on the screen.
"...Leave," said Drakken, an authority to his voice. She smirked and tossed her hands up.
"All right, go ahead and live in your little world. I'll be in reality," said Shego. She scoffed and walked away.
Shego stretched on her bed as she flipped the page of her book. A nice, relaxing, evening it was. She had music playing on her speaker and for once, there were no bangs or interruptions from the lab down the hall. Normally, even on her days off, she'd have run into Drakken asking her questions or running ideas past her, but not today. In fact he hadn't said much to her since the whole dinosaur thing and DNAmy flop.
She wondered what had transpired between them before she'd yanked him out of his fry trap. She pulled out her computer and began typing away. He was obviously deflecting from something and trying to escape reality... It bothered her that his normal escape of schemes wasn't where he'd landed. She didn't get the whole VR thing. She'd played video games once or twice with Mego, but he was a sore loser... She smirked. She was a sore winner so it worked.
"Questopia, game..." said Shego. Clicking through it, she could see the appeal.
Can't take over the world in real life, do it virtually and with unlimited abilities if you know how to gain the right attributes. She glared. Drakken's setup was easier; full body gaming. She rolled her eyes. He'd probably spent a fortune on it. It didn't seem hard to play... She shrugged. Why not give it a try and see what apparently captured millions of people's attention? She entered Drakken's usual login information. She wasn't about to spend money on a game when she could just piggy back off his account for a small fee.
Drakken unplugged his gear to run and grab something to drink, his emotions running on wires, literally. It was easy to be yourself when you weren't. He wished Shego would get that, for all the interruptions she'd given him since Friday night. He wondered if he could take more time off and maybe get back to planning on Tuesday instead. It was Sunday, but he and RDog6 had gotten a decent team together and were just about to take on a kingdom for their own. If Shego spent even a fraction of the time following his lead like RDog6, they would— Shego appeared as he closed the fridge door.
"Uhg, damn it Shego... What have I said about sneaking up on me," snapped Drakken as his water rolled away.
"Let me borrow your staff. You're not using it and I can," said Shego. She glared. "But apparently I can't raid inventory until I can get your character to release it. So lame."
"What?" asked Drakken. He picked up his water. "Wait, are you playing Questopia?"
"Yeah, yeah, don't make a big deal about it. I decided to give it a shot. It's not that lame, actually... But I have a quest and your staff...you're not using it. Put it in inventory," said Shego.
"Are...are you piggybacking my account?" asked Drakken, his eyes narrowing. "Shego, get your own hobby."
"I did. I have a group of hostile virgins following me around like lost puppies and I'm about to destroy the kingdom of Impossible Deviance and take it as my own," snapped Shego.
"No, we are," replied Drakken with a glare. "Find a different kingdom."
"You," snapped Shego. "It's the biggest and I want it."
"You can't possibly have leveled up that fast," said Drakken. Shego glared and held up her character stats. "Wait? How...what?"
"I haven't slept since Friday night, unlike some weaklings with blue skin," said Shego. Her tired eyes narrowed. Suddenly Drakken noticed she wasn't wearing eyeliner.
"You need to sleep," said Drakken with a sigh.
"Not until the kingdom is mine," said Shego. "Give me the staff."
"No," said Drakken. He drank his water and then crossed his arms. "Not until you get some sleep."
"So you can get the kingdom, hah, I'm not falling for that," snapped Shego. She stormed off back to her room. "Don't make me your enemy, Drakill300. GreenGoddess1 doesn't leave them alive."
"Well...oh, okay," snapped Drakken as she disappeared in the shadows. "It's on!"
"All right, make sure everyone is powered up, we're going to have to battle before takeover begins," said Drakken in his ear piece. "There is another hoard trying to take over."
"So, we can take them, right boys!" came the jovial voice of RDog6. "We'll wipe the floor with them and take this kingdom as our own!"
"...Kill the cackle, it needs work," came the gruff accented voice of 2KillAgain. "What's the plan?"
"Listen up, we're about to take out another team," said Shego. "This kingdom will be ours. HermesG3M, I thought you said your friend was joining us."
"She's busy," said their mage. Shego groaned.
"All right. Wade4Bkup, S_SquaredJ1, Rufus. Let's do this... Also Rufus you need a better headset," snapped Shego. "Let's defeat Drakill300 and his hoard."
"There are other kingdoms... My father said I could buy one of our own," came the cheerful accented voice of S_SquaredJ1. Shego rolled her eyes... Why did she invite Junior?
"I should have never double-crossed and killed my first group," sighed Shego as she covered her ear piece. She smirked as she saw the oncoming team. "Let the battle begin."
Drakill300 wielded his sword against S_SquaredJ1, who kept attempting to hit him rather than wield any of his weapons. GreenGoddess1 was angrily fighting RDog6, whom she was furious to find had more stamina stats than her and was at an advantage. She needed that stupid staff that was on the back of Drakill300, not even in play. There had to be a way to cheat inventory and get that thing. There had to be a button or a control... They were on the same account. She gave it a shot, and grabbed it. She laughed maniacally into the microphone.
"Suck it, I got the staff!" laughed GreenGoddess1. She used it to fling RDog6 and do mass damage.
"Drakill300, how did she do that?" asked RDog6.
"She's piggybacking my account," said Drakill300 as he swung the sword at her.
The two began battling it out while the others slowed their own fight. Drakill300 gave a frustrated yell and swipe-kicked GreenGoddess1, causing her damage to go up and him to grab the staff. She kicked him back and used her own magic to shoot him and his team. She was going to defeat them and get the kingdom.
"Fine, if you think you're leveled enough, go for it. Try to take on the castle," snapped Drakill300, stepping aside.
"I will," said GreenGoddess1. "Come, let's load up and take them out."
"GreenGoddess1, he's right, that castle is too strong and you need at least four to fight," said Wade4BkUp.
"Hear that, they're going for a slaughter," laughed 2KillAagain, his tank crossing his arms.
"Join me!" yelled Shego as she busted into Drakken's gaming room, a look of forced apology on her face. "Let's take it down. Ditch your guys and join me."
"Nope," said Drakken, arms crossed the same as his character. "I'm sorry you're just not on my level."
"Come on," groaned Shego. She gave a playful smirk. "We could rule the utopia together?"
"I'd rather not. I have no intention of sharing my kingdom with you," scoffed Drakken.
"Forty-sixty," said Shego, arms crossed. Drakken glared.
"Real life is a different story," said Drakken, rolling his eyes.
"With your staff I'm stronger than RDog6," snapped Shego. She crossed her arms.
"Fine...but I'm in charge," said Drakken. Shego rolled her eyes. "I'm serious."
"Damn, fine," said Shego, taken aback as she sat down with her laptop.
"New plan guys, we're going in together," said Drakken, as he put it back into play. "Let's take down this place."
"Not so fast," came another voice as three players exited the kingdom gates. TPKing101, Jpro3000, and JTPRuthless joined the game.
"No one's taking over my kingdom," said JTPRuthless, a large battle sword swinging.
"Yeah," said TPKing101.
"Make your own," finished Jpro3000. Both held their own weapons.
"All right, let's... Where's HermesG3M and Rufus?" asked GreenGoddess1, looking at her team.
"He had to go while you two argued," said S_SquaredJ1. "He gave his love. Rufus disconnected."
"Oh great," scoffed GreenGoddess1. "All right—"
"What did I say?" asked Drakill300. GreenGoddess1 groaned. "Okay, man your battle stations, let's tango."
"God you're bossy," scoffed GreenGoddess1.
"Did I stutter?" snapped Drakill300. GreenGoddess1 walked to where he indicated in the game.
"Yes, sir," said GreenGoddess1, sashaying to her spot.
The battling began, marked by an array of over-dramatized sounds, hits, and smack talk. While there were only three of their enemies, they had more damaging weapons than the others. Still, the group was gaining momentum until Wade4BkUp signed off abruptly. TPKing101 took too much damage and his character was defeated with a whining groan. Drakill300 and JTPruthless battled it out with a few helpful hints from GreenGoddess1, as she was the only one with a healing ability around.
"Ah man!" yelled Jpro3000 as his bar dropped.
"Take that wee one," laughed 2KillAagain as his character faded.
"You've been defeated, your kingdom is ours," said Drakill300 as JTPruthless's stats dropped from a hard hit.
"I'm only a guard," laughed JTPruthless. Two others signed on. "They're the rulers."
"Sorry it took me so long; patience," came one of the two characters, QueenAnneKi33.
"All right, let's do this," said the other character, WtstheSitch1. "I have to get to New York."
"On a school night," came JTPruthless, just as Drakill300 swung his sword for a final hit. "Hey!"
"RDog6, are you seriously attacking our kingdom?" said WtstheSitch1. RDog6 gave a nervous laugh.
"I didn't think we'd get this far," came the nervous reply of RDog6.
"You're part of our guards," said QueenAnneKi33 as she swung her sword at Drakill300. "You chose the wrong kingdom, sweetie."
"We'll see about that," replied Drakill300 as they began a sword fight.
"All right Princess, it's on," snapped GreenGoddess1. As she began fighting WtstheSitch1, RDog6 shot a blast at her. "What?"
"Oh come on, I was going to double cross you," snapped Drakill300. He took a hit from QueenAnneKi33. "One second Your Majesty."
"Of course," said QueenAnneKi33 as Drakill300 sent a hit to RDog6.
"I expected this," sighed RDog6 as his character took a critical hit.
"As we left off," said Drakill300 as he and QueenAnneKi33 continued their battle.
"You know, I could use more guards," called QueenAnneKi33.
"Hey! Don't even think about it!" snapped GreenGoddess1 as she used her staff on WtstheSitch1. "Where's our backup! 2KillAagain, S_SquaredJ1, what are you two doing?"
"So what exactly is Haggis?" asked S_SquaredJ1. "Does it truly smell?"
"It has a kick to it, yes," said 2KillAagain.
"Great. Like always, it's just us," snapped GreenGoddess1 as she and Drakill300 fought. Drakill300 defeated QueenAnneKi33.
"Sorry Your Majesty," laughed Drakill300. He moved to assist GreenGoddess1 in fighting WtstheSitch1.
"Hold on," came WtstheSitch1 as a beeping sound could be heard through the earpieces. "What's the sitch?"
"Possible?" asked GreenGoddess1 and Drakill300.
"Yeah... Okay...wait... Drakken? Shego?" asked WtstheSitch1. "How do you like them odds."
"Uh, bye," said S_SquaredJ1, and he and 2KillAagain disconnected.
"All right, now we have to defeat her," said GreenGoddess1, and the fight began.
"Listen you two, I've got a robbery to take care of, so this is going to have to be fast," sighed WtstheSitch1 as she swung a large flaming sword.
"Where did you get that?" asked Drakill300. "That's not part of the game."
"Oh, I know the creator. Kind of a favor for saving his lost data on a lost submarine," responded WtstheSitch1, "Normally I don't use it, but I'm in a hurry...and it's you guys."
"Quest Over. You lose," read the game as Drakken tossed down his goggles and glared.
"Even in the game, defeated by Kim Possible! All I want to do is take over the world! My team double-crossed me or was no help at all...uhg!" yelled Drakken as he threw his gear down. "Just once. Once! I just want... The betrayal of RDog6 is personally hurtful. We've been through the swamps together, the volcanic city, the...why are you laughing Shego?"
"Because of all the odds..." said Shego. Drakken glared. "Oh don't get in a huff at me. I didn't leave you... Mostly because she defeated us both at the same time."
"It's not just... Never mind, you wouldn't understand," said Drakken as he stalked out of the room, leaving Shego to watch him depart.
Shego crossed her arms and looked after him, her mind trying to piece it together. She looked at the screen and then at her laptop. In the game he seemed more confident, more assured...more social, even. She smirked and followed after him. Drakken was in their shared kitchen getting something to eat out of the fridge and giving her a hostile look.
"You know, we still haven't had that party," said Shego. Drakken put the plate down. She continued. "What? Who knows, there's lots of people I know and maybe they play the game?"
"That's...why? What?" asked Drakken, apparently both confused and annoyed.
"Clearly, you're escaping your loneliness with a game. So if you're lonely...let's have that party," said Shego. Drakken rolled his eyes.
"I am not lonely," scoffed Drakken, grabbing his sandwich again. "How could I be? You're always here. Even this weekend."
"You love me being around," smirked Shego. She watched Drakken give a shrug. "I'm your favorite person and you know it."
"You are not...my favorite person," said Drakken. Shego felt a little hurt by his declaration. "I'm not yours either."
"How do you know?" scoffed Shego, crossing her arms and taking half his sandwich.
"Am I?" asked Drakken with a raised brow, passing her a pickle.
"...So this party," said Shego.
PARTY TIME! →