Family Matters Part 1
Shego woke with a start the next morning, but not because of anything she was used to. The sounds that would usually pull her from sleep besides an alarm were Drakken in the lab, henchman arguing, or Drakken as a general noise. The sound she currently heard was a loud melody that she couldn't place. It was five in the morning, and unless Drakken had taken up musical theater, there was no need for this. She physically paused at her door, because if he had, she needed to mentally prepare herself. The sound stopped as her hand touched the knob. She waited before giving a sigh of relief and turned back to bed. Unfortunately, just as her leg touched the frame, the sound began again. She growled. She didn't know what he was doing, but she was going to kill him. She yanked open her door and marched to his, but before she could begin pounding on it, it was ripped open. Drakken's narrowed eyes directed at her.
"What the hell are you doing now?" asked Shego. She flipped her wild hair out of her face to glare at him in question.
"I was going to ask you the same question," retorted Drakken. His angry eyes softened to confusion and Shego took a mental step back.
Shego looked at him. Clearly, he had just been woken by the same noise, so she couldn't blame him for her disturbance. Neither of them were in their lair-wear pajamas either. He was only wearing bottoms and he'd clearly not shaven. Well, he hadn't since vacation actually started, and his hair was not tied back. Something about it seemed to throw her off her normal need to say something snarky in the morning. Before she could open her mouth or he could say something else, the sound stopped again. They both looked around and then at each other, a mirrored look of utter confusion on their faces. She watched his eyes glance over her quickly and then at himself. She actually wanted to laugh as he realized what she already had. He suddenly looked uncomfortable and she saw his hand moving to the door handle.
"That's what you normally wear?" asked Shego with a raised brow. She smirked. "I have a question..."
"You look like Medusa," said Drakken. Shego's eyes shot open.
"How do you know it wasn't something nice?" snapped Shego. "Insulting me right away..."
"...She was the most beautiful gorgon," muttered Drakken, trying to backpedal.
"...All right," sighed Shego. The sound started again. "What is that sound?"
"You'd think it was a doorbell," said Drakken. Both looked around and then at each other. "Do we have a doorbell?"
"I don't know. Who rings a villain's doorbell at five in the morning?" said Shego. Her eyes narrowed and her hands flared green.
"Someone with a death wish," scoffed Drakken. His eyes narrowed again.
They both made their way to the entrance of the lair, Shego turning on the camera as she did so. No alarms had been tripped and the camera showed nothing but the start of a sunrise over the horizon. They both looked at each other in confusion again; this was more unusual than normal. Shego's mind was racing and she was sure his was too. Drakken shrugged and scratched his head before heading to the door. There was only one way to solve this problem. Shego's immediate reaction was to grab his shoulder and stop him, per usual when he was about to do something stupid.
"What are you doing?" whispered Shego with a glare. Her hand slid off his shoulder and lit. "You don't know who it is."
"If it's someone dangerous, you shoot," said Drakken after a moment's hesitation, his hand on his own shoulder now.
"Fine," shrugged Shego. She readied herself as he opened the door.
No one stood there. It was just a blank doorstep on the side of the cliff. They both looked at each other and Drakken waved his hand around outside the door, trying to see if someone was invisible. Just as he was about to close the door a small figure jumped from the where the doorbell normally would be on a house. One would have thought it was an animal at its size, but in a matter of seconds a full sized man was there. Mego stood holding a box, maskless, wearing a black and purple zip hoodie, skinny black jeans, and purple Converse shoes, a cocky and bored smirk on his face.
"Morn-...AHCK!" yelled Mego as Shego blasted him.
"Shego?" yelled Drakken, but Shego's expression was blank.
"You said shoot if it was someone dangerous," she shrugged, but sighed as she went to check on her brother. She glared. "Mego, what are you doing here?"
"How did you find us?" asked Drakken. They'd been to two...three lairs?
"Real sweet, Sis," scoffed Mego with an eye-roll as he walked in. He paused and looked at the two and his brow quirked. "Did I disturb you two?"
"Yes...yes you did. Now apologize by leaving," said Shego, pointing out the door. She felt a mixture of emotions, and anger was winning right then.
"Cute," said Mego as held up a box. "I brought doughnuts... Some might be squished...or burned now, thanks, Sis."
"Listen, what are...are those Kasey Creams?" asked Drakken. Mego looked at the box and smirked as he handed it over.
"Drakken? Uhg, whatever, what are you doing here?" asked Shego with a groan. She hoped it wasn't something she needed to be involved again with. Mego shrugged.
"Haven't heard from you in a while and we got worried," said Mego. Shego looked at the door. "It's just me. I really needed a break from Hego and so I took a vacation. Decided to come visit you."
"Well nice seeing you, thanks for the doughnuts. I'm fine, you can go," said Shego, shoving her brother towards the door. "We have villain things to do and we don't want heroes getting in our way."
"Shego, we're taking a break remember," said Drakken, eating a doughnut. She glared and she saw the devious smirk on his lips as he put the doughnut down and walked over. "Mego, right? How nice of you to come all this way from Go City to visit your sister."
"Yes, well, vacation is over today remember? Your lab will be back in an hour," said Shego quickly. She patted Mego's shoulder. "I don't want to corrupt you. You need to leave. Because if you remember... I'm evil. So don't make me force you. I won't be nice."
"Hey, I'm not a hero right now. I'm on vacation from Team Go. Right now I am not Mego the most amazing of all the Go Team. I am Maverick visiting my lovely sister Sheila...or whatever name you're going by nowadays. You'll always be Sheila," said Mego. "Besides, I came all this way for a fun vacation. No mask. No hero. Just me."
"Drakken doesn't like uninvited guests, and neither do I," glared Shego, pointing at the door.
"Shego. He's family and he's brought us breakfast. That's no way to treat your favorite brother," said Drakken. Shego could feel the revenge plan weaving in his head. "Stay as long as you'd like...so long as it doesn't interfere with our plans."
"It's so nice to have that confirmed," smiled Mego. His hand on his chest. "I always knew I was your favorite."
"Okay, then do me a favor...leave," said Shego, her hands clenched.
"Fine, I'll leave. But know that you sending me a way in such a hurry...well it will make the others wonder if you're actually okay. Since...as I said, you stopped writing to us again... And who knows. Hego might want to stop by and check for himself," said Mego, casually looking at his nails and smirking at his sister.
"So how long are you staying?" asked Shego with a forced smile.
"Why?" asked Shego as Drakken hummed happily at his new, clean lab. "I gave you your lab back. Make him leave. Turn into an evil boss and demand it."
"You and I both know even if I faked it, he'd never believe you'd listen," said Drakken drinking his coffee. "Now, I have work to do Shego. Go spend time with your brother."
"Dr. D., come on. This is not me making you take a break... This is... This is...Mego," said Shego. He could sense her discomfort.
"Hey, we all have our baggage when it comes to family... Right now yours is in our guest room for a week," said Drakken, closing his lab door. "Have fun."
"Drakken... Drakken... Drew Lipsky, you open this door." Shego hit the door but it was disturbed by Mego.
"So, since you haven't written and your mail kept coming back, let me tell you what I've been up to," said Mego. Shego rolled her eyes and glared daggers at the lab door. "Finished med school, not that you ever asked... I start my residency at Go City General when I get back."
"That's nice Mego... Drakken?!" Shego knocked on the door. She really hadn't heard her brother; something about medicine.
"Yeah it is," said Mego. He leaned against the door and looked at her. "I had better options, but you know Team Go. Go City, felt like I should stick around now that we're doing that again."
"Yeah, Go City..." Shego tried entering her passcode to get in but it was denied. "He changed the passcodes. Asshole."
"I think Hego's hiding a secret," said Mego. He crossed his arms and stood on the other side of the pin-pad so he was in her view. "Wesley has a girlfriend. Weaton's decided to stalk Hego. We'll keep you updated. Personally, me becoming a doctor is far more interesting than that, but pick your topic."
"Mego, can... Wait, what?" asked Shego, as she finally caught up with what he was saying. "You're a doctor? You? This you? Mego? Maverick? Mego, you're a doctor? Like a helping others kind of doctor? Not like the one I live with?
"I can use a scalpel and everything," said Mego. The sarcastic shock on his face faded. "Yes, an actual doctor... Wait, I thought Drakken was a doctor?"
"So he claims... Yeah, he is," said Shego with an eye-roll, but her mind was stuck on this new information. "So you, the most self-centered person I know...are a doctor?"
"Trying to be a surgeon so I don't have to deal with as many people," said Mego. He gave a look of annoyance. "They can get better and live happy lives. I don't need to be a part of it. Just the person who saved their lives. Me."
"There's Mego," said Shego with another eye-roll. She looked at her brother as he stared at the ground.
Shego tried to remember the last time she spent time with any of her brothers personally. Freshman year in college... That was it. It felt exhausting to remember it; the arguments, the chaos, the pointless wasting of their youth... She shook her head, a mix of anger and depression washing over her. She was about to tell him to buzz off again, but something pinged as she saw his brows furrow at the ground. She wanted to punch something. She hated this feeling. At least it's just one of them. Shego crossed and uncrossed her arms. The internal struggle was almost suffocating. She could suck it up for one week if it meant getting her brothers out of her hair for another few years.
"Want me to show you around the lair?" asked Shego. She felt her nerves bundle, but Mego's eyes lit up. "Don't make a big deal about it. This is not a welcome party thing. You can stay a week, but this is not a regular vacation spot. Got it?"
"Loud and clear," smirked Mego as he kicked off the wall. His brow rose. "Trust me, you're not that fun to be around for more than one week a decade."
"Good, keep it that way," smirked Shego. She watched Mego reach over to the pin-pad. "What are you doing?"
"The Wegos installed a new one of these at Go Tower. Hego kept locking himself in. Default pin is 00110011 and the pound key," said Mego as he entered the sequence, and the pin-pad flared green.
"Access Granted," said the device, and the door opened.
"Hmm." Shego felt a small smirk fade into a slight smile. "Well then, let's start with the lab."
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