Tea Time
"Smile a little less," said Carmella, trying to direct Drakken in his mind-controlled state back in his own lair. "Okay, maybe she won't notice. Let's just go over the plan, shall we... Hah of course... Say something witty?"
"What would you like me to say?" asked Drakken, a pleasant look on his face.
"See, this is why I need to get these ingredients... So it's more natural, because you're starting to creep me out," said Carmella. She shrugged. "This is the list of things that I need you to make Shego get."
"How do I do that?" asked Drakken. Carmella sighed and hung her head.
"I think I dosed you a little too much Dr. Drakken..." Carmella nodded to herself. "Ask her or tell her, however you normally do this... I should have paid better attention to that."
"Dr. D., I'm back!" yelled Shego as she walked through the lab door. "Thanks for the weekend by the way... Oh, Dr. Sweets, you're here."
"Shego!" smiled Carmella. She side-swiped her foot against Drakken's shin. "Act normal."
"Yes," said Drakken, "Carmella is working with us here at the lab."
"Okay?" asked Shego. She raised a brow, but shrugged. "Whatever, so what's this new plan you got?"
"Actually, it's my plan," said Carmella. Shego shrugged again. "I need some new equipment and a few ingredients to make my mind control candies a little more...automatic."
"Here," said Drakken, handing Shego the piece of paper. Shego looked at him in confusion and saw Carmella let out a deep sigh. "We need them immediately."
"Right...okay," said Shego. She looked between the two. "So am I just...winging this?"
"Oh, there's a list of locations to get them," said Carmella. "Drakken and I have our own list of things to get. There's a few sources who, I'm hoping with Drakken, will take me a bit more seriously on my purchases."
"Oh, so...you two are...excuse me?" asked Shego. She indicated to herself and the paper. "Why don't all three of us go?"
"Because it's easier if we split up," said Drakken. He shrugged as Shego raised a brow. "We will go meet with Carmella's sources, and you grab those things."
"But..." Shego looked between the two, both smiling. "Did I interrupt something?"
"...Yes," said Carmella. She grinned and grabbed Drakken's arm. "We were going to make a date of it... Tell her, Drakken."
"We were going to make a date out of it," said Drakken. Shego nodded.
"Okay, I mean... Dinner is more... You know what, none of my business I guess," said Shego as she slowly left the lab, her eyes looking between the two.
"The sooner we get those ingredients, we can try to make you more...natural," sighed Carmella. She saw Drakken's eye twitch and she looked at her watch. "Tea time."
"What the hell is this?" asked Shego as she looked at the list. It wasn't even Drakken's writing. She rolled her eyes and started the hover car. "Well maybe this way I'll actually get something done without him messing it up."
As she drove off, her mind thought back over the list. It wasn't something she could complete in just a day. By the time she'd get to the third stop it would be nightfall and that's if Possible hadn't been alerted. She stared. There was some sort of plant she needed to get? She thought whatever plan Drakken was going along with for this had better be worth it. The first stop was a person's lab outside of New York. She rolled her eyes. It was going to be a long day...
Shego threw the machine in the hover car angrily, her hair fried and her body aching. Three days. The list had taken three days, and when she'd stopped at the lair, Drakken and Carmella were nowhere to be seen. Shego was pissed. The list had not been easy; it had been ridiculous. It had really needed three or four people to pull it off. Shego smirked. She had done it herself, but it was the principle of the matter. Meanwhile Drakken and Carmella were off on some sort of date or something. She glared and dialed angrily on her phone, getting a small spark from it. It rang but went to voicemail. Shego growled and hung up. She fought the urge to flare it up in her hand and took a deep breath as she began driving the hover car.
Fine, don't answer! I'll just...
sHer thoughts were interrupted as the phone rang. She raised a brow at the number.
"Hello?" asked Shego. She groaned at the answering sound of Carmella's voice.
"Hi Sheeegooo! Sorry Drakken didn't answer. He's been busy... Drink your tea, Drakken," her voice was less sweet at the end and Shego looked at the phone. "You called?"
"I want to talk to Drakken. No offense, but I work for him," said Shego. The arrangement was getting on her nerves. At least with DNAmy, they had all been working together.
"He can't right now..." Shego hung up and glared.
"That's it," said Shego as she put the hover car on its fastest setting.
"Great, now she's probably speeding back here! Drink the tea," said Carmella as Drakken was in and out of his mental fog.
"Of course... No!" said Drakken as he staggered around the desk. "I am not your guinea pig."
"I'm not saying you are, but apparently this was too little a dose," said Carmella with a sigh. "Just drink it."
"Not going to... No!" Drakken yelled at his own hand as it reached for the cup.
"Oh come on, I almost have all my ingredients and then...you can use it too," said Carmella.
"Do you think I'm stupid?" scoffed Drakken. He smacked his own hand away. "I'm warning you Carmella, you're playing a dangerous game with me."
"Uh huh, sure," said Carmella with a smirk. "As intriguing as that might be...drink the tea."
"I don't think so, a few more minutes and whatever hold this poison has over me will be gone," said Drakken. His legs shook. "Right?"
"More like an hour... Just drink it," said Carmella. She cringed. "Listen, the side-effects are a little iffy. If you want to avoid some horrible burning pain and exorcist-style vomiting...you should drink the tea."
"What?" asked Drakken. His eyes shot open. "You want me to willingly put myself back under your control?"
"If you don't want to wish for death, I really would... Another reason I'm making a new batch," said Carmella. "Less side-effects and more personality... I can switch you over then."
"Are you mad?" asked Drakken. His mind was a mess of chaos at the notion. "I can't wait to tell Shego this insanity. Hope you like plasma blasts. They hurt like a..."
"DRAKKEN!" yelled Shego as a door was slammed open.
"Shego!" yelled Drakken in relief. Something was thrown in his mouth and he choked slightly on it. He glared at Carmella who put a tin back in her pocket.
"Shego, welcome..." Carmella began but Shego held up a hand.
"Not talking to you right now," said Shego. She glared at Drakken. He was grinning at her. "Knock off the grin, Doc. What is going on? Are you two partners or something now, because that's a crock and you know it. I have been running this way and that way... What the hell is a Pupiguana flower?"
"Sh..." Drakken coughed and tried again, but nothing. He glanced at Carmella with wide eyes.
Mute Mints... Shit.
"It's a type of exotic orchid," smiled Carmella. "Drakken, sit down, I'll get the tea."
"Listen, I'm not talking to you. My contract is with Drakken and these lists and orders from you are starting to irk me. "Drakken...what are you doing?"
Drakken was reaching for anything with his opposite hand, something to write with. His frantic hand movements only served to anger Shego further. He tried mouthing words, but Shego wasn't in the mood for charades.
For good reason, his legs were burning and even his one functioning hand had started to ache. He glared at Carmella. He'd give her one thing; her little tricks were insane, but potent. Carmella took over the conversation again. Drakken could see the rage in Shego's eyes. He reached for Shego's crossed arms, trying to get her attention back on him.
"We're not partners, so no need to feel threatened," said Carmella. Shego glared.
"Threatened. Listen, I don't feel threatened, I feel pissed okay," said Shego. She swatted Drakken's hand away. "Knock it off. What happened after I left the other day? One moment he wants to get revenge on you for choosing Hector over him at that stupid party... Then suddenly you two are skipping through orchid patches making candy... I want answers. What?"
Drakken frantically motioned to the tea. His hand was burning now and could barely move but the other was coming out of its control finally. He tapped his head and the tea and then pointed to Carmella. Shaking his head frantically. Shego looked more and more confused as he did so, and he was feeling very tired all of a sudden, as if all the energy was draining from him. His eyes felt heavy. Carmella wasn't kidding about the side-effects; he was feeling cold now and as if his skin was crawling.
"Have you been on a binge again without sleep or something?" asked Shego, trying to figure out the motions Drakken was making in her blind fury.
"Shego..." began Carmella.
"I can honestly say, I don't want to hear anything from you," said Shego. She watched Carmella's lip twitch before she looked back at Drakken. She sighed at his heavy eyes. She wasn't about to argue with whatever insanity was happening; she was too tired and annoyed. "Whatever, I'm not getting this orchid until you tell me what's going on."
"Shego, why doesn't he tell you...over tea," said Carmella. Shego raised a brow at her lack of cheerful voice. Her smile even seemed forced.
"Tea?" asked Shego as Carmella indicated to a single cup on the table. She rolled her eyes and reached for it. "Sure, fine, let's have a tea party."
"Sounds lovely, doesn't it, Drakken?" said Carmella. She smirked at him. "Perhaps, someone else would appreciate it."
"It's just...hey!" yelled Shego as Drakken yanked the glass out of her hand and downed it. "What is wrong with you? You know what, I'm not dealing with anymore of this insanity. I'm going to bed."
"'Night," said Carmella as Shego stalked off. She looked at Drakken as he glared at the cup. "Interesting. You'd rather be the guinea pig after all... Hmm, I may have misjudged you Dr. Drakken... Well while that settles in, let's get back to work, shall we?"
Shego flopped on her bed in anger, less so than previously. Sure she was tired and annoyed, but why had she snapped? Why had Drakken sat there acting like an idiot? She didn't know. Not enough sleep perhaps... Shego stared at the ceiling and sighed.
Green is the color of jealousy...
She scoffed at her own mind. She wasn't jealous... Not really... Maybe? Perhaps it was the effects of the emotion-thing still lingering. She nodded. That was it. She'd gone on tasks and missions without Drakken plenty, but perhaps she'd gotten used to it so much it was mingling with the weeks prior. She rolled her eyes. No wonder he'd been so silent; the last time she'd busted in a room like that she'd nearly killed him. She shook her head. She would pretend nothing happened in the morning.
"Still," said Shego to herself as she thought about it. "Dr. Sweets?"
Their little friendship...romance...whatever it was, just seemed off to Shego. Drakken was consistent on a few things; overworked schemes, exhausted madness, and pettiness. It seemed so odd that he would brush off what had fueled the betrayal in the first place. Dementor had outsourced him once, and that petty feud had been going on for years now.
Dementor's an ass.
She could chalk it up to Drakken regaining his short-lived crush on the blonde candy doctor. She supposed that would be reason enough to woo it up. He'd fallen for DNAmy in a day... Perhaps a weekend had resulted in the same with Carmella. She didn't want to think about that, but her mind was clear on one thing: if that woman was going to be a regular around the lair, Shego was going to make sure she knew her place. Drakken's girlfriend or not, Shego was there first.
As Shego turned off the lights, she smirked.
Maybe I'll pay Cleopatra a visit on the way to that stupid flower.
The Madness Continues →