Rin: Booyah, I’m back! Mwahahaha! Er… yeah, anyway! I just wanted to thank you all for putting up with me in the past months (been having a really bad time). But I’m in a writing mood, so chapters should start rolling in sooner. I apologize for the delay.
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“Argh!” Drakken threw his fists up in frustration and then whirled around to point at his defiant foe. “You think you're all that, but you're not!”
“Actually, yeah. I am.” Kim flashed a feral grin that was more of a baring of teeth than a happy gesture. She tried to leap out of the chair to attack the blue scientist but was thwarted by the heavy ropes holding her down.
“Ahh!” he growled and began to pace. “Shego!”
Shego appeared beside Drakken immediately, without question.
“Yes, Doctor Drakken?”
Kim inwardly shuddered. She knew Shego was in there, aware of everything but powerless to stop it. The thing Shego hated more than anything was when someone curbed her freedom. That was why she'd moved from place to place, never really settling in one spot since that fateful day when she'd left Team Go.
“Do something!” Drakken screamed and grinned maliciously at the captured teen. Kim saw Shego's fist shoot out in a blur and connect with the side of Drakken's face. Drakken dropped to his knees, clutching his cheek. Small whimpers escaped his mouth.
“Why did you do that? You obey my every order!” he screeched and jumped back to his feet.
“But I did, Dr. Drakken. Did you not tell me to do something?” Shego replied in a happy tone. Kim had to bite her lip to keep from laughing but she couldn't stop the smile that crept over her face. Leave it to Shego to find a loophole in mind control.
“Well, don't hurt me, hurt Kim Possible!” he roared at her. Shego calmly walked to the restrained red head. Kim fought the urge to cringe. if anyone knew the best way to hurt her, it was Shego. Shego knew her better than anyone else by now. Kim closed her eyes and tensed, waiting for the blow. Instead of hitting her, Shego pinched the soft skin of her arm.
“Ow!” Kim's eyes flew open and she incredulously looked at the villainess before glancing over at Drakken to see his reaction. His mouth drooped and his eyebrow twitched.
“What was that?” he asked, annoyance written all over his face.
“What was what, Doctor Drakken?”
“Why did you pinch her?”
“You told me to hurt her.”
Drakken banged his head repeatedly on the desk. “Why is it that you're just as frustrating WITH the mind control?”
“It must be my sparkling personality, Dr. Drakken,” she answered perkily.
“That was a rhetorical question, Shego…”
While Drakken was distracted by his mounting frustration from Shego, Kim was busily trying to find a way out of her bonds. If she could twist her hand a little more, maybe she'd be able to pull her wrists through the loops. Shego had given her just enough room to wiggle free. After all, Drakken had ordered her to tie her down, he never said to tie her tight. She concentrated on wiggling her hand free.
“Okay, okay, okay!” Drakken yelled, using his hands to signal the end of the conversation. “Shego, just go do some- er, um…ahem…” he shot a nervous look at the raven haired woman before remembering what had happened moments ago. He quickly modified what he was going to say. “Go fix my newest doomsday device, Shego.”
Instead of answering, Shego turned to walk over to the ray Kim had jumped off of earlier. It appeared to Kim that Shego was trying to fight with herself. Technically the chip demanded that she obey Drakken, and she was. But she was fighting to not do more than that by not smiling and saying ‘Yes, Doctor Drakken!’
“Did you hear me, Shego?” Drakken drawled with a smirk, knowing he could still control her.
“Yes, Dr. Drakken!”
“Good.”
Kim winced upon thinking what Shego was going to do once she got loose. Drakken had made it painfully easy for Kim to escape this time. Honestly it usually was anyway, but without Shego’s scathing remarks telling him he was making it too easy… Kim stopped trying to get loose when she felt Drakken’s gaze on her. She returned his look impassively, waiting for him to speak.
“So Kim Possible, how does it feel?”
“Well, not too bad actually. At least I’m sitting down.” She shrugged, looking down at the chair she was tied to. “The seat’s a little hard. I’d ask you to get me a pillow, but I realize I’m not going to be here that long.”
“And why is that?” Drakken inquired, looking puzzled.
Kim sighed. “Because I always get away. And I always win too,” she replied, grinning smugly.
“Up until now, perhaps. But now that I have Shego completely under my control-“
“Oh yeah, she’s behaving really well,” Kim laughed.
Drakken growled. “Why do you always have to be so mean? You don’t even give me time to gloat!”
Kim shrugged. “Why should I?”
“Common courtesy!” he screeched and stomped his foot.
“When you’ve tried to kill me how many times?” Kim raised an eyebrow.
“But I’ve never been able to even hurt you!” He hopped up and down, his frustration evident. “It’s impossible!” Kim opened her mouth to reply, but Drakken cut her off. “Don’t even say it!”
Kim grinned. “Anything’s possible. You’ll never defeat me because you don’t know me well enough.”
Drakken blinked. “Know… you… well enough.” An evil grin spread across his blue face. “I will admit, Kimmie, I don’t, but I do know someone who does… Shego!”
Shego pushed herself out from under the bottom of her project and strode over to where they were. She had a dark smudge on her left cheek, but otherwise she was the same as always.
“Are you done yet, Shego?” her former employer inquired.
“Yes, Dr. Drakken!”
Drakken blinked. “Did you just finish?”
“No, Doctor Drakken.”
“Then what were you doing?”
“Trying to not be noticed.”
Drakken’s face drooped. “When I tell you to do something, I expect you to not do nothing!”
“But I was doing something- trying not to be noticed!”
“All right, all right! Never mind! I’m ordering you to answer some questions!” Drakken thought about when he tried this right after he managed to chip the villainess. “Truthfully,” he added.
Shego didn’t respond, but Drakken considered it an affirmative answer. Kim could see the wheels turning in Shego’s mind and that she was fighting against doing this. There was a hint of intelligence behind her eyes, just the smallest glimmer and then it was gone again. Kim doubted that even a woman as strong as Shego couldn’t beat mind control.
Drakken walked over to a chair and sat down, watching his former sidekick intently.
“Okay, let’s start this off simple. And well… make sure you’re telling me the truth…” he started rambling off, but snapped back to attention. “What color is my skin?”
“The light shade of blue that doesn’t really let you wear many colors. Blue, white, black…Depends on the shade.”
The villain blinked. “I hadn’t really thought of that.” He glanced at Kim, who immediately froze. He broke into a wide grin.
“Tell me Shego… do you like Kim Possible?”
“Well duh.”
Blinking, Drakken tried to make sense of this. “Why do you act like that’s common knowledge?”
“Why else would I spend so much time with her if I didn’t? Do I come off as masochistic to you?” Shego inquired sarcastically.
“Well, I… okay, so that was a stupid question! Enough fooling around! What is the best way to hurt Kim Possible?” Drakken stood up, an evil gleam in his eye.
“To get into her mind. Hurt her emotionally,” Shego replied calmly.
Drakken paused. “Like… killing her family?”
“No.”
“Why wouldn’t that work?”
“Because if you threaten that which she loves, she won’t hesitate to act.”
Drakken scratched the back of his head and circled the villainess. “But eventually everyone falls. Nobody can take on too much. So why couldn’t I use that idea to kill her?”
“Her confidence. Common logic tells us that eventually we will not be able to handle the world. She doesn’t believe in that logic. Her confidence in her abilities allows her to do more than the average person.”
“Ahh.” Drakken tapped his fingers on the table next to him. “So if we shake that confidence…. How?”
“I already told you,” Shego answered him.
“No, you didn’t.”
“Yes I did.”
Drakken growled in frustration. “Remind me.”
“Hurt her emotionally.”
Drakken nearly screamed. “That doesn’t help me! How can I do that when she doesn’t even like me!” Fighting back the urge to hit his head on the desk, Drakken pondered on the matter before him.
Kim squirmed slightly. She almost had a hand free. If she could get one free, she could easily untie the rest of her restraints. She was trying her best to be discreet, but it was getting difficult.
The now pacing blue scientist stopped suddenly and his head shot up. “Shego!”
“Yes, Dr. Drakken?”
“Could you hurt Kim Possible?” he inquired, a plan already forming in his mind.
“Yes.”
“How?”
“I could step on her foot.”
Drakken slapped his forehead. “WHY-“ he paused, visible trying to control himself. “Let me rephrase… Could you crush Kim Possible emotionally?”
“Of course.”
“Why is it so easy for you? You’ve only been her friend for a few months! You were her sworn enemy before that!” Drakken began waving his hands to prove his point.
“Because she likes me.”
Drakken paused. “How much?”
“She l- … likes me a lot,” Shego said quickly. Kim could tell Shego was dancing around something. But why would she be fighting to not tell him the common knowledge about their relationship? They hadn’t exactly been hiding the face that they were together… The only thing she could surmise was that Drakken didn’t know. But how could he NOT know? This thought made her wonder again what Shego had done to Drakken. The only way he could not know was if he was detained or not around to hear about it…
“Then crush her.” Drakken rubbed his hands together gleefully.
“How?”
Drakken hung his head. “Why must you give me such headaches?”
“Because I enjoy it.” A ghost of a smile played on Shego’s lips.
Drakken narrowed his eyes. “Anyway! How would you go about hurting her?”
“I wouldn’t.”
“Why?”
“Because I-“ Shego’s fists balled as she fought for control of her body. A small tremor ran through her body. Kim watched sadly as the villainess feebly fought for control. The teen knew Shego wouldn’t stop and that she had to do something to halt her resistance.
“Because she loves me,” Kim said quietly. Shego let out a rush of air and jumbled words, her body relaxing nearly sending her to her knees.
Drakken turned slowly to stare at the captured teenager. “You mean you’re like sisters now?”
“No. I mean we’re like girlfriends,” Kim answered as she boldly stared Drakken down, daring him to comment. Drakken blinked.
“So you’re best friends?”
Kim sighed. “No, we’re lovers.”
Drakken’s face drooped. “You’re kidding me.”
“Nope.” Kim grinned at his confused expression. Drakken turned to Shego.
“Shego, is this true?” he asked her.
“Yes,” she replied simply.
Drakken’s shoulders slumped. “Since when did you become a lesbian?”
“I’m not,” Shego told him.
“But… you just admitted to being Kim Possible’s lover!” Drakken looked more confused than before.
“I am.”
“How can you be Kim Possible’s lover and not be a lesbian?” the blue scientist asked, his voice rising a bit.
“I’m bisexual.”
Drakken slapped his forehead. “You’re splitting hairs again, Shego.” Drakken’s eyes traveled over to Kim. “And I never expected this of you. You’re too…” his face took on a look of disgust. “…good.”
Kim shrugged. “Shego’s very persuasive when she wants to be.”
“Hm, well yes. I suppose that’s true,” Drakken agreed, then his eyes narrowed. “Wait… you left me for her!” he yelled at Shego.
“Yup. Though technically it’s your own fault for thinking you could do your evil plans without me. You were the one who set up an ambush in the lair and sent a giant snake creation after Kim and I.”
“Heh…well, actually we didn’t send it after you. It just got away…” Drakken fiddled with his fingers. Then his head shot up and he glared at the villainess. “And you gave me to that pop-star wannabe as a GIFT! After I begged and pleaded!”
Kim blinked. “Wait a sec… Shego gave you to Junior! That’s where you’ve been all this time?”
“Unfortunately…” Drakken shuddered. “Yes.”
“Oh, that’s just cruel…” Kim murmured.
“Funny though,” Shego piped up. Drakken shot her a venomous glare.
“Shego, be silent!” The villain began pacing. “I can use this to my advantage…” Kim watched as he paced, too caught up with what he was thinking to pay attention to reality.
“Shego…” Kim whispered. Shego’s head turned slightly to the side to let Kim know she was listening.
“I want you to say what he orders you to. I know it’s the chip and I won’t hold anything against you. You can’t fight this like you usually do, you’ll hurt yourself,” Kim told her softly.
Shego didn’t’ move. Kim knew she’d heard her, but as for if she’d listen… She knew Shego would be stubborn up to her last breath.
Drakken stopped pacing and turned to grin evilly at the dark haired woman.
“Shego, what is the best thing you could do to crush Kim Possible’s spirit?”
“Probably kill her family.”
“No, I meant to her…”
Shego struggled to no avail. “Rape her.”
“Ah.” Drakken looked pleased with himself. “Shego! I want you to tell Kim Possible that you don’t love her and you never did… while you rape her!” (cue dramatic music- dun, dun, daaa!) Drakken let out an evil laugh.
Kim blinked. Did he really just suggest that? Kim noticed Shego’s eyebrow twitch before she began fighting against the pull of the mind chip. Her entire body tensed as she locked her muscles in an attempt to stay where she was. Even so, her body betrayed her and turned towards the captured red head. Kim pushed down an instinctive surge of fear and tried to think of a way to turn the situation. This would happen no matter what, but it would be worse if Shego fought it.
“What? Are you trying to tell me you don’t want me anymore?” Kim said playfully to the villainess. Shego paused and blinked. Relax Shego, Kim pleaded with her eyes. She forced a shudder down as she looked into Shego’s vacant green eyes. Kim’s gaze was drawn to Shego’s hand as it tightened into a fist. Apparently she wasn’t going to listen.
Shego’s hand slowly made its way towards Kim’s face. Kim swallowed the knot growing in her throat as her green gloved hand bypassed her face to rest on the back of the chair. She ducked her head, moving her face closer to Kim'’ to gently brush her lips against those of her lover. Then without warning, Shego roughly claimed Kim’s lips, her tongue prying its way past her lips before Kim opened up for her. Shego delved inside, exploring every crevice. Kim tried to fight for dominance against the warm invader. It wasn’t long before she succumbed and was swept away. She quit trying to think, she only reacted. Shego kissed her senseless, massaging the inside of her mouth. Kim tried to reciprocate, but found that she couldn’t move her arms. She strained against the annoying bonds when Drakken’s voice cut through her awareness.
“Shego! I told you to rape her, not make love!” he yelled. Shego’s grip tightened on the chair and her fist erupted in green flame, shattering the wood that she’d been holding. Kim whimpered as Shego kissed her like she was going to steal her soul. The villainess pulled away from Kim’s bruised and swollen lips and the teen hero noticed that sometime during their ordeal, Shego had crawled on top of Kim and straddled her lap.
“Good…” Drakken cackled evilly. “This is payback for sending me to that pop star wannabe… Do you know what he did to me?” Drakken shuddered. “Now tell her you don’t love her, that you would like nothing more than to kill her and her entire family.”
The lust in Kim’s eyes faded quickly as her gaze sharpened and rested on the dark haired woman in front of her. She fought, but it was becoming more apparent that she couldn’t win. Shego turned her vacant gaze from Drakken back to Kim and opened her mouth to repeat what he’d said.
“I don’t lo—“ She twitched and blinked rapidly. Her twitching became more violent as small noises fell from her mouth and she slowly slipped out of Kim’s lap to land on her back on the floor.
“Shego!” Kim struggled against the ropes, finally managing to slip her hand free. She dug around in her pocket and found her little laser Wade had made her a few years ago. The laser made quick work of the ropes and soon Kim was free. She knelt down next to the convulsing villainess and attempted to hold her down. When Shego proved to be the stronger of the two, Kim hastily pulled out her communicator.
Wade appeared on the screen.
“Wade!” I need an emergency medical team here NOW!” Kim yelled as she lifted Shego’s eyelids to prove that her eyes had rolled back in her head. She snapped her attention back to Wade when he began speaking again.
“All right, they’re on their way. Are you…?” he trailed off, looking worried.
“No, I’m fine. It’s Shego. She’s having some kind of seizure, I’m not sure what happened…” she replied as she quickly pulled off her belt.
“Is she epileptic?” Wade asked. Kim paused trying to pry open the older woman’s mouth for a second to give him an incredulous look.
“Alright, sorry, just asking!” he answered defensively.
Kim eventually succeeded in her task and was relieved to find that she hadn’t swallowed her tongue. She put the belt between her teeth and slid behind her. Shego’s erratic twitching made this difficult but she managed. Kim wrapped her arms around Shego from behind, effectively pinning her arms to her sides. While her concentration was captured, Shego’s head flailed backwards, colliding with Kim’s. The teen quickly buried her face in Shego’s back, ignoring the exploding pain and the warm trickle of blood coming from her nose. She held her like that, trying to comfort her until help came.
It seemed like an eternity before Kim heard the hurried sounds of people coming towards her. The world seemed to slow down to a crawl. Kim wasn’t even really sure where they’d come from, but they all pressed in on her from all sides as they made her release Shego from her death grip.
“Are you okay?” a hand descended on her arm and snapped her back to reality. She looked up at the man and shook her head.
“No, I’m the one who made the call. Shego’s the only one hurt here,” Kim responded, thinking darkly of what she’d do to Drakken. She looked around for the blue scientist, but couldn’t see him anywhere. Kim didn’t know exactly what happened to Shego, but she knew Drakken was indirectly at fault.
When they had Shego securely strapped down, they quickly took her out the door. Kim followed them and nobody questioned her. Luckily, the emergency team had gotten in, so they knew a way out. Kim figured Wade had helped them out a bit, but she didn’t bother to ask. Her eyes never left Shego until they finally got outside.
Kim, two medical people and a guard climbed into the helicopter once Shego had been put in. They all strapped themselves in as the helicopter slowly rose into the air. Kim rested a hand near Shego’s side but didn’t touch the dark haired woman. She hated feeling helpless. She could do anything! So why couldn’t she do anything for Shego now? Her eyes flicked upward to look at the two people checking Shego’s vitals ever so often.
To the left was a short woman with close cropped brown hair and slightly wild eyes. Next to her was a pale, blond haired man who looked fresh out of college. He, too, looked like something was bothering him.
“What?” Kim asked. All eyes fell on her. Even the guard regarded her. Something was nagging at the back of Kim’s mind.
The woman looked at the guard and her blond companion. When they showed no signs of answering, she looked back at Kim and leaned toward her.
“Everyone’s saying that’s Shego,” she whispered, her eyes flicking to the villainess as if to assure herself that she couldn’t hear her. Kim’s gaze followed, but she looked away uncomfortably. Shego had stopped her convulsions, but was still twitching.
“So what if it is Shego?” Kim inquired, almost afraid of the answer. In her heart, she knew what this was about.
“She’s wanted in almost every country! She’s infamous! Do you know what they’ll do to her when she wakes up?” the man answered before the woman could speak.
“What if she wakes up now?” Kim countered, anger spreading throughout her body. These people don’t know Shego, they’ll never understand what she had gone through for Kim. All they know is her reputation. And well, it was a formidable reputation, Kim admitted.
The two medics paled. “She wouldn’t… we gave her some sedatives to calm her… she can’t wake up!” the woman squeaked.
“She wouldn’t hurt you,” Kim told them quietly.
The guard snorted. Kim blinked, realizing that the guard wasn’t there to help or protect them, or rather, Shego. Was Shego so dangerous that se needed to be placed under guard even when incapacitated? Yes. A year ago, Kim never would have hesitated. Now… she knew Shego was dangerous, but she also knew she had her own code. But these people didn’t know that.
The pilot yelled something back to them and began to land the helicopter. As soon as they hit the ground, people in medical coats swarmed over them and rushed Shego through the door and out of Kim’s sight. Kim followed them at a slower pace, her mind racing far ahead of her feet.
She was stopped the moment she got through the doors by a heavy set, no-nonsense woman. Her steel gray hair was pulled back into a bun, and that, combined with the ice blue eyes peering over her glasses at Kim made her look very formidable.
“You are the one that was with her?” she said, getting right to the point.
Kim nodded, not willing to speak just yet.
“Well follow me, let’s get you cleaned up. You’re bleeding all over the place.” The woman turned and strode confidently off to the elevator. Kim followed her without question.
Kim had actually forgotten about her nose until it was mentioned. She brought her hand up to her face and ran her fingers lightly over the bridge of her nose, wincing as pain flooded over her entire face. She brushed her fingers just above her upper lip and came away with blood on her fingertips. She really looked like a mess, but at the moment she just couldn’t summon the energy to care. The nurse ahead of her turned right into a room that appeared to be full of supplies. After taking a few things off some shelves, she looked at Kim expectantly.
“Oh…” Kim moved out of the doorway and let her through. They walked farther down the hallway before eventually reaching a waiting room. The woman motioned for her to sit and she did so, wordlessly.
“So, what happened?” the nurse asked and sat beside her, gently wiping the blood off Kim’s face.
“I’m not exactly sure…” Kim started. Pausing, she wondered how much of it she could tell this woman.
“Why not start by telling me what she was doing before it happened?” she suggested and gently touched Kim’s nose making the teen jerk back in pain. “Sorry. It may be broken. You’ll have to get some x-rays done. Do continue, please.”
Kim flushed, thinking back to what Shego had been doing. “Uh, well… let me start out by saying she was under the control of a newly modified mind chip.” She paused, waiting for the nurse to scoff. When she didn’t, she continued. “She was given an order to do something, she resisted of course, but it didn’t seem to matter. Then she was in the middle of saying something when she just started convulsing and fell to the floor.”
“Hm…” she said, narrowing her eyes. “What was she saying?”
Kim flushed again. “Does it matter?”
“It might. From what I can tell, she had no problems completing her other tasks?” At Kim’s affirmative nod, the nurse pressed on. “Then it must have been what she was saying. Though why she would have problems from trying to speak…” She shook her head. “So what was she saying?”
Kim stared down at her hands. “That she didn’t love me.”
“Huh. Well that doesn’t make sense…”
Kim blinked. “You’re not going to freak?”
The nurse chuckled. “Working in the emergency unit of a hospital, I’ve seen and heard some pretty weird things. Lesbianism hardly ranks high anymore.”
Kim bit her lip and gave the woman a small smile. “So what didn’t make sense?” she asked, getting back on topic.
“I was hoping that what she said would have been a trigger or something, but… I don’t think I’m on the right track.” The nurse stood up and winked at the red head. “For your sake, I’m hoping she was lying when she said it. You two look like you’d make a cute couple.”
She stood up and followed the nurse once more. “Yeah, the man who had her under his control was trying to hurt me by making her lie—“ Kim stopped abruptly. Lying! Shego could only tell the truth before Drakken got his hands on her. So what if she still couldn’t lie when Drakken ordered her to? Her body couldn’t take the pressure from both and collapsed…But that still leaves the question of what happened to make Shego unable to lie in the first place. Kim growled in frustration and noticed that the nurse was watching her.
“Sorry, lead on. I was just thinking. Um, where are we going anyway?” Kim inquired as they started walking again.
“You’ll need x-rays for that nose. If it’s out of place, we’ll have to correct it,” she replied. Kim got a picture of Bonnie seeing her with a crooked nose. She shuddered.
“Wait, don’t you need medical insurance or something?” Kim hurried to catch up with the older woman.
“Dear, your mother is a brain surgeon. She comes by every now and again to help with a tricky surgery. I do have to say, you look a lot like her.”
“Oh… I didn’t know she came out this far,” Kim answered. “But what about Shego?”
“Oh, so the young lady is the infamous Shego, hm? Well that’s going to cause a few problems I imagine… Gee, girl, you really know how to pick them, don’t you?
Kim blushed to her roots. “But what about Shego’s insurance?” she said, trying to use her hair to cover her face.
“I really don’t know. Since she’s being observed now, I’m going to assure that there’s nothing wrong. I could look it up in the computer if you want,” she offered.
“Please and thank you,” the teenager replied, feeling a bit more like herself.
The nurse grinned, continuing to walk.
Kim glanced at her suspiciously. “What?”
“The superhero Kim Possible is dating the supervillainess Shego.”
“I thought you said lesbianism wasn’t that surprising…” Kim raised an eyebrow.
“It’s not. But I never saw this coming!”
“So not the drama.”
“But it is.”
“Good grief…” Kim shook her head as they approached a computer. The nurse stepped around the desk and typed on the keyboard.
“Well, it says that she’s been covered… and the gentleman’s paying for all her hospital costs.” Her eyebrows shot up. “In cash.”
“A man?” Kim’s brow furrowed as her mind scrambled for who it might be. Finally giving up, she asked, “Does it say who the man is?”
“Odd. His name only registers as SSJ.”
“Junior!”
“So the name rings a bell then,” the nurse said calmly.
“Yes,” Kim sighed. “I just don’t know why he would pay for this. Or how he found out about any of this.”
“Well, don’t fret about it. Let’s go get your nose looked at.” She came out from behind the desk.
“When will I be able to see Shego?” Kim asked immediately.
“When she’s all settled comfortably in a room and they’re done running tests.”
Kim sighed, but trailed after the nurse anyway.
Curling up into a little ball in the chair, Kim pressed her forehead to her knees and let out a long, slow breath. As it turned out, her nose had been broken and needed set right. Once that had been taken care of, Kim refused to leave and go home. Instead, she chose to sit in a waiting room until she could see Shego. Her thoughts continued to fall all over themselves as she tried to make sense of the day.
Her communicator beeped at her, slightly muffled inside her pants. She pulled it out with practiced ease and blinked at Wade.
“What’s the sitch?” she inquired automatically.
“Nothing new. Shego looks peaceful. She stopped twitching not long after they got her int the hospital,” he told her.
Kim smiled gratefully. She had talked Wade into hacking into the cameras to keep her updated on Shego. They still wouldn’t let anyone in her room though the villainess had quieted.
“All right, thanks Wade.”
“And I thought you’d want to know that Ron and Felix were successful in their mission to get Norkie back.”
Kim let out a breath she didn’t know she’d been holding. “He’s okay?”
“Yeah, apparently Dementor snatched him up for some experiment. They’re in Puerto Rico now and should be getting back sometime soon,” he informed her.
“You’re a lifesaver, Wade. Thank you.” Kim smiled.
“Sure thing, Kim. Get some sleep now.” Wade cut the link.
Kim sighed and rested her head on her knees again. She knew she should try to sleep, but sleep stealthily evaded her. It was going to be a long night…