When The Unthinkable Happens (READ DISCLAIMER)

Chapter 7: A Light of Hope

The tears flowed from Shego's eyes. The more she cried the angrier she got. How could this be happening? Their life was perfect before that mission. If Drakken hadn't tried that stupid scheme Kim wouldn't be in this mess. Shego's head snapped up with an expression of sorrow and rage. Her voice was low and menacing.

"Drakken….."

Shego got up and began to move down the hall. Ann moved to stop her knowing she was planning to hurt and possibly kill him, but Dr. Director put a hand on her shoulder.

"Let her go Mrs. Possible, I don't think anything can stop her right now."

Dr. Director talked into her wristwatch urgently sending commands. All of the agents moved aside as Shego stormed through the base tears still falling from her eyes. All the agents moved aside as Shego went throughout the base. She finally reached the holding cells and began to search the corridors to find Drakken. She reached his cell and burnt through the lock with plasma.

"Ah Shego it's good to see….Augh!"

Shego picked him up by his prison jump suit and pinned him to the wall all the hate and pain flowing from her. Her hands shook with her blind rage as she ignited her free hand with plasma.

"What did you do to Kim!"

"Me? Nothing at all Shego. I never intended for the chemicals to mix."

"Fix her!"

"Why should I?"

Shego gripped his suit tighter and looked right into his eyes.

"Because if you don't I will kill you as slowly and painfully as possible."

Drakken began to chuckle.

"You know Shego, there is one thing I never could figure out….. how to break you. Well looks like I finally have. Look at yourself you are a mess. This is the biggest accomplishment I have ever achieved. I can't fix Kim because I don't know what the chemicals did, nor do I have any desire to do so."

Shego's rage grew like fire as she made her plasma burn hotter, ready to kill Drakken right there.

"Shego! Let him go…. Now!"

Shego turned her head slightly to see Dr. Director with a full crew of armed agents behind her.

"Kim is dying and you're taking his side. You heard him: He can't fix Kim so what use is he? He hasn't done a single good thing his entire life. The world would better without him."

"While that may be true, we still need him. We don't know what else he may have hidden. We already have someone onboard who is most likely able to fix Kim."

Shego frowned, not convinced anyone could fix Kim at this point.

"Yeah? And who might that be?"

"Amy Hall."

"Well, looks like there is some hope for your precious Princess after all."

Shego punched Drakken straight in the jaw, breaking it and knocking him unconscious. She walked out of the cell and stood in front of Dr. Director.

"Take me to her."

Shego followed Dr. Director through the base to a very large research center. Off to the corner was a separate room with one large window that went around the entire thing. Standing inside was Amy Hall, AKA: DNAmy, along with several other DNA experts. Dr. Director opened the automatic door and let herself and Shego inside.

"Mrs. Hall, I would like you to meet Kim's wife Shego Possible."

Amy looked up from the microscope she was looking into and turned to the two other women with a smile on her face.

"Shego! It's been too long! How are you? Last we met was with the Genomic Sequencer right?"

"Yea…. How is your progress on Kim? Can you fix her?"

Amy saw how bloodshot and puffy Shego's eyes looked.

"Oh my. Are you ok? It looks like you've been crying….."

"I'm fine. Can you fix her?"

Amy looked at Shego and saw a side of Shego she hadn't ever seen before. It took all of the joy and humor out of her.

"Yes. I can. It isn't easy by any means, but it can be done. From what I've put together she has approximately eight weeks, give or take a few days. I should be able to come up with a cure in roughly three, then put everything together hopefully in the next two."

"What do you mean everything together?"

"The state Kim is in isn't an easy fix Shego. Kim can't just drink something or take an antibiotic for six weeks. We need to build something to extract the chemicals from her body. The problem is that the chemicals have fused with most of her tissues almost down to her DNA. Luckily it didn't go that deep: If it had then there wouldn't be any hope at all."

"Mrs. Hall, I would like to remind you of our agreement just in case you lose faith, and to inform Mrs. Possible. You will be pardoned for all that you have done in the past as long as you help us, and cooperate with anyone who is also working with you in the field. Mrs. Possible will be here in a moment she is currently with Kim. Whenever your calculations are done Mr. Possible will build whatever machine you need to cure Kim."

"Of course, Betty. Now I must get back to work the sooner we fix Kim the better."

Dr. Director and Shego turned to leave. Shego stopped at the door and turned to face Amy.

"Amy, one last thing…. Thank you."

Amy offered a smile then returned to her work. Shego left the room to go check up on Kim one more time before she left. When she finally reached the room she was supposed to go into she saw Ann and James outside. James was holding Ann as she cried softly. It was obvious that they had just got through seeing Kim. James had a sullen look on his face as he stared at nothing. Shego went to them and put a reassuring hand on Ann's back.

"Hey. It'll be ok. Amy Hall is currently working on a cure. If anyone can find a cure, it's her."

Ann looked up to her daughter-in-law.

"What if the device can't be built?"

Shego motioned to James with her thumb.

"This one will be working on it. Anything is possible for a Possible right?"

That brought a smile to James, and Ann's face. For the first time since this whole mess, Shego had a small light of hope.