Jade Mouse

After Kim disappears in the sands of time; it is up to Shego to find her and bring her back.

Chapter 1: The sitch

Shego slowly opened her eyes, the pain in her stomach had died down substantially, there was still a sting left behind. She looked around and found she was still in the empty room. She rolled over onto her back and welcomed the relief the cold marble had to offer. She slowly lifted her shirt and tenderly padded the place her wound had been. The wound had healed over but, it was still painful to the touch. She sighed and carefully sat up, wincing at the pain when she moved. She took another look around the room and found it was empty, she had hoped the ordeal was all a hallucination; she was sadly mistaken.

She stood up, clutching her stomach as she straightened up, she noticed the glint of light at the end of the room. She walked painfully toward the glint and stooped down to pick up the ring. There was nothing that stood put about it. No extra jewels or decretive designs, just a gold band with a spherical ruby parched at the top. This is what they had risked everything for? This is what people killed for and died for? This one simple ring; Shego was disgusted by the ring in her hand. She pocketed the ring and made her way to the exit.

When she emerged she found herself in the dark. The further she got from the temple the more complete the wall became, closing the room away from the outside world. By the time she had set foot on the sore the wall was complete and the temple was closed. She didn't bother to look back or acknowledge the temple's existence. She only continued to walk down the sore cursing they're long journey and questioning Kim's survival.

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Shego had blindly traveled for three days with little sleep and no food. She had wondered to a pay phone and absently dropped the money in and dialed the number, then waited.

"Hey…I need your help…There was an accident and I don't know what to do now…I tried but…Okay…Where to?...Okay…I love you too mom." She hung up the phone and began walking down the street.

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New York…

Shego knocked on the heavy oak door of a small house in the suburbs. The door swung open quickly and Shego found herself trapped in her mother's embrace. She absently made her way into the house, she could barely hear her mother talking as she made her way into the kitchen. She took a seat at the table and rested her chin in her hands.

"I have no idea what happened mom." She said in dull monotone voice. Gina smoothed her daughter's hair and gave her a solemn smile. "It was like she turned into a completely different person. I mean she blasted a hole through my stomach." Shego continued with a little more vigor.

"Well now tell me, what exactly happened?" Gina asked, taking a seat next to her daughter.

"Well we found the temple right, and the key wouldn't work unless I touched it. When the door opened, we were looking at this huge circular room it looked like it was just built. And the ring was just lying there on the floor, when she saw it she rushed over. But when he picked it up she changed; her eyes were different. Like she was possessed, I tried to get her out of there and get the ring away from her. She struggled for a moment but, then she just stopped and turned around…she said I'm sorry and blew me away." She paused for a moment to rub her stomach.

"Then I don't know, from the looks of it…it was like something inside of her was on fire. She took the ring off and threw it next thing I know this giant ball of light is sucking her in; I tried to hold onto her as long as I could but, I was too weak. She was sucked in and I blacked out. I woke up and the room was empty…So you know more about this than anyone else I know mom what the hell happened?"

Gina nodded quietly and thought for a moment. "I could tell you a bold face lie that will make you feel all better or I could tell you the truth but, it will sting more than the wound you got on your stomach there."

Shego hesitated for a moment. "Nothing could hurt more than this."

"That's my girl. Well, what happened is she wasn't worthy. I know hard to believe right? A girl who selflessly saves the world countless times is unworthy. But this was bond to come; she let the power go to her head so she paid the price for greed."

"And what would that be?"

"You know the penalty, the unworthy are subject to time's wrath. For all we know she is somewhere in the past; we'll just have to hope she can handle herself in wherever she's been dropped."

"So what am I supposed to do? Sit back and twiddle my thumbs while she goes through hell? Should I just destroy the damn ring now and move on with my life?"

Gina's eyes went wide. "Wait a minute, you have the ring?"

"Yeah I took it before I left. I've been walking around with this damn thing for days, hell I should just destroy it. I've got no use for it."

"You can't destroy it."

"Hell yeah I can, just get me a hammer."

"No I mean you can't destroy it. Don't know why, but many have tried and failed with flying colors."

"So what am I supposed to do?"

"Well sweetie, for starters you can eat something and get some sleep. Then you can stop bitching and moaning and find her."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"I'll explain it later, now get up we're going out for dinner."