When The Unthinkable Happens (READ DISCLAIMER)

Kim's stomach growled harshly as she sat alone in the dark building. She couldn't remember how she got there, or how to get home. All she wanted to do was to find Shego and her daughters, nothing else mattered. Kim's head snapped up as she heard the doors opening at the other end of the plant and she began to move from the room she was in. She took in a large breath of air through her nose and recognized the scent. It was Shego. Kim got a smile on her face as she casually moved to greet her wife. Kim moved through the hallways and poked her head around the corner. She saw Shego stepping inside and looking around, trying to adjust her eyes to the darkness.

"Shego."

Shego looked over to find Kim still in the scrubs coming toward her. Her red hair swaying as she skipped over to her wife.

"Kim, thank god you're alright. How did you get out here?"

"I….. can't remember. I was trying to go home but I forgot how to get there. Can we go home, Shego? Pleeeease?"

Shego looked to Kim and saw the innocent expression on her face. As much as she wanted to she couldn't take Kim home.

"Sorry, Princess. I can't. We need to get you back to the GJ facility."

Kim's smile faded as she looked angrily at Shego.

"I don't want to go back there. I want my girls and I want them now!"

"Kim, they are with your parents right now, at the facility."

"You left them there! Do you even love them?"

That struck Shego hard, and she felt as if a knife had pierced her heart and been twisted several times.

"Kim….."

"Do you still love me?"

Shego swallowed hard trying to get the lump in her throat to go away.

"You never loved me! I should have known it was all a scheme to play with my emotions! Well, now you're going to pay for it!"

Kim lashed out at Shego with a sudden kick that Shego barely dodged. Shego got into a defensive position ready to fend off Kim's blows. Kim attacked with a series of punches and kicks all in rapid succession. Shego managed to block most of them with a few landing on her sides. Kim came at Shego full force trying to hit the other woman as hard as she could. Shego crossed her arms in front of her to stop one of Kim's kicks that forced Shego to skid back a couple of feet. Shego was breathing hard by now not used to an opponent who could move as fast, and hit as hard as Kim. Kim got a wicked smile on her face as she looked to her wife.

"What's the matter, Baby? Getting old?"

"Well…. Keeping up…. With you…. Isn't as easy…. as it looks…. Princess."

"What a shame, you've lost your fighting edge. Oh well, all the easier for me!"

Kim charged Shego again and kicked her in the stomach sending her flying and knocking the wind out of her. Shego hit something that felt like a desk on her back and moved as Kim's fist came down. Shego turned to see it was a control panel and Kim had just punched through it. Alarms began to sound and red lights flashed indicating a warning. Kim was completely oblivious, as she continued to attack Shego. An explosion rang out and distracted Shego enough for Kim to get her hands on her. Shego watched in horror as the building began to be engulfed in flames. Kim forced Shego to the ground and pinned her with her knee holding Shego's right arm out away from her body.

"I wonder how accelerated your healing abilities really are. Let's find out."

With that final word Kim pushed on Shego's arm with brutal force. Shego screamed out in pain she heard a sickening crack ring in her ears. Kim let go of Shego's arm and watched as it extended limply to the floor. She got up off of Shego and watched as the older woman rolled over and clutched at her arm.

"Kim….. We NEED to get out of here….. This place is burning up…. Please… I don't want to lose you."

Shego was on her knees and she looked up at Kim as she said those last words with tears in her eyes. Kim's features changed from anger into understanding, then into sorrow as she came back to reality.

"Shego…. I…"

"Kim… not now. We need to leave. Help me up. Come on lets head for the door."

Kim hauled Shego up by her good arm and they headed for the door. The ceiling collapsed in front of them spewing cinders up and blocking their escape.

"The roof Kim…. We have to get there!"

Shego activated the Shegophone as her and Kim moved throughout the plant fire and smoke becoming more abundant as time passed. Shego looked through tears and smoke and barely made out a sign above a door reading "Roof Access".

"There!"

Shego pointed toward the door and Kim hauled Shego and herself toward it. Kim pushed the door open just before the ceiling behind them collapsed leaving no path but up winding stairs. Shego spoke into her device with haste as she saw Dr. Directors face appear on the other end.

"Betty! I have Kim, she's stable….. We're at the abandoned plant! We need air pickup NOW!"

"On it!"

The line went dead as Kim and Shego finally reached the roof both of them gasping for clean air as they exited. Shego looked around trying to find the aircraft that would pick them up. She looked over to Kim and saw her with her head down and breathing hard.

"Kim? You….. ok?"

"Yeah….. hard to….. focus."

"Hey… it'll be…. Ok, Princess… I promise."

Shego heard the sound of a helicopter and looked up into the blinding spotlight. It got in close and hovered just above the roof. Kim helped Shego into the helicopter then rocked back and forth as the roof of the building began to give out. Shego fell to her stomach and grabbed Kim's hand with her left arm as the roof fell to pieces.

"Kim!"

"Shego!"

Kim dangled above the flams as the helicopter began to move. Shego held on with all her strength she had left as a GJ agent moved to get Kim in the plane.

"Shego."

Kim locked eyes with Shego as her grip slipped.

"I love you."

Kim's hand slipped from Shego's grasp and she fell as an explosion rocked the vehicle.

"KIM! NOOOOO!"

Shego stared at the burning building tears filling her eyes with her arm hanging limply from the helicopter holding Kim just moments ago. Shego rolled onto her back as she sobbed then let herself be consumed by exhaustion and pain and slipped into a miserable sleep.