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benjimatorarts · 5 years

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“I’m glad to share this with you kid... it means a lot. Don’t you tell Dr.D about this you hear?”

“Dra! Da!”

“Exactly..”

This is kinda like another part of of the last baby drawing I did. This is like couple of weeks or more after Shego recover enough to head home. She still had to be bed rest for 2 weeks. In that time, Drakken still had to take care of the baby most of time and is very competent about it to her surprise. I mean, he hardly had any experience with children at all and even dislike the idea of taking care of a snotty brat. But right in front of her is her Husband feeding their baby with airplane noises and giggling at the little spit the baby makes. Ew. At least, one of them knows what they’re doing.

Shego in the beginning is kinda distant with the baby. She doesn’t mean to be neglectful, not at all. She tries to calm the baby when Athena cries but whatever she does it only makes things worse. Until, her dada comes into the room and suddenly she stops crying as she reaches for her dad. Drakken assures Shego that the baby just getting use to Shego and she’ll warm up to her, eventually. But Shego doesn’t mind it, at least that’s what she’s trying to convince herself... She not all about that motherly crap anyway. She’s fine that her baby sees her as if she’s the devil herself, she’s fine!

(She honestly wants to be really good with her baby but she still gives herself a hard time for being mushy and soft. I mean, she’s already have her walls down for Drakken. But, she doesn’t want to be a soccer mom and loose her edge for some domesticated house wife. And jealous of Drakken for his close bond with Athena and she fears that somehow she’ll just ruin things with her baby)

One night, Athena has another of her 3am crying sessions. Drakken was about to get up to do his thing until Shego offer to take this one and she rather have her ears bleed to death from the cying than having Drakken pass out while carrying the baby. And he did not argue... or said anything because he just collapses back to his deep slumber.

Rocking, shushing, rocking, shushing, singing, humming, pats, rocking, rocking, and nothing but crying. Shego still persistent and tries to look for Athena’s favorite stuff elephant rattle in the dark. Couldn’t find a switches she use her glow to look around the room-wait... Athena stop crying and stare at her glow in such awe. Shego thought this was better.. Shego cautiously brings her glowing hand closer without burning her baby. Then suddenly Athena reaches Shego’s hand and held her fingers, to Shego’s shock the baby doesn’t seem to in any effect to heat at all. Maybe warmed her up a bit. Athena just smiles and held her mom’s hand tighter. For the next 30 mins it’s just Shego dancing flames around her hands and Athena watches as she cuddles up against her neck. Shego thinks about how innocent, sweet, and the spark in Athena’s eyes that makes her heart swell with ugh-l-love.

Notes: I don’t really like to think Shego being a domesticated house wife and really good with babies. Nope. I mean, she was around her baby siblings but I like to think it was Hego did most of help raising the kids. From an oldest child experience, I helped my parents a lot with my baby brothers while my other sisters were doing their own things. Sure they helped, but still not really much else than cleaning their diaper. Drakken in the beginning was parenting most of the time until Shego eventually found her place in the trio. Drakken is still Den Dad, though. Athena (later known as Johnathon later on) has the same tolerance as her mother with the glow power without getting burn at all. What else does this child have in store?

#drakken shego #drakken and shego #shego #athena #jonathon lipsky #oc #ocs #kim possible ocs #Kim Possible #drakgo #drakken

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mindmend · 4 years

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#` * ☆. ATHENA LIPSKY‚ VISUALS .#` * ☆. ATHENA LIPSKY‚ STUDY .#` * ☆. ATHENA LIPSKY‚ AES .#` * ☆. ATHENA LIPSKY‚ ANSWERED .#` * ☆. ATHENA LIPSKY‚ THREAD .#` * ☆. ATHENA LIPSKY‚ WISHLIST .#` * ☆. BONNIE ROCKWALLER‚ VISUALS .#` * ☆. BONNIE ROCKWALLER‚ STUDY .#` * ☆. BONNIE ROCKWALLER‚ AES .#` * ☆. BONNIE ROCKWALLER‚ ANSWERED .#` * ☆. BONNIE ROCKWALLER‚ THREAD .#` * ☆. BONNIE ROCKWALLER‚ WISHLIST .#` * ☆. DR. DRAKKEN‚ VISUALS .#` * ☆. DR. DRAKKEN‚ STUDY .#` * ☆. DR. DRAKKEN‚ AES .#` * ☆. DR. DRAKKEN‚ ANSWERED .#` * ☆. DR. DRAKKEN‚ THREAD .#` * ☆. DR. DRAKKEN‚ WISHLIST .

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rosetyler42 · 4 years

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Big Sister Athena playing Peekaboo with her little sister Lily

@sweet-or-sarcastic @that-obsessed-gay-girl @aleego @midnightcaptions @3ducksandamoose @gothicthundra @stilldanytrash @thenerdynightprincess13 @arachne-gorgons-web

#drakgo #drakken and shego #drakken x shego #baby athena #athena #kim possible athena #kim possible #lily lipsky #baby lily #lilith mckenna lipsky #lilith lipsky #villainstifam #ocs

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ilikethequiet · 5 years

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Fic: Not The Worst Thing Ever (Drakgo)

Another fic, so soon? Ally stop you’re crazy! This one is a prompt given to me by @disneyevilprincessblog so I hope they and everyone else gets a kick out of it! Feedback/likes are loved and appreciated.

Summary: Don’t leave your robot daughter to watch the lair, who knows who she’ll let in.

Broken and bruised from the day's battle with their arch nemesis, two supervillains stumbled back into their darkened lair.

"My bones ache," Shego whined. "I need a long bath and a vat of tequila."

Drakken smiled as he carefully made his way down the stairs, was he getting too old for this? Maybe. "After you with the bath." He could use a good soak as well.

Shego glanced back at him, a playful smirk on her lips. "Well it's a big tub, maybe we could..."

"DREW THEODORE LIPSKY!"

The voice made both villains stop in their tracks if there was one thing worse than Kim Possible it was her.

“Mother? What a wonderful surprise.” Drakken choked out in a strained voice, how did she even get in there? Hadn’t they…oh no. “Mother, I can explain!”

Shego wondered what he had done wrong when she heard Athena’s sing-song voice.

"Oh good, you guys are back." Athena grinned at her parental figures.

Mama Lipsky hugged the girl to her, a big smile on her face. "This precious angel. Why didn't you tell me you adopted her?"

Shego closed her eyes and sighed heavily, she was in hell.

"Adopted?" Yes, he supposed he had in a sense. Drakken shrugged and made his way over to take a seat, thankful to be able to rest after the day he had just had. "Well mother, there was a probation period we had to go through before we could say she was ours, I didn't want to get your hopes up." Yes, that sounded slightly more believable than he built her in the middle of the night.

"We've been having a wonderful time, Gran has been telling me all about when you were a kid." Listening to the woman talk about Drewbie, it hardly seemed like the man she knew at all. If only she knew Shego’s family, then she would have the whole picture.

Drakken glared daggers at Athena, she was really enjoying this attention. Shego, however, was having none of this. "You know I'm hungry, Athena come help mommy get something to eat." She took the robot girl's hand and dragged her into the kitchen, she may have been tired, but she let the plasma blast from her hand spring to life. "Want to be a pile of molten metal on the floor? Because I can arrange that."

Athena was unsettled by how eager Shego seemed to want to hurt her at that moment, so she did her best to try and explain the situation. “She just showed up, I don’t even know how she found the place. I couldn’t turn her away.”

“Still, our daughter?”

Athena shrugged. “It’d be weird if I divulged my true purpose.”

Well, she had a point there but still, Shego was annoyed. Maybe if they told the old bag that Athena needed to go to bed early she would take the hit and leave?

She went to the fridge and quickly made up a cheese platter then eyed Athena. "Drinks, ours better be alcoholic." She instructed as she made her way back to her boss, goodness knows what Drakken was telling his mother. She crept back in and overheard their conversation.

"But honey, you have a child now don't you think it's time for you two to settle down and get married?" The child needed a sense of stability, globetrotting wasn't good for her.

Drakken shrugged. "Shego and I, we aren’t those kinds of people mother." Gosh if they were, he’d be an accountant or something, and Shego a teacher. The very idea made him shiver.

Shego silently snorted in agreement, yeah that wasn’t her. She put on a smile and came back, putting the cheese platter down on the table. "Here we are, cheese galore." She took a handful and sat down next to Drakken, his mother being here was making him look sicker than usual. He gave her knee a comforting pat which on any other day would result in him losing his hand, but she decided to let it slide because Shego knew she would be just as shell-shocked if her own parents were to pay her a visit.

"Shego dear, what is your real name?" Mrs. Lipsky asked as she picked up some of the food that was on offer, in her mind she was making mental wedding invitations to her extended family but Drew and Shego? That just wouldn't do.

Shego wondered, would Drakken be mad if she killed his mother? Probably right? Instead, she sighed and decided to go along with the conversation. "Sheila, ma'am."

"Drew and Sheila? How darling!" Mrs. Lipsky smiled when Athena returned and patted the seat for the girl to join her. "What about you dear, don't you want your parents to get married?"

Athena put the drinks down and smiled at her caregivers who she could tell were plotting ways to dismantle her but that would be hard now that Mrs. Lipsky knew she existed. She nodded. "I would love that, Gran, make everything official."

The woman seemed very pleased with her new granddaughter's reply. "Excellent, we'll go shopping, you could use some new clothes and we can window shop for flowers and Eddie will provide the cars and we'll need to invite your family, dear."

"Mother." Drakken interrupted tiredly, this was getting out of hand. "Mother, why don't you take Athena with you? You two have a lot of quality time to catch up on. Shego and I will rest, and we'll look at this fresh in the morning."

"Really? Thank you, thank you!" Athena hugged both excitedly then went to join Mrs. Lipsky.

"Come along dear, we need to get to know each other. Lunch tomorrow don't be late! And pay your electricity bills, it’s too dark in here!" Mrs. Lipsky pulled Athena outside, the robot giving them a wave as they exited.

Drakken and Shego sat quietly trying to comprehend what on earth had just taken place after a few minutes Shego caught him smiling at her. "Sheila?"

Her hand lit up as a warning. "Don't. Even." Shego leaned back against the couch, looking up at the ceiling. "She's not really expecting us to get married, is she? I didn't even get proposed to." Not that she wanted to be but still.

"Would it be that bad?" Drakken asked casually, they cared about each other though they never said it out loud, they made a good team and truthfully, they would be lost without each other.

Shego met his gaze and was surprised when she realized that a blush had risen to her cheeks. "There are probably worst things." But as he had said before, they weren't those kinds of people.

Drakken cleared his throat. "Well as I see it we have two options, either we go through with this farce or we make a run for it."

Well, they were used to running but the fact that they would be ditching his mother and their accomplice just made it seem evil. "I like it! Nice one Dr. D!" She leaned over and gave Drakken a light peck on the lips, neither of them had been expecting it which made the make-out session that followed seem crazy, yet both were willing participants.

Shego broke the kiss first, not quite sure what to say. They would have to talk about it, right? She really didn’t want to talk about it. Maybe a quick subject change would do the trick? "So, running?"

Drakken shrugged. "Or we could have that bath first?"

Shego had been teasing when she first said it, but the idea seemed kind of appealing now. "Okay, but then, running."

Drakken smiled and stood, taking her hand. "Of course."

#drakgo #fic #drakken x shego #athena #mama lipsky

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sharperthewriter · 2 years

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Chapter 10 of A Rockwaller Christmas Carol

Chapter 10 - The Second of the Three Spirits - Part III

FFnet link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14005722/10/A-Rockwaller-Christmas-Carol

(AN: Special thanks to @gothicthundra for letting me to use her Drakgo kids (and pet velociraptor) and also for some chaotic ideas as well!)

The next place that Bonnie fixed her teal eyes on was a more upper-middle class house that cost around $800,000. It had five bathrooms, six baths, a wet bar, a swimming pool, and a guesthouse on the premises.

Bonnie and the Spirit Brick were standing on the driveway.

"Spirit, whose house is this?" Bonnie asked.

"I think your answer is on that mailbox, Bonnie!" the Spirit Brick replied, pointing to the snow-covered mailbox.

Bonnie dusted off the cover of the mailbox, and the name of it was revealed to her.

The Possible-Stoppables

She recoiled in fear.

"Spirit...should we move to another house?" Bonnie asked, "I don't think we should legally be on here!"

"Bonnie, do you want to be redeemed or not?" the Spirit Brick boomed his voice.

"Yes...but Kim has a restraining order against me!" Bonnie exclaimed, "I could get arrested again and I don't wanna spend time at Club Fed!"

"Bonnie, which part of we-can-see-them-but-they-can't-see-us don't you get?" the Spirit Brick asked.

"I guess the order doesn't affect ghosts, so lead away, Spirit!" Bonnie insisted, knowing of a loophole in the legal system.

Bonnie and the Spirit Brick came up to the light in the window of their den.

They saw the Possible-Stoppable kids along with the Lipsky kids as well. Justin was now eight years old, followed by Alexa, whom was five. The next to come from downstairs were the Lipsky children. Both Valerie and Athena were 11 years old while Drake was eight. And in the middle of the den was Spike, the Lipsky's pet velociraptor, being decorated with tinsel and ornaments.

"Hey, Athena, can you help me out throwing some more tinsel?" Val asked Athena.

"Sure can, sis!" Athena replied, tossing some tinsel around Spike.

"And can you put that ornament on his tail?" Val also suggested, pointing to Spike's tail.

"I don't see why not!" Athena said with a smile, putting a blue-and-green ornament on Spike's tail. Alexa also put on a couple more lights around Spike as well as well as some tree shreddings on his body. Rufus then appeared as an angel on the top of Spike's head.

In the meantime, Justin and Drake were both playing Chutes and Ladders in which any time the opponent moved down, they would receive a mild shock.

"Drake, can't you play a normal game without applying a little electricity to it?" Sheila chided.

"Aww...Mom! I wanna play with Justin!" Drake complained.

Spike, after Alexa put the lights on him, began to walk around the living room, whipping his tail along the den, even knocking over the tree.

Bonnie looked at this with mild amusement, even chuckling a little.

"Those kids are crazy like that sometimes!" she laughed. "When do Possible and Stoppable come on down?"

"Just watch..." the Spirit Brick insisted.

Kim and Ron came downstairs and Drew came from the kitchen. The Possible-Stoppable parents were still in warmups and t-shirts. Kim's hairs were in curlers.

"Drew, can you take Spike outside so that he can do his business?" Kim asked.

"I can certainly try the front without the neighbors trying to give me funny looks." Drew said as he grabbed Spike's leash. He led Spike, decorations and all, to the front door. Spike had to duck under to avoid hitting the door frame.

Ron lifted up the Christmas tree and asked, "So when do you think your 'rents will be here, KPS?"

"They should be here sometime at 6pm! So we need to get ready in an hour!" Kim exclaimed. "I'll get my black faux leather overalls ready!"

"And um...uhhh...I'll try to put something together!" Ron replied.

They then went upstairs to the master bedroom.

"Just don't wear the Christmas suit that you wore last year, Ron." Kim countered, "You nearly showed off your yule log and chestnuts when you went down the stairs."

"That was a mistake that the delivery man made in mistaking my size...and I forgot my underpants." Ron chuckled a little.

"I'll have to get my jewelry!" Kim said, "Oh...and I am going to do something a little different this year for Christmas, Ron."

"What do ya mean, KPS?" Ron asked with a smile on his face. "We do some of the traditional stuff we've carried on from your fam from the eggnog to the Possible-Stoppable Christmas Skit to singing carols. Me and Rufus even wrapped up your presents and stuffed your stocking on the fireplace."

"Yes, that is well and good but I was thinking of something a little less...materialistic." Kim replied as she sat on the master bed. "For this Christmas, 2020, I want to...forgive Bonnie..."

These two words took Ron and Rufus by surprise.

"You...you mean...?" Ron questioned.

"Yes, Ron. More than any gift I can get!" Kim replied, "The greatest gift I want for Christmas this year is to bury the hatchet with Bonnie."

"Wow...umm..." Ron stammered, struggling to find the words to respond to his wife's statement.

"How did you come up with this decision?"

"The reason is that it has been inside of me since the time me and Bonnie were stuck to Dementor with that Bondo-Ball of his..." Kim said, recalling of the incident in junior year.

"Yeah, I remember me and Barkin being stuck like that for that for four days." Ron muttered, "I still cannot get the grass stains out of my mouth from him playing rugby."

But Kim continued, "The point is that I have held that memory in for so long that it had to come out sooner or later."

"Even after all the horrible things she had done over the years in trying to humiliate the both of us, you want to forgive her?" Ron questioned.

Kim took a deep breath and nodded her head.

"The reason why she has been like this over the years was that she did not have a good family life." she explained, "Especially from her two unsupportive sisters that destroyed her fam in the end, Connie and Lonnie. I really did wish I would've welcomed her into my home instead of rejecting and laughing at her at Senior Prom when her $7,000 dress got covered in dark red sticky slime and black ink when that prank backfired on her. It was all due to pressure from her sisters, plus the divorce was very messy and ugly as well on her..."

"Frankly..." Kim continued, "...I did like that good side to her. I just want for her to return the same feelings to the both of us as well for this Christmas."

"KPS, the odds of that happening are approximately 3,720 to 1!" Ron exclaimed.

"Ron..." Kim muttered, raising her eyebrow.

Ron quickly recovered from a one-way-trip to the couch and said, "But as your husband, significant other, and best friend all rolled into one, I support your decision in trying to reach out to Bon-Bon."

"Thank you for that quick recovery, Ron!" Kim smirked. "And can you please use Bonnie's name from now on? That joke has outworn its welcome!"

"And truth be told, Kim...I'm feeling the same way as well." Ron added, coming to the same realization of his wife from deep down in his heart. "I believe that deep down, I too am ready to forgive Bonnie for all the mean things she has said and done to me. Since, you know, it's the Christmas season and all. We're both willing to break bread with her if we can give her a chance."

"That's what I would like to hear from your mouth!" Kim replied, combing her hand through Ron's hair. "I'll call the judge right now to remove the restraining order for Bonnie."

Bonnie witnessed all of this with the Spirit Brick. She had tears in her eyes upon hearing what Kim said.

"Spirit...I wish if I had been nicer to Kim and not faking it in middle school with all that BS about cheerleaders..." she whimpered, wiping away her eyes with the sleeves of her pajamas. "I just want my old mean Queen B self to die..."

"See, Bonnie, Kim and Ron are willing to open the doors to their house to you." the Spirit Brick replied.'

"Yeah...I just wanna be a better human being and not treat people like shit..." Bonnie sighed, sniffling away as she saw her own reflection on a sheet of ice, "...just like what I did with Tara..."

"And you are discovering something...on the inside!" the Spirit Brick added, pointing to Bonnie's heart.

"If you don't mind, Spirit, can you take me to another house?" Bonnie asked for a request.

"Of course, Bonnie! Grab my robe again!" the Spirit Brick said, accepting the request.

Bonnie grabbed the Spirit Brick's robe again and they were transported.

#kim possible #bonnie rockwaller #fanfiction #ron stoppable #kim x ron #a rockwaller christmas carol #1555 words #drakken #shego #drakken x shego #drakgo #drakgo kids

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bcbdrums · 4 years

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Here, have an absurdly fluffy Drakgo drabble... This is part of my headcanon for these two adorkable villains!

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13577191/1/The-Little-Ones <--- Catch-all for my mini-fics including this one!

And consider this drabble a...pre-apology for the angsty longfic I hope to finish soon. No, this drabble has no connection to that fic at all. *ahem* Enjoy!

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Shego cuddled closer to Drakken as they sat up in bed. Her knees were drawn up across his lap and he balanced a small book atop them with both hands. She had one arm around his back and her hand massaged his neck, while her other hand rested on her very pregnant belly.

"What about...'Valerie'?" Drakken asked. "Is it better than 'Athena'?"

Shego chuckled as she set her head on his shoulder. "I already told you, I like every girl name you've suggested."

Drakken looked mildly hurt. "A name is important, Shego. The baby will have it for their entire life! We need to make sure...it's the right one."

She chuckled again. "Okay. Well, we have more than enough great choices for girl names... What if the baby is a boy?"

Drakken grinned and flipped to the second half of the name book.

"If I have a son..." Shego felt her heart race in excitement at the giddy look on his face. It was obvious which he was hoping they would have. "His name should be something...strong. And powerful. A name that will strike fear into the hearts of everyone he meets! Just like his father!" Drakken said, raising a fist and grinning evilly.

Shego's response was just to snuggle closer to him. She grabbed his hand and set it on the swell of her abdomen and laced her fingers between his.

"Okay. How about 'Drew Jr.'?"

Drakken's lips parted in a silent gasp as he looked at her. His face began to flush as a smile came to his lips, but his eyes grew sad as he quickly looked away again.

"What's wrong?" Shego asked, shifting upward and leaning forward to see his face.

He glanced back at her and after a long moment, he sighed. "Drew Lipsky...never intimidated anyone. He was weak... He was never anything more than...a failure..."

Shego pursed her lips to keep from smirking as she brought her arm out from behind his neck and lightly tugged under his jaw to make him face her. She shook her head slightly in disagreement.

"He's never failed me."

Drakken's lower lip started trembling as he looked at her sincere face. She brought her hand up higher to cup his cheek gently.

"If you want the best name for a handsome...brilliant...and powerful man... Then I think we can stop at ‘Drew Jr.’"

A tiny cry escaped Drakken's throat and tears welled up in his eyes as he stared at her in a mixture of joy and disbelief. She slid her hand behind his head and wove her fingers into his hair just before tilting her face up to meet his. His hand on her belly held hers tighter as his hot tears fell and hit her cheeks, and she softly kissed his trembling lips.

#drakgo #Drakken/Shego #drakken x shego #drakken and shego #drakkenxshego #drakkenandshego #drakken #shego #dragko #dr drakken #kim possible #fanfiction #fanfic #bcbdrums

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flowery-laser-blasts · 2 months

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'Repo! The Genetic Opera' Kim Possible AU

The image below is a spoiler for the ending of the movie Repo! The Genetic Opera. If you don't mind spoilers (and a bit of blood) go ahead! :)

(Also warning for this movie is filled with body horror, blood and other adult themes so it's not everybody's cup of tea).

"And we will always have each other, in our time of need... Tina you're the world to me."

Based on the final act of the movie. Also note that this isn't a Kim x Drakken in any way. It's a father daughter parental relationship.

REPO-AU SYNOPSIS: James Possible and Drew Lipsky work at HenchCo. James' new bio tech could revolutionise the medical field in ways no one could imagine but something has gotten in the way. Jack Hench instructs Drew in private to kill James Possible and leave no witnesses, as to why is unknown but the reward would be "A cure for your dear wife's illness.". Drew, out of fear for Jack and the hopes of saving the life of his beloved wife Shego, accepts the order to kill his colleague and only friend. Unbeknownst to James, Drew is in actually the Repo-man; a hitman who brings in their 'test subjects' a.k.a. people who are overdue on their pay to Jack Hench.

That same night Drew breaks into the house and manage to assassinate James along with his wife Ann. He then hears a cry coming from one of the rooms. He finds a little baby girl crying in her crib. Drew can't get himself to harm her and makes the decision to take her in so he and Shego can raise her together. Once the bodies are taken care off, Drew brings the baby into his house only to find out that Shego has passed.

Heart broken and a puppet for Jack Hench. The only thing that keeps Drew from losing it is raising his daughter Athena (Tina for short), in secret. Keep her safe and sound. She's a constant reminder of his sins as the Repo-man.

Massive thank you to @gothicthundra for suggesting this movie to me. I enjoyed it thoroughly!! The characters, world building and music. It's just so good!!

Nathan is a tragic character and while watching the movie, him switching around and taking on his repo-man persona (and way of deranged singing at some parts) just inspired me... Had this WIP for months and months in my folders but got inspired because I've been looking up some similair themed stuff for work (no I'm not a hitwoman, I'm too clumsy for that). This is probably one of the rare occasions I make angsty stuff.

#also gave Kim/Athena some fuchsia dyed hair in this au because it fits better with the whole aesthetic #repo!tgo #repo! the genetic opera #repo man #kim possible au #kim possible #drakken #drdrakken #dr drakken #james possible #ann possible #au #shego #mention of blood #tw blood #tw: blood

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gothicthundra · 2 years

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December 2021 Prompt: Baking

More Than Common Ground

Drakken | Athena

The sun had barely even caused the blue of the sky to begin to light as Drakken crept down the stairs of his home. He practically yelled in shock as he stepped on the one creaky stair halfway down. The sound of Shego's voice replaying in his head about either fixing or having the step fixed. He made a mental note that if he had time, he'd fix it before everyone woke up. He swiftly finished his way down the stairs and sped to the kitchen. It felt like ages since he'd been able to make his family breakfast what with being busy in the lab and his daughter Athena's new need to burn the kitchen down each day.

He froze as said daughter in question was leaning on the counter looking at her phone with a perplexed expression on her bespectacled face. Drakken was about to back up as not to infringe on whatever his preteen daughter was aiming to destroy this morning when she spoke.

"Daddy, what's the difference between a crepe and a pancake?" she held a whine to her tone, "I've been looking at recipes for thirty minutes.

Drakken paused.

"Is this where I help and get a meltdown or where I help and you listen...morning?" he raised a brow.

He watched her expression shift in thought before letting her head fall to the counter and let out a loud anguished sigh that turned into a whine.

"I can't make anything!" Athena slid her phone away from her whined into her arms that had pulled around her resting head.

Drakken sighed and approached his daughter with caution. While mostly even-tempered and upbeat, it had become apparent that in her fails at cooking and baking... she had surprisingly inherited her mother's irrational temper... paired with his own whining Shego had noted... it was something to be concerned about. He put his hand on her shoulder and picked up her phone, squinting at the text.

"Is this in Japanese?" he asked calmly. Another whine.

"I was trying to study and bake... but it all looks like... squiggles and failure right now," she gave a shaky sigh and sat up to look at the phone, "Why can't I be good at something... Val can cook and make weird things... did she get all the talent... bad enough she got Mom's powers... I'd like to do something right."

Drakken snickered and handed her back his phone. Well aware of the fact that his other daughter spoke the same enviousness of this one. He knew it was typical sibling behavior... or relative in general. He and Eddie often had moments like that and Shego had informed him that she and her brothers... still had similar issues.

"Athena, dumpling, you can learn to bake... it just takes time. And your sister did not get all the talent... I've seen you roundhouse kick a person twice your size at one of your tournaments... before your mother got us thrown out," Drakken noted.

This earned a slight sigh from Athena as she looked at her phone and then to Drakken.

"How about something less complicated than pairing foreign language skills and baking... do you want to make crepes or pancakes?" asked Drakken. Athena shrugged, "You want to make apple dumplings?"

Athena's sad expression became a faint smile before her brow furrowed.

"I just finished cleaning the stove from the muffin incident," she grumbled.

Drakken rolled his eyes.

"I promise nothing will burn or be set ablaze," he saw her give a doubtful eye roll, "If you listen and try not to do three steps at once."

"Well it’s all going in there... does it matter-" he cut her off.

"Yes," he chimed in, "So do we have a deal? We bake them together and you don't get impatient and lippy?"

"... okay," she muttered.

"Not wholly believable but we'll work with it," he countered, "This is very easy, I promise. We need a baking pan."

He watched his daughter glare at the counter and waited.

"Preferably today," he continued. He watched her lookup.

"Oh, right," she hastened to the cabinet.

Drakken grabbed the butter and handed it to Athena as she put the pan down.

"We have to grease it or it will..." he trailed off and waited.

"Burn?" she asked. He nodded, "From my experience, it also sometimes makes the fire water-resistant."

"Pouring melted butter in an overflowing pan is not greasing the pan," he sighed. "All you do is take the cold stick and rub it to coat the inside of the baking pan."

Athena grumbled under her breath as she did as instructed.

"This would have been nice to know," was barely a breath.

"I think your brother did tell you," he said calmly. He watched her face scrunch up, "We're doing this recipe the quick way... because something tells me the patience was already running thin before I got here. Do you want to slice the apples or roll out the biscuit dough in the fridge?"

"I can cut the apples," she shrugged.

"Okay then... We'll need three large apples and while you're in the pantry... sugar, and cinnamon," he said as she began walking off. He got a halfhearted thumbs up in response.

The prep work seemed to be going well, and Drakken was relieved when Athena started to lighten up on the dramatics of making a simple dish. He slid the can of lemon and lime soda over to her and watched her confusion as she finished pinching the tops of the dough encasing the seasoned apples.

"So I poured the butter mixtures on all of them... last thing you need to do is pour the soda around them all... try not to get much on the dumplings but if it's okay if some does splash them," said Drakken.

His eyes looked at the clock, knowing the rest of the house would be up soon. Making the dish would have normally only taken a few minutes prep time but he'd slowed down for Athena... he still couldn't understand her new fixation at baking... nor why it bothered her so much for it to be perfect. Athena wasn't a perfectionist... at least normally... she was particular in the way she wanted things but typically if something didn't work out she would take it in stride... and then try again. Drakken envied his daughter's casual way of handling failure... but lately, it had seemed to shift... and for something so minor in his eyes.

He placed the completed tray in the oven and smiled at Athena.

"So just set the timer for 15 minutes and that's it," he patted her shoulder, "See... no fire or impending doom."

He saw nerves behind her eyes as she glanced at the oven and then smiled back at him.

"Should we make something else?" asked Athena quickly.

Drakken looked at the time.

"How about we take a break... just take those out in fifteen," stated Drakken, "Your sister was tinkering with a project last night and I need to make sure it's not lethal to the house when she tests it today."

Drakken watched the smile falter from Athena's face.

"But I'll be back up in fifteen," said Drakken. Athena nodded.

Fifteen minutes had been the plan but Drakken raced up the stairs nearly thirty minutes later realizing he'd lost track of time. He opened the door to smell something burnt and hastened to the kitchen when Athena slumped on the counter with the dish sitting next to her. He could see a few scorched dumplings from being left in too long but otherwise, it appeared to be a success.

"See, they turned out-"

"They're burnt," Athena's voice was a muffled reply.

"A few are a bit darker but otherwise it's fine... Did you take them out at fifteen?" he asked.

"No," she muttered, "They didn't look done... and you were busy."

She was burrowed into her sleeves as she spoke.

"You can go back to the lab," she finished.

"I don't need to... and they're fine—" Drakken was losing patience as he was cut off again.

"No they're not... they're ruined," she snapped, "I'm sure Val's stuff needs attention... or some plant thing of Drake's."

"You are being dramatic, and that's coming from me," he sniped back, "I don't know what's gotten into you lately but check the 'tude."

Athena snapped up and Drakken's anger diminished as he looked at his daughter. There was one thing that Athena rarely if ever did and that was cry, but her eyes were red and wet as she clearly tried to keep up a front. He felt his own expression soften despite the agitation still lingering. His mind swirled trying to understand why this meant so much to her when she had so many other talents. Athena was charming, when she wasn't having some sort of emotional breakdown over apple kitchen failures, was witty and clever, she was intelligent, made friends easier than either Drakken or Shego could comprehend, was a skilled martial artist, had a quick ingenuity in problem-solving that baffled Drakken... and yet something as simple as baking had reduced her to tears. He went over their morning and her last words as she went to get up.

"Athena... why is this so important?" asked Drakken. She shrugged, "I don't understand why baking is suddenly such a big deal... so they're a little burnt... so you may not be the most skilled in the kitchen... look how many other talents you have... it's just baking."

Athena faced scrunched up for a second before she looked uncomfortably at the pan again.

"None you like," she grumbled.

Drakken raised a brow.

"What does that matter?" he asked. Athena's sadness flashed to anger faster than even Shego could have accomplished.

"Because you do everything with Val... and Drake and you have plants... and fine you come to my tournaments and stuff... and sure yeah... Mom gets my stuff... but just," she trailed off.

Drakken wasn't sure what to say as she sat angrily on the stool, her arms crossed.

"This... this baking is for me?" he asked in confusion. Her expression went back to upset again.

Perhaps she did get my mood swings.

She shrugged.

"Mom and I can talk about martial arts and gossip stuff... but sometimes I just feel like... you know," she had started stabbing the dish with a fork, "That I bore you."

"You... bore me?" asked Drakken in confusion. He took the fork away from her, "Athena... I envy you."

She looked confused. Drakken stopped himself from rambling because he knew that's not what Athena needed. Hearing the ways he thought she thrived versus his own shortcomings would sound nothing more than pandering. What she wanted was to feel heard and included... not validated. Something, as he looked at her expression, he realized was something very him.

"I think you just need practice with the baking," he said as he grabbed her hand and smiled, "How about Saturday mornings... we'll get up early and make something... It's clear neither of us sleep."

He indicated to the mess around them.

"Just us."

He was awaiting a teenage scoff or dismissal. Especially as she held a confused expression as she attempted to follow the abrupt change... but he saw the nerves finally roll from her eyes and she shrugged, the hint of a smile on her face.

"Okay... if you want to pay more for home insurance," she said. Drakken chucked and kissed her on the forehead before moving to start cleaning up.

"Oh, it's funny how you think we're not already at maximum premiums."

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