Kim was in trouble, and she knew it. That new opponent was literally untouchable. And with the time limit on her pick-up, it meant she didn’t have time to fight. She would have to do a smash and grab.
This is beyond uncool. I can handle the woman with flaming hands, but a person who can ghost?She forced back a shudder as she continued to dart down the hall, watching for signs of anyone else, especially the pale woman she had run from. God…let’s face it…another mission where I’m officially boned. I really need to get a better contract with Global Justice. Or hold out for more books at least.
She slid into a stop, twisting to face the only door in the hall, other than the stairs. This has to be it. Her pants shortened to knee length as a large blade formed in her hand. With a strong swing the door cracked, in another in the opposite direction the three triangular sections of the door fell away leaving a triangle of door still attached to the hinges, which was easily pushed out of the way.
Inside the room was a very large library. Well this just sucks…all of these wonderful books, and no time to read them. I amsodemanding a raise for hardship when I get back.The blade came apart as her pants lengthened back out.
Iigo smiled when she saw the fury in her sister’s eyes. “Looks like no sunbathing for you today.”
Shego gave her a look that read Bite me.
“With an attitude like that I may need to leave you here to cool off.”
Another look; Don’t you even think about it this time.
“Why not? You were beaten by some Paper Wielding teenager.”
Shego looked away, as if she was thinking.
“Oh all right, I’ll get you out. Now hold still.” She pulled a knife out of her pocket and flipped the blade open. The paper gave easily to the blade, and Shego was free in a matter of moments.
“Thanks Iigo. Now I’ve got a cute little butt to go kick.”
Iigo looked at her sister who was going up the stairs, “Cute?”
Even with the ability to sense books it was hard to know where the Tome was. All of the other books interfered with the ability and threw off her sense of where the book was. She could narrow it down to a general direction, but pinpointing it was near to impossible without looking for it the old fashioned way.
She froze in place as a voice called out through the stacks, “Princess? I know you’re in here…now come out so I can kick your cute little butt.”
Cute? Does she want to kill me or make out with me?
Kim didn’t answer and continued to look for the book, hoping to find it quickly so she could just get out of there. The thought of being stranded on the island didn’t please her, and she wasn’t sure if she could find enough paper to construct a way to get back.
Well enough paper without ruining all of the wonderful books in the room she was in.
“Come on Pumpkin….I just want to play some more. But I can’t play if you keep hiding.” The voice was closer, only a stack or two over.
Come on…whereisthis book? Kim mentally screamed at herself in frustration as her fingers passed over the spine of an old unmarked book. The book jiggled in its place in response. Gotcha! She pulled the book from the shelf and turned to make a break for it.
“Busted Pumpkin.” The pale green woman was right there in the way, a smirk on her face.
“Umm…can’t we just talk about this? I’m just retrieving this book…and now that I got it I can leave….So…well…” Kim found herself scrambling for something to say…anything that could get her out of this situation without harming any of the books. Such ancient treasures didn’t deserve a cruel death by being used as a weapon or a ride, and Kim wanted to avoid doing just that if she could help it.
“Wait…leaving…” There was something written on the pale green woman’s face. It was almost unreadable until Kim realized the woman was plotting something.
“If I can help you get out of here…can I come with you?”
Kim’s heart skipped a beat. Is she serious?“You’re serious, right?”
Dark hair shimmered in the light as she nodded, “You’re cute, a great challenge in a fight, not to mention you're leaving this boring ass place. I don’t see why I shouldn’t be anything but serious.”
Kim faltered, “Your…a…um…”
The woman nodded, “Say it with me cutie, Lesbian. Or at least I’m pretty sure I am. Still kinda foggy on the personal identity thing. Anyway I’m Shego.” She offered a hand to the other woman.
“Kim,” the redhead’s hand met Shego’s and the two hands squeezed closed. God…why does holding her hand make me want to go weak-kneed?
Shego smiled, “Great. Now let’s get the heck out of here.” She turned and started to run, pulling Kim along with her.
The man was standing in his office, a large wall of monitors in front of him. Every camera in the building was carefully hidden to prevent them from being disabled by any intruders. Some of which had microphones that could be cued to be turned on so that converstations, or general noise could be heard. It made for a sound security system and an excellent way to keep an eye on his employees.
“You get all of that Iigo? Your ungrateful sister is leaving us.”
Iigo shifted nervously in place, “Should I go retrieve her Father?”
He frowned, “No. She’ll be punished for it later. Right now we’ll be glad they didn’t discover the true purpose of this facility. Now come…we must move to a more secure post. This one is too easily infiltrated.”
“Yes Father. Shall I tell my brothers that we are moving?”
He nodded, “You may Iigo. Then start packing your things, then help the staff pack the equipment.”
“Yes Father.” The pale woman started to fall through the floor slowly, on her way to carry out her instructions.
“Shego…don’t you worry. We’ll take care of this rebellious streak. Yes…yes we will.”
A/N: And so we end the fourth part of this fic. Just who “Father” is and where I’m taking you on this complicated journey is yet to come.
Up Next: The escape, explaining things to Dr. Director, and finding Shego a place to live.