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Enjoy.
-Flame
"There's nothing wrong with it." Wade said, coming out from underneath the machine. "At least, nothing I can find."
Jim sighed irritably, running his hand through his hair. "Damn. Thanks anyway, Wade."
Wade shook his head, getting up onto his feet. "I wish I could help you, guys….but, I don't think anything is wrong with it…" He scratched his head thoughtfully. "Maybe….it's just Shego herself that makes it not work." He shrugged. "Who knows. I'm just sorry it didn't work."
"Yeah….we are too." William said, walking up to them.
"Guess this means we throw in the towel, eh?" Tim said from the seat he was lounging on.
"What?" William said, turning quickly. "You want to give up?"
"Well….there really isn't anything we can do….."
"Bullshit!" William exclaimed angrily, slamming his fist on the desk. "We can keep trying! I refuse to give up just because we fucked up once!"
"William…."
"Don't 'William….' me, dammit!" He looked at them, shaking his head. "We hurt Shego, and now we have to fix it, one way or another. I won't let this one fuck up stop us from helping her!"
Wade sighed softly, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Fine."
"You need to talk to her."
Shego looked at him, unconsciously wiping away the tears that streaked her face. "What?"
"You heard me."
"Ron….I can't…."
He held up his hand, shaking his head. "Yes, you can, and you know it. You need to, or else things aren't going to get better." He looked at her, cocking his head slightly. "You do want things to get better, don't you?"
"Of course I do…..but…."
He shook his head, and held a finger to her lips. "No buts, okay? I want to see you happy again. You need to talk to her." His expression softened. "Please."
She sighed, looking down at the floor of the car. "Fine. I'll….try to talk to her."
He smiled kindly. "Good. Do you think…." He was cut off by the sound of his phone ringing. He pulled it out of his pocket, and checked the caller ID. He sighed, and answered it. "Hello?"
"Wade called. We have a mission."
"Okay, KP. We'll be there soon." He hung up the phone, slipping it back into his pocket. He looked over at Shego, and frowned. "Duty calls."
She rolled her eyes, nodding. "Yeah….let's go."
Kim looked up as they walked into the building they had converted into Team Storm's headquarters. "Hey guys."
"Hey KP. What's the sitch?" Ron asked, walking up next to her. Shego walked in behind him, falling back naturally.
"Hey…" Kim said, turning to face him. "That's my line…."
"So?" He grinned. "Seriously, what's the sitch this time?"
She shrugged. "Break in at one of the Bushido factories. Apparently they are developing some kind of super weapon? I'm not sure, but we were called in. So, let's go." She looked past Ron, and settled her eyes on Shego. "You okay, hon?"
Shego nodded, placing a false smile on her face. "I'm fine, Princess."
Kim nodded, and turned around again. "Okay then. Let's go hop in Arch and get out of here!"
"Arch" was their name for their hovercraft. Why they called it Arch, no one really knew. Didn't really matter.
Shego slid into the pilot's seat, and started the engine. "Strap in, everybody, this is gonna be a bumpy ride!"
Ron paled and pulled his seat belt across his torso. "I hate when she says that…."
Shego grinned, and hit the gas. "Weee!"
They shot off into the sky, heading for the Bushido factory.
The man crept into the factory's security room, crawling up behind the security guards that were busy watching the rest of the crew stealing the factory's precious weapons.
"Can you believe this shit?" The first security guard asked the other, his southern accent escaping, even though he apparently tried to hide it. "They're just out there, stealing our stuff! Well, just wait until Team Storm gets here! That'll show them!"
"Damn right, Billy" said the second guard, lighting his cigarette absently. "When do you think they'll get here?"
The man smiled, and raised his hands. "Soon, I hope." He placed a hand on the sides of both guards heads, and smashed them together. The guards fell to the floor, moaning and groaning. The man grinned wider, and pulled out his gun.
"Say goodnight, Gracie." He muttered, shooting both guards in the leg with his tranquilizer darts. When he was certain they were unconscious, he pulled out his walky-talky, and turned it on.
"Are they here yet?" he said softly, leaning against the guard's desk.
"They appear to have just arrived, sir." The voice on the other end replied. "Do you want us to proceed as planned?"
He grinned, walking over to a window, looking out at the hovercraft that stood out on the snow. "Indeed."
"As you wish, Sir."
"Okay. You two know the plan. Ron, you hit from the top, I hit from the front, and Shego, you take the rear." Kim looked up at them expectantly. "We good?"
They nodded, finishing hiding weapons at various places on their bodies. "Yeah."
"Good." She stood up, and looked at the factory. "Let's go then."
They entered the factory quietly, not wanting to alert the burglars of their presence.
"It's quiet…." Ron whispered, loud enough that Kim and Shego could hear him.
"Too quiet…." Kim replied softly, crouching behind a crate.
"Guys…I have a bad feeling about this…." Shego murmured, looking around uneasily. "Where are they…."
"Right here, Ms. Go." A voice from behind her said. She spun around, only to be propelled back by a fist to the gut. She hit a crate, and went down groaning.
"Shit…" Kim said, already jumping into action. "Ron, watch yourself!"
Ron didn't look at her, occupied with powering up his mystical monkey powers. "Same to you, KP!"
The rest of the burglars popped out from their hiding places, intent on destroying the three heroes.
From the security room, the man watched as the scene played out below him. The monitors showed that his men were doing rather well in occupying the heroes, something he was rather surprised about. Apparently, Shego had been incapacitated, at least for a short time. It appeared that she was getting to her feet, but her wasn't worried about that.
He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket, and pulled it out quickly, flipping it open.
"Hai?"
"Is the plan in action?"
"Yes, my Lord."
"Good….good…." the dark man laughed on the other end, "Make sure that they receive the message."
Kazuki looked back at the monitors, and smiled. "That won't be a problem, Sir."
