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Kim Possible: When The Wind Blows
By LJ58
4
"That is a Lorwardian Imperial Battle Cruiser," Warmonga told them when she reached the bridge, and was told what was happening.
"And it's out here, why," Shego demanded, not liking the looks of that huge ship that was fast bearing down on them.
Even worse, to her mind, was that it was bigger than first looks suggested, because as it got closer, it only looked even larger, because it was apparently very far away when its sheer mass had suggested it was closer.
"There are any number of reasons it could be in this sector," Warmonga told Kim as the redhead simply stood beside Shego as Wade, and her dad slowed the ship, and they chose to wait to see what was coming their way.
"Does your brain powers tell you any reason for this one," Shego asked Kim in an aside.
"Not this time," Kim admitted. "Which may mean it's harmless….."
Shego shot her a very skeptical look.
"You know what I mean," Kim sputtered. "I'm just saying, if it was an immediate threat, my power would probably be screaming at me just now. Since I'm not currently trying to will the thing out of existence, I'm guessing they're just…..passing by, and chose to look us over."
"They still aren't answering our calls," Wade pointed out.
"A Lorwardian captain would never reply to a subordinate," Warmonga told him. "No matter how intelligent they might be."
"Uh, then I guess I'm up," Kim sighed, and moved toward the communications console.
"It might be best," Warmonga nodded at her as Ann came in behind them just then, the rest of the crew at their posts, and waiting to see what awaited them this time.
"Lorwardian ship," Kim called as the channel opened again. "This is Kim Possible, of Earth. The one your people call the Great Blue. Why are you here, and why are you blocking our path?"
The reply was a booming laugh.
"Ah, so the rumors are true! I am Vice-Admiral War-Hammer," the voice boomed just as loud. "I have been dispatched to ascertain if the Great Blue was truly coming, and to provide escort, and witness to your travels."
"Kimberly," Warmonga told her, moving behind her to eye the panel. "Vice-Admiral War-Hammer is a legend on Lorwardia. Second only to Bludfist, and sixth in line for the emperor's throne. He once crushed a rebellion on five worlds simultaneously."
"To be fair, they were all in one system, and not much of a threat," the booming voice returned, proving he was still listening. "Is that the lovely voice of Warmonga I hear? I heard you had survived, little blood-beast. I shall be very happy to host you, and the Great Blue, once you are aboard. Stand by for boarding. We shall bring you into our hold with our gravity-beam."
"Now, wait one minute….."
"Kimberly, it is all right. They will bring out ship into their hold, and we shall be fine," Warmonga told her.
Kim frowned.
"That's fine, but understand, no one dictates my course, but me. And no one harms any in my envoy," she told the Lorwardian over the radio.
"Tales of how you bested Bludfist are still told in Court, Great Blue," the warrior replied. "I am here to escort, and witness only. Not challenge a goddess!"
"Goddess," Shego murmured, eyeing Kim as she shut off the radio after telling the Lorwardian they would await boarding.
"The Great Blue can be no less in the eyes of Lorwardia. In prophecy, he was to be a peerless leader who led us to victory over any in our path, uniting the galaxy as one. Little wonder we would interpret his coming as a conqueror," Warmonga told the women. "And after Kimberly faced Commander Bludfist, and easily bested him, that victory will have only enhanced the tales of your power and standing," she added.
"Great. So, we not only have to settle your old prophecy, we have to become members of a warrior cult," Shego muttered, eyeing Kim.
Warmonga laughed as she eyed the often irritated female that seemed to enjoy complaining.
"Shego, you are already members of that warrior cult, as you deem it, by virtue of your victories over myself, Warhok, and Bludfist. By our traditions, you are both Lorwaridan warriors now."
"Well, no one is sticking some goofy 'war' name on me. I'm Shego. Got it," she growled at the taller, green woman as the giantess just smiled down at the shapely teen.
Kim only sighed.
"Kimberly," James asked his daughter. "What now?"
Kim eyed her father, noting he looked paler than usual.
"We join our new hosts. And the first thing we do," she added, eyeing her mother, "Is see if they have any medical technology that can help you."
"Kim….."
"It won't be me, or my power. It'll be alien technology, and so that should be acceptable by your standards," Kim told him firmly. "Right," she asked him, and looked back to her mother.
"It couldn't hurt, dear," Ann told the now often weary scientist. "While I understand your reservations about Kim using her power like that, I'm not ready to lose you myself."
"Well, I suppose it couldn't hurt. Much," James grimaced.
"I'd love to look over more of their active technology anyway," Wade agreed.
"Yes, it could be illuminating," Justine murmured as Felix stood nearby, using the prosthetic exoskeleton the blonde had devised for him early on.
"Guys," Jim's voice came from the intercom connecting the ship's compartments. "We're registering serious drains on our engines, and something is locking onto the hull. What's going on?"
"Oh, right. Tweebs, shut everything down. We're being taken onto a Lorwardian cruiser. We're going to be their guests," Kim reported. "So, just lock everything down. "But….be ready for a departure as necessary."
"Understood," the boys replied as one.
"You're just going to walk right on board, without….."
"Shego. Don't worry," Kim smiled at her. "Everything will be fine. I'll keep it that way."
Shego grumbled, but said nothing as she just eyed her.
"There is one more thing," Warmonga told her as her parents now stood to one side, considering alien medical treatments might be available.
"Yes," Kim asked as Shego predictably scowled.
"We shall now be among fellow warriors of Lorwardia," the big woman actually smiled. "It might be best if you remembered all the lessons I've been teaching you," she told her.
"Does that mean we have to stop using pronouns," Shego quipped.
Warmonga only sighed as Kim giggled at her battle-mate's antics.
Ann met her expression with one of her own.
Her daughter had always been precocious.
"If you please, Kimberly," Warmonga cut in before the two teens could start their familiar bickering. "We should be at the hatch when we are brought aboard the battle cruiser. It is expected."
"And we don't want any….misunderstandings," James added, knowing his sons.
"Right," Kim sighed. "Let's go, then. Uh, dad, why don't you guys shut everything down, and ensure their tractor beam, or whatever, doesn't do anything unexpected to our systems. Just in case."
"No worries, Kimmie-Cub," James Possible assured her. "I'll just have ANI reboot, and then run a full diagnostic once we power down."
"Sounds like a good idea," Justine agreed when Dr. Possible mentioned the AI she and Felix had built to help run the ship during their first year aboard.
"Sorry I'm late," Monique ran onto the bridge just then, still adjusting her jumpsuit's collar. "What's happening…..?"
"I'll fill you in," Ann Possible told their linguistics expert as Felix resisted the urge to grin at his sleepy-eyed girlfriend.
"What….?"
"Let me put it this way," Felix told her as Warmonga left with the girls. "You're about to get the chance to brush up on your Lorwardian."
Monique looked around, then saw the ship parked in space before them through the viewports. Then she realized they were still moving toward it.
"What…..is that?"
"Kim's new friends," Wade said grimly as he continued to work at his station, having said little as he checked everything he could, and then some as Dr. James Possible now moved to initiate the reboot as the boys powered down their engines.
Whatever was moving them now, was completely out of their control.
"This isn't another attack," the dark-skinned girl shuddered as she tried to gauge the size of the massive ship now filling all their ports.
"Apparently, it's an honor guard," Felix told her. "Some Lorwardian big-shot just came out to…..welcome Kim to the galactic empire."
Monigue stared back at Felix who continued to just stand to one side, and scowled.
"And why aren't you doing anything," she demanded.
"Dr. James, and ANI have it under control."
"Under control…..?"
"And Kim is going to greet the local big-shot. Not much else to do until things settle down again," he reminded her. "But from little we do know, it looks like everything is under control."
She scowled at him all the more.
"You could have just told me that from the start?"
Justine glared back at them, and shook her head.
"You see," she murmured to Wade. "That is what happens when you allow emotions to poison reason."
"No argument," Wade agreed, still trying to forget his attempt to dabble with his own heart a few years back. It had not been a pretty sight.
He rather doubted Monique had ever truly forgiven him for his 'Cupid Ray,' either. Frankly, he had known he was pushing his own limits with that one, and yet even he had ignored reason that one time to try to get what he thought he had wanted.
Well, he had learned his lesson. He stuck to logic now, and he wasn't going to stray again.
KP
"So, what will you do," Shego asked as they walked down the corridor to the main hatch.
Kim eyed her.
"What do you mean? I figured we would just say hello, find out what they want, and then….."
"Kimberly," Warmonga told her. "I don't believe you understand what Vice-Admiral War-Hammer told you."
"Okay," Kim sighed. "Why don't you explain it to me?"
"He said he was to be escort, and witness to your passage. It means, Kimberly," she told her, "That he expects to accompany you from hereon out," the giantess told her.
"Oh, great. That won't be a problem at all," Shego grumbled.
"Actually, it will likely have it's pros, and cons."
"You think," Shego sputtered. "Anyone that sees us coming is going to think we're with them!"
"Well, we will be, won't we," Kim smiled at her.
Shego only glowered.
"You know what I mean, Princess."
"Okay, okay. I do. But that can be a good thing. It might keep any more like those freaking reptiles from automatically thinking we might be a nice h'orderve."
"Well, okay, yeah," Shego muttered. "I can see that one."
"Still, on the other hand, it might make some people think we're already on board with the whole 'ruler of the galaxy' bit," Kim murmured. "Not what I'm looking for either," she admitted.
"The solution is simple, Kimberly," Warmonga told her as they neared the hatch.
"It is," both teens frowned at her.
"Of course," Warmonga nodded. "Simply take Lord War-Hammer's ship, and replace the emperor's flag with your own. He may then still escort you, but under your own banner, rather than his own."
"Stealing an entire spaceship," Shego murmured. "I don't know, Kimmie," Shego said, eyeing her. "You think you're up to that one?"
Kim stopped, making the others stop to eye her as she stood just a few feet from the hatch as the entire ship shuddered, and something clanged hard on the side of the hull.
"Warriors do not ask. They demand. Correct," Kim asked Warmonga.
"You remembered. Excellent."
"Wait. When you said take the ship, you actually meant…..?"
Kim walked ahead of them, and pressed the code to open the inner hatch. She then walked to the outer hatch, eyed the atmospheric relay on the panel, and nodded.
"ANI," she called the AI. "Better tell everyone the oxygen content of Lorwardian air is a bit thin, and high on the argon. Wade might want to address that one. We can manage for now, though."
"Understood, Kimberly. I am relaying your request now, but I suspect Wade already knows….."
"Of course, he does," Shego muttered, walking up behind her as Kim opened the outer hatch. "And were you planning on ditching us again, or…..?"
"I waited for you," Kim huffed, "Didn't I," she said, even as the hatch opened, and they were standing there facing not one, but five towering Lorwardian warriors.
Kim glanced at the men circling her ship's hatch, and eyed the markings on their broad chests, and shoulders. Only one of them wore a vest of some kind of leather that was adorned with other sigils.
"You would be Vice-Admiral War-Hammer," she nodded at him.
"I am. And you, Flame-Hair, would be the Great Blue? Bludfist suggested you were but a babe, but you are yet to be even half-grown," he chuckled.
"I am Kim Possible. You may call me Kimberly."
"Or Princess," Shego smiled smugly at Kim.
Kim glared her way, but said nothing as Warmonga stood quietly behind her after joining them.
"Princess. I heard you were royalty, too. Very good. You will follow me….."
"No, I think not," Kim cut him off.
"Does something displease you," the warrior asked with a bland stare as he looked down at her.
Kim stepped forward, and looked at the four warriors with him.
"They are your crew? Or are others aboard?"
"My personal guard. Captain Warstone has the standard crew of three, along with his own battle-mate."
"So, there are ten warriors aboard altogether," Kim stated more than asked.
"An adequate escort, I believe, even for you, Great Blue," the massive warrior smirked at her.
Kim stared up at him, then shook her head.
"Adequate, but my ship," she hesitated, looking around the cavernous hold, "Obviously is not. Therefore, I shall conscript your ship. You will inform Captain Warstone he may trade ships with me, or stay aboard to operate this vessel on my behalf."
The tall warriors to a man gaped at her.
"You intend to just take our warship," War-Hammer exclaimed.
"Intend? Oh, no," Kim smiled. "I don't intend anything. I've already done it. The ship is mine. Come, Warmonga. You may show me to the bridge. ANI," she glanced to the AI panel on the control. "Inform Wade I have acquired a new vessel for our journey."
"As you wish, Kimberly. I am relaying the data now."
Her wrist Kimmunicator chirped almost at once.
"Hold on a sec, Wade," she told him after glancing at her wrist. "I'm ironing out the details of our escort."
"But, Kim….."
She shut off the device, and eyed the vice-admiral.
"Any arguments?"
"So, you think to just take our ship as your own," one of the warriors demanded when War-Hammer himself simply eyed her.
"This is Crow. He is one of the captain's men, as well as my current honor guard. I believe he might have issue with your daring, young princess," the vice-admiral smiled. "He is also a novice, and yet to earn his warrior name, so that makes him...daring."
Kim sighed, then glanced at Warmonga.
"Ordinarily," Kim began, and stepped out of the hatch, landing lightly on her toes after the slight drop. "I'd have Warmonga, or even Shego handle the complaints of subordinates," Kim told War-Hammer. "But, I think a lesson might be in order from the start," she said, glancing back at the two women in the hatch. "Don't you?"
"You going to kill this one," Shego asked blandly. "I'm just saying," she went on before Kim could reply. "I'm not cleaning up the mess this time."
"I don't think this tiny monkey can…"
The man howled as he was flung across the huge hold, bouncing off a pallet of cargo in huge, metallic containers, and kept going to slam into the wall with enough force to set off a ringing echo. The man slid down the wall, and landed in a heap as the warriors all gaped at her, rather than their fallen companion.
Kim had moved so fast, they had barely seen her move as she simply backhanded the warrior before he could pull out his blade, and sent him flying back as if launched by a rocket.
Kim glanced up at War-Hammer and smiled.
"When he wakes up, which he will, tell him I went lightly on him since he didn't know me. Next time, I won't. Now, Vice-Admiral War-Hammer. Show me my ship."
"With pleasure, Great Blue," the tall warrior bowed low.
"Good. Let's start with your medical facilities," she told him, recalling her promise to her father.
To Be Continued…