Yori woke up the next morning feeling refreshed even though she was up until past 2:00 am talking with Kim; she slept very sound. Reaching up she touched the amulet that was hanging from her neck suspended by its silver chain and it gave her renewed hope and a sense of purpose in life. When Yori walked into the kitchen almost everyone was there. Kim and Ron were behind a long counter cooking and the rest were all eating or waiting for their food. Bowing to Kim and Ron,
Yori said "Good morning Possible-Chan and Stoppable-San."
Kim turning toward Yori with her hands on her hips scolding her.
"Now Yori what did we talk about last night? You are to call us just Kim or Ron, and stop treating us like we're royalty!"
Yori started to bow again to apologize but stopped saying
"My bad, so sorry, hard habit to break!"
Kim just smiled giving her a hug then asked her
"What would you like for breakfast; just name it and Ron will make it for you!"
"I will cook anything except sushi, haggis and meat cakes although I don't know why I hate meat cakes" exclaimed Ron.
Just then Ron noticed the amulet hanging from Yori's neck and asked her
"Where did you get that? It looks just like the one Kim has!"
"Ron that's because it is the one I have".
"What is Yori doing with your Lotus Bloom? That is for the mate of the chosen one and that's me. Are you giving me away?" Ron asked Kim in mock indignation.
"No silly I loaned it to her for this mission because she is going in my place and I want everyone to have the best possible chance of returning in good health. Besides she needs it to help protect you! After all, she is the one that really deserves to wear that necklace; I only have it because of you."
"No" said Yori, "You have it because of who you are and because of what you two mean to each other! Love is a very strong power that cannot be denied. That bond is what makes you two such a great team. It has been that way your whole lives and it will be that way until the end."
Once everyone was served and setting at the table eating when Kim asked.
"So what is everyone was doing today?"
"Well said Dr. Director, I'm going to the office to try to get some work done and see about locating Bruce. I was hoping that since you are under doctor's orders to rest that you would not mind watching Sarah for me?"
"No that's okay I'll watch her for you, but how come you haven't located Bruce Hardtack yet?"
"Kim, you must have been hit harder that we thought. Don't you remember he got away from us in Washington," Shego said teasingly.
Kim just gave her a stupid look then said "Duh, I meant by using the tracking chip that I put in him that night just before I was hit from behind!"
Dr. Director almost choked on her coffee; Wade jumped up from the table running to his computer room to start the search with Dr. Director close on his heals. As soon as everyone else had finished eating they all went to Wade's room to see what was going on. When Kim entered the room Dr. Director grabbed her giving her a kiss on the forehead, and then exclaimed.
"You are the best ever! Whatever made you think to tag him after you had already had him beaten?"
Kim shrugged her shoulders saying "I'm just use to the bad guys getting away once in awhile and didn't want to chance it with this man. I take it you found him already!"
"Yes" answered Wade, "he is just outside a little town in Montana called Brockway."
"Great let's go get him; time for some payback" said Hego.
"No not yet said Dr. Director; I will send in an observation team to monitor his movements but for now I am just thrilled to know where he is. We need more evidence against him so when he is captured and brought to trial he gets what he has coming to him!"
Later that morning Kim, Sarah, Yori and Wade were the only ones left at the safe house and the girls were getting restless when Kim suggested that they needed to get out and go shopping.
Wade said "Kim do you think that that's a good idea? Dr. Director and your doctors said that you should rest; I don't think that shopping is resting."
"Wade to me shopping is not only restful but it's therapeutic. Besides we will be back before anyone else returns and what they don't know won't hurt you"
Wade just smiled saying "Okay mums the word."
Dr. Director was in her office going some much neglected paper work and checking on the status of several ongoing investigations that she didn't even know about. She felt that she should not have ever gone off with Sam and left Global Justice to Will. Actually Will had done an excellent job; all the paper work was up to date, he had several new investigations started with three already completed and in the courts. Dr. Director was lost in her thoughts when the phone rang she absent mindedly answered it.
"Hello Betty, how's it going?" said Bruce
"Hi Bruce how are you feeling, a little sore I bet?" Dr. Director shot back.
"She's very lucky that she's still alive. I don't know how, I missed her at that close range but she should be dead! Just like the five people in that warehouse that I blew up."
"What five people Bruce? No one died in that explosion, we just told the press that to buy us some time and to keep you guessing."
"You lie! There is no way anyone could have gotten in or out of that place alive, not the way I had it rigged. Besides I watched the news and Team Go has not been seen from since."
"That's because I have them working for me now and they're underground until you showed up again. But since you don't believe me I'll prove it to you, just hold on for a few minutes."
Putting him on hold she then called Shego asking her and Hego to bring the prisoners to her office then turning on the speaker phone Dr. Director apologized.
"Sorry for the wait, but it takes time to get the prisoners up from holding."
As Shego and Hego ushered the two men into the office Dr. Director instructed the men to tell her their names.
Hector asked "Who you are talking to."
"Why can't you guess? I have Mr. Hardtack on the line and he is under the impression that he killed you and the kids that day at the warehouse. I just thought that we could set his mind at ease."
"You told us that he would never have to know that we lived! That you would protect us! NOW YOU JUST SIGNED OUR DEATH WARRANT" yelled Rod!
"Relax" said Hego; "he can't get to you in here. We found his spy and I put an end to him."
Bruce Hardtack was livid he yelled into the phone "I don't know how you managed to save them but I will not let this happed again! My next victim will be much closer to home and I will take care of them personally!"
Dr. Director was laughing at him and his apparent anger, saying "Give it up Bruce you can't win. Your goal was to destroy Global Justice and me but all you have succeeded in doing is making Global Justice stronger. In the last two weeks alone, fourteen new counties have petitioned for our help against terrorist like you. The next time we meet I am going to be your worst nightmare! I am going to be there to personally kick your ass! Then you will be taken and tried for murder in Russia where they not only have the death penalty, they still use hanging and I will be there to watch you drop!" With that Dr. Director slammed the phone down.
Shego, Hego and the two prisoners just stood there staring at her for a few seconds. Then Rod said "All of the sudden I'm glad that I am not working for Mr. Hardtack anymore, I feel sorry for him and anyone else associated with him."
Looking up Dr. Director ordered "Shego take them back to their cells. Then meet me in the gym, I need to knock some rust off of my fighting skills. Besides I have got to burn off this extra adrenalin or I won't be able to sleep tonight."
"Better yet" said Shego "you can consider your self in training. Meet me at 15:00 hours for class and don't be late, I don't wait for anyone."
Kim, Yori and Sarah got back a little later then she wanted to. The girls were having a great time shopping. Kim spent more money that she intended to, but she didn't care. Ron was already in the kitchen cooking dinner, as soon as Kim walked in she ran right into her mother who was very upset at her for going out.
"Hi mom, I didn't know that you were here. Why didn't someone tell me?" Kim asked, trying her best to look innocent.
"Into the infirmary with you right now young lady, I don't have time to play games! I need to examine you, and then I still need to get home to start our supper."
By the time Kim's mother was done with her she felt like she was a little girl again that had just been spanked. She was not happy when Dr. Director got in because she also chewed her out for leaving the safe house!
After dinner that night Kim was still stewing about being yelled at by both her Mother and her boss. She just wanted to find a place where she could be alone. Kim felt like she really wanted to hit something, so she headed to the gym hoping to work off her anger but found everybody there watching Shego and Dr. Director sparing. At first Kim was just going to leave without saying a word, but stayed when she saw Shego go flying though the air landing hard on her backside and everyone was clapping for Dr. Director.
Kim snidely remarked "What's the matter Shego, afraid to hit your boss?"
Shego gave Kim a look that could have killed, saying
"Tough talk from a cripple and when you get healed she's all yours. Yori, will you please take over a few minutes? My back is killing me!"
"It would be my honor to spar with Dr. Director; you do look like you have had your share of tumbles today!"
Yori stepped up to Dr. Director then bowed and the two started sparing while Shego limped over to Kim and Ron, wiping her face and grimacing with each step. Ron handed her a bottle of water and Will gave her a kiss as he gently wiped her face with a towel then asked "Hard day?"
"Yes we have been going like this since 3 this afternoon; she's relentless, say what you will, but that woman is not a desk jockey! She got another call from Hardtack today. This time she was the one that did the threatening, telling him that the next time they met she was going to take him into custody and deliver him to the Russians for trial."
Just then there was loud thud and then Dr. Director put up her hands in the air to surrendering.
"Enough! I'm done; I'm just too sore and tired for any more today!"
She then clasped on the mat exhausted.
