I don't own these characters and I don't own this concept. Disney owns the characters. The concept is from the anime Bubblegum Crisis 2040.
I don't own Superman, who gets a mention in this chapter. I also don't own gundams, which are also mentioned. The chapter title is a song by Tupac and Snoop Dog.
7: "Amerikaz Most Wanted"
Gemini sat still in his seeming-eternally dark office, thinking and brooding as usual, but not on the usual topic. Lately, his "darling" sister occupied his mind. He had sworn that he had beaten her, but something inside of him told him otherwise. That something knew the existence of the Knight Sabers had something to do with the feeling. Did his dear, little sister have something to do with those fools?
"Only she could have made those damned suits, couldn't she? Is she still out to ruin me?" Gemini rubbed his chin with one hand and the other kept his dog on his lap. His face tense and his eye seemed to stare through the distant wall.
She's always trying to show me up, he thought with a deep scowl. First, she tried to show him up in front of their father. Then, she pretended as if she would help him with the business after their father died, but in fact, only helped nearly ruin it… in his opinion anyway. And, lastly she had the nerve to leave, which he supposed served his purposes better, but it was more like she was trying to mess things up for him. She was such a spiteful bitch, he thought bitterly.
"That's why I was so happy to take her dream from her, thinking she would go away. Go away crying like the little bitch that she is. Now, is she back? Is she trying to ruin things for me again, like always?" he growled like a wild beast. Pepe whimpered and shook, but Gemini ignored his precious pet.
Gemini was almost certain his sister was back, trying to take what was his and make an ass out of him. He had not heard anything from his sister since she resigned her post as the head of GJ five years ago. Go Justice. He scoffed. What did his sister know about justice?
She had to be up to something, he was certain. He refused to believe she was all right with living a boring life in that little mechanics shop that she had in a rundown part of the city. That was not who she was, after all. She was the daughter of Bernard Gemini, so she had to do big things, big things like somehow having the Knight Sabers taking on his precious Bebes, like she wanted her damned GJ force to do so many years ago.
"There has to be a way for me to find out if those damned Knight Sabers are actually her handiwork. Well, there is a way, but I would have to be able to make a berserker Bebe on my own," Gemini considered.
With that thought, he summoned the one man he thought would be able to help him — Doctor Drakken. The chief scientist of the Bebe division was not very pleased to be called to the office, but then again, he never was. Gemini glanced over Drakken's anger as he always did. The blue man always seemed to be in the middle of a tantrum.
"What do you want now?" Drakken demanded, stomping his foot in his usual child-like manner.
Gemini scowled. "Doctor, need I remind you who you work for?" It was one thing to be angry, but it was another to be rude and insubordinate.
Drakken sighed. "What do you want?" It was the same petulant tone, but at least he excluded the stomp this time.
"Drakken, is there a way to make a Bebe go insane?" Gemini inquired in a calm tone, as if that was not a bizarre request.
The cerulean scientist was quiet for a moment and a lone bead of sweat trailed down his face. His heart sped up for a moment and his mind reeled. What made the chairman ask such a question? Has someone been spying? Drakken told himself to remain calm. No one knew what he was doing, or what he was attempting to do. He was sure of that.
"I don't think it is possible," Drakken answered before things got awkward.
Gemini raised an eyebrow and leaned forward slightly. "Not possible? Isn't one of our labs researching the effect?" They needed to know what made the Bebes go berserk in the first place, so they definitely should be able to induce the process.
Drakken shook his head. "They haven't been able to crack it just yet. We're not totally sure what the malfunction is in the units that go berserk."
"So, you wouldn't be able to make a Bebe go insane?" the boss asked in a clearly annoyed tone. Why is this the leading mind in Bebe production? Drakken was a buffoon on a good day.
"Well, there are ways, but it wouldn't be as delicate as you're looking for, I'm sure," the scientist explained. He knew better than to totally upset the man who owned the company, not if he wanted to get everything he wanted, after all.
"You know how to take care of it then?" This was why he kept Drakken around.
Drakken nodded. "Yes, I think I could do it. What do you have in mind?"
"I'll let you know after you get the Bebe going."
Drakken nodded again and decided to go do what Gemini wanted before the chocolate-haired male could get into one of his rants or something else troublesome. Drakken breathed a sigh of relief when he exited the large office. "I thought someone told him about all of my tinkering with the Bebes. Now I have to figure out how to give this guy a berserker Bebe at the exact time he wants one." He scratched his head.
Drakken retreated to his private laboratory. Despite the fact that it was a lab, he tended to keep the lights dim. All of the equipment shined and sparkled under the low level light, reminding him how new and expensive everything was. This was the perfect research space. He pulled his chair up to his desk in the corner and turned on his computer. He frowned as he stared at the screen.
"There has to be a way to get these things where I want them and have the Bebes do what I want. If it wasn't for that blasted earthquake I'd just have the main unit and I wouldn't have to deal with this idiot anymore," Drakken grumbled with a scowl. "I wonder where the hell that main unit is." He scratched his cheek with his gloved hand and then shook his head.
Drakken tried to stay on track, so he focused on the problem at hand. He had to figure out how to make a berserker Bebe in a way that he could tell Gemini about. He thought of an easy way to do it.
"I'll just put an already corrupted unit out in an area Gemini wants. It should work just as well. I wonder what he's planning. I'll have to remember to ask him," Drakken said. It would do him good, too, having never seen a berserker Bebe run out of control for too long.
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"It's all set up," Drakken reported, back in Gemini's office. "The Bebe should start up soon enough."
Gemini nodded. "That's good." He turned his attention to a large monitor in front of his desk, where he planned to watch all of the action.
"Why'd you want to do this anyway?" Drakken asked.
"I'm curious about the Knight Sabers," the one-eyed male replied. His voice was calm, so he did not seem very eager to know about them.
"Curious about them? Before you said they were just vigilantes chasing phantom problems, but now you're curious?" Drakken's face twisted a bit, pulling his mouth to the side. He scratched his head for a few seconds, not understanding the appeal.
"I want to ask them something," Gemini said cryptically. He wanted to ask them if they knew his sister, if they belonged to his sister. He was even curious as to maybe one of them being his sister. He did not recognize her fighting style in the few clips he had seen, though. He had to admit he had not seen things long enough for him to be certain one of them was not his self-righteous sister. It would be just like her to not admit that he won and start this stupid crusade.
"You want to ask them something?" Drakken echoed with a furrowed brow. What would anyone what to ask those pests who ruined everything? If I were in charge, I'd just get rid of them.
"Yes, I want to ask them something," the boss repeated through gritted teeth that time. He hated repeating himself and noted he had to do that a lot with Drakken. He was pretty sure that Drakken was dense in all areas outside of mechanical science.
"What?"
"That would be my concern."
Drakken was about to say something, but the screen showed the "party" was about to get started. The GJ police force arrived on scene before the wanted guests did. They got there pretty quick. The Bebe had only just gone berserk.
"Is it all right for them to show up first?" Drakken asked Gemini.
The chairman waved that off. "It's all part of the plan. How did you manage the Bebe?"
"We just replaced a unit that was at the factory with a unit we had already deactivated because of its madness," the scientist explained blandly, tone almost implying that the boss was an idiot for not guessing that.
Gemini did not comment on the tone, too focused on the situation building. He eyed the monitor closely, hoping to see fast results for his plan. Drakken did the same, wanting to see what would happen to the unit now that it was able to continue its madness. How much would it transform?
The Bebe did something they hypothesized could happen with Bebes, but had never actually seen. They knew a malfunctioning Bebe could and always did change its shape, but the Bebe merged with other machines nearby. It seemed to gain power that way. Then, it hooked into the power line in the factory, devouring that juice and it began to grow. Their faces remained passive as they watched, but on the inside, Drakken was drooling at the power possessed by the Bebe.
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The GJ police force had their hands full as soon as they arrived on the scene, which was a factory near a construction site. They set up a barricade, hoping to keep the killer Bebe contained. They prepared to storm the factory, watching as the Bebe managed to become more menacing.
Barkin and Ron rode onto the scene, even though they were not on duty. They had heard the call and just thought to go check it out. They exited the car and Ron could not help whistling because of the size of the operation.
"What a time not to be on duty," Barkin muttered, looking around. GJ appeared to be ready for war, running around in armor, orders being screamed out, and bodies moving to get into position.
"I'm just surprised the Knight Sabers haven't shown up yet to steal the thunder," Ron remarked. He looked around for them just in case.
Barkin frowned, hating to be reminded of those… creatures. He decided to go find out what the operation was all about and if the Knight Sabers had shown up or not. Ron followed behind him, curious as well.
"Hey, what's this all about? Why's the whole thing so big?" Barkin asked a nearby officer. He had never seen any GJ operation so active and massive.
"The press is here and this is being televised. We get a chance to show people we're not a bunch of hotheaded men with big guns that don't do anything. We can get the people on our side, especially since we're planning to catch the Knight Sabers when they show up too," the officer explained.
Barkin nodded. "Sounds like a good plan. I wish I wasn't off-duty right now," he commented. "Good luck on this operation." He patted the other officer on the shoulder before that officer ran off to get into position.
"I get the feeling we should've brought popcorn," Ron remarked, speaking more to himself than anyone else.
"Popcorn!" Rufus squeaked excitedly and popped up out of the blonde officer's pocket.
"Sorry, pal, none here. But, you are in time to see a good show, I'll bet," Ron assured the naked mole rat. "After all, since when is any of this televised?"
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The Knight Sabers were assembled in the Pit, ready to get into their hard suits. Well, most of them were anyway. Shego was not around yet. They could have gone out, but Shego called and said she was on the way, so they waited around for her. It was the safest move.
"Now, if this was one of us, she'd be hollering about how annoying we are," Tara commented with her arms folded across her chest. She was about to go into a fun little impersonation of their favorite crank, but the door opened to reveal the missing member of the team.
"Shego, it's about time you got here," Vivian huffed a bit, glaring in the pale woman's direction.
"I could've met you there," Shego pointed out, as if that was a proper defense.
"I suggested that and you swore you were almost here. Now, we need to get moving. Apparently, this Bebe isn't just raging out of control, but it's also absorbing machines around it and soaking in the factory's power supply, making it stronger than any Bebe you guys have ever faced," Vivian informed the team.
"Great," Tara groaned. "Since when do they do that, anyway?"
"Since now," Vivian replied.
"Everybody just stay out of my way and I'll take care of this crap," Shego declared.
An amused smile settled on Kim's face and she put her index finger to her chin. "You know, I don't see the cape, so you can't be Superman."
"Oh, you have a brain that's big enough to throw a few insults out. So, I guess it's larger than a pea, but probably no bigger than a plum," Shego countered.
"I'm sorry, are you describing your humanity?" Kim smirked.
Shego actually frowned and pointed at Kim, obviously about to lie into her. She did not get the chance, though.
"Will you all just get ready to launch?" Vivian huffed, having a feeling that those two might actually be able to go at it all day. "You can flirt with each other after you take care of this," she added with a wink. She could not help herself.
"The hell?" both Kim and Shego flinched like that was a serious insult.
"They scream the same curses and everything. It's actually cute!" Tara dared to coo.
Shego turned and snarled like a wild beast at her. Tara let out a little yelp and jumped back. Maybe she would leave the teasing to Vivian.
"Come on, let's go! We got a berserker bot to take care of!" Tara shouted in a gung-ho manner complete with a fist pump while running toward one of the chambers to change into her hard suit.
Shego had to put on her body suit, but it did not take too long. She was the last one to suit up. The team was the shot out of the underground chamber as if they were bullets in a large gun. They flew to the location while Vivian went to get the mobile Pit. She planned to meet up with them in case they needed help.
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The Knight Sabers touched down on the roof of the factory and kept out of sight while trying to assess the situation. Tara looked out into the GJ forces while Shego and Kim scanned the edge for the Bebe, deciding to look through a hole that they were pretty sure was not there by design. They caught sight of GJ officers advancing on a high wall of debris, so they suspected that the Bebe was there.
"Okay, Tara, it's on you for now," Shego said.
"Leave it to me. I'll take out the GJ camera first and then work on the power to try to disconnect the Bebe from the rest of the factory system," Tara replied.
"How about you go do it instead of telling me about it?" Shego snapped.
Tara grumbled a few mocking words, but hopped to it when Shego turned to glare at her. Now, she actually could not see behind the dark visor of Shego's helmet, but she just knew instinctively that the older Knight Saber was glaring daggers at her. It was safer to go do her job than to continue to annoy Shego.
"So, we have to wait for her?" Kim asked.
"Unfortunately. Hopefully, she doesn't see a kitten or something and get distracted," Shego remarked, flicking her fingers in a dismissive manner.
"You're just on tonight, huh? Singer, song-writer, stand-up comedian?" the redhead taunted.
"If you're looking to help me add first degree murderer to the list, I'll oblige." Shego held up a gloved and armored fist.
"Really, do you two need to get a room?" Vivian's teasing voice came over their communication units. "Stay focused and worry about the Bebe. You can have a fist fight after that if you still want to bug each other. Although, I'm sure hate sex would be a better idea."
"Really?" Shego huffed while Kim practically choked on the air.
"Fine, fist fight. Hate sex is more fun, though," Vivian replied.
"You're sick."
"No, you're just cranky. I suppose the fist fight would be the way to go." Vivian sighed.
Shego was about to say something about being able to break Kim in half if they got into a fist fight, but she really did not want to hear Vivian's mouth again, so she kept quiet. Kim, ever the good-little-girl, Shego noted, followed orders and focused on the problem at hand. Of course, Kim might actually just be dumbstruck by Vivian's choice of words. Shego decided to look in on the predicament rather than find out why Kim was so quiet.
The Bebe continued its rampage. It ripped through anything that GJ sent its way while continuing to morph and grow. By now, it was like taking on a raging elephant that was made of nearly indestructible alloy. Worst of all, the officers did not seem to come prepared for that because they were shooting at the Bebe and it did not even seem to notice.
"How's it going, Tara?" Shego inquired. "These GJ idiots are getting their asses handed to them. Morons are actually going in with riot gear in, like that shit helps."
"I'm moving on. I just disabled the GJ cameras. I'm going to handle the wiring right now," Tara replied.
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Static reigned over the monitors of the GJ officers. There was only a glimpse of the red and pink Knight Saber, who did politely wave at them, before the picture disappeared. Many of the GJ officers were not even aware the Knight Sabers were on the premises. Gemini and Drakken, who had been watching from the GJ line, had to switch their pictures to feeds directly from the mad Bebe.
"Good thing I wired the feed in, huh?" Drakken asked Gemini, as if he wanted praise. The boss ignored the attention-seeking scientist.
Looking through the eyes of the Bebe, they got to see the GJ units advancing on the machine. The GJ officers fired at will, but none of their rounds affected the Bebe. From the expression on the officers' faces, they were actually surprised by that. They also looked aghast, wondering what the hell sort of monstrosity they were up against. Fools, Gemini thought.
For a moment, Gemini actually gloated on the inside. It was satisfying to see his sister's dream reduced to a group of idiots who probably would not be able to find their asses in the dark. Her hopes had become some morbid cartoon while he ruled a massive empire that continued to grow. I've won, so why do you continue to torment me? Shaking that thought off, he focused back on the screen.
The rogue Bebe changed its shape after fusing with so many machines in the factory that only its head let people know that it was still a Bebe. Other than that, the shape it assumed was something like a thorny spider that was the size of a three-story building. It roared in the direction of the GJ agents, which backed them up for the moment.
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"This isn't looking good," Ron commented as he watched the retreat. He was tempted to go grab a gun for himself and help, but he knew the guns did not do much against such a large berserker bot. Besides, he was off-duty and could get into a lot of trouble if he rushed in on a mission he was not invited to in the first place.
"Where are they? I know they're here," Barkin muttered, scanning the area. It was too quiet for his liking. He knew somewhere nearby the Knight Sabers had to be lurking in the shadows. This Bebe thing had grown too out of control for them to not be here. What were they waiting for? What were they up to?
"Looks like they're bringing the K-suits finally," Ron said as he glimpsed behind him to see the K-suit armored division coming in. The officers in riot gear were ordered to retreat to make room for the K-suit division.
"It's about time. Maybe we can wrap this up if before the Knight Sabers show up," Barkin said.
Ron did not say anything to that one and just waited to see what the K-suits were going to do. He never told anyone, but the K-suits reminded him of mini-gundams. He was pretty sure whoever designed them watched too much television… like himself.
The K-suits were like tanks fit for a human to wear. They were the most advanced suits of armor… next to the ones the Knight Sabers used, anyway. They were dark blue with the GJ emblem on the shoulder. They were equipped with guns, but more importantly they had laser weapons. They marched into the scene, firing at the Bebe with their guns at first, but having to use the lasers when the Bebe went to grab one of the retreat riot officers.
The Bebe roared as it lost an arm, but the arm grew back in less than a minute. The K-suits continued firing, but the Bebe did not seem too bothered by the shots. The robot turned to the advancing suits and reached out for them. It grabbed the closest one and the officer inside started screaming. Everyone's eyes went wide.
"That damned thing is fusing with the K-suit!" Barkin shouted as the metal from the Bebe seemed to melt onto the K-suit.
"Gee, a Bebe that fuses with machines and they're surprised when it starts fusing with the machine that they send out after it," Shego remarked under her breath. "Geniuses, the lot of them."
The K-suits started to back out of the Bebe's reach, hoping the distance would save them. The Bebe threw out another one of its arms, showing it extended beyond what the officers thought was its range by allowing its arm to grow. The demented robot caught another K-suit in its grips and proceeded to try to fuse with it. The retreating K-suits fired lasers on the arms holding their comrades.
The arms were detached from the Bebe thanks to the lasers cutting through the metal with heated ease. The K-suits were able to escape and join the retreat. The Bebe gave chase after its arms grew back.
"Any day now, Tara. Not that I wouldn't enjoy watching these assholes get killed for bringing a knife to a gunfight," Shego quipped.
"I'm almost done. This isn't like yanking out a whole bunch of wires, you know? After all, if it was, we could've sent a brute like you in to do this," Tara replied with a laugh.
"Careful, kid. You still have to ride home with me, remember?" Shego pointed out as if she was serious. She smirked to herself when she heard Tara squeak.
The line was silent for a few seconds and then Tara seemed to come to life again. "All right, guys, I rewired everything. It should be safe for you to go in there."
"It's shrinking," Kim noted, staring at the Bebe.
"Then let's have at it. Make sure you stay out of my way," Shego warned Kim while leaping down off of their perch to go engage the Bebe. Kim followed suit, jumping down after the green and black suit.
The pair charged at the Bebe, having to avoid a two arms shooting out at them. They sidestepped the attack and thought they had a clear run at the Bebe's belly, but found out the assumption was quite wrong. Though the Bebe was shrinking in size, it could still manipulate its body and a thorn-covered limb shot out of its once-unguarded belly. Shego dodged it just in time, but Kim was caught right in the side. The redhead let loose a pained, and surprised, cry as she flew backwards at a force that she never experienced. She was almost sure it might have been enough force to escape Earth's orbit.
"Kim!" Shego screamed in a voice that she almost did not recognize, looking in the direction of the now-tumbling Knight Saber.
"I'm fine!" Kim lied as a wall stopped her unscheduled trip. The Bebe continued to press her into the stone, apparently looking to crush her. Groaning, she wrapped her hands around the limb and tried to push the damn thing off of her.
"Let her go, you bitch!" Shego commanded, fists burning their usual jade fire and she punched right through the arm pinning the newest Knight Saber.
Kim fell to the floor, but picked herself as quickly as she could. She wobbled as she forced herself to remain standing. She leaped into action, looking to help Shego. Her ribs protested to the hasty movement, but she ignored them. What did bones know anyway?
Kim came in with a powerful kick, aided by the explosives that lined the hard suit's boot The Bebe lolled to the side and paused for a moment. Just as Kim was about to come in for another hit, a limb shot out of the Bebe's back, looking to take her out. Shego came down, flaming fists first, and severed the arm. Before Kim could take her next hit, another pair of limbs came out and batted the redhead away. Kim grunted as her body tumbled.
"Shit, this thing is making this really hard," Shego muttered.
"You all right, Kim?" Tara asked as she came down from up high, landing next to the fallen Knight Saber. She helped Kim to her feet.
"I'm fine. This thing sprouts arms in the blink of an eye, even though you unhooked it from the power source," Kim answered.
"It'll probably slow down eventually," Tara commented.
"But, we don't have time for that. We're on a time budget if you remember," Shego pointed out. "So, Tara, you and I will distract this thing and Kim goes for the core of the damn thing."
The two younger vigilantes did not argue and Kim stood up properly. Shego ran at the Bebe while Tara leaped into the air. Shego punched at the machine with her usual blazing fists while Tara fired upon the robot with her own weapons, which were thin, needle-looking projectiles. All of the suits had the needles, but Tara used hers more because they were long distance weapons. Usually, the needles worked well at disrupting electrical currents and shutting machines down for a while, but this Bebe was already too strong for that to work. Thankfully, the needles stunned it enough to work as a distraction.
The Bebe turned its attention to Tara and let out a thunderous roar. Shego did not give it much of a chance to do anything to Tara as the green Knight Saber came in for a fierce punch. The Bebe roared as if in pain and Kim suddenly dropped out of the sky onto the large Bebe.
"Destroy the core!" Shego called up to the redhead.
"As if I don't know that!" Kim shouted back. She pulled her hand back and readied the knuckle bombs on her own suit. She gulped and thought back to the simulation where she had to blow the Bebe's head apart to destroy the core.
"Kim, destroy it!" Vivian ordered heatedly over the communication unit. They did not have the time for hesitating.
"Any day now!" Shego huffed, barely dodging a swipe from the Bebe.
Kim swallowed hard and then shoved her hand into the Bebe's skull. The robot hollered as if in intense agony and then the knuckle bombs ignited. The head exploded soon after and Kim was thrown back from the force of her own weapons, but she was able to make a controlled landing that time. She took a moment to look down at her hand after that, noticing the black, blood-like substance coating her gloves fist. The Bebe's unmoving body dropped to the cold, concrete floor.
"All right, let's get the fuck outta here before our batteries completely run out," Shego said, jerking her thumb behind her.
The other two Knight Sabers agreed with that and leaped up, hoping to make their escape. They were surprised when they started coming under heavy fire from the GJ officers on the ground. They all turned to look, trying to figure out what the hell was going on.
"Are they trying to kill us?" Kim gasped. She was not yet aware of all of the hatred that GJ held for the Knight Sabers.
"Obviously. Fucking GJ pricks," Shego growled. She had half-a-mind to go down there and obliged them if they wanted a fight.
The ladies continued their ascent, but Kim's boosters suddenly faded. She swore mentally while trying to force the jets to keep going by sheer will alone. In the end, the thrusters gave out and Kim pummeled into the darkness below them.
"Kim!" Tara called in a shriek of a voice.
"Shit, Viv, we've got a problem," Shego reported.
"Whatever it is, take care of it now. You need to get out of there," Vivian pointed out in a hard tone.
"Let's go get her, then," Shego said. Tara could tell just from the voice Shego wore one of her scary, almost evil smiles.
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Kim landed with a pretty heavy, scrapping noise, which gave her location away immediately. Thankfully, she could still move. She rushed to hide behind some debris, having to crouch behind it to be properly hidden. Not the best time to be wearing a freaking white suit.
She checked her power supply, hoping it would be enough to at least run out of the building. From the way it felt just to move her suit right now, she doubted she would be running anywhere. Looking at the power gauge, she would not be using the suit at all soon enough. What the hell kind of crap batteries do these things run on anyway?
She turned her attention back to her surroundings as she heard the approach of something big. She suspected it was a K-suit from the sound of it. She was correct in that.
"Remember, we want the Knight Sabers alive, so be careful in there," a superior warned the K-suit operator.
"I dunno, boss. It's a little hard to see in here," K-suit operator replied with a chuckle and sought out the fallen Saber with his infrared vision. He chuckled when he spotted her and opened fire at her, shooting right through her protective debris pile.
Kim wasted no time in trying to flee the scene, even though her armor now felt like it weighed tons and like it was rusted through. She was not going to get away from him moving at the same speed of a frozen slug. She was as good as dead, she realized with a gulp.
"Gotcha!" Tara chirped as she seemed to come out of nowhere and she grabbed Kim.
"The GJ officer?" Kim asked.
"He's being handled," Tara replied.
Shego snarled as she came down on the K-suit like the divine hand of God… the burning hot hand of God. She laughed as her plasma cut through the suit and her knuckle-bombs took care of the surrounding bits of metal. She leaped away to follow her teammates out of the mess.
"Shego! Be careful, that's not a Bebe!" Tara pointed out.
"I don't really give a fuck," Shego countered quite seriously.
The trio went back to ascending and came under heavy fire again. They made it to the roof and stopped to make sure Kim was all right. They looked up when they heard helicopters.
"You three get out of there now! They're broadcasting this whole thing!" Vivian informed them.
"Oh, fuck," Shego groaned while Tara just let out a long, drawn whine. They took off again and looked like they were in the clear, but a few bullets clipped Tara in the leg. She lost her balance and fell, along with Kim, who she was still supporting.
Tara and Kim landed hard, some three stories on the ground level of the factory. They faced a whole line of K-suits with guns aimed at them. Both teens breathing increased and their heart rates accelerated as they faced what they thought were their executioners.
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"It looks like GJ is about to kill your precious Knight Sabers," Drakken commented as he and Gemini continued to watch the scene play out.
The live broadcast was back, so Gemini switched to that since they lost the Bebe feed. Reporters claimed GJ had cornered the outlaw Knight Sabers. While waiting to find out what happened, networks gave a rundown on who they believed the Knight Sabers were, which was all rather inaccurate.
"I don't care about them. I just want the suits," Gemini replied. He really had no worries about the girls operating the suits. He just wanted to take the armor and find out how it worked, if his sister made it, if she was inside one of the suits, and if she was working against him again. He would not stand for it. He had crushed her dreams once before… and he would do it again if necessary.
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Next time: do the Knight Sabers make it out of this alive? Vivian has a surprise visitor.
