Disclaimer: Kim and Shego are not mine, but Disney's. All the technology, historical events, and planets (minus earth) in this chapter belongs to author David Weber. Honor Harrington, Horace Harkness, and Scotty Temaine also belong to David Weber. Kat Helken is my own creation. If using her, please give credit.
Chapter 8: The Ending?
"Wow. That's a great story Chief Harkness. What ever happened to Kim and Shego?" a young girl asked the grizzled old Chief Warrant Officer. Horace Harkness looked to where longtime friend Captain Scotty Tremaine piloted their pinnace(1) down to the surface of Sphinx. He smiled at the young midshipwoman. "Oh, I wouldn't worry about those two Midshipwoman Helken. What you should be worrying about is what's in store for you on Sphinx(2)."
Kathrine "Kat" Helken look pensive. She had heard nothing about this trip except that it was only for the best of Saganmi Island's(3) unarmed combat courses. Even some of the Instructors didn't even get to come here. Kat looked at the others members of the flight. Two Marine Sergeants, a Marine Lieutenant, even a Marine Colonel were resting easy in their seats. Behind her sat three other Midshipmen from her classes back at the academy. Looking out her window at the forest rapidly approaching she sat back with a sigh. She had no idea what was going on.
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Honor Harrington looked up at the approaching pinnace. She had been looking forward to this trip all year. These eight people were going to become some of the best martial artists the Royal Manticorian Navy could produce. She smiled as she felt Scotty and Horace's amusement at the new crop's confusion. She allowed herself a small smile. She could just imagine what that confusion would turn into once they got to the training center a few kilometers away. At least one person on that flight would be very, very shocked.
As the pinnace finally settled down she put her "Captain's" face on. She knew she cut an imposing sight, standing there in nothing but her gi and Nimitz on her shoulder. The treecat(4) gave an anticipatory chuckle and signed something to his friend. "Heh. Got that right stinker. A short run will warm these kiddies right up."
The pinnace landed and she waited for everyone to exit. She really wanted Horace and Scotty to come but they were needed on the ship. Eight people exited the craft and stood at attention in front of her with their gear right behind them. "Welcome to Sphinx Ladies and Gentlemen. From this point on you have no rank other than Trainee. Am I clear?" After a chorus of 'Yes, Milady' she smile and informed the group that they would have a short run before they got to the training center. One of the midshipmen raised his hand. "Yes, trainee?"
"What about our gear Milady?"
"Chief MacGuiness will bring them to the center."
With this taken care of she set out at a decent pace toward the training center.
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Kat was starting to get winded as they approached the training center. The "short" run had lasted almost fifteen kilometers. While she was in good shape, fifteen kilometers was pushing her limit. As she caught her breath, she looked around the area. They were in a decent sized clearing with a low, one story building off to one side. Scattered throughout the clearing were all sorts of training areas, from speed and agility to strength and mental acuity. As the group approached the building, Admiral Harrington told them to wait. As the admiral ran the last hundred yards to the building, Kat wondered what they would be learning here.
Suddenly a group of people ran out of the building before them. The group from the building began to engage the new arrivals in small groups. As the two groups fought, Kat noticed something. There were two fighters who had not been engaged yet. Dispatching the two who she was fighting with, Kat worked her way over to where the two were conversing. She was almost there when another opponent engaged her. This one fell fairly quickly, dropping to a gut and nose shot. As Kat began to make her way toward the other two, the fighter she just dropped got up and did something that riveted Kat to the spot. His hands were engulfed in purple fire! As he swung at her, she blocked and felt the fire burn. Apparently this was real fire, and somehow this guy was stronger than before! As she fell back she missed a block and a flaming fist was headed straight for her head. Right before it hit, a Red flamed fist battered the attack away.
"Okay folks, that enough. Break it up everyone." The black hair woman seemed to be in charge to Kat as most of the fights stopped.
Kat took a closer look at the two figures. Both were women, except the black hair woman was a bit taller than the other, red haired female. Both were dressed in gis and looked like they were in their late twenties. 'Okay' Kat thought, 'so two women, both about forty, run this joint with enough authority to stop a half dozen fights at once. Yeah, I'm impressed!'
As they got everyone sorted out and injuries iced, rooms were assigned and people sent to get their gear stored. As she moved off to follow the orders, Kat was stopped by the two women from earlier. She followed them into an office where Admiral Harrington waited off to one side.
"So young lady, why did you go after us?" the taller of the two mystery women asked.
"Well, I figured since everyone outside was fighting, everyone was a valid combatant. I saw the two of you off to one side and decided to engaged you before you made up your mind on who to fight."
Admiral Harrington looked amused at this. "Do you know who these two are, Trainee Helken?"
"No Milady, I don't"
"Very well. May I introduce Masters Kim Possible and Shego."
"WHAT?! Ma'am, Chief Harkness told me about them but said that it happed almost a century before the Dispora began!"
"That is correct, Ms. Helken. As far as they have been able to determine, their abilities have somehow made them immortal, or near enough to it."
"You mean that all those people will live forever too?"
"No, Trainee Helken" Kim spoke up, "Shego and I are a special case. You see our souls melded together during our time fighting Goba Justi. When the tower exploded we found ourselves back where we were when we left. The only difference was that we were wearing our armor and our ages stayed as they were."
"Wow, ma'am. That's amazing. What have you done since then?"
"Heh. We traveled the world helping folks. When humanity started to leave Earth, we stayed until the second wave was heading for Manticore." This time it was Shego who spoke up. "We tried to help in Silesia but its too bad even for Miss 'I can do anything' over here. We ended up back in Manticore right about the time of the Havenite war's beginning. We approached the government to see if we could get some land on Sphinx to set up a school. They told us no as we aren't citizens of the Star Kingdom."
This time Admiral Harrington spoke up. "They ran into me at an exhibition of the coup on Manticore and we talked a bit. They told me about their desire for a school and the problem. I decided to have them set up on my family's property here on Shpinx. Now, every year, I bring the some of the best and most promising martial artists of the RMN out here for training in various martial arts and what these two call the Will Flame."
"Wow. That is really awesome. Wait a sec, you two have been together for almost two millennia?! That's one hell of a relationship!"
"That it is." Kim said, "Now Trainee, why don't you go get your gear situated."
"Yes Ma'am." And with that Kat left to get her gear.
"She showed promise during the test Honor." Kim said.
"Yeah. She could really go far here." Shego spoke up. "And Honor. Don't forget our offer to Raoul, Faith, and James."
"I won't ladies. Now, let's go introduce these trainees to a whole new level of fun." With that, the three master martial artists left the office.
Notes:
(1) Pinnace: Small craft used for landing troops on either the ground or on other starships. Equipped with Counter-Grav and Impeller drives(5)
(2)Sphinx: 4th planet of the Manticore A system.
(3)Sanagami Island: Training academy for officers of the Royal Manticore Navy(RMN). Based on the planet Manticore (3rd planet, Manticore A)
(4) Treecat: Sentient Native Spiecies of Sphinx. A Tele-Empathic arboreal species that resembles cats with 6 legs. They can form strong empathic links with certain people. Rated a .83 on the sentience scale. Honor Harrington and Nimitz are the only bonded pair that have a working 2 way link. The treecat's forelimbs have an opposable thumb.
(5)Impeller drive: Drive using two bands of stressed gravity to move starships at suplight speeds. Impenetrable to all known weaponry.
Notes:
So ends my first Fan Fic. Sorry for the delay. I said soon and only finished it on Feb 1. I just couldn't get things to sit right. This finalized chapter hit me while playing Oblivion of all things. Anyway, just some props to Failte200's Alone, Together as the major source of inspiration.
