Ok everyone here's chapter 10. Enjoy. Insert disclaimer here.
Chapter 10
Kim Possible's apartment in Middleton.
Beep-beep-be-beep.
A soft 'dammit' comes from the room adjoining the bed room.
Beep-beep-be-beep.
"I'm coming already, hold on." Comes a louder reply to the incessant and all to familiar beeping.
Beep-beep-be-beep.
"What's the sitch wade?"
"Wanted to give you an update." Wade looks from the monitor he was looking at to the one displaying Kim's face. "You want me to call back later Kim?"
Finally looking at his monitor Wade see's his friend wrapped in a light pink towel with her hair still more then a little wet.
"Its ok Wade. I needed a shower and to get changed. I'm going to set the kimmunicator down, so fill me in while I get dressed."
"Ok Kim."
"And Wade?"
"Yeah Kim."
"While I doubt I'll ever know all the tricks you've taught my kimmunicator, I do know you can control were the camera looks. You had better keep your hormones in check. Or your going to think what Monique did to you after the cupid ray incident was like getting hit with foam."
A gulp is heard form the kimmunicator. "Got it Kim. Eyes to my self."
Feeling positive that she'll be safe from the prying eyes of the hormone driven teenage super genius, Kim walks over to her closet and starts searching for something to ware, and to though into an over night bag. Preparing for the contingency that she'll be spending the night at the hospital again.
"So lay the sitch on me Wade."
"Ok. Here's what we know so far. Shego and or Drakken may or may not have been braking into various high profile and high security locations around the world. We have no idea what, if anything, they may have taken. And what makes this even more confusing, the company's that may have been broken into aren't filing police reports or reporting anything stolen. All we can find are insurance claims that that are listed as some type of accident. And the only possible connection is that all the companies of been involved in a unknown be seemingly high dollar security company. That while seems legit, appears to be nothing more then a shell company. No listing of employees, financials, nor even a physical address."
"It doesn't sound like we actually know anything."
"Not really. Nothing that would hold up in court anyway Kim."
"Ok, lets take this one step at a time. Basic clues and facts. How many companies have you found that fit the profile?
"At present? About 15 over the last two years. They all appear to contact this 'security' company, get broken into. Sometimes the police are called. Some times silent alarms are tripped. And regardless, no one is arrested, no charges are pressed, and nothing is reported stolen. The only tip off that anything fishy might be going on is the insurance claims for damages listed as 'accidents'. And no pattern or connections that might suggest it's Drakken or Shego behind any of it."
"Right. But that fact that Shego was seen at two of the companies, and Drakken at one of them, just doesn't strike me as a coincidence. Nothing about this sitch feels right. You really can't find anything on this shell company?" She says, searching through her closet for a top.
"Sorry Kim. But who ever set the company up knew what they were doing. And I don't mean they knew how to set up the security on the computers. Or how to hide the information in the internet. They KNEW not to put any information out that was not absolutely necessary. In the information age, anything that gets put down for a company will get put on a computer sooner or later. And then I can find it. But they knew not to let the happen.
"Which means someone is hiding something." Kim says, more to her self then anything.
"Possibly. All I can find are expense reports from the effected companies under there security budgets to a company called 'Lone Wolf Security Consulting', and the sums are pretty big. But never the same. And no details on how the money is actually paid out. And then almost immediately after they almost completely rework there security. Sometimes form the ground up."
"So a company with cutting edge security systems calls up this 'Lone Wolf Security'. They get 'broken into'. A large sum of, apparently untraceable, money changes hands. Then the company completely rebuilds there security." Kim grabs a pair of comfortably warn jeans and sets puts them her in her small duffle bag. "This if frustrating Wade!" She says, throwing a pair of shoes she was considering to the back of her closet.
"I'm sorry Kim. But with no police reports, there's no one collecting physical evidence. And anything that might have been left will have, either been destroyed by the companies own cleaning services, or by the building maintenance repairing the damage after the supposed break ins. Either way no evidence."
"What about you Wade? Why haven't you been able to find anything?" She says pulling a light t-shirt and sweater of off there hangers and putting them in the duffle on top of her jeans.
"To be honest Kim. Who ever this is knows not to let the information get recorded. Aside form that, the internet is huge. There is more information out there then can be easily accounted for. I wouldn't even try to guess how much is out there. And with as little information that I have to start my search from. It's like…" Wade trails off, trying to think of a good analogy.
"Looking for a needle in a hay stack?" She says, pulling out a pair of pajama bottoms and adding them to the stack of cloths already in the bag.
"More like looking for a specific needle in an Olympic sized swimming pool filled with needles."
"I get the picture Wade." She says, leaning her head against the shelf in her closet.
"Sorry Kim. I need more information."
"I know Wade."
"Can I make a suggestion?"
"Sure, not like we have a lot to go on."
"Ask Shego."
"…" Kim stops dead. The shirt in her hands forgotten. "You really think that will work, or help?"
"I really have no idea. But what do we have to loose?"
"You mean what do I have to loose? Don't you? Because if she thinks I'm prying or getting to close, its my but she's going to kick." She says putting the shirt back in her closet.
"Well according to Shego's medical report, you'll have at least two months before she can even attempted to hold her own against you with out hurting herself."
Kim walks over to her night stand ware she left her kimmunicator to look wade in the eyes, a glare evident on her face. Still wrapped in a towel, but hair completely dry. If still untended. "You hacked Shego's medical file? If my mother finds out, she will tell your mom. Heck I should tell your mom."
"I know medical information is extremely personal and confidential Kim." The teenage goys says looking more then a little sheepish under Kim's glare. "I wanted to keep in the loop on this one, with out bugging you or Shego… And It's not like I would ever share any of that information with anyone you didn't think I should." He says defensively.
"I know Wade. But Shego doesn't. And she really doesn't like hospitals. Or Dr.s. So I'm fairly certain she would not want you to know any of what's in there with out telling you herself." Her face softens a bit, but she is still looking intently at the her friend.
"So?…"
"Here's the sitch Wade. She is trusting me with this. And for her to trust ME with anything is huge. So I want you to forget anything you learned in her file. And stop monitoring it. If you talk to me and I'm with her, show concern for her condition but do not ask her about anything that's been done to her. Or let on that you might know what's been done to her. At the very least she will blame me. Assuming I told you. At the worst. She will come after one, or both of us when her body will let her.'
The face of the young black man goes slightly pale at the declaration. "What ever you say Kim…" He says looking more then a little shaken up.
She continues to look at him. Making sure the full weight of her statement has settled on her young and sometimes misguided friend. Once she's finally confident the he understand she continues, her face softening more. "You're a genus Wade. Smarter then I'll ever be. But sometimes you are to smart for your own good. Just forget what you saw. Infact…" She stops to think for a second. "I want you to find all her medical records. Back to when she was hit by the meteor. And protect them. So that no one can find them that has no business to be in them. And find out who it was that study team go after the accident and feed me the info. But I can't stress this next part enough Wade. I don't want you reading any of the reports. Can you do all that for me Wade?"
"What ever you want Kim. Anything else?"
"Just keep poking around with this whole 'Lone Wolf" business and see what you can find." She says finally looking back into her closet, considering what she's actually going to ware for the day.
"Ok Ki….." He begins to say as a flashing red light catches his eye.
"What's up Wade?" She says noticing something has caught the boys attention.
"Your boss just left a message."
"Ga! Not today."
"Says it's low risk sitch. But you're the only one with the right credentials in the area to make sure the situation gets handled correctly."
"You mean the only one that wont mess it up." Sigh.
"Pretty much."
"Well that basically settles what I'll be wearing today. You get all the bugs worked out of my suit?"
"More or less."
"You don't' sound real confident."
"Sorry Kim. That nano tech material has always been glitchie. But you can rely on the basic armor and low strength and low speed enhancement functions. You wouldn't be able to keep up with Shego at these settings, but anyone else you run into won't stand a chance. "
"Ok Wade. Send a reply message. I'll be in rout in about ten minutes and send all the info I need to my Sloth."
"Got it Kim. This should be a cake walk. But stay on your toes. Wade out."
"Bye Wade." Kim sets down her kimmunicator and walks back over to her closet. She slides a few things aside and reveals a small key pad set into the back wall of her closet and enters a complicated code. The wall smoothly slide up into the ceiling to reveal her white and blue battle suit. And a small safe with yet another key pad. This time with an attached bio-metric scanner. She finally removes her towel and drops it into her hamper. Picks out a simple matching bra and panty set and slides them on. Then reaches for her battle suit, sliding in on and zipping it up. After words she grabs a black pant suit, light purple blouse. As she starts putting on her pants, the white and blue of her battle suit slowly fades into her light peach colored skin tone. Making it completely invisible to any one. Even if they new it was there. She finish putting on her suit and blouse. Slides on a comfortable pair of dress shoes and socks. Then turns to regard the small safe. After she enters in a longer code, and the bio-metric scanner varies her identity it pops open. She quickly grabs the contents slides the item into the waist of her pants a the small of her back. Once she's gotten into a comfortable position. She pushes a button in the compartment that her battle suit is kept. Both the safe and the suit compartment shut and lock.
She quickly gathers the bags she's pact getting ready to head out. Checking to make sure she has everything, she grabs her keys and wallet of her night stand. She puts her keys in her pocket, flips open her wallet and lips it to the front of her belt. Something in her wallet catching the light as she heads out her front door to her car.
A/N This chapter ended up being a little longer then i indended it to be. But i wanted to everyithing thats here in one chapter. And yes my chapter lenghts aren't consistent. If i feel the chapters done. That is all there's going to be. Regarless of word count.
Anyway. No teasers this time. Mostly cause i'm tired and need to get to bed. I have work tomorrow. Real life sucks, Oh well. I leave you to ponder what ever you want on this chapter.
Oh. one MILLION points to who ever can get the foam reference. But only one hundred if you can only get close. :D
R&R please