Chapter nine
Chapter nine
Shego was standing on a hill on the school grounds of Kainto waiting patiently for her friend to arrive. The wind blew threw her long raven locks, a gloved hand pushed them out of her face. She was wearing her black and green cat suit, her body had filled out and she was no longer the child she had been all those years ago, she was now eighteen and a wanted vileness. Light footfall could now be heard on the grassy plain and Shego turned to lock eyes with her long time best friend, Midnight Rose. She was now tall and extremely beautiful more like a model then a master thief. The sun was setting and the colours reflected off Midnights violet eyes making them look golden in the light. Shego smiled as Midnight came to a stop near her.
"So you called?" Asked Shego waving the note around for Midnight to see, but unlike her usual Midnight this one just nodded somberly. Shego looked at her worried at her friend's odd behavior. "Mid…?" Started Shego but she was cut off as Midnight raised a hand urging her to stop talking, she did so.
"I wanted to talk to you…" Midnight started, unusually nervous about something Shego waited for her to continue. "I thought this place would be best…." Shego just smiled at her friend.
"Spit it out Mid" Shego said kindly and Midnight nodded biting her lip, wishing she could say this in her emotionless state. Shaking her head she decided to just say it, she would be gone soon anyway.
"Shay…I love you" Midnight said her voice never wavering despite her nerves, she knew she was leaving but saying something like this still made her insides clench. Shego was taken aback, she looked to her friend shocked, startled, unsure, Midnight just waited for her answer.
"Mid…I'm sorry but…" Started Shego and Midnight blushed knowing that Shego did not return her feelings but she still didn't say anything, wanting to hear it for herself anyway. "I am sorry but I don't like you like that…" Shego said and Midnight sighed.
"That's alright, sorry about this then…" Midnight said turning away from Shego, and starting to walk down the hill. All Shego could do was watch as Midnights figure descended into the darkness.
Betty's face was twisted in barely controlled rage, her eyes void as her eyes where glued to Midnight's tattoo in understanding. Shego bit her lip and laughed nervously trying to break the tension that now blanketed the room in silence, but despite this Shego's eyes where a mix of emotions. The two teens just looked confused and a little scared as they also looked at the tattoo on her chest. Deciding that her nervous laugh wasn't enough, sighing she decided to break the silence.
"You're kidding…" Shego started; hope lighting her eyes "Right Midnight?" Midnight looked at Shego and saw that her eyes where alight with hope, Betty's jay clenched as Midnight sighed shaking her head in a no.
"I'm sorry Shego, I'm not joking…" Shego's hope diminished and the woman looked distressed, her legs gave in and she sunk down onto the edge of the bed. Betty growled, trying to clam herself down.
"Explain" She muttered threw clenched teeth, Midnight nodded and lent against the edge of the window.
"Kim, Ron" Midnight nodded to both of the teens in turn and they both looked to her with curious eyes, waiting. "Dark Dynasty is a professional group of assassins that call themselves the numbers. Like me they are marked with a number. The numbers are so good at what they do that no one person truly thinks that they exist, but they do and I've known that for a long while" She stopped to watch as Kim sat down next to Shego and take her hand, Midnight let the corners of her mouth pull up into a smile before she went on. "I knew that Dark Dynasty had killed my parents, because the guy that killed them talked to me that night. That was the only reason I lived" Midnight stopped and closed her eyes, she could tell that everyone was holding their breath in anticipation. They knew that they where just about to hear something that Midnight kept close to her, Midnight turned to them all and let out a dark laugh.
(Flashback)
"Mummy put me down!!" Giggled a small violet eyed Madeline Porter who was now being held upside down by her ankles, her mothers hands wrapped around them holding her up above the tilled floor. Her mother, beautiful with her full faced smile and shinning eyes, just shook her head her daughter's laughter contagious as she herself started to giggle.
"Nope! Not a chance little Kitten!" Rose then began to take confident steps towards another room, still holding her giggling daughter who was now trying to worm her way out of her mother's tight grip. Rose stepped into the lounge room and looked to the lounge, where a beautiful well built man looked up. His black hair was pulled into a small pony tail, bangs falling over his tanned face. His light hazel green eyes shone lighting up his perfect face as he smiled.
"Look who I've got Damien!" Rose giggled in a light sing song voice, while the little upside down girl giggled. Damien beamed and stood up stepping towards Rose and bending down to look at his daughter's red face.
"Well now what do you think we should do with her, Rose?" Asked Damien looking up at the grinning Rose, his wife hummed pretending to think, while Madeline thrashed her small arms around.
"I think we should…" Rose trailed off as the parents looked at each other, grinning mischievously.
"TICKLE ATTACK!" Both parents yelled as they flipped their daughter onto the vacant lounge Damien had just been sitting on.
"Nooooooo!!" Madeline screamed, trying not to giggle, which wasn't working because she was almost crying with laughter. The two global justice agents came at their daughter and attacked causing squeals of uncontrolled laughter.
"N-no s-s-stop!!" Madeline's speech was impaired due to her squeals as she was ruthlessly attacked, her parents where grinning wildly at their only daughter as she wiggled on the lounge. Somehow Madeline wiggled free of her parents dancing fingers and the girl jumped up quickly onto her surprised fathers head. The family started laughing; Damien pulled the little girl off his head and held her up effortlessly so both parents could kiss her cheeks. The girl giggled in happiness.
"Alright then little kitten go get ready for bed then you can come back down!" Damien said placing his daughter on the ground, her face was still red from laughing. Madeline nodded enthusiastically and scampered up to her room grinning. Damien chuckled and both straightened up, Damien smiled and lent forward to wrap his arms around his wife's slim waist to pull her close, nibbling on her ear. She sighed in content relaxing into his arms.
"We had a beautiful daughter" Damien breathed into her ear she smiled turning her head to look up at Madeline's room.
"Yeah we did…" Rose turned around in Damien's arms and placed her lips to his in a tender kiss, a snicker came from the shadows.
"I'm sorry did we interrupt?" Asked a deep voice, both agents' heads whipped around to look in the direction of the voice. Two black clad figures stepped out of the shadows and into the light, they where smirking. Both agents looked the men up and down before dropping into identical guarding stances. The larger man snickered.
"Now, now don't be like that!" He stepped forward smiling, the agents held their ground. The man went on. "I'm not going to hurt you" He motioned behind him to the younger boy, who was grinning. "He is" The boy darted forward in a blur of motion and the agents gasped in shock as both felt a crack and they hit the floor. Damien's chest was bleeding and Rose had a gash that started on her arm and went across her stomach, the younger boy was standing over them grinning like mad.
"Who are you?" Damien asked pulling himself up, now eyeing the whip in the boys had carefully. He smirked and let his whip fly, Damien flipped out of the way and Rose backward rolled into a flip as the whip hit the ground where her head had just been.
"What do you want?" Growled Rose holding her bloody arm, the older man just laughed wickedly.
"You two…Dead…" The man smiled and the younger boy cracked his whip leaving indents in the floor as he taunted the two agents.
"Mummy? Daddy?" Called Madeline's soft voice from the entrance to the living room, every head turned to the wide eyed girl dressed in light purple pajamas. She held her teddy bears hand dragging it along with her as she walked.
"Violet eyes?" Muttered the older man as he looked at her in curiosity, Rose on the other hand looked horrified that her daughter was now in danger.
"No Maddy! Go to your room now!" Yelled Rose as the whip flew threw the air towards the little girl. "NO!" Screamed Rose as saw this Damien gasped and watched as Rose lunged forward grabbing her daughter and shielding her as the whip fell. Rose cried out in pain and Damien yelled in anger, kicking the unaware boy into the wall.
"M-mummy?" Asked the shaking girl as both mother and daughter hit the floor, Roses body looming over the top of her only daughters she gave her a small smile.
"It'll be okay sweetie…" Rose said her right eye closed in pain she did not want Madeline to see "Just run up to your room now" Madeline nodded but a yell from Damien made the girl freeze.
"Augh!" Yelled Damien, Rose gasped and whipped her head to see her husband pinned up by his neck against the wall.
"No!" Screamed Rose jumping up and launching herself towards the younger boy that was choking her husband, but turning around she came face to face with the older dark haired man. Rose cursed her stupidity, changing her footing she threw a punch, the man smirked and dodged it with ease. His hand ducked into his pocket, and then he sent her doubling over with an uppercut to her stomach. A gunshot echoed threw out the house, everyone stopped blood spurted as the bullet ripped right threw Roses body. Damien's eyes widened as Roses scream ripped threw him, he started to claw desperately at the hands around his neck, feet thrashing as he tried to aid his wife. Rose fell to her knees clutching at her wound, blood ran threw her fingers as she tried to hold herself together.
"M-mu-mummy…?" Asked a shocked and shaking Madeline, her violet eyes wide in horror as her mothers blood dripped down her own face. "MUMMY!" Madeline screamed getting up and running over to her fallen mother, but the older man smashed the small girl out of the way and into the far off wall. Damien's eyes stared to roll into the back of his head as he thrashed, Rose reached her arm out to her fallen daughter.
"No!" Gasped Rose she hit the floor as she over balanced; she still continued to reach out as the older man stalked over to her. Madeline whimpered as she tried to get up, the older man bent down so he was at her height. She looked at him with her blood stained face.
"Would you like to see your parents die little girl?" He asked with crazed eyes tears ran down Madeline's face mixing with the blood.
"No!" She screamed defiance evident in her small voice, Madeline jumped up and threw a punch, all the man did was move his head to the side and grab her wrist hoisting her into the air. The boy with the whip snickered and threw the choking Damien into his bleeding wife. They both gasped for air as they collided into each other.
"No stop it!" Madeline thrashed in the air as she screamed "Don't hurt them!" Madeline continued to cry her voice pleading. The older man smirked and turned to his partner, Madeline looked down at the man a glint caught her eye. The leader threw Madeline over to him like a rag doll, but Madeline grabbed the glinting item from him. The younger boy caught Madeline and crushed her into his arms, making her cry out in pain. They both laughed at her pain and the dark haired man strolled over to the two struggling agents.
"Don't hurt our daughter…" Choked Damien as he wavered to his feet, the older man shook his head at the effort and kicked him down again. Damien grunted, the man bent down and pulled out a gun, pointing it right between Damien's eyes. Madeline was picking her blood stained body off the floor. The man smirked as the shaky Damien glared at him, red marks lined his throat. Rose locked her eyes with her daughters unusual violet ones, she smiled and the dying Rose mouthed an 'I love you' to her daughter. Madeline shook her head in denial. The man turned his eyes to Madeline's.
"You will watch them die" Madeline's body stiffened in shock, Damien growled and lunged at the man, he laughed and fired the gun.
"NO!" Screamed Madeline as the bullet blew cleanly threw her fathers head, Damien's lifeless body fell back next to a deeply panting Rose. The gun was then pointed again at her mother, and Madeline's eyes flashed she rushed forward.
"No Maddy stay back!!" Rose yelled suddenly her voice quite loud, startled Madeline tripped hitting the floor with a thud she looked up tears stinging her eyes.
"Don't worry your daughter will be joining you in death Rose…you'll see her soon" The man snickered as Rose panted.
"Mum!" Roses eyes widened as like her husband she was shot, Rose convulsed on the floor before she lost her life. The man turned to look at Madeline, the girl's blood stained face continued to look down, he nodded at the boy with the whip and he smirked. The boy started to walk over to the girl cracking his whip as he went, Madeline still did not look up.
"Your turn little girl" The boy cackled but Madeline's dead eyes where locked on her parents bloody bodies, her hands shook. The whip cut threw the air and struck her on the face and she flew back from the force, but she did not register the pain. She slowly started to push her broken body up off the floor, her eyes where glazed over in an emotionless trance. The boy again cracked his whip a murders look in his eye. Madeline stood up her face drenched in blood her eyes emotionless, again the whip cut down and struck her face, but this time she only turned her face. He pulled his arm back to finish the girl, but Madeline's cold dead eyes looked to him and she pulled out the glittering object she had stolen. She pointed the silver gun at the boy and with out hesitation she pulled the trigger. The boy froze and the older man turned around shocked at the sudden gun shot. Madeline shook her head and growled and let lose a round of bullets into the boy's chest. Swaying, his eyes wide the boy hit the floor in a pool of his own blood. Madeline's emotionless eyes looked to the older man, he gasped.
"Your eyes…Now little one what's you name?" Madeline dropped the now empty gun as the man spoke.
"Madeline" Her voice was, like her eyes, emotionless as she spoke, the man looked amazed.
"Well Madeline, my names Nero" He touched the girls bloody face, Madeline turned away "Madeline, I work for Dark Dynasty. You seam to have a lot of potential Miss. Porter. When you get old enough come find me" Nero bent down and took the girl's face into his hands her blank eyes just stared into his blue ones. "You will come find me; I wish to see how you turn out kid. Goodbye…" He let his hands drop from her face and turned to walk out the front door.
"I'll kill you…"Madeline said her emotionless voice carried around the small house, Nero stopped and turned his head slightly so he could look at her from the corner of his eye.
"Maybe…" Madeline's blood tinted eyes glared at him as he walked out, her eyes turned to her parents bodies a tear slid down her cheek, she wavered and hit the ground her eyes closed as she fainted.
(End flashback)
"Maddy…" Breathed Betty startled at the confession she had just heard, she moved to take the girl's hand in her own.
"Mid…I had no idea…" Whispered Shego as Midnight looked at her intertwined hand; she then turned her eyes to Shego and sighed.
"No of course you didn't Shego. It was kept from you under my command. There is only a select few people that know" Kim was looking at Midnight in pity, not sure anymore as to what to make of the thief.
"But if you whished to kill them why are they not dead yet?" Asked Betty curiously, squeezing Midnights hand the thief looked to her and sadly smiled.
"There where complications that arose…" Midnight said her face giving nothing away, Ron was looking at her sympathetically Midnight looked around at the looks and sighed.
"Look I don't what your pity, what happened, happened and if it didn't I wouldn't be who I am today. I still don't know if that's a good or bad thing" Kim shook her head in disbelief and got up closing the gap between herself and Midnight. Then she surprised everyone by throwing her arms around the girl, Midnight gasped startled. Betty smiled and dropped Midnights hand from her own, Midnight smiled and slowly wrapped her hands around the younger girl, Kim nuzzled her head into her shoulder and Midnight closed her eyes dropping her head to Kim's shoulder.
"You seam so broken" Kim whispered into Midnight's ear and the older girls eyes snapped open in shock, smiling she closed them again and pulled Kim closer towards her so she could breath in her ear.
"And so I will always be…" Kim pulled away abruptly to look into Midnight's beautiful violet eyes, the thief smiled and brushed a stray strand of hair from Kim's face. "But I can be put together again Kim" Shego got up and placed a hand on Kim's shoulder she smiled at Midnight.
"But the scars will always remain" Midnight looked at Shego and smiled sadly at her long time friend her eyes shinning intently.
"Mine more then others" Betty stiffened in her seat; Midnight glanced at her quickly throwing her a smile of reassurance before flicking her eyes back to the others. "But all this does not change the fact that whether I like it or not I got you all involved…"
"You can forget about it" Betty said reading Midnights tone, all eyes turned to Betty who still sat rigidly in her seat next to Midnight, and Betty locked her eyes with the disapproving Midnight. "I'm not going into hiding. I'm not letting you fight them your self, I'm coming with you" Midnight huffed and crossed her arms; because of this she missed the glint in Shego's eyes.
"I'm fighting too Mid, you can forget about counting me out!" Midnight glared at her before wrapping herself back up, clicking her bandage clip up she then pointed at Shego and was going to start to argue. Kim was deep in thought as she looked at the disapproving Midnight, Kim smiled.
"I'm fighting too!" Kim said Ron walked up on the other side of her and nodded smiling; Midnight looked at them all sadly. Shego looked to Kim disapprovingly.
"Kim…" Started Shego but Kim turned to her and narrowed her eyes.
"I want to help too, and if you're fighting I'm fighting!" Shego glared at Kim stubbornly and Kim glared back, Midnight just crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes.
"None of you are fighting with me, it would be too dangerous" Betty sighed at this and got up, uncrossing Midnights arms and linking her hand with one of midnights.
"Madeline" Started Betty, Midnight looked to her and she continued "If they wanted to use us we wouldn't be able to hide from them anyway, you know that. We would in fact be safer with you" Midnight sighed and shifted so her head was resting on Betty's shoulder, Betty blushed as Midnight closed her eyes.
"Your right Betty…" Kim looked at Shego smugly and Shego pouted looking away from her stubborn girlfriend, Midnight sighed and straightened up but did not drop her hand from Betty's. "But, you will not be sitting around here waiting for me to heal!" Midnight said and Betty looked startled the others just looked confused, Midnight went on. "I have a training facility not too far from here, its fully stocked and safe you will all train there. I will join you when I'm healed"
"But Mid…" Started Shego looking worried but Midnight interrupted her.
"Betty" Midnight started looking to her, Betty snapped to attention "Make arrangements for your mother to transport the Possible's, Stoppable's and Shego's family to a safe house. We don't wish to get them involved" Midnight looked around at all the worried looks and smiled reassuringly, squeezing Betty's hand "I can assure you they will not attack me here. There are too many unknown variables. I'm safe for now" The heroes looked skeptical as they all looked at the calm Midnight rose, Midnight smiled in amusement at the strange looks.
"She's right of course" Shego said smirking at Midnight, and Betty sighed pulling out a phone as she dropped Midnights hand.
"This means I have some calls to make, I'll be back soon" Midnight nodded to her.
"Thanks Bet's" Betty walked out of the room leaving the three heroes alone with Midnight, Shego sighed and again plopped back down onto the bed pulling Kim down on her lap with her. Kim let out a startled squawk; Midnight smiled and turned her head to look out the window.
"Sheeg!" Kim epped a blush on her cheeks, Shego grinned wrapping her arms around Kim's waist and nuzzling her head in Kim's hair.
"Yes Kimmie?" Mumbled Shego her hot breath on Kim's neck made her shiver, she giggled. Ron on the other hand walked over to Midnight, the thief turned her head as Ron came to stand next to her, and he looked out the window. Midnight grinned and did the same.
"Ron Stoppable was is?"
"Yeah that's me!" Grinned Ron as Rufus scampered up to his shoulder "And this is Rufus!" Ron gestured to the naked mole rat on his shoulder; Midnight chuckled as Rufus waved excitedly to her.
"Well hey there little guy!!" Midnight laughed petting him on the head.
"Hey hey!!" Chirped Rufus and Ron chuckled, Midnights critical gaze then turned to Ron.
"Your stronger then I first thought…" Midnight muttered and Ron's eyes widened as he turned startled to the grinning Midnight rose. Ron laughed flustered as he started to fiddle and twitch slightly.
"No…no I'm not…what are you talking about haha!" Ron laughed sheepishly and Midnight raised an eyebrow as Ron pulled at his collar.
"You're a really bad liar you know that?" Midnight asked looking very amused at Ron's pathetic attempts to lie. Ron sighed in defeat.
"Yeah, yeah I know" Ron placed his hands behind his head and chuckled; Midnight closed her eyes and hummed lightly.
"Mystical monkey power huh?" She whispered to him and again Ron looked to her shocked that she would know that, let alone that she could sense he used it.
"H-how?" Ron whispered back to her and Midnight smiled cocking her head to the side.
"I was at a rival school; I had to know what I was up against right?" She smirked but then her face fell. "You came to ask me something?" Ron went quiet; he nodded and looked out the window Midnight followed suit.
"Yeah I did" Ron hesitated but then went on "Midnight don't you feel any regret killing them?" Midnight sighed and averted her gaze out the window.
"I know what you're thinking; the members of Dark Dynasty are people too despite their unorthodox occupations" Midnight gritted her teeth but continued "But people are amazing in their abilities to adapt. People can get used to anything, even if it's taking another humans life. With people that kill there are two kinds, people that kill because they believe in a cause and the other because they like to. But despite all this do you not think that sometimes you have to kill? Would you kill to protect?" Midnight looked to Ron, Kim and Shego had both stopped what they were doing to listen, Kim noted that Ron looked the most serious she had ever seen him.
"Yes" he nodded and Midnight looked back out the window.
"I have only ever killed that one boy, every other person they have ordered me to kill I have saved. I could never get used to killing I don't think, but I believe that the members are too dangerous to be left alive. You can't keep them locked up they just escape and will go back to killing, they can't be left alive. I have a cause that I believe in. It also helps that I can wipe out all my emotions erase them and when that happens I don't feel anything I become more focused a better fighter. So no I would feel no regret killing them, but anyone else an innocent for example I could never kill"
"I see…A better fighter?" Ron asked looking to her for more information on the matter he was asking about, but instead of Midnight's voice Shego answered for her.
"Because she is so focused she goes into a state of mental awareness making her almost impossible for a normal person to beat" Midnight and Ron turned around to look at Shego, Midnight smirked at her old friend.
"She's right" Midnight shrugged slowly trying not to open up any of her wounds; Kim looked at Midnight and bit her lip.
"Could I learn that?" Kim asked Shego gave a half smile and looked to Midnight, the thief shook her head.
"Yes you could to a degree. People can learn to control their emotions but I literally lost my emotions that night and I had to regain them. From there on I harnessed that, I don't think you could learn how to erase them altogether no. And it would take years for you to learn how to control your emotions to my level" Kim looked disheartened at this and dropped her head, Shego bit her lip to keep back a chuckle, Midnight smiled however.
"Oh"
"But…" Started Midnight and Kim looked up a new hope glinting in her eyes "You can learn to keep up with me, all the time and in that state" Kim's eyes brightened at this and two thieves chuckled. At that moment Betty walked threw the door all eyes turned to her as she stuffed her phone into her pocket.
"All families as we speak are packing to move to a secure location, they will be safe. And as for us…?" Betty trailed off looking to Midnight; she got the prompt and took over.
"Hey Bets pen and paper?" Midnight asked, the agent shook her head and shrugged, Kim came to her aid.
"Here try this!" Said Kim holding out the Kimunicator for Midnight to take, Midnight smiled and took it from her.
"Thanks!" Kim smiled and Midnight started to type "I'm giving you specific directions on how to get to my training facility. I don't want you to be followed so it's best we take precautions. You need to follow these directions down to the letter, got it?" Midnight said passing the Kimunicator back to Kim who took it all the heroes snapped to mock attention, they saluted.
"Understood!"
"Confirmed!"
"Right!"
"Yeah, yeah!"
Midnight smiled at them all, as they grinned at her stupidly.
"Now get outta here, I don't wanna give them any reason to come here now. I'll be a week behind you. No calls at all, they will be traced and no visits I'll be safe"
"Promise?" Asked Betty her face unreadable as she spoke, Midnight looked to her seriously.
"I'll come back to you I promise" Betty's eyes widened and her breath caught as the words she had wanted Midnight to say, three years ago where now uttered. Betty blushed a light red and smiled at Midnight, who smiled back.
"You better keep that promise"
"Always" Midnight whispered then laughed "Now get outta here! I'm safe and I want you guys to be too. Get out before I throw you guys out!!" Midnight turned her back on all of them, Shego smiled at Betty and they nodded to each other. At the same time both girls walked forward and enveloped Midnight in a hug, Midnight grinned as both girls hugged her from behind.
"Get better soon"
"Stay safe" Betty said in her ear before kissing Midnight on the cheek. Midnight blushed a bright red and nodded.
"Y-yes" Midnight stuttered as both girls pulled back from here and nodded to the teens, before they all ran out of the room. Midnight turned and watched them leave; Midnight touched her cheek where Betty had kissed her. Midnight smiled.
"I defiantly went after the wrong person…" Midnight gasped and looked out the window, having seen a pair of blue eyes she would know anywhere.
"It's this way!!"
"No that way! Can't you read?"
"I can read thank you ever much!"
"Shut up trying to drive here!"
"Well apparently you can't because it's that way!!"
"Um guys??"
"I'm the one with the map!! I know where were going!"
"Guys?"
"Yeah about that, who the hell gave HIM the map!"
"GUYS!!"
"WHAT!?"
"You missed it…"
"Shit Betty turn around"
"Well if we wanted to confuse anyone we sure did I great job" Betty muttered skidding the car around so they where now going back the way they came.
"Oh shut it! It's his fault for not being able to read…No wonder he was at the bottom of my class!!"
"Shego!"
"I was not at the bottom!"
"Stop aggravating the driver!"
"I agree I don't want Betty to have an accident"
"Well then tell your girlfriend to stop bullying me!"
"I'm simply stating a fact"
"Shego be nice!"
"Fine…" Shego pouted crossing her arms and looking away, Ron snickered at this.
"You are so whipped"
"That's it come here!!"
"Augh!!" The car was now swerving as Shego and Ron tried to fight, Kim sighed.
"I tried…"
"Both of you stop that! Augh get your hands away from my face!! I'm driving!!"
"Guys stop!"
"Shego no plasma in the car!!"
"Buffoon!!"
"Help!!"
"Shut up! Shut up! Shego is that the tree?"
"What? Oh um…Yeah that's it"
"Right then someone gimme the Kimunicator!"
"Ouch!!"
"Shego!!"
"Rooon!!"
"Just gimme it!!"
"Alright, alright!!"
"Okay then…training facility authorization overdrive!"
"Overdrive complete, password access code"
Everyone froze, Shego was in the middle of choking Ron from behind, Kim was trying to pry Shego off Ron and Betty in her shock almost floored it. Ron was the first to snap out of the state of shock and ask what everything was thinking but too afraid to ask.
"Um that tree just talked right?" Everyone just looked at the tree in disbelief. All of them had see some strange things in there time but this one was one of their top on the list, you think Midnight rose could come up with something better then a talking tree?
"Touch it…" Said Kim in amazement it was so well hidden, she wanted to see if it was indeed a real tree.
"That's just so…so random. You think Mid would have something better then a tree" Drawled Shego as everyone ignored Kim's rather retarted comment, Betty shook her head snapping herself out of the little trance she was in.
"Dark night thirteen" Betty said to the tree, it beeped and Kim jumped a hatch then opened up from the ground. Betty slowly drove forward into the hatch; Ron instead looked down to the hands still around his neck.
"Um Shego can you please let go?" Ron asked, Shego just huffed and let her hands drop from around his neck. The lights in the tunnel flickered on and lit the way down the rather long hall, everyone in the car was awestruck.
"This place must be huge!" Breathed Kim as Betty drove down the hall, soon it branched off into a large circular room, dimly lit the lights flicked brighter. As the lights came on everyone gasped the large room was filled to the brim with cars and motorbikes. Betty pulled into a vacant spot next to a black Mercedes convertible.
"Mid you've been holding out on me!!" Shego murmured stepping out of the car and looking around at all the other cars. The other three stepped out after her, Ron looked around at all the cars almost drooling, and Shego already was she has seen a green and black ninja.
"Well now how about we find away around this place huh?" Betty asked looking to a door at the end of the car labyrinth; Kim followed Betty's eyes to the door and raised an eyebrow. Both the girls turned around to Shego and Ron who were otherwise occupied with drooling over the bike, Kim rolled her eyes and grabbed the back of Shego's top beginning to drag her drooling self towards the door on the other side of the hall.
"Come on Shego…" Muttered Kim.
"But it's so pretty!!" Whined Shego clutching at the air hoping to get a hold of something to keep her in the room, Betty was now looking at Ron the boy saw this and flinched away from the agent his hands up in defense.
"Oh no, no, no I can walk thanks!!" Ron said nervously before following after the pouting Shego, Betty smirked and walked after them all.
Nero was lounging back in his chair eyes closed, tying to drown out the voices of his chattering members which really wasn't working. They couldn't start without the last member that was supposed to be here, she was late and so the chattering didn't stop. Nero sighed.
"Come on!! I say we just go get her!!" Yelled Zeak thumping the long ebony table for emphasis, his twin sister Kitty just rolled her eyes in annoyance and continued to tap her feet to the music blaring in her ears.
"Shut up retard! Have you seen the state seven and five are in?" Lucifer mumbled gritting his teeth trying not too lose his temper with the annoying little boy. Zeak just waved him off.
"For once I agree with Zeak…" Slyfer said his hands behind his head and his eyes closed, chiming in only to state his opinion which was bluntly ignored because of the small quarrel that was now going on.
"I'm not gonna end up like them!" Zeak yelled confidently so everyone at the table cringed slightly at the volume, Akira just giggled.
"You know vhat Miss vose is like, you vill end like dem" The girl flicked her hair and winked at Lucifer, who just sighed. Akira turned her attention back to Zeak and had to stifle another giggle as she saw him glaring at her.
"I would have to agree with accent girl over there" Elliot jabbed a finger at Akira "We can't rush in their, we'll end up like the two stupid numbers in intensive care" Elliot shrugged smirking, Akira growled angrily at his answer.
"Oh and for vonce you ave a smart answer!" Snarled Akira and Elliot just laughed at her.
"Oh shut up the both of you!" Yelled Lucifer his right eye twitching as he pulled off his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance, Kitty just started swaying her head to the music trying to ignore everyone.
"Hey where's twelve?" Asked Blade running a hand threw his dyed white hair, flicking his eyes around the room trying to see if she really was in the room. Kitty spoke up over the sound of her music.
"She had to attend to something she will be here soon" Kitty waved it off "I'm sure she didn't mean to be this late" Luna was sitting quietly watching everyone as they fought amongst themselves, she had a small smile on her face as she watched.
"I think we should start with out her, it's her problem that she is late" Slyfer said drumming his fingers on the table, Kitty just rolled her eyes as he looked to the unresponsive Nero at the head of the table.
"I think we should wait for her" Luna said quietly, Slyfer huffed and Zeak crossed his arms in defeat. Just then the doors to the room swung open and a confident Evee strolled in everyone turned to the girl.
"Oh look who decided to join the party!!" Yelled Elliot smirking, Evee just rolled her eyes and threw herself into her seat.
"I had matters to attend to four" Evee smirked right back, at the head of the table Nero finally opened his eyes Elliot was opening his mouth to rebuttal but Nero swiftly pulled out his gun and fired a shot right down the middle of the table. No one flinched but everyone went quite and stopped their talking. Elliot closed his mouth, Nero looked to Kitty.
"Nine…" Nero said in a warning voice, Kitty grinned and took out her head phones looking over to Evee she saw the other girl wink at her, Kitty smiled while Nero placed his head in both his hands.
"Alright then, even though we are two members down this meeting will go on as planned. Five and seven will be informed of anything we plan later" Nero started as Kitty took her feet off the table and the boys all settled into their seats waiting. "You know where here to discuss Midnight Rose, as you all know we sent five and seven to seek her out and take her life. But we underestimated her; I went to help and ended up saving them. Although we where almost successful our Intel states that she is still alive"
"It won't happen again sir!! We can take her!" Zeak yelled, Lucifer rolled his eyes and bit down a snappy retort that was bubbling up.
"I agree, she trained with us we know what she can do we will not underestimate her again!!" Slyfer said his voice laced with arrogance, Nero sighed and stood up.
"No what you saw was not all that she could do" Everyone looked shocked at this, Akira spoke up first.
"Vhat are you talking about?!" Nero turned his back on the startled members, before he went on.
"Midnight Rose, formally known as Madeline midnight rose porter was the daughter of Rose porter former thief and GJ agent. I knew from the start that Midnight was here to kill us, to get close enough to us so she could take us out one at a time, starting with me" Evee gasped at this, and the members looked out raged that they where not notified about this before hand.
"What?! Why where we not told of this?!" Yelled Blade outraged at this secret they where just being told about, Nero tuned around to face the members his face unreadable.
"I am the only original living member of the numbers so I naturally would have had more jobs to attend to. One of those jobs was the assassination of the Porter family" Every member was now listening intently waiting for him to go on "For this job I brought along my understudy at the time, Nichol. Even though the two agents where the top of GJ, they could not stand up to two numbers especially when their daughter got involved in the battle. I made Midnight watch her parents die, before I let Nichol have the young Midnight. I thought it was over but I was wrong, Midnight had stolen my gun. She was no more then six and she let a round of bullets into his chest, killing him" Nero looked around at the faces their emotions on the matter mixed. "Midnights eyes are what stopped me from killing her then and there. Her eyes where void of any emotion, this girl was a prodigy in her own right I wanted to see how she grew up. What you saw was not all that girl could do, I've seen what she can do. She can now control her emotions, erase them you've all seen it happen…You know what we do to traitors! But yet she still escaped in the state she was in! You've all seen it!!" Nero by this time was yelling, but the members all knew what he was talking about they had all seen a glimpse of her emotionless state.
(Flashback)
A panting Midnight Rose was chained to the middle of a large, dimly lit stone room. The cold metal chains cut into her red raw wrists while her arms dangled bloody at her side, numb and lifeless. Her shirt was ripped open; rags of it clung to her bloody body that had open gashes stretching down the length of her back. Her head hung down much like her arms, hair falling over her face as sweat dropped from her nose to the floor.
"Go on and scream Midnight!" A cruel cackle sounded through out the room, bouncing off the walls and intensifying the sound. A whip cut threw the air and connected with Midnights blood soaking back, Midnight arched her back in pain and grunted but she didn't scream.
"Come now! Let that pretty voice of yours out!!" Cackled Sapheria, Midnight smirked from under her curtain of hair only the pained eyes of Evee and Kitty saw as they stood directly in front her. The numbers of Dark Dynasty stood around in a circle watching as Midnight was belted with the whip. The whip collided with her back again and Midnight grunted in pain, her knees buckling underneath her.
"My go five…" Lucifer's cold voice held no hint of remorse as the two members swiftly traded places. Grabbing the whip he smirked and flung the whip into Midnights back, not taking time to gloat he retracted and struck again, Midnight was pushed forward from the impact. Evee's fists clenched. Midnight gasped as he continued again and again the pain unbearable as a pool of blood formed around her. The whip struck again and she arched and gasped in pain, Midnight looked threw her hair, her eyes bloodshot and pleading at the two girls in front of her. She lifted her head up and stretched out her hand, reaching out for Kitty and Evee. They looked startled.
"Help me please…Evee…Kitty…" Midnight choked out, her voice was hoarse and cracking, but the girls did not move they both averted their pain filled eyes looking away from their friend. Midnight choked on a gasp as the whip struck again.
"Fine…" She whispered dropping her head down, tears running down her cheeks. Just as Lucifer pulled back to strike again Midnight let out a cold laugh, everyone stopped to look at her, Nero narrowed his eyes in anticipation.
"Is that all you've got!?" Midnight yelled and threw her head up so everyone could see her cold emotionless voids of eyes, everyone who saw her eyes gasped. Midnight smirked as the whip flew down and she to both the horror and amazement of the numbers pulled forward dislocating both of her arms so she could dodge the whip. It hit the floor with a crack.
"What!?" Lucifer let out a startled gasp as Midnight pushed her arms back into place, using the chains. She turned her head to look at Lucifer; he dropped the whip in utter shock as he locked eyes with her emotionless ones. Midnight smirked.
"Your aim stinks Lucy…" She taunted. Nero left his position in the circle and walked over to the girl, she never even flinched at the man. She looked back to Evee and Kitty who like the rest looked disbelieving. Nero came to a stop behind her.
"You gonna kill me?" Midnight asked arrogantly and Nero growled at her.
"Not just yet girl, you need to learn respect!" He muttered bitterly before he gave the girl a knife hand to the neck, Midnight fell to her knees in her own blood and hit the floor now out cold.
(End flashback)
Kitty looked to Evee a worried expression on her face, Evee bit her lip and matched Kitty's expression.
"She will not be underestimated again!" Nero said flopping back down into his seat as the members smirked, Blade spoke up.
"So what's the plan then?" Nero laughed as everyone turned to him for the plan that would bring Midnight rose down.
Shego was sprawled out on a double bed, after having found their rooms Shego had decided to hall her stuff into this one, the one she had picked for herself. Which was in this case, easier said then done as she had gotten lost on the way back to her room carrying all her bags with her, in this maze trying again to find her room. This leads her to where she was now, sprawled out on her bed eyes closed as she sighed contently. However Shego soon heard a soft knock at her door, not even bothering to get up she called out a mumbled 'come in' she heard the door swing open and she opened one intensely green eye to see who had bothered her. Kim stepped in and Shego smiled closing her eye again as the red head closed the door behind her.
"Hey Sheegs" Kim said walking over to the large bed, and sitting on the side she leant one hand over Shego's body so she could look at her, in response Shego opened her eyes to look up at Kim's beautiful face.
"Hey you're self" Smiled Shego and Kim giggled slightly, but Shego noted that her eyes shone with guilt. Shego reached up to stroke her face, Kim sighed in content at the contact. "What's wrong princess?" Asked Shego after Kim's eyes had closed thanks to Shego's strokes, Kim sighed and opened her eyes to look at the woman beneath her she took her hand in hers and interlaced their fingers.
"I just feel bad for leaving Midnight there all alone…" Shego smiled at this and shook her head, and squeezed Kim's hand.
"Kim she will be fine. She wouldn't have sent us here if she didn't think she was going to be safe, I could see it in her eyes. She feels guilty, she wants to protect us. That means princess that she can't die, because we are still her for her to protect" Shego reached up her other hand to play with Kim's red hair, the other girl searched her lovers eyes and then sighed in relief. Kim bent down and pressed her lips to Shego's in a kiss; Shego dropped Kim's hand and wrapped her arms around Kim's waist. Kim then pulled back slightly to whisper in Shego's ear sending chills down her spine.
"You both lost a lot…" Shego gave a sad smile and nodded.
"Yeah but we both got threw it, I would have never gotten over it without Mid's help. Although I'm sure she suffered because of me" Kim smiled and stoked Shego's jaw before pecking her on the lips.
"So I have her to thank for bringing you to me?" Kim smiled and Shego chuckled her smile intensifying.
"I guess so"
"I'll have to thank her…" Shego nibbled on Kim's ear lovingly and the other girl relaxed into Shego's warm body, the thief could still feel Kim's slight unease.
"Kim she will come, don't doubt her" Shego whispered to her and Kim smiled kissing her lovers neck and mumbling against it.
"I wont, thanks" Shego placed a hand under Kim's chin and guided her face to her own, Shego's lips then found Kim's and they lost themselves in the blissful kiss.
"Slipping threw my fingers
You're falling away from me
Dull ach in my heart lingers
As I yell one last plea
Reaching out to catch you
Stretching out my hand
Somehow I knew you knew
That never would you land
Leaving me all alone
As I stand and watch you fall
Whishing I had of known
To save you from your call
Watching you fall into the sky
Part of me goes with you tonight
Knowing this is our last goodbye
As you fall into the light
So goodbye my fallen angel…"
Midnight trailed off as the sun dipped down over the hills the colours spilled threw the window, illuminating the room in golden light.
"That was beautiful…" A voice softly said from behind her, Midnight gasped and spun around cringing as her stitches pulled, the face of Mrs. Dr. Possible was smiling kindly at her and in return Midnight gave a small smile of her own.
"Thank you" Midnight said nodding her head and Ann smiled walking forward and watching as Midnights unusual eyes caught the golden light of the setting sun.
"You where so involved with it that you didn't hear me come in" Ann chuckled now standing arms distance away from the master thief, Midnight smiled.
"Forgive me. Usually I'm more alert" Ann's chuckle turned into a slight laugh at this statement and Midnight smiled waiting for her to go on.
"If you don't mind me asking, who was it written for?" Asked a curious Ann and Midnight averted her gaze out the window, a sad smile gracing her lips.
"My mother" The thief breathed and Ann too looked out the window at the setting sun.
"I see…" Midnight wanting to change the topic turned once again to face the woman, a worried look in her eye.
"Mrs. Possible…" Stared Midnight but Ann cut her off with a smile.
"Please it's Ann" Midnight nodded at her and tried again.
"Ann aren't you supposed to be at the safe house?"
"Yes, they are all waiting for me in the car" Midnight gave her a curious look.
"Then why?"
"I came to ask you something…"
"Oh?"
"Please…Midnight…" Ann reached out and took the thief's hands in her own, Midnight looked startled "Please keep my daughter safe" Midnights eyes widened in shock as memories of her own mother sacrifice flashed threw her mind, she sighed and smiled at the worried mother.
"I'll protect all of them I swear it…" Ann smiled and looked into Midnights unwavering eyes.
"I know you will. I can see it in your eyes…" Ann softly pulled the thief in and wrapped her arms around her, Midnight gasped and stood their ridged not knowing what to do, Ann went on. "But please you stay safe too…" Midnight breathed out and hesitantly placed her arms around Ann.
"I will" Ann pulled back and kissed the top of Midnights wounded head "Thank you" Ann turned away and quickly walked out, leaving a stunned Midnight standing there. She ran a hand threw her hair and sighed placing her warm head against the cool glass of the window watching the last of the sun dip behind the hills.
"I'll protect them…" She whispered into the air, knowing know one but her would hear her silent promise.
Ron was walking around the maze; every now and then he opened a door to have a peek in, mapping the large place out in his head. He whistled a catchy tune, remembering the last time he had done this that time it had ended him falling threw cement. He chuckled to himself at this and walked forward coming to another door. He stopped in front of it and smiled, slowly opening it too peek in. And boy did he whish he didn't.
"Gah!!" He yelled shocked, Shego who was lying on top of Kim broke the kiss and glared daggers at the intruding boy.
"Out!!" Yelled Shego one hand glowing as she threw a plasma ball at the now closed door, Kim was blushing like crazy now. Ron found himself on the floor panting, Betty walked past him laughing.
"You should learn to knock other wise you might end up fried" Betty laughed walking off down the hall her eye patch was now off so her violet eye was visible; Ron just closed his eyes and groaned.
"Now that image is burned into my head!!" He yelled frustrated not expecting any one to answer him.
"Learn to knock then!!" Yelled Shego back at him threw the door Ron just rolled his eyes and got up, dusting himself off before he walked away mumbling.
"Wait Mid!!" Called Shego, but the other girl did not stop as Shego called after her; she only turned her head slightly as she continued to walk.
"Don't worry Shego…" She called back softly over her shoulder, knowing that her friend would hear, wind blew both girls hair as one walked away from the other. Shego's hand that was stretched out slowly dropped as Midnights soft call reached her ears. Shego still did not move as Midnights form was stolen from her sight by the darkness of the night. A tear rolled down her cheek, thinking she had hurt the girl she loved like family. A tear rolled down Midnights cheek as she knew she might never see the woman she thought she loved ever again. Midnight clenched her fist, and started to run off into the chilling night she had one more person to see before she left.
Hey sorry about the long wait, and the slightly boring and kigo deprived chappy.
But it's needed, other wise u would read my story and be like wtf is going on?
Still sorry for the wait I have had a lot on. That and I read all the Twilight books!!
BEST BOOKS EVA! If u haven't read them go read now!!
Im going to the twilight prom!! Yay!!
I have written part of the next chap so it wont be too long sorry about that!
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