- Evil Arrangement.
Angelica, her Team Go's outfit on, mask and all, placed her glowing hand at the panel next to the steel door in front of her. A few moments later, the door opened, and the girl walked through a large corridor until finding a similar door; the blonde repeated the operation, and this time, when the door opened, revealed a dim-lighted room with a table and a couple of chairs at the middle. After Angelica walked inside the room, the door closed and a now familiar figure emerged from the shadows.
"You're late."
"It was a fancy delay." Angelica folded her arms, and then noticed a man in black business suit standing next to Shego. "Who's your friend?"
"Someone that will give the guarantees you asked for." Shego said as taking a seat and motioning Angelica to do the same. The man then approached the table and placed a suitcase on it.
"The contract you requested yesterday is almost done; now, for final details, how do you want to be addressed, Miss?" The man asked Angelica in a serious yet kind of friendly tone. Angelica gave Shego a fast glance, sighing in relief; apparently, she had kept her word and didn't reveal her real identity.
"Well… if I need an alias… Golden Angel," Angelica shrugged as saying the first name she could think at the spot. The man opened the suitcase and took out some papers, starting to write some stuff on them.
"So… if I sign this, you promise my family will be safe?" Angelica asked Shego.
"Absolutely, as long as you stick to your part of the deal," Shego cleared, "As I already told you, a villain's word is quite important among other villains, especially for an enforcer like me, because breaking or dishonoring a contract doesn't look okay in my curriculum. It was very smart of you about demanding a written deal."
"Well, if I can have your attention, I'll read the contract." The man cleared his throat to get both femmes' attention. "The first part (that would be Miss Go), compromises on respecting the life and integrity of those related to the second part (that would be Miss Angel), including parents, close and far relatives, and friends, as well as not revealing the secret identity of both the second part and her companions, as long as the second part aggress on collaborating on the hostile take over of the third part. This contract is valid due the whole time of the second part's lifetime, and unaffected by codenames' change, modification of affiliation, and the possibility of future personal quarrels."
"One question; what gives you the authority to make this contract? Wouldn't like to know it's not worthy of the paper it's written." Angelica gave the man a stern look.
"I can assure you, Miss Angel, that this contract is supported by a very important name in the villainy's field." The man passed Angelica the contract, the girl noticing the logo on it and recognizing it due her parents' business deals; the girl remembered her mother arranging a sale involving black helicopters and lots of ski suits.
"Hench Co? Hey, I've heard of this place! It's supposed to be some sort of security agency that provides its services to a very select clientage."
"That's correct, Miss Angel; the security we provide are henchmen, and our clientage, well, they are business men and women involved on hostile take-over of massive real state, appropriation of valuable assets, and intimidation of disagreeing governments."
"Fancy words to call wanna-be-world conquerors, super thieves, and terrorists." Shego rolled her eyes. "This whole legal talk always bore me to death; anyway, we better sign."
Angelica waited for Shego to sign the contract and the two copies, and then did the same, using her newly acquired alter ego name. The man checked the papers and gave Angelica a copy while he kept the rest.
"Okay, it's done. Ladies," the man nodded at both females and then left the place through a hidden door.
"He can be trusted?" Angelica asked Shego.
"He's a lawyer… of course can't be trusted; however, the guy lives according to written rules, so yes, he'll keep his mouth closed."
"And… are you sure your brothers will not notice my absence? Sure, at this time we're all supposed to be sleeping, but…"
"Relax, girl; knowing them, I'm sure they've already forgotten about that escape route and this emergency room. We only used it like, twice… except me, of course, because used it on a regular basis to have some nocturnal fun. It's actually a very safe way to get in or out of the tower because has no security cameras or alarms, due the only way to open the doors is with the glow."
Angelica looked at another direction to hide her worried expression; knowing Shego could get inside the tower and escape without any trouble wasn't a very tranquilizing idea.
"Anyway, let's get to business here. How your training sessions are going?"
"Fine, I guess; had been using some of that lightening trick to conserve energy and don't get so tired too soon, but is still kind of hard."
"Good; now, here's your new schedule. Every night, and until I say otherwise, you'll come here at this exact time; is the best moment since, as you said, everyone, including that geek pal of yours, is sleeping. I'll train you only for an hour or so, therefore you'll have enough time to return and sleep to recover strength for morning training, but want you to practice the moves I'm teaching so can advance a little faster; we're working on a tight schedule here. I'll also make you some suggestions for Sparky and Geeky, so you can tell them as if were your own; I want daily reports of their progress."
"Okay, Miss Go." Angelica nodded at the woman, who smirked at her before moving the table and chairs to the other side of the room. Shego then pressed a switch, so the room became more illuminated.
"Why didn't turn on the light before?"
"These criminal lawyers have a thing for drama; you'll see a lot of it in this line of work." The villain then motioned Angelica to the room's center, and got a fighting stance. "Okay, for starters, show me what you have."
Meanwhile, the lawyer walked at his car, a black Sedan, parked next to the warehouse connected to the emergency room. The man took out a cell phone to call one of his contacts.
"It's done, Mister Hench. We can move to next part of the operation."
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Angelica, levitating, emerged from the secret door at Go Tower, groaning slightly. When closing the door and landing, the girl limped a little bit; even with Kim's training, Shego was still far superior to the blonde, despite not using her green flame during the sparring.
"I really don't want to see her angry." Angelica rubbed her side while walking to the kitchen for some ice. The blonde stayed there for a few minutes until feeling good enough to return her room.
"Angelica?" The girl turned to see Chuckie, carrying some yellow clothing, standing at the corridor and looking at her.
"Uh… you woke up already?"
"Yes… and you should be sleeping; is 2 a. m.!" Chuckie then noticed her holding an ice bag. "Are you feeling okay?"
"Yes, just… a little sore, you know, because of the training and all." Angelica rubbed the back of her head. Most of the time, Chuckie could tell when she was lying (it came naturally after so many years of falling for her tricks), and it was a lot easier for her when saying a half-truth.
"Let me help you." Chuckie moved to her side and, before the girl could protest, passed her arm around his shoulders to help her stand up straight.
"I can fly to my room, you know?"
"When was the last time you rejected free help?" Chuckie gave her a little grin, the girl sighing yet smiling slightly a moment later as they walked to her room, the boy's help actually relieving the pain a little bit.
"You're about to start with the costumes, uh?" Angelica pointed at the clothing he was carrying under his right arm.
"Yes; this clothing is quite resistant, so it will take me a little longer than working with average one, but guess will have the outfits ready in a week or so."
The pair kept silence until they reached Angelica's door, the boy opening the door for her.
"Thanks, Finster." Angelica entered the room, her physical pain almost totally gone, and then turned at him, "You know, need to ask you a favor… is very important so must promise you'll do it."
"Sure; what do you need?"
"Well, I'm almost sure Hego will pair us for sparring… I mean, we can't fight the Clone Troopers all the time, and Mego, well, he didn't help on the last session…"
"I get it; you want me not hurting your feet as I did when fighting Mego; don't worry, I honestly doubt I'll be able to even touch you." Chuckie chuckled a little bit while looking down.
"Actually, I want you and Tommy to fight me full strength."
"What?" Chuckie gave her a confused look. "Angelica, you're kidding, right?"
Angelica gave him a stern expression in reply.
"You can't be serious! Angelica, I'd rather lose my power and go back to my allergies and scars before laying a hand on you! Besides, you know what my idea of fighting is; just doing defense moves and hope the other guy doesn't beat me, as Tommy or you would do without any problem!"
"Finster, that's exactly what I want to change." Angelica rubbed her temples, "Look, the whole purpose of this is us getting stronger, and I can't do it if you're going to cower and close your eyes because you're afraid of hurting me."
"But…" Chuckie sighed and rubbed his side, "I'm not just afraid of hurting you; I also fear what you might do to me if fighting back. Sure, I can argue with you once in a while, and true, we had been at each other's throats in the past, but… when you get really angry, I'm back to being two years-old, and only can think about how to escape."
Angelica gave the boy a long look, realizing how her several years of abuse had really affected him; Chuckie was already a shy and nervous kid before they met, and only God knew how many phobias and traumas he had developed due her bully behavior, pranks, and insults.
"Well… remember when I did the whole flying thing on you?"
"You mean, when my dinner dropped to my legs?"
"I know, you disliked it, but actually helped you with that fear, right?"
"Yes, you did… and actually, it was quite cool when I got used."
"Then let me help you face the other fears… okay, not all of them because that would take a lifetime, but at least the most serious ones." Angelica placed a hand on his shoulder. "I mean, you bested someone more than ten years older, and still fear me? You can do a lot better than that. And just like I kept you safe while flying, I'm promising not hating or taking revenge on you no matter what if we have to face each other as long as you also promise don't getting hard feelings or something like that."
Chuckie looked at Angelica straight in the eye, seeing she was pretty serious.
"I fear you, Angie… but also respect, and, believe it or not, appreciate you. If you think I can really do it, then I'll give a try. Thanks." Chuckie nodded at her, a little smile reappearing on his face.
"Don't thank me, Finster; I'm planning on going full strength on you too." Angelica folded her arms and smirked at him.
"It's never easy with you, uh?" Chuckie shook his head yet kept his smile. "Better start with this; the outfits don't make themselves." The geek started walking away yet turned before disappearing from Angelica's sight. "By the way, I'm cooking breakfast today; want anything special?"
"One of those smoothies or yours and an omelet would be nice." The blonde smiled at the boy, who simply nodded and gave her the thumbs up.
Angelica's smile faded the moment the geek left. The blonde sighed and closed the door, walking to the bed and sitting on it, a sad look on her face, while taking her contract's copy out from one of the outfit's hidden pockets.
"Hope you can forgive me after all this is done… all of you."
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Tri-State Maximum Security Prison.
At that very same moment.
"I, Eco Loco, hate the sea breeze… also fresh air and sunny days… but love the darkest smoke… the stinky garbage and sprays…"
"Can you cut it, you Jail Bird?" Aviarius snapped at his cellmate, both of them using the usual prisoner outfit, "I can't take it anymore! I mean, you don't hear me singing about birds all day and night!"
"Ah, shut up!" Eco Loco growled at the bird-themed villain, "These songs are the only thing that keeps me sane with those guards insisting on me bathing at least every third day! I hate that! Worst of all, they don't allow me going out at the yard!"
"That's because whenever you get out, throw a bucket of water at the ground to make mud and cover with it!"
"That's the only thing water is good for… aside from drinking, of course. Ah, I really miss my Sweated Socks Tea; it's particularly tasty when using mailman's ones."
"Now you're making me puke." Aviarius covered his face with his pillow, "Look, just stop singing that stupid song."
"Fine," Eco Loco frowned yet got a sly smile, "Dirt, rah!... Garbage, rah!... Smog, rah, rah, rah!... To them I sing with love!"
"I'm so committing a junkcide any moment now…" Aviarius clenched his teeth and fists, furious.
"Hey, Eco Loon!"
Eco Loco and Aviarius turned to see two scaly hands grabbing the cell's window bars, and a face only a mother would love a moment later.
"Hey, Gill, took you long enough, don't you think? I'm sure paid extra for 'break out of prison'." Eco Loco stood up and moved closer to the window.
"One muscle head knocked me through a skyscraper's window; I'm lucky could escape." Gill said as placing a little crystal ball at the window. "We'll use one trick I got from your lair."
"Ah, my Acid Rain Pill!" Eco Loco chuckled evilly while the ball cracked and released an acid liquid that melted the bars partially so Gill could remove them without problems.
"Great, we're out of here!" Aviarius laughed loudly before a slime shot got him, pasting the man against the wall behind him and covering his mouth so couldn't make a noise.
"Sorry, Bird Brain, but you aren't signing my paycheck." Gill introduced an arm inside the cell to grab Eco Loco, yanking him out in a not very comfortable way.
"Okay, let's go, Gill… and stop at some dumpster so can jump inside for a while." Eco Loco said to his henchman as placing himself behind the fish man, holding from his neck.
"In a moment, Garbage Man, but have to pick up someone else." Gill, by using his slime to get sticky fingers and toes, moved to a cell next floor and grinned at the man inside. "Hey, Ram, your extra payment is at work!"
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"So, Gill is back on game." Kim said as checking the now empty cell, Aviarius moved to another one while this one got repaired and cleaned.
"What I don't get is why he rescued that Ram dude." Ron commented as looking at the melted bars.
"I know; if he's just working for Eco Loco why helping anyone else? He left Aviarius for the same reason." Kim rubbed her chin, deep in thought, while Hego joined the duo at that moment.
"I interrogated Aviarius, and only said what already told the warden; Gill's only motivation is a payment."
"But why would Gill do with money? Whenever he needs something, just goes and robs it."
"Don't know." Rufus replied to his human's comment with a puzzled look.
"Maybe that's how Eco Loco pays him; he's the guy providing Gill with food and a place to stay without calling for unwanted attention." Kim guessed. "We'll need to be alert for their next move."
"Indeed, Miss Possible." Hego checked his watch as he and Team Possible started walking away. "Better leave now; I already took many days off at job, and can't fail today or I'll kiss my vacation good-bye. No offense for my brothers, but don't trust them to be in charge of the trio's training when I'm not there, and need the vacations to do it."
"By the way, how are they doing it?" Ron asked the blue man. "Sure, KP and I call them everyday, but want to hear it from you."
"Yeah, Ron here takes the whole mentoring thing too seriously." Kim smiled at her boyfriend.
"What can I say? It feels nice to have someone looking up to you, and not just because I'm taller than them."
"They're doing it a lot better than I thought; by the way, thanks to both of you. That battle training you gave them was quite effective; Chuckie bested Mego on their first sparring match."
"Seriously? He didn't tell us." Ron and Rufus gave a puzzled look to each other and then to Hego and Kim.
"He didn't? I don't get it; in his situation, would be very proud of myself." Hego confessed.
"Chuckie's parents told us he had always been a little shy, and he was that way during the whole training. Maybe he's not the bragging type, or simply doesn't want to make Mego look bad." Kim shrugged.
"You know, that actually has sense." Hego commented, "Mego didn't take that match as well as he should, so probably Chuckie is trying to forget about the whole thing. Hope he recovers soon; self-confidence is pretty important, especially for a boy his age."
"Why don't we go visit them, KP? We hadn't made plans for today." Ron suggested.
"Sure, why not? Besides, I really want to see their progress." Kim got a little smile and talked to Wade through her Kimmunicator, "Hey, Wade, need the usual stuff on Gill and the fugitives; satellite surveillance, police reports, and so, please and thank you. Also, I need to ask you a little favor."
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"Here are the gloves, Chuckie." A Wego handled two boxing gloves to Chuckie; they weren't professional fighting ones, but training gloves, far softer and heavier, plus being covered by the same clothing Team Go used on their outfits, on black and orange tones, for extra resistance.
"Hey, thanks. The color is a nice touch." Chuckie put on the gloves that had Velcro instead of laces, while Mego gave him a nasty look.
"You could have asked for those when we fought, don't you think?"
"Well… I didn't think would need them then, but now… don't want hurting anyone by accident." Chuckie said, looking down. Mego sighed and shook his head before looking at the Pickles; Angelica was receiving a yellow headgear and black gauntlets from the other Wego, while Tommy looked at his own.
"Maybe we should use gloves too." Tommy said to his cousin.
"Tommy, you would burn them when using your electricity, remember?"
"Yes, but I already feel bad for having these on my boots; Chuckie modified them for me, and now… it just seems wrong using them to fight him." Tommy said as looking at his boots that now had some metal at the sole, just like tap-dancing shoes, a little something Chuckie added previous night after working a while on Angelica's new outfit.
"Look, I know you don't want to fight him because he's your best friend and all, but we need to do it; can't spar with the clones all the time, Jolly Blue Giant isn't always available, and Violet Guy, well…"
"I know you're right, but still feel wrong."
Mego frowned at the duo's conversation yet silently thanked for the blonde suggesting the protective gear. Usually, Team Go didn't use it because of the extra resistance to impacts they got from their powers, but if Hego was to trust Mego, he couldn't have the recruits hurting themselves on the sparring sessions when Hego wasn't around and the violet man was the responsible one.
"Fine then, let's start. You, Chuckie, will fight the both of them; the girl first, and then spiky boy hear."
"Both?" Chuckie gulped. "Uh… don't think it would be better if just fighting one today and the other tomorrow?"
"You need very little time to recover, right?" Mego smirked at the geek, "Therefore can face them both the same day and one after the other."
"Too bad my power isn't invisibility… I want to disappear right now." Chuckie said silently to himself, nodding at Mego and jumping at the ring, paling when looking at Angelica already there.
"Remember your promise, Finster."
"I… yes, I do." Chuckie sighed and closed his eyes for a moment, trying to gather as much courage as possible.
"Good… because I'm counting on you. Please, don't disappoint me."
Chuckie looked at the girl and got a little smile; it was amazing how she could still use mind games on him. The blonde knew how much he disliked breaking a promise, not to mention disappointing people, and was using that to force him do something he'd normally avoid at any cost. The girl smiled a little bit too when noticing that, apparently, her little speech actually worked and he was ready to fight.
"And… begin!" Mego gave the signal and the pair met at the ring's center.
Angelica, not surprisingly, threw the first attack, a high punch Chuckie avoided. The girl then tried kicking him but the geek blocked as well; then, the girl surprised him by levitating and throwing a very fast knee attack he barely blocked yet still was strong enough to send him back several feet.
"Come on, Finster, show me something!" Angelica teased the boy while charging at him again. The girl tried repeating her knee attack but this time Chuckie caught her leg and threw the blonde over his shoulder; Angelica used her power to save herself from a hard impact when just a couple of inches over the mat. The blonde smirked as recovering her vertical position and charging again at Chuckie, her yellow glow active to make her hover over the mat (just an inch or two) to move around the geek and throw her punches and kicks a lot faster; for the next minute or so, Chuckie's defense was forced to the max as blocking and dodging most of the attacks yet still receiving some very strong ones.
Finally, after receiving a very good right hook, the boy realized he needed to fight back, both to keep his promise and escape a major beating. Chuckie waited for an opening, and, after Angelica threw a fast punch, the boy hit her for the first time, sending her the other side of the ring, the girl using her power again to stop before impacting the corner, and Chuckie getting immediately a concerned look.
"Angelica, are you…"
"Now we're talking business, Finster." Angelica got a sly smirk and charged against Chuckie at high speed, the geek moving aside at the last moment. Angelica reached the opposite corner and bounced on it to kick back her opponent with a high dive, Chuckie jumping back to escape. The geek then threw another punch at Angelica, the girl expecting it and blocking the fist; the blonde tried hitting him again but Chuckie avoided the attack and punched her, taking the girl out of balance but still resisting. Angelica got a knowing grin; as Shego said, her glowing aura granted her a little extra protection against impacts, plus hovering meant no friction or leverage on her, eliminating a lot of the hits' force.
"Why she's still fighting? He's holding back his punches, there's no other explanation!" Mego shook his head in disbelief, Tommy and the twins ignoring him because being totally focused on the fight.
"He really is fighting her! I thought Chuckie would be, well, you know…"
"Just running around and trying to cover." Wego finished his twin's speech. He had faced Chuckie the previous day, and the geek barely threw a punch the whole time, limiting to dodging attacks; of course, he did it so well it took eight clones to catch the geek and finish the match.
Angelica and Chuckie kept fighting for almost ten minutes more without losing breath or speed; the girl kept with her aggressive style while the boy remained defensive, but as the fight progressed they used a little more of the other's moves so Angelica could block and dodge some of Chuckie's attacks and he could keep her at bay. Eventually, they broke apart, both of them panting and sweating profusely, yet conserving their fight stance.
"Want to cut it, Angie?" Chuckie finally got enough breath back to ask her.
"You're giving up… okay. I guess we can make it a tie for now… and…" Angelica took a deep breath and washed away some sweat from her face, smiling widely at the boy a moment later, "… and… you did it great, Finster."
Chuckie smiled back at the girl, suddenly feeling extremely proud of him self and thankful of her. Knowing that someone who normally gave him a very hard time was actually helping that much and caring about him produced a very warm sensation on the geek's chest that had nothing to be with his former fear on his childhood's bully dissipating, or the one caused by her orange glow, already restoring his energy and healing the minor bruises Angelica gave him.
While Tommy and the Wegos were visibly excited after the fight, Mego, of course, wasn't exactly happy after seeing a girl going toe-to-toe with the same guy who bested him, but after a moment he got a little smile when reasoning something; if the boy could give a good fight to the ones who could defeat his brothers, it meant he fought a decent opponent, and Mego had nothing to be ashamed of.
"Okay, Angelica, get down there so your cousin can fight." Mego said to the girl, who nodded at him and walked to the opposite corner to jump down, passing next to Chuckie and whispering a fast 'good luck' to him.
"He's all yours, cousin. Be careful, the boy is actually improving." Angelica said to Tommy before he jumped at the ring.
"Yeah, I noticed." Tommy chuckled slightly before getting in position, Chuckie getting back his uneasy expression.
"Tommy, try to attack me at a distance, okay?" Chuckie suggested his friend, who got a little smile; even if they were about to face each other, Chuckie was still his best friend and didn't want to hurt him, especially since they both knew, from the training sessions, that Tommy, despite always being the more athletic of the trio, these days Angelica and Chuckie were far faster and physically stronger.
"Don't worry; I don't want to be your punching bag either." Tommy replied good natured. The boys got their fighting stances, and Mego gave them the starting signal.
Tommy's hands sparked with energy, and threw the first attack; from practice, he knew it was the very same voltage Hego told him would knock out a regular guy without making permanent damage, so could use it against Chuckie without hesitation. The geek avoided the first hit, but, when trying to block a second one, yelped in pain. Tommy paused to see if his friend was fine, the orange glow already covering him; Chuckie gave him an 'okay' signal, and the fight continued, Chuckie now avoiding the hits instead of trying to block them.
After a couple of minutes, Tommy's arms started to ache, most of his hits failing and Chuckie still conserving full strength. The geek noticed his friend's slowing speed, and took advantage of it to throw a moderate strength hit at his chest, taking down Tommy, who reacted and rolled to stand up, and then, deciding he wouldn't be able to resist another similar punch, used his electromagnetic power on his boots; thanks to the metal on them, Tommy levitated several feet up, out of Chuckie's reach.
"Copycat," Angelica whispered to herself yet actually was quite impressed.
"Now you try avoiding this, Chuck!" Tommy said to his friend as forming two electric balls on his hands. Chuckie gulped yet silently thanked Tommy for warning him before attacking.
The electric balls were a little more charged than Tommy's punches, so Chuckie got actually stunned when avoided one but the other hit his leg. The geek fell down and then, noticing Tommy was throwing another ball, reacted by mere instinct and intercepted the electric attack with a fast punch, hurting his hand but sending the ball against a corner, avoiding most of the charge. Chuckie stood up and started running around the ring, dodging all the attacks with fast jumps and direction's changes; Tommy stopped throwing energy balls and switched to electric beams, these being harder to predict and avoid yet his friend still escaped most of them.
After several minutes, Tommy decided using his electromagnetic powers to capture Chuckie, as he did with Hego previously; obviously, Tommy was hesitant about throwing weights against his friend, but the ropes thing was both effective and relatively painless, so threw his magnetic beam against one ring's side. Chuckie realized what Tommy's plan was, but also that the ropes were resisting a little more due the recent repairing, and his friend had descended a couple of feet because of that; the geek then got an idea and dashed at the other side's ropes, using them for impulse, and then jumped at Tommy, grabbing him by the ankles. The Pickles boy was so focused on the ropes he didn't see that move coming, and Chuckie yanked him down to the mat, trapping Tommy in a submission move, a major stunt considering he was wearing boxing gloves; the spike-haired boy then used his power to cover entirely with an electric field but Chuckie, thanks to the orange glow, still resisted and tightened his grip, Tommy realizing the only way he would be able to escape was increasing the voltage a lot more, and didn't want to do it.
"Okay, Chuckie, I give up!"
Chuckie heard Tommy's voice, and released him, collapsing next to his friend, semi-conscious, as Tommy did the same, his arms and legs aching a lot.
"Thanks for not frying me." Chuckie, panting, said to his pal.
"Thanks for not fracturing anything." Tommy replied in a half-joking way. "Don't remember Kim or Ron teaching us that move."
"He recommended me to watch some pro-wrestling and a little college one." Chuckie finally stood up and offered Tommy a hand to help him, the boy accepting immediately.
At ringside, the Wegos gave them a loud clapping while Angelica got a proud look and Mego a very happy one. In his mind, if Chuckie bested him and Tommy, and Tommy could go toe-to-toe with Hego, then he, Mego, was as powerful as his big brother.
"I never thought I'd see the day the two of you weren't total losers." Angelica said to her cousin and geek friend, no malice on her tone despite what she said.
"Yeah, that was very cool!" A Wego commented.
"Too bad we didn't tape this; everyone at home would enjoy watching it." Tommy chuckled as walking down the ring, "Well, maybe not our parents because they would freak out, but you know what I mean."
"But it was taped." The other twin said as pointing to a little mirror at the other side of the gym. "There's a hidden camera, and we have a few more; Hego records all the training sessions to see if we're doing it well."
"And we saw the whole thing." Everybody turned to see Kim, Ron, and Hego entering the gym, proud looks on their faces.
"Hey, guys, what's up?" Chuckie greeted Ron and Kim, him, Angelica and Tommy approaching them a moment later; of course, Chuckie was a little faster to do it since wasn't terribly exhausted as the other two.
"We wanted to see your progress, guys, and Wade did us a favor; he linked my Kimmunicator with the tower's cameras so could see the fights on our way here." Kim explained, "Must say, I'm very impressed."
"Yeah, those moves deserve a double 'Boo-yah' square!"
"Coolio!" Rufus added, his head popping from Ron's pocket.
"Certainly, wouldn't say it better myself." Hego pointed and then gave a second look to Chuckie, "Why the gloves, by the way?"
"A suggestion of Angelica, actually; that way, since my punches get a little softer, can hit with more strength without worrying that much about hurting someone when sparring." Chuckie confessed. "Also, I'm thinking about modifying my outfit's gloves to do the contrary, hit harder and also help me block attacks more easily."
"Well, in my opinion, you all deserve some relaxation." Hego commented before handling Mego a card, "I must go to work, so, Mego, please take everyone to Go City and have fun; my deal."
"You're giving me… sure, no problem, bro!" Mego beamed after getting the card; usually, Hego was the one in charge of the money, so he trusting his brother the credit card was a major thing. It was also a major occasion for the threesome, since it would be the first time they would see any Team Go's member mask-less.
"Okay, it's all settled then; you guys go shower and get ready." Hego addressed both the trio and the twins before looking at Kim and Ron, "You two can watch TV at the common room on the meantime, or use our gym, if you want."
"Thanks, Hego." Kim said to the blue guy before turning at the threesome, "We'll wait for you three; really want to chat with you guys."
The super-powered guys exited the gym, Hego waving bye to Team Possible while the others simply nodded at them. Ron was about to follow them when Kim stopped him.
"So, Ron, what do you want to do?"
"Well, these guys have a big screen, KP." Ron grinned at his girlfriend.
"Yes… and I can ask Wade to block the cameras for a while." Kim said in a suggestive tone.
"True, he can do that, but why would we…" Ron finally realized what his badical girlfriend was thinking, "Boo-yah."
"My exact thoughts," Kim smiled gently at Ron before calling Wade to do what she wanted, and, a few minutes later, Rufus was sitting at the gym's bench, smiling at his humans, who were at the ring in a sparring match their own style.
"Got you!" Ron caught Kim's punch, that wasn't nearly as hard as when fighting for real, and gave her a fast kiss. Kim giggled as they separated and went back to block and throw low-leveled attacks, this time Kim trapping Ron in a headlock.
"And now I got you!" Kim kissed Ron gently, the boy grinning goofily when she broke contact and they continued.
Meanwhile, at her room, Angelica was choosing the outfit she would use for her first free day since arrived at the tower, but couldn't concentrate on that; when sparring, her mind was distracted enough to relax and actually enjoy herself, but now she was alone, the girl was having second thoughts about the whole Shego thing, especially since the people who could and had handled her in the past were now at the same place. One word and Kim would do everything on her power to help her. However, after thinking a little bit more about the issue, the blonde shook her head, forgetting about that idea.
"Stick to the plan, Angelica; just stick to it and everything will go fine at the end… I hope."