Kim's white smile flashed in the bright lights of the entryway which rendered the mischievous green eyes momentarily blind. She ran a finger through her silken red hair. The steady vibration of the music and the even steadier jingling of the machines crying peoples defeat assaulted her ears. Her sparkly denim jacket glittered like the stars that surrounded her as she brought her sleeve close to her mouth with expert subtlety. She wiped at her eye bringing the cleverly hidden microphone in contact with her mouth.
"Alright, is everyone ready?"
The question was breathed quickly into the hidden microphone.
"I'm in the parking lot engine running." Shego said revving her engine for added effect. Kim grinned as the sound carried into the ultra-sensitive earphone she had hidden in her ear as a blue-tooth.
"Girl I'm in my position at the poker table RWEYA (Ready whenever you are)."
Silence grated on Kim's nerves when Bonnie refused to respond.
"Bonnie respond are you ready?" Silence stretched and Kim went on alert.
'Damn her!' The enraged redhead strutted foreword her soft soled sneakers silently sliding over the marble floors. She couldn't stand in the entryway forever. "Abort! The run through is canceled Shego pick-up in ten."
"Alright, I'm ready Kimmie."
Shego pulled the car around to the meeting spot while Kim fumed in the casino. Kim growled and screamed inwardly sitting at the bar. She fantasized about throwing Bonnie in front of a train as she watched ten minutes tick away on her watch.
"Can I get you something ma'am?"
"Nah, thanks anyway. I'm just taking a break from the games for a while."
The Bartender, a tall Latino with short wavy hair and a tight black vest, went back to his post. She glanced back at him as he went about mixing a martini for someone else in the bar.
Kim leaned forward resting her hands on her arm, "Everybody we need a meeting Bonnie is cut I'll call in someone else."
"No Problem KP"
"Girl, ya' know I got yo' back and Bonnie is getting a big fat fist to the face from me for ya'"
"Doors open for you Kimmie; bout time you got rid of that bitch anyway." Kim nodded making her way back out of the door. She slid into the passenger seat of Shego's baby and the engine roared away.
"So Kimmie, I assume you are going to be making some, you know, changes to the plans?"
"Oh hells yes Shego! Bonnie is cut I'm kicking her ass, and the big stick up it, out. I refuse to work with her anymore," Kim hissed her hands flailing as she clenched them into a fist. "I know sixteen styles of kung-fu I should have just sent my foot upside her face! Oh, and even worse Betty Director is breathing down my neck. My reputation is on the line and Bonnie decides she is too goddamned important to do a simple job."
Kim ranted as Shego made her way back to the clubhouse and bolted out of Shego's car with almost monstrous swiftness. Shego winced as her car door was slammed unceremoniously.
"WADE!"
"Yo, Kim, you bellowed?"
"Yes scrap the plans we are rethinking everything. I'm going to do recon tomorrow night get my accounts in order."
"Alright, necessaries time Kim usual questions. Are you playing? What tech do you need? Do you need any new info? "
"Yes, Yes, and most definitely yes," Kim replied nodding as the other members came in. "I need new electronic schematics and an alternate route to the penthouse I am changing tactics."
"I can have those for you ten minutes ago Kim. Anything else?"
"Yeah find me some info on the lock Bonnie was supposed to open it leads to an office and there is another door behind it. Please and thank you"
Wade rolled back into his office a gleam in his eyes that appeared whenever a new challenge was issued to his master's mind.
"Alright, KP, lay down the law how are we getting down to business?"
"Uh –huh wha' next?" Rufus chimed in helping clear up his big buddy's idea.
"Alright change of plans everybody. Mo' I still need the costumes double-time it. Also see if you can contact some specialist and get me some 'fireworks'."
A wicked grin spread across MoNique's face.
"Alright I'll light the sky on fire. I'll make a call and get come explosives how big of a boom are we talking?"
"Big enough to rattle somebody's teeth in the next county. Instead of just taking the silver stars out of the case we're taking the whole damn trophy wall down.
"Ron go make some tongues waggle and get me a good timeline. We need to move. I'll look for another opening and Shego…"
"Yeah Kimmie. I'm taking you to the body shop this is going to take a slightly different set of wheels."
"No, and bloody fucking hell NO! You are not touching my baby-"
"Shego, if you're quite done forcing kittens out of your uterus, can she continue?" Shego was struck silent by Felix's odd comment.
"Works every time thanks, Felix. Alright, Shego I'm not modifying your car I'm getting you a new one. We need a truck. Come on."
Shego just followed silently; silence was almost never normal for Shego." Soon she and Kim were both back in her car.
"So where exactly are we going?"
"If you need to ask you don't need to know." Kim directed Shego through all the twist and turns; they slowly descended from the glittering lights of the strip to something decidedly less.
The tall skyscrapers and expensive casino resorts were replaced by small homes and rather dilapidated empty buildings.
"You sure this is the right place Kim?"
"Yes, this is the right place pull over into that old garage." Shego complied, although grudgingly, and pulled her baby to a stop. "If I get out of my car will it disappear?"
"No, now just relax we're here for a reason."Kim waved her hands dismissively strutting towards an empty building next to the garage. Shego growled clenching her fist.
"I don't like being out of the loop where is this place?"
Kim knocked three times and the door opened. Kim was immediately lifted off her feet in a crushing bear hug. Shego was shocked when the big burly greaser stepped out of the doorway. His hair was filthy blond and looked like it hadn't been combed in a month. He wore baggy ripped jeans and a matching vest over a barrel tattooed chest. His voice, much like the rest of him, was gruff and probably liquor soaked Shego assumed.
"RED!!! Long time no see seriously. What can Motor Ed do for ya' babe?"
"Not for me Ed. My friend needs some wheels with pulling power for a job." Kim was released and found herself back on the ground as Ed was conveniently floored by Shego."
"WHOOO WEEEE, Seriously that is a fine body right there! Needs no modifications if you catch my drift. Now what can Motor Ed do for you Ms. Mean Green?"
"Kim, warn your friend he is danger of being flash fried."
"Ed this is Shego. I think you better stick to business."
"Will do Red, but seriously Mean Green I'm just showing my appreciation for an exotic luxury model."
"Kimmie where did you find this liquor soaked hick?"
"Hey, now you don't disrespect the main man. Seriously!"
Kim grinned, the subtle expression taking on an edge of mischief, as she pulled Shego into the dilapidated garage.
Shego's snarky retort died when she found herself in one of the most advanced body shops she had ever seen. The din of torches and the teeth-rattling crunch of metal being manipulated surrounded them. Flashes of sparks danced all around as autos of all shapes and sizes were being ripped apart and sewn together.
"Somebody wanna explain?"
"Welcome to The Chop Mean Green!" Ed bellowed slinging his arm around her shoulder. "The main man has all your automotive needs. And drinking when surrounded by very pointy power tools not cool, seriously."
"Shego allow me to introduce top graduate of MIT mechanics program and the owner of best chop shop on the strip Motor Ed."
"Thanks Red, 'preciate it."
"Now what kind of machines you got in here. I think we might need a custom truck." Kim dropped into the couch in the corner. Her voice shrieked over the machinery. Shego was soon seated beside her.
"I didn't hear any of this outside."
"Course not, Ed sprung for top of the line sound proofing. The main man can't have everybody hearing his gears crankin'." Ed crossed his beefy arms over his vest and grinned down at Shego almost victoriously. "I wouldn't last long would I?
"So you where in MIT?"
"Yup then I was kicked out of every respectable auto shop in three counties. The main man will not conform. Now Red, lay down some features and let's see what I can get for you." Ed distinctly turned to Shego before raising his bushy blond eyebrow suggestively. "Or more specifically, what I can do for you Mean Green."
Kim put her hand on Shego's shoulder. It had a calming affect for some reason unknown to Shego.
"Business Ed. We need something that can haul."
"Alright major torque huh? What'cha haulin' Red?"
"A couple tons of brick glass steel and toss in a few pounds for golden star trophies."
"Hold on did the main man hear you right? TONS?"
"Yep, we're bringing the house down." Shego flinched when she watched Ed start bouncing around the shop like a madman.
"Alright Red, You need something with pull out the ass. I hope speed is not an issue because to haul like that you can't be going fast."
"Nope, no speed necessary just pulling power and good handling." Kim turned to Shego who seemed to be frozen in her seat. "Shego speak now or forever hold your peace."
'What the hell? I can't seem to get over the crazy people this girl knows. HE went to MIT. He doesn't live in a trailer park?'
"Yeah, I'm still getting over him plus MIT." Shego admitted no use lying when you were caught. She watched as the big grease monkey went to work shuffling through blue-prints and schematics.
"How much time you got before you need your wheels Mean Green," Ed tossed over his shoulder as he piled up four schematics under his arms.
"Three weeks."
Kim nodded and Ed turned back to face him an absolutely hellishly happy grin on his face.
"Motor Ed at your service. I think I know just what you need. He held up the first of the blueprints and Shego blew it.
"Hell no!" Shego eyes the plans for the modified eighteen wheeler. Sure it would be able to haul but how would they get it to the building without security crawling all over them. "That thing is so big as soon as we pull up we'll be swarmed by security. Especially since an inspector will be there. Also that things suspension looks off for the size of that truck."
"A woman after my own heart. Now, see if you can keep up. The supecion had to be cut to make up for changes in the body."
"Oh really unless that things gets a couple feet shorter and a hell of a lot lighter that suspension is going to crack wide open the second that truck hits a bump."
"Like I said Mean Green changes in the body."
"Okay Kimmie, you are going to have to translate."
"Ed's was a specialist in future automotives at MIT. So let's just say this truck can be more than just a truck." Kim nodded towards the mechanic again and he pulled open another plan.
"Cha! Yeah Mean Green this here truck can shift from form A the big eighteen-wheeler to a smaller semi but it doesn't lose any of the power. It's like one of those transformers I loved those things when I was a kid."
"Alright how do you compensate for weight change."
"Three words Green. Lightweight Allow blends. Think of it like the European mini model of Heavy trucks, seriously low on the LBs."
Shego nodded her defeat, albeit gracelessly huffing in her mind, she had never even thought of a machine like this.
"Alright Ed what kind of steering does this big boy have? She is going to need good control for this thing."
"Any kind you want. A Double clutch, an automatic, or even a manual. A custom control system is an additional feature I have no problem adding for a couple of seriously lovely ladies such as yourselves."
"How exactly would an automatic work in a truck like that is that even possible?" She go asked, skepticism painted on her face like a good lipstick.
"With fully integrated control Ai automatic is possible as long as you know how to use an interface at the wheels."
"A what…," Shego asked again getting lost at the super advanced speech.
"Basically, what the main man is talking about is a seriously awesome tiny computerized brain on the wheels struts programmed to keep them controlled through a screen at the dash. Hey, Motor Ed will even throw in the fuzzy dice for ya' Mean Green."
"Ed we have a deal. Consider your bill clean." Kim said pulling a still stunned Shego off the old couch they had been sitting on.
Shego's brain didn't re-start till she was sitting behind the wheel of her car.
"Is he brilliant and trying to hide it or is he just insane?"
"A little bit of both but it's why he is the best there is. We'll be back here so you can learn to handle the truck and we'll be prepping for the next run through soon."
Review Total 58.
I added a bit of suspence Where is Bonnie? And, more importantly, why did she ditch the crew? Is she a villain or is it something deeper?"