Together, Kim and Shego walked through the doorway to the apartment. Kim, limping with the aid of her hated crutches, Shego, looking particularly smug beside her. As Shego shut the door behind them, Kim hobbled toward the couch while grumbling about her physical therapist. They'd stopped at the hospital on the way back from the airport.
"And then, after I destroy all that she cherishes...Why are you looking at me like that?" Kim asked, seeing the gleeful look on her fiancé's face.
"Oh, nothing." Shego grinned. "Just compiling a mental list on the perks of super powered healing."
"You're next." Kim vowed, taking a seat.
"You know," Shego chuckled, sitting beside Kim. "A few years ago, I would've had to pay for this kind of entertainment."
"Why Shego," Kim gasp in feigned indignation. "Don't tell me you actually derive amusement from seeing me knocked down a peg."
"Kim, we've gotten off beating each other senseless for the past, what, seven years?"
"Hmm." Kim put a finger to her lips. "If I did enjoy competing with you, and I'm not saying I do, and vice versa, that would explain why I'm a much happier person than you."
"Hey!" Shego protested. "I don't know how you remember those bouts, but they were pretty evenly matched."
"And yet, you bring new depth to the word surly." Kim laughed in a sickenly carefree manner.
"You take that back right now, Princess, or I'll give you a live rein action of all the times I've beat you down."
Shego lunged for Kim, but the redhead leaped off the couch with unnatural speed for one who's leg was still setting, and hobbled away at top speed.
"You'll have to catch me first!" Kim shouted over her shoulder as she fled.
"Keep talking Kimmie, I'm going to make you eat every word." She growled, taking off after her princess.
"I'm sorry, 'Director,' but Team Possible is already on a mission. They won't be back for at least twelve hours."
Wade was in his house, as usual, conversing with the new head of Global Justice. Well in truth, he was multi tasking. In the interest of full disclosure, he was paying more attention to his online match of Civilization V, than to one of the most influential people in the world.
"This is more important than whatever half baked plan Dementor has for world domination, we need all assets aboard for this one."
"I wasn't aware that we 'were' a G.J. asset, Director." Wade said casually.
"Wade, I have a signed order from eighteen different countries authorizing the temporary conscription of your team for this mission." Will stated, laying out his trump card."
Wade typed in a few commands into a free keyboard.
"What authorization?" Wade asked, innocently.
On the other side of the connection, Director Du performed a quick check of G.J. archives.
"I have a paper copy too, Wade." He said in a tone that asked 'do you think I'm stupid?' "Although I suppose it's time to change the network passwords and encryption keys."
"Don't bother." Wade muttered to himself. "Look director, I they won't be back until tonight. Since your mission begins tomorrow at dawn, I don't see an issue."
"We still have to brief them-" Will started, then paused. "How did you know when the operation begins?"
"I can handle the briefing, just tell me where to send them when they're available."
"Will do." The director of Global Justice cut the connection.
Wade smirked at the irony of his last remark, then called Kim. She'd want to know about this one.
No sooner had he put through the call, then it ended. Her kimmunicator hadn't even rung. Puzzled, Wade was about to hit the override, when a shiver went down the length of his body. He slowly withdrew his hand from the override button's general vicinity. Shego turned off her kimmunicator all the time, but Kim only did when they were...indisposed. He'd learned that the hard way.
'Later' he thought, returning to his game. 'Kim will want to know about this, later.'
Wade ended up contacting Ron first.
"Hey Wade!" Ron grinned broadly at the sight of his technologically inclined friend.
Rufus scrambled up Ron's shoulder to wave at the screen.
"OhayoGozaimas Wade-san." Yori said, amicably, activating her own device.
"Good morning to you too, guys." Wade noticed the two of them appeared to be laying on the beach somewhere. "Did you finish up with Dementor yet?"
"Come on man, it was Dementor. We finished hours ago."
"This is correct." Yori nodded. "Ron-kun and I are spending our remaining time here...relaxing."
Wade chuckled to himself. "Well, don't strain yourselves. I'll brief you when your ride gets there later tonight. Have fun." He cut the connection.
Ron laid back down on his towel, staring at the sky. "It's big, isn't it?" He asked, after a long silence.
"I have the same feeling." Yori agreed. "But we should do as our friend suggested, and relax. If anything comes up, Kim-sama and Sher-" she cut herself off. "Shego-doshi will handle it."
Ron shot a questioning sideways glance at her, but said nothing.
When Kim finally reactivated her kimmunicator, it rang almost instantly. Puzzled, she took the call.
"Wade, what's the sitch?"
"Kim, I've got something big for you, you'll love...this..." He trailed off, staring at her. "Isn't that one of Shego's shirts?"
"Not the point Wade!" Kim blushed furiously.
"Speaking of which, where is she?" Wade asked, glancing around the admittedly limited view of his screen.
"She's...sore." The color of Kim's face now rivaled that of her hair. "I'm sure she'll be up soon."
"Yeah, we'll...maybe I should wait. She'll want to hear this too. Something tells me this one's going to be big."
"Why do you say that?" Kim asked, giving him a quizzical look.
Wade thought back to his earlier conversation with Will Du.
"Nothing," He said offhandedly. "Just a feeling."