The First Attack
Ron found Vivian in her lab. He really wondered how Wade set her up with all of her equipment with such a small amount of time. But still, he it wasn't what he expected.
Actually, it's exactly what he expected it. On the walls of the lab there were different kinds of robotic parts but nothing that screamed "Mad Robotic Genius." The lab was clean, well… cleaner than some. She was already working on her project so there were some tools lying about.
It's still unfair. This hot lady was the greatest robotics engineer in the world.
"Vi?" he called out.
"In here Ron," her voice called back. He followed her voice into the inner sanctum of the lab. And when he got there, he was impressed.
There she was in her lab coat, working on a robotic arm on the table focused on the task at hand. He liked her in her lab coat. It kinda seemed unreal for her to be in one but she deserved to be the best. And he found it extremely sexy.
"What are you up to?" he asked as he admired her from behind.
"I'm updating my design," she said as she turned towards him and smiled as she noticed him looking at her sweetly. "Had a few bugs to iron out."
"What happened to Oliver?" Ron asked, looking around for the humanoid robot she made before. Vivian gave a sad smile as she leaned back on the table.
"Remember when he got magnetized?" she asked. "Most of his core systems went cold. And his A.I. was messed up with all the magnetism."
"I'm sorry," Ron was genuinely sad. He knew how Oliver meant to her. She was proud of her work and Oliver was the best one she had ever done.
"You'd think you would get attached to something that's not alive but for me, he was better than most people I know," Vivian smirked. Sometimes the irony could get to her. A machine was more human than humans themselves.
"Vi, you're talking to a man who thinks his cars are ladies. And they don't have A.I.'s" he smiled as he walked toward her. "It tanks that you lost him but he's still here," he pointed on where her heart was. "And that's what matters."
"Why do you say the right things?" Vivian sadly smiled as she stood and hugged the young man. "How could you be strong for others?" But Ron was silent. He also had a sad smile as he returned her hug.
He couldn't tell her. He couldn't tell any of them. He was not strong. He felt weak. He couldn't carry the world like others could. If he was strong, he wouldn't involve the ladies in his venture.
Vivian's smile softened as she looked as his troubled features. She was the newbie in the group but she already understood him as the rest had seen him.
Understanding, kind, loyal, sweet… she could go on and on but one thing she liked about him was his caring nature. Because of her beauty she was leery of man. And because of her brain she distrusts the ones that tried to be close. There were only two men she trusts with her life for the moment; Dr. James T. Possible and Ron Stoppable.
The man in her arms.
Yori once told her that Ron's strength came from his love of others. And the more people who loved him the stronger he gets.
And now she was seeing that that was true.
"Vi, as much as I love this feeling, there's something I need to ask you," Ron said but his actions betrayed his words. Especially when she felt his growing erection through their clothes. If only Tara and Yori were here. They would wipe all his doubts from his mind.
"What is it?" her smile grew as he looked at her.
"I need a favor."
/M
Shego frowned as she looked at the girls played as she lounged on the deck chair. Veronica whom reminded her of the Princess and Hana, Ron's sister who, in her initial thoughts, could be his daughter with Yori. She wasn't frowning because they were playing, she wasn't frowning because they were near.
She was frowning because she wished she had a child of her own.
It wasn't that she didn't want one. It was because she couldn't.
It was all the fault of her powers. Her healing increased and she was immune to most pathogens. However, the common cold always gets the best of her.
And all foreign elements in her body were destroyed including sperm cells. She never cursed them before like this. During her younger years she reveled in the unbridled sex she got from men without fear of disease or getting pregnant.
Now, she realized the prize she must pay.
This never happened to her before. Not even when she was with Doctor Drakken did she want to have children of her own. But now, she didn't want just any child.
She wanted to have 'His' child. But Damn her body! It irked her to no bounds that she couldn't conceive. She knew that given the chance the rest of the girls would want to bear his children.
It was a lonely thought.
"Are you okay Aunt Shego?" Veronica asked as she and Hana appeared by her side. Shego almost cried out in surprise. How could these kids be so quiet?
"Don't sneak up on me like that!" she sighed. "You took out five years out of my life." Remorseful, Veronica laid herself on Shego's midriff and hugged her.
"I'm sorry Aunt Shego," she said. But looking at her, Shego knew she couldn't stay mad at her for long. She was too cute.
"It's okay pumpkin," Shego said as she stroked her hair. "I was just thinking."
"I don't want you to be sad," Veronica frowned making Shego smile more.
"Thanks pumpkin," she smiled. "I feel much better now."
"I love you, Aunt Shego," Veronica said and kissed her cheek. Shego was surprised to say the least and it warmed her deep within. Hana smiled as she hugged Shego as well.
"I love you too," Hana admitted.
"Come on scamps! Enough of the lovey dovey," Shego joked as the girls gave her a final kiss and ran to play. Its things like these that could ruin her rep as a tough girl. But looking at the girls, she would trade it in a heart beat.
"You'd be a great mom," Shego tensed as she heard his voice. She never thought that she's have an audience.
"Fat chance," she retorted. "I'd be terrified to the core."
"Didn't you think I was when Hana came home?" Ron said as she sat by her knees. "I thought she was an intruder to my life. It didn't help that my folks failed to mention that they were adopting."
"I heard," Shego smiled. "They're sweet kids. What's wrong?" she asked as she noticed him tensed up.
"I just remembered," he said shakily. "We didn't use any protection. Ever. What if I got you suddenly pregnant?"
"Then I'd be the happiest woman in the world," Shego smirked. "Relax, Stoppable. I won't get pregnant."
"Ah, pills. Good," Ron said but when he saw her sad smile, he knew he was mistaken. "Ah. Damn,"
"Yeah," she sighed. "The story of my life. What are you doing?" Ron stood and sat beside her.
"Scoot over," he smiled as he slipped in beside her. "There we go."
"I don't want your pity, Stoppable," she said but didn't resist as he wrapped an arm around her.
"Pity?" he smiled. "I'm just a friend offering an arm." He kissed her cheek making her smile.
"You're weird, you know that." Shego said as she relaxed into his arm.
"I know."
"But I like you."
/M
Betty Director frowned as she looked at the files she had resurrected from archives. It was a good thing that all the sensitive information was kept out of the mainframe. The bad news was, it'll take a miracle to search them all.
Really, who files dockets these days? At least they were a pain to steal.
But that nagging feeling that she was being watched was still there. And she almost had enough.
"Tell who ever sent you that I won't give up what ever he wanted me to stop," she calmly said as she read the files.
"He wanted to see you safe," a girl's voice said but Betty couldn't figure out where it came from.
"And where is safe?" Betty challenged with out looking up.
"Anywhere but here," the voice said. "Some of your… superiors don't want you here."
"Tell me about it," it was strange. Betty didn't feel any threat from her. Only friendship.
"A few of your agents agree with them," the voice said. It took all her might not to turn angrily at the owner of the voice, where ever she was.
"I will trust them until the day they betray me," Betty's voice was harsh and cold. She knew all of her agents and she couldn't believe any of them would betray her.
"My… Master wishes for you to join him," the voice said. "Until this blows over was the words he used."
"And why should I trust him?" she asked.
"He made you smile these past few days," the voice simply said. At first she was confused. Who had made her smile? She'd been too busy with work for anyone…
"Ah," she smiled. She remembered that his stunt gave her the best entertainment she had in years. "I need to finish things here. There are things that I couldn't do without me here. Plus these," she gestured to the paperwork. "Couldn't be move with out anyone noticing."
"Things have a habit of… being misplaced," she could hear the mirth in her voice.
"I see," Bety sighed as she leaned on her chair.
"Plus, I think you don't have a choice," the voice became urgent. "They've come for you."
"What do you…" suddenly the alarm klaxons sounded through out the base. This was a general alarm. And that meant only one thing.
"Intruder alert! Intruder alert! All hands prepare to repel intruders!"
"They will not win," the voice said. "Your opponents are not human."
"And how do you know that?" Betty snapped but she had her answer. On her monitor screens she could make out the intruders. Despite the efforts of her agents, the men who invaded them seemed unstoppable.
"CIC!" she called into the intercom. "Code Alpha, Delta, Omega 1. Betty Director. Evacuate the facility. All units. Mode Sub Zero. I'll contact you when the time comes. Until then, all GJ agents are on sleeper mode."
"You have good people," the voice said. "But you seem to be missing a few."
"I've noticed," Betty said as she punched up the roster in her screen. There were indeed a few agents who were missing since that morning. And one agent topped the list.
"DU!"
/M
"Wade my man, talk to me," Ron entered their command center as he had gotten word that there had been an attack on GJ headquarters.
"The intruders blasted through the entrance that connected the base with the docks," wade said as he frantically typed on his keyboard. "The strange thing is, they don't seem to be… alive."
"Robots?" Vivian asked as she entered the room.
"More like… Synthodrones," Wade said as he saw one of the intruders' skin ruptured, letting the goo escape from their shells.
"Doc D?" Ron asked as he looked at Shego for confirmation.
"Don't start," Shego frowned. "But no. He's trying to conquer the world by legal means now. And the recipe of the goo was destroyed when the Bueno Nacho headquarters was shorted out with the lightning.
"I'd like to study one of them," Wade said.
"Too dangerous," Ron said as he watched the video feed. "Use the base's internal scanners to do a quick sweep. Tara, could you convince the Possibles to stay here for a while. It's too dangerous for them to stay out there, just in case."
"Sure," Tara immediately called the Possibles on her cell phone.
"Shego?"
"Fine," she huffed. "I'm borrowing your car. Come on T, I doubt they would believe me if I knocked on their door."
"Vi?" Ron looked at the robotics expert who simply nodded.
"She's almost done," she started running towards her lab. "Give me a few hours of fine tuning."
"Bonnie and Monique?"
"Bonnie's at the mall and Monique's at CB," Wade said as he checked with his computer.
"Try to call them. I want them safe," Ron said as he looked at the monitor.
"You think they would attack?" Wade asked as he turned to his friend.
"Not now, but when Shit hits the fan I want to be prepared."
"But why the Possibles?" Wade asked.
"I want the girls to be safe," Ron simply said and left the room. "I'm going out."
"They'd recognize you if you go," Wade warned.
But Ron merely smiled and looked at his friend.
"Trust me."
/M
End of Chapter.
Sorry for the delay. Please review. I think that I'm losing my touch. Had to fix the last chapter since the second half of it became redundant. Thanks.
