Chapter 29

"Ron, it's time."

"2:30"

"No Ron, not what time. Its time."

"Time for what." Ron rolled over, still groggy from the early awakening.

Just then, a contraction rolled across Yori's belly, taking her breath away. It was several moments before she could answer. Still slightly out of breath, she laid her hand on his sleeping shoulder answers her husband, "Time for you to become a Papa again" his reaction was instantaneous and predictable. She laughed at his antics as he ran around there room like a chicken with its head cut off. "Calm your self. Deep breath." After a few moments, the blond was nearly capable of rational speech. "ok, I need you to walk me down to medical. Focus Ron. Take me to medical. Ron nodded and took off down the hall, leaving his wife standing in the doorway. Yori smiled at her husband and started walking the few hundred feet necessary.

XxXxX

"Listen, focus on my voice. Let it guide you. Listen and let go of your earthly concerns. Seek that which you truly desire."

"How's it going" Betty approaches the observation window to watch Kim's latest attempt and meditation.

"Well, he had to rewrite his mantra, let go your earthly desires wasn't working" Ann turned to her old friend. "How are things going with you?"

Nodding toward Kim and her mentor, "if we can get the info we need, there is a strike force standing buy that can launch in ten minutes. The base is nearly deserted. There will only be a skeleton crew left, their job will be to keep the enemy focus here, letting the rest of us move more freely. And I have a dozen things I have to discuss with Kim each more important than the last." Looking back at the young redhead through the observation window, "how is she anyway?"

Turning her back to the portal, Ann just shook her head "She has buried her emotions under her determination. Her power reserves are depleted. She doesn't sleep," looking back at her daughter Dr. Possible just shakes her head. "I know that she is the toughest person either of us has ever known. but my professional opinion is she is a ticking time bomb, and there is nothing any of us can do except support her the best we can and take as much of the load as she will alow." Both women turned back to the meditating girl.

xXxXx

"Go away, you're just a delusion, quit tormenting me."

"I'm not a delusion. It's really me."

"Prove you're not a delusion."

"I can't, anything I say will just sound like justification."

Shego was shocked. Maybe this was real. She wanted this to be real, enough that she would have tried to convince herself it was. The lack of argument that wasn't like her "Kim?"

"Hello Eme, it's good to feel you again, now we have work to do." She could feel the younger girl's smile

"But how?" she lay in her bed where she had been ordered to stay until sent for.

"A long story and one I plan to tell you in person. Right now, I need some information and for you to deliver a couple of messages." The green goddess felt the phantom kiss on her lips and cried in relief. There was hope to be had.

xXxXx

"Come on, it's been three hours, isn't there anything you can do?"

The nurse looked and gave that fake understanding smile she gave most expecting fathers. "Mr. Stoppable, everything is going fine, and it will probably be several more hours." Turning to the expectant mother and pulling the sheet back over her lower body, "Mrs. Stoppable, you're doing just fine, you're at about two and a half centimeters and about fifty percent effaced. I'll be back in about an hour to check in on you again."

"Ron, it's ok, relax." Yori smiled while waiting for the next contraction.

The sidekick wilted at his wife's bedside, "I just feel so useless, and I don like seeing you in pain."

The Japanise woman smiled at her husband. "It is my honor to bear our child. But be aware it is going to get worse before it gets better." Ron bent to kiss his wife as the nurse closed the door behind her.

XxXxX

'MMM, where am I' the thought was fuzzy. She was comfortable and warm. The warmth next to her seemed to completely surround her. It was familiar, but something wasn't quite right. It's the color, it's red, red not green. The energy felt different, more masculine somehow. This last thought finally grabbed Kim's attention, jerking her awake.

Staring at the scene before her, Kim wasn't sure rather to laugh, be angry, or just be incredulous. She was in her own bed still in the sports bra and running shorts she had been meditating in. Lying next to her were the Wegos dressed in only their cotton knee-length sleep trunks (she would never say this especially now, but with their workout toned bodies, they were becoming very nice looking young men) each with their upper hand on her closest breast. Both (lucky for them) sound asleep. After the info she got from Eme, she knew she would soon need the energy if that meant letting a couple of teenagers cop a feel in their sleep, she could put up with it (checking the clock) for another ninety minutes. She relaxed back and tried to return to sleep. It was useless. She had made contact. She had actually contacted Shego. Relaxing back into the mattress, the redhead lingered on the memory. The connection was still there, it was too weak for communication, but she could still feel the faint connection to her Eme. Reveling in the contact, Kim slept the sleep of the victor.

XxXxX

She sat motionlessly as always. The only thing that moved was her hair. Plasma build up always made it static and wild. Amy had swapped out her jumpsuit when she found out about the baby in an attempt to hide it from most of the staff. Amy was now sitting behind her, brushing her long green-black hair. "We're alone right now is there anything you want to talk about." Shego had actually come to enjoy these little chats where she was actually allowed to talk for herself. She nodded. The older woman smiled, "we only have a few minutes, but until the other start to come in. You are free to speak."

Taking a deep breath, she knew time was short. "Do you remember me telling Drew what happened in the machine" Amy was startled at the subject but just nodded "Kim has found a way to contact me at a distance. She gave me a message this morning, and I need you to get it to those that can help, will you help" again just a nod "let Drew know that his mom and your cuddle buddies are both safe and with my allies. The attack on this base starts at nine-thirty tomorrow when the base is closest to the mountain. You need to hurry. We don't have a lot of…" Dr. Schrader entered the room, and the moment was lost. But the message was delivered, the look of pure hatred on the stout woman's face towards there captures made Shego shiver as Amy walked to deliver her messages.

XxXxX

"Alright, you two up and Adam. Enough fondling your sister-in-law," in the short time they slept, one of the Wegos had slipped his hand under the bra, and both were blushing as red as there power "oh and thanks for the power boost." The young woman hugged her twin brothers-in-law.

"Thank your mom she knew slipping us in when you were asleep was the only way you would use our power" they hugged her back

"And she knew you would kill either older brother" completing each other sentences as twins are apt to do. "you look much better."

"Alright, you two go get your brothers and get suited up. I want all of you in the briefing room in one hour." They both started to leave. She then gave a dazzling smile the first genuine smile in more than a month. "Were going to get your sister back today" both boys nearly tackled her in their excited effort to hug the redhead. She hugged them back then shooed them out the door. Finding her two regular guards, "you two up for some running for me?" they both nodded forgoing the salute as is her request, "I passed out before I could let everyone know what's up. I need you to get the team, your selves included, suited up and in the briefing room in one hour." She then closed the door and headed to the bathroom, stripping on the way, "Well Kim, if everything goes well today, this is the last time you will have to shower alone." Rubbing her tummy and smiling, "we're going to get mommy back sweety."

XxXxX

Kim stopped at the medical center before the briefing to see her mom. The medical center was more Busier than usual. She hadn't heard Yori was in labor and was glad no one had informed Ron about the mission. Said father was currently absent sent out on any number of 'urgent' tasks meant to keep him from underfoot until it was time. Fourteen was keeping Yori Company, for a girl that by all rights should have been dead weeks ago, she was looking in good shape. "Hey girls, can I crash this party" they both looked up. Yori smiled and invited Kim in, and Fourteen got that its Christmas smile she always got when Kim came to visit. They made small talk for a while. Kim let them know that Shego had been found, then Kim had to excuse herself for the Briefing.

As Kim walked the halls to the command center, she mused that it would not be that long until she and Shego were in that same state.

XxXxX

Kim hated waiting, it was always the hardest part of any mission. The briefing hadn't taken nearly as long as she had hoped, everything had been laid out in advance just in case instant action was needed. The strike team consisted of over a hundred people, including herself, Monique as sidekick, Wade and the Tweebs for tech work, Team Go who mostly were there to break stuff, and the former GJ agents led by Betty Director Who insistent on fieldwork and finally Will Du. The worst part was not knowing if Shego had been able to deliver her messages, they could be walking in with help, or it could be a trap. The satellite that was tracking the moving base could only be trusted to within a half a mile. "Ten minutes to mission start," the voice came over the plane's loudspeaker. They would be using Drakken style hover pods for the incursion. The drop bay doors opened. The only sound was the sounds of the wind. Then the drop light turned green, and the cargo plane spilled its contents.