CC:I update everytime I get a review for the latest chapter. Not all the sparks are gone between them though. It doesn't fit in quite with the story, but it was a good idea. At the moment, Bonnie is the only one I plan to make miserable. Part of the problem with my writing, is late changes are hard to work in. The added scene will slot in between eight and nine, but it will be the last thing I add, or it will spoil the story.
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"I hate Latin." Ron sighed, thumping his head on the table. Adam choked on his lunch, trying to laugh and swallow at the same time.
"I love Latin." Adam responded, after Monique slammed her fist into his back. "Thank you." He grinned.
"You're welcome." She said, and returned to fiddling with her food. "So, Kim, how are you? I mean after being lost in the woods."
"I was only gone for a day, so not the drama." Kim responded with a shrug. "It's not like I was alone. Adam was with me, and then later on, Shego." Monique choked this time. Adam returned the favor.
"Thanks." She stared at Kim in disbelief. "Are you serious?"
"About what?" Kim asked, remaining incredibly calm.
"Shego." She asked.
"Absolutely." Kim shrugged.
"Who are you?" Monique asked.
"Monique. Calm down. Adam, uhhh, convinced her, to change sides." Kim chuckled.
"It wasn't that much of a challenge." He said, leaning back a bit. "Like putty in my hands." He laughed at the blushes from the two women. Ron just smiled. Lunch ended without further ado, and after school, after cheerleading practice, they met at Bueno Nacho. With two additions. Zita, and Shego. Adam slid in first, followed by Shego. Kim, Monique and Zita slid in on the other side. Ron parked at the end. The table groaned, between the weight of what Adam, Shego, and Ron had ordered.
"It's not fair you know." Monique remarked.
"I fully agree." Zita said, with a great sigh.
"What?" Adam asked.
"They way you three eat, and the way you look." Kim replied.
"I've got an accelerated metabolism." Ron pointed out.
"And a hungry naked mole rat." Shego added, pointing at Rufus. "I need the extra calories to fuel my powers." She shrugged.
"What she said, minus the mole rat." Adam replied, chewing into his platter.
"So Kim, did you enjoy it?" Zita asked, quietly.
"Enjoy what?" Kim asked, suspiciously.
"Getting laid." Zita replied. Kim, Shego, and Monique choked.
"What?" They all asked at once.
"I can see it in your movements." Zita shrugged. "The way you watch, both Adam, and Shego."
"Is she serious?" Monique asked, glaring. Adam and Ron didn't notice, because of the noise they were making.
"Guess we'd better give them the entire truth." Kim said to Shego. "But the two of you have got to promise not to say a word until I tell my parents."
"Ron knows?" Monique asked. Kim shook her head.
"No, Adam's going to tell him. We want him to sound Ron out." Shego responded. "Now, as to the story, promise." After they both vowed, Shego and Kim related the story.
"Are you serious?" Monique asked, loudly enough to make Adam and Ron look up. Kim mumbled something, and bolted for the bathroom. The distraction, though not Ron-worthy, was enough to put Adam and Ron back to eating. As she was coming back, the Kimmunicator beeped at her.
"Go Wade." Kim said, distracted.
"So, did you three have fun?" He asked.
"Well... hey!" She snapped off her automatic reply. "How did you know?"
"Recon sats, they saw the body heat." He grinned. "And you didn't answer my question."
"I'll make you a deal. Keep this a secret, until I say otherwise, and I'll give you an answer."
"How secret?" Wade asked.
"Tell anyone, and you'll be a woman." Kim snapped. Wade swallowed.
"Got it." He smiled weakly.
"Yes, as a matter of fact we did, is that all you wanted?" Kim snapped. Wade shook his head, recovering.
"We got a hit on the site. From GJ of all people. They want the three of you to investigate the sight of a possible WWEE base." Wade reported.
"And they can't do it why?" Kim asked. "And for that matter, why are they contacting me this way?"
"The message mentions that all normal communications, and agents, are busy with a special mission." Wade replied. "I don't really think you should do it, not after the way they treated you." He stated.
"I agree, but it's what I do. Arrange a ride, the Genesis was busted. I'll grab Adam and Shego." Kim replied with a slight sigh. She flipped off the Kimmunicator. She returned to the table, to find Adam and Ron fighting for possession of the last Taco. "Time to work guys. We've got a mission, and we're leaving." Kim announced. Shego rose, and stepped clear. Adam didn't seem to hear, then Rufus ate the Taco out from under them. Adam sighed, and slid out.
"After you." He waved and followed them out. A long silver Javelin shaped jet landed on the ground. The back hung open for a moment, then the ramp extended. Kim led her two partners up the ramp, and the door closed behind them. As the jet rose into the air, Adam recognized a symbol. "You and the Justice League?" Shego stared.
"Glad to know you remember us as well. We certainly know you." The Martian Manhunter said from his pilots seat.
"Unfortunately." Hawkgirl rose from her seat. She extended a hand to Kim. "Miss Possible, thank you for your assistance in stopping the Scarecrow."
"No big, he didn't even know he was being controlled." Kim shrugged. Shego appeared to be trying to do a disappearing act.
"Not to worry, we know about your pardon." Hawkgirl informed her.
"How do you know Adam?" Shego asked, calming down a bit.
"A debt owed." Hawkgirl said, drew back, and punched him. That blow, with sufficient force to topple some well-built buildings, caused him to fall backwards, rather slowly, and he was out-cold before he hit the ground.
"What was that for?" Kim snapped. Shego moved over to check his pulse.
"It's personal." Hawkgirl replied, very calmly, then turned, and sat back down.
"I wish she'd quit that." Adam moaned. Shego sighed.
"Another one?" She asked. He simply nodded.
"Another one, what?" Kim snapped.
"Never mind, it would take a very long time." Adam shook his head. Kim sighed.
"How did you come back so fast?" She asked instead. He gave her a blank look. "I know how hard she hit you, and most people would not have gotten up anytime soon, if at all. Why did you?"
"Accelerated healing, remember?" He asked calmly. Kim sighed.
"Why is it, that everyone I know, has magic, or special powers of some kind?" She asked no one in particular. She received four blank looks in return. The jet settled to the ground. "That was fast." Kim said.
"We are at your home. Your friend mentioned you might wish to change your clothes." J'onn replied calmly. Kim chuckled.
"Wade thinks of everything, doesn't he." Kim chuckled, as she and Shego disappeared out the back of the ramp.
"Aren't you afraid to stay?" Hawkgirl asked Adam.
"Not in the slightest." He said, and leaned back in his seat. Kim and Shego returned shortly, and the aircraft lifted off again. Kim turned to Adam.
"You never answered my question." She said pointedly.
"Which question was that?" He queried calmly.
"Why I'm the only one without powers." She snapped.
"Calm down." Shego said, nervously. "Adam and I both have powers from that stupid comet. Other than those, I'm entirely human."
"We aren't human, period." Hawkgirl motioned, indicating herself, and J'onn.
"And I've been given powers by an outside source. Ron got blasted of his own free will, but beyond that, he's still fully human. So am I as far as that goes. And what makes you think you don't have powers?" He asked. She stared at him.
"What are you talking about?" Kim asked. Shego was staring as well.
"First off, those three powers I mentioned before? They're only innate powers. I can do others through magic. When I put the two of you to sleep, and that energy blast I fired at the hovercraft, are all magic. The energy blast, was a more dangerous form of magic, but I can do it. It takes directly from me, energy, and requires a lot of strength to use. That's why I eat the way I do. Shego's powers take up just as much energy, though most of it is devoted to controlling them. That's why, when she loses all control..." He choked himself off, but Kim caught his meaning.
"So, that's what that funny buzz was?" She asked. They both nodded.
"Anyway, while the GO powers, and the innate powers cannot be taught, if a student has the talent, the magic can be." Kim stared as if he was insane. "Both you, and Shego have the potential. I've offered to teach Shego, but she's always refused the offer." He flashed her a glance.
"I've got enough trouble controlling the powers I have now, I don't need anymore." Shego said with a grin.
"I keep telling you, that the training would help your focus, but you keep refusing." He shrugged. "So Kimmie, would you like to try?"
"I don't know." Kim sighed. "How difficult is this to learn?"
"It's rather similar to the martial arts. Ever seen Dragonball Z?" She nodded. "This is similar, except we don't usually use blasts of energy. Like martial arts, there are variations in technique and approach. Different styles. Some styles use summoned creatures to affect the magic. That doesn't work really well in this dimension, because of the lack of outside power to draw upon. The style I use, is mostly internal energy, and it's application to affect the magic." He watched her for a moment.
"What do you mean, lack of outside power?" She asked finally.
"There is usually, a collection of magical energy that exists, called nodes, and ley-lines. Think of them as inter-connecting rivers, and lakes. The nodes are the lakes, where massive amounts of magic gather, with the ley-lines, flowing between them, to keep them from over flowing, and exploding. They aren't present in this world." He shrugged. Kim stared.
"What do you mean, magical energy?" She queried.
"Excess life force. All beings, including mages, shed life force that is not needed. A powerful enough mage, can collect it in it's pure form, and store it inside an object. The rest of us, have to wait until it settles into the nodes, and ley-lines. Here though, it's absorbed into the air, and dispersed in other forms." He sighed.
"Alright, and why does it have to be magical energy?" She asked. He blinked. "Could you use it in another form to provide the power?"
"It's possible, I know of mages that feed off of lightning to power their spells, but I've never mastered the trick. So, would you like to learn?" He asked, shaking his head as if to reorganize his thoughts.
"I don't see why not." Kim shrugged. Adam grinned. Shego coughed.
"As long as she's learning it, would you?" She asked carefully. He only grinned wider.
"Of course, two is no more difficult than one. We'll see about enticing Ron as well, he's got the potential, though not as strong as the two of you. Now, look at me and close your eyes." They did so. "Now, without opening your eyes, look at me."
"What is that?" Kim asked in alarm.
"What you're seeing, is the energy contained within me. Look at Hawkgirl, but not at J'onn." He instructed. They turned they're heads carefully, scanning along the ground to avoid J'onn. He knew that they'd see what he saw.
"She's blue." Shego said, startled.
"And I am green, right?" Adam asked, they both nodded. "Now, very slowly, look at J'onn." They turned slightly, then shifted straight back to normal vision.
"What happened?" Kim asked.
"He's a walking energy node. It's why he's green." Adam grinned. "Now, on to something else." He continued the lesson as they flew, with an occasional interruption by Hawkgirl. Finally, the Martian Manhunter announced they'd reached the target.