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Keep Your Friends Close… by Cabel
Chapter 3
"So let me see if I follow," Monique said as she ate another nacho. "A small group of ninja dudes."
"Uh uh, scary looking ninja dudes." Ron corrected.
"Scary looking ninja dudes, broke into a maximum security prison, got past maybe a hundred guards with the best defense technology available, grabbed Shego and ran without a scratch on them."
"Yep."
"Pretty much."
"Yeah huh." Rufus squeaked with a thumbs up from the bottom of the nacho bowl.
While Wade was researching the video footage from the break-in, Ron felt it best that they should think it over some nacos (grande sized!), and a die of nachos (also grande sized!), and invited Monique along for a fresh point of view on the matter.
"And until Wade figures out where they came from, we can't make a move." Kim said.
"Who other than Drakken would want to break Shego out?"
"That's just it, the only associate that Shego ever seems to maintain a relationship with is Drakken."
"She did work with Seniors for a while, but that fell threw." Ron added.
"Same with Team Go, and they wouldn't break the law even she is their sister."
The three of them (and Rufus) just sat there in silence for a moment, trying to re-evaluate what they know. Suddenly Rufus started squeaking in a panicked fashion. Monique was the first to notice.
"Um…guys?"
"Yeah." Kim said.
"Did these ninja dudes have really creepy face?"
"Yeah, why?" Ron responed.
"Because one of them just threw a moped at us!"
Thud! echoed throughout the room as Shego slammed back first into a large metal pipe. She only had a spilt-second to move before Slade's fist came crashing to where her face was, destroying the pipe further. She countered with a right, which Slade dodged easily, giving Shego a chance to slip away from the wall she was backed up against.
Shego silently cursed herself. After being in that cell, she was itching at the chance for good fight. She figured only a complete moron would dare to challenge her! Imagine her surprise when this Slade guy turned out to be a pretty good fighter.
She threw a spin kick to back Slade up. She then went for a failed right hook as Slade caught it with his left. Shego ducked his right back elbow and countered with a knee into his kidneys. With him off balance for a moment, Shego freed her had, grabbed Slade by the collar and pulled him face first into another nearby pipe.
Rufus' warning gave the group just enough time top duck under the table as the nearby window exploded in a barrage of shards. They watched as the pieces of glass fell like rain, and then Ron noticed something else.
"Aw man, my wheels!" He yelled out at the sight of his precious blue moped indented into the soda machine. He would be yelling more when a metal claw came through the table, an inch away from his face.
"Yipe!" Rufus squealed.
Another claw came done, then another, and another as the group twisted and turn to avoid contact. The next claw came down hard, slicing down Monique's shoulder.
"Monique!"
"Okay everyone! One, Two…Push!" Kim yelled as everyone focused their strength on the table, lifting it, with its hijacker, and forcing it out the window. Kim finally got a look at their assailants; they were defiantly the same guys that busted Shego out. Five guys with black and orange metallic uniforms, waiting outside for their prey.
Then the sixth guy emerged from under the table and tried to claw at Kim with his right. She ducked, grabbing the guy by the neck pulling him down over the broken windowsill. Using him as catapult, Kim flipped into the air and landed a perfect back kick on one of the soldiers.
Kim rolled herself to her feet to avoid a blow from one the attackers and gave him right hook across his masked face. She blocked another with her left and gave him a thrust kick to the stomach, sending him back a few feet. She then tried to elbow (let's call him #1), but he ducked and attacked with a straight kick that Kim blocked. The #2 and #3 started attacking her from both sides. She blocked and dodged their blows till she saw a chance and grabbed their wrists and pulled them into each other and then knocked their heads together, only to meet #1's fist.
Shego got knocked toward the railing. Her fight with Slade had moved up several floors as they now found themselves on a rocky catwalk. And worse of all, while Shego felt like she'd been through hell, Slade didn't even seem to be breathing heavy.
"You are strong, there's no question of that." Slade said as he slowly stalked her. "But you lack focus, and control. These are things you'll have to learn as my apprentice."
"Put a lid on it!" Shego yelled as she landed a left hook on Slade's jaw, only to miss a right. Slade responded with an uppercut to her stomach and followed with a backhand across her left cheek. Slade tried a left spin kick, but Shego jumped back so that she was now sitting on the rail. She flipped back and landed a kick on Slade's chin, knocking him back a few steps.
Now balanced on the outside of the rail, Shego catapulted herself up to the next level, with Slade in pursuit. She jumped from one rail or platform to another, meanwhile sending energy bolts in Slade's direction. Thinking he might have been slowed down, Shego stopped and attempted to catch a breather, only for Slade to rise from the other side of the railing and land on the platform next to her.
Continuing his methodical pace, Slade continued, "As much as Drakken's stupidity resulted in his downfall, yourtemper has resulted in yours."
"Are you ok, Monique?" Ron asked as he checked the cut on Monique's shoulder.
"I'll be fine, but..."
"But what?"
"This…was…my…favorite…SHIRT!" She yelled as she looked the one responsible, #6, who was starting to lift himself from the windowsill.
"Nobody ruins my clothes and gets away with it!" Monique screamed as she grabbed the nearest object, a metal tray, threw as hard as she could. Sparks flew as the tray imbedded itself into the forehead of #6, and the attacker fell over silent.
"Nice Shot." Ron said in surprise. "Whoa" Rufus squeaked with double thumbs up.
"Thanks." Monique said, holding her arm.
"Hey wait a minute," Ron said as he got a closer look at #6. "Hey KP! They're robots!"
"That doesn't really help me a lot!" Kim yelled back as she blocked a kick from #3.
"Don't worry Kim, I'm on my way!" Ron yelled before #4 and #5 came crashing threw the windows beside him.
"Okay, maybe not."
4 and 5 didn't waste any time in going after Ron and Monique as they both tried to stay out of the attackers reach. Ron in desperation reached behind for anything useful, he knew he had to get outside and save his girlfriend before it was too late while at the same time save his other best friends in the process. He felt a handle on the counter behind him, and showed an arrogant smirk, as he now possessed the deadliest weapon known to modern man.
"Eat diablo sauce!" He called triumphantly as he sprayed the red substance all over #4's face, blinding him. He started swinging at random, making it easier for Ron to avoid his blows in a game of cat and mouse.
#5 was closing on Monique when something caught his attention. On the nearby counter, Rufus started showing off some his martial arts prowess, as did everything he could to look intimidating. Unimpressed by the naked mole rat's display, #5 started attacking, forcing the little animal to start running for his life. With split-second timing, Rufus jumped on to 5's arm as it came crashing down. 5 kept trying to grab the animal, but Rufus kept evading him, forcing 5 to go off balance in his effort.
Meanwhile Ron kept mocking #4 as they started getting closer to #5 and Rufus. "Over here, can't get me!" Ron yelled out. At the same time Rufus jumped on to #4 and stuck his tongue out at #5. Ron and Rufus quickly jumped out of the way of their respective opponents as 4 and 5 reeled back and proceeded to impale each other on their own claws.
Ron, Rufus, and Monique all joined in a big high five, "BOOYAH!"
Then a crash came from outside.
"Kim!"
Shego kept trying every move she could think of, and Slade would keep blocking. She kept thinking that if she could land one good hit, then maybe she could still win. She thought she saw that moment when she ducked a high kick and saw the right side of Slade's body fully exposed to attack. But before she could make her move, Slade's movement changed mid-move and brought his foot down across the back of Shego's knee, forcing her down. Shego knew he would try to end it here. She rolled forward out of self-preservation, narrowly avoiding Slade's knee.
Shego jumped at a pole at the end of the platform, intending to grab it and swing around and nail Slade with the soles of feet. Only Slade saw it coming and grabbed her by the legs and he proceeded to swing her around back first into the same pole.
While Ron and Monique were busy inside Bueno Nacho, Kim had been trying to hold her own against three of the soldiers/ninjas/ robots, and wasn't doing to well as she rolled over an outside table to get some momentary cover, but #2 smashed it in half easily.
Kim dodged a straight punch and landed an elbow into 2's face, then gave him a judo style throw into the charging #1. #3 jumped over the falling pair and landed right on top of Kim, holding her down on the pavement. 3 went for the killing blow with his claws extended, but Kim grabbed managed to grab his wrist before impact. Unfortunately, she didn't know how long she could hold him.
Over 3's shoulder Kim could see 1 and 2 coming toward them, ready to finish her off as well. Then from out of nowhere a blue blur came and took #2 off and ran him into a wall across the street. A small explosion to erupt from what was left #2, and Ron's moped.
"Yeah! See what happens! Mess with a man's wheels and they'll mess with you back!" Ron yelled victoriously, Monique and Rufus joining in.
#1's snapped from the wreckage to Ron and Monique, and at full speed charged toward his new objective.
"Ron!" Kim yelled as she let her instincts go. She didn't care how, she had to get free, she had to save friends, she had to save the one she loved! In an instant Kim forced 3's claw into the pavement, and she reached up and gave the robot's head a violent twist before kicking it off her. 'Have to time this right,' Kim thought as she pulled out her grappling hook launcher and fired.
Ron was prepared for the worst as the robot attacker charged towards him. He wasn't prepared to see Kim's grappling hook explode from the thing's chest and holding him in place, threatening to drag Kim along for the ride. In one last move, Kim threw the launch towards the street, and by luck caught on to the side of a passing truck. The next thing everyone knew, #1 was standing there with a big hole where his chest once was and then he fell over flat.
Shego didn't she punch when it connected, all she knew now was that she had been knocked over the railing and was about to fall several floors when a hand grabbed her by the right wrist, and another around her throat.
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger Shego." Slade said. "Imagine how you'll be after this." Shego reached up with her left hand and grabbed Slade's wrist, threatening to melt it off as smoke started to rise from her hand. But Slade's grip only seemed to tighten.
"Won't you reconsider my offer?" Slade said threateningly. Barely able to breathe, Shego responded.
"Y-yes…"
"Yes…"
"Y-yes…m-mas-ter."
"Wise choice." Slade said nonchalantly as he released his grip, Shego slumped to the floor. Two of Slade's henchmen emerged from behind some nearby machine and bowed to their master.
"Have her ready in two weeks," Slade ordered, one of the henchmen carried Shego off while the other spoke to Slade in an indecipherable dialect.
"So she defeated them, no matter. Just one more pest to take care of."
Kim collapsed onto a bench, ready to pass out as Ron ran up to her.
"KP! Are you all right? I tried to get sooner..."
"It's okay Ron, I'm okay." She said before reassuring Ron with a quick kiss, even though she was far from okay. She felt sore all over, her knuckles were bruised, and she was bleeding from a cut on her lip. "You okay Ron?"
"I've been better, just as long as you're okay." Ron said as he kissed her on the forehead.
beep beep, b-beep beep
Kim pulled out the kimmunicator, "Wade?"
"Kim, I…god what happened!"
"No big, so what is it?"
"I got us a lead..."
AN: Now be honest, how was all that as my first action sequence(s). Titans will be in the next chapter, promiseJ