HEY! So, things have been up and down lately, plus this episode/chapter didn't go as plan. Oh well, here it is. Hope ya'll had a yummy turkey day.
Chapter 11: Monkeys, Contracts and Traps
It was getting close to Valentine's Day, about 3 weeks away, as I began hatching another 'Game' for Team Possible while planning another test for the potential 'assistance' as well as looking into new parts for my cars and bikes.
^Man, if I'm not careful, I'll end up loosing my hair from stress.^ I thought as I sighed.
I had tried to steal a necklace a couple days ago, but Kim Possible had nearly foiled me. Don't get me wrong, I got away, but she had won.
Well, no, she didn't.
See, I got away with the necklace while she had a fake I had made. Team Possible was getting on my nerves, though.
My counter?
I decided to either hire other villains to do 'crimes' as a distraction for me or just do my crimes when other villains do theirs. After all, Kim Possible, the girl that can do anything, couldn't possibly be in multiple places at once, right?
I then heard a beeping from my computer, causing me to jump to it. I opened the content before sighing. It was a reminder for Mego's birthday.
See, Mego was born in February, an Amethyst stone, Shego is in May which means she gets an Emerald, The Wego's are born in July, thus their stone is a Ruby, Hego is born in September, so his is a Sapphire and I'm in November, so I get Yellow Topaz and Yellow Citrine. Ironically, our stone colors tie with our costume colors, which collide with the colors of our powers. Mego's birthday was 2 days before Valentine's day, so February 12th. I sighed in annoyance.
^Why bother? Not only they wouldn't send me anything, but I bet they'll never forgive me for leaving them when I did.^ I thought bitterly. I closed the computer and sighed, turning away with my arms crossed, frowning with my eyes closed.
^Still, he's my brother...^ I thought before sighing in defeat.
Even though I had left, I would still send them a small gift here and there. I usually bought them something small as well as something hand made, Minus Shego due to not knowing where she was, hence why I did the shopping spree for her. For Christmas, I'd send them all candy. They had no Idea where I lived, where I was or anything.
These gifts were sent from all over, so they couldn't track me, as well as let them know I was, indeed, still alive. I grabbed my phone, flipped it open then made a call.
"Yello." I heard Shego's slang for Hello over the line.
"It's Gogo." I tell her.
"Hey sis, what's up?" She questioned me.
"Mego's birthday's coming up." I tell her.
"So?" she questioned me.
"Well, I know you don't send them anything, but want to change that this year?" I asked her curiously.
"No, I'm good." She tells me.
"Look, I know you still care, even if it's a little bit, but I won't pressure you at all. I just wanted to ask." I tell her.
"So, you send them gifts still?" She asked me.
"Yeah, why?" I asked her.
"No, no reason. Need any ideas?" She asked me.
"No, I know what to get him. They most likely think I'm traveling the world, so I'll let them keep thinking that." I tell her as I started changing into the same outfit I wore when I raced Motor Ed a while back.
"Good idea. So, where ya heading?" She asked me.
"Russia, I have an errand to run there, so I figured why not." I say with a shrug as I grabbed the keys to one of my cars that turns into a mini jet. I needed to test drive it anyhow, since I just finished it 2 days ago.
"Just be careful, ok?" She tells me.
"No worries, I'll be fine." I tell her as I got in the car and started it. I then used the blue tooth I installed to keep talking to her, buckled up, then drove off.
"I mean it, Kim Possible keeps figuring out where some of us are going, so a lot of us are laying low for now." She warned me.
"No problem. I hired a petty thief to do a major robbery for me while I snag what I want. It's what I've been doing when I need to get something worth a lot." I say as I turned towards the ocean, activated the jet mode then drove over the ledge before I began soaring through the air. Wings were on either side of my car as the jets in the back were a blaze.
The car? A 2000 TVR Tuscan Speed Six, in yellow.
"Smart as always. Any other tips?" She asked me.
"I also steal when other people steal, so if you need 'The Ninja' to play distraction for you to do private thefts, let me know." I tell her, smiling as I soared through the clouds.
"I'll think about it. Still, just be careful." Shego tells me, her voice holding concern like back in the old days.
"I will. Want anything while I'm there?" I asked her.
"Surprise me." She tells me. I can tell she was smiling.
"Will do. See ya." I say with a smile before hanging up.
It didn't take too long to get into Russia, somehow managing not to get caught in landing there. I hit a button to switch on the hologram.
Why? It changes the plates to any state/country to seem like I'm a citizen there. I had also been learning to speak different languages, though I had a device to translate people's words and anything written down.
I parked the car, after making sure it was fine to do so, before walking out. I looked at my ring, a gold band with a black diamond in it, before pushing down on the diamond. Soon, there was a power outage within a 2 mile radius.
Yes, I made a smaller, prototype version of my power outage device. Again, it's a prototype so I don't know how long it'll last. Time was of the essence.
I pulled out my phone and sent a text.
'Go'.
I put my phone away as I headed to an ally. I heard a commotion, buildings being emptied out to see what was going on as I picked a lock. I entered the back of the jewelry shop. I noticed it was empty, glad to know of that.
Why was it empty?
Remember how there was a commotion and such?
I hired a henchman to claim he had a bomb attached to him. No, he didn't really. It was a light bomb so, after activating it, he could get away safely.
Ok, so I looked around the shop and saw something that caught my eye. A ring by Vlad Jarkin. What made this ring look cool was it was on a silver band, had a knot in the middle before holding a yellow Topaz in the center. What was around it was 2 silver half circles, moved slightly to not look aligned but still symmetrical, that looked like fruit slices. Think orange, lemon or lime. The holes in between each band showed, not only it was thick and hollow, but the holes were shaped almost like a mix of hearts and tear drops. Around them showed diamonds on the outer upper circle, not in the bottom though as that stayed silver, while from top to bottom to represent the 'fruit skin' was gold and dusted in gold glitter to sparkle, then on the side of the gold were yellow citrine in certain spots. In pattern it went small stone, space space, small stone, space space, all the way to each end until they ended with a stone.
I know it wasn't what I was after, but I stole it anyhow. I went behind the counter, picked the lock and snatched it with a smile. I couldn't steal much, but that was my reward.
My real theft? It was a rare ring said to hold powers. It was a double ring, meaning one band on each finger that was connected, that was black with diamonds on each side going around completely, followed by each tip piece bearing a diamond monkey. Yes, you read that right.
Why was I stealing this? Well, Monkey Fist had something that rightfully belongs to me, but he won't seem to give it up. So, what did I do? I hacked into his computer and figured out he wanted to steal these in 2 days time. So, I beat him to the punch. I'm going to use this to trade for what I want. Why were the rings here if they had powers? It's just 'a legend' that no one believes and the owner sold it to the store to be sold to someone well off.
What was the power? To talk to monkeys.
What did he have of mine? A statue of a medieval style dragon made entirely out of Amber, minus the eyes that had diamonds engraved into it. Falsetto had sent it to me as a gift, but thanks to a mix up, Monkey fist stole it thinking it was an Amber monkey statue with Diamond eyes.
He did, sadly, steal that as well, but I knew he planned on getting rid of the dragon soon. I needed to get it back, especially since it looked cool! I exited out the back, locked up, then sent a text to go ahead. I put on my sunglasses and walked out onto the street just as a light flashed very brightly. My eyes were protected as I continued on my way.
^Now to get Micah a gift.^ I thought as I wondered around the area. I then had an idea.
^I might be in Moscow right now, but Empress Cathrine II has a statue in St. Petersburg.^ I thought with a smile, another 'game' came to play. One for another day, of course.
I spotted a store that had Russian Nesting dolls and decided to buy one. Not for me, but for Drakken.
Why? If I don't give him something, only Shego, he'll annoy me again about it. Besides, they were each different animals, so he'd like it. I also found Shego an expensive jewelry box she'd like, so there was that.
I found what I was looking for. A model of the St. Basil's Cathedral. Ya know, the castle like building that had the swirl tops that almost looked like candy? Yeah, that one. I bought the metal model and a candy model for the boys to share, then bought an expensive skin care basket before going to the post office. I had them sent to Mego at Go Tower, the whole shebang, then was off to my car. Ignoring people was easy for me, since I didn't like communicating much. I was soon off, using my blue tooth to call Monkey Fist's number. Yes, I had his number. Jack had fished it for me, so I hope he answered.
"Mm, yes, Fiske Manor, Bates speaking." I heard on the other line.
"Good day, I wish to speak to Lord Fiske immediately." I tell him, pushing a button to fly off into the sky once more.
"I do apologize, but Lord Fiske is not available to speak at the moment." He tells me.
"He will if it involves the Russian Diamond Monkey Rings." I say, a smirk was now planted on my face. There was a bit of silence before I was asked to be put on hold.
"Yes, this is Lord Fiske." I heard the British gentleman's voice for the first time.
"Greetings, I have something you desire, so I'm willing to offer a trade." I say, getting straight to the point.
"And what, pray tell, would that be?" He asked me.
"You stole my dragon statue by accident. I want it back." I explained to him in a cold tone.
"Ah, you're Miss Gogo. I've heard about you." He told me, trying to be polite, but I was not having it.
"I just need to know if you will trade." I tell him, right to the point like always.
"Yes, I would be willing to trade. May I ask how you knew I would want that item?" He asked me.
"Besides the fact you steal anything simian based? I have my ways." I tell him, refusing to let him know I hacked his computer. He seemed to accept this and told me his address. I put it in the GPS and smiled.
"I shall arrive there in 10 minutes. Goodbye." I say before hanging up. I decided to be prepared in case he crossed me, which me might.
Monkey Fist's POV
I had heard of Gogo from quite a few villains, even a rumor that she's Shego's younger sister. There was also a rumor of her being 'The Ninja', but all I know is she's very inventive and highly into technology. I have no use for technology, save for my land line, perhaps a few laser traps and my computer for research, so I've had no use for hiring Gogo. I also prefer to work alone, except for my monkey ninjas and for Bates.
Actually, I'm not quite sure why he stays, but he does never-the-less. I wasn't sure if she would attack me or not, so I've prepared my Monkey Ninjas to surround the room and attack on my command. I hadn't realized I stole the wrong item until I took it home and opened it. I had stolen the correct item, yet I didn't know what to do with the dragon. Just as I had decided to sell it, Gogo contacts me. I suppose, if I was in her shoes, I'd be mad as well.
I then heard a knock, followed by Bates bringing in a young woman. Honestly, from her tone I expected a woman in her 30's, not a woman who looks to be no older than 19. Though her features showed she was, indeed, most likely related to Shego in some form.
Gogo's POV
I had knocked on the door of an old, and I mean old, Victorian Manor. It honestly looked like a castle! An older, short and stocky man answered the door.
"Ah, you must be Miss Gogo. Lord Fiske is expecting you." He says and lets me in.
"Thank you." I say as I entered.
"I am Bates. Would you care for tea?" He introduced himself then asked me.
"No thank you, I'm not one for tea, I just want to collect what is mine." I say to him.
Bates nods then motions for me to follow him, to which I do. He leads me into a room, a library area with a fireplace, where Monkey Fist was standing, watching, being patient.
"I presume you are Gogo?" Fist asked me.
"Yes, I already know about you. I've done my research." I tell him, causing his left brow to rise a bit.
"Indeed. You have the rings?" He asked me. I pulled out a ring box, flipped the tiny switch, then flipped it open to reveal the rings.
"Do you have my statue?" I asked him. He nods before walking over to a sheet. He uncovered it to reveal my statue. Honestly, it looked lovely. I'm not one for Amber, but this was amazing! I did my best to hide my excitement, though not the satisfied smile that formed from my lips, as I nodded.
"Good." I say as I pulled out my infinity cube. Well, this was the wrong thing to do, I suppose.
"I figured you'd betray. Monkey Ninjas, attack!" He ordered. Suddenly, I was surrounded by monkeys dressed as ninjas.
"Aww,~ they're quite cute." I say before three jumped at me. I dodged them, causing three more to jump at me.
All I did was avoid them, not wanting to hurt them one bit. Not unless I had to. I then felt a large hand hit my shoulder, causing me to turn and round house kick Monkey Fist. He dodged, but I did an odd jump and kicked my other foot, hitting his left arm, then fell on my back before kicking him, with both feet, right into a book shelf, causing books to fall on him. I then rolled out of the way as more monkey ninjas attacked me.
"Dude! Why are you attacking me?!" I yelled as I blocked some hits from the monkeys. Monkey Fist got out from under the books and stared at me.
"You have a bomb!" He yells, getting into a fighting stance.
"You idiot! It's an infinity cube I made to store items! Not a bomb!" I yelled as I tuck and rolled away from the monkeys.
"Lies." He tells me, jumping in front of me before throwing some punches at me. I was dodging them before punching him right in his face. He yelped, sounding slightly like a monkey, as he stumbled backwards.
"Let me prove it!" I say before aiming the cube at the statue. I turned it on and sucked it right in, which Fist saw the last bit, causing his jaw to drop. I sighed as he called off the monkeys.
"I should've explained it before just pulling it out, but really? Do you think I'd be dumb enough to set off a bomb with me and my statue in here?" I pointed out in a rude tone. Yeah, I was pissed.
"I have no idea how insane you are." He countered.
"Well, I don't like being attacked and blamed for anything I didn't do. Also, I believe Falsetto would be mad if I blew up his gift to me." I tell him, crossing my arms and having my hip popped out to the left, an annoyed look on my face.
"Falsetto? As in Falsetto Jones?" Fist asked me.
"The very same." I tell him. Fist seemed to pale a bit, face dropping as well, before he composed himself, pose going from hunched over on his knuckles to standing like a proper gentleman.
"Does he know?" He asked me.
"Not that I know of, but I will tell him I received it." I inform him. Fist nodded before speaking.
"Since you have your statue, as well as showed me you can handle yourself, may I please have my rings?" He asked me politely.
"I really shouldn't give it to you, especially after what you did." I tell him, raising my eyebrow in disbelief. He seemed to get a dark look on his face.
"But, if you actually apologize, then I will." I tell him, a smirk on my face. I wanted to see if he would, given he can be prideful at times. He is, however, still a gentleman after all, so he might. Fist coughed into his fist a bit, unsure if he was shocked about what I said or not, before taking a calming breath.
"Yes, well, I do humbly apologize for my brash actions. It is hard to trust most villains, after all." He apologized formally. I nodded.
"Indeed, which was why I was prepared as well." I say before tossing him the ring box.
"Just flip the switch to open it. It's protected electronically inside that box. Only you and I are allowed to open it." I tell him as I pocketed my infinity cube.
"Oh? An invention of yours?" He questioned me. I nodded, pulled out my card and tossed it to him.
"I doubt you'll need it, but in case you need to hire me." I tell him.
"I don't really need-" He started, but I put a hand up to stop him.
"I'm also an expert thief, as you can see, in case you need help. I doubt it, but just in case." I tell him in a bored tone. He had a stern look on his face, one that showed he was annoyed.
"I can see the resemblance between you and Shego now." He tells me.
"Yes, she's my older sister." I tell him.
"That explains a lot." I heard him mutter, causing me to roll my eyes.
"Whatever, just throwing the offer out there." I say in an annoyed tone, followed by a sigh in annoyance.
"I'm going to leave now, so you have a good day." I say bluntly before I began walking away.
"I do have one question." Fist called out to me, causing me to stop and look at him, head only facing him.
"Why did Falsetto give you a gift?" He questioned me. I only shrugged.
"I'm not sure. Perhaps it's an extra thank you for stealing Picasso's 'Le Rêve' painting, which is the 12th most expensive painting in the world. It seemed to be his style of art." I say with another shrug.
"But that is owned and in the home of Steve Cohen, how on earth could you have stolen it?" He asked me in shock.
"I can steal anything I want if I plan it." I say with another shrug before turning my head forward to walk out, bidding Bates goodbye as I walk outside right to my car. I didn't tell him about me being 'The Ninja' since he seems like the type to turn on me, but he would find out soon. After all, he's a smart man… Most times.
I put my car in Jet Mode to fly back to America, home. On the way, I saw I had a call.
"Go for Gogo." I answered on the blue tooth speaker.
"Ah, Miss Gogo, how are you today?" I heard Falsetto over the phone.
"Ah, Falsetto, I'm doing well. I was just getting ready to call and inform you I received the statue you sent me. It's fabulous looking, thank you." I say happily, yet politely.
"Wonderful timing, I'm glad you enjoy the statue." He said in a pleasant tone.
"Is your day going good? Did you need me for something else?" I asked him politely. See, I knew to never cross him, so manners were very important for this 'client' of mine. Yes, he's a regular for me.
"I'm doing just fine, thank you. Actually, I was curious if, not only you thought about my offer, but if you were busy." He asked in a non-question tone. I knew he would bring up the offer again.
Falsetto and myself have gone back and forth on changing the contract, not coming to an agreement. The last one he sent me was a good offer, really good, but I was still on the fence about it. I then smirked at an idea.
"I am free, though not dressed nicely like the other times. I do have one more counter with the contract, if you're willing to hear it out." I say, a sly smirk on my face. Falsetto was a worthy opponent, mentally and theft wise anyways.
Fighting? Not at all.
Wealth? He overshadows me greatly.
Status? It was unknown.
Still, I knew he could, in short, screw me over and I him. This is why the contract is still in discussion so both of us do not get screwed.
"I can excuse the outfit, as for the contract idea, I would be open for discussion. When can you arrive?" He asked me. I turned around and started heading to Europe.
"I can be there in 30 minutes if it's at the same location as the first time meeting. Anywhere else would depend." I commented.
"That soon?" He asked me.
"I was in Russia and England for a job and personal business." I explained to him.
"Ah, what luck then. I will meet you at our first meet up then. I look forward to seeing you again." He said politely before there was a click.
^This should be interesting.^ I thought with glee.
Monkey Fist's POV
I was annoyed with this girl's attitude, typical teenager. I decided to go to my computer to look up on her. As I did, I realized she was 21, she worked with Jack Hench, is hired for many projects and does well for herself. She had many well received reviews, especially from the 6th richest man, as well as one of two best thieves in the world, Falsetto Jones. It was interesting how she could get good reviews with her attitude.
Was there something I'm missing? I turned off my computer with a frown.
"Curious, who is Gogo?" I questioned, wondering about her personal life and qualities. I still wonder, how did she know I was planning to steal that ring? I fear she will be a problem in the future.
Falsetto's POV
I had arrived at my manor with my hounds, King and Queen by my side as usual while my others were inside already. A smile crossed my face at what she would offer in the contract.
The back and forth has been tedious, yet interesting. I do not want to be conned by her, nor her with me, which is why this was interesting enough. I had seen her theft with the painting pieces, as well as her picture with the painting she 'created'. Shame she could not keep it, but it was a unique piece that even I didn't think to do. To her, it was a game.
This is why she piqued my interest. She knew when to play games and when to be a good thief. She was 'caught' but not captured. She wouldn't accept that, not quite yet.
The difference between her and myself? I was rich and could hire anyone to steal from me, including her. She just goes out and does it on her own.
Something we have in common? We leave no evidence behind to get ourselves caught. She will on purpose, or they know it's her as 'The Ninja' but not the real her. Ah still, even if she does reveal herself or is discovered, she won't get caught that easily.
As for me? I have more than enough money to buy my way out of trouble easily. She soon arrived in a flying car, her invention most likely, before it turned into a nice looking car.
^She has good taste in vehicles.^ I thought as she got out of the car.
She was wearing black skinny leather pants, a yellow midriff showing tube top, a black leather jacket, yellow gloves, black combat boots, a black small tie scarf around her neck like the French wear as well as one in her hair. Usual cat eyes for the black eyeliner, and black glitter lipstick for make up. I was shocked to see her dressed like this, since I've only ever met with her in either semi/formal attire or her catsuit.
^Even in this, she still looks nice.^ I thought as she put her keys in her pocket.
"I apologize for the outfit." She says politely to me.
"Not at all, to each their own." I tell her politely. After all, with Miss Gogo it is not wise to anger her. I would rather have her as an ally than an enemy. She's capable of taking me down, and I her, but it would be more tedious than anything else. I gestured for her to follow me before guiding her to my office, where the Picasso painting she stole for me hung.
"I see you're making great use of the painting." She commented, causing me to turn to look at her, seeing her admire where I placed the painting.
"Yes, the painting helps bring the room together." I say as she nodded in agreement. One of my henchmen pulls out a chair for her, which she tanked him, before sitting down. Once she did, King and Queen went over and rested their heads on her lap, one on each leg, before she gently pet their heads while greeting them.
"Shall we talk business?" She asked me, causing me to fold my fingers together, elbows on the desk and the hands up to look interested.
"Indeed, straight to business." I agree with a smirk. I liked how straight forward she was.
Gogo's POV
After an hour of my offer, discussing pros, cons, etc. we came to an agreement over it.
"You drive a hard bargain, Miss Gogo. I admire that, especially since it did not bore me nor have me become impatient." He admired as he opened up a laptop.
"I don't want either of us being in an unfair advantage or one of us being done over, pardon that bluntness. After all, we might be villains, but working together means we should be able to at least be civil with one another." I comment as he typed away.
"I agree." He said before smiling. Suddenly he turned the screen to show Jack on it.
"Falsetto, Gogo, I just looked over the contract. Both of you are satisfied with it?" Jack asked us curiously.
"Yes." We both say with a nod. Jack nodded, a slightly worried look in his eyes at me but a smile to try and hide it.
"Very well, both of you sign it, I will witness it and you two will be all set." Jack said as I heard the paper get printed out.
One of the Henchmen came over, paper on a silver platter with two pens to set it down. Falsetto signed first, then I signed it. I was now Falsetto's partner. I could still work for Jack and other villains, was not allowed to retrieve items that Falsetto wanted, nor could he have me steal it if it was requested by another 1st, as well as not allowed to tell anyone about the partnership, minus Jack of course.
I was not a sidekick, nor a henchman, so the other henchman will do as I ask unless Falsetto veto's it. I would also get paid, in cash, weekly as well as earn a bonus every 3 months. Anything that has to deal with my trails, games, etc. he has no control over and is not allowed to know my hideout but will have his men, in sworn secrecy, build me many others and/or accompany me.
How many? Well, one in each state, the 8 bigger ones will have 2, then each other country that isn't America will have at least 1, Except Russia, Australia, Canada, China, Brazil and India which will have at least 3 hide outs.
The 8 states? Those were Texas, California, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Alaska and Montana.
Mind you, this was his idea! I only asked for at least 3 hide outs around the world to be on the safe side, but he went above and beyond!
The reason? He said I deserved it, but did I really? There was more in the contract, but I don't need to go over everything. The one thing I will mention, though. If either of us tried to get the other tossed under the bus, be hired a hit man on, sent to prison, or anything similar, then the contract would be terminated. There's more to it, but again nothing that won't be explained later on.
The last thing you all should know is, we can't screw the other over without screwing ourself as well. Once we both signed, the paper was faxed to Jack, who received it, thanked us then ended the video call.
"I had heard you're looking into an assistant. May I ask why?" Falsetto asked me.
"I need someone to do minor things for me. For example, steal if I'm sick, clean if asked or if I'm gone for a while, or especially cook. I cannot cook nor bake to save my life." I say, chuckling at the last part. While this was true, I also needed someone on the outside to bail me out if needed or to play distraction. I might make them my protégé if they're lucky.
"You can't cook?" He asked in shock. I shook my head no.
"I eat sandwiches, take out or ready made foods." I confess, though leaving out the fact I will forget to eat if I'm busy.
"That's not healthy." He commented before writing something down. He then handed it to me.
"Call this number, no matter where in the world you are, anything you want will be sent right over to you." He tells me with a smile. I was shocked when he told me that.
"Oh no, I couldn't be that much of a bother." I tell him.
"Nonsense, you need to eat proper food, not garbage food. At least keep it in case you change your mind." He tells me with a charming smile. I put the card in my pocket.
"I will, thank you." I say to him. That's when my phone started ringing, causing me to sigh.
"Please pardon me." I say politely as I pulled out my phone. Falsetto nodded, but didn't move. Guess it was to see who was calling.
"Go for Gogo." I answered the phone.
"Hey sis, are you free?" Shego asked me.
"Shego, I told you I can handle it!" I heard Drakken scream in the background before a loud crashing sound, causing me to move my phone away from my ear with a cringe. Once I heard silence, I put it back to my ear.
"What did the blue buffoon do this time?" I asked her in annoyance.
"Did she call me a blue buffoon?! I feel like she did!" I heard Drakken yell, though not that loudly.
"We had to move to a new lab and Dr D's inventions broke, so he wants them fixed. I figured I'd call you for help since him trying to fix them is, well..." She started before I heard an electrical zapping sound, followed by a scream from him.
"Breaking things more, hurting himself and looking more like an idiot since he lost the instruction manuals?" I finished for her.
"More or less." She tells me.
"I'm not paying her!" I heard Drakken yell out.
"Don't listen to him, I'll get him to pay." She says as I heard another zap, this one from her plasma hand beam.
"Youch!" He yelped out in severe pain. I sighed, rubbing the bridge of my nose in annoyance.
"I know he's broke, in fact everyone knows he's broke right now." I tell her bluntly.
"What if he trades you parts? He needs to get rid of some junk anyhow." She tells me.
"I will not-" I heard Drakken scream out before silence. I then heard a shuffle sound for a bit.
"Disagree to that, only if you can fix my stuff with leftover part and still have them work." He tells me in a smug tone. I then gained a wicked smile.
"Oh? A challenge? Well, only because of my sister." I say smugly before hanging up.
"Business as usual?" Falsetto asked me.
"Yes, though I will ask what the other thing was you wanted to discuss before I leave." I say politely to him. Drakken can wait a while longer.
"Well, I was wondering if you would be willing to do me a small favor." He said to me, looking slightly concerned. This made me perk up a small bit. Falsetto never looks worried.
"How can I help?" I asked him, seemingly worried.
3 Hours Later Gogo's POV
I sighed as I found the entrance to the new lair. A time share one he owned with Dementor, one I was familiar with as well. I knocked on the door before I was sent inside by one of Drakken's henchmen.
"Boss, Gogo's here." He called out to Drakken as I walked in.
"Great, another attitude alert." Drakken mocked before he heard growling. I had 2 of Falsetto's hounds with me, as well as 2 of his henchmen. Drakken yelped from the dogs.
"Shego! She brought wolves!" Drakken yelled out. Shego sighed as she came out, wearing a robe while holding a cup of Cocoa. I presume Cocoa because she enjoys that drink more.
"Dr. D, it's my off time." She told him before seeing the hounds and the two men in suits.
"Wait, those are Falsetto's men and hounds." Shego pointed out.
"Yeah, I'm taking care of the hounds, these two work for me now under his supervision and I am now Falsetto's partner. That's all I'm legally obliged to tell, other than why I have the hounds." I say as I looked around at the scattered parts.
"Man, this is a real mess. Kim Possible?" I questioned.
"That teen hero thinks she's all that, but she's not." Drakken muttered, causing a small chuckle to escape my lips.
"Whatever. I'll get started." I say before snapping my fingers, followed by pointing to a spot on a carpet.
"Emperor, Empress, go lay down." I ordered the hounds. Both obeyed, no surprise since Falsetto had them trained to perfect obedience. The spot was in front of a coffee table, but not between it and the couch, as they rested.
"Ok, I gotta ask. Why the hounds?" Shego asked me.
"Empress is due soon and Emperor won't leave her side." I explained to her.
"Still need more details." She tells me as I walk over to the 1st machine I saw, the worst of the bunch so far.
"Well, Falsetto wants to see how well I can handle his hounds, ya know in case of an emergency. Besides, Empress isn't feeling well and he thinks a new environment might help. I agreed to take her, which then led me to agreeing to take Emperor as well." I explained as I snapped my fingers.
"Fin, toolbox." I ordered. The box was then set next to me, since I was looking at the machine with my arms folded, before Fin opened the box for me to reveal all my tools. I snapped my fingers, causing fin to take the gifts and place them on the table for the two.
"But you've never owned a pet. Can you handle it?" She asked me curiously, a small smug smirk on her lips.
"Can't be that hard, but thats what these two are here for as well. To assist and monitor if I don't know something." I explained, hiding the fact of taking care of two living things freaked me out a bit.
I'm so used to being alone now, caring for other living things is foreign to me. I grabbed a wrench before getting to work. Shego and I talked as Drakken tried to sit on the couch but would get scared when Emperor would growl.
"Gogo! Get them to stop growling at me!" Drakken yelled at me.
"They don't like buffoons!" I call out as I was under a second machine.
"Shego!~" Drakken whined.
"Drakken doesn't like it when you mess with Drakken." Shego joked, causing me to lightly laugh.
"Shego!~" Drakken whined again.
"Emperor, play nice!" I lightly scolded, not stopping my work.
"Thank you." I barely heard Drakken. I knew he was able to sit down at that point.
"How many hounds does Falsetto breed?" Shego asked me.
"A lot, but not to many to inbreed. His favorites are King and Queen, since he's had them since they were puppies. Emperor and Empress, Prince and Princess, Duke and Duchess, Lord and Lady, Pharaoh and Great Royal Wife, Marquees and Marchioness, Baron and Baroness, Count and Countess, Sultan and Sultana, Tsar and Tsarina and Chieftain and Chieftess are others that he breeds together as 'couples'. With Wolfhounds, once they find a mate or grow up with an opposite non-relative gender, they stay with them for life. Some have had pups a few times, but Emperor and Empress there are having their first litter, which is probably why she's not doing as good as the others were." I explained as I finished the 2nd machine.
"How-never mind. I forgot you have an idyllic memory." She started to ask but then shook her head as she remembered.
"It's rare that I can't remember something or forget, but it can happen. Plus, if I'm now his partner in crime, I need to know his lifestyle, his hounds and more." I explained to her.
"Can you talk about the contract?" She asked me, curiosity getting the better of her.
"Can't, but I will say we can't be conned by one another without reciprocation." I explained as I took three machines and decided to combine them.
Drakken never said I couldn't.
"Nice.~" She commented, I could tell she had a smirk on her face.
"Yup, plus any job I do for him I still get paid, but at a discount." I say as I felt my phone vibrate. I stopped and looked at it before answering.
"Go for Gogo." I answered.
"It's Jack, just calling to check on ya." I heard Jack say over the phone.
"I'm fine, just in the middle of work. Is there something you need?" I asked before giving a silent yelp, pulled back my hand and looked at my finger.
^Damn, I broke a nail.^ I thought bitterly.
"Just making sure Falsetto isn't keeping you hostage." Jack joked.
"Haha, funny." I say as I got back to work.
"I was also curious, there's a bird man named-" Jack started, but I interrupted him.
"Aviarius? Yeah, he's an acquaintance, if he wants anything you can give him my usual discount for my stuff, with an extra 2% added on." I say as I attached a couple cables together.
"Ok, no problem. I'll add it in the notes. Also, what do you plan on doing with the 'contestants'?" He asked me.
"I'm still thinking of a challenge for them, but I have a couple ideas in mind. Now that I'm getting multiple lairs made, I can invest in making a special training are for them." I say as I reached into the machines for a final touch.
"You sure it's a good idea?" He asked me.
"It'll be a disposable hide out, meaning I won't care if it gets discovered or not, but it'll be difficult to get in and out of. Until then, I will think of a new game for them." I say as I sat up to continue working on combining the machines.
"Another scavenger hunt?" He asked me.
"Perhaps, though with more brain teasers." I explained as I pulled out my small torch and face mask. I put it on and began welding.
"How so?" He asked me.
"The reason I steal the things I do as part of my game is for the mental gymnastics, which I want them to do as well. I might do riddles and clues, like I did with Team Possible when I stole the painting pieces. I need a sidekick that's intelligent as well as stealthy, but I also need them to be in control over their greed, destructive tendencies and violence. For now, I'll look at the basics and then smooth out the rough edges." I explained as I lifted the helmet to look at my work.
"Clever, do you need help with ideas?" Jack asked me. I took a few seconds to think before smiling.
"You know what? Yes, that would be very helpful right now." I say happily before grabbing a flathead screwdriver to tighten some screws.
"What should I be looking for?" Jack asked me.
"Old items, from anytime period but nothing newer then 1950's, at any value but nothing bigger than a statue. I'm thinking 15 feet the tallest. One item I'm thinking might be the very first edition of the first book Charles Dickens wrote." I say as I made a few adjustments to the machine before nodding in approval.
"Um, what book was that?" Jack asked me, causing me to giggle a little.
The Pickwick Papers." I say as I took the toolbox and headed over to another machine.
"How do you know this?" He asked me.
"Trust me, I've done my research on many things to steal for my games. Knowledge is key, after all." I say before looking over two more machines, trying to figure out what they did.
"Ok, but what would the clue be?" He asked me.
"Something along the lines of 'In 1836, at the age of 24, is when a story I made became known' just to get them thinking on who it was and what the book was." I say as an example before switching to a blue tooth earpiece.
I then went to work on taking the machines apart then combining them. Jack and I talked for an hour longer before we ended the call. After that I packed up.
"I'm done!" I announce to Drakken. "No, you only fixed 7, not 15!" Drakken scolded me, getting right in my face to show his sour look.
"I combined some so they make something better that also does multiple things. More room, same mechanics, more parts left over." I say smugly to him. His face dropped before looking bitter.
"We didn't agree to that." He tells me.
"You never said I couldn't. You said, and I quote, 'I will not Disagree to that, only if you can fix my stuff with leftover part and still have them work' but nowhere in that sentence did you say or indicate I could not combine machines to do multi-functions to have more space for your lair and more parts for me as payment." I pointed out, still smug with a smug smirk to match. Drakken wanted to argue but made incoherent sounds before sighing in an angry defeat.
"I'm going to have to be more specific with you, won't I?" Drakken asked me.
"Very. To be fair, I did this to my eldest brother many times. You, oddly, remind me of him but less stupid and less muscular, but more comedic." I tell him as I pictured it slightly.
"Don't you dare say that!" Shego suddenly screeched out.
"Why? Because you have a crush on him?" I jokingly asked. I mean, she says he pays well, but I think it's something more than that at this point.
"Ew,~ no! I work for him! Picturing him as Hego-" She started then shivered.
"Whatever you say, sis." I say before pulling out my infinity cube.
Ok, it's not exactly infinite. It does have a limit, but I have yet to reach said limit. I know for sure; I cannot put building in it nor parts of a building. I think the biggest thing I could store is a car, a minivan at best, but not a tractor trailer. I turned it on and sucked up all the parts.
"Hey!~ You can't do that!" Drakken scolded me.
"It's in our agreement." I told him.
"I want those parts back!" Drakken yelled, but then I made my eyes glow yellow. Drakken knew what this meant and took a step back.
"Never mind, they're yours." He said nervously.
"Thank you, they'll be very useful for me." I say, eyes back to normal and a smile on my face. Drakken walked off, grumbling over how I outsmarted him, as Shego came over.
"Is that one of the reasons why you stay?" I asked her.
"Yeah, it's fun, right?" She asked me, a smile on her face.
"Very." I say with a nod.
"Listen, if you ever need a job or want to earn extra cash, let me know." I tell her bluntly. She looked at me in shock as I looked at her.
"Why are you still nice to me? You don't think I'd cross you?" She asked me.
"You won't, because you're smart enough not to." I tell her. She knew I was right and I knew that she knew.
"I'll think about it, but Drakken does pay well. Nice vacation packages as well." She tells me.
"Fair enough. I just freely travel, a perk of not being a sidekick as well as being a hidden villain." I tell her with a shrug.
"Are you going home?" She asked me.
"Yes, these two are sworn to secrecy to never reveal my location without a heavy risk." I tell her.
"Dark, aren't we?" She asked me with a small laugh.
"No, it's Falsetto's idea." I tell her. Her demeanor dropped from laughing to shock with a hint of fear.
"Are you serious? He won't-" She started but I raised my hand to stop her.
"It's fine, he can't do anything to me without both getting on my bad side and terminating our contract." I tell her without exposing the contract.
"Is it that airtight?" She questioned me.
"Yes, we both bantered on things before agreeing then having Jack Hench look it over before witnessing the contract signing. I was iffy on it, since Falsetto can and will cross anyone, but the contract benefits both of us on a professional level as equal partners. In short, I am rising up in the villain world by doing both so much and so little." I tell her with a shrug.
"I always said you were smart." She tells me with a smile. A caring smile.
"I'm smart because I saw how hard you worked and studies, which motivated me to be like you. I didn't mean to follow you as a villain, but it turns out it can be fun. I guess us girls were meant for villainy versus heroism." I say and lightly joked with a smile.
Shego lightly bumper her hip with mine, causing me to lightly laugh and bump her back. We giggled that sisterly, girly giggle, which caused Drakken to look between us in confusion before claiming he was going to bed. This caused us to look at him in confusion before lightly giggling again.
I hugged Shego goodbye before calling the henchmen and hounds to follow to my car. They had a small plane to follow me in, while I had the hounds with me. They each managed to fit on the front seat, surprising since I'm in a 2 seat 2 door car. Still, I landed at Hench Co., where they traded the plane for a car, then followed me to my lair. Once inside, they parked the car, quickly came over to let me and the hounds out of my car. This surprised me a bit.
"You don't need to do that for me but thank you." I say with a look of shock but a nod.
"Force of habit, ma'am." The second henchman, Sid, said to me.
"Don't call me ma'am, it makes me feel old. Call me Miss, Gogo, Miss Gogo or whatever else except ma'am." I say as I head to the hidden elevator.
"Same to you, Fin." I call out.
"Yes Miss!" They both say before hearing their footsteps following me.
"Admiring my rides?" I questioned jokingly as I opened the panel on the right side of me.
"How did you obtain these rides?" Fin asked me.
"I saved money from jobs I did to buy them, I built some from scratch, found parts in junk yards, you name it." I explained as I punched in a code, did a fingerprint then cleaned the print off before the door opened.
"You built them?" Sid questioned me.
"Yes, I mean, I built a frickin' jet when I was 12 and a motor bike from scratch when I was 17 so I could drive it at 18. I'm very much into mechanics and technology." I explained as we all rode the elevator up. Once up, the doors opened to show my workshop. I walked out, Emperor and Empress following suite, as I showed my shop.
"This is my shop, please put tools back exactly as found, there's a shower right there for emergencies since I sometimes deal with chemicals for certain weapon experiments, towels are in that tiny door and the hamper is under it." I explained to them before guiding them to the rest of my lair. They were amazed by it as I showed them a guest room.
"Sorry, I only have one room. I can have some people come in and build a couple more rooms. I can have a second bed put in for now, or you can share the bed, or one can have the bed the other the couch." I explained to them.
"We're fine with these arrangements for now, Miss." Sid said, though Fin seemed miffed.
"Why have a guest room if you never have anyone over?" Fin asked me.
"In case my sister needs a place to crash." I explained. They both nodded. I had the hounds rest on the carpet for now. I then heard a small alert from my computer. I dashed over and looked through it before smiling.
"Can I trust you to stay here with no troubles?" I asked them.
"Miss, Mr. Jones gave us orders that at least one of us must accompany you." Fin tells me.
"I'm going to steal something as 'The Ninja' which means you're not allowed to follow me since it'll compromise my alternate self." I explained to them.
"Then we will stay until you page us." Sid said with a nod.
"Good. I should be back in 4 hours. Try to keep clean, please. I hate messes." I explained before going to my room. I changed into my ninja gear. "Do you want me to get us take out?" I asked them, coming out in everything except the face mask.
"We will be fine, just be safe." Fin informed me. I nod, put my mask on, pet the hounds gently before leaving.
1 hour later
I had used my bike to speed and arrive in another state 2 hours sooner, thanks to my bike, as I went to a lab.
Why? There was talk about a device to teleport you anywhere in the world. It's just a draft from what many say, but it's something I'm looking into.
Why? To travel faster of course! I mean, the potentials of quick travel to obtain whatever I desire? Seems fine, but I'm thinking of better and quicker exits for emergencies.
Why? It's only a matter of time before Team Possible locks me up behind bars, so it's best I be prepared just in case. I disabled the alarms, snuck in and stole the blueprints.
^Easy pickings.^ I thought before a light shined on me, causing me to cover my eyes. I was then knocked back into a wall with a thud, my head bouncing back from the blow.
^Ow.^ I thought as I tried to not let the dizzy feeling take over.
"Finally caught you, ninja." I heard Kim Possible's voice.
^Did she… Set me up?^ I thought as I slowly got up. I then felt cuffs get put on me.
"Now to see who you are." I heard the familiar Will Do say.
^Damn, Global Justice too?^ I thought as I felt a hand on my hood. I moved quick to remove the hand then low sweep kick Will Do down. Kim Possible then went to kick me, but I moved just in time to see her get tazed, by accident, by Will Do.
"Kim!" Ron yelped out. I moved and removed my cuffs before putting them on Ron.
"Aw man! Not cool!" Ron whined out, causing me to lightly salute him, then made my escape. As I headed to my bike I checked the prints, which were blank and had a tracker on it. I tossed it, hopped on the bike then drove off fast, Global Justice was on my trail.
"We have you now, Ninja!" I heard an agent say.
^No, you don't.^ I think as I adjusted myself to go top speed. A small barrier went around me to protect me as I was hitting close to 200 MPH now thanks to minor adjustments, I had made 2 days ago. I felt my vision blur, causing me to swerve.
^No, damn. Mild concussion.^ I thought as I slowed down then stopped. I was far enough to where they wouldn't catch me. I wasn't far from my hideout, but I couldn't drive now. I sighed before stripping from ninja gear into the normal clothes under it. I then dialed a number on my phone.
"Yes Miss." I heard Sid's voice.
"Come get me please, in my vehicle you followed me in. It was a trap and I have a mild concussion. I put the tracker on, you'll find me." I say as I put my bike away in my infinity cube.
"Right away, Miss." I heard Sid say before hanging up. I felt very sick, so I laid down on the side of the road to help ease the nausea. After some time, a car pulled up, the door opened then footsteps.
"Miss, I'm here." I heard Sid say before he slowly picked me up.
"I can't believe it was a trap. Damn." I muttered as I tried not to puke.
"Team Possible is getting smarter." Sid said as he buckled me in. I soon felt the vehicle start moving.
"Then I'll get more smart. After all, with every smart mousetrap, there's a smarter mouse to avoid it." I say as I felt tired. I couldn't comprehend time, but we soon arrived at the lair. I did my thing, we went up and Sid carried me to my room.
"I have the first aid ready, Miss." I heard Fin say.
"It's a mild concussion, I've had it before. I need rest, but you can check my head to make sure I'm not bleeding." I say tiredly. I felt my head be examined before I was put in bed.
"Um, so..." Sid started to say but trailed off.
"Spit it out." I tell them both.
"Do you need us to cloth you in pajamas? Or leave you as is?" Sid spat out. I could feel myself blushing.
"Shoes off, that's it." I tell them.
No way in hell was I going to let them see my naked body. I felt my shoes be removed as well as a blanket covering me. I then felt two lumps on each side. I nearly shot up only to see it was the hounds, both giving me a worried look. I smiled at them.
"How sweet, they're worried." I say as I pet them gently before laying down completely again.
"If you need us, just call us and we'll show up." I heard Fin say before my light turned off and door was closed. I sighed to myself.
^Damn you Kim Possible and Will Do… I'm going to get you back for this, whomever knocked me into the wall.^ I thought before I trailed off to sleep.
Will Do's POV
I hit the wall in fury.
"How could we have lost them?! I hit kicked them hard enough to knock them out, yet they still got away?!" I scolded furiously, starting to loose my cool.
"We tried, but we'll get them next time." Kim Possible tried to assure me.
^Useless, as usual.^ I thought as I had looked between her and Ron Stoppable. Both were useless to me, no matter how good Kim Possible was.
"Yeah, plus there's a positive side to this." Ron said with a smile.
"And that is?" I questioned him.
"I didn't loose my pants this time!" Ron said in joy, Rufus congratulating him. I gave a small eye roll at this.
"This ninja is a menace and you're taking it as a joke." I say in annoyance.
"Well, whomever The Ninja is, they're at least not hurting anyone nor being overly destructive." Kim pointed out. This was true, but still annoying.
"They want to be caught when leaving clues, but able to get away every time with or without them." I say as I felt a headache approaching.
"We'll get them eventually. Villains tend to slip up and they almost did this time." Ron pointed out. This was true, they did slip up this time.
^Still, I was so~ close to finding out the identity of 'The Ninja'. I will find out who they are and be the first to capture them.^ I thought as Team Possible Left Global Justice's lair.
^Someday, I will win your game.^ I thought bitterly.