When they got back to Kim's house several hours later, Jenny was still talking excitedly about being part of this world, and Global Justice, and Kim's team.
They were greeted by Kim's parents, who congratulated her. The twins were notably absent.
Jenny went to her room and hung up her newly-issued GJ uniform. She would only need it if summoned to headquarters, or some other formal purpose. Kim had told her they would go shopping and get her some Team Possible clothes for regular missions.
Mrs. Possible tapped on the door. "Jenny?" she asked.
"Yes, ma'am?" was the response.
Mrs. Possible held up some familiar things. "I washed your prison clothes, but I wasn't sure what you wanted to do with them."
"I'll use the sneakers. They were comfortable," Jenny answered, and took them, putting them on the floor of the closet. Then she took the neatly-folded orange coverall. She looked at it, thinking.
"I was going to throw it away," she finally said, and walked over to the chest o'drawers.
"But I've decided to keep it," she stooped and opened the bottom drawer, "As a reminder of what I was," she put it in the otherwise-empty drawer, "And what I will never be again." She shut the drawer firmly, and stood up.
Mrs. Possible gave her a smile, and left for another part of the house.
Jenny dumped the contents of the envelope on the bed. Besides the various items of modern paper one needed these days, she found a checkbook. A checking account had been opened in her name, and had a couple of thousand dollars in it. The entry line said "Signing bonus".
She grinned widely. Now she could go shopping! "Monique, here I come! Better watch out!" she thought to herself. She put the checkbook in her pocket.
She put away the items, and put the envelope in the side drawer by the bed. Then she headed for the living room. As she passed by the twin's room, she heard voices from inside. She stopped and stuck her head in.
"Hey, guys! Where were you? I got the job on Kim's team!" she said.
"Uh, that's great!" said Jim.
"Yeah, great," said Tim.
"Thanks! See you later!" she said, and headed down the corridor. But something was bothering her. Their response had sounded odd. It nagged at her, but she couldn't put her finger on what it was.
She found the rest of the Possible clan in the living room. "Everyone, they gave me a nice signing bonus, so now I can pay for the clothes I ruined," she said, and pulled out the checkbook.
It took some work, but Mr. and Mrs. Possible finally convinced Jenny they wouldn't take her money for some old clothes. As a compromise, Jenny agreed to do some chores around the house instead.
"Tomorrow after I get home from school," Kim told her, "We're going shopping for mission clothes, and then start training so we can work together."
"Sounds like a plan," said Jenny.
"And here's a start," Kim said, handing her a small package.
The Mistress of Luck opened it, to find a device like she had seen Kim use to contact Wade,
only it was in purple. She looked at Kim in wonder.
"I have my Kimmunicator, Ron has his Ronnunicator, and this is your Jennunicator," said Kim with a smile. "Learning to use it effectively will be part of your training."
"Wow, thanks!" said Jenny. She kept it with her the rest of the evening.
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About two in the morning, Jenny woke up. She had suddenly realized what was wrong with Jim and Tim. They were AFRAID of her. The demonstration of her hex power had SCARED them, and they were trying not to show it. "When I was a villian, I WANTED people to be afraid of me. It made it easier to rob them or whatever," she thought, "But not now. Not them."
She thought awhile, then came to a decision. "I'm not going to bring Kim or her parents into this. It's my fault I scared them, and it's my responsibility to regain their trust. I'll just have to wait for my chance."
With that, she fell asleep again.
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Over the next several weeks, Jenny worked hard with Ron and Kim, learning how they worked together, and finding where she fit in. Since she had worked with teams before, that came fairly easily. What didn't come as easily was the heirarchy. Kim was firmly in charge, but Jenny had an assertive personality as well, and was eager to help. She found herself in conflict with Kim several times during simulated missions in GJ training facilities.
To resolve the issue, Jenny had to remind herself that, although she had been in charge of her team, she had taken orders at HIVE Academy, and in prison. That helped her to remember her place as the new guy, and rein it in. After that, things went more smoothly.
Besides the mission clothes and Jennunicator, Wade provided her with other standard Team Possible equipment; hair dryer grappling gun, utility belt, flying pack, wind-driven skateboards, and such. She quickly learned to use it all. Kim and Ron were impressed at how quickly she fit in with them.
When they sparred, it was discovered that, while Jenny was good, Kim still had an edge because of her kung-fu knowledge and cheer skills. As long as Jenny didn't use her power, Kim would beat her. Not easily or quickly, but eventually, every time.
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Managing to talk to Jim and Tim alone proved impossible. They somehow managed to elude her, and would only stay in her presence if someone else was there. They said as little to her as they could without seeming to be rude.
Still, Jenny didn't seek help. This was important to resolve on her own. She would just have to keep trying.
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Beep-beep-be-deep! It was not long after school on a Tuesday.
Kim pulled out the Kimmunicator and thumbed the connect switch. "What's the sitch, Wade?" she asked. She, Ron, Rufus, and Jenny were sitting in the booth at Bueno Nacho. Jenny had come to love the Mexican fast-food restaurant nearly as much as Ron did.
"Good news," said the boy supergenius, "I've finally located Drakken. He's holed up in a warehouse in an industrial park about ten miles outside of Middleton. No idea what he's up to, though."
"I guess we'd better go see," said Kim, "Good work, Wade."
"Thanks. Having access to GJ satellites is a big help," he answered. "I'll upload the directions."
"Okay. At least we won't need a ride," she said, referring to her Focus.
Kim disconnected, and looked at Jenny with a grin. "You ready for your first mission, Agent Jinx?"
Jenny grinned back. "You bet, Team Leader Possible!"
"Aw, man!" said Ron, "I was just getting used to life without whackos."
"If we don't stop him, you might have to get used to life without nacos," answered Kim.
"Let's go!" said Ron, standing up and upsetting his tray. Fortunately there was little food left on it.
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They dropped Ron off at his house to change into mission mode, and the girls did the same at Kim's house. Jenny had chosen to wear a full-length shirt, instead of a midriff-baring one like Kim preferred, and had dark blue cargo pants. She pulled her pink hair into a ponytail.
"Got everything?" Kim asked as Jenny came out of her room.
"Sure do," she answered, smoothing down her shirt.
"Then let's go get Ron, and ride!" said Kim, heading for the door.
"Good luck, kids," said Mrs. Possible as they reached the door.
They picked up Ron and hit the highway, leaving Middleton behind on a pleasant two-lane road. Fifteen minutes later, they found the entrance to the industrial park, and pulled in. As it was near five o'clock, it was pretty much deserted.
They crept around the buildings until Wade stopped them. "That's the one," he said.
Kim parked her car where she hoped it would be out of danger, and the three of them headed towards the large building.