Disclaimer: Kim Possible belongs to Disney. (Despite anything Shego says to the contrary.)

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3 Rescue Part I

Autumn and Shego were both exhausted. As soon as their hotel door was shut they dropped their bags of freebies and samples then collapsed on the bed side by side.

"I do believe that I knocked out more villains and henchmen in the last twelve hours then I did in my entire hero career," said the younger thief in disbelief. "I can see why that is only a two day thing."

"Any longer and the super heroes start getting stupid ideas about mass round ups," said Shego. "You should have been here the year my brothers got that particular idea."

"Let me guess," Autumn interrupted. "Hego offered everyone the opportunity to surrender peacefully."

"And was blasted through a wall for his trouble," finished Shego. The green thief smiled at that particular memory.

"You didn't," the redhead asked in mock surprise.

"Please," Shego rolled her eyes. "If I had been close enough it would have been more then just one wall."

Autumn laughed because that was probably true. Then she remembered that Team Go was still missing. "They've been missing for a week now. Are you sure we shouldn't do something?"

Shego rolled over on her side and propped her head up on her arm to face her partner. "Still a little hero in you, isn't there?" She placed her hand on the younger thief's chest, over her heart.

The redhead just looked up into Shego's eyes and smiled.

"I guess we should do something," Shego let out a big sigh to show her opinion of the situation. "Jesse is going to want to see her father sooner or later. For some reason she likes that man." She dropped back onto her back and yawned.

Seeing it, Autumn yawned as well. "I'll walk over to Wade's room after breakfast and," she was interrupted by another yawn. "And see what he can dig up."

"In the morning," Shego agreed. Both slept fully dressed and on top of the blankets.

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Breakfast proved exciting. The hotel's five star restaurant was set adjacent to the lobby. Autumn and Shego were seated under the restaurant's large crystal chandelier, which was a beautiful thing until it started to rock.

"What is that," Autumn asked while trying to ignore the way the very sharp-looking crystals swayed and chimed above.

"Either the morning brawl started early, or maybe it's a demolitions demonstration," offered the green thief.

A loud commotion could be heard nearby. Both looked up as a parade of henchmen entered the dining area from the lobby beyond. At the head of the stampede was one Ronald Stoppable, running for his life.

The pair of thieves stared in shock as he jumped onto the first table and began to leap from one to the next across the restaurant. They watched as he pounced on their table and continued on, not noticing who he was passing.

The blonde man grabbed the plates of a pair of innocent bystanders. He spun around and flung them at his pursuers. Both smashed into the forehead of a henchman, knocking them out of the chase. He continued on until he reached the bar and slid behind it ahead of several laser blasts.

"You know I hate to admit it, but the buffoon is getting better," commented Shego dryly.

Autumn nodded. "His name is Ron," she said out of habit. "He does alright when he just acts instead of thinking it through. Self doubt or something like that."

They continued to watch from their table as Ron came out wielding a collection of steak knives. With surprising accuracy he began throwing one at each laser, blocking the barrels. When the henchmen came in for hand-to-hand combat the brown-eyed boy crouched down and grabbed a pair of wine bottles to use as clubs to defend himself.

The bottles broke over the heads of his pursuers, but there was an entire collection of expensive vintages available. "I hear white is the wine of choice with ham," he said after striking a particularly large man in the temple.

Autumn and Shego both applauded when he dropped the last masked henchman. Ron looked up with a surprised look on his face. "Oh, hey KP," he said with a laugh. "Care for some wine with your eggs?" He held up what looked to be a very old and expensive bottle while his trademark goofy grin cracked across his face.

"Not after you stepped in them," pointed out Shego.

"Sorry about that," he said as he came over to the table.

"What are you doing here, Ron," Autumn asked before the conversation could get any more side tracked.

"Well, I'm sure you've both heard about Team Go disappearing," he said. When Shego made a disgusted sound he continued. "Well, Yori and I have been asked to look for them."

"See, even GJ doesn't take it seriously," Shego said. Autumn swatted her hard. "Ouch, what was that for?"

"Figure it out," Autumn said before turning back to Ron. "Any leads?"

"Nothing much," he said. "That's why we're here looking for clues."

"Where's your ninja girl," asked Shego, still rubbing the back of her head. She was giving her partner a look that said she would have her revenge.

"I am here, Shego-san," the lithe ninja seemed to magically appear at Ron's side. "I have what we came for, Ron-kun. We should be going before more come," she said gesturing to the men Ron had defeated.

"Time out, Yori," said Autumn. "Do you know where Team Go is?""

"It appears that one called Hench is demonstrating several new devices that are 'Super Hero Tested'," said Yori. "After examining the laptop in his suite here at the hotel, I believe that it is Team Go that he is using for his tests."

"I guess my brothers aren't completely useless after all," Shego said with a smirk.

"Shego," Autumn scolded. "We have to do something."

Shego stood up and brushed away the last of her destroyed meal. "Hench Co has some of the best security in the world. We can't just walk in and ask for them back."

"Shego is correct, Autumn-san," said Yori with a wink that only the redhead could see. "It would be best to leave this to masters of stealth such as Ron-kun and myself."

Autumn hid her smirk as Shego started to literally smolder. "You did not just imply that the buffoon is better at sneaking into places then me!"

"I am merely pointing out that Ron-kun has the benefit of training under the tutelage of Master Sensei," replied Yori calmly.

Shego swung around on her partner. "Wake up the Nerdlinger. We're going to Hench Co HQ."

"Actually, I'm already here." Everyone turned around to see Wade sitting at a corner table. Apparently the boy genius had been having breakfast while conversing with a pair of Bebes.

"I don't even want to know," said Autumn.

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After getting Shego riled up it was easy to get the volatile woman onboard for a rescue mission. Hench Co World Headquarters was located just north of the area known as Silicone Valley in California. The location was decided on as a chance for the company to be close to and hopefully get good deals from its neighbors.

The nearby ocean and the hilly area surrounding the large building complex provided the most wonderful of warm breezes on summer nights, such as the one that four shadows were gliding through this night.

Behind them on the hill they had launched from, a small rusty looking trailer was parked. Inside the trailer was a small fortune's worth of electronics and high-end surveillance gear, mostly stolen, and all manned by Wade. "Shego and Yori, you should bank to the right and aim for the roof of the eastern building. Autumn and Ron, follow them, but aim for the ground between the building and the perimeter fence."

After receiving confirmation the boy genius turned to a different set of monitors and began typing quickly. Just before the first glider would have come into sight all of the lights in the complex went dark for a few moments.

Guards took notice, but when the back-up generators came on a moment later they returned to their duties, figuring it was a normal outage.

"I am surprised that you agreed to this arrangement, Shego-san," Yori said after they had landed on the roof and disposed of their gliders. The pair was waiting for their cue to go in.

"Princess just wanted some time with Ron," she shrugged it off. "I guess she misses the whole Team Possible thing sometimes."

"And you wish for her happiness," Yori said.

"Let's not get all mushy here," Shego said.

Meanwhile, Autumn was busy overriding the electronic lock on the side of the building her partner was standing on top of. "You know, KP," said Ron. "It was easier then I figured to get Shego to do this. I know Yori hit a button and all, but I figured the standard Shego response would have been a throw a punch or something."

The door lock beeped and clicked. The young thief carefully opened the door and checked the small hallway beyond. This was a service entrance and, with the late hour, no one was around. "She just needed an excuse to do the right thing," said Autumn after ushering Ron inside.

Around the first corner they caught sight of a security camera. Autumn motioned for Ron to wait and slipped under the camera after it panned away. She reached up from underneath and attached a small disk that blinked red for a moment before going green.

Ron came out of hiding and they continued on under Wade's direction until they reached a plain door. The thief quietly cracked the door open and tossed in something that Ron only caught a glimpse of before she shut the door.

A small pop could be heard followed by several thuds. When they entered every guard was out like a light. Banks of video feeds and control switches filled two of the room's walls. Autumn plugged her Kimmunicator into the system before calling Wade. "It's your show," she said.

While they waited Ron poked at the body of one of the guards. "Picking locks, disabling cameras, and knocking out guards without a fight; these would've been nice skills to have had back before," Ron stopped, not sure of how to word the rest of his statement.

"I guess the best way to beat a villain is to think like one," Autumn said. She was only half paying attention to Ron. She scanned the monitors looking for their target. She found the members of Team Go being held in a single large cell on the third floor. Everything around that area seemed to be designed with the purpose of keeping the heroes in.

The ceiling and floors of the cell extended for an entire level. The walls were thicker still. Vents were small enough that even Mego couldn't get past. The door was actually a section of wall that was hydraulically lifted to allow access.

"This is something else," she mumbled to herself. "How do we open the door?"

"It looks like I was right. It will take both you where you are and Shego and Yori at the door to open it," said Wade over the Kimmunicator. "Now that I have access to the security, I'm going to send them in."

"While we wait, I have a question," said Ron. "What's with the whole 'Autumn' thing?"

The redhead shrugged. "It just seemed to fit. It's a villain thing."

"Gotta have the cool moniker," Ron agreed. "Hey, do you know Shego's real name?"

Autumn turned to face Ron. "Yes, but I would have to kill you if I told you."

"Funny. Come on, you can tell me," he begged.

"No seriously. I would have to kill you," she said very seriously. "Because if I didn't, she would. And as your friend I couldn't let you suffer through what she would do."

Ron gulped. "Forget I asked."

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