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Rescue Part II
"Damn it," cursed the green thief.
"What is wrong, Shego-san," asked Yori as the pair slipped down the stairs from the roof.
"I really, really didn't want them to know I was helping," Shego said.
"I would have guessed you would hold such a thing over their heads for some future advantage," pointed out the ninja.
"Sounds good until you factor in the near infinite density of Hego's skull," replied Shego. "His first thought will be that I actually give a damn and there will be no getting that little misconception out of his head, period." Shego was really starting to wonder how she had ended up in this situation.
Wade's directions led them to what appeared to be a dead end. The hallway ended at a solid slab of steel. On each side of the hall was a palm print reader. "I hacked the system and added both of you to the authorized list," said Wade. "Just press your palms on the screens and I'll have Autumn do her part."
A few seconds later the wall rose up to reveal a narrow passage that ended in a room where Shego's four brothers were sitting. Mego and the Wegos stood with surprised looks at the sight of their sister, obviously the last person they expected to see there, rescuing them.
"Snap to it," she ordered while gesturing them out of the room. Except for Hego the men ran down the short hallway and passed their sister. "Thanks," said both Wegos.
"Is Jesse alright?" asked Mego.
"Safe at Mom's," she said while ushering them along.
Hego took his time walking down the hallway. "Little sister, I knew you would see the light and join us again. Team Go will once again be a powerful force for good," He held his arms out as if for a hug.
"Wade," Shego said into her headset. "What kind of floor is below this big door thingy?"
The tapping of a keyboard was followed by, "Not much, it's just your standard commercial building floor. It wasn't made heavy duty since it's only accessible when the door is up. In fact there is just some lab down there."
Shego gave her brother a wicked smile and slammed her fist down on the panic button next to the palm reader. The slab of wall dropped down quickly. Hego was smashed downward and crashed through the ceiling of the level below.
Yori looked on in horror and considered saying something, but then she heard the Wegos start to snicker.
The green thief casually walked to where her remaining brothers and Yori stood waiting. "Hego will be meeting up with us downstairs," she stated coolly.
Those present who had been forced to share a childhood with the man thought what had happened was funny, but it did have the downside of summoning every henchman in the complex. The group found it slow going as they made their way to the next floor down.
They stopped at the lab that Wade indicated would be the spot where Hego came down. At first Shego refused to go in and help him, so the Wegos entered the lab while the others held off the guards at the door.
After taking down a few guards Shego noticed that they weren't returning. "Yori, watch my back while I go check on them," she said.
"What about me," asked Mego.
Shego gave her brother a dirty look. "Just stay out of Yori's way."
The lab was in shambles. The hole that Hego had made upon entry was clear on the ceiling. Directly below the hole had been a table full of equipment that was now unidentifiable. When she approached the table she saw that there was a hole in it as well. Looking under the table revealed that it continued down to the ground level below.
"Figures," she mumbled to herself. The green thief kicked the table out of the way and leaned over the hole looking down. The room below was dark so she lit her hand and tried to see what was going on below.
It would have been fine, except Mego wandered up behind his sister and tried to peek over her shoulder. When her brother bumped into her she tipped forward and began to fall. In a last ditch effort to restore her balance, Shego grabbed her brother and succeeded in dragging him down the hole with her.
Thud.
"See, that's exactly how it happened," said a Wego.
"You could have looked next to me instead of trying to look over me," pointed out the other.
"Well, at least we're all together again," added Hego, trying to be positive.
Shego tossed her brother off of her and stood up. "Just shut up, all of you," she ordered. "Tell Yori to head down on her own."
"What," asked Hego.
"Not talking to you, brain dead," she said, pointing at her headset.
The room suddenly flooded with ultra bright light for an instant. Team Go was blinded momentarily. Shego felt someone try to grab her from behind. She lashed out with a plasma infused punch that sent her attacker flying. She heard the sounds of her brothers fighting off their own attackers.
Keeping her eyes closed, in case of another flash, she tried to listen for the location of her assailants. Loud footsteps were coming from the left. She lobbed a pair of plasma blasts in that direction.
"Ouch," yelled Hego. "That was me."
"Yeah, I know," she replied while still trying to listen. "You even walk too loud. Hold still." Shego continued to wait.
There was a subtle hum coming from behind her. Playing her hunch she spun around and grabbed for the source. She felt her hand wrap around the barrel of some sort of energy weapon. On instinct she used her powers to melt the barrel closed.
The person on the other side of the weapon reacted by firing it. The blocked barrel exploded, sending Shego flying back and landing on one of her brothers.
Light finally returned to the room at a normal level. Shego squinted through the spots still present from the light bomb a moment before. She and her brothers were surrounded by dozens of heavily armed men.
"You four had better hope you don't survive this," she said. "Because if you do I'm going to really make you pay."
"Ok, Wade," said Autumn. "Go ahead and cut the lights again."
The room where her girlfriend and the rest of Team Go were surrounded went dark again. Autumn stepped through the door and snapped her fingers. Both the sound and the sudden addition of green plasma drew the attention of the guards.
"How did she get behind us so fast," asked a guard.
"I don't care, just shoot her," shouted another.
Autumn doused the plasma and rolled away from the door under heavy laser fire.
While the guards were distracted, Shego snuck around to the far side of the room under the cover of darkness. Catching the drift of Autumn's game she ignited long enough to draw the attention of the guards before dousing it and running for cover.
Back on the other side of the room Autumn repeated her part. While the pair of thieves played tag, the number of men shooting dropped rapidly.
"Why aren't you firing, Nelson," asked the captain.
"Because it's his nap-time," came a whisper at his ear. The last thing the captain felt was a fist meeting his face.
When the lights finally came back on Team Go was still huddled in the middle of the room, looking rather stunned. Yori and Ron were each standing by an impressive pile of downed men. Shego and Autumn were nowhere to be seen.
Ten minutes later in the office of Jack Hench:
Autumn sat casually with her feet up on the desk. She was scrolling through the files on the computer in front of her with a bored look on her face. "What is it about rich and powerful men that leads them to S&M," she asked aloud.
Shego laughed. The green thief was on the other side of the office poking through file cabinets. "There are some things in life I really don't want the answer to." Once she was sure what she was looking for was not in the cabinet the green thief torched it.
"Nothing here," said Autumn before melting the computer into a blob of plastic and metal.
"What a shame. If that bastard had been interested in my powers, I would have been happy to give him a one-on-one demonstration," said Shego.
"Sorry to interrupt," said Wade over the thieves' headsets. "But I thought you would like to know that Ron, Yori, and Team Go all safely made it out of the complex." Autumn tried to look at Shego without it being obvious. She had to hide a smirk when she saw the relieved look on her partner's face.
The office door slammed open and in strutted Jack Hench himself. "What's going on in here?"
Autumn didn't bother getting up. Using her plasma she etched a heart in the desk with an A+S in the middle. "Just waiting on you," she said with a casual smile.
The owner of Hench Co was practically shaking with anger. "How dare you," he started. "I'll make you pay for this." Suddenly there was a hand on his throat. "Shego," he acknowledged her curtly.
"We're leaving now," said the green thief. "But if I find out you're doing any more research involving my or my brother's powers we will be back."
Shego tossed the man into a corner face first. When the businessman turned back around he was alone in the office.
"So, the only reason you helped was to make sure Hench Co wasn't trying to take your powers?" asked Autumn.
"Doy," replied Shego.
"I believe you," replied the redhead with a smirk.
"Want to walk?" asked Shego.
"We're in a jet," pointed out Autumn.
"Fine. Want to fly?"
Autumn just smiled.