A/N: Once again thanks to everyone that has reviewed and enjoying my story. Sorry ittook so long to get this one out but I hope you all feel its worth the wait.
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Chapter V
Control Center
--Wade--
Sitting at my station all I could do was watch as the flight of B-52's got closer to the drop zone. I had tried repeatedly to ask the Colonel to call off the strike. However, at every turn I was either shut down by him or Dr. Director. To make matters worse I had receive several emails and calls from Kim asking me to give her more info.
I had to ignore them; there was no way I was going to be able to help her even if I wanted to. Like Ron I was pissed at her for what she did so long ago. I know I know I should forgive and forget. Yet I never did care for the way Kim treated Ron, but Ron was my friend and he was in love with her at the time so I didn't say anything.
'And look where it's got you now buddy. Shot down and captured by terrorist and nothing I can do to help you.' I thought to myself as I sat there watching the doom of my friend getting closer.
I let out a heavy sigh. It was to hard for me to just sit here and do nothing. I just had to believe that Ron was still alive.
'You better get out of there alive. Or I'm going to find you ass and kick it.'
The terrorist Hideout
--Ron--
With Shego close behind me, we made our way down the hall to a set of double doors. There was some writing on the door itself, but I was never able to read the letters. It was written in what I was guess was some sort of Arabic or some other Middle Eastern language. I looked back to Shego and by the look on her face she was not able to make it out either.
I looked around the door to make sure there were no sensors or alarms on it. Seeing it was all clear I looked back to Shego again and nodded. I could tell she understood what I was thinking. I slowly reached up and tested the door handle.
'Unlocked, well so far so good.' I thought as I turned the knob and slowly pushed the door open.
With the door open I tapped on Shego's shoulder and pointed with my thumb towards the door. She nodded, so I crept quietly through the door with Shego right behind me. The room beyond was huge and looked like one of Drakken's old hangers where he kept the hover cars. I looked around the room and spotted something that we might be able to use to getting out of here.
"I think I found our escape route." I whispered to Shego.
"What did you find?" she asked.
"That." I pointed.
She looked where I was pointing. In the far corner of the room sat a covered object. I started walking over to it still keeping a watchful eye out. The room was huge and loaded with creates and other boxes. So it would not be hard for a terrorist to pop out from behind one and start shooting at us. Shego was right behind me and as I looked back to her I could tell she was just as nervous as I was walking into an open room like this.
"What is it?" She asked me in a whisper again as we got closer to it.
I gave a quick tug on the cover to reveal a Aero Vodochody built L-39 Albatross. It was not to uncommon to see this jet here. After the Soviet Union fell, some of there jets like this, found their way on the market and the Russian's where not to worried about who they sold them to. It was painted gun metal Grey and armed with a center lined gun pod and several missile on the hard points on its wings.
I looked it over really quickly. It had full fuel tanks and looked to be ready to go at a moments notice. Someone was ready to get out of here in a hurry if the need aroused.
"Well partner, looks like we got a ride out of here." I said looking over at Shego with a smile.
--Shego--
That smile, that goofy smile of his. It was intoxicating; I just stood there watching him look over the aircraft. Gone was the slacker buffoon when he used to come in and spoil Dr. D and my plans for world conquest. Of course that changed after Dr. D got the recognition he deserved from the rest of the scientific community when he started working for Wade's company.
Of course I went along with Dr. D, and Wade even gave me a good paying legit job working as head of security. It was the reason I ended up here. I was on the transport that was taking the PDVI to the company's disposal facility. Some how these lunatics found out how and when we where transporting the thing and got someone on the plane. I don't remember much of what happened, but what I did remember was being hit by some sort of blast then waking up chained to the wall in that cell.
Now normally chains would have not kept me tied up like they had me. However, what ever they hit me with disabled my powers so I was not able to melt the chains and get lose. Even know I was not able to flare up. To be honest I felt a little scared not having the use of my powers anymore. However with Ron here with me I felt safe. I remembered how much he looked out for Princess when they where on their missions and Ron was treating me the same way now.
"Well she looks ready to go, so here's the plan. I want you to stay here and find a way to get those doors opened and guard our escape route." he told me.
I just looked at him like he was nuts or something.
"Ron there's got to be at least sixty or more guys out there. You can't seriously think you can take them all by yourself." It didn't sound like me at all. I sounded like a scared kid.
Ron just walked up to me put a hand on my shoulder and gave me one of his goofy smiles.
"Shego, I'm not going to take all them on. Just enough to get to the PDVI and take care of both of our missions." he said.
"But you're going to need my help getting to it."
He just gave her a knowing look.
"What?" I asked with a confused look on my face.
"Shego, I know about you not having your power any more."
I must have looked like a deer caught in the headlights of a on coming truck.
'How did he know?' I thought to myself. He must of known what I was thinking when he spoke next.
"Yes I figured it out once I found out it was you in the other cell. The Shego I knew would never let herself stay locked up by mere chains. So do me this favor, it's not that I don't believe that you can't handle yourself in a fight. I just don't want to have to worry about you if and when I get into a fight. So please just do this for me."
There was no way I was going to be able to tell him no with the look he gave me. It was a look that told me that I was not going to be able to talk him out of this.
"Ok Ron, but don't come crying to me when you get in over your head out there and are wanting my help. I'm not going to come and get you." I said with my usual smart ass tone. 'Even though, I would come running in a heart beat.'
Ron just smirked and winked at me. "I would not dream of it."
I watched as he checked his weapon again and then headed for the door.
"See you in a bit." he said before leaving me alone.
"Yeah, just don't get yourself killed out there." I responded and then got to the task before me. 'Please be careful.'
--Ron--
I poked my head out the door make sure everything was all clear, before making my way down the hall. I knew Shego was nervous about me going it alone. Truth be told I was scared as well, but I pushed the fear down and got to the task at hand.
The plan that Shego was simple, get in where the PDVI was hooked up to what ever crazed machine that these idiot have it hooked up to. Plants some explosive and get out of there before they blow. The only thing had me worried was it had been a while since the two of us escaped our cells? So why hadn't there been an alarm raised.
It wasn't long before I found the main chamber. It was not hard to find, these guy were worse then Drakken when it came to labeling doors and passage ways. I basically had to follow the signs. Or at least what I could make out of them. There was also the fact that this one room seemed to be guarded more then the others.
'Something doesn't feel right. It was to easy getting to here.' I thought as I peered around the corner. 'You would think that there would be more guards around. Hell Drakken had more men crawling around his lairs.'
The only thing I could think of was that either they were somewhere else or it was a trap. With them waiting form me to come through the door. I looked at my watch and realized that I didn't have time to worry about where the rest of them were. I need to get into where the PDVI was and to do that I needed to get past these two guys. I looked around and spotted a duct work running overhead and thru the wall into the lab.
I moved my head back around the corner and followed the duct to a spot that I might be able to climb into. After find my entrance to the ducting I quickly made my way over and pulled the grate off. As I was about to climb up into the vent I heard voices coming down the hall. I had to think fast weather to go ahead and climb in and take the chance of making to much noise and being heard or hop down and find a place to hide tell they had gone.
I choice to do the first one. So I quickly and quietly as I could climbed up into the vent. Once in I pulled the grate shut it behind me. I laid still till they passed. Like before I barley understood what they where saying. However I did make out something about the strike that was coming up and something about make the world pay for all the crimes against them.
'This doesn't sound good at all. Need to move fast before they can pull off what ever their planning.' I thought to myself before making my way down the vent towards the lab.
I quickly and quietly crawled through the duct work headed towards my destination. I could not help get a small smile on thinking about crawling through the vents. I never thought I would be doing this again after Kim and I split up. Yet here I was crawling through the vents.
'Yeah, except this time it not Kim that I am with. Not to mention that I am armed to the teeth.'
I paused for a second at a T section to get my bearing before moving on. Kim would have a fit if she saw me like this carrying a gun on a mission. Well a lot has changed since those times. I'm not the bumbling sidekick that let her push me around like she did back then.
Of course that was not the only thing that had changed in my life for the past ten years.
'Yeah like for one Bonnie.' something said in the back of my mind.
Ever get that nagging feeling that you where forgetting something. Well that what I was getting for a while now. To be honest even as scared as I was I was to busy worrying about getting the explosive set and getting out of here that I had not even thought about her. However that was all coming flooding back to me.
If I had known Wade like I do I was sure that he had informed my family by now that I had been shot down. I knew by the email that I had received form Bonnie that her and my family had been getting close, even my sister Hana had pretty much adopted Bonnie as her big sister. So I knew that Bonnie would have known by now what had happened. There again it was just one more reason I never returned her emails in hopes that she might get a hint and find someone at home for her.
It's not that I didn't care for Bonnie, hell I told her I loved her the night of the reunion. I mean it was true Bonnie was the only other girl that I ever loved during school next to Kim. However she was to out of reach for me. Yet that all changed, and It looked like life was giving me a second chance at happiness. If only I was ready for that.
My thought were quickly interrupted when I heard the sound of heavy machinery come from a vent directly in from of me. From the sounds of it, things where not going to be as easy as I thought they might be. Looking out through the grate, my assumptions were correct. There where men crawling all over the place. I counted at least ten to fifteen.
From my vantage point I looked over the area. It looked more like a over grown warehouse then a control center of a terrorist cell. It did not take me long to find where the PDVI was hooked up. Now I had been around the block a few times when it came to dealing with this bloody thing and it from where I was sitting. The device they had it hooked up to was nothing any of the other lunatics tried to use it for. Of course in their case, such as Drakken for example, they had always tried to use it to find a way to get ride of Kim. However from the looks of it, they where using the thing for a power source.
Which in is what the device was created for in the first place. It created a miniature quantum circularity. Which if used right would provide unlimited power source. Now you all are probably wondering how I know all that. Yeah I know that buffoon knows something smart. I didn't become an officer just on my looks alone. I did go to the academy after all, and besides Wade told me about all the technical stuff, but we are getting off topic.
Now the trick was going to be getting over to the PDVI, which to tell you it was pretty wide open area overt to it. Now I know some of you are saying just knock out one of the techs and casually walk over to it and plant the explosives. Well let me tell you my blonde hair would stick out like a sore thumb. I mean every one of these guys have black hair. No I was going to have to rely on my ninja training and all the years I spent crime fighting with Kim.
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Checking the area around the grate was clear I made short work out of getting it off. Naturally with little noise as I could. Once the grate was off I slipped down to some crates that where just off to one side. Of course with the luck I was having today they just so happened to be crates of grenades and other explosives. Of course the more as I sat there the more I realized that if I was discovered that one or two wrong rounds and I would be done for.
Then on the other hand this could work to my advantage. I dug into the small bag that I had on my side and pulled out some of the C-4 that I got off the guys from the cells. It was not going to take much to set off a chain reaction. So I pulled off just enough to do the job and set in a box full of claymores. Yeah I know over kill, but hey maybe I could get lucky and take out quite a few of the dudes while I'm at it.
True to my ninja training I snuck around to all the crates and set C-4 on each one. This was roughly about thirty feet apart. Yeah I told you this place was big. By the time I got to the last crate I was closer to the PDVI. What got me was with all the activity around me, no one spotted me. Now don't get me wrong, I didn't want to be spotted. Just get in there set the explosives and get back to the hanger to get me and Shego out of here.
While I sat in my hiding place near the PDVI a terrorist walked by and seemed to be on a satellite phone. What he was saying was hard to hear. Not because of a language barrier mind you. No this guy was speaking perfect English.
"I understand sir, the pilot and the agent will be dealt with. Yes sir two of my men are getting him right now. Yes and then you will get you revenge. Just make sure you call off those bombers and I will take care of my end."
The guy hung up the phone and walked off. It was starting to make sense now. There was someone on the inside. It was the only way they could get their hand on the PDVI. I know Wade well enough to be so tight with security. Beside with how well he would have kept the route secret he put Shego along with the ride. Then there was the fact that the Terrorist where able to get hold of a weapon to neutralize Shego's powers. There was only one weapon like that I know of and it was in the positions of GJ.
'There time for that later Ron, right now you just need to blow this place and get out.' I thought to myself.
Trick was still going to be to get close to the thing. Now a good marksman would have used the rifle I had and blow a couple of holes in it. A marksman I am not so blowing it up was the next best option. I thought for sure that I was to going to be able to get to it. When all the sudden the whole place was rock by a huge explosion.
I looked at my watch and knew it was too early for the bombers to reach us. So the only other thought that ran through my head.
'SHEGO, you idiot.' I screamed in my head. Then I noticed that quite a few of the people where high tailing out of the room except a few guards around the machine. 'I don't know what you just did Shego, but it worked. Now make sure you're still alive.'
I didn't waste time in what was sure was a distraction by my partner. I spun from my hiding spot and ran at full speed to the guards standing by the PDVI. I pulled the AK-47 from around my back and unleashed a torrent of lead at the guards. I was able to drop at least three and wound two more before I emptied the clip. I was not trying to be accurate just lay enough fire down to confuse the hell out of them. I was amazed myself that it worked. The last two guys dove for cover, and it just so happened to be away from the PDVI.
Now that they where away from the PDVI I was able to duck behind the machine that it was hooked up too for cover. I drew my pistol and took a few pop shots where they were hiding. They opened up back at me with their AK's. Rounds were bouncing against the machine and the wall beyond it. Pieces of the wall and the machine were raining down on me. I had to ignore them and pulled the last of my C-4 and set it around the PDVI. Once the C-4 was set, it was time for me to get out of there.
"I know you are there Captain, so come out." A voice shouted at me.
It was the guy that I heard on the satellite phone just a few minutes ago.
"You know to be honest I kind of like it right were I am at." I yelled back.
When I did more shot where started flying over my head.
"You have no where to go, at it will only be a matter of time before my men capture the green skin freak show."
When I heard that asshole call Shego a freak, I could feel my anger start to rise. We might have been on the other side of the law in the past but not anymore. See was my partner and friend and no one was going to call her that in front of me.
I popped up again and fired a few more shots to where the guy was talking from. As I slide back down behind my cover I spotted a couple of his men making his way around to the side. I train my sidearm on them and once they were clear of the boxes I fired. As my round headed towards them one went down with a sot to the head the other a blast through his right arm into his chest. Both shots sent massive amounts of blood against the wall behind them.
"You know you keep doing shit like that and you're going to get the PDVI destroyed." I yelled
"I don't care about that thing. It was just a means to and end."
To say that stumped me was an understatement. If this was not about getting the PDVI and using to take over the world then what was it about? My curiosity was peeked.
"Ok then spunky, what's was it all about then?"
"You're as dumb as they say you are. It's to take down Global Justice. With them out of the way nothing could stop me."
"Never fails get them talking about their plan and the spill the beans." I said to myself "Well not sure how you where planning on doing it but don't care." I yelled.
I knew there was no way out so I did the only thing I could. I pulled out the remote for the detonators. I looked at it for a second took a deep breath the throw the switch. The explosions were deafing, as it echoed through the room. I could hear screams of pain by the men that where standing close to the crates. However, I happen to be pretty close to the blast as well. The concussion from the blast knocked me for a loop. It took me a few minutes to get my bearings.
Once I was able to get a bearing on were I was. I poked my head around from my hiding spot. The room was in mass confusion. Secondary explosion where going off alone the far wall. What people where not killed or injured from the initial blast where busy to trying to put of the fires. It was my chance to get out of there. Before getting up I pulled out two grenades and pulled the pins. I got up and tossed one into the machine and the other by the PDVI, and ran as fast as my legs would carry me.
As I ran I counted to thirty as it was the length of time for the fuse. I had just made the entrance of the hall way when the time was up and the grenades blew. I dove behind another crate and pulled myself into a ball. After the blast I made sure I didn't have any new holes. All was good so I got up and looked over to where the PDVI once was. Now all that remained was a hunk of burnt debris.
'Finally that thing is out of every ones hair.' I thought to myself.
Knowing there was no time to waste I spun around and haled ass back towards the hanger. I didn't care anymore if I was seen. The mission was taken care of and all was left to do was get Shego and get the hell out of there.
"I just better not have to rescue you Shego, once a day is enough." I said to myself as I ran to my escape.
I didn't get for before another explosion went off not to far from me and knocked into some more crates. I hit so hard that the last thing I remember was more gun fire then blackness.
--Shego--
I hated this, this feeling of not knowing what was going on. I hated being left behind, knowing Ron, my partner was out there having to avoid all those maniacs that where trying to kill us. He's out doing the dangerous stuff, while I sit her guarding our escape.
'Grrr, damn it I'm Shego, the once great thief and top security agent for Lode Enterprises.' I thought pacing back and forth.
The more I thought about what that terrorist did to me on the transport the I was starting to get really pissing off. I felt helpless, like some weak woman that needed a man to look out for me.
'Ron is no James Bond and I am not some helpless Bond girl.' I screamed in my head.
No sooner then that crossed my mind there was a large explosion down the hall from me. After the explosion I swore I could hear gun fire. The first thought I had was Ron was in a fire fight. I quickly found some cover and pointed the rifle at the door waiting to cover Ron as he came through that door.
I waited what seemed like forever and there was still no sign of Ron. However I could still hear gun fire and it was getting closer. The strange thing was I had been around enough to know that there was two set of fire from two different types of gun.
'That's an MP-4, which can only mean….'
As soon as I thought it a large explosion knocked me on my butt from behind my hiding spot and dazed me. Before I could even get my bearings a large black man in black BDUs was standing over me.
"Two to one, Unit two located. Agent Shego are you alright?"
I shook off the daze feeling enough to hear what he was asking me.
"Yeah I'm fine, but who the hell are you?"
The big man just smiled at me.
"US Marines Forced Recon. Staff Sergeant Marcus Anderson at your service. " He said tipping his hat towards me.
"Well it about time you guys showed up." I said as he helped me up.
"Ma'am, would you happen to know where Captain Stoppable is located."
Feeling a little woozy from that blast still I used the crate in front of me to steady myself.
"I'm not sure he headed down the hall to take out the PDVI."
"Roger that."
He walked away from me while another one of the men that where with him walked up to me. He was a field medic and began to look me over. For me I was too focused on what Marcus was saying on the radio. Marcus didn't walk off for enough for me to be able to hear what he said to who ever was on the other end of the radio.
"Two to One be advised that Unit One maybe in your location. Hanger secure and while maintain position until evac."
--Ron--
I came to with someone calling my name. I was in such a daze from the concussion from the explosion that I could have sworn it was Bonnie calling out to me. But as things got clearer I was able to tell that the voice was a lot deeper.
"Sir over here I found him." yelled the voice.
Which I could tell by now it was not Bonnie, Yet a deep male voice. I felt someone roll me over. I tried to open my eyes. The light from the hall hurt my eyes and I felt like I had been hit by a Gorilla.
"Captain, can you hear me?" Came another voice.
I thought I recognized the voice. It sounded like someone I had not seen since Afghanistan.
"Man did anyone get the number of that Gorilla that just whooped my ass. I loved to get a peace of him." I said as I tried to sit up.
I put my hand on my forehead and tried to steady myself.
"Same old Ron Stoppable always got a joke for every situation." The second voice said chuckling.
I opened my eye and this time thing where a little clear. In front of me squatting was the said man I had not seen in quite some time.
"Ryan Darmouth what the hell are you doing here?"
"Returning a favor for an old friend of mine." I saw him look to the first guy sitting next to me. "Doc is he ok?"
"Just a little dazed but he'll be ok Captain."
The last time I saw this jar head of a friend he was just a 1st Lieu. It had been a long time since had seen him.
"Man they'll just promote any one in the Corp."
"You got a lot of room to talk zoomy. Can't believe it, you made Captain!"
"Yeah well you know. So back to my question, what the hell are you doing here? There a group of 52 getting ready to strike."
Ryan just smirked at me and there was a hint of something in his emerald green eyes that was telling me there was more to this operation then I thought.
"First thing first Ron, can you walk." I just nodded and proceeded to get up with his help. "Good then let get moving and I will explain on the way."
Ryan handed me a couple of fresh clips for my side arm and proceeded to move down the hall with four more of his team bring up the rear. After a few minutes Ryan began to explain to me what was really going on with this mission.
"For months now we have been watching Global Justice. During this time we have uncover that there is a rouge agent in there mist at the top level. Now this agent we have found out has had strong connection with this group of terrorist. The only down side is that while we know they are there we have not been able to flush them out."
I had a feeling where this was headed and spoke up before Ryan he could say any more.
"So you laid a trap for them."
"Bingo, we figured that the best way to bring them out is to give them a tempting bait."
"So you used Wade and his company to be the decoys for you. Ryan that just wrong and you know it. Let me guess the story that you gave Wade to go along with this was that you wanted the PDVI destroyed and they where the best team for the job."
I was starting to get aggravated at Ryan. Yeah we went back a ways but not as far back as Wade and I did.
"That part was true. The joint chiefs and the President did want the PDVI destroyed and Mr. Lode Company is the best one to do the job. The plan was a sound one, which is until Wade had changed the flight path of the cargo plane and didn't inform the J.C. after he did it. This lead too Shego and the plane being captured before we could get there and stop them."
"Leave it to Wade to not even trust the government." I said with a chuckle.
Ryan stopped at a corner of and took a quick peek around to check if it was clear. Satisfied that all was good we moved on down the hall. Something didn't feel right to me. The place was to quite for as big as it was. I could tell that Ryan and his team were feeling a little uneasy as well. As we moved along Ryan suddenly raised his hand and made a fist. We soon stopped and everyone seemed to be on pins and needles.
"Roger two, Unit one has bee located and proceeding to evac point." Ryan said then turned around to me. "Good news, the rest of my team has found Shego, and secured our evac location."
I felt relived to know that Shego was alright. When I heard that explosion I had thought the worst. Now to know that the other half of Ryan team had found her let me breathe a little more easily. We made our way down the hall when something came to me.
"Ryan, I think you should know that while I was in the room where the PDVI was at I overheard one of the terrorist talking to someone on a satellite phone. I didn't catch a name but before blow the place. The same guy said something that it was never about the PDVI, more like something about having someone on the inside of GJ and taking it down."
"Well that confirms that Captain. GJ defiantly has an rouge agent on the inside." One of his men said.
"Yeah, there's no doubt about it now."
"Well regardless we need to get out of here before the 52's strike." I said sounding worried.
"Ron the 52's are not going to strike, they never where. It was only a ruse to keep them from knowing about us coming in, and blowing the place. Not even you're Colonel or anyone at the command HQ knows what going on. Now that you took out part of our job is done thanks to you. All that left to do now is get out of here set off the charges on their power plant and take the out for good this time.
I didn't know what to feel. For one I felt bad for Wade and Shego being used like that. However for now I just knew that I was going to have to keep this info from Shego. If she found out now she was going to blow a fuse. The last thing we needed while trying to get out was having a pissed off Shego on our hands. No first thing first, get out of here then explain everything to her.
However someone had other ideas about us leaving. We rounded the last corner and where right across he hall from the hanger door when AK-47 fire come rain our way from down the hall. No order was need to be given by Ryan to his men. They soon found cover behind some crate and returned fire. For me, I stuck to Ryan like glue and proceeded to return fire down the hall with my sidearm. It didn't take long before the rest of his team come out the door that lead to the hanger and started firing their weapons as they did.
A/N: Wow that got to be the longest chapter I have ever wrote. There was much more that I could have added but I wanted to break it up. Can't have all my eggs in one basket LOL.
On another note I wouldliketo thanks a good friend of mine for letting me use one of his charry from our Robotech Play by Email game. Ryan Darmouth his his creation andI am only borrowing him. Thank Sith-Knight.
See you next Chapter.
