A/N: Thanks to you that have stuck around and reviewed. I know a couple of you have tried to guess about Bonnie, but just to let you know I'm not telling LOL. You'll just have to wait until I get Ron back home to find out. Which will be in one or two more chapters not sure yet. (Evil Laugh).

So Enjoy this for now.


Chapter VII

--Ron--

"Watch you six, Ryan their coming from behind us."

I shouted as I spotted some more the terrorist working their way done the hall behind us. I spun around and leaned up against the crate that we where using a cover and unloaded rounds down that hall behind or position. No sooner then I did this then rounds started coming back at us. We all quickly scrambled for cover for both side that where attacking us.

"They got us in a cross fire. Sanderson, Lee, give the Captain some help." I heard Ryan yelling orders at two of his men.

With in seconds of the order said Sergeant Sanderson and Corporal Lee were slamming there body's against the crate that I was using for cover behind Ryan. Corporal Lee hand me his assault rifle and quickly pulled out what I was sure a 30-06 sniper rifle. He was popping them off as fast as they were showing themselves. Unfortunately there was so many of them tat it was not doing much good.

"Where the hell are these guys coming from? When I was sneaking around here a few hours ago, there was no one to be seen." I said quickly before letting off another short burst.

"Not sure Captain but at this rate we are going to run out of ammo before we can get to finding out." The Sergeant said next to me.

I just looked at him for a trying to think of something to buy us enough time to get out of here and to the hanger. Little did I know that my partner was thinking something herself.


--Shego--

"Miss, get back!" The big man standing at the door yelled at me.

'Guys got no idea who he talking to. If only I still had my powers, then I could just launch a few plasma blots and take these goons out so we could all leave.' I thought.

I felt so useless right now. Here I am the world renowned ex-thief and now head of security of Wade new company and I can't even get in there and help Ron out. I looked around the hanger and something had caught my eye over by the team's hovercraft.

"Maybe, just maybe." I said mostly to myself as I wondered over to a stack of crates.

Inside the crates, where just the thing I needed to get Ron and the rest of the team some time to get into the hanger and for us to get out of here. I quickly got to work on setting up our diversion plan. I was not sure where the hell they got them and to be honest I didn't care.

Here in front of me were two six barreled grenade launchers and enough rounds for both of them. I was not sure what kind of round they where. I didn't care; all I knew was that this was going to help out quite a bit. With both of them loaded I headed back to the door.

"Ok big boy stand back while I have a whack at these morons." I said shoving my way past Marcus.

I may not of had my powers but I be damned if I was not going to do my part.

"Hold on second, you can't think your going to try and fire both of those at once." He said looking at me like I was nuts.

"Watch me." I said giving him a smirk.

I stepped out just enough where I could point both of the launcher down each part of the hall.

"FIRE IN THE HOLE." Marcus yelled behind me.

Not a second later I pulled the trigger on both of them on after the other. The recoil was more then I was expecting. However I was still able to keep the launcher steady while I fire rounds down the halls.


--Ron--

"FIRE IN THE HOLE." was all I heard before a rather loud explosion knocked me on my tail again.

"I'm getting real tired of falling on my ass around here." I grumbled as I picked my self up.

Only to be pulled back down by Sergeant Sanderson. I didn't have to wonder long why he did it, when another explosion rocked the halls. Once the dust had settled from the last round of explosions I looked around to where they were coming from. Needless to say I was shocked to see Shego standing in the door way holding two multi barreled grenade launcher.

"Got to give that woman credit she knows how to make a point." Corporal Lee said.

"You have no idea." I said back with a sarcastic tone.

I looked over to Shego I could tell she was in some pain. The recoil from the launcher was not all that big but it was enough that the way she was holding them it was putting some strain on her arms.

With the threat to our rear taken care of, the three of us made our way back to the rest of the group. Unlike all the time that I had been out with Kim and been the distraction the roles had been reversed. Shego was the distraction and she did so very well.

By the time I made it back to where I started Shego had pumped two more rounds down the hall in front of the main group. It was enough to cover our exit to the hanger.

"Where pulling out." Sergeant Sanderson yelled t me over the gun fire.

I nodded and we started making for the hanger door. Even though they could not see us did not mean that they where not going to try and hit us. I was ducking and weaving as stray rounds where buzzing over my head like angry hornets. I was just about to reach the door when I noticed something hit the wall next to Shego. It didn't take a genius to figure out what the thing was.

"Grenade!" I yelled.

Everyone scrambled for cover. Me on the hand dove for Shego who was now only eight to ten feet from me by now. She looked at me as I yelled out the warning. She looked scared and like she knew it was going to be all over for her. Not if I had anything to do with it.

I hit her right around the waist. As I did I wrapped my arms around her and quickly covered her body with mine as we rolled out of the blast ranger at least I hoped. The next thing I knew there was a rather load boom and some ringing in my ear. When I finally got my bearings I looked down to see Shego looking up at me smiling.

"If I knew you want to have a roll in the hay big boy all you had to do was ask." She said with a devilish grin.

I could feel the blush creeping across my face. I just looked in to her bright green eyes and it was like everything around me had vanished. If only for a little while, but I was soon brought back to the real world when I started hearing someone screaming in pain.


--Shego--

"Grenade!" I heard Ron yell.

I looked down and spotted the offending object which was only ten feet from me. I knew that I was in the blast range and for the life of me I don't know why but I froze. It was not like me to be this hesitant. Of course I did have much time to think about it. All I knew was that my number was up and I was never going to get to tell him just how much it meant to me that he gave me a break and trusted me.

I looked up looking for Ron hoping that he was going to be clear of the blast. Only to see him running full tilt in my direction. The look in his eyes was one of panic and worry. Time seemed to slow down as I watched him running. I wanted to tell him to get clear but the words never formed on my lips. However all the sudden time started to back to normal time as I felt something hit me in the midsection?

The hit was so hard that it knocked the launcher out of my hands as I went flying back. As I looked down just in time to see Ron with his arms around my waist bring me down inside the hanger.

When the grenade when off Ron had gotten us just enough out of the way so we where not hit with the full force of the blast. The shock wave hurt everything in my body.

I quickly got my bearing and noticed that I was being covered by Ron. He lifted his head and looked at me. Unlike before the blast the look in his eyes where one of relief. We just looked into each other eye for what seemed like an eternity.

"If I knew you want to have a roll in the hay big boy all you had to do was ask." I said giving him a devilish grin.

He looked so cute when he blushed like he was now. It was just one more thing that made me wonder why Princess ever gave him up.

'What ever woman lands him is going to be the luckiest woman in the world. If only.' My mind drifted off for a moment.

Unfortunately reality came back to with a vengeance to the sound of someone screaming in pain. I knew Ron had heard it as well because with out even a word he was off me and helping me up before rushing to see what was wrong. With Ron gone it gave me a strange sense of loneliness. I put the thought out of my head and followed Ron to where his buddy was at.

I was about to ask what was wrong but the sight before me almost made my stomach wretch.


--Ron--

When I got to Ryan side I could not believe what I was seeing. Laying on the ground crying in agony was Marcus. He had a large chunk out of his right arm and the team's field medic was trying his damnedest to stop the bleeding. With very little luck. My first thought was Monique, this was going to crush her if Marcus as not going to be able to make it back home with the rest of us. I know I had to do something.

"What happened?" I asked kneeling down next to him.

"He tried to get the grenade out of range of Agent Shego before it went off." Ryan said looking at his second in command. "He was able to get away and take out the guy who threw it. However, when it went off a large piece of shrapnel hit him in the arm hitting a major artery."

"And if I can't get the bleeding to stop he's going to bleed out."

I felt helpless, I knew I need to do something to help but I could think of what it was. However, the news was just going to get worse.

"The thing is now with Marcus like this there no way he can fly the hover craft out of here." Ryan said.

"You're got no one else on your team that knows how to fly that thing." I said looking over at Ryan. Giving him a look as asking if he was joking.

Before Ryan could say anything in response a small scared sounding voice spoke up behind me.

"I can fly it. It the least I can do being he tried to save my life."

I had forgotten that Shego could fly one of those things. I looked back to her to see a look of determination on her face. I looked over to Ryan which he was looking to me. The look on his face was like he was asking if I knew she could or not. A simple nod from me was enough for him to be sure.

"Alright then let get the hell out of here." Ryan yelled.

By now the Petty Officer Zhao had Marcus arm in a truncate and with that got the bleeding under control. However we all knew that it would not last for long and he needed to get to a proper medical unit ASAP. So with Ryan team carrying Marcus to the hovercraft that left me and Shego to get our respectable birds ready for take off.

As I made it to the L-39 that I was going to fly. I did a quick check of everything. True to her word Shego had the jet loaded and ready to go. I popped out from under the gear after pulling the chock's to come face to face with Shego.

"Thanks Ron for not leaving me behind." She said before wrapping her arms around me in a hug.

What ever they did to her while she was here had really shot down he confidence. She was not the same woman that I knew all those years ago, and I hated to see her like this.

"Shego there's no need to thank me. I don't leave my friends behind." Ryan said.

I pulled away from Shego enough where I could look at her. Her eyes where not as sad as they once where when I first broke her out of that cell she was in. I guess even Shego as tough as she seems on the outside can get just as scared as the rest of us.

"What you say we get out of here and back to the people we love?" I asked her

Shego just smiled and nodded her head. However there was a hint of sadness in her eyes again. However this was not the time or place to ask her why. We needed to get out of there. I smiled back at her and nodded. There was nothing left to say at the time. I watched her for a moment as she walked over to the hover jet.

"You know you could do worse then her." Ryan said putting his hand on my shoulder.

"It's not like that Ryan." I said shrugging his hand off. "Shego and I go way back. Back further then you and I do. She a friend, and besides I've got someone back home waiting on me. So what do you say we get your motley crew in the transport and we get the hell out of here?"

"Sounds like a plan." Ryan said then turning around. "Okay you guy mount up we are out of here."

Just as Ryan finished making his command more gun fire started spaying us from across the hanger. They where firing at the Hover Jet trying to keep Shego from taking off. She had already started spoiling up the engine, and I could see the look on her face from the cockpit window. Ducking for cover I raised my arm and gave the signal to power up and get out of there. Ryan in the mean time was already returning fire taking out one only to be replaced by another.

"These guys are like cockroaches they are coming out of every where." Ryan yelled then looked at me. "Ron get too your jet and get her ready to go."

"Ryan what about you, I'm not leaving anyone behind."

"Just get her warmed up I'll be right there." Ryan said trying to push me away. "Corporal Sabine, man the .50 cal and lay down some cover fire for us." I heard Ron yell.

Seconds later .50 Cal rounds started blazing from the side door of the Hover Jet. They where tearing into everything that they where hitting. For a moment I just stood there and was amazed by the power of the gun. Granted I've seen a .50 cal before but never in action. Soon alongside the .50 smaller rounds fire was coming from the Hover Jet. I could only assume that it was some of Ryan's team aiding in suppression fire.

I was shaken out of my daze when Ryan came up to me and shoved me over to the L-139. I shook me head looked at him and then just ran over to it and climbed in. I never remembered ever starting a jet engine so fast. However, all I knew was that she was up and running and I was yelling at Ryan.

"Ryan get you ass over her now. Train pulling out of the station and you ass better be on it." I yelled.

By now Shego had cleared the Hanger and was hovering just off to one side of the entrance so the fire team could keep the bad guys down. However they where in the way of me getting out of there. I heard Ryan climbed into the back and I closed the canopy. Once closed I got on the radio with Shego.

"Shego you're going to have to get out of the way so I can get in the air."

"Ron if I do that then they'll be able to shot at you."

"Don't you worry about that, Just be ready to move when I tell you." I looked up in the mirror and saw Ryan was strapped in and his helmet on. "You ready back there because this is going to be a hard takeoff."

"Tell me again how I got stuck ridding with you. I don't like to fly as it is and you Air Force boys are nuts."

"Would you rather walk?" I shot back. There was no answer. "I didn't think so."

I released the brakes and rolled into position. Once lined up with the hanger doors and the short runway on the other side. I held down on the brakes and applied full power to the engine. The jet started to lurch as the power built up. I steady my nerves knowing that this was going to be a rough one. I got on the radio on more time.

"Ok Shego on the count of three." I said then did another quick check of the controls. "Here we go Ryan. In Three Two One, now Shego."

As soon as I said it I released the brakes and the L-139 lurched forward and quickly gained speed. By the time I hit the hanger door Shego was just pulling the Hover Jet out of the way and I was pulling back on the stick with everything I had. Soon we where air born and climbing fast and away from something I hoped I would never have to do again.

I leveled out at about twelve thousand feet and started circling waiting for Shego to get up to a higher altitude. The hover Jet was bigger and heavier then I was so it was going to take some time for Shego to get up that high. As I circled over head I spotted something climbing fast out of the canyon on it far side. It was to low for my radar to pick up what it was with all the ground clutter, but I still didn't like how it was coming up. Then I heard the frantic voice of Shego over the radio.

"Ron, get your ass down here. Lieutenant Dagun says that we are being painted." She yelled.

That was all I needed to know what this thing was. It was a fighter of some sort that the terrorist had in another hanger. I need to stop him from taking a shot so I did the only thing I could think of.

"Hang on Ryan, it about to get rough." I stated.

I didn't wait for him to respond; besides there was really no point. I roll hard right almost inverted and pulled back on the stick to increased my turn and dive. We had to be pulling at least eight or nine G's while doing this. Once at the angle that would bring me in line for a shot on the fighter I eased up on the stick and armed my weapons and tried to get a lock.

The thing was I was coming in to fast for my radar to get a lock to make a missile shot. I also was coming up on the ground awfully fast and was going to have to pull out soon or Ryan and I would become a part of the canyon wall. So that left me with only one thing to do.

I lined up the pipper on my gun just in front of the fighter and gave him a three second burst. I knew was still to far out to hope to get a hit but it was enough to get him off target from Shego and the hover jet.

"Shego stay low and with in the canyon. His radar will not be able to get a lock on you." I told her.

"That all well and fine Ron but if he gets behind me he can still use his gun." She snapped back.

"Just do it Shego. I'll draw him off you just get your ass and Ryan's team out of here." I ordered.

I could hear Shego huff over the radio, but she soon did like I asked her to do. She headed from the canyon and stayed close to the wall. As for me I had pulled out of my dive. I climbed out of the canyon for a bit and looked around for the fighter. When I had made my gun pass he pulled up out of his attack run.

"Damn it where the hell did he go?" I said looking all around the area. "I know you're around here somewhere."

"Ron, look out he coming up on our five o'clock." Ryan yelled.

I spun my head around and spotted the little bastard I could see the flashes from his gun barrel. So I yanked the stick hard left to roll away from him. The thing is the bastard was still on my tail.

"Talk to me Ryan, where is he?" I asked while twisting and turning my jet to keep him from getting a lock.

"Move you ass Ron he coming up fast right on our six."

We where to low to the ground for me to pull off a split S in hopes to throw him off our six. I was quickly trying to come up with a plan to get us of from in front of him and on his six. Every move I could think of he would have me. Who ever this guy was he was good. Then I had an idea something I was not even sure this aircraft could handle but I knew I had to try something and fast.

"Hang on Ryan this is going to hurt."

With that said I popped the spoiler kicked the rudder hard right. This caused the plane to slow down drastically and push the nose to the right. It was like performing a power slide in a car on at damn near four hundred knots (460mph). It was some hard G's to pull but the maneuver worked. The guy never expected it and blasted right past us. I quickly sucked in then spoiler and straighten the rudder out and was soon giving chase.

I soon on his six and at perfect range to take a shot. I got a good tone from the missile guidance system and squeezed the trigger. I watched the missile come off the rail and track to the target. It made contact and exploded into a giant fireball.

"If you do that again I swear I'm going to kick you ass when we get out of here." Ryan said sounding almost out of breath.

"Let hope I don't have to." I responded.

Ryan was not the only one out of breath. The fight may have only lasted a few minutes but it was enough to put a strain on me seeing how I didn't have my G's suit like I would have had on normally. Now that the threat was gone I made a course change and made my way to form up with Shego and the transport. It was just coming into view when the radio crackled to life.

"Tally Ho, I'm picking up three more signals inbound at seven o'clock. ETA two minutes." It was 1st Lt Chris Dagun.

"Great that all I need right now." I said over the radio.

"And here I thought you where some ace pilot. What you can't handle three little fighters." Shego said smugly.

"It not that I don't think I can handle them. It would be just easier if I was flying my jet instead of this Russian built out of date model. Besides it doesn't help I've got and inexpedience passenger when it comes to dog fighting and I've got to watch you butt." I responded.

"Leave my butt out of this Ron, beside we can talk about that later." Shego responded with a lot of sass.

That had caught me off guard. Shego was flirting with me and for once I was able to pick up on it. A comment like that at one time would have been lost on me but not any more. That aside I knew I had to find a way to get all of us out of here and fast.

"Lt Dagun, can you get a hold of command and let them know of out situation?" I asked

"Sorry sir I've been trying. Either the mountains are blocking the signal which I highly doubt or the radio antenna has been knocked out." He responded.

That was enough reason for me to have a look on the exterior of the transport. Sure enough on the underside to the craft where the antenna where located was several holes. The only thing I could think of what happened is when they where taking off and taking fire from the ground troop.

"Well it looks like the Lt is right. The whole antenna section of the belly is riddled with holes. I guess that leave me no choice." I said

"Ron what are you planning?" Shego asked

"I need to climb to a higher altitude so I can get a better signal with the jets radio. The thing is this is going to leave you open and unguarded." I told everyone listening to the radio.

"Ron I think I can speak for everyone that it's got to be done. You can't hold off three of those guys with this old girl." Ryan said from the back.

"Everyone over here agrees Ron. Go get us some help." Shego said.

"Alright, you just stay low to the ground and hope they don't see you and they follow me in my climb." I looked in the mirror looking back at Ryan. "You ready for this."

"Radio tuned into command, let's do this."

"Right, be back in a bit Shego. Watch you ass while I'm gone." I said

"You and my ass, wait till I tell Bonnie about this one." Shego replied.

I just shook my head then pushed the throttle to the wall and pulled straight back on the stick. In mere seconds I was damn near a vertical climb. The altimeter was spinning as we gain altitude. We where pinned to our seat down to the amount of G's we where pulling. Then I heard Dagun on the radio again.

"All three of the enemy fighters have taken the bait. They are following you up."

I tried to look behind us but I could not see anything. Looking at my altimeter we had just reached forty thousand feet and I started to level off. I knew I was only going to have few seconds before the enemy planes would catch them.

"Naco to Control do you copy." No response. "Naco to Control do you copy, I repeat this is Naco to Control requesting immediate support. I have three enemy fighters approaching fast."

All I got was static. Something was not right, either we where to far away from them to read me or I was on the wrong freq. However I didn't have time to figure it out because I was getting a missile lock signal on us. They had caught us fast then I was expecting them too. With no response from the Control I was in for the fight of my life. Three on one and me in a jet not suited for full fledged dog fighting. Needless to say the next few minutes is going to decided weather I get home to my family or just be a faded memory.


A/N: Just so every one got it straight on who's who for the Recon team I have made a list and added it here so you will know. Now like before these Characters either belong to me, and my friends Jerry or Chris. So don't go using them with out talking to me about it fist.

Team Leader: Captain Ryan Darmouth

Team NCO: SSGT Marcus

Sniper: SERGEANT Kentaro Lee

Spotter: SERGEANT James Sanderson

RTO: LANCE CORPORAL Chester Anderson

Heavy Weapons Expert: CORPORAL Leonora Sabine

EOD: CORPORAL Alex Bowman

Field Medic: PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS Abraham Zhao

JMCO (joint mission control officer) 1st Lt Chris Dagun