Ch.5 Possible on Trial
Wade Load typed furiously at his computer. He analyzed the footage from his hangar over and over again. He knew now that Kim didn't steal his jet. There had to be more to it. "I hope Kim's ok," he mumbled as he studied his computer screen. He was distracted from his thoughts by a knock at the door. "This better be important or I'll-" he stopped himself as he realized who his visitor was. "Shego?" he studdered. "How can I help you?" Shego invited herself in. "Listen Tech-boy," she said angrily. "Kim's been arrested by Global Justice," she said. There was an air of accusation in her voice.
Wade was stunned at how fast GJ had been in capturing her. "When?" he asked. Shego stared a hole through him. "Yesterday," she answered. "She told me that you were the one who called them," she continued. Wade noted the venom in her tone. "Look, it's a misunderstanding," Wade said slowly. In the years he'd served as Kim's intelligence, he was well aware of Shego's abilities. He knew he had to tread carefully. "A misunderstanding isn't the half of it. Have you by any chance heard from Ron?" she asked.
Wade shook his head. "Ron's been missing since this morning," he answered. It completely slipped his mind. He should be looking for Ron. Kim would lose it if anything happened to him. "Bad news," Shego said. Wade looked at her questioningly. "Global Justice thinks Ron is dead," she continued. "And they think Kim killed him." Wade felt the color drain from his face. "She'd never!" he said. Shego nodded. "You think I don't know that?" Wade had a look of shock on his face from what he'd been told. He was confused. To say that Shego and Kim weren't friends would be a huge understatement.
"Don't kill me for asking, but why are you so interested?" he asked. Shego didn't answer. "Look, all I know is one minute I'm minding my own business at the Middleton Mall, and the next I have a front row seat at Kim's arrest." Wade almost stopped breathing. They arrested Kim at the mall? She must have put up quite a fight. "Look, I told Kim I'd help her. That makes us partners." She stuck out her hand. Wade hesitantly shook it. "I'll be back," she said. Wade was confused. "Where are you going?" he asked. Shego didn't look back. "I'm going to get Princess a lawyer," she replied.
Kim couldn't take it anymore. She never thought she'd see the day where she was thrown into Global Justice's prison with so many criminals she herself had sent there. She was sure Shego was playing her. With all the fights they'd been in, there was no way Shego would help her out of the goodness of her heart. In the end however, Kim quickly realized that Shego was her only link to the outside world. As she nervously paced in her cell, she heard footsteps approaching. "Dr. Director, please tell me you're letting me go?"
Will Du laughed arrogantly. "Let you go? I'd rather you stayed." He laughed as her eyes narrowed. "What do you want, Will?" she asked angrily. She couldn't help but smile. The left side of his jaw was a lovely shade of purple from where she'd decked him. He didn't mince words. "Isn't this a sight?" he asked with a laugh. "The great Kim Possible, behind bars with so many criminals!" He thought it was so funny. Kim suddenly had a target to take out her anger on. "If there's a point you're trying to make, I suggest you get to it!" she yelled angrily. He backed away cautiously. He knew she couldn't break through the bars. He just wanted to be sure she couldn't grab him.
"It's just so perfect," he continued. "Now, I have no competition. You always were an amateur, Possible." Kim wanted to wipe the smug smirk right off his face. "For the record, if you're gonna talk to me, you really should get my name right. It's Stoppable now!" She really wanted to beat her frustrations out of him. "You can't seriously be here just to gloat," she said. She really didn't understand him. She'd showed him nothing but respect since she met him, yet he constantly insulted her ability. She noted however, that he kept his mouth shut whenever the director was around. "Now, if that's all, leave me alone!" she ordered. He complied, leaving her in silence.
Shego had no trouble tracking Drakken down. He traded lairs for a rather lavish mansion in Upper Middleton. He was surprised when he answered her knock. "Shego?" he stuttered. "What? What brings you here?" She could tell he was running down a mental list of possible things he'd done to piss her off. "It's ok, Drew. If I were mad, you'd know it by not being able to breathe," she said icily. He got the point.
"Come in," he said. She smiled. "I need a favor. But first, you might want to sit down." He sat, and Shego explained to him the situation Kim was in. "So Kim Possible is in jail?" he said with a laugh. He couldn't believe it. "Look Drakken, I thought the same thing when I watched her be arrested. But we can't mess around. She's going on trial for Ron's murder." Drakken stopped laughing. "The Buffoon?" he asked. Shego nodded. "I need to make a phone call." He wasted no time getting Kim one of the best lawyers he'd ever known.
The Kimmunicator Wade had given Shego went off suddenly. "What?" she asked impatiently. Wade wasn't scared. "You might want to turn on the news," he said. Shego wasted no time grabbing the remote. "This is Kara Peterson, Middleton news," the anchorwoman began. "In our top story of the hour, Kim Stoppable, world famous teen hero, has been arrested for the murder of her husband and partner, Ron. It is believed that Mrs. Stoppable stole a top secret jet in order to lure her husband to his doom. She is expected to go on trial starting tomorrow, and if found guilty, she is looking at a life sentence without parole."
Shego couldn't believe what she'd just seen. Drakken's jaw hit the floor. "This is not good," Shego said. Elsewhere in Middleton, Wade saw the same news report and lost his temper. He wanted to personally destroy the news station who'd said such things about Kim. "It's my fault," he said softly. Whoever did this was expecting him to call GJ, and he played right into their hands. He was interrupted by a knock at his door. He answered to find Yori at his doorstep. "Wade-San?" she asked.