Chapter 8: The key to victory
Shego awoke early to the stabbing pain of a hangover and the feeling of being alone. She looked around to see Kim was nowhere in sight. She slowly made her way off the couch and felt the sudden turn in her stomach, she raced to the bathroom.
After the contents of her stomach were emptied out she walked into the kitchen, Kim was still nowhere to be found. She began riffling through the cabinets pulling down random items stopping every so often to rub her temples or listen for any signs of Kim. She found a blender and began tossing the ingredients inside. She braced herself for the loud boom of the blender when she heard the familiar sounds of Kim making her way into the room. She turned on the blender and saw Kim drop to her knees out of the corner of her eye. She finished her concoction and poured it into two glasses.
"Where were you?" Shego asked placing the glass into Kim's hand.
"Getting aspirin at the store, what the hell is this?" Kim asked.
"It'll help with your hangover, pop one of those aspirin and drink that down. We've got work to do."
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"Okay all we need to do is connect this and it should work." Kim said handing Shego the gutted Kimmunicator. Shego in turn ignited a finger and got to work suturing everything into place.
"Done. So, how is this supposed to work anyway?" Shego asked as Kim reassembled the device.
"Well have you ever used one of those stud finders for home…wait what am I saying, you're notoriously lazy when it comes to actual work." Kim said passing the statement off with a sly grin. Shego frowned.
"First of all, don't get beat. And second, my grandfather was a carpenter; my only joy growing up was working with him during the summer. Of course I know what a stud finder is." Her tone was somewhat offended.
"Okay, okay." Kim responded defensively. "As I was saying this has the same concept only much more powerful." Kim said proudly.
"So what? We're going to use this to find a hollow spot in the Sphinx?" Shego questioned the thought all together.
Both women froze when they heard the front door opening and the sounds of the floor boards groaning under the weight of the family returning home. Both women eyed one another and both nodded in agreement as their plan for escape was now in motion.
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"Good news, one of our guys spotted Kim in a small town in Germany." Wade announced happily as he tossed Ron a pile of photos. "These pictures make the school photos look fantastic in comparison."
Ron looked through the photos, Kim looked worn out and spiritless in each picture. "She still looks beautiful to me." He murmured under his breath.
"What was that?"
"I said we need to tell Betty, it might buy us some time."
Wade nodded suspiciously and left to call Betty, Ron cursed under his breath and threw the photos to the floor.
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"Each stone has to be the at least ten feet think Kimmie, how is your glorified stud finder going to help us?" Shego asked sarcastically.
Kim rolled her eyes and began the task of searching for the hollow point. Shego shrugged and took a seat in the sand, the huge Sphinx shaded her from the cruel sun light but the heat was brutal even for her.
It was near sun down when Kim let out a triumphant cheer the echoed over the other side of the Sphinx. Shego shot up and ran in the direction of the girl's cheers.
"Shego this is it! This is it! I can't believe it; this is the biggest find in history." Kim shouted leaping in the air and rolling in the sand. Shego looked down at the girl as though she had lost her mind.
"I think you've been in the sun too long there Princess, you're getting all nerd linger on me." Shego said pulling Kim to her feet.
"No. Shego really it is, just blast a hole through that spot there and we'll have our entrance."
Shego hesitantly walked to the place Kim pointed to and placed her hands on the stone. She looked back at Kim who nodded excitedly with hope filled eyes. Shego sighed and concentrated her strength into her hands. She focused what felt like all her energy into one ball of plasma and released it onto the stone. She flew backward from the force and fell onto the sand with a thud. Kim rushed to Shego's side and pulled her onto her feet.
"I know you're probably hurt right now but that was both pretty cool and funny."
"Shut up." Shego breathed as they waited for the dust to clear.
Within moments they saw a large hole in the stone that revealed a dark tunnel. Kim smiled happily as she picked up speed to get a better look. Shego was thankful the plan worked and followed Kim to the tunnel.
"This is big Shego, this is so big."
Shego shook her head and lit their way through the tunnel.
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The woman had been walking the tunnel for an hour, making their making their way down twisting stair wells and past sudden obstacles. They had found themselves in a large room; the dim light Shego provided was not enough to show the way. Kim felt a stone lower under her feet; she leapt back and fell against the entrance wall. Torches suddenly lit along the walls, the room was brightened and both women were awe struck at the sight. The room was filled with glittering treasures and jewels.
"Spankin'" Kim said in awe as she began to make her way further into the room. Shego took hold of Kim's shirt and yanked her back.
"Princess, you know it's a bad idea to go blindly walking into rooms like this." Shego warned looking around the room with cautious eyes. "Let's just get the key and leave. Do you know what the key looks like?"
"Well, not exactly. I haven't really solved that problem yet, you see the key is displayed with false objects. We have to be careful." Kim pointed to a small platform at the end of the room. "There." She quickly made her way to the platform and stared down at three objects laid out neatly in a row. The first was a large gold key lined with silver leaves, the second was a dull metal cube with inscriptions carved on all sides, and the third was a copper spike. Kim examined each one carefully.
"Which one is it?" Shego asked impatiently. She watched Drakken stirring on the floor.
Kim grabbed an object and pocketed it. "I think I got it. Let's…" But as she turned to leave she was met by a swift kick to the stomach. She was thrown into the wall, dazed and confused she looked up to see Eve smiling at her.
"Leaving so soon?" Eve asked with in a pleasant tone.
Kim growled and leapt to her feet. Shego was quick to join in. "Sorry, we don't have time to play today."
Kim and Shego ambushed the woman; soon there was a flurry of punches and kicks. Their speed picked up as they moved throughout the room, it appeared the fight would never end until Shego landed a well placed kick to Eve's back; she soared into a pile of coins. Kim and Shego took this chance to race out of the room and through the tunnel.
Eve struggled to her feet and searched the room for her opponents, she growled in anger when she found the room devoid of life. She turned her attention to the platform Kim had been standing at. She made her way to the platform and looked at the remaining two objects. The moment she picked up both objects, the platform started to rumble and crack. She cursed under her breath as the stone floor began to crumble; running full speed toward the exit she cursed a loud with every step. The floor gave way to the weight of the treasure and fell into the abyss under the heavy stone floor.
She leapt through the tunnel entrance in time to turn and watch the room crumble and fall into the pit below, taking the vast treasure with it. She looked down at the objects clutched tightly in her hands; she smiled to herself.
"Stupid girl." She said in a labored breath, she pocketed the objects and whipped the sweat from her face before climbing to her feet and making her way back up the tunnel.