Chapter 9: Treason
Kim and Shego ran out of the opening and onto the moon lit sand. They searched for their jeep but found the tires had been slashed. "Crafty bitch!" Shego shouted when she saw the damage. Kim leapt into the jeep and began rummaging around the seats. She leapt out with duffle bag in hand.
Shego had scanned the horizon and saw a second jeep, she and Kim raced toward it. They found Drakken asleep in the passenger's seat Kim made quick work of kicking him out of the jeep. They drove off leaving a disoriented Drakken in a cloud of dust and sand.
"So Kimmie where to now?" Shego asked as they sped away.
"The inscriptions are written in ancient Greek, I don't know Greek do you?"
"Yeah let me just get a pen and paper I'll have that cracked by the fifth of never."
"No need to be sarcastic, I think I know someone who can help us but…well…"
"Well what?"
"You umm…you'll find out let's just camp somewhere for the night and I'll arrange a meeting with him."
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"I don't know, helping you would mean putting my ass on the line… I know but, it would be considered treason and I'd end up in a prison cell with you. Do you want that?... I'd love to help you but I have to think of myself as well… yeah I know how big a find that is, it's also illegal to excavate there without the write paper work… This is high treason we're talking about here, hell I'd get fired for even talking to you right now. I'm supposed to be turning you in, do you have any idea how hard that is?... Okay, just send me the pictures and I'll decode it for you… Keep in touch."
Wade hung up the phone and looked over his shoulder to be sure the street was empty. He stepped away from the pay phone and made his way down the deserted street, hugging his jacket closer to stave off the cold breeze that kicked up.
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Kim hung up the phone and gave a sigh of relief. Shego thumbed through a magazine and hesitantly turned her attention to Kim who was now resting her head in her hands.
"Is the nerd linger going to help us or what?" Shego asked marking her page and started the jeep.
"I'd prefer it if you called him Wade, and yes he is going to help us. But we have to be careful."
"Damn right we have to be careful, he's working for Betty. He could have our asses on a platter given the chance." Shego warned as they made their way out of the small dusty village. "So what are we giving up in exchange for this anyway?"
Kim stared down at the dashboard. "Nothing."
Shego passed off the lie and continued driving, she was not about to pry for information she didn't really want in the first place.