Action and Reaction

by ShadowDancer01

All actions have reactions. A single action years ago has had profound consequences. Shego is broken out of prison and Dr. Director knows Kim is to blame. KIGO. Winner of 3 Fannie Awards. UPDATE. Chapter 20 is now up.

5. Ignition

Ignition

Disclaimer – I don't own Kim Possible.

A/N – Thanks to everyone who read the story and to all those who have followed, reviewed or favorited the story as well. Sorry this took longer than expected to post but (like all the other chapters) it ran long. I struggled to rewrite it because I tried using a slightly different style for the action scenes. Please let me know what you think. Note that ~O~O~O~ indicates major shift in time and place, while *_*_* indicates small shifts in time or place.

I am looking for a beta reader to help with spelling and grammar. If anyone is interested, please contact me.

REPOSTED - FFn wouldn't take *_*_* as a scene break (although it looked alright when I first posted) so they have been replaced with ~o~o~.

Chapter 5 – Ignition

Will Du was making his regular, half-hourly rounds to personally check each of the five two man security points his Alpha team had set up. Four teams were guarding the four main entrances to the Middleton Space Center, with the fifth team stationed on the roof to provide overall surveillance and back up if needed. At each station, he would check that all proper precautions were being taken and all protocols followed. The round never varied, first he would check team 1 at the front entrance, next would be team 2 at the side entrance, followed by teams 3 & 4 at the two rear entrances. From there, he would climb an exterior service ladder and check team 5 on the roof. He would then return to his command station via an interior service ladder.

The entire exercise was designed as an artful piece of misdirection. With Will adhering to a rigid schedule it would reinforce his image as a by the book, unimaginative plodder to anyone who was observing him. No one would expect there to be anything more to the routine, since Will was in sight of any observer for fifteen minutes out of every half hour and spent the rest of his time at the main security station for the Center. The only time he was not under observation was during his climb down the interior service ladder.

As soon as the hatch above him would close, Will would use his special communicator, designed for covert operations, in order to contact his Beta team. The first two-man team was monitoring access via the sewer and service tunnels under the Center. The second team's assignment was the ventilation system. The third team was stationed in the roof structure in order to monitor that space's use as a method of access to the interior of the Center. The fourth team was stationed with the satellite to prevent its capture or, if that was not possible, to destroy it. The fifth and last team was stationed with the rocket itself to prevent any sabotage.

There was no danger of eavesdropping or detection as the entire system was designed to be undetectable and untraceable. Every burst was encrypted using a Quantum Uncertainty Interference Encryption Technique and then sent out over a variety of different frequencies, each masquerading as normal signal such as a cell phone or wifi signal. The exact mix of signal types was chosen to match the mix of existing signal traffic so that the extra traffic could not be identified by the type of signal used. The constantly changing signal mixed would also prevent any system not using the same algorithm from being able to monitor or trace the signals for long.

Although Will was effectively serving as a decoy for his own security plan, he still followed the rules and regulations to the letter. The Alpha and Beta teams were working two ten man shifts, with eight hours on and eight off. The rotating time of day was designed to prevent the shifts from becoming complacent but there was always a danger that fatigue and boredom could compromise security. If the obvious security were allowed to get lax, this would present an opportunity for Possible and Shego to penetrate the Center. Should that happen, he knew that Dr. Director would have him transferred to McMurdo in Antarctica to shovel snow.

~O~O~O~

Shego used high-powered binoculars to watch Will Du complete his inspection round for the third time, signaling Kim as soon as the hatch on the roof closed behind him. Kim sat hunched over a portable multi-frequency analyzer monitoring the electronic traffic in the region around the Middleton Space Center. She examined the results from the last few minutes and compared them with those obtained from the last two times Will had used the service ladder.

"No doubt about it, each time he goes down the service ladder, the total electronic traffic increases by almost 15%. It looks like he has some type of communication device with him. If they are going to this much trouble to keep us from eavesdropping on their communications, then they must have something very special to hide."

Shego nodded as she put the binoculars in their case and moved to help Kim pack the electronics gear they had been using to analyze GJ's security and look for weak points. Once the equipment was packed, they carried it to a nearby van and loaded it in the rear. The van was a nondescript panel type used by many businesses for deliveries and on-site work, with the logo of a local surveying firm on the side. After the equipment was stowed away, they climbed into the van, with Kim driving, and started to drive toward Middleton.

"You were right, princess. It looks like they have more security than is evident from either their duty logs or their visible presence. Do you think this is Betty's idea or has old Du learned a new trick?"

"It was probably Betty; she was always both smarter and more devious than Du. Where do you think they have the additional security?"

Shego called up a schematic of the Center on her tablet and pointed to several locations. "My guess would be here, where the service tunnels enter the main building, and here, the main entrance to the ventilation system and the service crawlspace. Those are obvious points of entry and we have both used them plenty of times. I think even Du could figure out they need to be guarded."

Kim nodded her agreement and checked the time. "So, do we use my entry plan or not. We only have an hour to make the shipping center if we are going to do it."

Shego rolled her eyes. "I suppose, we haven't come up with anything better that takes the extra security into account. I can't believe we are going to mail ourselves to the center. I feel like I'm in a cheesy spy film."

Kim chuckled as she drove towards the shipping depot where cargo was off-loaded from trains and placed on trucks. "Not mailed, shipped."

~O~O~O~

Ken Du sat at his hidden command center and monitored his brother's activities. Even he had to admit, Will was doing an excellent job of presenting a false face to the world while still maintaining control of the total operation. The members of Ken's own Zeta squad were split into three four-man teams and stationed around the center at strategic points that would enable them to respond to any action in a minimum of time. For communication, they used a hardwired communication system, installed under the guise of upgrading the security system, which linked each of their posts and his command center. They also carried QUIET coms, for use if they needed to move from their base locations or to get in contact with Will's teams.

Unlike Betty or his kid brother, he had not tried to predict where or how Kim and Shego would enter the center. He assumed that given their combined experience, as well as Kim's familiarity with the layout and procedures of the center, they would be able to gain entry no matter what. He had also assumed they probably would be able to escape detection until they reached their objectives. Therefore, he had positioned his team so that they could intercept anyone entering or leaving the areas where the rocket was being prepped and where finally assembly on the satellite was being completed.

He and his team had been in place for one day, which left two days until the launch. He wondered if the attack would come soon, before the Center was crowded with people performing last minute tasks and readying for the launch, which would leave time for a second attempt it the first failed and should make moving around undetected easier due to the lack of people. Perhaps they would wait to the last minute and use the confusion of the last minute launch preparations as cover for their attack. Normally you could predict what a target would do but in this case, given Possible and Shego's experience and with Global Justice procedures in particular, that was not possible.

~O~O~O~

A little before 3PM, an eighteen-wheeler backed into the secure delivery bay at the side entrance to the Middleton Space Center. Once the truck was backed up to the loading dock, the driver exited the cab, handing the bill of lading and other paperwork to the GJ agent on duty while the agent's partner secured the gate which would prevent the truck from leaving until it had been cleared but still allow surveillance of the area near the side entrance. Paperwork turned over, the driver made his way to the secure holding area, a locked area made of shatterproof polycarbonate that allowed his actions to be observed while also allowing him to observe his load to insure everything was accounted for properly.

Once the driver was secure, the agents waited for agent Will Du to arrive before inspecting the truck's load. As soon as he entered the area, one agent took up guard near the gate, keeping the entrance area under observation, the second moved to the doors of the trailer and prepared to inspect the load as Will took up station near the containment area, a post that allowed him to observe both the agents and the driver. At a nod from Will, the agent at the rear of the trailer opened the doors and started to match the contents with the invoices while the various security scanners built into the dock analyzed the truck's contents.

At that moment, exactly as planned, several mechanical and electronic timers tripped, activating a number of devices located in and around the Center. Almost immediately, messages started to flood both Will's normal and covert communicators.

"GJ control, this is Center security. We have multiple EM signals located within the Center."

"Leader, this is Alpha 3. We have multiple bogies in sight. They appear to be drones and are dropping smoke canisters along the sides and rear of the building."

"GJ control, this is Center security. The security system is experiencing intermittent failures and at least two systems are replaying recorded readings."

"Beta 1 reporting. Sensors indicate movement in one of the tunnels. Size and shape correct for targets. Heat sensors indicate body temperature. Alert! We have a temperature spike, sensor is off line. It may be target Shego."

"GJ control, this is Center security. We have multiple cyber-incursions on the system."

"Beta 2 reporting. We also have movement. Countermeasures are being used, cannot determine size. Temperature spike! We have a temperature spike also. Shego may be here."

As a welter of voices flooded both of his communicators, Will barked. "Alpha teams switch to QUIET coms." He waited a moment for them to comply with his order. "Alpha teams maintain posts. I want a full lockdown, no one in and no one out. Beta teams will handle internal security and back up. Beta 2 shift to help Beta 4. Beta 3 shift to help Beta 5. Alpha 5, you will have to cover the entrances to the ventilation system. Each team is to maintain their post no matter what."

Will had finished giving orders and was moving towards the interior of the building when one of the agents caught his attention.

"Sir, security sensors indicate the cargo has been compromised. How should we handle it?"

"Activate security lockdown on the delivery bay. We can check it later. Probably another distraction." Will didn't even pause as he answered. Once he had exited the area, the agents took up their guard positions and activated the security lockdown. Inside the trailer, the sides of two of the larger crates were pushed open from the inside, revealing Kim and Shego. Shego was wearing her normal green and black costume and Kim was wearing her standard mission gear of cargo pants and crop top. They quickly exited the containers and moved to the door of the trailer. Finding it locked, Shego used her plasma to destroy the lock. Kim raised the door enough for them to exit and then closed it behind them. Shego had been careful to cause minimal damage to the lock, so the trailer door would appear to be untouched unless examined closely.

They swiftly moved to the containment area, where Kim used a small laser to cut a hole in the polycarbonate. The driver looked terrified as Shego reached in and used a low-level charged ion field that she referred to as her knock out plasma to render him unconscious. Once the driver was knocked out, they moved to the locked door leading to the rest of the center. They waited, Kim checking her watch, until the security system on the door deactivated briefly, allowing them to slip into the hallway without setting off an alarm.

As the door closed and the security system reactivated, they split, with Kim heading deeper into the center towards the satellite prep area and Shego moving around the outer ring of the center towards the rocket prep area.

~o~o~

Ken Du shook his head in admiration as the reports from Will's teams flooded the airwaves. Possible and Shego had somehow managed to managed to co-ordinate at least a dozen apparent security breaches that all appeared within a two minute span. At least his baby brother wasn't trying to run them all down but had instead secured the perimeter and moved back up to the two target location. Making his own tactical decisions, he activated his com.

"Zeta 1, stay on station near the satellite. Prepare to offers support if needed. If the primary teams leave that location, you are to move in and secure it. Zeta 2, the same orders apply to the rocket. Zeta 3, continue to monitor the Possible twins."

~o~o~

Will Du rushed into the Center's main security station and demanded an update on the security breaches.

"The six EM signals are still transmitting, but are probably decoys as they are all stationary and emitting the same signal, which repeats every thirty second." The officer in charge of the station reported while indicating a monitor showing the signal's locations. "Both of the physical incursions ended in a thermal spike and no further reports have been made. Either they were also decoys or the targets have evaded further detection."

The officer shifted to another station and called up a status report. "We have three separate cyber attacks. The first targeting the launch control system, the second targeting the satellite control system and the third targeting the Center's security system. So far, the Center's firewall and security software have prevented any penetration. The cyber security division is monitoring the situation and is ready to respond if needed."

"What about the problems with the security system itself? Are they related to the cyber attack?" An impatient Will Du demanded as he surveyed the various security monitors.

"It appears to be an internal problem, sir. It started at the same time as the external attacks, before there was a chance for them to penetrate the system. The system is locking down some sections of the Center, some sections are having all of the doors opened and still other sections are simply going off line. Several sensors are reporting what is obviously recorded data, on a fifteen-second loop. We are afraid to shut the system down until we can determine what that would do the system."

"What do you mean, what that would do to the system?"

"We aren't certain what the status of certain sections of the Center would be if we shut down. They might go into lockdown or they might have everything opened. We also might lose what monitoring capabilities we still have. The programmers are working on it now."

Will Du nodded, before turning to the communications officer. "Contact Global Justice headquarters and report our situation. Request immediate back up."

~o~o~

Kim moved swiftly through the corridors of the Center, sticking to mostly unused side corridors and avoiding the more heavily traffic main corridors, while always growing closer to her objective of the satellite prep and assembly area. Nearing the area, she turned down a side corridor and headed to the Satellite Control lab. As she got within ten meters of the door, four men stepped into the hall from a nearby storeroom. They were clad in a dark navy blue version of the standard Global Justice uniform and moved in a controlled manner that told Kim they were trained martial artists. Three moved forward in a v pattern with the man in the middle staying back in reserve. The fourth man, evidently the leader, hung back and whispered into his communicator.

"Control, Zeta 3 reporting contact with target Possible."

He then stepped forward to support his team and addressed Kim.

"Stop. You are under arrest by authority of Global Justice. Surrender and you won't get hurt."

Kim smirked at the agents. "Do they train all GJ's agents to be that stiff or is it something you picked up from Du?"

With that quip, Kim launched herself into the air, aiming a flying kick at the agent closest to her on the right. The agent raised his hands to try to catch Kim's foot but she adjusted her aim in mid-air, using his arms as a springboard to launch herself at the agent to the left. The agent had been moving towards them, intending to exploit his teammate's actions, when Kim flipped over him, her foot scything down into the back of his head, causing him to slump to the ground unconscious. She pushed off the far wall at the agent who had been her original target, twisting her body around to land a vicious hook kick against the agents jaw. As the agent dropped to his knees, his jaw broken and several teeth knocked out, Kim landed at his side and knocked him out with a single elbow strike to the temple.

"Looks like it's you who will be getting hurt." Kim barely paused to deliver her taunt before springing into motion again. She jumped at the leader, who evaded her initial kick and proceeded to parry her punches while circling around her. The other agent used the first's movements to approach Kim from the rear and execute a leg sweep. As she fell, his partner moved in to capitalize on her vulnerability when Kim caught herself on her hands and swung both feet around, catching him on the side of the head. As he dropped unconscious to the floor, she sprang to her feet and launched a flurry of kicks and punches against the remaining agent. He managed to block or evade the first dozen or so attacks before a kick slipped passed his defense, catching him in the side and cracking several ribs. As he flinched from the pain, a follow up kick caught him in the jaw, knocking him out.

Kim quickly made her way to the laboratory entrance and examined the security panel set in the wall next to the door. She smiled slightly to herself as the third code she input was accepted and the doors unlocked. Taking a breath to steady herself she boldly strode through the doors.

"Hey, tweebs. It's been a long time. How is everything?"

Kim kept any hint of surprise from her face as she saw her brothers for the first time in years. They still looked exactly identical but had evidently undergone a growth spurt or two, since they now towered over her. They were less successful in keeping their surprise at seeing her from showing.

"Kim, what -."

"- are you doing here. The last -."

"- we heard you had disappeared."

Kim saw the look that passed between the twins and sprang into action, vaulting onto a nearby table and then tumbling to the far side of the room. Tim muttered angrily to himself as the containment bubble he had tried to capture Kim in caught only air, while Jim attempted to swing his plasma thrower around for another shot after the first missed. Before either could do anything more, she leapt across the room and attacked.

"Is that any way to greet your sister? I was going to offer you a chance to do it the easy way but I see you wanted to do it the hard way." Kim threw a barrage of kicks and punches at her brothers who, while larger than her and in good shape, could only managed to evade the first few attacks before being struck repeatedly. Once she was sure they were down for the count, Kim made her way to the satellite control console and started typing.

~o~o~

Shego avoided encountering anyone as she made her way towards the rocket prep area by using crawlspaces and like whenever there was a chance of her being seen. Once she drew near the area, she made her way to one of the upper floors before entering the area proper. From her vantage point, she could see the floor of the area below her and approximately half the rocket before the gantry and associated service walkways hid the rest from view. It took several minutes of careful surveillance before she spotted the Global Justice agents arranged for an ambush near the main entrance.

After moving into position above two of the agents, Shego lit her plasma and leapt down on the agents. The added impetus of her drop combined with the force of her strikes insured they were knocked unconscious. Once she had landed, she flung several plasma spheres in the other agents' direction in order to keep them pinned down. As she raced towards them, she could hear one of them making a report.

"This is Beta 5. We have been ambushed. Shego has taken out two agents already. We need –."

The agent's report was cut short as he was forced to defend himself from her attack. He dropped to the floor to avoid a glowing hand and rolled away from her. His companion, thinking she was occupied with him, had moved in to attack and been met with a kick to the stomach followed by an elbow to the head that rendered him unconscious. The surviving agent scrambled to his feet and struggled to bring his STOP watch to bear on her but was hit with several punches before he could get his arm up to aim. Unable to do more than struggle to evade her blows, he dropped to the floor after he received a punch to the gut followed by a knee to the jaw.

Once she was certain they were down for the count, she surveyed the rocket, looking for the best place to damage it and delay the launch without destroying the entire thing. She cut her assessment short when she heard a sound behind her and turned to find four men in dark navy blue Global Justice uniforms attempting to enter the room covertly. Three moved towards her in a v attack pattern while the fourth hung back and spoke into his communicator.

"Control, Zeta 2. Shego has eliminated primary agents. Moving to engage."

Shego shook her head. "You guys are like cockroaches. I guess I'll just have to squash you." Even as she taunted them, she was in motion, charging the two lead agents, fists covered in plasma. The agents seemed well trained in martial arts as they were able to evade her attacks but she noticed that they seemed scared of her plasma, moving farther away than needed when dodging it. She smirked as she launched a punch at one of the agents and followed up with a kick to the knee while he was off balance. As he fell to the ground in pain, she lunged towards the man who had been following the two lead agents. He frantically dodged to the side, as she planted her hands on the ground and flipped back, catching the agent who had been in front of her but was now behind her with both feet in the middle of the back. As he fell heavily to the ground, she was already moving, having used him as a springboard to launch herself at the leader. He dodged her flying kick and moved in, throwing several punches and elbows at her as she landed. She easily parried his attacks then unexpectedly dropped to the ground when she caught sight of the other agent aiming his arm at her. The darts from his STOP watch connected with the team leader's chest and he fell to the ground twitching as the voltage coursed through him.

Reaching up she grabbed the cables and used them to yank the agent closer. As he was pulled down, an upward kick impacted his jaw, knocking him unconscious. Shego jumped up and quickly moved to where the agent with the injured knee and the agent she had hit in the back were struggling to their feet. An elbow to one and a knee to the other rendered them unconscious and a quick touch of her knockout plasma insured the leader would also stay out.

Climbing the gantry to the third story, she used her claws and plasma to rip through the skin of the rocket and puncture one of the fuel tanks. That should insure the launch was delayed until the tank could be replaced and the skin repaired, she though, as she leapt to the floor and started to make her way to the rendezvous with Kim in the satellite control lab.

~o~o~

Will Du considered the panicked report from the rocket prep area as well as the Possible twin's report of combat outside their lab and tried to work out the best course of action. Realizing he would not be able to reach either location in time to help, he had the teams in the satellite prep area alerted as he ran to add his support.

Ken Du shook his head in annoyance as he contemplated the reports from both his and Will's teams. He had known Possible and Shego were highly skilled combatants but had assumed his highly trained four man squads would at least slow them down. It seems that, like his brother, he had underestimated them. Hearing Will's orders, he left his command area and ordered his remaining team to rendezvous with him in the satellite prep area.

As she entered the satellite control lab, Shego saw Kim working at a console. Looking around, she saw Kim's brothers lying unconscious in the middle of the lab where Kim had left them hogtied.

"Damn, princess. Weren't you a little harsh on your brothers?"

Kim didn't bother to turn as she replied. "It's for their own good. If I hadn't treated them like everyone else that got in my way, Betty might think they were helping me. This way, she won't have any reason to suspect them."

Shego didn't say anything but simply waited in silence until Kim continued. "All right. They didn't even give me a chance to talk. Jim tried to capture me in a containment bubble and Tim shot at me with a plasma thrower. I had to take them out before either got another shot."

Shego smirked. "And I suppose you took no pleasure in beating up your brothers."

Kim huffed as she rose from the console. "No more than you would. I got the data we needed from here, let's move." She started to move towards the door.

"Right behind you, cupcake." Shego replied as she followed her out of the room.

~o~o~

Will and Ken Du eyed each other warily from their station near the satellite clean room, as they directed their teams to take up positions in the satellite prep area covering the entrances. Will was upset that Dr. Director had sent his brother as hidden back up, as though he couldn't handle the mission on his own. Ken hoped that his brother could put their rivalry aside long enough to complete the mission. Both of the brother hoped that reinforcements arrived soon, as they doubted the ability of even their combined forces to stop Possible and Shego.

The brothers worrying stopped when two figures dropped into the middle of the room from a vent in air conditioning system. They quickly signaled for their teams to move to flank the two women.

"Princess, these guys are as bad as Drakken, they didn't even think about guarding the vents."

Will stepped forward and raised his STOP watch. "Kim Possible and Shego, you are under arrest by authority of Global Justice. Surrender now and you won't be hurt."

Kim and Shego both rolled their eyes. "You're right, Shego, he hasn't changed a bit. Still the same old, stiff as a board, loser."

Hoping to control the situation, Ken stepped forward and addressed the women. "You are surrounded by ten elite Global Justice agents. You have no chance for escape. Surrender now."

Shego glanced at Kim in disbelief. "Do you think Betty grows them in a vat or something? This one sounds just like old Willie here. He even looks like him, too."

"I am Ken Du, Will's brother, and the head of Global Justice's elite covert operation division." Ken replied in anger.

Both women started giggling uncontrollably. "Ken Du? Will Du's brother? What's wrong with your parents, choosing names like that?" Kim wondered.

Shego smirked. "I wonder if they have a sister called May Du, maybe a cousin named Hair Du or an Aunt called Whoop-de Du." She struggled to control her laughter as the Du brothers faces turned red in anger. "And don't forget their favorite pet, Doggie Du."

As their own men started to snicker, the Du brothers shared an angry glance then turned to order the men to attack. Seeing the look on their leaders faces, the men struggled to control their mirth and move into action. With both the teams and their leaders distracted, Kim and Shego cut off their laughter and leapt to the attack. Shego charged the group by Will Du, hands wreathed in green fire as Kim did a front handspring into a flying kick towards the group near Ken Du.

Will dropped to the ground and rolled out of range, shouting orders, as Shego approached. His men scurried to avoid Shego's initial assault and take up the tactical pattern their leader was calling out. All but one of the men was successful, the unsuccessful one stumbling slightly, which allowed Shego to land a punch, leg sweep, knee combo that sent him sliding across the floor into the wall, unconscious.

Ken moved to block Kim's flying kick and was dismayed when she shifted her aim in mid-air and used his arm to springboard over him and deliver a crescent kick to the side of the head of one of his men, sending him crashing into a second man who fell to the ground under the, now unconscious, man's weight. Kim landed lightly behind the group and taunted them as she moved to attack.

"It doesn't seem you are an elite force. You fell for that move, just like the last group."

Shego didn't give Will's team a chance to attack first. Feinting a charge at the two in front of her, she stopped short, planted both hands on the ground and launched herself back at the agents behind her. Will Du once again saved himself by dropping to the ground but a kick to the jaw caught the second agent and sent him sprawling unconscious to the ground. Shego landed lightly then leaped into the air to avoid Will's leg sweep. Alighting safely out of range, she mocked him.

"Going to have to do better than that to catch me, Will fail."

Kim attacked with a flurry of kicks and punches before dropping into a crouch and sweeping the legs of one of the agents. As he fell to the ground, she met him with a knee to the head, instantly knocking him out. She resumed her stance as Ken advanced with his two remaining agents slightly ahead and to either side of him.

Shego feinted an attack at Will then flipped over him and delivered a roundhouse kick to the side of one of the other agents. Her knee caught him on the chin as he doubled over in pain while she used a plasma charged hand to block the second agent's STOP watch attack, melting the darts together. As the agent scrambled to evade her attacks, she launched a series of punches before catching him off guard with a crescent kick that landed on his hip, knocking him off balance. Before he could regain his balance, a plasma charged hand to the jaw sent him spinning into to the floor unconscious.

Kim darted forward, as though to attack Ken, then changed direction suddenly to attack the agent to her left. He struggled to fend off her blows while his partner moved to attack from the rear. Before he could react, Kim shifted her attack to the agent behind her, catching him in the groin with a low kick followed by an elbow to the back of his head as he doubled over in pain. The agent she had originally attacked had grabbed her by the shoulder but she grabbed his hand and throwing her legs around his arm and across his chest, taking him to the ground in an arm bar. The agent groaned as his elbow hyper-extended but fell silent as Kim raised her heel and crashed it down into his temple, knocking him out.

Realizing their danger, Will and Ken met in the center of the room and stood back-to-back, ready to face the women. The four stared at each other in silence for several tense moments before Kim spoke.

"Give up. We have taken out eight of your men already so taking you won't be a challenge."

Will's face grew indignant. "I am an agent of Global Justice and will never surrender to a pair of criminals."

Kim shook her head in sorrow. "We're not criminals, you are. This satellite is supposed to be used for humanitarian purposes but instead Global Justice is helping a petty tyrant use it to murder his own people. Last chance."

Will met he gaze calmly for a moment before replying. "I will never surrender. Sixteen."

Ken instantly responded. "No, twelve."

"B." Will responded as he dropped to the ground and rolled backward and to his right before rising to confront Kim. Kim had read his action before they were completed and attacked with a barrage of kicks and punches as Will was climbing to his feet. He was able to stop her attacks with a series of desperate blocks but was unprepared when she dropped into a crouch and sweep his legs. He struggled to protect himself as he fell, before an axe kick slammed him into the floor, and unconsciousness, as his head impacted the concrete.

At the same time Will dropped, Ken spun to his right and launched a flying kick aimed at Shego's head. She smirked at him as she caught his foot and, using her comet enhanced strength, threw him across the room, where he crashed in a shelf and fell to the floor unconscious.

"That takes care of the trash. Time to get what we came for."

Kim was already entering the clean room that held the satellite, a camera in hand, as she replied. "I'm on it."

~o~o~

Kim and Shego hurried through the halls of the Center, headed to the main elevator bank. From monitoring Will Du's communicators, they knew that Global Justice should be arriving soon with reinforcements. Reaching the elevators, which had been shut down due to the erratic behavior caused by the malfunctioning security system, Shego pried the doors to one of the elevators open. They both checked the shaft to make certain the car was at the basement floor, before Kim grabbed Shego tight with one arm, while the other lifted a grapple gun and fired. Catching near the top, they were rocketed up the shaft, where they landed on a service platform.

They quickly climbed into the equipment room over the elevator shaft. Using the ventilation panels, they checked for any guards stationed on the roof. Not seeing any, they cautiously opened the door and walked out. Most of the roof was deserted but hovering over the equipment room, and therefore out of sight, was a Global Justice Hover Jet.

Shego looked at Kim with a smirk on her face. "Should we?" She whispered.

"Let's." Kim whispered back as she started to make her way towards the jet. Once they were near the door, Kim made a slight noise, drawing the pilot's attention. When he cautiously stuck his head out to check the roof, Shego grabbed him by the front of his shirt and threw him to the roof. Kim rapidly searched the stunned pilot for his remote as Shego strapped herself into the pilot's seat. Once Kim climbed into the seat next to her, holding the remote, she activated the main jets and sent them flying away from the center.

Shego looked at Kim with an amused smile on her face. "Pumpkin, have you ever been to Venice? I know the best restaurant there."

~O~O~O~

A/N – The next chapter should be posted in soon. Look for a little lighthearted adventure before the next big mission, plus reconnecting with an old friend in Action and Reaction Chapter 6 – Venice: Canals, Romance and Rocket-Powered Gondolas.