Disclaimer: I don't own Kim or Shego.
As Kim waited for the mercenaries to come ashore she thought back to her original plan of finding Shego.
"Hmph. Fat lot of good it would have done me. She dropped off of the rumor mill about the time I did" She groused.
Kim drew her unadorned greatsword from the sheath along her back. She had made it herself and was quite proud of the Damascus blade. Finally as dawn was breaking she saw the first boats land on the quiet shoreline.
"So. We begin at last."
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Shego looked over the bow of her personal craft at the figure waiting on the small plain. It was obviously female but other than that, no details could be determined. Shego smirked as the boats landed. This was going to be interesting.
As she walked inland Shego saw the lone person stand and become encased in armor. Shego rapidly donned her own set and started running toward the standing figure, but stopped about 30 feet away.
"Why do you just stand there foolish one?" she called out in the language of Goba Justi. "I have an entire company at my back and here you stand alone."
The figure said nothing but picked up a greatsword from the ground. Shego was impress that the slim figure could wield it, but not surprised. She drew her own longsword and charged the standing figure.
Leaping through the air Shego noticed one thing before she hit. The warrior's armor was just like hers! And just as surprising, the slim female managed to block Shego's first strike. As she landed the figure in flame red armor struck out with a cobra's speed at her left leg. Rather than take a risk, even in armor, She spun her sword around to block the incoming blow.
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Kim was a bit shocked to hear the language of Goba Justi come from a foreigner's mouth, but her disbelief was soon shaken as the figure lept forward in a massive overhead strike. Kim reacted and brought her own sword to block as if it weighed little more than a stick of wood. Accepting the blow she brought her own blade around for a strike at her opponents leg, hoping for a crippling blow. As her jade armored opponent swept her own sword around to block, Kim noticed that their armors were nearly identical.
Kim felt her sword being lifted around and almost got struck in the left side before she could maneuver her blade in to block. She felt her eyes narrow as she realized this person was at least as strong as she was, and finally broke her silence.
"You are not welcome here," Kim let out as she stepped back. "Go make your landing somewhere else."
Her opponent laughed as she too stepped back. "I think not. This place is just fine!"
As the other woman let out her fine both fighters whipped their swords around in an attempt to behead the other and end this. But instead of finishing the fight, both swords met and stopped. As the two women struggled, they let their Flames dance up the swords. Back and forth they struggled until the steel couldn't take it any more and both blade shattered.
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Shego looked in shock as both blades shattered. This person was extremely strong willed.
"Heh. Looks like we do this the old fashioned way then."
"Looks that way." Was the response. And with that simple exchange they began to trade blows. Up and down the plain they went, until after a while of punching, dodging, countering, and blocking, Shego began to recognize the fighting style. It was Kims, or at least very similar, almost to the point of the practitioner being a student of hers maybe. Shego smirked. Maybe she could play some headgames with her old nemesis, and she admitted, very hot foe.
"So. How's Princess been doing these days." When she didn't get an answer she tried another tack. "I know every trick in your book kid. I used to fight with Pumpkin all the time back in the days. Used to kick her very fine ass too ya know." But the response wasn't all she expected. Her opponent stepped back and seemed to examine Shego with curiosity.
"Why do you think I'm a student of hers? Aren't you a student of Shego's?"
"What! Why the hell would you think that! I am Shego!" and with that she dispelled her helmet letting her hair free and her face to be seen. The reacting to her face was one of shock, Shego realized. But more than that, the girl in front of her seemed shocked that she spoke English too!
"Wait a sec. You can understand me now can't you. Just who the hell are you?!" To her surprise the female in front of her began to laugh.
"It seems we were both mistaken Shego. We both thought we were each other's students!" And with that the other's helm disappeared to reveal a very happy looking Kim!
"What the hell! Princess!" Surprising her self, Shego grabbed Kim up in a mammoth hug that, equally surprising was returned!
"Oh my god. Kimmie! What happened! Where were you all this time! What have you bee-"Suddenly Shego was cut off by yet another surprising act from Kim. The younger red-head was kissing her full on her mouth!
As Shego returned Kim's surprising, but all to welcome, kiss she didn't notice what was happening. But Kevin and her troops did. They saw both women fight, stop, embrace, then kiss. But nothing could have prepared them for what happened next. Both women's Flames lit up, and then did something very odd. They twisted up and together, eventually joining and melding completely.
As the two flames were melding on the shore of Goba Justi, the great bell of the tower itself, the Gods Cry Bell, began to toll. All people of the city looked up at the tower. The Bell had never rung, ever. But the council members looked at each other and sighed. As one they looked down at the sheet of paper in front of them. It was a writ mustering the entire strength of the Eagles, as well as the citizen militias for war. They knew the prophesy just as well as anyone else. They just refused to bow before what they considered just words.
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Later that night Shego sat across the fire from Kim talking about their lives since they lost each other. As they wound down, Kim looked sad. "I can't believe I did most of their dirty work for them!"
"Hey calm down, Kimmie. Kel'na recently abolished slavery and told Goba Justi to do the same. But too much of Justi's industry revolves around the slave trade. They said that they would welcome war to determine who was right and launched a series of assaults against the border cities." Shego paused. "The casualties were total in all the cities."
Kim gasped that this news. "That's horrible! Shego? What was your job here?"
"To put it simply Pumpkin, my company here is tasked in killing the Council of Goba Justi. They are all Flame masters in their own rights, and Weapon Masters as well. While the Kel'na army keeps the Justis busy, we assult the tower and end this war once and for all, before it can get up steam."
"Hmm. I want to help. You're going to need a plan and maybe my days there will be of some help."
"Any help is more the welcome Princess. Especially help from so sexy a helper." This last offered with a slightly lecherous grin. Kim grinned back.
"Well then. Lets get started." And they both began planning their assault of the Tower of Goba Justi.
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Author's Notes:
Sorry it took so long in getting this chapter up. I had major writers block, followed by a near terminal case of Life Interuptus. The fight scene was a big deal and I only got a good idea for it very recently. I still don't think it was that great but I wanted to get out a decent fight before I lost the idea (for the 6th time :P ) Any way, the Kigo is started and the fall of Goba Justi is at hand. I don't know when the next chapter will be up, but I'm fairly certian it will be before New Years. If not, I'm sorry and please don't kill me. As always please Read and Review.