Blood Red Road: Part 5
Shego was about to give the instruction to the dark horse, but someone was calling after her.
"Karanlığın açısı!" Angel of darkness! It was a man's voice, she turned round. His hair looked like he had kept the bottom natural brown and the top part bleach blonde. He seemed familiar.
"You speak English?" She asked the teen, he was about the same age as Kim. He showed relief when Shego spoke in English.
"Yes." He panted exhausted like everyone else from running for their lives out of the burning building "I want to help you find Kim Possible. I know a shortcut to Rackinbull from here; no one takes it because apparently it has evil creatures roaming the land." He said.
"And would you want to help me find her?" Shego asked, slightly wondering if she was going to have to tell the boy Kim was taken.
"She saved my life once. Well once I mean a couple of times, so I think it's only fair that I return the favor." Shego was a bit annoyed another brat to keep an eye out for. But he knew a shortcut.
"Talk to Tara over there" She pointed to Tara who was planning the detour on a map. "Tell her your 'short cut." Shego said. The boy and girl came back quite soon,
"We're ready to move out. Josh sure knows his maps." Tara complimented the 'Josh' that had approached Shego. The raven haired woman nodded, swinging herself onto the horse she waited for her front line team to get into position. Her front team consisted of: Tara, Josh, and some guy called Junior that Tara had insisted would be helpful for a distraction if necessary. Leading the front was Rufus, his black fur sticking out in sky as the sun started to hide behind the mountains.
The rest of the team apart from Shego had kept insisting it would be to their advantage to travel across the 'cursed land' during day light. But Shego could practically feel Kim's warmth, they were so close! It was like reality was taunting her, she badly wanted to keep moving but she knew that her team had a point, they pulled over in a cave, Shego used her plasma to light the way through the cave, and no one asked questions about the plasma. Giving the signal the cave was clear, the unpacked anything that would make the night a bit more bearable. A thin pillow and blanket for each, Shego had kindly stolen from a merchant while he had helped a costumer.
Monique and Shego on side of the fire and Josh and Junior on the other. But Shego had kindly brought two large logs in for them to sit down on and have something to eat.
"I think the rain's coming on soon, I better bring the horses in." Monique said and left the small cave, all though when she came in a disturbing atmosphere entered as well.
"Monique? You ok?" Shego asked the girl looked like she'd seen a ghost.
"I- I- I" She struggled for words, the sound of thunder drowning her voice out, flashes lighting up the cave.
"Woman! Spit it out or I'll shake it out'a ya!" Shego said,
"I think someone's been following us." Monique finally managed to say. Shego automatically went for her crossbow and arrow that lay on the ground. She went outside, ordering the group to stay on guard until she whistled twice to indicate it was her.
When Shego walked out, it instantly felt like someone had thrown a big bucket of water over her, she was glad now for the short hair, had it been her once long hair it would have gotten in the way. She focused her eyes on a bush, but her eyes darted to the sound of more movement to the left of her. She moved into the middle of the sound. The way this was going it sounded like an ambush, and she sure as hell was ready.
"Come out you fuckers!" She called out, it seemed that had been their order to attack as five men jumped out of the bushes, it all seemed to go in slow motion, Shego saw the first man to attack with a sword aimed for her stomach, she stepped to the side and stuck a foot out as he tripped she shoved the arrow into his neck and ripped it out. The next came at her with a revolver, but as soon as Shego saw the flash of light come from the gun she knew to move, she dodged the bullet but not by much as it scraped her shoulder, she winced in pain and as fast as she could she loaded the bow she aimed it at the man.
As the sky let out another flash of lightening Shego noticed her shadow had another one above it, she quickly rolled forward towards the dead body she had shot to avoid being decapitated. She took the same bow aimed it once more pulling back the bow as far as possible she released it, the arrow shot through the armor with ease, it was the end of the bow that was lacked the strength of the front, as it got stuck at the first piece of armor but the rest of it cut straight through the whole body. As the owner of the body tried to take the arrow out he soon collapsed dying quickly, Shego ran to the body and yanked the arrow out. It was now silent; she knew there were still three men. Had they taken a hint and ran off?
But her questions were soon answered when she heard a three screams not far away from her. Shego went into a sprint to where she heard the screams, she soon found two men hunched over the three remaining soldiers, they turned round. Shego instantly recognized one of the men. He was DeMonty, the soldier she had overheard refusing to follow the Master Of The Ring's orders. He had gained his beard back over the short amount of time, but his face was horribly burnt, but next to him Shego couldn't tell who he was, his long blonde hair was strange along with his mustache.
"DeMonty." Shego stated "What are you doing here and who's ya friend?" She asked.
"Raven." He breathed, surprised that she was actually alive but he quickly snapped back to reality "My men turned on me by order of King 2nd, that bloody Dutchman had me order kill a seven year old girl's parents just so she would be another contestant for the cage fighting. I refused and well… things got a little nasty from then on." Shego was surprised he spoke with a British accent, strange for someone in Turkey "Oh and this is Edward. Motorlcal Edwards, but he just goes with Motor Ed, has a funny ring to it doesn't it?"
The man had been making eyes at Shego, but with her mental strength she ignored them. She continued to talk to DeMonty.
"And they tried to attack us because?"
"Well for one you escaped. Second they were worried for the kings' health."
"They fucking well should be, I'm gonna kill that prick… wait how many kings are there?"
"Just two the Dutchman who spoke to you in the Cage fighting, the other… no one really knows about him, he's like the wind. You see him at one point next thing he's gone."
"So you know nothing about him? Fine, we'll work on that later, but the Dutchman?"
"Dead." DeMonty stated. Shego nodded her head. She walked back to the cave, whistling twice, she waited for a few seconds then walked in.
"Guys we have two new friends. DeMonty and… Motor Ed was it?"
"Yeah" he spoke in a gruff voice.
"Ok since this seems like a good time I might as well tell you everything about me since I think this whole lie is going to run out soon." Shego said. It was true, people would know soon and if not the press would find out somehow and reveal her whole life that had been going quite well until Kim had been kidnapped.
"First of all, my names not Raven, it's Shego. Yes to Josh that would be familiar, yes I was that thief." Shego answered Josh's question halfway he'd been through thinking about it. She then continued to tell the team about how she was hit by a comet, how she had fought various enemies and to Motor Ed's dismay how she'd fallen in love with one of her arch rivals.
All though DeMonty refused to believe in the plasma. "If you had plasma why didn't you use it in the fights or escape?" That Shego had pondered the darker parts of her own mind, but she knew that if she escaped word would have reached Mrs. Barkin and she would have killed Monique.
"Let's just say I was forced to play fair, unfairly." Shego said, royally confusing everyone but Monique. She knew what Shego really meant. The rest did stories about how they met each other, DeMonty and Motor Ed had met during one of the soldier's nights out to a local, and as usual it had ended in a bar fight. But Ed had blocked a punch for DeMonty while he had been punching another soldier.
"So tell me about the king now, why does he kidnap teens?" DeMonty took a deep breath
"Well it's really quite strange, but from what I've heard is that he will have soldiers travel tiny deserts or empty lands in search of anyone, and he will send them to that exact same spot for about two years, and when he gives the all clear the soldiers kidnap the teen the pray on, bringing them back to be sacrificed on a special altar, the King will get the amount of years the teen has lived."
Shego nodded this seemed exactly what Monique had told her before.
"So where is he now in Rackinbull?"
"Right in the center, the five kilometer area has been covered by guards, it would be impossible to break in." DeMonty said. Shego rubbed her temples trying to think, with a great plan nothing was impossible. She tried to live by that motto but it was coming up with a great plan that troubled her. They soon decided it was best to get as much rest as possible.
The morning came too quick for the boys, so the girls had decided had gotten a bucket of water and pored it over them. Shego who had been getting the horses ready just rolled her eyes when she heard the sound of grown men scream like little girls.
Rufus joined swooped down and perched himself on Shego's shoulder. Giving her a wee head butt- a sign of affection that Shego had learnt Rufus did, he had done that when she was gone for a long time, or had come back with food for birds. Shego just looked at the black crow,
"You kiss ass." She said he cawed loudly in her ear. The rest of the team couldn't help but laugh at the animal's behavior.
They eventually came up to the land that was apparently 'Cursed' Shego got off her horse, halting everyone. Everyone got off their horses, and it seemed the moment Tara had gotten off her horse the ground had started to rumble sending the horses running away and Rufus to a high wall away from the ground, it sounded like a dinosaur being poked like a stick. Eventually the dry ground started to crack. The crack getting bigger, the rest of the team had run away to safety. But Shego had stood her position. Hell if little growl is gonna send me running home!
Eventually a massive… something came out of the ground. It was had the body of the dog, but the head of a crocodile and the tail of a… rabbit? This was some mess of mother nature.
Its red eyes seem to locate onto Shego, it started to charge at her, it ran a in a strange fashion, like it was doing a cat walk. One paw raised high and placed the other three down. Shego took her chances and charged at it, the animal didn't even bother to attack, Shego saw the big mouth get aimed for her, taking one of her bows out she stuck it in the top of the dog (let's call it) It howled in pain, it seemed to back away from the tiny woman. It just sat on its hind legs looking sorry at the woman.
Shego lit her plasma up glaring at it. I think I got this dogs logic. She threw plasma at the nose of the dog; she noted the tears form in its eyes, as it started to yelp as Shego approached it.
"Shego! Don't kill it!" Tara called after her,
"What? It's a useless mutt!" Shego shouted back.
"We might need…" Tara tilted her head to see the animal's stomach "her!" Shego slapped her head. I cannot believe this. Maybe you may come in handy after all… Shego thought to herself a plan forming in her mind. She climbed the dogs black fur; it seemed to take a good five minutes to get the whole team onto the head of the dog.
Shego grabbed the hairs that were on the dog's forehead.
"Ok let's try this… nice and easy." Shego pulled the hairs a bit. Little did she know the dog went dashing, her team holding onto each other's sides, Monique holding onto Shego's for dear life.
They soon found themselves on the outskirts of Rackinbull; Shego quickly went through the plan once more, while being slightly drooled on by… the mutt.
"Ok Junior you should be good with distractions, you lead mutt here over to the castle, get the guards attention then release the mutt and chase after her, make sure those wheels on your shoes are on tightly." Shego indicated Monique had come up with an awesome idea of these tiny rubber wheels that were screwed tightly into the sides of the shoe, the rope would then be attached to Junior and the Mutts leg.
"The rest of you, your screaming civilians 'warning' the guards. When they all go to chase the mutt that's when I'll break in grab Kimmie, give the signal and we leave. Got it?" Everyone nodded.
Tara, Monique, Motor Ed, Josh and DeMonty all went into a sprint shouting in Turkish of a massive dog on the horizon, after a few seconds and guards' voices being heard. Shego gave the mutt a kick in the leg.
"Go!" She shouted, the mutt responded and went into a sprint. Junior right at the tail.
By the time Shego got there all the guards had gone and the entrance had been left unguarded, the plan had worked! Shego went into a sprint, the first thing she noticed was a room with a long table but no chairs, and there was no roof to this part of the building strange. Shego thought to herself, as she walked round a bit more, she was now in a corridor and it contained a blind turn. Shego slowly peaked her head round, there were two guards fully equipped with revolvers and swords, Shego got two arrows ready, she jumped out into the middle of the corridor, she let the other one fly into the first guard, the other to slow to grasp the whole concept of the situation, soon found himself on the floor along with his partner.
Shego ran into the room. There was her Kimmie, lying looking barley damaged. Messy, but definitely unharmed, Kim looked a bit like the guards unable to grasp the concept of the whole situation.
"Shego? Is that you? Really you?"
"Doy it's me, now let's get you out of here." Shego said, taking her lovers hand she lead them out of the castle, she through a plasma bolt in the air as it exploded sending millions of sparks into the air. A massive mutt soon came approaching, Monique not far behind, the rest of the team were still distracting guards.
Shego was helping Kim on but something felt wrong. She knew what is was.
"I have to finish this." Shego whispered to herself, Kim perked up her mind quickly grabbing hold of what Shego had just said,
"I have to finish all of this." Shego said she sprinted back into the castle.
"Shego!" Kim and Monique called after her, but Shego didn't even reduce her speed.
As Shego entered the room a man stood in long black robes, his blue face darker with the sun going down.
"Hello again Shego." He said.
"Drakken." Shego spat.