Author's Note: So, since 0109silver reminded me this thing even existed (which I did remember I just hadn't updated in a while) and gave a mini rant about me needing to hurry and update, here's your update xD So, I hope you all enjoy this~ It was just sort of thrown together, but I think it's good enough. I don't think I'll get any better at these sort of scenes, so right now, this is all I'm capable of. Now then, Hope you like this chapter!
There was no mistaking the sound of blood curling screams. It was hard to decipher at first, but the farther she moved down, the more distinct they became. The voices sounded way too familiar for her liking. She hadn't heard them in months, but she definitely recognized them.
The green skinned woman was tempted to blow her cover to the GJ agents and fly past them, but she held back. This wasn't her mission, and she still needed to scope out the situation. Headstrong decisions weren't going to save anyone. She grit her teeth and continued down the steps, following after her trainees.
Time ticked on and the ex-villain was doing her best to keep herself in check, remembering to stay patient. That was one of the hardest lessons for her to learn on her travels. Some styles required it, and she had very little.
She almost forgot she was tailing someone until she almost ran into one, taking a few steps back hurriedly to keep from being noticed.
The agents all peered into the large room before them. People were bustling about in full combat gear, but none of them on high alert. Monitors riddled the wall to the left, but they were all down. A few people seemed to be speaking anxiously to each other, but all else seemed normal.
That is, until their eyes landed upon the rooms made of glass to the right.
Men and women were strung up with chains, dangling from the ground. Blood dripped down their flesh and fell to the floor, enlarging the red puddles beneath them.
Shego's eyes fell upon the only person hung up that wasn't completely bloody, only bruised, and her stomach dropped and her throat dried. All thoughts of the mission disappeared from her mind in an instant.
"Princess," Shego said in an almost whisper, her eyes wide. She wasn't quiet enough, and the GJ agents turned around in alarm.
They all looked at her in confusion, and then they saw her pale face.
It was only a glimpse they had of her before she melted into the shadows and slipped into the main room.
All the agents looked at Kim, but the redhead was just as confused. She signaled for them to stay back, to see what Shego did.
Then they heard an explosion. The monitors all shattered at the same time and everyone ran to them in confusion, trying to find the source.
Kim pointed out the dark spot that was Shego. She was moving swiftly towards captives while the enemy was preoccupied.
The green skinned woman melted a whole through the glass with her plasma and she immediately cut the woman down, catching the girl as she fell. She clutched the girl to her chest and disappeared back into the shadows, reappearing near her trainees a moment later. She brushed passed them without a word and stopped a few steps up, tapping on her comm. link.
"Change of plans Betty."
"What do you mean Shego?"
The woman frowned gravely. "Things just became a little personal. You didn't tell me that the royalty who'd been taken was Maria Czekovich."
"Did it make a difference?"
"Of course it made a difference!" Shego hissed. Then she angrily turned off her comm. link.
The girl in her arms started to stir and her eyes cracked open. Through cracked lips she managed to mutter, "Sh-Shego?"
The GJ agents didn't know what was going on, especially when the ex-villain smiled and said gently, "Yes, Princess?"
"It's… you?"
"Of course it's me stupid. Who else would it be?" she asked, her voice cracking slightly.
The girl did her best to raise her hand, barely managing to brush the older woman's cheek before it fell to her lap.
"Rest Princess, everything is going to be alright now." Shego slowly stood and straightened out her back. She turned to the GJ agents and said in a calm voice, "Alright, I'm in charge now. We're changing things up a little." She turned to two of the agents, "You two will stay here, guard Princess Maria. Watch the both sides, the entrance and the exit. Don't let anybody come down, and don't let anyone touch her. Betty didn't want you to use lethal force… I don't give a shit about that. Kill the mother fuckers if you have to. The rest of you are with me. Half will free the prisoners and break them from their restraints secretly, bringing them back here. The other half will start taking down everyone who gets in the way. I'll be on that squad. Any questions?"
Kim stood forward, "What are you doing here and why should we listen to you?" She stood to her fullest height, not backing down. This was a complete change in what they were supposed to do, and while she did agree that these people needed to be stopped and the prisoners needed to be saved, killing was not something she was up for.
Shego looked the redhead dead in the eyes and said, "Kim, there are some people you'd be willing to do anything for, including kill. You'd go on a rampage if they ever hurt someone you were close with. You have the means to do it, so I know you could. This girl, she's important to me. If you all don't help me I'll do it my fucking self. If that is what's going to happen, take her and get out, I'll be going out with a bang, and you all don't want to be caught up in that."
The redhead pulled back slightly, "Important to you? What do you mean?" She felt nervous. Shego never said her real name, at least not when addressing her.
Shego sighed, "There's no time for this Kim. I just need you all to either help me or get out of my way."
"But she has to mean something to you if you're willing to kill for her," Kim retorted.
The raven haired woman could see where this was starting to go and she placed a hand on the girl's red hair, mussing it slightly. "I'd kill for you too Kimmie. She's important to me, but so are you."
Kim's face turned a dark shade of red as her eyes widened.
"Now then, are you all going to help me or not?"
They all looked at each other and slowly nodded.
Will was the first to voice their opinions, and it was strange, even for him, "You're here, meaning you cared enough about us to make sure we were alright. You wanted us to get out of here alive. We're returning the favor."
Shego cocked an eyebrow, "I was sent here by Betty."
"If that were all there was to it, you'd never actually go. Even I know that."
She smirked, "Looks like you aren't as incompetent as I thought." She then turned towards the chaos still ensuing in the other room, "Alright then, let's get this party started."
A/N: Just so you know, I will go into more detail about the whole princess thing, so peeps, don't get your panties in a twist. Just saying. Anyhow, love ya'll. Hope you enjoyed it~