Chapter 8

Bittersweet and Closer to Heaven

Kim rubbed her eyes hard and waited for them to adjust. Everything appeared white, but her sight was gradually returning. She felt around and felt the elevator door, her hand could feel the gentle vibrations of the elevator going up, but couldn't pry apart the door. A few seconds had passed and her sight returned. she realized that she was in a large room filled with empty desks and cubicles. Something was off, she could hear something moving about, but couldn't see them. She began to cautiously walk past the empty desks. Papers were strewn all over the floor and the monitors were still brightly lit, it looked like everyone was cleared out, but why? Kim came to a halt, as something darted past her blind spot, and she stood her ground.

"Who's there?" She asked. "I know you're there, you might as well come out and show yourself." Kim looked around angrily.

"Seems I get another chance to kill you." A familiar voice laughed.

Kim gasped and looked around, she could see something dark running past her, but she couldn't turn in time to find out. "Who are you!" she screamed. Kim froze in place as a strange distortion in the air began to move towards her. The person was using stealth technology. "Show your face!" Kim yelled as she watched the ripple moved closer.

"How quickly you forget the sound of my voice. Don't worry, you'll remember me in a second you monster." The strange distortion began to snap and crackle as small lighting shot from it. It was only a matter of seconds after that a female figure dressed in a black battle suit appeared.

"Nikki!" Kim gasped. "But you're dead!"

Nikki laughed hysterically. Her smile went from ear to ear, as she replied, "Yeah, you did kill me you bitch, but funny story… You know those shitty clones that Drakken used a while back. Well, that technology was developed by Omni and he had me brought back a few minutes ago. His cleanup crew found my body, or whatever was left of it, and salvaged my DNA and here I am. God bless Omni, if it weren't for him, I wouldn't be here. And this time around, I'm gonna make you beg for me to kill you, just like I did your porky little friend Wade." Nikki deactivated the augmenting powers in her suit and put two sets of brass knuckles on.

"We don't have to do this…" Kim walked back a few steps, looking around for a weapon or something, "You already have a new lease on life, why would you want to throw it away?" Kim asked. Off in the distance there was a letter opener, Kim knew that Nikki was out for blood and the only way to stop a person like her was to kill her again. Nikki kicked a desk hair out of the way, sending it flying at Kim. She ducked down and avoided it as it flew over her head. "I guess there's no way to talk you out of this?" Kim asked.

"No. There isn't. And after finding out how sweet you are for Shego, I'm gonna have me some fun with you before you die." Nikki scowled evilly.

"How did you…" Kim muttered.

"Omni has satellites watching from above and people on the ground that just spy on people. He was keeping tabs on you from the second you killed his first assassin." Nikki licked her lips in anticipation "But enough talk…" She ran at Kim and began striking the young red headed heroine in the ribs. Kim screamed in pain, she attempted to counter every attack, but just couldn't keep up with Nikki. Her suit was probably still amplifying her strength to some extent, because every successful attack felt like it was breaking every rib in her body. Kim swung her fists, but found Nikki's forearm stopping them. Nikki would simply strike her in the ribs again. Kim flipped backwards and attempted to make a run for the small letter opener, but staggered to her knees. She began spitting up blood and realized that she was losing the fight. Kim could feel the room spinning as she clenched her bruised side.

"Stop running and fight me you little bitch." Nikki snarled. Kim walked a few steps and collapsed next to the letter opener. She crawled on top of it and grabbed it tightly before Nikki could see her. "Oh, God, seeing you on the ground all bloody is making me so wet." Nikki began to run her hands on her body, touching herself, and then looked back at Kim.

"You're sick." Kim readied the small blade, holding it tightly, and concealing it. Nikki walked over to Kim and grabbed her by the ankle, dragging her across the scattered office debris. Kim struggled, trying to free herself from Nikki, all the while trying not to lose the hidden weapon as her body weakened. Nikki released her ankle and stopped at a large desk. She swept her arm across it, knocking everything off of it. Kim attempted to stand back up, but almost immediately she felt a swift kick strike her on the center of her spine, knocking her back down. Nikki grabbed Kim by the hair, pulling her up on her feet, and grabbing her throat with the other hand. She slammed Kim onto the desk and held her down by the throat. Nikki grinned as she ran her other hand on Kim's body, stopping at her breasts and squeezing them hard.

"You naughty girl!" Nikki frowned. She noticed Kim concealing the letter opener and attempted to pry it from her hand. The two girls struggled and Kim pulled her wrist free and slashed Nikki across the cheek with the blade. "You bitch!" Nikki smacked the blade from Kim's hand and grabbed her by the collar and raised her up, slamming her head a few times on the desk. Kim searched the desk with her hands, but couldn't find anything nearby to grab, so she placed her hands on Nikki's sides and pushed her fingers deep into the girl. Nikki raised one of her arms and punched Kim in the face, leaving a red impression on her cheek.

"Do you really think that I'm gonna go easy on you? Especially after you already killed me once!" Nikki yelled. She struck Kim in the face once again and restrained both of Kim's wrists down on the desk. Nikki brought her lips to Kim's ear and she playfully nipped at her ear. "I've decided that I'm gonna take my time with you. I'm gonna savor every inch of you."

"Get off of me!" Kim yelled. Summoning every once of strength she could muster, Kim pulled her wrists free and she pushed Nikki off of her. The villainess was thrown backwards, but she landed on her two feet with ease. "There's got to be some way to beat her." Kim thought to herself. She looked around the room once again, the small blade was too far to reach, but something caught her eye. There was a computer that Nikki had swept off the desk. Kim flipped backwards and landed near the broken monitor, quickly grabbing the cord and yanking it out. Nikki leapt into the air, aiming her heel at Kim, but missed as Kim rolled out of the way and snuck behind Nikki. She immediately wrapped each end of the cord around her hands tightly and brought them down in front of Nikki's head. Kim pulled hard on the thick computer cord, catching Nikki's neck, and began to strangle her.

"No!" Nikki slipped her fingers under the thick cord as it began to tighten. She struggled fiercely as Kim pulled even harder on the cord. The battle suit reacted automatically and sent a surge of extra power into Nikki's limbs. She gritted her teeth and slipped her hand under the cord, her fingers wrapped around the cord, and she screamed as she tore it apart. Nikki gasped for air as she turned to face Kim and kicked the red headed heroine in the stomach, sending her flying across the room. Kim crashed through nine cubicle walls and collapsed as she tried to get back on her feet.

"I'm not gonna give up." Kim struggled to stand back up and she spat out a bit of gore. Her body was weakening and this fight wasn't as easy as it was the first time. There didn't seem to be anything useful in the room. And the battle suit that Nikki was wearing was giving her the edge. Just as things were looking bleak, Kim noticed something off to the side, the circuit breaker. She ran to the breaker and Nikki noticed where she was headed and attempted to cut her off, but Kim smashed her fist into the breakers and took a large shock. The lights in the large floor flickered until they finally died. Kim crawled on the floor and her body trembled from the massive shock.

"Where are you!" Nikki shouted. She walked around blindly, smashing desks and throwing others, hoping to find Kim.

Kim remained quite for a few seconds, catching her breath. She could hear Nikki stumbling around in the dark. The young red head slowly began to stand up, when she noticed something; Nikki's battle suit was emanating a faint glow. The energy that was being distributed to Nikki's arms and legs was being sent through thin strips of embedded wires. They made her look like a glowing stick figure in the dark. Kim had found the edge that she needed. She took a deep breath and leapt into the air, her heel aimed directly at the glowing target. She landed a powerful kick directly at Nikki's spine, whipping her neck back, and sending her onto her face. Kim wasted no time and grabbed, what she figured to be, a computer monitor and smashed it on Nikki's head. The monitor exploded, its glass buried itself into Nikki's head and neck. Kim turned a stunned Nikki around, made a tight fist, and punched her repeatedly. She could feel her nose break with the first impact, every other strike made an unsettling crunch under Kim's fist. Nikki attempted to fight back, but swung blindly, missing every time. Her suit gave her enhanced strength and even stealth, but it didn't give her night vision. Kim battered her opponent in the dark. Her eyes were spared the sight of Nikki bleeding profusely from her nose, mouth and even eyes. Kim couldn't stop, her body had lost control, and her fists were crying out for more blood.

"I give…" coughed Nikki, her hands raised up in the dark, pleading for mercy, but Kim only paused for a second to lower her fist and punch the girls ribs. Nikki felt something strange coming over her as her body trembled. A tear began to run down her face, but who would see it in the dark she thought. Nikki could hear a continuous ringing in her head; it grew louder as Kim wailed on her. She knew that the room was pitch-black, but for some strange reason, there was a light in front of her. Her body felt light and her body stopped hurting.

"I can't forgive you for killing Wade… ever…" Kim whispered as she pushed Nikki away. The villain's cold body fell dead and Kim looked down at the faint glowing outline of her foe. Was this what she had become, a killer like Nikki and the others? Kim felt around the room, feeling the remaining desks, until she found the wall. Her hand followed the wall until she found a large door. It was the emergency escape. She pushed open the door and her eyes became blinded by the bright light coming from the stair well. There was no more turning back as she let go of the door and looked up. Heaven wasn't too far away now.