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Prodigal Daughter

Betty and Ann finally come out Shego's room now that she's asleep and discover Kim sitting beside her own door facing them, the older redhead walk over to her daughter and kneel beside her "Kim are you alright?"

distant olive eyes look up to Ann's worried face and her brow furrow "Mom?"

Ann smile "yes, is something wrong?"

Kim give her a dazed, lopsided smile "no...nothing's wrong..." she pass out

"Kim...Kimmie" Ann call shaking her, no response, she feel her head, her temperature is relatively normal for her half-ling form "what is going on?"

Betty squat down next to the neurosurgeon "maybe all the excitement got to her..." she sigh "and just when I planned to show her something"

Ann look at her with a smile "so they made it safely?" the one-eyed female nod "well you should go get them before Sheldon meets them without you"

Betty grind her teeth together "you're right, but with him it doesn't matter" she stand back upright "I'll be back in a bit" Ann look down at her daughter after Betty is gone, then help her to bed still worried about what might be happening to her little girl this time.

Betty stand at the gate really not wanting to be there, but it's the only way to ensure safety of the people arriving "open the gate, I'm going out" it opens after a few minutes and she walk on through "I'll be back in thirty with newcomers" she disappear from their view,

Cloud watch from the ledge, being the one who gave the order to follow through with the request to open the gate, he look over at Aqua who sneer "the General will love this" he nod, but instead of ratting to his superior he remains where he is, Aqua for her part continue staring at him wondering why he won't leave, Cloud low hard and walk away from the ledge to continue with his patrol, the duo-colored female tilt her head 'what's up with BrittleCloud?'

Will land the Sikorsky X2 in the same clearing he landed the jet yesterday "that was quick" Monique comment as she gaze out into the trees for anything indicating where they are

her companion smile and pat the console "that's what Suzume was designed for"

Monique raise a beautifully arched eyebrow "you named the heli..." she smirk "how boyish of you, let me guess you named little Du too huh?" she tease

Will look at her defiantly "no..." Monique disembark not believing him one bit and leaving Will to grumble "and it's not little you stupid human" he also disembark and walk to the other side where everyone else is waiting "okay people listen up, we have an hour long walk through these trees, so-"

"don't get lost"

Will epp, turn on his heels and salute the head of GJ "Dr. Director, ma'am"

Betty nod stiffly then is jerked forward by Monique putting her arm on the woman's shoulders "hey Bets"

the one-eyed woman sigh "Agent Thomas what are you doing"

Monique smile "nothing boss just greeting you" she give her a two-fingered salute with her left hand grinning the whole time

Betty shrug off the limb "consider me greeted" she reply in a bland, droll voice

"noted" Monique copy her tone

a cold gaze is placed on her, but she grin back in return, Betty sigh "right...look guys and girl...tensions are running high right now, so until we are inside the inner territory, try staying with the group..." she glare at Ron "and not lose your pants"

the blond male's jaw drop "aw come on I don't have that problem anymore"

Betty turn her back to the group "not according to one Ms. Iwataka"

Ron groan "thanks Yori...wait you talk to Yori?"

Betty look back at him with a smirk "she sort of works for me as an independent contractor" the blond pull out his Ronnunicator "it won't work"

confused brown eyes look up to a calculated onyx one "why not?"

"you're inside the boundaries of my toy, to call out with it on, you will have to walk for one mile in that direction..." she point him north "but if you do remember...if you somehow make it back in without an escort from where we're going you will be lost and die" with that she walk off and the others follow

Ron stare on in shock, after no more movement or sounds coming from his master or any of the other voices Razor pop his tiny head out the blond's pants pocket to see what he can see then climb up to Ron's shoulder and tap his face in order to get him moving again, but he gets no response with a sigh he bites the ear he's next to, not too hard, but enough to get Ron's attention "ow..." Ron gingerly rub the now tender ear as Razor chatters and point to the distant group "ugh...okay, thanks little buddy"

Razor smile "no problemo" the blond jog to catch up with the group

"hey Dr. D is the device..."

"you're using to..."

disrupt communication..."

"is it a bunch of regular disruptors you can..."

"buy at a store or order online or..."

"is it a custom made one and if so..."

"what kind?"

Betty groan, she hate that name, Shego call her that to be annoying given that's what she use to call her ex-employer 'speaking of Drakken where is he?' she wonder until the teenage twins call her again 'SkyWatcher get your boys under control'

James sigh "boys please don't pester Elizabeth she's under enough stress"

the twins droop "sure thing Dad" Tim says but instantly perk up when they see Monique silently laughing at them, he elbow his brother and motion to the cocoa goddess "hicka-bicka-boo?"

Jim nod with a lecherous grin "hoo-sha" they move over to her quickly, but are stopped just as quickly by their father

"boys I said behave didn't you hear Elizabeth?"

they smile meekly "technically she said don't get lost..."

"and stay with the group"

James let them go "she also said tensions are high, so wait until we're inside the walls"

"sure thing Dad..."

"we'll wait..."

"for now" both boys wiggle their eyebrows at Monique

who raise an eyebrow 'over my dead body'

they gasp "how do you..."

"know how to do that?"

she smirk like she has something to hide 'why are you in my head anyway?'

they blush lightly "uh...no reason" they say in stereo

"mm-hmm, well you won't find anything I had help with hiding everything" they fold their arms and she laugh again this time out loud

Ron watch the whole exchange in bewilderment "what is going on here, me and KP have seen some and heard some weird things...hey we know a monkey-man master" Razor chitters questionably "Monkey Fist remember?"

the mole rat think on it and smile with a thumbs up "oh yeah"

Ron pat his head "but this, this is just plain weird" Razor nod in agreement

Betty stop walking a hundred feet from the gate "hey Director why are we stopping?" Will ask

she ignore him, turn around and walk...well stalk up to Ron, who look at her with a slightly nervous gaze "Ronald I need you to promise me something"

he gulp "s-sure D-Dr. Director ma'am, I mean sir, I mean ma'am, I..." the glare in that one onyx eye silence him, he's known a lot of strong and scary women all his life, hell he live with one and even though he tower over this one slightly, she still scare him worse than the others combined, the twins and Monique snicker at him, but he ignores them at the moment

"with your life"

sweat pour down Ron's forehead "may I ask why?"

Betty turn her gaze to the sky "well it would be pointless, since you are going in anyway"

"huh?"

Betty growl "Ronald just don't be yourself when we go in..." she lean close to him threateningly "I'm serious, you don't follow my orders and even Kimberly won't be able to save you" she turn on her heel and walk off again

and again Ron watch then begrudgingly follow, not sure what to make of that request "I tell you little buddy this is getting weirder" Razor nod.

The group stand in front of the gate and Ron is impressed, but it's no Yamanouchi gate "Cloud open up, I'm back"

a male drop down and it's not the dark-haired male "General says he won't for them, not without our leader's personal consent" he copy the statement in a cockney accent

Betty grunt and pull on her eye patch 'damn' she realize something "Du..."

Will nod and run up to the wall, but another male drop down in front of him "he also says not to come in unless they are gone"

Betty stalk up to the other male and jam her finger in his chest "listen here bub, I am not about to turn the Princess's friends away, got it?"

the male slap her hand away "I'm sorry, but we don't take orders from you anymore"

the one-eyed woman raise her hand as if to strike him, but scoff, drop her hand and flash to the top of the wall on the walkway right beside her brother and although he knows she's there and glaring at him, he continue staring down at the group "JaggedFrost I have clearance, so open the damn door"

the brown-haired male exhale out his nose hard and quickly "for the safety of the pack NimbleJay, I won't"

Betty snap and kick him square in his ribs, sending him flipping five feet away then skidding an extra three

"traitor!...get the traitor!" all members of the squad yell and jump her, Betty flash a few feet from the pile-ons, but grunt in surprise as she's knocked onto the walkway, she mule kick the male and female as they try to grab her then as her feet hit the ground again, push off like a frog and pounce on another male, wrap her legs around his waist and hold her clasp fist over his head, but before she can slam them down on his face, a female tackle her and all three drop off the wall in front of the small group and since Betty refused to let go of her victim, when they landed he is knocked unconscious and her leg is trapped under his now dead weight, as she struggle in vain to free the limb

her other opponent shake her head, rising to her feet "shit now that's smarts" she look over at the trapped one-eyed female and grin evilly "oh goody the traitor is trapped"

Will jump in between them "stay back" he order defiantly

"and if I don't?" a tap on her shoulder cause her to turn around and a brown fist slam right in the middle of her face, she fall to the dirt like her bones are made of jelly

Monique smirk "that will happen" she grab her hand in pain "damn, is her head made of metal?"

Betty use her other foot to kick the male off her leg and kip to her feet even with the extreme amount of pain in her ankle, 'luck has not been on our side' on the outside you can't tell she's in pain as she stare up at her brother heatedly

"dear little sister, now that you've gone and become a traitor to your own, I can't let you in, but you are willing to try"

Betty snarl "Shel..." she smirk "Sheldon I suggest you open the gate and take back my being a traitor"

he laugh "I don't think so Lizzie"

Betty continue smirking "okay your funeral"

he stop laughing and look down at her in a mix of confusion and amusement "what is th-" a hand fall on his shoulder and spin him around making him come face to face with a furious redhead and it's not Aqua

"open. that. gate." she demand

Sheldon gives her a cocky smile "you may be a Princess, but you..." an palm strike uppercut cause him to bite down on his tongue and he fall to his knees in pain

Kim dodge a foot then a fist, but grab the fist and deliver an elbow to the male's chest, that doesn't appear too powerful, he groan and double over "either one of you open the gate or all of you will get it" the gate slowly raise, Kim smile innocently "thank you, you can come in Director!" she yell over the ledge, said female salute her and proceed on, but things take a nosedive, Kim is grabbed from behind and the gate start coming down

"Director!" Will grab her collar and pull

she land on him with a groan "thanks Du..." he smile then scowl as his gaze turn upward "Ronald I think you better get up there"

Ron tap into his Tai Sheng Pek Kwar and scale the wall effortlessly, at the top he spot the squad split into two groups some behind the male holding Kim and some on the other side all watching him, once he notice the situation as a whole, he realize there's nothing for him to do so he smile at the brown-haired male "uh...Sheldon I'm guessing I don't think you want to hold KP like that"

Sheldon smirk "what...she's going to bite me..." he laugh triumphantly "she maybe our future, human, but just like you and my sister, she's overstepping her bounds"

Ron tilt his head to the side 'future...human?' he shrug "whatever, but if I were you I'd let go"

"ha, well you're no-"

"okay I've had enough of this" Kim stomp on his foot and when he let go elbow him in the sternum then swing around and reverse roundhouse kick him in inner territory, she eye the rest of the squad "now weren't we raising a gate?" she ask glaring at both sides of the guards they scramble to get to work before their asses are handed to them just like their General "and somebody get General Director" Cloud and Aqua leap over the side, the redhead sigh, turn to her best friend and hug him "hey Ron"

he strain "hey KP how are you, cause last time I saw you, you were in a light show?"

Kim pull back and smile "you should know by now Ron that something like that can't keep me down"

Ron hug her again "right about one thing, I missed you KP"

Kim hug him tighter "me too, whew...long five years..." she break the embrace again "so where's Yori?"

he sigh dejectedly "at home...she has finals this week"

Kim is impressed "and you?"

he chuckle and rub the back of his head "I've graduated already and working as an apprentice at a restaurant in Upperton"

Kim smile and grab him in a headlock, noogying him "congrats Ron..." she stop instantly and let him go when something doesn't sit well with her "why are you here if your working?"

"I told him this is a family emergency and I have no idea when I'll be back and said he'll just hold off on my apprenticeship until I return"

"that's good Ron" he gives her, his classic lopsided grin, until a female interrupts them with a bow to Kim

"Princess, Ms. Elizabeth and company are waiting for you"

Kim nod and look at her jaw-dropped friend, she chuckle and close it "I'll explain, come on" she grab his hand and leap over the ledge

while Ron scream "KP I'm a monkey master not a..." both friends grunt on impact "as I said KP I'm a...a...a..." he gulp "uh KP are you seeing what I'm seeing?"

Kim sigh "yes and I'll explain that too" she pull him along, as they walk towards the mansion the citizens watch them and Ron watch them all in return even Razor pop out to see what all the commotion is now.

Once they step foot inside the mansion Kim and Ron separate from the group to go to her room to talk, but Betty stop them "sorry Kimberly, if he's going with you, you can't tell him anything about what you've learned until he has been inducted into the clan"

the friends balk "what? that's not fair" they stereo

Betty shrug "as I said sorry that's the law"

the friends look at each other then Betty again "okay so what do I have to do?"

"you have to survive two days in the woods"

"two days" he wave her off "that's easy"

Betty snarl "let me finish" he cower "you have to survive two days in the woods and by noon on the last day you have to make it to the designated area and ring the bell then spill blood"

Ron back up "no way I don't take lives"

everyone except the twin teens and Kim, who is also against it if that's what her best friend has to do "no we're not barbarians, you just have to win the fight the blood is your own in a blood oath of not saying anything, but should you lose..." she look at him seriously "you will be the one to die"

the friends are once again shocked, Kim step up to Betty "no, there has to be another way?"

Betty shake her head "that's the way it is and always have been if you decide to follow your heart you can change it" it's a harsh way of addressing it but it had to be said, she look over at the blond again "choose now or..." she snap her fingers and a group of servants emerge from the shadows with weapons trained on Ron "die were you stand"

"wait you brought Ron here to kill him?"

Betty growl at the redhead, but quickly squash it and look at the floor submissively "my apologies Princess, it's for the good of the pack and since we all know he will continue to be in your life it has to be done, if only to please our leaders' worries...so what is your answer Ronald" she glare at him

he think on it, but Kim speak up again "hold on what about Agent Thomas?"

Betty smirk "she has gone through this trial and fought Agent Du, myself and Princess Sanai" olive eyes turn to the asian male and the cocoa beauty he's standing next to, she continue staring in her own little world that is until Ron snap his fingers in front of her face "huh huh...what?" her brothers snicker

"I said I'm doing the challenge and we were waiting for your opinion"

Kim stare at him, well through him still in her own world causing her to mentally kick herself "uh sure, Ron sure, I don't like it, but it's your choice"

Ron hug her sideways "awesome, because I have so many questions" Kim smile up at him and look at the one-eyed woman, who just stare back at her thinking about Kim's little five minute black out "so when will this thing pop off?"

"the week of ShySterling, the full moon, which is next week, you will begin the night before the full moon"

the friends are confused "why then...why not now?"

"tradition" she smirk "you'll learn about it from Lady Cheyenne in your next lesson, Princess"

the redhead watch them leave after her father give her a hug and smile "no I'm going to see Cheyenne now"

"cool I'll go with you"

"I don't think that's a good idea Ron, it might be one of those 'not know' things

Ron raise an eyebrow "but wouldn't it be better if I know what I'm ricking my life for?"

Kim think on it "I guess you're right...hey when did you get so calculated?"

he grin "ever since I honed my monkey kung fu" Kim laugh and they walk off to the Alpha's bedroom the brunette woman is usually in caring for her husband, if not there then in her study.

Kim knock on the door and it opens a crack "Princess..." Kira takes one look at Ron and goes on the defensive, but doesn't attack "what is he-"

"whoa Kira" Kim step in between them "I came here to talk to Cheyenne with my best friend Ron"

Kira look at the blond skeptically,he wave friendly at her and she turn her nose up at him then look passively at Kim "sorry Princess, but she's busy with the Alpha"

Kim's shoulders drop "okay well let her know, I only wanted to know about this tradition on the week of the full moon"

Kira step outside "maybe I can be of some help?"

the friends appear hopeful "you know it?" the lighter blond no "spankin!" Kira's head tilt and Kim giggle "sorry it's the way I talk" Kira nod again "so what is it?"

"well the week of the full moon is called The ShySterling Tribute, where a young man or woman has to survive and fight others for a total of six days and on noon of the last day the bell is rung by the champion and a feast is held, celebrating their growth into an adult warrior for our kind that night, the night of ShySterling, honoring her for keeping them strong..." she smile fondly of her time in thw winner's circle "usually there are more than one participant, but if there is only one chosen warriors will challenge him/her either one on one or more on one it depends on how well the upcoming warrior is skilled against them"

"hold on it last for about a week...why?"

"because the family of the participant(s) including the pack fast in morning hoping all survive, because at times some won't make it out" she tell them so nonchalantly

Kim's eye narrow "Director said this wasn't barbaric sounds that way to me, why not help them if they are about to die?"

"Princess may I be frank?" Kim nod "it's called survival of the fittest if they can't survive on their own they should not have chosen to participate when they know for themselves they are not ready, we do not force anyone to take the risk"

"well Dr. D is forcing me"

Kira glare heatedly at Ron "what do you mean, you can not take the challenge, it is forbidden to humans?"

Kim step in between them again "Director is letting Ron do it she said the leaders are okay with that, weren't you in there when she talked to them?"

"no I stepped out respecting their privacy"

Kim nod in understanding "but if it last a week why give Ron only two days?"

"probably thought he wouldn't survive a week"

Ron jam a thumb at his slightly broad chest "I can handle a week"

Kira step up to him "care to make a wager...monkey?" she spit out like venom

he smirk "anytime"

"okay I'll volunteer to be one of the challengers you face, beat me the whole week, I'll call you 'master' and do anything you ask, but should I beat you three times on any night, you will call me 'master' and do what I say..." she hold out her hand "deal?"

Ron look at his best friend, who look off to the side as if to say 'I am not a witness to this train wreck,' he look back it the lighter blond "deal" he shake her hand.

AN: Warrior names will be used a lot from here on out, but it won't replace their human names unless they're communicating with each other.