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Prodigal Daughter
(morning, early the next day)
Betty yawn and stretch "damn this couch is hard"
"I told you to get in the bed"
she look back to the bed and notice Shego sitting up looking at her, she scratch her head "how long have you been up?"
Shego turn her gaze to the view out the window "awhile, feel relatively better today"
"what's that suppose to mean, you know Ann isn't going to let you out of this room, let along that bed"
Shego smirk "wasn't planning on it, sitting up was hard enough" Betty chuckle "but I do want to see Dad" the best friends lock eyes
"are you sure?" Shego just stare at her, she sigh and grab her eye patch "okay let me take a shower first" the one-eyed woman limp to the bathroom, grabbing her bag on the way
Shego look down at Monique still sleeping beside her, she sigh and slowly get to her feet with gritted teeth then start for the door, grabbing Monique's robe, but before she reach the door she lean against the wall to catch her breath then with a weak, shaky hand she open the door quietly and close it quietly "okay Sanai the easy part's over" she inhale deeply and walk with slow, well placed steps to her father's quarters
halfway to her goal, she has to place a hand on the wall to catch her breath for the forth time since she started this venture, emerald eyes look down at her abdomen and spot a medium sized sploch of blood 'shit that's going to be a problem' with her free hand she wipe her brow of sweat then press on
a few steps from her goal the bleeding to her abdomen has worsened and now her left thigh is starting to bleed moderately, she's wheezing, she's paler than normal and she's sweating more "damn...didn't...think..."
"you never do" Shego slowly turn her head to the left and when she does her vision blur and she lean too far to one side, but secure arms catch her
"M-M-Mo..." she's shushed
"I got you my stubborn little dragon" Xin Qian adjust her daughter in her arms to carry her bridal style back to her room. When the door open she's swarmed by Monique and Tao Le "calm down she just passed out a few feet from Acoose's door"
"the green bean idiot, she's so impatient, I told her I'd take her" Xin Qian and Ann give Betty a leveled look, Xin Qian's more amused than upset, but Betty dismiss them both "she should learn to listen when we say she's too weak to walk anywhere..." she walk to the door "the clean room is purified now' she leave without another word
the two older females sigh, Monique jab a thumb at the door "what's up with Betty?"
Xin Qian lay Shego on the bed "she's alright, it's been this way ever since they were kids, she's just really worried about her friend"
"and she has to act like that?"
Xin Qian shrug "you wouldn't understand"
"just like I don't about you and Sanai?" Monique ask with a raised eyebrow
Xin Qian pause and stare at her daughter "yeah...yeah, but these are two different things, Sanai still loves me, she just can't forgive me for abandoning her and the boys" she back up, so Ann can get to work "her and Bets...it's just how they deal with each other."
(?)
Darkness, darkness...darkness all around, then a high-pitched shrill is heard "what the heck is that?" they cover their ears, it stop and they look around "what was that?" they start running in the dark "where is it?" they gasp in excitement when there's light at the end of this dark, depressing tunnel, their legs move faster, but instead of getting to the exit, they're stopped by that shrill again and something grab them and pull them from the light while they cover their ears and when they notice they brave the mysterious thing and elbow it in the head, it let them go and they turn around coming face to face with a hairy, pasty bat like face with deep, black lifeless eyes they scream...
Kim wake gasping for breath "wha...wha..." the door open and Ron step inside and ends up being tackled in a fierce embrace
"whoa KP!" he back into the door frame
"Ron you're here, you're alive!"
the blond's brow furrow "of course I'm here Kim, why wouldn't I be?"
the redhead sniffle some "it's just...what I...it doesn't matter" she hug him tighter
"uh KP not that this isn't nice and all, but I need a hot bath"
Kim let him go and watch him slightly limp to the bathroom "Ron what happened to you?"
he chuckle nervously "nothing KP just dumb luck this time" a red eyebrow raise "no really" arms cross "seriously" he wave his hands in front of himself "I was training in the gym and...and...I flipped wrong"
Kim's eyes narrow for a second the she shrug "okay just be careful next time" she walk out the door, Ron sigh and walk in the bathroom.
(later that morning)
Kim walk down the steps heading for the shopping district of the territory "Kim!" the redhead pause in front of the fountain in front of the Mansion as the dark-skinned female join her "what's up girl"
"nothing Agent Thomas, ma'am"
Monique laugh "girl we're not on duty and here we're on two different plans, so just call me Monique or Mo" Kim just look at her unsure what to say "so if you don't mind me asking..." the redhead's stare harden into a glare, Monique back up "chill I was just going to ask if you're going to the shopping district as well cause it'll be nice to go with someone instead of going alone?"
Kim's gaze soften and she smile a little "uh sure I'll go with you"
Monique squeal "awesome lets go!" she grab Kim's hand and run off while the redhead yell for her to slow down.
A dark blur rush by, followed by another 'General...where are we going exactly?'
'north I have a...negotiator living there'
BrittleCloud's eyes narrow 'what kind of negotiator are we going to see...I don't like this' JaggedFrost trot to a stop and his right hand man stop a few feet behind him 'Gen-' narrow onyx eyes cut him off then his leader growl fiercely, still looking in his direction BrittleCloud slowly back up 'Ge-General is every-everything a-alright sir?'
JaggedFrost snarl and turn fully around 'sir?' still snarling 'sir?' the brown slowly stalk towards him while crouching low BrittleCloud stop backing up and get low on his belly, tail close to his body 'sir?' as his commanding officer's snarling increase BrittleCloud await his end, but when the wind brush across his downed form and not pain he open one eye, seeing no snarling Lycan, he look behind him just in time to see JaggedFrost's tail disappear around a bush 'sir!'
he run off after him and hear struggling 'dammit' he run faster only to find his leader sitting in front of another male, calmly sitting indian style across from him very much winded 'uh sir?'
JaggedFrost wave a paw at him 'BrittleCloud meet my negotiator Danny, Danny my right hand man BrittleCloud' the males nod cordially to each other and the black and blue grey Lycan sit slightly behind the brown Lycan, who huff and scratch his neck 'lets get this meeting started...I want to know if you're still in contact with Kolya?' a gleam shine in his onyx eyes
Danny shrug nonchalantly "maybe..." he smirk "what's in it for me, for this information?"
'what do you desire?'
"oh the usual wager ten thousand pounds and another wild, little philly"
jaggedFrost's eyes narrow then he snort 'sure...same allotted time frame...' Danny shrug 'now you hold up your end' Danny smile evilly
BrittleCloud can sense something bad is about to turn everyone's world upside down 'I really don't like were this is going' the sooner they get to the territory the better.
(late that afternoon)
Kim and Monique walk back to the Mansion laughing "I'm serious he smelled to high heaven, Dad almost made him ride on the roof he stunk that bad"
Kim chuckle some more "he should've known not to taunt a skunk"
Monique grin "oh he knew, but Mr. Showoff swore up and down that the skunk has deskunked, Shawn is such a knucklehead"
Kim smile "well at least you have a normal brother, while I'm stuck with..."
"incoming!" a makeshift rocket land on the ground beside the redhead and explode, she step back from Monique blushing a light red then turn to her brothers growling
"tweebs!"
they grin nervously "see ya" they stereo and run off
Kim sigh "this is what I have to deal with"
Monique snicker "I'm glad my Mom wasn't as fertile as yours or I'd gone crazy long time ago"
Kim look back at her dark-skinned companion and smile "they keep you on your toes wanna trade?"
Monique vehemently disagree "I have enough worries with Shawn"
Kim shrug "ah well I'll just tell the 'rents I tried" they continue towards the door "I have a question?"
"you mean besides that one?"
Kim shake her head still smiling "if you're human and the Lieutenant is a Lycan how did you two meet?"
Monique smirk slyly "what...trying to get dirt on your girl?"
Kim groan "she's not my girl and I didn't even want to know forget I asked" she start to walk off, but the other girl stop her
"girl I was only joking come on" Kim's eyes stare at the floor then she turn back around and Monique smile again "okay I was in high school and I found her passed out in the woods, naked as the day she was born, she refused a hospital, so she was treated at my house and we've been friends ever since"
"so her and Director?"
"been best friends since they were kids"
Kim nod "so what school did you go to?"
"Middleton High"
the redhead is shocked "really I've never seen you"
"yeah I wasn't really big on doing much, instead of going barb for bard with this chick name Bonnie"
Kim is impressed "you bantered with Bon Bon"
Monique snicker "Bon Bon?" she burst out laughing "wow she better be glad I didn't know that or it would've been on to the max"
"yeah, well that's what her Mom calls her"
"and I call you my Bubble butt" Kim gasp and turn around to look at her mother in horror, while Monique fall to her knees laughing her ass off and screaming about her sides
"Moooom don't say that out loud"
Ann raise and eyebrow "no...well I thought it would fair since you were teasing Bonnie about her nickname'
Kim wave her mother off "that's different, she's a high school rival that me and Ag...Monique have in common of disliking" she smile sheepishly at the other girl
Ann smile "okay Kimmie besides Ronald is looking for you and Monique, Betty said that she's gone to handle some business and she will be back the day before next week"
Monique nod "did you just come from Sanai's clean room?"
Ann nod "her wounds are healing nicely and faster due to the serum Betty ordered to be brought here, she should be able to move around a bit next week if she doesn't move try moving again before hand" blue eyes narrow "next time I'm getting chains and tying her down to the bed until she's healed completely" she walk down the hall "Kim try visiting her it'll make her feel better"
Kim scoff "don't think so"
"how come?" olive eyes look at the other girl "haven't you recovered your memories?" Monique's curious, she's really hoping the green-skinned harpy's happiness will be restored once again, if the way Shego use to go on and on about the redhead was anything to go by
"no because I was a baby and no matter what Director says, babies have no memories or thought, besides why should I she's the reason I'm here in the first place"
Monique sigh heavily then scratch the top of her head "it's up to you really, but like your Mom said it'll make her feel better" what'll make the redhead feel better is to get out of this freaky nightmare, where she sees unknown images and have feelings for the girl she's looking at in them, Kim doesn't say anything else, she just walk away towards her room leaving the dark-haired beauty to watch her retreating back then shake her head "you've forgotten and suppressed everything for so long that it's scaring you the more that you're here and they're resurfacing without your will" she chuckle "you Lycans are an amazing and confusing race."
A spotlight shine on a ridged, lone figure in a pit-like center of a circled dimly lit room "Dr. Elizabeth Director, creator of an organization unknown to the general public called Global Justice and has been in the shadows for seven years and in those years there has been no major incidents, but suddenly you add an ex-villain to your payroll, they come in contact with their ex-employer and chaos occurs in less than twelve hours, no..." paper can be heard rustling "make that less than five hours, costing thousands of dollars in damages to said employer's mother house, a transport vehicle and containment unit with an unlisted power, please explain to us why it was unlisted and why the Lieutenant isn't here?"
Betty clear her throat "it was unlisted because I, myself didn't know about it and as for the Lieutenant's leave of absence, I suspended her for an undetermined amount of time from the time she was held in the containment unit"
"why suspend her after killing two comrades in arms and keep her on suspension after killing another inside the walls of your headquarters, why not arrest and charge her?"
Betty growl deep in her throat, she knows this game they're trying to play, they've disagreed with the hiring of Shego from the very beginning "because she was not in her right mind, we believe whatever that thing was, was in control otherwise the Lieutenant would not have killed the guard as for the other two they were not comrades they were androids built to watch the Lieutenant by her ex-employer"
"how can you be certain she would not have killed that man, according to her records a male and female died once before by her hands"
Betty's eye widen 'that's a lie Sanai has never killed anyone even when she was taking on jobs her mother's side of the family take' she take a deep, cleansing breath "because I do"
"but how?" a female press
"I just do ma'am"
"can you elaborate?" another male ask
"no sir I can not"
"so what you're telling us is that you have gut feelings that this one time killer doesn't have a tendency to kill again, is that what you're implying Dr. Director?"
Betty's fist tighten "no sir I have no gut feelings, I don't believe in that bologna I can just tell, no explanations" she state as clearly as she can through grit teeth
the male chuckle "okay Director lets see how well you 'perceptions' are shall we..." Betty bow her head to hide her anger and frustration "what am I thinking or how am I feeling can you perceive that Director...no you can't can you, just like you can't when it comes to the intentions of past killers, thieves and liars..." his voice raise slightly "they will commit such heinous acts again and know this Dr. Director if you are harboring or hiding this convicted felon you will be charged along side her, stripped of you status and title and replaced, it doesn't matter if you did create Global Justice, you are using US government soil as your home base, so now that you know that..." an image comes up on the screens around the room, it's an image of Xin Qian and Shego before the dimension opened up swallowing them inside it "you have five minutes to tell us who is this woman and where did she take Lieutenant Sanai Go aka Shego?"
Betty grunt and look to the male that asked the question with her cold, defiant eye "I do not know...sir she just disappeared"
the male sigh "for your sake you better hope that is the case" the one-eyed woman salute them, does a quick about face and walk out.
Will Du turn around at the scent of his commanding officer, he salute her "I trust everything went well ma'am?" Betty past him without acknowledgment and from that he can tell how it went, he curse under his breath and follow her out, he open and close the car door for her then walk over to the driver side, Betty close her eyes, thinking on all that was said in the meeting, Will for his part glance at her every few minutes 'eyes on the road Du" the asian male reluctantly look ahead "I want you to pick up Ms. Iwataka in two days and bring her to my house packed and ready to leave"
"yes ma'am"
"and Du..." he glance her way for a quick second then the road "never mind"
to Will that's unusual for Elizabeth Director to stop, she's usually so straightforward, so what's got her to pause now "Dr Director ma'am...I want you to know that no matter what path you chose I will always be behind you"
Betty look over at her subordinate and smile then quickly wipe it away "well I'm thinking of terminating GJ or my position as sole Director and giving it to my father" Will laugh causing Betty to look his way again as if he's lost his mind "what is it Du?"
he calm down "nothing ma'am, it's just that I'm elated, even though you've created Global Justice I've always said you didn't belong there you belong...at the time Princess Sanai, now both, because, they need you now more than ever..." he grip the steering wheel tightly "something is coming their way, something that's going to turn their world upside down"
Betty turn her gaze to the passing scenery "is that so..." she smirk "well I hope they bring their best" some hours later the car pull to a stop in front of a moderate two story house in the suburbs of Lowerton, Betty look at it and sigh "Vivian's not home yet, damn" she open the door "see you in two days Du" Will watch her until she enter the house then drive off to his own home in Middleton.