Chapter eight: Infiltration of enemy lines
(AN: Sorry it's taken me so long to update I know everyone has been on me to write more but due to a bad case of writer's block and then a sudden virus on my computer I've been up to my eyeballs in problems and missing stories. This chapter and a few others were finished but I lost them so this is kind of from memory. For those of you who read my other stories I know some are missing, the virus on my computer made good work of deleting quite a few things from a lot of sites I occupy. So while I deal with my computer problems enjoy this chapter.)
Bonnie had been out of the palace for a week and still she had found no sign of any resistance or the help Shego had promised her when she left. She was completely alone for the first time in her life. She sat on the steps of the small house she had been proved, crammed between lines of many other houses. People passed by her, paying no attention to her as she sat staring out at the shops across from her.
Maybe they all know I'm from the palace and that's why they aren't talking to me. She thought. She took note of everyone around her; they all walked in a slouchy way. As if they carried the world on their shoulders, she saw the way they talked to one another. There were no formalities as there were in the palace. Friends hugged in greeting, lovers kissed each other as they parted. This was the world she remembered when she was young, before Shego and Kim took over.
It was always a shock for her to think back when it all happened. It was so quiet no one saw it coming; together they bought out the whole world and then with a bang there were military take overs all over the world. Each country fell one after the other, some fought others just gave in with little trouble. I can't believe she did it.
It was always hard for her to believe that the teen hero would…or even could take over the world let alone rule it so well. It seemed to her both Shego and Kim made the perfect duo when it came to matters of ruling the world, Shego was the strong hand that would crush anything in its way and Kim was the gentle touch that nurtured the people of the world and tended to their wounds. But what made them perfect was their uncanny ability to take on one another's roles. Flawlessly they could go from gentle touch to crushing blow; this is what made them perfect.
Bonnie thought hard about the way she acted before, when the world was free back when she was only a naïve girl. In order to survive outside the palace she need to tap into her former self, she needed to become queen B once again, if only for a short time.
Okay I need to think. Think Bonnie think! How did I act before all this? She looked at all the people on the street. She studied their posture, their movements and speech. Slowly she found herself slouching into a different position. She rested her elbows on her knees and her chin on her hands. Her eyes became glassy as she slipped farther into her old attitude. The whole process was uncomfortable but necessary.
A ball bounced into her lap, a little girl ran to the foot of the steps. Bonnie wordlessly scowled at the ball and looked up at the girl who timidly reached out her hands. Bonnie's frown melted away as she smiled at the girl. "Here you are sweetie." Bonnie said kindly as she handed the child her ball. The girl smiled brightly and ran off to play. Bonnie just couldn't go back to her old self.
"Bonnie." A voice came from beside her. Bonnie turned her head to see a Wade Load standing a few feet from her.
"Wade? What are you doing here?"
"Turn your head." Wade said harshly. Bonnie snapped her head back to its original position. Wade was staring at the children playing in front of the shops.
"What are you doing here?" Bonnie asked again.
"I'm supposed to tell you there is word going around that there is a meeting tonight. Meet me out here tonight at two and I'll take you there." Wade said waving to a passerby as if everything were fine.
Bonnie was quiet for a moment. "How is everything at the palace?"
"You know I can't tell you that."
Bonnie sulked for a moment.
"Kim and Shego have been fighting like wild animals for three days now but other than that things are fine."
"And Ron?"
"He was sent out for another mission just after you left. I can't tell you anymore than that."
Bonnie sulked farther. "Thanks Wade."
"Remember tonight at two." Wade looked down at his watch and walked away.
I hope he's okay.
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Kim sat on her thrown looking lazily over the servants who had lined up before her. Since Bonnie had gone she was having trouble finding the right person to fill the void that accompanied her throughout the day. Shego had turned it into a game, making the servants fulfill her oddest requests. Kim didn't find it as amusing as Shego did.
The servants stood before Kim ragged and sweaty, Shego had sent them out to make her a strong drink just the way Kim liked it. Five had been sent out and only three returned, Kim sat waiting for the other two the three before her shook in fear.
"Only three came back? How long ago did I send them out?" Shego demanded as she stormed through the court. Kim glanced at the clock on the wall.
"They've been gone for two minutes. And I don't even drink anymore you know that. You sent these poor people out on a wild goose chase." Kim said waving the three off with a lazy hand. Shego took one of the servants by the collar and snatched the drink from his hand before shoving him away.
"I know you don't drink anymore. It's just fun to see if they know that. Apparently none of them do." Shego said taking a sip. "This one is pretty good though."
"I can't believe I let you talk me into this. What if something happens? I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to her."
"She's a big girl; she can handle herself out there in the big bad world." Shego said tossing her glass over her shoulder. It shattered on the floor and Kim abruptly stood.
"You just don't get it. She's not the queen B of high school anymore, they'll eat her alive out there. Look what they did to Monique. She's been training for years and she was dragged onto our doorstep like a bloody rag doll after they got a hold of her. Imagine what they'll do to her."
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Bonnie sat outside her house waiting for Wade. A cold chill ran rampant through the empty streets. Bonnie wrapped her arms tight around her to keep warm while she waited. She found it odd that there was no noise at night. It made it hard to sleep; she was used to hearing the small sounds of passersby or the occasional argument Kim and Shego had that traveled all over the palace. Total silence was never a comfort for her.
"Bonnie."
She jumped at the sound of her name. Wade came into view as the bottom of the stairs. "Sorry, come on we're going to be late." He took her by the hand and led her down the street. They walked for a few blocks until Wade stopped at a street light. "The place you're looking for is a store called V books. Not very clever but what do you expect?"
"Wait, you're not coming with me?" Bonnie asked.
Wade's eyes softened. "I'm sorry Bonnie. But if I walk in there with you, you'll be in danger. They know I work for Kim and Shego, but they don't know you do." Bonnie frowned. "Don't worry. If anything happens I'll get you out of there. Trust me, Kim and Shego aren't going to let anything happen to you." At this Bonnie nodded and Wade pointed down the street. "The store is another block down. Knock of the door three times, you're going to tell whoever answers the door you're looking for a book called Monsters in the attic. I'll be close by." He gave her a quick embrace before turning to leave. Bonnie timidly made her way down the street until she found the store. She knocked on the thick wood door three times hoping no one would hear and she could just leave.
A section of the door abruptly slid open and a man's voice boomed out. "We're closed." Bonnie jumped.
"I know but I need a book."
"At two o'clock in the morning?"
"It's a special book. Monsters in the attic, do you have it?"
Suddenly the section of door slid shut and the door was yanked open. Before Bonnie could react a large man appeared and pulled her into the store, closing the door moments after Bonnie was pulled in.