Chapter 9: MIA

Two guards stood nervously outside Kim and Shego's door. They both quietly argued who would be so unlucky as to knock on the door at such a late hour. After several minutes of arguing the

one unlucky guard gave in and knocked on the door. The door was ripped open, an irritated looking Shego stood in the doorway.

"You had better have a damn good reason for waking me up." She growled. The guards cowered under her stare. "Well." Shego demanded. One guard gained his composure. "Empress, there is a…a…um…" He stammered. "A…a…situation. That…that…" He looked passed Shego to see Kim sitting up in bed attempting to wake up from her interrupted sleep. "I'd like to get back to sleep sometime soon." Shego barked.

"There's a situation that requires your attention!" He spat out. He looked as though he would faint for a moment. "Can't this wait until morning?" Kim called as she dragged herself out of bed and joined Shego at the door. "I'm afraid not, it concerns one over your operatives." He replied.

Kim's eyes widened. "Bonnie?"

"It seems one of them has…disappeared."

"Which one." Shego asked.

The guard swallowed the lump in his throat. "Ron Stoppable."

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Kim nearly broke down Wade's door trying to find him. Shego stood by trying to calm the woman with no luck. "Kimmie calm down he's not here remember?"

Kim kicked the door. "Wade! Open the door it's an emergency!"

Wade opened his door yawning. "Kim?...Shego? It's the middle of the night what are you two doing?"

"Have you heard anything from Ron?" Kim asked pleadingly.

Wade furrowed his brow. "No. He was supposed to report two days ago."

"Do you have any way of finding out where he is?" Shego asked.

Wade staggered to his computer and began typing. Within moments a world map showed up on the screen. A cluster of blue dots appeared all over the map. "This shows every operative we have out in the field. It can track any of them down to within four feet." He began typing again and frowned. "I don't know how to say this but, Ron isn't on the map."

"What do you mean he's not on the map?" Kim demanded.

"He's not on the map. I don't know how else to tell you. He's signal was lost right here." He pointed a blank spot on the screen. "In Russia. He was supposed to oversee the repairs on the plant. I haven't heard anything about a new attack. I can't explain why but he's not on the map."

Kim nodded. "Well, then there's only one thing to do. I'm going to get him back."

"I'm going to say this as sweet as I can." Shego said in a calm voice. "Are you stuck on stupid? Do you realize that if you set foot anywhere near where he is you'll be overwhelmed by those resistance fools?"

"She's right you know." Wade said as he approached. "They would swarm on you two like locusts."

"I don't care. I'm going to find him and bring him back."

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The incessant ringing of the phone pulled Bonnie from her deep sleep. "Hello."

"Emergency meeting at HQ tomorrow. The leader wants to meet you."

Before she could ask any questions the line clicked. Bonnie sighed and hung up the phone. She picked up the phone again and dialed.

"They want me to meet the leader tomorrow...when will you come back?...But...yes but...okay. I'll do what I can...I love you too."