Go Team Go 1: Origins
(A/N: Just finished this chapter. I've only had an opportunity to look it over once, so hopefully it doesn't have many errors.)
Rescue Mission
The Wego Twins whimpered, hugging each other tightly and looking through the Plexiglas window at the group of figures surrounding the room they were trapped in. The lights were so bright. They couldn't make the men out. "Wh-wh-what do you want with us?" Wego One asked.
"We just want to understand what extra-terrestrial phenomenon was present in that comet for it to give you such unique abilities," a female scientist—by now the twins had deduced the men and women around them were scientists—assured.
"You're gonna use us for experiments?!" Wego Two exclaimed in alarm, as Wego One gasped in fear.
"That's against the law!" the two twins said together.
"Yes, well, what the law doesn't know won't hurt us," an older male scientist said, typing some commands and working some dials.
"We're only five!" Wego One insisted.
"Our siblings will come save us!" Wego Two exclaimed.
"Just wait, you'll be sorry!" they both chimed together.
"Your siblings will only be joining you," a male replied. The Wego Twins swallowed and hugged each other tightly, whimpering.
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Aviarius sat in his lair, The Nest, thinking things over ponderously. Perhaps setting scientists on Team Go had been a bit much? No matter, things would unfold as they unfolded. Imagine his shock, then, when the alarms began ringing in his base. He almost panicked, thinking Team Go had come for him believing the twins to be there, which they weren't he would like to point out. Instead, appearing in the doorframe like some sort of apparition, stood a figure, watching him quietly. "Wh-who are you?" Aviarius demanded, leaping up and readying his staff.
"Aviarius, you don't recognize me? I'm hurt," a familiar voice replied.
"Jack Hench!" Aviarius exclaimed in alarm. But how, why, when? "What are you doing here? You never leave your office."
"Unless I have business to attend to," Jack replied, approaching. Aviarius tensed and swallowed.
"You gave me the names," the villain quickly said to the businessman, voice wavering slightly.
"I'm not here against you, my friend. I'm here to ask just what you think will happen to Team Go at the hands of the scientists? And more importantly, just what do you think is going to happen to you when they reunite? They will succeed, my feathered friend," Jack replied.
"I don't know, as long as they're gone," Aviarius replied. "Wait, what do you mean they'll succeed?"
"Those five have something special going on, Aviarius, and if you've angered them, you'll be the brunt end of it," Jack warned.
Aviarius shifted uncomfortably and opened his mouth, about to answer, when suddenly the Giant Condor egg began to shake. He gasped and shoved Jack to the side, excitedly exclaiming, "It's hatching! My baby is hatching!" Jack blinked blankly at him and rolled his eyes, shaking his head. He was curious, though, so he followed. The two knelt by the egg, Aviarius grinning excitedly. "Come to Papa, baby," Aviarius willed.
After a moment a beak began poking through the shell, hooked and dangerous looking. Jack blinked blankly at it. He wasn't a bird expert, but it appeared to be a type of vulture, albeit a giant one. The egg was huge. In fact, Jack marvelled at how Aviarius had gotten it here. That beak had to be as big as, if not bigger than, his hand. "Out of curiosity, what is it?" Jack asked.
"A Giant Condor!" Aviarius excitedly exclaimed. All at once the head broke through with a screech, making Jack jump, startled. "It's arrived!" Aviarius cheered. The baby bird looked directly at Aviarius and began peeping and opening its mouth wide. "I'm a father!" Aviarius exclaimed.
"My friend, you need a woman in your life," Jack said, looking dubiously at Aviarius who was, as they spoke, drawing out a large container of chewed meat. Jack wasn't sure he wanted to know how Aviarius had gotten it. The little bird loved it, though.
"Who needs women? I have my birds," Aviarius answered, grinning.
"Right, good luck with Team Go," Jack said. He was eager to leave, now that Aviarius was gushing and cooing to the little fledgling.
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"We're zeroing in on the twins' location," Mego said, leaning on the back of the seat. "It looks like another five minutes before we reach it."
"How would you know how much time?" Shego asked.
"Because I'm studying this stuff, doy," Mego replied, frowning at her. She harrumphed and looked ahead again, focusing on piloting the plane. She was actually getting the hang of this. It was kind of fun.
"I think I see where the twins are being held. See that island up ahead with the evil looking building?" Hego asked.
"Hego, this isn't a comic book. There's no way it would be that obvious," Shego replied.
"Hate to break it to you, sis, but he's right," Mego stated. "That's about five minutes away. Unless the twins are being held in the ocean, they're there." Shego twitched then sighed in annoyance. Hego smiled boastfully at her. She shot him an icy smirk in return before rolling her eyes.
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They neared the laboratory. Shego set the jet to stealth mode and put it on autopilot. They'd have to bail out. Hego was calm as if this were just routine. Shego was filled with excitement. She'd always wanted to free fall. Mego was obviously terrified, gazing down in horror and shaking his head. "Chicken?" Shego taunted.
"No way! I just… prefer having my feet on the ground," Mego answered.
"Someone has a phobia," Hego sang as he and Shego exchanged knowing grins.
"I do not!" Mego protested. "What if these parachutes don't work? What if Hench has just been leading us this whole time?"
"It's possible," Shego admitted. "But oh well. Hang on, pretty boy!" Before Mego could even gasp, Shego had seized him and leapt from the plane with a delighted cry. Mego screamed in terror, clinging to Shego for dear life.
"Ugh, Shego!" Hego called, shaking his head after her. He leapt and quickly caught up, prying Mego from off of Shego and pulling his brother's cord. Hego and Shego then pulled theirs as well.
The three eldest Team Go members landed on the roof silently. Shego expertly disentangled herself from the parachute. Hego, though nowhere near as graceful, managed to get free. Mego, on the other hand, ended up in a heap on the ground, buried beneath cords and fabric. Hego and Shego looked incredulously at each other. "Wow," Shego mouthed. Hego cringed. He didn't want to agree, but honestly, he completely agreed. The two walked over to help their brother.
"Stupid parachute," Mego was complaining, trying to loose himself from the mess with Shego and Hego helping. They pulled him out and Mego brushed himself off. He quickly took out a mirror and began adjusting his hair.
"Our brothers are probably being experimented on as we speak, and you're stopping to deal with your hair?" Shego asked testily.
"Don't start with me, Shego," Mego warned.
"Break it up, you two. Let's get going. The Twins need us," Hego stated.
"No duh," Mego replied, putting away his mirror, brushing his hand through his hair once more, and following his older brother. Shego rolled her eyes and followed them.
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Wego One and Wego Two were alone in the chamber. "There's gotta be a way out," Wego One said.
"The glass won't break," Wego Two stated, slamming something heavy into it.
"Somehow we can get out," Wego One declared, looking around.
"Maybe if we send out enough multiples, it'll force the glass to spring open," Wego Two suggested.
"It's worth a shot," Wego One relented.
"I hope we don't get crushed," Wego Two gloomily said. Immediately the little boys began sending out copy after copy after copy until the room was filled to the roof.
"Wego, "I can't breathe," Wego One said.
"Just a few more, Wego," Wego Two replied hopefully. The two choked, feeling themselves beginning to black out. All at once there was a loud popping sound and they all tumbled out of the chamber! Wego One and Wego Two gasped for breath, calling back the clones and looking victoriously at each other, grinning. "It worked!" Wego Two exclaimed.
"Come on, we have to get out of here before the scientists come," Wego One insisted, pulling his brother up. Hardly had they gone four steps when suddenly alarms began to ring. They gasped, looking around in fear. Their escape had been realized!
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Shego, Hego, and Mego froze and gasped as alarms began pealing. "What happened?" Hego asked.
"We didn't trip any alarm," Mego said, just as confused.
"The twins! They're probably trying an escape!" Shego exclaimed. "Come on!" Immediately the team began racing through the building, powers lit up brightly. Some henchmen began attacking them. Hego ran through them like a bowling ball. Another group tried but Shego, fed by fury, unleashed her plasma blasts powerfully. They shrieked in pain, falling back.
"Whoa, easy Shego!" Mego insisted, grabbing his sister's arm. "We're not looking to kill them."
"Wanna bet?!" she demanded. "They took the twins!"
"Heroes don't kill other people," Hego said to his sister. Shego's eyes narrowed dangerously. Maybe not, but at this point in time she wasn't thinking clearly enough to care. Mego gasped and shrunk under a henchman's punch. He quickly grew, driving his full weight into the man and sending the attacker crashing back into some others.
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The Wego Twins were darting around the room screaming, avoiding the scientists who were all trying to grab them. They sent out copies of themselves, further confusing the mess. The two originals joined up. "There's our way out," Wego One said, pointing at a door.
"Let's go," Wego Two agreed. Immediately the duo began racing towards it.
All at once a group of henchmen leapt in front of them, scowling. The twins slid to a stop, paling. "Uh oh," they said together. All of a sudden the henchmen began screaming in pain, collapsing to the ground writhing. The twins watched on, horrified. They looked up and grinned. "Shego, Mego, Hego!" they exclaimed. Shego's hands were flaming brightly as she surveyed with satisfaction the damage she was doing.
"Twins, get over here!" Mego called. The twins began running towards their siblings. Shego leapt into the air and flipped a few times, landing in the middle of the fight and beginning to blast the henchmen and scientists mercilessly, scowling.
"You're going down, freaks!" she yelled, dodging attacks, cutting, scratching, and slashing at everything. Ugh, she wished her nails were metal, or at least that her gloves had metal tips. Hey… that was actually a pretty good idea. Metal tips in her glove. Maybe, just maybe, Hench could set her up with something. She'd have to go behind her brothers' backs, of course, but sacrifices and all that.
"Shego, stop!" she was vaguely aware of her brothers calling. Why were they telling her to stop? They weren't even doing anything.
"Shego, you're going to kill them!" Hego cried out.
"Shego, no!" the Wego Twins begged. Shego paused long enough to get an idea of what she was doing. She gasped on seeing the damage she'd been inflicting.
"Whoa…" she breathed, feeling a pang of regret. Regret turned to fear, though, when suddenly she was grabbed from behind. "Hey, hands off!" she ordered, struggling.
"Don't worry, sister! I have you!" Hego exclaimed, racing ahead and tackling Shego's attacker. The man went flying. Hego grabbed Shego's arm and ran back towards Mego and the Twins. Together once more, the full team turned, grinning victoriously. This battle was theirs. As if sensing this, the scientists and the henchmen looked terrified. "Go Team Go!" Hego exclaimed. Immediately the five siblings darted back into the battle, taking out henchman after henchman and scientist after scientist.
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Team Go grinned proudly at the bound scientists and Henchmen. "All in a day's work for Team Go," Hego said, dusting off his hands.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Let's call somebody to pick these guys up," Mego said.
"Who?" the Twins asked. Mego started and blinked. He wasn't sure. This was too big for police.
"I don't know," Mego answered uncertainly.
"Give me that," Shego said, snatching the phone. She dialled a number quickly.
"Who are you calling?" Hego asked.
"HenchCo. Jack Hench may deal with villains, but the guy's fickle. He probably goes on both sides of the fence. With luck, he'll know an organization perfect for taking care of this," Shego answered.
"I don't like how much we're relying on Jack Hench," Hego said.
"It's only until we get our feet on the ground, Hego. Right now he's our greatest asset until the mayor takes us under his wing and off of Jack's hands," Mego said. Hego hesitated then nodded. He still didn't trust the man, though.
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"Team Go calling, sir," a secretary said.
Jack raised an eyebrow. Again? Hmm, apparently he'd taken on a lot more than he'd initially thought with these five. He supposed he was stuck being their mentor and benefactor until the Mayor of Go City took over. "Patch them through," Jack replied. After a moment the phone rang and he picked up, saying, "Jack Hench speaking."
"Sorry for the sudden call, Jackie boy, but we need a suggestion," Shego's familiar voice said over the phone.
"Of what nature?" Jack asked.
"We have a group of scientists and a pack of henchmen at our mercy. There are too many for the police to handle, so we need to know what organization deals with this kind of stuff," Shego replied.
Jack looked down at the ring on his finger, turning it gently. A soft smile came to his lips. After a moment he turned attention back to the call, smirked, and asked, "Have you heard of Global Justice, by any chance? Run by Dr. Betty Director, they're just what you need. Now, anything else, Miss Go?"
"One more thing. What do you have for metal tips?" Shego asked quietly, so her brothers didn't hear.
Jack chuckled in amusement, catching on immediately, and answered, "When you get back to Go Tower, you'll find just what you're looking for in your bedroom on your bedside table. I'll take one-hundred dollars, because these are not normal metal claws, and they'll be yours. Pleasure doing business with you, Miss Go."
Jack hung up and Shego smirked. Turning to her brothers, she said, "Global Justice."