Black Cat took the headless tempus simia statue putting it in a sack on her belt before she started to creep away.
"You know most museums have a no-pet policy," a familiar cheerleader quipped. Black Cat looked up at the skylight she'd previously used to enter the museum.
Black Cat watched the crime-fighting cheerleader flip down "really, cat robbing a museum during an alien invasion," Kim quipped.
Black Cat shrugged "more like an alien invasion happened while I was doing a job," she quipped back, "speaking of, shouldn't you hero types be off saving the world or something."
"Just finished, then I bummed a ride off my boyfriend," Kim answered. A blue blur sped into the museum with Ben as XLR8, now standing by an Egyptian sarcophagus "hey Cat, long time no see," XLR8 said, changing in a flash of green light back to Ben.
Welp looks like this was going to get messy Black Cat thought, flexing her claws. It's a good thing she had her little partner "so are we going to start fighting now, or are we going to wait for Ron."
At this, Kim frowned, actually looking bummed "he's not really around anymore," she said, sounding upset, making Black cat wince. She knew Ron Stoppable had no reputation. Most of Kim's enemies couldn't remember his name.
But Kim Possibles' sidekick kicking the bucket would have been a major somewhere like the front page of the Bugle or online.
"I'm sorry for your loss," Black Cat said solemnly.
"What? Oh no, he's not dead. He just moved to Norway," Kim said, realizing how what she said could be interpreted.
Kim leaped at Black Cat, throwing a kick at Black Cat with her forearm, blocking the kick, and pushing Kim back through the air. While Kim was flipping back, landing on her feet, Black Cat leaped forward, throwing a clawed swipe. Kim sidestepped the swipe throwing a kick toward Black Cat's unprotected side and hitting her.
Black Cat rolled across the floor before recovering back on her feet with one hand against the ground in a runner's stance "someone's improved since our last fight in Manhattan."
"What can I say, Cat? I play to win," Kim snarked back, "even if it takes a bit of help."
A shadow appeared over Black Cat's form. Black Cat rolled to the side as a turtle leaped down at her, landing where she'd been standing. At first Black Cat thought it was one of those turtle people that, according to the internet, lived in the sewers. Still, then she noticed the Omnitrix symbol on the turtle's belt 'fascinating, not only do these turtle people, they're sentient,' the scientist part of Black Cat chimed in, admiring the largely humanoid form and wondering if it was a naturally occurring species somewhere in space or if this was the result of animal experimentation.
"That's a new one. What's this one called" was what she asked aloud instead of the many scientific questions buzzing around in her head.
Ben smirked "this one is called Shellraiser, and he's going to kick your butt," he said, leaping at Black Cat with a punch toward her stomach, followed by a kick aimed at her head.
Black Cat raised her knee to block the first punch while bringing up her arm to grab his foot 'someone's been sparring with his girlfriend,' Black Cat thought, a little annoyed, 'that or this species is adept at martial arts.
Speaking of the girlfriend, she ran at her from the side, no doubt going for the idol. Black Cat looked Shellraiser right in the eye using her bad luck powers before sharply turning him towards Kim and letting go.
The turtle person is now completely losing his balance, slipping, falling backward, and sliding across the floor. He landed in a conveniently open Egyptian sarcophagus. It closed shut.
"Ben," Kim cried out, worried before she turned towards Black Cat with an angry look on her face. She rushed at Black Cat throwing a punch. Black Cat rolled her eyes before activating her powers again. Kim smirked as she opened her fist. A mirror was in her glove, and Black Cat looked right into it.
'Not again,' Black Cat thought, stumbling back and slipping. She fell backward, the cheerleader landing on her smiling down "game over, cat."
Not yet
It was time to bring out her ace in the hole "Kopi, blend in," she called out, surprising Kim as her costume changed in a flash of a brownish gold. She lost her fur collar in favor of white spots running across her legs and sides of her costume. In addition, her mask gained more fabric, fitting snugly around her now cat-slit eyes and covering her cheekbones.
A black hood with cat ears grew up, now covering her wig. Black Cat smiled.
"What's going on? What happened," Ben asked, still in the sarcophagus.
Black Cat broke out of the cheerleader's grip bringing her legs up. She kicked Kim in the stomach, rolling her off before she leaped back, landing on the museum skylight. 'I wonder if this is what Spider always feels like,' Black Cat thought 'if so, I really like it.
"You have a cat, miraculous," Kim asked.
"She has a what," Ben asked, still in the sarcophagus "hang on, Kim, I'm coming" there was a flash of green "Walkatrout, no, I needed Ghostfreak for once."
Most of Ben's aliens would break the thousand-year artifact, which would be a no-no.
"Black Panther, actually," Black Cat answered, sure Chat Noirs miraculous would fit better with her moniker. Still, after Hawkmoth, that peacock guy, and half a dozen supervillains, mafiosos, and wannabe wizards had tried and ended up in prison Black Cat had written that piece of jewelry off as not worth the hassle.
"How did you get a miraculous."
"Found it in an auction in Brooklyn," the Black Cat answered honestly.
Kim pulled out her grappling hook shooting out a line hooking to the skylight. Kim flew at her Black Cat, using her bad luck powers again. Since Kim couldn't use her mirror glove, the grappling hook slipped, and Kim began to plummet back toward the ground.
'At the height she's falling from, she could get seriously hurt or worse,' the Black Cat thought before quickly acting "shade," she cried out, her eyes glowing purple.
Shadows from the various exhibits stretched out, forming a cushion that caught Kim safely. Before she could get up, the shadows morphed again, restraining Kim.
"I might not want to kill you, Kim, but I'm not going to let you keep chasing me either," she said, using a grappling line. Then, she quickly shot away, returning to her safe house.
"Kopi stands out," she said, powering down her Kwami partner, a little black panther with cute little round ears and golden brown eyes floating beside her.
"Good work Kopi," she said, handing her a piece of jerky which was quickly devoured.
"I'm sorry you didn't get to see your crush Felicia," Kopi told her, resting in her hair.
Felicia took off her mask, scratching Kopi behind the ears "it's fine; I knew it was a long shot like my chance of him and me getting together."
"Don't be sad. There are lots of fish in the sea, mmm fish" Kopi first tried to cheer her up, then predictably got distracted by meat.
Felicia giggled "you're right, Kopi. Come on," she said, putting her mask back on, "we've got a headless monkey to deliver."
Though why some rich guy named Drew Lipsky wanted it for she had no idea
I want to thank Number Boy for helping me out with this chapter. Next time it will be a Valetine chapter
