Chapter 16: Game Time!
It was now March, a cold Tuesday in the middle of the month I might add, as I woke up at 3 AM.
Why?
I had the most brilliant idea for a game!
I hurried to my laptop on my desk in my room, Emperor and Empress looking up at me. Empress was late giving birth, but the vet said she was fine as well as the puppies. We had to keep an eye on her, but that's not too bad at least. It took a long while for the other hounds to trust me, but thanks to King, Queen, Emperor and Empress, the other hounds now see me as their Alpha. Where were they? Sleeping outside of my room for now, at least until I can make a better 'home' for them.
Right, sorry, detouring.
I hurried to open a few tabs, closing the shipping confirmed tab to Go Tower to Mego for his birthday last month as I started to do research. Now that I had men of my own, roughly 5 dozen that are in many of my hideouts, I had more man power to do what I wanted. I was still thinking on uniforms for them, but for now the tuxedos with yellow shirts works… I suppose. I pulled up many statues, including the one from Russia I had seen, smirking as I confirmed the game. I contacted 1 dozen workers, waking them up to video chat with me.
"Gentlemen, I've sent you emails of different statues I want, how many and locations. I will take 2 of you with me to take the ones I will be taking, but the rest of you will get these statues ASAP. Try not to get caught. I have provided you each with rides and locations to hide before bringing them to the designated locations. I haven't trained you properly, but I do trust you to do this. If you get caught, well, you don't need to know just yet. Anyhow, eat quick, get coffee and head out. The two going to meet me, I have the time and location you are to meet me at. If you are one minute late, you will be punished. I do not tolerate lateness unless deemed excusable. Do not break my trust! See you soon." I inform them, they salute to show they understood, then we all logged off. I grinned a Cheshire grin before typing up an email.
Why?
Well, what's the fun of a game without an opponent?
I knew the perfect opponent as well, one I have yet to go against one on one. I know others will get in the way, but that's fine. I want them to get involved. I sent the email before rushing to get ready. Once in my catsuit, the thermal addition to keep me warm outside but reduce heat inside or in warm areas, I hurried off to my garage. I went past all my vehicles and to another area where I had 2 jets. A mini-jet meant for 1 person and quick getaways, then the other one that can fit 6 people but modified to be fast and evasive. I got in this one, set up the airlift, then flew off to meet the two in Spain before going right to our target. Next stop; Russia.
I picked up the two in Spain, Elijah and Rico, before heading to St Petersburgh. Elijah was a light brown skinned man, lighter than Wade by 2 shades, with black hair styled military short and brown eyes. Elijah was 6 feet tall, slightly muscular with a few hairs to form a soft mustache and a mole on his left cheek. Rico was a man who's family mixed from Mexico, Spain, Italy and Brazil, making his skin bronze and hair auburn, which was long and in a low ponytail. He was muscular, but not overly and had olive green eyes. No facial hair, but he had a birthmark on his pinkie finger that looked like a heart, and he stood at 5'9.
"How well are you two when it comes to thefts and mechanics?" I questioned them. Again, I had very little training with them, but I had enough time to examine them, learn about them and such.
"Very well, what did you have in mind?" Rico answered for me, causing me to smirk. I tossed a belt to them, causing them to look at it questionably.
"Miniature lasers to dismantle statues with no cracks and such. They also magnetically attach to cords on this jet, which can hold in short 9 of those statues with no issues. You'll be using them while I play decoy." I tell them, nearing our destination.
"What do we do after?" Elijah questioned me.
"I will give you 10 minutes to do the job, head to the jet, then wait for my signal go carry us off. After that, we will head off to the next place. Can you do it?" I asked them, quietly landing near where the statue we needed.
"Yes, Miss." They said to me, simultaneously. I suppressed an eye roll before grabbing one of my gadgets, then tossed the boys the keys, to which Elijah caught.
"10 minutes, no more than that. I did my research, so you need to hurry." I warn them before wondering off.
I went to the museum, using my gadgets to temporarily deactivate the security system so I could browse freely until I found what I wanted. The Royal Coronation Carriage of Catherine the Great. I hooked up the miniature rockets to the back and front, then got up to the driver part of the carriage. Once there, I turned the alarm gadget off, letting the alarm blare loudly as I looked at my watch.
^6 minutes, let the fun begin.^ I thought as I pulled out a square box with a button and a joystick on it, basically a video game/common robot controller.
As soon as I saw a cop, I pushed the button and off I went. I used the joystick to control the carriage around the museum interior, causing the police to chase me, until I hit another button. The trigger I set up for the double doors activated, causing the doors to open for me. I was soon outside, keeping my speed slow to have the police chase me.
"Gogo, это полиция, сдавайся немедленно!" I heard in Russian, causing me to smile. (Translation to how to pronounce and then in English. Gogo, eto politsiya, sdavaysya nemedlenno! English: Gogo, this is the police, surrender now!)
"My my,~ learning simple words in other languages does come in handy." I say to myself, continuing my game of cat and mouse.
"We're ready, Miss." I heard from my earpiece.
"Excellent. Take the statue without me, I'm gonna play a bit more. Meet me at the train station, I'll be there quickly." I informed them, enjoying this game a bit too much. After they confirmed with me, I did a 180 and decided to play chicken.
Stupid, I know, but I knew they wouldn't allow this important part of history to be destroyed. They panicked and moved to the sides, letting me go through. I went down many streets, playing around for a couple minutes before growing bored.
"Time to stop." I thought before slipping inside the carriage.
Once inside, I turned on autopilot and speed increase to go faster than them. Oh don't get me wrong, they can still track this, but not me. I laid out the clues on the seat before slipping out the window and into an ally. Once the cars whizzed past me, I clicked my boots to have them turn into roller skates before skating off. This was a bad idea, especially with snow and ice on the ground, but I still did it. I made it to the meet up area before going inside the jet. I knew they'd find the clues, the statue of Catherine the Great stolen and the carriage that I stole, left in tack in front of where the statue once stood. I didn't want the carriage, just the statue.
Why just the statue?
You'll see dear readers, you'll see.
"Where too, Miss?" Elijah questioned me.
"A clue you shall get. Where is The Neuscwanstein Castle, located?" I questioned them. Rico took over the controls and headed in the correct direction, causing me to smile.
"Very good, Rico." I say happily, patting the statue happily. Yes, she will make an excellent Queen.
Kim Possible's POV
I was woken up at 6 in the morning by the Kimmunicator. I groaned, only having 5 hours of sleep thanks to The Tweebs, before answering it.
"Go Wade." I say in a groggy voice.
"Gogo struck!" Wade informed me, making me shoot up out of bed.
"What? A new game?" I questioned him, rushing to my closet.
"Yeah, but not one like last time. This one's a solo game of hers." He tells me as I set the Kimmunicator on the dresser, then went to my closet to dress in my mission gear.
"What did she steal?" I questioned him, curious as to what she took and why.
"Well, that's the thing, first she stole The Royal Coronation Carriage of Catherine the Great right from the museum, but after a chase, it seems she abandoned it and took the statue or Catherine the Great instead." He told me, causing me to grab the Kimmunicator to look at him.
"So she stole one thing, but then abandoned it to take another?" I questioned him. Something seemed off.
"Yeah, almost as if she saw something better." Wade tells me.
"No, that's not her style." I commented, trying to think.
"Is there footage?" I questioned him. Wade clicked away before showing me.
"She's just waiting, as if she wanted to get caught." I commented before Ron appeared on screen.
"Why~ are we up this early!~" Ron whined out, trying to get dressed.
"Ron, did you see the footage?" I questioned him.
"Yeah, I did. It looks like she's just sitting there, as if she's waiting for them." Ron commented before he tripped over something in his room. He made a weird yelp sound before a thud was heard.
"I'm okay." Ron muttered out. What Ron said stuck to me a bit.
"What if she was waiting? What if she was distracting so her henchmen could collect the statue?" I questioned this out loud.
"Gogo doesn't have henchmen." Ron commented.
"She's hired some before, maybe she hired some this time." I reminded them both.
"Well, after Falsetto's arrest, he claimed Gogo stole from him. He confessed to a contract, so maybe she stole everything from him, even half of his guards like he claimed?" Wade questioned as he remembered the interview. Wade, Ron and I were witnessing it as he claimed Gogo used a contract to betray him and such.
"That could be it. Question is, why did she want the statue and not the carriage as well?" I questioned as I left a note for my parents before leaving. Ron did the same as we walked to meet up.
"Maybe she wanted to test drive it? She has a thing for cars and speed but didn't need it. She only needed it to distract I suppose." Ron said with a shrug. If you're wondering how Ron was comunicating with us, we decided Ron should get a Ronnucator after the Christmas incident. It's been helpful.
"Well, meet up at the corner, your ride is there." Wade commented before clicking off. I was there in two minutes with Ron waiting there with our ride. We got in the jet and headed off to Russia.
"Thanks for the ride, Sergio." I say politely to the Russian man.
"Da, it is no problem after you found my daughter's stuffed bunny for her." He commented with a smile.
"Oh, finding a toy in an avalanche is easier than finding a needle in a haystack." I commented humbly. Ron let out a yawn as we landed in St Petersburgh, Russia. When we arrived, the police informed us of three envelopes. Clues left by Gogo.
"She's definitely doing another game, but what?" I questioned as I took one. Ron went to grab one, but it was snatched away.
"I will take this." Hearing the familiar voice of Will Du, causing me to internally groan.
"What're you doing here?" Ron asked, grabbing the third envelope.
"The Director heard about this and sent me out here to *ahem* 'assist' you with the case." Will Du said, looking annoyed before opening the envelope. Anything dealing with Gogo seems to make him want to capture her more and more. I mean, I do too but he seems more obsessed. I mentally shook the thought out before smiling.
"Well, there's three clues here, so another person does help." I say before opening mine. It held a picture of a tiger on it with a #1 on it, then a second card that held majong tiles.
"Wade, I need help with this." I say into the Kimmunicator as I showed him.
"Most likely The Tiger of Qin, since the 1 could most likely stand for the first emperor there." Wade commented as he pulled it up.
"Could the tiled be latitude and Longitude?" I asked him.
"Possibly, but it's hard to tell seeing as how there are many ways it can go. The symbols seem to represent North, East, South and West. So the next theft will be at 34 degrees north by 108 degrees east. This one is in Xi'an, China. More specifically, the tomb of the first Emperor." Wade explained to me.
"She's playing Latitude and Longitude games now?" Will Du commented with a stern face.
"It's new, but not uncommon. Gogo loves games, so why not try something new?" Ron commented, giving a valid point. Will Du looked at his next.
"Mine is two packs of cards. 1 labeled 1st shows 48 cards, most likely pinnacle, with mostly kings, queens and jacks. The second holds twelve in it, but not a game I know. Perhaps it is, once again, latitude and longitude. If done in order, then the 1st will be Latitude 48 and Longitude 12, but that leaves 4 places." Will Du commented, being a know-it-all as always. Wade clicked on his laptop before smiling.
"Only one sits on dry land, so try Bavaria, Germany. I know there's a famous castle there called Neuschwanstein, so perhaps she'll steal something there?" Wade questioned, giving Will Du advice.
"Got it." Will Du said, not even a thank you by the way, before leaving. He got on my nerves so~ much.
"Um, Wade, what about mine?" Ron questioned, showing a checkered pattern and two numbers, 32-79 followed by N and W.
"Oh, that's easy. The coordinates show the courtyard of the Citadel Military School in Charleston, South Carolina." Wade tells him.
"We should split up." I suggest. If she's doing multiple crimes, this might be a good way to stop her.
"Right. Let's go." Ron cheered happily.
"Rides are all set, good luck." Wade said before clicking off.
I soon made it to China and was underground. I saw 16 statues of warrior made of clay being set on tracks and guided off. 2 henchmen were there, so I tried to get them. They gassed me and got away, but not before leaving me a clue. A crossword with only one blank spot. 22 Across 'Molten Rock'.
"Wade, Gogo wasn't here, but 2 henchmen were. They got away with 16 statues of soldiers and left a clue. 22 Across Molten Rock." I tell him.
"Seems as though she's giving us coordinates once more. I'll make note of it, just in case. It seems some other statues were taken, 4 it seems like. I'm not sure what she's planning." Wade says before he gets a beep on his side. Ron then showed up. I hope Ron succeeded.
Ron's POV
I made it to South Carolina but was quickly attacked by 4 henchmen. They wore black with yellow shirts, confirming my suspicions of working for Gogo. I started fighting them, but was tied us before they took the whole courtyard. I was then given a sandwich, which was good but needed mustard, before Rufus ate the rest then untied me. I then called Wade.
"Hey, so these henchmen most likely do work for Gogo. They had black suits and yellow shirts. Anyways, they took the courtyard but gave me a sandwich." I explained to them.
"Ron! That might've been a clue!" Kim and Wade yelled at me, making me flinch.
"Sorry, I was hungry." I told them, Rufus on my shoulder nodding in agreement to them.
"Mhm. Hungry. Yummy." Rufus said to them, causing wade to sigh.
"Okay, well a sandwich isn't easy to figure out. Anything on it?" Wade asked me.
"Um, ham and pineapple. Weird, but yummy." I told them, causing Wade to sigh before a beep was heard. Will Du soon showed up on screen from his watch, but he looked like he had a tree fall on him. Wonder what happened to him?
Will Du's POV
I had made it to the castle, searching frantically for anything stolen or even Gogo herself, but nothing.
^Did I make it here before her?^ I thought to myself as I heard a noise from one of the cylinder parts of the tower. I rushed up and out, seeing Gogo standing there proudly, her back faced me. She then turned and saw me, causing a small frown before a grin.
"I was expecting Kim Possible, but you'll do nicely Will Du." She tells me before turning fully to me.
"What have you stolen!" I demanded.
"Why not look around? You'll see it." She tells me. I was confused but cautiously did so.
My face dropped when I realized we were moving. She was taking the tower! I went right at her, aiming to punch her, but she weaved out of the way. I kept trying to punch her, even tried kicking a few times, but she only dodged and weaved, her smile angered me.
"Do you think this is a game!" I yelled at her, throwing a punch right at her. This time, she caught it. I cringed as she lowered my fist, making me look right into her brown eyes.
"Yes, I do believe this is a game. Though, the true game has yet to start." She tells me, stuffing a piece of paper in my pocket before tossing me against the wall.
"If you stay here, I can take you to my final location." She tells me, but I then kick her. She stumbled back a bit, but then stood straight with a chuckle.
"Well now, feisty aren't we. Still mad at me, Chicken Boy?" She mocked me, making me see red.
I went at her, but she moved and tripped me. Instead of catching myself, I stumbled and fell off the edge. I was hanging onto a slightly dislodged brick, barely hanging on as I tried to think of a gadget I could use. I then looked up and was surprised to see Gogo, holding her hand out to me.
"Reach for me, I'll pull you up." She tells me calmly.
^What?! How can I trust her?! A villian?!^ I thought bitterly to myself before swatting her away.
"Don't be ridiculous! You'll just toss me!" I say angrily to her, feeling myself slip.
"Don't be stupid, you'll fall if you don't grab me. I'm not a killer, it ruins the game. Trust me." She tells me, her eyes showing me something unseen. Kindness. I didn't want to trust her, I couldn't trust her. A villain is a villain, no matter what.
"No. Never." I tell her, her eyes widen in shock before I let go.
Seeing her shock, the dilation in her eyes made me think she meant it, but it was too late. I used the gliders on the sides of my suit to glide like a sugar glider, but the wind made me unbalance. Thanks to that, I fell into the trees and down many branches before I landed. I spat out some leaves before contacting the smart kid, Wade.
"Gogo stole a piece of the castle, she got away." I tell them, not wanting them to know many details.
"Did she leave you a clue?" Wade asked me. I then pulled out the piece of paper she gave me.
"It's part of a crossword. 155 down, Hollow Cylinder." I read to them.
"Okay, so we got 20 Latitude, 155 Longitude and a Sandwich." Wade said, making my eyebrows rise.
"A sandwich?" I questioned as Wade typed away.
"If I add in the small details, I think the sandwich was a reference to British Captain, James Cooke, who landed in the Hawaiian Islands back in 1795. If so, then she's going there. It also seems like more statues and 3 more towers from other castles were taken." Wade tells us. I then thought of something.
"Gogo said the True Game had yet to start." I mused this out loud.
"Wade, put everything together of what she stole in a picture." Kim said to which Wade complied. What did Possible think of that I didn't? What we saw surprised me.
"A Chess Board & Pieces?" Ron questioned out loud, surprising me that the buffoon knew what Chess was.
"She's making a large chess board!" Kim concluded.
"Guess she wants us to play." I added quietly, wondering why she wanted this.
"Aw man,~ I hate Chess. Why couldn't have been Uno?" Ron Whined out, causing an eye roll from me.
"I've sent rides to take you to Hawaii." Wade said before signing off.
A small jet soon appeared, to which I climbed the rope ladder and headed to Hawaii, a place called Lava Tubes. Once on the beach, Ron and Kim were there before we snuck up. We saw the giant board, a giant chess game. We snuck up, but were soon caught by the guards and magnetically cuffed to the floor by our wrists and ankles.
"Welcome to the game." We heard Gogo say, her on top of a rock to oversee us. Her smile was taunting, it infuriated me so.
"You won't make us play!" Kin shouted at her.
"You? Play? Oh no. No, no, no.~ I don't want you to play." She said before she made a large screen appear behind us. Once displayed, Wade became visible.
"I want you to play. If you win, I go to jail. If I win, I leave here." She says, smirking right at Wade.
"Wait, you wanted to play chess… With me?" Wade asked her, shock filled his voice.
"Of course! You're not smarter than me, but I'm bored and woke up to this brilliant idea! You seem to be the only one I could get to play with good stakes. Plus, you've solved most of my clues alone, you tend to it seems, so I thought 'Why not let our minds challenge each other?' I mean, stealing these and leaving clues was fun, Will Du was a surprise as well, but playing a homemade chess game with you seems rather… Amusing, don't you think?" She asked, sitting on her small rock on a cliff looking innocent. It made me sick.
Gogo's POV
I smiled innocently at Wade, only wanting to play chess with him. He was the brains of everything, so he was a perfect challenger. I honestly didn't care if I won or lost, of even if I kept the pieces or not, I only wanted to play a simple game.
"How can I trust you?" Wade asked me cautiously.
"Have I ever broken my word?" I questioned him, causing him to think. I looked down and saw Ron seemed relaxed, Kim was thinking of how to get out and Will Du looking at me with disdain.
^I bet he's upset because he got caught and all I want is a game.^ I thought to myself.
"You swear you'll do this?" Wade asked me.
"Of course! If I win, I go free, you win, I give myself up, in a tie I will let them go and have them fight me one on one, if interrupted I go free. Simple, no?" I explained to him.
"I shouldn't, but I trust you Gogo." Wade says, causing the three teens to have jaws dropped. I only smiled at this.
"Let the games begin. Do you choose white, or black?" I asked him.
"Ladies first, so I choose black." He tells me. I flip a switch and the statues changed colors.
"To make it easier for the viewers to see." I tell him, pointing to my hovering camera. Yes, I was recording this.
"Pawn to E4." I say, making the pawn move magnetically to my voice.
"Pawn to D6." Wade said, the pawn then moved one space forward.
"Pawn to D4." I say, making my pawn move to spaces and match the one on my right view.
"Knight to F6." Wade said, making the knight move to where he wanted.
"Oh? Already? Interesting." I mused as I looked around with my eyes.
"Knight to C3." I comment, causing my knight to move to the spot.
"Pawn to G6." Wade ordered, causing the pawn to be next to his knight.
"I think I know what you're doing already, but I'll keep playing." I say as I smiled at him.
"Bishop to E3." I say, making it slide diagonally.
"Playing that already? Fine, Bishop to G7." Wade ordered, having it slide.
"I understand that, but I think a different move should've been played. Queen to D2." I say, making my queen move one space up.
"Pawn to C6." Wade countered. He was being defensive and trying to be sneaky.
"Pawn to F3." I say smoothly, the pawn glides forward one space.
"Pawn to B5." Wade commented, setting up a trap for my knight.
"Knight from G1 to E2." I comment, making it move an L right next to my Queen and in front of my King. By the way, my Queen was, of course, Catherine the Great.
"I'm not sure what you're doing, but knight from B8 to D7." He says, making his knight move right in front of his queen.
"Bishop to H6." I comment, making mine slide next to his.
"Bishop to H6." Wade commented, taking my Bishop.
"Boo yeah! Take her piece!" Ron cheered happily, but I only smirked.
"You forgot my Queen. And just like parts of Russia, she will expand and conquer. Queen to H6." I comment, causing my queen to swiftly take his bishop. Wade frowned, but he knew I was slightly stuck as well.
"Bishop to B7." He commented, I wasn't sure if he knew what he was doing or not, but I was having fun.
"Pawn to A3." I say casually, waving my right hand forward in a posh way as the pawn moved.
"Pawn to E5." He says, causing the pawn to move two spaces.
"King to D1 then switch with Rook." I say, causing my King to move to the left by one space. It then moves to C1 while knight moved to D1.
"Isn't that cheating?!" Ron yelled out.
"No Ron, she can do that. It's a legal move." Wade explained, looking frustrated.
"Come come, Wade. Don't look so upset. You still have a shot, if you move the right pieces." I comment to him, both meaning it and teasing the 12-year-old.
"Queen to E7." He comments, causing the queen to move diagonally by 1 space.
"King to B1." I say as mu king slid one space. While the queen holds more power, the king keeps the game alive.
"Pawn to A6." Wade said, piece moved one spot just like he wanted.
"Knight from E3 to C1." I say, making the knight move between my rook and king.
"King switch with rook to make it king to C8 and Rook to D8." Wade commented, making do the same move as me earlier. I got slightly annoyed he was copying me to protect himself, but I shook it off.
"Knight from C1 to B3." I say, causing Wade to tilt his head.
"You sure?" He asked me.
"I'm sure." I say confidently as the piece slid to the location I wanted. Now both knights were side by side.
"Pawn to D4 to claim her pawn." He said, making the pawn move sideways.
"Rook from D1 to D4." I say, taking his piece quickly.
"Pawn to C5." He said, making move diagonal to my rook. This was a trap I wasn't falling for.
"Rook from D4 to D1." I command, causing it to slide back to its original spot.
"Knight from D7 to B6." Wade commanded, the knight moved to an L to be between pawn and bishop but next to another pawn.
"Pawn to G3." I say, having the pawn slide one. I knew he would see my bishop would get his king in two turns, but would he fall for my trap right away?
"King to B8." He quickly commanded, slight fear in his voice as the king moved one space to my left.
^He's falling for it.^ I thought with a smile.
"Knight from B3 to A5." I say confidently, the knight moved, and Wade seemed on guard from this. I was going to say a move until I noticed Will Du trying to undo his locks.
"Ah ah ah,~ not yet Mr. Du." I say before snapping my fingers. He was then lightly shocked for a few seconds before he went limp. Then Will Du looked right up at me, face filled with rage and breaking his cool demeanor.
"No escaping, otherwise, the game ends. I wanna know who wins." I tell him before looking back at my board.
"Bishop to A8." Wade said before looking at them.
"I can beat her; I know I can." Wade said confidently, making me smile.
"How sweet. Bishop to H3." I say, making the bishop slide once more.
"Pawn to D5." Wade comments, making it slide one space down.
^Has this boy not realized his mistake?^ I thought to myself.
"Queen to F4. Check." I say as the queen slides to put his king in check.
"King to A7." Wade counters just to defend himself.
"Rook from H1 to E1." I comment to make my rooks side by side.
"Pawn to D4." He says, skipping claim to my pawn to be right next to it instead.
^Smart.^ I thought before scanning over the board once more.
"Knight from C3 to D5." I say to make the knight move.
"Knight from B6 to D5." Wade said, taking my knight.
"Pawn from E4 to D5." I say, taking his knight in return.
"Queen to D6." He says, doing a move I didn't expect. I was going to say a move but saw Will Du struggle once more. I sighed before snapping my fingers, causing a stronger shock to go through Will Du for 10 seconds this time.
"Please, do not interrupt. Next time, you will be knocked out." I warned him before looking back at Wade.
"My apologies. I will move… Rook from D1 to D4." I say, making my rook take his pawn.
"Pawn from C5 to D4." Wade said with a smile, taking my rook.
^He's playing into my hand… How sad, but he can still win.^ I thought as I saw movement. I looked and saw Kim moving. She then saw me and stopped.
"Sorry, itch." She tells me, smiling awkwardly.
"I mean it, I just want a simple game. This will end in 7 minutes if things play out the way I think they will. I mean, Wade's intellect has increased to nearly match mine, which is why I want this game. I promise, no statues will be damaged nor stolen. In fact, this match is more for 2 of my followers in this video, maybe four, versus anyone else. Please, do not disrupt." I tell her calmly before looking back at Wade.
"Rook to E7, Check." I say as the rook moves.
"King to B6." Wade quickly replied, causing the king to move down 1 space.
"Queen to D4 to take the Pawn. Check once more." I command, causing my queen to take his pawn and for him to be in check. Wade had 1 move to escape, which meant a sacrifice on my end.
"King to A5 to take the knight." Wade said to me, eyes locked as the king took it.
"Well done, most wouldn't see it. Still, the sacrifice is well worth it. Pawn to B4. Check again." I say, smiling smugly as my pawn moves to its new spot.
"King to A4." Wade commanded.
"Queen to C3." I countered him.
"Queen to D5." Wade ordered next.
"Rook to A7." I say, making my rook between his Bishop and Pawn.
"Bishop to B7." Wade said, making his Bishop move next to me. I saw what he was doing, to which I laughed.
"Clever boy, very clever. I was right to not underestimate you." I say, cooing in delight over this as I rested my chin on the back of my hand.
"I must admit, this is both fun and challenging." Wade admitted.
"See? I'm not entirely bad. I'm wealthy enough to retire now, but then I wouldn't have much fun.~ I enjoy showing off so much. After all, I've been in the shadows all my life. You might not understand, none of you really. Well, maybe Ron due to him being a cute buffoon, but I digress." I say with a shrug.
"Wait, you think I'm cute?" Ron suddenly asked.
"As a buffoon? Yes. If you were evil and smarter as well as older, then I'd consider it, but that won't happen." I say with a shrug.
"Point is, I'm tired of being overlooked, of being told I can't or I'm not good enough. I'm tired of limits that hold me back, when instead I can show off, stand out, shine brighter than the stars in the night sky and go beyond those limits!" I say with a smile, showing more of my playful side rather than my evil side.
"And the thefts of items you auction?" Wade questioned; right eyebrow raised.
"Money and to see others fight for it, but I also do it for the thrill and rush of potentially getting caught beforehand. If I get away with my crime, the value increases all around the world for anyone to have. I mean, even a museum could bid on it to get it back." I confess to them. Why should I hide myself?
"You're nothing but a crazy, vile woman." I suddenly heard Will Du say to me, making me turn to him.
"You're just saying that because I tend to best you and make that cool facade crack each time." I say sweetly with a smug smile.
"Rook to B7 to take the Bishop." I suddenly say, causing my rook to claim Wade's Bishop.
"Hey, no fair!" Ron shouted out.
"No, it's fair. It's my turn, I didn't do anything illegal, all's fair here." I say to him, tone still sweet and smile still smug. "She's right, Ron. Still, I will move Queen to C4." Wade comments, moving his queen above mine.
"I know what you're doing, so it won't work." I say to him, locking eyes with Wade.
"No, you don't, but I do know what you plan to do next." Wade tells me. He's either bluffing, half truthful or full on truthful. I mean, I only think I know, but I wanted to psych him out. It's slightly working.
"Oh? You think so?" I questioned him, voice sounding innocent.
"Yes, I do." He tells me.
"Then, share with the class. What do you think I will do next?" I asked him, gesturing my hands to the teens below me.
"You're going to take my queen." He tells them.
"Ooh,~ sorry, that's incorrect." I say to him, causing him to stare at me with wide eyes.
"Only fools rush in like that and lose. Queen to F6." I say, causing my queen to take his last knight. We both no longer have knights.
"What now, boy genius? I'm just dying to see what you do." I say to him, showing how eager I was to continue.
"King takes A3 Pawn." Wade orders, successfully taking it. He was switching tactics.
"Queen to A6. Check." I say happily, taking another pawn of his. Wade slightly grit his teeth as he looked around.
"King to B4 to take Pawn." Wade ordered, continuing his strategy.
"Pawn to C3 and check once more." I comment as the pawn moves to attack. I know his queen is in front of my pawn, but I knew what I was doing.
"King takes C3 Pawn." Wade ordered, taking another pawn of mine.
"Queen to A1." I say to make my move.
"King to D2." Wade ordered, thinking he was playing safe.
"Queen to B2, check." I say to him, causing my queen to be in his same row but one space away and right next/above my king. He now had 5 places to move his king to be safe, which is what I planned.
"King to D1." He orders, making his king be 1 space away from mine in the same 1 row.
"I was hoping for that." I say with a smile, making Wade confused.
"Bishop to F1." I order the piece, making it slide to where I wanted it.
"Rook from D8 to D2." Wade ordered the piece. I slightly frowned, not wanting him to do that, but then smiled.
"Clever, clever indeed. I didn't plan on that, but I can recover." I say as I scanned over the teens. Will Du wasn't moving, making me curious. Ron wad falling asleep, and Kim was just looking at the board. I decided to ignore the teens for now.
"Rook to D7." I say with a smile, making my rook move to its new spot above his Rook that was in front of his king. Wade noticed this and smacked his forehead lightly with a hiss of annoyance. This caused me to giggle.
"Sorry, but I don't like losing." I confess to him.
"You like to gamble though?" Wade asked me, piquing my interest.
"If the price is right." I say, having him catch my full attention.
"Then why don't we raise the stakes? Unless you're scared to lose." Wade mocked me, causing me to scowl slightly before smiling once more.
"What did you have in mind?" I asked him.
"If I win, you give up being a villain forever." Wade tells me, making me gasp a bit.
"Oh, oh wow… That's a big bet for a boy going to lose this game. But, fine. I can add that. But what do I get if I win?" I ask him, leaning forward with curiosity.
"Well, what do you want?" Wade asked me, making me think for a moment.
"Well,~ I know you won't let me steal anything… How about you surprise me. You seem to know me, so why not send me something I'd like to Hench Co.? I mean, it's easier there and all trackers and such can be deactivated by me or my men anytime, so you won't find me either way." I suggest with my reasoning. Wade thought about it before smiling.
"Fine, I know what you'd like and it's something I own. If you win, I'll send it. No strings attached." Wade adds, making a solemn vow.
"Good, then let's continue." I say happily to him as I scanned the bored.
"Rook from D2 to D7." He orders, causing his rook to take my final one. This was going to be a tight one now. I had no rooks, but he still had 2.
"Bishop to C4, taking your exposed queen." I say as my bishop took his queen. Wade's jaw drops before smacking his forehead once more.
"Wade, can you win?" Kim asked him.
"I think so, but losing a queen is pretty bad." Wade confessed to her, making me smile more.
"There is a chance still, but it's decreasing with each move you make. You have a 17.2% chance of winning, but you can still win if you know what to do." I tell him as I waited for his move. I was having fun taunting his mind.
"Pawn from B5 to C4, taking Bishop." Wade ordered, leaving me with less help.
"Queen to H8, taking Rook." I ordered, queen gliding and taking over that spot now.
"Can I say I like how you magnetized everything?" Wade questioned to compliment me.
"Thank you, I'm sure you know how, but you might want to take your turn." I say as I snapped my fingers. Will Du was shocked once more, much stronger this time, for 10 seconds before it stopped.
"Willy Boy's getting antsy in his cuffs, but I'm surprised Kimberly isn't trying to escape." I say as I looked right at her.
"The cuffs won't come off easily and I can't get my gadgets, so I have to rely on Wade." She tells me.
"I know Rufus is still free and trying to look through your pocket, but I want him to stop. Even a small shock could knock him out, but just allow us to finish the game." I tell her, making Rufus poke out of Kim's pocket.
"How'd ya know?" Ron questioned me.
"You think I forgot about him? No, I just don't have cuffs for him. I do, however, have the tool you need." I say, snapping my fingers again. The acid mascara she had was tossed up to me by one of my henchmen, to which I caught and showed her. Kim gasped, causing me to smile more.
"I'm not stupid, I just wanted to see how long it took you to realize this was taken while you were being cuffed." I say before looking to Wade.
"Your move, kiddo." I say, still smiling as I held the mascara in my right hand and waved my left over the board.
"Rook to D3." Wade ordered, doing a mild retreat and protect strategy.
"Queen to A8." I ordered.
"Pawn to C3." Wade countered.
"Queen to A4." I ordered quickly.
"King to E1." Wade quickly ordered.
"Pawn to F4." I commented, causing a pawn to move forward.
"Pawn to F5." He said, making his pawn move 2 spaces and now in front of the one I moved recently.
"King to C1." I say quickly, my king slid to its new place.
"Rook to D2." Wade ordered. He was thinking fast, but his chances were lower than before.
"Queen to A7." I say, making Kim and Ron confused, but not Wade, maybe even not Will as he was now watching. Wade looked around, thinking as he scanned but then gasped.
"You… But..." Wade started off with a stutter, but I only smiled.
"No matter what you do, it will either repeat or you will lose. Do you wish to try? Or do you surrender?" I question him, knowing that no matter what I would win.
"You planned this from the start, didn't you?" Wade suddenly questioned me, causing me to smile as wide as the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland.
"Well, no, but I made you think you'd easily win. I knew, with the right moves, you'd defend and counter if you thought I was going in headfirst. Granted, there were a couple moves I didn't foresee, but I predicted enough to best you. Now, do you surrender? Or dare to keep going and lose?" I question him, smile never once fading. I loved winning. This was a satisfying game. Wade looked around, stuttering before sighing.
"I have no choice. Gogo, you win." Wade commented in defeat.
"You surrender?! You're a coward!" Will shouted before he managed to get out of his restraints.
I snapped my fingers to release Kim and Ron just as Will Du rushed at me. He jumped the statues and made it to where I was, aiming to punch me. I sighed before kicking him back down, then tossed the mascara to Kim.
"I kept my word; you can return the unharmed statues. I expect my surprise within a fortnight, Wade." I comment before looking right at Will Du.
"You need to learn to not lose your temper, it'll be your failure." I say before I snapped my fingers.
My henchman that was on the ground had jumped up to me, then hit a button on his watch to summon the jet. We soon entered the jet before zooming off.
"You're letting them return the statues?" Elijah asked me, piloting the jet and Rico with him as the other henchman, Jacobs, took a seat across from another one.
"I didn't want them to keep, just for the game. But don't worry, you are all getting paid still." I tell them with a smile. It was true. If I wanted them to keep, I would've done so without using them for a game or using fakes for the game while selling the real ones.
"We're just-" Jacobs started, but I raised my hand to stop him.
I took a quick better look at him. Black hair in a braid all the way to his mid back, looks white but you can tell he had slight Chinese in him, square face, sharp features and a thin, yet muscular build. He didn't look it, but he was strong and flexible.
"You're used to stealing and get many things, even if unwanted. I don't do that. Trust me, I understand. I'm not like other villains, though. I'm more of a 'more bad than good vigilante' of sorts. I can retire at any point, now being the 6th wealthiest person in the world, but I decide not to just yet. I mostly want to play my games, get a disciple, keep building/fixing things, mentally torment others a bit, maybe open a few places to earn more of an income. Other than that? I'm satisfied with not constantly stealing. I'd rather steal for fun over profit unless I either want it or am hired to take it. I'm simple." I say with a shrug before leaning back in my seat.
"Wade was smart in the game, I had fun. I know he did as well, which makes me happy. He knows how smart I am, but now he is reminded of how smart I can be. I'm encouraging him to think of a better mousetrap to catch the mouse as the mouse, once more, taunts him over and over." I say to them, causing Elijah to chortle.
"You're not a mouse, you're a cat pretending to be a mouse to trick the real one." Elijah said, another chortle escaped his lips after he spoke.
"So? Do they have to know this?" I asked suddenly, making all three stare at me in shock.
"Eyes forward, Elijah." I order, causing him to do so. Oh yes, Elijah was right. But, somewhere out there, there was a dog that was lying in wait to chase the cat. Until the dog shows up, the cat will continue to play.
Wade's POV
I had to give it to Gogo, she was right. The game was indeed fun, plus she kept her word. We were set free, everything she stole was brought back with her gadgets left behind to quickly set them in place as if they were never moved and all was set right…
Sort of.
Will Du had been shocked badly, as well as injured from both her kick and the fall, but that was his own fault. The other thing was, as part of the deal, Gogo was set free. I also had to give her what I promised.
"Why did you let her go?! We could've taken her!" Will Du yelled at all of us.
"It was part of the deal." I tried to tell him, but Will Du cut me off.
"No! She's a villain, we don't make deals with them!" He yelled out. This was the angriest anyone had ever seen him.
"We'll get her next time, but just not this time. She could've killed us, stole everything for herself, not even bother with the clues, yet she didn't do any of that. She kept her word, so as heroes we should keep ours." Kim tells him, causing Will Du to calm down.
"Perhaps so, Miss Possible. It seems I've lost my temper… I apologize." Will says to her, but something didn't seem right.
"Hey Wade, what was it that you have to send to Gogo anyways?" Ron suddenly asked, causing my to mope a little bit.
"She won Luke Skywalker's Light Saber prop from Return of the Jedi, the signed poster by the main cast & the original script signed by George Lucas from me." I say sadly.
"You had that?!" Ron shout/gasped in horror/shock.
"Yeah, it was something I won in an auction after getting prize money a few years ago. I was going to wait another 3 years to sell it to a museum for higher, but Gogo won the game. I know she wants it, so she's getting it." I say sadly. I'm gonna miss it.
"How much is it worth?" Kim asked, seeming lost.
"Roughly $50,000 right now. I had bought it for $10,000 at the time." I say, still sounding sad.
"Why would she want it?" Kim questioned.
"Dude!~ Why not?! It's a famous movie prop! The whole thing is awesome!" Ron said, going fanboy mode. I laughed a bit but turned to look at the items in the display case.
^I'm gonna miss you, old friend.^ I say sadly to the props in my mind.
Will Du's POV
I was infuriated at how everything played out. I had finished returning the last of the statues, thanks to some GJ operatives before going back to headquarters. Team Possible isn't responsible enough to go after Gogo, but The Director didn't want to hear anything about it. She said Team Possible was more capable of handling her than us, which was only partially true.
If I was alone with the gadgets, I would catch her. If I was in charge, she would be locked up by now. I gave my report before going to my room.
"That woman is infuriating!" I scolded in a quiet yell before my computer pinged.
I went to it, only to growl when I saw a picture of Gogo. She had her tongue out, winking with her left eye and holding her left hand out in a peace sign as her right hand seemed to hold the camera.
'See you next crime, Willy Boy.' It said, mockingly.
I growled before punching my computer screen. It was a flat screen and easy to destroy. I recoiled in anger before composing myself.
"Next time, I will not let you escape. I will capture you, Gogo. You'll be my prisoner soon enough." I said in a low, venomous tone before heading back out to find the tech guys.
I needed a new screen after all. This woman, this vile, immature woman was making me lose control. No villain has ever done that, the closest would be my 'ally' would be Kim Possible herself, but nothing I couldn't ever handle.
How can that woman plague me so?
Either way, I will catch her, and I will win!
Thanks for reading! The idea came from Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego S1 E7 Rules of the Game and the chess pieces being moved were based on the famous chess game, that can be seen on YT on how it was played, called Kasparov vs Topalov. The immortal game it's called. I hope you enjoyed it, though I slightly rushed it a bit. Also, uh-oh… Watch out for Will Du, that boy's losing it! What will Will Du next? Get it? The pun? Ha! I'm sorry, bad joke. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this a little. We're in Season 3 of the show technically, just a heads up. How will this end? You'll see. But there is 2 questions… Who will her new disciple be? And will she ever make up/meet up with her brothers again? I know the answer to one or them, but I won't tell. I still want to read the comments and reviews on what you think the answers are. See you next crime!