The Middleton Pact - Redux
Written by fulwiz
Beta by Wirenfeldt Jr
Disclaimer: I don't own Kim Possible, Disney does. I make no money from this story. The other characters come from my own twisted mind.
Warning: This story contains explicit sexual situations, mature themes, explicit violence, death and warped philosophy.
The story is KiAnGo. (And More)
If you find any of the above offensive, please don't read further.
CHAPTER 29: It's Always Darkest...
(September 3rd 2007, 5:00 am)
The only light in the conference room came from portable lights set up by GJ troopers. Ron stared out the large window at the predawn darkness. “I've told you already, They aren't here.” He turned to look at Miss Freedom and Commander Viceroy. “I'm the last person in the world that would help Kim Possible.”
Miss Freedom pointed an armored finger at him. “Young man, you've been Kimberly's friend almost your whole life. We traced a signal from one of her known cohorts here. How can you expect us to believe you aren't helping her hide?”
Ron walked over beside where Joss sat at the conference table. The girl was shaking with what seemed to him to be pent up fury. He could tell she was about to erupt at the unfounded and nonsensical accusation. Thinking to comfort her, he placed a hand on her shoulder.
Unlike Ron's assumption, Joss was shaking with terror. She had no idea what would happen if these people found out about her deal with Kim, or that her cousin was actually almost right beneath them. She could lose Ron forever. Her mind churned as she tried to think of some way to make them go away. When she felt Ron's touch, she blurted out the first thing that came to mind, the same lies she'd told Ron about her kidnapping and abuse.
The girl's outburst took them all by surprise. They listened as she described the things she'd been put through. As she went on, she became more hysterical. Finally, Ron couldn't stand it any longer. He pulled her out of her chair and hugged her tightly.
As she sobbed on his shoulder, he stared at their unwelcome guests. “I told you what Kim did in Japan. She wanted to make it very clear to me what would happen if I tried to come after her again. I could never stand to see Joss' life at risk! Don't you see now? There is no way I'd ever help that monster!”
Miss Freedom went pale under her helmet. She could, all too easily, believe the two young people before her. Standing, she looked over at Viceroy. “John. It seems we have made a mistake. Go back to GJ headquarters. Question the scientist who found the signal. Do whatever tests you can. We have to find out where that signal really came from.”
John Viceroy stood. “And you Ma'am?”
She looked at him and shook her head. “I have something to else to take care of here. I'll join you at GJ when I'm done.”
He turned and left the room.
She turned back to the two young people. She'd accepted that Kim had gone evil, but this shook her. Never would she have believed Kim could sink so fast to such a low and horrible level. Worse, she was dragging others down with her. Her own mother and Betty Director. She'd always know Kim to be charismatic and a natural leader. Now that she was evil, those traits made her all the more dangerous. She was going to need all the help she could get to take Kim down. But first, she had to take care of a completely different problem.
Ron and Joss watched as Miss Freedom began to remove her helmet.
Her voice went from it's clipped mechanical buzz to a more natural tone, as she asked. “Mr. Stoppable? Would you tell me something?” She lifted the helmet completely off. “What exactly were you doing in bed with my 15 year old granddaughter?”
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Lontaine Load rolled over in bed and slammed his large hand down on top of the alarm clock. He groaned when the beeping didn't stop. His eyes went from bleary sleepiness, to puzzlement as he read the time. It was still two hours before he'd set the alarm to go off. The beeping continued and seemed to be getting louder. He sat up and listened. It was coming from his wife's side of the bed. Leaning over her sleeping form, he saw a red light blinking on her watch.
The watch was a Mothers Day gift from their son, two years ago. Since that day it always showed a steady green light, where now a red one blinked in time with the beeps. Lon had never been the type of man to panic. He felt like he was on the verge of doing so, as he began to shake his sleeping wife. “Tayka? Honey? Wake up!”
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Dr. James Possible straightened his tie as he listened intently to the voice on the phone. “I understand Lon. I'm on my way in to work now. I'll send the boys over to check it out. Chances are, it's just a malfunction... I know... Well, if it's not, they may have to use Wade's equipment... Yes, OK.”
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Candida Du stifled a yawn as she entered the Commander's office at GJ headquarters. It was much too early to be awake in her opinion. She nodded to the night duty Agent as she took the seat he just vacated. “What's so important I was called in on my day off Agent Tatt?”
The agent pointed to the computer screen. “It's a Priority One coded message. I'm sorry I had to call you in, but Commander Viceroy is in the field.”
Candida looked at him with a frown. “I didn't know there were any field operations in progress?”
Tatt cleared his throat. “Commander Viceroy received intel last night, as to the location of Kim Possible and her gang. He and the hero, Miss Freedom, put the OP together in a rush. They were pretty closed mouthed about it.”
She tried to hide her fear from the agent. Could Viceroy have found out about her and Steve? No. If he had, she'd have been taken into custody as soon as she entered HQ. Still, it chilled her to think the man she'd fallen for might soon be in prison. She'd known it was a possibility when she decided to date him. More information. That was what she needed now. Once she had that she could decide what to do. “Alright Donald. I'll take care of things here til they get back.”
He gave her a nod and left the room.
She input her clearance code into the computer and waited for the connection to be made. The screen cleared. A brown haired man in an expensive looking suit appeared. “Ah. Commander Du. I am Officer Twill. I'm calling on behalf of the Council. We have a situation...”
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Still mostly asleep, Kim heard her mother telling her to wake up. She mumbled into her pillow. “I don't wanna go to school today...”
Pain jolted her awake. She flailed at the hand that was twisting her nipple. “Hey! That hurts!”
In the darkness, she heard Shego's voice. “Awake now Princess?”
Kim rubbed at her sore breast. “Yeah. Was that really necessary?”
Shego lit up one of her hands. “No, but it was fun and we need you awake. Seems we have a little problem.”
Kim blinked in the wavering green light. “Well next time you want to torture somebody's tits, try mom, she likes that kinda thing.” She glanced around. Anne was standing next to the bed with a smile on her face. “So what's the problem? And why don't we turn on some lights?”
Anne flipped the switch by the bed. Nothing happened. “That is the problem Kim. There's no power.”
Betty entered the bedroom. She was punching buttons on her communicator, to no effect. “The electronic lock on the door isn't working either. We're stuck in here.”
Kim slid out of bed. “No power at all?”
Betty nodded. “None. Even my implant isn't working.”
Kim plucked her ring out of it's charger. “Wade will know what's going on.” She put the ring on and willed her suit to super mode. Nothing happened. “Well crap doodles!”
Shego smirked as she held up her hand. Her own ring was on her finger. “Already tried that Pumpkin. Everything electronic is dead.”
Kim's shoulders slumped. “I guess we aren't prying the door open then.” She looked at Shego's flaming hand. “You can burn through it right?”
Shego nodded. “Yeah, it's only steel. I just didn't want to, unless we had no other options.”
Kim felt worry creeping up her spine at Shego's words. “Why? What am I missing here?”
Shego waved her flame encased hand. “Burning through the door will take a lot more heat. Which means, my flames will be consuming more oxygen.”
Anne placed a hand on Kim's shoulder. “Kimmie. The ventilation system is down too. We're not sure how much air we have left.”
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Nana Possible stood in front of Team Stoppable's headquarters. She watched as Ron and Joss rode away on an odd looking motorcycle. They were going to stay at his parents house until GJ technicians repaired the systems destroyed in the attack. She smiled, thinking that Ronald was a truly good man. He hadn't flinched one under her glare as he explained to her why they had been in the same bed. She could see the truth in her granddaughter's face. He'd told her it was only because she was scared to sleep alone after what Kim did to her.
With her helmet tucked under her arm, she began walking across the small parking area. She was not happy about the rest of the night's events though. Not capturing Kim meant there would be hell to pay explaining her actions. She stopped and looked back at the towering letter shaped building. Why would the signal have appeared to have come from this place? She turned in a circle, scanning the treeline.
She noted most of the leaves were still on the trees. That meant she wouldn't be able to see the control tower of the Space Center through them. She paused. Why would she have such an odd thought? Racking her brain, she dredged up a decades old memory. In it, she was staring through bare tree branches at the mostly finished control tower. It was to be the crowning glory of the new research center, the one her husband's lab was moving to. The memory faded and she began to laugh. How could she have forgotten? This was the very same spot she'd been in on that day. The day she waited to pick up her husband, as he closed down his old lab forever. Once again, she was standing right on top of it. They hadn't made that much of a mistake after all! She thumbed the send button on her com unit.
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The intercom beeped. Candida answered. “Go ahead.”
A voice said. “You wanted to know when Commander Viceroy checked in? He just called in and said he'd be here in about 20 minutes.”
Candida replied. “Very good. Let me know when he arrives.”
She clicked the unit off and looked up at the pair of GJ agents standing at attention near the door. “Remember my instructions. I don't want any foul ups.”
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Wade watched the first light he'd seen since he awoke. It was a green glow, melting it's way through the door of his room. Moments later, the door was wrenched open, leaving the locking mechanism attached to the frame. He smiled in his relief at seeing Kim and Shego standing there. “I'm sure glad to see you guys!”
Kim smiled. “Same here. Now please tell us you know what is going on.”
Wade walked out into the hallway. “I'm not sure. My best guess is, we are under attack by a supervillain.”
Shego's eyebrows raised. “And how, pray tell, do you know that Nerdlinger?”
Wade started walking toward his lab, forcing the women to follow. “All our systems were knocked out by a Super EMP. That's the only thing that could get through the shields I built into everything. To my knowledge, there's only one person who could and would create such a thing, Electronique.”
Kim caught up with him. “But she's happily serving out her time in prison. She's still under the influence of the attitudinator.”
Wade nodded as they approached the door to his lab. “Right. So either she's been somehow turned evil again, and broken out, or someone else is using her technology. Either way, it's bad news. Someone knows where we are and has done the worst thing they could to render us defenseless.”
Kim thought for a moment. “There's another possibility. Remember, we are right under Ron's headquarters. It could be an attack on him.”
Wade nodded to her. “Maybe. We still have to get out. I'd guess we only have a couple hours worth of good air left.”
Kim sighed. “Yeah, we figured that part out. Mom and Betty are already collecting stuff we really need and putting it up on the parking level, near the entrance. No sense in leaving stuff behind that can't be replaced.”
Wade shook his head. “It might be better to take everything to the teleporter room. There's a chance I can get it working. It's mostly Lowardian technology. I'm pretty sure that won't be affected.”
He looked over at Shego and gestured toward the door. “I need to get into my lab. That's where all the spare Lowardian stuff is.”
Shego looked at Kim. “Shouldn't I get the guys free first?”
Kim shook her head. “After we get Wade into his lab.”
Shego shrugged. She pumped up the heat in both hands and went to work on the door.
A flicker of light caught Kim's attention. Anne was running down the hall with a makeshift torch in her hand.
Anne stopped, panting, beside her. “We were up in the garage area. It sounds like there is something large drilling into the ground above the ceiling!”
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Wade's parents and Vivian watched from across the room, as the two teen boys ran a series of searches and checks on Wade's equipment. One by one, they tested and probed. The rapid technical jargon they were using was completely beyond the Loads. Vivian was only understanding part of it herself. After a few minutes, one of the boys approached them.
Tim tucked his hands in his pockets as he looked up at the adults. “From what we can tell Wade's OK. It seems there was a large electromagnetic disturbance last night. It knocked out all of the equipment near where Wade is. That's what triggered the alarm in your watch. It knocked out his bio sensor, that's all.”
Jim joined them. “The bad news is, we are not sure where he is. I think, with some work, we can try to contact him.”
The Load's looked at each other in mixed relief and worry. Lon asked his wife. “Are you sure we shouldn't know more about what's going on?”
Tayka Load shook her head. “No Lontaine. It's better if we don't know.”
Lon nodded. He turned back to the boys. “Guys, do what you have to. We'll be waiting in the living room.”
After they left, Vivian asked. “What was that all about?”
The twins shared a look. Tim spoke. “They don't know for sure Wade is working with Kim. That's the way they want to keep it. They don't want to do anything that will get him hurt.”
Jim piped in. “You see, they figure if they don't know anything specific, they can't accidentally cause him problems.”
Vivian shook her head. “Sounds pretty weird to me.”
Both boys laughed. Jim said. “Sure is. Anyway, you wanna help is tap into Wade's satellite system? We figure we can get a message to him that way, using a beamed resonance pulse.”
Vivian looked confused. “A what?”
Tim took her hand and led her to a console. “We'll show you.”
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John Viceroy turned his back to the truck mounted drill. He yelled over the sound of the digging. “You're positive they are down there?”
Miss Freedom nodded. “If I wasn't I wouldn't have called you back out here before you got back to headquarters.” She looked over at the group of armored men standing nearby. “Your troopers know what they have to do?”
He glanced over at the two squads, who were busy checking their stun rifles. “They know, 'Stun first and ask questions later', they'll do the job.”
She nodded and gestured toward a technician. “And he has it ready, for when we break through?”
John looked at the canisters the tech was busy filling. “It will be ready. We'd never have been able to use it, if not for the OK from the Council.”
Miss Freedom was, at that moment, glad she was wearing her helmet. That way, he couldn't see the worry on her face.
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Wade pried the casing off a black and red colored globe by the light of Shego's flames.
Shego held her hand up over the young genius’s head and mumbled. “I can't believe I've been demoted to flashlight!”
Kim chuckled at her wife's comment. “Don't worry we won't tell anyone.”
Wade let out a whoop of joy as he examined the inside of the device. “Perfect! It's part of one of those flying sentry drones the Lowardians used. It has a transmitter!”
Kim peeked around at it. “So we can call for help?”
Wade nodded as he began reconfiguring the device. “Yes. As soon as I figure out what frequency to use, that is.”
Across the room, Steve let out a startled shriek. “Did you all hear that?”
Everyone turned toward him.
He gulped. “I swear... I heard voices.”
Silence descended as everyone listened. For a moment, there was nothing. Then like a far away whisper, they heard it. Voices that seemed to be coming from many different directions at once. Wade grinned as he leaned down and held his ear to to a rack of beakers on his lab bench.
He could clearly hear a voice resonating from them. He grabbed a piece of paper and began writing furiously. Moments later, he looked up. “That was your brothers Kim. They just gave me the frequency to use.”
Kim's eyes widened. “What?!”
Wade laughed. “They used a trick I used once before. Using my satellites, they sent a beam into the area that vibrated all the glass and ceramics in here, making them act as a speaker.” He began making adjustments as he spoke. “I can tune in on that with this and use it to...”
A new voice came out of the device. “Do you think he heard us?”
Everyone let out a cheer as Wade talked into the device. “We hear you Jim!”
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Candida Du tapped her fingernails on the top of the desk. Over 30 minutes, and still no sign of Viceroy. She stood and looked at the agents. To one, she said. “You come with me.” She turned to the other. “You stand here. If Viceroy arrives, carry out your orders.”
She led the agent out of the room.
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The sound of the drill raised in pitch as it jerked downwards. The operator yelled out. “We've broken through!”
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Lights and sounds came from the teleporter as a patchwork power system and the guts of the Lowardian transmitter brought it back to life. Wade stepped back from the device. “It works. Let's get going before...”
Betty ran into the room. Her eyes were wild looking. “They got through...” Her eyelid fluttered. “Dropped something...” She fell forward into Kim's arms. Kim lowered her gently to the floor.
Anne dropped down on her knees beside them. The woman was unconscious. Anne looked up, into Kim's eyes. She shook her head as if trying to clear it. “It's some kind of sleeping gas.”
Kim stood and looked around her. She nodded at Barry. “Grab her and let's go!”
Shego helped lift the woman over Barry's shoulder. She turned back to Kim. “Princess, I think we forgot something.”
Kim's brows knit as she thought. Everyone was here. All the things they had to have were here. “What?”
Shego said. “Yori.”
Kim slapped her forehead. She turned to her mom and Wade. “How long til the gas gets down here, do you think?”
Anne said. “A couple minutes maybe.”
Wade nodded.
Shego grabbed Kim by the arm. “Let's just leave her.”
Kim shook her head. “We can't, she knows too much. Besides I have plans for her. You all start teleporting. I'll go get her, it'll only take a minute.”
Shego held onto her arm. “Kim...”
Kim pulled her arm free. “The longer we talk, the less time I have to do it. Go! I'll be right behind you.”
She ran out of the room.
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