When The Unthinkable Happens (READ DISCLAIMER)

Chapter 12: Rebirth

Kim dangled from the aircraft as the flames licked up at her feet. She could feel her grip slipping as she looked up at Shego. She knew this was it for her as their eyes met.

"Shego."

Kim wished she had more time but settled for what she had, and she was going to make this last bit count.

"I love you."

Kim's grip slipped out of Shego's grasp as she fell down toward the hungry flames. She looked at Shego and time seemed to slow as she fell. She heard an explosion as her body was flung violently to the side. Blackness enclosed her world as she flew in the opposite direction of the explosion.

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Kim opened her eyes to the smell of smoke and ash. She rolled over and began coughing violently. She looked down at her body to reveal her scrubs to be burned in several places, but with enough left that she could keep her decency. Her left arm was burnt slightly at the forearm and she couldn't seem to remember what happened. She heard voices off in the distance and snapped her head up in anxiety. She scrambled to her feet to see a large building burning and wondered to herself how it got that way. She moved in the opposite direction away from the building and the voices. She continued to run and found herself on a deserted sidewalk. She ran across the street and into the alleys crossing and weaving through them to avoid being spotted. Kim only had one thought on her mind, getting home. She continued to run through the alleyways avoiding hobos and hookers. Kim fell to her knees suddenly feeling weak and tired. She slid down a brick wall as sleep overcame her tired body, and the world around her became black.

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Kim slowly opened her eyes to find her stomach growling violently with hunger. She clutched at it as she stood up and looked around. She walked through the alley to an opening on the street and spotted a bakery nearby. She peered out of the ally to find the sidewalk was busier than it was when she had gone to sleep. She moved out of the alley and blended into the crowd. She moved with it until she reached the stop light and looked cautiously as she spotted GJ agents searching the area. She moved again with the crowd across the street keeping her head low and her eyes on the agents. She looked back to find them with their backs turned and she ran for the back ally of the bakery slipping into the darkness undetected. She found the back door to the kitchen and cracked it open peering inside. The aroma of fresh baked bread filled her nostrils and her stomach growled again in hunger. She looked to the left of the door to find fresh baked bread on the racks within reach. She looked to see all of the Bakers busy with a task and she carefully reached in and grabbed three loafs then ran to the adjacent alleyway with her loot. She sat down on the cold concrete happy with herself for finding some food. She devoured the bread in a mere four minutes and her hunger was put at bay for the moment. Kim turned her head to the sound of several footsteps down the alley approaching her. She got into a fighting stance and braced herself for the visitors.

"Hey there cute stuff….. What are you doing out here all by yourself?"

"Yea, you can run into some mean folks in these parts."

Kim looked to four men dressed in simple hoodies and jeans. They were all well-built and had formed a circle around her.

"How about we play a little game."

"It's called make that bitch scream."

"Ever played before?"

Kim looked to the four of them and smiled a dark devilish smile.