Chapter 27: Home coming

Kim and Shego stood at the top of a high building over looking Middleton. Kim gave Shego a nervous smile but Shego didn't return the gesture. Instead she held out her hand and asked. "Are you ready?"

Kim took her hand nodded. Together they dove off the building, air rushed swiftly passed them as they fell. Moments later they hit the salty water of the ocean, they swam to the surface gasping from the cold temperature. Kim looked around and pointed to land a few miles ahead of them. Shego looked back in a panic and pointed to the storm headed toward them. Both women swam as fast as they could toward the shore. The storm quickly covered the sky above them, rain fell all around them. Lighting and thunder crashed in the dark gray clouds, waves nearly drown them as they swam side by side.

A massive wave rose up behind them and Shego reached out to take hold of Kim but the wave came crashing down on them. Shego was pushed deep down into the sea; the more she tried to reach the surface the more waves pushed her back down. Everything around her got darker and bleaker until she closed her eyes.

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Shego felt herself being pushed by the water onto the shore. The sun warmed her skin, but she found it harder and harder to breathe. She could hear her name in the distance but couldn't will herself to move or open her eyes. She felt herself being turned over onto her back and air forcing its way into her lungs. The pressure was so overwhelming she had to release it all. She couched and sputtered, cringing at the salt water from her lungs splashing back into her face. She rolled over onto her side and continued to couch and gasp for air.

"Shego! You're alright!" Kim said helping her sit up. Shego pushed the hair out of her eyes and wiped her face. She looked around the shore they had washed up on, and the soaked redhead kneeling down beside her. "We're about a two day's ride south from the Amazon nation." Kim said, as if reading her mind. "I don't know how we're going to get there."

At this Shego climbed to her feet and began walking toward the water. She stopped midway and lifted her hand toward the sea. She breathed deeply and closed her eyes. As she concentrated on her task the water began to swirl in a whirlpool. It began to raise and fall until finally it began to move toward the shore, soon tow horses could be clearly seen bucking and galloping out of the water. Kim cheered and jumped around her uncontrolled excitement. Shego climbed onto one of the horses and waited for Kim to climb onto hers. They raced north toward the nation without another word.

After two days of riding without stopping, they found themselves on the path to the palace. They stopped for a brief moment to stare down the path in awe. Shego gave Kim a weary smile and the two raced down the path. Both women hollowed and cheered as they fought for the lead. The doors of the thick walls opened for them as they raced. They rushed through the village the women chased after them joining in on their cheering and hollowing. They rode into the palace and toward the thrown room. The horses began to fall apart, each piece that broke off melting into walked.

Soon they were sliding across the floor of the thrown room, stopping just a few feet from the woman, in her early twenties, seated on the thrown. Her long hair freely washed over her shoulders and her bow rested against her knee. Atop her head sat a gold band. She looked down at Kim and Shego standing before her, they awkwardly kneed down in respect trying not to slip in the puddle of water around them. The woman smiled and stood from her thrown.

"Oh it's been so long. I thought I would never see you two again." She said happily approaching them. They stood and embraced her.

Shego replied in a cocky tone. "Well, Ariel I never said we weren't coming back now did I?"

(AN: That't it. The series is over but don'r fret, there is a spin off in the making. I won't tell you what it is now but you'll find out in time.)