Game of Lies
Chapter 1: The Fan Club
A/N: Hey, everyone. I know I've been churning out a lot of stories lately, but that's usually the way I go about things. If I have writer's block on one story, I'll go to another one until I get inspiration for the other story. So that's what's happening now. This is the third story in my Truth and Lies series and will be the conclusion to the main saga. You might be confused though, so I suggest you read Truth and Lies and Liar Liar Pants on Fire first so you can get a feel for what's going on in this saga. Plus, there will be references to the first two stories in this one as well. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this conclusion, and I'll do my best to try and be quicker with chapters though I can't promise anything.
Disclaimer: TMNT and all related characters are property of Nickelodeon. I only own the plot and nothing more than that.
Summary: Robyn O'Neil is still out there, but not everyone believes the Turtles' admission. As they continue to wonder what will happen next, one of the Turtles makes a drastic decision that will change the lives of the Hamato family forever. Third in the Truth and Lies series.
Raph sighed as he stopped on one of the rooftops. The night was fine, and he had been able to stop at least five muggings, but something was still bothering him. He looked over his shoulder, expecting to see a figure lurking in the shadows, but there was no one there. He still couldn't shake the nagging feeling he had, and he knew why. The enemy who had tortured them for months was still out there, but only a few people even believed that she was still alive.
"Raph, are you okay?" a voice asked.
Raph turned to see Slash staring at him with concern. Slash had become a new ally to the Turtles and had promised to help in the search for Robyn. He had once been a bouncer whose life had changed thanks to the Kraang and their mutagen. Since then, he roamed the streets and tried to help others even if they didn't want it along with his new team, the Mighty Mutanimals.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Raph answered though he really wasn't. "You think we should call it a night?"
"Sounds good," Slash replied. "I'm beat."
"You want to come to the Lair to hang out?"
Slash shook his head. "Thanks for the offer, but I need to check in with the others. I wouldn't be a good leader if I didn't do that."
"Yeah, I guess I'd better go check in, too. I'll see you around, okay?"
"See you around, brother."
They fist bumped and both separated to go to their respective homes.
Raph smiled as he left his friend. Slash was awesome, and it meant so much to him that Slash thought of him as a brother. Well, it made sense since they were both mutated turtles though definitely not related. Raph was lucky to have him as an ally, especially now that they needed more help than ever to find their tormentor.
It all started after the Turtles' best friend, April O'Neil disappeared one night after hanging out with her friends. For three years, the Turtles hoped that she'd be found, and while they had done everything they could and searched everywhere they could look there was no trace of her. Then they'd started receiving text messages from someone only known as A. At first, the Turtles thought it was their friend since the texts referred to secrets about each of the brothers that only April knew and that she had never told anyone else. But then her body was discovered in a hole, and they knew that the messenger couldn't be their friend.
The messages kept coming, and the Turtles were confused as to who they could be from. Then they discovered another secret their friend had hidden from them. April had a twin sister named Robyn O'Neil who had been sent to a mental hospital after she tried to kill April after their mother died. Though she wasn't April, the Turtles felt they had their friend back and tried to be friendly to Robyn, except for Raph who didn't trust her from the start. There was just something about her that didn't sit right with Raph, so he did his best to not try to be too friendly with her.
Then Robyn invited them to a sleepover at her apartment over an antique store, but it was all a ruse. She begged the Turtles to teach her how to mediate, and it was during that session that things spiraled out of control. Robyn left a note that revealed that she'd killed her twin sister and that she was going to kill the Turtles next. They smelled the smoke and knew they were going to die that very minute. They did all they could to escape, but Robyn tried to thwart their attempts. After almost pushing Leo into a fiery inferno, the Turtles managed to help him and escaped the building. The building blew up, and they assumed that Robyn was killed in the fire as well.
After that, they met a girl named Lynn Obiero, and they were convinced she was Robyn because of how she acted and the fact that she had burn scars. They kept trying to get answers out of her, but she was very evasive. After meeting her on a water tower, she acted as though she wanted to hurt them, causing Leo to push her off of the tower in self-defense. For weeks, they all agonized about it, and then the news came out that Lynn wasn't Robyn but an innocent girl. Once again, things had taken a drastic turn, and now they worried that they were responsible for her death.
Then the news came out that Lynn didn't die from falling off the tower, and the Turtles were relieved that they didn't do it. They were then led to a warehouse by a mysterious figure and trapped their by Robyn and her accomplice, Jason Biggerstaff, who was Robyn's boyfriend at Crestwood, the mental hospital both of them had been patients at. The two of them filled the warehouse with cyanide and attempted to kill the Turtles, but they were rescued by Splinter, Alison Brennan, and Jack Kurtzman, two cops who were assigned to April's case and were willing to help the Turtles. They arrested Jason, but when the Turtles asked about Robyn, both Ali and Jack said that Robyn wasn't there and that the Turtles had imagined them.
Assholes.
The Turtles knew Robyn was out there, and it was only a matter of time before she struck again. That was why Raph and the others had met Slash and his team and recruited them to help find Robyn. So far, there was no sign of her, and that was a bad thing for them.
Raph shook off the memories and refused to deal with that now. It just wasn't the right thing to do. He entered the Lair and found Mikey engrossed in a reality show.
"Hey, Raph, how was your night out?" Mikey asked.
"It was okay, but we didn't see her," Raph answered.
Mikey wilted. "That sucks," he said.
"You're tellin' me," Raph grumbled.
Before Mikey could say anything else, Donnie burst out of his lab with his laptop in his hand. "You guys have got to see this!" he said.
Leo, Miwa, and Splinter came out of the dojo where they had been sparring and meditating. All of them gathered around Don's computer.
On the screen was a fan page that said, "Rockin' Robyns: A Fan Page Dedicated to Robyn O'Neil." Underneath that were the words, "Robyn is a misunderstood girl who has been victimized by the press and accused of unspeakable things. But we know the real Robyn who is a strong, independent, and sweet girl. As her loyal fans, we will never leave her side, and we respect her for everything she's been through."
Raph gaped at the page. "What the hell is this?" he demanded.
"A fan site for Robyn," replied Don.
"These people are messed up," said Leo as he read more of the page. "Why are they sticking up for a murderer?"
"Because they don't believe she is a murderer," said Don. "They think she's been wrongfully accused."
"Dude, look at some of these people," Mikey said. "One says they think April staged the whole murder and is still out there alive."
"Another says they hope that Robyn will come back and haunt those who are against her," Leo added.
"It's horrible," Don said. "They even have fan fiction they've written about the fire and what they think Robyn did next. Some of them have parties that reenact April's murder and paint her as the one who was insane and not Robyn."
"But Robyn's the one who killed her!" Mikey protested. "Why can't they see that?"
"Sometimes, people have a hard time believing things that are true," Splinter replied. "They would rather remain in blissful ignorance of the truth than to face what is reality. It is a sad fact, but that is how the world works."
Raph slammed a fist into his palm. "We've gotta do something about this!" he exclaimed. "This can't go on."
"I've tried shutting them down, but they've created a secure website that I can't hack into," said Don. "There's nothing we can do about it."
"I hate this!" Rah grumbled. "These people are totally brainwashed."
"Maybe we can create a website that tells the truth," Mikey suggested. "Maybe if they see that, they'll back off."
Don shook his head. "I doubt it. They'll probably say that it's fake and that they're telling the truth."
Raph growled. "I hate these people! They just suck!" And with that, he stormed to his room and flopped down on the bed. He was sick of all of this! Robyn was a murderer and a liar! She had done horrible things to all of them, and these people couldn't see her for who she really was. But Raph hoped that in time, Robyn would be brought to justice and get what she deserved.
He thought about a conversation he'd had with April about humans and his thoughts on them once.
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"Man, I hate humans," Raph grumbled as he stared at a news bulletin about another shooting.
"They aren't that bad," April said as she sat down beside him.
"Sure they are," Raph replied. "They're always killin' each other for no reason and arguing over stupid shit that doesn't need to be argued about."
"You argue with Leo about stupid things," she pointed out.
"Yeah, but we're brothers," retorted Raph. "We're supposed to fight. At least we don't kill each other."
"You said the other day that you wanted to kill Leo because he thought he was better than you," April reminded him.
Raph hesitated. Yeah, he had said that. "I didn't mean it," he said. "I was just mad. I'd never really kill him. But humans would. They just don't know how to let things go."
"Do you think I'm bad?" April asked him.
"No. You're cool, April. We're lucky to have you as a friend."
"Glad I make the cut," she said. "Not all humans are bad, Raph. Sometimes, they're just misguided and don't know how to handle things. They need help."
Before Raph could say anything, she smiled and left to meet Donnie in the lab.
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At the time, Raph really couldn't make sense of what she was saying, but now he did. She had been dealing with Robyn's hatred and probably thought Robyn was one of those misguided humans. April had probably thought that Robyn would be able to be saved and helped from what was going on.
But then Robyn killed her and solidified the notion that she was beyond help.
Sure, there were some humans who were good, but there was one human who wasn't. And Raph was bound and determined that he and his brothers would bring her to justice and make sure that she never hurt anyone ever again. And if they could, they'd bring down the Rockin' Robyns along with her and make them see how wrong they were about Robyn O'Neil. She was a murderer and a horrible person and that was that. She didn't deserve to have a good life, and she wouldn't once justice was served. With that last thought in his head, Raph played his drum set, trying his best to block out all the thoughts he was having.
A/N: And that's the end of the first chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed it and that you'll enjoy what's to come. Feel free to leave a review and have a shelltastic day.
