The Pizza Delivery Boy and the Phoenix
Chapter 1: Healed
A/N: This is a plot bunny that wouldn't leave me alone, so I knew I had to do it. This story is a crossover of my story Tales of a Pizza Delivery Boy and Illusionna's The Other Side of the City. I asked Illusionna if I could use her characters and she gave me full permission to do so. I'm very excited to be writing this story and it's a way for me to try and calm down until the space saga is over. I want it to be over soon because I'm getting sick of it and just want them to be home. But this story will hopefully help with that as they'll be in New York already. I want to thank Illusionna for giving me permission to use her characters and for having faith in me to do so. You should all check out her story The Other Side of the City because it's amazing. I hope you enjoy this crossover.
Summary: While out on a delivery run, Tony Salini is attacked. He encounters a mysterious woman who calls herself the Phoenix and is whisked on an adventure even he didn't see coming as two worlds collide.
Disclaimer: TMNT and all related characters are property of Nickelodeon. The Phoenix and her children are the property of Illusionna and are used with permission from the author. I only own the plot and nothing more.
There are always legends that are told about certain people and things. Heck, I don't think anyone would have guessed that I'd become friends with four mutant turtles and a mutant rat and deal with some crazy things that are usually right out of comic books. But I did run into another legend and one that I'd heard about throughout the city. I never thought she was real, but I learned that she was when she saved my life.
It all started one night as I was working. I didn't expect to run into trouble, but the Purple Dragons showed up and demanded that I give them some pizza. They had been doing this for a long time, so it wasn't like it was news to me. However, I wasn't going to give up without a fight, especially since I was now being trained to be a ninja. What I didn't expect was that the Dragons had new members on their side. They had been recruiting, and these members were tough.
Fong came at me first, and I managed to sweep his legs out from under him. Seeing Fong get attacked, Tsoi charged at me, but I gave him a roundhouse kick to the face and that took care of him. Sid was tougher, but I still tried my best to get the drop on him. I was so focused on my attack I didn't see a member sneak up behind me and get the jump on me. I tried to get up, but more members kept coming and beating me up. I was sure they were gonna kill me and had no time to reach for my phone to call the guys. They left me in the alley and took the pizzas from me.
I lay in the alley and didn't know what to do. How could this have happened? Sure, I'd dealt with the Dragons before, but not like this. I thought for sure I was a goner until I heard footsteps. Was someone coming for me? Were they going to finish me off?
I was shocked when I saw a woman coming toward me. She had pale strawberry blonde hair and looked to be in her thirties or forties if I were to hazard a guess. She stopped in front of me, pity filling her face.
"What happened to you?" she asked me.
"I was beaten up by the Purple Dragons," I answered. "They took the pizzas I was supposed to deliver. Now it looks like I'll have to make more."
The woman didn't laugh at my joke. "You poor boy!" she said. "Let me help you."
"I think I'd better go to the hospital," I said.
"No, I can help you," she insisted. "I'm a healer and I help others who are in need."
I wasn't sure what to make of that, but she reminded me of Splinter. He also had healing remedies and did things that were pretty cool to help his sons heal. I figured that if she wanted to help me, I wasn't going to say no.
She studied my face, and her fingers trailed across some of the bruises. I winced as she looked at my wounds. Then she closed her eyes and put her hands on my face. I could feel warmth there but I also felt a tingling. When she was done, some of the bruises were gone.
I gasped. "What did you just do?"
"I healed you," she answered.
"No one can do anything like that!" I said. "No human anyway."
"I can," she said. "I am the Phoenix. Who are you, young man?"
"My name is Tony Salini," I replied. "I've heard of you around the city, but I never thought you were real."
She smiled. "Well, I am real just as you are real. Will you be okay, Tony? I can give you some medicine for your wounds if you want."
"No thanks," I said. "I know someone who can patch me up. Thanks anyway though. And thanks for healing some of my wounds. I owe you one."
"You don't owe me anything," the Phoenix replied. "I was happy to do it. Take care, Tony."
"You too," I said and watched as she walked away. I wasn't sure where she was going or what she was doing, but she was amazing.
I got on my bike and went back to the shop to have more pizzas made. I told Uncle Gino what happened and how the Phoenix had healed me.
"Well, at least she was there to help you out," he said. "Lotta crazy things happenin' in this city."
I nodded and got the pizzas before heading to my deliveries. Needless to say, my customers weren't happy, but they took pity on me when they heard my story of getting beaten up. I didn't tell them about the Phoenix because I knew they wouldn't believe me. I finished my shift and headed to the Lair to talk to the Turtles. I wanted to know if they knew of the Phoenix.
Mikey was the first one to greet me. "How's it going, Tony?" he asked.
"I had an interesting adventure," I answered and told everyone about what happened. "Do you guys know of someone named the Phoenix?"
The Turtles started as they heard the name.
"Yeah, we know of her," Leo answered.
"Did she have other mutants with her?" Raph asked me.
"No, she was alone," I replied. "Does she have mutants with her?"
"Yeah, three of 'em," Raph told me. "One's a goat, the other is a bear, and the last one is a snake. We've fought them before. I say to stay away from them, Tony. They ain't no good."
"But she healed me, Raph," I reminded him. "She didn't seem so bad."
"We think they may be working with the Kraang," Leo mused.
"No, they are not," a voice said as Splinter entered the room.
"How do you know, Sensei?" Leo asked him.
"Because while you were at the farmhouse, I met her," he answered. "She tried to help me and though I was not in my right mind, there were times where my mind would appear lucid and I was aware of certain things. I sensed her and knew she was good and was not going to harm me. I did not sense any evil in her such as I have sensed with the Kraang or the Foot. You are lucky she was there to help you, Tony."
I nodded. "Yeah, I know," I said. "I don't know if I'll ever see her again, but I'm glad she was there to help me."
Raph rolled his green eyes. "I still don't trust them," he said.
"My son, sometimes you must be grateful when others help your friends," Splinter lectured. "I do not know if we will see the Phoenix again, but if we do, we owe her a debt of gratitude for helping Tony out."
"Whatever you say, Sensei," Raph muttered. It was clear he didn't trust the Phoenix and her allies, but I wasn't like that. I wanted to trust them and see if we could take them on as allies. We needed all the help we could get with all the enemies we were dealing with.
I left the Turtles and headed for home again so I could get some sleep. I wasn't sure if I was going to see the Phoenix again, but if I did, I was going to make sure to thank her and treat her with respect after what she had done. Donnie had patched up the rest of my wounds, but he was amazed with how little there was given what had happened to me. I was too tired to talk to Keno or Gia about what happened, so I just went to my room and crashed. I dreamed that I had been attacked again and that the Phoenix was going to help me, but Raph stopped her before she could.
"You can't trust her, Tony," he said to me. "She's no good."
"Leave her alone, Raph," I begged. "She doesn't mean any harm."
Raph didn't listen and aimed his sai right for her throat. I screamed before bolting upright in bed.
Okay, that was scary, but I really hoped that the dream wasn't going to come true.
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I had the day off the next day, so I was going to go on patrol with the Turtles at night. I had missed doing so, and it was going to be fun to hang out with them like I used to.
"Be careful," Splinter cautioned as he always did when we left.
"Do you want to join us, Sensei?" Leo offered. "It would be good for you to get out a little."
"Well, I suppose it would not hurt for me to join you this once," Splinter conceded.
We headed out into the night. It was cool out but nice enough so we weren't shivering. We made our way across the rooftops and I could see that Splinter was enjoying himself for the first time in a long time. Things seemed to be going okay but then we encountered some Foot Bots.
"Now we'll get some action," Raph said.
We battled the Foot Bots, but they seemed to keep coming. I dispatched of at least three with my swords then saw that one of the Foot Bots had pinned Splinter down. He fought, but the Foot Bot seemed to be too strong for him. I battled through the Foot Bots to get to him, but before I could do anything, I saw what looked like a bullet ricochet off of the Foot Bot's shoulder. I turned and saw the Phoenix standing there along with three other mutants.
"Leave Splinter alone!" she commanded. I saw that she had a slingshot in her hand.
"Stay out of this, Lady!" Raph snarled.
The Phoenix ignored him and continued to aid us along with the other three mutants. Upon closer inspection, I saw that one was a bear, one was a ram, and the other was a snake just as Raph had said. But they didn't fight just with their hands and had weapons of their own. The ram swung a battle axe and lodged it into one of the Foot Bots. The bear swung a hammer and knocked three Foot Bots down with one swipe. The snake used her whip to bind some of the Foot Bots and tripped them up. At one point, Raph was battling a few of his own, and the snake decided to aid him and tripped them up.
"Why don't you stay away from me?" he snapped. "I had them!"
"I was just trying to help," the snake replied. "You're welcome."
Raph growled but said no more as the fight continued.
Soon, all of the Foot Bots were down and the fight was over. I could tell Raph wasn't happy, but the other Turtles and even Splinter just looked at the Phoenix and the other mutants.
The ram smiled as he focused on me. "Looks like you guys got a human pet," he teased.
"I'm a friend," I clarified.
"Why would you be with them?" the ram demanded.
"Chut, Aries," the Phoenix admonished, giving the ram a stern look. He immediately looked guilty and was quiet at her command.
I stepped forward. "I want to thank you again for healing me, Phoenix," I said.
"It was no problem," the Phoenix replied. Then she smiled at Splinter and the Turtles. "So we meet again I see."
"Yes, we do," Splinter agreed. "It is nice to see you again."
"Likewise," the Phoenix said.
"Who are your friends?" I asked her.
"These are my children," she said and gestured for them to step forward.
"I'm Aries," the ram said.
"My name is Arcos," the bear added.
"And I'm Medusa," the snake said.
"Nice to meet you," I said. "I'm Tony Salini."
"Yeah, you're the pizza guy," Medusa said. "We've seen you around in the city."
"Can you get us free food?" Arcos asked me.
"If you want some, I can hook you up," I replied. "After all, your mom did heal me, and it's the least I can do."
"Can we just go home already?" Raph complained.
Splinter smacked Raph in the head with his walking stick. "Raphael, it is not polite to act this way in front of others," he chastised. He turned to the Phoenix. "Please forgive my son. He sometimes forgets his manners."
"And please forgive Aries for his rude remark as well," the Phoenix said. "Aries, what do you have to say for yourself?"
Aries sighed. "I'm sorry I called you a pet, Tony," he said.
"That's okay," I said. "We're cool."
"Phoenix, you and your children are welcome to come back to our Lair to spend some time with us if you would like," offered Splinter.
"Are you crazy, Sensei?" Raph barked. "You want to invite them to our home? That has got to be the stupidest thing I have ever heard, and I live with Mikey!"
Splinter grasped his son's ear slit, causing him to yelp. "That will be quite enough out of you, Raphael," he said. "If you continue to act this way, I will be assigning you extra chores."
"Splinter, thank you for your hospitality, but we must be getting home," the Phoenix said politely. "However, we will remember the invitation and maybe we can spend time together another time."
"We would like that," Splinter said. He bowed to the Phoenix and she bowed back. Then she motioned to her children that it was time to go.
"See you later, Raph," Medusa called before she followed her mother and her brothers.
"Not likely," Raph muttered.
"Well, that was cool," Mikey noted. "I'd love to hang out with them."
"It would be nice to have more allies," Leo added. "We keep gaining a lot of enemies."
"I still think this is stupid," Raph remarked. "You can't trust these people."
"And some of us can't let go of some grudges," Mikey teased as he poked his brother.
"Patrol has ended for now," Splinter declared. "Let us go home so we can rest."
We nodded and followed him. They took me home first and then went their own way to the Lair. I promised to see them the next day and then went to my room.
As I settled into bed, I couldn't help but replay the events of the night in my head. The Phoenix and her children were nice enough and at least they had helped us. I could tell there was some animosity between Raph and Medusa, though I wasn't sure where it came from. I made a note to ask Leo about all of that tomorrow. However, I was happy that we had met everyone and hoped that they would be our new allies. I knew it wouldn't be easy to convince Raph, but I hoped that in time he would see that allying ourselves with the Phoenix and her children was the best thing to do. Shaking my worries to the side, I sighed and settled down to sleep, hoping that things would turn out okay for all of us.
A/N: And that's the end of the first chapter. I hope that you enjoyed it and that you enjoy what else I have in store for these two teams. Feel free to leave a review and have a shelltastic day.