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Chapter 2
Life Just Got More Interesting

Ace's father growled and slammed his fist down onto the table he was sitting at. He wasn't pleased with the news report he had just seen on the holographic flat screen before him. Ace had to say that she wasn't surprised. Dr. Baxter Stockman was nothing more than a greedy, mad scientist in her eyes. She could have told her father weeks before that Stockman wasn't a man to trust. All he wanted to was money and power. Two things that could cause the downfall of anyone.

"Stockman," her father growled.

"Would you like me to go talk to him, Master?" Ace asked her father. She was standing behind him again, like she had done the night before and almost every other night. She liked for her to be right there with him when she wasn't working.

"Confront him," he instructed in a deep, harsh voice that made Ace inwardly flinch. "I know very well that you dislike him." She didn't know how he knew that. It wasn't really that obvious to anyone but her and Stockman, but she wasn't going to try and protest. It was the truth, after all. "There will be absolutely no fighting from you tonight. You very well know that I can tell if you do or not."

She wasn't completely pleased hearing that she couldn't fight, but at least she was going to be able to get out of the building and do something. Yelling at Stockman would make her feel better. Training that day had been rather hard. She was tired and sore. In a way, she was glad that he wasn't letting her do any fighting. She didn't want to put herself in any more pain than she was already in.

Ace, like the night before, changed into her outfit and left. The night was quiet for New York City. The police were out trying to figure out who had robbed the bank that afternoon, which was why the criminals weren't out doing their law breaking business. There were always a few, but if they were out there, Ace couldn't see them. And if they weren't bothering her then she didn't care. That was how she thought of a lot of things. If it didn't affect her then she didn't care.

The girl entered the same way she had done the day before. However, this time she didn't have to look out of the red haired girl that worked with stockman. It was almost too simple and easy for Ace. She preferred to have at least a little bit of a challenge. Even if it was just security cameras she had to work around, which was very simple and easy to do when she was trained to do it at a young age.

Easily making her way down the elevator like the night before, she placed herself against the wall and leaned against it, letting herself relax. Stockman was focused on the computer in front of him. It was really starting to bother her that they couldn't hear her coming. Sure she was a ninja and all, but it was getting annoying.

"Master is not pleased," Ace said, making Stockman jump. "Jumpy Stockman? You know, if you had a better security system then you wouldn't have to be jumpy since it would catch me. Or is it just your guilt eating at you?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," Baxter denied.

Ace rolled her red eyes. This was bull. "The bank robbery, Stockman. Master isn't pleased with how it went. You weren't supposed to make it such a scene."

"It won't matter," he shoved it aside nonchalantly. "Once he sees what I've created for him, he'll give me a raise."

"I wouldn't be so sure," Ace butted in. "Master isn't fond of people who go against him. It'd be wise to watch what you say and do, Dr. Stockman. Or I may just be ordered to deal with this situation myself."

"You?" he asked. "What could you do?"

"You forget, Stockman," Ace said, pushing herself off of the wall and over to where the crack doctor was. "I'm no normal human. I'm a geno. I'm a trained ninja. I can do things you couldn't even imagine doing in your feeble little mind. So I'd watch it if I were you."

Ace could visibly see Stockman gulp. She smirked. "What are you doing here?" he asked finally.

"Warning and supervising," she replied.

"I'm being babysat by a teenager," he muttered.

"You know it," Ace laughed back, leaning against the computer desk next to her. She didn't feel like moving back to the wall. "Just remember, Stockman. The Mousers aren't your toys and the money you bring back isn't all yours for the taking."

Stockman went along doing whatever it was he had been doing before Ace had gotten there. He was pretending like she wasn't even there in the first place. How rude can someone get? Some of him Mouser robots had come back and were dumping off the money, jewels and gold they had stolen out of the banks.

"Excellent," he muttered to himself. "Excellent. The world, as they say, is my oyster and aren't the pearls lovely?"

Stockman jumped when a communication device on the dash board started to ring. He growled annoyed and pressed the red button to answer the phone like device. "What?" he asked the annoyance showing in his voice greatly.

"Dr. Stockman," Ace's Master's voice said over the other line.

"Make it quick," Stockman said, placing himself in his chair and crossing his arms like a child would. "I'm very busy." Ace's voice could be heard giving a small snort at that. Both parties ignored the girl.

"I am contacting you to verify that you are filling your end of our bargain and you are on schedule."

"I will not stand for anymore of this idiotic interrogation," Stockman yelled. "I've advance the Mousers to the next stage and they are securing the funds from the banks as you requested. Can you grasp that simple concept?"

"Do not presume too much, Dr. Stockman," Master said. "The price for failure will be quite extreme. I'm sure Geno has informed you of that already."

Stockman turned the device off, hanging up on Ace's Master. He wasn't going to like that. "Imbecile," Stockman huffed. Ace cleared her throat, reminding Baxter that she was still there. She was warning him to watch himself. Anything he did or said that would not please her Master, she would report. She disliked Stockman that much.

She quickly turned around when she heard a little noise off in the distance down below. She walked over to the latter that lead down to the factory floor. She jumped all the way down without even touching it and started to walk over to where she had heard the noise. Stockman had turned the lights off over the factory area seeing as there wasn't any more work being done down there. The Mousers were already done.

The noise was coming from behind one of the door down there. She walked cautiously over to the door and waited. She knew she wasn't supposed to fight, so she didn't take her weapons out. She wished she could, but her father would know if she fought or not. She'd rather not have to go though punishment if she disobeyed. It was never pleasant.

The door opened and Ace could just make out four figures standing there as she jumped back and hid further in the shadows, out of the way from the light shining in from the hallway that the door opened to. She didn't want to be seen. However, being hidden in such darkness and at such a length away, she couldn't make out what the four figures looked like, exactly.

"This is too quiet," one of the figures said. By his voice, it sounded like he was in the front. The leader, perhaps? It was also a strong male voice.

"Uh, guys?" one of the others asked. "My turtle sense is tingling."

Turtle sense? Ace asked herself. What is this guy? The Spectacular Spider Turtles? I mean, Spider Pig from The Simpsons is one thing, but a turtle? Where did that come from?

The door behind the four figures shut, making them turn around to see what had shut it. Obviously, Ace knew nobody was there. Stockman was up in the control tower with all of the buttons. He had been the one to shut the door. Since the door had been shut, it was even darker down where she was. She could barely make out anything anymore. Thanks Stockman. It wasn't like I needed to see or anything. Really, she didn't need to see. She had been trained to fight with her eyes closed so if she was in a situation like this one, she could fight. She just preferred being able to see.

"Intruders?" Stockman asked over the loud speaker. "Here to steal my secrets? You'll leave here with nothing. Not even your lives." He looked down at the thermal imaging camera to see who was there, but was very much shocked. "What on Earth are you?" he asked to nobody in particular. "Hmm, I suppose I'll have to dissect you to find out." He then pressed another putten that controlled the laser machine that worked on the Mousers and pointed them at the four intruders.

However, since he got the machines running again, some of the lights went back on. Ace could see that the four intruders weren't in fact human. They were some type of Terrapin-humanoid mutant creatures. Ace smirked. Oh, she thought. That's why he said turtle. He's trying to be a funny mutant.

Each one of the turtles was different in their own ways. Not only were their shades of green different, but so were the colors of the bandanas that covered their faces and their weapons were all different. The Blue one had two katana. The Orange one had two nun chucks. The Purple on had a bow staff and the Red one had two sai. However, they all did resemble one another. She had never seen mutant turtles before, but she assumes that they wouldn't look that much alike if they weren't related.

They just made things more interesting, Ace thought. I'm going to have fun with this. Ace took a step forward and reached to grab her sword, but then remembered she wasn't supposed to fight. Aw, come on! I'm going to miss all the fun! Stupid Master/fatherly orders and his all knowing ways.

Several lasers went to shoot at one spot where the turtles were standing. However, the turtles dispersed and the laser hit the ground, missing all of the turtles. Blue jumped out of the way and stood next to a support pillar. One of the lasers shot at him, but he jumped out of the way once more, but only barely missing the shot.

Orange turtles rolled out of the way and kept rolling to make sure the laser following him wouldn't shoot him. However, once he stopped the laser shot multiple beams at him, making him dodged but look like he was break dancing. It was rather humorous and Ace couldn't help but laugh softly to herself as she watched him go. He wasn't that bad either, although. She bet if he actually tried to break dance without being shot at, he wouldn't be able to do it.

Two lasers were shooting at Red, who was just running away and not doing anything too fancy like the Orange guy was. As he ran past the pillar that Blue was hiding behind, Blue ran out and said, "Raph heads up!" Blue ran out in front of him and deflected the laser attack with his swords. The beam shot back at the machine and destroyed it. Sure, the two terrapins had destroyed one of the machines, but there were still more to go.

The Purple one then ran forward and launched himself up into the air and onto one of the machines. He turned the machine and destroyed two of the other lasers. Raph – the red one – and the Blue one cheered for the Purple one as he pulled out the wiring inside of the one he was one. He quickly got off as it started to spin out of control and explode.

Master isn't going to be happy about this, Ace thought, jumping up the latter and back into the control room as Stockman continued to use his last laser machine to shoot at the approaching Terrapin Mutants. This was taking a turn for the worst. Ace had never suspected anything like this would happen. However, she found it rather amusing and didn't want it to stop. On the other hand, her Master wouldn't be happy. If her Master wasn't happy, then nobody was happy.

The Orange turtle ran forward and Raph launched him up into the air. Orange stuck to the glass of the control room, right in front of Stockman. Ace was standing in her same place against the wall like she had been doing like before, just watching the show. A small smirk playing on her lips. She was starting to like these guys. They were very entertaining. And not many things entertained the girl who lived with a rich man like her Master or father. Orange punched through the glass and jumped in.

Why they didn't just climb up the latter, Ace didn't know. Their way seemed more fun though.

Ace laughed when she saw Stockman stumble backwards onto his button. The other ninja turtles started to pile into the control room as well. It seemed rather cramped in there. Ace was getting a little uncomfortable with the situation. She was never one for small spaces even though she put up with them, being a ninja and all. That didn't mean she had to like it though.

"Your reign of terror is over, Stockman!" Blue said, pointing one of his swords at the Doctor.

"Have you been practicing that?" Orange asked from behind him, placing his hand over Blue's shoulder.

"You like it?" Blue asked.

"What are you?" Stockman asked.

"They're mutant terrapins," she said. Stockman looked at her dumbfound. "What? It's obvious!"

"Why aren't you stopping them, Geno?" he asked.

Ace raised an eyebrow at him as if the answer was obvious. "I don't take orders from you," she huffed. "I was ordered to supervise, not fight."

"But you're a ninja!" he yelled.

"One that follows orders," she pushed back annoyed.

The elevator door suddenly opened and Ace could see the red haired woman from the night before. She was actually shocked to see her. She thought that Stockman had taken care of her. Obviously, she had been wrong. She knew she shouldn't have trusted Stockman to do the job. Well, she never trusted him in the first place. She was kind of thankful for that though. She did like the woman's attitude.

"They're with me," the woman said.

"April?" Stockman asked, shock dripping from his voice. "You're alive."

"And kicking," she replied, walking into the room. "I've got enough evidence to put you away years, Dr. Stockman."

Stockman crawled over to the control panel and pressed a button before Raph grabbed him by his white lab coat and shoving him up against the control panel forcefully. She liked this guy. He could beat the snot out of Stockman if he wanted and Ace wouldn't stop him. She was enjoying watching his pain. She just wished she could join in on the action. That would make her day.

"That's enough!" Raph told him.

Alarms sounded off in the distance and Stockman smiled. "Ha! I've recalled the Mouser Herd from their latest mission. They'll be here any second! They'll tare you to pieces."

Aw, Ace thought. I like them.

"April?" Blue asked nervously.

"I'll have to shut the whole system down," April said. She took a seat in the chair in front of the computer and started to type away.

"I'll help," Purple said, walking over to April.

"You are doomed," Stockman said darkly. "Listen." The door could be heard opening and the Mousers walked in. They metal feet pounding against the concrete floor. Ace could see them walking down below.

The ninja turtles walked over to the latter and looked down, watching the Mousers below. That gave Ace and Stockman enough time to run into the elevator and press the button to get away. Really, Ace didn't run. She calmly walked into the elevator. Stockman and seen her walk into it and then ran after her so she couldn't shut the door on him, trapping him with the others. She was disappointed that he actually made it to the elevator.

"You should never have messed with me!" Stockman said, closing the elevator door. The last thing Ace saw before it shut was Mikey running to the door, trying to prevent it from closing. He didn't make it in time though.

It was silent for a minute as the road the elevator up. Ace was leaning against the wall while Stockman anxiously waited to get off. Ace looked at him in front of him and said, "Master won't be very happy with you."

"With me? With you! You didn't do anything to stop them!" he shouted back.

"I was specifically instructed to not fight," Ace told him. "Master will wish to see you."

The elevator door opened and Stockman bolted out of it, leaving Ace behind. She shook her head and stepped forward. He didn't actually think that he could outrun her, did he? She was a ninja and a geno. He was human. She could outrun him easily. Even though she wasn't really in the mood to run, she stepped out of the elevator and counted to five, giving him a little more of a head start then he already had.

Five. Four. Three. Two. One.

Ace ninja streaked forward, not even visible to anyone she would have passed. Nobody was out to see her though. The place was disserted. Ace stopped when she came to Stockman on the ground rubbing his head. In front of him stood a very abnormally large man. He was so tall and so muscular that it couldn't be legal. His long braided blonde hair didn't look very nice on him at all. His slightly tan skin had a purple dragon gang tattoo on his arm. On his other arm was a Foot tattoo.

"Hello Hunny," Ace said, with a smirk on her face. She knew how much he hated her calling him that. Just like Ace and Stockman, Ace and Hun didn't get along. She laughed when he scoffed at her nickname for him.

"You," Stockman spat. "What do you want, Hun?"

"Trouble Dr. Stockman?" Hun asked in his deep voice.

"Trouble?" Stockman asked, getting to his feet. "No, no, everything is proceeding as I planned."

"Oh yeah," Ace said sarcastically. "That's why the whole building is shaking."

Hun grabbed Stockman's lab coat just like how Raph had down earlier. "Perhaps you'd like to explain this plan to the Master?"

"I told you he'd want to see you," Ace sand mockingly.

"Let me go you brainless muscle bound idiot!" Stockman yelled and tried to get out of Hun's grasp. Hun turned and started to walk away still carrying Stockman. "Let me go! Let me go!"

"This'll be fun," Ace laughed following the two men.

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As per usual, Ace stood behind her father and Master in Foot Tower. She was still in her ninja outfit while her father sat with his usual kimono on. Hun was standing off to the side of the sparing mat/rug in the middle of the floor while Dr. Baxter Stockman passed back and forth explaining to the Master what had exactly happened back at Stocktronics. Ace listened to how he explained it, knowing she was going to have to tell her side of the story to her father later.

"So, as any fool can see the whole this was simple a, uh, minor setback. With your continued finding the research can continue immediately," Stockman said. "I'll be back at work, oh, Monday morning."

Ace watched her Master pick up his claws glove and slip it on. He stood up and pointed the claws at Stockman as he said, "You must pay the price for failure, Dr. Stockman."

Ace smirked as Hun grabbed the back of Stockman's jacket and dragged him out of the room yelling, "No! Where are you taking me? You'll regret this! No!"

One of the Foot workers walked over and kneeled down in front of the Master. He said, "We have the imaged you requested, Master." He stood up and the machine on his face, over his eyes moved. Another worker brought out a head of one of the Mouser robots and got it to shoot an image on the screen that pulled down from the ceiling.

"So the last remaining image the Mouser optics recorded," Master said, looking at the image of the four Terrapin mutants on the screen. "These are the ones responsible." He leapt forward and cut the screen in half. He then turned to his daughter and asked, "Are those what you saw, Geno?"

"Yes Master," she replied. "Four Terrapin Mutant creatures skilled in the art of ninjutsu."

"And why is it you did nothing as they destroyed my operation?" he asked angrily. He turned to his daughter and grabbed her by her neck, pulling her closer to him, choking her all the same.

"Master," she managed to get out. "You…ordered…me not…to…fight."

He let go of his daughter causing her to fall to her butt. She coughed and tried to get air into her deprived lungs. "That's correct," he said, turning his back to his daughter. "Get out of my sight."

Ace got to her feel, bowed to her father respectfully and said, "As you wish, Master."

Ace then turned around and walked out of the room like nothing had happened. She sighed and entered her room to take a long needed rest. That was just another day in the life of Ace Mona Ellwood.