The Art of the Thief
Part One
Chapter Three
"You were seen." Titian turned around in his chair. He was in his make-shift lab glaring at Monet. "By the very turtles I told you to stay away from, with only two ---" Monet interrupted her brother, her voice timid as she faced her brothers anger.
"---- the turtles got in the way, and I couldn't go after the---"
"No excuses!" Titians voice was rising. "How can you possibly fail at the one thing you are good at!" Titians words were harsh.
Monet looked down so he wouldn't see her eyes water. He was right. She wasn't really good at anything. She wasn't as smart as Titian, she wasn't as strong as Titian. The only skills she possessed were that she was light on her feet and fast --- a perfect combination for her current profession. She also seemed to pick up the 'taking-without-permission' very quickly. She was not that talented with her tessen either. She had only learned the basic stuff from Titian and had guessed at a bit of her so called 'ninja skill.'
"I'm sorry…." Monet barely spoke above a whisper. Her lips were trembling. "It won't happen again."
"We can't afford to let it happen again." Titian turned back around in his chair. "I need you to get those other three."
Monet nodded and walked out of his lab. His lab was in the main part of the church. Scraps of metal and paper were scattered along old pews. The stained glass windows were boarded up, so only glimmers of moonlight shone through. Above her head was a balcony that had once held the organ and a piano. It was now vacant…Monet walked up the stairs to the balcony bit. The entire floor of it was covered in pillows. Throw pillows, body pillows, character plushes, and various bed pillows. There were two blankets up there. This was where they usually slept. Monet fell onto the pillows. She sunk in until she hit the floor. She then grabbed a nearby body pillow and hugged it close letting a tear fall.
The turtles were back at the lair, pondering over their recent encounter with the thief.
"It's highly interesting." Donnie was pacing about the lair. "A female turtle that we
have not met who resides in the same city."
"It could be a coincidence dude!" Mikey said. "I mean like, think about all the random mutants that like we have met dude." Mikey ate a piece of pizza as he talked. "There was Mona Lisa and Mondo Gecko…the list goes on."
"Mikey…you have a point." Leo said.
"Mikey has a point?" Raph raised a brow. "You been drinkin' Donnie's water?"
"Think she will steal again?" Donnie changed the subject.
"More than likely….she only got two of the five diamonds she needed." Leo turned to his brothers. "Donnie…where do you think they will be next?"
Donnie went into the lab and looked at his map and brought it out into the living room. "Since two of the diamonds are gone I highly doubt that they will continue going to jewelry stores. They are probably hidden somewhere else now."
"Like under a mattress?" Mikey asked.
"Somewhere with high security." Donnie said. "That is not easily acceptable."
The turtles looked at each other. They knew right where the thief would go.