Disclaimers: For story disclaimer's, warnings etc, please see chapter one.
A/N: Italics indicate foreign words. Translations are provided at the bottom of the chapter.
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April 2nd 2019
Almost as soon as the kettle came to the boil, Leonardo silently padded into the kitchen.
"Morning Leo, everything for the tea is prepared and on the counter. You just need to pour the hot water." Donnie stated calmly as he watched his brother thoughtfully.
"Thanks Don, you're up early, or did you not get to bed yet?" Leo set about making the tea.
"I was up all night, but I'll tell you and Sensei about it once the tea is brewed." Donnie replied, indicating that he wanted to talk to both of them together before the others were up.
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The brothers silently entered their Sensei's quarters, bowing deeply.
"Ohayō, watashi no musuko," Splinter greeted them warmly.
"Ohayōgozaimasu sensei," the brothers replied.
Leo quickly set the hot tea down in front of their father, before they all sat on the floor cushions with their father.
"Sensei, I ran into an incident last night, where I had to bring the victim of a crime back to the lair." Donnie began, giving his father a pleading look.
"What! You brought a complete stranger here? Have you lost your mind Donatello? What if she's Foot Clan bait? How could you be so stupid!" Leo began to reprimand his younger brother in front of their father.
"Shizukani!" Master Splinter commanded Leonardo sharply.
"Hai Sensei" Leonardo bowed his head once more.
"Continue please Donatello. You would not endanger this clan lightly, so there must be some reason." Master Splinter prompted Donatello gently to continue.
"Well I'm not sure where to start, but here goes. I was doing my patrol in Brooklyn when I heard Gale and her sister Mahuika having a massive argument over the lack of discipline displayed by Mahuika's son Henare. Mahuika screammed at her sister for a while, then she dragged the remaining three children from their Aunt Gale, who had been taking care of them. Mahuika disowned her sister and threw her sister's things out on the sidewalk. Gale told her she forgave her, and went into a nearby alley to find a cardboard box to sleep for the night. I left then to resume my patrol, as there didn't seem a need to intervene." Donnie stated carefully.
"What happened then my son?" Master Splinter prompted again.
"I came back after I'd sucessfully stopped some other crimes in the area, to find her surrounded by gang members. She fought off the first five quite well, but I decided to intervene with the last four as they were overwhelming her. She collapsed just as she finished the last thug off." Donnie's eyes glistened fondly, as he remembered last nights epic beat down.
"Why didn't you take her to a hospital?" Leo asked, mindful to keep his tone quiet.
"She's a foreigner who's just lost everything. I didn't think she's still have travel insurance after her sister disowned her. Usually groups get cover for the entire group. If she's not part of the group, she's not covered. Besides, I found out once she regained consiousness that she's a mutant, an eagle/human hybrid. Taking her to the hospital when she's lost the protection of her family would just result in her ending up on a disection table somewhere. I've done a thorough background check on her. She's who and what she says she is." Donnie said. "She's a woman who recently gave up her own financial security, and literally everything she owned to pay for her ungrateful half-sister to take a shot at a stupid canoe race in the hopes of becoming an Olympian. Even though Gale paid for everything, that little screeching ingrate did the bookings, and Mahuika has cancelled Gale's return flight, her travel insurance, and her hotel booking. All because Gale wouldn't let Mahuika's insufferable brat destroy the inside of a toyshop!"
"You sound quite affected by this woman Donatello," Master Splinter mused, "Why?"
"The research I did. It showed that Gale had raised her three younger siblings, much the way you raised us, by scavenging for food, clothes and other necessities. Gale also spent years raising other children in her 'Whanau', which basically means 'Clan' or extended family in her native language. She spent more years looking after the Whanau's elders, so her siblings and cousins didn't have to, and they could lead 'normal' lives. Now her sister has the nerve to disown her because she's no longer useful, as Mahuika has used her up completely, destroying her health in the process. Sensei, Leo, it just makes me so mad that someone could be that selfish and heartless. I mentioned before that Gale actually told her sister that she forgave her and that she still loved her and her family, even that brat, but that wretched harpy just slammed the door in her face."
"It is a sad tale. Tell me Donatello, did she suffer any injuries as a result of last night's battle with the gang members?" Master splinter stroked his beard as he asked his son.
"Yes Sensei, two broken legs, a broken arm, multiple torn and strained tendons, muscles and ligaments, massive bruising, and cracked ribs. She needs somewhere to recover, somewhere safe from humans. I don't know if her crazy sister would sell her out to the labs or not." Donnie commented.
"Very well, make sure she is comfortable. Please advise the others of our new guest. I am intrigued by her story, and I will visit later to speak with her myself." Master Splinter dismissed them.
Both turtles bowed to their father then left quietly.
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When they got back to the kitchen/dining area, Mikey and Raph were already there stumbling around sleepily, trying to get some breakfast into themselves before training.
"Guys, we have a new guest staying here, she's a mutant like us that was injured last night. She will be staying here until her injuries heal." Leo said with a no-nonsense tone.
"What, where did she come from? Can we keep her? Is she hot?" Mikey asked, suddenly more awake at the thought of meeting someone new, particularly someone female.
"To answer the first question Mikey, her name's Gale Hunter, and she's from New Zealand..." Donnie managed to get out before Leo interupted him.
"To answer the second question, No!" Leo groused, irritated.
"And to answer the third question," Donnie added quickly sensing the building tension in the air, "She's forty-two, 280 lbs, and currently is wrapped in plaster and bandages from having the stuffing kicked out of her last night by the NewTurks. She's a lovely person, but I doubt Mikey, you would find her 'hot'."
"So are we a hotel for injured mutants now?" Raph finally spoke up.
"No, but we are probably the only hospital facility that would treat her, without trying to disect her afterwards." Donnie replied. "Look guys, she's asleep right now, and probably will be till at least after training. You're not to go into my bedroom for any reason. I've put her there since she will be here for many weeks. I'll be sleeping in the lab at night if anyone needs me."
The brothers sniggered at the last bit, then finished their breakfast and got ready for training, gleaning what they could from Donatello about their new guest. Donnie did make sure that everyone knew about her allergies and intolerances, making Mikey and Leo groan in dismay, but surprisingly making Raph grin at the thoughts an obvious crimp on Leo's usual fishy-flavoured dietry habits.
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A/N: Leo's feeling a bit put out, I hope he's not too rough on Donnie at training.
Most translations are done using Google translate app. I don't speak Japanese myself, so I apologise in advance if the translations are a bit weak or wrong.
Japanese Translations
"Ohayō, watashi no musuko." means "Good Morning, my sons."
"Ohayōgozaimasu sensei." means "Good Morning Teacher."
"Shizukani!" means "Be silent!"
"Hai Sensei" means "Yes Teacher"