Chapter 4

Disappearance

Monday, January 2…6:55 in the morning…

Lee sighed as her sisters and she walked towards school. Her jean bottoms dragged against the ground, making the only sounds from her. Ray noticed this silence and spoke in a hush tone of voice to her sister.

"What's up Lee?"

The blond sighed and then looked up at the cloudy blue sky. It seemed so peaceful, but Lee knew other-wise. It wasn't peaceful. Far from it.

"Ray, it's…nothing…I'll tell you later…" the eldest replied, looking back forward. She stared at her younger two sisters who were walking ahead, chatting too. A frown graced her lips, and she thought back on what Dani and she had found out. They couldn't communicate telepathy now. Lee hoped that was just the end of it.

The four walked up to the school and then into it. It was going to be a normal day, or so they thought.


2nd period, World Geography…

The four of them were sitting in second hour World Geography, while Mr. Wilkinson was calling out role. Lee was enveloped in her own thoughts, Ray was napping, Mei was scribbling on her notebook, and Dani was reading her book.

"Griffth…Asbury…Dixon."

There was no reply. Dani took interest in this, and she began to scan the room. Come to find out, five people were absent out of the twenty over-all total. Her eyebrows furrowed, and she began to think of scenarios for the reason of the absentees.

Odd…where could they be…

The teacher continued to call role, but Dani mentally stored that data away and continued reading her book. Something was definitely odd about today.


4th hour, English…

Mei looked around the classroom, after she had sat down, and saw several empty desks. Her eyebrows furrowed at this mystery.

Hmmm…where could they be…sick maybe?...

She began to think over it, wondering why. There hadn't been any outbreaks in a while, but maybe it was something new. The blonde continued to think about it as Mrs. Sanders began to teach. She stored that information away in her head and began to scribble down notes.


5th hour, Algebra 1…

The bell had rung for the end of fourth period and the beginning of fifth, and Lee walked through the hallways, noticing some familiar faces missing.

Hmm…I wonder why someone people aren't here…

The blonde walked into the math class and sat down in her seat. She looked around and noticed that some of the people who usually got there before her were missing.

Odd…

Soon, her two younger sisters who took the same class walked in. They too sat down and looked around. They noticed the missing people also. Lee met Ray's ruby stare and shrugged to an unspoken question. She knew Ray wanted to know why, but she didn't have an answer. The blonde sighed and snapped her attention to the teacher who had begun to call role.

Something definitely was wrong.


Lunch…

The four of them sat down at the round lunch table and began to poke at the food, not eat it.

Mei had her head propped up, and she muttered, "It is kind-of lonely without the guys…"

Her three older sisters sighed and replied, "Yeah…"

"But, on another note, have you noticed people are not at school?" Dani asked her other sisters, looking among them. Lee glanced over to the brunette with glasses, then nodded.

"Yeah, I have. I wonder why that is…"

"Maybe they're just sick…" Ray muttered, mostly to herself. She was staring at the pizza on her plate while she poked it. She bored, and then her mind wandered back the nightmare. School and yesterdays event had made her forgot for a little bit, but it still haunted her.

"Ray…" called a voice, and the brunette looked up and turned to see Katie standing next to her.

"Yeah…" she replied. There was a pause between them, and the standing girl glanced over to Ray's sisters, then back at Ray.

"Can you come help me with a project?"

Ray nodded and got up. She picked her plate up and left with Katie. Her other sisters watched her leave and began to wonder that something was wrong with Ray.

In the Library…

The two dark-haired girls stood in the corner of two bookcases. Katie glanced around, then turned back to Ray.

"People are sick…"

Ray shrugged and replied, "Nothin' new Kay." Katie stared at her friend, then slowly glanced away.

"Ray, you promise to keep this between me and you. Promise?"

Ray stared at her friend, nodded slowly, and replied, "Yeah, promise. But what is this 'bout?" The long dark-haired girl sighed and hugged herself. She still didn't meet Ray's eyes.

"I…had another nightmare…"

"Last night?" Ray asked, heart beginning to beat faster.

When Ray had met Kaite, the latter seemed like a normal girl, that was in till she found out how she wasn't. Katie could see bizarre nightmares, often so horrible that the girl wouldn't go to sleep for days. The only person Katie could turn to, was Ray. She trusted the latter with her nightmares, for she thought her parents would think she was going insane. They would come at random times, but, most of the time, nothing bad would happen. This time, Katie thought to herself, this wasn't 'just another time'.

"No, the night before last."

Ray sighed, but the worriness remained. They both had nightmares on the same night.

"What was it 'bout?" the brunette with red tips asked. This time, Katie turned to her friend.

"Remember the Guys that went to school here a month ago?"

Ray nodded, heart beating faster. Was it about the guys?

"Well…" Katie looked away, "I saw them in my dream, but something was after them…like a large shadow."

Instantly, Ray's world stopped, and her eyes widened. Her breathing began to increased, along with her heart beat. The world felt heavy, and her mind swirled.

Shadow…THE SHADOW?!

Katie turned back and saw that Ray didn't look to well. Her eyebrows rose.

"Ray, are you okay?" she asked, reaching out to steady her friend. Ray slowly shook her head, turned, and hurried out. "Ray?!" called out Katie. But Ray didn't stop, she hurried out, looking towards the Cafeteria, then headed out of the school. She had to go check up on the guys, make sure they were alright.

Not the Shadow…Please…anything but that!


Two Ninja Turtles were sitting in front of the TV, not really watching it, just merely flipping through the channels. Donnie sighed and handed the remote over to his younger brother Mikey, just then just continued to flip through the channels.

The purple banded ninja got up and walked over to his computers and sat down. Don propped his head up and stared at the bright screens, bored. Usually, he was chat with Dani on the computers, but now she was at school. He sighed and missed their conversation. She was one like himself, smart, intelligent, and she different.

Dani was stern, like Lee, but also free like Mei. She shared both qualities and others. She wasn't a complete nerd like himself, even though she reminded him that he wasn't.

He sighed again and wondered back at his time at school. It had been a unique experience. Something he would never forget.

Just too bad it didn't last long…

He sighed, then began on a program Dani had asked him to finish for her. It was quite a challenge, but of course Don liked challenges.

In the dojo, Leo was meditating, and Raph was beating a punching bag up. Sweat rolled down the red-banded turtle's temples and neck. He stopped and doubled over, panting.

"You shouldn't over-work yourself Raph" Leo said, still in lotus style and eyes closed. Raph glared at him, then softened his gaze.

"Hey, well. I bored bein' cooped up in here…it's borin'!"

"If you are so bored Raphael, then maybe you would like to train?" Splinter said, entering the room. Raph looked over at his Master, then groaned. Not what he had in mind. He wanted to go out and ride, but nodded and walked over to his Master, who had just called his other brothers over. They then sat down on the mats and began to mediate.

A Little Later…

Splinter opened his eyes while he was mediating with his four adoptive sons. They still had their eyes close and were still, or at least three were. Mikey was twitching and moving, like always. Then Splinter noticed something start to surround his adoptive sons. It was like a low bright haze. He focused on the haze as it continued, then, as suddenly it had appeared, it died away. This was odd.

His eyebrows quirked, then his ears perked up when he heard a noise. The rat looked up and then a figure ran into the doorway and stopped.

It was Ray, who was breathing heavly. Splinter got up, eyes wide in surprise. He worried a bit at what was wrong.

"Miss Ray, what is wrong?"

At that, all four turtles opened their eyes and turned around to see her. Raph's eyes were the widest in surprise.

"Ray" he muttered as he soon began to get up, but Splinter stopped him.

"No Raphael, stay. Miss Ray, come…explain why you are here…" the Master said as he walked past his pupils and over to the girl. The girl stared at the four turtles, then over at the rat. She nodded and turned, and both she and Splinter walked away.

Back in the dojo, Mikey looked at his brothers and asked, "Wonder what's gotten into her?" Leo and Donnie shrugged, and Raph wondered the same thing.

Ray…what's wrong…

Outside, Splinter walked with the brunette, glancing over to her every so often. They entered his room, and Ray knelt down before the table. The rat sensei sat on the other side.

"Now, Miss Ray, care to explain?" he asked. Ray sighed and glanced down at the table. She mumbled something as she twiddled her fingers. His eyebrows rose, and he asked, "Can you repeat that Miss Ray?"

"Something," she stopped herself, then continued, "someone told me something important, but I promised not to tell. But…"

"It involves us no doubt."

Ray nodded and began to inhale and exhaled deeply, trying to calm herself. She had run straight from school to here, worried. Fearing the worst, she had to make sure her friends were alright. So couldn't loss someone else close to her.

"Well" Splinter became, stroking his bread, "how about you just tell me what it is? Not what it is about." Ray looked up at him, confusion written on her face. "Just tell me the basic, nothing to personal." The brunette nodded and took in a deep inhale of air.

"A nightmare of you and the shadow" she replied, bowing her head. She would not say who, promising that to Katie, but she did need to tell Splinter something. He stared at her, then nodded.

"I see…you may stay here if you like. If you feel the need…" he said to her, and she nodded and stood up. Heading out of the room, she was met by Raph.

"What's wrong Ray?" he asked, and she looked away.

"Somethin'…" she replied, then Raph gestured over to the couch. She nodded, and both went and sat down.

"Wanna talk about it?" he asked, spread his arms out along the couch back. Ray looked down at her hands.

She was trying to hold in her emotions and not let them get the best of her. There was one thing her and Mei shared, and that was they sometimes were emotional unstable. Ray could control it at the harshest of times, but sometimes, it got free. She prayed it would not show now.

"Nightmares" she replied him in a low mumble. All the strength she had built up, was gone. She felt young again, when she used to be scare of everything.

Raph's eyes quirked, and he repeated, "Nightmares…what 'bout them?" Ray sighed and glanced over at the red-banded turtle, her ruby red eyes meeting his golden brown eyes.

"Someone had a nightmare about y'all gettin' attacked by the Shadow. And I had a nightmare a few nights ago…about something attacking me" she answered, looking away. It felt good telling someone, but she wished she didn't. Ray had always believed in herself, independent…but something told her that keeping this in wasn't a good idea. She sighed.

Ray continued to stare at her then, gently patted her back.

"Ray, don't worry…nothing bad is going to happen…trust me…" he said to her, and he meant every word. Ray turned her head back to the turtle and was about to speak again, when three forms quickly entered the underground home of the turtles. Both turned and saw Lee, Dani, and Mei standing in the home.

Lee didn't look all too happy, Dani just sighed, and Mei smiled.

"Found ya Ray!" Mei exclaimed, bouncing over. At that moment, Leo, Donnie, and Mikey walked out of the Dojo.

"Hey dudettes" he greeted the girls, and Lee and Dani nodded and Mei smiled.

"Hey Mikey!" Mei replied.

Leo's eyebrow rose, and he then asked, "Why are you four here? Aren't you four still in school?" Lee looked over and sighed.

"We got out early Leo" Lee replied, then looked over at her younger sister on the couch, "and why did you leave early Ray?" Ray stared back at her sisters, who were all focused on her, then turned away from them.

Splinter sighed and said, "Miss Lee, come with me, and I'll tell you." He gestured, and Lee followed, wondering what was wrong with her sister.

At the Girl's Home…

Ray sat on the couch, legs covered by black pajama pants and drawn up to her chest. She had her chin resting on her knees, and a sigh escaped her lips. All the panic and worriness left her system, and she was back to normal, or as normal as they could all be.

"What is bothering you Ray?"

Ray sighed and closed her eyes. Of course Lee had to be a nosy older sister and ask her. What she thought was strange was that she hadn't contacted her through the link.

"Nuthin' Lee…just stuff…"

The blonde dressed in white pajamas sat down on the couch next to her sister and stared at the other girl. Lee had wondered about two things: one was that of Ray's sudden departure from school and second was that she hadn't ask about the sister link.

"What kind of stuff?" Lee asked, eyes softening.

"Nightmares…" Ray mumbled to her sister, then turned her head to face her. She needed to ask Lee about something that had come to her attention of few nights ago, after the birthday party. "Lee…I have noticed that we are not mentally connected…was that what Mother warned?"

Lee sighed and looked away. She couldn't, not wouldn't, explain it to her sister, for she didn't know either.

"I guess Ray, for I don't know either. It could be the start or the end for all we know" Lee replied, then turned her head back to her sister. Ray sighed and closed her eyes.

"I hope it is just the end…" the brunette muttered. Lee nodded and began to think about that as well and what Splinter had told her.

Nightmares…what could that have to do with anything?


She looked around in the darkness, but of course saw nothing. That was, in till a scene came closer and closer to her. It grew and grew, till it surrounded her in the dark abyss. She looked around and saw that it was a dojo. Simple, no decorations, but still, something about it made it familiar. Like a place she has known forever.
But where was this place?
"Hello…" her voice rang out, but no one answered her. "Hello…"
Then a voice did answer her. It was raspy, and she tried to shrink away from it.
"Your nightmare…my nightmares…my creation….dear princess…"
Then, as if lightning had struck her, she jerked out of this dojo world and back awake.

Ray jerked up in her bed and began gasping for air. She reached up and held the side of her head.

She had another nightmare, and this time a voice had spoken to her. The voice seemed familiar, but her mind began to forget it as she fully awakened. Ray gripped her hair in her fist and wanted to scream out.

WHY AM I HAVING THIS NIGHTMARES!

She ripped the covers off and stormed out of her room, going downstairs to beat practice dummy senseless. The next morning, her sisters would find her sleeping on the dojo mats, dummy ripped to bits. This worried her sisters.


To begin with…here is the link to my deviantArt account with the drawings of the girls…(remove the spaces)
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Also…would like to thank inudemon02, LadyBlue001, and BlooRose for reviewing!!!
Also…no…I wasn't dead…just couldn't get my muse or plot bunnies to work…also…got any ideas…let me have them! And the girls aren't here at the moment…Haluwasa2 has borrowed them for a chapter for one of her stories!
And also...BlooRose suggest the part where Ray tells Raph about the nightmares...THANKZ FOR THE SUGGESTION!!

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