I don't own TMNT I do own my OC's and original ideas.
I subconsciously pulled the sleeves of my jacket down as I walked through the halls filled with nosy, gossiping teenagers.
"Look what the trash brought in." Makenzie, the most popular girl in school and my arch-nemesis since I started school here. With bleach blond hair, a Barbie doll figure, and the conscience of a dictator she basically ruled the school and for some reason she had it out for me. Always finding ways to embarrass and humiliate me. So obviously I was happy to see her.
"Hi Makenzie how are you?" I threw on the fakest smile I could muster up and made sure my voice dripped with sarcasm. She pressed her hand to her chest and looked falsely surprised.
"I don't believe it the little savage has manners. I guess the low lives are evolving." She and her posy laughed like a pack of hyenas. "And what's with the jacket? Hmm? You wouldn't be hiding anything would you? Thought so. You always looked like the one to cut."
"I honestly don't care what you think Makenzie. Your opinion matters to me like the clearance rack matters to you. Now if you excuse me I'd like to make it to class on time to day." I pushed past her without another word.
"Ah, Miss. Knight nice to see you on time for once." Smiled the ever wrinkly old man Mr. Greenfield. I took my seat and tried to pay attention to what he was saying about the Renascence. My mind drifted to last night. Remembering the way Leonardo looked at me when I told him they didn't need to get screwed up in my messed up life. Carrie had woken up a few minutes later and we left with few more words spoken.
"Ms. Knight." I jumped out of my thoughts, causing the class to laugh and a glare to settle on my face.
"Yes Mr. Greenfield?"
"Would you tell us about the great Renascence painter Leonardo Da Vinci." About 6ft, green, mutant turtle, wears a blue mask, and is a ninja. Probably not the answer he's looking for.
"Leonardo Da Vinci was not only a great renascence painter, but he was a scientist and inventor. He painted the Last Super and the Mona Lisa, probably his most well-known works of art."
"Nice to know you have been paying attention in my class at some point Ms. Knight. Now…." I returned to staring out the window, the clock, and starring off into-space period. Time just couldn't go fast enough.
Half way home I knew I was being followed. Hey weren't exactly hiding. Taking several turns through ruff looking alleys I tried to shake them off. When that didn't work I ducked behind a dumpster and waited.
"I swear she went this way." I recognized the voice as Lucas Mathews, school jock and ultimate player.
"Well I don't see her." Makenzie.
"Come guys let's like get out of here. This place is like so gross and I have my party to get to. I need like 2 hours for hair and makeup. This doesn't just happen people."
"Jessica do me a favor and shut up." Makenzie hissed.
"I'm surprised. Never thought a trio of high class citizens of New York would be running through the back alleys after some low class like myself. What can I do for ya?" I was not amused by their little spying act.
"We just wanted to say hello."
"What schools not enough anymore? Is that why you brought him with you?" I jerked my thumb in Lucas's direction.
"They wanted some protection, which I was happy to give." He winked at Jessica who giggled. "Wouldn't want what happened to your friend Little Slut Carrie to happen to these girls."
"I bet the only reason she got away was because they realized just how ugly the girl was. Not even worth their time. We on the other hand have reasons to be scared." Jessica added in.
"Go to Hell."
"How did you know we were following you?" Makenzie stuck her nose in the air like she was superior to me.
"You weren't exactly quiet or hiding." Plus years of training help too. Out of the corner of my eye I seen shadow flash by on the roof tops. My stomach did a roll and every muscle tensed. "You need to get out of here. NOW!" In broad daylight? Are they crazy!?"
"We're not going anywhere." Jessica sneered. Four Foot Elite jumped down landing nearly silently. Lucas and Jessica took off running at that point, but Makenzie stayed behind.
"Take both the brunet and the blond." Karai. I mentally cursed. I turned to face her. "How good it is to see you Ivory or should I say Shadow Knight."
"I don't know what you're talking about lady."
"Get your filthy hands off of me!" Makenzie yelled struggling the Elite's grips. She had spunk I'd give her that.
"Do not play dumb with me Shadow Knight. You will pay for your miss deeds against my father and if you don't this one will pay." She pointed an accusing finger at Makenzie.
"I don't know what you're talking about. You've got the wrong person." She walked up to me, eyes narrowed dangerously thin.
"I believe I do have the right girl." She gripped my arm and pulled down my jacket sleeve revealing the first metal band around my wrist. "And that is not that only proof we have." She paused to look me over. "We know you stole information from the Foots personal computer, we know this is not the first time you have worked as a spy, and we also know WHO you work for."
"Do ya now?" I challenged.
"Hey, lady in the armor, uh hi, look Shadow here is a nobody. There's no way on earth she's this 'spy' you think she is."
"Thanks."
"Any time." She smiled. Karai sneered before she landed a well-aimed punch into my jaw. The Elite holding me let go allowing me to crumble to the ground. Before I could even take in another breath she kicked me in the gut. Air was forced out of my lungs and I gasped trying to refill them.
"Karai, you talk of honor, but fighting a defenseless girl like me is quite the opposite."
"I will get you to fight." She walked to Makenzie whose eyes quickly filled with fear. I struggled to stand, but I wasn't fast enough to stop Karai before punched Makenzie in the side of the head.
"Karai stop it! I'll go with you just leave her alone. This isn't her fight!" But she didn't stop. She again punched Makenzie in the face, the only thing keeping her up was the Elite hold her. "Dam it Karai stop!" but again she punched Makenzie in the face.
Getting to my feet I threw off my jacket and activated the blades. If Makenzie hadn't been half unconscious she might have reacted. Milliseconds before I sliced open her face she blocked me with her katana. But that's as far as the fight got, a second too late did I notice the presence behind me. The Elite ninja pierced my skin with a needle and the world went dark quickly.
I woke feeling like someone was sitting on my head. It almost felt like I was dreaming, there, but not really. After what felt like several minutes my vison cleared. I nearly screamed when a class jar supporting a brain and a single eye ball rolled over to me. His eye narrowed at me and my slightly horrified expression.
"What are you doing to me?" I struggled in the restraints. I was tied to steel chair welded into the ground. I had nearly forgot about Makenzie till I seen her six or seven feet from me tied in a chair like mine except she didn't have wires on her like I did. I asked again through clenched teeth.
"I am simply running tests. These arm band weapons are of interest to Shredder."
"Who are you?"
"My name is Dr. Stockman."
"You're that scientist who went missing a few years ago?"
"Yes. Where did you get this weapon?"
"So this place didn't make them?" I dodged the question. I had considered the thought before, but at the time I received the bands I was sure Shedder didn't actually know who I was.
"Ha!" is was a 'your to naive for your own good' kind of ha. "This is technology far beyond Earths technology. Which is why it is of interest of shredder."
"So you couldn't make something like these?"
"I could with the right materials, however, these other buffoons who call themselves scientist wouldn't have clue where to start." Ego much?
"What are they going to do with her?" I nodded my head to a still unconscienced Makenzie.
"Shredder has no interest in the girl. He just using her to make you talk." Great.
"What are you going to do with me?" he didn't answer "If you try to remove the band you'll kill me and they'll be useless."
"Yes, I know that the bands fused with your circulatory system and will be useless once removed." He glared at me with his eye for testing his intelligence. A groan caught our attention. Makenzie stirred in her chair and I suspected she'd be coming around soon.
"Why do you work for the Shredder? I'm gonna guess he did this to you."
"Unfortunately, I too had some dead to pay for." He glared at the computer screen that showed my vitals. "Time for some tests." Without warning I felt volts of electricity surge through me. The blades burst out braking through the restraints like they were made of butter. My joints hurt like hell and I struggled to breathe again. Obviously shocked Stockman rolled back. He pressed a red button and seconds later two Elite were re-restraining me.
A crash came from outside. Exchanging a look the two Elite went out investigate only fall to the floor unconscienced seconds later once they disappeared out the doors. Stockman rolled over to call for more help, but a throwing star landing in the computer dashboard stopped him. I mentally groaned. Another surge of electricity vibrated through my body. The blades must have some sort of protection override because they activated again cutting through the ties.
I stumbled forward out of the chair, but my ankles were still tied. Cutting the well tied rope I stood. I looked for stockman, but he had disappeared.
"Are you ok?" I looked at Donnie.
"Ya I'm fine." Makenzie held up her head with foggy eyes. She wasn't completely all there yet. "You guys need to hide." I stumbled over to her cutting the rope. "How did you find me?"
"Carrie came and found us saying that you had disappeared that you weren't answering her calls. She was scared. So we tracked your cell phone. When we found it in the alley knew something was up." My phone? It was in pocket. I guess it could have fallen out during the fight, or when they were taking me here. I looked at Leo not sure how I felt about Carrie being tied into this. "We'll explain more, but we need to get out of here."
"What's going on?" Makenzie whined out. Not that I blamed her. I mentally cursed myself for letting her get mixed up in this.
"Come on Makenzie we're getting out of here." She nodded, the last effects of the drug wearing off. Her face was a range of different color from yellow to black in some places. "I'm so sorry." Even though she had tortured me from freshman year till now was no excuse for this. She didn't disserved this. Nobody did. "What if she see you?" I pulled her up, but my shaky legs nearly gave wait to her weight.
"I'll take her." Donatello picked her up bridal style.
"We'll figure it later. Right now we need to go."
"Carrie better not be here." I warned.
"You really think we'd bring her? We're not stupid. We knew it was too dangerous for her to come with us. Now come on." I followed them, fighting when need be. Once we made it outside we darted across the street to a van. Just before I got to the door a pain like no other exploded in my shoulder. Gripping the injured area out of reflex I felt blood ooze through my fingers. An arrow had went straight through hitting only muscle, which was good news. I fingered the shaft and arrow head that stuck out the front. Raph picked me up, and as gently as possible, placed me in the van.
"Ok it went through only muscle that's good. Uhh…Mikey hand me the scissors from my tool bag." The scissors were actually garden sheers which did nicely in cutting through the shaft. With the help of Mikey he pulled the rest of the shaft out and applied gauze. I looked at Makenzie who was looking around with wide fearful eyes. When they landed on me she passed out. "We need to get both of you to a hospital. April drive to the nearest one!"
"On it." Said the red head driving. A guy with long dark hair sat next to her watching me closely. Donnie, using the garden clippers, cut away the sleeve of my shirt. Lucky me I decided to wear a tank-top today. "Wait Donnie we can't take Shadow to the hospital not with her arm bands."
"Take us to my house." I gave her the direction.
"I think the arrow was poisoned, she won't stop bleeding!" Donnie called to April. Ten minutes later April pulled into the driveway. George and Rylie, my amazing care givers, were still gone on their tip to Vegas and I was starting to think they weren't coming back. All the better. I never liked them anyway. She and Long Dark Hair Guy helped walked us in.
"Down stairs there's a medical room." I sat on the bed and Makenzie took the extra one. Shuffling through the cabinets Donnie found what he needed. He gave me a shot which quickly took effect.
For the second time in twenty-four hours I woke up feeling drugged. Donnie must have had to do dome repair work to my shoulder. Pulling back the bandages I looked at the neat row of stiches. Makenzie was next to me fully awake and looking at me.
"Was what happened real?"
"Yes." There was no point in denying it to her.
"And they…?"
"Yes. Makenzie you can't tell anyone. I know we've certainly had our differences in the past, but despite that I don't think it's in your best interest to go blabbing it to the world and get put in a mental institute." Tears filled her blackened, blood shot eyes. "You didn't deserve this. I'm sorry."
"Tell me something?"
"Ok."
"They were real…right? Everything was real. Getting kidnapped, you being a…spy as hard as that is to believe, and them…all real?"
"Every bit."
"And you get shot with an arrow."
"Yep." She tenderly touched her swollen face.
"This is crazy. Here I was hoping I was dreaming, but nope. I hope you know this changes nothing between us. I won't say anything, because obviously no bodies going to believe me about you or those….turtles."
"That's all I ask."
"But, you will tell me more about them."
"I'm surprised you didn't ask them yourself." I raised an eyebrow at her.
"I kept passing out. It was all a major shock to me. And they certainly are interesting. I want to know more about them."
"Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't know much. You'll just have ask them yourself." I could hear them upstairs. Standing we went up to see what exactly they were up to.
"No parents? I didn't know you were an orphan. Foster kid?"
"No."
"Don't want to tell me, fine don't." We found the guys and Carrie in the kitchen.
"Hey guys."
"Neither of you should be up." Donnie scolded.
"I'm hunger and Makenzie here has some questions, obviously." He sighed knowing he lost.
"Well here." He handed me a sling "To keep pressure off your arm. Do you need an ice pack?" Makenzie replied no and looked down almost shamefully. Maybe it was for her bruised face, which I still felt bad for.
"Makenzie!?" Carrie said in disbelief. "The guys were right that Karai girl sure did a number on you. Are you sure you don't need an ice pack?"
"I'm perfectly fine. I don't need an ice pack." She answered defiantly.
"You guys hungry?" Mikey asked flipping a pancake. I noticed a certain blue banded turtle missing.
"Where's Leo?"
"He went ta tell Masta' Splinta' where we were. He should be back 'ere soon."
"These are the best pancakes I have ever had!" Makenzie said as she shoved a few more pieces into her mouth.
"So how exactly did Makenzie get mixed up in your kid napping?" Carrie whispered beside me.
"She followed me after school. It was really just wrong place wrong time." I sat down at the table next to Makenzie and ate my own breakfast. "Makenzie how are you going to explain being out all night?" she shrugged.
"I'll tell them I went to a party. Trust me they won't give it a second look."
"And your bruises?" she frowned thinking.
"I'll just stay a guy at the party got handsy. It'll work out." I turned to Donnie.
"How did you figure I was at Shredder's?"
"We knew you had been work for him. You suddenly disappearing fit with the idea that he figured you out somehow. So we looked their first."
"Still can't believe any of this." Before any of us could reply to her Leo walked in.
"So what did Master Splinter say Leo?" Mikey asked flipping another pancake.
"He's not exactly happy about three more humans knowing about us, but he said our actions were honorable."
"Wait there's another one?"
"No Master Splinter's a mutant rat, our sensei and father." Leo explained.
"Let me just go ahead and speak for all three of us." She cleared her throat dramatically "WHAT DO U MEAN FATHER AND SENSI!?"
"Uh Leo I think its story time." Mikey smiled. Sighing Leo started the story of their creation. We all listened even though I was sure the guys had heard this story numerous times. I noticed during the story that Makenzie kept glancing at Donnie, only to look away a second later and then repeat the process.
Hey hope you liked it! Check out my story Distant and its sequel Revenge. Review please!