After a long story of baby turtles, ooze, a kind rat, crazy adventures, and aliens, Amy felt a headache coming on.
Everyone seemed surprised, however, when there was a knock on the door.
Amy looked up from Mikey showing baby pictures, and her ears twitched.
"Uh oh…"
After some silence, the knocking got louder.
"…I'll answer it…"
Amy went towards it warily, and pulled the door open enough to peek through.
"Uh…hey, mommy…"
"AMY!!"
The door flew open as a silver blur jumped in, hugging the cat-girl.
When she wasn't moving, they could make out she looked like she was in her mid-twenties, with long silver hair and blue eyes.
Seeming to have dressed in a rush, she was wearing a tight pink t-shirt and jean shorts.
In short, Mikey's "DUDE…" was for a VERY good reason…
A large, more lumbering form came in after, and the bright red skin and large stone hand seemed to trigger Mikey's awe gene.
"Are ya okay, kid?"
"You asked that already!" Amy teased.
Hellboy lifted her up, holding her like one would hold a toddler.
"…I know I'm small, Uncle Red…can you put me down?"
He seemed to be looking at her intently, and she quirked an eyebrow.
"No hickeys. She's clean."
She blushed bright red at the turtle's snickers.
"UNCLE RED!"
"Red, stop embarrassing her!" Kit chastised, smacking Hellboy upside the head and letting her daughter land on her feet.
It was actually rather comical, seeing someone probably a fourth Hellboy's size scold him.
Mikey seemed an inch away from his jumping fangirl stage, and Amy knew what was coming…
"THIS IS SO COOL!!"
Before Hellboy got a chest full of mutant turtle, Amy caught him by the mask tails.
"Let's not hurt the big red demon, Mikey…"
He gave her the Chibi Turtle Eyes, but she just smiled.
"Sorry, man. I don't fall for tricks like mine."
"…DARN…"
Kit smiled mischievously, and Amy groaned.
"Since we're a little late to the party, let's start the introductions."
"Alright. Here's Mikey, Raph, Donnie, Leo, and Master Splinter."
"It's nice to meet you all."
Kit bowed respectfully.
"My big red friend here doesn't have manners, but don't mind him."
Jabbing her elbow into his side, she heard him grumble for a moment before saying hi.
"I don't believe we've heard your story."
Kit nodded to the elderly rat.
"Probably not. I haven't told Amy myself. Maybe we should sit down…"
Once everyone was comfortable, Hellboy forced to sit on the floor so he wouldn't break the couch, Kit sat back and started the familiar life story.
"My mom's an angel-NO LAUGHING-and my dads a cat demon-I'M BEING SERIOUS-There's a…was it a city? I'm never sure…Anyway, there was a city down in Antarctica where I was born. When I was around three, I was taken from there and somehow ended up here in New York."
She rubbed her forehead.
"Don't ask…I really don't know how…Anyway, I lived on my own for a couple years until MY sensei found me. Master Shang Fu."
She sighed, remembering her father…
"He was a kind old man, and he taught me everything I know. Without him, I wouldn't be a master."
Seeing some surprised expressions, she smirked.
"I may not look it, but I'm nearing forty. I can kick some serious monster butt."
"We know, mom."
"My sensei died when I was sixteen, of a heart attack. I had no choice, so I went back to the streets. A couple years later, the BPRD found me and took me in."
"I sometimes wonder why…"
Kit elbowed Hellboy again, and he grunted.
"Long story short, I've been fighting monsters with this big oaf since then."
Mikey grinned.
"You should see fighting aliens with THIS oaf."
SMACK!!
"OW!!" Mikey whined as Raph growled, grumbling something under his breath.
Kit smiled.
"That reminds me of something…"
Amy grinned mischievously.
"Yeah, mom. You and Uncle Red."
"…Is that an insult?"
Kit put on a mock-hurt face, and put a 'paw' over her heart.
Amy shook her head in amusement, leaning back.
"What do you think?"
"Well, I never!"
Putting on a mock-angry pout, Kit crossed her arms and huffed.
"You're so touchy, mom!"
"And YOU'RE ticklish!"
Almost too fast to see, Amy was pinned to the couch and tickled relentlessly.
Tears almost came to her eyes as her ribs started to hurt.
"M-Mom! G-Get off! I-I'm serious!"
Struggling, Amy managed to push her mom off and backpedaled away, still giggling and smiling.
Kit fell on the floor, and groaned before putting up the peace sign.
"I'm okay…"
Mikey looked down at her with a grin.
"Hey, at least you've got your youth, dudette."
"At least I have THAT…"
She sat up, bonking foreheads with the unfortunate turtle, but she didn't seem fazed as she rubbed the back of her head, ears back.
Amy, however, literally fell into someone's lap, and looked up into the surprised brown eyes of Leo.
Surprised at first, she soon blushed so dark she felt faint.
"S-Sorry! I-I didn't m-mean to-!"
Trying to get off and not be in a 'compromising' position, she clumsily fell to the brick floor.
With a groan of pain, she lifted a hand weakly.
"I'm okay…"
Kit looked down at her daughter.
"Smooth move, sweetheart…"
"Shut up, mom…"
Raph chuckled.
"Nice fall…"
She pointed a threatening finger.
"Don't make me get up…"
Kit sat back, grinning.
"That's my girl! Fiery and sassy!"
"…Mom, that's you…"
"…I can dream you're like that, can't I?"
"…Personally? No…"
"…I wish I could have another kid…"
"Why can't you?"
Don's question seemed to turn on the 'sad' switch in the elder cat demon, and she turned silent.
"…It's not something I like talking about…"
Hellboy nudged his smaller friend.
"Come on, Kitty. Don't get all depressed on me."
She smiled slightly, shoving him back.
"I don't get depressed."
"HA!"
…
"…Get over here…"
"NEVER!!"
As Hellboy tried to run, Kit jumped on him, and the two rolled and wrestled into the kitchen…
Splinter sighed, a small smile on his face.
'They're still children at heart…'
There was a small explosion, and the Kit peeked out.
"Whoever was making pizza, the ovens broken."
Mikey jumped up, running.
"THE PIZZA!!"
There was another explosion when he went in, and there was a moment of silence until he came back out.
The orange-banded turtle was covered, head-to-toe, in tomato sauce, flour, and bits of dough.
Amy smiled sheepishly as she sat up.
"Did I mention I get my blowing-up-things skills from my mom?"
"…You could've mentioned that, dudette…"
Kit peeked out, looking apologetic.
"Oops?"
Everyone stared, and she got jumpy until she pointed inside.
"HE DID IT!"
"KITTY!"
"CRAP!"
Jumping, she hid behind the couch, and Hellboy marched out.
"…Where is she?"
Everyone pointed behind the couch, and Kit peeked up only to glare at them all.
"…I curse you all…"
"KITTY!"
"AH!"
It was like a weird game of cat and dog, and Kit managed to hide under a bridge.
If you didn't know any better, it would be like she wasn't even there.
Amy laughed as her uncle tried to grab her mom, and leaned back only to have her back hit Leo's legs again.
Instead of jumping, like he'd expected, she seemed to relax.
A purr escaped her chest in a hum, and he almost relaxed with her.
It just felt…RIGHT…
