Part 9 : Hot summer nights
"livin' for the small town, hot summer nights, radio bout to blow. Top down, under the lights... feel the heat... wild and sweet...hot summer nights!"
I stopped mid way through the form and sighed. This was near impossible to do in the woods and with a complete and utter lack of concentration. I was in the woods because nut cases wanted to hunt me and my sisters, my aunt, and the men we loved down. I couldn't concentrate because two of my sisters appeared to be growing WINGS and one had turned dark grey and now had pointy ears.
So far none of them seemed to be harmed, in fact all of them seemed happier than they had been in a long time. They had the men that loved them and they had back some part of them selves that they seemed to have never known they had lost. Try as hard as I might, I couldn't be mad about it. They all seemed so happy. Still there was a very big part of me that just didn't understand what was going on, and also had me scared of what might be in store next.
Finally I have had it, the lack of concentration, and everything else. So I just head over to the van, climb in and slam the door behind me. The second the door is shut, all of the worry about what is going to happen, comes crashing down on my and I bury my face in my hands and proceed to start sobbing.
What I'm not expecting is for someone to suddenly sit up behind me and put their hand on my shoulder.
"Lis?"
I jump about three inches and turn to find a very concerned Raph looking at me.
"Lisa what's WRONG?" he demands suddenly looking ferocious.
Do you have any idea how comforting it is to have something like that so vicious over you? To know that there is someone on this planet that would rip the world apart if that's what it took to keep you safe? I sat there for about ten seconds and stared at the person willing to do it for me with tears running down my face like a fool. Then I almost threw my self into his arms and burst into tears for the second time that day.
"Hey hey," He told suddenly loosing all of that ferocity and becoming painfully gentle, "What's WRONG Lisa?"
I finally manage to compose my self long enough to wipe my eyes and look up at him, "Its just everything Raphael. My sisters are ..."
"Freaks?" he says sadly.
"That WASN'T what I was gonna say," I growled, "My sisters are something I cant understand."
"Oh." He said sheepishly.
"And because I don't understand it I have no idea how to help or protect them. I'm the oldest, Its MY job to keep them safe." I stopped and looked down, " I can fight Sacks, I can stop the Shredder and his goons. HOW do I protect them from their own bodies?"
Raph shook his head and let out a long sigh, "Maybe you can't. Maybe all you can do is be there for them?"
"Did you ever go through anything like this?" I looked up at him, "With your brothers?"
He smirked, "Like this? No. But we have gone through things. We grew, we changed. But it wasn't me that had to deal with the fall out. It was Leo."
"Leonardo?"
He nodded and smirked a bit, "Yah. Fearless was the one that always had our backs when one of us was hurt or sick, or dealing with some strange thing that happened in our bodies while we grew up."
"So what happened?" I asked.
"He looked after us," Raph smiled, "I never even said thank you to him I don't think. Least not until after this mess with the shredder happened. He's a lot like you though, he always wanted to keep all of us safe."
"So what did he do?"
"The best he could," He smiled back, "Just like you. And I know that you will do the same thing. No matter what your sisters have to face... or yourself."
Now I had to blink up at him, "My self?"
Raph nodded and moved so he was looking down at me rather than over at me, "The chances are, if all three of your sisters are something special, you will be to. I know when you find it, not if, when. You will use it to protect your sisters. I have faith in you."
I let out the breath that I hadn't even realized I was holding, "Thank you."
I put my arms around him and he kissed the top of my head and held me. I would have liked for the moment of peace to last forever but like so much else I've found out that peace never lasts.
I was about to lean up and kiss Raph when someone out side some where screamed bloody murder.
I jumped again and then lunged for the door, which carried me out of the van and into the campsite.
One side of the camp fire stood most of my family, looking ready to fight to the death. On the other side stood Shredder, The girl who'd shot Leo at the house and Sacks. As well as Eli.
Sacks appeared to be wearing some kind of strange glove and held her by the arm. I could see that the glove looked red where it touched her and she appeared to be in complete agony.
"LET HER GO!" Donnie snarled and leapt at them only to be clocked by the shredder and wind up flying face first into the ground next to his brothers.
Sacks smiled and continued to hold my sister, "I guess its true, you brats are fey."
He finally dropped Eli and I could see the burns on her arm, "Neat trick huh?" He smiled and held up his glove, "Iron."
I went ballistic.
"AHHHH!" I proceeded to lunge my self at Sacks seriously wanting blood, "I TOLD you what I'd do if you touched my sisters!"
I think that caught him off guard for a second or two because he stumbled back and Shredder and the girl both moved too. That was because my insane charge, was all it took to spring the rest of my family into action.
Aunt Angel darted forward and proceeded to scoop up Eli, All of the turtles charged the Shredder and My sisters went after the girl. Sacks however was mine.
What I had done didn't keep him off guard long and a few seconds after he recovered from being stunned he managed to twist around and clamp that glove down on my arm. It hurt like you wouldn't believe but I refused to let go of him.
"I TOLD you if you came near us again what id do to you!" I snarled in his face, "Now I'm going to make sure you NEVER hurt anyone again! EVER!"
He managed to kick my feet out from under me but as I went down I refused to let go of his collar and he was dragged down to the ground with me.
"You miserable monsters!" He snarled, "This world belongs to US now! HUMANS! your kind has no place here any more! And those THINGS you love! Science made those! NONE Of you have the right to exist."
I held onto his jacket and rolled so that I was looking down at him, "Wrong! They might have been created, and we might be throw backs. But the fact that we DO exist means we have the RIGHT to exist!"
His eyes canted to the right and I had no idea what he was looking at, "Then I'll just have to fix that!"
I looked to the right and realized what he was looking at, The campfire.
It was to late to do anything when I realized hew as throwing his weight to the right and I was heading right for it.
"So much for existing," He smirked and tossed me into it.
I heard Raph literally howling in agony, I heard my sisters and aunt screaming. And I didn't hear anything at all. I focused on what I was feeling in my heart and soul, it was better than dance. More powerful than music. The only Thing I'd ever felt in my life that was stronger was my love for Raph. But even that was a part of it, because passion, was of this element.
I was finally able to focus again when I heard Raphael screaming, "LET ME GO! LET ME GO I have to save her!"
I stood up and smiled at him, in the middle of the campfire. I smiled at him and saw those emerald eyes widen as they realized Sacks mistake. I smiled lovingly at him one more time and then turned to Sacks.
"Got your proof now?" I stepped out of the fire but it followed me, "if we didn't have a right to be here. I'd be DEAD now."
I stepped closer to him and the flames moved with me, not wanting to harm him but wanting to prove to him that he was wrong.
"You didn't kill me," I moved closer to him, "you made me STRONGER."
"Stay back!" Sacks snarled.
Even shredder and his girl were backing off from me. But I had no intention of hurting any of them. That anger, that blood lust, finally had an out let. Revenge n o longer mattered, just keeping my family safe, was all that I cared about at that point.
"I'll stay back," I told them, "And so will you. We're going back to the farm. And you aren't going to follow. If you do, I will protect my family."
I turned my back on sacks, and the flames pulled back from him, "Now leave."
I heard all of them head out of the camp site and I finally turned back to my family.
Vivian had a look on her face of complete wonder, Gabbi smirked at me like she always did when she was right. Eli held her burned arm and was being held by Donnie but still gave me a small smile. Raph, mike and Leo all stood there with their mouths hanging open. My aunt looked about to go into shock and leaned on Master Splinter who was almost holding her up.
I took a deep breath and let go of the flames, then proceeded to fall flat on to my face as the energy crash hit.
I don't know how long I slept for, but I do know that I woke up not in the tent at the campsite, but in my room back at the farm. I rolled over and found Raphael sitting in the chair next to my bed.
"Hey handsome," I smiled.
"Hey beautiful," He moved over to sit on my bed and I sat up and put my arms around his neck and kissed him deeply.
I finally came up for air and looked up at him, "Did what I think happened really happen?"
"Totally," He smirked, "So did you get your answer?"
I had to think for a second and then nodded, "Yah I guess I did."
I was about to say more when I heard someone knock on the door. A few seconds later my aunt stuck her head into the room.
"Lisa," She told me, "When you are feeling better please come down stairs and gather up your sisters for me."
"What's Up aunt angel?" I sat up now no longer feeling tired.
"Its time I tell you girls the whole story," She smiled at me sadly, "Its time you know the whole truth."
I looked from my aunt and back to Raph quickly and then pulled my self from the covers. She never used that tone unless it was important, and I felt that if she had something to say, this time, we all really needed to listen.
