Gem shivered on the bed she'd been practically thrown on, left alone. The room was rather extravagant, with a queen sized bed with a see-through green canopy. The walls were a gentle gold and white, with a light wood dresser, a vanity mirror on top, covered in carved flowers.
The small window nearly reached the ceiling, too high for a seven year old to reach, but the nearly diminished light told her it was sunset. She knew her sister and cousins wouldn't dare try to get in during the day, and knew she'd have to stick it out until nightfall. She hugged her knees to her chest, feeling the sobs hurt her sore throat and aching chest, her eyes seeming to have cried their last tears, though the remnants still glistened on her cheeks.
She wiped them away, thinking, 'Ruby wouldn't cry…she'd be thinking of a way out…'
She sighed, resting her head on her knees.
'Why me? I'm not smart like Anna…or strong like Rose…and I'm not as talented as Ruby…why me?'
Her emerald eyes looked around, unconsciously memorizing everything, when she heard the doorknob turn. Her ears perked at the sound, but when she caught the scent, her ears lay against her head and her tail lowered. She tried to make herself as small as possible, but it obviously wasn't going to work.
"Scared, child?"
She shivered involuntarily, whimpering. She felt a hand touch her cheek, and she flinched away. The hand followed, cupping her cheek, and making her look up into pitch black eyes.
Her eyes widened innocently, and she tried to move back, but her back hit the headboard, stopping her from moving more than a centimeter. She shivered, trying to look anywhere else, when he said, "What are you scared of?" she couldn't say anything, and couldn't help that her eyes kept darting around.
"Well?"
She nearly jumped, and stuttered out, trying to sound like her sister.
"I-I'm not sc-scared! Wh-Where are m-my parents?"
She felt sure he'd hit her, but was surprised when he chuckled darkly instead. "You're not scared? Then why are you shaking?" she seemed embarrassed, saying, "I don't mean to…" his free hand traced her jaw line, making her shiver again.
"Innocence…it's strange…it's like a magnet for trouble…"
She tried to shy away from his touch, feeling uncomfortable under his scrutinizing gaze. "Wh-What do y-you want w-with me?" she couldn't keep the stutter from her voice, but not for lack of trying. He smirked, making her cringe.
"I think you're a little too young to know…"
She felt his fingers on her inner thigh, and her instincts kicked in. Her eyes turned an icy blue as a short, sharp snarl came from her throat. She kicked him in the chest, making him fly across the room and smash into the wall. She shot up, bolting for the door, but she didn't reach it before Kane grabbed her wrist, holding her against the wall roughly. She started crying, though she was able to hold back the sobs.
"J-Just leave m-me ALONE!"
She struggled, when a familiar, welcome voice pierced the air with rage and scorn.
"Let my sister go before I cut your hands off!!"
Gem couldn't hold in her relief. "Ruby!" Ruby jumped down from the high window, pulling out her katana, and said, "I won't warn you again. Let-Her-Go." Kane smirked.
"And what are you going to do, little girl? Do you think you can defeat a demon god?"
"I'll try…for my family…"
Ruby's brown eyes were hard and serious, and she held up her katana offensively. "Let's see how much of a warrior you are." He released Gem, who immediately scrambled away, running behind her twin. Ruby softened, turning her head to look at her sister.
"Are you okay? Did he hurt you?"
Gem shook, shrinking behind her sister.
"H-He touched m-me…"
By the shaking in her voice, Ruby could tell it wasn't a normal touch, and when it hit her, she snarled.
"You PERVERT! I'll kill you for doing that to her!"
She whistled, and Rose and Anna jumped in, holding their weapons. "Watch Gem. I'll take care of him." Ruby seemed hell-bent on it, and Rose stepped forward.
"I ain't letting you fight alone, and that's that."
Ruby nodded hesitantly, and both charged. He dodged their attacks, though some skimmed across his sides and arms, and Anna stayed with Gem, holding up her metal Bo defensively.
'Where are the others? What's taking so long?'
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Meanwhile, Crystal was tracking down the adults with her mind reading power, Alice, Cathy, Michael, and John following her. When she sensed her father's angry thoughts, she nearly rejoiced, and opened the door, cringing at the screech it made. She walked in, the others looking around with the aid of small balls of fire on their fingertips. She pinpointed the loud, angry, cursing thoughts, and touched cold bars tentatively.
"Dad?"
Raph jolted, looking up in surprise.
"Crystal?"
"Dad!"
She tried to open it, finding it locked, a rusty padlock refusing to budge. She would've glared if she could see, but thought back to her sister's sudden display of power, and calmed down. She put her hands over it, closing her misty violet eyes. She concentrated hard, willing it to snap, to break, to fall to the floor and let her open the door. The snap and clang of metal was all she needed before she pulled the door open, tackling her father in a bear hug.
"Crystal? Are you okay? Where's your sister?"
She forced down the sobs as she said, "I'm fine…Rose went with Ruby and Anna to get Gem…" Raph sat up, hearing what sounded like fire on metal, and said, "You brought the 'brainiacs' with you?" "They wanted to come. Now come on." She got up, grabbing her father's hand, helping him up before dragging him into the hall. Her cousins were already freeing Mikey, Angela, Don, and Rachelle, so Crystal went to her mother's cell door, mentally snapping the lock and running in to tackle/hug her mother.
"Crystal, calm down. We need to go."
Sapphire stood up, holding her daughters hand, and walked out as Amber, Leo, and Splinter were freed from their cells. "Where's Gem?! And Ruby!!" Amber demanded, her eyes still a fierce blue. "They went to get Gem." Cathy answered sweetly, and Angela pulled her close as Amber stormed off, too pissed off to control her powers.
Leo followed, just as worried for their kids as she was, and the others followed, either worried for their kids or for their nieces. When a wall was blown open, everyone stopped, shielding their eyes, and opened them to see Ruby and Rose among the rubble, groaning in pain.
"Ruby!"
Ruby looked up in surprise, asking, "Mom? Dad?" Rose shook some rubble from her head, saying, "Why that perverted, cowardly son of a-!"
"Rose!" Sapphire said sharply, making the black haired girl smile sheepishly and shrug.
"Oh…hey mom…"
"RUBY!!"
Ruby shot up, ignoring her mother's warning before bolting into the room. Not a moment later, she was flung back through the hole, hitting the wall hard. The adults ran in front of the hole, surprised at the sight before them. Anna had made her Bo into a metal dome, protecting herself from the savage blows, while Gem was tied up against a wall, crying her eyes out.
"Gem!"
Amber was in the chaos before Leo could stop her, getting into a hand-to-hand fight with the demon god as Anna made the dome into a Bo again. Leo ran in, freeing Gem from her bonds, and she clung to him like a lifeline. Rose got up again, helping up her cousin, and they were both about to run in when Raph grabbed Rose by the back of her shirt and Donnie held Ruby back with his Bo.
Rose struggled, saying, "LET GO-LET GO-LET GO!! I WANT TO BEAT THE SHELL OFF OF HIM!!"
Mikey smiled impishly, saying, "It's easy to see who her father is, right Raph?"
That earned him a smack on the head.
Michael and John almost ran in, and it took all of Mikey's power to stop them. Angela and Sapphire went in with Rachelle, since they weren't holding their children back from getting killed, and started fighting beside their friend. Mikey hardly stopped his daughters from fighting as well, and Anna had moved next to her father, hiding slightly behind him. When Amber had caught Kane in a death grip, she snarled dangerously.
"If you hurt these kids, you have to deal with ME!"
She squeezed his throat, and her icy blue glare hardened when she saw him smirk.
"If you kill me, that won't be the end. I'll come back, and I'll take something precious from you."
She snarled, saying, "If I EVER see you again, it'll be the worst day of your life!"
The others could tell what she was going to do, and shielded the children's eyes as she finished the job. Amber finally calmed down, her eyes turning emerald as her ears and tail popped away. She turned to have Ruby nearly topple her over with a hug.
"Mom! I'm glad you're alright!"
Amber smiled softly, saying, "Yeah, I'm fine…now come on…" she gently led her daughter and everyone else outside, and hugged both her kids tight. Mikey and Angela were tackled to the floor by their quadruplets, while Anna hugged her father and mother tight, telling her father proudly of what she'd done while he was gone.
Rose shyly apologized for breaking her father's punching bag, saying it wasn't her fault her temper had gotten the better of her, while Ruby told her father and grandfather everything that had happened. Gem was crying as she held onto her mother, who sang a soothing lullaby that soon made the girl fall asleep. Amber smiled, holding her more comfortably.
'I'm so glad you're okay, hun…I don't want to lose you…'