A/N: Bringing back Jax in this chappie. I thought it was a good time to bring her back in. BTW: my schedule will be back to normal next week so updates will be a lot quicker. At least I hope as long as my Power Ranger muses stay with me. We should be good.
Chapter 12: Surprise Visit:
Jax was coming and only April, Casey, and the turtles knew. Adam had no idea. He was do busy doing gigs at Cafe' Green. "This is going to be epic," Mikey declared as they got ready for Jax's arrival. Since she was coming Adam would have to move down with them and she would take his place at April and Casey's apartment.
"As long as you don't blow it." Raph reminded him.
Mikey had a bad habit of ruining surprises.
"My beak is seal!" Mikey promised.
"Yeah, and that's what you said about my party when I was eight!" Donnie fussed at him.
"Oh c'mon bro, let it go!" Mikey pleaded with him.
"How can I when you took out the surprise factor!" Donnie said. "That was a good party though."
Mikey rolled his eyes. "One time, one freaking time!"
"It was more then one." Leo kindly reminded him. "What about that time we wanted to surprise Master Splinter with that Father's Day celebration?" he questioned with his arms crossed.
"I couldn't help it!" Mikey told them. "I was excited!"
"Yeah, so were the rest of us." Raph said. "Until you blew it!"
"I got a great idea," Donnie announced. "We can always duct tape his mouth shut until Jax gets here."
Raph smirked. "I've always liked the way you think."
"You say that now." Don said.
"That should do it." Leo assured them.
The boys had moved around the furniture in their living room so Adam could pull out the sofa. "At least he doesn't sure like Casey." Leo said thankfully.
"He snores. Trust me." Raph told him. "I learned that at the farm house."
"Okay, well at least it's not as bad as Casey," Leo corrected. "It sounds like someone breaking an entering with that thing."
The others laughed.
"What's so funny?"
The turtles stopped when they heard a familiar voice from behind them. "JAX!" Mikey cried out happily.
Jax was smart. When he came charging her way she moved quickly. "Whoa!" Casey cried and got hit by him instead.
Casey pushed Mikey's big shell off him.
April laughed. "Let's try not to send anyone to the hospital tonight."
"Hey guys, it's been awhile." Jax greeted them. Then she landed eyes on Raph. "Well, except you, I'm so tired of you!"
"Do I get no love?"
Jax, Mikey, and Leo exchanged playful glances and answered him at the same time: "No."
"Adam doesn't know I'm here right?" she questioned.
"As far as we know he doesn't," Raph assured her.
"Where is Master Splinter?" she asked him.
"Resting." Leo answered before Raph could.
"I was hoping to see him." Jax said.
"You will later I'm sure." Donnie replied.
"Is Adam still at the cafe?" she asked.
"Yeah," April answered checking her watch. "He should be done in about thirty minutes."
"Great!" she declared. "Can we go surprise him now?"
April smiled. "Sure why not." she lead the way up to the streets with Jax, Casey, and the turtles in foot.
At the cafe, Adam was getting tired. He was rocking out a little harder then he normally did. He wasn't sure why but he felt as though something was coming, and it wasn't anything good. He hadn't told the turtles or April because he didn't want to worry them. Adam was hoping it was just a bad feeling that would pass him by. It did but only because he saw a familiar face steep into the crowd.
"Kim?" he asked himself.
Adam forgot he was singing for a split second and quickly went back to his song. He wasn't seeing things this time. Kim was in the crowd. All he wanted to do was run out to her but he couldn't. Deb would kill him. He picked up the pace quicker then normal and it wasn't long before his number was up.
Kim was waiting for him on the floor. She smiled and waved his way. "What are you doing here?" Adam asked her.
"Is that anyway to greet an old friend?" she asked him.
Kim went to embrace him but Adam stepped back. There was a different aura around her. It was heavy. "What's the matter with you?" Kim asked him with a giggle.
Adam shook his head. As happy as he was to see her he was pretty pissed off too. After all this time she just decided to show up after everything that happened. "What's the matter with you?" he returned.
"Nothing is the matter with me," she lied.
Inside, Kim could sense that Adam knew this wasn't really her. He wasn't reacting like he normally did. The best part was though she was brainwashed the evil being that was taking over her had no idea of the past they shared. She had a feeling it wouldn't be long until Adam figured it out. Karai missed that part of the puzzle.
April, Casey, and Jax showed up at the cafe'. The turtles were in the shadows above so they wouldn't be seen. Jax was the first one to notice Kim. "Hey, who is that with Adam?"
Casey and April couldn't believe it. "Kim?"
"This isn't good." April said and made a bee line straight for them.
Casey and Jax followed. "What's going on?" Jax asked Casey.
"Long story that's meant for Oprah." Casey answered her quickly.
"Kim," April said getting in between her and Adam.
Adam was happy to see them. He wouldn't have noticed Jax if she hadn't made her presence known. "Adam, hey."
Adam would've been thankful to see her but everyone had bad timing it looked like. Kim whirled around ignoring April. "Who are your friends?"
"You know who we are." April made known.
"Yeah, you met us a few years ago, remember?" Casey questioned.
Kim rolled her eyes. The evil thing inside her just played along. "Right. Sorry it's been crazy."
"Tell me about it." Adam couldn't help but agree there.
"I'm Jax." Jax introduced herself
"Kim, nice to meet you," Kim went to stick out her hand but Casey pushed it back even he could feel that something wasn't right with her.
"You have a lot of explaining to do," April demanded of her but when she went to grab her Kim jumped back.
"It looks like I've caught everyone at a bad time," Kim smirked at them. "I guess I'll just catch your another time." she winked Adam's way and disappeared in the crowd.
"Okay, what the hell was that all about?" Casey asked.
Adam didn't answer him because he didn't know. He wasn't going to wait until Kim found him. He was going to find her. He didn't care how long it took him. He pushed his way through the crowd and tried to follow Kim's direction.
"Adam!" Jax called out but he was long gone. "That really wasn't the welcome I was hoping for."
"Neither were we." April told her. "C'mon we need to get back to the turtles and let them know what's going on."
April, Casey, and Jax left Cafe' Green in a hurry.
TBC...
