Chapter twenty-four
...Interstate highway—route 90...
The four civilian disguised elite foot soldiers, sped through the interstate highway (again)—speeding on the route 90. Tracking back the indicators last coordinates.
The train crossing were preparing to lower the black/white striped levers, and bar passage as the transit train could be heard a mile away. They didn't accept to be stopped as their mission was crucial and is expected to be completed with news to make their mistress pleased.
Reviving their motorcycle engines to cross the train track before the levers barred their passage through as the train approached. The first two managed to cross before the levers lowered and barred crossing, the third continued—breaking through the levers as the last followed.
Just escaping been hit the train front, the train honked its horn as the driver feared to hit the motorcyclists. Luckily, it had missed—no fatalities, the motorists continued on—driving through the town of Chichapee.
The lead motorists, glared ahead of himself and thought—wanting to seek answers to his lost comrades then revenge. 'I will bleed you like a stock pig, til your very last breathe. You're gonna die—slow.'
...Raph & Mona's bedroom...
As they embraced eachother, standing in towels—dripping dry when interrupted by the loud slam that echoed from downstairs. "What the shell is going on down there?" Mona wondered. "I dunno but I know what I'm gonna be doing." Raph answered, nuzzling in her neck.
"Not now, honey." Pulling away from her husband, quickly dried herself and dressed appropriately then faced Raphael with a soft loving smile. "Let's go see, what's happening."
"Sure, let's go see after we have our fun first." Raph tried so hard to seduce his wife, but had failed with every attempt as they were interrupted. "Let's not, maybe later. Kay." Mona told him, gazing into his dark earthy brown eyes.
Lowly huffed under his breathe then replied. "Kay."
Returning the hand grasp, followed Mona out of the room as he was greeted by his two children. "Daddy, where have you been. We missed you!" both Arliana and Loki said, playfully. "I hadn't been no where." Raph replied, softly gazed his children with a bemused grin.
"I don't think that is what they meant, dear." Mona assured, smiling. "Oh? Come here, kids." Raph replied, picking both children and carrying them in his strong fatherly embrace as he carefully walked down the corridor while Mona watched on and followed.
...Kitchen...
The silence was unbearable as Imposter Tealana sat across the table, staring deeply and coldly towards the old man as he stood, leaning against the side bench. The imposing golden haired salamander, turned as she heard a pair feet walking to the room—glaring in Neesa's eyes as the smile immediately changed to a wry frown. "Neesa, you ok?" Leo concerningly said.
No response. "Hon." Leo called, trying again. Neesa turned and faced her terrapin husband, lowly replied. "Hmm?"
"You alright?" Leo asked again. "Yeah, sure I am." She finally answered. The blue clad terrapin gazed warily, worriedly. "Kay."
"Ya two are back! That bloody fast." Raph stated. "Watch yer language, honey." Mona ordered, abruptly. "Sorry hon." Raph apologised. "Anyway, like raph said—that was fast, seem only ya left yesterday now ya're back."
"What ya're talking 'bout? They're been gone four days." Elissia told her. "I knew that." Mona replied, slightly annoyed. "Sure ya did, Mona." Elissia teased. "Tease." Mona murmured.
"What is a tease, mama?" Loki asked, curiously. Both Raph and Elissia smiled, lowly giggled. "Never you mind, my dear." Mona assured her son then gazed both her husband and friend. "Shuddup, ya two."
Giggling continued.
"Alright, alright—enough with the giggling. Where's Mikey and Donnie?" Neesa asked, sitting down at the table across from Tealana as she grew suspicious, the second—sensing something different about her sister so did Zahra. The golden feline sensed she was different and lowly growled. The blue clad terrapin over heard the low growl, gazed the lioness with a wondrous risen brow.
"Donnie is down in his lab—Mikey is sleeping." Both Elissia and Tealana replied, confirming the whereabouts of the missing terrapin members.
Softly exhaled, gazed down upon the golden lioness—sitting beside her. 'Zahra, go get them please.'
The lioness nodded, Neesa returned the nod as she brushed her fingertips along her large skull. Walking around the table then went to find the missing terrapins while those waited.
"Now, while we wait for Donnie and Mikey. Please sit, we have a important matter to discuss about—"
"Discuss 'bout what? Four days we waited and now, you expect us to listen." Raph lowly scowled. "Raphael!" Leo hissed. "No, Lei—it is quite alright. He's right, we should had told them before taking off." Neesa assured, abruptly. "Now, Are you finished?" Master Wong said, standing up behind Neesa and Leo—folded his arms, waiting for silence as he too wished to know what they planned.
"Yeh, I'm finished." Raph replied. "Now, daughter what do you have in mind and what do you wish to share with us?" the old man asked. "Well, as you and I know but must admit that we are all in danger plus we have a traitor among our mists. I know this is hard to believe but question is who?"
"Traitor? Who would be a traitor in this family—except it could be your lil friend that none of us hadn't seen for the past week." Raph stated, immediately pointing the finger and occlusive.
"Who are you implying?" Master Wong said then pointed the finger back towards the red clad terrapin with exhaust amount of husky breathe. "No—are you implying the traitor is me!"
"Why the shell not? Ya have so many secrets—we know nothing about ya, old man!" Raph barked. "I have my reasons to keep what should be secret and I would never harm none of you—any of you. Not even my own." Master Wong barked back, defending himself.
"Enough! This will not get us no where—especially bickering among ourselves." Neesa snapped, abruptly hissed. Silence filled the room and around them, Leo grasped her hand and softly brushed his thumb over her knuckles.
...Meanwhile—Don's lab...
Zahra tried her best to knock upon the door without, accidently pushing it down from the hinders. Softly mewed, continued trying to knock. The purple clad terrapin were fixated in his work as the scratching upon the door begun to annoy him. Loosing concentration and ran both hands over his bald head and finally around his neck as he raised his forehead up—facing the computer screen, exhaling.
Pushed the chair back and answered the door—the first thing Zahra did was grabbed his belt with her teeth then gently tugged. "Zahra, stop that." Don demanded, fighting to get his belt out from the lioness's mouth.
The golden lioness, tried another tantic—brushed past his legs and used her head then pushed the purple clad terrapin out of his lab. "Zahra, quit pushing."
Finally out of the lab, but the lioness continued to push the terrapin then he surrendered and followed the cat through the corridor. Zahra disappeared up the stairs, leaving Donatello on his way. The purple clad terrapin scratched his head, confusedly then shrugged and continued towards the kitchen.
Donatello walked in the kitchen, stopped in the doorway and immediately assumed the worst. "What's going on? What happened? Is everything alri—Leo, Neesa! That was fast."
"Exactly, what we said." Mona told the purple clad terrapin, assuring. "Sit Donnie, please. We have certain matters to discus, chisai kyodai." Leo requested softly. Raising a wry brow, sat as requested and softly answered. "Um, ok."
...upstairs...
Zahra raised her paw, pushed the door opened then walked within. Making her way to the sleeping terrapin's side—hoisting herself upon the bedside then gently nudged her snout against his cheek. "Mm-mm—Teala, ya wanna play do ya?" Mikey cooed, kissed the cat then opened his eyes when realising the lips were unfamiliar to him.
"Blaaa—ew, gross. Zahra, that's grotty." Mikey exclaimed, in disgust as he bolted to the bathroom before covering the floor with his vomit. Zahra was also disgusted, shaking her head and trying to rid of the unusual taste—following the terrapin out, but in the other direction. Bolting downstairs then rushed straight towards the large metal bowl, containing the cool water.
Watching the lioness gulp down large amounts of water, Neesa gestured her husband to check upon Mikey. He agreed and quickly went upstairs, searched in his room then realised the turquoise skinned terrapin was in the bathroom. "Mikey, you ok bro?"
"Yeh—be there—in a minute. Just washing my mouth out." Mikey answered, between rinsing. "See ya downstairs." Leo told him, lowly giggling.
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...To be continued in chapter twenty-five...
I tried to make it as funny I possibly could since this was going to be nasty quite soon. What will happen when they finally prepare to leave the ranch and go in hiding for little while as Neesa will be forcibly taken away from her family to face and complete her tasks—of becoming the prophecized goddess! Five more chapters to go then the epilogue afterwards to the next instalment.
Are ya'll still hanging on there? I know this is really long but it is going to be worth it in the end, especially with two special fictions after this series as they are only about two characters of how they came to be and try to understand why?
These are still apart of the series but as more like side stories—The history of Marietta Pablo & A son's return. Those fictions we will learn about later on but until these instalments have been completed—we will never know of how Marietta Pablo came to exist and whom is the son that will return? What purpose does he have to achieve? Will he be accepted immediately or outcast, despite he appears to be terrapin like the others but the only difference is, he's unsure of his heritage. Whom he is, whom are his parents and has questions to know why—he was not claimed.
Suspense, heartache, family and comfort also angst. Who can handle such ordeal? Those books won't be posted til sometime late next year. Sorry. anyway, on with the next chapter. Hope you will enjoy as this going to be a difficult one that I may have written ever. Can't believe it has taken me almost three years to write this series. Bloody exhausted.
Read and review until next time...tootles