a/n: Thanks to Dontgotaclue88, Diana Fay, The Silent Hunter, kaaayyytteee, Giai Kame, vampirelover14, and Kutiel1993 for reviewing the last chapter. If you guys want a visual for how the characters look, Just google what Jubilee, Psylocke and Feral look like from the X-Men universe. That's what they look like in this fic. =) And Scorpion is Japanese I know, but I've always envisioned him to be a blondie. ;) Enjoy the chapter, guys!
As the group talks of leaving, Psylocke and Scorpion are ordered by Juno to stay behind...Donatello wonders what their plans are...
"What do you mean 'take care' of her?" questioned Don.
"I'll erase any and all memories of her encounter with you and Commander Alex. It's a painless procedure," stated Psylocke.
"But how will you know what to erase and what to keep?"
"Like this Donatello." Psylocke walked around Juno, so that she was behind her. Making a fist with her left hand, a purple glow began to emanate from it. It formed the shape of a small, triangular wedge, or knife. "Ready Ma'am?"
"Go ahead, Psy."
Juno's head was suddenly thrown back as Psylocke plunged her psionic knife into the base of her skull. Keeping her eyes shut tight, Juno let her mind relax. She needed to give Psylocke all the information she'd need. This included everything from the past six months.
Psylocke's eyes were closed as well. She always let Juno give her the information, instead of taking it from her.
Raph made a move towards Juno, concerned, but Jubilee stepped in between them. "It's okay, they're just exchanging information."
Donatello edged closer. "Fascinating..." he said, wide-eyed.
"I got some information I wanna share with you, Donatello," Feral said dragging his name out and slinking ever so close to the purple-banded turtle
"Heh...Yeaaahhh..." Don grinned nervously as he tried to sidestep away from the feline mutant. She genuinely scared him.
Wow. A lot's happened in six months, Juno.
I know. I can't believe it. I missed you guys a lot.
We missed you too. ...You really like this Raphael guy, don't you? asked Psylocke, looking at the swirling images in Juno's mind. Raphael was present in many of them.
Yeah. He's...different. He makes me feel like nothing is wrong in the world. Like everything is good and perfect...you can feel it, can't you? How I feel about him?
You're in love, Juno.
Juno became silent. She only smiled as she averted her eyes to the ground.
You haven't told him.
No.
It's good to see you happy.
Do you have everything you need yet?
Yes. But I just wanted to spend some time with my best friend.
Juno took Psylocke's hand and smiled. It *was* good to spend time with friends.
"Eugh...Forgot how awkward that feels afterwards," cringed Juno, shaking her head a bit. "Got everything, right?"
"Yes Ma'am."
"Good," said Juno. "Now I'll just find my clothes and we can go."
Beneath the city, the newly reunited friends and the turtles walked through the sewers. Raphael and Juno hung back from the group, walking behind everyone else.
"Raph, I'm so sorry I didn't tell you. I...sorta forgot. I was all caught up in the moment, to quote a cliche."
"It's okay, babe. I'm more embarrassed than anything else. But...I'm relieved that I didn't hurt you. You don't know how it was. How it felt...to be accused of...I can't even say it." Raphael squeezed Juno's hand tighter.
Letting go of Raph's hand, Juno sidled closer, allowing her boyfriend to put his arm around her.
"You guys are so cute!" Jubilee smiled as she slowed down to walk beside them. "How'd you meet?"
"Well, Juno was in the sewer, and she said somethin' about having to cut off her head in order to kill her. So...I pulled out my sais and went to go try it," said Raphael, smiling slightly at Jubilee.
"Sounds about right for the Commander," she replied, grinning back.
"Feral really won't leave Donnie alone, will she?" Juno pointed at the two. It was clear Donatello was trying to convey 'get away', but Feral wasn't getting the hint. "Hold on, I have to save your brother."
"Aw come on, Don could use a little female attention."
"Maybe Raph. But not from Feral. He should be eased into female attention. Not dropped into a vagina with teeth." Juno raised an eyebrow at Raphael before heading towards Don.
"Oh, wipe that look off your face. She wasn't being literal!" laughed Jubilee, bumping her shoulder against Raphael.
"Oh good," nodded a very much relieved Raph. "'Cuz that's the stuff o'nightmares." Raphael looked at the young girl by his side. She seemed too young and chipper to be fighting in a war.
"What? I know that look. *You* think I'm too young and cute to be a soldier, don't you?" Jubilee poked the large turtle in the plastron.
"What? No! I didn't say that!"
Jubilee put her hands on her hips, continuing to walk in front of Raphael, albeit backwards, so she could face him. "I see. So you now you don't think I'm cute?" she rolled her eyes.
"What? No! Hey...you stop puttin' words in my mouth, little girl," Raphael growled, confused as to how to deal with Jubilee.
"I'm not *that* little," she giggled. Suddenly, she ran behind Raphael and jumped onto his shell.
"Hey! Get off! Come on! Hey! Argh! Now I can't see!" Raphael groped blindly as Jubilee covered his eyes with her hands.
Meanwhile...
Juno had caught up with Donatello and Feral. She had successfully steered Feral away over to Leo and Mikey.
"If you're afraid Don...you should be. Feral is feline in nature and even when she's not in heat-"
"Heat! Oh god Juno! What do I do? She keeps touching me...and...and..."
"Pull her tail Don. Just give it a good, hard yank. Then run. Got it? Just RUN." Juno was nodding, wide-eyed at a fearful Donatello.
"Pull the tail, then run. Got it." Donatello looked over to where Feral was. She was talking normally to Leo and Mikey. Why me? he thought.
It was around this time that Raphael had begun to make a commotion. Juno looked behind her to see Raphael trying and failing to remove Jubilee from his back. She had a good grip on his shell and had hauled herself onto his shoulders. She was also covering his eyes.
"Is this what it's like to hang around so many girls?" asked Donnie in a small voice.
Juno shook her head. "No, just Beta Squad. I better go and save my man."
Meanwhile...
"Wow! So you make bombs? That's awesome!" yelled Mikey.
"Not just bombs, Mike. I make specially designed explosives. Sometimes from scratch. You want something blown to fucking smithereens?" Feral grinned maniacally, mimicking explosions with her hands. "I'm your cat," said Feral smugly.
"So does that mean you don't do hand to hand combat?" Leo asked. This girl is craaaaazy, he thought, watching her.
"Oh, I can still kick ass. I mean, I wouldn't have made it on Beta Squad if I couldn't. Mostly though? I like to use these babies." Feral turned a few dials on what looked like an omni-tool belt. Two large guns materialized on her thighs, one on each leg. "My Locust SMG and my Carnifax Hand Cannon." Feral unholstered them and aimed them in front of her. "A girl's best friends," she said, winking at the two surprised turtles.
"Uh, what's your friend doing to our brother?" Leo gestured behind them.
Holstering her guns, Feral turned to see. "Just Jubilee being Jubilee. She's just a kid. Barely seventeen. She likes to have fun," she shrugged.
"Seventeen? Kinda young to enlist, isn't she?" Mikey asked.
"Hey, we start recruiting at 16. Soldiers are one thing we always need more of. Especially since we seem to be losing more every month."
"Then why sterilize females? That seems counter-intuitive." Donatello had snuck in behind to eavesdrop.
Feral smiled at the wary Donatello. "Females only get sterilized if they enlist. They thought about sterilizing guys...but if a guy fucks a chick who ain't in the army, and she coulda got preggers but didn't on account of his blanks, then it'd be a waste. Besides, it's totally reversible. In fact, for someone like the Commander over there, it's a biannual procedure. Her mutation 'fixes' the problem after awhile."
Noticing the looks the brothers were giving each other, Feral quickly added, "But she just got it done before she got displaced here. Nothing to worry about!" Feral waved her hand in the air dismissively.
"Oh that's good...I still can't believe Raph...well...you know..." Mikey trailed off.
"Heh. You mean fucked a chick? You guys really are clueless, aren'tcha?" commented Feral, putting her hands behind her head.
Meanwhile...
Raphael had managed to grab Jubilee off his back and was now holding the young girl in front of him.
"Hee hee," she giggled as she put her arms up, allowing her to escape from her coat.
"Aw, hey!" cried Raph, holding onto an empty coat. "Grr...get back here ya little cretin!"
Jubilee ran past an approaching Juno.
"Outta the way, babe. I'm gonna teach this little runt a lesson! Heh heh..." growled Raphael.
"Not if you can't catch me!" squealed Jubilee, running.
Raph jumped over Juno and ran after Jubilee. His longer strides allowed him to catch up.
"Yaah!" she screamed as he picked her up and slung her over his shoulder. Jubilee continued to scream and laugh as Raphael ran around with her.
Juno walked over in between Donnie and Feral and put her arms around them both. "Man, it is good to be back together again. I mean, just look at Jubilee and Raph! They're getting along so well..."
"You said it Commander," grinned Feral, her tail swishing over and running lightly just under Donatello's shell.
Donnie's face went wide-eyed and he perhaps turned a slightly darker. "Eep."
"Donnie, can you give me my omni-tool? I'm gonna need it now that my girls are back."
"Of course! Although I will miss you, omni...you were good to me...so much reverse engineering..." Donatello cooed at the machine as it materialized on his arm.
Jubilee gasped. "Another person who adores technology? You and me gotta talk, Donnie-boy!"
"Hey, get your own giant turtle. The blue one was eyeing you earlier," sneered Feral, standing between Donatello and Jubilee whilst Leo stopped mid-step.
"Wha? I wasn't-"
"Yeah yeah, whatever Leon. Just you stay away from my Donatello, Jubilee," said Feral, crossing her arms.
"It's Le-oh. As in Leonardo?" he quipped back, crossing his own arms and huffing.
"Guys, shut up!" Juno shushed. She had taken the earpiece out of her omni-tool and had placed it in her ear. "Alpha two, Alpha two, do you read? This is Commander Alex, out."
"Right here, Juno. Psylocke and I are just finishing up at the Smythe house." Scorpion's voice came through the earpiece.
"Uh...who's she talking to?" asked Mikey, pointing at Juno who had her hand to her ear.
"She's using the comms to talk to Psy and Scorpion," explained Jubilee.
"Psy, you on the channel, too? Good. Can you pick up some groceries on the way? ...Oh whatever you want. There's just not enough food back home to feed all of us...Oh, they eat a lot. Yes, especially Raphael..."
"Hey! I'm the biggest. O'course I eat the most!" Raph defended after hearing Juno.
"Yeah, the biggest LOSER! HAHAHA! Look at the fatty...fatty fatty fatty!" Mikey sing-songed, dancing around his older brother, and poking him.
Raphael closed his eyes and let Mikey do a little bit more poking before...
"OW! OWOWOW!" yelped Mikey, clutching his head where Raphael had smashed his fist.
"Calm and collected...breathe in, breathe out. Avoid conflict. Get to the root of the problem and deal with it." He looked over at his younger brother who was still clutching his head. "Problem dealt with. Good job, Raph," said Raphael, eyes closed, congratulating himself.
At the Smythe residence, Private lab...
"Shit. She's got a lot of data on Juno. We gotta destroy this all, Psylocke." Scorpion scowled at the sheer amount of information Felicia had gathered. He began to systematically delete and destroy it all.
"Sir? I think you'd better take a look at this." Psylocke was looking at some papers near a microscope. There was also a pile of petri-dishes and vials of blood all neatly labelled and stacked.
"Fuck. Alright. I'll take care of it. Can you go back to our dear doctor over there? I'm gonna incinerate it all."
Psylocke headed back to Felicia. She needed to modify those memories again. Not even flinching as the lab behind her exploded in flames, Psylocke bent down over the unconscious doctor and plunged her psi-knife into the back of her neck again.