Chapter Thirty-Eight
Discoveries
Afterwards, the turtles and Mona were relaxing after their competition with archery followed by their training with Master Splinter.
Donatello had gone back to his computer.
Michelangelo was sitting on the sofa reading comic books.
Raphael was in the bathroom.
Leonardo was watching the TV and Mona was doing some stretches.
"Is it me, or is Raphael taking a second bath today" said Michelangelo "he's been in there for a while"
"Beats me" said Donatello, "He better not be long" said Leonardo "other people need the washroom too!"
Mona wasn't paying attention as she was in the middle of the lair stretching her leg and reaching down to touch her toes.
After five minutes Raphael emerged from the bathroom, he then walked over to join the others.
"About damn time" said Leonardo standing up and walking over to the washroom, "Why were you taking so long anyway?"
"I needed a hot bath bro!" retorted Raphael as he went to sit on the sofa "my muscles were killing me!"
As he sat down Michelangelo looked at him, "why are you taking two baths everyday now bro?" he asked.
"Well" said Raphael trying not to blush "sometimes a turtle likes his skin to look its greenest!"
Michelangelo started laughing, "Yeah right bro!" he said "you were never that serious before about keeping clean all the time!"
He then sniffed the air, "and is that cologne I smell?" he asked giving a wicked smile "who're you smelling all good for lover boy?"
"None of your damn business!" snapped Raphael.
Michelangelo still giggled "you're trying to look presentable bro!" he said "trying to court a certain lady!"
"Shut up Mikey!" growled Raphael "I said it's none of your damn business!" he looked over to Mona who was still stretching and warming down obviously not paying attention to them.
Just then he heard Donatello shout across to Mona causing her to look up towards him, "Mona!" he called over "Mona!"
Mona stood up and ran over. Raphael and Michelangelo looked over as Mona ran over to Donatello.
"What is it Donnie?" Mona asked as she stood behind Donatello and looked at the screen of his computer.
"I've been doing my research after being told of the names and descriptions of your attackers" he said "and you'll never believe what I found after hacking into my different systems"
"What?" asked Mona in surprise. "I found a couple of files on your attackers" said Donatello.
He moved his mouse over one of the files of the gangsters and clicked on it, as soon as he did a police mug shot of a young man with blonde hair and wearing a purple baseball cap appeared.
Mona felt her blood boil as she saw his face. "That's him" she said "one of my attackers...I never forget a face"
Raphael and Michelangelo stood up and walked over, Raphael's eyes narrowed in fury as soon as he saw the face of the Purple Dragon gangster on the screen.
"Bastard..." he growled. Michelangelo looked angry as he looked at the face of the gangster.
"It shows here he has a long history of violence, drug possession and theft" said Donatello "John Hodgeson served three years for drug possession, four years for armed robbery...the list goes on"
Raphael gripped his sai "pity they didn't keep him behind bars!" he growled.
"You can say that again bro!" said Michelangelo, "He should have stayed in prison!"
"Sadly those police idiots let him go!" snarled Raphael.
Donatello sighed; he then looked up as he saw Leonardo come out of the bathroom.
Leonardo saw his brothers and Mona gathered around the computer and walked over.
"What's going on?" he asked, "Donatello found one of Mona's rapists" said Michelangelo.
Leonardo narrowed his eyes "he found one of them?" he asked.
Michelangelo nodded. Leonardo hopped over to the computer and had a look, he then saw the face of the gangster and he felt anger pool in his stomach.
He thought back to his meditation and what he saw, "that bastard!" he growled.
Mona looked at Leonardo "you saw him in your vision?" she asked. Leonardo nodded, "He will taste my blade before he falls dead!" he growled.
"Not before I drive my sai through his gut!" snarled Raphael.
Mona looked at the turtles as they glared at the picture, "is there any other information on him?" asked Mona. Donatello nodded, "I found some information that he's leading a gang in the Western part of New York"
Mona's eyes burned, "I wish to seek him!" she growled, "I want to make him pay for what he did! He didn't just rape and cut me and break my bones...he was one of the gangsters who rubbed the reptile venom into my face!" as she spoke she touched her face feeling the scales on her cheeks.
"We're with you Mona" said Raphael "I helped you kill the previous one; I want to help you find the others...until we get them all!"
Mona looked over to Raphael and smiled at him in thanks.
"My sons?" everyone turned around when they heard Splinter's voice.
"Master Splinter!" the turtles cried out in shock. "What are you looking at my sons?" asked Splinter.
Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo moved aside to show Splinter what they had been looking at.
Splinter looked at the screen showing him the picture of the Purple Dragon gangster and his eyes narrowed.
Michelangelo saw the look on Splinter's face and felt worried, he had seen that look before, and it was the sort of look he gave when they faced the Shredder in battle, it was the look of pure hate!
He remembered the look from when they first fought the Shredder and how Splinter protected them from being slaughtered before he tried to finish off the Shredder for revenge on his Master Yoshi.
"This man is one of the gangsters who raped and tortured Monalisa?" Splinter asked, Donatello nodded.
"Yes" said Mona "I can remember his face as clear as day" her eyes began to burn with hatred.
Raphael looked over to her and he saw that fire again. The fire that had burned in her eyes when she had killed her rapist in Central Park.
"He's leading the gangs in the Western Parts of New York?" asked Mona. Donatello nodded, Mona looked determined.
"I'm going out to find him!" she turned away and began to walk towards the exit of the lair until she felt Splinter grab her wrist and stop her.
"Wait Mona" he said "it is not a good idea to rush into battle without a good plan"
Mona turned to the wise rat, "and you are most certainly are not going topside alone" Splinter added wagging his finger a little.
"He's right Mona" said Leonardo "we need a plan, the rest of us all want to make your attackers pay for what they did, but we need a plan of action first"
Mona sighed and Splinter let go of her arm, her eyes were blazing.
All the turtles could see the hate she had in her eyes, the anger and fury within her, like a flame that could not be doused.
Donatello turned back to the computer with a determined look on his face.
"If I work hard enough" he said "I might be able to find some information on the gang's activities"
Mona felt sceptical as she watched Donatello hard at work, "How are you gonna do that?" she asked, "Trust me" said Donatello.
"You can trust him Mona" said Leonardo "Donatello as skills beyond imagining when it comes to hacking and digging deep"
Mona nodded, understanding Leonardo, "I need to let off some steam..." she said "after seeing that bastard's face...I can't hold in my anger"
"Don't worry Mona" said Raphael "you can use the punch bag" "Thanks Raphael" said Mona.
She walked over to the punch bag and clenched her fists before starting to punch and kick the punch bag with every strength she had in her.
Raphael and Leonardo went over to join her; Leonardo crossed his arms and gritted his teeth as he remembered the thug from his vision.
"I saw it all" he whispered through his gritted teeth "I remember that thug from my vision, he raped her and cut her many times with a knife then rubbed the reptile poison on her skin"
Raphael gripped his sai in his hands and began spinning them, "I hope Donnie comes up with more information about that bastard" he growled "I want to drive my sai through his guts!"
Leonardo nodded; "Hopefully we'll find out soon" he looked back at Mona who was balancing on her tail and bicycle kicking the bag.
She then jumped back on her feet and did a roundhouse kick at the bag before finally stopping to rest.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead and sighed. "Feel better?" asked Raphael "A little" said Mona as she began to do some stretches "Thanks Raph"
"GUYS!" Donatello's voice made everyone jump out of their skins, everyone turned to Donatello who was pointing at his computer.
Mona, Raphael and Leonardo hurried over "What have you found Donnie?" they asked together.
"Something you might be interested to know" said Donatello "I managed to hack into the Purple Dragon's databases, it wasn't easy I can tell you that, but I got in and I found some helpful information on where this John Hodgeson is now" Mona's eyes widened as she leaned into listen.
"It turns out he and his gang have a hideout in the Western area of New York in an old warehouse and they meet there after completing their nightly crime sprees"
"Perfect" said Mona in a low voice, a smile curling at the corners of her mouth, "we can get them all in that Warehouse"
"Just what I was thinking" said Raphael.
"We better think up a plan first" said Leonardo "if we're gonna take down this bastard and his gang, we better think of a good plan"
"We'll follow your lead Leo" said Michelangelo.
"Right on" said Donatello.
"Let's make those bastards pay!" said Raphael.
Mona looked at the turtles and Splinter "I can't tell you how grateful I am to you all" she said "But you shouldn't be doing this...these are my enemies and it's my personal vendetta"
"And to think we'd let you face those thugs alone?" said Raphael "no way!"
"I've done it before Raphael" said Mona "for two whole years, I lived on the streets, freezing and hungry and being forced to steal food and clothes, taking down the Purple Dragons and making them pay for what they did, as much as I am grateful to you all for offering to come along, I don't want any of you getting hurt because of my want for revenge"
"Mona" said Leonardo "We've been fighting the Purple Dragons for years, and we've battled enemies worse than the street gangs, we can handle them"
"Yeah!" said Michelangelo "We're ninjas! What can happen?"
Mona looked at them all wondering what to say next.
"We want to help you Mona" said Splinter "After what you told us, those monsters must pay for their crimes, and we want to be beside you in your quest for justice, just as me and my sons worked together to make the Shredder pay for what he did to my Master Yoshi"
Mona sighed "if you're sure you guys" she said
"We're sure" said Leonardo bowing to her, "We want to help"
Mona smiled, "honestly guys" she said "I can't tell you enough how grateful I am"
"no need child" said Splinter "it is our honour to help"
"Ok" said Donatello "we know where this gang is, and all we need now is a plan of action"
"ok" said Leonardo "I think I have a plan" everyone leaned in to listen to him.
"Here's what we're gonna do!" said Leonardo...
Looks like the Turtles and Mona are about go after one of Mona's rapists! But what's the plan?
Tune into the action in the next chapter to find out!