(Alright, last part of the crossover! Enjoy!)
"You goof ball" Ariel rolled her eyes as she helped Mikey back up on the bed.
"Yeah, she won't forget it, and neither will I, that is some funny shit" Clayshah told Raph, how she did that and was so careful and steady in the next concoction a drop went into the solvent, the energon sample fizzled. Clayshah was irritated but just had to look at the bright side
"It didn't blow up, much closer" she guesses.. Donnie looked at Clay curiously
"What are you doing?"
Mikey on the other hand was grinning at Ariel, using the puppy charm, to which Ariel saw right pass, regardless, she would humor the turtle as she gently got him back on the berth. Right in the view of Raphael who gave him a seething glare of freaking death.
"Don't start again Raph...I'm not so sure we'll be so lucky a second time" blue mask decided to take another approach it seems, but hey, this one seemed to work, because all Raphael did was cross his arms and grumble under his breath
Clayshah got caught up, but was finally able to respond to the turtle
"Leo's right guys, we barely had energy to save you guys, we just aren't strong enough, so please, take it easy" she gave Mikey and Raph a pointed look
"Trying to figure out how to make a turtle friendly energon for you guys" she finally answered, narrowing her eyes at the beaker
Donnie looked at Clay with a conflicting expression...then sighed, giving up some sort of internal battle
"Everything is shot to shit anyway... come here" he turned his wrist device on and pulled up the formula. Poor Leo, he closed his eyes a moment in exhaustion and exasperation at his brothers before he opens them again.
"That will come with time" he finally sighed. Mikey chuckled
"Oh yeah... Gonna blow a whole bunch of shit up one day..."
"Mikeeey..." That was a warning if the Elementals ever heard one.
"What? They done figured it out."
"With your big mouth's help I'm sure" Donatello retorted. Clayshah followed the formula, and quickly mixed the ingredients, ironically enough, the energon started to turn a lime green. It almost looked like Tox-en, that was some dark crap, made her a little hesitant to give it to the turtles for that reason.
"Yeah...we suck at this stuff..." Mikey grinned, unashamed.
"That doesn't mean we tell them everything" The blue banded supereon sighed.
"We aren't asking for everything. Just asking for enough to help you like you have helped us" Clayshah said. Crap, they helped them get a new supereon and took down 98% of a Decepticon patrol, they saved a lot of lives and they made their lives livable and full of hope again. How do you freaking repay someone after that? Leo gave her a long look, then said quietly:
"You've already helped us more than you know right now" Clayshah watched him. She was kind of relieved he thought that, she wasn't sure what it was about, but at the same time, she didn't want him to feel like he was in debt to them, especially when they have done little to nothing for them NOW. Mikey crossed his hands behind his head as he gave them a thoughtful look.
"Let's just say we repaid the favor"
"No Mikey, we can't even begin to repay them for what they did" this surprised all the girls. The hell were they doing in the future? They could barely stay alive and sane right now. How the fuck would this group of orphaned miscreants do so much to help these turtles that they thought they could never repay them? Leo struggled to sit up, much to everyone's disapproval.
"This is all well and good...but how the fuck do we get home? we haven't even started on that question" Everyone was glad for the subject change, they felt guilty, they have done little to nothing for the turtles, getting them back home and off of the 24/7 battle field would be the least they could do for them.
"Raph...I'm still not entirely sure how we even got here…" Donatello sighed
Clayshah silently continued to work on a source of "food" for the turtles, their energy was still severely low and she worked a lot more quickly with a legitimate procedure to follow.
"I'm glad we helped you out in the future and all, but I still want to get you guys out of this hell hole" The Geo was distracted for a moment when she saw Inferna run in. Look at Clayshah and Ariel, her mouth opened to say something, but noticed the turtles, and gives them a flat look that even had a tint of venom to it.
She already knows their track record on stupid. She nodded to Ariel and Clayshah to get them to go outside. Ariel and Clayshah exchanged looks, but did follow the request of the always angry Pyro, heading out of the Geo medical caves to see what she wanted. Mikey raised an eyeridge, turning to the red banded turtle
"Tell me bro...what is it with you fire poppers and the evil eyes?"
"Oh shut up" Raphael huffed, proving the orange banded turtle right by glaring at him
"See what I mean?"
Inferna turned to her cousins the second they all got outside and plenty far away from the Geo caves, impatiently waiting for her sisters. Once they are far enough away from the turtles, she spoke in a hushed voice, just to be safe, she had to.
"We have a very, very large Decepticon patrol in bound. Like. Bigger than any I have ever seen"
"Shit. I'll go get Tempest" Ariel cursed, then scampered off.
"I'll set the turtles up with energon and meet you guys there. The formula is done. Just need to distribute it" god she was so damn tired, she was in no mood for this, especially without energon herself.
"Alright, just hurry. Striker is keeping an eye on them. Don't know how long it will last"
The exhausted Geo gave a nod and walked back into the cave, man, giving up sounded so good sometimes, but she would not be a lab experiment again and she won't let any of her people become one as well. Also she really wanted to spite and be a pain in the ass for the Cybertronians that messed up their life as they all fucking knew it, they all had wonderful lives. She broke out of her depressing and angered muse, and looked up at a chilled looking Mikey, his hands were still behind his head.
"Everything cool?" Oh he knew damn well something was up, he might pretend to be stupid but Clayshah doesn't underestimate people like him, they are much smarter and quicker than they let on.
"Yeah, just some stupid crap" she huffed. Well, at lead she sounded pretty damn convincing, she brought around some energon cubes to the turtles
"Make sure to drink. And stay. Laying. Down... Rest." she spoke slowly but firmly, giving them all an acidic warning glare
"Sure thing boss." Mikey said, still calm. Oh he saw right through her act, and wasn't fazed by her glare and tone, the rest of them were surely on the same boat, the blue banded turtle supereon was a very quick one. Yeah, the boys did not like the cubes of energon the proof was in the grimaces at the taste
"Man... what I wouldn't give for a dang pizza..."
Clayshah frowned, she would give them real food in a heart beat if they had any, and she did feel bad she couldn't offer them anything but nasty tasting energon. The only reason her and her sisters didn't mind the taste when they first tried it was because they were starving, these guys mostly just needed the energy. Clayshah loved to cook on Element, and she always loved creating succulent meals and treats, here? Not so much.
"I know, sorry guys, no flavoring on this planet besides different types of metal and that would make it taste worse. Guaranteed. I am heading out on that patrol. STAY." She tried for another menacing look, would they get suspicious and follow her? Probably. She really hoped they didn't though, they were in no shape at all to fight and this fight could mean their lives, she didn't want more casualties in this war that got sucked into it. She quickly headed out of the door to go meet her sisters in arms.
"She's not telling us the truth" Mikey said casually right after she left, no more than 2 seconds after she was visibly gone.
"Nope." Leonardo agreed.
"Means that more cons are more than likely coming" Raph finished
"Yup" Donnie said. They looked at each other, a silent agreement going on, and all downed their nasty energon and got up
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"Lots of high points. We could attack from there. We get enough blessed Elementals we could do some serious damage while we go down the center." Tempest told her supereon. The leader gave it a little thought, strategy was key in order to get as many Elementals back to camp alive as she could.
"Sounds good. Everyone in position?" She finally agreed
"Yes supereon" Tempest said professionally
"Then let's move" Striker was going to lead the advance down the middle, this was going to be a very hard win, if they could win against the largest ever patrol on them. All the girls were very surprised to hear Raph's voice from behind them, his arms crossed as he looked out
"I don't suppose the phrase "tactical withdrawal" means anything to you." He knew the answer, falling back would mean they lost everything, their home, their freedom, and for a majority: their lives.
"You know they won't do that" Donnie Replied for them, looking ready for the fight too.
"Well... I guess we do it the other way then" Raph told him. Clayshah was frozen in pure anger, she looked like she was about to rip all of them 2 new ass holes each. But she went ignored, even despite the fact all the Elementals looked irritated for them being so stubborn and so ready to throw their lives away.
"Bring it motherfuckers…" Raph cracked is knuckles and neck, ready to go tank mode through the massive patrol. The Elementals were becoming a little panicked, they couldn't fucking do this! Didn't they knew this meant certain death? They don't have the energy reserves to go through with this! The thing that finally made the Elemental girls gape in disbelief and shock was Leo, he stared out to the battle field, a calculating expression, but there was fear in his eyes. Not for him, but for his brothers, and someone/some people the girls weren't aware of.
"Vicky, dear one...please forgive me...I might not make it home afterall..." The mother fucker just accepted death! The girls couldn't believe it! They didn't need to do this! Why were they fucking doing this? Leo's eyes snapped open again as his brothers looked somberly at him, grief in their own eyes.
They were all fully aware, yet they were still ready to charge into battle with the girls, who weren't in much better condition now, but they were used to pushing themselves past their breaking point and continue to go, they had no doubt these guys were tough, but they weren't war hardened tough.
"Let's do this" Leo ordered to his brothers, they glowed, fully ready to go dragon, which, that in itself was going to devastate their severely low energy levels.
"I am going to murder them twice" Clayshah snarled.
"We need to get them out of here! Now! They won't make it!" But just as if someone answered their unofficial prayers, they started to glow a different color, all now glowing the same color
"Guys! It's happening again!" Mikey cried out, he looked a little freaked out but wasn't truly alarmed. Leo caught on immediately and quickly grabbed Sjtriker and spun her towards him. Looking into her eyes.
"Don't let the hate guide you. Please remember that... never let the hope of change be drowned out by it...or everything we have done here is for nothing..." Leo told her, giving her a very serious expression.
Striker was more irritated than fuck still, that the guys tried to fight, regardless, she put a hand on Leo's shoulder
"Thank you. For believing in me, in us. I will keep my emotions more in check. Goodbye my friends" Following his orders was the least she could do for him. And she could do a lot of good for her clan, like he already proved. Listening to him did a world of good the first time, so she will do all she can to continue that, and pray to a god she hasn't managed to piss off, that she can save her people, and her sisters.
"Striker, we need to go now!" Starstriker nodded, and charged into battle with her sisters just as the turtles zapped out.