chapter 11
Following morning, Miriam awoke and softly glanced down, upon the little terrapin child laying within her embrace. Smiled, lightly stroked his temple and he stirred alittle. Continued sleeping and snuggled deeply. Kissed his forehead and gently untangled herself away from leonardo. Leaving him in the bed, warm in the covers as splinter too continued sleeping.
Miriam smiled, quietly tipped toed out of the room. Looking to her left, once she heard a door creaked open and little feet. Mikey, had walked out of the room and rubbed his little eyes and tiredly smiled.
"Mimi, hungry." mikey said. Miriam smiled, walked to mikey and knelt down. Mikey smiled back and gently draped his little arms around miriam's neck. Happily hugging her, she returned the embrace and softly asked.
"What would you like to eat?" Mikey was unsure, and said. "Mimi, don't know."
Miriam cradled the back of his litle head, nuzzled comforting as she closed her eyes and exhaled softly. Gently cradling him in her embrace as she stood up, pulling away and glanced into her eyes. Caressing his cheek tenderly. Whispery softly. "Let's see what we can make for breakfast."
Gently positioned, little mikey upon her hip and walked to the little room where what supplies and utensils available. Looking upon them, slowly and carefully had brought tears to her eyes and her heart broke in two. Hearing the loud rumble in the terrapin child's stomach, made her wonder how long they had lived like this. Immediately understood as why but couldn't comprehend as how.
They truly had amazed her.
Gently placed mikey down, and foraged through what was available. The sounds of clicking and clanking of broken pans with somewhat soft food. Miriam couldn't believe this was all they were eating and she couldn't allow this to continue. Looking to mikey as he asked.
"Are we going to starve mimi?" Caressed his cheek, cradling his head as she softly whispered. Fighting back the tears, thier foreheads laid upon eachother as she shared her tender comfort with the terrapin child.
"No, my sweetheart. You are not going to starve. I will go out, find some food for you." Pulling away as Donatello walked in the room and rubbed his little eyes. "Can I have something to eat, please."
Miriam glanced to donatello, rose her arm open and couldn't stop the tears from welling up in her eyes. "Come here, my son. Come here." she requested. Donatello glanced miriam, unsure at first and hurried to her embrace.
Embracing both children as they snuggled and nuzzled her. Cradling thier little heads, kissed them tenderly and warmly. Miriam knew what to do, and she had to take the is the reason, she was rescued. Losing her family only to gain another. And she is to give all that she could to survive.
Meanwhile, the doors open and the black vehicle ventured through. A group of medics hurried to gather the injured or possible captured specimen. Which were none except the soldiers that had fallen. Opening the doors of the vehicle and one by one, passed on and placed upon the waiting gurdy's. Bishop stood aside, as he watched on.
Looking down to the deceased soldiers, mutilated. Bishop was not either shocked or shakened. In fact he was amazed and intrigued by what could had create such savagery. Intelligently suspected that, one little girl as he presumed she was. Could had the strength to do such injuries upon four large men. Especially, high skilled and high trained men.
"Take the bodies to doctor stockman immediately. I want a full autopsy report, and I want it written in clear form immediately." Bishop instructed private adams. Turned on his heel, and watched the bodies taken down the corridor when Federal bennett approached and said, reporting.
"We don't know what exactly happened. I have left one squadron to search for the girl." Bishop didn't reply, turned slightly and glanced over his shoulder for a brief moment then walked down the corridor. Following the bodies, that were taken to the ER. Federal bennett, stood in silence and exhaled with relief as he was approached by his comrade.
"That went well." Federal bennett glanced back and replied. "Normally, he'd be shouting and ordering for results."
Grasping his shoulder, comforting with reassurance. "Maybe, take this while you can to talk to your wife?" Federal bennett nodded and took out his phone, dialed the number. Waited for a answer.
He smiled, as he heard a familiar voice. "Hey baby."
Elsewhere, walking through the aisles of the supermarket. Carefully observing the items she chosen to take back. Uncertain of what they could consume and couldn't. Sighed softly, placing the can of corn kernals in the trolley. Luckily, she was unknown to the store as she felt a uncomfortable and worried she was been watched. This was a massive risk, she is taking.
With the wavering lingering feeling, reminded her that she is hunted down by unknown men and had recently adopted a family that welcomed her. With four little hungry children, need proper nutrition. Smiling to the small child that walked by her, with his mother and Miriam thought about how would the world be like if her newly found family could walk among the surface.
The little boy smlied, waved to miriam as his mother encouraged him to follow. As the pair disappeared around the corner of the aisle, miriam resumed and slowly walked down the aisle. Suddenly what could her attention was what seem to be a medium sized electric stove top. Without a second thought, she grasped it without hesitation.
A small smile of pride grew on her lips. Pushing the trolley, with groceries she left finally satisfied. Alittle later, splinter finally awoke to the fresh smell of cooking. Unfamiliar to him, and grew panicky. Raising up from the futon, rushed to see where the terrapin toddlers were and found them, happily eating thier breakfast.
"Master splinter, mimi cooked food." Mikey said, with mouthful. Donatello happily smiled with a mouthful while leonardo and raphael happily drank thier orange juice poppers. Miriam had taken upon herself to prepare breakfast and splinter was surprised.
"How did you manage?" splinter asked. Miriam smiled and replied. "I have my ways." Handing a plate of fresh cooked bacon and egg. "Breakfast Muffin?"
Splinter smiled, graciously taking the muffin. "How did we get so lucky with you?" Miriam smiled, proudly and replied. "Well, I believe it was fate. And, we all are lucky."
Mikey looked up, asking with a mouthful. "Can we call you mummy or just mimi?" Miriam chuckled. "First thing first, my son. Talk without your mouth ful and yes, you can call me mummy. If you wish."
Mikey blinked and giggled, with a small grin. "Sorry mummy." Miriam chuckled. Donatello and Leonardo followed, smiled. "Thankyou mummy for." They paused. Miriam gently corrected. "Breakfast."
"Breakfast." Leonardo and donatello repeated unison. Raphael sat silent, slowly chewed on the jam english bagel. Miriam warmly smiled and said, assuring. "It is ok, when you are ready."
Raphael glanced up to miriam with widened gaze, uncertain and deeply introverted in himself. Finally he nodded. The terrapin toddlers, yawned and rubbed thier eyes again. Donatello and leonardo were first, as they said unison. "We are sleepy, can we go to sleep?"
Splinter smiled, nodded. Raphael followed as he finished shortly afterwards but mikey, he requested for another bagel. Miriam was surprised and obliged to accomondate his request. Placing a new fresh bagel on the plate for mikey, happily ate his meal then finally he yawned.
"Mummy, I am sleepy." he yawned. Miriam wiped away his little mouth and gently picked mikey up in her arms as she replied. "Up and adam, little man." Withn a few seconds, mikey had fallen asleep with his head hanging over her shoulder.
"Aww, poor little guy." Miriam smiled, following splinter with the other sleepy terrapin toddlers. Meanwhile, somewhere the squadron that remained behind and performed thier mission. Grew frustrated, irritable and exhausted.
Chewing on the edge of toothpick, then played with it inbetween his teeth then resumed chewing on the edge once again. "Would you please quit that, morrison." constantable anderson grunted with annoyance.
Federal morrison pucked his lips and winked. "Love you too, dearest." Constantable anderson rolled his eyes and replied. "Sometimes, I wish I could kick your ass for your annoyance."
Federal morrison chuckled. As did, constantable anderson. "How long must we hang around the rooftops?" An third federal agent asked.
"Until the girl is found, or we don't go home." Federal morrison answered finally. "Ugh, all this for one little girl?"
"Pretty much, soldier."
"Wouldn't it be better if agent bishop created a temporary virus to draw her out."
Both morrison and anderson looked to eachother, for a second. "What?" federal standford said.
"Coming to think of it, that is not a bad idea but it is agent bishop's decision to do so. We are to follow instructions as ordered." Constantable anderson stated. Back at the federal secret base, the doors opened and bishop walked in the room. Stockman was monitoring the first experimented subject.
Approaching his blindside, stood somewhat patiently as he held his hands clasped behind. Turned around and glanced to bishop waiting. "Ah, agent bishop. Here for the results?"
"Report doctor, what do you have for me?"
"The subject is responding to the experiment well but." He paused and bishop interrupted, questioning the experiment. "But? What doctor?"
"The transfer is airborne." stockman answered finally. Bishop bellowed slighlty. "What?" All the scientists cringed to the risen bellow of agent bishop but stockman closed his virtual eyes and repeated.
"It is airborne, sir."
"Explain how it is airborne and what exactly is it?" Bishop demanded. "After the experiment you have requested, was not full success but not as expected to be airborne."
"How long, before the vaccine is available?" Bishop asked. "Shouldn't be long, well I hope." Stockman answered, nervously worried. "Get to it, doctor." Bishop ordered. Stockman nodded and answered. "Of course agent bishop."
"By the way, stockman. Send the first subject out to New york city, flush the girl out."
