Part 2
Part 2

The night was long and tiresome for four newcomers to the streets. The Turtles decided to rest out of the city in the seclusion of the New York City Dump. They found an abandoned shack with some shelter to escape the cold air. Memories flowed like mad as they stared at the site. It looked like where the Foot used to have their private headquarters. Raphael remembered it more when he and Keno had to battle numerous soldiers in dogi suits. This wasn't the same area. That place was off past the Brooklyn Bridge. Quite a tread for 3 worried turtles in search for their captured brother by the notorious Shredder. The shack inside looked like it was used by kids for a club house. Hopefully, they won't return to this spot in the morning to find 4 large turtles using it for a temporary home. They decided to unload for now and wait to call April in the morning. Raphael was tended to and checked out with the bite and scratch marks on his leg. His symptons weren't serious but were also a concern to his brothers. Whatever the creature had in it's saliva was definitely dangerous fluids. Ones Donatello could not detect with the proper tools. Half his lab equipment was destroyed. He took what he could for medical supplies and fixed up Raph's leg with simple over the counter remedies and some herbs that Splinter kept in a small cabinet in his room. It was the best he could do for now.

The sky was clear tonight with thousands of stars in sight. Being away from the city, you could see for miles without the lights blocking the view. Michaelangelo stepped out to look around followed by Raphael.

"See anyone?"

"No."

"Did you check the south end?"

"Yup."

"East, west?"

"Both are covered, Raph."

Suddenly a stream a light shot at them from the sky. A large cruiser full of weird-looking soldiers fired lasers at them. Mike and Raph shouted and hit the ground and rolled.

"You forgot to check straight up!"

The cruiser landed as the men disembarked, continuing to fire in their direction. They looked like aliens, wearing silver outfits and blackened helmets. Mike and Raph flipped and ran toward a pile of junk for protection. Both panted and looked over at the men. One looked shorter than the others. Like a child.

"I count four. An even amount for the four of us."

"Yeah, if Leo and Don would get their asses out here!" Michaelangelo gulped when he saw one of the men heading toward the shack.

The soldier kicked in what was left of the door and aimed his laser, carefully scouting around. The place was empty. He looked everywhere but found no one. He turned to head out the door but didn't get far. Leo and Don swung down from a high beam and kicked him in the back, knocking him out.

"Hiiiiiyeeeeeeeah!" Both landed in front of him and gave each other a high-three.

"Good, job!" Leonardo grinned.

"Too easy for a bunch of losers." Donatello thumbed to the soldier.

The two joined their brothers outside.

"One's down." Don was proud to admit.

"There's three left scouting around out there." Mike pointed to the open.

"Freeze!" A soldier held his gun to Raph's temple.

"Correction. There's three right here."

"Put you hands up! Now!" The Turtles obeyed. "And move very slowly."

"I think that's an insult for our species." Raphael eyed the guy with the gun.

"Silence, freak!"

"Another insult." Michaelangelo whispered.

"Two points for them." Raphael grinned.

The other soldier came up with gun pointed and followed from behind. The short, third, soldier took up the rear.

"Hey, wait for meeeee!" The third one tripped on a piece of junk and slammed into one of the other soldiers.

"Hey, you little shit!"

That cued the Turtles to react. Raphael swung an elbow into the soldier's helmet, pain bellowing out. He growled and finally side-kicked him in the stomach. The second soldier aimed his gun toward Raph but was knocked down by Leonardo, sending his weapon flying off. He finished him with a powerful side-kick. Leo picked up the guns and broke them in two over his padded knee.

"Damn guns."

The third soldier gasped, dropped his gun and started to run as fast as possible. Raph was faster. He grabbed and threw down the soldier and the two began to roll around with kicks and punches. Raph finally straddled the soldier and tried to stop him from smacking and kicking.

"I'm not going to...Mph! Hurt you, kid! Now, hold still!" Words failed Raph as he punched the soldier. He finally removed the helmet and stared down with a gasp. The others came over and looked down at the captive soldier. "A girl?!"

"Kappa!" The girl hissed as she stared up at Raph; her hair in a mess of strands around her face.

Raph frowned and looked up to his brothers. "Hey, I think we have a corruptive kid here! The girl quickly swung a closed back hand into Raph's jaw, causing him to fall backwards and off of her. She leaped up and started to run again as fast as her legs could carry her.

Leonardo went after her this time and landed on her back, making her wince. His weight was unbearable as she didn't bother to fight back. Michaelangelo ran over as Donatello helped Raphael.

"Whoa! What's with her?"

Leo groaned as he struggled with her. "I don't know, Mike. But I feel some questioning will be very helpful."

Don and Raph walked over. Raph stared down at the girl while holding his bloodied jaw.

"Little bitch!"

"Hey, Raph! Calm down!" Don placed a hand on Raph's shoulder. "I'm sure she's got her reasons for doing this."

"Or her orders." Mike added.

Leo grabbed both her wrists and held them together with one strong hand. He stepped off of her and lifted her up onto her feet. He kept his hand held at her small wrists and forcefully turned her body to face the group. She stared at the floor as Leo propped down on one knee to her level. He wasn't going to allow her youth to trigger his softness just yet. He stared at her hard and cold.

"Okay, kid. What the hell are you doing playing cops and robbers for? I've got a good mind to drop you off at the police department!"

"I am the police!" She tried to sound like an adult.

"You, a cop? Ha! Ya mean they're handing out badges to toddlers now?" Raph's voice cracked from the pain in his jaw.

"I'm not a toddler!"

"Then, how old are you?" Michaelangelo asked.

"Nine."

Raphael looked away. "Close enough."

"My house was broken into awhile back and my parents were killed right before my eyes. My brother and I had no choice but to join the police force in hopes of starting a new life. We would be dead by now if it wasn't for the police. So, if you took me to the police station, you'd be bringing me home. That's where I live for now. I have to defend for myself in this place. Right now, I'm in training as a young soldier. I came here with some soldiers on a training mission to pick up any troublemakers that are roaming around."

Raphael placed his hands flat against his chest. "Troublemakers? Us? Excuse me? You were the ones who walked into our territory. We didn't do anything wrong! And if you must know, we don't have a home any more to speak of, either!"

"I was just doing what I was told to do."

"See, that? Corruptive!" Raphael crossed his arms.

Leonardo waved a free hand. "Hang on, Raph. So, what you're saying is you have no adult supervision? No one to look after you?"

Donatello stepped closer. "Yeah, correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the police send you to a foster home instead?"

"I felt the same way. It was handled very strangely. We were taken to police custody and my brother was demanding to find the people who killed our parents and vowed revenge somehow. They talked to him for awhile; told him what was all involved of hiring hit men to track down any links to their death. This building is like a housing place for young adults who have nowhere to go. It's also been known as a special training facility. He went into police training soon after and I had nowhere to go but follow in his footsteps. My brother is there but he mostly hangs around with his buddies. I really don't like him. He drinks too much and can be pretty violent."

"What's wrong with drinking?" Raph attempted to defend alcohol.

"When you abuse the privilege as well as others, it's bad."

Mike frowned. "Your brother abuses you?"

"He blames me for our parent's death. When he's drunk, he'll take his anger out on me and smack me around for no reason."

Michaelangelo got down to her level. "What's your name?"

"That's confidential. Besides, why do you care to know?"

"Because the word 'bitch' wouldn't be appropriate for your tombstone!" Raph was still upset about his jaw.

Leonardo glared at him. "Raph!" He sighed and looked back to her. "Okay, just for the hell of it then. What is your name?"

She hesitated before answering. "Emiko."

"Japanese." Mike and Leo spoke at the same time. Leo looked away with a small smile, remembering his beloved master.

"But that's not what I go by at the moment. Each group has different titles. My brother is in a group with the symbol of a snake and a sword. His is called the Serpent's Warriors."

"Catchy title." Leonardo looked to his brothers. Then back to Emiko. "So, what's yours?"

"For the hell of it." Raph mimicked Leo.

"You guys certainly ask a lot of questions. Man, you're nosy!"

Raph laughed at that but Leo was losing his patience. He gripped her shoulder and looked into her face. "Look, we're not the bad guys here, okay? The least you could do is answer a simple question!"

"If they had etiquette at this place, you'd probably fail miserably." Donatello spoke up from the back.

"It's not like that. You'd laugh if I told you." She looked up to see their reaction. They stared at her with interest.

Michaelangelo grinned at her. "Humor us, then."

"Well, our symbol is of a bug with what looks like a fly swatter to me. We're called the Swat Team, not to confused with the real thing."

The tension finally broke. The Turtles burst out laughing at her. She smiled but didn't appreciate it.

"I knew you'd laugh! I tried to think of other names like Bug Busters or Killer Queens but those were just as bad. The first name has to go."

Don held his sides. "No, it's a perfect name. If you're an exterminator!"

Emiko nodded. "True. The building was roach-infested and we had to take care of that first."

They laughed harder at her.

"Killer Queens, huh? There must be more girls at this place, I bet." Raph placed his hands on his hips.

"Yeah, there are. All in adult and teen ages. I think I'm the youngest considering female soldiers."

Michaelangelo stood up, wiping his eyes. Leonardo followed next but kept his hand on her wrists. She stared up at them. At 4'8, they towered over her at a perfect 5'4-5'5 in height.

"Wow! You guys are huge!"

"Our height's not the only thing that's huge!" Leonardo punched Raphael in the arm.

Michaelangelo quickly changed the subject.

"So, are we still under arrest? These men aren't apart of your Swat Busters or whatever you called it team, are they?"

"No, they're with another advanced group. I was taken out for training and when I return without them, I will be punished for my poor performance."

Leo got down on his haunches.

"Show us where you live. We never had the pleasure of finding the location of the police department before."

"Or take a grand tour even!" Raphael added.

Emiko shook her head. "I don't think that's possible. I'm not allowed to bring newcomers into the building."

"Then just show us. We don't have to enter with you."

Emiko sighed and looked in his face. It had finally softened. "Okay, but you never saw me. Their penalities are very strict."

Leonardo looked to his brothers. "We'll see about that."

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