The Thing Part 19
Splinter awoke long before any of his sons did, or April and Casey. His inner mind acted as his alarm clock and he woke from a pleasant sleep at eight O'clock. It was late for him, but he was so exhausted from yesterday he needed the extra hour. He got up, lit a few candles in his room and made his way to his car door.
It was still dark in the main lair. The only light was the very dim white ray coming from the cracks in the walls and the gap under the door and the ladder hole, which was from the sunlight in the high sewer tunnels. Splinter didn't want to put on the lights as Casey and April were snuggled comfortably on the couch, still asleep. The rat smiled and walked to the kitchen. He always had tea in the mornings, made by himself or his sons. He boiled the kettle and poured himself a cup. The steam was warm and it clung to his fur. Smiling still, he picked up his cup and made his way back to his room again, where he sat, cross-legged, on his bed, in the meditating position. The candlelights flicked over him, and he found the soft light comforting. Splinter closed his eyes and relaxed; letting his mind drift, float. He let it wander to a place of shadows. He sensed two souls. Two beings. One was human, the other was not. Splinter watched with his mind, then called out. The human looked up and smiled. The other being growled weakly but softly. ¦I thank you both for everything you have done. You have saved someone very important to me, and I shall never forget it. Safe journey, my friends . . .¦
//
Casey murmured and opened his eyes. He was looking at April's hair. He propped himself up on his elbow and looked at her. She was still asleep. He took his arms from around her and rolled off the couch, landing rather sprawl eagled on the floor. April gave a small moan but carried on sleeping. Casey shook his head, trying to wake himself up. Then everything came back to him. Everything what happened yesterday. He got up and stared around the place. If Splinter was in his room, and the guys were in Raph and Mikey's room, and he was out here with April . . . Where were Frakly and M'reagro? It was pretty hard to miss that beast. Casey frowned and made his way to the refrigerator. ¦Aw, man, no beer?¦ He instead, pulled out a can of coke and shut the fridge. Having nothing to do he turned on the TV, set the volume low, made himself comfortable at April's feet and snapped the coke lid.
April woke with a start. She turned around and saw Casey staring at her, a sheepish expression on his face and a can of coke in hand.
"God, Casey . . . You startled me . . ." April stretched and sat up.
"My bad, sorry."
"Is everyone still asleep?" April whispered.
Casey nodded and sat back in the couch, now that April's feet weren't in the way.
April groaned and rubbed her hands over her face.
"Man, I don't know if it was a dream or if it was real . . . Casey . . . Was it real?" April looked at him.
"Yeah . . ." Casey said, much more interested in the TV.
"How can you sit there like that, after everything what happened yesterday?" April raised her eyebrows.
Casey shrugged. "What is there to do? What am I mean to do now?"
April stared, then shrugged. She looked up at a small noise and saw Splinter emerging from his room, holding a mug.
"Morning, Splinter," April smiled.
"Good morning, my child." Splinter returned the smile. "Casey."
Casey nodded his morning greeting and directed his eyes back to the TV.
Splinter walked to the kitchen and placed the mug in the sink. April followed him in.
"Is there anything I can get for you?" April asked.
"Nothing for me, thank you," Splinter said. "But my sons will be waking shortly and a cup of tea would do them well for the morning."
April smiled. "No problem." She filled the kettle and let it start to boil. She looked back at Casey and saw behind him a car door opening. Donnie walked out, looking as though he was sleep walking. She heard him mutter something to Casey, and then he made his way to the kitchen, hugging Splinter as the rat made his way to his armchair.
"Morning Donnie . . ." April smiled and he returned it while she hugged him.
"Mornin' April . . ." Donnie yawned and sat himself down on a stool.
April poured the boiled tea into the pot and let it mash for a few seconds, while stirring it. Then she poured one cup up and placed it in front of Donnie. He thanked her.
"Where are Frakly and M'reagro?" Donnie looked back, frowning.
April only just noticed and also scanned the lair. "I don't know . . ."
Splinter saw them. "They are not here. They have gone."
"Where?" Donnie asked.
"I will explain when everyone is awake," Splinter answered.
Donnie looked at April, then drained his cup. He put it down, grabbed the Medic box and said he was off to see if Raph's wounds were okay, and replace some bandages.
The lights had now been turned on in the lair, and it gave enough light so that Donnie could see what he was doing. He knelt back down near Leo and took out some fresh bandages and cream. He was just about to take off an old one around Raph's wrist, but a grunt from above him made him look up. Mikey was laying dangerously close to the edge of the bed, and with a sudden cry when he woke a second later, he fell off and right onto Donnie and Leo.
"Ow! Mikey - gerroff me!"
"What the . . .?
"Ouch, I hate top bunks!"
"What was that? What happened?" April ran to the door and stared at the three turtles on the floor. Casey was behind her. Mikey was sat on Donnie, who was smothering Leo.
"Mikey, gerroff! Leo can't breath!"
Mikey rolled off and Donnie moved off poor Leo, who was on his shell on the floor, having being waken in a most unusual manner. He was slightly oriented.
"What am I doing on the floor?" He asked, as Donnie pulled him up into a sitting position.
"Mikey had a little fall," Donnie glared at Mikey, who turned and shrugged at April.
Casey laughed. "I like this. Things are looking normal."
"I hate top bunks . . . I always fall off!" Mikey whined.
"Don't worry, Mike, you were only on there for last night," April said. "C'mon, I made you tea."
Mikey followed April out of the car and Donnie gathered the fallen bandages up and dumped them back on the bed. Casey went back to the TV and Donnie informed Leo he had a cup of tea waiting as well. Leo disappeared and Donnie went back to his interrupted job. Raph was still asleep, but that didn't surprise Donnie. His brother could sleep through a hurricane. The only time he woke from his sleep was when he sensed danger, never because of a loud noise. Donnie finished patching him back up and went back to the kitchen, where Leo and Mikey had already noticed the disappearance of Frakly and M'reagro.
"But they were right here last night when we took Raph to his room," Mikey said. "M'reagro couldn't have gone anywhere . . . He was - Well, what DID happen?"
"I will tell you when Raphael wakes. I want you all to know." Splinter said calmly.
"Well you don't have to wait long."
They all looked up as Raph joined them. Everyone grinned, really happy to see him up and about again. He seemed slightly disturbed by their grins.
"Raph! Ma man, how are you feeling?" Mikey jumped up, while everyone else stood up at his presence, and hugged his brother, who pushed him away looking slightly worried and showing a great deal of pain on his face.
"What's wrong with you?" Raph looked at Mikey, putting a hand over his worst wound on his shoulder.
"Don't you remember what happened yesterday?" Mikey frowned.
"Yeah, I woke up on the floor after we were fighting Shredder . . . How'd I get there?"
Everyone looked at each other except Raph, who was now staring at Splinter with a look that said 'explain'.
"I think that story is for your brothers to tell," Splinter said.
Raph frowned at looked Leo, Donnie and Mikey. They were all throwing sidelong glances at each other.
Leo sighed. "Okay Raph, you better sit down 'cause I don't know if you're going to believe this."
(Okay, sorry this was so short, but I thought it was an okay ending to this part. 20 coming soon . . . and don't worry, no one in their right minds kills Raph off for good, or any of the others for that matter ;))
Splinter awoke long before any of his sons did, or April and Casey. His inner mind acted as his alarm clock and he woke from a pleasant sleep at eight O'clock. It was late for him, but he was so exhausted from yesterday he needed the extra hour. He got up, lit a few candles in his room and made his way to his car door.
It was still dark in the main lair. The only light was the very dim white ray coming from the cracks in the walls and the gap under the door and the ladder hole, which was from the sunlight in the high sewer tunnels. Splinter didn't want to put on the lights as Casey and April were snuggled comfortably on the couch, still asleep. The rat smiled and walked to the kitchen. He always had tea in the mornings, made by himself or his sons. He boiled the kettle and poured himself a cup. The steam was warm and it clung to his fur. Smiling still, he picked up his cup and made his way back to his room again, where he sat, cross-legged, on his bed, in the meditating position. The candlelights flicked over him, and he found the soft light comforting. Splinter closed his eyes and relaxed; letting his mind drift, float. He let it wander to a place of shadows. He sensed two souls. Two beings. One was human, the other was not. Splinter watched with his mind, then called out. The human looked up and smiled. The other being growled weakly but softly. ¦I thank you both for everything you have done. You have saved someone very important to me, and I shall never forget it. Safe journey, my friends . . .¦
//
Casey murmured and opened his eyes. He was looking at April's hair. He propped himself up on his elbow and looked at her. She was still asleep. He took his arms from around her and rolled off the couch, landing rather sprawl eagled on the floor. April gave a small moan but carried on sleeping. Casey shook his head, trying to wake himself up. Then everything came back to him. Everything what happened yesterday. He got up and stared around the place. If Splinter was in his room, and the guys were in Raph and Mikey's room, and he was out here with April . . . Where were Frakly and M'reagro? It was pretty hard to miss that beast. Casey frowned and made his way to the refrigerator. ¦Aw, man, no beer?¦ He instead, pulled out a can of coke and shut the fridge. Having nothing to do he turned on the TV, set the volume low, made himself comfortable at April's feet and snapped the coke lid.
April woke with a start. She turned around and saw Casey staring at her, a sheepish expression on his face and a can of coke in hand.
"God, Casey . . . You startled me . . ." April stretched and sat up.
"My bad, sorry."
"Is everyone still asleep?" April whispered.
Casey nodded and sat back in the couch, now that April's feet weren't in the way.
April groaned and rubbed her hands over her face.
"Man, I don't know if it was a dream or if it was real . . . Casey . . . Was it real?" April looked at him.
"Yeah . . ." Casey said, much more interested in the TV.
"How can you sit there like that, after everything what happened yesterday?" April raised her eyebrows.
Casey shrugged. "What is there to do? What am I mean to do now?"
April stared, then shrugged. She looked up at a small noise and saw Splinter emerging from his room, holding a mug.
"Morning, Splinter," April smiled.
"Good morning, my child." Splinter returned the smile. "Casey."
Casey nodded his morning greeting and directed his eyes back to the TV.
Splinter walked to the kitchen and placed the mug in the sink. April followed him in.
"Is there anything I can get for you?" April asked.
"Nothing for me, thank you," Splinter said. "But my sons will be waking shortly and a cup of tea would do them well for the morning."
April smiled. "No problem." She filled the kettle and let it start to boil. She looked back at Casey and saw behind him a car door opening. Donnie walked out, looking as though he was sleep walking. She heard him mutter something to Casey, and then he made his way to the kitchen, hugging Splinter as the rat made his way to his armchair.
"Morning Donnie . . ." April smiled and he returned it while she hugged him.
"Mornin' April . . ." Donnie yawned and sat himself down on a stool.
April poured the boiled tea into the pot and let it mash for a few seconds, while stirring it. Then she poured one cup up and placed it in front of Donnie. He thanked her.
"Where are Frakly and M'reagro?" Donnie looked back, frowning.
April only just noticed and also scanned the lair. "I don't know . . ."
Splinter saw them. "They are not here. They have gone."
"Where?" Donnie asked.
"I will explain when everyone is awake," Splinter answered.
Donnie looked at April, then drained his cup. He put it down, grabbed the Medic box and said he was off to see if Raph's wounds were okay, and replace some bandages.
The lights had now been turned on in the lair, and it gave enough light so that Donnie could see what he was doing. He knelt back down near Leo and took out some fresh bandages and cream. He was just about to take off an old one around Raph's wrist, but a grunt from above him made him look up. Mikey was laying dangerously close to the edge of the bed, and with a sudden cry when he woke a second later, he fell off and right onto Donnie and Leo.
"Ow! Mikey - gerroff me!"
"What the . . .?
"Ouch, I hate top bunks!"
"What was that? What happened?" April ran to the door and stared at the three turtles on the floor. Casey was behind her. Mikey was sat on Donnie, who was smothering Leo.
"Mikey, gerroff! Leo can't breath!"
Mikey rolled off and Donnie moved off poor Leo, who was on his shell on the floor, having being waken in a most unusual manner. He was slightly oriented.
"What am I doing on the floor?" He asked, as Donnie pulled him up into a sitting position.
"Mikey had a little fall," Donnie glared at Mikey, who turned and shrugged at April.
Casey laughed. "I like this. Things are looking normal."
"I hate top bunks . . . I always fall off!" Mikey whined.
"Don't worry, Mike, you were only on there for last night," April said. "C'mon, I made you tea."
Mikey followed April out of the car and Donnie gathered the fallen bandages up and dumped them back on the bed. Casey went back to the TV and Donnie informed Leo he had a cup of tea waiting as well. Leo disappeared and Donnie went back to his interrupted job. Raph was still asleep, but that didn't surprise Donnie. His brother could sleep through a hurricane. The only time he woke from his sleep was when he sensed danger, never because of a loud noise. Donnie finished patching him back up and went back to the kitchen, where Leo and Mikey had already noticed the disappearance of Frakly and M'reagro.
"But they were right here last night when we took Raph to his room," Mikey said. "M'reagro couldn't have gone anywhere . . . He was - Well, what DID happen?"
"I will tell you when Raphael wakes. I want you all to know." Splinter said calmly.
"Well you don't have to wait long."
They all looked up as Raph joined them. Everyone grinned, really happy to see him up and about again. He seemed slightly disturbed by their grins.
"Raph! Ma man, how are you feeling?" Mikey jumped up, while everyone else stood up at his presence, and hugged his brother, who pushed him away looking slightly worried and showing a great deal of pain on his face.
"What's wrong with you?" Raph looked at Mikey, putting a hand over his worst wound on his shoulder.
"Don't you remember what happened yesterday?" Mikey frowned.
"Yeah, I woke up on the floor after we were fighting Shredder . . . How'd I get there?"
Everyone looked at each other except Raph, who was now staring at Splinter with a look that said 'explain'.
"I think that story is for your brothers to tell," Splinter said.
Raph frowned at looked Leo, Donnie and Mikey. They were all throwing sidelong glances at each other.
Leo sighed. "Okay Raph, you better sit down 'cause I don't know if you're going to believe this."
(Okay, sorry this was so short, but I thought it was an okay ending to this part. 20 coming soon . . . and don't worry, no one in their right minds kills Raph off for good, or any of the others for that matter ;))