Chapter 3
"Freedom?"
Do these turtles really exist? I asked myself as I listened to Shredder and Krang talk. They seemed to be dead serious. Why out of thousands of girls in this city did they choose us? How was I going to explain this to my parents?
"Are you sure this is going to work Krang?" asked Shredder.
"Of course it will. When those pesky turtles come and see four female turtles, they will naturally save them and they would have many questions for them," said Krang.
"What are you saying, Krang?" asked Shredder.
"I'm saying that we let their hormones go crazy. After all, they are 18 years old," said Krang.
"What if that doesn't work?" asked Shredder.
"Oh, it will, Shredder, it will. Just have some faith," said Krang.
The girls and I looked at each other. We didn't want to be part of this. I looked at May who just seemed to be shaking.
"What if we don't cooperate with your little plan?" asked Nicole.
"You have no choice sweetie," said Krang.
"Not if I can help it," said Nicole.
Krang laughed. There was nothing that we could do and he knew it. So did Nicole. We all huddled together.
Just then, a glass shield came up. It covered the bars. We all ran to try to break the glass shield but some gas came in to the cell. We all slowly became drowsy and passed out.
It wasn't long before we woke up again. This time, we were tied up and hanging from the ceiling. We were also gagged. I looked around and saw the four turtles looking up at us. I had also noticed that Shredder was hiding with a few masked people. I saw enough movies to know that if I struggled to warn them then Shredder would more than likely know that they were there. I kept still.
Nicole, unfortunately, didn't. She struggled to try to warn them. Nicole, you idiot, I thought. Shredder looked up at Nicole then made a hand signal that made the people/things attack them. I watched helplessly as the four turtles went into battle.
I noticed that the things that I thought were masked people were actually robots. I wanted to help but there was just no way to. Just then, I made the mistake of blinking. When I did, one of the four turtles was gone. I was then taken by surprise when the rope that I was hanging from was cut and a turtle in an orange mask caught me. He smiled.
"Are you okay?" he asked me as he untied me.
"I think so," I managed to say.
He smiled at me again and saved the other three. When the four of us were safely on the ground and hidden, we watched the last of the fight.
"What do you think will happen to us?" asked Lacy.
"I don't know," said May.
"Hey, Shredder's gone," said Nicole.
"Yea, so?" I asked.
"We can get out of here and not even get involved," said Nicole.
I looked at May and Lacy. Then we looked back at her.
"Are you crazy?" asked May.
"Yea, we can't go back. Not like this," said Lacy.
"Who knows what will happen to us now that we look like this?" I asked.
"Come on, if we go to our parent's they'll help us," said Nicole.
"You idiot! Do you know what could happen? Our parents may not even recognize us and stuff can happen to us," I said.
"Like what?" sneered Nicole.
We all sighed and left the old factory together. We got to my house in no time. I rang the doorbell and waited. May, Nicole, and Lacy waited behind me.
My mother opened the door. Her eyes were all blood shot.
"Mom," I said.
My mother screamed and slammed the door in my face. Tears slowly fell down my cheek. I placed my hand on the door and fell to my knees.
"Mom, It's me, Linnea," I sobbed.
The door never opened. I knew it would be the last time I would have ever saw my mother again.
May put a hand on my shoulder. I knew she didn't know what to say. I knew after that we couldn't go back to our parents.
We ran back in the shadows to the old factory where we were originally kept in. The four turtles were gone and so was Shredder. Their plan backfired and they didn't kill them since there were no bodies of turtles around.
"Well, looks like we should have stayed here after all," I said angrily at Nicole.
"What? It was you're idea that we leave," argued Nicole.
"My idea! You were the one who suggested it and if I remember correctly, I questioned what could happen," I yelled back.
"Knock it off, you two! It doesn't matter anymore! This should be the last thing on our minds. Maybe we should try to figure out a way to get back to normal," yelled May.
"Why didn't we try the rest of our parents?" asked Lacy.
"Do you think that our parents wouldn't do the same thing if Linnea's parents didn't even accept her?" asked Nicole.
"Nicole, stop it. They just didn't recognize her. Times, I can't blame them. I mean, if I saw four giant turtles at my door when I was human, I would have done the same thing," said May.
I sighed. I wanted freedom but this was no where near what I had in mind. It wasn't fair. I wanted my parents to lay off of my academics. Now, I didn't have to worry about them.
"I wanted freedom and I guess I got it," I said.
"I wanted the same thing," said May.
"Me too," said Nicole.
"And me," sighed Lacy.
I looked at them all. We all finally had something in common, besides going to the school, we all wanted freedom and we got it. We all sighed. It was not going to be fun but it was something that we would have to learn to deal with.
Do these turtles really exist? I asked myself as I listened to Shredder and Krang talk. They seemed to be dead serious. Why out of thousands of girls in this city did they choose us? How was I going to explain this to my parents?
"Are you sure this is going to work Krang?" asked Shredder.
"Of course it will. When those pesky turtles come and see four female turtles, they will naturally save them and they would have many questions for them," said Krang.
"What are you saying, Krang?" asked Shredder.
"I'm saying that we let their hormones go crazy. After all, they are 18 years old," said Krang.
"What if that doesn't work?" asked Shredder.
"Oh, it will, Shredder, it will. Just have some faith," said Krang.
The girls and I looked at each other. We didn't want to be part of this. I looked at May who just seemed to be shaking.
"What if we don't cooperate with your little plan?" asked Nicole.
"You have no choice sweetie," said Krang.
"Not if I can help it," said Nicole.
Krang laughed. There was nothing that we could do and he knew it. So did Nicole. We all huddled together.
Just then, a glass shield came up. It covered the bars. We all ran to try to break the glass shield but some gas came in to the cell. We all slowly became drowsy and passed out.
It wasn't long before we woke up again. This time, we were tied up and hanging from the ceiling. We were also gagged. I looked around and saw the four turtles looking up at us. I had also noticed that Shredder was hiding with a few masked people. I saw enough movies to know that if I struggled to warn them then Shredder would more than likely know that they were there. I kept still.
Nicole, unfortunately, didn't. She struggled to try to warn them. Nicole, you idiot, I thought. Shredder looked up at Nicole then made a hand signal that made the people/things attack them. I watched helplessly as the four turtles went into battle.
I noticed that the things that I thought were masked people were actually robots. I wanted to help but there was just no way to. Just then, I made the mistake of blinking. When I did, one of the four turtles was gone. I was then taken by surprise when the rope that I was hanging from was cut and a turtle in an orange mask caught me. He smiled.
"Are you okay?" he asked me as he untied me.
"I think so," I managed to say.
He smiled at me again and saved the other three. When the four of us were safely on the ground and hidden, we watched the last of the fight.
"What do you think will happen to us?" asked Lacy.
"I don't know," said May.
"Hey, Shredder's gone," said Nicole.
"Yea, so?" I asked.
"We can get out of here and not even get involved," said Nicole.
I looked at May and Lacy. Then we looked back at her.
"Are you crazy?" asked May.
"Yea, we can't go back. Not like this," said Lacy.
"Who knows what will happen to us now that we look like this?" I asked.
"Come on, if we go to our parent's they'll help us," said Nicole.
"You idiot! Do you know what could happen? Our parents may not even recognize us and stuff can happen to us," I said.
"Like what?" sneered Nicole.
We all sighed and left the old factory together. We got to my house in no time. I rang the doorbell and waited. May, Nicole, and Lacy waited behind me.
My mother opened the door. Her eyes were all blood shot.
"Mom," I said.
My mother screamed and slammed the door in my face. Tears slowly fell down my cheek. I placed my hand on the door and fell to my knees.
"Mom, It's me, Linnea," I sobbed.
The door never opened. I knew it would be the last time I would have ever saw my mother again.
May put a hand on my shoulder. I knew she didn't know what to say. I knew after that we couldn't go back to our parents.
We ran back in the shadows to the old factory where we were originally kept in. The four turtles were gone and so was Shredder. Their plan backfired and they didn't kill them since there were no bodies of turtles around.
"Well, looks like we should have stayed here after all," I said angrily at Nicole.
"What? It was you're idea that we leave," argued Nicole.
"My idea! You were the one who suggested it and if I remember correctly, I questioned what could happen," I yelled back.
"Knock it off, you two! It doesn't matter anymore! This should be the last thing on our minds. Maybe we should try to figure out a way to get back to normal," yelled May.
"Why didn't we try the rest of our parents?" asked Lacy.
"Do you think that our parents wouldn't do the same thing if Linnea's parents didn't even accept her?" asked Nicole.
"Nicole, stop it. They just didn't recognize her. Times, I can't blame them. I mean, if I saw four giant turtles at my door when I was human, I would have done the same thing," said May.
I sighed. I wanted freedom but this was no where near what I had in mind. It wasn't fair. I wanted my parents to lay off of my academics. Now, I didn't have to worry about them.
"I wanted freedom and I guess I got it," I said.
"I wanted the same thing," said May.
"Me too," said Nicole.
"And me," sighed Lacy.
I looked at them all. We all finally had something in common, besides going to the school, we all wanted freedom and we got it. We all sighed. It was not going to be fun but it was something that we would have to learn to deal with.