Chapter 12
"Bring them home safely"
I awoke the next morning. I stretched and wondered if everything that had happened to me was a dream. I looked down at myself and realized, I was still a turtle. I assumed that the talk between me and Nicole actually took place. I rubbed my eyes. I saw Nicole was still sleep but I didn't doubt she was tired from the events from the last two days. I sighed and got up.
I passed a mirror. Of all the things that I had wondered, I wondered what I looked like as a turtle. My eyes widened as I looked at myself. My front part of the shell was quite curvy. I wondered if I was pretty in any of the guy's opinions. I was thin but that didn't surprise me. I was always thin. The other girls looked about the same except for skin color. I had the lightest shade of green out of all of us. I adjusted my eye mask before I left to see where the guys were.
I found my way to the kitchen. There, Michelangelo was cooking. The other three turtles and Master Splinter sat at the kitchen table.
"Linnea, come, my child, join us," said Master Splinter.
I nodded and walked over to the table. Leonardo walked over to me and pulled out a chair for me. I thanked him for the deed. He smiled back at me and went off. He soon came back with another chair. To my left was Raphael. Leonardo was to my right.
"Sleep well, Linnea?" asked Leonardo.
"Yes, thank you," I said.
"Morning, babe, ya like eggs?" asked Michelangelo.
"Yes, please," I said.
"Forget the hot sauce," called Donatello.
I gave Donatello an odd look while the others just laughed. I wondered about the hot sauce comment for a while.
"Sorry, Mikey has a habit of putting hot sauce on almost everything. He likes the taste of hot stuff," explained Donatello.
"That is if his taste buds still work," added Raphael.
Everyone but me laughed at the comment. I didn't get it but I guessed that I would in time.
It wasn't long before Nicole came into the room. Leonardo once again gave up his chair and went off to get another chair. Darn, I was hoping that he was just doing that for me, I thought.
It wasn't long before Michelangelo brought out two plates of eggs. He set them down in front of me and Nicole. We both looked up at him and smiled.
"Thanks, Michelangelo," I said.
"Call me Mikey, babe. It's no problem. It's what I enjoy doing most," said Mikey.
Nicole and I started eating our eggs. We were surprised at how good they were but Mikey hugged us both for complementing him when we did.
"At least someone appreciates me," said Mikey.
Nicole and I laughed. He was very sweet. He'd be the perfect guy for May if she was here, I though. Just then, I remembered, May was taken by Shredder and the talking brain. I stopped eating and I felt a tear soak into my eye mask.
"What's wrong?" asked Nicole.
"May, Lacy, I almost forgot about them. When can we go to get them back?" I asked.
"You two aren't going anywhere. We are going soon. Don't worry, we'll get them back," said Leonardo, putting a hand on my shoulder.
His hand was strong, worn from the years of work and survival. I felt the warmth of his hand pass into my body. I wanted him to keep it there but of course, he moved it. I sighed.
"Are you sure you don't want us to come with you just to help you out?" asked Nicole.
"No. They have the training to get your friends back. I would like you two to remain here," said Master Splinter.
"Yes sir," I said, almost thinking I was talking to my father, whom I missed.
"Good, Turtles, go. Bring the girls back safely," commanded Master Splinter.
The turtles bowed and ran off. Nicole and I stayed at the kitchen table. I wanted to go but I didn't want to get into more trouble. Master Splinter smiled at us.
"Girls, you have freedom while you are here. I would like for you girls to stay here until we can find a way to turn you all back. If not, then you girls may stay here permanently. It is all entirely up to you what you do but I would like you both to know that you will be protected here," said Master Splinter.
He got up and went into his study. Nicole and I finished our breakfast and then went back to the temporary room. All I wanted was for my friends and the turtles to come back safely.
I awoke the next morning. I stretched and wondered if everything that had happened to me was a dream. I looked down at myself and realized, I was still a turtle. I assumed that the talk between me and Nicole actually took place. I rubbed my eyes. I saw Nicole was still sleep but I didn't doubt she was tired from the events from the last two days. I sighed and got up.
I passed a mirror. Of all the things that I had wondered, I wondered what I looked like as a turtle. My eyes widened as I looked at myself. My front part of the shell was quite curvy. I wondered if I was pretty in any of the guy's opinions. I was thin but that didn't surprise me. I was always thin. The other girls looked about the same except for skin color. I had the lightest shade of green out of all of us. I adjusted my eye mask before I left to see where the guys were.
I found my way to the kitchen. There, Michelangelo was cooking. The other three turtles and Master Splinter sat at the kitchen table.
"Linnea, come, my child, join us," said Master Splinter.
I nodded and walked over to the table. Leonardo walked over to me and pulled out a chair for me. I thanked him for the deed. He smiled back at me and went off. He soon came back with another chair. To my left was Raphael. Leonardo was to my right.
"Sleep well, Linnea?" asked Leonardo.
"Yes, thank you," I said.
"Morning, babe, ya like eggs?" asked Michelangelo.
"Yes, please," I said.
"Forget the hot sauce," called Donatello.
I gave Donatello an odd look while the others just laughed. I wondered about the hot sauce comment for a while.
"Sorry, Mikey has a habit of putting hot sauce on almost everything. He likes the taste of hot stuff," explained Donatello.
"That is if his taste buds still work," added Raphael.
Everyone but me laughed at the comment. I didn't get it but I guessed that I would in time.
It wasn't long before Nicole came into the room. Leonardo once again gave up his chair and went off to get another chair. Darn, I was hoping that he was just doing that for me, I thought.
It wasn't long before Michelangelo brought out two plates of eggs. He set them down in front of me and Nicole. We both looked up at him and smiled.
"Thanks, Michelangelo," I said.
"Call me Mikey, babe. It's no problem. It's what I enjoy doing most," said Mikey.
Nicole and I started eating our eggs. We were surprised at how good they were but Mikey hugged us both for complementing him when we did.
"At least someone appreciates me," said Mikey.
Nicole and I laughed. He was very sweet. He'd be the perfect guy for May if she was here, I though. Just then, I remembered, May was taken by Shredder and the talking brain. I stopped eating and I felt a tear soak into my eye mask.
"What's wrong?" asked Nicole.
"May, Lacy, I almost forgot about them. When can we go to get them back?" I asked.
"You two aren't going anywhere. We are going soon. Don't worry, we'll get them back," said Leonardo, putting a hand on my shoulder.
His hand was strong, worn from the years of work and survival. I felt the warmth of his hand pass into my body. I wanted him to keep it there but of course, he moved it. I sighed.
"Are you sure you don't want us to come with you just to help you out?" asked Nicole.
"No. They have the training to get your friends back. I would like you two to remain here," said Master Splinter.
"Yes sir," I said, almost thinking I was talking to my father, whom I missed.
"Good, Turtles, go. Bring the girls back safely," commanded Master Splinter.
The turtles bowed and ran off. Nicole and I stayed at the kitchen table. I wanted to go but I didn't want to get into more trouble. Master Splinter smiled at us.
"Girls, you have freedom while you are here. I would like for you girls to stay here until we can find a way to turn you all back. If not, then you girls may stay here permanently. It is all entirely up to you what you do but I would like you both to know that you will be protected here," said Master Splinter.
He got up and went into his study. Nicole and I finished our breakfast and then went back to the temporary room. All I wanted was for my friends and the turtles to come back safely.