Arista: I'm so glad you like it! ::Rubs hands evilly:: My ploy is working, whoops said that out loud, just ignore that part J. I trust you and she came back sporting some very good idea's.
Ramica: True, true, but that's why I'll never tell, until the end of the story that is J Glad you liked the part with Raph. He cares just we all know he tries to keep up his tough guy image.
Red Turtle: I haven't heard that saying in a long time, white on rice J That's great! The ending, that's still a bit off so who knows what will happen.
MetaChi: Donnie can use the hugs he just doesn't know which world he's in when he get's them, poor dude. I'm glad you like here's a new chapter!
Ziptango: I thought the Raph and Donnie was a sweet touch, aww! And the girl, oh I knew a girl like that in school, couldn't stand her because she acted just like that except the guys thought it was cute (dummies) and let her get away with it. Even this one guy I liked, ugh! So I just did here what I couldn't there. Personal revenge is sweet J
Disclaimer: Don't own the turtles, Wahhh!!! All original characters are mine!
Outside the cool air was a welcome to Donatello's face as he walked over the rooftops on the patrol with his brothers. As they turned to leave telling him to stay home, he argued and won, to come with. Hearing Leonardo call to him he raced to the edge of the roof looking below. A girl was huddled in the alley against five foot soldiers. Donatello recognized one as the shadow, the one that stunned him. Silently he followed his brothers into position.
"Give it up girlie," The shadow stepped forward. "You have what the master wants, give it to us and we'll let you go free." His voice dripped with sugary sweetness. The girl shook her head.
"No way," She yelled. "For one you're lying, you'll never let me go and stop acting all sweet, you're going to make me throw up." The shadow grabbed the girl lifting her off the ground using the lapels on her jacket. She gasped as he lifted her up.
"Fine, then I'll pry it from your cold dead body once I'm finished with you," the shadow hissed.
"Let her go!" The shadow turned and saw Donatello standing there with his bow.
"Ah, so we meet again," The shadow smiled under his face cover. "I'm glad that my blow didn't kill you, master wouldn't have been too pleased with that."
"Are we going to chat all night?" Donatello whirled his bo around like he was bored then snapped it in his hands. "Or are we going to fight because I'm getting bored here." The shadow growled and threw the stunned girls into the arms of a near by soldier. Charging Donatello the Shadow stopped pulling a blade out and blocking Leonardo's blow.
"Nice try," The shadow hissed. "Need to work on your stealth." Leonardo growled and pulled back stepping out of the reach of the shadow. Raphael and Michelangelo had jumped out both trying to get the girl free while Leonardo got cornered by the shadow. Donatello circled his bo as two foot soldiers advanced him. One he swept its feet out from under him but the other jumped at that moment knocking Donatello over. The soldiers grabbed his arms as his head slightly hit the cement beneath him.
*Flash*
Donatello is human again and he's in a small room with a small white bed beside him. He wearing a white hospital gown and is trying to jerk out of the arms of two orderlies.
"Ralph, hold him down," One orderly yelled.
"I'm trying to Mike but he's flailing too much," Ralph yelled. "We need a calmer in here." Ralph yelled this out the door. Donatello's head rolls back, eyes are wide, his breathing erratic. Soon two nurses came in with a needle and injected something into Donatello's arm.
"No stop," Donatello struggles started to calm.
"It's alright Don, your mother will come to see you in the morning," One nurse gently wiped the hair out of his face. His eyes finally focus on the nurse before him and he looks around, confused. Looking down at his hands he saw that he was human again and he felt himself start to relax.
*Flash*
In the alley way, his brothers were helping him up. Donatello looked around after checking out his hands and his head. Then he saw the girl. She was knocked unconscious, or she fainted, Donatello didn't know which.
"Are you okay, bro?" Michelangelo asked.
"Yeah, what happened?" Donatello's head ached.
"I think you blacked out from those guys hitting your head on the ground," Raphael said.
"Well either way we chased those goons off," Leonardo limped up to the group.
"Leo, what happened?" Donatello looked over his brother.
"I'm fine," Leonardo waved him off. "Check the girl, see if you can find what they wanted from her." As they passed Donatello could see that Leonardo wasn't fine. There was a long and deep looking gash on his brothers right thigh and bleeding profusely.
"Hold on Leo," Donatello stopped. "Let me look at that." Leonardo sighed but let him look, wincing as Donatello checked the surrounding area. "Hold on." Donatello went over to the girl, Michelangelo had now propped up against him to elevate her head.
"How'd you know to do that Mikey?" Donatello asked.
"Do what?" Michelangelo looked up.
"Elevate her head?"
"Oh, I didn't I just wanted to hold her against me," Michelangelo let show one of his goofy grins. Donatello smiled himself and looked at the girl. She was wearing a thin shirt and jeans. "Well we need to get Leo home, he's cut bad and we can't leave her here."
"Cool! Can she stay in my room?" Michelangelo asked as he lifted the girl. "What?" His brothers all gave him 'you know what the answer is' looks as they headed home. Donatello rubbed the back of his head, looking back a few times as they left the alley.
Back inside the lair, Donatello is just finishing up putting the bandages on Leonardo's leg as Master Splinter is looking over the girl on the couch. Donatello takes a breath and sit down.
"What do you think sensei?" Raphael walked up.
"I'm not sure," Master Splinter said and saw some bag sticking out of the girls pocket. Grabbing the bag it was small and…
*Flash*
Where Donatello was looking, the couch was still there, but there were a few people sitting on it. A male nurse was sitting in front of them and giving them small cups to swallow. Looking around, more people were around, some watching TV, others playing games, while some only sat there. He was back in the gown and there were other Orderlies like the ones he remembered restraining him spread about the room.
"Don!" Donatello looked over to the make nurse. "Hey man I've been calling you for five minutes. Do we need to get you some heavier…"
*Flash*
"…Drugs?" Donatello blinked then saw that it was Master Splinter holding up a clear bag with white pills in it.
"Huh?" Donatello said.
"Do you think my son that these are drugs?" Master Splinter asked again. Donatello took the bag and looked inside.
"No I'm not sure what these are Master Splinter, they seem familiar but I can't place them," Donatello said. "There's only four in here though, so maybe it's medication. I'll lock it up in my lab for safe keeping." Master Splinter nodded and turned as the girl started to cough. Donatello left the room then came back. The minute he entered the room it was flashbacks of April, but he'd had enough flashes so far.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" The girl screamed as she danced on the couch. Master Splinter and the rest of the guys had backed off.
*Flash*
Blinking his eyes Donatello saw a patient in white run past screaming her head off being chased by an orderly.
*Flash*
The girl had stopped screaming and was now staring at them all.
"We are not going to hurt you," Leonardo said slowly.
"You speak," The girl stated.
"Yes and I can say the alphabet too," Raphael replied.
"I thought Kenny was lying but it is true," The girl slowly sank down. Her hair was red and pulled up harshly in a pony tail. Dirt smudged her cheeks and arms from most likely the scuffle in the alley.
"Who is Kenny?" Donatello asked. The girl looked at him startled by his entrance.
"I don't want to talk about it," She said.
"Can you tell us your name, child?" Master Splinter asked.
"Cassandra," She said. "But my friends call me Cassie. That is if I had any friends they would call me Cassie but I don't have any friends, so I started going out with Kenny…" Cassie paused looked around the room. "And I'm rambling now so I'll stop."
"Do you have a home?" Leonardo asked. Cassie shook her head.
"No I ran away from home when I was thirteen," Cassie said sadly. "I made a living going… I'm sorry you don't want to hear this." Cassie shook her head and got up. "Look I'll just leave so I don't bother you and you'll never see me again." Cassie started walking to a door and opened it then closed it.
"Great now I know where the broom closet is, which way is the way out?"
"Cassandra," Master Splinter said. "We would like to hear your story so we can see how to help you, and would like you to stay the night." Cassie sighed looking around.
"Well," She paused looking around. "This is a nice place, and dry, okay I'll stay thanks." Cassie smiled and sat down on the couch.
"So what's your story?" Raphael asked. Michelangelo came running out of the kitchen with a slice of pizza in his hand.
"Wait she can't talk on an empty stomach," Michelangelo gave the slice to Cassie.
"That's you lame brain," Raphael lightly punched his brothers arm.
'You really want to know about me?" Cassie looked around. "Okay, well my parents were trailer trash. Well that's what my mom became when she married my stepfather. Not all people that live in trailers are bad, there were some very nice people where we were but my mom. She used to be bright and beautiful, then my dad died in a gang fight. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time."
*Flash*
Donatello was sitting in a circle and a girl was talking. There were a few other people and a doctor person taking notes.
"Well after my trailer trash mom was murdered, my dad commited suicide…"
*Flash*
"What was that?" Donatello shook his head. "I missed that." Cassie looked over to Donatello with a worried look. When she saw him notice it went away and was replaced with the chattering Cassie they were getting to know.
"Oh well I said that my mom started to go out to bars and dress in the smallest clothing she could find, she even went through my clothes and I was ten! But my stepfather liked it, said she looked like a school girl. Then he started looking at me. The night when he first tried to touch me I gave him a black eye, and broke his finger. He broke my door leaving my room screaming about how I was a worthless no body who would account for nothing.
"So I packed my bags and left, never looking back." Cassie sighed. "I miss who my mom was but I don't miss who he was trying to turn her into."
"I'm so sorry you had to go through crap like that," Raphael dropped all sarcasm.
"That's not cool," Michelangelo said. "Want another slice of pizza?"
"Food doesn't solve all problems, Mikey," Leonardo groaned.
"Solves most of mine," Michelangelo grinned.
"I'd love another slice," Cassie said to Michelangelo who eagerly jumped off the couch and ran back into the kitchen. "Is he always this excitable?" Cassie asked.
"Yes you should see him when Vannessa, Tammy and Elsa are here," Leonardo laughed.
"So other people know about you?" Cassie asked.
"Only a few," Master Splinter said. "Would you care for some tea?"
"To be honest maybe later," Cassie said. "I don't think tea and pizza would settle me stomach too well." Master Splinter nodded and headed for his room. Michelangelo came back with a whole pizza this time, minus a few slices and put it on the coffee table. After it was eaten up, Cassie stood up and streatched.
"Where do I sleep? Here? The couch?" Cassie pointed.
"Nah, sleep in my room," Raphael stood up. "I'm going out anyway."
"Raph we're you going?" Leonardo stood up. "The foot are still out there including the one who seemed smarter and stronger then the others."
"You know what Leo," Raphael said. "I don't have Master Splinter telling me what do to so I don't need…"
"Uh, oh, here let me show you to Raph's room," Donatello took Cassie's arm gently and led her to where she could sleep.
"If you get lonely dudette, I'm right next door," Michelangelo waved from his room.
"Thanks I'll remember that," Cassie said. "Thanks Don." Slipping inside she closed the door behind her. Donatello made his way back to the living room where Leonardo was grabbing the trench coat and fedora from Raphael. He decided to step forward to intervien with the fight before it got out of hand, when a wave of dizziness struck him.
"Guys?" Donatello called. In the heat of the argument they didn't hear him. "Guys," Donatello starts to stumble and reaches out to grab something, anything to support himself.
"I'm tired of this Leo," Raphael pushed his brother back, and Leonardo pushes him back. As Raphael's shell hits the ladder heading out Donatello falls, both hands going for his head.
*Flash*
Donatello was in the room again rubbing his head. Mumbling to himself it seems as he did so.
"Stop fighting."
A doctor stepped in looking at Donatello and sighed looking down at his chart. "Back again I see, Don Fletcher." Donatello stiffens realizing that it's not his brothers. He looks around recognizing the place from where he was restrained. Looking down he saw his hands were normal.
"Do you know where you are?" The doctor puts a hand on his shoulder. Donatello jumps and the doctor takes his hand away, trying to be slow.
"Sewers," Donatello mumbled. "Leonardo and Raphael were fighting."
"No," The doctor said. "None of that is real. You're in a mental institution. You were with us a few years ago when you started having dreams of being a ninja turtle." The doctor slowly stands up revealing two people. "And look who's here." Mrs. Fletcher and Melissa were standing there. They approach slowly and Donatello's eyes widen. They stop not wanting to scare him.
"Don," Mrs. Fletcher said. Donatello edges to the corner trying to sort things out.
"It's okay Don," Melissa said. "You got better before. You'll get better again. Then the turtles will be all gone."
"No!" Donatello shouts and bolts for the door.
"Orderlies!" The doctor yelled. "Nurse get a tranquilizer!" Mrs. Fletcher and Melissa cover their faces in fear. Donatello sees this as two orderlies grab him and pin him down to the bed. The doctor seeing Donatello stop struggling signals the nurse away.
"Are you going to try and run again?" The doctor asked. Donatello swallowed and shook his head no. Nodding the two orderlies let him go and Donatello shook his head sitting up. Would this never straighten out?