A/N : this is no light-hearted fic, its kind of on the dark side.
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CHAPTER NINE
Troy was on the phone with Dinah the following morning. Dinah had told him that Tim refused to tell her where his family lived.
" You are closer to the boy than me," Dinah was saying, " Your son is his best friend. Why can't you ask him about Tim's father?"
" Steve is upset about his friend's disappearance, I think he'd be suspicious of me if I asked him a lot of questions about his father."
" Troy, I am your employer. You have to do what I ask you." Dinah snapped before hanging up on him.
Troy replaced the receiver and shook her head. Dinah can be very bitchy if she did not get her way.
He swivelled around in his chair to find his daughter Tiffany standing in the doorway to his office. He tensed, had she heard everything?
" Daddy, I can tell you who Tim's father is," Tiffany said to him.
" Have you been eavesdropping?" Troy asked her sternly and Tiffany paused. She had eavesdropped and knew she would be in trouble, " No…I only just got here." She lied, " but I know who Tim's father is."
" He's a mutant turtle isn't he?" Troy asked her.
" Yes he is. A really creepy mutant! Tim told me ages ago that Leonardo's own father was a rat! Isn't that weird?" Tiffany went on.
Troy wanted to hug her, this information was gold. " Thanks Tiffany."
" Will this help finding Timmy?"
" Yes it will honey," Troy assured her, " and don't worry, you won't get into trouble for telling me. I'll see to that."
" Dad?" Tiffany paused, " Can I have some money?" she smiled sweetly at him.
" Sure, how much?" Troy asked absently.
" About ten dollars."
Troy reached into his pocket and produced his wallet; he did not notice that something had fallen out of his pocket, a piece of cloth.
" Here you go." Troy handed his daughter the ten bucks and she left the room.
He grabbed his phone and quickly dialled Dinah's number.
" Dinah Forrester, this had better be important."
" It's Troy, I have some information for you from an unlikely source."
" What is it?"
" Tim's father is one of the mutant's and that his name is Leonardo. Leonardo's father was a rat-possibly the same rat who killed your grandfather."
" Is the rat still alive?"
" I don't know, but he'd be so old by now, I very much doubt it."
" Thank you, you've done some good work." Dinah said, " I'll interrogate Timothy some more about his father's whereabouts."
Troy did not like the idea of a child getting tortured, " Dinah, you don't need to do that. I already know where they live, Steve goes there all the time and I'm sure I can get the address from him."
" All right, get back to me." Dinah ordered before hanging up.
A few minutes later, once her father had left the office, Tiffany tiptoed back in and picked up the cloth that had fallen out of his pocket. It was a dark red bandanna and had some kind of symbol on it that she did not recognize. She tucked it into her jeans pocket to show her brother.
* * *
" What do you think it is?" Tiffany asked her brother. He was inspecting the bandanna, " I don't know, I've never seen Dad wear it." He replied.
" Do you think it might be a clue about Tim?" Tiffany asked hopefully. She was starting to feel guilty for exposing Tim's family to her dad and thought helping find Tim will make the guilty feelings go away.
" It might be. I'll go and see Tim's family, they might know."
" Can I come?"
" No, you stay here." He ordered and she pouted.
" I found it, I should get to go."
" Dad might not like you snooping around in his office."
" I wasn't snooping," Tiffany protested.
" Well, its better if you stay here. You shouldn't get involved." Steve put his coat on and stashed the bandanna into a pocket, " don't tell Mom or Dad where I'm going okay?"
" If you don't let me come, I will!" Tiffany threatened.
Steve glared at the brat, " then I'll tell them what you spend your pocket money on," he countered.
Tiffany sighed, she was beaten, " Okay, I'll stay home." She said and walked away, muttering to herself.
Steve headed for Tim's house and knocked on the door. They were still hoMe as Steve went into the kitchen to see all four of the turtles gathered around the table.
" Steve, what's up?" Tim's Uncle Mike greeted him.
Steve paused " I found something at my house that might help you." He told them.
" What is it?" Leo asked him.
Steve pulled out the bandanna and handed it over. When Leo saw the symbol, his face went white.
" What is it Leo?" Raph asked impatiently.
" It's…the symbol." Leo breathed, " the symbol of The Foot Clan."
" What? Are you sure?" Raph snatched it from Leo's hand, " It is the Foot…but what is your dad doing with it?" he asked Steve who shrugged.
" He's involved with the Foot," Leo answered for Steve, " He must a member of the Clan." He glared at the boy, " why didn't you tell us?"
" I didn't know!" Steve burst out, " My dad never told me about it. What is the Foot Clan anyway?"
" The Foot Clan is our enemy." Leo explained, " They've been our enemies since we were fifteen years old. I cannot believe they are still operating."
" I wonder who the leader is." Donatello mused, " Shredder died long ago."
" Shredder?" Steve echoed, " Who is that?"
Don glanced at Leo, " Should we tell him?"
" Sit down Steve, we have a lot to tell you." Leo invited and he did as he was told, " this bandanna might help us find my son. I think the Foot has taken him for some reason."
Steve nodded and Mike was staring at him, " I just had a thought guys. What if Steve's father is the new leader of the Foot Clan?"
" Then we have a new enemy to deal with." Leo declared.
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CHAPTER NINE
Troy was on the phone with Dinah the following morning. Dinah had told him that Tim refused to tell her where his family lived.
" You are closer to the boy than me," Dinah was saying, " Your son is his best friend. Why can't you ask him about Tim's father?"
" Steve is upset about his friend's disappearance, I think he'd be suspicious of me if I asked him a lot of questions about his father."
" Troy, I am your employer. You have to do what I ask you." Dinah snapped before hanging up on him.
Troy replaced the receiver and shook her head. Dinah can be very bitchy if she did not get her way.
He swivelled around in his chair to find his daughter Tiffany standing in the doorway to his office. He tensed, had she heard everything?
" Daddy, I can tell you who Tim's father is," Tiffany said to him.
" Have you been eavesdropping?" Troy asked her sternly and Tiffany paused. She had eavesdropped and knew she would be in trouble, " No…I only just got here." She lied, " but I know who Tim's father is."
" He's a mutant turtle isn't he?" Troy asked her.
" Yes he is. A really creepy mutant! Tim told me ages ago that Leonardo's own father was a rat! Isn't that weird?" Tiffany went on.
Troy wanted to hug her, this information was gold. " Thanks Tiffany."
" Will this help finding Timmy?"
" Yes it will honey," Troy assured her, " and don't worry, you won't get into trouble for telling me. I'll see to that."
" Dad?" Tiffany paused, " Can I have some money?" she smiled sweetly at him.
" Sure, how much?" Troy asked absently.
" About ten dollars."
Troy reached into his pocket and produced his wallet; he did not notice that something had fallen out of his pocket, a piece of cloth.
" Here you go." Troy handed his daughter the ten bucks and she left the room.
He grabbed his phone and quickly dialled Dinah's number.
" Dinah Forrester, this had better be important."
" It's Troy, I have some information for you from an unlikely source."
" What is it?"
" Tim's father is one of the mutant's and that his name is Leonardo. Leonardo's father was a rat-possibly the same rat who killed your grandfather."
" Is the rat still alive?"
" I don't know, but he'd be so old by now, I very much doubt it."
" Thank you, you've done some good work." Dinah said, " I'll interrogate Timothy some more about his father's whereabouts."
Troy did not like the idea of a child getting tortured, " Dinah, you don't need to do that. I already know where they live, Steve goes there all the time and I'm sure I can get the address from him."
" All right, get back to me." Dinah ordered before hanging up.
A few minutes later, once her father had left the office, Tiffany tiptoed back in and picked up the cloth that had fallen out of his pocket. It was a dark red bandanna and had some kind of symbol on it that she did not recognize. She tucked it into her jeans pocket to show her brother.
* * *
" What do you think it is?" Tiffany asked her brother. He was inspecting the bandanna, " I don't know, I've never seen Dad wear it." He replied.
" Do you think it might be a clue about Tim?" Tiffany asked hopefully. She was starting to feel guilty for exposing Tim's family to her dad and thought helping find Tim will make the guilty feelings go away.
" It might be. I'll go and see Tim's family, they might know."
" Can I come?"
" No, you stay here." He ordered and she pouted.
" I found it, I should get to go."
" Dad might not like you snooping around in his office."
" I wasn't snooping," Tiffany protested.
" Well, its better if you stay here. You shouldn't get involved." Steve put his coat on and stashed the bandanna into a pocket, " don't tell Mom or Dad where I'm going okay?"
" If you don't let me come, I will!" Tiffany threatened.
Steve glared at the brat, " then I'll tell them what you spend your pocket money on," he countered.
Tiffany sighed, she was beaten, " Okay, I'll stay home." She said and walked away, muttering to herself.
Steve headed for Tim's house and knocked on the door. They were still hoMe as Steve went into the kitchen to see all four of the turtles gathered around the table.
" Steve, what's up?" Tim's Uncle Mike greeted him.
Steve paused " I found something at my house that might help you." He told them.
" What is it?" Leo asked him.
Steve pulled out the bandanna and handed it over. When Leo saw the symbol, his face went white.
" What is it Leo?" Raph asked impatiently.
" It's…the symbol." Leo breathed, " the symbol of The Foot Clan."
" What? Are you sure?" Raph snatched it from Leo's hand, " It is the Foot…but what is your dad doing with it?" he asked Steve who shrugged.
" He's involved with the Foot," Leo answered for Steve, " He must a member of the Clan." He glared at the boy, " why didn't you tell us?"
" I didn't know!" Steve burst out, " My dad never told me about it. What is the Foot Clan anyway?"
" The Foot Clan is our enemy." Leo explained, " They've been our enemies since we were fifteen years old. I cannot believe they are still operating."
" I wonder who the leader is." Donatello mused, " Shredder died long ago."
" Shredder?" Steve echoed, " Who is that?"
Don glanced at Leo, " Should we tell him?"
" Sit down Steve, we have a lot to tell you." Leo invited and he did as he was told, " this bandanna might help us find my son. I think the Foot has taken him for some reason."
Steve nodded and Mike was staring at him, " I just had a thought guys. What if Steve's father is the new leader of the Foot Clan?"
" Then we have a new enemy to deal with." Leo declared.