CHAPTER NINETEEN
Megan opened her eyes groggily and looked around. She was lying on a bed in a cabin. She tried to remember what happened, but her memory was foggy.
A shadow fell over her and she looked up, " Glaze?" she mumbled. Her mouth was dry as cotton, " What happened?"
Glaze smiled down at her syptahcally, " I'm so sorry, but I had to do it." He told her.
" Do what?"
" I took you from the house and rbought you here."
" But why?"
" I had to follow orders," Glaze said, " but don't worry, no one will harm you." Even though Stephen's orders had been to kill her, Glaze wasn't about to do that. Wasn't it enough that her mother was going to get killed?
Maybe I can stop him, Glaze hoped, if I get there on time…
The memory must have returned because Megan was glaring at him, " What have you done Glaze?"
" Nothing," he blurted.
" What's going on? Where's Mom and Dad?"
" Still at the house," Glaze said.
" Then what am I doing here?" she tried to get off the bed but notcied her legs were tied together.
" You can't go anywhere." Glaze put a hand on her shoulder and forced her to lye back down, " Don't worry about anything okay?" then he left the cabin.
Megan fumed. Don't worry about anything?? What a stupid thing to stay! She had no figured Glaze was working with someone and the other person was going to to do something awful to her parents…and wanted her out of the way.
Raph is a highly skilled ninja, he could protect himself and Mom. Megan reminded herself, but she contiued to worry…and wait.
* * *
Stephen held something in his hand, a cloth. He neared the bed and grabbed
his daughter's arm, " If you don't struggle, it will make things easier."
" Where's my husband, what have you done to my daughter?" Renee demanded him as she struggled.
" I have done nothing to your daughter," her father assured her," she's in safe hands,"
He clamped the cloth against her mouth, forcing her to breathe in the sickly,sweet odour.
Then everything went black and she went li,p. Stephen gathered her up in his arms and carefully made his way downstairs. He glanced at the mutant, stilllying unconsious on the floor. He was almost there…
The front door flew open suddenly, startling Stephen as he nearly dropped his daughter. It was Glaze and he looked mad.
" Out of my way," Stephen growled.
" No! Put her down," Glaze snapped back and Stephen's eyes narrowed dangerously. Who was this mutant to order him around?
" I said get out of my way," Stephen warned him and Glaze still didn't budge. He flexed his muscles, his hands clenching into tight fists. For the first time since he's known the mutant, Stpehen felt a little afraid.
The other mutant turtle was stirring from his brief slumber. He rolled over onto his shell and blinked at them. When his vision cleared, he jumped up onot his feets, " What the hell are you doing with my wife?" Raphael shouted, ingoreing his dizziness.
Stephen put Renee down on the floor. Raphael looked groggy but determined," I hope you haven't hurt my daughter." Raphael threatened.
Glaze walked over to Renee and stood over her protectivly," I suggest you leave now Master."
Raphael stared at the other turtle," Master?"
Glaze nodded absently.
Stephen put a hand in his pocket and drew out his gun and aimed it right at Glaze, " Traitor," he hissed, " You didn't do anything to the girl did you?"
" Of course not. I care about Megan, I wouldn't do a thing to hurt her." Glaze told his Master.
Stephen let out an evil laugh," That's really funny coming from the same mutant who attacked Megan in the woods."
Raphael glared furiously at Glaze, " So it was you?"
" Yes…I'm very sorry Raphael, but I was following orders." Glaze explained, " but no more! I refuse to do your bidding and you are no longer my master."
Stephen scolwed, " Why you little-" he aimed the gun at Glaze but before he had time to react, Glaze rushed him, knocking the man to the floor. There was a scuffle and a deafening shot rang out.
Stephen rolled off Glaze and stared down at his blood-stained shirt, then he looked down at Glaze-he was dead. Stephen had shot him in the chest.
Blood poured out of the bullet wound, staining the wooden floors red. He stood up clumsily just in time for the other turtle to attack him. Stephen went down, knocking his head hard against the floor…then blackness swamped him.
A few days later after the arrestt of her father, Renee, Megan and Raph went back to New York, their vacation ruined. Megan was devastated over the loss of her new friend Glaze.
After knocKing out Stephen and calling the cops, Raphael found his daughter tied up in the cabin-unhurt.
One month later, Megan had to deal with another loss-her mother. Renee died peacefull in her sleep. She died earlier what the doctor had predicted.
Megan would never forget this day.
Megan had woken up early and went downstairs to make some breakfast. She put some bread in the toaster when she heard an anguished shout coming from upstairs. Forgeting about the toast, Megan ran upstairs and into her parent's bedroom, her heart in her thorat.
Raphael was sitting down on the bed next to Renee. He was holding her hand as tears filled his tears.
" It's happened hasn't it." It was a satement, not a question. Raphael nodded slowly, his eyes never leaving Renee's white face.
" But the doctor said she had two months to live," Megan protested.
Raphael didn't answer. He kissed his wife on the forehead and moved out of the way so that Megan could do the same.
After that morning, things had never been the same.
* * *
Raphael had given Megan the job of putting her mother's things in boxes and storing them in the attic while Raph made funeral arrangements-with the help of Leo.
Megan put an emty box down on the unmade bed and started rifling through her mother's drawers when she came upon a large bottle of pills her mother had taken during her illness.
She was about to dump it in the box when she frowned, staring at the bottle. Something was not quite right…the bottle was full. It certainly felt full. Just to be sure, she unscrewed the lid and peered inside.
How could the bottle be full? It should have been empty after a month taking the pills.
Alarm bells went off in Megan's head as she hurried down the stairs. Her father and uncle were arguing-what else was new?
" Dad, I found something," she told him, " Mom's bottle of pills." She put it on the table.
" So?"
" So, the bottle is full. After taking them a for a month, shouldn't the bottle be empty?" Megan demanded him.
Raphael frowned and inspected the bottle's label. This was undoubtly the first bottle of pills purcahsed from the drug store-the date read last month. So why was it full?
" I think Mom never took her pills like she was meant to." Megan told her father," that's why she died early…not taking the pills decreased her life span."
" Why would she do that?" Raphael murmered.
Bitter tears filled Megan's eyes, " You know why Dad! She didn't want to live two whole months in intense pain. Who would want to? She kept it a secret from us."
Raph stared at his dauhter. Megan was right and he felt betrayed by Renee. How could have done this to him? Sacrifing a month of her life? Had she rather died then to be with her own family?
Leo kept quiet, it wasn't his place to say anything, but he felt terrible for them both. Maybe the funeral would allow them to get over Renee.
Megan opened her eyes groggily and looked around. She was lying on a bed in a cabin. She tried to remember what happened, but her memory was foggy.
A shadow fell over her and she looked up, " Glaze?" she mumbled. Her mouth was dry as cotton, " What happened?"
Glaze smiled down at her syptahcally, " I'm so sorry, but I had to do it." He told her.
" Do what?"
" I took you from the house and rbought you here."
" But why?"
" I had to follow orders," Glaze said, " but don't worry, no one will harm you." Even though Stephen's orders had been to kill her, Glaze wasn't about to do that. Wasn't it enough that her mother was going to get killed?
Maybe I can stop him, Glaze hoped, if I get there on time…
The memory must have returned because Megan was glaring at him, " What have you done Glaze?"
" Nothing," he blurted.
" What's going on? Where's Mom and Dad?"
" Still at the house," Glaze said.
" Then what am I doing here?" she tried to get off the bed but notcied her legs were tied together.
" You can't go anywhere." Glaze put a hand on her shoulder and forced her to lye back down, " Don't worry about anything okay?" then he left the cabin.
Megan fumed. Don't worry about anything?? What a stupid thing to stay! She had no figured Glaze was working with someone and the other person was going to to do something awful to her parents…and wanted her out of the way.
Raph is a highly skilled ninja, he could protect himself and Mom. Megan reminded herself, but she contiued to worry…and wait.
* * *
Stephen held something in his hand, a cloth. He neared the bed and grabbed
his daughter's arm, " If you don't struggle, it will make things easier."
" Where's my husband, what have you done to my daughter?" Renee demanded him as she struggled.
" I have done nothing to your daughter," her father assured her," she's in safe hands,"
He clamped the cloth against her mouth, forcing her to breathe in the sickly,sweet odour.
Then everything went black and she went li,p. Stephen gathered her up in his arms and carefully made his way downstairs. He glanced at the mutant, stilllying unconsious on the floor. He was almost there…
The front door flew open suddenly, startling Stephen as he nearly dropped his daughter. It was Glaze and he looked mad.
" Out of my way," Stephen growled.
" No! Put her down," Glaze snapped back and Stephen's eyes narrowed dangerously. Who was this mutant to order him around?
" I said get out of my way," Stephen warned him and Glaze still didn't budge. He flexed his muscles, his hands clenching into tight fists. For the first time since he's known the mutant, Stpehen felt a little afraid.
The other mutant turtle was stirring from his brief slumber. He rolled over onto his shell and blinked at them. When his vision cleared, he jumped up onot his feets, " What the hell are you doing with my wife?" Raphael shouted, ingoreing his dizziness.
Stephen put Renee down on the floor. Raphael looked groggy but determined," I hope you haven't hurt my daughter." Raphael threatened.
Glaze walked over to Renee and stood over her protectivly," I suggest you leave now Master."
Raphael stared at the other turtle," Master?"
Glaze nodded absently.
Stephen put a hand in his pocket and drew out his gun and aimed it right at Glaze, " Traitor," he hissed, " You didn't do anything to the girl did you?"
" Of course not. I care about Megan, I wouldn't do a thing to hurt her." Glaze told his Master.
Stephen let out an evil laugh," That's really funny coming from the same mutant who attacked Megan in the woods."
Raphael glared furiously at Glaze, " So it was you?"
" Yes…I'm very sorry Raphael, but I was following orders." Glaze explained, " but no more! I refuse to do your bidding and you are no longer my master."
Stephen scolwed, " Why you little-" he aimed the gun at Glaze but before he had time to react, Glaze rushed him, knocking the man to the floor. There was a scuffle and a deafening shot rang out.
Stephen rolled off Glaze and stared down at his blood-stained shirt, then he looked down at Glaze-he was dead. Stephen had shot him in the chest.
Blood poured out of the bullet wound, staining the wooden floors red. He stood up clumsily just in time for the other turtle to attack him. Stephen went down, knocking his head hard against the floor…then blackness swamped him.
A few days later after the arrestt of her father, Renee, Megan and Raph went back to New York, their vacation ruined. Megan was devastated over the loss of her new friend Glaze.
After knocKing out Stephen and calling the cops, Raphael found his daughter tied up in the cabin-unhurt.
One month later, Megan had to deal with another loss-her mother. Renee died peacefull in her sleep. She died earlier what the doctor had predicted.
Megan would never forget this day.
Megan had woken up early and went downstairs to make some breakfast. She put some bread in the toaster when she heard an anguished shout coming from upstairs. Forgeting about the toast, Megan ran upstairs and into her parent's bedroom, her heart in her thorat.
Raphael was sitting down on the bed next to Renee. He was holding her hand as tears filled his tears.
" It's happened hasn't it." It was a satement, not a question. Raphael nodded slowly, his eyes never leaving Renee's white face.
" But the doctor said she had two months to live," Megan protested.
Raphael didn't answer. He kissed his wife on the forehead and moved out of the way so that Megan could do the same.
After that morning, things had never been the same.
* * *
Raphael had given Megan the job of putting her mother's things in boxes and storing them in the attic while Raph made funeral arrangements-with the help of Leo.
Megan put an emty box down on the unmade bed and started rifling through her mother's drawers when she came upon a large bottle of pills her mother had taken during her illness.
She was about to dump it in the box when she frowned, staring at the bottle. Something was not quite right…the bottle was full. It certainly felt full. Just to be sure, she unscrewed the lid and peered inside.
How could the bottle be full? It should have been empty after a month taking the pills.
Alarm bells went off in Megan's head as she hurried down the stairs. Her father and uncle were arguing-what else was new?
" Dad, I found something," she told him, " Mom's bottle of pills." She put it on the table.
" So?"
" So, the bottle is full. After taking them a for a month, shouldn't the bottle be empty?" Megan demanded him.
Raphael frowned and inspected the bottle's label. This was undoubtly the first bottle of pills purcahsed from the drug store-the date read last month. So why was it full?
" I think Mom never took her pills like she was meant to." Megan told her father," that's why she died early…not taking the pills decreased her life span."
" Why would she do that?" Raphael murmered.
Bitter tears filled Megan's eyes, " You know why Dad! She didn't want to live two whole months in intense pain. Who would want to? She kept it a secret from us."
Raph stared at his dauhter. Megan was right and he felt betrayed by Renee. How could have done this to him? Sacrifing a month of her life? Had she rather died then to be with her own family?
Leo kept quiet, it wasn't his place to say anything, but he felt terrible for them both. Maybe the funeral would allow them to get over Renee.