*A few hours later*
Ruth, Sarah, the Turtles and the Scarlet Pimpernel hid in the old church to re-group and rest. Ruth and Sarah were telling the team their ordeal at the hands of Shredder and Chauvelin.....well Sarah was, Ruth was strangely quiet during the whole story.
"....then we were split up for a few minutes, before we were taken out to be beheaded, then you rescued us." Sarah finished.
"Im hungry." Complained Ruth, her tummy then growled in agreement. "All this talk of chicken is making me hungry. I love cluckey tied chicken."
"Its KENTUCKY FRIED chicken, Ruth." Said Sarah, giving Ruth and odd look. "You know that, and besides, I thought you couldn't eat anything spicy, it upsets your tummy."
"Oh...oh yes...er...I remember now, I dont like spicy chicken." Stuttered Ruth. Sarah used another odd look at Ruth, "Are you okay Ruth?"
"Yes...I'm just ..... err....tired.....yes, tired that's all." Said Ruth nervously, "Maybe I'll go out for a walk, um.....get some fresh air."
"Ill come with you." Said the Scarlet Pimpernel, "Incase you get into trouble."
"No thanks, I'll be fine by myself." Ruth insisted, "Maybe I'll go for a quick jog."
"JOG!!" Shouted Sarah, "The other week you couldn't even crawl to the TV!!"
"errrr..........I'm feeling better!" Said Ruth, backing towards the door, "See you later." Ruth then turned and ran out the door.
"Very odd." Said Sarah, then shrugged her shoulders and started staring lovingly at Raphael, who backed away and hid behind Michaelangelo.
*In a back alley somewhere*
"I told you it would fool them." The Shredder was talking to none other than Ruth. "I think that girl with the short hair suspects something" Said Ruth, "I may not be able to keep it up much longer."
"Why would she suspect?" Replied The Shredder, "You look exactly like her friend, my holographic-syntisisier is a fool proof discuise. You only need to keep it up until they give away the location of the chicken, just remember to keep that holographic image reciever on your wrist. Then I can have my turtle soup and you can have Pimpernel a la guillotine."
The Shredder and Ruth (um..Chauvelin in a Ruth discuise) then did what bad guys do best...yes..."MWaaaahaaaahaaaaaa."
"Very well, this better work." Said Ruth-Chauvelin, "I'll get back to them."
"Meanwhile, I'll keep finding out what I can from the real Ruth." Said Shredder, getting out his torturing feather, and turned to where Ruth-Ruth was tied up with her socks and shoes off, ready to be tickled.
*Back at the church*
"Im worried about Ruth" Said Sarah, worriedly
"Zounds, Sarah." Exclaimed the scarlet pimpernel, "Why do you think that?"
"Well, she's not acting normal, well, as normal as Ruth gets."
"Maybe the experience of being captured has tramatised her." Suggested Leonardo.
"Hmm, we were separated for a while and tortured with a feather." Pondered Sarah, ponderously.
"Zooks," Said the scarlet pimpernel, "Because they wanted to know where the chicken is?"
"No," Answered Sarah, "just for fun."
"I wonder if Shredder did anything to Ruth?" said Donatello,"Maybe with some sort of brainwave modifier."
"Oh yeah," Raphael snorted, "And where's tinface gunna get one of they in the middle of the French revolution?"
"I dont think its really Ruth."
"Why dont you do a test to find out," Suggested Leonardo, "Ask her something only Ruth would know."
"We'll you better think of something quick, dudette." Said Michaelangelo, who was keeping watch, "Cos shes coming now."
Just then Chauvelin, still in his Ruth discuise, came through the door, "Wow guys, that was good, I needed that jog."
"Oh, hi, Ruth, glad you had a nice run." Said Sarah, sarcastically, "Oh, and while you were gone we were having a little chat about you."
"Oh, yes," Said Chauvelin, eyeing up the turtles nervously as they surrounded him.
"Ok Ruth," Grinned Sarah, "Time for a little quiz"
"Errm a quiz?"
"Yes, it'll be fun." The Scarlet Pimpernel laughed as he pulled out a black leather chair and sat Chauvelin down. Suddenly all the lights went out apart from the strong spotlight that shone down on Chauvelin.
Sarah sat behind a desk and pulled out a pack of question cards with 'The Ruth Challenge' written on them.
"Welcome to The Ruth Challenge," She said, "Ruth you have 5 minutes to answer these 10 questions correctly, should you answer the questions correctly we will believe you really are Ruth and apologise for treating you badly. If, however you answer them incorrectly you will face the forfit. Are you ready?"
"No." Mumbled Chauvelin, then thought to himself, "She's sure to find me out, how am I going to get out of this?"
"Then I'll begin," Sarah said, completely ignoring her (um...him). "Right, question 1," Sarah paused for dramatic effect. "Which, and I'll repeat that, which of the Ninja Turtles do I like the best?"
"Umm.....err...the best...um I know this, it's on the tip of my tounge."
Just then Chauvelin spotted Sarah giving Raphael another loving look. "HA!" He thought, "She's given it away" Then said smugly "It's the red turtle!"
"Who is called...??" Sarah questioned further, then Chauvelin over heard Michaelangelo whisper to the turtle in question, "I think you're in there, Raphael!"
"RAPHAEL! HIS NAME'S RAPHAEL!" Chauvelin shouted, relieved.
"Correct," Said Sarah, shocked, "How did she know that?" She thought.
However poor Chauvey was not as lucky with the next 9 questions.
"Question 2, what's your favorite sport?"
"er...um...duelling?" Chauvelin guessed.
"Wrong, Grand Prix. Question 3, what did we see in Bristol that we thought was a squirrel?"
"um...a cat?"
"Wrong, a rat. Question 4,true or false, is your dad good at mowing the lawn?"
"er...true?
"False. Question 5, what do I want my next tattoo to be of?"
"um...a butterfly?"
"Wrong, a picture of Raphael, (Leonardo, Donatello and Michaelangelo sniggered at this, Raphael just looked scared) Question 6, how long did we wait at a bus stop for, to go rambling?"
"er...1 hour?"
"Wrong, all day. (By the way all these questions are true, see Ruth's site) Question 7, what did you put inplace of a banana peel on the stairs?"
"um..er..orange?"
"Wrong, a yogurt. Question 8, what is your favorite flavour of soup?"
"ur...chicken and mushroom?"
"Wrong, tomato and lemonade. (another true story) Question 9, what is the best smell for geography textbooks?"
"err...ummm...new textbook smell?"
"Wrong, orange juice. Last, final, concluding, ultimate, and finishing question, what is the luckiest animal to see in an exam?"
"er...umm...a spider? a worm? a slug?"
"No, incorrect, and wrong. It is an ant. Well," Said Sarah, "You got a whopping 1 out of 10 correct."
"ut oh" Thought Chauvelin.
"I think we can therefore conclude that this is not the real Ruth," Donatello said, knowingly.
"But who is she?" Asked Michaelangelo.
"Sink me," cryed The Scarlet Pimpernel, "I think I know who this dirty scoundrel is." He turned to Leonardo, "Could I perhaps borrow one of your fine swords?"
"Certainly." Replied Leonardo, handing it over.
"Care for a little duel?" he asked the Ruth imposter, swinging the sword and managing to hit the watchlike gadget on his wrist. Ruth suddenly went all blurry and disappeared, leaving just a very angry Chauvelin standing in her place.
"Chauvelin!" Everyone said in shocked unison, raising thier hands in the air in a 'Tragedy by Steps' look.
Chauvelin jumped up out of the chair and snatched Leonardo's other sword. "I'm ready for you Sir Percy." He said and leapt at The Scarlet Pimpernel, swishing the sword up and down and side to side.
But Sir Percy was too good for Chauvelin and he fended off every strike, then took a few swipes at Chauvelin and taunted him, "You're looking a bit hot, why don't I help you remove your jacket?"
As he said it Chauvelin's jacket fell on the floor, cut to pieces. "THAT WAS MY BEST JACKET!" Screamed Chauvelin, "Now I'm going to get you!", he leapt at The Scarlet Pimpernel again, who just continued to taunt him and swipe at his clothes.
Finally Chauvelin gave up, "I give up." He said, dropping the sword and putting his hands up, there were pieces of clothes everywhere and Chauvelin was standing in just his boots and a rather nice pair of heart patterned boxers.
"Well we know this isn't the real Ruth," Said Raphael, as they started tying Chauvelin up. "and we've got this guy safe and locked up, but where's the real Ruth?" He asked.
"Yeah," cut in Donatello, "And we still don't know where the chicken is."
"And I'm hungry!" Whined Michaelangelo.
Ruth, Sarah, the Turtles and the Scarlet Pimpernel hid in the old church to re-group and rest. Ruth and Sarah were telling the team their ordeal at the hands of Shredder and Chauvelin.....well Sarah was, Ruth was strangely quiet during the whole story.
"....then we were split up for a few minutes, before we were taken out to be beheaded, then you rescued us." Sarah finished.
"Im hungry." Complained Ruth, her tummy then growled in agreement. "All this talk of chicken is making me hungry. I love cluckey tied chicken."
"Its KENTUCKY FRIED chicken, Ruth." Said Sarah, giving Ruth and odd look. "You know that, and besides, I thought you couldn't eat anything spicy, it upsets your tummy."
"Oh...oh yes...er...I remember now, I dont like spicy chicken." Stuttered Ruth. Sarah used another odd look at Ruth, "Are you okay Ruth?"
"Yes...I'm just ..... err....tired.....yes, tired that's all." Said Ruth nervously, "Maybe I'll go out for a walk, um.....get some fresh air."
"Ill come with you." Said the Scarlet Pimpernel, "Incase you get into trouble."
"No thanks, I'll be fine by myself." Ruth insisted, "Maybe I'll go for a quick jog."
"JOG!!" Shouted Sarah, "The other week you couldn't even crawl to the TV!!"
"errrr..........I'm feeling better!" Said Ruth, backing towards the door, "See you later." Ruth then turned and ran out the door.
"Very odd." Said Sarah, then shrugged her shoulders and started staring lovingly at Raphael, who backed away and hid behind Michaelangelo.
*In a back alley somewhere*
"I told you it would fool them." The Shredder was talking to none other than Ruth. "I think that girl with the short hair suspects something" Said Ruth, "I may not be able to keep it up much longer."
"Why would she suspect?" Replied The Shredder, "You look exactly like her friend, my holographic-syntisisier is a fool proof discuise. You only need to keep it up until they give away the location of the chicken, just remember to keep that holographic image reciever on your wrist. Then I can have my turtle soup and you can have Pimpernel a la guillotine."
The Shredder and Ruth (um..Chauvelin in a Ruth discuise) then did what bad guys do best...yes..."MWaaaahaaaahaaaaaa."
"Very well, this better work." Said Ruth-Chauvelin, "I'll get back to them."
"Meanwhile, I'll keep finding out what I can from the real Ruth." Said Shredder, getting out his torturing feather, and turned to where Ruth-Ruth was tied up with her socks and shoes off, ready to be tickled.
*Back at the church*
"Im worried about Ruth" Said Sarah, worriedly
"Zounds, Sarah." Exclaimed the scarlet pimpernel, "Why do you think that?"
"Well, she's not acting normal, well, as normal as Ruth gets."
"Maybe the experience of being captured has tramatised her." Suggested Leonardo.
"Hmm, we were separated for a while and tortured with a feather." Pondered Sarah, ponderously.
"Zooks," Said the scarlet pimpernel, "Because they wanted to know where the chicken is?"
"No," Answered Sarah, "just for fun."
"I wonder if Shredder did anything to Ruth?" said Donatello,"Maybe with some sort of brainwave modifier."
"Oh yeah," Raphael snorted, "And where's tinface gunna get one of they in the middle of the French revolution?"
"I dont think its really Ruth."
"Why dont you do a test to find out," Suggested Leonardo, "Ask her something only Ruth would know."
"We'll you better think of something quick, dudette." Said Michaelangelo, who was keeping watch, "Cos shes coming now."
Just then Chauvelin, still in his Ruth discuise, came through the door, "Wow guys, that was good, I needed that jog."
"Oh, hi, Ruth, glad you had a nice run." Said Sarah, sarcastically, "Oh, and while you were gone we were having a little chat about you."
"Oh, yes," Said Chauvelin, eyeing up the turtles nervously as they surrounded him.
"Ok Ruth," Grinned Sarah, "Time for a little quiz"
"Errm a quiz?"
"Yes, it'll be fun." The Scarlet Pimpernel laughed as he pulled out a black leather chair and sat Chauvelin down. Suddenly all the lights went out apart from the strong spotlight that shone down on Chauvelin.
Sarah sat behind a desk and pulled out a pack of question cards with 'The Ruth Challenge' written on them.
"Welcome to The Ruth Challenge," She said, "Ruth you have 5 minutes to answer these 10 questions correctly, should you answer the questions correctly we will believe you really are Ruth and apologise for treating you badly. If, however you answer them incorrectly you will face the forfit. Are you ready?"
"No." Mumbled Chauvelin, then thought to himself, "She's sure to find me out, how am I going to get out of this?"
"Then I'll begin," Sarah said, completely ignoring her (um...him). "Right, question 1," Sarah paused for dramatic effect. "Which, and I'll repeat that, which of the Ninja Turtles do I like the best?"
"Umm.....err...the best...um I know this, it's on the tip of my tounge."
Just then Chauvelin spotted Sarah giving Raphael another loving look. "HA!" He thought, "She's given it away" Then said smugly "It's the red turtle!"
"Who is called...??" Sarah questioned further, then Chauvelin over heard Michaelangelo whisper to the turtle in question, "I think you're in there, Raphael!"
"RAPHAEL! HIS NAME'S RAPHAEL!" Chauvelin shouted, relieved.
"Correct," Said Sarah, shocked, "How did she know that?" She thought.
However poor Chauvey was not as lucky with the next 9 questions.
"Question 2, what's your favorite sport?"
"er...um...duelling?" Chauvelin guessed.
"Wrong, Grand Prix. Question 3, what did we see in Bristol that we thought was a squirrel?"
"um...a cat?"
"Wrong, a rat. Question 4,true or false, is your dad good at mowing the lawn?"
"er...true?
"False. Question 5, what do I want my next tattoo to be of?"
"um...a butterfly?"
"Wrong, a picture of Raphael, (Leonardo, Donatello and Michaelangelo sniggered at this, Raphael just looked scared) Question 6, how long did we wait at a bus stop for, to go rambling?"
"er...1 hour?"
"Wrong, all day. (By the way all these questions are true, see Ruth's site) Question 7, what did you put inplace of a banana peel on the stairs?"
"um..er..orange?"
"Wrong, a yogurt. Question 8, what is your favorite flavour of soup?"
"ur...chicken and mushroom?"
"Wrong, tomato and lemonade. (another true story) Question 9, what is the best smell for geography textbooks?"
"err...ummm...new textbook smell?"
"Wrong, orange juice. Last, final, concluding, ultimate, and finishing question, what is the luckiest animal to see in an exam?"
"er...umm...a spider? a worm? a slug?"
"No, incorrect, and wrong. It is an ant. Well," Said Sarah, "You got a whopping 1 out of 10 correct."
"ut oh" Thought Chauvelin.
"I think we can therefore conclude that this is not the real Ruth," Donatello said, knowingly.
"But who is she?" Asked Michaelangelo.
"Sink me," cryed The Scarlet Pimpernel, "I think I know who this dirty scoundrel is." He turned to Leonardo, "Could I perhaps borrow one of your fine swords?"
"Certainly." Replied Leonardo, handing it over.
"Care for a little duel?" he asked the Ruth imposter, swinging the sword and managing to hit the watchlike gadget on his wrist. Ruth suddenly went all blurry and disappeared, leaving just a very angry Chauvelin standing in her place.
"Chauvelin!" Everyone said in shocked unison, raising thier hands in the air in a 'Tragedy by Steps' look.
Chauvelin jumped up out of the chair and snatched Leonardo's other sword. "I'm ready for you Sir Percy." He said and leapt at The Scarlet Pimpernel, swishing the sword up and down and side to side.
But Sir Percy was too good for Chauvelin and he fended off every strike, then took a few swipes at Chauvelin and taunted him, "You're looking a bit hot, why don't I help you remove your jacket?"
As he said it Chauvelin's jacket fell on the floor, cut to pieces. "THAT WAS MY BEST JACKET!" Screamed Chauvelin, "Now I'm going to get you!", he leapt at The Scarlet Pimpernel again, who just continued to taunt him and swipe at his clothes.
Finally Chauvelin gave up, "I give up." He said, dropping the sword and putting his hands up, there were pieces of clothes everywhere and Chauvelin was standing in just his boots and a rather nice pair of heart patterned boxers.
"Well we know this isn't the real Ruth," Said Raphael, as they started tying Chauvelin up. "and we've got this guy safe and locked up, but where's the real Ruth?" He asked.
"Yeah," cut in Donatello, "And we still don't know where the chicken is."
"And I'm hungry!" Whined Michaelangelo.