Chapter 22
Deadly Visitors-Part 1
"So...this is New York, huh?" Jake asked, pulling down the rim of his hat. "Kind of like the exact opposite of Mega Kat City."
"Yup, pretty much," Marsha threw him a smile. She had decided to show Jake around the city, like he had shown her around his city. The two were wearing trench coats and hats to cover up their appearances.
"I feel uncomfortable with so many humans," Jake muttered, shivering slightly, eyeing people as they passed by.
Marsha shook her head and smiled, taking his paw in hers. "Jake, you'll be fine," she assured him.
"If you think so..." he muttered, standing even closer to her.
"Terrific..." Marsha let out a groan as she felt a single raindrop hit her cheek. The sky had darkened a little and thunder could be heard off in the distance.
"You think we should go back to the lair?" Jake asked, watching the crowd of humans begin to disperse.
"What, and miss all the fun in the oncoming storm?" the she-kat asked, a bit sarcastically. "Maybe you're right...we should go back. I'm sorry, Jake...I just wanted to show you what New York was about," she shook her head, letting out a sigh.
"It's okay, Marsha, don't worry about it."
"Tell me again, why we're here?" Marsha whined as she grabbed a hold of Jake's arm.
"Can it, babes. Chance found out that my goody-two shoes half is here in this screwy dimension," Jake grumbled.
"But this place is crawling with...humans..."
"Oh, boo-hoo, cry me a river." Marsha's ears twitched ferociously as she and Jake looked up to see Jeddison and another She-kat. This one had the exact same looks as Marsha, except her hair was brown instead of black and she had teal colored eyes instead of green.
"Victoria..." Marsha sneered.
"Marsha..." Vic sneered back.
"Ya wanna explain to us why you're here?" Jake asked as more thunder could be heard in the distance.
"To get revenge...why else?" Jeddison sneered. "In this dimension, Jake killed my brother." The dark-tanned colored tomkat paused. "Why are you two here?"
"What business is it of yours, anyway?" Jake spat out as he and Marsha started walking past the two kats.
"Oh, I dunno...maybe it's because you brought that sorry excuse for a She-Kat along with you, Jakey?" Victoria smirked, watching Marsha's expression. Victoria flashed her a small smirk and draped an arm around Jake's shoulders. "Come on, Jakey...you know I would have been a much better mate for you," she pouted at him, playfully.
Jake caught Jeddison's smirk from out of the corner of his eyes and saw Marsha's expression...not at all a happy camper. He cleared his throat and pulled away from Victoria's graps, making his way over to Marsha. "Sorry, V...in another dimension, perhaps it would have worked, but not in this dimension." The two kats continued on their way.
"Ass wipe..." Vic muttered.
Part 2
"No...no, not now..." Victoria murmured as she raced off to find Chance Furlong. "They can't have gone to the other dimension..."
Chance was just finishing up tinkering on the TurboKat when he heard the feminine voice. "Chance? Chance, you here? Is Jake here?"
"Huh? Vicky, what's wrong?" the tomkat asked, standing up, facing the young she-kat.
"I just got word from the Enforcer radio that four evil kats that look like you, me, Jeddison and Jake have escaped from Dark Mega Kat City and have traveled to another dimension!" she eyed the room wearily. "Where's Jake?"
"He went back to Marsha's home dimension to spend a few days with her...why?"
Vic groaned, holding her head. "We have to find her dimension, then...Jake and Marsha could be in a lot of trouble right now!"
"Whoa, whoa, hold up there, Vic. We can't just go waltzing into another dimension," Chance started.
Vic shook her head. "No, no...I don't want the future to be messed up. I have a feeling that's what's going to happen." The she-kat paused, ears twitching madly.
"What's wrong, Vicky?" Vic held up a paw for Chance to keep silent. She looked to the entranceway of the stairs that led to the living room and sure enough...there was a portal opening up.
"Chance..." the she-kat pointed to their opportunity. "Come on, before it's too late!"
"What? We don't even know where this thing lets out!"
"We can at least try!"
Marsha jumped slightly as lighting struck the ground in front of her and Jake. When the lightning bolt vanished, in its place stood a human male of about 5' 7". He had blue eyes, brown hair and he wore dark blue clothes. In his right hand he held a staff. Marsha blinked a few times. "Mayhew?" she asked, placing a hand on her stomach.
Mayhew stared at the two kats, particularly the she-kat that had spoken to him. "Marsha? Is that you?" he asked.
Jake stayed silent as he watched the two. "Yes, it's me. Did Usa send for you or something?"
Mayhew shook his head. "No. I just decided to do a little traveling, you know, test out my powers and try to keep them under control." He studied her more. "Brittany told me you would look different, but I never expected this!" His eyes rested on her slightly bulging stomach. "And you're pregnant?"
"Yes. Oh, Mayhew, this is my friend, Jake. Jake, this is Mayhew LeConis, an old friend of mine."
Both Mayhew and Jake nodded their hello to each other. "Come on, let's get back to the Lair. I'll explain everything there."
"Uhhh...the lair?" Mayhew repeated.
Marsha shook her head and led the two back to the Lair.
What they didn't know was that Marsha, Jake, Jeddison and Victoria were following closely behind the two.
"Man, this stinks! Why do we have to follow them? Why can't we just confront them?" Vic asked, walking next to Jeddison.
"In case you haven't noticed, my goody-two-shoes version of a friend is standing with them!" Marsha growled back.
"Oh, right, I forgot. In our dimension he's more of a deranged warlock," the she-kat snickered.
"No ONE talks about my friends!"
"That's enough, you two! If you keep this up, you'll blow our cover! Mayhew already suspects something!" Jake hissed.
As soon as the were close to a manhole, Mayhew stopped and looked around their surroundings. "Mayhew, what's wrong?" Marsha asked, lifting the manhole cover.
"I just had the strangest feeling we were being followed..." Mayhew murmured.
"Believe me, buddy, I've had that feeling ever since I arrived in this dimension!" Jake smirked, jumping down into the sewer.
"New York gives that feeling to everyone. We're fine, Mayhew...come on," Marsha gave him a warm smile as she jumped down.
Mayhew looked behind him one last time before following his friend. "So...why are we walking to a lair in a sewer?" he asked, a bit confused.
Marsha let out a soft chuckle before looking over her shoulder at Mayhew. "This 'Lair' is my new home. You'll meet my family soon enough."
Mayhew stared at her as they continued walking. So much has changed since she left...damn I need to keep up with these changes. I think I'll have a long talk with Usa when I see her...
"Well, we're here," Marsha announced, stepping aside to let Jake and Mayhew in. Huh? What the...? the she-kat shivered slightly as she felt a breeze pass her. Shadows? She blinked a few time, then shook her head. I must be losing it. There's no one there!
"Marsha? Hey, you okay?" Jake asked softly, placing a paw on her shoulder.
She nodded, forcing a smile. Leonardo stepped out of the kitchen. "Ah, Marsha. I thought that was you I heard," the blue cladded turtle smiled brightly. He then turned his attention to Mayhew. Another human? A friend of Renet's, perhaps? He wondered, noticing the staff in Mayhew's hands.
Mayhew noticed Leo's stare and gave him a small smile. "Oh, Leo! This is an old friend of mine, Mayhew LeConis. Mayhew, this is my brother, Leonardo," Marsha explained.
Jake, Marsha, Jeddison and Victoria watched as Marsha introduced Mayhew to her new family. "Marsha, you need to get some rest. You've had a pretty exciting day," Donatello urged, taking Marsha's paw.
"I'm fine, really, Donny..."
"What about the child? Don't you think you're overdoing it a little bit, Marsha?" Usa asked.
Jeddison growled. "I've had just about enough of this mushy shit. Time to get our revenge!"
Jeddison's shout caused everyone in the room to jump and turn to face them.
"Huh? What the?" Mayhew gasped, then turned back to Marsha. "I KNEW we were being followed!"
"Yeah, so what if we did follow you?" the tomkat sneered, grabbing Mayhew's staff. As soon as his paws touched the staff, Mayhew's eyes turned a violent red color. Green energy sprked from the staff and shocked Jeddison, forcing him back.
"Mayhew!" Marsha cried out, alarmed. No answer. The green energy started to spark out of the staff, landing at the feets of both Marsha's, Jake and Victoria.
Part 3
2003
The light vanished and all that was left in the room were the Turtles, Usa, Brittany, Mayhew, Jeddison and Jake. Mayhew groaned, his eyes returning to their normal color, and fell to his knees. "Terrific! What happened to my sister!" Jeddison shouted.
"Oh, great, the annoying one is still here..." Michaelangelo muttered, rubbing his eyes.
Donatello scanned his eyes over the room. Marsha was just here...right beside him...wasn't she? "Guys...we have a problem here..."
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"Dudes, she's coming to!" Michaelangelo declared.
"Give her room, my son..." Splinter murmured, slightly pushing the Turtles away from the passed out form of Marsha.
Marsha's eyes fluttered open. Her eyes grew wide as she stared at what looked to be younger versions of her brothers. She started to sit up when a furry hand stopped her. "Do not try to move just yet, my child," Splinter spoke in a soothing voice.
The she-kat rubbed her forehead. "What happened?" she moaned.
"Well, let's see. For one thing, I was practicing with the obstacle course, when a green light suddenly appears, and you fall right on top of me. Is that a good enough explanation, lady?" Raphael asked, crossing his arms.
"Raphael! You will show our guest some kindness!" Splinter scolded, then turned to Donatello. "Miss, I am sure Donatello will look you over and check for any injuries."
"Ah, yes, Sensei," With a bow to Splinter, Donatello held out his hand for Marsha's paw.
Donatello? The she-kat asked herself silently, then shook her head, taking the turtle's hand. This can't be MY Donatello...
Donatello blushed slightly, feeling her eyes on him. He shook off the feeling a forced a smile, turning his gaze to the she-kat. "I'd like to ask you a few questions during the check-up, miss."
The she-kat nodded. "Please, my name is Marsha..." she gave him a shy smile as they entered his room and took a seat on the bed.
Don nodded, giving her a smile of his own. "Um, okay, Marsha. Where were you at before you arrived here?" he motioned for her to roll up her sleeves.
"In another dimension...similar to this one, except..." the she-kat paused, wondering if she should go on.
"Except what?" the purple cladded turtle asked, checking her over.
"It's nothing...the dimension I was in looked similar to this one...let's just leave it at that, okay?" she murmured.
This was when Donatello had noticed her slightly bulging stomach. "I see you're pregnant...who's the lucky cat?" he asked, smiling slighty.
Marsha lowered her eyes, a sheepish smile on her face. "You mean lucky Turtle...it's...you..." she paused, waiting for his reaction.
A look of pure shock crossed Donatello's calm features. "What! H-how can that be?"
"I mean, it's not you, you, technically speaking. You see, there's this dimension parallel to your dimension...and there's another Donatello that looks like you...except he's older than you are," she explained, silently hoping she wasn't confusing him.
Donatello nodded slowly. "I see..." he murmured, continuing to look her over for any other injuries.
Marsha lowered her eyes and kept silent for the next few minutes until Don had stepped back. "You're clear. No serious injuries."
"Thank you, Donny."
2003
"What are you talking about, Don?" Leo asked, rubbing his eyes. The bright light from Mayhew's scepter still blinded him some. "What kind of trouble?"
"Marsha's not here...she was here, but now she's gone!" Anger was beginning to rise in Don's chest as he turned to glare at Mayhew who was back on his feet. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!" the usually calm purple-cladded turtle lunged at Mayhew, grabbing him by the neck. "BRING HER BACK!" he screamed.
Mayhew's eyes went wide. "I don't know! I didn't do anything!" he protested.
"My son! Let him go! It is clear he didn't know what he was doing. Marsha is gone," Splinter whispered, bowing his head.
"No! I won't believe she's gone. I can't. If you guys won't help me find her, I'll do it myself!" Don declared and stormed back to his room.
