"Motherhood" or "Young Again"
By: TMNTlover4ever
Part 3: Secrets Revealed/ Being Motherly
Disclaimer:...Do I really have to say it? Okay...I don't own the TMNT. But I will one day. (Hopefully)
TMNT theme song
Sheri:
"I want her back NOW!" He said over the phone.
"I ain't gonna give her to you. You no good-" I paused as I looked down to see the little ones watching. Okay so I couldn't use my bad lang. Damn.
"Look, I know a lot about you and I will hunt you down to find her." He said.
"Why? So you can abuse her again?" I asked, harshly.
"...What I want with my daughter is no concern of yours. I'm coming for her now." He said.
"You don't know where I live." I pointed out.
"I saw you with my daughter at the mall. She called you 'Shewi', but I think it's Sheri, seeing how she has problems with her R's and L's. I looked into your profile, Sheri. I know that you live on Maple Street. House number 343." He said.
That was where I used to live. Before Shredder burnt it to the ground. Hearing that address brought painful memories. Also, it amused me how this guy thinks he knows where I live. I smiled my mischievious smile.
"Okay, if you want her, come and claim her." I said in a challenging voice. I hung up the phone after that.
To get my info he must've hacked into a government's system. That's okay. They still think that's where I live and that I went missing after all those years ago. The President didn't see me that night so I'm guessing they still think I'm missing. Oh well, it didn't hurt to be a secret. Sometimes...
I sighed and looked at the little ones that were now staring at me. It was about 7pm.
"Guys go watch some tv for awhile. I have some stuff to think about." I said. They all nodded and went to the tv. Except for Raphael. Again, he stared at me strangely.
I turned my back to him and walked into the kitchen. I assumed he would go join his brothers and Angel momentarily. I sat at the kitchen table, sipping some tea.
Patrol...Oh shit! I forgot about that. How are we supposed to patrol if they know only a little Ninjitsu? Crap...I'm gonna have to patrol alone. I should be okay. Just stay invisible and I'll be fine. But I'm gonna need a baby-sitter for the night.
Casey? No, at least not alone. With him and the younger Raph, they could tear this place apart. No I would also need...
April. Damn. That means I'll have to tell her. Oh well, she was gonna have to check on us and find out anyway. I may as well tell her.
I know I can't take them with me. If Shredder ever found out about this...I cringe at what he would and could do to them if he caught them...or killed them...
"Is something wrong?" I turned to see a little Raphael leaning on the kitchen doorway, looking at me with concern.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little worried about some things, ya know?" I explained.
"Oh." He sat beside me and looked at me with concern still showing. I guess Raph was just a bit more innocent when he was younger. I guess we're all that way when we're younger and we harden as we grow older. Raph was the perfect example of it.
The older Raph wasn't totally hardened, though. He did have his 'moments.' Actually, a few times he has been a perfect gentleman with me and treats me with great respect. Well, sometimes anyway. Most of the time, he treats me like I was his sister for his whole life. Which doesn't bug me, well, maybe it does a little. I think I kinda like him...Ya know, like him a lot.
I felt a scaly hand on my shoulder.
"You sure?" Raphael asked.
"Yeah. You go watch tv and don't worry about nothin' except for when those commercials that interrupt your show." I said with a slight smile. Satisfied, Raph walked back into the living room area.
I walked back to the phone after having some more tea and called Casey.
"What up?" He answered.
"Hey, it's Sheri." I said.
"I kinda figured. I got new Caller ID." Casey explained.
"Okay...Anyway, you need come down to the lair, now." I said, almost urgently.
"Aww...," He started whining, "But Sheri, the wrestling tournament is on. It's the fight of the year! The 'Freak' against the 'Grave!'"
"It'll be on again. Come on, Case, I need you here." I pleaded.
"Okay, I'm comin'. See ya in about 10." Then he hung up.
Then I called April.
"Hey, Ape, can you-"
"Sheri, don't call me that." She said.
"Okay. Sorry. Look, I need you down in the lair." I said.
"Is everything alright?"
"Just come and you'll find out." I said
"Okay, but this better be important. I'm watching that wrestling tournament with 'Freak' and 'Grave.' I'm trying to learn more about wrestlers so I can have a conversation with Casey." She explained.
"Well, he's coming too. I need you both."
"Okay, be there in a few." She hung up.
I walked back to the living room to see them all asleep.
Leo in the recliner, Mike and Angel sharing the couch, Don in the lawn chair, and Raph on the rug on the floor. I grabbed them each blankets and covered them with the blankets.
Even at a young age, Mike still snored. But right now it wasn't as loud as it was when he was older.
Case and April finally came at the same time into the lair.
"Okay, Sheri, this better be good." Casey said.
"Follow me." I said. They looked at each other curiously and then followed me to the living room area where the little ones were sleeping.
"Sheri! Oh man, dude, who's the father?" Casey asked, stupidly as he looked at the infant turtles.
"Was it Raph? If so, Sheri, I'll beat the holy livin' crap outta him!" Casey threatened. I slightly blushed for a second. The thought of me and Raph...
"No, Casey. That little turtle over there," I pointed to Raphael, "is Raph." I explained.
"What? No way!" Casey said.
"And that's Leo, Don, Mikey, and Angel." April said looking at them all.
"What do you need us for?" Casey asked. "It seems you got everything here taken care of." He added.
"We usually go on patrol around now and I can't take them with me. So I need you two to look after them." I said.
"Baby-sitting?" Casey asked with a whiny tone.
"Yes. They're pretty tuckered out. Just put them to bed. I have to go patrolling." I started walking out of the door.
"You're going alone?" April asked.
"I'll be fine. Just don't answer the door for anyone, or call anyone, or-"
"Okay, Sheri, we're adults. We know this stuff. Just be careful." April said.
"Will do." I said and left the lair.
Patrol:
Everything seems really quiet. Too quiet. D'OH! The last time I thought that, the vase was broken. I was flying over NYC and I was invisible. As I looked to the right I saw two thieves running out of a house with a tv. I flew down to the street where they were at.
"Dudes, didn't your mommies teach you not to steal?" I asked as I landed in front of them.
"It's the murderer!" One screamed and dropped his side of the television.
"Let's get outta here." The other one said and he dropped his side of the tv and they both ran off.
Murderer? Me? No way. I would never...Okay not completely true, I have killed some Foot members and Purple Dragons, but that shouldn't count as murder. It should count as a public service to New York City. It's kinda like when the Girl Scouts pick up trash at Central Park. Only their trash is easier to get rid of.
I turned invisible again and began walking quietly down the street. I saw some mutants walking down the sidewalk, talking about stuff. I kept walking, my head down and I noticed a newspaper on the ground. I picked it up and turned visible again and sat under a street light. On the cover was my human and ghost picture! How the hell did they get this?
Missing Girl Returns With A Shock! was the headline.
I began reading:
Five years ago, a young girl, Sheri Boom, went missing after finding her house burnt to the ground and her parents dead. Researchers say that it must have been her who killed her family. "Why else would she leave the scene so quickly?" said Captain Parker of the Police Department. "The only answer is that she murdered them and didn't want to be caught."
With the recent war that hit New York City, many witnesses said they saw Sheri return and try to kill a mob of humans. "She made the bullets fly back at the mob. She is a mutant and has strange and dangerous powers that should be taken away." A witness said. She had managed to take pictures of Sheri in her 'mutant' form as we call it.
Also, people like Mr. Hiroku Saki, a very high business person who has helped New York City, also made a comment; "The girl is just troubled and needs some guidance. I will gladly give her the guidance she needs, even thought, she has killed some of my family members. I will forgive her if she takes my guidance."
I knew what the guidance meant. Basically, if I work for him, he'll train me to be a real murderer and forgive me for killin' some Purple Dragons and Foot members. Yeah right, like I'd ever join him. I kept reading.
With this being said, we advise everyone if you see this girl please contact the police or Mr. Saki. We just want to help this girl before she becomes a bloodthirsty murderer.-Gregg Nickel
Bloodthirsty murderer, huh? I laughed quietly to myself. Sure, I didn't mind a little blood getting spilt, but I didn't wish for it to happen every time I fought someone or something.
I started walking again. Tonight had been pretty quiet so I went into the sewers, feeling that NYC would be fine for tonight. I was tired, really tired.
I walked into the living room. The clock read midnight. I looked to see wrestling was on and I saw April and Casey asleep on the couch. All the little ones must be in their beds. I put a blanket on April and Casey and turned off the tv. I started walking to my room, when the phone rang.
I quickly answered it so no one would wake up.
"Hello?" I answered with a yawn.
"Okay, smartass. I saw the lot. So you don't live there anymore, huh?" said the gruff-like voice.
"Wow, you're a fast one." I said in a sarcastic tone.
"I will find you, Sheri. And I know about how you murdered those people. When I find you, we're going to court. I'm going to put you in Juvenhile Hall, even if it's the last thing I do!" He said and with that hung up. I guess being a 'bloodthirsty murderer' didn't scare him. I hung up the phone and walked back to my room. In there, I laid the paper on my dresser and changed back to my human self. Without changing into my pjs, I laid on my bed. I kicked off my shoes and then got under the covers.
As I was about to fall asleep, I felt someone tapping my shoulder. I turned my head to see a little Michelangelo.
I turned the rest of my body. "What's wrong?" I asked. He looked liked he was going to cry.
"I had a bad dream." He said. I sighed. Thank God my bed was a queen sized bed.
"Get in." I said lifting the blankets. He did and snuggled close to me with a slight smile on his lips.
In about 4 minutes, he was asleep again.
Then I closed my eyes and was going to fall asleep when I felt 3 more taps on my shoulder.
I looked to see Leo, Don, and Angel there. They looked at me like, 'How come he gets to sleep with you?'
"Get in." I said tiredly. They all crawled in.
I was in the middle. On my left was Leo and on my right was Mikey (who had managed to still remain asleep as we crawled in and out of the bed.) Beside Mikey was Angel and beside Leo was Don.
I heard footsteps come toward us and I saw a young Raphael at the end of my bed.
"Anymore room?" He asked.
"Plenty." I said. He came in and snuggled in between me and Mikey. I laid on my back and he rested his head on my shoulder.
In 5 minutes they were all asleep. Then I followed the trend, and rested into a deep, deep sleep. Finally...
Foot HQ:
"Sir, we have gotten a weird report tonight." A foot soldier said as he reported to Saki in Saki's room at the top floor. He was sitting cross-legged in front of his little table. He was wearing his white robes.
"What is it?" Saki asked.
"Our ninjas have said that they saw Sheri on patrol alone tonight, sir." the ninja said.
"That is no surprise. They usually do split up to cover more ground. You know that." Saki said, sounding annoyed.
"No, sir. I mean, she was the only one on patrol. The turtles were no where to be found." the ninja said.
"Hmm...Keep an eye on this. See if she is the only one on patrol tomorrow. We just may be able to give that 'guidance' I was talking about." He said.
To be continued...(Dun, Dun, Dun!)
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