1I walked into the club again, seeing that the 2 guys at the door were looking over at me. They eyed me carefully so I knew I had to be careful and try to be quick. I knew that it wasn't safe for me to come back here, but I couldn't turn back now, it may make me conspicuous. I noticed Tina was sitting at a table with Amanda sitting across from her. I knew Amanda was going through a lot and I didn't have anything against her so I decided it would be best to get Tina alone to myself. I walked up to the table and said, "Hey, Amanda. May I talk to Tina for a moment?" Both of their faces looked up at me in shock.

"Sure, Mel…" Amanda said as she got up from the booth and walked away. I sat down across from Tina. She looked shocked at me; I could see that her eyes were wide behind her thick glasses. I looked at her in disbelief, trying my best to keep myself calm through this. "Tina, we need to talk."

"About what?" She stammered.

"Quit the bullshit, Tina. You KNOW damn well what…" I said almost in a growl as I felt myself becoming tenser with anger. "You attacked one of them didn't you?" I studied her face as I asked this, I could see the guilt. "You set him up? Why?" I looked at her again, trying my best to hide my emotions about Donatello inside.

I saw Tina's hand fumble down below her, near her side. I knew she was getting out her pack of cigarettes. She paused as she took one out and put it in her mouth, and then lit it up with her lighter before finally speaking. "I did it for you," She said proudly almost.

My face almost faltered. "For me? What are you talking about? I NEVER said for you to go out there and attack them!"

She shook her head as she took the cigarette from her mouth and knocked some ashes from the tip onto an ashtray. "No, but they need to be dealt with. Those freaks are very disgusting. Your friend is weird, Mel. How in the hell could she like something so ugly and vile such as that THING. They need to be killed, Mel. I think that one had some sort of crush on you." She laughed some. "Your lucky that you have me, Melinda. I kicked his face in some as he lay there helpless after his beating. That would show him. He could have hurt you, Melinda. Those animals…who knows. They are damn fuckers."

I looked at her in disbelief some for a moment and I shook my head. I reached and grabbed her wrist tightly with my hand, digging some of my nails into her skin. She cried out as she tried to move her wrist, but I just twisted it some. "Listen to me, Tina. THAT animal has feelings just like you…and he's HELL of a lot better than some of these punks here…and probably more of a brain. ACTUALLY a larger brain than everyone in this building put together so don't you dare give me this shit." I loosened my grip some on her wrist. "I thought you were different from them, Tina. But I am beginning to see why Lea dragged me from this place."

Tina looked at me, I could see the shock on her face. She jerked her wrist from me. "Melinda…" She laughed. "Don't tell me you're like your fucked up friend and actually have some sort of feeling for that ugly ass creature. He's probably dead anyways…" She then mumbled, "Should be put out of misery…"

I felt my chest tighten as I felt the utmost rage I have ever experienced in my entire life boil up inside me. I felt hot tears coming to my face as I breathed in harder. I looked at her and then pulled my hand back and smacked her hard across the face. The smack was so loud it could be heard throughout the entire club and the force of it made Tina fall back some against the booth. She looked at me in shock, I could see the tears in her eyes as she looked up at me. The side of her face was red. I looked down at her, my fists were at my sides, clenched. "No, Tina. The only ones that are fucked up here are you and these Purple Dragon thugs. I would be damned before I came back here because staying here with you is the stupidest thing I have done. You better be glad that he didn't die or I would have killed you right now. I do have feelings for him, Tina. A lot deeper than you know…" I took in a deep breath and then said loudly as I screamed at her, "I LOVE HIM!"

Suddenly I felt someone shove me hard from the back of my right side and I fell onto the floor hard. I let out a groan and then turned around to see who had hit me and it was Hun. He looked down at me, I could see the displeasure on his face. All the people in the club were looking at me, some had joined Hun's side. "I should have known you were them, you freak lover. I am very displeased with you, Melinda." He snapped his fingers and about 3 Purple Dragons grabbed my arms as they picked me up. I let out a cry feeling them lift me up so hard. They held me tightly in front of Hun. Hun looked over at Tina and then looked at me. "Dragons! What we have here is a traitor…she has taken the sides of those freakish creatures that have been doing us harm and actually LOVES one…" He mockingly teased. "Now she has come back here and assaulted one of our own…one of HER friends." I heard people booing at me and making provocative comments towards me.

I growled some at Hun, I knew clearly where I stood now. "Only because her and your lamebrains ASSAULTED one of them first! She HAD no right do that!" I screamed at him.

"Silence!" Hun's voiced boomed and then he slammed me hard. I swear if the Dragons weren't holding onto me I would have flown across the room from his impact. My whole body was aching from the blow. I tried my best to hold in my tears, but the pain was so immense. "Us Dragons stick together. You MESS with one of us…you mess with ALL of us! Those green freaks have been messing with us for years so don't you dare damn say that she doesn't have the right. You pathetic freak lover." He frowned more at me. "I am sure that Master Saki would love to HEAR your story now. Boys take her with me."

I tried my best to jerk away, but I knew it was no use…they basically dragged me with Hun towards the back. We stopped at the back of the building and Hun motioned for them to do something. One of them who was holding me took a pair of handcuffs from his pocket and roughly handcuffed my wrists behind my back. Then another covered my eyes with a bandana tightly. I started to panic some since I had lost my visibility.

I heard Hun say to me, "Just in case you get any ideas of leaving…" He chuckled some and then suddenly I felt a strong blow to my stomach. I nearly lost my breath and felt to the ground instantly, coughing, trying to regain my breath. I panicked some and breathed hard and fast, hoping that I wouldn't die so right away. Then I felt Hun's large hand pick me up and throw me onto what seemed a large metal platform. The metal felt cool, but I had no clue where I was. I heard some doors shut and then seconds later, an engine starting so I figured I must have been in some kind of van.

Honestly I can't remember my ride from there over to Saki's place. I knew I was crying to myself. I felt so stupid and now I wished I had listen to Leonardo and stayed at the lair. I saw a picture of Donatello in my head and I begged to go back to him. I felt so helpless, I knew that there was no way that they could come into Saki's to get me.

Finally the bandana was removed when Hun dragged me into Saki's dojo, he must left his lackies somewhere else. I saw the look of surprise on Saki's face, he had not seen me since the day I had left them. "She returned?" He got up from his sitting position and approached me. His facial expression was neutral, I think he was trying to decide how he should deal with me.

"She was at my place, Master," Hun said, he stepped around me to face Saki, but look down at me. "In retaliation to the ambush that we had on one of those turtle costumed freaks."

"What!" Saki asked, his eyes wide as he looked at Hun and then he looked down at me once more. I stayed where I was on the ground, resting on my knees, my wrists were still handcuffed together.

"She admitted loudly that she has feelings for one of them as well. Apparently the same one we attacked earlier," Hun continued.

"The same we captured too…now her and his disappearance with her friend is beginning to make sense," He said as he looked at me angrily. "You care to explain yourself, Melinda? You dare defy me…"

I felt my heart pounding, my instincts wanted me to give in. In my past whenever I had confrontations, usually I would bend and just let them walk all over me. I knew I couldn't do that anymore. I closed my eyes and pictured Don once more, laying there in his bed, holding onto every breath. I breathed in deeply and then reopened my eyes and looked up at Saki. "What is there to explain?" I said. "You know the truth." I stared at him, holding his deadly gaze. There was deadly silence between us for at least 30 seconds.

"You deceitful bitch!" Hun cried out and then I felt his shoe go right into my right side. The impact was tremendous! I cried out in pain and fell to the floor, my aching side throbbing with pain. I knew he must have bruised or cracked a rib. My body ached for me to hold my side, but my hands were handcuffed and this made it hurt more! I cried out, I didn't want to look at them anymore. I pushed my head against the floor, breathing hard, trying my best to hold in the pain. At this moment I didn't care what they did to me.

"Hun, wait. She may be useful to us later on. We already taken one down and I am sure that with her friend being with those freaks, the others will come for her. Take her to a room for now." Saki replied. I felt Hun pick me up by my right arm roughly. I let out a cry, but clenched my teeth to hold in the pain. My right side was numb for the moment, thank goodness from the adrenaline, but I was sure that I would feel the pain even worse in a couple of hours.

I am not too sure how long I laid there in the room. I knew it must have been pretty long because my side was starting to hurt tremendously, every breath I took and every move I made cause the pain to be twice as bad! I stayed still and just cried silently to myself if the pain should surface once again. There was a tiny window on the left side of the room, but it was too small to even to try to attempt an escape. I looked out the window, that was my only comfort. I sighed hard and looked out the window. I knew that it was getting later that evening. The light wasn't on in the room so the room began to fill with the darkness with the night. The floor was so hard to lay on and it was cold but my body was so stiff that if I tried to move, a throbbing pain would engulf my body. The pain made me grow drowsy and from the lack of sleep. I soon drifted off.

I was awaken by the sound of a female voice and someone softly shaking my body. I opened my eyes slowly. I was hoping it was Lea, but the voice was different, one very unfamiliar. My eyes focused on the figure above me. It was a woman, probably around late 20's with dark short hair to her shoulders. She was wearing an uniform that resembled the foot. "Awake, please," She said to me. I sensed kindness, but urgency in her voice.

I groaned some as I tried to move so I could see her better, but when I did I felt a huge wave of pain shoot up my body, I cried out and then stayed where I was. I saw her go to my right side and felt it gently. "You are injured…did he hurt you?"

"Hun, did…" I said. I wasn't too sure why I was responding to her, but something about her made me feel like I could trust her.

"I am with your friends. They have sent me. My name is Karai. You must trust me," She said as she gently held my arm and lifted me up slowly. I clenched my teeth and stood up with her. She then took a pin from her hair and unlocked my handcuffs for me. Just as she did I hear the door to the room slam open. Both of us turned around and there stood Hun.

"Karai…how dare you make your presence in here once more," He growled at her.

Karai stepped away from me and withdrew her sword. "You HAVE no honor in your ways, Hun." I moved away some, praying that we could get passed Hun. Luckily the pain was subsiding from my adrenaline rush.

"I only do what OUR Master tells us to do," Hun smirked.

"YOUR Master, Hun. I serve only what I deem to be honorable and it is not Master Saki!" She cried out as she moved her sword down in a downward strike.

Hun reached out quickly and grabbed her whole hand that grasped the sword with his hand. "You will die for that remark, Karai." He hissed and then slapped her hard with his other hand, knocking her on the ground about 3 feet away from him. He held her sword in his hand and laughed as he walked up to her. Quickly he took her sword and stabbed her in the upper left side near her shoulder. I could see the pain look in her eyes as the sword pierced her flesh.

I couldn't let this happen to her! I knew Hun's attention was on Karai and that his back to me. I ran over behind and jumped up and used my handcuffs chains to wrap around his neck and press against him. He quickly pulled the sword from her and dropped to the ground. He started to stagger some as I held the chain tightly against his throat. His arms flailing around him as he gasped for breath. Suddenly I felt his hand grab my leg and he pulled me off of him, I tried my best to hold onto the chain, but I couldn't! He flung me hard into the wall once more. I landed on my right side again. The pain was almost three times as bad now! I cried out hard and pushed my head into the floor to hold in my scream as much as I could.

Hun choked and gasped for breath. "You…son…of… a bitch…" He coughed.

Suddenly I heard some familiar voices cry out. I looked up and saw Leo, Mike, and Raph run into the room, tackling Hun to the ground. I smiled and then kept my face against the floor, trying to hold in the pain as much as I could.

I am not sure what took place during the fight, but I knew that they had managed to knock out Hun without too much noise to cause any alert. Then I heard Leo's voice said, "Raph, get Karai. We have to get out of here." I then felt someone touch my shoulder lightly. "Melinda, are you alright?" He asked softly.

"Hun…I think he cracked a rib or something…" I said through clenched teeth. "Leo…I am sorry…"

"Not now…" He said as he stood back up. "Mike, get Melinda. Easy with her though. Follow me. Come on, hurry!"

I then felt someone else touch my arm. "I am going to pick you up. What side hurts?" Mikey's voice was so soft.

"My right," I said, still feeling bad to get them in this mess. I felt Mike gently pick me up and hold me in his arms. "How is Don?"

"He's awake more…he's been waiting for you," He said as he smiled softly and followed Raph who was carrying Karai and Leo out of the room.