Hey there people! Sorry for the wait for another chapter, I had a little bit of writer's block and I was also away on an Aerial and Pole Dance retreat in the North of England, had a great time but it's good to be home and in routine again!
In this Chapter, there are some elements to Tyroth Darkstorm's newest fic 'Preparations' So have a read of that fic as well as this chapter then you can see both sides of what happens here.
Enjoy!
Chapter Nine
Emergency Plan?
In New York, Mona stood before the punch bag in the Dojo area, her hands were clawed as she was ready to strike the bag before her.
Things in the lair still hadn't gotten back to normal since they returned from Mutopia, Raphael and Michelangelo were unable to fight properly due to their injuries and Master Splinter was still in the wheelchair.
Splinter still continued to train them, yet Leonardo had stepped in as well, and Michelangelo and Raphael had trained to use one arm in fighting.
Even though she knew what had happened in Mutopia with Diablo wasn't her fault she still thought that if she hadn't brought Callum to Mutopia this wouldn't have happened, but she didn't want her brother to die.
Snarling, she began to strike the bag with her clawed fingers, as well as kicked hard with her feet and tail almost imagining that she was beating the shit out of the Shredder for almost killing her younger brother, and Diablo for what he did to her friends and family.
Watching from the TV area was Raphael, he had tried to talk to his mate several times, but she had become snappy, and he could almost see himself in her. It was worrying, since before the incident in Mutopia, she had been calm and patient, but now she was a totally different lizard lady.
Cradling his left hand which was still bandaged, he cursed Diablo again.
Leonardo was sitting with him and he sighed seeing Mona using her tiger style Kung Fu as well as the tears that flowed.
"I'm so worried about Mona." Raphael said, wincing as his injured hand spasmed, "If she's not crying, she's angry and shouting and snapping, it's so worrying."
"It's worrying for all of us Raph." Leonardo said "The poor girl's lost her younger brother, and despite what Tyroth and I did for her, she's still heartbroken."
Raphael sighed and was about to speak again when Leonardo's Shell-Cell rang making them jump and the blue Masked Turtle snatched it up.
"Hello, Leonardo Here."
"Leo, It's Tyroth!"
Raphael's eyes widened and he leaned forward to listen.
"Hey, how are you doing?" Leonardo asked "Any News on Diablo?"
As soon as he said Diablo, Mona stopped striking the bag and turned to face the two turtles and she strode over.
Raphael quickly shushed her before she could say anything as she stood behind the sofa desperately curious.
"Sadly no." Tyroth's voice came from the other side, "But that's not why I called you. Is everyone there right now?"
"More or less. Why?" Leonardo asked "What's going on?"
"Gather them all and put me on Speaker, we got a lot to discuss and it's important!"
"Right you are Big T!" Leonardo said then looked at Mona and Raphael.
"Gather everyone, not the girls though, we'll talk to them separately!" Mona and Raphael nodded and quickly gathered everyone.
Michelangelo had been in the playroom with the girls, when he was summoned he put a film on for Pandora and Kemeko and told them to stay put until he returned, to which the girls complied and sat down on their animal beanbags in front of Wreck-It-Ralph.
Splinter had been in his quarters resting, and Raphael had helped him into his wheelchair then wheeled him to the main lair.
Donatello had been in his lab as usual but abandoned his project to come to the meeting.
Mona had also called April and Casey and they came to the lair immediately.
When the New Yorkers had returned, their human friends were horrified when they heard the story of Diablo going rogue and were heartbroken to hear he had hurt his own sister, and many residents of Mutopia as he had escaped.
"The swine!" Casey had cursed "I would had given him a good whacking if he crossed me!" and April, as much as she agreed with her husband told him to button it as Mona looked upset.
Gathered together in the TV area, Leonardo put his Shell-Cell on Loudspeaker and everyone leaned in to listen to the Dragon.
"Listen guys." Tyroth said "As you all know, Diablo is on the loose, and even though we haven't found him, he has been causing havoc in Chicago, we only recently heard of another incident topside."
"WHAT!?" everyone cried.
"What's he done this time?" Casey asked.
"It's been on the News." Tyroth said "Percy, Jack and Sharky told me that within the same space of time, two men have gone missing, and four red-necks were found by the police, tortured and battered in the same fashion as the Hate Preacher, his wife and brother."
"Holy shit!" Casey gasped, he and April had been told of what had happened to the Hate Preacher, and as much as they agreed he, along with his wife and brother, deserved the treatment, they were shocked, especially that Callum would do such a thing.
"Do you think the missing men and the attacked Red-Necks are connected?" asked Leonardo.
"That I don't know." Tyroth said "Hugh's investigating as he speak, no doubt he'll come back to me soon and let me know."
"Oh Callum..." Mona breathed to which Raphael wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"But the reason I'm calling is because earlier I called everyone together to discuss a plan should Mutopia ever be discovered."
"A plan?" asked Donatello.
"What kind of plan?" asked Michelangelo.
"I can only hope against hope that Diablo will not reveal the location of our home, or yours to anyone," said Tyroth "But even if he doesn't betray us further, there is still a chance he an be discovered by others, and I don't mean just our enemies, but anyone, the government, other secret organisations, and we have to assume the worst to prepare if he does happen!"
"Like what?" asked Raphael.
"Well Hacker has been working tirelessly to make sure Mutopia is guarded well, he's set up more cameras, proximity sensors and even given new passwords to everyone." Tyroth said "But there is the possibly we may have to evacuate."
"Evacuate?" asked Michelangelo "To where?"
"There's only one place, and that is where we got transported to over 8 years ago."
"Skyrim?" Donatello asked.
"Yeah." Tyroth said.
Raphael went pale as he remembered the experience of being in another world, and how he had almost lost Mona when she nearly drowned, how Michelangelo was almost killed, and how Sephie had been turned into a Vampire.
It had been a dangerous time, and the thought of that world still gave him collywobbles.
"I still have the tailsman." Tyroth said "So we can go back."
"To Skyrim!?" Michelangelo shrieked.
"Michelangelo! Quiet!" Splinter hissed then looked at the phone "Please continue Tyroth."
"Thanks." Tyroth said "Listen, I'm not gonna deny that it is dangerous there, but not much dangerous than the world here, and also we can walk around freely there, unlike here."
"He's got a point." Leonardo said.
April and Casey had been silent throughout the whole conversation, they had been told of Skyrim by their friends, they hadn't believed them at first.
Now hearing that they may have to abandon their home for another world, it shook them to the core.
"Listen," Tyroth said "I hope we won't have to do this, but we ave to be prepared in case the worst does happen."
"That is a very wise decision." Splinter said.
"If it does happen, we'll need to be ready, and make sure we have the basics to take with us." Tyroth said. "All of Mutopia are preparing as we speak, and I wanted to talk to you about it, even though you're not Mutopians, you are part of our circle, and you, along with your human friends are welcome to join us."
"Thanks Tyroth." April and Casey said together.
"But if you have to abandon Mutopia, what will happen to the Well?" asked Donatello.
A sigh was heard and all the mutants were shocked at what they heard next.
"I can't risk the water falling into the wrong hands." Tyroth said "So it will have to be destroyed."
"WHAT!?" everyone, including Splinter shrieked.
"No way!" Michelangelo cried.
"Destroy the well!?" Leonardo cried.
"You can't be serious!" Raphael said.
"I've never been more serious Raph!" Tyroth said "The whole of Mutopia went into an uproar, but if our enemies, or even other people found out about it, it could mean serious trouble, can you imagine Shredder? Arashi? Or worse Dr Arden discovering the well and it's properties."
Everyone paled and Mona buried her head in Raphael's chest and he held her close.
Splinter pinched the ridge of his nose and sighed.
"In the years we have known you Tyroth." he said "I trust your every word, and if such exterminties lead to this, I trust your actions."
"Thank you Master Splinter." Tyroth said "Look guys, I don't want to send you into a panic, and I will keep you updated if there's any news or word of Diablo, but this is something for you to think about."
"Thank you, we will." Leonardo said "The children don't know about this, but when the time is right, we will inform them as well."
"Thanks guys." Tyroth replied "In the meantime, as well as protect the city and our home, we will keep searching for Diablo, and Mona, I give you my word, I will not kill him, if I have to disable him to bring him down, I will, but I won't kill him, the other Knights have promised the same thing, as has Hugh."
"Thank you Tyroth." Mona said softly "How's Jake?"
"Settling in." Tyroth said "He's showing a lot of potential as a Knight, and he's been helping Hugh a few times as well topside."
Mona managed a weak smile as she thought of her brother and how proud she was of him.
"I'll let you mull over this okay?" Tyroth said "And I'll be in touch if we hear anything else."
"Thanks Tyroth, bye." Leonardo said before hanging up.
After hanging up, Leonardo looked at his family.
"This is a lot to take in..." Michelangelo said quietly.
"Evacuate to Skyrim?" Raphael gulped "After all we went through there?"
Leonardo turned to Raphael remembering all the near deaths, getting lost and danger they got involved in.
"I don't want to leave Earth." Michelangelo said.
"It may not come to that." Donatello said quickly "If I know Tyroth and the Knights, they won't rest until Diablo's found, and if that Raven has any brains, he won't allow himself to be caught."
"But he's already caused a stir in Chicago." Casey said "And he's not as experienced as you guys and the Mutopians, what if he does make a mistake and he's caught?"
Mona bowed her head and April placed a hand on her shoulder in comfort.
"Everyone." Splinter held up his paws "Let us think about this clearly."
"I really hope it doesn't come to this!" Raphael said "We've been through so much, we've done it before and we can do it again!"
"We've had to relocate our home many times." Leonardo said "After Stockman's Mousers destryed our first one, then Karai attacked..." he sucked in a breath when he thought of Karai's attack when he was absent and when she was still in command of the Foot before the events that lead to Kemeko's birth "And then when Arashi attacked..."
Raphael growled remembering that time.
"It might be easy for us, as there are many places within the New York Sewers and beyond." Donatello said "But Mutopia, there's no other place like Mutopia, and there re many citizens there, it's the only place they know when there is no place in the world for them."
Splinter nodded.
"It pains me to see such a wonderful place that gives sanctuary to mutants like us in such danger because of Diablo being loose." he said "I can only pray that he is found."
He looked across to Mona who had been very quiet and was looking at the gold ring Jake had given her.
"And when he is found, what will happen next..."
Things are still tense in New York, and the Mutopians are preparing in case the worst should happen.
Will things get worse before they get better?