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A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews guys. Sorry, but this chapter is going to be a real bummer. It's one of those 'bridges' that I have to cross before I get to more exciting stuff. This might sound weird but I'm kinda computer illiterate. A few of you asked for the mature events of last chapter, posted on another website of course. And the truth is that I have no clue how to do that! Do I make one of my own?...Ask another person for permission?...Is there some type of community web page for this kinda stuff...? Some help would be much appreciated!
Liz Sakura: Thank you. I hope that my next chapter won't dissappoint you! Jessiy Landroz: I'm sure that he forgives you for wanting a spanking. Glad that you enjoyed the RaphxVivid interaction. I wasn't quite sure if I pulled that off properly. Reijiro: Wow. You were just waiting them to get the hanky-panky on weren't you? And don't worry about the HTML anymore, my computer has decided to start cooperating. I'm considering the baby option that you said but as you said it just sounds mean so I hope that I can come up with something better. I have a few more ideas in mind. moonie016: Happy to hear that you enjoyed it! To tell you the truth, I have no idea how long this story will turn out. Last chapter I only got 1/3 of what I wanted in there and that seems to happen a lot with me! (my original idea was to have the stuff in Chapter 17in Chapter 16!) So basically my fingers never cooperate with my head. But if my head is correct in this estimate I'd say 3-5 though don't quote me on that. Zombie Cordelia: His bros...they will show up in future chapters so you'll find out! With the baby I'm not sure at this point I have several ideas but I have no clue which one to pursue. (I know, moronic) Tewi: Wow. Excitement. Yeah I did miss you last chapter but its Ok you're here now. I will try not to fail you with my next chapter, scouts honor!
Chapter 18
Dances with Triceratons
(Raph doesn't meet your eyes. He pretends to look preoccupied while obviously trying to work the blush out of his cheeks. He clears his throat and tries to speak. After failing that, he tries again.) Well...uh...I'm...uh. Well, geesh, already! The estrogen is so friggin thick in this air I can't breath! Back off, now! (you comply, grinning, he huffs and glares at you) What the Hell are you grinning at! (you make a valiant effort to hide your smile.) Friggin morons! You're all in friggin heat! Sniffing around people's feet an all...puh. Whatever. (He glare's at you) I never want to hear you saying anything to anyone about what I tol' you! I'm not telling you just so the world will find out! (You nod and cross your fingers behind your back, he looks somewhat satisfied) Alright already. Now, where was I? Oh yeah. Ya know, sometimes triceratons can be annoying...
You know, I've never really been the mushy type. But there's something special about some things...ya know? I don't really know how to explain it.
Anyway, when I woke up, and I saw Vivid right next to me in the soft moss sleeping soundly...I don't know. I guess you could say that it kinda touched me a little bit. Just a little bit. A teeny little bit. Teeny weeny. Friggin microscopic.
Vivid was lying there. Here eyelids were closed in her sleep, highlighting her long lashes against her pale cheek. Her red hair shone like fire, dancing in the sunlight like so many tongues of flame. She had her head nestled under her folded hands like a sleeping child.
She was beautiful.
Thoughts of what had happened returned to my mind and I felt warm inside. I couldn't believe it. I never pictured something like this happening to me. A freak. A mutant freak who crawls around in the dark sewers like a thief who'd done something wrong. A friggin freak. Yet at the same time she didn't care. Then again with a father like Amuke I guess that she's been 'exposed' to a variety of relationships from a very young age.
I'm bein too damn mushy. Besides, it's not like it's mutual. Not exactly. She thinks that all I feel for her is lust, and I choked on telling her the truth. I don't remember the last time I choked on anything and couldnt' believe that I did with her. Especially on a subject like that one.
Then again it's not like I ever expected to say something like that.
I love you.
Three friggin words. Eight stupid letters. Who'd of thunk that they'd be so damndable hard to say. What was I afraid of? Rejection? She told me she loved me so it's not like that is a plausable fear. She loves me. I still couldn't believe it. She loves me.
Damn I sound like a lovesick pansy.
She loves me.
My muscles twitched and I slowly got up, careful not to disturb Vivid. She was lying on my belt. My sais must be somewhere under there, I'd get them later when she was awake. I must've been only asleep for a few hours. Funny, here I thought that 12 hours of sleeping would be easy to come by.
Slowly I wandered away to the nearby creek that she bathed in earier. Naked. Soap lathering her body...my tail started to throb slightly and I cursed silently. Who ever knew that I'd ever turn out to be horny. Especially since I don't even deserve then only girl who can stand to look at me, nonetheless touch me. Stupid freak.
Well, as you all know, this pity-fest isn't really my style, especially when I find a girl who loves me and had just 'officially' lost my virginity. As turtle luck would have it, something or someone came along to break me out of it.
I sensed him coming before he came at me and whipped around, fists ready. My hand came up and managed to deflect the first massive fist that came at me and buckled my right leg to avoid the second. Automatically seizing the opening I dove between the arms at the now unprotected chest and delivered two wicked uppercuts to the abdomen.
My assailant grunted but it didn't phase him. He tried to close in his arms in a bear hug, one meant to crush, but I slipped right out, agile as an eel. I saw the tail at the last millisecond, sweeping the ground to trip me and leapt into the air just in time...only to meet the huge skull coming down on mine.
He cracked my head with his and tiny white stars lit up in my vision. A massive hand gripped my neck. I felt myself being lifted up and slammed against a tree. I snarled at him. Bringing both my feet together I pistoned them straight into his chest, bringing pained grunts from him. But he didn't stop. With his other hand he grasped my thighs. My hands couldn't reach his face, his arm was too damn long. Instead I brought all six fingers to work stabbing the hell out of his wrist, right on the pressure point near the artery.
He snarled in pain and his hand spasmed. For a moment I thought he was going to let me go but instead he just slammed me again into the tree and once again stars danced in my head.
I snarled right back at him. "Damnitt, Amuke! What the Hell is this for! Let me go you fu#ker!"
"I know what you did, Raphael."
For a moment the blood drained from my face. I suppose it is a similar reaction to every male who has ever violated the daughter of a psychotic dude. Then I remembered that I could take him. Traximus was at least five times tougher (as far as I knew at least) if I can take him surely I can take Amuke. The father of the girl I love. Oh shit.
So I just glared right back into his face and didn't say a word. This whole 'potential father in-law' thing really has it's drawbacks.
"She's my baby girl. I don't give a rat's-ass who the fu#k you are, chosen-one or no. No one is going to hurt my baby girl, understand?" He stared right into my eyes and his expression didn't change one iota during this whole speech.
I blinked. Frankly I was surprised. Amuke was the soft-spoken I'll watch what I say type. I never expected to hear him raise his voice, nonetheless curse twice in the same breath. I must've really pissed himoff. I could see the emotional anger brewing in his eyes no matter how hard he tried to hide it. I sighed with resignation. Guess I'd have to handle this one with what Don would call, 'finess.'
"First of all, put me down asshole!" Finesse. Right. Surprisingly he just stared at me a moment, then slowly lowered me to my feet. It was a longer trip than I remember. Damn triceratons are tall! Finesse. I'm supposed to use finesse. Shit, what the hell does that mean anyway!
I cleared my throat. "Look, I'm not out to hurt anyone." I looked at him. His eyes bored right into mine but he didn't say a word. Shit. "I would never hurt your daughter. Believe me."
He crossed his arms. "Why?"
Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit. "Well, the truth is your daughter is..." Why the hell does he have to stare so hard! "...special. To me. Personally." Shit shit shit shit. I reall suck at this mushy mushy feeling crap. Not really too keen on getting practice from it either. Damn. "Well," I said, trying again, "I..."
Suddenly he leaned forward, clamped his hand on my head and lowered his head so his face was inches from mine. He stared straight into my eyes. I didn't have any idea what the fu#k he was doing, but I'm guessing finesse has something to do with patience so I'll try my hand at it. Amuke should consider himself lucky. hehehe
"You love her."
"Wha-I-uh-um-wh-lo-my-ha-FU#K!" I jerked myself out of his grasp and put a hand to my head in exasperation. SHIT! Why could I never get these kinda words RIGHT! And how the hell did he KNOW!
He just continued to stare at me, which at the moment was really starting to piss me off. He grinned. Well, what the fu#k does he have to be grinning about! I was really fuming. Stupid peice of dog sh!t. I impatiently waited for an explanation, all thoughts of finesse abandoned and replaced with trigger-happy-lunatic. Such a more comfortable mode. But he didn't say anything, he just walked away and leaved me to beat a hole into the tree behind me, which I tried very hard to do.
Damn it's too bright. Jut bring a little moonlit nighttime around here and I swear to you I'd wreak havoc on this planet!
We entered under the canopy of the building and I breathed a silent sigh of relief. I've never complained of one before, but right now I have the biggest friggin headache. It's like my head is about to explode. Too much friggin sunlight. I was tired too. Now that was confusing. I'd never been tired before in my life without being sick or finishing a really tough of long fight. Kartal pointed out that I had the 'pregnancy sluggers.' Something about hormones in the body making you tired, something that happenswhen your pregnant.Great, on the day the we bust Vivid's family out this parasite is making me tired. Kartal just happened to notice,I don't know but I was ready to beam him for it.
Heluckily didn'tnotice any change between me and Vivid and I was glad for it. He'dprobablybe the type to squeal with delight and clap his hands like an overanxious schoolgirl and I wasn't looking forward to it.Also luckily was the fact that Amuke hadn't said anotherword tome aboutit. He was just being his usual quiet, stoic self. Vivid on the other hand, well that was different.
I don't know exactly, but I guess that I was expecting something different. In how she would act around me that is. Maybe I'm just being myusual dense self, but I didn't detect any relevant difference between the way she was treating me before the, uh, romp, and afterwards. Maybe she was justputting on appearances.
Anyway, we had made it through the town alright. Once there it was surprisingly easy to find out what happened to her family. They were already captured and were currently being held inside the palace in the 'isolation cages', where the 'especially dangerous' were always held. Hell, all they need to do is taste Purity's who-know-what or her what-do-you-call-it and they would know that she was anything but evil!
I wanted to sneak in but I was outvoted on that prospect three-to-one. Friggin ninja-haters.Amuke and his fat ass prevented me from sneaking away like last time, too. They pointed out that it didn't make sense trying to sneak in a huge triceraton, a Federation librarian with a belly the size of a beach balland an elential who had her face posted everywhere. I offered disguises, another ninja favorite, but they turned that down as well. The only feasable disguises would be some type of cloak to cover our appearances. Once again Amuke's size and Kartal's belly came into play, plus the fact that it's freakin hot on this planet and a group of cloaked figures would be suspicious to say the least.
They had opted for a different plan, one that I didnt' really like at all; which is funny because we implemented the same thing on aTriceraton base right in front of thePrime Leader.
Oh yes, I almost forgot to mention. After much complaining and quite a bit of force we managed to coerce Kartal to stay behind as the 'getawaydriver.' Yeah. He didn't fall for it either. That's the most I saw the squeaky little guy putup a fight. He actually struckAmuke, which surprised the Hell out of me. Not like he batted an eye from the blow. Anyway, in the end we won over. We just couldn't have a pregnant dude waddling with us, especially when he was due any day now.
I've strayed off the subject, and the place where we were, and the plan. Right. Well, as I said earlier, me and my bros hadused this plan before. One where weare 'turned in' by someone who is actually a part of our group. The only problem was who? I suggested Vivid, that she dye her hair. Surprisingly, a planet full of beautiful, voluptuous femaleshad never heard of dying there hair. Unfortunately I had no friggin clue how to do it. Luckily Vivid knew something that she could usetemporarily, as long as she didn't sweat too much. Whatever it was it turned her hair green. And it stank. Bad. We played with the smell and coupled it with some shabby clothing, making her look sorta likethat lady who attacked me in the ally. Luckily she knew what makeup was and applied some to change her facial features.
Now here we are, steppinginto a freakishly huge palace with my wristschained together, shackled in turn to Amuke. Yep. The day couldn't get any better. I don't think that I have to tell you how muchI hate being confined against my will, nonetheless with someone who's tried to kick my shell at least twice. Na,he's not that bad. I guess. grumble
Even back then, on the Triceraton base, it felt odd to be willingly presenting myself out in the open; with shackles on no less! Well, it didn't feel any different this time. Well...maybe it did. After all last time I had the comfort of having my bros with me. Not that Amuke isn't trustworthy, and I love Vivid but...I don't know. I sure do miss those guys more than I ever thought that I would.
It was friggin humiliating. I guess that the palace staff (which seemed to think that The Dame was the best thing since kung-fu movies) completely bought her whole lie about wanting to 'rehabilitate me' for the sake of my unborn child and for my 'promising' future as a breeder. It made me want to puke in their faces. They treated me as though I were a long lost child, using soft voices and baby words. Every time they tried to touch me they did it feather soft as though the least amount of pressure would make me shatter in a million pieces. Man these babes were freaky.
Amuke on the other hand they treated with disgust. He was the 'villian' who 'led me down the wrong path' and commited such hideous crimes while living with the enemy.I'm sure they would have started spitting on him and stoning him were we not shackled together. Now that I think of it, that's probably why Vivid did it.
It was hard as Hell not to say a word and not to react. Vivid had been especially careful to tell me to act 'docile.' It killed me. She said that everyone else didn't know that my mind couldn't be controlled like all other males, they didn't know that I was 'the one.' So I was to pretend as though she was willing me to be 'pliable.' But honestly. I don't care if it rains holy shit from heaven, if one more b!t#c says anything else about "oh you poor wittle thing!" or makes another cheek pinching attempt I swear to you that I will not be held responsible for my actions.
Vivid was treated with a mixture of elation and ignored. They were so used to ignoring the 'shabby elentials,' but wanted to much to 'congratulate' the one who captured me that they weren't sure which to pursue. It was friggin hilarious.
Anyway we were being led through the passageways, the crowd leading us was growing larger and larger by the second. I was also getting more and more pissed off by the second.
Then suddenly the crowd cleared completely as we were being led through the last hallway, and we were accompanied only by two guards. Once we reached the door the stood in front of it and we walked through. Something didn't feel right. My hands flexed in the cuffs. Something didn't feel right at all. This didn't seem like a holding facility or a prison. It looked much too fancy.
It was only when we breached the double doors did we realize exactly where we were led. It was about this point where our plan began to fall apart.
They led us straight to The Dame.
Immediately all my muscles tightened and I swear to you that I was ready to spring on her and rip out her jugular right there. A soft touch from Vivid calmed me immediately. She looked at me with her blue eyes. There was still time to salvage the plan.
She was busy delegating with a group of very official looking females but the moment she saw me she cut off their converstion rudely and waved them off. Some of them looked slightly offended but not only could they not do anything about it but Honor didn't seem to care.
Honor stared at us for a moment then a soft smile graced her face. She was perched on her throne, her shapely legs crossed and she peered at us while resting her chin on her knuckle like that thinking guy statue. Two guards in lavendar uniforms stood at attention on either side of her throne, but Honor didn't notice them, she simply smiled at us. Everything about her might have been friendly, but her eyes blazed and seemed to peirce us from across the huge expanse of room. I knew then that something was wrong.
Vivid knelt down and bowed, speaking in a deliberately lowered voice to disguise her own.
"Your majesty, I have brought you the traitor and the special male that you have been seeking for your own.It was an arduous task and he was difficult to bring in but I have done it foryou,your grace." I saw her blink and could almost hear the cogs in her mind working. We had to figure out a way to getus to her family where we could implement her plan."I would be honored if you would allow me to escort them to the holding facility so you would be able to do with them what you will at your leisure."
The room hung in a still silence for a very long moment. None of us moved. We were waiting to see what she would do.
Honor swung her leg down and planted both feet on the floor, leaning against her elbows. "Tell me, how did you come across them?"
Vivid lowered her head again. "I came across them on the outskirts of Hell."
"And how did you capture them?"
"I controlled their minds. The turtle was a bit more difficult though."
It was what we had planned to say. We had no idea if she would fall for it. At best she would figure that I was faking because she knew I couldn't be controlled and that the others were innocent. I'm not really going to touch on the other side of the coin right now, cause she answered it for me.
She leaned back in her chair in a dramatic 'thoughtful' pose. Touching her lip with her finger, she spoke. "You found them off of Hell, that I can buy. That's where he was last seen, killing my sister." she said all of this in a completely neutral voice, as though she were discussing biscuits and tea. But I could see her muscles tighten as she said the words and I knew that I was in trouble.
"You controlled the big freak with your mind, he's a simple creature, that I can buy." Amuke didn't twitch a muscle, being perfectly stoic as he always was. Suddenly Honor leaned forward and wagged a finger in the air. "What I don't buy, exactly, is that you controlled my favorite friend here." She smiled, staring straight at me. "You see, he cannot be controlled by conventional means. The other thing that I see as odd is that those shackles aren't restraining him at all. I can see from here that they are capable of breaking away. Why you would bring him here so conveniently I don't know, and I will spare you the stress of explaining at all."
She shrugged in cute innocence. "You see, you don't have to explain anything when your dead. If you think that I'm paying one red cent for him your wrong, dead wrong. (giggle)And Raphael, you have cost me so much trouble including my beloved sister. I swear unto you" she smiled sweetly "that I'm going to make your life a living Hell."
A/N: Sorry that the chapter was so boring guys! And about the vagueness of it all. And about the length. I just really wanted to get all of this through. Tommorrow he battles with Honor yet again and something happens at the end. I won't tell! If you have any suggestions about the story, especially about the fate of the baby, feel free to express them. Remember if you Read it, Review it! Toodles!
