Angel: Sorry for the wait, it took up until this morning for the episode to be posted online, and I had classes. But, after four hours, it's finally done! Hopefully I can write the next one by Monday!

On a dark and stormy night, a voice can be heard from the lair. "Hello?" It sounds like a little boy. Mikey is in his room, watching something from Donnie's tablet, hidden under his blankets in fear. "Is someone there?" He gasps as Mikey grimaces. "It's the Gumbus!" Mikey is shaking and he screams, throwing the tablet away as he quivers. The tablet lands in front of three pairs of feet. Leo picks up the tablet.

"Uh, what you watching, Miguel?" Leo wonders as Mikey pops his head out from the pillows. Amy is holding Chewbacon in her arms. Chewbacon is grinning evilly at Leo, who backs away slowly. The pig could be very...ambitious about the fact that Amy loves him and not Leo. He once tried to squash Leo with a piano. As a result, Amy had to take away his favorite meal for a month.

"Omigod, omigosh! I was just watching my favorite can-stacking channel," He starts off to their confusion.

"Can-stacking. O...kay," She glances at Leo and Amy as Mikey appears in front of them.

"It's a thing!" He insists. "There's this one supermarket Stockboii. He builds forts, towers, national monuments!"

"Yeah, I see his channel has...a like," Leo eyes the channel as the channel doesn't prove to be that popular.

"I would've liked it twice if I could," Mikey states and Amy glances at the others.

"I'm just gonna erase this conversation from my mind and wonder why you were screaming," She raises an eyebrow.

"Anyway, he's at the store after hours, and...you gotta see it!" He scrolls up and presses a video titled 'The Gumbus.' The video starts with Stockboii holding a flashlight in what looks like a can stacking of the Statue of Liberty.

"And now, I shall complete the most difficult stack of all," He turns on the flashlight. "Only completed by one other stockboy. The Lady Liberty stat-" There's a noise nearby and his eyes widen. "Hello? I-Is someone there?" He pans the camera over to an aisle, only for a can to roll by. Stockboii lets out a scream as he can hear pattering. He turns his gaze over to the can statue and turns around slowly, and the camera goes to static as something green attacks him. The flashlight is dropped onto the ground and Stockboii crawls over to the camera, panting. "It's the Gumbus!" The video ends there, but not before the end footage appears. "Be sure to subscribe and donate!"

"Whoa!" April exclaims, Leo and Amy looking skeptical at the whole thing. She turns to them in confusion. "What's a Gumbus?"

Mikey appears at her hip, his eyes looking freaked. "It's a ghost, that haunts the Stock N Shop," He hugs April and Amy in fear. April pats his head while Leo scoffs.

"There's gotta be a simple answer," He throws the tablet away. "Earthquake, magnets, giant prankster mice. There's no such thing as ghosts."

"WHAT?!" Mikey drops onto the ground before standing up. "How can you say there's no such thing as ghosts when there's such a thing as us? The Gumbus is real! Amy believes me, right?"

"Uhh...I just can't agree with you, Mikey," Amy shakes her head. "If ghosts were real, my dad would haunt me." Leo places a hand on her shoulder since that was still a touchy subject. The three all glare at each other.

"Only one way to settle this heated debate," April pushes the two turtles away. "We head up to the Stock N Shop, and tamper with the mysterious forces of the underworld." She laughs evilly like a mad man, Amy's eyes widening at her. Mikey rubs his neck sheepishly, laughing nervously.

"I'm fine just getting the pants scared off of me in my pillow fort," He starts to walk away, but Leo grabs his hand.

"Oh no. April's right. I'm gonna prove to you there's no such thing as a Gumbus," Leo pulls him away from his pillow fort, Mikey protesting.

"No, no, I don't wanna go!"

"Aw yeah, ghost hunting!" April exclaims in excitement.

"My lady, can you drive us?" Leo grins at her and she rolls her eyes. She places down Chewbacon and grabs her keys.

"Donnie, take care of Chewbacon for me!" She calls out. "And don't try to experiment on him like you did last time or no more pineapple muffins!"

"I said I was sorry!" He shouts back from his lab.


Amy parks her motorcycle outside and as soon as she stands up, Brit Worley looks around the corner, smirking to himself. If Amy wasn't gonna let him into her store (she banned him for making a protest outside the bakery), then he'd follow her around to get blackmail to use that against her. He rubs his hands together. "Soon, that bakery will be all mine. Mine!" He laughs evilly and hears someone clear their throat. He looks up to see Leo, Amy, Mikey, and April staring at him.

"You do know we can hear you?" April asks and he mentally facepalms himself for not being quiet.

"Is this that kid you told us about?" Leo glances at Amy.

"Yup, this is him," Amy looks annoyed. "Give it up, twerp. I'm not selling my store. I have lawyers who can vouch that my bakery is a landmark, so you can't change it into your arcade."

"...Heh. I knew that..." He rubs his neck sheepishly, but he actually didn't. He should've done some more research into the building. He suddenly snaps a photo of the two turtles and tries to get away. "Blackmail!"

"What should we do with him?" Mikey wonders as Amy picks him up by his blazer, stopping him from moving further.

"Hey, this is made out of panther fur! This is coming out of your pay when I sue you!" He shouts in protest as Amy looks at him. She looks up at the sign, grinning at the others.


Brit is hanging by the sign with his underwear, muffling as his mouth is taped shut. The four teens all laugh at him, Amy snapping a photo. It's been like that for a while now. He was always trying to come up with an 'evil' plan to get her bakery, but she always managed to stop them, whether the turtles were around or not. "This is good. This is a good time," Amy comments as she's holding Brit's phone, getting into it easily. If his password wasn't his name in numbers, she'd throw it into the river. She finds the photo and deletes it, and then she throws it into the nearby river.

"Hey!" Brit shouts angrily, but they can't hear him from the tape on his mouth. "You owe me a new phone!"

"Sorry, can't hear you," Amy calls out as they walk away, leaving him muffling. They sneak in through the air ducts, bumping into each other along the way. The door opens and Leo screams as he falls first. Amy, Mikey, and April follow soon after, landing on the ground roughly. Something lands on Leo's head.

"Ow! Mikey, why do you have that thing?" Leo wonders as Amy tries not to laugh. Mikey brought a vacuum with a flashlight attached to it.

"To suck up the ghosts!" He answers, grabbing it and standing up. He turns on the flashlight. "It's lined with tinfoil to keep 'em in!"

Amy sighs at him as she stands up, dusting off her skirt. "Mikey, I don't really think you needed to bring that thing."

"Guys," April holds her own flashlight. "Check it out. This place is like Christmas morning for food!" She looks around at all the things.

"This place is creepy!" Mikey states in fear.

"Creepy or awesome?" April asks back as something is watching them. "Answer, both."

"What was that?" Mikey questions in fear as he turns around. Leo sighs at him.

"What?" He asks expectantly and Mikey gasps.

"I heard something," He states and Amy facepalms.

"Mikey, it's a supermarket. Something probably just fell," She replies, crossing her arms. They move their flashlights to find the source...which is a moving train.

"A model train. Simple answer," Leo speaks up knowingly. "Oh ho ho ho," He turns in the other direction.

"What kind of sicko puts a model train in a grocery store?!" He complains, Amy holding her stomach and laughing.

"The kind to make you think there's a ghost," She points at him.

"Focus, guys. We came here to see a ghost, and a ghost we shall see," April tells them and Mikey's flashlight lands on a scarecrow. He yelps as he backs away. He feels something and turns around, screaming when he sees a hippo head mantle. He could see everything as scary in here, and the dark wasn't helping things. He hits something from behind and the shadow turns around to him. He yells and uses his vacuum. "Ghost!"

"Hey, I'm not a ghost!" Leo pushes the pack away, as his face was getting sucked up, glaring at Mikey. Amy covers her mouth, stifling a laugh.

"And now we know for sure," Mikey nods in agreement.

"What is the hold-up, guys?" April demands.

"I dunno, ask Mikey," Leo gestures to his brother.

"I feel like something is watching us!" Mikey exclaims as something is getting closer to Amy and Leo.

"Me too. Isn't it great?" April grins, Amy shaking her head.

"You two are nuts," Leo states in disbelief. "The only people here are the four of us, including my lady," He leans in close to Amy, grinning.

"Correction, the three of you are nuts, and I'm the only sane one," Amy crosses her arms, something landing on Leo's head. He screams as something with long strips is on him. Mikey and April scream, Mikey in fear and April in excitement. Mikey hugs April tightly. Amy tries to pull on the strips to get it off.

"The Gumbus got Leo!" It hits Leo on the head repeatedly.

"There's no such thing as a-" Leo takes the object and grabs it, "Gumbus." It's just a mop and Amy scoffs.

"A mop. That's your Gumbus?" She eyes Mikey and turns around, pointing her flashlight at Stockboii, who looks nervous.

"You? What's the big idea?" Leo demands.

"I'm sorry! I thought you were the Gumbus," He explains and stands upright. "Wait, are you turtles?"

"We're not into labels," Mikey shakes his head. "All that matters is that we're huge fans of your haunting videos!"

"He is, us not so much," Amy points at Mikey.

"Always great to meet my fans...in any form. Did you subscribe and donate?"

"No, but we've been thinking about meaning to," Mikey explains, Amy shaking her head at him. She was not going to donate money out of her paycheck to a little kid that does videos on can-stacking. It hurts just to even think that, and she's only 14 and a half years old. Stockboii eyes Leo and Amy further, gasping. The two glance at each other.

"I know you guys! You were in that dance video that you posted!" He points at them and Amy looks confused, Leo smiling that someone recognized them. "Remember? The tango!" He pulls up the video where Leo and Amy were in Times Square, dancing together. It's got over a million views since its posting on the internet, and 499,999 likes.

"Oh yeah..." Amy looks away, not wanting to be reminded that it was still online. "But I never posted it."

"Yes you did," He shows proof since Amy has an account. She mostly does baking videos and also some videos with Chewbacon. Amy glances at Mikey, who laughs sheepishly.

"Ohhh, right. I forgot that I dared Donnie to access your account and post it..."

"Anything else you wanna tell me while you're at it?" She deadpans and he shakes his head no rapidly.

"I'm a huge fan of your work!" Stockboii shakes Amy's hand, showing a wooden doll of her. "See? See!" Amy looks creeped out and Leo chuckles.

"Well, I don't blame you. There is a certain...spark between us," He wiggles his eyebrows and Amy groans at that joke.

"Really?" She mutters under her breath.

"So, can you tell us about this awesome ghost?" April asks happily.

"Or 'figment' of your imagination," Leo does air quotes, crossing his arms.

"Perfect timing," Stockboii takes out his phone from his apron. "I was about to vlog about that." He presses record. "The Gumbus. It all goes back to ancient times, 1987!"

"Ah!" Mikey yells at the thought.

"I'll spare you the gory details," Amy rolls her eyes, "The greatest stockboy this store's ever seen, Jeremiah Gumbus," He pans over to a shadow with chains nearby behind a window. "The crunch of the chains of the milk processing plant!" April screams in ecstatic.

"What happened to sparing the gory details?" Mikey asks in fear.

"Puhlease," Amy waves him off. "You honestly believe this? It's stupid!" Mikey shushes her and she narrows her eyes at him with a look that says 'Don't shush me.'

"Chain and soul combined, and now, as the chain laded Gumbus, he haunts the aisles of the store. Legend has it the only way to free the Gumbus from his eternal torment is..." Chains appear, stopping his video and grabbing him. He screams as he drops his phone. "The Gumbus!" He screams as the chains drag him away.

"What?" Leo asks in disbelief, the others looking shocked. Stockboii is dragged into the darkness, screaming.

"What?!"

"Uh..."

"Got a simple answer for that, Leon?" Mikey brags, hands on his hips, "Or you, Amy?"

"Ugh!" Leo rolls his eyes, as Mikey is definitely wrong. He stands behind a stacked pile of cans. "Obviously he's behind the cans," He moves them away...only for a silhouette of his body to remain, with the words 'save me' on them in green. His glasses are broken. "Uh, yeah," Leo chuckles nervously before looking at it in shock and denial. "It can't be. No, no, no, no!" He looks down at the cans, moving them away to find a trap door or anything. "This can't be happening. There's gotta be an explanation."

"This," Amy chuckles nervously. "This is a prank, right? Are we being punk'd right now like on those TV shows? Where's the camera?"

They hear a deep voice laugh, turning around to see nothing. "Anybody there?" April wonders as she points her flashlight. They look down the dark aisle, April giggling as Leo moves past them.

"Stockboii," Amy laughs, trying not to look scared, "Come out, come out, wherever you are."

They look around and hear squishing noises, moving the flashlight closer...to see a turkey on the floor. "Uh, a-a turkey?" Leo moves closer and reaches out to it...

"I'm alive!" Stockoii suddenly shouts, causing Leo and Amy to jump up and freak the heck out. April is smiling while Mikey looks like he's about to pee in his shell.

"It's a talking turkey!" Leo points at it while Amy hugs him from behind in fear, holding a broom as a potential threat.

"Guys, it's me," The turkey stands up, "Stockboii. The Gumbus trapped me in here. Hold on a second," He starts to pull something out and Amy looks on in disgust, covering her mouth as she looks away. He pulls out his selfie stick. "Hold on. Hey fans, it's me, Stockboii."

"This is happening," Leo chuckles as Stockboii goes on, laughing. "This is really happening."

"What the shell is going on around here?" Amy throws down the broom, "How is this even possible, this shouldn't even be real. Why is this happening? No, no I'm not even-I'm not even joking, like what the heck?" Leo looks at her, staring into her eyes. She looks at him and Stockboii notices it.

"Are you guys about to kiss or something?"

Amy's eyes widen as she gets off Leo and she could practically hear the record scratch. "What?! No!"

"Aw," Leo pouts at that.

"I have no words," Amy looks away, covering her face as she tries to figure out what the heck was wrong with her.

"This is happening!" April exclaims, taking Mikey's pack. "Hide behind the giblets, I'll smash you out!"

"No!" Stockboii protests, "You'll destroy my soul, and...mess up my inventory. The only way to expel Gumbus is to create his greatest creation." Leo stares at him, still not believing that he's in a turkey. Amy rubs her temples while Mikey and April stare at him. "The Lady Liberty stack! You'll need to access my video, subscribe and donate, and-"

"I've seen it a thousand times for free!" Mikey exclaims as they walk past him. "I can do it!"

April hollers as they run down the aisle. "Come on, guys!" They arrive at an aisle labeled 'Canned Stuff' and something flies right past them, stopping the group in their tracks. "Whoa!"

It's a slice of bread as they're in front of the 'Pizza and Pasta' section. They turn around as pizza and bread are flying in the air.

"Uh oh."

"Oh, boy," Leo comments and the pizza starts flying at them. "Get down!" He pushes Amy onto the floor, April ducking underneath a pie. Leo gets hit in the face with one and April turns to Mikey.

"Mikey!"

"Cover me!" He rolls to get past the pizza and starts to work on the statue as fast as he can. Leo looks down at Amy to make sure she's okay and his eyes widen. Amy is looking up at him while he's holding her arms, their lips close to each other.

"My lady...?"

Amy doesn't say anything as she yelps, rolling away from a loaf of bread. They stand up, blocking the food with their arms. "Mikey, hurry!" Leo insists. Paper from the dispensers fires right at them and they're hit with the paper.

"This is exactly what the real Michelangelo would do with his creative stuff!" Mikey exclaims while the others are dealing with the pizza and paper, Leo eating a pizza in the air and then getting hit by one. "And we're basically the same level of artist!" He takes apart his flashlight, "Tada!" The statue is finished and the three are dropped onto the ground. April laughs, Leo lifting his head.

"We...we did it!"

"Whoo!" April cheers, standing up. "Mikey, you appeased the Gumbus!"

"Oh sweet relief," Amy sighs happily.

"Ha," Mikey gestures to his masterpiece. "What can I say? I'm the best." The flashlight goes out because of the batteries running out of power. "Huh?"

Leo's eyes twitch, April smiling widely and Amy looking like she's about to go insane. The lights go out above them and Leo gasps as he hears something behind him. There's a crash and Amy turns her flashlight to a dropped can. Leo whimpers, turning to his brother.

"Mikey! Use my flashlight!"

Mikey holds out his hand as Leo moves the light over so he can see...and then there's the huge Gumbus behind the statue. Leo quivers as April smiles, Amy slowly pointing behind the turtle. Mikey slowly turns around and screams for his life. The Gumbus attacks and they all dodge it, the Gumbus yelling at them. Mikey, Amy, and Leo all scream in fear, April fangirling.

"Flee!" Mikey shouts as they turn the corner.

"I hate this, I hate this!" Leo screams.

"This is so not awesome!" Amy yells as April turns around with a smile, the Gumbus chasing after them. It roars at them, flinging its chains. April's laughing like she's having the time of her freaking life while Amy, Leo, and Mikey are screaming. The Gumbus makes a fist, causing some of the items to soar towards them.

"Where's the exit?!" Mikey screams as to them, there's nothing but aisles. April, Leo, and Amy wheel up to him with a cart.

"How long is this freezer aisle?!" Leo shouts, hugging Mikey in fear. The Gumbus thrusts up his arms, making the cabinets float and closing them in. "He's gonna box us in!"

"Yes!" April exclaims as she's moving the cart. "Ramming speed!"

"Mikey!" Leo screams, Mikey going completely into his shell. Amy grips the cart as April crashes through the cabinets, all of them tumbling onto the ground. Leo slides to a stop while Amy bumps into Leo behind, looking around nervously. Mikey comes out of his shell and hugs Leo tightly, both of them shaking.

"Look guys, it'll be fine," April stands up, "We know how these things go. As long as we stick together and don't split up, we'll be okay!"

As soon as she says that, the cabinet turns around, replacing April with the Gumbus. It roars and the three scream in terror, Leo grabbing his lady and his brother and running like heck.

"Since this is my first time being wrong," Leo starts off as he pulls the two to the meat section, "Is it always this scary?"

"Yes!" Mikey answers as they duck behind the counter. "But now that thing's got April, and I've got the only thing that can stop it," Mikey clutches a flashlight and holds his device, pointing it at the Gumbus. "Get thee back tot the Netherworld, fiend!" He activates it, starting to suck the Gumbus into it. "It's working, it's working! And I don't even know what it's plugged into!"

"Yes, get him! Get that chain laded doofus!"

"Yeah, you better get it!" Amy threatens. The Gumbus is captured inside, only to reveal that it's a robot. What Mikey sucked up was a cloth. They all look at it silently, Mikey turning off his device.

"A robot?" He asks in confusion, Leo slowly smiling.

"Oh thank god, everything makes sense again," Amy runs a hand down her face.

"Ah ha, right? The simple answer. I was right, I was right, I was right."

"Ah man," Mikey looks dismayed as Leo is dancing, "I was scared of something that doesn't even exist." The robot is still on, however, and Leo screams.

"Real stuff is scary enough as it is." He pushes Mikey and Amy out of the way. "Defend yourself!" He grabs a sausage and Mikey is about to grab the ax, but gets a turkey leg instead. Amy gets a ham attached to a bone. The robot cuts through the all.

"Oh no," They all say in unison.

The robot laughs, but a turkey hits it from behind. "Aprillll O'Neil!" It's revealed to be April as she has a pack of sausages on her back kind of like arrows and a quiver. "Oh, you gonna wish you were a ghost, Gumbus!" She prepares a sausage and the robot prepares its chains. "Salami!" She fires the sausage, cutting the robot off from the roof, which it was attached to. It drops onto the ground and there's an explosion, causing them to cover their eyes. Stockboii is thrusted out of the body, landing in front of them.

"What?! You?" Mikey asks in surprise.

"Duh, he was literally 100 percent of the people we know from this place," Leo tells him.

"And also the only one here who was in the store when we got here," Amy points to the floor.

"What's this?" Leo picks up Stockboii's phone. "Ugh, you were recording the whole thing, weren't you?"

"I had to! Because of cheapskates like you! Who watch my videos, but never subscribe and donate! And her!" He points at Amy, who's looking down at the ground. "She's way more popular and I had to do it so I can top her for best video!"

"What? So you did all of this...for money?" April asks in disbelief.

Stockboii lets out a sigh. "Look, this is my parents' store. They don't even pay me to work here. But there's big bucks in hoaxes."

"Money?" Amy chuckles darkly and the others look at her. They could practically imagine the purple and black aura around her, that's how mad she is. "You scared us out of our minds...for money and fame?"

"Um..." Stockboii chuckles nervously, backing away slightly as she looks up, her pupils black and her eyes red.

"M-My lady," Leo steps in front of her. "We can get ice cream."

"With chocolate sprinkles," April suggests, patting her shoulders to calm her down.

"And chocolate syrup!" Mikey adds.

"Ice cream~" Leo sings and she calms down, turning back to normal.

"Fine...but April's paying."

"Looks like you're done, hoss," Mikey places his hands on his hips. "We'll be taking the footage with us."

"What?!" Stockboii asks in anger, sighing. "You'll pay for this. You will rue the day you crossed young man genius, Baxter Stockboy!" Thunder strikes as he glares at them.

"Wait a minute," April holds a hand. "Your name is Stockboy, and you're a stockboy?" Everyone laughs except Amy, who still looks a little pissed.

"I'll teach you to laugh at me!" He laughs as he pulls a lever, pressing a button and activating the cabinets. "Now you will feel the wrath of-"

"Baxter?" His eyes widen, "Are you in there?" His parents come in and see the damage. "You were supposed to be home an hour ago." The cabinets drop onto the floor. "What happened to the store?"

"Oh no, guys. It's my parents!" He turns to them, only to see them leaving. Leo's chewing on the sausage. The parents can't see them because it's dark.

"Tell us if you got grounded in your next video, okay?" He climbs up the vent.

"Be sure to subscribe and donate? You!" Amy comes to a stop as she's about to climb. "I WILL be bigger than you'll ever be!"

Amy huffs, turning around. "Get in line, I already got a kid swearing revenge on me," Leo holds out his arms and she takes them, disappearing into the vent as he pulls her up. "Bye, ooh, we won't miss you. Let's get out of here before I get arrested for assault on a child."

"Baxter! Why does the turkey have a selfie stick?!"

Brit falls from the sign, his face landing on the pavement from the parking lot. "Ow..."


It's 3 in the morning as the turtles are asleep. Amy has come and gone to take Chewbacon back home. Leo snores in his bed, thinking about his lady.

Amy is standing on a cloud, wearing a flowing white dress. She looked like an angel...she is an angel. Leo smiles happily as he floats over to her and she turns around, smiling brightly.

"Leon...Come here."

"Gladly, my lady..." He sighs in content as he holds her in his arms. She leans in to kiss him and he does too, their lips about to touch.

A ring from his phone interrupts him and he groans at his dream ending. He reaches out to grab the phone without even looking because that's how tired he is. He picks up and his phone goes to face mode. "Hello?" He murmurs without looking at the phone, showing that whoever's on the other line could care less to him.

"Leo?"

His eyes widen as he removes his blanket, recognizing the voice. "My lady?" He looks at her and his eyes widen. Her face looks terrible as she looks awful, and he's only saying that lightly because Amy looks scared out of her mind, more than when they were at the Stock N Shop. Her hair is a mess and she looks like she's panicking. Her face is slightly bruised as he can see marks on her.

"You have to come here," She tells him, looking around while panting.

"Pink-a-boo, it's 3 in the morning," He states, sighing a little. Not that he didn't want to talk to her, but sleep was also a priority.

"Please!" She insists, about to cry. "I need you, please. Get over here."

"Okay, okay," He holds out a hand to calm her down and looks over to the entrance of his room. "I'll wake up the others."

"NO!" She shouts defensively and he turns back to her in surprise. She's never used that tone before. "Just you..."

"...Okay," He answers as she's rubbing something away from the phone. "I'll be right over."

"Hurry," She whispers, sniffling and as soon as he hangs up, he's already out of the lair.


When Leo sneaks inside the apartment, he was expecting Amy to be in the same state she was already in. He was growing concerned by the second because anything could've happened while he was on his way.

What he wasn't expecting was her mother to be on the ground.

Leo glances at Amy as he's in the kitchen and she's standing over the sink, rubbing something on her arm. She's muttering something to herself, not having heard Leo come in. There's a needle with a purple liquid inside on the ground, which looks like it's been used. Amy is dressed in a light pink top and pants with green lining. Her hair is in pigtails with pink bows, with her bang still out like she normally has it.

"No, no, no!" She slams her hand against the counter, covering her face with her hair in disbelief and sadness. Leo approaches her slowly, so as not to overwhelm her.

"My lady?"

Amy shakes as soon as she hears him and turns around slowly. Leo has to hold in a breath as he can see a bleeding bruise on her head and a red mark on her cheek. She's holding her arm tightly, as if she wanted to hide it.

"Don't look at me," She murmurs in fear. Leo could only stay silent. He's never seen her so...vulnerable before. It's not like her to be like this, which means something serious must've happened.

"Ames..." He steps closer. "Tell me what happened."

"...I was making dinner...my mother had locked herself in her room...and everything was fine," She starts off, holding back tears. "Until she hit me in the back of the head with a pan. I tried to defend myself, but she slapped me and I fell." She sniffles, crying as she presses her head against Leo's plastron. He could see a growing bruise near her forehead and glances at the woman on the ground. "And then she started kicking me and wouldn't stop. She wouldn't stop saying how I could never replace her daughter..."

"...Is she?"

"No," Amy sniffles. "Just knocked out. I had to use a sedative on her..." So that's what the needle was for.

Leo hugs her tightly and lets her cry. "Do you...do that often?" He asks softly. "Or do you have nurses to do that?"

"...Not since I was 10," she admits and he rests her head on her hair. "I only have a day nurse during work and then I stay here with her...I managed to kick her down and by the time I got up, she had a knife in her hand...and she cut my arm. That's when I got the needle and used it on her. I was trying to clean it when you came."

"...Let me see," He tells her quietly and she shakes her head no. She didn't want him to be disgusted. "My lady, I can't help you unless you let me see. I'll be gentle, I promise."

Amy pauses, remembering his promise to her that he wouldn't tell anyone about her mother. Didn't that mean she could trust him if he kept it until she told the turtles not too long ago? She slowly removes her right arm and shows him. Leo gasps as he sees the long scar that was still bleeding. His eyes soften and he looks at her hair as she's crying silently.

"Where's your first aid kit?" He murmurs into her ear.

"No, please don't leave me," She sobs as she didn't want him to let go of her.

"I'd never leave you," He whispers, "But I have to fix your wound or else you'll lose a lot of blood. I need you to stay calm, okay? I won't leave unless you ask me to."

"Kay..." She murmurs and he slowly lets go of her so she won't freak out. Amy presses her body against the wall, pointing at a corner cabinet in the kitchen. "Over there."

Leo walks over to the cabinet as Amy slides to the ground slowly, running a hand through her hair. He opens the door, trying to find it as fast as he can before Amy could start panicking again. He spots a white box with the red cross and grabs it, speeding over to Amy. He bends down to her as she's clutching her arm. He immediately takes action and grabs a needle and string.

"No, no, no, no, no!" She starts crying again as soon as she sees it, thrashing around.

"Amy, Amy," He hugs her to calm her down. "I have to put stitches in. I can't have your injury opening up again."

Amy hugs him like her life would depend on it. "I don't want stitches..."

"I know, I know," He strokes her hair. "Do you trust me?"

Amy nods slowly. "Then let me help you."

She slowly holds out her arm and he focuses on the wound, piercing the needle through slowly. Amy yelps in pain and he cringes, not wanting to hurt her. He starts to work and Amy fidgets around nervously.

"Hey." Amy turns to look at him as he focuses on her eyes and not her arm. "It's alright, Ames. You'll be okay...just trust me."

Amy takes a deep breath as she lets it sink in, feeling him continue. She keeps her eyes squeezed shut so she doesn't have to look. Leo looks at her and he can't help but wonder why she called him and not Donnie. He's better at this than he was, and he's not the one who deals with injuries.

"...Why me?"

Amy opens her eyes, confused. "What?"

"Why did you call me? You could've called Donnie."

She looks away, breathing slowly as Leo finishes up with her arm. "Because I knew you'd care."

He pauses as he stares at her, and by her look, she looks serious. Silent, he places a bandage over her arm and examines her face. He doesn't know what to say. Out of all the things she could've said, she said that...and it completely threw him off, but still...she knew he cared about her. And that was the best answer he got.

"I need you to help me move her," Amy whispers as they look at the unconscious mother. Leo looks at her three other bruises.

"Not until you're all fixed up."

"Leo," She turns to look at him. "I'll let you help me if you can just help me carry her to her room. Please...she's my mom."

He sighs in defeat and nods, standing up. Leo bends down and helps her to her feet, Amy holding her head as she feels a little dizzy from all the blows she took. He guides her over slowly to the woman and lets go of her, grabbing the woman underneath her legs. Amy takes her by the shoulders.

"On three," Leo looks up at Amy. "One."

"...Two," She breathes heavily and he pauses for a minute.

"Ames..." He looks at her seriously. "Are you sure you can go through with this?"

Amy shudders as she nods slowly. "Sure, yeah, just...give me a second." She takes a deep breath as she hasn't had to do this in years.

"Two."

"Three." They lift her up slightly above the floor, carrying over slowly over to a door. Amy pushes it open, since it wasn't closed, and they place her slowly down onto the bed. Amy stares at her as she places a blanket over her mother. Leo senses she was uneasy and comes back around to her, hugging her from behind. Amy smiles a little, hugging his arm. He kisses her head wound to make it better.


After Amy is all patched up, she starts cleaning the mess around the kitchen. Leo lets out a sigh as he looks at it. Imagine if she didn't do what she did...she'd be gone. That...was something he couldn't handle facing should this happen again.

"Thank you for coming..." Amy says quietly as she throws the paper towels away.

"Of course! What kind of turtle would I be if I didn't help my lady?" He answers confidently and she can't help but giggle. "Are you...gonna be okay?"

"Hm? Yeah...that sedative knocks her out for the rest of the night. She's out like a light, so I'll be fine..."

"You sure?" He asks skeptically. "What about when she sees you next time, huh?"

"Leo," She closes her eyes with a tired sigh. "I can't tell you how many times I've heard that. I'm not here when she wakes up and she can't work in the bakery with me. She's not exactly great at customer service if she's screaming at me. I know what I'm doing..."

"But you'll be safer with us," He presses, as he's worried about her safety. "Why don't you just-"

"Can you just stop it?!" She yells at him, panting as he stares at her. "You think I need to hear this now?"

Leo closes his eyes and decides to drop it, because she was getting upset again and he didn't need that for her. She was right, she didn't need that kind of pressure and he should've kept his mouth shut. "Okay...I'll stop for now."

Amy steps forward and hugs his arm, making him smile at her attempt to cheer him up. "Will you...stay with me for tonight?" She murmurs quietly, putting a fist to her mouth. "I don't wanna be alone..." It was kind of adorable the way she was acting like a child. Usually, Amy was the most responsible one out of them, and the one who tried to bring them to their senses.

Leo takes her hand, smiling at her. "All night if you need me to."

Amy slowly smiles back. She leads him to her room and shuts the door. Leo looks around as her room looked like a room she would live in. She walks across the carpet and sits down on her bed, Leo joining her as he registers the fact that he's in Amy's room. He's never been in a girl room, much less his lady's. Leo slides in next to her, grateful that Chewbacon was a sound sleeper. Amy pulls out her pink tablet and they start watching funny videos, laughing at some moments. Leo could admit, he was really enjoying spending time with her.

Hours later, it's almost 6. Leo yawns and sees Amy fast asleep. He moves so that he can look at her. She's clutching her pillow, cheek rested on the soft material. He reaches out and lightly touches her bang so that he doesn't wake her. He leans in and lightly kisses the bandage around her head, resting himself on her other pillow. "Goodnight, my lady."

Amy hums in response and he chuckles, as she's really sleepy. Guess she wasn't going to work later.

Not that she cared. All she needed was a good rest, and a friend to help her get through this...