Warning: Mature subject matter in this chapter.
To Mikey, it was like the world came to a complete standstill. He simply couldn't believe what she just said. He was even more surprised by how casual her tone was.
Raph, Donnie, and John were just as shocked as Mikey. Her one comment put them in stunned silence.
Mikey panicked and said, "What?! Of course, I'm wearing a costume. Why would you think such a ridiculous thing?"
Susan looked straight into Mikey's eyes and said, "Mikey, don't play dumb with me. I know you're a giant humanoid turtle and I'm okay with that. So, stop trying to lie, take off the mask, and let me talk to the real you."
Mikey sighed and took off his helmet. "Okay, you caught me. This is the real me. I am in fact 100% mutant turtle. How did you even figure it out so fast? Most people assume I'm wearing a high-quality Halloween costume." said Mikey.
"Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think this is the first time we met." said Susan.
Mikey was confused and he asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"Well, about 2 years ago, I was walking home from work. I had a very rough day, so I ready to go home and get some rest. I was halfway there, until some thugs came out of nowhere and attempted to mug me. I tried to run away, but one of them grabbed me and he threated to rape me. He shoved me against the wall and was about to pull down his pants, when all of a sudden, a street light went out and everything went to black. I couldn't tell what was happening, but all I heard was grunts, weapons, and sounds of pain. My eyes adjusted to the darkness and I saw 4 beings standing around me. I couldn't tell what they were, but I knew they weren't human. One of them, I assume it was you, reached his hand out to me and asked, "Are you alright, miss?" I told him I was fine and I thanked him for saving me. I wanted to ask him some questions and I needed a light to see him properly. By the time I found a light, the 4 were gone." said Susan.
Mikey was silent for a few seconds, until he said, "Ohhhhh. Yeah, I remember now. If you were curious, the other 3 beings you mentioned are my brothers."
"You have 3 brothers?" asked Susan.
"Yep." said Mikey.
"So, let me get this straight. You and your brothers are walking, talking humanoid turtles who fight crime at night and now you have a job as a birthday party mascot." said Susan.
"Pretty much." said Mikey.
"Wow. That's…that's…I honestly don't know what to say. I…wait, do you hear something?" said Susan.
Mikey didn't know what she was referring to, until he started hearing loud noises from his helmet.
"Oh crap, I forgot that my headset was still on." said Mikey as he put his helmet on to talk to John, Raph, and Donnie.
"MIKEY, WHAT HAPPENED?! YOU WENT DARK ON US!" screamed Raph.
"Raph, calm down dude. I was talking to the Mom. It turns out that we rescued her from being mugged a couple of years ago." said Mikey.
"Really? Well, that's good. Can we talk to her briefly?" asked Donnie.
"Um…okay." said Mikey as he took off his helmet and gave it to Susan.
Susan then put on the headset and asked, "Who is this?"
"Ma'am, my name is Donatello, but you can call me Donnie if you want. I'm Mikey's brother." said Donnie.
"Oh, okay. And I assume the loud voice I heard earlier is Mikey's other brother, right?" said Susan.
"Damn right. The name is Raphael, but you can call me Raph. Listen, the loud voice you heard earlier was mine and I would like to apologize for that. I'm just not the biggest fan of exposing our existence to strangers." said Raph.
Susan smiled and said, "It's okay Raph, I forgive you. You were just protecting your brother. My husband acts the same when we meet new people, so I'm no stranger to being protected."
Susan continued to talk to the turtles for several more minutes and as the conservation went on, both Susan and the turtles started to appreciate one another. Susan was grateful that the turtles were there when she was in a bad situation. The turtles, particularly Raph, appreciated the fact that she was thanking them for rescuing her. When the turtles were full-time crime fighters, anyone they tried to save usually ran away, fainted, called the cops, attempted to take a picture, or used pepper spray on them. Because of these past experiences, they were happy at least one person thanked them for saving them.
Right as the conservation ended, John told Mikey that it was time to drive back to the office.
"Listen Susan, I have to go. My boss wants me to head back to the office." said Mikey.
"Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. Well, it was nice talking to you and your brothers. Also, I'm really sorry about how the kids treated you." said Susan.
"It's alright. All kids act wild at their age. Raph was especially wild, when he was a kid." said Mikey.
"I can only imagine. Here's your payment." said Susan as she handed Mikey a stack of cash.
Mikey's eyes widened at how many $100 bills were in the stack. "Maybe this job won't totally suck." Mikey thought to himself.
Mikey made his way out the door and waved to Susan and the kids. He then got in his van, put his helmet on, started up the engine, and drove back to the office.
Hope you enjoyed the chapter. The next chapter will be the last. Once again, I am terribly sorry about my long hiatus from writing stories. A mixture of life, college, and complete lack of motivation caused me to take a long break from writing Fanfiction. Now that I'm back (for real this time), I've been planning out some of my current stories and developing new stories. One of the stories I'm developing is based on the TMNT 2012 series and it'll likely be the most ambitious story I'll ever do. Other than that, I hope you all have a wonderful day. Bye for now.
