Chapter 6 – Turtles in Rayon and Harsh Training
"Alright who used up all the hot water?" Riley screeched as she stormed down the hall from her bedroom and into the kitchen in nothing but a short white towel wrapped around her bodice. She stopped short and screamed when she saw a man sitting at her kitchen table eating toast and reading the newspaper. He was extremely tall, unnaturally so, and had pale skin and blonde hair.
The man jumped up at Riley's scream, tackled her to the floor, his body covering hers and magically produced, what Riley could only assume was, a gun.
"What the-" Riley tried to yell but the man held a finger to her lips.
"Your highness, what is the reason for your scream? Where is the danger?" The man asked
Riley rolled her eyes. "What are you talking about buddy? Don't make me call my boyfriend or he'll run over here quicker than I can say 'hello' and kick you ass!" She screeched, pushing the man off her and standing up. "Besides I screamed when I saw you. Who are you?"
The man stood up, made his gun disappear using magic and went to kneel in front of Riley.
"Your highness, I am Joseph Lawson, Royal Guard of Rayon. I am assigned as you and your sisters' personal body guard." Joseph said
Riley didn't know what to do. She heard someone clear their throat and saw the guys were at her windowsill, clearly confused. Raph looked at Riley with an unreadable expression but the look in his eyes did give a sense that he wasn't at all impressed. After all, Riley and Joseph were behind the couch, Riley in a towel with only the top of a strange man's head seen in front of Riley. She quickly realised his thought and jumped far away from Joseph.
"This is so not what it looks like." Riley said quickly
"Sure it is…" Mikey teased with a smirk. "Do you want us to leave or-"
Leo interrupted Mikey's sentence by slamming his hand over his mouth. Raph whipped his head around to look at Mikey and gave a death stare.
"No seriously. This is Jo from Rayon and…he is still on the floor." Riley added looking at the bodyguard kneeling on the floor. "Um, Joseph, why are you still kneeling?" She asked
"Her highness has not given me permission and-"
"As you were Joseph." Kim said as she walked into kitchen, placing her hair in a neat ponytail.
Joseph quickly stood up straight as soon as Kim gave the command and Riley held up her hands in front of her at the sudden movement. Raph walked over to Riley's side and slid his arm around her waist. Joseph nodded at Raph and turned his attention to Kim.
"Joseph, thankyou for coming over so promptly." Kim thanked Jo as she started pouring herself some juice.
Jo nodded and bowed. "My pleasure your highness. What was the reason for your urgency? Is there danger to your life?"
Leo, Don, Raph, Mikey and Riley stood frozen in confusion to the situation. Why would Kim send for some stranger instead of Leo if she were in danger?
Kim walked over to Jo and used her magic to produce two manila folders and an envelope that she handed over to him.
"These folders are secret and must be given to Lord Drake and you are the only one trustworthy enough to have access to him in his morning meeting today. This envelope must also go to him. Can you handle that for me, Joseph?" She asked
Jo nodded and bowed once more to Kim. "Yes, your highness. My pleasure." He then turned to Riley and bowed once more to her. "Your highness." He said before he orbed away in white lights.
Everyone stared at Kim who looked back and crossed her arms.
"Yes?" She asked
"There was a random stranger in our apartment and you didn't tell me!" Riley cried
Riley looked down at herself and realised that she had forgotten a very important detail.
"Oh yeah, and I was in a towel!" She added angrily
Kim looked Riley up and down. "Yes, it is very lovely." She teased
Raph and Riley both glared hard at Kim. Riley was just tackled by a stranger when she was home alone, and oh yeah she was in a towel. Riley was not at all impressed. As for Raph, he was in a much worse mood, his girlfriend was in a towel in front of a complete stranger, and her older sister was saying it wasn't a big deal.
Kim sighed. "Ok, ok. I'm sorry I didn't tell you." She apologised, "But I thought you were still asleep and I needed him to come by urgently. I didn't think."
Riley's glare didn't falter. "Yeah. You didn't think." She hissed before she stalked away, Raph trailing after her.
Donnie and Mikey quickly left to find Violet and Lilly, which left Kim and Leo alone in the kitchen.
"What?" Kim asked him, noticing his stern face.
"You should've told your sisters." He said
"I know, I know." Kim said, "And I already said I was sorry. Moving on."
"No. No moving on." Leo said, walking over to Kim. "What if Riley had used her powers on the guy?"
"He's a sorcerer as well. He would've been fine."
"Kim, that's not the point. He was a stranger in your home. Your only concern was some papers you needed to send to Rayon."
"It wasn't my only concern."
"It was if you didn't tell your sisters that you were calling a stranger into your home. And why didn't you take them yourself?"
"I was assigned a body guard as future ruler."
Leo raised an eye ridge. "And you agreed to one? What about me? I can protect you just as well if not better than some stranger."
"I'm sorry Leo, but I don't understand your problem."
Leo's eyes widened. "You don't understand? Kim, for the past two days all you have done is lock yourself in your bedroom or your study doing work for Rayon. I've barely seen you lately. All you do is work, whether for classes or for Rayon."
"Does that bother you?"
"Yes, it does. Because we haven't seen you. We miss you."
Kim's eyes dropped to the floor. She felt bad that she hadn't been thinking of things other than classes and Rayon lately.
"What choice do I have, Leo?" Kim asked hopelessly, moving away from Leo's embrace. "I have to work hard so I can finish my training. I need my people to accept me."
"There's always a choice, Kim." Leo said, walking closer to Kim. "You don't have to take your place on the throne."
Kim's eyes narrowed. "Yes I do!" She cried, "It is my destiny. I was born a princess. My mother wanted me to take her place on the throne." Kim walked over to the living room window and looked out over the city. "I've lost so much time, Leo. Time I could've spent learning about my heritage, about my future. And I want to become ruler."
It was silent, neither Kim nor Leo didn't say anything for a long while. Finally, Leo sighed and spoke so softly that Kim almost missed it.
"But as what cost?"
Kim spun around and faced Leo. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she forced them back.
'A ruler must always act like she is in control.' She thought, thinking back to her lessons.
Suddenly a servant appeared in front of Kim in a flash of purple light. He bowed low and held up an envelope.
"A response to your letter, your highness." He said, "It is a summons-"
"I will leave immediately."
"Pardon, your highness." The servant interrupted, stopping Kim's movement. "It is a summons for all princesses."
"What if I changed the type of fabric used around the waist? No, no that won't work." Lilly mumbled to herself as she scribbled and drew new designs at the desk in her room. "The colour's all wrong! Argh!" She cried as she crumbled up another piece of paper and threw it behind her to add to the growing pile of crumbled up pieces of paper.
Mikey opened the door quietly and peeked inside Lilly's room. He saw her messy room and snuck inside as quiet as a mouse.
"I want this, I want that. Man, give a girl a break." Lilly grumbled, mimicking the people she was designing for.
"I'll give you a break." Mikey muttered close to Lilly's ear.
Lilly screamed in fright and fell off her chair. Mikey looked at her and tried desperately not to laugh but his efforts were in vein as Lilly saw him about to burst. She lifted her head off the floor and gave him a cold stare.
"Uh, hey babe! What's up?" He asked sheepishly, helping Lilly up.
"I was trying to design some new fashions, but now that you're here, I don't have to!" She cried happily.
"But aren't these designs needed in a few days?" Mikey asked remembering Lilly's dead line.
"Meh," Lilly shrugged. "I can do it later. It's my business after all. And besides, why would I want to waste my time on designs when I can hang out with my boyfriend." Lilly said nonchalantly, before she gave Mikey a sweet kiss.
"What are you doing here, Mikey?" She asked curiously at her boyfriend's unexpected arrival.
"Well I thought-"
"Lilly!" Violet's voice cried out through the halls, cutting Mikey off.
Lilly's door opened to reveal Violet and Donnie.
"Hey, sorry to interrupt, but bad news. We need-" Violet started
"To go to Rayon." Lilly finished sourly and sighed. "Why?"
"I don't know, but Kim says it's urgent." Riley growled, drying off her hair and walking into Lilly's room with Raph.
"Fine," Lilly huffed. "But we need to go get Kim and Leo. Where are they?"
The group went silent. They all looked sheepishly at each other, none wanting to be the first to approach them after fight.
"Shot not!" Riley and Raph shouted in unison.
"You always shot first!" Mikey complained
"That's because I'm faster than you, dunder head." Raph replied with a smirk.
"Who are you calling dunder head, wide load?"
"Wide load!? Why you-"
"Aw, you have a pretty wide load." Riley comforted linking arms with Raph.
Riley quickly realised what she said and smacked her forehead.
"And there goes my pride out the window." She said sadly.
"You had pride?" Lilly asked in disbelief.
"Shut up, Lilly!" Riley yelled
"Chill you guys!" Violet cried, gaining everyone's attention. "Let's just meet them in Rayon."
"How long will you girls be gone?" Mikey asked sadly.
"Um, you're coming." Lilly said simply.
"What?" The guys cried in unison.
"Oh c'mon!" Lilly retorted, "What's the worse that could happen?"
"Halt in the name of the princess!" A guard yelled as an army of knights with blades surrounded Mikey, Donnie, Raph, Riley, Lilly and Violet.
"'What's the worse that could happen' you said!" Riley muttered to Lilly, sending a glare her way.
"I didn't know!" Lilly muttered back.
A knight appeared in between the army. It was Vladimir, head of the Royal Knights. He was around forty years of age and had long light brown hair that was tied into a ponytail and his eyes were brown. However, when he spoke, his teeth showed vampire teeth. He wore a red-armoured suit with the Rayon crest on the front and a long, thin blade strapped to his waist. He eyed the group and his eyes widened in shock.
"Princess Lila, Riley and Violet are accompanying them!" He cried
The army immediately placed their weapons back in their holsters and they all bowed in respect. The vampire knight stood up and walked over to the group.
"My sincere apologies, your highnesses. We thought Rayon was being invaded." He apologised
"No, biggie." Lilly answered sweetly. "No one got hurt, so it's all cool, um-"
"Vladimir?" A voice asked behind the knights. Kim walked up to Vladimir and noticed her family behind him who smiled sheepishly. "Is that my family over there?" She asked
"Yes, it is. Forgive me, princess, but we thought they were invaders. We did not notice your sisters." Vladimir answered
Kim just laughed and shook her head. "That's alright, no harm done. Would you mind leading Raph, Donnie and Mikey to where Leo and Drake are?" She asked with a smile.
Vladimir nodded and bowed. "Certainly, Princess." He said before leading the knights and the guys away.
Kim walked up to her sisters with a small smile.
"We've been summoned because we are supposed to be starting our flight training with Sir Albert." She said
Her sisters looked at each other.
"Don't you mean fight training?" Violet asked
"I know what I said." Kim answered
"AH! I'M GONNA DIE!" Lilly screamed as she clung to a flying Paladon.
The Paladon was a creature in Rayon that was a pure bred animal, bred only for the use of the Royal family, who had permission and the heads of the armies and guards. Whoever rode a Paladon was of major importance in Rayon.
The Paladon was basically a silver coloured horse with a white tail and mane and had large angel-like wings. On its forehead was quite a small diamond or other crystal-like stone that shone whenever its destined rider was within reach. Paladons always knew when their partner needed help and the bond they had with their partners was, as some Rayonians would claim, stronger than steel.
"I think I'm going to be sick!" Lilly screamed as her body hung sideways on the Paladon.
"Mercy me!" Sir Albert cried, alarmed. "Looks like that Paladon isn't your destined Paladon."
"You think!" Lilly screamed
Sir Albert was a young looking man who was the head knight of the wind army. The girls were quite nervous to hear that each of them was in charge of one part of the armies. Kim was in charge of the land army, Violet of the navy army, Lilly of the wind army, and Riley of the invisible army that was Rayon's secret army.
Sir Albert had short silver hair and violet eyes. He had a horse body from his torso down, a human torso and head, and white wings on the back of his horse body. He was called a Polomare.
Lilly had dressed into some long brown pants, an orange tank top and a pair of orange and brown hiking boots with her hair pulled back into a ponytail. She desperately clung to her Paladon as she flew overhead Violet.
Violet grabbed her bow and an arrow and held it up in line with a target 12 metres away from her. Each time she got a bullseye, she would have to move another metre backwards. She was wearing long black pants, a dark purple tank top and a pair of purple and black hiking boots. Her hair was let down, but the strands of hair that usually resided against her temples was pulled back and tied behind her.
Kim and Riley were sparing against each other with long sticks that had rubber on each ends of it. However they had to spare while balancing on thin wires and with blindfolds. They had to use their powers to sense where each other was while using some magic to stay balanced. They were dangling over the lake behind the castle and Sir Albert could see all four of his students due to his positioning of each task.
Kim wore a silver tank top and long dark blue pants with a pair of black and dark blue hiking boots. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and her side fringe was in a plait that was pinned to the side of her head. Riley's hair was in a messy bun. She wore a dark red tank top with long black pants and black hiking boots.
"This is crazy." Riley muttered as she struggled to keep her balance.
"Yeah, well at least we've already picked our destined Paladon." Kim answered unsteadily. "Bronson is Lilly's third Paladon that she's ridden."
"Good point. Hey, do you want to take a dive with me on three?" Riley asked breathlessly.
"Promise to go? I don't want to fall and you boast that you won when you didn't." Kim replied
"Promise. Ready? Go!" She shouted and both girls 'fell' into the lake.
Sir Albert looked at the two girls in the lake and smirked. He trotted over to the edge of the lake and beckoned them over. He looked at the sun and laughed.
"35 minutes." He murmured, "I'm impressed, girls."
Riley and Kim grinned and high fived each other before they swam over to Sir Albert.
"Now what?" Riley asked as they both dried themselves off.
"Get me down!" They all heard Lilly scream.
Sir Albert looked up and used his magic to drag Lilly and the Paladon down to Earth. Violet saw the group and ran over to them. When Lilly had touched the Earth she fell onto her stomach and hugged the ground.
"Precious ground. I'm never leaving you again!" She shouted
"Don't worry, Lilly. We'll find you a Paladon. You can't be a Ventus princess without a Paladon to ride." Sir Albert said which only made Lilly groan.
"Can we take a break?" Violet asked when she looked at her bruised arms from misusing her special Rayon bow.
Sir Albert nodded and the girls quickly cheered and ran off to the castle.
Leo, Donnie, Raph and Mikey were talking with Lord Drake in the dining room when cheers of delight were heard down the corridor outside the room.
The guys looked around at the noise, while Drake simply sipped his tea and smirked.
"I see the girls have taken a break from their training." He said
"Training?" Leo asked and looked at the nearby clock. "For 4 hours?"
"More like 6!" Riley complained when she walked into the room and fell to the ground followed by Lilly, Kim and Violet.
Murmurs of agreement were heard after Riley's comment. Lilly's head shot up and looked at Drake.
"You'll be happy to know that I am staying firmly on the ground 24/7." She said before dropping her head to the ground.
"But aren't you the princess of wind, babe?" Mikey asked
"Shut up!" Came Lilly's muffled reply.
"Girls! Breaks over!" Sir Albert's voice called through the room.
The girls head shot up and they groaned.
"But it took us 10 minutes to find the guys!" Kim protested
"Wow, bossy-boots is actually protesting training. THE END IS NEAR!" Riley chuckled
Kim stared down at her sister who was underneath her and Lilly.
"Careful. I'm still on top of you." She threatened
"Girls!" Sir Albert called again.
The girls grumbled before they gave the guys a kiss on the cheek and they trudged back out the door.
When the girls left the guys couldn't help but laugh. Lord Drake simply shook his head and looked at the four turtles.
"What are your plans for the future with the girls?" He asked
Mikey quickly fell out of his chair after that, while Don looked sheepish, Raph started coughing on his drink and Leo couldn't help but feel nervous.
"Um, a date?" Mikey mumbled from under the table, before his head popped up from his side of the long table.
"He means something serious, Mikey. Commitment wise." Donnie explained
"Oh! Uh, a date." Mikey repeated
Donnie smacked his forehead at his little brother, while Drake only laughed.
"I see. So, nothing, I gather." He answered
"Well, I thought of asking Lilly." Mikey mumbled quietly.
"What!" Donnie and Raph yelled
"What? He asked!" Mikey replied, "Besides, it's true."
Drake ignored the trio and looked over at Leo, who kept his eyes locked onto his plate.
"And you, Leonardo? Surely you had an idea, especially since your discovery of Kimberley's future in Rayon." Drake added
Leo's head shot up and looked over at Drake. Yes, he knew Kim would be the princess of Rayon, but he had forgotten that she would have to be a queen with a king at her side. He was about to reply when Charlotte ran into the dining room and over to Drake.
"Beg my pardon, Lord Drake, but Lord Renaldo is back from his hunt." She said before the doors opened and Renaldo waltzed in.
The guys watched the man walk into the room, a minataur and bear following him, both of whom were his bodyguards. Drake stood up and shook hands with the man.
"Welcome back, Renaldo." Drake said
"Thank you, My Lord." Renaldo replied, before his eyes fell to the guys.
Renaldo gasped and pulled out his sword. "Teralaines! I thought they were extinct!" He cried
"They are not Teralaines. Stand down." Drake said, "This is Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo, my guests."
"Oh, my apologies." Renaldo apologised quite darkly, putting his sword away.
"Let me introduce you to the rest of our princesses." Drake said as he, the bodyguards and Charlotte escorted Renaldo out of the dining room.
"That guy's creepy." Mikey said once the doors were shut.
"I'm with Mikey." Raph agreed stiffly, "I don't like the gleam in his eyes when Drake mentioned the girls."
"Wait a minute." Donnie said before the guys all jumped to their feet and ran off to find the girls.
"Breathe in and out. Breathe in and out. Breathe in and out. Breathe in and out." Sir Albert instructed the girls who sat in meditation style, their fingers interlinked and their eyes closed.
"If I breathe anymore I think I'll pass out." Violet complained quietly to Riley who snickered.
"If you do not ease your mind, you will not achieve your transformations. We need you all to be calm so we can unlock your princess powers and your soul animal." Sir Albert told them.
"Soul animal?" Kim asked
"It is the animal which reflects your soul. There is no good or bad animal; it just represents your personality and powers. Sometimes they can reflect your powers. Your transformations will be unlocked once we find your inner animal."
"And our transformations are?" Lilly asked
"The power to transform into a Rayon Royal Warrior Princess. It is quite an achievement with the royal family and this transformation will help you in battle. You will also be able to transform into your inner animal. However, each generation of Royal blood had an animal that signified the family. Your mother, Queen Erika, who may rest in peace, had the symbol of the dragon. Each of you is also able to transform into a dragon in the colour of your powers. Now keep quiet, clear your mind and focus."
"How can we focus and have a clear mind?" Riley grumbled
Sir Albert chuckled quietly. "When you learn that answer, you will have found and unlocked your inner animal. Now focus. Clear your mind. Concentrate on everything, anything and nothing. Feel your powers within your soul and let them gradually increase within your soul. Don't fight the feeling, but embrace it and let it surround you."
After a few minutes, Violet started to glow blue. Sir Albert looked over at her and saw the glow brighten until a blue shadow emerged from Violet and hover above her. It formed into the shape of a wolf, which howled to the sky and continued hovering above Violet who opened her eyes and smiled in glee.
"Well done, Violet. You have the inner animal of a snow wolf. This symbolises that you can hide yourself at times, however when you reveal yourself you are a force to be reckoned with." Sir Albert praised
Suddenly Riley started glowing red. Violet and Sir Albert looked over at her and saw the glow brighten until the red glow emerged and hovered above her. The glow took the form of a giant dragon that growled loudly and blew a glow of fire from its mouth. Riley opened her eyes and cheered.
"A dragon. Riley this symbolises that you are strong, that you are strong in actions, but weak with words and emotions. The dragon also symbolises the big heart of a hero."
"What about me?" Lilly asked
The trio looked over at Lilly and noticed that she had a white glow hovering above her head. Her glow was in the form of a white phoenix.
"Most interesting, a phoenix that isn't made of fire. Lilly, this means that you have a fiery spirit that can easily be extinguished, because it is not in your nature to be fiery. It is a rare occasion to see the fire of your spirit, however your more common personality traits, such as being lively, can just as easily be extinguished. It shows that you are easy to please and a joy."
The four then looked at Kim who kept her eyes firmly shut. Sir Albert was a little worried that she had not found her spirit yet. However, Kim eventually started glowing a light green colour that shimmered up and around her body. It then hovered above her head and took the shape of a ferocious tiger that snarled to the four. Kim opened her eyes at the snarl and looked surprised at her achievement.
"And Kimberley. The tiger is your inner animal. It symbolises great power, leadership and great responsibility. The tiger is the king of the forest, much like the lion, and can sometimes be viewed as having the world's problems on their shoulders. However, the tiger is ferocious in battle but gentle and kind with those it loves. The tiger symbolises warmth, determination and loyalty." Sir Albert turned and looked at his four pupils and smiled. "Each of your spirits represents courage and a good heart. These animals represent each of you. Now, would you like to try and transform into them?"
"Is that a trick question?" Riley asked rhetorically before she focused and started glowing a bright red.
The group backed away and watched in astonishment as Riley's teeth started growing. Her body grew in size and transformed into the body of a dragon. Her feet transformed next and then her hands. Riley's eyes changed and her mouth opened to scream, but instead roared as a tail grew and there stood a giant red dragon.
"Whoa." Was all Kim, Violet and Lilly could say
Riley looked at herself and growled in approval. She started flapping her wings and took flight and flew around the castle to practise flying.
Lilly was next as her small frame grew and her clothes disappeared to be replaced by a giant white and silver body. Her head transformed into a small, pointed head and beak and her hands spread out and turned into wings and her feet grew into white and silver tail ends. She spread her wings and took off and followed after Riley.
Kim then followed her sisters and started glowing green. Her teeth grew into two large fangs and she snarled and fell to her hands and knees. Her body lengthened and was replaced with striped fur a tail and paws. Her head then transformed and her eyes became green slits and ears perked on top of her head. Kim walked over to Violet and lovingly curled her tail around her body.
Violet giggled and gently pushed Kim away before her body was engrossed with light blue light. The light engulfed her and Violet grew a bushy tail, her hands, which gripped her head, became paws and her head became a wolf head and her teeth became pointed. Violet fell to her knees and her body transformed into a wolf and she howled.
Sir Albert stood proudly at the four sisters as they tested their new transformations. He watched as Riley and Lilly flew around the castle and Kim and Violet started a race.
The two land animals took off in a race where they ran so fast they didn't know where they were going, but they relied on their animal instincts. Violet saw a group up ahead and quickly put the breaks on her paws and saw Kim do the same. The group gasped at the animals that stopped a metre away from them. Kim looked over and saw the boys running up to the group. When they reached them they gasped and stood still.
Kim looked over at Violet and nodded her head in the direction of the boys. Violet and Kim walked slowly over to the boys who carefully watched the animals, their hands close to their weapons. When Violet reached them she walked over to Donnie and nudged his leg, while Kim walked around Leo and purred, her tail curled around him.
"Um, I'm confused." Mikey said as he eyed the animals.
Sir Albert trotted over to the group and smiled proudly and bowed.
"Lord Drake, the princesses have each completed phase 2 of their battle training. They have done exceptionally well. They have yet to transform into the royal dragon though." He announced
"Wait, you mean-" Lord Drake started, pointing to the wolf at Donnie's feet and the tiger at Leo's feet.
Sir Albert nodded and Drake laughed before he noticed the dragon and phoenix landing in front of the group. The dragon slowly walked over to the group and rested on its stomach, its head resting on its front paws and looked at Raph. The phoenix also rested on its stomach and chirped beautifully at Mikey.
"Wow, impressive, Sir Albert." Drake praised, "This is young Lord Renaldo. I wanted to introduce him to the rest of the princesses."
Sir Albert bowed and nodded. "Of course, sir." He waved at the girls and all four animals stood in a line behind him.
Leo, Donnie, Mikey and Raph watched shocked as the phoenix glowed and slowly transformed into Lilly.
"I'm Lilly, nice to meet you."
The wolf then followed and Violet stood on her own two feet again.
"Violet, a pleasure."
Kim and Riley transformed back into themselves and nodded at Renaldo.
"And of course you have already met, Princess Kimberley and Riley." Drake said
Renaldo looked at Riley, grabbed her hand, kissed the back of it, bowed and looked into Riley's eyes with a smile.
"A pleasure as always, Princess." Renaldo greeted before he let go of Riley's hand. He turned to the other three girls and bowed. "A pleasure."
When he wasn't looking Riley gagged and wiped her hand on the side of her pants and shook it to get Renaldo's germs off her hand.
"Yuck." She whispered and she could hear her sisters laugh.
"We shall leave you to your training, Sir Albert." Drake continued, "Renaldo, there are things we must discuss."
With that Drake led Renaldo and Charlotte back to the castle. The guys stayed behind and watched them leave.
Raph glared hard at the retreating back of Renaldo, his fists clenching.
'Riley's right.' He thought, 'Something is not right here.'