I know that the previous chapter was super short, but I wanted to give you ladies and gentlemen a filler. This chapter will have the others...eventually.
I wanna give a huge thank you to Brightlotusmoon for being my beta for this chapter. Check out her story: Cold Fire Rising. It's incredible and written amazingly.
UPDATE: 9-11-16: May we have a moment of silence for all of those who lost their loved ones and their lives 15 years ago today. Let us be thankful that they are in a better place than this cruel world.
~Forlorn: pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely; hopeless.~
"Where is she?"
"Right here boss."
"Bring the car around...we're going for a ride."
"What about our deal?"
"Oh don't worry...you'll have him and I'll have her."
"What about the other one?"
"Do whatever you want with her. She has no use in this."
"Very well sir." The man bows and leaves.
"I'll see you soon baby, and you will be mine..." The shadows reveal a pair of ghost white eyes.
A night turned into 3 days. The house was quiet. It was too quiet. It was an unnatural kind of quiet. April and Casey were on the couch trying to watch TV. They found themselves unable to do so because of the absent commentary. Mikey would constantly talk during all of the shows and movies. They found it annoying but now that it was missing...April and Casey wished he was here. They were startled when they heard a loud noise from outside.
Leo was trying to concentrate on his meditation. Usually he would have no problem concentrating. He was usually trying to block out the noise. But currently there was no noise. There was not a peep inside nor outside the house. It was so...distracting. It sounded ridiculous, but it was true. Leo couldn't concentrate with the absent noise. He only now realised why it was so quiet. Because Mikey, who made so much noise, wasn't in the house anymore. Leo gave up after a while. He couldn't do it. He couldn't do it without Mikey. I'm so sorry little bro...please come back to us. I miss you...we miss you. Leo pleaded to the spiritual realm. Hoping that wherever his little bro is, he heard. His head whipped to the door of the dojo when he heard a noise.
Raphael was trying to do something that would make him useful, but he couldn't think of a single thing. Raph was trying to think of all the things that he would usually do. But then he realized that he and Mikey would usually do everything together. Mikey and Raph would play video games, talk, and Raphael would watch TV while Mikey would draw beside him. They would go skateboarding and just be in each other's presence. But now that MIkey was gone...Raph didn't know what to do.
That was when a bang was heard in front of the house.
Donnie had been doing everything in his power to try and find Mikey. He was on edge. He hadn't slept since Mikey ran away. He couldn't sleep. How could he with his only little bro out there? He thought about what had been happening the past few days. He realized that Mikey had a part in everything. Mikey would make sure that Leo wouldn't meditate and train too much, that Raph wouldn't lose himself in his anger and keep him grounded. And Mikey would see that Donnie would get something to eat and would sleep. Without Mikey...everything was out of balance. Their family was falling apart...they had no one to blame but themselves. He was losing hope...
Donnie put his head in his arms and cried for his lost brother. Watashitachi ni modotte kimasu Otōto.
He got startled when he heard frantic pounding at the front door.
~3 days ago~
When Mikey woke up, he was confused about where he was. Then he remembered the events of the night before. He frowned when he remembered the events, but then smiled when he remembered the new friend that he made. What was her name...Cassie! Right that's it. He thought. He walked down the stairs and into the den.
"Morning, sleepyhead."
He turned around and saw Cassie in the kitchen, her light purple hair loose down her back. "I'm making pancakes and bacon. Join us," she said, smiling.
"Us?" asked Mikey in a sleepy voice.
"Oh! I forgot. Mikey, this is my little sister Kiki." She pointed to the end of the table. "Kiki, this is my new friend Mikey."
"Hi! So nice to meet you." A girl with snow white hair got out of her chair and went right up to him. "Here, I'll show you around the house, that way you won't get lost."
"It's a small house, how the hell can someone get lost?" Cassie smirked. Kiki ignored Cassie and led him away from the kitchen. Kiki showed where Cassie's and her room was. The upstairs and downstairs bathroom. Finally they came to the TV room.
"Ok, so you can see that we love video games and anime movies."
"Oh my gosh, me too!" Mikey exclaimed.
"Really?"
"Yeah!"
"YAY! What's your favorite video games?" asked Kiki, walking back to the kitchen when she heard Cassie call them back.
"Oh, Mikey likes video games?"
"Shell yeah, I love video games! My favorite ones are the Call of Duty saga, especially Modern Warfare 3 and Black ops 2. Assassin's Creed is amazing too."
"Which one is your favorite?" Cassie and Kiki asked at the same time.
"Assassin's Creed 2 for sure. The ones after AC 3 went downhill though." Cassie agreed with a nod while she was chewing her pancakes.
"I'm also a fan of the Ratchet and Clank: Future series. I know it's a little childish but I just love them so much!" Mikey said happily.
"No it's ok! We don't care what the warning label says. We are always going to play the game no matter what they say," said Kiki.
"We should eat our breakfast before it gets cold."
"Before we do, can I ask your girls something?"
"Sure." said Kiki
"Ok one, how come you did not freak out when you first saw me? Cassie you wanted to be my friend right from the beginning. Why?"
"You told me about your past, And I told you about mine. You know that we are different too, but that doesn't mean that we can't accept the others that are different. I am the kind of person that will accept someone no matter what they look like. That goes the same for Kiki as well. Right?"
"Oh absolutely. Believe it or not, we don't make too many friends. I have some very good friends but I don't trust them enough to show them who I really am. What I can do. The same goes for Cassie."
"Then why did you trust me enough to show me?" asked Mikey.
"Because the moment I saw you, I knew that you had a kind and gentle heart. You don't judge anyone." Mikey smiles slightly at the comment.
"Last question...why didn't Kiki freak out?"
"Oh she saw me bringing you inside. She did freak out at first because she was wondering why I brought a stranger to our home, but I said that you were cool. Come on let's hurry and finish."
Mikey and his new friends sat in the white tiled kitchen, laughing and eating their pancakes.
~Present~
Mikey had been away from his brothers for three days and was missing them dearly. He wanted nothing more than to go back, but he was afraid.
"What are you thinking about?" asked Cassie, taking a seat on the polka dot bean-bag.
"Nothing."
"I'm not one of your brothers, Mikey. I'm your friend, now tell me what's wrong." Cassie said in a gentle voice.
"Yeah, come on Mikey, you can tell us anything," Kiki said, taking a seat on the couch above him.
"I wanna go home. Don't get me wrong, I love it here with you girls, but I miss them."
"No worries, we understand. If you want to go home, then you're more than welcome to." Kiki put a hand on his shoulder.
"I want to go home, but I'm worried that they'll still be mad at me. I basically pointed out their flaws and I ran away after that."
"You told me that your brother basically used you as a punching bag. It would make sense that you're afraid to go home," Cassie said.
"I know that he did that to me. But I forgave him the second he threw the first hit. I just can't bear to go back. They ignore the real problem. They're in denial day and night, they don't believe that nothing is wrong. That is what is tearing our family apart. They can't deny reality anymore. I know that our Sensei is alive, I can feel it. But nobody else thinks so. I guess they don't have the hope that I have."
"We all have hope, Mike," said Kiki. "But we can choose whether we accept the hope or not." Kiki smiled.
"Thanks, girls." Mikey leaned back when Cassie wrapped her arms around Mikey's shoulders.
"Kiki. I forgot to tell you that it's your turn to get the groceries. The list is on the fridge."
"Oh alright, fine." Kiki got up from her position on the couch and went to the kitchen. "I'll be back soon," Kiki said as she walked out the door.
Kiki was on top of the hill, the town in view and the house behind her. That was when she was thrown forward and down the hill.
Well this outfit is ruined. No way I'm going to get the dirt out of white clothes. Then she heard a scream. She whipped her head back and saw flames where the house once stood.
Mikey couldn't stop coughing. His lungs were getting filled with smoke. He felt a hand on his arm, and was being led somewhere. He took a big breath when he felt that he was outside. He opened his eyes and saw that Cassie had collapsed next to him.
"C...Cassie are you o...ok?" he rasped out.
"...Yeah... I'm fine."
"What happened?" Mikey tried to get up but failed.
"I don't know…"
"Hello Cassandra…" said a devilish voice. Cassie's eyes widened like saucers and she tried to crawl away, but it was in vain.
"Did you miss me sweetheart? Now now, don't try to crawl away! After all, that's no way to treat your boyfriend!"
"You... are...not...my...boyfriend anymore! I told you, it's over, Bates!"
"Oh baby... you never lost me. I know that I was a bad boyfriend. Never had time for you or wanted to take you out. I see why you broke up with me. But I'm a changed man and I'm here to take you home."
Cassie lifted herself off of the ground and faced him. Her clothes were torn and dirt caked her arms and bare legs. But the look she sent Bates was murderous.
"Do you actually think that I'm going to come crawling back to you? You lost me and any right to have happiness the minute you tried to hit me. The second you raised your hand I knew that I wasn't going to stand there and take it."
"You broke my arm."
"I wasn't going to be berated and treated like I'm nothing. Hell, it took all of my willpower not to tie you to the bed, break all the bones in your goddamned body and burn the house while you were in it. You have no right to come in and destroy my house while my friend and I were in it."
"Who's the freak?" Bates asked. By now Mikey had lifted himself off of the ground and was facing Bates.
"This 'freak' is actually is my friend! He has been so nice to me, and I have been so nice to him. That is the proper way people should treat others."
"Whether you like or not, you're coming with me," Bates said in a menacing voice. He reached for Cassie but took a step back when Mikey pointed his kusarigama at him.
"Take one more step and I won't hesitate to put this kusarigama straight through your jaw and leave you dangling like a worm on a hook over the branches like Matt in Until Dawn."
"Damn, dude, didn't take you for the violent type," Cassie said, impressed.
"I don't believe in violence unless someone hurts my family and friends," Mikey growled. "I don't know you, Bates dude, but if Cassie doesn't like you then I don't like you either. I am telling you to leave and never come back now." The last word had held such venom, Cassie was a little frightened, not for her, but for the people who could ever come in contact with this voice.
Bates was however, unfazed. He took another step forward and Mikey punched him square in the jaw. Bates stumbled back and looked up at them with eyes that were red slits.
"GUYS! What happened?!" Kiki came running down the hill and stopped in shock when she saw Bates.
"...run!" Cassie cried before taking off, Mikey and Kiki behind her.
"Get them." Bates snarled in a calm manner. Ninjas in black suits popped out of the bushes and jumped down from the trees and began to pursue them.
"Girls, follow me!" Mikey yelled. "I need to get back to my brothers! They'll help us!"
They ran, hearts pounding.
"There's the farmhouse!" Mikey skidded to a stop in front of the door and began to pound on the door. "Come on come on come on open the door!" Mikey looked behind them and saw the ninjas over the hill.
The door swung open.
Leo, Raph, Donnie, April, and Casey emerged from their respective places and all met in the hallway leading to the door. April went to open the door when the pounding got even louder and more frantic. She opened the door and Mikey was there.
"MIKEY!" she yelled and went to hug him, but he shoved past her and ran inside.
"Sorry April! Hurry get inside! Hurry hurry!" Cassie and Kiki ran inside as Mikey slammed the door shut and locked it.
The turtles and humans were confused. Here was the brother that they had been missing for 3 days... and when they saw him again, he was out of breath and was covered in dirt. Accompanied by two girls covered in the same amount of debris.
"Mikey! what is going on?" cried Leo.
"Cassie's psychotic ex-boyfriend is after us." Kiki said beginning to panic a little bit.
"Forgive me, but who are you?" asked Donnie.
"Guys, this is Kiki and Cassie," Mikey said. "Girls, that's Leo, Raph, Donnie, April and Casey." Cassie and Kiki quickly waved hello.
"Sorry I can't properly shake your hands, I'm a little busy FREAKING OUT!" said Kiki. "Cassie, what are we gonna do?"
"...I *pant* don't *pant* know."
"We fight them off," said Mikey catching his breath.
"We can't fight them…we…" Kiki was beginning to panic. "We're gonna die! Oh my gosh we're doomed! Kiki grabbed Mikey by the arms. I haven't even had sex yet, man!"
Mikey grabbed Kiki's shoulders and shook her hard.
"Kiki! Sweetheart! Get a hold of yourself! I am sorry I had to shake you like that but you need to lock it up because you panicking isn't going to help anyone right now. Ok? You good?"
"Ok...yeah...yeah I'm good. I'm all set." Kiki gulped, taking a deep breath.
"Ok, good."
"Wait," Cassie muttered. "Mikey, Kiki be quiet." Everyone was silent. "Do you hear that?"
"I don't hear anything...:" Mikey whispered.
"Exactly."
The window broke and smoke filled the room.
Everyone started to cough, and soon everyone was beginning to feel sleepy.
"It's knock out gas! Nobody breathe it in!" Donnie yelled, but in vain. He was beginning to feel tired and fell to the ground.
Mikey saw that Cassie and Kiki were falling to their knees. It was getting hard not to breathe; he was struggling to hold his breath. It wasn't long before Mikey fell to his knees and onto the ground.
"Donnie..." Mikey reaches out for him when he lands next to him. Donnie reached back and grabbed his hand...
"...I missed you little bro...you have no idea…" Donnie whispered.
"I missed you too big bro...I'm sorry."
"It's ok buddy...we'll make it through this…" Donnie said no more as he closed his eyes, the sleeping gas kicking in.
Mikey tried to look around, but it was impossible...
Mikey began to feel for his surroundings, he felt that he is on the ground. He listens to make sure that no one is with him. He opened his eyes and saw that he was on the floor of the farmhouse. He looked around and saw that no one was in the room with him. He picked himself off of the ground. He saw his brother's weapons and a piece of paper.
Come to the following coordinates if you want to see your family alive.
-Bates
Mikey's hands began to shake after he read the note. The worry taking over him turned into anger and determination before melting into sadness.
Mikey slide to the floor and began to sob softly.
NOOOOOOO Mikey don't cry! I hate making my baby cry.
I wanna say thanks again to BrightLotusMoon for being the beta for this story. And I promise that I will try to update sooner. It's hard because I've been busy with high school. Being a junior is hard as hell but what can you do?
Peace out!
BTW: the japanese you saw earlier: Come back to us little brother