WARNING: extreme depictions of violence later in the chapter. And more April bashing. Sorry I just hate this April. ALL OTHER April's are good. Except movie TMNT April. She's fine except her hair...she's always been a red head.
~Plight: a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation~
"What the shell do you mean you don't have you the answers?! You always have the answers!" screamed Raph.
"Raph...he's running out of blood and I don't know who's a match for him!" Donnie screamed. "He's running out of time! I don't know what his blood type is either! Not to mention the damage the internal bleeding is doing to his insides. I don't even know what was inside of that liquid!" Donnie was beginning to panic.
"Take some of mine...I'm O-." They turned to the door and Cassie was standing there. She was leaning against the door of the lab and was panting. Her once white pants were now a dark shade of red. Her bare abdomen and back were covered in the same substance. Her eyes were green slits ,before she blinked and her eyes were back to normal. They still held the roiling emotion of anger, but they were turning into concern.
Everyone gaped at her.
"Don't worry...it's not my blood. Bates is...gone now. He won't be coming back anytime soon."
"Are you sure? He may need a lot." Donnie bit his lip.
"Take as much as you need. I don't care if you need to drain my entire body, just take as much as you need." Cassie was insistent.
"Get your arms washed," Don said. "I don't' want the blood on there to contaminate yours. That could cause complications in Mikey's system."
Cassie went over to the sink and scrubbed both of her arms. Once they were clean and dried, she cracked her knuckles and went straight to Don.
Cassie sat down in the chair while Donnie inserted a needle that was connected to an empty pint bag.
"I'm going to take 2 pints of blood. You may feel a little dizzy afterwards. But nothing to worry about sis. Ok I need you to relax so the blood can flow smoothly."
Cassie nodded and began to relax herself. She felt the needle pierce her vein and breathed out slowly to let the pain out.
"Everyone out!" Donatello snapped. "I need to operate on him and I can't do it with everyone crowding me." Everyone hesitantly left the lab, trusting Donnie that he could save their little one.
"I can help if you need it. I know a little bit about medication," Kiki volunteered, Donnie looked up from the table and nodded. The pint bags were filled with Cassie's blood now. Kiki disconnected the needle from Cassie's arm and put the two pints of blood into the fridge for when they need it. Cassie attempted to get up from the chair and leave but began to sway. Kiki led her out of the lab and sat her on the couch.
"Can someone make sure she gets some fruit in her? She gave two pints of blood. I don't want her to feel too dizzy."
April nodded and left to the kitchen while Kiki turned back into the lab.
"Hey little buddy." Donnie spoke down to Mikey. "You saved us, now you have to hang on just a little longer. It's our turn to save you."
Kiki leaned toward them both. "I have healing powers, but they aren't at full capacity. I can only heal him so much."
"Do as much as you can. Please." Don's mahogany eyes were glistening. Kiki nodded and began to gently run her hands over Mikey's battle-worn body. White light came out of her hands.
"I'll start by the stab wound." Kiki focused her light on the wound. Slowly the edges of wound began to close. Abruptly, Kiki fell onto the ground after only a few seconds. Donnie knelt beside her.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. It just takes a lot out of us. I use my telekinesis more than my healing powers. I'm not too used to it yet." Donnie held out his hand and Kiki took it gladly.
"I'm afraid I couldn't close the wound all the way. I could barely close up 2 inches from the inside."
"No, you did good. It looks like you stopped some of the internal bleeding. Thank you."
Kiki was about to respond until till they heard a machine make a noise.
Cassie ordered the others to go inside.
"Looks like it's just you and me, baby."
Cassie physically said nothing but her eyes screamed sanguinary. Bates smiled and laughed like a maniac. He charged towards Cassie. He jumped into the air and was about to deliver a kick but she stepped out of the way just in time. She then grabbed his leg and slammed him into the ground. A sickening *crack* could be heard.
"You're going to have to do better than that." Bates said smiling evilly.
"I'm just getting started." Cassie put the palms of her hands down on the ground and brought them up as if raising a tsunami. The soil was raised from the ground as Cassie lifted her hands. She brought the soil a little higher and pushed it at Bates. He closed his eyes as the dirt hit his eyes. He tried to wipe his eyes but Cassie kicked him square in the stomach. He stumbled back but quickly regained his balance. He attempted to blindly attack her but she gained control of the situation; she channeled all of her anger and released it into her next blow.
Cassie stuck out her hand and a blast of energy came out. Bates wasn't able to dodge out of the way for this one. He flew back and hit the ground. Cassie walked over to him and began to choke him. He immediately kicked her off again and he reversed the move. She began to struggle but she struck out, and her fist collided with his temple. He rolled off of her and began to sway from dizziness. Cassie fully took this opportunity. She threw him to the ground and jumped on top of him. She swung her shinai and the tip met his abdomen, piercing his stomach muscle. Another crack could be heard when she swung at his ribs. She threw her weapon to the side and began to furiously claw at his hard-muscled midsection. He was about to scream, but never got the chance.
By the time Cassie was finished, there was nothing left. There was a pool of blood where Bates once was. Cassie was covered in the blood that was spilled when she tore Bates limb from limb. She gathered the remaining limbs and threw them in a pile. She went inside the house and came back out before anyone could notice. She grabbed the matches she saw on the mantle over the fireplace. Cassie returned and threw a lit match into the pile. It was immediately engulfed in flames. She waited for the fire to die down before saying:
"You…*pant* won't *pant* ...hurt...anybody...anymore *pant*." She walked back into the house. Smiling in satisfaction.
April did what she was asked to do. She made sure that the stranger known as Cassie got some food and some juice in her.
"I didn't introduce myself. My name is April O'Neil."
"Yes, I know who you are. Mikey told me a lot about you guys." Cassie looked at her dully.
"What did he say?" April asked, taking a seat next to her.
"He just told me a lot." Cassie said a bored voice. April didn't know what to say. Silence engulfed the room. Cassie got up and went to the freezer.
"Aw Mikey was right. Ice Cream Kitty is adorable." Said kitten hissed when she saw the stranger. Cassie, in understanding, smiled gently. "Don't worry, kitty, Mikey said that you were a good friend." The gelatinous feline stopped hissing when she heard the name of her master. ICK tilted her head in question as she looked for her owner.
"He was so brave, you would have loved seeing him. He got badly injured, but don't worry, we'll make sure that he'll get better." Cassie raised her hand and the kitty sniffed it. She put her head and allowed Cassie to pet her. After a moment Cassie closed the freezer door and sat back down. She licked the tip of her index finger and smiled. Mikey was right, she does taste good.
"...you have powers." The statement from the girl at the table made her sigh.
"So do you, you want a fucking metal?" Cassie snarled, narrowing her eyes at April.
"What's your problem?" April asked, getting a little angry.
"Mikey told me all about you. I don't like what I heard. You left the turtles because of an accident. Things are out of our control, April. The entire world doesn't revolve around you. But wait nevermind, because you wouldn't listen to us anyway. When you tried to get revenge on the Kraang because of your father."
"My father is a mutant now thanks to the Kraang! My mother is missing, but I have hope that maybe some day she'll come back to me."
"Just like the way you believed that that...thing was your mother?" Cassie asked laughing.
"Mikey told you about that too?" April asked in shock.
"Like I said…he told me a lot of things. He told me how much he loves and cares for you all. He told me how you never take him seriously in battle. He told me your whole life story, and I told him mine. Backing up to a minute ago, I think it's cute that you give yourself false hope that your mother is still alive. Keep fantasizing and who knows, you might end up being right."
April gaped, cheeks flushing. "You would never understand! Haven't you ever loved something?! What about your own mom and dad?" April was enraged. She blasted a wave of power out of her head, aiming at Cassie. Said person didn't even move. Cassie stopped the blast mid way and brought it towards herself slowly. She held the blast over her hands and began to bring her hands together. The ball of energy was shrinking, shrinking, and then it disappeared. Cassie recoiled, groaning. Her arm veins were glowing and bulging. Unexpectedly, out came a blast of energy from Cassie's hands. Even bigger than April's. April screamed as she saw that it was heading for her. April jumped out of the way and the blast was about to hit the wall but was stopped. Cassie was holding it in her hands again. She repeated the process. The ball of energy shrunk down and was pushed into her chest, her heart. Her entire body slightly glowed and then she was back to normal. She inhaled slowly and smiled.
"That is what real telekinetic powers can do."
"I have powers too! Besides, I'm almost a full kunoich."
"Yes, keyword ALMOST! Mikey told me about this too. He told me that he hates the way that you always want to say that you're a full kunoich. Which means you're not a full one at all. How long have you been training?"
"...almost a year." April frowned and hung her head.
"My point exactly! A REAL keyword REAL ninja trains for years. DECADES even! There is NO way...in ANY universe... that a girl, let alone a teenager, could train for a full year...and become a fully trained ninja. Besides, ninjas aren't allowed to show emotion in battle. You screamed like a bitch when my blast was about to hit you. You want to see a real kunoich? You're looking at one."
"Really? Try to deflect this!" April threw a punch at Cassie. She caught the fist, and pushed April back.
"Are you sure that's a good idea? Besides, when you threw that punch, I could have caught it, then punched you in the stomach. When you went to hold your stomach, I could have kicked your face and then stabbed you with my shinai. I could have killed you like that." Cassie snapped her fingers, laughing lightly. "Oh, I'm sorry I'm laughing so much! I just can't take you seriously."
April was about to respond but Cassie continued. "I would yell something at you that I would not regret later, but Mikey is injured and I'm going to be there for my best friend until he recovers."
By this time the others had filed into the kitchen from hearing all of the noise.
It was at this time that Donnie and Kiki exited the lab and saw that everyone was in the kitchen. Kiki ran into the kitchen when she felt the waves of anger coming off of Cassie. Cassie turned her back to April and began to walk away, but then April said, "He's our brother. And you met him like three days ago, there's no way you're best friends."
Cassie began to shake in rage. She slowly turned her head to April and her green eyes were slits. If looks could kill...April's blood would have been splattered all over the walls.
"Don't you ever tell me that we aren't friends. What the fuck would you know about making friends? The only friends you have are the turtles and Casey. When you left them, you only had Casey. HA! That's just sad, it truly is pathetic that you think that you're better than everyone. As Mikey's best friend I promised him that who ever he likes, I'll like, and whoever he hated I'll hate. He kind of likes you but I don't. I'll do anything for Mikey. So don't you ever fucking talk to me again..." Cassie's voice dropped. April shrunk down in fear. She looked to the others for help, but they simply had their backs turned to her. She looked at Donnie, swallowing. He stared her in the eye, looking guilty, and then turned away, breathing harshly. Silence filled the room quickly. Leo broke it.
"Donnie? How's Mikey?" Leo asked, not bothering to mask the desperate concern in his voice. Donnie was hesitant to speak, Kiki saw this and spoke up first.
"Mikey...he…h...he" She stuttered and swallowed. Cassie then knew that whatever happened in there was bad...Kiki hadn't stuttered in years. She only did that when she was truly afraid.
"We...we...had to d...drain his lungs because his ribs got crushed. W-when...Bates hit him in the ribs, they cracked and one of them punctured and collapsed his lung. That's why he was having a lot of trouble breathing on the way here." Kiki whimpered, putting her head down. Tears were hitting the ground as her shoulders began to shake. Donnie put his hands on her shoulders and spoke up next.
"Before we even had the chance to perform any surgery, Kiki was able to close up the cut a little bit and stop the internal bleeding. But the blood was already in his lungs. Mikey...he...he flatlined." One word was all it took for the entire group to break down into tears.
"Is...is he…" Leo was unable to finish.
"We...we were able to resuscitate him...but…" Donnie hesitated. His shoulders began to shake and tears were hitting the ground faster. Kiki wrapped her arms around him as well. They offered each other a moment of comfort before continuing.
"We were able to resuscitate him. And afterwards I was able to repair his rib cage while Kiki tended to the injuries on his head. But the electrocution caused a heart attack. Mikey...he...he's in a coma. There's a strong possibility that he may not wake up."
NOOOOOOO MIKEY!
Sorry to leave you guys like this but I wanted to give you lovely people a filler for now. I apologize again for the wait but I've been busy with a little something called high school...AKA hell on Earth.
I'll put these out ASAP.
Thank you again to BrightLotusMoon for being my main BETA.
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