All characters belong to the creators of TNMT. I only own the plot.

April's Pov

My mind is reeling. Vernon Fenwick who helped me and the guys out was blackmailing me for sex! If I didn't do this he would make it where the Turtles would be test subjects in the government labs. I couldn't do that to anyone of the guys. If Splinter was right I was their protector and in a small way they were my protectors. No, that was a lie. We are family and they are the only family I have left. That's what family does, you protect each other and I would protect mine. After agreeing to do this I immediately felt ill. The man had been my friend I had thought. I felt nothing but numbness as we climbed the lobby steps to the elevators.

Once we were in the elevator, Vern took that as his cue to have his time. He shoved me up against the wall of it and went for my neck. His lips where cold and slimy against my skin. His hands ran up and down my arms gripping my upper shoulders tightly. It was all I could do to keep from letting the bile come out of my throat. I wanted to kick him in the groin and fight back. Fear for the guys lives stopped me. I tried not to think about this and pretend I was at the lair. In my mind I was with Donnie seeing his newest creation. Listening to music with Michelangelo and drinking a can of Orange Crush that was hidden from Raphael. Meditating with Leonardo and sharing tea with Splinter. Or quietly training with Raphael and sharing sarcastic barbs with him when no one else was around. All of them I was willing to do this for, but none could be told especially Raph. He would kill Vernon and be hunted down as a monster. That was not allowable. I refuse to allow that to happen.

I could feel Vernon loosen his grip on me and then stepped back. I was so absorbed with my thoughts that it hadn't registered the elevator had stopped. Roughly, Vernon pushes me forward like a prison scene. Wait a minute, isn't that basically what it really feels like? My former friend the prison guard and me an innocent inmate being forced into sex? Only instead of drugs and cigarettes its to make sure the guys safety. "Your gonna enjoy this Oh Neil. I am a master in bed and you will love it and beg for more. If your nice I'll be nice and if your rough and fight me then I will be just as rough. Your choice." He whispered just loud enough for me to hear as I unlock my door. Since Taylor moved out I was alone in the apartment. Something I hated but at the moment felt like a blessing. He pushed me in the dark apartment first and prevented me from turning on the light.

"Look I agreed to your terms under protest but I have one more term that I wanted agreed upon" I said in my most venom soaked voice.

"Depends on what it is" he laughed haughtily. "You know the terms have already been named it's not like you have a choice now."

"I don't care, I demand you wear a condom at least. I don't want a pregnancy when your done and the world know what happened." I said as I walked backwards into the wall of the hallway headed towards my bedroom.

He started laughing sinister like. "Of course I planed on wearing a condom you dumb broad. I know you been screwing at least one of those freaks and there is no telling what disease you have contracted." The look on his face as he stood right in front of me pinning me against the wall was scary. I never knew Vernon to be so cruel or evil. Before I could stop myself I slapped him hard across the face while tears ran down my face. Growling he looked at me wiping the blood from his cheek. "Big mistake April. I told you I can be gentle or I can be rough. You just set the tone for me to be as rough as I want." I was about to hit him again when he grabbed my right hand and pinned it to the wall and grabbed the other hand before I could react. He then crushed his mouth on mine hard bruising my lips. He forced his tongue into my mouth making me gag.

Feeling like I was going to pass out from lack of air, I was able to breathe and move. As quickly as he was on me he was off. I was coughing gasping for air when I heard his voice."Touch her again Vernon and I swear the next RPG missile will hit you and not that damn car!"

"Seriously dude, your over reacting. Me and April was just drunk and decided to role play. Just ask her." Vernon cringed as Raphael jumped and was right in front of him. I was still gasping for air when I saw the gleam in Raphael's' eyes. He knew! That Turtle knew without a doubt. Then before I could protest he grabbed Vernon by the shirt and punched him several times. I ran over to Raphael and got between the two of them while I could stop him. I threw my arms around Raphael begging him to stop. He picked me up with ease and walked me into the bedroom and locked me in. I banged on the door trying to get out. Finally I climbed out on the fire escape and tried to get to the living room window. I seen him towering over him and could clearly hear him yelling at Vernon. Then it was quiet. Too quiet, and Vernon was not moving.