Chapter 2

Casey and Raph travelled to the first casino, which was available and closest. Luckily that Casey was not all, broad and muscle. He made sure to grab a trench coat for Raphael to wear, and disguise himself while visiting the casino. And with little money they possessed, the first table they chose play was black jack.

The first hand was dealt but immediately, Casey lost the first hand. Until the second hand was dealt, he believed to be on top of the world as he begun to win each and every hand afterwards. This made the dealer sweat and shake with worry. Raphael didn't have much interest for gambling so he went to the bar for a drink while leaving Casey to gamble until he had returned and soon realised that he had won more than $12,000 in chips. "Goongala, show me the money." He cried. "Wait a minute, where are you taking him? He is gold for me." As the dealer was led away by another casino security worker.

Unaware something was about to happen. The chandelier had fallen upon the card dealer and an old relic coin had flew up high and had landed on the pile of chips that was waiting to be collected by another player. "Come Casey, don't you think it is best to stop while ahead?" raph asked with concern for his friend. "Oh come on, raph. I'm on a roll here. I'll be able to get that ring in no time." Raph glared at Casey once more, with a sterner and greater concerned glance then Casey finally sighed with defeat and gave in. "Oh alright, let me get my chips and cash in." Standing up and reached over to collect his winnings.

"Never took you to be a gambler, bonehead. Since when this had come to an interest?" raph asked, curiously. "Don't tell me you had forgotten about the ring, I want to get for April already?" Casey glared in shock at Raphael. The red clad terrapin just shrugged his shoulders then said, sarcastically. "I don't remember you telling me about that."

"Oh come on, bruh. You got to be joking." Casey protested, dumbfounded. "What? Why you laughing?" he rose his brow, confused to as why his friend was laughing. "I'm just messing with you, case. I remember about that ring you said before. You are such a dope at times." Raph laughed. "Not cool, dude." Casey wined. "So not cool." Walking into the elevator only to have tripped on the marble that was unexplained left behind. Unintentionally threw the bag up above himself as he fell and his head on the floor. "You a'right, casey?" raph asked, worried. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine." Who is the idiot that left marbles in the lift anyway?" rubbing the back of his head as he found a relic coin and picked it up. "Look raph."

Looking to the coin in Casey's fingers, had made the red clad terrapin wonder. "Hmm, someone must've dropped it."

"It's mine now." Casey stated, with a huge grin. Raph lowly sighed.

Few minutes later, the pair walked in the room and raph took the coat then threw it the bed before laying down as Casey looked in the mirror and his face had went pale. "What?" raph grunted. "There is a weird old geezer on my shoulder dude." Casey finally answered, pointing to his right shoulder. "I don't see anything. Are you sure that you didn't drink any of those virgin cocktails again?" raph replied, then laid on his folded arms. "You are telling that you cant see the geezer on my shoulder?"

"That is right, man. I don't see him."

Casey blankly glared into the mirror and toward the old poverty god that sat upon his shoulder and chuckled then drank his tea. He trembled and shook as this man just continued to laugh. Suddenly the room was flooded by the sprinklers.

Raphael sprung up and looked around, assumed they were under attack and was informed when Casey pointed to his shoulder once again with grimly, depressed expression. "You got to be kidding?" raph stated, irritated.

Casey shook his head then replied. "I aint joking." The red clad terrapin sighed then sheathed his weapons away as the door echoed with knocks and he hurried to hide. Casey opened the door, greeting two men that informed about the consequences of property damage and he'd have to pay up front.

Dropping his head, then retrieved the money and left the room as Raphael met him downstairs. Leaning against the door side, folding his arms and said to casey as he approached. "What took ya, bonehead?"

"Shuddup raph." Casey replied and got in the car. "We'll see what this bad luck has to do with whatever you are seeing." Raphael mentioned. Casey agreed.