"The outside world rejects you. This is your family now. I want you all to become full-fledged members of the Foot."
It was then that I knew that I was were I belonged. I belonged with the Foot Clan. It was the one place I knew where I was going to be accepted, the one place where I could be myself, the one place that was always going to have their door open for me.
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"Yes Master? What is it that you wanted me to do?"
The Shredder looked down at my bowing form and said, "Stand up, Kris, for you are going to be given a special task. A task that I cannot entrust anybody but you with."
Standing up, I looked him straight in the eyes and said, "What is it that you need me to do, Master Shredder?"
"What I need you to do is to go down into the sewer-system and find a certain rat named Splinter. Once you find him, I need you to kill him."
"Yes, sir," I said as I bowed. Next thing I knew I was in the sewers.
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Without looking back, I walked out of the now deceased rat, I laughed and said, "That is what you get for trying to kill my Master all those years ago. When your precious turtles come back, they will be so discouraged, they might even stop trying and willingly give themselves over to the Foot Clan."
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"It is done, Master. The rat called Splinter is now dead. I left the body in plain sight for those turtles of his to see."
"Very good, Kris. I believe you deserve your reward now."
Looking up, I saw that there was a bunch of Foot Clan members surrounding me. I went into fighting mood and said, "What is the meaning of this? I did exactly as you told me too."
Master Shredder looked straight at me while saying, "You did you're job and now they're about to do theirs!"
Before I even had time to react, the Clan members were already on top of me, trying to kill me. No matter how much I fought, no matter how much I beat the crap out of them, more seemed to be coming. The way that this was going, I was going to tire out and succumb to them wanting to kill me. I need a way out before it happens.
Bolting up, I took a deep breath.
"It was only a dream," I thought out-loud, "I thought these nightmares were over already."
Scratching my head, I got out of bed and walked towards the kitchen. Hoisting myself onto the counter, I think, What is going on here? I haven't had a nightmare like that since I first started trying to get out of the clan. But then, the nightmares weren't as cruel as the ones I had tonight. What do they mean? I wonder if this has to do with Tony coming to visit tonight.
Looking out the window, I could tell that it was well past midnight, well past the time I should be asleep. But I knew I couldn't fall back asleep, not after those nightmares. Getting off the counter, I find my shoes and walk out of the apartment. Not knowing what to do, I start heading towards the park, thinking that it would help me clear my head some.
Finding my spot, I quickly climb the tree, knowing it would be easier to spot anything suspicious from at a higher place. Plus, I would also be camouflaged from anyone trying to find me.
Laying down on my back, I start to think about what Tony had said to me. I know I think about it way too much, but I feel as though there was some truth in what he was saying, even if neither of us realized it. Though, there is still that big part of me that screams just to fight him and be done with everything already. Why does everything have to be so confusing? Not that my life isn't confusing to begin with.
Shaking my head, I sit up. Before this whole thing started, I had a pretty normal life. A life where I had parents who cared (and probably still care) about me, a loving older brother and a place to live. Now, I only had one of those things left, and its not even the same place. But if it wasn't for all the troubles I've been thru, I wouldn't be the person who I am today. One that is sweet and caring, but can kick your ass if you piss her off.
Jumping out of the tree, I head to the nearest man-hole. Taking the lid off, I jumped down to the bottom, not even bothering with the ladder. Landing, I look around to get an idea of exactly where I was at. Shaking my head, I notice I'm not to far from the turtles home. Laughing slightly, I make my way towards them. I never thought I would be finding comfort from four gigantic turtles and a rat, let alone underground at two in the morning.
Knocking on the door as I entered, I see that Michelangelo had fallen asleep in front of the T.V., Donatello asleep at his work table, Leonardo and Raphael no where to be seen. Walking farther into their home, I walk into the first room I see and spot the bed. Not caring whose room it was, I close the door and fall asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
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Waking up, the first thing I noticed was that I was definitely not at Casey's place. Second thing I noticed was that there was a sleeping turtle on the floor. Said turtle being Raphael. I think. Shaking my head, I get out of the bed and start carefully making my way towards the door to leave their place before anyone knew I was even here.
Just as I was about to head out of the lair, I heard a voice behind me say, "Why exactly are you here?"
Closing my eyes, I replied, "Because I was freaking out last night, so I got some air. Didn't feel like going back to Casey's, so I came down here. Now if you excuse me, I'll be going now. Pretty sure Casey is worrying about me."
"I wouldn't be so sure about that."
Turning around, I saw that not only was Casey was there, but also Splinter. Looking at the ground, I said, "So when did you notice I wasn't home?"
"When you left."
Staring at him for a moment, I said, "So why didn't yous stop me from leaving?"
"Because you needed to, even if I wasn't exactly okay with it. Plus, I knew you would end up down here anyways."
"Okay, so I'm assuming its story time?"
Both Splinter and Casey gave me that stern look, while the turtles nodded their heads. I knew all of them were curious about my whole thing with the Clan and what not. Curious about everything that happened in my life. And why exactly I followed my brother into the Foot without even giving it a second thought about it.