Author's Notes

- I do not own TMNT or any of the characters residing in their universe.

- That seems quite long. Oh well, there is still a little bit more (which explains the lack of an ending ) But it is unfortunately nearly finished.

- Thanks for all the comments, I'll update soon.

Chapter 12: Secrets

Mikey couldn't believe what he saw. He had expected pain, well that was until it had happened. His eyes were full of tears. In front of him was Violet who had blocked the attack for him. She had run in front of him just in time to save him. Unfortunately, it had caught her badly and rather a lot of blood was being shed. She tried to continue to stand strongly in front of him, gradually weakening.

"But... why?" he gasped.

"I told you..." she coughed, "…I said I would protect you" Tears were now running down Mikey's face. She fell to her knees, still in front of him. The Shredder laughed as she fell.

Mikey's face darkened, "You'll pay" he almost whispered.

His brothers approached and passed Mikey his nunchacku that had been at the other end of the room. He ran at the Shredder, attacking with everything he had, fighting for Violet. Leo and Raph joined the fight as Don knelt down next to Violet.

"Don't move" he told her.

"Don, I have to... I've got to seal the portal" she pointed to the half open portal above the circle.

The Shredder was forced back. The three attacked and he stepped back, towards the window. Mikey ran forward and kicked him with everything he had. The force of the kick sent the Shredder through the window.

"Oops..." Raph muttered.

Leo shrugged, "Effective, I guess"

Violet attempted to stand, only to fall back onto her knees.

"Get out of the circle" she informed Don. He did as he was told. She unsteadily stood up in the centre of the circle. "Dooin er son dy bragh!" she shouted out. A light surrounded her in the circle. She started to be pulled up by an unknown force, trying to lift her closer to the orb above her.

"MIKEY NO!" she heard three shout as a figure ran towards her.

He grabbed her hand "You can't go trough with this!"

She simply smiled. "Mikey, you know I have to do this"

He jumped at her, embracing her. She whispered something to him as she hugged him back. She suddenly pushed him back. As he fell out of the circle, all that could be seen was a blinding light. His brothers joined him.

"Thank you" he whispered to some unknown being and approached the unconscious form in the middle of the circle.

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"Mikey?" Violet spoke out uncertain of where she was. As she became more conscious, a burning pain hit her. She gradually realised what had happened as she lay there. She was so tired though; she couldn't bring herself to open her eyes.

"I'm here" Mikey answered. She hoped he was by himself.

"Look under my desk" she whispered.

She could hear him scrambling around for it. He wasn't actually sure what he was looking for but eventually found it. It was a note. He unfolded it and read it.

"I was once taught an important lesson by my Master but I forgot it as I became obsessed with my appearance. I was so used to life the way it had been I almost couldn't change. It wasn't until I was taken from the only ones who may now understand me that I began to learn the meaning of this lesson. I had found I was luckier than I thought I had been, as my rescuers returned to save me again. It was the hardest thing that had happened to me as love almost surrounded me and filled my shell. I had been told in the past that you couldn't find love as it would find you. You almost wish for the love that was meant to be for you. This left me confused. Others always found their happy endings, except for me who had to continue in a pointless story. But all this time I hadn't thought that fate could be kind, I thought it cruel until it happened. I was sent here, where I found a family, as well as love. Of course, I miss my old family, but I could not face them the way I am. I would be hunted down for science if I went there. And besides, life goes on, so I may as well continue to be me with the ones who care for me. I am no longer annoyed about my looks; I have come to enjoy being a humanoid turtle and wouldn't trade it for the world.

If you have found this note, it possibly means I have told you the location. It means that my love is yours and that I trust you with my thoughts and feelings. But just remember, there are always many elusive colours, but none can be as stealthy as the many shades of pink"

He smiled as he finished reading it and approached Violet. She was still weak but managed to smile back.

"I trust you too" he spoke to her knowing she'd understand. "You should rest now though"

"All right Donny" she teased him even in the state she was in.

"What's that make you? Raph?" he returned.

She giggled at this but was soon asleep again. He let her rest, knowing she should be better soon. The threat had past and they were now safe. But what of the Shredder? They saw him fall from a window, which was very high up. Could he survive that fall? And how long would they remain safe?

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Donny entered Violet's room in secret later that night.

"Violet?" he hissed to see if she was awake.

"What is it Don?" she asked groggily, still not able to sit up properly and look.

"Well, you know those test's Mikey found when we rescued you? Well he brought them back and I have been analysing them" he paused.

"WAIT! Are you trying to tell me that you know something about what the foot did to me?" she attempted to get into a position where she could see him. He moved closer so she could.

"Yes" Another pause. "I noticed rather a large amount of blood tests were done on you when they captured you, I looked into it and found what had happened"

Violet tensed up. This was it, the answer she had pondered on for so long. Don was still resisting telling her, possibly afraid it would shock her too much.

"Come on Donny. You can tell me!" she almost pleaded for the answer.

"Alright" he submitted, "When you were chased, the foot darts at you. They were supposed to only contain tranquiliser, but a few had some mutagenic material within them. Someone must have grabbed the wrong darts and got lucky when shooting"

She was confused "Wait. Why'd I become a turtle then?" She scanned Don's face but got nothing.

He shrugged "I can't answer that, I just call it as I see it. Maybe they had used the darts on one of us previously or the mutagenic substance was designed to make a mutant turtle" he suggested.

She was overwhelmed. 'Anything else?" she asked as he went to leave her.

He shook his head "No, but I will tell you if I find anything else though"

She heard him leave, she sighed and rolled over slightly. This may have cleared up most things but she still had questions. Maybe she could find the answers when she got better.

Another Note

When Violet says "Dooin er son dy bragh!" it means "Close Forever!" Thought you may want to know that as I know not everyone speaks Gaelic! XD