Chapter 4
Thunder Storm Ahead
April jumped slightly as she woke from a dream. Her green eyes widened as she looked around her room.
She could have sworn it was a noise that had woken her up.
But there was no sign of anyone within the room.
"Hello?" she called. Her voice was slightly hoarse, from having just woken up.
She had trouble falling asleep these days, making it all the more precious. Now that she was up, she really wanted to know what was going on. What had caused her to wake up from such a pleasant dream?
She could barely muster the strength to sit up.
It was then, she noticed it.
The window had been left open. Had someone entered? And more importantly… were they still there?
She kept still and then silently pretended to slip back into sleep, watching through barely slit eyes as she listened with all her might.
She heard a whisper of movement; saw a shadow flex out of place on the wall.
She kept her eyes nearly shut, as she heard a slight squeak, a low, nearly inaudible chuckle.
With her eyes barely cracked, she made out the form of a human, cloaked in darkness, messing with her medication.
Foot ninja!
April grimly kept still as the Foot ninja then left, closing the window behind, as though he had never been there.
With a beating heart, April grabbed her shell-cell, which she had managed to keep hidden from the doctors and nurses, and quickly dialed up her boys.
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Donatello took the bottle of meds to his lab. He studied them quickly, his mouth working in a grim, hard line.
From what he knew of biology, the poison injected into the medication was meant to speed up the cancer within April's body.
With a clenched jaw, Donatello stood to his feet.
"Bros, we're going hunting."
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Present
What?
Dumbly, I repeat my thought, "Wha-what?"
"You are to clear your desk out immediately, and all your research will be confiscated. I'm sorry." he adds. He sounds sincere in his apology but…
SHELL no!
"You don't understand I've spent 8 years on this cure, I've finally discovered it and-"
"My friend… if you do not do as you're told, I will call security."
"My brothers are ON the security force!"
"Are you threatening me?"
I open my mouth and then close it. I bow my head, my thoughts furious as I respond," yes sir."
I turn and leave.
My heart is in chaos…
But I already have a plan.
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Leatherhead turned to look at Donatello as the terrapin stormed quickly into the office.
"Donatello?"
"Leatherthead, read this. Follow the instructions exactly, please." Donatello told him quietly, but tensely.
Leatherhead knew that tone of voice. He nodded, his eyes narrowing slightly. He quickly and surreptitiously scanned the note. What he read made him want to explode in anger. But he kept control, as he often had so many times in the past, and honored his friend's wishes.
Donatello left the office at 6 p.m. He did not receive his final paycheck. But he did have questions and suspicions reawakened.
Sorry it's short. Been very busy. Magui, I listened to the song you sent, but I was unable to incorporate it into this chapter. I apologize. It will most likely be in the next chapter. ^_^
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