Chapter 10: Demons
For the next few weeks Leo helped Allie train hard. It was the same thing every morning. Wake up, Eat a breakfast Allie made, meditate, exercise, and train in combat. Leo convinced Master Splinter a weapon. Allie picked twin kai she felt good using them. Leo helped a bit by showing her to use them as an extension of her arms since the turtle also had twin swords.
She always looked forward to training with Leo because he took his time teaching her things and when she messed up he would show her again. Her meditation got a lot better and sometimes Master Splinter will come in and help Leo out. He hardly ever asked her personal questions and they usually sat by the large tree in the middle of the room and talked about almost anything.
After training she would hang out with Donnie in his lab and they would talk today was no different as she went with Donnie into his lab she worked on making retro-mutagen as she watched him. She never spoke about how he felt about April. She knew he liked her and she didn't know much about relationships to say anything. But after all the TV she has been watching and romance in the shows she finds she felt the urge to speak up.
"Donnie do you like April?" she asked as she looked by his keyboard and ran her finger over the heart with D+A over it.
Donnie almost spilled the chemical he was mixing. "W-what?" He turned to look at her.
"April O'Neil. You know short orange hair blue eyes. Always comes around…actually isn't her and Casey coming by today?" Allie thought then looked at Donnie a blush was forming on his cheeks.
"Yes they are." Donnie answered stiffly.
"So…you like her?" Allie pressed on.
"…Were just friends…" Donnie kinda mumbled mixing his chemicals again.
"Even the closest friends can develop feelings for each other." Allie watched him as he almost spilled the liquid in the beaker. "So you like her…it isn't that hard to tell considering the frame you put the picture of her and you in…and the heart you made on the desk."
Donnie looked at her. She stared back. "Just asking. I'm not gonna say anything to her. I think it's kinda cute."
Donnie blushed again. Allie smiled enjoying this. She thought the concept of love was strange and alluring all at the same time. She didn't understand it and yet she did. And watching how Donnie reacted to April she found it strange and cute.
"Hey guys." April walked inside with Casey behind her.
"I'm gonna go punch the dummy a bit." Allie smiled as she got up and smiled at Casey and April as she left the lab.
Mikey was eating a pizza as Leo watched some TV. Leo looked to her and smiled. She smiled back at him and waved. Raph was using the dummy. She talks and teases Raph sometimes but other times she feels like she is a bother to him. Allie watched him punch the dummy.
He was so strong and tough she smiled at him as she watched then tapped his shoulder. He turned and looked at her a bit of confusion on his face. She smiled and tried to give her best tough act.
"Hey…mind if I teach this guy a lesson?" she smirks.
Raph smiles at her joke and moves away and watches her. His arms crossed. She punched the away Leo showed her but she wasn't use to punching the dummy. Leo told her to practice on it this morning so she decided to do it now. It was kinda hard and a bit harder them punching Leo's hands. She always tried to limit her power when she hit Leo's hands because she was nervous she will hit him. She saw Leo about to get up to show her but Raph shook his head at her.
"Come on you can hit harder than that. Show him whose boss." Raph said pushing her away and punching it. The dummy swung back and forth.
She watched Raph show her how to punch it then stop and turn to her and step back. She pulled back her arm and punched a bit harder not wanting to break it or send the dummy flying. Raph smiled at her.
"There you go!" Raph cheered her on as she punched she began to smile as she punched it. Leo walked up beside his brother and watched her.
Allie stopped and looked at them both. Leo smiled proudly at her and Raph…he had a strange look on his face she couldn't explain it. She looked down feeling nervous in his stare.
"Hey I was thinking about maybe you coming to the surface and patrolling with us." Leo said smiling at her.
Allie's face lit up when she heard the news. Raph felt himself smile as her eyes lit up and she grinned. Then he thought of all the other mutants and foot bots. The dangers out there was such a big risk to someone who isn't fully trained he couldn't allow her to go outside.
"Really?! Oh I would love to go!" Allie said looking at Leo as if he was a god.
Raph looked at his brother. "You can't be serious Leo. She isn't fully trained we can't being her with us."
"I am trained well enough and if Leo says I can go I can go!" Allie snaps.
"She can get hurt or worse she has to stay here." Raph shook his head looking at Leo.
"I can take pain and last time I checked you're not the leader!" Allie's eyes seem to glow with anger. Leo saw and knew he needed to calm her down.
"She will be fine Raph she is a fast learner and she will be with us. Nothing will go wrong trust me." Leo looked at her and Raph.
"Whatever!" Raph stormed off to his room.
"…So I can go…?" Allie said looking at him.
"I don't see why not." Leo shrugged.
"Alright!" Allie pumped her fist.
Allie hasn't felt better she jumped from building to building running beside Leo. Her hair whipped around her. Her body felt cool thanks to the breeze she picked up as she ran. Leo stopped and took out a telescope and looked around. She panted trying to catch her breath. She caught it quickly and saw Raph sitting by a glass dome on the roof Mikey was playing with a handball and Donnie looked at a device trying to track mutagen.
"There!" Donnie pointed, Leo squinting his eyes. Allie looked over Leo's shoulder and saw the glowing container. It was in an alley by a garbage can. She winced inwardly.
Allie took a deep breath and looked at it and looked around to see if anyone was around. Nobody was around so she turned to Leo.
"I can go get it?" she asked Leo. "It will only take a minute."
Leo thought for a moment. Allie bit her lip and waited for him to answer. As she waited she felt Raph's intense stare. She has been felling it between her shoulder blades and the back of her head since they left the lair. She wanted to prove herself and she felt this was one way to do it.
"I guess so." Leo finally said snapping her out of her thoughts.
"Be right back!" she moved back a bit and jumped her wings snapped out and she flew down just as she was about to grab the container Leo shouted something and someone ran and grabbed the container. Allie gasped and flew back and hit the side of the building and dropped down.
"Allie!" Raph shouted.
Allie shook her head and looked up. The four brothers looked over the edge of the roof. She looked back to where the person or mutant ran to grab the mutagen. Allie gasped at who she saw.
"Long time no see Wonderland."
Allie couldn't speak as she felt the turtles jump down beside her. Leo pointed his sword and spoke his voice sounded fearless and like the leader she knows he is.
"Karai…what are you doing with that mutagen?"
Karai smirked at her cocky smirk Allie knew so well. Karai kept looking at her not taking her eyes off her. Allie had to look away from her stare. She thought she will never see her again. Boy was she wrong.
"That's for me to know and you to find out." She said in a teasing voice.
With a shout Raph charge. Karai jumped on the fire escape to the building next door. The turtles followed her as Allie stared up at them. She shook her head and made a determined face. She can't let Karai ruin her friendships no matter what.
She opened her wings and flew up to see Karai playing with Leo. Footbots waited for them. She planned this out. Allie took out her kai and started to swing them Karai jumped back and smirked then ran at her and swung her sword. Allie ducked as it swept over her nose. Allie turned and ran as fast as she could and leaped from roof to roof knowing Karai will follow her.
Allie turned and saw Karai in the air her sword over her head. Allie jumped and fell back rolling head over heels Karai stopped with a smirk and cocked a hip. Allie narrowed her eyes at her and stood up.
"Hello Alice." Karai said clearly amused.
Allie didn't say anything to her as she stared at her she stood in the defensive stance Leo showed her. Karai raised an eyebrow at her. She was waiting for Allie to make the first move. But Allie knew better Karai would kick her butt and Allie wasn't ready to get her butt handed to her…not just yet. She must wait until the right moment.
"Why so quiet now? You were quiet the talker the last time we seen each other. I didn't expect you to be fighting with the turtles. I thought it wasn't your style to work with anyone." Karai just kept talking. "You know when you left I took to it upon myself to read your file."
Allie's eyes widened with fear. No not her file. She never seen it but she was sure it was full of all her secrets. Karai knew her secrets. She knew every button to push. She had to get away from her.
Allie took a step back. Just when she took a step back Karai ran at her. Allie blocked her with both kai. She ground her teeth with effort. She was strong Allie pushed Karai back with all she had and Karai skid back then ran at her again and Allie swung they clashed again. Karai pushed back and Allie jumped back.
"I know about your deepest secret. Come with me and my father will take you in and we can train you better then these dummies." Karai said putting her sword down her face serious.
"We discussed this already. You…work with the Kraang…I will never work with you." Allie narrowed her eyes.
"…Won't be long now before you're on my side." She smiled.
Just as Karai said this Leo and the others jumped on the roof standing to Allie's right. Allie's wings expanded and stood in her defensive stance. Karai got herself ready also. Allie felt sick to her stomach nervous the all eyes were on them.
"Karai get away from her." Leo sounded anger.
Allie didn't expect this. He must really care for her. Allie felt a little less nervous knowing him and his brothers had her back.
"Leo, stay out of this! All of you stay out of this! I got this." Allie shouted not wanting them to get hurt.
Karai smirked and Allie ran making the first move. She swung both kai. Karai blocked her again with her sword. Allie knew she was playing with her but she didn't care at this point. Karai whispered in her ear.
"Let's show them who you really are shall we."
Allie was caught completely off guard. She felt her face pale and Karai took advange of it and pulled her back so hard she hit her head against the wall by the door to get into the building.
Allie gasped her breath as she saw stars and felt darkness dim her vision. No,no,no! Don't you dare black out! Allie shouted at herself in her head. But just as she thought she was fine she looked up and saw Karai coming at her and slams her sword into her left wing.
She gasped again. The pain of it…bit back a cry out of habit. Before she could think she gripped the sword and heard herself laugh. Oh No…
She pulled it out and saw blood fly out of her wound. She pulled Karai in and head butted her hard. Allie felt the pain of the skull to skull contact. Karai stumped back holding her head and Allie slapped her it the ear so fast Karai stumped sideways. Allie pulled her back by the hair to keep her from falling. She felt herself grin. Karai grinned though her pain she was clearly in.
"See…look at yourself…your enjoying this."
Allie looked over at the turtles there faces in horror. She needed to stop but her body didn't listen to her. Karai knew that. She was enjoying this. Allie felt a new wave of rage as she threw Karai off the roof with all her force.
"Allie no!" Leo screamed. "Karai!"
Karai screams and Allie ran and jumped off the roof after Karai. Her eyes widened as she watched Allie. She grabbed her by the foot and threw her up in the air. She screamed again and Allie heard herself laugh. Allie flew high until all she saw were green dots. The wind whipped their hair as Karai stared at her slight horror on her face.
Finally she felt her vision become brighter and clearer. She started to feel a dull ache in her wing. Her brow was full of sweat as she tried to keep her body and Karai's up in the air. She finally spoke with effort.
"…Keep away from me…you don't want to see that side…" Allie looked down and finally let go and Allie fell back unable to stay in the air any longer.
She heard her name yelled wind went though the wound and as she knew the roof was getting close she felt someone catch her. She looked but forcing herself not to black out. She saw big green eyes looking down at her. They were full of worry and concern.
"Allie Allie can you hear me?" Raph shouted.
"…Loud and…clear…" She smiled up at him.
Leo ran beside her and she turned her head to look at him. Allie closed her eyes for a moment and breathed though the pain that ran like fire though her wing.
"…I threw Karai into a dumpster…she will be ok…" Allie said and rested against Raph's chest.
The gesture would have made Raph rigged but she was hurt and turning pale her blood dripped onto the roof. He turned to Donnie.
"Dudes…she doesn't look to good…" Mikey said with worry.
"We have to get her to the lair quickly." Leo said looking up at Donnie.
Donnie turned and they all ran. Raph cradled her close to his chest as he did. He was filled with worry and guilt. This was all his fault! He should have argued with them more. He should have put his foot down! But he didn't he walked away like a child. It was all his fault and if they didn't get her underground soon…Allie will bleed to death.
Allie felt herself waking up to cool metal against her back. She felt like her wing was on fire and the sound of something dripping. Allie's eyes shot open as she felt a prick of a needle. She gripped the wrist to who held the needle and flipped the over and pulled their arm back. She wasn't clamped down the table. The idiots forgot to tie her down! She felt a laugh until she hear screams.
"Ah! Get off of me! I am just trying to numb the pain so I can stitch the wound up! Ahh!" Donnie shouted below her.
"Allie we are trying to help you get off of him!" Leo ran up to her Raph and Mikey behind him.
"I'm so sorry I thought you were trying to hurt me." Allie helped him up just as the pain came back full force.
Allie doubled over gripped her wing. Leo and Raph went beside her and held her then helped her back to the cold steel table. Drops of blood were on the floor and a bit on the table. Mikey went up to her and looked at her with a smile.
"Don't worry Donnie will fix ya. Right Don?" Mikey said with a grin.
Donnie nodded. Allie saw the needle and felt her panic and fear rising. She felt someone grip her hand and turn her head away. She looked up to see a red mask. The gesture felt unnatural and awkward. Allie tried to look up at Raph.
"…Just…don't look ok?" Raph said not meeting her eyes.
Allie couldn't speak and she looked up at Raph. Before she knew it Donnie sighed and said he was done. Allie relaxed in Raph's arm. Raph let go and left the room without another word. She met Leo's eyes who just stared at her. Actually all eyes were on her now. She hated when people stared at her.
"What?!" she snapped.
"Did we miss something…?" Leo said pointing his finger back and forth between the exit to Donnie's lab and Allie.
"What are you talking about?" her wings began to expand defensively until a pain shot though it and she winced in surprise.
"You might want to not use your wings for a while maybe three weeks." Donnie winced cleanly afraid she might attack her.
"Thank you so much Donnie." She smiled showing she wasn't mad.
Allie walked outside and was met by Master Splinter as Raph was doing pushups on his Sai. Master Splinter walked up to her with concern on his face.
"Are you alright?" he asked her.
"Oh I'm fine. This here is nothing." She smiled like nothing happened tonight.
Raph looked at her and got up his anger shown clearly on his face but he wasn't looking at her. He was looking behind her. Allie turned to see he was looking at Leo.
"I told you to let her stay here and you didn't listen. Now look what happened! She got a sword though her wing." He turned to her. "How can you stand there and act like that didn't happen?!"
Allie felt her eyes soften. Even if he was yelling at her she knew he was showing he cared. Raph blinked in surprise clearly taken back by the way she looked at him.
"Because this pain is nothing new to me." Allie blinked and smiled at him and walked into the kitchen for something to eat.
Raph watched her as she left. He was left speechless. Instead of being mad at her and going after her or yelling at Leo he walked into his bedroom.