"Jade, dear. I wasn't aware Frank called you girls to…" Ms. Albarn started before Jade pushed passed her with her red headed sister following in complete rhythm by her side, Fiona and Lexine not far behind all with fierce looks on their faces.
"Frank, we have a problem." Jade said opening his office door and walking inside. She leaned in on his desk as her sisters formed a line behind her all with their arms crossed. Frank looked up from his paper and over the brim of his glasses, slowly moving over all the girl's faces.
"We do?" He asked adjusting himself to sit up right as the Splinter, Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello walked in behind Lexine and Fiona. Michelangelo slipping in right before Albarn closed the doors on him. He leaned against the wall not far from Fiona.
"They've been hit with the fear serum." Jade said crossing her arms still keeping her focused, intense look.
"It seems that the serum they used, they compressed into a gas causing the boys to get sprayed with it. While it consumed them in a fog, they inhaled the liquid in their lungs and then it started spreading rapidly through their blood stream. It seems though, that Michelangelo and Donatello have been more prone than Raph and Leo." Lexi said walking to the desk now.
"I see." Frank said taking off his glasses slowly and folding them on his desk. "Where is Michelangelo?" Frank asked looking amongst the faces. Fiona's dropped silently as Lexi placed a hand on her back with soothing circles.
"He is invisible, for matters involving his personality." Lexi said as Splinter nodded his head walking forward in front of his son's. He placed his hands on the desk as Frank smiled warmly at him getting from his chair.
"I am only assuming that you are these boy's father? You did a wonderful job." Frank said extending his hand as Splinter took it with a bow and small smile.
"Thank you." Splinter said leaning up on his walking stick. "Michelangelo is here in this room, I can feel his energy that only he would posses pulsing through it. The only problem that remains is I have no idea where he is, exactly." Splinter said with a sigh as Frank nodded his head.
"Alright then, that is not a problem. We have been working on an antidote here for quiet some time. Donatello you should be aware of this?" He asked as Donnie furrowed his brow shaking his head.
"Why should I be aware of this?" He asked in a low tone. Lexi turned towards him and noticed his body language instantly. His eyes a darker feeling coming through them, his words filled with a low husky growl towards the end. She sighed turning back towards Jade as Jade followed her gaze towards Leo, giving her a knowing nod of the head back.
"Well, you were in our archives were you not?" Frank asked crossing his arms.
"I had been a couple of times, to find out what is going on with my family. I don't understand why that is such a big deal?" Donnie asked arching his eye ridge slightly.
"It's…It's not." Frank asked in a questionable tone before turning towards Master Splinter.
"Donnie, come with me." Lexi said as he gave her almost a scoff as she walked towards him. She narrowed her eyes grabbing his arm and dragging him out of the room.
Walking into the hallway he broke away from her grasp and shoved her up against the wall. Her head smacked hard against the white plaster as she winced from the sharp pain. She slumped against his body as he pressed hard against hers, pinning her wrists against the wall beside her head.
"What the hell was that?" He asked in a dark tone as she opened her eyes narrowing them on his.
"You need to learn how to play nice!" She said twisting her wrist to break from his grasp and bending his arm back behind him. He dropped down to his knees in a growl of pain as she pulled his head back by the string of his bandanna making him look at her. "Are you gonna be nice? Because I'm sure Leo and Raph will be much more rough than myself." He narrowed his eyes on her nodding his head slowly as she let go. He fixed his bandanna as she started walking back towards the room. She was about turned into the doorway as Donnie tackled her from behind.
Leo and Raph stood for a moment in disbelief as Lexi struggled with Donnie to keep him up and off of her. They rolled along the floor as he tried to grab her quick limbs from moving so he could pin her to the floor. She growled in frustration as the two older brother's snapped into action pulling Donnie up off her to his feet, both holding one of Donnie's arms as Fiona, Jade, and Jacqueline joined their sister in the hallway helping her to her feet. Lexi tried to catch her breath, rotating her shoulder from the tackle as she winced slightly in pain.
"I think he dislocated it." She said in a sigh as Jade snapped her head over her shoulder towards Donnie in a glare. He fought against his brother's hold as Splinter tried to sooth him back to his self.
"Come on dear, I'll take you to the infirmary." Ms. Albarn said with a solemn tone as she helped Lexine down the hall.
"I'm fine." Lexi said pulling away as Ms. Albarn sighed nodding her head. "He didn't mean it, it's not…" She ran her hands through her blond hair turning back towards Donnie as he still fought in his brother's hold. "Don." She said softly walking closer to him, pushing past Jade as she tired to stop her. "No, I need to talk to him!" She snapped as Jade grabbed a hold of her sister's shirt. Splinter sighed nodding his head and stepping aside as Leo and Raph tightened their hold on their brother's strong arms. "Gadget, c'mon…I know this isn't you, you fought it once. Come back." She said softly placing a hand on the side of his face. Donnie's glaring eyes on hers started to slowly lighten up as Lexi let her icy blue eyes dance back and forth over his. She let the side of her mouth curve up into a smile as Donnie's arms started to slowly stop fighting. His head dropped for a moment as he picked it up slowly looking at Leo and Raph in confusion.
"What are you doing?" He asked as Raph as Leo let go, taking a step back.
"You just freaked out man. You scared me a little, you alright?" Raph said furrowing his brow as Lexi smiled gliding her hand slowly down Donnie's face again.
"Ye-Yeah Raph I'm fine." Donnie said fixing his elbow pad on one of his arms as Leo eyed Raphael slowly. Jacqueline looked up to the tone in Raph's voice, furrowing her brow as he looked over at her with a smile. She arched a brow and smiled back giving him a wave as he let out a soft laugh.
"You feelin' alright?" She asked walking over to him as he kept his smile.
"Yeah, never better, why?" He said leaning against the wall, crossing his arms over his chest plate as she shrugged.
"Iunno, just…"
"Just what?"
"You seem, different?"
"I do?" He asked sitting up a bit as she arched a brow again and nodded her head.
"Excuse me." A lab technician said as he passed by Fiona. Everyone's head turned towards the person coming down the hall as they gave the same look of confusion. Fiona gave a small smile moving to the side as she looked over shoulder noticed he had more than enough room to pass her. She furrowed her brow watching him move around something next to her and continued down the hall.
"Hey, who did you just say that to?" She asked as he gave her a sideways looks.
"Him." He said pointing towards the space behind Fiona.
"You can see me?" Mikey asked as the technician furrowed his brow then gave an awkward laugh.
"Yes?" He replied almost as a scoff.
"Finally!" Mikey sighed as the others turned towards Fiona and the technician.
"You see a turtle similar to them, wearing an orange bandanna?" Jade asked carefully as the lab technician nodded his head slowly looking amongst the many expressions. Lexine stepped away from Donnie as he walked over to the technician.
"Where exactly?" Donnie asked as the technician sighed shaking his head and pointed in front of him. Donnie looked towards the space as he gave a shrug.
"He is still invisible to those who care for him." Splinter said as the technician arched his brow slightly.
"Markus, please take Michelangelo here to a lab and run some tests." Frank sighed lifting his glasses as he pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Yes sir." Markus said nodding for Mikey to follow him. Fiona gave Frank a sad look as she watched Markus turn towards an empty space and say something she could no longer hear as they turned a corner. Frank nodded his head as Fiona gave a weak smile running after them.
"Now that, that is settled." Frank said turning back towards the group. "We should run some tests on you as well Donatello." Donnie sighed nodding his head slowly as Lexine took his hand following Ms. Albarn down the hall.
"Hey wait up!" Fiona called as Markus looked over his shoulder to the black hair girl running at him. He stopped as Mikey stopped smiling at Fiona as she bounced towards them.
"That's my girlfriend." Mikey boasted as Markus gave an approving nod.
"She's cute." He shrugged as Mikey nodded his head with a smile.
"Yeah."
"What's your name?" Markus asked Fiona as she stopped catching her breath before they started to walk on.
"Fiona." She said with a smile. "I just want to make sure he's gonna be alright." She said looking past Markus at an empty space and back ahead of her with a sigh.
"I'm sure he'll be fine." Markus shrugged as Fiona sighed again walking into the lab.
Mikey sat in a white chair in the middle of the lab as Markus walked around to the computers starting them up. He attacked sticky pads to Mikey's skin, on his chest and shoulders as Fiona furrowed her brow watching him. She walked over to the sticky pads that seemed to floating in mid air as she placed her hand to one, slowly dragging her fingers down. She could almost feel the coolness of Mikey's skin on her finger tip. She let out a soft breath as Markus looked up from attacking another pad to Mikey's arm.
"His hand is about half an inch below yours." He said as Fiona looked over at him for a moment then back towards the empty chair. She bit her lip moving her hand slowly down until she felt another soft cooling sensation wash against her palm. She focused on it, clenching her eyes shut as she felt Mikey's hand grasp tightly around hers. She almost jumped to the feeling as she opened her eyes slowly.
She let a slow smile graze against her face as she looked down into his blue eyes looking straight back into hers. She let her smile widen for a moment before her head caught up. She gasped, putting her hand to her mouth before wrapping her arms around his neck. He furrowed his brow placing his hands around her waist as she kissed his shoulder, moving up to his neck and pulling away kissing his lips. He pulled her back as she looked into his blue eyes again letting out a squeal of happiness before wrapping her arms tightly around his shoulders once more.
"Well, while we are waiting for that Splinter won't you join me for a cup of tea? We can talk over some things that your son's will be going through over the next couple of days, hopefully if everything works out." Frank said opening his arm for the elderly rat as Splinter bowed his head graciously. "In the mean time, why don't you four get some training in?"
"Training, what for?" Jade asked as Frank kept walking with Splinter.
"Josh and Greg are in the room they'll assist you."
Jade furrowed her brow in suspicion as she turned towards Jac who gave her a shrug in response.
"They were supposed to help us with our powers." Jac said as Leo nodded.
"You still have yet to find your second one." Leo said as Jade rolled her eyes walking towards the training room.
"Hey guys!" Joshua said with a smile, running his hand through his damp red hair. Gregory sighed putting down his arms as they glistened with sweat under the bright lights of the white room.
Jacqueline and Raphael walked in giving them both a head nod greeting as Jade smiled with a single hand wave. Josh gave a weak smile to Leonardo who kept his gaze over Greg who was giving the same right back.
"So, what brings you here?" Josh asked walking towards them as Greg stayed back.
"That condensed gas was the fear serum." Jade said flatly as Greg nodded his head stepping closer towards her.
"And, they weren't effected?" He asked looking only towards her as Raphael and Leonardo both narrowed their eyes slightly to the question.
"No, we weren't." Leo said catching Greg's eyes for a moment as he lifted them to his deep tone. Jade turned towards Leo as he kept his glare tight on Greg who never took his off Jade.
"We were, uh just workin' out. You wanna join?" Josh asked, trying to break the tension that was filling the room quickly.
"Your dad said somethin' 'bout you assistin' us?" Jac asked crossing her arms as Jade nodded her head looking around the room.
"We still have to work on your second power Jade." Greg said as Jade furrowed her brow slowly turning her head at his tone. It was deeper than usual, almost demanding as she nodded her head.
"I know that." She said as he nodded his head crossing his arms, squaring off his shoulders slightly. Jade arched her brow shifting her gaze for a moment over out of her peripheral vision to Leonardo as he did the same.
"He's really beggin' for it." Jac said to Jade as she kept herself in between the two at a distance.
"Leonardo knows better than too..." Jade was cut off from her thought as she felt a hand grasp softly around her wrist. She looked down at it as Greg tugged her slightly to follow him.
"We should go in the other room, have you focus better." He said as she furrowed her brow nodding her head slowly. He smirked looking over his shoulder once more at Leo as he kept his eyes narrowed.
Greg walked Jade into another room that connected to the training room. It was all glass walls and a blue padded floor. He walked her into the middle as he held his arms out in front of his, his elbows bent slightly. Jade looked over her shoulder at Leonardo as she noticed his face and body language. She arched her brow slightly in interest, she'd never seen him wear that expression besides the middle of combat. It was intense and focused even, slightly angry. She turned towards Greg who placed his hands on hers and put them out in front of her, palm out. She cleared her throat trying to focus as he smiled.
"Try and not pay attention to that." Greg said softly. She moved her eyes slowly up at his tone that filled the small quiet room. "You need the help. He doesn't seem to think you're capable." Greg shrugged as Jade slowly narrowed her eyes taking a step back.
"Leonardo thinks I am more capable than anyone he knows. My boyfriend has complete faith in me."
"Are you sure of that?" Greg asked crossing his arms as she dropped her hands from his.
"Yes." Jade said completely sure of herself.
"Maybe that isn't all a good thing?" Greg said with a slight shrug.
"What?"
"He may have too much faith in you and not believe that you need protection. You're not fully aware of all your powers yet and you are powerful Jade, extremely. It's almost, amazing how much power you posses." He said with a smile as she noticed his blue eyes light up for an instant. "And having someone like Leo can hold you back from that. He is always going to have you fight by yourself like he did the other night and I don't think that's right. A guy should always protect what's his." Greg said furrowing his brow in anger as he turned his head away from her.
Jade stopped for a moment and let his words absorb into her mind. She knew nothing of what he just said to be even remotely true. She thought that maybe he was just being nice all those times, but now she knows it was for different reasons.
"Leo loves…"
"Yeah, he loves you I get it and you don't see the wrong in that?" Greg asked taking a step towards her. She took a step back from him as he sighed putting his head down. "I'm sorry, it's just…I've been thinking about this for some time and you're so capable of so many things, great things and you can do them if you had the right person by your side to help you." He said lifting his head with a smile and looking at her. She furrowed her brow shaking her head as she took another step back.
"I have someone like that already." She said calmly as he sighed shaking his head.
"He's not normal Jade, you need someone that…"
"I'm not normal!" She said rising her voice in irritation now.
"You are, you're just special and I can help you with that."
"You can help me?" She asked in almost a scoff as he nodded his head.
"Yes, you can feed off my power so you can control yours and find your other. You can finally clear your head of all the things that wronged you in the past and finally be free of all that and I can…"
"I've already done that with someone who helped me in more ways than you could. And you're wrong! Leonardo would never let me fight by myself! He's always there and he knows I'm capable and he knows when I say I don't need help that I don't but he'll be with me every step of the way in my shadow just to make sure! The only person I'll ever need is in him!" She said pointing towards Leonardo as Greg looked over at him and then back towards Jade. He shook his head as he noticed Leo walking towards the room. He felt panic and anger rise in his chest as he grabbed Jade by his powers and pulled her body into his. She tired to fight but he was stronger than she was and he pulled her lips into his with a kiss.
Leonardo got to the door and stopped, mid turn of the handle as he noticed Jade's mouth attached to someone else's. He narrowed his eyes first in confusion then in anger as he growled twisting the handle the rest of the way. Greg pulled back finally as Jade lifted her hand to slap him. Before her hand could hit his cheek he was taking away from her body making her fall forward a little from the quickness of losing her balance. She looked over at Leonardo pinning him against the glass walls as Greg struggled underneath Leonardo's sharp katana blade. Jade's eyes grew wide as she ran to Leo, pulling on his shoulder to ease up.
"Leonardo! No, stop!" Jade said pulling harder as Greg finally pushed him back with his powers gasping for breath.
Raphael and Jacqueline ran in with Joshua close behind. Raphael caught Leo from Greg's push as Leo straightened himself out slipping his blade back in its hold. He turned towards Jade as she tired to catch her breath from panic slowly raising inside of her from almost witnessing something she knew he'd regret forever.
"What the hell happened?" Raph asked as Greg rubbed his neck that was red with a slight cut from broken skin.
"Something that shouldn't have." Jade said glaring at Greg. He sighed walking over to her as Leo stepped in his way.
"I need to just apologize." He said looking up at Leo with slightly narrowed eyes as Leo kept his hands at his sides, his hands slowly starting to clench into fists.
"I don't need your apology." Jade said placing a hand on Leo's arm to try and sooth his breathing.
"I was just tryin…"
"You don't try anything with her!" Leo nearly screamed as Raph turned with an arched eye ridge at his older brother. Jade sighed putting herself in front of Leo and his line of sight that still glared harshly at Greg. She slowly ran her hand across his cheek making his eyes finally focus on hers. His features started to relax as she moved her hands slowly up and down his arms to relax the tensed muscles over.
Joshua shook his head at his older brother as Greg watched Jade comfort Leo. His hands started to slowly form a fist as Josh walked over to him grabbing his arm. Greg pulled away with a slight hiss as Josh's hand started to burn the skin on his bicep.
"C'mon." Josh said dragging Greg out of the room as Greg finally pulled away from his brother's grasp as they were outside in the halls. "What the fuck is wrong wit you?"
"She deserve better than that!"
"Eva stop an' think that maybe they are good for 'em? I mean yeah, I thought Raph wudn't good enough for Jac eitha' but they have been in their lives longa than we have and they know 'em way betta than we eva could. Get ova it dude, its how it is."
"But you know! You know that they're no good for them! They're…They're…just…" Greg stopped as Josh turned towards him in the hall crossing his arms over his chest.
"They're what Greg, freaks? Then what the fuck are we huh? Run of the mill normal guys? Dude, get a fuckin' clue! We're just as fucked as they are! There's no difference and there neva will be! It sucks I get it, believe me! Jac is amazin' and funny, and everythin' I coulda asked for in a girl, but she ain't mine! She's his, and I have enough fuckin' decency to respect that which is why Raph stopped lookin' like he was gonna rip my head from my neck as any one second. Now, I'm thinkin' Leo has actual reasons to do it with you." Josh said with a faint smile as Greg sighed running his hand through his dirty blonde hair.
"It's not right."
"Yeah, fuckin' life isn't right."
"It was just our one chance to find someone that understood and…"
"She still undastands. They all do. But, you fucked up! That's your own fault. I'm still waitin' around for the day Jac comes runnin' to me for 'advice' after a fight with Raph. Will it happen? Probably. Will I get any? Probably not, but I still hope." He shrugged. "And it's not like there ain't girls out there that would undastand." Josh sighed running his hands over his face and lacing his fingers together as he ran them over the top of his head putting them behind his neck. "Looket, we'll go out tonight and buy some girls some drinks. Sound good?" Josh asked taking his hands from behind his head and slapping one on his brother's shoulder. Greg rolled his eyes in a sigh.
"Whatever."
"Ah…that'a boy!" He smirked mussing his brother's hair as Greg shoved his hand away.
"Jesus Leo…" Jac breathed as Greg and Josh left the room. "You acted like…"
"He lost control." Jade finished. She looked up from her stare on the ground at Leo as his eyes still narrowed and hands clenched tightly around his biceps as they crossed over his chest plate. "You should be with Donnie and Mikey."
"I'm fine." Leo said as Jade walked past him.
"Frank will run some tests and…"
"I wasn't effected." Leo said his voice still an eerie calm.
"We'll figure it out faster if they have more samples…"
"I'm fine!" Leo yelled as Jade furrowed her turned towards him.
"You seem it." She said crossing her arms.
"He should know what isn't his!"
"Well maybe we should just test both of you?" Jac shrugged looking at Raph as he nodded his head.
"I wasn't effected." Leo said through clenched teeth as Jade sighed shaking her head.
"Yes Leonardo you…"
"He kissed you!" He yelled tossing his arms back.
"He was wrong in that yes Leonardo I understand that. However, you went too far." Jade said calmly with her eyes still narrowed on his.
"I think it was far enough." Leo growled.
"For God sakes Leo you pulled a katana on him!" Jade said losing her cool now as she dropped her arms from their placed over her chest and motioned towards the swords on his back.
"Did I kill him? NO! And he should be damn lucky for that!" Raph arched a brow watching his normally level headed brother.
"Leo we should both just do it and get it over with." Raph said crossing his arms as Leo tore his glare from Jade moving it towards his brother. They stared each other down for a moment before Leo gripping his hands into fists as his sides.
"Fine." He growled turning and leaving the room as Raph walked with him.
"That was interesting…" Jac said arching a brow over at her sister who still breathed heavily from the fight. Jade sighed and walked after the two turtles as Jac followed.
