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Time passed smoothly for everyone, the truth in a sense, had set them free. Surprisingly the city was also running normally, there had been no increase in crime since the Foot's disappearance. News of the fight had spread through every vein of the city, the gangs quaking in their boots. It was actually safe to walk the streets, due to the rumors circling around. Only small time criminals, out of desperation, stalked the streets. No one had seen the Foot in days, confirming the fact that the Shredder's tower being taken down was no accident. The rumors even scared the police, who stayed out of the shadows to avoid a confrontation. Though there were many depictions of the vigilante, two facts were in every story. The person was superhuman, able to bring a building down with one punch. She was seen as a bright mass, one that no one wanted to encounter. Known on the street as the Angel, people stayed out late to try and catch a glimpse. Their heads always looking to the sky, looking for the glowing person. Little did they know that their "angel" was right under their feet, trying not to go crazy…
Underground, the situation was as happy and calm as it was above. The dark attitude caused by secrets kept, had been diminished. Everything had gone back to normal, well as normal as the life of a mutant turtle could be…
"Thanks eyes!" Mikey exclaimed as he looked through the comics around him
"Your welcome, just be careful with them" Jasmine replied, before taking a drink of her tea
They were in the living room, she was watching television on the couch and he was reading comics on the floor. The comics were those she had brought, the tattered and faded ones. (If you don't remember this, then read the first story!) Carefully the youngest turtle leafed through them, looking at the colorful pages. He smiled looking at the new material, before looking back to his sister.
She was supposed to be in bed, resting. Like that's going to happen, Mikey thought. He thought back a few nights to when she had "convinced" them to let her out.
He was playing video games, trying to beat his all time score.
"LET ME GO!"
Her voice echoed through the lair, followed by the sounds of a scuffle
Concerned, and somewhat curios, he set the controller down. Venturing towards the noise, he bumped into Leo who was clearly having a mini panic attack. Rolling his eyes, the orange bandana looked to see their brother coming towards them.
Raphael was the same as he was everyday, except for the fact that he had Jasmine over his shoulder. Fury in her voice, she pounded on his shell. Neither of them noticed him or Leo as they walked by.
"Put me down" She growled
"Nope" Raph replied, walking towards the lab
"What did she do this time?" Leo asked, causing Raph to turn
"Caught her out of bed" The hothead said, ignoring her threats
"Again?" A new voice said
Donatello came out of his lab, shaking his head at the sight he saw.
"Yup, you ever considered restraints?" Raph asked, before receiving a glare from Leo
"Put me down or I will hide your Sais on top of the Statue of Liberty!" Jasmine said, more like hissed
"Feeling grumpy are we?" Raph said
"Raph, it's not like she can escape" Leo said, trying to get him to release her
"Fine" Raph muttered, setting her down
Free of her big brother's arms, Jasmine glared at him
"You still have weeks to go with that cast" Don reminded her
"I know that…but do I really have to be in bed all the time?" She snapped at him, mostly out of frustration
"It is better that you are" The genius replied
"But it's so boring" The female grumbled
"You need to rest" Leo said, although he was known to not rest himself
"I have rested! I can't fall asleep even if I wanted to" She stated, crossing her arms
"Why don't you color?" Raph asked, more like joked, earning him a eye roll
"Because I'm not a baby, like you" She shot back
He chuckled at that remark, watching as Jasmine declared war
Raph gritted his teeth, as she fired the first shot.
"Why can't I just watch TV? Why do I have to be in my room all day?" She asked, building up her case
"Because, you need to rest" Leo told her
"I have been, you believe me don't you?" The black haired female asked
He watched as the blue brother shifted slightly, he's going to crack. Her blue eyes looked at him, all anger gone from them. He watched as this took place and the youngest turtle knew that Leo had no chance. He couldn't blame his brother, she was very convincing.
Finally the leader answered "Of course I do"
One brother down, he thought, looking to his to other brothers. With Leo officially on her side, she turned her attention to her next victim.
"Just because you have Romeo on your side, doesn't mean you win" Raph told her
"You still need to rest" Don added
"You look like you need rest more than I do" She commented
"We aren't the ones with a broken leg" Raph retorted, not budging
"My leg needs to rest? Well it can do that if I'm sitting in a chair" She replied, wearing his defense down
"Well…" The hothead drifted off
He watched from the side as Jasmine went in for the kill shot.
"Look I am not going to go train or anything; I just don't want to be in bed all day long. You understand that right?" She asked him
"Yeah, I get it" Raph replied
Strike two, he thought, his eyes going to Donatello.
"As your doctor, I say that you need rest. That means that you are staying in your room, even if you have my big brothers on your side." Don said, laying down the law
He, Leo, and Raph cringed. That tone, their brother meant business. Although their brother was a peaceful person, he could be just as hard headed as the rest of them. The two stared down, his dark brown eyes against her blue orbs.
One eye ridge raised, Jasmine said "Well I could…"
She drifted off, turning away. So that's her strategy, he thought, as Donatello said "What?"
"Well I…never mind you would never…but on the other hand you might…" She mumbled to herself
"What are you talking about?" The purple banded turtle asked, taking a step closer
He chuckled, knowing the look on his brother's face.
" I could give you a blood sample but like you said I'm not allowed out of bed. Pity, because I knew you really wanted to examine it…" She drifted off, a evil smile on her face
"She's good" Raph said
"That may not be a good thing" Leo added, as they both watched their brother respond
"I won't…you need rest" Don stuttered, holding his ground…barely
She said nothing as the yellow glow surrounded her body. A glass vial appeared in her hand, the red crimson contents shifting back and forth.
"Are you sure?" She asked, holding out the vial
"Is that?" Don asked
"My blood? Yes. Who knows what kind of a mutation I have…I bet you would love to know" Jasmine taunted, moving the enclosed blood around
"You are evil" The genius hissed
"Thank you" She shot back, her arms crossed in victory
"Fine you can be out of bed" Don said, holding out his hand
She handed over the vial, before saying "Pleasure doing business with you"
"You gave in for a vial?" Raph asked, as the genius started to walk away
Ignoring his brother's question, Donatello said "You must have an escort at all times" his eyes on her
Her face fell, before she hobbled back to her room.
"Who said I gave in?" Don said, before closing his lab door
He began to laugh, gathering their attention. Both of his elder brothers joined in, before it finally died down. When it came to out smarting people, their brother still ruled the roost.
The memory fading, Mikey looked back to the comics. A smile on is face, he read on through the action filled adventures. His eyes wandered towards the margin where someone had scribbled a few words. Most were done with crayon, though some were neater in pen. Not paying any attention to the comics, he flipped the pages in till he reached the end. On the back cover there was a drawing of a person, a girl. With black hair and dark blue eyes, it was surely Jasmine. Who ever had drawn it, took a lot of time. The person cared about her, for it captured her presence in a picture. Lines came out at different places; identify the powers the female possessed. One of the comments said
Very Patience (Especially with me)
He grinned, reading the writing further when he came upon another person's handwriting. It was smooth, neater than the last. The orange banded brother wondered who had written it as he read the person's comment...
Ability to give hugs that make everything better, no matter what is going on
That did sounded like Jasmine, but who would say that about her? Mikey wondered this as he read on. He came upon one last writing style, further down on the page. It was rough, neither messy nor smooth like the others.
Able to calm anyone down (Even me)
An involuntary gasp escaped his mouth, as he read on. .
Happy Birthday! Congrats on being the best big sister ever!
Love your little sisters,
Alice Simone Tori
His mind went blank after reading that. These comments were from her sisters, they had drawn her. He felt a tear go down his cheek; he was holding a birthday card, her birthday card. Their families were so similar, it was almost scary. She had three sisters, he had three brothers. She was the oldest, he was the youngest. Yet the difference was giant, he had it better than she did. He had had a wonderful childhood, while she was put through intense training. He had a loving family, while hers was dead. That could have had easily been his life instead of hers.
Mikey ran his hand across the worn writing. He felt the love, the pure love they had put into this. He felt another tear go down his cheek, before a hand wiped it away. Looking up, he looked into her eyes. She didn't say anything, instead just gave him a hug.
Why am I crying? He thought, as she squeezed him tight, the tears running down his face
"Mikey?" He heard a brother say
Through his clouded eyes, he saw Leo standing there. His brother's light brown eyes showing concern, as he stood a few feet away. The scene was silent for a moment, not even his tears shattering the silence.
That's when his brothers entered.
"Hey fearless, are we going on…What happened?" Raph stopped mid sentence as he surveyed the scene
"Raph will you be…"Donatello ran off
Mikey didn't saying anything; only bury his head into her shoulder. Leo picked up the comic, his eyes going wide as he read the words. The middle brothers peeked over his shoulder, as the three looked at the page. No one said anything for a moment, in till Jasmine broke the silence.
She pushed Mikey away, before standing up. No tears ran down her face, as she spoke.
"I never read comic books, so they thought that was the best place to hide my card. It was for my twelfth birthday and they wanted to make me feel special."
The room was silent once more, before she turned to Mikey.
"There is no reason for you to cry" She said, her blue eyes staring at him
"But it's not fair!" Mikey said
No one said anything, so he continued
"You had everything taken away just because you were at the wrong place at the wrong time. We were also targeted by the Shredder, but our family is still whole. You lost everyone…" The youngest turtle said, before being cut off
"I didn't lose everyone, because I met you four" Jasmine told him, giving him a sweet smile
His brothers said nothing, but smiles and grins covered their faces.
"But…" He began to say
"You want to know what death is?" She asked
"What?" Mikey said, meeting her gaze
"Life" She replied
"What?" Raph said, joining the conversation
"You heard me" She said, before moving to Leo
"You said death is life" Don said, as she reclaimed the comic
Without another look, she closed the comic, before setting it on the couch.
"It's true" She said, as the conversation became more casual
"How so?" Leo asked
"Because everything is life, whatever happens…just happens. You can't stop it or change it, because everything happens for a reason. That's life" She replied
"That makes sense" Don said
"Hey can I see the comic?" Mikey asked
"So you can cry again?" Raph smirked
"No, I didn't get to finish reading" The youngest turtle retorted
"Have you finished analyzing my blood?" Jasmine asked turning towards Don
"Yes, but I have a few…" Don began to say
"Yes…Three…Not sure…Five…and Hisomi Shisho" She cut him off
Donatello's jaw dropped, causing them all to look at him. Even Mikey looked up from the comic book.
"You just…" The genius sputtered
"What did you do?" Leo asked, slightly concerned for his brother who looked like he was a fish out of water
"I just answered his questions" She replied
"But he never asked any" Raph said
"YOU JUST READ MY MIND!" Don spat out, making them all but Jasmine jump
"Geez Don, give us all a heart attack why don't ya?" Raph muttered
"No, I didn't" She said, ignoring the stares she was getting
"Then how…" Mikey started to say
"…did I know his questions? Simple, I can see glimpses of the future" She replied, her blue eyes looking at them
"You can see the future?" Leo asked, as they all sat down
"Glimpses and they aren't always clear" She told them
"Another amulet power?" Mikey said
"Yes, although it could be more developed" She replied
"What were Don's questions anyway?" Raph asked
"I was going to ask if she had any powers other than her telekinesis" The purple banded brother said
"And I do" She said, fiddling with her "amulet"
"Then I was going to ask how many she had" Don said, all eyes on her
"I answered three" Jasmine said, causing them all to raise an eye ridge
"Three?" Mikey asked
"Telekinetic energy, psychic powers, and speed" She said, leaning into the couch
"Speed?" Raph asked, uncertain
"Speed" She repeated, but she wasn't in the same place
All their head turned to see her on the other side of the room, leaning against the wall with a cup of tea in hand.
"How…what the…" Mikey muttered, doing a double take from the couch to her
"I was the fastest of my sisters" She said, before taking a drink of tea
"Why were you captured then?" Don asked
"Yeah, why didn't you just stop the dart?" Raph added
"Because it's a challenge my sisters and I used to have. We tried to do most things without using out powers" She replied
"They had powers too?" Mikey asked all excited
"Yes, but I am not going to tell you what their powers were" She smirked, her blue eyes looking at the youngest turtle
"But…" Mikey groaned
"Anyways, my third question was how she was mutated" Don cut Mikey's whining off
"And I really don't know, that would be a question to ask leather head or Sim" Jasmine said, falling silent as the last word came off her tongue
"Sim as in Simone?" Mikey asked, his blue eyes looking to her
After a moment of silence she replied "We each had a nickname for each other, same as you guys"
"Tori for Victoria" Raph said
"Jas for Jasmine" Leo added, sending her a small smile
"Ice for Alice?" Mikey said uncertain
A smile came to her face, as she went to the ground in giggles. After a moment, she wiped the tears from her eyes and stood up
"Alice is her nick name" She explained
"Why?" Mikey asked
"Her full name is Alexandra, but we called her Alice for short" The female turtle replied
"But that doesn't make any sense" Don said
"It does of you consider that she looked a lot like Alice from Alice in Wonderland" She challenged
"She had blond hair?" Raph said
She nodded her head, "Plus it was also her favorite movie"
"That makes sense then" Leo commented
"I was then going to ask how old she was when she started training with the Ninja Tribunal" Don said
"I was five, when we started training with them" She stated, their jaws dropping
"You were five?!?" Raph asked, his eyes wider than usual
"Well the utroms didn't want to wait and we had already mastered ninjutsu, so they sent us off" She replied, shrugging her shoulders
"And to think that we were still running around, having fun" Leo murmured
"By that age I knew how to not crack under torture" She spat out, causing their jaws to drop even further
"They did torture training on you?!?" They all yelled
"If we were captured, we couldn't give away the utroms secrets" She replied
"But still..." Leo began to say
"Don's final question asked who was my favorite Ninja Tribunal member" She cut him off and they knew that the conversation was over
"You said Hisomi Shisho" Don stated
"Yes, he was my favorite" Jasmine confirmed
"Who was that again?" Mikey asked
"You know, the master of stealth" Raph replied
"You mean the guy that never talked?" Mikey said
"Yes, he never talked and that's why I liked him. He never was loud, always just there" She explained
"I found him scary" Mikey commented
"That's because you mocked all the teachers" Leo pointed out
"So you were his favorite student?" Don asked
Before she could respond, an orange glow sped into the lair. It was a cloaked person, who stood with fans at the ready.
"You always have to make an entrance" Jasmine said, bowing to the person
The person tore off his cloak, showing to be the master of stealth himself. He returned the bow, before walking up to her.
"Good to see you, Hisomi Shisho" She said
He said nothing, although a small smile came to his face. He held out a letter to her, which was plain except for the seal. Her face scrunched up, as she opened it.
"Again? Come on…how long do I have?" She muttered, before looking to the Ninja master
Saying nothing, Hisomi Shisho held up 2 fingers.
With a scowl on her face, she said "Two months?"
He nodded.
"Fine, tell Chikara Shisho that I can't wait to challenge her again" She said, pure sarcasm in her voice
The master of stealth rolled his eyes before disappearing just as suddenly as he had come.
"What was that all about?" Raph asked as she settled into the couch
"I've been summoned by the Tribunal, again" Jasmine muttered
"What do you mean again?" Don said
"They have summoned me every few months to make sure I'm still alive" She replied
"That you're alive?" Leo asked, with one eye ridge raised
"They like to keep tabs on all their students" She explained
"Why did you say that about Chikara?" Mikey asked
"She and I butted heads, I hated her lessons. She will never admit that I beat her." The black haired female stated
"You beat her?" Raph said, shocked
"About six years back, I kicked her butt. I have never let her live it down." She replied with a chuckle
"I'm surprised that you were so casual talking to Hisomi" Leo said
"When you know the Tribunal for your entire life and they know that you at their level you can joke with them a little" She said, shrugging her shoulders
"Thanks for the answers" Don said, before heading to his lab once more
"Anytime" She said, before returning to her tea
"Well that was interesting" Raph muttered, turning on the tv
"A little more of my history revealed" Jasmine replied
"And all it took was five questions" Mikey chuckled before turning back to the stack of comics
Thousands of miles away, across the sea, raised voices were heard.
"We need to find her killer!" A redhead roared, throwing her hands up
"That's suicide and you know it!" Her sister yelled back, not backing down
"How is avenging our sister suicide!?!" Tori hissed, as she paced near the grave
"You and I both know that if she was taken down, there is no way that we will be able to defeat the person!" Simone argued
The brown bandana growled, but said nothing
"We don't even know who did it" Alice added softly, making both her sisters turn
"Stay out of this" Tori said, delivering a glare
"She deserves to help decided" Simone said, backing the youngest up
"We both know that she won't be there during the fight" The amber eyed girl said
"…" Alice tried to say something
"Not now!" Simone hissed, glancing over to the pink bandanna
"Well if she's going to help, she needs to know that she's not getting anywhere near the battlefield!" Tori replied
"Tori! Not now!" Simone yelled
"I don't care! She's a baby anyway!" Tori growled
Alice drifted away, as a memory came to her
"She's a baby who almost got herself killed!" She heard her sister say
Brushing her blond hair out of the way, she looked through the door crack. There she saw her three elder sisters sitting. She was suppose to be in bed resting, but that was boring…instead she spied on her sisters.
"She will hear you! It's not her fault!" She saw Jasmine defending her
"Look she made a mistake, we all have" Simone said
"But not one that crucial, not one that blew up the building!" She heard Tori growl
"We are all alive, that's what matters" Her eldest sister hissed
"What about the mission? We had to abort because of her!" Again her angry sister blamed her
"Did you talk to the utroms?" Simone said
"Yes, I am being sent away as punishment" Jasmine replied
No, she thought, it's my fault
"She should be the one sent away" Tori stated
"You know she can't handle that" She heard Jasmine hiss
Is that what I am to them? Weak? She turned again to the crack
"It might be good for her" Simone mumbled
"No, I am going and that is final" Jasmine said, laying down the law
"Why?" She asked, busting through the door
Her sisters' eyes went wide as she stood there.
"Alice…" Jasmine began to say
"No, don't Alice me" She hissed "I am not a baby, I am not weak, and I can handle it!"
"But…" Simone tried to talk to her
"No! I will not stand by while to talk about me! If you have something to say, then say it to my fucking face!" She roared
Did I actually say that? She thought, but that was at the back of her mind
"Fine we will, maybe you won't be such a baby then!" Tori yelled back
"I hate you! I hate all of you! You're the worst sisters ever!" She screamed before running from the room
Tears streaming down her face, she ignored them calling her name. She knew they were faster than her, but still she ran hoping that somehow she would be faster. She heard them approaching, calling her name. Finding an open door, she threw herself in and locked the door. She tried to stop herself from sobbing, although she knew they would find her. They always did…
Her heart stopped as the door handle started to turn.
"No, she needs time" A voice said, but the handle kept turning
It was her sisters, she recognized their voices.
"I need to talk to her" Another voice said
That was Tori, the voice rough.
I don't want them here, she thought, trying not to cry
"GO AWAY!" She yelled, as the voices outside the door stopped
"Alice, please come out" She heard Simone say
"No" She whispered
"We just want to talk"
It was Jasmine, trying to reason with her
"I don't want to talk with you" She said, wiping away the tears
"I'm sorry, please come out" Tori said
She was about to respond, when a voice saved her.
"My daughters, what are you doing?"
Mother, she thought, as a smile came to her face. A rally of answers was heard, although they all ended the same way. She had locked herself in a closet…
"I will take care of this, now go to bed" The cat said, her sisters vanishing
She slowly opened the door, looking to see her mother. She snuggled into her mother's shoulder, the tears vanishing. Slowly she walked with her to the room she shared with her sisters.
"Don't make me" She whimpered, not wanting to go in
"Your sisters are asleep, my child" Her sensei replied
"I don't want to be near them" She said, holding on to her mother's robe
"Where will you sleep then?" Her mother asked
"Anywhere but there!" She hissed
"Just because your sisters made a mistake…" Her mother began to say
She was cut off by the door opening, a person appearing. It was Simone, rubbing her eyes.
"What's going on?" Her sister asked, before yawning
She hid behind her mother, hoping she wouldn't be seen. Luckily, she wasn't …
"Make some more noise will ya?" Another voice yelled from inside
"Shut up Tori!" She heard Jasmine say, followed by a POW!
Then both her older sisters appeared, both looking cross.
Pandora chuckled, still hiding her.
"Why did you throw the pillow at me!?!" Tori asked
"Because you were being to loud" Jasmine replied, rolling her eyes
"Where's Alice?" Simone asked, their bickering stopped
"I regret to inform you she is gone" Her mother said, her face filled with sadness
What are you talking about? She thought, I'm right here
"What?" Jasmine said, her face wide with shock
"She ran away, she's gone" The mutant cat replied
"You're telling me my baby sister is gone!" The red head yelled
A nod from their mother caused them to go into panic mode
"We have to find her!" was their agreement
"She could be captured or worse" Simone said, very worried
"She can take care of herself" Jasmine's voice broke through the hysteria
"But she…" Tori began to argue
"We didn't believe in her and that's why she ran. I hope that she will come back so I can tell her that I'm sorry and that I love her" The eldest replied
"Why don't you tell me now?" She asked, stepping out from behind her mother
"ALICE!"
She was smothered by their hugs, as they all began to say things at the same time.
"I'm so sorry!"
"Please forgive me!"
"Don't run away!"
"I never did" She told them
"But…" Simone said, as they all looked to their mother
The smile on her face told it all and she said nothing as she walked away.
Left alone, another round of apologies came from her sisters mouths
"I just couldn't take it" She told them
"It's understandable, we were being jerks" Tori said
"Yeah you were" She said, as their faces fell
"Can you forgive us?" Jasmine asked
"Of course! You're the best big sisters ever!" She said a bit too loudly, a goofy smile on her face
"Just promise me something" Jasmine said, as they climbed into their beds
"What?" She asked, as they snuggled into the blankets
"Promise us that you will tell us when we are being jerks" Tori replied
"Just say "You're being a jerk" Simone added, as the lights were extinguished
"Promise" She said and with that they all fell asleep
All was well…
The memory faded, as the sounds of her sister's fighting came to her ears.
"I'll do this alone then!" Tori yelled
"You're being a jerk" Alice said, causing the voices to fall silent
"What did you say?" The red head's eyes narrowed
She stood up, getting straight in her sister's faces.
"Whatever we do, if we go for revenge or not, we will do it as a family. Stop with these solo mission threats, just because you're the oldest now does not mean you're in charge. Unless you want to end up in the ground like Jasmine, I suggest you shut up so we can figure this all out!"
"I agree" Simone said
"I'm sorry it's just…I can't believe she's gone" Tori muttered, her rage gone
"We'll figure something out" Alice promised
A crash in the bushes made them all jump. Turning to face the sound, the three sisters waited for their enemy to appear.
"Show yourself!" Tori growled, blocking the other two
A puff of smoke told them of their enemy's identity.
"We need to talk" The person said, his axe glinting in the light.
Wooooooowwwww, another long chapter!
Anyway, thanks for reading!!
Can't wait till they meet!
Hint: It might be next chapter….maybe…
(Insert evil laugh)