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"Before I tell you, I need you to know two things"
They were sitting on the couch facing each other, one about to ask and the other about to answer. The green eyed human nodded, unsure what to say or even if she needed to say anything.
Taking a deep breath, across from her, Jasmine said "First, you need to understand that what you are about to hear is the truth, whether you believe it or not."
Why does she think I won't believe her? April thought as Jasmine continued
"And that to understand the process you have to know the history behind it"
Why is she so serious? The human wondered, what was so…that she is acting this way?
Before she was able to ask, the terrapin spoke again
"Second, anything and everything you are about to hear does not leave this room. It should never be shared, especially to the others"
Now I am curios, April thought, staring at the other female. What is it that she has decided to share with me and not the guys?
"Why?" She asked, her thoughts making themselves known
Bringing her blue eyes to stare at her, Jasmine said "Because it would shatter their view of the utroms. What happen was unknown to most of the aliens, so to label them all would be unfair. The utroms should be trusted and if they heard what I am about to say, they wouldn't."
What did the utroms do? April silently gasped
Swallowing her thoughts, she replied "I understand"
"I assume that Don told you of my mutation?" The black haired female asked
"Yes" April replied
"Did he also tell you of my siblings?"
Again she said "Yes"
"Good, now I don't have to tell that part of the story" Jasmine mumbled, trying to keep positive
There's something bothering her, April saw that
Taking a deep breath, she began
"From the time my sisters and I were created, we were experimented on. Even before we could walk, we were given drugs to make us faster, stronger, and also to suppress our emotions"
"Suppress your emotions?" April stuttered, although she was a fiery ball of anger inside
Those bastards! They experimented on children!
"We were raised in solitude, kept away from one another. We were never allowed to play together or eat together, only train together. This was done so that we didn't form bonds with one another, so that we weren't close."
"Why? What was the harm in letting you play together?" She asked, remembering playing with her siblings (AN: I assume she has siblings, sorry if she doesn't)
"We were trained to work together, but if one of us went down then the rest of the team could go on with no tears shed. We weren't allowed to have any emotional ties to each other, only the notion that we had to work together."
April gasped, what the hell had those bastards done?!?
"Bastards" The word tipped with poison as it slipped off her tongue
Jasmine stared at her, catching her eye. The two stared at one another, as the terrapin said "The program we were in was kept secret from most of the utroms, only a handful knew. Most were blissfully unaware that we were being tortured"
"But what of your mother? Couldn't she stop this?" She asked, suddenly
"She was unable to interfere, like we were unable to be close to one another" The answer came
"But still…" She began to argue
"And to think you are getting angry now" The other female muttered
"There's more?" She flinched
"Yes, there's more" The terrapin answered
She nodded for her to continue, wondering if it was worse than what she had just heard.
"Every week, we were tested on our performance. The test was simple yet harsh. We were pitted against the utroms best fighters and ordered to fight as long as we could. Usually this went on for hours, but the punishment was the horrid part."
April said nothing, but wondered how this was leading up to answers about the egg.
"We were judged individually unable to assist one another, not that we wanted to" Jasmine told her
"Why not?" She asked, why not help your teammates
"We were trained not to care, not to love, and not to hate, just to ignore the others."
Again she gaped, the truth so blunt yet sharp. Without a response, the other female spoke again.
"The first to fall, whether from exhaustion or injuries, was injected with a new chemical. Most were very painful; our screams rocketed off the room's walls. We never knew what the shots contained, only that you never wanted to be the first to fall."
"But why?" She asked, although she wanted to scream at the people who did this
"The scientists working on us were trying to make us perfect. The perfect guardian with no emotion, no thoughts, only the will to fight. The drugs were given to the weakest, in hope to make the person the strongest" Jasmine answered, her voice bleak
"So each week they found the weakest in order to focus their attention on them" April mumbled
"Yes and that's where the egg comes in" The terrapin explained
Now, I get answers. But I already have answers, April thought, just not to the questions I asked. She nodded, ready to hear the explanation.
Still he watched the building.
It had been over an hour and still no sign of her. He was getting impatient and scared at what Karai would do to him. The Elite member watched the shop with boredom, ignoring the bustling city around him.
Jeez, he thought, what could be taking her so long?
Before he could question it further, a presence appeared behind him. Turning to face them, he acknowledged his fellow Elites.
"Yes?" He asked, wondering what their business was
"Our Master has awaken, he wishes to speak with all forces of the foot" Another Elite answered
"I understand" He mumbled, causing them to go
He was awake? What will happen, Karai can not be caught meeting her?
I will talk with her later, he thought, before leaving the busy street behind him. Looking into his Masters newly opened eyes, he knew that something had to be down quick. That look, it meant…his master was out for blood.
Turtle blood.
The image still burned into her mind, the night still filled with the girl's scream. A mission, a village under attack. The team, her team had rescued scrolls, not the people. She watched as rebels killed person after person. The last two left were sisters, one older than the other. One was allowed to live, the other killed. The army wanted to kill that younger, but the other refused. She had pleaded to intervene, but the utroms refused. Her black hair flew into her eyes, as the elder took the blade protecting the younger. The remaining sister screamed for them to kill her too, but the rebels refused dragging her away from the still warm body.
Months later, as the image crossed her mind again, she wondered why?
Why protect someone other than yourself?
Her question was unanswered, as her team was called for their session.
Every week, they were put through this. One had to fail, one of their voices would scream. Never had she intervened, only stood by like the other two did.
But as she sliced through the robots, she looked around to her teammates.
Her teammates, nothing more. Not friends, not sisters. Never had she known of such a bond, what was this feeling? For some strange reason she wanted none of them to scream. For neither of them to suffer, but she could do nothing.
Her thoughts stopped, as the robots fell back. One had fallen, the youngest. Panting on the ground, the pink bandanna flinched as the scientists came into the room. In one hand, one held a syringe in the other a clipboard.
"Alexandra"
That one word, said by that one man, made her blood run cold. She looked to the other two, looking for something to make her see that she should do nothing. Both the brown and grey turtles were preparing themselves for the screams to come.
"No, I'm sorry…I'll do better" The little turtle pleaded, sliding away from the approaching scientists
The doctor said nothing, only poised the needle to plunge it into her skin.
"NO! Please…please don't!" The one called Alexandra screamed, trying to fight him off
She tried to block it out, like so many times before, to no avail. The memory, the sisters came to mind. What do I do? She thought, as her teammates pleads grew louder and more desperate.
With not another thought she crossed the room, taking the needle swiftly from him. All members of the room, both turtle and humans alike, gasped at her act. Although in shock, the scientist approached her and said "Excellent speed Jasmine, now give me back the needle"
"No" She growled
What is wrong with me? She thought, taking another step back
"She fell, she needs to take her punishment" The cold voice of the man kept her from her thoughts
"I will take it" She said, causing all the room to grow silent and stare
"You know the rules!" He answered, after a moment of silence
This had never been heard of, never had one of them volunteered to take the drug.
"I don't care, I will not let you give it to her" She hissed, standing firm
She clutched the shot in her hand, trying to keep a tight clutch on it.
"She is your teammate, why protect her?" The man yelled angrily
She didn't answer, only acted. We have been taught to think, she thought, not act. With that she injected the new drug into her system, throwing the empty vial at him in defiance.
The pain spread, yet still she remained on her feet, glaring at him a wicked smile across her face. With one last look she said, "She is my sister, not my teammate"
Finally she had found an answer to her question. Why protect, why give your life for another? Because you care, because you have a bond with that person. I have a bond, she thought, voices yelling around her. She felt as blows pounded her body, but the pain already made scream. Although it was forbidden I have one. Not a teammate, a sister that is my bond. Alexandra, that is who I am to protect.
Then she fell, the world going dark.
"You protected her, even though you were forbidden to do so?" April asked, astonished by the story
"Yes, she became my sister" Jasmine said, a small tear running down her cheek
"So the drug, it caused the egg?" The human asked, after a moment
"Yes and no. Like any turtle I would have had a normal cycle, in which I laid clutches a few times a year, but that drug attacked my ovaries." The terrapin answered, her voice still bleak
"What?" April asked
"The drug destroyed my ability to make multiple eggs, so I only lay one egg once a year" The black haired female said
"But what about the fever?" The human said
"Imagine every cramp, every symptom of your period just happening on one day."
"Ouch" April winced, her mind comparing the pain
"Well that's nothing compared to…" Jasmine ran off
"Compared to?" The human asked
After taking a deep breath, the turtle answered "Once a year I lay an egg and once a year I go into heat. During that day I am…crazy. Half delirious actually, not in control. I am only focused on making sure that the one egg I lay is fertilized."
"So the drug did this too?" April asked, although another concern was going through her mind
Hello? What about Leo?
"Since I only lay one egg, once a year, I only go into heat once. In the past I have just ignored that day because there was no other turtles." The last word shifted off her tongue slowly, like she regretted it
"What do you plan on doing for that day, this year?" The other female asked
"Going to Japan, visiting my sister's graves" The terrapin replied
That could work, April thought, only if he stays here
"What of your sisters? Do they lay eggs too?" She asked trying to get the awkward topic pasted them
"No, they are sterilized. None of us knew of the procedure, none of us knew what it did." Jasmine replied
"But if they are…" The turtle cut her off
"We were attacked before I could go into surgery"
With that sentence the story ended, both females falling silent. The phone ringing right afterwards. Both females head's swiveled to look at it. Neither wanted to answer it, but someone had to. That someone was Casey. Just stumbled out of bed and unaware of the conversation that had just been going on, he answered the call. Ignoring the looks he was getting from the two females, rubbed his eyes, and let out a yawn.
"Hello?" He said, wearily
"Hey, it's Mikey" the caller replied
"Mike, what's up?" The male asked casually
Both of the females' eyes narrowed, as they heard who the caller was
"um….well…" The turtle on the other end mumbled
"Just ask!"
"We have to take this slow!"
"Slow, you do everything slow!"
"Both of you shut up!"
Casey chuckled at the voices in the background, it was obviously the guys.
"Yes?" He said
"We were wondering how Jasmine was and …um…if she was coming home today?" Mikey spat out, like the words would turn around and attack him
"Are you out of you're mind?!?"
Ah so that's the reason he thought as he turned the away and asked "The guys want to know how you are"
The female turtle sighed and said "Tell them I'm fine, but I'm not here"
"What?" He asked
"If they ask to speak with me, I'm not here" She replied, with an eye roll
Females, he thought turning back to the phone
"Guys you there?" Casey asked
"Yeah" Came the voice of the youngest turtle
"She's right here, do you want to ask her?"
He felt the eyes glaring at him as he said this, then he felt the slap to the head.
"Ow!" He yelped, turning around to see April, with death in her eyes.
Moments before
"I'm bored"
For the fifth time that day, Mikey laid on the couch watching TV, while complaining. Beside him was Raph, who rather be in the dojo. To bad it was occupied with Romeo, who was meditating…again. Donnie was in his lab, doing who knows what.
"Well then do something" Raph scoffed
"I wonder how she's doing" The youngest turtle muttered
Although the birthday party was planned out completely, he still rather know her condition.
"She's a big girl, she's fine" His brother said
"Yeah well…" He was about to respond when an idea popped into his head
Why not just call her?
Jumping off the couch, he ignored the look from his brother and went to his room. Opening the phone that was on his nightstand, he dialed the number. But as he walked into the living room and heard it ringing, he was filled with regret.
You can't protect me from every little thing, so get over you big macho attitudes and deal with the fact that I am threatened everyday and I always will be!"
Her rage filled his mind and he froze. Should I hang up? He wondered this as it kept ringing. He really wanted to hear her voice, but was afraid to face her. The choice was made for him, when his brother came into the room.
"What's going on Mikey?" Don asked, looking at his expression
He didn't respond, which made his brother even more concerned.
"Mikey?" The purple brother said, which caused Raph to look from the TV to them
"Calling…her" He managed to say
Don's eyes went wide "You're what?!?"
Appearing by his side was the two older brothers, who were equally confused
"What's wrong?" Leo asked, wondering why Don was going into shock
"I'm calling April" Mikey muttered
"So?" Raph asked, before a light bulb went off in his head
"Jasmine is at April's" Don mumbled
All three turned to him, the phone still ringing, and proceeded to tackle him
"Get away!" He grunted, moving out of the way
"Not yet" Leo said, jumping to grab him
"We need to wait" Don seconded
"And…" Raph was about tp add when someone finally picked up the phone
"Hello?" A voice came from the phone, it was Casey
What do I do? Mikey was freaking out, but he said "Hey, it's Mikey"
"Mike, what's up?" The human male asked, while his brothers were glaring at him
"um….well…" He mumbled, looking at his bothers
"Just ask!" Raph said, hoping that they might get an update
"We have to take this slow!" Leo growled at him
"Slow, you do everything slow!" The red brother shot back
"Both of you shut up!" Don silenced them
"Yes?" Casey said, wanting an answer
What do I do?
"We were wondering how Jasmine was and …um…if she was coming home today?" He asked, trying not to sound nervous
"Are you out of you're mind?!?" His brothers hissed
He heard Casey talk to another person, but he was unable to hear.
"No, I'm not" He shot back at the people err mutants beside him
Before his brothers could tell him off again, Casey came back.
"Guys you there?" Their friend asked
"Yeah" Mikey answered
"She's right here, do you want to ask her?"
The question caught them off guard and they started freaking out.
AH! Mikey's mind screamed….WHAT DO I DO?!?
Looking to his brothers brought him no relief, as they heard the question too. It was plastered all over their faces, the same panic he had.
A yelp came over the phone, with an "Ow!"
What was that? Mikey wondered, but it vanished from his mind as the panic consumed it.
"Sure, but only if she wants to talk" He said, hoping he had made the right decision
I gave her a choice, maybe she won't be mad….
Yelling came through the phone, which the brothers cringed at thinking it was their missing member. But then it all went silent, as someone picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
Their jaws dropped, it was her…
Back above ground
Rubbing his head, Casey awaited an answer, while trying not to get killed. His girlfriend looked as though she was about to explode in anger. Right before it looked like she was about to burst, he heard his response.
"Sure, but only if she wants to talk" He heard Mikey mumble
He looked over to Jasmine, who he knew had heard it. Before he could say a word, April went off.
"ARE YOU CRAZY?!?" She bellowed
"No, I thought it was a good idea" Casey tried to defend himself
"Right after she told you, she didn't want to talk to them?!?" She hissed
"Well…" He was about to answer when the phone was taken from his hand
It was Jasmine, who had risen from the couch unnoticed. Both human became silent as she spoke into the phone.
"Hello?" She asked, her voice soft
There was silence, no one said anything. Neither the humans nor the turtles made a sound. Then someone broke the barrier between them.
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