Attention: I don't own…*Sigh*
Jasmine: Come on, finish the sentence
Me: I don't wanna! (pouts)
Alice: What's with her?
Me: I have a name you know! Don't call me "her"!
Tori: Wow, someone is grumpy
Me: "I AM NOT!"
Simone: "Bad day?"
Me: "Yesssss"
Jas: "You want to tell us?"
Me: "No"
Simone: "Come on, tell us"
Me: "Well I…"
Mikey: "WHAT'S UP?"
Me: *Shrieks and clams up from his outburst*
Tori: "You dumbass!"
Leo: "What did he do?"
Alice: "Midnight is having a bad day and she was about to tell us about it…"
Tori: "When HE scared the living daylights out of her and now she's fucking mute!"
Don: "Why would she be scared of turtles? She writes about them all day"
Jas: "If a five foot turtle jumped out at you and screamed in your ear wouldn't you be scared?"
Raph: "Good point."
Mikey: "Sorry Midnight, I was excited about the new chapter!"
Me: … (Still in shock)
Leo: "Looks like she can't finish"
Simone: "We could do it"
Alice: "Ready?"
Jas: "Midnight does not own TMNT…"
Raph: "After reading please…R2? What the hell does that mean?"
Leo: "Brothers" *sighs* "Please R2 (Read and Review) and thank you…"
Mikey: "…FOR DOING SO!"
Tori: "How much sugar has he had today?"
Don: "Too much"
Mikey: "Five candy bars, seven sodas, and A GALLON OF ICE CREAM! :)"
Simone: "WAY too much"
Tori: "Anything else?"
Leo: "Author's notes"
Jas: "A thanks to winowa-san for suggesting the name of Hatsumoto for one of the voices and…"
Alice: "Who are they anyway?"
Jas: "And…"
Raph: "Yeah who are they?"
Jas: "AND…"
Simone: "I have no idea, but they seem like interesting characters"
Jas: "CAN I FINISH?"
Leo: "Of course you can finish"
Jas: "and ENJOY!"
Rest of them: "That's all you had to say?"
*The eldest rolls her eyes*
Splinter: "Also, good karma will come to who ever reviews"
*The turtles are whispering amongst themselves*
Leo: "Ready?"
*They all nod*
All: "HERE IT IS THE 55TH CHAPTER! ENJOY!"
Tori: "That was cheesy"
Don: "But slightly fun"
Simone: "True"
Mikey: "Can we start the story now?"
Me: "Yes"
Raph: "She's not in shock, that's good"
Leo: "So you are having a bad day because?"
Me: "Geometry"
Alice: "Math homework? I can see why you are having a bad day"
Jas: "Are we finished with everything?"
Me: "Yes, Master Splinter?"
Splinter: "Shall you or I?"
Me: "I would honored if you did"
Splinter: "Please enjoy the chapter, Midnight express namastes to any and every one who reads this chapter."
Me: "That's right, thank you and enjoy!"
Mikey: "CAN WE START NOW?"
Raph: "Dumbass, let them read"
Mikey: "Just like you can't?"
Raph: *growls*
Jas: "Easy boys, let's get to the chapter"
"Saki"
She hissed the name in pure hatred; carefully she stepped towards the center of the room. Behind the huge wooden, there he was. Never breaking eye contact with him, she stopped five feet from the place where he stood. They both glared at the other, tension thick in the air.
"Hikari, to what do I owe for this surprise visit?" The name coming off his tongue reminded her of all the times in the past she had heard him say it. Screaming at her, telling her to hurt others, she hated the sound.
"It was no surprise to you" Both were speaking calmly, although both knew that this was no time to be calm.
"Was it that obvious?" He asked, a small smile coming to his face, she smirked.
The comment was the start; they were both masters at it. Being civil with each other was an act; both wanted the other's blood spilled. The game of deception had many players, but only a handful were great. No one knew who was the best, some said that he was and some disagreed; it was her. There was no one to prove either way, but rarely did masters of the game meet.
Two of the best, they no longer glared at the other.
"Fort Knox has better security than you, how did you know I was coming?" Jasmine replied, casually walking towards the dark bookshelves that lined the right side. Taking her eyes off the target, she skimmed the titles as he spoke.
"The Elite member managed to tell me" As part of the cover, her face didn't flinch, the news was uninteresting.
"So are you in need of a new Elite leader?" She asked casually, turning the book over in her hands.
The question was simple enough; his answer would tell her if a comrade had died because of her mistake. Either way, no emotion would surface in response. It would just be another life to avenge, more reason to kill him.
"I have decided to let him live."
No sigh of relief came from her mouth, no smile on her hidden face. All there was in response was a thought, hidden in the place no one could reach; that no one could read.
He would be fine.
"He must be special" She muttered, changing the tone of the conversation
"Why, were you interested in the position?" Turning to face him, she raised an eye ridge and let out a small chuckle. It seemed to take him slightly by surprise, he waited for her answer.
"Like I would want such a low position, it's beneath me" Slowly, she walked out of the shadows back to the center. They both knew that she wasn't being snobby, it was beneath her to even consider anything less than being his right hand.
"You could have something else" He was offering her what she once had, but she would never go back.
"I am here to tell you that I exist, that I will always be watching"
With that threat she turned to walk towards the door, knowing that it wasn't over…
She heard a sound, without a thought she turned to see a shuriken flying towards her. The person who had thrown in with a smirk on his face, she had less than a second to react.
With it about to hit her, she looked to him.
…it never was.
He was waiting, his eyes watching the door.
An elderly family member sat beside him, her eyes the same place his was.
Finally it opened, his parents came through. His grandmother greeted them; he focused on what his mother carried. It looked like a basket, a big plastic basket. Jumping off the couch, his small legs carried him to hug his mother's legs.
"Mommy, I missed you!" He said, they had been gone for over a week
Two arms grabbed him; he lifted into his father's strong arms.
"Hey buddy, how was grandma's?" Giggling, he was shifted upside down for a moment.
"Good" He smiled, before getting a look at what was in the basket. It was a small…something. Covered in blankets was a little doll, dark brown eyes staring at him. Seeing his attention to the doll, his father brought him closer.
"Saturo, this is you new brother" His mother said, the brown eyes never faltered from looking at him
"Brother?" He asked, looking for a moment to his mother before again being connected to the small bundle
"His name is Hatsumoto" The bundle responded to the name, the dark eyes going to the sound before looking back to him [AN: Since this wonderful name was created by winowa-san, there is no definition of what it means]
"Ha…at…sue…mo…to?" He tried to say the name, it was hard to say
The adults smirked at his attempt, an idea hit him.
"Can I call him moto?" The baby smiled when he heard it, his elders did the same.
"It looks like he likes it" His grandmother commented
"Little Moto" His mother said softly
He stuck his hand into the bundle, a small hand curled around his.
"My little brother, Moto" He whispered, the dark eyes still locked with him
"Moto" He whispered, the darkness receded being replaced by red.
A scream escaped him, he was on fire.
"Brother!"
It burned, he wished for death.
"Saturo!"
Instead he received the black oblivion, it brought numbness.
"Damn it!"
But the fire would come, he would be burned again.
She walked down the hall; it was deserted due to the fact that every ninja was on high alert. She was in the building; Karai knew that much, most likely talking to her father. Coming to a door, she opened it.
"Nothing?" She said to the three seated around the bed. They looked wearily to her, they hadn't slept in hours; it was taking a toll on them.
"He fluttered his eyes…" One began
"…and then screamed earlier, but nothing since then" Another finished
She looked to the third, who met her gaze in gratitude. He had never wanted to be in this situation, but she was the reason they were here. Informing them of the situation, she had made everything disappear that kept them from not being here; that had kept them from him.
"Mistress Karai!" She turned to see a blood covered ninja coming towards her
"What happened?" The ninja seemed rattled, taking a moment to respond, she thought that her sister had finally come to take her revenge.
"One of the Elite's…" The lowly soldier ran off, her eyes went wide. He had known the risk, had her father actually…
"He is growing weaker, what are your orders?" She raised her head, he was alive, he needed help. He needed them.
"Wrap his wounds as best you can, I will be there in a minute" The ninja nodded, running down the hall into a door nearby. She followed, sprinting down a different path. Eyes went to her in shock as she knocked through the crowds of ninja.
She didn't falter, coming to where they were.
Grinding to a halt, she breathed heavily as she located them in the room. They knew nothing was wrong…
Then she met eyes with the tallest of the group, the emotion she was feeling must have come through, he came to her the other two following.
"Yes?"
They crowded around her, they knew something was wrong. The word was calm, respectful, but she knew that he was worried.
"He's…" She ran off, their eyes went wide as hers looked into his. She knew nothing more, they didn't care.
"Is he alive?" One asked
She nodded; a small sigh of relief was heard, she was about to crush them.
"He's growing weaker"
Her words made them react even more, unanimously they said what they wanted.
"Take us to him"
She nodded, going back through the crowd knowing they were right behind her. Running, rushing down the hallway faster than before, she finally came to the door. Opening it without a thought, she froze.
Everything else faded, she looked to the bed.
Blood was everywhere, a large bandage covered most of his face.
She felt the three move past her, stopping by the bed.
"Out" The word came from her mouth, the ninja taking care of him vanished
"Brother…" He whispered, the tallest felt for the fallen's hand
She knew, she had always known.
The next thing she knew, a soldier stuck his head in.
"Mis-stress…" He ran off, appalled at the scene
"Yes?" The word was dull; she never took her eyes off of the body
"Master Shredder wishes to see you and…them" The three looked as though they would rather die than leave, she knew.
She nodded, sending the ninja off, before walking towards the door herself. About to follow, she halted the three.
"Stay with him, I will deal with my father"
Silent thanks were heard, she moved through the now chaotic halls.
Reaching he destination, her thoughts went back to him in hope that he would live.
That he would survive.
"Moto"
The one word brought her from the memory; she looked to the bed as did the others. They were frozen, so was she. At the same time the four of them surrounded the bed, just as a scream escaped the throat of him.
"Brother!" One said, as they tried to figure out the problem
"Saturo!" Another grabbed the charts looking furiously for anything that could have caused this
"Damn it!" The third yelled, the screaming stopped, and he strode from the room.
She nodded for them to stay, she went after him.
"Hatsumoto" Karai called, looking at his back
The male didn't flinch at the name, never breaking stride.
"Moto!" He circled to look at her; she closed the gape between them
"What?" His dark eyes looked to her with hate, destined only for her father
She understood, she felt anger just as he did.
"They need you…" Her sentence was cut off
"…we need him" He hissed back, she knew the resentment he felt towards the foot
"I will get Stockman to run tests, so we can find out why he is screaming, for now help them deal with this." She said with such ferocity that it could easily be taken as an order.
"They don't need me, they gone through this before" The male said gloomily
"Last time, they had you and they need you now" He looked at her, they both knew she was right. Leaving him going back to the room, she walked down the deserted hall.
She hoped that he would live, that he would remember.
"Bitch"
She delivered another punch to the bag, all while cursing her sister's name. They got along…sometimes…most of the time…okay, almost never, but there was no reason to bring the blanket into it.
The one known as Victoria felt a person steady the bag, she threw a kick high and the person held their ground.
"What do you want?" She threw another punch combo, wondering why the hell he was here
"I thought that you might want a sparing partner, so that you can kick my ass like you wanted to earlier" His ruff reply came from behind her target
"You really don't want that" She said
"Why's that?" He stumbled slightly back, as she hit the bag harder than before
"Because if you hadn't noticed, I've got anger problems and my aggression leads to me punching people through walls"
She heard a chuckle, he thought it was funny?
"I think I can handle it" She looked around the bag, he looked serious enough
They went to the center of the room, both poised to attack
Why am I doing this, she thought, knowing she was going to win. A few hours before hand she had been an enemy and now she was playfully sparing with him? What was going on? The male smirked at her, she did the same.
"Red…" She looked into the green eyes of him with a wicked smile "…get ready to lose"
She heard his response before attacking; this was going to be interesting.
"Bring it, babe"
Their battle was just starting; little did they know that a certain pair of turtles were listening…little turtles.
"Thank you for showing this to me" She had just finished reading the research that Donatello had done. He had also told her the technical story of their mutation; it wasn't that different than her own.
"No problem, it's nice to talk to another intellectual" The purple bandanna replied, she was surprised, most people ignored her for her very high IQ
"Don" Both of them looked up to see the male's elder brother
"Yes?" The brainy male replied
"Have you seen Mikey and Alice?" She raised an eye ridge, her sister was not to be found and neither was her crush…that was great.
"She's probably raiding your fridge" Simone commented, both of them turned to look at her
"I thought that too but…" Leonardo's sentence was cut off by two turtles racing into the lab. Quickly the two barricaded the closed door, before hiding behind their respective big siblings. The three elder turtles wondered what was going on, in till sounds of banging were heard.
"ALICE, GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE!"
The pink bandanna cringed, peeking over her sister's shoulder.
"I AM GOING TO MURDER YOU MIKEY!"
The orange male twitched, as the door ever so slightly shook.
"Should I even ask?" Simone said in a low tone
"Nope" Alice replied, the cussing outside the room growing louder
"Mikey?" Don asked, the two males looking at their brother for an explanation
"Um…we saw them sparing and I said "Looks like you guys are having a good time"…." The male ran off
"…and then I said "Looks like they are getting along just fine, if you get my drift" and now we are here" Alice finished
"Tori's right, you don't have a brain" Simone smacked her forehead, before sighing at the stupid mistake
"Michelangelo" Leo shook his head, knowing that there were two hotheads hunting their heads
"Of all the foolish things…" Don ran off, wondering how they were going to deal with this
Footsteps came to the door; all eyes went to the barricaded entrance.
"Do you think they're in here?" A very angry voice of Tori asked
"They must be" An equally pissed voice of Raph replied
Both the younger turtle tensed as the door handle shook.
"Oh Alice, come out and play" The tone of the redhead's voice was evil, like a psychotic person's might be
The blond did the worst thing that could be done in the moment, she squeaked.
The rattling of the handle stopped; before being replaced by the door shaking. Cowering even more behind their siblings, the two tried to look for a way to escape. Before anything could be considered or planned, the door was smashed to pieces.
Five sets of eyes went to the door way, looking at the two who filled it.
At that moment, fear filled them all, as the two walked in.
Reviews? Please!
Will Jasmine escape Saki?
Will Alice and Mikey survive the night?
Find out next chapter!