Yay second chapter! So Donnie, how is my spell check coming?
Donnie: Uh... Well... not as well as I would have hoped.
Miko: So I still have no spell check is what you're saying.
Donnie: Ah... Affirmative.
Miko: *sigh* Fine, I guess I can ask my Beta to do it.
Donnie: Wait, you have a Beta and your asking me to make you a spell check program?
Miko: He hasn't corrected one of my stories in a long time. Kind of gave up writing when his mother passed away.
Donnie: I see. Well good luck with that! *goes to run off*
Miko: Could you do the disclaimer?
Donnie: Sure, Miko in training does not own TMNT or any music or movie references that may appear in the story. She does own May and her father.
Miko: Thanks and Enjoy. This is also set just after Karai got mutated but before the invasion. Because it was just after Pizza Face that May talked to the Turtles. Just so you can keep up.
Chapter 2: Dreams and Reality
Raph was the last to go to bed that night. He couldn't stop thinking that May was out there somewhere and in trouble. Mikey was the first go to bed seeing as how the mood killed any cheering up he could possibly do. Donnie had walked April home and came back to work in his lab. Leo had headed off to meditate and then followed their brothers, leaving Raph to kick Donnie to bed and do the same.
Once he laid down, it was hard to even relax. He spent most of the time tossing and turning in his bed before closing his eyes and allowing darkness to fill his head.
~Dream~
Raph was practicing a combination of Katas and fighting moves on the practice dumby when a voice seemed to pierce through the thick fog.
"Raph..."
The turtle stopped mid kick and looked around. "Who's there?" he asked looking around but seeing no one.
"Raph..." It called again a little louder.
He could tell it was a female voice and it sounded familar. "April? That you?" He called.
"Raphie." It called again clearer this time.
Raph stopped moving. He knew that voice like he knew his brothers. It was a voice that had haunted him from the fourth day of not hearing from her. A voice he wanted to hear so badly it hurt. "May." In one fluent motion he spun around and there she was. Just the same as the day she left.
"Hello Raph." May said smiling at him.
Shocked was an understatement for what he felt at that moment. He could see her, hear her, but touch and feel were absent. He couldn't move his feet to get to her, couldn't hold her in his arms. "I've missed you May."
"And I have missed you. It's just sad this is just a dream." May said as a frown came to her face.
"Is it? I didn't think you could tell when you are in a dream?" Raph said a little confused though it did explain the fog.
"Well, it would have to be seeing how I can't feel any of the burns the Kraang have given me. Or that I'm not locked in a cell any more." May explained.
"The Kraang burned you? Where are you right now? When I wake up those tin cans won't know what hit them!" Raph said working himself into a frenzy.
"I am alright Raph. I can hold them off a bit longer. Not sure exactly where I am but I do know it's in the city. They stick me in a machine to use my powers for their own use and when ever I resist it burns me." May explained trying to calm him down.
"Wait why do they want to use your pow..." he paused for a moment before he realized it. The Kraang where using May to work Frost Bite. "What song was playing in your head when you went into the machine last?"
"Uh... Probably 'Monster' by Skillet. Why?" May asked.
"This new bot, Mikey named Frost Bite, played music while we faught. Do you think it could have been your head playing it while you were in the machine?"
"Possibly, I can test out the theory if you like. Another Skillet song perhaps?" May asked.
"Sounds great, That way I can tell if it is you."
May's figure started to flicker in and out of exisitance. While Raph started to do the same. "Looks like we're waking up. I still have my T-phone. Try to find me with that. Tell Donnie to widen the frequency." May started to yell to make sure he heard her.
"Just stay safe. We will save you May!" Raph yelled back seeing as she was starting to fade faster now.
"You're my hero Raph." were her final words before she was gone from sight.
"I'll find you May. I'll find you." His image soon left the fog before slowly starting to wake up.
~End Dream~
"I'll find you." Raph muttered in his sleep. "I'll find you." Leo watched as he said a time or two more before Raph's eyes started to flutter open.
One moment Raph was muttering the next, "AHH! What are you doing in my room?!" Raph yells at Leo.
"You were muttering in your sleep and I was just making sure you actually got some sleep seeing how the news of May affected you." Leo said trying to deffend himself.
"You don't need to worry about me. Let's go find May!" Raph said while getting up and nudging Leo to the side.
"That's great Raph but we don't even know the first place to look." Leo tried to reason.
Raph stopped at his door and paused for a moment. Slowly he looked over his shoulder to his brother and gave him a grin. "But I know where we can start." He opened his door and walked out leaving a confused look on his brother's face.
Raph made his way to Donnie's lab hoping he could be in there. Luckily, he was. "Yo, Don. Widen the frequancy and search for May's T-phone."
Donnie stopped what he was doing to look at his hot headed brother who seemed to be in a good mood. "Any reason why?" He asked skeptically.
"Call it a hunch." He said spinning the chair around and sat down in front of his little brother.
Donnie only raised an eyebrow before doing as asked. What was the harm anyways? It was a good lead, thou it came from a rather odd source.
"Morning Donnie, hi Raph, sleep alright?" April asked as she walked into the lab and put down her bag. She didn't want to start the day stepping on egg shells with Raph.
"Yeah, I guess. You find her phone yet Donnie?" Raph asked getting impatiant.
"It takes longer to calibrate the sequence then to run it Raph. I'm working as fast as I can." Donnie explained trying not to snap at his brother. He knew that if he was in his shoes, so to speak, then he would be as upset as Raph was, though less irritable.
"Just tell me when you find it." Raph said getting up and heading out of the lab. He knew beating on something would help his temper.
~With May~
May slowly woke up in her cell. Dark walls, and pink glowing lights filled her vision as she looked around. For the past week she has been in this cell, the Kraang tested their machine time and again on her to see if it would work. Only recently did it, so now her only hope was getting a message to the guys so that they knew where she was. Her dream had made her happy. Telling Raph what had happened, thou it may not have been a dream. She could remember everything from it as if she had said it all in real life. If it wasn't a dream then Raph is having Donnie look for her phone and that should only take a few minutes. "Let's just hope they didn't fix that robot of theirs yet."
As if fate had other plans, the door to her cell opened and in walked three Kraang. "The one known as May will follow Kraang to the device known as the controller."
"And if I refuse?" May asked glaring at them.
"Kraang says that is not an option." Kraang countered.
Before she could say anything smart back the other two Kraang picked her up and dragged her to the controller.
"You Kraang are going to pay for this! The turtles will stop you." May struggled in their grip as they dragged her through the halls.
"The ones known as the Turtles will not stop Kraang. Kraang has perpared for the ones known as the Turtles. The ones known as the Turtles will be destroyed."
May stopped struggling after that statement just long enough for the Kraang to lock her into place. Her wrists and anckles were locked into metal restraints while she stood in front of a Kraang screen. It ran some figures indicating that the machine was starting up. Another piece wrapped around her forehead and started to blink indicating it was on. Two half moon hollow like pieces started to rise and May could see the electric spires coming inward from it. They rose until they locked her inside the sphere. The electric spires were pointed at her but didn't quite reach her skin but that didn't mean it wouldn't hurt should she resist.
Outside the Kraang were starting up the machine. To the side the Frost Bite bot's eyes lite up and started to stand.
"Kraang, the device known as the controller is ready."
"Good Kraang. Kraang will be pleased with Kraang."
"The device that is the controller; freeze the city that is known as New York City!"
The controller stood and put on a black mask. "It will be my pleasure." It walked out the door and headed out to the city.
Inside the machine, May could see a small screen of where she was going but if she said anything it would only be to herself. The Kraang managed to make the controller use her speech, but not allow her to talk. But this machine did more than allow it to use her speech; it used her powers too, forcing her friends to face off against her while she watched.
~In the lair~
Leo was watching Super Robo Mecha Force in the living room while Raph was beating on the dummy. It had been a few hours that April and Donnie had been in his lab. Mikey decided to try out a new pizza recipe, so he was in the kitchen.
Just as the show ended Leo took out the tape and the news came on. And what filled the room made everyone come into the living room and watch.
"Someone has just started freezing Manhatten! Streets, cars, buildings, even people have started to freeze if they cross this person's path. We ask that people stay indoors or run. Run For Your Lives!" the screen went dead after that.
Everyone turned to Master Splinter to see his Reaction. He knew what they were asking and seeing how the whole city was in danger he couldn't tell them no. "You may go, but don't be seen!"
"Hai Sensei!" Everyone said before grabbing their weapons.
They made it into the Shellrazer and headed topside. No doubt that Frost Bite was back. But at least this time they knew it was just a robot. April however couldn't help but think back to their battle last time and the song that Frost Bite played. Why would a Kraang bot play a song?
"You okay April?" Raph asked seeing her contemplated face. Donnie was currently instructing Leo where to drive because of all the ice on the roads.
"Yeah, just thinking back to when we faced Frost Bite. The song the bot played. It made us think it was human in some way. I mean it didn't even act like a Kraang droid." April tried to explain.
"That's what I said!" Mikey cut in.
"A Kraang bot, human? Really April. The Kraang are one thing but to think that this new bot is huma..." Raph suddenly stops mid sentence as he remembers his dream from last night.
"Well, it would have to be seeing how I can't feel any of the burns the Kraang have given me." Mays words rang through his head. "They stick me in a machine to use my powers for their own use and when ever I resist it burns me."
"Raph?" A voice calls shaking the mutant out of his thoughts. "Raph?!"
"Huh? What?" Raph asks looking around to find who was calling him.
"Dude, you totally spaced." Mikey said as he watched his older brother in awe.
"You alright Raph?" Donnie asked noticing his rather hot headed brother looking as though he just saw a sea of cockroaches.
"Uh.. yeah, just fine." Raph said before turning away from the others and looking at the screen for Frost Bite.
"If you say so." April answers to break the tention in the subcar. She didn't even bother going back to the fact he didn't finish their conversation about their enemy.
"There it is!" Donnie yelled as Frost Bite came into veiw on his screen.
"Alright, lets go finish this thing off once and for all." Leo said as everyone started to head out. Raph was the last out the door and he seemed a bit reluctant to face Frost Bite.
"If it isn't the Turtles. Just the creatures I wanted to see. Do you like my garden?" She asked indicating to the frozen block she just came from.
"Stop this now, Frost bite and we won't destroy you." Donnie said as they all stood at the ready to fight.
"Oh, I don't think so. My employers would be rather disappointed. They want you dead, and I have to do as they say. So on that lovely note here's a song just for you." She clicked the little black device and Hero by Skillet started up. In that moment Raphael knew that his dream was real and he knew the Kraang had May.
"Why you... you... raahhhhhhh!" Raph screamed as he ran at Frost Bite sai's at the ready.
"Too slow!" Frost Bite said stepping out of the way and kicking Raph to the side.
"I'm just a step away,
I'm just a breath away,
Losin' my faith today,
(Fallin off the edge today.)
Leo came at her next with Donnie flanking him. They tried a double attack but each were dodged or blocked and soon sent away from her as well. April took her chance and threw her Tessen at Frost Bite hitting her in the head. But that also brought the attention to herself.
"I am just a man,
Not superhuman,
(I'm not superhuman)
Someone save me from the hate.
Frost Bite ran at her but Mikey blocked the Ice spear that was directed at April.
April gathered her weapon and moved out of the way while Donnie and Raph moved to herside. Raph grabbed Frost Bite's right arm trying to rip it off while Donnie went for the head. This seemed to work for only a few seconds before all three were thrown off leaving Leo to face Frost Bite.
"It's just another war,
Just another family torn,
(Falling from my faith today)
Just a step from the edge,
Just another day in the world we live.
Leo held his Katana firmly in his grip and he tried to think of the best way of attacking. Finally, he decided to do a fake and ran at Front Bite. Just when he was about to hit the head he used his second katana to swing at the legs forcing Frost Bite to the ground. Giving Donnie and Mikey a chance to attack.
"I need a hero,
To save me now,
I need a hero,
(Save me now)
I need a hero,
To save my life,
A hero will save me,
(just in time)
They made a quick switch making Mikey go high and Donnie go low. But this was anticipated and Frost Bite counted by making a shield of ice to protect her from their attacks. Shocked, they stood in awe for only a moment before the ice started to send out spikes forcing the two to retreat.
"I've gotta fight today,
To live another day,
Speakin' my mind today,
(My voice will be heard today)
I've gotta make a stand,
But I am just a man,
(I'm not superhuman)
My voice will be heard today.
Raph moved from behind and went to strike but something stopped him. He remembered the burn marks on May's arms and face. How tired and warn down she looked after a week of being with the Kraang. What if he hurt her now when attacking Frost Bite? He couldn't live with himself if he hurt May like that.
This moment of pause gave Frost Bite just the opportunity she needed. She sent Raph slamming into his brothers. Allowing her to turn her attention on April.
"It's just another war!
Just another family torn,
(My voice will be heard today)
It's just another kill,
The countdown begins to destroy ourselves.
I need a hero,
To save me now,
I need a hero,
(Save me now)
I need a hero,
To save my life,
A hero will save me,
(Just in time)
Frost Bite advanced on April while the guys tried to untangle themselves to help her. Frost Bite knew her employers wanted April and this was the perfect opportunity to capture her.
"I need a hero,
to save my life,
(I need a hero)
Just in time,
Save me just in time.
Save me just in time.
April was able to block one strike but then something happened. Just as a second blow came off April's gut, Frost Bite's fist stopped moving. Not questioning her luck, April kicked Frost Bite away from her as hard as she could and ran to help the guys.
Frost Bite got up quickly enough but it was moving slower now. As if something was causing it to go faulty.
"Who's gonna fight for what's right,
Who's gonna help us survive,
We're in the fight of our lives,
(And we're not ready to die.)
Who's gonna fight for the weak,
Who's gonna make 'em believe,
I've got a hero,
(I've got a hero)
Livin' in me.
~with May~
She tried with all her might to will Frost Bite to stop moving. But every try caused the controller machine to shock her and burn her skin. But that wouldn't stop her, she wouldn't watch her friends be attacked by this robot if she could help it. So even though she was in imense pain, she willed Frost Bite to stop moving, and it was working.
~Back to the fight~
"I've got to fight for what's right,
Today I'm speaking my mind,
And if it kills me tonight,
(I will be ready to die)
Raph instantly knew what was happening. It didn't take a super genius like Donnie to figure it out. May was resisting. Which also meant she was hurting herself trying to give them a fighting chance against Frost Bite. 'May, no.'
"A hero's not afraid to give his life,
A hero's gonna save me just in time,
"May! Don't Do It!" Raph yelled over the beat of the music. He gained odd looks from the others but Frost Bite seemed to be getting slower. "Stop resisting! You're gonna kill yourself!"
"I need a hero,
To save me now,
I need a hero,
(Save me now)
I need a hero,
To save my life,
A hero will save me,
(Just in time)
Given no other option, Raph did what he had to. If May was making Frost Bite slowdown, he needed to make a final blow to make her suffering stop. With his mind made up, he ran full force at Frost bite and slammed his sai into the robots chest.
"(I need a hero)
Who's gonna fight for what's right,
Who's gonna help us survive,
(I need a hero)
Who's gonna fight for the weak,
Who's gonna make 'em believe,
As Frost Bite stopped moving, Raph took the sai out and watched as Frost Bite fell to the ground. the song being the only other sound to be heard.
"I need a hero,
I need a hero,
A hero's gonna save me just in time!"
No one wanted to move. Raph had completely freaked out and no one knew why. Once the music ended Leo waited only a moment before walking up to Raph slowly and calmly stated, "Let's go home, before people see us."
Everyone headed to the nearest manhole cover. Raph was the slowest as he had a lot on his mind. But what he hoped for most was that May was alright. Sadly the silence didn't last as long as he would have hoped.
"Dude, what happened back there? Frost Bite is a robot, why were you saying all those things about May?" Mikey asked as he swung his arm over Raph's shoulder.
"None of you buisness Mikey." Raph said harshly making his little brother back away.
"Actually Raph, it is our buisness. Why were you yelling at Frost Bite like it was May?" Leo asked.
"And what did you mean by 'Stop resisting. You'll kill yourself?' Is there something you're not telling us?" Donnie asked.
"I... I... I need to talk to Master Splinter." Raph said quickly before sprinting the rest of the way home. This just left them with more questions than answers.
Before the others could run after him April spoke up. "Let him go guys. Splinter can help him more than we can."
Reluctently the others agreed and headed to the lair to try and sort all of this out. Not to mention they still have to find May.
~With May~
When Raph had stabbed his sai into Frost Bite, the controller released May. Her arms and legs, though lightly burned, were released and she fell to her knees. It had taken a lot out of her to stop Frost Bite, but it was worth it. Her friends were safe and it would take a week to fix Frost Bite.
After getting a moment to catch her breath, she noticed a metal foot next her. Knowing it was a Kraang she didn't bother in saying anything. "The one known as May will be escorted by Kraang back the holding cell. Kraang will then return and make repairs on the Controller for tomorrow's attack. The one's known as the turtles will be destroyed by Kraang. The one known as May will not be able to resist the Controller's control." Kraang explained before two other Kraang dragged May back to her sell.
"The one known as Kraang are big headed flesh walkers!" May yelled at the Kraang that had given the orders.
"Kraang will not fall for weak banter that the one known as May will say." Kraang answered without turning around. The doors closed as May was dragged to her cell. She only hoped the guys found her before the Kraang got the chance to stick her in the Controller again.
Miko: And that's is it for this chapter. Hope you all liked it and the next one will be up soon I hope.
Mikey: Are you done yet?
Miko: I just said I was done with the chapter Mikey.
Mikey: And what about the story?
Miko: I can only write so fast Mikey. These things take time.
Mikey: So you're not done yet.
Miko: Yes.
Mikey: So you are done!
Miko: No.
Mikey: Which is it?!
Miko: How about I put it in words you will understand.
Mikey: Finally, now we're getting somewhere.
Miko: Raph! Mikey won't let me work!
Raph: Mikey, if I have to come in there and beat the green off of you I will. Leave Miko alone, so she can write or so help me, you won't want to find out what I have planned for you.
Mikey: *Loud gulp* I'll just be leaving now.
Miko: Thanks Raph! And thank you all my reviewers and readers!