Author Note:
Hey guys! So I re-read all of the previous stories and was completely disgusted by the way the grammer and puncuation was on it. I've redone all of the stories so my FanFiction is up-to-date with my Quizilla. However, my Quizilla says its two chapters ahead, but thats because I've added stories together on this (FanFiction). Everything is fine! lol.
Hope you guys enjoy!
-yesiamweird
May woke up and felt herself being locked down the seatbelt of her aunt's car. "Where. What? Huh?" May sat up with the seat belt adjusting to her movement and the blanket that covered her fell off.
"Hey there sleepy head!" Casey smiled. He was driving like he usually did and he usually did poorly. The group braced as Casey hit a pot hole in the road.
"Hey I'm glad you're up finally. Don't worry though, this time you've only been asleep for a day." Aunt April smiled at the girl.
"Well at least I caught up on my beauty rest." May sighed and slumped back on the car door side.
"Yea good thing. Cuz you really have needed it!" Casey laughed. April was about to hit him in the back of the head when May stopped her.
"Allow me!" She yelled smacking Casey's head instead. "Ow hey! I'm driving here!"
"Not very well…" May commented to herself. "Where are the guys?" She asked looking around the van. April simply pointed to the back and May then noticed the trailer being hulled by the van. "Oh." May smiled and slumped back again.
After about two more hours being stuck with the two love birds, the gang finally reached the turtles hiding garage. The van pulled into the garage and closed the door so that no one could see the turtles jump from out of the trailer.
May gathered some of her things that were around the area she sat in the back of the car. With her hands full she couldn't stop the notorious Michelangelo from pouncing on her as soon as she exited the car.
"May, my darling. Are you feeling well? I know it must have been hard to get through life without your, BATTLE NEXUS CHAMPION!" Mikey hugged the girl causing all of the belongings in her hands to fall from the floor.
"Mikey! My stuff!" She wined and laughed at the comical turtle. However, that bruise must have not gone away because once Mikey let her go he brushed against it and she yelped in pain.
"Oh my gosh! I'm sorry! Did I hurt you princess?" Mikey half joked as May clutched her right side.
"Ouch, yea this bruise must have not gone away." She lifted her oversized shirt to look at the bruise and gasped as she saw not a big black one, but a giant green bruise that had stretch to twice the size.
"Hey May! You're green! You must be turning into a turtle!" Mikey laughed as he started to collect her things that she had dropped earlier.
Donny ran over to May. "Oh man. That's not good. The medicine I gave you must have lengthened the bruise instead of reducing it."
May just sighed and pulled down her shirt, "Cool." She sarcastically groaned. As the group headed back to the lair April tapped May on the shoulder. "Are you going to stay with the guys, or come back with me and Casey?" She held Casey's hand as she asked.
May gave her a scrunched-up face, "To be honest, I had enough of you two from the drive back here. I'll stay." She continued to put the rest of the things she had dropped into her suitcase and sorted out the things that belonged to April.
"Hey April?" May yelled from across the room sorting through some clothes, "Who's clothes are these that I'm wearing?" She picked out an outfit and walked over to April and Casey in Donny's lab.
"Oh those old things? They belonged to my grandma!" Casey smiled answering May's question, "She practically wore that outfit until she died! Actually, I think she might have died in-"
This time, it was Raph that punched Casey in the back of the head. "You big freaking bozo!" He yelled at his friend.
May practically gagged. "Casey that is so freaking disgusting!" She ran to the bathroom and threw off the nasty clothes. If it hadn't been for Casey right there, she would have thrown them off right there and then.
"That is so nasty! Ew!" She threw them out the door hiding behind the door and slammed the door shut with a huge bang. As she removed the rest of her undergarments and stepped into the shower she started to examine the rest of her body besides the giant bruise. A few small bruises formed around her arms and knees along with minor cuts around those limbs as well but nothing concerning.
She finished in the shower and got out wrapping a towel around her body and her hair as well. She dried off carefully so that she did not press on any of the bruises and cause her even more discomfort.
Once she was dried she pulled on a pair of blue jean shorts and a hot pink tank top. She took off the towel drying her hair and left it damp and messy.
She walked into the lair calm and trying to hide the pain of the bruise that felt like it was eating away at her soul. She looked up to talk to April but she didn't see her in Donny's lab like she had been earlier. "Hey where'd April go?" She asked Donny walking over to his lab.
"Huh? Oh, she a Casey left about five minutes ago." He said looking through his microscope.
"Oh, thanks then." May was disappointed that her aunt had left so soon without tell May goodbye. But then again, April had her own life and May had hers as well. May knew she was welcome at her house at any time.
"So what's on the agenda guys?" She walked back to the center of the lair looking around and not getting an answer from any of the turtles. "Guys?" She asked again still not receiving an answer.
"My sons!" Master Splinter stood next to May and commanded his son's attention by slamming his cane on the floor. In an instant, all four of the boys were right in front of their master and the blonde girl. "Even though we are back on our feet from our pleasant vacation, we must continue to train my sons." Splinter bowed his head to the boys. "Now Miss Gibson, please observe this lesson due to your injuries." The group walked over to the dojo area. May pouted at his words, "No please master! I want to fight! I'm fine, honest!" She walked along side him trying to convince her and the turtle's sensei.
"I am very sorry, but your health is more important than a lesson. Now please," He pointed his cane to an area in the dojo. "Sit and observe."
May starred at Splinter and then bowed to him. "Okay…" She rose from her position and in doing so her side started to hurt once more. Gasping in pain she clutched her right hand over the spot and wincing.
"May? Does it still hurt?" Donny worriedly asked.
"Are you all right?" Mikey asked as well.
May walked over to the spot Splinter pointed out. "Yea yea, I'm. Ouch! Okay..." She sat down slowly and smiled back at her concerned friends.
"Now my students begin!" Splinter started to teach the turtles.
May watched intently at all of the moves the guys made. She especially watched Leo, after everything that had happened between the two, she had thought about him all the time when she was awake. She noticed that Raph kept on looking at May and she figured he'd probably had seen her staring at Leo. Lucky for her Leo was also her teacher so she could just blame that she was watching him for good technique.
Just as the guys were about to finish, Master Splinter turned up the heat on the boys. He commanded the guys by stating a move and they did it before him in their line.
"Front snap kick!"
"Ki-ya!" The guys yelled out while performing their move.
"Upper rising block!"
"Ki-ya!"
"Double kick counter!"
"Ki-ya!"
"Again!"
"Ki-ya!"
"And finish!" Splinter ended the lesson by hitting his walking staff on the ground.
The turtles bowed to him and then fell to the floor all breathing heavily.
"Our lesson is finished, we will begin another lesson tomorrow."
May smiled and clapped. "Great job guys." She rose to her feet and walked over to the four.
"Okay, I can't move." Donny groaned.
"Ugh, who wants to move?" Raph answered Don.
May laughed and gave her left hand to Donny since her right side hurt.
Mikey sat up. "Wake me for breakfast will ya?"
May helped up Raph and Mikey as well.
"Note to self: By Mikey some new deodorant." Leo laughed as May helped him up. "Oh believe me, when I get to the surface I will." May smiled to Leo.
"Time to beat the next level of Battle Rampage!" Mikey remember his game and ran off to the TV area. May shook her head in annoyance to Mikey's sudden excitement.
"How's your side?" Leo asked looking down at her. "Um, well, it's all right. Could be worse but it could be better." She rubbed the spot carefully.
"Hey wait a minute! Where'd the controller go? I know I left them right here!" Mikey searched for the two controllers to his game. May looked over at Donny and Raph that pulled out the two controllers from behind one of the chairs. The two hoped over the couch and started to play the game Mikey wanted to play.
May laughed at them after all, Mikey always played the video games. As the three argued Leo whispered to May, "Let's talk later on tonight." She smiled and nodded excited for whatever Leo had to tell her.
Leo then walked away and to Mikey. "It's no big deal, come on relax bro."
"But how's a turtle supposed to relax with nothing to do?" Mikey questioned his oldest brother.
"Let Raph and Don have their game. You and I can hit the rooftops!" Leo smiled leading Mikey out of the lair.
May thought to herself. 'Damn, I wish I could go with them…' She walked over to Raph and Donny and watched them play.
Within no time the two started to fight over which one was the cheater and who was better, it was so funny that May just had a laughing session the whole time Mikey and Leo were gone.
After about three hours of nonstop combat between the hothead and the super smart scientist, May had started to drift off to sleep and then finally fell completely asleep on the long couch.
Donny eventually called a truce for the moment to take a bathroom break and to massage his tired hands.
"Man Donny, I'm kicking your shell all over the place!" Raph taunted as Don left. "Yea yea whatever." Donny shoved it the thought out of the air and towards the kitchen.
Raph just continued to laugh at his comment and then noticed that a certain voice had been missing for the past couple of minutes. He looked over his shell at May curled up in a ball on the couch, dead asleep. No matter if she was fighting, sleeping or happy, May always looked so pretty to him.
He looked around and figured he had about two minutes to move May before Donny came back, so he picked her up bridal style and hoped across the room to the pillow nook they had right near the dojo.
He carefully placed her down so that her bruise on her right side wouldn't be in pain. Taking a step back after laying her down he noticed just how peaceful she looked. He smiled and swiftly walked to the kitchen area just in time as Donny came out.
"What are you doing?" He questioned his brother's tactics.
"What? Oh just moving May from the couch. She's been sleeping a lot lately? You think she's okay?" He asked worried as he grabbed a soda from the fridge.
"I think so. I just think she's been exposed to a lot lately. And besides, remember what April told us this weekend?" Donny patted Raph's shell.
"Oh yea, the thing about her parents. That's next week huh?" Raph remembered that April told them May's parents had passed away a year ago in a week. She wanted all of them to be sensitive about it towards her.
"Yea. That can drain a lot on a person. Let alone what May has been through since she's been in New York." Donny and Raph walked back to the TV.
"Yea, I just. Ah, forget it." Raph attempted to spill out his feelings for May, but decided now wasn't the best time, especially while he was on a winning streak.
The two continued to play their game and after another four hours or so, the game overheated too much and shut off from exhaustion.
"Man! You ruined it Don!" Raph complained.
"No I didn't! You did!" Donny argued back.
The two yawned, "Ah whatever, I'll fix it tomorrow. I wanna go to bed."
"Me too, I'm so freaking tired." Raph agreed.
The door to the lair opened and Mikey and Leo both sulked inside. "Hey guys." Leo yawned.
"Hey, we are going to bed." Raph waved and walked over to the ladder.
"Yea, us too. We are so beat." Mikey was completely drained of all energy.
"Ah, my sons. It is so good to see that all of you are up early. Now let us resume our positions from yesterday." Splinter walked out from his room.
All of the turtles stared in shock. They had been up for the whole night without even realizing it!
"Come my sons. To the dojo." Splinter strolled over to the area and stopped when he noticed May sleeping in the corner where he usually stood.
The boys dragged behind, completely drained from no sleep. Splinter smiled and then tapped May on her head with his cane lightly so not to hurt her. May groaned and looked up seeing Splinter when she opened her eyes what not what she was expecting at all and she groaned louder.
"Yes Sensei?" She pushed herself off the pillows she laid on. "Miss Gibson would you please make me some delicious tea?" He smiled and helped May up. She nodded and rubbed her eyes. "Of course sensei." She dragged her feet passed Splinter and then through the turtles.
She smiled and looked back at the four when she realized that they had been up all night and now had to train. For once, she was glad that she didn't have to train today since she could already predict that Splinter was not going to be happy with his sons.
After the training session, the four turtles all slumped on the ground and then somehow managed to make it up the stairs to all of their room.
May sat in the kitchen all alone, while Master Splinter sat in the TV room watching his 'stories' as he always did with more tea that May made for him. May wasn't used to the silence and took a deep breath enjoying the once in a lifetime moment.
She realized then that Leo had promised her that the two would talk last night, but seeing as that didn't happen, she wondered if he really meant it or not.
Surely he would, it was Leo after all. She just shrugged it off as being a minor bump in the road and stood from the kitchen seat towards Splinter.
"Splinter, would you mind if I sit with you?" She bowed and stood next to him.
"Of course, Miss Gibson." He smiled and took a sip of his tea. May watched the show with him patently, but after ten minutes she honestly couldn't stand the mellow-drama Splinter loved so much.
Once a commercial break stopped the program May quickly turned to the giant rat and asked, "Sensei, do you ever think that I will be able to use a weapon like the turtles?"
Splinter looked at May and then smiled, "At the moment, you still need to learn more. However, I can see that you are a strong spirit and if you did not have an appropriate weapon to match your courage, it would do you no good."
May giggled, "So I guess that means, eventually." Splinter laughed and nodded.
"I can see that you are distressed about something." Splinter hit the nail.
"Yea, I'm just upset about. Well…"
"-Your family." Splinter finished.
May nodded and wiped her eyes. "I miss them so much. I just wish I could have protected them from whatever happened. It's just not fair."
Splinter nodded, "Sometimes in life, we all go through very difficult times but we manage to find the best parts in life and cherish those moments instead of the bad. Do you have a favorite moment in your life since they have passed?"
May thought about the question and then sighed, "Meeting you and the guys. I don't think even in my wildest dreams I would ever have imagined you guys. I just wish my family could have met you all too. I know they would have loved you guys just as much as April and I do…" May looked down and then sighed again. "Splinter, could you do me a favor?"
Splinter nodded, "Could you please tell the turtles that I'm going to Aunt April's. I just need a few days to myself. I love being with them, but I…I just miss them so much and I don't want to look even more vulnerable as I do now." She stood up and bowed with tears forming in her eyes.
"Miss Gibson, you are able to do what you please." He stood and hugged May, "Do not be afraid to show weakness, young miss. It is perfectly acceptable to admit that you are not perfect." May laughed and wiped her eyes.
"Thank you."
May sat on her bed watching the game show network on her tv from the opposite side of the room. She had done this for two whole days, trapped alone in her room watching people gamble with their money. April wanted her to get some rest while her bruise healed and figured that she was coping with the fact that her families death anniversary was coming up.
However, April had a plan but she feared it may back fire on her. The success of this plan was going to depend on May's mood. And for April's sake, she hoped May was going to be in a good one.
April knocked on the door. "May sweetie, are you feeling well?" She cracked the door slightly. May turned down the TV with the remote, "Yea I'm fine. I think the bruise is pretty much gone now." She sighed and sat up straightening out her blanket on top of her.
"Well listen, why don't you come into the living room. I have a little surprise for you." She opened the door revealing herself to the teenager. May nodded and rolled off of her bed and out into the living room. April sat on the couch and had a bunch of pictures scattered around the coffee table in front of it. "What's all this?" May pointed to the table and sat next to her red-haired aunt.
April lifted a picture up to the blonde. "Do you recognize these people?" it was a picture of three red-haired little girls. "Of Course! That's you, Robin and my mom." May smiled. "And that's a picture of my mom and dad; I guess at their prom or something." She laughed pointing to another picture of her parents all dressed up. April smiled. "It was a dance at your mom's sorority party in college." The two started to reminiscent about May's mother's past and pictures of her life. So far May was taking it okay so far.
"I miss her." May suddenly whispered. "There was so much she was supposed to do in my life. My dad will never walk me down the aisle and I'll never be able to talk about all of the rules we broke with my little brother…" She wiped a tear from her eye. "I can't do this, Aunt April. I'm going back to my room." She stood up and headed for her door without looking up or back at her aunt.
But her walk was stopped short as she noticed a green body standing in her way. She stared into a purple bandana, "Donny?" Was all she could mouth out before a cloud of smoke surrounded her face knocking her out. Donny caught her before she fell to the floor.
"Are you sure this is gonna be okay, April?" Raph crossed his arms walking over from his hiding place in the living room. She nodded, "I hope. I want to see them and May needs to, even if she won't admit it."
"Let's go everyone. Donny, hold onto her tight." Leo walked over to the window and jumped into the stolen space ship cruiser they took when the invasion happened a few weeks ago.
Their plan was simple, fly under Donny's new invisibility force and takes the group to San Francisco to May's parents grave. He just hoped she wouldn't take it the wrong way.
May heard a strange rumbling noise in the background of her head. She then heard the conversations of her Aunt and the turtles also in the background. Lifting herself up, she recognized the area she was in. "The space cruiser?" She whispered and rubbed her aching head. She had been on the floor in the back of the ship with a blanket and pillow keeping her warm. She stood up and gained her balance and reached for the wall to lean on.
"May! You're up!" Mikey yelled out. She looked up and saw the gang all in the front. She rubbed her head again and smiled, "Well I never thought I'd be kidnapped by my best friends and my Aunt." She walked over to them as Mikey patted her back, "Where are we anyways?" She looked out the window.
Her answer came much quicker than expected as the clouds cleared and a view of the San Francisco Bay Bridge came into sight. She gasped and smiled at the sight of it. "Really?" She looked over at all of them except Donny, who was steering. "We wanted you to say hello, is that alright?" April walked over and placed her hands on her niece's shoulders. May sighed and closed her eyes. "Yes, I want to see them. I know they have missed me."
The group had made their way to a vacant lot that they could hide the space cruiser in. "Aright guys, ready to head out?" Donny stood from the steering and stretched out his arms. His brothers stood in the area around him, "We just gotta wait for May and April." Raph leaned against the wall with his arms crossed. He knew that this was going to be hard for the two girls to do this, and he honestly wanted it to be done already.
At that time, April walked out of the storage room with May behind her. They had changed into black clothes. April wore a knee length solid black dress with sleeves and a pair of small black heels. May wore a solid black sleeved dress as well, but her's was of course much smaller and stopped mid-thigh. She had a small silver belt around her waist as well and a pair of black ballet slipper shoes.
"Ready ladies?" Mikey already had on his hat and black trench coat and opened the door to the cold summer San Francisco air. May and April pulled on their coats as well and the rest of the group headed out to the streets.
May lead the group towards the cemetery, they weren't too far away from her families resting place. The wind picked up and she held onto her coat to keep the wind from freezing her chest. "I have to be strong…for them" She looked back and saw her new family following her, "It's just a few more blocks guys…" She turned and continued to walk uphill.
Her breathing increased as she noticed a street that was starting to call out her name. "No, I don't want to see you again. I need to be strong and if I walk to you I know I won't make it…" Even though she reminded herself to keep moving forward her feet wouldn't obey and she stopped in the middle of the cross-walk.
"May, what's wrong?" Leo put his hand on her shoulder. She shook her head, thanking that Leo was the one to pull her away. He noticed the odd look on her face and stopped to look back at April while his brother's and May carried on. April looked at the oldest turtle with tears down her cheek.
He immediately knew what was down that street, "Come on, let's not get separated." He patted April on the back and pushed her towards the others. 'That's where they died. May's house…'
After another ten minutes, the sun started to set and the group looked at the gated fence of the cemetery. A guard stood from his seat on the other side of the cemetery. "May I help you-Oh, May Gibson. My dear!" The old man held his hand out to May. His eyes lit up once he saw the blonde girls face.
"Hey there Tommy. I bet you know why I'm here…" She held his old wrinkly hand. "May, I'm so glad to see you. An old man like me does not have very many friends left in this world and to see you makes me so happy." His white mustache smiled for him.
"I'm so glad to see you too…" She sniffed, "These are a few of my new friends from New York and my aunt who I live with in NYC." She nodded back to the group behind her. "Oh, very nice." He continued to look at May not paying attention to the others. "Come on in…I'll see you in a while." He opened the tall black gate and let her and the others in.
May waved to Tommy and then continued to walk. This time a bit faster than the others. "Hold on, May!" Raph called out as she headed out too far. Leo started to get nervous by the way she acted. "Go after her Raph!" He called out still leading April behind the others.
Raph nodded and ran until he got along side of the girl, "Why are you leaving us? We almost there?" But his answer went unnoticed until she stopped a few steps later. "This is it." She whispered and looked down at the three tombstones sticking up from the ground.
May couldn't move, the only thing that did were the tears rolling down her eyes to her cheeks. "May…" Raph placed his hand on her shoulder and looked at the words on the stones.
"Here lies Carol B. Gibson, a loving mother, daughter and friend. Josh D. Gibson Sr., a caring father, son and business partner. And Josh D. Gibson Jr., a curious and smart son and brother." May read aloud all three of the tombstones.
"They rest in peace now…sister…" April placed the palms of her hands in her face. She did not want the guys to see her so upset. After all, April did not have the opportunity to go to the funeral since she had been working for her crazy boss, Stockman.
May walked over to her mother's grave and held onto the top of the stone, "Hey mom." She knelt down. "Dad, Josh. I miss you, so much has changed since I last saw you guys here. I live with Aunt April now and she's been taking so good care of me. I got good grades this year…surprisingly." She paused and sighed, "And I made new friends. Really good friends. First, there are my friends at school, Anna, Lilly and Kala. They are so fun and I know you would have loved to meet them, mom. And then there are my best friends in the whole world. They came here to see you all, Raph, Donny, Mikey and Leo…" She wiped a tear from her cheek and sniffed. This time her voice became teary as she spoke through her cries.
"And Master Splinter is their dad and he's also taught me how to fight, and Casey Jones is our friend too and…and…" She lost it and so did the others. All four of the turtles had tears in their eyes as they stared at the graves.
May crouched in a ball and cried into her hands. "I miss you all so much!" She cried out and dug her fingernails into the grass.
Her breathing became louder as she tried to regain air through the tick sobs but she continued to squirm on the floor with her fingers completely in the dirt by this point.
Raph fell along side of her and rubbed her back as a tear fell from his face. He wanted to say something to her, anything, to comfort her and make the pain go away. But nothing came out, his voice escaped from him completely.
"But…" She sniffed and her cries stopped. "I'm becoming stronger." She smiled and wiped her eyes. "I'm becoming stronger to protect my new family. I'm sorry I couldn't have been there to protect you all, but I'm not going to let that happen to my new family." She pulled her fingers from the dirt and rested them on her knees. "They protect me, and I protect them. Without them, I know for a fact I wouldn't be here right now." She pushed Raph's hand away and stood up slowly from her position.
"When the time comes, one day we will meet again, whether it is here or somewhere else. I love you guys. Watch over me and my new family." She sniffed and bowed her head like she would after a fight in the dojo as a sign of respect. "I love you…" She whispered and then slowly stood straight up again completely composed.
But there was something strange that May felt. "Someone…or something is watching me…I can feel it…" She looked ahead past the graves and tombstones into the forest on the other side. There was something or rather someone there. Her eyes focused on the person and she watched the shrouded figure take a step back.
Raph stood up and looked over at May and then took a step back from the look in her eyes. "May, are you alright?" he asked scared by her serious face.
The figure called to her even though it said nothing, and she took a step forwards.
"Hey May! Is-" Raph asked again but she held her arm out to the side blocking him from taking a step from her. She took two more slow steps and watched the figure turn around and head into the forest.
'I'm coming after you…' She took a few more steps and then ran full speed towards the forest hoping over tombstones and graves.
"May!" The turtles and April cried out. "Go get her!" April looked at Leo as the rest of the boys chased after her. "I still need a moment…" Leo nodded and took off.
"There's something watching us…" She knelt down by her sister's grave. "Please watch over us big sister."