A.N: I don't own TMNT, I only own the plot and my OCs. Enjoy!
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The turtles took me to their lair to check me over, though I knew they wouldn't find anything.
I was in their lab when I decided to tell them.
Don was checking me over when I told him. "I, um. Somethin' happened when I was prisoner at Can-head's." I started a bit awkwardly, he looked interested. "What happened?" He asked checking the scars that Shred-head had given me. I took a silent breathe in.
"I was sorta, mutated." I confessed looking down, he was shocked. "B-but, how?" He asked looking me up and down. "I heal quicker, like, a lot quicker. Minutes, maybe seconds." I said looking up with my dark purple eyes.
I'll never forget the shocked look in his eyes, he was so surprised. He called the other guys in. "Criss, go on." Don said looking me up and down warily, I felt like a caged animal that just learned a new trick. "Over da year I was dere dey mutated my immune system, I heal a lot quicker den anyone out dere." I explained my cheeks almost burning, they were all shocked.
"Oh c'mon, yer mutated turtles! Dis isn't as big as a mutation as ya guys!" I hissed annoyed, and a bit embarrassed, this wasn't even my choice! They backed off a bit at my outburst, then alarms blared.
I covered my ears and then followed Don, he was the smart one, I figured he was in charge of the alarm system. I followed him to his room, it had computers all around it. He went to one and turned it on, my eyes widened as I saw all my friends coming through the sewers with their weapons.
I had forgot I had given them a few lessons in ninjutsu, my mouth widened.
"Those, would be my friends" I said looking down at all of them, they looked hilarious.
Sparks had her double axes were raised above her head and she was screaming to let me go.
Smarts had her bladed whip ready by her side with a very determined look on her face.
And Vamp had her curved hook sword also readied by her side that was poised for attack, she was growling with a snarl on her pale face.
I ran through the small house towards the front door, I ran through it just in time to stop my friends.
They dropped their weapons and grabbed me in a death hug.
I screamed, then the turtles came through the door. They let go of me and I went in between the two lines of people, I looked between them. "Well, time for friends. Ta meet friends" I said, and it was as cheesy as it sounds like.
"Raph, Don, Leo, Mike. Meet Diana, Corey, and Jessica. Smarts, Vamp, Sparks. Meet Raph, Don, Leo, and Mike. " I said smiling and gesturing to each of them. They nodded at each other, I smiled [why da all my friends have almost exactly da same personality?] I asked in my head. They did actually, except Raph, I don't know how he fit in.
We all went in the lair and Splinter came out, Sparks almost screamed. Splinter explained the turtles' mutation so the girls could understand it clearer, and then I suddenly felt extremely weak.
I was going to sit down but my vision became blurred with green, red, and black specks. I unfortunately fainted.
Right after breathing out the F word.
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Raph was the one closest to Crystal, when she fainted, Raph saw her (also heard her) and quickly caught her. "Don, a bit of help" he said picking Crystal up in bridal style.
They took her to the hospital wing to do work on her.
Don did some tests on her and it seemed that her blood was rejecting the drug they had been giving her, Don gave her an IV feeding her blood something that made it calm.
He tried to take out the drug that made her immune system seemingly immune to most injuries, but it didn't work since the drug was mutating fast and had been seeping slowly but permanently into her blood stream over the course of the year she was there.
She was weak but she was stubborn, Raph was given the duty of watching her for any changes.
He didn't even say anything against it, in fact he looked a bit happy about it.
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Don headed for his lab, Diana followed him curiously. He noticed instantly but didn't do anything, he wondered what she was doing.
He walked into his lab and she followed soon after, she looked around. It was between a very elaborate lab, and a very basic one, it had basic things but turned into very difficult sequences.
Don looked up from a computer screen. "What are you doing?" He asked, not mad, not annoyed, just curious. She smiled. "Just doing some snooping." She answered looking around again like she understood every bit of it, and she probably did. Don nodded and went back to his screen.
"I was wondering." Diana started a bit shyly, Don looked up again. "Yes?" He asked encouraging her to go on.
"If you guys could teach me and the other girls ninjutsu?" She asked hopefully, he was a bit surprised but thought about it. "I guess, how much do you already know?" He asked knowing Crystal had given them a few lessons.
"Just basic stuff, blocking, some attack moves. Just things that could help us if we ever had to use them, she cares about us. Though sometimes she acts like she doesn't really care, she's just distant. I guess that's all due to the trauma." Diana said thinking about Crystal, all the girls at the tattoo shop knew it.
I mean, you don't walk away with no scars from after what happened to her.
Don nodded. "How traumatic was it?" He asked carefully, she sat down in a green empty office chair.
"Well, she was fourteen when the fire happened. I still remember when she told us about it. She said that she had grabbed anything that meant something to her, then she tried to get to her parents, but when she got to them. They were already gone. She ran out of the house she had practically grown up in. Then she ran from the sirens and from her other relatives, she didn't like them. She lived on the streets, she used to live in New Jersey but she ran away here. She first lived in parks and benches, then one or two nights in the sewers. Then she found a junkyard which she lived nicely in, she's an amazing artist and when she came in for her second tattoo she told us about her design, Judge offered her a job on the spot."
She said smiling in the memory. "Who's Judge?" Don asked a bit confused, Diana was snapped out of her thoughts. "Oh, that's Corey. Only Shadow calls her Vamp, because of how pale she is." She explained, Don nodded.
"Then after working there for about a year, she opened up a bit and we all became friends. We all have very bad backgrounds, we're all on our own and everything. We think tattoos express ourselves. I for instance was raised by my grandmother until she passed away, then I was given to my uncle, he was drunk and abusive. I ran away, though I still, sort of looked after him. He was my only family after all. Then he died of the alcohol, and I went off on my own. I was only fifteen and lived on the streets, I got a job at the tattoo shop, by being in charge of the counter. I already had a couple of tats but I got more there. Then I recently got an apartment because I had turned eighteen. I know the other girls' stories, but I think they should be the ones to tell them." She said smiling, Don nodded understanding.
"What are you looking at?" Diana asked looking at the screen. "Oh, nothing. Just a little thing I was working on." He said, Diana however was very interested in it. It was goggles that had night-vision, target locking, and a few other added gadgets. She looked admiringly at the goggles. "You made this?" She asked still looking at it, Don shook his head. "No, I just designed it. I'm trying to find all the parts but it'll take a while." He said modestly, it was just his personality. Diana smiled. "I'll help you, if you want." She said sweetly, Don nodded. "That'd be nice." He said smiling back.
And they started talking about the different parts of the goggles that they needed.
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Leo went to train, but he didn't expect to see Corey there training with her sword.
He watched her for a bit, and he didn't notice she was getting closer to him until she had pinned him to the ground. He blinked a bit baffled, but he got over it and Corey got off of him.
"Vamp, was it?" Leo asked, she chuckled and shook her head. "Only Criss calls me that, my name's Corey. But the other girls call me Judge, because they think I'm quick to judge. Though most of the time I'm right." She said twisting her sword around. Leo nodded. "How much do you know about ninjutsu?" Leo asked interested, Corey turned to face him. "Criss only gave us a few lessons, more for defense if anything. But I found some things on the internet and taught myself a bit more." She explained, Leo nodded looking her up and down.
She was overall a good looking young woman, when Corey turned around Leo read her Japanese tattoos and smiled. "I could teach you a bit more." Leo offered, Corey thought about it. "I'd like that." She said thoughtfully.
Leo taught Corey about relaxation, meditation, and balance. Then he went on to the next step, defense. He taught her how to block, he taught her how to dodge, and he taught her how to catch attack moves.
Then when they were done they were both tired and sweaty, she smiled at him. "Thanks." And then she went back into the living room to head up top to go to her apartment. "Hey." Leo said behind her. She turned around. "It's late, I'll walk you home." He said, not even asking but grabbing his coat. She nodded in agreement and they went up top.
Leo walked in the shadows more closer to the buildings and Corey went beside him. "You knew a lot back in the training dojo." Leo said starting a conversation, Corey nodded. "Crystal really cares about our safety, though sometimes I've doubted it." She said. Leo nodded understandingly. "She's been through a lot, we all have." Corey said, she couldn't help it, he was a good listener and she had so much to say.
"She told us when she was just fourteen her house burnt down, with her parents in it. She had other relatives, but she didn't like them, so she ran away from New Jersey to New York. She was homeless, and a good artist. When she came into my shop asking for her own design to be tattooed on her, I offered her a job on the spot. We're sorta distant, but we're still close."
Corey explained, Leo listened and the silence made her want to speak more.
"You'd think for owning a tattoo shop I'd have more tattoos." She started, Leo nodded. "Well, I think tattoos need to have a reason to be on the skin. And that reason, for me, has to be life changing. Each of my three tattoos has a meaning and marks a certain point in my life. I got my Japanese symbol for war when my family had a large feud and me and my parents moved away, I used to live in Florida. Then the symbol for love was when both of my parents drowned, they had some bad things going on with some bad people. They drowned when I was fifteen. I lived with my aunt who lived back in Florida until I was nineteen, I ran away. Not because I didn't like her, but because it didn't feel right. I got on a bought my ticket and got on a plane, I got here and decided with more of my money I would open up a tattoo shop. I knew how much my tattoos meant for me so I wanted to make other people happy, I put up an artist wanted sign and soon got Jessica. She was a bit hyper, but she was a good artist, then I got Diana. She was good with numbers and she wanted to work the counter, I hired her. And then came Crystal, she wanted her own designed tattoo and it was so good, I offered her a job on the spot. Then I got another tattoo, it's on my back. It marks me having another chapter on my life." Corey explained going back in the many memories.
She didn't even notice that they were back at her apartment
"Thanks for walking me home. And listening" Corey said a bit shyly, Leo smiled. "Anytime." And he left.
Corey went into her apartment, smiling.
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"I am so gonna beat you!" Jessica shouted as she turned her Wii remote to the right, she and Mikey were playing Mario kart. Jessica had picked Koopa Troopa, and Mikey had picked Dry Bones; the dead version of Koopa troopa. They were racing in Bowser's castle. Jessica was neck and neck with Mikey. Until Jessica got the bullet ability, she won and they decided to stop playing and get something to eat.
They heated up some frozen cheese pizza and Jessica went right back to the t.v.
"Hey, c'mon I'm gonna beat ya again!" She said grinning at him, he ate the last of his pizza and headed over. They started racing again glancing every now and then trying to read the other person's minds.
Then they decided to watch a movie, they went to the movie rental shop. Mikey let Jessica pick and she picked Beetlejuice, she grinned at one of her favorite movies, Mikey looked a bit doubtful but got it.
Jessica smiled at the beginning of the movie, and Mikey though his doubt, was interested.
At the end of the movie Mikey was a bit stricken by the movie's effects and the interesting main character, Beetlejuice himself. Jessie however was grinning and looking admiringly at the same character Mikey was thinking about.
"How'd ya like it?" Jessie asked smiling over at Mikey, he just shrugged. "It was, interesting. I can definitely see it was made by Tim Burton." He said laughing a bit, Jessie giggled. "You're probably the only person besides Criss who gets me." Jessie said a bit shyly, Mikey looked at her to go on.
"Though she doesn't look like it, Criss can be pretty fun sometimes. It's kinda hard for her though, she's been through a lot. All the girls have, even me though that's behind me now."
Jessie said slipping into the memories of the past.
"Criss, her house was burned down with her parents dead in it. She was only fourteen. She ran away from New Jersey to New York and lived on the streets, then she came into Judge's tat shop she offered her a job right there! She opened up to me more then the others, which is surprising. She made all of us open up more, we all told our stories and understood each other's pain. I can tell you my story if you want." She said smiling sweetly, he smiled back and nodded.
Jessie took in a quiet breath. "I might not look it, but I was really rich a while back. But, I didn't really want stuff, I just wanted my parents. They never had time for me just their work, so I decided to run away. I took as much things that I could sell or get money, something to keep me alive. I've always been a fairly good artist so I decided to try out the job as a tattoo artist when I saw Judge's sign. Turned out, it's fun and it got me some friends. Then I met you guys! Though, I miss my family I don't think they would've really cared. They care more about material things then actual living things, I doubt they even truly cared about me at all. But I'm far away from that, and like I said, I have a lot of friends!"
Jessie said carefree and looking towards the bright, Mikey nodded though was surprised that she'd been through so much. She was strong though, it was amazing how she pulled through with a grin on her face.
"Well, I'm a giant mutant turtle that was raised by a giant mutant rat in the sewers." He said getting her to laugh, he laughed along.
And then they raced more, Jessie however was always either right ahead of him or right along side him.
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A.N: Ooh, this is a good chapter, isn't it? Well, thanks for reading. Don't forget to rate! Thanks!