Chapter 12
A week had passed since my talk with Raph and now every time I saw him, my heart would beat faster. I would try to ignore it, but I got the feeling that the others were starting to sense something was up. I was sitting at the couch one vaguely watching something that Michey had put on. I had my legs tucked underneath my body and my head resting on the side of the chair, with my arms tucked underneath. Michey was sitting beside me, leaning as far forward as the couch would let him. I smiled when he cheered as the main character of the movie did something to defeat the bad guy. I took a deep breath in and slowly released it. I placed my head up and wondered if anyone would notice if I left the lair for a while to see April. I sat up straight and looked around. Michey was too immersed in his movie to notice me. I stood up and headed for the entrance. Taking one last look around, I moved through and out. Climbing up to the surface was easy after the many walks I took that none of the turtles knew about yet. On most of my visits to the surface, I went to see April for talks as I had no other friends and the only ones I could talk to in the sewers were all males, but there were times I just needed to interact with others that weren't males, and mutant males for that matter. I walked towards April's apartment and walked right into the store. April was busy helping a customer. She smiled when she saw me and finished with the transaction. The customer walked away and April gestured for me to come over.
"Hello again" She said, placing the money in the till behind the counter. I smiled.
"Hello to you too" I replied. I leant against the counter and watched April count the money.
"Sewer life getting to be too much for you, huh?" April asked. I shrugged a little.
"Yes and no. There is something I want to ask you, but I don't want to speak about it here" I replied.
"Well, I'm just about to close up. Stick around for a moment and we can head up stairs."
"Sure thing, I'm just going to take a look around" I said. April nodded and shut the till. I wandered to the back of the shop and took a look around at the antic weapons. A chime sounded through the shop.
"I'm sorry sir but-" April said before being cut off by a man's voice.
"Where is the girl?" He asked.
"I'm sorry?"
"The girl, where is she? I know she came in here." I walked towards where the counter was, but stayed in the shadows. I looked out and saw the man. He wore black sunglasses and a black suit with a white T-shirt underneath. The jacket he wore stopped at his ankles and was unbuttoned. My arm twitched and hit some jars on the shelf next to me. They clattered and the man looked in my direction. He smiled and started to walk in my direction. I moved back. "Come out or it'll just be worse for you" The man said. April walked in front the man and shoved his chest with one hand.
"Sir, I have to ask you to leave. My shop is closed" She said, firmly. The man grabbed April's wrist and threw her across the shop. April landed on her side and slid across the floor. I ran out and grabbed the man around the waist, trying to tackle him to the ground. The man grabbed my shoulders and pried me off of him. I struggled and kicked a leg out. I struck the man in the side of his leg and he stumbled a little. He threw me across the room and I hit one of the shelves, hard. I fell to the ground and found my eyes had turned blurry. I got to my knees and looked up to the man. He walked calmly over to me. I blinked a few times and gritted my teeth. I sprang to my feet and moved into a defensive position like Raph had shown me. The man stopped before me.
"There is no need for violence. Come along peacefully and no one will be hurt. Too much" he said. I stood up straight and bolted straight for the door. I raced through and heard the man right behind me. I raced down the street leading the man as far away from April as I could. Up ahead I saw Casey. I looked back and saw the man was still behind me. Casey saw me and called my name. I turned sharply left and out onto the street. Car tires screeched and people screamed. I reached the other side of the street and stopped. I turned around and saw the man on the other side watching me. I glared and the man smirked. He walked back into the shadows and vanished. A hand grabbed my shoulder and spun me around. I was staring right into the eyes of Casey.
"What the hell were you thinking?" He growled.
"What?" I asked.
"You just ran across a busy street, what were you doing?"
"I was trying to lead this guy away from April's place. Is that really so wrong?"
"What guy?"
"This guy that had dark glasses and a suit on. He wanted me to go with him; he hurt April. I had to do something."
"Wait this guy hurt April?" I nodded.
"Yes. He hurt her when she tried to stop the man from coming after me" I replied. Casey took my wrist and took me towards April's apartment. We entered the store and saw April steadying herself on the counter. Casey let go of me and ran straight over to her. He placed a hand around her waist and helped her to her feet. I went to take a step forward when a knife was placed to my throat. I swallowed and heard a man's voice in my ear.
"You should have obeyed me, now you may have to be hurt for the answers I want." Casey and April both looked to me, shock clear on their faces.
"Who are you?" Casey asked.
"Who I am is none of your concern, but tell your turtle friends if they want to see the girl again meet me at the old abandoned factory at midnight tomorrow" The man replied. He started to lead me out of the shop when Casey ran forwards.
"Casey, no!" I yelled. The man threw me to the ground and kicked a leg to Casey's chest, sending him flying back to April. He then picked me up from the ground and took me out of the shop, the knife pressed to my side. I struggled against his grip and he pressed the knife tighter to my side.
"Stop struggling or I will never let you see the light of day again" he said. He then walked me to a black car and opened the back door. I was thrown in and the door slammed shut. The man walked to the front of the car and entered the driver's seat. He placed a key into the ignition and turned it. The car started and he drove off.
"What do you want from me?" I asked, coldly.
"I need you as bait to lure the turtles so I can have a little chat with them" The man replied. I lunged forward and grabbed the man's arms, trying to steer the car off the road. The man fought to gain control of the wheel again. The car swerved all over the road and nearly hit a few pedestrians and cars. The man thrust an elbow back and caught me in the face. I fell back clutching my nose. Blood started to pour down the front of my face. The man quickly pulled into an alleyway. He turned in his seat and glared at me.
"You be a good girl or I will kill you right here and now" He said. I wiped the blood from my face and looked at the man.
"Let me out right now" I snapped. The man smiled.
"Sure thing, we are here anyway" He said. He got out of the car and opened up the back door. The man dragged me out and held a firm grip onto my wrist. He dragged me into the old factory looking building. It was completely empty except for a chair and a few tables with straps. On the tables were some tools used by doctors. I was thrown into the chair, which tilted back and nearly fell over. The chair righted itself and I watched the man walk towards one of the tables. He placed a hand on it and picked up a scalpel and inspected it. I flicked my head around, looking for an escape route.
"There is no point in trying to escape. The only way out is through that door behind you and in case you haven't noticed there is nowhere to hide in here" The man said.
"Tell me, who are you?" I asked. The man turned around and smiled. He leaned against the table.
"My name is Bishop; now that you know my name, tell me yours" Bishop said. I smiled.
"Sorry, but that is classified. If I told you that I wouldn't be under the radar anymore" I said. Bishop walked over to me and grabbed my face. He pulled my face closer to his.
"Listen girl, the moment your turtle friends arrive here tomorrow night; they are going to be killed and there is nothing you can do about it" He snarled. I pushed him away and he let go of me.
"I can do anything to try and stop you" I said. Bishop laughed.
"Your attempts will be futile. I will make sure you cannot warn the turtles about anything" he said. He brought the scalpel forward and stabbed it into my hand. I screamed. Bishop laughed.
"Scream all you like, no one can hear you" He said. He yanked the scalpel out and blood poured from my hand and dropped onto the floor. I wrapped my other hand around my wound and tightened my grip to try and stop the blood flow. Bishop turned back around and placed the scalpel back. I ripped a strip of fabric off my shirt and tied it around my hand, using my teeth and other hand to tie it up. The blood quickly soaked through and started to drip again. I looked up at Bishop, tears streaming down my face.
"With the amount of blood you're losing so quickly, you should be very weak by tomorrow" Bishop said.
Let me go and I'll find some way to get you what you need" I replied.
"You are in no position to make bargains." Bishop picked up a saw. He placed it against a glare of sunlight and the blade shone brightly.
"Bishop, please. Let me go" I said. He laughed.
"Now you're using your manners? Maybe I could get some answers out of you" Bishop said, turning towards me.
"What are you going to do?" I asked. Bishop smiled and held up a syringe.
"I have my ways. This syringe holds a serum that stops people from being able to speak" He said. He walked towards me, the syringe pointed right at me. "Tell me what you know about the turtles." I kicked my leg out and caught him in the lower stomach. He took a few steps back and I sprang from my chair. I bolted right for the door. Bishops hands grabbed my hair and yanked me back. I cried out in pain and fell to my knees, my head looking right at the ceiling. I felt something small enter my neck and a liquid flow into it. Whatever Bishop had placed into me left my neck and he let go. I fell to the ground and tried to speak. My mouth opened and closed several times, but the only sound I could make was a very small rasp. I turned to Bishop.
"I did try to give you a choice, but you refused to give up what information you had. I had to take measures. Don't feel too bad, now I can finally take a look inside those mutants to see how they work" He said, a sick, twisted grin on his face.
Your sick I mouthed.
"Call me what you like, the fact is I'm still going to use you as bait. You won't be able to say anything about a trap and this way I may just let you go" Bishop replied. My eyes widened.
You can understand me?
"I can understand every word you say. But it won't matter; you're turtle friends won't be able to understand anything." I stood up and faced Bishop. I was taking careful steps backwards, closing the gap between myself and the door. Bishop rushed forward and pinned me to the wall. He pressed his fingertips to a nerve in my neck and everything went black.
[Sorry for the lateness, but i was busy with school work. it is now the holidays and i have two weeks to place up more chapters so i hope you enjoyed this one :D ]