Me: hello readers! I hope you like this chapter and I hope how Casey will make his first step as a vigilante. Enjoy!
April 25th… 2012… New York City Rooftops… 11:11pm…
April had always wondered what happened to her reptilian rescuers ever since they rescued her from her abduction at the hands of aliens, heck she didn't even know their names, save for one: Donatello. When she thought of him, she was reminded of a high school geeky type of kid, except this one had martial arts training which to her made him cuter than from your ordinary high school geek. Though she didn't have to wait longer however. She had just changed into her PJs when she received a very unusual tapping at her bedroom window. When she approached her window and opened her bedroom curtains, she finally saw her green rescuers again, who waved a hello to her and she responded by doing the same and then opening her window step out onto the balcony.
"You guys! I thought I was never going to see you again." April said and Donnie was all too eager to respond,
"Sorry about that, April. Some things went kind of crazy the past couple of days…" Donnie said and it was then that April was reminded of something she was thinking of earlier,
"Oh, that reminds me! I never really learned any of your names, thanks to all the chaos that occurred… well, save for yours, Donatello." April said and it was then that the other three turtles joined in on the conversation,
"Well then, let's put a stop to... not knowing our names then!" Leo started out sounding confident but then ended up sounding hesitant for last choice of words but nonetheless began their introductions,
"I'm Leonardo. My brothers here just call me 'Leo'. You can as well if you wish." Leo said as he introduced himself, and at the mention of the word 'brothers', April suddenly found her attention caught,
"Wait, you guys are brothers?" April asked and Mikey responded with a wide smile,
"Of course we are! Been that way since the creation of pizza!" Mikey said and at the mention of pizza, his mouth watered as he imagined that delicious smell of pizza.
"Hmm, not quite the words I would have used, but yeah, we've been brothers since forever." Donnie said and then for whatever reason began to introduce himself, even though he knew that she knew his name but did it anyway,
"I'm Donatello… but you already knew that… but my bro's call me 'Donnie'." April smiled at his intro as he had a very visible pink blush appeared on his green face. Raph saw the blush as well, but thought that a human girl like April wouldn't go for a green mutant turtles like Donnie,
"I'm Raphael. Raph for short." He said as he introduced himself. Then once he noticed that Mikey was staring off into space and most likely imagining himself eating pizza again, he introduced his brother in a way that would no doubt bring Mikey out of his thoughts but also annoy him,
"Goofy here, has little to no brains." Raph said as he pointed his thumb towards Mikey and his sentence did annoy Mikey to the point of bringing him out of his thoughts of pizza,
"Hey! I've got brains! And my name isn't 'Goofy' either, fairy tale princess!" at that, Raph saw red as he thought of nothing more than throwing Mikey off the building,
"Oh, I'm gonna… CHUCK YOU OFF OF THIS BUILDING!" Raph shouted which had Mikey jumping off the balcony and onto the roof above and started running from a very short tempered Raph, "I'M GONNA SHELL-AC YOU!" he shouted as he chased Mikey across the building rooftop. Leo and Donnie just face-palmed at the not-so-stealthy-or-quiet-chase. So instead, Leo decided to introduce Mikey himself,
"The orange mask wearing turtle is, Michelangelo. And this is a recurring thing between the two; Mikey either calls Raph something that gets him chased or because of a prank that Raph didn't appreciate." Leo said almost oblivious to Mikey's screams and cries for help.
11:14pm…
It didn't take that long for Raph to cool down as he sat casually on the railings of the balcony, and that was only because Mikey was standing on the balcony with comical tears going down his face and a cartoonish bump on his head, most likely where Raph hit him. Mikey didn't really pay it any mind, the pain on his head would go away in a couple of moments. April though had to ask something about their long absence,
"So guys, you said that 'some things went kind of crazy the past couple of days'. If it's no trouble… what kind of crazy?" April asked and at that, the four turtles looked slightly grim, but Mikey answered first,
"Well, first we had our home destroyed by killer robots that we later found out were called 'Mousers', escaped through the sewers, got separated from our Sensei, moved to the surface, raced across rooftops and then we ran into you!" Mikey said as he recalled one crazy story,
"Really? So that's how you found me, by sheer coincidence… and you have a 'Sensei'? Like a Japanese Master?" April said and Leo knew that Mikey made a mistake in mentioning their Sensei,
"Yeah, and Mikey REALLY should NOT have said that!" Leo said as he pointed a stern glare at Mikey, who winced at said glare, but to April, something clicked,
"Oh, so that's how you got your martial arts training! And those masks make you look like ninjas or something!" April said as she put on an awkward smile but Mikey didn't seem to notice,
"Well… we ARE ninjas!" April went wide-eyed at the statement and began to think things over. After a moment of thinking, she voiced her thoughts,
"So… talking ninja turtles with a Japanese Ninja Master, all four turtles with names from the Italian Renaissance period, living in New York City somewhere and fighting evil robots and Aliens from who knows where…" April sounded a bit deadpan as she went on and even though it was the truth, even the four turtle ninjas had to admit that it sounded completely unbelievable.
"Well, when you put it like that…I mean…" Donnie said as he rubbed the back of his neck also trying to make sense of it, before Leo interrupted to fill in on the rest of their story so far.
April quietly listened as Leo mentioned their new home in an abandoned tunnel section somewhere, and learned that the next two days were spent cleaning and refurbishing. She was very much stunned to learn that they not only tracked down where those Mousers were created and that said Mousers also killed a group of people at the command of a human mad scientist. She also was stunned to learn that Donnie was forced to make the Mousers self-destruct in order save him and his family from getting eaten alive by the same Mousers.
"Wow… that sounds like it was… traumatic…" April said as she looked toward the floor of the balcony, "So that explosion last night was the Mousers exploding and taking a whole building with them…" once April said this, she then saw Donnie looking less than thrilled with saving his family, but that wasn't the case and April began to figure out why and quickly added, "Donnie, don't worry about it! I saw the news the next day, nobody got hurt because the explosion." April said and Donnie looked up looking a bit more surprised to learn this,
"Really?" he said looking hopeful that she wasn't mistaken or making it up just to reassure him, and April responded by placing her hand on his shoulder,
"Yes, really. You didn't kill anyone, Donnie." And Donnie could feel his heat increase its pace for the time that April's hand was on his shoulder and was also relieved to learn that no-one was hurt because of him. She then turned to the other thee turtles, "So, what happens now? There are still alien brains to look out for. And now there is also a mad scientist on the loose somewhere. What are you going to do now?" April asked and at that, Leo answered,
"Now, we will patrol the city looking for any signs of alien activity, or signs of Dr Stockman. If we find the aliens, we may find your Dad." Leo said and April just had to ask as she withdrew her hand from Donnie's shoulder,
"But the city is huge! Where do you start? April asked and even though she was glad that her father was going to get some form of help, that didn't stop her question from being voiced, but it would appear Leo had an answer prepared,
"Well, we're going to start patrolling your neighbourhood and also the area where Dr Stockman's lab exploded. Then we're going to widen our search." Leo said in his leader voice. April thought about this for a moment and then thought that she could place the fate of her father's life in the hands of the turtle ninjas. She then thought of something off topic, and she thought about it and decided to take the subject to lighten the mood which had somehow gotten a bit dark thanks to last night's events being mentioned,
"Hey, if you guys don't mind, I wanna change the subject to something lighter!" April asked and at that, the four turtles looked at each other before nodding,
"Sure!"
"Okay, so… uh… I'm guessing you guys don't go to supermarkets to get your food… so… how do you guys get your food without anyone getting suspicious of you?" April asked and after the four ninjas looked at each other briefly, Mikey answered,
"Well, we've been living off of algae and worms for as long as we can remember." As soon as Mikey said 'algae and worms', April grimaced at the very thought of eating such a thing,
"… That is… insanely gross…" she said with disgust clearly shown on her face,
"C'mon, April. We've long since gotten used to it-"but Leo was interrupted by April, who now had a determined look on her face,
"Well, no more! You guys are on a rescue mission! Rescuers need proper food as well!" April said as she clenched her fist and raised it to shoulder level, "I'm going to help you guys with your food problem! First thing tomorrow, I am going to the grocery store and I'm going to get you guys some proper food!" April said and when she mentioned proper food, Mikey's mind instantly went to pizza and the other's drooled at the thought of eating something other than algae and worms again. After a moment or so, Donnie snapped out of it,
"But, you're living with your Aunt now. Won't she get suspicious? Especially since she doesn't know about us." Donnie asked and April was all too happy to answer,
"She won't know about it. She knows that its normal for kids like me to go out whenever we wish to. And she also won't know how I'm spending my money. Just tell where to drop off the groceries for you guys to collect." April said and the four took a moment to register what she was saying (minus Mikey as he was constantly thinking of pizza the entire time), and after a moment, Leo answered,
"Okay, April. Drop off the groceries inside the abandoned warehouse at the corner of Eastman Land. We'll collect it there." Leo said and April smiled at the thought of helping her rescuers if even a little.
11:24pm…
Soon however, it was time to leave, Donnie was a little more reluctant to leave April than his three brothers as they waved their goodbyes to each other, and April retreating to her room through the open window and closing it shut. And for the turtles, it was also time to head home. But not before paying another trip to the junkyard to see if anything they could scavenge could be useful.
April 26th… 12:29pm… New York General Hospital…
Casey didn't know what was worse: 1) his father being killed by a huge thug named 'Hun' (yes, he remembered), 2) having no home to return to, 3) his father's murder being written off as random gang violence and not much was going to be done about it, 4) being sent to an orphanage after he would be released from hospital, 5) having no-one to rely on.
Casey couldn't decide which of these were worse having all of this happening to him at once. All of this had him questioning "How did everything go so wrong? So… fast?" It was this question that kept ringing in Casey's mind as he was being treated for injuries and as he slept and dreamed. It was all he could think about. But when he was given the all clear by the doctors and due to be picked up by child services and taken to an orphanage very soon, he could not help but feel like his life as he knew it was over now.
12:32pm… Eastman Land… Abandoned warehouse…
April said she was going to help the turtles with their food issues, eating algae and worms was definitely not how to live, not if April had anything to say about it. So here she stood, in the middle of the only abandoned warehouse on Eastman Land, carrying four bags of food and wondering if she had the right address or if somehow, she had been duped. However, when a large egg-shaped thing emerged from the ground, she realized she must be in the right place, and when the large egg opened its door to reveal Donnie standing inside, her doubts were cast aside.
Upon seeing his crush's face the moment the chamber doors opened, Donnie could only manage an awkward wave and,
"H-hey, April!" an awkward greeting as the butterflies in his stomach chose that moment to go into his head. April decided to approach Donnie inside the chamber to hand him over the bags of food, but before Donnie could register what it was she was doing, she had already entered the chamber and Donnie instantly understood what that meant,
"Oh! Wait a second- "but before Donnie could stop her, the chamber doors had already closed behind her once she entered and the egg like elevator began its descent into the Lair below.
"Donnie, are we going down?" April asked,
"Yeah… sorry I… forgot to tell you in time but, I think this is some form of ancient technology of sorts. In this case, the doors automatically open when approached and automatically close when someone enters it." Donnie said, as he was unsure himself,
"'Ancient technology… how old are you guys?" April asked, thinking that her new friends were older than they let on,
"Me and my brothers are fifteen." Donnie answered,
"Really? So am I actually…" April said. All of this seemed elevator talk to pass the time as the chamber was moving rather slowly,
"So, by accident, I'm going to end up seeing and knowing where you guys are living." April said and Donnie gave out a nervous chuckle,
"Yeah… my Sensei is going to be mad at me for this…" Donnie said and at that, April gave him a questioning look that Donnie felt like he had to answer,
"Remember last night when we accidently told you that we have a Sensei?" Donnie asked and April nodded in confirmation,
"Well, he wasn't too pleased with how we handled things… we're ninjas, we're supposed to keep ourselves and our fellow ninja a secret, so when we told him that you knew of his existence…"
(Flashback)
April 25th… 12:00am… The Lair…
The four turtles were kneeling in front of Master Splinter who was standing up and looking down at them with an expression that demanded silence from the four turtles. They sat in nervous silence as they no doubt knew that whatever punishment that Splinter was thinking of, it was definitely going to hurt.
"We will continue this in the morning." Master Splinter said in a stern voice and as he retreated to his room, the four turtles looked on nervously before standing to retreat to their own rooms… nervously.
"Dudes, maybe Sensei will go easy on us…?" Mikey said in a mix of hopefulness and nervousness,
"Mikey, this is Master Splinter we're talking about. We're probably going to be hurting tomorrow morning…" Leo said as if he knew what sort of punishment they were in for,
April 26th… 7:35am… The Lair…
After a good night's rest, the turtles were still a little nervous about what Master Splinter had in store for them as they knelt before him, waiting for whatever he had in store for them,
"I have been thinking this through, my sons. And after sleeping on it, I have decided what training will be fitting for a morning such as this." Master Splinter said in a tone that had the four turtles a little nervous, as he only announced a different training method if they did something incredibly stupid.
"I have decided for this morning's training to be…" at this, he pulls out a wooden sword from seemingly out of nowhere, "…Randori." There were four audible gulps from the four turtles as they knew what this implied: free-style sparring against Splinter.
THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!
There were four they audible thuds as the four turtles were lying on the ground holding the top of their heads and groaning in pain. Though Master Splinter made sure not to hit them too hard so as to crack their skulls,
"I hope you have learned, turtles, that truth isn't the only thing that hurts!"
(End of Flashback)
April 26th… 12:34pm… The Lair…
"Wow, your Sensei sounds very strict…" April said as the two exited the chamber/ elevator, then April went wide-eyed with awe as she looked upon the massive space that was The Lair,
"Wow!" was what described it as she took in the sights of the Lair,
"Yeah, I know, right? But yeah… Sensei is strict as a teacher when he needs to be, but he can also be a loving and nurturing father. Though- "Donnie didn't get a chance to finish his sentence as a towering shadow suddenly loomed over both himself and April,
"…uh… Donnie? Would that be THE Master Splinter you were talking about?" April asked, her nervousness clearly shown, but it didn't rival the nervousness that Donnie was emitting,
"…yes…" Donnie said weakly and when they turned to face the owner of the towering shadow, they saw the figure of a VERY annoyed Master Splinter, who looked down at them with a very displeased look,
"Donatello." He had only said one word, but it was enough to not only demand total attention from the two before him, but it also drew the attention of the other three turtles from whatever it was they were doing. Leo peeked out from the kitchen area, Raph stopped punching and kicking the training dummy and Mikey looked away from the now fixed TV. When April got her first look at Master Splinter, she looked scared as her first thoughts were,
"He's a man-sized rat!" she thought as she stood, staring at him before she eventually fainted. She would have hit the ground if Donnie hadn't caught her in his arms. Though that didn't stop the bags of groceries from hitting the ground.
"You had better have a good reason for this." Master Splinter said and as he did, the four turtles could only think of one thing:
"Uh-oh!"
April 26th… New York City Streets… 12:44pm…
Casey was well aware of the many stories that happened to a majority of kids in the foster system. Not many of them have happy endings and not a single child who enters the orphanage has a happy beginning either. He wasn't registered as an orphan just yet, but as he sat in the car as it travelled to the orphanage, he also wondered, "Is this seriously how things are going to be now? My life being sorted out by people who don't give a damn?" It didn't matter to Casey that the orphanage had to register him as a resident there because as far as he knew, he was an orphan now, with no one to live up to.
His initial thoughts of no-one caring about orphans like him were proven true however, when the car he was being escorted in had stopped at a petrol station and the escort who was supposed to be looking out for Casey all the while, had stepped out and entered the station for something he didn't say what. To Casey, this was all the confirmation he needed, if no-one was going to help him, then he would just look out for himself. Now was the perfect opportunity, the car was unlocked, so taking the initiative, he exited the car and walked off in a random direction of the city, with the so-called caretaker and escort being none the wiser. For Casey, he despaired at living alone now, and living on the streets of New York would mean that he would just be another homeless person, but he didn't care.
"I will never let someone else ruin my life. More than it already has anyway. From now on, Casey Jones looks out for himself!" Casey thought, and with that, his life as a homeless kid on the streets of New York began. Little did he know however, that it would be his best decision yet.
April 26th… The Lair… 1:13pm…
It was all very fuzzy for April, the last thing she remembers is riding the ancient elevator going down alongside Donnie… and then fuzziness. But as the minutes rolled by, and the fuzziness of her mind clearing. She was most likely dreaming at this point, but eventually she began to wake up. As she woke, she noted that she was lying on a sofa and concluded that she must have fallen asleep on her Aunt's sofa at some point. But as she got a clearer view of her surroundings, she saw that she wasn't inside her Aunt's apartment home, but in someone else's home. The home of the turtle ninjas. And not only that, but when she awoke, she found herself surrounded by all four of the ninja turtles,
"Oh… wow… did I fall asleep? I am so embarrassed…" April said but Donnie who stood next to the sofa's armrest, had decided to correct her,
"Good to see you're awake April, but… you didn't fall asleep… you… kind of… fainted." Donnie said and April looked a bit confused,
"What? Fainted? Why?" April said and Donnie answered,
"You sort of fainted at the sight of our Sensei." Donnie said and at that point, the reason for why she fainted came back to her,
"Your… Sensei…" April was about to add something else but it was then that Master Splinter made his presence known by walking out from behind a pillar and clearing his throat to gain her attention,
"Why don't you take a second look at me then. And maybe then you would like to answer some questions?" Master Splinter said and as April looked at him again, her mouth opened and closed but no sound came out until eventually,
"You… really… are a… a…" and then she fainted… again. She was at that point sitting up on the sofa and when she fainted she was still upright on it.
"You sure have a way with the ladies, Master Splinter…" Leo voice had many hints of sarcasm as he said this, and Donnie face-palmed at the same time
"Now what do we do?" Donnie asked, but Mikey decided to turn about and pick up one of his comics that were lying around and sat down on the other chair in their makeshift TV area,
"Somebody get me when she wakes up again." Mikey said as he then began reading his comic again.
1:19pm…
It doesn't take long for Mikey to get so absorbed in his comics, but when he does, he tends to forget about his surroundings. Seeing this, Raph grinned as he approached Mikey from behind, took a deep breath in and…
"HEY EARTH TO MIKEY!" Raph shouted and the response was instantaneous,
"AAAAARRRRRGGGHHHH! WHAT?" Mikey very nearly jumped out of his shell and Raph earned himself a satisfied grin,
"She woke up… again… Leo made her some tea and this time, she didn't faint at the sight of Master Splinter." Raph said,
"Awesomely radical, dude!" Mikey shouted out,
"Ha, if you keep talking like that, she gonna pass out again!" Raph said with sarcasm and grinning,
"Hey!"
April was calming sipping on some tea that Leo made for her, and with Master Splinter standing opposite her, Leo by his side and Donnie at the armrest of the sofa she was sat on, things were progressing rather well. She didn't faint again at least,
"So… you okay now?" Mikey asked April and she turned her head to him as he approached her,
"Yes, thank you. After being kidnapped by aliens, saved by human sized ninja turtles and discovering that their Sensei is a man sized talking rat, I am ready to accept whatever weird thing is going to happen in my life now…" April said as she then looked towards the ground, thinking about what she just said. She didn't think long however as Master Splinter interrupted whatever train of thought she had at that moment,
"Young woman, we have something most important to discuss." Master Splinter said and April looked up to him,
"What is it?" she asked,
"We have never revealed ourselves to the upper world before." He then turned his head towards Donnie, "You have placed us all in great danger by bringing her here, Donatello." Master Splinter said and Donnie winced slightly,
"But Master Splinter, I did say earlier it was an accident." Donnie said but Splinter simply shook his head at this,
"An accident that could have been easily more preventable had you been more responsive. But I fear now, there is no going back." Master Splinter then turned his attention back to April, "I am afraid we now find ourselves at… your mercy." As Master Splinter said this, he powered his head so as to accept whatever it was she had in mind but much to his relief,
"Oh, I would never tell anybody! Besides, who would believe me?" April said almost quickly and Donnie support this claim,
"She's got a point there." He said,
"Yeah! We're .able!" Mikey said out of nowhere and doing strange movements with his body, leaving Raph to face-palm at his antics,
"Geez, where's yer off switch?"
"Seriously, I promise." After April said this, Master Splinter approached her and knelt in front of her in order to make direct eye-contact with her. April found herself unable to look from his piercing gaze and after a moment, Splinter made his decision.
"I believe you." Splinter said as if he knew she was telling the truth, and seeing this made Leo crouch next to Splinter,
"Is this another lesson, Sensei? How to sense the truth?" Leo asked and Splinter answered,
"No, my son. This is called 'trusting your gut'. In other words, my instincts. Always trusts your instincts, Leonardo." Master Splinter said, after which April felt compelled to ask,
"So… if I'm keeping your secret, what exactly is your secret? Who are you people… uh, turtles… uh, whatever?" April asked and Splinter knew that since his sons saved her from aliens, he felt that she at least should know more about her rescuers,
"Very well then. Many years ago, when I was still human, I was leaving the pet store with four baby turtles…"
1:22pm… New York City… Casey's former home…
After successfully running away from being escorted to the orphanage, Casey felt as though he needed to return to the smouldering remains of his now destroyed home. The place was beyond repair, the store and his apartment home above it were reduced to a black wreckage. Even though he knew the police wouldn't do much to find his father's killer, since the murder was written off as random gang violence, he still half-expected his home to be sealed off by crime-scene tape. But there was nothing. And even though there were some people stooping to look at the black remains of the building, it still didn't stop them from walking over the spot where Mr Jones lay dead on the pavement. It made Casey furious that nothing was happening, almost as if nothing had happened yesterday. However with this in mind, it meant that nobody was going to stop him from walking through the destroyed building, with the hope that he could salvage something from his now former life. That hope however was quickly expunged when practically everything was gone, not even the family photos survived.
Casey had just about given up hope and proceeded to exit the destroyed building through what was the back exit when underneath the pile of rubble near the back had suddenly caught his eye. Casey then remembered that area that underneath that pile of rubble on the floor was the entrance to the store's basement. Casey hoped that whatever was in that basement, something, if not everything that was inside the basement had survived the blaze. He wasted no time in removing piece after piece of rubble that blocked the entrance from opening, and when he finally cleared the way, he grabbed a hold of the door handle and opened the entrance. To his surprise and relief, the fire did not go beyond the basement door, the walls and stairs leading down had not only survived, but there were in near perfect condition. Casey then wasted no time in descending into the basement, however if he had taken the time to look around a bit, he would have noticed a lone Purple Dragon thug, hiding behind one of the building's still standing walls.
When Casey reached the bottom level, he saw that the basement was almost empty, save for two large cardboard boxes, the size of St Bernards, lying in the back. He went to them and when he opened the boxes, he saw the contents: six baseball bats, three cricket bats, eight golf clubs and five hockey masks and a golf bag that filled one box. And in the other: one pair of roller blades, nine pairs of hockey gloves, nine hockey sticks, and one rectangular target for martial arts.
Casey knew what this all was. He and his father had boxes upon boxes of sports equipment ready for sale the week before and these two boxes were what was left that would've lasted over the weekend and no doubt they would've received a truck load of new equipment to sell on Monday morning. As Casey looked what was left of his former life, he then heard the unmistakeable sound of the basement door opening and shutting. An intruder. Casey quickly turned around but not before taking a baseball bat out of one of the boxes and using it as a weapon for whoever it was who was coming his way. He only needed to wait a couple of seconds as a lone man descended onto the same basement floor as Casey and the two stood on opposite ends of the room, facing each other. Casey took a wild guess that this man was one of the Purple Dragons.
"Well, look at what I found! The kid survived. But now…" the Purple Dragon then pulls out a broken pipe from behind him, "… now no-one will ever know who was down here!" the threat was spoken, now it was on!
Casey knew the emotion welling up inside of him as he and the Purple Dragon charged at one another, and he knew it when the swing of his bat was somehow faster than the Purple Dragon's swing: it was rage.
The Purple Dragon was more than a little stunned when the bat made heavy contact with his skull, he was also disorientated as he staggered to the wall. He also had no time to react as the same bat struck him again onto his head with the force of a rhino. And just like that, it was over. The Purple Dragon couldn't stop himself from falling onto the ground and from there he was unable to get back up as he slipped into an unconscious state.
With his rage subsided for now, he stepped up to the unconscious Purple Dragon and checked his pulse. He was still alive.
"I will never stoop to being a killer like 'him'." Casey said he was referring to Hun, the man who killed his father, "But I will be damned if I let the last of me and my father's stuff be used for their crimes." As Casey declared this, he placed the bat back into the box and closed the two boxes. He then stacked one on top the other and then proceeded to carry both out of the basement.
"I will never allow these Purple Dragon scum to do as they please…" Casey said as his mind replayed the horrible events that happened last evening, "Casey Jones will not be denied his revenge!"
me: hey there! I hope you liked reading this chapter, and just so you know, I think you guys will be surprised once you see what I will have in store for Casey and the Turtles for the next chapter! Until then!