"Kick harder! Aim better!" Raph yelled, criticizing her moves again. It had been about a month since Amy woke up from her coma and Raph already has her close to her breaking point.
"I'm doing the best I can." Amy panted.
"Well your best isn't good enough." Raph went into a fighting stance. "Do it again."
Amy glanced at Leo, Connor, and Splinter. She looked back at Raph then got into the fighting stance as well.
"Punch and kick!" Raph ordered.
Amy ran up to him and tried to punch but he easily blocked, grabbed her arm, and threw her to the ground. Amy coughed as the air was knocked out of her.
Connor and Leo got up. "That's enough Raph." Leo said sternly.
Raph glanced at Leo then rolled his eyes. "Whatever," he said as he walked out. "It was a useless training session anyway."
Connor helped Amy to her feet. "You alright?"
Amy nodded. "I'm fine," she sighed. "I think I just need some alone time. Especially from Raph." She added. Without waiting for a response, Amy headed out of the dojo, glancing at Raph darkly.
"Hey Amy," Connor's voice caught her by surprise. "Catch." He tossed a thick jacket over to her. As she caught it, Connor added, "It's starting to snow, so don't be out to long."
"I'll be careful." Amy promised as she put the jacket on and headed out.
When she reached the manhole cover, she had to lift harder than usual because of the thick layer of snow covering it. She hauled herself up and slid the manhole cover back on. Amy stood up, took a deep breath of air, and began on her walk.
"Stupid Raph," she muttered to herself, watching a small cloud appear as she talked, "Always thinks he's better than everyone else. Well I'll show him; I'll show him that-" she was soon interrupted by a noise in a dead end alley. Amy glanced around before heading into the alley. "Hello?" She asked nervously. "Anyone in here?" When there was no reply, Amy put her hands on her hips. "Probably just some cats again…" Suddenly something was put over her head and someone grabbed her, but when she tried to scream they put their hand over her mouth. Thinking fast, she quickly used her electric powers to shock her attacker; nothing happened.
"Nice try missy, but we came prepared. Your powers can't hurt me."
That voice! It's the guy who helped attack Rin! Amy started to struggle and more footsteps came down the alley.
"Dude, get a hold of her!" one voice yelled
"I'm trying!" The guy holding her said. "She's tougher than she looks. Get the rope!" Amy felt someone tug her arms and a rope was tied tightly around her wrists. The guy holding her dropped his hand from her mouth and put her over his shoulders.
"Let me go!" Amy yelled, kicking furiously. She soon came in contacted with something and heard a yell of pain and a couple of snickers.
"You're so lucky the boss wants you unharmed…" A voice growled. There was the sound of a van door opening up and she was thrown into, what she assumed to be, a car, and the door was slammed shut.
"When I get out of here, I swear you're gonna pay!" Amy yelled. She felt around the ground, trying to get something that can help her escape. She felt something long and pointy. A nail! Perfect! Amy quickly grabbed the nail and began sawing through the rope. This might take awhile. "Where are you taking me?" Amy demanded.
"If we tell you then it'll ruin the surprise." One of the men said. "Don't worry, the boss just wants to talk to you, god knows why."
"Well what if I don't want to talk to him?" Amy hissed.
The man snickered. "Oh, you will."
Amy nearly dropped the nail at the van came to a halt and she banged her head against the back seat. "Hey, watch it!" She snapped. The van doors slid open and she was pulled to her feet.
"Come on, the boss doesn't have all day." One of the men growled as they dragged her along.
"Who is this boss of yours anyway?" Amy asked, still trying to saw the rope.
There was a moment of silence. "Well he's probably gonna tell her his name anyway." One of them whispered.
"I can still hear you," Amy whispered back. "Just tell me his name!" she added more loudly.
"His name is Blade," The one holding her said. "That's all you need to know." He tugged on her arms harder as he added, "Now come on, you don't want to keep him waiting." There was the sound of a door opening and Amy was soon pushed down into a chair.
"Is it really her?" A new voice asked. "You're sure of it this time?"
"Positive." One of the men said.
"Remove the sack." The voice instructed. Soon Amy was able to see again; she was in a big room, a light above her and a figure standing in the shadows. There was a pause, and the figure said, "Leave us."
The three men walked away and the room was silent once again as the door was shut.
"Who are you?" Amy demanded. "Show yourself."
There was another pause before the figure began to come forward from the shadows. Amy stiffened at what she saw; a tall man with short dark brown hair and a scar on his left eye. He had a dark red T-shirt, a black leather jacket, and blue jeans. "I'm Blade," He spoke. "But I assume those three already told you that."
Amy kept sawing the rope, careful to not let Blade see. "Yeah, they did. They also said you wanted to talk to me. So let's hurry this up so I can get back home. My father is probably-"
"Father?" Blade interrupted. "Home? Your home was burnt to the ground, along with your so-called father, wasn't it?"
Amy stared at him. "How do you know that?" she breathed.
"Oh I know everything about you, and more." Blade smiled. "I even know how, since that fire, you and your friend Connor have been living in the sewers."
"How do you know about Connor?" Amy growled. "Who the heck are you? What do you even want with me?"
Blade's gaze softened. "12 years." He sighed. "12 long years I've been looking for you, and now we're finally together again."
Amy stared at him. "Who are you?"
"Oh my beautiful Amelia…" he murmured. "I'm your father."