A/N: I editted this chapter like 15 times because I was so frustrated on how it turned out. Well I like it now so its cool... anyway tell me what yeah all think.
Chapter 12
"I'm fine," I said to Nina.
"I'm going after them," I said to her reaching for my staff.
Yuri forcefully took it from me.
"No you're not," she said tossing it to Mari.
"And you're going to stop me?" I asked her standing up.
"No, but I will…" Splinter's voice said near the truck.
"Excuse us please," he said jumping into the truck. Yuri looked to her sisters, they jumped out.
Mari threw my staff to Splinter.
He picked up the ointment and opened the cap.
"Splinter why are we just sitting around here, we have a lead we can still catch them," I said to him as he squeezed some ointment onto a large cloth and placed it on my side.
"You will not be involving yourself in this matter any future," he said to me tying the bandage around me.
"What? Why?" I said agitated.
"Because we don't do things like that, we work as a team, you should've waited for your brothers and you all could've gone after them," he said closing the first aid kit.
"You had no inhibition or judgement, you were fighting like a warrior, and it's as if you didn't even care….." he added.
"Splinter…. They almost killed Vern, she was the same ninja who robbed all those stores," I started to say. He held his hand up to me.
"You will not be involved in this….. understood," he said passing my staff to me.
"These are Shinto warriors…. I know how they fight, I can handle them, and the guys are not trained in Shadow fighting….. it's too dangerous for them," I said trying not to argue.
"You will return to the station with the girls, help them figure out where they went, that's all you will do," he said to me jumping out of the truck.
I sighed deeply. I never seen Splinter on edge like this before, he's never lectured me like this.
I tossed the bandages I had in my hand to the side.
"Hey," I heard Vern said, I looked to him leaning against the truck.
"Hey," I said to him.
"I'm going with April to the police station so we can run the license plate," he said rubbing his arm.
"Are you okay?" I asked him again.
"Yeah fine," he said. I shifted to my feet and sat at the edge of the truck.
"You really scared us out there, what were you thinking jumping cars like that…." He said as well. I looked at him agitated.
"I'm not lecturing you, I'm just saying… you shouldn't do things like that," he said and tapped a hand to my shoulder.
"It won't happen again," I said to him reassuring him.
"I'll call you later okay," He said noticing the guys heading towards us. He turned around and left back towards Casey and April.
"We're dropping you and the girls off at home," Leo said as he jumped into the truck. Donnie opened the driver's door and jumped in.
I shifted around and crawled into the back of the truck as everyone else piled in. Splinter didn't say anything future to me as he climbed into the passenger seat.
The truck pulled in to the garage and everyone piled out. I sighed again and shifted out of the back of the truck.
I jumped down and closed the door behind me.
"Alex will stay here with you," Leo said looking to the girls.
"We are heading back to the police station, Donatello has a lead on them, we'll be able to find them," he added coming through the garage door.
We all followed behind him. I sighed and shifted towards the couch.
"We can use the computer system to see if we can track them with the city cameras," Nina said coming over to Donnie's workstation. He was showing her how to switch between cameras and how to use the voice activated system.
"We'll keep in contact through the system," Leo said leaning over Donnie's desk.
I flicked on the TV and ignored their conversation.
"This is not punishment Alex, this is for your own perfection…" Splinter said coming around the couch.
"I don't need protection," I told him flicking through the channels.
"Splinter, I can help the guys find them, I can be useful…." I said to him tossing the remote to the table.
"You can, but you are also a shadow fighter, and after what I saw today….. you shut down all judgement and fought like a warrior…. You were going to use your poison…. Weren't you?" He said coming around the table blocking my view.
"You are a ninja, not a warrior, you seemed to have forgotten that….." he said again.
He extended his hand out to me.
"Do you have any poison on you?" he said waving his hand.
I shifted up and reached in to my pouch and pulled out my two viles of purple poison.
"You will no longer make any more of this, nor use it…" he said taking them from me.
He placed them in to his kimono and walked around the couch to Donnie's desk.
I leaned back against the couch and looked over to everyone gathered around Donnie's desk.
I looked at my staff and pulled it to my lap.
"We're heading out," Leo said.
"Fine," I said rubbing down my staff with a cloth.
"Don't do anything stupid Alex," Raph said turning towards the garage door.
"Uh huh," I said to him.
Donnie kneeled down next to the couch and pulled up his glasses.
I looked at him.
"Alex, please don't follow us… help the girls with the computer system, you're the only one who knows how to control it," he said and touched a hand to my shoulder.
"Fine," I said to him and returned to rubbing down my staff.
"Love yeah," Mikey said and followed behind them.
I put down my staff along the table and shifted to my feet.
I came around the table and to the computer desk.
"You have to switch the camera angel's to see a clearer view of the entire street," I said placing my hands on my hips. Nina and Yuri turned to me. I shifted in between them and used the track pad to switch between camera angles.
"See, this one starts at 5:00 am, nothing really happened in the city then," I said to them watching the screens as they switched.
"We're going to be at this all day, there's a lot of cameras and a lot of footage we'll have to go through…." I said to them as the screens switched between cameras.
"How far back do we go?" Mari asked as she pulled up a stool next to the desk. I grabbed some notebooks and pens from my room and tossed them on the desk.
"We go as far as when April was near my apartment," I said sitting down between Mari and Yuri.
"What time was that?" Aki asked leaning in to the screens. Donnie's set up was intense he had about ten screens set up over the desk and all those screens were connected to the cities entire security system and cameras.
"Everyone pick a screen, shift your eyes and watch the screens," I said opening a note book.
"We have been at this for hours," Nina said tossing the book to the desk.
"We haven't seen any black cars, not even near the apartment or anywhere," she said again getting up off the chair.
"I'll order pizza," I said to them reaching for my cell phone from my pocket.
I tapped on the track pad and shifted to a different camera view near my apartment. That's when I saw the news van's pull in.
"Wait, here…." I said pointing to the screens.
"All news vans parked near my apartment at around 10AM," I said to them.
"Okay, and what time did Vern leave your apartment?" Mari asked carefully examining the screen.
Nina leaned in.
I waved my phone to Aki and she took it dialing the pizza place.
I scrolled through the footage fast forwarding it to two hours after.
"Oh my god," my finger froze at the screen. It happened at 1PM after Vern left my apartment; he took the van and drove to the station, parked it there and went in to the station dropping off equipment. It took him ten minutes to do this, by this time April and I were getting in to her vehicle.
"Here," I said tapping on the screen. Aki pulled the phone away from her surprised.
I switched between screens for a clearer view. Vern left the station ten minutes later and drove towards his apartment, that's when a black car pulled out behind him. He noticed this car was following him and to get it off his tail he drove in to Manhattan.
"Look at the traffic," Mari said tapping at the screen.
"Aki the phone," I said to her. She passed it over to me.
"Hello, hello," the man at the other end said.
"Hi sorry, we'll call you back," I said to him hanging up.
"OH MY GOD!" Yuri said as we watched the entire footage. Vern sped up trying to lose the car in traffic instead the car sped up behind him, a man was in the driver's seat, and a female in the passenger seat. She threw out some ninja stars hitting the tires. Vern swerved and hit the railing, then the black car drove into the van on the driver's side tipping the van over. They were trying to lock Vern in the van.
I zoomed in to the camera trying to see the faces of the driver and passenger. That's when I froze the camera.
"No…. way," I said as I saw the face of the man behind the wheel. His face was reflected in the driver's side mirror, I dropped the phone and it hit the desk.
"Miss Alex what is it?" Yuri asked looking to me. I felt my breath leave my body.
"Do you know who this is?" she asked again snapping her fingers in front of my face.
"The most dangerous man in all of Japan," I said to them catching my breath.
"What?" Mari asked.
"We need to call Casey," I said to them. Yuri picked up my phone and dialed Donnie. They were at the police station also investigating the licence plate number and checking some cameras as well.
I took the phone from her.
"Donnie," I said to him.
"Alex what did you find out," he said quickly.
"You need to get everyone here and fast, bring April, and Vern as well, they'll have to see this, they might be able to identify the driver," I said to him.
"So you found the car," he said.
"YES, Donnie, get here quick." I said and clicked the phone.
I froze the screen on the image of the man and played the playback on another screen.
"Alex what's up?" Donnie said coming through the garage towards us.
"April, Vern do you recognize him?" I asked tapping on the screen of the man.
"Yeah, that's Mr. Yamato, we were trying to get an interview from him this morning…" she said looking at him.
"Watch," I said and played back the footage. Everyone gathered around the screen.
"OH my god," April and Vern both said.
"This guy tried to kill Vern," Casey said tapping the screen.
"No they didn't want to kill him, they locked him in, it's a warning…." I said to them.
"A warning, to who?" Leo asked leaning in.
"This man, is the most dangerous crime lord in all of Japan… he's a Yakuza crime boss. He threatened our temple, he wanted to buy the land but the monks stood their ground and wouldn't let him. Myself and three other ninjas fought off his warriors, and won… he never returned," I said to them.
"He's a crime lord, right Alex…" April said and crossed her arms.
"He's in New York because he's an art collector, he's giving his art pieces to museums and galleries for auction and donation," she said looking to the screen.
"Trust me… he's not in New York for art," I said to them.
"Alex we have no proof he's a crime lord," Leo said leaning against the desk.
"Then why did his car and his ninja try to attack Vern?" I said to him.
"Maybe you thought the image looks like this crime lord," Donnie said enlarging the image even more and modifying it so it wasn't so pixilated and blurry.
"Trust me I'm sure," I said looking to everyone.
"Then why is he in New York, who is he looking for?" Raph asked crossing his arms.
"I don't know for sure, but I think his art collection is a cover up for something big," I said to them.
"He's going to be at the science center tomorrow morning," Vern said tapping his clip board.
"I think April and Vern should be there, and get an interview, maybe April can try to get some important information out of him…." I said to her.
"Woah, woah wait one minute here," Casey said.
"So you want April to smooze up to this guy to get information, and yet you think he's a crime lord." Casey said trying to make sense of this.
"She won't be alone, I'll be there…." I said to them.
"Not alone you won't," Splinter said coming around Casey to the screens.
"Yeah, we'll go with you Miss Alex," Yuri said her sisters agreed and tapped their fists together.
"No, you girls will stay here and monitor everything, we'll wire April and Vern, you'll hear everything," Leo said to them.
"We'll go with Alex, we'll be in the vicinity and listening in," he said to his brothers, they all nodded.
"I'll be there too," Casey said.
"No, no cops… you stay at the station, let Chief Vincent know of this, if for any reason he tries something, or gives out information to April that we need then you can move in," I said to him.
"Please…. You all need to trust me, I've seen this man before, he's a dangerous man," I said to them.
"I'll be around with April," I said to them.
"Woah wait your going to use yourself as bait," Mikey asked trying to make sense of all this.
"I can pretend to be a new reporter for a fake station," I said.
"Hell no," Raph said.
"Come on April's not doing this alone, I'll sit in at the conference in the back, that's it," I said to them.
"Fine, but you'll be wired," Leo said to me.
"You're crazy she almost got herself killed this morning," Raph said to him.
"We'll wire her," He said again.
"What if he recognizes you," Yuri said.
"I'll wear a disguise," I said to her and smiled. I had a great idea for one.
"Seriously Alex," April said meeting me at the science center.
"What?" I said to her pushing up my glasses. I wore a shoulder length blond wig, dorky glasses and a jean jacket, and jean pants with a white shirt and a press badge.
"Blonde?" she said opening the door.
"I like it," I said to her and adjusted my shirt.
"Wired?" I said to her.
"Yup," she replied, we tapped our fists together and went our separate ways when we went in.
I looked around the center, there were three large Japanese vases ancient in artifacts with markings, drawings and carvings on them. They must've been worth more than the center itself. I looked at the empty seats slowly fill with press, media, and television representatives.
April looked to me from the other side of the room and sat down in a chair near the front of the stage.
I walked around the chairs and looked at them carefully making sure nothing was wired.
"Hey," I heard Vern's voice say. I looked up at him from behind a chair.
"Woah, Alex," he said surprised.
"Shhhh," I said to him.
"Nice, I like the blonde," he said wrapping the camera's cord around his arm.
"Go away," I waved my hand at him. He smiled and moved around me towards April.
As more people started to fill the seats I quickly shifted to the right side and sat down in an unlabeled press seat. The presentation started rather quickly. Mr Yamatoo was introduced to the pedestal and the presenter sat down.
I looked at him surprised.
April looked to me, I felt like my breath was taken away from me. I tried to compose myself so I wouldn't have a panic attack.
"Ladies and gentleman, welcome…. Thank you all for being here today, for the record I would like to let everyone know that all six of these ancient Japanese vases will be auctioned off, and all funds will be given to the science center to upgrade anything they require." He said unveiling a final statue behind him.
"Oh my god," I said to myself and stood up.
When I saw it I nearly had a heart attack. It was the ancient Shinto temple vase that was used as purification for visitors. It was at the temple entrance as visitors came in.
Mr. Yamatoo looked to me, then to the audience as they stood up and clapped.
April looked at me curiously and then stood up.
"I am open to questions now," he said. April jumped in first.
"Mr. Yamatoo," she said. He looked at her and pointed.
"Yes, hi April O'Neil channel 6…." She introduced herself.
"Miss O'Neil, please…" he said.
"This is wonderful that you are auctioning off these vases for a good cause, but what's in it for you?" she said to him. Other reporters tried to jump in.
He waved his hands to settle down the crowd.
"Miss O'Neil, I am not asking for anything in return, I am here in New York only to help the city, show them a new style of art," he said.
"EXUCSE ME MR. YAMATOO," I jumped in. April and Vern looked to me.
I was using a dorky nerd accent and even in a high pitched voice.
He waved his hand to me.
"Hi, my name is Nikki, I'm a journalism student," I said to him pushing up my glasses. I could hear Donnie talking to me through the ear piece.
"I don't sound like that," he said quietly. I ignored him.
"I'd like to ask you about that vase," I said to him pointing to it.
"This one miss Nikki is a very rare piece, I found it in a temple while on my trip in Japan," he said to me.
April and Vern looked at me curiously trying to figure out what I was getting at.
I pretended to shift through some papers on my clipboard.
"We'll see I have evidence that indicates that vase as property of the Shinto temple," I said to him.
He froze for a moment and looked at me.
"I assure you that information is incorrect miss," he said and pointed to another news reporter.
"Alex what are you doing?" I heard Donnie's voice say.
"No wait sir, I have proof it does," I told him.
"Miss Nikki, I don't know where you are getting your information from, but this vase belongs to a temple that generously donated to my cause," he said his voice seemed agitated.
"Alex," April said through the microphone.
I looked to her.
"Mr. Yamatoo one more question," April shouted out at him. He pointed to her.
"Your generosity to our city is truly appreciated, but no person in the right mind would donate so much amazing pieces of art without a cause or reason," she said looking to the vases. Everyone in the room clapped and agreed with her.
"Like I said Miss O'Neil, my only reason is to help the city get its science center the equipment it needs, I am a man of my word," he said.
"Thank you that is all," he said and adjusted his tie. I looked at him cautiously as he turned around to speak to the presenter and the centers administrator.
I shifted through the crowd as they slowly started to leave the auditorium.
"What was that," April said to me as she came up behind me.
I pulled out the ear piece.
"That vase was stolen from the Shinto temple, there's no way our temple gave him that vase, it's a vase that was used for purification," I said to her in a half whisper.
"The Japanese symbol on it is the same as that on my staff," I said to her.
"Are you sure," she said to me again.
"Yes April I think I'd recognize something like that," I said to her.
"Here," she said passing me her ear piece, she patted her hair and fixed it, and fixed her shirt.
"What are you doing?" I said to her.
"I'm going to get a private interview, they're having a banquet for him in ten minutes, VIP press is invited," she said waving her badge at me.
"April wait this wasn't part of the plan," I said to her.
"Wear the ear piece at least," I said passing it to her.
"No, I can handle this, just stay close…" she said tapping a hand to mine.
"Hey banquet meeting starts in ten minutes," Vern said coming towards us.
"Vern watch her," I said to him.
"Don't worry I'll be there asking questions as well," he said to me.
We nodded to eachother and separated. I slide in to the bathroom to change clothes.
"Alex," I heard Donnie's voice through the ear piece. I pushed it into my ear.
"What?" I said to him.
"What was all that," he said.
"The ancient vase that piece he unveiled belongs to the Shinto temple, it wasn't given to him," I said to Donnie.
"I know I pulled it up and researched it while he said that," he said.
I opened my minicomputer and hid in a stall, he sent me a picture and proof of it.
"Donnie I know about this, the symbol on it is the same as that on my staff," I said to him.
"Still think this guy is a good guy? Because right now, he gave me proof he isn't," I said to him.
"Alex, stay close to April, and get out of there if anything goes wrong," he said to me.
"I got this Don, just be close by if we need you," I said to him and closed my computer.
I quickly changed my clothes to a skirt and top and changed my wig to a different style shoulder length blonde curled.
I opened the stall door and went to the mirror to check my make up, I adjusted my glasses.
"Miss Alex," I heard Yuri's voice through the ear piece, I pretended I didn't hear anything and left the washroom.
"Yuri," I said walking through the crowd of people.
"You have the cameras?" she asked. I tapped the pocket of my jacket.
"Don't worry I'll position them where you can see them," I said to her entering the banquet hall.
I saw April and Vern talking to each other in a corner. Mr. Yamatoo hadn't arrived yet, so I walked around the hall near the tables placing the camera's under the tables. There was a table labelled VIP, I assumed that was his table, I made sure to plant a bug there as well.
"How the heck did you get Alex to wear something like that?" Vern asked April as he watched me walk around the tables.
"I have my ways," she said with a smile. That's when a speaker came up to the stage.
I shifted out of view and slide behind a plant to the far side of the stage.
"Alex, the camera's are on and running," Mari's voice said.
"Good, he just got in…" I said to them.
"Be careful," I heard Donnie's voice say to us.
The announcer presented Mr. Yamatoo, he came to the stage.
"Welcome, please enjoy the evening, we have dinner and wine and wonderful entertainment," he said. Everyone in the room clapped.
I could see April adjusting her clothes; she came around Vern and towards the stage.
I adjusted my ear piece so I could hear her through the microphone.
"Well Miss O'Neil," Mr. Yamatoo said and shook her hand.
"What's a tenacious reporter like you doing here?" he asked as he guided her to his table.
"Well Mr. Yamatoo," she said and reached into her purse to pull out a recording device.
"Yoshi," he said to her.
"Oh, Yoshi," she smiled.
"I knew it," I said to myself.
"My suspicions were right Donnie," I half whispered to him.
"Yoshi Yamatoo," I said to him.
"I'll look up that name," he said.
"See, I am very interested in ancient artifacts, sculptures, statues, paintings.." April said to him.
"Are you now?" he said as a lady came around with glasses of wine. He took two and placed them near him and April.
"Oh, thank you I don't drink," she said sliding the glass away.
"Yes, I'd love to know more about your vases," she said again. I could see Vern not far away from her, he was talking to a few other reporters from earlier.
"What would you like to know," he said to her.
"The ancient Japanese writings on them, what do they symbolize, anything special?" she asked clicking the recorder.
He looked to her and took the recorder from her turning it off.
"How about, no recorder," he said to her.
She smiled and pushed it aside.
"Alex," I heard Yuri's voice again.
"Yuri what is it?" I half whispered to her.
"Yoshi Yamatoo, your right, he's a Yakuza leader… very dangerous man," she said to me.
"I knew it," I said to her.
I shifted around the tree so I can try and get a clearer view of what was going on.
"Well Miss O'Niel, the ancient Japanese writings on the vases were hand crafted by the temples I found them in, all of these temples were abandoned years ago and their artifacts where still intact," he said to April swirling his olive around in his glass.
"Alex," I could hear Leo's voice, it sounded static.
"Leo?" I said to him.
"Alex, there's something wrong," he said.
"Leo," I said to him I could barely hear him or make out anything he was saying. I took out the ear piece and pushed it to my pocket.
I shifted near the stage, that's when the lights went out.
I looked around quickly and shifted to the other side of the room near Vern. April stood up and came around the table.
"Ninja's," I said and looked to the stage with the vases on it.
The lights went on and on the stage there were four ninja's.
"Attention everyone, this party is now over," the female ninja said over a microphone.
Everyone started to scream and scramble away even Mr. Yamatoo.
"April," I shouted at her, she came towards us.
"I knew something was going to happen," I said to her.
"We have to go," I said to them. We followed the crowd outside.
"Go, go," I said to her and Vern.
"What are you doing?" April said near the door.
"Go, get out of here," I said to her and pulled out my belt from the bag I had with me. I wrapped it around my waist.
"No, we leave the building," she said to me.
"JUST GO," I shouted at her. She and Vern ran.
I ran back in to the room as the ninjas were knocking over tables and chairs.
"Camera's," one of them said seeing my bugs.
"Mr. Yamatoo," she said talking through her watch.
"You were right, the place is bugged," she said to him.
"Yes sir don't worry we'll find who did this," she said again.
I quickly reached into my pouch and pulled out my ninja stars.
"HEY," I shouted to them.
They turned and looked to me. I pulled off my wig and let my hair down, I tossed it and pulled off my glasses.
"Looking for me?" I said to her.
That's when I saw April being pulled through the door.
"April," I said looking to her.
"Put down your stars," the female said.
I threw them down in front of me.
I looked to the shadows on the ground and saw Splinter and the guys near by. I smiled and held my hands up.
"You're in for a big treat later," I smirked to her. She took a step towards me.
"Well, April O'Neil and Alexandria Tomaki," one of the male ninjas said. They pulled down their masks.
"Lisa Yamatoo?" I said to her.
"You recognized me," she said swinging her staff around.
"Your father's Yoshi Yamatoo," I said to her.
"Yes and I trained at the Shinto temple, remember that…" she said to me.
"…. At the end of our training, the monks put us up against eacother," she said looking at her staff.
"Now I know who you are," I said again. I didn't know any of the three men with her, one of them came towards me and stood behind me.
"Why is your father here in New York," I said to her.
"See if you knew anything about my family you'd know that my father was the one funding the Shinto temple, he paid the monks to ensure I would become the chosen one… but that didn't happen," she said coming towards me. She twirled her staff around with one hand.
"He was so angry when he found out I was defeated by…. You, a homeless, worthless little girl, the monks choose you to carry on the tradition, to be a leader…. They gave you the Shinto warrior power." She said looking at me.
"You came here for me?" I said to her sarcastically.
"No, I came here to destroy you and regain my honor, when you beat me to the ground you took my pride and honor," she said angrily. She swung her staff around her body and struck me with it.
"Damn," I said and coughed as I hit the ground.
"You see Alex, a Shinto warriors honour is a symbol of their pride," she said standing over me.
She held her staff over her head but before she could strike me the lights went out.
"What was that?" she said and jumped away from me.
I rolled over and jumped to my feet.
The lights came on again.
"Turtles," she said with a smile.
"Welcome to my little event," she said again. The ninja's shifted near her.
"Are you okay?" Splinter said handing me my staff.
"Yeah I'm fine," I said swinging my staff around my body.
"April, go…" Donnie said to her. She looked to him and ran back out the door to call Casey for back up.
"Well Alex was right," Leo said circling Lisa and the ninja's.
"She was wasn't she? Well that's one of her many downfalls, she doesn't know how to keep her mouth shut," she said twirling her staff around.
"That's one of her many talents," Raph said as he came around her. He twirled his sai's.
"See, thing is we don't like it when our friends and family are involved," Donnie said twirling his bo in his hand.
"Friends and family, ha.." Lisa said.
"You call her family and that girl family?" she said pointing to me.
"Here's something you don't know about your so called family, Tomaki… was the chosen one, the monks chose her to be an ultimate shadow fighter, and she is the only one who is allowed to use poisons. Because I betrayed the monks she beat me to the ground as punishment," Lisa said.
"You call that family, that is nothing more than a coward," she said and jumped in to the air towards me throwing her staff in to the air.
"Splinter get away," I pushed Splinter away and lifted my staff over my head blocking her.
"Everyone out," I shouted at them.
"Hell no," Raph said as the other ninja's jumped at them attacking them.
"Alex over here," Lisa said as I tried to divert myself away from her.
"Awesome ninja's," Mikey said swinging his nunchucks around striking one of them. I shifted around her holding out my staff.
"Alex, I want to play," she said with a laugh. I came towards the guys and bumped into Leo.
She swung her staff around her body and shifted her feet apart then swung her staff to my side, I blocked her.
"What do you want from me?" I said to her throwing my staff at her, she blocked it.
"To defeat the warrior and become the strongest shadow fighter," she said.
"If I destroy your staff, its power becomes mine," she said swinging her staff at me again. I dodged her and ducked swinging my staff hitting her in the stomach.
"The one thing you didn't learn…. Is that when a shadow warrior takes more then 100 souls, the staff and the warrior fight to the death," I said to her. She composed herself and looked at me.
"You mean to tell me your soul is bound with your staff?" she said again.
"You broke the rules…. Which makes it even easier for me to destroy you," she said and jumped in to the air, she was aiming to strike my staff and break it. I threw my staff to the ground as she struck it. Both our staff's vibrated.
I shifted my feet away from the guys and towards the stage.
Leo swung his swords over his head tricking one of the ninja's.
"Uh, you like that?" he said then kicked him to the ground.
"Ooo, score one for Leo," Mikey said as he danced around the ninja who was following him.
"Come on," he said and swung his nunchucks in to the air.
"Like this, how about a little of this," he said swinging his nunchucks over his head.
"How about a little of this?" He said with a quick spin he swung them around his body.
"Or this?" He said and quickly swung around, and kicked him to the ground.
"WOOOOOO," he said and cheered.
"This is too easy, this has to be a trap," Donnie said as he swung his bo around hitting the ninja Raph grabbed.
That's when I saw come around the stage with at least ten ninja's with him.
"Get them," he said.
"Great more," Leo said as he gathered with his brothers.
"Sweet," Mikey said and swung his nunchucks.
Splinter slide in near them and held up his fists.
"Get them," he shouted to the boys.
"They're out numbered," I said blocking each blow Lisa threw at me. I was matching her attacks, and blocking her each time she tried to attack me.
I used the pedestal as a lift and jumped up at it.
"Lisa, this won't solve anything," I said to her throwing my staff in to the air at her. She held her's up blocking me.
"It will for me," she shouted pushing my staff up away from her.
I turned my head to the guys who were fighting off the ninja's.
"Hey," she said and hit me to the side.
"Aah," I said and fell off the pedestal.
That's when I heard sirens.
"Cops," she said angrily.
"They called for backup," she said and jumped away from me.
"NINJA'S DISAPPEAR," Yamtoo shouted. His ninja's jumped to their feet and ran towards him.
"Damn," Lisa said and followed after her father.
"DAMN," I shouted and hit my staff to the ground, I ran after her.
"Everyone okay?" Leo asked looking around.
"Where's Alex?" Splinter said looking to the stage.
"She went after them," Donnie said pulling his gear down.
I followed them out the back door, I could see Casey and the cars out there.
"We're surrounded," I heard Lisa say to her father.
"Get in," he said to her as they jumped into a black car. The ninja's tried to escape but cops caught them.
"LISA,"I shouted at her, I pulled out a star from my pouch and threw it at the cars tires.
They sped off before it struck them.
"Damn," I said and I ran after them.
"ALEX," I heard Splinter shout at me.
"CASEY," Leo shouted to him.
"I got her," He said jumping into his car. Vern and April jumped in with him.
I didn't bother looking behind me to see if the guys where behind me. I could tell they were because of the sound of the truck and Casey's car.
"Alex," Lisa's voice shouted to me as she jumped up to the roof of the car. I ran around a car and jumped up to one near them.
"WOAH, what the hell," the driver said swerving.
"Hey, hey.." I shouted to them tapping my staff on their roof.
"Alex," I heard Splinter's voice.
"Splinter don't come near her, she's dangerous," I shouted to him. He was on the roof of Casey's car as it paced us.
"Hey, over here," She swung her staff to my feet, I jumped.
"Enough of this," I said to her and swung my staff quickly and hit her in the side knocking her down.
"Aaah," she said. I jumped to the roof of their car.
I leaned over her and pressed my staff against her shoulders holding her down.
"I said enough of this," I hissed at her.
"Those turtles, what are they to you?" she asked holding her staff against mine.
"They're family," I said to her.
"That rat, what is he to you?" she asked looking at him from around me.
"Get away from her Alex," Splinter shouted to me. I ignored him.
"He's family," I said to her again.
Before I noticed it she reached into her pouch and pulled out a red powder.
"NO, DON'T…. THAT POWDER WILL KILL EVERYONE IT TOUCHES," I said and jumped up off of her. She jumped to her feet and threw the powder in to the air.
I lifted my staff and twirled it dispersing the powder into the air.
"You're a bender," she said.
"You can control elements," she said bewildered that the powder froze in a straight line.
"Yes, I am….." I said to her holding my staff straight. I took in a deep breath. I was nervous my staff wouldn't allow me to use this power to freeze time. The powder froze the air around us.
She then reached into her pouch and pulled out her stars.
I twirled my staff unfreezing the line of powder, it disappeared in the air.
"I don't think so," I said to her. But just as I was about to reach for some purple powder in my pouch she threw the stars.
"NOOO," Splinter shouted and grabbed me jumping through the air.
"Splinter," I shouted at him as we flew through the air and hit the ground.
Casey chased their car. I quickly jumped to my feet and grabbed another one of my stars and threw it to their tires blowing them out, so Casey could catch them.
"Yeah," I said as their car swerved then flipped knocking Lisa off the roof and on to the window of Casey's car. He stopped and jumped out holding his gun out.
I turned to Splinter who wasn't moving.
"Oh my god, Splinter," I shouted. I hadn't noticed that he was hit.
I looked at him and touched his side pulling out the stars.
"Splinter, no.. no no, please," I said through my tears.
"Splinter," I said again touching his face. He opened his eyes and looked at me.
"Alex," he said touching his hand to mine.
"I'm so sorry, this is my fault," I said to him through my tears.
"Oh my god," April said running to me.
"Splinter," she said looking at him, she touched a hand to his side.
"WE NEED AN AMBULANCE," she shouted to the cop cars.
"This isn't your fault Alex," he said to me.
"Yes it is, I let this happen… I should've listened," I said to him. He grabbed my hand.
"Splinter, it'll be okay…." April said to him.
"Dad,"I heard the guys shout from behind me.
"I'm sorry," I said as I stood up. The guys pushed in near me. I slipped away from them and towards the truck.
"Alex," Vern came towards me.
"Hey, hey," he said and grabbed me by the arm.
I jerked my arm away from him.
"This isn't your fault, you didn't do this…" he said to me.
"Just leave me alone Vern," I said to him and pulled my hand to my mouth.
He turned around and went back to the ambulance that pulled up.
I threw my staff to the ground angrily.
"Where's Alex," Splinter stuttered out.
"I'll get her," Leo said as the EMT's pulled Splinter to the gurney.
Leo came towards the truck I slide around the side to the ground.
"Hey, come on they're taking Splinter to the hospital," he said leaning down to me.
"Just go," I said to him.
"Alex, he might have been poisoned…. Only you can help him, the doctors won't be able to…." He said to me.
"I let him get hurt all because he pulled me out of the way," I said to him drying my eyes.
He pulled me up to my feet.
"This isn't your fault, he would've done the same to any one of us, and so would we," he said wrapping his arm around me.
I pushed him away and walked towards the ambulance.
"I'll ride with him," I said to the EMT as they pulled him in.
"We'll clear the road for you," Casey said as he hugged April.
"Donnie," I said to him as he helped the EMT.
"Go home, get the girls… in my room in my dresser there's a black locked box, bring it…" I said to him.
"Please," I said touching his face. He was upset and worried.
"Alex we'll be right behind you," Leo said as he pulled my staff to his shell.
He closed the ambulance door and we sped off.
"Splinter…." I said and leaned in to him.
"You'll be okay," I said to him and wiped my cheeks.
"Grab the IV," the EMT said as they reached over Splinter for equipment.
"Wait, no IV you won't be able to, give him an oxygen mask," I said to them.
I placed my hand over Splinter's side.
"Do you have any gauze pads, or anything like that, what am I saying this is an ambulance.." I said. The EMT to the left of me grabbed some.
"Miss we're not equipped to… well to treat a mouse," he said.
"He's a rat, and his names Splinter," I said to them.
"Ice packs," I said. They reached for some ice packs and snapped them against their legs. I placed one near Splinter's side to help reduce the swelling or bleeding.
"What are you doing?" the EMT said.
"Keeping him stable enough until we get to the hospital," I said to them placing the pad against his wound.
"Those throwing stars were coated with poison, to me its deadly it could kill me instantly, any human. Him however, I don't know what it'll do," I said.
"You do realize the hospital and doctors won't know how to treat him," the EMT said.
"I can treat him, just get there," I said to them.
I kept Splinter awake and stable enough until the ambulance pulled into the hospital.
Three nurses ran towards us and helped pull him out of the ambulance.
"What? A rat?" one of the nurses said.
"Just get him into a regular room," I said to them as they ran down the hall.
"Operating room?" a nurse asked.
"No just a patient room, I can treat him myself he's been poisoned," I said to them lifting the pad off his side. The wonder had gotten bigger and the purple poison was starting to form bubbles.
"What is that?" the nurse next to me said.
"Like I said he's been poisoned," I said to her.
"Get him into a patient room," she said as they pulled me through some doors.
I heard Leo and the guys follow in through the patient waiting area. They saw me pass them.
"Splinter's going to be okay… right, right?" Mikey said panicked.
"I don't know Mikey," Raph said placing his hand to his shoulder.
They all lifted Splinter on to the patient bed and started hooking him up to machines. I stepped back letting them do their job.
I turned around and went to the waiting room.
"Is he okay Alex?" Mikey said and came to me. I hugged him.
"He will be," I said to him.
"Where's Don is he back yet?" I said looking to them.
"No, he's gone to get what you asked…." Leo said touching a hand to my shoulder.
April and Casey and Vern came through the room.
"Is he okay?" April asked.
"I don't know yet, the purple poison was coated on the throwing stars, on any human it would kill us instantly. Them, mutants….." I said pointing to the guys.
"I don't know what it would do," I said to them.
"Mikey you okay?" April asked coming to him.
"Yeah," he said then went around us and sat down.
"Donnie finally," I said to him as he and the girls came through the waiting area.
I took the box and ran back to Splinters room, I fumbled with the key lock opening it.
"Alex," Dr. M said to me stopping me at the door.
"Hey Dr," I said to him trying to push through.
"No wait, I'm sorry but only they are allowed in, your female friends are not, and neither are you," he said to me.
I looked up at him.
"Uh why?" I said looking to the nurses.
"The nurses were saying something about you treating Splinter," he said to me.
"Well yeah," I said and shook a red vile in my hand.
"Doc, you know Alex is with us," Raph said from behind me.
"We will medically treat him," the doctor said as the guys came around me through the room.
"Doc Alex may be Splinter's only choice," Donnie said to him standing next to me.
"Fine," I said and threw my vile back in to the box.
"Woah wait a minute," Leo said, following me out the door.
"Alex," Leo said to me. I turned around a faced him.
"Look, you have to treat him, they won't be able to clean out the poison," I said to Leo pulling out the red vile.
"This is pre-made, it has everything in it already," I said to him I pushed it into his hand.
"Alex," he said looking at the vile.
"You'll need a gauze clothe, pour this on it and press it against the wound, you'll have to wrap it tightly, it'll clean out the poison and heal the wound," I said to him.
"It'll take some time…." I said to him.
"Alex you know I don't know how to use these," he said to me. I touched my hands to his face.
"Look I can't go in there, Dr. M and the nurses don't trust me right now, so please…. Do this, trust me!" I said to him.
"Okay," he said and clasped his hand around the vile.
I shifted to the waiting area and sat down next to Mikey.
"Hey," I said to him.
"Hey," he said to me.
"Splinter's going to be alright," I said to him.
"I know, I was really scared though…. Thought maybe," he said rubbing his head.
"He'll be okay Mikey," April said to him as well and sat down on the opposite side of him.
I rubbed my hands against my knees and stood up, I walked by the large window of the room.
"Miss Alex," Yuri said from behind me.
"We are all worried," she said again.
"Yuri this was my fault, I let this happen because I was careless and I didn't listen to anyone," I said to her.
"This isn't your fault or anyone's," Mari said next to me.
"Yeah, it's no one's fault," Vern said next to Mari. The girls looked to him and smiled then turned to the sitting area.
"I've always blamed myself for everything," I said to him.
"Well you shouldn't," he said and turned to the window.
"Why aren't you in there?" he asked.
"Because the doctor doesn't think I should be, they want to medically treat him," I said. I followed the doctor and the nurse as they left the room.
"I don't understand you, I asked not to use your treatments and yet you do," the doctor said looking to me.
"Well I'm sorry there DNA is different then ours, no regular medical treatment can cure the poison that's in him," I said to the doctor.
"Alex, I understand they are your family and that you have a close relationship with them, regardless of that he needs to be treated properly so that infection doesn't happen or anything worse," he said passing a clipboard over to the nurse.
"I understand that, but you need to understand that the mutagen that's in their body will heal their wounds as long as its treated properly to counter that," I said to the doctor calmly. Casey came over towards us.
"Everything okay?" Casey asked looking to me and then the doctor.
"Yeah, it is," the doctor said then turned to his nurse and said something to her.
"Alex, for right now…. You are not allowed in that room," he said to me.
"What, wait hold on a second here.." I said to him.
"I'm sorry but I can't let you near him, you use that poison…. That purple shadow fighting poison," he tried to make sense of what it was.
"How do we know that you didn't use it against him," he said.
"Woah wait a minute here doc, we were there…. The ninja I arrested was the one who threw those stars that were coated with the poison, Alex would never do anything of that sort," Casey said to him holding his hand out to me.
"Why would I want to poison Splinter? I brought a treatment that will counter the poison, so why would I poison him?" I said to the doctor crossing my arms.
"Speaking of that treatment, I didn't allow Leonardo to use it, we are going to analyze a sample of it in the lab to ensure your not trying to poison him again," he said showing me the vile I gave Leo.
I quickly swiped my hand at it and took it from him.
"Woah," he said.
"This is not poison," I said to him.
"Okay, hang on here, lets calm down a minute," Casey said.
April came over to my side.
"Alex, calm down a minute here," Casey said turning to me.
"Let the doctor sample this okay," he said.
I looked at him and crossed my arms.
"Look, if anything happens to Splinter… anything at all, if he gets worse I will hold this hospital responsible," I said looking to the doctor.
"Now that's uncalled for," he said as I passed him the vile.
"Then release him and I'll treat him at home," I said, and crossed my arms. I turned around and walked to the sliding doors.
"Doc, you do understand…. Alex cares for Splinter just as much as I do and everyone else," April said to the doctor.
"I understand that, but she also has a reputation, a well known one, so we have to cover our basis," the doctor said, he nodded and turned around disappearing with the nurse.
I took a deep breath and leaned against the side of the sliding doors.
"Hey, let's go get a drink," Vern said coming out the door.
"No Vern, I have to stay here…. I'm going to treat him whether they like it or not, I just have to wait until its quieter," I said looking to him.
"Alex, maybe you should go a while," Leo said coming outside.
"Is Splinter okay?" I said to him.
"No they taped up the wound but its not enough," He said stretching his arms.
"I have to treat him Leo," I said coming to him.
"He can't keep the poison in him, if it stays in him any longer his condition could worsen," I said to him toching his arms.
"Maybe that's what the doctors need to see before they'll let you treat him," He said looking at me.
"I'm not waiting for that to happen," I said to him.
"Look Mikey isn't feeling so well, the girls are going to take him home and April and Casey are going with them," he said touching my arms.
"Go with Vern, take a break… we'll stay with Splinter," He said to me.
"Leo, this happened because I was careless and didn't listen, I'm responsible for this," I said to him. He shook his head and patted my head.
"Keep telling yourself that, now get lost before I make you," he said and crossed his arms.
"This menu is huge," I said looking over the hot drinks.
"Cappuccino, espresso, mocha latte's…." I said to myself.
"The white mocha latte is great," Vern said ordering one for himself.
"Okay, hook me up then," I said to him.
The cashier looked to Vern then to me as I came around him to the condiment station.
"Who is that, I've never seen her with you," she said looking to me.
"Why are you asking?" he said paying.
"Because you come here always and this is the first girl you brought with you who looks so young and well…. Decent," she said to him wiping down the counter.
"So how old is she?" she leaned in and asked. I pretended not to hear their conversation, but I could hear everything so I smiled and picked at the sugar and stir sticks.
"Seriously I'm not talking to you about her," he said taking the cups from her.
"She is cute," she said again and turned away.
I shook my head and smiled.
"You heard that huh," he said passing me the cup.
"Yup," I said to him.
"So, you bring girls here often?" I nudged him as we went to sit down.
"Well no not usually," he said and sat down.
I sat down and took the lid off.
"Whipped cream," I said and poked my finger in it.
"So I'm guessing you don't drink caffeinated drinks much," he said looking at me picking at the whip cream.
"Nope," I said to him.
"So what type of girls do you usually bring here," I asked him putting the lid back on the cup.
"Seriously," he said and chuckled.
"Bet none of them are ninja's," I said to him sarcastically.
"Actually one was a gymnast, well she said she was, never really seen her in action…" he said taking a sip from his cup. I looked to him and tried not to laugh.
"What?" he said. I smiled and said nothing.
"Nothing, so how does it feel like knowing a ninja," I said to him.
He laughed.
"I tell people I'm seeing a ninja and they think I'm crazy, well our boss thought I was crazy, she actually said something along the lines of 'be careful I hear those ninjas rip people's hearts out and eat them,' I said to her, I think those are vampires," he said and laughed.
"I could be a vampire ninja, those do exist you know…" I said and laughed.
"Wait seriously do they?" he said thinking about it.
"Vern, no…." I said loudly and laughed.
That's when my phone vibrated. I pulled it out of my pocket.
"Leo?" I said to him.
"Alex you need to get back here now," He said his voice sounded panicked.
"We're leaving now," I said standing up. Vern stood up and we both ran to his car.
"Something wrong?" he said.
"Don't know but Leo sounded panicked," I replied putting on my seat belt.
We pulled up to the front of the hospital, and I jumped out closing the door behind me.
"What's wrong?" I said as Raph came towards me.
"Splinter he's gotten worse," Raphael said as he pulled me by the arm towards the room.
Dr. M and a nurse were already in the room with Leo and Donnie.
"Now will you let me treat him?" I said as I came in to the room.
The doctor pulled down his stethoscope and looked at me.
"Look this is going against all codes, if you treat him this hospital will not be held liable," he said to me.
"Don't worry it won't be," I said and came over to Leo's side.
The doctor and nurse stepped out and closed the blinds to the window.
"Help him Alex," Leo said.
"He hasn't woken up yet has he?" I asked pulling my bag off the chair next to Donnie.
"No," Donnie said looking at what I was doing.
I pulled out my black box and unlocked it.
"Take that pad off his wound," I said to Donnie. He leaned over Splinter and pulled it off.
"It's gotten worse," I said looking at it.
Raphael was pacing around the room…. It agitated me.
I opened the vile of red mixture and swirled it around.
"Pass me some of those pads on the tray," I said to Leo he handed me the pads.
I dipped the vile into the pad and let the liquid fill the pad.
"You're using all of it?" Leo said as the pad changed from white to red.
"Yeah, I have too…." I said. I took in a deep breath and pressed it against Splinters side.
"Wrap it," I said as Leo grabbed the bandages and wrapped it around the wound.
"Will it work," Raph said leaning over the bed.
"I don't know honestly, I've never done this on anyone but a human," I said to him.
"Well let's hope it does," Leo said taking in a deep breath.
I sighed and sat in the seat in Splinter's room. I looked at the heart rate monitor listening to its noise.
"Hey," Vern said as he came in to the room.
"Its midnight, I'm going to head home…." He said and tapped me on the shoulder.
"Okay," I looked up to him.
"Call me if anything changes," He said.
"I will, and thanks Vern," I said to him as he tapped Leo on the shoulder leaving the room.
"You guys should go home, get some sleep…. Mikey's probably alone right now," I said to them as they hovered in the room.
"She's right we should, Mikey needs us right now," Donnie said adjusting his glasses.
"I'll call if anything changes," I said standing up.
Raph and Donnie came around the bed and to the door.
"If you need anything call," Donnie said and lifted a hand to me.
"Leo?" I said to him. He looked to me then to Splinter.
"I've never thought anything like this would happen…. Especially to Splinter, I mean his age is a factor, and…." He started to say. I stood up and touched his arm.
"He might be old but he's got many years ahead of him, his body is more vulnerable then yours is, but he's strong… he'll be fine Leo," I said to him.
I pecked him on the cheek.
"He'll be okay, I won't leave the room until he's awake," I said to him.
He sighed and rubbed his head.
"Good night then, call okay.." He said and left the room.
I shifted the chair near Splinters bed and sat down.
"Splinter, don't know if you can hear me, probably can…. You have super hearing," I teased and looked at him.
"I'm so sorry," I said again.
"I know I shouldn't apologize, and yes I know this isn't my fault…. But I've always been like that," I said to him leaning back in the chair.
"I've always been alone in life, my mom always worked I never saw her, my dad…. He only came home at nights….. it was always me, in my room talking to you and turtles…." I said again pulling my jacket together.
"I guess… what I'm trying to say is…. I always do things I know I shouldn't be doing, always getting in to trouble….. always causing the trouble. Maybe it's because I always felt like I owe something to someone," I said again.
"I guess I do it to protect the people I care about," I said and lifted my feet up in to the chair.
"I always see the guys as little turtles, Hmmm…." I said again.
"I mean maybe because that's the last memory I have of them, so that's why I always put myself in danger because I'd do anything in my power to keep them safe. I know they're strong, I mean they're turtles…. And I know nothing can hurt them, but… sometimes I feel like they're still those tiny little turtles who always curl up next to me at night and I tell them ridiculous made up stories." I said again pulling my hair out of the bun.
"One time I remember I came home from school and the cage was open, the guys got out and were playing on my desk with a small little ball I had. They were rolling it around to eachother. I bought home some cake we learned to make at school, the recipe wasn't that great but I managed to make a small round cake. There was no one at home so I cut it up into tiny pieces and put a small plate on my desk.
I remember Mikey getting himself stuck in the cake as he dove right in to it, it was so funny, he was covered, I had to carefully clean his shell because he somehow got it wedge in there. Raphael on the other hand, he hated it, he never really liked anything I'd make for him. I guess maybe because I dropped him accidently off my dresser and cracked his shell. I gave you a piece too, and you didn't seem to mind it, you ate it either way. I knew the cake wasn't that great, I didn't even eat it… but all of you did." I said to him rocking in the chair.
"I always made a vow to myself, that if I found you again, especially the guys that I'd do absolutely everything in my power to protect you…. all of you, even if it cost me my life. Living the life I had, my life meant nothing to me," I said and stretched my arms over my head.
That's when I noticed the heart rate monitor change. Splinters heart beats were getting faster, back to his normal rhythm. I leaned in towards him.
"Splinter," I said to him.
He didn't wake up. I sighed and sat back down again.
I looked up to the ceiling and puffed up my cheeks. I started thinking about random stupid things in my life. Like when Mikey got stuck in my laundry basket, or when Raphael bit me just because I tried to pet him. Even the time Donatello left me a little surprise in my math book that everyone in school saw. Oh and even the time Leonardo got lost in my bed and I accidentally squished him when I sat down. I laughed to myself as I tried to get comfortable in the chair.
That's when I heard Splinter breathing and moving under the bed sheets.
"Splinter ," I said again and stood up.
"Alex," I heard him mumble out.
"It's me, yes…." I said to him touching my hands to his.
"You talk too much…." He said. I laughed and leaned over him hugging him.
"You're awake," I said through my tears.
"I'm so glad," I said again pressing the call button.
"You're still talking," He said shifting around. He opened his eyes and looked at me.
"When I'm upset or worried I talk too much…" I said to him. He lifted his hand to my face.
"You don't need to be the protector Alex…." He said to me as a nurse came through the door.
I looked at her as she checked the machines.
"He's okay," I said to her and pulled out my cell phone.
Everyone had filled Splinter's room rather quickly. I sat in the waiting room as everyone hovered inside the small room. Mikey seemed happy enough, he was back to his old cheerful funny self, I was happy about that.
I laid down along the seats to rest my eyes for a few moments, but I drifted to sleep instead.
"Yo," Raphael's voiced bellowed. I heard him but I was so tired I couldn't wake up.
"Nevermind," I heard him say again.
"Dude she's asleep," Mikey said quietly.
"Splinters being released, let's take her home," Leo said also in a hush voice.
I don't remember anything after that point. I was so exhausted with the day that my entire body felt like a brick wall. Well maybe that was because I had so many blankets on top of me.
"Huh?" I said as I woke up.
I was in my apartment, in my bedroom covered with two thick blankets.
"What," I said and pulled the blankets off of me. The light was shining through my bedroom curtains, which made me wonder how long I was asleep for.
I sat up in my bed and looked at my watch.
"ITS NOON, I've slept all day," I said to myself.
"You guys, why didn't anyone wake me," I said loudly jumping out of bed and running down the hallway.
My entire apartment was empty, the spare bedroom hadn't been touched and the living room was just as how I left it.
"Huh," I said rubbing my head.
I looked to the kitchen counter and smiled.
There was a huge bouquet of flowers and a teddy bear with a note attached to it.
Doll face,
We wanted to give you a break…. For what you did for dad, thanks!
This is from me Mikey, and the girls and well Leo, Raph and Donnie got you the bear.
Dad's fine, he's at home.
So come over later when you wake up, we'll order pizza.
Later A.
Oh and PS, whatever that means. Donnie said I had to add it…. Anyway there's a key on your dresser.
Love yeah,
I laughed and looked at the small turtle drawing in the corner.
"Oh Mikey, you're so adorable," I said to myself as I wandered back to the bedroom.