Chapter 11

NOTE: There will be violence/war flashbacks and topics that are raging on as we speak, if you are EASILY OFFENDED, do NOT go any further. This is taking things to a dark place, plain and simple. Not to worry though, when all is said and done, things will work out for the good guys! And I do not own anything from the TMNT universe, All of the OC's, however, are my own creation.

The Past Comes Knocking

This piece is approxamently 3 months after the turtles and Splinter move in with our girls. It begins with Rosie and Raphael. A bit of backstory, Rose was invited to a wedding. One of her unit mates from her time in the Marines tied the knot, so Rose decided to go with her C.O. (Commanding Officer), much to the dismay of Raphael. Rose knew this would happen, so she got together with Donatello and Isleen, and together, they came up with the T-Phone. It would allow Rose to communicate with the turtles in real time, so Raph could see that there was nothing to worry about. During one of the dances, a slow one… her C.O. made a move on her… specifically, he grabbed her ass. Raph saw that, and left the room in a big huff, knocking things over as he stormed away and up to their room. Of course Rose handled it as only she could, and that will be revealed in a bit. Now, let us take things to the present. Rose has just returned from her trip, and Leo filled her in on what happened with Raphael.

Making her way up the stairs, Rose was grappling with how she should handle things. Should she go in there mad as hell that he would even think that she'd ever cheat on him… or go in hurt and sad, crying and letting him know that his actions hurt her beyond words.

No, she would go in calmly, explain things rationally… he would understand… perhaps?

"Hey big guy, I'm ba…" Her words cut short, Rose stood in the doorway, looking at the ransacked bedroom. Her bags fell to the floor as she slowly stepped into the room. "What happened?"

Raphael had known she was home… had heard them talking downstairs after everyone greeted her back. Everyone… but him. Raphael had been sulking and pissy for the past two days, his anger stewing as he waited for the woman he thought he knew… thought he loved… to come home. He didn't even look at her when she opened the door, and knew the sight she was now taking in would hurt her, but he didn't care… no… he WANTED her to hurt… just like she hurt him with what she did.

'What did you do Raph?" She took another step closer to him, remembering Leo telling her what his younger brother had said about her. "Raphael, why… just WHY?"

Not saying anything just yet… the muscular turtle looked down at the photo he held in his hands… a photo of them, holding each other and smiling. Anger took over, remembering what he had seen two days ago. Taking the photo and the frame that enclosed it, he hurled it at the nearest wall, shattering the glass and breaking the wood that kept it all together.

Walking over to it with tears in her eyes, Rose gingerly picked it up. "Raph, please… let me just explain what happened afterwards."

"Explain?" He growled, still not looking at her, "Yeah, you go on ahead and explain yerself Rosie… explain to me how you'd tell me that you loved me… then went ahead and started fuckin' around with some damn jarhead… and you KNEW I'd be lookin!"

"RAPHAEL!" She yelled, then immediately calmed herself. One hothead was enough… if she lost it too, this house would probably come down on their heads. "Big guy, please… just let me…" Swallowing hard, she continued. "After he grabbed my ass I kicked him in the nuts! I told him I was taken and if he tried a move like that again, I'd rip them off!"

"Liar!"

"NO!" Then softer, "I'm not, ask the others, or, better yet, take a look for yourself, its right here!" Holding out her hand, she gave him her phone. On it was the recording of that night, and the incident that was in question. "Hun, please… just look, I swear to you tha…"

Raphael shot out of his seat so quickly, that Rose had no time at all to react. "SWEAR? You swear to me?" Towering over her, he quivered with rage. "You ain't nothin' but a little WHORE!"

This is where Rosie's temper broke, and the yelling started… so did the PHYCHIAL fighting. She went after him, he went after her, then Leo and Mikey came up and tried to separate them, which did not work out well. However, after everyone got up there, they were finally separated. Rose collapsed in a crying heap, not believing that she laid hands on the one she loved and cared about most in this world. Raphael saw her, and his face softened for a moment or two. He had struck her, twice in fact. Seeing the bruise forming on her cheek, he got angry again… but not at her. He was angry at himself… angry for being so damn stubborn, angry for even THINKING of harming her… angry for calling her a whore. Then an image of Rose and her C.O. in each other's arms came back to him, and his face hardened once more. He got loose of Leo and Mikey's grip, storming past Rose and the others. He had to get out of there… he needed air… needed to calm the fuck down before he'd do something he knew would be regrettable.

Rosie tried her best to compose herself to go after him, but a comforting hand on her shoulder from Leo stopped her. "He needs to be alone now Rose. Don't worry though; he will come home when he's ready."

"I hope so Leo… I hope so…" Giving in to her emotions, Rose collapsed into the eldest turtles arms, crying and shaking.

Leo held her close, whispering soothing words in her ear and stroking her hair. Lifting her in his strong arms, he brought her to one of the spare bedrooms to rest. No sooner did her head hit the pillow than she fell asleep, completely exhausted. Quietly pulling a chair next to the bed, he took up vigil while Mikey and Donny helped the girls clean up Rosie and Raph's bedroom.

*Radio static* "Do you see… that… THING?"

"Yes yes, what is IT?"

*Authoritive voice* "THAT my brothers, is what we have come for!"

"How do we capture it then?"

"Tranquilizer dart… they gave us three, and each can knock out an elephant. I know it will work on this… creature."

"Get into position my brothers, when he is knocked out, tie it up and load it into the truck… then make the phone call. When she gives us the money, we will kill her and avenge our brothers and sisters she has taken from us. Then we deliver her body and this… creature to Ghost Labs and collect our rightful reward!"

*Between the static you can hear shouts, then nothing."

*Six hours later*

Leo saw that Rose was stirring, damn; she had been out for a long time!

Giving a small smile, Rose tried sitting up, but her head started throbbing, so she plopped back down into the soft pillows. "Ugh!"

"Here, let me help you," Slowly Leonardo helped her sit up in bed, propping the pillows around her to make it more comfortable. "Is that better?"

"Yeah, thanks Leo." She gave his hand a gentle squeeze. Hesitating for a moment, she then decided to ask that burning question. "Is Raph back yet?"

"I don't know Rosie… nobody has come up to tell me, but let me check on things. They probably didn't want to disturb your rest." Leo knew that his brother still was not home, or someone would have come and told him. However, it was better to be safe than sorry, so he quietly went downstairs to ask.

To Rose, those few minutes Leo was gone, felt like hours. She had so many emotions running through her body right now that she didn't know what to do, or where to even start at! Hearing footsteps, she perked up some, even managing a tiny smile… just in case it was Raph.

Her smile vanished when Leo arrived. One look at him told her that Raph was not there. Tears started falling down her cheeks… she was so worried about him… about them as a couple… about everything! Still, she needed to know, no matter what the news was. "Anything?"

"Um… Rosie… please try and remain calm, ok." Leo's voice was a bit shaky… why?

"What? What's going on? Where is he? What happened Leo?"

The oldest turtle sighed heavily, bringing out what was hidden behind his back. "Mikey found these by the barn. There's blood… lots of it, but we don't think it's Raph's."

"WHAT?!" Rose jumped out of bed, her throbbing head forgotten. "What do you mean blood, and it's not his?"

"Rosie, wait, I'll go with you… wait up!" However, she was already out the door and flying down the steps two at a time.

Rose stopped at the bottom of the staircase and froze. Michelangelo looked up at her, a piece of bloody paper in his hands. Leo had caught up, and almost ran her down in the process.

"Give me the paper Mikey." Rose said softly.

"But Rosie… I don…" Mikey started.

"I said GIVE IT TO ME!"

Mikey handed it over to her, his hands shaking some as he did so. He had read the contents of it and was upset by it. As Rose read it, her sadness turned to full rage. She held the paper in her hands so tightly, that her knuckles turned white from the effort. Leo was contemplating on whether or not to ask to read it, and decided he was going to ask. His response was the same as Rose and Mikey… rage combined with fear. They were so careful… how could anyone know?

Looking down at the note again, Rose reread it. The contents were as follows…

McDougal,

We have your 'friend'. If you wish to see this creature alive, you will withdraw the sum of ten million dollars for his release. We will give you six hours to do this, and then we will call with a location for the exchange. Fail in this, and this creature… this FREAK… DIES!

الله يبارك لنا (Allah will bless us)

NOTE: Oh yes I did! Cliffhanger time my dears! Hehehe I do this only because I need to dig out my notebook that I wrote the rest of this down, because there are names and places that I cannot fully remember, and I wish to give this story all of its glory that it deserves! As always, comments are encouraged and appreciated!