Chapter 6: Trick Or Treat

A/N: Yeah, I know I haven't posted chapters for this story in a while, but this bunny came to me, and I decided to go with it in the spirit of Halloween. I really hope that everybody out there will have a safe and happy Halloween if you're doing anything. I'm just staying home and watching House and wrestling like I always do. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Disclaimer: See first chapter.

Ah, Halloween. The one night of the year where everyone dresses up and collects candy. The night where you can pretend to be someone you're not. I used to love Halloween and always enjoyed going trick-or-treating with my brothers. We'd think of some silly costumes and just go out and have fun. Sometimes my brothers would pull pranks such as smashing pumpkins or putting toilet paper in trees. I never joined in that because I wasn't into it. Ben and I would usually go by ourselves and have fun while David and Greg played the pranks. We never ratted on them though because we knew if we did, they'd find out and get us back.

But now, things have changed. This year on Halloween instead of going out and getting candy, I had to work the night shift as a police officer, along with my brother Ben. Working with my brother wasn't too bad because I really enjoyed hanging out with him. The thing I didn't like was dealing with some of the crazy people who came out on nights like this.

Ben smiled as he drove down the street. "Kind of like old times, huh, sis?" he asked.

"Yeah, except this time we have to work," I replied. "I swear, Halloween is the one night of the year where the crazy people come out at night."

"Yeah, that and the full moon," Ben remarked. "But, hey, that's a good thing for us. It means more money in our paychecks."

"Yeah, I guess you're right," I said. At least something good had to come out of this. Pretty soon, we had our first call which involved a group of drunk kids who were putting toilet paper on trees.

"Man, David and Greg would have a field day with those kids," Ben told me. "Remember how they used to do stuff like that?"

"Yeah, and we couldn't rat on them because they'd get us back if we did," I recalled. "But at least we weren't cops back then. If we encountered our brothers doing this now, we'd have to arrest them."

"I hear you there," Ben replied. "Let's get this over with." He and I stepped out of the car and walked over to the kids.

"We received a complaint from some neighbors that you were causing trouble out here," I began in my most authoritative voice. Although I wanted to laugh at the poor job the kids had done to the trees, I knew that I couldn't. "What's going on?"

"Ain't nothin' goin' on, man," one of the kids said. "We're jus' havin some fun out here. Ain't that what this holiday is all about?"

"Yes, but you can't go putting toilet paper on peoples' trees without their permission," Ben said. "I'm going to have to ask you to step over by the car. Have you been drinking tonight?"

"I only had one beer, man," the kid said.

"You've had a lot more than that," Ben replied. "Come over here."

I tried to round up some of the other kids, but one of them bolted. "Shit," I cursed. I called for backup to assist me with the other kids while I ran after the other one. He was pretty fast, but I was able to really get some momentum until he ran into a crowd of trick-or-treaters. Determined to corner him, I politely eased my way into the crowd with my eyes still fixed on my quarry. With a leap, I managed to tackle him to the ground, but we collided with another person. I slapped the cuffs on the kid and hauled him up then looked around for the person I'd hit.

"Hey, Aubree!" a familiar voice said. "I didn't expect to see you here!"

Oh, great, Mikey was here. I turned and saw that Don, Raph, and Leo were also there. Terrific. Just what I needed while on duty.

"Hi, Mikey," I said. "I'm kind of on duty right now. Why are you guys out here?"

"Oh, just getting some candy," Mikey said. "It is the one night of the year where we can come out after all." Raph smacked Mikey upside the head for that comment.

"Why's that, man?" the kid asked.

"Look, I'd love to stay and chat, but I really need to take care of this kid," I told them. "I'll stop by tomorrow, and you can share some of your candy with me."

Mikey grinned. "Hey, no problem, Aubree," he said. "Can we come with you to the jail? I've only seen them on TV."

"No, you can't come with me to the jail," I replied. "Just continue to do what you're doing. I'll see you tomorrow. I have to go to Ben now and make sure he got the other kids."

Mikey's face lit up. "Oh, is Ben here, too?" he asked. "Hey, I want to meet him. You promised to introduce us to him."

I sighed in frustration. Why did I have to run into them? "Okay, you can come with me to meet Ben," I said. "However, it's going to be brief as we have work to do, got it?"

Mikey saluted. "Got it," he said.

I led them to where my car was with the kid struggling and whining about the injustice of it all. Raph offered to permanently shut the kid up, but I declined that offer, telling him to be nice and to let me handle it. There was no way I was letting Raph handle this kid.

Ben smiled as he saw me approach. "Hey, sis, I was wondering what took you so long," he teased. "Nice catch." Then he noticed the Turtles. "Hey, who are your friends?"

"Remember how I told you about the guys who saved me after I got jumped by Rosolli's gang?" I asked him.

"Yeah, I remember," he said.

"Well, these are the ones who saved me," I said. "Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo, I'd like you to meet my brother, Ben Hennigan. Ben, I'd like you to meet my rescuers."

"Nice to meet you," Ben said as he shook hands with them. "Hey, awesome costumes. Where'd you get them?"

Mikey was about to respond when Raph slapped a hand over his mouth. Leo, sensing that it would be a tense situation, answered, "Mikey came up with them. He's very creative."

"Oh, cool," Ben said. "Well, thanks for saving my sister's life. Maybe we could hang out sometime."

"Yeah, maybe," Leo said guardedly. "It was nice meeting you."

"Likewise," Ben said. After they left, he turned to me. "Those guys are pretty cool, sis," he said. "You hang out with them often?"

"Sometimes," I admitted. "They're pretty cool though." I wasn't going to tell Ben of their true identity just yet. There would be time for that later. Besides, I had a feeling they wouldn't be hanging out with Ben anytime soon until Splinter gave his permission.

After we dropped the kids off at the jail, we headed back out for another call. This one involved a man urinating in a public place. Once again, the suspect bolted, and I took off after him. I tackled him to the ground and once again bumped into someone while doing it. I slapped the cuffs on the guy and pulled him to his feet.

"I'm so sorry," I said to whoever I bumped into.

"It's okay, Aubree," the familiar voice said. "I like running into you like this."

Once again, I'd bumped into Mikey. I could swear he was playing a trick on me by being in the same vicinity as me again. There was no way this was a coincidence. "Are you following me?" I demanded.

Mikey put on an innocent face. "Me? Follow you?" he said. "Whatever gave you that idea?"

"Well, you are in the same vicinity as me again," I said. "I figured you would want to go home by now."

Then Leo came hurrying up to us. "Mikey, stop following Aubree around," he chastised. "We need to get home."

Ha! Busted!

Mikey made his sad face. "But Leo, I'm having fun," he whined. "Why can't I hang out with Aubree some more?"

"Because we need to go," Leo replied. "Sorry about this, Aubree. I promise he won't bother you again."

"Thanks, Leo," I said. "See you later." I hurried away as fast as I could and made sure Mikey wasn't following me. I got back to the car where Ben was grinning at me.

"Took a detour, sis?" he teased.

"No, I ran into Mikey again," I complained. "He's been following me all along. Luckily, Leo was able to take him home before he did any more damage."

"Well, that's good," Ben said. "I have to admit, that Mikey seems kind of weird to me. They all kind of do, but I still like them. Don't you see that in them?"

"Yeah, I do," I said. "But they're really good guys when it comes down to it."

"Why did Raphael stop Mikey from talking?" Ben asked.

Damn, I was hoping Ben hadn't noticed that. "Um, because Mikey is a chatterbox and can get annoying," I hurriedly explained.

Ben accepted that. "Oh, I see," he said. "Well, I'd love to hang out with them sometime. Let me know when you go over there, okay?"

"Okay," I said. Yeah, I'd let him know all right after Splinter deemed him trustworthy that is.

"We'd better get back to work," Ben remarked.

"Yay," I said sarcastically. Then I smiled. "Hey, do you think that maybe we could try and get some candy later? It'll be like old times."

"Sure," Ben said. "I'm sure people would love to give us candy."

And that's exactly what we did after our shift was over. It was so much fun, and people actually gave us candy to eat. I knew that, sooner or later, I'd have to tell Ben the truth about the Turtles, but for now, I was happy just hanging out with my brother like we used to do. Suddenly, Halloween wasn't so bad after all.

A/N: Well, that's it for that chapter. I hope you liked it. Please feel free to leave a review after you've finished reading. Have a shelltastic Halloween.