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All Souls Can be Saved
Requested By: LexiconPrimeofCybertron
Anime: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Movie

Reader:
Emily McAnderson
Female
17
Fire red, waist length hair, sapphire blue eyes, Caucasian with slight tan, 5'9", 42C-cup bust, curvy
Foot Soldier
Human
Aikido and Ninjutsu

Character:
Raphael Hamato
Male
18
6'0", Red mask, green skin, brown tinged shell, twin sais
His family (brothers and Splinter)
Mutant turtle
Ninjutsu and Sais

Plot: Emily has been a part of the Foot ever since she can remember. However, she begins to doubt Shredder's teachings when the turtles stop her from recruiting more Foot Soldiers.
Relationship: Extremely complicated.
Word Count: 2,582
Warning: Descriptions of wounds. Nothing too graphic, but mentions of blood. Also, language.

Emily hissed as she pulled off her shirt, wincing at the pain in her shoulder. Throwing the destroyed garment across the room, she walked over to her bathroom, closing the door behind her. Locking the door, she turned on the light, turning around so she could see the wound in the mirror. It wasn't pretty.

Three slashes ran from her left shoulder to the middle of her back. All had dried blood and other fluids crusted along the edges. Growling to herself, Emily knelt down, taking an antiseptic out of the cabinet. Sweeping her ponytail over her right shoulder, she leaned over the sink, and poured the bottle over her wounds. Searing pain shot through her body, but she gritted her teeth, bearing it. Instead of focusing on her pain, she remembered the day.

It had started off as a normal day. Wake up, get dressed, eat, report to Shredder. Today, he had given her the task of recruiting more soldiers. Simple, right? Wrong. While Emily was rather skilled and high-ranked in the Foot Clan, she was not prepared to fight four, humanoid turtles that were all at least six feet tall. Let alone trained in Ninjutsu.

She had clashed with the one wearing a red bandana. It was his sai that had created the wound in her back when she had whirled, trying to connect a blow with her own weapon, an odachi blade. That had only served to make her fight harder, landing a good sized gash on his plastron. Unfortunately, his comrades had taken out her soldiers while she was occupied, so she had to fall back.

While not looking forward to it, Emily had reported to Shredder… empty-handed. To her surprise, he hadn't punished her, instead stating the wound she had received is punishment enough. Deciding to count herself lucky Shredder was in a magnanimous mood, she had bowed respectfully, and retreated as quickly as possible to her room. Once there, she had latched the door, ensuring no one could get in.

"When I see that freak again, I am going to skin him alive and turn whatever's left into turtle soup!" The sounds of battle still rang through her head. Deciding it was better to recount the battle than remember that her shoulder was screaming curses at her, Emily did that. Besides, the more she meditated on it, the easier it would be for her to defeat him when they next met.

Emily pulled up her mask as the lights went out. She exchanged a glance with Karai, who nodded. Lifting a hand, Emily unsheathed her odachi blade, taking a stance next to Karai. They didn't have to wait long.

As soon as the train came through, four figures jumped off. All were male, and massive. Scanning over them, Emily went for the one closest. He turned in time to catch her blade with two massive sais. Emily narrowed her eyes, pushing off.

"What the hell are you?"

"I don't answer to Foot swine." Emily bristled, growling.

"Take that back, freak!" She swung at him. He wasn't prepared for it, and suffered a blow to the chest for it. Emily smirked as she felt her blade slice through shell, cutting the tender flesh underneath. He shouted in pain, twirling with the strike to scrape one of his sai across her back. She hissed as the cold bite of metal pierced her skin. Spinning, she was barely able to catch his attack this time.

"Why are you doing this?" He bore down on her. A light flashed over them, illuminating his head briefly. His skin was a dark green, covered in scars. Most of it was covered with a red bandana with two eyeholes, from behind glowed emerald green eyes. Emily shook herself out of her stupor, pushing back.

"My master has ordered it! I will not fail him!"

"Or what? You'll die!? Wake up, girl!" He parted from the standoff, twirling his sais before sticking them in his belt. "The Foot Clan is nothing but a thug ring that'll get rid of you the second you aren't useful. Take my advice: get you while you still can."

Another light flashed, causing Emily to shield her eyes. When she opened them again, he was gone. All that proved he had been there was the gaping wound on her back and the blood dripping off the end of her blade.

"Why would he care what we do?" Emily mused to herself. "It's not like he was affected at all." She pursed her lips, reaching for the bandages on the counter. "So why would he care?"

Doubts began to run through her mind. What if he was right? Would the Foot really get rid of her when Shredder's dream had been realized? Karai was safe, that's for sure. She was his daughter after all. But what about her?

Shaking her head, Emily banished the thoughts. "Damn turtle. I'll make him regret ever making me doubt Shredder." Still… it didn't drown the seed that had been sowed in her heart.

償還

"For the last time, I'm fine Donatello!" Raph pushed his fussing brother off.

"But Raphael! Your plastron was cut all the way through!" The hothead growled, moving past the scientist.

"I'm fine! It's nothing!" Ignoring his younger brother's protests, he made his way to his room, forcefully shutting the door. While he would never admit it out loud, he appreciated his brother's concern, but there was a limit as to how much he would take.

The six foot terrapin ninja sunk heavily onto his bed, resting his head in his hands. His wound hurt like heck, but he was used to pain. Looking down, he barely dragged a finger along the gash, wincing at the sting. It stretched from his shoulder to halfway down his chest. The only reason it didn't go any further was because he had turned with the strike, effectively getting the blade out of him before it could do any real damage. So long as he didn't strain himself for the next 48 hours, it would heal fine.

"Who was that girl?" While they had been fighting, a light had flickered on above him. His shadow had blocked most of the light, but he had been able to clearly see her face. Her hair matched his bandana: fire red. It was held back in a French braid, but even then it reached to her waist. Her skin was slightly tanned, showing off ruddy cheeks. Part of him was disappointed she had worn a half-mask; he would have loved to see what her lips looked like.

Her eyes were beautiful: pure royal blue, just like the sapphires he had seen on TV. Normally, he may have sort of resented that color, as it was the color of Leonardo's mask, but that shade… on her… it was enchanting. And as if that wasn't enough, she had a body that just wouldn't quit. Her skills with a blade were admirable, but her looks alone could kill you. If you weren't a six foot tall, Ninjutsu trained, mutant turtle that is.

"What the hell is wrong with me? She's a freakin' Foot goon, for crying out loud!" Raph groaned, throwing himself onto his bed. The frame creaked in protest, but he didn't care. "She's a human… I'm a mutant freak… she's a Foot soldier… I'm not." He flung an arm over his eyes. "So why do I care?"

償還

Emily gasped when she looked into the room. Karai had posted her outside the door to guard, but the redhead couldn't resist looking in. Part of her wished she hadn't. The other part was glad that a certain red-masked ninja wasn't there.

The other three turtles were held in containment pods, with wires and needles and tubes hooking up to their bodies. Sacks, the man in charge and Shredder's foster son, stood in shock before them. Karai stood off to the side, not noticing Emily. For that, the redhead was grateful.

'This… this is wrong. They may not be human, but that doesn't mean that they should be tortured and… killed… like this. This isn't right.' Emily's fists clenched. Spinning out of the doorway, she stood next to the doorframe with a leg propped up on the wall, arms crossed, her face as bored as can be. Just then, Sacks walked out.

"Let's go, Emily. You are to pilot Master Shredder back to Manhattan." Emily nodded, pushing off the wall.

"Understood, Mr. Sacks." 'Wherever you are Red, I hope you're safe.'

償還

Raph groaned as he and his brothers supported the spire. The survival of everyone in the city rested on their backs. It didn't help when Shredder began to walk over. Raph's eyes widened when he realized Shredder was walking towards Leo.

"Leo!"

"Nobody moves!" Raph gritted his teeth. "No matter what."

'Leo…' His green knuckles turned white as Shredder began to punch Leo. Before Raph could move, a figure dropkicked Shredder, sending him flying backwards. The hothead's eyes widened when he recognized the shock of red hair. "It's you…"

Shredder stopped himself, staring at his new attacker. "Emily! What are you doing!?"

"Stopping you!" Emily ripped off her mask, flinging it to the side. "This is wrong! What could you possibly gain by poisoning the people of New York!?"

'She listened to me… I can't believe it.' Raph's heart felt like it swelled twice its size. 'Emily, huh? Beautiful.'

"How dare you betray me?! I raised you as my own daughter!" Raph heard Donatello gasp. He was equally shocked.

"But you're not my actual father! You took me after killing my family!" Emily reached up, unsheathing her odachi. "And I'm not going to let you get away with this. I don't care if I die doing so. You took my life away. The least I can do is save everyone here."

Raph's eyes widened when Emily's sapphire eyes met his. The moment was broken when Shredder rushed her. They danced across the rooftop, exchanging blows. Raph and his brothers could do nothing but watch.

Emily blocked Shredder's attacks, retaliating with her own. Yes, Shredder had taught her everything she knows about Ninjutsu, but what he didn't know was that she had taught herself Aikido. Recognizing an opening, she kept pressure on her blade that had caught Shredder's gauntlet while stepping through his feet. The result was the armor-clad ninja being thrown over her shoulder, courtesy of his own momentum.

What she forgot, was that he had another gauntlet, as well as several years of experience on her.

Shredder went with the throw. As soon as he was over Emily, he plunged a blade into her back. She screamed in pain, crumpling beneath him. He pushed off, leaving the blade in her as he got out of the way.

"You were a fool for thinking you could beat me. And now, you will die for your treachery." Emily coughed up blood, reaching for her odachi. Shredder kicked it out of the way, lifting his right hand to finish her off. Emily closed her eyes, the sound of Raphael's shout for her ringing in her ears.

償還

She woke to the scent of jasmine tea. Moaning, Emily blinked open her eyes. She was staring at a concrete ceiling. Letting her hand fall from her side, she balled a fist, catching the sheets in between her fingers.

"What the hell?" As she tried to sit up, searing pain shot through her torso. Biting back a scream, she gripped her side, willing the pain to go away. As her eyes focused, they widened at the sight of white bandages wrapping her midsection. "What the hell?"

"Is that how you always wake up? Swearing?" Emily turned her head to the left. A figure sat there, one very familiar to her.

"It's you." The terrapin chuckled, resting his elbows on his knees.

"Hey. How ya feelin'?" Emily sighed, grimacing as she sat up. A large arm wrapped behind her shoulders, helping her. Another sigh escaped her mouth.

"Like I got run over by a truck." He chuckled again. "It's not funny." He shrugged, leaning back. However, he came back very quickly when she almost fell over. "Ouch."

"Careful, doll. You lost a lot of blood."

"No crap." He chuckled again.

"I like ya'." Emily lifted an eyebrow. "The name's Raphael, by the way. Thought you might want to know."

"Thanks. I like knowing the name of the person I'm going to kick all the way to New Jersey." Raphael lifted a hidden eyebrow, crinkling his mask.

"Is that any way to thank the person that saved your life?"

"No. It's a promise to someone who sliced my back open with his sai." Raph shrugged, crossing his arms.

"Hey. You slashed me first." Emily nodded her head.

"Touché." She looked around. "Is this your room?"

"Yeah."

"It's nice." Raph smirked, taking out his toothpick.

"Thank ya'." Emily looked down at her lap. Raph tilted his head, flicking away his toothpick. "Ya' alright?"

"It's just… I've been a Foot soldier all my life. It's all I've ever known." Raph didn't know what to do. "I followed every order, trained till I passed out, and never spoke out of turn. Shredder really did raise me as his daughter, and I was never wavering in my loyalty.

"But… when I met you…" She glanced at him. "That changed. I began having doubts about Shredder. Was what he was doing really right? Was my loyalty misplaced?" She sighed, letting her gaze drop again. "It only worsened when I saw your comrades in those containment units."

Raph growled. "Don't remind me."

"Are you guys close?"

"We're brothers." Emily's eyes widened. She tugged at her braid, probably a nervous habit.

"Must be nice."

"You know…" She looked at the terrapin again. "You could stay here. Master Splinter would love to meet ya', and Mike… my littlest brother, the one with the nunchucks and orange bandana… would love to have ya' around." Emily's eyes widened.

"But… I'm a Foot soldier!"

"Were a Foot soldier. You passed out before it happened, but Shredder fell off the tower. He's dead." Emily gasped. "Sorry if that's upsetting, considerin' what ya just told me and all." She shook her head.

"It's shocking… but not really upsetting. In a way, I'm glad that no one will have to worry about him any more." Raph grinned, reaching out to take one of Emily's hands.

"Don't fret, doll. I can protect ya." She chuckled, turning her head to stare at him.

"The name is Emily, and I can take care of myself." Raph snickered, leaning closer.

"Sure ya can." Emily scoffed, leaning closer herself.

"You doubt me?" They were only inches apart now.

"Uh…. Yeah." Millimeters.

"Then let me show you." Closing the distance, Emily pushed her lips to Raph's. A sharp intake of air was her response. She smirked, nipping his bottom lip before pulling back. A hand on the back of her head prevented her from getting too far.

"Oh I don't think so." Closing his eyes, Raph reconnected their lips. Emily smiled, tilting her head to get a better angle. Raph growled softly, pressing harder.

Outside the door, Michelangelo held out a hand expectantly. Leonardo and Donatello reluctantly handed over their Orange Crushes. "Told ya they'd hook up when she woke up."

"Rub it in why don't ya?" Mikey shrugged, taking a sip of what used to be Leo's drink.

"Nah. I'll save that for when Em's up and fighting again."

Hope you liked it, Lexicon!

Four more to go and then you guys can get back to requesting, alright? Thank you! Oh! And if you want to request a Bleach oneshot, that one is now open as well. I just need to take down the *ON HOLD* thingy.