Chapter 7

Raph P.O.V

Erica and I are just friends that are what we tell everyone and they believe it, I think. Ever since the attack Erica quit her job at the diner got a job at Casey's auto shop. Erica's twin brother Eric and herself grew up around cars so she was confirmable around them. I've continued to work for the police department with Jacob as a partner. Right now I'm visiting Erica as per a routine to make sure she was alright. I rang the doorbell and knocked on the door to tell her it was me. Erica opened the door carefully with the security chain still attached to the door like I showed her.

"Hey Raph" Erica whispered.

"Hey Erica just came to see you on my break" I said.

Erica let me into her apartment. It didn't have too much but a pull out couch that I would sleep on when I came over with some of my work shirts thrown over it. No television but a small bookcase almost like Leo's place before Sarah moved in.

"Want anything to drink or eat?" Erica asked.

I shook my head

"Sorry but I'm in a rush and have to get back to work soon." I said.

"No I'm sorry for making you come by on your breaks Raph. You don't have to keep doing this you know it's been months and that guy is locked away." Erica said.

"I know but I worry about you and this helps keep my head on straight" I explained.

My phone started ringing so I had to step out for a moment.

"This is Hamato."

"Raph you need to get back here we got a huge problem." Jacob said in a worry voice.

I yelled goodbye to Erica and rushed to the police station.

I ran into the room to see police officers and detectives running around, many on multiple phones or looking through files like mad.

"Jacob what's going on?" I asked

Jacob was running around with files in his arms and papers flying out as he was yelling on his cell phone.

"Thank goodness you're here Raph there was a huge jail break and over a dozen prisoners escaped, dozens were injured or killed, we had three officers killed and seven injured a few are in critical condition." Jacob stated.

"Give me some files so I can help." I said.

Jacob pointed at the board with the dozen of prisoners that escaped. I looked over all of them but when I looked at the last one my heart sank. It was the man I put away for almost killing Erica.

I called Leo to see if could help me with this since I couldn't get away but I got Sarah saying he was in the middle of a simulated battlefield testing handlers with their dogs and couldn't get a hold of for the next hours.

"Jacob I need to go now Erica is in danger." I yelled.

"Raph the captain ordered all hands on deck we can't leave." Jacob stated.

"Forget the Captain there is a woman in danger out who is on the verge of breaking." I yelled.

Jacob looked over his shoulders and continued to yell at me to not disobey the Captain's orders. Jacob pushed a file against my chest and went back to the phones. I opened the file to see his car keys inside and with the half an hour written inside.

"Now go cool you head off Raph we need you level headed so we can capture all these guys." Jacob yelled.

"Fine" I spat.

I left through the back to the alleyway that connected the station to the garage. I ran to Jacob's car and when I got in I received a text from Jacob saying to meet up in front he has a lead.

"Okay Raph I conceived the Captain to letting both of us out to canvas the area for the next half an hour." Jacob stated.

"Thanks Jacob I owe you big." I said starting up the car.

"All you have to do is ask the girl out and we'll be even" Jacob muttered.

We drive quickly with the sirens on to Erica's apartment. Taking out our guns we ran up the stairs to the second floor. I turned the corner and my heart sank. The door was kicked in.

Jacob and I nodded our heads, calling in for backup; we stormed the apartment searching for Erica and her attacker.

"Erica" I shouted over and over.

"Can you hear me? Erica!"

"Clear" Jacob yelled.

I turned the corner.

"Clear" I said placing my gun into my hoister.

"Where is he?" Jacob asked.

"And where is Erica?" I added.

There was no sign of Erica or her attack. Everything was trashed and tossed especially my clothes that were on the couch bed. A thought came to me as we search the room with gloves on. I taught Erica places to hide when someone breaks in. I ran into the bedroom to the closet turning on the light I pulled away boxes of clothes away to where a hole in the wall that use to connect the two apartments in the pass used to be. I knocked on the door softly saying

"Erica it's me Raph please come out if you're in there."

The door shifted slightly I placed my hand on my gun in case this wasn't Erica. The door opened and a tear soaked Erica crawled out. Erica ran into my arms and I cradled her head as he started to breakdown in tears once again on my shoulder. I turned to my partner who was watching the whole time.

Erica was going to have to go to the station to get a statement but for now she was going to the hospital to get checked out.

I got into contact with Leo finally and he agreed to let Erica stay with him and Sarah for a bit while we looked for her attacker. No place safer than being surrounded by soldiers plus Sarah was working at home for the moment on a piece and Kaz was going to be staying with Sarah now since Leo moved onto to teaching handlers how to disarm and identify bombs so they didn't need their dogs for the moment.

I had to go report what happened to my Captain who was not happy about any of this. I took all the heat so Jacob didn't get in trouble. Captain took away my pay for two months and had me on desk duty he said I was lucky it was just that.

I stared at the pictures on the board we were only able to locate four of the escape prisoners and only two were brought back alive the others wanted to go down by suicide by cop instead of staying one more day locked up.

I pray that things get better.

Donnie P.O.V

The news of the escape prisoners ran on the news on almost every channel. We got a call from both Leo and Raph about Erica and what happened to her. We all agreed that she was safe on base and with Kaz watching over her we knew she would be okay.

I look at the picture of Catherine and myself on my desk we have been dating for months and I was really in love. Sometimes I believe our love was stronger than Leo and Sarah. Catherine was now working in O'Neil Tech as lab assistance in my department. I couldn't be happier than I was now. Catherine had to go to a business meeting across town, at first I was against it but she talked me into believing she would be okay. I told her that I loved her and let her leave.

Catherine in her car:

"Yes sir I got everything you need. Yes that Donatello fellow completely fell for everything. Just a simple flick of my hair and he was drooling all over me." Catherine said with a smirk of her red lipstick.

"Yes I'm coming back to base now. Alright goodbye my love" Catherine said in a sensual voice.

Catherine leaned against the back of her seat she looked at her phone then threw it into the passenger seat where an important document labeled confidential lay on the seat. She stared at the bracelet her boyfriend gave her as a present for their one month anniversary. It was beautiful with the gold frame and blue sapphires that lined the bracelet all around it that he said completed her eyes shined in the light of the garage.

Catherine didn't understand at the time but she was starting to fall for her boyfriend and her act was starting to become truth.

Catherine shook her head and started the car to drive to her real job and to the man she devoted her life to.

Mikey P.O.V

I just finished testing a first person shooter game with Jessica to see if we could multiply on the same game system instead of just being over the internet. There were still parts were the game glitches or froze but they were getting to it. After getting tested by us a small copy would be released then the whole copy either worldwide or country by country on certain dates.

"What do you want to do now?" Jessica asked.

"How about we check up on your father?" I suggested.

"Sure" Jessica agreed.

Jessica knew I was worried about his since the prison break so she didn't debate with me. I knew she was worried too but didn't want to say anything. We walked together with my arm around her shoulder I watched my surroundings like my father and two older brother; Raph and Leo taught me.

We arrived at the arcade to see it locked up but that was weird Mr. Rogers never locked up this early no matter what he even opened during at huge snow storm when I was in high school. I had Jessica stay outside and I used the key I was given to by Mr. Rogers to enter through the back. I called Raph and Leo and connected them together.

"Guys I think something is up. Mr. Roger's arcade is locked up and we know he ever locks up this early."

I hear in Raph's background people yelling, paper filling and phones ringing off the hook. Leo had timers and people talking to each other over ways to disarm and identifying common objects as bombs.

"Mikey it's probably because of the prison break that its closed." Leo said.

"No way Leo if he opens during a blizzard from open to close he'll open now." I said.

"Mikey" Raph said in a low tone "Get out of there I'm sending a unit to investigate."

"Can't Raph I'm already in." I whispered into the phone.

"Mikey get out of there!" Leo and Raph yelled into my ear.

The sound of a glass bottle from one of the machines in the arcade rolling across the ground echoed in the silent room. I ducked behind the back counter to the shelves with the toys.

I peered through the crack where the shelves were properly put together and you could slightly see into the back of the store if you knew where to look. From the crack I could see two men that I recognized from the television as from the people that escaped.

"Raph two of the escape prisoners are here" I whispered in a low voice.

"Get out of there Mikey leave it to the professionals" Raph ordered.

I looked around to see Mr. Rogers lying unconscious with gash to the head behind the counter.

"Mr. Rogers is lying right in front of me I have to save him." I told my brothers.

"Mikey backup is on the way now don't be a hero" Raph stated.

"Please Mikey just get out of there" Leo pleaded.

I placed my phone into my pocket so I didn't have to hear my brothers order me around. I snuck around the counter and pressed a few of the controls on the panel underneath the counter to get their attention to the other side the room.

The Battle Nexus game turned on and started roaring its theme song loudly. The two prisoners ran over to the other side of the room to see what was going on. Using that distraction I bent down and walked over to Mr. Rogers throwing him over my shoulders I started to carry him out when I felt a sharp pain behind my head. I collapsed on the ground with Mr. Rogers rolling off my back and onto the floor again.

I pressed my hand against my head to see it was red with blood. I looked up just in time to see one of the plastic gun butts heading for my head again.

I was wrong there was another guy in there.