Disclaimer: I do not own TMNT. I do own Lilly and her parents.
A/N: Welcome to the FIFTH chapter of Teenage Human Ninja Girl where our heroes will meet Baxter Stockman and learn actions have consequences. So, without further ado, I turn it over to my ninja girl. Enjoy!
"Hey guys," I greeted the Turtles who were in an interesting situation. Raph, Leo, and Donnie were lying on their stomachs while Mikey prepared to jump over them on his skateboard. "Do I even want to know?"
"Just watch," Mikey replied, grinning over his shoulder at me. "And now the kid goes for the world record! He will attempt to jump three mutant turtles! Booyakasha!"
"What is going on here?!" demanded Splinter, causing all five of us to jump and turn to face the ninja master. "How many times have I told you not to skateboard in the lair?"
"None, sensei," said Mikey.
"I should not have to tell you!" shouted Splinter.
"You're right, sensei," agreed Leo. "We definitely should have known better and we deserve to be punished. Eh, some."
"You guys deserve to be punished. Technically I just got here," I pointed out.
"And what do you think would be a fitting punishment?" Splinter asked Leo.
"Well, uh," murmured our fearless leader. "We should clean up our mess? And think about what we did."
"Yeah, sounds about right," opined his brothers. "We were wrong. Wouldn't want to do too much. No worries."
"What about being grounded for a week?" suggested their father.
"Oh, I'm sure that's-," began Leo.
"I'm cool with the thinking," responded Mikey.
Raph nodded. "Really, that's not necessary."
"Maybe next time," added Donnie.
"Sensei, I know what they did was stupid and dangerous but isn't grounding them for a week a bit harsh?" I inquired.
Splinter sighed. "I am sorry, Lillian, but they need to learn. You four are grounded for a week!"
"What about me?" I asked, dreading the answer.
"Unfortunately, you will need to stay away from our home until their punishment is over," Splinter informed me.
"Sensei-," began Raph.
Splinter shook his head cutting his son off. "I know you care for each other a great deal, but this is why I warn you your actions have consequences. I will allow you to say goodbye since it will be a while until you see one another again."
Leo, Donnie, and Mikey followed their father out of the room, leaving Raph and I alone.
"Gah! This bites!" exclaimed Raph. "I'm sorry we got ourselves grounded, Lil."
"Yeah, not seeing each other for a week isn't going to be fun," I muttered. "At least Splinter's letting us have a moment together."
"Then let's make the most of it," said Raph, striding towards me and wrapping his arms around my waist.
I smiled as he pulled me close. "You're lucky you're cute, you know that right?"
"I believe what you meant to say was ruggedly handsome," my boyfriend shot back.
I rolled my eyes good-naturedly as he leaned in to kiss me and I kissed him back. This was going to be a long week.
~ Teenage Human Ninja Girl ~
"I have never been so bored in my entire life," I complained to no one as I laid on my bed in my apartment alone. "This is worse than before I met the Turtles. I miss Raph so much. I wish I could see him."
"Your wish is my command," replied a familiar voice causing me to sit up and stare out my window at my boyfriend. "Hey there, beautiful."
"Hey there yourself," I responded, scooting over to him, and seeing his brothers were there too. "What are you doing here, Raph? You're supposed to be grounded."
"Splinter's asleep," he revealed. "So the guys and I decided to come topside and do some skating. You want in?"
I cocked a dark eyebrow at our fearless leader. "You're okay with this, Leo?"
Leo shrugged. "It's better than listening to Raph complain about not being able to see you and Don talking about his new invention."
"'New invention'?" I repeated, turning my gaze to Don. "What new invention?"
Donnie pointed to a circular device Mikey was listening to. "I found this incredibly advanced AI microchip made of self-assembled chain-linked polymers. I used them to make the most advanced music player in the world."
"I call it the Tpod," announced Mikey.
"And you're using Mikey as the guinea pig?!" I demanded. "What if it melts his brain?"
"It won't," Donnie assured me. "And even if it did, who'd know the difference?"
"So what do you say, Lil?" asked Raph, flashing me my favorite crooked smile. "You feel like getting some fresh air?"
I couldn't help but smile back and grab my roller skates. "I say, prepare to eat my dust."
~ Teenage Human Ninja Girl ~
"Now this is more like it," I sighed as we flew across the rooftops.
"You got that right, Lilly," concurred Mikey. "Hey, Donnie! Thanks for all the new songs!"
"Wait, what new songs?" inquired Donnie, grabbing the Tpod. "What the-?! It's got thousands of songs and it keeps downloading new ones every second!"
"So?" replied Raph.
"So, I didn't program it to do that," Donnie explained. "It's reconfiguring itself somehow. It's that chip!"
"Whatever it is, it's awesome!" yelled Mikey, rocking out.
"Guys!" hissed Leo. "We're ninjas, remember? We move swiftly and, here's the important part, silently!"
"Why are you chastising me? I'm not the one being loud," I whispered back before almost skating into a beehive. "Whoa! Beehive!"
I narrowly missed it and fell on my butt. "Ow."
"That was pretty loud, Lil," noted Raph, hauling me to my feet. "You okay?"
"Yeah- Wait, what's that?" I wondered, spotting a guy wearing silver armor searching for something in the alleyway.
"I don't know," said Raph as his brothers joined us. "But that guy needs a beat down."
"Hold on, Raph," cautioned our fearless leader as the guy headed towards a church. "We don't know that he's gonna do anything wrong. He could be on his way to church."
Raph stared at his brother. "Wearing powered battle armor? What kind of church is that?"
"A really awesome one!" proclaimed Mikey.
"Look, it's my call. I decide who gets a beat down," Leo declared as the guy attempted to break into the church. "That guy needs a beat down."
We made our way down to the street while the guy was struggling to break in. "Are you kidding me? Aww, come on…Stupid shutter!"
"Wow, this is just sad," I murmured as we kept to the shadows.
"Yeah, I don't know if we should pound him or buy him an ice cream cone," agreed Mikey.
Apparently, Leo did not feel the same as he leapt out of the shadows, brandishing his katana. "Halt, villain!"
"'Halt villain'? When did we start talking like that?" inquired Raph after we jumped out too.
"We're heroes. That's how heroes talk," Leo elaborated.
"Yeah, corny Saturday morning cartoon ones," I responded.
"You will feel the fury of my powered battle- Holy cow!" the guy yelled as he spun around to face us. "You guys are turtles!"
"Uh, no, dude. I'm no turtle. I'm a human," I corrected him.
Leo nodded. "We're the turtles, and girl, of justice!"
"Wow," muttered Raph. "I mean, just wow."
"No kidding," I agreed as we easily beat the guy and threw him in a dumpster.
"You're not the first to ever throw me in the trash," the guy informed us. "But I swear you will be the last…"
We put the lid down, cutting him off as police sirens sounded in the distance.
"Let's get out of here," I suggested.
"Right," said Leo. "Raph, you take Lilly home then meet us back at the lair."
We raced back to my apartment. "Well, here ya go, Lil."
"Thanks," I replied before kissing him passionately. Raph returned the kiss equally as passionately, placing his hands on my hips and pulling me close while I wrapped my arms around his neck. We eventually broke apart for air, still holding each other.
"Where did that come from?" asked Raph, lifting one of his hands off my hips to play with a strand of my hair.
"Something to remember me by as you go back into solitary," I told him, leaning in for another kiss.
Raph laughed. "There is no way I'll ever forget ya, beautiful."
"I know," I said. "But you can never be too careful."
Raph smiled as he bridged the gap.
~ Teenage Human Ninja Girl ~
"Hey, Lilly, check this out," called April from our living room. "Isn't that the guy you and the Turtles beat up last night?"
I joined my cousin on the couch as the guy in a more complex battle armor appeared on the TV.
"We interrupt this program to bring you breaking news," announced the news anchor. "We've received this shocking footage of an assault on the TCRI office complex in Brooklyn."
"At last I will have my revenge!" the guy declared.
"Who are you?" demanded one of the workers.
"You'll never know," the guy answered. "I'm the thing that haunts your nightmares! I'm the nameless shadow who…"
"Baxter?" realized the worker.
"No," argued the guy.
"Baxter Stockman?" said the worker.
"No!" shouted Stockman.
"Hey guys!" hollered the worker. "It's Baxter Stockman!"
"Is this because I fired you?" figured the boss.
"That copy machine was already broken when I-I…", stuttered Stockman, flushing. "I mean, I don't know what you're talking about!"
"That thing on his chest has to be the Tpod," I murmured. "Mikey must have dropped it last night and Stockman picked it up. Now the AI chip is constantly upgrading his armor."
"What are you going to do?" asked April as my cell rang.
"Hello?" I answered.
"I'm guessing you saw the news," my boyfriend surmised.
"Oh, we saw it," I confirmed. "What's the plan?"
"We're gonna track Stockman down, grab Don's Tpod, and get back before Splinter knows anything," he revealed. "I'm heading over to your place right now and we'll meet up with the guys."
"Sounds like a plan. See you soon," I said before hanging up and changing into my battle outfit just as Raph arrived and we joined the others.
It wasn't too difficult to find Stockman who was talking to himself in what must have been his hideout. "I'm not Baxter Stockman. I am the Baxman! No, no, I am the Suitinator! Aw, that's terrible! Captain Punch You Hard! Why is this so difficult?"
"I kind of liked the Suitinator," opined Mikey causing Stockman to turn around.
"You guys again?" Stockman exclaimed.
"All right, Stockman," began Leo. "Nobody wants to hurt you."
"We don't? Did I miss a meeting?" cracked Raph.
I rolled my eyes. "Look, we just want the Tpod. Give it to us and we'll go away,"
Stockman laughed. "Give up my source of power? Why? So you can laugh at me again? Throw me in a dumpster?"
"Sounds good to me," replied Raph.
Mikey wrapped his chain around Stockman, but the nut simply grabbed it and swung the turtle around in circles. Meanwhile, a part of Stockman's suit came off and transformed into a robot which opened fire on us with laser blasts.
"Duck!" I cried and we hit the floor.
Stockman cackled as he easily beat us and threw us in a dumpster. "Foolish turtles and annoying girl! Did you really think you could defeat me?"
"Well, duh," I responded. "Why else would we be here?"
"All my life, people have laughed at me," Stockman whined. "The other kids in school, my co-workers, the woman who fixes the copy machine! How was I supposed to know you don't pour toner in the top? But when they behold the power of this suit, they won't be laughing anymore! They'll tremble in terror!"
"What's happening?" asked Leo as the armor began to change again.
"Stockman and the Tpod, they're…merging," Donnie realized. "They're becoming one single entity."
"The Stockmanpod," dubbed Mikey as we climbed out of the dumpster and Stockman came after us. "The Stockmanpod's right on top of us!"
"Stop calling him that!" yelled Raph. "That's a stupid name!"
"Split up!" ordered Leo. "He can't follow us all!"
"No way!" argued Mikey. "He's gonna follow me!"
"Why would he follow you?" inquired Leo.
"They always follow me!" proclaimed Mikey.
"Stop being paranoid and just do it!" commanded Leo and we split up.
"Aah! I told you he was gonna follow me!" yelped Mikey as Stockman decided to go after him. Mikey found a pizza and threw hot cheese at the nut allowing us enough time to get out of there.
~ Teenage Human Ninja Girl ~
I had barely started to take my battle suit off back in my room when my phone rang. "Hello?"
"Lillian, I suggest you come to the lair," said Master Splinter. "There is much for us to discuss."
"Hai, sensei," I responded. "I'll be right there."
I hung up and sighed. I should have known he would find out sooner or later especially since we were covered in bruises. I tied my bandana back on and made my way down to the lair where Splinter had his sons sitting in front of him.
"And then I threw hot cheese in his face and ran away," Mikey was telling him.
"Very resourceful, Michelangelo," commended Splinter before spotting me. "Ah, Lillian, come join us."
I sat down next to Raph.
"As I was saying," Splinter continued. "I am highly disappointed in you all. The first rule of being a ninja is 'do no harm'. Unless you mean to do harm then do lots of harm."
"You're right, sensei," concurred Leo. "I guess we did make a mess of things."
"So, what do you think would be a fitting punishment?" asked Splinter.
"We need to clean up our mess," Leo replied.
Splinter nodded. "Yes, you must stop this Stockmanpod."
"But, sensei, that guy has already kicked our shells," Donnie reminded him. "And now he's even more powerful. How are we supposed to stop him?"
"I know. I'll hit him really hard!" offered Raph.
"Brute force is not the answer," Splinter informed him. "You will need to rely on your ninja training."
"Excuse me, sensei, but ninjas never had to go up against guys in armor," interjected Mikey before noticing the portrait of ninjas fighting samurai hanging on the wall behind Splinter. "I mean, ninjas always had to go up against guys in armor."
"Nice save," muttered Raph. I couldn't help but smile.
"Sensei, what was their secret?" inquired Leo.
"They understood that you do not fight the armor. You fight the man inside," Splinter revealed.
The Turtles and I shared a look.
"Why are we all looking at each other?" asked Mikey making us sigh.
~ Teenage Human Ninja Girl ~
Later that night Leo, Raph, Donnie and I were perched on a rooftop watching the alleyway below.
"Are you sure this is gonna work?" Donnie murmured to Leo.
"Like Sensei said, don't fight the armor. Fight the guy inside," Leo reminded him. "And one thing we know about bad guys, they love chasing Mikey."
On cue, Mikey came running towards us with Stockman close on his heels. "Guys! Stockmanpod's got missiles!"
We jumped down to help him out, but the Stockmanpod was too strong. It was like fighting an armored tank. Mikey ran to grab our secret weapon while Stockman got a hold of the rest of us.
"Any last words?" cackled Stockman.
"Just one," said Leo. "Bees!"
"'Bees'?" repeated Stockman confused.
"Bees!" yelled Mikey as he swung in and threw the beehive into the only opening in Stockman's armor, allowing the bees to attack him from the inside.
"The Tpod!" shouted Leo. Stockman fell over and Leo stabbed the Tpod with his katana, destroying it.
"So, we'll call it a tie?" suggested Stockman nervously from where he sat utterly powerless.
I glanced at my boyfriend with a slight smile on my lips. "Want to call it a tie, Raph?"
"Not yet," he said before picking Stockman up and throwing him in a dumpster. "Now it's a tie."
We laughed and headed back to the lair.
"You all showed wisdom and great skill in defeating the Stockmanpod," praised Splinter after we knelt in front of him. "I am proud of you all."
"Does this mean we're not grounded anymore?" asked our fearless leader.
"Yes, but first, Randori!" the ninja master shouted, wielding a wooden sword making us run.
Oh well, at least Raph wasn't grounded anymore.
A/N: And there you go! Next up Metalhead. Until then, read review and show the love!