Adrenaline

It's already dark outside. Taylor and April walk side by side down the streets; April's agreed to meet Donatello somewhere and he'll escort them through the sewers to where the lair is. It's amazing that they're actually letting them know where to find it.

Apparently, Michelangelo's got a fresh supply of Orange Crush in the fridge.

Taylor doesn't know how long the visit's going to be, but it should be all right. It'll be interesting, seeing the turtles' lair and what they've done with it so far and...

Oh.

She stops walking, right in the middle of a pool of lamp light.

"Taylor? Are you OK?" April asks.

"Yeah, I just thought I heard my phone." She starts walking, her stomach churning with nausea and adrenaline.

They're all going to be there. She didn't think of that.

Another fear hits her as they walk. What if her mom finds out about the 'mugging'? She has popped into work to surprise her before - what if Sarah or somebody else says something?

She tries to keep her breathing calm as they get closer and closer to their destination.

"Hey." That's Donatello's voice. "Glad you could make it!" There's a familiar scraping sound of a manhole cover, and Taylor swallows.