- Chapter 21 -

Fallen Angel

The Hamato Clan sat around the lair, listening to the Teenspy app on April's phone.

"So..." came the voice of Dragon Face, "Shredder's become fixated on these aliens as of late."

"We have a common enemy," Hun replied.

"The Turtles..." Dragon Face remarked.

"Precisely. He's had Karai tail them and mark down where they stash the same ooze that mutated Bradford, Gina, and Xever."

"What does he want with that gunk?"

"Think about it. That ooze changed those three, made them stronger."

"And made them freaks," Dragon Face retorted before clearly snarling in disgust.

"Either way, Master Shredder's orders are absolute," Hun said firmly. "He wants us to gather as much mutagen as possible."

"Alright. Where do we start?"

"One of their hideouts is an old science building, a few blocks away from the pizza place. We're starting there, tonight."

April closed the app and the others sat there, absorbing the information.

"So that's why Karai was at the Worldwide Genome Project!" Leo exclaimed.

"Shredder with Krang's tech, and mutagen..." Hisako shuddered. "I don't even wanna think about that."

"We have to stop them from getting their hands on the ooze," Raph declared.

"Agreed," Leo said, turning to Donnie. "Find us an address. We need to be there yesterday."

Donnie typed away on his laptop for a few minutes. "Bingo! Like Hun said, it's an old abandoned lab about two blocks away from Antonio's."

"Then let's haul shell," said Vee.

"I'm coming too," April declared. "Splinter and Kasumi have been training me to be a kunoichi, remember?"

"No offense, April, but you've only been training for a few weeks at most," Kagome pointed out. "And when was the last time you were in an actual fight?"

"Have to agree with Kagome on this one," Hisako added. "Stay here. Work on your meditation."

April sighed. "Alright."

It wasn't long before the Hamato septet found the aforementioned lab. Soon, they were staking it out from a nearby building. A few minutes later, Casey joined them. He clamored up the fire escape, dropping his bag on the ground before plopping down on top of it.

"Glad you got my text," Raph commented, smirking.

"Wouldn't miss a chance to bust some Purple Dragon heads," Casey replied.

"Hun said they're gonna break into that lab tonight," Kagome explained. "Now we play the waiting game."

"Can we order a pizza?" Mikey asked.

"Might as well," Leo said. "Can't fight crime on an empty stomach."

Across town, Hun stood before the Dragons.

"You all remember the mission?" he asked.

"Yes," One of the thugs replied. "Get in, get the gunk, get out."

"Good." Hun's gaze fell on one recruit in particular. Said recruit was a 14-year-old girl sporting black hair with purple highlights done up in pigtails. She was wearing a black halter-neck top with matching arm warmers that stop at the forearms, metallic bracelets, a necklace with a small red pendant, skin-tight jeans with a gray belt hanging off-center at the waist, and black mid-wedge boots with metal fronts and two thick straps. "Angel, are you ready to prove your worth to the Purple Dragons, and the Shredder?"

"Oh yes, I am," Angel said, smirking. "Let's do this."

The Turtles had just finished off the pizza Mikey had ordered, the crusts piled in the now empty box. There was still no sign of the Purple Dragons, much to the frustration of one turtle in particular.

"So bored..." Raph groaned. "Can't focus..."

Kagome sighed, turning to the red-banded turtle. "Raph, are we really gonna do this every time we stakeout a place? It takes an hour or so, you moan about being bored and how they're not gonna show up, and then they show up. Lather, rinse, repeat."

"She's not wrong," Leo pointed out.

"Nope," Hisako agreed.

Raph scowled. "When I want your opinion, I'll slap the shit outta you and give it to you."

"Now that's just uncalled for," Vee said flatly.

Donnie looked down, noticing a black van approaching. "Van at 10 o'clock."

"Finally!" Casey declared, getting to his feet and grabbing his bag. "Let's go crack some skulls."

The van stopped in front of the lab. Dragon Face climbed out of the driver's seat, followed by other thugs from the back. One person in particular made Kagome and Casey's jaws drop at the sight of her.

"No... Angel?" Casey gasped.

"Angel Bridge?" Kagome said in shock.

"Who?" Mikey asked.

"Angel Bridge," Casey explained. "A girl I played with when we were kids."

"She's a freshman at Roosevelt High," Kagome added. "But what's she doing with the Purple Dragons?"

"Let's go ask her," Leo said.

-X-

Dragon Face handed Angel a brick, one she immediately tossed through the window of the lab. Reaching through the broken glass, she unlocked the door.

"Nice work, kid," Dragon Face declared, patting her back. "One more test, and you're in."

"I can't wait!" Angel said, smirking.

"Maybe you should," Leo's voice announced.

The Dragons turned in the direction of the voice, just in time to see the Hamato ninjas and Casey jump down.

"Holy cow!" Angel exclaimed. "Giant frogs!"

Vee rolled her eyes. "Don't you know a turtle when you see one?"

Dragon Face scowled. "Waste 'em!"

Several of the Dragons charged at the Turtles, clashing with them while the rest went into the lab to begin their search. Angel looked at Casey, cracking her knuckles.

"Aw yeah!" she declared. "Finally, some action!"

She charged at Casey, only to be intercepted by Kagome, who pinned her to the wall.

"Let me go, you creep!" she shouted before getting a good look at her assailant's face. "What the... Kagome?! What are you doing here?!"

Casey approached, lifting up his hockey mask. "We could ask you the same thing."

"Casey?!" Angel shouted. "Oh, you've gotta be kidding me!"

"Angel, what in God's name are you thinking?" Kagome demanded. "The Purple Dragons?"

"They're my posse," Angel retorted. "My family."

"What about your grandma?" Casey asked. "Your brother Ryan?"

"Don't ever mention those traitors again!" Angel snapped.

Both Kagome and Casey were taken aback at that.

"What?!" Kagome exclaimed. "They're your family!"

"They didn't even notice I was gone!" Angel replied, tearing up. "Ever since Mom and Dad died, nobody's cared about me! My grandma just took us in because she has to! And Ryan just accepted it!"

"That's not true, and you know it!" Casey snapped. "You're making the biggest mistake of your life!"

"Who asked you?" Angel retorted. "If I wanna join the Purple Dragons, it's none of your damn business!"

She kicked Casey in the balls. He promptly collapsed, cupping his groin.

"Angel, go home," Kagome ordered. "You're better than this."

"I am home, rich girl," Angel hissed. "Unlike some spoiled snobs, I don't have a mansion to return to."

"Please, don't do this!" Kagome pleaded. "Is this what your parents would've wanted?!"

That hit a sour note with Angel, who shot Kagome a look of pure anger. "What does it matter?! The dead don't want anything! They're freaking dead!"

She shoved Kagome aside, making a break for it.

"Angel, no!" Kagome screamed. "Come back!"

Casey managed to pull himself up. "C'mon, she's getting away!"

They chased her into an alleyway, where she began climbing a fence. Casey grabbed her leg and yanked her back down, after which Angel whirled on them with a scowl.

"Leave me alone!" she shouted. "It's none of your business what I do with my life!"

"When you start breaking the law, it becomes our business," Kagome shot back.

"Says who?" Angel demanded. "You're not cops! I don't see a badge on either of you!"

"And I don't see a dragon on you!" Casey retorted. "So you're not one of them!"

"But I will be," Angel said. "Once I pass the final test, I'll wear my dragon with pride."

"You don't know what you're getting yourself mixed up in!" Casey insisted.

Angel looked down for a minute, then suddenly kicked Casey to the ground and headbutted Kagome, who reeled back, clutching her nose.

"I can take care of myself!" Angel shouted, before hopping the fence and making her getaway.

"Fuck..." Casey cursed, before punching the ground. "FUCK!"

At that moment, the Hamato siblings managed to catch up to them.

"You guys okay?" Hisako asked.

Kagome sighed. "Angel got away."

"And Dragon Face managed to slip away with some mutagen," Leo added.

"In other words, this whole night is one big fuck-up," Vee remarked sourly.

"Damn it..." Casey said, pulling herself up. "I promised Angel's grandma and brother I'd keep an eye on her, keep her out of trouble."

"Considering her current posse, I'd say you've done a bang-up job," Raph said tactlessly, getting an elbow from Mikey.

"She's not one of them. Not yet," Casey replied with determination. "And she won't be. Not if I can help it."

"How can we help?" Donnie asked.

"Angel knows me better," Casey said. "I'll handle this. I'll call you if I need anything."

Leo nodded. "Good luck, Case."

Later, Casey stealthily followed several Dragons to a building, a trench coat on over his hoodie. He managed to slip past the guard, keeping his hood over his head and making sure to draw as little attention as possible. Inside, he saw that the building was one big fight club, with a ring in the middle of the area and bleachers surrounding it. One person was in the ring, getting beaten bloody by a Dragon before being tossed out of the ring.

"Is the initiate worthy of the Dragon?!" the announcer asked the crowd.

Boos and jeers sounded in response.

"Asshole," Casey muttered, shaking his head in disdain.

The beaten initiate was carried, read dragged, out of the area.

"Let's bring on the next initiate!" the announcer continued. "Give it up for Angel!"

Casey gasped as Angel hopped into the ring.

"Does she have what it takes to call herself a Purple Dragon?" the announcer asked. "Let's find out!"

"Oh shit..." Casey said.

A big, burly Dragon that was built like a linebacker climbed into the ring. Angel gulped, but stood firm. After a minute, she charged forward, landing a quick one-two punch to his gut before kicking him in the chest. The guy didn't even flinch as the blows landed, then he backhanded her. She was sent flying across the ring, landing hard on the other side. Angel pulled herself up, her lip split open as the Dragon approached.

"Okay, that does it!" Casey declared, pulling his mask and a baseball bat out of his coat.

He jumped into the ring just as the Dragon was about to stomp on Angel, knocking him away.

"What are you doing here?!" Angel demanded, getting to her feet.

"Your new 'posse' was just about to smash your head in!" Casey answered. "I'm getting you out of here right now!"

Suddenly, a massive fist slammed into Casey's ribs, knocking the wind out of him and sending him sprawling. Before he could get up, a massive hand closed around his face, lifting him clear off the ground.

"Long time no see... Jones," Hun said, an evil smirk on his face. "Think I don't know it's you under that mask? I have eyes and ears all over this town."

Casey glared at him defiantly.

"Go on," he spat. "Kill me, you son of a bitch. I ain't afraid."

"Now why would I do that?" Hun asked. "You need to pay for disrespecting the Dragons."

He brutally slammed Casey onto the ground as the others cheered. Angel backed away in horror, finally realizing what she was getting herself into.

"Oh God..." she whispered. "What have I done?"

She slipped away as Hun kicked Casey in the head, knocking him unconscious.

"Lock up this piece of shit," he ordered his men. "We'll play some more with him later."

Back at the lair, Donnie was hard at work on the Shellraiser with a welding torch, installing something new.

"Whatcha doin'?" Mikey asked as he and the others entered the lab.

"Working on a remote control system for the Shellraiser." Donnie replied.

"Sweet!" Mikey reached for it, but Donnie slapped his hand away.

"Don't touch!" he snapped.

"Aww..." Mikey whined. "I never get to touch."

"These sensors are really sensitive," Donnie explained. "When they receive a remote signal, it'll guide the Shellraiser right to it."

"Nifty," Leo remarked.

"You have way too much time on your hands, bro," Hisako said flatly, getting a shrug from Donnie.

Mikey noticed a small green remote on the workbench.

"Is this the remote doohickey?" he asked, picking it up.

"Yeah," Donnie answered. "Like I said, it's not ready yet, so-"

A beep sounded and the Shellraiser revved up. Everyone immediately turned to Mikey, who sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.

"You... were gonna tell me not to press the button, weren't you?"

"Hit the deck!" Raph shouted.

They all dove out of the way as the Shellraiser drove around, eventually crashing into the wall. Donnie glared at Mikey, enraged to the point that he was looking more red in the face then green. Mikey chuckled awkwardly.

"Um..." he let out, "oops."

"Can I talk to you for a second?" Donnie asked, his voice deadly calm.

He didn't give Mikey a chance to respond before he grabbed him by the bandana and dragged him into another room. The door closed behind him, and the sounds of someone receiving a beating came after a second.

"I thought pummeling Mikey was my thing," Raph deadpanned.

"Don't screw with Donnie's gadgets," Vee remarked.

"Splinter's gonna kill them both for this," Hisako said.

"No doubt," Leo agreed.

As if on cue, Splinter entered, having heard the crash.

"What is going on in here?" he demanded.

Donnie reentered the room, dragging a beaten Mikey behind him.

"Mikey sent the Shellraiser on a wild ride through the lair!" he shouted.

"Then he crashed it into the wall," Leo added.

"Hey!" Mikey interjected. "Blame Donnie! He's the one who built it!"

"I told you not to touch anything!" Donnie snapped.

"Seriously?" Vee remarked. "At this rate, Don, you should blame yourself for actually expecting Mikey to listen to you."

"Yeah!" Mikey pointed out. "You know I can't be trusted with nice things!"

"Enough!" Splinter declared, shutting them all up before turning to Donnie. "Donatello, your Shellraiser is a marvel of engineering. A true testament to your incredible mechanical skills." He folding his arms. "And I never want to see it in our home again."

"Busted," Hisako said.

Donnie still scowled at Mikey, smacking him upside the head.

At the Purple Dragons' hideout, Casey was locked up in a cell, growling as he pulled on the thick chains that were keeping him tethered to the wall.

"This ain't over!" he shouted, the jingle of chains accentuating his words. "I won't rest until every one of you bastards is behind bars or pushin' up daisies!"

Hun laughed as he descended the stairs, approaching him.

"Big words, Jones," he said with a smirk. "I ever tell you how much fun I had burning down your father's store?"

Casey scowled. "At least I had a father."

Hun growled, glaring at him. "Tough talk for a punk behind bars."

"Let me out of this cage, and I'll show you how tough I am."

"Laugh while you can, 'cause tonight, we're having a little smackdown contest. Whoever wins gets the privilege of killing you."

"Well, don't I feel special..." Casey said flatly.

Hun just walked away, laughing as he slammed the door shut behind him. After a minute, a vent panel opened up in the ceiling and Angel came out.

"Angel?" Casey said, surprised.

"Casey..." Angel whimpered, tearing up. "I'm so sorry. You were right. I'm gonna get you outta this mess."

She ran over to the cell, pulling a Bobby pin from her hair.

"Don't waste your time," Casey replied. "Those losers are gonna be back any minute. You gotta get out of here."

"Not without you," Angel insisted. "I'm not leaving you here. Not when you tried to help me."

She made an effort to pick the lock, but it simply wouldn't give. The pin snapped in her hand as the tears finally fell.

"Damn it!" she cursed, throwing the broken pin before practically collapsing.

"You wanna help me?" Casey asked. "Get to Kagome's place and let her know what's going on. She'll take care of things from there."

Angel nodded.

"I'll be back, Casey," she assured him as she got up, wiping her eyes. "I promise."

With that, she made her escape.

-X-

It was relatively easy for Angel to find the Lee mansion. She scaled the gate in record time, then ran as fast as she could up the driveway. Barely taking the time to catch her breath, she began banging on the front door.

"Kagome!" she screamed. "It's me, Angel! Please, open up!"

The door opened, revealing Kasumi at the door.

"Angel?" she asked. "You're the girl Kagome's been talking about. Are you alright?"

"No," Angel replied, shaking her head. "Mrs. Lee, I need to speak to Kagome. It's a matter of life and death."

"She's up in her room." Kasumi pointed up the stairs. "Second floor, third door on the right."

Angel ran up the stairs to Kagome's room, barging in. Kagome was on her bed reading a book, and when the door was thrown open, she jumped up in fright. She looked up, regaining her composure when she saw Angel's distraught look.

"Angel?" she asked. "What's wrong?"

"Casey's in trouble!" Angel shouted, beginning to cry. "Hun's got him, and it's all my fault. He was trying to help me, and..."

She broke down completely, covering her face with her hands as she began sobbing.

"Angel, shhh," Kagome soothed, pulling the younger girl into a hug. "It's okay."

They sat there, Kagome soothingly petting Angel's head, and eventually, Angel composed herself.

"He told me to get you, and you'd handle things," she went on. "I'm guessing it has something to do with those giant frogs you were with last night."

"Giant turtles, but yeah. Trust me, we can handle this."

Angel looked away in shame. "You were right. The Purple Dragons are bad news. I never should've gotten involved with them."

"At least you got out before you got your dragon," Kagome replied, placing her hands on Angel's shoulders. "I'll get the Turtles, and we'll save Casey. Now please, go home."

Angel nodded. "Already on my way."

She left the Lee household and made her way home.

-X-

Angel made it about halfway to her home before she was suddenly jumped and pinned down. Her hands were roughly tied behind her back, and her ankles were tied as well.

"Hey!" Angel shouted. "Let me-"

Her words were cut off when a ball of cotton was stuffed into her mouth and a cloth gag was tied over her lips. Dragon Face soon loomed over her, flanked by two Foot ninja.

"Nice try, Angel. Guess you're not Purple Dragon material after all." He grabbed her face, forcing her to meet his eyes. "And I think we've found our first volunteer for the ooze."

Angel's eyes widened in fear as he laughed.

At the lair, the Turtles and Hisako were distracted from the TV when Kagome ran in.

"Guys, we've got trouble!" she shouted.

"What's wrong?" Leo demanded, sitting up.

"It's Casey. The Dragons got him. He sent Angel my way for help."

"The kid saw the light," Vee remarked. "Good to hear."

"Yeah," Kagome nodded. "I sent her home. So it's up to us to find Casey."

"Then we better hurry," Raph declared. "There's no telling how much time he's got."

"She happen to say where they're keeping him?" Hisako asked.

"I'm guessing somewhere around the place April bugged," Kagome replied.

"Donnie," Leo began, "call April and have her check the bug."

Donnie nodded and did so. Eventually, she got back to them.

"The Dragons hold a fight club in a warehouse near Canal Street. Hun says they're gonna take care of Casey there, tonight. But get this: he said there would be a special opening act. I don't like how that sounds."

"What kind of opening act?" Donnie asked.

"No other details. Sorry."

"We have enough to work with," Leo said. "Thanks, April." He turned to the others. "C'mon, we gotta move!"

-X-

The Hamato septet drove through the streets in the Shellraiser, dressed in baggy street clothes grabbed from a Goodwill donation bin. Not even Kagome and Hisako were spared.

"No way am I going out like this!" Raph declared as he adjusted the old knit cap on his head. "Do people really dress this way?"

"Hey, I don't like this anymore than you do," Hisako replied, tugging at an itchy turtleneck sweater.

"Sis, you wear clothing all the time," Vee pointed out.

"Not these kinds of clothes," Hisako retorted.

"Okay, enough," Leo cut in. "We need to blend in. It's the only way to save Casey."

The others nodded as they approached the building, and Leo parked the Shellraiser at a safe distance. They watched as several Dragons entered the building, giving the doorman a three-finger salute.

"Okay," Kagome whispered. "Just keep it cool."

They passed the doorman and entered, giving the salute as they made it to the area containing the ring.

"Ugh..." Hisako groaned. "Smells like cheap cologne and B.O. And that music..."

"What?" Raph asked. "You expecting perfume and roses?"

She punched his arm in retaliation before their attention was drawn to the ring. Casey was lowered down, strapped to a metal St. Andrew's cross, scowling and defiant as Hun stepped forward, holding a microphone.

"Tonight's championship will determine which team will win the honor of ridding the Purple Dragons of our most hated enemy!" he declared.

For emphasis, he placed Casey's hockey mask back on his face, getting an increase of boos and jeers.

"He's okay," Hisako reported. "Pissed as all hell, but okay."

"So how do we get him outta there?" Raph asked.

Leo opened his mouth to reply, but was cut off by Hun's next statement.

"And we have a special opening event!"

They all gasped as Angel, bound and gagged, was dragged forward and shoved into the ring.

"No..." Kagome whispered in shock. "They must've nabbed her on her way back home. Damn it..."

"What're they gonna do to her?" Mikey asked.

"I think we're gonna find out," Donnie replied.

"Angel here decided to betray us, trying to rat us out to Master Shredder's enemies!" Hun went on. "And now, it's time for her punishment."

On cue, Dragon Face approached, carrying a large container of mutagen.

"Leave her alone, you bastards!" Casey shouted, struggling against his bonds.

"See, Angel here is a good friend of Jones," Hun continued, ignoring him. "So just imagine how much it would tear him apart to watch her become a freak! ARE YOU READY?!"

This got him cheers all around, as the Hamato septet desperately racked their brains, trying to work out a solution. Hun lifted up the mutagen container and prepared to dump it on Angel, who closed her eyes and looked away, preparing for the worst.

"No!" Casey screamed. "ANGEL!"

On instinct, Hisako dashed forward and jumped into the ring just as Hun tipped over the container. Mist poured out of her body and wrapped around Angel before chucking her safely of the outside ring. However, this also caused Hun to dump the ooze all over the psychic, drenching her. She glared at Hun, wiping the mutagen from her face.

"Guess I ruined your show," she quipped with a smirk.

"You!" Hun shouted.

"Yes, me," Hisako replied, flicking some mutagen at his feet. "NOW!"

The Turtles sprang into action while Kagome ran over to Angel, cutting her free.

"I'm sorry," she said, removing Angel's gag. "I should've made sure you got home safe."

"That stuff..." Angel said in shock, pointing to Hisako. "Why didn't it-?"

"I'll fill you in later," Kagome replied. "Leave the Purple Dragons to us."

Angel nodded. "I'll get Casey."

She made her way to the upper level, where two Dragons were managing the pulley suspending Casey. She bashed their heads together before maneuvering the apparatus over, setting him free.

"What took you so long?" Casey asked, sitting up.

"You have some weird friends, Casey," Angel said flatly, looking down at the fight.

"Tell me about it."

Looking up at them, Raph whistled.

"Yo, Casey!" he shouted. "Catch!"

He tossed him a baseball bat, which Casey skillfully caught.

"Now let's crack some skulls!" he shouted, jumping into the fray.

Down in the ring, Hisako stood in the midst of the ooze, grabbing balls of it and lobbing them like snowballs, which the Dragons scattered to avoid.

"C'mon, Purple Pussies!" she screamed, lobbing one ball at a Dragon with a purple mohawk. "What's the matter, scared?"

Hun growled angrily, before smirking.

"So," he began, "this is what you're capable of... Project Oracle."

Hisako froze up at that, looking at him.

"Oh, yeah," he said. "I know all about you. It was among the information Karai hacked from that alien's base."

Hisako dropped the mutagen ball she was holding, stalking out of the ring.

"I'm gonna make you wish you never said that name," she hissed, deadly calm before whirling on Hun, her eyes glowing.

Before Hun could do more than register the fact, he was telekinetically thrown across the room and into the wall.

"Read about that in your little file?" she asked.

"As a matter of fact... yes," Hun managed just before Hisako threw him across the room again, pinning him to the wall and slowly approaching him.

"You may have read about what I can do, but that's nothing compared to experiencing it firsthand. Want another demonstration?"

She began to reach for Hun's face, ready to fry his brain, but Leo darted over, grabbing her wrist.

"That's enough, Hisako!" he shouted. "We have Casey. Let's just go."

Hisako turned to him, then took a deep breath, calming herself before dropping Hun.

"You're lucky Leo was here to stop me this time, you fucking steroid case," she hissed at the dazed Purple Dragon leader.

"Let's hail a cab, shall we?" Donnie asked, pulling the Shellraiser remote from his belt and pressing a button.

An engine sounded, and the Shellraiser crashed through the wall, pulling up to them.

"Time to bail!" Raph declared, and they all piled in. Leo floored it, and they all took off.

On their way through the streets, Angel looked down.

"I'm sorry..." she whispered.

"Don't sweat it, Angel," Casey replied.

"Angel, I need to know something," Kagome asked. "Why would you think your grandma doesn't care about you? That can't possibly be true."

"Yeah," Casey added. "Your granny's a nice lady."

Angel sighed. "She's trying to replace my mom. But it's not gonna happen."

"I don't think she was trying to replace her," Leo interjected. "I think she was just trying to look out for you."

"She suddenly shows up in our lives, and expects us to just deal with it," Angel scoffed. "And Ryan just accepts it. Like it doesn't matter what happened."

"Have you ever thought that maybe your grandma is hurting because of the loss?" Kagome suggested.

"W-well..." Angel stammered. "I..."

"Yeah, losing your child can be just as bad as losing a parent," Donnie pointed out.

"And your brother's probably clinging to the only adult left," Leo added.

"Angel, Casey and I know how you feel," Kagome assured. "My father was murdered by Hun's boss when I was just a baby. I never got to know him."

"And Hun himself torched my dad's store," Casey added. "It hurts. And it'll never really be okay. But I promise it will get better."

"I can't say I've been where you are," Hisako remarked. "But I do know this. Family is there for you, no matter what."

Angel smiled slightly, a single tear escaping from her eye.

-X-

The Shellraiser pulled up in an alley outside Angel's house. The Hamato siblings and Kagome hung back as Casey walked Angel up to the door.

"You ready?" Casey asked.

Angel nodded, and Casey knocked on the door. A few minutes passed, and the door opened, revealing an older woman with graying brown hair.

"Angel, there you are!" she exclaimed, hugging her granddaughter. "I've been so worried."

"I'm sorry, Grandma," Angel replied, hugging her back, before her grandmother turned to Casey.

"Thank you Arnold, for bringing her home," she said gratefully.

"Told ya I'd keep an eye on her," Casey replied, smiling.

"Why don't you come in for a nice slice of pie?" Angel's grandmother asked. "I insist."

She took Casey's hand and pulled him inside. He managed a thumbs up to the Hamato septet before the door closed.

"Arnold?" Raph snorted.

"We are gonna get so much mileage out of this," Donnie grinned.

"Speaking of pie, I could go for a big pizza pie right about now," said Mikey.

"Couldn't agree more, little brother," Vee replied.

With that, they piled into the Shellraiser and drove into the night.

Author's Note:

Voice cast for this chapter:

* Angel- Jamie Marchi (Cana Alberona from Fairy Tail, Charlotte E. Yeager from Strike Witches, Rias Gremory from High School DxD, Masane Amaha from the Witchblade anime, Shouko Kirishima from Baka and Test, Shizuka Nekonome from Rosario + Vampire, Lucoa from Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid)

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