Note: References to Aftermath appear in this chapter, go back to my profile if you haven't seen it.
Chapter Nineteen
New Body
At the Foot Headquarters, Dr Arden and Izo Arashi watched Hanako take in her new body as she awakened.
"Hanako?" Dr Arden spoke softly "Can you hear me?"
Hanako's head moved towards where she heard the doctor's voice.
"William?" she spoke, her voice sounding rather robotic "Where am I?"
"In my laboratory." Dr Arden said, "Can you not see how familiar the scene is now you have opened your eyes?"
Izo Arashi reached out his hand to touch Hanako yet Dr Arden stopped him.
"What happened to me Doctor?" Hanako asked as she started to sit up, her new eyes scanning the area and she soon saw she was in Dr William Arden's laboratory in the Foot Headquarters.
"How did you...?" she lifted her hands in front of her to see that they were black and grey metal and clawed, she then touched her face, and she felt her face, half robotic, and half damaged flesh, along with her hair.
"What have you done to me?!" she demanded furiously looking over at Dr Arden who stood there looking rather proud of himself.
"Trust me my dear." He said, "What happened to you before I did this, is no fault of mine."
Hanako glared, her synthetic red eyes flashing.
"Do you even remember what happened to you?" Dr Arden questioned "Back in Chicago?"
Hanako snarled then stopped as she thought back-to-back in Chicago when she had been on a mission to secure a business deal with Boss Kodama, then the events that followed.
"No way..." she breathed "Pandora..."
Flashback
Hanako stood before Pandora who lashed at her with her claws and tail blade.
The Hybrid had been successful in slashing Hanako's cheek with her tail blade which angered the Foot Ninja assassin, despite the fact the wound healed as quick as it came.
"That healing serum will not save you!" Pandora spat as she slashed at Hanako again with her claws "I will finish you!"
Hanako glowered.
"But not before you! Filthy creature!"
She struck at Pandora again with her sword who leaned back to avoid the blade and she caught it with her palms clasped together before wrenching it out of Hanako's hands and throwing it to the side.
Hanako gasped in shock as the Hybrid did that, yet she wasn't quick to move as Pandora slashed her other cheek and she raised her head grasping her cheek, then she felt Pandora's claws slash her throat!
Hanako gasped and collapsed to her knees and grasped at her throat at an attempt to stop the bleeding, yet she could feel where the hybrid had slashed her jugular veins.
She looked up at the Hybrid who stood over her smirking, her claws dripping with blood and a wild crazed look in her eyes.
"You took my father's voice!" she snarled "You tried to kill my family! You will now pay with your life…. Bitch!" she held up her bloodied claws.
Hanako glared up at Pandora.
Despite the fact she was dying from her wounds at the throat, she wasn't going to enter the afterlife alone and she took one of her hands away from her bleeding throat and produced a grenade from her belt.
"I might be dying..." she thought "But I won't be departing this world alone... if I'm gonna die, I'm taking you with me! Filthy Crossbreed!"
She looked up again at Pandora who stepped closer to her and got ready to strike with her claws.
"Any last words?" the hybrid asked.
Hanako glared then spat out a mouthful of blood and saliva then took her other hand away from her throat before using her last amount of strength to pull the pin on the grenade!
"See you in Hell!" she spluttered before throwing it in front of Pandora who looked alarmed and Hanako smirked as the grenade exploded and Pandora was thrown backwards by the force!
At the same time, the building rocked, and another bomb went off and Hanako found herself also get thrown back by the force as sparks filled her eyes then all went black and silent...
End Flashback
"No way!" Hanako spat as she touched her throat "That little bitch! She killed me!"
"She did yes, yet unlike you, she did not survive." Dr Arden spoke.
Hanako turned to him.
"What?" she asked.
"According to what we were told, Pandora, that filthy half breed was killed in the battle as her body was not found!"
"And who gave you that information?"
"That would be me Hanako-Chan."
Hanako's eyes widened, and she looked over to Boss Kodama who stood with Arashi who was looking at Hanako with the look of amazement as well as slight sadness she wasn't what she was, no longer the woman he knew before.
"I managed to escape the building after I set the timers for the bombs we planted around the warehouse." Kodama reported.
He then proceeded to tell Hanako what happened afterwards, such as hearing the mournful cries of Tyroth after he had emerged from the wreckage.
A smirk formed on Hanako's face as she listened.
"So.. the little bitch perished!" she hissed "At least that's one consolation!" she looked over at Dr Arden.
"Thank you, Doctor..." she said, "For bringing me back...at least I outlived that freak!" she started to laugh manically "Oh how I hope to meet the turtles and their whore...and rub the salt into their wounds about the brat!"
Dr Arden smirked.
"Music to my ears my dear..." he said licking the burnt half of his face then held out his hand.
"If you'll allow me, I will give you a tour of how your new form works."
Hanako looked at her body then back at Dr Arden.
"I would like that very much William." She said then looked over at Boss Kodama and Arashi.
Both men were looking at her with fascination, yet Hanako could see the sadness is Arashi's eyes and she beckoned to him.
Arashi instantly walked over and Hanako cupped his chin with her robotic hand and stroked it.
"Oh Izo..." she purred "How I have missed you..."
Arashi panted as he heard his lover's voice.
"Hanako...Cherry Blossom."
"That is me... still your Cherry...yet in a new body..." Hanako said "Thanks to your doctor..." she slid off the medical table and started to stumble towards Arashi who held out his arms to her to help her should she stumble which she did, yet kept on her feet.
"This body is unknown to me now, yet with training and education I can control it, and I will be better than before..." she smirked "If not more deadly..."
Arashi blinked as he looked at his lover who stood before him as a cyborg, the woman he was used as a comfort pillow, a sex doll, a lover, a mistress, a confidante, and here she was, a deformed cyborg, he wasn't sure what to think.
"My Lord?"
Dr Arden's voice broke into his thoughts and Arashi looked over at his friend, second in command and top scientist.
"Are you alright?" Dr Arden questioned.
Arashi took a deep breath.
"I will be William." He responded "I just feel... conflicted right now... I feel I need time...time to...to..."
"I understand my Lord." Dr Arden said bowing to the Foot Leader who looked at Hanako then started to leave the laboratory.
Hanako watched him go and she looked at Dr Arden and Boss Kodama.
"Is he not pleased I am alive again? If not different!" she demanded.
Dr Arden looked to where Arashi left then back at Hanako.
"Give him time," he said, "He will come around."
Hanako looked back at where Arashi vanished and nodded.
"I hope so." She snarled "In the meantime, I wish to learn my new body."
Dr Arden licked his lips.
"By all means." He said holding out his hand and Hanko placed her hand in his and he led her away from the medical table.
"You got a lot to learn regarding your new body Hanako." He said, "And I will teach you everything."
"By all means William." Hanako said "I would appreciate that very much."
"Then please." Dr Arden said, "Follow me."
From their place at the side, the Venomous Five watched all that took place.
"Good too see Hanako is back." Gila Monster commented.
"Indeed." Komodo Dragon agreed "Yet not like she was before."
"No shit!" Black Mamba hissed "Not the beauty queen she was before!"
"Like you huh?" Cobra countered "Like you're no Baby Jane yourself!"
Black Mamba hissed and started to aim for Cobra to attack her for comment and Cobra got ready to fight back and spray venom, yet Komodo Dragon stepped between the two with his paw.
"Cease!" he demanded.
The two snakes snarled at him, yet they obeyed giving respect for their leader and backed off, yet they gave each other evil looks and took a mental note to fight it out later as they often did.
"I never have seen our leader look distressed though." Nile Monitor pointed out "Out of all the mistresses, or fuck dolls he had, Hanako-Chan is his favourite by far and look at her now!"
"Indeed!" Komodo Dragon hissed "Such a pity a pretty face like hers was torn apart..."
"Like we care boss!" Gila Monster followed up and hissed.
Komodo Dragon growled then looked over at Dr Arden speaking with Hanako along with Boss Kodama.
"Remain reptiles." He said as he watched "Let us see what takes place now, and be present should the doctor need us..."
"Very well..." Nile Monitor growled and Gila Monster agreed before looking at the snakes who were hissing and snarling at each other in argument.
Komodo Dragon also looked over and he glared.
Even though it was no surprise how much the two female snakes argued, he still hated it and felt he was dealing with fighting children than team members when it came to them.
"Shut up you too!" he snapped to which the two snakes looked back at him and glared.
"Behave for the boss!" Komodo Dragon snapped "We must be ready for the next order!"
Black Mamba and Cobra hissed angrily but they agreed and stood to attention, yet they glared at each other.
Despite their hatred for each other, they worked well together as they shared the same goal to serve their master's and finish their enemies, yet it never stopped their fantasies that came to their heads.
Both snakes always competed for the favour of their masters, whether it be the other Venomous Five or Shredder, Arashi or Arden, but it was always a personal competition they had between them and they always found fun in trying outdo each other.
And that was something that would never change.
Arashi is conflicted, Hanako has yet to learn about her new body and the Venomous Five have been commenting their opinions...