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Chapter #60

*Still Tuesday May 24th, 2016. Now 8:00p.m. in the evening*

S2 had carefully and quietly returned to the secret lair underground with J2, who had been kind enough to escort her out from and back to the lair so that her identity was unknown as she retrieved some items from a nearby mini mart. She knew that each of the four turtles and Jay's alternate were busy with things they needed to take care of, including calming and focusing their minds. After Leo had contacted his friends back home about the fact that only 2 of their enemies (which S2 quickly learned that they had a lot of them!) were possibly in this new dimension, he decided that everything else was being handled and that he would make himself useful by sitting on top of the nearest rooftop. He wouldn't go far, but being a ninja, taking action was what he did best, and looking for signs of his enemies was better than doing nothing. That and the fact that he couldn't concentrate down below where there was nothing for him to do, so alternating between meditating and roaming the rooftops was what he needed to do to keep his mind calm and at ease.

Raph was the same way, but his brothers (and Raph himself) knew better than to let him go above ground. His anger would get the best of him before he would even be able to process what he was doing, so he stayed underground and moved to an empty room far enough away where he could move around and practice and slash his sais as much and as loud as he needed to. That way his mind was focused, and he was close enough by that he was ready whenever his brothers called and needed him.

Donnie was currently tending to April and April. Once Leo had returned from calling his friends back home, that's when he realized that he still didn't know where their friend April was. He wandered throughout the multiple open rooms until he found his brother Donatello and April talking, only for there to be an additional red haired woman dressed in a purple shirt, white lab coat, and brown pants lying on the couch behind them. The two explained that she happened to be in the building when they were retrieving the gemstones and that she freaked out and panicked when she saw a woman who looked exactly like her only with different hair. April had to knock her alternate unconscious with a technique that the turtles had taught her, one that wouldn't hurt or leave physical damage, but would get the job done. She and Donatello didn't feel that it would be safe or appropriate to leave her there and decided to secretly bring her with them once they snuck away from the building through a back door that led to the alley behind the building. Then, they brought her down to the underground lair where they could continue to check up on her.

Michelangelo was still sitting in front of the monitors, hoping and waiting for something to happen that signaled he could go and save and care for his friend. He had become quite fidgety as he rocked back and forth in his seat, his eyes glued to the screen for almost a solid hour. His brothers believed that he was picturing the worst scenarios possible as to what was happening to their friend after she had entered the portal. Because of this, J2 found some comic books he and his team had brought down when they needed to take a break and decided to allow Mikey to read them. He was currently still seated in front of the computer screens awaiting a signal to appear that Sam's phone had been tracked, but he was now peeking up at the screen while his face was buried within a comic book he had never read before.

Jay was also in a state where he couldn't stay still, so he had joined S2 and his alternate on their walk as they went to purchase some drinks. On the way back he had made his way up towards the rooftops to pay Leonardo a visit while J2 had gone into the other room to see if Donatello needed any help taking care of the unconscious April, that and to see if the new April needed anything as well.

That left S2 alone in the kitchen. She had purchased and was now preparing some tea for her new friends in an attempt to help them feel calm during this tough time. It had been about 2-3 hours since their friend had been taken to who knows where, and all she could do was sit and make some tea and hot chocolate. It made her feel pathetic, weak, and worthless. Her alternate was so strong and always seemed to have a job: prepping the tech, instructing others how to use it, hacking cameras and analyzing footage, strategizing a new plan, preparing weapons, or even just sparring with the turtles and helping them either stay calm or get pumped up. She was incredible! S2 couldn't believe that in another dimension that she was such a badass who could probably take on the world herself if she needed to, and she had such an awesome team that she was paired with in doing so.
And then here she was, making tea and hot chocolate so that the brothers could continue to remain calm while they busied their minds with activities so that they were always alert for whenever they were finally needed.
She sighed, wishing she could be doing something more useful to the group, something that her alternate would do. Within the short time that she had known Sam, S2 could predict that her alternate would be on the computers with Mikey looking up information on the computers, helping tend to this dimensions April with Donnie, helping calm down Raph by sparring with him, and then roaming the rooftops and looking for clues as to where Karai and Tatsu escaped to with Leo.

She let out one last long sigh and reminded herself that she was not Sam. She was none of the things her alternate was, but that didn't mean she couldn't be helpful. She would never be able to do the things that Sam could do in order to help, but she could do more than just sit on her ass and twiddle her thumbs.
She poured a cup of tea and then of hot chocolate into 2 mugs and snapped the lids onto them. She decided that she would visit the leader in blue up top first. To her surprise, she heard him make his way into the lair and then into one of the vacant rooms.
Deciding this was perfect timing since he could decide to go back above ground at any time, S2 took the cups and as silently as she could she made her way towards the room where Leonardo was located.
She peeked inside and saw that he was sitting criss cross within the dimly lit room. It was dead silent, so S2 crept over towards him while attempting not to make a sound while she slowly crouched down and placed the cups rather far behind from where he was sitting since she didn't want to get too close and disturb him.
Of course, she failed miserably. As soon as she turned around to leave she heard his voice as he stated "you don't have to leave so suddenly you know."
She froze, not sure what to do in this situation. Her body calmed as she replied with an "oh, okay."
"You can turn around as well" he said with a hidden smirk.
"Um, I know just…" she clenched her hands together as she continued to face away from him, "My Jay mentioned that you guys might be upset with me being down here and that I should keep my distance…but I felt that it was wrong to just sit back and do nothing, you know?"
Leo couldn't help but smile as he continued to meditate and face the opposite direction.
"You're more like her than you know."
S2 turned slightly enough to see Leo wave her over to sit with him. She picked up the cups and brought them over with her as she sat in front of her new turtle companion.
"Two?" he asked, his eyes now open.
"Uh, one is tea since Jay said you guys drink tea, and the other is hot chocolate since I thought it was rather cold down here."
'Probably because you wear so little like Sam says you do' Leo comically thought to himself. Of course, he would never say such a thing since it could be offensive, but he couldn't help but think back to Sam's comments of dislike as to how her alternate wore more revealing clothes than she did.

That quickly his slight grin transformed into a frown.
"Thinking about her?" S2 asked softly.
Leo nodded his head. "It's difficult not to, but I know thinking of the worst will only distract me for when the time comes and she needs us."
"That's really mature of you to think that way" S2 stated, pulling her knees up to her chin, wrapping her arms around her legs as her chin rested atop her knees.
"Someone has to think that way, or else none of us will be ready when Sam comes back. She'll need us for many reasons, so we need to be ready to act at any moment."
"Many reasons?"
"If she's hurt, if she's scared, hell if she's hungry then we need to be there for her" he teased lightly.
"This isn't your first time seeing her get hurt is it?"
He paused. "How much has she told you?"
"Everything from the moment she met you guys to her joining the Foot to fighting and being controlled by Kraang" S2 replied nonchalantly.
"I see. So you know about all the times she's terrified us."
"Is that the real reason you're so calm right now? Because you've had to deal with this type of situation before?"
"You're more like Sam than I thought" he groaned.
S2 couldn't help but laugh. "I guess she questions everything as well?"
"Oh yeah. Has to get in everyone's mind…although she's usually right. She always knows what to say and how to get someone to share how they feel. For Donnie and I that's extremely helpful since we usually don't share how we feel until the last second before we've reached our breaking point."
"Why's that?" S2 asked as she titled her head.
Leo shrugged his shoulders. "I dunno. We've just always been that way. Raph and Mikey easily communicate how they feel, although Raph does so rather violently and Mikey usually jokes around and fakes it until he breaks and 'pouts it out' before he actually sits down and truly shares how he feels. But Donnie and I have always been more secluded and need that push in order to communicate that we're feeling anything negative at all."
S2 pursed her lips as she looked down at her hands, which were now placed in her lap as she sat criss cross.
"I'm sorry that this has become such a familiar feeling for you." She peeked up at him. "Are you still going to let her fight with you when she comes back?"
"Pshh, I'll never tell her no unless she's bleeding out. She's so stubborn and hard-headed that there would be no point. That and the fact that I tried to do that to a couple of my brothers once and it ended terribly. I'm definitely going to have to set some ground rules, but maybe I can work something out with her. She'll probably be shaken up after whatever has happened to her, so I'll talk to her about taking it easy while also reflecting on what happened that led to her being put in her situation."
"Let me guess, you've had a lot of practice talking to her in calm way that also taught her a lesson?" S2 asked with a smirk.
"I think you ask too many questions" Leo stated in a sassy way, receiving a laugh from the girl.
"By the way, am I the first one you've visited?"
S2 shot him a confused look. "Yeah, why?"
"Because if you made jugs of these drinks then they're going to get cold for everyone else" he smirked.
S2's eyes went wide as she realized what he was saying before she dashed out of the room, thanking him along the way.
Leo closed his eyes with a smile. 'Yup, she's definitely like our Sam, just with a different sense of style.'
He sighed, hoping that he would see his tomboy sister soon. He took a sip of the tea in front of him before relaxing his mind and returning to his meditation.

S2 clamped the lids onto the next set of cups and quickly made her way into what seemed like a lounge since there were a few couches and more comfortable and cushioned chairs.
She peeked over and noticed that Jay and April were now sleeping in some of the recliners while Donatello was scrolling through what had to be at least 5 devices surrounding him. The largest was a laptop with all sorts of wires coming out of it, some even connected to the tech along his wrist (some of which had been newly added) with an additional tablet with a mini keyboard connected to it, 2 additional tablets (one with a stand and one in his lap) and then a small GPS to top of the pile of tech that surrounded him.

S2 was hesitant to enter the room since she didn't want to break his concentration, but just like Leonardo, he had already sensed her presence.
"You're not bothering me if that's what you're thinking" he stated, peeking up from the screens for reassurance.
Sam motioned with a small nod and carefully sat criss cross in front of him.
"Soooooo what's all this?" she asked curiously as she placed the small tray with the two cups to the side of her, making sure it was away from all the screens and wires.
"A mix of everything. April's medical records in case there's anything I need to be aware of, articles and classified files about any other gems or materials our enemies may try to steal, news reports about what happened earlier, feeds into updated and ongoing police reports and records-"
"How can you look through all of that at one time?" she asked, her eyes wide.
Donnie couldn't help but chuckle.
"When you've been the brains of the family, so the mathematician, engineer, doctor, and so much more, it just becomes second nature. Your brain takes in as much as it can since it's what you're good at and it quickly becomes your role and responsibility to the point that it just becomes inevitable and much as it does pleasurable."
"Ahhh…so you're insane?"
Donnie scoffed.
"Oh relax, I'm not saying it as an insult. But you just admitted that you enjoy pushing yourself to your mental limit. I mean you may be able to handle tackling multiple things at once, but it also seems like you do it to the point of exhaustion" S2 stated boldly.
"You do realize there are numerous careers where people do the exact same thing, right?" Donnie questioned, a mix of humor and mockery in his tone.
"Of course, but you live a life where you don't have to push yourself every second of every day, but from what you just said and from what my twin has told me, you enjoy doing this on your own free will" she said with a sassy head tilt.

Donnie just smiled and shook his head.
"Sounds like you two have talked a lot in the short amount of time that you've known each other."
"Yeah…" S2 trailed off. She leaned backwards and put her weight momentarily on her palms as she extended her legs forwarded in front of her.
"You okay?"
S2 looked over to see that Donatello was now looking at her, compared to the rest of the conversation where his face had been buried within his mob of glowing screens.
"Uh, yeah. Just thinking."
"About?"
She pursed her lips together. "Stuff"
"If it's about Sam then you can tell me. I'm not gonna cry or anything."
S2 looked towards her feet as she bat them back and forth against one another.
"Just thinking how wrong it is to admit I miss her when I've known her for a few days when you guys have known her for a couple of years" she mumbled softly.
The typing stopped as Donnie looked back up at her.
"It doesn't matter if you've known her for 5 minutes. Bonds are bonds. I'm sure she would be thrilled to know that she left an impact on you within such a short period of time."
"Well yeah!" S2 replied with excitement. "She's incredible and literally the most badass chick I've probably met in my entire life! I do and don't wanna be her, you know?"
Donnie nodded. "It's a tough situation. You want her strength and critical thinking skills, but not at the cost that she earned them. You want to say 'I wish I could be like you' but at the same time you can't."
"I like the way you think" she stated as she pointed at him. "You know how to word things so that people keep their spirits up. You know, you would be a huge celebrity if you had your own talk show. I'd even be your first fan to help get things started."
"Pshh, says the girl who slapped me the first day we met" he said with a full blown laugh.
"Man, you're never gonna let me live that down, are you?" she asked as she nervously clenched her fists together.

His typing paused once more.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have said that. I'm used to teasing Sam about past events like how she first came into our lives. Heh, now that I think about it, her entrance was even more chaotic since we ended up chasing her throughout the streets. Both Raph and Leo had to knock her out, and she even kicked Mikey in the face."
"Huh, makes my violent theatrics look like child's play" S2 teased with a wide smile.
"Oh your actions were more unexpected than anything for multiple reasons. I've never seen such a sassy Sam, and then the fact that Sam was the one slapping us. It was a lot to take in on top of the acts being violent themselves."
"So from what I'm hearing, your families lives are just a hectic mess and every day is a new day for more crazy to occur."
Donnie dragged his hands down his face.
"That's honestly one of the best ways to sum it up. But hey, we are literally teenage mutant ninja turtles. Crazy just comes with the name."
The two couldn't help but let out a laugh.

"If it means anything" Donnie said as he ended the silence that followed the laughter, "you comfort people the same way she does. You two probably have more in common than you know."
S2 shot him a kindhearted smile.
"Thank you. How are you holding up? I get the sense that the insane amount of tech work is just as much a distraction as it is 'your responsibility and what you're good at."
Donnie titled his head back as he closed his eyes.
"I'm honestly hoping that the longer I stay busy then time will fly by quicker and finally she'll be here. I'm also thinking of what actions need to be taken once she returns."
S2's face scrunched up.
"Actions?"
Donnie let out a long pained sigh.
"Unfortunately this enemy has made it clear that he can control Sam due to the mutagen that runs through her veins. We don't know what else he is capable of doing and what tricks he might pull. What if he sends Sam back, only for her to be brainwashed to attack us again? What if she has a tracker on her so that Karai and Tatsu can be sent to attack us underground? Heck, what if the Sam that is sent home isn't even really Sam but really a clone? I mean earlier we saw footage of her siblings who passed away in our dimension and yet there they were clear as day! So-"
"Tea for your thoughts?" S2 cut in.
Donatello steadied his breathing and took the two cups from the girl.
"Right. Thanks" he said softly.
"Wow, I never realized how much needed to be thought about. I just thought you would bring her back, check for medical stuff and then everything would be okay. I guess you have to repeat this process every time something like this happenssssssss and that was an insensitive thing to ask" she stated as she slapped her hands onto her face, embarrassed by the fact that she had asked such an insensitive question.
"Don't worry, you're just curious. I know you didn't mean to be cruel about it" he replied reassuringly.
S2 peeked out from behind her fingers. "Still. I'm sorry. I shouldn't be asking questions about when Sam is in danger."
"Don't be" Donnie stated as he shook his head and took a sip of the tea. "You hit the nail on the head though. We've had to think about things like this multiple times, preparing for all the 'what if' scenarios. It starts to take a toll on you after a while."
"And that's when the habits come out?" S2 whispered.
"I'm sure you've seen all four of our habits show themselves by now."
"I wish there was a way I could make the situation better" she mumbled. "I've experienced moments where I didn't know where someone was, but never to this extent."
"Really?" Donnie questioned as his brows rose. He pushed his glasses back up onto his face. "When, if I may ask."
"My younger brother went out with some friends to one of the few shady parts of the city and didn't return home until later the next afternoon" she replied with an exaggerated eye roll. "I'm not saying that situation is anywhere near as serious as this one, but-"
"You know what it's like to be scared and worried about a loved one. And trust me, we've had PLENTY of similar situations with Mikey, and those worries and fears can be just as serious as this situation. I can name more scenarios than I could count one either of our sets of hands."
S2 couldn't help but chuckle.
"Speaking of younger brothers, I don't think anyone has gone to check on yours yet. He's still glued to those monitors in the main room" she said gloomily.
"Looks like your jobs as the alternate Sam aren't done yet" he teased.
"Can I trust that you'll take care of yourself in here?" she said with a smirk.
"Oh you're just like Sam alright" he mocked as he turned back to his screens, keeping his cups at a decent distance but within reach. "Thanks again for looking out" he said as he held up one of the cups."
"No problem" she replied.
With that, she made her way back to the kitchen and prepared to make the next few cups, only to come to a halt at the counter when a beeping sound began to go off.

S2 slowly turned around to see Michelangelo just as slowly rise from his seat, gently dropping the comic book that had been in his hand into the box by his side on the floor. His jaw dropped slightly and the mix of emotions within him prevented him from saying anything.
"DONNIE!"
S2 jumped as she heard Leo bellow his brother's name as he happened to pass by and check on his baby brother. He was grateful his instincts kicked in since the youngest obviously was struggling to think as the sensor went off that their friend's whereabouts had finally been located.

Raph also dashed into the room with Jay, April, and J2 not far behind them. Jay was huffing and puffing from his dash to the monitors as he placed a hand on Mikey's shoulders.
"Can you zoom in?"
Mikey nodded rapidly as his shaking hands began to type. Within a few seconds he narrowed the coordinates so that they knew exactly where Sam's phone was, thus hopefully telling them where Sam was.
"It's okay I got it" Donnie said gently as he appeared behind his brother.
Mikey nodded slowly, still struggling to use his words. He wanted to help and knew how to do a simpler job such as this, but Donnie was much more skilled and this was his specialty, so Mikey slowly backed away from the keyboards.
"You did good bro" Raph said soothingly as he rubbed his hand on top of his brother's head.
"So where is she?" April asked.
"Classic Playground, a small park right by the Hudson."
"Have we ever been there before?" Raph asked, trying to picture the location in his mind.
"You guys haven't" Mikey replied.
The other three gave him an odd look.
"But you have, haven't you?" Leo asked.
Mikey responded with a solid nod. "With rocket powered skateboards comes fun adventures very far away from Times Square and central Manhattan."
"So Mr. sneaks away and doesn't tell his family" Donnie said as he paused his typing, "is this place safe for us?"
"Yep. Unless Krang set any traps, it's located far enough away from buildings where we won't be seen. The park itself it at the bottom of a small hill, well, more so it slopes downward from the road and is partially hidden by trees."
"You'll need a driver" J2 cut in. "Based on this map your brother just pulled up, the quickest route takes you down Henry Hudson Parkway and then makes you turn around twice to get on the right side of the road to escape and head back home. I can drop you guys off, turn the car around, and have it ready and waiting by the time you return to get her in the vehicle."
Leo nodded. "So now we just need a-"
"On it!" S2 shouted as she dashed out of the lair.
"What?!" J2 called out as he quickly turned to see his family like friend leaving.
"It's okay I got this! Meet me up top in 5 minutes!"
And that fast she was gone.
"What about the other April?" Jay asked.
"I'll stay with her. You guys all go" April reassured.
"You're the best" Raph said, giving his female companion a fist bump.
"Well I'm perfect for this job anyway, I mean she is me after all" she said with a light laugh.

"If anything happens then call us. We'll all have our walkies on us" Leo declared.
"Got it."
Donnie finished sending the coordinates to the holographic projector on his wrist. He sighed as he turned to face the group that would be heading with him to rescue their friend.
"Okay, so we all know the procedures, right?"
"Uh, procedures?" J2 asked.
Donnie turned towards their new human companion as he spoke.
"Once the four of us started fighting the Foot, we had to prepare for situations like this, and we elaborated on those measures once Krang became a threat as well. Just because Sam is back, it doesn't mean that everything is okay and good to go."
"You mean, like if she's been brainwashed to attack you guys when she sees you? Stuff like that?"
"Yeah, stuff like that. That or the whole thing being a set up. Sam's phone could have been dropped in the park and she could still be missing, but if we charge in without thinking then we could easily fall into a trap."
"We can talk more once we get into a vehicle, but we need to go." He turned to leave but turned towards April once more. "If anything goes wrong-"
"I know, I know, I'll contact you guys immediately. I am older than you, you know?"
"Yes, and you also like to be independent and pretend that you never need help, even though asking for help from your family is normal" Donnie bit back.
"Even if we're MEN" Raph added, speaking with the same amount of sass as his brother.
"I get it" April replied in the same sassy manner, "I'm not a damsel but I'm also not as swift and strong as a mutant turtle. I think I can handle babysitting myself though, thank you very much" she said as she crossed her arms and an annoyed tilt of her head.
All four brothers gave her a final smirk before turning to head out.
"Wish us luck!"
"Be back soon!"

The four brothers, along with Jay and J2, ran out the doorway and followed their usual pattern for exiting this new lair.
Within a couple minutes they were leaving the sewers and standing on the grounds of the surface in an empty alley way.
At the end of the alley was S2 groaning with her arms crossed.
"What took so long?" she groaned.
"Um, Sam?" J2 asked. "Where'd you get that truck?" he asked.
Her annoyed expression quickly turned into a wicked grin.
"Let's just say I know a guy who maybe has a thing for me and he happens to work for a company with cars that hide who's inside and when I told him I'd kiss him for his truk I knocked him out instead with a new self-defense technique I was taught" she said bobbing her shoulders up and down acting 'clueless.'
"That's…kind of messed up" Raph said as his brows crinkled, a mixture of being impressed and disgusted displayed by his facial features.
'Really?' she thought, and the expression to communicate so was etched on her face. "Do you want to save your friend or not?"

"Good point, so let's go" Donnie urged as he was the first to run onto the familiar mini bus that they had ridden when they first entered this new dimension.
The rest of the group piled onto the bus, hoping the unconscious man in the corner stayed that way as J2 drove them to the park. Luckily there wasn't too much 9p.m. traffic stopping them. Once they reached their destination, the boys leapt out of the vehicle and dashed across the road and over the small concrete barrier onto the parks grounds.
Donnie didn't want to make their presence known, so he followed the coordinates on his wrist watch so that only he could see them, rather than projecting them in midair for a 3-D view as he usually did.
"Keep your eyes peeled" Donnie whispered, "if we walk North along this fence then we should be able to see where she's at."
The boys nodded and within the next few seconds, Sam was spotted.
"There" Mikey said frantically but without speaking too loudly.
Through the fence was the playground, and then past that was a small walking trail that was lined with a small metal fence that only came up to the average humans waist. On a bench on the other side of this rail was Sam laying down.
"Remember the drill" Leo cautioned. "Donnie, be careful."
Donatello nodded before carefully checking his surroundings before jumping the fence.
His brothers continuously checked their surroundings as they followed behind him, making sure to cover him while he was checking on Sam.
Donnie gently touched Sam as he checked her vitals while trying not to rouse her in case she had been injected with who knows what to set her off and attack.
He released a sigh of relief when her breathing was at a normal rate (that and the fact that she was breathing at all) as he carefully backed his arm away from her neck.

He went to reach for a small x-ray tool from his pack when suddenly Sam's eyes popped open, bearing their blue and black color.
Donnie leapt backwards away from her and instantly held his arms in front of him in a cautionary way.
The other three darted over, Raph facing backwards while Leo and Mikey were facing towards the other two in a means to quickly cover and protect Donnie.
"Sam, it's okay, we're not going to hurt you. Mikey's even hear and knows your new password" Donnie stated.
He and Mikey carefully moved to switch places as Mikey slowly put his hands up in the air and got down on his knees.
Sam continued to breathe heavily, waiting to see and hear what she needed to in order to believe that she was truly safe and not being set up.
Mikey breathed in, and released his breath while stating: "Hawaiian pizza."
"Really, that's it?" Raph huffed.
"Why is that the password?" Sam demanded.
"Because Raph hates it and he's a huge dick" Mikey replied.
Sam took a small step forward, although it was more like an awkward limp.
"Ironic since he is…what he doesn't…have…" Sam mumbled as she stumbled forward and into her friends arms.
"It's okay, I got you" Mikey repeated multiple times as the color faded from his friends eyes as she lie limp in his arms.
"Donnie" he stated in a frightened tone, refraining from looking away from Sam in case she woke up and wasn't herself.
Donatello knelt down and checked her pulse as he placed his fingertips along her neck. He carefully opened her left and then her right eye.
"Her pupils aren't dilated which means she doesn't have a brain injury and currently isn't being affected by any drugs, but we don't know if that will change. Mikey, hold her tight but be careful since I don't have time to check for any other injuries."
Mikey let out a shaky breath, but calmed as he felt his brother's hand touch his shoulder. He looked back up towards Donnie who was standing in front of him.
"You've got this, and she knows that to" he said with a small smile.
"What the hell's with that password man?" Raph grumbled, still facing away from the group as he scouted for enemies.
"Pack on them about it later" Leo stated, "for now we just need to get Sam someplace safe."

The four nodded and dashed as silently as they could back towards the bus, making sure to be aware of their surroundings.
Once they reached the bus, Donnie immediately began checking on Sam and running whatever tests he could while they were away from medical equipment in the lair.
He scanned her body with his handheld x-ray device and concluded that not only were there no broken bones, but that she was also human. There was no metal or anything that concluded she was a robotic copy of the original. He also took a blood sample that he was able to check using a hand-held blood analyzer.
Finally, once all these check-ups were complete, he leaned back and rested his head on the seat behind him.
"So?" Leo asked eagerly.
The rest of the boys, including Jay, had been kneeling on the floor of the bus and were holding Sam's body still so that she didn't bounce or slide around while Donnie was checking on her.

With a smile Donnie stated that "the blood test came out normal. Nothing out of the ordinary as of now."
He sat back up and faced everyone in the group. "She's our Sam, not a copy or a fake. It's her" he said with a small laugh of relief.
"Oh thank god" Jay said, covering his face with his hands to hide his emotions.

The group was rather silent the rest of the way back. It was mostly because none of them wanted to get emotional, but they all were just relieved to the point that they enjoyed this silence. Sam was back, and for now she was safe, and that's all that mattered.

Hello, if you're still reading then thank you so much. Even when I'm not working life is just crazy busy -_- Like I feel like I should have 20 chapters uploaded and I'm now finally just uploading one. But it's finally here

Is everything as it seems? Tune in next time to find out!

Also fun facts! I'm graduating college in a few days and I just recently got engaged! Hope that you all are having a good holiday season and are loving yourselves even through the tough times. Happy holidays everyone! Until the next chapter!