A Harsh Reality .....
[I am the luckiest turtle in the world!] Raph thought to himself as a sleeping Vicky lay nestled in his arm as they both laid on the nest of blankets that Raph had in his secret hideout, [I would literally do anything for this woman. She just has to say the word and it will be done.]
She snuggled closer to him and a pleasant smile crossed her face as she slept. They would have to go back to the lair, but not yet. He just wanted to enjoy the moment a bit more…. before he had to face reality.
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[This hunt is going to be fun…] thought the hunter Garth Havenbrooke, [good thing Jetta's sponsoring this little… expedition, otherwise it would technically be classified as a mass murder, hehe.]
Garth couldn't rely on his keen sense of smell since he was tracking prey in the sewer… not his ideal environment but a reward was on the line. So in this case he had to rely on his hearing and keen eyesight. There are many creatures of the night, one of the most popular creatures known is a werewolf and that is exactly what Garth is.
He stealthily walked down the tunnels, unknowingly closing in on the turtle's lair. Yet what he failed to recognize is that he triggered a silent alarm that Donnie had set up in that specific area and alarms went off in the lair.
Donnie rushed to his computer desk at the sound of the alarm and started typing furiously, "We have an intruder. Seems like it's only one guy and he's close to the lair entrance."
The turtles started to grab their weapons. Leo stopped short once he saw Liz walking towards the entrance of the lair and rushed to stop her.
"Liz, wait! I know you can fight but I can't let you go out there with us!" Leo said, trying hard to keep the fear from his voice.
Liz's brow scrunched in concern, "I can't sit by and do nothing while you risk your life against an unknown enemy."
She was then silenced by Leo kissing her passionately. She closed her eyes and surrendered to his passion that seemed to pour into her.
He broke the kiss way too soon for her liking and said, "Fight by my side then. Fight by my side and we can take this threat together."
He gently tucked a lock of her snow white hair behind her ear as a blush spread across her cheeks. She was speechless at his request and could only smile and nod, which made him smile back too. Just then there was a loud crash, everyone turned to see the wall near the entrance to the lair was blown wide open and standing there was none other than the hunter Garth Havenbrooke. What had happened was basically… he punched a hole in the wall to make his own dramatic entrance. (Drama whore).
As he walked into the lair as if he owned the place, he sniffed around then his eyes landed on Donnie and Gwen. Donnie instantly tenses and gets into a battle stance, getting ready to do whatever it takes to defend Gwen. Garth chuckled as he licked his lips like he was a wolf about to devour his prey.
"By the moon goddess!" His eyes shift over to Gwen and his nose twitches, "Young lady, you have a very delightful scent."
Gwen stiffened at his words. She felt like he was undressing her with his eyes, and it was unnerving.
Garth licks his lips and lets his tongue gloss over his sharp canines, "I think I'll make you my mate… right after I kill everyone else that is."
"OVER MY DEAD BODY!!!" Donnie yells as he charges at Garth.
Garth and Donnie clash in a flurry of powerful strikes and kicks. They seemed evenly matched at first… till Garth landed a powerful punch to Donnie's chest, sending him flying into a wall.
"Well that was fun, so…. Who's next?" Garth snarled as he wore a menacing grin.
Leo draws his katanas, "Where the shell is Raph when you need him?!"
Suddenly the ground began to shake and a loud dragon-like roar could be heard throughout the sewers. Ana who was hiding behind the couch this whole time perks up at this noise.
"Looks like Vicky got my telepathy message… and is not very happy." Ana looked a bit frightened at this notion.
Just then a loud bang signaled Vicky's arrival, along with a blur of red crashing into Garth and pinning him against a wall, "You dare attack my friends and family?!"
Yep Vicky was pissed off alright but for completely different reasons. She had a long metal pipe in her hands and was using it as a weapon.
Leo relaxed a fraction as he saw that Vicky had control of the situation and the intruder was not going anywhere anytime soon, "Keep a good grip on him, Vicky. He is a strong one. By the way, where is Raph?"
Just then … the last person anyone expected to be there… entered the lair. The salemandrian warrior named Mona Lisa made herself known and it seemed to be irritating Vicky. Suddenly Raph came up behind Mona Lisa and looked visibly distressed.
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(Later that evening)
"Ok now that the super-psycho is tied up…. What the heck are you doing here Mona?!" Leo blurted out since he was so utterly confused about her being there.
Mikey chuckled, "Ah, dang dude, you are soooo busted!"
Mona glanced over at Raph who was looking at Vicky with a forlorn expression, "I came back because I sensed a disturbance in the dimensions…. Almost like they've shifted."
"Well that could have been when we arrived here." Gwen said as she started to ramble, "I've been analyzing my spell for what went wrong and by all means none of this should have ever happened which means…"
"Which means there was a third party involved," Donnie finishes her sentence, "causing you to be summoned here and most likely causing the temporal disturbance."
Ana gives a full on dramatic proud sniveling, "Aww don't you two make the perfect nerdy couple…. Donnie you have my blessings."
Donnie's eyes widened and he stammered while Gwen blushed fiercely and tried to hide her face behind her hair.
Liz gave an annoyed sigh, "Ana, now's not the time. We still need to figure out how to deal with Mr.Psycho over there."
Vicky was oddly silent this whole time. She had a whirlwind of emotions swirling around inside her and she didn't know how to handle it. Did Raph really like her or this other woman? She was so confused at this moment.
"You alright sis?" Liz asked, as she was not aware of what happened outside the lair before the attack but was concerned nonetheless since a quiet Vicky was never a good sign, "Do you need to rest?"
"I'm fine!" She barked out bitterly as she stood up abruptly, "Like I've said before I'm stronger now so quit acting like Master!"
Blood started to drip on the floor from Vicky's dragon like claws digging into her palms as she clenched her fists. She was furious at the whole situation with a certain turtle.
[Goddess above why did I even think being with a guy like him was a good idea?! I knew I was destined to be alone the rest of my miserable ugly life…. Wait, how long is my life span now? Am I even considered a human still?!] She thought to herself.
At that moment someone put a hand on her shoulder, which in turn startled her and out of some deep subconscious reflex sorta thing… she flipped them on their back. The person in question was in fact… Raph. This shocked everyone in the room. Before anyone could question Vicky, she bolted out of the lair once again.
Leo then walked over to Raph who was laying on his shell on the ground, "Well great job Casanova, you have just majorly pissed off a Draconian and if that's not the worst part, the female draconians are more ruthless than the male version!"