Grim Surprises RPG

[Jade Green]

Larry’s Diner was a small but respectable restaurant in the Manhattan area. Open day and night, the diner proved to be an opportune place for groups to meet and simply hang out. One of these groups just happened to be the one that Alexandria Jefferson – or Xandry as she would rather be called -- belonged to.

At precisely 6:28 in the morning, Xandry wandered into Larry’s Dinner dragging her feet behind her. A single glance at the usual table told the young woman that everyone else had gotten there a long time ago. She mumbled a ‘hello’ and pulled up a chair. Almost immediately one of the waitresses, a Hispanic woman by the name of Karina, wandered up to ask her what she wanted for breakfast.

“Coffee.” Xandry quickly replied, “Eggs – sun up, flap jacks – buttered, hot maple, bacon – extra crispy.” Karina nodded and promptly left to make the order. Xandry watched her leave and wondered what the middle aged Latino must have thought of the group. After all, the gang had been meeting up at the Diner for years and the conversation had never been one that Xandry would deem ‘normal’.

Once Karina was out of earshot, Xandry looked back to her group and noted that they had already received their assignments for the day. “Can I have my assign-…”

“Here.” Pistol, a serious looking African American man set down a post-it note in front of her.

“…-Ment?” Xandry grabbed the yellow piece of paper and looked it over. “Ha-what? How do you pronounce this?”

“How’s it spelled?” Lauren, one of Xandry’s associates asked.

“H-A-apostrophe-N-T-A-A-N.”

“Ha-n-tān, maybe?” Suggested another member of the small group, an Australian man by the name of Marshal.

“You’ll know him when you see him, Alexandria.” Pistol replied pausing as Karina came with Xandry’s coffee. Xandry thanked the waitress and once she was gone, Pistol spoke again. “Just do your job.”

Xandry nodded slightly in agreement, but one more look at the assignment made her believe otherwise. “Wait, wait, wait. ‘Twelvth and Laird. Sewer’?”

Pistol took a moment to finish off his eggs before answering. “It appears so.”

“…The sewer?”

“Yep.” Pistol took a sip of his orange juice.

“…At Twelvth and Laird.”

“That’s what it says.” Pistol shrugged.

“Its in the sewer!” Xandry whined, “Don’t you know what’s in the sewer? Rats!”

“Oh, it’s not tha’ bad.” Marshal grinned mischievously, “I’ve ‘ad ta go in th’ sewers once ta collect th’ soul of a homeless bloke before. If you leave them alone, they’ll leave you alone. Wha’ you really need to look out for are…” He lowered his head and his voice, keeping that grin about him. “…The mutants!”

“Mutants?”

“Aye, mutants.” Marshal nodded fervently. “An’mals th’ ‘ave been mutated thanks ta human pollution. Jes’ think oh’ it… tiny li’tle pet alligators mutated inta giants… rats the size o’ a-…”

“That’s enough, Marshal.” Pistol cut him off, giving him a death glare.

“Aw, was just havin’ a bit o’ fun…” Marshal pouted.

“The rats won’t bother you,” Lauren confirmed, “And there are no mutants or monsters or anything in the sewers, only a few homeless guys.”

“…Right.” Xandry muttered. At that moment, Karina delivered her breakfast. “I think I’ve lost my appetite. Does anyone want this.”

“I’ll take it.” Pistol reached over and grabbed the plate as Xandry stood up. “Leaving so soon?”

“Yeah… I’m not exactly in the best of moods right now.”

“Suit yourself.” Pistol said and popped a piece of bacon into his mouth. Xandry paid for her food and left with out another word.

****

The mortal world has many common misconceptions when it comes to the word ‘grim reaper’; they think of a black-robed, skeletal figure wielding a scythe to ‘cut down’ your life, but this is entirely untrue. A real grim reaper appears as normal as everyone else.

Take Alexandria Jefferson for example: She is a slender, tan-skinned woman whom stands at barely 5’6” tall with drab, brown hair cropped at her shoulders and brown eyes to match. Aside from this, she has no other definite marks to define her, as her fashion sense hardly exists. On a normal day one would often find her in tennis shoes, jeans and a normal t-shirt; but perhaps this style goes perfectly well with the job description.
It is common practice in the grim reaper world to extract one’s soul right before one dies. It was a sort of courtesy, especially for the more violent deaths. This was why Xandry had to enter the sewers at 11:25 am, three hours before her scheduled appointment with Ha’ntaan. The Rat King.

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This is sort of a 'Dead Like Me'/TMNT cross over; however, none of the canons from 'Dead Like Me' will be used, (save for the gravelings). This plot, as you can already tell, will be different than others seeing as it is already definate that The Rat King will die. >.>;; But hopefully, it will work anyways.

Needed characters:


Michaelangelo
Donatello
Raphael
Splinter

and other TMNT characters.

Taken Characters:
Graysight - Jade Green
Xandry - Jade Green
Rat King - Jade Green
Leonardo - Azure Turtle

[azure turtle]

((OOC: This looks rather interesting... I've got no prior knowledge of "Dead Like Me," though. I'd like to RP as Leo, but only if my lack of knowledge won't hinder the RPG.))

[Jade Green]

((OOC: This looks rather interesting... I've got no prior knowledge of "Dead Like Me," though. I'd like to RP as Leo, but only if my lack of knowledge won't hinder the RPG.))

Actually... having no knowledge about Dead Like Me would be to your advantage since the turtles wouldn't have any knowledge about grim reapers.

[azure turtle]

((Hmm... Okay, here I go then.))

Leonardo sat quitely in his room, writing his thoughts down on a journal. He'd been feeling rather uneasy the last few days, and he couldn't seem to understand why. Splinter suggested that he was too stressed out, especially after his last run in with the Foot Clan. He sprained his ankle during the fight, and Don had ordered him to stay in bed as much as possible to prevent putting extra weight on the ankle and risk further injury. Don was kind enough to give him some crutches made out of salvaged metal, but they were uncomfortable.

The fearless turtle decided to take the injury with stride and use his new found free time to relax. But that was the problem. He couldn't relax. Mikey even gave him a journal to help sort out his thoughts and find the cause of his restlessness. Leo looked at the sentences he had written and sighed. He should be at ease, free of worries. But he couldn't ignore the strange feeling that something big was looming over the horizon...

[Jade Green]

Two days into her stay in New York City and Randi was already in trouble. It was a new record for her, not that the female turtle was keeping track. The problem had begun the night before when an elderly woman had, just by chance, glanced out of her living room window just as the young mutant entered an old apartment building near by.

Randi merely gave the building a simple mind sweep and upon sensing no other sentient minds, she went straight to sleep. She should have secured the area and inspected every escape route while she still had the chance; but in her exhaustion, the female turtle even failed to find a properly hidden spot to sleep in.

The turtle had failed to do a lot of things, and this is why she was awoken thirty-five minutes later by the loud noise of nearby doors bursting open. The elderly woman had called the police and now the police were between Randi the exit. Well, they were between her and the preferred exit; if she hadn’t been an opportunist, she wouldn’t have survived this long.

She made for the fire escape only to find that the window was jammed; another moment of struggling with it, however, proved to open it wide enough for her to slip through. “There!” A voice from below had shouted and Randi realized that in her hurry she had failed to look down. Cursing to herself, she reached for her hat only to find that she had left it inside.

If Randi had the time to muse as her hat flew to her hand, she would realize how truly grateful she was for her psionic abilities; then again, it was partly because of her abilities that brought her life to this point: alone, afraid, and in New York City.

“Halt!” The same voice from below shouted as a bright light flashed her in the face. Randi glanced down at the two cops below hearing one of them mutter about her ‘ugly mug’. She grimaced at this and looked back to the window just as the door to the room was kicked open.

Going back inside was not an option, and down was just as hazardous. Still tired, Randi had to think quickly. What goes up must come down; but what does it do, if it cannot go down? Go back up! The logic was flawed, she knew this immediately, but it was either this or attempt to jump to the fire escape of the neighboring building and quite frankly, she didn’t feel up to the challenge.

“I said stop!” The police below shouted when the realized that the ‘ugly’ culprit was now climbing up the fire escape. Naturally, she wasn’t about to stop; she heard another shout of warning and the crackling of a radio from the window and a new voice. “I’m on it.”

‘No you’re not,’ she wanted to say, and she was only partly right. By the time the police reached the roof she was already a roof down and running to the edge. As she reached it, she heard the sound of several gunshots followed by a sharp pain in her arm and leg. It was enough to catch her off balance and send her falling to the ground below.

Again, if Randi hadn’t been so busy trying to escape she would have been thankful for her power. She was able to slow the decent of her fall just enough to where her collision with the cement earned her only a few bruises rather than broken bones… or worse. After a moment to catch her breath and deal with the new pain, she pushed herself to her feet and looked around. In the distance, she could hear shouts and fast footsteps; she couldn’t out run them and she was desperate. That was when she spotted the manhole.

Retreating into the sewers seemed like a good idea at first; after all, she had escaped the police and, after about an hour or two of searching, she found a dry and semi-secure spot to rest and manage her wounds, (luckily, the bullets had only grazed her skin). The next morning Randi felt differently. Her body ached all over and she had no idea where the closest, (and safest), exit was; and thus, leaving her as she was now: alone, afraid, and lost in the NewYork City Sewers.

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

OOC: I'll take on Mikey's part...Just ignore the fact that I have no idea what 'Dead Like Me' is about!

BIC:

Michaelangelo zoomed through the sewers on his new air-line skateboard that Donatello had built for him. Well...not just him. Don had made one for each of them. He was still getting used to the gravity changes on his.

Sure, he was worried about his eldest brother, Leonardo, but he couldn't stay locked up in the Lair, worrying about him all day and night. He stopped short upon seeing a fallen figure just a few feet in front of him. He slowed to a stop, jumping down from his skateboard and slowly made his way over to the figure, keeping his distance in the shadows.

A female turtle?? And by the looks of it, she appeared injured and scared. "Hey...you okay?" He asked in a gentle voice.

[Jade Green]

He slowed to a stop, jumping down from his skateboard and slowly made his way over to the figure, keeping his distance in the shadows.

A female turtle?? And by the looks of it, she appeared injured and scared.

The female turtle's eyes had been closed until Mikey was about 15-20 feet way. Randi shifted a bit in her long, black coat and discreetely reached for one of her magnums as she glared at the shadows through her dark sunglasses. 'Great,' she thought, 'its just my luck that I'd be found by some sewer-dwelling, homeless man'. She immediatly scanned his mind...

"Hey...you okay?" He asked in a gentle voice.

It was a fellow mutant, a turtle no less. Randi knew from experience that other mutants were often more dangerous than humans. She raised the gun, pointing right at Michaelangelo. "Who wants to know?" Identify yourself."


****

Meanwhile, Xandry's flashlight began to flicker. "Oh man," She groaned, "What now?" She hit it with the palm of her hand only to have it go out completely. She groaned, putting it back into her purse and placing her hand on the side of the tunnel.

"Eww..." She pulled her hand away, "Gross...!" Rats and roaches weren't the only disgusting things down in the sewers, slime was abundant too. "Why did Pistol pick me to do this!?" She hissed under her breath and began down the darkened tunnel again.

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

"Meep!" he squeaked, a bit scared of the gun, then calmed down a little bit. A fellow turtle who carries a gun? Convienient....

He shook his head, reaching up to rub the back of his head with his free hand. "Don't shoot, please!" he pleaded, giving her a pleading smile. He stepped out of the shadows to reveal himself.

"My name's Michaelangelo, but you can call me Mike...or Mikey," he paused. "You don't look so good..." he added.

[Jade Green]

"Meep!" he squeaked, a bit scared of the gun, then calmed down a little bit. A fellow turtle who carries a gun? Convienient....

'Did he just 'meep'?' She thought, with a slight scoff and kept her gun on him.

He shook his head, reaching up to rub the back of his head with his free hand. "Don't shoot, please!" he pleaded, giving her a pleading smile. He stepped out of the shadows to reveal himself.

She gnashed her teeth together and glared just over the rim of her sunglasses at him. Thankfully, it was too dark for him to see the color of her eyes. "I said identify yourself, sol-..." Randi shook her head slightly, she had almost said 'soldier'!

"My name's Michaelangelo, but you can call me Mike...or Mikey," he paused. "You don't look so good..." he added.

Well, his manner was most definately not 'military' and he was telling the truth; she allowed herself to delve a little deeper into his mind. He wasn't part of the Mutant Militia; in fact, Randi doubted he had even heard of them or the Benning Islands. With another scoff, she put her gun back into its holster; this Michaelangelo would have been a waist of a good bullet anyways. "Yeah well, you're not such a looker yourself..."

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey blinked a couple of times at the statement. Dude, what is this chick? Is she tryin' to be the female version of Raph? She's sure living up to the title!

He stared at her. "What's that supposed to mean?" he asked in a sarcastic tone of voice, shifting his skateboard to his other arm.

[Jade Green]

Mikey blinked a couple of times at the statement. Dude, what is this chick? Is she tryin' to be the female version of Raph? She's sure living up to the title!

He stared at her. "What's that supposed to mean?" he asked in a sarcastic tone of voice, shifting his skateboard to his other arm.

[OOC: Ah yes, I forgot to mention that I was thinking that the turtles would be about 19-21 in this]

Randi scoffed, muttering something under her breath and pushed herself off of the ground to stand up. "Just a joke..." She hadn't fully pulled herself out of his mind when he thought of Raphael and so she gazed over the rim of the shades again, giving him a funny look. She was tempted to ask him, but doing so would most likely wierd the guy out. "The name's Randi by the way."

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

"Randi, huh? Cute name," Mikey smiled. "But, seriously...you need to get those injuries looked at fast. My bro, Donny, could fix you up quick!" He suggested, holding his hand out for hers.

[Jade Green]

"Randi, huh? Cute name," Mikey smiled. "But, seriously...you need to get those injuries looked at fast. My bro, Donny, could fix you up quick!" He suggested, holding his hand out for hers.

"I'm just a little bruised up..." She muttered rubbing the back of her head, "That's all." This of course, was a blantant lie. Her entire right arm and leg were badly bruised due to the fall, but her long coat and the lack of light hid most of this fact. Aside from that, she had the bullet wounds which she had already bandaged; then again, having someone else bandage them for her might be of help. "...but I wouldn't mind a... cleaner plade to rest for a while."

[azure turtle]

Leo sighed as he sat in front of the television, wondering why he was so horrible at videogames. Don and Raph had convinced him to get out of his "stuffy" room and do something fun for a change. So he hobbled into the living room on his homemade crutches, wondering what kind of "fun" he was in store for. Of course, his brothers' definition of fun turned out to be playing a game of Mario Kart.

"Ha! I gotcha again, Leo!" Raph yelled in glee.

Leo frowned as his racing kart was hit with yet another bomb. It would be much easier to escape from his brother's wrath if his racing kart would stop driving in reverse. "I really don't what I'm doing. Why is Mario going backwards?" Leo wondered out loud.

"Err... You're pressing the wrong button, bro." chuckled Don.

Leo shook his head. "Shouldn't you guys get Mikey to play this? I'm sure he's much better than I am."

"Mikey went out for a little sewer thrashin'," Raph responded. His tongue was hanging out slightly to the side as he concentrated on the videogame. "He'll be back sooner or later. But I've gotta admit... destroying your car is much more fun than destroying Mikey's." Raph grinned mischievously.

"Ha, ha." Leo's voice dripped with sarcasm. Although he found the videogame frustrating, it did manage to take his mind off of things. Maybe with a bit more practice, he could even get as good as Raph someday... but with Leo driving backwards, that day wouldn't be coming any time soon.

[Jade Green]

"Eww..." She pulled her hand away, "Gross...!" Rats and roaches weren't the only disgusting things down in the sewers, slime was abundant too. "Why did Pistol pick me to do this!?" She hissed under her breath and began down the darkened tunnel again.

After a collection of several more minutes, the Grim Reapress was begining to get a little worried. Xandry had begun her journey by climbing down in the safest manhole near her appointment, (to take a page from Limoney Snicket, 'safest' in this scentence means, 'a manhole that would not be easily seen by others'), and began in the direction that she believed to be where Twelvth and Laird was; but now she was a little afraid that she had gone the other way. "Oh man..." Maybe she should have asked Pistol or Marshal to come with her on this one. Someone's company was better than no one's. Well, Xandry had to admit that if anything came out of this experience it was that hse was no longer scared of rats.

"Squeek!"

"Ieeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Well, maybe not.

Xandry leapt back what felt to her like several feet, (it was, in fact, barely three), and continued to scream. Apparently, she was only 'not scared' of rats when the rats actually kept her distance unlike the albino-like one she had just stepped on. The white rat in question sat up on its hind legs and sniffed the air.

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

"I'm just a little bruised up..." She muttered rubbing the back of her head, "That's all." This of course, was a blantant lie. Her entire right arm and leg were badly bruised due to the fall, but her long coat and the lack of light hid most of this fact. Aside from that, she had the bullet wounds which she had already bandaged; then again, having someone else bandage them for her might be of help. "...but I wouldn't mind a... cleaner plade to rest for a while."

Mikey took her hand and helped her stand up. "Come on, Randi. I'll take you to the Lair. You can rest on the couch while I find Donny."

[Jade Green]

Mikey took her hand and helped her stand up. "Come on, Randi. I'll take you to the Lair. You can rest on the couch while I find Donny."

Randi was already standing up, so instead of 'helping her up' he was, in actuallity, guiding her towards the right direction. She let him for a moment or two and then curled her fingers free from his. "I'm fine, I just need some-..."

"Ieeeeeeeee!"

"...rest?" She peered down the tunnel the two had come from. "D'you hear that?"

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey looked a bit startled, upon hearing the shriek as well. "You heard it, too?" he asked softly, glancing around their surroundings.

[-Savannah-]

-This looks very fun! Consider in me joining as another female turtle that I created, and such and such?-

A dark figure cowered in the city's dark alleyways, waiting for a chance to escape the dangers of the outside world. She was a surprisingly another female mutant, except maybe a little bit shorter. Wearing a beaded-style bandana, arm bands and leg bands that had a ancient Japanese symbol upon them, and a twosome of curved blade weapons at her side. All her wears were fashioned in a burgandy color, representing her fiery attitude, and your-messin'-with-a-lethal-weapon-here look.

[Jade Green]

Mikey looked a bit startled, upon hearing the shriek as well. "You heard it, too?" he asked softly, glancing around their surroundings.

Randi's frown deepened. "Well," said she, "At least I know that if you heard it then... ah, never mind... I'm going to find out what who was." All thoughts of rest and her wounds seemed to have been forgotten as she began down the tunnel towards the scream.

Meanwhile, Xandry looked at her watch, one hour left. "Oh man... I'll never find this guy..."

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey shook his head and started to follow her. "Hang on a minute, dudette...you're injured. Let me help you...you know...in case you fall or somethin'..." he started.

[-Savannah-]

Named Shey, a name she picked for herself, she leaned against the brick wall, sharpening her two curved blades with a large rock. "After this, I'm gonna scout again, 'cause I'm totally bored!" she said, planning a memo for herself. All of a sudden a dozen men appeared in front of Shey, catching her by surprise. "Hm. Seemed all of ya' woke up on the wrong side of the bed this mornin' 'cause ya'll still have your pjs on." she said, dripping with sarcasism.

[Jade Green]

Mikey shook his head and started to follow her. "Hang on a minute, dudette...you're injured. Let me help you...you know...in case you fall or somethin'..." he started.

"No. I don't need help! Sixteen years..." She muttered, keeping her pace, "Sixteen long friggin' years... I've had worse than this, trust me." Perhaps, physically, she had faced worse injuries; but what happened next would deeply injure her pride.

Usually, her shades came to her benifit, (even if that benifit was psychological), but here where there was hardly any light at all, they were her curse. She didn't even see the broken pipe lying in her path, and her current injuries did not help her to catch herself when she went down. All the female could do was turn to her side so she wouldn't go face first.

Only problem was... it was the wrong side.

"AARGH!" She let out the pained, angry scream as her bruised body hit the concrete of the tunnel. "Gawd damned... stupid... shoddy human... sewers!"

Down the tunnel, Xandry jumped at the sound of a distant scream followed by a string of curses. "Oh, don't tell me I've been going the wrong way all this time..." She whispered to herself and began in the direction of the sound. "Well, Ha'ntaan... who ever you are, here I come."

[-Savannah-]

Suddenly two more dozen came into view. "There are too many to fight AND win." she muttered taking down several with her flying side kicks. Deciding against sticking around, Shey slipped away to a nearby manhole. Raising the lid, she slipped in, dropping into the grimy sewer below.

[Hamato Inya]

(Ooc: No clue what dead like me is but I'd like to play just my character Inya, her bio is on the... uhh third or fourth page of the character bio thingie)

Inya hummed a little tune as she waited patiently in the pizza parlor ignoring the noise.

"The pizzas for Hamato!" A voice yelled and a bell dinged as a stack of pizzas appeared on the corner of the counter.

Groaning, Inya picked up the stack and grunted. Staggering out into the cold she huddled down into her coat and scarf and cursed at herself for wanting to go out.

Flipping off a sewer lid with her foot she jumped down the pizza smacking against eachother slightly once she hit the ground. Adjusting it so that they were balanced more she set off down the tunnel guiding herself with her memory and trying not to be driven insane by the hunger.

"Wait," she muttered passing a tunnel before turning around. "Mikey!" she grinned heading down before hearing a scream and seeing someone was with him. "Michelangelo?" she said hesitantly resting the pizzas on one arm while reaching for the naginata slung across her back with the other hand.

[-Savannah-]

Shey sucked in her breathe as she heard the others, their voices echoing loudly in the sewers. Scurrying to hide in a large crevice in the wall, she listened carefully to the male and two female voices, overcoming the dark sewer.

[Jade Green]

Shey sucked in her breathe as she heard the others, their voices echoing loudly in the sewers. Scurrying to hide in a large crevice in the wall, she listened carefully to the male and two female voices, overcoming the dark sewer.

Xandry let out a small gasp as she saw what looked to be a dark figure in front of her move to the right and... disapear. Maybe that's Ha'ntaan? she thought and moved closer, it wasn't like this Ha'ntaan could kill her anyways.

****

Randi begrudingly pushed herself up with her good arm, looking back to glare in Inya's direction. "Geezus! It's illegal to enter the sewers... what ever happened to people abiding the law." She knew what she said was a little hipocritical... but they were human laws, and she wasn't human but this new girl most certainly was.

[Hamato Inya]

"Well excuse me!" Inya scoffed at the girl. "Hey," she then noticed the gun and dropped the pizzas two falling out of their boxes while pulling out her naginata. "What are you doing here may I ask?" she said glancing from the girl to Mikey. There was something weird about this girl, she could tell, and it was bothering her.

"Need to... get closer!" She mentally screamed while inching closer trying not to cry as she saw the water eating through the cardboard of the pizza.

[Jade Green]

"Well excuse me!" Inya scoffed at the girl. "Hey," she then noticed the gun and dropped the pizzas two falling out of their boxes while pulling out her naginata. "What are you doing here may I ask?" she said glancing from the girl to Mikey. There was something weird about this girl, she could tell, and it was bothering her.

"Need to... get closer!" She mentally screamed while inching closer trying not to cry as she saw the water eating through the cardboard of the pizza.


(You do realize, that she no long is holding the gun in her hand, right? Its back in its holster.)

"What, isn't it obvious?" Randi snapped as she tried to stand fully only to find herself kneeling again, "Ooh..." Maybe the bruises were worse than she thought, "Hey, Mikey... I can admit when I was wrong, and I was wrong... think you could help me here?"

[-Savannah-]

Xandry let out a small gasp as she saw what looked to be a dark figure in front of her move to the right and... disapear. Maybe that's Ha'ntaan? she thought and moved closer, it wasn't like this Ha'ntaan could kill her anyways.

Shey narrowed her eyes searching the other figure. Sheathing her two curved blades in either hand, she steadied her breathing, preparing to strike if it was nessessary. A bead of sweat rolled down her green skin as she waited nervously for the appropriate time to act.

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey stared at Inya, a bit surprised to find her down the sewers so soon...and with pizza. He shook his head when Randi was talking to him. "Oh! No problem, dudette," he smiled at her and leaned down to place her right arm over his shoulders and gently helped her stand. "That better?" he asked. We gotta get back to the Lair... he thought, biting his bottom lip.

[-Savannah-]

Shey heard the voices. "A guy?" she stuttered softly, forgeting the other that noticed her. "Wonderful! An arrogant guy to find me out!" she whispered, it dripping in sarcasism.

[Hamato Inya]

Inya put her naginata back into the strap on her back and picked up the two pizzas that didn't get ruined.

"So... you know eachother?" she asked walking closer. She then stopped in suprise after seeing her face. "Whoa," she muttered and seeing how wounded she was she went to her other side and threw the girl mutant's arm across her shoulders. "I'm Inya," she said making sure her naginata didn't hit the wounded girl at all. "Who're you?"

[Jade Green]

By this time, Xandry had gotten about a foor or two away from where Shey was hiding. I saw someone right about here, I know I did. She thought and took too more steps causing her to stand right next to the crevice where the hidden turtle waited. She too could hear the voices down the way.

Mikey stared at Inya, a bit surprised to find her down the sewers so soon...and with pizza. He shook his head when Randi was talking to him. "Oh! No problem, dudette," he smiled at her and leaned down to place her right arm over his shoulders and gently helped her stand. "That better?" he asked. We gotta get back to the Lair... he thought, biting his bottom lip.

"It'll do..." She grumbled in reply. In her pain, she had let go some of the control of her telepathic abilities and she 'over heard' some of Mikey's thought. 'back to the lair'. Randi decided to ignore it, then Inya spoke.

"So... you know eachother?" she asked walking closer. She then stopped in suprise after seeing her face. "Whoa," she muttered and seeing how wounded she was she went to her other side and threw the girl mutant's arm across her shoulders. "I'm Inya," she said making sure her naginata didn't hit the wounded girl at all. "Who're you?"

"The name's Ra-..." Randi's frown suddenly turned into a scowl and she glanced behind. "Alright, WHO'S THERE?!"

Xandry, thinking that maybe she had just been halucinating when she saw the first figure, (the one of Shey), winced. "Uh... sorry! I'm just... a little lost, I, uh, need to get to uh... uh... this may sound really weird, but... I need to get to the sewers under twelveth and Laird..."

"And what about the other one?" Randi couldn't help but snarl, "The one hidin' next to you!?" Gotta love being a psychic.

Xandry paled. "N-next to me?" She quickly looked to one side and then the other... right at the crevice where Shey was still hiding.

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey stared from Xandry to Randi. "Uh...." he shook his head, feeling a bit confused at the moment. "Um...I have two questions...first...Who are you?(Meaning Xandry) and second...(Turns back to Randi) How did you know she was there?" he asked, scratching the back of his head with his free hand.

[Jade Green]

Mikey stared from Xandry to Randi. "Uh...." he shook his head, feeling a bit confused at the moment. "Um...I have two questions...first...Who are you?(Meaning Xandry) and second...(Turns back to Randi) How did you know she was there?" he asked, scratching the back of his head with his free hand.


"Samantha." Xandry replied. It wasn't technically a lie, since she died ten years ago Alexandria had -- like other grim reapers -- been using aliases to get by. Samantha Warner was the one she was currently using.

Needless to say, Randi was not convinced. "I'll explain later," Randi whispered to Mikey and Inya and then shouted, "LIAR!" to Xandry. Now feeling even more threatened, she reached for the magmum in her right thigh holster. "What's your real name? And who's your friend?!"

"I... I... My name is..." Xandry inched away from the crevice and bumped against the opposite wall. "I don't know who's in there! I didn't even know there was someone in there... please believe me!"

Randi's hand moved away from her gun, this she seemed to believe. "So what's your name?"

"Xandry." She replied, "Please... all I want are directions, really..."

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey looked at Xandry. "Directions? To where?" he asked, tilting his head to one side.

[Jade Green]

Mikey looked at Xandry. "Directions? To where?" he asked, tilting his head to one side.

"T-twelvth and Laird." Xandry stammered, her back still against the wall as she inched towards Inya, Mikey and Randi. "I... I... have to meet someone in the sewers below that area in less than an hour!"

"..." Randi remained silent. Her eyes, not that anyone could see them with her shades on, were fixated on the point where she felt Shey to be. "My friend Mikey here will get you there in time." She said and lowered her tone so only Mike and Inya could hear, "Inya will take me to the lair and get your brother... Don, was it? to bandage me up. Plus, I bet those pizzas are getting cold." She raised her voice again, "But the other had better show thier face before I get really mad."

[Hamato Inya]

"Hai," Inya nodded preparing to take more of the girls weight on. She glared at Xandry for a second and grinned at Mikey before starting off slowly so that the girl mutant's joints could get looser. "Never did learn your name."

"Twelvth and Laird? Meeting someone? In the sewers?! I hope Raph isn't behind this." She sighed at that thought and shook her head.

[-Savannah-]

Shey decided to act NOW. Jumping from her post she withdrew her curved blades and slid into the shadows quickly. "DON'T come any closer." she murmured lowly.

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Before Mikey could make it to Xandry's side, he jumped, startled, upon hearing another girl's voice. What is with people these days?! He went to Xandry's right side and took her arm, gently. "Come on, let's get you to where you're goin' before trouble starts..." he whispered.

[-Savannah-]

"I don't wanna hurt 'cha." she said calmly. She decided to show herself, hating to scare someone for a strange reason. Hesitantly, she stepped from the darkness. Shey still had her weapons sheathed. Scars covered her body, old and new, giving her a rough appearance.

[Jade Green]

"Hai," Inya nodded preparing to take more of the girls weight on. She glared at Xandry for a second and grinned at Mikey before starting off slowly so that the girl mutant's joints could get looser. "Never did learn your name."

"Randi." She replied, watching Mikey move closer to Xandry and then began to move with Inya.

"Twelvth and Laird? Meeting someone? In the sewers?! I hope Raph isn't behind this." She sighed at that thought and shook her head.

"By the way." Randi said as they walked, "Who's Raph?"

Shey decided to act NOW. Jumping from her post she withdrew her curved blades and slid into the shadows quickly. "DON'T come any closer." she murmured lowly.

Xandry, upon seeing Shey jump out from her post let out a shreak and scrambled farther away from the female turtle. "OH MY GAWD!" Then she felt an odd hand grab her arm followed by the voice of one of the others down the tunnel.

"Come on, let's get you to where you're goin' before trouble starts..." he whispered.

She first wondered how he could have gotten to her so fast and so silently but then she saw is face. "A... another! Marshal was right!" Looking to the shadows where she had seen Shey and Mike, she decided that beggers couldn't be choosers and hid behind the male turtle. "Trouble... r-right, I think you're right..." She stammered.

"I don't wanna hurt 'cha." she said calmly. She decided to show herself, hating to scare someone for a strange reason. Hesitantly, she stepped from the darkness. Shey still had her weapons sheathed. Scars covered her body, old and new, giving her a rough appearance.

"Then why do you have THOSE out!?" Xandry shrieked from behind the protection of Michaelangelo. She then let out a sob, "I'm going to kill Pistol for this! He knows I hate rats and he still gave me this assignment!" She gripped Mike's arm, still sobbing, "Just get rid of her and take me to were I need to go... Please!"

[-Savannah-]

"These are only for protection," she said simply before placing them back by her side.

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey patted Xandry's arm. "See, it's okay," he gave her a warm smile. He turned to Shey. "Nice meeting ya...but, we gotta get goin'!" With that said, he picked Xandry up in his arms and walked off. "Twelfth and Laird...why are you going there, again, may I ask?" he asked her.

[Jade Green]

Mikey patted Xandry's arm. "See, it's okay," he gave her a warm smile. He turned to Shey. "Nice meeting ya...but, we gotta get goin'!" With that said, he picked Xandry up in his arms and walked off. "Twelfth and Laird...why are you going there, again, may I ask?" he asked her.

Xandry 'meeped' as she felt herself being picked up. "Uh... uh... to meet someone..." She mumbled, "I really can't tell you more than that... s-security issues, you understand..."

[-Savannah-]

"Whatever." she said, walking away. Shey didn't care less about them, because she did not know them at all.

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Xandry 'meeped' as she felt herself being picked up. "Uh... uh... to meet someone..." She mumbled, "I really can't tell you more than that... s-security issues, you understand..."

Mikey merely nodded, keeping his eyes open for anymore 'uninvited' visitors. He kept silent until he finally found Twelfth and Lair. "Well, here we are." he scratched the back of his head as he set Xandry down on her feet. "You want me to wait here for you, or what?"

[-Savannah-]

Shey sighed lonely, before jumping up the manhole, and running towards the shadows. "God, if only they knew how lonely I am." she said, crossing her arms, watched the blue, sky before disappearing into the shadows once more.

[Jade Green]

Mikey merely nodded, keeping his eyes open for anymore 'uninvited' visitors. He kept silent until he finally found Twelfth and Lair. "Well, here we are." he scratched the back of his head as he set Xandry down on her feet. "You want me to wait here for you, or what?"

"I..." She looked around nervously. The area was big. Well actually, it was more like the size of a small room: Ten feet by ten feet by 12 feet in hight. "I don't really kn-..."

"WHO DARES INVADE UPON THE RAT KING'S TERRITORY?!" The voice boomed from the tunnel entrance opposite them causing Xandry to hide behind Mikey again.

"Rat King...?" She whispered under her breath and peered over his shoulder only to see a swarm of rats spill the tunnel and fill the room. "Oh god... oh god..."

[Hamato Inya]

"Raph?" she grinned. "He's Mike's brother. There's Donatello, the scientist, Raph, the hothead, Leo, the leader, and Mike," she chuckled. "Mike's the comedy releif. But hanging with those guys, its always fun," she sighed and shifted her hold on the pizzas. "So, Randi, what're you doing here, and how did you become a mutant? Or... would you rather not tell? Either way its fine, there are so many things down here that I've become used to the weirdest things," she smiled kindly at Randi before turning her attention ahead and turning down another tunnel.

"And here we are!" she said grinning again and opening the door. "You're gonna love the guys. Donnie!" she yelled stepping in. "We have a visitor in need of your professional doctor skills!"

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

"I..." She looked around nervously. The area was big. Well actually, it was more like the size of a small room: Ten feet by ten feet by 12 feet in hight. "I don't really kn-..."

"WHO DARES INVADE UPON THE RAT KING'S TERRITORY?!" The voice boomed from the tunnel entrance opposite them causing Xandry to hide behind Mikey again.

"Rat King...?" She whispered under her breath and peered over his shoulder only to see a swarm of rats spill the tunnel and fill the room. "Oh god... oh god..."


Mikey jumped a few feet back and let out a little girl's shriek. He turned back to Xandry and smiled, nervously. "You're here to see the Rat King?! Why didn't you tell me sooner?" he asked, avoiding the rats as much as possible. "No offense to Sensei, I still respect him and love him like a father, but I can't stand these things!"

[Jade Green]

"Raph?" she grinned. "He's Mike's brother. There's Donatello, the scientist, Raph, the hothead, Leo, the leader, and Mike," she chuckled. "Mike's the comedy releif. But hanging with those guys, its always fun,"

'fun?' Randi thought bitterly, 'what's that?'

she sighed and shifted her hold on the pizzas. "So, Randi, what're you doing here, and how did you become a mutant? Or... would you rather not tell? Either way its fine, there are so many things down here that I've become used to the weirdest things," she smiled kindly at Randi before turning her attention ahead and turning down another tunnel.

"Eh..." Randi found it interesting that Inya didn't catch the fact that neither Mikey or she had said Raph's name and yet she knew it. Then again, maybe she assumed that Mikey had said it before she got there? "It's... rather complicated."

"And here we are!" she said grinning again and opening the door. "You're gonna love the guys. Donnie!" she yelled stepping in. "We have a visitor in need of your professional doctor skills!"

Donatello looked up from the game consol. First, he only saw Inya and then... he saw the figure behind her. "What the-..." His controller dropped the floor as he quickly stood up. "It's... that's a... how?" He looked to Inya for an explaination, "She's-..."

"Injured and requiring medical attention, 'Donnie'." Randi spoke, towards him and the other two turtles at the couch. "Mikey told me that you were the buck for the job."

Mikey jumped a few feet back and let out a little girl's shriek. He turned back to Xandry and smiled, nervously. "You're here to see the Rat King?! Why didn't you tell me sooner?" he asked, avoiding the rats as much as possible. "No offense to Sensei, I still respect him and love him like a father, but I can't stand these things!"

((Hey, I'm on Sullen Reasoning now))

"I'm not here for him!" She whispered harshly, "I'm here for someone by the name of Ha'ntaan!" The rats encircled them and snapped at their heels, hearding the two into the middle of the room. "I am so going to kill Pistol... I can't believe that Marshal was right..." She muttered, sticking close to Mikey, "Only its was turtles, not crocodiles..."

[-Savannah-]

Shey leaned against a brick wall in one of the city's alleyways, boredly, throwing pebbles at some cans for little entertainment. She usually sang a song when she was in this mood but a song didn't occur to her, for she had too much to think and worry about.

[Hamato Inya]

"Yeah," Inya grinned and helped Randi over to the couch and sat her down. "Don't worry about anything," she chuckled. "Raph will get you anything you want!"

"Oi!" Raph said coming out of the 'dojo' with a towel around his shoulders. "Pizzas?"

"If you like them soggy," Inya tossed the pizza boxes to Raph. "Oh, and we have a guest Raphie, so you better be on your best behavior!"

"Guest?" he raised an eyeridge. "Another human? What's up with the sewers now'adays?" Raph walked over to the couch and his chin dropped. "What the? Who? How?"

"Her name's Randi," Inya said pushing Raph's mouth closed with a finger before he glared at her. "She can explain better than me though."

[Jade Green]

((I'll presume that Raphael just realized that Randi is a turtle as well. ;) ))

While Inya spoke with Raph, Randi looked down at the turtle still sitting on the couch, Leonardo. Noting his bandaged foot she said, "Hey there, fellow casualty, think you can spare some room on that couch for me?" Once Leonardo had moved over enough to let Randi sit down she heard the last bit of Raph and Inya's conversation.


"Her name's Randi," Inya said pushing Raph's mouth closed with a finger before he glared at her. "She can explain better than me though."

"Yeah..." She cleared her throat. "I got into a disagreement last night..." She pulled off her hat and set it on the back of the couch and began to work, carefully, on taking off her long coat.

"...Disagreement?" Donatello asked, returning with the needed supplies.

"Yeah, see, I wanted to have a nice roof over my head," She successfully pulled her right arm out of the coat revealing the blood soaked bandage on her right arm. "And the local police department disagreed. I think it's pretty clear who won."

"Geeze, how long have you had that bandage on?" Don asked moving to have a look.

"I dunno, put it one sometime last night."

"We'd better get that off."

"Can I take my coat off first?" Randi asked, working on pulling her other arm out.

As she did, she revealed all of what she had underneath. In her chest holster was a 9mm gun as well as a few extra bullets. On each thigh was another holster, but these both held not only a magmum and spare bullets each, but a dagger too. The belt on he waist reminded Donatello of the 'utility belts' one sees in comics: At first glance he saw what looked to be small explosives and gass bombs as well as a lock pick tools and what looked like a medical spray of some sort. Maybe it was empty?

Randi knew exactly what they were staring at and commented, "I used to have a rifle and a shot gun too, but I lost them and a backpack during a, uh, 'wild party' about two weeks ago."

"Huh? Oh, no, I wasn't looking at those." Donatello lied horribly, "I was acessing the bodily damage. I'm guessing that the wounds were from bullets, right?" Randi nodded, it was hard to tell if she believed his lie or not. "What about the bruise?"

"Oh, that?" She gave a half hearted shrug, "After the confrontation with the police I met up with the concrete and we had a heart-to-heart." Just as Donatello, she turned it into a sarcastic joke. "It gave me this bruise, and I left it a dent."

[-Savannah-]

Shey sighed and watched the clouds float by above her head. "God, I'm SO bored!" she said folding her arms, then getting on her feet, "AND I am curious about those other guys that kinda look like me..." Shey hesitantly decided to go back to the sewers to investigate.

[Hamato Inya]

((Ooc: Inya's in another bug Raph mood ^^ ))

Inya held a hand to her heart and bowed her head.

"Another victim to the mutants of New York," she wiped an imaginary tear away.

Raph hit Inya on the head and leaned over the sofa.

"You met Mikey? Why didn't he come with?" he asked with a suspisious glare.

"He's busy," Inya said grabbing the end of Raph's mask and pulling him back before dodging a couple of punches

[Jade Green]

Raphael asked exactly what Donatello was thinking. Where was Mikey.

"You met Mikey? Why didn't he come with?" he asked with a suspisious glare.

"He's busy," Inya said grabbing the end of Raph's mask and pulling him back before dodging a couple of punches

"While Mikey was attempting to take me back here, we ran three others. The first being Inya here who -- if another minute had gone buy -- would have tried to kill me with that blade on her back. Then - uh - it became apparent," to Randi at least, "that two more where some distance behind us: A girl who had some sort of 'meeting' in the sewers, and the other girl..."

Randi stopped for a moment and looked to Don who was now undoing hte bandages of her arm and acessing the damage. "I'm afraid you'll need stitches."

"Wonderful..." Her eyeridges lowered hinting that she was narrowing her eyes behind those dark shades of hers.

"While I clean this up, why don't you finishe your explaination?"

"...right..."

[Hamato Inya]

((Ooc: I'm having a bad spelling day today))

"Yeah sorry about that!" Inya grinned stopping for a minute.

"Keh," Raph said hitting the back of her head again. "I'll go dry off the pizzas," he shook his head and headed to the kitched picking up the soggy boxes along the way.

"Well, the girl left I think, but then we came here and Mikey took the girl who had a meeting with someone to the sewer under Twelvth and Laird," she shrugged and headed over to the couch. "He may still be there, or he could be heading back," she sat down on the arm of the sofa near Leo. "You're being awfully quiet Leonardo," she grinned.

[-Savannah-]

Shey stood and brushed herself off. Watching closely she crossed over to the manhole silently and then lifting the lid. "Well..." she said quietly, "Here I go!" Shey dropped into the sewers with a graceful landing. Her blue eyes roamed her dark, grimy surroundings listening and looking for a hint of danger. Walking queitly down the dark corridor, she heard two voices in the distance, a guy's and a girl's voice.

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

"I'm not here for him!" She whispered harshly, "I'm here for someone by the name of Ha'ntaan!" The rats encircled them and snapped at their heels, hearding the two into the middle of the room. "I am so going to kill Pistol... I can't believe that Marshal was right..." She muttered, sticking close to Mikey, "Only its was turtles, not crocodiles..."

"You're wrong there, dudette...there is a crocodile like us...his name is LeatherHead. I'm kind of suprised you haven't stumbled across him, yet," Mikey explained, twirling his nunchuks around, trying to get the rats to back off.

[Jade Green]

"You're wrong there, dudette...there is a crocodile like us...his name is LeatherHead. I'm kind of suprised you haven't stumbled across him, yet," Mikey explained, twirling his nunchuks around, trying to get the rats to back off.

"Well, this is my first -- and I hope last -- time in the sewers and... Ew! one just ran over my foot! Ew! Ew!" Xandry whined, continuing to cling to Michaelangelo's arm.

The Rat King watched them from across the room with obvious annoyance. Had he heard that young woman right? She was looking for 'Ha'ntaan'? "State your purpose, girl." He commanded, crossing his arms, "Why do you seek Ha'ntaan?"

"Huh?!" She peaked out from behind Michaelangelo and blinked at the Rat King, she hadn't realized that he had heard her. "Oh! I have a message for him... have you seen him Mister... uh... Rat King... Sir?"

"What is your message to him?" He asked, choosing not to reveal himself at this time, "I will deliver it."

"Oh no, I'm sorry, I can't do that... my instructions were to give it directly to him..." She thought for a moment, Ha'ntaan was supposed to die in 15 minutes or so meaning that either he was Ha'ntaan, or the man was still coming. "But I have a few more minutes -- thanks to Mikey here -- so I can wait until he comes."

The Rat King rolled his eyes. He couldn't believe this. "Leave this place at once, both of you, or face the consiquences!"

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

((Hey, sorry about signing off...aim gets on my nerves at times...this time, I didn't sign off...it disconnected me...and now it won't let me reconnect, and I don't wanna haft to shut down and restart my comp just so the damn thing will work again...again, sorry about that))

Mikey raised an eyeridge at this. "Consequences?" he asked, humor coloring his voice. "What are they again? Please, tell me...I'm confused here..." A smirk crossed his face at this.

[Jade Green]

Mikey raised an eyeridge at this. "Consequences?" he asked, humor coloring his voice. "What are they again? Please, tell me...I'm confused here..." A smirk crossed his face at this.

This earned Mikey a firm whack on the back of his head. "Don't piss him off... please." She hissed in a whisper. It was bad enough that Xandry was doing everything in the wrong way. She was supposed to stay on the edge of society, and here she was, interacting with two others one of which she might have to take soul of.

Xandry's request not to anger the Rat King came too late as now he stepped more into view, his fists clenched. "You are about to find out very quickly.... My minions, here is your dinner. Girl! You come with me!"

"What!?" Xandry moaned, as the rats began to swarm even closer, crawling between them and snapping at her heels to veer her away from their meal... "Mikey!"

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey shook off the pain he felt from the hit. "Damn it..." he muttered, seeing the rats closing in on him. "Great, just great...I just had to open my big mouth, didn't I?" He kept the rats at a distance by hitting at them with his nunchakus. "Xandry!" He hit a few of the rats that were near her with his other nunchaku and grabbed her into his arms. He turned to the Rat King. "Just what in the shell are you trying to do?!"

[Jade Green]

"She has a message for Ha'ntaan," The Rat King stepped closer, "I am taking her to him."

"That won't do!" Xandry who was surprisingly releaved to be in Mikey's arms, whined, "I had specific instructions to meet him here!"

"And why is that?"

"I... I can't tell you!" Xandry replied. Only ten more minutes, maybe this was Ha'ntaan.

The Rat King didn't like this, not one bit; but the girl obviously didn't know that he was Ha'ntaan. "Foolish girl, what makes you think that this Ha'ntaan will show up?"

"Uh..." Why not tell him the truth, he wouldn't believe her. "Because I'm a grim Reaper, that's why; and death is always on time."

"Ha'ntaan is death?" The Rat King snorted.

"No, but he'll meet him soon enough." Xandry replied.

"A lie, you're trying to fool me!" The Rat King roared, "I am not going to die!"

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey blinked a few times, trying to take all of this in. The Rat King...was this Ha'ntaan guy...and Xandry was a Grim Reaper??? And he was holding her?? "So, lemme get this straight...you're this Ha'ntaan guy that Xandry here is supposed to reap? And Xandry...you're a grim reaper?" He paused. "Ugh...my head hurts, now..."

[Jade Green]

Mikey blinked a few times, trying to take all of this in. The Rat King...was this Ha'ntaan guy...and Xandry was a Grim Reaper??? And he was holding her?? "So, lemme get this straight...you're this Ha'ntaan guy that Xandry here is supposed to reap? And Xandry...you're a grim reaper?" He paused. "Ugh...my head hurts, now..."

Now she had to weasel her way out of this. "Grim reaper? Me?" She slipped out of Mikey's grasp, "No, I just said that to get the truth about who he was out! Everyone knows that 'reapers' don't exist. Yeesh."

Good save, Xandry. She thought and looked to Ha'ntaan. "So you're Ha'ntaan, right?"

"..." He frowned at her. "I do not like trickery, girl."

She moved closer to him, "Well, I'm truly sorry about that sir." She offered her hand, "Let me properly introduce myself -- I've been so rude -- My name is Xandry and you are Ha'ntaan, correct?"

He stared at her for a minute more, weighing the situation in his mind. This girl was obviously unarmed. "Yes..." He took her hand and shook it. "What is your message for me?"

"Well, it turns out that your order of cheese has been delayed and the shipment won't come in for another two days."

"...shipment?" He blinked at her, as Xandry backed away.

"...Of cheese." She confirmed.

His upper lip curled up into a sneer, "You coniving little wench, you have come down here to inform me of such a... insulting joke!?"

"Hey, don't kill the messenger!"

"I think I will!" He stepped forwards in order to strike Xandry, only to hear a pained squeek below him. In shock, he took a quick step back snagging his heel onto a piece of paper which caused him to slide forwards a couple of feet, (Xandry had to jump back in order not to be hit), and collided with the wall to land flat on his back.

He let out a roar of anger and moved to stand just as a brick fell loose from the mortar and hit him atop the head. Xandry looked up from where the brick had come from and spot -- for a split second -- a graveling. A creature usually invisible to mortals that cause the accidents that kill people... "Oh no... get back!" She pulled Mikey out of the small room a split second before the entire roof caved in.

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey blinked in surprise as he was pulled out of the way from the collapsing room. "Dude..." he murmured, as he witnessed the scene. He shook his head and looked at Xandry, wanting an explanation. "Are you telling me the truth, Xandry? I don't take very kindly to lying..." He asked, crossing his arms.

[Jade Green]

Mikey blinked in surprise as he was pulled out of the way from the collapsing room. "Dude..." he murmured, as he witnessed the scene. He shook his head and looked at Xandry, wanting an explanation. "Are you telling me the truth, Xandry? I don't take very kindly to lying..." He asked, crossing his arms.

Ha'ntaan's soul stared down at Xandry, "What... just happened?" he looked to the now destroyed room, "Am I... No! I can't be!"

Xandry closed her eyes and sighed. "I, uh, uhm..."

"You are a grim reaper!" Ha'ntaan roared, "That means... no! I can not have died in such a pittiful way."

"Well, you did..." Xandry grumbled under her breath and opened her eyes. "Listen, if I tell you what I am... you cannot tell anyone because if you do... you'll cause some major problems."

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey looked at Xandry, expectantly. "I swear I won't tell anyone. Now, just, please, tell me what you really are, cause all of this is just creeping me out," He replied.

[Jade Green]

Mikey looked at Xandry, expectantly. "I swear I won't tell anyone. Now, just, please, tell me what you really are, cause all of this is just creeping me out," He replied.

"Well, I am a grim reaper..."

"I knew it!" Snarled Ha'ntaan.

"Shut up!" She turned and glared to where Ha'ntaan stood and then back to Mikey, "I was sent to collect Ha'ntaan, err, the Rat King's soul; and believe it or not, said soul is standing right next to me. I kind of have to lead him to where ever it is he needs to go now..." She sighed, brushing her hair out of her face, "Do you think you could sh-..."

She looked to Ha'ntaan who was walking towards a glowing 'room' filled with rats and other things and smirked. "Never mind, I think he already found it..."

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

"So, you are a Grim Reaper...why didn't you tell me before?" he asked, not even noticing the freaky glowing room behind him. "I had a feeling I was right...why did you have to trick me like that?"

[-Savannah-]

Shey silently roamed about in the sewers, once in a while running into a few rats. Yawning, she instantly heard voices coming from around the corner. Without hesitation she silently ran up by the openning a stole a glance of inside the corridor. "Rat King?!" she wondered silently as she continued to watch.

[Jade Green]

"So, you are a Grim Reaper...why didn't you tell me before?" he asked, not even noticing the freaky glowing room behind him. "I had a feeling I was right...why did you have to trick me like that?"

"Here, let me think about that one..." Xandry tapped her chin, "Uh... because you're mortal and you're not supposed to know that I exist because it could start the armageddon? Is that a good enough reason?" She sighed, "Now, could you like, help me get back to the surface please? I'm hungry, and I've a boss to scream at. Next time, he'd better send Marshal for this kind of thing..."

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey shook his head. All of this felt like such a dream to him, but this was real. He wasn't sleeping...he was wide awake. "All right...I'll take you to the surface...but then, I'm heading home. I have to know how Randi's doing. Plus, I'm exhausted," he replied, and started to head down the sewer tunnel, towards a ladder. He looked over his shoulder, expecting Xandry to follow him.

[Jade Green]

Mikey shook his head. All of this felt like such a dream to him, but this was real. He wasn't sleeping...he was wide awake. "All right...I'll take you to the surface...but then, I'm heading home. I have to know how Randi's doing. Plus, I'm exhausted," he replied, and started to head down the sewer tunnel, towards a ladder. He looked over his shoulder, expecting Xandry to follow him.

Having no idea that Shey was in the tunnel across the now fallen room, she followed Mikey. "I'm really sorry for all of this, honestly, I am..." Xandry mumbled, "I'm glad that I met you, actually, I would have been lost in here for hours... and yes, please give Randi and Inya -- it was Inya, right? -- my regards."

[-Savannah-]

Shey sucked in her breathe as they came down the tunnel. Deciding to hide in the shadows, she watched them pass, not even daring to breathe.

[azure turtle]

((Ooc: I'm having a bad spelling day today))

"Yeah sorry about that!" Inya grinned stopping for a minute.

"Keh," Raph said hitting the back of her head again. "I'll go dry off the pizzas," he shook his head and headed to the kitched picking up the soggy boxes along the way.

"Well, the girl left I think, but then we came here and Mikey took the girl who had a meeting with someone to the sewer under Twelvth and Laird," she shrugged and headed over to the couch. "He may still be there, or he could be heading back," she sat down on the arm of the sofa near Leo. "You're being awfully quiet Leonardo," she grinned.

"I'm just thinking..."

Leonardo continued to sit quietly and assess the situation. He was keeping a very close eye on this "Randi" person, staring at her as Don continued treating her wounds. Not only was she a mutant turtle, but she had weapons as well. What was Mikey and Inya thinking allowing a stranger to enter the lair? He understood that she was injured, but caution is absolutely necessary. If his leg wasn't bandaged, he'd probably be standing over Randi, arms crossed, and interrogating her.

Leo knew something bad was coming, and he suspected for a moment that Randi may be the one causing his recent state of worry. However, for some strange reason, Leo felt as if Randi wasn't behind the emotions of dread he's been having lately. Instead, her aura felt... okay. It didn't seem threatening, but at the same time, it felt as if she were hiding a million secrets. He'd allow her to recover from her wounds before playing the role of drill sargeant and pumping information out of her. He needed to make sure that she was not a threat to his family's safety. But for now, Leo was just going to sit back and observe everything. Not that he could do much anyway, since Don didn't want him walking too much on his bad ankle. As long as his siblings were present, Leonardo felt rather safe that his fighting abilities wouldn't need to be tested in the worst case scenario.

[Jade Green]

Donatello had told Randi that she might possibly need stitches, which was something that the female turtle wasn't exactly looking forwards to. And then Inya had asked the one next to Randi, Leonardo, if he was alright for he was 'awfully quiet'.

"I'm just thinking..."

What a reply! By saying so little, Leonardo was actually saying a lot. She looked right back at him. 'He doesn't trust me,' she thought, not that she blamed him. It was tempting to open her mind and sweep against his, but she resisted. They did not know of her power, and it was best to keep it that way... for their own good.

"Okay, Randi?" Donatello said, pulling her attention away from Leo, "I've gotta question, are you allergic to any, uh, medications?"

"Anesthetic." Randi replied, "Sleeping gas... basically anything that affects the mind or might put me out."

"So novacaine wouldn't be on that list?" Donny asked.

"No... Let me guess, you were going to 'numb' the area before you started working on it."

"Basically..."

"How nice... if you were a field medic, a... uh, never mind." Randi shook her head, "Novacaine'll work."

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey nodded his head at the last thing Xandry said and suddenly felt a cold shiver run up the back of his shell. What the shell was bothering him? The fact that he helped a Grim Reaper reap someone, who was apparently going to die, anyway? Or could it have been the fact that he wasn't allowed to tell anyone else what he witnessed? He shook his head, climbing the ladder and kept glancing over his shoulder, making sure Xandry was following, all the while keeping silent. He lifted the manhole cover, looked around and climbed out of the sewer. As soon as he was out, he helped Xandry to the surface.

He kept his gaze on the ground. "This is it...I can't go any further..." He mumbled.

[-Savannah-]

Shey watched them silently, not daring to breathe. Slipping silently into another corridor nearby, she quietly took out a flashlight from her pack and switched it on, revealing grafitti on the wall.

[Jade Green]

Mikey nodded his head at the last thing Xandry said and suddenly felt a cold shiver run up the back of his shell. What the shell was bothering him? The fact that he helped a Grim Reaper reap someone, who was apparently going to die, anyway? Or could it have been the fact that he wasn't allowed to tell anyone else what he witnessed? He shook his head, climbing the ladder and kept glancing over his shoulder, making sure Xandry was following, all the while keeping silent. He lifted the manhole cover, looked around and climbed out of the sewer. As soon as he was out, he helped Xandry to the surface.

He kept his gaze on the ground. "This is it...I can't go any further..." He mumbled.

"L-listen..." Xandry said, her eyes getting a little misty. "Please understand, I don't kill people... I-i... I just collect their souls, okay? I'm told whose supposed to die when and where and I d-do... I do my job. If I fail to collect the soul... that soul will..." She let out a wavering sigh, "It'll rot... decay... Everyone has their part in life, ya know? Even after death... mine's to make sure other souls go where their supposed to... G-good bye, Mikey." With a deep sigh, she started down the street.

****

Donatello gave Randi a quizical look. "Field medic? Were you in the military?"

"Uh..." Randi mumbled, looking away as Donatello pricked her arm with the needle. "That is to say..."

He eyed her as he finished, "Well, I should have known from the 'casualty' comment; but you don't look military even with-..."

"Every mutant got a story," She said quickly, "I've got mine, ya'll got yours." She turned and looked to Leonardo and then back to Donatello. "It's the whole 'don't ask, but tell when ready' policy. I'm not askin' and I'm not ready."

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

"L-listen..." Xandry said, her eyes getting a little misty. "Please understand, I don't kill people... I-i... I just collect their souls, okay? I'm told whose supposed to die when and where and I d-do... I do my job. If I fail to collect the soul... that soul will..." She let out a wavering sigh, "It'll rot... decay... Everyone has their part in life, ya know? Even after death... mine's to make sure other souls go where their supposed to... G-good bye, Mikey." With a deep sigh, she started down the street.

Mikey watched her leave, then shook his head and started after her. "Wait!" Wait? Heh. He was the one who hated waiting, and he was telling this girl to wait? "I..." He rubbed the back of his head. "I'm sorry...will I ever see you again?"

[Jade Green]

Mikey watched her leave, then shook his head and started after her. "Wait!" Wait? Heh. He was the one who hated waiting, and he was telling this girl to wait? "I..." He rubbed the back of his head. "I'm sorry...will I ever see you again?"

Xandry looked at the ground and shrugged, "I'm probably already going to get hell of this, I broke one of our strictest rules... I don't know..." She eyed him and then smirked. "You good with disguises? Do you know where Larry's Dinner is?"

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Xandry looked at the ground and shrugged, "I'm probably already going to get hell of this, I broke one of our strictest rules... I don't know..." She eyed him and then smirked. "You good with disguises? Do you know where Larry's Dinner is?"

Mikey smiled. "I know where the Diner is, and yes, I'm good with disguises. Whenever I or one of my brothers goes topside to vist a friend, we always wear disguises...most of the time, it's a trenchcoat, shades and a hat," he replied.

[Jade Green]

Mikey smiled. "I know where the Diner is, and yes, I'm good with disguises. Whenever I or one of my brothers goes topside to vist a friend, we always wear disguises...most of the time, it's a trenchcoat, shades and a hat," he replied.

"That'll work, I usually hang out at the Diner until like... one in the morning or so." She shrugged. "There's not many people in there at that time and the staff's used to wierd customers. After all, my associats and I go there all the time."

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

"Cool. I'll be seeing you later, then," he smiled, then jumped down the manhole, pulling the cover over the top. He smiled, keeping his gaze concentrated on the ground as he made his way back to the Lair. "Oh, yeah...I can't tell anyone..." he shrugged as he walked into the entrance and closed the door behind him. He immediatly took a seat on the couch.

[azure turtle]

Donatello gave Randi a quizical look. "Field medic? Were you in the military?"

"Uh..." Randi mumbled, looking away as Donatello pricked her arm with the needle. "That is to say..."

He eyed her as he finished, "Well, I should have known from the 'casualty' comment; but you don't look military even with-..."

"Every mutant got a story," She said quickly, "I've got mine, ya'll got yours." She turned and looked to Leonardo and then back to Donatello. "It's the whole 'don't ask, but tell when ready' policy. I'm not askin' and I'm not ready."
Leonardo raised an eye ridge at Randi's reply, but he continued to say nothing. It almost seemed as if this mutant could read his thoughts, and this made him slightly uncomfortable. Whether she was ready or not, Leo was determined to get answers from her sooner or later. But for now, he was going to give her the benefit of the doubt.

[Jade Green]

Leonardo raised an eye ridge at Randi's reply, but he continued to say nothing. It almost seemed as if this mutant could read his thoughts, and this made him slightly uncomfortable. Whether she was ready or not, Leo was determined to get answers from her sooner or later. But for now, he was going to give her the benefit of the doubt.

"...I-i'm sorry." Donny shrugged helplessly, "I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable..." He was getting a little uncomfortable, actually. The fact that Randi wouldn't take of her sunglasses was a little... weird. He chose to be polite and not say anything on the subject and went back to stitching her arm.

She clicked her tongue, calming down a little. "Eh, don't worry about it. I'm just a little... edgy at the moment because someone keeps on staring at me."


Just as Michaelangelo entered, Randi looked directly to Leonardo, her voice suddenly turning 'cockney'. "Well gee wilikers, Mistah Leeonaardo! Ah know ya must think Ah'm mighty pretty, but it ain't genteelmanly-like tah stare!" Her voice then went back to normal and she said, quite sternly.

"Seriously, I know you must find me suspicious and all but will you please stop giving me that look? You're making me nervous, and I'm not the nicest of people when I'm nervous -- how'd it go?" The last comment was directed to Michaelangelo, who took a seat on the other side of Leonardo. She was, of course, referring to Xandry.

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey snapped out of his daze when Randi spoke to him. "Oh, hey...you mean Xandry? I helped her to where she had to go, and I'm gonna meet her at a diner here in a few minutes...I just wanted to check in on you guys...and she told me to give you and Inya her regards," Mikey replied, a sheepish smile on his face.

[Jade Green]

(*Poke*, perhaps I should make it clear the TOD it's about 4-5pm... :P because Xandry enterd the sewers about two hours before she had to find the Rat King and that was at like, 1:00... and lets say its about 30 or so minutes after that. *shrug*)

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

((Kay...sounds ok to me))

[azure turtle]

She clicked her tongue, calming down a little. "Eh, don't worry about it. I'm just a little... edgy at the moment because someone keeps on staring at me."


Just as Michaelangelo entered, Randi looked directly to Leonardo, her voice suddenly turning 'cockney'. "Well gee wilikers, Mistah Leeonaardo! Ah know ya must think Ah'm mighty pretty, but it ain't genteelmanly-like tah stare!" Her voice then went back to normal and she said, quite sternly.
Leonardo's eyes widened with amusement, and he even managed a very slight smirk. Maybe this girl wasn't so bad after all, but he still wanted to hear her story. He'll do that later. "My apologies," he addressed Randi, "but we don't have visitors very often. I'm sure you can guess why."

Leo let out a small sigh and rubbed his temples. His head was starting to hurt again. He glanced over at Mikey and furrowed his brow a bit. "Seems like you've been having a busy day, Mikey. Mind filling us in on who this Xandry person is?"

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Leo let out a small sigh and rubbed his temples. His head was starting to hurt again. He glanced over at Mikey and furrowed his brow a bit. "Seems like you've been having a busy day, Mikey. Mind filling us in on who this Xandry person is?"

Mikey's eyes widened. He knew his brothers would ask who Xandry was...and sure enough, it had to be Leo. "She's a human friend I made earlier...I can't really say anymore...I promised her I wouldn't tell anyone else..." Shell...there he went...he just blurted out he was keeping a secret. He shook his head. "I was helping her find someone in the sewers cause she was a little lost." he stood up, walked briskly over towards the coat hangar, put on his trench coat, shades and his hat and started for the door.

Before he left, he turned back to the others. "I told her I'd meet her somewhere. And please, guys...don't follow me," he pleaded, the walked out the door, heading straight for Larry's Diner.

[Jade Green]

Leonardo's eyes widened with amusement, and he even managed a very slight smirk. Maybe this girl wasn't so bad after all, but he still wanted to hear her story. He'll do that later. "My apologies," he addressed Randi, "but we don't have visitors very often. I'm sure you can guess why."

"Oh, I know very well 'why'." Randi grumbled a little and closed her eyes as she pulled off her shades to clean them a little. In truth, she was a little surprised to see a community of mutants this big. During the female's travels, the largest group of 'civilian' mutants she had seen was two, and those two weren't even of the same species like these four! With her eyes still closed, she heard Leo's question to Michaelangelo.

"Seems like you've been having a busy day, Mikey. Mind filling us in on who this Xandry person is?"

And then Mikey's reply.

"She's a human friend I made earlier...I can't really say anymore...I promised her I wouldn't tell anyone else..." Shell...there he went...he just blurted out he was keeping a secret. He shook his head. "I was helping her find someone in the sewers cause she was a little lost."

Randi frowned at this, tempted to open her eyes and watch him walk to the door. An image entered her mind, a man wrapped in linen and surrounded by rats...

Donatello had finished with the stitches on her arm at this point and was moving down to take care of the cut on her thigh. His hands hovered over her leg of a moment and, on a second thought, he looked up to Randi. "Uh... Randi?"

Randi gave a start and quickly slipped her shades back on, opened her eyes, and looked down at Donatello. "Mmn?"

"C-could you, uh..." He began to say, then Mikey, now at the door, spoke.

"I told her I'd meet her somewhere. And please, guys...don't follow me," he pleaded, the walked out the door, heading straight for Larry's Diner.

Donatello let out another sigh, watching Michaelangelo leave and looked to Randi. "What do you know about this Xandry girl?"

"What do I know? That she doesn't fit the 'human' perception of normal, she scares easy, and..." She sighed, it would be hard to explain how she knew that Xandry had no 'evil' intentions with out telling them that she was telepathic. "...aside from that, I have no idea what she was doing in the sewer or who she was looking for. Does that answer your question?"

"...I guess..." Donatello looked to the door and then back to her. He then remembered what he had really planned to ask her. "Oh! Uh, do you think you could, uh..."

"Take off my left thigh holster for you to save you from the 'embarassment' of doing so? Sure." She asked immediatly undoing the straps of leather and pulling it into her lap. "There, is that better?"

"Uh, yea, thanks..." Donatello blushed a deep red, now feeling embarassed that she already knew what he was going to ask. He moved to continue his preparation when something on the holster caught his eye. The magnum, extra bullets, and knife wasn't the onlything strapped to the holster. There was what sort of looked like an mp3 player. He decided not to ask and began to work on the stitches.

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Michaelangelo let out a sigh of relief as he rounded a corner of the sewers and smiled slightly. "That was a close one...I sure hope she's there," he murmured as he quickly made his way to the manhole ladder. He side-stepped a rat that crossed his path and quickly climbed the ladder. And here I thought all the rats...but Sensei...were dead... he shook his head, a bit sadly, and lifted the manhole cover.

Making sure no one would see him, he stepped out of the sewer and covered it back up with the lid. As he made his way towards the diner, a group of kids walked past him. "Did you guys hear the news about the recent gang activity?" he heard one of the kids asked.

Mikey shook his head, positioning his hat over his shades. Great...more gang activity... he thought as he pushed past the kids and stood right outside the door to Larry's Diner. He took a deep breath and stepped inside the Diner. He glanced around, hoping to spot Xandry.

[Jade Green]

Mikey shook his head, positioning his hat over his shades. Great...more gang activity... he thought as he pushed past the kids and stood right outside the door to Larry's Diner. He took a deep breath and stepped inside the Diner. He glanced around, hoping to spot Xandry.

Xandry was there alright, and she didn't look to happy. Of course, no one can look all too happy when they are continually slapping a tall, muscular black man on his arm and back. "Roaches!!" She shrieked, "Rats! Hundreds of them... HUNDREDS!"

"Calm down Xandry..." The man's deep, barotone voice sounded so calming despite his predictament.

"Why did you have to pick ME to do that!? It was so... so horrible!" She hit him a few more times.

"'Ey." Said an austrailian sounding man lounging at the table near by, "At least ya found 'im in time, righ'?"

"I nearly didn't!" Xandry snapped and glared back at the man, "Pistol, the next time there's an appointment down there do not give it to me!" Pistol nodded solomnly and moved to sit down.

"So." Said the woman sitting across from the austrailian. "How did it happen this time?" Xandry sat down next to her and heaved a sigh, "He stepped on a rat, then slipped on a puddle of this... slime stuff and smacked into a wall." She shrugged, "Then, the cieling caved in."

"Who can live in the sewers anyways...?" The woman shook her head.

"So..." the Austrailian grinned, "Did ya see those mutant aligators an' Rats?"

"No... I didn't see anything like that..." Xandry shook her head.

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Michaelangelo grinned upon hearing Xandry's voice. He saw two men and a womantalking with her. He edged a bit closer towards them, hearing most of the conversation.

"Who can live in the sewers anyways...?" The woman shook her head.

Mikey heard the comment and shook his head. Mutant freaks like me live in the sewers, lady... he thought, a slight rush of anger rising in his chest.

[-Savannah-]

Shey silently wandered through the sewer corridors, hearing voices every once ijn a while. "God. Either I'm going insane or I'm really hearing voices." she muttered the voices louder than before.

[Jade Green]

"Do you work tomorrow, Xandry?" Lauren asked, not noticing the strang man in the trench coat that was getting closer to them.

"No... Office Max is giving me the shaft." She grumbled, "I'm like... only working three days a week now..."

"Here, since you went through such an ordeal today, why don't I buy you dinner?" Lauren grinned.

"That sounds great..." Xandry replied distantly, glancing out the window. "I am kinda hungry."

"Heh, wanna 'ear about what 'appened ta me taday?" Marshal, the austrailian, asked in hopes to cheer Xandry up. "'Bout my appointment?"

"No." Xandry replied.

Marshall's face fell a little and then he looked to Pistol, "'Ow 'bout you, I'm sure you wanna-..."

"No." Replied Pistol, looking directly to Michaelangelo. "Can I help you?" All four reapers were looking at him now.

"Oh! That's... that's a, uh, aquaintence of mine!" Xandry quickly stood up, laughing nervously "He's a little early." She hurried over to Mikey. "You're early!" She hissed in a whisper.

Pistol leaned back in his chair, still looking at Michaelangelo. He raised his eyebrows and then smirked a little. "A friend, eh... well, why don't you come and sit with us, Mister... what is your name?"

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

"No." Replied Pistol, looking directly to Michaelangelo. "Can I help you?" All four reapers were looking at him now.

"Oh! That's... that's a, uh, aquaintence of mine!" Xandry quickly stood up, laughing nervously "He's a little early." She hurried over to Mikey. "You're early!" She hissed in a whisper.

Pistol leaned back in his chair, still looking at Michaelangelo. He raised his eyebrows and then smirked a little. "A friend, eh... well, why don't you come and sit with us, Mister... what is your name?"

Mikey looked over at the dark colored man. His gaze shifted over the other three reapers, then rested on Xandry. "Sorry, Xandry..." he reached up to rub the back of his head. "I had to get out of my place, anyway...my brothers started to get on my case, asking me questions about you." he whispered back.

He looked back at Pistol. "It's Michaelangelo...Mikey for short," he mumbled, starting to feel a bit out of place.

[Jade Green]

Shey silently wandered through the sewer corridors, hearing voices every once ijn a while. "God. Either I'm going insane or I'm really hearing voices." she muttered the voices louder than before.

Meanwhile, Master Splinter was just getting home from where ever it was he had gone. He stopped, hearing the voices and realized that the door to the lair was slightly ajar. He sighed, "My sons..." and immediatly fixed the problem. Closed, the voices were not only harder to hear, but the door was nearly impossible to find unless you already knew where it was.

A few steps in, and he stopped, looking directly to the female turtle sitting next to Leonardo. He stared at her for a moment, and the 'visitor' raised her head to stare right back at him from behind her mirrored shades. Splinter's warm, beetle-black eyes moved from her, to Raphael and Inya who were still joking around, to Donatello whose back was to the door and kneeling before the 'visitor' and finally to Leonardo. The first question out of his lips was not, 'who is this' but instead, "Where is Michaelangelo?"

"Master!" Donatello gulped and stood, leaving Randi's stitches half done to face Splinter. "He's uh..." He didn't exactly know how to explain it and looked despirately to Leo.

Mikey looked over at the dark colored man. His gaze shifted over the other three reapers, then rested on Xandry. "Sorry, Xandry..." he reached up to rub the back of his head. "I had to get out of my place, anyway...my brothers started to get on my case, asking me questions about you." he whispered back.

He looked back at Pistol. "It's Michaelangelo...Mikey for short," he mumbled, starting to feel a bit out of place.

Pistol nodded, giving him a hard look though his voice was welcoming. "Nice to meet you, Michaelangelo. I'm Pistol, this is Marshall and she is Lauren." He pulled up an extra chair, "Come sit down, lets have a talk... you can tell us all about you and the other three."

"What?" Xandry stared at him with disbelief.

"Girl, I've been in this city long enough." He sat back down, "I've seen him before -- and the other three -- who do you think collected all the souls of the people he's fought?"

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey blinked a few times before responding and took the seat. He glanced over at Xandry before returning his gaze to Pistol. He KNOWS us? He shook his head and took a deep breath. "The other three...they're my brothers: Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael." he paused, tilting his head to one side. "If you knew about us...and saw us already...how come we never saw you?"

[Jade Green]

Mikey blinked a few times before responding and took the seat. He glanced over at Xandry before returning his gaze to Pistol. He KNOWS us? He shook his head and took a deep breath. "The other three...they're my brothers: Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael." he paused, tilting his head to one side. "If you knew about us...and saw us already...how come we never saw you?"

"Well, that's because the few times I saw you I was either on another roof top, or I had just gotten there right when you were leaving." Pistol shrugged, "Sit down, make yourself comfortable..."

Xandry sighed and took a seat next to Lauren, making sure that Mikey could sit next to her. "So... did you know they'd be in the sewer?"

"That, I didn't know." Pistol replied, "As I said, I've only seen Michaelangelo here and his brothers when I was on the job."

"Oh... okay..?"

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey scooted in beside Xandry and looked from Pistol to Marshall and Lauren. He felt a little more comfotable now that he was sitting beside Xandry. He wondered what his brothers would think of this. Speaking of his brothers, he was probably going to get quite a berating from Leo and Splinter when he returned home. He groaned mentally and shook off the feeling.

"So...you guys are in on this together, or what?" he asked, trying to get his mind off his family for a while.

[Jade Green]

Mikey scooted in beside Xandry and looked from Pistol to Marshall and Lauren. He felt a little more comfotable now that he was sitting beside Xandry. He wondered what his brothers would think of this. Speaking of his brothers, he was probably going to get quite a berating from Leo and Splinter when he returned home. He groaned mentally and shook off the feeling.

"So...you guys are in on this together, or what?" he asked, trying to get his mind off his family for a while.

"You could say tha'." Marshall grinned.

"There are several groups like us across the city and the world." Lauren explained.

"Under normal conditions," Pistol, looking directly at Xandry though he was speaking to michaelangelo, "We do not let ourselves be known to mortals," He looked to Mikey, "But you aren't exactly normal."

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

Mikey sighed and took off his shades. "Guess I can lose the disguise, then..." he mumbled. As he reached for his shades, he rubbed his temples. He suddenly felt a headache coming on. Someone must be talking about him, or else he'd be cracking jokes right about now.

[Jade Green]

Mikey sighed and took off his shades. "Guess I can lose the disguise, then..." he mumbled. As he reached for his shades, he rubbed his temples. He suddenly felt a headache coming on. Someone must be talking about him, or else he'd be cracking jokes right about now.

"Just be a li'tle careful when the waitress come's ova." Marshall shrugged, "She be thinkin' we're all insane 'ere."

"She's right." Xandry replied, "About you at least."

"Ey, everyone's allowed to be a wee bit wierd." He shrugged, "So, Michaelangelo, "Wha' sort o' fightin' do ya do?"

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

((OOC: Hey, Jade...sorry about signing off like that. Aol was screwing around with me and I had to restart my comp to get it working again))

"Well, my brothers and I are training in the Ninjitsu field. Our Sensei, Master Splinter, gives us training lessons almost every day. We practice Kata's, the whole sticking to the Shadows thing..." Mikey paused, then groaned. "Speaking of Master Splinter...I have the feeling I'm gonna get punished when I return..."

[Jade Green]

"Well, my brothers and I are training in the Ninjitsu field. Our Sensei, Master Splinter, gives us training lessons almost every day. We practice Kata's, the whole sticking to the Shadows thing..." Mikey paused, then groaned. "Speaking of Master Splinter...I have the feeling I'm gonna get punished when I return..."


"Well, uh, I don't know what to say about that." Xandry replied, "I didn't mean to get you in trouble..." The waitress on duty, a slender colored woman wandered up to the group.

"Can I get ya two anything?" She asked, eyeing Michaelangelo.

"I'll have some coffee..." Xandry said, "And the chicken fried steak -- what do you want Mikey? my treat."

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

"Well, uh, I don't know what to say about that." Xandry replied, "I didn't mean to get you in trouble..."

Mikey shook his head. "It's okay, dudette...it's not really your fault...I was gone even before he came home. Plus, we we ran into each other, Sensei still wasn't home," he replied.

"I'll have some coffee..." Xandry said, "And the chicken fried steak -- what do you want Mikey? my treat."

Mikey looked thoughtful, trying to shake off the waitress's staring. "Hmmm...Let's see...I'd like to have a regular cheese pizza and a coke."

[azure turtle]

After seeing Mikey leave so abruptly, Leo was more perplexed than he was angry. Mikey was not the kind of person to keep secrets, and Leo was worried who this "Xandry" person was. First, Randi comes into the lair injured, with help from Inya. Apparently, the two were with Mikey when something happened. Leo figured that it was the typical "rescue from the Foot" kind of deal, but now he wasn't so sure. Randi had asked about Xandry, so they knew each other. Was Xandry with them when Randi received her injuries? Leo frowned trying to sort through all the thoughts rushing into his mind. Maybe this isn't as complex as I think it is... What's the simplest explanation? Could it be that this Xandry person is Mikey's... girlfriend? That makes sense. Why else would he be so secretive?

Suddenly, Master Splinter walked into the lair, causing Leo to immediately snap back into the present.

Where is Michelangelo?

Don fumbled for an explanation, and Leo saw his brother plead for help. Knowing that he was probably going to regret this, Leo decided to give Mikey the benefit of the doubt. "Mikey went out for a walk, Sensei," Leo said calmly. He didn't like the idea of lying to Master Splinter, but this wasn't really a lie. Mikey did go out, but Leo hesitated to mention that he was going to meet someone. If this person was so important that Mikey had to conceal her identity, then perhaps it'd be best to let him handle the situation. Leo knew that Mikey was smart enough to take care of himself. It was his trusting nature that Leo worried about. For now, he'd give his brother some time. You're going to have a lot of explaining to do when you get home, Michelangelo...

[Jade Green]

...This Xandry person is Mikey's... girlfriend?

Randi made a motion that looked like a stiffled cough as she accidently 'over heard' Leonardo's thought. Sometimes, she couldn't help but hearing bits and pieces most people didn't like this fact.

"Mikey went out for a walk, Sensei,"

Oh yeah, 'sensei' sure wasn't going to be tell that was a lie. Randi watched as the rat's gaze fell back on Randi. "Hrm... and you are...?"

"Uh, Mikey's temporary replacement?" She suggested, forcing a grin but this faultered as the rat looked down at her leg and arm. "Uh... never pick a fight with concrete."

"What is your name, child." The Senei's voice was still even but still stern.

"Which do you want?"

"Hnn?" He raised his furry eyebrows at her.

"Uh, er, that is to say..." She rubbed the back of her head. This guy made her uneasy. Maybe it was the fact that he was a rat... like Marx. "Miranda, but most call me Randi."

*****

Mikey looked thoughtful, trying to shake off the waitress's staring. "Hmmm...Let's see...I'd like to have a regular cheese pizza and a coke."

The waitress nodded and hurried away as if doing so was a great relief to her. "Hrm..." Pistol watched her go, "I think it's high time we found another meeting place, they know us far too well here."

"Maybe that's a good thing?" Lauren asked, "They're used to our 'unusual' habits, and are less likely to question them."

"Ya, an' they make the best apple pie here!" Marshall added in.

"Marshall, you never eat the pie." Xandry pointed out.

"Ya, but if we go somewhere else, I won't have the option ta eat th'best apple pie, now will I?" This only made Xandry shake her head.

[Jade Green]

(hrm... bump)

[tmnt_forever_fangirl]

((Oops, sorry for not replying!!))

Mike shook his head, smiling a little. Marshall, Pistol and Lauren seemed nice enough...why couldn't he tell his brothers about them? Wait...what was that Marshall told him earlier? He closed his eyes, trying to remember. He shook his head and reopened his eyes, looking at Marshall. "So..." he started, taking in a deep breath, rubbing the back of his head. "Is...it okay for me to tell my brothers about you? I mean...most likely they'll start asking me questions about Xandry again when I return home...Especially Leo...he never stops asking until he gets a straight answer."

[Jade Green]

"I don't think that would be a good idea." Lauren shook her head.

"You see, Michelangelo, we're already risking a lot by telling you what we have." Pistol explained, "What if one day it's your turn and one of us are chosen to collect YOUR soul, it already makes it difficult for both parties."

"But, he can't just not tell his family anything." Xandry said in his defense, "That would cause more trouble for him."

"Tell him that Xandry is par' o' a special delivery service." Marshal said. "Ya know, where ya go an' collect packages an' then deliver 'em elsewhere... jes' leave out tha' those packages 'appen to be souls."

"But... what about my being in the sewers?"

"Oh! uh..." Lauren thought a moment, "The guy who you were looking for had a package for you to deliver elsewhere -- which is sort of true -- but to your disdain he was one of those people who for some reason or another live in the sewers... you're not going to ask why, that'd be rude."

"It... works... I guess."

~~~~

Master Splinter gave Randi a long hard look before speaking. "Miss Randi." He nodded offering a smile, "It is a pleasure to meet you," He looked to his sons, "Leonarodo! Donatello! Raphael! When Michaelangelo gets back, I would like to speak to all of you in private. Until then: Inya, could you please get our guest some tea? And Raphael, prepare a place for Miss Randi to rest."

[Jade Green]

Bump!

Allo? Inya Hamato? Azure Turtle?...

[-Savannah-]

Sorry but I really dont' fit in with the RPG... :ohwell:

[Jade Green]

Yes you do. Fey's close to the lair, keep her on the path. She'll heard the voices, I'm sure she can... call out? "Hello? Is there anyone there?" or something like that, catch the turtles' attention.

[Jade Green]

*screams*

AZURE!!!

[Jade Green]

Well, I guess if any one is willing to read through this a little, they can claim either Leonardo or Raphael... or them both...

[azure turtle]

(( Oops... Sorry Jade, I was pretty much gone the last few weeks. And with another packed quarter of classes coming up, I don't think I'm gonna be able to keep RPing on a regular basis. :( Maybe it'd be best if someone else picked up Leo. ))

[Jade Green]

*sigh* I gathered as much