ATFT: The Return

[Kali]

*Kali leaned over onto her thighs and started drawing in the dirt with her fingers. She wasn't even paying attention to what she was doing, but it helped her relax and clear her mind. She hoped Splinter would get here soon. Astral visions were never her strong suit and she really had no idea where to go from here.*

[Machias Banshee]

*looks at watch*
~Geez, hope he gets here soon...~

*silence ensues for a short time*

~Hey....just a question....what do you think about the dream?~

[Kali]

I don't know... It seems unbelievable that we'd all lose control like that. But at the same time... *she sat up at looked at the others* You know it could happen.

[enigma-1]

*appears outside the dojo, rubbing her forehead* Primus, I really need to get these images out of my CPU.

[Machias Banshee]

Kame: *sighs*

*Machias lowered her head.*
That's what terrifies me...

Sp: I know....*Splinter suddenly appeared behind them, putting a hand on Kame's and Kali's shoulders, leaning over Machi to look at them.* Are you ready?

*Machias shrunk slightly under his shadow, but nodded* Guess so...

Kame: *nods*

[Kali]

*Kali took a deep breath. She moved her foot, erasing a large chunk of her dirt drawing* Ready as I'll ever be.

[terran631]

*raph heads to the garage*

Leo: *turns to Enigma* Are you having problems enigma? *glances in the dojo to make sure Mike is ok and motions for Donnie to go in there with him*

[enigma-1]

*sigh* I guess you could say that, if you can call having weird dreams a problem.

[terran631]

Leo: *eyes widen. Slowly* What? Dream?

Mike: *comes out of the dojo with Donnie in tow* Dream?

[Machias Banshee]

*Splinter sat on the log across from the three girls, and stared down at a small pile of ashes between them. The ashes suddenly glow, and a fire flares up, casting them all in gold and orange.*

[enigma-1]

*nods slowly, a bit surprised that they took notice like that* Yes. I had some weird ones last night and you guys were in them. Why?

[Kali]

*Kali stared into a flames for a few seconds.* So... what do we do?

[terran631]

Leo* looks at Mike worriedly before he answers enigma* Mike..why dont you and Donnie start practice in the dojo

[enigma-1]

Mike: *looks from Enigma to his brother, nodding slowly* Yeah, sure, Leo.

*heads off toward the dojo*

[terran631]

Leo: *waits until he's gone before turning back to enigma* Mike's kind of..upset and I didnt want him hearing this. What dream?

[Machias Banshee]

*Machias and Kame stared into the flames as well. Suddenly an image filled Machi's vision, and she shook her head slightly, blinking.*

~I saw something....~


Sp: *nods* You will see the parts of the dream that affected you most. You will only see your own visions, not each others. I will be the only other one to see all the visions. I will not say what they are, nor tell anyone else. Focus on the flames, keep a clear mind, and it will come to you...

[enigma-1]

*shakes her head* Where should I start? First I end up getting split in two and the evil half tried to kill you, two girls show up and start dating you and Don, and then a bunch of other stuff. I even got to see my future kids.

*shudders* The oldest one was more arrogant than Raph.

[terran631]

Leo: *closes his eyes* Yeh. We ALL had that dream. Which is the reason for Mike's being upset. He was having problems deciding what really happened and what was just a dream. I think he's still having problems with it

[enigma-1]

*face goes pale* Um, Machias doesn't have any long gashes down her back, does she?

[terran631]

leo: *shakes his head* No. No, I dont think so.

Mike: *from the doorway* You had the same dream Enigma?

[enigma-1]

*turns to Mike* What do you mean 'the same dream'?

[Kali]

*Kali tilted her head as she stared. At first she saw nothing, but then the flames curled up into a ring shape. She frowned as she had to watch her humanity being ripped from her all over again. She closed her eyes tight and bowed her head.*

[Machias Banshee]

*Images of her distrust and treachery flashed through the fire. She looked away, tears filling her eyes. She couldnt believe how she'd acted. How much she'd hurt the ones she'd cared about...all the lying, the deceit and the slow splitting of her and Michelangelo. The words of the denouncement filled her ears, and she lowered her head in humiliated shame...*

[terran631]

Mike: *Clenches his fists* I MEAN..the same goddamn dream as everyone else in this place.

LEo: Mike..

Mike: Shut the hell up Leo! Why are we suddenly trapped in the frickin Twilight Zone???

[enigma-1]

*not really believing what she's hearing, she speaks slowly* You...You all had the same dream too?

[Kali]

*Splinter tried very hard to keep his emotions off his face. Although he was already aware of the events in the dream, he needed to know the ones that effected his children the most, so he could help them.* Please, try not to look away. It is important that you confront these visions in order to understand and overcome them.

*Kali looked back up to see one of her fights with Raph. Her vision got fuzzy as her eyes teared up.*

[Machias Banshee]

*She forced herself to look back up, only to see one of her several punishments, and chokes back a sob.*

[terran631]

Mike: Yes..dammit. The same dream. *backs against the wall and slides down it*

Leo: *looks at his brother not quite sure what to do*

[enigma-1]

*goes speechless, part of her not understanding what this could all mean while the other half had a good idea*

[Kali]

Splinter: I know it is painful. *he looked at each of his daughters, each with a pained expression.* But this is an important step in finding out the meaning of this dream.

[Machias Banshee]

*The visions grew stronger, faster, bloodier. An image of death filled her vision, and she couldnt take anymore, and fell to her knees, feeling her emotions crash...*

[terran631]

*A strong arm held Machias up and tried to comfort her through the worst of the visions*

SP: Are you alright. Child?

[Machias Banshee]

*She leaned into his arm, sobbing. Her breath came out in a ragged, squeaky whisper, and she shook her head.*

~I dont want to see this anymore....I'm so sorry, i just cant....~

[terran631]

SP: *notices Kali and Kameko having hard times keeping control of the visions coming at them as well* WE will end this for now.


Leo: *kneels next to Mike* You ok, Mikey?

[Machias Banshee]

*She nodded, slumping into his arms tiredly. Kali and Kame slumped their shoulders, nodding as well..*



*Mike ran his hands over head, taking a ragged breath.*
M: What the hell is going on...why is this happening....all of us are having frigged up dreams, like its the coming of the apocalypse....

[terran631]

Leo: I dont know, Mike. We just gotta trust that Splinter can help somehow. *looks up* You sure you dont want to join him meditating with the girls?


SP; *opens his eyes and kneels in front of the three girls in his study* Now that you have confronted these visions, we can work to move beyond them in hopes that such things do not trouble us again

[Machias Banshee]

Mike: *sighs, getting to his feet* Might as well....



*Machi opened her eyes, to find herself sitting back in the study. She and the other girls looked up at Splinter and nodded.*

~I'll do anything at this point....~

[terran631]

SP: *sighs* We all need rest. Even if you do not wish to sleep, you all need to relax. Take time to do something you enjoy doing. We will continue this later.

Leo: *helps mIke to his feet and to the study*

[Machias Banshee]

*The girls nodded, and Kale and Kami left the room. Machias sat, still thinking heavily about the dream.*


*Mike went to the study, to see Kali and Kame exiting. they uttered a hi, and continued on their way. Mike lookedat Leo, who shrugged, and knocked on the door...*

[terran631]

SP: *looks up at the knock* Yes, come in Leonardo.

*leo opens the door and pulls Mike inside. He doesnt know what to say beyond Mike's screwed up, so he doesnt say anything and just leaves him there with a slight nod*


SP: Michaelangelo?

[Skeletoncrew]

((OKay, I am officially confused. Maybe its just because I haven't made it through all 15 pages yet...but does this have any relation to "As The Forum Turns:New Year, New pran-I mean...possibilities"? Azure and I were plotting to revive that thread, so I thought maybe that's what this is...but it isn't is it?))

[Kali]

((It takes place in that universe, yes, but it's not a direct continuation. However, you are free to bring in elements from that thread if you want. i.e. plots points and what was happening to your character. We're trying, trying to make this one a lot more fun, and less angst-filled than it's spin-off universe (Machias' Punishment on).))

*Kali checked the dojo, then Raph's room, and finally the garage. His bike was gone, he'd gone off for a ride. She couldn't blame him, they all needed to clear their heads from the dream, and if that's what he needed, then so be it.*

*Kali went back to her room and dragged a box out of her closet.* Man, haven't touched this in ages. *The last part of her dream reminded her how much she loved art, and she got to thinking she should take it up again. It was good therapy after all.*

[Machias Banshee]

((heh, I'll still never forgive you guys for that title... :P But Yeah, we're going back to our old roots! :D So be sure to rejoin! :D ))

*Machias looked up at Splinter's voice, and saw Mike step into the room, looking just as messed up as she felt.

*Mike gave a lil wave/smile to Machias, and turned to Splinter.*
M: Uh, Hi Sensei...*rubs back of head sheepishly* Got time to talk....?

[terran631]

((AHHH!! How'd I get stuck with SP again!!? :evil: You will pay Machi :) ))


SP: *smiles. This was the third time that Michaelangelo had wanted to talk. Although, he didnt think that at any time he had come to him on his own. This time included from the way Leonardo pulled him in.* Of course, Michaelangelo. Come in. Machias, if you will excuse us?

[enigma-1]

*shakes her head as she considers what she has learned* Okay. This is too weird, even for this place. Now think, have you ever heard about this sort of thing before?

[Machias Banshee]

((Hey, i didnt do anything!!! :teek: dont hurt me! *cowers under the Power that is Terran Lee/Splinter* :P ))


*It took her a second to register Splinter's voice, but she quickly got up. She wiped her eyes, giving a quick apology. She gave Mike a quick peck on the cheek before leaving the room, and closed the door behind her. Mike blinked, watching her leave, and then turned back to Splinter.*

Mike: Um...how'd it go in here? The girls ok?

[Skeletoncrew]

((Yay! Tastes great less angst! Angst gets so annoying...I'll be happy to rejoin as soon as I figure out where to insert myself. Azure had indicated leaving an opening for me, so I'll consult with him before starting to post.))

[Kameko]

((((Kali: We're trying, trying to make this one a lot more fun, and less angst-filled than it's spin-off universe (Machias' Punishment on)."

:lol: :lol: :lol: Not exactly succeeding, are we? :roll: I'm almost caught up, thank God. Thanks for coverin' for me, Machi. I'm on for a little while tonight, guys, and I'll be on tommorrow, pretty much all day, just so's ya know. :D

SC: "I'll be happy to rejoin as soon as I figure out where to insert myself."

:teek: No, no, I don't even want to think about that one.... :dead: ( :wink: ) ))))


*Kameko sat on her bed and stared at the blank wall that had been so colorful in her dream. Actually, now that she thought about it, it COULD use some color, but... doing something that happened in the dream would be too damn creepy. She reached over by her night-stand -- and for a moment flashedback to when she had busted her head on it in the dream -- and pulled her bag up from where she had thrown it the night before. Now was as good a time as any to start unpacking. Things were too weird for practice to be very likely.*

[terran631]

SP: *paused before saying simply* They will be. They are under strict orders to relax and enjoy themselves today. *smiles* How are you feelin my son?


((TO anyone bored..I'm in Kame's chat talking to myself :) ))

[Machias Banshee]

(( :D NO prob, I'm always willing to help my fellow Man--er, mutan---no...gah, nevermind.... :goofygri: (Kame: No, no, I don't even want to think about that one.... ) *snicker* ))


*Machias wandered in the hall, slowly making her way towards her room. Seeing the visions in the flame really sat with her uneasily, and she swallowed the sick feeling back.*

Sensei said to do something to relax...what do i do....

*She reached her door, and opened it, finding the magazines on the floor, and the girl gone, but she didnt didnt register it, like so many other things. she walked to her wall of music, and began picking through her CDs. She found her Break The Cycle, and pulled it down.
She sat down on her bed with the remote, pulling her notebook up from the floor. She looked at it warily, remembering the pictures she had shown Splinter, especially the family picture. She opened the book, finding the said pictures blank. She pressed play on her remote, and looked through her drawings. She reached her self-portrait, when a certain song started up. She sighed at the picture, slowly joining in the lyrics...*

All the times that I've cried
All this wasted, it's all inside
And I feel, all this pain
Stuffed it down, it's back again
And I lie, here in bed
All alone, I can't mend
But I feel, tomorrow will be okay

But I'm on the outside
And I'm looking in
I can see through you
See your true colors
Inside you're ugly
You're ugly like me
I can see through you
See to the real you

*She sighed, and closed her notebook....*

((The lyrics arent mine, I just like then :P ))

Mike: *sighs* If you'll pardon my bad American...like ****....

[Kameko]

*Unzipping the bag, she started pulling out clothes, throwing them into a pile in the corner of her room. She'd have to do some laundry later. Preferably much later. Once the clothes were out of the way, she could see the few 'treasures' she'd picked up on her 'trip'. No 'Crocodile Dundee' knife, though she had picked up a new swiss army knife in Chinatown -- Chinatown, of all places -- since her old one had disappeared. No 'Eminem' CD's either. As she reached to extract her new pocket knife, her hand brushed against a small plastic bag. Or rather, several. She pulled the bags out and spread them out on her bed.

She'd forgotton all about these! She read the blue packages, realizing, as she did so, that she was gonna have to start studying her Japanese characters again. She was getting too used to English.

Kafun-taiji (Japanese Candy)
They were legitamite Japanese candies, and she hadn't tasted one in years. They were something she remembered being given as treats when she and her brothers were little. They weren't exactly typical American fare, that was for sure, but she liked them, and when she spotted them in a little Japanese store, she couldn't resist. Each bag held plenty of the little hard candies -- flavored with tea, herbs and something called 'Perilla extract'. Hell if she knew what 'Perilla' was, but she loved the candy.

She opened a bag and popped one of the candies in her mouth, flopping back across her bed with a dumb grin plastered across her face. They were just as good as she remembered.*

[terran631]

SP: *frowns* That is an understandable if inappropriate way to express your feelings, My Son. I am correct in that it is the manner in which everyone was behaving that troubled you the most in these dreams? Or is it something else? Please, sit, Michaelangelo.

[Machias Banshee]

*Mike gave a sheepish grin as he sat down.*
M: Heh, sorry Sensei....
*he looked down in thought for a second.* yeah, I guess its how everyone else acted in the dream....I mean, Leo had a stripper girlfirend, had a bunch of mental breakdowns, not to mention getting attacked by Venius and trying to kill Kameko. Kame was having PMS on crack, and getting vicious to everyone. Raph and Kali were going through World war 3 4 and 5, Donnie leaving people not taken care of...*He paused slightly.* Probly what kinda scared me was You and Machi and Me. I dunno...seems kinda stupid now. Freaking out about a dream,*tilts his head slightly* lil kids should do that, not us....ya know?

[enigma-1]

*images flash thru her minds, especially of the ones who might not exist or who could*

[terran631]

SP: *tilted his head slightly in thought and regarded his son carefully* I see. *sits down across from Michaelangelo* Dreams can have very powerful affects on even adults My son. During a nightmare, your body can sometimes react as if the dream is real. Your pulse and respiration can accelerate. Even after the dream is over and we are awake, it could take several moments to return to normal. This was a particularly vivid dream. It is little wonder that we are having difficulty moving beyond it. And while I do not know as of yet what caused it...I do believe I have the beginnings of a remedy.

[Machias Banshee]

*Mike blinked at his father*

Mike: You do?


*Machias turned her music down, looking through the many events of the dream. She briefly paused on the times she and Mike were together, and NOT arguing--and Keiko. She smiled to herself at the thought of her and Mike being parents. She smiled bigger at the time Splinter had been shrunken down to a toddler, and picked up her Anne Geddes baby, snuggling it tightly...*

[terran631]

SP: *nods* Hmm..yes. I do not want any of you to isolate yourselves. Spend time with each other doing the things you enjoy. THe behavior of everyone in the family disturbed all of us in these dreams. It would be best to not allow that depressive behavior to filter into reality. Do you understand what I am saying Michaelangelo?

[Machias Banshee]

*Mike nodded, a small grin in the corner of his mouth*
M: Keep everyone company, thats it?

[terran631]

SP: *chuckles* In a manner of speaking. Beyond that, however, have fun. Go and enjoy yourselves. *shakes his head* Though do keep out of trouble.

[Machias Banshee]

*Mike gave a big nod, chuckling*
M: Heh, yeah, dont need you to go all Hitler on us....*smiles at his father*...but dont forget to have time to enjoy too, ya know. We know ya like to meditate and all, but...*shrugs, a goofy grin on his face*

[Skeletoncrew]

((Okay, just for some background, I'm not going directly from ATFT. I'm not in a place where any of the current characters can speak to me. For that matter, I'm thinking that maybe this time I should just not know any of you guys to begin with. Sorry if I'm kinda vague, I'm still working this out.))

*Skeletoncrew glanced idly at the clock as she awaited her boyfriend's return. She hoped he wouldn't be out too long, she hated it when he got sidetracked. When he was late it was always for a good reason, but it could be frustrating at times. She returned to the pages of her book.*

[terran631]

SP: *smiles* I would enjoy spending time with each of you. It has been a long time since I have helped you and your brothers with your Japanese caligraphy. Although, you and Leonardo seemed to be the only ones who enjoyed it. It seemed as though Raphael and Donatello thought it more a punishment.

((Welcome SC. Vague is good. Details are too messy :) ))

[Machias Banshee]

Mike: *grins* Heh, well, Raph and Don just dont have the....*mischevious grin* artistic talents that we do...*smiles* But yeah, other than that, just like, i dunno...go walking with us, talk more at meals, heck go sledding and have watergun fights with us....*shrugs* just be like a regular Dad, ya know?

[Kali]

*Kali lay sprawled out on her stomach on the floor of her room. In front of her were long forgotten art supplies that were quickly becoming familiar again. She smiled down at her drawing of Raphael.* Now, why did I ever pack these things away? *She turned the page of her sketchbook and took a deep breath.* Therapy time.

*She proceeded to draw a troubling scene from her dream. Nothing overly detailed, but you could tell who was there and what was going on. Then she drew another under it depicting the same characters in a much happier scene. She felt a lot better after that and turned the page to draw away move of her nightmares.*

[terran631]

SP: *looks surprised* I...I wont make any promises on the sledding or the *sigh* water gun fights. But I will make the effirt to be more..open

[Machias Banshee]

M: *thinks he said something a bit wrong, and looks down to reword himself.* being around us more...that would be great...uh, like--like when you and Machi were talking about...hidden talents? Yeah, thats it....just like you'd said, we dont have to talk to you ONLY if we're having a breakdown, or are in trouble....

*he blinks, and looks down for a sec.*
M: Geez, I'm starting to sound like you...that scary, or a good thing? *tries to hide a grin*

[terran631]

SP: *chuckles* I guess that would depend on how much you like listening to me. *considers Michaelangelo's words and asks innocently but knowingly* Tell me, how is your relationship with Machias? The two of you are getting quite..close.

[Machias Banshee]

*Mike gave his father the famous "Bambi" look, and looked down, smiling slightly.*

M: Uh....*tries not to blush*...its pretty good...dream kinda scared us both, i suppose...*takes a thoughtful look* I mean...seeing everything that happened to the both of us....but then seeing keiko--*shrugs, trying to hide a grin* I dunno...she seems like the one, like THE one...I'm just not sure how to--I dunno...let her know. *rubs head sheepishly* Heh, I'm all twitterpated now....I must sound all goofy to you...

[Kameko]

*Kameko sat up as the last of the candy dissolved. If she knew her brothers at all, she was gonna have to hide the extra bags of the stuff. Course, there was a beauty to having four bags -- she could share one, and hide each of the rest in seperate places. That way, even if one was found, the rest weren't. Jumping off the bed, she gathered the three unopened bags and set to hiding them -- dresser, closet, under the mattress. She only hoped that she wouldn't forget where she hid them.

Tucking her pocket knife into her belt, she tossed her bag aside to finish going through later, and picked up the open bag of candy. She opened the door with a grin, heading off in search of her siblings. Nothing like candy to brighten a person's day.*



(((Just one little innocent question... Where the heck is everybody?? I've been on all by my lonesome all day! :cry: )))

[Kali]

*Kali arched her back up in a stretch* How long have I been laying here? *she looked at the clock* Way too long.

*she pulled herself up to her feet and stretched again. Leaving her things on the floor, she got dressed, then went to see if Raphael was back yet.*

[terran631]

Raph: *pulls his bike in the garage and turns the key off. He heads to the living room. The bike ride helped a lot in clearing his mind. Doing 75 on an open road can do that. With a grin he went to the kitchen for something to drink before he went to see if Kali was done with Splinter*


SP: *frowns* Twitterpated?

[Machias Banshee]

*Mike figured that Splinter hadnt watched Bambi, and chuckled*
M: Heh, I'm falling for her, bigtime. Um...heh, terms you'd understand--I'm infatuated with her on a high level...?

[terran631]

SP: Ahh..I see. *smiles* I am happy for you Michaelangelo and for her. Treat her respectfully. *takes a breath* And now, My Son, follow my orders and go have some fun. Find one of the girls or your brothers and enjoy yourself.

[Machias Banshee]

*Mike nodded, a big grin on his face*
M: Heh, she will be the queen of my kingdom...yeh, its corny, but its true. *chuckles* Speaking of which, I think I know who I'll go drag out for some fun...
*starts to get up, but pauses, looking at Splinter. He gets this sappy look in his eyes, and leans forward, giving his father a hug.*
M: Thanks...you know--for listening and all that....*smiles* I appreciate it a lot....

[terran631]

SP: *nods lightly* My pleasure. Have fun, Michaelangelo.


Raph: *goes to Kali's room and knocks on her door once before opening it* Kali, you there?

[Machias Banshee]

M: Heh, Fun is My middle name....*Mike gave a grin, and headed out the hall, heading to his queen's room...*


*Machias laid back on her pillows, snuggling her buggy baby, smiling at the story ideas tht ran through her head.*

Heh, they'd kill me if i wrote a story about them as lil kids...Hmm, I'll just have to keep it from them and show Sensei.
*She grinned at her other thought, and chuckled evilly...*

[Kali]

*Kali took a couple steps back as her door opened just as she was about to grab the handle. She smiled as Raphael appeared in the doorway.* Hey, I was just about to go see if you were back yet!

[azure turtle]

*Azure continued following the stranger through the alleyway.*

Where are you taking me?

???: Somewhere safe. Away from prying eyes.

*Azure froze in his tracks*

Away from prying eyes? Who the hell are you?

*The stranger turned around. Azure saw the lower half of his face, grinning*

No...

???: Time to face your destiny, little one.

*Without warning, a figure emerged from the shadows and struck Azure in the back of the head with a baseball bat. The blue turtle collapsed, unconscious.*

???: Take him to headquarters. I have other business to attend to...

[Skeletoncrew]

*A Skeletoncrew answered her doorbell a short while later. Her boyfriend greeted her with a single rose.* Hello Bella, please forgive my lateness.

*She gave him a quick kiss and walked away to put the rose in a vase.* Its okay, I knew that something had to have come up. But I'm starving now, so I hope you don't mind going straight to lunch!

*He smiled.* Not at all, I'll tell you who I ran into on our way.

*She locked her door and they headed down the street to a nearby cafe.* So, who did you run into?

*He glanced at her.* A certain blue turtle that we've been discussing.

Azure? Really? What happened? Did you talk to him?

Yes, I did. I also *his tone of voice changes* "invited" him back to headquarters.

*She gave him a suspicious glance.* By "invited" do you mean you forcibly abducted him?

*He merely grinned and looked up at the sky.*

You big bully! You know there are other ways of doing things.

*He hugged her with one arm* Yes, I do. Which is why I think it would be nice if you'd come back with me after lunch, so he'll have a familiar face around to keep him calm.

You're not going to hurt him are you? I mean, I know you've got your plans, but he is a nice guy who has done nothing to you...

*He cut her off* You know, for someone who's always talking about wanting to bash people's heads in, you're awfully soft.

Hey! I only wanna kill people who annoy me!

*They continued gently teasing each other as they sat down for lunch.*

((Quick note, I decided Skeletoncrew needed a "real" name. So she's now officially Belladonna Dellamorte. Nice and goth isn't it? :evilgrin: ))

[Machias Banshee]

(( LOL, WOOOWWWW, you two are nutsy...GLAD to have ya back! :D ))


*Machias looked up at the sound of a knock on her door.*

Come in....

[terran631]

Raph: *grins and leans against the doorway* Just got back. How'd it go with Splinter?



Mike: *throws open the door with flourish* The green knight has arrived to rescue his queen from her depression!

(*gags* Tryin to keep with the whole "queen" thing you were talking about Machi. And AZURE!! *baps Azure for talking to strangers*))

[Kameko]

(((Question: Where are Leo and Don?)))

[azure turtle]

(( *rubs his arm* Ow!! Ya didn't have to do that, Terran! :razz: I couldn't help it. The stranger was so convincing. :goofygri: And I'm not nutsy! I'm... uh... unconscious. ))

*Somewhere in a secret location (A place so secret, even the author of this post doesn't know where it is...) Azure began to slowly regain his senses. His eyes opened slowly, and he blinked a few times. The ground was cold, hard steel. He sat up quickly and came to the sudden realization that he was trapped in a large cage*

HEY!! What's going on here?!

*Azure rushed to the bars of the cage and began yelling at the top of his lungs*

Lemme out of here! You can't do this to me! I'm innocent!

*He looked around the small room frantically but there were no signs of life, except for the sound of bubbling, colorful liquids in giant glass beakers*

A lab... I'm in a lab. Confound it all!

*He shook an angry fist skyward, then felt a sting on the back of his head*

Owwwww... Argh! This is gonna leave a mark in the morning! Whoever hit me is gonna have mangos stuffed up his --

*The door to the lab opened, and a little man wearing a white coat walked into the room. He saw Azure and smirked. The light bounced off his glasses, giving his eyes an eery glow*

Hey! I don't know who you are, but I demand to be released! If you don't...

*The scientist laughed heartilly at Azure's words*

Scientist: I'm glad to see that you've recovered from your encounter with my baseball bat. That's a good sign. A very good sign. We'll need you nice and healthy for our little experiment...

YOU! So you're the one who hit me! You bloody coward! Prepare to meet my wrath! Err... waitasec... did you just say "experiment"??

Scientist: Oh yes, an experiment. Don't worry, it'll be fun. I promise. And believe me, Baxter Stockman always keeps his promises.

Aw poop...

[Skeletoncrew]

*The waiter set down their drinks and at the next break in conversation SC took a drink of her beer. She immediately spit it back into the glass with a grimace.* What the hell is this?!

*The waiter came running over* Is something wrong Ma'am?

*She snarled at him*Yes! This isn't my Highland Ale! What the hell is it?

*Her date's worried look subsided slightly, and the waiter stammered his reply* Uh, I must ha-have mixed it up with another table's order.

*Her eyes narrowed at him and her voice took on a deceptively calm tone.* Okay, then if that's the case, what did you give me?

Waiter: Coors Lite.

Oh God, I think I'm going to be sick.

*Her boyfriend suppressed a smile, she was so funny to watch when she was angry.*

Waiter *with a note of concern*: Ma'am?

*Her eyes flashed* If I'd wanted to drink piss, I'd have ordered a golden shower! Take this filth away from me now!

*The waiter scurried off with the beer and she started gulping water. She noticed her companion smiling at her.* What? My mouth has been dishonored and all you can do is grin?

*He burst into laughter.* Great. My tastebuds have been raped and you think its funny.

*He brought his guffaws under control.* Sorry, its just that you're so damn cute when you're mad. *She glared at him.* You want me to take the waiter outside and break his hands or something?

No, thats alright. He may be a moron who mixed up his orders, but its not his fault that such crappy beer exists. Hmmm... *Her gaze lost its focus and she took on a dreamy look.*

*They left about 30 minutes later and headed towards the secret lab.*

[Machias Banshee]

((LOL!!! Man I am SO glad to have you all back together.... :D ))

*She chuckled, getting to her feet, and wrapping her arms around him, kissing him on the cheek.*

Feel better now, i take it?

[Kameko]

(((Don't anybody bother to answer me or anything.... :tconfuse: )))

[Machias Banshee]

((Heh, sorry, I honestly dont have a clue...probly just wandering the halls....))

[Kameko]

(((Erm... I say Donny's in his lab. )))

*Kameko skipped down the stairs without a sound. Donny was absorbed in some... thing he was working on. So absorbed, in fact, that he didn't notice her sneak up behind him. She stopped about five feet away.

~Hee... he'll never know what hit him....~

She took aim and 'fired' a piece of candy at his head.*

[enigma-1]

*suddenly remembers why she came* Oh Primus. :roll:

[terran631]

Don: *without looking raised his hand and caught the piece of candy in mid air. He popped it in his mouth with a smile* Thanks Kameko.


Mike: *grins* Had a talk with Splinter. Pretty much ordered me to not be depressed anymore, so here I am following orders. Whatcha up to?

[enigma-1]

*sighs and goes off to search for the pest known as Kismet*

[Machias Banshee]

*nods* sounds about right....*smiles* I'm free for the moment, Sir Mike...have you something in mind?

[Kameko]

*rolls her eyes* Typical. Your welcome.You got any idea where everybody else is?

[terran631]

Don: *still doesnt look at her* Raph took off on his bike. Mike is with Splinter and leo is searching for the meaning of life in the dojo.


Mike: Nope. Just a little R&R

[Kameko]

Sounds like Leo. And Raph, fer that matter. What in the heck are you workin' on now? I swear, you have more projects going on at any one time than any one I've ever heard of in my entire life.

~*~

No, wait, don't tell me. You'll just give me a head ache.


(((BTW, I fixed the link to my chat)))

[terran631]

DOn: Hmmm...*turns to her* How'd it go with Splinter? Everything ok now?

[Kameko]

Eh... Okay? Not totally... Better? Yeah. How're you takin' the whole thing?

[terran631]

Don: *shrugs* I'm fine. Theres a logical explanation for it I'm sure. We just have to find out what it is. What did Splinter say about it?

[Machias Banshee]

*smiles* sounds good to me...*hugs him again* Mmm, I'm So glad we're getting past that dream finally....so, which R do you wanna do?

[Kameko]

Eh, not a whole lot, I guess. Mostly to relax and have fun, and we'd deal with it more later.

*She didn't really want to think about what she'd seen...*

[Kali]

((Man, I hate my job...))

Raph: *grins and leans against the doorway* Just got back. How'd it go with Splinter?
Hmm, pretty good. You'll be relieved to hear that my paranoia has been resolved at least. *she leaned against the wall near Raph* I'm over the shock now, and I'm not going to let my fears control me and ruin my life. *she wrapped her arms around him and kissed his cheek* What do you say we go do something fun?

[azure turtle]

(( There, there... *gives Kali some chocolate* You'll be all right! And Machias... 'tis good to be back in the world of clones. ;) ))

*Azure watched Baxter in horror as the mad scientist ran about the room, checking equipment and mumbling about calculations*

And what, praytell, is this experiment about?

Baxter: Ha! And why should I tell you?

Well duh... All villains reveal their plans to the victim before going through with those plans. It's rule in the book of villainy.

*Baxter slapped himself on the forehead*

Baxter: I can't believe I forgot about that! Yes, okay... My experiment involves brainwashing. You see, I'm going to erase your memories and replace them with new ones! This will make you a loyal servant, and it will allow me to have a precious little spy on my side.

Uh huh. I highly doubt your plan will work.

Baxter: Oh yeah??

*Baxter rushes to the back of the room, where he revealed his invention by removing a few white sheets. The machine was large and attached to an operating table.*

Baxter: This is my latest invention! The Mind Bender! Not only does it mess with people's minds, but it also folds laundry perfectly every time!

What?! You're insane! No machine can fold laundry perfectly!

*Baxter narrowed his eyes at Azure*

Baxter: How DARE you call me insane! I am not insane! I am unique!

Heh... that makes two of us.

Baxter: That's it. You're getting on my nerves.

*Baxter grabs a nearby broom and runs up to Azure's cage*

Baxter: Take this, you filthy caged animal!

OUCH! Quit poking me! That hurts!

*Baxter continued torturing Azure, while the blue turtle kept throwing insults at the mad scientist. They didn't realize that the door to the lab was starting to open*

[Kali]

((Thanks Azure. *reads Azure's post and falls over laughing* Yes, I'm very glad you and SC are back too. You've both have that absurb, yet natural humor to your storytelling that I love so much.))

[terran631]

Mike: *grins* I'm all about recreation. But that's just me.


Raph: *puts his hands around her waist* Hmm...whatcha got in mind?


Don: Later sounds good. Come to think of it..so does fun. *Spins back around to work* So, where are you headed for this fun?

(( :lol: Sorry the image of Baxter poking Azure with a broom is just too funny))

[Kali]

((Yeah, I may have to illustrate that post. :lol: Which Baxter would that be?))

Hmmm... *lifts her eyes in thought and traces little circles on the back of Raph's neck with her fingers.* We could either stay here. Ooorrr... go see if anyone else wants to hang out.

((Yay! GW accepted my entry based on this RP.))

[terran631]

Raph: *smiles slyly* Some choice. Don't know 'bout you, but I say we need some alone time.

[Kali]

Mm, you read my mind. *she pulled him into the room and shut the door behind them.*

((There, that should keep my character occupied while I'm at work. :D ))

[Machias Banshee]

*smiles* Well....what kind of recreation you have in mind?

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC and her boyfriend entered the room where Baxter was gleefully poking the blue turtle with his broom. She took one look at him and rushed over to him. She wrenched the broom out of Baxter's hands. He turned around with a look of shock and rubbed his hands together.*

Baxter: Ow! What did you do that for?

Don't you have better things to do with your time than poke caged animals?! *glances at Azure then back at Baxter.* Er, people. Caged animal people.

Baxter*Whiny voice*: The filthy beast insulted me!

You're calling him filthy? Have you looked in the mirror lately? Your hair is a disgrace, and you've got stains all over your lab coat!

Baxter: Well I...

Besides, don't you know? Sticks and stones may break your bones but words will never hurt you. *Smiles wickedly* Allow me to demonstrate. *Whacks him sharply on the head with his broom.*

Baxter: OW! *Clutching the top of his head.* What's wrong with you? Are you on the ra--*She smacks him in the ribs* Ouch!

Don't you dare even say it! I'm in a bad mood because my delicate sensibilities have been offended by sub-standard liquid refreshment!

Baxter: What?!

*Her companion gently removed the broom from her hands and set it aside.* She was served an inferior brand of beer at lunch.

*Baxter snorted contemptously* That's hardly reason to assault a great scientist such as myself!

Great scientist? Bill Nye the Science guy has more...*Her boyfriend put his hands on her shoulders and shushed her. She took a deep breath and released it.* Fine. Why is Azure in a cage?

((Azure, I figured you might want to get into the conversation at some point here...maybe reveal the mysterious stranger.))

[azure turtle]

(( LOL!! SC, your posts crack me up, too. :D Gosh, I didn't think people would find blue turtle torture amusing... *looks around and realizes he's surrounded by rabid fangirls* Then again... :oops: Btw, the Baxter Stockman I'm thinking of is from the original toon. He was such a funny goofball as opposed to the comic version. ))

*Azure rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things*

SC?! What're you doing here?

*He then noticed her boyfriend standing behind her*

Aha! I see now. This is all a big conspiracy! You lured me into the alleyway just to capture me for your own devious plans!

???: I have no idea what you're talking about.

Ha... Don't play stupid. I'd recognize your evil grin anywhere, Oroku Saki.

*As if on cue, Shredder grinned evilly*

Shredder: Please, no need for formalities. Just call me Shredder. I'm sure Baxter has revealed our plans for you. You're going to play a key role in the destruction of my arch enemies, whether you like it or not.

No. I refuse to help you, monkey boy. Waitasec, something just donned on me. Maybe you're not playing stupid after all. Perhaps you're naturally stupid.

*Shredder got really peeved with that remark. He turned to SC*

Shredder: Bella, sweetheart, let me borrow that broom for a moment.

*Shredder took the broom, ran up to Azure's cage, and began poking him*

Shredder: You little fool! Don't you ever insult me again!

*Baxter bounced around gleefully*

Baxter: Get him, Master! Get him! Make him pay!

OW!! Quit poking me, you bunch of sadists! This is NOT what the broom was invented for!!!

(( Thanks for that opening, SC. Your turn. :anime: ))

[Kali]

((ROTFLMAO!! Man, you two are a riot! :lol: ))

[Machias Banshee]

((*looks up from chibi machi pic, reads, and falls over laghing* :lol: Oh god, thats too funeeeeee!

*falls off cliff behind her*))

[Skeletoncrew]

*Smacks the back of Baxter's head.* Shut up you little troll doll! *Crosses her arms and faces Shredder.* Saki! Cut that out or no nookie tonight!

*He stopped immediately, and turned to face her.* You wouldn't.

*She flipped her hair idly.* You can either poke Azure or you can poke me, but you can't poke us both.

Shredder: Awww, you're no fun.

Baxter: Master? Why would you want to poke her with the broom? I thought you liked her for some reason?

*SC and Shredder fixed Baxter with an "You IDIOT" stare.*

Baxter *snickers and grins, looking slyly at SC*: Ooooohhhh, I see! She meant that if you don't stop, she won't--*Shredder smacked him with the broom.*

Shredder: Go get things ready to begin, and don't look at my girlfriend that way! *He waved the broom menacingly over his head, and Azure grabbed it out of his hands.*

[Gyle]

*The little dragon comes flapping into some random room, looking around with almost an evil little grin on his muzzle, his translucent wings flapping fast enough to make as if he's just hovering there wingless*

((*lets anyone who wants a trickster among them decide where he ends up, can't decide where to put him at the moment, somewhere among the turtles*))

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC noticed something out of the corner of her eye as Azure grabbed ahold of the broom. She turned and looked. Something was floating in the air near the edge of the room. Forgetting the struggle going on behind her, she moved closer.*

Whoa. A dragon?

[Kali]

*Hmmph. Just because no one else seemed interested in practicing, that didn't mean Leo would be skipping out. Even if he was the only one there. But this morning, he just couldn't get into it. Something was bugging him.* I think I should go check on everyone.

*No one in the living room, kitchen, Raph's bike was back in the garage. He was passing by the guys' bedrooms when a suspicious feeling came over him. None of them were occupied. No, something wasn't right. He jogged down the hall to find where everyone was.*

[Gyle]

*Grumbles softly as he looks aorund, trying to figure out where the heck he is* Ah not again..You'd think the old lizard could think of a better punishment then sending me to another dimension..Alittle extreme for a little prank..*Rolls his eyes as he talks to himself* Ain't my fault he got distracted and that potion exploded onto him..*Smirks to himself, thinking of the side effects of the potion on his cousin* Though he looks pretty with pink scales...*Giggles, and goes further out into the room, and blinks as he notices the 4 occupents of the room, the cages turtle, a man in weird, very funny looking,armor, a weird insect like creature, and a human female*

[Skeletoncrew]

((Gyle, Baxter's a human in this one, and Shredder is in street clothing at the moment. I for the record, have mid-back length henna red hair, pale skin, and tend to wear black. I'm a bit busty, not skinny.))

*Noting the intelligent look in the creature's eyes, SC walked up to Gyle and waved. Uncertain whether or not he was sentient, she greeted him.* Hello, my name is Belladonna Dellamorte. Who might you be?

[Gyle]

*Blinks at the woman walks up to him, cocking his head, and then when she asks for his name* I am Gyle...*Thinks* Gyle the mighty! Belladonna Dellamorte? Thats a long name even for a human..I'll just call you Bella..*Grins*

[Skeletoncrew]

*Smiles at the dragon* Nice to meet you Gyle. Bella is fine, or if you prefer, a lot of people call me Skeletoncrew or SC for short. I'll answer to any of them.

*Glances around the room.* Might I ask where you came from? No one here has mentioned any dragons being part of the operation, and I know I've never seen you here before.

[Gyle]

*Chuckles alittle* Operation? Don't know anything about it. I'm..*Decides not to tell that he was sent here as punishment* I'm here..To use my great power to help out with anything..

[Skeletoncrew]

*Eyes light up with joy and she bounces up and down clasping her hands together.* OOOOoohhh! Really? In that case, would you be interested in helping me with my crusade against crappy beer?

[Gyle]

*Perks up and laughs alittle* Bad beer? Why don't you just send an army and destroy them? bad beer is bad..But if you dun got an army..Sure!

[Skeletoncrew]

Oh, an army really isn't a problem, all we need to do is raid a few cemeteries. Yeah, the dead aren't the strongest or fastest, but they'll do anything I tell them to do, and they're hard to stop. They also freak people out. *Wicked grin*

[Gyle]

*Urks at the mention of the undead* Nasty things..Smell to bad! Why not do something simple as summoning..*Grins and points finger, and a huge spider creature appears right behind Shredder and Baxter*

[terran631]

Mike: *eyes roll to the ceiling in thought* I dunno. Its not all that cold out. We can go for a walk.

[Machias Banshee]

Okay, that sounds like fun....maybe we'll find something fun to do while we're out there.

[terran631]

Mike: *grins* Yeh I'm sure we can think of SOMETHING

[Machias Banshee]

*She gives him a naughty look, then wraps her arms around his neck, kissing him on the beak* I'll get our coats....**kisses his nose, and then turns forthe door*



((*hands out puppies to kick, and buckets...*))

[terran631]

Mike: *grins and walks out of Machi's room and nearly is run down by Leo* Woah..Leo..Where's the fire?

[Kali]

*Leo paused. He took a deep breath to center himself.* I just got a bad feeling and was coming to check on everyone. Do you know where anybody else is?

[terran631]

Mike: *resists the urge to roll his eyes at Leo's "bad feeling" knowing that would probably only tick his brother off* Welllll...Machi just went to get our coats so we can take a walk and Splinter's in his study. Anyone else, your guess is as good as mine.

[Kali]

*Leo relaxed a bit.* Okay, thanks Mike. Uh, you two have fun on your walk. *he paused then added* But be careful.
*The he continued on down the hall.*

[Machias Banshee]

*Machias pulled the two coats from the closet, and was walking dow the hall, whe she saw Leo approaching at a quick pace.*

Hey Leo, whats up?

[Kali]

Leo: I'm just checking up on everyone. You don't happen to know where anyone else is, do you?

[Machias Banshee]

*shakes head* no idea. Mike's in my room, and Splinter's in his study, most likely...something wrong?

[Kali]

Leo: I'm not sure yet. I already talked to Mike. Don't worry about it, I just have a bad feeling, and I have to make sure. I get worried when it gets too quiet around here. *he allowed himself a small smile.*

[Machias Banshee]

*smiles, chuckling* I guess so...well, we'll have our communicators with us if you need us, kay? *pats his shoulder, heading back down the hall*

[Kali]

Leo: Okay. And have fun, but be careful. ((It's Leo, what do you expect? :P ))

*He headed back towards the other rooms. He raised his hand to knock on Kali's door when a giggle emerged from behind the door.* Okay, those two accounted for.

*Kame's room was empty. She and Azure could pretty much be anywhere, but there were few places Don hung out in, one of which was his lab, so Leo headed down there.*

[Machias Banshee]

*She grinned, and responded over her shoulder* yes, Dad.... (( :P ))

*she giggled, tossing Mike's coat at him* catch....

[Kameko]

Later sounds good. Come to think of it..so does fun. *Spins back around to work* So, where are you headed for this fun?*sigh* I dunno. I was gonna try and find the others and share my candy. With any luck, I'll at least be able to hit my target once. And I sincerely hope that target is Le--urk!

*Breaks off as she catches Leo entering the room out of the corner of her eye. Suddenly has a great interest in Donny's project...*

So, what'd you say that thing was? :tangel:

[terran631]

Don: I didn't say. *continues to work on whatever it is he's working on* Hi Leo. What's up?

[azure turtle]

*Azure grabbed the broom and triumphantly held it over his head*

Ha!! Now I have the broom of power!

Shredder: Give that back, you little twit!

Um... Okay.

*Azure hit Shredder below the belt with the broom. The villain's eyes grew wider than saucers, and he let out a pathetic squeak*

Shredder: ....Ow....

*Shredder fell to the ground like a ton o' bricks*

Oopsie. Looks like you won't be poking anyone else tonight...

*Baxter rushed over to Shredder's side*

Baxter: Master!! Are you all right? Does it hurt?

Shredder: *writhing on the floor* Of course it does, you idiot!!!

Baxter: Would you like some ice? There might be some swelling...

*Shredder became furious with Baxter's useless jabbering*

Shredder: Shut up and get the broom away from that turtle!

*Shredder sat up and shoved Baxter towards Azure's cage*

Baxter: Uh... Give me that broom, you filthy animal! Or I'll make sure you suffer!

Oh no! I'm scared! Okay, here you go.

*Azure hit Baxter below the belt. Baxter's mouth opened in a silent scream before he collapsed on top of Oroku Saki*

Shredder: OUCH! Baxter, you nimrod! Get off me! I'm already in enough pain!

My my... I really ought to practice my aim. Sorry about that, guys.

[Edit: Verb tense!! Ack!]

[Machias Banshee]

((*falls over laughing* :lol: ))

[Skeletoncrew]

*Looked at the huge spider looming over the cage, unnoticed by Azure, Saki, and Baxter.* Hmmmm...I think I saw that movie. Wasn't Godzilla in it? *She ran her eyes down its legs and notice the two men writhing on the floor.* What's this? Excuse me, please.

*SC walked over and frowned down at Baxter whimpering from a fetal position, and Saki breathing in gasps. She glanced up at a triumphant looking Azure and his broom and raised an eyebrow.*

What on earth did you DO to them?

[Kali]

(((LOL @ Azure's post.)))

*Leo arched an eyebrow at Kameko's innocent look. That could only mean trouble, but he'd deal with that later.* Hey you two, I was just checking up on how everyone was doing. I've accounted for just about everybody now, except Azure. I know he went back to bed after breakfast, but he's gone now. Do either of you happen to know where he is?

[Kameko]

Beats me. I haven't seen him. *pulls a candy out of the bag, and tosses it to Leo* Enjoy.

[Kali]

*Leo catches the candy piece. He looked it over and smiled.* Hmm, Don?

[terran631]

Don: *distracted by whatever it is he's doing* Hmm? Azure? No, havent seen him. Not since breakfast anyway.


Mike: *catches his coat and chuckles* Fearless leader is channeling bad vibes again. I think he senses a disturbance in the force or something

[Kameko]

Why? Are you worried about him or something?

[azure turtle]

(( Heh heh... :) Didn't know Leo was worried. ))

*Azure gave SC his best "innocent puppy dog" look*

I didn't do anything.

Shredder: He LIES!!!!

Okay, fine. I admit using a Jedi Mindtrick to disable Shredder and Baxter.

Shredder: He still LIES!!!

*Azure rolled his eyes, then spotted the giant spider*

Would you believe me if I said he did it?

*He pointed to the spider that was slowly approaching Shredder*

Shredder: I can't believe that you're still-- Wait, I sense impending doom.

Baxter: Master!! Behind you! Experiment 255 has escaped from its cage!

*Baxter sprang to his feet and started climbing Azure's cage*

Baxter: AAAAIIIIEEEE!!! Save me! Save me!

Hey! Quit shaking the cage, will ya? We're gonna topple over!

*Shredder turned around to see the giant spider. He recoiled in horror*

Shredder: Argh! Once this fiasco is over with, you and I are going to have a long talk, Baxter!

*Shredder grabbed SC and slung her over his shoulder*

Shredder: Let me get you out of harm's way, Bella. Then I'll deal with that bug personally.

*Baxter sat on top of Azure's cage, squealing like a piglet*

If I give you the broom of power, will you use it to destroy the evil spider?

Baxter: Are you insane?! No broom can destroy experiment 266!

I thought it was experiment 255...

Baxter: Shut up!!

[Gyle]

*Experiment 255..Or was it 266? Rambles slowly closely to Baxter and Azure in the cage, its fangs dripping with green slime, its many many eyes glaring down at them. Suddenly, it stops, and from nowhere, it dons a top had, and its 8 legs get tapping shoes, and begins doing a good old jig..No joke. After a few scary moments of its dancing, it just..pewfs. And Gyle falls from the sky and lands on the ground, and begins rolling on the ground laughing his tail off*

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC let out a squeak as Saki threw her over his shoulder. Then spoke in a low breathless voice* Oooohhh! Saki I love it when you play rough!

Shredder: I know, but I'm afraid you're going to have to wait a while. I've got a spider and a turtle to take care of first, and well...uh...it may have to wait a while.

*He sets her down and turns just in time to see the spider do its tapdance act and vanish.*

Shredder: What the-?

[Kameko]

((( :lol: :lol: :lol: *falls off her chair and down the steps behind her*))))

[Kali]

((Yeah! Good ol' absurdity! How I missed this.))

*Leo sighed* Yeah, kinda worried... Heh, it's not like he's never wandered off before, but he usually tells us where he's going.

((Psst, at this point, someone might want to point out the tracking system and make Leo look like an idiot. Just a suggestion. :D ))

[Skeletoncrew]

*blinks*

Wow. That's not something you see every day. Gyle must have a heck of a sense of humor.

Shredder: What are you talking about? Who's Gyle?

The little dragon I met a few minutes ago, he's over there laughing. *Points to the dragon rolling around on the floor.* He's the one that made the spider.

Shredder: That little THING made the giant spider?!

*Shrugs* He said he has great powers.

*Shredder gets a gleam in his eyes.* Really? Hmmm...*He starts towards the dragon but stops suddenly with a hiss of pain.*

*SC runs over to him* Saki? What's wrong?

Shredder: I just ahhh, ouch, stepped wrong. They're still very tender.

What's tender?

*He blushed slightly.* Uh, well. You see, the turtle hit me with the broom, ah...*He whispers in her ear.*

WHAT?! *SC shrieks* NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! MY PRECIOUS! CRUEL CRUEL TURTLE!!!! *She rushes over to the cage and grabs the broom out of Azure's hand, breaks it over her knee, and throws the pieces across the room. Saki gingerly folllows her.* Azure, how COULD you? I mean, I know he was a jerk and poked you with the broom, but that's MY twig and berries you assaulted! *She runs her hands through her hair with a wild look in her eyes.* If you've permanently damaged him you'd better darn well be prepared to take over nookie duties!

Shredder: WHAT?!

[azure turtle]

*Azure looked at SC in shock*

EEEEWWWWW!!! No way! Just give him some ice like the crazy scientist suggested. That oughta solve it.

Shredder: Shut up!!! And YOU, Baxter! Get down from there this instant!

Baxter: Y-yes, Master!

*Baxter began to slowly climb down Azure's cage. Azure decided to start smacking Baxter on the face*

Baxter: HEY!!

Sorry dude, but your glasses are dirty.

Baxter: You ugly little...

I'm not ugly! I'm cute!

*Puts on his best "cutesy anime big eyes" look*

Baxter: Aww... well, maybe I was wrong. WAIT! What am I thinking?!

Ha! I can use the force!

*Shredder glared at the laughing dragon on the floor*

Shredder: You! Stay there until I'm done dealing with the turtle!

*Azure continued smacking Baxter's face, while the scientist started throwing a hissy fit*

Shredder: Baxter you fool! Stop playing with that turtle and begin the experiment! We don't have all day for this utter nonsense...

Baxter: Yes, right away, Master! You're done for now, you ugly little...

*Azure gave Baxter his "cutesy anime big eyes" look again*

Baxter: I mean, you adorable little vile creature!!

*Baxter howled in laughter as he rushed over to the Mind Bender and began preparations*

Oh great... I wish I still had the broom of power...

[Edit: Eep! Cross post! :dead: ]

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC debated over whether or not to be insulted by Azure's "EEEEWWWWW!!!". She decided to let it go since he was about to be the focus of one of Baxter's inventions. She crossed her arms and gave Azure a LOOK.* You'd still have the broom of power if you hadn't decided to launch an all out crotch assault on my sweetie.

Shredder: Bella, please don't call me a sweetie in front of people.

Sorry cutie.

*Shredder just rolled his eyes and turned around.* I'm going to go change into my armor, you're in charge. *He nods towards Gyle* Don't let him leave. I may have some plans for him.

*Salutes with a grin* Yes Sir!

[terran631]

((heh..always ready to make Leo look like an idiot))


Don: *bangs his project on the desk trying to get it to work* The tracking system not working Leo?

[Kali]

Leo: :tsweatdr: *Leo tried not to think about how he just spent the last twenty minutes searching through the lair when he could have come down here and been able to see where everybody was in about a minute.* I was going to try that next. Technology's always a last resort in my book.

*He walked over to the tracking monitor and switched it on. Once started up, it showed the entire lair, and Leo counted the dots.* Me, Don, Kame, Raph and Kali, Splinter, Mike and Machias just about to leave. Hmmm... *he pushed a few button and expanded the sensor range* Azure's not showing up anywhere.

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*Kali stretched her legs out and kicked something* Hey... *she looked over and saw Raph sitting at the foot of the bed. She sat up and moved over to him.* What are you... Hey, what are you doing with my sketchbook? *she leaned over his shoulder to grab it but he held it out of her reach*

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Don: *finally looks up and spins around in his chair. He got up and went over to the monitor and adjusted a few switches* The range on this thing isnt very far. A few miles at best. Maybe he went for a walk...


Raph: *kept the book out of her reach and flipped through the pages. Mutters* you were sleepin and I was bored. *looks over his shoulder and grins* There any dirty pictures in here you dont want me seein?

[Machias Banshee]

((*curses puter systems at her college* stupid thing died on us...but we're almost fixed....))

*chuckles* I guess...*puts on her coat thoughtfully* I wonder...you been to the springs at all in a while? the one on the other side of the cliffs? The water there's always warm, and the steam in the cold like today would be FANTASTIC.... *smiles*

[terran631]

((*tackles MAchias* AHH..I thought you fell into a black hole or something. I 'bout gave my husband a heartattack when I was in bed before 1 am. Dumb computers :) ))


Mike: *grins* Water. Outside. In mid-winter? What the hell..I'm adventurous. Lead the way m'lady.

[Kali]

No, there aren't any dirty pictures in there! *Kali continued to grab for it and finally gave up* That one's new, I only started drawing in it this morning. To get out some frustrations about... stuff. Haven't drawn like that in awhile, I can't believe how rusty I've gotten. *she put on a slightly disappointed frown*

**Leo frowned.* Yeah, he goes for a lot of walks, but he usually tells us where he's going. And he usually doesn't go that far. I'll try the communicator, hopefully he took his with him. *Leo pulled out his communicator and paged Azure's.* Azure, can you hear me?

[Skeletoncrew]

*Skeletoncrew gave Azure a suspicious look.* Did your shell just beep and start talking to you, or am I hearing things?

[Gyle]

*Giggles alittle more at his joke, rolling about on the ground. When he stops laughing, he flaps his wings, getting back to the air, and heads over to where Baxter is, and ***** his head as he lands on a nearby perch, which could be anything* Whatcha doin?

[azure turtle]

*A giant anime sweat drop appeared on Azure's forehead*

Uh... I farted. Yes, I admit it. I'm very sorry, but I couldn't hold it any more.

*Azure placed his hands behind his shell, and began fumbling with the communicator attached to his belt. He turned it on, but he didn't want to risk answering Leo with SC watching him. Azure hoped Leo would be able to hear what was going on...*

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*Baxter turned to the little dragon*

Baxter: I'm preparing the Mind Bender, of course. We're going to warp that despicable turtle's mind into doing our bidding!

*The scientist laughed like a maniac*

Baxter: Hmm... I've never seen anything like you before. You're a very interesting little specimen... I mean, dragon-like creature. We should have a talk after I'm done with this experiment.

[Gyle]

*Hmms softly, cocking his head, and personally doesn't like the thought of mind control, but he doesn't let them know that..^.^* Oooh..Mind control..*Tail pokes the large machine* Awfully big..There are easier ways yanno..

[Skeletoncrew]

*Gives Azure a skeptical look.* You must have some spectacular muscle control to be able to fart the words, "Azure, can you hear me?" Maybe you should go on Leno or something.

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(( :lol: OMG! Nice attempt at a cover up Azure!))

[Kali]

((*falls over laughing*))

*Leo looked at the communicator with a confused look*

Don: Leo, what-

*Leo shushed him quietly. He could hear Azure talking with a woman, and there were also voices in the background. Sounded like like Azure didn't want the ones he was with to find the communicator. All they could do is listen and hope they'd get a clue as to where Azure was.*


**Kali reached for the sketchbook again.* Come on, you don't wanna look at my bad drawings.

((Ooh, BTW, the first few pages are sketches of family members, the next few sketches are from "the dream" with happy alternative scenes. None of them are finished, just pencil roughs. She draws like I do.))

[Machias Banshee]

((heh, i'm here, but only by "alternative" method of hooking up... :embarrassed: LOL, guess you'll be able to get some sleep until i get back on--tey said it might take up to a week... :dead: ))


*giggles* Its a hot spring...we can roll up our pant legs and dip our feet in the water....*smiles naughtily* unless you wanna go "polar bear".....


((er, oh yeah...love the flatulent tactics, Azure.... :goofygri: ))

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Raph: *stood up to get out of her reach and went back to the first page to study the pictures more carefully. He reached the end of what she had drawn and tossed the book back to her* You think those are BAD?



Mike: *smiles wickedly* I dont wear pants MAchi

[Kali]

*Kali caught the book and hugged it to her chest.* It's just a hobby, so I guess I shouldn't expect professional work... *she set the book aside* So what do you wanna do now?

[Kameko]

*She snickered at Leo. She loved it when somebody made him look like an idiot. Granted, she preffered to BE that somebody, but hey... But Azure wasn't showin' up on the tracker? Great, now SHE was getting worried. She listened to the conversation on the other end of the communicator with growing interest.*

[Machias Banshee]

((Heh, okay, so i was wrong again! Heh, The Banshee's back on the prowl... :evilgrin: ))


*she grinned back, taking hold of his collar, and pulling him closer*

Well, then you wont have a problem, then....*kisses his beak*

[Skeletoncrew]

*The Shredder appeared behind SC in all of his shiny metallic glory.*: Something wrong sweetie pie?

Don't call me that!

*Shredder laughed.*: A syrupy pet name for a saccarine pet name.

Fine. I'll quite using sickeningly sweet names for you in front of your enemies, if you'll quit using them for me.

Shredder: Deal.

*She continued looking over Azure skeptically.*

Did you search him before you brought him here?

Shredder: No, that was Baxter's job.

I think he's got a communicator on him, but he claims to just have flatulance.

Shredder: BAXTER!!!

[Kameko]

(((Skeletoncrew="I think he's got a communicator on him, but he claims to just have flatulance." :lol: )))

[Skeletoncrew]

((I doubt Azure will ever admit to farting ever again. :evilgrin: ))

[enigma-1]

*drags a protesting Kismet out the door by the ear* Of all the places for you to end up. If someone had caught you down there.

K: Ouch! Hey, let go!

[azure turtle]

(( ... :anime: ... ))

*Azure gave SC a sweet smile*

My agent got contacted by Leno. He wanted to book me on a show along with the Croc Hunter, but I declined. I don't wanna be poked by a weirdo and have him call me a "beaut."

*Azure then turned to Shredder*

Hey SHREDDER, I have no idea what you're talking about. I think SKELETONCREW's judgement has been affected by the beer. So, I think BAXTER should hurry up and perform that EXPERIMENT on me. I do want to leave this SECRET LAB sometime soon.

*Azure hoped that emphasizing certain words would give Leo a few leads. It looked like SC was unimpressed*

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*Baxter cringed at Shredder's call*

Baxter: Coming, Master!

*He turned to the little dragon*

Baxter: I've been working forever on this invention. Don't touch anything!

*The mad scientist rushed to Shredder and SC's side*

Baxter: What's going on?

[Skeletoncrew]

Shredder: Did you search him for weapons or communication devices before putting him in that cage?

Baxter *Sheepishly*: Ahhhh, no Master, I kinda forgot!

Shredder: FORGOT?! How could you forget such a simple little thing? You bumbling fool!

*As Shredder yells at Baxter, SC rummaged through her purse for something. Finding it she hid it behind her back, and approached the cage. She smiled sweetly at Azure.*

So Azure, you're ticklish aren't you?

[azure turtle]

*Azure tried backing away, but he was trapped*

Um... no?

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Shredder: Nevermind then! Hurry back and prepare the Mind Bender, you useless jellyfish!

Baxter: Yes Master! Right away! I'm sure you'll be pleased once the experiment is over.

*Baxter ran back to finish the preparations for his latest invention*

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC grinned evilly* Oh, I think you mean YES! *She whipped a long feather from behind her back and proceeded to tickle Azure mercilessly.*

*Shredder looked on in amusement, wondering just what she was trying to accomplish.*

[Kali]

*Leonardo looked panicked at the others. By the looks on their faces, they'd heard it too. He covered the microphone with his hand to help block out their voices and whispered* Azure's been captured. Don, you think you can trace the signal?

[azure turtle]

Uh... oh... :teek: Heh... ha... :embarass: Ahhh...haaa....HAHAHAHA!! :lol:

*Azure laughed uncontrollably*

No! Stop! I'm gonna bust a gut!

*Suddenly, the communicator fell from his hands and bounced out of the cage*

NOOOO... HAHAHAHHAHA!! Quit it! I'm gonna have a stomach ache!

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*Baxter finished prepping up the machine. It hummed with the promise of power. The mad scientist rubbed his hands happily*

Baxter: What a thing of beauty..

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC dropped the feather and quickly scooped up her prize. She winked at Azure.* Thanks!

*She examined it for a moment before deciding that the communication line was open. She motioned for Shredder to remain quiet and walked a little ways away from the cage. She adopted a sultry voice and spoke into it.* Hello. You've reached the communicator of Azure Turtle. Azure is indisposed at the moment; if you like, I can take a message.

((FYI, in this RP SC has never met any of the turtles except Azure. She met him while he was on one of his trips to the city.))

[Kali]

*Leo adopted a strange look as the sultry voice came out of the communicator. Figuring that they now knew about, and had the communicator, keeping quiet was pointless.* Fine. You tell Azure we're coming to get him.

[Skeletoncrew]

*Giggles* Ooooh! And who might I tell him this message is from?

[Gyle]

*Hmms and grins at baxter tells him not to mess with anything. His mind translates it into "Mess with it good"* Alright! *And as baxter is gone, he flies about, pulling this doo dad, pushing this button here and there, or whatever. He has no idea what he's doing, or what it'll do, but it's fun to him. He returns to the same perch before baxter's return, whistling a tune from his world*

[azure turtle]

*Baxter, not noticing that the settings had been changed by the dragon, rushed over to Shredder*

Baxter: Master, the Mind Bender is ready for that filthy turtle!

Shredder: Good! Finally, you're doing something right. Hold on, I'll bring the turtle over there.

*Baxter ran back to the machine and gave the dragon a suspicious look*

Baxter: Hey! You didn't touch anything, did you? This is delicate machinery!

*Shredder stood in front of Azure's cage, grinning evilly*

Shredder: Time for your personality change.

Oh drat. And I was just beginning to like myself.

*Shredder cautiously opened the cage. Azure tried to make a run for it, but Shredder was quick. He grabbed Azure and started dragging him towards the Mind Bender*

NOOOOOO!!! I will not help you!

*He bit Shredder's hand in a desperate attempt to escape, but it only made Saki angrier*

Shredder: OUCH! You disgusting turtle! Bella! Remind me to get a rabies shot later! Who knows what kind of diseases this creature is infested with...

Grr....

[Kali]

*Leo felt a twitch behind his left eye. Whoever this woman was, she was unbelievably annoying. He wanted to just hang up, but the line needed to be open to trace it.* He knows who it is.

[Skeletoncrew]

*Covers the transmitter and yells at Shredder.* I wouldn't worry too much, he's probably cleaner than Baxter!

*Uncovers the transmitter and speaks into it.* I wouldn't be so certain about that. You see, a few minutes ago he told me that your voice was a fart. Either he lied to me, or he can't tell you from his arse. If that's the case, doesn't it make for some awkward situations?

[Gyle]

****** his head alittle* I didn't mess with anything..I know nothing about all those useless thingamabos and thingamjigies or whatever..*Gives a very convincing innocent look*

[Kali]

*Leo looked pleadingly towards Don, who only gave him a 'keep her talking' gesture.* Yeah, awkward. Look, Miss... I don't think a caught your name. *he shot Don a 'hurry up' look.*

[azure turtle]

(( ROFL!! :lol: Poor Leo! ))

Baxter: WHAT?! I'm clean! That turtle is dirty! Master, I think you should get a rabies shot. Maybe two, just to be sure...

Shredder: Shut up.

*Azure continued kicking and struggling*

LEO!! HELP!!!

Shredder: Ha! You're not so sure of yourself any more, are you? That's okay. I'm sure we can fix that.

*With much struggling, Shredder and Baxter are able to strap Azure to the Mind Bender. Baxter turned to the dragon*

Baxter: Okay, I believe you. As long as you didn't touch anything, then this vile creature will be converted into a stealthy, unstoppable, warrior!

Um... This isn't gonna hurt, is it?

*Azure cringed as a bowl-like structure was attached to his head*

[Skeletoncrew]

I much prefer Ms., and you can call me Skeletoncrew. You never did tell me your name. Won't you at least tell me what you're wearing?

*Glances over at the dragon making innocent eyes at Baxter and giggles.*

You're being awfully quiet. Here, I'll go first, I'm wearing a nice black brocade corset that gives me oh-so-impressive cleavage and a matching long black skirt. Now how about you?

[Gyle]

*Bobs his head and begins to whistle again, wondering what he did will do to the big thingy. He flies off then and lands on SC's shoulder, being able to fit there quite comfortably, and cheeps* Hell again!"

[Kali]

Leo: I'm wearing... wait a second! Do NOT try and change the subject! Now tell me where you are! *Behind him, he can hear Kameko trying to stifle her giggles*

[Skeletoncrew]

*Covered the transmitter* Hey Gyle, I'm messing with whoever is on the other end of this communicator. Please keep your voice down.

*They burst into laughter when they heard Leo's reply. She quickly controlled her laughs and uncovering the transmitter, took on a pouty voice.*

Awwww! You're no fun! If you don't tell me your name and what you're wearing, I'm going to hang up and disconnect this thing so you can't call back. And that would be a real shame, because you sound kinda cute.

[Gyle]

*Cheeps and quites, nodding. As the convo goes on, and SC says cute, he giggles* I'm cute! I'm probably more cute then that person in that box!

[Kali]

*Leo sighed in defeat.* My name is Leonardo and I'm wearing ninja training gear because I'm about to come over there and rescue my friend. *Leo shot Don a 'please tell me you've got it' look.*

[Skeletoncrew]

*Covers the transmitter with one hand and reaches up with the other to rub behind Gyles horns.* You are VERY cute. You're the cutest dragon I've ever met. You're the only dragon I've ever met, but that's beside the point.

[Gyle]

*Purrs at the rubs at his head, leaning into her hand* Ooh..Thanks! *Grins and winks at SC..Whoa*

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC uncovered the transmitter and spoke into it, carefully drawing out Leonardo's name.* Leonardo? Ooooohh...you have a VERY sexy name. *Winked at Gyle* Ninja training gear? Is that anything like a training bra?

*Covered the transmitter and yelled at Shredder and Azure* There's a Leonardo on the transmitter! He says he's naked and coming over here to do perverse things to me!

*Shredder nearly released Azure.* That filthy turtle is going to do what?!

*SC smiled widely.* Just kidding. He says he's going to rescue Azure.

Shredder: Don't do that to me Bella!

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Dpn: *keeps reminding himself this was a serious situation no matter how much he was enjoying Leo's embarassment. Whispers to himself* Just a little longer...got it. *turns and gives leo a thumbs up sign*

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC uncovered the transmitter again.* You're being awfully quiet on your end Leonardo. What makes you so certain that Azure needs rescuing anyway?

[Kali]

*Leonardo finally looked relieved. He spoke into the communicator.* Just call it a hunch. *he shut the communicator off and tucked it away.* Come on you two, let's get everyone together.

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC pouted at Gyle* Awww! He hung up on me.

*She walked over to where Baxter was making the final adjustment's on Azure's helmet. Shredder was supervising with a look of obvious glee.*

Sounds like we're going to have a rescue mission here soon. I kept that Leonardo on the communicator long enough that they should have been able to track the signal.

Shredder: Excellent! We only need a little time to take care of this blue one, then when the rest arrive we'll put up a token resistance. They'll "rescue" him, and our plan will be nicely set into motion.

[Gyle]

*Snorts and hehs* Rude to! I'd never hang up on anyone! *Though has no idea what that really means* Anyway. Hey metal head..What did you want me for? ****** head*

[azure turtle]

*Baxter smiled with glee*

Baxter: This is it! The Mind Bender's greatest moment!!

Um... Could I try and bargain my way out of here?

Baxter: Eh? What do you have to offer?

How about a whole crate full of mangos? Ripened to perfection, free of charge.

Baxter: Really! Well, that does sound very tasty...

Shredder: BAXTER, you imbecile! Stop talking to that turtle and get on with the experiment!

Baxter: Oh! Yes, yes, of course, Master! Hahaha! Now you're going to get it, you disgusting blue turtle!

*Azure closed his eyes in fear*

I hope this won't hurt...

*Baxter pulled on a giant switch nearby. Suddenly, the machine began generating a bright light, and Azure's screaming pierced the air*

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC cringed at the screaming while Shredder laughed evilly, as villians are supposed to. Baxter rubbed his hands together and cackled, watching the clock for the right time to turn the machine off.*

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((sorry sorry. *beats self with noodle*))


Mike: *looks machias up and down and then grins* Yeh, but you will.


Don: *grabs his bo from the corner and a map from his desk drawer.* Hope you got a plan forming Leo.

[Machias Banshee]

(( :lol: *beats Terran with a wet noodle*))

*Her eyeridges went up at him, and she giggled.*

Geez, no question to waht youre thinking....lets go...!

[Gyle]

*Chirps and grins, watching the weird machine as it activates, waiting to see what his little messing around produces, perched on SC's shoulder*

[Skeletoncrew]

*The proper amount of time having passed, Baxter threw the switch back down and the beam of light disappeared. The machine let out a few clunks and its whiring faded. A little smoke rose from the top. SC rubbed Gyle's neck absentmindedly.*

THAT was a bit of a girly scream wasn't it?

Shredder: Well Baxter, did it work?

[azure turtle]

(( Girly scream?! :razz: And why are there wet noodles on the floor?? ))

Baxter: Of course it did. I'm a genius after all!

*Baxter unstrapped Azure, who was moaning and groaning. He then went over to one of the Mind Bender's monitor to record data.*

Baxter: See? I've made all the necessary adjustments and calculations...

*The mad scientist froze. His jaw almost hit the floor as he studied the data flowing out of the Mind Bender*

Baxter: OH NO!!!

Shredder: What? What is it?

Baxter: SOMEONE has been tampering with the machine! All of my calculations have been changed!! The ugly blue turtle is not the assasin we were hoping to create...

Shredder: WHAT?! Then what is he??

*Azure sat up, rubbing his eyes. He looked at Shredder and SC. Suddenly, he gasped in delight, jumped off the Mind Bender, and proceeded to glomp the evil villain and his girlfriend*

DADDY!!! MOMMY!!!!! :anime:

Shredder: OUCH! Get off me, you horrid turtle! Baxter!!! What did you do to him?!

Baxter: Err... well, you see Master... he's got the mindset of a five-year-old...

*Shredder tried to get up, but Azure continued to grasp his cape*

Shredder: NOOO!!! You idiot! I command you to fix this right now!

*Saki turned to look at Azure*

Daddy??

Shredder: Are you insane?! I am not your father! Let go of my cape! This cape is made of an expensive silk imported from China! Bella, do something!!

*Azure started to cry a river*

Daddy hate me!!!! :cry:

Shredder: Get it through your thick skull! I am NOT your father! We don't even look alike!

[Machias Banshee]

((EEEE!!! Azure's a five year old now! Heh, wonder where he got an idea like that... ;) ))

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC just laid there in wide eyed amazement for a moment. This was too strange to be real. She sat up as Azure's eyes started to well with tears. Saki wore a look of utter horror and disgust underneath his helmet and mask. As usual, he was delegating all resposibility for this mess to someone other than himself. She felt a surge of anger as Azure began to wail and fixed Shredder with a glare.*

Me?! You want me to do something? Who came up with this harebrained scheme any way? Who just had to abduct him? Who just lives to have his revenge? NOT ME! This is all YOUR doing!

Shredder: Well, you're the one who met him! You didn't have to tell me about him and give me ideas! Besides, this is all Baxter's fault. If he hadn't screwed up, this wouldn't be happening.*Azure's wailing steadily increased, tears starting to drip onto Shredder's cape.* Dammit! Now he's crying on my cape! Shut up you stupid turtle!

Why in the hell are you wearing a silk cape with bladed armor anyway? You know its only going to get ripped up! Get something more practical! *SC had had enough of Azure's squalling and Saki's excuses. He obviously knew even less about handling children than she did. She pushed herself up, and stood over Azure, awkwardly patting his head.* There, there. Come on, uh, honey. Its okay. Mommy and Daddy love you. *She grimaced distastefully*

[Gyle]

*Works quite hard not to fall off of SC laughing, but has a weird lookin face on his muzzle at the moment Baxter find out his calculations are all wrong, all thanks to Gyle. Gyle blinks when he see's the big turtle pounces Shredder and SC, flapping his wings so he doesn't go down with his perch. When he see's Azure wailing like a baby, he grins, flaps down by Azure, knowing children usually love him :D*

[Kali]

((*squeal* Cute little Azure. Can't wait to get the other character's reactions. Yes, Azure's girly scream! :lol: ))

*Leo started up the stairs.* Of course I have a plan. It's just that parts of it are going to have to be improv. *He stopped at Kali's door and pounded on it.* Azure's been captured by Shredder and his goons, we gotta go rescue him. Meet at the van, one minute. *he headed down the hall without an answer.*

**
Raph: Come on, Leo's gonna have a hissy fit and kick our door in if we don't get up.

Oh, that's your motivation? Not wanting to rescue Azure?

Raph: Huh? That's what that was about? Sorry, I usually tune him out when he's like that. I'm movin'.

[azure turtle]

(( I've been hanging around chibis for way too long... ;) Hey! Why does everyone think I have a girly scream now? :razz: Why, my screaming is very... uh... well, it's disturbing. Nevermind. ))

*Azure stopped sobbing when he saw Gyle appear before him. His brown eyes grew wide in amazement and he gasped in delight*

KITTY!!!! :anime:

*Azure picked up the little dragon and started snuggling it*

Azzy love Kitty!!!

Shredder: *frowning in disgust* Baxter, you moron! Fix this at once! Those other turtles are on their way, and we can't have this one acting like a child! They'll know right off the bat that we did something to him...

Baxter: *Busily pushing buttons and pulling levers* I'm trying, Master, but it may take a while! My calculations are completely off... I think it's all that dragon's fault!

*Baxter turned to give Gyle an angry glare before returning to fixing the Mind Bender's setting*

Shredder: Grr... Put that dragon down! I need to speak to him about playing with delicate and expensive equipment!

*Azure gave Shredder a defiant look*

NO! Kitty mine!

Shredder: Confound it all! Give me that dragon, you little pest!!

*Shredder tries to take Gyle away from Azure*

NO! NO! NO! NO!

*Azure bites Shredder on the hand*

Shredder: ARGH!!! Not again!

[Skeletoncrew]

*Shredder drew back his hand to strike Azure, but SC grabbed it and looked it over.* He didn't even break the skin Saki. You're fine. Now leave him alone. The dragon probably can't tell us anything anyway, and I don't want to have to hear any more crying, you got that?

*Shredder stopped glaring at Azure and sighed.* You're right Bella.

Now why don't you go check the defenses and get ready for the arrival of our "guests"? I'll keep the turtle quiet, and Baxter will keep working on fixing this problem.
Okay?

*Shredder nodded.* Fine. *He walked off to do whatever it is evil villians do when they're expecting good guys to show up.*

*SC looked at Azure squeezing the dragon. Gyle's eyes bulged slightly.* ~They oughta keep each other busy for a minute.~ She headed to the fridge in the back of the lab, planning on getting herself a cold one. Or two.*

[Gyle]

*Eeeps as Azure the turtle child grabs him and begins snuggling him, his eyes do bulge out* Urk..Choking..the kitty..err..Dwaggie! *Is Azure doesn't let him go, he winks out of sight, and reappears a few feet from Azure, and looks down, and creates a soft and cuddly creature, who pounces away from Azure, looking so cute. When Shredder blames him for the machine malfunction, he blinks* Me? Sorry..I have no idea how to even run that stupid thing..Looks like nothing but a hunk of metal with weird lookin swords stuck in it..I think you just need to blame that so called genius over there..*Points a claw to baxter*

[terran631]

Don: *shakes his head. To kame* Why does that improv part worry me?


Mike: *gives Machias an innocent look* What? *he hears Leo bang on a door and say something about azure. He looks back to machi* He say Azure's been captured?

[Kameko]

Uh... because that part always goes wrong?

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC returned to find Azure's attention now focused on a fuzzy animal. She silently thanked whatever Gods were responsible for well-behaved children, and pushed aside some of the paperwork covering one of the tables. She then pulled a chair over, sat down, and poured herself a stout. As she watched the bubbles "sink" she willed herself to relax, and the headache that was threatening her to recede. She lifted the glass*

Here's to fermentation.

*She took a deep drink and smiled.*

Oh yeah. Life is good once more.

[Machias Banshee]

*Machi blinked* Sure as heck sounded like it...

[Kali]

*Leo knocked on Splinter's study door, a lot more politely than he knocked on Kali's door.*

Splinter: Come in.

*Leonardo opened the door, trying to stay calm.* Splinter, Azure's been captured. We're going to go rescue him.

*Splinter nodded.* Go, I will ready things for your return.

*Leo bowed and left, heading for the van. He didn't want to think about what Splinter would be prepared for. He gripped the keys tightly in his hand, vowing to kill Shredder if he so much as scratched Azure's shell.*

[terran631]

Don: *trailing behind Leo and sees Machias and Mike* Azures been captured by SHredder.



Mike: *takes machias's hand* Guess the waters gotta wait. C'mon. *heads to the garage with Donnie and Machias. To Machias* This is gonna get dangerous Machi. You wanna stay behind?

[Kameko]

*follows the others, thinking of all the unpleasant things she could do to Shredder if he hurt Azure. ~Heh, now this could be fun. ...Long as no one on our side gets hurt...~*

[Machias Banshee]

*gives him a frown*
I've been in a battle before, i think i can handle well on my own, Mike. We have to help Azure!

[terran631]

Mike: *raises his hands* Sorry sorry. I just dont want you hurt. *gives small little hopeful boy smile*


Don: *to kame* You look almost excited

[Kameko]

At a chance to kick Shredder's butt? Yeah, maybe just a little. Don't get me wrong, I'm still worried about Azure, but...

[Machias Banshee]

*squints at him, grins, snap kicks him in the butt, and follows the others*

[Kali]

*Leo rushed past everyone on the way to the garage. He didn't want to leave anyone behind, but they really couldn't afford to wait for straglers. He'd warm up the van first, give everyone a few more seconds. The only ones he didn't see were Raph and Kali, neither of them liked to miss a fight, he was sure they'd be there.*

**
Raph: Kali, hurry up!

I'm going as fast as I can! *she hurriedly tied the laces of her boots* I can't go out practically naked like you do! *she finished and grabbed her coat* Let's go.

[azure turtle]

*Azure continued chasing the furry creature Gyle created. The blue turtle was completely oblivious to his surroundings. Baxter was desperately trying to get his calculations back on track, mumbling incoherent phrases*

Fuzzy!!!

*Azure chased the creature around Baxter*

Baxter: Would you stop that!! I'm trying to fix the Mind Bender! A great scientist, such as myself, needs some peace and quiet in order to accomplish--

*Azure looked up at Baxter*

Fwiend??

Baxter: *frowning* I am NOT your friend!

*Azure began to wail*

Baxter: Wait, wait! Stop that horrid noise! Okay, okay, I'm your friend. Your best friend. Now go play with Fuzzy so I can finish fixing this machine. Then you'll be all grown up! And you'll be ready to destroy those turtles... heh...hah... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Baxter: What are you laughing at?

You funny fwiend!!

Baxter: Oh for crying out loud...

[Kameko]

((( :lol: Cute Azure! :lol: )))

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC drained the last of her beer and poured herself another. About that time Azure started wailing again. She shuddered at the sound and downed most of the second glass in one gulp. She stood up and swayed slightly before walking carefully over to Azure and Baxter.*

Come on Azure, lets *hiccup!* Oh excuse *hiccup!* me. *She covered her mouth daintily at the first hiccup.* Lets find something to *hiccup!* play with and let Baxter get his work *hiccup!* done.

[Kali]

((Very cute, Azure.))

*Leo was in the front seat and the others were just climbing into the van when Raph and Kali got to the garage. Raph picked two helmets off a bench and tossed one to Kali.*

Raph: We'll follow on my bike, Leo, ain't no way all of us are gonna fit in there, especially after picking Azure up.

*Leo nodded, then turned around to look into the back of the van* Everyone ready?

*Kali strapped on her helmet* So much for relaxing.

Raph: We can't say we're bored anymore.

[Machias Banshee]

*Jumped into the back of the van, Mike close behind. She looked at Leo's reflection in the mirror, reaching for her belt buckles*

Any idea as to WHERE Azure's at, or are we just taking a tour around town?

[Kameko]

*takes a seat in the van, cracking her knuckles, and trying to look less eager than she feels*

~~Why am I so excited, anyway? Good gawd, don't let me turn into Kame-the-vicious-bitch. The dream was enough.~~

*looks at Machias* Donny tracked his com signal.



((( :o Geezum crickey, mods! Way to freak a person out. I go straight for 'fanworks' like always, only to find the rpgs have vanished. I about had a heart attack! ....I really do need to get a life, don't I? :roll: :lol: )))

[Kali]

((LOL! Hey, it wasn't my idea!))

[Machias Banshee]

((lol, i think a non Rper asked... :P ))


*looks at Kame*
Okay, well, that makes it a heck of a lot easier...

*she felt tense, ready to go at all costs to save her 'brother'. Her claws splayed slightly, and she retracted them quickly, putting her hands in her pockets*

~oh boy...~

*looks at Mike* I hope Azure's okay...be horrible if something happened to him...

[azure turtle]

(( Sorry for being absent, but I'm going through midterms again. :dead: Oh, and SC is pretty busy, too. Haven't seen her since late last week ))

*Azure jumped up and down at the idea of having someone to play with. He grabbed SC by the hand and tugged her towards Baxter and the Mind Bender*

Play with fwiends!!! :anime:

[Kameko]

((( :lol: )))

[Kali]

((*melts into a puddle from the over-cuteness*))

*After seeing that everyone was in the van and buckled up, Don riding shotgun with his map, Leo peeled out of the garage.*

*Raph blinked* Whoa, he's usually such a careful driver.

*Kali poked him from her place on the back of his bike* He's in a hurry, go before we lose them.

*Raph reved the bike and took off after the speeding van*

[Kameko]

*stares at Leo from her seat in the back*

:teek: Ok. Dude. Get a grip. Killin' all of us ain't gonna help Azure, ya know...

[Skeletoncrew]

*SC was nearly pulled over by Azure's tugging, but she straightened herself up and looked at him sternly.* I'm sorry Azure, but Baxter isn't allowed to play right now. He was bad.

*Baxter looked up from his calculations and began to argue in a whiney voice.* But it wasn't my fault!

*SC fixed him with a glare.* Silence! Its your machine, its your responsibility. Now fix it!

*She pulled at Azure, wanting to move him away from the machine.* Come on Azure, lets find something to play with. *She thought she could hear Baxter mumble something about how he only takes orders from Master Shredder, but she ignored him.*

[Gyle]

*Giggles as he flies up and lands back on SC's shoulder, mentally grinning as Baxter gets yelled at for something he didn't do. Gyle did! Gyle pewfs the fuzzy creature away and folds his wings, riding on SC's shoulder*